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‘The Dark Knight’… Lego Style

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Shortly after I saw the Dark Knight, I planned to write a review and tack on a cute video clip of the trailer rendered in Lego bricks and minifigs.
I never got around to the review, but here’s the clip anyway.

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Tags: Video

Animated Film @ 100

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Fantasmagorie, the first animated film produced and released to the public, turns 100 this year.

To commemorate the anniversary, a remake of Fantasmagorie was produced, and in 3D based on the stills.

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Pills for My Headache

August 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This has to be the most *headdesk*-inducing idea for a film yet. And don’t get me started on the cast. I have to echo Brian R.’s sentiment, “Who the hell let Toby Keith write a movie?”

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Tags: Seeds

WB’s Batty ROI

June 18th, 2008 · Comments Off

Despite banking on the character’s popularity, Portfolio.com illustrates how Warner Bros. has seen a loss of revenue (adjusted for inflation) with each successive Batman movie.

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Meet ‘les Pierrafeu’

March 10th, 2008 · Comments Off

If you’ve ever wondered what the introductory animation to “the Flintstones” would be like in French, wonder no more. It’s interesting to note how names don’t directly translate from one language to the next. The characters we know as Fred and Wilma Flintstone in English are Fred and Délima Caillou in French. Barney and Betty [...]

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‘Sex’ Trailer

February 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off

On and off, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks watching “Sex and the City” from the beginning. It’s one of the few stereotypically gay things I do.
A full-length film version of SATC is set to hit theatres on May 30 and a new trailer has arrived….

I’m particularly like the brassy treatment the theme song [...]

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Jumper

February 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I had the opportunity this afternoon to see Jumper with my friend Steve. Overall not a bad movie, though Steve preferred the books to the film. (I now have some reading to do.) Still, there are worse ways to spend a couple of hours.
It kept my interest for the entire show — no small feat [...]

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Here Comes Speed Racer

December 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment

USA Today has stills from the forthcoming live action movie version of Speed Racer, including shots of Emile Hirsch who plays the title character; Matthew Fox as Racer X; and Christina Ricci as Trixie.
These stills confirm for me the reason why literal translations of costumes from cartoon to live action don’t always work. Speed’s outfit [...]

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LegoTube

September 20th, 2007 · Comments Off

CNET presents clips of famous movie scenes and trailers recreated with Legos.

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Tags: Seeds · Video

‘3:10 to Yuma’

September 15th, 2007 · Comments Off

"3:10 to Yuma": Great flick. Makes me want to see the 1957 original. *****

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