Well, it seems that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is going to be delayed by about 8 months. It was originally scheduled to open really close to my wife’s birthday, so she’s NOT going to be happy about this.
The studio’s main reason is because they want a guaranteed summer blockbuster in 2009. [...]
Category Archives: Film
Harry Potter and the Half-Hearted Studio
Friday, August 15, 2008
Francis and the Lights
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
So the mini-site for Francis and the Lights‘ EP, A Modern Promise, is making the rounds on teh interwebs, and I have to admit that I’m enjoying it quite a bit myself.
What I really dig about the mini-site, though, is the 35mm film for “The Top.” Two things impress me about this: First, it [...]
Just Beat It
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
I was already a huge fan of Isiah Flores‘ short films, but below you can see him assembling beats in real time. I’m guessing many of them, if recorded, were edited later to smooth out the timing and what-not, but either way, I’d bump to these beats.
isiah flores live mpc beat making from Spencer [...]
Love in the Time of Gonorrhea
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Oh sweet mercy.
Last night Valerie watched Love in the Time of Cholera while I was in the room, so while I wasn’t actively participating in the viewing experience, I couldn’t help but observe the ridiculousness.
I really don’t mind spoiling anything here since you probably aren’t planning to see it. If you were, well, I’m [...]
Hit and Red
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Peep it - a totally sweet animated video for a blippy electronic club piece:
Ghislain Poirier - Hit & Red (official) from departement on Vimeo.
“Hit and Red” comes from Montreal musician Ghislain Poirier who seems to specialize in bumpin’ beets.
A Short Love Story in Stop Motion
Friday, July 18, 2008
A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.
This glorious animated short not only features one of my favorite Sigur Rós songs (Takk…’s “Hoppípolla”), but highlights a sweet blend of traditional stop-motion handicraft and digital artistry. Carlos Lascano describes the process (and is gracious enough to include photos) on his website.
A Terminator movie worth watching?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
I just caught the teaser for Terminator: Salvation on Yahoo!’s movie page, and I have to say, I’m actually intrigued. Christian Bale plays John Connor, and after serious awesomeness in Batman Begins, The Prestige, and most likely The Dark Knight, I take this as a good sign.
Of course McG, the director, has some pretty [...]
Dan in Fake Life
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Dan in Real Life is a study in discomfort. In a movie filled with in-your-face metaphors and too-clever script contrivances, my main beef is the lengths to which this film goes to perpetuate an unrealistic and horribly tense family situation. Sure, there’s decent acting, some good camera work, some touching family moments…but it’s [...]
Wall-E End Credits
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Okay, there are enough gushing reviews of Pixar’s latest release, Wall-E, that I needn’t muddy the waters with my lesser writing skills. I loved it. Best movie of the year so far in my opinion.
This post, on the other hand, is about the brilliant end credit sequence. Not only do we catch [...]
