Archive for June, 2008


SUPER ART FIGHT – ROUND ONE!

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June 18, 2008

That’s right kids, after the fantastic response to Art Fight on June 1st, we’re coming back to the Ottobar for more arty goodness, this time with a show of our own!

SUPER ART FIGHT will be taking place on September 13th at the Ottobar. Tickets will be just $5 to enter, with the show occurring that afternoon.

Yours truly will be MCing the event, with Jami “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi and Nick “Ghostfreehood” Borkowicz taking their art rivalry to the main stage of the Ottobar, with art like you’ve NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

That’s not all, though!

This Saturday, Nick and Jami will be creating the poster for this event in an art jam, to be filmed for the web (and possibly streamed live AS IT HAPPENS).  We’ll have copies of this poster on hand at the show, along with…I kid you not…SUPER ART FIGHT TOYS. Yep. No lie.

More details to come for the show, including the official website and details on how YOU can get involved in the proceedings, but mark your calendars now and GET READY FOR ARTFIIIIIIGHTTTTTTTTTTTT!

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Burn After Reading? More Like Frame After Viewing!

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June 18, 2008

The snazzy new poster for the next Coen Brothers flick Burn After Reading has hit the web, and it looks awesome!


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You may remember the trailer for this flick from the first Trailer Friday here at Blast-O-Rama, and honestly, the poster just enhances my want to see this flick, with it’s great 60′s throwback feel.

Whoever designed this poster? Deserves a raise.

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Finally, A Decent Project For Robin Williams!

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June 18, 2008

I think we can all generally agree that Robin Williams might have the most uneven career of anyone in Hollywood.

For all of his great films, like Good Will Hunting, Good Morning Vietnam, One Hour Photo and Dead Poets Society, he gets mired in dreck, like Patch Adams, Jack, Bicentennial Man, RV and countless others.

Looks like his next project, the Bobcat Golthwait helmed World’s Greatest Dad, might be on the better side of the two, with one of the most unique premises I’ve ever heard…

Williams will play a failed writer teaching poetry at the high school. When his teenage son dies during a freak masturbation accident, he tries to cover up the embarrassment by claiming the death was a suicide. When the father’s faked suicide note gets attention, he decides to fake an entire journal to get his writing career off the ground.

While the initial gross out nature of the concept is jarring, I do think there could be a really great, dark awkward comedy underneath.  I mean, put yourself in the characters shoes…what would you do in that situation?

Here’s hoping Robin hits it out of the park. I like to see him succeed.

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“How’d You Get That?” “Bit My Cheek…”

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June 18, 2008

Of all the heroes getting movies, I never expected this one.

The above photo, featuring Thomas Jane under heavy makeup, is apparently the first effects test for a future Jonah Hex film.

Jonah Hex, for those not familiar, is a western anti-hero from DC Comics, most popular in the 70′s, who had a brief revival under the mature-themed Vertigo line in the 90′s. He’s best known for his handful of appearances in the animated DC universe, appearing in both Batman: The Animated Series and the Justice League toon.

According to Blog@Newsarama, where I got the image, the flick is to be helmed by the creators of Crank, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.  They certainly have gone straight to the fanboys, grabbing Thomas Jane, who grabbed the nerd love in The Punisher (which, admittingly, I’ve never seen) and then gained further notoriety in The Mist.

I am left wondering, however, why Hex? I suppose if anything Iron Man has shown that audiences can gravitate to a comic character who is less known in the public eye, so long as there’s a solid story and a draw to the film.  But really….Jonah Hex before The Flash? Before Green Lantern? How odd.

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The Dark Side Wants Your Economic Stimulus Package

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June 18, 2008

As part of seemingly a continued series here, I find myself jealous of the Legos now being created for kids (and collectors) these days.

Today’s amazing Lego set is an actual set for purchase(!) and not just a custom design by a dedicated/insane builder. I give you The Lego Death Star.

That’s right, the verifiable crown jewel in the Lego Star Wars lineup is finally being created, with 21 mini figures that encompass the entire trilogy (a nice touch), all sorts of rooms (check out the garbage chute!), and even Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter.

Normally, this is where I’d complain about how this sort of thing should’ve been available when I was a kid, but with this price tag, I can’t say for sure that I’d even have it then. According to internet rumor (as these pics were leaked, and the entry removed from Lego.com), the set will sell for $399.99.

Oh Lego, how you capture the imagination and the wallet at the same time, I may never know.

EDIT: 3,803 PIECES!!!

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I Never Thought I’d Pray For Nutty Professor 3…

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June 17, 2008

I’m sure by now, you’ve been masochistic enough to sit through a trailer for this summer’s Eddie Murphy abortion shitfest crap-in-a-sack film Meet Dave.

If you haven’t heard about it yet, here’s the plot in a nutshell…

A group of tiny aliens, lead by one played by Eddie Murphy, pilot a human body replica….that looks like Eddie Murphy.

Yes, Eddie Murphy piloting Eddie Murphy.

And if that wasn’t enough to sell you, 20th Century Fox is staging a promotional stunt of a lifetime…

THE EDDIE MURPHY GIANT HEAD TOUR!

Seriously, look at that thing!

The giant head of the fallen comedic star will be spreading it’s hate across America, before arriving in Times Square. Where it will be presumably be beaten by hispanic children, which mistake it as a pinata.

Seriously, Eddie…couldn’t you have called it a career after Norbit?

Thanks to Onion’s AV Club for insuring future nightmares.

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Astro Boy’s Got Some Pipes On Him!

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June 17, 2008

Wow, I guess the long dormant Astro Boy movie is further along than I anticipated.

IMAGI Studios (they who did the pretty-but-dumb TMNT movie last year) announced the official voice cast for Astro Boy, which is apparently ready for release next year.

Wow, I had no idea. I thought it was still stuck in development hell over at Sony.

Anywho, the voice cast includes Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy, along with Freddie Highmore voicing the celestial robot child.

I do wonder…after the failure of Speed Racer, does Astro Boy stand a chance?

Thanks to Blog@Newsarama for the details.

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Half Dead, Completely Awesome.

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June 17, 2008

I guess we’re all really excited about Two-Face appearing in The Dark Knight.

At least, that’s what my hits and the cease and decist notice from Warner Brothers tells me.

Anywho, I suppose you want to see him in action?

Thanks, Dark Knight ARG, for making this ALL possible!

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