They…like…have to be going for the obvious innuendo here, right?
These very odd, mid situp, USB penised Rocky III drives are available in Japan for about 30 bucks each.
So so weird.
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As you’re probably aware at this point, I’m a big fan of movie posters.
There’s something about distilling the entire intent of a film into a single image (or series of images) that I find really interesting.
Anywho, I’ve had quite a few poster er…posts piled up over the past few days, so I figured what the hell, let’s get them all out in one post.
First up, we have these really nice character posters of Jude Law as Watson and Robert Downey Jr. as the titular character from Sherlock Holmes.
Up next…the absolutely stunning, retro styled European poster for Quentin Tarantino’s forthcoming Nazi killin’ flick Inglorious Basterds.
Now, as a counterpoint, we go from a seriously stylish, downright amazing poster (seriously, if the movie holds up, I may need to get a copy of it)…to the super bland and boring one-sheet for Rob Zombie’s remake sequel (a phrase I never want to say again) Halloween II.
And last, and…yeah, probably least…here’s the latest batch of character posters from GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Fire and particle effects for all!
Bleh. Seriously, when works of art like the Inglorious Basterds poster are getting tossed out, why aren’t more posters trying to be as stylish? It’s a shame.
You may remember, a few months back, I posted an image of Johnny Depp’s apparent costume as the Mad Hatter from Tim Burton’s upcoming adaptation of Alice In Wonderland.
At the time, we were unsure if the image was real. Now…we know.
The three images above are the first official images from the March 5, 2010 release.
From left to right, we have Depp as the Mad Hatter, Burton’s muse Helana Bonham Carter as the (CG enhanced) Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as you’ve never seen her before, as the White Queen.
What’s really cool, is USA Today, in premiering these images, also included 3D Panoramic images of concept art from different locations from the film. I HIGHLY recommend clicking the link and checking that out.
Alice In Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton, is set to hit theaters on March 5, 2010 in 3D.
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Man, just yesterday I shared with you the first stills from ZOMBIELAND, and today, they release the trailer!
I think we finally have the US response to Shaun of the Dead. Sure, the “purists” are going to complain about how the zombies are runners, but this looks like a can’t miss flick!
I hope the narration is a part of the final project, too. It really adds to the trailer.
ZOMBIELAND hits theaters on October 9th.
…and do it without being a creepy serial killer, too!
Through some crazy, cryptic magic, you (with the help of a webcam, and the below website, WeAreAutobots.com), you can wear the face of Optimus Prime, and even Bumblebee! I may be outspoken on my general indifference towards Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but this is flat out cool. (Yes, that’s me above.)
This is the latest in 3D immersion technology, which has been seen on baseball cards and magazine ads, but I think this has been the most accessible version yet, with Optimus’s mask being “worn” without any assistance, and Bumblebee’s being worn with just a printout. Here’s a quick video of how it works.
Try it out for yourself, by clicking the link below.
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Proving that X-Men Origins: Wolverine probably didn’t intend on sucking, here’s an image of how the creators of the film originally intended for Deadpool to look.
*sigh*
So close…yet so far away.
You make me sad, Fox.
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You know, there are dozens of XBox 360 mods.
And doubt that any are as rocky and textured as this…The Hellboy 360.
Made to look like ol’ Red’s Right Hand of Doom, this is a really well done mod, but I can’t help but wonder how the thick red paint may harm the vent holes for the system…
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Fresh from Joe Quesada’s always full of info column, Cup O’ Joe, we have some new insights into the making of Iron Man 2 and Thor, so far.
Here’s what the Editor in Chief for Marvel had to say about a conversation he had with Jon Favreau very early on for Iron Man 2:
He wanted to know who he is and why Tony Stark does what he does. That was really key to Favreau: why put on the suit and try to do good things? It was a much tougher question once he defeats the Iron Monger, gets his tech and his company back…why continue doing this? What does Tony Stark stand for? In essence, the thing I never revealed about that conversation in the past is that Jon was looking for these answers because he was already thinking ahead, he was thinking about Iron Man 2.See, it doesn’t quite work on film that he goes and stops a little lady from getting mugged. While that may be an ancillary part of it, when you have that suit of armor, the world’s greatest weapon, the story has to be bigger, and your reason for being has to be bigger. But at the same time, it has to be small and streamlined enough that an audience can grab hold of it. Favreau is all about that. And at the same time, where do Tony’s allegiances lie? It was almost the same kind of questions we had during Civil War. So time with Favreau is sort of spent quietly huddling and talking about a character’s reason for doing what he does. Again, that’s also a part of that Marvel formula.
He also gave a very interesting description as to how, of all people, Shakespearean actor/director Kenneth Branagh sold Marvel Studios on his vision for the movie adaptation for Thor:
We had one big creative meeting with the Marvel Creative Committee, which now works on all of our movies and I have the honor to be a part of. We sat with Kenneth and discussed the “Thor” movie and the overarching story of what that’s going to be, just to give our input before anything was put down to paper by screenwriters. And it was one of the highlights of my time here at Marvel because not only did Branagh sit there and give you the story beat for beat, he and [Marvel Studios head] Kevin Feige formed a great team. It was performance art. Kevin would give us the establishment of the shot and the situation: “Here we are. We’re in (take your pick of location). And here’s Odin and he’s coming up to (pick a character).” And then Kenneth would come in and give you the color commentary. “Odin has an air of majesty to him” and he’d act out the Odin part or the Thor part. So we sat there and literally got a three-hour one-man show from Kenneth Branagh. It was fantastic. People pay a lot of money for that kind of performance by one of the world’s greatest living actors.” … “He’s very Shakespearean in his delivery. He’d sit there and give us the emotions between the characters as they are in scenes – what the character’s motivation is in that particular moment and how it relates to the overarching story of the movie. He’s definitely about character, which is the quintessential trait you have to have to understand the Marvel characters. It’s not just big hammers and capes and things like that. It’s about what makes the character tick. There’s definitely a reason for Thor, a reason for him being and a very deep family relationship and story in the movie that I think is going to be very cool. Oh yeah, and there’s reasons and motivations for him to hit people with his hammer… hard!
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