I swear, there are just some things that make me think I’m on the wrong coast. Sure, I love being so close to DC, Philadelphia and New York, and the great opportunities for arts, music, performances and film that my location allows, but some days, I really wish I were in California.
Today, it’s once again due to the amazing art shows showcased at Gallery 1988. Fresh off of the amazing Crazy 4 Cult 4, they’re teaming up with the Autumn Society for The 3G Show.
What’s the 3G about? Why the three eighties staples – Gremlins, Ghostbusters and Goonies!
There is going to be a ton of great art to be showcased at this event, and there’s really no other way to showcase it than by letting you see it. So I’ve included probably the biggest gallery ever in this post. Go forth after the break and enjoy!
What’s my personal favorite of the show? That “Mogwai” LP is amazing, hands down. Although, Ghostbusters street sign is super classy. I think I’d want a tin version of that for my wall.
The show opens on September 3rd in LA, and goes through September 22nd.
Source: /Film.
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You’re probably tired of hearing me go at length about how much I love the Alamo Drafthouse, and hope to one day go there.
I think what really draws me to them is they make every movie an experience, and at the same time, have found great ways to celebrate movies – the most successful of which have been their series of custom posters for different films under their “Mondo” merchandising wing.
I’ve featured their work in the past, but they’ve done posters for movies like Iron Man 2 and Inglorious Basterds, cult classics like Zombie, and even have created poster series for Star Wars & Star Trek. I even own their amazing poster for Blade Runner.
Their latest creation is decidedly in my wheelhouse. As you can see above, it’s for this Friday’s release of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Designed by Martin Ansin, it’s absolutely awesome. As with all of the posters, it will be a limited edition run, but you should be able to get it from their site soon enough. Personally, I’d be getting it, but I just got this awesome SDCC exclusive Sex Bob-omb poster from rock poster designer Kevin Tong, so my wall is taken…but I just had to feature this poster.
Source: Mondo: The Blog.
The world of entertainment is full of interesting glimpses of alternate realities. Chances are, if there was something successful, someone will try to find a way to invert it. I mean, this is a trend that has been going on since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead took a different look at Hamlet.
Some recent ideas following this train of thought…
What if Superman Lost? Megamind.
What if Reese’s were inverted? Reese’s Inside Out.
What if Batman were a c*nt? Mark Millar’s Nemesis.
The latest universal inversion comes to us with deviantART user gotbob‘s look at an alternate GI Joe universe, where the Joes are Cobra and Cobra are Joes.
You can click the image above for bigger – personally, I think “Snake” and “Sgt. McCullen” are the best of the inversions. I’d love to see some more realistic takes on this concept…you hear that internet? TAKE THE CHALLENGE.
Source: deviantART.
Do you think that when Wendy’s introduced the Baconator, they realized what they started?
We’ve seen chicken sandwiches where the chicken is the bread, hamburgers where grilled cheese served as the bun, burgers where mashed potatoes were the topping…and now…this.
Denny’s has just announced the latest sandwich to keep professional dietitians in business, the Fried Cheese Melt.
Placing four mozzarella sticks in a grilled cheese sandwich, I’m fairly sure that if you eat one, you will die. But hey, it’s just $4.
Of course, someone is probably reading this, and now figuring out how to make it even more extreme.
My heart, or more accurately, the valves there of, hurt to write this post.
Thanks for the heads up, Katherine!
Source: The Consumerist.
The movie’s filmed, the last volume is released, I’ve already reviewed the flick, we’re pretty much done with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, yes?
Wrong.
In an amazing deluge of well timed marketing, this week is just an absolute flood of Scott Pilgrim related content.
With the interest of keeping everything in one place, here’s everything awesome you need to see from this week.
Remember late last year when Adidas announced their Star Wars Spring/Summer collection, and despite how awesome they were, I thought it was a kind of hokey deal to move sneakers?
Either I was wrong, or Adidas wants to see how many eggs this golden goose will lay, as the adidas Originals x Star Wars Fall/Winter 2010 Collection has officially been announced!
What’s new for this collection?
Some Han Solo in carbonite sneaks, fur lined Chewbacca boots, some AWESOME C3PO & R2D2 half-and-half shoes, some well worn Boba Fett hi-tops, a pair of appropriately green and boil covered Jabba the Hutt shoes, and some ugly Death Star Stormtrooper shoes complete with an equally as ugly varsity-styled jacket.
Personally, the only pair I’d consider myself are the C3PO & R2D2′s, but I think we all know that the collectors will snatch these up first.
Click through below for a full gallery of the apparel announced so far.
Source: TOYSREVIL.
After seeing his creator owned titles Kick-Ass and Wanted become successful Hollywood films, it should come as no surprise that Mark Millar has sold the rights to his latest comic, Nemesis.
What should be a surprise, is that the rights have been sold to 20th Century Fox before the third issue even hits stands.
Co-created with Civil War artist Steve McNiven, Nemesis is best summarized as what would happen if Batman weren’t on the side of good, but rather a crazed villain – or, as Millar puts it in his trademark way: “What if Batman was a cunt?”
Taking a Batman style genius and turning him into a wildly intelligent terrorist, the comic really pushes the limits of the superhero genre to say the least, but it should make for an interesting film.
Attached to the film as director is Tony Scott, brother of Ridley, best known for directing True Romance, Enemy of the State and Man on Fire, amongst many others.
Here’s hoping the adaptation of Nemesis, like Kick-Ass, takes what works best about the comics, and filters out Millar’s propensity to shock just to be shocking.
There is no set release date for Nemesis at this time. The question now? How quickly will Millar’s next book, Superior be optioned?
Source: Deadline.com.
One of my few issues with the Edgar Wright adaptation of Scott Pilgrim (if you can call it an “issue”) is how much of the source material had to be cut out to fit a two hour film.
It seems I wasn’t the only one with this issue, as late this Wednesday/early this Thursday, August 12th at midnight, [adult swim] will feature a short Scott Pilgrim animation, set during Scott’s time in high school, showcasing how he met Kim Pine, complete an appearance from Lisa Miller, who does not appear in the film.
The short runs 4 minutes in length, and even has Michael Cera voicing Scott. The look is very adherent to O’Malley’s original work, and has me wishing that the books get re-released colored at some point.
30 seconds of the short have been released as a tease, and I’ve embedded that below.
May this be on the eventual DVD/blu-ray release.
Source: Bleeding Cool.
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