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Monday, May 18, 2009
Go Toxie go!!!
Came across this poster during my last day in NYC. Now THATS a musical I wanna see... taking me right back to the days of A Levels, cheap beers and trash movies. I still can't believe they made this. For the uninitiated: Toxic Avenger is a splatter movie from 1984 about a nerd mutating through toxic waste into a hideous crimefighting monster in a ballet skirt...
AWSOME!
P.S: On a different note: Where are those Poultygeist screenings in London, Lloyd?!!!
A middle-aged slacker living in a rundown, graffiti-ridden slum, Daisato’s job involves being shocked by bolts of electricity that transform him into a stocky, stick-wielding giant several stories high who is entrusted with defending Japan from a host of bizarre monsters. But while his predecessors were national heroes, he is a pariah among the citizens he protects, who bitterly complain about the noise and destruction of property he causes...
Geez! Cronenberg x Ultraman or what!? Gotta find this movie!
Just watched the new Star Trek flick. JJ Abrahams did it and brought back the original geek franchise without killing everything off that was great about the show. Sweet!
And this time they even managed to NOT screw up the official movie tie-in sneaker! Although you might want to remove the lace jewels when being outside of a Trek convention to increase the chance of getting laid by 500%...
I instantly thought: Thats "Helvetica" for Product Designers! And as it turns out this documentary about our relationship with manufactured objects is done by the same guy who shot that typo documentary. As I am quite into my nice designed objects ( FUTURA IPhone case arriving tomorrow *yum yum* ) I will be in the cinema with the rest of the London designer tribe when it his our screens next month.
Stumbled across this teaser trailer for the animated Astro Boy movie. Look pretty good! Never been into Astro Boy when I was younger but as a proper Japanophile I know how sacred this character is in for every proper manga otaku on this planet. Let's keep the fingers crossed it won't dissapoint!
Visually much more exciting is this trailer for the new film by Kazuaki Kiriya, who directed the amazing Casshern. Everytime I think my eyeballs can't be impressed anymore by a new flick someone cranks the eyecandy up yet another notch! How great would it be if this movie would be showing in an IMAX theatre? One can only dream...
Designers have a heart too... Was able to catch a preview screening to this new drama yesterday at the posh Mayfair Cinema. What looked like your average menage a trois set up a la Woody Allen's "Matchpoint" turned out be one of the best movies I have seen this year so far.
Trailer and movie poster don't do this flick any justice so check it out for youself. Not sure if it's the right movie to watch with your girlfriend or boyfriend though as heated discussions about the nature of love and relationships could ensure...
Checked out the Secret cinema night yesterday and was treated to a preview screening of the documentary "Anvil - The story of Anvil" at the Shepherds Bush Empire inc. a suprise gig of the Band after the movie. Freaking awesome! It's like real life Spinal Tap with a big heart.
The film will start this Friday officially nationwide. Future "Secret cinema" screenings coming up soon so keep yo eyes peeled!
There is just not enough hotness for us geeks out there. Looks like our prayers have been answered. Looks like Suicide Girls with the right references... love it!
Now... Fanboys is somekind of a geek legend... like that rare Boba Fett toy that can fire missiles. Especially if you are a devoted reader of aintitcool.com or a Star Wars geek (or most likely both) than you know about the battles that were fought over the storyline of this movie that locked this flick in development hell for years and years with the odd post about it popping up on various geek blogs.
Set in 1998, the story tells of a group of friends who, anxious for the premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, decide to break into Skywalker Ranch and steal an early print of the film. The reason: One of them is suffering from cancer and wishes to see the film before his death. There was a lot of bruharhar about the removal of that cancer storyline in favor to make the movie more of a pisstake than a hommage to SW fans. Anyone interested can check the whole backstory at starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Fanboys.
For me the biggest question was: Will I give a damn about a movie that's about a movie that SUCKED and was the beginning of the end of the cooles Sci Fi trilogy ever?
Now this trailer hit the web and I must say: It looks damn funny. It resonates with me, being an Ex Star Wars geek. It can still be crap but at the trailer made me chuckle. So I do have A Last Hope something related to Star Wars isn't just a lame pointless cash in... and I might actually enjoy it! I just pray George Lucas wasn't involved in the script...
posted by Solaris100///Control///Centre @ 10:13 PM
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Aaron Rose
It's crazy how many big guns of the Street Art scene pay London a visit recently. This time it's Aaron Rose who hits the UK for the screening of the Beautiful Losers movie. The ICA will host a Masterclass event with him talking about various aspects of the mechanics of Street Art. Pretty hyped for this one!
Freshen up your knowledge and check out this great interview with the man over at fecalface.com
posted by Solaris100///Control///Centre @ 12:03 PM
Friday, October 03, 2008
Stephen Chow ROCKS!
Just back from one of the few screenings of CJ7, the latest film by Stephen Chow. LOVED IT!
I know, CJ7 looks like a lame kids movie of Flubber proportions but I was still keen to see if the man behind the amazing movies Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle is able to save what looks like a sucky concept and turn it into a watchable flick. Although this movie apparently divides the Chow Fan camp in two, I must say I damn enjoyed myself tonight!
Chow just knows what's funny and what's not ( unlike a LOT of people working in Hollywood today ) and hits all the right notes and even when he is using tired and tested story devices and clichés, he still manages to add fresh and unforeseen twists.
Apparently Chows next movie will be an adaption of the TV show Green Hornet... let's just pray Hollywood will not screw this up regardlessly! Go Chow go!!!
I sure as hell will do! Still a year to go and teasing us with this sweet trailer, looks like Zack Snyder has another eye candy comic adaption up his sleeve. And I just love that blood splattered smiley logo!
I am a big fan of movies and especially well designed title sequences. Now this amazing resource for animated and designed movie trailers is just pure bliss. Sweet!
