March 26, 2009
Yet another childhood favorite is being turned into popcorn entertainment. Check out the new trailer for Where The Wild Things Are. At least Spike Jonze is directing. He’s the only person in Hollywood I would trust to a project like this (using puppets rather than CGI inspires some hope). Still makes me feel a little [...]
February 19, 2009
Seems like some big-budget directors could learn a thing or two from the low-budget upstarts. If video games are the inspiration, we all know the plot and dialogue won’t win any Oscars. But this entire game-based short was made for $500 (!) so obviously talent and passion play a part. My bet is the Purchase [...]
December 9, 2008
I finally took the plunge a few weeks back and bought an Xbox360. I had been holding out for a long time because of the supposed 30% failure rate on microchips that allegedly caused Red Ring Of Death (RROD). I’m not so much of a bleeding-edger when $400 nets me nothing but a giant paperweight. [...]
July 24, 2008
Even if you live under a rock, you know about The Dark Knight.
You know about Heath. You know he redefined the role. You know he tragically died. You know about possible Oscar nods. You know Bale is Back. He’s got a new bike. He’s got a new suit. You know people who saw advance screenings [...]
June 19, 2008
I’m insanely jealous of movie title designers and the design-nerd awesomeness of their jobs. So I’m happy to have found these two amazing links:
Art of the Title.
Forget the Film, Watch the Titles.
The first site links to my current favorite sequence, Showtime’s Dexter. Absolutely brilliant credits for the serial-killer-as-cop crime drama. PS, Digital Kitchen is right [...]
