Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Cloverfield/ 1-18-08 Trailer in front of Beowulf?

I don't know if you guys are excited or burnt out on the viral marketing surrounding 1-18-08 (I guess that's all you CAN do for a movie JJ Abrams wants secret) or Cloverfield or whatever it's going to be called, but over at slashfilm, they seem to think that a trailer will be put in front of Beowulf, since it's also a big Paramount movie before the release of Cloverfield in January.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/30/new-1-18-08cloverfield-trailer-and-title-christmas-speed-racer-trailer/

Also, what are your thoughts on Beowulf? Katie, who is a huge nerd when it comes to Beowulf and Tolkien and all that, seems to think it's going to be pretty disappointing. I guess that Gaiman has done wrong before, but never in a bad way.
When I saw the trailer the other day, It wasn't so much that couldnt suspend disbelief when I noticed evidence of artificial graphics in between believable animation, so much that when I did notice the little glitches here and there, I had to keep reminding myself that it wasn't real. That's pretty powerful, in my opinion, and as a fan of Pixar's accomplishments, I have to say that I'm stoked for Beowulf in the least over its technical prowess...

Speaking of Pixar, have you guys heard about WALL-E? It's the new one coming out next year, and pretty interesting- It's like 2001: A Space Oddyssey in reverse. Instead of man overcoming his tools to become more human, it's more like the tools win because man has lost his humanity. Okay, so that's a horrible way to introduce the movie, but you should check it out on Apple/trailers when you get the chance.
Greetings kids. Got two updates on our two favorite comic book to film franchises: Spiderman and Batman.

First off, James Vanderbilt has been confirmed for Spiderman 4's script. This is the guy who wrote Zodiac, which was an excellently moody and character-driven film. I'm pretty excited about what he can do with Spiderman, since he's already saying he will focus on characters and scale back the villains. Let's hope he sticks around...

Secondly, check out http://www.whysoserious.com - The Joker's got a game for the Batman-loving public. Not sure what the ultimate end is, but it sounds cool.

Also: Ten Halloween Costumes That Are Just Sick and Wrong

That's all for now. Happy Halloween!

Friday, October 26, 2007

Tessie




Just a few things I've found on the glorious internet. GO SOX!!