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Thursday, 19 February 2009

Something for the weekend Dr Manhatten - Watchmen Merchandise that Alan Moore must really hate!

Thanks to Rich for pointing this out to me. Topless Robot said it best.
For when you want your penis to look like Dr. Manhattan's little blue Gibbons-drawn nub. It's also the only condom that lets you metaphorically fuck Alan Moore while you're literally fucking your loved one!

Wednesday, 28 January 2009

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

First we had Romeo & Juliet vs The Living Dead now we have Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Rich sent me the link.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Complete with 20 illustrations in the style of C. E. Brock (the original illustrator of Pride and Prejudice), this insanely funny expanded edition will introduce Jane Austen's classic novel to new legions of fans.
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V - The series is good to go. Easy as ABC

Cheers to Rich for sending me the link.

ABC has given a pilot order to V, a re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about an alien invasion, according to The Hollywood Reporter.W
Written on spec by The 4400 co-creator/executive producer Scott Peters, the new V will center on a female Homeland Security agent.

This is the second ABC pilot picked up so far based on a 1980s property; the first was The Witches of Eastwick. Both are being produced by Warner Brothers TV.

It's unclear whether this proposed series has anything to do with original V creator Kenneth Johnson's sequel novel, V: The Second Generation, or his proposed reboot series or a proposed spinoff series by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski.

Friday, 23 January 2009

Hoth on a Space Hopper - LFF sweded Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back film

Here is a little film me and the boys did one snowboarding holiday a few years ago. It was one of those days when the snow was coming down hard and the mountain was closed. Being stuck in the apartment we drank, ate and chatted about things. Eventually we got the idea to do some filming in the snow (we'd already been videoing ousrselves doing stupid stuff - but wanted to make something a bit more substantial...but still a bit stupid).

Someone mentioned how it looked like Hoth outside so we got our gear together, wrapped up warm and headed outside. On the walk down we quickly went through what happened in those opening scenes of Empire Strikes Back. Luke sees the meteor strike, gets hit by a Wampa, escapes from the cave, sees Obi-Wan, Han sets off on Taun-Taun to find him. Cool and the gang but we had no Taun-Taun. Luckily we had a space hopper and that worked splendidly. The lightsaber was a can of deep heat I think and it went pretty well (although it got cut short as the cold ate into the battery time.

Everyone did a cracking job, especially Rob who, as Luke Skywalker, was willing to stay in the snow even though he was freezing. I did the filming, Jinja was Han Solo, Andy D was Taun-Taun wrangler and Obi-Wan, Ian was Chewbacca, Rich and Chisholm were rebel soldiers and prompts.

Jinja did the editing and matched it up perfectly with the sound track. He also flipped the image so Luke was hanging from the ceiling as I didn't think to turn the camera upside down on the day!

I keep trying to figure out how we can do the speeder bike chase from Return of the Jedi using vacuum cleaners.

Have a look and let me know what you make of it. Brilliant, while getting the embed code for it from Youtube I've just seen that it has had over 8,000 hits. I'll post the other bits of film we've done over the next few days.


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Cheers to Rich for pointing out this hacked motorway sign over on FilmDrunk. Quality!

Wednesday, 21 January 2009

Uncle Monty's Cottage up for Sale

The BBC have this news story (cheers to Rich for the link):
A remote Cumbrian farmhouse, made famous in the 1986 film Withnail and I, is to be sold at auction. Isolated Sleddale Hall near Shap, will be put up for sale by water giant United Utilities with a starting price of £145,000.

The ramshackle building, known as Uncle Monty's Cottage in the cult movie, still contains many of the original features used during filming. It will come under the hammer with Savills on 16 February. The farmhouse, which has been unoccupied for many years, is almost two miles from the nearest public road and is accessible only via a dirt track.

It was originally acquired by the Manchester Corporation in the 1920s, which eventually became part of North West Water and then United Utilities.

United Utilities senior land agent, Edward Holt, said: "Sleddale Hall is in one of the quietest parts of the Lake District. I hope it is bought by someone who can restore it. It would make a lovely family home."

It has long been an interest for fans of the film Withnail and I, which starred Richard E Grant and Paul McGann. The film tells the story of two out of work actors in the 1960s who venture to the Lakes to escape London only to find themselves hilariously ill-equipped for the bleak conditions they encounter.

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Friday, 12 December 2008

Star Wars: A Musical Journey - the six films condensed into 2 hours

Rich pointed this out to me at the BBC web site.

Star Wars fans are to feel the force of the seminal sci-fi films and their iconic soundtracks on stage in a major new show, which will launch next year.

In Star Wars: A Musical Journey, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will play a live score as excerpts from the six films are shown on a cinema screen.

The show has been put together by director George Lucas' company Lucasfilm and composer John Williams.

It will premiere at the O2 in London in April before going on a European tour.

It will not be a traditional musical with actors playing characters from the films, but will feature live narrators.

The six Star Wars films have been edited down to two hours for the show, and Williams has "painstakingly rewritten" the music he wrote for the movies, a statement said.

The Royal Philharmonic will use an 86-piece orchestra and an accompanying exhibition will feature original models, props, costumes and production artwork.

David Campbell, chief executive of AEG Europe, which runs the O2, said: "Star Wars holds memories for practically everyone.

"John Williams is THE composer of our times, and fans will be thrilled to know that both he and Lucasfilm have contributed fully to this new production.

"To have the premiere at the O2 is a real coup for us, and I know there will be a lot of very happy Star Wars fans out there when they hear the news."

The show will open at the O2 on 10 April. Tickets, costing between £30 and £100, will go on sale on Monday.

What do you make of that? Good or bad?

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Monday, 13 October 2008

Cool 2000AD Canvas Prints


I saw these over on Firebox and thought, "that's cool I wouldn't mind one of them." Then I thought hold on I could do something like that myself. Then I thought £89.95 a pop. I should be doing that and selling them. Then I thought,"I need more time."

Andy D has a piccy I did of Rogue Trooper hanging in his house. Chisholm has a Marv I painted and Jinja has a Gotham by Gaslight. Oh and Rich has a Spider Jerusalem. I must get them posted on the site. Fella's send me a photo of them when you can.
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Thursday, 10 July 2008

5 Word Reviews

Chris
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 8 /10 The knights who say 'ni'
The Lawnmower Man - 4 /10 Great at time, crap now
Blood Diamond - 9 /10 DeCaprios Best Performance to Date
Cypher - 7.5 /10 Amnesia, espionage, giant cigar tubes!
A Knight's Tale - 8 /10 Medieval modern day comedy romance!?
Phone Booth - 6 /10 Colin Farrel in a box

Paul
Clockwork Orange
- violent, pacey, queer, classical, alright - 6/10
The Dark Crystal - Dark Henson breeds Kermit Killers - 7/10
The Bone Collector - surprisingly good, poor mans Seven - 6/10
Fargo - timeless masterpiece set in snow - 8/10
Top Gun - bit gay, nice planes - 8/10

Alan S
Clockwork Orange - 8/10 - "Bit of the old Ultra-violence"
The Dark Crystal - 7/10 - "Jim Henson's finest hour"
The Bone Collector - 6/10 - "Quadraplegic Washington instructs rookie Jolie"
Fargo - 9/10 - "Modern day classic - with snow"
Top Gun - 5/10 - "A chick flick for guys"
Hostel - 7/10 - "Never go back packing alone!"
The Fast and the Furious - 2/10 - "Chewing gum for the eyes"
Napoleon Dynamite - 8/10 - "Surreally funny - Vote for Pedro!"
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 9/10 - "Arthurian tale with a surreal twist"
A Knight's Tale - 4/10 "Jousting to a Queen-esque soundtrack"
Phone Booth - 7/10 - "Crackling with tension; claustrophobic situation"

Andy D
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- L.M.F.A.O. 9/10

Rich
Holy Grail
– Bloodthirsty Bunnies in Arthurian Antics 9/10
Lawnmower Man – Before-Bond Brosnan’s Binary Bore. 2/10