Last night I attended the 6th Tom Stathes’ Cartoon Carnival, a periodic cartoon festival with a 1930s theme and a penchant for naughty old animation. Skipping the god awful commute to Queens (I wrote out all the directions for the M train but stupidly decided to take the 7 instead and got lost) the location, Attic Studios, was gorgeous. A vast white loft with two full walls of windows showing a view of the bridge (ONE of them anyway) and the Manhattan skyline. Many white plastic chairs and a big screen for the 16mm film projector. And a small roped off area where you can buy drinks, get free popcorn, and flirt with the cigarette girls who offer raffle tickets, ciggs for $1 and candy ciggs for a $1. Continue reading ‘Travelaffs!’
I love anything Watchmen. Watchmen bedsheets. Watchmen cupcakes. Watchmen babies. That movie. I guess I’m obligated to own this book:
Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmenexamines Watchmen from a variety of perspectives to uncover surprising answers to many questions. What does it reveal about the history of scientific theory? How is the atom bombing of Hiroshima refracted through its pages? Does Watchmen’s murder mystery measure up to the standards of Raymond Chandler? Is the depiction of Rorschach an unfair caricature of the philosophy of Steve Ditko? Where are the secrets of Captain Metropolis and the Minutemen revealed? Was the Comedian right all along? Who shouldn’t read Watchmen? What are the limits of Watchmen and do they extend beyond a major motion picture?
Here’s an interesting article on how Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz characterizes the changes from film to film in both the original trilogy and the prequels. Doesn’t tell us too much more than we already know, but it’s interesting to hear him talk about it.
I was wondering how to review this movie and I thought, well why not wait till the last minute? Gird your loins everyone, Scott Pilgrim vs the World comes out in half an hour!
The minute the opening credits started, I thought about what I was dealing with. Was this a return to scratch film animation, or was this some how closely reproduced in a computer, with some heartfelt scratches and paint added in some new way. Did that matter? Then the movie started. What is up with Canada, I thought? It seemed like The Discrete Charm of the Hipster Bourgeoisie. But that quickly passed when the music animation began. Ghostly blended comic book stars and stripes representing one medium in another. The basic shapes were an interesting change from the usual abstract Apple visualizer or hippie trance that one often sees as “music art.”
And then came the first evil ex-boyfriend. What an effin’ awesome adventure. I haven’t read the books. I had no idea what was going to happen. Poor guy doesn’t know how to read emails, crashes at his gay best friends bachelor pad, and gets stalked by a Catholic Asian school girl who looks like she walked straight of your nearest EGL web comic.
Each increasingly awesome battle was separated by the introduction of the characters who dain to orbit about Michael Cera and his Punk chic girlfriend. Like *SPOILER* the crazy goth lesbian, the angry girl drummer, and my favorite, Aubrey Plaza from “Parks & Recreations.” Scott Pilgrim vs the World is a computer game, with a nod to ATARIs.
In this episode Nelson and Andrew attempt to explain to David AND YOU why martial arts films are inherently nerdy. We touch on modern day action, wuxia kung fu, and chanbara films. We also geek out about our favorite martial arts heroes and heroines.
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First, they came for Rollerball and I did not speak out because I was not a fan…
Then they came for The Pink Panther and I did not speak out because I was not a fan…
Then they came for The Karate Kid and I got mildly annoyed, because I was a fan…
Then they came for Total Recall and… DEAR GOD PLEASE NO!!
Noooooo!!!
I tried to doubt it. Hell I only found one site reporting it. And then another. And another. Oh dear god, this is really happening…
Yes, friends, Len Wiseman, auteur of such fine works as “Live Free or Die Hard” and the “Underworld” series, is set to direct a remake of Total Recall (aka the greatest film ever made… possibly).
Nothing like a 3 day geek convention to introduce me to the West coast. Armed with my nerdy t-shirts, camera, sketchbook, and magical Super Mario 3 baseball cap, I tried to absorb as much info as possible. I apologize in advance for the random panels I attended.
3 things you need to know: 1) One fan stabbed his friend in the eye with a pen for a seat for “Cowboys & Aliens” 2) Stan Lee made out with two chicks simultaneously in the Marriot hotel lobby on Saturday night, and 3) this will all be in documentary by Morgan Spurlock
The New York Geekcast is hosted by Nelson Diaz and David Pagano. These two self-proclaimed nerds (along with their friends) cover anything and everything dorky -- movies, music, comics, video games, television -- while bringing a unique New York sensibility to it all.
In this episode Nelson and Andrew attempt to explain to David AND YOU why martial arts films are inherently nerdy. We touch on modern day action, wuxia kung fu, and chanbara films. We also geek out about our favorite martial arts heroes and heroines.
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