So I got turned onto these films by a buddy on Twitter. They’re short films by a Polish animator named Tomasz Bagiński and they’re science fictional adaptations of Slavic legends. I’ve only had the chance to watch the first one so far, but if the rest are of the same quality – well, Smok/Dragon was just flat-out FUN. Enable the subtitles.
This one is hitting HBO in May, and getting DeNiro and Pfeiffer for the roles is pretty sweet. The Wizard of Lies is about Bernie Madoff, and let me tell you: I do not know how this man is still alive. Probably because you can’t use GoFundMe to crowdfund an assassination. There are a lot of victims of Madoff who would cheerfully put fifty bucks towards ensuring an early funeral for the guy*. Continue reading The ‘The Wizard of Lies’ Teaser trailer.
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All right? Good. Let’s go:
So, apparently I’m just watching short sci-fi films this evening. Here’s Reset, which is (as the title notes) creepy, but good. Warning: subtitles (movie is in Swedish).
This is two years old, and I wish that I had seen it two years earlier. It’s called Mis-drop, and it’s pretty dang good. Not least because it doesn’t resolve a single, blessed thing:
I like stuff that implies that there’s more stuff going on, out there.
Often they are bad. We have all seen how a last-minute change can derail a flick (coughcoughIAmLegendcoughcough). But in this particular case it apparently worked out pretty good for Rogue One (many, many spoilers in that link):
Star Wars: Rogue One has been in theaters for just about a month, and it is safe to say the movie is a huge success. Not only has the first ever live-action theatrically released Star Wars Anthology movie to take place outside of the Skywalker saga done very well at the box office, but it has been very well received by fans. One of the main reasons for that was the presence of Darth Vader, specifically his final scene. It turns out that scene wasn’t originally in the movie.
I’m a little surprised that something like that last scene wasn’t originally in the film, to be honest. I mean, you’d think that they would have shot it as early as they could. Out of sheer anticipation for Filming Something Neat…
(Via Nerdbastards) This seems fairly straightforward:
We don’t normally respond to fan or press speculation, but there is a rumor circulating that we would like to address. We want to assure our fans that Lucasfilm has no plans to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher’s performance as Princess or General Leia Organa.
Carrie Fisher was, is, and always will be a part of the Lucasfilm family. She was our princess, our general, and more importantly, our friend. We are still hurting from her loss. We cherish her memory and legacy as Princess Leia, and will always strive to honor everything she gave to Star Wars.
Continue reading Lucasfilm* will NOT CGI Carrie Fisher in future Star Wars movies.
Sleight might fall under your radar, and you maybe don’t want that to happen. It looks like there’s some juice, there. I don’t want to spoil the trailer, so check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VaAY7a5-zs
That’s not a joke: Deadline literally wrote “The new version[*] is described as Lethal Weapon in space, and it’s based on a comic book origin story.” Yes. You’re bemused. Full Frontal Nerdity is bemused. The Onion A.V. Club is bemused, when they’re not gleefully imagining all the Green Lantern Corps jokes that are going to crop up in the Deadpool sequel. Personally, I hope that Ryan Reynolds does get approached for this film, and that he does accept it. The result would be as exciting and dynamic as an explosion in a fireworks factory. Continue reading Green Lantern Corps: “Imagine Lethal Weapon… IN SPACE!”
You know, I think that I’m going to give this one a shot.
Yes, sure, the science is absolutely absurd. Then again, so was Spectral’s, and I had a pretty good time. IBoy is coming out on Netflix on January 27th, and the kid’s superpowers remind me a lot of the Drummer’s in Planetary. Also: if you’ve never actually read Planetary then you should probably redress that unfortunate condition that you’re currently in. It’s one of the best superhero comic series ever written. As in, in the top five. Maybe in the top three.
