20th Century Fox/Dreamworks have released the second trailer for the upcoming Penguins of Madagascar Movie.
This happens to be one of the few movies released this year that I actually have any interest in seeing.
What does it say when the one movie I have any interest in involves animated penguins?
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Monday, August 4, 2014
Ghostbusters 3 in Works With a Predictable "New Take"
Hat Tip: Digital Trends
A Ghostbusters 3 movie is currently in the planning stages. The new take on the franchise?
An All-Female Cast!
Really, that's all you need to for a fresh take on an old franchise? Change the genders of the characters?
Given the director (Paul Feig), one of those roles is almost guaranteed to go the Melissa McCarthy.
This entire things comes off like a director coming up with an excuse to cast their favorite actor in the movie, no matter what it takes to do so. Not exactly a strong sign in regards to that director's creativity.
A Ghostbusters 3 movie is currently in the planning stages. The new take on the franchise?
An All-Female Cast!
Really, that's all you need to for a fresh take on an old franchise? Change the genders of the characters?
Given the director (Paul Feig), one of those roles is almost guaranteed to go the Melissa McCarthy.
This entire things comes off like a director coming up with an excuse to cast their favorite actor in the movie, no matter what it takes to do so. Not exactly a strong sign in regards to that director's creativity.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
New Bettie Page/Bunny Yeager Photo Book
Hat Tip: Shutterbug
There is a new photobook from Rizzoli International due out this September, Bettie Page: Queen of the Curves.
The book features 250 images of Bettie Page taken by Bunny Yeager. Some of the images are in color, others in black and white and come from Yeager's personal archive. Many have never been seen before.
The book goes on sale September 23 and has a $50.00 cover price.
There is a new photobook from Rizzoli International due out this September, Bettie Page: Queen of the Curves.
The book features 250 images of Bettie Page taken by Bunny Yeager. Some of the images are in color, others in black and white and come from Yeager's personal archive. Many have never been seen before.
The book goes on sale September 23 and has a $50.00 cover price.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Warner Plans on Bringing Even More Dragons the the Big Screen
Hat Tip: Dark Horizons
Warner has just obtained the screen rights to the Dragonriders of Pern books written by Anne McCaffery. In case you're wondering, that's a total of 22 books.
For those unfamiliar with the books, they involve a planet that periodically faces a space born threat as a result of a wondering planetoid that is home to "thread". Thread is a spore-like organism capable of surviving in space that devours any organic material it comes in contact with.
The planet is colonized by space travelers (making this science fiction instead of fantasy). The colonist engage in genetic modification of an indigenous species to create "Dragons" that can be used to combat the thread while falling through the atmosphere, preventing it from reaching the ground.
The dragons breath fire and can "go between" (a form of teleportation.)
I like the books and hope they are successfully translated to the big screen, but I'm not holding my breath. Hollywood seems to have this mentality where everything has to be turned into an action movie blockbuster and the McCaffery stories really aren't "blockbuster" material. The books center primarily on social interactions than anything else. This suggest a need to concentrate on plot, not action.
Going the "blockbuster" route would probably result in a movie with lots of combat scenes with dragons fighting thread and not much else. This would not do justice to the material.
Warner might be better served going the Game of Thrones route by turning the books into a television series. A television series would involve more plot and character development which are the strengths of the books. They really aren't "action" oriented.
Warner has just obtained the screen rights to the Dragonriders of Pern books written by Anne McCaffery. In case you're wondering, that's a total of 22 books.
For those unfamiliar with the books, they involve a planet that periodically faces a space born threat as a result of a wondering planetoid that is home to "thread". Thread is a spore-like organism capable of surviving in space that devours any organic material it comes in contact with.
The planet is colonized by space travelers (making this science fiction instead of fantasy). The colonist engage in genetic modification of an indigenous species to create "Dragons" that can be used to combat the thread while falling through the atmosphere, preventing it from reaching the ground.
The dragons breath fire and can "go between" (a form of teleportation.)
I like the books and hope they are successfully translated to the big screen, but I'm not holding my breath. Hollywood seems to have this mentality where everything has to be turned into an action movie blockbuster and the McCaffery stories really aren't "blockbuster" material. The books center primarily on social interactions than anything else. This suggest a need to concentrate on plot, not action.
Going the "blockbuster" route would probably result in a movie with lots of combat scenes with dragons fighting thread and not much else. This would not do justice to the material.
Warner might be better served going the Game of Thrones route by turning the books into a television series. A television series would involve more plot and character development which are the strengths of the books. They really aren't "action" oriented.
Monday, July 28, 2014
Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-Ray 68% Off at Amazon (and others)
Hat Tip: Geeks are Sexy
Amazons Deal of the Day: 68% off on Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-Ray Set (Extended Edition). You can pick this up today for $37.99 with free shipping. It's usually $119.98.
Other Deals:
The complete Andy Griffith show on DVD is 75% off.
The Frasier complete DVD set is 63% off.
The complete Taxi DVD set is 62% off.
The complete Cheers DVD set is 70% off.
These deals run for a week.
Check Amazon's Featured Deals for more movies/t.v. shows.
Amazons Deal of the Day: 68% off on Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-Ray Set (Extended Edition). You can pick this up today for $37.99 with free shipping. It's usually $119.98.
Other Deals:
The complete Andy Griffith show on DVD is 75% off.
The Frasier complete DVD set is 63% off.
The complete Taxi DVD set is 62% off.
The complete Cheers DVD set is 70% off.
These deals run for a week.
Check Amazon's Featured Deals for more movies/t.v. shows.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
WB Plans Seven Film "Arabian Nights" Franchise
Hat Tip: Dark Horizons
Warner Brothers is planning a seven-film franchise based on One Thousand and One Nights.
This does make a certain amount of sense. The material is public domain and hasn't been used as source material recently.
The problem may lie in execution.
The source material consists of multiple short stories. Short stories don't always translate well to full-length motion pictures. One short story doesn't provide enough material for an entire film. Creating a full-length film either requires expanding the story (also known as "padding") or using multiple stories in the same film.
Films with multiple stories, or anthologies, typically don't perform well at theaters.
Based on the number of films planned, it looks like WB has chosen the first approach, devoting each film to a single story. This will result in a cohesive story-line for each film but will require the script-writer to come up with a great deal of original material for each film.
WB better have some creative writers on tap.
Warner Brothers is planning a seven-film franchise based on One Thousand and One Nights.
This does make a certain amount of sense. The material is public domain and hasn't been used as source material recently.
The problem may lie in execution.
The source material consists of multiple short stories. Short stories don't always translate well to full-length motion pictures. One short story doesn't provide enough material for an entire film. Creating a full-length film either requires expanding the story (also known as "padding") or using multiple stories in the same film.
Films with multiple stories, or anthologies, typically don't perform well at theaters.
Based on the number of films planned, it looks like WB has chosen the first approach, devoting each film to a single story. This will result in a cohesive story-line for each film but will require the script-writer to come up with a great deal of original material for each film.
WB better have some creative writers on tap.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
*Facepalm*
That was the only appropriate response after seeing this:
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay team up for Manimal movie
That produced a mental image of Will Ferrell morphing into an animal. It was like a parody version of the Twilight series. (Which has already been done, btw.)
I think this idea is a perfect illustration on why Hollywood has a problem. Far too many movie decisions seem based on coming up with a way to justify special effects.
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay team up for Manimal movie
That produced a mental image of Will Ferrell morphing into an animal. It was like a parody version of the Twilight series. (Which has already been done, btw.)
I think this idea is a perfect illustration on why Hollywood has a problem. Far too many movie decisions seem based on coming up with a way to justify special effects.
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