Iron Man 2 trailer

Looks awesome :)

Iron Man 2 comes out May 7th, 2010.
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Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 billion

The world is crumbling apart... fire from the skies, the seas boiling... cats and dogs living together... Disney is buying Marvel!

Check it out - http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2009/2009_0831_disney_and_marvel_entertainment.html

Assuming everything goes as planned Disney will walk away with the 5000 characters off Marvels stable and be able to leverage their significant marketing power behind the comic book goliath. Not sure of the speed of the acquisition or how Disney will handle the various properties but it definitely is big news.

Question: is this a bad thing? Really... I'm not sure. I want to think that it could be good. I mean Marvel is wonderful and all, but there's no denying they've got a problem with focusing their direction. Maybe some of the mouse house's bureaucracy will help Marvel. At the least Marvel will hopefully stop just throwing things at the wall to see what sticks. And really even with the success of Marvel Studios, all it would take is a few mistakes on some of their bigger properties to bring them back to square one, bankruptcy. So is this a good move? I know I hope so. We'll have to see how it all shakes out

A few things to consider, will Marvel keep their name / branding? What happens to Kingdom comics? How exactly does Disney integrate Marvel into their unique style? What does this specifically mean for Marvel comic books, Marvel films, and Marvel licensed products?
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Iron Man and Wolverine anime trailers

Wow, check these awesome trailers out. These are for new tv series slated to air in Japan in 2010. But since the properties are so huge, the art looks amazing, and they've been written for tv by none other than the amazing Mr Warren Ellis I have zero doubt that they will make their way to our shores very quickly. In fact we'll probably see fan subs online within a few days of broadcast...

Check the trailers :)

I know. very different, but pretty damn cool too.
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G.I. Joe Resolute

A few days ago I watched G.I. Joe Resolute, the newest G.I. Joe story in this post Valor vs Venom age, and I have to say it was really great! I am excited and kinda scared about the new live action movie set to come out this summer, but in the meantime the cartoon side of things look like they're on the right track. I hope we'll get to see more cartoons in the Joe universe like Resolute. And with the re-spawned interest, the 3 new comic books, and the movie this summer I think we're in for a pretty good ride. 

Resolute picks up with the Joe team in modern day, but keeps all of the same stuff we loved abut the classic series. That said, it actually works in a modern sense. This isn't any Sigma Six bullshit, this is seriously just a good time. Joes are bad asses, COBRA are really evil messed up terrorists, and finally people can die, as evidenced by the two surprising deaths in the very first part.

The entire 'film' is about an hour long, maybe an hour and change. It aired all together on Adult Swim a few weeks ago, but has also been split into webisodes for your convenience. No doubt a dvd will come out soon enough. But you might as well watch it here, because its awesome and I said so. Oh and if that doesn't convince you, it was written by comic genius Warren Ellis. Here is part one of eleven...

And here you go with the rest

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 02

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 03 and 04

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 05

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 06

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 07

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 08

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 09

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 10

G. I. Joe Resolute - part 11 

Pretty sweet stuff, and well worth the time. I hope our liked it as much as I did. Doesn't it make you want to see even more :)

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D9 trailer and more

So Neill Blomkamp, the man Peter Jackson had picked to direct the Halo movie now has this District 9 movie coming out. If you'll remember a few years ago, Neill had made a short film about this very same subject, called Alive in Joburg. Well I'm really happy to see this make it in the world of the feature. Check out this trailer for District 9.

Oh, and if you think the aliens are all bad, think again. Watch the end of this trailer, unblurred, and translated. Then hed over to MNU Spreads Lies and have your voice heard.

District 9 comes out Aug 14th, and I think it looks great. Here's hoping Blomkamp's next film is based on another of his shorts Tetra Vaal.

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A Wild trailer

CHeck out the trailer for Where the Wild Things Are. Looks like its really finally going to come out. Very cool news. Although that said, I'm still a bit thrown off by what we actually see here.



Like I can't decide if its great or just worrysome. I like that it already feels like a Spike Jonze film. I don't like that its not how I imagined the Wild Things to look. I love the henson-esque Wild thing look in a way, but I also don't think they look or move like they did in my mind for so many years.

Will it be great? I sure hope so. This film deserves to be. We'll all find out on October 16th, '09.
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You Twit

The series SuperNews premieres today at 10pm on Current. Could there really be a reason to watch Current tv???
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Two great new posters

Two awesome new movie posters have hit the web recently.

This first one is for the new one for Terminator Salvation. I have to say I am really stoked about this film now. At Wondercon this year for my work I had the amazing opportunity to meet and chat with a few of the stars behind the film, including Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Anotm Yelchin, and director McG, who actually commented on my Leonidas-like beard and abs... watch the end credit sequence of the EP episode here :) Anyhow, check out the poster.

And the second poster which just hit the interwebs today is for the long awaited Where the Wild Things Are movie, which is still slated for release on October 16th, '09. Finger are tightly crossed on this one.

Ahh, can't wait :)
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the new face of SyFy

WTF?! I had heard that the Sci Fi Channel was changing their name. But I had also heard that it was because they didn't want to be so locked into the science fiction genre, or at least they didn't want that to be the perception. Why that should be a problem considering it so clearly defines an ever growing niche, is beyond me, but so be it. I had heard about this change a few months ago, and at the time the word was that Sci Fi was going to become Astound! Now being in california, I have to say, the first thought there, is wow, my old DSL provider RCN recently changed their name to Astound! I wonder if there is a connection... Probably not, because the Sci Fi Channel is now changing their name, and not to Astound! but in fact to .... SYFY.

I grabbed this image off of AICN, where it also mentioned co the official press release that "Syfy -- unlike the generic entertainment category “sci-fi” – firmly establishes a uniquely ownable trademark that is portable across all non-linear digital platforms and beyond, from Hulu to iTunes. Syfy also creates an umbrella brand name that can extend into new adjacent businesses under the Syfy Ventures banner, such as Syfy Games, Syfy Films and Syfy Kids."

oh boy. what a world have we come to... Feel free to check out the place holder / press release at http://www.syfy.com and hey everyone... Imagine Greater.
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Avengers and Thor delayed!

Dammit that sucks! I have no doubt that getting everything together in just the right order for The Avengers is a huge headache, but I'm still disappointed to hear this news. Marvel has announced a revised release schedule for its upcoming properties, and the only film that has stayed squarely where it was, is Iron Man 2. So now here's what we're looking at for a release timeline:

Iron Man 2 - May 7th, 2010
Thor - June 17th, 2011
The First Avenger: Captain America - July 22nd, 2011
The Avengers - May 4th, 2012

So Thor and Avengers have both been pushed back a full year! That's what I call lame. I mean I get that they want to make the movies right, but I'm still disappointed.

In other Marvel news and rumor though there have been a few juicy casting notices out there. Apparently Mickey Rourke has finally signed on as the villain in Iron Man 2. After reports that the studio lowballed him on a paycheck word is that they have come to a much more reasonable figure now and he will be playing a Russian. No word exactly on who he's playing, but as a Russian its probably The Crimson Dynamo. Rumors are also about that Emily Blunt is no longer signed on the the role of Black Widow and it is now being offered to Scarlett Johannson. hmmm... Favreau has said that casting should be confirmed by the end of next week, and that there won't be any major surprises. Good news.

As for Thor news, well as has been mentioned before the word on the street has been lately that director Kenneth Branagh has been looking at Alexander Skarsgård for the title role, but IESB now says that Channing Tatum (aka Duke in the upcoming G.I. Joe film) is also in the running. The really big rumor on the Thor front though is that Josh Hartnett is interested in the role of the villain Loki. This is great news if you ask me, Hartnett would be fantastic as Thor's duplicitous brother. We'll have to see what becomes of this.

As for the Avengers, well over at AICN they're saying that the delay is partly due to financing, but also because Marvel wants Favreau to helm the film, and since hes definitely locked in to Iron Man 2, there wasn't anyway it could've happened before. That at least actually makes sense to me. Since the success of Iron Man, I've no doubt Marvel would love for Favs to take a crack at The Avengers.

So its kind of sad about the delays, but in the end I know I want them to make the best movies possible. If that means waiting one more year, then I guess, so be it. More on all of these as they develop.
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Fantastic new Star Trek trailer

Check out this epic trailer for Star Trek :)



The film looks awesome and is set to hit screens here on May 8th. I love it. Really great stuff .
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Some funny trailers

A couple of new comedies are coming to theaters soon. Check out these trailers.


I Love You Man hits theaters March 20th, '09.




Kinda on the serious funny tip, Funny People hits theaters July 31st, '09.



And one that I think looks hilarious, Observe and Report. This one hits screens April 10th, '09.




I love me a good comedy :)
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Tidbits of movie news

Here are a few headlines that I missed lately. Some good stuff here.

Michael Cera to star as Scott Pilgrim.

A Dragonball sequel has already been written.

Filming on Kenneth Branagh's directed Thor movie begins this July. No word on casting yet... but rumors are speculating on this guy...

Battlestar Galactica to the big screen? hells yes. oh wait... the original BSG to the big screen?! wtf?!?!!

Jeffrey Dean Morgan set to star in The Losers.

Should we start getting our hopes up for a Ghostbusters 3 finally? oh and Judd Apatow is NOT involved.

Now that Stephen Chow is out it looks like Michael Gondry may be in to direct The Green Hornet.

Another comic book property Suicide Squad is coming to the big screen.

Gore Verbinski will direct a new Clue movie.

Despite the studio really wanting Ryan Gosling, it looks like Anton Yelchin is now in the running for Green Lantern. Expect the Green Lantern film in theaters Dec 17th, 2010.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is moving forward for a holiday 2010 release through FOX 2000 and Walden media.

Uber hottie Megan Fox in talks to play Aspen in the comic adaptation of Fathom, and the love interest in Jonah Hex.

the plot for Chris Nolan's next big film, Inception, a sci fi starring Leo DiCaporio is being kept under wraps.

oh the sorry state of Fury Road.... looks like Mad Max 4 may now ber coming to us as an animated film, and a video game :(

FOX is looking into a full reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise...

are we finally going to get another Riddick movie? I hope so.

ABC picked up rights to a 4 hour miniseries about a meteor hitting the moon causeing it to collide with the earth, called Impact. sweet.

Lots of great stuff there. I guess I miss alot when I'm so busy with work and family. Its really all worth it though. Oh and yes a lot of the links are from Latino Review. I love that site :) They have a kick ass archiving system for news stories. Check em out.

Until later all. Good hunting.
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Terminator Salvation trailer 2

Wow, check out this kick ass trailer for Terminator Salvation. Absolutely freakin amazing.

The movie comes to theaters May 21st, 2009.

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Oscar Roundup

Well I suppose its a sure sign that I've been lax on the blog when I haven't posted since before the oscars! That's alright though. I used the time leading up to the academy awards to catch up on a lot of the films that had slipped through my fingers. I actually really love that Oscar crunch time. For the past few years I've done some hefty marathons trying to check out as many of the nominated films as I can before the big show, and this year despite my best efforts I still lost my Oscar pool miserably. Ah well... There's always next year.

Here in a nutshell are my two cents on some of the Oscar nominated films. The ones I saw at least :)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A bit overrated. A solid film no doubt, with marvelous makeup fx and a great sense of art direction, but not worthy of a best picture nomination.

Frost / Nixon: great tension, and fantastic acting by everyone involved. It feels like a smaller film than people made it out to be, but still is definitely worth checking out.

Milk: very good film, with great performances by Penn, and especially James Franco (prob his best role). I think Josh Brolin was overrated, but this is a solid and important film.

Slumdog Millionaire: Great movie, great look, sound, acting, everything. This deserves the praise. Check it out if you haven't.

The Reader: I thought it would be an absolute chick flick, but its not. This is just a solid drama. A Love story. And a heartwrenching performance by Winslett makes it one definitely not to miss.

The Wrestler: I loved this film. Everytime you think Rourke's character is getting himself back together he does something to remind him and us what a total fuck up he is. Very real world, very sad in a way. The ending sinches the film for me. great movie.

The Visitor: a good little character piece starring the fantastic character actor Richard Jenkins. This is a really good film that was undoubtedly the underdog. Nothing flashy, no big stars, this is just a nice little film. That said, its not going to blow you away. This is just good.

The Changling: what a depressing film. Nothing good seems to happen to these people, and everything is soooo grey and dreary. I felt bad watching this movie, because life sucked so much. I suppose that might be the intention of the film, but while I thought it was well made and acted, I don't think this is one you need to see. And how does the guy writing Thor make this?!

The Duchess: Its it just me or do all of these films seem the same? Beautiful costumes and great performances aside, the stories are all the same. Some girl who is strong willed and free gets herself stuck in a marriage / romance she can't stand and is constrained by. That is unfortunately her lot in life though as her station will permit no happiness, until she meets the man of her dreams, and they have a torrid love affair. The entire mess usually ends with one or all of the people involved in the illicit tryst, beheaded, run through, or otherwise dispatched. The Duchess is no different. And Erica loved it.

The Dark Knight: Hooray for Batman! This is an awesome film, go buy it and enjoy. Batman rulz!!1!

Ok, and now for the official winners:

Best Motion Picture of the Year
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn - MILK

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Kate Winslet - THE READER

Achievement in Directing
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Departures

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Film Editing
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Sound Mixing
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Sound Editing
THE DARK KNIGHT

Achievement in Visual Effects
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Best Documentary Short Subject
SMILE PINKI

Best Documentary Feature
MAN ON WIRE

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Heath Ledger - THE DARK KNIGHT

Best Live Action Short Film
SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)

Achievement in Cinematography
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Makeup
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Achievement in Costume Design
THE DUCHESS

Achievement in Art Direction
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Best Animated Short Film
La Maison en Petits Cubes

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
WALL-E

Adapted Screenplay
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Original Screenplay
MILK

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penelope Cruz - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

Although I actually never base my ballot on oscar day on my ballot I pick online here is how I did in my online predictions... 7 of 26.

That is terrible... even in my pool at home I think I only got 14, very depressing. oh well. Its all in good fun right, and there were some good films this year. Not a lot of great ones, but a ton of really good ones. The only one I haven't seen that was nominated for quite a lot was Doubt. And for my money the best films that I'd recommend you see outiof this Oscar season, are Slumdog Millionaire, and The Wrestler. Otherwise, I'll look forward to doing this all again in a year.

Have fun all, I hope you did better than me in your Oscar pools :)
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TF: ROTF teaser

Here it is, mere days after the awesome yet all too short Superbowl spot, comes the official teaser trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I think it looks sweet. Especially the new look for Ravage.

Keep your eyes peeled on June 26th this summer. Definitely a film I have got to see :)
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On Hold... the return

Well it sure as heck has bee a while. But for anyone who remembers the fact that once upon a time I used to host a podcast with my buddy Devon called On Hold.... well those days are back my friend. We got sidetracked by life midway through last year (around the same time this blog went on hiatus) and I was unfortunately unable to keep up the cast until now. On Hold is back! We'd made it to episode 96 if you can believe it, and now with Devon and me back on track, our goal is to make it to episode 100 at least. Past that who can say, for now though let's just rejoice in the bounty of Episode 97...

Thanks to all the fans out there We do it for you!

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Inglourious trailer

The trailer for Tarintino's new WWII opus Inglourious Bastards has dropped online and it is pretty freakin great. Blood and splatterhouse violence behind enemy lines. Seems very violent, and very Tarintino. Check out the trailer...

Pretty sweet eh? 100 Nazi scalps each! I'm looking forward to that. The movie is set to come out Aug 21st, this summer.

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Some more ads from the superbowl

a few of the other ads from the superbowl turned out pretty well, or at least interesting.

Check out this ad for Star Trek, I am definitely interested in this one, fingers crossed that it'll be good. And from this ad my hopes are still running high. We'll see what becomes of all this on May 8th.



Also airing on Bowl day, the Land of the Lost remake starring Will Ferrell.




Having never watched the original show, I think this looks pretty funny. The movie is out June 5th, '09.

Next up is Up :) Pixar's new one coming out on May 29th 2009.



I have high hopes for Up. Pixar really makes great movies and this one looks really cute.

There was also a really real 3D commercial! for the upcoming animated film Monsters vs Aliens! Sweet.



I think this one looks like a lot of fun. And it comes out pretty soon, on March 27th, 09.

Now check out this one for Fast & Furious, the movie we all knew had to come eventually...



F&F comes out April 3rd... so get ready!

How about this to wet your appetite, the one time prequel, now sequel to The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons. This one is sure to make everyone a boatload of money, and honestly looks pretty good.



Look for Angels and Demons on May 15th.

What do you get mixing Jack Black and Michael Cera? Year One... set to come out June 19th.



I'm still not sold on that one...

This one surprised me. Race to Witch Mountain, set to come out March 13, starring The Rock. I've actually never seen the original. Is this what that was about too?! seems like a story I would've totally dug as a kid. Now, meh... could be good... but will probably be just bleh.



And that's all for the movie trailers at the 2009 Superbowl. I think this was definitely a solid year. I'm really looking forward to a few of these films. Let me know your fav in the comments :) Oh, and one more superbowl ad for good measure.


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Transformers 2 trailer

Very nice. Yet another of the awesome group of Superbowl teaser trailers that launched this year the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie looks bad ass. Honestly even if its just more of the same I am totally all over it. Check out the trailer. And someone tell me what the hell that huge thing at the end is?!?

Pretty fun stuff, eh? We can all look forward to more robo-changing action on June 26th, 2009.

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G.I. Joe movie trailer

Woot! Seriously people August 7th cannot get here soon enough, check out this stellar teaser trailer for G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra that aired during the superbowl last weekend. Freakin amazing stuff. I love the flippy action at the end, and that crash through the bus. damn. thats just plain old fashioned cool. Check it out.

Like I said the movie comes out on August 7th this summer. God times.

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Oscar season again - 2009 edition

Well its Oscar season again, and I feel like this year I am even more behind the times than usual. I haven't seen like ANY of these films... how the heck am I ever going tom win the oscar pool?! Not that I ever do or anything. In fact I have a terrible track record for picking winners wit these kinds of things. That said, I'm not going to stop trying. So here we have it, the 2009 Academy Award nominees, with my picks for winner listed in red.


Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins - THE VISITOR
Frank Langella - FROST/NIXON
Sean Penn - MILK
Brad Pitt - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Mickey Rourke - THE WRESTLER

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin - MILK
Robert Downey Jr. - TROPIC THUNDER
Philip Seymour Hoffman - DOUBT
Heath Ledger - THE DARK KNIGHT
Michael Shannon - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Angelina Jolie - CHANGELING
Melissa Leo - FROZEN RIVER
Meryl Streep - DOUBT
Kate Winslet - THE READER

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams - DOUBT
Penélope Cruz - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Viola Davis - DOUBT
Taraji P. Henson - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Marisa Tomei - THE WRESTLER

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
WALL-E

Achievement in Art Direction
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE DUCHESS
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Achievement in Cinematography
CHANGELING
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Achievement in Costume Design
AUSTRALIA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DUCHESS
MILK
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

Achievement in Directing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Documentary Feature
THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
THE GARDEN
MAN ON WIRE
TROUBLE THE WATER

Best Documentary Short Subject
THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN
THE FINAL INCH
SMILE PINKI
THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306

Achievement in Film Editing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Class
Departures
Revanche
Waltz With Bashir

Achievement in Makeup
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DEFIANCE
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREE
WALL-E

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
WALL-E"Down to Earth"
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE"Jai Ho"
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE"O Saya"

Best Motion Picture of the Year
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
MILK
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Best Animated Short Film
La Maison en Petits Cubes
LAVATORY - LOVESTORY
OKTAPODI
PRESTO
THIS WAY UP

Best Live Action Short Film
AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)
MANON ON THE ASPHALT
NEW BOY
THE PIG
SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)

Achievement in Sound Editing
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED

Achievement in Sound Mixing
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WALL-E
WANTED

Achievement in Visual Effects
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
IRON MAN

Adapted Screenplay
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Original Screenplay
FROZEN RIVER
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES
MILK
WALL-E

We'll have to wait and see what becomes of all this on Oscar night on ABC on Feb 22nd, at 5pm PST. Also if you're doing a oscar night like I always do, you might want to have a copy of this handy dandy printable oscar ballot. It definitely does the trick.

I'm going to try to bone up on my potential award winners, but man I've defintiely got a long ways to go...
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Welcome Alec James Chapman!!!

Hey all, Oh I know its been a few days since I posted, but I was a bit preoccupied of late. This past weekend, Erica went into labour and after a fairly grueling 30 hours, I am very proud to say, I was blessed with this amazing and cute, totally healthy little boy. Alec James Chapman, born Sunday 02/01/09 at 11:48pm, was pretty big considering how small Erica is at 8 lbs 5 oz, and 22 inches long. Both he and mom are doing very well now, and we've all just gotten back home. Here are some pics, followed by a little video of my new son!








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Stanton on Carter

Andrew Stanton, director of last years Wall-E is working hard on the John Carter of Mars adaptation for Disney, and I am sincerely hoping he really gets the film made. Yeah it would've been cool if Favreau had been behind the helm, but I have a really good feeling about Stanton. The Pixar team and Disney now, would never have put so much faith in him if he wasn't the right man for the job. Recently he did a quick interview with SciFi Wire that you can check out here.

Since the movie has been tossed around in development hell literally since 1931 it will be nothing short of a small miracle to see it finally get made, but I know I am really looking forward to seeing what the Disney kids can pull together. Big news for me, Stanton confirmed that the film will be live action saying "...there are so many creatures and characters that half of it's going to be CG whether you want it to be [or not], just to realize some of these images that are in the book. But it will feel real. The whole thing will feel very, very believable."

Stanton is "deep into it now" on his second draft of the script, working on pre-production, working on the art direction, and starting to even talk about actors. All great news in my books. The film is slated for a release sometime in 2012 and I for one, can't wait.

I'll defintiely be keeping my eye on this one as it develops.
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Outlander poster

Space vikings!!! seriously what else is there to say, If you'll remember I posted a while ago a trailer to a film that snuck well under my radar called Outlander, starring the dashing and pious Jim Caviezel. But now we've got a sweet poster for the stranger in an even stranger land film. This is kind of like a Superman elseworlds story... or maybe like... well I dont know. But hey, a sci-fi film that plays like Pathfinder can't be all bad, right?! Besides its got jesus power behind it! Check out this new poster :)

The original poster can be seen here., but I know we all prefer floating heads :) From Latino Review: “Outlander” begins when a space craft crashes into the majestic fjords of ancient Norway and into the time of the Vikings. From the wreckage emerge two bitter enemies: a soldier from another world – Kainan (James Caviezel) – and a bloodthirsty creature known as the Moorwen. Man and monster both seeking revenge for violence committed against them. As the Moorwen ravages the Viking world, killing everything in its path, Kainan forms an unlikely alliance with the primitive but fierce warriors. Combining his advanced technology with ancient Iron Age weapons, the hero leads a desperate attempt to kill the monster - before it destroys them all." The movie comes out Jan 23rd...
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Warchmen legal nonsense settled

So a lots been going on in the geek film world, but one of the best pieces of news in a while is the word that Warner's and FOX have finally resolved their conflict over the Watchmen film.

If you'll remember it was over a rights issue. Basically FOX had the rights to the comic, Warner's the film, but it wasn't clear that Warner's could made the film without the consent of FOX. You have to wonder, since the suit wasn't even brought up publicly until after the film was well in the can if FOX knew about it all along and just wanted to wait for Warner to foot the bill then sweep in and take a cut, or if it really was just an oversight. Regardless, it looks like that's just about exactly whats happened as FOX and Warner reached a settlement deal, behind closed doors, before the judge had to make a public decision, most likely ordering Warner's to pay up anyhow. The really good part about this news: there will be no delay, no hesitations nothing to hinder or impede the release of the film now. So ultimately, we're the ones that win out. Although that said, I've no doubt some legal heads have rolled over this snafu at Warners.

From the trades though it seems the two companies are putting on an amicable face to the public. Care of Latino Review ne the trades, "Warner Bros. acknowledges that Fox acted in good faith in bringing its claims, which were asserted prior to the start of principal photography," the statement read. "Fox acknowledges that Warner Bros. acted in good faith defending against those claims."

See how nice and friendly that sounds... everyone wins, especially us. yay!
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Street Fighter movie trailer

Well, this is kind of unexpected. I mean, I knew the Street Fighter movie was coming out soon, but I definitely didn't expect the trailer to be so... normal. Is it just me or is this trailer kind of boring?!



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Joes play ball

It's also been confirmed that G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra will air its first commercial at this years Superbowl. I think I'm definitely going to have to check that out now :)

From the new toy packaging:
"G.I. Joe is a highly trained, classified Special Operations Unit composed of men and woman from around the globe. Officially, these warriors don't even exist. Few know the truth - that G.I. Joe fights a secret war, as the first and last line of defence against forces that seek to plunge our world into chaos. Wherever there's trouble, G.I. Joe is there!"
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TF:ROTF Poster

Well its finally here. No, not the film, but the poster! for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. A very ominous looking, is that Megatron? Galvatron maybe? I suppose I should go out and read the sequel, and prequel comics from IDW.... ah well. Reports are that the first ROTF commercial will air during the superbowl. Sweet deal :)

Oh and from my favorite site, TFW2005, check out this great battle damaged Optimus pic.
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BSG season 1

I have to say it, and I know I wont be alone here; but Battlestar Galactica is a fracking awesome show. I don't know why I never got around to it before now. I've had the first season on dvd for some time, and watched about 4 episodes then got distracted, as you do, and never quite got back to it. But I am VERY glad I did now. Event though Erica and I actually got Netflix for Christmas this year, we've started actually finding time to watch movies and tv again. Including dvds that have been sitting around for 2 years. Maybe its just that we're finally really starting to be settled into our new home, or maybe its just appreciating the lull before the baby storm arrives in a few weeks, but it has really been very nice. Of course we've both been super busy getting ready for the baby, but I'm glad we're finding time for some other stuff too.

As for Battlestar, well I know one or two spoilers, which I wish I didn't, but I don't really know too much, and I am definitely enjoying it. I do not know who is a cylon, so please don't tell me. we're just three episodes into season two now, and its getting better and better. I think I remember some people complaining that it didn't stand up to the test going into season 3 or 4, but for now, the show definitely has not disappointed. For my money the best characters are Dr Gaius Baltar, and Helio. Hopefully they last and don't get killed off.

If for some reason like me you never saw the show, I'd definitely encourage you to check it out. I'm a pretty big sci fi nerd and this is really wonderful stuff. Lots of drama, lots of action, with robots and political intrigue, and mythology built right in. Very fun. I'm hoping that we can catch up and get ready in time for the new show in the fall. I think I read its a prequel show.

Anyhow, I just thought I'd share.
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Dragonball: Evolution trailer

I'm sorry, but to me Dragonball just looks.... stupid. I mean I guess it could be fun. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation has a special place in my heart. But its not a good sign when that's the best reference I can think of...


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