And Why So Serious?

Aunque tuvo mucha más pega en Batman Begins, en donde craneó la historia y escribió el guión, el guionista/director David S. Goyer manda a volar las especulaciones y rumores, a raíz del exitazo de The Dark Knight, respecto a una tercera película del hombre murciélago:

"Todo es una M.I.E.R.D.A. Todo ello". Goyer señaló a MTV. “Chris [Nolan] y yo no hemos hablado al respecto. Él comprensiblemente está teniendo unas largas, largas vacaciones y quiere purificarse"

¿Qué sacamos de sus palabras?

• Todo es una M.I.E.R.D.A. Todo ello. Sips.
• Christopher Nolan no ha firmado oficialmente para una tercera película.
• No existe ninguna historia discutida a grandes rasgos, salvo lo que hablaron durante la producción de la anterior (Por ejemplo, la muerte definitiva de Dos Caras).
• No existe ningún actor confirmado para nuevos roles.
• No existe fecha de pre-producción
• Solo existe el deseo de la gente de la Warner Bros, los fans and all that stuff, para confirmar pronto una nueva entrega.

Lo cierto es que en Julio el mismo Goyer, que ideó la historia base de TDK junto a Christopher Nolan,  había señalado que no había nada concreto respecto a una nueva película. Y eso fue a comienzos del largo relajo de Nolan. Lo único cierto es que, todavía seguimos esperando al director.

MALinks

• Batman 3: Todos esperan a Nolan

Yes yes yes what a spectacle.  I still get a partial evertime I hear Heath Ledger's voice as The Joker.  And Rex as Alfred... HAHAHAHAH sooo good.

*Even though this went up last week, by New York standards thats old news. However, I know people in Nebraskahoma read this site and I care about my people representing Mid Western farm towns. Get R Done.

Shepard Fairey's Obama image got wheat pasted on the doors of The Outsiders exhibit by Steve Lazarides. Ana Peru tagged over it as seen here in this clever detail::::

I can never remember the name of this artist which makes me a bad journalist.

Whatever, here are some boobies::::

Last but not least, I saw this nice middle aged gentleman walking through Union Square the other day. Now, I know the economic crisis is bad... but is it really necessary to walk around dressed up like this? I guess this is one reason I love living in NYC.

As a side note, I predict that Anthony Lister will be dressed like this on a daily basis in twenty years.

År: 2008
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Action, Kriminalare
IMDb Betyg: 9,1
Skådisar: Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Heath Ledger (The Joker), Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent / Two-Face), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox)

Handling: Batman och James Gordon går ihop med Gothams nya åklagare, Harvey Dent, för att stoppa en psykotisk bankrånare känd som The Joker.

Kommentar: Svårt att sätta betyg på den här, 90% verkar helt till sig och älskar den men jag som inte är något jätte fan av Batman tycker inte den förtjänar högsta betyg. Men filmen var bra, actonscenerna är grymma, Bale och Ledger är lysande i sina roller som Batman och Jokern. Det är även en lagom lång film och tempot och intresset av att fortsätta se på den tar aldrig slut.

Men nej den får ändå nöja sig med en åtta, men alla borde se denna rulle! Men ingen film som man måste skynda sig för att se.

Betyg:

Dar hai sa lasam filmul la o parte pentru ca de film mi-a amintit doar ce urmeaza sa va arat.

Este vorba despre un concept BMW numit GINA Light Visionary. Un concept care dealtfel se muleaza frumos pe pielea marcii BMW. Si spun pielea pentru ca aceasta masina are propria sa "piele" si nu manere, capacele, rotite si cheite cum suntem obisnuiti sa vedem la "tot romanu'" daca ne plimbam prin Romana(sau Victoriei, Iuliu Maniu, Magheru, Dorobanti).

Din seria "si Batman vrea o d-asta"... priviti conceptul aici.

Mentiune: Nu sunt deloc un impatimit al vehiculelor cu 4 (sau mai multe roti) dar asta merita sa arati cu degetul spunandu-i lui "mami" ca vrei si tu una - de preferat sa spui asta costumat Batman/Beat-mean... sau beat rau(mean).

Don't drink and drive, smoke and die! :)

]]> http://rakibuzzaman.wordpress.com/?p=232 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:13:36 +0000 rakibuzzaman http://rakibuzzaman.pl.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/overdag-graaf-lippens-s-nachts/

“Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos, I’m an agent of chaos , and you know the thing about chaos? It’s fair.”

De beurscrisis heeft zelfs deze doorgaans apatische ziel wakkergeschud.  Daar is gelukkig geen diepgaande economische analyse van gekomen. Wél een impressie van het nachtleven van Maurice graaf Lippens. Met dank aan The Dark Knight & Heath Ledger, uiteraard.

Ik heb het resultaat van mijn onverwachte vlijt opgestuurd naar drie redacties. Evenveel keer raden hoeveel respons er kwam. Juist, ja.  Vraag is wat de blogosfeer daar tegenover stelt? Reageer, vertel mij of het goed of slecht is en gooi eens een linkje. Ik raak er niet aan uit of dit van het beste, of van het slechtste is dat ik ooit gemaakt heb.

Holy batman-flippin biscuits it's the Joker by aaronwty!!!

Awesome artist, cool and humble person...just a great interview!

Questions by me awesome bat-butt-kickin' art by aaronwty!

Well, thanks again bro for taking the time for the interview!  Let's get things started with a brief Bio about yourself. Name (not required if you don't want) age, and your background with art. Any schooling or classes or formal training?

My name is Aaron Wong and I studied in an art college in Malaysia, my home country, for 3 years taking diploma in Illustration. I loved drawing since I was very small, but until I stepped into college I only realized that I couldn't really draw so well all that while, during the 3 years of studies I improved alot and I worked as a concept artist in the animation line in malaysia for more than a year after graduation. In a week time i'm going to UK for final year for a degree in Illustration and continue my journey of exploration in art.

Talk about determination! You are truly a blessed artist who doesn't mind working hard to improve!

Gotta start with HOLY-FREAKIN' BATMAN! Are you serious! Those joker pieces are the Best I have seen on the net! What drew you to the character Joker from the Dark Knight to illustrate him so many times? (All are fantastic by the way!)

After I watched the dark knight, I almost cried and I was really stunned and touched by the effort that heath ledger put in to the character Joker. I have never seen any acting as good as that and the whole world was amaze. Other than the joker, the dark knight is one of the best movie ever in the sense of storyline, acting, action and so on. It shows the industry that in end a good movie still comes back to the basic foundation of storyline and acting. Not fancy specialy effects with no meaning. And this movie really brought back my passion of painting because I rarely drew for my own interest since I started working. Heath made me feel like I wanna draw again. I was slowly losing the passion. so I decided to create some really nice tributes for him to remember this great actor we lost.

You have a great style with traditional media and digital. Do you think there needs to be a balance or can a person just jump into digital mediums like photoshop and painter without getting an understanding of the traditional things like paint or inks?

Yes I think that in order to master digital art we need to learn the foundation of traditional mediums like water colour, pencils, and acrylic. Especially pencil. I think that if we master the skill of pencil sketching, you can do well in most of the mediums. Cause that is the basic foundation of drawing and it trains your art sense and observation. I dont believe that a person who cant draw with traditional medium can suddenly create brilliant digital art. unless he uses photo montage.

Any particular games you are playing now? (Here is one for you to watch for!) [link]

I used to play warcraft 3 DOTA but I sucked at it.. most of the time i just play winning eleven on ps2. i have been playing since winning eleven 4 until winning eleven 11 now.. I hardly get sick of the same game.. haha.. maybe football games hardly repeat when we play.. so its always interesting

What are your plans for your future in the world of art and design. Are you making this a career move?

When I studied in college I thought about doing covers for movies, novels, comics or albums. But once I started doing concept art I fell in love with it and I think I can do that for my career. Now my dream will be doing concept art for movies, and it will be nice if i can draw concept art for movies like Dark Knight or other cool movies. I worked as an environment concept artist and also a character designer for an animation project previously.. so most probably I will continue with that.

Who are some artist that you admire?

I always admired DrewStruzan, especially all the great movie posters he did for star wars, Harry Potter, Hellboy, Indiana Jones and so on. I also loved Slam Dunk the manga alot but i dont remember the artist's name in english cause i read it in Chinese. And I also like a Chinese artist called zhuzhu. His works are very special. The strokes are so simple but yet so realistic and nice.

(Deviant Art can't remove this one!)

I love your digital painting tutorials! How long have you been working in photoshop. Could you give a brief statement about your process work and how long it takes to finish a piece.

It depends what I draw. It's really different the way I draw environments, portraits and character designs. If it's a portrait I normally open a blank canvas in photoshop, A4 size and 300 DPI. I start with the outline in one layer, a rough sketch first. Then when the rough sketch is done I trace a neater outline over the rough one in a new normal layer. When the outline is done I open a new multiply layer and start painting the major colours in darker tone from light to dark. and finally I open a normal layer and paint opaque colours from dark to light. Always paint the big areas first and do the details at last.

You are a big fan of films and pop culture. How do these things affect what you wish to create with your art.

I always tell myself that I only wanna draw the things that I like. Because if I have no interest in something no matter how hard I try to paint or draw it I dont think it will look nice. That is why I drew so many football and basketball players, movie stars and batman characters because I like them and I enjoy it alot when I draw them.

If you could work on any project/ film/ video game/ television what would it be.

I would definitely wanna work in the next Batman movie! haha! or Superman, or any basketball or football related movies.

Favorite video game of all time?

Winning Eleven 5,6,7,8,9,10,11!!!

Thanks again Aaron! Good luck on your adventures in the UK! Click here to see his whole gallery!

Mai bruther, he sends it to meh. Based on dis famous orijinul lol:

See also Joker Interrogation Spoof (which about half of people find not funny):

And my review of the film itself at The Dark Knight Movie Review (No Spoilers).

Ever since Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull was released, lead star Harrison Ford has expressed enthusiasm in a potential fifth big-screen entry in the popular adventure franchise, as long as it doesn't take to long for production to start, and he's recently stated that creator George Lucas currently has an idea for the plot that is "crazy, but great".

According to the official publication Production Weekly, Christopher Nolan, the director of the previous two Batman films, has officially signed on for a third one, and pre-production will start in February 2009. Take this with a grain of salt because that date seems way too close.

The highly anticipated Tr2n will be made in 3D while newcomer director Joseph Kosinski believes the film will be released by the end of 2010 and confirms the first movie's director, Steven Lisberger, is involved in the production. Also, original star Jeff Bridges, who reprises his role, is extremely enthusiastic.

Rumors have it that Paul Andrews Williams (The Cottage) has signed on to direct 28 Months Later, the third entry in Danny Boyle's superb zombie franchise. The only problem? Danny Boyle has always stated he would return to direct the film himself.

Source: /Film

I grew up a comic book fan, falling in and out of the habit as I got older. The times in my life where I stopped reading comics didn't have too much to do with the comics themselves (although they probably did at times parallel a downturn in quality in the X-Men, the primary series I collected), but more to do with a lack of funds or my other entertainment options taking up my time. But then they started making movies about comics -- more specifically, they started making GOOD movies about comics, and I decided to start reading comics again (albeit in much smaller doses).

So I write this list both as a fan of movies and a fan of comics. Thus, I'm also a big fan of movies based on comic books, when I'm not busy being a big critic of movies based on comics that fail to live up to the source material. This is a list I've been meaning to write for a few years now, and in that time, the list of candidates has only grown. Because the world of comic book adaptations has grown to encompass a nice variety of of genres and types, I felt a bigger list of 20 would lead to a more diverse and interesting collection than would a traditional list of 10. I'll admit, I haven't seen every comic book movie released, but I have seen every one that's been released that I plan on seeing (meaning that if I haven't seen a movie by now, I probably never will, because I've heard it sucks).

But first, I'll clarify what I mean by "comic book movies". For the purpose of this list, a comic book movie is any feature length film whose story and/or characters originally appeared in a comic book (and a comic book includes comics, comic strips, graphic novels, or manga). So films with comic book themes that didn't originate in the world of comics, such as The Incredibles, Unbreakable, or Hancock, don't qualify. Nor do sci-fish properties that originated elsewhere but have since become comic books, such as Transformers (not that it would ever make a list of mine).

The other thing I should clarify is what I mean by "top". In this, I'm mostly judging the films by the quality of the films themselves, and less so by how strong they are as adaptations, although that will obviously come into play. The reason this isn't simply a list on the best adaptations is twofold: one, I haven't read all the source material for every comic book movie, and two, some movies don't necessarily adapt one source as much as they borrow from several (that said, if I have read the source material, it would obviously affect my opinion of the film). Other than that, "top" is an amalgamation between "best" and "favourite". And now, on to the list...


20. Superman: The Movie (1978) - Some might see this as sacrilege, ranking the original comic book movie so low. But the truth is, the only reason I'm ranking it at all is to acknowledge the debt owed to it by the rest of the superhero movies on this list. Otherwise, it's basically unwatchable unless the nostalgic pull one gets from it is too much to resist. Christopher Reeve is great as Clark Kent, but pretty much everything else sucks, from the plodding origin story to the ridiculous plotting to a bumbling Lex Luthor to Lois Lane's "can you read my mind?" monologue. If you haven't rewatched it lately, do yourself a favour and don't. The movie in your memory is better than the one that exists on celluloid.
My Review

19. Ghost in the Shell (1995) - I've seen a total of three anime movies in my life, two for the purpose of this list (Akira was the other), so I'll admit right now that I might be missing another great manga adaptation for this list (like, for instance, the sequel to this film). I enjoyed both Akira and Ghost in the Shell for what they are, but its not a medium that I completely embrace (or understand for that matter). Still, you have to admire the ambition of each film, with Ghost in the Shell's cyberpunk themes resonating a bit more for me than Akira's... uhh.... whatever that movie was about.

18. Road to Perdition (2002) - This was one of the first mainstream non-superhero graphic novel adaptations to come out, expanding the types of stories that could be adapted from the comics medium. There's a lot to admire about this film: including Tom Hanks playing against type as a hardened hitman, Paul Newman as his amoral boss, and the moody cinematography of Conrad L. Hall. It's a solid film, but a little too sombre to the point of dullness at times.

17. Hellboy (2004) - This is a very enjoyable movie, but I still consider it to be merely above average overall. In fact, it's probably not as good as Road to Perdition, but I enjoy it more. Despite the imagination and talent of Mike Mignola and Guillermo del Toro, the only thing that keeps the film from being a mere pleasant distraction is Ron Perelman as Hellboy, and the attachment the viewer gets for the character. Which is why the more visually compelling and ambitious sequel The Golden Army doesn't make this list, because it didn't give us enough of Hellboy being Hellboy.
My Review

16. A History of Violence (2005) - It took me a couple years to finally see this (don't ask me why, there is no good reason) and in that time, all I read about it was ebullient praise. So it's entirely possible that my lukewarm reaction to it has more to do with my unreasonable expectations than anything else. But for me, it was a solid genre flick with a few really excellent scenes, but not anywhere near as special as I was lead to believe. And William Hurt dragged down the film a bit for me.

15. V for Vendetta (2006) - I should probably stop talking movies down, and start talking about why these movies are GOOD enough to make the list. I tend to do that with every bigger list, I guess to justify why something near the bottom isn't ranked higher, which is silly, since 19 of these are pretty good. So now to justify why I think V for Vendetta is a very good movie, despite what Alan Moore fanboys might think. It's true that the film trades away some of the nuance of the book, but here's a sacrilege opinion: I think the movie might've succeeded in improving on the conclusion from the book. Instead of another Moore anti-climax, we got an exciting climax worthy of the story. Bring on the flames!
My Review

14. The Incredible Hulk (2008) - This character just can't win. Marvel grabs back the character, gives everyone the movie they wanted to see full of big smash action without coming off as completely stupid, and no one cared, and after The Dark Knight, fewer people remember. I guess that's why you don't try to reintroduce failed franchises after a mere five years (I'd say that at least they've revived the character for sequels or an Avengers movie, if I believed for a second that Edward Norton would come back to do the character again).
My Review

13. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) - As much as I love Christopher Nolan's Batman movies (and as you'll see I LOVE them), I'm still not sure if they're the best Batman movies in terms of truest adaptation of the character, because this film exists. It's not a top ten movie (mostly because it was originally designed to be a straight to video release, and despite its definite quality, it shows), but it's a FANTASTIC Batman movie, with all the hallmarks of the superb animated series.
My Review

12. X-Men (2000) - This is the movie that kicked off the recent explosion in comic book movies after disasters like Batman & Robin killed the genre in the 90s. Marvel dipped its toe in the water after years of development hell and straight to video releases with Blade, but Bryan Singer's X-Men was the blockbuster that led to those that would follow. As a result, it isn't a perfect film, as they didn't have the time or budget to do everything as well as one would like (as studios didn't yet have the confidence to spend the same kind of money they do now on comic book films), but it still holds up fairly well. Hugh Jackman made the character of Wolverine his, while the film admirably squishes 40 years of continuity into a comfortable 90 minutes.
My Review

11. Hulk (2003) - There's basically two schools of thought when it comes to 2003's Hulk: those who rank it amongst the worst comic book adaptations for turning the Hulk into a quiet exploration of fathers and sons instead of the explosive Hulk movie they were expecting, and a vocal minority who think the film a hidden success with Ang Lee, who took a summer blockbuster and decided to do something more conceptually ambitious. Given that I rank it #11, I obviously fall into the second group. Not everything Lee tries is successful, but I gotta admire him for trying. The sequel/reboot was undoubtedly more exciting, but this was the better movie.
My Review

10. American Splendor (2003) - One of the more unique comic book adaptations, the film managed to take Harvey Pekar's autobiographical musings, added about five levels of meta, and created a quiet indie that is far more entertaining than you'd expect the life of a gruff, shlubby iconclast would be. What surprised me about this film is how it managed to find the real heart and sentiment behind Pekar's story, while I was expecting a film that kept everything beneath a few layers of irony (although there's plenty of irony here as well).
My Review

9. Oldboy (2003) - Not the sort of film I usually check out, I did so in part because of its growing cult status and even more for the purposes of this list. So yay listmaking! Oldboy is a graphically violent, highly stylized, utterly twisted, operatic tale of revenge that needs to be seen to be believed. I'm not even sure that I liked it, but damn if it didn't stick around in my brain for weeks afterwards. Even if you might end up hating Oldboy, you should probably watch it anyway. Easily one of the most unique films on this list.

8. Spider-Man (2002) - The first great superhero blockbuster, I met Spider-Man with wide-eyed wonder when it was first released (even moreso than with X-Men two years previous). While subsequent viewings take a bit of the shine off the movie (it drags a bit in the origin section), it's still a fun movie that proved what the genre could do, bringing in the average moviegoer alongside the fanboys. For a long time, comic book fans were weary of big screen adaptations because budget restrictions would prevent directors from achieving even a fraction of what comic book creators can with their budget-free worlds. Spider-Man changed that, not only with its wisely spent $140 million budget, but more with its $400 million plus grosses that encouraged studios to invest in comic book movies, leading to some of the great films that top this list.
My Review

7. Persepolis (2007) - Not that one needs a big budget to make a great comic book adaptation. Persepolis was made for just over $7 million, or slightly less than what was probably spent on craft services for Spider-Man 3. One of the problems with adapting graphic novels for the screen is that they lose the visual flare that is an essential part of the story (as the comic book medium is more than the written story). Persepolis didn't have that issue, as the animation matched Marjane Satrapi's art, which was a large part of the film's charm. Without the art, the story still would have been affecting, but it wouldn't have been so special (which is, of course, also true of comic books themselves in comparison to books).
My Review

6. Iron Man (2008) - This one surprised me. Before the movie, I'd have ranked Iron Man as the top B character in the Marvel comics stable. His stature in Marvel Comics (and especially the Avengers) lore always gave Tony Stark the feel of an A-lister, but the reality is that his comic has never been a top seller, disappearing at times only to be resurrected in a new form, hoping to bring him into the A-list once and for all. So it surprised me that this is exactly what Robert Downey Jr and Jon Favreau were able to do, successfully bringing a less famous character to the general movie-going public, and making him more popular than he ever was in the original medium. Given their iconic place in our popular culture, it's not as surprising when a Batman or Spider-Man or even an X-Men movie makes a tonne of money. But when Iron Man breaks box office records, that says something about the movie itself.
My Review

5. X2: X-Men United (2003) - With the basic origin story out of the way, and budget less of a concern, Bryan Singer was able to build on the promise of his first movie in the series to deliver a movie closer in spirit to the comics. Easily the best superhero team adaptation (not that there's been a lot of competition), X-Men United delivered the big action and epic moments familiar to a life-long fan of the characters, managing its multitude of characters more effectively than some solo character sequels that get filled with supporting cast and villains. It's a little hard to watch this now and not think about what a lost opportunity X-Men: The Last Stand was, but that's hardly the fault of this movie, which has earned its spot in the top five.

4. Sin City (2005) - If this list were strictly judging the movies on how well they adapted the reference material, Sin City would win hands down. As faithful an adaptation as you'll ever see (and perhaps a bit more faithful than you'd ever want to see), Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's collaboration oddly did more for me than Miller's original, 2D creation. Odd because they're basically the same thing (other than the odd splash of colour, the combination of three stories into one, and of course the participation of actors), but what felt a little flat and graphic-for-its-own-sake on paper came alive on screen as an audacious piece of pop art. I think a lot of what was so thrilling about the movie was how it used fresh technology to so closely realize the visual style of the book, opening up new possibilities for the medium of film in how it can adapt the medium of comics. Either that, or the simple fact that it all simply felt so cool. Sometimes it's as simple as that.
My Review

3. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - The first GREAT superhero movie, Spider-Man 2 took everything that worked with the first movie, and improved on them, taking out some of the duller stretches of origin-building, while heightening the action and melodrama that is signature to the series. Throw in an action-sequence (on the train) that might be the best of any film on this list, and you have the best movie offering from Marvel Comics to date. So far, it seems that the template for superhero films are solid first offerings that set up the movie universe, followed by superlative sequels, and then, thus far, followed by disappointing-to-downright-awful third entries. Here's hoping the next series on this list can break the trend.
My Review

2. Batman Begins (2005) - Despite the fact that I grew up a Marvel guy, I've always thought Batman was the coolest character in comics, and with Batman Begins, I finally had a live action movie that showed why. Christopher Nolan's reboot was the first live action Batman adaptation to show what made the character great, as opposed to a mere outlet for the stylistic choices of its director, and it had me completely geeked out from beginning to end. What's unique about Batman Begins is that its one of the few superhero movies that succeeded in making the origin story portion of the film as compelling, if not more compelling, as the superhero action that follows it.
My Review

1. The Dark Knight (2008) - The Dark Knight is such a stunning achievement that not only does it top this list, it makes the rest of this list look a little weak in comparison. The gap between 1 and 2 is considerable, as The Dark Knight managed to improve upon its predecessor in every conceivable way. The story is more complex and immense, the effects are more eye-popping, and of course, the villain is far more interesting. We'll be lucky if any comic book adaptations even approach the level of quality in The Dark Knight, much less surpass it.
My Review

But what about... ? (taking a look at the titles you may think I missed)
Batman (1989) or Batman Returns (1992)? Tim Burton is easily my least favourite director-who-people-think-is-good (as opposed to the terminally shitty directors whose work I never see), so there was no way these films, which are more about Burton's eccentric style than they are about Batman, would ever get a sniff of this list.
My Review of Batman
Superman II (1980)? There are those who say the sequel to Superman: The Movie was the best of the series, and again, I can only assume those people are drunk on nostalgia. Cause what I see is a movie featuring even dumber powers than time travel via the reversing of Earth's axis (the amnesia kiss? a removable, expandable logo-trap?) with wildly differing tones depending on who was directing what scene.
My Review
Ghost World (2000)? I'm obviously a fan of indie movie comic book adaptations, so where's Ghost World, the film of choice for hipsters everywhere, you may ask? Buried deep within the recesses of my brain, since I HATED that movie.
My Review
300 (2007)? A visual delight on par with Sin City (another Frank Miller foundation), 300 was just too dumb to make the list. Which made it another fairly exacting adaptation of Miller's work, since the original graphic novel was plenty dumb all on its own.
My Review
Watchmen (2009)? If you're asking about this one, then you must have stumbled upon the archives, as it hasn't yet been released at the time of writing (hey, glad to know my post is still being read). It also suggests that the movie is good enough to be up for consideration, which is heartening, I must say. I've got one question, random future person: who won the election? And just how small are iPods now?

Cold thing is, the Joke's on us. Im sure the Joker prolly could have done a better job than ya boy on the boob tube tho.

Spotted at Illseed's

As far as overdone mashups of random movies and The Dark Knight trailer go, this Toy Story version is pretty awesome.

[via Money, Cash, Ho's]

Mish Mash is presented by Anthony Doyle and Rob Cumiskey live on 103.2 Dublin City FM on Tuesdays at 3PM and is available for download weekly on iTunes.

We will be updating this blog weekly with each show's theme and lineup and, of course, we will be posting interesting bits and bobs in between.

A clip from the first demo of the show is available below and we will of course have this weeks first live show available on Tuesday evening for download.

Until then:

Mish Mash Demo

If you want a sneak peak at the Bluray covers of The Dark Knight you can get it here.

If you ever have to get detention, do it like this: click me.

And last, CBR had a good article about the Watchmen RPG. It will probably regain popularity once the movie has come out.

o que o coringa tá achando da crise financeira?

Para nuestra sorpresa, la edición de este mes de Octubre de la veterana revista Cinemanía, en su número 157, incluye en la sección “Correspondencia” de la página 6 una pequeña mención a este humilde blog que nos llena de orgullo y lúbrica excitación. ;-) En ella se reproducen fragmentos de varias críticas sobre el peliculón The Dark Knight extraídos de diferentes blogs españoles, entre los cuales han decidido incluírnos con un pedazo de nuestra reseña (la cual podéis leer entera clickando AQUÍ).

Tras el extracto, el redactor de la sección incluye, además, una cortita respuesta con la que estoy de acuerdo, y comparto sus inquietudes ante una hipotética tercera parte de la saga.

Por muchas razones, Cinemanía es bajo nuestro punto de vista una de las mejores y más decentes revistas de cine de nuestro país junto con la Imágenes y Dirigido Por (esto NO es peloteo), así que agradecemos infinitamente el interés mostrado hacia este pequeño espacio y nuestro trabajo. Teniendo en cuenta lo pequeños e insignificantes que somos frente al panorama cinéfilo de la blogosfera, detalles asín se convierten en algo muy especial (y esto SÍ es peloteo).

¡A comprar la revista to dios!

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Box Office: $1,119,100,000
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin
Gandalf and the King of Rohan rally their forces while Sauron continues on his quest for Middle Earth.

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Box Office: $1,066,200,000
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Captain Jack Sparrow's debt is due, and Will and Elizabeth are arrested by Lord Cutler Beckett.

4. The Dark Knight (2008)
Box Office: $985,000,000
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
The latest in the Batman series has the Caped Crusader protecting Gotham City from his arch nemesis, the Joker.

5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone (2001)
Box Office: $976,500,000
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
On his 11th birthday, Harry discovers that he is a wizard and is then sent to a magic school.

6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Box Office: $961,000,000
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
The crew of the Black Pearl attempts to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker.

7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Box Office: $938,500,000
Director: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Harry is now in his 5th year at Hogwarts, the school of magic, and has nightmares of Lord Voldemort's return.

8. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Box Office: $925,300,000
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin
Frodo and Sam meet Gollum, and continue on their quest to destroy the Ring at Mordor.

9. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Box Office: $924,300,000
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
Two Jedi Knights flee the planet Naboo with The Queen and along the way encounter young Anakin Skywalker.

10. Shrek 2 (2004)
Box Office: $919,800,000
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
After their honeymoon, Shrek and Princess Fiona visit her parents to celebrate the marriage.

The Dark Knight movie should have been called the joker, cause it truly was him that made the movie off course amongst other things.  The movie has just recently come out, and its already in the top ten biggest selling films at the box office....wow!!!!!! But come to think about it, it was the second movie ever after Titanic, to gross over $500 million at the North American Box Office, along with breaking numerous other records.

            It all boils down to this…. Christian flicks are BADLY MADE! I’m sorry, but I don’t care what the message is, if it’s badly acted, written, staged, and directed, it’s distracting and I miss the message!

            So anyway, we went inside to the AMC, and we got a good theatre! Usually flicks like this get shafted and wind up in the crappy front ones (like what happened to RIGHTEOUS KILL for some odd reason), the point being our viewing experience was greatly helped by being in a nice theatre 4 once!

            Then the flick started!

            Alright we were cracking up just from the opening credits, if you’ve seen it you know why, plus I THINK I spotted a continuity error in the first 2 minutes! Once the flick got really started and Kirk Cameron came out to argue with his wife we knew just what 2 expect for the next 2 hours.

            Short-Story-Long: Marriage doesn’t work without Jesus! That was the message. Both Jan and I had the same praise about the flick over all…. yes there was a message, and it wasn’t FORCE down our throats like we were stupid!

            Even with all the films shortcomings, we enjoyed it, and told each other we will ABSOLUTELY NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO US! Plain and simple!

            KC’s porn habit (which had a very cute nickname which NOBODY’D EVER KNOW THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT PORN), was a nice plot device which led to my 2^nd favorite part of the flick, but also brought up a pet peeve of mine: The pronunciation of “pornography”.

            It’s pronounced “pORnography”, not pERnography! While this my not be a huge thing 4 y’all, it’s a big deal to me, a person who’s had proper grammar drilled into his head since age 4!

            All in all Jan & I agreed:

“If you’re married, SEE THIS! If you are a Christian, SEE THIS! If you are single with no plans of getting hitched, SKIP THIS! And If you’re a Christian dating another Christian and talking about getting hitch some point b4 the world ends in 2012… It’ll be a good thing to see!”

            Next week, we’re off 2 see something we’ve been waiting for since July:

“THE DARK KNIGHT @ IMAX”!

            I’m giddy, and she thinks I’m a little loopy!

~_M.H._~

(oh yeah: during the flick and afterwards, Jan and I both knew for 100% certainty… we DO love each other, and will as long as we exist! In this realm and beyond!)

French cinema proved its strength this past week in its home country by taking over the whole top 3. The latest Golden Palm winner, The Class (original title Entre Les Murs) rushed to the top, while another new release, Paris 36 (original title Faubourg 36) took the second spot. The third place was filled by the comedy Let It Rain (original title Parlez-Moi De La Pluie) in its second week of release (check it out at the New York Film Festival on October 10th). The British musical Mamma Mia! came it at number four and the first American film, The Forbidden Kingdom, got fifth place.

Full top 20 with number of moviegoers after the jump.

1. The Class                                                             447015
2. Paris 36                                                                438976
3. Let It Rain                                                             232874
4. Mamma Mia!                                                         216687
5. The Forbidden Kingdom                                         108439
6. Mirrors                                                                  100643
7. Dan In Real Life                                                      85524
8. The Dark Knight                                                     68167
9. Get Smart                                                               61673
10. Wall-E                                                                     51320
11. The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life                     42547
12. Comme Les Autres (literally Like Everyone Else)     41724
13. Babylon A.D.                                                           26093
14. Happy-Go-Lucky                                                       23087
15. Gomorrah                                                                22139
16. The Life Before Her Eyes                                          20463
17. The Silence Of Lorna                                               20358
18. The Girl From Monaco                                             20198
19. Kung Fu Panda                                                        19647
20. La Belle Personne (literally The Beautiful Person)    18975

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Come previsto Il Cavaliere Oscuro non è riuscito ad abbattere il record d’incasso del Titanic, fermandosi ai 525 milioni di dollari negli Usa, ovvero a 75 milioni dall’inaffondabile film di Cameron, come pronosticato dal sottoscritto. La pellicola di Nolan ha sbalordito anche all’estero, facendo registrare incassi mostruosi praticamente in tutto il mondo, Italia esclusa.

460 milioni di dollari sono arrivati dagli altri mercati, con gli 83 milioni di dollari in arrivo da quello inglese come fiore all’occhiello. Il totale arriva così ai 984,740,642 dollari. Poco più di 15 milioni di dollari separano Batman dalla storia, da quel miliardo di dollari che ad oggi, inflazione esclusa, solo in 3 sono riusciti a superare: il Titanic, il 3° capitolo del Signore degli Anelli e il secondo dei Pirati dei Caraibi.

Ma a questo punto la domanda sorge spontanea… riuscirà secondo voi Il Cavaliere Oscuro ad entrare nel ristretto club dei ‘miliardari’ o si dovrà fermare ad un passo dal traguardo?

fonte: Cineblog.it

"Cuando un pequeño negocio va mal no se le salva, símplemente cierra."

Vale que no tendrá la misma repercursión mundial el cierre de Ultramarinos Begoña que el de Wall Street, pero no le falta razón al señor que soltó semejante perla. Siguiendo con el orgullo de Texas, el próximo 17 de Octubre se estrena su biopic, a cargo de Oliver Tostón Stone, se titula W. y Josh Brolin será el encargado de encarnar al héroe americano. Quiero que os quedéis con uno de sus trailers antes de ver lo siguiente.

Yo me he partido el eje con el montaje, y no sólo porque pinten al presidente de USA como lo que es... De hecho no es la primera vez que la familia aparece en algún montaje del estilo, U2 invitó a papá Bush a abrir sus conciertos de la gira ZOO TV versionando a Queen, pero parece que no sentó demasiado bien en la Casa Blanca ya que no respondían al teléfono.

Eso sí, su hijo es un gran fan, tanto que hasta hace sus propias versiones del grupo, a lo mejor a partir de Enero lo vemos en escenarios asesinando temazos en vez de personas.