May 2009
18 posts
Ani-MAY-tion.
I’ve posted a few choice selections from the archive, some stop motion, CG and good old 2D frame-by-frame. Hope you like them.
Bloody Super.
Thought I’d post some comic book stuff, just because I felt like it. There’s some TV series introductions from the 1960’s and a couple of ‘fan Films’ and taking their non existent budget into account, they’re worth a watch. It’s an achievement that they were made. I’m talking to ‘fans’ at this point. If you’re a rugby playing...
Astro-Boy!
Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man’s expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father...
Things On My Shopping List.
Abe Sapien Volume 1 Graphic Novel: The Drowning by Mike Mignola
Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and featuring the haunting art of Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation, The Secret, The Escapists), Abe Sapien: The Drowning is the story of Hellboy and B.P.R.D. mainstay Abe Sapien’s first solo adventure.
Available at: www.tfaw.com
Popeye The Sailor DVD 1933-1938
The Popeye the...
Remakes & Reboots.
The track record so far hasn’t been great- Psycho, Planet Of The Apes, Alfie, The Amityville Horror, The Ladykillers, Quarantine (REC), Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Italian Job, Death Race blah, blah blah.
Yes, there has been some I’ve enjoyed Dawn Of The Dead, The Departed (Infernal Affairs), Ocean’s Eleven and er… well … I’m sure there’s lots more.
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