yeah, alien 5.
apparently 20th century fox doesn't have an issue with a movie made with a digital camera and hasbro toys though i do remember they shut down a modifcation pack released by amateurs that allowed players of 'doom 2' to fight against the alien.
in retrospect, that was probably when early talks were going on for a game called alien vs predator (based on the comic book and then made into a movie).
so here you go, all four 'chapters' of the original alien 5.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
witchblade
i was never really much of a fan of the comic book but, became a huge fan of the storyline through the ill fated two season run on television.
while the first season is this dry run into hell, the second season lightened the dark corners just enough to keep the whole thing from shimmering apart. i mean we've got completely the stuff of comic books, an ancient alient sentient artifact that bonds with the wearer (almost always female) who happens to be a new york city detective searching for the killers of her father, her partner, and her best friend. by the end of the first season the character is painted into such a dark corner that the only way out is through and when i mean through - i mean through. and that's all i'm saying because it's a humdinger of a plot twist.
so, let's just say i'm excited when i find a posting on imdb.com about a potential movie. made for dvd or cable or whatever. i'm excited if for no other reason than the hope that the series will be released in entirety because i missed some spots and this is not a show that goes lightly on viewers who aren't always paying attention.
imdb.com link
witchblade #1 can be read on the topcow.com website
while the first season is this dry run into hell, the second season lightened the dark corners just enough to keep the whole thing from shimmering apart. i mean we've got completely the stuff of comic books, an ancient alient sentient artifact that bonds with the wearer (almost always female) who happens to be a new york city detective searching for the killers of her father, her partner, and her best friend. by the end of the first season the character is painted into such a dark corner that the only way out is through and when i mean through - i mean through. and that's all i'm saying because it's a humdinger of a plot twist.
so, let's just say i'm excited when i find a posting on imdb.com about a potential movie. made for dvd or cable or whatever. i'm excited if for no other reason than the hope that the series will be released in entirety because i missed some spots and this is not a show that goes lightly on viewers who aren't always paying attention.
imdb.com link
witchblade #1 can be read on the topcow.com website
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
manga of the month: snow
clean lines, sense of humour.
light touch.
not the normal stuff i like but the editor seemed to praise it and from what i could see before i had to sign up i was impressed.
tokyopop's snow
light touch.
not the normal stuff i like but the editor seemed to praise it and from what i could see before i had to sign up i was impressed.
tokyopop's snow
up for performance review?
check out this nytimes.com article which details how to use various sites to find out what your position is worth (assuming your boss hasn't given it some obscure or unrelated title that makes it impossible to cross correlate with reality).
but, don't expect much. remember, you know your boss better than any writer for the nytimes would.
use the web to increase your salary
but, don't expect much. remember, you know your boss better than any writer for the nytimes would.
use the web to increase your salary
david lynch says film is dead
not in the sense of storytelling - though his films are about as post-anything as you can think of, if you don't believe me then check out lost highway, muholland drive, or season one of twin peaks.
but, in terms of the actual silver halide stuff.
film is dead says lynch
but, in terms of the actual silver halide stuff.
film is dead says lynch
Monday, March 5, 2007
cost of living
i used to be a huge fan of those simulation games where you get to try to farm the land or land a space ship on the moon.
in this fairly difficult you face the dangers and the tribulations of raising your family on a poor island country.
cost of living
in this fairly difficult you face the dangers and the tribulations of raising your family on a poor island country.
cost of living
why comicbooks might be important
in a semi serious way there is something to be said about media such as comic books and television to anyone interested in narrative storytelling.
the main fact is that the turnaround to publication is so short that the authors are not allowed really much time to navel gaze, to get profound or basically become self indulgent. there is the story, the story, and sometimes some commentary, but mostly just story.
after giving the whole comicification of the movie industry some thought i think that there are two things going on here:
1. hollywood is looking for another short cut to creating franchises. by utilizing the characters and stories from the comicbook scene they have two things - a built in audience (i.e. revenue stream) and a lack of need for any real creative input. as i've said elsewhere, those of us who are fans of a comic story - when put on screen the only thing we care about is if it is true to the original art.
2. inherent market synergy. rather than team up with marvel to create a comic based on their work - use their work and pay them money. you instantly have comics, toys, etc all built around your little franchise.
okay so perhaps that's one idea. no one said that hollywood was known for more than one note symponies - at least not lately anyways.
the funny thing is that marvel is doing exactly the opposite. i think they decided they were getting ripped off by the guys in the suits so they rolled up their sleeves and started producing their own films. some of them direct to dvd - a brilliant idea by the way and some of them slated for the silver screen.
not to be outdone - cable franchises also take part in the action - showtime a few years ago created series based on the french post-apocalyptic comic 'jeremiah' and hbo is slated to produce an animated adaptation of 'preacher' the cult independent graphic novel series.
back in the day, quite a few student film makers i knew studied comics almost as seriously as theye studied godard, truffaut, spielberg, and preminger. i asked one of them and his response was that where else could someone who is interested in visual storytelling get so many examples of narrative directness than this? he made a good point that is still valid today. about a year ago i picked up one of the recent incarnations of the x-men and found a fantastic story that takes place in 30 seconds of 'real time' but took and entire book to tell - detailing an attack by the sentinels upon rachel summers' family.
last but not least is stephen king. a recent visit to his website shows that he has partnered with marvel comics to come up with an 'inspired by' series based on his 'dark tower' series.
the main fact is that the turnaround to publication is so short that the authors are not allowed really much time to navel gaze, to get profound or basically become self indulgent. there is the story, the story, and sometimes some commentary, but mostly just story.
after giving the whole comicification of the movie industry some thought i think that there are two things going on here:
1. hollywood is looking for another short cut to creating franchises. by utilizing the characters and stories from the comicbook scene they have two things - a built in audience (i.e. revenue stream) and a lack of need for any real creative input. as i've said elsewhere, those of us who are fans of a comic story - when put on screen the only thing we care about is if it is true to the original art.
2. inherent market synergy. rather than team up with marvel to create a comic based on their work - use their work and pay them money. you instantly have comics, toys, etc all built around your little franchise.
okay so perhaps that's one idea. no one said that hollywood was known for more than one note symponies - at least not lately anyways.
the funny thing is that marvel is doing exactly the opposite. i think they decided they were getting ripped off by the guys in the suits so they rolled up their sleeves and started producing their own films. some of them direct to dvd - a brilliant idea by the way and some of them slated for the silver screen.
not to be outdone - cable franchises also take part in the action - showtime a few years ago created series based on the french post-apocalyptic comic 'jeremiah' and hbo is slated to produce an animated adaptation of 'preacher' the cult independent graphic novel series.
back in the day, quite a few student film makers i knew studied comics almost as seriously as theye studied godard, truffaut, spielberg, and preminger. i asked one of them and his response was that where else could someone who is interested in visual storytelling get so many examples of narrative directness than this? he made a good point that is still valid today. about a year ago i picked up one of the recent incarnations of the x-men and found a fantastic story that takes place in 30 seconds of 'real time' but took and entire book to tell - detailing an attack by the sentinels upon rachel summers' family.
last but not least is stephen king. a recent visit to his website shows that he has partnered with marvel comics to come up with an 'inspired by' series based on his 'dark tower' series.
improve your self confidence
face it please, you're sick of people that shouldn't have confidence having too much and you feel like you have none.
7 helpful tips to immediately increase your self confidence sounds like a come on from an infoblog.
actually - it appears to be a teaser for a book on self confidence.
stilll it ended up on digg.com for some reason
7 helpful tips to immediately increase your self confidence sounds like a come on from an infoblog.
actually - it appears to be a teaser for a book on self confidence.
stilll it ended up on digg.com for some reason
Sunday, March 4, 2007
baba brinkman interview
for any of you who've been reading me since i started on myspace, you may recall that i did an email interview with a couple of musicians that i am a fan of.
one of them is baba brinkman and he's apparently liked my e(nterview) well enough to reprint it on his blog.
if you've not read the original - here's your chance to read it.
p.s. he calls me an online journalist - i don't see myself as that - only as someone who's perennially curious. ask my fiancée, she'll validate that comment.
baba brinkman (e)nterview
one of them is baba brinkman and he's apparently liked my e(nterview) well enough to reprint it on his blog.
if you've not read the original - here's your chance to read it.
p.s. he calls me an online journalist - i don't see myself as that - only as someone who's perennially curious. ask my fiancée, she'll validate that comment.
baba brinkman (e)nterview
clarification and all of that
sometimes i think about what i wrote and have to review it in my head for a while and then re-state a few things.
a while back i was talking about my love for 'dark fiction' aka horror stories and i made a comment about being able to explain derrida to semi-literates.
see, now i talk about derrida to a lot of folks. he's one of my personal heroes and so i talk on and on about him (if you get me started. i'd advise you not to though - unless literary theory is a hobby or something).
it occured to me recently that if someone i know read my blog and we had chatted about derrida that it could taken as a dis.
it wasn't - because here's the context for the comment: years ago i used to chat online. i worked second shift and it was a way to keep my world from becoming limited to the people that i worked with, who of the marjority were not the ones that i would hang out with at a party sad to say, anyways.
i was having a discussion with an acquaintance of mine who was doing her masters in some ridiculously difficult area like physics or something and we got to arguing about wittgenstein vs derrida and this idiot (sorry to say but the guy had a problem with spelling - and no it wasn't ghetto spelling neither, dude had issssssuuuuuesss with the english language) kept butting in going 'who's this, who's that' and whatnot.
so, i patiently explained derrida's importance and some of the particulars of our debate (which i can't remember in detail but had to do with something like: which was more relevant: wittgenstein's statment that words are actions or derrida's commentary on western civilization's preference for oral over written word authority...*sigh* and it was like 2a.m. as well) he promptly asks my conversation partner if she has any nekkid pix she wanted to send him.
so, for the record - there it is and it shows me that we need to focus. all of us.
a while back i was talking about my love for 'dark fiction' aka horror stories and i made a comment about being able to explain derrida to semi-literates.
see, now i talk about derrida to a lot of folks. he's one of my personal heroes and so i talk on and on about him (if you get me started. i'd advise you not to though - unless literary theory is a hobby or something).
it occured to me recently that if someone i know read my blog and we had chatted about derrida that it could taken as a dis.
it wasn't - because here's the context for the comment: years ago i used to chat online. i worked second shift and it was a way to keep my world from becoming limited to the people that i worked with, who of the marjority were not the ones that i would hang out with at a party sad to say, anyways.
i was having a discussion with an acquaintance of mine who was doing her masters in some ridiculously difficult area like physics or something and we got to arguing about wittgenstein vs derrida and this idiot (sorry to say but the guy had a problem with spelling - and no it wasn't ghetto spelling neither, dude had issssssuuuuuesss with the english language) kept butting in going 'who's this, who's that' and whatnot.
so, i patiently explained derrida's importance and some of the particulars of our debate (which i can't remember in detail but had to do with something like: which was more relevant: wittgenstein's statment that words are actions or derrida's commentary on western civilization's preference for oral over written word authority...*sigh* and it was like 2a.m. as well) he promptly asks my conversation partner if she has any nekkid pix she wanted to send him.
so, for the record - there it is and it shows me that we need to focus. all of us.
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