Hayao Miyazaki’s Brilliant Princess Mononoke Retold as an 8-Bit Videogame
Princess Mononoke is one of Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved films. It’s been hailed as a landmark in the world of animation, an epic anime action historical fantasy written and directed by Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. Set in the late Muromachi period (roughly 1336-1573), the story follows young Emishi warrior Ashitaka and her role in the struggle between the forest gods and the humans who hope to plunder its resources.
The Walking Dead Teaser for Season 6 is Here
If you caught the series premiere of Fear the Walking Dead last night, that means you also got a taste of The Walking Dead’s season 6. If you weren’t already aware, AMC’s ratings juggernaut features a cast of characters who have, more or less, all gone insane. Okay perhaps not all of them, but Rick and Carol are pretty much batty at this point,
Kylo Ren’s Lightsaber! Stormtroopers! Beautiful Star Wars Fan Art
Perhaps more than any other film franchise in the history of the medium, Star Wars has created a vast universe of fan fiction, art, videos and more in a kind of parallel universe in which George Lucas’s creations live on, and on, and on. A lot of is very, very good, too.
Take “No country for old men,” an illustration by Ornicar (and named after Cormac McCarthy’s novel of the same name,
The Joker Comes to Gotham
“The laugh is fabulous. Use that.” This comes from Theo Galavan (James Frain) as he gives some advice to a young, increasingly psychotic Jerome (Cameron Monaghan), who is sliding, gleefully, into the man he will become—the Joker.
Gotham is back for season 2, and at its best, the show has given the villains—all a lot more colorful than the good guys—free reign to run amok and wreak havoc on the city’s citizens.
ZOMBIE ALERT: AMC Releases First Three Minutes of Fear the Walking Dead
Warnings – if you are squeamish and scared of zombies, cover your eyes and peek between your fingers.
AMC has just released the first three minutes of the companion series to its' hit show The Walking Dead, the first taste of the Fear the Walking Dead is going down well. Fear the Walking debuts this Sunday, and from what can make out its' first three minutes, fans will be pleasantly surprised by a healthy dose of not only suspense and gore,
Artist Drew Struzan Thinks The Force Awakens is Best Star Wars Film Ever
The ripple effects from Disney’s D23 Expo are still being felt—and now we have this: poster artist extraordinaire Drew Struzan, who has been with the franchise since the very beginning, thinks that J.J. Abrams Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be the best Star Wars yet. In a conversation with Movie-Weekly, Struzan and this to say:
"I got to read the script and subsequently I’ve seen half of it (The Force Awakens) and I can tell you and the fans this, honest to god,
The Witch Will Freak You Out
“What were out in this wilderness to find, leaving our country, kindred, our father’s houses, for what? For the kingdom of God. Let us pray.”
These are the words that open The Witch trailer, writer/director Robert Eggers' (The Tell-Tale Heart, Hansel and Gretel) feature film debut that plants us in a world at once very American but also weirdly, creepily, alien—17th century New England, 62 years before the Salem witch trials.
Matt Damon’s the “Greatest botanist on this planet” in New The Martian Trailer
As we wrote the last time 20th Century Fox released a trailer for The Martian, there’s some very real science behind sending a manned mission to the red planet. A fantastic story appeared in the April 20th issue of The New Yorker, reported by Tom Kizzia, entitled “Moving to Mars,” about a group of NASA recruits who are being studied in a massive,
Things Go Bump in the Night in 1st Victor Frankenstein Trailer
James McAvoy is Victor Von Frankenstein and Daniel Radcliffe is his loyal assistant Igor in 20th Century Fox's Victor Frankenstein. So that’s a pretty good start there. Told from Igor’s perspective, this seemingly kinetic take on Mary Shelley’s deathless classic looks like good fun. At 1:30 in, your first glimpse at a now very much alive monster promises that director Paul McGuigan screenwriter Max Landis are not pulling any deadly punches.
Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange & More Revealed at D23 Expo
So who is your favorite Avenger? It seems Captain America is the favorite of many young fans in attendance at this past weekend’s D23 Expo in Anaheim. Let's start with this incredibly cute picture of a “Captain America: 2035”…. Young actor/dancer/rapper Miles Brown (Baby Boogaloo) with Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie.
Marvel Studios held a two-hour presentation, treating superhero aficionados to pre-teaser/trailer footage for Captain America: Civil War,
Star Wars Photos From Disney’s D23 Expo
There was this cast photo from Star Wars: Rogue One that has everybody asking who exactly these folks are playing. SlashFilm tips us off to some fans suggesting that Diego Luna might be playing Biggs Darklighter: "Darklighter has a history with Luke Skywalker. The two of them were childhood friends on Tatooine, but Biggs left to join the academy before Luke did. If you want more information on Biggs Darklighter,
Artist Drew Sturzan’s Gorgeous Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poster
Amid the Star Wars smorgasbord that was the D23 Expo this past weekend, this juicy poster from artist Drew Struzan was released. Struzan has created more than 150 movie posters, many of them iconic. Along with Star Wars posters, Struzan's created indelible images for Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Struzan's beautiful poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Rogue One Cast Photo Revealed
The massive D-23 Expo this past weekend in Anaheim has given us a ton of fresh Star Wars news, including this cast photo from the set of Gareth Edwards' Star Wars: Rogue One.
The new standalone Star Wars stories series has begun principal photography, with director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) at the helm, Rogue One centers on resistance fighters, led by Felicity Jones,
Check out Artist Marko Manev’s Noir Star Wars Print Series
Today at 12pm eastern, Bottleneck Gallery and Acme Archives are releasing Marko Manev's latest noir print series of the original Star Wars trilogy. Manev's Star Wars-inspired art is elegant, stripped down and haunting. They capture something ineffable about these characters—the loneliness of Vader juxtaposed with the camaraderie and loyalty of friends like Han Solo and Chewy and R2D2 and C3PO.
The 13″ x 19″ giclee prints (meaning they were made on inkjet printers) will be numbered out of an edition of 125,
Trumbo: A Powerful Look at Hollywood and the Blacklist
Hollywood loves the topic of Hollywood. Most movies about movies illuminate the wonderful, creative, even magical process of bringing stories to the screen, but with Trumbo, a critical eye is being turned towards a less savory aspect of Tinsel Town, in particular the effects that the House Committee on Un-American Activities had on those who plied their trade in the movie business, and those who helped created and maintain the Hollywood Blacklist.
The first trailer for the biopic Trumbo has just been released,
Get to Know the New Bond Women of Spectre
In a new behind-the-scenes video about Spectre, the 24th James Bond film, we get to meet the latest in the franchise’s tough, resilient – and beautiful “Bond women.” Director Sam Mendes shares his vision for the type of women to play against the character of James Bond, and why he selected Léa Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Color, Midnight in Paris and Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol) and Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded,
Here’s How They Made the Incredible Inception Hallway Fight Scene
CineFix’s latest Art of the Scene video tackles one of the more ambitious, wild sequences in modern film history: the rotating hotel corridor fight scene in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. In the scene, Joseph Gordon-Levitt grapples with a bad guy in zero gravity dream battle. The beauty of the scene was in no small part due to Nolan’s decision to find a practical way to film it rather than rely on CGI.
Sleeping With Other People & the ‘Can Guys & Girls Just Be Friends?’ Film
The story sounds like so many we've heard before—you run into the guy who took your virginity at a sex-addict support group and form a When Harry Met Sally-type friendship. Does this ring a bell for you? Okay, not exactly the stuff of the famous Katz’s Deli scene (also, at that point Harry and Sally hadn't become lovers), but this is exactly what happens in the romantic comedy Sleeping with Other People,
Finally a Look at Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
For those of you (and we know there are many) who have been jonesing for a little Tarantino in your diet, finally, finally we’ve got a taste of his upcoming The Hateful Eight. And just look at that opening shot! Imagine that in ultra Panavision 70mm, which Tarantino promised the entire film would be shot in and which The Weinstein Company is promising to give the format it's widest release in 20 years.
Amazing Infographic Showing the Influence of Star Wars on Pop Culture
First, have you seen this new photo from Star Wars: The Force Awakens? You've certainly heard about it, as it was revealed in a quick shot at the beginning of the new Korean teaser.
And now, a hat tip to Shutterstock Blog and their friends PopChartLab.com for their collaboration on this epic Star Wars infographic. Their conceit is simple; they created an illustrated look at Star Wars'
