So there’s a project brewing in a galaxy not too far away… it’s a fan made version of Star Wars – but you only get to add 15 seconds!
http://www.vimeo.com/6788001Check out the official Star Wars: Uncut website for more details and clips from the fans.
This movie looks incredibly cool… I know the story because I read the synopsis but just going by the visuals alone I want to see this movie. I mean c’mon — a sci-fi samurai movie with visuals like this?!
http://www.vimeo.com/5957763Hayao Miyazaki creates some of the most stunning animation and imaginative storytelling including movies Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Howl’s Moving Castle just to name a few. Miyazaki’s latest release to come to the United States is Ponyo (full title: Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea).
Head over to the Ponyo Apple Trailers to see the HD version.
If you haven’t seen any of his other works I highly recommend them… they are generally family friendly and are truly … well… magical.
The sequal to Tron is in production and this past weekend at Comic-Con they showed a trailer. Yup… Light Cycles are back!
Here is the teaser trailer that was presented:
The names passed around for the new movie were Tron 2 and TR2N, but it seems they’ve settled on Tron Legacy.
The movie is called Daybreakers and stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Sam Neill. I’m not a big vampire fan, but this looks like a very cool movie.
I have to admit, the fact that it’s sci-fi styled and has Sam Neill in it is probably a big reason why I think it’s cool looking.
Blood: The Last Vampire is a manga turned anime movie and then anime series. Now it is being produced as a live action film. Sometimes these translations in media work out and sometimes they don’t… This one at least looks like it has the right backing and could be very cool to see (trailer below).
The GeekDad blog has posted 10 things parent’s should know about the new Star Trek. In answering questions about the movie in relation to how appropriate it is for kids (without saying yea or nay but answering questions and leaving it up to you) he actually gives an excellent run down of the movie itself without revealing much about the movie itself. It also does an excellent job if letting you know if you’d like seeing it if you are or aren’t a trekkie. Go check it out and it might help you decide if you want to see Star Trek.
YouTube is starting to horn in on Hulu’s action by partnering with Sony, CBS, MGM and a few other studios to bring some TV shows and Movies to their streaming video service. The choices are pretty sparse at the moment but there are a few gems like Alf, Married with Children, Cliffhanger, and Starman. One of the studios that have partnered is Bandai so anime fans can pick up some rather recent english dubbed series like Code Geass and Gundam 00.
It’ll be worth checking back on occasion as I’m sure more and more content will be added.
Embedding is obviously disabled for these shows but here is a classic you just can’t pass up: MacGyver Season 1 Episode 1 … Enjoy!
I mentioned the ARC Awards previously and how they are a great place to go to pick up some suggestions for anime to watch.
Well, they just recently released the 2008 Anime Reactor Community Awards.
Here is a quick rundown on some of the winners:
There are some others listed at the site as well as Jury picks – so go check a few of them out if you are interested.
I will say that Kaiba is completely original in its story telling and animation style – so original it may be a bit awkward for some people. If you are confused while watching it – just keep watching, it works itself out.
Also, if you’ve been following me on Twitter or Facebook you may have seen me mention an anime that was really excellent – that one would be Clannad and its second season Clannad ~After Story~. I highly recommend it as a drama/romance/comedy/fantasy/slice-of-life style story.
If you have any recommendations or comments about the ARC Award winners, shout ‘em out in the comments!
