The end of the world is nigh. It is time to take up weapons and prepare for battle. This is why: Justin Bieber, aka the Bieb, has released a new Christmas video — which would normally be a lamentable but inevitable fact of the holiday season. But he has done so in “steampunk” fashion. Let’s assume you don’t have three [...]
I’ve never done karaoke. I live in fear. I always think if I could just practice before I try it, I’ll feel better about it and be able to get the nerve. But without practice, I’m just too scared. Japan has just made my practice dream come true. (Granted, it would be pretty expensive to follow through.) Tokyo now has [...]
For the last few weeks, we’ve been under the impression that Benicio Del Toro would be in the Star Trek sequel. Last Friday, news broke that the rumored villainous Khan will not be played by Benicio Del Toro in Abrams’ reboot. Vulture reports, Del Toro’s deal talks broke last week. They’re also saying that Khan will still be the villain [...]
Yes, it’s true: The steampunk zombie classic Boneshaker is being made into a film. This could be great or it could be awful, depending on your point of view. How many treasured classics have been made into films that crushed and disappointed fans of the original? (Watchmen, I’m looking at you.) I often don’t go to movie adaptations because I’m [...]
Drunken assholes. Why must they be everywhere? I'm sure that's what the passengers on an AirCanada plane from Toronto to China were thinking as two RIM employees got into some kind of horrendous scuffle that was so disruptive
Jesse Eisenberg, the star of Zombieland and The Social Network, has filed a lawsuit against Lionsgate for falsely advertising his cameo appearance in the horror film Camp Hell as a lead role. The artwork on the DVD release of the movie features a large photo of the 28-year-old with his name above the film’s title. The lawsuit states: “Eisenberg is [...]
I saw Martin Scorsese’s Hugo this weekend, and though it’s been billed as a kids film, and certainly works that way, I think the real substance of the film will be most appreciated by adults—and especially adults who have a passion for film. By now you’ve heard the basic outlines of the story, which is based on the novel The [...]
Man Man, Banana Ghost – Redux from Jeremy Mayhew on Vimeo. This is by Jeremy Mayhew, an artist, animator and filmmaker from Martha’s Vineyard who also does astrophotography and time-lapse videos. I love his series Looking Up. Here are a couple from that series. Looking Up 9: Robesonia from Jeremy Mayhew on Vimeo. Looking Up 7: Brackish Water & The [...]