tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64359702012-02-08T13:50:35.412ZThe demented ramblings of a early 40-something.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comBlogger1631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-73078709003126373032012-02-08T13:50:00.001Z2012-02-08T13:50:35.430Z

Music is an incredibly important part of my film going experience and many of my favourite movies have had scores composed by John Williams. From Empire to Raiders his musical cues are incredible and have brought to life many characters and worlds. My record collection is littered with his music and each record will always bring back treasured memories of sitting in a darkened theatre and being

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I have conflicting feelings about this one. While I'm happy to see Broderick revisit the spirt of Bueller, I'm not sure Ferris would appreciate the corporate exploitation of his image.  Still it's good to remind ourselves that "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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First Aid Kit return with a new album 'The Lion's Roar'. Here are the first couple of the tracks - The Lion's Roar Emmylou   Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Farewell Dick Tufeld, the voice of LOST IN SPACE's Robot is now silenced... Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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The Muppets make everything OK GO! Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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This documentary produced by Keanu Reeves looks incredibly interesting - Side By SIde: The Science, Art andImpact of Digital Cinema. facebook.com/sidebysidethemoviesidebysidethemovie.comtwitter.com/sidebysidemovie Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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I've been a fan of Wes Anderson's work since Bottle Rocket and I loved Fantastic Mr. Fox so it's great see the trailer for his latest film Moonrise Kingdom. It looks beautiful and fits in perfectly with the alternative world Wes has greated and its a world that I want to live in. Many of you will have already seen Lee Hardcastle's claymation wonder that is Pingu's The Thing but it is such a

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0 0 0 Music, music, music. What with digital downloads, Spotify and internet streaming, I’m finding it more and more difficult to keep up with what’s new in music. But 2011 provided some old favourites as well as some new pleasures. There were great new albums last year from the Foo Fighters, Kate Bush, The Horrors, Wilco, M83, P J Harvey, Duran Duran and Lykke Li along with a greatest

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Even if I can’t get to the cinema much these days there is always TV and 2011 provided a fair few highlights. Once again the BBC proved to be the home of comedy, with standout shows like Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s The Trip. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, the series saw both performers poke fun at their real personas in a fashion not dissimilar to Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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So as 2011 fades from view I wanted to take a quick look back at some of the films, soundtracks and television that made an impression on me over the course of it’s rather bumpy 365 days. Once again I managed to get to the cinema on fewer occasions than I would otherwise have liked, being a freelancer means money and time is not as disposable at it once was. At this point I would like to

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I know which I am - what are you? Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Thanks to Meeni for putting me on to this short film - something very interesting being said here. What do you think? Do you agree? I think the final statement pretty much nailed it for me. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Thanks to kfrilly for putting me on to Being Elmo. Quite how this has managed to pass me by I don't know, especially considering my love for Jim Henson and all things Muppet related. This documentary looks at Kevin Clash the puppeteer who brings Elmo to life. I'm already sold on this based on the trailer alone. I'm hoping that this will be available on DVD or screening at one of my local cinemas

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I love Star Wars and I also love Art Adams artwork and comic books. This publication is going on the Amazon wish list. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Kate Bush is back with a new album '50 Words For Snow'. Due for release in November this is a radio of the first single from the album. The album will feature special guests including Stephen Fry on the title track. Based on this the album is looking very interesting. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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macstartup.mp3 Listen on Posterous Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Just a couple of things that caught my attention this week. First up are these incredible Saul Bass inspired retro titles for Dexter by Ty Mattson. This completely captures the Harry Palmer Ipcress Files style I've always thought the Dexter titles was going for.  Here are those Ipcress Files titles - notice the similarities especially in John Barry's incredible score. Next up is Draw a

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-29696207455663523042011-09-11T13:43:00.001Z2011-09-11T13:43:51.965Z

Looks like Doc Brown has been out in the Delorean again! Here are couple of recent adverts featuring the Back To The Future franchise.  Still no power laces. Looks like we'll still have to wait until 2015 before we get those and hoverboards. Although I can't afford a pair of those shoes myself I do hope that they raise a lot of money for The Michael J Fox Foundation. It's great to

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-70916506917588957532011-07-21T13:06:00.001Z2011-07-21T13:06:27.440Z

Many things are coming to an end this summer. I'm not one for change and these kinds of things can make me rather emotional. Anyway thanks to TrailerAddict for posting this video about the end of the Harry Potter series of films. It's been a great journey following first the novels and then these films - the first of which for me has entered the pantheon of great British children's films along

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The fact that this film is not available on the UK iTunes is criminal - beautiful stuff. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-6966997951196347012011-06-28T15:18:00.001Z2011-06-28T15:18:47.912Z

This film has been created as a tribute to Dave Stevens Rocketeer character originally published by Comico back in 1982. I loved those comics and Dave's artwork was simply beautiful. This film captures the fun aspect of the character with a different art style but I'd love to see a full length version based on this teaser. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-66598352562141797142011-06-14T19:34:00.001Z2011-06-14T19:34:27.849Z

Adam Buxton of Adam and Joe fame has created the best song of 2011 - Adam_Buxton_Party_Pom_Pom.mp3 Listen on Posterous The song was inspired by this conversation Adam and Joe had a few years ago - Thanks to Chris Bowles for the fantastic animation. Anyway here are the lyrics if you need them to sing along -  My friendFrederick said come round I said yes.We can play a bit of Wii, we

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-82229402604889876962011-06-08T15:00:00.001Z2011-06-08T15:00:33.518Z

Looks like Dave Grohl and I have more in common than I thought. Great new video for the Foo Fighters new single 'Walk' - it's days like this that are responsible for my usual tweets and Facebook updates - just with added public transport. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Now I'm not that big a fan of romantic comedies but every now and again one comes along that somehow just hits that soft spot I've got hidden away. The latest film to uncover that spot is 'Green With Envy' the new romantic comedy staring Amy Adams and Jason Segel. It's the story of a small town couple who head to Hollywood and discover their dreams of hitting the big time may cost them the one

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I went to see Joe Cornish's debut feature Attack The Block today. It has confirmed my feelings that the future of British cinema is in very good hands. It's made me really happy to see directors like Joe Cornish, Richard Ayoade and Edgar Wright producing films that appeal to a wide audience and proves that Britain is not all petticoats and East End gangsters.  Both Film4 and the UK Film Council

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-58242893602825625302011-05-01T14:16:00.001Z2011-05-01T14:16:22.431Z

Last year I discovered filmmaker AD Lane's totally fan funded film project 'Invasion Of The Not Quite Dead'. I was very impressed with what I saw at the time and signed up as initially as a Pre-Order Producer and later upgraded to an Associate Producer. AD is using Twitter as a way of raising awareness of the project and regularly embarks on tweetathons where he stays awake for upwards of 50

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A couple of weeks ago the Foo Fighters released their sixth studio album 'Wasting Light'. To promote the album the band also released this film of them performing the whole album live from the bands own Studio 606 complex.  You can buy Wasting Light from Amazon by clicking on the album cover - Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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2011 is turning out to be a pretty good year for quality cinema releases. Already Submarine has proved how great British films can be and Thor has kicked off the blockbuster season in spectacular fashion. Over the next few months we have a many more huge films to look forward to and this week has seen the release of yet more exciting trailers. First up is Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-91509627898314249012011-04-15T16:04:00.001Z2011-04-15T16:04:56.533Z

Okay so I admit it - I couldn't think of a suitable post title so this will have to do - but if you have suggestions for puntastic titles, please leave them in the comments below. So this week it's a couple of trailers I quite like the look of. First up is the latest trailer for Iron Man director Jon Favreau's latest Cowboys and Aliens. The film stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-34136734552088383802011-04-10T18:18:00.001Z2011-04-10T18:18:05.972Z

I've seen a few of these over on Channel 4 so I thought I'd try one myself. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-54919562659834041812011-04-08T09:31:00.001Z2011-04-08T09:31:05.949Z

Some nice animation appeared online this week - first up is an animated version of Tim Minchin's 9 minute beat poem 'Storm' - please note the audio on this is NSFW. Credits - Written and performed by Tim Minchin. Directed and animated by DC Turner. Produced by Tracy King.  Next up is an animated prologue for the film Priest 3D, starring Maggie Q and Paul Bettany. The interesting thing about

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I would rather see this made into a full length feature than the 3D tinkering we are getting. Enjoy. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-37158039947861576592011-03-30T16:00:00.001Z2011-03-30T16:00:07.230Z

The new series of Doctor Who hits our screens in April and the BBC have just released a new trailer. This looks brilliant. Here is the previous trailer for extra Doctor goodness. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-38984444306503912972011-03-22T11:08:00.001Z2011-03-22T11:08:15.217Z

The mighty William Shatner turns 80 today, so in tribute to the greatest starship captain of them all here are a couple of his greatest hits. Happy Birthday Bill. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-53449829551665621512011-03-21T13:10:00.001Z2011-03-21T13:10:58.199Z

So it's Monday already, which means I missed my semi regular Friday Roundup, so consider this a prequel of sorts. First up is a sneak peak at the final part of the Harry Potter saga. I really enjoyed Deathly Hallows Part 1 and with so much action to pack into Part 2 I can't wait for this one to arrive in cinemas. There have been a couple of these Wes Anderson style alternative film trailers

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-75025611687468808192011-03-19T16:00:00.001Z2011-03-19T16:00:16.671Z

Taken at Nostalgia and Comics Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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This week I am 15 again. The reason for this is the trailer which has just dropped for the Steven Spielberg produced, J.J. Abrams directed 'Super 8'. Everything about this trailer takes me right back to the days of Close Encounters, Goonies, E.T. and The Explorers. I'm not sure if the music used in the trailer is taken from Michael Giacchino's score, but if it is, it once again proves that he is

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-33651048546863018022011-03-07T11:34:00.001Z2011-03-07T11:34:20.475Z

Today the astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, currently on it's final mission, awoke to the theme from Star Trek. But this time it was a little different... 03-07-11_STS-133_FD12_Crew_Wakeup.mp3 Listen on Posterous From the official NASA - Space Shuttle site - William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek television series, provided a

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-65930156371005653272011-02-18T09:59:00.002Z2011-02-18T10:06:42.121Z

So it's been a busy week with quite a few interesting things appearing online. I've not been able to post stuff up as it's happened so I thought I'd just do a 'Friday Roundup' which may become something more regular. First up is the announcement trailer for upcoming zombie survival horror game Dead Island. The trailer generated a lot of buzz for it's very cinematic style and it is quite an

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-91841867483790468052011-02-08T17:45:00.001Z2011-02-08T17:45:11.685Z

Ever since I first encounted Brad Bird's work (it was Family Dog on the Steven Spielberg anthology show Amazing Stories) I've been a fan. To me his work has encapsulated everything that is great and good about animation. I've followed his career with great interest and his work has always been outstanding - from the underrated The Iron Giant to his joining Pixar and giving us one of the greatest

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-48098425858945441492011-02-07T18:34:00.003Z2011-02-07T18:56:25.013Z

Arcade Fire perform live in this Terry Gilliam directed concert from Madison Square Garden in August 2010. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-81381430388972277362011-02-07T11:09:00.005Z2011-02-07T11:21:26.962Z

So during Super Bowl XLV some new film TV spots were shown. These are my pick - Transformers: Dark of the Moon Cowboys and Aliens Rango Battle: Los Angeles Captain America: First Avenger Thor Super 8 Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Kung Fu Panda 2 And the film that could be this years Inception The Adjustment Bureau Posted via email from Hardluck

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Los Lobos have recorded the theme song to the forthcoming Johnny Depp animated film directed by Gore Verbinski. It sounds perfect for the film with echoes of Ennio Morricone and old western TV shows. Los Lobos - Rango Theme Song by antirecords Here's a poster for the film -  I'm quite looking forward to seeing this. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-9516262306722711332011-01-26T21:25:00.001Z2011-01-26T21:25:42.785Z

I've always been a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles having read the original Eastman and Laird comics back in the 80s. I loved the first film but wasn't a big fan of the sequels or the Hero Turtles cartoon. I did enjoy the recent Imagi Animation Studios film from a year or so back. I'd hoped it would kick off some new interest in the characters but that never happened.  Now comes this fan

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-69278082690121835052011-01-21T10:38:00.001Z2011-01-21T10:38:15.122Z

I remember seeing Mummenschanz on The Muppet Show way back in the 70s. Their work was something magical and beautiful. But in recent years I've not seen much of their performances. It's something I must correct. If you've never seen or heard of them before here is a short film of their show at the Luxor Theatre. I do recommend you follow the links to other videos of them - their work is amazing.

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-15827592642704012082011-01-12T10:15:00.001Z2011-01-12T10:15:26.426Z

When I was growing up, man was walking on the moon and I dreamed of space. Carl Sagan was the voice that taught me about what mankind could achieve and that knowledge is one of mankind’s greatest gifts. The future is here and I still dream of the things Carl taught me about. Yesterday I stumbled across this video – it includes a short reading by Carl Sagan from his book Pale Blue Dot: A Vision

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-82347139681411001082010-12-31T17:11:00.001Z2010-12-31T17:11:24.515Z

So 2010 is at an end and it’s been quite a year. It’s had it’s up’s and it’s fair share of very rapid downs, but something’s have been great. Here are some of my highlights of the year in film and music. Film  I didn’t get to the cinema as such as I would have liked this year but when I did it was to see something I was really looking forward to seeing. My film of the year was without

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-4015411739258483302010-12-29T20:33:00.001Z2010-12-29T20:33:49.579Z

Pixar is without doubt one of the greatest movie making studios of all time. No other film maker can touch them for story, character and execution. In fact each of their films could be regarded as works of art. This incredible mash-up film of all eleven Pixar full length features by Leandro Copperfield takes their best moments and condenses them into six minutes and fifty nine seconds of pure

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I'm a big fan of the Robot Chicken Show and their Star Wars Special episodes are one of the highlights of the year. Here is the latest Episode III.   Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-15850514241286776072010-12-22T19:48:00.001Z2010-12-22T19:48:10.495Z

I've been following the work of illustrator and designer Olly Moss for a while now. Olly's work is simply stunning and he has drawn some incredible alternative posters for some of my favourite films and video games. This week it emerged that Olly had been commissioned by Marvel Pictures to produce an exclusive poster for the cast and crew of the upcoming Thor film. The design is simply

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-28597183750119374652010-12-12T19:34:00.001Z2010-12-12T19:34:38.016Z

Always one of my favourite Marvel Comics characters - Thor is the latest to make the leap to the big screen.  Directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder, the film looks to continue Marvels big screen success. Thor will be followed by Captain America: First Avenger and then all of Marvels Heroes (Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow and Nick Fury)

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-80920865287089362842010-11-21T19:44:00.001Z2010-11-21T19:44:54.498Z

I posted Spike Jonze's latest here the other day and referred to him as one of my favourite and most influential directors. Two other people who also fall into that category are Duncan Jones and Michel Gondry. Both of whom have new films on the way. Duncan Jones, director of one of my picks of last year 'Moon', is returning with 'Source Code' starring Jake Gyllenhaal. This first trailer appeared

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Arcade Fire and Spike Jonze, two of my favourite artists in their respective fields have been working together on a sci-fi themed short film. The first fruits of this collaboration can be seen in this new music video for Arcade Fire's latest release The Suburbs. Jonze's work continues to impress, I loved 'Where The Wild Things Are' and the internet short 'I'm Here' and this

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I was lucky enough to see 23 minutes of TRON:LEGACY at my local IMAX just over a week ago. I was impressed by what I saw and this latest trailer continues to build the excitement.  I only hope that the story will deliver the goods as the visuals and music look and sound amazing, and I hope that having Jeff Bridges onboard will mean we are getting a worthy sequel. December can't come soon

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Back in the 70s when I was just 7 years old one of my absolute favourite TV shows was Gerry Anderson's Space: 1999. It was pre Star Wars so for a sci-fi obsessed kid this was a weekly dose of heaven. One of my all time favourite Christmas Day's was the one that saw Father Christmas deliver not one but two Dinky Eagle Transporters to the bottom of my bed. Many happy hours were spent reenacting

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The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain By Chris Hannan, Directed by Dominic Hill & Designed by Colin Richmond. Belgrade Theatre Coventry 23rd October 2010 It’s been a long time since I’ve been back to Coventry, having spent time at the Polytechnic back in the 80s. I’d never been to the Belgrade Theatre but after seeing the promotional artwork for The Three Musketeers and the Princess

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The Hobbit is having a difficult birth. Problems seem to dog the production at every turn. With a major announcement this week regarding the cast, the film is hitting the headlines again. One of the main questions is will the film still film in New Zealand - this rather interesting clip from New Zealand TV show Close Up let's Peter Jackson set the record straight. Posted via email from

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One of the television highlights of last year was E4's superb superhero series Misfits. It's the story of group of young offenders doing community service who get endowed with superpowers after being caught in an unusual storm. But these are not your run of the mill superheroes and the show was a breath of fresh air in a world of glossy US TV drama's. Thankfully the series proved to be a success

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Specially produced to promote the Scream Awards and the 25th Anniversary of one of cinema's greatest trilogy's is this Spike TV shot for shot remake of the original Back To The Future Trailer. It's good to see Michael J Fox back as Marty.   Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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It's possible that everyone in the world has seen this Banksy storyboarded and directed intro to the latest episode of The Simpsons. I still wanted to post it here as it is a great piece of animation. The score and content works perfectly and at just over a minute long this is an incredibly emotive piece of film. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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This short animated film for the New Zealand Book Council is beautiful. Animated by Andersen M Studio and produced by Colenso BBDO it's a lovely evocative piece of work that fits Maurice Gee's Going West perfectly. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Released yesterday is the new trailer for Norwegian film - Trollhunter. It's the story of a documentary film crew trying to uncover the truth about trolls and that the Government has been covering up their existence for years. The trailer features some great looking effects work and I wonder if we will ever see a release here in the UK. Click here to see trailer. Posted via email from

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Due to start screening on TV at the end of October in the US and here on FX shortly after is the Frank Darabont (of The Shawshank Redemption fame) adaption of the Image comic by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Tony Moore, The Walking Dead.  The Walking Dead is the story of small town police officer Rick Grimes, who survives a Zombie apocalypse.  A trailer was shown at the San Diego Comic-Con

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Who said 2D animation is dead? Anime studio Madhouse's new film Red Line is getting an American screening at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas this weekend. The trailer looks great and I wonder how long it will be before we see a release here in the UK. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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The first of the two films bringing the Harry Potter story to a close is almost upon us. Machinima has posted the latest trailer and it looks astounding. I'm so pleased they are releasing this around the Christmas period as I much prefer seeing the Harry Potter films in the winter, it just seems to suit the magical nature of the films. Anyway if you haven't seen it already - feast your eyes on

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Space Battleship Yamato may be better know to western anime and manga fans as Star Blazers, a little seen, in the UK at least, series from 1974. I remember seeing images from the series in imported magazines and was always impressed by the battleship in space designs. It's an idea that Battlestar Galactica would use to great effect a few years later, but we won't mention that. Takashi Yamazaki

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Next month sees the release of a new book showing an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of my favourite films - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Full of never-before-published photos, design sketches, paintings, production notes, interviews, anecdotes and scripts this looks to be the perfect companion to already available The Making of "Star Wars": The Definitive Story Behind the Original

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I was introduced today to a production coming up at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain, is a three way production between the Belgrade Theatre, English Touring Theatre and Traverse Theatre Company. Written by Chris Hannan, directed by Dominic Hill and designed by Colin Richmond this production is looking to be a must see.  Please have a look at the

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I'm still not convinced 3D works that well for live action films, but I'm pleased to see more animations using the technology. This is Patrice Leconte's adaptation of Jean Teule's novel 'Les Magasin Des Suicides' (The Suicide Shop). It's not slated for release until 2012, but this short trailer already has me counting the days. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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One of my favourite film series from the 80's is heading back to the big screen (in the UK at least). If you've only seen Back To The Future on TV then do yourself a favour and catch it at your local flea pit from 1st October. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Jeffster from the TV show Chuck are the stars of this spin-off film as a promotion tool for Halo: Reach. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Edgar Wright tweeted about this last night. I love Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I love Avatar: The Last Airbender. So it was obvious I'd love this great little mashup. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-36040393713469571962010-08-24T16:14:00.001Z2010-08-24T16:14:06.020Z

A few people have put me on to this little film by Ro Rao who has worked with Curious Pictures  producing shorts for Amnesty International and music videos. This short is a little on the gruesome side so be warned. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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It's time for yet another Scott Pilgrim related post and it's all thanks to the incredible work of AEmovieguy. By splicing the soundtrack to the Scott Pilgrim trailer with clips from the Matrix trilogy AEmovieguy has created something incredible - a short film that makes the Matrix sequels look okay. Do check out all of AEmovieguys other trailer mashups - my personal favourite is the Toy Story

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jump the gun - to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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This time last week I posted, by 'First Class' mail, my entry to the Birmingham Zine Festival Mail Art Exhibition. It has so far failed to arrive at it's destination. I am somewhat unhappy.   Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Well folks, it's time for another of my seemingly endless Scott Pilgrim related posts. This time round I want to show you a short animation produced by Adult Swim that fills in some of Scott Pilgrims back story. It's a really nice piece of animation so I hope you enjoy. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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Scott Pilgrim the comic book has been a master class in storytelling. Bryan Lee O'Malley created an incredibly believable world. It is a world that reflects the dreams and ideas I had when I was a 22 year old, finding my way through life and love. Edgar Wright began bringing his Scott Pilgrim vision to the screen before the comic version had been given it's ending. And although the two

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It's almost here - the cinema event of the year - Scott Pilgrim vs The World. If your not already convinced this will be the greatest film of all time then let me introduce you to the wonder that is the 8-bit interactive trailer. Introduced by director Edgar Wright the trailer takes you behind-the-scenes of the movie. Filled with easter egg, video game references and more, this is all the over

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Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of THOR     Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-51358498411433147792010-07-27T11:31:00.001Z2010-07-27T11:31:27.826Z

Following a showing at this years San Diego Comic-Con, Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch trailer has now appeared on-line, albeit in a slightly different form. I've been impressed with Snyder's previous work, especially Watchmen and Sucker Punch is looking great, just check out that giant Samurai and dragons. Sucker Punch is due for release, in the US, on March 25th 2011 and stars Emily Browning,

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Joaquin Phoenix has hit the news this week with rumours of him being in the running to take over the roll of Bruce Banner from Ed Norton in the upcoming Avengers movie. This all seemed to go against the fact that the actor had recently given up acting for a new career as a rap singer. But EW.com is reporting that all may not be as it seems.Phoenix's friend and brother-in-law Casey Affleck has

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Well that's not entirely true but if producer Jerry Weintraub has his way she could well be. Deadline is reporting that Weintraub is pitching the idea of a remake of the 1977 George Burns comedy Oh, God with the Golden Girls star is in line to take over the role of God. Weintraub was producer on the Carl Reiner directed original and has been looking to get a remake out of development hell for a

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-60811711125334332782010-07-16T12:07:00.001Z2010-07-16T12:07:36.982Z

Universal's new animation division Illumination Entertainment seems to be doing the business. It's recently been reported that they are looking at Tim Burton to direct a new animated take on Charles Addams 'Addams Family' and in the wake of the box office takings of 'Despicable Me' (a $56 million opening weekend) they look on the brink of challenging Dreamworks and Disney/Pixar for a slice of the

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-13271098263828781452010-07-16T09:07:00.002Z2010-07-16T09:10:15.204Z

Well it looks like it time for yet another update of a classic children's story and this time it's Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in The Willows. Developed by RG Entertainment, directed by Ray Griggs with effects work by Peter Jackson's visual gurus Weta Workshop, this modestly budgeted adaptation is not looking like the cosy versions of old.Bleeding Cool has this week revealed the first poster and

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-34474486778130030952010-07-12T11:20:00.002Z2010-07-12T11:24:09.268Z

Birmingham has a very active blogging and tweeting community. Jon Bounds excellent site BiNS has a blogroll that features a multitude of sites about Brum and the stuff that goes on in it along with links to blogs that are by people in Brum. But here in Sandwell it would appear that we're just not that much into celebrating and shouting out about all the great stuff that is happening in our

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Excitement for Edgar Wright's adaptation of Scott Pilgrim continues to mount and this week has seen the release of the new international poster for the film. But better than that is The Playlists track by track review of the album that will accompany the release of the film. The album is produced by Godrich (Radiohead, Air, Beck) and feature songs from Beck, Broken Social Scene and Metric. Best

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-76064706651511969092010-07-06T15:45:00.002Z2010-07-06T15:50:02.752Z

Now you may not have heard about this particular comic book adaptation, but French director Luc Beeson, best known for Leon and The Fifth Element, is bringing Jacques Tardi's heroine Adèle Blanc-Sec to the big screen. Featuring a gorgeous heroine, action, adventure, pterodactyls, Mummy's and more the film is due to hit UK screens in September. Take a look at the official trailer (with English

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Earlier today on Twitter, I posed a question about album artwork and if people would by it again with a digital download code replacing the actual vinyl. I have since stumbled across this blog post by Joebot who is producing a version of the 'Firefly' soundtrack on vinyl as part of the Crazy 4 Cult exhibition in Los Angeles.  The reason I was thinking about album artwork is that since the

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-5000667550846582962010-07-01T18:28:00.002Z2010-07-01T18:30:06.907Z

In the run up to the release of what is set to be one of the biggest films of the year, the official Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World movie website is offering you the change to create your own Scott Pilgrim styled avatar. This is me - Scott Pilgrim Style. If you want to make your own head over to the Scott Pilgrim Avatar Creator! and get your Scott Pilgrim makeover. Then post it to Twitter and

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-90485233752929266052010-06-17T11:21:00.002Z2010-07-01T18:18:49.528Z

Here's the teaser trailer for a new film due summer 2011 that is taking the mix of 3D and realistic blue lifeforms of Avatar one step further.       Posted via web from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-13771057185760424072010-05-14T09:17:00.003Z2010-05-14T09:25:41.730Z

Having loved both the previous Toy Story films, I can't wait to see the third adventure for Woody, Buzz and the gang. These exclusive internet trailers give us a taste of what to expect when Toy Story 3 hits cinemas later this year. Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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I love both the original Joe Dante film and the James Cameron directed sequel so this 3D entry into the franchise looks in keeping with it's B-Movie siblings. A great cast including Richard Dreyfuss, Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames and Eli Rioththis could be the sleeper horror hit of the year. It's not due to hit screens until August but here to wet your appetite is the recently released trailer,

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Hit the play button to listen. Music Playlist at MixPod.com Posted via web from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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I still play Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the PS2 now - this is the first teaser trailer for the next game in the series. Hope it is a worthy successor. Posted via web from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-5772735803593837962010-04-19T17:52:00.002Z2010-04-23T14:06:09.941Z

This is looking interesting, the info on the Presentation Cut (Client Version) of this trailer says 'This will be the centerpiece of the Adobe CS5 software launch At NAB and IBC' Posted via email from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619662369543132245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435970.post-19323834903785536072010-04-14T10:34:00.002Z2010-04-14T10:38:21.523Z

Just stumbled across this gem - I hope somewhere in Birmingham will be showing it. Check out the website A Town Called Panic. Posted via web from Hardluck Hotel on Posterous

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