It's been a while...

I've always been a dreamer and I loved the original Danny Kaye version of the story. This the trailer for Ben Stiller's take on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (he both directs and stars) along with Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn, and a great little tune from Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men.

 

 I'm quite smitten with this trailer and I can wait until Christmas.

One Day On Earth - April 22nd

On October 10, 2010 (10.10.10), across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and inspired citizens recorded the human experience over a 24-hour period and contributed their voice to the largest participatory media event in history.

I was one of those filmmakers and I've been lucky enough to have some of my footage included in the final film.
The Light House in Wolverhampton will be screening the film as part of the global event on Sunday 22nd April at 3pm and admission is free. You can check out more details about their screening and all the great things happening over at the Light House by visiting their website - Light House.



It will be interesting to see what footage they included in the film but you can what my full edit of the day here -



I hope that you can make it to one of the screenings across the globe and support this incredible piece of documentary filmmaking. Check the One Day on Earth website for more screening announcements - One Day On Earth.

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It's Trailer Time...

Two trailers hit this week for films I'm very excited about. First up is the trailer for the stop motion version of Tim Burton's Frankenweenie. I'm a huge fan of the original version (which was shot as live action) but this stop motion animated version just looks perfect.

If you like the look of that then you must watch Tim's Vincent short which just for you I'm going to post right here..

Brilliant isn't it!
Then we come to The Avengers. The comic geek in me exploded upon watching this trailer. Cannot wait until the end of April now.

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One Day On Earth Global Screening Event

On April 22nd 2012 the One Day On Earth film will be screened for the first time globally. The film, created from over 3000 hours of footage filmed during the 24 hours of 10.10.2010, is a snapshot of what was happening around the world on that very unique day. I was involved in this event and hopefully some of my footage will have made it to the final cut.

I hope that The Electric Cinema in Birmingham or The Light House in Wolverhampton will be able to screen the film, so please get in touch with them via Twitter or directly and encourage them to become part of this global event. You can show your support for the project by visiting the One Day On Earth Global Screening page - http://www.onedayonearth.org/screening

 

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Moonrise Kingdom and more...

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 fanastic piece of work that it's worth posting again here.

Retelling John Carpenter's masterpiece The Thing in 2 minutes with Pingu replacing Kury Russell, it is an absolute gem.

And finally, I stumbled across this little gem on Vimeo. Directed by Adrien Merigeau and Alan Holly and produced by Cartoon Studio in 2009, Old Fangs is a wonderfully animated short film what should appeal to Studi Ghibli and Wes Anderson fans alike.

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Being Elmo

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 in the long gap before we get the new Muppet movie. 

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Trailer Thursday

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 Part 2. The Harry Potter series has come a long was since the first film way back in 2001. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was such a great start to the series and for me has become one of the classic children's films. Since then the series has matured and developed with it's audience just like the books and is now about to conclude with what looks like a fittingly epic final film. I very much enjoyed Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2 (although I wish it was actually being released at Christmas which for me is the perfect time for these Harry Potter films) can't arrive soon enough. 

Next it's the latest and final trailer for X-Men: First Class. I've enjoyed all of Matthew Vaughn's previous film and his latest collaboration with screenwriter Jane Goldman looks likely to put the X-Men franchise back on track after a couple of disappointing outings. This trailer rams up the emotion, the poignancy, and amazing visuals this film is promising to deliver. 

It would appear that 2011 will be the summer of the superheroes.

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Star Wars - Trench Run

Here is the trailer for THQ's new Star Wars - Trench Run game for Apple's iPhone.

Now you'll be able to blow up the Death Star on your way home on the bus. The game is due for release via the appstore very soon. Keep an eye out for it.