Tony Stark Hates Cockroaches
You need to see Iron Man. Why? Because it is awesome. Robert Downey Jr. is completely believable as Tony Stark. It’s also a much more believable back story than the Orson Scott Card comic book prequel (Brain Disease Monkeys Bit My Mom So My Body Is My Brain And It Hurts So [...]
Larch has just drawn my attention to the fact that Spielberg got his paws on the rights make a Ghost in the Shell live action movie.
I can’t think of a worse director for this than Spielberg. Look at what he did to AI and Memoirs of a Geisha! The man can’t stand an unhappy ending. [...]
Ster Kinekor invited Mensa to an exclusive screening of Starter for 10. I attended the screening, and I finally met Owen Swart there! (You really, really need to see his Homeopathic Suicide Attempt)
Based on the David Nicholls novel Starter for Ten, the movie tells the story of Brian Jackson - a working-class British kid who [...]
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
For all you rabid Japanophiles, here’s the schedule for the Japanese Film Festival (hosted by Cinema Nouveau) in Rosebank.
It starts this Friday. All the films are in Japanese with English subtitles. Entry to the Japanese Film Festival is free, and tickets are available at Cinema Nouveau box offices an hour before each show.
Day
Time
Movie
Fri 21 Mar
17:30
Glass [...]
A live-action remake of Akira is in the works for 2009. Well, two remakes, really. See, they’re splitting it. It’s being produced by Warner Brothers and… Leonardo DiCaprio (?!?) (Details and details)
Hey, at least it isn’t Speed Racer.
I recently watched the movie Jumper. The movie was terrible, but it turned out that the books are great.
Jumper and Reflex are books by Steven Gould. They tell the story of how Davy discovers his ability to teleport, and how that affects him, his loved ones and his society.
Unfortunately the movie was only loosely [...]
