31May
To some, Summer 2011 has not started yet. To film geeks like us, it’s a month old. Here’s a look how the first 25% of Summer 2011 ranked for me… 10} Bridesmaids – Walked out an hour in and demanded refund for the hour of my life that I’ll never get back. (and I love […]
Tags: bridesmaids, everything must go, Fast Five, midnight in paris, Pirates of the Carribean, The Beaver, the hangover: Part II, Thor
30May
Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit†films now have release dates and official titles. The first, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,†will arrive in theaters on December 14, 2012, according to Variety. The second half of the two-part adaptation is called “The Hobbit: There and Back Again†and will bow a year later nearly to the date on […]
Tags: Peter Jackson, the hobbit
29May
Written and designed by game designer Steve Meretzky and sci-fi author Douglas Adams, the first ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ INFOCOM text-based game was a mega-success upon its release in November 1984. It quickly became INFOCOM’s bestselling game, selling over a quarter million copies in the two years after its release. It ultimately became INFOCOM’s […]
Tags: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Infocom
28May
Here’s the awesome international red-band trailer for “The Feel Bad Movie Of Christmas”… which I hope brings us more ‘Fight Club’ Finch and less ‘Social Network’ Finch. Yep, I said it. The music is a remix of “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin by Trent Reznor featuring vocals by Karen O.
Tags: david fincher, Red-Band, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, trailer
28May
“Star Tours: The Adventures Continue” has recently launched at Walt Disney World and will begin its first official tours this Friday at Disneyland. George Lucas made an appearance on G4’s Attack of the Show, where he talked exclusively about next year’s 3D conversion of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and why the […]
Tags: 3D, George Lucas, star tours, star tours 2, Star Tours: The Advnetures Continue, Star Wars
25May
MDhuff and I raced down to Anaheim in the wee hours of last Friday morning – the destination, of course, was Disneyland for their Star Tours “Early Departure” event. While both of us give the upgrade a generally favorable review, the attraction’s prequel re-do is not perfect. Since we have only taken one spin on […]
Tags: Anthony Daniels, c-3po, darth vader, Frank Oz, star tours, star tours 2, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Star Wars, yoda
25May
In honor of the 34th anniversary of Episode IV, I was looking for something Lucasy to post that wasn’t necessarily Star Wars-related. Well, thanks to Disney and More, we can all “Change The World” with the Captain and his ragtag band on our computer screens, thanks to their upload of the entire 1986 3D comic […]
Tags: 3D, Captain EO, Disney, George Lucas, Michael Jackson
24May
Check out the new trailer and poster for The Muppets, kind of… A closer look will reveal a certain frog… see him? Look closer after the jump…
Tags: Green With Envy, The Muppets
24May
Disney’s Contemporary Resort was the first Disney resort I ever slept at (back in 1984) and has always been my favorite alongside Disney’s Polynesian Resort. Here’s a great shot of what the rooms looked like when the resort opened back in October 1971, thanks to the Disney Parks Blog… For comparison, here is what the […]
Tags: Contemporary Resort, Disney, Disney World, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney World
24May
From Yahoo! News — “Tennessee lawmakers have already gone to great lengths to ban discussion of homosexuality in state classrooms–but can they go the extra mile to forbid mention of the actor who played Sulu on the classic sci-fi TV series “Star Trek”? That’s the challenge that George Takei–better known to legions of “Star Trek” […]
Tags: George Takei, Star Trek, Sulu
23May
The 8th season begins July 10th!
Tags: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David
23May
From his chronicling of Big Baby’s adventures to his awesome ebay auction links, Pixar’s Lee Unkrich has always been one to follow on Twitter. Last week was no exception when he tweeted,”I promised I would post an embarrassing old video when I reached 100,000 followers. I keep my promises.” The link is that followed leads […]
Tags: Lee Unkrich, Pixar, Toy Story 3
22May
According to Inside The Magic, “A ride based on the 2007 Disney/Pixar film “Ratatouille†is all but officially announced for Disneyland Paris, as concept art and building renderings have been uncovered in a local city planning office… Found were concept art and two engineering drawings of the entrance area, themed as the entrance to Gusteau’s […]
Tags: Disney, Pixar, Ratatouille
21May
Now that Star Tours has been revealed, we should get back to our regularly scheduled TRON-inspired posts! Well, this isn’t exactly any new Tron news, but it’s close — The team behind the film – director Joe Kosinski and editor Jim Haygood – joined forces with Digital Domain on a new :30 spot for BMW. […]
Tags: BMW, Joe Kosinski, Tron, Tron Legacy, TV Spot
20May
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Tags: Leland, Pirates of the, The Singing Film Critic
20May
At Walt Disney World, FL… … and at Disneyland, CA… Full Re-Dedication Ceremony for “Episode III.V” after the jump!…
Tags: George Lucas, star tours, star tours 2, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Star Wars
20May
Today’s the day! A day that will be long remembered as the introduction of Skytroopers, Ace and Aly San San to the world. In celebration of today’s opening day in Orlando and preview event in Anaheim, here is the original opening day ceremonies from back in 1987 at Disneyland!…
Tags: star tours, star tours 2, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Adventures Continue
19May
Disney has launched a new e-postcard internet app for “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue” where you can create your own customized Star Tours e-postcard and share it with friends. The site states that “There are several Star Wars destinations to choose from with more coming at the end of the month and in June. […]
Tags: star tours, star tours 2, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Star Wars
19May
In honor of tomorrow’s WDW opening day STAR TOURS II: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE, here is one of the best versions of the entire Original 1987 ride-through film… PS – Happy 12th anniversary to Episode I (wow).
Tags: star tours, star tours 2, Star Tours; The Aventures Continue, Star Wars