It's been a long time...

Here's hoping the new (and long delayed) Beastie's disc is a return to form (after a couple not so epic discs in the aughts).
If this video is any indication, hells yes it is!

Rise indeed!

OMG! Rise of the Planet of the Apes looks good!!!



Gone is the absurd Burton abomination, and here is a hard sci-fi spin more in line with 28 Days Later and the zombie apocalypse... with apes!
I always loved the Planet of the Apes movies as a kid, and perhaps what was most fascinating about them was the way they were set in reality, more than fantasy... or a fantasy born of reality. This looks to take that to the next level, with a top flight cast, and effects in tow!
Wow!
Can't wait!

IN CASE U MISSED IT... Soul Man

This.
Looks.
Awesome.

XLRender renderfarm - SOUL MAN Teaser from xlrender on Vimeo.

If not a bit much like Honey Brown, but that's the way it goes.

MEANWHILE AT THE MOVIES... Sucker Punch

I'll be going to a preview screening of Zack Snyder's SUCKER PUNCH tomorrow night... I'm stoked!!

So, here are a couple cool Sucker Punch tidbits...

First up, here's a cool animated short that ties into the movie...


Next, Bleeding Cool is hosting a Sucker Punch art contest... hmmm. I planned to do a fan art... we'll see how I feel after the movie tomorrow night!

IN CASE U MISSED IT... a new Grindhouse flick?!?

Or just a cool video for the Black Keys latest tune...



Obviously inspired by a little Rodriguez trailer... even going so far as to dub Todd Bridges "sir". Now if only they turned it into a full movie like Machete!

More info on the cast and such HERE

IN CASE U MISSED IT: Superman Classic

The video speaks for itself...

Awesome!
RobbPratt.com
I kinda wish the new Superman would be retro like this. Superman just seems to come to life in the era he was created, and much less so in a contemporary setting. Heck, a story about a Superman born of that era, living in today's world, and coming to terms with that would be fun too. But Snyder's great, so I'm sure the new movie will be leaps and bounds better than the Singer locomotive wreck :)

Dear Internet, you're silly...

File this one under: music/video/cool/dream/art


And file this one under: crude/fart/humor/starwars

More inspiring music videos...

Genius, star-studded, mini movie, oddities... with great music too ;)

Underworld - Always Loved a Film: Brilliant fun had with a simple twist...


Yeasayer - Madder Red (with Kristen Bell): Effects/creature driven WTF...


Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside (with Christina Hendricks): Sci-fi movie goodness...


MGMT - Congratulations: More creature driven oddness...


And lastly, it's just awesome to see this storyboarded version of the latest Gorillaz!!!

Cool videos

Some amazing recent music videos...

MIA - Born Free
Ginger's beware...


LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls
Insanity on film...


How To Destroy Angels - The Space in Between
Otherwise known as Mr and Mrs Trent Reznor...


I also recently discovered/explored some of the expanded music video channels on our cable... I was pleased to realize that MTVU is a fairly decent facsimile of the early days of the network (IE mostly cool tunes with hardly any commercials).

So while these videos aren't as cool to watch, here's some of my fave new sounds...

Dominique Young Unique - Show My Ass
Stoopid beats, and fresh rhymes...


The London Souls - The Sound
More then a little Kravitz, and more than a little heavy groove...


...then there's Die Antwoord, a category all to themselves...

Die Antwoord - I'm A Ninja
It's like if the Morlocks formed a b-boy crew...

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Dan's animated short

My buddy Dan Mendoza, who I've worked with on Super Real (SR vs The Movie Industry special), and also the upcoming Pulp Girls (Bewere), just shared an animated short he did in college that's a fun little Sasquatch tale...
whats afoot? from dan mendoza on Vimeo.

CHECK IT OUT!