1. totalfilm: Awful poster of the day, hint: its for an upcoming Spider-based movie… #cannes (Taken with instagram) Huh. I wonder what it could be about!  - Dave

    totalfilm:

    Awful poster of the day, hint: its for an upcoming Spider-based movie… #cannes (Taken with instagram)

    Huh. I wonder what it could be about! 

    - Dave

  2. Link Blowout #77

    Thor’s Product Placement Review - Breaking down the film by the products it shamelessly plugs. More of this, please.

    Darren Aronofsky’s Recommended Reading - Five books, to be exact - all of which are related to making movies in some way. File this one under “missed it the first go-around.”

    Dear 3D, Please Die Already (Again) - Scott Weinberg breaks down the who, what, why, and please-make-the-pain-stop of the current 3D movie craze. I couldn’t agree more.

    AICN Interviews Tyler Stout - You know, the Tyler Stout who gained recent acclaim for his (Alamo Drafthouse approved) incredibly detailed poster re-designs of classic fanboy favorite films. Related Self-Link: 14 Awesome Alt Movie Poster Designers

    Meanwhile, In Trailerville…

    • The Elephant in the Living Room - Director Michael Webber’s documentary focusing on exotic pet ownership in America. Regardless, I still want a slow loris.
    • Elephant White - Brought to you buy the director of Ong Bak, also know as “that movie in which Kevin Bacon has a bad Australian accent.”
    • Page One: Inside the New York Times - In which director Andrew Rossi chronicles the working lives of several NYT staffers for a year while they struggle to remain relevant in the digital age.

    [Star Wars newbie screeny via forgreatjustice]

    And oh yea, here’s one more link you should click. Trust me, you’ll thank me later.

    - James

  3. pacodg: ( via whiskeygypsy ) Someone needs to update this photo to modern times, only now have the audience covering their heads in shame. 

    pacodg:

    ( via whiskeygypsy )

    Someone needs to update this photo to modern times, only now have the audience covering their heads in shame. 

    (Source: sleepwalkcapsules, via pacodg)

  4. Cube? In 3D? No Wai!

    Cube was released in 1997 and had one of the best line readings of a sexual innuendo.

    Are you ready to go down?

    Ah huh huh huh, a huh huh huh, misogyny. Cube was also the first movie I ever heard a character scream “Saskatoon!” Neither of the two sequels was all that memorable but I can’t say I am surprised to hear about a reboot being considered, this time in 3D! Shock Til You Drop has this:

    Lionsgate is presently fielding pitches for Cube 3D, a source tells us.

    Now a 3D Cube movie could actually be pretty cool but if Lionsgate is hoping to turn this into another Sawmill, then I’m sitting out.

  5. Link Blowout #74

    Iron Man 2: Augmented Reality Experience - A great IM2 promotional website, requires a webcam and an open-mind. Truly unique, a rarity these days.

    Paramount to Make The Ring 3D - I wouldn’t pay normal admission price to see another Ring film, much less a 3D premium.

    Star Wars -vs- Rush Hour - I’m ashamed that this made me laugh, but it did.

    Watching R-Rated Films Linked to Early Alcohol Use - Riiiiiight…

    Lists of the Day

    [Alien Cursor Dance Party via juliasegal]

  6. Link Blowout #70

    Tron 3 Already In Motion - This is news? Disney hasn’t had an original-property live-action film with this much buzz since the first Tron in 1982.

    “Real 3D” vs. “Fake 3D”: Should Studios Advertise the Distinction? - In short: Yes, of course. But they won’t.

    Anton Yelchin Lands Lead Role in Fright Night Remake - In other news: OMG They Are Remaking Fright Night?!

    Microsoft Says Halo Movie Will Happen “When the Time is Right” - You mean, like, when the game was hot, and Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp were involved, and you know, people gave a shite? The time wasn’t right then?

    Trailer: Dinner for Schmucks - I’m about this close to being officially “over” both Carell and Rudd, but this looks better than Date Night, so there’s that.

    HitFix.com Launches New “Motion/Captured” Podcast - Drew “Moriarty” McWeeny of long-time AICN fame hosts his first podcast. Sadly, no “back-in-the-day” stories within, yet - but the show is young. If he could just get Harry in front of a mic with him it would be like a wet dream-cast for late-90’s/early 00’s online film-nerds.

    Lists of the Day

    [Francis Ford Coppola by JillianTamaki, via brandontoliver]

  7. Link Blowout #68

    It’s Friday, you ain’t got no job, and you ain’t got shit to do…

    The Hobbit in 4D - According to TotalFilm, Guillermo Del Toro thinks 3D is for wussies, and wants to go full smell-o-vision with his adaptation of the Tolkien classic.

    Pacman: The Movie - The yellow 3/4 circle as a Saw-esque rip-off. I would watch this.

    To 3D Or Not To 3D - CinemaBlend’s attempt to objectively grade the 3d quality of a film. Nice first effort.

    Why Donnie Darko Was Set In The 80’s - In one word, believable teen angst.

    Lists of the Day

  8. Not So Fast On The 3D TV’s

    Mark Pesce, a pioneer of virtual-reality technology, on the inevitable rise of home 3D TV sets…

    So what happens is while you’re in the theatre your brain is ignoring all of the other depth cues, throwing the other nine away and just training on the one. This produces a situation which is known technically as “binocular dysphoria”.

    Now what’ll happen is you’ll leave the theatre and your perception – your depth perception – will be screwed up. It’ll snap back to normal [but] it’ll take different times – because people are on a bell curve, some will snap back immediately, some will snap back in an hour and so on.

    Now I want you to imagine what happens when you’re doing that to yourself night after night after night. And, of course, we realised we’d be giving these systems to six year olds whose brains are incredibly plastic, and would actually be training to a new set of visual stimuli.