Blu New DVD Out Now

Streetartist Blu has finally compiled all his animations over the past 10 years into one slick-looking DVD. Available from ARTSH.it for 16 euros....



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Yota Space AV Installation Show

The cream of British electronic art have taken over Russia with the world’s largest ever exhibition of digital arts.

Exhibiting together for the very first time under one roof, Yota Space features five floors of stunning installations from Brian Eno, onedotzero, Chris Levine, Jason Bruges, UVA (collaboration with Massive Attack) and MSA within a 15,000 sqm building in the heart of St Petersburg.

Skyline Official Movie Trailer

It's not often that I post about movies, but this one really impressed me...it's like Independence Day, 2012 & Cloverfield on steroids!!!!

Alien Vs Ninja

This is the awesome trailer for Sushi Typhoon's new indie flick from Japan: "Alien vs Ninja" Bring on the blood spurts, Ninja graphics and crap dialogue...
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The Art Of District 9

Lovely concept art images from last year's seminal sci-fi movie, 'District 9'






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Tron Legacy Merchandise

The new Tron Legacy action figures are the first to feature impulse projection technology, which brings the characters to life by projecting digitized, illuminated and moving faces onto the helmet just as in the film. The line features a special 12″ Ultimate Sam Flynn figure. The character also speak phrases from the TRON: Legacy film. With prices ranging from $40.

The Tron Legacy Zero Gravity Light Cycle features six-foot light-emitting trails and legendary Air Hogs technology allowing the vehicle to be driven on a wall or even upside down. Includes controller (SRP $34.99, ages 8 & up) Upside-Down, WTF???!!

The new Tron Legacy gaming peripherals from Razer include: an ergonomic gaming mouse incorporating Razer’s 5600dpi 3.5g gaming grade sensor, a gaming keyboard with programmable keys and macro capabilities as well as a detachable keypad, and a high precision mouse mat – all designed to create the ultimate gaming experience
featuring highly detailed finishes and lighting effects. The product line will range in price from SRP $79-139.

Tron Legacy Deluxe vehicle is a detailed replica from Tron Legacy that come to life when a character is inserted and lights up. The Deluxe model features launching projectiles, tri-color light changes, pop-up air brakes (pop-up blasters on the Light Runner) and gravity tilt sounds, just like in the movie ($19.99, ages 4 & up).


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Iron Sky The Moon Nazis Are Coming

Check this Film Synopsis Out: Towards the end of World War II the staff of SS officer Hans Kammler made a significant breakthrough in anti-gravity.

From a secret base built in the Antarctic, the first Nazi spaceships were launched in late ‘45 to found the military base Schwarze Sonne (Black Sun) on the dark side of the Moon. This base was to build a powerful invasion fleet and return to take over the Earth once the time was right.

Now it’s 2018, the Nazi invasion is on its way and the world is goose-stepping towards its doom.




Now if that isn't the beginning of an amazing movie..then I don't know what's wrong with this world....

If you want to contribute to this movie financially to help it get produced, you can join their grassroots campaign HERE.

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The Best Action Scene Ever

Bollywood at its best! From the movie Alluda Majaka (1995), starring the megastar Chiranjeevi and directed by E.V.V. Satyanarayana
(Poor horse! They do take quite a beating in this clip!)
Thanks to I-LIB for showing me this..

How Weed Won The West

Filmmaker Kevin Booth (American Drug War) offers this documentary that chronicles the exploding popularity of medical marijuana dispensaries in California and the mixed response from law enforcement agencies. Focusing on the controversial story of Organica, a legal Los Angeles pot club that was raided in 2009, the film also includes insights from a range of medical marijuana advocates, including a former LAPD cop.

Plot: With California and the rest of the country going bankrupt, one business is booming. How Weed Won the West is the story of the growing Medical Marijuana industry, focusing on Los Angeles with over 1000 legal dispensaries doling out the buds. Following the story of Organica, a southland dispensary which was raided by state and federal agencies in August of 2009, the film shows that although much has changed with Obama in office, the drug war is nowhere near over. Kevin Booth, producer/director of American Drug War, picks up where the last film left off and continues his fight against the hypocrisy of the War on Drugs. Intended to inform and entertain, this fast paced and even sometimes funny film features Texas conspiracy guru Alex Jones, Ethan Nadelmann head of Drug Policy Alliance, and a host of amazing characters including a former LAPD narcotics officer who now thinks all drugs should be legal.





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Inglourious Basterds

Last week, February 18th, the Inglourious Basterds Charity Opening at Upper Playground LA was held and all proceeds from this program will be donated to The American Red Cross to help
the victims of the Haiti Earthquake.

Here are some of the pieces from the event.

Big Man Japan Trailer

Alex Fakso sent me this and it's brilliant! Another trashy, must-see movie from Japan...Who needs Godzilla when you have Big Man??

HYS – Remakes and adaptations

It’s been a while since the ESPV team has offered a HaveYourSay post for yall to mill over.. so we thought we’d throw a nice simple one out there to kick off the new year.

For many film lovers and critics the last ten years was known as the decade of remakes, adaptations and attempts to bring old stories to life.. sometimes with dire results.

The Lord of the Rings, Transformers, Sin City, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, King Kong, 3:10 to Yuma, Charlie and the Chocolate factory, Alice in Wonderland, Dawn of the Dead, The 300, Infernal Affairs, Hell Boy, Superman, Batman, Where the Wild Things Are… all remakes, adaptations or classic stories brought to life for the first time on the big screen.

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For some, original storylines and characters loose their authenticity when, for example, brought from the comic book page to the silver screen. Some aspects of a story which originally captivated a select audience, when adapted to film, often come across as being watered down to suit Hollywood’s mass-market.. much to the displeasure of true fans and followers.

Others find satisfaction in Hollywood spending big bucks on remaking classic favorites. But, as we all know, the results aren’t always inspiring or satisfying.

What has been your best/worst movie remake, adaptation or old-skool story?

Do you think Hollywood has done a good job over the last decade?

What classic story would you like to see made into a film?

Leave us your comments below!

Inside Outside & Bomb-It Films Available Online

Both recent films, Inside Ouside & Bomb-It are now available online to watch in their entirety or as smaller sections, divided into artist parts or geographical areas. A very handy way to watch these documentaries on Babelgum.....

Watch Inside Outside HERE

Watch Bomb-It HERE

Alice In Wonderland Trailer Sneak Peek

So looking forward to this!!

The new trailer gives us a great look at Mia Wasikowska playing the part of tiny Alice, who is greeted by the Mad Hatter, whom we all know is portrayed by Johnny Depp, running across his tea table to tell her she’s late. The Red Queen, who is played by Helena Bonham Carter, is instantly recognizable, though she is a combination of the Red Queen and Queen of Hearts characters.

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Internet Browsing Purge

Wizard Smoke

It's almost the end of the year and I've collected many a useless and random collection of interests. Here are a few of the better ones. They have inspired and amused me throughout the year, hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas and a debaucherous New Year.

Blok - Doing Only Crooked Shit

Terms

Bates AOI/TNB (Spotted in New Cross London)

Tobe

BMX lol




Pauly Shore Drunk on Morning Show

Fary (Bristol)

The great Daniel Johnston - Casper The Friendly Ghost

Harmony Korine - Trash Humpers (coming soon)

Studio Ghibli New Film

Studio Ghibli have made the official announcement of their new full length feature film titled Karigurashi no Arrietty (The Borrower Arrietty). The film will be an adaptation of Mary Norton's Carnegie Medal winning novel The Borrowers and will be directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Unlike the original novel, which tells a story about tiny people who "borrow" things from normal humans during the 1950's in England, Studio Ghibli have transferred their version to Tokyo Koganei in 2010 (Koganei is where Studio Ghibli is settled)
Yonebayashi earlier worked as a key animator on previous Ghibli works like Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo and Spirited Away and was animation director for Miyazaki Goro's Gedo Senki.
It will be released Summer 2010.

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USB Alien With Illuminated Tongue

A perfect Xmas gift for an Aliens geek!

It's cool and creepy at the same time! The inner mouth pops out randomly and lights up in red. It's not cheap at US$67, but hey, Xmas is around the corner. Get it HERE.
Size: 138 x 85 x 240 mm
Cable: 1 metre

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Assassin's Creed - Lineage (Part 2)

Yes! Part 2 of this great short movie is out!
If you missed Part 1, check it out HERE on one of our past posts.

Visual Acoustics Film

Visual Acoustics is a documentary film narrated by Dustin Hoffman that celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, one of the world’s greatest architectural photographers, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.


Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public.




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Alien Lego Diorama II

A nice lil chestburstin' action for Alien fans....
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See my first post on Alien-inspired Lego Dioramas HERE.