Live Forever or Die Trying
I like the look of this poster for In Time. The whole idea of time as currency is kind of cool and the tag line “Live Forever or Die Trying” works. Let’s hope that the movie is as neat as the poster.
50 Best All Time TV Openings
Those are just 8 of the main title frames for 50 of the Best All Time TV Show Openings. The contest was covered by LA Times. If I were forced to just pick one, from the list provided, it’d be the opening for The Twilight Zone.
What I really want to know is why the opening to The Wild, Wild West didn’t make the list.
Wrecked and Buried
The last two movies I watched made for an interesting double feature. Both start out with the star waking up in a dangerous situation not fully aware of how things came to be. They then spend the remainder of the movies, on their own, trying to figure out how they can save themselves.
First up was Wrecked starring Adrian Brody. Brody wakes up in the passenger seat of a wrecked car precariously perched midway down a steep incline in rugged territory. There’s another passenger in the back seat who is dead. The driver, who was thrown from the car, is also dead. Although Brody is badly injured, he’s still alive. Whether he’ll remain that way will depend on his ability to free himself from the wreckage and then make his way up or down the ravine. Neither looks like a good choice. Brody will also have to deal with the weather, wild animals, and a wilderness man who wants the bags of money in the wrecked car’s trunk.
Buried begins when Ryan Reynolds wakes up to find himself buried in a wooden coffin. He slowly pieces together that he’s been placed there because he’s an American trucker in Iran, and his kidnappers hope to get 5 million dollars ransom for his safe return. The entire movie stays with Reynolds as he attempts to figure a way out with just a lighter, a flashlight, a pencil and a cell phone. But don’t think that this is going to be an uplifting movie about a rugged individual who finds a way to overcome with the simple things around him. Far from it. The movie is claustrophobic and relentlessly tense.
Wrecked rates a C
Buried rates a B
Vin Diesel Update on the Next Riddick Movie
Although they’re still in early stages of pre-production, I am getting more and more stoked about the next Riddick movie. Vin Diesel recently posted on his Facebook page the glimpse of some storyboard art and the news that the sequel will indeed be filmed with an “R” rating in mind.
Can I buy a ticket now?
The Amazing Stuntman: Cyril Raffaelli
Cyril Raffaelli is an amazing stuntman. Jackie Chan should be proud!
[Via Miss Cellania]
Apollo 18: There’s a Reason…
Although I probably won’t see Apollo 18 until it’s available on Netflix, I do like this poster. If you’d like to see a moon-sized version, you can thanks to the fine folks at IMPAwards.com.
Billy Fowler Takes on Rocky
I met Billy Fowler at Heroes Con 2010. I hadn’t seen Billy’s art prior to the show, but I really liked the sketches that he was doing. Luckily, I was just able to get on Billy’s sketch list and got a really great take on Sly as Jack Carter.
Billy was at Heroes Con again this year. and this time I scored this very cool Sly as Rocky sketch.
You can see more of Billy’s art at his blog.
The McGurk Effect
Seeing is believing, right? Not so, especially if you know about the McGurk Effect.
[Via Bits and Pieces]
Breaking Bad by the Numbers
Yesterday I gave you Breaking Bad paper dolls. Today, I give you, thanks to Breaking Bad By The Numbers.
Source: NursingSchools.net.
Breaking Bad Paper Dolls
Two of my favorite things are 1] the tv series Breaking Bad and 2] art. Combine the two and you could come up with Breaking Bad art for paper dolls. Illustrator, Kyle Hilton created. They’re pretty cool. And this is coming from a guy who normally would not say that about paper dolls.
Jack “The King” Kirby
Today Jack “The King” Kirby would have been 94 years old. It’s our loss that he’s no longer with us. Yet, he created so many characters universes that we will always have plenty of his art/stories to enjoy.
When I was a kid, I loved Jack Kirby’s work on Captain America, Rawhide Kid and especially Mister Miracle. Then when I got a bit older, I stopped enjoying Mr. Kirby’s output. I had moved on to more mature comics… or at least that’s how I looked at it then. Now I see I was missing out on the work of a legend.
Mark Evanier posted a nice remembrance and video. Bleeding Cool put up a cool Kirby art gallery. It’s nice that Jack Kirby continues to inspire so many.
Kelsey Shannon: Sly as Captain America
The amazing Kelsey Shannon makes his return to the SZ Gallery. Kelsey has worked in comics, animation, and film. He can pencil, ink and color. Kelsey plays a mean game of hacki-sack and he’s one of the nicest and most talented people that you could ever meet. Kelsey surprised me with his take on Sly as Captain America. How cool.
I got my first piece from Kelsey, back in 2002. He also surprised me with it! Then I actually got to meet Kelsey at Heroes Con in 2004. At that show he did me, this cool take on Sly as Jack Carter. It’s still one of my favorites riffs on Sly as Carter. I think we’re going to have to get Kelsey back to MegaCon or Heroes and bribe him for more sketches. If I bring big blocks of cheese it might work.
UFC 134 Results
UFC 134 results are in. They say, “Two out of three ain’t bad” and that’s the best I could muster with my picks…
- Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Thoughts: Okami was the last man to beat Silva. He should have rested on his laurels.
Prediction: Silva by KO
Result: Silva KO’d Okami in round 1
- Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
Thoughts: Griffin won the last time they met, but his prefight talk about not getting any better as a fighter has me concerned. I hope Griffin wins, but don’t feel confident about it so…
Prediction: Rua via decision
Result: Rua KO’d Griffin in round 1
- Brendan Schaub vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Thoughts: The fight doesn’t always go to the younger, the faster and the stronger, but that is the way to bet - Prediction: Schaub via TKO
Result: Nogueri KO’d Shaub in round 1
Final thoughts…
- My hats off to Nog for scoring the upset win.
- Forrest Griffin needs to get his head on straight if he’s going to continue fighting. His prefight talk indicated that he thinks he’s stopped progressing.
- I want to see Silva fight Sonnen again.
- Next card: UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou – Free on SPIKE
UFC 134 Predictions
UFC 134 is tonight. Let’s go right to my picks…
- Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Thoughts: Okami was the last man to beat Silva. He should have rested on his laurels.
Prediction: Silva by KO
- Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
Thoughts: Griffin won the last time they met, but his prefight talk about not getting any better as a fighter has me concerned. I hope Griffin wins, but don’t feel confident about it so…
Prediction: Rua via decision
- Brendan Schaub vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Thoughts: The fight doesn’t always go to the younger, the faster and the stronger, but that is the way to bet
Prediction: Schaub via TKO
Results tomorrow!
Flying in a Wingsuit
I think it’s time for a flight in a wingsuit. Man, you really get a feel for the speed at which he’s rocketing through space at the 1:32 mark.
I also really dig the song [“Sail” by AWOLNATION] playing in the background. I-Tunes, here I come!
