Counting down our favourite movie astronauts in time for LifeCounting down our favourite movie astronauts in time for LifeAdriana Floridia3/24/2017 10:09:00 Am
The only way us regular civilians get to go to space is in the movies.
Unless you're an aspiring astronaut (and if so, that's amazing), you probably only ever get to experience the unknown limits of the universe through film. We are able to embark on that journey again with the new release Life, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson as some very attractive astronauts.
Life had us thinking about some other movie astronauts who we all know and love. These characters are often iconic, because well, they're not only traveling through space, but usually pulling off some ultra difficult tasks while they're at it. From Ryan Stone in Gravity to Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey, here are our favourite astronauts in film!
The only way us regular civilians get to go to space is in the movies.
Unless you're an aspiring astronaut (and if so, that's amazing), you probably only ever get to experience the unknown limits of the universe through film. We are able to embark on that journey again with the new release Life, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson as some very attractive astronauts.
Life had us thinking about some other movie astronauts who we all know and love. These characters are often iconic, because well, they're not only traveling through space, but usually pulling off some ultra difficult tasks while they're at it. From Ryan Stone in Gravity to Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey, here are our favourite astronauts in film!
- 3/24/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Nicholas Meyer's first directing effort is a classy science fiction thriller best remembered for a charming romantic angle, and for introducing many of us to the marvelous Mary Steenburgen. Clever storytelling pits Malcolm McDowell against fellow time tripper David Warner, in a fourth-dimensional pursuit of none other than Jack the Ripper. Time After Time Blu-ray Warner Archive Collection 1979 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 112 min. / Street Date November 15, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Cioffi, Kent Williams, Andonia Katsaros, Patti D'Arbanville, Corey Feldman, Shelley Hack, Clete Roberts. Cinematography Paul Lohman Film Editor Donn Cambern Original Music Miklos Rozsa Written by Nicholas Meyer story by Karl Alexander & Steve Hayes Produced by Herb Jaffe Directed by Nicholas Meyer
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Known for his smart scripts -- face it, even Invasion of the Bee Girls is an intelligent script -- Nicholas Meyer broke into the writer-director hyphenate...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Known for his smart scripts -- face it, even Invasion of the Bee Girls is an intelligent script -- Nicholas Meyer broke into the writer-director hyphenate...
- 11/12/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
After 63 years somebody has taken a crack at Arthur C. Clarke's monumental sci-fi novel. This interpretation throws the emphasis way out of whack but succeeds too frequently to ignore. Charles Dance is the alarming Overlord Karellen, who comes from the stars to escort humanity through its next stage of development... and to announce the end of the world as we know it. Childhood's End Blu-ray Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2015 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 247 min. / Street Date March 1, 2016 / 34.98 Starring Charles Dance, Mike Vogel, Osy Ikhile, Daisy Betts, Georgina Haig, Ashley Zukerman, Hayley Magnus, Charlotte Nicdao, Peretta, Lachlan Roland-Kenn, Julian McMahon, Colm Meany, Robert Morgan. Cinematography Neville Kidd Film Editor Sean Albertson, Yan Miles, Eric A. Sears Original Music Charlie Clouser Written by Matthew Graham from the novel by Arthur C. Clarke Produced by Nick Hurran, John C. Lenick, Paul M. Leonard Directed by Nick Hurran
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
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Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
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- 2/23/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Revealed earlier today at Paris Games Week, Robinson: The Journey is a brand new and interesting-looking collaboration between both Crytek and Sony, which will be released as a PlayStation Vr exclusive. However, despite its inclusion of an orb-like robotic guide, it is most definitely not a sequel to Destiny.
Developed using Cryengine technology, Robinson: The Journey sends players to a strange new planet, where they must search for long lost secrets while dealing with ancient dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. From the looks and sounds of things, exploration is the key focus here, and there’s certainly a lot of potential with such a premise.
According to Crytek’s Director of Production, David Bowman: “PlayStation Vr is the ideal platform for Robinson: The Journey. Our work with Sony so far has made it clear that they want to deliver the most immersive and unique home Vr experiences imaginable to gamers,...
Developed using Cryengine technology, Robinson: The Journey sends players to a strange new planet, where they must search for long lost secrets while dealing with ancient dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. From the looks and sounds of things, exploration is the key focus here, and there’s certainly a lot of potential with such a premise.
According to Crytek’s Director of Production, David Bowman: “PlayStation Vr is the ideal platform for Robinson: The Journey. Our work with Sony so far has made it clear that they want to deliver the most immersive and unique home Vr experiences imaginable to gamers,...
- 10/27/2015
- by Chad Goodmurphy
- We Got This Covered
Crytek revealed a sweet looking game for PlayStation Vr and it includes Dinosaurs!
The game is called Robinson: The Journey and it looks like a blend of Destiny with Dinosaurs, and of course the end result is something amazing!
More details were shared via the PlayStation Blog.
Combining the breathtaking immersion made possible by PlayStation Vr and the game-changing power of Cryengine, Crytek today announced a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring new IP “Robinson: The Journey” exclusively to the upcoming PlayStation®4 virtual reality platform.
Developed by Crytek, Robinson: The Journey invites players to become pioneers as they crash-land on a mysterious planet and set out to uncover the rich secrets it conceals. The game is being crafted to capitalize on the boundless potential of PlayStation Vr, and will empower gamers to explore the stunning world around them with an entirely new degree of freedom. The cooperation between Sony...
The game is called Robinson: The Journey and it looks like a blend of Destiny with Dinosaurs, and of course the end result is something amazing!
More details were shared via the PlayStation Blog.
Combining the breathtaking immersion made possible by PlayStation Vr and the game-changing power of Cryengine, Crytek today announced a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring new IP “Robinson: The Journey” exclusively to the upcoming PlayStation®4 virtual reality platform.
Developed by Crytek, Robinson: The Journey invites players to become pioneers as they crash-land on a mysterious planet and set out to uncover the rich secrets it conceals. The game is being crafted to capitalize on the boundless potential of PlayStation Vr, and will empower gamers to explore the stunning world around them with an entirely new degree of freedom. The cooperation between Sony...
- 10/27/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Dustin Spino)
- Cinelinx
Every decade has their cinematic science fiction obsessions which speak to its concerns of the age; in the 1950s films such as Earth vs. The Flying Saucers and Them! capitalised on fears of alien invasion and nuclear proliferation. In the 1960s films like Barbarella and Ikarie Xb-1 captured the hopes and dangers of space exploration while in the 1970s Silent Running and A Boy and His Dog showed a growing concern for the environment and a mistrust of governments resulting in dystopian futures. Then in the 1980s it was the exploration of inner space with the boundaries of the human mind and body being crossed and redrawn with films like Altered States and the cinema of David Cronenberg. The 1990s ushered in an obsession with apocalyptic imagery and alternate realities with Dark City and The Thirteenth Floor amongst many others.
Through these decades of cinematic science fiction, the concept of...
Through these decades of cinematic science fiction, the concept of...
- 4/1/2015
- by Liam Dunn
- SoundOnSight
Space. The final frontier. Also: so hot right now! This year, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar and James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy—to say nothing of the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens—continued feeding audiences' appetites for all things extraterrestrial, picking up where the Oscar-winning Gravity and rebooted Star Trek series left off. There are sequels coming for Star Trek, Prometheus, and Guardians, Marvel will keep expanding its cosmic universe in Captain Marvel, and, on the small screen, Syfy is planning a rebooted version of the grandaddy of all space operas, Arthur C. Clarke's...
- 12/8/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Almost fifty years since it first wowed cinemagoers at the tail-end of the '60s, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is back in the public consciousness thanks to a cinema re-release as part of the BFI's Days of Fear and Wonder sci-fi season and its place in the just-released Kubrick Blu-ray Masterpiece Collection. That's not to mention Christopher Nolan's outer space drama Interstellar, a film that very much hangs in the shadow of its illustrious predecessor.
After destroying mankind at the close of Dr Strangelove in 1964, Kubrick sought to tell a more progressive story about humanity with his follow-up. Teaming with heralded sci-fi author Arthur C Clarke, Kubrick fashioned a screenplay that tracked the evolution of man through encounters with giant black monoliths.
Eventually released in 1968, a year before Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, 2001 was hugely ambitious both in narrative and technical terms. Kubrick reached...
After destroying mankind at the close of Dr Strangelove in 1964, Kubrick sought to tell a more progressive story about humanity with his follow-up. Teaming with heralded sci-fi author Arthur C Clarke, Kubrick fashioned a screenplay that tracked the evolution of man through encounters with giant black monoliths.
Eventually released in 1968, a year before Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, 2001 was hugely ambitious both in narrative and technical terms. Kubrick reached...
- 11/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Ext. The Dawn Of Time - Day A proto-human Hominid kneels on the ground of the prehistoric Earth. Suddenly, a large shadow covers him. He looks up and sees a large rectangular Monolith. A voiceover begins, British. British Voiceover: The first recorded monolith appeared on Earth 4 million years ago, in the Pleistocene era. Int. Laboratory Filled With Chalkboards - Day Dr. Heywood Floyd stands in front of chalkboards with important-looking quantum-physics proofs scrawled across them. He is old, British, and probably played by Michael Caine. Heywood Floyd: That would dovetail almost precisely with the first appearance of simple tools. It...
- 11/7/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
The fourth instalment in Arthur C. Clarke’s legendary sci-fi series, 3001: The Final Odyssey, will be brought to life as a SyFy miniseries. The show has entered development with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions and Warner Horizon TV set to produce and Pirates Of The Caribbean scribe Stuart Beattle on scripting duties.
Clarke’s series spanned a whopping 30 years, during which time he published 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: Odyssey Two and 2061: Odyssey Three. Each of the four instalments has received the big screen treatment in some form or another with the exception of the third, which flailed in development. But it’s Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 genre-defining adaptation of 2001 that is most often recalled and recited for its brilliance. The new 3001 miniseries sequel will follow one of that film’s characters – Frank Poole – who was killed by the Hal supercomputer. As is the case with the flexibility of sci-fi,...
Clarke’s series spanned a whopping 30 years, during which time he published 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: Odyssey Two and 2061: Odyssey Three. Each of the four instalments has received the big screen treatment in some form or another with the exception of the third, which flailed in development. But it’s Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 genre-defining adaptation of 2001 that is most often recalled and recited for its brilliance. The new 3001 miniseries sequel will follow one of that film’s characters – Frank Poole – who was killed by the Hal supercomputer. As is the case with the flexibility of sci-fi,...
- 11/3/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
The SyFy Channel is set to develop a miniseries adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's novel 3001: The Final Odyssey, which, as you may know, is the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. The series will be written by screenwriter Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the Caribbean and Collateral). He will also serve as executive producer alongside Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker (Numbers, The Good Wife).
3001: The Final Odyssey is the fourth and final book in Clarke's legendary sci-fi franchise, and it follows the character Frank Poole, who is the astronaut that was killed by the Hal-9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here's a description of the story:
"One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer Hal inoperable. But...
3001: The Final Odyssey is the fourth and final book in Clarke's legendary sci-fi franchise, and it follows the character Frank Poole, who is the astronaut that was killed by the Hal-9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here's a description of the story:
"One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed, after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child, Frank Poole drifted in space, frozen and forgotten, leaving the supercomputer Hal inoperable. But...
- 11/3/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ahead of Interstellar's launch, here's a selection of 10 underappreciated sci-fi films about space travel...
Christopher Nolan's Interstellar wears many of its influences proudly. The director has openly said that his film is inspired by such acclaimed pieces of cinema as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff, as well as the human warmth of Steven Spielberg's 80s output. Interstellar depicts a near future where life on Earth teeters on the brink of extinction. Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former test pilot turned farmer, joins a last-ditch mission to enter a wormhole in space and find a new home for humanity; he realises that the only way to save his family is to leave it behind.
It's the latest film to tap into our fascination with the depths of space - a topic that has been explored many times since the earliest days of cinema.
Christopher Nolan's Interstellar wears many of its influences proudly. The director has openly said that his film is inspired by such acclaimed pieces of cinema as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff, as well as the human warmth of Steven Spielberg's 80s output. Interstellar depicts a near future where life on Earth teeters on the brink of extinction. Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former test pilot turned farmer, joins a last-ditch mission to enter a wormhole in space and find a new home for humanity; he realises that the only way to save his family is to leave it behind.
It's the latest film to tap into our fascination with the depths of space - a topic that has been explored many times since the earliest days of cinema.
- 11/3/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
As advanced as home theater technology has gotten in the past few years, some movies still truly need the big screen experience to be fully appreciated, and 2001: A Space Odyssey is certainly one of these films. A result of this special quality is that theater owners love to bring the Stanley Kubrick feature in for special screenings, and do so often. But very few celebrate re-releases by putting together trailers on the level of the epic one that was just cut and posted by the British Film Institute: After all of these years, 2001: A Space Odyssey still remains as enigmatic narrativly as it was back when it was first released, but watching this trailer is a reminder of just how utterly gorgeous the film is, and the genius that rests in its direction and cinematography. It's honestly remains a challenge to watch Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) run...
- 10/21/2014
- cinemablend.com
2001: A Space Odyssey has been given its first new officially-sanctioned trailer in four decades.
A brand new teaser for director Stanley Kubrick's classic movie has been commissioned by Warner Bros in commemoration of the BFI's Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season.
Ignition Creative London have made the sentient artificial intelligence Hal 9000 (Douglas Rain) the focus of their promo clip.
Kubrick's pioneering film chronicled David Bowman (Keir Dullea) and his team of scientists' exploration of space.
2001: A Space Odyssey won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, and came in as the 15th greatest film of all time on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list.
Have your say: What are the greatest sci-fi movies ever made?
The BFI's Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season will include a panel discussion of the movie featuring stars Dullea and Gary Lockwood, writer Sir Christopher Frayling and physicist Professor Brian Cox.
Critic...
A brand new teaser for director Stanley Kubrick's classic movie has been commissioned by Warner Bros in commemoration of the BFI's Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season.
Ignition Creative London have made the sentient artificial intelligence Hal 9000 (Douglas Rain) the focus of their promo clip.
Kubrick's pioneering film chronicled David Bowman (Keir Dullea) and his team of scientists' exploration of space.
2001: A Space Odyssey won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, and came in as the 15th greatest film of all time on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list.
Have your say: What are the greatest sci-fi movies ever made?
The BFI's Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season will include a panel discussion of the movie featuring stars Dullea and Gary Lockwood, writer Sir Christopher Frayling and physicist Professor Brian Cox.
Critic...
- 10/21/2014
- Digital Spy
10. Altered States (1980)
Directed by: Ken Russell
Is it a horror film? Many of Ken Russell’s films could be argued as such, but there’s enough in Altered States that makes it less horror and more science fiction/psychological thriller. Based on the novel by Paddy Chayefsky, Altered States introduced the world to William Hurt (and also featured the film debut of Drew Barrymore). Edward Jessup (Hurt) is studying schizophrenia, but branches out into sensory deprivation experimentation with a floating tank. Eventually, he travels to Mexico to visit a tribe that provides him with an extract which he begins to take before his trips into the flotation tank, resulting in bizarre imagery and eventual physical devolution, once to a primitive man and to a near primordial blob. Side effects start to occur, causing Edward to suffer from episodes of partial regression even without the hallucinogenic drug. Russell’s direction shifts...
Directed by: Ken Russell
Is it a horror film? Many of Ken Russell’s films could be argued as such, but there’s enough in Altered States that makes it less horror and more science fiction/psychological thriller. Based on the novel by Paddy Chayefsky, Altered States introduced the world to William Hurt (and also featured the film debut of Drew Barrymore). Edward Jessup (Hurt) is studying schizophrenia, but branches out into sensory deprivation experimentation with a floating tank. Eventually, he travels to Mexico to visit a tribe that provides him with an extract which he begins to take before his trips into the flotation tank, resulting in bizarre imagery and eventual physical devolution, once to a primitive man and to a near primordial blob. Side effects start to occur, causing Edward to suffer from episodes of partial regression even without the hallucinogenic drug. Russell’s direction shifts...
- 9/24/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
“Waterloo” was one more episode of Mad Men this season that used iconic historical references to imbue the narrative with dread and toy with our pessimistic assumptions about Don Draper and friends (and frenemies). The title—a nod to Napoleon’s last, losing battle—got us worrying that personal agendas would cause Don to sabotage the Burger Chef pitch or Peggy to botch it, or that the forces opposing their self-realization (the Cutler/Lou conspiracy thwarting Don’s atonement; the chauvinist, unjust culture impeding Peggy’s advancement) would win the day.
Instead, with the livelihoods on the line and all eyes watching,...
Instead, with the livelihoods on the line and all eyes watching,...
- 5/26/2014
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW.com - PopWatch
Mad Men is never as obsessed with pop-culture shout-outs as its detractors think, and I can't imagine that Erin Levy wrote "Monolith" just to keep Stanley Kubrick fans up all night looking for homages. Like all the historical references and literary and mythological symbols, the references to then-contemporary film, TV, literature, and music tend to be a sideshow to the main action, which is pretty straightforward: psychologically well-rounded characters moving through life. Still, though: Kubrick was everywhere. As the episode's title suggests, 2001 was the touchstone, even though the timeline is off (the film was released to theaters in in January 1968, over a year before the events of "Monolith"). The episode kicks into high gear in its second scene, with Don arriving at the office, stepping past a black monolith, and finding Scp's first floor as deserted as the white room where the film's sole surviving astronaut Dave Bowman goes to die.
- 5/5/2014
- by Matt Zoller Seitz
- Vulture
There are few auteurs as instantly recognizable and divisive as Stanley Kubrick, few filmmakers as idiosyncratic or groundbreaking. His work spans the entirety of life itself–sometimes in the same film–and has inspired almost as much derision as hosannas. There is no easy consensus on Kubrick’s films–though you may not be terribly surprised by our writers’ choice for his best, it’s hard to imagine that your ranking of his work will line up wholly with ours–nor on the messages imparted within. Is The Shining secretly about the moon landing? Is 2001? What is he really saying about violence in society in A Clockwork Orange? And so on. Closing out (some weeks late, granted) our monthly theme on his works, here is Sound on Sight’s ranking of the films of Stanley Kubrick. Enjoy. Share. Debate. We know you’ll want to debate.
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey...
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey...
- 4/23/2014
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
What’s difficult about making this list is finding a balance between a successful Kubrickian film that either predates or pays homage to Kubrick and, for lack of a better term, is a ripoff. Now that we’ve hit the apex, it’s clear that these are, regardless of influence, quality films. What sets them apart is their ability to evoke Kubrick’s greatness (or inspire it), while delivering a stand-alone masterpiece. If Kubrick took the helm for any of these films, the result wouldn’t delineate too much. Still. Kubrick is a genius because he always kept us guessing.
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10. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Directed by Werner Herzog
What makes it Kubrickian? It’s a film about extreme obsession and the unreasonable lengths a man will go to when consumed by it. Fitzcarraldo is the story of Brian Sweeny “Fitzcarraldo” Fitzgerald (Klaus Kinski) and his entry into the rubber industry.
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10. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Directed by Werner Herzog
What makes it Kubrickian? It’s a film about extreme obsession and the unreasonable lengths a man will go to when consumed by it. Fitzcarraldo is the story of Brian Sweeny “Fitzcarraldo” Fitzgerald (Klaus Kinski) and his entry into the rubber industry.
- 4/1/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
“Has it ever occurred to you what would happen to my future, if I were to fail to live up to my responsibilities?”
- Jack Torrance, before telling his wife that he’s going to bash her brains in.
Jack Torrance has responsibilities that were given given to him in good faith by the manager of the Overlook Hotel, Mr. Ullman, which “consists mainly of running the boiler, heating different parts of the hotel on a daily rotating basis, repairing damage as it occurs and doing repairs, so that the elements can’t get a foothold.” At no point in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining do we ever see Jack work on any of these tasks. In fact his wife, Wendy, is the only person we ever see doing any type of upkeep in the Overlook Hotel. When Wendy suggests that they leave the hotel and take their son to a hospital,...
- Jack Torrance, before telling his wife that he’s going to bash her brains in.
Jack Torrance has responsibilities that were given given to him in good faith by the manager of the Overlook Hotel, Mr. Ullman, which “consists mainly of running the boiler, heating different parts of the hotel on a daily rotating basis, repairing damage as it occurs and doing repairs, so that the elements can’t get a foothold.” At no point in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining do we ever see Jack work on any of these tasks. In fact his wife, Wendy, is the only person we ever see doing any type of upkeep in the Overlook Hotel. When Wendy suggests that they leave the hotel and take their son to a hospital,...
- 3/10/2014
- by Jae K. Renfrow
- SoundOnSight
It’s both perfectly fitting and a darkly wry punchline that the last word in Stanley Kubrick’s last film is “fuck,” utilized in its most literal definition. The word is spoken, in both direct and slightly imploring fashion, by Alice Harford (Nicole Kidman) to her husband Bill (Tom Cruise) at the end of the still slightly underappreciated Eyes Wide Shut. Bill’s nocturnal journey into an unfamiliar world of group sex and general deviancy is one of missed opportunities and denied possibilities; he is surrounded by and beckoned into various couplings, and capitalizes on none of them. This weakness of the modern man is a recurrent theme in Kubrick’s filmography, from Paths of Glory to Eyes Wide Shut, released posthumously in the summer of 1999. Kubrick, who died 15 years ago today, was often categorized as a cold and distant filmmaker, always putting his characters at an emotional remove; this...
- 3/7/2014
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Celebrated Summer
Written and Drawn by: Charles Forsman
Hanging out with a friend. Driving around with no real destination. Getting high just to get high. Experiencing the city and people in it who come out at night. Thinking that there has to be something better coming up but not really wanting today to end. Video games and cops. Wanting some future salvation but not knowing where to find it or even if it could truly exist.
Charles Forsman’s Celebrated Summer is a snapshot. Not of an image but of experiences and fears. Reading the book is like looking through an old photo album as you fondly remember the times, places and people in those photos. It’s not so much the actual image itself that triggers something in you but the memories of everything going on around those images. The photo is just a catalyst that floods your mind with memories and thoughts.
Written and Drawn by: Charles Forsman
Hanging out with a friend. Driving around with no real destination. Getting high just to get high. Experiencing the city and people in it who come out at night. Thinking that there has to be something better coming up but not really wanting today to end. Video games and cops. Wanting some future salvation but not knowing where to find it or even if it could truly exist.
Charles Forsman’s Celebrated Summer is a snapshot. Not of an image but of experiences and fears. Reading the book is like looking through an old photo album as you fondly remember the times, places and people in those photos. It’s not so much the actual image itself that triggers something in you but the memories of everything going on around those images. The photo is just a catalyst that floods your mind with memories and thoughts.
- 1/15/2014
- by Scott Cederlund
- SoundOnSight
Odd List Ryan Lambie 4 Oct 2013 - 06:41
They're funny, they're sad, they're weird. Here are 50 famous last words from characters in the movies...
Please Note: There are potential spoilers ahead. Check the name of the film, and if you haven't seen it, don't read the entry!
As someone famous probably once said, “We’ve all gotta go sometime,” and if we’re going to die, we might as well do so with a witticism or a memorable line rather than a scream and a cry for mother. Which is the subject of this lengthy but far from definitive list: the memorable things movie characters have uttered shortly (not necessarily immediately) before they’re about to meet their maker.
Some of these last words are long, tear-jerking monologues. Others amount to little more than a word or two. But all of them, in our estimation, are worthy of mention, and one...
They're funny, they're sad, they're weird. Here are 50 famous last words from characters in the movies...
Please Note: There are potential spoilers ahead. Check the name of the film, and if you haven't seen it, don't read the entry!
As someone famous probably once said, “We’ve all gotta go sometime,” and if we’re going to die, we might as well do so with a witticism or a memorable line rather than a scream and a cry for mother. Which is the subject of this lengthy but far from definitive list: the memorable things movie characters have uttered shortly (not necessarily immediately) before they’re about to meet their maker.
Some of these last words are long, tear-jerking monologues. Others amount to little more than a word or two. But all of them, in our estimation, are worthy of mention, and one...
- 10/2/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Let’s look ahead to the future. Close your eyes and picture the technologically advanced world at the dawn of the 21st century, all the way to the year 2001! By this time, as predicted by author Arthur C. Clark and director Stanley Kubrick, we will have manned space flights to Jupiter and beyond. Pan-Am space planes will have been around for years. Artificially intelligent, allegedly infallible supercomputers will be capable of being in charge of life support for everyone on board a spacecraft. What could possibly go wrong? Kubrick’s visionary and groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey presents an ultra-realistic tale of space travel and exploration that didn’t exactly come true more than a decade go. However, even steeped in 60s science, it helped bring science fiction films out of realm of corny monster movies and into the modern age. But how accurate is it? After the Hal-9000 computer kills Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) by severing...
- 8/14/2013
- by Kevin Carr
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
When it comes to film interpretation and finding madness in the method, it’s only a matter of time before an overly philosophical troll decides to take an almighty stab at the man whose portfolio is stuffed with the mystery, symbolism and deeper meaning usually reserved for Michele de Nostradame and biblical verse. But while Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece The Shining provided the inspiration for a film which provided the inspiration for an idea that provided the inspiration for a decidedly strange column, it is his most influential – and maddeningly metaphorical – motion picture that this week take’s it place under the warped microscope.
Since its release in 1968, 2001: A Space Odyssey has provided the creative spark for countless filmmakers and induced ever more debates trying to discern what exactly it all means. For this viewer and scribe, its point can be found in its incomprehensibility, a purpose within anarchic nonsense.
Since its release in 1968, 2001: A Space Odyssey has provided the creative spark for countless filmmakers and induced ever more debates trying to discern what exactly it all means. For this viewer and scribe, its point can be found in its incomprehensibility, a purpose within anarchic nonsense.
- 4/29/2013
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
News of Roger Ebert's death prompted an outpouring of emotion, tributes and fond memories from some of Hollywood's finest. Ebert may never have been an above-the-line movie star himself, but his importance to the film industry cannot be underestimated.
In a five-decade career spanning newspapers, TV and the internet, Ebert mastered every medium he turned his hand to with reviews of wit, intelligence and eloquence. In short, he was the master where most other film critics were mere apprentices.
Digital Spy takes a look at 10 great Ebert reviews below.
Apocalypse Now
"Years and years from now, when Coppola's budget and his problems have long been forgotten, Apocalypse will still stand, I think, as a grand and grave and insanely inspired gesture of filmmaking - of moments that are operatic in their style and scope, and of other moments so silent we can almost hear the director thinking to himself.
In a five-decade career spanning newspapers, TV and the internet, Ebert mastered every medium he turned his hand to with reviews of wit, intelligence and eloquence. In short, he was the master where most other film critics were mere apprentices.
Digital Spy takes a look at 10 great Ebert reviews below.
Apocalypse Now
"Years and years from now, when Coppola's budget and his problems have long been forgotten, Apocalypse will still stand, I think, as a grand and grave and insanely inspired gesture of filmmaking - of moments that are operatic in their style and scope, and of other moments so silent we can almost hear the director thinking to himself.
- 4/5/2013
- Digital Spy
The Award Awards has revealed its judging chairs and revealed new categories focusing on media and PR.
The announcement:
Award, Australia’s pre-eminent body representing creatives, is pleased to confirm that Jwt’s Lo Sheung Yan, known as Mayan among his peers, will be leading the judging of the 2013 Award Awards.
Mayan is currently Jwt’s Asia Pacific Creative Council’s Chairman. In the industry since 1996, Mayan has helped Jwt collect accolades such as AdFest’s Network Agency of the Year in 2008, Media Spikes and Adfest’s Network Agency of the Year in 2009, as well as securing its first gold Clio and first grand prix at Cannes 2011 during his tenure.
Craig Davis, Chairman of Award said: “No one knows more about creativity in Asia than Mayan. He’s shown the world repeatedly how good Asian creativity can be. And, with his deep understanding of the Chinese market, he will be a wonderful contributor to Circus.
The announcement:
Award, Australia’s pre-eminent body representing creatives, is pleased to confirm that Jwt’s Lo Sheung Yan, known as Mayan among his peers, will be leading the judging of the 2013 Award Awards.
Mayan is currently Jwt’s Asia Pacific Creative Council’s Chairman. In the industry since 1996, Mayan has helped Jwt collect accolades such as AdFest’s Network Agency of the Year in 2008, Media Spikes and Adfest’s Network Agency of the Year in 2009, as well as securing its first gold Clio and first grand prix at Cannes 2011 during his tenure.
Craig Davis, Chairman of Award said: “No one knows more about creativity in Asia than Mayan. He’s shown the world repeatedly how good Asian creativity can be. And, with his deep understanding of the Chinese market, he will be a wonderful contributor to Circus.
- 1/29/2013
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Chicago – One of the most unique happenings in Chicago every year is “The Hollywood Show.” This annual event presents celebrities from TV and film, both from the nostalgic past and the current scene. In September of 2012, the show included Loni Anderson (“Wkrp in Cincinnati”), Oscar Winner Martin Landau and the reunited cast of “Lost in Space,” all meeting fans and signing autographs.
HollywoodChicago.com covered the event, and photographer Joe Arce put the show’s participants in front of the lens. “The Hollywood Show” will be back in Chicago in September, 2013. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
HOLSHOW1: Loni Anderson of ‘Wkrp in Cincinnati.’ HOLSHOW2: Another view of Loni Anderson. HOLSHOW3: Oscar winner Martin Landau of ‘Ed Wood’ and ‘The Majestic.’ HOLSHOW4:...
HollywoodChicago.com covered the event, and photographer Joe Arce put the show’s participants in front of the lens. “The Hollywood Show” will be back in Chicago in September, 2013. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All images © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
HOLSHOW1: Loni Anderson of ‘Wkrp in Cincinnati.’ HOLSHOW2: Another view of Loni Anderson. HOLSHOW3: Oscar winner Martin Landau of ‘Ed Wood’ and ‘The Majestic.’ HOLSHOW4:...
- 1/19/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Feature Ryan Lambie Jan 9, 2013
From Fred Astaire dance sequences to gravity-defying hotel corridor fights, we salute the technically mind-boggling rotating movie set...
If the movies represent the point where creativity, commerce and technical skill converge, then the rotating movie set is probably the perfect example of those three disciplines working to create cinema magic. Requiring intense planning, expensive materials and an army of builders, the use of a rotating set - essentially an ordinary stage suspended within a steel gimbal, like a shoebox wedged in a washing machine drum - has been used to occasional yet jaw-dropping effect over the past 60 years.
This article doesn't claim to list every instance of a rotating set ever captured on film, but it does, we hope, provide a good example of the different ways they can be used. Whether they're used to make us believe an evil spirit can fling helpless humans against a wall,...
From Fred Astaire dance sequences to gravity-defying hotel corridor fights, we salute the technically mind-boggling rotating movie set...
If the movies represent the point where creativity, commerce and technical skill converge, then the rotating movie set is probably the perfect example of those three disciplines working to create cinema magic. Requiring intense planning, expensive materials and an army of builders, the use of a rotating set - essentially an ordinary stage suspended within a steel gimbal, like a shoebox wedged in a washing machine drum - has been used to occasional yet jaw-dropping effect over the past 60 years.
This article doesn't claim to list every instance of a rotating set ever captured on film, but it does, we hope, provide a good example of the different ways they can be used. Whether they're used to make us believe an evil spirit can fling helpless humans against a wall,...
- 1/8/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
To mark the launch of its new game, Stratego Sci-Fi has surveyed more than 2,000 Britons to chart the Stratego Sci-Fi 100 – the nation’s top 100 stars of the sci-fi world – as well as a separate poll charting the best sci-fi battles from the silver screen – and has crowned Superman the greatest sci-fi character of all time
Following up the Man of Steel in 2nd place in the Stratego Sci-Fi 100 was Harrison Ford’s gruff but lovable rogue Han Solo, with Frank Oz’s jedi master Yoda coming third, both representing Star Wars in the top three and rounding it out firmly in George Lucas’ favour. Steven Spielberg’s E.T may be one of the most lovable characters of all time, but only made it to fourth in the list, followed by Will Smith’s Agent Jay from the hugely popular Men in Black series at number five.
The Stratego Sci-fi...
Following up the Man of Steel in 2nd place in the Stratego Sci-Fi 100 was Harrison Ford’s gruff but lovable rogue Han Solo, with Frank Oz’s jedi master Yoda coming third, both representing Star Wars in the top three and rounding it out firmly in George Lucas’ favour. Steven Spielberg’s E.T may be one of the most lovable characters of all time, but only made it to fourth in the list, followed by Will Smith’s Agent Jay from the hugely popular Men in Black series at number five.
The Stratego Sci-fi...
- 11/9/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Obligatory Spoiler Warning: This article covers Spoilers from “Prometheus” and I do not recommend people who haven’t seen the movie yet read it.
The average movie geek can remember, without straining too hard, what happened to Hal 9000. Hal – the sinister yet oddly sympathetic computer from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – was disconnected by astronaut Dave Bowman after it tried to kill the entire onboard crew, fearing it to be jeopardising the spaceship’s mission. Ask me another. Only problem is, that’s not what happened to Hal – we Know that there is more to the story, because Peter Hyams and Arthur C. Clarke showed us, in 2010: The Year We Made Contact (1984). The fault was not with Hal, but with his orders; it really was due to ‘human error.’ And when the swarm of monoliths surround Jupiter, as the story predicts will happen in 2010, we’re lucky...
The average movie geek can remember, without straining too hard, what happened to Hal 9000. Hal – the sinister yet oddly sympathetic computer from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – was disconnected by astronaut Dave Bowman after it tried to kill the entire onboard crew, fearing it to be jeopardising the spaceship’s mission. Ask me another. Only problem is, that’s not what happened to Hal – we Know that there is more to the story, because Peter Hyams and Arthur C. Clarke showed us, in 2010: The Year We Made Contact (1984). The fault was not with Hal, but with his orders; it really was due to ‘human error.’ And when the swarm of monoliths surround Jupiter, as the story predicts will happen in 2010, we’re lucky...
- 6/6/2012
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
Whether they’re male or female, old or young, they’ve illuminated some classic movies. Here’s our top 50 list of sci-fi heroes and heroines…
On the face of it, compiling a list of truly great sci-fi protagonists should be easy. Pick a load of familiar names from a hat, write some breathlessly adoring drivel beneath them, and head off to the pub to reward a job well done.
Except it was never going to be as simple as that – and compiling lists seldom is. For every character making an appearance in the list below, there were at least two other possible candidates who didn't quite make the cut. Some sci-fi heroes were removed, then quickly reinstated. The order was jiggled around, then reordered again.
At one point, your humble writer realised there were more than 50 entries, and then had the unenviable task of hunting back through to decide which poor soul to eliminate.
On the face of it, compiling a list of truly great sci-fi protagonists should be easy. Pick a load of familiar names from a hat, write some breathlessly adoring drivel beneath them, and head off to the pub to reward a job well done.
Except it was never going to be as simple as that – and compiling lists seldom is. For every character making an appearance in the list below, there were at least two other possible candidates who didn't quite make the cut. Some sci-fi heroes were removed, then quickly reinstated. The order was jiggled around, then reordered again.
At one point, your humble writer realised there were more than 50 entries, and then had the unenviable task of hunting back through to decide which poor soul to eliminate.
- 4/19/2012
- Den of Geek
As I write these words we’re three months away from watching Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s big return to science fiction movies. The Prometheus movie marketing hype has just kicked up a notch with the reveal of the Ted 2023 talk. As the clock ticks down to Prometheus’ June 8 opening we’ll see the marketing escalate, and more of the movie’s secrets (and its increasingly likely strong connections to the first Alien movie) emerge from the shadows.
But it’s still a long three months to go until Prometheus actually arrives. Obviously, I can’t judge the movie until I’ve seen it but that doesn’t mean I can’t comment on what my gut and head are whispering to me, and why Prometheus could very well not turn out to be the redeemer of the Alien movie franchise but a trip down a blind alley.
Why be a...
But it’s still a long three months to go until Prometheus actually arrives. Obviously, I can’t judge the movie until I’ve seen it but that doesn’t mean I can’t comment on what my gut and head are whispering to me, and why Prometheus could very well not turn out to be the redeemer of the Alien movie franchise but a trip down a blind alley.
Why be a...
- 3/4/2012
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Robert here w/ Distant Relatives, exploring the connections between one classic and one contemporary film.
It's not exactly the secret of the cinematic year that Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Terrence Malick's Tree of Life are two films of a similar kind. Indeed as Tree of Life hype grew to its crescendo this past spring and reviews started hitting the web it seemed like almost a requirement for writers to reference the 1968 science fiction classic. There were, I think, three reasons for this. First, which we'll get to shortly, that the two films do indeed have much in common in terms of theme and narrative. Second that both are epic length stories that many cinephiles consider high-water marks in the medium, and finally the involvement of Douglas Trumbull whose special effects work helped realize 2001: A Space Odyssey. When it was announced that he'd be working...
It's not exactly the secret of the cinematic year that Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Terrence Malick's Tree of Life are two films of a similar kind. Indeed as Tree of Life hype grew to its crescendo this past spring and reviews started hitting the web it seemed like almost a requirement for writers to reference the 1968 science fiction classic. There were, I think, three reasons for this. First, which we'll get to shortly, that the two films do indeed have much in common in terms of theme and narrative. Second that both are epic length stories that many cinephiles consider high-water marks in the medium, and finally the involvement of Douglas Trumbull whose special effects work helped realize 2001: A Space Odyssey. When it was announced that he'd be working...
- 12/31/2011
- by Robert
- FilmExperience
Throughout November, Sos staffers will be discussing the movies that made them into film fanatics.
(click here for the full list)
There is really only one place to begin – The Dawn of Man. A montage of prehistoric images denotes the timeless passage of the years and decades, aeons before such concepts existed in the human imagination, as a collection of our simian cousins shelter from the elements, from rival clans and from the lethal predators, a scrabble for sustenance amongst the arid African veldt. One morning the troop awakes to discover that a ominous, obsidian black monolith has appeared in their midst, its presence signalling a terrified rage amongst our forebears, a suspicion of the unknown and incomprehensible. Through association, through a mental leap mirrored in the films narrative we make the association that this mysterious object has ignited a flash of inspiration in one ape, our distant ancestor whom...
(click here for the full list)
There is really only one place to begin – The Dawn of Man. A montage of prehistoric images denotes the timeless passage of the years and decades, aeons before such concepts existed in the human imagination, as a collection of our simian cousins shelter from the elements, from rival clans and from the lethal predators, a scrabble for sustenance amongst the arid African veldt. One morning the troop awakes to discover that a ominous, obsidian black monolith has appeared in their midst, its presence signalling a terrified rage amongst our forebears, a suspicion of the unknown and incomprehensible. Through association, through a mental leap mirrored in the films narrative we make the association that this mysterious object has ignited a flash of inspiration in one ape, our distant ancestor whom...
- 11/17/2011
- by John
- SoundOnSight
In the run-up to the release of Apollo 18 this Friday, we examine the dangers of visiting the Moon, and what astronauts can learn from the movies...
On September 12th 1962, President John F Kennedy made a speech that set out the objectives of the space program during the remainder of the decade. He asserted that America chose to strive for the goals of travelling through space, and for a manned moon landing, “Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
Any number of astronauts in the movies will attest to just how bloody hard landing on the Moon can actually be. You never know what you're going to find there. Whether your Moon landing involves escaped Kryptonian prisoners, a metaphysical confrontation with yourself or an inexplicable black monolith, movies have never served as attractive tourism films for the Moon.
In fact, a selling point in recent films, such...
On September 12th 1962, President John F Kennedy made a speech that set out the objectives of the space program during the remainder of the decade. He asserted that America chose to strive for the goals of travelling through space, and for a manned moon landing, “Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
Any number of astronauts in the movies will attest to just how bloody hard landing on the Moon can actually be. You never know what you're going to find there. Whether your Moon landing involves escaped Kryptonian prisoners, a metaphysical confrontation with yourself or an inexplicable black monolith, movies have never served as attractive tourism films for the Moon.
In fact, a selling point in recent films, such...
- 8/30/2011
- Den of Geek
When talking about 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick described what is perhaps his greatest film as "basically a visual, nonverbal experience [that] hits the viewer at an inner level of consciousness, just as music does, or painting." When critics, cineastes and hardcore sci-fi geeks discuss it, they usually refer to 2001 as one of the best, most significant movies ever made.
But what of its making? From conception to release, 2001: A Space Odyssey had a production time of four years, during which boundaries were broken, creative and scientific leaps were made, and innovative special effects technology was developed. Surely there's a story behind the scenes of one of the 20th century's major cinematic achievements. Doesn't the creation of one of cinema's most influential films deserve a movie of its own? Of course it does. Luckily, Douglas Trumbull, the man most suited to make this film, agrees.
Trumbull was a young effects artist when,...
But what of its making? From conception to release, 2001: A Space Odyssey had a production time of four years, during which boundaries were broken, creative and scientific leaps were made, and innovative special effects technology was developed. Surely there's a story behind the scenes of one of the 20th century's major cinematic achievements. Doesn't the creation of one of cinema's most influential films deserve a movie of its own? Of course it does. Luckily, Douglas Trumbull, the man most suited to make this film, agrees.
Trumbull was a young effects artist when,...
- 8/24/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is in theaters as we speak, and it got us thinkin’…great big robots that throw buildings and can squash us like bugs are pretty darned cool. In face, any robot, homicidal or heroic, is bound to make us happy, because we love huge, scary, mechanical obstacles human characters can barely survive. So, in honor of the epic battle between Autobots and Decepticons, we’ve brainstormed seven other big time, mechanical killers. Bring it on, Megatron.
click here for complete “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” coverage including reviews, interviews and a day in the life of an extra
7. Maximum Overdrive – The Happy Toyz Co. Western Star 4800 Truck (1986)
Recap: Earth passes through the tail of a comet for three days, which causes everything electronic on the planet to spring to life and start killing everything in sight. Big duh.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is in theaters as we speak, and it got us thinkin’…great big robots that throw buildings and can squash us like bugs are pretty darned cool. In face, any robot, homicidal or heroic, is bound to make us happy, because we love huge, scary, mechanical obstacles human characters can barely survive. So, in honor of the epic battle between Autobots and Decepticons, we’ve brainstormed seven other big time, mechanical killers. Bring it on, Megatron.
click here for complete “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” coverage including reviews, interviews and a day in the life of an extra
7. Maximum Overdrive – The Happy Toyz Co. Western Star 4800 Truck (1986)
Recap: Earth passes through the tail of a comet for three days, which causes everything electronic on the planet to spring to life and start killing everything in sight. Big duh.
- 7/1/2011
- by Morrow McLaughlin
- The Scorecard Review
A computer music pioneer, he influenced 2001: A Space Odyssey
Max Mathews, who has died aged 84, wrote the first computer music program and influenced the conception of Hal 9000, the computer in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the 1968 film, Hal gives a memorable rendering of an old song about a bicycle built for two. This was the result of a series of coincidences.
Mathews had been working on synthetic speech at At&T's Bell Laboratories, in New Jersey, where a song entitled Daisy Bell had an obvious appeal. The researchers at Bell Labs used their Ibm 704 computer and a vocoder (voice synthesiser) to sing it, with Mathews programming the musical accompaniment. Although this was serious research, the output was also used to entertain visitors, including Arthur C Clarke, who used the idea in his novel, and the screenplay, for 2001, in which the astronaut David Bowman shuts Hal...
Max Mathews, who has died aged 84, wrote the first computer music program and influenced the conception of Hal 9000, the computer in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the 1968 film, Hal gives a memorable rendering of an old song about a bicycle built for two. This was the result of a series of coincidences.
Mathews had been working on synthetic speech at At&T's Bell Laboratories, in New Jersey, where a song entitled Daisy Bell had an obvious appeal. The researchers at Bell Labs used their Ibm 704 computer and a vocoder (voice synthesiser) to sing it, with Mathews programming the musical accompaniment. Although this was serious research, the output was also used to entertain visitors, including Arthur C Clarke, who used the idea in his novel, and the screenplay, for 2001, in which the astronaut David Bowman shuts Hal...
- 6/16/2011
- by Jack Schofield
- The Guardian - Film News
Let us all give a tip of the hat to the movie monologue - that venerated, but crafty, seductress of screenwriting. Done badly, the monologue can be a crushing and laughable blow to a film, a ruinous bore of a scene that can completely take the viewer 'out of the movie', as they say. But done properly, a monologue can be a tour de force of character development, character motive, and an enthralling and captivating spot that goes down in film history. Monologues are penciled into movies for a number of reasons - a passionate plea for justice (Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird), a rousing call to action (George Patton in Patton), or a wild-eyed act of comic lunacy ('Bluto' Blutarsky in Animal House). But perhaps the most mesmerizing form of cinematic soliloquy is that of the ominous kind. The 'creepy' speech, the unnerving harangue, can be a great film's greatest moment.
- 3/9/2011
- Shadowlocked
Here's a great video compliation of 150 famous movie lines and catch-phrases that we've come to know and love over the years. The great thing about movie quotes for film geeks like myself, is that whenever the moment presents itself we can always bust out a movie quote to throw into a conversation for a good laugh.
I will say most of these quotes are obvious, but it's still fun. The video below was created by David Balboa. Enjoy!
Here’s a list of each quote from the video, and who said it, from Balboa's blog Exophrine.
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!”
- Beetlejuice
- Lydia, summoning Beetlejuice “It’s showtime!”
- Beetlejuice
- Beetlejuice, being summoned. “They’re heeeere!”
- Poltergeist
- Carol Anne Freeling, notifying her parents of the spirits present “Hey you guys!”
- The Goonies
- Sloth, calling the attention of the children he’s about to save “Good morning,...
I will say most of these quotes are obvious, but it's still fun. The video below was created by David Balboa. Enjoy!
Here’s a list of each quote from the video, and who said it, from Balboa's blog Exophrine.
“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!”
- Beetlejuice
- Lydia, summoning Beetlejuice “It’s showtime!”
- Beetlejuice
- Beetlejuice, being summoned. “They’re heeeere!”
- Poltergeist
- Carol Anne Freeling, notifying her parents of the spirits present “Hey you guys!”
- The Goonies
- Sloth, calling the attention of the children he’s about to save “Good morning,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Movie quotes are the currency by which we pay respect to our favorite films. We grab them out of our pockets at the most appropriate, or inappropriate, times, adding our love of a movie to an advancing conversation. Sometimes these quotes are insignificant lines you and your friends hold near to your hearts but, most of the time, these lines are the ones we all know and love. David Balboa, who runs a blog called Exophrine, edited together 150 of lines and catch phrases just like that into one, cool little video. Included are such diverse films as The Princess Bride, Rocky IV, Aliens, Toy Story, Die Hard, Citizen Kane and many more. Check it out, as well as the full rundown of what's in it, after the jump. Thanks to Balboa and his Exophrine blog [1] for this awesome video. And here's the list of each quote, and who said it,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
In honor of the 83rd Academy Awards, Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." — Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara
The Godfather (1972)
"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." — Marlon Brando as Don Corleone...
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." — Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara
The Godfather (1972)
"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." — Marlon Brando as Don Corleone...
- 2/27/2011
- Extra
Yesterday and today Seattle's Cinerama is having a mini sci-fi festival showing Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, James Cameron's Avatar and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Based on the headline and image to the right I'm sure you've already figured out what film I watched.
This was my first time seeing any Stanley Kubrick film in the theater, let alone 2001, and it was one of those movie going experiences I won't soon forget. It's a completely different experience watching it on a screen nearly 70 feet wide and with Cinerama's all new digital sound system.
As I watched I forgot about any interpretation of the material I may have had and was instead swept up by the sheer size and scope of the production. You can't help but become absorbed by the film as soon as Ligeti's "Atmospheres" plays over a black screen for...
This was my first time seeing any Stanley Kubrick film in the theater, let alone 2001, and it was one of those movie going experiences I won't soon forget. It's a completely different experience watching it on a screen nearly 70 feet wide and with Cinerama's all new digital sound system.
As I watched I forgot about any interpretation of the material I may have had and was instead swept up by the sheer size and scope of the production. You can't help but become absorbed by the film as soon as Ligeti's "Atmospheres" plays over a black screen for...
- 2/3/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
‘Tis the season for picking favorites — for taking stock of the year that was and expressing ourselves with lists. Like every pop culture junkie, I have a list for everything — movies, TV, books, music, comics, videogames. But I’m also a big geek, with a fancy for what the industry and more sophisticated nerds call “genre entertainment” — superhero, sci-fi, horror, and fantasy stuff, worlds of wild and weird wonder marked by extraordinary creativity and mind-stretching ideas that can inspire intense engagement, deep discussion with friends, and in some instances, multiple 6,000 word essays each week exploring every nook and cranny, real and imagined,...
- 12/20/2010
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW.com - PopWatch
A user on the Eagle Transporter website attended a presentation by Douglas Trumbull and David Larson at a Toronto event where the duo revealed that Warner Bros has found 17 minutes of edited footage from Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" in their salt-mine vault in Kansas. Kubrick reportedly cut nineteen minutes of footage from the final cut, which ran 160 minutes long during its premiere. Trumbull was happy to report that the footage is in perfect condition, but he's not sure what the studio is planning to do with it. According to IMDb, the following scenes were cut: * Some shots from the "Dawn of Man" sequence were removed and a new scene was inserted where an ape pauses with the bone it is about to use as a tool. The new scene was a low-angle shot of the monolith, done in order to portray and clarify the connection between the...
- 12/17/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Almost like discovering a monolith buried underground, Warner Brothers recently found 17 minutes of lost footage from Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey in a salt-mine vault in Kansas. But before you go and drop acid in anticipation of an extended cut of the film, consider the slippery slope this footage constitutes. One, just because the footage was found doesn't necessarily mean it's going to make it into the public eye. Two, Kubrick himself reportedly cut the footage from the film because he felt it created pacing issues. And three, the film is just about perfect as is, do you really want to screw it up? Hit the jump for more details on the footage as well as what it might contain. The Film Stage [1] first alerted us to the news of this footage. They point us to a reports from Forgotten Silver [2] and Blastr [3] about an event in...
- 12/16/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
In what’s one of the more exciting recent film discoveries, Douglas Trumbull and David Larson, the former of whom was the special photographic effects supervisor for 2001: A Space Odyssey, has recently revealed a missing piece from Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece. When discussing their canceled documentary 2001: Beyond the Infinite: The Making of a Masterpiece, they revealed Warner Brothers discovered, buried in a salt-mine vault in Kansas (?), 17 minutes that were cut from 2001 by Kubrick after its premiere.
When it originally premiered in 1968, 2001 ran at the length of 160 minutes, but 19 of them were cut out by the director himself for the general purpose of pacing. According to the film’s IMDb page, some of these deleted scenes included:
Some shots from the “Dawn of Man” sequence were removed and a new scene was inserted where an ape pauses with the bone it is about to use as a tool. The...
When it originally premiered in 1968, 2001 ran at the length of 160 minutes, but 19 of them were cut out by the director himself for the general purpose of pacing. According to the film’s IMDb page, some of these deleted scenes included:
Some shots from the “Dawn of Man” sequence were removed and a new scene was inserted where an ape pauses with the bone it is about to use as a tool. The...
- 12/16/2010
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Ever since the 2008 Comic-Con, the Fanboy Universe has been waiting with bated breath for the follow-up to Steve Lisberger’s Tron, a groundbreaking science-fiction adventure released by Disney 28 years ago. Considered the first shot fired in the digital cinema revolution, Tron has carved out a singular space in the genre. Now that the revolution Tron began has changed cinema, the time seems perfect to revisit the world of the film with an eye towards birthing a new franchise.
And that’s what Disney has done. The new film, entitled Tron: Legacy will doubtlessly reap a fortune from both the aging nerds who saw the first one and the new generation brought up on gaming. It is also poised to launch more films and become another blockbuster franchise.
Already, some have complained that the original Tron has now gone into that Black Hole Disney is fond of hurling its properties into...
And that’s what Disney has done. The new film, entitled Tron: Legacy will doubtlessly reap a fortune from both the aging nerds who saw the first one and the new generation brought up on gaming. It is also poised to launch more films and become another blockbuster franchise.
Already, some have complained that the original Tron has now gone into that Black Hole Disney is fond of hurling its properties into...
- 12/16/2010
- by Brandon Wilson
- ShadowAndAct
In this excerpt from The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization, authors Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton look at the team that created the iPod, and how the vision of a revolutionary music player motivated them to innovate.
Vinnie Chieco, a freelance copywriter, had been offered a new assignment. He was working with a client who had a reputation for superior results--and this client was about to reveal a new product to the market that would create an impact of massive proportion. Chieco was tasked with giving it a name. When he was sent a prototype, it didn't resemble anything on the market; it was like something from a sci-fi movie. Naming such a radical device would surely be difficult. He needed to communicate both simplicity and revolutionary technology in a single thought. The smooth edges, seemingly button-less device reminded Chieco of a famous line...
Vinnie Chieco, a freelance copywriter, had been offered a new assignment. He was working with a client who had a reputation for superior results--and this client was about to reveal a new product to the market that would create an impact of massive proportion. Chieco was tasked with giving it a name. When he was sent a prototype, it didn't resemble anything on the market; it was like something from a sci-fi movie. Naming such a radical device would surely be difficult. He needed to communicate both simplicity and revolutionary technology in a single thought. The smooth edges, seemingly button-less device reminded Chieco of a famous line...
- 10/4/2010
- by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
- Fast Company
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