Tonight we’ve got a special treat for Aliens fans – a nice, meaty ‘making of’ documentary from 1986 that’s a must watch.
13 years later (D&D 4e era!) and Avatar: The Way of Water gets a trailer
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, AVATAR 2 begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure.
Our best hope for a great anime live action: Alita Battle Angel
I believe, I want to believe, that we will get a good anime live action adaption from this decade of movies. Crying Freeman, came out in 1995. Alita Battle Angel may be our best chance. Look at the names attached. The writers include James Cameron. In it, we’ll see Christoph Waltz, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer […]
Alita: Battle Angel trailer
Based on the very popular anime Gunnm and manga Battle Angel is Holywood’s latest attempt to do a live action. We’ve big names here with producers James Cameron and Jon Landau. What’s not to like about the combination of talent like Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly and Mahershala Ali? Or is this another American film that, […]
Short film: The Alita Project
This short film is a proof of concept. The Alita Fan Project.com‘s goal is to show that a live-action version of the anime Batle Angel Alita is possible and a good idea. Forrest McClain, the writer and creator, has reasons to bring this demo to the wider audience as it thought that James Cameron fancies […]
A look at Guillermo del Toro: Cabinet of Curiosities
This is a big and impressive book. Guillermo del Toro is a hugely popular director among native geeks with a string of hits. He was director on Mimic, Blade II, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. He even has producer credits on the likes of Kung Fu Panda, Megamind and Rise of the Guardians. He […]
James Cameron’s Titanic – expanded
It’s a good day to be James Cameron. The director of The Abyss and Avatar successfully manned a solo submarine to the bottom of the Mariana trench. No one had ever done that before. The timing is good because the world is gearing up to recieve the Titanic in 3D. This is James Cameron’s very […]
Deeper than the abyss; the hadal depths
Film maker James Cameron may die. He’s going to be at the helm of a one-man submarine that’ll sink 7 miles deep into the Mariana Trench. This is the deepest point of earth and it’s an entirely scary proposition. He’s a brave man. The adventure is part of a National Geographic (sponsored by Rolex) series […]
Stormtroopers now legal: Courts defeat Lucas
Back in the day Andrew Ainsworth was the prop designer who made the original Stormtrooper outfits. This did not make him a rich man. He got £20 per helmet and £385 per suit of armour. In 2009 Ainsworth was confronted by a lawsuit from Lucasfilm– who are very good with their Jedi lawyers – who […]
Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D is the perfect Christmas present
Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D is more than a book. Sure, it’s classed as a book but the hardback comes in a cardboard box sleeve, comes with 3D glasses, comes with pull-outs and cards. It is a fully 3D book; not just because you can use the glasses to turn the pictures into semi-3D images but […]
