CELLULOID BURNING

This take on the classic arcade shooter is much better than it sounds and it features Andy Whitfield, star of Sparticus: Blood and Sand.

This article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune gazes into the abysmal lack of profit made by Edgar Wright’s excellent little film along with another cult film from earlier this year, Kick-Ass. It’s an interesting and quick read if you’ve got the time.

Are you a fan of Japanese animation?

The writer of Cowboy Bebop (among other solid efforts), Dai Sato, has recently ripped the anime industry, as a whole, a new a-hole.
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The ridiculously awesomeScott Pilgrim vs the World is not doing so well at the box office. I hope that it turns out to be a slow and steady burner at theaters, but it may not be too likely. If you haven’t seen it yet and enjoy watching fun, well-acted, and well-written movies, see it now, see it twice, see it thrice.

A good friend of mine forwarded this link to me. It may be a promo for E3 or it may be something else…
Warning: VIOLENCE!

Rolling Thunder (1977) is The Limey (1999) by way of The Deer Hunter (1978), but with a hook for a hand.

I’ll fess up and admit it.

What originally drew me to Rolling Thunder was the fact that Quentin Tarantino named his production company after it. In my estimation, Rolling Thunder just had to be some sort of crazy gonzo pic full of tits and explosions or possibly exploding tits. I came to the film bracing myself for a cinematic hell on earth in an easily digestible, cheapo grindhouse form. I never expected hell on earth to get kicked off with a cheesy John Denver-ish song, but this is the way the world ends in Rolling Thunder.
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It’s been a little while since I have attended to my dear little film blog, so now I’m feeling a bit like a deadbeat dad. Celluloid Burning started off as a labor of love so I figured, for this week, it would be best to get back to basics and write about things that hit close to home.

This week’s list is all about the books I love. Some are dog-eared with well-worn pages and creased spines. Others are lovingly preserved in mint condition. All of them are fun, entertaining, and insightful and all for wildly different reasons.
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In the same vein as last week’s post about saving money at the movie theater, here is Shyaporn’s latest Youtube clip Clash of the Titans (in 60 seconds).

Note: Clash of the Titans was better than I expected, but I was bracing myself for a cinematic atrocity a la Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It’s entertaining enough, but it’s doubtful as to whether or not it is worth the inflated 3D ticket prices. Catch a cheap 2D matinee and bring a flask. If you have a sip each time the film butchers classical Greek mythology, you should have a pretty decent outing.

Everyone knows the economy kinda sucks right now. Jobs are hard to come by and money may be tight for a lot of people. For many out there, going out to a movie theater may provide some desperately needed escapism/entertainment/glimmers-of-hope-in-a-sea-of-crushing-disappointments. There’s only one problem:

Watching movies at the theater is f*cking expensive!
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Gaiking was a Japanese Super robot cartoon series back in the 70’s.

Now some folks are making a live action adaption of it. As a mecha/giant robot fan, this has me stoked. It has a giant robot with a goddamn skull on its chest. I’ll be there on opening night.