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If 2008 belongs to The Dark Knight (which in my opinion it definitely does) than 2009 will surely belong to these guys I'm super excited about this movie - the video journals found here are well worth checking out.

Gerry Judah

Gerry Judah is wack!

In the last twenty years he has built a reputation for innovative designs for films, television, theatre, museums and spectacular public installations for many clients - more recently returning to his fine art roots. Go to his website now and watch the 9 minute film. Outstanding.

Aids Awareness

machine girl...

WARNING: GORE to the max!



err..drill bra?

Go West...

Pretty excited about this...


Its turning out to be a good year for the Western in my opinion, what with the engaging Seraphim Falls and the excellent 3:10 To Yuma remake. I think TAOJJBTCRF will top them both.

Inches

Tony D'Amato's speech in Any Given Sunday always gets me psyched, and occasionally gives me the goose pimples.

25 of the best...and then some

Get your popcorn on with these great compilation pieces showcasing some of the best title sequences in cinema history.

Dnevnoy Dozor

Promo poster for "Dnevnoy Dozor" (or Day Watch or Night Watch 2 or whatever they're going to call it when it comes out in the cinema) Go here to watch 4 awesome clips from the movie and the official trailer... I am so excited for this film - Day Watch was probably my film of 2004 and im expecting good things..

And mine is... Casshern!

Ever since i sitting down to watch Casshern (then watching it through again, immediatly afterwards), ive been amazed by it. This live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name (Shinzo Ningen Casshân) is visually stunning, with my favourite soundtrack of any film (Theme song by Utada Hikaru)

In the future, in a polluted post-apocalyptic society called Eurasia after a war against Europe, the planet is devastated by the effect of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. The geneticist Dr. Azuma (Akira Terao) develops a technique called "neo-cell", capable of regenerating the body of human beings, the government leaders, guarding their own deeply entrenched powers, turn down the professor. Driven to complete his work, Dr. Azuma accepts a secret offer from a sinister faction of the powerful military. After an incident occurs in Dr. Azuma's lab, a race of mutant humans known as the Shinzo Ningen are unleashed upon the world. His son Tetsuya Azuma (Yusuke Iseya) dies in the war, but after an accident in the laboratory of Dr. Azuma, Tetsuya revives as the powerful warrior Casshern (using his neo-cell treatment that he claims can rejuvenate the body and regenerate humankind) Now only the warrior known as Casshern, reincarnated with an invincible body, stands between the Shinzo Ningen and a world on the brink of annihilation.

One of several films around the world that was produced almost entirely on a "digital backlot" (i.e. shot with the actors in front of blue/green-screens with all backgrounds added in post-production) This is considered a "live-action anime" and borrows heavily from standard anime techniques including camera angles, action backgrounds (i.e. lines indicating movement), acting styles, and plot elements. The film blends Japanimation and manga-inspired live action, resulting in a new kind of hybrid filmmaking that is both visually stunning and thought provoking. A wide range of animation techniques are also used, from state of the art to stop-motion. In places the movie also pays homage to the original anime, a 70s classic.

"Reincarnated with an invincible body to fight an iron devil. If Casshern does not do it, who will?"

This Was England

"This Is England is a snapshot of an era and a life that seems very dated now. It's about sticking up for mates and beliefs"



I'm super excited about this film. Most of my friends seem to have watched a downloaded copy, one even saw it on a plane, but ive chosen to wait and see it in the cinema first. Shane Meadows is an awesome British talent and i am expecting good things. You can read a short interview in the Guardian here.