You’ve most probably already seen this video (it’s got over 3 million views on YouTube already), but I couldn’t resist posting it here. It’s an awesome ad from Coke Zero to win Skyfall tickets:
I also quite like their other Skyfall ad:
This isn’t fair! Why do Threadless keep on making awesome tees that I have to own?! The Nightmare Before Christmas is one my favourite movies; I try to rewatch every year near Halloween. Threadless recently held a design challenge to create a tee based on the movie, and the chosen designs are so awesome.
My favourite is The Starry Nightmare one (although the t-shirt photo is nicer than the normal image. Sidenote: why is girl in the photo wearing polka dot leggings?? No. Wrong. Go back to start.). I’d love to have a print of this on my wall; can you imagine this one alongside a print Van Gogh’s Exploding TARDIS? Which tee is your favourite?
I’ve been struggling lately with my movie reviews. I haven’t written a proper long review since June. Which I think is mainly cause I’m watching more now, wanting to write up each and every movie and then failing to do so for all of them. So I’m going to do things a bit differently from now on: I’ll do short combined 2 or 3 movie reviews. They’ll be shorter, but hopefully at least I’ll now find the time to write about them. Later this week I’ll do one last big mini review post, with all the movies I’ve seen since June. Let’s see if this works…
This week’s movies are Looper and Ruby Sparks. They’re both still currently in cinemas, so catch them if you can!
I love a good time travel story. In Looper, time travel is invented in 2074, but only criminals use it to send people they want disappeared back into the past, where they get killed and disposed of by “loopers”. Loopers get payed a lot, but eventually have to “close the loop”: kill their future selves. When Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) recognizes his future self (Bruce Willis) as his victim, he hesitates and lets him escape.
Looper is one of those sci-fi movies that I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to watch over and over again. It’s got a great story, awesome cast and pretty cinematography visuals. I was expecting it to be a little bit more twisty, even though I’m already struggling with getting the timelines straight in my head. It makes sense… I think… more twistiness would have only complicated it more.
I loved the visual style of Looper. In the first half of the movie, they show a gritty, yet stylish picture of the future. I quite liked that a lot of the future felt grounded in reality; time travel aside, the world of Looper seems plausible. I also like how subtle the use of prosthetics was to make Joseph Gordon-Levitt look like Bruce Willis; it’s only when they were sitting opposite each other that I noticed it.
I’m very tempted to see Looper again in the cinema, especially cause the director (Rian Johnson) has released a theatrical commentary track that you can download on Soundcloud. Have you seen Looper yet? What did you think of it?
Ruby Sparks is not your typical movie. It’s also not easy to pinpoint which genre it is. It’s part romantic comedy, part drama, with a pinch of fantasy. If I had to compare it to something, think Stranger Than Fiction meets 500 Days of Summer.
Calvin is a 20-something writer who wrote his first and only successful novel as a teen. For years people have wanted to see his second book, but Calvin has been struggling with writer’s block. Finally he breaks through it by creating a character he can’t stop writing about: Ruby Sparks. One week later Ruby appears in his house; breathing, walking, talking and claiming to be his girlfriend…
I loved Ruby Sparks. It’s a unique combination of romance and weirdness. Calvin creates this girl who should be perfect for him, but then notices all these little flaws and realizes he has the power to change her. Ruby is his creation. It takes the concept of being able to change something about the person you’re dating to a whole other level. What would you do if you had that type of power?
I also liked how it didn’t try to explain how and why everything was happening. I think it would have felt cheesy very quickly if they did, and it didn’t feel as if the movie needed it. I like how it all remained unexplainable and yet acceptable.
Both Looper and Ruby Sparks are currently in cinemas. Will you go see them? Have you seen them yet? Let me know below in the comments what you thought of them!
Ooh, these Star Wars inspired glasses are pretty cool! They’re designed by Aigan and retail for $500. Can you guess which character was the inspiration for each of them?
I’m sure you all guessed right (we’re all geeks around here), but just in case, here are the answers: 1) Darth Vader 2) R2-D2 3) Luke Skywalker 4) Boba Fett and 5) a Stormtrooper.
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I haven’t completely gotten the hang of Pinterest yet; it’s great to discover cool new things, but I find it a bit messy to see what you’ve viewed already. Still it’s interesting to see how different companies are using it and pinning their own stuff. The Les Misérables movie is using it in a pretty interesting way. They’ve got their own Les Misérables Movie account with 5 different boards: Official Stills, Les Mis-inspired Recipes, Les Mis-inspired Fashion, Behind the Scenes and Historic France.
The latest pin on the Official Stills board is the new poster for the movie. It looks gorgeous (and of course harks back to the musical’s poster):
It’s a lot of fun browsing around on the other boards. I like how they haven’t stuck to only stuff directly linked to the movie, but are also pinning things that are inspired by it. For instance, I love this military jacket that they pinned (“For the Inspector Javert in you”):
I can’t wait till the Les Mis movie comes out. Everything I’ve seen from it so far looks great and I think it’s going to be an awesome adaption. Here’s a small confession though: I’ve never actually seen the musical… should I go watch it before the movie is released?
I always like coming across sci-fi short movies; this one about a mercenary stuck on a desert planet is pretty cool (sidenote: I almost wrote “dessert planet” there… now that would be an interesting movie).
It turns out though that this short movie is based on an “upcoming” feature film called Arrowhead, which is currently being crowd-funded on Pozible. The creators made this short for only $600 to show the world they want to create; they need $40,000 to create the actual movie. They’ve only got $8,658 at the time I’m writing this, so if you like it, head on over and help them out!
Get your tickets now! For one week only from September 21st the BFI IMAX and several other cinemas will be showing Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark, to celebrate the upcoming Blu-ray release of all Indy movies. It’s been completely digitally remastered, so I’m kind of curious to see how it turns out on the big IMAX screen. The BFI IMAX recently got a digital projector installed to be able to show IMAX DMR movies too, but I haven’t seen any films with that myself yet.
Now I can’t get the theme song out of my head! Will you be going to see it at the IMAX? Tickets for the BFI IMAX are now available on their new Odeon ticketing system.
Arnie is back! This looks like it could be a lot of fun. It’s the first English movie from director Kim Jee-woon, who did A Tale of Two Sisters and The Good, The Bad and The Weird (which I still need to watch). Release Date: 18 January 2013 (US), 25 January 2013 (UK)
In small-town Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town’s annual contest. This could be interesting; it’s got Hugh Jackman and Olivia Wilde in it, so there’s no doubt I’m not going to see it. I’m not sure about Jennifer Garner’s character though. I used to love her in Alias, but since then I’ve just found her annoying in everything else. Release Date: 5 October (US)
I hand’t heard about this movie previously, but wow, that’s one powerful trailer. It’s about a family (Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, and three kid actors) who get split up during the 2004 tsunami. Release Date: 21 December (US), 4 January (UK)
A former sports star (Gerard Butler) who’s fallen on hard times starts coaching his son’s soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.
This trailer made me realize that it’s 10 years ago I graduated from high school. I wonder how it would be to see everyone form high school again after 10 years. What is everyone doing now? Release Date: 14 September 2012 (US)
A recent high-school grad (Aubrey Plaza) feels pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college. Release Date: 2013 (US, UK)
Awesome:
Trailer time! Which trailers have you watched this week? What do you think of the trailers below?
From the director/writer of In Bruges… I loved In Bruges and I think this movie could be a lot of fun! It looks so ridiculous and cool at the same time. Release Date: 12 October (US)
I still haven’t watched the original movie, but this looks great! Chris Hemsworth is awesome and looks like he’ll kick ass. I’m not sure about the other actors (including Peeta Josh Hutcherson), but I think this could be a fun action packed movie. Release Date: 21 November (US)
Wow, this looks awesome. Martial arts plus steampunk? Brilliant. It was filmed back to back with its sequel, Tai Chi Hero, so expect that movie coming out next year too! Release Date: October 2012 (US)
This looks weird and crazy, which makes sense given it comes from Brandon Cronenberg, the son of director David Cronenberg. Release Date: 2012
I wasn’t that impressed with this trailer, but I tend to end up liking the movies Olivia Wilde chooses to be in, So I’m willing to give it a shot. It’s about two siblings (Olivia Wilde and Eric Bana) who are on the run after robbing a casino.Release Date: December 2012 (US)
Woah, Nicole Kidman looks trashy. I’m not too sure what to expect with this movie, it’s got a bit of a weird vibe going on. Release Date: October 2012 (US)
This looks cheesy as hell and is completely jumping on the Glee bandwagon, but I still want to watch it. Release Date: October (US, UK)
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