I loved the first film, and I am definitely looking forward to the new one. Pixar is one of my favorite animation houses, and Monster University promises to be a fun continuation of the franchise.
This trailer looks pretty good for the new movie The Host. Yes, this is from the same author who inflicted Twilight on the world, but this one could be worth watching. It will be on the big screen on the 29th of March.
Stan Lee’s World of Heroes posted this insane Super Hero Speed Dating video yesterday, and had me rolling on the floor. Being the nice guy I am, I had to share it with you; Happy Valentine’s Day!
While I would love to share the trailer for the next live episode of Primeval New World, episode #7 or #11, depending on where you live I believe, it is not available in the US yet, so that’s not an option. What I can share is some compiled footage put together for/by Miranda Frigon, who’s character is central to the story so far. As is appropriate to a story about time travel, I do not believe these outtakes are anything like in correct temporal sequence, but at least they give us a teaser into the worldview of this story.
Over the years, Disney has done some of the best educational work ever assembled, translating complex concepts about science and history into forms we can all easily understand. This is one of my all time favorites from that collection, a story about the history of space science, and how we came to understand how it works. Mind, Disney did nothing about resolving the scientific questions, but it sure explained them so we all understood, and gave us a fun little animation to watch while doing so. I like it a lot, and appreciate the education it has given so many, including me.
There are actually two release dates this week, and they both have some serious winners. On Valentines Day we get the box office monster A Good Day to Die Hard, because I am sure some movie executive somewhere said to themselves “Yeah, that is such a romantic chick flick, but there are 2 other films worth noting. The romantic fantasy Beautiful Creatures (based on the book of the same name) takes place in a small southern town where a newly met couple must uncover some very dark supernatural secrets. Unfortunately, Love & Teleportation is in such limited release that you have to be attending the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival if you want to see it.
When we get to Friday proper, Escape from Planet Earth brings all the animated silliness anyone could wish for. Meanwhile, The Power of Few runs multiple story lines in parallel, and one of them involves the Shroud of Turin being stolen so someone can clone Jesus. All in all, quite a good weekend for movies.