Escape from Tomorrow looks to be truly surreal, a black and white excursion into the bizarre that I feel confident was NOT approved by Disney (in fact, they even say that). But even though I suspect it will be in limited release, I will absolutely have to see this one on any device I can get it on, because it just looks that interesting. another one I would like to see is CBGB, a film about the classic punk club in NYC. And speaking of NYC, that’s where you have to be this weekend if you want to see Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, specifically at the New York Comic Con
After Earth leads in the movie category this week, one of several very well done films this year about returning to a changed Earth after going to Space to survive as a species. But it is far from the only choice, and the film Europa Report is a near-future thriller that slides between documentary and alternate history as it lays out its story, and it definitely did the space scenes better than most. Finally, the Whedonesq version of Much Ado About Nothing joins the take-home movie ranks.
In TV, the animated series Robot Chicken: Season 6 looks like the best option to me; I love this show, surreal and silly at the same time. American Horror Story: Asylum is the complete second season, and just like the first season, it is a departure from what you might be expecting. The Tom Baker episode of Dr. Who: Terror Of The Zygons is being released, or re-released, depending on whether you count VHS as a valid release option.
Season one of We Without Wings is coming out in Anime this week. The story you get when you throw together a shy boy, an alternate medieval world, an upbeat guy, a hard boiled loner, two gangs, and a girl with a uniform fetish is somewhat adventurous and pretty darn funny. Brave10: Complete Series is 12 episodes of Warring States-era Ninja Vs. Samurai goodness, with our protagonist and her Band of 10 Brave Warriors using their mystical powers to protect the weak and innocent.
In ongoing series, Naruto Shippuden: Box 16 continues with episodes 193 through 205, and we still have a good way to go to catch up with Japan. And Phi-Brain: Puzzle of God runs their complete season 2 series, The Orpheus Order with still more lethal puzzles to solve. Season 3 starts streaming soon.
The first song is called Forever by Touming Magazine, and it is quite a treat to listen to. The video has its own story to tell. The second tune is Easy, the title track from the album of the same name by Upset Underworld. These don’t really count as J-Rock, since both bands are actually from Taiwan, but if you are looking at them from New York or London they look like they at least might be in the same neighborhood. The third track, from We Save Strawberries is J-Rock, though.
This animated treat is going to be hitting the big screen come Thanksgiving; Frozen from Disney. I definitely get the impression that this is the same team that did Tangled, which I loved, so I will be in the theater for this one.
Just two years after Orson Welles terrified America by presenting a modified version of H.G. Wells classic War Of The Worlds as if it was a documentary, the two ended up together in a studio in San Antonio, Texas, for an interview session. Since I couldn’t sit in for it, or even knew it had happened until quite recently, you can imagine how thrilled I was to learn it existed. Listening to it made me grin from ear to ear, so I just had to share this with you. Thanks to the amazing folks at TOR for making me aware of this, in the article they put together in honor of H.G.s birthday.
I really don’t think I need to say anything after the trailer, except maybe to give you the link to their blog.