When Taka (of One OK Rock fame) decided this was a band he liked so much he wanted to create music with them/her, I figured it was time for me to check them out. The band is Against The Current, which has manifested in a number of different ways over the past 4 years. But it boils down to the talents of Chrissy Costanza and whoever is working with her this time, with Alex Goot managing to keep up with her for a few years, and an assortment of other talented people. The Duet with Taka comes first, of course…
Terrestrial Human
Disney has also released a new Tomorrowland trailer, and just like Inside Out it includes a much improved look at the plot. I think this one is going to be a fun ride, and I will be in the theater to see it on May 22nd.
I am very sad to know we lost Terry Pratchett, the author who created Disc World and so many wonderful characters and situations. His web site is down at the moment (probably crashed the server from so many hits), but the BBC announcement mentions a few facts that most authors can only dream of. 70 books translated into 37 languages with total sales so far of 70 million books. And that’s not even counting his stories turned into movies, animations, or TV specials. He was brilliant and funny and I will miss his voice in the world.
The new Pixar trailer for Inside Out has been released, giving a better glimpse of the plot line than we have previously seen. As usual with their projects it looks like a serious story carefully hidden within some high quality silly fun. It will be on the big screen on June 19th, I will be going for the 3D version myself.
Daredevil looks good but the next Avengers looks incredible. I can’t wait to see this one on the big screen!
The new live-action Cinderella is probably going to get a large number of seats filled, if only for the opening short Frozen Fever. I will probably be at that one myself, but The Cobbler also looks pretty interesting; a shoe repair man working in the same shop his family has run for generations is granted the ability to live his customers lives by walking in their shoes… literally. The Lovers takes place 5 years from now and in 1778, with the protagonist crossing timelines to save the ones he loves. Supposedly Air is coming out as well this weekend (two maintenance guys in a bunker full of frozen folks waiting to repopulate the world), but I haven’t found any direct references to it yet.