This week we get Chappie, the latest tale of evolution and injustice from Neill Blomkamp. This one looks to be a fitting followup to District 9, in the same spirit and filmed in the same area.
Terrestrial Human
In Movies we get The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, which continues to be an excellent translation into film of the books by Suzanne Collins. The third book was broken into two pieces, possibly because the story was too dense, or perhaps in hopes of getting one last payday out of their investment. The other feature film this time around is the Disney animated Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast
In TV Outlander: Season One, Volume One brings the book series by Diana Gabaldon to life. The stories merge time travel, romance, mystery, and war to tell a very interesting tale.
Anime has Unbreakable Machine-Doll, where Raishin is studying Machinart, a dangerous blend of magic and technology. There is a competition between the puppeteers that borders on open warfare, and some are not shy about using humans parts as doll components to defeat their opponents. In Outbreak Company Shinichi has been drafted by the government of Japan to be an Otaku Ambassador to a parallel world filled with Elves, Dwarves, Dragons, and other magical creatures who all love anime and gaming. Where exactly do I go to sign up for that job?
Shishamo is an excellent band out of Japan, and their new song I, actually is a fun J-Rock song. I like this band better every time I hear them, and this song is from their new release SHISHAMO2, which will be coming out on March 4th. The one after that is from their 2013 debut album
As you have probably heard by now we lost Leonard Nimoy today. He was an amazing actor, but first and foremost he was Spock.
I had an exhausting day at work today, which started at Midnight and ran until 30 minutes ago. So I am a bit crispy around the edges, and mostly want to relax. So I figured this might be a great day to post about the Nice Jazz Quintet, which is Jean-Louis Bompoint’s band. My guess is this is what he does to relax, since his day job is being a rather well known and respected Director of Photography. They sound like the kind of Jazz you can unwind to, so I am going to do that, and thought it would be nice to share a tune or two here. The first track is Manha De CarnavalL, the second is Blue Lou.
"BLUE LOU" – NICE JAZZ 5TET by NEMASCO
I spoke too soon in Monday’s post about this weekend; I didn’t know then that Snow Girl and The Dark Crystal would be in the theaters this Friday. It is Well Go’s first 3D Theatrical Release, which is a romantic fantasy adventure about the legendary hero Zhong Kui. He was a warrior with mysterious powers who was forced to conquer the realms of Heaven and Hell to save his people and the woman he loves. It is only going to be in a few dozen cities across the country, if you are lucky enough to live in one of them it looks like the big screen would be a great way to see it.