I am not usually a Zombie fan, but for the first time since Shaun Of The Dead I have a film I would actually like to see; Warm Bodies. This one has a spark of humanity that is rare even amongst the movies starring the living. I suspect I will have to see this one on the big screen, to get the full effect.
This video was labeled How to Avoid Being Branded a Convention Creeper, and while I think my own title of Con Creep Avoidance was more succinct it didn’t fully convey the concept. These are a few basic rules (and I mean REALLY basic, if you need to study these in detail you probably want to take along a friend who can help you spot when you get it wrong) to help you make it through a Con without getting embarrassed, attacked, or arrested.
Not really, this is actually a life sized Superman shaped RC plane, but doesn’t it look realistic flying over the waves? Now I am wondering what other flying superheroes we could make this way.Thanks to Charlie Anders over at IO9 for the heads up on this one.
Happy New Year to one and all; if you are reading this, you made it to 2013, congratulations! I am happy to report there is no avatar of me in a diaper to use for New Years, so I am using this image of my avatar in London instead. I hope everyone gets to have the kind of quality year we all dream of, with lots of positive things happening for all of us!
Not a lot coming out this week, but there is a chance All Superheroes Must Die might hit the big screen. It was called VS in its earlier incarnation, if the trailer made you wonder. The Prototype is also a possible option this weekend, but be warned, it is the lesser of the two movies with that title scheduled to be released in 2013. Finally, Sushi Girl is another one of those movies that was available On Demand before it is actually released in theaters. This weekend is its theatrical release.
Looper is a movie that reminded me of the better aspects of Bladerunner, and it tops this weeks list of new DVDs; if you can only add a single title to your collection this week it should be this one. Not that there are a lot of new releases at the moment, but Looper would be at the top no matter when it came out; it is just that powerful and important.
In TV, Being Human: The Complete Second Season is the American version of the series, the UK version being several seasons father along. I prefer the British show, but this one is quite similar. I suspect my preference is because I saw that one first, so those are the actors who make up the show to me.
In anime, Mardock Scramble: Second Combustion is finally coming out in the US. Cyborg Rune Balot continues to try to bring her killer to justice while some of her team recovers from the attack that almost wiped them out. Finally, Penguindrum: Collection 1 is the story of Himari, who’s death is reversed by wearing the Penguin Hat. But a full resurrection will only come once she has the Penguin Drum, so the search is on to change her destiny.