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Revenge of the Robots: Panic Attack, Skynet Symphonic

Today, it is all about Robot Revenge. Nice FX work on the first video, Panic Attack. So nice that it convinced a production company to finance his feature length version of the movie for theatrical release, to the tune of $30 million dollars. If it meets up with the promise of the short version, Fede Alvarez may just be the next successor to Neill Blomkamp (District 9), turning a home made short video into a career in the film industry.

The second video is the new entry into the world of Robot Mashups: Skynet Symphonic. All the sampled sounds are actually from ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’, and it is just plain fun.

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Avatar Interview, Cowboy Bond, Iron IMAX

James Cameron had a quality interview at The Wrap in which he answered political critics comments about Avatar, and spoke about the technology and the future of movie making. Word is also going around that Daniel Craig is talking with the makers of Cowboys and Aliens, and might be taking over the lead in that film. The part opened up last week when Robert Downey dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts with Sherlock II and Iron Man III. The premise is similar to one of my favorite Harry Turtledove series, only this time the aliens land in the 1880s old west, instead of WWII. And word came out today that an Iron Man II IMAX release will be happening simultaneously with the regular theatrical release on May 7th.

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Things to Do: Cons

The Media Con this weekend is Twilight Con in Seattle, WA, from the 15th to the 17th.

Reader Cons include DeConPression in Columbus, OH; billed as a Relax-con, with Amelia Mary Earhart as the Ghost of Honor. Also this weekend, Arisia 2010 takes place in Cambridge, MA. While primarily a ReaderCon with GoH Gardner Dozois, there will be a bit of everything going on there. Both of these events are fan run.

On the Anime Con front, Pokettokon takes place at the Illinois Central College (in the Technology Center), again a fan-run event.

Otronicon in Orlando, FL, is something a bit different. It calls itself Orlando’s biggest interactive technology expo, and is more of a commercial trade expo rather than a Con. But it has Gaming (up to and including Halo on an 8 story screen), Cosplay, and Robots to name but a few, so I had to include it here.

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Things to Do: Movies

This week is the release of The Book of Eli, a post-apocalyptic film starring Denzel Washington. I haven’t heard enough about this movie to make it stand out, so I am just as happy there is an alternative selection for the week: Jackie Chan’s The Spy Next Door. The latter looks to be a variant on his Robin B Hood story format, except I don’t think Jackie sings the theme song in the new film. If you missed him singing it for the other, here you go…

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