LEGO SPACE SHUTTLE: 21 MILES UP

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MOONRISE KINGDOM

Coming May 2012, a film by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola:

TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS

This fine piece of work was released in 1983, in hopes to resurrect interest in 3D films. Written by and starring Tony Anthony, it could easily be seen as a "lost" Indiana Jones film . . . except for the lack of Harrison Ford, realistic props, character depth, a budget, acting . . .

Because it was in 3D, everything in this film IS SHOVED IN YOUR FACE.

A fine piece of action cinema.
Enjoy.

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REEBOK ALIEN STOMPERS

In the epic 1986 science fiction film "Aliens," Sigourney Weaver can be seen wearing futuristic-looking red, grey, and white Reeboks; as a product tie-in following the film, Reebok sold "Alien Stompers" for a brief time. And now, every few years, a new line of Alien Stompers will come out on the market - they often sell out through online pre-orders, and you will likely never, ever see these on the shelves of shopping mall sneaker stores. Although they have serious fanboy geek appeal, they have an even greater selling point: they are some of the most comfortable sneakers you will ever wear.

And earlier this year, two cool new styles have hit the (online) market:

INDIANA JONES ALIEN STOMPERS
As of the date of this post, a small number of online stores still have "Indiana Jones Alien Stompers" in stock - dark denim and dark polished leather, with Pre-Columbian gods on the tongues.

BLADE RUNNER ALIEN STOMPERS
You can still find the awesome "Blade Runner Alien Stompers" in several online stores (here, here, and here) - futuristic metal-grey color, Japanese on the back, and the nice origami unicorn detail on the side.

FAKE CRITERIONS: ENCINO MAN

So in love with Fake Criterions, I've been inspired and started making some. I hope they show up on their site.
First installment: Encino Man.

ROBOT JOX

The 1990 film "Robot Jox" is the perfect paradox - incredibly lame and incredibly awesome at the same time. It cost around $10 million to make, and earned only $1.2 million gross. It is totally the epitome of late 80's/early 90's science fiction B-movies, and truly the opus magnus of actor Gary Graham.
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MOVIE ART UPGRADE

The perfect upgrade to movie art for iTunes, iPods, and AppleTVs - replacing the stock film "cover art" with awesome artistic remakes.

• (Often comical) "Fake Criterion" versions of film posters (including movies that would never, ever be in the Criterion Collection).
• A number of movie posters remade by poster artist Olly Moss.
• Star Wars episodes 4-6 beautifully revisioned by Olly Moss.
• Remakes of the posters for Star Wars episodes 1-3 by Zenithuk, inspired by the Olly Moss series.

GREEN LANTERN RING

As another Summer superhero dorkfest is about to begin with the release of "Green Lantern" in almost a week, the question arises:
"What's the coolest product tie-in for this movie?"
As for me, I'm totally getting this sweet Neca Green Lantern light-up ring - it will be perfectly irritating to fire this beauty up during the movie premiere. And here's the epic part: it's only $4.99 at ToughNerdToys.

UPDATE: It arrived in the mail a few days ago (shipping cost almost as much as the ring itself), and it is pretty cool - lights up for a matter of seconds after pushing the button. Though it didn't give me any awesome alien powers, it does help me see when going to the bathroom late at night.

THE GREATEST KUNG FU FILM COLLECTION EVER

Behold! After several months of hunting, the collection is complete: the collection of the greatest Kung Fu films. The perfect housing for such a collection: a custom-made Buddha USB drive. Although there are scads of new Kung Fu films being made each year, this collection sums-up the greatest of the original "Old School" Kung Fu films, with only a few recent films that are truly worthy.
• "The 5 Deadly Venoms" ("The Five Venoms") [1978].
• "Clan of the White Lotus" ("Fists of the White Lotus") [1980].
• "Drunken Master" ("Drunken Monkey in the Tiger's Eye") [1978].
• "Encounters of the Spooky Kind" ("Spooky Encounters") [1980].
• "Five Fingers of Death" ("King Boxer") [1972].
• "Game of Death" [1978/2000].
• "Kung Fu Hustle" [2004].
• "Legendary Weapons of China" ("Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu") [1982].
• "Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky ("Story of Ricky") [1991].
• "Shaolin Soccer" ("Kung Fu Soccer") [2001].
• "Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter" ("Invincible Pole Fighter") [1983].
• "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" ("Shaolin Master Killer") [1978].
• "The Crippled Masters" [1979].
• "The Flying Guillotine" [1978].

A TOWN CALLED PANIC

I've been secretly obsessed with the Belgian stop-animation TV show "A Town Called Panic" (Panique au Village) and bought the series on iTunes a year ago. It is a hypnotic and simple show: three plastic figures - Cowboy, Indian, and Horse - live together and get themselves into idiotic situations.

In 2009, the 75 minute "A Town Called Panic" movie came out, and now it is available to buy or rent on iTunes (and also on DVD). This movie is awesome - I've watched it about a dozen times now!

HOBO ART: WHO IS BOZO TEXINO?

Filmmaker Bill Daniel set out to ride the rails and live the way of the hobo to answer the profound question "Who is Bozo Texino?" Who is the person, for almost 80 years, who has scrawled this cryptic portrait onto countless railcars across the United States. Daniel's film can be purchased on Amazon.com and on his website.


(via Cool Hunting)

COWBOYS AND ALIENS

OHMYGOD, OHMYGOD, OHMYGOD - Two of my favorite things together in the same movie (like snakes and planes):

THINGS I LIKE, THINGS I DISLIKE

"Foutaises" ("Things I Like, Things I Dislike") - a short 1989 film by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (that guy who did "Amélie" and "Delicatessen").

There is something admirable about knowing yourself this well:

A TRIP TO THE MOON

Georges and Gaston Méliès' 1902 film "Le Voyage Dans la Lune" ("A Trip to the Moon") is the first science fiction movie, ever. This version has narration with a charming French accent:

STAR WARS GRAFFITI

(from the Flickr album of Adacito)

(via Kuriositas, del Adacito)

GREAT KUNG FU FILMS (part 2)

"THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN"
(a.k.a. – “The Master Killer” or “Shaolin Master Killer”)
Director: Liu Chia-Liang
Starring: Gordon Liu
Awesomeness: secret Shaolin Kung Fu training
Released: 1978

San Te is a student and rebel conspirator, working against the Manchu government. Manchu officials kill a number of San Te’s classmates and family members; on the run, he flees to the Shaolin Temple. After a year wait, San Te is admitted into Kung Fu training, where he graduates through each of the 35 “chambers” of Kung Fu training: each is a challenge that strengthens his body and hones his fighting skills. He returns to his community to seek revenge against the local Manchu government and to train his people to defend themselves with Kung Fu. This Shaw Brothers classic is often considered one of the greatest Kung Fu films of all time.

GREAT KUNG FU FILMS (part 1)

If you ever plan to create an epic collection of Kung Fu films, the following is certainly on the list:

"ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND"
(a.k.a. - "Spooky Encounters")
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Sammo Hung
Awesomeness: Zombie Kung-Fu; Sammo Hung doing "Monkey Style" Kung Fu
Released: 1980
The wealthy Master Tam is sleeping with the wife of his employee Bold Cheung (Sammo Hung) and decides to put an end to the affair. . . and an end to Bold Cheung. He frames Cheung for the murder of his own wife, and he hires the wizard Chin Hoi to kill Cheung through dark supernatural means. Tsui, the wizard brother of Chin Hoi, comes to the aid of Cheung – teaching him the secrets of protection from the undead controlled by Chin Hoi. Cheung endures the supernatural challenges set before him, evades the police, and comes to realize that his employer Master Tam is behind all of this. In the final battle, the wizards Chin Hoi and Tsui struggle to determine who is the most powerful, and Cheung battles adversaries with an epic display of Monkey Style Kung Fu. A good combination of humor, storyline, and Kung Fu action.

PREMAKES

Ivan Gurerro makes "premakes" - what modern films would have looked like in the past.

Ghostbusters


Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

THE EXPENDABLES VIDEO GAME

The awesome 8-bit "The Expendables" video game, via "The Expendables" Facebook page.