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Artists take on classic Disney characters

By Adam Finley (Subscribe to Adam Finley's posts), Posted Feb 22nd 2006 2:28PM
Filed under: Animation, Fandom, Cinematical
If for some reason you find yourself bound and gagged, thrown in a trunk, and left on a curb in Hollywood, California, I suggest you make the most of it and mosey on over to the Gallery 1988. The gallery is hosting an exhibit called "Remixing the Magic" where they asked fifty different artists to re-interpret classic Disney characters. Some of the stuff they have on display is truly amazing. I don't think I've ever been so utterly disturbed by a picture of Eeyore. The exhibit is on display now through March 10. Read

Backdraft II: Backdraftier

By Adam Finley (Subscribe to Adam Finley's posts), Posted Feb 22nd 2006 12:33PM
Filed under: Fandom, FanFilms, Cinematical

Hey, do you guys remember the movie Backdraft? It was about firemen, and I think they were sexy, and Donald Sutherland was pretty good in it, but not as good as he usually is, and Robert DeNiro was in it too, and there was a lot of coughing and crying, I think?

Right, so obviously that movie didn't really stick in my synapses too well. That's okay, because Eugene Mirman, one of my favorite comedians, made a sequel to Backdraft with his comedy pals Jon Benjamin and Sam Seder called Backdraft II: Backdraftier. It's completely unnecessary, and Mirman, like myself, recalls very little from the original movie. I don't think I've laughed this hard since I won that Laughing Contest at the 1987 Ohio State Fair. Take that, three-time Giggle Champion Maynerd Ferbenberger of Akron!

Anyway, you can watch the short film by clicking here.

[via The Onion AV Club blog]

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Who wants some Back to the Future shoes?

By Adam Finley (Subscribe to Adam Finley's posts), Posted Feb 20th 2006 8:08PM
Filed under: Fandom, Cinematical
Hokey smokes, Al Cabino sure does like sneakers. The young man, who chooses to remain silent about himself, is not at all silent when it comes to his love of footwear, and especially his quest to convince Nike to create a pair of shoes based on the swanky footwear worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future II. I mentioned this back in December, and also opined that such online petitions rarely get results. Those in the sneaker biz tend to agree, claiming the shoes would be more for show than anything and not serve any useful function. Yeah, well, Cabino doesn't care. He's garnered over 3,700 signatures, some of which are allegedly from such big names in the recording industry as Lupe Fiasco, DJ AM, and Billions McMillions. Personally, I'd rather have a pair of Inspector Gadget shoes. Now those would come in handy. Read

Happy Birthday, Dracula

By Adam Finley (Subscribe to Adam Finley's posts), Posted Feb 12th 2006 6:05PM
Filed under: Obits, Cinematical
Seventy-five years ago today the film version of Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Bela Lugosi debuted. While my estimation puts the number of Dracula movies made since then at about roughly twenty-seven gajillion, Lugosi's portrayal of the blood-sucking vampire still remains the most recognized. The role brought the Hungarian-born Lugosi much success, and he appeared in several other horror films including The Black Cat (both the 1934 and 1941 versions) and The Wolf Man. Ultimately, his new found fame led to typecasting, and eventually obscurity appearing in a handful of Ed Wood's films. In the quarter of a century that has passed since then, and perhaps thanks to Martin Landau's compassionate portrayal of the actor in Tim Burton's Ed Wood, people today have a more accurate perception of the actor and his contribution to the world of cinema. So yeah, the title reads "Happy Birthday, Dracula," but I'm raising a glass of Type A negative to the great Lugosi, as well. Cheers.  Read

Kanye West to write Mission Impossible 3 theme

By Adam Finley (Subscribe to Adam Finley's posts), Posted Feb 12th 2006 4:02PM
Filed under: Newsstand, Movie News, Cinematical

Well, at least they're not asking Limp Bizkit to do it again.

The Chicago rapper has been picked to pen yet another updated version of the classic TV theme for the third installment of the series. Apparently, director J.J. Abrams wants this new film to be "familiar, but absolutely brand new" and thinks Kanye is just the man to handle the task of re-interpreting the main theme. As long as Abrams is trying to make the movie "familiar, but absolutely brand new" he should also try making it "lengthy, but brief" and "riveting, but dismissible."

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Ron Burgundy's message for Iraq

By Adam Finley (Subscribe to Adam Finley's posts), Posted Feb 12th 2006 12:03PM
Filed under: Comedy, Fandom, Cinematical

Listen up, Iraq.

There's a man, a very important man, and he's got a message for you. It's one I believe you should heed well. This man, a well-respected journalist in San Francisco, has just two words for you to live by: "Stay classy."

It seems the legendary anchorman himself, Ron Burgundy, has brought his own brand of smarmy machismo to the people of Iraq, or at least to the side of a plane that's in Iraq. His sentiment is simple, and yet so very universal.

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Godzilla composer dead

By Adam Finley (Subscribe to Adam Finley's posts), Posted Feb 11th 2006 8:39AM
Filed under: Obits, Cinematical
Akira Ifukube, the man who composed the main theme to the original Gojira (Godzilla) movie in 1954 passed away on Wednesday of multiple organ failure. Ifukube's composition was used in some of the subsequent Godzilla releases as well. Besides scoring for Godzilla, he also produced over 300 pieces of music throughout his career, which began in the late 1930s and eventually brought him to what is now called the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1946. I pride myself on being able to recognize the Godzilla theme, something that surely earns me at least a few geek points. Read
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