Archive for July, 2011


Thundercats: New Teaser Clip

Not sure how long this video will stay online – it hasn’t officially been published for YouTubers yet – but here’s a new clip from the upcoming Thundercats series.

Really looking forward to this one. It looks like a strong and loyal homage to the original series.

In case the above clip gets removed, here’s the original trailer for the new series, released a few months ago.

The new Thundercats will get an hour-long premiere in the US on July 29, on Cartoon Network.

Here’s the first trailer for the upcoming sequel to the Avatar series, dubbed The Last Airbender: The Legend of Korra.

That’s a hell of a long name. I can’t begrudge James Box Office Cameron for taking over the Avatar name, but this would sure be less of a mouthful if it were Avatar: The Legend of Korra.

I’ve had the Avatar series sitting on my PC for the past two years and haven’t made an effort to watch more than a few episodes yet. It does look good, but I’ve just got too long a list of series’ and movies to watch.

Perhaps it’s time I made another effort…

The Dude’s Home Is On The Auction Block

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If you’re a fan of The Big Lebowski, you’re no doubt a fan of The Dude’s cosy Californian abode.

From the face-dunked toilet, to the nail holes in the floor, there’s a lot there to love.

If you’ve got around US$2.3 million, you can own Bridges’ bungalow – and the other five one-bedroom apartments around it.

That’s right, The Dude’s home is up for sale. Check it out.

Twitter Tuesday: 2011 Australian Census

tweetI’ll be marking my religion as “Jedi” like all good nerds, but it’s good to see the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the 2011 Census has a sense of twumour.

Disclaimer: I’ll actually be marking my religion as “no religion.” It’s too important to dick around with.

But “Bad Religion” would be funny, too.

Paradise Lost: Bradley Cooper Teaser Image

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Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow) has released a single teaser image for his upcoming take on the epic poem, Paradise Lost.

The film will carry the same name and will star Bradley Cooper (The Hangover, Limitless) as Lucifer.

“Lucifer and Michael, God’s greatest archangels, share the bond of extraordinary friendship until God produces his greatest creation: Man.

Unable to remain subservient to God if it means bowing down to humanity, Lucifer begins his dark descent and is cast out – only to plot his revenge.”

Forget The Amazing Spider-Man, this is Satan’s origin story.

The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark)

If you enjoyed it, here’s the track that features in the background of the H+ trailer I linked previously: Letters from the Sky, by South African outfit Civil Twilight.

The sound reminds me more than a little of Australia’s Evermore, which in itself is not an especially unique sound. But I’m enjoying it nonetheless.

Trailer: Bryan Singer’s H+

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Look out, folks, here’s a first glimpse at a new series that prophecies the end of our current civilisation and society – via the next generation of social networking; chemical connections.

Produced by X-Men director Bryan Singer and shown at the San Diego Comic-Con this week, H+ is described as a future world in which a new virus has wiped out most of the human race.

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Trailer: Singham

I’m hoping I can convince a friend or two to see this spot of Bollywood bollock with me tomorrow.

There’s no subtitles with this Singham clip, but I assume there’ll be some with the version that’s screening at cinemas in Melbourne this week.

Trailer: 30 Minutes or Less

Jesse Eisenberg, star of the brilliant Zombieland and Mark Zuckerberg impersonator in The Social Network, is set to star in another blockbuster this year: 30 Minutes or Less.

Seems to me the guy is on a bit of a roll, really. Like Michael Cera, he’s perfectly cast for the type of character the story demands. Unlike Michael Cera, he’s not annoying as hell.

Supporting cast includes the brilliant (albeit typecast) Danny McBride and the current (and talented) go-to US-born Indian Muslim actor (slash writer slash comedian) Aziz Ansari.

“Guns, mask… you sure you all don’t wanna grab some condoms?”

“…no, why?”

“’cause this is usually what men buy before they rape someone.”

“Oh, we’re not rapists. Us two smallfries?”

“…it’s gonna be cash or credit for your rape kit.”

I’m declaring this a must-see.

Avengers Assemble.

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Well, looky here. This is what happens when all of the Avengers teaser art is pieced together.

Hot diggity.