Tronorail, Tronorail, Tronorail
Well, sir, there’s nothing on Earth
Like a genuine,
Bonafide,
Electrified,
Six-car
Tronorail!
Greetings, Programs! Personally, it’s been a tough week, so please forgive me my second Tron Legacy related post in four days. Gotta go with what brought a smile to my face today.
First, the new teaser trailer for the film released earlier in the week. It features Bruce “The [...]
Kevin Flynn Finally Wins an Oscar, Man! or… THAT is a Very Big Door, Dude!!!
Jeff Bridges, El Duderino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing, has finally won an Oscar, man. Between you and me The Dude should have been given a lifetime achievment award years ago, and presented multiple statues for “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” “Fearless,” and one of the great fantasy films of all time, “The [...]
Have a Tromatic Experience
New this week to Forbidden Planet’s YouTube page is Matt D (manager, T-Shirt buyer, horror expert, all-around swell dude), discussing TROMA films in all their magnificent lowbrow splendor, and our event with Lloyd Kaufman on Monday night celebrating their first Blu-Ray release of Poultrygeist…
Coming to Forbidden Planet NYC: Lloyd Kaufman!!!
Holy cats! Two weeks from tonight! Midnight release!
Take a Gander: Jonah Hex Film
Jimmy Palmiotti’s shares some pics from the forthcoming Jonah Hex flick with us. Josh Brolin looks fantastic in the titular role, if nigh on unrecognizable, no?
The film is slated for a June 18th, 2010 release in The States.
Around the Web: Millar’s Nemesis, The Beat Moves, and More
Marvel’s giving us a chance to peruse the first six pages of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s (both of Civil War fame) next project (due to release 3/3/10) here. This being a Millar book from the publisher’s Icon imprint, you’d be correct in assuming the guy in the chair’s fate ain’t pretty.
CIVIL WAR? Nothing. KICK-ASS? [...]
Live Action 20th Century Boys 2
Via press release:
VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, will release the science fiction feature 20th CENTURY BOYS 2: THE LAST HOPE on DVD on February 16th in North America through its distributor, VIZ Media. 20th CENTURY BOYS will carry a MSRP of $24.92 US / $35.99 [...]
Lynch & Herbert on Dune, Cameron’s Apology to Giger, & More
Russ Fischer at /Film has posted all six parts of a fascinating conversation between Dune visionaries Frank Herbert and David Lynch, recorded for Waldenbooks in 1983.
Letters of Note features James Cameron’s response to H.R. Giger’s representation regarding the Swiss artist’s disappointment at not being contacted to collaborate on ALIENS despite “his, quite correct, intense sense [...]
Daft Punk: The Crash
Could this be an official track from the French duo’s Tron Legacy score? Internet scuttlebutt says so. Very much in line with Wendy Carlos’ iconic music for the first film, with some signature Daft Punk touches, sprinkled with a hint of Vangelis. What a recipe!!!
I had to change my pants around 03:50.
Countdown to 12/17/10
‘Round this time of year I’d normally be much more absorbed by a wholly different countdown (Mets pitchers and cathers = 20 days and counting), but I’ve just seen something that has set my geekalogical clock a-reeling:
Let the countdown to Tron: Legacy commence!
Upcoming Events @ Forbidden Planet NYC
Happy New Year! Sorry we’ve not been around much over the Holiday Season, but I promise a return to daily posting starting now.
That being said, Forbidden Planet NYC is hosting an event this coming Sunday, January 10th with Japanese Cosplay Singer Reni. She’ll be performing live, signing CDs, taking pics, and generally being bouncy starting [...]
Fred Dekker: Still Creepy After All These Years
Cause for celebration: Night of the Creeps finally releases on legitimate (many of you, myself included, have owned crappy bootleg copies procured at conventions) DVD and BluRay tomorrow, 10/27/09!!!
Movieweb.com has a keen interview up with writer/director Fred Dekker (who’s also the man behind another cult horror comedy, Monster Squad) in anticipation of this long-awaited event.
Fans [...]
James Horner Composes Avatar Score
Movie Score Magazine has some news regarding the music beind James Cameron’s forthcoming Avatar, composed by James Horner (maestro extraordinaire behind some of Hollywood’s most thrilling and memorable music for the past 30 years, including a great many personal faves, e.g. Star Trek II, ST III, and Aliens).
Talking about the stats and numbers of the [...]
Check out Rorschach as Freddy Krueger in the first trailer for Nightmare on Elm Street.
When I was a kid, my Dad frequently contributed to my movie fixation at a very young age. I watched extremely violent films that were spectacularly unsuitable for a kid between the ages of 6-8. This movie was one of them. Predator was another one, which I still think is the best movie the Governator [...]
