Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Inception movie props from Hollywood's Archlight Theater


  • I believe this is a pawn very cool!
The leads costume
The will
Googles from the snow scene
Passport with the actors photo very detailed!
The mark's biography
Leonardo Dicaprio's suite he's a tal guy
Sweet red dice I want these bad!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Inception Review: The greatest film since "The Dark Night" this one will take best original screenplay and soundtrack on Oscar night!



"Inception" is a incomprehensible puzzle of a film and the best original science fiction since "The Matrix" but don’t be fooled this film is nothing like matrix. Inception began 10 years ago as a 80-page treatment but Writer/Director Christopher Noland decided that he didn’t have the skill and resources to make a large budget film so he honed his talents on "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Night" then having proved himself a bankable director Noland polished his script and now it is legend. "Inception" is the covert planting of an idea without the mark (the person) knowing about it, the trick is to get into the mark's psyche and plant the idea and get out without them knowing and beliving they came up with the idea on their own.  Now that is a very high concept approach!  How exactly did this film deliver the goods when so many other summer films did not?

For starters the cast is amazing Leonardo DiCaprio does angry and confused extremely well his character has lost everything his children, his nationality and the woman he loves... his latest inception will allow him to see his kids again but his guilt may compromise his goals, without giving too much of the plot away the story is amazing the concept of a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream... then limbo is brilliant along with the Hans Zimmer score with its loud BRRMMMM... BRRMMM it's dark, brooding and overpowering bass line gets into your head and stays there I must see this film again its already bought on DVD.

The SFX team on "Inception" have achieved greatness but I didn’t like one hiccup the scene where the characers Dom Cobb and Ariadne (the dream architect) walked up the wall, it was a little cheesy but Noland is allowed a hiccup or two another scene I'm baffled about as to how they did it was the weightlessness scene.  It looked so incredibly real I'm guessing they built the set on some kind of cargo plane and they did a steep decent to create the effect but it was so real kudos to the FX team it's up there with "The Matrix" bullet time effect if they're smart the FX wizards should keep that magic trick under they're hat.

I give this movie an A+ and expect this one to win Oscars in best original screenplay, best score, best costume design but the FX are great but not Avatar great and finally THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER NOLAND FOR NOT MAKING THIS FILM IN FREKEN 3D!!!!!!!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Predators 2010 Review: I give this movie an A- because the ending didnt work for me.


This movie can look forward to being downloaded, rented and pirated for a long time to come what was cool about this film was it stayed true to the spirit of the original but added to the Predator mythos. The film is essentially about survival of the fittest.

When earths greatest warriors from around the globe are dropped unto an alien planet to be hunted the thrills never let up... even in the exposition scenes I'm never bored excellent pacing and awesome FX... Stan Winston would be proud and what is most gratifying is fans of the series can finally stop watching AvP or AvPR to get their predator fix.

The visuals and music are well done especially the updated predvison a little more sophisticated but one wonders if the predators are so advanced why not just create some kind of ocular implant why wear that clunky helmet? Is it a cultural thing or is it for protection who knows all that matters is that the Predator is back and has regained his dignity

I'm giving this movie an A- because as good as it was it didn’t strike an emotional accord towards the end it reminded me of a really good Dark Horse graphic novel adaptation.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Deadlines - Gavin Maliska



This is an interview with FOX2 news director Gavin Maliska cut from my documentary "Deadlines" here he breaks down the daily processes of how a news show is put together on a daily basis... enjoy!