A crucial piece of film history, 2001: A Space Odyssey has been noted for its great strides in special effects, remarkable approach to storytelling, and commentary on human evolution. To honor this indelible sic-fi classic, Taschen has compiled The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey box set, a completely thorough study into every cranny of the film’s creation. […]
28
Apr
Celebrating one of the finest films in science fiction history
24
Apr
The mutant, the freak, the alien, the superstar... the Answer
If you watch basketball, then it’s probably safe to say you’re an Allen Iverson fan. While never discussed in the general Greatest Of All Time conversations — along with the Jordans, Birds, Magics, Wilts, Russells & Jabbars of the world — Iverson was a player who, at his peak, had no peer. Remember when Iverson broke […]
23
Apr
Coloring outside the plot (& taste) lines for the whole family
Parenting skills and pretentious film references can finally co-exist. If your Netflix categories and babysitting endeavors just aren’t lining up, now there’s a solution out there for those little tykes who would’ve otherwise been traumatized by your buzzkill Criterion Collection picks. Because artist and pop-culture nerd Todd Spence has created the Bleak Movies Coloring Book, something that is appropriate […]
7
Feb
The Man In Black serenades the Hammerstein Ballroom
A lost nugget from the vaults is unearthed with this full recording of Johnny Cash playing at the Manhattan Center, now known as the Hammerstein Ballroom. This was 1994, which would’ve been way past The Man In Black’s peak — except for the strange circumstance that allowed him to record one of his best selling […]
3
Feb
The first Avenger gets a second film
Looks like the summer of 2014 — much like every summer in the 21st century — is going to belong to Marvel. The first Avenger, Captain America, gets a new trailer this weekend for his sophomore film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. We were positively surprised at how good the first movie was, so suffice to […]
22
Jan
The latest work ruminating on the goodness of mankind
The latest project from the multi-pronged creative universe that is James Franco, the film Child Of God, releases its first trailer today. The film, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival back in August, is yet another based on the works of Cormac McCarthy — the others including the novels No Country For Old Men and […]
6
Jan
The bruising sequel to Gareth Evans' unexpected 2011 action hit
The sequel to Gareth Evans’ spectacular (and most unexpected) 2011 action flick The Raid: Redemption has been released, and while it takes a dramatic look there’s still plenty of action promised. The Raid 2: Berandal takes place after the events of the first film, with protagonist Rama going deep, deep, deep undercover… as if there were […]
16
Dec
An ambiguous peek at Christopher Nolan's latest sci-fi epic
Ok, this is what we know about Interstellar, the highly anticipated post-Dark Knight film from Christopher Nolan: “In the future, governments and economies across the globe have collapsed, food is scarce, NASA is no more, and the 20th Century is to blame. A mysterious rip in spacetime opens and it’s up to whatever is left […]
