I’ve sort of been blunt about my shameless Avatar romance. I love the movie, I think it represents the future of moviemaking, and I think it has a good chance of cleaning up at the Oscars. (Check out our interview with James Cameron)
But I think we’ve finally discovered the point at which cutting-edge filmmaking meets lagging …
Techland’s Steven James Snyder gives behind-the-scenes info on his Q&A with Ethan Hawke as part of his underrated sci-fi movie masterpieces series, while Peter Ha previews his interview with comic writer Matt Fraction and explains new upgrades to the Nexus One.
All that and more in today’s edition of the daily Nerdcast with …
Thank God for actor’s blogs, and non-studio-approved bragging.
Over at Bleeding News, they broke the scoop: Actress Stephanie Lemelin took to her blog with the following news:
WOW. Ok… I am beyond thrilled to announce that I was recently cast in the new animated series, YOUNG JUSTICE LEAGUE, based on the famous (and awesome!?) DC …
There are great sci-fi films like Avatar and District 9, which go on to earn the accolades of Oscar voters and audiences around the globe. And then there are brilliant movies like Primer or Dark City, which are all but forgotten in the multiplex, reduced to cult hit status on video and DVD, leaving fans wondering where things went …
Season 6: Episode 1 and 2
Peter Ha: Well, what did you think? We have two separate story lines going: one where everything worked and one where everyone is still on the island.
Allie Townsend: Who knows? I’m more frustrated than before the season started. And I HATE the way the writers brought back Juliet just to die in the first …
The same day that the Oscar nominations became official, the narratives were laid out by the mainstream media. This is the year of David vs. Goliath, of big budgets vs. low budgets and sure things vs. long shots.
Fair enough. But when I was calling around to friends Tuesday afternoon, a far different narrative was taking shape in my …
2K Games debuted a creepy and fabulous 3-minute trailer for BioShock 2 last night during Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In case you missed it, here’s an encore presentation. Though it would’ve been nice to see some of the new plasmid powers in action (the ones you see—Winter Blast, Telekinesis, and Electro Bolt—all appeared in the …
Somebody spilled the beans earlier today, but Olympus has just officially unveiled the E-PL1. If you’re familiar with the PEN series from last year then this is the updated version that’s a tad stripped down, cheaper and a heck of a lot faster when it comes to auto-focusing. It even has a built-in flash that reminds me of Johnny 5. I …
Olympus updated a handful of their point-and-shoot cameras and while most updates of this nature would normally put me to sleep I was fortunate enough to have some hands-on time earlier today.
The biggest feature update across all the new Oly cams was the direct to HD video capture button. It’s red and in your face (in a good way). …
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010
Today in Techland: Award nominations made us take a look at the past year in sci-fi: the good, the bad and the Megan Fox. Peter brought us tidings of tech joy with word of the upcoming Google tablet, and we discovered that Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson granted his first interview in 20 years.
For …