The Simspsons vs. Japanese Adventure Games
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 31, 2007 in Videogames
Shown above is a clip from the upcoming Simspson game which is a parody of Japanese role playing adventure video games. I love how they renamed each character! A Groovy Ralph Bakshi Film from 1967
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 31, 2007 in Animation
Marvin Digs was a UPA inspired animated short film directed by Ralph Bakshi from 1967. The cartoon features the voice over talents of Corrine Orr who anime fans whould know for her work on Speed Racer and Star Blazers. Found via Metafilter. Mystery Science Theater 3000 Returns Online
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 31, 2007 in Cinema, Television
According to mst3kinfo.com it looks like Mystery Science Theater 3000 will use their website to put out new episodes of the show: “Beginning November 5th, BBI will be launching its very own website at MST3K.com. The site will feature brand-new animated adventures of Crow, Tom Servo and Gypsy. We’re told the goal is to have one new adventure each week (though “some settling may occur with shipping,” they added). The Web site will also feature work from the original series (which BBI is now calling “the legacy series”), behind-the-scenes footage and other material culled from the BBI vault.” Ruairi Robinson to Direct Live Action Akira?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 30, 2007 in Animation
According to this rumor it sounds like Ruairi Robinson has been tapped to direct a live action Akira film: ‘Akira’ Live Action Remake Finds Director!!! “We’ve been informed that Warner Bros. Pictures is trying to get Akira off the ground pre-strike and have attached 29-year-old Oscar nominated Irish director Ruairi Robinson! No more details have been revealed other than he directed a mind blowing short film entitled The Silent City, which can be viewed over at BDTV. Watch this spot for more news soon and cross your fingers that this sucker gets rolling ASAP.” Jan Harlan on the New Kubrick DVD Collection
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 30, 2007 in Cinema
Above: Stanley Kubrick on the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey There’s a great interview with Jan Harlan who was a close associate of Stanley Kubrick on the new Stanley Kubrick DVD Collection “On a side note, are there any other Kubrick-related projects in the works fans can look forward to? Back when it was briefly leaked on the Internet, I had heard rumors of the Napoleon screenplay being released as a book. You are right. TASCHEN publishers will bring out a comprehensive book on Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon. Not just the script and treatment, which is not really revealing his true interest in person of Napoleon anyway, but also many pre-production details, designs etc. Stanley had 17000 images carefully collected, re-photographed on 35mm film and mounted in IBM cards for later sorting by clumsy machines. This was the state of the art in 1969. His library on the topic was huge and so was his knowledge. ” Toho Set to Destroy the Hidden Fortress
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 30, 2007 in Cinema
As if it’s not bad enough that Hollywood has to ruin every classic film by making a lame remake, now Toho is set to ruin the memory of Akira Kurosawa by doing “an update” of the Hidden Fortress Toho rebuilds Kurosawa ‘Fortress’ “Akira Kurosawa’s 1958 action comedy “The Hidden Fortress” (”Kakushi toride no san-akunin”) — said to be the inspiration for “Star Wars” — will be remade in Japan, producer and distrib Toho has announced. The pic will be helmed by Shinji Higuchi, an SFX whiz also responsible for the hits “Lorelei” (2005) and last year’s “The Sinking of Japan” (Nihon chinbotsu).” Inside the Space Cruiser Yamato
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 25, 2007 in Animation
Those of you fanboys who grew up on Star Blazers (i.e. Space Cruiser Yamato) should get a kick out of this video I found on YouTube Japan. It seems to be some sort of documentary on the mecha from the show, and it features a ton of technical drawings and pre-production art that looks amazing. Most of the stuff shown here is from the late 70s and the design work still holds up very well today – it’s even more amazing to thing that all of that work was done without a single computer! The Purple People Eater
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 24, 2007 in Comic Books
Shown above is a monster cut-out trading card drawn by Perogatt (Carlo Peroni) from the back cover of the first issue of the italian comic magazine Psyco, 1970. Image found thanks to Señor Tonto from Pordenone, Italy (check out his Flickr page too). Monkey Decoration Tips
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 24, 2007 in Japanese TV
Shown above is a cute ad for the Japanese paint company Asahipen from the early 80s. Xabungle: Chogokin GX-38 Irongear
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 23, 2007 in Hobbies and Collections
Combat Mecha Xabungle was one of my favorite anime shows from the early 80s which was pretty much a western with tons of robots. Bandai has recently put out an amazing model based on the main giant robot from the show, the Chogokin GX-38 Irongear. The two shots shown above are from a photo packed page from toysdaily.com which features a ton of photos, screen grabs, and mecha drawings from the Xabungle Roman Album. If you need to own the Chogokin GX-38 Irongear for yourself HobbyLink Japan has it in stock. |
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