Star Wars Episode VII Won’t Suck Musically

We don’t know much about Star Wars Episode VII but we DO know that it’ll sound awesomely familiar. I’ve always contended that the Star Wars universe was seared into our brains in large part due to the music of Composer John Williams.  This AWESOME announcement ensures that legacy will continue into the far future! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ4jZr1w0AI&w=853&h=480] Great, great, great news.  I’ve been looking for continuity between the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, and now the upcoming future trilogy and this is the glue that’s going to do it.  Cheers, congratulations, and thanks to John Williams. If you don’t have any of Mr. Williams work …

El Duderino + Qui-Gonn Jinn = Seventh Son

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQt6lYJHIOA&w=853&h=480] I’ve never been a straight up fantasy fan, but this looks interesting.  It’ll be nice to see a few more trailers to determine what audience this is aimed at. Cheers!

Nerd Girls in Their Native Habitat Watching a Hobbit Trailer = Cute

I was lucky enough to marry a nerd girl and I can tell you from experience that nerd girls are awesome. There is quite a bit of variety in the world of Girl Nerd-dom.  For instance, Anime Nerd Girls can be quite different from Gaming Nerd Girls and Gaming Nerd Girls can be quite different from Slide Rule Nerd Girls, and visa-versa. In the following video the two young ladies seem to be Fantasy Nerd Girls, who I’ve found to be excellent conversationalists (not THESE girls per se, but Fantasy Nerd Girls in general).  The only problem is that the …

Summer 2013 Movie Preview: Pacific Rim

My parents divorced in 1975, and my Mom and I were on our own.  As a treat we would go to the drive-in movies on Friday nights to see the Godzilla double features.  Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Godzilla vs. Megalon both featured giant monsters vs. giant robots.  To this day I still remember those special movie nights.  So when I first heard about Pacific Rim I tried to imagine just how it would be pulled off.  When they signed Del Toro to direct I knew it would be very cool. Who doesn’t love giant robots fighting monsters?  And it’s Guillermo Del …

Tilt Shifted Postcards from Lowell for SGT. James Taylor

I made this from an afternoon’s worth of shooting from a municiple parking garage. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjdRNyfg_EE&w=853&h=480] Shot with a Canon 60D using an 18-135 kit lens. SFX Composited using Adobe After Effects Compiled and edited using Adobe Premiere Pro Produced by Eric Foster Cheers!

Summer 2013 Movie Preview: Man Of Steel

Reboots can be risky.  Poor reboots, even riskier.  Poor reboots of poor reboots have the potential to kill a franchise. Let’s hope that Zack Snyder does right by the Man of Steel and the film becomes the new standard.  No more of reboots, no more main character acting changes. First reports are promising, and the trailers are , of course, exciting.  I like the concept of dealing with Kal El as an alien and exploring how we, as a planet, react that news.  Pa Kent even mentions, “You’re the answer to, ‘Are we alone in the universe’.” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6DJcgm3wNY&w=853&h=480] I’m also …

Madmartigan Who? Warwick and Val Reunite!

I LOVED Willow and still watch it regularly.  These two icons of my youth are but humble comic foils these days, but I still really enjoy them both! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yMmiJHOLuI] Madmartigan is STILL the “greatest swordsman to have ever lived.” Cheers!