So my semi-boss at iTunes/American University quit to take some $100k salary job. As a result my part time 10-15 hour a week job has turned into a 40+ hour a week job just so that I can be trained in fancy stuff (like Motion, a blu ray disc recorder, a tapeless HD camera and other geeky stuff) before he leaves. Things should return to normal next week (his last day is Friday).
Take-Two Interactive, publisher of — among other things — Grand Theft Auto IV, is taking legal action against the Chicago Transit Authority regarding an issue with an advertising campaign. Apparently the Transit Authority, who works with Titan Worldwide Chicago for advertising, prematurely pulled ads that featured GTA IV for an unconfirmed reason and thus infringed on Take-Two’s free-speech rights. As a result, Take-Two is suing the Chicago Transit Authority and is asking that a federal judge stop the CTA from pulling the GTA ads. The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan.
AMPTP walked away from the negation table with SAG, which means a second strike could very well happen. Word on the street is that AMPTP doesn’t think SAG has the balls to strike after everything Hollywood had to deal with during the writers strike and apparently SAG and willing to call AMPTP’s bluff.
Seriously, who else has been bored out of their minds with the current season of “Battlestar Galactica?” I hoping the show is ending.
Eric Kripke did gave a very sarcastic answer during an interview that cracked me up:
And then about the finale, “No Rest for the Wicked,” I assume Jensen Ackles’ character dies and that’s the last we’ll see of him on the show? Yes, Jensen wanted to focus on movies, and he wouldn’t give me the 25 percent salary kickback I demanded, so he’s leaving the series. Chad Michael Murray is joining the cast to replace him, and next year will be like that season on Dukes of Hazzard where it was Vance and Coy instead of Bo and Luke. Everything’s gonna be a little bit off, but it’ll be good…I think you’ll like it.
“Ugly Betty” announced earlier this week that the show will be moving production from LA to NYC. Most of the press has seen this as a good thing saying it will add to the realistic-feel of the show. However the crew is pissed and blaming Schwarzenegger as well as the state of California for losing their jobs (because the crew won’t be following the show to NYC). As a result the crew ran the following add in Variety:
To Whom it Should Concern
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Members of the State Senate and State Assembly, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Angeles City Council, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors:We are writing to you because we just lost our jobs. We are the 300 plus members of the crew of the television show Ugly Betty. We were informed this Tuesday that the production of our show is moving to New York primarily because of the 35% tax incentives being offered by the state of New York. Instead of making good wages and paying our fair share of California state income tax, we will all be collecting Unemployment Benefits. In addition, we will certainly be cutting our spending back to the bone, which will not only cut back our sales tax contributions substantially, but it could end up costing the jobs of the people who provide services and products to us. Not only are these crew positions being lost; all of our local vendors are losing our business. (Read on …)
Working super-long shifts the next three days filming, digitizing, editing, and compressing. LAME.
Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibit: “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” opens tomorrow and runs till September 1st. It has costumes wore by actors in movies as well as “real” costumes made by designers like Versace, Armani, and Docle & Gabbana.
The exhibition features approximately 60 ensembles including movie costumes, avant-garde haute couture, and high-performance sportswear to reveal how the superhero serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion and its ability to empower and transform the human body.
The world’s largest Lego tower has been built. It’s almost 100ft high!
A friend reminded me of this classic skit from the Chapelle show.
Marvel announced this morning that “The Avengers” will hit the big screen in July 2011 as will “Captain America” in May 2011. Other previously announced films still in the works include “Punisher: War Zone” (Dec. 2008), “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (May 2009), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2010), and Ant-Man (2010).
So from this we can conclude that “The Avengers” movie will consist of the cast defined in the first four issues of the series: Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, and Wasp. It should be interesting to see if Hulk, Sub-Mariner, or Loki end up as the main villain of the movie.
Conan O’Brien’s “Grand Theft Auto IV” skit on Friday was freaking hilarious.
Brea Grant, who was on “Friday Night Lights” for like three episodes, has been cast as a new series regular on “Heroes.” Her character name is Joy and described as being “quick on her feet — and adept at getting herself into and out of trouble.” Sounds like she may have super-speed.
Better watch the Jokerized version of the “Dark Knight” trailer before it’s yanked.
5 Reasons I have no desire to see “Speed Racer” in the theater (I’ll of course watch it on DVD cause I watch everything on DVD).
According to Nikki Finke’s math, “Iron Man” made over $200 million this weekend!
With this addition, the total estimated box office is $104,250,000. The estimated international box office for the weekend is $96,750,000 from 57 territories. The total combined estimated global box office for Marvel Studios’ Iron Man is $201,000,000.
Not only are those numbers insane (most box office gurus were saying it would only make around $70 million), but its second highest opening for a non-sequel (The first being “Spider-Man” which made over $140 million).
Today is Free Comic Book Day, the day when many comic readers travel to multiple stores just to get free comics. So I plead to you, instead of getting just that reprint of “All Star Superman” or the “Xmen” book, consider picking up a copy of Owly or Amelia Rules and giving it away to a kid who isn’t already a comic reader. Think of today more as “bring in new readers day” and do your best to help create the future generation of readers.
Michael Rosenbaum has wrapped production on this season of “Smallville” and is officially done with the show. However he (or one of is PR people) wrote/distributed the following letter to fans of the show:
Dear Smallville Fans,
Well, it’s been seven wonderful years. Your support is what has made Smallville so successful, and I appreciate you all more than you know. That being said, it is time for me to start the next chapter of my life and career. I hope that I gave you some enjoyment over the years, and that you found my portrayal of Lex Luthor to be satisfying. I am truly grateful, as Smallville fans are the best fans out there. I sincerely hope that you will continue to follow my career through my hair growth period and beyond. (Read on …)
The problem with “The Incredible Hulk” trailers is that they show the whole movie. In fact, based on the two trailers I’ve put together a plot breakdown. Now I don’t know for sure what is going to happen in the movie, so nothing below is an actual spoiler, just speculation based on the trailers. How
Saw an 8p.m. show of “Iron Man” last night. It was really good. What made the movie such a success is that it was funny without dropping down to that campy-tone that made you roll your eyes in X-Men 3, Spider-Man 3, or the Fantastic Four movies.
Robert Downey Jr. does a terrific Tony Stark. Previously, I would have said Harry in “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” has been his best/funniest role, but he and Tony were meant to be. I mean he does these rapid fire one-liners and makes them WORK. It’s so much fun.
Then the action, pacing, and overall story may not be the greatest thing since slice bread, but they get the job done without lagging. So if you are looking for an entertaining big-summer-movie then definitely go see “Iron Man.”
Awww man. I’ve barely gotten to play “Grand Theft Auto IV,” but the time I have spent with it has been AWESOME. Normally, I don’t like sandbox games because I play games for the story, however GTA IV has not only an amazing story, but insane multiplayer. If you have a 360 or PS3 then you need to get this game so you can play online.
By now I’m sure most of you have heard about Miley posing for nude photos, but did you hear how Disney is punishing her by making her miss schedule appearances?
Having a hectic week, but the good news is a new episode of “Eskimo Dave” is online.
Far Out kid going nuts over GTA IV lol.
Just want to clarify because I’ve had two friends ask me about “Scarlet.” It’s not a TV series, it’s a series of TVs made by LG. If it was a TV show, the commercials would not air on all the major networks, just the ones that have ties with the channel it’s airing on. It’s a big viral marketing stunt for TV’s that has really mislead a lot of people.
Admit it. You do too (except for the final season after Amy-P left).
I’m just not excited about this.
Del Toro’s moving to New Zealand for the next four years to work with Jackson and his Wingnut and WETA production teams. He’ll direct the two films back to back, with the sequel which will deal with the 60-year period between “The Hobbit” and “The Fellowship of the Ring,” the first of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Partially because I think the whole “sequel” is complete bullshit. It’s like what Warner Bros is doing to “Harry Potter.” It’s about adding an extra movie to make more money. There is no story or character driven reason to have these additional movies
Over 9 million people voted in FHM’s Sexiest Woman poll leading to the following top 1o:
Of that list, I can only agree that MAYBE two of the girls deserve to be on it.
NASA has shared some night photos of the earth taken back in 2003 to show how “bright” the globe has become. Tokyo, the U.S. East Coast, the major cities of the U. K. and Ireland, Tokyo, the Loop in Chicago, and the brightly-lit docks of Long Beach, CA are among the bright spot. But NASA awards the dubious distinction of the Brightest Spot on Earth to the Las Vegas Strip (that’s Vegas in the pic above).
There is a project in NYC to turn hydrant no-parking zones into mini parks. It seems like an interesting concept and if it works (meaning the plants don’t just die) then it might be a green-thing I support.
NoPark returns “no parking zones”—mostly those associated fire hydrant placement- -to low growth mosses and grasses. These micro engineered green spaces prevent storm water run off, use foliage to stabilize the soil, and to provide a durable low maintenance surface cover. These microparks continue to provide emergency parking space for fire trucks and exasperated Fresh-direct delivery persons.
So there was a weird light in the sky last night right around 9p.m. I envisioned aliens or some some apocalyptic event, but turns out it was an Iridium Flare, which is a sunflare from a satellite in orbit.
The Iridium communication satellites have a peculiar shape with three polished door-sized antennas, 120 degrees apart and at 40 degree angles with the main bus. The forward mirror faces the direction in which the satellite is travelling. Occasionally an antenna will directly reflect sunlight down to the Earth, creating a predictable and quickly moving illuminated spot of about 10 km diameter. To an observer this looks like an extremely bright flare in the sky with a duration of a couple of seconds or longer.
The un-toon guy took a stab at Jessica Rabbit. Personally, I don’t find this even half as interesting as his take on Mario and Homer Simpson.
“Watchmen” is holding a contest that could earn you a cameo in the final film. What they want is for people to make a commercial for Veidt Enterprise and to upload it here (there are also logos and graphics).
To get started, download the standard definition and/or high definition assets from the links below, and then shoot your own original TV commercial that advertises one of the products! Remember, the movie is set in 1985, so TV commercials should be in 4:3 aspect ratio (so it looks like standard TV, not widescreen) and they should be either 15, 30 or 60 seconds in length. The products are all made by “Veidt Enterprises,” and you can download the product logos for your use as well.
So I already posted a few weeks about about which character on “Gossip Girl” is coming out gay. I know know HOW they are coming out. Check in after the break to find out. (Read on …)
