Push
August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Simply put, Push is an entertaining sci-fi thriller that has a complex, fast moving story and pretty decent acting. It was much deeper than I had anticipated and while in the vein of Jumper, it’s complex storyline required your full attention or you were lost. Seriously, put down the Blackberry and close your laptop or you will be rewinding in now time – I speak from experience. The story is that of a group of people with special abilities, not unlike NBC’s Heroes, and their attempt to escape the evil government corporation that wants to leverage their abilities for evil. Dakota Fanning was actually pretty good in this movie as were the other key players. The concept and the effects were pretty original and the cinematography was just killer. Those Hong Kong/Kowloon locations were just amazing and a picture perfect vision of high-density living and chaos. We watched this one on Blu-ray and surprisingly, it would have been just as worthy of the ticket price had we seen it in the theater.
Urban Jungle 4
August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
As I was laying the groundwork for an upcoming project, I ended up creating a whole new collection of signage and electrical urban clutter that is now available to the Vue users out there. Learn more and buy it at C3D»
District 9
August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
So I saw District 9 yesterday and I’ve got to admit, it pretty much blew me away on multiple levels. I went into it assuming the absolute worst, mostly due to Peter Jackson’s involvement, but the ginormous hovering mothership and bug-like aliens from the previews got the best of me. Directed by Neil Blomkampf and produced by Peter Jackson, District 9 is about aliens who end up stranded on Earth when their ship runs out of gas above Johannesburg and are basically rescued, put in internment camps, and prevented from returning home, even though that’s all they want to do. The narrative is told in a documentary/news coverage format that really added to the overall sense of urgency and prevented many from taking a restroom break during this nearly two-hour movie, present company included (yep, I danced with uromysitisis).
Quite simply, this film is a powerful piece of work that is far deeper than anyone anticipated. At its core the film tells the story of how a member of the socially dominant group becomes conscious of the injustices that keep him in his place and the aliens in theirs - not too far from the struggles of modern South Africa. The price he pays for his awakening is severe, given the dreadful contours of the system he has been charged with enabling. The film’s view of the world is bleak, though not entirely nihilistic. It suggests that sometimes the only way to become fully human is to be completely alienated, the ultimate walk in another man’s shoes.
Bottom line: District 9 is a must see. It’s too bad it received an R rating though, as the multitude of topics it covers would benefit teens with it’s gritty social commentary and no-holds barred look at humanity.
Rise
August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”
- John F. Kennedy
I added a new piece to the gallery today… it’s called Rise and it’s a shot of a lone street fighter standing up against a massive line of police shock troopers. Check it out»
Motorcade 9/11 Preview
August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
After what seems like a long wait, finally a killer preview shot of the Motorcade 9/11 shirt from Deth Killers 2000! Illustrated by yours truly, Motorcade 9/11 is a scene from the alternate past future of DKMC as they rule the streets in a semi-post-apocalyptic New York. Confusing I know, but well worth the wait. Come to where flavor lives»
Oh yeah, and dig the original illustration here»
R.I.P. John Hughes
August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
What child of the 80s wasn’t moved by the work of John Hughes? As one of Hollywood’s most successful directors and screen writers, his movies during the 1980s and 1990s helped to define an era and became cultural touchstones. Hughes, who directed the “The Breakfast Club;” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off;” “Sixteen Candles”, and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” died of a heart attack during a walk while in Manhattan.
He was just 59 and his indelible mark on a generation will live on forever. Rest easy John and thanks for the laughs…
