Ghost
October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A new piece has made it’s way into the gallery this evening and in the spirit of the season, it’s aptly titled ‘Ghost’. This one is pulled from some old Blade Runner fanfic I had written, so if you’re a fan of BR, definitely check it out»
Breeder (Chasing the Hybrid)
October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I added a new piece to the gallery this evening… it’s called Breeder (Chasing the Hybrid), and it’s a dark, creepy painting involving, genetics, pregnancy, bondage and amputation. Maybe I should have saved this one for the holidays? 
SDS Featured Artist
October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Sub Dimension Studios, maker of the World Matters texture library, has chosen yours truly as their first featured artist. Click here to check it out»
TXE-Q Stand for Vue
October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I finally got Moe’s excellent TXE-Q Stand freebie posted over at the T-D site for the Vue users out there. Learn more»
Stargate Blu-ray 15th Anniversary Edition
October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment
From Director Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, The Patriot, and Godzilla) comes the cult classic Stargate in High Definition 1080p picture. Haled as ‘a must-see sci-fi classic’, Stargate grew into something bigger with the expansion of the franchise to the world of television and direct-to-DVD movies.
Fans will want to revisit the film that started the Stargate franchise. The picture holds up well, and the special features make it worth the money. This anniversary edition has over four hours of extras.
For the purists out there, you can view the movie in its original 1994 theatrical version, but if you like a little something extra to go with the popcorn and a relaxing Friday night, you can view the unrated extended version.
In addition to the two film versions, other special features include several featurettes that will make any fan happy: Deciphering the Gate, Opening the Gate, and Passing Through the Gate. There is also a never before seen gag reel, a feature entitled ‘Is There a Stargate?’, and a documentary of the making of the film.
There is also the option of audio commentary with writer/director Emmerich and writer/producer Dean Davlin.
The two biggest stars are Kurt Russell (Grindhouse, Poseidon) and James Spader (Boston Legal and The Practice). Russell plays Colonel Jack O’Neil who leads his team through the Stargate, a “door” that is opened between our world and an alien world. He is a straightforward soldier who follows orders without question. He is also a damaged character following the accidental death of his son – something that would continue to haunt him on another world.
Spader plays Dr. Daniel Jackson, the archaeologist and linguist, or appropriately named ‘Egyptologist’, who translates the hieroglyphics needed to complete his assignment. He is brought to an underground government base to decode stones, which ultimately lead to the discovery of another planet and the Stargate that gets them there. He is also as far from Russell’s character as you could possibly get.
The Stargate is basically a teleportation device that allows the team to walk from our world into another. No spaceships needed, the transformation from our world to theirs is indeed speedy. Sci-fi geeks rejoice! This neat little trick is called a quantum leap. The idea is to bend time and/ or space or both to make traveling very fast, like walking through a door into the next room, except the room just happens to be across the universe (and no, that’s is not a Beatle’s song I am referring to).
Once through the Stargate and on the alien planet, the team discovers another culture that is ruled by a being that calls himself Ra. Whether or not he is the Egyptian sun god is debatable, but the blending of Egyptian cultures and alien is pure genius.
From that point, the team, led by Col. O’Neil, must find a way to get back to our world, as the Stargate seems to work only one way without the proper equipment. There is also the problem of the nuclear device that Jack and team brought along with them – very foresighted indeed, as the idea was to blow the place to kingdom come if they met any hostile aliens.
Ra, played by Jaye Davidson (The Crying Game), takes the team captive, and he is a piece of work. He has been using the bodies of human slaves to give himself immortality and just possibly to make himself pretty. Maybe a little of both. In any case, he is a very unique cinematic villain.
Boxed in a nice case with a light-catching, eye-catching slip cover, fans will want this. The special features, plus two versions of the film, make it well worth the money. If you haven’t had the chance to become a fan, this would be a great edition to make your debut.
Stargate: 15th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray is now available at Amazon.
ID Artist of the Month
October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I’m honored to announce that Infinitee Designs has named me Artist of the Month for November 2009. The award page is already live, so when you get a sec, pop by and check it out»
Pacifica Station
October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Pacifica Station is the latest entry to the galleries and for me, it’s a rather colorful one. Dig it»
Stargate Universe
October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Screen cap showing the opening sequence of the new SG•U series
So who watched Stargate Universe last night? My guess is that anyone reading this had it on their calendar and made the 2-hour premier the focus of their Friday night. Despite all the naysayers disparaging the new series, calling it Stargate Voyager and a slew of other creative names, I went into the latest extension of the Stargate franchise with an open mind and have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. While the show’s universe feels very familiar, the flavor of the series is noticeably different in that it’s much grittier and with a definite adult vibe – I mean there’s a a full on sex scene before the first commercial airs that would have been right at home in the reimagined BSG series.
The new series follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a stargate when their off-world base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is only partially functional, locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth. Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the rag-tag group must unlock the secrets of the ship’s stargate to survive as the ship takes them from galaxy to galaxy and possible inhabitable planets.
They definitely packed a lot into this first outing, but they had quite a setup to deliver and did a decent job of packing it all in by way of flashback scenes and character back-story’s. And yes, as rumored the cast was all over the place, but that’s very much by design given the storyline and the character’s unique traits have already given us a taste of who’s who in the group. All told I thought the premier was great and definitely caught my interest, but perhaps as a Stargate fanboy I’m a little easier to win over… let’s just hope that SG•U can go the distance like the original series did, but only time will tell.
Mission Accomplished
October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A new piece was posted to the gallery today… it’s called Mission Accomplished and it’s something much more real world than I typically do. Check it out»
