September 20, 2009
R.I.P. Bernie Fuchs
One of the great illustrators of our time has passed away.
Read the Washington Post Obituary.
Observe a gallery of his work here.
Read the Washington Post Obituary.
Observe a gallery of his work here.
September 19, 2009
September 18, 2009
Cloudy Opens Tonight!
-WATCH THE TRAILER-
Inspired by Ron and Judi Barrett's beloved children's book of the same name, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS follows inventor Flint Lockwood (voice of Bill Hader) and brainy weathergirl Sam Sparks (voice of Anna Faris) as they attempt to discover why the rain in their small town has stopped while food is falling in its place. Meanwhile, lifelong bully Brent (voice of Adam Samberg) relishes in tormenting Flint just as he did when they were kids, and Mayor Shelbourne (voice of Bruce Campbell) schemes to use Flint's latest invention--a device designed to improve everyone's lives--for his own personal gain. Mr. T. voices by-the-books cop Earl
Devereaux, and James Caan voices Flint's technophobe father, Tim.
The reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are holding up well. My buddy Jacques (an animator on the film) says "It is by far the best animated disaster movie.... EVER!"
GO SEE IT!
Inspired by Ron and Judi Barrett's beloved children's book of the same name, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS follows inventor Flint Lockwood (voice of Bill Hader) and brainy weathergirl Sam Sparks (voice of Anna Faris) as they attempt to discover why the rain in their small town has stopped while food is falling in its place. Meanwhile, lifelong bully Brent (voice of Adam Samberg) relishes in tormenting Flint just as he did when they were kids, and Mayor Shelbourne (voice of Bruce Campbell) schemes to use Flint's latest invention--a device designed to improve everyone's lives--for his own personal gain. Mr. T. voices by-the-books cop Earl
Devereaux, and James Caan voices Flint's technophobe father, Tim.The reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are holding up well. My buddy Jacques (an animator on the film) says "It is by far the best animated disaster movie.... EVER!"
GO SEE IT!
September 17, 2009
Henry Gibson Dies at 73
The Glitterati Grim Reaper has claimed another victim. 73-year-old actor Henry Gibson died in his home Monday following a short battle with cancer.Gibson is best known for his work on the late '60s series Laugh-In, on which he famously delivered weekly poems. Later generations would come to know him as Haven Hamilton in Nashville, a Nazi in Blues Brothers, a priest in Wedding Crashers, and a rich, gay barfly in Magnolia who reminds us, "It's a dangerous thing to confuse children with angels." (It's true, I think.)
How about we enjoy how good he is in that scene now?
When I was a kid I remember seeing him "The Burbs", strangely enough he looked old then but he didn't seem to age at all over the last 20 years. By the way, The Burbs is a VERY funny movie, go watch it NOW!
Rest in peace, old man whose name I never remembered but always recognized in things.
Film Poster Paintings from Ghana
In the 1980s video cassette technology made it possible for “mobile cinema” operators in Ghana, West Africa to travel from town to town and village to village creating temporary cinemas. The touring film group would create a theatre by hooking up a TV and VCR onto a portable generator and playing the films for the people to see.
In order to promote these showings, artists were hired to paint large posters of the films (usually on used canvas flour sacks). The artists were given the artistic freedom to paint the posters as they desired, here's a blog that posted some of these astounding works of art.
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