|
|
||
|
Looking to purchase something online? Support Caddickisms by going through one of these links:
|
Back in May I posted a list of the movies I wanted to see this year. So far I’ve seen 7 out of the 10 I was shooting for, plus caught up on 2 that I had missed once they came out on DVD. Not too bad. I’m pretty sure I’ve reviewed them all on here after seeing them. There are a few on that list that haven’t come out yet, and there are some . . . → Read More: 2011 Movies – The Final Push What kind of a movie can you make with $5000 and some talented friends? If you choose wisely, apparently a pretty good one. Trailer 2 – The Hunt For Gollum [2] by HuntForGollum This is the trailer for a fan film based, obviously, on Peter Jackson’s take on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It attempts to cover the story just prior to the trilogy, where Aragorn (Strider) and Gandalf the Wizard try . . . → Read More: A return to Middle Earth: The Hunt for Gollum – Tuesday TubeWatch This concept video was apparently leaked from Peter Jackson’s production of The Hobbit. It’s an exciting early look at the controversial direction Jackson may take, thematically: [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/XC73PHdQX04" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Equally puzzling is this video, which is not confirmed to be connected to Jackson’s production: [kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/0359hSerDeE" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] How either of these videos saw the light of day is a mystery. Those responsible should be tracked and punished. There were good and bad points to this [tag]movie[/tag]. First the good: the [tag]special effects[/tag] were really top-notch. Excellent work. And in the end, they were somewhat successful in getting me to empathize with Kong – so I give some credit to the directing, too. And the bad: everything else. Seriously, this was a really pretty movie. Great visuals. And like I said, I kinda was rooting for Kong despite knowing he buys it in . . . → Read More: Review: King Kong SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel As previously reported, Fox and Universal Studios have backed out of their deal to finance Halo. While not ideal, [tag]Wingnut Studios[/tag] were going ahead with their part of the production anyway. Well, now they’ve quit too. Here’s their statement: “As was previously confirmed, we deeply regret that both Universal and Fox did not choose to move forward with financing the [tag]Halo film[/tag] under . . . → Read More: HALO movie – on pause Variety.com – ‘Halo’ pic loses its studios [tag]Fox Studios[/tag] and [tag]Universal Studios[/tag] have backed out of their deal to finance the [tag]Halo movie[/tag], based on the popular [tag]video game[/tag] by [tag]Bungie[/tag] and [tag]Microsoft[/tag]. The studios exercised their option to back out right before a deadline that would require an advance payment to Microsoft, who also would receive 10% of the movies profits. While the exit of two studios would seem to imperil “Halo,” . . . → Read More: ‘Halo’ – Game Over? |
|
|
Copyright © 2012 Caddickisms - All Rights Reserved |
||
Loading ...
Recent Comments