Now there's a Batman...

Sure those of you out there that care have already seen the new Batman videos and photos of a snowy Gotham, fighting in the streets and the new Batwing...
If you haven't here are some...

Batwing.

Football Stadium shoot - love the broken field prop/set


Check this link for more photos...

More details here...

Woof.

Hope given to me by the Terminator...

Check out these 10 deleted-scenes-that-would-have-ruined-the-film on Cracked.com.

Reasons for their removal are more obvious than others, the crabbing Alien looks more like a goof than a deleted scene. Strangely enough the deleted T2 scene dosen't seem to be on the DVD or Blu-Ray edition of the film. Weird.

I love Roger Rabbit and this makes great viewing, quite a twisted idea.


Interesting watching though, also check this link with nearly six minutes of footage from the failed Wonder Woman pilot. Not terrible but not good either. Why did the 1970's version work, perhaps it didn't.

We've been betrayed...

So I didn't feel left out, I watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 the other day. I'm not a huge Potter fan, I've never read the books, probably never will and although I'm proud that one of the most successful film franchise of all time is British, I find the films quite difficult to get on with. I'm an adult who understands the hero's journey and all that, but I have always found the Potter films hard to follow, they skip time in such a subtle way and there are so many characters. I'm probably just not that interested. Christ I've sat through Cleopatra and the directors cut of Dances with Wolves. And I understand Dune, (Okay so I don't understand Dune)

Deathly Hallows Part 1 was no exception to it's predecessors, at best it felt like a filler for the epic conclusion that has just hit theaters. Almost like standing next to an ugly person makes you look better - Deathly Hallows Part 2 couldn't be any worse than it's older brother...

Anyway, as an editor I was itching to cut all the boring 'Lord Of The Rings' style aimless wandering about out of Hallows Part 1 so I was rather pleased to find this.



These chaps have gone even further and condensed the last 7 movies into seven minutes...

Green Bay...

Michale Bay caught reusing footage from The Island in Transformers 3.

This is actually quite cool, I guess just to fill a couple of shots that you didn't get or couldn't fit into the schedule. It dosen't detract, not like some old films using stock footage of things they couldn't film or couldn't afford to shoot and The Island is fairly old now. Disney have been doing it for years. There is a recession on...

X-men: First Class has a couple of ropey old 1970's Las Vegas shots at the top of the movie, it may have been a stylistic decision but I didn't think it worked...

Someone had to say it...

Magnited States of America...

If you're ever in the US check out Alamo Drafthouse cinemas. They have great customer relations.

This is great. If it was my cinema I would have taken you out the back and...

Falling Down...

I've been falling out of love with the Foo Fighters for a while now and their latest rip off video pretty much seals the deal.

Some may call it homage to the 18 year old Falling Down but it seems a shame they didn't go with Phil Hodges puppetised version submitted to the This Video Sucks contest, set up by the Foo's. Makes no sense to me...

The Reich Side of the Moon...

So not factually correct I take it...

Back To The Future Part 1 & 2 Synced..

I remember cutting the milk bar, cafe 80's and saloon scenes together at collage as an editing project. It really showed off the brilliant repetition of these films. This is going one step beyond, I must admit I have thought about doing this. Brilliant.

Stanley Kubrick's Boxes...

If you're a Stanley Kubrick fan and at a loose end on Friday check out journalist Jon Ronson's Stanley Kubrick's Boxes at the Gate Picture House in Notting Hill at 8.30. With a Q&A and a screening of Kubrick's Vietnam war epic Full Metal Jacket. £12.oo online and it hasn't sold out yet...

I had the privilege of working as an editor on Kubrick's Boxes and Ronson's access behind the gates of the Kubrick estate is a great insight into the man and myth. For a more on the doco, check out this Doghouse post from the depths, July 2008. (With a great pic by Marcus Yau.)

Rutger Hauer with a Shotgun...

Unknown first time director and writer Jason Eisener is just about to release the brilliant looking Hobo With A Shotgun starring Rutger Hauer as the Hobo, a homeless vigilante with a pump action gun and a hatred of all that's bad. It's based on Eisener's fake trailer of the same name used in the intermission on Grindhouse.
Check out the trailer...

And if you have a spare 15 mins check out this short by Eisener, it's about trees getting their own back. He seems to like revenge.

I love his Tarantino-esque use of typography too, plus his use of retro sound F/X.
Woof...

Always get the K&R insurance...

Everyone loves Russian Raymond...

He say you Blade Runner...

Great video showing the real locations used in the filming of the sci-fi classic Blade Runner.

From the fantastic Frank Lloyd Wright house at 2655 Glendower Avenue in LA to the amazing transformation of Union Station. There is some nice match photography here, however I'd like to point out that the opening shot of Blade Runner's smoggy L.A. was in fact a miniature created by the SFX team, not an enhanced shot of real L.A...

Check out more like this at On the set's YouTube channel...

19th-century Inception...

Death-cock...

Death scenes from 36 of Alfred Hitchcock's movies, synchronised to climax in unison.

E.T. phone Turkey...

A great E.T. copy from Turkey.

This is too creepy, not sure they have captured the family feel of the original.
Thanks to the smashing FAKIES blog for posting this originally.

Take a look again...

You've seen the latest Old Spice ad - Scent Vacation...

Now see how it was made, he dosen't really go anywhere - brilliant.

I love behind the scenes stuff. This answers a few questions, great how it all starts with practical effects.
Woof.

Phoney Home...

They may have taken this fan trailer a little too far...

Where the hell am I supposed to find silver bullets? K-Mart?

Shane Black to write/direct Iron Man 3? If it's anything like Monster Squad I'm there...

Love this film.

Apollo 18...

This might be quite good. Moon meets REC or something...