Category: Media

OMFG.

I must own this poster.

This looks amazing. I’m a sucker for Cash…and to see Pheonix doing him is really interesting. It appears as if he’s even doing his own singing, which is a hell of a challenge. Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash is a little odd (I always thought of June as the “strong one” in that relationship, and Reese doesn’t do that for me). But trailer looks incredible, so…something to look forward to this Fall.

Those that know me well might be surprised to hear that as a child I was rabidly addicted to the C.S. Lewis Narnia books. My mother bought me the paperback set of them, and I read them until they fell apart. I adored the powerful children, the idea that these kids could become kings and queens, and could fight evil and win. They could talk to animals, befriend fawns, and command armies…these were the children that I wished I could be.

Discovering that the stories were Christian propaganda was disappointing, to say the least. But I still remember being riveted to the tales, and reveling in the adventure of it all. The morals contained within the stories (greed will cause you heartache and pain, loyalty and bravery will always win the day, love really will make everything right) are universal morals, not just Christian ones. I suppose I can live with the thinly veiled character re-writes of christian mythology, if only because the stories are so very part of my nature.

In any case: now comes the movie, and the trailer. I’m not sure how all of these came out at once, and May became “movie trailer month” on the blog. But I promise that we’ll go back to our regularly scheduled copyright issues, blog defending, and library stuff soon. For now, I give you: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Grab a piece of Turkish Delight and enjoy!

And to round out this 4 part series on geek movies of the year, the trailer to Batman Begins was just released this past week.

Batman has always been my favorite superhero; mainly because he’s not really a superhero. He’s got no superpowers, just the dogged determination to make sure that he’s the absolute best at what he does. He’s also been interesting because of the iconic heroes (Superman, Batman, Spiderman) he’s the one with the loosest moral code. He’s clearly a good guy, but he sometimes acts pretty bad. He’s also damaged, but holds himself together enough to do the right things. All in all, very different from the idealized boy scout that is Superman.

I suppose I just like my heroes with a side of dark.

An interesting new film from Russia, on it’s way to these shores (hopefully in wide enough release that I can actually see it): Night Watch. Evidently part of a trilogy, it’s looks stylish and quick….what Underworld should have been. Check the trailer, and see what you think. Lots of comments at IMDB from the Russian release of the film (evidently this was the highest grossing film in the country’s history).

Since we’re on a run of movie trailers…This deserves more than an “Interesting” link on my sidebar.

The amazing trailer for the new Joss Whedon film, based on the all-too-short-lived show Firefly. If you are any sort of sci-fi fan, and haven’t seen Firefly, do so immediately. It’s a sci-fi western, with great characters and backstory. I’m excited about this much more than I am Revenge of the Sith, and if you’d have told me that when I was 10 that I’d want to see another sci-fi film before I would the final Star Wars film, I’d have called you a scruffy-looking nerf herder.