Hana no Utame Gothicmade is a mecha anime following Berin, a song girl, who is responsible for the “hope” of humanity. Gothicmade is being produced, directed and written by Mamoru Nagano who is also responsbile for character and mechanical design. Previously, Nagano contributed designs to Zeta Gundam and The Five Star Stories. His style is […]
How David Bowie magically moved crystals in the Labyrinth
This video first appeared on YouTube in early 2010 and this blogger’s resident Labyrinth expert is fairly certain the feature is an extra from the DVD. It’s doing the rounds again, surprising a whole new generation of geeks, and has featured on The Mary Sue and Adam A. Donaldson put it up on Nerd Bastards […]
Bombur steals the limelight in latest Hobbit poster
New Line have released the latest teaser for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It features just the dwarves. The poster Thorin Oakenshield looking typically grim and broody in the middle of the group – but, really, it’s poor Bombur who seems to hog all the attention with a mouthful of food. We need to get […]
Oh! Yes! Second official The Hobbit trailer – 152 awesome seconds!
The second official trailer for The Hobbit is out and it looks pretty awesome. Gandalf has to defend his choice of adding a Hobbit to a company of dwarves. The trailer also explains, a little, of what the dwarves want.
A look at the new RoboCop
We’re starting to discover more about the new RoboCop film. ComingSoon has a picture of RoboCop in his new armour. It’s not all that different from the 80s version; but black and perhaps inspired by Batman. We also have a peak inside the plot. In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is […]
New Dredd 3D clip – hear Dredd speak
This might have been the first time I’ve heard Dredd speak in a trailer for Dredd 3D. Hmm. If that’s not right it’s certainly the first time I’ve heard Karl Urban‘s voice and thought; “Wait, is he supposed to be Dredd?”. This clip features Olivia Thirlby as Judge Cassandra Anderson. Anderson has, thanks to mutation, […]
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Trailer
This is the first trailer for Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and it looks pretty cool. It features man of the minute Jeremy Renner (surely his star can go no higher among geeks?) and Gemma Arterton. Recognise Arterton from somewhere? She was Tamina in Prince of Persia, Io in Clash of the Titans and Strawberry […]
Joss Whedon’s alternative opening to The Avengers
The Avengers could have had a different and much darker opening sequence. Not only was it written and planned, it was shot and filmed. It begins with the aftermath of the battle and with the predictable blame game starting up. It also shows the tensions in the relationship between Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria […]
Scotland Loves Anime confirm 2012 Winter schedule
The art festival Scotland Loves Animation is back for both an Edinburgh and Glasgow run in October. The standalone festival is backed by Creative Scotland, The Japan Fundation, has a media partner in The Skinny and sponsored by Manga Entertainment and Kaze / Viz Europe. Glasgow: 12th to 14th October At the GFT Blood-C The […]
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 3 trailer
The third Space Battleship Yamato 2199 trailer is showing in Japan. This is a movie based off episodes 7 to 10 of the series. DVDs and Blu-rays should start to appear in November 22. The US, of course, share a Blu-ray region with Japan.