Ask anyone who’s a film fan and they’ll tell you that George A. Romero gets credited with starting the zombie genre. Although zombie films are my guilty pleasure, his sequels are starting to get a little thin and tired but it’s awesome to how his films have inspired the likes of other “zead” aficionados like Simon Pegg and Ruben Fleischer. One (supposedly) flattering thing about the generation of people he’s influenced is that his films seem fit for a re-imagining by up and coming filmmakers. In 2004 Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) remade Dawn of the Dead to great success, not only launching his career but very properly paying homage to Romero. Well, following suit is…
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FYI – Upcoming G-S-T Top 10
Hello World, Marc Here: When the last decade (the 90’s for those of you with math deficiencies) was in it’s final moments, we at G-S-T were all in college eager to graduate and make our marks on the world. Cinema and it’s special effects were (at the time) at it’s zenith, George Bush was gearing up to campaign for the presidency and the rest of us on the planet, hesitant about Y2K scare, were ready to usher in the new century. Rob, Pete and myself (collaborating on a rare and important G-S-T post) are hard at work debating what will comprise out list of 10 “Best Films of the Decade”. …
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Off the Shelf…’The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’
Just when I wonder if Humphrey Bogart could be any better or cooler than his turn as ‘Rick’ in Casablanca, I give this DVD a spin and find a role which almost takes that hallowed top spot. I’ll say right out that I like the character of ‘Dobbs’ in a way that most people probably love ‘Darth Vader’ or ‘Dr. Jekyll/Mr Hyde’. Now, like those other two, ‘Dobbs’ isn’t all bad and he’s not even a villain but certain events continue to unfold before him and he choses to allow himself to slip so far from the proud man he once was. ‘Dobbs’ is nowhere as slick as the legendary ‘Rick Blaine’…
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Signs of the Robot Apocalypse…
For a post this random, I would usually title it something like “And Now for Something Completely Different“. Today I think this deserves to be titled “Run for your Bloody Lives“. In a world where we are surrounded by computers and little gadgets that do all the thinking for us, these two videos are excellent examples of how quickly The Matrix can soon become reality. Sure they’re cute now because they dance and are only about 12 inches tall but just wait til they are 12 FEET tall and have one mission: Enslave. Humanity. As optimistic as I’d like to be, I hope these robots one day become as helpful as the…
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Sweet Trailers…'Daybreakers' and 'Kick-Ass'
Well I know I am a little late in posting these but I thought I would make up for my tardiness with a perfect “one-two punch” of what looks like trailer gold. Previously we had posted the first Daybreakers trailer, but this new one looks like icing on top of icing on an already sweet cake. Please trailer gods, don’t tease me like this. I truly hope this film will be as good as they make it look. The last (supposed) vampire hunting extravaganza I can recall was Blade: Trinity (which was an awful, awful mess) so here’s hoping Daybreakers brings this fun incubus sub-genre back to form with 2 words: Willem.…
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Flickchart, Flickfights and yours truly…
Hello World, Marc Here: Last week I had the awesome privilege of recording a Flickfight podcast which is the official podcast of the uber-addictive site Flickchart. I have been fond of (and yes, addicted to) the site since the ‘beta testing’. Soon after going live on 09.09.09, Flickchart launched their wildly entertaining podcast which is headed up by two hilarious movie afficinados/filmmakers, Travis Betz and Devin Barry. On behalf of G-S-T, I was so happy to be part of the show and just had a blast debating, praising, and bashing whatever movies Flickchart gave us. For those of you interested have a listen to the fun 65 minute movie romp. Click this link to hear…
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Off the Shelf…'The Rocketeer'
For a lot of people out there, the idea of a comic book movie and the reality of one rarely meet in the middle in terms of financial (or fan) success much to the dismay of most audiences. Countless times, studios have tempted us with intriguing premises for film adaptations of beloved comic book stories but they unfortunately lead to absolutely dismal efforts. That said some film adaptations actually do well, other surprisingly beat the odds and, in rare cases, a precious few prove to become some of the finest cinema ever made. Well I wouldn’t put The Rocketeer in that last category, but it is still a damn fun movie and…
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Something, Something, Something Dark Meat?
Hello World, Marc Here: From all of us at G-S-T, we wanted to wish all our readers a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you all get to enjoy your holiday weekend…or at least one day off work. So to get everyone in the spirit, here’s the official and much longer (add funnier too) trailer for the upcoming Family Guy Star Wars Spoof, “Something Something Something Dark Side” (Our thanks to ScreenRant for posting it). May this video help in your decision to choose the ‘Light Side‘ or the ‘Dark Side‘…of the turkey!! OK, it’s not really in tune with or even related to Thanksgiving but it’s funny and just wanted to…
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Novel Adaptations: Or How I Stopped Worrying About Getting Everything On Screen…
I just picked up Angels & Demons on Blu Ray yesterday and reminded me of my experience reading this fascinating page turner and then seeing the movie some months later. The movie was a much better adaptation than The DaVinci Code, but it still left me wanting. This post goes out to all the fans of the “novel” out there – I sympathize with your plight. Just like both of Dan Brown’s brilliant novels, there are countless cases where, for instance, movies based on books suffer the unavoidable fate of having their source material, namely key elements, omitted or worse changed and in the end the fans can be pretty…
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt on SNL
Hello World, Marc Here: While I have been increasingly following the work of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I must say that guy really can do it all. A few days ago I wrote an Off the Shelf post about his turn in Brick (which was just sensational), he proved to be the sharpest knife in the drawer for G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra (not too hard in that one mind you) and his most recent 500 Days of Summer was his best to date. This weekend, he was on Saturday Night Live. I was a little skeptical considering SNL’s bumpy “hit and miss” episodes and not sure how he would fit…