Samurai Champloo Credits

Samurai Champloo from Marsou on Vimeo.

Yoshitaka Amano

Wikipedia entry



Official English Language site

Ignition City Coupon

One Track Mind

A film by Chris Malloy for the Woodshed:

One Track Mind is the latest 16mm movie from the creative collaborative Woodshed Films. Directed by Chris Malloy, One Track Mind explores the common thread that drives the most influential surfers from three generations to push wave riding to new dimensions. Experience the unique opportunity to sit up close and personal with the most prolific surfers of our time as they share the secrets that gave them inspirational and technical elements to be the best the world has ever seen.

Mateki: The Magical Flute

God this looks beautiful:

Radical Books is proud to present Yoshitaka Amano's masterful and unique interpretation of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Mateki is a beautiful and dark tale of a young man who must put away his flute and become a warrior to save his lover from the lord of darkness. Celebrated Japanese painter, Amano is world renown for his work on Vampire Hunter D, Final Fantasy, Neil Gaiman's Sandman: The Dream Hunters.

Hotwire Covers

From Radical Comics:

More Ignition City Art

My current wallpaper:

The Gulf Stream - Winslow Homer

The Dark Side of the Sun - Current Wallpaper

The Candidate - Corruption

Piece I just worked on. Corruption is close to being finished. Just filling in little gaps here and there:

CUT TO:

INT - A CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT

The Irishman sits in a room at a conference table watching the TV. Some type of war room obviously from the round table to the documents on the tables with city precinct maps and info sheets.

THE IRISHMAN
I want that fucker found. Now! I want to know what the fuck just happened out there. I thought this was ours! Fuck he should not have conceded.

The two men who were in the room leave. As they leave, in walks The Candidate and other advisers including The Mentor. None of them look happy and all are talking in hushed tones.

THE CANDIDATE
So did I. You said you had all this handled. You said I didn't need people from out of town. And even with them and you, I still lost, so I want to know what the fuck happened today?

THE IRISHMAN
I will find out and I will fix it.

THE CANDIDATE
Fix it? Fix it? How the fuck do you think you can fix this? I am not going to put us through another Florida. Not to mention the fact I have already conceded. Your done. Jesus, I knew not to let you bastards in here. Everyone told me not to, but all those old family allegiances and shit. Get the fuck out of here! This is not the world of my father. This is the new world. Hell, I am not sure I even completely understand what the fuck is going on out there, but I at least knew things needed to change. And all your playing around this is what it gets us: a fucking loss. How after one of the worse moments in American history can we not unseat some of the people holding power? How do we let a city think they are the right fucking option?

THE MENTOR
Sir, we need to start thinking about the state now. The city maybe gone, but you still have your job. And we cans tart position for the next Governor's race or possibly Senate run.

THE CANDIDATE
OK. Let's get to work. Would someone please show this gentleman out (indicating The Irishman); he doesn't need to be a part of any future discussed in this room. Now let's get to work, Governor maybe depending on how the current governor does or maybe just stay where I am until the next city election. Let me start hearing thoughts and ideas people. We are still going to have to work to get this state and this area back to what it once was despite who is still the mayor. God help the people of this city, because they sure as hell don't deserve what they just put in power.

Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes:



New York Times Article on the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes Film:

Phineas and Ferb Opening Credits/Song

I hear this and smile, even though I have been hearing it all day long, I still smile:

Mark Waid's Potter's Field #1

In honor of his new blog, Boom Studios is hosting Mark Waid's Potter's Field #1 online for free:

Ignition City - Warren Ellis

Chud Guide to the Scott Pilgrim Movie

Russ Fischer at Chud has put together a list of the cast and their characters for the Scott Pilgrim movie.

Superman Animated Series MP3

For Sippy

Obama Superman

Mr President: We be pimpin'

Alright, have to get this out of my head or else, well it just needs to go:

CUT TO:

INT - PRESIDENTIAL CADILLAC - DAY

Bush and Obama are sitting together in the back seat of the brand new Presidential Cadillac as it is about to leave the White House

OBAMA
Mr President, you know what it means, the two of us riding in this new Cadillac?

BUSH
Oh yeah, we be pimpin'!

Bush presses a button and a stripper pole descends.

Obama pulls out a couple of cigars. He hands one to Bush. They both lite up.

The camera swings and we see the Presidential Ho's.

Hard Out There for a Pimp begins to play.

Another Casanova Cover

Paul Pope Popgun Vol 2 Cover

One of the sexiest images ever:

Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe Final Cover

The book drops Feb 4th. Movie is currently shooting in Toronto.

Rain Fall Movie

Based on Barry Eisler's book.

Trailer at the official site.

More Doctor Who Art

From Ben Templesmith:






From Scott Kurtz at PVP:

Jack Daniels If You Please - David Allan Coe

Jack Daniels, if you please
Knock me to my knees
You the only friend
That has ever has been
That didn't do me wrong

Jack Daniels, if you please
Knock me to my knees
You can kill this pain
Thats driving me insane
Since my babies gone

Cigarettes and whiskey
Call my shaking hand
I just lost a lover
To a one night stand
Something temporary
Too late I had learned
Someone from the past
Said it couldnt last
A bridge she could burn

Jack Daniels, if you please
Knock me to my knees
You the only friend
That has ever has been
That didn't do me wrong

Jack Daniels, if you please
Knock me to my knees
You can kill this pain
Thats driving me insane
Since my babies gone

Promises were broken
Dreams were left to die
Empty words were spoken
Tears were in our eyes
Something temporary
Those tears will fade away
Do the best you can
Help me understand
These games that people play

Jack Daniels, if you please
Knock me to my knees
You the only friend
That has ever has been
That didn't do me wrong

Jack Daniels, if you please
Knock me to my knees
You can kill this pain
Thats driving me insane
Since my babies gone

You can kill this pain
Thats driving me insane
Since my babies gone

Fast and Furious Trailer

Hexed

BOOM! Studios is giving away the first issue of Michael Alan Nelson's Hexed for free.





Has a feel as though it belongs in the same universe as his online novel Dingo.

The Prisoner Opening Titles

Jack Kirby The Prisoner

Found here:

Current Wallpaper - The Prisoner

Found here:

The Prisoner - Online

Player is a little choppy, but it is still The Prisoner:

Seven Best Scams of 2008

From Wired's Threat Level

Seven Days to Noon

Nice little British thriller. Interesting to see that even in the 50's they were worried about a suitcase nuclear device. Went well with me finishing reading Moonraker tonight.

Statham by Patton Oswalt

From his blog:

Jason Statham has never been in a great movie.

He's also never been in a boring one.

Statham's imdb.com profile, collectively, is a promise to you, the weary filmgoer. It's a promise that says, "I promise that you will not FOR ONE SECOND be bored during one of my movies. You won't learn shit about the human condition, or feel a collective connection with the brotherhood of man. But if you give me $10, I will fuck an explosion while a Slayer song plays".

I just watched CRANK on Showtime, and I can't understand how I missed this when it was in theaters.

I'm buying THE BANK JOB and DEATHRACE on iTunes today. After CRANK, Mr. Statham can count on my $10 every time he makes a movie. If someone figures out how to make a movie for $8, and it stars Jason Statham, then they're guaranteed a $2 profit.

Books in 2009

Moonraker

Helvetica & Objectified

Design documentaries by Gary Hustwit:

TCM In Memoriam 2008

Found via /Film:

State of Play

Damn good miniseries.



Wikipedia entry:

State of Play is a British television drama serial, first broadcast on BBC One in 2003. Produced in-house by the BBC, in association with independent production company Endor Productions, it was created and written by Paul Abbott, directed by David Yates and starred David Morrissey, John Simm, Kelly Macdonald, Polly Walker, Bill Nighy, and James McAvoy. It tells the story of a newspaper's investigation into the death of a young woman, and centres around the relationship between the leading journalist and his old friend, the woman's employer, a young MP.

The trailer for the American remake:

The 11th Doctor

Matt Smith