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Big, big, big, big ideas – This is what moves me

Posted on March 25, 2010 by mpomy

Within a tiny droplet of water, there can be an entire ecosystem teeming with life. The space between two people who get up and go to work and try to find happiness and comfort and fulfillment can be more complicated and multi-faceted than any diamond. No number of special effects explosions in countless summer blockbusters can equal the poignancy of a moving conversation or a close-up of a human face looking right into the eyes.

Two movie trailers have come my way this morning and they both appear to embody a fearless approach to narrative that pushes my buttons. Why not make movies that embrace the questions of existence, life and death, why we’re here and what it’s all about? Why not tackle the most horrifying and unknowable issues that are present for every sentient being?

The first of these comes from a blog called This is Who We Are. It’s devoted to the television program Millenium and the extraordinary and unique talents of that show’s star Lance Henricksen. He stars in The Penitent Man:

There is a spoiler video of of about 8 minutes, but since it appears this small project will see the dark of moviehouses, I will take my chance and wait.

The next trailer is for a Brazilian film Nosso Lar, and comes to me from the wonderful sci-fi/post-apocalyptic genre website Quiet Earth. Talk about big ideas, this one goes right after death and the afterlife. I’ll happy read subtitles for an hour or two if I can get an opportunity to see this:

There is certainly a time for fart-gags and explosions. There is a time for the Bourne Identity and Inglorious Basterds and romantic comedies and Gladiator. These are all good things. But sometimes, you gotta chuck it all out the window. Sometimes you SHOULD take yourself too seriously. Sometimes you’ve got to shoot for beyond the moon and beyond convention. Maybe, just maybe, that is the space that these two films will occupy

From the “Starred Items” in my Google Reader

Posted on February 28, 2010 by mpomy

It doesn’t matter who the author really is, just as long as you like the books.

Eloquent recommendations for your media consumption.

The issue of privacy has been much on my mind, especially after finishing Ken Auletta‘s fine new book about the monster from Mountain View. Matthew Ingram gets you up to date on the Google convection in Italy and the fact that Google IS a media company. And Danah Boyd reports from Harvard about evolving privacy norms in the context of teens using Facebook. Let me put it this way: fifteen years ago, if you knew someone was opening, reading, and analyzing all your mail, would that have been OK with you? But now you don’t mind? The world is changing and so are you.

(SPOILER ALERT for links only) Finally, Tamara from Caprica looks like a total bad-ass with her sub-machine gun because she IS a total bad-ass. Annalee Newitz knows how good the show is. Are you watching the best show on television?

I am ready for Caprica

Posted on January 25, 2010 by mpomy

Analee Newitz at io9.com is going absolutely gaga for Caprica, which apparently begins for real this Friday night (last Friday’s “pilot” was the broadcast of material that became available last spring on DVD and through other means). “[W]e think this series could become a classic.” If Ron Moore and Jane Espenson can pull that off, it would put the back to back Battlestar franchises in the rarest of air. I would also note, for good measure, that a show need not be a smash hit to become a classic.

A Dune film that never was (via @Richard_Kadrey)

Posted on January 18, 2010 by mpomy

The amazing Richard Kadrey (Sandman Slim) tweeted about an earlier attempt to make Frank Herbert’s Dune novel into a film. I was only aware of the 1984 film by David Lynch, which Kadrey describes as “a glorious mess”. Personally, I’m a fan of the movie, but it’s not a top ten for me, despite the epic source material. It seems, however, that the earlier attempt by Alejandro Jadorowsky (which was started and dismantled in the mid 70’s) would have been something else altogether – with help from Orson Welles, H.R. Giger, Salvador Dali and Pink Floyd.

OMFG!!!

And we’re off….!

Posted on January 3, 2010 by mpomy

I take a few days off and the next thing you know, I’ve got about three hundred unread items in Google Reader. Some of these items are from that haul and some of them have whiskers on them (meaning older than three days) and some of this isn’t related to anything at all.

Let’s start with a topic that I’ve had rattling around the old coconut for a few decades now. It was nice to see Stephen Goldmeier raise the issue over at io9, but i think his discussion only begins to scratch the surface. The issue is aliens who, as Goldmeier puts it, are truly alien. Forget the whole to arms, two legs, two eyes deal (Avatar – looking at you right now). In fact, forget the whole corporeal existence. Let’s get into something really strange. Noticeably absent from Goldmeier’s list is 2001: A Space Odyssey (although Rendezvous with Rama is discussed).
One of the most consistently original and authentic voices in music is gathering steam for a new Release. From Never Get Out of the Boat, I learned this morning that the Latin Playboys (Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo and Louis Perez) are gearing up for a release and tour. Here is a little sample of the good work they do:

And, if you are a Battlestar Galactica fan, and you miss your favorite post-apocalyptic series, this should help cure you:

I mentioned this story over at Tumblr about the possible shortcomings of iPhone, but it’s so preposterous that I need to post it again. In short, there may not be anything wrong with AT&T’s network.
And, speaking of cell phones, since it is now officially the first half of 2010, may I have an update for my HTC Hero, please?
For my classmates who were in Providence, RI back in the early 90’s, it has been exciting to watch the meteoric rise of RISD grad Shepard Fairey. Although my local baseball squad couldn’t close the deal in the World Series, we had some great fan-sourced (unlicensed) shirts come along the way. Mr. Fairey’s work was the inspiration for my favorite of these, and it’s good to know that he’s not intending any litigation.

Now I’m going back to sitting on my ass for one more day, getting ready to listen to the Eagles (vs. Dallas) on the radio and walking my big puppy in the sub-zero wind chills.

Avatar – It’s Progressive Politics AND Progressive Rock

Posted on December 14, 2009 by mpomy

After seeing Charlie Jane Anders io9 note comparing the concept art for James Cameron’s upcoming masterpiece vanity project epic Avatar to Roger Dean’s album covers for the band Yes, there’s now no doubt that I’m in. That was after learning that the film’s heart, politically speaking, appears to be in the right place. I guess I’m part of the blame-America-first-with-Mellotron crowd.

Shortness

Posted on December 1, 2009 by mpomy

Disney's 1979 film - The Black Hole

It is shaping up to be a monstrously busy week. So far, Monday and Tuesday have been crisis management. Each day featured an unanticipated issue that came up and had to be dealt with immediately. As a result, very little other work has been completed, and tomorrow I will be in scenic lower Bucks County for depositions that will almost certainly take all day. There are four witnesses scheduled. That takes us to Thursday, which is a heavy Court day, which means that the work will continue to pile up. And then, somehow, Friday is clear. For now. Even if that stays true, I will still have to spend time in the office over the weekend. Right now my space looks like a bomb hit it and I can’t find my desk.

So, here’s a quick look at what I’ve been thinking about in my non-work moments:

Even though I use a Mac computer all day every day, I feel like some Apple adherents are a little too defensive/threatened/insecure, especially about Android. Here’s my quick meditation from earlier today.
Emily’s latest post on her Blog explores the theme of cancer patients and survivors gaining strength from connections. It seems like a no-brainer, but there is strong universality there, as observed by FBdN in regard to one of Em’s earlier posts. Community is the the thing.
Android stuff – Version 2.1 can now be shoehorned into my phone if I really feel like going hog wild with the DIY. I don’t, but I’m hoping that I can read about others’ experiences.
More Android stuff – Apps are not taking off for the OS and that’s at exactly the time when more Android phones are penetrating the market. Good news for Apple. Open source is so decentralized that it seems hard to control app development. (via GigaOm)
We could be looking at a remake of Disney’s ‘The Black Hole’. My first reaction is pure joy, since I’m a huge fan of the original, but then I think about my Prisoner experience over the past couple weeks. That ‘reboot’ needs its own entry here, but the original in that case was brilliant, which meant the remake could only be worse. In the case of 1979’s The Black Hole, it’s hardly a masterpiece of modern sci-fi, so I remain optimistic about a possible update. (via io9)
Speaking of remakes, here is Aliette de Bodard’s take on the Battlestar Galactica finale. Even though it aired some time ago, this is your chance to have a discussion with an insanely talented sci-fi writer about our beloved Frakking series. I haven’t even read the review yet, so more about this later.

There is, of course, a lot of other stuff to get into, especially the Prisoner remake, but the hour is getting a bit late for me and there is a sleepy Basset Hound who needs to go walkies.

Robots Gigantes destroy Montevideo (via @quietearthus)

Posted on November 10, 2009 by mpomy

Thanks to quietearth.us for this amazing video from Spain.

Two vintage-style items

Posted on October 5, 2009 by mpomy

The first of these is Phillies related and comes courtesy the superior TheFightins website. This video shows you the power of J-Roll, that vintage look and the immortal John Facenda:

Vintage JROLL from Alexander F Newton on Vimeo.

The other item comes from io9, and is simply a collection of highly stylized sci-fi movie posters that have almost a Soviet-era design, look and feel to them. You know all the movies, but you haven’t seen posters like this before. the look actually reminds me of some of the amazing design items at iso50.

Click here for the ultra-coolness.

It’s a READING frenzy!!

Posted on September 24, 2009 by mpomy

After having (finally) finished Jay Lake‘s stunning new book, ‘Green‘, I’m all charged up to do some serious reading. Em is out of town for the next two nights, so it will just be me and the four-letters. Right away, there a ton of decent-looking selections close at hand.

Firstly, I have to give a special shout to John Scalzi’s ‘Big Idea‘ project. On his ancient blog ‘Whatever‘ he’s been highlighting a veritable cornocopia of tasty sci-fi, fantasy and more. I would never have heard of ‘Green’ or ‘W.W.W Wake‘ if it hadn’t been for Scalzi. And, as of today he’s now featuring ‘The Big Idea’ on his Twitter feed, so check it out.

The next novel I’m reading comes right off that list and tells the story of a Louisiana detective who uses demons to help her solve crimes. I’m not completely sold on the premise of the appropriately titled ‘Mark of the Demon‘, but it’s a good choice for Halloween and the reviews are very positive so far. Plus, Scalzi hasn’t really steered me wrong yet.

In a piece of conceptual continuity, a great mystery writer whom I enjoy is taking up a great all-time graphic novel character. Ian Rankin of Rebus fame has written a nice fat graphic novel in the John Constantine series for Vertigo called ‘Dark Entries‘. As if that weren’t enough to get me on board (it is), the story puts Constantine, paranormal investigator, in the midst of a reality TV show – Brilliant!

In addition to those items, I’ve picked up ‘Sandman Slim’ by Richard Kadrey for after ‘Mark of the Demon’. I think this is an urban fantasy about revenge from beyond the grave. Again, it seems to fit in nicely with the theme I’ve got going.

In the realm of shorter works, the incredible Aliette de Boddard has just published a short story over at Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. This site takes the traditional sci-fi fiction journal and puts it online. I paid about $2.50 for the September issue and I get de Boddard’s On Horizon’s Shores, which is the featured work, and a number of other tasty looking goodies. It’s actually a novelette (as opposed to short story) and after just reading the first few paragraphs, I know it’s going to be great.

The other shorter work I’m excited to look at is a crazy-looking new wave script from 1980 that was linked on io9 today. The Tourist would probably have made a great movie if it hadn’t been for infighting and development hell. In present day (well, 1980, anyway) Manhattan, there are aliens living among us, in disguise. In real life they look like amazingly icky H.R. Giger creatures, because he was brought in (following the groundbreaking success of Alien) to do the concept art. There’s a link that lets you download the script and I’m hoping for something partway between Cronenberg and The Hunger.

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