For many of you, the first videogame system you ever had might have been the original PlayStation. For the rest of us – the ones who remember when Atari was king – we had games like Pong and
Asteroids
. Why does this matter? Because ASTEROIDS is about to become a movie. And why is this significant? Well because unlike a lot of modern games, ASTEROIDS – has no story. It’s like making a movie version of Tetris. But we’re pretty sure that the good boys in Hollywoodland will create a riveting tale about a boy who falls in love with an asteroid and must choose between saving it or saving his planet (or something). Can’t wait.
We want to spotlight the upcoming release of Michael Mann’s
Public Enemies not just because of its subject (the famous bank robber) or its cast (Johnny Depp! Marion Cotillard!) but because of his steadfast commitment to digital over film. While we all may have been skeptical in the past, his deft movie making skills have allowed many of us to forget WHAT the film was shot on, but just to enjoy the film itself. Kudos Mr. Mann. We’re looking forward to it.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was at the Top of the Box Office Weekend in the US – no big surprise. To date, it’s grossed 200 million dollars. It has in one weekend surpassed
The Hangover’s total gross ($185 mil) and should overtake Pixar’s
UP ($250 mil over the past month) shortly. These figures made me wonder why, with all this money in Hollywood (not to mention Silicon Valley etc.), that California is about to go bankrupt. Until someone told me that if California was its own country, it would have the 10th largest economy in the world. Oh my.
This week’s releases on DVD include
Two Lovers
, a little seen romantic drama starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow or the embarrassment known as
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li
. You can also get
Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience
… but why not get
Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience
on BLU-RAY instead? If there was any better time to upgrade to Blu-ray… kidding of course. No offense, but for Blu-Ray you may instead want to consider Spike Lee’s classic
Do the Right Thing
or David Fincher’s
Seven
.
For those in the states, have a great July 4th weekend. See you next week!