Posted on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
What if I told you that a prequel to Die Hard was being developed? Before you freak, let me explain: 20th Century Fox is not developing a Die Hard prequel… Die Hard: Year One will be released in comic book form by BOOM! Studios. More information and first issue comic book covers after the jump.
Posted on Monday, May 25th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
What would Die Hard with a Vengeance look like if it was a 1960′s style French film? Inspector MeQlain plays a deadly game of Simon Says in ‘Dial Hard‘, a short film created for Stella Artois’ Smooth Original campaign. Watch the short film after the jump.
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The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss their mixed feelings on the Die Hard quadrilogy, enumerate some movie conventions that always bother them, and explain why Keanu Reeves is like political corruption. Special guests Tyler Smith and David Bax join us from the Battleship Pretension podcast.
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Posted on Friday, January 23rd, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
There’s no doubt that the mass media is changing a lot. Things like cellphones, social networking sites, blogging (hello!) and free online video hosting have had powerful effects. Are they crippling effects, however? Are they going to smash traditional storytelling into pieces?
No, of course not.
Scott Brown has just published a rather amusing piece at Wired called Why Hollywood Needs a New Model for Storytelling. He demonstrates the effects of increased multimedia interactivity with a parodic version of Die Hard:
John McClane, NYC cop, arrives in LA to reconcile with his estranged wife—but we already know all about their failing marriage from the ARG we’ve been obsessed with for the six months leading up to the movie’s release. (McClane’s potemkin Tumblr blog was especially illuminating.) With exposition rendered obsolete, we open instead on a Sprite commercial, which transitions seamlessly into furious gunplay.
21-year old UK artist Olly Moss is probably best known for his popular t-shirt designs which have virally spread across the interwebs. You might recognize some of his designs below.
Olly has decided to create a series of movie posters reinterpreted in a kinda minimalistic post modern German-ism style. Six more posters (The Dark Knight, Die Hard, Deer Hunter, Rain Man, The Great Dictator, and American History X) after the jump.
Why vote McCain when you could vote for John McClane? VoteJohnMcClane.com is selling t-shirts, buttons and bumper stickers in support of the most bad ass presidential candidate this country has ever seen. Too bad he’s only fictional.
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Posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 by Devindra Hardawar
Words are not sufficient to describe how epic this /Filmcast is. In this episode, Dave, Devindra and Adam are joined by Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad Show to geek out about some recently watched TV and films, tear apart the 2008 Emmy awards with Myles McNutt, wage in on Seth Rogen and Stephen Chow’s Green Hornet news, and praise Neil Labute’s Lakeview Terrace.
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Volkswagen has been a strong supporter of independent film through their sponsorship of film festivals and indie cinemas. The car company has produced a series of fun “See Film Differently” videos which feature film fanatics sharing their vastly different interpretations of classic movies.
Toy Story is a Meditation on the Trials of Puberty and Sexuality
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Star Wars is a Remake of The Wizard of Oz
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Die Hard is About One Man’s Fight Against the Fashion Industry
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Questioning the Responsibility of Lord of the Rings
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Ghostbusters is a Warning about the Obesity Crisis in America
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Mary Poppins is the Exorcist with Songs
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