Public Enemies - What Did You Think?
When watching television there’s always two kinds of people, the “Don’t want to know” crowd and… The Spoilers. You know, that co-worker at the water cooler who doesn’t care you have last night’s episode of LOST on your tivo waiting for you after work. Bringing the concept of SWAT to the next level, this unit of soldiers will stop at nothing to stop spoilers… College Humor has a new video which shows what happens when spoilers are spilled without warning.
A new promo for ABC’s new fall line-up features one of the dead castaways from the television show Lost. Will someone be returning from the dead in the sixth and final season? Watch the promo after the jump. No actual footage from the show is featured, but its still a very possible spoiler. Why would ABC have included such a huge potential spoiler in this tv spot? Unless its not really a LOST spoiler (update after the jump). Discuss your theories of what this could mean in the comments below!
/Filmcast Ep. 51 - Angels and Demons (GUEST: Laremy Legel from Film.com, Dan Trachtenberg from the Totally Rad Show)
Posted on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 by David Chen
In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley dive into the season finale of Lost, evaluate the acting prowess of Chris Hemsworth, and lament the destruction of the IMAX brand. Special guest Laremy Legel joins us from Film.com and Dan Trachtenberg joins us from the Totally Rad Show. Make sure you stay tuned after the episode to hear details on how to win a copy of The Art of Terminator Salvation from Titan Books!
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I’m on the west cost so I’ve yet to see the Season five finale of Lost. But I thought I’d start a talkback post for all those people on the east coast to get the party started. What did you think? How do you think the story will continue next season? What is your theory? What did you like? What did you hate? Spoilers welcome, of course. Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Lost Season 5 Sneak Peeks; Don’t Expect To See Jack and Kate on the Big Screen
Posted on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
For years now, there have been rumors and speculation about a possible LOST movie which would cap the end of the series. Series co-creator Damon Lindelof assures fans that while a Lost movie is possible, the sixth season finale will ultimately end the story of the group of characters we have been following. Watch the full interview after the jump.
Also, yesterday we teased and speculated about what might happen in the fifth season finale of the series. After the jump we have four sneak peeks at the last remaining episode of the season.
Lost Season 5 Finale Will Leave You Wondering How The Show Can Continue
Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Michael Emerson, who plays Ben Linus on ABC’s LOST, says that the season finale for Season Five will make you want to eat your soul.
“Ours is a show that specializes in big shock endings, but I think season five…” Emerson tells E Online. “None of the other shock endings left me wondering how the show goes on. We have two kinds of huge shocks at the end of this one. Each one alone would be enough to keep an audience eating its own soul for the whole hiatus, but with two, I don’t know what you can do with that.”
Wow, just wow. Off the bat, I can think of a few things that could be that level of “game changer”. I have two ideas after the jump. Potential speculative spoilers, obviously.
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Charlie Rose had a good 30-minute interview with Star Trek director JJ Abrams.
Abrams talks about he got involved in Star Trek, the challenges he faced in creating a reboot, the influence of Richard Donner’s Superman, making a movie for non-Star Trek fans, how Sequels usually rip off “the wrong thing”, and redeveloping the iconic characters. Abrams also discusses how he became interested in film and filmmaking, meeting his idol Steven Spielberg, how technology has changed storytelling, how spectacle can only work to serve the humanity of the story, the importance of the mystery box, how the audience fills in the blanks, and his writing process.
I’ve embedded the interview after the jump thanks to Google Video.
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What’s In The Box? Lindelof Comments, Mystery Revealed and the Future of Spec Viral Campaigns?
Posted on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Last month we posted a 9-minute first-person short film which appeared on YouTube titled “What’s In The Box?” The special effects-infused short gained traction online, with many of the impressed viewers trying to unlock the mystery. Could this be a viral marketing campaign for a movie? a television show? a video game? a cell phone? Many speculated that the film might to promote the video game Half-Life, as it featured some imagery from the series.
The use of Michael Giacchino’s Lost score lead others to believe that the short might be connected to the JJ Abrams-produced television show. Websites connected with the video (or possibly fan created add-ons to the experience) also featured Lost-related Easter eggs like a pass code using the famous numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42 and a link to The Hanso Foundation website, the company which finances the Dharma Initiative.
Lost producer Damon Lindelof has finally gone on record to confirm the the video is NOT connected in any official capacity to the popular sci-fi television series.
/Filmcast Ep. 47 - Crank 2: High Voltage (GUESTS: Dan Trachtenberg from Totally Rad Show and Jen Yamato from Rotten Tomatoes)
Posted on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 by David Chen
In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley get excited for 24: New York, get ambivalent about Wanted 2, get disappointed by Mitch Hurwitz’s Sit Down, Shut Up, and get intrigued by The Girlfriend Experience. Special guests Dan Trachtenberg from the Totally Rad Show and Jen Yamato from Rottentomatoes join us for this episode.
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Discussion: Has Lost Jumped The Smoke Monster?
Posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
As you guys probably know, I’m a Lost fanatic. I love time travel films, Back to the Future is my favorite movie, so this season’s time travel centric storyline has been heaven for someone like me. But the last two episodes have been disappointing, and the end of last night’s episode was completely bizarre, and not in a good way. I’ve seen discussion on twitter and the blogs that also agree. It seems to me that some Lost viewers like the mystical/supernatural stuff while others like the sci-fi stuff, and the last two episodes have been a switch back to mystical from the sci-fi-heavy season.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m still on board — Lost IS still the best show on television. I don’t personally believe the show jumped the shark, but I thought I’d take this slow news day to create a discussion post for Lost viewers to talk about the recent events. What did you think? Spoilers are a go.
Oh, and I stole the phrase “Has Lost Jumped the Smoke Monster” from Katey Rich.
You probably remember Gallery 1988 as the Los Angeles-based art gallery which hosts the pop-culture infused Crazy4Cult show every year. We’ve featured artwork from their exhibitions in previous editions of cool stuff: Beastie Boys Inspired Art, Crazy4Cult 2, and Stan Lee Tribute. From April 2nd to April 23rd, Gallery 1988 is celebrating their 5th year anniversary with the Idiot Box art show. 100 Artists take aim at television’s guity pleasures. I have included 15 of my favotires after the jump.
What’s in the box? We’re honestly not sure. This 9-minute first-person short film has appeared on YouTube this week and is beginning to gain some traction in the Alternative Reality Game world. What we do know is this: The short was shot in the Netherlands, Nijmegen to be exact, using a bunch of assets taken directly from Half-Life, and music from the television show Lost. The YouTube page says that “This is a early temp version. Will be deleted soon” and the video’s title is What’s in the Box? - Test Film 2009.” The informational sidebar also provides the following url: www.whatsinthebox.nl. When you go to the site, you will find a box with a blinking question mark which sporadically glows red. Many people think it’s the start of a viral. Some have even suggested it is for Half-Life 3… but I think it might actually just be a very well put together special effects demo. Either way, it seems to me that whomever created this, put a lot of time and effort into it. Thanks to /Film reader Zach for the tip.
