I’m a huge film nerd but my education was in History, and the era I have a particular interest in is British Naval History at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Basically, put a good actor at the helm of a frigate and I am good to go.
So when I saw that there is a Horatio Nelson biopic in development, I got a little excited.
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You’re probably aware that we here at Awesome Friday HQ loved Pacific Rim. It didn’t do so hot in domestic theatres, however it’s still an amazingly crafted film. Here’s a chance to see some of that craft work.
Continue reading “Awesome: Behind The Scenes of Pacific Rim’s Prologue”
You guys are aware of how much I enjoy the _Fast and Furious_ franchise and, especially after Furious 6, how much I’m looking forward to the 7th outing. And that outing just got a little more awesome, as Djimon Hounsou has signed on.
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This has been in the works for a while, but it looks like it’s finally a go. Not sure how I feel about it.
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We’ve already had some indication that [the new Godzilla might be the right size](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/07/awesome-godzilla-gets-an-another-poster-and-it-is-good/), and now we may have confirmation that they may not have given the Kaiju we love a new face!
That’s a good thing, in case we’re not clear.
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There’s a new poster for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode, now titled “The Day of the Doctor” which will see Matt Smith’s 11th Doctor working with David Tennants 10th Doctor and John Hurts as yet un-numbered “Dark Doctor”, wo was revealed at the end of the last series.
Let’s take a look!
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Escape From Tomorrow is a film that, by all accounts, shouldn’t exist. It was filmed on location at Disneyland but without the permission of Disney. That is, the cast and crew dressed as tourists and just went there and shot the movie. That takes some serious balls, and apparently they only narrowly avoided security at times.
The film itself is shot in black and white and concerns a man who goes slowly insane at Disneyland on the last day of a family vacation after being told he’s being fired from his job. Let’s take a look.
Continue reading “Escape From Tomorrow Trailer + Poster: WTF Am I About To Watch”
Ok so this thing is happening and now it has a trailer. Let’s watch and discuss.
Continue reading “Robocop Trailer: This Remake Is A Thing That’s Happening Alright”
There’s been an avalanche of tasty demos released on PS3 and Xbox 360 for some big upcoming titles. But are they worth your time? Let’s find out.
Continue reading “Demo Roundup: Pro Evo 2014, Fifa 14, Diablo 3”
Machete Kills has a new poster which highlights just how ridiculously cast this thing is. Let’s take a look!
_Posting will be slow this week as I am on holiday._
HBO has a new show starting in 2014 in which Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson track a serial killer over a number of years. Yes, it looks as good as it sounds judging by this trailer.
Let’s watch!
Continue reading “True Detective Trailer: The Next Show We’re All Gonna Watch”
_Apologies for the tardiness of this, I’m on holiday again._
You know it’s been 13 years since Pitch Black hit theatre screens. Not an amazing movie by any measure, but entertaining enough that it made a bunch of money and put Vin Diesel on the map.
In the movie a transport ship crashes and the few survivors have to deal with Richard B. Riddick (Diesel), a sociopathic mercenary who happens to have night vision being transported in said ship but then it turns out that the planet is infested with monsters that only survive in the dark and that there is an eclipse coming, so they have to work with Riddick to survive. Talk about shitty contrived luck.
Both of these facts lead to a sequel in 2004 in which Riddick turns out to be the prophesied hero who will stop an army of dead guys who are killing their way across…. you know what? I’m not even going to finish that because it doesn’t matter. _Chronicles or Riddick_ wasn’t that good, and this new movie basically doesn’t pay any attention to it. In fact this movie is pretty much literally just _Pitch Black 2_. Or maybe _Pitch Black Again_.
Is that such a bad thing? Well…. yes and no.
Two shiny pieces of tech were announced today by Sony: a slimmer, lighter version of their Vita handheld, and a new Vita TV device.
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In April 2012, Nickelodeon released a sequel to the hit children’s cartoon Avatar: the Last Airbender. The Legend of Korra, originally a twelve-episode mini-series, was such a huge success that it was quickly renewed for three more seasons, with Book Two: Spirits starting up on Friday, September 13th.
If you haven’t seen Book One: Air yet, you’re missing out on a fast-paced, action-packed story with stunning art, gorgeous music, and some of the best animation on TV. The fight choreography alone makes it a worthwhile watch. Don’t worry if you never watched Avatar — the show does a good job of recapping the important plot points so first-time viewers can follow along.
As Book Two airs, I’ll be providing weekly episode recaps and theories here on Awesome Friday! To kick it all off, here is a Book One recap, along with some discussion and speculation about Book Two.
Continue reading “Legend of Korra: Book 1 Review / Book 2 Discussion”
Speaking of _Thor: The Dark World_, looks like director Alan Taylor has a new gig lined up: _Terminator 5_.
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