Nerdcore Takes On SciFi

A couple of months ago I wrote and article about the Nerdcore Supergirls. Well they've come out with a new calendar with 12 new girls and it's just as edgy as the last except it takes on the scifi arena, another passion of mine. To find out more got to TotallyNerdcore.com.

Wonder Who It Is?

I just ran across this and I'm not sure what it is? It looks like a poster for a new Wonder Woman movie. About time! You would think they would have done one by now since every man and child loves Wonder Woman!

Anyway, I like the treatment of the poster, it's got a patriotic tone to it which make sense being that it's Wonder Woman and we are about to go and vote for our next President. I also like the headline, very witty and I completely agree!

Also, the site is worth checking out, go to wonder-who.com. It's dark in tone which reminds me of "The Dark Knight". But to the left you see a cute little kid that's hidden in the dark who's looking up to the poster. Almost like Wonder Woman is bringing the kid hope in these dark times, very cool.

The last point is that the website looks to be slowly revealing itself and we'll soon find out who's going to play Wonder Woman. So far it's hard to tell, I hope it's not a lame duck. I'll be checking back soon to find out who it is.

UPDATED: This final poster just came out, looks like Megan Fox is the next Wonder Woman and she looks hot!

Flash Trailer: Real or Not Real

Not real unfortunately! I love the Flash and really enjoyed the TV series from the the early 90s. And to be honest I don't understand why they haven't made a movie of it yet? Anyway, take a look at the below YouTube video.

This was posted with the video:

On Thursday October 16, 2008 there was a special advanced screening of The Watchmen in Portland, Oregon. This trailer ran before the screening.

Obviously it's fake and you can tell by the production quality that it's completly on the nose. The cinematography is worse than Ben Affleck's "Daredevil". If they hadn't shown so much of the bad guy and woman in a clumsy roof top/studio I may of bought into it more. I also think that they should have stayed with the effects. The effects are fun and I imagine that if it were a trailer for the movie that it would of looked something like a red blur zooming over buildings.

As to the validity of whether it played before the screening of "Watchmen"? Well I don't think there's any chance of that! For a fan to get passed the security and get it played in front of the 'never before seen' "Watchmen" movie would be highly unlikely. No, what they did was film the trailer in a theater before another film and afterwards post it on YouTube saying they shot it at the "Watchmen" screening. That statement and the manner in which the bootleg video was shot gave the trailer more traction. I'm sure it had a lot of imperfections so I imagine the bootleg aproach helped hide them. If you are a movie fan like I am then you know that it wouldn't be the first time you've seen a trailer shot like this before. San Diego Comic Con anyone?

Lastly, the reason why it's not real is because the guys that are in charge of making it happen are in major limbo. Producer Charles Roven who's supposed to be making this happen recently admitted that the project hasn’t moved forward in a very long time.

So it's fake, but being a major fan of "The Flash" (have tattoo on arm of logo) and other securlar superheros I'm willing to put all of the above away and just dream a little. Why can't it be real? We need the Flash, the world needs him, I need him. We need more hero's in our world to inspire us, especially right now. So, all I can say to the guys/gals that made this trailer is thanks. I'm sure it took a lot of work and going the extra steps made us dream a little more. Perhaps the guys in the corner offices will realize that there are fans out there that want to see Wally West running around on the streets in his red tights because, he's fast!

Soviet Era Anti-Alcohol Posters

Click on the title above or here to see all the posters. I found them while using StumbleUpon and was quite taken by the style and obvious cold war era. Unfortunately the website I found them on doesn't give any explanation about who did them, when and why. But it does luckily translate the headlines. If anybody knows more or can direct me to a link which can explain them better I would really appreciate it. I grabbed my favorite from the website because I felt that these posters perfectly capture the internal problems of the culture. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that it's widely known that Russians like their vodka. Very stereotypical, but some say it's what drives the country. At some point along the way the government must of realized that alcoholism was a serious problem and I tried to help their countrymen. Maybe other countries have done it also, but I've never seen anything like it from that era of time.

These posters use themes of desperation, suicide and confusion. Some have been beautifully drawn in satire while others show the minimalist abstract style we've come to expect from communism. I especially like the "Enemy of Production" poster, it's a good concept. If this poster were used today it would be very successful design and would be used as a logo and for all the advertising/collateral needs. Another good poster is the suicide "Alcohol" poster. Not as successful as the last but well executed. I've seen this graphic done before and makes me wonder if this poster was the first to use it?

There are a lot more good posters to check out, so if you have a chance go to www.tululuka.net/alco.

Here's Johnny...again and again...

The shining is a brilliant story by Steven King and incredibly imagined by the great Stanley Kubrick. Well for some reason the film is coincidentely getting a lot of attention right now.

Fantastic Fest is going to have a party at the original lodge in Oregon, where the film was shot. If you want the VIP deal you get dinner, a room at the lodge, posters, drinks and a screening of the movie. Separate from that there is also an online exhibit dedicated to the film called "Artwork and No Play" that can be seen at PhoneBoothGallery.com. Great artists have taken memorable moments from the movie and reimagined them to retell the movie that was.

We the people of the Internet

It's only four weeks to go until we decide who our next president will be and we're all in the bubble now. We crossed into the bubble back when Tina Fey began her uncanny Palin impersonations on SNL. Since then we've been inundated by tv ads and heavy media coverage.

Which is why I like the web. If you don't like the page you're reading then just go to another. You could say the same about tv except that it doesn't matter where you go, politics are on every channel. The web is the safest place to be right now because the web has to repect the visitor. And so this respect or should I say soft-sell has paved the way for some interesting viral approaches.


For example, I went to a rally a couple weeks ago because the candidate sent me a text message through Facebook. Not the ads, news, tv, radio, phone calls or newspaper, it was a nicely written text message. Respect though the web can be a powerful tool and one that in this day and age we lack a great deal of.

Another great example is DeclareYourself.com, a non-partisan website dedicated to getting young people to regeister and vote. A very important task since most voting is done by voters that are aged 30 and up. I was cynical when I was 21 also, but the website has done a brilliant job by tapping into that 21 - 30 demo by using sarcasm and cynicism in their messages. I actually found it after I saw these eyecatching posters and watched the dripping in sarcasm video that Leonardo DiCaprio made with his fellow Hollywood elites. I'm already registered, but for those that aren't I'm sure the website has been a good bridge to help them get set up in time for the election.

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

I mentioned that DeclareYourself.com used a video. That's another thing we are seeing a great deal of these days. Go to Funny or Die, Jib Jab or even CNN to watch satire done best. TV is so bloated with all the political junk it's nice to choose to watch a video rather than have it thrown on you.

See more Sarah Silverman videos at Funny or Die

It all comes down to respect. We choose to visit a web page; we choose to watch a video or even read an article. That form of choice is a very powerful tool and to have that in a medium as big as the web makes me very happy. Big brother is quite there yet. Much like we choose what we want to do on the internet we as a country also choose who we want as president. We the people choose this, not the ads, news, tv, radio, phone calls or newspaper. We do and if you want to make the smart decision, visit the web and find out a little bit more about the candidate's.