Robin Hood

I'm such a huge fan of all things Robin Hood, Knights of the Round Table, Crusades, etc. And this show on BBC American is terrific. I'm thrilled it's coming back for a 2nd season on April 26. If you haven't seen it, it's easy to catch up on the story and enjoy the adventure, pretty good writing, and terrific acting. Escapism for an hour never felt so good. Check out the trailer here:

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Holy crap this movie looks good.

Check out the trailer for Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

I really liked the first one and this looks even better. Seems it’s directed by the guy who did “Pan’s Labyrinth” which I thought was visually arresting and truly compelling. I’m sure he brings some of that sensibility to this film too. Can’t wait.

But why does the bad guy look so damned similar to one of the Wraith from TV’s “Stargate: Atlantis”? Is it all that bad space air and no moisturizer in the future and everyone turns into Edgar Winter. Good thing I have my 45 copy of "Frankenstein"...

Update: 2 Doves!

See? There's 2 of them in there (mom must be out peeing). They'll be flying in no time!

Patti LuPone in “Gypsy”

Ahh… to be on Broadway right now. I’m jealous!


The “New York Times” wrote:

Watch out, New York. Patti LuPone has found her focus. And when Ms. LuPone is truly focused, she’s a laser, she incinerates. Especially when she’s playing someone as dangerously obsessed as Momma Rose in the wallop-packing revival of the musical “Gypsy,” which opened on Thursday night at the St. James Theater.

Update: Our Dove

As you can see, she's hatched!


There's 2 little fellas under there as I've seen her feed them. I'm not the best photographer, but I don't want to scare her, have her fly away, and knock the little birds out and kill them. That would suck! As Timothy Treadwell would say, "Ain't nature fun?"

U2 3D in IMAX

Not exactly live, but the next best thing!

This afternoon I took in the IMAX flick of U2 3D with some mates. While I was a bit hesitant thinking "how could they make this like a real concert" and "how many times can you go 'ooh, ahh..look at The Edge's guitar, like it's coming at you'..." While there were certainly those "ahh" moments, U2 really used the medium in a new way.

Example - the cool lettering that scrolled behind the lads during the show on the giant lightboard, were transported to in front of them in 3D!

Example - the audio was toyed with too, quieting the audience to nothing and making Bono's voice a mere whisper, only to punctuate it a second later with Larry's drum kick! Really effective use.

Final example - A moment when Bono is doing some staged dramatic thing and writhing on the floor down stage. The camera angle is from the audience perspective. You can't SEE Bono because of the people standing in front of you, but you know he's there - the spotlight and smoke!

Question - did the U2 lads stand the test of 6-story high images of themselves? Surprisingly, Adam Clayton looked the best that large and up close!

I had a blast. Here's the official trailer for the flick. It doesn't do it justice, nor does the bootlegs over on YouTube either. I mean, some goofball brought in a video camera to film the movie. Sure that works sometimes for regular film, but for 3D? All the clips are just a blurry mess. Besides, those bootlegs will be taken down any day I'm sure. In the meantime...enjoy.