Rumors have been swirling about the trailer for the Robert Eggers-directed Nosferatu making its way online this week, but we’ve got some good news and bad news for ya today.
The good news? The Nosferatu trailer is indeed debuting this week! The bad news? It’ll be exclusively playing in theaters (for now), attached to Focus Features’ The Bikeriders.
While you wait, check out three images from the film above and below. Stay tuned…
Focus Features will release Nosferatu in theaters for Christmas on December 25, 2024.
“Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.”
Willem Dafoe, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Emma Corrin and Lily-Rose Depp will star in Nosferatu, with Skarsgard playing Nosferatu/Count Orlok in the film.
As we’ve recently learned, the cast also includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kraven the Hunter), Simon McBurney (The Conjuring 2) and Ralph Ineson (The Witch).
Eggers (The Witch, The Northman) directs and he wrote the script. Eggers also serves as a producer alongside Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Jeff Robinov, and John Graham.
F.W. Murnau directed the original 1922 version of Nosferatu, while fellow German filmmaker Werner Herzog notably directed his own version of the classic tale back in 1979.
The 1922 silent movie followed the vampire Count Orlok, who wants to buy a house in Germany and becomes enamored with the real-estate agent’s wife. It was an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” which almost led to all copies being destroyed.
One of the best horror movies of all time, George A. Romero‘s masterpiece Dawn of the Deadis returning to theaters for the film’s 45th anniversary, we’ve learned this week.
The iconic zombie classic will be celebrating its 45th anniversary by coming to theaters, drive-ins, and even malls across the U.S. and Canada starting on April 12, 2024, including iconic spots like the Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania where the movie was filmed!
The team tells us, “The North American gala premiere of Dawn of the Dead took place on April 12, 1979 at the Gateway Theatre in downtown Pittsburgh. The film began the official U.S. theatrical launch the following day, eventually rolling out across the country. To honor this special milestone, New Amsterdam Entertainment Inc.® is making the movie available again in theatres & drive-ins for coast-to-coast screenings starting April 12, 2024 and running through to the end of May!
“Hitting over 90 screens across North America, Independent Theatres and Drive-Ins have joined the celebration. While some will only host one exclusive screening event, others will have multiple showings throughout April and May.
“With special assistance from United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association, for the first time in decades, many fans will be able to watch ‘Dawn of the Dead’ under the stars at several ozoners like the classic Midway Drive-In in Sterling, IL, and at a special Exhumed Films event at the world famous Mahoning Drive-In in Lehighton, PA!
“The mighty Alamo Drafthouse will be fulfilling thousands of audience requests by unleashing it into 34 of their cinemas across the country and die-hard fans will finally be able to again watch the movie in its premiere city of Pittsburgh, this time at the Row House Theatre! The film will be screened all across North America in historical venues including places like the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, PA, where the original version of The Blob was filmed in 1958!
“Meanwhile, The Music Box Theatre in Chicago will present special single showings of both the 2-D and 3-D editions later in May! Stereoscopic fans will also be able to catch it in 3-D at the Galleria Mall in St. Louis, MO, where hopefully they won’t have to hunker down to survive a zombie apocalypse! St. Louis is not the only city that is taking the film back to its primary setting; through special arrangement, Cinemark Theatres will be exclusively presenting Dawn of the Dead for One-Night-Only on Friday April 12th…at the MONROEVILLE MALL!”
The full itinerary for Dawn in the Dead in theaters can be found below…
CANADIAN THEATRES (Single Showings):
04/14: Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre
05/03: Edmonton, AB @ Metro Cinema @ The Garneau
05/31: Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre
CANADIAN THEATRES (Running through end of May)
04/12: Hope, BC @ New Hope Cinema
04/12: London, ON @ Imagine Cinema
04/12: Ottawa, ON @Mayfair Theatre
04/12: Montreal, QC @ Cinema Du Parc **IN 3-D!**
04/19: Hamilton, ON @ Playhouse Cinema
04/19: Waterloo, ON @ Princess Original Cinema
05/04: Toronto, ON @ @ Revue Cinema
U.S. THEATRES & DRIVE-INS (Single Showings):
04/12: Monroeville, PA @ Cinemark Monroeville Mall and XD
04/13: Seymour, CT @ The Strand Theater
4/27: Brookline, MA @ Coolidge Corner Theatre
04/20: Rochester, NY @ The Little Theatre
04/26: Savannah, GA @ Lucas Theatre for The Arts
04/26: Wichita, KS @ The Orpheum Theatre
04/27: San Luis Obispo, CA @ Slow Film Fest (Freemont Theatre)
5/15: Iowa City, IA @ FilmScene at Chauncey **IN 3-D!**
05/18: Sterling, IL @ Midway Drive-In
05/19: Sewickley, PA @ Lindsey Theatre (Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival)
05/25: Lehighton, PA @ The Mahoning Drive-In via Exhumed Films
U.S. THEATRES & DRIVE-INS (Running through end of May):
04/12: Tucson, AZ @ The Loft Cinema
04/12: Gardena, CA @ Gardena Theatre **IN 3-D!**
04/12: Los Angeles @ Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
04/12: San Francisco @ Alamo Drafthouse New Mission
04/12: Santa Ana @ The Frida Cinema
04/12: Denver, CO @ Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake
04/12: Littleton, CO @ Alamo Drafthouse Littleton
04/12: Westminster, CO @ Alamo Drafthouse Westminster
04/12: Arlington, VA @ Alamo Drafthouse Crystal City DC
04/12: Washington, DC @ Alamo Drafthouse DC Bryant Street
04/12: Miami, FL @ Night Owl Drive-In
04/12: Atlanta, GA @ The Plaza Theatre Atlanta
05/12: Chicago, IL @ Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville
5/14: Chicago, IL @ Music Box Theatre **IN 2-D & 3-D!**
04/12: Shelbyville, IN @ Skyline Drive-In
04/12: Boston, MA @ Alamo Drafthouse Seaport
04/12: Silver Spring, MD @ AFI Silver Theatre
04/12: Eagan, MN @ Emagine Eagan
04/12: Lakeville, MN @ Emagine Lakeville
04/12: Plymouth, MN @ Emagine Willow Creek
04/12: White Bear Lake, MN @ Emagine White Bear
04/12: Woodbury, MN – Alamo Drafthouse Woodbury
04/12: Springfield, MO @ Alamo Drafthouse Springfield
04/12: St. Louis, MO @ Alamo Drafthouse City Foundry
04/12: St. Louis, MO @ Galleria 6 Cinemas **IN 3-D!**
04/12: Missoula, MT @ The Roxy Theatre
04/12: Cary, NC @ Cary Theatre
04/12: Charlotte, NC @ The Independent Picture House
04/12: Raleigh, NC @ Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh
04/12: La Vista, NE @ Alamo Drafthouse La Vista – Omaha
04/12: Las Vegas, NV @ The Beverly Theater
04/12: Brooklyn, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn
04/12: Brooklyn, NY @ Nitehawk Cinema
04/12: Brooklyn, NY @ Nitehawk Prospect Park
04/12: Huntington, NY @ Cinema Arts Centre
04/12: New York, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan
04/12: New York, NY @ IFC Center
04/12: Staten Island, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse Staten Island
04/12: Syracuse, NY @ Exploradome
04/12: Yonkers, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers
04/12: Columbus, OH @ Gateway Film Center
04/12: Tulsa, OK @ The Circle Cinema
04/12: Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theatre
04/12: Phoenixville, PA @ The Colonial Theatre
04/12: Pittsburgh, PA @ The Harris Theater
04/12: Vandergrift, PA @ Riverside Drive-In
04/12: Providence, RI @ The Columbus Theatre
04/12: Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls State Theatre
04/12: Des Moines, IA @ Des Moines Film / Varsity Cinema
04/12: Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline
04/12: Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane
04/12: Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Village
04/12: Corpus Christi, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Corpus Christi
04/12: Dallas, TX @ The Texas Theatre
04/12: Denton, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Denton
04/12: El Paso, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse East El Paso
In the 1978 horror classic, “Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.”
Ken Foree, David Emge, Scott H. Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross star in Dawn of the Dead.
Romero’s sequel to Night of the Living Dead, the original Dawn of the Dead ended up becoming the second installment in a six-movie undead saga from the late master of zombie horror.
I am Italian-American and closing in on 60 years of age. In lo these six decades, I've only ever heard other Italian-Americans say "oof." Until about six months ago, that is. This week alone I've heard it from my assistant, my partner's son's wife, and two friends who don't even know each other, and none of these people are of Italian heritage. What's going on?
After six years of reviewing a variety of Wyze security cameras at Wirecutter, we’ve made the decision to suspend our recommendation of them from all our guides.
As the Big 12 Conference and new commissioner Brett Yormark enter the league’s media rights discussions early, which was announced yesterday, the door reopens for a potential early exit for both the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners, CBS Sports reports.
As a consequence of @Big12Conference starting negotiations early with rightsholders sources tell CBS Sports there are now active discussions regarding Texas and Oklahoma leaving early for the SEC.
LOL, networks be like "let's move this shit along."
The Big 12 plans to engage in discussions with Fox and ESPN about the league's next television contract. The planned talks come more than a year and a half before the current deal calls for a formal negotiating window.
“plasticine nerd working on a 1980s computer”“macro photo of beautiful living gummy candy worm on a human hand”“Combination Pizza Hut and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater”
DALL·E 2 diligently hallucinated each image out of noise from the compressed latent space, multi-dimensional patterns discovered in hundreds of millions of captioned images scraped from the internet.
“two slugs in wedding attire getting married, stunning editorial photo for bridal magazine shot at golden hour”
The prompt that finally melted my brain was the one above, with images of slugs getting married at golden hour. I originally specified a “tuxedo and wedding dress” with predictable results, but changing it to “wedding attire” gave the AI the flexibility to depict variations of what slugs might marry in, like headdresses made of cotton balls and honeycomb.
I’ve never felt so conflicted using an emerging technology as DALL·E 2, which feels like borderline magic in what it’s capable of conjuring, but raises so many ethical questions, it’s hard to keep track of them all.
There are the many known issues that OpenAI’s acknowledged and worked to mitigate, like racial or gender biases in its image training set, or the lengths they’ve gone to avoid generating sexual/violent content or recognizable celebrities and trademarked characters.
But it opens profound questions about the ethics of laundering human creativity:
Is it ethical to train an AI on a huge corpus of copyrighted creative work, without permission or attribution?
Is it ethical to allow people to generate new work in the styles of the photographers, illustrators, and designers without compensating them?
Is it ethical to charge money for that service, built on the work of others?
There are basic fundamental questions about whether it’s even legal: these are largely untested waters in copyright law and it seems destined to end up in court. Training deep learning models on copyrighted material may be fair use, but only a judge can decide that. (The fact that OpenAI’s removing some results from the image training set, like celebrity faces and Disney/Marvel characters, suggests they’re well aware of angering the biggest litigants.)
“realistic 3d rendering of mickey mouse working on a vintage computer doing his taxes” on DALL·E 2 (left) vs. Stable Diffusion (right)
As these models improve, it seems likely to reduce demand in some paid creative services, from stock photography to commissioned illustrations. I empathize with the concerns of artists whose work was silently used to train commercial products in their style, without their consent and with no way to opt-out.
The world was just starting to grapple with the implications of this technology when, on Monday, a company called Stability AI released its Stable Diffusion text-to-image AI publicly.
Stable Diffusion is free, open-source, runs on your own computer, and ships without any of the guardrails and content filters of its predecessors. It comes with a Safety Classifier enabled by default that tries to determine if a generated image is NSFW, but it’s easily disabled.
“Obama comforting Trump”“photo of Scarlett Johansson by Diane Arbus” “Kanye West in the Taliban”Samples of celebrity images generated by Stable Diffusion users
Unlike existing AI platforms like DALL·E 2 and Midjourney, Stable Diffusion can generate recognizable celebrities, nudity, trademarked characters, or any combination of those. (Try searching Lexica, the newly-launched Stable Diffusion search engine, for example output.)
Releasing an uncensored dream machine into the wild had some predictable results. Two days after its release, Reddit banned three subreddits devoted to NSFW imagery made with Stable Diffusion, presumably because of the rapid influx of AI-generated fake nudes of Emma Watson, Selena Gomez, and many others.
The permissive license on Stable Diffusion allows commercial services to implement its AI model, such as NightCafe, which encourages paying customers to generate art in the styles of living artists like Pendleton Ward, Greg Rutkowski, Amanda Sage, Rebecca Sugar, and Simon Stålenhag, who has spoken out against the practice.
List of artist modifiers in NightCafe
On top of it, Stable Diffusion’s terms state that every image generated with their Dream Studio is effectively public domain, under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain license. They make no claim over the copyright of images generated with the self-hosted Stable Diffusion model. (OpenAI’s terms says that images created with DALL·E 2 are their property, with customers granted a license to use them commercially.)
A common argument I’ve seen is that training AI models is like an artist learning to paint and finding inspiration by looking at other artwork, which feels completely absurd to me. AI models are memorizing the features found in hundreds of millions of images, and producing images on demand at a scale unimaginable for any human—thousands every minute.
The results can be surprising and funny and beautiful, but only because of the vast trove of human creativity it was trained on. Stable Diffusion was trained on LAION-Aesthetic, a 120-million image subset of a 5 billion image crawl of image-text pairs from the web, winnowed down to the most aesthetically attractive images. (OpenAI has been more cagey about its sources.)
There’s no question it takes incredible engineering skill to develop systems to analyze that corpus and generate new images from it, but if any of these systems required permission from artists to use their images, they likely wouldn’t exist.
Stability AI founder Emad Mostaque believes the good of new technology will outweigh the harm. “Humanity is horrible and they use technology in horrible ways, and good ways as well,” Mostaque said in an interview two weeks ago. “I think the benefits far outweigh any negativity and the reality is that people need to get used to these models, because they’re coming one way or another.” He thinks that OpenAI’s attempts to minimize bias and mitigate harm are “paternalistic,” and a sign of distrust of their userbase.
Today we all made the World a more creative, happier and communicative place.
More to come in the next few days but I for one can’t wait to see what you all create.
In that interview, Mostaque says that Stability AI and LAION were largely self-funded from his career as a hedge fund manager, and with additional resources, they’ve created a 4,000 A100 cluster with the support of Amazon that “ranks above JUWELS Booster as potentially the tenth fastest supercomputer.”
On Monday, Mostaque wrote that they plan to use those compute resources to expand to other AI-generated media: audio next month, and then 3D and video. I’d expect Stability AI to approach these new models in the same way, with little concern over their potential for misuse by bad actors, and with even less attention spent addressing the concerns of the artists and creators whose work makes them possible.
Like I said, I’m conflicted. I love playing with new technology, and I’m excited about the creative potential of these new tools. I want to feel good about the tools I use.
I don’t trust OpenAI for a bunch of reasons, but at least they seemed to try to do the right thing with their various efforts to reduce bias and potential harm, even if it’s sometimes clumsy.
Stable Diffusion’s approach feels irresponsible by comparison, another example of techno-utopianism unmoored from the reality of the internet’s last 20 years: how an unwavering commitment to ideals of free speech and anti-censorship can be deployed as a convenient excuse not to prevent abuse.
For now, generative AI platforms are some of the most resource-intensive projects in the world, leading to a vanishingly small number of participants with access to vast compute resources. It would be nice if those few companies would act responsibly by, at the very least, providing an opt-out for those who don’t want their work in future training data, finding new ways to help artists that do choose to participate, and following the lead of OpenAI in trying to minimize the potential for harm.
I don’t pretend to know where these things will go: the risks may be overblown and we may be at the start of a massive democratization in the creation of art, or these platforms may make the already-precarious lives of artists harder, while opening up new avenues for deepfakes, misinformation, and online harassment and exploitation. I’d really like to see more of the former, but it won’t happen on its own.
don't give a fuck about legos but legitimately want this shit.
For a while, the Nintendo Entertainment System was the only game console that you could build out of the pieces of an official Lego set - but it’s now got company in the form of a new Lego Atari 2600.
Revealed today but rumored for many months, the new Lego recreation of one of gaming’s earliest large-scale success stories will hit stores on August 1st to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Atari.
Texas has no end of trouble with Iowa State in recent memory, dropping three straight to the Cyclones — including a trip to the woodshed last year in Ames. But the 2022 Cyclones are looking for answers of their own after losing the long-time core of their offense, quarterback Brock Purdy, running back Breece Hall, and a pair of NFL tight ends. What can we expect from Iowa State in 2022? Are they rebuilding or reloading?
Defensively, Iowa State has to replace its four top tacklers from a year ago, but defensive guru Jon Heacock returns one of the best pass rushers in the country in Will McDonald. What will the renowned defensive mind cook up for the Cyclones in 2022 to keep offenses on their toes?
Vanderbilt might have finished 2-10 last season, but coach Clark Lea is determined to make the Commodores "the best program in the country," he confidently told reporters Tuesday at SEC media days in Atlanta.
Originally slated for release in October 2021, in Stray, you play a lost kitty alone in a cybercity inhabited by human-like robots and dangerous creatures. Separated from family, you will need to untangle an ancient mystery in order to escape the city and find a way home.
During your journey, you will meet and befriend a small flying drone known as B12. With the drone's help, you will both try to find a way out.
awesome. i didn't care for 'the lighthouse' at all, but looking forward to this nonetheless.
The new Robert Eggers movie The Northman doesn’t release in theaters until April 22, but the first wave of social reviews hit Twitter last night in the wake of the film’s premiere.
Not surprisingly, The Witch and The Lighthouse filmmaker’s new movie has been met with almost universal praise so far, being called everything up to and including a “masterpiece.”
“I’ve been a huge fan of Robert Eggers for years, but The Northman is truly his masterpiece. Brutal, fearless, & audacious, it feels like the kind of cinematic epic we don’t see very often anymore,” Heather Wixson from The Daily Dead raves in her social media review.
“The Northman is Robert Eggers’ best film yet,” Wealth of Geeks and Collider’s Maggie Lovitt agrees. “Stunning cinematography sets the scene for the perfect merger of otherworldly Norse mythology with the brutal reality of Viking history.”
“You definitely won’t be able to take your eyes off this blood-soaked revenge tale,” tweets Fandango’s Erik Davis, who also calls the film “daring and devilish.”
Brandon Davis from ComicBook.com praises the leading man of The Northman, “Alexander Skarsgård is insane for that performance. The man turns into an animal.”
Flickering Myth’s Robert Kojder tweets that the film is “so primal, savage, and visceral with stunning cinematography and a battle cry of a score. Robert Eggers continues to amaze.”
Critic @thisisnotahmad adds, “Talks of studio interference were highly exaggerated; this is purely an Eggers movie through and through. It is truly a miracle that this movie exists.”
Check out more early The Northman reviews below and expect our review very soon!
Described as “an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder,” The Northman comes exclusively to theaters on April 22, 2022.
From acclaimed director Robert Eggers comes The Northman starring Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Björk. The film is directed by Robert Eggers, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Icelandic poet and novelist Sjón. Producers are Lars Knudsen, Mark Huffam and New Regency.
#TheNorthman is BRUTAL. Skarsgård is oozing w/ revenge-fueled ferocity from start to finish. Loved the choice to capture so much — action & dialogue-heavy beats — in one shot. Lets the exceptional cast shine & ensures you feel every ounce of this movie’s passion & aggression. pic.twitter.com/7nC2kfAUGo
Wow. #TheNorthman was incredible. Robert Eggers at the top of his game. Stunning, shocking, jawdropping and unforgettable. Talks of studio interference were highly exaggerated; this is purely an Eggers movie through and through. It is truly a miracle that this movie exists.
I’ve been a huge fan of Robert Eggers for years, but THE NORTHMAN is truly his masterpiece. Brutal, fearless, & audacious, it feels like the kind of cinematic epic we don’t see very often anymore. It’s a ferocious & stunning work of art & Alexander Skarsgård rules. #TheNorthmanpic.twitter.com/Cs8Zgbktuc
— Heather Wixson (@MMEFXBook out 10/20!) (@thehorrorchick) April 5, 2022
Robert Eggers’ #TheNorthman is hauntingly visceral & super transfixing. You definitely won’t be able to take your eyes off this blood-soaked revenge tale. Alexander Skarsgård is a BEAST & ferocious throughout. Nicole Kidman has a couple scenes that floored me. Daring & devilish pic.twitter.com/9DMX3Mm4sq
The Northman is spectacular. It’s surprisingly Eggers’ most accessible film, but no less immersive in its authentic feel. It’s a gripping revenge story that keeps its hand around your throat & visually stunning. Compelled me to whisper “holy shit!” several times. #TheNorthmanpic.twitter.com/5VDbxIqU0s
#TheNorthman is incredible. Like, fall-to-your-knees, ‘HOW the HELL did they do this?’ good. Breathtakingly gnarly too. It deserves to be a massive hit. EGGERS HIVE ASSEMBLE. pic.twitter.com/NpijhqV6g8
The Northman is astounding. Visually stunning and often jaw-dropping, I was in awe of its spectacle. The dazzling battle sequences are a highlight, along with the excellent performances of Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicole Kidman. #TheNorthmanpic.twitter.com/n5zIX84l3n
#TheNorthman is Robert Eggers’ best film yet. Stunning cinematography sets the scene for the perfect merger of otherworldly Norse mythology with the brutal reality of Viking history. Bloodthirsty. Powerful. Spiritual. @TheNorthmanFilm is a magnificent and epic saga for the ages. pic.twitter.com/hSa1S0Mc3Z
— Maggie Lovitt SWC (@maggieofthetown) April 5, 2022
#TheNorthman rules hard… so primal, savage, and visceral with stunning cinematography and a battle cry of a score. Robert Eggers continues to amaze
— EveryRob Everywhere All at Once (@FlickMythRob) April 5, 2022
Mario Strikers: Battle League or as it's known in Europe: Mario Strikers: Battle League Football, is the third entry into Nintendo's action-packed five-a-side football series, and is set to release on the 10th June 2022 for Nintendo Switch.
The series first appeared on the GameCube in 2005 with Super Mario Strikers, and later in 2007 with Mario Strikers Charged for the Wii. Now, 15 year later, the series is tieing up it's laces for a reboot. Players will choose a major Mario character as their captain along with 3 other characters to round out their team, and head onto the field for some chaotic football (or soccer) action.
If you're excited to see Mario back on the touchlines, you can find all the best places in the UK and US to pre-order Mario Strikers: Battle League Football down below.
lol, thanks for the update, johnny football, i was super curious. *hard eyeroll*
Johnny Manziel told ESPN that his formal football career "in my eyes is over" but that the Fan Controlled Football league is something he "wanted to do for fun."
Trick or Treat Studios has launched their own virtual Toy Fair 2022 celebration this afternoon, with brand new toys, masks, and other collectibles being shown off throughout the week.
First up, three Day One reveals are all about the Halloween franchise!
Trick or Treat Studios has announced 1/6 scale figures of Michael Myers based on Halloween H20 and Halloween Resurrection, along with Doctor Loomis from the original classic.
The two Michael Myers figures will come complete with knife accessories and fabric coveralls. As for Loomis, he’ll include his revolver as well as the fabric outfit he wore back in 1978.
You can preview all three new Halloween figures below, up for pre-order this summer!
Expect more Toy Fair 2022 coverage right here on BD throughout the week.
man, now i gotta go back and listen to, like, 10 different sonic youth records.
In hindsight, it feels like we eventually took Sonic Youth a bit for granted. By the time of the band’s implosion following the very public divorce of bassist Kim Gordon and guitarist Thurston Moore in 2011, there had been almost a decade of records in which the band’s pioneering—and ever-evolving—mix of avant-garde…
crazy. had never heard of this movie before, but it came up in some wikipedia wormhole i went down because of some other tobe hooper movie i was reading about. sounds bonkers, but can only watch as an amazon rental.
Scream Factory is bringing several of their past titles from Blu-ray into 4K Ultra HD this year, and the latest one to be announced this week is Tobe Hooper‘s 1985 film Lifeforce.
The company teases, “Giant bats, “zombies,” Patrick Stewart, not just vampires– SPACE vampires, and the eternal Mathilda May come together for Lifeforce in 4K UHD on May 24.”
Scream Factory notes about the international cut, “Cannon cut the original camera negative to match the theatrical version of the film. Any trims from the original camera negative were not saved. As a result, the international cut only exists as an interpositive film element. We felt cutting those scenes into the original camera negative for a UHD release would be jarring because of the increase in resolution of 2160p.”
Bonus Features for the release include…
DISC ONE (4K UHD — THEATRICAL CUT):
NEW 2021 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY — THEATRICAL CUT):
NEW 2021 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative
Dangerous Beauty – An Interview With Actress Mathilda May
Space Vampires In London – An Interview With Director Tobe Hooper
Carlsen’s Curse – An Interview With Actor Steve Railsback
Teaser And Theatrical Trailers
TV Spot
Still Gallery
DISC THREE (BLU-RAY — DIRECTOR’S CUT):
NEW Restoration On The 2018 4K Scan Of The Interpositive
Audio Commentary With Tobe Hooper, Moderated By Tim Sullivan
Audio Commentary With Make-Up Effects Designer Nick Maley, Moderated By Michael Felsher
“From the director of Poltergeist and the co-writer of Alien comes a thrilling sci-fi adventure of explosive action and pulse-pounding suspense.
“A mission to investigate Halley’s Comet discovers an even stranger phenomenon: an alien spacecraft! Following a deadly confrontation, the aliens arrive on Earth, where their seductive leader begins a terrifying campaign to drain the lifeforce of everyone she encounters. Her victims, in turn, continue the cycle, and soon the entire planet is in mortal danger. And when the mission’s sole survivor (Steve Railsback) sets out to stop her, he comes face to face with the most beautiful – and most horrifying – being he’s ever known. Will he be able to destroy the vampiress … or will he become yet another victim of her fatal charm?”
Look: It would probably be hyperbolic—slightly—to describe Donald P. Bellisario’s Quantum Leapas the most perfect television show in the history of the medium. Sure, the show’s premise, which saw a handsome scientist with a killer singing voice leap through history fixing various tragedies, is an infinite sandbox…
I did a similar thing with a Spore Druid that had two different mushrooms growing on his shoulders, 1 was nervous all the time & 1 was super angry all the time. The DM would text me what they said & I just would argue out loud. The players thought it was all me till game 5.
— Black Lives ALWAYS Matter (@JD_The_Redbeard) January 4, 2022
The DM loved it so much they gave each one a specific feat, the nervous one gave HIGH passive perception checks and the angry one would give +2 to my attack rolls & damage if I did what they suggested.
— Black Lives ALWAYS Matter (@JD_The_Redbeard) January 4, 2022
@denisbloodnok and I are currently playing a joint character where he is an impetuous warlock and I'm the demon living in their head. Whoever moves/reacts first gets to pick what we do. (I'm becoming a bit more autonomous but we still have to negotiate over spell slots &c.)
Xbox Achievements site TrueAchievements (thanks Wario64) posted a list of achievements for Goldeneye 007, a curious thing since that game doesn’t exist on Xbox platforms and indicates a possible leak of an upcoming port of the foundational FPS.
This is exciting because we haven’t seen a port of the game ever, leaving it trapped on the N64 due to a tangle of licensing agreements between developer Rare, Nintendo, and MGM. The closest we’ve seen to a Goldeneye resurgence is the Wii reimagining that bore very little resemblance to the original game. A port for Xbox Live Arcade was leaked earlier in 2021, but obviously that never saw the light of day until the leak. Rare has tried multiple times to get a port out into the world, but every time has been shot down. That may be changing though, and none too soon.
Recent signs point to the game coming back for modern consoles. The game’s ban in Germany was recently lifted, which initially suggested that the game could come to Nintendo Switch Online. But when paired with the new Achievements, this could point to the game appearing on Microsoft’s consoles instead.
SWC (@maggieofthetown) April 5, 2022
