So here it is, the second trailer for the new film from Tim Burton releasing on March 5, 2010 in 3D in select theaters – Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. That one looks like it’s going to be a real trip. Avatar in 3D was a cinematic experience. Alice in Wonderland in 3D on the […]
I went to the Museum of Modern Art today to see the Tim Burton exhibit, and it was pretty extraordinary. The exhibit showcases over 700 of his works over his lifetime, most of it private stuff, including cartoons, drawings, poems, films, puppets, paintings, costumes – you name it, it’s there. The exhibit runs the gambit […]
So Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers did indeed come out on December 26th 2009. I braved manic shoppers with morning breath at Best Buy at 8am to get my copy (it was back-ordered online). A few days in, I have to say that the jury is still out. Gamespot has it currently at 6.8 for critic […]
I’ve talked enough about Zoe Saldana’s fabulous acting skills in this movie, but I think it will help to put a face to the name, or in this case, a face to the Na’vi. You would probably know her best from her recent role in Star Trek as Lt. Uhura. Sigourney Weaver’s Na’vi avatar was […]
A visitor to my blog sent me an email that the name of the neural connection between the Na’vi and their steeds (Direhorses or Mountain Banshees or in the case of Toruk Makto, the Leonopteryx) is called Tsahaylu so I thought I’d post an update in case anyone else wanted to know. In Na’vi language, […]
Seeds of the Sacred Tree – very pure spirits, seeds of the sacred tree of Ewya. Central to the Na’vi’s spiritual beliefs. Ewya connects the entire biological ecosystem of Pandora. Great Leonopteryx (Toruk or last shadow) – similar to the Mountain Banshee although far larger and striped with red, yellow and black markings, with large […]