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Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern, jealous much?

Chuck — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:50:39 +0000

I am a big comic geek. Not so much now, but from the time I was a kid to sophmore year in college I collected a lot of comics. I have over 3,000 bagged and boarded in moisture resistant cardboard downstairs. Did I say I was a comic book geek?

Marvel was always my thing, most of the DC universe really didn’t catch my eye. That is until DC started churning out great films like Superman, Batman, etc. Well, now Green Lantern is poised as the next big DC franchise with Ryan Reynolds at the helm. Now, for those of you that have listen to the podcast you’ll know that I’m a big fan of Mr. Reynolds. So I was torn since the next superhero I wanted to see Reynolds play was Deadpool; that is until I saw this on the latest Entertainment Weekly in my mailbox:

Now, this suit does look pretty damn awesome in this shot and I am told that it is entirely CG. The film is still in its early stages so I am unsure if this shot is photoshop’ed, or an early test of the CG mapping. Either way, it has a great look and takes the “feel” of Lantern’s actual suit and makes it current and believable.

Green Lantern is intended to hit theaters next year (6/17/2011).

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Resident non-evil.

Chuck — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:31:27 +0000

Probably one of the strangest games you will ever come across to date (I’m not quite sure I would even call it a game, probably more of an experience than anything else). Sure it has the basic elements of a game: a central character, interactive control of that character, and a goal…but that’s where it ends. The Graveyard allows you to walk with an old woman down a path in a graveyard to a bench. As you follow her down this intriguing landscape (look at the clouds, the sunlight, the birds, and leaves), she gets tired and begins favoring her leg as she leans more on her cane. By the time she reaches the bench (where she can finally sit) you actually feel for this character – you want her to rest. Once she sits you’re treated (exposed/forced to listen to – you decide) a very melancholy tune. Wait for the song to finish (read the subtitles, they are quite odd/disturbing) then walk out of the graveyard.

You can plunk down 5 bucks to purchase the full game in which the old woman actually dies, but I didn’t go that far.

This game/experience is extremely cinematic and really stretches the boundaries of what a game is and could be. I think it shows promise as an art form and an experience. At the very least, you can chat it up with your arthouse friends – “The Graveyard is both a game and an experience…discuss.”

Download it here it’s available as a PC and Mac download.
Read more about it in Wired.

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Tuck those shiny balls away in your black suit.

iconogeek — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:35:22 +0000

Mova is taking traditional motion capture and turning it on its ear with its Contour Reality Capture technology. Check out the story at joystiq. (Thanks for the link Cesar)

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So what does Marsellus Wallace look like?

Chuck — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:55:47 +0000

I’ll tell you what he looks like. Damn fine typography, that’s what he looks like.

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