The Star Trek Trailer

The crew above, aboard the USS Enterpr--Apple Store.

The trailer will be featured with "The Quantum Of Solace" on Nov 14th. but if you can't wait, read below:

The trailer begins with a '60s Corvette convertible speeding down the road with the police in pursuit. The driver, a 13-year-old boy, leaps from the car as it goes off a cliff. The police officer comes to a stop on a hover bike and asks, "Who are you? What's Your Name?"

The boy replies, "James Tiberius Kirk!" (Lame) the trailer jumps to an older Kirk (Chris Pine) as he rides a hover bike while voice over says, "You never found yourself here, you never really fit in. What you choose to do with you’re life is up to you."Kirk stares at a futuristic building and the voice over begins again, "Maybe you were meant for something different, something bigger."

Next is Spock's mother (Winona Ryder) holding a baby Vulcan saying, "You will always be a part of two worlds."

The crew walking around the bridge. A 20ish Spock angrily pointing at a 20ish Kirk saying, "I will not be lectured by you!" an angry Kirk in Spock's face shouts, "Why don't you do something about it!?!"(Uggg.) Spock fights Kirk.

At this point, the trailer goes ape shit with action, effects, ships fire, people being thrown, crew members run, phaser fire and engine nacels explode etc..

Now you don't have to sit through the trailer.

George Lucas Must Be Stopped

George Lucas is a billionaire several times over doesn't he have enough money? Will he ever stop the raping of my childhood?

The R2-D2® Aquarium.

Modeled after the most well-known astromech droid in the galaxy, this R2-D2 holds a 1 3/4-gallon aquarium tank in his central compartment, ideal for a small freshwater family of goldfish, gouramis, or tetras. The domed head rotates with any vocal command you issue and he utters his familiar "bleeps" from the Star Wars® movies. His radar eye houses the eyepiece to a built-in periscope that provides an intimate view of the aquatic activity below, allowing you to watch your charges swim towards the food you've dropped in from the dome's removable feeding door. Includes filter and overhead LED tank lights that randomly morph between red, blue, and green (lights can be disabled). Includes a two-sided waterproofed cardboard insert depicting scenes from the movie as a background.

The Danish Girl

Charlize Theron will star with Nicole Kidman in a movie called The Danish Girl, based on a novel about real life Danish artists and husband and wife Einar and Greta Wegener.

In the 1920s, the male Einar (Kidman) posed as a woman for his painter wife Greta (Theron).
The portraits became all the rage in Copenhagen, which prompted Greta to encourage Einar to dress as a woman.
By 1931, the husband took his role another step and underwent a landmark sex-change operation that had repercussions not only in their home but also around the world.

Ugg...Zack Snyders"Watchmen"

WATCHMEN director Zack Snyder confirmed rumors that the ending of the film is not the same as the graphic novel.There was a meltdown among hardcore "fanboys" when a test screening of the film in Portland, depicted an ending that does not include the squid-like creature of the comic book.

"The one thing that was cool was that anyone who had read the graphic novel who was at the screening rated the film 'excellent' - for me I'm like 'I'm done'. The fans, God love 'em, they're all up in arms about the squid. What they should be up in arms about are things like shooting the pregnant woman, 'God is real and he's American', whether THAT'S in the movie. That's my point of view, maybe I'm crazy."

"The squid was not in the movie when I got the script, the squid was never in any draft that I saw. My point is only that there was this elegant solution to the squid problem that I kind of embraced."

Asked about the new ending he said: "I won't say exactly but Doctor Manhattan has a certain energy signature, it's clearly his thing."

*Highlight For Spoiler*

Ozymandias detonates bombs in major cities around the world that have the same energy signature as Dr. Manhattan thus uniting the world against a common enemy(Dr. Manhattan) and eliminating the threat of nuclear war between Russia and the USA.

Call me a "fanboy" but I dug the original ending and can't stand the glossy Batman & Robin (1997) styled costumes (with nipples) they went with. I'm with Alan Moore on never watching it but if I do, I'll catch it on TV. Thanks Zack.

Oscars For The Dark Knight?

As The Dark Knight nears the $1 Billion mark, Warner Bros. is ramping up its Oscar campaign by launching its "For Your Consideration" website. You can check out the website as well as download the script written by Jonathan & brother Christopher Nolan here.

Via:WarnerBros.

Who Ya Gonna Call?

Atari officially announced Ghostbusters: The Video Game as in development for "six game systems."

Ghostbusters: The Video Game is scheduled for release in 2009 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the iconic film series. It will feature a number of original cast members reprising their roles as voice actors for the game including "Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson."

My inner dork can't wait. I remeber playing the crappy C64 version many, many moons ago.

Japanese Batman by Jiro Kuwata Republished

"Bat-Manga" is out and for Batman purists it is like discovering the holy grail. Jiro Kuwata created a Japanese take on Batman and Robin when he licensed the characters when the television series was at its height in the U.S. "Bat-Manga!" is not the weighty, thinky "Secret History of Batman in Japan" that its subtitle suggests. Instead, it's an exhilarating pop-cultural artifact: This here is an alternate Batman, as interpreted in the '60s through an Asian filter. Kidd & Co. — photographer Geoff Spear, co-researcher Saul Ferris and translator Anne Ishii — have essentially renovated illustrator Jiro Kuwata's short-lived, long-forgotten Japanese take on the title, which hit the East in the wake of the campy TV series' international popularity.

Val Kilmer Wants To Be Governor of New Mexico

Val Kilmer wants to become Governor of his home state New Mexico. He said: "I'm approaching this as a worthy, serious endeavour. I really love my state. I'd be very comfortable in my position as a representative for the people." Val plans to get key tips from California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger. On an interesting note he said, "I know that I'm not yet qualified for the job and I don't want to be a train wreck."

Natalie Portman Is Not A Junkie

Natalie Portman felt faint and woozy on David Letterman's Late Show because she had given blood at the doctor's office earlier in the day. Apparently she's gearing up for a new film and for insurance purposes they need to know she's not "actually a junkie". She told Letterman to just give her orange juice if she fainted.

Terminator Salvation:Featurette

MC.G may not f*ck it up after all. You can watch the featurette here.

Via:TrailerAddict

"Sunday At Devil Dirt" U.S. Release

Former Belle And Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell and Gutter Twin Mark Lanegan will release the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed "Ballad of the Broken Seas" with "Sunday At Devil Dirt", Nov. 18.

The North American release will include five bonus tracks not featured on the U.K. version. "Sunday At Devil Dirt's" songs were written by Campbell, with Lanegan providing vocals.

One of the best collaborations of '08, I've been listening to the import of since May and feel its far more nuanced and varied than their previous effort. If you enjoyed "Ballad of the Broken Seas" then its a must buy.

Listen.

Wolverine Teaser Trailer

20th Century Fox will release the first X-Men Origins:Wolverine teaser trailer along with "The Day The Earth Stood Still", starring Keanu Reeves.
I don't know why people trip on Keanu as "Klaatu", I think his thousand-yard stare and stilted delivery are perfect for portraying an alien or...stoner.
"The Day The Earth Stood Still" re-make will be released on Dec.12th.

"Chinese Democracy"

Get yer free Dr. Pepper! After 14 years Guns N' Roses (Axl) will finally release "Chinese Democracy" through Best Buy on Nov. 23. Dr. Pepper had challenged GNR to release the album before 2009 and now intends to make good on its offer to give out a free 20-ounce bottle of tooth-rot if it did.

Judging by the title track, if that's the magnum opus Axl has been working on for 14 years, I hope the next album will follow the same time frame.

You can listen/endure the title track via:Gunsnroses.com

Yes We Could

And we did. Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. His landslide and historical victory was celebrated over the entire world.

Gutters Twins In D.C.!

Alternative rock legends Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli also known as The Gutter Twins. We call them one of the best f&cking bands of 2008. And if you are going to be in Washington D.C. on Friday, November 7th, you can experience them on your own at the Black Cat. We're jealous. $20, Doors 9 p.m.

Check out the Gutter Twins myspace page here.

David Gibbons On The Watchmen Film

Dave Gibbons, the artist of the graphic novel Watchmen, did not think his work would be translated to the screen while he was drawing the book alongside writer Alan Moore.

Gibbons said he would have been "quite happy for Watchmen just to be a graphic novel" as it was "the way it was conceived".

And he appreciates that the big screen adaptation is being handled by fans of the story.

"Now that it's being made into a movie, I'm really glad that the people who are doing it really get it and are putting the same passion into it that [Alan and I] put into the comic," he told New York magazine.

Gibbons, who has been working with director Zack Snyder on the film, revealed that he is pleased to have been approached for his input.

"Considering that Alan and I sold all our rights to DC way back when we first did the book, and the fact that the movie people really have no obligation to consult me at all, I'm delighted that they have done so," he said.

Via: Digital Spy

Cat Power's Cover Of David Bowie's Space Oddity Is Purrfect

Cat Power did another excellent cover. This time it's of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" for a Lincoln car commercial airing now. You can check out the song (and commercial) here.