Well, I'm kind of close to renaming this a week of entertainment obituaries. I get to start on a downer again this week, but I'll try to end on a pretty positive note.
RIP Giger - The man whose nightmares gave us nightmares passed away this week at the age of 74. H. R. Giger was a Swiss artist known for his dark, surreal artwork. He has published many books, done album covers, and also worked in film. To many, he will always be the award winning creator of one of the most iconic terrifying monsters in film history, Alien. Giger, your vision and creativity have given us all nightmares, and oddly, us horror fans thank you for it.
RIP Bendjelloul - It's a sad case when someone falls into deep enough depression to finally commit suicide. Such is the case of Malik Bendjelloul. He was 36, just a mere one year older than me. I can't say much, because I have not seen his only film, the award winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man. I can say though, that because this film existed, I was introduced to the music of Sixto Rodriguez and you should all introduce yourself to this music as well.
Bataffleck - On to the big, exciting news of the week. Snyder released the first image of Ben Affleck in the new bat suit, next to the new Batmobile. I find this kind of exciting anyway, because I kind of like the suit. It has a real Dark Knight Returns feel to it. That fits the bill for everything that has come before. Snyder announced Batman's involvement in his next movie with a quote from said graphic novel. He has also said that it will be an older, more experienced Batman. And last, but not least, the current title of versus gives an indication of some sort of beef he has with Superman. I'm not going to jump on the yea or nay wagon yet, because I haven't seen the movie yet, but I do like the look of the suit. The Batmobile, doesn't look too bad either. It's very reminiscent of Nolan's Tumbler.
Where no man has gone before - It looks like now that Abrams is out of Trek and into Wars, we have a new director for Star Trek 3. Roberto Orci is boldly going where he has not gone before, directing. I liked Star Trek Into Darkness and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 a little more than the majority, but I do have to admit that at least in the latter the writing was one of the downfalls. And this was done by Orci. He is also responsible for helping write the first to Transformers movies. Also, not so good story-wise. Will he prove to be a better director than writer? Or will it be a double whammy, since he is actually writing it as well? I don't know, but I guess we'll find out in a few years. Here's to hoping he doesn't sink this ship.
In your mailbox - And to end on a positive note, we'll talk about an awesome man in Hollywood, Joss Whedon. I could list all the amazing shows and movies he's done, but you should already be aware of these. (If not, go look it up and watch his stuff now, have you been living under a rock?) Well, recently he wrote and produced a new movie called In Your Eyes. This movie recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. However, at the same time he was allowing people to stream it online for $5. As a thank you to fans, he has been randomly selecting people who downloaded his film and sending them gifts in the mail. Up to a thousand gifts have already been sent out and these include small gifts like a cactus (huh?) to bigger stuff like Apple TVs and X-Box Ones. And yes, a cynical person could just say that this just a stunt to get his movie known by word of mouth. I mean I'm telling you about it right now. But still, how awesome is that? Whedon rocks!
Until next time......pay it forward.
Weekend top 10 at the box office:
1 - Godzilla (new release) $93.2M
2 - Neighbors $25.1M
3 - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $16.8M
4 - Million Dollar Arm (new release) $10.5M
5 - The Other Woman $6.3M
6 - Heaven is for Real $4.4M
7 - Rio 2 - $3.7M
8 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier $3.7M
9 - Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return $2M
10 - Moms' Night Out $1.8M
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