Saturday, June 4, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Bryan Singer Talks Jack the Giant Killer
The film stars Nicholas Hoult as the titular Jack, a farmhand who unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants and must do battle with the big fellas to save his kingdom.
Principal photography commenced last week, and this is what Singer had to say on the subject of giant killing, performance capture, and the many fairytale adaptations hitting screens in the next two years.
Why Make Jack the Giant Killer?
"I don't know - I grew up reading the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. I'm also familiar with the Jack the Giant Killer myth from the 1700s. There was a script that existed a couple of years ago that I changed quite a bit. The idea of that Wizard of Oz-style journey - you've got a beanstalk - what's up there?"
The Fairytale Renaissance
I was involved with this over two-and-a-half years ago, or even longer - I was flirting with it almost three years ago. But [these fairytale features] are all just a function of Alice in Wonderland. And that's cool - it's a rensaissance of those kind of movies, and it's cool - I'm happy to be a part of two renaissances; the comic book renaissance, and now this one. But it wasn't intentional. In fact, I probably would have been shy about jumping into a fairytale movie with all of the projects out there now - I might have actually backed away from it. But now it's just serendipitous I guess.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Hello June! Bluebeard, Mermaids, and Such
It's June 1st and are you weary of Bluebeard? I know I inundated us all with my many posts about what I learned while working on Bluebeard Tales From Around the World. With 822 pages, I could spend another month on the topic quite easily, but I will spare all of us! I still have a few more posts about Bluebeard I will share over the next month, but the daily Bluebeard posts are at an end. I hope you enjoyed exploring the tale with me.
I have been busy, busy, busy working on future projects, one which is near release and may surprise and hopefully delight some of you. The next SurLaLune release, coming out this month, will be Mermaid and Other Water Spirit Tales From Around the World. It is big and it is filled with mermaid and water spirit lore, quite obviously. I will discuss it more in a week or so, but be on the lookout for it if you are interested in Mermaids.
I haven't chosen a theme for June and think I might not. There will be some mermaids discussion to go along with the book release.
Also, with the upcoming DVD releases of Beastly
and Red Riding Hood
, we will have some fairy tale film discussions. I have preordered since I failed to see either in the theatre. And those are the tentative plans for the month.
Bargain Kindle Books, Some Fairy Tale Titles
. I haven't had a chance to look at all of the titles yet, but if I find any more fairy tale specific ones, I will share. There is every subject and genre represented but since this is SurLaLune, I will focus on the fantasy.Here are some I found with a quick look:
is $2.99.
Dreaming Anastasia is $1.99 and that one does have some Baba Yaga in it.
Entice by Carrie Jones has pixies and Valhalla.
Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister
is $1.99
is $1.99
The Tail of Emily Windsnap is $1.99 and is obviously about mermaids.
The Naming: The First Book of Pellinor
(fantasy)
(fantasy)Asin — Salman Khan in Ready Movie
Though Salman Khan has come a long way since his days of Sooraj Barjatya’s family sagas Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Hum Saath Saath Hain, he hasn’t really forgotten his one-time best-friend with whom relations strained after the infamous ‘black-buck’ incident. 11 more images after the break...
Emma Watson going to Gym
Emma Watson Going to a gym in Pittsburgh 29 May 2011, 09 more images after the break...
Ritemail Picdump — 57 Pics
Ritemail Picdump, 55 more images after the break...
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