Moonraker
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay by Christopher Wood
UK, 1979
Moonraker has the unique distinction of being the most absurd and over-the-top Bond film produced in 50 years of the series. Spy films exist in a genre unto themselves, but the Bond films sometimes like to crossover into other popular genres as well. The first clear example of this was 1973’s Live and Let Die, which mimicked the then popular Blaxploitation genre. When Moonraker was released however, the Bond series took this genre crossover to its extreme, resulting in a Bond film as much a science fiction saga as it is screwball comedy. Certainly one of the strangest Bond films to date, Moonraker holds a unique admiration among Bond fans and remained the highest grossing of all the Bond films until the release of Goldeneye in 1995.
Before Moonraker came 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me which concluded with the end credit...
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay by Christopher Wood
UK, 1979
Moonraker has the unique distinction of being the most absurd and over-the-top Bond film produced in 50 years of the series. Spy films exist in a genre unto themselves, but the Bond films sometimes like to crossover into other popular genres as well. The first clear example of this was 1973’s Live and Let Die, which mimicked the then popular Blaxploitation genre. When Moonraker was released however, the Bond series took this genre crossover to its extreme, resulting in a Bond film as much a science fiction saga as it is screwball comedy. Certainly one of the strangest Bond films to date, Moonraker holds a unique admiration among Bond fans and remained the highest grossing of all the Bond films until the release of Goldeneye in 1995.
Before Moonraker came 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me which concluded with the end credit...
- 11/3/2015
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Hey, Sound On Sight Nation. - It’s been a crazy year at Sound On Sight. Not only did we launch our new game section, but we managed to increase our Facebook likes to 10 000 followers, and our Tumblr account now has over 200 000 followers. Our comic book section is stronger than ever, and we now have over 85 writers contributing world-wide. We attended the Cannes Film Festival for the very first time, and along with that, we also managed to cover over 40 more festivals across the globe including Tiff, Sundance, Fantastic Fest, SXSW and Fantasia. We reviewed over 75 TV shows this year, and launched several new podcasts – and best of all – our readership has dramatically increased. In less than a week, our flagship podcast will release its 400th episode, and if you count it’s spinoff show Sordid Cinema, we are on track to record our 500th episode this January. All that to say,...
- 12/24/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
With the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Peter Jackson has (supposedly) completed his work on the blockbuster-film adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. In order to assess the new movie and the series’ lasting impact, Ricky and Simon brought in special guest Tony Nunes of the Hey You Geeks! podcast. And hey, just for kicks, we talk about the Sony hack and the controversy surrounding The Interview. That segment comes right after we figure out just what that fifth army is. (Seriously, though, we’re still a little hazy on that point.)
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- 12/24/2014
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My name is Simon Howell and I’m the co-founder of Sound on Sight. My old friend and fellow co-founder (and true site originator) Rick da Conceicao, better known as Ricky D, asked me to write something in celebration of the site’s seventh anniversary.
Way back in 2007, Ricky D started a radio show called The Naked Lunch. It was broadcast in Montreal from Cjlo, Concordia University’s campus radio station, then repurposed as a podcast, back in the days when you could count the number of popular film ‘casts on one hand. A couple of months into the show’s existence, Ricky put out a Craigslist call for a co-host. I was already hosting a music program at the station, and the opportunity to gab about movies for two hours at a time seemed impossible to pass up. Ricky and I quickly established an easy on-air chemistry and the...
Way back in 2007, Ricky D started a radio show called The Naked Lunch. It was broadcast in Montreal from Cjlo, Concordia University’s campus radio station, then repurposed as a podcast, back in the days when you could count the number of popular film ‘casts on one hand. A couple of months into the show’s existence, Ricky put out a Craigslist call for a co-host. I was already hosting a music program at the station, and the opportunity to gab about movies for two hours at a time seemed impossible to pass up. Ricky and I quickly established an easy on-air chemistry and the...
- 9/27/2014
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Every episode of True Detective has so far exceeded its predecessor in terms of quality, and as we reach the half-way mark, we’re given an hour of television that ranks amongst the year’s very best. The writing remains top notch, the performances first rate, but the climax of episode 4 titled “Who Goes There’” is what everyone is talking about. Joining us this week to discuss the episode is Sound On Sight contributor Tony Nunes from the Hey You Geeks Podcast.
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- 2/12/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys through middle earth. Tony Nunes joins Ricky D and Josh Spiegel to discuss Smaug’s endless monologues, Tauriel’s beauty, the film’s high profile sequences and so much more.
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- 12/16/2013
- by Sound On Sight Podcast
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This past week, Lady Gaga hosted a fun, somewhat psychedelic hour of television on ABC: Lady Gaga and The Muppets’ Holiday Special. In many ways, the special transported me back to the mid-80s, when a post-Muppet Show troupe of puppets were still dominating all facets of media at the time. Now that the Muppets are successfully making a comeback, this led me to reminisce about the numerous Muppet holiday films over the years and question which one is my favorite.
Growing up as a kid obsessed with any and everything related to Jim Henson, the magic of the Muppets always brightened my spirits with laughter, wonder and imagination. Christmastime was always a magical time of year, but in my home, Christmas was about more than stuffing stockings with candy. Christmas was about stories, and sharing the wonder and belief of the holidays with friends and family. Every year, like stockings filled by Santa,...
Growing up as a kid obsessed with any and everything related to Jim Henson, the magic of the Muppets always brightened my spirits with laughter, wonder and imagination. Christmastime was always a magical time of year, but in my home, Christmas was about more than stuffing stockings with candy. Christmas was about stories, and sharing the wonder and belief of the holidays with friends and family. Every year, like stockings filled by Santa,...
- 12/3/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Disney Xd has released the first teaser trailer Star Wars Rebels, the upcoming animated television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation, and featuring many of the key talents that made Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The special is scheduled to premiere in fall 2014 as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel, and will be followed by a series on Disney Xd channels around the world. The series is set during the two-decade period between Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV – A New Hope- an era never-before explored on-screen. Disney will have a panel for Star Wars Rebels at New York Comic Con this coming weekend, so check back next week for our coverage. Comics editor Tony Nunes will be reviewing the event on his podcast Hey You Geeks. Meanwhile, here is the trailer. Enjoy!
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- 10/8/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
In July, when Zack Snyder announced that Batman would have a role in the Man of Steel sequel, the internet went ablaze with excitement and speculation. A major issue of speculation was casting; who would play Batman? After Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Christian Bale each succeeded and/or failed at making the character their own, who would be the actor to bring the next wave of Batman films into an eventual Justice League franchise for Warner Brothers and DC?
When that question was finally answered, and Ben Affleck was cast as the Dark Knight, the internet imploded in ways that, well, in ways that wouldn’t implode to such degrees until Miley Cyrus touched herself on MTV one week later. So, yeah, the Batman casting news came and went from the headlines, but we comic’s writers at Sound On Sight decided to bring the debate back,...
When that question was finally answered, and Ben Affleck was cast as the Dark Knight, the internet imploded in ways that, well, in ways that wouldn’t implode to such degrees until Miley Cyrus touched herself on MTV one week later. So, yeah, the Batman casting news came and went from the headlines, but we comic’s writers at Sound On Sight decided to bring the debate back,...
- 9/13/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Last week, Idw released a new X-Files comic, “X-Files Season 10.” Like the Buffy series from Dark Horse, as well as continuations of Jericho, Smallville, Charmed and Farscape, comics are increasingly becoming home to cancelled television shows. Most of these shows have a cult following, so continued runs in comic form suits them well. I asked the comics team at Sound on Sight to think about what cancelled TV shows they would most like to see completed via comics. Here’s what we came up with…
Carnivale
By Tony Nunes
When the cancellation of Daniel Knauf’s Carnivale was announced, I can’t say that I was completely surprised. I can tell you though; I was pissed! HBO’s Carnivale was one of the most bizarre, subtext-filled supernatural dramas ever on television. Twin Peaks was and is my favorite television series of all time. That series ended after two seasons (like...
Carnivale
By Tony Nunes
When the cancellation of Daniel Knauf’s Carnivale was announced, I can’t say that I was completely surprised. I can tell you though; I was pissed! HBO’s Carnivale was one of the most bizarre, subtext-filled supernatural dramas ever on television. Twin Peaks was and is my favorite television series of all time. That series ended after two seasons (like...
- 6/25/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
With Scott Snyder’s Batman Year Zero origin story beginning a new arc on his run of Batman this week, we thought we would look back to our own origin stories, tracing back to how we entered into the world of comics. Sure, the Sound On Sight comics team may not have origin stories as epic as some of the superheroes out there, but going back is a great way to look at how we were all introduced to comics, and why we write about them today. Here’s how it all began…
A Toxic Beginning
by Tony Nunes
I remember the plucking of my comic book virginity well. Easter of 1991, a scrawny nine year old version of myself, Ghostbusters and Star Wars obsessed and well on his way to becoming a full-fledged geek finds his first comic book in one of his Easter baskets. Ok, enough talking about myself in the third person.
A Toxic Beginning
by Tony Nunes
I remember the plucking of my comic book virginity well. Easter of 1991, a scrawny nine year old version of myself, Ghostbusters and Star Wars obsessed and well on his way to becoming a full-fledged geek finds his first comic book in one of his Easter baskets. Ok, enough talking about myself in the third person.
- 6/13/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Most comics fans have a favorite comics series of all time, as well as favorite writers, artists and story arcs. This week I asked the comics team at Sound On Sight to join me in determining what currently running series or ongoing writers run on a long-running series they are most into at the moment. Here are our picks…
Brian Michael Bendis’ Ultimate Spider-Man
By Logan Dalton
Brian Michael Bendis’ Ultimate Spider-Man is the book that got me into comics, and despite Miles Morales replacing Peter Parker as Spider-Man for good, it consistently remains one of the top books on my pull list. What draws me to the book each month is the solid mixture of well-written dialogue, interesting characters, a quick moving plot, and emotional draw. I have also enjoyed Sara Pichelli and now David Marquez’s art whether showing the character’s emotions through their facial cues, Miles’ awkward attempts at web-slinging,...
Brian Michael Bendis’ Ultimate Spider-Man
By Logan Dalton
Brian Michael Bendis’ Ultimate Spider-Man is the book that got me into comics, and despite Miles Morales replacing Peter Parker as Spider-Man for good, it consistently remains one of the top books on my pull list. What draws me to the book each month is the solid mixture of well-written dialogue, interesting characters, a quick moving plot, and emotional draw. I have also enjoyed Sara Pichelli and now David Marquez’s art whether showing the character’s emotions through their facial cues, Miles’ awkward attempts at web-slinging,...
- 6/5/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Anyone who has ever read a comic book has at one point or another visualized what they are reading in movie form. Comic books are being adapted into films and TV series’ at a steady pace these days, but is there one particulate comic, character or arc you’ve longed to see translated from page to screen that still hasn’t? We tasked the writers from the Sound On Sight Comics Section to answer that very question. Here’s what they came up with…
Aquaman
by Alex McKinnon
In the wide, wide world of superheroes, nobody’s been the butt of more jokes than Arthur Curry, better known as Aquaman. With his bright get-up and absurd powers, the folks over at DC comics have tried again and again to re-brand him as a first grade badass, but the uninitiated of the world would likely need a lot of convincing before...
Aquaman
by Alex McKinnon
In the wide, wide world of superheroes, nobody’s been the butt of more jokes than Arthur Curry, better known as Aquaman. With his bright get-up and absurd powers, the folks over at DC comics have tried again and again to re-brand him as a first grade badass, but the uninitiated of the world would likely need a lot of convincing before...
- 5/28/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Ever since his introduction onto the world stage with Shallow Grave, Danny Boyle managed to carve a unique path without having to give in to studio pressures. He is always reinventing himself, always dabbling in new genres and working with new technology – and despite a string of less-noteworthy Hollywood films, Boyle returned in 2008 with Slumdog Millionaire, which went on to win eight Oscars, and 127 Hours in 2010, which was nominated for six. Despite the recent acclaim, Boyle has always created frantic, highly-stylized films with characters often struggling with human vices and weakness. After directing the opening and closing ceremonies of The Olympic games, which nearly a billion people watched, Boyle is back with his latest project Trance, a psychological thriller in which a hypnotherapist helps an art auctioneer recover memories of where he stashed a stolen Goya. With the release of Trance, I asked our staff to list the films of Danny Boyle,...
- 4/14/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Free Comic Book Day, a day for celebrating comic books and the quirky shops that sell them, is officially one month away (Saturday May 4th). Here at Sound On Sight we decided to jump the gun and celebrate our love for local comic book shops by sharing what’s great about our own geeky haunts.
In a world where digital is overtaking print, there’s something to be said about the tangible experience of visiting your local comic shop. Browsing opens up a world of new experiences and titles that you aren’t really afforded with the online experience. Don’t get me wrong, sites like Comixology are fantastic, and those guys do an incredible job recommending and exposing titles, but the digital buying experience still lacks the explorative, almost ritualistic tendencies of a comic fans visit to their shop. Where else can you have your own mailbox filled each...
In a world where digital is overtaking print, there’s something to be said about the tangible experience of visiting your local comic shop. Browsing opens up a world of new experiences and titles that you aren’t really afforded with the online experience. Don’t get me wrong, sites like Comixology are fantastic, and those guys do an incredible job recommending and exposing titles, but the digital buying experience still lacks the explorative, almost ritualistic tendencies of a comic fans visit to their shop. Where else can you have your own mailbox filled each...
- 4/8/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
How many filmmakers can you think of that have their own verb? “Lynchian” is a part of even the most casual cinephile, though it’s often used erroneously. All too often, anything a little out of the ordinary, with a vague sense of the uncanny, earns the term. Looking back at the man’s filmography, however, it’s clear that there’s much more to Lynch’s work than mere eccentricity, especially given that he’s made films that don’t easily fit into common ideas about what it is for a film or a work of art to even be “Lynchian.” Beyond that, Lynch himself is such a singular presence beyond his films – as a thinker, a writer, and even as a musician – that attempts to Xerox his work are doubly pointless. As it’s David Lynch month here at the site, we decided to poll our writers on their favorite Lynch movies,...
- 3/20/2013
- by Ricky da Conceição
- SoundOnSight
Welcome to Eisner Week. Every year during the week of March 6th, the birthday of Will Eisner, comic book and graphic novel fans around the world celebrate the achievements of one of the comic industries most pioneering legends. All this week at Sound On Sight, the Comics section will devote the bulk of our coverage to honoring the work of Will Eisner and the impact his work and tireless championing of new artists has had on today’s comics culture.
Will Eisner paved the way for both avenues associated with comics today. Whether you call comics “visual narrative,” “graphic storytelling” or “sequential art,” it is important to know from where this idea of comics as art evolved. As a comic strip creator in the 1930’s, Eisner moved from Wow Magazine to the creation of his own imprint with partner Jerry Iger. Eisner & Iger Studios assembled what could be best described...
Will Eisner paved the way for both avenues associated with comics today. Whether you call comics “visual narrative,” “graphic storytelling” or “sequential art,” it is important to know from where this idea of comics as art evolved. As a comic strip creator in the 1930’s, Eisner moved from Wow Magazine to the creation of his own imprint with partner Jerry Iger. Eisner & Iger Studios assembled what could be best described...
- 3/4/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Just hours ago, Pope Benedict XVI spent his final moments as Pontiff. His famous Twitter page, @Pontifex now simply reads “Sede Vacante,” or empty seat. Being the first Pope to resign in some 600 years, Benedict XVI leaves the over 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the world leaderless until the conclusion of the upcoming Papal Conclave. Benedict’s resignation has thrust the media into speculation about his reasons for stepping down. It’s an interesting situation that has many asking; what if the Pope just decides he no longer want to be Pope?
This very question was raised, prophesized in some respects, in last years wonderfully funny We Have A Pope. Italian director Nanni Moretti poignantly captured a Pope’s crisis of faith, in what can now be pointed to as the seminal film about pontifical abdication. In the shadow of Benedict XVI’s final day I revisit We Have a Pope...
This very question was raised, prophesized in some respects, in last years wonderfully funny We Have A Pope. Italian director Nanni Moretti poignantly captured a Pope’s crisis of faith, in what can now be pointed to as the seminal film about pontifical abdication. In the shadow of Benedict XVI’s final day I revisit We Have a Pope...
- 2/28/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Five On Film is an occasional feature on “Hey You Geeks!!” where directors, writers, actors or just plain awesome advocates of geek culture are asked five questions in line with the theme of their current work. In this edition, I chat about video game movies with Wreck-It Ralph screenwriter Phil Johnston.
One of the most acclaimed Animated Films of 2012, Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph is a celebration of video game culture framed in a medium that has seen its share of video-game crossover failures. Using insider gaming humor (“Jenkins”) and classic video game cameos from Bowser and Sonic the Hedgehog to Tapper and Paperboy, Wreck-It Ralph is a film written to appeal across three decades of children and adults who grew up playing these games. With Wreck-It Ralph about to hit Blu-ray and DVD on March 5th, and the Oscars, for which the film is nominated for Best Animated Feature, just a few days away,...
One of the most acclaimed Animated Films of 2012, Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph is a celebration of video game culture framed in a medium that has seen its share of video-game crossover failures. Using insider gaming humor (“Jenkins”) and classic video game cameos from Bowser and Sonic the Hedgehog to Tapper and Paperboy, Wreck-It Ralph is a film written to appeal across three decades of children and adults who grew up playing these games. With Wreck-It Ralph about to hit Blu-ray and DVD on March 5th, and the Oscars, for which the film is nominated for Best Animated Feature, just a few days away,...
- 2/21/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
A not so long ways away in a galaxy, well, in our own galaxy actually, a corporation adorned with mouse ears and a big blue castle are about to release the first of a barrage of new Star Wars films. This story begins in 2015, summer most likely, possibly late December, and starts with the seventh film in the Star Wars series; Episode VII. Actually, this story has really already begun in the hive-mind of internet speculation. Ever since Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm last October, the internet has been ablaze with questions and rumors of who would write, star and direct, what spinoff films are possible and what the next trilogy may entail. This is the first in a three part feature on that very future, ripe with theories, opinion and some downright nutty ideas about what’s next for Star Wars.
While an opinion heavy breakdown of a future...
While an opinion heavy breakdown of a future...
- 2/17/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth #1
Written by Ken Kristensen
Art and Cover by M.K. Perker and Colorist Cemal Soyleyen
Published by Image Comics
When a comic is prefaced with a special thanks to Todd Solondz (director of Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness), it’s safe to assume you’re in for a work of thorny humor. Angsty eccentricity is the sap of the suburban comedy, but writer Ken Kristensen and artist M.K. Perker’s Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth trades in angst for innocence in what is surely the boldest, most controversial book released so far this year.
Issue one of this new mini-series sets up a colorful ensemble of complicated characters who each represent a different mindset of suburban America. Todd is the upbeat optimist, a kid so ugly he wears a bag over his head, but you know he’s always smiling regardless.
Written by Ken Kristensen
Art and Cover by M.K. Perker and Colorist Cemal Soyleyen
Published by Image Comics
When a comic is prefaced with a special thanks to Todd Solondz (director of Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness), it’s safe to assume you’re in for a work of thorny humor. Angsty eccentricity is the sap of the suburban comedy, but writer Ken Kristensen and artist M.K. Perker’s Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth trades in angst for innocence in what is surely the boldest, most controversial book released so far this year.
Issue one of this new mini-series sets up a colorful ensemble of complicated characters who each represent a different mindset of suburban America. Todd is the upbeat optimist, a kid so ugly he wears a bag over his head, but you know he’s always smiling regardless.
- 1/30/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Savage Wolverine #1
Written by Frank Cho
Art & Cover by Frank Cho & colorist Jason Keith
Published by Marvel
This week, Marvel released the newest in their run of Marvel Now! relaunches with Frank Cho’s “Savage Wolverine.” Arguably the most recognizable of the X-Men, and certainly Marvel’s most popular adamantium-blade wielding mutant, Wolverine was primed for his return as leading man. After “Avengers vs. X-Men” left Wolverine challenging his allegiances, Frank Cho creates a new arc for the character that is less drama and more pulp. Here, Wolverine is back to being the primal loose canon, the savage anti-hero fans desire.
“Savage Wolverine” begins when a non-aggressive S.H.E.I.L.D. mission leads to a heli-transport crash that maroons its crew on a small island in the Savage Land. The S.H.E.I.L.D. agents are on a geological cartography mission when they come across the Forbidden Island,...
Written by Frank Cho
Art & Cover by Frank Cho & colorist Jason Keith
Published by Marvel
This week, Marvel released the newest in their run of Marvel Now! relaunches with Frank Cho’s “Savage Wolverine.” Arguably the most recognizable of the X-Men, and certainly Marvel’s most popular adamantium-blade wielding mutant, Wolverine was primed for his return as leading man. After “Avengers vs. X-Men” left Wolverine challenging his allegiances, Frank Cho creates a new arc for the character that is less drama and more pulp. Here, Wolverine is back to being the primal loose canon, the savage anti-hero fans desire.
“Savage Wolverine” begins when a non-aggressive S.H.E.I.L.D. mission leads to a heli-transport crash that maroons its crew on a small island in the Savage Land. The S.H.E.I.L.D. agents are on a geological cartography mission when they come across the Forbidden Island,...
- 1/18/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Star Wars #1
Written by Brian Wood
Art by Carlos D’Anda & colorist Gabe Eltaeb. Cover by Alex Ross
Published by Dark Horse
From 1977 through 1986 Marvel Comics ran the first Star Wars comic book series, a group of books recapping the films in the original trilogy and bridging the gaps between them with new stories and characters. This of course led to the Expanded Universe, a canon of novels, spin-off comics, video games and television shows collectively constructing a new history and populating the Star Wars landscape into a never-ending agglomeration. In a current comics landscape where both Marvel and DC are relaunching their major titles with Marvel Now! and DC’s New 52, Brian Wood and Dark Horse Comics have relaunched Star Wars.
Wood’s series starts fresh, in a bubble he has constructed for the series where, so far, only Episode IV: A New Hope, the first Star Wars film exists.
Written by Brian Wood
Art by Carlos D’Anda & colorist Gabe Eltaeb. Cover by Alex Ross
Published by Dark Horse
From 1977 through 1986 Marvel Comics ran the first Star Wars comic book series, a group of books recapping the films in the original trilogy and bridging the gaps between them with new stories and characters. This of course led to the Expanded Universe, a canon of novels, spin-off comics, video games and television shows collectively constructing a new history and populating the Star Wars landscape into a never-ending agglomeration. In a current comics landscape where both Marvel and DC are relaunching their major titles with Marvel Now! and DC’s New 52, Brian Wood and Dark Horse Comics have relaunched Star Wars.
Wood’s series starts fresh, in a bubble he has constructed for the series where, so far, only Episode IV: A New Hope, the first Star Wars film exists.
- 1/14/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
“Hey You Geeks!!” is all about the bread and butter of Geek Cinema; comic book films, science fiction, action, horror and fantasy. Because these genres overwhelmingly embody the money-earning side of film, they tend to exist on an uneven plain where weeding out the good from the bad is an often tedious task. Along this plain however, each year sees the release of a number of genre defying films that reshape, invigorate or define whatever genre they’ve been pigeonholed into. One thing 2012 provided was a relatively clear line between the good and the bad. From The Avengers to The Raid: Redemption, Looper and Cabin in the Woods, 2012 proved that genre is no longer the simple classifier that once was.
Until recently, comic book films have been a hit or miss affair. With comic book readership on the rise, 2012 gave us more hits in a year where even the misses...
Until recently, comic book films have been a hit or miss affair. With comic book readership on the rise, 2012 gave us more hits in a year where even the misses...
- 1/2/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
“Why do I always think gettin’ you home for Life Day is gonna be easy?”
So says a languid Han Solo to an excitable Chewbacca in the legendarily awful 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. Perhaps the most infamous Television Christmas Special ever made, The Star Wars Holiday Special is a mythic assault on fanboy watchability. There are shows that are so good they’re bad, the kind of outing where laughable moments and poor production add an air of ironic, even classic credibility. Then there’s The Star Wars Holiday Special. So bad its good just doesn’t apply here. This two-hour spinoff is utterly unwatchable save for a brief section of animation wedged between the overcooked buns of this whopper of a fail.
While the idea of a Star Wars Christmas special may have sounded good on paper, this Lucasfilm misstep left a blemish on Star Wars even greater than Jar Jar.
So says a languid Han Solo to an excitable Chewbacca in the legendarily awful 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. Perhaps the most infamous Television Christmas Special ever made, The Star Wars Holiday Special is a mythic assault on fanboy watchability. There are shows that are so good they’re bad, the kind of outing where laughable moments and poor production add an air of ironic, even classic credibility. Then there’s The Star Wars Holiday Special. So bad its good just doesn’t apply here. This two-hour spinoff is utterly unwatchable save for a brief section of animation wedged between the overcooked buns of this whopper of a fail.
While the idea of a Star Wars Christmas special may have sounded good on paper, this Lucasfilm misstep left a blemish on Star Wars even greater than Jar Jar.
- 12/22/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
When it came to devising a list of what I felt were the top ten Television shows of 2012 I contemplated sticking with the theme of “Hey You Geeks!!” and centering the list solely on the best sci-fi and nerd related shows on TV. I generally group “Geek TV” into a segment of shows exclusively featuring a sci-fi, comic book, fantasy or horror spin. Unfortunately, that does an injustice to both the term Geek and the medium of Television. Geeks are not held to one or few specific genres and the geek classification can be attached to literally anything if someone is enthusiastic or expertly dedicated to that particular thing. Not to mention, a lot of the sci-fi, horror and comic shows on TV tend to be terrible.
Sure, there are Walking Dead geeks who create memes after each episode and debate every zombie kill and change from the comics. But...
Sure, there are Walking Dead geeks who create memes after each episode and debate every zombie kill and change from the comics. But...
- 12/17/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Whether you own a TV or simply rely on the web, it should be clear by the barrage of advertising that holiday shopping season has once again fallen upon us. Maybe you’re one of those who stumbled out of your post Thanksgiving tryptophan-coma at 4am yesterday for some Walking Dead style survival drills at your local Walmart or Best Buy. Black Friday, the day consumers sacrifice dignity for dollars. To you I say, “Resist!” Shopping must be done, but why allow Target to invoke their name unto you this shopping season? Dodge that bullet and embrace the biggest box store in the world, the literal square (or rectangular) screen from which you read this very story. “Hey You Geeks!!” is here to help you sort it all out with a list of the nerdiest treasures on the World Wide Web. Whether you’re a TV, Movie, Video Game, or Comic geek,...
- 11/24/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
When the most recent incarnation of Battlestar Galactica (BSG) ended in 2009 I found myself scurrying to find a replacement series of equal space operatic caliber. I found nothing, falling on Fringe to provide what little sci-fi greatness my TV could muster. I clung to the notion that a BSG prequel was in production, but alas, 2010’s Caprica was far from what fans were looking for. Many would say the original Star Trek was the greatest televised space epic. Others might argue that Star Trek: The Next Generation holds that crown. Still others would protest that Firefly is unsurpassed in all of its space pirate glory. Not me. For me, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick’s 2003 re-imagining of Glen Larson’s 1978 Battlestar Galactica series resonated most for its questions on existence and creation, and a full-bodied depiction of war at a time when war was prevalent in our every day lives.
- 11/19/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Moonraker
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay by Christopher Wood
UK, 1979
Moonraker has the unique distinction of being the most absurd and over-the-top Bond film produced in 50 years of the series. Spy films exist in a genre unto themselves, but the Bond films sometimes like to crossover into other popular genres as well. The first clear example of this was 1973′s Live and Let Die, which mimicked the then popular Blaxploitation genre. When Moonraker was released however, the Bond series took this genre crossover to its extreme, resulting in a Bond film as much a science fiction saga as it is screwball comedy. Certainly one of the strangest Bond films to date, Moonraker holds a unique admiration among Bond fans and remained the highest grossing of all the Bond films until the release of Goldeneye in 1995.
Before Moonraker came 1977′s The Spy Who Loved Me which concluded with the end credit...
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay by Christopher Wood
UK, 1979
Moonraker has the unique distinction of being the most absurd and over-the-top Bond film produced in 50 years of the series. Spy films exist in a genre unto themselves, but the Bond films sometimes like to crossover into other popular genres as well. The first clear example of this was 1973′s Live and Let Die, which mimicked the then popular Blaxploitation genre. When Moonraker was released however, the Bond series took this genre crossover to its extreme, resulting in a Bond film as much a science fiction saga as it is screwball comedy. Certainly one of the strangest Bond films to date, Moonraker holds a unique admiration among Bond fans and remained the highest grossing of all the Bond films until the release of Goldeneye in 1995.
Before Moonraker came 1977′s The Spy Who Loved Me which concluded with the end credit...
- 11/15/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
Last weeks release of Halo 4 by Microsoft’s 343 Industries was a huge deal for videogame fans. A trailer released for the game a few weeks earlier was an equally huge deal for completely different reasons. The two-minute and twenty-one second launch trailer, titled “Scanned,” made its debut on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on October 18th. What film fans should note is that the spot was produced by David Fincher and directed by Fincher VFX collaborator Tim Miller, known for his title sequence work in Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The trailer is absolutely stunning, and got me to thinking; Fincher would make a killer Halo film.
Sure, Fincher didn’t direct the spot, but as producer I’m sure he had complete oversight. Miller doesn’t have much, if anything to his credit as a director, so it’s a safe bet to speculate that Fincher...
Sure, Fincher didn’t direct the spot, but as producer I’m sure he had complete oversight. Miller doesn’t have much, if anything to his credit as a director, so it’s a safe bet to speculate that Fincher...
- 11/13/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
'Right now - All I want from Christmas is to live.' Howard Phillips (a winning Adam Conger) is having a tough morning in The Living Want Me Dead. After submitting himself as a subject at a medical testing facility to earn some quick holiday cash, he finds that everyone he encounters after the experiment behaves strangely towards him. Strange in the sense that they fly into a rage, begin to foam at the mouth, and have an irrepressible urge to kill... him! Forced to defend himself against the bloodthirsty hordes, Howard embarks on a quest to find shelter. Against the backdrop of a neighborhood full of cheery Christmas decorations, Howard seeks refuge at the home of his stoner friend Teddy (Tony Nunes, hilarious) but gets more than he bargains for. From the safety of Teddy's backyard, Howard recounts his blood-drenched tale as Teddy tries to organize ...
- 11/12/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Friday was a big day here at the Con, but today is going to be huge. New York is quickly growing into one of the largest Cons in the country, perhaps even number two behind San Diego.
The big event on Friday was the Legendary Comics panel moderated by the Nerdist himself Chris Hardwick. Hardwick is fantastic at on the spot hilarity; the best moderator I’ve seen. Legendary Comics Editor and Chief Bob Schreck introduced some of the new and upcoming titles from Legendary Comics including Matt Wagner’s Tower Chronicles and the Max Brooks helmed Shadow Walk. Then Hardwick introduced legendary comic writer Grant Morrison to announce Annihilator, a new series he is doing with Legendary. Annihilator is about a failing screenwriter who signs a deal with the devil. The tag line Morrison used was something on the line of “what happens when deadlines become life and death.
The big event on Friday was the Legendary Comics panel moderated by the Nerdist himself Chris Hardwick. Hardwick is fantastic at on the spot hilarity; the best moderator I’ve seen. Legendary Comics Editor and Chief Bob Schreck introduced some of the new and upcoming titles from Legendary Comics including Matt Wagner’s Tower Chronicles and the Max Brooks helmed Shadow Walk. Then Hardwick introduced legendary comic writer Grant Morrison to announce Annihilator, a new series he is doing with Legendary. Annihilator is about a failing screenwriter who signs a deal with the devil. The tag line Morrison used was something on the line of “what happens when deadlines become life and death.
- 10/13/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
In Chris Marker’s groundbreaking 1962 time travel film La Jetee, the woman (Helene Chatelain) in the film refers to the films time-traveling protagonist (Davos Hanich) as a ghost. Later in the film, the man realizes that as a child he witnessed his own death at the hands of a time traveling assassin. La Jetee in many ways became the first time traveling ghost story. Director Rian Johnson has regarded La Jetee as one of the inspirations for his new film Looper.
Time travel films are the greatest ghost stories science fiction has to offer. The very idea of people from the future and past commingling with people in the present offers countless waves of possible interweaving conflict. The logic of time travel itself in these films is often thoughtfully constructed and mind-numbingly complex. Luckily, Rian Johnson is a fan and student of sci-fi film, so with Looper he’s constructed...
Time travel films are the greatest ghost stories science fiction has to offer. The very idea of people from the future and past commingling with people in the present offers countless waves of possible interweaving conflict. The logic of time travel itself in these films is often thoughtfully constructed and mind-numbingly complex. Luckily, Rian Johnson is a fan and student of sci-fi film, so with Looper he’s constructed...
- 10/1/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
In 1902 Georges Melies took audiences on their first trip to the Moon in his H.G. Wells inspired Le Voyage dans la lune. Sixty-seven years later, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Twenty years after that, Apollo Associates released an 80 minute documentary entirely composed of Nasa and astronaut shot and recorded audio and 16mm footage from all of the Apollo missions of the 1960′s and 70′s. Al Reinert’s Academy Award nominated documentary For All Mankind quickly earned its place as one of the most transformative films ever made. Jokingly sold as “the most expensive movie ever made,” For All Mankind took us where Kubrick, Lang, and Melies himself could only previously imagine.
Among each of the equally standout scenes in this true account of scientific exploration, one scene in particular always struck me as absurdly meta. As astronauts float towards the moon, weightlessly spinning in the Apollo spacecraft,...
Among each of the equally standout scenes in this true account of scientific exploration, one scene in particular always struck me as absurdly meta. As astronauts float towards the moon, weightlessly spinning in the Apollo spacecraft,...
- 9/30/2012
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
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