Fantasy Theater

If you're a movie buff, an illustration buff, or both, this one's for you:

http://boingboing.net/2015/09/23/80-great-movie-posters-with-th.html

This is fun -- move the sliders back and forth to compare the movie Avengers with the comic book versions:

http://www.shirts.com/blog/p-697-the-avengers-then-and-now.aspx

A song about death that's surprisingly long-lived:



http://youtu.be/dLgvKwOYniY

Common mistakes writers make:

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3022129/all-the-things-that-are-wrong-with-your-screenplay-in-one-handy-infographic

Our friends at the "Space:1970" blog inform me that Friday was the birthday of actress Sybil Danning, star of many a sci-fi/fantasy/action flick:

http://space1970.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-birthday-sybil-danning.html

One look at Ms. Danning's severe cheekbones and impractical costumes should let you know how much her oeuvre has influenced my work. :) Many happy returns, Ms. D!

MGK comes up with an appropriate response to Seth MacFarlane's "Boobs" song:

http://mightygodking.com/2013/02/25/dear-tina-and-amy-this-is-for-free/

A fun little animation on the Google homepage today:

http://www.google.com/

John Ford reveals the secret of moviemaking to a young Steven Spielberg:

http://youtu.be/tfiCdpmuFUE

The Onion puts the whole idea of "iconic comic book characters" into perspective:

I had no idea this was in the works. Looks pretty cool. I suppose there's no chance for a U.S. theatrical release, but hopefully we'll at least get it on DVD...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sJrCxD3Zz0

Wikipedia has a little more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Battleship_Yamato_%28live_action_film%29

And here's the official site, but it's pretty sparse (and all in Japanese, natch):
http://yamato-movie.net/