http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog Films. Politics. Technology. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/the-british-mars-exploration-programme http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/the-british-mars-exploration-programme#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:16:20 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3109 Marsipan is a stop motion series created and produced totally independently by Nikolay Moustakov and Liz Rosenthal with the help of a great team of collaborators, Nathaniel Tapley, Brian Kelly, Tom Russell, Nils Kloth and Lynne Pritchard, just to mention a few. Their latest mission, Mission Striker is online now at aniboom and it manages to be both cute and funny. Go check it out.]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/the-british-mars-exploration-programme/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/another-remake-day-of-the-triffids http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/another-remake-day-of-the-triffids#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:17:14 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3102 Having decided already that the Survivors remake is a huge success, the BBC has announced plans to remake The Day of the Triffids. My immediate reaction to this was less that enthusiastic, not least because I have been quite disappointed with Survivors so far. The first episode was over-long, too glossy and badly let down at the end by a potentially very hackneyed coda. The second episode felt like an hours worth of filler. On reflection, I still think this is a bad idea]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/another-remake-day-of-the-triffids/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/lloyd-kaufman-defines-media-consolidation http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/lloyd-kaufman-defines-media-consolidation#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:07:38 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3099 Lloyd Kaufman, Chairman of the IFTA, delivers a speech on media consolidation and the dangers it poses to independent art. ]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/lloyd-kaufman-defines-media-consolidation/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/survivors http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/survivors#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:58:25 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3096 remake of their 30 year old SF series aired last night and – for the first time in a long time – I sat down to watch it. It wasn’t a bad start to the series but nor was it a great one. Although this first episode had its moments it did feel a lot more like an extended prologue than anything else. I am intending to catch episode 2 but I really do hope that things improve from here on in. ]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/survivors/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/tex-avery-meets-national-geographic http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/tex-avery-meets-national-geographic#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:08:56 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3090 Minuscule is a fusion between the documentary style of National Geographic and the universe of Tex Avery in which animated insects experience their adventures against a background of real-world sets. The films are short, dialogue-free and very, very funny.]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/tex-avery-meets-national-geographic/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/william-shatner-responds http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/william-shatner-responds#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:29:18 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3087 response.]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/william-shatner-responds/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/monty-python-looks-on-the-bright-side-of-youtube http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/monty-python-looks-on-the-bright-side-of-youtube#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:11:33 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3084 Monty Python team has finally taken action... by setting up their own channel on YouTube (via Slashdot). And in return, all they are asking is that you click on the links and buy the films and TV shows. And you can't say fairer than that.]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/monty-python-looks-on-the-bright-side-of-youtube/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/john-williams-is-the-man http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/john-williams-is-the-man#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:39:51 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3081 John Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career that spans six decades, Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in history, including all but one of Steven Spielberg's feature films, Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, E.T., Born on the Fourth of July, Harry Potter, and more. In short, if you've watched any films at all over the past thirty years, then you will have heard a John Williams score. Even if you haven't seen the films, the music is so iconic that you will probably recognise it anyway. Now go and check out this tribute from Moosebutter.]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/john-williams-is-the-man/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/steer-a-course-for-a-brave-new-world http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/steer-a-course-for-a-brave-new-world#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:22:15 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3078 Amazon, Chumbawumba's The Boy Bands Have Won is "gentle and warm in tone but caustic in intent." After having heard Charlie (via Pharyngula), I can well believe it.]]> http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/steer-a-course-for-a-brave-new-world/feed http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/how-stuff-works-the-lightsabre http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/how-stuff-works-the-lightsabre#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:35:52 +0000 Paul http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/?p=3074 http://www.pulpmovies.com/blog/2008/11/how-stuff-works-the-lightsabre/feed