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Drona - Superhero Movie Bollywood Style
Drona, an Indian Superhero film starring Abhishek Bachchan,Aasim Khan ,Priyanka Chopra was released worldwide on October 2, 2008. Film is supposed to be a compelling modern tale of one man's spectacular voyage through the labyrinths of mystic myths and legendary legacies. Of a journey that will force him to face his fears and make him the hero he was born to become. Drona claims to derive its roots from Indian mythology but actually ends up falling in the standard template of those frequent fanciful films where the villain desires to gain immortality through magical potions and the hero (or is it superhero) has to stop him from achieving eternity.
Drona essentially is designed as a superhero film but sadly his superpowers seem to be nothing more than delivering punches. The film starts on a dull note and as it progresses it starts resembling an Arabian Nights fable of the 80s in the likes of Hatim Tai (to tacky effect), with a protagonist who has to overcome obstacles to complete his mission. Unfortunately the blockages in his path are so bland that the lackluster screenplay loses its audience midways. Drona, an Indian Superhero film starring Abhishek Bachchan,Aasim Khan ,Priyanka Chopra was released worldwide on October 2, 2008. Fil... more -
Spotlight on VC2
Good afternoon, Current! Kelly here again with this week’s VC2 highlights.
Our Leaderboard winner this week is “The truth about People's Park” by dre_allday:
http://current.com/items/89293868_the_truth_about_peopl...
The pod refreshes our memory about the violent and inspiring history behind the creation of People’s Park in Berkeley, California, and tells us what the park is like today.
Next, meet “Portland's Super Hero” by SportsLifeMedia:
http://current.com/items/89347739_portland_s_super_hero
Calling himself a “costume activist,” Zetaman is a real-life superhero who patrols the streets of Portland and helps those in need. Get a little insight into the real-life superhero subculture and see what they do.
On the other side of the globe, NidhiSharma gives us “Young Indian Suicides”:
http://current.com/items/89333434_young_indian_suicides
Stress is high for grade 12 students in India, so high that students are committing suicide to escape the pressure. Discover why this is happening and hear about some of the things that could be done about it. (Suddenly, the SATs don’t seem so bad!)
Keeping things international, next up is “Gay Jamaican Cop” by sassyvelvet:
http://current.com/items/89341432_gay_jamaican_cop
Jamaica has earned itself the reputation of being “the most homophobic place in the world.” This is the story of a gay police officer in Jamaica who now lives in hiding because of the abuses he suffered due to his sexuality.
And to end this on a positive note, we have DrFrankenSteiner’s “Blind Iditarod Racer”:
http://current.com/items/89333981_blind_iditarod_racer
Rachael Scdoris is both legally blind and a dedicated dog sled racer. Check out how she races the Iditarod, a harsh 1,150 mile sled race across Alaskan terrain.
I hope you enjoyed this week’s Spotlight, and I’ll be back next week with more. Happy Tuesday, Current! Good afternoon, Current! Kelly here again with this week’s VC2 highlights. ... more -
New protective fabric turns wearers into Spiderman
d3o is a specially engineered intelligent material that is soft and pliable under normal conditions, but becomes solid and highly shock-absorbent under stress - sounds rather like those cornflour and water experiments from primary school.
According to Richard Palmer of d30, wearing a suit of the stuff would not so much make you "feel like RoboCop, [but] like Spider Man. You feel confident, but you don't feel invincible."
See the vid for the stuff's cool abilities. d3o is a specially engineered intelligent material that is soft and pliable under normal conditions, but becomes solid and highly shoc... more -
Latest Watchmen Trailer Looks Promising
Even many fans of the Watchmen graphic novel didn't want the movie in the hands of a big studio, the movie's trailer was a hit at this year's Comic-Con.
Watchmen, adapted from a graphic novel and starring Jackie Earle Haley and Matthew Goode, is one of the most anticipated releases of 2009. Warner Bros. made the film and plans to release it March 6, but 20th Century Fox has filed a suit claiming it has some rights to the project. As part of the litigation, Fox asked a judge to block the movie's release.
Few in the industry expect that to happen. But fans of the graphic novel aren't quietly waiting for the legal process to sort it out. They're taking on Fox, threatening to boycott the studio's future movies. Even many fans of the Watchmen graphic novel didn't want the movie in the hands of a big studio, the movie's trailer was a h... more -
I Am the Black Canary
Alaina Huffman is the newest superhero to land in "Smallville," but just who is the Black Canary, and how did she get her powers?
"Smallville" airs Thursdays, 8/7C on the CW. Alaina Huffman is the newest superhero to land in "Smallville," but just who is the Black Canary, and how did she get her po... more -
Green Hornet in 2010
Stephen Chow, one of Asia's most popular box-office draws as the award-winning star and director of such films as Kung Fu Hustle, CJ7, and Shaolin Soccer, will direct Seth Rogen in Columbia Pictures' The Green Hornet.
In the new Green Hornet, which will hit theaters around the world on June 25, 2010, Chow will star as Kato, the Green Hornet’s manservant, played in a 1966 U.S. TV series by the biggest Chinese action star of all time: Bruce Lee. Chow is following in a tradition started by Lee of cross-over Chinese stars who have made a name for themselves in Hollywood, including Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-Fat and Zhang Ziyi. Stephen Chow, one of Asia's most popular box-office draws as the award-winning star and director of such films as Kung Fu Hustle,... more -
Hybrid TMNT movie coming, not coming, coming, not coming
A couple of days ago rumours about new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie surfaced. First Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the comics, posted on his website that talks were underway for a new live-action film featuring the comic book characters he created alongside Peter Laird back in 1983. That was quickly denied when the “Turtles” writer Steve Murphy labeled it as “complete nonsense,” and Eastman offered up an apology to various industry peers for sharing information about the project.
But now, according to Peter Laird, who owns the TMNT property rights with Mirage Studios, has commented on MTV that "I can confirm that we have had several meetings with very interested people, and I think we are pretty close to making a deal." A couple of days ago rumours about new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie surfaced. First Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the comics, pos... more -
Nicolas Cage Talks Ghost Rider 2
there maybe a sequel for Ghost Rider, even it considered to be one of the lesser Marvel movies. According to Empire:
But the Mark Steven Johnson movie grossed over $200 million worldwide, and has done pretty well on home entertainment, so it’s hardly surprising to find that there has been talk of a sequel.
But with Johnson busy returning to comedy with next year’s When In Rome, we hadn’t heard anything in a while. But Nicolas Cage – ol’ Johnny Blaze himself – has been talking to Coming Soon and mentioned that a Ghost Rider 2 could be in the offing after all. there maybe a sequel for Ghost Rider, even it considered to be one of the lesser Marvel movies. According to Empire: ... more -
Superhero Fashion
Capes, masks, super prints and bionic shoes are at last becoming a fashion trend.
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Could Batman exist?
You could train somebody to be a tremendous athlete and to have a significant martial arts background, and also to use some of the gear that he has, which requires a lot of physical prowess. Most of what you see there is feasible to the extent that somebody could be trained to that extreme.
What's less realistic?A great example is in the movies where Batman is fighting multiple opponents and all of a sudden he's taking on 10 people. If you just estimate how fast somebody could punch and kick, and how many times you could hit one person in a second, you wind up with numbers like five or six. This doesn't mean you could fight four or five people. But it's also hard for four or five people to simultaneously attack somebody, because they get in each other's way. More realistic is a couple of attackers.
Also, if you were to hit somebody really hard, it'd got "Ka-POW!!" and "SPLAT!!" You could train somebody to be a tremendous athlete and to have a significant martial arts background, and also to use some of the gea... more -
Hancock?
Will Smith is at it again with his new July 4th movie, Hancock. Does he still have what it takes to open a film on such a big holiday weekend? Current viewers give their review. Will Smith is at it again with his new July 4th movie, Hancock. Does he still have what it takes to open a film on such a big holiday... more
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Military contractor superheroes
When superhero Tony Stark isn't donning his Iron Man armor to personally rough up villains, he's pitching the U.S. military on new gadgets to fight the War on Terror.
The Marvel comic book character's suit embodies a futuristic technology that may enhance human capabilities in war, but the current battlefield belongs to a growing swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and robots that could someday give even Iron Man a run for his money. UAVs clocked more than 500,000 hours in the air by the beginning of 2008, performing many of the tasks normally done by piloted aircraft.
Stark might be the new face of military contractors. Private individuals and companies may not be as visible as UAVs soaring above the skies of Afghanistan and Iraq, yet their role has grown just as dramatically during the recent conflicts.
Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr. , is based partly on real-life wealthy industrialist Howard Hughes, who lent his eccentric genius and financial resources to oddball U.S. military efforts during World War II and the Cold War.
The military-industrial complex really took off in the 1950s as the United States sought new weapons and technologies for its growing military, which gave Hughes and other military contractors a market to sell everything from helicopters to satellites.
Private companies are eager for contracts, the military looks for next-generation weapons , and some in Congress jockey for new defense-related jobs for their districts. No one questions that the United States could not fight a war now without outsourcing to military contractors. When superhero Tony Stark isn't donning his Iron Man armor to personally rough up villains, he's pitching the U.S. military ... more -
Mexican Superheroes
Photographer Dulce Pinzon posed undocumented Mexican immigrants in superhero costumes and captured their feats of derring-do in New York City. Photographer Dulce Pinzon posed undocumented Mexican immigrants in superhero costumes and captured their feats of derring-do in New Yo... more
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The name is Batman, son of Suparman
Yeah, this is no joke, unfortunate for this 17 year old Singaporean boy who was given the name of two most famous superheroes: Batman and Superman. Though a cool name but I doubt he’ll get taken seriously in his future job. Yeah, this is no joke, unfortunate for this 17 year old Singaporean boy who was given the name of two most famous superheroes: Batman ... more
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CG purists scoff at use of real sets for Watchmen
Sorry folks...if you're looking for yet another computer generated fantasy world with Zack Snyder's adaptation of Watchmen, you're going to be thankfully disappointed.
I didn't see 300, but I can say that it at least appeared to be a faithfully rendered adaptation of Miller's graphic novel. Using a CG to create that sense of hyper-reality makes sense, but Watchmen is a different beast. Moore's tale was never intended to root in the hyper-real, but rather the tangible alternative. What if Nixon found a way to end the Vietnam war? What if superheroes were real? What if?
Hearing that actual sets are being designed brings hope to something that even Moore has deemed "unfilmable." Click through to Gizmodo to see a behind-the-scenes video blog of sets being designed...yes, ACTUAL sets! Sorry folks...if you're looking for yet another computer generated fantasy world with Zack Snyder's adaptation of Watchmen, ... more -
Super OBAMA GIRL: The Lost Episode
In episode 17, Super Obama Girl battles the nefarious Baron Despair, who once again plans to brainwash voters into supporting Hillary!
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Caped Crusaders
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...some normal guy. In spandex.
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When you're a superhero family, the T-Mobile Sidekick LX will always save the...
This is a Superhero family unlike any other. In this dynamic duo, the wife is out fighting crime, while her husband is busy taking care of the daily routine of a stay at home superhero. This is a Superhero family unlike any other. In this dynamic duo, the wife is out fighting crime, while her husband is busy taking ca... more
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T - Mobile Sidekick Powers
This is a video showing people's desire to stay connected and this particular person is the only person with this magical sidekick that people would fight to get..this was film in the movie trailer style to give it a more epic approach This is a video showing people's desire to stay connected and this particular person is the only person with this magical sidekic... more
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Sidekick World
Have a look and see exactly what goes on inside your sidekick!
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