John Carpenter’s movie The Thing is but the most famous example of a lineage of remakes and “inspired by” short stories and movies. And claymation movies starring penguins.
Movies
Research Blog Antarctica #105: The Thing
Film: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.: The Thing (U.S.A., 2011) The movie The Thing is a remake/prequel of John Carpenter’s 1982 movie The Thing, which is a remake of a 1951 movie called The Thing From Another World, which is based on the short story Who Goes There? by John W. Continue Reading
Brändielokuvat
(Kuva: Vesa Sammalisto) Kirjoitin Ylioppilaslehteen artikkelin brändielokuvista. Se ilmestyi lehden numerossa 13/2010. Juttu on luettavissa täällä.
Mannerheim, pyhimys
Kulttuurivihkojen sivuilla on lehteen kirjoittamani artikkeli Nikolai Dreidenin elokuvasta Enkelin sivualttari.
Research Blog Antarctica #95 – Whiteout
Film: Dominic Sena: Whiteout (U.S.A. 2009) Whiteout is an Antarctic crime movie based on the comic book by Greg Rucka. Its a faithful yet plodding adaptation, combining good Antarctic detail with a leaden script and workmanlike direction. The story is about an U.S. Marshal posted to the American base at Continue Reading
Tilt-Juhana: Gamer ja PS3 Slim
(Kuva: Gamer) Tällä viikolla Tiltin saitilla julkaistiin mun arvosteluni pelistä Wolfenstein ja konsolista PS3 Slim. Ne voi tsekata myös Tiltin Web-TV:stä. Tilt-blogissani Parempia pelejä aiheena oli videopelielokuva Gamer.
Pyongyang Poster Art
At the Pyongyang Film Studios in North Korea they have permanent movie sets for a South Korean town of the Korean War era, a Japanese town, etc. The buildings feature posters representing the North Korean artists’ idea of what advertisements, shop signs and movie posters look like in the South. Continue Reading
Antarctic Research Blog #88 – Under Antarctic Ice
Documentary: Norbert Wu: Under Antarctic Ice (U.S.A. 2001) This is an hour-long documentary following the photographer Norbert Wu as he’s taking pictures for his book, also called Under Antarctic Ice. Content-wise this is a bit vacuous, but the images are perfect and gorgeous. Everything in the documentary is beautiful, from Continue Reading
Waltz With Bashir
Kirjoitin Kumppani-lehteen artikkelin israelilaisen Ari Folmanin elokuvasta Waltz With Bashir. Juttu löytyy täältä.
Antarctic Research Blog #84 – With Byrd at the South Pole
Documentary: With Byrd at the South Pole (U.S.A. 1930) This is a documentary shot during Richard Byrd’s First Antarctic Expedition, 1928-1930. Of the early Antarctic documentaries, this has the best images in the sense that the cameramen were able to shoot more than before, although they were not as artistically Continue Reading