Astroboy 2009 Release Date
It has been announced that the CG-animated movie take on Osamu Tezuka’s Astroboy will be released on October 23, 2009. I’m reserving my thoughts on this matter, but it’s safe to say that this could definitely fare better than that other movie we love to hate, being CG and not trying to do a live-action of it. There have been no concept arts and photos released yet, so maybe I can reserve my judgement until then?...
Initial D Extra Stage 2 coming on pay-per-view, DVD
I have to admit that I was (am?) an Initial D nut. It wasn’t my first exposure to drifting and cars but it sure pushed me to be a car and driving nut. While I haven’t gotten as far as getting myself my own black-and-white Corolla GTS/Trueno Sprinter/Corolla Levin AE86 and slap on a Fujiwara tofu-ten sticker on the side and drive around like I was a drifting master, I pushed me to do my fair share of rubber burning. It has...
1st Dragonball trailer due this October
When everyone else is barfing because of too much beer, some die-hard otakus might just be barfing their guts out when they finally see the trailer this October. That’s where we’d all get to see some white dude with spiky hair play Goku and a bunch of other white chicks trying to pass off as J. Even the prospect of seeing my man Chow Yun Fat as Master Roshi hasn’t upped my interest for this one. I don’t care if...
Eiga Sai July 2008
Film geeks and otakus unite! You can now watch Japanese films and anime for free, only this July! Click image for larger version. In celebration of Philippines – Japan Friendship Month, the Japan Foundation, Manila, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, the Shangri-La Plaza Mall, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the UP Film Institute presents a glimpse of the Japanese culture in Eiga Sai ’08. This year’s offering brings...
Nick Cage in Astroboy?!
WTF?! First time I heard the news I was like, NOOOOOOOO!!! I mean, it was already bad when I heard of the rumors about this: And now *gasp* maybe this?! Oh, shirt! You see, Summit Entertainment (the company that brought you Michael Clayton, American Pie, and Babel among others) will be releasing a computer-graphics film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy in 2009. Timothy Harris will pen the film (in case you are not familiar...