Watchmen Video Diary: Dave Gibbons
It wouldn’t be the 6th of the month if we didn’t get a new Watchmen video diary. Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons takes you on a walking tour through the production design of Zack Snyder’s film adaptation in the latest video which is available on UGO. I wasn’t really excited about this project until I first saw all the incredible detail of the New York City set. And in this video diary Gibbons focuses on all the little details that come off the page onto the screen. Watchmen hits theaters on March 6th 2008.
Alan Moore is NOT Watching the Watchman
Watchmen has surprised even the harshest of critics so far. Even original artist Dave Gibbons has praised the film’s production for it’s accuracy and amazing detail that Zack Snyder is putting into the big screen adaptation.
So what about creator Alan Moore, who has been extremely vocal in the past against the adaptations of his comics? Has he drunk the Kool Aid as well? Nope. Moore spoke with Wizard about the upcoming film, and here is what he said:
“I spoke to Dave [Gibbons] the other day. I got a piece of paper—they must’ve learned something from the V for Vendetta debacle. I got a piece of paper a couple of months ago saying, “I, the undersigned, hereby give you permission to take my name off of the film and to send my money to Dave Gibbons.” So I sent that back to them all signed and sealed, which means that now I don’t have to rant and spew about the film. I’m just simply not interested in it. Dave phoned me up, and it’s always nice to talk to Dave, but he understands that I’m not really interested in “Watchmen.” So when he phoned, he asked me if I was interested in being kept up to date on it, and I was saying, “Well, it’s always nice to talk to you, but not really.” I don’t really know much about it. I believe that it’s going ahead. I won’t be watching it, obviously. I can at least remain neutral to it as long as they’re taking my name off of it and not playing these silly, ultimately futile games like they were doing last time, which worked out so well for them. No, I’m keeping well away from all of that.
Director Snyder told fans at Comic Con 2007 that the best he can hope for is that Alan Moore will someday watch the DVD and say, “You know, they didn’t fuck it up that bad.”
“We all want to please Alan, and I think that’s a noble thing to want to do. There’s nothing wrong to get the guy who frickin’ created the thing to not hate it, I don’t think that’s an outrageous thing to want,” said Snyder. “I think the approach is to assume that the movie is better, and that’s a mistake. I would never make any assumptions.”
via: Collider
Portishead - The Rip Video and Lyrics
The Rip by Portishead, Music Video and Lyrics
The Rip is the fourth track from Third album by Bristol music group Portishead.
The song is written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley.
You can listen the song here, this is a video taken from Later Live…with Jools Holland, the quality is pretty good, enjoy.
Portishead - The Rip Lyrics
As she walks in the room,
Scented and tall,
Hesitating once more.
And as I take on myself,
And the bitterness I felt,
Realise that love lost, while
White horses,
They will take me away,
And the tenderness I feel,
Will send the dark underneath,
Will I follow?
Through the glory of life,
I’m scattered on the floor,
Disappointed and sore.
And in my thoughts I have bled,
For the riddles I’ve been fed,
Another lie moves over, while
White horses,
They will take me away,
And the tenderness I feel,
Will send the dark underneath,
Will I follow?
While, white horses,
They will take me away,
And the tenderness I feel,
Will send the dark underneath,
Will I follow?
Lindsay Lohan May Luck Out
Lindsay Lohan May Luck Out
In the best news she’s heard in a long time, Lindsay Lohan may not be charged with cocaine possession in her upcoming court proceedings, says TMZ.
The three drug-related felonies may be dropped by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. And if that happened, LiLo wouldn’t have to worry about doing as much time behind bars.
With her misdemeanor drunk driving charges, though, the Mean Girls actress will face a minimum of four days in the slammer. Maybe she could serve her time with Nicole Richie, also slated for four days in the joint.
DA spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons wasn’t too keen on talking about the case, though. She told reporters, “A public discussion of potential charges prior to a case being filed would be inappropriate and potentially unethical.”
Guess we’ll have to just wait and see.
Until then,