Neverwas

A friend rented Neverwas and told me I just had to watch it, so I did just that. I didn't know anything about the movie, and I mean nothing at all. I didn't know what actors starred in the film (Aaron Eckhart, Brittany Murphy, Ian McKellen, William Hurt, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange, as it happens), I didn't know who the director was (Joshua Michael Stern), and I didn't know when the movie had come out (2005). Needless to say, I didn't know what it was about. And what it was about was the tenuous line between reality and fantasy, between fiction and delusion, between believing and being skeptical.

Neverwas was a dreamy movie, a quality emphasized by the score by Philip Glass and the photography by Michael Grady, and it was extremely well cast. As for the story itself, it was absorbing and very interesting, and even though the tale unfolds at a very slow pace, it was never boring and I never felt it dragged on at all. So, if you've got nothing else to do, check out this movie and let me know what you think.

She's Finally Here!

This is Dhraya, the main character in Worlds Collide, the project I've been working on for the last several months, and that you'll get to see later this month.
Last year, I drew some sketches trying to figure out what she looked like, and this is it. You could argue she looks a lot like some of the creatures we saw both in Organic and in Amor acuático, and all I can say is that yes, she does.
At any rate, I hope you like her!

The Battle Against Exuberance

Are you sick of those upbeat people who are never sad? You know the kind. People who are always happy, perky, and ready to have a good time. The kind of people you could strangle. Those people. Well, I have good news for you: you don’t have to put up with them anymore! Check out the following video and allow yourself to dream!

Let's Do It Again

After almost seven years of not renting movies on a regular basis (not renting pretty much at all, to be precise), I hereby announce my return to the habit. A few hours ago, I went online and created a Netflix account, so from now on I'll have a stream of movies delivered to my door, and all so I can write about them and entertain you, dear readers. Well, that, and because I like movies, of course. And this reminds me that I bought the first season of Pushing Daisies a week ago, and I still haven't started it. I guess I've been too busy with Worlds Collide (coming soon!), but I think I should take a forty-minute break and watch the first episode, since I haven't watched any shows (except for Lost) since I started working on this particular masterpiece. Anyway, keep your eyes open for all those wonderful DVD reviews that will start flowing soon!

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

It took me four years, but I finally got to watch The 40-Year-Old Virgin, the surprise Steve Carell hit directed by the ubiquitous Judd Apatow. A friend of mine had been telling me I had to watch this movie, and he finally went to Blockbuster, rented it, and brought it to my apartment so we could all watch it.

As it's usually the case, I enjoyed the movie, but I don't think it's nearly as funny as the rest of the worlds claims it to be. I laughed a lot, a cringed a lot, and I related to the poor guy to some extent (only to some extent!). However, having seen this movie and at least another Apatow production (Knocked Up), I think I am qualified to say that I don't understand why his movies are so successful while Kevin Smith's are not. Their sense of humor, profanity-heavy dialogue, characters, and "plot development" are so similar it boggles the mind when audiences react positively to Apatow's films but ignore Smith's.

At any rate, The 40-Year-Old Virgin was cute and funny, and you could do worse than watching it. And did I mention Elizabeth Banks is in the movie? Naked? Now there's an excellent reason to watch this film.

Lee the Teacher

Check out this step-by-step drawing lesson by amazing artist Jim Lee, in which he explains how he drew Batgirl for a fan who commissioned the picture from him. The drawing is great, and it's always a treat to see the creative process explained by the artist. And when you're done with it, check out his Batman in Barcelona picture and step-by-step commentary as well. Enjoy!

Jack in the Pink Box

Yet another silly sketch I drew in a meeting. For some reason, I thought it’d be kind of fun to draw a Jack-in-the-box. Turns out I was right: it was fun. As you can see, I drew with a pink pen, and it only took me a few minutes. Just like the Walking Brain doodle, I think I wouldn’t mind going back and drawing a better, more fully realized version of this picture, but I really need to focus on Worlds Collide, which is actually coming along rather nicely. Oh, well…