As the Robotech film moves ahead, we look at the anime's history, knotty rights issues, cultural impact, and earlier failed film attempts.
"In the year 1999, high above Macross island in the South Pacific, a phenomenal event occurred in the skies which altered the cause of human history..."
With a blaze of animated light, a huge alien space craft bursts through Earth's atmosphere and collides with a city, reducing its buildings to atoms in an instant.
That dramatic opening heralded the arrival of Robotech - and American television had never seen anything quite like it. Here was animated show which told a sprawling saga set across multiple epochs, full of alien invaders and exotic transforming robots. Its characters seemed low-key and somehow real; there were brave pilots, nervy new-recruits, romances and love triangles. There was action, but also comedy, tragedy and pathos. It even provided a generous helping of bubblegum pop music.
"In the year 1999, high above Macross island in the South Pacific, a phenomenal event occurred in the skies which altered the cause of human history..."
With a blaze of animated light, a huge alien space craft bursts through Earth's atmosphere and collides with a city, reducing its buildings to atoms in an instant.
That dramatic opening heralded the arrival of Robotech - and American television had never seen anything quite like it. Here was animated show which told a sprawling saga set across multiple epochs, full of alien invaders and exotic transforming robots. Its characters seemed low-key and somehow real; there were brave pilots, nervy new-recruits, romances and love triangles. There was action, but also comedy, tragedy and pathos. It even provided a generous helping of bubblegum pop music.
- 3/26/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Hong Kong — Lee Byung-hun says he had to train hard to do justice to his character in "G.I. Joe: Retaliation."
The upcoming sequel to "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" has his character Storm Shadow rising from the dead, which required the South Korean actor develop a stronger build.
Lee says, "I try to make (my muscles) bigger and look stronger, because he survives death" and wants revenge.
He trained rigorously and followed a strict diet, which he said proved difficult while filming in New Orleans.
"New Orleans has a lot of good food," he explained, and he couldn't visit the city's bars either.
Fans will be able to see the results of his hard work in 3D when "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" opens in March.
The upcoming sequel to "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" has his character Storm Shadow rising from the dead, which required the South Korean actor develop a stronger build.
Lee says, "I try to make (my muscles) bigger and look stronger, because he survives death" and wants revenge.
He trained rigorously and followed a strict diet, which he said proved difficult while filming in New Orleans.
"New Orleans has a lot of good food," he explained, and he couldn't visit the city's bars either.
Fans will be able to see the results of his hard work in 3D when "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" opens in March.
- 1/23/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
This is a busy weekend for awards, and the first major awards have just been handed out. The winners of the 2011 Chesley Awards were announced today at Renovation, the WorldCon going on right now in Reno, Nevada. The Chesleys are given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists each year for excellence in genre art.
Paperback: Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine (Ace) Hardcover: Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Tor) Magazine: Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17 Three-Dimensional: Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze Interior: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth Unpublished Color: Julie Dillon, “Planetary Alignment” Unpublished Monochrome: Ian Miller, “Triptych” Product: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook Gaming: Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath) (Sony Online Entertainment) Art Director: Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast Lifetime Achievement:...
Paperback: Jason Chan, for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine (Ace) Hardcover: Michael Whelan, for The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Tor) Magazine: Nick Greenwood, for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #17 Three-Dimensional: Mark Newman, Eel Walker; bronze Interior: Donato Giancola, Middle Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth Unpublished Color: Julie Dillon, “Planetary Alignment” Unpublished Monochrome: Ian Miller, “Triptych” Product: Sam Weber, Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan, promo art for Tor ebook Gaming: Lucas Graciano, Amorphous Drake (Legends of Norrath) (Sony Online Entertainment) Art Director: Jon Schindehette — Wizards of the Coast Lifetime Achievement:...
- 8/20/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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