FILM NOTES: From GLADIATOR to THE BATMAN: PART II & More: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Photo of the Day... Look at what Obi-Wan Kenobi has done.

This stormtrooper doesn't realize that it was an old Jedi Knight who was responsible for his poor decision-making.

This stormtrooper doesn't realize that it was an old Jedi Knight who was responsible for his poor decision-making.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Ralph McQuarrie works on a matte painting for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

Ralph McQuarrie (1929 – 2012)... Rest In Peace to this extraordinary conceptual designer, whose wonderful artwork of the world of Star Wars, before the film was green-lit for production by Twentieth Century Fox, helped convinced the studio to bring George Lucas' science-fantasy vision to the big screen. Posted with this entry are McQuarrie-painted illustrations from all three movies of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Ralph McQuarrie passed away yesterday. He was 82.

Conceptual artwork of Darth Vader and a Jedi Knight from STAR WARS.

Conceptual artwork of Darth Vader and a Jedi Knight from STAR WARS.

Conceptual artwork of an Imperial Walker and a Snowspeeder from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

Conceptual artwork of the Millennium Falcon and an X-Wing fighter escaping from the Death Star in RETURN OF THE JEDI.

Friday, March 2, 2012

The Lizard prepares to wreak havoc in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.

The Amazing Spider-Man... Check out the latest trailer to this July's reboot of the popular comic book film franchise. Shown above is Spidey's (Andrew Garfield) nemesis in the new flick, The Lizard, a.k.a. Dr. Curt Connors, who is played by Welsh actor and musician Rhys Ifans.

The Amazing Spider-Man will be released in movie theaters nationwide on July 3 (a little more than two weeks before The Dark Knight Rises storms the cinemas).