Video: Rare TV Pilot with Steve “Hercules” Reeves!

This is the only chapter filmed for a proposed television serial.  It stars a very young Steve Reeves (who would gain fame in the sixties playing Hercules in a series of international hit movies produced in Italy) as the Tarzan-like Kimbar.  This pilot was made in 1949

It’s no surprise this didn’t go any farther.  The dialog is substandard, and the acting worse.   But Reeves makes an impression.  And it’s an interesting curio.  Neither Wikipedia nor imdb makes any mention of this production in Reeves’ credits.  But if their other credits are correct this would be his first onscreen appearance.

Video: Michael Bay and James Cameron Discuss TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON!

More 3D evangelism from two big budget filmmakers.  We’re not 3D bashers.  But Cameron can go a bit too far at times.

Photo: Crusader Cross Crop Circle!

Impressive new crop circle formation.  Lucy Pringle, the crop circle expert who photographed it, had this to say about its design:

It has a resemblance to a Cross Clechee with arms spreading out gradually from the centre. This cross denotes knowledge, guardianship, and dominion …  Similar to the Cross Toulouse, it is assumed that the bearer of this cross was a crusader from the area of Toulouse.

The Cross Clechee is also called the “key cross”, and as Ms. Pringle suggests, it is similar to the Cross Toulouse.  And both the Cross Clechee and the Cross Toulouse were used exclusively by crusaders from Toulouse.

Why a crop circle would resemble a Toulousean Crusader cross is unclear.  Something tells us we have to pull out all our “Da Vinci Code” research again.   And, frankly, we’re kinda sick about reading about the Knights Templar.

Photo: New Face on Mars!

This image was discovered by Italian Mars enthusiast Matteo Lanneo via the Google Mars site.  Lanneo sees a resemblance between this profile and Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi.  We don’t see that.   But it definitely resembles a bald man seen in profile.  A little chubbier than Gandhi though.  Our pal on Twitter @insideniagara said:

Looks like Oliver Hardy without his bowler hat. #;)

Gotta love that!  And for more such witticisms why don’t you follow Inside Niagara here.

Photo of the Week: Kirk vs. Kirk!

This photo was snapped during the production “William Shatner’s The Captains” a new series in which Shatner interviews all the Star Trek Captains.  Yup, all of them:  Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula and Chris Pine (above).  Shatner explains how the photo came about:

[Pine’s] shy. So the way I started the interview, I put out a table and chairs outside the Paramount gates, and arm-wrestled with him. That was the beginning of my interview with him. I think it broke the ice, that’s for sure.”

Frankly, we think the Shat should have challenged Pine to a “flying kick” competition.  But maybe that’s just us.

Photos: First Look at Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT!

We about a year and a half from the theatrical release of The Hobbit.  But that’s not too soon to get a bit of a peek into the production with these three exclusives from Entertainment Weekly.  We get our first look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins (above).  And quite a Bilbo he makes too.  Here’s what P.J. has to say about him:

He fits the ears, and he’s got some very nice feet … I think he’s got the biggest hobbit feet we’ve had so far. They’re a little bit hard to walk in, but he’s managed to figure out the perfect hobbit gait.

And speaking of feats, Ian McKellan is  doing one of the hardest feats in the movie business: Playing younger.  See how he fares after the jump.

Video: International Trailer for RISE OF THE APES

These trailers are slowly winning us over.  Especially this latest international one.  Of course, as massive fans of the Planet of the Apes franchise, it wasn’t the hardest thing to do.

Video: Great Ad for 2011 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL!

We just had to share this brilliant ad for the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival!  Even if you’re not in NYC you can enjoy this spool of video brilliance.

Comic Book Preview: The Vault!

Another exciting new series from Image comics!  We really dig the cover.  Has a strong Peter Benchley vibe.  Here’s what the publisher has to say about the story:

“The Vault” is kind of a contemporary Pandora’s Box story. It’s about a team of treasure hunters lead by two serious archaeologists that are searching for a rumored lost treasure. (And there are still lots of them left out there by the way.) They’re equipped with all the latest in high tech equipment, from imaging gear to robotics to deep sea, mechanical dive suits, they have it all. Not to mention, the means to fend off pirates or rival treasure hunters if the need arises. The search however, leads them to uncover something that they didn’t expect at all and leaves them with a dilemna. Do they put it back and leave it alone? Or do they keep it and open it up?

The series  is written by Sam Sarkar and drawn by Garie Gastonny.  It  hits store shelves this August!  More preview images after the jump.

TORCHWOOD MIRACLE DAY: More Hi-Res Photos!

You all reacted so positively to our last posting of hi-res photos from “Torchwood:  Miracle Day” that we decided to give you more.  Yup, we’re good that way.  Enjoy them all after the jump.