Top of the month July 2009: Up
Spirit of Adventure with Carl Fredricksen!
Why should you go see Up by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, right now?
- Because of the talking dogs, the funny bird and – SQUIRREL!!
- Because of the short « Partly Cloudy », craftsmen Pixar at its best.
- Because of the first ten minutes featuring a dialogue-free sequence of Carl and Ellie’s life. Heartbreaking :°]
Runners up :Public Enemies by Michael ‘Heat’ Mann and The Reader by Stephen Daldry.
Top of the month June 2009: State of Play
Print media won’t die!
Why should you go see State of Play by Kevin Macdonald, right now?
- Because it’s always good to watch a 70′s style political thriller movie in 2009.
- Because if you don’t know the original BBC mini-series directed by David Yates, what are you waiting for?
- Because of the great casting and brillant screenplay.
Runners up :Coraline by Henry Selick and The Hangover by Todd Phillips.
(not to mention Lascars by Albert Pereira Lazaro & Emmanuel Klotz and Terminator Salvation by McG)
Top of the month May 2009: Star Trek
Reboot, live long and Prosper!
Why should you go see Star Trek by J.J. Abrams, right now?
- Because no need to be a trekkie to enjoy it, the eleventh Star Trek has been made for a wider audience.
- Because no old pyjamas in sight (well…)
- Because even if it’s not perfect… when was the last interesting Sci-Fi movie you have seen?
Runners up :Drag me to Hell by Sam Raimi and Millenium by Niels Arden Oplev.
(not to mention Looking for Eric by Ken Loach and The Boat That Rocked by Richard Curtis)
Naaty Design is proud to announce the release of its first collection of Royalty Free content packs (also called stock art or game packs) that contains ready-to use items for your productions, used as placeholder graphics to prototype your games, ideas and mockups, etc.
Good news, the first content packs are 100% free for both commercial and personal projects (website, advertising and promotional material,.. ), featuring:
Forthcoming content packs: casual and board games!
Top of the month April 2009: Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the sea)
Cute goldfish? po-nyo po-nyo ponyo sakana no ko
Why should you go see Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki, right now?
- Because it’s a feel-good movie such as My Neighbor Totoro.
- Because of the magic of Studio Ghibli.
- Because it’s 100% CGI free, hand drawn and the animation of the ocean is particularly well done.
Runners up :In the Electric Mist by Bertrand Tavernier and Oss 117: rio ne repond plus by Michel Hazanavicius.
Top of the month March 2009: Watchmen
Who watches the Watchmen?
Why should you go see Watchmen by Zack Snyder, right now?
- Because after many failed attempts, director Snyder has accomplished a faithful adaptation of the brilliant comic book (by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons).
- Because if you’re not into superheroes, it’s for you.
- Because the end is nigh and everything is a joke.
Runners up :The International by Tom Tykwer and Welcome by Philippe Lioret.
It was one of that sunny morning when Captain Pooh felt for no reason at all that it was going to be a great day! Oh yeah!
Suddenly he felt an unusual pain in his belly, time has came for the delivery of the day. Quite early today. That chicken tikka masala for sure!
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Based on the classic game for PC and Mac (originally developed by Anthony Flack), Platypus is a side-scrolling shoot-them-up 100% made from clay!
Already available since September 2008 for almost all the mobile devices (Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm OS, S60, UIQ and Blackberry), Bitrabbit released a new port of the game for publisher Astraware, now for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Great graphics, smooth animation, fun to play and a very Commodore 64 soundtrack, a must-have game! :]
Top of the month February 2009: We are all going to die.
Why should you go see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by David Fincher, right now?
- Because surprisingly enough, even if the main plot is fantastic, everything seems strangely more realistic than Forest Gump (both films are written by Eric Roth and share a couple of similar narratives).
- Because of all the different Brad Pitt through time.
- Because you won’t look at a station clock in the same way anymore.
Runners up :Gran Torino by Clint Eastwood.
Tilt-shift photos are done using special lenses (which control the depth of field and the perspective) and make real-life scenes look like miniature models.
Since this kind of equipment is quite expensive, here are a couple of fake tilt-shift images.
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