Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category

Cowboy Bebop Live Action Movie in the Works

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Via ANN - iF Magazine THE SKINNY: If anybody is in the mood for some exhilarating, long-anticipated, previously-unannounced breaking news about anime series COWBOY BEBOP, iF Magazine has the exclusive scoop for you. We caught up with producer-extraordinaire Erwin Stoff at the NBC TCAs where he was promoting his upcoming updated-David-and-Goliath-based ...

The Dark Knight (2008)

Monday, July 21st, 2008

There's already a lot of buzz surrounding this movie and lots more in depth reviews out there but I thought I'd just whip out a short review (minor spoilers). The Dark Knight is truly a landmark in the superhero movie genre. Never has there been a more serious and dark ...

Evangelion 1.0 : You Are (Not) Alone Exclusive Screening

Friday, July 4th, 2008

First, let me say, Evangelion 1.0 is a masterpiece by any standards. Watching it on the big screen after so many years is still quite an experience to remember. If you don't already know, Evangelion 1.0 is a remake of the original Evangelion TV series back in the 90s comprising ...

Evangelion 1.0 Movie Passes Giveaway Results

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Cool I just won 2 tickets to the screening of Evangelion 1.0 on July 1st ! The full results are out at their website. If you have not been notified by email, check out their site to see if your name is listed there. The second contest is now open ...

Death Note Gets the Hollywood Treatment !

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Via kezins.com One of the more successful mangas to be turned into an anime series followed by 3 live-action movies and sequels, Death Note will finally be getting the Hollywood treatment ! Death Note, in case you haven't been following, tells the tale of a college student, Light, who picks up ...

Evangelion 1.0 in Malaysia !

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Innoform Media and Cathay-Keris Films will be screening the critically acclaimed Evangelion 1.0 : You Are (Not) Alone movie at The Picturehouse, Cathay Cineplex Damansara. In conjunction with the release, they are having a ...

Introducing the most Cost Effective Transport

Monday, June 16th, 2008

With the recent petroleum price hike, the country is in a dire need of an alternative transport. Behold, today I shall introduce you to the ultimate in transportation mode, the Catbus. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Introducing the most Cost Effective Transport", url: "http://www.kianyang.com/2008/06/16/introducing-the-most-cost-effective-transport" });

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Just caught Indy 4 at the cinemas. It wasn't exactly what I had in mind but nevertheless it is still an entertaining movie. Harrison Ford's age is really catching up with him in this movie but he still managed to pull Indy off pretty convincingly. There are some references ...

Free Legal Anime on YouTube

Friday, May 30th, 2008

  Via Jean Snow Kadokawa, the company that owns the rights to the ever popular Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star is set to post up some of their contents on YouTube for free. This is an interesting strategy to get more people to buy their DVDs and other merchandise after ...

Steampunk Gundam !

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Gundam Musou is no doubt how I'd imagine a Steam Punk inspired Gundam would look like ! Check out those brass pipes connecting to the various parts of the body. The design is heavily influenced by 12th century samurai armor as evidenced by the choice of colors and shape of ...