Collapse (Vostfr) : Documentaire

http://www.collapsemovie.com

 par Martin Gignac
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Place à l'excellent documentaire «Collapse» qui suit les théories d'un illuminé paranoïaque... ou d'un génial visionnaire.


Qui est Michael Ruppert? C'est un ancien flic de la région de Los Angeles et un journaliste en herbe qui prend un malin plaisir à décortiquer le monde actuel. De son propre aveu, il avait prédit la présente crise économique et il annonce maintenant quelques calamités futures. L'avenir n'est pas rose, et les problèmes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui risquent de peser beaucoup dans l'appréhension de demain.
Le documentaire contemporain suit quelques voies tracées par des figures aussi populaires que Michael Moore et Raymond Depardon. Un des maîtres en la matière demeure Errol Morris, qui a signé de brillants ouvrages comme «The Thin Blue Line», «The Fog of War» et «Standard Operating Procedure». Son rythme est actif sans être tape-à-l'oeil, multipliant les sources d'informations (archives, télévision, Internet, etc.) et les commentaires musclés. Une avalanche de mots qui existent pour mettre à jour une thématique ou une problématique dans une démonstration implacable qui maintient constamment l'intérêt.
C'est justement dans cette perspective que se dessine ce pertinent «Collapse». L'hommage est sincère et senti sans être maniéré ou opportuniste. Il s'exprime jusque dans les choix musicaux du tandem Didier Leplae et Joe Wong qui n'hésitent pas à s'inspirer fortement du travail de Philip Glass et de Danny Elfman. Retournant aux «faits» après sa remarquable fiction «The Pool» qui s'avérait nettement plus intéressante et poignante que le surestimé «Slumdog Millionaire», Chris Smith n'a pas pour autant renouer avec l'esthétisme de ses précédents «The Big One» et «American Movie», si ce n'est dans sa façon de donner la parole à des êtres marginalisés. Il le fait à nouveau en s'arrangeant pour meubler les temps morts, rendant cinématographique un sujet qui l'est difficilement.
La seule version de Ruppert est présentée et ce n'est pas un hasard. Le cinéaste veut confronter le spectateur, l'obligeant à analyser les dires de sa source afin de déterminer si cela a du sens ou non. Un exercice qui pourrait s'avérer périlleux si le cinéphile veut seulement se divertir (pour cela, «Avatar» est toujours à l'affiche), mais qui devient un rare oasis en ces temps obscurs où la politique, l'économie et l'environnement sont éclipsés par les désastres à Haïti, la dernière saison de «Lost» ou les déboires des Canadiens de Montréal.
Traitant intelligemment son sujet, le montrant avec nuances, trouvant même un moyen de créer une brèche dans son jardin secret pour mieux revenir aux exposés en place, Chris Smith a réussi à soutirer le maximum de son intervenant controversé, dont les discours radicaux risquent de beaucoup faire parler dans les chaumières. Selon les yeux de Michael Ruppert, l'humanité semble courir à sa perte, et ses dires, apocalyptiques, en font un des ouvrages les plus horrifiques des dernières années, en compagnie de «An Inconvenient Truth» et la prémisse de «The Age of Stupid». Lorsque ce sont les documentaires qui font peur, il y a nécessairement anguille sous roche.

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Andrea Echeverri - Dos

http://www.myspace.com/andreaecheverri

Origine du Groupe : Colombia

Style : Alternative , Pop Folk

Sortie : 2010

por isranauta  para http://rebelsounds.blogspot.com



Andrea Echeverri es la voz líder del grupo Aterciopelados (originalmente 'Delia y los aminoácidos').

Después de seis álbumes en diez años con Aterciopelados, Andrea Echeverri, logró otro éxito a su carrera profesional con su trabajo discográfico en solitario.

En 2005 lanzó un álbum como solista titulado Andrea Echeverri un tributo a su reciente maternidad.

En 2010 lanza Dos, su 2do material de solista, un disco donde sus hijos intervienen no solo cantando, sino aportando imágenes para el trabajo gráfico.

 

Tracklist :

   1. Mis 32 Dientes (Elia Fleta Mallol)

   2. Quitapesares

   3. Alegría

   4. Érase Una Vez

   5. Paciencia

   6. Yo

   7. Madre Naturaleza

   8. Buen Augurio

   9. Toy Contento (Luis Mario Frometa Pereira)

  10. Que Me Parta Un Rayo

  11. Paquete De Picos

Greenhouse (Blueprint And Illogic ) - Electric Purgatory Pt.1

http://www.myspace.com/greenhousecrew

Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Hip Hop , Abstract Hip Hop

Sortie : 2009

From http://passionweiss.com



The tag team of Blueprint and Illogic is the fulfillment of message board fantasies circa ’02. Eight years later, the second part of their Electric Purgatory collaboration has elicited mostly
crickets around the Internet, save for the Bloggerhouse Crew. Then again, we now live in a UserShare universe, based on page views and one-sentence summaries. No need to offer a dull inside
baseball diatribe about why everyone abandoned their backpacks.  The reasons for their lack of critical vogue are complex. Blogs thrive on the me-first mentality that allows them to brand
artists as their own. Internet tastemakers would rather crown obscure regional acts than tout two veteran indieground dudes prone to abstract flights of fancy. Columbus consistently gets no love.
And y’know, times and tastes change.



I begrudge no one the right to their personal preference. But I will mourn the fact that I get besieged by PR e-mails hyping the Fader love for Young Gully’s Definition of Gas mixtape, when there
is no oxygen in their universe for two of the best Underground rappers of the last decade. Maybe they should’ve swapped that Aesop Rock guest spot for one with Yung Moses. Or at least employed an
over-priced publicist to help exhaust the hard drive space of collector’s who consume but rarely contribute.



Granted, there is nothing sexy about Electric Purgatory. There is no high concept contrivance that will allow them to rise above the cluttered media landscape. Writing about it will not earn any
bragging rights. It’s just well-constructed rap music: intricate and intelligent lyrics about the fleeting nature of fame, what their art means to them, and obtuse invective aimed at “the
mediocre”–backed by the sort of eerie claustrophobic beats that used to be the Underground’s bread and butter. They rap well and for the right reasons. And “Keep It Live,” with Aesop Rock, is one
of my favorite songs of the year.



Too often criticism ignores the the consistent in favor of the spectacular and sporadic–it prizes the novel over the dependable. After all, that’s human nature. But that doesn’t mean that
Blueprint and Illogic deserve electric purgatory–quite the contrary. It’s the sort of thing they deserve to be paid for. Instead, they’re giving it away for free. On their Band Camp, they wrote
the note, “all we ask is that if you like it, PLEASE share it. Post it on your facebook page, retweet it, post it on your myspace, etc. If you have a blog, please post the download link there. We
would like the music to reach as many people as possible, and for that we need your help, even if it’s just one person.” So that’s what I’m doing.

 

 

Tracklist :

01- gettin there [03:00]

02- boys to men [04:44]

03- cold out here feat. the catalyst [05:00]

04- interlude [01:34]

05- damn [04:06]

06- never gonna make it feat. zero star [04:39]

07- the next generation [05:25]

08- gettin there (instrumental) [03:01]

09- boys to men (instrumental) [04:44]

10- cold out here (instrumental) [05:02]

11- damn (instrumental) [04:07]

12- never gonna make it (instrumental) [02:33]

13- the next generation (instrumental) [05:23]

Briskey - Scarlett Road-House

http://briskey.be

http://www.myspace.com/briskeymusic

Origine du Groupe : Belgium

Style : Nu-Jazz , Lounge , Downtempo

Sortie : 2006

From http://www.undomondo.com



Who doesn’t love some uptempo nujazz with a female vocalist? Suitable for the sunny days trend started a post ago, here’s Briskey, brain child of Gert Keunen, a journalist, record company manager
and concert promoter from Holland.



The band is a six-piece including a flugelhorn on some songs and you’ll realize how much the music is rooted in the 30s 40s big band era, in the first few seconds of “White would be Tacky“, the
brasswork is very groovy here. The second song has an incredible rimshot beat and wailing brass, and I think that’s the main reason I chose this song over others. There are many more good songs
on this album, and the album has a high fun factor, a decent pop-nujazz album. Check out if you like bands like Herbaliser, De-Phazz, St. Germain or labelmates Buscemi.



Tracklist :   

1 Kosmo And Yahoodi (Charivari remix) (6:30)

2 Terra Notta (4:07)

3 Accroche Toi Ninochka (4:59)

4 You've Got Some (Under The Sofa) (6:35)

5 La Stupenza (5:16)

6 Blind-Sided Caboodle (4:34)

7 White Would Be Tacky (3:43)

8 Mocking Ducks (6:06)

9 Sweltering Sirocco (3:47)

10 Two Orphans In A Storm (4:59)

11 Kosmo And Yahoodi (5:48)

12 Humphrey's Donut (6:10)

Sol Simio - Sol Simio

http://www.myspace.com/solsimio

Origine du Groupe : Argentina

Style : Alternative , Rap , Reggae , Rock

Sortie : 2009

por D@vid Ragga  para http://rebelsounds.blogspot.com



Jujuy, Argentina. Victimas de la contaminación y un coma etílico se genera una nueva raza de humanoides mitad simio mitad palpaleño con la misión de conquistar el mundo en nombre de Su Majestad
el Sol Simio. Truncado este propósito se dedican a tocar a cambio de bananas. Fusionando el Rock, el Rap y el Reggae logran llamar la atención de los más borrachines y baleados de los recitales,
quienes se acercan para decirles “chu! ta loco!”. No hacían falta mas palabras, así en 2009 graban su primer disco bien casero autodenominado Sol Simio, este podría ser el primer paso para
conquistar el mundo pero el Sol Simio decide tomarse un descanso y retomar la batalla… cuando no queden mas bananas.

Tracklist :   

1- Intro

2- distorsiones

3- ruge

4- accionreaccion

5- munky in tha jungle

6- ala

7- mundo de solos

8- encerrados en el mar

9- arde latina mix (bonus track)

10- monkey in dub jungle (bonus track)

Guante & Big Cats! - An Unwelcome Guest

http://www.guante.info

http://www.myspace.com/elguante

Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Hip Hop

Sortie : 2010

by  Uncategorized from http://lowerplayground.wordpress.com



AN UNWELCOME GUEST is a hip hop concept album from Twin Cities producer BIG CATS! and rapper GUANTE. Over fifteen tracks, the album tells the story of one man moving from east to west in the wake
of a man-made disaster and his own personal tragedy. Also, there are zombies.



The album features guest appearances from HALEY BONAR, PROLYPHIC (of Strange Famous Records), BIG QUARTERS, CHASTITY BROWN and ERIC BLAIR (of Hyder Ali and No Bird Sing). Through the album’s
unique narrative frame, these artists join Guante in exploring issues of displacement, authority and the difference between the violence of the oppressor and the violence of the oppressed. Also:
zombies.

Guante & Big Cats "An Unwelcome Guest" promo

Tracklist :   

01 Stories

02 If It Bleeds, It Leads

03 The National Anthem (feat. Haley Bonar)

04 The Stockholm Syndrome (feat. Prolyphic & Big Quarters)

05 Raindrops In A Hurricane

06 No Capes

07 Welcome to the Border (feat. Chastity Brown)

08 With Great Power

09 A Hug From A Stranger

10 Red States

11 Dragons

12 Like The Dead Running

13 Yes, God Is A DJ: No, Not A Good One (feat. Eric Blair)

14 The Damp, Foggy Midnight

15 End Credits

Collapse (Vostfr)

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Collapse (Vostfr) (Film en Entier / Full Movie)

http://www.collapsemovie.com

WIKIPEDIA : 

Directed by	Chris Smith
Produced by	Chris Smith Kate Noble
Starring	Michael Ruppert
Music by	Didier Leplae Joe Wong
Cinematography	Ed Lachman Max Malkin Chris Smith
Editing by	Barry Poltermann
Distributed by	Vitagraph Films
Release date(s)	September 12, 2009 (2009-09-12) (TIFF)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Collapse, directed by Chris Smith, is an American documentary film exploring the theories, writings and life story of controversial author Michael Ruppert. Collapse premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009 to positive reviews.
Ruppert, a former Los Angeles police officer who describes himself as an investigative reporter and radical thinker, has authored books on the events of the September 11 attacks and of energy issues. His detractors^[who?] call him a conspiracy theorist and an alarmist.
Director Smith interviewed Ruppert over the course of fourteen hours in an interrogation-like setting in an abandoned warehouse basement meat locker near downtown Los Angeles. Ruppert’s interview was shot over five days throughout March and April of 2009. The filmmakers distilled these interviews down to this 82 minute monologue with archival footage interspersed as illustration.
The title refers to Ruppert’s belief that unsustainable energy and financial policies have led to an ongoing collapse of modern industrial civilization.
The film does not overtly take a perspective on the validity of Ruppert’s positions and critics have alternatively described the film as supportive and as critical of Ruppert’s views. Smith himself, speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere, said that "What I hoped to reveal was ... that his obsession with the collapse of industrial civilization has led to the collapse of his life. In the end, it is a character study about his obsession." ^[1]

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Critical reception 3 Distribution 4 References 5 External links

Synopsis

Sitting in a room that looks like a bunker, Ruppert briefly recounts his life including his parents' ties to U.S. intelligence agencies and Ruppert’s own career as an LAPD beat cop and detective. Ruppert then summarizes current energy and economic issues, focusing mainly around the core concepts of peak oil and sustainable development. He also criticizes fiat money and discusses CIA drug trafficking.
The bulk of the film presents Ruppert making an array of predictions including social unrest, violence, population dislocation and governmental collapses in the United States and throughout the world. He draws on the same news reports and data available to any Internet user, but he applies a unique interpretation -- “connecting the dots” as he calls it.
Smith periodically stops Ruppert to question his assumptions and provide a note of skepticism.

Critical reception

After its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called Collapse “one of the few true buzz films of the festival” and wrote that “you may want to dispute (Ruppert), but more than that you’ll want to hear him, because what he says — right or wrong, prophecy or paranoia — takes up residence in your mind.” ^[2]
Daily Variety wrote that Collapse was “unnervingly persuasive much of the time, and merely riveting when it's not, Ruppert's talking-head analysis gets the Errol Morris treatment from director Chris Smith (American Movie), whose intellectual horror film ranks as another essential work.” ^[3]
The Onion’s AV Club wrote that “in several immensely poignant moments, we can also see an angry, lonely, vulnerable man whose life epitomizes the title as much as the globe does. There are many layers to the man and the movie, and I for one left the theater shaken.” ^[4]
Roger Ebert wrote, "I don't know when I've seen a thriller more frightening. I couldn't tear my eyes from the screen. "Collapse" is even entertaining, in a macabre sense. I think you owe it to yourself to see it." ^[5]

Distribution

In October 2009 the filmmakers announced that Collapse would premiere simultaneously in theaters in New York and on Video On Demand on November 6, 2009. ^[6] According to press announcements, this unique release arrangement “will mark the first time a film will be released this soon after it premiered at a festival without distribution.”

References

1. ^ "Forbes "Apolcolypse now? Dark visions at Toronto film festival"". http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/09/14/afx6883061.html. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
2. ^ "Entertainment Weekly "Toronto Buzz: 'COLLAPSE showcases gripping pundit of economic doom"". http://movie-critics.ew.com/2009/09/16/toronto-collapse/. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
3. ^ Nelson, Rob (2009-09-17). "Daily Variety Review: "Collapse"". http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941131.html?categoryid=31&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
4. ^ "The Onion's AV Club "Toronto Film Festival '09: Day 4"". http://www.avclub.com/articles/toronto-film-festival-09-day-4,32832/. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
5. ^ "Roger Ebert Movie Reviews "Collapse"". Chicago Sun-Times. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091209/REVIEWS/912099993. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
6. ^ "IndieWire "Chris Smith’s “Collapse” Coming Soon"". http://www.indiewire.com/article/chris_smiths_collapse_coming_soon/. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 

External links

• Official website
• Collapse at the Internet Movie Database
• Review at Row Three.com
• Review at Globalshift.org

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Ultramarines (Warhammer 40.000) (V.F)

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Ultramarines (Warhammer 40.000) (Vostfr) (Film en Entier / Full Movie)

http://www.ultramarinesthemovie.com


WIKIPEDIA :

Directed by	Martyn Pick
Produced by	Bob Thompson
Written by	Dan Abnett
Starring	Terence Stamp Sean Pertwee John Hurt Donald Sumpter
Release date(s)	December 13, 2010 (2010-12-13)[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Ultramarines: The Movie^[2] is a 70-minute science fiction thriller CGI movie set in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe and based around the Ultramarines^[3] Chapter of Space Marines. The screenplay was written by Black Library author Dan Abnett.
Terence Stamp,^[4] Sean Pertwee^[5] and John Hurt^[6] head the cast of voice actors.^[7]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Animation 5 Crew 6 Release 7 Reception 8 References 9 External links

Plot

Captain Severus^[8] of the Ultramarines Chapter receives a distress signal on the planet of Mithron.^[9] The only site of importance is a shrine guarded by a full company of the Imperial Fists, implying that if they are calling for help, matters are truly dire. Leaving the bulk of his company on Algol to continue an ongoing campaign, Severus sets off for Mithron with only the ten-man Ultima Squad for support. Accompanying is Apothecary Pythol, a veteran of many battles and Severus's de facto advisor. In the squad itself, Battle Brothers Proteus and Verenor are the most eager to prove themselves in battle. On the tough and unforgiving surface of Mithron, Ultima Squad discovers that a terrible battle has taken place. The planet's Imperial shrine has been desecrated, the Imperial Fists detachment has been annihilated and vile evils unleashed. As unseen dangers close in around them, the recruits have to mount a tense and deadly insertion to find any surviving Imperial Fists, and the reason behind the distress beacon.
While investigating the ruins of the shrine, the Ultramarines are ambushed by Chaos Space Marines from the Black Legion. Several Ultramarines, including Sergeant Crastor, are killed but the ambush is thwarted. The squad continues on but they are again ambushed, this time by a Daemon Prince. The Daemon kills another Ultramarine and engages in combat with Captain Severus, and both combatants tumble over a cliff. With Severus gone and Sergeant Crastor dead, command of the squad falls to Proteus. While the rest of Ultima Squad wants to return to their strike cruiser and wait for reinforcements, Proteus decides to continue on to the distress beacon. At the reliquary at the shrine's summit, they find Chaplain Carnak and Brother Nidon, the sole surviving Imperial Fists. They reveal they have been protecting the Liber Mithrus, an ancient tome given to the Imperial Fists at their founding by the Emperor himself, and is a sacred relic to them. Ultima Squad agrees to help Carnak and Nidon take the book to safety, but Verenor and Proteus are suspicious about how just the two of them have managed to survive for so long.
As Ultima Squad retreats to the extraction point, they are attacked by a massive force of Black Legion Marines. During the fight, Ultima Squad kills many of the attackers, but suffer heavy casualties as well. When it looks like Ultima Squad will be overwhelmed, Severus suddenly appears and with his help, the remains of Ultima Squad, Carnak, and Nidon manage to escape back to the strike cruiser. Upon their return, Proteus confides to Severus about his suspicions of Carnak and Nidon. Both Proteus and Severus confront the Imperial Fists, with Severus taking the book and discovering that it is empty. Declaring that Carnak is tainted by Chaos, Severus shoots and kills him. However, Proteus figures out that Severus was possessed by the Daemon that he fought. The possessed Severus knocks out Proteus, kills the remaining members of Ultima Squad, and heavily injures Pythol. Proteus, Verenor, and Nidon chase Severus and confront him in the ship's reclusium. Severus knocks out Verenor and Nidon and pins down Proteus. He reveals that he plans to possess Proteus, and while disguised as him, stow away on the strike cruiser to reach the Ultramarines' homeworld of Macragge, whereupon he will use the Imperial Fists' tome to open a warp gate, allowing a horde of daemons to descend upon and destroy Macragge. Pythol arrives to help but Severus kills him. However, Pythol's sacrifice allows Proteus to escape Severus' grip and grab one of the Ultramarines' sacred weapons, a Thunder Hammer. Proteus uses the Thunder Hammer to kill Severus and banish the Daemon possessing him.
Afterwards, it is shown that Proteus is eventually promoted to Captain with Verenor as his second in command, and both Marines are preparing to lead their own Ultramarine squad into battle.

Cast

• Terence Stamp - Captain Severus
• John Hurt - Chaplain Carnak
• Sean Pertwee - Brother Proteus
• Steve Waddington - Brother Verenor
• Donald Sumpter - Apothecary Pythol
• Johnny Harris - Brother Nidon
• Ben Bishop - Sergeant Crastor, Brother Junor and Brother Remulus
• Gary Martin - Brother Hypax, Brother Maxillius and Brother Decius
• Christopher Finney - Brother Boreas and Brother Lycos

Production

Production of Ultramarines^[10] was announced at the 2009 Games Day at the Birmingham NEC.
Ultramarines movie is being made by UK-based production company Codex Pictures^[11] under licence from Games Workshop, working in association with Good Story Productions Ltd ^[12] and Montreal based POP6 Studios.^[13]

Animation

Ultramarines^[14] utilized Image Metrics^[15] animated facial capture techniques. Image Metrics' previous credits include Grand Theft Auto IV, Assassin's Creed II, NBA 2K10, Black Eyed Peas’ video "Boom Boom Pow" and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
In 2006, The New York Times heralded Image Metrics' techniques as ‘technology that captures the soul’.^[16]
A short teaser sequence showcasing^[17] the detail and treatment likely to be employed in the final movie was released on Saturday 29 May 2010, on the official movie website and simultaneously at the MCM Expo at ExCeL London.^[18]
The second trailer for Ultramarines the movie was premiered at UK Games Day at the NEC, Birmingham Sunday September 26, 2010.^[19]

Crew

The screenplay for Ultramarines^[20] has been written by Dan Abnett.^[21] Abnett has written more than 25 books for Games Workshop’s Black Library including the Gaunt's Ghosts series, the Eisenhorn trilogy and Ravenor spin-off and more recently, three books of the Horus Heresy series: the series opener Horus Rising, Legion, and Prospero Burns. Abnett also works regularly for 2000 AD,^[22] Marvel Comics^[23] and DC Comics^[24] and has recently seen publication of the first of three novels for HarperCollins'^[25] new sci-fi, fantasy and horror imprint, Angry Robot.^[26]
The director is Martyn Pick,^[27] whose credits include the 2009 film The Age of Stupid,^[28] on which he was animation director; London 2012,^[29] the promotional film commissioned by Film London and the London Development Agency which was premiered at the Beijing Olympics; the 2001 US Budweiser NBA commercial; and the celebrated BBC promotional trailers for the Euro 2004 football tournament. Pick was chosen to direct Ultramarines for his distinctive ability to fuse live action with animation, and the fluid painterly style of his film-making.^[30]
Producer Bob Thompson^[31] is best-known for co-creating the hugely successful Bionicle IP for the Lego Company and producing the original multi award-winning Bionicle movies. The founder of Good Story Productions, a film and TV production studio with multi-platform expertise, Thompson formerly worked at the BBC and BBC Worldwide. Thompson said in an interview^[32] in late 2009, ‘One of the many challenges in bringing the Warhammer 40k universe to the screen is to make a natural transition from table-top game to film reality. Our art and design team have used extensive source material from Games Workshop’s Forge World and publications to ensure every element of the movie is as authentic as possible’.
David Kerney,^[33] producer of the Ultramarines movie and Head of Production for Codex Pictures Ltd, is an experienced media accountant having worked with such companies as Working Title, Zenith, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox and on the original Bionicle films for the Lego Company.
Roddy McManus, co-producer of the Ultramarines movie, is responsible for creative affairs at Pop6 Studios, producing, writing and directing film, television and multimedia. He has held key production and management positions with Discreet Logic, Softimage, Microsoft and The National Film Board of Canada. McManus began his career as a musician and recording artist for CBS / Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Dan Faucett,^[34] Head of Story,^[35] is a storyboard artist with more than one hundred movie and TV credits, including the original Bionicle trilogy of DVDs, Space Jam and the X-Men TV series.
Alexander Lentjes,^[36] Line Producer and Post Production Supervisor,^[37] has worked as animation producer, director and stereographer on international animated feature films and television productions.

Release

The Special Edition DVD accompanied by a 32 page hardback graphic novel, Hard Choices 'What happened on Algol?',^[38] written by Dan Abnett with art by renowned comic book artist David Roach, was to be released worldwide on 29 November 2010.^[39]
However, the release of the DVD was delayed due to a production problem, as reported by Codex Pictures on the 29th November 2010.^[40] The exact details of the problem have not been released, however Codex Pictures reported that the issue was not with the DVD, but with one of the other components of the collecter's edition DVD.^[41] Many customers were angered by the news, including on fan sites, such as Facebook and internet forums. Frequent complaints included the lack of detail in the updates posted on the official website, the delay in the shipping of the DVD and the irregular responses to emails by Codex Pictures.^{[citation needed]}
Codex Pictures has since announced that the shipping of the film will begin in the week of Monday 6 December, and that they intend to prioritise the dispatch of the film, to their customers, according to the date they received the order, with the last dispatch taking place by the end of the week. This however was not the final resolution of the situation as there are still many people who have pre-ordered as far back as October and not received their package as of January 27th, 2011. This matter is confused further by Codex Pictures's own site still offering the DVD for sale, and not offering clear warning that there remains an issue regarding supply of said media. ^[42]

Reception

Advanced preview screenings of Ultramarines: The Movie received generally favorable responses from viewers. The film itself is seen favorably however the CGI and animations are considered sub par by some reviewers. The CGI makes the Ultramarines seem "tall" and "thin", whilst much of the "set" of the film is conveniently shrouded in dust; the largest gripe has to be that given the detail and creativity put into Warhammer artwork, the film looks and feels cheap, rushed, and simple.^[43][44][45]
After release the film received mixed reviews. Some critics praised the story, saying that it is short but well paced and with good character interaction^[46] while others said the story was simplistic, slow to get to the action, and lacked a sense of mystery and importance.^[47] The music has been seen as a positive aspect of the film, with one reviewer saying that the score was "ominous and awe-inspiring by turn; never over-powering but lending a real atmosphere to the film".^[48] The film's attention to visual detail was also noted, with every piece of stained glass in the background telling a story.^[45] The movie was given average rating of 5.9 out of 10 in IMDB by the users.^[49]

References

1. ^ "Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010)". SciFi Movie Page. http://www.scifimoviepage.com/upcoming/previews/ultramarines.html. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
2. ^ Ultramarines: The Movie on IMDB
3. ^ Ultramarines on Lexicanum website
4. ^ Terence Stamp on IMDB
5. ^ Sean Pertwee on IMDB
6. ^ John Hurt on IMDB
7. ^ Link to Vox Cast announcement on Ultramarines movie official site
8. ^ First official image of Captain Severus on Flickr
9. ^ Mithron on Lexicanum
10. ^ Announcement of Ultramarines movie on the official site
11. ^ Codex Pictures website
12. ^ Good Story Productions Ltd website
13. ^ Pop6 Studios website
14. ^ Image Metrics announcement on official site
15. ^ Image Metrics website
16. ^ New York Times article
17. ^ Ultramarines teaser
18. ^ Ultramarines teaser
19. ^ Ultramarines Trailer 2
20. ^ Official blog post of Dan Abnett interview
21. ^ Dan Abnett's personal website
22. ^ List of Dan Abnett's writings for 2000AD
23. ^ List of Dan Abnett's writings for Marvel
24. ^ List of Dan Abnett's writings for DC Comics
25. ^ Dan Abnett's writings for HarperCollins
26. ^ Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero by Dan Abnett
27. ^ Martyn Pick on IMDB
28. ^ Martyn Pick's intro to The Age of Stupid
29. ^ Martyn Pick's promotional film commissioned by Film London and the London Development Agency
30. ^ Announcement of Writer and Director on the official site
31. ^ Bob Thompson on IMDB
32. ^ Official site newspage
33. ^ David Kerney on IMDB
34. ^ Dan Faucett on IMDb
35. ^ Bob Thompson, producer interview on official blog
36. ^ Alexander Lentjes on IMDb
37. ^ Official site Crew listing
38. ^ Special Edition DVD and graphic novel details on Official site
39. ^ Official site DVD release information
40. ^ http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/news/2010-11-29/delay-ship-date
41. ^ http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/news/2010-12-01/ultramarines-delivery-update
42. ^ http://ultramarinesthemovie.com/news/2010-12-03/important-news-about-delivery
43. ^ First Reactions to Ultramarines movie
44. ^ http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/yakface_Reviews_the_Ultramarines_Movie
45. ^ ^{a b} http://www.aintitcool.com/node/47565
46. ^ http://myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com/2010/11/ultramarines-movie.html
47. ^ http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/yakface_Reviews_the_Ultramarines_Movie#The_Story
48. ^ http://floor-to-ceiling-books.blogspot.com/2010/11/ultramarines-movie.html
49. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1679332/

External links

• Official website
• Official Production Blog
• Official YouTube Channel
• Official Twitter
• Official Flickr
• Facebook fan page

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