The Trashmaster

Virtual filmaking is a concept that's not new to those folks involved in machinima, a hobby of using character models, sets, environment and engines in video games to create short films and comedy. However, one aspiring filmaker has gone and made a serious nearly 2 hour film entirely in the engine of Grand Theft Auto IV. While the dialogue and voice acting are pretty amateur, the direction, camera work, music and overall story are quite outstanding! You can see the entire film for yourself in the video embedded below. A fair warning though, the movie is meant for mature audiences as it deals with violence and nudity and locales that those who're familiar with the GTAIV game know quite well. The fact that the movie came out as well as it did is a testament to the great work and detail put into the world of Liberty City by Rockstar Games.

Canadian National Steampunk Exhibition!

The Canadian National Steampunk Exhibition will be held April 29th to May 1st, 2011 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Markham.

For more information about the exhibition, it's events and guests, visit their website:
http://cnse.ca/

New trailer for Killzone 3!

This time, the developers promise to deliver a better, more fleshed out, and epic story. If this trailer is anything to go by, then they just might have succeeded!


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Mr. Plinkett reviews the Star Wars Prequels!

Recommended to all aspiring film makers and writers are the following hours and hours-long in depth reviews and criticisms of the most heated opinionated film trilogies of our time, that of Star Wars Eps. 1-3. Mr. Plinkett, a creation of RedLetterMedia, is a crazy psychopathic man, whose passionate hatred for his ex-wife and love of pizza rolls is only matched by his highly insightful and detailed knowledge on what makes good films good films, in the context of plot, characters, consistency, and the general consumer audience. You'll likely learn a lot more from these in a more clear and entertaining fashion than you would from a college course. So providing you have actually seen the Star Wars prequels, you will certainly appreciate much of what you learn from these, or perhaps you'll simply have a good time enjoying the reviews which are probably far more entertaining than the actual films themselves... So check out the links below, and on the left side of the site you'll also find other reviews from another famous franchise, 'Star Trek' and even one on James Cameron's Avatar!

STAR WARS: The Phantom Menace

STAR WARS: Attack of the Clones

STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith

If anyone prefers Youtube, you can find the above videos in parts on their account page in the right scroll box here.

'Ice Age: Continental Drift' animated short

Here's a short film meant as a teaser trailer for Ice Age 4. Yeah, it's that sabre-tooth squirrel still chasing that acorn again...

For a better quality version, go here.

Win free tickets to Evangelion 2.0!

Anime News Network is holding another contest just as it did last time for Evangelion 1.0. This is open to Canadian residents. ANN is giving away over 200 tickets for the 1-day screening of Evangelion 2.0 in Cineplex Odeon theatres. Simply enter in your name, e-mail and mailing address and select a theatre closest to you from the list and good luck! To enter, go here. Don't forget to drop by our store if you're looking for Evangelion manga, artbooks and toys!

Evangelion 2.0 coming to Cineplex Odeon!

If you happened to go to any Cineplex Odeon theatres recently, you may have spotted trailers for 'Evangelion 2.0' playing on the lobby's screens! The anime film is getting a big push from Funimation and Cineplex Odeon, especially in Canada where Cineplex is pushing to have a one day only showing of the film in theatres across Canada. They are aiming to get it out in as many theatres as possible! But given that it's 1 day only, means you're gonna have to pre-order tickets. The showing is on January 20th, 2011 in Canada, currently slated for a 7pm showing. To clarify, the film is Evangelion 2.0, the remake/re-imagined second film in the 'Renewal of Evangelion' project. It'll be the dubbed version.

To pre-order tickets go here.

Official Funimation website and trailer.