Evolution Of... by Jeff Victor

Jeff Victor is a terrific artists who obviously loves movies. He is trying to figure out a way to portray some of his favorite film characters in an interesting and original light, so he decided to go with a timeline format for some of our favorite actors & actresses. This allows him to draw someone like Tom Hanks in a plethora of characters that he has portrayed over the years. I think this is a cool idea, and shows us just how much a characters roles have varied over the years. You can see a ton of his timeline pieces and other fantastic art that he has to offer by clicking over to his page, or you can continue after the jump and see my faves in his 'Evolution Of...' series...

Evolution of Guillermo Del Torro

Evolution of Johnny Depp

Evolution of Sigourney Weaver

Eolution of Rick Moranis

Evolution of Tom Hanks

Evolution of Michael Jackson

Evolution of Stanley Kubrick

One Of My Favorite Properties Of All Time Is Coming To Fruition...

... and frankly it is looking fucking fantastic. The Lone Ranger was and always will be one of the first pop culture properties I can ever remember watching. I also remember being 3 or 4 years old and having the toys & playset for the show, complete with horses Silver & Scout. Tonto & The Lone Ranger are the two first action figures I ever had... before G.I. Joe, He Man, Star Wars and my full on 3 ft metal Voltron robot. Those guys provided me with a ton of memories, and the original show was always on in re-runs during my childhood. So when they announced a reboot of the franchise from Gore Vebrinksi & Jerry Bruckenheimer (the guys behind Pirates of the Caribbean) and said that the movie would star Armie Hammer & Johnny Depp... well, I was in. Plagued by budget issues and other shooting problems in a post John Carter movie making world, the film has been a bit troubled. So when I saw this fantastic new trailer for the film (clocking in at over 2 minutes) I was reassured. As you should be. Can;'t wait for this movie this summer. Enjoy the trailer after the jump...

So 'Dark Shadows' Is Gonna Take The Campy Route... Wait, What????

Wow... I don't exactly know what just happened. I just watched the 2.5 minute trailer that was just released for Tim Burton's upcoming film Dark Shadows and I don't really exactly know how I feel. This is completely NOT what I expected... but I am not that upset by it. As a fan of the original show (I have watched over 300 episodes of the original show on Netflix) I was eager to see what someone as talented as Tim Burton would do with a stellar cast and a cult classic property. I saw all the stills of Johnny Depp as Barnabas, looking very reminiscent of the old Barnabas Collins. I saw the amazing cast consisting of people like Michelle Pfiefer, Jackie Earle Haley, Chloe Moretz, Eva Green, Helena Bohnam Carter, and many more... and it looked fantastic. Very dark and brooding, true to the gritty feel of the show. Then you see the video for the trailer, and you get something right out of left field. Click after the jump to see the trailer and then hear my reactions...






Yup... I am shocked. An upbeat Barry White song? Sarcasm and car/tv/technological jokes? Flying sex scenes between a witch and a vampire? Yup, none of this I planned on seeing. It looks like the new version of the Brady Bunch they put out a few years back... true to the campiness of the show, but set in more modern times and kind of sarcastic when dealing with the fish out of water story. But I am not sacred off by it... if anything I might have to say that I am even MORE intrigued by this film. What do you guys think? Tell us in the comment section below... The film comes out May 11th, so stay tuned!

'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' Vol 20

Always on the look out for inspiring art... emblazoned across the chest of humanity. Here's some of the t-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click the links below to the Threadless.com voting pages for each and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.

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'Johnny Who?' Depps abound in this minimalistic homage to Burton & Verbinski's muse. Can you name 'em all from left to right.....

Comical and tragic at the same time. 'Cybertron High Drama Club' enlists the help of the iconic drama mask images to school us in the arts.

'Mistaken Identity' has our favorite Star Wars pilots on target with the man in the moon. Yoo-hoo, Death Star's the other way Rebel scum!

'Police Line-Up' make me feel horrible for my favorite Star Wars snow beast, The Wampa, after he gives Luke a hand in the icy caves of Hoth. Looks like the perpetrator's just been fingered.

'Indiana Monster & The Last Cookie' mashes up two of my favorites  the Harrison Ford adventure epic....and Muppets. (Note to artists...anything plus Muppets equals fantastic!)

 Don't blink or you'll miss the art in 'Flash Minimal Design'. Basic yet super!

Threadless started a Polo shirt contest this week for breast emblem designs and, so far, it's gotten off to a snazzy start!

First, 'Enter The Dragon' Is a pretty neat send off to all that is great about Kug Fu-ery!

Then there's this precursor to the LaCoste gator..... 'The Rex'

...but my favorite Polo design was this Han Solo blaster in 'Han's Polo'...pewn pewn! Han shot first!

Back to the tee designs, my absolute favorite of the week has to this E.T./Alf mash up which was done with  perfection entitled 'Willie's Trip To Melmac'. Makes me hungry for a feline four course meal! A.L.F phone home!

...That's all t-shirt wearers! Tee you next time!

Bat Country by Dann Matthews

Wonderful 8-Bit rendition of Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by artist Dann Matthews. Courtesy of Popped Culture (Whatup Jeremy!!!)

OHC of the Day: Astrid Berges-Frisbey

This french stunner is exactly what I am looking for when I pick the Obscure Hot Chick of the Day. I am looking for newcomers or relatively unknown (to the masses anyway) actresses who I feel will someday (probably soon) make a splash in the industry. How better could an actress make a splash then to play a mysterious mermaid in Pirates of the Caribbean 4? See what I did there? Anyway, this french model went through a ton of auditions for the role of Syrena in what producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Rob Marshall are hoping to be another trilogy of Pirate movies. She only appeared in one other movie, The Sea Wall, which I have never seen. I have yet to see Pirates 4 (It came out last night for Christ sakes!), but seeing the beautiful Astrid on the screen is sure to make the movie much more enjoyable.

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