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Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey NEW TRAILER

By John Ito - October 25, 2014

The Blue Danube, the ape throwing a piece of bones into the air, neo-futuristic objects floating in the space and so forth; Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey takes its place in the movie history with those remarkably elegant scenes that are still beautiful in the 21st century. From October to December, The British Film Institute is holding a special event for sch-fi movies - Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder - and the digital-remastered edition of 2001: A Space Odyssey is going to make its return to the screen during the event. Along with that, a new trailer of the movie was crated for the first time in forty years. You might also like this post Via: Gigagine

The LEGO Movie

By John Ito - April 02, 2014

The LEGO® Movie is something of an extraordinary film that attracts not only kids who are currently playing with the all-time popular toy, but every generations who grew up with the blocks. The film is already on theaters in the US since February 7, The story goes around a LEGO person, Emmet, who is mistakenly considered as an extraordinary figure and the key to save the world. Now, his extraordinary journey in the world of LEGO® begins! You might also like this post Via: YouTube

Das Experiment: The Dark Side of Our Nature

By John Ito - March 31, 2014

Image: the world movie journal Das Experiment (English: The Experiment ) is a psycho-thriller film, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. Based on Mario Giordano's novel Black Box , which is about a prison experiment of 1971, the dramatized documentary describes how people change when they were put into a certain situation where prison guards enjoy their dominance over prisoners. It was just a social experiment. Several young men were separated by two groups: prison guards are prisoners. Day after day, guards' violent activity on prisoners were escalated and resulted in two deaths. The experiment was discontinued earlier than originally planed. So what we can learn from this experiment? Do we all have this kind of violent nature in our brain? This movie is probably not for everyone, but it's worth watching. You might also like this post Via: Wikipedia YouTube

Jupiter Ascending: Matrix Director's New Approach

By John Ito - March 28, 2014

The Wachowskis created another legendary movie, Jupiter Ascending, that would be as impressive as their former master-piece-series, Matrix. The story goes around a girl who is inherits genes of the queen who holds the hegemony over the entire universe. From a Earth to Jupiter, the story revolves around her and her mysterious guardian whose power and spirit are invincible. Now, enjoy the latest trailer of the remarkable space-opera! You might like this post Via: Gigazine