John Hood’s posterous

The Tower at Walton-on-the-Naze

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:08:00 -0800

The Muppets parody Twilight Breaking Dawn

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:30:00 -0800

The Joker skateboards over Batman!

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:27:00 -0700

Heath Ledger (Joker) skateboarding over Christian Bale (Batman) during a break on the set of The Dark Knight (2009).

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RIP Steve Jobs

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:47:52 -0700

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Fincher's "Girl"

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:47:00 -0700

Rooney Mara reminds me of Natalie Portman in the opening scene from The Social Network. Director David Fincher, like myself, apparently suffers with OCD: 99 takes for the win.

Appearing almost unrecognisable in David Fincher's upcoming The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Rooney Mara's transformation is worthy of Natalie Portman in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.

The soundtrack is scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. That's all kinds of awesome.

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The Muppets

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:10:00 -0700

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Gonzo and Kermit as Stormtroopers!

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:26:00 -0700

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Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:56:00 -0700

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May Day on the Essex coast

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Sun, 08 May 2011 10:09:00 -0700

This May Day bank holiday I visited Brightlingsea and Wivenhoe, situated on the Essex sunshine coast.

This guy's going to need a bigger boat!

Boats moored at Wivenhoe.

This could be a scene from Amity Island as seen in Steven Spielberg's Jaws!

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Apple announces iPad 2 event for March 2

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:51:00 -0800

Will you wait for iPad 3, which is rumoured to be released this September alongside an updated iPod touch and Nano?

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Doctor Who desktop from the Iconfactory

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:15:00 -0800

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Death's Head was cool! Yes?

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:01:00 -0800

Death's Head, created by Marvel UK's Simon Furman and Geoff Senior, made memorable appearances in the Transformers comic and Doctor Who magazine in the 1980s.

If only Hasbro had licensed an official action figure Transformers tie-in...

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Angry Birds Rio

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:54:00 -0800

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Hansel & Gretelbot

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:05:00 -0800

This past week I bought LittleBigPlanet 2 for PS3. Sony's platform exclusive franchise that deserves to become the equal of Mario or Sonic!

A timely purchase as an update codenamed 'Cupcake' was released alongside a community level pack called Hansel & Gretelbot!

It’s completely free and there's no need to download, just head over to this LBP.me page and queue up the first level!

Living large on LittleBigPlanet? Add me on PSN: Marvel_Megatron

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Thor trailer is marvellous!

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:59:00 -0800

I've never been much of a fan of Thor! Preferring his comic book contemporaries Spider-Man and X-Men! However, any film starring Natalie Portman (Black Swan) is worth a look, right?

Checkout the new trailer here.

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The Dark Knight and Inception get App Editions

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:25:00 -0800

Two of Chris Nolan's most successful movies now have dedicated App Editions on the App Store!

"For many, watching a movie is a social activity and App Editions are the first mobile product to deliver this capability on a global scale. They offer a fully connected experience, allowing viewers to engage with others around the world in real-time through Facebook and Twitter. In 2011, Warner Bros. will release a full slate of App Editions including new release and catalog films." said Thomas Gewecke, President of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, in a press release.

Although I prefer to watch movies on Blu-ray disc. This is an interesting development and no doubt more movie studios will seek new and innovative ways to monetize their catalogues in the App and social media space.

The Dark Knight: App Edition (iTunes)

Inception: App Edition (iTunes)

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Batman x MIMOBOT USB Flash Drive Collection

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0800

The first wave of the Batman x MIMOBOT memory devices feature classic hero and villain assortments of Batman, Robin, Catwoman and The Joker.

Want.

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Jet Set Willy on the App Store

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:42:00 -0800

Elite has officially released Matthew Smith's beloved Jet Set Willy (1984), the successful sequel to Manic Miner (1983).

A weary Miner Willy has to tidy up all the items left around his house after a huge party before his house keeper will allow him some much-needed sleep.

The platform game became synonymous with the ZX Spectrum, but was ported to Commodore 64, BBC Micro and MSX 8-bit home computers amongst others.

The 'Attic Bug' made it impossible to complete the game during its original release...

Jet Set Willy: ZX Spectrum (iTunes)

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Xperia Play the PlayStation phone

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:50:00 -0800

February 13, 2011, Barcelona, Spain – Sony Ericsson today announced the game-changing Xperia Play, the latest phone in its Xperia range of Android-based smartphones.

Xperia Play delivers the smartphone functionality that the most serious power users could need, teamed with the immersive gaming experience that any gamer would want.

In portrait mode, the Android smartphone offers all the benefits that users have come to expect from Sony Ericsson’s existing range of Xperia smartphones with best-in-class entertainment experiences, a great 5 megapixel camera, a brilliant 4” multi-touch screen and great social networking features.

However, slide out the gaming control and users enter a new world of immersive mobile gaming. The slide out game pad reveals a digital D pad, two analogue touch pads, two shoulder buttons and the four PlayStation icons: circle, cross, square and triangle. Qualcomm’s optimized Snapdragon processor with a 1Ghz CPU and embedded Adreno GPU graphics processor deliver silky smooth 60fps play-back 3D mobile gaming and Web browsing with minimal power consumption so Xperia Play users can enjoy long hours of battery life and game time.

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Super 8 Super Bowl trailer captures Amblin's wonder years!

jrhood@gmail.com (John Hood) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:00:00 -0800

Nowadays it's very rare that a movie trailer elicits a sense of enigmatic wonder, which was commonplace during my formative cinema-going years! The last time I got goosebumps was watching the teaser for Disney/Pixar's WALL-E.

Within 31 seconds JJ Abrams (Star Trek) and Steven Spielberg's (Jurassic Park) Super Bowl TV Spot has distilled the creative impulse behind my childhood ambition to embrace storytelling technology...

A mise-en-scène that transported me back to the first time I saw Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, in the theatre, not long after I'd suffered a serious head injury at Primary School; two movies that have profound familial significance; Star Wars received special mention at my mother's funeral service.

Super 8 embodies why I ♥ movies! Watch the Super Bowl TV Spot here.

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