Posted by dominic in Films, General, News on December 12th, 2008
With the remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still opening today I thought I’d post a little treat for the fans of the original. Introduced in the Robert Wise directed original was one of the coolest, deadliest alien robots ever, Gort. (In my opinion only Forbidden Planets Robby the Robot is cooler.) Accompanying Klaatu (Michael Rennie) on is message of caution, Gort, played by Lock Martin, is a giant metal robot who is said to be part of an interstellar police force. He reacts only to violence and, though he was created to keep the peace, he can destroy whole worlds if provoked.
Yesterday Sideshow Collectables posted Amok Times 16-inch Gort for pre-order. The PVC figure is movie accurate, with six points of articulation, and retro styled packaging with a deluxe 4-color window box with a fifth panel. The figure runs $74.99, and is a must have for any classic sci-fi buff out there looking to surprise himself for Christmas.
And as a little added bonus Sideshow also listed for pre-order Amok Times first ever Vincent Price statue. The statue is of Vincent as Don Nicholas Medina from the Roger Corman directed The Pit and the Pendulum, and includes a torture dungeon base, and light up cauldron and poker. How cool is that. Check out the statue over at Sideshow and if you can afford the $149.99 price tag swoop this little gem up as soon as you can, you won’t regret it.
Posted by dominie in Comics, Films, News on December 1st, 2008
When Darren G. Davis of Bluewater Productions and Marc Lougee of Handmade Heores discovered they were both working independently under the Ray Harryhausen Presents banner, the two immediately joined forces to bring you the comic book adaptation of Lougee’s award-winning stop-motion animation film The Pit and the Pendulum. Read on for the full press release. Cheers!
BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS GETS GRAPHIC WITH RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS: THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
BELLINGHAM, WASH. (NOVEMBER 25, 2008) - The success of Ray Harryhausen Presents; The Pit and the Pendulum, a short stop motion animated film produced by Hand Made Heroes Film & Television has resulted in a comic book deal with Bluewater Productions. When Bluewater President Darren G. Davis and Director Marc Lougee of Hand Made Heroes discovered they were both producing work independently under the Ray Harryhausen Presents banner, Bluewater immediately penned a deal with director Marc Lougee to further develop film & comic book cross-over properties.
Since it’s premiere hosted by Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News at the BNAT Film Festival, The Pit and the Pendulum short film has screened in over 200 film festivals and comic conventions around the world including AFI Dallas and San Diego Comic-Con. Nearly 100,000 visitors logged into the film’s website within two days of the film’s premier in Austin, TX, and has continued to garner a global fan following.
“Seeing the film published as a comic thru a brilliant publisher like Bluewater is the realization of another dream of mine.” said Director, Marc Lougee, “What started as a labor of love, and a once in a lifetime chance to make a film with Ray Harryhausen at the helm, has just continued to expand and reach further than I’d imagined. I’m really excited to have an issue of Ray Harryhausen Presents; The Pit and the Pendulum comic in hand come February 2009.” (more…)
With the remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still opening today I thought I’d post a little treat for the fans of the original. Introduced in the Robert Wise directed original was one of the coolest, deadliest alien robots ever, Gort. (In my opinion only Forbidden Planets Robby the Robot is cooler.) Accompanying Klaatu (Michael Rennie) on is message of caution, Gort, played by Lock Martin, is a giant metal robot who is said to be part of an interstellar police force. He reacts only to violence and, though he was created to keep the peace, he can destroy whole worlds if provoked. 
