Retro: Kimmer

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• COLIN FIRTH: NEW FILM "TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY"
• DESTROY ALL MONSTERS PHOTO: D.B. KEEPS
• MARK ROSS: CURSE OF THE PHANTOM SHADOW

COLIN FIRTH: NEW FILM "TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY" Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:12 AM PDT Much anticipated thriller featuring a stellar cast including Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kathy Burke. Retro: Kimmer: I think you are going to love the retro feel of Colin Firth's new film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy when it's released December 9. Colin Firth in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Directed by Tomas Alfredson ("Let The Right One In") Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a Working Title production for STUDIOCANAL. Set in the 1970s, TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY finds George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a recently retired MI6 agent, doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investigating which of his trusted former colleagues has chosen to betray him and their country, Smiley narrows his search to four suspects - all experienced, urbane, successful agents - but past histories, rivalries and friendships make it far from easy to pinpoint the man who is eating away at the heart of the British establishment. The screenplay is by Peter Straughan and Bridget O'Connor and the film, which was shot in London, Budapest and Istanbul is produced by Working Title's co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and Robyn Slovo. The executive producers are Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin, Douglas Urbanski, Peter Morgan, Olivier Courson, Ron Halpern and John le Carré.

DESTROY ALL MONSTERS PHOTO: D.B. KEEPS Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:56 AM PDT Destroy All Monsters second line up L to R is Laurence Miller, Michael Davis, Rob King, Ben Miller, Niagara, and Ron Asheton Goran Polak of Jesus Loves the Stooges posted this photo on my Facebook page. The comments were fun... Chrystel Kastophe but i like it !!! Fred De Vries I saw DAM in Lansing fresh out of High School, fell in deep lust with Miss Niagara IMMEDIATELY...... Marla Metelski ‎(Fred, you're preachin' to the choir here.) Amazing shot. Vicki Bradshaw Great photo...... Wayne Ross do i see Rob King? Vicki Bradshaw Killer photo..................... Rick Ruiner I jammed with Rob King several times last year and played one show--he is rock solid! And of course, Niagara remains a stunner. Great History of Destroy All Monsters Sue Rynski: Destroy All Monsters Ann Arbor Rock n Roll Revival

MARK ROSS: CURSE OF THE PHANTOM SHADOW Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:29 AM PDT Just got this email and I watched this video. I loved Mark's energy and of course I always encourage people to follow their dreams. Here is a fantastic young film maker following his...XRK Donate to Mark's Film Project Curse of the Phantom Shadow Facebook Dear RetroKimmer: My name is Mark Ross and I am an independent filmmaker in the Las Vegas area. We are currently in production on our short concept film, Curse of the Phantom Shadow. This movie is an homage to: Radio Dramas The Phantom B Movies Dick Tracy Batman Spy Smasher The Shadow Republic Movie Serials Comic books Pulp Novels/Magazines of the 1930s/1940s Our film takes place in 1948. We have professional actors, some of which have been in Hollywood productions. Until recently, we were 100% self financed from my personal savings. We are now trying to raise money to finish our production. I encourage you to review our video, and see if it is a good fit for your audience. I thank you in advance on behalf of my cast and crew. Mark Ross

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[New post] Darth Maul returns in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

New post on The Daily P.O.P. Darth Maul returns in Star Wars: The Clone Wars by dailypop Via Entertainment Weekly: "I found it funny in The Phantom Menace when Darth Maul got cut in half," Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni says. "I thought George was definitively saying to the fans, 'There's no way this character is coming back. This is not a Boba Fett/Sarlacc Pit situation where, because of fan love, Boba gets out of that thing any number of ways.' Fast-forward ten-years, and I'm the one to bring Maul back." Well, mostly. Filoni acknowledges that the order to resurrect the Sith Lord came from George Lucas himself, who became more interested in his Phantom Menace creation while developing Savage Opress for the last season of The Clone Wars. Awesome as Maul was in the movie, he barely got to do anything before the old chop-chop. When asked if Maul's return is motivated by the feeling that he was underutilized in The Phantom Menace, Filoni says, "I think in part." Filoni's biggest challenge, though, will come from the legions of fans ready to shout "No way!" at the very idea of a Maul return. But addressing the (un)believability of his survival could make for some interesting drama. "First of all, how does he survive getting cut in half?" says Filoni. "Plus, he fell! And also, don't forget Obi-Wan Kenobi is still around, so I'm sure Maul wouldn't be very happy with him." Fans will note that there is precedent for this kind of resurrection. "The Dark Side of the Force is the path to many abilities some consider to be…unnatural," Darth Sidious says in Revenge of the Sith. Sidious and his master found a way to use the Force to cheat death—that's how he was able to keep Vader alive after that little swan dive into a lava field. Couldn't Maul have picked up on some of that too? Says Filoni, "He's suffered through a lot to keep himself alive and implemented the training of his master to do so." Once you get beyond the plausibility issues, what's left is actually an amazing storytelling opportunity. The Clone Wars has featured other characters from the movies, but mostly original trilogy stalwarts like Chewbacca, Tarkin, and Ackbar. Those are all characters whose fates have already been decided. "Here, we're moving forward with Maul," Filoni says. "He's more than ten years older than he was in The Phantom Menace. That's immensely satisfying, because now nobody knows what's going to happen to him. I know, but nobody else does." Thanks to Robb Hammond for the tip! dailypop | October 12, 2011 at 6:30 pm | Tags: clone wars star wars, darth maul, phantom menace, star wars animated | Categories: Star Wars: The Clone Wars | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-3bm Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/darth-maul-returns-in-star-wars-the-clone-wars/

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[New post] Green Lantern animated series debuts in NY, feature film DVD to include extra footage

New post on The Daily P.O.P. Green Lantern animated series debuts in NY, feature film DVD to include extra footage by dailypop New Green Lantern footage from Sam Register, Executive Vice President of Creative Affairs for Warner Bros. Watch as he walks the audience through the character and why he's important. I have to wonder what kind of looks he's getting from the dead silent attendees.  What's interesting is that he explains how difficult it was to talk Bruce Timm into the project as the animator who gave us Batman the Animated Series despised CG cartoons. However, Register insists that CG is the accepted way to produce a kid's cartoon and cites some odd examples to support his case (why not just name-drop Star Wars?). In any case, now we finally have a clear glimpse of the Green Lantern Animated Series as it will appear in 2012. Featuring voice actor Josh Keaton (from Spectacular Spider-Man) as Hal Jordan, the series will also star Michael Clarke Duncan, Richard Green, and Robert Englund. I imagine that many of you are not sold on the style of the CG animation. I agree, but the pacing and storytelling techniques are top notch. I suspect the style will just take some getting used to and the overall quality of the series will generate buzz and bring in viewers. If you are still in doubt, remember that Bruce Timm is involved and he has seldom steered fans wrong. If anything, he has brought the DC Universe to a new audience with his various animated endeavors. This Saturday at the NYComic Con, there will be a special screening of the animated series followed by an appearance by Bruce Timm for a Q and A session. That should be great! ______________________________ In other Green Lantern news, the GL movie is coming out and gaining another chance at impressing fans who may have found the big picture in need of something extra. They'll get it... 14 minute's worth of extra! Leading up to the film's release I cited that of all the 'unknown' comic book characters, Green Lantern had the most to offer in a big screen adaptation. A man with a magic ring flying through space, strange aliens in mind-blowing visuals combine the appeal of superhero and science fiction drama. Alas, the final product fell flat. Dwarfed by the success of Thor, Captain America and X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern was almost universally panned by critics for being too slow and impenetrable for the casual viewer. The Extended Edition DVD release including fourteen minutes of footage could salvage the film from the recesses of the also-ran rating it received this past Summer. Also, Best Buy will be offering a Steelbook edition that should look nice in any fan's collection. Exclusive Sinestro Corps Skin for Batman Arkham Asylum The Blu-ray edition boasts some stunning extra material including a downloaded Sinestro Corps Batman skin for Arkham City, a preview of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and a 'Digital Enhanced' copy of the new Justice League #1. For more info on all things Green Lantern, please visit the BlogofOa.com dailypop | October 12, 2011 at 8:08 am | Tags: green lantern dc comics, green lantern ryan reynolds, green lantern timm | Categories: cartoons, Green Lantern | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-3bd Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/green-lantern-animated-series-debuts-in-ny-feature-film-dvd-to-include-extra-footage/

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• Graphic Print Shift Dress from Oasis
• Simmons Clutch from French Connection
• Striped Hector Lamp
• eBay watch: 1970s space age Rotobar by Curver Brunssum
• Adidas x Noel Gallagher Training 72 NG trainers
• Jigsaw Flapper Dress
• Swatch print by Hanna Melin
• Tosh's team retro melamine set from Bouf
• The Best of Jazz Poster
• Terence Conran - The Way We Live Now at Design Museum, London

Graphic Print Shift Dress from Oasis Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:10 AM PDT The influence of graphic prints and bold designs really came to the fore of womens fashion during the 1960s, and the use of structural lines and patterns is still reminiscent of that era. This Graphic Print Shift Dress from Oasis perfectly captures that look, making vintage style truly wearable today. The use of varying stripe widths and directions helps to create an unusual effect, adding the illusion of shape to this basic shift dress. In a bold monochrome palette, its simple enough to carry the bold pattern too. With a high neckline and sleeveless cut, the details all combine to create that originality and androgyny so loved in modernist sixties design. It's now available from Oasis for £60. Find out more from the website

Simmons Clutch from French Connection Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:55 AM PDT This Autumn/Winter the high street's retro influence of choice appears to be the art deco influence of the twenties and thirties. The ideal choice for injecting some glitz and glamour into Winter wardrobes, this Simmons Clutch from French Connection interprets the style with flair. The delicate fan shape of the clutch provides an instant shot of art deco design, with the twenties influence going further thanks to the addition of a shimmering silver sequin and bead design. The bag is delicate enough to pair with a chic evening ensemble, injecting roaring twenties glamour with ease. It's available now from French Connection for £75. Find out more from the website

Striped Hector Lamp Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:47 AM PDT We've featured various different incarnations of this classic Table Lamp in these pages over the years, but this Striped Hector Lamp deserves a special mention with it's sleek monochromatic colourway. The Peter Bowles design has the usual porcelain shade, chrome stand and glossy black base, but the detail of the black and white cotton-braided flex is picked out in the striped shade. It' a chic accessory that will add some retro forties style to a desk or corner table. The lamp costs £145 from Bloomsbury Store here.

eBay watch: 1970s space age Rotobar by Curver Brunssum Posted: 11 Oct 2011 06:12 AM PDT Good spot by Andrew Graham, this 1970s space age Rotobar by Curver Brunssum, which is up for sale on eBay. The design is something of a space classic and now highly sought after, not too many are around in complete condition some 40 years on. This one even has the grey drinks tray, which is the component that usually goes walkabout. Of course, there's also plenty of room for your bottles and glasses - see the period photo below for the bar 'in action'. In terms of condition, that is described as 'excellent', with the plastic body 'virtually unfaded', although the top has faded a little and has light surface marks down to age, as well as a tiny chip (close up shots on the listing). The steel rivets and chrome also in good condition. Price? Not cheap at £499.99 on a 'buy it now'. But try finding one elsewhere - they don't come up often. Find out more at the eBay website

Adidas x Noel Gallagher Training 72 NG trainers Posted: 11 Oct 2011 04:22 AM PDT Over on our His Knibs site, we spotted a pair of these over on eBay some weeks back, Well, this collaboration has just had an official launch - the Adidas x Noel Gallagher Training 72 NG trainers that is. The shoes are a new version of the Training 72 (which actually dates back to 1964), but now becoming the NG version, which offers up a white leather upper, royal blue stripes and gold detailing on the tongue, along with a fairly chunky gum sole. Not seen these on a retail site as yet, but they're due out on the same day as Noel's debut album (High Flying Birds), which comes out on October 17th. When we get a price or see a pre-sale, we'll let you know. We suspect very limited though, so you'll probably want to be quick off the mark when they do land. As long as you are a Noel fan obviously. Adidas website Via His Knibs

Jigsaw Flapper Dress Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:19 AM PDT It may not be the first time you've seen this Flapper Dress from Jigsaw and it's unlikely to be the last. When a high street store produces a vintage-style dress this perfect it's bound to attract plenty of attention. Based on an original vintage design, the dress is made of  pink gauze, heavily beaded in an intricate fan design. The ornate bodice has a dropped waist which gives way to a delicate shimmering skirt. All too often the phrase "investment piece" is used to justify buying something way outside your usual budget (and this dress is not cheap at £325) but if you're a fan of flapper style you'll have to agree that this frock gets it absolutely spot on. Find out more here.

Swatch print by Hanna Melin Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:05 AM PDT Think Swatch and you'll probably think of the Eighties. Anyway that's what era Hanna Melin has focused on with her new Swatch print, based on her own 1980s collection.  It's not the first time Hanna has plundered her childhood for her work, you may remember her Summer Holiday 1989 bag from a while back, or her childhood ABC print. This digital print is every bit as colourful as the watches it depicts, and is sure to brighten up any room.  A great affordable piece of artwork, it will set you back £14.  Buy it from All Things Original

Tosh's team retro melamine set from Bouf Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:05 AM PDT Cast your mind back and you may remember the London Folk Mugs - a bit of a mystery as to their designer, other than they looked really good. Well now all becomes clear. They were designed by Tosh and the same characters also crop up on this Team retro melamine set, available from Bouf.  That same late 60s look is at work here, using the stylized characters of a guard, policeman and a yeoman across a five piece melamine set. The graphic style is enhanced by the bold red and blue rings around the plates. The set even comes in its very own groovy pvc bag. If you like this look, check out Tosh's other products all which have a strong nostalgic British feel.  £11.17 will buy you the set. Buy it from Bouf.com

The Best of Jazz Poster Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:55 AM PDT   I'll admit that my knowledge of jazz is scant, but I still rather like this Best of Jazz Poster from the V&A Shop. The design by Paula Scher dates back to 1979, but the poster has been created especially for the V&A Shop. It is being sold in connection with their current Postmodernism exhibition. It features the names of artists and groups who you (knowing more about jazz than me) will probably know were at their peak in the 1970s. The look of the poster itself is very much of the 1970s with the typography straight from old album covers. The poster will fit a 50 by 70cm frame and costs £20 from the V&A Shop.

Terence Conran - The Way We Live Now at Design Museum, London Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:37 AM PDT   With his collection for M&S, Sir Terence Conran is very much the man of the hour. It also happens to be his 80th birthday soon and the Design Museum has organised an exhibition, The Way We Live Now, to celebrate his impact and influence. The exhibition traces his career, which has spanned an impressive number of decades and styles, from post-war austerity right up to the present day, taking in the Festival of Britain, Pop Culture and 80s design book along the way. The exhibition includes a collection of Conran's own pieces from the late 1940s and 1950s, when he was welding steel chairs himself, designing textile designs, ceramics and magazine covers. Another highlight is the Habitat story, which will include the reconstruction of one of the room sets shown in the Habitat catalogues. The exhibition runs from 14 November to 4 March. For further information, see the Design Museum website.

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