Signal Boost This: Kickstart Short Film ‘Limbo’ Based On Reddit Story Starring Archer’s H. Jon Benjamin Sabina, June 6, 2014June 6, 2014 A popular untitled story on WritingPrompts, a subreddit that helps writer’s create new stories based on suggested prompts, is getting a short film treatment. Filmmakers Fangso Liu and Haines Landry seek to adapt the story of Jim an everyman who tries to make sense of his hedonistic afterlife after suffering an untimely death. The story was created by redditor Adam Spielman(DrowningDream) in response to the prompt: “A Man gets to paradise. Unfortunately, Lucifer won the War in Heaven ages ago. What is the man’s experience like?”. Spielman has given permission to the two filmmakers to adapt his story as “Limbo” and H. Jon Benjamin (Archer, Bob’s Burgers) is attached to star as Jim. They’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $30K in order to complete their budget and you can view their pitch video, which includes a few words from producer Dan Mintz (a.k.a. Tina from Bob’s Burgers), here: If you’re a fan of the popular story or just interested in the idea, the team behind Limbo are available for questions and answers on this Reddit thread. You can fund this movie till June 30th and incentives include digital compies, Dan Mintz recording a personal voicemail as Tina on your phone, an IMDB credit role as an extra or even the title of executive producer. With the funds, the filmmakers hope to be able to use a nicer camera to shoot it on a Red Epic with Cooke lenses and MoVi steadycam rig. They’ll also be able to acquire the necessary equipment they need for the surreal visual style they’re going for and ideally expand their location options to fully immerse audiences in their interpretation of what the afterlife will look like. The more we support film on a crowd funding level, the more we’ll get a say in what we see and get the films we want. It’s collaboration between audiences and creators. Will you be helping usher in a new age in film? News ArcherBob's BurgersDan MintzFangso LiuH. Jon BenjaminHaines LandryKickstarterLimboReddit
New Surrogates Pics and Music Video August 27, 2009August 27, 2009 Not much news lately for Surrogates, but yesterday we got a few new photos and a music video that features some footage from the sci-fi film. Our friends at First Showing posted the new pics yesterday, and Executive Editor Alex was not impressed. I’ve heard a lot people being kind… Read More
Early Signs Of Viral At 2011 Comic-Con July 20, 2011April 25, 2013 With Comic-Con 2011, literally, just underway, and it’s only preview night, signs of viral marketing are already rearing their pretty heads. With the likes of viral past, including The Dark Knight, Tron Legacy, and District 9, we can now welcome the films of Elysium, and a possible start of The… Read More
Bad Idea of the Day: See Sherlock Holmes in a Motion Seat December 2, 2009December 2, 2009 Thanks to the guys at Cinema Blend, we’ve learned that you can watch the upcoming Sherlock Holmes in a moving seat, at least in the select theaters that offer the technology. You may be familiar with the concept: While watching something on a screen, your seat moves to mirror the… Read More