Today is Star Wars Day, on which people greet each other saying, “May the 4th Be With You!” I know, it’s a bad joke. But life is so dreary without such frivolity. I sent out 20 SMS with the message this morning and received back the following responses:
And altho with you!
Cheers! But unlike Moses who God sent forth, I came fifth and got a teapot.
Thank you O Jedi companion! Looking forward to joining you in the battle for good once more!
What would you write as a response?
The day would have been much more interesting if we’d all joined in No Pants Day, a festival held at the University of Austin by people with nothing better to wear. It’s a day for wearing no trousers. Recommended clothing includes thick, appropriately modest boxer shorts, though bloomers, slips, briefs, and boxer briefs all work as well.
I’ve just had a look at the trailer for Jonathan King’s horror movie, Black Sheep. Set in New Zealand. the movie tells the story of Henry Oldfield (Nathan Meister) returning home to sell his share of the family farm to his older brother Angus (Peter Feeney), who is carrying out secret genetic experiemnts. While trying to reveal Angus’ experiments, a pair of environmental activists accidentally release a mutant lamb, which infects the herd and turns them into killer sheep.
The film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in September last year and is being released on NZ screens in March this year by Icon, originally supported by New Zealand Film Commission
Weta Workshop is providing animatronic puppets, special make up effects and other trickery to bring killer sheep to life in gory detail.
Get ready for the violence of the lambs. If you dare, see the Quicktime trailer for Black Sheep online at www.blacksheep-themovie.com
Also worth checking out is Scott Weinberg’s interview with director Jonathan King for Cinematical.
Some time soon we’ll be hearing about the cinema release of Highlander: The Source, the first in a new trilogy of films featuring Duncan Macleod, the immortal Highlander, and his friends as they search for the holy grail of their world.
Here’s the promo from the official movie site:
The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling city, Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, remembers happier times before the love of his life left…
Hopeless and alone, MacLeod finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his mysterious friend Methos, and a mortal, Watcher Joe Dawson. Together this small group sets out on a quest to find the origin of the first Immortal and The Source of their immortality.
Shooting for the film begain in Lithuania in October and finished in December. Director is Brett Leonard, with Adrian Paul starring as Duncan MacLeod as well as producing. Brett pioneered the creation of digital visual effects in filmmaking with 1992’s Lawnmower Man. He also directed 1995’s Virtuosity, and most recently completed Marvel’s Man-Thing.
Davis-Panzer Productions is busy further immortalizing the Clan MacLeod during the series’ twentieth year with an anime feature film in partnership with Imagi of Hong Kong and Madhouse of Japan and a video game with SCI Games Ltd. of London. David Abramowitz, writer from the TV series, is writing the script.
Adrian Paul’s Diary - straight from The Source - has details on the shooting of the movie. Highlander Worldwide, the official Highlander fan club, has photographs from the shoot.
Shooting for the film begain in Lithuania in October and finished in December. Director is Brett Leonard, with Adrian Paul starring as Duncan MacLeod as well as producing. Brett pioneered the creation of digital visual effects in filmmaking with 1992’s 
