Trailer Time: Contagion, El Bulli, Dream House, Higher Ground, Drive

Stephen Soderberg's latest film Contagion is bound to hit me personally on two levels: It takes place in the backyard of the SF Bay Area, and I am such a contamination-OCD freak. Thus, this is my WORST NIGHTMARE. But this looks good.

Harry Potter Hits Keep On Comin'

 10 Favorite Non-Trio Moments from the Harry Potter series

GeekArt: Kill Bill, Vertigo, Fake Criterion, Final Image

A Kill Bill/Donkey Kong/Mario Bros mash-up tee design from TeeFury.

Concept art/poster for Vertigo. Green, vague, fading, and definitive of the film. Like the Madeline/Carlotta alternative to the original falling man poster.

Two blogs to keep in mind: First, Fake Criterions which creates and uploads redesigned covers of films not unlike that of oh-so fancy The Criterion Collection. While some of them are obvious mockeries of Criterion's attempts to arts-ify and emphasize the importance and seriousness of its films, others are actually designs I much prefer to see than the originals. Always interesting to check up on new additions.

And second: a compilation of final movie images from the blog (surprisingly called) The Final Image. Warning: spoilers may lay ahead for some films.

Listsssess: Beginnings, the Best of Miramax, and the Overlooked

 30 Classic Movie Openings. So many faves. Some of these openings don't even need the rest of the movies their part of. Thankfully most of them follow through after their effectively distinct introductions.

 The 15 Best of Miramax Films. Discovered gem from this list: Kids

10 Criminally Overlooked Movies. Personal absolute must-see's from the list: City Lights, The Best of Youth, Never Let Me Go, To Live

GeekArt: Harry Potter vs Star Wars; HP/G6 parody "Like It's Quidditch"

Less than 10 days until the US premiere of the last installment of the Harry Potter film series, so obviously the fan art, posters, memorabilia, vids, etc are coming outta the woodwork. I've got my midnight ticket, do you?