I am a HUGE fan of tradition. Thus the title of today's blog. And boy, do I have something neato from BOTH categories!
No, this is not ComicCon junk. I'm still playing catch up there. No, the first item, from the "something old" department, involves a special golden treasure discovered by my girlfriend Sharon at the Half Price Books that we ritualistically frequent every Sunday (like Church! Yay!).
If you know me, you know I love trolls. And goblins. But especially goblins falsely marketed as trolls in order to capitalize on the marginal success of their namesake's 80's sorta-hit film. I, of course, am referring to the greatness of the "best worst film" of all time, TROLL 2.
And, the treasure you ask? Well, feast your eyes...
(I had yet another image, a wider one, with the troll head perfectly framed over Sharon's shoulders. It formed an all too creepy image where you have the monster head on top of her really hot body, the resulting effect of which completely slapped any potential erections out of existence into at least the next decade. I had to remove it.)
Make no mistake. I am speciafically posting these photos to gloat. I am officially better than you and your entire family now. Bask in the greatness... autographed, no less, by the original film's composer, Richard Band (Charles' brother).
Here's a butt shot, where you can actually see proof that the holy sequel is included on Side B.
***Updated*** Apparently, in my zeal to prove my own personal greatness, I failed to notice that the big Roman numeral II on the record's back was a reference to Side 2, not additional tracks from Troll 2. Still a cool treasure, though. Oh well. Easy come, easy go. At least, this is the progenitor without which the greatness of the TRUE "T2" (F-U James Cameron!) could never have come into being. Dubious praise, but of historical significance nonetheless.
Okay, enough torture. Now for the "something new." In doing research for my new feature film, I was turned on to a bizarre artist from the late 1800's. Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel.
An amazing biological artist who discovered and catalogued hundreds of new life forms in his time, many extremely tiny and from the depths of the ocean floor.
The plates from his book, Kunstformen der Natur, have become the basis for much of the alien concept art design for my upcoming film. Many thanks to Nick Derington for introducing me to this amazing man's work. Here are a few of my favorite plates...
Make no mistake. I am speciafically posting these photos to gloat. I am officially better than you and your entire family now. Bask in the greatness... autographed, no less, by the original film's composer, Richard Band (Charles' brother).
Here's a butt shot, where you can actually see proof that the holy sequel is included on Side B.
***Updated*** Apparently, in my zeal to prove my own personal greatness, I failed to notice that the big Roman numeral II on the record's back was a reference to Side 2, not additional tracks from Troll 2. Still a cool treasure, though. Oh well. Easy come, easy go. At least, this is the progenitor without which the greatness of the TRUE "T2" (F-U James Cameron!) could never have come into being. Dubious praise, but of historical significance nonetheless.
Okay, enough torture. Now for the "something new." In doing research for my new feature film, I was turned on to a bizarre artist from the late 1800's. Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel.
An amazing biological artist who discovered and catalogued hundreds of new life forms in his time, many extremely tiny and from the depths of the ocean floor.
The plates from his book, Kunstformen der Natur, have become the basis for much of the alien concept art design for my upcoming film. Many thanks to Nick Derington for introducing me to this amazing man's work. Here are a few of my favorite plates...
