Huh. Well then...

I've been dreaming of Tokyo. Admittedly the Tokyo of my dreams is somwhat more amusment park like than the real thing. And there is a general open space feeling to it that I can only get in dreams but I've been dreaming of Tokyo.

I really, really, really, reallyreallyreallyreallyreally want to go. And I think I'm just now realizing how much.

And I'm on the verge of being very, very hypocritical in letting money stop me from going. I just finished clearing off those credit cards, though, and putting $1K on one of them... It seems a horrible thing. Especially when I'll have Comic Con the next month.

That and I really want to bring someone with me. Lots. There aren't many people I know who have passports and fewer of those could likely afford to go to Tokyo with me for my cousin's wedding.

I must wait for my review. I need to see what, if anything, my bonus is this year.

Waiting is hard.

Hrrmmmm. Movie time!

Day Watch is going to be released in the US on June 1st! The trailer finally made it out as well. No work, yet, on Dusk Watch happening in Russia but it seems to take about a year for the films to make their way here after they're released in Russia... And, yes, apparently this whole thing was started by magic chalk. A lot of that stuff going around in movies these days.... (BTW, Mike? HERE is an example of how to show people driving on buildings.)

SCI FI Channel is making a "Tin Man" (working title) miniseries about the Tin Man from Thw Wizard of Oz. The cas is composed ofZooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Richard Dreyfuss, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson and Raoul Trujillo. Production on is slated to begin in Vancouver later this month with an eye toward a December premiere.

The Hollywood Reporter says SCI FI Channel will air a two-hour "Battlestar Galactica" episode in the fall that will bridge the gap between the current third season and the fourth season slated to begin in January. Rumors have it that this episode will be about Pegasus and how they got to where we joined up with them. The fourth season has also been grown from 13 episodes to 22.

Imagi Studios (maker of the new TMNT) has revealed new concept artwork for the company's upcoming CG-animated Gatchaman and Astro Boy on its official website.

28 Weeks Later comes out on May 11th. The first 28 minutes were shown to a lot of reviewers recently and people are pretty happy with it, apparently. I'm going to have to make a calendar of 'things that need to be seen'. Good idea, Sean. May is going to be a hell of a mess.

Jet Li is going to be the bad guy in The Mummy 3.

"Brothers & Sisters," "Ugly Betty," "Men in Trees," "The Bachelor," "Boston Legal," "Dancing with the Stars," "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Grey's Anatomy," "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "Lost" are all back for 2007-2008.

Lucas is starting to talk about Star Wars on TV. Yoda looks pretty cool for the animated stuff, which will come first. They haven't even really started on the live action things. It is so vague right now that any details are ... well.. not even really details.
( Yoda Pic )

Moooovie calendar

Some of these are must see movies and some of these are bonus movies. And damn, this is insane.

April 6 - Grindhouse
April 13 - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
- Disturbia
April 20 - - Hot Fuzz (limited) (I have a pass to see this on the 2nd with the creators in attendance)

May 4 - Spider-Man 3
May 11 - 28 Weeks Later
May 18 - Shrek the Third
May 25 - Angel-A (NY, LA) (Watch for it coming to Seattle)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

June 1 - Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor) (limited) (Watch for showings.)
June 8 - Ocean's 13
June 15 - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
June 22 - DOA: Dead or Alive
- Evan Almighty
- A Mighty Heart
June 29 - Live Free or Die Hard
- Ratatouille

July 4 - Transformers
July 13 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
July 20 - Hairspray
July 27 - Stardust
- The Simpsons Movie

August 3 - The Bourne Ultimatum
August 10 - Rush Hour 3
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (Go check out the cast of this one and tell me you aren't at least a little insterested.)

September 28 - The Dark Is Rising

October 5 - 3:10 to Yuma

November 2 - Bee Movie
November 21 - The Mist

December 7 - The Golden Compass
December 21 - National Treasure: Book of Secrets

And I'm sure there are a few I didn't mention here. Hell, I can think of a few I don't know the release dates for, like Brad Pitt's cowboy move that has a ridiculously long title.