Right now, there is a debate on whether the actors and actresses behind the performance capture and motion capture technique such as those blue natives in “Avatar“, Gollum from “The Lord of The Rings< /strong>” and Beowulf from *ahem* “Beowulf” deserved to get the Oscars or to be nominated in Academy Awards especially in the acting categories. The debate and discussion is getting more serious after the huge and gigantic success of “Avatar” film directed by James Cameron which also got nominations on some Oscar category such as Best Picture and also those that related with technical and special effect category but non on the Best Actor or Best Actress category.

Or is it because, from the perspective of the judge or jury or panel or the old-timer (“Otai“) of the Academy Awards, those type of actings are “plastic” and not genuine and not true to the the spirit of the drama acting. Perhaps, by looking at the pictures below, you can judge whether their acting by using the performance capture or motion capture method is a genuine acting performance or not.

Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana in Avatar

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How you can answer the question above? Well, for me, if I already got USD1 billion in my saving accounts, why not? I would rather pay it then having a sleepless night thinking about the comics and got that extraordinary pride for possessing that comics in my hand. Okay, since I don’t have that kind of money, let’s put my feet back on the ground. For the Superman comic, the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 that featuring Superman character for the first time was sold for exactly USD$1 million (damn!!). It was sold  by an anonymous private seller to the also anonymous private buyer. The transaction is conducted by the ComicConnect.com and I really think this will boost their website ranking and hits. The original price of it is just a mere 1o cents (damn again!!).

Superman in Action Comics No 1

For the Batman comic, the 1939 Detective Comics #27 featuring Batman for the first time was sold for more than USD$1 million. To be specific, it was sold for a total of US$1, 075, 500. To add the wound to my jealousy, the original price of the Batman comic is also just a mere 1o cents (damn again and again and again!!).

First Batman in Detective Comics #27

So, now in the real world of ”Superman vs Batman“,  it looks like Batman wins this time but with only a slight win. Who knows, maybe next time, Superman comics will be sold again at the price of USD$10 million, beating Batman straight to the ground. Splakkkkk!!! Dushhh!!! (Like the old Batman TV series “sound effect”).

For more info, you can read it inside these articles:
1) “Superman’s debut comic book issue sells for record US$1mil“, from The Star Online.
2) “1939 Batman comic sells for more than US$1mil“, from The Star Online.

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I just heard a sad news in the animation industry where a Hong Kong animation studios behind the films such as TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle) and Astro Boy has been shut down a few weeks ago. The major reason why their parent company took the decision is because it tries to recover from losses.
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This is the latest film trailer of the “A Nightmare On Elm Street“, a movie remake of the hit, cult and classic horror film of all time. Well, with a little bit of comedy moment inside. Let’s play the trailer and judge it, shall we?

So, how do you think? It’s a surprise to see the Thomas Dekker, the guy playing young John Connor in “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” series is also inside this movie. This gonna be interesting and also one of the main pull factors. Okay, so how about the new Freddy Kruger? Is it meet your expectation? I really damn not satisfy because I couldn’t see the full face of Freddy Kruger yet. Damnnnn the maker of the trailer!!!! You really make me more hungry for this film. Woooohoooo!!!!!

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This is the latest movie poster of the remake of the popular, classic and cult horror film, “A Nightmare On Elm Street“. This time, the re-boot version is directed by Samuel Bayer. I think this poster is pretty scary cool, isn’t it?

This time, Jackie Earle Haley, the guy who played Rorschach in “Watchmen” film, will take the role as the legendary Freddy Krueger character. Before this, it was Robert Englund that successfully popularised the character. He is the nightmare icon of the century. Now, Jackie Earle Haley position is somewhat like those actors who played James Bond after Sean Connery. Robert Englund is Sean Connery and Jackie as Daniel Craig. Let the best man wins…. Well, I just hope both can win in their own era.

For more information, you can visit its Official Website at http://nightmareonelmstreet.com/.

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