Ryan Colucci's Blog, page 39

Bulderlyns Coming Along...

Just got this character design in from Karol (via the artist Igor).  It is of Urlacher, one of the creatures in Bulderlyns.  If you can't tell - the bad one.
The first and second stages of his growth are great, the third needs a little elbow grease. He shouldn't have long legs like that, he should be much thicker, and just more massive overall. Nothing that a talented artist can't solve.

Gearing up for my Podcast

I've spent the last month or so working with Rob Scarpelli on bringing a film news podcast to life.  Rob is an extremely talented radio guy, behind and in front of the mic... and I was fortunate enough to catch him at the right time.  I've been sitting on this idea for quite some time and Rob jumped on board.  Since then we've been putting the production elements of the show together and fine tuning things. 

Basically, it is a weekly show that offers listeners the last week of substantial Hol...

Movie Review: Mother

After seeing haunting Memories of Murder and the really fun The Host , I was excited to see Joon-ho Bong's Mother .  It also came with rave reviews from my buddy Dikran, whose opinion I really respect.

Like the two previous movies I went in knowing just about nothing in regards to the plot, which is pretty refreshing.  I think sometimes we are inundated with trailers and sales material that sometimes you walk into a movie having felt like you've already seen it.  I'm glad I didn't because this m...

Hell of a Day

I intended to write this post last night, in the heat of the moment, but I wound up crashing pretty hard.
Due to my fighting hobby, my ear started to cauliflower.  This past week I have been sparring with the best guys at the gym.  And in doing so, I was getting my butt kicked and it was great - but I was also taking some punishment on that ear.  It wound up blowing up and yesterday I had to go get it drained.  I made the mistake of thinking it was a simple procedure.  I went to my general...

Movie Review: The Girl Who Played with Fire

Not only was I able to catch Salt, but I made it to the theater two days in a row.  This time I got to check out Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Played with Fire - the second of the Millennium Trilogy after The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. 

If you haven't read my review of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo , then I will preface this review by stating that I was a pretty big fan of that film.  So I was really excited to see this one... and while I thoroughly enjoyed it, I must say that it wasn't as g...

Movie Review: Salt

It has been way too long since I was able to not only post but actually get out to a theater and catch a new release.  I've been sparring in the mornings lately, which helps free me up a bit... So I caught Phillip Noyce's Salt.

Right from the opening scene we are thrust into a roller coaster ride that just doesn't let you up for air the entire 99 minutes.  The first half, particularly, is extremely fast-paced and go-go-go... and definitely keeps the audience on their toes.  Making you guess i...