Back to the Matrix
Words cannot describe how mind-bending this sounds. Just five weeks to go before Matrix Reloaded is released.
If the dojo fight in The Matrix was a kung fu sonata, the Burly Brawl is a symphony. Neo tears the sign from the ground and wields it as a kendo sword, vaulting pole, and battering ram. A woman [...]
The Matrix Sequels - Oh. My. God.
The next five months are going to seem like an eternity. Check out this article on The Matrix in this week’s Newsweek, where we learn:
On the climactic car chase in Reloaded (Matrix 2): The ensuing sequence may be the most audaciously conceived, thrillingly executed car chase ever filmed. Sounds like hype, yeah. But you’ve gotta [...]
Matrix Reloaded Cliff-hanger
Joel Silver, producer of the next two “Matrix” movies, says that the cliffhanger between the first and second parts of the next installments is so compelling that people will be desperate to see the next film. “I think we won’t even have to advertise the third film, we’ll just tell people the date, and they’ll [...]
Welcome to the Valley of the Real…
Had lunch with Joy and Chris yesterday, both employed at “BigLaw”. What a pleasure. We had lunch water-side in Battery Park, with a view towards the Statue of Liberty. Aside from the atrocious service (is this a Bloomberg plan to incent bad service?), it was an outstanding lunch.
We all remarked at how strange it is [...]
Play The Matrix online
CNN.com: Warner Bros. is set to make its first foray into the burgeoning online gaming world with a pay-to-play game version of its film franchise “The Matrix,” Variety reports.
Cool! I still think that the semi-underground campaign for A.I. last summer was the way this kind of online counterpart to a movie ought to be done.
For [...]
Il n’y a aucune cuillere… just doesn’t have the same ring.
Where’s Baudrillard?. Brent Staples claims to have learned something about French philosopher Jean Baudrillard’s opinions of “The Matrix,” a movie that borrows heavily from Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation. However, Staples’ short piece on the subject has a lot less of what Baudrillard thinks of “The Matrix” and a lot more of what Staples thinks of [...]
Fun Matrix Fact #147: Who Does Neo Work For?
Early in The Matrix, Thomas Anderson (aka Neo) walks into his company’s building. The name of the company is written in large letters on the outside of the building.
A few minutes later, he gets a call from Morpheus. Morpheus tells him to run to his boss’s office to escape. As he does so, you briefly [...]
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloads
“The Wachowski brothers are currently in residence at the Fox studios in Sydney, Australia, simultaneously shooting Matrix Reloaded (part two) and Matrix Revolutions (part three). The movies won’t come out until 2003 (Reloaded in May, Revolutions in either August or November), but the hype has already begun. This month a trailer for [...]
