Check out the latest video from Bloc Party for “Mercury”. It was directed by my schoolmate, Ace Norton. That dude can do wonders with a digital camcorder.

Beware of the apes.

Jim Caviezel is back on the scene with the action adventure, Outlander. as crash-landing alien (aka Outlander) who teams up with vikings (!) to battle an alien monster called Moorwen.

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After the disappointment of AVP 2, I’m not sure if I’m ready for another alien flick, even if it’s depicted during the times of the Vikings.

Source: /Film

I’ve heard of these simple, no-frills camcorders made by Aiptek, Flip, and Creative Labs. I guess that forced RCA to step up its digital camcorder game. They’ve created the RCA Small Wonder EZDVD2BD that comes with it’s own dvd burning station!

Am I the only one going, wha? Burning a dvd from your camcorder really isn’t that difficult, all you need is iDVD or Roxio and a firewire cable. But if you can snap a Kodak Easyshare digital camera into a dock and print pictures, then why not be able to burn camcorder footage through a dock. And if this RCA camcorder costs less than $200 bucks, that is an enticing deal for busy families who just want to record a special event and save it on DVD.

My dvd pick for this week is Batman: Gotham Knight, the animated movie that connects the dots between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. It’s sorta like what they did with the Animatrix, where different anime directors collaborate. David Goyer, one of the TDK screenwriters, also worked with various writers.

There is a no frills single disc and a 2-disc version, which contains extras about “Batman: The Animated Series”. I’m a big fan of the cartoon, so I’m definitely gonna go for the special edition.

Not like we need more hype, but I really do think these anime setup movies are a really cool idea. I know there are graphic novels and comics that I can look to for extra info. But I’m lazy and prefer to have everything summed up in a nice cartoon movie bow.

See a preview of the Batman:Gothic Knight here.

The Wackness takes us waaaay back to the summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) finds himself in a few adventures while trying to figure what the heck to do with his life. He’s trades pot for time with his therapist, played humorously by Ben Kingsley. He tries to garner clues how to get with his crush (Olivia Thirlby from Juno) who just so happens to be his shrink’s stepdaughter.

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It made a fine debut this week, despite only playing in Los Angeles and NYC. Find a list of nationwide release dates at FirstShowing.