New Astroboy Movie Trailer

Found the link for this awesome movie trailer for the upcoming Astroboy movie. The animation movie is going to be screened this month in Singapore and I am so looking forward to it as I am an Astroboy fan! Enjoy!

Limited Edition Titan AE Artwork from TCF

Almost missed out this Limited Edition Titan AE Artwork from TCF. This item I was lucky enough to win in a contest and the authorized artwork is in great condition, protected by the film of plastic it originally came with. My piece' serial number is 3073 out of a limited production of 5000. Hmm, maybe I'll try my luck with that number at the local lottery this weekend. Who knows, I may get lucky again!

A Bugs Life MRT tickets

A set of 2 MRT tickets issued for use in Singapore and promoting the 1998 animation movie A Bug's Life from Disney Pixar. I don't know how the folks at the studios do it, but they surely are a talented bunch overflowing with creative juices to come up with this totally amazing and enjoyable movie. Story is about ants on a particular anthill who had all along accepted their fate and submitted to a bunch of bullying grasshoppers. Every spring the ants would gather food and leave it for the grasshoppers to enjoy. One year, a bug named Flik by accident drops the seeds into the river. The grasshoppers give the ants one last chance to find the food by the next season. Due to a misunderstanding, the ants place their misguided hope in a bunch of misfit circus bugs for help in getting rid of the grasshoppers. But all is not lost as together they come up with a brilliant plan and succeed in driving off the grasshoppers and regaining their freedom. The characters are lovable and there are a lot of funny moments in the movie. Do watch this fine animation movie if you have not already done so, I guarantee you won't regret it.

Titan AE Messenger Bag

My messenger bag from TCF promoting the movie Titan AE. This animation movie bombed at the box office and frankly speaking I am not very surprised. I had watched this movie back in 2000 and thought the story too slow-moving for my liking. The animation though beautifully rendered, could not save the movie from its sad fate. I read that TCF closed its animation studios in Arizona becoz of poor box office results for Titan AE and another feature film Anastasia. That's one of the sad and cruel realities of life in the movie industry don't you think?

Daimaru invite to Spirited Away movie 2001

This is an invite to the delightful Japanese animation movie Spirited Away organized by the Daimaru Department Store in Dec 2001. I was lucky to be offered the invite by a nice Japanese lady who couldn't attend the screening. Notice the Japanese translation for the screening details on the right of the ticket? Thats becoz the event was organized for their customers, the majority Japanese. The film was screened in a small cinema hall with capacity for 150 people and practically all who turned up for the screening were Japanese parents with kids in tow! The movie was simply entertaining and remains one of my favourite animation films.
On a sideline, the Japanese retailer no longer has any presence in Singapore as they closed all their 3 stores in 2003.