Time After Time

There's been a lot of time travel talk on the web to coincide with the release of Rian Johnson's Looper (go see it!), which is fine by me, since it's one of my favourite genres. Here's a list of stuff to read and see if you need more time travel in your life:

• A Top 10 list I compiled for Flicks
• A blog by NZ Herald's Dominic Corry
• Indie Wire's Criticwire Survey: The Best Time Travel Movie
• Flavorwire's How Time Travel Works video essay
• Interview with Rian Johnson about Looper - do not watch if you haven't seen the movie, it's spoiler-heavy. But for those who've seen it a lot of interesting points to chew on.  
• Tom Cruise has his own time travel flick in the works: All You Need is Kill, directed by Doug Liman and due for release in 2014.

Trailer: Safety Not Guaranteed

Been hanging out to see some footage from this, a time travel rom-com starring mumblecore director/actor Mark Duplass (The Puffy Chair, Cyrus) and Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) in her first big lead role. It doesn't look like anything life-altering, but it's received some decent press since playing at Sundance earlier this year (here's The Hollywood Reporter's take) and at the very least it'll probably be an endearing little comedy. If the plot sounds familiar, it's because it's based on an internet meme from 2005.

Loopy for Looper

SlashFilm has just posted some early buzz on Rian Johnson's next film, the time-travel thriller Looper and I couldn't resist echoing my anticipation for it. Although his sophomore effort The Brothers Bloom was a bit wobbly, I'm expecting - at least hoping - Looper will demonstrate the creativity and conviction of his debut Brick, albeit on a larger scale. Johnson's been documenting the production on tumblr, which is filled with beautiful images from the set, and if it's any indication of how the film will turn out, then it's going to be a real stunner. Unfortunately we'll have to wait until September 2012 to see it...

Time Traveller at Charlie Chaplin Premiere?!

I'm absolutely fascinated by this kind of inexplicable WTF-ery. Take a look at this video which shows a woman in 1928 seemingly talking on a cellphone at the premier of Charlie Chaplin's The Circus. I actually pulled out our own copy here in the warehouse to have a closer look, and it's there - it's freaking weird and exciting and mind-boggling!! Reminds me of this time travel-related discovery too, but that seems to have a plausible explanation whereas this ... WTF? Theories, anyone?

And You Call Yourself a Back to the Future Fan

Here's another cool Back to the Future subtlety that I never noticed at all, reminiscent of that Creepy Kid from Part III. Read more about the scene in question here.