Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Fernando Reza

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Fernando Reza.

How 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Should Have Ended

A special episode of 'How It Should Have Ended' written by Screenjunkies.

After going Into Darkness, Kirk and his crew discover just how much Khan's "Wrath" will forever change Starfleet.

Cool Art: 'Star Trek' Posters By Patrick Connan

These 'Star Trek' posters by Patrick Connan are part of the 'Star Trek' tribute art show, 'Final Frontier' presented by Geek Art, which opens June 3 at Le Dernier Bar avant la Fin du Monde in Paris.

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Cool Art: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' by Doaly

'Star Trek Into Darkness' by Doaly

Movie Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

art by Paul Shipper

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

First up, I wouldn't say that I'm a huge Star Trek fan, probably more what you could call a casual fan (I did do a bit of 'extra research' into the mythos to learn a bit more before I went down to the 'Destination Star Trek: London' convention last year), and I did enjoy JJ Abrams' first Trek film. And on that basis, was looking forward to his second installment.

Well, it was a whole lot of fun! To borrow a tagline from another film, it was an "epic of epic epicness!" A very entertaining entry into the world of Kirk, Spock and company. A blend of action, of which there was quite a lot, humour and a bit of emotion (especially, I felt, at the start with Noel Clarke that kick starts the events of the film).

The banter between Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) and their clash of personalities is at the heart of the film, especially towards the end. Kirk does seem to have matured a bit since the last film, and Spock still plays by the rules, but they do play off each other very well. The rest of the cast have their moments in the sun as well, plus Dr Carol Marcus (Alice Eve) is a good addition to the cast as well. But it was Benedict Cumberbatch that stole the show for me. His character did remind of his excellent portrayal of Sherlock and in 'Into Darkness' he played a villain that was very manipulating and captivating when he was on screen. And to be honest, you wouldn't expect anything less from Cumberbatch!

The soundtrack from Michael Giacchino is typically Giacchino too and is very bold and sweeps you along throughout the film. The piano led piece 'London Calling' starts very emotional and definitely helps set the scene it's in at the beginning of the film. Giacchino is fast becoming one of my favourite score composers.

After watching this, it's definitely safe to conclude that JJ Abrams knows how to shoot an action film. The effects didn't seem to just be there for the sake of it and served a purpose. Although you might not say that about his tradmark lens flares, which were certainly present throughout (glad I was watching it in 3D and wearing those darker 3D specs!). With his next film being 'Star Wars Episode VII', I have no doubt that it'll be in safe hands, minus those lens flares hopefully.

With a decent villain being the perfect foil to the characters that we know and love, and with a few nods towards the Star Trek of the original series, you've got a pretty damn good film, and you don't really need to be a fan of Star Trek to enjoy it, but it will help!

**** out 5

Cool Art: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' by Paul Shipper

Following on from his recent 'Star Trek' poster for JJ Abrams' first 'Star Trek' film, here is another cool poster from Paul Shipper, this time for the new film, 'Star Trek Into Darkness'.

This was exclusively shown first on Blurppy.com, and was presented alongside even more 'Star Trek Into Darkness' inspired alternative movie poster awesomeness, from a group of extremely talented artists that I've featured on this blog many times before - Matt Ferguson, Marko Manev, Marie Bergeron, Adam Rabalais, Rodolfo Reyes, Johnny Dombrowski, Fernando Reza, Tim Anderson, Joe Vetoe, Chris Garofalo, Erin Gallagher and Matt Needle. If you're a fan of pop culture inspired art, and especially Star Trek, you've really got to check out these posters!

Click to embiggen for a closer look and check out Paul's blog for some up close detail shots too.

Movie Poster Art: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

With JJ Abrams' 'Star Trek Into Darkness' now out in cinemas, my review soon, here's a look at the official posters, comic book prequel cover art and fan art for and inspired by the movie.

Cool Art: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' by Rhys Cooper

Wow! Another stunning print by Rhys Cooper.

Today (May 9th), Gallery1988 will be releasing these prints for 'Star Trek Into Darkness'. They are both 12" x 36", with the regular edition in a limited run of 100 and costs $75 each, and the variant edition limited to 50 copies, and will be $100 each. Both are printed in 4 colours with metallic inks.

Buy them at Gallery1988.com. at a random time today

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Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Another New Poster For 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

Another new poster has appeared in the wild for 'Star Trek Into Darkness'. This time it's an IMAX 3D poster!

'Star Trek Into Darkness' is out in cinemas May 9 (UK) and May 17 (US).

Cool Art: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' IMAX Poster by Mark Englert

IMAX in association with Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot and Gallery1988 have unveiled a special 'Star Trek Into Darkness' print from artist Mark Englert. Fans attending the 8pm IMAX show on Wednesday, May 15th at participating locations will receive this original print.

'Star Trek Into Darkness' Trailer 2 - Homemade Shot for Shot

I loved their shot for shot remake of the final race from 'The Fast And The Furious', and of the 'Iron Man 3' trailer, and now 'Homemade Shot For Shot' are back with their homemade shot for shot remake of the 'Star Trek Into Darkness' trailer 2.

Check out the trailer below, and go here for the side by side comparison as well as the behind the scenes on their trailer.

New TV Spot For 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

New Poster For 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

It's getting closer! And here's another new poster for JJ Abrams' 'Star Trek Into Darkness' that doesn't bode well for the USS Enterprise.

'Star Trek Into Brickness' Lego Trailer

A remake of the 'Star Trek Into Darkness' trailer in Lego by Antonio Toscano and Andrea Toscano. You can see the original here.
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New 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Poster

To go with the new 'International' trailer, there's now a new poster for 'Star Trek Into Darkness'.
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New 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Trailer

'Star Trek Into Darkness' is out in cinemas May 9 (UK) and May 16 (US).

New 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Trailer

Cool Art: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' by Matt Ferguson

This is the first in a new Star Trek poster series from the ever awesome Matt Ferguson for Cromeyellow.com. Definitely going to be a series to keep an eye on!

New 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Featurette

Motion Poster For 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

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