Doctor Manhattan, The Duke and the Moon

"All we ever see of stars are their old photographs." Doctor Manhattan, WATCHMEN

Wow, I guess there's water on the moon after all - we've been getting lots of rain since this morning's Moon Bombing!

And speaking of our moon...

This is the Duke family. The father, Charles Moss Duke, Jr. born October 3, 1935. The mom, Dorothy Meade Claiborne. The two sons, Charles and Thomas. They are probably in their garden, sitting on a bench. They look so happy.

And they should be, because Charles Moss Duke was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972. He landed with mission commander John W. Young at the Descartes Highlands, which is what makes this photo so special: It's still there, untouched, unperturbed, exactly in the same position as he left it before taking this snapshot with his Hasselblad 70mm film camera.

Read the rest of this great post from the smart folks over at Gizmodo: This Is Not Your Ordinary Family Photo.

When I first saw this shot I immediately thought of Watchmen - how cool is this?


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Jackie Earle Haley Rules!

Wow. Crank the volume for this - Freddie's voice is freaking chilling!
I'm most definitely gonna watch, man!

Rock on Jackie!

A Nightmare on Elm Street in HD


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Human Target Trailer

Finally! Fox has just released a 3 minute trailer for Human Target which includes the ridiculously talented Mr. Jackie Earle Haley - complete with hair! And dude, it looks pretty badass!



Stay tuned for my upcoming brief yet exclusive interview with the man!

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Today Is The Day

03.06.09
Watchmen

Oh bon sang indeed!

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Watchmen Sneak Preview Tonight!

Flashback: Vancouver October 2, 2007.

This serendipitously poignant sign just so happens to be outside and 17 floors down in front of Jackie's swanky digs, (The View) in Yaletown, British Columbia.

I shot this one on a cold and drizzly October afternoon after having a nice birthday lunch on one of the nearby islands. My wife and I we're getting rock star treatment hanging out with Jackie and his lovely wife Amelia along with my Boston art school bud Mike (Mr. X) MacKenzie during some down-time off of the set of Watchmen.

Thanks to Jackie and Amelia my wife and I will be attending the sneak preview of Watchmen tonight at the Santikos Palladium here in San Antonio!

So Stoked! Go JEH!

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ATT: San Antonio Magazine - this photo is NOT Free Stock Photography! Thank you in advance for not printing this without permission.

Warning: Watchmen Spoiler!

Sweet - I just found out we've got sneak preview tickets to see Watchmen this Monday, March 2 thanks to Jackie and his lovely wife Amelia!

Watchmen officially hits theatres Friday March 6th!

And yeah, I've totally got Watchmen on the brain because the first thing I thought of when I saw this was Rorschach!

Anyway, this is genius:


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Thanks to thanks to Design Observer.

Watchmen 03.06.09

Here's the eleventh video journal for Zack Snyder's Watchmen featuring the character Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) and his ever changing face mask!



I can't wait for March 6th!

Lots more over at the Official Watchmen site!

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Thanks To Empire.

Watchmen Trailer

Sweet! Watchmen is really coming and the trailer is up and live on iTunes Trailers.

Really, really digging the visuals but not totally sure what's up with the music selection for the trailer.

What is up with using the Smashing Pumpkins, a band that formed in 1988, three years after the setting of the novel?

And more specifically the actual song, "The End Is the Beginning Is the End”. WTF? As Rebecca Cullers from Ad Freak reminds us, this song was originally written about Batman for the movie Batman and Robin. Did they think comic-book geeks wouldn’t notice something like that? I understand this first Watchmen trailer is premiering with the opening of "The Black Knight", but the music seems to lump this in with all the other super hero movies and Watchmen is anything but!

Fortunately, they've still got 6 months or so to hopefully get back to the soul of the original book using the more poignant and less forgettable songs of by the likes of Dylan and Elvis Costello...

UPDATE: This is encouraging news from Entertainment Weekly:

"Based on footage Snyder screened for EW, at least, the work seems to have been worth it. Multiple scenes—the Comedian’s murder, Rorschach’s introduction, Dr. Manhat tan’s origin, and a title sequence that flies through the history of Watchmen America, set to Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’”—suggest a film that may capture more of Watchmen than anyone thought possible. Sure, there have been changes. But Snyder’s film clearly seeks to emulate the comic. The Gunga Diner, the “Who Watches the Watchmen?” graffiti, the blood-splashed smiley-face button evoking a doomsday clock—it’s all there."

Awesome. And if that's not enough Watchmen news for you, then dig this: Wow!

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Watchmen Poster

Warner Brothers have revealed the first teaser posted for their big 2009 release WATCHMEN, which is being brought to the screen by 300 helmer Zack Snyder.

The amazing Jackie Earle Haley will star as Walter Kovacs, aka Rorschach; Malin Akerman is Laurie Juspeczyk, aka Silk Spectre; Billy Crudup is Jon Osterman, aka Dr. Manhattan; Matthew Goode stars as Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias; Jeffrey Dean Morganis Edward Blake, aka the Comedian; and Patrick Wilson will appear as Dan Dreiberg, aka Nite Owl.

The film is set for a March 9th, 2009 release.

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JEH! JEH! JEH!

"Little Children" Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley whipped out his Blackberry and took a shot of Penelope, Ashton and Demi while he walked the runway in a Dolce & Gabbana suit and motorcycle-style boots at the GM Ten Fashion Show.

Then he showed the shot to the driver of the car he was sharing the runway with. The guy can definitely improvise.

I'll have that shot he took posted here very soon...


And I know I'm not the only one that hopes to see more images like this of Sir Jackie at tomorrow nights Academy Awards!


Go Jackie!

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Jackie Earle Haley on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley's looking pretty happy on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

And don't miss this great Washinton Post article.

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Vote For Jackie Earle Haley!

Hey all you JEH fans!

Vanity Fair has an Oscar poll that takes less than 30 seconds.

Vote for Jackie Here! Vanity Fare.

Thanks!

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Jackie Earle Haley: It's Official

Dude!

The 79th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced early this morning at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California and our man Haley is officially in the hat!

And the Nominees for Best Supporting Actor:

Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine";

Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond";

Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls";

Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

and

Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children."

And here's who didn't make the top 5:

Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"
Michael Sheen, "The Queen"
Ben Affleck, "Hollywoodland"
Adam Beach, "Flags of Our Fathers"
Michael Caine, "Children of Men"
James McAvoy, "Last King of Scotland"
Brad Pitt, "Babel"
Stanley Tucci, "The Devil Wears Prada"

Not too shabby...

Rock On Jackie!

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New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Jackie Earle Haley and his beautiful wife Amelia along with agent Leslie and publicist Elizabeth leaving Le Parker Meridien Hotel before this evenings New York Film Critics Circle Awards.

My wife Chrissy and I are having an awesome time in NYC spending the first weekend of 2007 celebrating with the Haleys.

This is the first of six Best Supporting Actor awards for Jackie's work in Little Chidren.



Congrats and Welcome Back Jackie!

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Jackie Earle Haley Takes Chicago!

Top dogs Jackie & Ringo. Photo by HMK

For those keeping score, this is the 5th Best Supporting Actor honor for 2006's comeback kid.

Yesterday, the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards chose Jackie Earle Haley the Best Supporting Actor award for his comeback performance in Little Children.

Jackie beat out the formidable likes of Ben Affleck in "Hollywoodland," Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls," Jack Nicholson in "The Departed," Brad Pitt in "Babel" and Michael Sheen in "The Queen."

In addition to yesterday's Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Jackie's also won the Best Supporting Actor honors from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, San Francisco Film Critics Circle and the Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.

Stay Tuned!

Congrats Jackie!

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And the winner is... Jackie Earle Haley!

This just in!

Jackie Earle Haley has just won the Best Supporting Actor Award from both The New York Film Critics Award and the San Francisco Film Critics Circle for his amazing performance in Little Children!

(Runners-up: Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls and Steve Carell for Little Miss Sunshine)

Not too shabby!

The New York Film Critics
The San Francisco Film Critics

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