New 'Batman Begins' Teasers

Here's a couple of Batman Begins spots that have begun popping up on TV. Some good stuff here.

Who Directs the Watchmen?

CHUD.com has a series of interviews with Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy), the director of the Watchmen, based on the classic Moore/Gibbons comic series. They also have a review of the script.

Paul Greengrass Watchmen interview: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

I think the guy gets it.

Movie Directors Blog Too!

Here's an article from Time that spotlights movie directors who whet film fans' apetites with online journals about their upcoming projects. Featured prominently is Bryan Singer, who has created a video journal from the the set of Superman Returns in Australia.

New Batgirl to Debut on 'The Batman'

TV Guide has a first look at the new Batgirl, set to debut during the second season of the Kid's WB! The Batman cartoon.

Also, the first season of The Batman debuts this Saturday night on Cartoon Network, appropriately enough in between episodes of Teen Titans and Justice League Unlimited.

Krypto Debuts Monday!

Just a reminder that the new Krypto animated series debuts this Monday morning at 9 am ET.

Here's a really good article about the history of Krypto, the new series' link to the recent Superman animated series and the rest of the DC animated universe, and the classic cartoon influences of the creator. I'm definitely recording this.

New 'Bewitched' Trailer

Here's the new trailer for Bewitched, starring Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman.

Infinite Crossovers

In honor of today's release of Countdown to Infinite Crisis, here's a link to a website that analyzes every DC and Marvel crossover series, starting wth the original, Crisis on Infinite Earths:

THE UNOFFICIAL COMICS CROSSOVER INDEX

The TRUE Origin of Batman?

An alternative look at Batman's origin. Not family-friendly.

FANTASTIC Clip

Here's a REALLY cool new trailer for the Fantastic Four movie!

The Devil's Music!

Remember those stories about the hidden messages you'd hear when you play record backwards (records? what are they?)?

Well, you can hear some of those messages (complete with "lyrics") here.

And, it's not just limited to classic rock by the Beatles or Led Zeppelin. The scariest sample on here is the Pokemon theme song.

No Teen "Trek" for Shatner

Paramount Pictures turned down William Shatner's pitch for Starfleet Academy, a new Star Trek series that would have featured Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty in their their younger years. That's not stopping Bill from turning the idea into a book though. Read about it here.

And more bad news for Shatner. He has a whole Iowan town mad at him for a hoax he pulled as part of a new reality sries he's working on for Spike TV. They're calling him "Captain Jerk."

Roots of "Sin City"

Sin City finally hits theatres this Friday, April 1. It seems like it's been advertised forever.

There's a great article here that examines the crime fiction roots of Sin City, from novels and short stories by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler from the '30s and '40s that influenced writer/artist/director Frank Miller in his creation. Not only does this article make me want to see the movie, it makes me want to read a lot of these books, many of which I already own, but haven't read yet.

And here is an overview of the Sin City series of graphic novels. I own the first, featuring the character of Marv (played by Mickey Rourke in the movie). It's been awhile since I read it. Time for me to break it out again.

Reviews for the movie are starting to come in from comic sites and the mainstream press. Needless to say, the comic sites are more generous, praising its faithfulness to the graphic novels from which the movie sprang, as opposed to mainstream critics, who find the film maybe just a tad too dark and violent. All praise the cinematic wizardry that Miller and co-director Robert Rodriguez bring to the film.

I know my interest is piqued. Will I see it in the theatre or wait for the DVD? I'll let you know.

Deleted Daredevil

The Elektra movie hits DVD on April 5.

You can see from scenes from the movie here, including a clip of Matt (Daredevil) Murdock , played by Ben Affleck, in a scene that was cut from the movie.

The clip with Murodck is called "Come Back."

This movie is probably worth a rental only.