Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Elvis & Sinatra

One of Elvis' first appearances after finishing his stint in the army in 1960 was to appear on Frank Sinatra's TV show. This was the new Elvis, who wanted to appeal to adults as well as teenagers. You can see that in his appearance here, where he snag "Fame and Fortune" and "Stuck on You" before joining Frank in a duet of Love Me Tender and Witchcraft (one of my favorite TV clips ever).

Drunk Superman

Great scene from a very silly Superman III.


Superman prefers Red Label.

And check out how young Annette O'Toole (now Martha Kent on Smallville) is!

Delteted Robin scene from 1989 Batman

Early drafts of Tim Burton's 1989 Batman included Robin, but his scenes were cut before filming began. Included in last year's special edition release of Batman was this extra featuring the storyboarded sequence that introduced the character.

What's particularly cool about this extra is that it features the voices of Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker, both reprising roles they began in Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, and continuing through last spring's Justice League Unlimited. Robvin is voiced by Jason hillhouse, who has hosted roundtable interviews in recent DVD releases of the various DC animated series.

I can see why they cut it, but it's very cool to watch.