Saturday, October 07, 2006
Trailer for new Christopher Guest movie
Here's the trailer for the latest movie from writer-actor-director Christopher Guest and his cast of improvisers, For Your Consideration. Looks as funny as Best in Show and A Mighty Wind.
Trailer for Frank Miller's "300"
New "Ghost Rider" Trailer
Nicolas Cage stars as Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider, opening in February 2007. See the new trailer here.
Action Comics: The Donner Cut
Richard Donner, director of Superman and Superman II among many other films, will be co-writing Action Comics starring Superman later this month with his former production assistant turned comics superstar, Geoff Johns. In another nice bit of Warner Bros. corporate synergy, Entertainment Weekly has posted 7 pages from the first issue on its website.
Of course, in November, Warner Bros video will release Superman II: The Donner Cut, as part of its Superman DVD blitz which restores the super-sequel to the vision of the movie that the director had before the studio took the film from him and gave it to Richard Lester. This new edition contains never-before seen footage, incuding a whole new opening sequence and more Marlon Brando as Jor-El. You can see one of the new scenes, where Lois first begins to suspect Clark is Superman, here.
Of course, in November, Warner Bros video will release Superman II: The Donner Cut, as part of its Superman DVD blitz which restores the super-sequel to the vision of the movie that the director had before the studio took the film from him and gave it to Richard Lester. This new edition contains never-before seen footage, incuding a whole new opening sequence and more Marlon Brando as Jor-El. You can see one of the new scenes, where Lois first begins to suspect Clark is Superman, here.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Blade series confirmed cancelled
Spike TV has confirmed that Blade: The Series has been canceled.
Jill Wagner, who played Krista Starr, said on her MySpace page late Thursday that she was informed of the show ending.
According to the network, there will still be a DVD release of the series from New Line.
Jill Wagner, who played Krista Starr, said on her MySpace page late Thursday that she was informed of the show ending.
According to the network, there will still be a DVD release of the series from New Line.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Smallville returns this week
Smallville returns this week for its sixth season with a follow-up on last season’s cliffhanger – Zod has possessed Lex , who now has the same powers as Clark, who has been trapped in the Phantom Zone. Brainiac’s last act before returning Zod to Earth has been to disable all power on the planet, starting in Smallville, and quickly spreading everywhere.
Most immediately impacted are big cities like Metropolis, where panic immediately set in, resulting in rioting, looting and general pandemonium. Lana joined Lex/Zod on top of the LuthorCorp building in Metropolis and has pledged to stay by his side no matter what. Martha and Lois, in Lionel’s private plane en route to Washington have passed out due to lack of oxygen as the plane was also impacted by the power outage. What happens next?
Most immediately impacted are big cities like Metropolis, where panic immediately set in, resulting in rioting, looting and general pandemonium. Lana joined Lex/Zod on top of the LuthorCorp building in Metropolis and has pledged to stay by his side no matter what. Martha and Lois, in Lionel’s private plane en route to Washington have passed out due to lack of oxygen as the plane was also impacted by the power outage. What happens next?
Green Arrow takes aim at the Justice League on Smallville this season.
What we do know is that this season, two characters from the comics join the show as recurring characters – Jimmy Olsen, once referenced by Chloe, who had a fling with Jimmy during her first Daily Planet internship, and Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, a rich kid from Lex’s past, who soon discovers Clark’s secret and wants to start a league of heroes. Apparently, this will go well because producers have indicated that later in the season we will see a reunion of the previous super-powered visitors to Smallville – Aquaman, Flash and Cyborg, in an episode called “Justice.” Super!
Read more about this season of Smallville over at Kryptonsite.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Star Trek meets Monty Python
Clips from Star Trek set to the soundtrack of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Funny stuff. If the video below doesn't work, click here.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
"My Name is Earl" alternate pilot clip
What if it wasn't Carson Daly's karma that inspired Earl? See this clip (see below DVD cover image for link) from the new Season 1 DVD of My Name is Earl.
Remastered Star Trek starts this weekend
Here's a trailer promoting the remastered original Star Trek series, which starts this weekend on whatever stations were airing Enterprise reruns.
Friday, September 15, 2006
John Lennon as Superman?
Today, in limited release (New York and LA), The U.S. vs John Lennon documentary opens, detailing the Beatle's struggle with the US government not to get deported back to England, as he promoted peace during the Vietnam War. In an article promoting the film, Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, compares her late husband to a superhero.
See the trailer here.
Read more about the history behind the movie here.
The struggle that he went through confronting these big powers, it's almost like a very interesting Superman kind of thing -- bad against good.
See the trailer here.
Read more about the history behind the movie here.
JLA writer tempts"Fate"
Novelist Brad Meltzer's latest thriller, The Book of Fate, takes the reader into the private lives of ex-presidents, and also focuses on the secret society of masons, and who some of its famous members have been. To promote the novel, Meltzer's publicists have created this interesting site that reveals famous masons.
I have read four of Meltzer's novels (Fate being his 6th), and have enjoyed them for what they are -- easy-to-read, hard-to-put down, not very deep thrillers, in the vein of Grisham's The Firm. This time, he appears to be channelling The Da Vinci Code, though he has claimed that not to be the case, but emphasized only for the marketing of the book. I will likely pick up his fifth book, The Zero Game, soon, and will read Fate when it hits paperback.
Of course, what drew me to Meltzer's novels was his comics work. First, he was the successor to filmmaker Kevin Smith on Green Arrow, where he told a tale about family bond, brotherhood and secrets of the past. "The Archer's Quest" was a very good, but small story, which served as a precursor to a much bigger story-- Identity Crisis, where he took the concept of heroes' secrets much further (down a path that the heroes are only now emerging from more than two years later).
Now in a move excellently timed with the release of The Book of Fate, Meltzer is writing a brand new Justice League of America series (Identity Crisis, again, being the start of the reason that a new League needed to be started in the first place). In fact, the first issue of the new JLA series contained the first chapter of Fate (not coincidentally, the novel is published by Warner books, a Time Warners division, just like DC Comics). What's cool is that when Meltzer does interviews promoting his novel, he always mentions that he is writing JLA as well, drawing some mainstream attention to the comic. his books always contain comic refrences, usually in character names.
Meltzer is on the book for 12-13 issues, not sure exactly, and the first two have already come out. So far, so good. He helped drag down the DC Universe, let's see if if he can bring it back up again.
I have read four of Meltzer's novels (Fate being his 6th), and have enjoyed them for what they are -- easy-to-read, hard-to-put down, not very deep thrillers, in the vein of Grisham's The Firm. This time, he appears to be channelling The Da Vinci Code, though he has claimed that not to be the case, but emphasized only for the marketing of the book. I will likely pick up his fifth book, The Zero Game, soon, and will read Fate when it hits paperback.
Of course, what drew me to Meltzer's novels was his comics work. First, he was the successor to filmmaker Kevin Smith on Green Arrow, where he told a tale about family bond, brotherhood and secrets of the past. "The Archer's Quest" was a very good, but small story, which served as a precursor to a much bigger story-- Identity Crisis, where he took the concept of heroes' secrets much further (down a path that the heroes are only now emerging from more than two years later).
Now in a move excellently timed with the release of The Book of Fate, Meltzer is writing a brand new Justice League of America series (Identity Crisis, again, being the start of the reason that a new League needed to be started in the first place). In fact, the first issue of the new JLA series contained the first chapter of Fate (not coincidentally, the novel is published by Warner books, a Time Warners division, just like DC Comics). What's cool is that when Meltzer does interviews promoting his novel, he always mentions that he is writing JLA as well, drawing some mainstream attention to the comic. his books always contain comic refrences, usually in character names.
Meltzer is on the book for 12-13 issues, not sure exactly, and the first two have already come out. So far, so good. He helped drag down the DC Universe, let's see if if he can bring it back up again.
Monday, September 04, 2006
Original Star Trek remastered for HDTV
Remember the cheesy space backgrounds in the original Star Trek series of the 1960s? How about how every planet looked like California. Well, no more!
Paramount has announced that they are remastering certain episodes of the series to air once a week in syndicated HDTV (not DVD at this time), beginning Sept 16. The first remastered episode to air is “Balance of Terror.” One episode per week (out of order) will air over the next two years. Here are some of the changes announced:
Paramount has announced that they are remastering certain episodes of the series to air once a week in syndicated HDTV (not DVD at this time), beginning Sept 16. The first remastered episode to air is “Balance of Terror.” One episode per week (out of order) will air over the next two years. Here are some of the changes announced:
- New CGI effects for space shots and static paintings
- Static paintings will add some new animation and details
- Will ‘honor original’, but fixes some ‘goofs’
- Original title music re-recorded
This article goes into lot more detail and includes a shot of the exterior of the Enterprise.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
See the trailer for Will Ferrell's new movie: "Stranger than Fiction"
Will Ferrell's new movie Stranger than Fiction, which opens Nov. 10, is about a guy (Ferrell) who realizes he is the character in a writer's (Emma Thompson) new book. He hears her narrating his life in his head. This looks pretty good.
"Fantastic Four" toon debuted on Cartoon Network...
And it stunk!
But if you want to know more about the show, click here. The first episode will show again next Saturday at 11 am. It's regular time slot is Saturday at 8 pm. They changed their plans for the first episode, whch was supposed to feature Dr. Doom, so I still want to see that. And apparently later this month, we'll see the Thing fight the Hulk, which I want to see.
But I don't hold out much hope for this show. I don't like the tone (comedy over action) or animation style (a new anime thing), but hey, if the kids like it, it's still better than something like Bo-bo-bo-bo-bo, whatever the heck that is.
Here's the Fantastic Four schedule for September released by Cartoon Network, though it has already changed. They swapped the first two epsidoes, and the Hulk episode has been stated to also air in September, though its not listed here.
But if you want to know more about the show, click here. The first episode will show again next Saturday at 11 am. It's regular time slot is Saturday at 8 pm. They changed their plans for the first episode, whch was supposed to feature Dr. Doom, so I still want to see that. And apparently later this month, we'll see the Thing fight the Hulk, which I want to see.
But I don't hold out much hope for this show. I don't like the tone (comedy over action) or animation style (a new anime thing), but hey, if the kids like it, it's still better than something like Bo-bo-bo-bo-bo, whatever the heck that is.
Here's the Fantastic Four schedule for September released by Cartoon Network, though it has already changed. They swapped the first two epsidoes, and the Hulk episode has been stated to also air in September, though its not listed here.
Keen! Animated Tick on DVD
This week, the first season (minus one episode for legal reasons) of the Fox animated series that began in 1994, The Tick came to DVD. Of course, The Tick is now on every night on the Toon Disney channel at 10:30, but its not the same as having them collected together. The DVD unfortunately does not contain any extras.
For a review of the set, click here.
For a review of the set, click here.
Hear The Geator with Heator's Musical History
Did you know that since January 2006, Jerry Blavat has had an hour-long radio show on WXPN (88.5 FM) from 6-7 pm. Each installment is based on a theme and not only does Blavat play music you likely won't hear anywhere else on regular radio, he fills in the backstory of pop music in the 50s and 60s. Any fan of the music of that era should give it a listen.
And now, it's even easier to do that. Not near a radio on Saturday nights at 6? Through WXPN's new online service, XPoNential Music On Demand, you can hear archives of Blavat's show whenever you want from your computer. Just go here, where you can link to archived broadcasts.
You'll thank me later.
And now, it's even easier to do that. Not near a radio on Saturday nights at 6? Through WXPN's new online service, XPoNential Music On Demand, you can hear archives of Blavat's show whenever you want from your computer. Just go here, where you can link to archived broadcasts.
You'll thank me later.
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