News Around the Net
So have you all seen Watchmen yet? I am eager to hear people’s thoughts. Roger Ebert has seen it twice, and after his first review he felt he needed to go back and write about it again. Pretty interesting. Speaking of Ebert, I really loved reading his recent tribute to h
“That was another lifetime!” — Josh is blown away by the new Star Trek trailer!
So, showing in front of Watchmen in many theatres across America right now is a new trailer for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie. Holy shit! You can also check it out in glorious Quicktime here. You can never be certain, from a trailer, just how good the actual movie wi
“I did it thirty-five minutes ago” — Josh Reviews Watchmen!
It’s a bit hard to fathom that I live in a world in which there actually exists a film version of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s magnificent epic Watchmen. Long considered completely unadaptable, Watchmen (originally published as a 12-issue limited-series by DC Comics back i
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
In case you haven’t figured this out by now, I am an enormous Star Trek fan. But I have lamented before on this site that, for a number of years now, there haven’t been any new Star Trek TV shows or movies to entertain me. (And frankly, I wasn’t that wild about t
“God Exists and He’s American” — Thoughts Upon Re-Reading Watchmen
I’ve been torn as to whether to recommend to my friends who aren’t already into comic books that they should go and read Watchmen. On the one hand, it is unquestionably one of (if not the) greatest graphic novels of all time. On the other hand, would someone who’
“I Am The Night” — The Very Best Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series
Last week I wrote about the terrific new soundtrack collection of music from the early episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. That got me reminiscing about that amazing cartoon series, and so of course I busted out my DVDs to enjoy a few episodes. Several few years back, I was rat
Three Films by the Coen Brothers
I often get obsessed with watching movies linked by a certain theme — sometimes I like to track down different films featuring a particular actor, or different films by a certain director. A few months ago, for example, I wrote about my exploration of the films of David Mamet
Cinematic Titanic
I saw a truly amazing performance last weekend at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, MA. Before I tell you about it, let me share a bit of history: If any of the topics that I have written about on this site appeal to you, then I probably don’t have to tell you about Myster
The Sounds of Gotham City — Music from Batman: The Animated Series!
In 1992, the groundbreaking Batman: The Animated Series premiered on Fox. To this day, despite some mighty competition from the last two live-action Batman movies (especially the magnificent The Dark Knight), this show still stands as my favorite non-comic book depiction of Batman,
Getting Ready For the Oscars!
I love watching the Oscars. Oh, don’t get me wrong — it’s a pretty ridiculous popularity contest, and I usually find that Hollywood’s choices (in terms of the nominations and the winners chosen) range from the bizarre to the absurd. BUT I do enjoy the spectac