News Around the Net
Apparently police officers in Pittsburgh spent eight hours investigating “the most grisly murder scene in 35 years” before discovering it was, in fact, a movie set. Pretty funny. The breaking news this week, of course, is that Jon Favreau won’t be returning to dire
News Around the Net!
The casting announcements have been coming fast and furious for the new Spider-Man film, but I just can’t muster up much excitement. I simply think it’s a terrible idea to re-boot the Spider-Man franchise, which felt to me like it still had a ton of gas in the tank (desp
On the Comics Shelf!
Last month I wrote about a number of great comic books that I’d read lately. Here’s some more of the fun stuff I’ve been reading these past few weeks: The Marvel Art of Joe Quesada — I remember taking note of a young artist named Joe Quesada back when he was
News Around the Net
I am speeding ahead with Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, and loving every page. (Click here if you missed yesterday’s review of Book II: The Drawing of the Three.) Now comes word that Ron Howard and Brian Grazer have acquired the rights to the series, and are plannin
Catching Up on my Comic Books!
Although my life is as hectic as usual, I did have a little time off after the summer that allowed me to catch up on a whole host of great comic books that had been sitting unread on my shelf! Here’s some of what I’ve been reading lately: Batman #700 – “Time and
News Around the Net!
Have you heard that they’re making new Looney Tunes cartoons to show theatrically? Check out this glimpse of the first new Road Runner cartoon in far too many years: Battlestar Galactica lives on! Rumors are that SyFy are working on an on-line BSG spin-off, tentatively title
Superhero Movie News!
There has been some exciting news recently in the world of superhero movies. EW has premiered the first look at Ryan Reynolds in his Green Lantern costume. I think it looks absolutely terrible, frankly — but I often think that the first time a live-action superhero costume is
“I’ve Just Privatized World Peace” — Josh Reviews Iron Man 2!
I’m always chasing after that perfect cinematic experience — the rare movie where everything just seems to magically click, and I walk out of the theatre totally jazzed by what just unspooled before my eyes. I felt that way when I saw the first Iron Man. I was really blo
News Around the Net!
I have an extensive series of posts, that will be running over the course of the next month, in which I write about my revisitation of Arthur C. Clarke’s four-novel Odyssey series which began in 1968 with 2001: A Space Odyssey — as well as the two film adaptations (of 2001
News Around the Net!
News broke yesterday that Sam Raimi’s planned Spider-Man 4 has been scrapped, and the studio is going ahead with a total reboot of the series. DeadlineHollywoodDaily broke the story. Personally, I’m bummed by this news. Though Raimi & co. broke my heart with the