Posts tagged with 'movies'

    • Indiana Jones Behind-The-Scenes

      POSTED BY CHARLIE SCHNEIDER, MAY 21 2008 01:26 PM | PERMALINK

       


       

      Here's a cool list of behind-the-scenes factoids that you may not have known about the Indiana Jones Series courtesty of Telegrap.co.uk

      1. Tom Selleck was George Lucas's original choice for the role but had to turn it down due to his commitment to the US TV series Magnum PI.

      2. Indiana Jones was actually Indiana Smith until the first day of shooting.

      3. The famous scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where Indy shoots the man dramatically wielding a scimitar was improvised by...

    • Ultimate Spider Man #120, X-Men Legacy #209 and More!

      POSTED BY ALEX ZALBEN, MARCH 24 2008 09:38 AM | PERMALINK

      We've got three more Newsarama Sneak Reviews for you. First up it's the all-ages edition of Spider Man with Ultimate Spider Man #120. Check out this new-reader friendly title at your local comic book store. Next, we check out X-Men Legacy #209 which builds on a great preceding issue, find out where the story is going.

      Then, we check out Black Panther #35. Find out about this departure from the traditional Marvel Universe.

      In the Speed Round we check out Everybody's Dead #1, Fear Agent #19,...

    • Mondays Are For Movies

      POSTED BY ALEX ZALBEN, JANUARY 07 2008 09:20 AM | PERMALINK

      Did everybody have a good weekend? I was up late playing Super Mario Galaxy all night, and probably need a few more Star-Bits to keep my eyes open. I MEAN COFFEE. Oh god.

      • Marlon Wayans, who you may know best for his work in Requiem for a Dream, has joined the all-star cast of G.I. Joe, which also includes Sienna Miller, Ray Park, and possibly Joseph Gordon-Levitt. (Via)
      • Finally, the question we've all been asking has been answered: Who will be playing Iron Man's father? (Via)
      • Scenic Artist Billy...

    • Top Ten Stolen Movies 2007

      POSTED BY ALEX ZALBEN, JANUARY 03 2008 02:00 PM | PERMALINK

      Now, here's the Top Ten list you've all been waiting for... The Top Ten Illegally Downloaded Movies of 2007. So how did our comic book movies fare? Not particularly well... There's only "Stardust," and that's at number ten:

      1. "Resident Evil: Extinction"
      2. "Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End"
      3. "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"
      4. "Ratatouille"
      5. "Superbad"
      6. "Beowulf"
      7. "Transformers"
      8. "American Gangster"
      9. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
      10. "Stardust"

      How about...

    • X-Factor, Wonder Woman and Avengers - The Stack

      POSTED BY ALEX ZALBEN, NOVEMBER 26 2007 11:24 AM | PERMALINK

      This episode, we review the latest issues of X-Factor, Wonder Woman and Avengers: The Initiative. Plus, our comic book speed round with even more books and we answer your viewer questions.

    • You want more Vampire movies? Sam Raimi will give you more vampire movies!

      POSTED BY OMAR P, OCTOBER 19 2007 11:08 AM | PERMALINK




      In a recent interview with Bloody-disgusting.com Raimi said to the possibility of a sequel to 30 Days of Night that "We'd have to see if it's successful at the box office and see if people really want to see a sequel. And if they do then I'd probably huddle with Ben [Templesmith] and Steve [Niles] and my partner, Rob [Tapert], and figure out what they thought it should be. Mostly I want to stay true, if there was a sequel, to the books. I think that's what got us there in the first place."

      So...

    • Comics > Movies

      POSTED BY KENNETH ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 20 2007 12:13 PM | PERMALINK

       

      It is, on one hand, great that our favorite (and even not-so-favorite) comic characters are getting remade in premier, big-budget movies. On the other hand, it's not so great when we walk out of the theater disappointed. Even worse is when we voice said displeasure over such movies, we are often labeled as fanboys (or girls) who are simply impossible to appease. I am here to tell you all that it is not that we are impossible to please, but that comic book to film transfer cannot possibly please us...