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Better Blue Than Red

P.o.B. — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:04:54 -0800

Who watches the Watchmen? The New Frontiersman for one. A neat viral site for the upcoming movie. There is some great stuff, like an NBS Nightly News broadcast with Ted Philips from March 11th 1970. You can find out who really took the picture of Neil Armstrong on the moon. Don't forget to click The Comedian's button, or the lighter! (Or, you know, you can just click my links directly.) Don't know what this is all about? You can brush up here.(Previously)

Spirits of things that never were

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:51:37 -0800

According to the majority of critics who have seen it so far, Frank Miller horrifically butchered Will Eisner's legendary comic The Spirit with his upcoming Sin City-esque film adaptation opening next week. In order to make the pain about a thousand times worse, here's an in-depth story about how there was almost a chance two decades earlier for Brad Bird, director of The Iron Giant and The Incredibles, to have done an animated version with the help of future founder of Pixar John Lasseter.

Sinestro had the script printed on YELLOW PAPER.

Artw — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:45:05 -0800

The Green Lantern movie is back on! Minus Jack Black! Early concept art is looking exciting, though sadly we’ll never see Paul Newman in the role of Hal Jordan.

"Look at you! The Fantastic Four!"

beaucoupkevin — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:29:59 -0800

Roger Corman's Fantastic Four movie had been lambasted by many as the absolute worst in superhero moviedom, at least until Elektra and Catwoman came along. Shelved after production, it's hard for the casually-interested nerd to find without having to deal with bootleg video dealers at cons. Thankfully, somebody put it up on the internet in handy Flash video: Part One | Part Two.

Indian Superman

rks404 — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:15:17 -0800

Indian Superman is a movie of questionable legality released in India in the mid eighties. Perhaps it should have had a wider release since it has a great deal of humorous appeal for Western audiences. Check out this review from Stomp Tokyo. I'm looking forward to a crossover when Indian Superman meets Indian Spider-Man. via Sepia Mutiny

Finally... A movie for the 1% Nation: AMERICAN SPLENDOR IS NOW PLAYING AT A THEATER NEAR YOU!!!!!

y2karl — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:32:57 -0800

SEE! Harvey Pekar, file clerk extraordinaire, wrestle with mortality. DREAM!! with Harvey as he plots to re-sell his used books and records for absurdly inflated prices. FEAR!!! for your sanity as Harvey takes you deep into the bowels of a Cleveland veteran's hospital. RAGE!!!! with Harvey at the aggression and general obtuseness of people around him. He's a reasonable guy. He's also a noted jazz critic, book reviewer and radio commentator. Now Playing At A Theater Near You.

conquistador — Tue, 07 May 2002 08:01:08 -0800

I think he liked the new Spider Man movie. Not only includes many arguments for why the movie is great, but goes so far as to say that Art is "culturally irrelevant," has been replaced by movies as the most successful reflection of our times, and that this movie will stand not merely as the best film of 2002, but might well be studied in the future as the creative work most symbolic of America in these troubled modern times. Wow. Now THAT's a good flick!

TuxHeDoh — Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:20:44 -0800

X-Men the Movie trailer was released recently. I didn't even realize they were working on this.