May
24
2011
24
2011
The X-Men in "Days of Insurance Needs Past"
I don't have the faintest idea why Farmers Insurance has decided to do a tie-in with X-Men: First Class. And, the awesome J.K. Simmons notwithstanding, this commercial where wanna-be insurance agents tease Beast about his lack of insurance knowledge isn't ...
May
24
2011
24
2011
Another ‘X-Men: First Class’ Clip- Xavier Meets Mystique
Because FOX can’t give us enough clips for X-Men: First Class (We’re at something like 14 TV spots and 4 extended clips at this point), here’s yet another one. The clip shows off the first time that Charles Xavier meets ...
May
23
2011
23
2011
A Priest, a Judge and a Man Dressed as a Bat Walk Into a Bar
Bah! There’s officially too many goddamn people in The Dark Knight Rises. The other day we reported that Matthew Modine, Tom Conti and Joey King were joining cast (their roles were undisclosed). There additions brought the grand cast total to ...
May
23
2011
23
2011
Impressive Sonic the Hedgehog Flipbooks
I have fond memories of playing the Sonic the Hedgehog games on my Sega Genesis back in the day.The key things for those games were speed and very fast button-presses to get you through the level as fast as possible. ...
May
23
2011
23
2011
Batman Doesn’t Care About Turning Off the Dark
Here's the first trailer for the U.K. Batman Live stage show. It's mostly about Batman, Robin, and various villains standing perfectly still, but that means it's still several times more exciting than Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and the costumes ...
May
23
2011
23
2011
It’s Almost Like the Green Lantern Movie People Know What They’re Doing
But that's impossible, right? I mean this is DC and Warner Bros. we're talking about here, so there's no way they could possibly have their shit together. Except... remember the first Green Lantern trailer which was all Ryan Reynolds cracking ...
May
23
2011
23
2011
Wonder Woman’s Wonderously Short Shorts Revealed
Remember how Wonder Woman was supposed to wear three different superheroine outfits in the failed Wonder Woman pilot? Blue pants with blue boots, blue pants with red boots, and Lynda Carter-esque star-spangled shorts? Well, now the shorts can be revealed:Now, ...
May
23
2011
23
2011
The King of Cameos Returns! Stan Lee Reveals his ‘Amazing Spider-man’ Role
At the Dallas Comic-Con, Stan “The Man” Lee gave away some really pressing, important information about the upcoming Amazing Spider-man. Well, really important to him anyways, he revealed the nature of his upcoming cameo. We already learned Stan won’t be ...
May
22
2011
22
2011
WB Teases Us With Another Green Lantern TV Spot
Seems like both WB and DC want to keep on teasing us with their upcoming film, Green Lantern and can you blame them? The Martin Campbell directed film has just released it’s 10th TV spot and although the spot is ...
May
22
2011
22
2011
Catwoman Sneak Peek, or Crappy Fake?
This is the image said to be the ultra sneak peek at the Catwoman suit for Anne Hathaway in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.The Story is that the image comes from AICN, who received an e-mail that said,“Thought I’d ...
May
22
2011
22
2011
X-Men: First Class Reviews Are Out (And Another TV Spot)
Another day, another X-Men: First Class TV spot.Just three days ago I posted an article here about the sheer number of television spots (over ten!) being tossed out by Fox prior to the release of the movie on June 3rd. ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
COMICS REWIND: ‘Fables: Legends in Exile’
Bill Willingham’s Fables is one of the most critically-acclaimed comics ever produced, and awards keep getting added to the pile. There are lots of reasons for this. First, there’s the “Why didn’t I think of that?” concept: what if all ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
Fan Fiction Friday: Batman, Robin and Poison Ivy in "Breasts"
Although the new Bane was revealed earlier today, let's take a look back to Bane's first movie appearance, back when he was a mindless minion of Poison Ivy, as played by Uma Thurman. Then let's forget about Bane, because this ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
Green Lantern & Transformers: Dark of the Moon “3-D Trailer” Hit and Miss
What’s up with these online “3-D trailers”? This week Transformers: Dark of The Moon and Green Lantern released “3-D” trailers, and while one of them flopped the other gave us more to be excited about! If you went and watched ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
Is ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Getting Too Crowded; Matthew Modine, Tom Conti and Joey King Join Cast
Principle photography for Christopher Nolan‘s Batman threequel , The Dark Knight Rises, officially kicked off on Wednesday. You’d think the entire cast would be locked and loaded by now. Nope. With production under way, three more names have just joined ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
Batman Live: Teaser Trailer
Batman enthusiasts can get jollies off with this new trailer for the theatrical extravaganza of acrobatics, illusions, and thrilling stunts in Batman LIVE. While the trailer seems to give some very close and detailed views of the costumes, it does ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
Oh Hai Bane from Batman 3
The Dark Knight Rises started filming yesterday, and today the movie has an official website up, with this pic of what looks for all the world to be Tom Hardy as Bane. Although it might not be. Or maybe it ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
First Look: ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Tom Hardy Looking Badass as Bane!
With the announcement just coming yesterday that filming of The Dark Knight Rises was underway our first official picture from the the film has been released. And it is none other then Tom Hardy as Bane! As mentioned before Hardy ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
Principal Photography Begins on ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
And so it begins!Principal photography began today for The Dark Knight Rises, the highly anticipated third (and last) movie in the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman franchise.Leading the cast is once again Christian Bale playing Bruce Wayne/Batman, but in this film he ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
Nacho Vigalondo To Direct Mark Millar’s ‘Supercrooks’
Mark Millar strikes the cinema buzz again with his announcement at Kapow! Comic Convention in London last month. Bleeding cool reported that:“Mark Millar stated that there was a big name Spanish director signed up to direct a film based ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
So, This Exists
A Green Lantern Oa playset for pre-schoolers. It's from Fisher-Price's ImagiNext line, which you might know as the series that also has that incredibly awesome Batcave playset. Two things: 1) this isn't quite as awesome as the Batcave and 2) ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
Principal Photgraphy Begins on The Dark Knight Rises
And so it begins!Principal photography began today for The Dark Knight Rises, the highly anticipated third (and last) movie in the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman franchise.Leading the cast is once again Christian Bale playing Bruce Wayne/Batman, but in this film he ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
SERIOUSLY, More X-Men: First Class TV Spots?
Do you remember, back in the day, when movies were not so overtly publicized?You would see a teaser trailer, a theatrical trailer, and maybe a tv spot or two. Now, you have viral marketing, numerous trailers and teasers, and more ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
Geek Apparel of the Week: Alderaan Forecast and Say No to Drugs
• Don't worry, Alderaanians. No matter what they say, weathermen are just guessing. It's $20 at Snorg Tees.• There's not an enemy that Captain America can't defeat by throwing his shield at it, and that includes drugs. Unfortunately, the real ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
‘Batman: Arkham City’ #1 Digital Interlude Available in DC’s Digital Store for only $0.99!
While we anxiously await the release of the video game, Batman: Arkham City this fall, DC is keeping us tweaked out on the Batman high by releasing a six issue mini-series written by Paul Dini bridging the story between Arkham ...
May
18
2011
18
2011
Professor X: Still a Dick
In news that should surprise no one, Fox has released yet another new clip of X-Men: First Class, and, because it has Professor X in it, it necessarily features Professor X being a total asshole. So let me get this ...
May
18
2011
18
2011
Clip Overkill: FOX Releases Another Round of TV Spots and Clips for ‘X-Men: First Class’
FOX is trying really hard to get you to like X-Men: First Class. (A) It’s one of the only remaining comic book movies they have the rights to (Marvels taken almost everything back). (B) It’s the summer of super heroes ...
May
17
2011
17
2011
‘Gotham City Imposters’ Has Two Things, Batman & Guns. Wait, What?
There’s a new Batman game in town and it’s concept might shock the crap out of you. At least for the diehard Batfreaks. It’s a first-person shooter set in Gotham City. That’s right, an FPS involving the ever vigilante, anti-gun, ...
May
17
2011
17
2011
Enter the Exciting, Slightly Nauseating World of Tintin
Hey, it's the first trailer for the CG Tintin movie. Now, a lot of you gave me grief last time for saying that Tintin was only a property that foreign people cared about, and I apologize. I still remain somewhat ...
May
17
2011
17
2011
Memos from Themyscira Inc.: And the Winners Are…
NOBODY CARES ABOUT WONDER WOMAN. Not even when I'm trying to give away free TR t-shirts, apparently. Seriously, only 150 or so entries? After all the brilliant shit you guys wrote for the Batman Inc. memos contest? That's fucked up. ...
May
16
2011
16
2011
SuperHero Round Up: Why Wonder Woman Failed, Smallville Producers Say “Thank You” and Martin Campbell Won’t Direct ‘Green Lantern 2′
Super Hero Round Up? All the little Superhero movie bits that you should know about, but just don’t make a full post on their own.After all the rewrites, costume changes and questionable character tweaking, NBC passed on the Wonder Woman dramatic ...
May
16
2011
16
2011
It Don’t Matter If You’re Black (King) or White (Queen)
As god is my witness, I honestly don't which new pic makes me more excited for X-Men: First Class. I do know this -- these pics are the only thing that make me want to still see the movie after ...
May
16
2011
16
2011
9 Extremely Impractical Marvel Illustrated Swimsuits
The early '90s were all about swimsuits. Thanks to Sports Illustrated, Baywatch, MTV Spring Break, Surf Ninjas and the episodes where Saved By the Bell should have been called Saved By the Beach, the first part of the decade was ...
May
15
2011
15
2011
New TV Spots and Images for X-Men: First Class
With Thor smashing the box office into tiny little pieces, it was only a matter of time before the next Marvel superhero movie comes out.Up to bat, it X-Men: First Class, starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as Professor X ...
May
13
2011
13
2011
Comics Rewind: SANDMAN: “A Dream of a Thousand Cats”
Most mythologies have fallow corners. With Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, that never seems to be the case.Part of the brilliance of the series is its ability to go anywhere. Through Morpheus the Lord of Dreams, Gaiman is able to not only ...

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