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12 Messed-Up Memorial Day Hatfields & McCoys Premiere Facts
25 May 2012 3:08 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
No other folk do blood feuds like Mason-Dixon Line Americans. Wedged between the Smoky Mountains and the Mississippi is enough pure meanness to power New York City from now until the Mayan Doomsday. They may pronounce themselves zealots for the religion of “turn the other cheek,” but hillbillies make Sicilian mobsters look laid back.
Of all the famed conflicts between Jayhawks and Bushwackers, State Line mobsters and small-town Sheriffs, moonshiners and claim jumpers, one stands out in the annals of American history: The Hatfield-McCoy feud. If American vengeance had a brand, it would be Hatfield-McCoy.
Nobody did eye-for-an-eye like these good old boys. And yet nobody knows much about them. The grit of their conflict has been washed under a sugary tide of commercialism, relegating their deep human suffering to the stuff of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, dinner theater.
Until now. Until here, loyal reader. Because in honor of what looks »
- Matthew C. Funk
Dcc 2012: Adam West Sees The Gray Ghost, Burt Ward Remembers Bruce Lee
25 May 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
The dynamic duo are as funny as ever. Adam West and Burt Ward delighted Batman fans at this past weekend’s Dallas Comic Con. The dynamic between these two is like they have never missed a beat from being Batman and Robin in the 1960s. At their Q&A panel, West and Ward reminisced about their building climbing days of the “bright knight” as compared to the darker Batman of today and also about a possible Grey Ghost series, getting “Naked,” rescuing dogs, and what it was like to fight Bruce Lee.
A fan asked about West’s voicing the character of The Gray Ghost, Bruce Wayne’s inspiration to become a caped crusader, in Batman: The Animated Series in the 1990s and West announced that a Gray Ghost series is in the works. Though he did not necessarily say that he was attached to said series… we may be »
- Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
‘Redux Red Riding Hood’ one of many likely rarely-seen shorts never released by Walt Disney
23 May 2012 11:06 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Redux Red Riding Hood
Directed by Steve Moore
Screenplay by Dan O’Shannon
1997 – USA
A corporation as vast and impressive as the Walt Disney Company would, you’d think, have a massive amount of interest in releasing its many creations. People love Disney for various reasons, and are typically happy to part with a few bucks to own part of what made up their childhood or what’s defining their children’s lives. And yet, there are many forgotten or lost bits and pieces of Disney history that the Internet is enabling all of us to find in either the most random of places or at the most random of times. A few months ago, for example, a never-officially-released and somewhat controversial behind-the-scenes documentary of The Emperor’s New Groove, from the perspective of the musician Sting (who worked on the film), made its way to YouTube for a few hours. »
- Josh Spiegel
After 15 Years Watch Steven Moore's Rarely Seen Redux Riding Hood
23 May 2012 2:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
For the first time since 1997 Steven Moore's Academy Award nominated short is out of the Disney vault and here for your viewing pleasure. Featuring Michael Richards one year before Seinfield ended, and 9 years before he made a big mistake of his own, he plays the wolf. The wolf uses a time machine to recreate the day he tried to capture Little Red Riding Hood. Hilarity ensues and with a brief cameo from Adam West, it's worth the watch time. Check it out below courtesy of Cartoon Brew.
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Source: Cartoon Brew (http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/steve-moores-redux-riding-hood-the-short-that-disney-hid-for-15-years-is-finally-online.html) »
- Robot Reagan
Stan Lee, Star Trek and More to Collide with the Whedonverse at Dallas Comic Con
17 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Boy, does Dallas Comic Con keep getting better and better. This weekend’s tenth anniversary of Dallas Comic Con not only features the return of comic book legend Stan Lee, but also brings Star Trek stars Sir Patrick Stewart and John de Lancie, 1960’s television dynamic duo Adam West and Burt Ward, and Whedonverse veterans Summer Glau and James Marsters.
Here’s the details on this Dallas Comic Con, May 19-20, 2012:
What: Serving Dallas area fans since 1994, the Dallas Comic Con returns with an even bigger guest lineup than 2011 which helped greet more than 11,000 pop culture fans from all over the world!
Where: Irving Convention Center 500 W Las Colinas Blvd Irving , TX (At intersection of 114 and Nw Highway). Click here for map.
Box Office Hours:
Friday May 18th: 4:30-7:00pm,
Saturday May 19th: 9:30am,
Sunday May 20th: 10:00am
Event Hours:
Saturday 11:00am – 7:00pm, »
- Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
Astrojive: How To Spoof (And How Not To)
16 May 2012 6:14 PM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
This column contains possible spoilers from the new Tim Burton film "Dark Shadows." The first science-fiction-related parody I recall experiencing was "Superduperman" by Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood in the fourth issue of Mad. I.ve read or watched many others over the years, including "Quark," the Adam West "Batman" series, "Love at First Bite," "Young Frankenstein," "Galaxy Quest" and Seth Rogen.s "The Green Hornet." Evidently I belong to the target audience for this type of material, and I proved it again last weekend by catching Tim Burton.s send-up of "Dark Shadows." Parts of Burton.s movie are hilarious and parts fall flat, and that got me thinking about what works in this kind of story and what doesn.t. As usual, this is a topic I can.t discuss without tossing in some spoilers. »
A list of stockists for Holy Franchise, Batman!
15 May 2012 1:08 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
There's just under seven weeks to go until the release of my book Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen, so it's about time I got my act together and assembled a list of stockists.
There's quite a fluctuation in the price range across some of the sites below, so for anyone out there interested in pre-ordering the book, I'd advise shopping around a bit to get yourself the best deal...
First of all, here's the official blurb:
Since the Caped Crusader first made the leap from comics to silver screen in the early 1940s, generations of audiences have been captivated by the screen adventures of Batman, establishing the celebrated comic book hero as a true icon of popular culture. Now, Gary Collinson traces the entire screen history of Bob Kane's Dark Knight Detective, providing a fascinating insight into one of the most successful media franchises of all time. »
- flickeringmyth
Playing yourself – a trend that's played out?
11 May 2012 3:59 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Matt LeBlanc's self-mocking role in Episodes is the latest in a line stretching back to Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm. But is the fad in danger of going stale?
You might know Episodes, which returns for a second series tonight on BBC2, as the show where Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig reprise their old Green Wing chemistry. Or you might know it as the show that depicts the television development process with frightening accuracy. But chances are you know it as the show where Joey off Friends plays Joey off Friends.
Or rather, the show where Matt LeBlanc plays a character called Matt LeBlanc. The fictional Matt LeBlanc is vain, paranoid and apparently in possession of a gigantic willy. The real Matt LeBlanc may be none of these things. I haven't checked. It has to be said, though, that Matt LeBlanc does a great Matt LeBlanc. And he's »
- Stuart Heritage
The Dark Knight Rises “Tumbler Tour” Sends Batman’s Vehicles To Your Town
10 May 2012 11:46 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures have announced a “Tumbler Tour” that will tour the Us, sending a special themed Batman Tumbler and the Bat-Pod around the states to promote the forthcoming “The Dark Knight Rises”.
The tour will give Batman fans the chance to get up close and personal with the two vehicles, which will roll out on a cost-to-cost tour, sponsored by IMAX (the format that director Chris Nolan and Warner Bros are really pushing you to see the film in) and Mountain Dew.
The Tumbler, which is Nolan’s military styled version of the Batmobile, first appeared in 2005′s “Batman Begins”, whilst the Bat-Pod (which in the Adam West era would have been called a “Bat-bike”) was introduced in “The Dark Knight”. For the final chapter “The Dark Knight Rises”, Nolan is introduced a flying vehicle known as “The Bat” but looking at the press release that »
- Matt Holmes
Holy Franchise, Batman! A very brief history of the Dark Knight on screen
10 May 2012 11:26 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Following on from the arrival of the third trailer for The Dark Knight Rises last week, I put together a short article for Robert Hale Book Blog about the various screen incarnations of the Caped Crusader.
Full disclosure: it was written to promote the upcoming release of my book, 'Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the screen', and if you're interested in checking it out you can read the article in full below, or take a look at the original post here...
Last week saw the arrival of the third and presumably final trailer for The Dark Knight Rises – the hugely anticipated final installment in British filmmaker’s Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed Batman movie trilogy. Arriving in cinemas on July 20th, The Dark Knight Rises promises to deliver ‘the epic conclusion’ to Nolan’s Batman saga, with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight star Christian Bale donning »
- flickeringmyth
What to Watch: The TVLine-Up for Wednesday
8 May 2012 10:00 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
On TV this Wednesday: Batman is Betty White‘s latest Rockers star, Apartment 23 is in a jam, Revenge flashes back, the CSI finale is gangbusters with guest stars and more. Here are eight programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm American Idol (Fox) | The Top 4 are California Dreamin’ as they perform songs by artists from the Golden State. See Michael Slezak’s song suggestions and watch the most recent episode of Idology!
8 pm Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (NBC) | Two TV legends — Batman‘s Adam West and game show host Wink Martindale — are featured this week, pranking to their strengths. »
- Alyse Whitney
'Betty White's Off Their Rockers': TV 'Batman' Adam West has lost Robin and possibly his mind
8 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Betty White and her posse of old folks are at it again Wednesday (May 9) with back-to-back episodes of "Betty White's Off Their Rockers," and this time they've got TV's Batman, Adam West, to help pull pranks on unsuspecting youngsters.
In the sneak-peak clip above, West is asking for help finding a masked man in a cape -- holy lost sidekick, Batman! Did you really misplace Robin?
"I'm looking for a little guy, dark hair and wears a mask," West says to a surprised-looking young woman (who may or may not know who he is). "He's got a red vest and a little yellow cape."
Other pranks in store from the old people: a man brings his mannequin girlfriend to a restaurant, a wife enlists a stranger to pretend they are romantically involved, and Wink Martindale gets unwelcome news while pretending to tape a game show segment.
"Betty White's Off Their Rockers »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Five '60s Sci-Fi TV Shows That Should Be Movies
7 May 2012 1:46 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Before Tim Burton’s Batman came out in 1989, it’s fair to say that many (if not most) people associated the character with the super-campy '60s TV show that starred Adam West as the Caped Crusader. Burton reinvented Batman in his own image, something that he does with nearly every project he has touched, so it’s quite fair to hope that he does the same with Dark Shadows, adding his own gothic, graphic sensibilities to a fan-favorite show in colloboration with Johnny Depp, his leading man of choice. While a number of TV shows from the 1960s have already been translated into big-screen versions -- The Fugitive and Mission: Impossible, to name two -- and others are on the way, including The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (and possibly The Jetsons), science fiction shows...
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- Peter Martin
Grant Morrison Says Batman is “Very, Very Gay”
27 April 2012 2:06 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Long-time Batman writer Grant Morrison has told Playboy magazine that he believes The Dark Knight is a “sexual deviant” and “utterly gay” in a fascinating interview that may change our understanding of his Bat-books.
Morrison, writer of DC Comics’ Batman franchise has being writing the character since 2006, a run that has included the storylines “Batman & Son”, “Batman R.I.P.”, “Batman and Robin” and “The Return of Bruce Wayne”. His newest project is “Batman Incorporated” which returns to shelves next month as part of DC’s second wave of new 52 comic titles.
His approach to the Batman character hasn’t been to everyone’s liking and perhaps this reading of the Bob Kane creator character is why a portion of Bat fans are turned off by his books.
“He’s very plutonian in the sense that he’s wealthy and also in the sense that he’s sexually deviant,” Morrison said of Bruce Wayne. »
- Matt Holmes
Movies That Might Have Been - Batman Triumphant
26 April 2012 4:51 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Gary Collinson ponders the fate of the Dark Knight had the stars aligned differently in Movies That Might Have Been...
What We Got…
Having produced four Batman movies in the space of eight years, Warner Bros. found their lucrative feature film series lying in tatters following the disastrous release of the Joel Schumacher-directed sequel Batman & Robin in the summer of 1997. Despite turning a profit, the overtly toyetic, neon-soaked abomination met with a deservedly hostile reception from fans, critics and audiences alike, and it was clear to all and sundry that the ailing franchise was in desperate need of an overhaul. However, due to the fall-out from Batman & Robin, it would take another eight years for that to be achieved...
Succeeding where the likes of Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans), Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream) and Wolfgang Peterson (A Perfect Storm) had all failed was Christopher Nolan – an up-and-coming »
- flickeringmyth
Val Kilmer, Adam West Recall Their Batman Days
19 April 2012 1:58 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Pity Val Kilmer, if you will. One of the best actors of our times, Kilmer never got a fair shot to make the Batman franchise his own. Coming on the tail end of two well-received Tim Burton Bat films, "Batman Forever" wasn’t the best representation of the franchise and eventually set the table for the brand-killing "Batman & Robin."
At the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, Kilmer discussed working on "Forever," and where things went wrong.
"I think because of Tim Burton’s success on the first film and Nicholson being so amazing that they kind of got carried away with the idea of the bad guy being immune to rules somehow," he said. "In the original film the Joker gets the hell kicked out of him and thrown off the bell tower. He suffers, and that sort of went away. Things became cute. It’s entertaining, but I think »
- Jeremy Gordon
Ageless: Dick Clark TV Crime Comedy Cameos
18 April 2012 2:32 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Looks like Bill Hicks was wrong. Dick Clark wasn’t going to be around forever.
Mister American Bandstand, the ageless face of New Year’s Eve, died today at the age of 82. A massive heart attack suffered during a procedure to tackle one of his many ailments was the culprit. He’s survived by a wife, two children, a pair of ex-wives and more cameos than you can shake a boom mic at.
Dick Clark got as much air-time out of those 82 years as he could manage. Variety shows, game shows, sitcoms – as long as the fare was light, Clark’s unlined mug would show up to drop a smile.
He didn’t appear in much crime film. What Dick Clark crime TV there is, we record here.
Back when he was a glossy, hep young dude – as opposed to a curiously pristine personality at New Year’s – Dick Clark »
- Matthew C. Funk
Adam West Reveals Urge To Play Batman Alongside Batman in Tdkr, Also Senility
18 April 2012 2:30 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
All rumors saying that Adam West was slated for a cameo in The Dark Knight Rises have all but been buried as the big dog himself dispels them single-handedly in a recent interview with IGN. When asked about his role West responded...
[Laughing] I'd love to play Batman, and come in one night, flying in through the library window on the wings of a bat, or something. Right when Batman is totally overwhelmed with terrible things happening in Gotham City, and give him some advice. Either as a real character or fantasy character – whatever!
...what the hell? Lol Adam West, I don't think that's how Christopher Nolan's franchise works. You can't be having Batmans on batmans on batmans and think fans are going to be cool with a Mr. Miyagi mentor role. Hopefully the known joker (ironically) is being facetious about his wishes and we aren't witnessing the decline of »
- Robot Reagan
Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author Gary Collinson
18 April 2012 12:04 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Trevor Hogg chats with author Gary Collinson about his debut book, Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen...
“I’d spend hours reading and writing little short stories when I was young,” states British author Gary Collinson when recalling his childhood.” I always knew I’d like to be a writer and by my teens I’d developed a huge interest in film so my ambitions shifted towards screenwriting.” The second installment of the original Star Wars trilogy left a lasting impression. “For as long as I can remember, The Empire Strikes Back [1980] has been my favourite movie; I’ve never grown tired of it, particularly the opening Battle of Hoth and the Cloud City showdown between Luke and Darth Vader which I could watch over and over again.” Deciding not to leave the North East of England for London, the resident of South Shields drifted from his initial aspiration. »
- Trevor
Preview: ‘Family Guy Online’ Part Two – A Look At the Writing And Audio For the Game
17 April 2012 8:37 AM, PDT | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »
In yesterday’s installment, we gave you a look at how Fox was working to create an all-gamer friendly Mmo in Family Guy Online. But more than anything else, the drive for the assembled teams working on the game appears to be getting as much fidelity to the show as possible. That means the extensive use of characters, locations, and voiceover from the show.
In this installment, we’ll look at how the assembled teams behind Family Guy Online worked to create a virtual Quahog—right down to details that weren’t even in the show—into this Fox Mmo.
If you were wondering how the Griffins would function in Fgo, the dysfunctional clan will be quest givers in the game and are voiced by the actors from the show. Peter, Meg, Chris, Stewie, Brian, and Lois will dole out story-based assignments in and around Quahog. And of course, each »
- Charles Webb
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