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DVD Playhouse--November 2009
8 hours ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2009
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Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
First details and images of Luke Goss and Sarah Douglas from Witchville
9 hours ago | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
We've been sitting on this for a while now, but since the cat is ever so slowly climbing out of the bag on Reginal Pearry Teo's top secret Witchville projct, we feel inclined to start sharing some of what little info is out there right now.
First off, Witchville is indeed the fantasy project that Teo was filming in China back in August. We've tracked down a detailed synopsis for you, as well as two pretty random images that were snapped of Luke Goss on a monitor and Sarah Douglas on set in full eagle headdress. Having grown up watching Douglas in V, Conan the Destroyer and Superman, I think it's pretty apropos casting Teo's part.
Synopsis:
When Prince Malachy returns to his father's kingdom after the Crusades his first impression is that a bad harvest is the reason that the villagers are sick and hungry. But his arrival home »
Comic book writer/artist Al Davison on what was wrong with The Dark Knight, Superman Returns and Watchmen
13 November 2009 3:31 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
We're seeing more and more comic books and graphic novels being adapted for the big screen and, even with varied results at the box office, the trend shows no sign of stopping.
This is largely because established titles come with a devoted fanbase while newer publications are akin to film storyboards that give studios a clear visual idea of the project.
Only recently I have twice reported on a number of comics that are being picked up by film bosses, and you can see those round-ups here and here.
I talked about the craze to comic book writer and artist Al Davison, who runs The Astral Gypsy graphic novels shop and art studio in the Canal Basin here in Coventry.
Al's been writing and drawing comics for 25 years. He is working on the Doctor Who comic (as seen in the image pictured right), which was launched in July, and recently »
- David Bentley
Comic book writer/artist Al Davison on what was wrong with The Dark Knight, Superman Returns and Watchmen
13 November 2009 3:11 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
We're seeing more and more comic books and graphic novels being adapted for the big screen and, even with varied results at the box office, the trend shows no sign of stopping.
This is largely because established titles come with a devoted fanbase while newer publications are akin to film storyboards that give studios a clear visual idea of the project.
Only recently I have twice reported on a number of comics that are being picked up by film bosses, and you can see those round-ups here and here.
I talked about the craze to comic book writer and artist Al Davison, who runs The Astral Gypsy graphic novels shop and art studio in the Canal Basin here in Coventry.
Al's been writing and drawing comics for 25 years. He is working on the Doctor Who comic (as seen in the image pictured right), which was launched in July, and recently »
- David Bentley
Margot Kidder Writing a Morbid Chick Flick
9 November 2009 7:35 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
During a Q&A session at Minneapolis' Crypticon horror convention this weekend, guest Margot Kidder revealed she's writing a script for what could be a badass chick flick. The revelation was quite a treat for this Kidder fan. I've enjoyed her work since I was in Superman Underoos and loved the shit out of her performances in a trio of '70s horror classics: Sisters, Black Christmas and The Amityville Horror. Kidder said her script-in-progress is "about a group of women helping an elderly woman get out of the hospital to die somewhere nice and peaceful, without doctors around her." The women conspire to smuggle their friend out of the hospital and spirit her away to a remote cabin, where she can die amidst nature. Sounds like it could be a depressing-ass flick, but Kidder described it thusly: "It's sort of a romp and a middle-aged babe sisterhood kind of thing." "It's »
- J.L. Sosa
David Fincher And 'Se7en' Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker Re-Team For 'Peter Proud' Adaptation
9 November 2009 1:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Fifteen years after working together on "Se7en," director David Fincher and screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker are reuniting for a new adaptation of Max Ehrlich's novel "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The book was previously made into a 1975 movie by Ehrlich, who adapted his own work, and J. Lee Thompson, best known for helming the original "Cape Fear."
As with many films dealing with reincarnation, the plot is pretty ridiculous even if you believe in the concept. A college professor has nightmares involving a murder, which he eventually realizes was his own, from a previous life. And in the process of discovery, he unknowingly becomes romantically involved with his (past incarnation's) daughter.
Despite the silly and scandalous storyline, Ehrlich's book could lend itself to an interesting, Hitchcockian sort of psychological thriller. Unfortunately, Thompson's original film is apparently not good for much more than seeing a »
- Christopher Campbell
'Smallville' . Kandor
9 November 2009 7:50 AM, PST | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »
This review may contain spoilers. It is always a rare treat when "Smallville" delves into the Superman mythology, and "Kandor" is as momentous and integral an event to the mythos as the death of Jonathan Kent. In a very epic way, we are finally introduced to Maj. Zod (Callum Blue) through a series of flashbacks set on Krypton, and you can't help but feel the thrill of such drool worthy nods to the big screen movie franchise; The rings of imprisonment, the faces of the council and the address of Zod are all familiar elements of the Christopher Reeve outings and help humanize Zod in a way similar to that of Lex Luthor. Of particular note is the sentencing of Jor-El (Julian Sands) for his act of treason, in which Zod steps up to defend his truest friend and a hero of Krypton. Their ... »
The Reincarnation Of David Fincher
8 November 2009 11:04 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
David Fincher's next gig, following Facebook app The Social Network which he's just started shooting, looks set to be The Reincarnation of Peter Proud. It'll re-team the director with Seven's writer Andrew Kevin Walker, who will adapt the novel by Max Ehrlich.The 35-year-old supernatural thriller involves a university lecturer's attempts to prove he's the reincarnation of somebody who died shortly before he was born, and to solve the mystery of his murder, for which the killer was never caught. It was filmed once before: a 1975 Bing Crosby production by J Lee Thompson, starring Margot Kidder and Michael Sarrazin, and adapted by Ehrlich himself. We all know David Fincher's stellar trajectory from Alien 3 to Benjamin Button, but Walker's path has been rockier. He followed Seven with the dodgy 8mm (heavily rewritten by Joel Schumacher) and Tim Burton's awesome Sleepy Hollow, but then, through uncredited rewrites »
CinemaSpy's Week-End TV Recap (Nov. 7)
7 November 2009 9:05 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Many television viewers — and pop culture critics — are wondering just what's up with Fox's Fringe. Watchers of the show were caught unaware this past week, not realizing that the network was airing a new episode of the skein until they read about it the next day in various news outlets. Fringe simply wasn't in the listings. People's DVRs didn't pick up the show, because Fox was listed as running Game 7 of the World Series. People believed that the show would be absent one more week.
All of this is raising serious questions about how seriously Fox is treating the show, or indeed, if they're trying to kill it. The Thursday night time slot was their first error in judgment, but lapses in playing to the viewer base by neglecting to promote episodes and air times is something else entirely.
The impression left is that Fox used first-run programming as a backup to a sporting event. »
CinemaSpy's Week-End TV Recap (Nov. 7)
7 November 2009 9:05 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Many television viewers — and pop culture critics — are wondering just what's up with Fox's Fringe. Watchers of the show were caught unaware this past week, not realizing that the network was airing a new episode of the skein until they read about it the next day in various news outlets. Fringe simply wasn't in the listings. People's DVRs didn't pick up the show, because Fox was listed as running Game 7 of the World Series. People believed that the show would be absent one more week.
All of this is raising serious questions about how seriously Fox is treating the show, or indeed, if they're trying to kill it. The Thursday night time slot was their first error in judgment, but lapses in playing to the viewer base by neglecting to promote episodes and air times is something else entirely.
The impression left is that Fox used first-run programming as a backup to a sporting event. »
Review: 'Ruby-Spears Superman' on DVD
2 November 2009 8:44 AM, PST | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
Superman did not do well as an animated series despite three different studios attempting to tell his stories. Filmation debuted as a competitor to Hanna-Barbera with the 1966 Superman series then H-b told their stories in Super Friends. It seemed they didn’t fully know how to challenge someone with the amazing powers.
By the late 1980s, Ruby-Spears was a well established company, best known for their Thundarr the Barbarian. In 1988, it was their turn to try their hand with the Man of Steel and tomorrow, Warner Home Video releases Ruby-Spears Superman , a two-disc set collecting the thirteen episodes from the one season series.
This series came out just two years after Superman had been revamped from top to bottom by John Byrne and Marv Wolfman in the pages of Superman, Adventures of Superman, and Action Comics. Most of the changes from the comics are not reflected here, the exception being »
- Robert Greenberger
Stars Run for Fun ... and Good Causes
2 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Of the 43,741 people who ran the New York City Marathon on Sunday, a handful stood out, both for having claims to fame and for their reasons for running. Alanis Morrissette, former ER doc Anthony Edwards, The Incredible Hulk's Edward Norton and Christopher Reeve's son Matthew battled through the sweat and determination on the streets of the Big Apple, all for a good cause. "It was such a thrill but I'm burnt," Edwards told People moments after crossing the finish line. "I'm totally tired! But that's the point. I'm just so happy that I finished. But tomorrow I'm going to feel happier. »
- Paul Chi, Sharon Cotliar and Michelle Tan
Watch This: Spider-Woman and Superman In Bollywood Love
31 October 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In Bollywood, no filmmaker needs to worry about what studio owns the rights to what Marvel or DC character. Not even the boundaries between DC and Marvel have meaning, as evidenced by this delightful clip from India's Dariya Dil. Here, Superman shows off his dance moves on land and in the sky while courting Spider-Woman. Yep, Spider-Woman! Somewhere, Lois Lane is throwing a snit fit. It's hard enough to be secure knowing Wonder Woman is out there, but how can she compete with Jessica Drew's pheromones?
All joking aside, I think it's rather cool that at least one filmmaker in India decided Superman needed nothing less than a super woman as a costar (we still haven't done that here!), and that superheroines could use a nice afternoon in the sky. Can you imagine how hard it is for a superheroine to date a normal guy? He'd be threatened by her powers and fame, »
- Elisabeth Rappe
Reeve Charity Hit With Lawsuit
30 October 2009 9:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The charity set up by the late Christopher Reeve has been hit with a lawsuit by the organisation's former vice president, accusing bosses of unfair dismissal.
Bruce Morgan has filed papers in New Jersey alleging he was fired from his position at the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (Cdrf) in April, after he stopped work when the group refused to hand over his wages.
Morgan claims the charity's president Peter Wilderotter, who is targeted in the lawsuit, told him "severe cutbacks were imminent" because the company had lost more than $2.3 million (£1.4 million).
Morgan alleges bosses then withheld his wages for three months before dismissing him abruptly in April, violating his employment contract that required six months' notice.
Morgan is seeking lost wages and unspecified punitive damages from the charity, which raises money for spinal cord injury research.
Superman star Reeve lent his name and support to the organisation, originally called the American Paralysis Foundation, after he was paralysed in a 1995 riding accident. Reeve's wife Dana became Chair of the Foundation after the actor's death in 2004, and executives renamed the charity in her honour after she passed away in 2006. »
The Crow: 15 Years Of Devil's Night
26 October 2009 3:44 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Not only is it Halloween Week here on Splash Page, this year also marks the 15th anniversary of Brandon Lee's debut in the live-action adaptation of James O'Barr's dark comic book series "The Crow." With that in mind, we're celebrating with a five-part retrospective on the 1994 film, its origins and its legacy, culled from interviews with the cast and filmmakers behind director Alex Proyas' celebrated film. Check back each day this week for another installment of our "15 Years Of Devil's Night" series.
Part One: 52 Meetings From The Comic To The Screen
Sure, there's Richard Donner's Superman, the Christopher Nolan Batman films, but to many, "The Crow" remains the greatest comic book flick ever made.
The late, great Brandon Lee, who was killed in a tragic onset accident just days away from completing the film, completely embodied the pathos, grace, otherworldly invincibility and »
- Splash Page Team
Odyssey Pictures inks content deal with Dpm
19 October 2009 9:32 AM, PDT | BusinessofCinema | See recent BusinessofCinema news »
Odyssey Entertainment has acquired the licensing/distribution rights to 31 hours of animated children's content from Dominique Paul Mougenot (Dpm).The recently completed transaction was initiated in May of this year at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where Odyssey's president/CEO, John Foster, scouted for content deals to add inventory to Odyssey Entertainment's programming line. Odyssey purchased the rights to numerous animated shorts from Dpm, including titles from the following cartoon classics: Superman, Popeye, Casper, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The package also ... »
Director David Bowers Discusses Astro Boy
19 October 2009 5:04 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Initially unveiled at the San Diego Comic-Con to thunderous applause, Imagi's latest animated adventure, Astro Boy, debuts in theaters this week and director David Bowers is hoping that American audiences will connect with his take on the iconic Japanese character created by Osamu Tezuka.
It's such a rich story, and I think its themes are universal. I think American audiences are very used to superheroes, so it's not an enormous stretch for them. The only difficulty was having it be such a beloved character and having to decide what to retain and what to get rid of.
I like origin stories. I think Richard Donner's Superman is still just about the best superhero movie ever made. And I think it's interesting to see where these characters come from and what their roots are. I think it would be hard to jump into an Astro Boy movie with him already fighting robots and battling aliens. »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Robert De Niro and Jude Law Joining Thor?
18 October 2009 9:15 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Star power seems to be a necessity for comic-book movies. The trend started back in 1978 with Superman: The Movie, when the formula was to find the right actor to portray Superman (as opposed to finding a star and putting him in the costume) and then surround Superman with big name talent—in that case Marlon Brando (Jor-El) and Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor).
It worked, and it worked brilliantly.
Nowadays there seems to be a greater emphasis on ensuring that all the major players — even the lead — have some name recognition, and to that end, Kenneth Branagh is apparently about to cast some big-name talent in his comic book-to-feature adaptation of Marvel's Thor. AICN reports that actor Matthias Schweighofer (Valkyrie) has revealed to GQ magazine that he is in the running for a role in Thor and that both Jude Law and Robert De Niro have already joined the cast. »
Superman Reeve's Son To Tackle New York Marathon
15 October 2009 3:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Late Superman star Christopher Reeve's oldest son, Matthew, is to run the New York Marathon next month to raise cash for his parents' charity foundation.
The 29 year old will join stars like Edward Norton, Anthony Edwards and The Strokes rocker Nikolai Fraiture on 1 November when the big race takes place.
And Matthew Reeves is sure his dead mum and dad will be very proud of his efforts.
He tells In Touch magazine, "My father would probably wonder what happened to his son, who’s this imposter? Hopefully, he’d be impressed."
Documentary filmmaker Matthew and his sister Alexandra were elected to the board of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation the day after their stepmother Dana died, and the marathon man admits he has felt compelled to do all he can for the charity ever since.
He says, "The injury happened to my dad, but all our lives were affected. We just do what we can to help."
The late actor was left paralysed after falling from a horse in 1995. He died in 2004. Dana Reeve lost her battle with cancer two years later. »
'Smallville' Straps on Waterskis; Jumps Zombies
12 October 2009 9:15 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Back at the end of May, I intimated that Smallville was in danger of crossing that imaginary line in the sand, the one often referred to as "the point of no return." I argued that the series had become annoyingly illogical, straying from the essence of the core mythology as it mined the more obscure elements of the Superman narrative purely in the service of longevity.
Some agreed with me; a greater number did not, often citing the DC literature trope as an explanation for confused storytelling, convoluted plot points and a seemingly forgotten raison d'être.
From what I've seen of this ninth season, things haven't gotten much better. And now, it's jumped the zombie (more on that in a moment).
Supporting players and entropy
What's going on? The simple answer is that the show has been on the air too long. Most series can't sustain creative innovation and remain »
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