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Post-Christmas Sales: Superman DVD Box Set 75% off
26 December 2009 5:42 AM, PST
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Now that you got your Amazon gift certificates, you could do a lot wore than get the Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition DVD set (Superman - The Movie, Superman II, Superman II - The Richard Donner Cut, Superman III, Superman IV - The Quest for Peace, and Superman Returns)
for only $25-- that's $75 off list. (And yes, if you click through and order here, you help keep the lights on here another day. :)
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- Glenn Hauman
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Bryan Singer to return to 'X-Men': Will the mutants rise to greatness once again?
18 December 2009 8:32 AM, PST
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And now for some news that will make you drop your coffee mug to the floor in slow motion: Bryan Singer is returning to X-Men! According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox has confirmed that the The Usual Suspects director will be back to take on the next installment in the blockbuster series.
This is a smart move. The first two X-Men movies, helmed by Singer, adhered to the golden rule of superhero franchises, namely that the second film will be better than the first. Cleverly, Singer hoped to avoid the other golden rule, that the third film will suck eggs,
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- Keith Staskiewicz
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Decade in Review: 2003 Top Ten
8 December 2009 6:30 AM, PST
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As you may have noticed, I will not be done with my Decade in Review until sometime into the new year. Hopefully we'll wrap up shortly after the Oscars; You know how distractingly all-consuming the Oscars can be! I hope you'll stay with it even though the rest of the media will move on any second now. They're always in such a rush. No stopping and smelling of the flowers. I've still got to update that "Actors of the Aughts" project for final compilation/statement. For now, let's move on to 2003. What follows is my original top ten list, based on films released in NYC in 2003. If I have anything new to say that'll be in red after the original text.
Special Mentions: The Cremaster Cycle and Angels in America
Most Underappreciated: Hulk (Ang Lee), In the Cut (Jane Campion), Anything Else (Woody Allen), Charlies Angels: Full Throttle (McG) and
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- NATHANIEL R
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Boxwish exclusive! Interview with Tony Dyson, the man behind Star Wars' R2-D2
24 November 2009 5:15 AM, PST
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It’s not every day that we get to speak to someone who’s been a part of movie lore, so chalk this up as a red letter day for Team Boxwish as we’ve spoken to robot guru, Tony Dyson. He boasts a number of impressive screen credentials which include Moonraker and Superman 2, however Tony is most famous for Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where he led the team working on R2-D2. And ever curious to know all the trade secrets, we’ve been picking Tony’s brains on everything from how he got started in the business of robots to what he makes of CGI. Click through for the interview.
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Upgrade Your Warner DVDs to Blu-ray for as Low as $7.95
17 November 2009 11:02 AM, PST
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Warner Home Video just announced a new program where you can upgrade several of your DVD titles to Blu-ray for as low as $7.95, and right now the price doesn't go any higher than $9.95. This is a similar program to the Red2Blu offer they made allowing customers to upgrade their HD DVD titles to Blu-ray, a program I actually took advantage of and loved it as a result.
The process to upgrade is simple. Consumers select the titles they want to upgrade on DVD2Blu.com, mail in their standard DVDs with pre-paid postage and a short time later receive copies of the same film on Blu-ray Disc. Consumers who place orders over $25 will receive free shipping. For a complete list of titles visit DVD2Blu.com, but I have included the most recent list of titles and prices directly below.
10,000 B.C. ($9.95)
Rush Hour 3 ($9.95)
Full Metal Jacket ($9.95)
Pan's
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- Brad Brevet
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Warner Bros. Launches DVD to Blu-ray Upgrade Program
17 November 2009 10:57 AM, PST
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Warner Bros. has announced a DVD to Blu-ray upgrade program. While the list doesn’t include all their titles, it’s at least a start. According to WB, the process to upgrade is simple. Consumers select the titles they want to upgrade on DVD2Blu.com, mail in their standard DVDs with pre-paid postage and a short time later receive copies of the same film on Blu-ray Disc. If you mail in one DVD, it’s $7.95 plus shipping. If you order more than $25, you’ll receive free shipping.
While some people haven’t been converted to Blu-ray, I’m all in. I think the picture quality is amazing on Blu-ray and I definitely see a difference between DVD and the HD format. All I can say is, if you have an 1080p TV, the format is absolutely worth the investment. For a complete list of what WB is willing to
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- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
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‘Star Trek’ Trio Talk Sequel
12 October 2009 11:00 AM, PDT
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Let me start by asking doesn’t “Star Trek Trio” sound like a really geeky jazz band? Someone that is musically inclined should totally make that happen. Vegas show, perhaps?
That said, three of the big names behind the Star Trek reboot, J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman, spoke independently regarding what is to come for the franchise. Being a writer, let me start with my favorite scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. ComingSoon caught up with the pair and discussed what was on deck for the sequel. Kurtzman explained how they looked to some of the best sequels when working on their own:
“I think that for us it’s always about going back to the sequels that we loved as kids and asking ourselves why we loved them. “Empire Strikes Back,” “Superman 2,” “Aliens,” “Terminator 2,” “Star Trek 2,” what do all of those movies have in common?
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- Bob Starr
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Abrams Talks Star Trek 2, Will it Be 3-D?
9 October 2009 12:05 PM, PDT
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At a press event to promote the upcoming DVD release of Star Trek on November 17, director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci opened up about their developing plans for the sequel.
According to Collider, the big status update is they are still brainstorming the story idea for the science fiction follow-up, and haven’t decided on the basic plot. Kurtzman and Orci stressed the importance of a stand-alone installment and Abrams intends to make it for general audiences not just Trekkies (like the first). Though there may end up being references for the fans, and the writers haven’t decided on whether or not the foe will be the return of Khan.
“There’s Empire Strikes Back, Superman 2, Aliens, Terminator 2, Star Trek 2. What do all those movies have in common? Well, they’re amazing stories, all on their own,” Kurtzman said.
Orci stressed that the allegorical philosophy is just that,
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- Jeff Leins
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Orci & Kurtzman Talk 'Trek 2,' 'Transformers', 'Cowboys & Aliens,' 'View-Master'
9 October 2009 10:50 AM, PDT
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At a press day for the release of Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on DVD and Blu-ray, screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman discussed the futures of those respective franchises, and offered a few highlights from their upcoming slate of screenplays and producing projects. When asked about their process for developing sequels, Kurtzman said, "Every franchise has a different need, so you have to look at them differently, based on whatever the mandate is. You need to be able to not have seen the first movie to appreciate the second one. But, for us, it's always about going back to the sequels that we loved as kids and asking ourselves why we loved them."
Offering a list of their favorite follow-ups, Kurtzman continued, "there's Empire Strikes Back, Superman II, Aliens, Terminator 2, Star Trek 2. What do all those movies have in common? Well, they're amazing stories all on their own.
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- Todd Gilchrist
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Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman talk Star Trek Sequel, Cowboys And Aliens, Transformers 3, View-master Film, More
8 October 2009 7:43 PM, PDT
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At a press day for the upcoming DVD releases of both Star Trek (out on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 17th) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (out on DVD and Blu-Ray on October 20th) writer/producers Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman took time to preview their upcoming release schedule.
While still trying to break stories for the Star Trek sequel, the twosome are pushing their next project, Cowboys and Aliens, into production with director Jon Favreau, are working on developing a View-Master film, and also oversee at least a couple episodes of the television series Fringe each season. What they had to say is after the jump:
And in case you missed it, we posted a new interview with J.J. Abrams from the same event here. He talked about the “Star Trek” sequel, “Mission Impossible 4″, “Fringe”, and all the other stuff he’s working on. Here’s Bob and
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- Sara Wayland
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Five Projects for Dce to Jump On, Day 4: New ‘Superman’ Film
17 September 2009 8:51 AM, PDT
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Superman has had both a wonderful and rocky career on the big screen. The film commonly referred to as Superman ‘78 by nerds like myself set the high mark for how good not only a Superman movie could be but a comic book movie in general It’s sequel, while having major problems due to infighting and a switching directors, is loved by a lot of people. Sadly after Superman II the drop of is dramatic. I don’t need to go into the details, but trying to sit through Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, is really difficult to do.
As we all know Superman Returns was supposed to be the return to greatness for the franchise and while the movie isn’t terrible, it’s not the film fans had waited decades to see. To make a boring drawn out story about how Superman is dealing
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X-Men Producer Updates X-Men: First Class, Deadpool and More
13 September 2009 4:48 AM, PDT
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine, producer Lauren Shuler Donner gave out a few details regarding other X-Men-related movies. Donner has quite a few or them on her plate, including Wolverine 2, Deadpool, X-Men: First Class, and possibly, Donner told IGN, another X-Men:
I think there are some wonderful storylines I'd like to pursue in X-Men 4 and 5, but who knows? Obviously Fox is my partner, so we're in discussions about what will be next
As forDeadpool, Shuler sees that spin-off as a reboot, disregarding what happened to the character in Wolverine and instead making "it the Deadpool that's in the comics." Ryan Reynolds is set to play Deadpool again, even after Reynolds was cast in Green Lantern, but Shuler sees no problem with Reynolds playing both roles:
Not on my end, personally, not on my end, no. I think you can do different characters. We've had different Bonds right, and I think
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- Ryan Gowland
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Before There Were Websites... (Pt 2)
10 September 2009 7:10 PM, PDT
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...there were scrapbooks (prev. pt 1)
Let's continue that silly reveal of my "Movies of the Eighties" scrapbook. I'm still hoping to locate the "Movie Stars of the Eighties" companion volume in which I ranked all the actors and actresses of the decade. Wouldn't that be a Rotfl experience? If I can find it I will share, despite the loss of dignity it will surely occasion.
Behold! To your left is the tv guide cover that started it all. I guess it wasn't an actual TV Guide as my personal mythology has always relayed but whatever television magazine thingie was inserted into the Detroit Free Press back in the day. That cover right there started my whole Oscar obsession -- look how worn, damaged and fingered it is. I thumbed through it so many times. What is this naked gold man they call Oscar??? This cover unlocked my latent awards mania.
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- NATHANIEL R
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The Beatles: Ranking Their Movies
9 September 2009 6:15 PM, PDT
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It's 09-09-09 today, an event that won't happen for another hundred years in 2109, and it's also the day that a marketing executive somewhere decided, "Hey! That's a perfect release day for The Beatles!" So they're packing it full from top to bottom with the releases of the meticulously remastered Beatles albums on CD in massive mono and stereo sets, and of course The Beatles: Rock Band video game comes out today, allowing you to pretend you're John, Paul, George, or Ringo. No Pete Best, sadly.
However, not included in this barrage of Beatledom are any of The Beatles' movies. They made five motion pictures over the course of their career, but you hardly hear about them these days. Check out the list below ranked in order from Fab! to Flop, then get your own Revolution going.
A Hard Day's Night
Arguably the best Beatles movie, and the band's favorite,
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- Kevin Kelly
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The Best Superhero Movie of All Time Tournament! Round #9!
31 August 2009 8:03 PM, PDT
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Round 8 was Not a good one for the X-Men! A reluctant superhero defeats an enthusiastic one! And ... Ok, enough silly exuberance. Here are last round's results: Batman Begins beat down on X-Men, Unbreakable exsanguinated Blade, Spider-Man showed off all of Superman 2's bizarre tonal inconsistencies, and Iron Man smacked the holy snot out of X-Men 2. Which means we have only eight movies remaining! If you were going to invite your grandmother to vote in only One round of the tournment, this is the one!
Superman (1978) vs. Spider-Man 2 (2002)
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- Scott Weinberg
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A Tale of II Supermans
4 August 2009 9:32 AM, PDT
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Those of you who care about such things, may know that when director Richard Donner was filming his glorious Superman movie (1978), that he was actually filming two movies simultaneously. What eventually became Superman I and II, was originally one script, split into two parts. After filming over 70% of Superman II and going way over budget, the producers, Alexander and Ilya Salkind, and Pierre Spengler, pulled the plug on the sequel and told Donner to finish the first one. He did, and the rest is comic book movie history.
Superman the Movie remains to many the tentpole by which all other superhero movies are measured. Yet by the end of production, relations between Donner and the producers were so vitriolic, they weren't even speaking. Even after the global success of the first film, Donner was told by the Salkinds that "his services would not be needed on the sequel." Instead, the
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"Come and Kneel Before Zod!"
22 July 2009 3:53 PM, PDT
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Turning 70 is something everyone (who doesn't die first) will do. Hitting your 47th year as a consistently employed screen actor is not something many actors can do. So here's to longevity and to silver fox Terence Stamp on his 70th birthday. Whether you primarily think of him as The Limey, "Bernadette" in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, "General Zod" in Superman II or Billy Budd himself, I hope that you occasionally think of him.
Stamp in 1967
Those eyes!
Few peepers can rival his in the icy blue hypnotic gaze department. Except for maybe Ralph Fiennes' (Paul Newman is in a class of his own since his ice can also emanate real warmth. How is this even possible? A topic for another day)
While we're celebrating Stamp here's the actor talking about beauty in the 60s and the trailer to Billy Budd, the film that made him
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- NATHANIEL R
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Callum Blue Joins Smallville As Zod
25 June 2009 12:00 AM, PDT
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The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Callum Blue (”The Tudors”, “Related”, “The Secret Diary of a Call Girl”), has been cast to join the hit WB TV series “Smallville”’s ninth season as the infamous General Zod.
The Kryptonian villain Zod was actually first introducted in the 1980 film “Superman II”, played by Terence Stamp, though the character was later retconned into the history of the DC comic book character as a ruthless general and enemy of Superman’s family from his home planet, imprisoned and thus spared the destruction of Krypton.
Stay tuned for more “Smallville” news right hear, at Shockya.com.
By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
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Kneel before Zod: Callum Blue joins cast of Smallville
24 June 2009 8:28 AM, PDT
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British actor Callum Blue has joined the cast of Smallville as the Kryptonian villain General Zod.
Blue, 31, whose credits include The Tudors and Secret Diary of A Call Girl, will appear in the upcoming ninth season of the show, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The supervillain previously appeared on screen briefly in 1978's Superman and more fully in the 1980 sequel Superman II, where the role was played by Terence Stamp.
Stamp now voices Clark's father Jor-El in the series, a role played on the big screen by Marlon Brando.
The recent finale of Smallville's Season 8 showed Zod appearing outside Lex Luthor's former home. The mansion is now the abode of Tess Mercer, Lex's successor as LuthorCorp CEO and also the editor of the Daily Planet.
Zod was previously featured in Smallville Season 5 as an evil spirit in the Phantom Zone dimension who possessed Lex's body and planned to turn Earth into a Krypton-like world.
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- David Bentley
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Callum Blue Cast As Superman Villain General Zod On ‘Smallville’
24 June 2009 7:30 AM, PDT
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Just as “Superman II” viewers kneeled before Zod, so too will “Smallville” fans bow before the very same menace — except this time, Terence Stamp is nowhere to be found.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Callum Blue has joined the ranks of “Smallville” as a series regular playing General Zod, the Kryptonian villain made famous in the Christopher Reeve-starring “Superman” movies.
Zod, one of Superman’s greatest opponents, was a Kryptonian general in charge of the planet’s military forces. After committing war crimes on the planet, Zod and his compatriots were banished to the Phantom Zone, though they’ve since broken free to attack Kal-El from time to time. Most recently, Zod was seen in the “Last Son” arc, co-authored by “Superman” helmer Richard Donner and Geoff Johns.
Despite his comic book presence, it’s undoubtedly “Wanted” actor Terence Stamp’s turn as the Kryptonian warmonger that remains the definitive version.
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- Josh Wigler
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