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In the Beginning; Origins of the Comic Book Fan
13 June 2013 8:03 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
With Scott Snyder’s Batman Year Zero origin story beginning a new arc on his run of Batman this week, we thought we would look back to our own origin stories, tracing back to how we entered into the world of comics. Sure, the Sound On Sight comics team may not have origin stories as epic as some of the superheroes out there, but going back is a great way to look at how we were all introduced to comics, and why we write about them today. Here’s how it all began…
A Toxic Beginning
by Tony Nunes
I remember the plucking of my comic book virginity well. Easter of 1991, a scrawny nine year old version of myself, Ghostbusters and Star Wars obsessed and well on his way to becoming a full-fledged geek finds his first comic book in one of his Easter baskets. Ok, enough talking about myself in the third person. »
- Tony Nunes
These Glorious Movie GIFs Are Probably The Best We've Ever Seen
11 June 2013 6:22 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Like many of the interweb's denizens, I love a good Gif. This little looped bit of animation allows us to express our many emotions in a vivid way while tapping into our pop culture-addled brains. The gleeful expressiveness of this medium is exactly why I began implementing GIFs into my reviews for movies like A Good Day to Die Hard , G.I. Joe: Retaliation , and The Hangover Part III. Because when words fail, say it with a Gif. But the other aspect of GIFs that has taken off is their unique ability to capture a moment in moving images in an almost magical way. And that's what makes the 40 movie GIFs collected on the blog Seriously for Real? so spectacular. They nearly look like they're alive. We've plucked a few of our favorites here, but be sure to check out their site for the complete collection. The Runaways Batman Returns »
Michael Keaton In Tighty Whities & Birdman Costume Close-Up (Photos & Video)
3 June 2013 9:55 AM, PDT | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »
Image Credit Daily Mail Image Credit: Contact Music Plot - Birdman is a dark comedy that follows a former actor, who once played an iconic superhero, as he mounts a Broadway play based on a Raymond Carver short story in a bid to reclaim past glory. However, the play’s egotistical leading man threatens to throw everything down the tubes. Birdman is being directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu ("21 Grams"). He also wrote the script with Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo. The cast includes: Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough and Michael Keaton ("Batman Returns"). »
8 Changes That Would Have Completely Fixed Batman Forever
2 June 2013 8:11 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
I was twelve years old when Batman Forever came out in theaters. This was in the dark ages before everybody had the Internet, so I didn’t even know this movie was being made until I saw the poster, and I was ridiculously excited about it. Batman Returns was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and I made my parents buy me almost everything that had Batman’s name on it back then—toys, video games, comics, clothes, if it was related to Batman, I probably had it and I watched Batman: The Animated Series religiously.
When I actually saw the movie, I loved it. Again, I was twelve, what did I know at the time? I thought it was great that we finally got to see Robin on the big screen and I thought Jim Carrey was totally entertaining as the Riddler. But as I got older, »
- Percival Constantine
First Look At Birdman Costume! Michael Keaton Stalked By Iconic Superhero (Photos & Video)
31 May 2013 1:12 PM, PDT | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »
Plot - Birdman is a dark comedy that follows a former actor, who once played an iconic superhero, as he mounts a Broadway play based on a Raymond Carver short story in a bid to reclaim past glory. However, the play’s egotistical leading man threatens to throw everything down the tubes. Birdman is being directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu ("21 Grams"). He also wrote the script with Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo. The cast includes: Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough and Michael Keaton ("Batman Returns"). »
Link Riot: There's a Darth Vader Beer Fridge and Vodka Fountain
22 May 2013 4:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
• A Darth Vader beer fridge and vodka fountain? Yes, please! [Geekologie]
• Even Vin Diesel has body issues. And he opened up about them recently. [FilmDrunk]
• Here's some new photos from the set of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2.' [Hypable]
• See the cast of 'Batman Returns' then and now. [ScreenCrush]
• Gross or awesome: Would you buy pizza if your DVD smelled like pizza? [Videogum]
• Judd Apatow gives advice to Justin Bieber. Ok then. [Buzzfeed]
• Is 'Star Trek Into Darkness' a chick flick? Here's 7 reasons why it is. [The Frisky]
• Ever want to play a 16-bit 'Die Hard' video game? Now you can! [Movies.com]
• For all the Mac geeks: you can use a spell from 'Harry Potter' to hack your Mac. [Cult of Mac]
• Larry David rocks a chest-length beard in the teaser for his new HBO movie. [Death and Taxes] »
- NextMovie Staff
Who Is The Most Successful Superhero Actor?
9 May 2013 5:00 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
by Brett White
With Robert Downey Jr.'s contract renegotiations off to a start (not to mention every other Avenger as well... yikes!), a lot of talk is being made of just how integral Downey is to the Marvel franchise. To be honest, you're not going to get any argument about that here. Downey's commitment to the role, natural charisma, and superb acting chops all coalesced in 2008 to form the biggest surprise hero hit ever. Thanks to "Iron Man," the armored Avenger rocketed from Marvel's B-list all the way to the top. The guy is irreplaceable.
But is he the most successful superhero actor ever? To find out, I spent a lot of time on Box Office Mojo pulling data and making spreadsheets. I compiled a list of the top 10 most successful superhero actors, based on box office totals. There were a few requirements though:
» Actor has to have appeared »
- Splash Page Team
Meow. It's Michelle Pfeiffer's Birthday!
29 April 2013 3:33 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
To celebrate the 55th birthday of the one and only I thought we'd resurrect an old post about her Catwoman performance. If she's got nine lives so should this post. Please to enjoy...
Tim Burton's Batman Returns, the best Batman film (you heard me... throw down!) is now 15 21 years old and still one of the best comic book films. The movie didn't change cinema or its genre or significantly alter any careers. But it did send yours truly and millions of other Pfeiffer inclined moviegoers into a pfrenzy, arguably marking the apex of La Pfeiffer's cinematic reign. She was still in Oscar chasing mode (Love Field) and the full fledged move from heavy dramatic lifting into light mainstream fare (One Fine Day) and then blink and you'll miss her erratic appearances (Dark Shadows) was years away.
Ten Best Catwoman Line Deliveries
All the dialogue rocks but these are my »
- NATHANIEL R
Flickering Myth's Greatest Comic Book Movies: The Complete Top 50
27 April 2013 4:36 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Throughout April, we've been counting down our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here's our top 50 in full....
Well, the 2013 superhero season is now underway, with Marvel Studios launching Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe here in the UK yesterday with the release of Iron Man 3 [read our ★★★★ spoiler free review here]. As you know, we're big comic book movie fans around these parts, so we've spent the month counting down our picks for the 50 Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time, and you can check out our full list right here.
For more on positions #50 through #26 visit here, or click on any of the links from the top 25 to read more about each pick:
#50 - The Punisher (1989)
#49 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
#48 - The Amazing Spider-Man
#47 - Wanted
#46 - Red
#45 - The Punisher (2004)
#44 - 30 Days of Night
#43 - Weird Science
#42 - Superman Returns
#41 - Spider-Man
#40 - Constantine
#39 - »
- Flickering Myth
Batman: 5 Best Things About The Timm/Dini Animated DC Universe
26 April 2013 11:23 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
The stepping down of Bruce Timm from WB animation a few weeks ago has made me rather introspective. It forced me to not only reflect on the impact he has had on animation as a whole, but also to recall my childhood and why I became interested in these characters in the first place.
Taking a cue from the Tim Burton directed Batman films, Bruce Timm along with Paul Dini did something that no one ever thought possible – they took cartoons seriously. By respecting their audience and not talking down to them, this team accomplished something that has yet to be seen in animation today.
The Timm/Dini Animated DC Universe could very well be a template to the upcoming DC and have been to the current Marvel Film Universe. If it isn’t, it should be.
5. Batman: The Animated Series
Batman Tas was the first in a new generation of animation. »
- David Dickerman
Flickering Myth's Greatest Comic Book Movies: #1 - The Dark Knight (2008)
26 April 2013 8:02 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Throughout April, we're counting down to the release of Marvel's Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; and here it is, our #1 pick...
The Dark Knight, 2008.
Directed by Christopher Nolan.
Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, and Cillian Murphy.
So, we've reached first place in our countdown of the Greatest Comic Book Movies, and of course our pick for the number one spot is none other than Christopher Nolan's masterful Batman sequel The Dark Knight - which is hardly surprising really, considering our writing team selected it as the greatest film of all-time back in August of last year. While that accolade may be debatable, it would take a brave man (or a huge Marvel fan) to argue against The Dark Knight being the absolute pinnacle of the superhero genre, »
- Flickering Myth
Flickering Myth's Greatest Comic Book Movies: #2 - Batman Begins (2005)
25 April 2013 7:38 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Throughout April, we're counting down to the release of Marvel's Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here's #2...
Batman Begins, 2005.
Directed by Christopher Nolan.
Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe and Mark Boone Junior.
Eight years after Joel Schumacher brought the Dark Knight to his knees with Batman & Robin, British filmmaker Christopher Nolan breathed new life not just into Batman franchise but the entire comic book movie genre Christian Bale donned the cape and cowl for Batman Begins - a movie which simultaneously reinvented the superhero movie and also served as the opening chapter for one of the finest film trilogies in cinema history.
Although only a modest success financially - earning $372 million globally, placing it second at that time behind Tim Burton's Batman in terms »
- Flickering Myth
Flickering Myth's Greatest Comic Book Movies: #7 - The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
21 April 2013 11:00 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Throughout April, we're counting down to the release of Marvel's Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here's #7....
The Dark Knight Rises, 2012.
Directed by Christopher Nolan.
Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Josh Pence, Alon Abutbul, Juno Temple, Matthew Modine and Ben Mendelsohn.
Having rejuvenated the Batman franchise with 2005's Batman Begins and it's blockbuster 2008 sequel The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan reunited with Christian Bale's Caped Crusader in 2012 to deliver the epic conclusion to his Dark Knight saga. Set eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises sees Batman forced out of a self-imposed retirement when his beloved Gotham City is threatened by the brutal terrorist leader known as Bane (Tom Hardy).
A huge smash hit, The Dark Knight Rises went »
- Flickering Myth
10 Best Cliffhanger Endings In Recent Films
17 April 2013 4:14 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Usually films have a beginning, middle and end. That is pretty much the way it works. But sometimes films know they have a sequel coming, or are just the first part of a grander story to tell. This leaves room for those irritating, tantalising twists at the end, the type of endings that leave you wanting more. Obviously the main objective of this is to pile as many viewers into the cinema for the next installment, but when done well can leave the weary audience shocked or exciting.
These endings can kill off a character, change up the facts and leave a burning question in ours minds: What happens next? In recent times, where certain franchises are safe for another sequel, cliffhanger endings have become a more common sight, so for this list we’re taking a look at post-2000 films and their ingenious ending.
10. X2/X-Men 2 – Is Jean Alive? »
- Jordan Wicks
Flickering Myth's Greatest Comic Book Movies: #9 - Batman (1989)
17 April 2013 3:34 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Throughout April, we're counting down to the release of Marvel's Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here's #9....
Batman, 1989.
Directed by Tim Burton.
Starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Tracey Walter, Michael Gough and Jack Palance.
After the phenomenal success of the 1960s Adam West television series, it would be more than two decades before Bob Kane's Dark Knight Detective returned to the screen in live-action form, courtesy of an unproven director in Tim Burton and hugely contentious casting choice in Michael Keaton.
Despite initial fan concerns, audiences flocked to Burton's Batman in their droves as the director reinvented the Caped Crusader by taking him back to his roots as a dark vigilante of the night. The film shattered opening weekend box office records, becoming the highest grossing North America release of 1989 and »
- Flickering Myth
Faster sequels, and directorial collateral damage
16 April 2013 2:50 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Feature Simon Brew 17 Apr 2013 - 06:37
Is Hollywood's thirst for a shorter gap between sequels resulting in the departure of some decent directors, Simon wonders...
Off the back of the success of 1995's Batman Forever, Warner Bros raised some eyebrows when it announced that it was jumping straight into work on a further Batman sequel. But then, it had reason to be confident. Batman Forever's box office was in excess of its predecessor's, Batman Returns, and the studio had a rebooted franchise, with a director - Joel Schumacher - keen to do another movie.
You know what happened next. The two year gap to Batman & Robin was arguably a contributory factor to the many, many problems with the movie. And Hollywood promptly backed off the two year gap between sequels at that point, and moved back to three.
It's little coincidence that the most compelling sequels have time between them. »
- ryanlambie
Batman: Arkham Origins – Fan Reaction Analysis
15 April 2013 8:29 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
This past Tuesday Warner Bros. announced the latest instalment to their Batman series, Batman: Arkham Origins. Since then a wave of news has surfaced about the game and fans reactions have been mixed. Do the concerns have any weight or are they just making mountains out of mole-hills?
What seems to be the biggest concern for fans is that Rocksteady, developers of the first two, are not making the latest title. Instead Warner Bros. Games Montreal is heading up development. I don’t see the big problem, especially since we knew quite a while ago that Rocksteady wouldn’t be developing this title. Rocksteady have more than proven themselves with their first two Batman games and despite a new developer the game will be pretty much the same both in aesthetic and gameplay mechanics.
Rocksteady even came to the defence of Games Montreal. Sefton Hill, director of Arkham Asylum and City, »
- Curtis Dillon
A Walken Legend: Christopher’s Most Memorable Performances
14 April 2013 2:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
He’s one of cinemas most intense performers and one of my all-time favourite movie icons, but Oscar-winner Christopher Walken has more in his locker than a menacing thousand-yard stare and gravity-defying hair-do. This week sees the UK DVD and Blu-ray release of Martin McDonagh’s brilliant black comedy, Seven Psychopaths, in which Walken steals the show from under the nose of Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson, as a loveable dog-napping petty crook, devoted pal and husband.
Over his 60 year career, which currently features over 12o credits, he’s featured in superhero blockbuster Batman Returns, gothic horror Sleepy Hollow; taken on suave British super spy 007 in A View To A Kill; chased rodents and marsupials in family favourites, Mousehunt and Kangaroo Jack, and tripped the light fantastic in Fatboy Slim’s memorable music video for Weapon Of Choice. Now Thn has picked out some of our favourite, and »
- Craig Hunter
'Iron Man 3' clip: Tony throws down the gauntlet -- Video
8 April 2013 10:46 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
A new clip from Iron Man 3 shows un-armored alter ego Tony Stark angrily calling out new nemesis the Mandarin. A clearly-perturbed Stark makes the announcement in front of a gang of reporters: “You just died, pal. I’m gonna come get the body.” He gives the Mandarin his home address. He also describes his message as a “holiday greeting.” (Could the threequel join Die Hard and Batman Returns in the pantheon of “action movies set during Christmas?”) Watch below.
Iron Man 3 opens May 3.
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- Darren Franich
Batman Movies: 10 Obscure Facts You Never Knew
2 April 2013 11:25 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Since 1966 there have been 8 Batman movies made, from directors;
Leslie H. Martinson (Batman 1966)
Tim Burton (Batman & Batman Returns)
Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever & Batman & Robin)
And the more recent and highly successful Christopher Nolan films (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight & The Dark Knight Rises) or as they are more commonly known – the “Nolanverse”
Each director has taken there own unique spin on the Batman franchise, with the Tim Burton films taking on the dark and tormented world of Bruce Wayne as he struggles with the memory of losing his parents.
The first film “Batman” (1989) – although awaited with scepticism – once it was received in cinemas the fans loved it, despite the incorrect adaptations from the comics; mainly the way Tim Burton had the Joker kill Bruce Waynes parents.
The sequel “Batman Returns” (1992) which was also heavily criticised for being a little too dark, was still greeted with positive acclaim and triumphed in the box office. »
- Thomas Weller
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