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Restored 'Superman house' opens

14 July 2009 6:52 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The newly-restored house in which Superman was created more than 70 years ago was honoured in a ceremony this weekend. Joanne Siegel cut the ribbon to dedicate the house at 10622 Kimberly Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, where her late husband Jerry Siegel and his friend Joe Shuster invented iconic superhero Superman in 1932. Writer Brad Meltzer (Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Eight, Identity Crisis) teamed up with the Siegel and Shuster society last year to raise money to restore the (more)

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Signatures: Lisa Kudrow

13 July 2009 3:06 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Adam of Club Silencio here with another look at my favorite actresses and their distinguishing claims to fame.

Dede: God. How does a woman get so bitter?

Lucia: Observation.

--The Opposite of Sex (1998)

My own bitter observation: "TV actresses" never get the love they deserve until they make that stealthy transition to the silver screen. Some may never get their due respect; like a Sarah Michelle Gellar - whose physical, comic and crushing turn as Buffy would ascend the cinematic heights of... magic crustaceans and dead Japanese kids baring the grudge of a Hollywood remake. (That was Bitter Observation #2.) For every damning P.S. I Love You, there's still Lisa Kudrow's savory sense of humor underlying all that manufactured bliss - and Hilary Swank being "girly and fun" (no one's buying it Warner Brothers.) Kudrow's characters balance well between TV and film. Either they're so confidently clueless that they couldn't care less,

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‘Firefly’ Spin-off ‘Serenity’ Cuts Through The Bs In Today’s eBay Prop-Watch

13 July 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

This one’s for you, Joss Whedon fans. “Firefly” is the “Buffy” TV series creator’s prematurely cancelled Western-influenced sci-fi show. It was canceled in late 2002 before the full series had even aired. The remaining episodes followed in a special Sci-Fi Channel airing in the summer of 2003. Two years later, fans got a little bit of closure in the form of “Serenity,” a silver screen continuation of the TV series.

That’s the background. The point here is that today’s eBay Prop-Watch item comes from that movie. The auction price isn’t particularly high just yet, with the current bid hovering around $100. However, with six days remaining and six bids already placed, I expect the price to shoot up to lofty heights. Especially since this awesome prop doubles as a lethal weapon!

As you can see in the image above, the item on the virtual auction block is a nasty-looking sword.

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Adam Rosenberg

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Horror Comic Chopping List for July 15, 2009

13 July 2009 8:28 AM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

Here's the Chopping List for this week's horror comics and related merchandise, arriving in specialty shops near you this week.

Hitting Comic Shops This Coming Wednesday, July 15, 2009: 

Archaia Studios

Artesia Beseiged #3

Blacklist Studios

Robot 13 #1 (Two Covers)

Boom! Studios

Fall of Cthulhu Vol. 5 Apocalypse Tp

Poe #1

Dark Horse Comics

Creepy Vol. 3 #1 (Two Covers)

Werewolves on the Moon Versus Vampires #2

DC Comics

Blackest Night #1 (Three Covers)

Blackest Night Tales of the Corps #1 (Two Covers)

Preacher Book 1 Hc

Diablo Productions

Hum Gn

Electic Tiki Designs

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Dark Willow Tooned-Up Maquette

Gentle Giant Studios

30 Days Of Night Series 1 Complete 3-Figure Regular Set

30 Days Of Night Series 1 Complete 3-Figure Variant Extra Bloody Set

30 Days Of Night Series 1 Regular Arvin Action Figure  

30 Days Of Night Series 1 Regular Marlow Action Figure  

30 Days Of Night Series 1 Vampire Girl Lilith Case Topper Action Figure Signed By Steve Niles & Ben Templesmith  

30 Days Of Night Series 1 Variant

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Happy Birthday to 'Twilight' and 'New Moon' star Gil Birmingham!

13 July 2009 12:26 AM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

Today, The Twilight Saga: New Moon star Gil Birmingham has turned 43. Born on July 13, 1966, Birmingham began his career in acting when he was about twenty years old - where he starred as police officer in an episode of Riptide. Ever since, Birmingham has appeared in more than a dozen television series (including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Wild Thornberrys, V.I.P., Oz, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Veronica Mars, 10 Items Or Less, and Nip/Tuck). Before appearing as Billy Black in 2008's Twilight, Birmingham also did quite a few films as well. Birmingham's earliest film was House II: The Second Story, and he has sinced appeared in films such as Gentle Ben, Gentle Ben 2: Danger On The Mountain, DreamKeeper, Love's Long Journey, Le Jaguar, The Doe Boy, Skins, End Of The Spear, Night At The Museum, Cosmic Radio, Turok: Son Of Stone, and California Indian. Since Twilight, Birmingham

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Comic-Con Schedule For Sunday, July 26th

12 July 2009 8:41 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Sunday, the 26th of July is the wrap up day for San Diego Comic-Con.  They’re officially calling it “Kid’s Day” with a lot of panels geared towards the younger fans with panels like “Kids Graphic Novels”, “The Spectacular Spider Man” & “Nick Jr Presents.”

But here at Screen Rant, we have our own focus and that involves the panels that are scheduled for shows such as Doctor Who, Smallville, American Dad, Supernatural, Ghost Whisperer, Alien Trespass, Being Human, Torchwood and the convention wraps up with the usual showcase of Joss Whedon’s fan-favorite musical episode from Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

 

Here’s what we’re seeing for the Sunday Schedule at Comic-Con:

Sunday, July 26th

10:00-11:00

Dr. Who—  Actor David Tennant, writer/executive producer Russell T Davies, director Euros Lyn, and executive producer Julie Gardner discuss their creative process and experiences working on BBC America’s Doctor Who

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2009 Comic-Con Schedule for Wed July 22 - Thurs July 23

11 July 2009 6:53 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Comic-Con is coming at us and everyone is wondering who and what will be where and when.

The good folks at the Comic-Con 2009 website have started to release schedules for the big 4-day event. The weekend for some will actually start on the night of Wednesday, July 22nd, for the pre-registered 4-day attendees with a Special Preview Night Programming.

The schedule is a bit fluid, but at press time, this was as it stood for the Wednesday & Thursday schedules.  Of course, the entire has been edited down to what Screen Rant covers. Check it out:

 

Wednesday, July 22

6:00-9:00 in Ballroom 20

Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings of exclusive pilot premiere screenings of the new TV series of the 2009–2010 season - Human Target, V, and The Vampire Diaries, plus some preview trailers for other upcoming new shows.

Human Target is based upon the DC Comics title starring Mark Valley (Fringe

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‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Skates Through Today’s eBay Prop-Watch

10 July 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

Hi readers! I hate to harp, but I’m going to hit you with a brief PSA before diving in with today’s Prop-Watch post. Just so we’re all crystal clear, these posts are not intended for serious collectors. There are numerous online resources you can use to educate yourselves on the art and science of prop collecting. Think of this space as a place to find cool crap, stuff you probably never would buy even if you had a spare $10,000 to drop on something completely frivolous. Got it? I’m looking at you out there in the peanut gallery. Good!

Today’s Prop-Watch selection comes from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” The cool one, from TV mastermind Joss Whedon and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. This prop was actually worn by Gellar, albeit in only one episode. Not an episode I’ve seen, but I’m guessing some of you

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Eli Roth Not Involved With ‘Hostel 3′

9 July 2009 10:37 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Eli Roth may have made his first proper acting appearance in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds recently, but he’s still very much involved with a lot of producing and directing projects. But will he be involved with a third film in his successful Hostel franchise? Well, from the man himself comes the word that he’s not involved with it in any way.

 

In talking with ComingSoon.net (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop), Roth said that he’s happy to have made the first two Hostel movies, and quite obviously glad of the success he had with them (particularly the first), but he’s not going to be doing the planned straight-to-dvd Hostel: Part III:

“That’s another one like ‘Cabin Fever 2′… The studio had made a lot of money with it so they want to keep going, and the fans, there’s demand for it, and great. If I

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Twilight stars and more at Wizard World Chicago

7 July 2009 6:10 PM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

Peter Facinelli (Carlise Cullen), Cameron Bright (Alec), and Anna Kendrick (Jessica Stanley) from The Twilight Saga: New Moon have all been added to the growing lineup of Wizard World Chicago (now being touted as the Chicago Comic-con) which will take place August 6-9, 2009 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

The organizers of the pop-culture heavy event contacted Fangoria this afternoon to share a host of new additions to the guest list, and to dangle the carrot of something very special to be announced on Monday.

Other Media Guests include:

· Michelle Rodriguez - The Fast & the Furious

· Rhona Mitra - Underworld, Nip/Tuck, Boston Legal

· Mark Millar - Guest of Honor

· Ray Park - Darth Maul Star Wars: Episode 1, The Toad X-Men, Snake Eyes GI Joe

· Edward James Olmos - Actor - Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, Stand and Deliver

· Kristanna Loken - Actress - Terminator 3, Painkiller Jane

· Emma Caulfield -

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In her nightmares, Buffy sees herself the way slashfic writers do

7 July 2009 2:01 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

In a three-page short story for the online anthology Dark Horse Presents, Joss Whedon (with artist Jo Chen) offers readers some slashy goodness as Buffy encounters an Angel and Spike who only have eyes — and apparently more — for each other.

Unsurprisingly it all turns out to be a bad dream for Buffy, but I'm amused by how the scene even manages to include a bit about how Angel and Spike realize that they're much better off with each other than with Buffy.

I didn't venture into slash fandom often but I remember how the Angel and Spike stories often include a bit (or a long side-rant) about how Buffy isn't good enough for either of these guys. Perhaps a movie remake might be worthwhile if Angel and Spike really did fall for each other...

You can read the whole story at the Dark Horse Comics website.

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Girls on Film: Bella, Buffy, and Bloodsuckers

6 July 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

I'm about to make a very unpopular comparison, one that surely will have some fans trying to revoke my own Whedon fandom: Bella, Buffy, and the bloodsuckers from Twilight and Buffy aren't all that different.

I say this as someone who only left her house once during the seven seasons of Buffy night, who watched each episode countless times, and amassed a huge pile of memorabilia. I say this as someone who has read Stephenie Meyers' series and enjoyed it for the ways it reflected and improved on my own fluffy Ya reading (The Vampire Diaries), and knocked it for the Mormon-esque message underneath.

I haven't ignored my fandom; I just can't help but see the myriad of similarities between the two characters, ones that make Buffy owning Edward seem quite hypocritical. The power behind the slayer comes from Joss Whedon and the themes explored throughout her story -- not from the character herself.

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Fran Kranz & The Cabin In The Woods Info

3 July 2009 11:30 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

The Cabin in the Woods is scheduled for a February 2010 opening and all the while, Joss Whedon has been keeping things pretty tight-lipped about the project.  I think he loves Keeping us, the fans, in suspense of who and/or what will happen in the movie.

One person who is in the movie is Fran Kranz. He plays the part of Marty, a guy who likes to have fun outdoors with different kinds of herbs.

The film is about a bunch of kids going out to, well, a cabin in the woods and well, things don’t go well as far as achieving the state of party.

 

The Cabin In The Woods is directed by Drew Goddard, who also co-wrote this project with Joss Whedon.

Kranz says that it is a monster movie, but the question is, what is the monster?  That’s how Joss is keeping us all in the dark with this one.

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The A to Z of Awesomeness

3 July 2009 12:10 PM, PDT | From Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news

Neill Cameron's A-z of Awesomeness is like what would happen if all the worlds of pop culture collided. The premise is this: take one letter of the alphabet and design an image that goes with the word but instead of making it along the lines of "A is for Apple," you go nuts and mash together two or three geeky things that you would never imagine going together, like Indiana Jones meeting Doctor Who. Cameron, a comic book illustrator, is creating the picture dictionary of all things geek one letter at a time. Several of his creations border on the insane, the genius and the downright disturbing.

Consider how he kicked things off with the letter A: "A is for Aztecs in Atomic Armour Attacking Anomalous Amphibians." Sounds pretty complicated but not too crazy, right? "B is for Buffy bravely battling Beezlebub," was the second letter Cameron tackled...and then

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Exclusive: Amber Benson Talks About Her New Book And The Next ‘Buffy’ Movie

1 July 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

From Hollywood Crush: She may be best know as Tara Meers on the series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” but Amber Benson (left, with Sarah Michelle Gellar) has since become an accomplished writer. She has written and produced her own films, written several comics and she and co-writer Christopher Golden created the popular BBC series “Albion.” Now, she’s taking her first solo-flight as a novelist with “Death’s Daughter,” which is book one of a trilogy.

During a book signing at Midtown Comics in Times Square, we had the chance to about her new book and its interesting protagonist, a sarcastic young woman named Calliope Reaper-Jones. Amber told Hollywood Crush, “Basically, it’s about a girl who’s father is Death. [Death as a force] is run like a corporation. He’s the president and CEO. And he gets kidnapped and [Calliope] has to come and run the company and find out what happened to her dad.

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‘Buffy’ Actress Amber Benson Talks New Book & Potential Joss Whedon-Less Movie

30 June 2009 3:08 PM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

From Hollywood Crush: She may be best know as Tara Meers on the series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” but Amber Benson (left, with Sarah Michelle Gellar) has since become an accomplished writer. She has written and produced her own films, written several comics and she and co-writer Christopher Golden created the popular BBC series “Albion.” Now, she’s taking her first solo-flight as a novelist with “Death’s Daughter,” which is book one of a trilogy.

During a book signing at Midtown Comics in Times Square, we had the chance to about her new book and its interesting protagonist, a sarcastic young woman named Calliope Reaper-Jones. Amber told Hollywood Crush, “Basically, it’s about a girl who’s father is Death. [Death as a force] is run like a corporation. He’s the president and CEO. And he gets kidnapped and [Calliope] has to come and run the company and find out what happened to her dad.

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Imho "Merlin" (1.3-1.4): “Honey, don’t you think Arthur and Merlin are spending a little too much time together?”

29 June 2009 3:12 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

Another Sunday night, another two episodes of Merlin (although next week, the show – if it survives, which is questionable given its disastrous ratings – is back to a single episode per night).

Okay, all you U.K. Merlin viewers who have already seen all thirteen episodes and have been saying how terrific it is?

You win. You’re right. This is a great show. Last night’s episodes, “The Mark of Nimueh” and “The Poisoned Chalice,” were the one-two punch that proved to me that this is potentially a great series.

In the first episode, the evil sorceress Nimueh creates a magical plague in the kingdom of Camelot. The evil tyrant Uther (Anthony Stewart Head, who played Giles on Buffy) and Merlin’s kind mentor Gaius, who both agree that magic is bad, have different strategies for what must be done:

Uther says kill the witch who cast the spell, and

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‘Iron Man 2,’ Fred Travelena And Bernie Madoff In Today’s Twitter-Wood

29 June 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

Dive in, because I’ve got behind-the-scenes commentary from Jon Favreau, Ashton Kutcher, and Jeremy Piven in today’s handpicked crop of Twitter-Wood tweets. Favreau offers some praise up for Mickey Rourke’s work thus far in “Iron Man 2,” and Kutcher shares his thoughts on the foreign dubbing process for his new film “Spread,” while Piven points out the common links between his new movie “The Goods” and this summer’s box office success story “The Hangover.”

I also rounded up a few thoughts from film folks about yet another entertainment industry death, comedian and impersonator, Fred Travelena, as well as Bernard Madoff’s sentencing today, and Denzel Washington’s latest post about Michael Jackson. You find all of these, a picture taken by “Buffy” actress Amber Benson at one of my local Chicago comic book shops, and much more in the Twitter-Wood update for June 29, 2009, after the click.

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The Lost’s Marc Senter goes Red, White & Blue

29 June 2009 11:03 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

British filmmaker Simon Rumley, the director of 2006’s The Living and the Dead, got in touch with Dread Central last night to provide us with first word (and pics, see ‘em below) on his latest feature Red, White & Blue.

“I'm very excited to announce that I'm currently in production,” says Rumley, who at present is filming in Austin, TX with actors Marc Senter (The Lost, Cabin Fever 2), Noah Taylor (Shine/The Proposition), and Amanda Fuller (Women's Murder Club, Buffy The Vampire Slayer). “Tim League (Fantastic Fest, Alamo Drafthouse) is executive producing, and I'm shooting with The Living and the Dead director of photography Milton Kam on the new and pretty amazing Red Cameras.”

Described as a “fast-moving slacker revenge movie,” Red White & Blue is a ScreenProjex presentation of a Rumleyvision production in association with Fidelity Films and, according to the film’s PR, is aimed at being “an unashamedly tough

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opening in the U.K. June 26: ‘My Sister’s Keeper,’ ‘Year One,’ ‘Sunshine Cleaning,’ more

27 June 2009 1:26 PM, PDT | From www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news

My Sister's Keeper: Cameron Diaz really really really really really really really doesn’t want one of her daughters to die. The other one? Not so much. Year One: Why did I think this was opening in the U.K. last week? Last-minute date change, perhaps...? Sunshine Cleaning: Amy Adams mops up crime scenes. It’s like CSI, but cute. Blood: The Last Vampire: Think Buffy, if Buffy was incomprehensive and sucky. Bad sucky, not hot-vampire-suck-my-neck sucky, that is. [official site]

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