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Review: 'Justice League the Complete Series'
7 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
For those who only knew the Justice League of America as the Super Friends must have been in for a rude awakening when they sat to watch the Justice League animated series with their kids. From 2001 through 2006, the Cartoon Network offered up what has since gone on to be recognized as the greatest comics adaptation of all time.
Super-heroes moving from the printed page to animated film have had a checkered path from Filmation’s 1966 Superman through Ruby-Spears’ 1988 effort with the Man of Steel. In between, there were some highlights such as 1968’s Spider-Man and some really low moments including the 1977 Batman show. The problem is that super-heroes need conflict in which to use their powers and abilities. With every passing year, parents fretted over the amount of violence their children were expose to, coupled with concerns over the kids imitating the exploits in real life and causing themselves harm. »
- Robert Greenberger
The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Lobo’, ‘Buffy’, ‘Psylocke’ and More
5 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Welcome to The Pull List Comic Reviews! First off, a huge thanks to John Carle for covering the column last week, he did a fantastic job. Make sure you check out The Flickcast’s podcast this week where he was also a guest-host! The dude’s everywhere. Okay, on with the comics. As always, Warning: Spoilers Ahead.
Pull Of The Week:
Lobo: Highway to Hell #1 (of 2) – DC Comics – $6.99 Us
Writer: Scott Ian Artist: Sam Keith
Score: 8.5
You’re sitting there, asking yourself “How in all that is holy is Lobo: Highway to Hell the Pull of the Week?” Believe me, I’m asking myself that very same question. You see I’ve never dug Lobo. I’ve read a good chunk of his various issues over the years and I’ve never seen the attraction to the character, but seeing as variety is the spice of life, I figured I’d give this a shot. »
- Sal Loria
Danny DeVito Visits An Old Friend In Today's Daily TwitPic
5 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
This morning's Daily TwitPic is a little bit deep cut. You should know who Danny DeVito is. Even if you're not old enough to remember comedy classics like "Twins," "Ruthless People" or "Batman Returns" (he was The Penguin!), not to mention the hit TV series "Taxi," he's still sitting in the public eye thanks to the success of FX series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." It isn't too sunny in Philly this morning though. Go Yanks!
But I digress. Today's Daily TwitPic sees DeVito sitting down for a photo op with an old friend, perennial "that guy" actor Tracey Walter. Seriously, you've seen him before. Walter actually beat DeVito to the "Batman" franchise, playing The Joker's top henchman in the first movie, directed by Tim Burton. He has appeared with DeVito in a number of films though, including the awesome, ridiculously underrated dark comedy "Death to Smoochy."
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- Adam Rosenberg
'Expendables' Cameos And The First 'Nightmare On Elm Street' Review (Sort Of) In Today's Dailies -- 11/2/09
2 November 2009 4:30 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
--Sylvester Stallone has opened up on the secret scene in "The Expendables" featuring himself, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and my greatest dreams come to life. According to the actor, Willis plays the man who hires Stallone and his titular team for "a death-defying mission," but there's another operative that could take on the job — none other than Stallone's longtime rival, played by Schwarzenegger. "I talked about this scene with these guys for a long time, but I never thought it would come to fruition," said Stallone. (PopWatch)
--NBC is going from "Heroes" to "Zeroes" in an all-new television project from "Crank" duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Titled "Zeroes," the one-hour NBC project will focus on a crisis situation's final hour. "We want to drop right into it and sustain the absolute most berserk state of crisis, when all of the options have been exhausted," said Taylor. (THR)
--Speaking of massive crises, »
- Josh Wigler
Morgan Freeman to Be One of 'Dirty Old Men'
1 November 2009 10:39 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Following the success of "The Bucket List" in 2007, Academy Award recipient Morgan Freeman is ready to plunge himself into another comedy movie for Warner Bros. Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 72-year-old is attached to star in an untitled comedy spec by Josh Cagan and Greg Coolidge which working title is "Dirty Old Men".
Set to serve as the project's executive producer, Freeman will take on the role of the best man and wingman of an aging playboy and does everything he can to break up the playboy from the love of his life. THR further pointed out the likelihood of him re-teaming with "Bucket" co-star Jack Nicholson, though noting that the latter is yet to be attached.
"Dirty Old Men" is said to be developed in the vein of "Wedding Crashers" and "The 40 Year-Old Virgin". Peter Segal eyes to direct with Kevin McCormick and Jesse Ehrman overseeing for the studio. »
- AceShowbiz.com
Adam Lambert Dressed Up as Glammed-Up Vampire on Halloween
1 November 2009 10:16 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Adam Lambert turned into a glampire for Halloween. The runner-up of "American Idol" season 8 dressed in all-black outfit for a special Halloween party in Los Angeles on Saturday night, October 31. He, moreover, also donned vampire-like make-up. Inside the festivity, Adam posed for the camera alongside pop rock singer Ferras, who dressed up as an Arabian Prince.
In early October, Adam tweeted about what he was going to be for the day. "My favorite holiday is coming! I think i shall rock Halloween as a Glampire. What are you going to dress up as?" so he wrote on his account. He also told reporters, "I think I'm going to be a glampire. You know, a vampire who glams it up!"
Elsewhere, celebrity pair, Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo, dressed as Mr. And Mrs. Frankenstein. They threw a private Halloween bash attended by fellow celebs, like Kate Beckinsale, Tommy Lee, Stacy Keibler, »
- AceShowbiz.com
Vampires Unite for Halloween in Sin City
1 November 2009 7:55 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"True Blood" stars Rutina Wesley and Sam Trammel hosted Veuve Clicquot's Yelloween party at Lavo at the Palazzo in Las Vegas, while "Twilight" vampires Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene threw their own spooky Yelloween Halloween bash at Tao at the Venetian.
Wesley, dressed as a pirate, and Trammel, wearing a wizard costume, dined on Italian dishes at Lavo before heading to their VIP table at Lavo nightclub.
See photos of celebrities dressing up for Halloween
Lutz, »
Film School 101: Protagonists
1 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
First off I need to apologize for the tardiness of this entry. I was infected with the swine pandemic and was unable to do anything but utter “Bbbbraaaiiinsssss…” feebly from my bed. Now I’m up and about again, so here we go.
One of the first things to do when making your movie is figure out who your main character is going to be. Now, you may pick your plot first and then figure what kind of protagonist you want or you may pick your characters and write about what they do – it all depends on your style of writing. In either case, understanding your protagonist(s) is very important since these are the people whom the plot revolves around, who we will come to know and love and who we will follow for the next 120 minutes. They will be our tour guides through your movie so you have »
- Marco Duran
Movies That Make Me Think of Halloween
30 October 2009 9:51 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Recycled Film Experience! I wrote some of this in advance -- years in advance in fact -- to free up time to enjoy this costume crazed holiday. I originally published this list in 2005, but I've tweaked it some. Plus, not all of you were around in 2005. Herewith, the top 12 movies that remind me of Halloween. It's a top ten list and it's not even Tuesday. I'm so generous.
12 The Batman franchise (1989-2008)
In 1997 I went out Halloween clubbing as the Uma version of Poison Ivy. Whenever you dress up as a movie character the year the movie comes out, you'll have competition. There was another Poison Ivy there but I buried her, I promise. I had the horns and all the details, see. It was the longest I ever spent getting ready for Halloween (which is saying something): glue guns, orange wigs, fake foliage, you name it. I don't try as hard anymore. »
- NATHANIEL R
Michael Jackson's movie ambitions included 3-D film of 'Thriller,' 'Red Shoes' remake
30 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »
In a sadly ironic twist, This is It has become the hit movie that Michael Jackson never managed to make while he was alive. Jackson’s most prominent big-screen role was as the Scarecrow in the 1978 flop The Wiz, but he continued to explore his love of movies with projects like the 14-minute “Thriller” video and Captain Eo, the short science-fiction film he made with Francis Ford Coppola in the mid-1980s. In an interview for EW’s recent cover story, This Is It director Kenny Ortega revealed that Jackson continued to harbor cinematic ambitions right up to the end of his life. »
- Josh Rottenberg
Game Review: ‘DJ Hero’ for XBox360
29 October 2009 2:30 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
XBox 360 – Activision – 119.99 (Standard Edition), 199.99 (Renegade Edition)
Score: 9.0
“Holy addictive gameplay Batman!” That’s the first thing that comes to mind after sitting down with DJ Hero for just a few minutes. For those who haven’t been following our DJ Hero coverage here on the Flickcast thus far, is an extension of the Activision Hero franchise that started with Guitar Hero and also now includes Band Hero.
Taking a step back from the full band four player party experience, DJ Hero focuses on the single player experience with little hints of two player action. DJ Hero also comes with a steeper learning curve than the guitar focused games and isn’t going to be the kind of thing someone can hand to an uncoordinated friend and expect them to quickly pick up and play.
Gameplay:
Like Guitar Hero, DJ Hero couldn’t come in to existence without a custom made peripheral to play it. »
- John Carle
Once Upon A Time, Fabio Was 'Thor'
29 October 2009 2:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
You kids today, with your Marvel Studios and your top-notch directors. Many of you are too young to remember just what ugly treatments comic books received in the 1980s and 1990s. Oh sure, there was Tim Burton's Batman, but treatments like David Hasselhoff's Nick Fury: Agent of Shield were the norm. When a Thor movie was kicked around, the only requirement was muscles and blonde hair. In the 1990s, there was one man that fit that description: Fabio.
A funny little flashback has surfaced on Colleen Doran's blog, which has prompted a delightful trip back in time at Mania. In 1997, Fabio decided that he wanted to play Thor, so he approached animation director Seth Kearsley, and they cooked up a storyline with the help of Henry Gilroy. As Mania points out, this was not a Marvel movie , but it casually borrowed a few elements. The result, pictured to your right, »
- Elisabeth Rappe
5 Balloon Mishaps Worthy of the Attention
29 October 2009 8:07 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
With "balloon boy" costumes "practically flying off the shelves" this Halloween — and April Fools' Day less than six months away (Ok, it's a bit of a stretch) — we thought we'd offer some alternative balloon viewing.
Here are five balloon mishaps from movies that are guaranteed to elicit a variety of emotional reactions, with one notable exception: Disgust.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 10/29/2009 by reelz
Jack Nicholson | Richard Pryor | Batman | The Muppet Movie | The Wizard of Oz | Up | The Hindenburg | Casablanca »
- reelz reelz
Willem Dafoe Was Almost Batman, Seriously
28 October 2009 11:11 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Willem Dafoe is one of the stranger actors in Hollywood. He gives me sort of a Christopher Walken vibe, the kind of guy that you know is really talented but doesn't necessarily seem all there. His choice of roles tends to prove that point. His latest, The Antichrist is about a creepy psychologist who takes his wife into the woods to perform an unconventional mental cleansing on her after their baby dies. You may also remember that he is the only guy to play Jesus as a real dude, not that magical guy in the bible. Now imagine Dafoe as Batman because, according to MTV, he almost was. When asked about an age-old rumor that he had been attached to the Tim Burton Batman movies, Dafoe was straight up. "Very early, they talked to me about playing Batman," he said. "I hate to spread these things because unless you remember »
New Version of Old Alice in Wonderland Trailer Hits the Web
28 October 2009 11:10 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
This new trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, presented by SpikeTV, doesn't deserve as much hype as it's getting because it's basically a remix or rehash of the original teaser trailer first put out in July. That said, since it technically is a brand new trailer, I'm featuring it anyway, especially because the hype for this movie is (or rather was in July) through the roof. I'll be much more excited once we get to see an actual full-length trailer with finished visual effects and a shot of Alan Rickman as the Caterpiller - that is what I need to make me go crazy with excitement for this new Alice in Wonderland. So anyway, give this a shot. Watch the alternate teaser trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland: Alice in Wonderland is directed by visionary director Tim Burton, of everything from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure to »
- Alex Billington
Dafoe: 'I was almost cast as Batman'
28 October 2009 10:22 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Willem Dafoe has reportedly admitted that he was nearly cast as Batman. The Antichrist star was rumoured to have been a contender for the role of The Joker (played by Jack Nicholson) in Tim Burton's 1989 movie adaptation. However, the 54-year-old told MTV that he was actually approached about portraying the titular superhero, before Michael Keaton took on the part for two films. He said: "Very (more) »
- By Tim Parks
Exclusive: Tim Burton's 'Batman' Could Have Been Willem Dafoe?!
27 October 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
From Splash Page: Before "The Dark Knight," many fans wondered how Jack Nicholson's portrayal of the Joker in Tim Burton's "Batman" could ever be topped, least of all by the seemingly unnatural choice of Heath Ledger. But if you believe one certain rumor, Nicholson almost lost the part to another actor—none other than Willem Dafoe.
Dafoe's IMDb page harbors a curious bit of "trivia," which states that the actor was considered for the Clown Prince of Crime in the Burton-directed "Batman." MTV News went straight to Dafoe for official word on the rumor, and while the actor said he was never considered for the Joker role, he did have an early attachment to the 1989 film.
"Very early, they talked to me about playing Batman," Dafoe told MTV News.
Continue reading Exclusive: Willem Dafoe As Batman? It Almost Happened!
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- Josh Wigler
Dafoe Was First Choice For Batman's The Joker
27 October 2009 9:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Jack Nicholson almost lost out on the role of The Joker in 1989's Batman movie - because Spider-man star Willem Dafoe was director Tim Burton's first choice.
The Shining actor landed the iconic part opposite Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader, but Dafoe admits the movie could have been very different had he agreed to work on the superhero film.
He tells MTV.com, "Very early, they talked to me about playing (The Joker in) Batman."
Dafoe decided against signing up for Batman and later impressed comic book fans by portraying Norman Osborn and his villain alter ego, the Green Goblin, in the Spider-Man movies. »
Exclusive: Willem Dafoe As Batman? It Almost Happened!
27 October 2009 6:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Before "The Dark Knight," many fans wondered how Jack Nicholson's portrayal of the Joker in Tim Burton's "Batman" could ever be topped, least of all by the seemingly unnatural choice of Heath Ledger. But if you believe one certain rumor, Nicholson almost lost the part to another actor—none other than Willem Dafoe.
Dafoe's IMDb page harbors a curious bit of "trivia," which states that the actor was considered for the Clown Prince of Crime in the Burton-directed "Batman." MTV News went straight to Dafoe for official word on the rumor, and while the actor said he was never considered for the Joker role, he did have an early attachment to the 1989 film.
"Very early, they talked to me about playing Batman," Dafoe told MTV News.
In Burton's "Batman," Bruce Wayne was played by actor Michael Keaton, who was viewed as an unconventional pick for the role—but just like Ledger as Joker, »
- Josh Wigler
Tim Burton exhibition to open in New York next month
22 October 2009 6:03 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
It would have made the ultimate Halloween movie experience had it come but a month earlier, but that doesn’t dampen our excitement about the upcoming exhibition focussing on the work of director Tim Burton. The mad-haired helmer that brought us such gothic treats as Sleepy Hollow, Beetlejuice and the first two Batman movies, who forged a winning collaboration with Johnny Depp and scored hits both in live action and animated form, will have his career dissected, from his animator days at Disney through to next year’s much anticipated Alice in Wonderland. All kicking off from 22nd November 2009 until 26th April 2010 at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). »
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