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Officially Cool: Ironman Steelbook Blu-ray DVD [Officially Cool] (Film School Rejects)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:21:47 GMT

If you aren't from America's top-hat, you may never have heard of Future Shop. Future Shop is an extension of Best Buy, and every so often they release a totally Canadian exclusive Steelbook DVD. A while back I bought a Steelbook DVD for 300, and the next thing I know ...

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REVIEW: Captain America (The Film Fiend)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:46:00 GMT

Steve Rogers will steal your car. If ever there was a comic book movie just begging to be remade, Albert Pyun's hypnotically awful 1990 superhero blunder Captain America is it. Powered by a script laden with peculiar dialogue and serious leaps in logic, this devastatingly poor adaptation of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's iconic series offers little in the way of intentional entertainment,...

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Isn't It Too Early for a Superman Restart? (RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:13:51 GMT

... as they have finally figured out that every 14-year-old in the world will go see a comic book movie even if Nic Cage is in it. On top of that, if you actually make a good movie people over the age of 14 will go see it as well, and they will see it multiple times. The Dark Knight and its soon-to-be $500 million domestic box-office tally is obviously the reasoning behind this epiphany,...

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10 Worst Athlete-Turned-Action Hero Fight Scenes (SpoutBlog)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:00:06 GMT

Is multi-medal-winning Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps the next action movie star? Or will he merely become a reality TV staple with the occasional cameo appearance in sports-related films? A recent Hollywood Reporter article weighed Phelps’ future celebrity options, and in response Entertainment Weekly asked its readers if Phelps could possibly be the next Brad Pitt (the magazine also looked...

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Jon Favreau Works on Iron Man 2, Plans to Save L.A. [In Development] (Film School Rejects)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:57:51 GMT

... film and television productions that shoot in Los Angeles. It may come as some surprise to many movie fans, but there’s been a 40% decline in the number of film production days shot on location in Los Angeles since 1997. Many productions have been moving to New York, where Gov. David Paterson signed a bill in April delivering a lush new package of incentives. So not only is Favreau working...

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DC And WB Still Trying To Get Their Act Together (Cinema Blend)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:02:35 GMT

Putting together a plan that will get them moving on superhero movies....sometime.

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Punisher Will Be R (Cinema Blend)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:47:34 GMT

... is not (nor could it ever be) PG-13. Today I saw a cut that ran 91 minutes.”Steve also insists the movie will be good, but then he’s working on it so his opinion isn’t exactly unbiased. I’m not sure that it even matters if it’s good, it could be better than The Dark Knight and I don’t think anyone would be interested in seeing it. Two shots at making a viable Punisher movie was more...

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Warners, DC Prep Partnership Changes (Rotten Tomatoes)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:27:00 GMT

WB taps into ties at DC ComicsCo. has heroes like Wonder Woman, FlashBy More Articles:When it comes to superhero properties, Warner Bros. couldn't be sitting on a more enviable source: DC Comics, home to Batman, Superman and other well-known caped crusaders.But to make its heroes fly at the megaplex, the studio knows it needs to make the right movies. The financial payoff is too big to squander...

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Iron Man Deleted Scene Fills Plot Hole (/Film)

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:41:32 GMT

... easily see why it was cut. Related Stories Six New Iron Man Videos International Iron Man Teaser Movie Trailer Captain America’s Shield Spotted in Iron Man Iron Man: 2 Minute Video Clip and 29 New Photos Video Clip: Iron Man’s First Flight - What Do You Think? New Images: Iron Man Versus Iron Monger

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Conan Being Fast-Tracked, R-Rated. New Script From Outlander Guys (/Film)

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:10:19 GMT

Rumblings of a new Conan movie have been ongoing for two years now, and today Lionsgate announced a fresh pair of screenwriters for its $100 million, R-rated tent pole. Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain will rework the current script. The duo previously wrote Outlander, the vikings-versus-alien movie currently growing moss over at The Weinstein Co. [...]

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Zak Penn’s The Argonauts (/Film)

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:27:57 GMT

... Hulk, and is currently linked to Marvel Studio’s upcoming adaptations of The Avengers and Captain America films. Discuss: Do you think the story of the Argonauts will translate well into a big screen movie? The Incredible Hulk: The Truth About Edward Norton vs. Marvel Screenwriter Zak Penn Talks The Avengers Movie as CGI, Young X-Men Movie The Truth Behind Edward...

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Gurus Show Venom For Spidey Stock (Forbes)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:30:00 GMT

... Entertainment (nyse: ), an entertainment company that uses its character franchises in licensing, movies and comic books. Its characters include icons like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and Captain America.Last week, Marvel announced double-digit profits and sales increases for the second quarter. The company boosted its full-year outlook, but its earnings estimate for 2008...

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RIP BERNIE MAC (First In!)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:18:00 GMT

RESTORING THE BALANCE THE BUTCHERS BILLPhilly Fire Deaths YTD: 13Philly Homicides YTD: 191COPS: 7ROBBERS: 1 Welcome to the Machine... Co-Conspirators THE BIG WIGS LINKS TO COOL STUFF GREATEST MOVIES EVER:Animal House Apocalypse Now Band Of Brothers Fast Times At Ridgemont High Heat Mad Max Pulp Fiction Reservior Dogs Saving Private Ryan The Andromeda Strain The Godfather The Outlaw Josey Wales...

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'Torchwood' Star as the New Captain America? (BuddyTV)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:44:38 GMT

In case you haven't heard, Marvel is presently working on yet another film featuring Captain America, the patriotic character who was often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II. The highly anticipated film is called The First Avenger:...

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Beck Tries To Talk About The Dark Knight... (Mobtown Shank)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:36:12 GMT

This is why morons should never discuss movies. CNN's conservo-idiot, Glenn Beck: “This seems to be a movie that extols some of the conservative viewpoints that we are dealing with terrorists, that you can trust people to make the right...

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Daywalker… (The Smoking Section)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:33:52 GMT

Words By David D. There used to be a time when reading comic books was seen as a hobby for overweight, socially inept hermits with a large porn collection to make up for lack of a girlfriend or interaction with the fairer sex. Like ‘98, that’s a thing of the past. Now, comic books have hit the mainstream due to their blockbuster movie adaptations over the past few years. No doubt, we are in...

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American Gladiator to Play Lead Role in New Conan Movie? (Film Junk)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:04:40 GMT

There’s been a lot of talk lately about another Conan movie, continuing the movie franchise based on Robert E. Howard’s books. There was speculation at one point that they might wait for Arnold Schwarzenegger to reprise his role once his stint as the Governor of California is up, but the problem is that he won’t [...]

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Mike O’Hearn in Talks as Conan; Auditioning for Captain America! (/Film)

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:27:06 GMT

/Film reader Tony P sends along word that Mike O’Hearn, otherwise known as “Titan” on NBC’s American Gladiators, was on an Omaha radio show this morning making some pretty big claims on his upcoming Hollywood plans. He claims that he has a meeting at 11:00am this morning to be the lead in Lionsgate’s upcoming reboot [...]

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Shenanigans: Matthew McConaughey in Thundercats: The Movie [Fan Creations] (Film School Rejects)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:56:37 GMT

The most we've heard recently about a Thundercats movie is that Tyrese Gibson has been very involved in trying to bring the classic animated show to the big screen. When our friends at Coming Soon asked him which character he'd be playing, he said that there were a number of ...

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The Versatility of Batman (3quarksdaily)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:41:03 GMT

... primary-coloured robots and aliens at a time when flying saucers were de rigeur at the (B-)movies, and acted as a ninnyishly lantern-jawed straight man to a succession of bad puns and pratfalls in the television series of 1966–68. In the 1970s, under the stewardship of Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams, the comics jettisoned the sidekicks and turned their protagonist into a suave, James Bondian...

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