trailer break: ‘The Unborn’

Take a break from not working this wasted holiday week: watch a movie trailer… Say what? A spooky child? We’ve certainly never seen that before, have we? He wants to be born now? Doesn’t he think he might have a better time of it if he doesn’t scare his sister to death? You know, light … more…

The Spirit (review)

Bête Noir It’s been a week since I saw The Spirit and I’m still thinking about it, and usually that’s a good thing, when a movie sticks with you like that, but not always. Like, not this time. Cuz what I’ve been turning over in my head is this conundrum: Just how awful is this … more…

Comic Books Unbound (review)

It’s an entry in the ongoing series ‘Starz Inside’ that the cable network Starz likes to label ‘documentary,’ but this one, at least, feels exactly like the kind of promotional filler you find filling up odd scheduling holes on premium movie channels (it’s suspiciously 59 minutes in length).

oh my god won’t someone think of the children?!

WENN.com via the Internet Movie Database reports: Batman comic bosses are pulping tens of thousands of copies of the latest Dark Knight adventure because a printing error has left it filled with swear words. Profanities that were meant to be blacked out to spare the blushes of young readers were not printed dark enough – … more…

watch it: “Silent Shadow of the Bat-Man #4 – Retro 1920s Dark Knight in ‘Arkham After Midnight’ Chapter Two: ‘Riddle Me Deadly’”

Andre Perkowski’s “new/old retro 1920s silent serial” continues (Chapter One is here): Sources for this chapter include: Schatten Eine Naechtliche Halluzination (1923) Sunset (1927) Pandora’s Box (1929) The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920) The Golem (1920) Batman and Robin (1949 serial) Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dr. Mabuse – der Spieler (1922) Dr. Jekyll and … more…

David Tennant as the Riddler?

As noted by Weimlady in comments, the site IO9 has posted renditions of movie posters by Australian artist Josh McMahon for a hypothetical third Christopher Nolan Batman movie. The hypotheticals? The “movie” stars Marion Cotillard as Catwoman, Kristen Bell as Harley Quinn, and David Tennant as the Riddler. Of course I can’t resist swiping the … more…