The Best Batman Writers in Comics
I am going to take a risk and suggest many visitors to this web site are fans of Batman. It is no secret that the writing staff here is and what is not… Continue reading
Yearly Archive: 2013
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Movie Review: ‘R.I.P.D.’
Directed by: Robert Schwentke Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary Louise Parker, and Kevin Bacon Plot: A Boston cop is killed in action and joins the Rest In Peace Department, an undead police force tasked… Continue reading
Casting Call: ‘Rebecca’ Remake
A couple months ago it was announced that Nikolaj Arcel would be directing a Dreamworks-produced remake of Hitchock’s classic Rebecca (1940). The original film was adapted from Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel, won two Academy Awards (including… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Wolverine’
The X-Men Cinematic Franchise is a pretty tricky one for me to really assess because I deeply love the source material and felt like the entries we’ve gotten have been either hit or… Continue reading
Legendary Directors Who Never Won an Oscar
The Academy Awards seem to work mostly in hindsight. They wait until a director has proven themselves over time before slinging them a Best Director statue rather than giving one to rich new… Continue reading
The Pull List 07/31/13
Must read comics for the week of 7/28/2013 Batman Incorporated #13 By: Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham Publisher: DC Comics The Lowdown: This is the final issue of Grant Morrison’s epic Batman saga. Morrison has… Continue reading
DC vs. Marvel: Supergirl vs. Storm
For as long as there have been comic books, there has been the feud between DC and Marvel. Both are heavy-hitting comic companies that continue to gain legions of fans every year. The… Continue reading
Tribute to Dennis Farina
Last week the film and television community lost gifted performer Dennis Farina. The Italian-American actor made a mark for himself playing roles on both sides of the blue line – cops and criminals.… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Fruitvale Station’
Directed by: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, and Melonie Diaz Plot: The last 24 hours of Oscar, a 22 year old black man, who was shot and killed on the first day of 2009… Continue reading
The History of Dracula on Film: Part 3
As covered in the previous segments of this series (available here and here) Universal Studios, under the management of Carl Laemmle and his family, brought the first official adaptation of Dracula to cinema with great… Continue reading
