I like movies–which has more than a little to do with me writing for a movie website–though superhero films hold a special place in my heart. As a kid, when I wasn’t imagining myself as Captain Koenig of Moonbase Alpha, I was a superhero, and Bear Mountain in New York’s Central Park (26 miles of parkland […]
Apple.com’s trailer section is pushing another exclusive trailer. This week’s feature is another trailer for Disney/Pixar’s “Cars 2“. The website has amassed 23 clips, most of which feature 360˚ views of the various characters that will appear in the movie. There’s also been one short clip released that features Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) fighting his […]
The Hughes Brothers, once again on the A-list after the success of The Book Of Eli–which pulled in around $150 million dollars worldwide–were offered Akira, based upon the anime by Katsuhiro Otomo.
To commemorate the opening of “Thor” nationwide tomorrow, Marvel has created a little 8-bit gaming action called Thor: Bring The Thunder. It’s an attractive game, with lots of bright colors and sharply-defined backgrounds. The characters are small and somewhat squat, visually resembling Kubrick or Lego figures. I am surprised that it hasn’t been offered as […]
Above is an image of Heimdall (played by Idris Elba), from “Thor”. Some in the fan community were incensed when they found that Mr. Elba would be playing Heimdall because the character–as designed by Marvel–is white (image below the break).
According to ComicBookMovie.com, the image above is The Eye of Agamatto. You may be wondering, “What the heck is The Eye of Agamatto”?
According to Box Office Mojo, “Thor” has pulled in $93 million in foreign box office receipts (UK, France, Korea, Spain, Brazil, Russia, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and Australia). Total production costs are currently unavailable, but it’s probably in the +/- $150 million dollar range.
Marvel Studios upcoming “Thor” and “Captain America” look to be huge hits, but there’s no way of knowing before the films are released into theaters. No one wants to be known for an unsuccessful film, which can potentially follow them their entire careers (John Travolta, no matter what he does, cannot shake the sheer, unrelenting […]
Remember that Volkswagen commercial with that little kid dressed as Darth Vader, running around his house, trying to use ‘the Force’ to move things?
Not only is Marvel Studios “Thor” is on my list of must-see movies for the summer, it has been getting some good early reviews. That being said, after watching this clip from Conan my confidence in the the film was shaken somewhat.
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