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‘Death Of Spider-Man’ Event To Rock Marvel’s Ultimate Universe

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:51 PM PST



Since it's been a couple of weeks since the last major comic book character was threatened with getting killed off, Marvel announced today that the next major storyline for their Ultimate Universe, which will be called Death of Spider-Man.

Starting in February 2011 with Ultimate Spider-Man #153, writer Brian Michael Bendis will join forces with Mark Millar to tell what Bendis calls "a storyline unlike any other" and which Marvels touts "forever changes the Ultimate Comics Universe." Ultimate Spider-Man #153 serves as a prologue for the storyline which will officially start in Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #1.

Millar stressed that this new Ultimate story event "is going to be big."

"This is the biggest, boldest thing we've attempted in the ten years since we kicked this line off. This is the one thing that could be bigger than the creation of the Ultimate line and it's great to be a part of it. [...]

Warner Brothers Reaches Out To Robert Zemeckis For ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Remake

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:44 PM PST



There's been plenty of talks of L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 tale, The Wizard of Oz, getting a few new movie adaptations.

The majority of the news we've heard comes from Walt Disney's new spin on the original story, Oz: The Great and Powerful, that's now being developed and directed by Sam Raimi with hopes of bringing in Robert Downey Jr. for the lead role of the Wizard.

Today, however, brings news from another one of the Oz films in the works. It's being reported that Warner Brothers is now in negotiations with Robert Zemeckis to direct their version of the tale. And what will their version of the tale be? Well, it looks like it will be something familiar to all of us. Instead of re-adapting Baum's book to avoid stepping on the toes of the classic 1939 film that everyone knows and loves, Warner Bros. is planning to use the actual screenplay from the '39 film for this movie. [...]

Watch Now: Trailer For ‘Green Lantern’ Starring Ryan Reynolds Is Here

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 06:52 PM PST



Well, if you love trailers, today is the day for you. Many highly anticipated titles are showing off how they look, and the biggest of them all might just be Green Lantern.

A sneak peek at the trailer was revealed recently, but now you can see the whole thing. And judging by how it looks, you get the feeling people are either going to be very excited for the DC Comics adaptation, or be pretty underwhelmed. It will all really depend upon how you feel about computerized enhancements.

The movie stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, a pilot who discovers an alien crash site and is given the all-powerful ring, making him a member of the Green Lanterns. The trailer isn't shy about showing off the world they've created, as well as the many Green Lanterns we'll see, a brief peek at Sinestro (Mark Strong), and solid look at Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard).

Be sure to click on over to the other side now to read a synopsis for the movie and to check out the new trailer for Green Lantern. Don't forget to share your thoughts in the comments below! [...]

Teaser Trailer For Pixar Animation’s ‘Cars 2′ Is Online

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 06:14 PM PST



Last month, a very brief logo reveal trailer showed up for Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation's sequel, Cars 2. For fans of the first movie and those looking forward to the sequel, it was nice to see just a little something, but let's be honest here, actual trailers are always more exciting.

The first teaser trailer for Cars 2 is now here to be seen via Yahoo! Movies, and while it too is fairly short, it does show us a lot more and offers a better idea of where the follow-up to 2006's Cars will go.

This time around, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is off to compete in a race to determine the fastest car on the planet, but the movie sounds like it will focus on perhaps the most popular character from the original, Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), who finds himself caught up in a very James Bond-like adventure.

You can head over to the other side now to read a full synopsis of the movie and check out the teaser trailer for yourself! [...]

Digital Deal: Disney’s ‘Tangled’ Soundtrack

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 05:28 PM PST

tangled soundtrack

Today, Walt Disney Records released the original motion picture soundtrack for Tangled, Disney's upcoming animated film.

The digital version of the Tangled Soundtrack is currently on sale at Amazon for only $3.99.

The digital version includes all 20 songs from the album in MP3 format, along with a digital download of the booklet (be sure to buy from the page with the booklet, which is linked above; there's a separate page for some reason without the booklet, but it's the same price right now).

Half of the album contains songs performed by pop star Mandy Moore, who does the voice acting in the film for Princess Rapunzel, along with a few tunes sung by Donna Murphy, who plays Mother Gothel. The other half of the album is filled with the film's score from Alan Menken.

I'm not sure how long the sale will go on, so grab it now if you want it. If you're into other soundtracks for Disney animated movies, you will love the Tangled soundtrack [...]

TV Review: Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:06 AM PST



Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Featuring the voices of Alex Desert, Phil Lamarr, Brian Bloom
Disney XD
Wednesday Nights
Release Date: October 20, 2010

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is Marvel's second crack at the premier superhero team in the animation world. The first series, Avengers: United They Stand, was an honest attempt to make the concept work but that failed quickly, mostly due to the lack of presence from the more popular Avengers. Now, with the Avengers movie just around the corner, Marvel is dead set to make a cartoon worthy of the proposed blockbuster film.

The premise of the series harks back to the original concept of the comic book series. When a threat of epic proportions rears its ugly head, only the Avengers can save the day. In the original comic book, the threat was Thor's evil brother Loki but in the cartoon, it is the breakout of various super-villains.

It seems an unknown individual has disassembled world police SHIELD's securities systems and caused their systems to crash. As a result, four super prisons went offline allowing all sorts of villains to escape. Now, it is up Earth's Mightiest Heroes to capture them all back [...]

DVD Review: The Green Slime

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 09:15 AM PST

Green Slime

The Green Slime
DVD Remaster
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Starring Robert Horton, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard Jaeckel
Warner Bros Home Entertainment
Release date: October 26, 2010

The year 1968 was quite a time for science-fiction. On television the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise was in the midst of a five-year adventure traveling to strange new worlds under the command of Captain James Tiberius Kirk. Meanwhile on movie screens around the world Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was launching a bold new vision of the future of its very own with Stanley Kubrick's long-in-the-works outerspace epic 2001: A Space Odyssey, an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's short story "The Sentinel." What Star Trek and 2001 represented at a time when the country was neck deep in the bloody apocalypse of Vietnam was a vision of an optimistic future where mankind could sail an endless ocean of stars to places unknown without having to face the threat of flesh-eating monsters on every uncharted world. Some would call such a notion naïve and childish, but both Trek and 2001 made their respective impact on audiences and critics and would go on to become two of the most influential sci-fi entertainments in the history of their mediums.

The same year, MGM also released The Green Slime. Okay then [...]

Blu-ray Review: Disney’s A Christmas Carol

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 06:49 AM PST

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol
DVD | Blu-ray | 3D Blu-ray
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Starring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth
Walt Disney Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date: November 16, 2010

Ever since 2004's The Polar Express, filmmaker Robert Zemeckis has been obsessed with motion-capture performance and has been at the forefront of its technology. With his hand so firmly planted in the medium, it's no surprise that his last few films have employed motion-capture animation, including his latest, Disney's A Christmas Carol.

I'll admit, with each film the animation does gets better. Beowulf (2007) trumped The Polar Express, and now A Christmas Carol tops Beowulf. But, I have to ask, how many more classic stories must Zemeckis run through the mo-cap mill before he gives it a rest?

I don't mean to sound harsh. Like I said, the technology is improving and I think non-human characters are rendered wonderfully with motion capture, for the most part. I just wish Zemeckis would maybe do an original script, like James Cameron did with Avatar, and give adaptations of classic novels a break for a while [...]

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