It’s been a long time since Agents Scully and Mulder last delved into the mysterious world of the paranormal. Now they’re back with their second big screen excursion, The X-Files: I Want To Believe. Is the chemistry still there, and in the end do we believe? Well, no. Here’s my review, this time without significant spoilers.
The X-Files reopen this weekend as Scully and Mulder tackle their first on-screen case since the TV series ended in 2002. Here’s a sampling of some of the coolest fan art from the X-Files universe, created by fans across the internet. Check out the art, and follow the links back to the artists’ galleries to let them know you like their work.
With the number of movies hitting theaters now, it’s hard to find true originality. There have been a slew of sequels and remakes that fail to live up to the original films that inspired them, but every once in a while there’ll be a remake that equals or surpasses the original. John’s back this week with a look at ten movies that fit just such a category.
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Various sources are reporting that Michael Rymer will be producing the upcoming big screen adaptation of Top Cow’s Witchblade comic book. Previously the victim of a short-lived TV series starring Yancy Butler, the franchise is getting another shot with this incarnation as a major motion picture. Michael Rymer has directed many episodes of SciFi’s Battlestar Galactica and wrote the two-part “Resurrection Ship” episodes for the series.
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The Dark Knight obliterated movie theaters this weekend with an astounding and record breaking opening. If you haven’t seen it, yet, you really owe it to yourself to get out to a showing immediately. John went to see it opening night, and here’s his review, including spoilers.
Expect to see the teaser trailer for the eagerly awaited film adaptation of Alan Moore’s Watchmen before The Dark Knight! Can’t wait? It’s okay, neither could I. Here’s the trailer.
SYNOPSIS: Set in an alternate reality of 1985. A time when Nixon is still in office, we teeter-totter on the brink of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, and Superheroes were commonplace until they were forced into retirement. Only the mysterious Rorschach remains, lurking aimlessly in the streets. But when a former colleague is brutally murdered, Rorschach attempts to rally his other associates to investigate, but the ultimate question is “Who Watches The Watchmen?”
The film is directed by Zack Snyder who burst onto the scene a few years back with his remarkably spry remake of Dawn of the Dead. He followed that up with the incredibly successful film adaptation of Frank Miller’s Graphic Novel 300.
The cast includes Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
This film has been in the works ever since the graphic novel first gained public attention after it was published, and the project has passed through the hands of many directors. Notoriously the closest anyone came (until now) was Terry Gilliam, who was set to turn it into an epic TV miniseries. But after all this waiting, come March 6 2009, WE will be watching the Watchmen…
John went to see Hellboy 2 and has some great analysis and kind words to say about the return of Big Red and his friends at the BPRD.
There are times when all hell is breaking loose. Bad guys are attacking, and cops are pretty much there as scenery. Batman only comes out at night, and Superman doesn’t have a cell. So when your back is against the wall who do you turn to? Well, you turn to the first good samaritan who comes along, even if he (or she) isn’t what you were hoping for. Presented here and now is a list of ten people who aren’t your ideal choice for a knight in shining armor.
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The official theatrical trailer for The Spirit is now available online. It confirms that the movie will be a very stylistic venture, very much in the style of Sin City and perhaps even moreso. The trailer focuses on the many gorgeous women surrounding The Spirit and then makes an abrupt left turn to the weirdness that is Samuel L. Jackson in this movie. Seriously, SamJack, what the hell?
You can see the trailer here: Yahoo
The hit action thriller Wanted is still in theaters, and work already has begun on its sequel. Producer Marc Platt confirmed in a Variety interview this week that he has begun work on Wanted 2 with director Timur Bekmambetov and writers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas. There is no information about casting or a release date yet, but work is proceeding quickly on the sequel.
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