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The Dark Knight Rises – Speculations on the Cast, the Story and the Film
With the announcements of Anne Hathaway playing Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Tom Hardy playing Bane, and the casting of Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Christopher Nolan’s third and final Batman film, the story has been a subject of much discussion. With no official synopsis … Continue reading
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Billy and Francis
To celebrate the reopening of the Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres after three years of renovations, the Royal Shakespeare Company commissioned the Brothers McLeod to create a bunch of animated shorts about Billy Shakespeare and his pig Francis looking for … Continue reading
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Felan Reads the Comics 2: Fables
On Sundays, Felan profiles his favourite comics and graphic novels from across the diverse medium’s history. In Fabletown, an ordinary but extraordinary secret neighbourhood in Manhattan, Old King Cole is the mayor, the Big Bad Wolf (known as Bigby) is … Continue reading
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Axe Cop: The Movie will chop your head off!
Some wiley film students adapted the first episode of Axe Cop into a short film! Man, they really captured everything that is awesome about Axe Cop! Look at those explosions! I would pay to see a feature length movie like … Continue reading
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Screw “Silence of the Lambs”; I Want My “Mermaid’s Singing”
Marking the trends in popular literature is an entertaining game, but when you’re out of the fever and looking back on crazes of the past, you get the chance to see that in the voracious rush my make some money, … Continue reading
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Steampunk Palin, a new comic book hero
Yes you read that right. Steampunk Palin appeared on comic store shelves last week with Sarah Palin as the ‘inspiration’ for the main character. While Ms. Palin is viewed both as a leader and as the brunt of a joke … Continue reading
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A Rather Theatrical Game of Thrones Teaser
As its April debut slowly creeps ever closer, more and more promotional materials for HBO’s new series based on the George R. R. Martin novels find their way into my inbox. This one has a nice, theatrical feel to it, … Continue reading
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Books That Should Be Movies: Hollywood Station
Hollywood Station is one of four novels by retired Los Angeles Detective Sergeant Joseph Wambaugh and probably one of the best police procedural books out there. Hollywood is really missing the boat on this one. Not only are the characters … Continue reading
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Gotham High
(Click the image for a larger view) This pic has been circulating online lately, which depicts the cast of Batman in high school (sorta like Clone High, or better yet, Gravedale High) and I’ve gotta admit, it’s pretty damn cool. … Continue reading
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This New Trailer For Priest Looks Cooler Than The Last One, Gives Too Much Away
I honestly have very little interest in Priest – it didn’t turn up anywhere on any of the most anticipated movies of 2011 lists on our most recent episode of Shouts From the Back Row – but I’ve been following … Continue reading
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