A couple of weeks ago I ran an editorial about why I had quit monthly comics in 2006. Today DC Comics announced something that made my decision look positively prescient, and makes me wonder what kinds of dopes their reading audience is. Last year DC Comics had an “Infinite Crisis” – a big crossover miniseries … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON:: CLICK HEREPLATFORM: PSPESRB RATING: TPUBLISHER: KonamiDEVELOPER: Backbone Entertainment The market holds a special place for those mediocre titles produced around a new system’s launch. Many of these titles sell well because they’re the only apps available. Since the PSP’s launch, Sony has trumpeted the success of their Untold Legends franchise, because … Continue reading
Tony Kerasotes*, owner of the Kerasotes Theater chain in the Midwest is not just apparently a racist – he also seems to be a racist who doesn’t own a calendar. How else do you explain banning a black film from his theaters on MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WEEKEND? I swear to God, it’s like this … Continue reading
I’ve been holding a bitter grudge against the Weinsteins for nine years. It all started when Shakespeare in Love pranced away with the 1998 Oscar for Best Film thanks to a marketing coup, “stealing” it from Saving Private Ryan– a film which actually meant something. I know it’s frivolous. I just can’t shake the injustice- … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $19.97RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 104 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:◦Available Subtitles: English ◦Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 1.0) ◦Audio-only outtake of deleted finale “Paging Mr. Greenbacks” ◦Audio-only version of the alternate finale" Where There’s Music/Broadway Rhythm" ◦Alternate stereo version of "Where There’s Music" ◦Radio show adaptation with June Allyson … Continue reading
Roger Ebert hoped to be back on his feet and reviewing movies by now, and so had we. But it turns out that the cancer in his salivary gland requires more treatment. “[T]he surgeons tell me they will have to take a staged, multi-phased approach to getting me back in shape,” Ebert says in a … Continue reading
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As CHUD’s recent “Turdformers” article proves, sometimes toy manufacturers have no choice but to let the cat out of the bag when it comes to licensed material. On that note, witness the Medicom Real Action Hero Spider-Man 3 Venom doll, distributed by Sideshow Collectibles. These images offer a clearer view of the design than the … Continue reading
I never thought I would be a Will Ferrell fan, but here I am, digging him in movie after movie (not Bewitched. Or Kicking and Screaming. Or… well, you get the point). Blades of Glory may not be prime Ferrell – that’s reserved for the films he does with Adam McKay – but it’s got … Continue reading
This bit of news has been bouncing around the internets for a bit, but in the event you missed it, here are some details. I won’t go into how great Battlestar Galactica is. You’ve heard it all by now. But it is great. The dramarama. The action. The set pieces. All great.The story so far, … Continue reading