The Oscar Aftermath
James Wortman Congratulations to Heath Ledger and his family for the late actor’s Academy Award honoring his nuanced take on iconic Batman villain the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film, The Dark…
February 2009
A Literary Classic with a Dash of the Undead
While zombies have been invading bookshelves a lot these days with modern titles such as Max Brooks’ World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, classic literature has remained relatively…
Will Scarlett Johansson Join the Cast of Iron Man 2?
According to Entertainment Weekly’s Hollywood Insider blog, Scarlett Johansson is in talks to replace Emily Blunt as the sexy Russian spy Natasha Romanoff—also known as the Black Widow—in Marvel Studios’…
Check Out the New Trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Most fans got their first eyeful of Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen during its Super Bowl spot, but a full-length teaser trailer premiered on February 13 in front…
Spider-Man’s Menace Unmasked
It may surprise the general, non-geeky population, but The Amazing Spider-Man is a comic book worth buying even when it doesn’t have the 44th president of the United States on…
Bring the Funny, Chuckleheads!
Calling all Wortmaniacs! Reader’s Digest editor and friend of the Report, Jill Krasny, gave me the heads-up earlier today that her magazine is sponsoring the World’s Best Joke Contest, which…
Inglourious Basterds Trailer Hits the Web
For those eagerly anticipating Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked World War II revenge flick, Inglourious Basterds, Yahoo! Movies has premiered its teaser trailer. The trailer doesn’t give all that much away, aside…
Snikt! X-Men Origins: Wolverine – The Video Game Wows Fans at NYCC
He’s the best there is at what he does. But what he does best isn’t very nice. At New York Comic Con, Activision and Raven Software invited fans to a…
Joss Whedon Talks Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible at NYCC
In a February 8 panel discussion at New York Comic Con, Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly) unveiled never-before-seen footage from his upcoming Fox series Dollhouse and alluded to…
Christian Bale Apologizes for Foul-Mouthed Rant
Okay, so just about everyone with an Internet connection has listened to Christian Bale’s verbal tirade on the set of Terminator Salvation, which leaked just a few days ago. Now,…