Batman: Arkham Asylum Wins Guinness World Record
James Wortman Okay, so Batman: Arkham Asylum is good. Really good. It’s so good, Guinness has proclaimed it the “Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever,” Kotaku reports. As of this writing, the…
August 2009
The BioShock Movie May Have a Director
While I think a movie based on Take-Two Interactive’s BioShock is a terrible idea, at least Universal Pictures hasn’t tapped Uwe Boll to direct it. Variety reports that Juan Carlos…
Tarantino Is Back With a Vengeance
Wow. Not only is Inglourious Basterds one of the best movies of the year, but it’s easily Quentin Tarantino’s most satisfying film since Pulp Fiction. As expected, this is a…
PS3 Slims Down for Slimmer Wallets
It’s about time! At its GamesCom 2009 Press Conference, Sony announced a game-changing price cut for the PlayStation 3, G4tv.com reports. While the slimmer $299 PS3 model sacrifices backward compatibility…
Avatar Trailer Debuts Online
The first trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar has finally hit the Web, giving many fans their first real glimpse at the highly anticipated 3D sci-fi epic. I watched the trailer…
James Vanderbilt to Write Spider-Man 5 and 6
Are your writer senses tingling? If so, it’s probably because Sony Pictures has hired James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) to pen Spider-Man 5 and Spider-Man 6. Variety reports that the films will…
White Chicks Sequel Signals the End of Days
Okay, I’m probably being a bit melodramatic, but with Marlon and Shawn Wayans readying a sequel to White Chicks, I’m looking over my shoulder for the other two Horsemen of…
District 9 Beats G.I. Joe at the Box Office
Sci-fi thriller District 9 pummeled G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra at the box office this weekend, earning $37 million according to studio estimates, as reported by The Associated Press.…
Video: Why Entourage Is Awful
I’ve been trying to figure out why I just can’t stand watching HBO’s Entourage these days. Perhaps it’s the inherent douchiness of the premise—which lost most of its self-aware satirical…
DC and Warner Bros. Lose Rights to Superman’s Origin
On Wednesday, August 12, Judge Stephen Larson ruled that the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel now owns the rights to the character’s origins, Variety reports. The Siegels now control…