James Wortman In Response to the Watchmen 2 Rumor
Ugh. I really, really didn’t want to weigh in on this, but since the Internet has been buzzing over the last day or so about a rumored sequel to Watchmen,…
Darth Vader Actor David Prowse Beats Cancer
Former bodybuilder David Prowse, best known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has made a full recovery after a yearlong struggle with prostate cancer, the U.K.’s…
Mass Effect 2 Sells Two Million Units in First Week
BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 is officially the first video game blockbuster of 2010, selling more than two million copies in its first week of release. The anticipated second chapter in…
Oscars: Avatar, Inglourious Basterds and District 9 Nominated for Best Picture
This year’s Academy Award nominations were released on February 2, and I’m pretty excited that Avatar, District 9 and Inglourious Basterds—my top three films of 2009—received best picture nods. I…
Have a Drink on Tony Stark
Sure, most people probably associate Iron Man with Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” a song that has absolutely nothing to do with the Marvel superhero but kicks ass nevertheless. However, it…
George Lucas’ Next Project: A CGI Fairy Musical?
Huh? According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, Star Wars mastermind George Lucas is producing a computer-animated musical about fairies. Yep. This is an actual thing that is actually…
Marvel Enters a “Heroic Age” This Spring
The Marvel Universe has been through a lot over the last few years. From civil wars to secret invasions to dark reigns, Spidey, Iron Man, Wolverine and the gang just…
Avatar Becomes the Biggest Movie of All Time
On Monday, January 25, James Cameron’s Avatar was officially crowned the all-time worldwide box office champion, Variety reports. The film toppled the $1.84 billion global box office record held by…
Gremlins 3?
I’m not sure how true any of this is, so let’s approach this news/rumor with caution. MarketSaw reported on January 24 that a third Gremlins film is being discussed, and…
Pee-wee Herman Uses Toys to Reenact the Leno/Conan/NBC Debacle
I’m sure we’re all tired of hearing about the feud between late-night funnyman Conan O’Brien and NBC at this point. But, I have to say, Conan’s handling the situation pretty…