Author: Carl Doherty
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Rubber DVD Review
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2010 Director: Quentin Dupieux Writer: Quentin Dupieux Cast: Stephen Spinella, Roxanne Mesquida, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser, Ethan Cohn, Charley Koontz, Tara O’Brien A bespectacled man stands by a dozen or so wooden chairs on a desolate highway. A police car approaches, knocking down the chairs as though they formed a driving course, and halts. A…
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Is New Green Lantern Movie Trailer Cause for Concern?
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This is a few days late, but I thought I’d share the new Green Lantern Wondercon trailer that’s given us a considerable idea of how Martin Campbell’s slightly worrying blockbuster is shaping up. I’ve had my doubts about this one (as have many), but there’s some really impressive visuals on display here, Mark Strong’s Sinestro…
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Michael Jai White at Black Dynamite Comic Panel
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Where: Meltdown Comics, 7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, Ca 90046 When: Monday, April 4th 6:30 PM Screening 8:00 PM LIVE Podcast 9:00 PM Comic Book Signing and Live Music Chris Hardwick will lead a panel that includes Michael Jai White (“Black Dynamite”, co-writer), Byron Minns (“Bullhorn”, co-writer), Scott Sanders (director, co-writer), Brian Ash (comic author,…
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Venom #1 Comic Book Review
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Marvel, $3.99 Writer: Rick Remender Art: Tony Moore, Sandu Florea, Karl Kesel, John Rauch With Mac Gargan no longer hosting the symbiote, there’s a certain desperation in the way Marvel have been so quick to reinvent Spider-man’s erstwhile antithesis. Flash Thompson, the former Peter Parker bully turned paraplegic war hero, is now in the black;…
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FF #1 Comic Book Review
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Marvel, $3.99 Writer: Jonathan Hickman Art: Steve Epting, Rick Magyar, Paul Mounts Given the publicity and teaser images preceding its debut, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this Fantastic Four reboot would start afresh with Marvel’s first family, now sans the recently deceased Human Torch. Instead, Jonathan Hickman’s Future Foundation is an extension of the…
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Zatanna: The Mistress of Magic TPB Review
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DC Comics, 2011 Writer: Paul Dini Art: Stephane Roux, Chad Hardin, Jesus Saiz Garder Fox’s Zatanna Zatara receives her first ongoing series after a mere half-decade. While the buxom illusionist received a limited series in the 90s and another under Morrison’s Seven Soldiers project, Paul Dini’s latest sees her distanced from the Justice League and…
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Justice League Movie Rumours Return
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A recent interview with Warner Bros. executive Jeff Robinov in The Los Angeles Times has suggested new plans for a Justice League movie, no doubt inspired by the hype (and good will) surrounding Marvel’s upcoming Avengers. Unlike this year’s continuity primers Captain America and Thor, however, it appears that the Justice League film will itself…
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The Door (Die Tür) DVD Review
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2009 Director: Anno Saul Script: Jan Berger Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Jessica Schwarz, Heike, Makatsch Following on from such curiosities as The Box and The Bothersome Man, German thriller The Door fits into a science fiction subgenre perhaps best described as “could have been a Twilight Zone episode.” It’s a dark and inventive “what if?” fantasy…