New Iron Man 3 TV ad
Oh boy, this is going to be dramatic! How is Tony going to get out of this one?
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IRON MAN 3 opens on May 4.
A Snap Seen Around the World: What Happens when Superhero Films Get Grim?
The biggest success for comics over the past five years hasn't actually been comics at all: it's been the movie industry. Superhero films are gigantically big business now, with The Avengers pulling in over...
When is a movie a graphic novel? David Goyer has the answer
David Goyer, a Hollywood vet perhaps best known for co-writing Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, is going to direct a a new version of The Count of Monte Cristo which is billed as having...
INTERVIEW: R.M. Peaslee and R.G. Weiner Deconstruct Spider-Man in WEB-SPINNING HEROICS
Spider-Man is hands down one of the most popular characters ever to leap from the pages of Marvel Comics, and is even a strong contender for one of the most popular comic characters produced...
New IRON MAN 3 trailer
"Urgent superhero" music motive? Check
Hero in a wifebeater? Check
CGI helicopters at sunset? Check
Hero questioning the meaning of his role as superhero vs his personal life? Check
Vaguely seen villain vs. US Milliary/industrial complex? Check
Lots and...
ADVANCE REVIEW: Keeping Things Real in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Book 2
Vertigo released Book 1 of its THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning posthumously published Millennium Series novels by Stieg Larsson in 2012 in hardback, begging the question: do...
Watch! Jesse V. Johnson’s Wonder Woman Fan-Trailer
We all want Wonder Woman to be in a movie. In fact, I'm going to go out on a limb and say we want her to be in EVERY film. And every TV show....
The Beat’s Annual Guide to Winning the Oscar® Pool: Best Animated Shorts 2013
So, once again, Hollywood confabulates and celebrates the best of motion picture arts and sciences tonight, at the 85th Academy Awards. Among the many awards will be two showcasing the best in animation: Animated...
Matthew Vaughn Now Producing The New Fantastic Four Movie
In a development that's not wholly unexpected, but certainly welcome, it seems Matthew Vaughn has joined the team for Fox's rebooting of the Fantastic Four film franchise as producer. Per Fox's Marvel guru, Mark...
More Super Bowl trailers
Under The Dome
Trailer for the book jacket
OZ The Great and Powerful -- looking forward to this!
Fast and the Furious ^ - Rock meets Diesel
The Lone Ranger. Hm.
Extended IRON MAN 3 trailer and new stills
Disney has released the EXTENDED (well, really extensive) trailer for IRON MAN 3 a brief snippet of which was shown on the Super Bowl in the posh post Beyoncé spot.
Why you should fund BETTER THINGS: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones
Okay rarely at the Beat do we issue a direct order but we're playing that card. We want you to STOP reading this post immediately and go to this link and pledge some money for Maria Paz Cabardo's film BETTER THINGS: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones. DO IT. All finished! Great get a cookie!
