10 seconds of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Super Bowl ad
Whenever I see any of the Pirates 4 previews I think a few things.
1....how a spicy character like Captain Jack Sparrow is best used...
Henry Cavill cast as Superman
Superman casting rumors were heating up this week and now it's final: English actor Henry Cavill will play the Man of Steel in the Zack Snyder reboot. Cavill, 28, is not a big name here -- he's currently starring inThe Tudors -- but he was previously considered for both Batman and James Bond, so obviously studios have had their eye on him for a while. According to Deadline:
Amazon says ebooks outselling paperbacks
MEANWHILE, over at Amazon, some notable statistics emerged from this week's Digital Book World conference. Perhaps most strikingly, Amazon says that Kindle book sales now outpace paperbacks:
In reporting its latest earnings, Amazon
Remake of ANNIE on the way from Will Smith
Variety confirms that everyone's favorite orphan is getting a reboot courtesy if Will Smith's production company, with daughter Willow Smith set to star. Smith's production company is teaming with Jay-Z to form a new movie-making joint venture and ANNIE is on the list.
Cartoonist Shaun Tan nominated for an Oscar®
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Although this morning's Oscar nominations revealed a paucity of comics-themed movies -- IRON MAN 2's SPX nom being the only one for Team Comics...
HABIBI drops September 20, 2011
Craig Thompson is the Terence Malick of comics. Eight years after BLANKETS pretty much set off the whole literary graphic novel goes mainstream movement, HABIBI, his 600-page exploration of Islamic culture, will finally be released on September 20th.
Wagon Christ is back in March
The first new Wagon Christ album in 7 years (!) is due March 14th: Toomorrow. Wagon Christ is also known as Luke Vibert, aka Rephlex, Amen Adnrews, Kerrier District and many other things. If there is one artist that is a constant soundtrack for work at Stately Beat Manor, it's Vibert -- his music is melodic, cheerful, unobtrusive and always giddy. If Raymond Scott, Henry Mancini or Esquivel had been acid disco/IDM DJs they would probably have been Vibert.
Official X-Men: First Class photos
Geoff Boucher got to ramble around the X-MEN: FIRST CLASS set yesterday, and hear about Matthew Vaughn's anxiety about getting it finished, and James...
New Shanower comic in CLASSICS AND COMICS
Get an exclusive peak at a new comic by Eric Shanower.
Comics culture: MF Doom's Operation: Doomsday gets spiffy new release
MF Doom is one of the peripheral players of comic-dom -- a hip hop stylist who wears an iron mask, originally based on Doctor...
Firstish looks: Spider-Man in action; possible X-Men First Class
A few set photos floating around this afternoon are of interest for various reasons.
¶ A fan on the street snapped a shot of a...
Green Hornet news roundup
Despite reviews which ranged from pleasantly amused to fuming accusations of being one of the worst movies of all time, GREEN HORNET managed to lead at the box office with $40.5 million over the four-day holiday. That was doubtless inflated by the 3D conversion, so, sadly, studios will keep doing it and keep making movies less watchable.
