300 rippling abs hits Cannesfilm market; war brewing?
We know that Beat readers must be as sick of our 300 coverage as we are by now, but the trades just can't keep loving up this movie, which is seen by many as...
IRON MAN waits in the wings
While Marvel is assured of a record year at the box office with Spidey 3, and FF 2, the real excitement begins WITH IRON MEN, the first Marvel-financed superhero movie. To keep...
Spider-Man 3 already setting records
Opening internationally, in advance of its US premiere tomorrow, SPIDEY 3 has already broken records on two continents:
"Spider-Man 3" cast a worldwide web with a blockbuster first day, hauling in $29.15 million in...
One more Eisner docu screening
WILL EISNER: PORTRAIT OF A SEQUENTIAL ARTIST had its world premiere last Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, and a special screening and post-reception for Will's family and friends on...
RONIN news made larger
Variety sent out a NEWS FLASH yesterday that Sylvain "STOMP THE YARD" White will make RONIN, the new Frank Miller project, but that's funny because we already reported that like 2 1/2 months ago....
Speaking of Spidey…
USATODAY explores the unbearable lightness of being Sam Raimi:
"This was the franchise he was meant to do," Franco says. "It lets him do the action, some humor, some scary stuff, all in one genre....
Vess views STARDUST
Over at his Blog, Charles Vess reports on his first viewing of the Stardust movie:
Nervous couldn’t half describe how I was feeling at that moment. What if I found myself cringing at what had...
News and notes
§ The LA Times looks at the rising sales for novels based on manga. Already a huge category in Japan, the novels are catching on the US as well.
The practice of adapting stories...
Morning Briefing: Downey, WHITEOUT, etc
§ The first images of Robert Downey as Tony Stark were released last week and according to director Jon Favreau, the oft-troubled star fits the role to a T:
"We didn't want to just go...
Where’s…Frank MIller: “An enigma”
The LA Times catches up with Frank Miller in a lengthy profile by Geoff Boucher. It seems since the 300 premiere, Miller has been out in Hollywood doing the rounds:
Miller, who is 50, was...
Where’s…Bruce Campbell?
It's been a while since we checked in on The One True Bruce, but with his cameo in this week's SPIDER-MAN 3 looming, we thought it was time for an update. The above photo...
Scooby Death note
A young artist imagines a manga-ized version of Scooby, but not quite the one you're thinking of.
Maybe the time has come for this?
