Grindhouse: Who Needs Chris Masterson?
Would-be fiction writers reading texts on learning how to write are often confronted by flat vs. round characters. Flat characters are the folk of genre: the brave hero, the dastardly villain, the salty cook,...
Kitten 300
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Just one more 300 parody video because it's got KITTENS.
Grant, we hardly knew ye
It seems that Grant Morrison is taking more steps in his transition to Hollywood script-guy with a story Variety likes to call Comicbook author to write 'Area 51':
Paramount Pictures has hired comicbook author Grant...
METAL MEN forge ahead at WB
It seems they are planning to make a film based on the Metal Men the quirky team created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru in 1962. Lauren Shuler Donner (X-MEN, CONSTANTINE) produces, with Eric...
Morning Briefing: Spidey, FF, SIN CITY 2
§ Someone here was complaining that Queens is to be left out of the Spidey 3 festivities taking place at the end of the month, but in what we can only term a fitting...
To Do: Grindhouse at Hanleys
We mentioned this the other day, now we hear that Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson and Freddie Rodriguez will all be signing at Jim Hanley's Universe this Saturday from 12-1. Tickets for...
The Force is strong at this express shipping outlet
Now you can shove your rent check into an R2-D2 post office box and use your Darth Maul stamp to get it there! The US Post Office is releasing a series of 15 stamps...
Notable quotables
§ Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report: "Should we go to war with Iran? We only need 300 troops."
§ Joel Silver says Wonder Woman is war at Rotten Tomatoes:
"For years now, Marvel’s just been...
Virgin in the news
Big AP story on Virgin's release of The Virulents, which is produced by creators in Bangalore, apparently. The story, which was picked up by the Washington Post and USA Today, includes a slideshow of...
The next 300!
If you're one of those people who goes around pitching comic book movies in Hollywood, we're willing to bet that "It's the next 300!" may have been uttered in your presence a time or...
Here comes Speed Racer!
Emile Hirsch has been cast as Speed Racer in the upcoming movie:
The actor most recently earned critical acclaim as the charismatic Johnny Truelove in the real-life crime drama Alpha Dog, and as skateboarding vanguard...
Comics pack ONE-TWO punch at box office
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turyles made a CGI-powered comeback, rising to the top of the weekend boxoffice with $25.45 million. 300 was second, continuing its fantastic pace with $20.5 million.
By the way, did...
