— by CASEY CRAWFORD — The “Boondock Saints” franchise has seen a lot of action over the past few months, beginning with the release of “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,” the highly-anticipated follow up to the 1999 original. In early 2010, cast and crew embarke[...]
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Batman: The 1949 Motion Picture Serial
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — Antisocial Prof. Hammil’s Remote Control device, which enables the user to take over any motor vehicle within 50 miles, is stolen by The Wizard. Batman and Robin must now prevent the Wizard from obtaining diamonds, needed as fuel for the device, and also res[...]
‘Toy Story 3’: Drawn to Animation
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Eleven years after the release of “Toy Story 2,” the “Toy Story” franchise is continuing with “Toy Story 3.” Going this long between films is tricky. The kids who grew up seeing the films have grown up, but not to the age where they would h[...]
Batman: The 1943 Motion Picture Serial
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — Batman and Robin battle Japanese spymaster Tito Daka as he operates a covert espionage organization in Gotham City’s now-deserted Little Tokyo that turns American scientists into pliable zombies for the Third Reich.[...]
Batman: Origins of a Legend (1940 to 1949)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — By 1940, with a sum total of nine issues of “Detective Comics” under his utility belt, Batman had successfully established himself as a power player in comics…a character whose foundations had laid the groundwork for a legacy with volumes of[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Logorama’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — I have watched this short film twice and I was blown away each time. It is undeniably brilliant. The sound is fantastic, the animation is amazing and it’s just plain fun to watch.[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Norman Reedus
— by SEAN GERSKI — Back in 1999, when “Boondock Saints” came and went (after appearing in a handful of theaters), the odds of ever seeing a sequel to the movie were incalculably low. And, as time went by, the odds grew even longer. But “Boondock Saints” is not[...]
Batman: Dawn of a Hero (1939 to 1940)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — Batman made his debut in “Detective Comics” issue #27 in the spring of 1939…in a story titled “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate.” The character, created by an earnest young cartoonist named Robert Kane, was visually inspired by a number of sources. His[...]
Elemental, Terrifying and Legendary: The Impact of Batman
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — The year was 1939…May, to be exact…and a breath was being held. Cartoonist Bob Kane, along with writer Bill Finger and editor Victor Sullivan, had a chance taken by DC Comics on a creation of Kane’s own making. It was a character made by Kane in the[...]
Five Exclusive Stills from ‘The Beatnicks’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Thanks to Garen Topalian, executive producer of “”The Beatnicks,” we have these five never-before-seen exclusive stills from the movie, which debuts on DVD April 6.[...]
Investigate Batman with It’s Just Movies
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — Throughout April and May, Chas Blankenship will embark on an odyssey through over 70 years of history … analyzing, critiquing and reviewing every facet concerning the legacy of Batman; arguably the single most popular literary character of all time. From [...]
Short Film Theatre: ‘Meet Meline’
— by KYLA DREWETTE — Independently created by Sebastien Laban and Virginie Goyons, “Meet Meline” is a short animated film about a young girl’s discovery. The film, which was created with no budget and has taken over two years to complete, tells the story of Meline, a girl who enjoy[...]
Happy Easter from ‘Despicable Me’
Easter greetings from the gang at “Despicable Me,” due in theaters July 9.[...]
How It Should Have Ended: 2012
The comedic savants at HISHE (How It Should Have Ended) have set their sights on the John Cusack disaster movie “2012” and come up with a hilarious take on how the movie … well … should have ended.[...]