— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — With the year 2000, the world greeted a new millennium with open arms. The internet was on the cusp of igniting the world of communication and Hollywood was about to be swallowed whole by the franchise condition. For comics, the decade would prove bittersweet.[...]
Archive for the ‘Superheroes’ Category
‘Green Lantern’ Villain Caught Walking Around
— by CAM SMITH — There were some scattered murmurings of disapproval last September when news leaked that the main villain supreme in DC’s first “Green Lantern” film wouldn’t be Sinestro, but rather Hector Hammond, the paralyzed, giganto-domed gentleman with powerful psychic and [...]
‘Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker’ Original Motion Picture Score
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — For the first feature length “Batman Beyond” release, it was clear that the musical score would need to deliver on a level far and above Saturday morning television. Fortunately, given its high-profile plot and storyline, “Batman Beyond: Return of[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Batman: Under the Red Hood’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — There are many “Batman” incarnations in live-action movies, animated series and movies, and in the printed pages of comics and books. The list would be endless if we had to recount the history and adventures of the heroic character (but It’s Just[...]
‘Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker’ (2000)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — The sleeker, more dangerous and seemingly immortal Clown Prince of Crime is back to terrorize Futuristic Gotham City, the new generation’s Batman and the aging Bruce Wayne.[...]
‘Batman Beyond’ (1999 to 2001)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — “Never again.” Those were the words uttered by Bruce Wayne as he shut down the Batcave…ending his crusade as Batman once and for all. But evil is never completely eradicated. The poor professor that it is, it continues to manifest in the generations…even a[...]
New ‘X-Men’ Project Raises Interesting Questions
— by ROB COX — This week’s announcement that “Kick Ass” director Matthew Vaughn will helm Fox’s “X-Men: First Class” raises some interesting questions. According to boxofficemojo.com, “First Class” will be an origin story, detailing how Charles Xavier and Erik Lensher[...]
‘Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman’ (2003)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — The Dark Knight must contend with a mysterious female vigilante who emulates him, but to a more ruthless degree. “Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman” is about as entertaining as animated Batman movies get. Not as much darkness, but the fun is still intact[...]
Toby Jones Cast as Arnim Zola in ‘Captain America’
— by BEN FOWLER — Toby Jones, the British born actor, is said to be in final negotiations to appear in Joe Johnston’s upcoming Captain America film. The “Infamous” actor, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog, is down to play evil genius and all-around bad guy[...]
‘The New Batman Adventures’ (1997 to 1999)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — In the years following the end of “Batman: The Animated Series,” it seemed that the production team headed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett and Glen Murakami had sufficiently moved on…right along to a wonderful take on the Man of Steel with “Superman[...]
‘Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero’ Original Motion Picture Score (1998)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — While not as bombastic and sweeping as the score for “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” (1993), composer Mike McCuistion (a member of Shirley Walker’s team from the animated series) delivers a finely tuned and tragically poetic score for “Batman & Mr. Fre[...]
‘X-Men: First Class’ Has Director and Release Date
— by CAM SMITH — While “Captain America” may have been, for a while at least, the most tumultuous superhero movie currently in active development, 20th Century Fox seems desperate to swipe that dubious honor away with the ongoing behind-the-scenes drama that is “X-Men: First Class.[...]
‘Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero’ (1998)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — When Mr. Freeze kidnaps Barbara Gordon for a mysterious medical procedure to save his cryogenically frozen wife Nora, Batman and Robin embark on a blazing rescue mission to save her.[...]
‘Batman: Mask of the Phantasm’: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1993)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — If I had to make note of where the absolute zenith for superhero symphonic exercise occurred…I’d honestly have to hand it over to the period from 1989 to 1993/1994. The reigns of Danny Elfman and Shirley Walker.[...]