— by CAM SMITH — Translating popular comic-book character costumes to the big screen is mighty tricky business in our present pop-culture landscape – where small roaming hordes of foaming fans can instantly destroy a film’s good buzz via social networking sites and message boards the[...]
Posts Tagged ‘DC Comics’
Under Review: ‘Jonah Hex’
— by ADAM POYNTER — I will start my review by stating the most obvious point: this film is only 80 minutes long. At only 1 hour and 20 minutes, everything in the film was rushed and nothing delved into deeper because of a lack of time. Due to that fact, I’ll try to make […][...]
Why They Should Make a ‘Smallville’ Feature Film
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Superhero movies aren’t going away. With the success of “Iron Man” and “The Dark Knight,” the superheroes are lining up and will continue to fly our way very, very swiftly. One superhero franchise that has also enjoyed great success is ̶[...]
If I Was Making … ‘The Man of Steel’ (Pt. 2)
— by BEN FOWLER — In a new Superman movie, a little time does need to be devoted to Kal-El’s homeworld. Ideally I would love to do a HBO-style mini-series about Krypton itself leading up to the devastating events that lead up to its eventual destruction. But that is for a whole other a[...]
If I Was Making … ‘The Man of Steel’ (Pt. 1)
— by BEN FOWLER — If you follow some of my work on here at IJM, you may notice a recurring passion of mine — Superman. So, you can appreciate it is with some trepidation that I attempt to bring out the points that I think should be dealt with when developing and producing the [&hel[...]
Batman: Modern Myth (2000 to 2009)
— 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.[...]
‘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[...]
‘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[...]
‘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[...]