‘Looper’ Behind the Scenes Featurette (with video)

‘Looper’ Behind the Scenes Featurette (with video)

If you weren’t looking forward to Looper, perhaps I can help with that. I mean, you would be crazy because who doesn’t want to see a film with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis?

But just in case you weren’t looking forward to it, here’s a behind the scenes featurette. My favorite part is Joseph Gordon-Levitt saying, “Of course he gets the better of me, he’s Bruce Willis.”

It’s hard not to get my expectations up, though I typically like a film better when I don’t. But I am greatly looking forward to this one.

 

Avenger’s Tower

Avenger’s Tower
Slash Film

Is it possible that even though millions upon millions of eyeballs watched Joss Whedon‘s massive superhero blockbuster, The Avengers, every one of them missed a clue to its sequels? Spoilers follow for The Avengers but, at the end of the film, with Manhattan completely destroyed, we see Tony Stark and Pepper Potts jokingly working on a building. Then, the final shot of the movie reveals that all the letters of “STARK” fell off Stark Tower save for one: the A. A for Avengers.

If you look at a screen grab from the film, it seems like that’s exactly what Tony Stark is building at the end…

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Obsessed With Kirk

Obsessed With Kirk
The Incomparable 107

We take on one of our favorite movies, “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” while also acknowledging the flaws that make it all the more lovable. Topics include: How Genesis is the galaxy’s worst Kickstarter project; Why it’s always important to count the planets, especially at Ceti Alpha; The size of the Botany Bay library and why it makes Khan so mad at Kirk; Why Scott’s email is more secure than the Reliant; The real name of Khan’s right-hand man; and how Spock’s death solves Kirk’s mid-life crisis. Also, we scientifically prove that “Wrath of Khan” is better than Star Wars.

As a…

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EW has a new Photo for ‘Fringe’

EW has a new Photo for ‘Fringe’
Entertainment Weekly

As you should have already heard, the fifth and final (sniff) season of Fringe largely takes place in 2036, a time in which the Observers have taken over.

In this season, which picks up right after “Letters of Transit,” the Fringe team, who have been preserved in amber for 20 years, are part of the resistance movement and fighting for freedom from their pale rulers. And it’s clear in the photo below, which you’re seeing first on EW.com, that they’re not going down without a fight.

Is it September 28 yet? (yeah, I’m going to keep asking until it is).

 

‘Bones’ Season 7 Recap

‘Bones’ Season 7 Recap
TV Line

Bones is headed in a darker direction in Season 8 (Monday, Sept. 17 at 8/7c on Fox), thanks in part to the work of Big Bad Pelant. But before the storm clouds roll in, lets relive happier times in the following exclusive video recap of Season 7, aka the year Booth and Brennan merged their lives in a big way.

First of all, I think I am happy that Bones is headed in a darker direction. When I fell in love with the show in the first couple of seaons it was a much more serious show. Somewhere along the way it developed into a half comedy, half drama show. I like comedy and a little is fine,…

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Some Action from ‘Thor 2’

Some Action from ‘Thor 2’

Here’s a video via Splash News showing some on-set action from Thor 2.

I’m pretty hopeful that this will be a far better film than the first Thor film. But I repeat myself.

Anyway, enjoy.

 

‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ - Face Melting Fun — Review

3.5 of 5 stars
‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ - Face Melting Fun

I had the opportunity to see Raiders of the Lost Ark this past weekend in its remastered IMAX glory. I have to say I was duly impressed. The film held up quite well for the most part. And seeing Indy “stick it to the Nazis” is always fun.

I must confess that I have not traditionally thought very highly of the Indiana Jones franchise. And I’m even talking pre-Crystal Skull. Until this past weekend it had been a couple years since I had seen the original trilogy, and I distinctly remember that they weren’t very good films. I have to say that Raiders of the Lost Ark is actually a far better…

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Joss Whedon Shepherding the Marvel Movie Universe

Joss Whedon Shepherding the Marvel Movie Universe
Slash Film

Whedon explained that his Marvel deal allows him to make other films like Much Ado About Nothing as he preps the next big stage of Marvel’s cinema. Part of Whedon’s job with the next stage of the MCU is acting as a sort of godfather, making sure that all the stories work together.

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And he explains that The Avengers — specifically the team-building part of that story — is just the beginning of what he wants to accomplish with the world’s biggest hero team.

The creation of the team is not the happy ending. It is the beginning of something that is complex and difficult, and now I…

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Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Slash Film

Shot in just 12 days while Whedon was finishing up The Avengers, this version retains the Bard’s dialogue but moves the action to contemporary LA. (Specifically, Whedon’s own house.) Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof star as Beatrice and Benedick, acquaintances whose prickly banter signals an obvious compatibility. Other Whedon favorites fill out the rest of the cast: Fran KranzNathan FillionSean Maher, and Clark Gregg. Read more of the early buzz after the jump.

I love how Whedon has a sort of casting pool he draws from. Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce…

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Observer PSA 2

Observer PSA 2
TV Line

If you find yourself in the year 2036, living in a society ruled by chrome-domed, fedora-favoring overlords, and you want to take a drive to see your Aunt Ethel in the next town over, you’d be well-advised to first heed this latest edict from Fringe‘s Captain Windmark, your not-so-friendly Observer mouthpiece.

And here’s the first one in case you missed it a few days back.