For the first time in the studio’s stellar 103-year history, Universal Pictures has grossed over $3 billion internationally, thanks to an unprecedented run of success throughout 2015 that has seen them take many other records with them. A large chunk of those grosses (almost two-thirds) are thanks to their summer juggernaut blockbusters Fast & Furious […]
Movie Review – Love & Mercy (2015)
Love & Mercy, 2015. Directed by Bill Pohlad. Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady […]
Comic Book Review – Rebels #4
Zeb Larson reviews Rebels #4… With Mercy pushed to the back of his mind, Seth is free to commit one hundred percent to the war for independence and to the special assignment General George Washington has in mind for him. Rebels #4 takes Seth Abbott to a familiar battle in the lore of American history: […]
Everest to open 72nd Venice Film Festival
The summer movie season is almost over and attention in the film world will soon be turning back to festival season, with the first slice of news from one of the most prestigious events in the film calendar announced today. Universal Pictures Everest, the mountain survival tale directed by Baltasar Kormakur (2 Guns) has been […]
Movie Review – Ant-Man (2015)
Ant-Man, 2015 Directed by Peyton Reed Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, John Slattery, Hayley Atwell, Martin Donovan, David Dastmalchian, Wood Harris, Gregg Turkington and Michael Douglas. SYNOPSIS: Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man […]
The Week in Spandex – The Pre-Comic Con 2015 Edition
In this pre-Comic Con edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, […]
South Park renewed for three more seasons
Comedy Central’s animated comedy South Park has been renewed for three more seasons, which means the show will run until at least 2019. Since the show already had an existing agreement through season 20, this new deal will bring it to a total of 23 seasons and 304 episodes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Matt Stone and […]
Marisa Tomei offered Aunt May role in Spider-Man reboot
According to Variety, Sony and Marvel’s upcoming Spider-Man may have found its new Aunt May: Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei. This will mark the first major tentpole for Tomei, who is most famous for roles in dramas like The Wrestler and comedies like My Cousin Vinny. The new report is unclear about whether or not she’s officially landed the role, but […]
Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool will be his last superhero role
Ryan Reynolds is certainly no stranger to the superhero movie, having appeared in Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern, and as he gears up to appear at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote next year’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, the actor has told The Huffington Post that the Merc with a Mouth will be […]
Disney’s Bob Iger isn’t afraid of competition from DC: “We’re Marvel”
For the past few years, Marvel Studios had been running pretty much unopposed when it comes to shared superhero movie universes, although that’s about to change as Warner Bros. kickstarts its DC slate next year with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. However, Disney chief Bob Iger isn’t afraid […]
