Film Edumacation: “Alphaville”

If you find yourself in the LA area this weekend and want to treat yourself to rare, cinematic history, wander down to Landmark’s Nuart theatre to catch Jean-Luc Godard’s ALPHAVILLE. I don’t know how many can say they’ve seen a French New Wave sci-fi film noir movie, and for that … Get hard

Harry Potter And The March Madness Triwizard Tournament, Sweet 16

[adrotate banner=”16″] The first two rounds of our March Madness style Harry Potter bracket has been fun, mildly diverting. Relatively easy. It was like remedial potions. Now the bracket looks like this (click on the image to make it larger): Now it gets brutal. Sirius. Like cruciatus curse painful. It’s … Get hard

WonderCon Cosplay Extravaganza

This past Easter weekend, comics and Cosplay took over Anaheim’s WonderCon. As always, Stormtroopers traveled in packs, Deadpool remained the most popular character without a movie (a real one), and unsurprisingly, the Frozen princesses burst onto the scene. Black Widow or Daenerys Targaryen were probably the two most popular female cosplay costume, though … Get hard

WonderCon 2014: “Son of Batman” World Premiere & Review

For many hardcore fans, the big ticket item for the first day of WonderCon 2014 was the world premiere of Son of Batman, a film adaptation of Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert’s 2006 comic book that gives us Damien Wayne’s origin story. Son of Batman is stunningly DCU’s 20th original film, and the … Get hard

WonderCon 2014: “X-Men: Days of Future Past” Panel

Spoilers for the opening scenes of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST follow. If there’s a dark cloud hanging over the sunny festivities of WonderCon, it’s likely the sexual abuse allegations that have been thrown director Bryan Singer’s way. He had been planned to represent his newest film, the epic gigantic crazy … Get hard

WonderCon 2014: “Son of Batman” Panel

After a fairly crowded arena at WonderCon witnessed the world premiere of DCU’s newest animation confection, Son of Batman, we were also treated to a Q&A with some of the brilliant talent involved in the production. That means James Tucker, the DCU “super” producer, director Ethan Spaulding, heralded animator Phil Bourassa, casting director and … Get hard

WonderCon 2014: Jay Baruchel & Dean DeBlois Talk “How To Train Your Dragon 2″

In 2010, Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon came out and charmed everyone in theaters, young and old alike. The film was adapted from Cressida Cowell’s book, and featured a sterling voice cast headlined by Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Gerard Butler (300), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (SuperBad) and Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids). Now four years later, … Get hard

WonderCon 2014: Sony’s “Deliver Us From Evil” Panel

Chris Hardwick is the moderator for Deliver Us From Evil, which makes me so erect for Comic-Con, and honestly, automatically makes this panel a must-watch. He’s the best moderator in the business. Director Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Exorcism of Emily Rose) is brought to the stage. We quickly learn that Scott and … Get hard