Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category

Cyclops stole his woman

June 16, 2006

Superman Returns next week. The Movie Reporter website has 11 clips online. You’ll have to ignore the seizure-inducing ads surrounding the clips, as well as the always annoying talking smiley spots (If Bill Gates designed seven layers of hell, I’m confident smileys would populate floors two through four. That damned talking paperclip would rule the [...]

I may have to start reading comics again

June 15, 2006

While growing up one of my closest friends was Peter Parker. If you could translate into cold cash the investment of my youth into all things Spider-Man, Trump would raise an eyebrow. That’s a lotta dough.
I’ve long left the comics behind, but my affection for the character continues. So it was my eyebrow coming [...]

The voice of C-3PO is a toughie

June 9, 2006

Earlier this week, James at Cinematical.com put out an interesting challenge. Well, interesting to people like me who have a collection of ’80s Hasbro toys in a safe box downstairs - how would you re-cast the Stars Wars Triology? The query has been running around my subconscious like a Jawa chugging Red Bull. I now [...]

Mom! I’m conquering. It’s the Secret Wars day!

May 31, 2006

This. Is. Awesome. Really. Words fail me.

I like this one …

May 29, 2006

My five favorite scenes from X-Men: The Last Stand:
- The session in the Danger Room, particularly when Colossus grabs Wolvie and slings him at the Sentinel. The Fastball Special - one of many classic X-Men panels in the movie.
- Magneto says goodbye to Mystique. She lays naked at his feet after sacrificing her body for [...]