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Ben Affleck to Direct New Justice League Movie? So there’s been some very tenuous rumors that Ben Affleck is in talks to direct a film adaptation of DC Comics super team the “Justice League”. To be fair, there have been just as many articles that say he’s not directing, but this is an interesting development. […]
Muse to Play London Olympic Closing Ceremony. Pink Floyd too? UPDATED: Well dumb ass NBC decided not to air Muse. Or the Who for that matter. So I suffered through the Spice Girls and some crappy pop for nothing. The Pink Floyd high-wire thing, Lennon and Bowie tributes were kinda cool, but I’m super pissed […]
Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman Disappears After Tirade UPDATED 8/13/12: Well apparently Jaz Coleman has been found alive and well in the Sahara of all places. The Facebook rant against the Cult has yet to be fully explained, but Coleman asserts he was impersonated. But he said they will not be on the tour, which totally […]
12 Worst Comic Book Movies Ever Made Just recently I did the Top 12 Best Comic Book Movies Ever Made. But let’s not forget the Worst Comic Book Movies. When a comic book movie’s good, it makes you feel like a kid. But sadly some are so bad that you begin to worry that you […]
Album Review: The Barrens (Independent Music Promotions) [rating=5] *An interesting fusion of dream-pop, alt-rock and psychedelia, this album casts a lingering spell. The Barrens are a band from NYC that are doing an interesting blend of alternative rock sub-genres on their self titled album (which you can preview and download here from Bandcamp; you […]
12 Best Comic Book Movies Ever Made The cinematic movement that’s took hold of the 21st century (at least for now), for better or worse, is the comic book movie. Super hero films made in decades past were often hampered by the lack of believable special effects (at least as much as suspension of belief will allow). […]
*New Baroness release “Yellow and Green” adds elements of 90’s alternative rock to their sludge metal sound [rating=4] If you’ve read my blog for a while now, you know that I think most modern music sucks, and lament the lack of heavy rock with a bit of melody. It’s either anemic pop or cookie […]
New Order Plan Fall North American Tour Just discovered via Slicing Up Eyeballs that New Order will be doing their first (albeit brief) North American Tour in 7 years. This is indeed exciting news, but it’s a little bittersweet given that founding member and bassist extraordinaire Peter Hook won’t be in tow as he quit […]
Dark Knight Rises: Review And Commentary [rating=4] I’ve been waiting to see “The Dark Knight Rises” impatiently. I bought my ticket over a month ago. This was supposed to be a simple film review. But since I didn’t see an advance screening, I’m in a unique position as a reviewer. I’m watching it after the terrifying shooting […]
The 13 Lamest Comic Book Characters I recently posted about why Batman’s the best superhero ever (check it out here). He is of course, one of many awesome comic characters, from the most well-known, to what’s referred to in comic geek circles as second tier characters (Daredevil or Green Arrow come to mind), or third […]
