"Amazons from Space" and other stories
I never had
this Wonder Woman one, but I had a couple of these superhero records (like
this Hulk book-and-record one) when I was a kid. Clicking either of those links will take you to the Power Records blog where you'll find tons of these things. Very cool site.
Indiana Jones makes everything betterX-boxJack Sparrow tells all
Confessions of a Disneyland Captain Jack. It's an extremely interesting behind-the-scenes look into the challenges of adapting a drunken, horny pirate to a family setting without losing the initial appeal. Be sure to read all the way to the end. It sounds like he's complaining in parts, but it's got a very sweet finish.
Disney wanted us to tone Jack down, so they put us through an acting class to discover reasons why Jack walks and talks the way he does. Obviously he is based on Keith Richards, who’s always messed up, which is why they came up with the class. “Don’t be flirtatious,” they told us. “See women as trouble.” And they said as far as alcohol goes, don’t even mention drinking. But the Pirates of the Caribbean song is all about drinking, and they’re drinking all along the ride. So I eventually broke that rule, because it would have taken me out of character. When parents took pictures, I’d say, “Everyone say ‘rum,’ ” and the parents loved it.
Flying gorillasDo you remember my
raving about Gene Gonzales' flying gorilla? Turns out
its for Perils on Planet X, so we can thank Christopher Mills and be even more excited about his and Gene's comic.
Moon Town
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Moon Town is a series of science-fiction episodes being created by writer/director Steve Ogden. He is planning to use a 'Production-Based' approach to developing the series, in hopes of keeping down the production cost and amount of time it takes to develop each episode. Look for finished episodes to be released online in serial form. The first episode, "Arrival," is slated for completion in Spring 2008." (Thanks,
SF Signal!)
Tintin movies a trilogySounds like Spielberg's directing the first one, Peter Jackson's got the second one, and they're co-directing the last.
I've never seen a review of an action figure doll before
At least, not one
this in depth. Lots of great pictures too. It really is a great-looking doll.
Devil May CareThe new Bond novel is out. I had my hands on it the other night at Borders, but decided I didn't have time to read it right now. Besides, I'm saving up for the
Fleming hardcovers.
Devil May Care is definitely on my list though.
"So young, my lord, and true."
It's no secret that
we like Keira Knightley around here. And thanks to
a re-watch of Emma and her performance in
Iron Man, I'm kinda developing a crush on Gwyneth Paltrow too. Put them together with Anthony Hopkins and you've got
a can't-miss King Lear. The only thing that could make it better would be for Kenneth Branagh to write, direct, and produce, but we'll give this Joshua Michael Stern fella a chance too.
Hulk connectionsSaw
Iron Man again last night and dang it if I didn't forget to
look for Captain America's shield at the appropriate time. I thought about it as the movie started and then got sucked in and didn't think again about Easter eggs. (Or maybe I was just way distracted by Gwyneth Paltrow.)
I'll probably do the same with
The Incredible Hulk, which is going to have
plenty of its own Easter eggs and connections to other Marvel movies.
