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comic book movies and oceans 12

by m3ntal

ign has a coo article about the multitude of comic-to-movie translations that have or will grace the big screen. there’ve been plenty of hit or misses in the past…more hits for dc and (alot) more misses for marvel. but nowadays marvel cranks out quality shit, while dcs kind of been pooping out turds lately…ever since the smelly garbage that was batman+robin (which ill admit to actually paying to see in the theaters). amongst the more notable movies on the list include the blade trilogy, the upcoming bryan singer superman (with the newly minted “man of steel” brandon routh), j.m. stracznski’s rising stars, and the green lantern…starring jack black! sha-na-na-na-na…

OCEANS TWELVE
oh right…i keep forgetting to post this. the new oceans 12 trailers up and shuffling about. while im not much of a soderbergh fan, i did think the first oceans 11 was pretty swish (no, not the rat pack one…the clooney one). so im looking forward to the crew heisting more bling in the new movie. catherine zeta-jones…douglas(?) joins the crew too, so its extra swish.

EPISODE 3 TEASER POSTER
this just in too…aicn just posted about the official teaser poster for star wars eps3 that was shown on et. holy shit look…the way his cape flows totally resembles darth vaders helmet. what are the odds? and anakins totally gonna be darth vader soon, so thats just like a really fucking amazing coincidence. bleh fuckit. i gotta agree with quints initial assessment, the posters kinda dorky. and i do prefer the fake one posted about before too. *shrug* whatev. come out with the fucking trailer already (to be attached to the incredibles btw…in case youz didnt know).

> comics-to-movies (via ign)
> oceans 12 trailer
> episode 3 teaser poster (via aicn)

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wonka, anakin, and love pillows

by m3ntal

[ audio selection | groove armada – superstylin’ ]

poot, i missed the law & order filming in my lobby last nite. i was too busy chewing on cajun food at acme with the pho-meister. ah well…whatev. i think it was a diet law & order anyway, like “trial by jury” or something. the rockin’ cajun was more worth it, tho pho did get a bit of a stomach ache afterwards.

WILLY WONKA
anyhoo, the return of random movie news! yay! first up is a super-sneaky (possible) first look at the new willy wonka himself, johnny depp. from the set of tim burtons charlie and the chocolate factory, the sun (via aicn) has a fuzzy b+w spy shot of depp sporting dark shades and a tophat ala wonka. tho aicn speculates the shades are just circumstantial (read: not part of the costume), the tophat is straight-up wonka. coo beans yo.

EPISODE.3
second up is a treasure-trove of rumors, speculations, and confirmations (and shoot-downs) of rumors and speculations for the upcoming star wars eps3, via aicn. the collection of info apparently comes not only from around the web, but also from someone whos seen a rough cut of the movie…and some of the tidbits sound downright coo. i know, its easy to be suspicious. but who honestly cant wait to see the jedis get a costco-sized can of whoop-ass opened up on them? mace gets whacked, obi-wan kicks anakins ass, and sidious/the emperor takes a massive dump on the galaxy. sounds fun yo…so take a read of the lengthy collection of eps3 info.

DOA ULTIMATE
and finally, this isnt movie news or anything, but it makes for a good accompanying pic. while anyone whos ever played dead or alive has probably felt a little dirty for thinking the characters were hot (and they were), the game series nevertheless rocked. back in the kickass dreamcast days, we wasted away hours huddled around the tv in jen+carols 312 apartment with dead or alive 2, smacking each other stupid with girls in tiny outfits and guys in metallic teletubby costumes. the fact that the girls were hot, and that you could actually adjust the bounciness of their jumblies was merely a perk. so now the xbox gets doa: ultimate edition…a souped-up version of doa2 with more characters, badass graphics, an assload of extra features, beach costumes (read: bikinis), a kasumi santa costume (word)…and if you happen to be in japan and get the limited-edition kasumi-chan xbox package, a life-sized kasumi “love pillow” too. um…

> depp as willy wonka (via aicn)
> star wars eps3 rumors (via aicn)
> doa: ultimate edition review (via ign)

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the return of the return of the king

by m3ntal

holy shit, new video preview for the lord of the rings: the return of the king extended edition…via the fonz, and originally from the official website. gosh, i remember back in the day when i would post about the lord of the rings day and night. those were the days yo. the video preview has rockin’ new footage from the forthcoming extended edition, including aragorn brandishing anduril in front of the palantir, saruman tossing down a fireball, the mouth of saurons dental work, and the witch kings ridiculously bad-ass flaming sword. holy shit, word.

> the lord of the rings: the return of the king extended edition preview (via fonz)
> the lord of the rings website

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episode 3 one sheet?

by m3ntal

[ audio selection | radiohead – everything in its right place ]

eh, not much to talk about today except that its friday. and fridays are good…because, you know, its followed by saturday and shit. wait, i know…ill bring this up. theres a purported star wars eps3 one sheet up on aicn. theyre not sure whether its real or not. but even if it isnt, its still a nice pic of anakin looking all hazzard and shit.

> star wars eps3 one sheet (via aicn)

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lone starr and amelie

by m3ntal

and in happier times, there was spaceballs. ungodly in its stupidity and brilliance, mel brooks has now decided that 17 years later, he’ll grace us with spaceballs 2. word yo. hail to lord dark helmet…

UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANCAILLES
and another random movie bit, theres a new trailer for jean-pierre jeunets un long dimanche de fiancailles (a very long engagement). its a bit of a departure from the rockin’ happy happy amelie, but still looks really gorgeous…so take a look.

> spaceballs 2 (via ign…and aicn too)
> un long dimanche de fiancailles (a very long engagement) trailer (via aicn)
> un long dimanche de fiancailles

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fantastic plastic world

by m3ntal

i havent really covered the upcoming fantastic four movie much, but i thought id post this anyhoo, since its so coo. new pictures were posted on the web today featuring the fantastic four in uniform. ioan gruffudd as mr. fantastic, jessica alba as the invisible woman, chris evans as the human torch, and michael chiklis as the thing…coo shit.

> fantastic four images (via shh)

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m3ntal notes

by m3ntal

[ audio selection | 4 wings – penelope ]

a bit of a forewarning to the non-fanboys reading: lots of geeking in this post. im allowed to geek every so often, right? no? fuck you.

STAR WARS TRILOGY
there are two things worth noting about tomorrow. one, the star wars trilogy box set (the original trilogy that is) finally gets released yo. motherfucking badass…its been years coming. ign has a review of the box set, so take a look before your childhood resumes to be pooped on by the release of star wars eps 3: i make mucho mucho money.

DAWN OF WAR
the second thing worth noting is that the ridiculously coo warhammer 40k: dawn of war comes out tomorrow. ive been thumping the demo for the last few weeks and im ready to get my full war on. ive got 5 space marine chapters, replete with insignias and banners, ready to go fuck shit up. hail to the emperor.

oh, and big fyi for marisol. smallville season premieres on wednesday. dont be missing it yo. ok, time for some arahan (thanks for the suggestion tg).

> star wars trilogy dvd review (via ign)
> dawn of war review (via ign)
> warhammer 40k: dawn of war

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movie remainders

by m3ntal

and now, because its late, drive-thru movie news.

SIN CITY
the sin city promo from comic-cons been making its way around the net. frank miller, robert rodriguez, and jessica alba in chaps and a leather bikini. its all good.

OOMPA-LOOMPAS
quickie charlie and the chocolate factory news. danny elfmans voicing all the oompa-loompas, and will be singing too. you crazy fucker.

2046
the japanese 2046 site is up yo, with everything in squiggly kanji, katakana, and hiragana. so many squigglies!
oh, and i will NOT be catching the friday theatrical premiere of sky captain due to extenuating circumstances. ack!

> sin city comic-con promo (via i forgot)
> charlie and the chocolate factory news (via aicn)
> japanese 2046 site (via petrol)

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sky captain at the alamo drafthouse

by m3ntal

betty just sent me a frightening bdsm site of someone i knew back in college. so so frightening. thank you bo-ra for making me poke my own eyeballs. i dont think im going to post the website here…its too scary. bwah!

seriously, wtf. anyway, really coo post on aicn today amongst the fuckloads of posts from the toronto film festival happening right now. harry posted his final thoughts on the upcoming sky captain and the world of tomorrow, as well as an assortment of pics from their premiere at the alamo drafthouse in austin. holy shit im excited. the movie looks ridiculously good, and the pics from their premiere look rock too…with kerry conran and robert rodriguez showing up, and vintage ww2 fighter planes, including the quintessential p-40 warhawk, flying overhead. very coo. sky captain finally comes out this friday, and its going to rock.

> harrys thoughts on sky captain (via aicn)
> sky captain website