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Kirby’s Heirs Want Marvel Characters Rights Back

September 21, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

The inspiration certainly came from the success the Estate of Jerry Siegel experienced in regards to reclaiming the copyright for Superman from DC Comics/Warner Brothers. The timing certainly has a lot to do with Marvel’s [click for more]

The Formation of DC Entertainment: What Does It All Mean?

September 10, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

It was a move that was probably in the works for months, probably dating back to last year’s DC/Warner Brothers summit, but it simply appears like a knee-jerk reaction to Disney’s purchase of Marvel last [click for more]

Would A Movie By Any Other Name Still Be Pirated?

September 10, 2009 Rich Drees

If you were a movie pirate looking to steal a print of the latest Harry Potter movie when it was shipped to movie theaters a few weeks ago, you were probably out of luck if [click for more]

Ratner And YOUNGBLOOD: Perfect Together?

February 11, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

He is the critically lambasted director known for the Rush Hour trilogy who is credited with single-handedly destroying the X-Men film franchise with his X-Men: The Last Stand. It is the critically lambasted comic book [click for more]

Could We Finally Be Able To Watch The WATCHMEN?

January 15, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

Word out of Hollywood is that Fox and Warner Brothers might be close to a settlement in their rights dispute over the Watchmen movie. Per Film Esq., both studios filed a Notice of Settlement Status [click for more]

Results Of The DC/Warners Confab? JUSTICE LEAGUE Cancelled, SUPERMAN Rebooted (Again) And Darker Films

August 23, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Last month, when we told you about a meeting between DC Comics and parent company Warner Brothers, we knew that it would be only a matter of time before we got news regarding Warners plans with DC properties. After weeks [click for more]

MPAA Clarifies R Rating, World Shrugs

March 15, 2007 Rich Drees

The Hollywood Reporter has posted a story today where the Motion Picture Association of America’s Classification And Ratings Admission has announced a change of wording that will accompany the “R” rating certificate on future movies [click for more]

DVD’s Vanishing Variety

March 6, 2007 Rich Drees

Recent walks through various local chain stores have led me to wonder if I wasn’t seeing quite the variety of DVD titles that I’ve been used to seeing. More and more shelf space seemed to [click for more]

The Trouble With Lists

February 7, 2007 Rich Drees

Well, I guess I can die then… The Houston Chronicle’s tech writer, Dwight Silverman, has posted on his blog a list of 15 films he considers essential film geek watching. Not surprisingly, I’ve seen all [click for more]

FLASH! Ahhhhhhh!

November 8, 2006 Rich Drees

There are many films out there that have probably been unfairly lambasted by either critics or the passage of time. For me, one of those films is the 1980 Dino De Laurentiis produced comic-strip adaptation [click for more]