While on a much-needed honeymoon to the Lake George region of upstate New York (if you’ve seen or read The Last of the Mohicans, then that’s the lake it all occurred on), my bride and I took in a custom that I thankfully have been enjoying since since childhood, which was see a double feature […]
Archive for July, 2012
A Blast from the Past: The Drive-In Movie Theater
Posted: July 11, 2012 by Dion in Film, History, TechnologyTags: Brave, Drive In Movie Theater, Glen Falls Drive In, Lake George, The Amazing Spider-Man
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Posted: July 9, 2012 by Dion in Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, History, Housekeeping, News, Obituaries, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Borgnine Moment, Borgninian Moment, Ernest Borgnine, Obituaries
On July 8, the world lost another pillar of greatness, a link to a lost and nearly forgotten world, a connection to a time when legends walked the earth. Sunday morning, Ernest Borgnine peacefully passed away of renal failure, surrounded by his family. He was 95 years young. Where can one begin to discuss the life of the […]
Ernest Borgnine 1917-2012
Posted: July 9, 2012 by Dion in Ernest Borgnine, News, ObituariesTags: Borgnine Moment, Borgninian Moment, Ernest Borgnine, Obituaries
It’s All Brian’s Fault… HONEST!
Posted: July 7, 2012 by J. Marcus in Books, Comic Books, Doctor Who, Film, PodcastTags: Batman, Detective Comics, Doctor Who, Douglas Adams, Ernest Borgnine, San Diego Comic Con, Shada, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man
With Dion on the lam again, J. and Brian are forced to go it alone once again. Amazing technical goofs aside, the boys manage to run the bases, covering such amazing topics as the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, Doctor Who, the new Spider-Man movie and even a little bit of historical comic lore! So […]
The Amazing Spider-Man : The “Ultimate” Spider-Man Film
Posted: July 5, 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, Film ReviewTags: Andrew Garfield, Brian Michael Bendis, Emma Stone, Kirsten Dunst, Marc Webb, Mark Bagley, Sam Raimi, The Amazing Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire, Ultimate Spider-Man
As The Amazing Spider-Man grew closer to its debut, the question just got louder and louder: With three madly successful Spider-Man films being released in just the last ten years, was it neccessary, or wise, to reboot the franchise and inflict a whole new Spider-Man on a public that was probably all Spider-Manned out? Did anyone […]
Stories From The Utility Belt: “To The Batmobile!!!’
Posted: July 4, 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Film, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Adam West, Batcave, Batgirl, Batman, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Year One, Batsignal, Batwoman, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Burt Ward, Casey Kasem, Comics Code Authority, Douglas Croft, Dr. Fredric Wertham, Frank Miller, George Clooney, Hanna Barbera, Joel Schumacher, Johnny Duncan, Kevin Conroy, Lewis Wilson, Matt Garrison, Michael Keaton, Olan Soule, Robert Lowery, Seduction of the Innocent, Serials, Superman, The Dark Knight Returns, Tim Burton, Val Kilmer
Holy podcast, Caped Crusader! J. and Dion have decided to take a trip back in time to the very beginnings of the Dark Knight, rediscovering his roots and tracing the steps that a millionaire playboy took to becoming the world’s greatest detective. We follow him from his meager beginnings as a simple line drawing, through […]
Stories From The Utility Belt: "To The Batmobile!!!' [ 1:00:30 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (463)Reading Marvel in the ’60s, Part 1: The Uncanny (X-Men) Valley
Posted: July 3, 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, The Comic SpinnerTags: Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Jack Kirby, Martin Goodman, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, X-Men
Join Brian every other Tuesday as he talks comic books from a reader’s perspective, both his new experiences with the medium and reflections on over thirty years of enjoying the finest in sequential art. The “uncanny valley” is a term used in robotics (and, more generally, in the science fiction community) to describe the phenomenon […]