Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Bread and Circuses…!

Posted: 13th November 2011 by Tiberius in Housekeeping, News
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Hello! I’d like to thank my hosts on this blog site, those fellows at the top of the page, for allowing me to participate… This weekly column of mine should be exciting, informative, newsworthy, nostalgic, and even sometimes completely untrue! I usually have a lot to say about a lot of things, so I hope you […]

Tom Waits has a New Video Out

Posted: 11th November 2011 by Dion in News
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After just releasing his latest album, Bad as Me, (long awaited review coming shortly), Mr. Waits has released a new music video for the track, “Satisfied.” He just keeps them coming. This is the second media item he has posted for the new album. In case you missed his hilarious Listening Party, published in the end […]

Filming for the new installment of the Batman franchise, The Dark Knight Rises landed in New York City on 5 Ave last week and turned Trump Towers into “Wayne Enterprises”. 

I Give This a Thumbs Ehhhhh…

Posted: 7th November 2011 by J. Marcus in News, Television
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In case you missed it, like I did, film critic Roger Ebert has a new program that debuted earlier this year called EBERT PRESENTS: AT THE MOVIES.  But after decades of thumbing his… thumb at one movie or another, it looks like he might have to pack it in and stick to print. On his […]

According to movieweb, Elijah Wood has been signed as the lead in the remake of the Bill Lusting horror classic, Maniac.  The 1980 original starring the great Joe Spinell is a horror staple and probably showcases some of Tom Savini’s best work. It was Spinell’s Rocky, with him writing and executive producing it.

It’s official!  Mr. Bond, James Bond himself is returning to the big screen in 2012 in the newest cinematic outing titled “Skyfall” — that’s assuming, of course, that  the world doesn’t end in 2012 the way they all keep saying!

Andy Rooney 1919-2011

Posted: 4th November 2011 by Dion in News, Obituaries

Andrew “Andy” Rooney, celebrated writer, reporter, columist, producer, CBS commentator, and World War II Veteran passed away late Friday night at the young age of 92.

Take THAT, Successful Movie Sources!

Posted: 4th November 2011 by J. Marcus in News
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The AP is reporting that DC has overtaken Marvel Comics for the first time in almost 10 years. It’s no coincidence that the jump in sales comes at the same time that DC decided to relaunch its top-tier characters in an event dubbed “The New 52”.