Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
When Ben Affleck gave up directing duties on the solo Batman film, it was obvious things were grim. And while the latest rumor seems to suggest they’re just getting worse, at least this time there may be a silver lining. The new rumor surfaced in Forbes. They’re reporting Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet…
Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jan 30, 2017 https://www.patreon.com/moviebob1 Anyone can be a hero, and sometimes it’s more important than ever to say so – especially in ubiquitous pop-culture institutions like The Marvel Cinematic Universe. IN…
America Chavez is the queer Latina superhero the world sorely needs in Donald Trump’s anti-LGBTQ, border-loving nation. And now we have a sneak peek of what she’ll look like when she’s debuted as one of newest female-led titles: The image, of a “Formation”-inspired brown woman dressed in patriotic red, white and blue but with a grimace on…
It’s kind of hard to believe, but by the end of the year, there will be a Justice League movie out in theaters. I say it’s hard to believe simply because it doesn’t feel like anyone wants it that much. We have a trailer for the film, but the latest craze is new photos…
Furious fanboys are missing the point – but what else is new? IN BOB WE TRUST: New episodes, new look, new topics. Subscribe to this channel for more each week! MUSIC: “Heroic Reception”, “Night on the Docks – Trumpet”, “Reformat”,”Zap Beat”, “Eighties Action, Black Vortex, Full On, Lightless Dawn, Americana” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under…
On inauguration day in DC, the souvenir business was slow. I asked a vendor wearing a huge Bob Marley hoodie while hawking Trump hats and scarves and keychains whether he might not have had better luck selling Obama gear, and he shrugged. “It’s too late.” But he also said: “Tomorrow.” Tomorrow! You lie and I…
This is “Just a Reminder,” a feature that reminds people about the past. In this week’s Line it is Drawn, the topic was to “have Luke Cage replace a character on a famous comic book cover”. Artist Gene Guilmette drew a suggestion by a reader to have Luke Cage in place of Captain America on…
The trailer for Logan came out a few days ago, and while most X-Men movies compete over the trophy for “Most Chunks Of Metal Tossed,” this one seems to be about a sad, lonely mutant trying to find a purpose in a shitty lonely world while some metal is tossed. It stars Hugh Jackman, who…
IN LATE 1994, LUCASFILM HELD A SERIES OF TOP-SECRET MEETINGS with Star Warslicensees. On the agenda: how to invigorate a lucrative movie franchise that hadn’t released a movie for more than a decade. Out of those brainstorming sessions — attended by Bantam author Steve Perry and representatives from LucasArts, among others — emerged a 25-page outline for…
Today’s Mudline December 18, 2016 Joe Biden on 2016 presidential campaign: “So much for the shining city on the hill.”….Harry Reid on the U.S.: “Entering a new Gilded Age.”….Bernie Sanders on Donald Trump: “A pathological liar.”….Tina Fey on Trump: “Can’t muster the dignity of a seventh-grader.”….S.V. Date on Trump: “‘The Apprentice, Secretary of State Edition’…