Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
In 1994 artist Alex Ross and writer Kurt Busiek created a prestige comic book series that had an enormous impact on how everyone who followed would look at the world of comic book characters. That series was Marvels, and it told the early history of the Marvel Universe through the eyes of a regular man,…
Every generation has a Superman. I consider myself lucky to have been alive at a time when I could, as a four year old, go see Superman: The Movie in theaters. “You’ll believe a man can fly,” was the tagline, and that sums up the sense of awe and wonder imparted by that film. The…
SUICIDE SQUAD Reshoots Bode Well For The DC Movieverse It’s getting funnier. By Devin Faraci Mar. 31, 2016 A couple of weeks ago I spoke with an excellent source who told me something surprising: the trailer for Suicide Squad, the one with the Queen song, did not represent the film as it then existed. “Every joke…
This August we’ll finally be able to enjoy a fun DC movie — and it’s all thanks to the most recent Suicide Squad trailer. The latest trailer for Suicide Squad depicts a bunch of fun scenes which make the new villain-centric DC movie starring The Joker, Harley Quinn, and an assortment of other villains a…
Last week, Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder offhandedly gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly that perfectly encapsulated why he’s one of the most controversial directors working in Hollywood today. Fittingly for these franchise-stuffed times, the interview was about Superman supporting player Jimmy Olsen. Olsen is discussed when Snyder reveals that a character who appears…
I hate to speak for the Judeo-Christian deity—I imagine he’s not particularly a fan of it either—but I’m fully confident when I say God does not approve of Timur Bekmambetov’s Ben-Hur remake, which has turned a historical and religious epic into a dumb, loud, shitty summer blockbuster. God, I’m sure, is most upset about turning…
BRUCE WAYNE appears to have installed a weight-bench in the Batcave. In a promotional poster for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, you might be surprised by the imposing brawn of Ben Affleck (the latest to interpret the role of orphan-billionaire-turned-nocturnal-vigilante), who sends a steely glare across to Henry Cavill’s Superman. Superman has always been…
START “MORE ON” SINGLE STORY BOX v. 2 END “MORE ON” SINGLE STORY BOX v. 2 Jimmy Olsen, the freckle-faced, bow-tie wearing photojournalist, is a well-known member of Superman’s ensemble cast—a bumbling, lovable sidekick who’s always getting into scrapes the hero has to rescue him from. He’s been in basically every cinematic Superman iteration, including…
I really think The Jungle Book, apart from the problems presented by its source material, may be in trouble. From what we’ve seen in clips, a lot of the talking animals just aren’t working. What makes these wolves so freaky, when Dawn of the Planet of the Apes works just fine? I think it’s because…
A new international trailer for Warcraft has popped up online, finally showing us some magic that will be showcased in the movie. What’s nice about this promo is that it actually seems to suit the world, and after several trailers of hand to hand combat, it’s nice to see that magic will be alive and…