Mark Millar Pitches Superman Godfather-style
As a lifelong Superman fan (from Superman underwear at 4 years old to Smallville still today..but now preferring Superman boxer briefs) I’m very keen on the latest Superman movie news. The Superman/Superman II movies were terrific, and we haven’t seen anything good on the big screen since.
Especially with the terrific Marvel movies (Spiderman, Iron Man, Incredible Hulk) there’s no reason why we should’ve gotten Superman Returns as the best effort. As reported recently, they’re rebooting the franchise, and Mark Millar is pushing for his ideas to be the storyline.
Millar recently revealed his ideas, and they’re Godfather-esque, in an upcoming interview. In it, he says:
“The problem with Superman Returns was like releasing Star Wars in ’77, The Empire Strikes Back in ’80 and then waiting 28 years to release Return of the Jedi, it wasn’t relevant. I understand what Bryan Singer was trying to do, to pay homage to Richard Donner’s original vision, but I think you should pay homage by doing something completely different.”
“I want to start on Krypton, a thousand years ago, and end with Superman alone on Planet Earth, the last being left on the planet, as the yellow sun turns red and starts to supernova, and he loses his powers.”
Superman fans should check out the rest of the interview here:
Website of the Week – Jalopnik.com
If you’re interested in cars in any fashion (not just a mechanical junky) check out Jalopnik.com. They have tons of new posts a day and a healthy dose of sneak peeks at 2010 models.
Some examples of recent posts I enjoyed:
http://jalopnik.com/5070409/mythbusters-gas-vs-electric
American Pie 4 Not Going Direct to DVD?
I’m embarassed to say that American Pie ranks as one of my favorite movies of all time. This is likely because the storyline took place in 1999 as the characters graduated, the same year I did. I have no excuse for the fact that I’ve seen all the direct-to-dvd sequels that have came since (featuring only Jim’s Dad from the original cast).
Well paint me lucky (I could use some luck these days) but it looks as if a new American Pie theaterical release is in the works, with original characters. I thought part 3, American Wedding, almost killed the series off it was so bad, but perhaps there is hope. Not homemade hope, but the McDonald’s kind.
Check out the story over at Moviehole.net
The first American Pie netted over 235 million dollars, and no one in the cast has amounted to much since, so they may be a bargain. Tara Reid may even work for drugs.
The Definitive Farewell to the Media
This article has been swirling all over the internet and news shows today, sort of summing up the entire campaign and putting the media bias into perspective. At first the media being in the tank for Obama was laughable, then agitating, and eventually it became dangerous. By the time it was all said and done, the part of society that is supposed to put a check on the government, and provide our information on choosing who serves in that government, has failed unlike any point in history.
Michael Malone breaks it down, and if you are one of the dwindling few that thinks democracy and individual liberty are good things, read this and let me know who exactly will be in charge of protecting them.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=6099188&page=1
Quotes:
That means constantly challenging our own prejudices, systematically presenting opposing views and never, ever burying stories that contradict our own world views or challenge people or institutions we admire. If we can’t achieve Olympian detachment, than at least we can recognize human frailty — especially in ourselves.
If the current polls are correct, we are about to elect as president of the United States a man who is essentially a cipher, who has left almost no paper trail, seems to have few friends (that at least will talk) and has entire years missing out of his biography.
That isn’t Sen. Obama’s fault: His job is to put his best face forward. No, it is the traditional media’s fault, for it alone (unlike the alternative media) has had the resources to cover this story properly, and has systematically refused to do so.
Best Buy’s New Logo?
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I suppose this isn’t important news, but I’m fairly fascinated with all things advertising and marketing. I recall when I was a kid seeing my first Best Buy, and thinking it was a discount outlet store of some kind because of the logo.
SNL Introduces George Bush to Sarah Palin
This SNL skit’s fairly funny….but I’ll take Will Ferrell as George W. Bush even when he’s having an off one. Writing’s kind of weak, but Will Ferell never did have much to work with. The Sarah Palin lines are getting kind of stale, but seeing George Bush play off her works well. Check it out.
Zo, the Black Republican Strikes Again…
Out of everything I’ve watched the past year, this guys is consistently the most entertaining, and dead on in his political analysis. Below is his latest “freestyle” tirade.
The irony is, as an african-american republican, I doubt he gets much love from the party of free-thinking and diverse ideas on the left side. This one’s fast and furious, and definitely worth your 5 minutes.
Writer Slams Media (hard) for Lack of Integrity
I’ve been waiting for a piece like this for quite a while. This guys’s dead on, and he’s a Democrat newspaper writer to boot, so no right wing conspiracy here. This election and economic crisis has left the media pale shills for the Democratic party, so far gone that they can’t turn back. Which is why the new media will soon take their place. Which is also why talk radio is a target of the Democrat congress in the next few months with the Fairness Doctrine.
Check it out. If you only read one thing this week, this guy’s machine-gun tirade is dead on. Gives the drive-by media a little bit of return fire.
http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081017light.html
Bonus – Media Study out today showed McCain getting much more negative coverage than Obama. I was shocked….not by the study, but that they wasted time even doing one.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/22/study_coverage_of_mccain_much.html
Favorite quote:
Because that’s what honorable people do. Honest people tell the truth even when they don’t like the probable consequences. That’s what honesty means . That’s how trust is earned. :
SC Voters, if you want to knock out Lindsey….
If you could sum up everything that’s wrong with the Republican Party in one person, it’s our Senator Lindsey Graham. He follows McCain around like a lapdog, hoping for some position in his administration. He’s as good-ole-boy as you’ll ever get. He follows no logical course of convictions, but checks the wind, checks his donors, and votes accordingly.
The other choice for the Senate is a Democrat named Bob Conley. He’s been referred to as a “Ron Paul” Democrat, and has the support of Ron Paul. In fact, Ron Paul’s a little nutty, but he would’ve done better with the demeanor of Conley because Paul has many brilliant positions. He just looked like a mad scientist when he talked about them.
From what I’ve seen in the debates and reading through his issues, “Flat Top Bob” is a good choice. He’s a supporter of the Fair Tax (my favorite) and generally is conservative/libertarian on most issues. He’s got about $5,000 left in the bank against the Graham machine, so it’s not likely he’ll make it.
Or perhaps he can. If you’re a South Carolina voter, that’d be up to you. He’ll get my vote.
Check out the site:
Garcia gets tackled by ref and national attention
While us Gamecocks fans saw this Saturday night and scratched our heads, apparently we weren’t the only ones who thought this was a little odd. If you recall QB Stepehn Garcia got laid out by the ref, and it’s been college football’s talk of the week on the web and ESPN.
The more I watch it the more I see why. What the heck was going on here?? Apparently 2 out of 3 angles look like LSU’s defense growing by one player may not have been as much of an accident as it seemed? For the record Spurrier and Miles say there was no foul play. (That is besides the Gamecocks’ fourth quarter offense).
