calliopes_pen: (gabenut Chuck rolling pin use it)
2013-02-08 03:14 pm

Fannish Items of Interest

Archive Of Our Own: Site Security.

Lifetime Horror Award Goes To Clive Barker.

Rifftrax: When A Stranger Calls Back (VOD Sample)

The Uncanny X-Men Revolution: Magik.

Tom DeSanto - With Great Power Extended Interviews

The Line it is Drawn #125 – Rock and Roll Superheroes

DC Cancels Firestorm, Ravagers, Hawkman, Deathstroke, Sword Of Sorcery And Team 7

Sales Post Mortem on DC’s Cancelled Titles.

Superman is back on stage in It’s a Bird revival

The Changing Face (Literally) of Superman Over 75 Years

New Digital-First Superman Series to Feature Timm, Hitch, Samnee, Sprouse and More with Out-of-Continuity Adventures

Dustin Nguyen Celebrates Holidays With Batman: Li'l Gotham

Justice League May Be Looking For New Writers.

Comic Book Legends Revealed #405.

16 Heartbreakingly Awesome Bits Of Production Art That Never Made It To The Screen.

Toby on the conclusion of Being Human

Could The Next Doctor Who Showrunner Already Be Chosen?

An Adventure in Space and Time: Jamie Glover to play William Russell

An Adventure in Space and Time: Jemma Powell to play Jacqueline Hill

Meet The Characters In BBC America’s Orphan Black. The newest BBC America trailer is here.

Stanley Hotel To Hold Indie Horror Fest.

Cover and Synopsis for Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep.

Gremlins Greta Life-Size Stunt Puppet

Zombieland Pilot Casts Two Leads.

Trailers From Hell: Larry Karaszewski on Burn.

Frank Oz Up For Reprising Yoda Role In Star Wars Spin-Off Movie.

Catching Up With Catherine Mary Stewart.

Best Art Ever (This Week): February 8th.

Alfred Hitchcock's iconic horror film Psycho was supposed to be a comedy, a new collection of BBC interviews reveal.

The Lunch: Episode 25: Room 237 Director Rodney Ascher

Movie Issues Podcast: Shaft (2000)

The Batman Universe, Bat-Books For Beginners, Episode 97: Batman: Cataclysm

Sean Pultz Commentaries: The Omen (1976)
calliopes_pen: (vintageruby)
2012-12-10 01:27 pm

Fannish Items of Interest

Gail Simone is ‘no longer the writer’ for Batgirl. She was fired by e-mail.

Comics Pros React To Gail Simone Being Fired From Batgirl.

Ray Fawkes to fill in on Batgirl for two issues.

Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: Feat of Clay Part 1 and 2.

Bane explains the importance of fiber in these Dark Knight Rises ‘outtakes’

Batman News attends Batman Live in St. Louis.

Jeff Victor teaches evolution (Of Batman)

Superman on TV: December 10th-16th.

Superman Costume Comparisons.

P:R Approved: Mahmud Asrar’s Alternate New 52 Supergirl Designs. The fourth design looks best.

Martin Sheen Bringing Back Uncle Ben For Next Spider-Man Movie.

Awesome zat gun + 21 more gifts for your Stargate-loving friends.

Writing The Dark Shadows Visual Companion: An Interview With Mark Salisbury.

Jonathan Frid featured in TCM Remembers video.

Bob Gale says Mattel’s hoverboard replica did not live up to his expectations; okay to throw eggs at him.

‘Captain, I saved the bridge’: Boldly going where no TV set has gone before.

What will you learn from the first 9 minutes of Star Trek: Into Darkness?

When did the Golden Age of comics end?

Trailers From Hell: Alan Spencer on The Last Remake of Beau Geste.

An Aural History of the Inception Horn.

Third Series of Super Rare Doctor Who Micro-Figures Revealed.

Geek Gear: Doctor Who/Nightmare Before Christmas ‘Who’s This?’ Shirt.

Geek Gear: Star Wars/Monty Python ‘Dark Duel’ Shirt.

Shock Til You Drop Interview: Doug Bradley Reflects On His Hellraiser Legacy As Pinhead.

Mark Millar Character Auction Raises $3550.

Joss nominated for Original Screenplay for Cabin In The Woods.

Eliza Dushku to star in The Saint backdoor pilot.

Iron Man 3 Adds Xueqi Wang.

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week): December 10th.

Scream Factory Dates From Beyond and Phantasm II Collector’s Editions For Blu-Ray Release.

The Incredible Hulk—Bad Days—Episode 10.

Film Sack Podcast #143: Idiocracy (2006)

The F This Movie Podcast: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Commentary.

Star Trek Monthly Monday, Episode 304: Amok Time.

Yuletide Related: I thought of a slightly better title for my fanfic, so I just went back into the archive and edited both that and a couple lines in one paragraph.
calliopes_pen: (kathyh good books are immortal)
2012-11-29 02:03 pm

Fannish Items of Interest

Artist Josh Medors has passed away, at the age of 36, following a long battle with spinal cancer. May he rest in peace.

Spain Rodriguez has passed away, at the age of 72, after a long battle with cancer. May he rest in peace.

Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Plan Delayed Until 2013.

Fandom Stocking has moved to Dreamwidth—you can find the Stocking Submission Post here.

This is the only hint as to what the next Rifftrax Live Christmas special will be.

You can watch 2009’s Rifftrax Live: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza on Hulu.

Neil Gaiman mystery project with Anthony Stewart Head revealed.

Neil Gaiman Penning Pilot Presentation For American Gods.

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Superman: Brainiac Attacks Blu-Rays Announced.

Christopher Nolan Discusses The Open-Ended Nature of The Dark Knight Rises.

Batman Pint Glass Box Set.

Watch This Behind The Scenes Clip Of The Dark Knight’s Bat.

Dark Knight art appears to rip the floor out of an Australian mall.

Scott Snyder On Death Of The Family: It’s A Love Letter To Batman From The Joker.

The Original 1966 Batmobile Going Up For Auction.

P:R Redesign: Ha Huy Hoang’s Batman Collection

DC Nation Animated Short: New Teen Titans—Groundhog Minute.

New Man of Steel Licensing Artwork Revealed.

Hugh Jackman In Talks To Join X-Men: Days of Future Past.

An interview with Jenna-Louise Coleman.

The complete series of In Search Of is on DVD.

The Secret World of Alex Mack Retrospective: Larisa Oleynik And More On The Origins, Hats, And A Remake.

The Great Stephen King Re-Read: The Stand.

Stephen King’s Under The Dome Coming To TV Next Summer.

Secret Identity Crisis: 10 Superheroes In Disguise.

Robot Chicken creates PlayStation All-Stars ad.

USA Today tells how to write a comic book.

Great Moments In Comics: The New Teen Titans #4.

The Line It Is Drawn #117—A Fond Farewell To Hostess. I love the nod to the Super Dictionary.

King Kong is banging on the Spider-Man musical’s door.

6 Filmmaking Tips From Akira Kurosawa.

How It Should Have Ended: Looper. Doc, and the Tenth Doctor pop up, along with a certain other creature from the latter series.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Batman in the Justice League Movie (Parody from It’s Just Some Random Guy)

The Cinefiles—Digital vs. Film.

Disney names Jennifer Lee co-director of Frozen.

The Hobbit Re-Read: Chapter 3, ‘A Short Rest.’

Clive Barker Relaunches Hellraiser Comics With The Dark Watch.

9+ Cartoons, TV Shows and Movies That Infuriatingly Aren’t On DVD Yet.

Curiosity finds Daleks on Mars.

Disney In Depth: 20 Aladdin Fun Facts You May Not Have Known.

Alan Rickman joins StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Junk Food Dinner #137: Transformers: The Movie (1986) Audio Commentary.

Weinberg’s House of Horrors Episode 12: The Best and Worst Horror Films of 2012.

JoBlo Movie Podcast: They Live Commentary.

Mission Log Podcast #17: Episode 17—The Squire of Gothos.
calliopes_pen: (capedcrusader92 Alfred's diary)
2012-09-05 01:19 pm

Fannish Items of Interest

Oracle must pay Google $1 million to cover costs in failed patent case.

Pirate Bay Founder Arrest Followed By $59 Million Swedish Aid Package For Cambodia.

Dimestore Dames spotlights Anissa Pierce (Thunder).

Preview for the season premiere of The Vampire Diaries.

Lost and Heroes Director Moves Into Bates Motel.

TV: Watch The Entire Pilot For J.J. Abrams’ Revolution Now.

Disappointed By Toys, Fan Made His Own…Transformer.

Ultimate Proof That Dragon Con Has The Best Cosplay On Earth.

Music In Film: The Dark Knight Rises.

History of the Batman Portrayals—Part 2. Part 1 is here.

Geek Gear: Batman ‘Gotham Reckoners’ Shirt.

Aled Lewis explains Batman’s disappearing trick.

When Miniature Batman meets Adventure Time, everybody wins.

10 episodes that find the 60’s Batman at its campy best.

Oogieloves And The Four Other Worst Wide Releases In History.

Henry Cavill On Playing Superman In Man of Steel.

Science confirms ‘Doctor Who-type world, Gallifrey’.

Dinosaurs On A Spaceship teaser, with the Doctor and Nefertiti.

35 Years Later, Voyager 1 Is Heading For The Stars.

Dragon Con 2012: 3 Favorite Moments From The Con.

Will Radioactive Man Be Introduced In Iron Man 3?

The Gameological Society Revisits The Super Mario Bros. Super Show. The only episode I remember from that show, is when Ernie Hudson visited as Winston, in order to defeat a ghost that had possessed Luigi.

Stan Lee Responds To Youtube Marvel Comics Parodies.

The 10 Worst Fictional Psychotherapists.

Playing Sherlock: a few Hobbit plot deductions from the figurine character biographies.

This Photo Proves Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson And Julia Child Were Separated At Birth.

Filming Begins On Curse of Chucky; Full Cast, Synopsis Revealed.

Stay Comfortable This Winter With Evangelion Humidifiers.

Prophets of Fiction: Famous Authors Characterized As Their Books.

The World’s Most Expensive Comic Book Art (And Why Prices Keep Climbing).

What are the differences between the U.S. and the Japanese comic book industry?

Tuesday Q&A: Brian Michael Bendis.

DC Comics, Disney and Sanrio sue party company over costumes.

Check Out Five Pages of Alex Ross Art From Masks #1.

8 Ways That Judges Have Cited Star Trek From The Bench.

Top Cow kicks off search for unpublished writer and artist.

Horror Etc Podcast, Episode 263: Hellraiser Addendum.

Now Playing Podcast: The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Comic Issues Podcast #82: New 52 A Year In Review.
calliopes_pen: (dirkdigital Don't turn on light MST3K)
2012-08-28 02:04 pm

Fannish Items of Interest

Tissa David has passed away, at the age of 91, due to a brain tumor. May she rest in peace. She was a master animator who worked for five decades—most notably, she drew Raggedy Ann and Andy.

Dropbox Competitor Adds BitTorrent Support.

Pond Life: Part Two. The Doctor really needs to learn to knock before entering their bedroom…

12 Brilliant Doctor Who Cliffhangers. Utopia should have been listed.

Here’s the cover for the Radio Times Doctor Who Special.

Fantastic Fangirls Q&A #168: Who would you cast in a Justice League film?

Off My Mind: Looking at the New Justice League of America Roster.

The Disaster That Was The 1997 Comedy Pilot For The Justice League of America.

The Great Alan Moore Reread: Tom Strong, Part 1.

Book Tower or Book Wall? The Choice Is Yours.

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week): August 27th. Batgirl and Bizarro look fantastic.

Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 240: Batman #458.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The First Teaser For The Girl.

P:R Approved: Jeremy Love’s Super Skrulls.

Erik Larsen to leave Supreme with issue 68.

The Man of Steel In Nolan’s Shadow.

The Dark Knight Rises Analysis: Why One Plot Twist Did Not Ruin The Film. Expect spoilers.

DC Nation: The Bat Man Of Shanghai.

Zubatman: The Animated Fan Teaser Trailer.

10 Reasons The Next Batman Movie Should Be Batman Beyond.

Exclusive First Look At Mondo Poster The Batcave.

Image of the Day: Incredible life-sized, 500 lb Darth Vader cake.

Morgan Freeman and Elizabeth Banks Get Turned Into Lego Minifigs.

Fan Expo: Stan Lee Talks Hollywood, Spider-Man’s 50th Anniversary.

Stan Lee’s Rants: Dragon Con 2012.

A new trailer for Rifftrax Live: Birdemic.

Kerry Callen’s more realistic cover for Amazing Fantasy #15.

Alex Segura Returns To DC as Executive Director of Publicity.

An interview with Jack Kirby, from February of 1990.

Review: Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross.

About All This Robocop Business…

Jim Lee reflects on a life in art—and the art of life.

Anika Noni Rose joins the cast of Elementary for an episode.

What went on at the Sherlock Masterclass.

Random Roles: LeVar Burton on Tiger Woods, Geordi La Forge, and reviving Reading Rainbow.

You Want Horror? You Got It! The Fall 2012 Horror Movie Guide.

The new Ninja Turtles screenplay has leaked and may be worse than we feared.

Once Upon A Time, Season 2: Full Promotional Image of Mulan.

A sneak peek of the next issue of the Ghostbusters comic.

From Cracked: 5 Toy Recalls That Everyone Should Have Seen Coming.

Brave Blu-Ray Bonus Features.

Unauthorized Evil Dead 4 Is Not Going To Happen.

Watch the alternate opening to The Avengers.

Excerpt from Hope Larson’s graphic novel adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time.

Horror Etc Podcast, Episode 262: Hellraiser Retrospective (Part 3).

We Hate Movies Podcast, Episode 73: Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1991).
calliopes_pen: (sirius_nst Jeremy Brett Holmes research)
2012-08-21 12:51 pm

Fannish Items of Interest

Season 7 of Doctor Who begins on September 8th.

Doctor Who: 10 Missing Episodes We Really Need To Have.

The Great Alan Moore Reread: The Spirit.

Top Cow’s Cyber Force Kickstarter campaign raises $117,135.

Neil Gaiman, Colleen Doran collaborating on Dark Horse graphic novel.

Titles For Every Episode In The Next Series Of Red Dwarf X.

Aquaman Gets Robot Chicken Variant Cover.

Why Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Beats All Other Indy Films.

Warner Bros. passes on The Dark Tower.

Here’s an alternative link to the deleted scene with Bruce Banner from The Avengers, since the Youtube one was pulled due to a copyright claim from Disney.

Another deleted scene from The Avengers, this time with Loki.

The Avengers Gag Reel. You can also find both the gag reel, and the second deleted scene here, in case of another claim from Disney.

The Language of Buffy.

The 50 Greatest Spike Moments.

The New 52’s Five Year Limitations.

Jaws Returns To Theaters This Thursday.

Rob Liefeld’s Bloodstrike Planned For The Big Screen.

Ghostbusters theme on eight floppy drives.

At Comic Con, Hero Complex talked with Neal Adams about his most memorable covers.

Thought Bubble #4: What ‘Age’ Of Comics Is This?

How To Make Eight Fake Sci-Fi Drinks For Real.

Firefly Group Cosplay.

Lord of the Rings Gollum Cake.

The Hobbit Calendar features Dwarves, Wizards, and Elves.

Stan Lee’s Rants: Water Bottles.

Redesign Rewind: Alex Ross’ X-Men.

Past Meets Present In First All-New X-Men Interior Pages.

We Hate Movies Podcast, Episode 72: Dracula 2000.

Horror Etc Podcast, Episode 261: Hellraiser Retrospective, Part 2.
calliopes_pen: (redscharlach lady of the lake cartoon)
2012-04-13 01:40 pm

Fannish Items of Interest

Grant Tilly has passed away, at the age of 74, following a battle with kidney and prostate cancer. May he rest in peace. He played Toth in an episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Major networks suing to stop free streaming.

SOPA is Dead, says MPAA Boss. All that means is SOPA is shelved, CISPA isn’t, and there could always be another on the horizon.

Believe It Or Not: This Is What Four Feet Of Hail Looks Like. It hit Texas yesterday.

Livejournal added a new way to create LJ cuts with Release 91. There’s now an icon of a pair of scissors. [livejournal.com profile] xylodemon has an override code here.

When Rorschach Proposed To Deadpool. Seen at Anime Boston Con—he said yes, by the way.

Dimestore Dames spotlights Alison Blaire/Dazzler.

Carrie set for March 15, 2013 release.

The Best Meta Horror Movies Of All Time. Night of the Comet makes the list—having seen it at least ten times courtesy of it being played relentlessly on Logo, I’m glad for that. I’m also happy to see the original Fright Night (which I never saw until a couple years ago—finally found the sequel earlier in the year) make the cut.

Get up close and personal with the USCSS Prometheus.

Mad-X-Men

The 10 Best Comedic Science Fiction Films According to Ryan Britt. Ghostbusters is ranked #1, with Back to the Future a couple down.

A Star Wars Nursery.

Watch 20 minutes of behind the scenes footage of The Avengers. Another featurette is here. And you can find a scene between Thor and Captain America here.

Marvel’s The Avengers Red Carpet World Premiere, in its entirety.

Why you should be glad you’re not a Vulcan.

When Serious Actors Become Action Stars: A Guide.

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For Is Moving Forward.

Paul Feig walks us through Freaks And Geeks (Part 5 of 5).

The world’s most isolated cave is home to 4 million year old “superbugs.”

Dark Horse to publish Spike, Willow spin-off projects.

Full trailer for Looper.

UK trailer for Dark Shadows.

New Dark Shadows photo.

Captain America’s movie shield fetches $20,100 at auction.

The reboot of The Flintstones has been put on hold due to Seth Macfarlane’s schedule.

The Simpsons is not located in Oregon after all—Matt Groening was misquoted.

The Hobbit needs extra elves.

From Cracked: The 5 Creepiest Disappearances That Nobody Can Explain.

IDW has announced another Jericho comic.

Watch Dr. Strange (1978).

[livejournal.com profile] yendi’s Friday the 13th movie reviews.

Behold, the 2001: A Space Odyssey Lego Sets That Never Existed.

Japan claims the most expensive one-bedroom on Earth.

IDW and DST bring back classic Battle Beasts.

The Avengers, the Argonauts, and the History of the Team-Up.

Ask Chris #101: The Riddler.

New Russian trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

The Lovecraft Anthology, Vol. 1: A Graphic Collection of H.P. Lovecraft’s Short Stories.

The AV Club interviews Drew Goddard about The Cabin In The Woods.

View the top ten lists of horror films chosen by the likes of Clive Barker and Emily Booth, over at Time Out.

DC Comics is passing the rights to distribute their books and graphic novels from Titan Books, over to Diamond.

The Monster Squad turns 25.

New pictures from WonderCon 2012.

Top Five Crazy Creepy Magicians.

Retroist Podcast Episode 107: He-Man And The Masters of the Universe.