Field Yates thinks fantasy football is catching up in popularity to the real thing.
“If you watch ‘SportsCenter though to the end, I’d bet if you put on an hour, there’s a pretty good chance, better than 50-50 you’re going to see at least one segment of fantasy sports,” he says in a recent interview.” I think it’s reflective of the appetite fans have for this type of content.”
ESPN has signed Yates to a new multi-year deal, ensuring he’ll be around to host both the daily “Fantasy Focus Football Podcast” as well as “Fantasy Football Now,” while contributing NFL analysis across several ESPN programs.
“Field is the epitome of versatility,” says Scott Clark, vice president of fantasy and betting content for ESPN, in a statement. “He is a rare talent that can move seamlessly from host to analyst to insider, from NFL Live to Fantasy,...
“If you watch ‘SportsCenter though to the end, I’d bet if you put on an hour, there’s a pretty good chance, better than 50-50 you’re going to see at least one segment of fantasy sports,” he says in a recent interview.” I think it’s reflective of the appetite fans have for this type of content.”
ESPN has signed Yates to a new multi-year deal, ensuring he’ll be around to host both the daily “Fantasy Focus Football Podcast” as well as “Fantasy Football Now,” while contributing NFL analysis across several ESPN programs.
“Field is the epitome of versatility,” says Scott Clark, vice president of fantasy and betting content for ESPN, in a statement. “He is a rare talent that can move seamlessly from host to analyst to insider, from NFL Live to Fantasy,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
With Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno finally hitting UK cinemas next week (on limited release) we thought we’d present our review a little differently, with not one but Two reviews of the cannibalistic horror film from two horror loving guest reviewers… Check out both reviews below; and if The Green Inferno isn’t showing near you next week, don’t worry – it’s released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 22nd.
Stars: Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Sky Ferreira | Written by Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo | Directed by Eli Roth
Green Inferno – Con
Review by Scott Clark
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I have a love/hate relationship with horror. I love its ingenuity and its ability to ponder the greater mysteries from behind a gory veil, but I’m realistic, I can enjoy entertainment horror when it comes pounding my way,...
Stars: Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Sky Ferreira | Written by Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo | Directed by Eli Roth
Green Inferno – Con
Review by Scott Clark
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I have a love/hate relationship with horror. I love its ingenuity and its ability to ponder the greater mysteries from behind a gory veil, but I’m realistic, I can enjoy entertainment horror when it comes pounding my way,...
- 2/4/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Yatoya Toy, Siegfried Peters, Steven Yvette, Age Wilson | Written and Directed by Rodney Ascher
Review by Scott Clark
Rodney Ascher impressed with his insightful Kubrick excavation Room 237, but for his next documentary The Nightmare, Ascher points the camera at 8 individuals haunted by the terrors of sleep paralysis.
These experiences are relayed to us with conversational intimacy and a brand of frankness that’s laudable and often funny. However, specific fears, especially those that appear in such specific circumstance (which most people can’t even begin to understand), don’t always translate to the viewer. One man’s recurrent visits from an obnoxious old guy and some static alien-like creatures seem silly against some of the other reports, reports that are perhaps a bit more unsettling by themselves. Like a Lovecraft short story collection, there’s only so much unimaginable terror you can handle, then your imagination stops taking the leap,...
Review by Scott Clark
Rodney Ascher impressed with his insightful Kubrick excavation Room 237, but for his next documentary The Nightmare, Ascher points the camera at 8 individuals haunted by the terrors of sleep paralysis.
These experiences are relayed to us with conversational intimacy and a brand of frankness that’s laudable and often funny. However, specific fears, especially those that appear in such specific circumstance (which most people can’t even begin to understand), don’t always translate to the viewer. One man’s recurrent visits from an obnoxious old guy and some static alien-like creatures seem silly against some of the other reports, reports that are perhaps a bit more unsettling by themselves. Like a Lovecraft short story collection, there’s only so much unimaginable terror you can handle, then your imagination stops taking the leap,...
- 8/29/2015
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Luke Bilyk, Nicholas Craig, Sydney Cross, Peter DaCunha, Robert Patrick, Chloe Rose | Written by Pascal Trottier | Directed by Bruce McDonald
Review by Scott Clark
Hellions, the latest from Canadian director Bruce McDonald is overwhelmingly disappointing considering how impressive his 2008 horror venture Pontypool was. On Halloween night, Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) is a fraught pregnant teenager all alone as the Pink moon looms. Shut-off from the rest of the town, a group of demonic child-like beings called Hellions threaten Dora’s body and soul as a fight for survival ensues.
The most clinging issue with Hellions is its utter lack of originality. Fans of Michael Dougherty’s fantastic Trick r’ Treat will be shocked to see the Brian Cox imp sequence dragged out to the 82 minute mark in a feature boisterously composed of genre tropes and previous endeavours. Rose is great scream-queen but she’s not getting enough to play with once Halloween night starts.
Review by Scott Clark
Hellions, the latest from Canadian director Bruce McDonald is overwhelmingly disappointing considering how impressive his 2008 horror venture Pontypool was. On Halloween night, Dora Vogel (Chloe Rose) is a fraught pregnant teenager all alone as the Pink moon looms. Shut-off from the rest of the town, a group of demonic child-like beings called Hellions threaten Dora’s body and soul as a fight for survival ensues.
The most clinging issue with Hellions is its utter lack of originality. Fans of Michael Dougherty’s fantastic Trick r’ Treat will be shocked to see the Brian Cox imp sequence dragged out to the 82 minute mark in a feature boisterously composed of genre tropes and previous endeavours. Rose is great scream-queen but she’s not getting enough to play with once Halloween night starts.
- 8/28/2015
- by Guest
- Nerdly
After his death and time travel, Bruce Wayne returns and reclaims his rightful place as Batman. However, after his adventures and trials in Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne miniseries, he realizes that his approach towards crime fighting has been too narrow. Bruce Wayne reveals that he has been funding Batman since his inception and announces Batman Incorporated, a global network of Batman’s friends, family, and allies to help fight crime throughout the world. Batman Inc. also is the beginning of the end of Grant Morrison’s five year Batman storyline and elements from earlier storylines are present in this series ranging from members of the Club of Heroes to Bruce Wayne’s dead love interest Jet Black, who also funded the Black Glove criminal organization.
Here are capsule reviews of the nine issues of the first volume of Batman Inc, which takes place before the New 52.
Batman Inc.
Here are capsule reviews of the nine issues of the first volume of Batman Inc, which takes place before the New 52.
Batman Inc.
- 8/1/2014
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
The Academy has announced the new class of invited members for 2014 and, as is typical, many of which are among last year's nominees, which includes Barkhad Abdi, Michael Fassbender, Sally Hawkins, Mads Mikkelsen, Lupita Nyong'o and June Squibb in the Actors branch not to mention curious additions such as Josh Hutcherson, Rob Riggle and Jason Statham, but, okay. The Directors branch adds Jay and Mark Duplass along with Jean-Marc Vallee, Denis Villeneuve and Thomas Vinterberg. I didn't do an immediate tally of male to female additions or other demographics, but at first glance it seems to be a wide spread batch of new additions on all fronts. The Academy is also clearly attempting to aggressively bump up the demographics as this is the second year in a row where they have added a large number of new members, well over the average of 133 new members from 2004 to 2012. As far as...
- 6/26/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong’o of 12 Years a Slave were two of the 271 artists and industry leaders invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which determines nominations and winners at the annual Oscars. The entire list of Academy membership—which numbers about 6,000—isn’t public information so the annual invitation list is often the best indication of the artists involved in the prestigious awards process. It’s worth noting that invitations need to be accepted in order for artists to become members; some artists, like two-time Best Actor winner Sean Penn, have declined membership over the years.
- 6/26/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Pop quiz: What do Chris Rock, Claire Denis, Eddie Vedder and Josh Hutcherson all have in common? Answer: They could all be Oscar voters very soon. The annual Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences invitation list always makes for interesting reading, shedding light on just how large and far-reaching the group's membership is -- or could be, depending on who accepts their invitations. This year, 271 individuals have been asked to join AMPAS, meaning every one of them could contribute to next year's Academy Awards balloting -- and it's as diverse a list as they've ever assembled. Think the Academy consists entirely of fusty retired white dudes? Not if recent Best Original Song nominee Pharrell Williams takes them up on their offer. Think it's all just a Hollywood insiders' game? Not if French arthouse titans Chantal Akerman and Olivier Assayas join the party. It's a list that subverts expectation at every turn.
- 6/26/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
Stars: Glenn Maynard, Kyrie Capri, Aston Elliot, Louise Bremner, Benjamin Grant Mitchell, Kristen Condon, Richard Sutherland, Lucinda Cowden | Written by Addison Heath | Directed by Stuart Simpson
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Stuart Simpson’s Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla is a strange but welcome kind of cathartic character study. Warren (Glenn Maynard) is an ice cream man, he lives alone with his cat and tunes in daily to his favourite soap opera. However, after an awful accident, Warren’s life begins to spiral out of control: he becomes dangerously obsessed with his favourite soap star, a local drug dealer starts muscling in on his patch, and his sanity begins to disintegrate alarmingly.
First things first, Glenn Maynard deserves an overwhelming amount of praise for his performance, considering the entire film rests on his laurels. Warren is a hop and a skip away from being a dull kind of caricatured loner, however...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Stuart Simpson’s Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla is a strange but welcome kind of cathartic character study. Warren (Glenn Maynard) is an ice cream man, he lives alone with his cat and tunes in daily to his favourite soap opera. However, after an awful accident, Warren’s life begins to spiral out of control: he becomes dangerously obsessed with his favourite soap star, a local drug dealer starts muscling in on his patch, and his sanity begins to disintegrate alarmingly.
First things first, Glenn Maynard deserves an overwhelming amount of praise for his performance, considering the entire film rests on his laurels. Warren is a hop and a skip away from being a dull kind of caricatured loner, however...
- 5/17/2014
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Marc Webber, Devon Graye, Tom Bower, Rutina Wesley, Ron Perlman, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Clyde Jones, Deneen Tyler, Ritchie Montgomery, Brylee Kate Woodard, Sabrina Gennarino | Written by Daniel Stamm, David Birke | Directed by Daniel Stamm
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Daniel Stamm’s 13 Sins, a remake of Thai film 13: Game of Death, is the disturbing tale of one man’s descent into crime and degradation. After receiving a mysterious phone call, debt-ridden Elliot Brindle (Marc Webber) is set on a path to riches, all he has to do is complete a bizarre series of tasks. As he desperately races through the increasingly disturbing tasks, earning larger and larger sums of money, the shady organization behind the “game” watch closely, egging him on.
From the outset the film is in good hands, great direction and a fairly solid script make for pleasing viewing. Throw in the fantastic Marc Webber as a slowly crumbling wimp,...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Daniel Stamm’s 13 Sins, a remake of Thai film 13: Game of Death, is the disturbing tale of one man’s descent into crime and degradation. After receiving a mysterious phone call, debt-ridden Elliot Brindle (Marc Webber) is set on a path to riches, all he has to do is complete a bizarre series of tasks. As he desperately races through the increasingly disturbing tasks, earning larger and larger sums of money, the shady organization behind the “game” watch closely, egging him on.
From the outset the film is in good hands, great direction and a fairly solid script make for pleasing viewing. Throw in the fantastic Marc Webber as a slowly crumbling wimp,...
- 5/17/2014
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackoff, Rory Cochrane | Written by Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard | Directed by Mike Flanagan
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
If you’re a horror fan, chances are you’ve come to peace with the fact your viewing career will be a long and arduous journey punctuated with few notable ventures. Luckily, films like Mike Flanagan’s Oculus pop up every now and again to seed new hope in the mainstream genre.
Discontent to simply jam two doomed siblings in a house and watch as they are terrorized by an ominous mirror, Oculus makes genuine effort to tell a story. Flanagan’s impressive editing slides the narrative between the present day and the original incident ten years prior, layering context tension onto the contemporary part of the story. As the nightmare reaches fever pitch for the adult siblings so does the parallel story of the original haunting,...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
If you’re a horror fan, chances are you’ve come to peace with the fact your viewing career will be a long and arduous journey punctuated with few notable ventures. Luckily, films like Mike Flanagan’s Oculus pop up every now and again to seed new hope in the mainstream genre.
Discontent to simply jam two doomed siblings in a house and watch as they are terrorized by an ominous mirror, Oculus makes genuine effort to tell a story. Flanagan’s impressive editing slides the narrative between the present day and the original incident ten years prior, layering context tension onto the contemporary part of the story. As the nightmare reaches fever pitch for the adult siblings so does the parallel story of the original haunting,...
- 5/17/2014
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Joshua Zeman, Rachel Mills | Written and Directed by Joshua Zeman
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
In 2010 Joshua Zeman’s Cropsey investigated the point where folklore and real life merge. Killer Legends builds on Zeman’s fascination with the true-crime origins of urban legends, exploring how such tales are manufactured and perpetuated.
From the start it’s a far more accomplished piece of investigatory work than Cropsey, the scope and depth of analysis provides genuine insight into what kind of circumstance can queue the inception of contemporary folklore. For such purposes, Zeman picks the most popular urban legends: the hook handed killer on Lover’s Lane, the babysitter and the call from inside the house, the razor blades in the Halloween candy, etc. For each of these popular folk tales Zeman, and his research partner Rachel Mills, strip back the façade to find the real and often-unsettling truth behind the legend.
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
In 2010 Joshua Zeman’s Cropsey investigated the point where folklore and real life merge. Killer Legends builds on Zeman’s fascination with the true-crime origins of urban legends, exploring how such tales are manufactured and perpetuated.
From the start it’s a far more accomplished piece of investigatory work than Cropsey, the scope and depth of analysis provides genuine insight into what kind of circumstance can queue the inception of contemporary folklore. For such purposes, Zeman picks the most popular urban legends: the hook handed killer on Lover’s Lane, the babysitter and the call from inside the house, the razor blades in the Halloween candy, etc. For each of these popular folk tales Zeman, and his research partner Rachel Mills, strip back the façade to find the real and often-unsettling truth behind the legend.
- 5/17/2014
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz, Aj Bowen, Kate Lyn Sheil, Gene Jones, Kentucker Audley, Shaun Clay, Shawn Parsons, Donna Biscoe | Written and Directed by Ti West
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
New Splat Pack maestro Ti West wowed us back in 2009 with House of the Devil then again last year with Innkeepers. Whilst House of the Devil was a slow burning kind of 70’s hark-back, Innkeepers was very much a modern horror. His latest feature, The Sacrament, played at Toronto’s International Film Festival, but is it any good?
Unfortunately West goes for the slow burning thing again and it doesn’t pull off. Any slower and you’d be catatonic. The Sacrament is a film in the spirit of The Wicker Man but way less spooky. Two reporters ( Aj Bowen and Joe Swanberg) venture into South America after a friend receives a summons from his estranged sister. The...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
New Splat Pack maestro Ti West wowed us back in 2009 with House of the Devil then again last year with Innkeepers. Whilst House of the Devil was a slow burning kind of 70’s hark-back, Innkeepers was very much a modern horror. His latest feature, The Sacrament, played at Toronto’s International Film Festival, but is it any good?
Unfortunately West goes for the slow burning thing again and it doesn’t pull off. Any slower and you’d be catatonic. The Sacrament is a film in the spirit of The Wicker Man but way less spooky. Two reporters ( Aj Bowen and Joe Swanberg) venture into South America after a friend receives a summons from his estranged sister. The...
- 1/28/2014
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Today was a busy day for some of the smaller guilds with the Visual Effects Society, the Cinema Audio Society, and the Makeup and Hairstylists Guilds all announcing their nominations for 2013.
First, we have the Ves, whose main category to look at is “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture,” where we find Gravity and four other nominees that are just going to have to be happy with the fact that they got nominated. This is perhaps the easiest category to call in the entirety of awards season, and I don’t mean just here, but for the Oscar as well (Last year’s winner, Life of Pi, easily took this category before going on to claim the Oscar). It’s true that films like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Star Trek Into Darkness had outstanding effects as well, but nothing even came close to the amazing,...
First, we have the Ves, whose main category to look at is “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture,” where we find Gravity and four other nominees that are just going to have to be happy with the fact that they got nominated. This is perhaps the easiest category to call in the entirety of awards season, and I don’t mean just here, but for the Oscar as well (Last year’s winner, Life of Pi, easily took this category before going on to claim the Oscar). It’s true that films like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Star Trek Into Darkness had outstanding effects as well, but nothing even came close to the amazing,...
- 1/15/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The Visual Effects Society (Ves) delivered no surprises on January 14 as it announced the nominations for the 12th Annual Ves Awards.
As previously announced, the Visionary Award will be presented to Alfonso Cuarón, and The Lifetime Achievement Award to effects pioneer John Dykstra.
The 12th Annual Ves Awards Ceremony will take place on February 12 in Los Angeles.
The feature film nominees are as follows:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Gravity – Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride
Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper, Guy Williams, Bryan Grill
Pacific Rim – John Knoll, Susan Greenhow, Chris Raimo, Hal Hickel
Star Trek: Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Luke O’Byrne, Ron Ames, Ben Grossman
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Rush – Jody Johnson, Moriah Etherington-Sparks, Mark Hodgkins, Antoine Moulineau
The Great Gatsby – Chris Godfrey, Prue Fletcher, [link...
As previously announced, the Visionary Award will be presented to Alfonso Cuarón, and The Lifetime Achievement Award to effects pioneer John Dykstra.
The 12th Annual Ves Awards Ceremony will take place on February 12 in Los Angeles.
The feature film nominees are as follows:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Gravity – Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride
Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper, Guy Williams, Bryan Grill
Pacific Rim – John Knoll, Susan Greenhow, Chris Raimo, Hal Hickel
Star Trek: Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Luke O’Byrne, Ron Ames, Ben Grossman
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Rush – Jody Johnson, Moriah Etherington-Sparks, Mark Hodgkins, Antoine Moulineau
The Great Gatsby – Chris Godfrey, Prue Fletcher, [link...
- 1/14/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Jenny Schily, Mia Kasalo, Anjorka Strechel, Luk Pfaff | Written and Directed by Ramon Zürcher
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Hands down the hardest film to talk about at Toronto’s International Film Festival this year is The Strange Little Cat, a charming study into the quant and often bizarre realities of everyday family life.
Very loosely (almost unthinkably) based on Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, Ramon Zurcher’s first feature is an exercise in mastery on many levels. The keen and prying eye he exudes into every facet of the busy household can at points seem mundane and others alien but nearly always utterly riveting. The mechanics of household relations seem to spiral silently into a weird dance as a family convenes for a celebration. As each member pops in and out of the films’ frame we are presented odd short narratives from each in an attempt to reveal...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Hands down the hardest film to talk about at Toronto’s International Film Festival this year is The Strange Little Cat, a charming study into the quant and often bizarre realities of everyday family life.
Very loosely (almost unthinkably) based on Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, Ramon Zurcher’s first feature is an exercise in mastery on many levels. The keen and prying eye he exudes into every facet of the busy household can at points seem mundane and others alien but nearly always utterly riveting. The mechanics of household relations seem to spiral silently into a weird dance as a family convenes for a celebration. As each member pops in and out of the films’ frame we are presented odd short narratives from each in an attempt to reveal...
- 10/17/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Vilma Kutaviciute, Aleksey Mantsygin, Alexander Novyn | Written by Alexander Mindadze, Yuliya Pankasyanova | Directed by Aleksey Uchitel
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Russia circa 1999 (perhaps even now?) looks like a dangerous place, a place where men are men and looking at someone the wrong way can result in carnage. At least in Aleksey Uchital’s Break Loose, a high-testosterone tragedy that documents the concepts of family, poverty, and cyclical violence around a Russian Ghetto at the turn of the millennium.
The first and most prominent thing about Uchital’s delve into the grungy atmosphere of Russian casuals is the inherent violence of that circle. Violence is rife and actually egged on in both the professional and non-professional lives of this band of brothers. With a keen sense of the injustice of fighting, Uchital professes at first what could be a romancing, but is ultimately a condemning of Clockwork Orange gang violence.
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Russia circa 1999 (perhaps even now?) looks like a dangerous place, a place where men are men and looking at someone the wrong way can result in carnage. At least in Aleksey Uchital’s Break Loose, a high-testosterone tragedy that documents the concepts of family, poverty, and cyclical violence around a Russian Ghetto at the turn of the millennium.
The first and most prominent thing about Uchital’s delve into the grungy atmosphere of Russian casuals is the inherent violence of that circle. Violence is rife and actually egged on in both the professional and non-professional lives of this band of brothers. With a keen sense of the injustice of fighting, Uchital professes at first what could be a romancing, but is ultimately a condemning of Clockwork Orange gang violence.
- 10/17/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Graham Skipper, Vanessa Leigh, Josh Ethier, Susan T. Travers, Anthony Amaral III, Michael A. LoCicero | Written and Directed by Joe Begos
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
The main problem with Almost Human is that its poster is almost cooler and more grabbing than the film itself. The feel of the film exudes a kind of B-movie charm and cult excellence that has crept its way into vogue over the past decade, thanks to a general boredom with the shiny glaze Hollywood seems to trail over any horror/sci-fi project it touches. Ignore the professional allure of the marketing, scrape away any preconceived notions and there’s still enjoyment to be had.
Joe Begos and his team are obviously passionate about their project and the genre it occupies, their love gushes, as do the 70’s references until Almost Human feels like a high school ode to the work of John Carpenter.
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
The main problem with Almost Human is that its poster is almost cooler and more grabbing than the film itself. The feel of the film exudes a kind of B-movie charm and cult excellence that has crept its way into vogue over the past decade, thanks to a general boredom with the shiny glaze Hollywood seems to trail over any horror/sci-fi project it touches. Ignore the professional allure of the marketing, scrape away any preconceived notions and there’s still enjoyment to be had.
Joe Begos and his team are obviously passionate about their project and the genre it occupies, their love gushes, as do the 70’s references until Almost Human feels like a high school ode to the work of John Carpenter.
- 10/8/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Antonio de la Torre, María Alfonsa Rosso, Olimpia Melinte, Delphine Tempels, Joaquín Núñez, Gregory Brossard | Written by Alejandro Hernández, Rafael de la Uz | Directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Considering its title, it may be hard to accept that Manuel Martin Cuenca’s Cannibal was one of the most subtle and endearing features at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The first twenty minutes are a stunning Noir-esque example of raw grotesque violence in coordination with stunning visuals, subtle but powerful. These scenes, like all scenes of macabre nature in the film, are done in such tasteful ways they remove the surface layer of cheap shock and cut straight to the heart of an often sickening but sad affair. After this opening the film constantly battles with its own particular style, wanting to maintain its tame direction whilst maximising the brutality of its core themes.
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Considering its title, it may be hard to accept that Manuel Martin Cuenca’s Cannibal was one of the most subtle and endearing features at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The first twenty minutes are a stunning Noir-esque example of raw grotesque violence in coordination with stunning visuals, subtle but powerful. These scenes, like all scenes of macabre nature in the film, are done in such tasteful ways they remove the surface layer of cheap shock and cut straight to the heart of an often sickening but sad affair. After this opening the film constantly battles with its own particular style, wanting to maintain its tame direction whilst maximising the brutality of its core themes.
- 10/8/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Jessica Mance, Joe Szula, Lynsey Taylor Mackay | Written by Walter Campbell | Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Review by Scott Clark of The People’s Movies
Directed by Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) and filmed entirely on location across Scotland Under the Skin is a film flaunting incredible cinematography strung together by a predominantly performance-orientated narrative. Based on the Novel by Michael Faber, Under the Skin follows Laura (Scarlett Johansson), an alien from another world, as she travels across Scotland kidnapping young men.
Glazer’s latest is a sci-fi film akin to 2001: A Space Odyssey in that one of the film’s main components is its striking tone and total control over the presented image. Daniel Landin’s exquisite palette of subdued tones creates a grim atmospheric back-drop for the film’s often macabre visual style. The same gorgeous control over image translates the Scottish landscape into a strange muggy alien territory,...
Review by Scott Clark of The People’s Movies
Directed by Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) and filmed entirely on location across Scotland Under the Skin is a film flaunting incredible cinematography strung together by a predominantly performance-orientated narrative. Based on the Novel by Michael Faber, Under the Skin follows Laura (Scarlett Johansson), an alien from another world, as she travels across Scotland kidnapping young men.
Glazer’s latest is a sci-fi film akin to 2001: A Space Odyssey in that one of the film’s main components is its striking tone and total control over the presented image. Daniel Landin’s exquisite palette of subdued tones creates a grim atmospheric back-drop for the film’s often macabre visual style. The same gorgeous control over image translates the Scottish landscape into a strange muggy alien territory,...
- 9/30/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Shep Gordon,Alice Cooper, Michael Douglas,Tom Arnold, Anne Murray, Sylvester Stallone | Directed by Mike Myers
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Mike Myers’ directorial debut is proof not only that he’s a skilled director and impressive documenter, but the subject of his film is probably one of the coolest men to ever live. Shep Gordon, manager extraordinaire, is a power house of productivity, a messiah of good times, and an all-round nice guy. He’s managed Alice Cooper since the beginning of his career, practically invented the concept of the celebrity chef, and has managed to intertwine his existence with the mint of Hollywood and rock royalty by being one of the world’s greatest hosts. So says Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon.
The key to Myers’ film is that he has a genuine respect for Gordon, like the rest of the stars who pop up...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Mike Myers’ directorial debut is proof not only that he’s a skilled director and impressive documenter, but the subject of his film is probably one of the coolest men to ever live. Shep Gordon, manager extraordinaire, is a power house of productivity, a messiah of good times, and an all-round nice guy. He’s managed Alice Cooper since the beginning of his career, practically invented the concept of the celebrity chef, and has managed to intertwine his existence with the mint of Hollywood and rock royalty by being one of the world’s greatest hosts. So says Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon.
The key to Myers’ film is that he has a genuine respect for Gordon, like the rest of the stars who pop up...
- 9/26/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris | Written by Alfonso Cuaron, Jonas Cuaron | Directed by Alfonso Cuaron
Review by Scott Clark of The People’s Movies
Only the human race would look at the void hell of space and think ‘we should probably go there’. Time and time again cinema gives us a big long list of reasons to stop and, naturally, no one listens. Look at Alien, Sunshine, Event Horizon, Apollo 13, pick whatever one you like. It all ends in fucking disaster. Even without aliens, the freezing temperatures and eternal vacuum make for the most uninhabitable environment known to man.
Acclaimed director Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) takes his particular brand of grim world-weary realism and dark cinematography into space for possibly the most gruelling trip yet. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as a brilliant medical engineer and veteran space jockey respectively who are thrown into an...
Review by Scott Clark of The People’s Movies
Only the human race would look at the void hell of space and think ‘we should probably go there’. Time and time again cinema gives us a big long list of reasons to stop and, naturally, no one listens. Look at Alien, Sunshine, Event Horizon, Apollo 13, pick whatever one you like. It all ends in fucking disaster. Even without aliens, the freezing temperatures and eternal vacuum make for the most uninhabitable environment known to man.
Acclaimed director Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) takes his particular brand of grim world-weary realism and dark cinematography into space for possibly the most gruelling trip yet. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star as a brilliant medical engineer and veteran space jockey respectively who are thrown into an...
- 9/25/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Tiger Chen, Karen Mok, Simon Yam, Iko Uwais | Written by Michael G. Cooney | Directed by Keanu Reeves
Review by Scott Clark of The People’s Movies
At one point in time many of us owed our teenage years to Keanu Reeves. Not only did the guy become a global star overnight thanks to The Matrix but he also put Kung-Fu back in vogue. Perhaps because of his affinity with martial arts Reeves has decided to make his directorial debut in Man of Tai Chi; a film based on the life and exploits of Tiger Chen, his coach on The Matrix.
Chen stars as himself, a devout Tai Chi student struggling to make ends meet. His achievements at national championships attract the attentions of Dakata Mark (Reeves) a mysterious businessman who organises secret underground fights. Soon Chen’s control over his honourable craft gives way to a dark and violent nature,...
Review by Scott Clark of The People’s Movies
At one point in time many of us owed our teenage years to Keanu Reeves. Not only did the guy become a global star overnight thanks to The Matrix but he also put Kung-Fu back in vogue. Perhaps because of his affinity with martial arts Reeves has decided to make his directorial debut in Man of Tai Chi; a film based on the life and exploits of Tiger Chen, his coach on The Matrix.
Chen stars as himself, a devout Tai Chi student struggling to make ends meet. His achievements at national championships attract the attentions of Dakata Mark (Reeves) a mysterious businessman who organises secret underground fights. Soon Chen’s control over his honourable craft gives way to a dark and violent nature,...
- 9/25/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Hyo-ju Han, Woo-sung Jung, Jun-Ho Lee, Kyung-gu Sol, Simon Yam | Written by Kin-Yee Au, Ui-seok Jo, Nai-Hoi Yau | Directed by Ui-seok Jo, Byung-seo Kim
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
One of the most accomplished and stand-out features at Toronto International Film festival this year is the slick, fierce, and ingenious Korean thriller Cold Eyes.
A bank robbery and the induction of a fresh faced operative to a shadowy police surveillance team, I’m a sucker for a concise, fast-paced opening and Cold Eyes has a great one in the vein of Heat and The Dark Knight… Actually Cold Eyes emulates a hundred films like these in its consistently thrilling flow of events, its use of characters who are at the top of their game, and its beautifully shot sprawling urban space. The film flits from point to point pulling at the quickly unravelling thread of a ensemble of...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
One of the most accomplished and stand-out features at Toronto International Film festival this year is the slick, fierce, and ingenious Korean thriller Cold Eyes.
A bank robbery and the induction of a fresh faced operative to a shadowy police surveillance team, I’m a sucker for a concise, fast-paced opening and Cold Eyes has a great one in the vein of Heat and The Dark Knight… Actually Cold Eyes emulates a hundred films like these in its consistently thrilling flow of events, its use of characters who are at the top of their game, and its beautifully shot sprawling urban space. The film flits from point to point pulling at the quickly unravelling thread of a ensemble of...
- 9/23/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz, Aj Bowen, Kate Lyn Sheil, Gene Jones, Kentucker Audley, Shaun Clay, Shawn Parsons, Donna Biscoe | Written and Directed by Ti West
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
New Splat Pack maestro Ti West wowed us back in 2009 with House of the Devil then again last year with Innkeepers. Whilst House of the Devil was a slow burning kind of 70’s hark-back, Innkeepers was very much a modern horror. His latest feature, The Sacrament, played at Toronto’s International Film Festival, but is it any good?
Unfortunately West goes for the slow burning thing again and it doesn’t pull off. Any slower and you’d be catatonic. The Sacrament is a film in the spirit of The Wicker Man but way less spooky. Two reporters ( Aj Bowen and Joe Swanberg) venture into South America after a friend receives a summons from his estranged sister. The...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
New Splat Pack maestro Ti West wowed us back in 2009 with House of the Devil then again last year with Innkeepers. Whilst House of the Devil was a slow burning kind of 70’s hark-back, Innkeepers was very much a modern horror. His latest feature, The Sacrament, played at Toronto’s International Film Festival, but is it any good?
Unfortunately West goes for the slow burning thing again and it doesn’t pull off. Any slower and you’d be catatonic. The Sacrament is a film in the spirit of The Wicker Man but way less spooky. Two reporters ( Aj Bowen and Joe Swanberg) venture into South America after a friend receives a summons from his estranged sister. The...
- 9/22/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Sky Ferreira | Written by Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo | Directed by Eli Roth
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I have a love/hate relationship with horror. I love its ingenuity and its ability to ponder the greater mysteries from behind a gory veil, but I’m realistic, I can enjoy entertainment horror when it comes pounding my way, and yet, I have little place in my heart for lazy horror. And that’s just what Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno is.
A group of do-gooders rush to the amazon rainforest in order to disrupt forestry that will destroy a rarely seen tribe of natives. After a series of mishaps and an unfortunate mix-up, the group find themselves at the mercy of a vicious tribe of cannibals. This squandered...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I have a love/hate relationship with horror. I love its ingenuity and its ability to ponder the greater mysteries from behind a gory veil, but I’m realistic, I can enjoy entertainment horror when it comes pounding my way, and yet, I have little place in my heart for lazy horror. And that’s just what Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno is.
A group of do-gooders rush to the amazon rainforest in order to disrupt forestry that will destroy a rarely seen tribe of natives. After a series of mishaps and an unfortunate mix-up, the group find themselves at the mercy of a vicious tribe of cannibals. This squandered...
- 9/20/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Dane DeHaan, Mireille Enos, Bruce Greenwood, Elias Koteas, Stephen Moyer | Written by Paul Harris Boardman, Scott Derrickson | Directed by Atom Eyogan
Review by Scott Clark of The Peoples Movies
Back in 1993, 3 boys wandered into the woods of a small Arkansas town and never came out alive, their bodies were found hog-tied and dumped in the river, apparent victims to a satanic murder. Quickly, but with little actual evidence, the crimes were pinned on three teens aptly labelled ‘The West Memphis Three’. The media circus that erupted around this small-town murder escalated to a witch hunt which called for the boys to be charged and punished as quickly as possible. Suitable doubt has been raised in recent years as to the validity of the prosecution and a frankly unsettling question as to who the real murderers are. The case has been the subject of numerous documentaries and novels,...
Review by Scott Clark of The Peoples Movies
Back in 1993, 3 boys wandered into the woods of a small Arkansas town and never came out alive, their bodies were found hog-tied and dumped in the river, apparent victims to a satanic murder. Quickly, but with little actual evidence, the crimes were pinned on three teens aptly labelled ‘The West Memphis Three’. The media circus that erupted around this small-town murder escalated to a witch hunt which called for the boys to be charged and punished as quickly as possible. Suitable doubt has been raised in recent years as to the validity of the prosecution and a frankly unsettling question as to who the real murderers are. The case has been the subject of numerous documentaries and novels,...
- 9/20/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Stars: Juno Temple, Max Minghella, Joe Anderson, Heather Graham, David Morse | Written by Keith Bunin (screenplay), Joe Hill (novel) | Directed by Alexandre Aja
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Based on the bestselling novel by Joe Hill (that’s horror maestro Stephen King’s son), Horns is a spellbinding gothic fairy tale that tackles lost love and the pits of human nature to deliver one of the most enjoyable horror flicks in some time. This was one of the highlights of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Ig Perrish (Daniel Radcliffe) wakes up one day to find he has grown a set of horns that grant him strange abilities. Haunted by the brutal murder of his girlfriend (Juno Temple) and hounded by the people of his town who blame him, he decides to use those abilities to help exact his brtal revenge on the true killer. As Ig quickly unravels the conspiracy,...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Based on the bestselling novel by Joe Hill (that’s horror maestro Stephen King’s son), Horns is a spellbinding gothic fairy tale that tackles lost love and the pits of human nature to deliver one of the most enjoyable horror flicks in some time. This was one of the highlights of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Ig Perrish (Daniel Radcliffe) wakes up one day to find he has grown a set of horns that grant him strange abilities. Haunted by the brutal murder of his girlfriend (Juno Temple) and hounded by the people of his town who blame him, he decides to use those abilities to help exact his brtal revenge on the true killer. As Ig quickly unravels the conspiracy,...
- 9/19/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Brooke Butler, Tom Williamson | Written and Directed by Lucky McKee, Chris Sivertson
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Lucky Mckee has always had a bizarre sense of style I’ve never quite come to terms with. Some of his films are cult crackers (May) and others are more laid back (Red). His new film All Cheerleaders Die, co-directed with Chris Sivertson, is his most shameless step into black comedy and madcap yet.
The film follows a rebel teen (Caitlan Stasey) as she attempts to infiltrate a group of cheerleaders in order to exact revenge on the captain of the high school football team. A supernatural occurrence throws the group of cheerleaders into a whole mess of occult violence and bitchy high school drama where cheerleading is the least of their worries.
All Cheerleaders Die is not the self-aware horror that the title harks it might be,...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Lucky Mckee has always had a bizarre sense of style I’ve never quite come to terms with. Some of his films are cult crackers (May) and others are more laid back (Red). His new film All Cheerleaders Die, co-directed with Chris Sivertson, is his most shameless step into black comedy and madcap yet.
The film follows a rebel teen (Caitlan Stasey) as she attempts to infiltrate a group of cheerleaders in order to exact revenge on the captain of the high school football team. A supernatural occurrence throws the group of cheerleaders into a whole mess of occult violence and bitchy high school drama where cheerleading is the least of their worries.
All Cheerleaders Die is not the self-aware horror that the title harks it might be,...
- 9/18/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Kate Dickie, Michael Smiley, George MacKay, Nichola Burley, Brian McCardie, Gavin Park, Jordan Young | Written and Directed by Paul Wright
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
British cinema is great at taking quaint environments and turning them into Hell. We also have a penchant for misery and wasted lives, both of which you’ll find abundantly in Paul Wright’s impressive feature debut For Those in Peril, a keyhole into the social mechanics of a small fishing community in Scotland.
After a tragic accident takes the lives of five young fishermen, Aaron (George MacKay), the sole survivor of the tragedy which also claimed his older brother, is left in a steadily growing state of social detachment as the town around focuses their grief on him. Mackay shines as a social outcast, a loner before the tragedy and even more so after with little to live for in a town...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
British cinema is great at taking quaint environments and turning them into Hell. We also have a penchant for misery and wasted lives, both of which you’ll find abundantly in Paul Wright’s impressive feature debut For Those in Peril, a keyhole into the social mechanics of a small fishing community in Scotland.
After a tragic accident takes the lives of five young fishermen, Aaron (George MacKay), the sole survivor of the tragedy which also claimed his older brother, is left in a steadily growing state of social detachment as the town around focuses their grief on him. Mackay shines as a social outcast, a loner before the tragedy and even more so after with little to live for in a town...
- 7/24/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Declan Conneely, Johnny Gatcombe, Adrian Guillette |Written and Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
One of the most intriguing films of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival is the experimental documentary piece Leviathan; an abstract look at the relationship between man and nature. It won’t be for everyone, in fact it will probably appeal to a smaller part of the audience who have the patience to endure its 87 minutes of non-linear strangely intense imagery.
This isn’t the sort of film that offers up its direction with any ease, it’s a slog, a hard slog conveyed by the labours of everyone involved. Filmed on numerous cameras spread over a North Atlantic commercial fishing boat, Leviathan never attempts the perspective that would perhaps make the film easy- and thus inevitably dull- it is no accident that there is a lack of...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
One of the most intriguing films of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival is the experimental documentary piece Leviathan; an abstract look at the relationship between man and nature. It won’t be for everyone, in fact it will probably appeal to a smaller part of the audience who have the patience to endure its 87 minutes of non-linear strangely intense imagery.
This isn’t the sort of film that offers up its direction with any ease, it’s a slog, a hard slog conveyed by the labours of everyone involved. Filmed on numerous cameras spread over a North Atlantic commercial fishing boat, Leviathan never attempts the perspective that would perhaps make the film easy- and thus inevitably dull- it is no accident that there is a lack of...
- 7/22/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry, Hon Ping Tang, Andrei Zayats, Mark Stevenson | Written by Richard Raaphorst, Chris W. Mitchell, Miguel Tejada-Flores | Directed by Richard Raaphorst
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Over the past few years there’s been a real peak in the impact of fan-boy fantasy on cinema, especially horror. We’ve seen some truly nutty visions being realised on the big screen and, for better or worse, that trend shows no signs of stopping. The recent sub-genre of Nazi zombie films is creatively tackled in first time feature director Richard Raaphorst’s endearingly titled, handheld camera shot, B-movie extraordinaire Frankenstein’s Army.
How, may you ask, is a film set during WW2 shot on hand-held camera? By the genius of a specially selected film student chosen to tag along with a Russian platoon to film some propaganda. This surmises the bonkers...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Over the past few years there’s been a real peak in the impact of fan-boy fantasy on cinema, especially horror. We’ve seen some truly nutty visions being realised on the big screen and, for better or worse, that trend shows no signs of stopping. The recent sub-genre of Nazi zombie films is creatively tackled in first time feature director Richard Raaphorst’s endearingly titled, handheld camera shot, B-movie extraordinaire Frankenstein’s Army.
How, may you ask, is a film set during WW2 shot on hand-held camera? By the genius of a specially selected film student chosen to tag along with a Russian platoon to film some propaganda. This surmises the bonkers...
- 7/20/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Nora Tschirner, Rob Knighton, Kellie Shirley, Stirling Gallacher, Liberty Selby, Madeline Duggan, Eliza Harrison-Dine, Ellie Chidzey | Written and Directed by Jones
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Melanie (Nora Tschirner) is a young woman living out a dull existence in an English seaside town, her life crawls along until she meets Ray (Rob Knighton in his second feature performance), a recently divorced gangster-type back in town for one last job. Without a doubt the most charming and impressive feature to debut at Eiff this year, one of those films that comes along once in a blue moon and manages to hold its own amongst the vast array of features fighting for the spotlight. It sounds like a screwball gangster flick with a hint of Lost in Translation, which it could be billed as, but you’d be missing the point. Even though it flaunts moments of comedy and does...
Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse
Melanie (Nora Tschirner) is a young woman living out a dull existence in an English seaside town, her life crawls along until she meets Ray (Rob Knighton in his second feature performance), a recently divorced gangster-type back in town for one last job. Without a doubt the most charming and impressive feature to debut at Eiff this year, one of those films that comes along once in a blue moon and manages to hold its own amongst the vast array of features fighting for the spotlight. It sounds like a screwball gangster flick with a hint of Lost in Translation, which it could be billed as, but you’d be missing the point. Even though it flaunts moments of comedy and does...
- 7/19/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The League uncovers the leader of The Secret Society of Super-Villains — but can such a diverse group of heroes defeat the collective might of the Society? And in the backup story, Manhunter goes behind the scenes to learn more about the Secret Society! Justice League Of America #4 Written by Geoff Johns Backup Written by Matt Kindt Pencils by Brett Booth Backup Pencils by Scott Clark Cover by David Finch...
- 5/24/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
The crap detector fired up earlier than usual when picking up this month’s latest issue of Justice League of America as I read the tagline on the cover – “The World’s Most Dangerous Super Heroes!”. Oh boy. Vibe, Catwoman and Green Arrow? Right, whatever. It might as well say “Leave Brain Behind Before Opening Comic”. That’d make more sense. Alas, my brain remained inside my head as I delved into Geoff Johns and David Finch’s latest offering.
Unfortunately this comic’s sense of hopelessness refuses to go away with a bizarre opening scene showing Scarecrow tied to a chair and being interrogated by the shadowy figure with the cane from page 1 of the first Jla issue. Johns makes the baffling decision to make Scarecrow sexually turned on by fear. Huh? Yes, Johns thinks Jonathan Crane is so into fear because it’s his fetish. Ergh. Such a...
Unfortunately this comic’s sense of hopelessness refuses to go away with a bizarre opening scene showing Scarecrow tied to a chair and being interrogated by the shadowy figure with the cane from page 1 of the first Jla issue. Johns makes the baffling decision to make Scarecrow sexually turned on by fear. Huh? Yes, Johns thinks Jonathan Crane is so into fear because it’s his fetish. Ergh. Such a...
- 3/21/2013
- by Noel Thorne
- Obsessed with Film
• The new Justice League of America team continues to form, but the question remains: What do these heroes want in return for their membership? • Secret motives are everywhere, and the outcome will have a huge impact on this team and the rest of The New 52! • Plus, the alien Manhunter’s back-up series begins revealing more about J’onn’s plans for this team...and the other Justice League. Justice League Of America #2 Written by Geoff Johns Backup story written by Geoff Johns and Matt Kindt Art and cover by David Finch Backup story art by Scott Clark Variant cover by Scott Clark...
- 3/19/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Keep in mind that these are all gatefold covers so we're only seeing half of the image. Justice League Of America #3 w: Geoff Johns, Matt Kindt a: David Finch, Scott Clark cover: David Finch release date: April 3 $3.99 Us • A new Secret Society is forming-—but which of its members has the power to attack the Justice League from within? This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. Justice League #19 w: Geoff Johns a: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado & Gary Frank cover: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado release date: April 17 $3.99 Us • Who is the one person dangerous enough to use Kryptonite against Superman? Wonder Woman #19 w: Brian Azzarello a: Tony Akins and Dan Green cover: Cliff Chiang release date: April 17 $2.99 Us • What is the one way Wonder Woman can stop Orion? Related Content: Mark Julian's Top 5 Comic...
- 1/14/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Justice League of America will feature a Martian Manhunter backup. Geoff Johns and Matt Kindt will serve as co-writers on the Scott Clark-illustrated feature. With its title shortened to Manhunter, DC Comics' secondary feature will debut in Justice League of America #2. "To me, Martian Manhunter, you can almost do anything with him because there hasn't been a definitive take on him yet," Kindt told MTV Geek. "We'll see what ultimately happens, but to me, he's always been like Superman, except he wasn't raised by human parents, so he doesn't have the human element to him. He has all the crazy strength and powers, but he also has a disconnect from humanity. "There's that element, (more)...
- 12/7/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Revealed in an MTV Geek interview with writer Matt Kindt, it appears that DC Comics will introduce a “Martian Manhunter” back-up story include in the second issue of “Justice League of America”. The back-up story will be written by both Kindt (read the full interview) and Geoff Johns and will feature the artwork by artist Scott Clark.
J’Onn J’Onzz the Martian Manhunter has long been associated with the Justice League of America team and fans should find themselves excited to see the character step up from his current [lackluster] presence in the New 52 universe, taking on the role of rather minor character in “Stormwatch.”
“To me, Martian Manhunter, you can almost do anything with him because there hasn’t been a definitive take on him yet. We’ll see what ultimately happens, but to me, he’s always been like Superman, except he wasn’t raised by human parents,...
J’Onn J’Onzz the Martian Manhunter has long been associated with the Justice League of America team and fans should find themselves excited to see the character step up from his current [lackluster] presence in the New 52 universe, taking on the role of rather minor character in “Stormwatch.”
“To me, Martian Manhunter, you can almost do anything with him because there hasn’t been a definitive take on him yet. We’ll see what ultimately happens, but to me, he’s always been like Superman, except he wasn’t raised by human parents,...
- 12/7/2012
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Starting in issue #2 of Justice League of America, Manhunter will have his own, solo back-up story from writers Matt Kindt and Geoff Johns featuring art by Scott Clark. J'onn J'onzz has always been one incredibly intriguing character, with strength on par with Superman or a tier-or-two below, that raw power is combined with telepathy and shape-shifting abilities. Personally, I've always thought that J'onn would take Supes no contest if push came to shove. Said Kint on his take on the character, ""I can't tell you how excited I am to be working on this. I grew up with the Jla and Manhunter was one of the few characters I felt had so much more un-mined potential than most of the other characters. His powers and abilities really lend themselves to the kind of stories I love to tell. And working with Geoff? That's like the cherry on top. But...
- 12/6/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Rob Liefeld has ended his run at DC Comics. The writer/artist has abruptly abandoned his three titles - Hawkman, Deathstroke and Grifter - all of which he will depart after September's issue #0s. "Just finished sending my thank you's to DC personnel. Officially got off the DC52 treadmill this morning..." Liefeld wrote on Twitter. "Scott Clark will be replacing me [on] Deathstroke. Marat will continue the work on Grifter.... I had a great time at DC. I believe in what DC is doing, but had to preserve my sanity. "I walked off all 3 books. Can't wait to see any attempts (more)...
- 8/23/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Just finished sending my thank you's to DC personnel. Officially got off the DC52 treadmill this morning...— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012 Scott Clark will be replacing me p. Deathstroke. Marat will continue the work on Grifter...I had a great time at DC.— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012 I believe in what DC is doing, but had to preserve my sanity.— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012 The 0's are my last issues. Thanks for all the love.— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012 Reasons are the same as everyone's that you hear. I lasted a few months longer than I thought possible.— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012 Personal goal of 13issues in 13 months was achieved at DC. September to September.— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012 I had at least 20 editorial battles and won 80% but those battles wear you down.— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) August 22, 2012 Everyone kept covering for another guy who kept slipping and tripping all...
- 8/22/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
It’s that time again… here are the preview materials for DC Comics releases for May 2012.
As you can see, DC is clearly getting excited about the imminent arrival of The Dark Knight Rises with new movie statues showing Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, and Tom Hardy, the return of Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s Batman Incorporated and the long awaited arrival of Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, and the Talon appearing in every single Batman book this month… and even All-Star Western?
Plus, with the return of Earth One, we also get the return of Earth Two– and the return of the World’s Finest.
Shall we get into it? Let’s!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Earth Two #1
Written by James Robinson
Art by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott
Cover by Greg Capullo
1:25 Variant cover by Ivan Reis and...
As you can see, DC is clearly getting excited about the imminent arrival of The Dark Knight Rises with new movie statues showing Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, and Tom Hardy, the return of Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s Batman Incorporated and the long awaited arrival of Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, and the Talon appearing in every single Batman book this month… and even All-Star Western?
Plus, with the return of Earth One, we also get the return of Earth Two– and the return of the World’s Finest.
Shall we get into it? Let’s!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Earth Two #1
Written by James Robinson
Art by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott
Cover by Greg Capullo
1:25 Variant cover by Ivan Reis and...
- 2/13/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
We hold in our hands the covers for DC Comics this December. As a child of four can plainly see, these envelopes have been hermetically sealed. They’ve been kept in a #2 mayonnaise jar under Wikipedia’s porch since noon today.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #4
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:25 Variant cover by Andy Kubert
1:200 B&W Variant cover by Jim Lee
On sale December 21 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
The superstar team of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee continue the origin of the Justice League as The World’s Greatest Heroes face the might of Apokolips – and find aid in an unlikely hero, as Cyborg is created!
Plus, Andy Kubert...
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #4
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:25 Variant cover by Andy Kubert
1:200 B&W Variant cover by Jim Lee
On sale December 21 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
The superstar team of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee continue the origin of the Justice League as The World’s Greatest Heroes face the might of Apokolips – and find aid in an unlikely hero, as Cyborg is created!
Plus, Andy Kubert...
- 9/19/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
We’ve received all the covers for DC Comics August solicitations, and Flashpoint promises that worlds will live, worlds will die, and the DC Universe will never be the sa– oh, sorry, that was the tagline for Crisis On Infinite Earths, back when I worked at Flashpoint. I’m so confused…
My favorite item for the month is pictured above, the Sergio Aragones version of Batman from Batman: Black & White. But there are some absolute art gems here, including Darwyn Cooke’s Jsa cover, and Frank Quitely’s redoing of Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson’s cover for Green Lantern #52.
As for the rest of the books, take a look… as usual, spoilers ahead:
War Of The Green Lanterns Aftermath #2
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Miguel Sepulveda
Cover by Tom Fleming
1:10 Variant cover by Miguel Sepulveda
The blockbuster “War of the Green Lanterns” event has rocked the...
My favorite item for the month is pictured above, the Sergio Aragones version of Batman from Batman: Black & White. But there are some absolute art gems here, including Darwyn Cooke’s Jsa cover, and Frank Quitely’s redoing of Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson’s cover for Green Lantern #52.
As for the rest of the books, take a look… as usual, spoilers ahead:
War Of The Green Lanterns Aftermath #2
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Miguel Sepulveda
Cover by Tom Fleming
1:10 Variant cover by Miguel Sepulveda
The blockbuster “War of the Green Lanterns” event has rocked the...
- 5/16/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
We’ve received all the covers for DC Comics July solicitations, including the long awaited Games, the New Teen Titans graphic novel from Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. And when I say long awaited, I mean two decades long– which kinda ties in with all the DC Retroactive titles coming out, including our favorite, Green Lantern reuniting the team of ComicMix contributors Dennis O’Neil and Mike Grell.
Take a look.
War Of The Green Lanterns: Aftermath #1
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Miguel Sepulveda
Cover by Dave Johnson
1:10 Variant cover by Doug Mahnke
The shocking consequences of the blockbuster “War of the Green Lantern” event have shattered the lives of Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner in ways no one will see coming.
Everything you thought you knew about the Corps is no more!
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the...
Take a look.
War Of The Green Lanterns: Aftermath #1
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Miguel Sepulveda
Cover by Dave Johnson
1:10 Variant cover by Doug Mahnke
The shocking consequences of the blockbuster “War of the Green Lantern” event have shattered the lives of Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner in ways no one will see coming.
Everything you thought you knew about the Corps is no more!
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the...
- 4/11/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Flashpoint: Project Superman #1 Covers: Gene Ha Plot by: Scott Snyder Script: Lowell Francis Art: Gene Ha "They Experimented on him in a Lab For Years!" Flashpoint: Frankenstein And The Creatures Of The Unknown #1 Covers: Doug Mahnke Writer: Jeff Lemire Art: Ibraim Roberson "They Can’t Survive Unless they Find Their Maker!" Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost Starring Bart Allen #1 Covers: Francis Manapul Writer: Sterling Gates Art: Oliver Nome "Where is he? Or should we say when?" Flashpoint: Wonder Woman And The Furies #1 Covers: Ed Benes Writer: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Art: Scott Clark and David Beaty "If she can’t save the world – no one will!" Flashpoint: Lois Lane And The Resistance #1 Covers: Eddy Nunes and Sandra Hope Writer: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Art: Eddy Nunez "She is ready to reveal the Amazons’ secret!" Flashpoint: Abin Sur – The Green Lantern #1 Covers: Felipe Massafera Writer: Adam Schlagman Art: Felipe Massafera "He survived the crash!
- 3/12/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 24 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [1]! Tomasz Opasinski [2] created this awesome Tron: Legacy poster. [reelizer [3]] John Landis gives his commentary for the trailer for Pretty Maids All In A Row in Trailers from Hell [4]. Cinematical [5] lists the five flicks to avoid while exploring caves. Addict has put together a series of t-shirts paying tribute to Star Wars, featuring the technical blueprints to the iconic vehicles of the Star Wars trilogy. Designes include the rebel X-Wing Fighter, the Millenium Falcon, the infamous Tie Fighter,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Brightest Day: Volume One
W. Geoff Johns & Peter J. Tomasi | A. Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Fernando Pasarin, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark, Joe Prado
“Once dead, twelve heroes and villains have been resurrected by a white light expelled deep from within the centre of the earth. Called a miracle by many and a sign of the apocalypse by others, the reasons behind their rebirth remain a mystery. Now Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Deadman, Jade, Osiris, Hawk, Captain Boomerang and Zoom must discover the reason behind their return and uncover the secret that binds them all.”
The follow up to DC Comics’ huge chart-topping event Blackest Night, Brightest Day: Volume One is once again written by Geoff Johns, teaming up with Peter J. Tomasi on a tale that is just as epic and DC universe shaking as its predecessor. The first of three, volume one picks up exactly where Blackest Night left off,...
W. Geoff Johns & Peter J. Tomasi | A. Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Fernando Pasarin, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark, Joe Prado
“Once dead, twelve heroes and villains have been resurrected by a white light expelled deep from within the centre of the earth. Called a miracle by many and a sign of the apocalypse by others, the reasons behind their rebirth remain a mystery. Now Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Deadman, Jade, Osiris, Hawk, Captain Boomerang and Zoom must discover the reason behind their return and uncover the secret that binds them all.”
The follow up to DC Comics’ huge chart-topping event Blackest Night, Brightest Day: Volume One is once again written by Geoff Johns, teaming up with Peter J. Tomasi on a tale that is just as epic and DC universe shaking as its predecessor. The first of three, volume one picks up exactly where Blackest Night left off,...
- 1/23/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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