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Five Genre Fiction Gateway Drugs Other Than Battlestar Galactica (Which is Still Awesome)
With the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series concluded, we've run out of socially-acceptable sci-fi to gush over. That should make you think, shouldn't it? Wouldn't life be more fun if we could step outside of the all-encompassing irony and self-awareness of modern living and allow ourselves a little bit of childlike wonder at the power of the imagination?... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySnyder confirms Watchmen director's cut release in July
Despite the underwhelming box-office numbers and the harsh criticism the movie received during its March release, Director Zack Snyder has confirmed that Watchmen is getting a second chance at the box office and the director's cut will see a limited release this July in New York and Los Angeles.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRainn Wilson and James Gunn shopping anti-hero script
If you're not all burned out on movies about super heroes that are quirky and bad at their jobs (Mystery Men, The Specials, Hancock, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Watchmen, etc.), Rainn Wilson announced recently via Twitter that he and James Gunn (The Specials, Slither) were shopping around an "f 'd up low rent Watchmen" to indie producers.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatchmen sets pre-release record for venues
As frenzied predictions for Watchmen’s first weekend pour in ($50 million? $70 million, on par with 300? $100 million?!?), the movie already set one record before it opened. At 3,611 theaters, it will play at the most venues ever for an R-rated movie.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatchmen
Zack Snyder's adaptation of the Watchmen graphic novel takes place in the mid-1980s... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsCatching Up With...Watchmen illustrator Dave Gibbons
There's a tiny detail in one of the scenes from Watchmen that's indicative of the graphic novel's larger complexity... read more
Found in: Books, FeaturesWatchmen director's cut will arrive in July
As divided reviews roll in for Watchmen, director Zack Snyder has revealed that should the movie open to sizable numbers, a 190-minute director’s cut might screen in L.A. and New York theaters—and that regardless of the movie’s fortunes a couple weekends from now, the longer version will be available in some format by July.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatchmen: The End is Nigh game gets sneak peak
A two-part episodic video game, Watchmen: The End is Nigh, will be the official video game release for the most celebrated graphic novel of all time, according to MTV Multiplayer. The video game is set for a March release and is available for download-only through Xbox 360, Play Station 3 and PC. The End is Nigh is another release to add to the growing list of download-only titles, a new trend among video games.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsWatchmen graphic novel gets Blu-ray treatment
This March, it won't only be the feature film version of Watchmen finally making it to the screen. Warner recently announced plans to bring the graphic novel to life as a motion comic available on blu-ray March 3.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatchmen soundtrack to feature Dylan, Hendrix, Simone
With Watchmen confirmed to open March 6, the full swing of its publicity assault is upon us. Cue the announcement of the movie’s soundtracks, with one version to feature the score by Tyler Bates (Rob Zombie’s Halloween and The Devil’s Rejects) and a separate disc to include a “reinterpretation” of Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row” performed by My Chemical Romance.... read more
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