According to a press release, the new animated teevee series The Spectacular Spider-Man will be coming to the Kids’ WB! on The CW early next year. Kids’ WB! Senior Vice President and General Manager Betsy McGowen states “The use of the ‘Spectacular’ title is an homage to Marvel’s wildly popular series of Spider-Man comics, and…
Peter David notes on his blog that according to Corey Tacker, keeper of Peter’s bibliography with a completism that borders on mania, this month’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man marks his 1000th comic book published. For those of you scoring at home (or even if you’re alone) that comes out to about 40 comic books out a…
Tom The Bomb has some interesting ideas on what should have been in Spider-Man 3, along with many of the problems in the film: They did it AGAIN. Sandman is a criminal just to raise cash for his sick daughter? Geez, why don’t they just pit Spidey against Robin Hood? Maybe the Dalai Lama could…
According to Variety estimates, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End was the top-grossing film this weekend, earning $43,188,000 over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The hilarious Knocked Up was second with $29,284,20, while Shrek the Third earned $26,704,000. Newbie Mr. Brooks earned just over $10 million, while Spider-Man 3 took in $7.5 million. Variety also…
When I was a teenager, the environment of my hometown became poisonous. To save me, my parents sent me to an alien environment that seemed to be a universe away, filled with people so different from me they might have been a different species altogether. No one knew anything about my home, nor about my…
I held off on the breathless reporting on Pirates breaking all the records claimed in many weekend stories because I heard the numbers might be a bit suspicious, and it seems I had good reason to wonder. Nikki Finke has all the details: First, I received a statement from Sony Pictures Entertainment, and then later…
If you’re like me, some of the happiest moments in the Spider-Man films came when Sam Raimi found a spot to slip in the theme from the ’67 animated series. So, for your listening pleasure, we have some cover versions of the song, from Michael Buble… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufby-tcX14k …to the Ramones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFync_NVjRg And for some additional…
I am a huge believer in personal choice. I think that you should be allowed to make up your mind freely on all matters. If you don’t like something you have every right to say so. If you do like something then you have the right to say that also. You don’t have to believe…
Even though most movie theaters haven’t opened yet, nor sold Sunday tickets, Variety is already reporting that Shrek the Third will rule the charts this weekend. They do this because Friday ticket sales were $38.8 million, in 4,122 theaters. That comes out to a per venue average of $9,423 — just for Friday. Spider-Man 3,…
Last week’s article on privilege and other ranting produced quite a few responses – so many, in fact, I feel it’s my duty to respond and elaborate on my views. So with that in mind, welcome to the first installment of Ask Michael! Because I know. The “What about me? What about my needs?” article…
Spider-Man 3 still rules the box office charts, pulling in $60 million dollars in its second weekend, far outdistancing all comers. Whereas it suffered a 60% drop from its opening weekend, Media By Numbers president Paul Dergarabedian noted "To me this is an appropriate second-weekend drop. Any studio would be happy to have a movie…
I’ve gone into some detail elsewhere about how my Forgotten Horrors series of movie encyclopedias (1979 and onward) dovetails with my collaborative comic-book efforts with Timothy Truman and John K. Snyder III. More about all that as things develop at ComicMix. This new batch of Forgotten Horrors commentaries will have more to do with the…
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