Superman vs. the Elite

Superman vs. the Elite, a 74-minute original DC animated movie, opens with Manchester Black (Robin Atkin Downes) watching one of those immense banks of monitors so popular in comics. Since it was reminding him (and thus us, the viewers) about how depressing the world situation was — war, extreme political viewpoints, living in fear — I immediately became concerned that this was NOT the right movie for me to be watching in my currently delicate mental state. (I was laid […]

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John Carter on Blu-ray

As you probably know, John Carter is the story of a Civil War veteran who, through a mysterious cave, winds up on Mars, which they call Barsoom. There, he becomes a warrior fought over by various tribes and winds up saving the planet from their own civil war. Two hours twelve minutes is a lot of adventure, but I’d heard good things. I have to say, I’m not a convert, but I’m very glad I got a chance to check […]

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George Newbern on Playing Superman, Praises Comics

In Superman vs. the Elite (out June 12), Superman is played by George Newbern, voice of the character in the Justice League cartoon. He also played Superman in Superman/Shazam! The Return of Black Adam. Newbern has most recently been appearing on Scandal, but to me, he will always be the guy from Adventures in Babysitting. Warner Home Video provided the following question-and-answer interview with him. Q: Where do you start as an actor when trying to create a voice for […]

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Sherlock Season 2

Given how much I enjoyed the first season of Sherlock, I’ve been eagerly anticipating this second season. When I heard that the episodes were clipped when they aired on PBS, I skipped watching them and went straight to DVD, which allowed me to wallow in all of them at once. I love this show, even more than Doctor Who. (They share a producer in Steven Moffat, who co-created Sherlock with Mark Gatiss.) It’s a wonderful modernization of the characters and […]

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Joss Whedon Marvel Motion Comics Continue With Torn

Continuing the motion comic adaptations from Joss Whedon’s run on Astonishing X-Men, Astonishing X-Men: Torn will be available on August 14. The motion comic version of Astonishing X-Men: Gifted first came out in September 2010, with Dangerous following last month. That was only the first half of the Joss Whedon and John Cassady run that began in 2005, though. The third book, Astonishing X-Men: Torn, reprinted issues #13-18 and will be adapted here. The motion comic version of Torn, if […]

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Victor/Victoria

The third Blake Edwards movie returned to DVD courtesy of the Warner Archive is Victor/Victoria. (I covered the other two, S.O.B. and Skin Deep, last month.) It’s also the best of the three, with its bizarre plot — a soprano who can’t get work pretends to be a female impersonator in 1930s Paris — allowing for commentary on the economic struggles of entertainers, the civil rights of homosexuals (tolerated in the theater, not so much elsewhere), and gender roles and […]

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Animated Dark Knight Returns Images Released

Following Superman vs. the Elite, the original DC animated film out next month, the next Warner cartoon movie release will be The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 (as revealed in the special features for Superman vs. the Elite). The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, based on Frank Miller’s classic graphic novel, is due out in fall of this year, with Part 2 following in 2013. Peter Weller, best known as Robocop but always Buckaroo Banzai in my heart, voices Batman, […]

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Superman vs. the Elite Promo Clips Focus on New Team

I suppose it makes sense that the images and video clips released so far to promote the next DC Animated film, Superman vs. the Elite, revolve around the Elite, since everyone already knows Superman. The original cartoon film is due out on home video June 12. For more information, I’ve previously posted the trailer and more information on the DVD and Blu-ray versions. The first clip released shows the Elite arriving, with a poor puppy dog getting the worst of […]

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