Preview Of BOOM! Studios New Mini-Series ‘NECRONOMICON’

Comic Book Goblin are proud to present a 7 page Preview of BOOM! Studios new mini-series, NECRONOMICON

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Comic Book Goblin Forums Up & Running

For you debating pleaseure, the Comic Book Goblin Forums are now up and running and ready for you all to open your hearts on all things comic related.

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Top Cow Announces Starfall

Top Cow Productions, Inc. has announced it will publish Starfall, a new, original science fiction and fantasy series created by fan-favorite Darkchylde writer and artist, Randy Queen.

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30 Days Of Night DVD Review

Synopsis - For 30 days every winter, the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska is plunged into a state of complete darkness. It’s a bitter time when most of the inhabitants head south. This winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear: bloodthirsty vampires. Led by the sinister Marlow (Danny Huston), the merciless vampires take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the residents remaining in town. Barrow’s Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett), his estranged wife, Stella (Melissa George), and an ever-shrinking group of survivors must do anything they can to last until daylight in 30 Days of Night.

The scary vampire movie is back, and with a bang!

I must admit I was surprised when I first watched ‘30 Days Of Night’. I really wasn’t expecting it to be quite so scary or unnerving. Atmospheric, dark and tense, I was on the edge of my seat. One thing I would recommend is not watching it with the lights off, unless you really want to be freaked out.

The premise, vampires attack a town in Alaska where the sun doesn’t shine for 30 days, is one of those ideas you really wish you’d have come up with first. Once you’ve heard it, it seems obvious and surprising that no-one used it before now.

Yes, there are cliches. There are the usual stereotypical characters you find in most horror movies, however they’ve managed to give them a bit more depth than usual. You do care about the characters and their plight.

Josh Hartnett and Melissa George perform admirably, with Hartnett giving one of his better performances. However the cast stand out is Danny Huston as the villainous Marlow. He is literally evil personified and the most convincingly scary vampire I have ever seen on screen.

David Slade pulls out all the stops, with some brilliant direction and creepy camera angles. The gore is toned just right, and the most impressive shot has to be the overhead pan of the town as the vampires feast on the townsfolk.

This is a vampire movie that doesn’t suck, and that is a rarity. Intense and Horrific, we have an all new reason to fear the dark!

The DVD comes with numerous ‘Making Of’ documentaries, detailing almost every aspect of the production. It’s well worth watching these if you are interested in how movies are put together, as these are all informative and of a better than usual quality for DVD extras.

Movie Viewed and Reviewed by Christopher Herbert

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Amber Heard Interview - Never Back Down

Q - Why should we go and see Never Back Down?

AMBER HEARD - Well, it’s a sneak peak into a world that we’re ordinarily not invited into. It exists in an underground high school of fighters who want to release all that teen angst and aggression towards the society that bred them. They just come together and form these fight clubs. Sean Farris plays the lead character, Jake, who’s uprooted from his Middle American upbringing and thrown into this fast-paced society. It’s sexy, entertaining and exciting as he goes on this journey to find himself. He needs me. We fall in love. And I have a similar journey, but in a different direction. We just grow off one another and become different people in the end. It’s like Fast & the Furious meets Karate Kid. And it has a really important moral lesson to be learned.

Q - Which is?

AH - Never back down! It’s about picking your fight, learning it and winning it. It’s also done in an entertaining and sexy way. It’s memorable.

Q - It’s a mixed martial movies. That seems very popular in the US right now…

AH - It’s not a world that I’m very involved in myself! I can’t give up my high-heel addiction.

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Diablo Cody Interview - Juno

Diablo Cody, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Oscar nominated writer of ‘Juno’, discusses the critically acclaimed film. After graduating from college, twenty nine year-old screenwriter Diablo Cody tried her hand as a typist and a paralegal before moving to Minneapolis to be with her new husband. During this time she worked as a stripper...

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Jamie Bell Interview - Jumper

After winning a BAFTA for his performance in Billy Elliot, Jamie Bell took on a diverse range of roles. Here he talks about his latest film, ‘Jumper’, released on the 14th February

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Ten Movies That Make You Hot

What is it about certain films that make you want to strip down and take your partner right then, right there? Is it the whole film, or a specific moment when you anticipate that two characters are going to get down?

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Bagley's first piece for DC

DC have released the above image to Newsarama.com. Personally, I think it's a good sign of things to come and I'm eagerly awaiting the announcement as to what project Mark Bagley will be doing now that he's exclusive to DC.

Officially Cool: The Kevin Smith Casting Chart

Wikipedia, the end-all-be-all source of knowledge on the internet (not all factual knowledge, but knowledge nonetheless) has updated Kevin Smith’s official entry with a chart that shows some of the most frequently cast people in his movies. Enjoy the chart below.

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Frame By Frame

MOVIE NEWS - ONE FRAME AT A TIME.....FILLION GETS ‘CHILLED IN MIAMA’ - AMY ADAMS JOINS ‘NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2′ - ENGLUND NOT IN ‘ELM STREET’ REMAKE - STALLONE LINES UP 2 NEW ACTION MOVIES

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Iron Man At The Super Bowl

The new ‘Iron Man’ trailer shown at the Super Bowl has got everyone talking. Fast and action packed….if you were excited about the movie before, you’ll be selling your kidney to make sure you’ve got a ticket after seeing this.

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National Treasure - Book Of Secrets Movie Review

In this follow up to the box-office hit ‘National Treasure’, treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage - ‘Ghost Rider’, ‘Con Air’) once again sets out on an exhilarating, action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. Read our review at TBMR.co.uk

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Jumper Competition

TO CELEBRATE THE UK THEATRICAL RELEASE OF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SCI-FI THRILLER ’JUMPER‘ ON FEBRUARY 14TH, THE BIG MOVIE REVIEW HAS 3 GOODIE PACKS OF OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE UP FOR GRABS!!

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Jumper - The Mythology Behind The Movie

WITH ‘JUMPER’ BEING RELEASED BY 20TH CENTURY FOX ON THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY, WE THOUGHT WE’D HAVE A LOOK AT THE MYTHOLOGY BEHIND THE MOVIE

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Casablanca - Back On The Big Screen

Casablanca will be back in cinemas for special Valentine’s Day screenings at 63 Cineworld sites around the UK. The film has been digitally restored and will be screened via digital cinema and new 35mm prints.

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Penelope Review

SOMETIMES TRUE LOVE IS RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE. Penelope is a magical modern-day fairy tale about love and self-acceptance.It is the story of a young woman, Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci). Penelope is afflicted by a secret family curse that has turned her face into that of a pig.

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The Greatest Car Chases In Science Fiction

Car chases are woven deep into the DNA of movies, says crime writer Elmore Leonard. We invented cars and movies at around the same time, and both experiences are about speed, exhilaration and technophilia. And you can't write a good car chase -- you have to film it. With explosions and crazy weird vehicles.

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The Pro's At Work - Comic Artist Video's # 3

Dave Gibbons and Travis Charest show us how it's done.

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The 9 Most Racist Disney Characters

It's just that , like the assemblage of clips below, dates from a time when people were unfairly characterized by their ethnic background (the acceptable methods are, of course, religion, geography, sexual preference and income).

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Heath Ledger Found Dead

OSCAR nominated actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his apartment in New York. He was 28.

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Nominations for the 28th Golden Raspberry Awards

THE RAZZIE NOMINATIONS ARE IN….

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Nominations for the 80th Academy Awards

THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS ARE IN…

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The Pro's At Work - Comic Artist Video's # 2

John Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz show us how it's done

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The Pro's At Work - Comic Artist Video's # 1

John Romita and Joe Kubert show us how it's done.

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Youngblood #1 receives 2nd printing

Press Release

With YOUNGBLOOD's return to Image Comics being reordered at an exponential rate, Image Comics has gone back to press to ensure copies are available for the foreseeable future.

"We anticipated a high level of interest in Joe and Derec's work on YOUNGBLOOD, but we were frankly caught off-guard by the amount of advance reorders the book generated as press time drew closer," said Image Executive Director Eric Stephenson. "We're thrilled with what the guys are doing with the book, though, and want to make sure copies are available for everyone interested in checking it out."

The new YOUNGBLOOD comes courtesy of THE LAST DEFENDER's Joe Casey and GREEN ARROW's Derec Donovan, who previously worked together for a sixteen-issue run on ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, while being overseen and featuring variant covers by series creator Rob Liefeld. YOUNGBLOOD marks Casey's second acclaimed relaunch of an Image classic. With WILDCATS, Casey was praised for upgrading the original concepts with a post-modern spin. Similarly, YOUNGBLOOD's new direction combines the bombastic beginnings of Liefeld's celebrity heroes such as Shaft and Badrock with the more classic approach developed by Alan Moore, featuring new heroes such Johnny Panic and Doc Rocket and Casey's own sensibilities.

In addition, a limited, black and white Rob Liefeld variant cover will be made available on as a 1-in-4 cover for retailers ordering the second printing.

YOUNGBLOOD #1 2nd (DEC078061), a 32-page comic book for $2.99, will be available in stores January 30th, 2008.

Source - Newsarama.com

Allow me to introduce myself....

Allow me to introduce myself....

I am Chance. I am a writer and an artist. That is pretty much all I'm going to say about myself.

On this blog, I'm going to talk about pretty much anything. I'll review movies, post bits of news I find interesting and update you on the things I'm doing. Eventually, I may even tell you a bit more about myself, more personal items, but for the moment I'm going to remain pretty anonymous.

Anyway, that's it for now. Enjoy your day.

Chance