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How Sin City Reconciled Frank Miller & Hollywood Frank Miller's disillusion with Hollywood ran deep. But after Robert Rodriguez's panel-by-panel approach to his Sin City movie, Miller embraced similar film adaptations. sin city movie • frank miller • alan moore • robert rodriguez • the watchmen
Frank Miller's 300 and the Classical Tradition Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 faithfully depicts the Spartans who fought at Thermopylae, according to accounts from authors such as Xenophon, Herodotus, and Plutarch. frank miller's 300 • battle of thermopylae • historical graphic novels • sparta • leonidas
Frank Miller's 300 Critically acclaimed and beautifully rendered, Frank Miller brings us the battle of Thermopylae as only he can: with style, drama and artistic license. 300 • frank miller • gerard butler • zack snyder • sparta
Gerard Butler Stars in 300 a 2007 Action Film King Leonidas takes 300 of his Spartan Warriors to battle a million-strong army led by the man who belives himself to be the God-King, a megalomaniac named Xerxes. 300 • frank miller • gerard butler • spartans in fiction • graphic novel film adaptation
Zack Snyder's Film 300 A critical analysis of the recent film entitled 300. film 300 • zack snyder director • film violence • frank miller • gerrard butler
Fast Facts About The Spirit From the creator of "Sin City" and "300" comes another highly stylized movie, this time starring Gabriel Macht and Eva Mendes. frank miller the spirit • facts about the spirit • facts about frank miller • underwater eva mendes scene • comic book superheroes
Riverside, California's Historic Mission Inn Stunning, ornate, legendary - the St. Francis Chapel at Riverside, California's Historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is a monument to its visionary: Frank Augustus Miller. wedding destinations • historic hotels • mission inn • united states history • southern california history
20 Films That Changed CGI What are the 20 most important moments in CGI movie history? I take you through my list of candidates. Part #5 of a 5-part series. the polar express • robert zemeckis • tom hanks • sin city • robert rodriguez
An Introduction to Graphic Novels Graphic novels open a whole new world of texts and images to be explored. More and more people are getting into them. Find out why! graphic novel • graphic novels • reading graphic novels • literature • art
Jim Lee and Frank Miller go MAD! Disney Artist Gregory Dies. This week I deliver new briefs from DC. Marvel and Image. Jim Lee and Frank Miller Go Mad. Many other comic book giants also going Mad including John Byrne and J. Scott Campbell. Find out what is going on! Also what is Green Arrow’s car doing at an online auction? Check out the scoops! At Marvel, check out this promotion - get 12 issues of Ultimate Spiderman FREE! Here’s the catch… The studios are leaving Image. Is Image worried? Check out what Jim Valentino has to say. Also Classic Disney cartoonist Bob Gregory passes away. bob gregory • dc • marvel • image • brandon peterson
Marvel and Indy Benefit Comics! Frank Miller Returns to Batman! Marvel plans a benefit comic for disaster relief. Indy world plans a benefit comic. The Hulk to be a live action movie? Kurt Busieck debuts a new comic for DC. And Frank Miller returns with a new "Dark Knight" Batman story. marvel • benefit • comic • disaster • relief
Marvel Comics: The Early '80s Creative Side Marvel Comics, the home of such legendary characters as Spider-Man, Captain America, and the X-Men, has a long and storied past. marvel comics • history of marvel comics • daredevil • dark phoenix saga • fantastic four
MegaCon Orlando Starts Today MegaCon in Orlando Florida starts today. Special guest is Kevin Smith, writer of Green Arrow and director of the movie "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" DC rumors and news. megacon • orlando • florida • kevin smith • george perez
New writer on Green Arrow, Defenders Rule? New York Times best-selling author Brad Meltzer will replace Kevin Smith as writer on GREEN ARROW. Will Marvel's "The Defenders" decide to rule the world??? The "Asterix and Obelix" movie opens to big audiences in France. brad meltzer • keven smith • green arrow • frank miller • dark knight
Origin #1 Sells Out! Sojourn #1 Hot! A myriad of news tidbits this week. Hot comics Origin #1 about the origin of the Marvel character Wolverine and the new hot comic "Sojourn" from CrossGen are presented. Also a link to an excellent account of Marvel's hastily put together retailer's convention Octovber 1st. dawn • pro • linsner • garth ennis • amanda conner
The Spirit Blu-ray Review "Toilets are always funny" may just become one of your everyday phrases after watching one of the more agreeably bizarre big-budget mainstream films to hit in some time the spirit • frank miller • blu-ray • film review • samuel l. jackson
The Visual Parts of a Comic Book Page Thanks to the uniquely graphic nature of comic books, there are special terms for the visual parts of a comic book page. These include panels, gutters, and balloons. comic book pages • visual parts of comics • splash page • speech or dialogue balloons • elements of sequential art
Action-Adventure Movie Preview Fall 2008 An anonymous assassin, a former Special Forces operative, a vigilante hero, and a dead rookie cop lead the action this fall. bangkok dangerous • transporter 3 • punisher: war zone • the spirit • action adventure movies fall 2008
Casablanca Was Heavily Censored Casablanca, Michael Curtiz's celebrated (and heavily censored) WWII romantic drama starring Humphrey Bogart, and Ingrid Bergman is finally available in affordable Blu-ray casablanca • classic • movie • michael curtiz • censored
Film Review: The Spirit (2008) Frank Miller can't direct to save a limb in the tonally disjointed Spirit, which features the wasted acting of Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes. 0.5 stars out of 4. frank miller • will eisner • scarlett johansson • samuel jackson • samuel l. jackson
Free Comic Book Day 2003 is Near! Marvel Sues Sony! Check out which publishers will have comics available for Free Comic Book Day 2003. See why Marvel is suing Sony pictures. free comic book day • crossgen • dc • marvel • dark horse
Jack Nicholson as The Joker Jack Napier has been set up by his boss and is destroyed by Batman. However, he reemerges as The Joker and vows to destroy Gotham City while Batman struggles to save it. jack nicholson as the joker • classic comic book villain • iconic actor jack nicholson • heath ledger as the joker • tim burton's batman
Review: The Spirit Having co-directed his own comic book adaptations on Sin City in 2005, Frank Miller takes several wrong turns, in this film version of Will Eisner's The Spirit. the spirit film review • the spirit movie • the spirit against the octopus • gabriel macht is the spirit • samuel jackson as the octopus
Start of the Modern Age of Comics In this week's article I explore the changes that started the Modern Age of comics in 1981. Would you believe it started with a book called "Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers" ? kevin eastman • peter laird • mutants • teenage mutant ninja turtles • 1984
The Change from Hero to Antihero in Movies In modern-day movies, is it difficult to distinguish the heroes from the villains? A few decades ago classic movie westerns presented a much different image of heroes. hero vs antihero • difference between early movie westerns and modern • revisionist western • classic movie western • a substitute for iliad or aeneid
Will Eisner's The Spirit with Gabriel Macht As far as comic books go, you can't get much more iconic than Will Eisner's character the Spirit--and as far as comic book movies go, you can't get much worse. the spirit • will eisner • frank miller • eva mendes • samuel l jackson
300 Film Review Just what did 300 get right where the terrible Troy went wrong? A comparative review of the films and their sources. 300 film review • 300 director zach snyder • 300 cast • 300 music score • 300 summary
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Murder, My Sweet Among Best Films Noir Murder, My Sweet is a masterful early film noir, a brilliant mix of convoluted plot, hard-boiled dialogue, nightmarish atmosphere and comically cynical narration. murder my sweet • film noir • dick powell • detective movies • philip marlowe
Alan Moore on The Simpsons Renowned graphic novelist Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, The Watchmen) will make a cameo appearance on an upcoming episode of The Simpsons. alan moore • the simpsons • cartoon • tv series • the watchmen
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DVD Review: Meet the Spartans Pit of Death Ed. The writer and director who brought you Scary Movie, Date Movie and Epic Movie, take a lighthearted stab at the film 300, and other movies of the past year. 5/10 meet the spartans pit of death edition dvd review • carmen electra meet the spartans dvd review • kevin sorbo meet the spartans dvd review • diedrich bader meet the spartans dvd review • jason friedberg meet the spartans
Johnny Depp to Star In New Dark Shadows Johnny Depp has signed on to portray Barnabus Collins, the 175-year-old lovesick vampire, in a film adaptation of the ABC's popular gothic opera, Dark Shadows. johnny depp to star as barnabus collins in dark sh • tim burton to direct dark shadows • the horror soap opera dark shadows turns into cult • dark shadows showcases supernatural creatures of t • alexandra isles starred as the naïve governess vic
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A Modern Animated History of Robin Partner to arguably the most famous crime fighter in the world, Robin is most often seen alongside his mentor. The most well known sidekick ever, he gets screen time. robin modern animation • robin television • boy wonder on screen • boy wonder on television • robin teen titans
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Joe Quesada at MegaCon - Part 2 MegaCon 2005 “Cup of Joe” talk with Joe Quesada - Part 2 joe quesada • marvel • editor • editor-in-chief • spider-man
The Spirit Soundtrack Review David Newman has written an entertaining but underwhelming genre-bending superhero score for Frank Miller's latest film. the spirit soundtrack review • the spirit score review • the spirit soundtrack david newman • the spirit score david newman • the spirit music
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