How Modern CGI Is Ruining A Lot Of Movie Fun
This article was plagiarized from an article at Cracked.com. You can read the original article here. io9 offers a heartfelt apology.
A Stuntwoman's Set Pics Show Just How Intense Mad Max Filming Really Was
You think the stunts of Mad Max: Fury Road were something on screen? Stuntwoman Dayna Grant took some insane photos from the set — including one photo taken from inside a flaming car.
8 Great Comedies That Brilliantly Deconstruct The Action Movie Genre
We love action movies, the tropes, the cliches, all of it and roll with it well. But in some cases, we get to see films or the occasional TV show that wonderfully deconstructs the action movie. They’re not straight-out parodies like Naked Gun — but here are eight comedies that play with the motifs in a way that…
Flash React
Maybe it’s just me? Maybe just how it seemed but....
A Guide to the Screwed-Up History of the Legion of Super-Heroes Part I
There are a lot of comic book characters or teams who have some pretty heavily convoluted histories. You'd need flow charts to track a lot of the X-Men stuff. Hawkman's history is infamous for its retcons, same with a lot of other DC characters. But if you want to to talk about a subject whose history has seen more…
RIP Herb Trimpe
A moment of silence please for Herb Trimpe as the legendary artist passed away at the age of 75 on Monday.
Empire's Cookie visits Sesame Street
Well, this was inevitable. Hosting last night's Saturday Night Live, Taraji P. Henson channeled her scene-stealing Cookie from Empire for a visit to Sesame Street:
Lego Star Wars posters
A great bit for the upcoming Star Wars Celebration: Guests will receive these terrific Lego recreations of the six movies. Beautiful job on them, especially the glowering Vader, freaky Anakin and more, need these myself.
How Wild Wild West helped create steampunk
A while back, io9 was doing a fantastic "Spy Week" with great features on spies, real and fictional. Great stuff all around but sadly, to me, missing a key entry. A show that not only stood as a great mix of sci-fi, fantasy, western and spy but in many ways helped create what we now call "Steampunk."
Why Can't Hollywood Do Hacking Right?
Edit: It has been noted in the midst of other goings on that this article is not entirely original.
Behold the horror that is Insurgent Barbie
Yes, this exists:
Lucas Lee fake movie posters
Before he was Captain America, Chris Evans played Lucas Lee, the douchebag movie star in the glorious Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Now, beautifully, someone has put together posters for Lee's movies and they're perfectly on target:
Morena Baccarin is Copycat!
It's now been confirmed that Morena Baccarin's role in the upcoming Deadpool movie is Copycat.
Want great sci-fi TV? Watch the CW
A funny thing has happened the last couple of years: The greatest sci-fi/genre series are not to be found on cable or Syfy or such. Nope, it's the CW.
Awesome fan trailer celebrates 10 Years of Nu Who
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the current revival of Doctor Who. And to get a jump early, an awesome You Tube mix shows just how much great stuff we've gotten in that span:
Sleepy Hollow Rides Again with New Showrunner
So word is official that Sleepy Hollow will have a third season with a new showrunner:
Mockingjay Part 2 Motion Poster Shows the Evolution of the Series
So not quite a trailer but the first release of The Hunger Games: Mockinjay Part 2 shows how that famous logo is shifting:
Barely Lethal Trailer Shows a Nicely Homicidal High School
The first trailer has been released for the new action-comedy Barely Lethal with Hailee Steinfeld as a government-trained assassin who decides to give "normal" life a try:
Agents of SHIELD react
I want a spin-off of Calvin Zabo and his RV of evil freaks and I want it now.
Why Ridley Scott is the master of DVD/Blu-Ray
Some say the Blu-Ray/DVD market is dead. The rise of streaming services seems to be shooting it down, folks wanting easier ways to watch movies online rather than buy or rent a disc. But to me, it will still be great as long as studios and filmmakers care enough to pack Blu-Rays with stuff that make them worth buying.…