Tag: Random Silliness

I have a soft spot for trailer mash-ups — the “Toy Story” and “Star Trek” one was genius, and there was that great hybrid of “Up” and “Inception” — and Jay West just sent me a link to this new one. There’s an awful lot of clever energy and nimble imagination at work in these. What’s the best one you’ve seen? If you come up with a Top 5 ranking (with links, please) we’ll give the coolest collection a guest post and byline here on Hero Complex. – Geoff Boucher RECENT AND RELATED ‘Prometheus’: Ridley Scott returns to ‘Alien’ canvas Ridley Scott: ‘Magic comes  over the horizon’ ‘Prometheus’: The riddles of Ridley Scott Michael Fassbender on ‘Prometheus’ Ridley Scott seeks the ‘original DNA’ of ‘Alien’ Moebius: The last interview Ridley Scott: I came to science fiction by backdoor Rutger Hauer: Chris ...

Homer Simpson, Han Solo and Swamp Thing may not look like royalty but look closer and you’ll see that each of them is a king of hearts. It’s Valentine’s Day and that has us thinking about the nature of love and we realized that of all the great romances depicted in pop culture, some of the most interesting and inspiring are in the fanboy/fangirl sector, the geek zone of sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes and horror. Okay, not all of them look like Bogie or Bacall (yes, Karloff, we’re looking at you, kid) but in the photo gallery  above you’ll see proof that beauty isn’t skin deep (or fur-deep, for that matter) and that the human heart cannot be denied even if happens to be in love with an alien with pointy ears. Be sure to click the “SHOW CAPTIONS” option on the gallery. And love long ...

BAT FILMS OF THE FUTURE? The end is near — when the credits roll on “The Dark Knight Rises” this July, it will mark the close of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and the final adventure for Christian Bale as the caped crusader of Gotham City. Warner Bros. executives have made it clear they won’t leave the iconic property sitting on a shelf, however, and a new director and star tandem could be inhabiting Wayne Manor by 2014. But how on Earth will any filmmaker follow the work of Nolan and company? Working together, Hero Complex lead writer Geoff Boucher and graphic artist Sean Hartter came up with 15 imaginary Batman reboots — and, yes, they did it with tongue in cheek. Tim Burton’s “The Dark Knight Returns” Long before Christopher Nolan set foot in the Batcave, iconic director Tim Burton made Hollywood ...

BATFILMS OF THE FUTURE? The end is near — when the credits roll on “The Dark Knight Rises” this July, it will mark the close of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and the final adventure for Christian Bale as the caped crusader of Gotham City. Warner Bros. executives have made it clear they won’t leave the iconic property sitting on a shelf, however, and a new director and star tandem could be inhabiting Wayne Manor by 2014. But how on earth will any filmmaker follow the work of Nolan and company? Working together, Hero Complex lead writer Geoff Boucher and graphic artist Sean Hartter came up with 15  imaginary Batman reboots — and, yes, they did it with tongue in cheek. Martin Scorsese’s “Caped Fear”: The acclaimed director delivers a “Shutter Island”-style thriller as Batman (Jim Caviezel) is trapped in a Gothic castle by ...

BATFILMS OF THE FUTURE? The end is near — when the credits roll on “The Dark Knight Rises” this July, it will mark the close of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and the final adventure for Christian Bale as the caped crusader of Gotham City. Warner Bros. executives have made it clear they won’t leave the iconic property sitting on a shelf, however, and a new director and star tandem could be inhabiting Wayne Manor by 2014. But how on earth will any filmmaker follow the work of Nolan and company? Working together, Hero Complex lead writer Geoff Boucher and graphic artist Sean Hartter came up with 15  imaginary Batman reboots — and, yes, they did it with tongue in cheek. Rob Marshall’s “Gotham!”: Oscar-nominated “Chicago” director Rob Marshall  takes the caped crusader into truly new territory: a musical. Yes, that’s right, after Spider-Man’s ...

BATFILMS OF THE FUTURE? The end is near — when the credits roll on “The Dark Knight Rises” this July, it will mark the end of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and the final adventure for Christian Bale as the caped crusader of Gotham City. Warner Bros. executives have made it clear they won’t leave the iconic property sitting on a shelf, however, and a new director and star tandem could be inhabiting Wayne Manor by 2014. But how on earth will any filmmaker follow the work of Nolan and company? Working together, Hero Complex lead writer Geoff Boucher and graphic artist Sean Hartter came up with 15  imaginary Batman reboots — and, yes, they did it with tongue in cheek. Matthew Vaughn’s “Batman: Mad City”: Maybe the future of Gotham is in the past? That approach worked in a big way for ...

Can you feel the love tonight? It’s been a great year at Hero Complex (and thanks for helping us more than triple our 2010 traffic) and we wish you and yours a happy, inspiring and entertaining new year. The clock is ticking toward 2012 and it looks like a monster year in sci-fi, fantasy and hero films, a year of upheaval and opportunity in comics and (perhaps) the beginning of a new era in television for both Marvel and DC. We’ll be here to follow all of it for you and we hope to see some of you at our Hero Complex Film Festival in May or at one of our IMAX Screening Series events. – Geoff Boucher RECENT AND RELATED Christopher Nolan opens up about Bane choice Anne Hathaway: Catwoman modeled on Hedy Lemarr Christian Bale says goodbye to Gotham ‘DKR’: Where to see the IMAX ...

“Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil,” a gory comedy that spoofs the images of hillbillies in flicks like “Deliverance,” has been turning heads at comic conventions and won the audience award at Austin, Texas’ South by Southwest film festival. The movie, from first-time director Eli Craig, follows two Southern good old boys headed to the sticks to fix up a rundown “vacation house” and go fishing. They cross paths with a group of clueless college kids who mistake them for demented hill people. The film stars “30 Rock’s” Katrina Bowden, “Firefly’s” Alan Tudyk as Tucker and Tyler Labine, who recently played James Franco’s lab assistant in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” as the film’s hero, Dale. Hero Complex writer Noelene Clark chatted with Labine about the film, which hits theaters in limited release Friday. NC: What drew you to ...

“Family Guy” fans can think big Thursday night at the AMC Century City 15 in Los Angeles. In celebration of the show’s 10th anniversary, Fox is spotlighting the Griffin household — Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Brian and Stewie — with a 10-city, one-night-only, exclusive midnight viewing of an exclusive episode as well never-before-seen footage, trivia and giveaways. The other cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Seattle. Tickets for the Southern California event are free on a first-come, first-served basis and can be reserved at familyguyLA@gmail.com. The new epsiode that will be screened is called “Lottery Fever,” which finds the Rhode Island family struggling to stay grounded after finding themselves holding a winning ticket. The especially subversive 2009 episode “Road to Multiverse” will also be screening, having been picked for the occasion by fans voting via Facebook. The screenings ...

After more than six months of preview shows and calamity, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will actually “open” Tuesday night on Broadway, but the show is already one of the great pop-culture stories of 2011. It’s even made it (sort of) to “Sesame Street”… Hey, wait, was that Super Grover? – Geoff Boucher RECENT AND RELATED New “Cap” trailer premiering at L.A. festival Favreau, Downey stage “Iron Man” reunion Downey shocks Hero festival audience Stan Lee: The Marvel creation I didn’t like was… Johnston: ‘Our Bucky isn’t a sidekick’ Johnston: This movie will surprise people 18 images from “Captain America” Favreau brings “Iron Man” to L.A. festival Capt. America film gets title change in Russia Capt. America will be USO performer in movie Johnston: Steve Rogers won’t be ‘flag waver’ Stark Expo links ‘Iron Man 2,′ ‘Capt. America’