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Thought this was almost as funny as his Thor trailers;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpnh8ih-8Xw

This made me VERY happy!

For Immediate Release.
June 30, 2012


WHAT DO A BAT, A WOLVERINE AND A GHOST IN TIGHTS HAVE IN COMMON?

THEY ARE ALL COMING TO SAN DIEGO WITH LA-LA LAND FOR COMIC-CON 2012!

LA-LA LAND RECORDS ANNOUNCES ITS WORLD PREMIERE 2012 COMIC CON TITLES

AVAILABLE AT THE CON – JULY 12-15 (PREVIEW NIGHT JULY 11)
SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER - BOOTH 429 at TOY HUNGRY


Burbank, CA-based La-La Land Records is proud to announce its annual pilgrimage to Comic Con 2012 with the world premiere of four limited edition CD soundtracks:

BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES: VOL 1 (Second Edition)

Back by popular demand, La-La Land has re-issued its 2008 sold-out title for the legions of BTAS fans who missed out on this dynamite release's initial debut. This "second edition" re-issue is virtually identical to the 2008 version, except the bonus tracks "Gotham City Overture" and "Music of the Bat" have been removed to preserve the integrity of the initial release. Get it before it sells out – again! Limited Edition of 5000 Units.
Comic Con price $25

BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES: VOL 2 (4-CD SET)

Literally years in the making, La-La Land proves the wait was worth it with this amazing 4-CD set of previously unreleased music from arguably the greatest animated television series of all time! The set's 36 page booklet is packed with in-depth liner notes that take you through a treasure trove of astounding orchestral scores; music that rivals any blockbuster feature film. Composers Shirley Walker, Harvey R. Cohen, Carlos Rodriguez, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, Carl Swander Johnson and others are musically represented here, as well as Danny Elfman's iconic theme. Limited Edition of 3500 Units.
Comic Con price $60

X-MEN 2: X MEN UNITED (2-CD SET)

Finally, John Ottman's stupendous X2 score gets its much-deserved deluxe treatment, remastered and expanded with a 2-CD presentation that offers more than 50 minutes of music beyond the original 2003 soundtrack release. Improved sound and exclusive, in-depth liner notes take this noteworthy score to new superheroic heights! Limited Edition of 3500 Units.
Comic Con price $25

THE PHANTOM

Likewise, David Newman's majestic score to the 1996 feature film of the same name gets remastered and expanded in deluxe fashion, running almost a full 30 minutes longer than the original '96 soundtrack release. This is a big, classic film score that covers all the bases (action, thrills, romance) in high style! Like all La-La Land limited editions, this release features in-depth, exclusive liner notes and attractive packaging design. Limited Edition of 3000 Units.
Comic Con price $20

The above titles will be exclusively available July 12-15th (and on Preview Night July 11) at Comic Con from La-La Land Records (Booth 429 "Toy Hungry").

All four titles will subsequently be released at www.lalalarecords.com (and other online soundtrack boutiques) on July 19th, 1pm PST.

In addition to these wonderful new releases, La-La Land will be offering at its Comic Con booth (#429 "Toy Hungry") the usual assortment of exciting soundtrack titles, with many worthwhile specials and deals to be had.

Also, we will be discussing some of our upcoming soundtrack releases, including USED CARS music by Patrick Williams with unused music by Ernest Gold, GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES music by Frederik Wiedmann, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE (4-CD SET) music by various composers, THE BODYGUARD music by Alan Silvestri and BLACK RAIN (2-CD SET) music by Hans Zimmer.

Looking forward to meeting and greeting you all in San Diego!

I am so grabbing the Batman volumes (I missed vol. 1 the first time around), will have to wait on X2 and the Phantom due to funds.

I'm a day late, but Danny Elfman turned 59 yesterday and I wanted to wish him a happy belated birthday! All lives should have a soundtrack and he has  written the one for mine! Here's to many more years of Elfman scores!

I saw the film today ( I literally just got back from the cinema). I still have not seen X-men First Class yet, but IMO Captain America is the BEST comic book movie of the year so far.


The cast was very good; Both Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci stole every scene they were in and were definite highlights. Hugo Weaving is one of the best villain performances in a CBM and Toby Jones made for a fine henchman. Dominic Cooper channeled Robert Downy Jr., but filtered him through a 1940's sensibility and pulled it off very well, Haley Atwell was a good leading lady, and Sebastian Stan was a very likeable Bucky (and I'm not too fond of the character in the first place). The biggest surprise though was Chris Evans. I was skeptical about him playing the Captain( my second favorite comic book character after a certain nocturnal vigilante ), but he pulled it off very well.


Joe Johnston gave the film a great 40's flavor, but also delivered the goods as a modern action film, Rick Heinrich's production design was appropriate to the period, but filtered through a sense of style missing from recent CBM's (I'm looking at YOU, Nolan).

I do have a few negatives, Some of the CG was weak, particularly a scene involving a train, and there were a few jumps in tone that were a little jarring. I also am not a fan of Slo-Mo, but thankfully this film kept it to a minimum. The climactic battle was one of the best fight scenes in a Marvel film, but it wasn't long enough for me. also Alan Silvestri's score featured a GREAT main theme and some nice old-school montage music (there's also a particular cue that is heart-breakingly beautiful), but the action music is more generic than I'd like.


Overall I'd probably give the film 4-4.5 out of 5 stars, but like I said, Captain America is one of my faves anyway.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/the-dark-knight-rises-teaser-trailer-video_n_901684.html

It looks a little more fantastical than the Dark Knight.

I found this online and thought this was absolutely awesome! It makes me wish the whole marketing campaign was like this (which is unrealistic because they want to connect with modern audiences but still).
http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/captain-america-posterretro.jpg

LONDON (AP) — Elisabeth Sladen, a star of the "Doctor Who" series and children's show actress has died. She was 63.

The BBC says the Liverpool-born Sladen died from cancer on Monday.

Sladen joined the broadcaster in 1973 as Doctor Who's assistant Sarah Jane Smith, opposite Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker.

Sladen went on to star in spin-off "The Sarah Jane Adventures," four series of which were carried on the BBC's children's channel, CBBC.

The BBC said in a statement Tuesday that Sladen was survived by a husband, actor Brian Miller, and a daughter, Sadie.

Funeral arrangements were not immediately available.
First Alfred, now Sarah Jane, I am completely bummed out.
Sladen was IMO the best companion Dr. Who ever had.

The man who made the best Star Wars film has passed away today, he was 87.

[the good]

Just wondering of you who have seen these *ahem* interesting films, which one do you prefer?

It's pretty tough for me. There are things I like about both of them, and things I hate about both of them.

Batman 1943:

the good Batman's ears almost point straight up in this film. Robin's costume is fairly accurate with the exception of the nosed mask.

There are some good character actors who make appearances in this film, most notably George J. Lewis(Zorro's dad from the Disney series and a personal fave of mine), Anthony Ward ( who was Republic's main "action heavy"), And Charles "Ming the Merciless" Middleton.

Some of the cliffhangers were more plausible than the latter serial.

There's a really good Dummy in one of the chapter endings when Batman falls down an elevator shaft.

Alfred looks fantastic( the serial was responsible for the more canon physique of Bruce's manservant.) More on Alfred later...

The serial introduced the Batcave (known as the Bat's Cave)

the badLewis Wilson sucks as Batman. Okay Bruce Wayne, BAAAD Batman. Douglas Croft looks like an evil pixie as Robin.

Daka's Zombies a.k.a. overweight old men with Fred Mertz pants.

Alfred may have looked good, but was really annoying as a character.

The Batmobile is a light-colored convertible? A black car would have made more sense.

No offense to the great stuntman Eddie Parker, but he makes Batman look like a spaz in the fight scenes.

The Bizarre The Japanese stereotype is pretty strange in this film. I know this would probably offend most people. I find it rather funny, but mostly from a cultural thing: i.e. that most people at the time accepted this as being an accurate portrayal of an Asian man! The actor was actually Irish.(This is not the worst portrayal from the period though, that honor goes to Nino Pipitone's Transylvanian(?) preformance as Haruchi in G-Men Vs. The Black Dragon, an otherwise good serial.)



Batman and Robin 1949

the good

Batman's cape is actually black! I also like Robin's cape being darker in this serial as well.

I appreciate John Duncan's performance as Robin. He may be a bit too old but he is more plausible during the fight scenes than the evil pixie of the previous serial.

First appearance of Commissioner Gordon in live action! Lyle Talbot was one of the better contract players at Columbia, he also made a good Lex Luthor in Atom Man vs. Superman. Sadly he's probably best remembered for being in Ed Wood's turkeys.

The fight scenes are a little better in this serial( though not on par with Republic's) this may be due to Eddie Parker playing one of the henchmen and NOT doubling for Batman.


the bad I don't really care for Robert Lowery's portrayal of Batman either, although I tolerate it more than Wilson's.

Batman's ears look like devil horns, and Lowery has obvious trouble seeing through the mask slits. He also looks pretty flabby as Batman,more so than Adam West!( the costume was actually made to fit Kirk Allyn who had just played Superman and was a little more physically fit as he was a dancer, but for some reason they ended up not using him in the Batman role.)

Vicki Vale is an annoying Lois Lane clone in this film.

Another light convertible for the Batmobile!


The bizarre
Prof. Hammil is portrayed as being in a wheelchair, but uses a machine to secretly give strength back to his legs, yet later he is seen walking around in view of other people and they don't even bat an eye! Even for serial continuity that's pretty bad!


I guess I have a softer spot for the latter than the former.

What do YOU think?

As with my Nolan post here are some "improvements" I've made to some Schumacher pictures.

I'm posting these here, because I can't upload them due to the site upgrade.
Tell me what you think!