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Through the years, comic-book films took audiences to all the predictable places, including the grim streets of Gotham City and the doomed spires of planet Krypton, but, a decade ago, a new type of comic-book film had the audacity to set its opening sequence in a truly unexpected place -- the gates of Auschwitz, where Jewish families were bring marched through mud on their way to death and despair.
From those first moments, "X-Men" set itself apart from the entire Hollywood history of comic-book adaptations and marked the beginning of this current era of fanboy cinema, which has dominated the box office and elevated San Diego's Comic-Con International into something resembling a Cannes for capes.
"The opening, it really was a declaration of intent," producer Lauren Shuler Donner said of that sequence, which showed a terrified young boy exhibiting mutant powers as his family was separated by German guards. "It said to the audience this is a serious film, grounded in the realistic and the historic and somewhat dark. It was so smart. And it was all totally Bryan."
That would be Bryan Singer, the director of "X-Men" and its first sequel, who was sitting next to Shuler Donner in her office on a recent afternoon. The pair both had big smiles on their faces -- they had been reunited by an invitation to reminisce about the legacy of the July 2000 release, which they were happy to do, but the conversation kept veering into giddy plans for the future. Singer is returning to the "X-Men" universe, it's clear now, for a project called "X-Men: First Class"; it's all just a matter of timing.
"I had lunch with Hugh Jackman today," Singer said, and Shuler Donner, after asking for an off-the-record moment, pressed the 44-year-old filmmaker for details. A few minutes later, with the recorder back on, Singer said he is mightily enthused to work again with Shuler Donner, who has produced two X-films without him, the Brett Ratner-directed "X-Men: The Last Stand" in 2006 and the Gavin Hood-directed "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" in 2009.
read more http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/03/bryan-singer-and-the-xmen-together-again.htmlThrough the years, comic-book films took audiences to all the predictable places,... more
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Marvel Comics has always been known for its human touch – for its focus on continuity before capes. Spider-Man wasn’t born of Krypton, but Queens: your average boy next door. The Fantastic Four were fantastic, yes, but a family first. Before getting his act together, Tony Stark, Iron Man, drank more than my dad on a Monday. They’re human.
It’s that touch that has drawn readers (and conglomerates) to their pages for 70 years. Man before Super, Woman before Wonder.
In 1963, the X-Men blasted, flew, bounced and ice-slid into the comics world as character first – but also social commentary.
Before this, superheroes were always different – “special” – but with few exceptions, praised for it. Any minority could enjoy them next to the majority, perhaps identifying with their differences: but what about their acceptance? Could they identify with that?
Spider-Man was often looked down upon by the city he protected, but his powers were the result of circumstance. Bruce Wayne was feared for his differences – but he had elected to become Batman. (Not to mention that, by day, he was a millionaire. Tough life.)
But the X-Men – that was it. That was the key. It wasn’t choice that made them who they’d become. It wasn’t circumstance that had made them different.
It was birth.
Read more at http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/22/marvels-x-men-square-off-against-allegorical-proposition-8/Marvel Comics has always been known for its human touch – for its focus on... more
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I’m listening to RuPaul’s new CD. RuPaul, the famous drag queen. It’s circumstantial, to be honest. I like dance music; I like pop. It’s music that doesn’t require much thought, which can be nice for an over-thinker.
I’m not listening to RuPaul because I’m gay. I’m not listening to RuPaul because she’s gay. That being said, it is refreshing to hear a genre of music I enjoy that reflects a part of myself.
Note: I am not a drag queen.
It got me thinking. (I did say I was an over-thinker.) Not about the bass in my walk — but rather about another of my passions.
Before I am a music lover, before I am a gay man, I am a comic addict. I’m not talking about Adam Sandler, or whoever the kids think is funny these days. I’m talking about comic books. Twenty-two-page, released every Wednesday, coming-soon-to-a-big-screen-near-you bliss.
I decided I wanted to write for Marvel Comics sometime in the womb, and I was introduced to the world of comic lore around 1991. The comic I started collecting was X-Men Unlimited #6, about a mutant-turned-pterodactyl attacking some of my favorite X-Men. Every panel was bliss, artwork and the written word joining together to entertain and induce addiction.
But I digress. This actually does relate to RuPaul, though indirectly. I’ve never lobbied for gay characters in Marvel’s pages. To place them for some twisted version of affirmative action (like the character of Northstar in Uncanny X-Men) would be foul play and distasteful.
Being gay is a trait, not a definition of character; far from a choice but not all-encompassing.
A kiss over a decade in the making. Property of Marvel Comics.
In June of this year, Marvel released X-Factor #45, written by scribe Peter David and featuring two longtime X-Men characters, Rictor and Shatterstar in their first “onscreen” kiss.
Read more at http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/07/30/longtime-x-men-characters-share-marvels-first-mainstream-gay-kiss/I’m listening to RuPaul’s new CD. RuPaul, the famous drag queen.... more
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Are Marvel's X-Men next for an Avengers-style reboot? Ahead of the beginning of the mutant franchise's next big event, Second Coming, a new teaser image has prompted rumors of a major shake-up to come.
http://io9.com/5483037/who-are-the-x+menAre Marvel's X-Men next for an Avengers-style reboot? Ahead of the beginning of... more
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These are stage Themes That I have created for various Street Fighter and Virtua Fighter characters over the past year.These are stage Themes That I have created for various Street Fighter and Virtua... more
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What's it like when X-Men get between the sheets? Sure, you're perpetually surrounded by statuesque mutants in skintight pleather, but chances are your attempts at amorousness will be illegal in several states and freak out your readership.
Here are the five X-Men love affairs that went from uncanny to simply . . . creepy.
http://io9.com/5472104/the-5-most-disturbing-x+men-love-affairsWhat's it like when X-Men get between the sheets? Sure, you're perpetually... more
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At the link: A small capsule review and information to stream this motion comic starting with ASTONISHING Vol. 3 by Joss Whedon. 15 minute episodes released every 2 weeks on Hulu.At the link: A small capsule review and information to stream this motion comic... more
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Director Bryan Singer has signed an agreement to return to the X-Men film franchise with X-Men: First Class.Director Bryan Singer has signed an agreement to return to the X-Men film franchise... more
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If you want to know how the X-Men are supposed to be written, you have to go to the man who chronicled their adventures for more than twenty years, Chris Claremont.~y2009m11d10-Why-XMen-Forever-Why-not
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Our #18 Halloween Hero is a mutant who was considered a demon in his hometown, but who always keeps his sunny disposition.Our #18 Halloween Hero is a mutant who was considered a demon in his hometown, but who... more
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t's always great to hear updates from Sir Ian McKellen on anything and everything. Empire(http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=26035) just caught up with him at the San Sebastian Film Festival recently and asked him about two big projects: The Hobbit and X-Men Origins: Magneto. Before we get on to Hobbit, where he had more to say, McKellen said this about Magneto: “There's meant to be a Magneto script floating around, but I've not read it, so I suspect it wouldn't involve me." McKellen also joked that "they can't have someone whose face is as lined as mine any longer" since it'll focus on a young Magneto, as we already know. Let's move on to his other big project!t's always great to hear updates from Sir Ian McKellen on anything and... more
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Feeding rumors that have already cropped up all over the internet, Bryan Singer has stated publicly that not only does he want to return to the X-Men franchise – he’s been “talking to Fox about it.” Singer left Charles Xavier and his gang of misunderstood youths after X2, opting to helm the semi-reboot Superman Returns instead of the threequel X-Men: The Last Stand – and the franchise just hasn’t been the same without him.
Mainly, Singer seemed, more than his successor Brett Ratner or Wolverine helmer Gavin Hood, to understand the whole point of X-Men. It’s a complex allegory about intolerance and social mores. Singer used his time with X-Men to, in his words, “”trick audiences into thinking they’re seeing fireworks, but they’re learning about themselves and listening to what I have to say.” Conversely, Ratner and, later, Hood, just gave us plain ol’ fireworks. To continue reading visit....http://www.famousmonstersoffilmland.com/Feeding rumors that have already cropped up all over the internet, Bryan Singer has... more
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On Sunday at the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea, Bryan Singer said that he is interested in making another X-Men movie and a possible return to 20th Century Fox. "I'm still looking to possibly returning to the 'X-Men' franchise. I've been talking to Fox about it..."
Bryan appeared in two X-Men movies (X-Men and X-Men 2) but skipped the third installment to work on other projects.On Sunday at the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea, Bryan Singer said... more
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Let’s say you want to watch some TV that really captures the flavor of the original comic book, or is just a great show in its own right. Now, you can! Through the magic of the Internet, some of the television’s greatest super-hero shows are available for free, with limited commercial interruption, video download sites. All of the episodes listed here are available from either Hulu.com or AOL.tv, and many are available at both locations.Let’s say you want to watch some TV that really captures the flavor of the... more
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LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment may come with a headache: newly filed claims challenging Marvel’s long-term rights to some of its superhero characters.
Heirs to the comic book artist Jack Kirby, a creator of characters and stories behind Marvel mainstays like “X-Men” and “Fantastic Four,” last week sent 45 notices of copyright termination to Marvel and Disney, as well as Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, and other companies that have been using the characters.
The notices expressed an intent to regain copyrights to some of Mr. Kirby’s creations as early as 2014, according to a statement disclosed on Sunday by Toberoff & Associates, a law firm in Los Angeles that helped win a court ruling last year returning a share of the copyright in Superman to heirs of one of the character’s creators, Jerome Siegel.LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of Marvel... more
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Brett counts down The Top 5 Women Trying to Kill You.
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For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/moviesBrett counts down The Top 5 Women Trying to Kill You.
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Fans of the series and the previous films will certainly enjoy the explosions and special effects. But is it possible that Hollywood has gone to the comic book well once too often?
Even regulars will find that the extras are the best part of the release, especially a conversation between Wolverine creators Stan Lee and Len Wein about how Wolverine was created.Fans of the series and the previous films will certainly enjoy the explosions and... more
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