Last week, the Hollywood Reporter, /Film, and Latino Review seemed absolutely certain that General Zod would be the villain in the new Superman movie. A couple of days ago, new Superman director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) was asked about Zod by Italian site Bad Taste, and said, “For now, it’s just a rumor.” And so …
Tag: Movies
Christopher Nolan to be named a Modern Master
According to Pete Hammond over at Deadline, writer/director Christopher Nolan is set to receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s highest honor, the Modern Master Award, at the Arlington Theatre in January. (Toad the Wet Sprocket recorded their amazing live album at the Arlington in 1992. And I’ve been to Santa Barbara before, and it’s …
The new Conan movie looks awesome
Last night, my nephew Oliver hauled a box of my old action figures out of my closet. He calls them “heroes,” as in, “John, can we play with your heroes?” That got me thinking a lot about how large a role the heroes of movies and books and comics have played in my life, and …