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DVD Review: The Secret Policeman’s Balls

Lets pretend you’re an international organization who‘s interested in human rights. Let’s pretend you’re responsible for the release of hundreds of prisoners in foreign countries and arrange for better conditions for thousands more since 1961. And let’s pretend that in 1976 you’re nearly broke. What to do, what to do? Well, if you‘re Amnesty International you put together an annual concert series, with the help of Monty Python member John Cleese, and eventually call them The Secret Policeman’s Balls.

Blu-ray Review: Futurama Into the Wild Green Yonder

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder, the 4th (and possibly final?) Futurama Direct to DVD release will be available on Feb 24th on DVD and Blu-ray!

Story
Like all of the Futurama movies, the structure of the film is a bit sporadic at times. There are three major plot-lines that happen during the film (please understand that the following review contains spoilers but also might seem a little confusing…but it is the chain of events in the film…so I will do the best I can).

Blu-ray Review: Futurama Into the Wild Green Yonder

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder, the 4th (and possibly final?) Futurama Direct to DVD release will be available on Feb 24th on DVD and Blu-ray!

Story
Like all of the Futurama movies, the structure of the film is a bit sporadic at times. There are three major plot-lines that happen during the film (please understand that the following review contains spoilers but also might seem a little confusing…but it is the chain of events in the film…so I will do the best I can).

DVD Review: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is the story of a small time British gossip monger who crashes the right party and inadvertently finds himself in the big time, working for one of the hottest celebrity tracking magazines in New York City. Unfortunately, he’s kind of a horrible jerk. Hilarity ensues.

Top Five (03.04.09)

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Secret Warriors Buffy the Vampire Slayer #23
Batman: Cacophony Dark Reign: Fantastic Four Authority #8
Secret Six #7 New Avengers Reunion Batman Cacophony #3
Cable Red Sonja She Devil With A Sword Annual Secret Six #7
Daredevil MILF Magnet (Tell me you’re not intrigued) Trinity #40
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DVD Review: Dorothy Mills

Remember when watching a foreign film meant sub-titles, out-of-synch dubbing, and plots that make little to no sense at all? The artsy films out of Europe seem to be fewer and further between, because I‘ve seen some really good films in the last few months and the quirky Dorothy Mills is no different.

Blu-ray Reviews: The French Connection I & II

The 1971 Academy Award winning film The French Connection pulled in not only Best Picture, but four other Oscars for that year, including Best Director, Actor, Editing, and Writing in its category. The French Connection also won three Golden Globes and a host of other awards.

In 1975, it’s underlauded sequel The French Connection II premiered. Now you can own them looking, according not only to ComicsOnline, but also to Director William Friedkin who said so of the first movie, the best that anyone’s ever seen them on their new Blu-ray format.

One important thing to note is that these were made in 1971 and 1975, meaning cultural sensitivity had not yet been invented. Our heroes use racial epithets in a harsh and hurtful way because they can. The violence may not be as graphic by today’s standards, but there is plenty of reason to take the R Rating seriously.

DVD Review: The Gene Generation

The Gene Generation is the story of jaded assassin who gets pulled into trouble with a variety of bad people by her brother’s gambling problem. When he steals a dangerous tool used for genetic manipulation, she must destroy the object before it falls into the wrong hands. This all takes place in the seething underbelly of a city doomed to lose its remaining atmosphere and filled with dangerous “DNA Hackers,” murderers who steal and alter their victim’s DNA in order to get a ticket out of the city.

Interviews

Spectacular Spider-Man Season 2: Exclusive Interviews – Randy Jandt & Jen Coyle

 "The Spectacular Spider-Man's second season premiere is coming soon, so ComicsOnline is proud to share more exclusive interviews with the production team! This week we got to briefly speak with Writer Randy Jandt and Director Jen Coyle who worked on Season One's Doctor Octopus-centric episode as well as an upcoming episode in Season Two!

CO: How familiar were you with the Spider-Man universe prior to working on Spectacular?

Interviews

Spectacular Spider-Man Season 2: Exclusive Interview: Kevin Hopps

Sony's Spectacular Spider-Man is set to return to the airwaves shortly and ComicsOnline is the front line for information on the returning series! Over the next few weeks ComicsOnline will be releasing a series of Exclusive Interviews, Reviews, and DVD giveaways leading up to the exciting season premiere!

The first of these exclusive interviews is with Spectacular Spider-Man Staff Writer, Kevin Hopps:

CO: How familiar were you with the Spider-Man universe prior to working on Spectacular?

KH: I was already pretty familiar with the Spider-Man universe but I eagerly reread all the early comics to get ready for this series since the producers were basing it on the early stuff.

CO: In regards to the Mysterio episode (Season 2, Episode 1): What stands out as a highlight for you? What was your overall goal with the introduction of this character?

Movie Review: Watchmen (Spoiler-free)

Who watches the Watchmen? 300 lucky people at WonderCon 2009, that’s who! ComicsOnline was there to bask in the glorious film at the Metrion Theater in downtown San Francisco.

Now there are several questions that everyone wants to know. Without spoiling, we’ll answer at least two:

1. Does it live up to expectations? Yes.

2. Did Warner Brothers do it justice? Oh most certainly yes.

This is the most faithful adaptation of any book and or graphic novel to screen that I have ever seen. Yes there are some minor changes. We’ve all heard how they changed the ending a bit and how they removed the Black Freighter and Under the Hood interludes…but honesty, the film didn’t suffer as a result. Even with the slightly changed ending, the point of the story definitely gets across.

WC08: The Return of the Spectacular Spider-Man! (Part 1)

Sony’s Spectacular Spider-Man is set to return to the airwaves shortly and ComicsOnline is the front line for information on the returning series! Over the next few weeks ComicsOnline will be releasing a series of Exclusive Interviews, Reviews, and DVD giveaways leading up to the exciting season premiere!

The first of these exclusive interviews is with Spectacular Spider-Man Staff Writer, Kevin Hopps:

CO: How familiar were you with the Spider-Man universe prior to working on Spectacular?

KH: I was already pretty familiar with the Spider-Man universe but I eagerly reread all the early comics to get ready for this series since the producers were basing it on the early stuff.

CO: In regards to the Mysterio episode (Season 2, Episode 1): What stands out as a highlight for you? What was your overall goal with the introduction of this character?

WC08: The Return of the Spectacular Spider-Man! (Part 2)

ComicsOnline is celebrating the upcoming Second Season Premiere of the Spectacular Spider-Man with several exclusive interviews, pictures and giveaways!

Below are some exclusive pictures of Supervising Producers Vic Cook and Greg Weisman the Musical Composers for the Spectacular Spider-Man!
 


photo courtesy: Dynamic Music Partners

Dynamic Music Partners is comprised of Kris Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, and Michael McCustion. The trio is responsible for many scores that you should be familiar with including:

Batman: The Animated Series
Batman Beyond- Return of the Joker
Ben 10
Spectacular Spider-Man
Justice League
Teen Titans

Stay tuned to ComicsOnline for more EXCLUSIVES gearing up to the premiere of the Spectacular Spider-Man!

DVD Review Feast III: The Happy Finish Unrated

In the first movie we spent a night in a bar with a faceless Jason Mewes, Henry Rollins as a motivational speaker in pink sweat pants, a decreasing number of patrons and staff, and couple of big horny monsters and a couple of baby horny monsters. A few people survived to see the sun rise.

DVD & Blu-ray Review: Madagascar Escape 2 Africa

Marty: This is not crackalackin’.
Alex: Definitely lacking on the cracking, my friend.
Gloria: Is this place great or what?
Alex: I’m going with “or what”.

Remember how funny Madagascar was? Didn’t you love the trailer for Madagascar 2? You know, where it’s got that great elevator intro building up to the “I like to Move It-Move It” song, then Julien the king lemur pops out of the cake in drag, then the penguins fly the plane and… Yeah, after that? well…