LA Times (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Before getting to the finale, we can/should talk about the panel -- Katee Sackhoff, Mary McDonnell, Tricia Helfer and show creator Ron Moore. Times reporter Geoff Boucher provided great moderation of a well-received discussion that touched on topics ranging from McDonnell's portrayal of a strong female leader stricken with cancer to Helfer's agnostic views and how her Cylon character...
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
In recovery from yesterday’s cable outtage so here’s everything we were going to post all mashed up together: § Tom McLean’s blog Bags and Boards — which was, one of the very first major media outlet blogs about comics, if we’re not mistaken — has been dropped by Variety, but he’s popped right up again . § Geoff Boucher continues his visit with Dan Didio , this time taking a dip with...
Comics Should Be Good! (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Geoff Boucher deserves a lot of credit - in his blog at the Los Angeles Times, he got a few (I thought) major scoops regarding future DC Comics plans. Read on for a recap! First off, Action Comics no longer featuring Superman? Adventure Comics re-launching as a Legion of Superheroes title (and it sounds like it will [...]
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
§ Geoff Boucher sits down with Dan DiDio for a concise talk on all the ch-changes with Batman and Superman, and the above upcoming Batman cover, which hints at a memorial for someone of some kind. DD: Simultaneous to “Battle for the Cowl,” we’re going to be making changes in Superman’s world as well. Superman has [...]
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
§ Geoff Boucher chats with Guillermo del Toro and finds out SWAMP THING is his ‘Holy Grail”: “Oh, I would love to make a Swamp Thing movie,” Del Toro said, smiling broadly at the notion. “Really, Swamp Thing is one of the last Holy Grail projects that is still out there. Those stories were [...]
I Am A TV Junkie, A Blog For The Cl (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Okay, first let's get the business out of the way -- Robot Chicken has it's second Star Wars episode tonight on [adult swim]. Tune in, okay? Better yet for them, buy the DVD when it comes out so that they can keep funding seasons of The Venture Bros. and Shin Chan . And more Robot Chicken , of course. Geoff Boucher's LA Times blog Hero Complex : "When we do 'Star Wars,' it does seem to...
MangaBlog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Bat-Manga is certainly attracting plenty of attention; Geoff Boucher blogs about it at the LA Times and is clearly taken by it, although he notes the controversy surrounding the decision not to credit Jiro Kuwata on the cover. Meanwhile, Chip Kidd tells his side of things at Blog@Newsarama, and Christopher Butcher defends him at Comics [...]
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
While other comic properties continue to take off, the prospect of a Wonder Woman film continues to stay grounded. While we've reported tidbits over the years, this past week saw an odd surge in Paradise Island rumors. First came Beyoncé telling Geoff Boucher at Hero Complex that she wants "to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman?" Then, IESB reported that a...
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Add singer-actress Beyoncé Knowles to the ever-growing list of stars who would like to play superheroes on the big screen. “I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman'” she tells The Los Angeles Times’ Geoff Boucher. “It would be great. And it would be a very bold choice. A [...]
CARAMEL BELLA (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Although I hate doing Beyoncé stories back to back, this one called for it. So, speaking of Beyoncé… The Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, Nov. 7 that Beyonce wants to play superhero Wonder Woman. Apparently, she has had her fill of emotional, tearjerker movies and wants to take on the world of the fantastic. Beyoncé tells LA Times Reporter/Blogger, Geoff Boucher: “After doing these...
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Los Angeles Times columnist Geoff Boucher strikes again! This weekend he chats with Frank Miller, who we all know is going solo this December with The Spirit. Boucher talks with Miller about the ambitious film, which he is still finishing down in San Francisco, and focused heavily on how unique the whole thing is. In the end, Miller is just trying to defend his quirky vision, claiming...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
... wrote. The show was also enduring cost overruns, according to the story.As the L.A. Times' Geoff Boucher wrote in a Showtracker blog post on the news, "The show that was once 's strongest scripted series really lost its way, and a lot of casual fans just threw their hands up in the air and reached for the remote."I can't say that I ever thought "Heroes" was NBC's strongest scripted...
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
... that Marvel execs never told Howard’s reps that they had issues with the star’s on-set conduct. § Geoff Boucher talks to Frank Miller about cat food. Psyche! It was about The Spirit movie! “I adored Will Eisner and took a real ‘Don’t tread on me’ approach when I came to this movie. At the same time, I was willing to tread all over it. I knew Will always wanted to do something fresh...
The Jack Sack (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
If you enjoyed "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" there is some required reading at Geoff Boucher's film blog at the LA Times-- he conducts an in-depth 3-part interview with film director Christopher Nolan on the Batman series. Nolan needs to do a third Batman movie.
TheForce.Net (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
It's been a while since we had some Random Weekend Star Wars fun so here we go... for a parody trailer of Quantum of Solace vs. ROTS (Thanks !) More parody trailers .From our friends in the Tenuto family:"Geoff Boucher's excellent Los Angeles Times blog "Hero Complex" has great genre pictures from the archives of the LA Times. (Last week featured) a picture of Sir Alec Guinness, Carrie...
