NEW IRON MAN TRAILER:BLACK WIDOW, WHIPLASH, WAR MACHINE!

Source: scifiwire.com

Scifi Wire has the new Iron Man 2 trailer up on it’s website! Check it out HERE!

RYAN REYNOLDS’ GREEN LANTERN COSTUME IS SNUG IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES

Source: io9.com

Last night at the Oscars, Ryan Reynolds let slip a few superhero details about working on the Green Lantern film in New Orleans. Specifically about his Green Lantern Corps uniform, and how it hangs on his new superhero figure.

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WHY WE JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF ALICE

Source: Los Angeles Times

When Lewis Carroll popped Alice down the rabbit hole in 1865, he had no way of knowing that the girl in the pinafore dress — along with the creatures that populate “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and its 1872 sequel “Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There” — would become a permanent fixture on our pop culture landscape.

The phenomenon encompasses more than the 100-plus versions of the book – the most recent of which, published last month, pairs Carroll’s text with illustrations by Camille Rose Garcia and recently hit the Los Angeles Times and New York Times bestseller lists. It’s something beyond the more than two dozen feature film incarnations, ranging from a star-studded 1933 version — in which Cary Grant played the Mock Turtle, W.C. Fields was Humpty Dumpty and Gary Cooper, the White Knight — to the Tim Burton take that opened Friday. And it’s greater than the nearly dozen TV versions (the most recent a Syfy miniseries that included Kathy Bates as the evil Queen of Hearts who happens to run an emotion-emptying casino and Harry Dean Stanton as a shadowy operative code-named “the Caterpillar”).

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CHINESE WRITER SEEKS $146 MILLION FROM JAMES CAMERON FOR PLAGIARISM SUIT

Source: io9.com

Add one more Avatar-esque story to the pile James Cameron allegedly cribbed for inspiration. Beijing-based scifi writer Zhou Shaomou believes that Cameron ripped off his online novel Tale of the Blue Crows. What’s Shaomou want? A cool 1 billion yuan.

According to Shaomou, much of Cameron’s Oscar-nominated film was yanked from the Chinese author’s 1997 space epic novel, right down to the details of Jake Sully’s space flight

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Oh, Ryan Reynolds. That’s the life of a Superhero! *pets him*

Iron Man 2! I’ll admit, when the first trailer came out I was a bit dubious about it – Iron Man was good and fun, as superhero movies go – but it’s sequel looked a little lackluster to me. But, this one is pretty! And yay, Pepper!! What do you think of it?

What do you think about the law suit against James Cameron?

The Alice article is an interesting read, with some interesting insights into how the Wonderland characters can be interpreted. Why do you think people love the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland story?

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The Twilight Saga News Wrap-up:
Robert Pattinson wax figure announced by Madame Tussauds in London
Summit replaces editor on ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’
‘Twilight’ Star Kellan Lutz ‘Wouldn’t Want To See’ ‘Breaking Dawn’ In 3-D

CHRIS WEITZ WISHES HE COULD CUT THE FROLICKING VAMPIRE SCENE FROM “NEW MOON”
MUSE WILL NOT BE ON “ECLIPSE” SOUNDTRACK
BREAKING DAWN RUMORS ARE FALSE

LOVE AT FIRST BITE – THE TWILIGHT COOKBOOK
CHRIS WEITZ ON “BREAKING DAWN”
ARE STEPHENIE MEYER’S “TWILIGHT” BOOKS LOSING A BIT OF THEIR HOLD?

Movie News Wrap-up:
NEW ‘TRON LEGACY’ STORY DETAILS , 3D IMAX TRAILER!

JAMES CAMERON: DON’T CALL IT AVATAR 2, HERE’S THE NEW TITLE

DANIEL RADCLIFFE SAD TO LEAVE HARRY POTTER BEHIND

TIM BURTON AND TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV REUNITE TO PRODUCE ‘ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER’’

OTHELLO BECOMES A WEREWOLF

Author & Book News Wrap-up:
The curious case of Alice

A week without books

TV Show News Wrap-up:
LOST’S FINAL EPISODES, WHAT WILL AND WON’T BE REVEALED

SYFY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgard: ‘Fame scared me’

OBS Fun News Wrap-up:
CHARACTER PROFILES: PERCY JACKSON IMMORTALS

MOVIE REVIEWS: ALICE

OBS TOP 5/10: ALICE IN WONDERLAND EDITION

OBS RECAP & REVIEWS: LOST S6: EPISODE 6 ‘SUNDOWN’

BOOK REVIEWS: ANDREW O’CONNELL – AWAKENINGS

MOVIE REVIEWS: THE TIME MACHINE (1960)

BOOK REVIEWS: JENNIFER MURGIA – ANGEL STAR

OBS PRESENTS: FAN ART MADNESS – ALICE IN WONDERLAND EDITION

BOOK REVIEWS: TED DEKKER & ERIN HEALY – BURN

OBS RECAPS & REVIEWS: MERLIN – S1 : EPISODE 11

BOOK REVIEWS: LAUREN KATE – FALLEN

OBS DIRECTOR PROFILES: TIM BURTON

CHARACTER PROFILES: EVERNIGHT

We are currently doing book clubs:
Alice in Wonderland

The Lovely Bones

and you can still check out

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Intertwined

Have a great new week from OBS!

OUTSIDE THE ABBEY’S FORTIFIED WALLS,  A WORLD OF FAIRY GIRLS AND BEASTS

Source: NY times

There is a lot to look at in “The Secret of Kells.” Nearly every frame of this 75-minute animated feature is dense with curlicued and cross-hatched patterns and figures. Your eye travels over Celtic crosses and through forest glades, studies architectural schematics and drinks in delicately washed landscapes. The human characters come in a variety of shapes and hues. Some are cute, some are sinister, some angular, some roly-poly. A few resemble science-fiction robots, while others look like pixies out of Japanese anime.

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CHINESE WRITER PLANS TO SUE AVATAR DIRECTOR

Source: Sky News

Zhou Shaomou told the China Daily he spent seven years writing the 1.2 million word book.

“Eighty percent of the plot and the key elements of Avatar are similar to my 1997 science fiction novel Tale Of The Blue Crows,” said Zhou.

It tells the story of an epic journey taken by six astronauts to a distant planet which is home to a race of blue-skinned beings.

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SHERLOCK DIRECTOR TO TURN KING ARTHUR INTO STAR WARS

Source: scifiwire.com

Here’s an intriguing rumor: Guy Ritchie, the former Mr. Madonna who directed the action hit Sherlock Holmes, is supposedly attached to direct a new version of Excalibur, the King Arthur story, “in the tone of Star Wars.”

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I think I’m a bit numb about the possible new version of Excalibur. I love the Arthurian Legend – and I like retellings of it. But, I loved John Boorman’s movie, and make no secret of loving BBC’s Merlin. I don’t know if I could take another retelling. And, in a Star Wars tone? What does that mean?  Of course this is all just speculation at the moment, and it is Guy Ritchie. What do you all think?

‘The secret of Kells” looks really awesome. Has any one seen it, or going to?

What did you think of today’s movie news?

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‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’: GO DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH VARIOUS ADAPTATIONS

Source: baltimoresun.com

You’d think “Alice in Wonderland” would be a natural for the movies. But so much of its sprightliness derives from Lewis Carroll’s verbal rough-and-tumble and the elusive plucky charm of Alice herself that film and TV directors who focus more on whimsy than on wit and character invariably come a cropper. For my money, the best “Alice”-derived movie is a British film only partly about Carroll’s wonderland. The best direct Alice adaptation is a Czech mixture of live action and puppet animation. Here’s a look at both of them and at the two biggest Hollywood versions of the story: The ebullient Disney cartoon and Paramount’s leaden live-action version (just out on DVD).

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FIRST LOOK: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF THE CAPTAIN AMERICAFILM!

Source: scifiwire.com

We may have our first look at the story for The First Avenger: Captain America, the movie adaptation of the iconic Marvel Comics hero, and it’s encouraging to fans of the franchise.

A casting notice posted on Feature Film Casting reveals that the movie is in preproduction for a June 28 start, with a release date of July 22, 2011. Here’s the story summary (spoilers!)

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THE FIRST PREDATORS FOOTAGE INVADES SXSW

Source: io9.com

Get ready to see the ultimate space warriors head into a brand new battle. Robert Rodriguez’s Predators is debuting its first look at the Austin, TX South By Southwest film festival.

Producer Robert Rodriguez and director Nimród Antal are holding a short screening of some their new Predators in action. Plus, both of them will be around for a Q&A following the debut.

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TRON LEGACY COULD LAUNCH A NEW TRILOGY, TV SHOW AND A BRAND NEW TOMORROW LAND

Source: io9.com

If the Tron sequel fills Disney’s digital pockets with cash, we may see plenty more lightcycle races and disk fights, on our TVs and in the Disney theme parks. Along with two more Tron flicks, making it a Tron Trilogy.

According to Blue Sky Disney, if Tron Legacy does well in the box office, we should be seeing at least two more films [beginning a whole new trilogy of Tron BLANK films Tron Legacy being the first] and the Mouse House’s Tomorrowland might be getting a light suit face lift.

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I’m way more a DC girl than a Marvel girl when it comes to comic books – but I have to admit I’m excited for Captain America. What do you think of the official storyline? What’s your favourite Alice adaptation? Or, what’s the weirdest you’ve seen?

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IS JOE JOHNSTON THE WORST DIRECTOR FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA?

Source : comicbookmovie.com
THEHAWK Analyzes Johnston’s film career and provides points showing whether he is capable of directing Captain America.

This is the first in what I hope to be a series of articles highlighting comic characters, films, actors, directors and mistakes throughout comic book movies. For my first article I decide to highlight Marvel’s controversial choice of Joe Johnston to helm the upcoming Captain America movie.

I know Joe Johnston has been criticized as a poor choice to helm the upcoming Captain America movie. I can understand that, he has an iffy track record at best, having only helmed ten films thus far. He did not start out as a director though. He was originally an art director that conspired with George Lucas to create visual effects for such famous films as the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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FIRST TEASER FOR DISNEY’S RAPUNZEL… ER… ‘TANGLED’

Source: getthebigpicture.net
From this 30-second teaser, it doesn’t look as though Disney is giving the Rapunzel story a new twist hence Tangled opens up later this year. And that’s surprising, because with the recent name change from Rapunzel to Tangled, it sounds like a different mood somehow.

That worked for Hoodwinked and the Little Red Riding Hood story, and of course, Shrek kind of turns a lot of fairy tales on their head. But Tangled comes across as a pretty straight reading of the classic tale. I guess there’s room for that, too, but then why not just call it Rapunzel?

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NEW ‘TRON LEGACY’ STORY DETAILS , 3D IMAX TRAILER!

Source: cinemaspy.com
Those living in LA were fortunate to twice get a look at the new 3-D IMAX trailer for Tron Legacy on Saturday, even as director Joseph Kosinski answered questions about the film, and during a conversation with original Tron director Steven Lisberger revealed plenty of spoilers about what fans of the franchise can expect from Legacy.

According to SCI FI Wire, the screening was a reward for fans who solved an alternate reality game (at the viral site Flynn Lives)—one of several held around the country and around the world for the much-anticipated sequel to Lisberger’s ground-breaking 1982 sci-fi movie.

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HOW AEON FLUX KILLED BLACK WIDOW
AND MADE IRON MAN 2 THE MOVIE IT IS TODAY

Source: io9.com
Iron Man 2 may be the cinematic debut for Marvel’s femme fatale spy the Black Widow, but it’s not the first time she was headed for the big screen. X-Men screenwriter David Hayter explains how Charlize Theron ruined everything.

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Seeing Joe Johnston’s films listed and analysed is interesting, but also leaves me a little confused with how I feel about the Captain America movie. What do you think? Will he be able to do Steve Rogers’ journey justice? What do you think of today’s movie news?

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