Comic Book Movies

Batman -like plan: Brother of ' Dark Knight ' director planned escape from a Chicago jail, officials say Matthew Nolan , of Chicago , allegedly had a homemade rope, harness, razor and a...

In this article: Chicago, The Dark Knight, Batman, Batmobile, Hollywood, and Christopher Nolan

...significance not just for our revolutionary-minded readers, but also for comic book fans in general thanks to Alan Moore's " V For Vendetta." Guy Fawkes , a 17th century revolutionary,...

In this article: Guy Fawkes Day, V for Vendetta, Guy Fawkes, 2009 World Series, New York Yankees, Alan Moore, Judd Apatow, England, and MTV

... 20th Century Fox , surged 56 percent to $391 million thanks to the theatrical success of "Ice Age" and " X-Men Origins: Wolverine " on home video. "Ice Age" is expected to continue to...

In this article: News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Revenue, Fiscal year, Chase Carey, MySpace, The Times of London, Thomson Reuters, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

...than $880 million in worldwide ticket sales. The results also include the home entertainment release of " X-Men Origins: Wolverine." The television group reported a 26% drop in...

In this article: News Corp., Revenue, L.J. Smith, HarperCollins, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Los Angeles Times, Where the Wild Things Are, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Maurice Sendak

...in many books, TV series, and several other films in the past. The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. , fresh from his " Iron Man " success, as the title character and Jude Law as his best friend...

In this article: New Moon, Heath Ledger, Jim Carrey, Avatar, Disney, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Sherlock Holmes, and Ebenezer Scrooge

...Local Events. Inside Movies & DVD with Drew McWeeny DVD & Games Forecast: 'North By Northwest' and ' Watchmen : The Ultimate Cut' on BluRay Jedi Master Yoda leads a group of Clone...

In this article: BluRay, DVD, Watchmen, Star Wars, Eddie Izzard, G.I. Joe, Wim Wenders, Lucasfilm, and The Ultimate

... Jennifer Hart. Michael Clarke Duncan (" Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li ") as Max. Jeffrey Dean Morgan (" Watchmen ") as Franklin Hart (seen only in photos and flashbacks). " Vega$ "...

In this article: Vega$, Las Vegas, and Thunderbird

"In our case, we had the additional challenge in the third quarter of lapping strong sales of the ' Iron Man ' DVD in the third quarter of 2008 without a comparable title this year,"...

In this article: Viacom Inc., Revenue, DVD, Adjusted basis, TV Land, VH1, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, MTV, and Thomson Reuters

...of pace for Downey after he leaped to the box-office A-list with last year's comic-book blockbuster " Iron Man." "It was such a radical departure," Downey said. "A period piece. A...

In this article: Ebenezer Scrooge, Jim Carrey, Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr., Beowulf, Robert Zemeckis, Hollywood, and Charles Dickens

...to have been an American spy all along. Even characters like Jack Kirby 's Etrigan , Neil Gaiman 's Morpheus and Alan Moore's unique interpretation of the already-established Swamp Thing...

In this article: Madame Xanadu, Camelot, Matt Wagner, Stranger, History, Etrigan, Parsifal, Phantom Stranger, and Neil Gaiman

...HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING Hugh Jackman can't wait to lose his Sexiest Man Alive title. The ' X Men Origins: Wolverine ' star topped People magazine's annual poll last year...

In this article: Hugh Jackman, People Magazine, Deborra-Lee Furness, Australia, X Men Origins: Wolverine, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, Matthew McConaughey, and George Clooney

...but also highlights of his entire character's arc. In some ways, he reminded me of The Comedian from Alan Moore's " Watchmen " tonight: the man who had a gag for every situation, no matter...

In this article: Mad Men, Pete, Trudy, and Lee Harvey Oswald

... Jon Favreau's " Iron Man 2'' ("I'm a girl at Tony Stark 's birthday party and I run around in a bikini wearing the Iron Man mask''). And, with her " Deal or No Deal '' buddy Katie Cleary, she...

In this article: Adam Jasinski, Bill Simmons, Oxycodone, Deal or No Deal, Justin Masterson, Boston, Andre Royo, and Donald Trump

...line-up which includes Madonna "Sticky & Sweet: Live from Buenos Aires ," Marvel 's blockbuster film " Iron Man ," and the exclusive comedy special " Eddie Izzard : Live From Wembley. "

In this article: Viacom Inc., MGM, Joint venture, NYSE, Paramount Pictures, South Dakota, and Oscar

...bringing a new energy to the strip while retaining the original noir-ish blend of innovation and tradition. Alan Moore , Dave Gibbons , Eddie Campbell , Kurt Busiek , Tom Mandrake , John...

In this article: Will Eisner, Tom Mandrake, Eddie Campbell, Kurt Busiek, and Dave Gibbons

...special of Madonna 's "Sticky & Sweet: Live from Buenos Aires." Customers will also see the hit film " Iron Man ," an exclusive comedy special " Eddie Izzard : Live From Wembley" and more...

In this article: Showtime, Lions Gate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, FiOS TV, Madonna, Customers, Revenue, and Pink Panther 2

All Along The Watchtowers is a glorious gothic caper No less a luminary than Alan Moore , writer of The Watchmen , V For Vendetta , From Hell and just about every visionary graphic novel...

In this article: John Dunning, Rum, From Hell, Walker Books, Jefferson Hack, V for Vendetta, H. P. Lovecraft, and Kate Moss

The ones I remember being completely seminal were everything from " The Dark Knight Returns " … you know Frank Miller and Alan Moore's " Swamp Thing. " Frank Miller's "Year One" also.

In this article: Scott Snyder, Stephen King, Vertigo, Washington, D.C., Marvel, Frank Miller, and Hollywood

...Calvin and English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. The most valuable comic is probably Watchmen number one, from Alan Moore's groundbreaking miniseries I don't own any valuable comics. The...

In this article: Bill Watterson, Frank Hampson, Dan Dare, Alan Moore, Marcus Morris, The Teardrop Explodes, Calvin and Hobbes, Action Comics, 2000ad, and Daredevil

Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine in the fourth installment of the X-Men franchise. The film focuses on the mutant character's violent past and his troubled relationship with his...

In this article: Blu-Ray, Wolverine, Hugh Jackman, X-Men, Internet Movie Database, Gavin Hood, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Oscar, Len Wein, and Liev Schreiber