Comic Rack

/ / Comics

Hmm, we’re about to talk about comics so it must be Wednesday!  Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls.  Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we look at the new comics set to hit comic shops and bookstores today from DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, WildStorm, Vertigo, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, and Image Comics.

This week includes The All-New Booster Gold, The Astounding Wolf-Man, Captain Carrot and the Final Ark, DMZ, Ghost Rider, Green Lantern, Loveless, New Avengers, and the first issues of Bat Lash, Battlestar Galactica: Origins, Elephantmen: War Toys, Highlander: Way of the Sword and Ultimate Iron Man II.  Also don’t forget the truckload of new graphic novels including Aliens Omnibus Vol. 2, The Escapists, Fight For Tomorrow, Power Pack Vol. 2, Spike: Shadow Puppets, Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale, and much, much more.

Enjoy issue #51

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Man in the Chair

/ / Movie Reviews
  • Title: Man in the Chair
  • IMDb: link

Man in the Chair

Cameron Kincaid (Michael Angarano) is a troubled kid, in trouble at school, with the law, and at odds with his overbearing step-father (Mitch Pileggi); his only escape is through film.

One day after school he meets Flash Madden (Christopher Plummer), a drunken loudmouth who seems to know more about films than anyone Cameron has met.  Flash worked for years as a gaffer in the movie biz and was given his nickname from Orson Wells (Jodi Ashworth) on the set of Citizen Kane.  Cameron strikes up an uneasy friendship with Flash and convinces him to help make a student film.  Flash persuades his friends at the nursing home, all of whom worked in the movie business, to help and Cameron finds himself with the most experienced crew any student has used to shoot his first film.

There are many things which work in the film.  First off the performances are good across the board especially those of the leads, Plummer and Angarano.  Although Plummer’s performance smells a little of Oscar Bait there’s enough to enjoy.

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Bourne to be on DVD

/ / Home Video
  • Title: The Bourne Ultimatum
  • IMDB: link

bourne-ultimatumJason Bourne (Matt Damon) returns for a third entry picking up right where The Bourne Supremacy ended.  Bourne gets himself out of Russia and goes after those responsible for Treadstone looking for answers and revenge for Marie’s (Franka Potente) death.  The film is filled with amazing stunts, and yet another great car chase, this time through the streets of New York City.  For more on the plot and review of the film check out my original review.

I liked, but was slightly disappointed with, The Bourne Ultimatum as I feel it was a small step backward from the second film.  Still, it’s a fun ride and with the extras offered here it’s an easy recommendation to make and a nice addition to anyone’s collection.  Also worth noting, if you don’t already have the first two films in the series, Universal is putting out “The Jason Bourne Collection” – a four-disc set filled with all the extras, complete with a Jason Bourne passport, and housed in a safety deposit box tin.

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This Week in Film

/ / Film News & Trailers

The novel by Richard Matheson is once again adapted for the screen.  The previous attempts include the straight-to-DVD I Am Omega, Vincent Price in 1964’s The Last Man on Earth, and the best known – Charlton Heston in The Omega Man.  The latest stars Will Smith as the only survivor of a biological attack living in New York and fighting hordes of undead zombie vampire things.  Check out the official site.  The film hits theaters everywhere on Friday and we’ll have the review!  Larger trailer, along with trailers for all three of the earlier adaptations, available in the Full Diagnosis.

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I Am Legend trailer

 

I Am Omega trailer

 

The Omega Man trailer

 

The Last Man on Earth trailer

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This Week in Documentary Film

/ / Film News & Trailers

This new film tells the story of the Rape of Nanking, the 1937 massacre and occupation of Nanjing, the Chinese capital, by the Japanese army.  Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Krusiec, Sonny Saito and Robet Wu read and recount events of the massacre.  Check out the official site.  The film, presented in English, Japanese and Mandarin with subtitles, opens in limited release in select cities on Wednesday and we’ll have the review!  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

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