Comic Book Movie News

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What’s more American and says Thanksgiving than a guy dressed in hi-tech armor kicking the holy crap out of bad guys?  Here’s the full length trailer to next summer’s Iron Man and you can also check out the newly released international version here (embedding for it was sadly disabled).  Larger version available in the Full Diagnosis.  And in realted news Peter David announced on his blog that he will write the novelization for the film (writer’s strike not withstanding).  You’ll know more when we do!

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Comic Rack

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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 the 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 Army@Love, Captain America, Checkmate, Heroes For Hire, Invincible, Justice League of America, The Loners, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, and the first issues of Angel: After the Fall, Grendel: Behold the Devil, and Hawaiian Dick.  Also don’t forget the truckload of new graphic novels including 52 Vol. 4, Batman: Death and the City, The Bride of Frankenstein: Pandora’s Box, Flink, Madman Vol. 2, New Avengers Vol. 1, Supergirl: Identity, Ultimates 2, X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Premiere) and much, much more.

Enjoy issue #48

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Enchanted

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  • Title: Enchanted
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Enchanted is every little (big) girl’s dream; the fairytale comes to life in New York, for reals. Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) is thrown down a well by the evil Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) to keep her from marrying her son and stealing her crown, the well just so happens to end in Manhattan, New York. Here is where the real adventure begins for the princess.

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August Rush

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  • Title: August Rush
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“I believe in music the way some people believe in fairy tales.”

august-rush-posterThere are two stories here.  The first involves a young orphan (Freddie Highmore) with untapped musical talent who leaves the orphanage to “follow the music” and find his parents.  His journey leads to new friends (Leon G. Thomas III, Jamia Simone Nash), a stint as a street musician under the control of the Fagin-esque Wizard (Robin Williams, in a cowboy hat), and a trip to Juliard where his talent blossoms.

The second story (shown mostly in flashbacks) involves cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) and rock band member Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers).  Their chance meeting a decade before was dashed by Lyla’s father (William Sadler) separating them for years. 

Lyla’s unexpected pregnancy puts her career at risk and her father snatches up a chance accident to make her believe her son is dead.  Jumping back to the present Lyla learns the truth and with the help of a social worker (Terrence Howard) begins to search for the son she’s never met.  At the same time across the country Louis facing his own midlife crisis searches out the woman who he still loves.

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No Country for Old Men

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  • Title: No Country for Old Men
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“It’s a mess ain’t it sheriff.”
“If it ain’t it’ll do ‘til the mess gets here.”

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Brutally violent, with eloquently scripted dialogue and sumptuously cinematography No Country for Old Men has all the pieces in place for a great film, but although it’s certainly a very good film it loses much of its momentum over the course of its two-hour running time ending with more of a whimper than a bang.

The story begins when Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) discovers the remains of a drug deal gone wrong and finds $2 million in cash.  A moment of conscience leads to him being marked by both sides after the money and LLewelyn sends his wife (Kelly Macdonald) to her mother’s (Beth Grant) as he takes to the road to stay one step ahead of a hitman (Javier Bardem) who knows his name and always seems only one-step behind.

The film begins in terrific fashion and the dialogue is perfect, especially the simple scenes between Llewelyn and Carla Jean (MacDonald).  I wish she had a larger role in the film because the two work so well together.  Bardem puts in a strong performance as the mysterious sociopathic hitman (even if his introduction gets thrown off a bit by some logic problems such as the events which take place in the near-empty police station far too large for the small force).

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