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The Joker Figure You WILL Want
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If you're a fan of movie collectibles, you've seen a lot of action figures come and go. Some are very good, others are all right, and most are downright hideous. Sometimes it seems that the more expensive a figure, the worse it looks -- or the company will produce a single, awesome prototype for the photo, but the real thing is a blobby, unrecognizable mess when you see it at a ComicCon. Collectors have seen it all.
I've never seen anything like this. This is an upcoming Joker figure from Hot Toys, the debut figure of their Movie Masterpiece Deluxe line. Wow. This is the coolest action figure I have ever seen. The sculpt is impeccable, the eyes are real, he's fully articulated, the clothes fit, and the amount of props it comes with boggle the mind -- and this is all in one set.
It seems too good to be true, and maybe it is. Let's not think like that though. Right now, you should just admire it quietly, and wonder how much it will cost. (Hot Toys' website is mum, and there's no official release date yet, though it's supposed to be on sale "early 2009.") I can't wait to see what else Hot Toys produces from this line ... the possibilities are really endless. Can you imagine if they made a Batman to match?
[via RyanRotten]
I've never seen anything like this. This is an upcoming Joker figure from Hot Toys, the debut figure of their Movie Masterpiece Deluxe line. Wow. This is the coolest action figure I have ever seen. The sculpt is impeccable, the eyes are real, he's fully articulated, the clothes fit, and the amount of props it comes with boggle the mind -- and this is all in one set.
It seems too good to be true, and maybe it is. Let's not think like that though. Right now, you should just admire it quietly, and wonder how much it will cost. (Hot Toys' website is mum, and there's no official release date yet, though it's supposed to be on sale "early 2009.") I can't wait to see what else Hot Toys produces from this line ... the possibilities are really endless. Can you imagine if they made a Batman to match?
[via RyanRotten]
Is This Guy The Original Inspiration for Batman's Joker?
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Tell me you wouldn't want to invite that dude over for dinner this weekend. This may belong in the "Things You Already Know File", but for those who don't ... Conrad Veidt was a German actor whose role in the 1928 film The Man Who Laughs is said to be one of the main inspirations for the appearance of the Joker. In the film, Veidt plays a character named Gwynplaine whose father offends King James II and is sentenced to death via iron maiden (the torture device, not the metal band). Gwynplaine, because of his father's actions, is then forced to have a surgeon permanently disfigure his face so that -- as a title card states -- he'll be condemned "to laugh forever at his fool of a father." It's a freaky premise, and Roger Ebert once said of the film that it's a "a melodrama, at times even a swashbuckler, but so steeped in Expressionist gloom that it plays like a horror film."
Anyway, as the legend goes, Bill Finger -- co-creator of Batman -- is said to have brought this picture to Bob Kane, and that Veidt's creepy grin -- along with a Joker playing card -- is what kicked the whole thing off. That playing card, however, was given to Kane by Jerry Robinson, who also claims to have created the Joker. Either way, judging from that image of Veidt up above, I think it's pretty obvious that mug had a lot to do with one of the greatest villains of all time, and, honestly, I think it's pretty awesome that all these years later the comic book character is still relevant enough to earn an actor an Oscar. So thanks Mr. Veidt. You sure as hell look creeptacular, but you did good. Real good. Check out more images from the original 1928 film below.
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Fan Made: Villain Swap
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Ever wonder what it would look like if some of your favorite big-screen villains suddenly swapped movies? No? Well, we're gonna show you anyway. Our friends over at Worth1000 recently hosted another one of their funtastic photoshop contests and asked folks to send in their best villain-swapping image -- meaning it'd have to be an image from one film that somehow included the villain from another. Of course there were a lot of Dark Knight parodies (I'm guessing that movie was popular or whatever?), and so you should expect to see the Joker pop up a lot. Other favorites include Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees -- the latter of which makes an appearance in The Dark Knight, as well as Ratatouille (which you can imagine was sort of disturbing).
Check out some of our favorite images below. I'm curious, though: If you really had the power to villain swap, which villain would you choose and where would you put him (or her)?
Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to follow me on Twitter ...
Cinematical Seven: Best Mayhem of 2008
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When we were kicking around ideas for year-end superlative Cinematical Sevens, I was proudly tasked with chronicling the year's finest in big-screen mayhem, violence, destruction and other such shenanigans. When I was kicking around ideas for said feature between me, myself, and I, there were too many titles to leave off the list, so instead of highlighting only a mere couple of movies, I've opted to sort these puppies out by specific manner of cinematic excess.
So there.
1. Most pervasive destruction - The Joker may have terrorized Gotham to the tune of a destroyed hospital, a wrecked helicopter, a sunken SWAT truck, a toasty fire engine, and a golden district attorney, but even he can't top the Cloverfield monster's swath of destruction across the real-life Gotham. Statue of Liberty? Gone. Brooklyn Bridge? History. Central Park? Adios. And that's not including all the Hollister stores that our protagonists might've fled to. (On a smaller scale, though, Inside's lady in black terrorizes a pregnant woman on Christmas Eve to the point of all but painting every last wall in her house with the blood of her victims. Gotta love the French!)
The Hottest Movie-Related Halloween Costumes of 2008
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According to a new survey over at Fandango, the hottest movie-related Halloween costumes of 2008 might have a little something to do with the year's biggest film. As far as men go, the number one movie-related costume this year will, of course, be The Joker (as played by Heath Ledger) from The Dark Knight -- with Batman following closely behind at number two. Iron Man/Tony Stark, Kirk Lazarus (black action hero from Tropic Thunder), Indiana Jones, Hellboy, Two-Face, Jigsaw (from Saw), Simple Jack (as played by Ben Stiller in Tropic Thunder) and Saul the Dealer (James Franco in Pineapple Express) round out the top ten. Simple Jack? Really? Can you do me a favor and punch the guy who dresses as Simple Jack at your next Halloween party?
As for the ladies, it seems slutty Playboy bunny is all the rage this year. Yup, The House Bunny (Anna Faris) topped their list, with Angelina Jolie's Fox (Wanted) coming in second. Hannah Montana, Gabriella from High School Musical 3 and Bella from Twilight round out the top five. Don't Bella and Gabriella look like regular girls? How do you create that costume -- by picking up some clothes at The Gap?
We posted the full lists after the jump (for men, women and couples), and feel free to tell us what movie-related costume you've created for Halloween. Better yet, show us -- in about a week from now, we'll be officially launching our Fourth Annual Halloween Costume Contest. Prizes, pictures, voting -- it's oh so much fun. Do join us.
Fan Made: Batman and Joker as Simpsons Characters
Filed under: Animation », Fandom », Comic/Superhero/Geek »
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Ever wondered what it would look like if some of our favorite superheroes (and villains) were to show up in random episodes of The Simpsons. Sure, we've already experienced Bart-Man, Radioactive Man, Hulk, Spidey ... and who am I forgetting ... but what if Batman, Joker, Penguin, Superman, Wonder Woman or The Flash popped into Springfield for a visit. (Didn't Batman make an appearance once? I forget.) Over at the blog Springfield Punx, they Simpson-ize a number of our most beloved fictional characters in movies and TV so that we, as fans, get to see what they would look like as Simpsons characters. Apart from Batman, there are a ton of Spidey-related Simpson characters, a little Star Trek, one Neo, a brilliant Arrested Development reference, Donnie Darko, James Bond ... and so much more. Check out a few of their images in the gallery below, then head on over to Springield Punkz to see the rest.
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Idiot of the Week: Fake Joker Robs Movie Theater, Gets Caught
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Really, dude? Really?
Batman fanatics have begun to take things a tad too far over in Three Rivers, Michigan (holds fist in air; shouts, "Damn you Michigan!"). Yes, some jackass named Spencer Taylor decided it would be a good idea to dress up like the Joker and try to steal Dark Knight marketing materials (posters, etc ..) from a movie theater lobby. Problems arose when, well, theater employees spotted him lifting their property. Not for nothing, but idiot is dressed up as the friggin' Joker in the middle of a normal movie theater -- not exactly the greatest disguise.
No word on which theater employees came to the rescue, though we hope it was the guy who cleans the bathrooms -- this way, upon arriving home at the end of his shift, he actually has a story to tell that doesn't begin with ... "So someone took a really big dump tonight ..." Taylor was eventually arrested when police arrived, then subsequently booked for investigation of larceny and malicious destruction of property. Oh that Joker ... always up to no good.
Anyone know Spencer? If so, give him a good slap upside the head for us.
Review: The Dark Knight -- James's Take
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The pop-culture appetite for Batman seems inexhaustible; thousands of comic books, several movies, endless animated iterations, some of which are quite good and some of which are rather bad. Is there any real need to return to the character beyond the profit motive, though? After the financial and critical success of Batman Begins, the powers-that-be behind The Dark Knight could have made a safe bet of a sequel; a little more action, a few more actors, more of the same and a few extra explosions.
What's telling about The Dark Knight, though, is how risky it is -- how it's bold and brave and truly exciting, full of rich and strong performances and some real ideas along the way. Why return to Batman? It turns out that for Christopher Nolan, the reason to come back is that there's something to say about, and with, the character even after decades of stories and multiple reinventions. I was hoping The Dark Knight would be good; I had no idea that director and co-writer Christopher Nolan was going to make a film that not only addressed the philosophical and political conflict between the rule of force and the rule of law but also takes on the timeless clash between order and chaos ... and, along the way, evokes everything from Michael Mann's Heat to John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. ...
Discuss: Are You Going to See 'The Dark Knight'?
Filed under: Movie Marketing », Trailers and Clips »
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Last night we took the crew to see Iron Man. You can read James's and Scott's reviews of the film, but I'll just add that this movie ROCKS, and in case you're a parent debating whether to bring your kids to see it, I felt that what violence is in the film is mostly cartoonish, Indiana Jones-level stuff, so if your kids can handle those films, they'll be fine. All of my kids were engaged in the film from start to finish, and there was nothing in it that scared them as much and that damn sea lion in Happy Feet.
But I digress. Before the film, of course, they had the usual array of trailers (Speed Racer, Indy 4, Prince Caspian), and one of them was for The Dark Knight. Now, I've generally been avoiding seeing or reading too much about The Dark Knight, so this was the first time I'd seen the trailer. And my reaction to it was ... I don't know if I want to see this film. Much as I love Christian Bale and Aaron Eckhart, I just found the scenes of Heath Ledger as the Joker oddly painful to watch.
The Joker's Gag Is Complete -- April Fooled!
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The Joker's latest campaign is currently overloading his server, but here's what's happened so far. Over on Clown Travel Agency, a list of addresses was posted for bowling alleys across the country. Whoever got there first received a bowling bag with a ball engraved with a number, and the usual Joker swag of a cellphone and a Joker card.
(Empire has some photos of the swag up and is one of the few sites not being completely overloaded.) Those who called the number were told "We know who you are" and that was that. As each bag was picked up, CTA received another stamp.
Now CTA is defunct, and forwards you to Acme Security Systems, where you are asked to enter your e-mail address and phone number for voice verification. For most (including Erik Davis and myself), the server wouldn't load. One person I know got through, and the next task is apparently to disable Acme's security system. The password is "Needle" for what it's worth -- I assume this is what you're supposed to voice verify.
New updates after the jump ...
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