The real reason behind Agent Coulson's death in The Avengers film came to light recently when actor Clark Gregg admitted via his Twitter account to a having a torrid affair with Avengers writer-director Joss Whedon, and posted photographic evidence. The story was reported in the Arts and Entertainment section of The Examiner's online site on August ( Read more... )

OMG, OMG, OMG, I just read an announcement at www.comicbookmovie.com that Hot Toys is going to announce a 1/6th-scale figure of our very own S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson at the Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong! The new LJ Scrapbook upload function is not playing well with my work computer, so I'll just add the link to John Wilbanks' article.

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I found out this morning, quite by accident, that The Avengers is still playing at the AMC Painters Crossing 9, which I pass on my way home from work... it's only there through this Thursday, apparently (or at least I have no information on showtimes past that), but perhaps I'll stop for the 6:30 show this evening and see it for the fifteenth time ( Read more... )

I came, I saw, I reviewed.

We went to see Prometheus in the theater on Sunday. The film has some very pretty cinematography - especially those long panoramic shots of stark Icelandic scenery - and the digital effects are nice. Michael Fassbender turns in a solid and creepy performance as the Peter O’Toole/T.E. Lawrence-obsessed android, David ( Read more... )

Last night Deb and I went to see The Avengers again. I've seen it eight times now - I'm getting to the point where I can recite lines of script under my breath with the actors on screen.

Scary.

And the Cinema Center is going to have it in-house for an additional week, so a few more shows aren't entirely out of the question.

As of last night, six times.

Just sayin'.

I've been to see The Avengers in the theater three times now, and I think I could watch it at least once a week for the next few months and not get bored. Holy smokes, this movie has brought out my inner fangirl, who has been sadly AWOL since Serenity faded into the sunset. I've joined an AR game on Tumblr, which has necessitated me getting both a ( Read more... )

So, we're watching the DVD of Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man, and we've reached the segment where Timothy Treadwell is railing against the cruel god who would keep the rain away, thereby depriving the bears of the salmon run they need to live, when Bhil turns to me and says, "These are not the ravings of a dispassionate observer ( Read more... )