Patton Oswalt has always been one of my favorite comedians. Career-wise, his appearances on Reno 9/11 have shown he’s not afraid to make fun of himself, while his starring role in Pixar’s Ratatouille made him the envy of film nerds everywhere. In his stand-up, I love the way he is able t...

Hopefully, Peter’s recent post about actors and directors using social networking/blogging site Twitter opened up a whole new world for of information for you. If you’re a Twitter user, you can now keep track of the latest Repo: The Genetic Opera developments, read frustratingly cryptic ...

Screenwriter David Hayter has been working on a big screen adaptation of Watchmen for almost a decade, which means he’s invested not only a lot of time on the project, but also a lot of energy. And like a lot of people in Hollywood, the fear of a one weekend payoff is scary. Hayter has written...

There are times when studios completely drop the ball and need to remake movies, or reboot franchises. Sometimes the source material underperformed because the initial attempt to tell a story fell short of the mark, either financially or creatively. A perfect example is the 1980s film version of Cap...

Pete Von Sholly presents some Classics Illustrated comics he wishes they had done. I have a handful of the CI books sitting on my shelf, from the 90's revival. Quality stuff. The Moby Dick with art by Bill Sienkiewicz remains a favorite comic....

Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Pickups and Renewals It's hard to deny the passion that fans of CBS's late apocalyptic drama Jericho had. Their "nuts" campaign prompted the network to reverse order and bring back the show after officially canceling it. That second season did provide so...

WATCHMEN The Good: Where to start? My being in comic book geek nirvana at being able to see this story on a big screen was almost enough to make me love this film sight unseen but after seeing it I have to admit that I loved it to pieces. First of all it was a beautiful film and director Zack Snyder...

Movie: Watchmen * Trailer * Official Site In Theaters: March 6, 2009 Runtime: 163 minutes Directed by: Zack Snyder MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language Gecko Rating: I was especially interested in reviewing "Watchmen" this week, because I knew it was q...

Heroes on the Dark Side The Smackdown. When it was first published in 1986, Alan Moore's graphic novel epic Watchmen helped redefine comics, pulling superheroes from the honey-sweet boy scout era into a complex world of vigilantism and corruption. Last year in film", "The Dark Knight" did something ...

  Hello film geeks, Scott here: This week promises to be our most intense episode of Film Geek Central yet, since we'll be adding an enticing new spin on things. THE FAN AND THE VIRGIN - WHAT MADNESS IS THIS?!?     Well, it's out. And though we are separated by over a thousand miles, ...