The Daily Show - Indecision 2004 3-disc DVD will be available for us all to buy on Tuesday.
Aren't you excited?

Did you know that Larry Kenney was the voice of Count Chocula and Lion- O from the Thundercats?
Well, he was.

I've decided to switch back to this font. What do you think? Do you prefer it, or the one I used on the last two posts?

If you can believe this.. they're making a live action Underdog movie.

Word finally hits the "street" on the direct-to-DVD Family Guy release.

If you're interested, you can get the entire Fantastic Four animated sereis from the 90s on DVD for 30% off at Amazon.com right now.

Check out how awesome the packaging for the sixth season of The Simpsons is going to look.

Speaking of seasons, don't forget that the first season of The Muppet Show will be available on August 9.

Even though it's coming out on August 16, I have to warn you all not to buy the DVD of Sin City. Yes, I know the movie was great, but a better 2-disc special edition will be out shortly thereafter.. so just do us all a favor and wait.

Now you too can own your very own MF shirt. Make it so!

The Monster Engine.
If you like monsters or kids or both, you'll enjoy this.

Egg Babies... one of the creepiest things I've ever seen. Not in a good way though.

Picture of the day... for X-Men fans. Or for fans of attractive ladies. I mean, it's whatever.

Anyone else interested in a comic about "Advanced Kickball"?
I thought you might be. If you like what you see there, check out the following links next : LINK1 & LINK2.

King Kong news you'll be interested in hearing : click here.

A Batman film retrospective courtesy of The New York Times.

What's this about Luke Wilson banging Supergirl?

Warner Bros. have finally got the official site for the upcoming stop-motion fairy tale, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, up and running. Visit it here... I'm lead to believe there may even be downloads.

Yet another trailer for the Fantastic Four has made it's way to the interweb. Almost everything I've seen about this movie has filled me with a sense of dread (the casting of the core quartet withstanding, as I have nothing against any of them), but I think you all already know I'll be at the theater seeing it on the opening weekend... so I might as well keep the lines of communication open, right?

I'm not going to lie to you and say I'm not interested in owning M& M's Star Wars MPIRE merchandise.

X-Men 3 is looking pretty weak so far... care to read more?

This couldn't be any cooler.

I'm not even going to lie to you.
I saw this fan made poster and my eyes almost immediately started welling up.



I'm ready to believe a man can fly again.

Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith : The Breadbox Edition

Get a load of the Gatchaman site.

Seriously, you can order things from our website now!
http://www.mauxfauxrock.net

Please go check it out!And buy something!
Most importantly, buy a ticket for our show on Saturday, June 11 at the New Daisy Theater on Beale Street.
It's us and 13 other bands for only $15!!
PLEASE!

I'm serious, kids.
New things are moving and changing and growing and showing almost everyday at the new band website, MAUXFAUXROCK.NET.
Do me, the rest of the band, and yourself a favor and go check it out.
Add it to your favorites.
Sign up for the mailing list.
The whole nine.
We love you long time.

From Reuters -
Among the North American records set by Revenge of the Sith were best one-day, two-day, three-day and four-day sales. It also managed to beat the five-day record. After opening just after midnight on Thursday, "Revenge of the Sith" earned $50 million during its first day, beating the $44.8 million tally for "Shrek 2" last year. The record-breaking streak continued into the second day ($83.8 million) and third day ($124.7 million). Its four-day haul of $158.5 million beat the old mark of $134.3 million set by 2003's "The Matrix Reloaded" -- as well as the five-day mark of $152.4 million set by 2004's "Spider-Man 2."

Everyone please go to the ALL-NEW MAUXFAUX WEBSITE and give it the old once over. Heck, we'll even let you give it the old twice over.
Be sure to sign up for our mailing list in the Currents section!
We'd certainly appreciate it.


The World of Video Games
New details, images, and videos from the upcoming Age of Conan game.

Or if you don't like Conan, why not have a look at the upcoming game based on the movie, The Warriors.

Final Fight returns!

Meet the Game Boy Micro. Or read the "Hands On" here.

The international trailer for Batman Begins. Far superior to it's American counterpart.

Don't know if I'd mentioned this before, but the Thundercats are coming to DVD on August 8, and you can have a look at the first set right here.

Don't forget that this Tuesday sees the release of The Adventures of Pete & Pete : Season One on DVD.

Time (the magazine) has gotten the real (or as real as can be hoped for) scoop on what's going on with Dave Chappelle. He's down in South Africa, but he's not in a mental institution, and you can read the interview here.

For those that are interested that Carnivale show on HBO has been cancelled.

In news I was interested to hear Stephen Chow says he may make a sequel to Kung Fu Hustle... which if you haven't seen yet, you really should.

Speaking of sequels, this sounds both exciting and makes me nervous, but there's also going to be a follow-up to The Dark Crystal. It's going to be called The Power of the Dark Crystal. Puppets and CGI. Animated series after the movie. Computer and video games as tie-ins.

Oh! I almost forgot. Also speaking of sequels, did you kids know they're making The Transporter 2? Well, they are. I liked the first one enough that I'd be willing to actually see this one in the theaters. Have a look at the poster.

Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz are making a western called Bandidas.

Tommy Lee Jones is directing and starring in a movie written by Dwight Yoakam. I kid you not.

Just so there's no confusion, that panel with the Joker from a Batman comic back in the '50s has not been doctored in any way.
For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a boner used to mean a goof up or laughable mistake.
If someone pulled a boner, that meant that they had goofed up or messed up.

Surely I'm not the only one who thought that was hilarious.

Oh man.. that is too rich.

If you don't think this is great, I really don't have anything to say to you.
It takes a little bit to download, but it's worth every second if you're at all a fan of Star Wars, Lego, or things that are fun.

Picture of the Day.
I thought it was hilarious.

101 Things You're Not Supposed to Know About Disneyland.

Check out how awesome this picture is...

Hey kids.
So Saturday night is Mauxfaux's big show at the Young Avenue Deli.
The show starts at 8 I think, and we play at 10:30PM on the dot.
There will be 7 other bands playing that night as well.
I'm nervous with the butterflies in my stomach just trying to write this... so I hope you actually read it.
The tickets for this show are $10 if you want to get one from me before the show or $18 at the door.
I know a lot of you are probably thinking about or already maybe planning on going to MusicFest, but I sincerely hope you'll consider coming to see us if never again, this one night.
It's a voting thing and we need as many people as possible there to vote for us, because if we don't advance to the next round it may be our last show.
Without getting into the details of it all, I'll just say that some people aren't happy with the current state of things and if someone leaves, I think that's the end of it.
I really wish that wasn't the case.
I wish our schedules could all be a lot easier to coordinate and we could get things back to the practicing twice a week days, but that doesn't look to be possible at the moment.
I've been really upset/sad/sick to my stomach pretty much constantly for the last five days or so over it.
I hate that we've wasted a name change, 3 drummers, and almost 3 years of hard work developing a following and building a chemistry and making our music mean something to at least some of you.
So yeah, I'm sorry this isn't coming out exactly like it should.
The point is, I'd be really grateful to any and all of you if you could make it to this one show.
If you need to get in touch with me about tickets or anything else or if you just want to say anything about the band, feel free to respond.

I sincerely hope that this Saturday is not our last show, because I love this band, and I love playing with the four other guys in this band.
If it is our last show though, I want you all to know that it's been a lot of fun and I hope you all know how much I've appreciated your time and support of Mauxfaux.

best.
chrishaley

This is interesting if you're a fan of Bugs Bunny... honestly though, if you're not a fan of Bugs Bunny, I have no idea what you're doing here.

The Completely Uncensored, Unbelievably True Ren & Stimpy Story.

A step-by-step animated guide to how we get the music we so enjoy.
I thought this was really funny, and you probably will too.

This is it.
The first shot of Brandon Routh as SUPERMAN.
From what I've heard, this may not end up being the final version they end up using, but if it is, it could be a lot worse. The "S" being so small is my only real complaint.
I think Routh looks the part... which is good to see.

Get the new Weezer album for only $4.99.

Playboy on the PSP?

Conan (the Barbarian, not the O'Brien) is coming to a PC near you.. in game form no less.

That certainly looks like a good Clark Kent to me.

Todd McFarlane is going to be releasing a line of action figures based on runaway smash weirdo comedy, Napolean Dynamite.
Figures planned for the first release are Napolean, Pedro, and Kip.
I'm sure they'll sell like hotcakes... to many of the people reading this I'd bet.

Ray Park (Darth Maul) may be back as Toad in the third X-Men flick.

Speaking of X-People, Hugh Jackman may play a young Pa Kent in a flashback scene in the upcoming Superman Returns.
You can also go here to check out some of the first photos of Brandon Routh as Clark Kent. I'll be damned if that guy doesn't look like Christopher Reeve. Also, you should probably watch this and see what you think. If you're at all interested in the Superman flick, or (and this is a big "or") in the upcoming King Kong that Peter Jackson is making, you'll want to watch it. Seriously.

Certainly anyone who's a fan of Calvin & Hobbes (and there'd damn well better be a number of you reading this) will be interested in checking this out.
You're Christmas list just got one item longer.


Who wouldn't like a plush Bruce Campbell?
More info here..

The Ren & Stimpy Show : Season 3 & A Half-ish will be released on DVD on June 28, 2005. Thought some of you might be interested in keeping your calendar's updated.

A release I've been looking forward to for a long time, the first season of Tales From the Crypt will be available on July 12.

This was funny enough that I felt like sharing it with the lot of you.
Enjoy.

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English

20% Dixie

15% Yankee

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Any He-Fans out there?
If so have a look at what's coming up for your favorite universe masters.

Speaking of the Fantastic Four, have a look at what's coming out in time to coincide with the flick.

I don't hate this new trailer for this summer's upcoming Fantastic Four flick.
I don't love it either, but it makes me a little more excited about seeing it... which, in all fairness, I was going to do no matter what.

Mauxfaux is playing at the Stage Stop in rockin' Raleigh tonight at 10PM.
If any of you know where that is, I hope you can come check it out.
Also, if any of you know where that is, I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know, because I have no idea.

http://www.filmrot.com/images/sincity-comparisons/sincity.html
A collection of comic to screen comparisons from Sin City. Spoilers in abundance though, so I'd recommend avoiding it if you haven't seen the flick or read the comics yet.

A listing (complete with links) of some of the many April Fool's jokes pulled all around the world this year.

This was probably my favorite April Fool's thing this year.

Sin City.
Wow.

For the Home Movies fans.

Hi.
Remember me?
I'm sorry I've been gone for so long.
That's life though.
On to the reason you're here.

If you haven't already bought the Star Wars : Clone Wars Volume 1 DVD, you need to go out and do so right now!
Then you need to follow this link and watch Chapters 21-25.... because they are amazing.

If you'd like to hear the new Weezer tune, you have Dani to thank for this hook-up.
It's not great, but I don't dislike it either. It just seems kinda throwaway.

More Superman : The Animated Series DVD season sets are on the way in anticipation of the upcoming feature film. Season 2 should drop around Christmas time with Season 3 following in the summer of 2006 to coincide with the movie's release.

Star Wars : Clone Wars Vol. 1 is available at DVD retailers nationwide tomorrow. Best Buy has it for $12.99, and that's the lowest I saw it anywhere. If you know of somewhere that has it cheaper, please feel free to let me know.
Also, the second season of Clone Wars begins airing tonight on Cartoon Network. Clone Wars fills in the gap of what happens between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

We should see the release of the first season of The Muppet Show on DVD before the end of the year complete with a veritable cornucopia of extras. That's awfully exciting. I love the DVD times we're living in these days.

Billy Idol has a new album coming out tomorrow called Devil's Playground. I think it's at it's lowest advertised price at Target if you're interested in picking it up.

Speaking of Target, they've got the fifth season of The Simpsons on sale this week for only $29.99. That's a deal and a half.

Joss Whedon is officially writing and directing a Wonder Woman movie for Warner Bros. I wish him all the best.

Beast, Angel, and Gambit are all supposedly set to be in the third flick in the X-Men franchise.

Did you all know that Michael Mann is directing a feature film version of Miami Vice starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx? Well, he is.

QT's extended or Japanese version of Kill Bill will be hitting theaters before the end of the year.

If you are now, or have ever been a fan of video games, you should read this.

I found out something interesting about The Fun Shop over the weekend. Interesting, and exciting.

Rocko's Modern Life is on in the other room. That's also exciting.

Anyone who missed Population 1 on The Late Late Show can download the performance here for free in mp3 or video formats.

Good things from across the pond today.

Enjoy this fine featurette on the upcoming Wallace & Gromit movie.

The full scoop on the upcoming Danger Mouse DVDs.

People, I implore you.. check this out.. if it's not hilarious I'll give you your money back.

We may see the new Weezer album (possibly called "Weezer Weezer") as soon as May 3rd.

80s favorite He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is coming to DVD starting May 2005 as a 10 episode "Best Of.." 2 Disc collection, to be followed by season sets later in the year.

Bob Odenkirk has Blurbs For Sale! Huzzah!

There's a place out there in cyberspace called, starspangledicecream.com.... I kid you not.

The Cuddly Menace... read on if you dare!

For those of you who know who he is, Michale Graves has a new album due sometime early this summer called Punk Rock is Dead.

I didn't even know Spider-Man was in the Bible.

You know... it's been a while.
And, I don't know if you heard, but it's so easy.
One might even be heard to remark that one was "happy go lucky".

Look at all this DVD news....

Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.s is coming to DVD. I'm sure at least one or two of you remember the awful cartoon they made, right?

In DVD news that's worth a damn, the first two seasons of DANGER MOUSE are coming to DVD on May 31st!

Look for seasons 3,4, and 5 of The Ren & Stimpy Show to be released at some point before the end of the year. More info as it becomes available.

The second season of Samurai Jack will be released on May 24th.

Volume 1 of the classic stop-motion animated series Davey and Goliath will hit stores on June 7th.

And finally, the secnd season of Home Movies will arrive in a 3-disc set at a entertainment retailer near you on May 31st.

Here's a picture of Josh I drew.

What you get when you join the MONSTER FAN CLUB!

100 Things Will Pfeifer loves about Comic Books.
Well worth reading even if you don't care for comics.

Prayers get answered all the time.

Check out this 8-page preview of the sure to be great, Lex Luthor : Man of Steel.

If you're at all interested in The Venture Bros. you'll want to have a look at this.

Some "look worthy" pictures from the US Toy Fair that was held over the weekend in New York:
JLA Gift Set
Batman : The Long Halloween
Sesame Street
Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith
Alex Ross' Justice League Series 2
Family Guy
The Warriors
Edward Scissorhands
Voltron

Anyone see that Constantine flick this weekend? It's based on the DC Comic Hellblazer, and I don't think the previews gave me any reason to not want to see it.. so I probably will.
Just curious as to what any of you thought. I hear it's getting decent reviews, and (though this is no indication of quality) it's making pretty good bank so far.

This was a good week for DVDs with the release of the 2 disc Director's Cut of Donnie Darko, the first season of The Greatest American Hero, and the special edition of Half Baked.
This week sees the release of the 2 disc special editions of Heat, I Heart Huckabees, and three Miyazaki classics (Porco Rosso, The Cat Returns, and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind).
Feel free to stroll over here to have a more in depth look at all of this week's releases.

Since I mentioned Donnie Darko back there, why not take a look at this?

Did you know there's a rumor going around that Jennifer Garner may play She-Ra in the upcoming John Woo directed He-Man movie?

Have a look at Paris Hilton's phone book from her T-Mobile phone.

I sincerely hope that they put this Saturday Night Live : The First 5 Years special that's on right now out on DVD at some point in the near future. It's been both entertaining and informational... it's entermational!

Get a load of this great Valentine I made! CLICK HERE!




This was a picture of a robot that I was working on one night when my computer decided to crash.
It was the most excited I had been about anything I'd drawn in a long time.
I couldn't do anything to the computer but turn it off, but before I did, I took a picture of the screen with my camera.
This isn't nearly as cool as the real picture looked, but it was the best I could do.
I'm going to have a little moment of silence now for what I will always know as ... The Lost Robot.

I discovered I'm able to have comments on here now.. so feel free to leave one whenever you feel like it.
My best to you all.

This is beautiful and upsetting at the same time.
I recommend it for you all.

For the pirate fans.



You can't tell me that's not hilarious.

Here's a link to our article in the online version of the paper.
You may have to do the free registration with the site to see it though.

An official site for the feature film adaptation of Watchmen is up. Nothing there yet, really, but it's still neat to know it's there.

Saying Uwe Boll’s Alone in the Dark is better than his 2003 American debut, House of the Dead, is akin to praising syphilis for not being HIV. - from a review in Slant Magazine

Get a load of some of the upcoming merch for that Fantastic Four movie.

How would you like an iDog?

Hello there.

So this is my last week at Best Buy.
Yeah, I'm a little weird about it myself.
Bigger and better things, etc.

Speaking of bigger and better things.. or maybe just good things, whatever, apparently we (Mauxfaux)have been sought after by The Commercial Appeal for an interview. Since they didn't have our numbers the guy just started calling places we've played to see if anyone had a way to get in touch with us.
Thankfully, though by odd means, they were able to get in touch with us and we've got an interview and photo shoot with them today.

That's pretty exciting.

Also pretty exciting is the fact that I GOT MY FREE iPOD!
Part of me thought it wasn't really going to happen, but sure enough it showed up on my doorstep today, as promised.
Feel free to click here to get started towards getting a free one for yourself.
I mean, I did it, and it didn't cost me a penny for a $350 iPod.
How the hell can you beat that?

Okay, I think that's enough for now. I hope you're all well.

I'm working on a picture of Space Ghost.
Feel free to have a look at it, won't you? Click on said picture if you'd like to see a bigger version.

Any of you watch that show The West Wing?
Well, Caroline is a big fan, so we started watching the first season the other night.
It's really good so far. I'm sure that's not news to any of you.
Just thought I'd share my opinion.

We also watched Van Helsing the other night.
Wow.
I don't even know where to begin... I mean, really... just wow.
I mean, really.
So bad.
Remarkably bad.
Monumentally bad on a number of levels.
And yet, it's not as though I regret watching it.
What does that mean?

Speaking of movies with vampires and werewolves, why don't you take a look at these new stills from the sequel to Underworld, titled Underworld : Evolution.

If you're at all interested in comics you should know that this comes out tomorrow! And even if you aren't interested in comics, you should check it out.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/14675494/
That's a link for all of you to go visit.
It's a picture of Batman that I did recently (and very quickly I might add) using my tablet.
Feel free to let me know what you think.
You can also view the rest of my "gallery" there... http://thechrishaley.deviantart.com/gallery/

Comics are an endless source of entertainment ... even when they aren't trying to be funny.

Enjoy the trailer for Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.

Also, feel free to give this band, Eisley, a listen.
Caroline told me about them when we started going out and they're quite good if you're in the mood for their style of music. It's easy going, melody music... I think that's the best description I can give it.
If I'm not mistaken she also told me she's spent some time with one or more of the members.. so that's neat as well.
Oh, and their name used to be "Mos Eisley" (after a certain well known hive of scum and villiany) which might make some of you Star Wars fans more interested.

If this or this looks interesting to you, then you should learn more about SHARKNIFE.

Next week's exciting DVD releases :
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Aliens Vs Predator
Superman : The Animated Series Season 1
Batman : The Animated Series Season 2

Borat goes to a rodeo in Salem.

Look at how much fun comics used to be... and when I say fun, I mean ridiculous.

Ahhhhh!
Spectacular Astro Boy news!

Something special for everyone that's been enjoying RESIDENT EVIL 4 for Nintendo's cube-shaped gaming device.

My thanks to all the people who helped point me towards more information on the MacMini.

Did anyone else know that Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick bought and is now the publisher of Cracked Magazine?

Sweet Christmas! Have you seen this new Mac Mini?! It's amazing! I wonder how much it's going to cost.

John Jakala's Highs and Lows of 2004 in the world of comics.

MY TOP 11 MOVIES OF 2004 (with commentary)

11. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra - If you haven't seen this yet, you need to do so as quickly as possible. Well, actually, some of you probably wouldn't enjoy it, but MST3K fans would probably enjoy it.
10. The Punisher - I know there was a lot wrong with this movie (like it being set in Florida and primarily in the daytime!?!), but Thomas Jane WAS Frank Castle. I mean, nailed. He was perfect. That allows me to overlook some of the other problems.
9. Miracle - I like hockey. I like Kurt Russell. I like triumphant true stories. I like when people are able to achieve something greater than themselves. I like well made movies. This flick had all of the above.
8. Cold Mountain - It was a great movie. I don't know if I'd have liked it as much if Jude Law hadn't been in it, but I'm pretty sure I would have still liked it.
7. Kill Bill Vol. 2 - I'm sure anything that needs to be said about this movie has already been said a million times by people far wittier and/or more eloquent than I.
6. Anchorman/Starsky and Hutch/Dodgeball - I'm just going to consider these all one big movie where Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn got to goof around and have fun making themselves laugh.. which then makes all of us laugh.
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - See my commentary for KBV2.
4. Shaun of the Dead - One of us zombie fans really made good. I mean, Romero loved it for crying out loud. Found the perfect balance between comedy and horror and the comedy of horror. If you ask me, this flick did everything right in a way the Scary Movie series never will. In fact, I wish I hadn't even mentioned that series while I was talking about this fantastic film. Laugh out loud funny. Quotable funny. Spectacular zombies. Real emotion. Three ASH songs. What else do you need?
3. Spider-Man 2 - Left the original flick standing in the dust. It really should have been called The Amazing Spider-Man (as was originally planned) instead of just throwing a 2 at the end. Better performances all around. Much better in some cases. A seemingly better understanding of what makes Peter Parker who he is, as well as a better understanding of why he does what he does. A far better villain. Classic Sam Raimi flourishes. And, perhaps most importantly, more Spider-Man.
2. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - I know most of you probably didn't even see this movie. That makes me very sad. It's coming out on DVD in a week or two. If you've ever thought I was right about anything go out and buy this DVD or at least rent it. I'm serious. If you like Indiana Jones or classic 1950s sci-fi or action movies that are safe to watch with your kids or parents or grandparents or beautiful people (Law, Paltrow, Jolie) or great special effects or late 1930s fashion or just good movies this is it.
1. The Incredibles - My favorite Pixar movie of all time. Arguably their best movie to date. Arguably the best superhero movie of all time. In my All Time Top 10 Movies list.

I guess the casting of the major roles for the new Superman flick is all set now. Kate Bosworth (Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, Beyond the Sea) will be Lois Lane, and Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, The Usual Suspects, Beyond the Sea) will be Lex Luthor.
Anyone else excited?

For anyone that has even a passing interest in the comic strips in your daily newspaper, webcomics, or just interesting commentary on things in general, I'd like to recommend you read this. It won't take you long, and you might learn something about something... or something.
Then feel free to go here and catch Gabe from Penny Arcade's take on the situation.

Check out the trailer for An Evening with Kevin Smith 2 : Evening Harder.

Well, I'm psyched. Katsuhiro Ôtomo (creator of AKIRA) has a new movie coming out. It's called Steamboy. Go watch the trailer.

Check out these amazing publicity photos from Episode III... unless you don't like Star Wars. If you don't like Star Wars, there's not much there for you.. and you're an idiot.

There may be a sequel to Shaun of the Dead. It may very well be called From Dusk til Shaun. Simon Pegg has said the only format he'll do said sequel in is comic book format. Apparently, Marvel and DC both have been in touch with him about this and comics in general.

This may be the first poster for the Natalie Portman starring adaptation of the Alan Moore masterpiece, V for Vendetta.

CHUD.com's Worst 10 Movies of 2004. A list that's worth reading if for no other reason than it features this quote : Saying that Van Helsing sucked is like saying Hitler wasn't fond of Jews.
That's hilarious.

You put Pop Tarts in it.

I think today's update will be mostly comic related. That okay with you? Good.

Graeme tells us why Identity Crisis was THE comic of 2004.

The 25 Most Important People in Webcomics in 2004.

James Kochalka... GO!

I saw The Phantom of the Opera tonight. I liked it. I didn't care for parts of it. I'd give it a 67,845 on a scale of 1 to 100,000.

The last I read, the death toll from the tsunami/tidal waves/earthquakes was over 125,000.
I'm sure the number is even higher by now. Where's the 9/11-style public outpouring from the celebrities etc. urging us all to help these people? Where's their benefit CD and concert and whatever else?
I read somewhere that medicine and aid is being rushed "as fast as possible" to the victims/survivors, but that the ratio of people in need to medicine and supplies is so one sided the people trying to give the aid are left asking who to give it to.
Who should get it first?
Should they just form a line and hope they make it to the front of the queue before they die?
Where does the wisdom to make these kinds of decisions come from?

The first official trailer for Robert Rodriguez' adaptation of Frank Miller's Sin City.

I don't know if any of you will be interested in reading this, but if you are, here's a really great interview with Grant Morrison on the upcoming Superman book he's working on and on Superman in general.

You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
This is a guy who can thread a tank through the eye of a needle. He can see the weather in Beirut and he knows what air freshener you used in your house six months ago by the smell of your clothes. You don’t mess with this guy.
It bugs me to see even minor villains all being so patronizing to Superman. That’s just asking for it. I don’t care how arrogant you are, this is a guy you treat with respect, and you’d damn well better say his name in all caps while you’re at it. People who call him the ‘big boy scout,’ should probably understand that very few boy scouts have heat vision, super-speed and an unbeaten track record for making despots and psychotic geniuses kiss his fist. I strongly suspect most of the villain community says his name in hushed tones, if they say it at all.
- Gail Simone, writer

For all you Lemony Snicket fans.

Judas Priest have named their soon to be released album featuring the return of Rob Halford.
Angel of Retribution will hit stores all over the US on March 1.

Look forward to an AC/DC double DVD in April.

This idiot rendered me speechless by reaching for levels of thoughtlessness, insensitivity, and unadulterated ignorance I previously thought unattainable. If you were a fan of Dimebag, heavy metal, or even rock music in general (or even if just someone you care about was into any of those) you need to check it out.

Apprarently, Queen is about to go on tour.

Doug says Sideways is worth seeing. I don't know if it's playing where you are, but if it is, feel free to take his word for it as I plan on doing.

QUEEN guitarist Brian May- "We are all gutted to hear of the senseless and tragic death of Dimbag Darrell, who was shot by a 'fan' who climbed on the stage at a show of his new band, Damageplan. He was of course better known for his great playing in Pantera. Pantera were, I think, the first band that I and my son Jimmy both got equally excited about. It was Jimmy who first got me to see them. They were a great band, and Dimebag was an innovative and passionate player. Great musician. Terrible loss. My respects to him, to his family and friends. Also to those who were killed trying to save him and apprehend the gunman. RIP."

Cartoon characters and their skeletons.
Enjoy!

If you enjoyed the first poster for Batman Begins that debuted the other day, you might be interested to see the first international poster for the flick that debuted yesterday.
It's pretty rad.
We can all also look forward to seeing the second teaser trailer sometime next week.

The first trailer for Tim Burton's remake of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
Mr. Depp looks a little creepy in it at times, but I'm sure he gives a fantastic performance.

My Australian friend, Matt Pott, recently hipped me to this awesome bit of Astroboy merch.

Nice interview with Ryan Reynolds (aka Van Wilder) about the just released Blade : Trinity.

Holy crap, man!
I only need ONE MORE PERSON to sign up and complete one of the free trial offers, and I get my free iPod!
A lot of you signed up, but didn't complete one of the free offers, so if you're one of those people (or if you're a new person), I'd be very, very grateful if you would do so.
I wanted one of those iPods before just because they're cool and all, but now that I have no music whatsoever in my car after it got broken into Monday night, it'd be nice to have something to make my drives to school and work and around town a little less silent.

TVParty.com goes behind the scenes of Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. Enjoy!

Well, look at that... a trailer for Bewitched. You know.. starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell.

Butch in the news again.

I sincerely hope you've all seen this by now, but if you haven't, here it is:
The first poster for BATMAN BEGINS.

This website is giving away all kinds of cool stuff! Go check it out!

The early details on Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell's upcoming remake of The EVIL DEAD.

Apparently Paul W.S. Anderson (the guy that directed AVP and Resident Evil) is going to write the next Aliens flick.

For those of you who haven't seen it, here's The Incredible Hulk's blog.

McFarlane announces the characters for Monsters Series 4. Clickitydoodah.

Palisades is now selling the Jim Henson Muppet figure.. and I know there are at least one or two really big Muppet fans out there besides myself.

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I heard about it from the Screen Savers on TechTV, and they said it was for real.
That's good enough for me.

The co-creator of The Flash died yesterday at the age of 88. Should you care to read more.