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Tuesday, Mar 24
DVD Review: The Dark Knight
What’s odd, though, is that this film’s title is a play off of the 1980s reinterpretation of the Batman lore in Frank Miller’s seminal graphic novel of the same name, yet it was Burton’s film, made closer to that era, that really captures Miller’s grit ...
Wednesday, Jan 7
Movie Review: The Spirit (2008)
Here is a movie that I so very badly wanted to love. I love what Robert Rodriguez did with Sin City, not to mention what Zack Snyder did with 300. I felt fairly certain that Frank Miller could get something into similar territory when he stepped behind the camera for the first time by himself. No,...
Tuesday, Jul 31
DVD Review: 300, Single Disc Edition
Which brings me to 300, based on comic book creator Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name. Now Miller is one of my favorites, having been responsible for classic comic stories such as The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil, and Sin City. So far, Miller’s stories have also done fairly wel...
Saturday, May 12
Book Review: The Blonde by Duane Swierczynski
Then we pick up the next main character. His name is Kowalski. He’s an operative for a super-secret government organization. A close reader will remember him from The Wheelman, and I thought it was great that Swierczynski rewards his fans like that. The author’s building quite a little viole...
Sunday, Apr 29
DVD Review: Superman - The Theatrical Serials Collection
Superman as a character was late into the serial game -- in fact, the Superman serials were among the last of the 15-chapter tradition. It didn't matter -- after all, this was Superman, and this was the first time the iconic superhero was presented as a real live person. Kirk Alyn brought the M...
Wednesday, Apr 11
Movie Review: 300
In 2003 the great comics writer and artist Frank Miller created a masterful retelling of this historical account. Setting up the characters with fully fleshed personalities and rendering them in his highly stylized trademark drawing style, resulted in a modern classic of the comics ar...
Sunday, Apr 8
Graphic Novel Review: 300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley
The Battle of Thermopylae is one of history’s most important battles. In 481-480 B.C, the Spartan King Leonidas and his army of 300 met the huge army (more than 100,000 strong) of the Persian Emperor Xerxes, and were annihilated. Still, it gave the Greeks time to gather enough force to defeat...
Friday, Mar 30
Movie Review: 300
In 480 BC, Persian “God-King,” Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), sent a messenger to King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) of Sparta to ask the Spartan authority for an offering of Earth and water. However, Xerxes intended to overthrow the city of Sparta and make slaves out of its citizens. In accordance...
Friday, Mar 23
Movie Review: Yet Another 300 Review (aka I Didn't Like 300!)
For the record: I'm a fan of the original graphic novel, and a fan of Frank Miller in general. I'm also a fan of Zack Snyder, given that he took on a terribly unpopular idea - remaking Dawn of the Dead - and produced a damn fine movie as a result. There are moments in Snyder's zombie apocalypse that...
Tuesday, Mar 20
Movie Review: 300 Spartans vs. The Modern Media-cracy
300, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, which was inspired by Gates of Fire by Stephen Pressfield, tells the tale of Leonidas, King of Sparta, who led 300 Spartan soldiers against the hitherto undefeated Persian army. At great cost the Persians won the battle, but ultimately lost...
Saturday, Mar 17
Movie Review: 300
By now, most of you should know what 300 is all about. In addition to being a loose retelling of the Spartans stand against the Persians at the battle of Thermopylae, it is, furthermore, a film adaptation of Frank Miller's classic graphic novel of the same name.
Wednesday, Mar 14
Movie Review: 300
As you know, or will know now, 300 is movie adaptation of a graphic novel by none other than Frank Miller. The novel is loosely based on the real Battle of Thermopylae and inspired by the movie The 300 Spartans. It chronicles the futile stand of King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartan war...
Tuesday, Mar 13
Movie Review: 300 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Feel Bad About Skipping 300
Not since Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhastan has watching a movie made me snort and chuckle as much as Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae. I imagine Zack Snyder as a director who, show...
Movie Review: 300
Hollywood has long been in love with Frank Miller's graphic novels, from RoboCop to Sin City. His 300 takes us back more than two thousand years to the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. In truth, this is more of a fantasy than a historical drama.
Sunday, Mar 11
Movie Review: 300 Is A Visual Treat
While not directly involved in the production of 300, Miller's fingerprints are all over the movie version of his graphic novel, which he created in collaboration with Lynn Varley. Although the movie version has been directed by Zack Snyder, the visual imagery, the storytelling, and th...
Friday, Mar 2
Periodically Speaking: YRB Magazine
YRB's origins are at Yellow Rat Bastard, a clothing store at the same Broadway address. That curious name comes from a particularly slimy character in Sin City, the graphic novel by Frank Miller later made into a memorable motion picture with Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba. A...
