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First Batman: Year One Clip: "Gentlemen. You've eaten well. But your feast is nearly over."

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:38:56 PDT

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One of the greatest scenes in Frank Miller's graphic novel Batman: Year One is the dinner party that Batman crashes, in which he warns Gotham's rich and mighty that from this moment on, none of them is safe. Now you can watch that scene brought to life, in the first clip from the Batman: Year One direct-to-DVD animated movie. More »

Dekker Says Sarah Connor Chronicles DVD Still Might Be Happening

Charlie Jane Anders — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:11:22 PDT

We caught up with Thomas "John Connor" Dekker, doing press for Nightmare On Elm Street, and we had to ask if a direct-to-DVD Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles continuation might still happen. His answer: Yes. But it's a secret! More »

Plan On Getting The BSG TV Movie On DVD — Or Wait A Few Months Longer

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:20:00 PDT

The Battlestar Galactica TV movie, "The Plan," won't appear this fall as originally planned. Instead, it'll air sometime in 2010. But it'll still come out on DVD Oct. 27, with a much longer cut than the televised version. [Chicago Tribune] More »

What Awful Sadist Demanded A Sequel To The Cell?

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:30:00 PDT

Psychic detective Maya goes inside a killer's mind... only to see an image of the killer, in the real world, injecting her with something nasty, in The Cell 2. "Nooooooooo!" She screams. Maybe she's watching the same movie we are. More »

President Lex Luthor Is Naked Under His Battlesuit!

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Our enduring nostalgia for the Lex Luthor presidency will finally be assuaged when Superman/Batman: Public Enemies comes out on DVD this fall. Animation God Bruce Timm tackles a crazy-caped Jeph Loeb storyline, and judging from this first trailer, it's going to be like Batman: Brave And The Bold on steroids. More »

The Third Stargate Movie Is A Go-Go

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:09:57 PDT

Good news, gaters - the next Stargate DVD feature has been given the go-ahead for production, and could start filming this fall. Which means, more Richard Dean Anderson and Shanks for everyone! More »

Alien Infestation In Aisle Nine: First Look At Alien Raiders

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:30:11 PST

What would make a JPL scientist kill his wife and hold an entire supermarket hostage at gunpoint? Find out, in this exclusive sneak peek at Alien Raiders, the horror film that's out on DVD tomorrow. More »

A One-Sentence Review Of Space Buddies DVD

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:30:00 PST

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamyeyes, nothing left but scorched sockets: The dogs talk and their doggie-lips MOVE, one of the dogs is named Buddha, there's a hip-hop moonwalking-dog who says "Dawg," and even kids will hate it. [Amazon] More »

What Happens To The Men Who Disappear Into Sector 4?

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:21:31 PDT

A new direct-to-DVD movie aims to channel the spirit of classic schlock director Ed Wood. S4 (Sector 4), shot in black-and-white for a shoestring budget, features gasmask aliens in wobbly UFOs in 1952... and they're "targeting" marines. For what? Well, the teaser trailer gives a hint, and it looks like there's a plot twist Arnie would be proud of. S4 is getting a screening tomorrow night in Vegas at the Rave Motion Picture Theaters, and you can pre-order it on Amazon now. [QuietEarth] More »

Viking/Alien Smackdown Now Direct To DVD?

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:27:00 PDT

When will we get to see the Viking clan face battle with the evil alien creature with the big scary teeth? New rumors are suggesting that Outlander, may be released in the United States only on DVD. Which is a dreadful injustice. Despite a few negative early reviews, Outlander deserves a wide-screen release, followed by an after party of pillaging. More »

The Avengers Fight The Terminator — And Lose

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:40:00 PDT

The new trailer for The Next Avengers: Heroes Of Tomorrow shows more of the dystopian world after the android Ultron has killed most of the Avengers... and it looks very Terminator-esque. Even more than in the first trailer, we get more of a sense of the stakes involved in the battle between the Avengers' kids and a suddenly badass Ultron. The son of Captain America and Black Widow, the blond daughter of Thor, Black Panther's son, Hawkeye's son and Giant-Man and Wasp's son combine with a elderly Hulk and Iron Man to avenge the death of their parents and become the next Avengers. Good to see a white-haired Hulk still screaming, "Hulk is strongest there is." The Next Avengers: Heroes Of Tomorrow comes to DVD September 2. More »

Ultron The Killer Robot Actually Wins For Once

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:00:00 PDT

The children of the Avengers have to... umm, avenge their parents, in a new direct-to-DVD animated movie from Marvel Studios. Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow takes place after the Avengers have all settled down and gotten married (including Captain America marrying the Black Widow) and had tons of kids. Then Ultron, the crazy killer robot, comes back and wipes the retired superheroes out. The world's only hope: the Avengers' plucky kids, whom the heroes sent into hiding when Ultron's smackdown went into effect. I'm a sucker for next-gen stories like Batman Beyond, so I'm cautiously intrigued despite the cheesy trailer. [SuperheroFlix] More »

The Dark Knight Walks Through Fire

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:45:30 PST

Batman doesn't even need this new-fangled 3-D technology to punch through your screen. He just needs the awesome power of his Bat-fist, judging from this new promo still from the upcoming Batman: Gotham Knight animated DVD, coming this summer. Click through for two more awesome images, including one that shows Batman walking through fire and somehow still being shadowy. More »

Will A Serenity Sequel Happen While Nathan Fillion Is Still Juicy?

charliejane — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:37:53 PDT

We'd all given up hope for Serenity 2 ever coming out. But maybe we despaired too soon? Alan Tudyk claims the "special edition" DVD of the first Firefly movie has done so well that Universal is considering a sequel. More »