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more about #ironman LatestBy: Did we already cover my favorite, the waking up to the morning DJ who tells us the time, date, location and weather? It's like Joe Backstory came in a... more » slow_waking: What about the 'wall of clues' on Flash Forward? I consider it worthwhile, just because it's sort of the backbone of the whole story. more » Dorilys: Just realized that the newspaper said Militias occupied Cincinnati in number 5. That made me wish I knew what was happening in the US in the Children... more » SJ_Edwards: "Look, for the last time, it's not 'just an ego wall', it's not 'your hideous narcissism, made manifest', it's a legitimate attempt to bring some visu... more » EndangeredRed: My favorite is the Shack of Newspaper Crazy from A Beautiful Mind. more » Akitsu: I'm not sure it's so much a cliche or a way to show someone's fascination with a subject. As humans we're packrats... we like to collect things. In ... more » veeerules: All of the above are still better than the stupid spinning newspaper montage... more » Kenro199x: Newspaper clippings tell a story in a second. The beginning of The Wrestler was just a Quiet Riot track to 80's clippings of wrestling mags. It told ... more » phantasmo: ...12(.) Monkeys, anyone? ;) more » Bill-Lee: It's either that or 20 extra minutes of dialogue between Character A and Character B as they reminisce. Character A: Do you remember that time in '47... more » Frank Boisvert: I LOVE Mr. Incredibles wall. I even made a screen cap of his 'Doing Our Part!' image on the left of his wall and recreated it and printed it 16"x16", ... more » Jesse Astle: The test is wether you want to know what the articles say or not. more » Smeagol92055: Every time I see the trailer for Iron Man 2, I groan at Wiplash's wall o' clippings, not because it's cliché, but because the art department, which d... more » midgarddragon001: How about the scene at the end of Mary and Max when Mary sees all of her letters on the ceiling? Not exactly the same thing but it's close. more » lazyeight: There must be a bunch of sub-categories of Wall of Crazy, too. Like the Flow Chart of Crazy. In the end, I always vote for more info on the story, in ... more » geesejuggler: This kinda reminds me of the Incubus video for Warning. That still weirds me out. more » madog: I thoroughly enjoyed The Watchmens take on this at the beginning of the movie. more » Patrick Weber: The image from H2O is Paul Rudd and it is not H2O but Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. Not complain, just saying... more » Strakus: So the real pattern is, if you take the time to frame your clippings, you're methodical and nostalgic instead of straight up crazy. Makes sense to me. more » memewaryr: I think you missed the point on the photos in Jasper's house from Children of Men. His wife was a photographic journalist, those are HER photos. Also,... more » -
#triviagasm
The Ultimate Movie Cliche: The Wall Of Newspaper Clippings
Whether it's homage or insanity, the best way to skate over tons of movie backstory is with newspaper clippings, on a wall. We've collected the best and the worst of this cliché, so you can decide: worthless, or worth it? More » -
#decadeinreview
The Decade That Superhero Movies Beat Video-Game Movies
Ten years ago, superhero films and video-game films were both minor genres. You had your Batman Forever and your Mortal Kombat, but not much else. Both genres blew up in the 2000s, but superhero films won much bigger. For now. More » -
#inhumanresources
How Many Paid Vacation Days Would You Get If You Worked At Cyberdyne?
You only get a few days off for the holidays. Things would be different in your science fiction life, right? We compare fictional companies with real-life ones, and reveal how your scifi vacation time could shake out. More » -
#ironman2
Spoiler Filled Stills From Iron Man 2: What's Happening To Tony?
Last night the first ever trailer for Iron Man 2 was released, and it is jam-packed with spoilery goodies. Here's a shot-by-shot break down of what we noticed. More » -
#morningspoilers
Eye-Popping Videos From Doctor Who, Daybreakers, Caprica, Chuck And Avatar!
Do new Iron Man images have a secret message? What superpower will John Carter of Mars' villain have? How crazy Daybreakers' vampire-overrun future get? Which much-loved Supernatural character is back? Discover the answers! Plus Doctor Who/Chuck/Caprica videos, and Lost spoilers. More » -
#ironman2
First Iron Man 2 Trailer Explodes With Gadgets, Guns And The American Way
Check out War Machine, the Iron Man dancers, and all new Tony Stark banter, in the first Iron Man 2 trailer. It seems Tony's handling his new superhero status with style: partying, jumping out of planes and pissing off everyone. More » -
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#morningspoilers
New Pics From Iron Man 2, Dollhouse And Lost, Plus Major True Blood Casting News And SGU Aliens!
A new Iron Man pic shows Tony hard at work, and Dollhouse pics show Victor's future/past. We meet a couple major True Blood characters, learn about SGU's aliens, and discover the truth about that Transformers script. Plus Lost and Supernatural! More » -
#decadeinreview
20 Greatest SF Movies Of The Past Decade
The past decade has seen a lot of bloated special-effects brain-sucks... but it's also seen some of the best science-fiction films ever. Superhero films came of age, apocalypses ruled, and interstellar adventures came back. Here are the decade's 20 greatest. More » -
#marvelsgreatestcomics
Marvel: The First Hit Is Free (Or $1, At Most)
A fan of the Iron Man movie and wondering where to start with the comics? Marvel has come up with a low cost way of introducing new readers to their books with the Marvel's Greatest Comics imprint. More » -
#morningspoilers
Ultra Rumor Control For Ghostbusters 3, Transformers 3 And Spider-Man 4!
Sigourney Weaver's crazy Ghostbusters 3 hints and a leaked Transformers 3 script: real or just awesome? Also, we catch up with Iron Man 2, Spider-Man 4, Thor, Daybreakers and Harry Potter. Plus Doctor Who, Lost, Supernatural, True Blood and Chuck. More » -
#ironman2
What Is "The Secret Life Of Mr. Stark"?
It's not just posters that're being released to hype up next year's Iron Man 2; Paramount have released a still of a newspaper cutting about Tony Stark and his alter ego... but why? More » -
#ironman2
In New Iron Man Poster, Whiplash's Weapons Look More Dangerous For Him Than Us
The latest poster for Iron Man 2 reveals Whiplash's mighty electric whips. These things look more dangerous for him than his enemies, which earns Whiplash a spot on our "bearer of terrible weapons" list, next to Dr. No and Gogo. More » -
#ironman2
Does Iron Man 2 = Spider-Man 3?
Instead of being excited about another Iron Man movie, should we be concerned that it's going to be another over-stuffed, disorganized mess like Spider-Man 3? One British journalist thinks so, worryingly enough. More » -
#ironman
Jeff Bridges Admits Iron Man Movie Had No Script
Iron Man may have seemed as polished as fresh power-armor, but the movie actually had no screenplay at all, says Jeff Bridges. The chaos freaked him out, until he decided to think of it as a $200 million student film. More » -
#conceptart
Superheroic Attractions From Marvel's Dubai Theme Park
In 2007, Marvel Entertainment announced its plans to open a theme park in Dubai. Now concept designs from the project have emerged, revealing lots of Spider-Man-themed thrills, a rocket-powered Stark Labs, and a city filled with Superheroes. More » -
#comicswecrave
Belated Comics Offer Superhero Overload And Sneaks At Movies
It may be the start of the holiday season - which, amongst other things, means that new comics are released on Thursday this week, instead of Wednesday - but that doesn't stop comics from bringing death, destruction and Iron Man. More »
