Archive for April, 2009

Episode 44

When Raiders of the Lost Ark came out in 1981 it left a lasting impression on a whole generation of movie goers like nothing that came before. Such is true for three young, strapping youths; Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb. Their passion for the film ignited a seven year “arc” of filming their [...]

Episode 43

How do we know Marc Kimball? Oooohhhh…let us count the ways. There’s his Star Wars mockumentary, “The Star Wars Battle of Hoth.” There’s his parody political satire, “Star Wars, Dantana Morse for Galactic Senate.” There’s his original short film, “Star Ranger 7: A Force of One.” But Marc is most [...]

Episode 42

The Flash first appeared in the Golden Age Flash Comics #1, January of 1940, from All-American Publications, one of three companies that would eventually merge to form DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, this Flash was Jay Garrick, a college student who gained his speed through the inhalation of [...]

Episode 41

Enter the most controversial comic book adaptation to film that has ever been attempted – the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s prestige 12-part mini-series the Watchmen. In today’s standards you could say it didn’t do well at the box office. I think incorporating the word “bombed” would be unfair for the film, but [...]