Category: TV/Film

REVIEW #2: "Batman Begins"

Seth Jones checks in with our second review of "Batman Begins" and much like our first review, the movie gets a lot of love from CBR. What were the highlights? Were there any weak links? Seth takes a lengthy look at the film for you.

Batman Begins, Battle Angel Alita, Mirrormask, X-Men 3: June 15th Comic Reel Wrap

On the day Gotham City becomes the center of the world, we have exclusive Batmobile photos, a new film review and even a look at the televised treatment that never was to be. Also, Jim Cameron shies away from manga, Neil Gaiman's big movie has a new trailer, there's a new tease from Westchester and much more.

Seven Questions with Samuel L. Jackson

Seth Jones took some time to ask our man on Coruscant a few questions about his four color favorites, including Ultimate homages, writing his own comic book and more.

V For Vendetta, Fantastic Four, Batman Begins: The Comic Reel Wrap for June 14th

Natalie and Hugo are ready for their close up, Michael Chiklis does some cross promotion, we've got a bunch of news from Gotham City, eggheads study capes and masks, and Mace Windu likes The Killer, all in today's look at links, legends and lies.

Magneto, Batman Begins, Ghost Rider, The Black Pearl: June 13th Comic Reel Wrap

Marvel's mutant menace gets a new biographer, Morgan Freeman can't program his VCR while Christian Bale gets help in the water closet, Nicolas Cage is coming to a country near you and Mark Hamill keeps the hits coming. All that and more in the week's first look at links, lies and legends.

Fantastic Four, Garfield 2, Batman Begins, Wolverine: June 10th Comic Reel Wrap

The FF is ready to stick around for a long time, and the cat came back because he got paid. Alfred talks to the media and Hugh Jackman gets ready to be a Hollywood big shot, all in the week's last look at links, lies and legends.

Superman, X-Men 3, V For Vendetta: The Comic Reel Wrap for June 9th

Cyclops talks about romancing another famous female, we get an attendance sheet for the new semester at Xavier's, Agent Smith tells us why he's now another kind of anarchist, Jean-Claude Van Damme is headed to the Olympics, the Crown Prince of Crime could be headed back to the movies while there's no sign of Doctor Banner at all.

Batman Begins, We3, X-Men 3, Smallville: The Comic Reel Wrap for June 8th

Christian Bale makes the rounds, publicizing his new Bat-flick, while Grant Morrison seems poised to infiltrate pop culture, Brett Ratner talks to everybody, and secret meetings could be happening in Australia between Miles Millar, Bryan Singer and Al Gough.

Talking With The Stars of "Batman Begins"

Late last week CBR News sat down with the stars and makers of the film "Batman Begins." We spoke with actors Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Katie Holmes and Gary Oldman as well as writer David Goyer about the making of the film.

Watchmen, Hellboy 2, Fantastic Four, Batman Begins: June 7th Comic Reel Wrap

Alan Moore's comic book masterpiece won't be setting up shop at Paramount, and Mike Mignola tells you just when you can expect to see Ron Perlman in red once again. Alicia Masters speaks out, Christian Bale prowls the aisles of comic book stores, and could the Justice League be headed to Skartaris? Find out here ...

REVIEW: "Batman Begins"

CBR's Khalil Asadullah took a trip to Gotham City and comes back a believer in the legends of the dark knight. Taking a close look at the characters, his review claims that this is not only the best film about a billionaire who dresses like a flying rodent, but that it chops the arm and legs off of a certain space opera as well.

V For Vendetta, X-Men 3, Wonder Woman, El Muerto: June 6th Comic Reel Wrap

Somebody's been playing shutterbug around Hugo Weaving's new project, while Marvel's merry mutants find a new direction. Rumors are batted around about Princess Diana, Wilder Valmerrama goes Latin goth, Reed Richards takes the family to TV, and we've got more news about "Batman Begins" than you can shake a batarang at.

Transformers, V For Vendetta, Ghost Rider, Justice League: June 3rd Comic Reel Wrap

Michael Bay is looking for a new sound for his Robots in Disguise, we've got close ups on a fascist future England, Johnny Blaze takes you to the carnival and Gail Simone takes you on a double date, plus an X-Men rumor and scoring Sky High, all in the week's last look at links, lies and legends.

Sin City, X-Men 3, Superman, Fantastic Four: June 2nd Comic Reel Wrap

Robert Rodriguez decides when he'll warm up the digital cameras again, while we have an exclusive rumor about the shift in direction out in Westchester, get some spoilers from the Last Son of Krypton, rock out with Marvel's first family and get indecisive in Gotham City, all in the week's penultimate news summary.

X-Men 3, V For Vendetta, Ghost Rider, Smallville: The Comic Reel Wrap for June 1st

The sound you hear is trouble outside the Danger Room, as Marvel's merry mutants once again lose their direction. Somebody other than Alan Moore is mad at the adaptation of the writer's dystopian future England, more word flies in from Australia on Johnny Blaze, Clark Kent gets a new DVD set and we even take a peek at the Bat.

Ushering Marvel's First Family on to the Silver Screen: France talks "Fantastic Four" film

On July 8th the characters that ushered in the Marvel Age of comics, The Fantastic Four, finally burst onto the silver screen. CBR News spoke with Michael France, co-writer of the "Fantastic Four" film, about the movie and what it's like adapting the adventures of some of his favorite comic characters for the big screen.

Smallville, Batman Begins, Wicked Prayer, Justice League: May 31st Comic Reel Wrap

Superboy speaks, Liam Neeson's afraid of the Bat, Morgan Freeman cashes the checks, Edward Furlong goes goth and Billy Batson gets animated, all in today's look at links, legends and lies.

Superman, Fantastic Four, Transformers, Ghost Rider: May 30th Comic Reel Wrap

We've got set photos of the Man of Steel and the Spirit of Vengeance, go one-on-one with Marvel's first family, keep bandying rumors about the Robots in Disguise, and swing by Gotham City in the week's first news summary.

Transformers, Ghost Rider, Smallville, Elektra/Daredevil: May 27th Comic Reel Wrap

There's rumblings around the Robots in Disguise, Nicolas Cage has left Australia, we look ahead to season five for Clark Kent and talk sequel for Jen Garner and Ben Affleck in the week's last look at links, lies and legends.

Batman Begins, Zoom, Sin City 2, Ghost Rider: May 26th Comic Reel Wrap

It's a shutterbug's paradise in Gotham City, Fletch joins Tim the Tool Man in training tomorrow's heroes, we reserve your ticket back to Frank Miller's broken metropolis, laugh it up with the Spirit of Vengeance and much more in the week's penultimate news summary.

Superman, Interman, Smallville, Scott Pilgrim: May 25th Comic Reel Wrap

Today we find out who's helping bring The Last Son of Krypton to life, find out who's next to cut Jeff Parker a check, a rich kid's fate is disclosed from deep in Kansas and much more in today's look at links, legends and lies.

Ghost Rider, Sky High, Batman Begins: The Comic Reel Wrap for May 24th

A light report from the world of weird, as Mark Steven Johnson explains how Johnny Blaze got a new job, Nic Cage likes special effects, we take a look at how Disney makes their own superheroes, and the Scarecrow finds some direction.

Batman Begins, Fantastic Four, Smallville, Sin City: May 23rd Comic Reel Wrap

To kickstart your week we take you on an in-depth tour of Gotham City, snag another snapshot from the residents of the Baxter Building, get "father/son" in Kansas' strangest town, find out what Frank Miller's up to and chill out with Iceman.

Spider-Man 3, Button Man, Superman, Ghost Rider: May 20th Comic Reel Wrap

How do we end the week? Well, there's a fresh-faced new villain coming into Peter Parker's life, an indie graphic novel head to the big time, there's big stuff being built down under, Johnny Blaze gets a new website, Wonder Woman looks back, The Batman looks ahead and we've got an exclusive note from the admissions office in Westchester.

Fantastic Four, A History of Violence, X-Men 3: May 19th Comic Reel Wrap

It's a slow news day as everybody goes to the movies, but we get an early look inside the Baxter Building, check in on Viggo Mortensen's "History" lessons, and talk steel, feathers and fur out in Westchester for the week's penultimate look at links, lies and legends.

X-Men 3, V for Vendetta, Sin City 2, Smallville: May 18th Comic Reel Wrap

We find out who's getting all furry to play Hank McCoy, wonder if England really does prevail as changes abound, find out some of Frank Miller's plans, gear up for a long summer in Kansas and check in on Gotham City, all in today's news summary.

Batman Begins, Dick Tracy, Superman: May 17th Comic Reel Wrap

The facts are flying fast and furious from stately Wayne Manor, and the FF is marching into movie houses and living rooms everywhere. Let's call it a small screen comeback for the funny pages' favorite sleuth, we're paying respects to Kryptonian legacies and Sam Raimi speaks, all in today's look at links, legends and lies.

X-Men 3, Spider-Man 3, Life and Times of Juniper Lee: May 16th Comic Reel Wrap

We're taking Professor X for a walk, getting AD Skinner into the GCPD, talking about filming two Spidey-sequels at once, Judd Winick gets his own cartoon, everybody's graduating at Smallville High and much more to start off the week.

Fantastic Four, Superman, The Crow: Wicked Prayer: May 13th Comic Reel Wrap

There's strains of music all through the Baxter Building, you can take a tour through the Daily Planet, John Connor comes to DVD as a goth antihero, we look into the past and future of Kansas' weirdest town and find out just how long Christian Bale will be swinging around Gotham in the week's last look at links, lies and legends.

Superman, X-Men 3, Batman Begins: Comic Reel Wrap for May 12th

We've got a new report from the set of Clark Kent's new adventures, "Slim" Summers declares that he's not in it for the money, the Bat goes worldwide, the mummy returns and more in the week's penultimate news summary.

Wonder Woman, Masterminds, X-Men 3, Fathom: The Comic Reel Wrap for May 11th

Princess Diana could be set to follow Clark Kent and Johnny Blaze to a land down under, while villains aren't necessarily united, Marvel's merry mutants might get their music maestro back, Michael Turner is checking the mailbox and Tim Allen fathers a new mutant, all in today's look at links, legends and lies.

Batman Begins, X-Men 3, Watchmen, Spawn: The Comic Reel Wrap for May 10th

It's sequel-palooza as David Goyer basically tells the stories of the next two "Batman" movies, Matthew Vaughn talks about his method, everybody's chatting up Alan Moore's works, Todd McFarlane's tragic anti-hero returns to the small screen, and two nations are united under the Bat, all in today's news summary.

V For Vendetta, Son of The Gun, Superman, X-Man 3: May 9th Comic Reel Wrap

It seems that Alan Moore's favorite anarchist will be a lot more familiar than we expected, while the maker of "Metabarons" gets the movie treatment for another one of his works, somebody's gonna shave Keyser Soze, things are gonna look great in Westchester, we take a look at the champion of Shazam and more to kick off the week right.

Smallville, Rent Girl, Naked Cosmos, X-Men 3: The Comic Reel Wrap for May 6th

We're gazing into the special Kansas-centric crystal ball at upcoming shows, while Lauren McCubbin cashes a check, Gilbert Hernandez blows your mind, and Avi Arad waxes nostalgic about all things "Marvel" and "movie" in the week's last look at links, legends and lies.

Ghost Rider, Superman, X-Men 3: May 5th Comic Reel Wrap

Get your motor running for another good look at Nic Cage's new ride, while two movie properties clash once more, we get airborne with Bryan Singer, Halle Berry is woo-ed with more than a new hairdo, Hellboy's ready to run again, Blades getting all coaxial and some teaser materials from Smallville.

Spider-Man 3/4/5/6, Superman, Fantastic Four, Hellboy 2: May 4th Comic Reel Wrap

Sony's talking about a whole lot more Peter Parker, Lois Lane's got a limp, Doctor Doom is ready for his close up, Ron Perlman's ready to get red again, Fox is prepping for the prize of Zenn-La, it's Chloe-riffic in Kansas and Chuck Xavier's ready for a family reunion, all in today's news summary.

Smallville, X-Men 3, The Crow: Wicked Prayer, Crisis: May 3rd Comic Reel Wrap

Clark Kent's ready to toss his cap in the air, the real headmaster at Westchester talks about his plans for the franchise, the Bat's on TV, John Connor gets his bloody revenge, John Leguizamo addresses a Crisis that's in no way infinite, Johnny Blaze burns up the Melbourne roads and John Constantine's coming to your house.

Transformers, X-Men 3, Superman, King Conan: The Comic Reel Wrap for May 2nd

One of the world's most explosive directors talks giant robots, a spy could be flying into Westchester, there's not adamantium in Clark Kent's adopted bloodline after all, the "Sin City" visionary is coming to Cimmeria, Chloe interviews herself, there's a dogpile on Spidey and Man-Thing exposes itself to Brazil, all in today's news summary.

Iron Man, Superman, Ghost Rider, Smallvile: The Comic Reel Wrap for April 29th

Tony Stark may be losing his direction with a slowdown in production while we look closer at Kal-El's logo, wonder if Wolverine raised the Last Son of Krypton, look in at Nicolas Cage's Melbourne digs and try to remember this week's episode as we close out the week.

Sin City, V For Vendetta, Ghost Rider, Batman Begins: April 28th Comic Reel Wrap

There's talk about returning to Frank Miller's corrupt metropolis, and the Wachowskis are in Berlin talkin' 'bout a revolution. We track Nicolas Cage in Melbourne, take a better look at Gotham City, do a strange one-on-one with David Goyer and more in the week's penultimate look at links, lies and legends.

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