Fans of Metropolis will appreciate this behind-the-scenes pic.
If you want to see the advance trailer for Thor before it’s taken down, click here. Too soon to evaluate this, but at least the Destroyer armor at the end is perfect.
This looks like it might be fun. Helen Mirren’s character seems like she could be River Song’s mom. And check out the second trailer here.
Why whoever came up with the plot of World War II was a lousy writer. (CHT Ken MacLeod.)
Straczysnki and Lee are giving Wonder Woman a new costume and new origin story. How long before Fox News attacks this?
We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in The Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members. The [...]
For Doctor Who fans only: some recent iconic villains from the show meet one of the show’s original songs. It seemed a natural idea to put these two elements together, but apparently nobody had, so I did.
From the 1964 Doctor Who serial “The Aztecs” (see 3:36 to 5:10):
I can’t really say I was disappointed by the Jonah Hex movie, because I had low expectations going in. But they certainly did a thorough job of ruining a good story. (Spoilers follow, if it matters.) At least they picked the right story to tell – the excellent Quentin Turnbull arc from the early Weird [...]
She’s mysterious and unpredictable. She’s really good at killing people. The interplanetary authorities are hunting her. We’re not sure how far we should trust her. And her name is River.
The Empirical Me
I’m Roderick T. Long, Professor of Philosophy at Auburn University. I’m an Aristotelean/Wittgensteinian in philosophy and a left-libertarian market anarchist in social theory. (More about me here.) This blog, Austro-Athenian Empire, is a continuation of my earlier blog, archived here.
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