latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/13/2008
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For every movie that makes it to the screen, there are a thousand projects that fall to the wayside. Later this month, "The Spirit ," finally, hits theaters after plenty of failed attempts. Steven Paul Leiva was a key figure in one of those failed attempts and in this guest essay for Hero ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/16/2008
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latimesblogs.latimes.com —
In December of 1977, all I really wanted
for Christmas was a lightsaber, just like the ones
that the Jedi Knights used in "Star Wars ." I did find one waiting for me under the tinsel-covered tree that year but, sadly, instead a fearsome weapon, it was ...
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Fanboy gift guide for 2008 | Hero Complex | Los Angeles ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/10/2008
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latimesblogs.latimes.com —
Here's a first-look image from one of the
most promising films of 2009, "Terminator Salvation ." Yes,
that's right, I absolutely think the film has the chance to be great, an opinion formed when I visited the set, watched quite a bit of footage and ...
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First Look: 'Terminator Salvation' | Hero Complex | Los ...
aintitcool.com - 12/19/2008
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aintitcool.com —
I am – Hercules!! Jondough’s seen “The Spirit,”
an adaptation of Will Eisner’s seminal funnybook character. It's
from Frank Miller, one of the fellows who wrote and directed “Sin City.” Miller also contributed to the screenplays for "RoboCop 2" and ...
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Jondough Deems Frank Miller’s THE SPIRIT The Worst ...
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The Spirit Movie You Never Saw [The Spirit]
io9 —
... it would alter forever the art form. Stupid us, thinking Hollywood would ever back an artistic revolution. While I've been somewhat skeptical about the potential of Miller's take on The Spirit, the lost potential of this particular version of the character is heartbreaking - but makes for a fascinating article, and curious game of "What if" - After all, if Lassiter and Bird had ended up making this movie, would there ever have been a Pixar? 'The Spirit' movie that could have been [Hero Complex]
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Around the Web: chocolate fashion, The Spirt movie that never was, and a new Stargate series
Tor.com —
... Potter film franchise. Artifacts? Really? Offer only available in Chicago, from April 30 - September 7, 2009.
Catalog copy is no picnic - Del Rey’s Editor-in-Chief, Betsy Mitchell, explains why selling clothes or appliances is easier.
Technology, the Geological Force - A new paper presents “mineral evolution,” or the idea that Earth’s rocks and clay emerge and change over time—sometimes in concert with living things.
The Spirit movie that could have been - The story of an almost-so-close 1980s animated film ...
Daily Scan for 01.13.09 - Donny and Marie Do Star Wars, Brad Bird Does The Spirit
SciFi Scanner —
... • Brad Bird almost directed a faithful animated version of Will Eisner's Spirit comic for Disney. Can we turn on the way-back machine and replace Frank Miller? ...
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New Spirit Trailer Now Live! (video)
scifi.com 11/21/2008 —
Lionsgate has released a new short trailer for The Spirit, director Frank Miller's upcoming film adaptation of Will Eisner's classic comic. The movie opens Christmas Day.
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wired.com 5/27/2009 —
At some point on their five-year journey, Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have both gotten their feet stuck in the soil, and NASA is taking notes for the design of the next generation of rovers.
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Samuel L Jackson discusses The Spirit
blog.fph.co.uk 5/22/2009 — Frank Miller's take on the classic Will Eisner comic strip The Spirit comes out on DVD on Monday. Everyone's favourite bad mofo Samuel L Jackson plays the villain of the piece, The Octopus. Here he talks about making the film, and why he has no plans ...
The Spirit Misses Razzie Nomination By A Hair [Razzies]
io9.com 1/7/2009 — The nominations for all of the worst movies of 2008 are out. And lucky, lucky Frank Miller missed the nominations for the worst movie in the history in the world by a few days. Unfortunately, The Spirit came out too late to make the Razzie ...
Q&A: The Spirit's Macht —
SCI FI Wire 12/12/2008
The Spirit's Gabriel Macht isn't a comic book hero; he just plays one in the movies.
In fact, Macht--who stars as Denny Colt/The Spirit, the dead rookie cop turn masked crimefighter, in Frank Miller's upcoming big-screen adaptation of the Will ...
Spirit's Jackson Channels Wile E. Coyote —
SCI FI Wire 12/15/2008
Samuel L. Jackson told SCI FI Wire that he couldn't wait to wrap his tentacles around the role of the Octopus in Frank Miller's upcoming big-screen adaptation of Will Eisner's comic series The Spirit.
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