Archive for the ‘Comic-Book Superhero Film’ Category
Friday, September 25th, 2009
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An ordinary lawman goes outside the law to carry out his own brand of justice in this dark-themed thriller.
Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is an FBI agent who deeply loves his wife and son, but is also strongly devoted to his work.
Castle’s investigation of a powerful crime cartel leads to a gunfight which claims the life of a young boy, whose father is underworld kingpin Howard Saint (John Travolta).
Furious and eager for revenge, Saint arranges for Castle and his family to be murdered in retaliation.
However, while Castle’s wife and son are killed, he somehow survives, even though he’s believed to have perished.
Bent on stopping Saint once and for all, Castle remakes himself as The Punisher, a ruthless and heavily armed killing machine who will not rest until Saint and his crew have been wiped clean from the Earth.
Based on a Marvel Comics character first introduced in 1974, The Punisher also stars Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Laura Elena Harring, Roy Scheider, and Kevin “Big Sexy” Nash. |
| Also Known As: |
The Punisher |
| Genres: |
Action, Action Thriller, Comic-Book Superhero Film, |
| Running Time: |
124:00 |
| Actor List: |
Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Elena Harring, Ben Foster, Samantha Mathis, James Carpinello, Russell Andrews, Edward Jemison, John Pinette, Rebecca Romijn, Mark Collie, Eduardo Yaez, Omar Avila, Kevin Nash, Marcus Johns, Jeff Chase, Russell Durham, Eddie Jamison, Tom Nowicki, |
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
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The stars have aligned in an ominous sign, and as a legion of malevolent monsters descends upon New York City to wage war against humanity, the only thing that stands between humankind and certain destruction are four wisecracking turtles with a flair for martial arts and a hearty appetite for pizza.
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s “heroes in a half-shell” return to defend the world against an interstellar threat that comes just once every 3,000 years in a computer-animated action comedy that marked the final film role of Japanese screen legend Mako — here providing the voice of the eternally wise Master Splinter.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar lends her voice to the role of the turtles’ technical-services worker, April; Fantastic Four’s Chris Evans assumes the role of hockey-loving crimefighter Casey Jones; Memoirs of a Geisha star Zhang Ziyi steps in as villainous Foot Ninjas leader Karai; and Star Trek: The Next Generation captain Patrick Stewart voices malevolent tech industrialist Max Winters — a mortal man whose hunger for profit and power may spell doom for all humanity. |
| Also Known As: |
TMNT |
| Genres: |
Action, Fantasy, Comic-Book Superhero Film, Martial Arts, |
| Running Time: |
86:00 |
| Actor List: |
Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Patrick Stewart, Mitchell Whitfield, James Arnold Taylor, Mikey Kelley, Nolan North, Laurence Fishburne, Zhang Ziyi, Kevin Smith, John DiMaggio, Paula Mattioli, Kevin Michael Richardson, Fred Tatasciore, |
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009
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From Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures comes Iron Man, an action-packed take on the tale of wealthy philanthropist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.
), who develops an invulnerable robotic suit to fight the throes of evil.
In addition to being filthy rich, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark is also a genius inventor.
When Stark is kidnapped and forced to build a diabolical weapon, he instead uses his intelligence and ingenuity to construct an indestructible suit of armor and escape his captors.
Once free, Stark discovers a deadly conspiracy that could destabilize the entire globe, and dons his powerful new suit on a mission to stop the villains and save the world.
Gwyneth Paltrow co-stars as his secretary, Virginia “Pepper” Potts, while Terrence Howard fills the role of Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes, one of Stark’s colleagues, whose military background leads him to help in the formation of the suit.
Jon Favreau directs, with Marvel movie veterans Avi Arad and Kevin Feige producing. |
| Also Known As: |
Iron Man |
| Genres: |
Action, Sci-Fi Action, Comic-Book Superhero Film, |
| Running Time: |
126:00 |
| Actor List: |
Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir, Clark Gregg, Bill Smitrovich, Sayed Badreya, |
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
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Based on the comic book miniseries by Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen takes place in an alternate universe where the characters of several literary classics exist in reality.
As if that weren’t enough, they’ve been assembled together in 1900 by Queen Victoria as a team of evil-fighting heroes.
Among them are Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) from H.
Rider Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines; Mina Harker (Peta Wilson) from Bram Stoker’s Dracula; Tom Sawyer (Shane West) from several works by Mark Twain; Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend) from Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray; Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah) from Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; The Invisible Man (Tony Curran) from H.
G.
Wells book of the same name; and several others.
Working together, the odd assortment of characters must combine their powers to defeat a mysterious villain and save the world from certain destruction.
Directed by Stephen Norrington (Blade), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen also stars Jason Flemyng, Tom Goodman-Hill, and David Hemmings. |
| Also Known As: |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
| Genres: |
Fantasy, Action, Comic-Book Superhero Film, Fantasy Adventure, |
| Running Time: |
110:00 |
| Actor List: |
Sean Connery, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Richard Roxburgh, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Jason Flemyng, Naseeruddin Shah, David Hemmings, Max Ryan, Tom Goodman-Hill, |
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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One of the most popular superhero teams in comic book history finally comes to the screen in this big-budget adaptation of the long-running Marvel Comics series.
Psychic Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) leads a school of skilled mutants called X-Men, a peacekeeping force to safeguard the world against a race of genetically mutated humans known as Homo Sapiens Superior.
However, Magneto (Ian McKellen), a mutant with a powerful magnetic charge, has also begun to organize a team to strike first against what he believes to be a threat from humanity.
When he kidnaps Rogue (Anna Paquin) from the X-Men’s compound, Xavier and his forces must rescue her, even as they continue to vie with Magneto for the fearsomely strong mutant battler Wolverine (Hugh Jackman).
Both Xavier and Magneto also have to contend with Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison), a heartless political leader who wants a final solution against mutants on both sides.
Fighting for the forces of virtue with the X-Men are Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, Halle Berry as Storm, and James Marsden as Cyclops; Rebecca Romjin-Stamos as Mystique, Ray Park as the Toad, and Tyler Mane as Sabretooth are the minions of Magneto. |
| Also Known As: |
X-Men |
| Genres: |
Action, Fantasy, Comic-Book Superhero Film, Sci-Fi Action, |
| Running Time: |
104:00 |
| Actor List: |
Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, Bruce Davison, Matthew Sharp, Brett Morris, Alex Burton, Stan Lee, |
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
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In a crazy spoof of heroic monster movies that spawned two sequels, The Toxic Avenger is about the transformation of a mild-mannered, scrawny janitor into a thundering, muscular hero out for justice, morality, and in one case, a bit of sex.
Melvin (Mark Torgl) has a job as a custodian at a work-out club where his humiliating treatment by the musclebound reaches an ugly climax in which Melvin is forced to jump out of a window.
He lands in a toxic waste truck, and by some miracle of modern pollution he is transformed into a pumped-up monster, heretofore known as the Toxic Avenger (Mitchell Cohen).
From that moment on, TA saves damsels and others in distress by some pretty gory mauling and maiming but finds his moment of fulfillment too. |
| Also Known As: |
The Toxic Avenger |
| Genres: |
Horror, Comedy, Horror Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Comic-Book Superhero Film, |
| Running Time: |
90:00 |
| Actor List: |
Andree Maranda, Mitchell Cohen, Jennifer Babtist, Cindy Manion, Robert Prichard, Mark Torgl, Gary Schneider, Dick Martinsen, Chris Liano, Xavier Barquet, Giorgio Calderone, Joe Caldrone, D.J. Calvitto, Ed Carrion, Eileen Nad Castaldi, Nathan Jon Castaldi, Nancy Compansanto, Teddy Copley, Don Costello, Mary Cox, Andrew Craig, Joe Curtis, Mary Ellen David, June de Young, Charles di Cagno, Brigitte Douglaston, Richard Duggan, Dianna Flaherty, Barbara J. Gurskey, Reuben Guss, Dolly Hall, Skip Hamra, Maxine Hayt, Dan Hogan, Doug Isbecque, Vicki Juditz, Kenneth Kessler, Patrick Kilpatrick, Matt Klan, William Klan, Charles Lee, Sarabel Levinson, Roxanne Maranda, Lisa Martinsen, Martin Scott McMann, Bruce Morton, Sherry Park, Jessica Perkins, Albert Pia, Betty Pia, Norma Pratt, Peter Racini, Alisha Riggs, Margaret Riley, Mike Russo, Pat Ryan, Jr., Ryan Sexton, Barry Shapiro, Teresa Simpson, Dan Snow, Dennis Souder, Andy Stamatin, Donna-Marie Stipo, John Stobaeus, Joe Supor, Jr., Andrea Suter, Larry Sutton, Vickie Usher, Samuel Weil, David N. Weiss, William Christopher Weiss, Cosmo Wilder, Myrna Williams, Donna Winter, Joe Zarro, Bruce Zimmerman, |
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