Category: Podcast – Comic Book Adaptations
Sound on Sight Radio #277: ‘Green Lantern’ / ‘Judge Dredd’
The Summer of the Superhero continues unabated with Martin Campbell’s Green Lantern, which took a mild commercial snubbing and a severe critical one this past weekend. How bad could it be, really? Listen if you dare find out the answer. … [Read the Rest]
Sound on Sight Radio #274: ‘X-Men First Class’ / ‘DareDevil’ / ‘Remo Williams’
The summer blockbuster/superhero sweepstakes continue with X-Men: First Class, which is both the latest from director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Layer Cake) and the fifth film in the X-Men series, though the first chronologically speaking. Since we already reviewed all the … [Read the Rest]
Sound On Sight Radio #219: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World / Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil
On this hour of Sound on Sight: coming attractions. Next Friday sees the release of UK director Edgar Wright’s third feature, the anticipated comic adaptation Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. We got a chance to see it early at the … [Read the Rest]
Sordid Cinema Podcast #11: Weird Westerns
There are some who would say that the Western genre, one of the fundamental underlying narratives of American culture, has been done to death. But there are those who would use psychotropic drugs and earth magicks to bring the genre … [Read the Rest]
Sound on Sight Radio #200 Anniversary Show: Kick-Ass
For the past few years, Mark Millar has been writing some of the most exciting, mature, and original film storyboards in recent memory. The fact that he has the nerve to call his work ‘comic books’ is only mildly insulting … [Read the Rest]
Sound On Sight Radio #115 – For the love of the X-Men
Download the show in a separate window Though the first cycle of Superman and Batman films were box-office successes, the comic book adaptation cames of age with the 2000 release of X-Men. Provided, of course, ‘of age’ is defined loosely, … [Read the Rest]
Sound On Sight Radio #105 – Knowing, Dark City & The Crow.
Download the show in a separate window The term ‘Worldbuilding’ originates from science fiction literature, and refers to the laborious process of creating an imaginary universe from the ground up. Clearly, Australian director Alex Proyas is familiar with the concept. … [Read the Rest]
Sound On Sight Radio #101 – Watching the Watchmen
Download show For over 20 years, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen miniseries has been upheld as the prototypical ‘graphic novel,’ used by generations of comic fans to justify spending a lifetime chasing Spawn back issues, rubbing off to Mary … [Read the Rest]
Naked Lunch Radio #48 – The Killing Joke
It’s the year’s most anticipated film, so accordingly we’ve got an extended look at The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan’s latest Bat-opus. We’re going to look in-depth at Nolan’s work on the series, as well as getting into the nitty-gritty on … [Read the Rest]
Naked Lunch Radio #44: The Spanish Inquisition
Download show Episode 44: The Spanish InquisitionIn a nice bit of synchronicity, Fantasia has offered us a slate of new Spanish fantasy and horror films – specifically, the much-hyped “verité” thriller [rec], silent throwback La Antena, apocalyptic thriller Before the … [Read the Rest]
Naked Lunch Radio #36 – The Incredible Hulk vs. The Hulk?
Download the show in a new window The Hulk debuted in The Incredible Hulk #1, by writer Stan Lee, penciller and co-plotter Jack Kirby, and inker Paul Reinman. The original series was canceled after six issues, with the finale cover-dated … [Read the Rest]
Naked Lunch Radio #31 – Art School Confidential
Download 1st hour Download 2nd hour The term “alternative comics” is one of several labels applied to a range of comics that have appeared since about 1980, in the wake of the undergound comix movement of the late 1960s and … [Read the Rest]
Naked Lunch Radio #30 (2nd hour) A History on Comic Book Film Adaptations pt.2
Download the show in a new window Marvel Comics was founded as Timely Publications in 1939, and is now the largest comic company in the world. It was founded by Martin Goodman, a pulp-magazine publisher whose first publication was a … [Read the Rest]
Naked Lunch Radio #30 (1st hour) A History on Comic Book Film Adaptations pt.1
- Download the show in a new window A comic book — or comic for short — is a magazine or book containing sequential art. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous; … [Read the Rest]
Naked Lunch Radio #29 – No Use For A Name
Download the show in new window You know the summer is on it`s way with the opening of the first blockbuster film. Iron Man opens up this week with a projected 65 millions box office take. What better way to … [Read the Rest]
