What A Tangled Web: Spider-Man 4 Killed. Raimi, Maguire Out
Has there ever been a superhero movie franchise as bizarre as Spider-Man?
When I saw the first film back in 2002, I thought it worked as a piece of pop fluff, but didn’t quite register on any of the emotional levels one would hope for from one of the most popular comic series in print. Then I almost refused to see Spider-Man 2 …
World To Be Annoyed With Mini-Electronic Pets, Pokemon Edition
Because the extinction of Giga Pets, Nano Babies and Tamagotchis (plus all similarly pointless knock-offs) wasn’t enough of a clue…
Introducing Pokewalkers!
With the announcement of the March 14 release date of the new Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver for Nintendo DS and DSi, also comes Pokemon’s latest accouterment: a …
Nexus One Review: The Hardware Isn’t The Problem, Android Is
The Software
By all accounts, the Nexus One has the best hardware available across any OS. But why am I still so unhappy? I’ve always blamed the hardware for Android’s shortcomings, but it turns out that Android is the real problem. Android 2.1 is significantly more polished than 1.0, which goes without saying.
2.1 adds two …
Malkovich Squawks About Vulture Role In Spider-Man 4
UPDATE: Maybe not. Looks like Spidey 4 is dead, folks.
Oh, goody. More winged men in action sequences.
Comingsoon.net reports that actor John Malkovich has confirmed his upcoming role as villain The Vulture in Spider-Man 4 on Italian sports show Quelli Che il Calcio. The news follows word of a production delay, with other Marvel …
New Comics for 1/13/10
Wednesday is just around the corner boys and girls of the Panel and we here at the ‘Land are ready. Here is what’s hitting the shelves in a few days from publishers both big and small. We are getting a break from the big events this week, from both DC and Marvel, so maybe it’s time we all took a stroll through some of those titles we’ve …
App Club: N.O.V.A. Is That Halo in Your Pocket or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
This is how we roll at Techland: we spend some cheese.
Buying N.O.V.A. for the iPhone is like driving down the street in a stretch Hummer in a rap video, and you hit the button to clean your windshield, and instead of windshield wiper fluid, pure Close du Mesnil champagne (1979, a great vintage, their first bottling, 98 points in Wine …
“The Book of Eli” Star Gary Oldman on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien
Rumor: Head of France Telecom Confirms Apple Tablet
Until Apple PR begins sending around press invites to the purported January 27th (or is it 26th?) event at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, I’m inclined to keep my trap shut about the slate/iSlate/tablet/Yeti.
However, it appears that I’m unable to do so thanks to France Telecom exec Stéphane Richard who confirmed to …