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Watchmen (2009) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – The Comedian

blake — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:00:43 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, February 16, 2009

I’ve seen the first 22 minutes of Watchmen as previously noted and the one ’scratching my head’ moments it left me with is wondering exactly what the Comedians character would be. I really have no idea and on that story arc alone I’m really curious how it will play out.

For those in Austin itching to see it be sure and plop down now for the midnight screening the night before it comes out (details here). Thanks to Dshanya for that tip.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan who plays the Comedian seems to be garnering many looks from female fans of Grey’s Anatomy, who when they see Watchmen trailer stop and squint and ask out loud, “… is that Denny Duquette from the heart transplant scene?!?!” Yes, Mr. Morgan played Denny in 21 episodes on that TV show indeed including the very sad and famous heart transplant scene.

CAPTION:
JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN as The Comedian in Warner Bros. Pictures’, Paramount Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Watchmen,” distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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Official digital still used in its international release courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Watchmen (2009) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – More New Images

blake — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:00:40 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, February 14, 2009

A whole slew of new imagery from Watchmen came out yesterday and over the course of the next several days I will do my best and getting most of it it up. Now many sites seem to be posting these at much smaller sizes which really don’t do it just so I will be posting this at the extra larger 1500 pixel width size so that fans can really see the full scope of details.

CAPTIONS:

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MALIN AKERMAN as Silk Spectre II and PATRICK WILSON as Nite Owl II in Warner Bros. Pictures’, Paramount Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Watchmen,” distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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Dr. Manhattan (BILLY CRUDUP) reflected in the helmet of an astronaut suit in Warner Bros. Pictures’, Paramount Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Watchmen,” distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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MALIN AKERMAN as Silk Spectre II in Warner Bros. Pictures’, Paramount Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Watchmen,” distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Photograph by Clay Enos.

Image Source:
Official digital stills used in its international release courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Watchmen (2009) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Japanese Poster Celebration Month

blake — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:00:38 +0000

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Japanese Poster Appreciation Month – January 2009

New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, January 24, 2009

As shown here… sometimes simple works better than anything else, especially in preview posters. You don’t even have to read any text to know what movie this preview poster is for.

Japanese Poster Appreciation Month – January 2009 (Archive):
::: January 24 – Watchmen (2009)
::: January 24 – Violent City (1970)
::: January 24 – Mr. Majestyk (1974)
::: January 24 – Hard Times (1975)
::: January 23 – Bullitt (1968)
::: January 23 – The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
::: January 23 – The Great Escape (1963)
::: January 23 – The Magnificent Seven (1960)
::: January 22 – BRAINDEAD (1992)
::: January 22 – Frontiere(s) (2007)
::: January 21 – The Gauntlet (1977)
::: January 21 – Live Like a Cop Die Like a Man (1976)
::: January 20 – Thunder and Lightning (1977)
::: January 19 – Race with the Devil (1975)
::: January 18 – Car Wash (1976)
::: January 17 – The Living Daylights (1987)
::: January 17 – Licence to Kill (1989)
::: January 17 – The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
::: January 16 – Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
::: January 15 – The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
::: January 14 – The Graduate (1967)
::: January 13 – Excalibur (1981)
::: January 12 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
::: January 11 – Omohide poro poro (1991)
::: January 11 – The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
::: January 10 – Take a Hard Ride (1975)
::: January 9 – Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
::: January 9 – Yatterman (2009)
::: January 8 – Game of Death (1978)
::: January 7 – Crime Busters (1977)
::: January 6 – Sisters (1973)
::: January 5 – Crime Boss (1972)
::: January 4 – White Lightning (1973)
::: January 3 – The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
::: January 2 – Rolling Thunder (1977)
::: January 1 – Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008)
::: January 1 – Army of Darkness (1992)
::: Preview – Cannonball! (1976)
::: Previous Japanese Posters Featured @ Cinema is Dope

Japanese Cinema Sites I Highly Recommend:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji
::: Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

* If you don’t see your site listed here and it covers Japanese cinema please comment below so that I can review it and possibly include it in future lists.

About Japanese Poster Artwork Celebration Month:
To kick off 2009, I can think of no better way of doing so than celebrating Japanese poster artwork. The emphasis will be more of western films through the lens of Japanese poster artwork and of course some of my own personal all-time favorites. At a future date I’ll probably have a month devoted to solely Japanese films and their poster artwork. So be sure to tune in each day during the month of January as I have an incredible amount of incredible Japanese posters that will be on display. Hopefully at the end of this I can convert many of you into life long fans of Japanese posters!

Please help and spread the word on the January 2009 themed Japanese Poster Celebration Month here at Cinema is Dope. Tweet your friends. Mention it in your Facebook status or Friendfeed. Link to it on your blog. Any support is greatly appreciated!!!!!

You can follow along at these specific urls/web addresses:
::: www.cinemaisdope.com/category/movie-wallpaper-japanese-poster-celebration-month/
::: http://tinyurl.com/japanese-poster-2009

Starring in these posters will be: Antonio Sabato, Bruce Campbell, Burt Reynolds, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, David Carradine, Dustin Hoffman, Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, George Lazenby, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Jack Nicholson, James Coburn, Jennifer Billings, Jim Brown, Jimmy Wang Yu, John Boorman, Kate Jackson, Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef, Michael Caine, Peter Fonda, Richard Pryor, Roddy McDowall, Sergio Leone, Sidney Poitier, Susan Strasberg, Warren Oates, William Devane and many more…

If you’re interested in Japanese cinema, I highly recommend the following Cinema is Dope picks for January 2009. For this months book selection we have Behind the Pink Curtain by Jasper Sharp. For video recommendation this month we have Linda Linda Linda.

Additionally fans of Japanese cinema will want to pick up this amazing Yasujiro Ozu tribute shirt from Mondo Tees!

As always when in Austin, Texas, be sure to check out Weird Wednesday (January/February 2009 lineup) or Terror Tuesday (January/February 2009 lineup) and of course Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

My current favorite restaurants in Austin that are an absolute must visit are Clay Pit (be sure to place an order of naan bread) and Uchi. Be sure to tell them CinemaisDope.com sent you if you visit.

Image Source:
Official artwork that was used in Japanese poster artwork for the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile
::: Previous Japanese Posters Featured @ Cinema is Dope

Coming Soon – February 2009 @ Cinema is Dope is Lee Marvin Month!!!

Mighty Mouse (1979) – Happy New Year!

blake — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:00:14 +0000

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Happy New Year!

2009 is here and no better way to ring it in than with Mighty Mouse! Lots of things in store today, Japanese Poster Celebration kicks off, my list for best cinema of 2008 and more! Stay tuned throughout the day.

Image Source:
Official still used in the original US release.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Watchmen (2009) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – 4 New Pics Emerge!!!

blake — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:00:19 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, December 15, 2008

I wrote late yesterday on my brief thoughts on the first 22 minutes of this film and now with well over 48 hours to process fully what I saw I think it’s safe to say this film will more than likely blow away every graphic novel/comic book adaptation before it, much like what the the first Matrix did with the action/sci-fi cinema, which makes it appropriate that both had March release dates. The latest Dark Knight I enjoyed but at some point I wish it didn’t take itself so over the top serious and especially in trying to overcook all of its emotional tides. While certainly taking action/sci-fi to a whole new crossover potential and amazing production scale, ultimately I think Watchmen is where this particular kind of cinema will be climaxing with the mixed use of realism and digital. Beyond this the next level will be a mixture of this and 3D, which James Cameron is already hard at work readying to destroy and offer up new undreamed of heights. Zack Snyder is actually going to be spending most of his Christmas and Christmas Eve working on finalizing the mixing of this film! He is absolutely hell bent on getting everything right and doing whatever it takes to make it happen. Makes me want to send him an XMAS card for all this effort through his publicist Bebe. The big question right now seems to be on the film arriving at a definitive ending, to which everyone seems to be in the dark at the moment other than it seems a likely scenario is they have yet to unveil it and are hoping to keep it under wraps until they have it ready and very doubtful there will be any huge glaring deviations away from the source material its based on.

Image Source:
Official stills that were used in the original USA release of the film.
Â© 2008 Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. TM & (c) DC Comics.

Related Links:
::: Official Site
::: IMDb Profile