Actor & Comedic Icon Gene Wilder Dies at 83

Gene Wilder, the two-time Oscar nominated star of “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” among countless other films, has died at age 83 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, as confirmed by his nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Walker-Pearlman said in a statement (via Variety): We understand for all the emotional and physical challenges this situation presented we have been among the lucky ones — this illness-pirate, unlike in so many cases, never stole his ability to recognize those that were closest to him, nor took…

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Portland’s Rose City Comic-Con Getting Bigger

Posted by Rich Johnston Ian Melton writes, Shaping up to be one of the big conventions this year Rose City Comic-Con will be held September 10th and 11th. The guest list boasts some of the biggest comic book creators around, and some who haven’t appeared at many other conventions this year, including Jonathan Hickman, Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Greg Rucka, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, Cullen Bunn, Matt Wagner, Howard Chaykin, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and guest of honor Mike Mignola, just to well name a few.…

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J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI Is Leaving Comic Books

[Editor’s Note: At Comic-Con International: San Diego, J. Michael Straczynski announced that he would no longer be writing comic books. Newsarama reached out to the author, who provided this letter to readers. Because of our great respect for this great talent Comics talk is providing the letter in it’s entirety as found at Newsarama] I’ve had a very funny career. Multiple careers, actually. I was a reporter in San Diego for many years, working for a host of local newspapers and magazines, including the San Diego Reader and San Diego…

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The Most Talked About Movie Of The Year 2016

  In November Doctor Strange will premier on the big screen. This is a change of pace for Marvel Studios by showing us the mystic realm of the Marvel Universe. Doctor Stephen Strange is Earth’s Sorcerer  What a great American pastime it is to go to the movies and enjoy a bag of popcorn while watching a good movie. What a great way to spend 2 hours away from all your problems. Movies inspire and entertain people around the world. In 2012 worldwide movie goers spent $62.4 Billion on movies,…

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10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2016

There is a ton of movies of interest coming in 2016. Some are more anticipated than others, We will try to list most here and give what we think people are planning to see. Here is a link for 2016 by month from http://www.movieinsider.com. JANUARY   FEBRUARY   MARCH   APRIL   MAY   JUNE JULY   AUGUST   SEPTEMBER   OCTOBER   NOVEMBER   DECEMBER 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2016: The superhero movie train keeps rolling, with the last several weeks seeing the release of new trailers for…

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moviemaniacsDE Posts Daredevil Teaser Trailer On YouTube

“Daredevil” is the first of five upcoming Marvel Studios series coming to netflix.com. I have always been a Daredevil comic fan and not so much a fan of the 2003 Daredevil theatrical release.   I never blamed Ben Affleck for ruining Daredevil I have always blamed 20th Century Fox and their need to meddle, which was discussed by Mark Steven Johnson on the Daredevil Directors Cut and in my humble opinion a far superior film. Anyway back to the trailer I love what this trailer shows.  I love the costume which appears…

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Check Out the Fantastic 4 Teaser Trailer

I am having a hard time hating this movie, that being said the trailer reminds me of the storyline of the Ultimate Fantastic 4 storyline, which is a great story and a great retelling of the fantastic 4 origin. I am huge Fantastic 4 and a Marvel studios fan since Iron Man, which I still believe is the perfect superhero movie and I am a consistent 20th Century Fox detractor. Why a Fox detractor? They, like Sony, do not get that film making is art and not cookie cutter crap…

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Boston Comic Con Postponed Over Area Security Concerns

As a consequence of the ongoing security concerns in the area as law enforcement officials pursue a suspect in this week’s tragic Boston Marathon bombings and violence in nearby Watertown and at MIT, the Hynes Convention Center has suspended all events. Among those is of course the Boston Comic Con, scheduled for this weekend but now postponed until further notice. The convention explained the situation in an update to the Comic Con’s website: Due to the unfortunate events that have transpired here in Boston, a lock down has been put…

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Comics Talk is on Facebook Check It Out

Central City Comics Blog: Comics Talk now has its own page on Facebook after 5 years on the web and 3 years as a blog we now have our own Comics Talk Blog Facebook Page. If Facebook and Comics and Movies are your bag then visit us there. Every thing we can think of that is important to you will be posted. Just go there and click the like button and comment on comics and movies that you will find. Enjoy the entertainment and information and be informed. We welcome…

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J. Michael Straczynski on Comics Superman: Earth One, DC Relaunch, Thor Movie and More

J. Michael Straczynski has been touted as one of the great writers of this Century.  CBR TV at the San Diego Comic Con this year talks comics with him, what he likes in the industry and how he grades himself as a writer and what the future holds for Straczynski. Below is the lead story from CBR TV and video of the great interview with J. Michael Straczynski. Sorry won’t work on IPhone or IPad. Only on Mac or PC. J. Michael Straczynski, or JMS to his fans, spoke with…

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