Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 1, 2006
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Scar Stuff posts a 1972 Spider-Man audio adventure.
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Wish your Marvel Masterworks/Essentials books included the letter columns, house ads and "Bullpen Bulletins" columns included in the original comics? Well, the excellent Marvel Masterworks Resource Page makes all those things available right here.
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Lellebelle offers up some rare Dick Dale. Hang ten!
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Veteran music writer Nick Tosches is working on a bio of notorious record producer Phil Spector.
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Dial B for Blog phones up Basil Wolverton.
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Former "Buffy the Vampire the Slayer Star" Anthony Stewart Head will play an Elton John-inspired character on "Him & Us," an upcoming sitcom on ABC.
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Catwoman vanished from Batman comics for a number of years starting in the mid-50s. How come? The Silver Age Comics Blog investigates.
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McFarlane Toys will produce a line of Flintstones figures.
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Sonic Pollutions presents some rare video of The Searchers in 1966.
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Check out the latest Beatleg podcast.
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TV Guide interviews "Lost" star Jorge Garcia.
New comics Feb. 1, 2006
Avengers Galactic Storm Vol 1 TP
Angel The Curse TP
City Of Tomorrow TP
Concrete Vol 3 Fragile Creature TP
Donald Duck Adventures Vol 16 TP
Green Arrow Moving Targets TP
Hobgoblin Mini Bust - Bowen Designs
House Of M Incredible Hulk TP
House Of M TP
Liberty Meadows Vol 4 Cold Cold Heart HC
Marvel Romance TP
Marvel Visionaries Roy Thomas HC
Star Wars Empire Vol 5 TP
Superman Cover To Cover Superman #1 Statue
Superman Man of Tomorrow Archives Vol 2 HC
Walt Disneys Comics and Stories #665
Will Eisner Companion SC
Women Of The DC Universe Wonder Woman Bust
See a Complete List of New Comics Shipping This Week.
New DVDs February 2006
The Batman - The Complete First Season
The Best of The Electric Company
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Anniversary Edition)
Growing Pains - The Complete First Season
The Lost World, Vol. 1 Episodes 1 to 5
The Lost World, Vol. 2 Episodes 6 to 10
Moonlighting: Season 3
Teen Titans - The Complete First Season
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)
New DVD releases for Feb. 14, 2006
The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete Fifth Season
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - The Complete Third Season
Golden Girls - The Complete Fourth Season
Grey's Anatomy - Season 1
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Season One, Volume 2 (Collector's Edition)
Mirrormask
Zathura (Widescreen Edition)
New DVD releases for Feb. 21, 2006
3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 3
Action: Complete Series
The Dick Cavett Show: Comic Legends
The Laurel or Hardy Collection
The Orson Welles Collection (The Stranger/ King Lear/ David and Goliath/ The Trial)
The Paramount Comedy Shorts 1928-1941: Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin
The Paramount Comedy Shorts 1928-1942: Cavalcade of Comedy
Syd Barrett: Under Review
Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Vol. 1
NYPD Blue - The Complete Third Season
New DVD releases for Feb. 28, 2006
The Avengers: Emma Peel Collector's Edition Bonus Disc
The Avengers: The Complete Emma Peel Mega-Set
Charmed - The Complete Fourth Season
Ellen: The Complete Season Three
Gene Autry - Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Gene Autry - Rancho Grande
The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus: John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Terry Jones' Personal Best
Newsradio: Complete Third Season
Perils of Pauline: Chapters 1-12
Pride & Prejudice (Widescreen Edition)
Oscars 2006 - Academy Award Nominations
Best picture
Brokeback Mountain
Crash
Goodnight, and Good Luck
Munich
Capote
Best director
Steven Spielberg - Munich
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain
Paul Haggis - Crash
Bennett Miller - Capote
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck
Best actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
Terrence Howard - Hustle and Flow
Best actress
Dame Judi Dench - Mrs Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica
Charlize Theron - North Country
Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line
Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice
Best supporting actress
Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain
Frances McDormand - North Country
Amy Adams - Junebug
Catherine Keener - Capote
Best supporting actor
George Clooney - Syriana
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
Matt Dillon - Crash
William Hurt - A History of Violence
Best foreign language film
Don't Tell (Italy)
Joyeux Noel (France)
Paradise Now (Palestinian territories)
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days (Germany)
Tsotsi (South Africa)
Best animated feature film
Howl's Moving Castle
Corpse Bride
Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best adapted screenplay
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
The Constant Gardener
A History of Violence
Munich
Best original screenplay
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Match Point
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana
Best music (score)
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Pride and Prejudice
Best music (song)
In the Deep - Crash
It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp - Hustle and Flow
Travelin' Thru - Transamerica
Best documentary feature
Darwin's Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
March of the Penguins
Murderball
Street Fight
Best documentary short subject
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
God Sleeps in Rwanda
The Mushroom Club
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Best visual effects
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
War of the Worlds
Best cinematography
Batman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
Goodnight, and Good Luck
Memoirs of a Geisha
The New World
Best art direction
Goodnight, and Good Luck
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride and Prejudice
Best animated short film
Badgered
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
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One Man Band
Best short film
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time is Up
Six Shooter
Best costume design
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mrs Henderson Presents
Pride and Prejudice
Walk The Line
Best make-up
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Cinderella Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Best sound mixing
The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Walk The Line
War of the Worlds
Sound editing
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
War of the Worlds
Best film editing
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Munich
Walk The Line
Lifetime Achievement Award
Director and writer Robert Altman
Upcoming DC comics collections: Trade paperbacks, graphic novels
May
Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 4 by Elliot S. Maggin, et al (Paperback - May 30, 2006)
Flash Archives Vol. 4 by John Broome, et al (Hardcover - May 30, 2006)
Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2: Death of a Dream by Mark Waid, et al (Paperback - May 30, 2006)
Sandman Mystery Theatre: The Scorpion by Various (Paperback - May 30, 2006)
Seven Soldiers of Victory Vol. 3 by Grant Morrison (Paperback - May 30, 2006)
June
Teen Titans Go! Vol. 5: On the Move by J Torres (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
Batman Dynamic Duo Archives Vol. 2 by Various (Hardcover - June 30, 2006)
Batman Vol. 2: Red Hood by Various (Hardcover - June 30, 2006)
Elfquest Vol. 1: The Hidden Years by Wendy Pini (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
Fables: Arabian Nights And Days by Bill Willingham (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
Green Lantern: Corps Recharge by Geoff Johns, et al (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
JLA Classified: New Maps of Hell by Warren Ellis, Jackson Guice (Illustrator) (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
Majestic 2 by Dan Abnett, et al (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
Otherworld 1 by Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning (Illustrator) (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
Power Girl by Geoff Johns, et al (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
Showcase Presents: Superman Vol. 2 by Various (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
Supergirl Vol. 1 by Various (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
Superman: Cover to Cover by Various (Hardcover - June 30, 2006)
Wonder Woman Vol. 4 by George Perez (Paperback - June 30, 2006)
July
Absolute Kingdom Come by Various (Hardcover - July 30, 2006)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 by Various (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
Batman: City of Crime by Various (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
Hellblazer: All His Engines by Mike Carey, Leonardo Manco (Illustrator) (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
Lucifer Vol. 10 by Mike Carey, et al (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
Metal Men Archives Vol. 1 by Various (Hardcover - July 30, 2006)
Seven Soldiers of Victory Vol. 4 by Grant Morrison, J.h. Williams (Illustrator) (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
Showcase Presents 1: Elongated Man by Various (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
Teen Titans 5 (Teen Titans) by Geoff Johns (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
Teen Titans Go! Vol. 4: Ready for Action by J Torres (Paperback - July 30, 2006)
August
All Star Superman Vol. 1 by Grant Morrison (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Batgirl Vol. 6 by Andersen Gabrych (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Batman Strikes 3 by Bill Matheny, et al (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Batman Strikes 4 by Bill Matheny, et al (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Captain Marvel Jr. Archives Vol. 1 by Various (Hardcover - August 30, 2006)
Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 4 by Arnold Drake, Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Elfquest: Rogues Challenge by Wendy Pini (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Green Lantern Greatest Stories Ever Told by Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Hellblazer Vol. 4: Carey by Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Infinite Crisis by Geoff Johns (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Justice Society Vol. 1 by Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Lobo/Authority by Various (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
Spirit Archives Vol. 19 by Will Eisner (Hardcover - August 30, 2006)
Wildsiderz by Andy Hartnell, J. Scott Campbell (Illustrator) (Paperback - August 30, 2006)
September
Batman: Gotham City Confidential by Various (Paperback - September 30, 2006)
Enemy Ace Archives Vol. 2 by Various (Hardcover - September 30, 2006)
Justice 1 by Jim Krueger, et al (Paperback - September 30, 2006)
Losers Vol. 5 by Andy Diggle, Jock (Illustrator) (Paperback - September 30, 2006)
Plastic Man Archives Vol. 8 by Various (Hardcover - September 30, 2006)
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan (Paperback - September 30, 2006)
Superman: Where No Superman Has Gone Before by Various (Paperback - September 30, 2006)
October
All Star Batman Vol. 1 by Frank Miller, et al (Paperback - October 30, 2006)
Batman Year One: Scarecrow by Various (Paperback - October 30, 2006)
Elfquest Vol. 1: Shards by Wendy Pini (Paperback - October 30, 2006)
Elfquest Archives Vol. 4 by Wendy Pini (Hardcover - October 30, 2006)
Elfquest: The Discovery by Wendy Pini (Paperback - October 30, 2006)
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham (Hardcover - October 30, 2006)
Green Lantern Vol. 2: Hal by Various (Paperback - October 30, 2006)
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere by Mike Carey, Glenn Fabry (Illustrator) (Paperback - October 30, 2006)
Silver Age Titans Archives Vol. 2 by Various (Hardcover - October 30, 2006)
Supergirl Vol. 2 by Various (Paperback - October 30, 2006)
Superman/Batman Vol. 5 by Jeph Loeb (Paperback - October 30, 2006)
November
Batman the Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 by Various (Hardcover - November 30, 2006)
Dr. Fate Archives Vol. 1 by Various (Hardcover - November 30, 2006)
JLA: World Without a Justice League by Bob Harras, et al (Paperback - November 30, 2006)
Nightwing Vol. 9 by Various (Paperback - November 30, 2006)
Planetary Vol. 4 by Various (Hardcover - November 30, 2006)
Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 5 by Various (Paperback - November 30, 2006)
Y the Last Man Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al (Paperback - November 30, 2006)
Pop Culture Roundup Jan. 31, 2006
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Just Jared has a bunch of "Mission Impossible 3" pics. Ordinarily, I'd have no desire to see this thing. But Philip Seymour Hoffman is the baddie and J.J. Abrams (co-creator of "Lost") is director, so I'll likely give it a look.
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Get well soon, Mike.
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The two-hour season (series?) finale for "Arrested Development" is set for Feb. 10 on Fox. Funniest dang show on TV, I'm telling ya...
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Scar Stuff helps you practice your typing.
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Via Engadget: Former Doctor Who actor Tom Baker is now the official voice of British Telegraph: "BT has scrapped the computerized voice the company had been using for the system, and replaced it with the voice of Tom Baker of Dr. Who fame. Baker spent 11 days recording nearly 12,000 words and sounds, which were then processed by BT engineers for five months in order to be usable by the text-to-speech system."
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Director Julien Temple is working on a documentary of the late Clash singer Joe Strummer.
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Dial B for Blog presents some nice vintage Marvel Comics house ads.
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The reformation of Pink Floyd at last year's Live 8 concert was a one-off, band members report. They insist the group won't be getting together for a tour.
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Marvel Figure Factory action figures
Marvel Figure Factory Wolverine
Marvel Figure Factory Green Goblin
Marvel Figure Factory Spider-Man
Marvel Figure Factory Thing
Marvel Figure Factory Iron Man
Marvel Figure Factory Doc Ock
Marvel Figure Factory Hulk
Marvel Figure Factory Venom
Marvel Super Hero Showdown figures
Marvel Super Hero Showdown Starter Set A (Hulk and Wolverine)
Marvel Super Hero Showdown Starter Set A (Spider-Man and Thing)
Marvel Super Hero Showdown Battle Pack A (Dr. Octopus)
Marvel Super Hero Showdown Battle Pack A (The Punisher)
Marvel Super Hero Showdown Battle Pack A (Ghost Rider)
Marvel Super Hero Showdown Booster Pack A (Venom)
DVD new releases Jan. 31, 2006
Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated -- the Hill's Angel's Years, Set Four (1978-1981)
Corpse Bride (Widescreen Edition)
Curse of the Pink Panther
Dark Shadows: DVD Collection 22
Diff'erent Strokes: The Complete Second Season
Hill Street Blues: Season 1
Knight Rider - Season Three
Magnum, P.I. - The Complete Third Season
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Rat Patrol: The Complete First Season
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Roy Rogers Show, Vol. 1
A Shot in the Dark
Son of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
More Upcoming DVDs.
CD new releases Jan. 31, 2006
The Everly Brothers The Price of Fame 1960-1965
Wanda Jackson I Remember Elvis
The Kronos Quartet with Terry Riley Cadenza on the Night Plain
Wilson Pickett Midnight Mover and Sound of
Sam and Dave Hold on I'm Comin', I Thank You and Soul Man
Matthew Shipp One
Robert Wyatt EPs
See last week's new cd releases.
Pop Culture Roundup Jan. 30, 2006
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The trailer for "The Notorious Betty Page" is up.
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Just Jared has some early pics of Kirsten Dunst in "Spider-Man 3."
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From Dial B for Blog: Superman meets Lucy.
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It's your last chance to snatch a batch of shared, rare LPs from PCL Linkdump.
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More sharity: Pinicchio has a whole bunch good stuff up right now.
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World of Kane is taking in-depth looks at Gerry Anderson's non-Thunderbirds "supermarionation" series Capt. Scarlet.
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World's Finest has details on the upcoming--and final--episodes of "Justice League Unlimited."
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Yikes!
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Check out the new Power Records sharity blog.
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Looks like the 1988 "Superboy" series is coming to DVD.