Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 22, 2007

Former "Doctor Who" Christopher Eccleston is covering familiar ground in an upcoming film role.

"The Dark Is Rising" is based on Susan Cooper's novel about a young man who travels back and forth through time to fight evil.

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Introduced at this year's Toy Fair, Mattel's "DC Super Friends" line provides action figures for the pre-school set. Superman and Flash figures are also planned.



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Chris' Invincible Super Blog sums up Marvel Comics' big "Civil War" event in 30 seconds--using crayon drawings!



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Fred Hembeck also takes a well-deserved satirical jab at Marvel, a publisher that seems to have lost its collective mind. On the other hand, people read and buy this stuff? Why are you reading and buying this stuff?!!!! Stop enabling the writers and editors who think this is what comics should be like.

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Britain's Empire movie mag has the Silver Surfer from "Fantastic Four 2" on its cover.



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Hugh Grant wants to be a villain on "Doctor Who."

"I'm in talks about a one-off role. I'd prefer to be a baddie. They're always more fun."

Grant was once offered a part but turned it down because he didn't think that it would be a hit.

"I was offered the role of the Doctor a few years back and was highly flattered.

"The danger with those things is that it's only when you see it on screen that you think, 'Damn, that was good, why did I say no?' But then, knowing me, I'd probably make a mess of it."

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Stretch Monster Week continues at Neato Coolville.

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The Motown label has obtained a disclaimer from producers of the "Dream Girls" flick.

The film, adapted from the hit Broadway musical of the same name, is loosely based on the story of one of Motown's greatest acts, Diana Ross and the Supremes. But the film has rankled a number of recording artists, writers and others connected with the label who felt Motown was falsely depicted in a negative light, Motown spokesman Paul Freundlich told Reuters.

Their objections led to "amicable discussions" between representatives for Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr., 77, and executives from DreamWorks and its parent studio, Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc., Freundlich said.

Lost clues "Stranger in a Strange Land" Episode 3.9

Synopsis:

In a flashback, we see Jack living on a beach in Thailand, where he carries on an affair with a woman, Achara, who evidently has the ability to mystically "read" the true character of a person and, for a living, tattoos these descriptions onto her clients.

Although Achara says it is against her custom to mystically tattoo an outsider, Jack--drunk, suspicious and jealous--forces her to do it for him. We learn his tattoo says "He walks among us but he is not one of us."

In the present time, Jack agrees to help treat infections that have resulted from Ben's surgery. In exchange, the Others agree not to execute Juliet, who they now realize, wanted Ben dead.

Sawyer and Kate arrive back on the main island and Sawyer releases the outcast Other, Karl, as they make their way back to the beach camp to rejoin their fellow plane crash survivors.



Clues, observations, speculation:

* Lots of meanings can be read into Jack's tattoo. Does it mean he's a leader? That he's not supposed to be on the island? That he was fated to end up as the prisoner of the Others?

* Or, is Jack this "Jacob" the Others refer to? Their society seems to be organized along the lines of a cult: very insular, looking at outsiders with suspicion and derision, having it's own rituals and beliefs. Maybe they'll end up thinking Jack is some sort of prophet or messiah figure.

* In Thai, Achara means "pretty angel."

* What are we supposed to make of Achara's comment that she has no interest in his father? Does it simply mean she doesn't care about his past, or does she know something about his dad?



* Karl is stumped by Sawyer's "Brady Bunch" reference. Although the Others apparently have backyards (and we've seen their suburban-style village) they don't have cable. We're led to believe, in fact, that Karl was born on the island. Ben, in an earlier episode, says he's lived on the island all his life. If Alex is his daugher, and Danielle the Crazy Frenchwoman is Alex's mother, that means Ben and Danielle got together after Danielle's arrival on the island. What's the story there?

* Karl says the Others' village is on the main island. The smaller island, where Jack is being kept is for "projects."



* What is the role of Isabelle, the enforcer who puts Juliet on trial? She answers to Ben, but what's the heirarchy among the Others? And is Ben really the head honcho?

* What does the mark branded on Juliet's back mean? How are people treated amongst the Others when they're branded this way?

* According to Ben, Ethan Rom was the Others' surgeon.

* How was Cindy the stewardess "turned" by the Others? Was she brainwashed? Or is she just convinced they're good folk even though they kidnapped her and the flight's children and killed a buncha people? I'm thinking brainwashed or "indoctrinated" in some fashion.

* Why were Cindy and the other Others watching Jack like a zoo animal? Out of curiosity or is he thought of as somehow special?

* Cindy thinks Ana Lucia is still alive.

New and upcoming action figures Feb. 22, 2007

Complete List of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Complete List of DC Direct Action Figures

Here's a look at action figures available via your local comics shop or via the TIP!-supporting links below:

DC Direct Action Figures

Alex Ross JLA series 5 action figures
--Brainiac
--Lex Luthor
--Green Arrow
--Martian Manhunter
--Red Tornado
--Translucent Martian Manhunter

Batman Through the Ages
--Box Set

Batman/Superman Series 4
--Batzarro
--Bizarro
--Superwoman
--Batwoman
--Batman Beyond
--Kryptonite Batman

DC Direct Reactivated Action Figures
--Batman
--Wonder Woman
--Lobo
--Superman

DC 13-inch Figures
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Green Lantern
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Lex Luthor
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Two-Face
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Superman
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Shazam
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Flash

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2
--Red Son Batman
--Red Son President Superman
--Kingdom Come Jade
--Kingdom Come Spectre and Norman McKay
--Gotham By Gaslight Batman

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 3
--Supergirl
--Batgirl
--Nightstar
--Kingdom Come Aquaman
--Red Son Green Lantern

First Appearance Series 4
--Blue Beetle translucent
--Blue Beetle
--Brave New World Atom
--Warlord
--Brave New World Martian Manhunter
--Brave New World Aquaman

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1
--Powergirl
--Omac
--Mongul
--Earth Prime Superboy
--Alexander Luthor

JSA Action Figures
--Mr. Terrific
--Hawkgirl
--Dr. Midnite
--Hourman
--Golden Age Atom 2-pack

Hanna Barbera Series 2 Action Figures
--Captain Caveman
--Fred Flintstone and Dino
--Johnny Quest
--Magilla Gorilla
--Penelope Pitstop and Muttley
--Tom and Jerry
--Yogi Bear
--Flintstones at the Drive-In

Hanna Barbera Series 3 Action Figures
--Fred Flintstone Quittin' Time
--Twinkle Toes Fred Flintstone
--Great Grape Ape
--Huckleberry Hound
--The Jetsons
--Secret Squirrel
--Snagglepuss

McFarlane Lost series 2 action figures
--Crash site box set
--Sawyer
--Jin
--Sayid
--Desmond
--Sun
--Mr. Eko

Marvel Figure Factory Sets
--Angel
--Beast
--Black Costume Spider-Man
--Deadpool
--Invisible Woman
--Silver Surfer

Marvel Legends Action Figures

Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 1
--Emma Frost
--Ultimate Iron Man
--Movie Beast
--Planet Hulk
--Banshee
--Hercules

Hasbro Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 2
--Wolverine
--She-Hulk
--Yellow Jacket
--Quick Silver
--Lord Asgard Thor
--Magneto Xorn
--X3 Jean Grey
--First Appearance Storm

Marvel Legends Icons 13-inch Action Figures Series 3 Action Figures
--Spider-Man
--Spider-Man Variant
--Beast
--Beast Variant

Hasbro Marvel Legends Icons 13-inch Series 1 Action Figures
--Wolverine
--Thor

Marvel Legends Masterworks Sets
--Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin
--Fantastic Four Vs. Mole Man
--Hulk Vs. The Thing
--Galactus Vs. Everybody

Marvel Select Figures

Best of Marvel Select Figures
--Grey Hulk
--Thanos
--Ultimate Spider-Man
--Green Goblin
--Mephisto

NECA 7-inch John Lennon action figures
--Color
--Black and white

NECA Grindhouse action figures--Quentin Tarantino as soldier
--Dakota
--Cherry

Pop Artifacts! Marvel Flyers

Vintage Aurora models ad

Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 21, 2007

Via BoingBoing: A Max Fleischer cartoon about the 1939 World's Fair.

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Fred Hembeck helps Neato Coolville celebrate Stretch Monster Week.

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New from Rhino Handmade, The Complete Warner Bros. Buck Owens, featuring the recordings the country star made after the death of brilliant Buckaroos guitarist Don Rich.

Video: The Music of Lennon and McCartney

Here's a clip from the 1965 British TV special that really oughtta be on legit DVD.

More Spider-Man 3 pictures

Tonight on Lost preview

Go here for a slightly spoilerish teaser about tonight's episode.

Also see:
The "Lost" Season 3 Episode Guide.
The Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.

And come back here tomorrow for a full roundup of clues and observations from tonight's show.

Comics shipping Feb. 21, 2007

See complete lists:
DC Archives
DC Showcase
DC Trade Paperbacks
Marvel Masterworks
Marvel Essentials
Marvel Trade Paperbacks
Upcoming Trade Paperbacks - Graphic Novels

Comics shipping Feb. 21, 2007

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Pop Artifact! Marvel Comics "superhero club" buttons

Vintage Aurora models ad

Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 20, 2007

Datajunkie scored a buncha cool "Man from U.N.C.L.E." paperbacks.

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Listen: The BBC presents a audio documentary on The Small Faces, hosted by Billy Bragg.

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Fred Hembeck pays tribute to late comics artist Bob Oksner.

Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation

Out now from Chronicle Books, this tome looks at a very hip period of American animation. There's also a blog dedicated to the topic.

Info:

Between the classic films of Walt Disney in the 1940s and the televised cartoon revolution of the 1960s was a critical period in the history of animation. Amid Amidi, of the influential Animation Blast magazine and CartoonBrew blog, charts the evolution of the modern style in animation, which largely discarded the "lifelike" aesthetic for a more graphic and often abstract approach. Abundantly found in commercials, industrial and educational films, fair and expo infotainment, and more, this quickly popular cartoon modernism shared much with the painting and graphic design movements of the era. Showcasing hundreds of rare and forgotten sketches, model boards, cels, and film stills, Cartoon Modern is a thoroughly researched, eye-popping, and delightful account of a vital decade of animation design.

The book is available for $26.40 from Amazon.

DVD new releases Feb. 20, 2007

The Prestige

Babel (Widescreen Edition)

Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition)

Alias Smith & Jones - Season One

Gandhi (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

Voyage to the Bottom of Sea - Season 2, Volume 2

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Limited Edition Collector's Set)

Family Ties - The Complete First Season

Penn & Teller - Bullsh*t - The Complete Fourth Season

Keeping Mum

49th Parallel - Criterion Collection

The Alice Faye Collection (That Night in Rio / Lillian Russell / On the Avenue / The Gang's All Here)

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs: Criterion Collection

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

What's New, Scooby-Doo? - The Complete First Season

CD new releases Feb. 20, 2007

We All Love Ennio Morricone by Various Artists

Charlie Louvin by Charlie Louvin

1945-1950 by The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

Can Cladders by The High Llamas

Rome: Music From the HBO Series by Jeff Beal

To Go Home by M Ward

High Coinage: Songwriter Collection 1960-1976 by Jackie Deshannon

John B. Sebastian by John Sebastian

The Four of Us by John Sebastian

Tarzana Kid by John Sebastian

Welcome Back by John Sebastian

Out of the Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Out of the Blue: 30th Anniversary Edition (W/Book) by Electric Light Orchestra

Third by Soft Machine

Six by Soft Machine

Roots of by Sly & Robbie

Controller by Jonny Greenwood

All Tomorrows Parties - Nico Live by Nico

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by Moody Blues

Seventh Sojourn by Moody Blues

Tipplers Tales by Fairport Convention

Bonny Bunch of Roses by Fairport Convention

More Upcoming CDs

Pop Artifact! Thor superhero club button

Vintage Aurora models ad

Pop Culture Roundup Feb. 19, 2007

The great comics artist Bob Oksner has passed away. Comics historian/writer Mark Evainer has more.]

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Cartoonist Jay Stephens has info about and pics from his upcoming animated series, "The Secret Saturdays," airing on the Cartoon Network next season. Looks kinda fun.

Jay Stephens has created a new comedy/action series, in which Doc, Drew and Zak Saturday are a family of world-saving adventure scientists called The Secret Saturdays. Living in a hidden base, they are part of a network of scientists who protect against all the hidden and terrifying things in this world. To The Saturdays, ordinary folktales aren’t just legends -- they are real-life mysteries and adventures. Traveling from the hot Gobi Desert to the icy Marianas Trench, they explore ancient temples and bottomless caves and tangle with twisted villains like the masked madman V.V. Argost and his half-human/half-giant spider.



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Datajunkie has a nice selection of Aurora model ads. We'll be posting some this week here, too.

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The two-thirds of The Jam who aren't Paul Weller are reuniting.

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You can see preview pics from episode 17 of "Heroes" here.

Best "Heroes" Sites.

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It's Stretch Monster Week at Neato Coolville!

Lost March 7 episode preview

Scroll over hidden text for slight spoilers:

"Enter 77" - Locke, Sayid and Kate investigate a strange structure and its mysterious inhabitant. Meanwhile, Sawyer competes in a ping-pong competition to get back his belongings, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.

Guest starring are Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau, Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo, Kiele Sanchez as Nikki, April Grace as Ms. Klugh, Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin, Francois Chau as Dr. Marvin Candle, Shaun Toub as Sami, Anne Bedian as Amira, Taiarii Marshall as waiter and Eyad Elbitar as Arabic man.

"Enter 77" was written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof and directed by Stephen Williams.

See the Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.