When Marvel first announced it was doing a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, well, my brain shrugged and my eyes rolled. I mean, there are soooo many awesome characters in the Marvel universe, so many amazing teams that could be brought to the Big Screen. But Guardians? Really? And then, well, then I saw the very first trailer, played out to Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling,” and I was a changed man. In fact, I …
I just saw Entertainment Weekly’s exclusive cover to Marvel’s sure-to-be-the-coolest-movie-ever-like-of-all-time upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. I initially spotted it on Facebook and then couldn’t stop staring at it, to be honest. My initial reaction on Facebook was pretty short. Just one word, actually: “GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Like, seriously. How. Insanely. Cool. Is. This?!? For those who don’t know who that funny looking robot guy is behind Cap and Iron Man, that’d be Ultron. The killer robot with the …
I’m so pumped for the DVD release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Like you didn’t already know that… But for some reason, Marvel wants to get me really pumped up, so they decided to release an action-packed trailer for the DVD release itself. Check it out! I may need to buy another TV or two when this finally comes out. I’m scared I’m going to burn out my screen by watching this on continual …
Jason turns 11 (eep!) next month but thanks to crazy conflicts, we had his birthday party last weekend. This year, we took him and his friends to the movies, followed by a sleepover. Or, as you’d expect, a non-sleepover. Clearly Marvel is a big fan of my son, since every year around his birthday, there’s always a huge release. Last year was Iron Man 3 and this year it’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier! We …
One of the absolute coolest parts of my recent Blogging Adventure to L.A. was a cocktail hour reception hosted by ABC TV. In truth, it was more than an hour, and for those keeping score at home, I only had two cocktails. Held on the beautiful terrace of the Walt Disney Animation Studios building, this event was so much cooler than I honestly could’ve imagined. This reception was held solely for us, a group of …
