Lost in Translation: Iron Man / Iron Adaptation Scott Delahunt June 14, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot Marvel Comics has always had a wide range of superheroes. From the patriotic Captain America to the anti-hero Hulk to the Spectacular and Amazing...
Lost in Translation: Dredd Scott Delahunt June 7, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot Science fiction in comic books wasn’t doing well in Britain of 1977, with titles whithering. However, with Star Wars on the horizon, a...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 8: Vessel Humanizes a Controversial Issue and Hannibal Buress Delights His Parents Nick Hanover March 16, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot Mostly by accident, a significant portion of my SXSW film coverage has centered on films that explore women's issues, from the unique body politic...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 7: Deep City’s Shallow Coverage of the Miami Sound Nick Hanover March 15, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot I took a “break” from SXSW film for days five and six, by which I mean I played two lackluster music showcases and ran all around town. But...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 5: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter and The Infinite Man Both Score Nate Abernethy March 14, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot Stepping in for Nick thanks to his ludicrous schedule that I’m willing to bet has brought up no less than 27 ponderings of suicide, I...
SXSW Day Three: Don’t Call It A Comeback Andrew Tan, Shaun Spalding March 11, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot Energy is waning. We’ve realized that there are way too many things that we’ll never be able to do (either because the lines are...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 4: Mike Judge Goes to Silicon Valley and Johnny Depp Hangs Out with Ralph Steadman Nick Hanover March 11, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot Over the last few years, SXSW has embraced the television renaissance by opening the festival up to select shows, a move that paid off when the...
SXSW Interactive Day 2: Swag for the Homeless, and the best and worst of SXSW all at once Andrew Tan, Shawn Spaulding March 11, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot Andrew: Despite drinking what probably amounts to a gallon of alcohol at this point, we continue on our SXSW travels. Yesterday we focused mainly...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 3: A Nicolas Cage Comeback and an Overly Congratulatory Showbiz Doc Nick Hanover March 10, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot I've harbored a not-so-secret Nicolas Cage fixation for a while, so day three of SXSW was devoted to one of the only films on my must-see...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 2: Olivia Munn Fails at Interviewing and Smaug Takes on Bitcoin Nick Hanover March 9, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot In what is becoming an annual tradition, SXSW's first weekend was marred by horrible weather, causing my Saturday schedule to be determined...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 1: The Grumpy Cat of Scientists: Culinary Delights, Anti-Religious Smirks and Snoozefests Dylan Garsee March 9, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot SXSW is a yearly exercise in metonymy where everyone is a brand, every brand is an experience, and every experience is exhaustion. Just as a full...
SXSW Film 2014 Day 1: No More Giants: Technical Difficulties, Familiar Faces, Bodily Functions and Disappointing Finishes Nick Hanover March 8, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot The first day of SXSW is always a crapshoot. If you're not a native Austinite, it's a day that gets wasted on familiarizing yourself with...
Muppets 101: The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) Jessica Sowards February 6, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot The third movie in the Muppet franchise, Muppets Take Manhattan was released in 1984. In my humble opinion, it is the best non-holiday related...
Muppets 101: The Great Muppet Caper (1981) Jessica Sowards January 24, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot “It’s a movie…staring everybody…and YOU!” Well, maybe not exactly you, but at least all of those beloved Muppet...
Muppets 101: The Muppet Movie (1979) Jessica Sowards January 17, 2014 Columns, Shot for Shot By 1979, Jim Henson and his Muppets had already been established as household names. Sesame Street had been educating and entertaining children...