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Bruce Timm discusses the Batman he was never allowed to make ... until now
Bruce Timm and his animation style have been a popular hit for the animated DC Universe since "Batman: The Animated Series" first hit the air. He followed it up with "Superman: The Animated Series" and a few other DC titles as well, but his latest anticipated project, "Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles" changes everything for the classic DC characters. Including a whole lot of dark directions Timm wasn't allowed to explore in the past.
In this alternate world, Batman is a bloodthirsty vampire, Superman is the son of General Zod, and Wonder Woman is a warring New God. Other twisted characters include a "bizarre" Green Lantern...
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Bruce Timm discusses the Batman he was never allowed to make ... until now
Bruce Timm and his animation style have been a popular hit for the animated DC Universe since "Batman: The Animated Series" first hit the air. He followed it up with "Superman: The Animated Series" and a few other DC titles as well,...
Review: 'Iron Man 3' smartly reboots the suit midflight
Batman's done it. Spider-Man too. Superman is about to try. As studios attempt to inject new life into overly familiar comic-book franchises, reboots — with changes in tone, directors and stars — are all the rage. But "Iron Man 3" proves there...
Stuart Freeborn dies at 98; 'Star Wars' makeup artist
It was no accident that British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn resembled his most famous movie creation — Yoda, the wrinkled, ancient sage from the "Star Wars" films.
"I looked at myself in the mirror and decided that I was comic, with...
Kia brings trio of models to Chicago Auto Show
One is real, one is Super, and one is the future. Such were Kia's offerings at Thursday's Chicago Auto Show.
The automaker used its news conference to unveil the all-new Kia Forte Hatchback, a special edition Superman-inspired Optima Hybrid show car,...
PASSINGS: Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner, Lloyd Phillips, Donald F. Hornig
Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner Lead singer and guitarist for Ohio Players Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, 69, lead singer and guitarist for the Ohio Players, a band that fused rock, soul and funk for a string of R&B hits in the 1970s, died Saturday in...
Try This: The Superman, for a strong back
You may think you're a man or woman of steel, but without a strong back, those rippling abs don't mean a thing.
The Superman exercise, demonstrated here by celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak and featured on his "Harley's Hollywood Workout"...
The 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards winners and nominees
FILM (winners) Sound Editing - Music In A Feature Film"Life of Pi"Music Editor: Erich StratmannAdditional Music Editor: Mitch BedermanSound Editing - Music In A Musical Feature Film"Les Misérables"Supervising Music...
Rodney Walker one-bedroom tree house, returned to midcentury roots
When Molly Stanton first looked at the 1,000-square-foot Santa Monica home being sold by actress Noel Neill, best known for playing Lois Lane opposite George Reeves in the 1950s TV series “Adventures of Superman,” Stanton knew the house had some termite...
Poet Jake Adam York, 40, has died
Poet Jake Adam York, 40, died unexpectedly Sunday. The news was reported by colleagues at a number of venues that had published his work, including the New England Review, the blog of Best American Poetry and the Kenyon Review. They did not report the...
Larry Hagman dies at 81; TV's J.R. Ewing
Fervor for the television show “Dallas” was intense in 1980, when the Queen Mother met actor Larry Hagman and joined the worldwide chorus asking: “Who shot J.R.?”“Not even for you, ma’am,” replied Hagman, who portrayed villainous oil baron J.R. Ewing at...
Actress Ashley Benson buys Hollywood Hills West home for $2.2 million
A French Normandy-style house in Hollywood Hills West that just sold for $2.2 million has added another celebrity name to its pedigree.The new owner is "Pretty Little Liars" actress Ashley Benson, public records show. Screenwriter-director Dan...
'Emmanuelle' star Sylvia Kristel dies at age 60
Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who starred as a sexually liberated housewife in the 1970s erotic movie "Emmanuelle," has died of cancer at age 60."Emmanuelle," the story of a sexually adventurous young model and her husband on a trip to...
'Words' can't express on the slowest movie weekend since 2001
Not even the Sexiest Man Alive could lure moviegoers to the box office this weekend.On the the slowest weekend at the multiplex thus far this year, "The Words," a new film starring Bradley Cooper -- deemed by People magazine to be the most...
'The Possession' to scare off Bradley Cooper on slow weekend
On what is traditionally the slowest moviegoing weekend of the year, only one film has a shot at crossing the lowly $10-million mark at the box office."The Possession," the horror picture that was No. 1 at the multiplex over the...
Six Flags Magic Mountain adding Full Throttle coaster in 2013
The Full Throttle launch coaster debuting at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2013 will feature a record-setting vertical loop that riders traverse twice -- once on the inside and again on the outside.
> Photos: Full Throttle coaster at Six Flags Magic...
Tiger Woods sells Corona del Mar condo
PGA champion Tiger Woods has sold his condominium in Corona del Mar for $2,213,875.
But like many other residential real estate owners, Woods landed in the rough when it came to selling a place bought before the housing downturn. Public records show he...
PASSINGS: Phyllis Thaxter, Ron Nelson
Phyllis Thaxter Veteran actress played Clark Kent's motherPhyllis Thaxter, 92, an actress who had an active film career in the 1940s and '50s and capped it with her portrayal of Clark Kent's mother in the 1978 version of "Superman," died Tuesday...
Joe Kubert dies at 85; comics artist created 'Sgt. Rock'
Joe Kubert was never a superstar comics artist — his work didn't have the necessary bombast or polished edges — but the man who drew ragged, soulful soldiers in "Sgt. Rock," "The Haunted Tank" and "Enemy Ace" did something...
Dale Olson dies at 78; publicity agent for Rock Hudson, other stars
Dale Olson, an elder statesman of the Hollywood publicity corps whose assignments over a four-decade career included representing Rock Hudson during the last months of the actor's struggle with AIDS, died Thursday of complications of liver cancer. He...
Director Dan Harris lists in Hollywood Hills
Screenwriter-director Dan Harris has listed his gated home in the Hollywood Hills West area at $2.395 million.
The French Normandy-style home, built in 1938, features three bedrooms, 31/2 bathrooms, a wood-paneled library, an updated kitchen...