First things first: Fanboys, prepare to salivate. Roughly 30 minutes of comic-book opus Watchmen was officially shown to the press in Hollywood, and according to at least one report, which I’ve linked to below, the film is destined to cure cancer, solve our economic crisis and ensure that McCain/Palin never get within a hockey mom's slapshot of the White House.
Bobby and Marty, together again: This news just warms my Italian heart. Robert De Niro and Martin Scorcese to reunite for another mob flick, a screen adaptation of I Heard You Paint Houses.
Hey, Jude: Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes set to begin filming, with Dr. Watson played by Jude Law.
A big-screen pic-a-nic basket: Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are coming to a multiplex near you.
And the comic-book movies just keep on coming: Green Lantern gets green lit
Nearly a half hour of Watchmen footage released to press
This article appears in Oct 1-7, 2008.