tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808374481683464072024-03-04T20:04:49.484-08:00The Watchmen Trailer - Who Watches The Watchmen ?The Watchmen MovieDave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-82943374106208046952009-01-04T18:40:00.000-08:002009-01-04T18:42:04.487-08:00A New Year....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCbTr_5dKWrG4bXP6SheeCA7I2kb4RVtNPMGLclAS99D-_NXxY70Wquve40DADtmFp_J1dXK_nrNsGRdNMR81742s232n1ekNxRoHKkq0tf7tmLFbGSBg16DdZBGquthw-RjhBoV0niuk/s1600-h/dave_and_thomas_hobo_army.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCbTr_5dKWrG4bXP6SheeCA7I2kb4RVtNPMGLclAS99D-_NXxY70Wquve40DADtmFp_J1dXK_nrNsGRdNMR81742s232n1ekNxRoHKkq0tf7tmLFbGSBg16DdZBGquthw-RjhBoV0niuk/s400/dave_and_thomas_hobo_army.jpg" alt="dave and thomas hoboo army" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287632527310253346" border="0" /></a>If you are seeing this message than we have moved to our new site.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Dave and Thomas</span> want to thank everyone who has followed us to our new site at <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://daveandthomas.net/">Dave and Thomas Daily Timekillers</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> It is there that we are gathering volunteers for our Hobo Army to combat boredom, slow work days, zombies, and listlessness.<br /><br />There you can get the latest pop culture news, movie trailers, television happenings, and funny videos. So head on over and we'll see you soon!Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-89190296027412832042008-11-08T21:58:00.000-08:002008-11-08T22:04:05.149-08:00New Watchmen Poster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SRZ8un2i7yI/AAAAAAAARzo/117g9P7C5eM/s1600-h/watchmen-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SRZ8un2i7yI/AAAAAAAARzo/117g9P7C5eM/s400/watchmen-11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266533954669965090" /></a><br /><br />A new Watchmen poster is floating around featuring a rainy city street in which Rorschach is seen walking down. <a href="http://www.traileraddict.com/poster/watchmen/11">Trailer Addict</a> also has a few more images up featuring the different covers re-imagined.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-613442346075968882008-08-06T17:24:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:25:23.531-07:00Watchmen Video Journal #5: The Owlship<center><object width="425" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08HEVT6re3ZDU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08HEVT6re3ZDU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="339"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Watchmen Video Journal #5: The OwlshipDave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-67448986616126866702008-08-06T17:20:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:23:43.081-07:00Watchmen Video Journal #4: Gibbons<center><object width="425" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08G3jprsIPSVY"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08G3jprsIPSVY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="339"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen Video Journal #4: Gibbons</span> takes a peak behind the scenes of the Watchmen movie by talking with the artist of the fantastic graphic novel. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave Gibbons</span> teamed up with Alan Moore to create the original masterpiece and takes a trip to the movie set to talk about the sets and look of the movie with director <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zack Snyder</span>.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-84001039413873097462008-08-06T17:17:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:20:02.054-07:00Watchmen Video Journal #3: Stunts<center><br /><object width="425" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08F479ehjqyLO"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08F479ehjqyLO" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="339"></embed></object><br /></center> <br />Watchmen Video Journal #3: Stunts takes a look behind the scenes of the Watchmen movie with the stunts of the movie. The Prison scene of the movie is highlighted as the crew sets a man on fire.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-42101278099294281312008-08-06T17:15:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:17:42.460-07:00Watchmen Video Journal #2: Costume Design<center><object width="425" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08E23hjmoBUWY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08E23hjmoBUWY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="339"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Watchmen Video Journal #2: Costume Design takes a look behind the scenes of the costumes of the Watchmen Movie.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-31071830325835473922008-08-06T17:12:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:15:28.922-07:00Watchmen Video Journal #1: Sets and Sensibility<center><object width="425" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08D19jlnyGMUV"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08D19jlnyGMUV" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="339"></embed></object><br /></center>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-50832470488129110772008-07-26T23:45:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:01.503-08:00Watchmen at Comic-Con: Video and Pictures of Nite Owl's Ship<center><embed src="http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/ro001.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="550" swliveconnect="true" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="file=http://cms.springboard.gorillanation.com/xml_feeds_advanced/index/37/3/40/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/&width=450&height=550&autostart=false&allowscriptaccess=always&usefullscreen=true&autoscroll=true&thumbsinplaylist=true"></embed></center><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/video_and_pics_of_watchmens_nite_owl_ship/">Brad Brevet from Rope of Silicon</a></span> has landed a killer video and pictures of "Archie," the Nite Owl's ship from the upcoming "Watchmen" movie. Be sure to check out his entire gallery of the ship.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SIwaBJNrBtI/AAAAAAAARuc/igbbhpcAQMg/s1600-h/niteowlship8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SIwaBJNrBtI/AAAAAAAARuc/igbbhpcAQMg/s400/niteowlship8.jpg" border="0" alt="archie nite owl watchment"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227581874425759442" /></a>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-38299468585323657712008-07-26T20:45:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:01.612-08:00The Watchmen Crash Comic-Con<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SIvyjuz06lI/AAAAAAAARuM/6tsKBTVijg8/s1600-h/watchmen_comedian.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SIvyjuz06lI/AAAAAAAARuM/6tsKBTVijg8/s200/watchmen_comedian.jpg" alt="Jeffrey Dean Morgan Comedian in Watchmen" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227538488168344146" border="0" /></a>Many disappointed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen</span> fans were turned away from a full crowd as the Watchmen panel further explored the alternative world of the 1980's at the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1591621/story.jhtml"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2008 Comic Con in San Diego</span></a>. Last year the crew unveiled a poster for the movie. This year they showed more detailed clips and talked about the mature aspect of the movie.<br /><br />One notable point is that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zack Snyder</span> claims the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen</span> is hovering around the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1826868,00.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 hour mark</span></a> right now. He mentions that the Warner Bros. Studio wants that trimmed down to 2.5 hours by release date which already has die-hard fans mentioning a director's cut.<br /><br />Snyder's doing a fantastic job of P.R. with the movie by keeping interest for the fans who are aiming for the moon. Many consider the original graphic novel of the Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons to be the Citizen Kane of their world. A movie version has been <a href="http://www.hollywood.com/news/Comic_Con_2008_Watch_Out_for_the_Watchmen/5281980"><span style="font-weight: bold;">in the works</span></a> for years and many will not tolerate anything less than the best movie possible.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-3078325646147279242008-07-20T01:47:00.000-07:002008-07-20T01:59:55.222-07:00MPAA Edits Watchmen TrailerSteven Spielberg edited out guns in his movie "E.T" to be more "P.C" with the times. Personally, I'm not a fan of that move but I guess that's Steven's choice.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Zack Synder</span>, the director of "W<span style="font-weight: bold;">atchmen</span>," was faced with a similar situation with the release of the first trailer for his movie. The MPAA thought it would be too risky to show a person aiming a gun at the audience and he had to replace said gun with a digital walkie-talkie.<br /><br />*sigh* ...that's pretty sad. If you watch the trailer you'll never notice what the dude is holding. The scene lasts less than a second (about <a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/17/exclusive-zack-snyder-reveals-secrets-in-watchmen-trailer/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">12 frames</span></a>) and goes by so fast you have to freeze frame it to even notice. It happens about 1:33 in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen trailer</span> below.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ii17zX57Qmw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ii17zX57Qmw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">"Still, the Motion Picture Association Of America doesn't want to take any chances, which is why they told the director of </span><em style="font-style: italic;">Watchmen</em><span style="font-style: italic;">, Zack Snyder, that he couldn't have a guy pointing a gun at the audience in the trailer.<br /><br />Snyder replaced the gun with a walkie-talkie. This way, if anyone from 1903 watches the trailer, instead of ducking and/or running for their life, they'll just drop their bowler hat, curl up into a ball, rock back and forth, and mumble into their shirtwaist, "What world is this? What is happening to me? Where am I?" <span style="font-weight: bold;">(<a href="http://www.avclub.com/content/hater/the_mpaa_thinks_youre_stupid">source</a>)</span><br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-65312694446087424942008-07-19T15:22:00.000-07:002008-07-19T16:02:21.836-07:00The Watchmen Trailer Song: Music by Smashing Pumpkins<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zQTnlUFQKyE&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zQTnlUFQKyE&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Official Watchmen Trailer</span></center><br />One of the more interesting points that came out of the recently released <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen Trailer</span> is the music that accompanies the preview. What's that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smashing Pumpkins song</span> in the trailer?<br /><br />While there's no doubt that it was <span style="font-weight: bold;">Billy Corgan</span> and the Pumpkins doing the song in the Watchmen trailer, I couldn't help but think that I had heard this song in another movie but I just couldn't remember where.<br /><br />After a quick research I discovered a shocking tidbit. The song was used for another movie about 10 years back and it turned out to be another comic book inspired flick. It also turns out it's from a pretty bad one. The song is from one of the worst films ever, "<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Batman and Robin.</span>"<br /><br />Yes, the movie that tried to killed the Batman franchise and gave us the now famous 'nipples' on the Batsuit is lending a song from its soundtrack to the adaptation of one of the best graphic novels ever. How great is that!<br /><br />Basically, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"The Beginning is the End is the Beginning"</span> by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smashing Pumpkins</span> is a remix of their song <span style="font-weight: bold;">"The End is the Beginning is the End"</span> which was made for the "Batman and Robin" Soundtrack. Here's a video below for each of the two songs and you'll noticed the slower version "<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Beginning is the End is the Beginning</span>" is the one you'll hear in the "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen" trailer.</span> I only have found a fan-made video for this one so far that's set to some "Final Fantasy" clips. But it has the whole song to listen to.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1OzyH1VzDIA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1OzyH1VzDIA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Beginning is the End is the Beginning" by the Smashing Pumpkins </span></center><br /><br />Now, here's "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" from the "Batman and Robin" Soundtrack.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GV_XMQ7uXHA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GV_XMQ7uXHA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">from Batman and Robin</span></center><br /><br />MTV took notice, too. They asked <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen director Zack Snyder</span> about why he used the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smashing Pumpkins</span> in the trailer. They also dusted off their archives to bring out a story where "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Batman and Robin</span>" director Joel Schumacher and Billy Corgon of the "Smashing Pumpkins" <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434222/19970502/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml"><span style="font-weight: bold;">talk shop</span></a> about the song and video for the Batman movie.<br /><br /><blockquote>"What compelled Zack Snyder, the, um … watchman … behind “Watchmen” to use the track? Was it because there’s that shot in the trailer of a guy (I’m sure he has a name, but seriously, people, the last graphic novel I read involved the name “Jughead”) falling from the sky that vaguely resembles something Batman might do? Is “Watchmen” sort of like watching “Batman & Robin” in slow-motion — much like how listening to “The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning” is somewhat of a stretched-out version of the original tune? Here’s what Snyder had to say:<br /><br />“Smashing Pumpkins we picked for a couple reasons. For one, I felt like in mood, it was correct for what we were trying to do. We were trying to sort of get at the unwashed masses who don’t know anything about ‘Watchmen’ and find something provocative that makes you go, ‘What is that?’ … And then, also, I felt like the song itself spoke a little to the ‘Watchmen’ world. And then on the third hand … it will create controversy a little bit in the fanbase because they’re going to be like, ‘Wait, is that going to be in the movie? That ain’t 1985!’ ”<br /><br />All good reasons, we suppose. But it doesn’t answer the bigger question: Did he have any idea that Corgan wrote the song expressly for that other nocturnal superhero?" <a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/18/the-watchmenbatman-and-robin-connection-smashing-pumpkins-come-full-circle/"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">(...more)</span></a><br /></blockquote>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-56744400619158152652008-07-18T21:23:00.000-07:002008-07-18T21:32:35.825-07:00Zack Snyder Talks Watchmen Trailer<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Watchmen Trailer</span> hit the web hard this weekend as fans of the acclaimed graphic novel were eager to get a glimpse of the movie adaptation. Director<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Zack Snyder</span> has been good to the fans so far by allowing glimpses behind the scenes at sets and characters. He also wisely took into consideration that the first trailer would set the opinion for many die-hard "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen</span>" fans and he chose to stick as close to the original material as possible.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R3orQKBxiEg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R3orQKBxiEg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Watchmen Trailer</span></center><br /><br />MTV had a chance to sit down with Snyder to talk about the making of the movie of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alan Moore</span>'s classic and the release of the trailer to the public. Here are some samples of the interview (read the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1591135/story.jhtml"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">full interview here</span></a>):<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">MTV</span>: When we interviewed you for "300," you said the "Watchmen" moment you were most eager to film was Manhattan's deployment to Vietnam, when he becomes enormous and slaughters the enemy on behalf of the U.S. Now, we can finally see a bit of it!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snyder:</span> Yeah that's super fun, and it gets better and better. I've got to be honest: The version we're able to show in the trailer is cool, but it's the version that's been approved for all audiences. The R-rated version, when he blows those guys up, it's a little rougher.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MTV:</span> That's how he kills people?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snyder</span>: In the movie, their guts explode — it's a little rougher.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MTV</span>: And at the end of it all, we get an eye-popping shot of Dr. Manhattan's crib. What was it like to create this oasis on Mars?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snyder:</span> Well, what happens is that Manhattan exiles himself to Mars, and he builds that glass palace. Because his father was a clock-maker, he uses that big structure as a metaphor for the clock of the universe. In some ways, it's his own place of meditation. He's taken Laurie there at that point in the movie, and they're talking about how they're going to resolve their differences. That's how he does it: When he wants to talk to you, he takes you to Mars and he puts you in a giant glass.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MTV:</span> What else is in the trailer that you're most proud of?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snyder:</span> You see a little bit of the Keane Act riots — that's the guy throwing the Molotov cocktail through the window. The Keane Act was an act of Congress that outlawed the vigilantes originally. ... That little image of that little bottle being thrown through the window, and also the shot of the Owl Ship floating there with Blake the Comedian standing in the window and all these people cheering, that's [the riots that ensue]. </blockquote>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-19044034595332724412008-07-17T18:32:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:01.894-08:00Yes, It is live. Watch The Watchmen Trailer !!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBiSMUMiF9KRqUTbTX_k8c2zF-W0EiKAuIZhcBNNbS9YMhZVIJxE1Wdxk82XPUlgoc4-zLv2XtGsopbsJ_CifSZaRst1AO70f-GjJjaDJ7MeqQyYBWza6w_h_88ToOEQxkEPjvpfMFq4/s1600-h/watchmen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBiSMUMiF9KRqUTbTX_k8c2zF-W0EiKAuIZhcBNNbS9YMhZVIJxE1Wdxk82XPUlgoc4-zLv2XtGsopbsJ_CifSZaRst1AO70f-GjJjaDJ7MeqQyYBWza6w_h_88ToOEQxkEPjvpfMFq4/s400/watchmen.jpg" alt="watchmen trailer movie" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224161472014357698" border="0" /></a><br />The time has come to rejoice and sing in the streets. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen Trailer</span> is live and online. Until I can find an embedded link, you can Watch the Watchmen Trailer via their official <a href="http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">website</span></a>. That will link you to Apple where Steve Jobs and Zack Thomas will come out, holding hands, and toss iPhones in the air in joy. That will link you to another Apple link. So, I guess what I'm saying is that to bypass all that just click here to <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/hd/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">watch the Watchmen Trailer</span></a>.<br /><br />Edit: here's the embedded Watchmen Trailer. Enjoy!<br /><center><div><object width="420" height="307"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x65tqi&related=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x65tqi&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="307" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x65tqi_watchmen-trailer_news">Watchmen - Trailer</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/hawkbcn">hawkbcn</a></i></div></center><br /><br />Here are a few snips from the trailer to wet your appetite! Some of these scenes look like they were taken straight from the graphic novel. Beautiful...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SH_3ZG1Zy2I/AAAAAAAARtA/yRNjPHdcZt4/s1600-h/watchmen-trailer-clips.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SH_3ZG1Zy2I/AAAAAAAARtA/yRNjPHdcZt4/s400/watchmen-trailer-clips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224166103476456290" border="0" /></a>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-26567705728162542952008-07-08T19:15:00.001-07:002008-12-09T00:04:02.035-08:00New Home?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEuh9xDH1HF40MVCDeIiXsACCRfsWZrelywVbBCHxmELzJoqolrkTVEJFK41cOUMhyZVVB3VwCJpIldApon90Io8Ie0Q-YRt-AavAuAG0_DVJhBnio8bFM7EmOVOQxmxcHxfxUg0kUTTc/s1600-h/000436997.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEuh9xDH1HF40MVCDeIiXsACCRfsWZrelywVbBCHxmELzJoqolrkTVEJFK41cOUMhyZVVB3VwCJpIldApon90Io8Ie0Q-YRt-AavAuAG0_DVJhBnio8bFM7EmOVOQxmxcHxfxUg0kUTTc/s400/000436997.jpg" alt="locke lost television" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220830505257974050" border="0" /></a>Howdy! As you know, Dave and Thomas have a new home at <a href="http://daveandthomas.net/blog/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave and Thomas.net (bookmark the new location)</span></a> To help mark the move we're giving away some DVD's! This week's winner was Terry from Ohio.<br /><br />Be sure to head over and catch this week's contest and see if you can win. Also, the fate of the remaining sites are being decided. All the movie sites (Watchmen, Cloverfield, Speed Racer,...) will be rolled into a new site in the next week. More to come...Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-29814531687488172622008-06-01T18:55:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:02.162-08:00Interview: Dave Gibbons talks Watchmen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SENTfSGuD1I/AAAAAAAARUk/KnIwWWLI0xs/s1600-h/dave-gibbons-watchmen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SENTfSGuD1I/AAAAAAAARUk/KnIwWWLI0xs/s400/dave-gibbons-watchmen.jpg" alt="dave-gibbons-watchmen" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207097391071498066" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.denofgeek.com/comics/59800/interview_dave_gibbons_talks_watchmen_and_more.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave Gibbons</span></span></a> started out as a comic strip illustrator for DC Thomson and IPC, but came to greater prominence as one of the premiere illustrators at 2000 AD comic in the late 1970s, contributing to strips such as Dan Dare, Rogue Trooper and Harlem Heroes.<br /><br />His greatest fame was awaiting him in the mid-eighties, when his collaboration with Alan Moore on the Watchmen graphic novel was to lead to both cult and commercial acclaim, and the only Hugo award yet granted to a graphic novel. Gibbons' working methods and technique are examined along with those of Brian Bolland, Duncan Fegredo and others in the recently-released Studio Space book.<br /><br />Remaining as busy as ever both as a comic illustrator and writer, Gibbons is looking forward – along with the rest of us - to the release of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen movie adaptation in March of 2009…Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-73750264291033019832008-05-27T20:08:00.000-07:002008-05-27T20:10:30.023-07:00Zack Snyder Wants You To Help Make Commercials for The Watchmen<center><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZQPva9fGbbk&hl=en&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZQPva9fGbbk&hl=en&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object></center><br /><br />Welcome to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">WATCHMEN</span> "Veidt Enterprises Advertising Contest." Director Zack Snyder is offering you the opportunity to create "Veidt Enterprises" TV commercials that could end up in the feature film WATCHMEN, scheduled to be released in theaters on March 6, 2009. Remember, the movie is set in 1985, so TV commercials should be in full frame 4:3 aspect ratio (so it looks like standard TV, not widescreen) and they should be 15, 30 or 60 seconds in length. Visit the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watchmenmovie"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen YouTube</span></a><a href="javascript:void(0)" tabindex="10" onclick="return false;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watchmenmovie"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Channel</span> </a>for more info.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-74618873443706272482008-05-27T20:04:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:02.329-08:00Watchmen's 1940's Super-hero Team 'The Minutemen'!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD133XFEWOd7uEn6B5w-aRyKBTakfiIEtK2JqJZfh661Fu1j_LL1oEaSXj-q_cLTHvdFrXNdw5MZUeuFguwsQ8y9filV_IAQOFZwyCD4-TNjdOOwLdPuFDWQ4QD4R8mwStp6aIXX_GNW8/s1600-h/watchmen-minutemen-graphic+novel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD133XFEWOd7uEn6B5w-aRyKBTakfiIEtK2JqJZfh661Fu1j_LL1oEaSXj-q_cLTHvdFrXNdw5MZUeuFguwsQ8y9filV_IAQOFZwyCD4-TNjdOOwLdPuFDWQ4QD4R8mwStp6aIXX_GNW8/s320/watchmen-minutemen-graphic+novel.jpg" alt="watchmen-minutemen-graphic+novel" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205259480089988626" border="0" /></a>My pals at <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36885"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ain't It Cool News (AICN)</span></a> have landed the first picture of the original Minutemen from the upcoming Watchmen movie.<br /><blockquote>What we have below is a photo that the Minutemen took - Who are the Minutemen? Well in WATCHMEN - it was the first TEAM of superheroes that formed in 1939 and pulled a BEATLES in 1949. In the pic below you'll see the classic SILK SPECTRE and NITE OWL... you'll see CAPTAIN METROPOLIS, MOTHMAN, SILHOUETTE, COMEDIAN, DOLLAR BILL and with the noose... HOODED JUSTICE.</blockquote>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-87704346378903311722008-05-26T18:46:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:02.561-08:00Dr. Manhattan Figure to be released at San Diego Comic Con<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKD0sAfpdHIryXG6QYPyWUACiraPTBdxRsBxtHBF12C_oAgbnPmVOU1ZpQdbP6N6LZIosvOC_yQ1rvzyFRoK_yzuDy9EQ7YpnmAkUId5Q5wl6Gd5SY44HcmRe78JFycIKddCZoO594oDw/s1600-h/watchmenfigure6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKD0sAfpdHIryXG6QYPyWUACiraPTBdxRsBxtHBF12C_oAgbnPmVOU1ZpQdbP6N6LZIosvOC_yQ1rvzyFRoK_yzuDy9EQ7YpnmAkUId5Q5wl6Gd5SY44HcmRe78JFycIKddCZoO594oDw/s400/watchmenfigure6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204868285878734034" border="0" /></a><br />DC Direct have just revealed their initial <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/20/cool-stuff-watchmen-action-figures-and-busts/"><strong><em>Watchmen</em></strong></a> line-up which includes the first wave of action figures (available on January 28th 2009) and a series of cold-cast porcelain busts (January 21st). The announced Dr. Manhattan figure will be revealed at the upcoming <span style="font-weight: bold;">Comic Con in San Diego</span> at the end of July.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-39688894630485947692008-05-26T18:41:00.000-07:002008-05-26T18:45:48.482-07:00Special Watchment DVD to hit shelves prior to Theatrical Release?News has <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen</span> studio producers Warner Bros. looking to cash in on the popularity of the upcoming <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen </span>movie by creating a special DVD tied into the movie to be released before the live-action flick hits the big screen. <br /><br /><blockquote>Warner Bros. is trying to prop up softening DVD sales with a new strategy to promote its upcoming superhero feature film Watchmen. The studio will release a <a href="http://newteevee.com/2008/05/26/nerd-alert-watchmen-to-save-dvd-sales/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">separate side movie</span></a> based on the original film on DVD only, prior to the main Watchmen hitting theaters.<br /><br />The New York Times writes that DVD sales fell for the first time last year — a drop that has retailers and studios nervous as DVDs can drive as much as 70 percent of the revenue for a new film. Warner Bros.’ plan would generate three separate DVD release opportunities for Watchmen (the side movie, the original film and a bundling of the two), pushing retail sales and promoting a (hopefully) new franchise for the studio.</blockquote>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-1639894428106260052008-05-02T15:37:00.000-07:002008-05-02T15:39:51.098-07:00Alan Moore Talks Watchmen<center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKebCtCTbCA&hl=en&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKebCtCTbCA&hl=en&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />Alan Moore Talks Watchmen</center><br />The genius <span style="font-weight:bold;">Alan Moore</span> sits down to talk about his <span style="font-weight:bold;">Watchmen world</span>.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-39216486640192983432008-04-20T12:11:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:03.365-08:00First Look Watchmen Action Figures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAuWqC919NI/AAAAAAAAQek/RLHpOr2o1x0/s1600-h/watchmen_actionfigures_rorschach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAuWqC919NI/AAAAAAAAQek/RLHpOr2o1x0/s400/watchmen_actionfigures_rorschach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191408644569560274" border="0" /></a><a href="http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=10&itemid=12836"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Toy News International</span></span></a> has posted images from the DC Direct action figure line of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen</span> characters and they are looking pretty cool. This lineup is part of the New York City Comic Con. Series 1 has the action figures for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Silk Spectre, Nightowl, Ozymandias,</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rorschach.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAuWqS919OI/AAAAAAAAQes/UDugEyIRR8M/s1600-h/watchmen_actionfigures_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAuWqS919OI/AAAAAAAAQes/UDugEyIRR8M/s400/watchmen_actionfigures_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191408648864527586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAuWqi919PI/AAAAAAAAQe0/3U1ZpbTtbPU/s1600-h/watchmen_actionfigures_nightowl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAuWqi919PI/AAAAAAAAQe0/3U1ZpbTtbPU/s400/watchmen_actionfigures_nightowl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191408653159494898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_CUPv4_UAuY0OZ4w7sndtKFQPpOeal3VNrUaIhSqPjhW8bgSl5MP26ELAKpKCiDYGdgA6wl6-UTlkgsDRaWQnNMN9izBo6RtRlWvPNCrCOjyDKmt6p5G8f1-OiN3zNf9guP3TR_e7QY/s1600-h/watchmen_actionfigures_ozymandias.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_CUPv4_UAuY0OZ4w7sndtKFQPpOeal3VNrUaIhSqPjhW8bgSl5MP26ELAKpKCiDYGdgA6wl6-UTlkgsDRaWQnNMN9izBo6RtRlWvPNCrCOjyDKmt6p5G8f1-OiN3zNf9guP3TR_e7QY/s400/watchmen_actionfigures_ozymandias.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191408657454462210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAuWqy919RI/AAAAAAAAQfE/gTw19my_8e8/s1600-h/watchmen_actionfigures_silk_spectre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAuWqy919RI/AAAAAAAAQfE/gTw19my_8e8/s400/watchmen_actionfigures_silk_spectre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191408657454462226" border="0" /></a>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-84676065992484745302008-04-14T20:02:00.001-07:002008-12-09T00:04:03.461-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAQa3_K2RpI/AAAAAAAAQXE/P97OsHyBT6E/s1600-h/watchmen_extras.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/SAQa3_K2RpI/AAAAAAAAQXE/P97OsHyBT6E/s400/watchmen_extras.jpg" alt="watchmen extras" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189302219789715090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Extras on the set of the Watchmen</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.popphoto.com/photographynewswire/5217/living-large.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">(via Pop Photo) </span></span></a>There has always been a thin line between film and still photography for Hollywood phenom <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zack Snyder</span>. Director of last year's hugely popular Greco-Persian war story 300, Snyder has been taking pictures for most of his life -- inspired by the example of his mother, an artist/photographer who also planted the film seed by giving her son an 8mm movie camera when he was ten. "When I got out of college I started working as a director-cameraman for commercials," says the photographer, a graduate of Pasadena's Art Center College of Design. "I was using a Polaroid 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 pack-film camera as a way of checking exposure and previewing lighting, so I carried it with me wherever I went."<br /><br />Snyder went many places, spanning the globe to make music videos and Clio-winning commercials for clients such as Jeep, Budweiser, and Titleist, and shooting Polaroids as he traveled. Why Polaroids? "I look at a photograph as something like a sand castle," he explains. "I like that it's a one-off." Snyder shoots Polaroid Type 55 black-and-white Positive/Negative film, as do many fine-art and documentary photographers, but unlike those photographers bravely throws his negative away.Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-75865054114285548002008-04-06T16:47:00.001-07:002008-04-06T16:47:57.020-07:00Watchmen Video Production Blog<center><object height="339" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08D19jlnyGMUV"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.movieweb.com/v/V08D19jlnyGMUV" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="339" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Video Journal #1: Sets and Sensibility</center><br />The first of 12 video blogs that we will be releasing during the next year to give you an inside look at the making of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen.</span> We'll launch one every month on the 6th, so keep an eye out for them as they will be premiering on various sites throughout the year.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=7032" target="_blank">Superherohype</a> have launched the first of 12 video journals from set of Zak Snyder's graphic novel adaptation of <a href="http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/34/3234/summary.php" class="film">Watchmen</a>, hitting theaters on March 6th, 2009.<br /><br /><div class="quoted"><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote>Here it is, the first of 12 video <a itxtdid="5287969" target="_blank" href="http://www.movieweb.com/news/23/27823.php#" style="border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;" classname="iAs" class="iAs">blogs</a> that we will be releasing during the next year to give you an inside look at the making of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen</span>. We'll launch one every month on the 6th, so keep an eye out for them as they will be premiering on various sites throughout the year. With that said...<br /><br />- Zack</blockquote><br /></div></div>A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes.<br /><br />As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity...but who is watching <a href="http://www.movieweb.com/news/23/27823.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the watchmen</span></a>?Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-13309574354630082292008-03-24T10:20:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:03.632-08:00The Legitimacy of Graphic Novels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080323-9999-lz1mc23comics.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/R-fnD89d1-I/AAAAAAAAP8Y/EAnNa9iZ5s8/s200/little6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181363951402604514" border="0" /></a>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen </span>graphic novel by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alan Moore</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave Gibbons</span> stands out for many as the greatest example of the genre. Still, some people will always consider it a comic book and look over its literary importance.<br /><br />Three graphic novels from the 1980s – “Maus,” “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen</span>” and “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” - are being used by Nancy Frey, an associate professor of literacy who works with teachers and aspiring teachers at San Diego State University. Frey and others such as Rocco Versaci are part of a growing number of educators encouraging readers to see comics as a legitimate literary form.<br /><br />Palomar College professor Rocco Versaci will teach a class on the subject, called “Comics as Literature. Versaci said comics invite students to think more broadly about literature and get them to talk in class.”<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote>"When most people think about comics, their views are limited to newspaper funnies or thin, sometimes juvenile tales of superhero adventures.<br /><br />But experts, including Palomar College professor Rocco Versaci, say comic books and graphic novels that are sophisticated, emotionally gripping and deal with complex subjects have been emerging over the past 20 years or so.<br /><br />Still, some people don't know that award-winning titles such as “Maus,” “Persepolis” and “Fun Home” even exist.<br /><br />Times are changing, however, and students are increasingly studying graphic novels in classrooms, said Nancy Frey, an associate professor of literacy who works with teachers and aspiring teachers at San Diego State University." <span style="font-weight: bold;">(.<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080323-9999-lz1mc23comics.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">..continue</span></a>)</span><br /></blockquote> </div><br /><p></p>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580837448168346407.post-4480734420723412752008-03-21T15:50:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:04:03.777-08:00Comic legend Alan Moore keeps true to rootsThe BBC News sat down with iconic <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alan Moore</span> to take a look at his past successes and future endevours. Currently, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alan Moore's Watchmen</span> is due to hit theaters in Feb. 2009.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6SqBxpTBpIX1UZfHSTofbHAKnjKnh03n9QjKTN1Vo7q1qPsgutgatNGhyphenhyphenWVAKywh0nfOzZy3OxFvWRONgZQFuL4TNytt_QV4OHN0BmTcgReHnooUJKV2NdS_BEjNYnkB1QCsoPsk5E4/s1600-h/alan_moore_watchmen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6SqBxpTBpIX1UZfHSTofbHAKnjKnh03n9QjKTN1Vo7q1qPsgutgatNGhyphenhyphenWVAKywh0nfOzZy3OxFvWRONgZQFuL4TNytt_QV4OHN0BmTcgReHnooUJKV2NdS_BEjNYnkB1QCsoPsk5E4/s200/alan_moore_watchmen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180332334617843234" border="0" /></a>"Watchmen author Alan Moore is revered across the world as being one of the most creative forces in the industry.<br /><br />Books such as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watchmen, From Hell, League of Extraordinary Gentleman</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">V for Vendetta</span> show that some comic books must be placed on the high table of literature.<br /><br />But despite his fame, Moore still lives in his home town of Northampton, in a three-bedroom mid-terrace home similar to the one he grew up in.<br /><br />As a youngster he quickly became fascinated by stories and books, he explains as part of a Inside Out documentary for BBC One in the East of England.<br /><br />"I had joined the library by the age of five and I naturally gravitated towards mythology, fairy stories, Arthurian romances and the legends of the Greeks and Romans," he says." <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7307303.stm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(...continue)</span></a></blockquote><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7307303.stm"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /></div><br /><p></p>Dave and Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278026466850626254noreply@blogger.com0