Top Ten Horror Remakes!
March 10, 2011
Hollywood has been going back to the proverbial
well a lot these last few years, remaking, rebooting, and reimagining every old movie, TV show and board game that’s
available to option. But remakes are not new to the movie industry, and among the sea of tired retreads
there are a few gems that are worth their weight in cinematic gold. This week Jeremy Wockenfuss counts
down his top ten horror remakes.
Top 10 Movies of 2010 by Wendell Riley
December 30, 2010
2010 was a truly uneven year for movies,
dragged down by a particularly weak Summer crop. There were few surprises, and time and time again we had
to rely on the established heavyweights to bail us out. There were some standouts, many of which were sadly
overlooked by audiences in favor of more commercial fare. Here’s my top 10 list of movies for 2010.
How the Internet ruined last night’s South Park episode...
October 21, 2010
South Park, known for its ability to effectively lampoon pop culture, was beaten at its own game last night.
Wendell Riley discusses the effect of the Internet on one of Television's most important shows. Click
here to read it!
The 10 Most Anticipated Movies Of The Rest Of 2010 September 30, 2010
Though the 2010 summer movie season was punctuated by truly inspired fare like Inception
and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, the overall crop of films left much to be desired. Fortunately,
as the leaves turn brown and the temperature drops, Hollywood shifts its sights away from dreams of
billion dollar blockbusters to more thoughtful, understated, inspired fare… Oh who are
we kidding? Check out our list of the
ten most anticipated movies of the rest of 2010.
10 sci-fi classics of the last decade!
August
26, 2010
Wendell Riley counts down his list of the best sci-fi movies of the first
decade of the new century. Check it out
here.
Scott Pilgrim: The Summer's Biggest Tragedy
August
19, 2010
Wendell Riley weighs in on the excellent Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and
the sad state of Internet hype. Read more
here.
9 Modern Vampire Classics...
August 12, 2010
Wendell Riley shares his list of some of the
best vampire movies in modern cinema. Check it out
here.
Maggie Schmidt Featured at Bubble Rap 2010!
June 1, 2010
Maggie
Schmidt, one of the flagship characters of the Three Quarter Universe, is currently being featured at the
3rd annual Bubble Rap Exhibition at the Artspace Gallery in Shreveport, Louisiana. The brainchild
of Michael G. Moore, Bubble Rap features cartoon, comic and graphic art from the Northwest
Louisiana area. Read more
here!
Avenging Iron Man 2
May 11, 2010
Wendell
Riley thinks Iron Man 2 is better than the first movie, and defends his position by meeting the criticisms
of the film head on. Read it
here.
Super Hero Sequels that are better than the originals
May
7, 2010
With Iron Man II opening this weekend and getting overwhelmingly positive
buzz, we decided to count down some of the best Super Hero movie sequels. Check it out
here.
10 Underrated Movies Based On Comics
April
27, 2010
Join us as we take a look at 10 movies based on comics that never got their due. Check
it out
here!
On Kick-Ass
Wendell Riley
discusses why he loved and hated the new movie Kick Ass with equal measure. "Here’s my initial
reaction to Kick-Ass the movie: I sort of liked the first act, hated the second act, and loved the third."
Read more here.
Recommended Reading
Throughout the years
many of our friends and colleagues who’ve never read comics have asked us to recommend
books to them. Like good pushers, we always have a stash of gateway books to ease them into the
world of comics. Some are light, some are heavy, some are conventional and some push
the boundaries of the genre. Check them out here!
… Inspired by the Graphic Novel “You’re full of sh..”
Wendell Riley takes a huge swing at the term 'Graphic Novel' with a discussion
on the validity of the name itself:
"...I would like to implicitly state for the record
that I have never written a Graphic Novel in my life, and I’ve never sat down
and said to myself, 'This idea will make a great Graphic Novel'. If I sound
a little nit-picky and a tad touchy about the whole thing allow me to explain further and hopefully
shed some light on the subject with a bit of history..." Read the full article
here!
Top 10 Slasher Flicks!
Guest columnist Jeremy
Wockenfuss counts down his favorite slasher films of all time:
There
are several components to a proper slasher flick, but for my purposes all I really need to see in these
movies are two things -
1 - A bad guy with a nasty agenda
2 - See rule
#1
It could be argued that several movies from the Big Three (Freddy,
Jason and Myers) should make the cut, but I'll only take my favorites from those respective
series. On with the list!
Go behind the scenes and see how online comics are produced!
Maggie Schmidt is the brainchild of Thorsten Raab and Deborah Wiltshire of hip&single.com,
a dating website based in San Francisco, Ca. The Three Quarter team was brought on board to develop the character
and create the stories that you read every week. Let’s take a look at how each Maggie strip
is created, from beginning to end. Read more
here.
