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RedPhoneZone Issue #38

  By terrestrialboy | January 18, 2011 - 12:00 pm | , ,
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Green Arrow

It’s back to business as usual in this issue when Ethan, Aaron, and Shea take on a We Make It with Green Arrow.  In the Top 6 segment, we give you our Top 6 Upcoming 2011 Releases we’re looking forward to.  We wrap things up with a Watch This on Hudson Hawk.

Don’t forget that voting is still open for the nominees for the Facilitators of the Indomitable Order of the Zone of Ruthaz.

About Green Arrow

Green Arrow (“Oliver Queen”) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City. Dressed like Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an archer who invents trick arrows with various special functions, such as glue arrows, net arrows, explosive arrows, time bomb arrows, grappling arrows, fire extinguishing arrows, flash arrows, tear gas arrows, cryonic arrows, boxing-glove arrows, and even a kryptonite arrow. Originally developed as an archery-themed analogue of the very popular Batman character, writers at DC have developed Green Arrow into a voice of left-wing and progressive politics very much distinct in character from Batman, with his own supporting cast.

Throughout his first twenty-five years, Green Arrow was not a significant hero. In the late 1960s, however, writer Denny O’Neil chose to have him lose his fortune, giving him the then-unique role of streetwise crusader for the working class and the disadvantaged. In 1970, he was paired with the more law-and-order-oriented heroGreen Lantern in a groundbreaking, socially conscious comic book series. Since then, he has been popular among comic book fans and most writers have taken an urban, gritty approach to the character. The character was killed off in the 1990s and replaced by a new character, Oliver’s son Connor Hawke, the second Green Arrow; however, Hawke proved a less popular character, and the original Oliver Queen character was resurrected in the 2001 “Quiver” storyline. In the 2000s, the character has been featured in bigger storylines focusing on Green Arrow and the character Black Canary, such as the DC event The Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding and the high-profile Justice League: Cry for Justice storyline, the climax of which sees Green Arrow becoming a morally-ambiguous anti-hero.[citation needed]

The character was not initially a well-known character outside of comic book fandom; he had appeared in a single episode of the animated series Super Friends in 1973. The character, however, became a prominent feature in the DCAU animated series Justice League Unlimited in the 2000s, reflective of his status in Justice League comic books, as well as the animated series The Batman and several DC Universe Animated Original Movies. From season six of popular live-action seriesSmallville, in 2006, Green Arrow has been played by actor Justin Hartley, who later becomes a core cast member; he was originally introduced in a guest run as a substitute for the restricted-rights character Batman. As a main character, Smallville prominently features Green Arrow supporting characters and mythos. David S. Goyer has also attempted to get Green Arrow: Escape from Super Max into production as a film in the late 2000s.

About Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. Bruce Willis stars in the title role and also co-wrote the story. Danny Aiello,Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, David Caruso, Lorraine Toussaint, Frank Stallone, Richard E. Grant, and Sandra Bernhard are also featured.

The live action film makes heavy use of cartoon-style slapstick, including sound effects, which enhances the movie’s signature surreal humour. The plot combines material based on conspiracy theories, secret societies, and historic mysteries, as well as outlandish “clockpunk” technology à la Coburn’s Our Man Flint movies of the 1960s.

A recurring plot device in the film has Hudson and his partner Tommy “Five-Tone” (Aiello) singing songs concurrently but separately, to time and synchronize their exploits. Willis-Aiello duets of Bing Crosby‘s Swinging on a Star and Paul Anka‘s Side by Side feature on the movie’s soundtrack.

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RedPhoneZone Issue #37

  By terrestrialboy | January 17, 2011 - 12:00 pm | , , ,
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In this year end spectacular, Ethan joins Aaron and Shea from Ohio on his way back from Maryland.  Ethan is joined by his friend Tracy Barnett, writer over at the Troll in the Corner blog.  In this issue, these four gentlemen take on the prospect of making a movie about 2010 in We Make It.  In the Top 6 segment, we all take a look at our Top 6 Movies of 2010.  We wrap things up with a retrospective on the year looking at the RedPhoneZone over the last 37 issues.

Don’t forget that voting is still open for the nominees for the Facilitators of the Indomitable Order of the Zone of Ruthaz.

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RedPhoneZone Issue #36

  By terrestrialboy | January 16, 2011 - 12:00 pm | , ,
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Merry Christmas

In this issue, Aaron and Ethan go sans Shea for a Christmas spectacular!  We first tackle a We Make It segment with a look at what we’d do with a good holiday movie.  In our Top 6 segment, we sit down and think of our Top 6 Christmas Movies.  We wrap things up this time with a Watch This of the Christmas classic, A Christmas Story.

Voting is also still open for the nominees for the Facilitators of the Indomitable Order of the Zone of Ruthaz.

About Christmas

Merry Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday generally observed on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure ofChristianity. The date is not known to be the actual birthday of Jesus, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after Christians believe Jesus to have been conceived, the date of the Roman winter solstice, or one of various ancient winter festivals.Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.

Although nominally a Christian holiday, Christmas is also celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians worldwide, and many of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange ofChristmas cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, in Western Christianity several figures, known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, and Santa Claus, among other names, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season.

Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity among both Christians and non-Christians, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas is a factor that has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.

About A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story theatrical release poster

A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark. The film has since become a holiday classic and is known to be shown numerous times on television during the Christmas season, usually in a 24-hour marathon.

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RedPhoneZone Issue #35

  By terrestrialboy | January 15, 2011 - 3:42 pm | , ,
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Ghostbusters

In this issue, Ethan, Aaron, and Shea take on a We Make It of Ghostbusters 3, while in the ever-popular Top 6, we get a little musical with our Top 6 Musical Moments in Film.  We wrap things up in this issue with a Watch This, led by Ethan, on the CW television show, Supernatural.

Don’t forget, voting is still open for the newest nominees for the Facilitators of the Indomitable Order of the Zone of Ruthaz!

About Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters, titled on-screen as Ghost Busters, is a 1984 American comedy film written by co-stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists-turned-ghost capturers. The film was released in the United States on June 8, 1984 and like several films of the era, teamed Aykroyd and/or Ramis with Bill Murray. It was produced and directed by Ivan Reitman, who also directed Stripes, and stars Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver,Annie Potts, and Ernie Hudson. The film made US$291,632,124 in the United States alone, the equivalent of $538,260,000 in 2010 prices, ranking the film as the 32nd biggest grossing in U.S. box office history after adjustment for inflation.

It was followed by a sequel, Ghostbusters II in 1989, and two animated television series, The Real Ghostbusters (later renamed Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters) and Extreme Ghostbusters. Ramis, who co-wrote the first two films, has confirmed that a script for a potential third film is being developed by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, the writing team best known for their work on Curb Your Enthusiasm and the American version of The Office. Ramis told a Chicago Tribune columnist in 2008 that the original films’ four main cast members may have minor on-screen roles: “The concept is that the old Ghostbusters would appear in the film in some mentor capacity”. The American Film Institute ranked Ghostbusters 28th in its 100 Years… 100 Laughs list of film comedies.

About Supernatural

Supernatural is an American drama and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW‘s lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they hunt demons and other figures of the paranormal. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. The current executive producers are Eric Kripke, McG, and Robert Singer; former executive producer Kim Manners died of lung cancer during production of the fourth season.

The series, which is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, was in development for nearly ten years, as creator Kripke spent several years unsuccessfully pitching it as a series. The pilot was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers, and the ratings of the first four episodes prompted The WB to pick up the series for a full season of 22 episodes. Originally, Kripke planned the series for three seasons, but later expanded it to five. The fifth season began airing on September 10, 2009, and concluded the series’ main storyline; however, The CW officially renewed the show for a sixth season on February 16, 2010. Not long afterwards: Kripke confirmed that he wouldn’t return as showrunner; however, he would stay on as a hands-on executive producer. Sera Gamble, replacing Kripke as showrunner, has stated that the sixth season will focus on the brothers’ relationship and the secrets they discover.

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RedPhoneZone Issue #029

  By terrestrialboy | November 2, 2010 - 9:38 pm | , , ,
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

In this special Halloween issue, we take a look at what makes a Horror Movie, and what would happen if We Make It!  Then, we take a look at our Top 6 Scary Movies.  We wrap things up in this episode with Ethan giving us reasons why Kolchak: The Night Stalker should be watched and loved in Watch This!

About Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974-75 season. It featured a fictional newspaper reporter – Carl Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin – who investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly ones law enforcement authorities won’t pursue. Often these crimes involve some element of the supernatural or science fiction, such as fantastical creatures.

The series was preceded by two television movies, The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973). While the series only lasted for one season, it remained popular in syndication, and is often credited as the inspiration for the popular television series The X-Files. Following The X-Files’ success, the franchise was resurrected in 2005 in the form of a second television series with a new cast and characters, as well as subsequent novels and comic books.

The entire series is available in syndication and is occasionally rerun on the Sci-Fi Channel under its original expanded title, Kolchak: The Night Stalker. In 2008, it began running on Chiller. It is also available on DVD.

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RedPhoneZone Issue #027

  By terrestrialboy | October 15, 2010 - 1:41 pm | , ,
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Cover of Superman vol. 2, 75 (Jan 1993). Art by Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding.

In this issue, we start off with our weekly dose of Geekly Happenings, followed up with a We Make It of the Death of Superman storyline from DC Comics.  Next, in our Top 6 segment, we each give our top 6 movie weapons.  We wrap things up in this issue with Shea leading us on a Watch This! of the new Battlestar Galactica.

About The Death of Superman

“The Death of Superman” is a 1992 comic book storyline that occurred in DC Comics‘s Superman titles. The completed multi-issue story arc was given the title The Death and Return of Superman.

In the story, Superman engages in battle with a seemingly unstoppable killing machine named Doomsday in the streets of Metropolis.At the fight’s conclusion, both combatants die from their wounds in Superman (vol. 2) #75 in 1992.

The crossover depicted the world’s reaction to Superman’s death in “Funeral for a Friend,” the emergence of four individuals claiming to be the “new” Superman, and the eventual return of the original Superman in “Reign of the Supermen!”

The storyline, devised by editor Mike Carlin and the Superman writing team of Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kesel, met with enormous success: the Superman titles gained international exposure, reaching to the top of the comics sales charts and selling out overnight. The event was widely covered by national and international news media. The storyline was adapted into a 2007 animated film, Superman: Doomsday.

The Death of Superman on Wikipedia

About DC Comics

DC Comics (founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications) is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing division of DC Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary company ofWarner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner. DC Comics produces material featuring a large number of well-knowncharacters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel, Hawkman, the Teen Titans, Green Arrow, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Robin, Supergirl, Batgirl, Plastic Man, and the Justice League; villains such as Lex Luthor, the Joker,the Riddler,and Catwoman; and the rest of the DC Universe.

The initials “DC” came from the company’s popular series Detective Comics, which subsequently became part of the company’s official name. DC Comics has its official headquarters at 1700 Broadway, Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York. Random House distributes DC Comics’ books to the bookstore market, while Diamond Comic Distributors supplies the comics shop specialty market.

DC Comics and its major, longtime competitor Marvel Comics together share over 80% of the American comic-book market as of 2008.

About Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar GalacticaTV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. The reimagined miniseries Battlestar Galactica, developed by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, was first telecast in 2003, and this concept was continued with another Battlestar Galactica TV series telecast from 2004 to 2009. A prequel TV series, Caprica, began airing in 2010.

All Battlestar Galactica productions share the premise that in a distant part of our galaxy, a human civilization lives on a group of planets known as the Twelve Colonies, to which they have migrated from their ancestral homeworld of Kobol. The Twelve Colonies have warred for decades with a cybernetic race known as the Cylons, whose goal is the extermination of the human race.

The Cylon Empire offers peace to the humans, which proves a ruse. With the aid of a human traitor named Baltar, the Cylons carry out a massive attack on the home planets of the Twelve Colonies and on the Colonial Fleet of starships that protect them. These attacks devastate the Colonial Fleet, lay waste to the Colonies, and destroy their populations.

Scattered survivors flee into outer space aboard available spaceships. Of the entire Colonial battle fleet, only the Battlestar Galactica, a gigantic aircraft carrier of outer space, appears to have survived the Cylon conflagration. Later, it is discovered that another Battlestar, thePegasus, has also survived and fled into deep space under the command of Commander Cain (Admiral Cain in the reimagined series).

Under the leadership of Commander Adama, the Galactica and the pilots of “Viper” fighters lead a fugitive fleet of survivors in search of the fabled thirteenth colony known as Earth.

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RedPhoneZone Issue #25

  By terrestrialboy | October 1, 2010 - 8:05 am | , ,
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We return to the land of video in this episode, and the audio is kinda screwy for the first half of the show.  We promise that won’t happen again!  We do hope you enjoy our snazzy new format!

In this episode, we satisfy Ethan’s desire to do a We Make It on X-Men 4.

Then, we take on the Top 6 once again, but this time we look at our Top 6 sidekicks.

Finally, we wrap things up with Aaron making a plea in Watch This!  What does he want you to watch?  Well, Bullshit of course, the Penn & Teller series on Showtime.

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RedPhoneZone Issue #23

  By terrestrialboy | September 15, 2010 - 8:11 am | , ,
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We kick off season two of the RedPhoneZone with new segments, and a little more of an informal atmosphere.  We also ditch the video for now, and go with nothing but audio!

In this issue, we introduce the “We Make It” segment, where we take some sort of concept or upcoming film project, and give our take on what we think it should be like, and what we’d do if we were the producers of the project.  Today, we tackle the next Batman film in the Christopher Nolan Batman franchise.

Top 6 makes its triumphant return when we take on our Top 6 Movie Monsters.

Finally, we debut our other new segment, “Watch This!”  In this week’s Watch This, Ethan talks about Smallville and the upcoming 10th season, and why you should be watching.

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