Plenty of Watchmen fans—and critics—have complained about Zack Snyder, "the visionary director of 300," being enlisted to direct the movie version of the most acclaimed comic book of all time, Watchmen. But it could've been worse! Imagine if Watchmen had been directed by Tyler Perry, or Judd Apatow, or Sofia Coppola, or Woody Allen. Actually, you don't have to imagine those dire scenarios: Slate.com imagined them for you.
...because, sometimes, it takes two.
Is there really a connection between zombie movies and social unrest? io9 decided to do some research and find out.
The result? The line graph above showing the number of zombie movies coming out in the West each year since 1910 — and there are definite spikes during certain years, which always seem to happen eerily close to historical events involving war or social upheaval.
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In our Monster Squad review, I said I really, really wanted a "Stephen King Rules" t-shirt like Sean's in the movie. Lo and behold...
And it's not just Monster Squad - find t-shirts from all of your favorite movies here.
Tired of all the current campaign chatter? Well, go back in time then.
Joost, an online video channel, is offering episodes of retro TV that focus on elections.
The collection features episodes of Bewitched, Dynasty, Square Pegs, and others. On Welcome Back, Kotter, Barbarino runs for student-body president with a catchy slogan: “Vote for Vinnie and Nobody Gets Hurt.” On Maude, characters argue over war and socialized medicine.
See... it is true, after all. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
And while we're on the subject, we are accepting Movie Lists of Favorite Movie Presidents through Election Day. Email your list to [email protected] to have it featured on the blog.
Miss Cellania offers Ten Movie LOLCats for your feLOLine enjoyment.
And, just to play along, here's one of the two official HeSaid SheSaid cats, Joplin, starring in Staredown at the OK Corral. (Be afraid, Baby. Be very afraid.)
Now you can play along at home while watching your favorite scary movie with this Horrified B Movie Victims Actor Action Figure Set!
When bathing with this glow in the dark CelebriDuck, remember the immortal horror movie rules:
Ever wonder where a particular movie or TV show was filmed? Have fun finding out with www.famouslocations.com. They have over 3.6 million movie locations and maps in their database. (And if you know where scenes were filmed, you can share your information too.)
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