Trailer Posts: New Iron Man Trailer

This trailer is more focused on Robert Downey Jr., in all his Tony Stark like ways.

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Warner Brothers to join Hulu

Embedded TV fans rejoice! Bruce Rosenblum, Warner Brothers TV's president said in a talk with Stanford law students that a deal with Hulu is "imminent." As you may or may not know I am a big fan and an avid watcher of Hulu.com, so I am excited about the addition of WB TV shows and possibly some movies. This article also speaks to Warner Brothers future use of celluar content. We may soon see Smallville and Reaper on Qualcomm based MediaFLO, which provides us full TV shows on cell phones via Verizon Wireless' V-Cast Mobile TV (and AT&T's service, whenever they get around to launching it.) If you haven't gotten an invite to Hulu's private beta yet, no worries TechCrunch thinks they will be out of beta and available to everyone in March! But if you can't wait that long than here's an episode of the Simpsons to hold you over.



And here's the Arrested Development pilot because, well, I love this show!

Consumer Advocacy Blogs You Should Know About

In today's world of recalls, shady CEOs, outsourced customer service and general disrespect for your dollar attitude, I think it's nice to have a few people looking out for you. Here's a couple of my favorite customer advocacy blogs, which I recommend checking on a quasi-regular basis.

Gawker Media's Consumerist

the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups has a good site and blog

WashingtonPost.com's The Checkout by Annys Shin

And Joe Consumer, which I have no idea of who runs it

G.I. Joe Movie Enemy Revealed!

This is the first leaked photo from the final scene of G.I. Joe the movie!

Carbonite Han Solo Desk: And other Tom Spina Designs

If I told you that I had heard of Tom Spina today, I'd be lying and the inner fanboy in me is kicking myself for it.
According to TomSpinaDesigns.com

"Tom Spina Designs provides custom sculpture, furniture, mannequins, movie prop and wardrobe displays & restoration and other unique items for collectors, home theaters, museums, restaurants and more!"

Apparently Tom Spina has a decent gallery of restoration project as well as custom funiture and scupltures, also a large collection of haunted house items which are for sale if you have a lot of space and neighborhood children (and their parents) to scare.

Being the star wars nut that I am, I found the Han Solo desk and the Max Rebo Band scuplture the most facnating.

Check it out for yourself HERE

Sara Silverman is F#@*ing Matt Damon/Jimmy Kimmel is F#@*ing Ben Affleck

Sara Silverman is F#@*ing Matt Damon:



Jimmy Kimmel is F#@*ing Ben Affleck:

Lazy Sunday: Get up and be lazy edition

If you read this blog on even a semi-regular bases you know that I am a big advocate for enjoying a Sunday afternoon by lounging around and watching a movie. Well this week I suggest going to the movies and being lazy. I got off my bum and went to see Be Kind Rewind this weekend and am so glad I did. Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind is quirky comedy with a lot of heart.

Due to an attempt to sabotage the power plant (which he thinks is controlling his brain), sweet hearted moron Jerry (Jack Black) becomes magnetized and accidentally erases all the VHS tapes in the store where his best friend Mike (Most Def) has been left in charge for the week. When the owner Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) asks his friend Miss Falewicz (Mia Farrow) to check on the store, the boys decide the best option is to re-record the movie with themselves as the stars. Miss Falewicz's knucklehead nephew watches the tape and demands more "Sweeded" movies. The re-shot movies become so popular Jerry and Mike with the help of the the honest Alma (Melonie Diaz) try to save their not so historic building from the developers.
Even though Be Kind Rewind is a "feel good" comedy, its message is very grounded. There is no shortage of laughs though, I laughed out loud, a lot!
I highly recommend this movie, the only drawback is if you haven't seen the movies they are "sweeding" you may not get all the gags. For a movie about a couple of knuckleheads directing movies, the direction is exceptional.


This movie will go in my collection when it hits DVD
but don't wait for me to loan it to you, go see it!

Also check out the official movie site, where the proceed to "Sweed" the internet with a great mock Google site and is full of great clips from the movie. Check out the offical site HERE

Here's the preview for Be Kind Rewind




Below we have a few of Be Kind Rewind's "Sweeded" videos

Here's Robocop "Sweeded"



Boyz N' The Hood "Sweeded"



And Ghostbusters Sweeded

Very funny Alan Moore tribute music video!

Thanks to Shawn from Naked Imagination for this!

Comic Movie Roumor Round Up

There have been a lot of rumors and leaks this past week and here's a quick synopses to keep you caught up.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Not only has the above photo been realsed this week but several new casting roumors have been reported (or blogged). Ain't it cool news reports Ryan Reynolds will be playing the smarth mouthed mercarny Deadpool. Super Hero Hype announced that Taylor Kitsch will be playing that crafty cajun Gambit. And in from left field, slashfilm wrote that rapper will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas will play John Wraith a mutant teleporter who teamed worked with Wolverine during his Canadian espionage days. (even stranger they say his group mate Taboo will play an unknown role in the Chung Li movie?!)

Batman: The Dark Knight

This Photo was posted by darkhorizons and is not only a toy of Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face, but what life actually looks like out of Two-Face's bad eye.

Watchmen

Watchmen has wrapped shooting and begun what I can only imagine is an immense editing phase. Lucky for us Zack Snyder wasn't too busy to drop this new Rorschach still on us!

Where the Wild Things Are: A first look at the movie

This clip was leaked today and it appears to be from the upcoming Where the Wild Things Are, movie from Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze. I don't know if it's the real deal or not, but it looks good! I for one am very much looking forward to this movie. Acording to ain't it cool news Carrol (the big guy) is voiced by James Gandolfini, and this obviously is not James Gandolfini. The movie isn't due out till 2009 but we can start dreaming today.

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Read Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield's weekely Freak Angel online for free

The new free weekly online comic Freak Angel from the extraordinarily talent of Warren Elis and Paul Duffield looks great and has gotten my attention is just 6 pages. It seems to be a post apocalyptic super hero steam punk comic, which in my opinion there just are not enough of on the planet. I don't know how I'll manage with just 6 pages at a time, I just may have to stay away for several months and check back for a longer read. I'm sure if this is even a marginal success, I'm sure there will be a paper collection of some sort. I must say I really admire the effort of new distribution method, if it dies well I'm sure we'll see a more web comics like this.

Check out this weeks edition HERE
Still not sure? Than read the first page below first.

Update: We have just added a Freak Angels widget below, so now you can always get there from here.

Palaba's Post 100th Post!

Thats right here at Palaba's Posts were celebrating out 100th Post! It's hard to believe your 8th favorite Blog is 100 post old, or long or strong, yea 100 posts strong! We here at Palaba's Posts want to thank all of our 50 readers and pledge to keep bringing you pop culture when it fizzles!

More Fun with Jerry O'Connell

I know this video is around a week old now, which in Blog time is like forever, but I was in the mood for a little more Jerry O'Connell. And some Rebecca Romjin never hurt, well not me anyway. I guess I just meed to petiton Hulu to run a little Sliders now and again.

What the Smurf?

Comingsoon.net Has the Surfinist scoop on the new CGI Smurf movie. I was a big Sumrf fan, like most people my age and I can see this making for a good family friendly flick. So If you can't smurf enough Smurfs and wanna check out the Smurfiest CGI of toy favorite three apple high blue rodants, you can smurf it out HERE

Lazy Sunday: Full Length Movie Edition

This Sunday instead of just encouraging you to be lazy by tell you what movies I stared at from the couch, I'm gonna give you some full length movies to stare at lazily your self! So don't go saying I never do anything for you!

First up:
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Runtime 2:16:53
Rated: PG-13
Description: A distinguished young captain of the British Navy leads his able crew - including his best friend, the ship's doctor - on a mission to take a "phantom" French vessel with a fearsome reputation for sinking British ships.


Next we Have:
The Jerk
Runtime: 1:35:11
Rated: R
Description: Steve Martin plays Navin, an idiot raised in Mississippi by a black family, who encounters misadventure after misadventure as he seeks his fortune in the world.


Last but not least:
Bulworth
Runtime: 1:49:04
Rated: R
Description: A disillusioned liberal politician puts out a contract on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters.


In case you couldn't tell, todays movies were brought to us by the good people at Hulu

Now that the WGA strike is over, who won?

TheFutonCritic has a great breakdown of the final agreement the WGA and the AMPTP settled on. The guide is well put together, and even offers a comparison to the old contract. Was it worth it? You let me know.

Check out the guide HERE

Batman: Gotham Knight Direct to DVD Anime

The WB is releasing a Batman DVD seemingly similar to the Animatrix (they even reference it in this promo) The DVD looks good, but this promo is lite on the action and heavy on people talking about the action. Batman: Gotham Knight seems like a very cool way for Warner Brothers to make an extra buck while adding to the viral marketing of an upcoming blockbuster movie.

HBO.com has an interesting interview with Michelle Paress, who plays Alma Gutierrez on The Wire. She tells of her very humble acting roots, apparently she auditioned for the role of Carcetti's secretary but David Simon had other ideas. It also seems like I'm not as up on my Wire trivia as I thought I was, I didn't know she was married to Larry Gilliard Jr, who played one of my favorite roles in the wire, D'Angelo Barksdale. Check out the interview HERE

If you are at all like me, and just can't talk about the Wire enough, HBO.com wants you to tell them your predictions for the end of the series. Let them know what you think HERE.

Well whatever they decide to do, I'd like to see the stories continue in comic book form, similarly to Buffy the Vampire slayer, or Star Trek. I know The Wire isn't science fiction, but Simon has created his own "universe" with it's own set of rules and physics, it's a world where Carcetti and O'Malley can both exist (Carcetti mentioned him in a dedication to new development on the waterfront, that isn't a grain peir. (I loved that scene) Also in Simon's Baltimore Murphy Homes stood for five years longer than they lasted in this reality. Ok maybe it's too fanboy, but I can dream can't I?

Trailer Posts: Not your typical Indiana Campbell and the Kung Fu Big Foot edition

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull



Ok so I love Kung Fu movies, I think pandas are pretty cool and I actually enjoy most of Jack Black's movies so I want to check this one out...



Ok time for another confession, I love Bruce Campbell more than I should any man, especially a man I have never met so, I'm definitely checking this one out.



As far as indie flicks go this one looks like fun, unfortunately it's only showing at SWSX right now, so check it out if you can, if you can't than you, like me will just have to wait to see Not Your Typical Big Foot Movie

Remember the live action Tick?

No? then do yourself a favor and watch this pilot. Ah, I miss the tick.

TV Feud continues? Wayne Brady created Stephen Colbert?

You Decide

The Incredible Hulk vs. Omar?

In an interview with allhiphop.com Michael K. Williams tells of his upcoming roles in various movies by saying

"I got two films coming up this year, one is The Hulk 2 with Ed Norton, and I'm in the new Spike Lee joint called Miracle At St. Anna, which is based on the Buffalo Soldier story of the 92nd infantry. I just booked this new Picture called The Road with Charlize Theron. I'm excited about that and eager to work with her. I'm just cranking them out little by little."

From this I can deduce two things, 1) That Michael K. Williams is in the new Incredible Hulk movie. And 2) He will reprise his role as Omar Little , every one's favorite shotgun wielding, drug dealer robbing, tell Marlo it's personal, the game is the game vigilante from Baltimore and be the only person able to stop Bruce (sometimes David) Banner from destroying Pimlico and all of Park Heights! I thought of it so it must be true! Besides as I understand it Edward Norton had total re-write privileges for the Incredible Hulk and is from Columbia MD. Which is a suburb of Baltimore (Well Baltimore is closer than DC anyway)

Check out the interview for yourself HERE

Stewart vs. Colbert vs. O'Brien Fight Video! Genius!

Last night I witnessed what I believe was the best post strike TV! Without their writers the collective late night talk show hosts Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert brought to a head their recent feud regarding "who created" Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. I know there will be many haters, naysayers and ne'erdowell who will complain that it was just a giant waste of time. To them I say it was a giant funny waste of time! Now make sure yo have 25 min and 58 sec to laugh, or you could play them all at once.

It started last night on The Daily Show



It continued on The Colbert Report



And it concluded on Late Night with Conan O'Brien with not only the inevitable brawl but a special message from Mike Huckabee

Happy Super Fat Tuesday!

Thats right this year both Super Tuesday and Fat Tuesday falls on the same day, Today!

Well here in lovely Baltimore, MD we are not voting till next week, and don't celebrate Fat Tuesday, well not like New Orleans anyway. America's first Catholic Basilica is located here in Baltimore but no drunken people in the street or girls flashing, well no more than any other Tuesday in Fell's Point, Federal Hill or Canton, so I thought I'd leave you with a special pic on this special day, enjoy...

Trailer Posts: Did Morgan Spurlock find Osama bin Laden?

Well honestly I hope not, because if he did and he waited until the movie was cut and released to tell anyone, let's say I'd be more than a little disappointed with Mr. Spurlock! Even though I'm pretty certain this movie is sans bin Laden I am very excited to see it. I don't know when I became actually interested in seeing documentaries on the big (but not that Big) screen. Ah well here's the trailer judge for yourself:

Is this the Crystal Skull?

Ok so ActionFigureInsider.com is posting the pic below saying it came for a promo form a Japinese Toy company who is apparently making key chains of Indy's iconic artifacts (well before this) has an image of what is believed to be The Crystal Skull! Do we know for sure? No of course not, but we can speculate.

Update: Sorry folks but the powers that be have their magic "lawyer power" to mysteriously remove all images of the trinket key chains from the interwebs! Here's a promotional poster with a skull looking flame thingie instead!

Trailer Post: Super Bowl Edition

During what I thought was one of the more exciting Super Bowls in a few years you may have missed some of the great movie trailers. Lucky for you I have a few of my favorites below! I know the Super Bowl had a lot of great adds, but forgive me if I get more excited about a new Iron Man movie than a six pack of Bud(I drink Natty Boh or Yuengling, it's a regional thing I guess). But Just in case you wanted to see them check out YouTube has a special page, check it out HERE

Now on to the trailers!

First up we have the Iron Man trailer, while I enjoyed seeing more of the crimson avenger, I think the last trailer got me more excited. It was probably the absence of Ozzy's Iron Man amongst Downey's Iron Man



Next up is another movie adaptation of a comic book, Mark Millar's Wanted. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if your over the age of 18 and you haven't read this graphic novel, you need to.(The book contains some adult themes)I must also say I am a big Common fan, I have been since his classic Hip-Hop album Resurrection(Which you also NEED to own)



Last up we have an adaption not from a comic book, but a book I love none the less, Prince Caspian. I find it odd the order in which Disney is releasing the cinematic versions of C.S.Lewis's classics (Prince Caspian is the 4th in the series)but hold out great hope Disney releases them all.



During the Super Bowl we also saw trailers for Leatherheads, which looks funny and Wall-E, which looks like a young Johnny 5 from Short Circuit.

Lazy Sunday: Super Bowl Shuffle edition

Welcome to another Lazy Sunday! This Sunday I plan, like most Americans to watch the Super Bowl, while I'm not that real interested in either team, I will be rooting for the under dog NY Giants fr two reasons. First because the last time they were at the big game they were defeated by my Baltimore Ravens, but more importantly I'm rooting for the Giants because the New England Patriots cheated. While I would love to witness a perfect season to tell my grandkids about, I find it inherently worthless if I need to tell them that they got there by cheating. I know a lot of people will say they would have had a perfect season without cheating, but we will never really know now will we? If they win the whole season needs to be marked with an *! Now they are even being accused of spying on the Rams before Super Bowl XXXVI. It's hard enough to convince my self to watch baseball any more, if Camden Yards wasn't such a nice stadium to hang out in I may have abandoned that sport all together.

Now let us go back to a simpler time, before we knew how corny it was for our sports celebrities to rap
(Thanks again Shaq{Ok this one's not so bad})

Super Bowl Shuffle - Celebrity bloopers here

Is Bill Cosby set to release a Rap record?

According to AllHipHop.com Comedian/Actor/Social Activist Bill Cosby is going to release a new Rap album. I think it's great that Bill heard about the record industry's recent failings and wanted to do his part to keep another great U.S. industry afloat. I'm going to avoid all of the obvious stabs we could take at Bill over this one, because I respect the man. Mr. Cosby has been very vocal about a culture which he feels is eroding the youth. In the name of full disclosure I am a huge Hip-Hop fan, my tastes rest in 90's Hip-Hop like Tribe, De La, Hyro, Pharside or todays under grown like MF Doom, El-P, Cage, RJ-D2 and others. But Bill seems one of the few celebrities today who is not content to just sit and complain about social issues, but get of his bum and champion his cause. That being said, I think this album will be horrible. I don't think Mr. Cosby truly understands what makes for a good or even decent Rap album, than again I don't think any of todays Studio exces or even todays radio rappers do either.

If you want to get an idea of what this album will sound like check out this jam session from 1969 with Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones





And Here's a clip from Cosby on Meet the Press speaking about his issues with "gangster rap"



A lot of people take issue with Cosby's view on the subject, but I haven't here an educated rebutal on his issues, the closest thing to a counter point would be Chuck D, but it's obvious they seem to agree on many of the problems, just have different ideas on their causes.