Morning Talk: More Superheroes Are Coming

The immensely entertaining Marvel’s the Avengers has not only sent scores of fans home with the biggest smiles on their faces for a very, very long time, it also seems to have revitalised our yearning for superhero movies. We don’t have to look far to satisfy this craving though, what with Sony’s the Amazing Spider-Man and Warner Bros’ the Dark Knight Rises just around the corner. The unfortunate move to postpone the release date of G.I. Joe: Retaliation by a little under 9 months is a bit disappointing, but at least now Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel will have some company when it hits theatres in 2013. 

Images of the Day: ‘The Avengers’ Concept Art Reveals What the Chitauri Almost Looked Like

Now that The Avengers is in theaters and raking in tons of cash, some of the artists who worked on various concept designs for the movie have started posting their work on their respective websites. Here, artist Justin Sweet shows us a variety of different looks for the Chitauri – The Alien Army Loki used to try and destroy the World (Mostly New York, but still). 

Morning Talk: The Curse of The Avengers & The Last Action Movie

The Avengers… what more can be said about it? The greatest movie in modern times pretty much sums it up. It has single handedly smashed almost every movie record in history. At over $1 billion worldwide, the film is already Disney’s highest-grossing release of all time. But where does that leave other “summer” movies? Eating its dust, that’s where. Since I saw the Avengers, I’ve gone on to see Battleship, Project X and Dark Shadows. And suffice to say, none has managed to impress me, I just kept thinking, ‘why am I not watching the Avengers again?’, because I have to write reviews that’s why! I’m sure if I had seen Battleship before the Avengers I would have enjoyed it and not dozed off half the time, but alas… 

Morning Talk – It Is Written by Kelechukwu O. Okafor – Book Review

Not a movie, granted, but as a Christian, book lover and writer, I couldn’t resist. A good friend of mine recently wrote a book – It Is Written – a very powerful book for anyone who wants to know more about God and how He affects our everyday life. It Is Written identifies several real-life emotions we all battle with daily and provides God’s word ‘readily-paraphrased’ to enable you speak forth and release His power into your life.

Image of the Day: The Official Timeline for Marvel’s Cinematic Universe

Now that we’ve seen Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and The Avengers, what next you ask… well Marvel have the answer. In order to help you figure out what happened in each movie in relation to the others, the official Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline has been unveiled, which shows all that happened leading up to the Avengers, including which scenes from each of the solo movies actually happened at the same time. Hope this helps you understand the logic behind the Avengers even more. 

Morning Talk – UMOJA in Lagos [Stage Review]

The Celebration of the evolution of South African music and black spirit came to Lagos yesterday, and I was on hand to witness it. I know it has nothing to do with movies, but I had such a good time that I feel I just have to write about it. 

Morning Talk: Summer of Heroes

With Marvel’s The Avengers receiving all the praise and attention, its easy to forget that there are a number of potential summer blockbusters involving other much loved heroes and hero team-ups, coming out at around the same time. We have movies like The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises and the movie with the least publicity so far… G.I. Joe: Retaliation. 

Morning Talk: Sin City 2 to Finally Start Shooting

The first Sin City from Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez (and Quentin Tarantino) starring Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Poweres Boothe, Rosario Dawson and Bruce Willis was such a breath of fresh air. There was just something about it that I couldn’t get enough of, thats why it was so frustrating when it seemed like rumours of a sequel were just that, rumours. But now, seven years later, a press release by the Weinstein Company has confirmed that a Sin City sequel is finally going to begin production. 

Image of the Day: Learn Your Way Around ‘Prometheus’

A new poster for Ridley Scott‘s Prometheus is out online, and it features a detailed image of the film’s title ship, the USCSS Prometheus. The image debuted on IGN. 

Image(s) of the Day: Find the Story Book Characters

Library staff in Colombia have found a new way to promote reading among children and advertise one of the services they provide. My Modern Met is reporting that Colsubsidio (a library chain) has teamed up with an ad agency to create these unique posters, which feature classic storybook characters hidden within images of other classic storybook characters, utilizing the tagline, “Come with a story and leave with another.” The aim is to promote Colsubsidio’s libraries book exchange programme and also give children a fun thing to do while thinking of books.