Tapley and Thompson Pick Their Best

You might get more than a few of these lists of other internet journalists in the next few weeks. Earlier today, Kristopher Tapley of In Contention and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood published their podcast of their 10 best films of 2010. They have a very healthy banter going on between the two of them, and it's engaging to listen to, and therefore I highly suggest that people follow this link at some point to hear it. What depresses me and I find really disconcerting is how "off the board" most of their picks were, and that's anything but an insult. I always found that to be a fantastic trait to have such a distinct taste in films, and I hope that I someday acquire that taste.

It definitely causes me to question everything I've seen this year and to reassess where my list of the best films of 2010 is presently. I obviously won't be publishing that until the very end of the year, or perhaps a few days later. There are a lot of films that I still need to see, and my list is bound to change quite a lot. Almost every hour of my day, I think about "this" was better than "that", and I keep switching things up as I settle on my opinion. I may not know what I truly think until the last minute, and even after that, I may not be entirely sure. My greatest fear is that you can guess exactly where each film will be on my list. I do hope that's not the case, and I can only hope that once things settle down, it'll become more clear. Until tomorrow, this is me signing out.

Comic Con 2010: Panels for Paul, Cowboys and Aliens, Captain America, and Thor!

As much as I'd like to go into extreme depth with this post, I'm just sick and tired of Comic Con by now. I hate hearing about all these things that I wasn't able to witness, and I really hope that I get a chance to be there next year. Until then, I leave you with one more link to In Contention, where you'll be able to find out what Kristopher Tapley thought of yesterday's panels, including that of Paul, Cowboys and Aliens, Captain America, and Thor. So the link is below. Enjoy reading about things you didn't have the pleasure of seeing for yourself.

In Contention

Comic Con 2010: Internet Buzzing About "Let Me In"!

So in case you haven't heard, two horrific events happened in Hall H at Comic Con yesterday. The second was that two adult men got into a fight over a seat, and one of them stabbed the other in the eye with a pen. The victim was carried out of the room on a stretcher, while the attacker wearing a blood-drenched Harry Potter shirt (how much money would you pay to have that?) was walked out by police. Such a horrific event as that should've overshadowed the craze following the Let Me In presentation, but it didn't.

The presentation consisted of a new trailer, two clips, and the cast and crew answering questions. People are right now hailing this as one of the best things to come out of Comic Con, and it may be. I've had my reservations on the film, being one of the people who hasn't seen the original Let the Right One In, but is willing to endlessly attest for its quality nonetheless. However, after seeing the new trailer that just found its way online, I don't think I have much reason to worry. You can check it out at the link below, and I've also left a link for Kris Tapley's piece about the panel at In Contention, so you can find out about the clips played there.

"COMIC-CON: Let Me In isn’t just the rally cry of Hall H lines" at In Contention

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Comic Con 2010: Green Lantern, Harry Potter, and Sucker Punch Panels!

So today Warner Bros. finally got around to advertising their top upcoming movies, which this year is narrowed down to three. Those three are Green Lantern, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and Sucker Punch. As much as I'd like to point you off to one specific site, I just can't, because I planned to send you to Kristopher Tapley's article detailing it at In Contention. What happened? Kris didn't really go that deep into the Potter footage. I understand that he's become fatigued with the franchise, as quite a few people have, and I respect that. It just means I have to send you off to two different sites. One is the previously mentioned article by In Contention, and the other is ComingSoon.net's breakdown of the footage. You can find the links below, and if any of the footage burrows its way online, I'll let you know.

In Contention
ComingSoon.net

Comic Con 2010: Day 2 Panels!

Sorry if today isn't as eventful as yesterday. Nobody can expect any other major studio to pull what Disney pulled yesterday with their TRON Legacy panel. Today's panels were pretty standard, and we haven't really gotten anything special out of it. My source for Comic Con panel details yesterday, Kris Tapley from In Contention, hasn't done many posts today, but I thank him for the detailed look into the panels he saw yesterday. If you want to follow his twitter feed, you'll get a few more by the minute bits from Comic Con as they happen.

For the dish on today's panels, we turn to ComingSoon.net, who have given detailed descriptions of the goings on at Comic Con today. Today's panels included the Guillermo Del Toro produced Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, James Gunn's Super, Skyline, Green Hornet, The Other Guys, and Battle: Los Angeles. So check out the link provided above to find out more about the anticipated films.