superhero movie

What Bob Saget and an Ensemble of Trained Animals Can Teach Us About Spoof Movies

9:30AM Defamer Hollywood | conPredictable as it was by America’s right-wing box-office seers, Stop-Loss‘ flat opening wasn’t the only high-visibility stumble out of the gate last weekend. The Weinsteins’ Superhero Movie barely cracked $10 million, a fraction of the early takes for previous installments of the lucrative spoof quasi-franchise that includes Scary Movie, Date Movie et. al. While immediate speculation focused on the impact of the threatened Fanboys Solidarity Movement boycott, we’re quite fond of Steven Zeitchik’s take both postulating the Bob Saget Rule and suggesting superhero movies are send-ups all their own: More »

Meet Miles Fisher, World’s Greatest Tom Cruise Impressionist

11:22AM Seth | The secret Tom Cruise Scientology video gets immortalised in Superhero Movie with perhaps the best impression we’ve seen yet, courtesy of astonishing Cruise-alike Miles Fisher. Seriously–someone give this lusciously be-eyebrowed kid a shot at a legit career! [superhero-movie.net] Someone sent in this picture of a framed portrait of Alan Thicke and family, spotted hanging in the window of a store in Pasadena. We find it terrifying. [Flickr] Steve McQueen’s estate sues a clothing company for plastering the legendary tough-guy’s face on a line of poser clothing that would eventually end up on people like Ryan Seacrest. [Reuters] Tina Fey’s dream 30 Rock guest is Oprah, playing her best friend. She’d also happily work with Britney Spears again, whom she describes as “very professional and nice,” standing in stark contrast to Paris Hilton, whom she likens to a morsel of excrement [USA Today] Please do not eat the Icelandic pony. [blog.icelandexpress.com] More »