Marvel Entertainment

Remembering the First – and Forgotten – Latino Spider-Man

FoxNewsLatino.com | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Latinos, Marvel Comics, Peter Parker, Latino Spiderman, Marvel Entertainment, Spiderman, Cultura, Latino Voices News

Fox News Latino: So far, the new Latino Spider-Man has not received a very friendly neighborhood welcome from the Marvel Universe faithful. When...

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Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: X-Men: First Class

Dan Persons | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Action-Adventure, Stan Lee, Bryan Singer, Justice, Repression, Emotion, Marvel Entertainment, Activism, War, X-Men, Drama, Michael Fassbender, Controversy, Success, Oliver Platt, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Marvel Studios, Matthew Vaughn, Social Drama, James McAvoy, Marvel Comics, Science Fiction, Racism, Fantasy, X-Men First Class, Explosions, January Jones, Entertainment News

X-Men: First Class is the latest installment of the Marvel film franchise to use comic book action to address some potent social issues.

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Cinefantastique Spotlight: Thor

Dan Persons | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Action-Adventure, Marvel Entertainment, Emotion, Anthony Hopkins, War, Drama, Success, Marvel Studios, Marvel Comics, Acting Legend, Fantasy, Explosions, Chris Hemsworth, Kenneth Branagh, Thor, Love, Entertainment News

Is Thor the film that will bring a Shakespearean gravitas to comic book drama, or is it just table setting for the impending The Avengers movie?

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Getting the Hang of Thor's Day

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Marvel Entertainment, Thor, Marvel Studios, Movie Review, Thor Review, Thor Movie Review, Marvel Thor, Thor Movie, Marvel Entertainment Thor, Entertainment News

While the movie's plot is rudimentary, Branagh's baby delivers. The action, spectacle, amusement and especially the otherworldly design are all top-notch.

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Norwegian Films Offer Creative Sturm Und Drang for New York Cinephiles

Brad Balfour | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: The Gods, Marvel Comics, Sundance Film Festival, Odin, The Museum of Modern Art, The Troll Hunter, Marvel Entertainment, Anthony Hopkins, Chris Hemsworth, Kenneth Branagh, Norway, Thor, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Entertainment News

Culminating in last night's screening of the Marvel Comics based Thor films inspired by or created in the very chilly Scandinavian country of Norway have been in the NYC spotlight lately.

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Thor Is Unfair to White People? Seriously?

Zaki Hasan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thor, Marvel Entertainment, Right-Wing Extremism, Movies, Entertainment News

So, last week I saw the trailer for the upcoming Thor feature film and thought it looked pretty darn solid. Not everyone agreed, though. And while s...

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Will the iPad Save Comics?

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Lee, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Apple, Marvel Entertainment, Comics, Itunes, Wondercon, Ipad, Books News

Marvel Comics upped the digital distribution ante by releasing a highly praised reader app on the same day and date as Apple's new tablet. Too bad they got the business model wrong.

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Will Spiderman Become a Teabagger? Will Loss Of Super-Hero Diversity Hurt Our Culture?

Rob Kall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spider-Man, Walt Disney Co, Media, Marvel Entertainment, Heroes, Media News

Will edgy characters become Bambi-like because Disney is pressured by the Religious right? Or will Disney enter the darker worlds that Marvel Comics has historically explored?

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"Spider-Man" Musical Production Delays?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spiderman Broadway, Evan Rachel Wood, Marvel Entertainment, Spider-Man Broadway, Alan Cumming, Spiderman Musical, Spider-Man Musical, Spider-Man, U2, Broadway Musicals, David Geffen, Spider-Man Money, Spiderman, The Edge U2 Spider-Man, Bono, New York News

Is the upcoming "Spider-Man" musical stuck in a web of financial woes? Variety reports: Extensive work being done to prep for the technically dema...

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Marvel's Iron Man Boosts Earnings

Yahoo Finance | Rory Maher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marvel Iron Man, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Iron Man Movie, Iron Man Marvel, Comics Earnings, Marvel Earnings, Business News

Marvel (NYSE: MVL - News) Entertainment's fourth-quarter earnings were buoyed by the release of Iron Man 2 on DVD, which accounted for the lion's shar...

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Joe Johnston to Direct Captain America (Yay, Marvel!)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comic Books, Marvel Entertainment, Entertainment, Captain America, Movies, Joe Johnston, Entertainment News

I know I give Marvel all kinds of crap (the recutting of Incredible Hulk and Daredevil, forcing Sam Raimi to use Venom in Spider-Man 3, playing chicke...

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"Spider-Man 3" Propels Marvel To Heroic Quarter

Hollywood Reporter | Paul Bond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spider-Man 3, Hollywood Reporter Showbiz 50, Marvel Entertainment, Business News

Marvel Entertainment beat quarterly financial expectations, raised its guidance for next year and spurred a 16% rally in its shares Monday, making it ...

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