James Gunn's 'Super' Breaks The Mold Of Superhero Movies One Skull At A Time

Last night I had the good fortune to score a few seats for a preview of James Gunn's newest film, 'Super'. I am a big fan of Gunn's other films 'Tromeo & Juliet' & 'Slither', so when I obtained my seats for this preview screening I became super excited. The screening was held at the ReRun Gastropub Theater in Brooklyn, NY... and lets just say this may be the best place I have ever watched a movie. They have a gourmet menu (I had a stuffed foccacia sandwich filled pulled pork for Christ sakes... these guys are no joke!) and a full bar. They also offer awesome beer specials, like four Fosters 24oz oil cans for 24 bucks (that's a ton of beer right there). I plan on writing a post about Rerun another time... curator Aaron Hillis and the gang over there are handling business!!!

I was supposed to attend this screening with my partner in crime Jeff Bond, but due to a turn of events Jeff couldn't make it. So instead I met up with CCD's art critic extraordinaire Briana Melendez for the excursion. Bri was excited to see the film because of Nathan Fillon's involvement in the movie... and she made a very capable drinking buddy (those Foster's weren't gonna drink themselves, right?). We settled in with our sammy's and our brews for what we thought was going to be a superhero movie. Boy were we in for a surprise...

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Stormtroopers, Lovecraftian Old Ones, and Graboids... Oh My!!!

Here are some wacky videos that have come my way over the past two days. Thanks to all you guys emailing me these cool stories, because I watch these videos and I laugh my head off. Hope you guys enjoy!

First up, we see what Stormtroopers do when they want to let off a bit of steam on the dance floor. This guy breaks it down son! Check out the two little troops CGIed into the background, and R2D2 providing a little rebel flare to group. I like the modern take on Singin In The Rain... not as good as Alex in A clockwork Orange, but still good. Shout to Jeff Bond for this one.



Next up, we get an animated re-telling of one of my favorite H.P.Lovecraft stories, The Call Of Cthulhu. It may not be the way you remember it (Cthulhu won an Oscar??? WTF) But it is still cool as shit. Thanks to The Brothers Grim & Grimy for this 2 minute masterpiece.



Frank Robnik and the boys over at IO9 bring you a firsthand look at the underground world of Graboids, or the wormlike creatures that tortured the life of Kevin Bacon and the dad from Family Ties in the 90's movie series Tremors. That was one of my all time favorite 90's movies, and this informational video helps keep me out of harms way. Stay on solid ground, clown!!!


Monstrous Wildlife from Frank Robnik on Vimeo.