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How much you are going to enjoy MCU’s latest buddy super-merc adventure, Deadpool and Wolverine, depends upon your willingness to be nostalgia-baited by Sony and Fox’s Marvel movies, tolerance for Deadpool’s overused meta and occasionally stale in your face humor, and, of course, if you are a fan of Hugh Jackman’s iconic take on Logan. The Marvel Cinematic Universe had struggled big time throughout its fourth phase and the first half of its fifth as well, despite having no competition from rivalling fronts—and no, it’s not superhero fatigue that has leached into the interconnected universe; it’s simply lacking a sense of ingenuity and honest effort in producing comic-book movies. As a result, MCU has veered once again to a good old fan service-oriented formulaic solution in the form of Deadpool and Wolverine, bringing together the iconic antiheroes to very literally and figuratively save...

A Preston Garvey impersonator exists in Fallout 4, appearing in a random encounter. This impersonator asks for a 100 cap donation, but quickly flees if recognized as a fake. Some players can go through entire playthroughs of the game without meeting this impersonator due to the nature of random encounters.

Fallout 4's Wasteland is populated by many interesting characters, from detective synths like Nick Valentine to keen newshounds like Piper Wright, or members of the Brotherhood of Steel such as Paladin Danse. While many are easily found on the Sole Survivor's main journey to find their son, there are some inhabitants that some players may never meet when exploring the game's world, as is evident by one Reddit user's recent post.

Strange_Ad4922 took to the r/fo4 Subreddit to share a clip of a dead Preston Garvey, asking why he was dead when exploring the Wasteland but alive back at their settlement.

Settlement building is a core aspect of Fallout 4, with unique NPCs becoming traders to enhance stock and provide special items. Some named NPCs can be convinced to join Minutemen settlements, and some have quests or backstories. Unique settlers like Ron, Anne, and Doc bring specialized services and inventory upgrades to settlements when recruited.

One of the core aspects of Fallout 4 is its settlement building system, which allows the Sole Survivor to clear neglected areas and turning them into thriving small towns. As well as needing food, water, and power, these settlements can be upgraded with defenses and eventually traders. While any settler can be assigned to a trading stall, there are several unique NPCs dotted around the commonwealth that, as well as enhancing the stock, are pretty cool to have around.

When traveling throughout the Commonwealth or Fallout 4's various Dlc locations, the Sole Survivor may have a random encounter with groups of potential settlers.

Fallout 4's side quests offer a mix of lighthearted, serious, and downright weird adventures to keep players entertained. From eerie environments to unsettling discoveries, these quests can leave a lasting impression on the Sole Survivor. Whether exploring a strange wedding, meeting a ghoul child in a fridge, or uncovering a cannery's dark secrets, expect the unexpected in the Commonwealth.

While Fallout 4's main story focuses on a missing child and the fate of the Commonwealth, the huge RPG also offers a plethora of faction-based and side quests to keep the Sole Survivor busy. While some of those will be lighthearted, there are many that tackle the more serious aspects of a post-apocalyptic world. And then there are some that are just plain weird or even spine-chilling.

While the Brotherhood of Steel might send the Sole Survivor to hunt down tech and the Minutemen need another settlement defended, there are some...

The Minutemen in Fallout 4 struggle to make an impact but a new mod called "You And What Army 2" makes them a formidable force. The mod adds essential tweaks to the Minutemen faction, allowing players to build up their forces and defend the Commonwealth effectively. With the mod, players can now enjoy a more substantial Minutemen presence in Fallout 4, offering better protection for settlements.

Fallout 4 is known for having plenty of factions vying for control of the irradiated ruins of the Commonwealth and while one of them may feel relatively useless, a new mod makes them significantly more effective at taking control. Waking up as the Sole Survivor of Vault 111 feels especially intimidating when the entire world has gone to ruin but one group of fighters, The Minutemen, is simply looking to make a difference and help their fellow Americans. Unfortunately, their aspirations are slightly out of their reach given that...

Xp in Fallout 4 is essential for leveling up and enhancing your stats and abilities in the wasteland of the Commonwealth. Earning Xp and leveling up can be time-consuming, requiring significant Major Actions such as unlocking doors, defeating enemies, and, most importantly, completing quests.

Fallout 4 features 144 quests, excluding Dlc content. These include essential main story quests, faction-related missions, and optional side quests. Below is a list of the most entertaining and rewarding side quests, offering significant Xp and valuable gear to enhance your gameplay.

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Assisting the Minutemen in Fallout 4 and building settlements yields significant Xp through both main and side quests. Each Minutemen side quest offers 60 to 300+ Xp and various rewards. Completing these quests can...

A fan-made trailer for Deadpool 3 imagines a multiversal story with Deadpool and Wolverine teaming up after the events of Loki season 2. The Time Variance Authority may play a role in Deadpool 3, as rumors suggest characters including the Minute Men and Owen Wilson's Mobius may be appearing. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's MCU debuts in Deadpool 3 could involve a confrontation with the Tva ahead of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty's multiversal storyline.

Deadpool and Wolverine band together after the events of Loki season 2 in a brilliant new fan-made trailer for Marvel Studios' upcoming Deadpool 3. After Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox was finalized in 2019, Ryan Reynolds and Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige quickly confirmed that Wade Wilson, a.k.a. Deadpool, would be making the permanent move to the MCU. In September 2022, Marvel Studios' Deadpool 3 was confirmed to also be marking the return of...

The Trust is a villainous organization in 100 Bullets that gained power through a mysterious real-life event. Agent Graves and the Minutemen seek revenge on the Trust for betraying them. The Trust's origins date back to the New World and the Roanoke settlement, where they aimed to establish control and wealth without the responsibilities of government.

The villainous organization at the center DC/Vertigo's 100 Bullets known as the Trust cemented its power through a real-life event that remains a mystery to this day. The primary focus of the mega-series is on the violent, blood-soaked efforts of Agent Graves and the Minutemen to exact revenge for their sacking by the Trust. Despite their importance to the story, however, details about the Trust remain murky and unclear for most of the first half of the saga. While the mystery surrounding the Trust adds an interesting element to the overall storyline, it also...

Are we as a human race still holding Damon Lindelof's feet to the fire for the ending of "Lost" or some of the sillier aspects of "Prometheus"? In the year of our lord 2023? Couldn't be me! For years, the somewhat divisive writer had earned the scorn of fans for some high-profile missteps a time or two in the past, but all of that should've been water under the bridge a long, long time ago. When he guided HBO's "The Leftovers" to the finish line back in 2017, he'd successfully wrapped a bow on one of the greatest shows of all time. Incredibly enough, he then followed that up with yet another huge success by doing the impossible and actually creating a worthy successor to Alan Moore's seminal graphic novel "Watchmen," telling a vital and unabashedly political story about where those "heroes" would've logically ended up years after the conclusion of the original comic.

Warning! This Article Contains Spoilers For Big Brother 25!

Jag Bains wins the Power of Veto competition, securing his sixth win, and tying Michael Bruner's record, which was set in Big Brother 24. Jag won't use the Power of Veto to save Felicia Cannon or Cirie Fields this week. Felicia will most likely be evicted and will become the next member of the jury.

The Big Brother 25 Power of Veto competition has been played, and its winner is Jag Bains. Head of Household (Hoh) Matt Klotz had nominated Felicia Cannon and Cirie Fields for eviction, with the intention of targeting Felicia. With only the four of them and Bowie Jane left in the game, Matt had to decide between his two alliances: his Final 4 with Jag, Felicia, and Cirie, and his Final 3 with Jag and Bowie. Matt ultimately decided that evicting Felicia this week was best for his game.

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Warning! This Article Contains Spoilers For Big Brother 25!

Matt Klotz emerges as the winner of the Big Brother 25 week 13 Hoh competition. With only five Big Brother 25 houseguests left, Matt must now decide which of his alliances he wants to remain loyal to. Matt faces a tough decision over whether to remain loyal to his Final 2 alliance with Jag or prioritize his own chances of winning the $750,000 prize.

The Big Brother season 25 week 13 Head of Household (Hoh) competition has been played, and its winner is Matt Klotz. Matt won the Hoh competition on Thursday night after the double eviction in which Blue Kim and America Lopez were evicted. After Hoh and Power of Veto winner Jag Bains targeted Blue (and the houseguests evicted her), Bowie Jane won the second Hoh and nominated America and Felicia Cannon. Matt won the Power of Veto but didn't use it, ensuring that America would be...

Comic Week may have come to a close Thursday, but not every Big Brother houseguest turned out to be a superhero.

With two vetoes available to shake up the house this week, Jag moved forward with his plan to target lovebirds Cory and America. After Blue used her veto to save herself, the “invisible Hoh” (who everyone knew was Jag) nominated America for eviction. Jag then took the floor to pull Mama Fe off the block, setting the stage for the showmance’s inevitable downfall. As expected, Cory took that second hot seat. After the ceremony, it took America all...

The DC/Vertigo series 100 Bullets told an epic crime tale of power, corruption and vengeance for over one-hundred issues, and left behind a rather large body count in its wake. The series was unrelenting in dispatching fan-favorite characters and despicable villains alike throughout its run, with the final issue itself culminating in an absolute bloodbath – but as the series concluded, a few characters did manage to walk away.

100 Bullets #100 – from the creative team of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso – was the spectacular culmination of the crime saga, which came to span hundreds of years, featuring dozens of characters, and many stunning deaths.

Over the course of the series, readers learned that Graves was the ex-leader of the Minutemen, a group of enforcers. In conflict with their former employers the Trust, Issue #100 saw their battle come to a chaotic and tragic end.

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Loki's Time Variance Authority will reportedly cameo in Deadpool 3 after all; however, it won't be the characters that were previously rumored to appear in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe threequel.

According to trusted scooper CanWeGetSomeToast on X, the Tva's Minutemen -- soldiers who are sent to locate and detain people who create a nexus event in the Sacred Timeline -- will appear in Deadpool 3. The scooper revealed the cameos after Loki executive producer Kevin Wright teased that the Tva could pop up in other MCU titles beyond the Disney+ series. At the time of writing, it is unknown if the Minutemen that appear in Deadpool 3 will be recognizable faces that have already been introduced in Loki or entirely new characters.

Related: Hugh Jackman Shares Training Update Amid Deadpool 3 Production Pause

Of course #Loki will tie into #Deadpool3… The Tva and Minute Men are...

In the world of 100 Bullets, America is secretly ruled by a criminal cabal known as the Trust, a group of thirteen criminal families. Enforcing the Trust’s will are seven agents called the Minutemen. Over the course of the series, readers learn that the origins of the Trust trace back hundreds of years, and that the earliest incarnation of the Minutemen were responsible for one of the real world's most enduring mysteries.

100 Bullets was a Vertigo series created by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. Starting from a deceptively simple premise, the series grew over time to chart a secret war between hidden players at the ultimate level of power.

In time, the series' backstory expanded to cover hundreds of years, with the series offering its own explanation for the disappearance of the first English colony in America at Roanoke.

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The world of Watchmen may not have traditional superheroes, but that hasn't stopped Superman from having an impact on its universe. An account from the first Nite Owl reveals the role the Man of Steel played in shaping another world of heroes.

Though technically part of the DC Omniverse, the world of Watchmen has always been an outlier. While it is a world that does contain masked adventurers and even has its own godlike beings living within it, Watchmen didn't have a conventional superhero universe. It did have a collection of Golden Age heroes throughout the '40s, as well as a brief stint of Modern Age heroes in the '70s and '80s. But aside from a handful of masks, the world was largely absent of the kinds of heroes that are so ubiquitous on other Earths. Granted, their world did have Doctor Manhattan, but aside from that walking,...

While Nite Owl may be one of the most heroic adventurers in Watchmen, he never would have gotten that far without his 'Catwoman'-like ally. Before Watchmen: Nite Owl examines Dan Dreiberg's history with the Twilight Lady and how she made him a better superhero.

The world of Watchmen is one very much like the real world, with the added exception that superheroes came into existence in the late 1930s and had a profound impact on society. Years after the arrival of the Golden Age heroes, the Minutemen, they were replaced by a younger team, the Crimebusters. The heroes of Watchmen might not be the most conventional, but for the most part, they all set out to do some real good in the world. Dan in particular was inspired in his youth by the adventures of the original Nite Owl and based his superhero persona on his role model.

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They may be one of the few heroic partnerships in Watchmen, but Nite Owl and Rorschach couldn't be more different if they tried. In Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #4, Rorschach reveals what truly set him and his partner apart from one another.

The world of Watchmen is one where the history of the world has been shaped by the presence of costumed adventurers. Starting with the Minutmen in the Golden Age, men and women took on colorful identities and began making substantive change in their world. While the Minutemen disbanded after only ten years, other 'masks' rose to replace the heroes of Watchmen. Dan Dreiberg, inspired by the actions of Hollis Mason, took on Mason's old hero identity and became the second Nite Owl. Nite Owl would join later up with Walter Kovacs, aka the brutal vigilante Rorschach. While they didn't always see eye-to-eye, they were one of the more 'successful' superhero partnerships.

Nothing brings Watchmen to mind more than the Comedian's iconic smiley face badge. But as Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #3 reveals, there's a sad history behind Edward Blake's button that connects him to one of the biggest regrets in his life.

From the very first issue of Watchmen, the grinning yellow face is perhaps the most identifiable image in the entire series. The badge belongs to the dark and nihilistic costumed adventurer, the Comedian, and is one of the few things left behind after his gruesome murder at the beginning of issue one. Throughout the story of Watchmen, the Comedian's button passes through several hands before ultimately being buried with the hero. Throughout the rest of the series, imagery evocative of the smiley face badge is seen, such as a crater on Mars, and serves as a haunting reminder of the death that put the series into motion.

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Many of the superheroes presented in the subversive comic series Watchmen aren't very 'super' or 'heroic', save for its surprisingly Captain America-like hero. Before Watchmen shined a light on the legacy left behind by one member of the Golden Age super-team, the Minutemen.

Though the majority of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' epic series Watchmen follows the lives of current and former masks in 1985, the series features a history of heroism dating back to the late '30s. Decades before the Crimebusters ever assembled, there were the Minutemen, a motley crew of colorful figures with heroes such as the original Nite Owl and Silk Spectre, Hooded Justice, Captain Metropolis, and the series' most controversial hero, the Comedian. Though the team stayed in action for close to a decade, the team disbanded in the late '40s after a series of public controversies and unfortunate endings for several of its members.

It seems that the fate of one Watchmen character is much darker than fans expected. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #6 reveals what actually happened to one of its most mysterious heroes: the Golden Age costumed adventurer Hooded Justice.

Watchmen is a story by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and focuses on an Earth whose history has been influenced by the presence of superheroes. The history of heroes in this world dates back to the late '30s with the creation of the Minutemen, a motley team of vigilantes. One notable member of this team was the brutal and mysterious Hooded Justice, the Minutemen's only masked hero whose identity was never publicly revealed. Hooded Justice disappeared shortly after the team disbanded with no confirmation as to his final fate. While characters in-universe and Watchmen fans have speculated on what happened to Hooded Justice, no answers were given in the series.

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One Watchmen character may have been a hero in the Golden Age, but her background is anything but heroic. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 revealed that the original Silk Spectre wasn't exactly honest about her first heroic escapades.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' epic series Watchmen is a story of heroes that spans generations. Though the majority of the story is set in the mid '80s, it's history with superheroes dates back to the late '30s. Long before heroes like Rorschach and Doctor Manhattan ever came into the world, the streets of New York were protected by the Minutemen, Watchmen's original superhero team. Though they lacked powers or advanced weaponry, they did their job well enough with their fists alone. Even Silk Spectre, often seen as the more 'glamorous' member of the crew, knew how to fight just as well as her teammates.

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The most notorious hero in Watchmen, the Comedian, has an outfit that may actually serve as a missing link between his two most well-known costumes. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #3 reveals the uniform Edward Blake wore between his time with the Minutemen and the U.S. government.

Of all the costumed adventurers in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' story, the most controversial of the lot has to be the Comedian. Edward "Eddie" Blake started his career as the youngest member of the Minutemen, the world's first team of superheroes. However, after assaulting his teammate the Silk Spectre, Comedian was expelled from Watchmen's Minutemen team. He later took on government work, trading in his jester-like yellow outfit for a sturdier leather costume. While his new duds certainly offered him more protection in the field, it wasn't exactly the most thematically consistent with a hero name like 'Comedian'.

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A popular theory regarding the fate of one Watchmen character has been disproved by none other than the Comedian. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #6 revealed that the Golden Age hero, Hooded Justice, isn't who fans may have thought he was.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' critically lauded series Watchmen is a story that delves into the lives of a number of heroes and their personal hangups. However, while numerous details are provided about characters like Nite Owl or Rorschach, some heroes lives remain relatively unexplored. And no costumed adventurer in the story is more mysterious than member of the Minutemen, Hooded Justice. In fact, while the rest of the heroes in Watchmen are named, Hooded Justice's identity is never revealed. However, supplemental material to the story has led to one popular theory that the hero was actually Rolf Müller, a circus strongman whose body was discovered off the shore of Boston.

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It turns out that the world of Watchmen was hiding its very own Batman and Robin. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #5 introduced two unseen members of the Golden Age heroes that are the spitting image of the most famous dynamic duo in comics.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' iconic series Watchmen was home to a lot of heroes. While they were all original creations from Moore and Gibbons, fans of the comic know that Watchmen's main characters were all based on existing heroes DC had acquired from Charlton Comics. Rorschach was based on the Question, Nite Owl's legacy was based on the Blue Beetle, and the Comedian got his inspiration from Peacemaker. All these characters resembled their source material, at least superficially. But Moore and Gibbons' story took their pastiche characters to places the original heroes had never gone to.

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The creators of Jackass Forever — that’d be head jackass Johnny Knoxville, longtime director of jackassery Jeff Tremaine, Spike “Patron Saint of Overall Jackassitude” Jonze and the rest of the battered, banged-up gang — have asked that critics, reviewers, pundits and wags not reveal the specifics of what you’ll see in their new (final?) collection of gonzo skaterat sadism. It’s a bit of a silly request, as words on a page can’t possibly describe the effect of witnessing firsthand what these DIY daredevils put themselves and others through over the course of 90 minutes.

In the gritty, realistic, twisted mythos of Watchmen, there existed a team called the Minutemen. The Minutemen were a group of superheroes in America of the 1940s before Doctor Manhattan changed the fate of superpowered beings forever. On the surface, it might look like any of the classic superhero teams like Justice League (previously known as Justice Society of America in its heyday) but Minutemen have often had their own share of conflicting internal politics and controversy.

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This eventually led to their disbanding and paved the way for Watchmen. Featured in the comics, the film and TV adaptations, the Minutemen boasts of various members, each more diverse than the other. Check out whether you relate to any of the eight Minutemen based on your zodiac sign!

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Mike Cecchini Dec 16, 2019

We've made a complete and chronological timeline of the events of Watchmen, from the original book to the HBO show. It...wasn't easy.

This article contains nothing but spoilers for Watchmen, both the book and the HBO series.

HBO’s Watchmen timeline is non-linear and occasionally confusing (or “infuriating” as Dr. Manhattan puts it) in its use of time. The book from which it draws inspiration is similarly non-linear and occasionally confusing in its use of time. To make matters even trickier, the show expands upon and even retcons events that take place or are alluded to in the book.

So what’s a fan to do? Why, make a complete and chronological Watchmen timeline, of course! That’s a perfectly sane and normal activity for any well-adjusted adult, and it certainly didn’t give me any severe migraines or make me question my own perception of time at any point.

The most recent episode of Watchmen went back in time to show us the birth of costumed crimefighters. It also gave us a fleeting glimpse of the Minutemen, the original crime-fighting team that would inspire superheroes for years to come. Most of the members of the Minutemen were out-of-focus and in the background in the episode […]

The post ‘Watchmen’ Reveals the First Superhero Team Ever With Official Minutemen Image appeared first on /Film.

Damon Lindelof wasn’t lying when he said his version of Watchmen was a “remix” of the original graphic novel. Part sequel, part prequel, and also part retcon, the show has surpassed every single expectation you probably had going in. With this latest episode, told primarily through flashbacks, the original superhero team known as the Minutemen […]

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Judd Crawford’s killer is revealed in this week’s Watchmen. So is the man underneath Hooded Justice’s headwear. Turns out, they’re the same guy.

As many of you guessed, William Reeves — Angela’s grandfather — was the true identity of the masked Minutemen member. And as a side effect of swallowing all those Nostalgia pills last episode, Det. Abar gets a firsthand glimpse of the legendary superhero’s origin story as she relives the key moments of his life. Unfortunately, it comes at a price: Due to complications from ingesting someone else’s memories, Sister Night’s own...

Watchmen keeps throwing twists at us week after week, and while some of them have been uncovered, there's one huge mystery the show has yet to answer: Will Reeves's past. Considering the integral role he plays to the plot, his story might be the key to solving Judd Crawford's murder. But although it's certain Will is indeed Angela's grandfather and the boy who survived the Tulsa Race Massacre, not much else is known about him.

Of course, that hasn't stopped fans from speculating about his true identity. In fact, Reddit user calgodot theorized Will might be one of the more mysterious figures of the graphic novel: Hooded Justice. A vigilante who worked with the original Minutemen, Hooded Justice's identity was a puzzle even to his fellow heroes. If Will is the man hidden behind the hood, it would settle an old mystery and connect the show even more with the beloved graphic novel.

Michael Ahr Dave Vitagliano Nov 3, 2019

Our genre television podcast hosts take a closer look at the opening episodes of Watchmen on HBO to decide what’s really going on.

When we decided to take on Watchmen for the Sci Fi Fidelity podcast, we had no idea how different the series would be from its graphic novel source material. The show has proven to be exactly the “remix” that showrunner Damon Lindelof said it would be, but a central question of our podcast discussion is this: Do you have to be familiar with the 1986 Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons comic in order to understand what’s happening in the HBO series?

Other points of analysis include why this version of Watchmen decided to make race a central factor, whether or not police chief Judd Crawford is a good guy, why the costumed vigilantes like Red Scare and Looking Glass have such simplistic costumes,...

Mike Cecchini Nov 24, 2019

HBO's Watchmen moves away from the work of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons with the real story of Hooded Justice.

This article contains major Watchmen spoilers.

The first episode of Watchmen focused primarily on establishing the 2019 of its world, and making certain new characters got sufficient introductions, and as unencumbered by the legacy elements of the comic as they could possibly be. But with each episode that follows, the larger history of this universe starts to get explored, whether it's by the introduction of legacy characters like FBI Agent Laurie Blake or Adrian "Ozymandias" Veidt, or the redefinition of a foundational character from the book like Hooded Justice in the context of his relationship to a new character like Angela "Sister Night" Abar.

American Hero Story: Minutemen puts the spotlight on Hooded Justice, who is canonically the first officially recognized masked vigilante adventurer in the Watchmen...

Watchmen is shaping up to be a fascinating beast. It’s not a straight adaptation of the classic of graphic novel, but rather a continuation and “remix” of sorts. With that in mind, /Film is reporting that Jeremy Irons is playing an older Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias. For those that need a refresher on the comic, Ozymandias is the “smartest man in the world” who was part of the second generation of Minutemen, a group of superheroes. When the group disbanded, Veidt formed a successful company, but secretly went to work on a project to create the illusion of an …...

Mad Men is ending, and while the show's opening credits are inseparable from RJD2's haunting theme, there was a time when that beat was known only as "A Beautiful Mine," by RJD2 and rapper Aceyalone.

Matthew Weiner originally wanted a Beck song to play as the show's opening theme, but the singer turned down every offer from the show's producers. Weiner was driving and listening to NPR one day when he heard "A Beautiful Mine" played as segue music between two stories and was immediately struck by it, though the version that ultimately was used was so different from...

As films about Ginger Baker and the Stone Roses are released, here's our pick of the movies in which film-makers focus on the drama behind the songs

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We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005)

"Our band could be your life," sang the Minutemen in History Lesson Part II – a line that embodied the fierce love the audiences of the Us indie underground held for their bands. The Minutemen were pioneers, coming out of the southern California hardcore punk scene, but to be tied to it, and living what they preached – "We jam econo," was a phrase bassist Mike Watt coined to describe a commitment to doing everything cheaply and independently. More than a history lesson, though, We Jam Econo is a deeply moving love letter from Watt to his friend – and the Minutemen's leader – D Boon, who died in...

With 2011 almost at an end, Glen provides a run-down of his 10 favourite movie songs from the last 12 months…

The past twelve months have seen the release of some fantastic films, and within them, some truly memorable songs. From comic book adaptations to comedy via hard-hitting drama, here's my round-up of best movie songs of 2011...

Bill Withers: Lovely Day

127 Hours

There’s an ironic use of Bill Withers’ classic track in 127 Hours, as it accompanies the point at which our protagonist is at his most desperate – trapped in the middle of nowhere, facing certain death. Whist it may be a lovely day for anyone enjoying the freedom of the national park, it’s far from a lovely day for James Franco’s Aaron Ralston.

Billy Swan: I Can Help

Thor

Thor’s filled with moments of levity, and an early example of this is when we see some residents...

Much of this past year was spent talking about the visual aspect of movies, what with the whole 3-D revolution (or plague, depending on your perspective) and the increased sophistication of CGI effects. But let’s not forget the other half of the audio/visual equation.

There were plenty of musical moments to celebrate at the theater in 2010, and fans of film soundtracks had plenty to hang their hats on.

Here are our picks for the best of the bunch, and whether your tastes run to hip-hop, rock, or just a big, ol’ “Bonnnnng” sound, there’s something here for your ears.

9. ‘Grown Ups’

There wasn’t much to celebrate about the latest Happy Madison production (unless you were one of the film’s stars and got to hang out with your comedian buddies for a couple months on the company dime), but if there’s one thing every Adam Sandler movie knows,...