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Written by Robbie Thompson, Dennis Hopeless | Art by Steve Pugh, Dexter Soy, Brent Peeples | Published by DC Comics

Pretty much anything related to alternate worlds, multiverses, hypertime, Elseworlds or crises is guaranteed to pique my interest when it comes to DC books. My favourite DC stories have more often than not revolved around these ideas, and Earth-3 is most definitely a member of that club. An alternate Earth where their most powerful superhumans are actually villains and are counterparts of our biggest heroes, is probably the easiest sell ever. Sure, this Earth-3 is not the Earth-3 I grew up with, but there’s still enough there to love. This is the first issue of a 2 issue limited series, and from the publicity blurbs I’ve read, a lot is promised over these two issues.

Let’s take a look.

Judging by the opening pages, this is not going to be a book for subtlety.

Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s original score for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is getting the Mondo treatment by way of a new box set.

The 2016 film, directed by Gareth Edwards, was the first-ever “Star Wars” spinoff and stands as one of the very best of the recent “Star Wars” films, a distinct and memorable approach to a piece of lore fans have long wondered about: how the Rebels gained knowledge of the fatal flaw in the Death Star that allowed Luke Skywalker to destroy it so readily (with a little help from The Force). Visceral and unique, “Rogue One” emphasized the “war” in “Star Wars.” And part of what made the experience of watching “Rogue One” so unforgettable was Giacchino’s rousing score, which combines the majesty of John Williams’ score for the original trilogy with flourishes that are identifiably (and appreciably) pure Giacchino.

The new Mondo “Rogue...

Perth’s cobblestone streets and heritage buildings will form the London setting for Callan Durlik’s directorial debut It Only Takes A Night.

Set to begin shooting in early May, the romantic comedy follows four best friends on a girl’s night out who end up learning to own their worth, redefine their destinies, and support each other despite their differences.

Eliza Taylor leads a cast that includes George Pullar, Sana’a Shaik, Arielle Carver-o’Neill, Charles Grounds, and Jaime Ureta, with Western Australian Academy of Performing Art’s (Waapa) Ana Ika making her feature debut.

Having penned the script, Durlik will also produce the privately-financed film with Josh Horneman of Rookies Ambush (The Naked Wanderer), Megan Wynn of Wynn Media (The Invisible Man), and Kara Pisconeri of Star Shadow Media.

Taylor, who is also onboard as an executive producer, said the project appealed to her on multiple levels.

“I am so...

Film Bazaar, South Asia’s largest co-production market, has revealed 21 eclectic projects from several countries and in a welter of languages, for its 2021 online edition.

The selected filmmakers will pitch their projects virtually to a curated audience of Indian and international producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers and sales agents at an open pitch session. This year, Film Bazaar has also collaborated with the French Embassy in India which will be sponsoring the French Institute Award for one market project.

As is the usual case, the projects are a mix of festival favorites and debutants.

From India, Berlinale title “Eeb Allay Ooo!” editor Tanushree Das and Rotterdam title “Nasir” cinematographer Saumyananda Sahi make their directorial debuts with Bengali-language “Baksho Bondi” (aka “How Long Is Tomorrow?”), produced by Naren Chandavarkar (Rotterdam Fipresci winner “The Bangle Seller”); Tamil-language “Bommainayagi” (aka “Queen Doll”) by debutant Shanawaz Nizamudeen, produced by Pa. Ranjith, director of Rajinikanth...

Principal photography scheduled for December in Puerto Rico.

Highland Film Group has come aboard to handle worldwide sales on action film Panama starring Cole Hauser (Yellowstone) with Mel Gibson in a supporting role.

Mark Neveldine directs the Yale Productions feature from a script by Daniel Adams and William R. Barber based on actual events in Panama in 1989, the year the US invaded the island.

Hauser will play an ex-Marine dispatched by his former commander (Gibson) on an undercover mission to carry out a deal with untrustworthy adversaries.

Jordan Beckerman, Jordan Yale Levine, Michelle Chydzik Sowa, Michelle Reihel, and Frances Lausell are producing,...

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III told reporters on Wednesday that it would be unconstitutional to have charged President Donald Trump with a crime while still in office — and in the process contradicted his boss at the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr, who had previously said the president was not above indictment.

“A president cannot be charged with a crime while in office. That is unconstitutional. Charging the president with a crime was not an option we could consider,” Mueller said during a brief press conference at the Department of Justice on Wednesday morning. “We were guided by principles of fairness. It would be unfair to potentially accuse someone of a crime when there can be no court resolution of the actual charge.”

Mueller’s statement was a different from Barr’s statement earlier this month to the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which he said that Trump would not...

Ranked fourth on Variety's list of the top 10 albums from Var&#232se Sarabande's first 40 years, The Last of the Mohicans is making its long-awaited debut on LP. The widely celebrated score from composer Joel McNeely and the world-famous Royal Scottish National Orchestra thoughtfully reimagines the original 1992 films soundtrack by Randy Edelman and Trevor Jones. Available on classic black vinyl beginning June 14th, Barnes and Noble will additionally offer an exclusive version on "Hawkeye Tan" colored vinyl, limited to 750 units.

Joel McNeely is an Emmy Award-winning composer and conductor with more than 100 motion picture and television credits. As a composer for film and television, McNeely has worked with such respected filmmakers as James Cameron, John Lasseter, Seth MacFarlane and George Lucas, among others. McNeely received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He was also nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement...

With just hours to go before a hearing in a Delaware court that could determine the fate of any CBS and Viacom merger and likely the future of CBS Corp CEO Les Moonves, Shari Redstone and her National Amusements hit back hard this morning against the media company’s move to dilute them out of the picture.

“Plaintiffs have forced CBS’s controlling stockholder into a position of having to make a Hobson’s choice—of either accepting massive dilution of its voting power (thereby losing control of the Company and suffering the economic detriment to its stake that entails), or acting as a stockholder to prevent such dilution and protect its voting power, knowing that doing so might trigger the departure of (and payment of massive parachute payments to) key management and directors of the Company,” reads a brief (read it here) in opposition to CBS’ bold motion of...

Daring American stuntman who often doubled for Tony Curtis and starred in the TV series The High Chaparral

Among the many unsung heroes of film history are those individuals who make actors seem more athletic and daring than they could possibly be. Although the raison d'etre of his profession is invisibility, the stuntman and stunts co-ordinator Robert Hoy, who has died of cancer aged 82, was one of the few whose name and face have emerged from anonymity.

As well as enjoying a long career as a stuntman – he continued into his 60s – Hoy, an expert horseman, appeared in more than 150 films and television series in small parts. One of his largest roles was the ranch-hand Joe Butler in 62 episodes of The High Chaparral from 1967 to 1971. With his thick black moustache, dark hair and sideboards, and invariably wearing a blue shirt, Hoy made Butler into a hard-riding, hard-fighting, hard-drinking masculine figure,...