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X-Men: First Class First Thoughts

By On June 3, 2011 · 12 Comments

So they were like

And I was like

(hat tip to lapetitesinge)

And so I went to the theatre and I was all

So there I was in the theatre and Magneto was all

And I was all

And at the end, I was like

because [...]

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X-Men: First Class 2nd International Trailer

By On April 20, 2011 · 2 Comments

We get lots more Magneto in this trailer, and as you can imagine from today’s Man Candy, that makes me a very happy fangirl. :D

Trailers can, of course, be deceiving, but this looks like it’s going to be great. Matthew Vaughn is a fantastic director, and I sincerely hope he can overcome what [...]

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Geekmas: Phoenix & Dark Phoenix Bishoujo Statues

By On December 6, 2010 · 1 Comment

Not sure what to get the geek in your life for the holidays? Looking for things to add to your own geeky list for Santa? Fear not, for The Discriminating Fangirl has got you covered! Every day in December up to Christmas Eve, we’ll be posting a new geeky gift idea!

Phoenix & Dark Phoenix [...]

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Mark Your Calendar: Holiday Geekiness and More!

By On November 24, 2010 · 3 Comments

Last time we covered a lot of ground. But there have been some additions and updates to the Geek Calendar. I hope to keep updating every two months or so. Please let me know what kind of “geeky” things you want to be notified of!

November 26, 2010: Forget Black Friday. It’s Superhero [...]

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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Geekiness

By On September 15, 2010 · 8 Comments

The weather changing to Fall, it might have you down. Don’t despair! Here are some things to look forward to!

September 12, 2010: True Blood season finale! Will Eric survive? Can Pam be awesomer? Find out this Sunday! [Editor's Note: Oops, we missed this one! Sorry about that! I was on the road and didn't [...]

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Are Superhero Movies Oversaturating Hollywood?

By On August 7, 2010 · 9 Comments

WereGeek IMed me this evening and sent me these two links:

“‘Mined to death’? ‘X-Men’ director says Hollywood is killing the superhero movie”, in which Matthew Vaughn talks about how audiences might get sick of the X-Men franchise if Hollywood keeps banging away at it,

and “Are Superheroes Still Super?”, in which writer [...]

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X-Men: First Class… coming to the big screen?

By On May 1, 2010 · 3 Comments

If you’re an X-Men fan, you’ve probably already heard the rumors that an X-Men: First Class movie is in the works. The XM:FC comics are great; they feature the original X-Men team and their often funny adventures when things were just starting to roll at Xavier’s place. The XM:FC movie, on the other hand, [...]

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X-Men 3 according to Michael Dougherty

By On November 10, 2009 · 1 Comment

(Who the heck is Dougherty, you ask? He was the screenwriter for X2: X-Men United.)

Geek Tyrant reports a bit about what Dougherty and Bryan Singer were planning for their version of the third X-Men movie here. (Holy character name typos in that blog post, Batman!)

An excerpt:
…Phoenix was going round the [...]

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Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic Trailer

By On October 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Marvel has released the trailer for the first episode of its Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic. Check it out:

iFanboy Exclusive: Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic Trailer from Ron Richards on Vimeo.

I’m not sure if I’m on board with the motion comic thing. It’s definitely an interesting step, and with the continuous [...]

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Brett Ratner is a douche. News at 11.

By On September 16, 2009 · 10 Comments

Anyone who’s ever heard me rant about how absolutely terrible X-Men: The Last Stand is knows that I think Brett Ratner is a hack. He took a great movie franchise with a lot of potential, stuck it in his pie hole, chewed it up, and then crapped it out onto celluloid. I emphatically do not [...]

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