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As Devil's Night Descends, Here Are Cinema's Greatest Satans
30 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Is it a widely known fact anymore that the evening before Halloween is called Devil's Night? I'm not sure of the history myself, but the term has its origins in 1930s Detroit, if Wikipedia is to be believed (I know, I know-- that's a big "if"). According to tradition, the night would be marked by youthful acts of vandalism and petty crime, though the transgressions increased in severity through the years, with arson unfortunately becoming a common practice through the 1970s and '80s. That all changed in the mid-'90s, when the city organized the volunteer-driven "Angel's Night" and started enforcing age-based curfews. Fans of "The Crow" -- currently in the midst of a week-long retrospective on MTV Splash Page -- are of course familiar with the term, as it factors heavily into that movie.
Grim associations aside, it's a cool name that lends itself well to this particular list feature. »
- Adam Rosenberg
T&A Comics, Matt Groenig And 'Futurama' DVDs, And Windows 7 Complaints In Today's Twitter Report
22 October 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Stan Lee met up with the the staff at the "The Simpsons," and according to his unprecedented tweets, he may have finally met someone more clever than himself. Meanwhile, Chris Ryall ordered a boxed set of Matt Groening's other series "Futurama" and received his own surprise from eBay.
In other comics-related tweets, Joe Quesada's accused the Guggenheim Museum of supporting the Phillies, while Ben Templesmith seems to be skeptical of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system. Check out all of those after the jump, along with which comic creator may have a collection of Shia Labeouf photos and what Ron Marz thinks of T&A comics critics.
It's all in the Twitter Report for October 22, 2009.
@ronmarz Seems like the ones who cry "T&A comic!" first and loudest are never the ones who actually, y'know, Read the comic.
-Ron Marz, Writer ("Green Lantern," "Witchblade")
@smilinstanlee Had a great »
- Brian Warmoth
The Story Behind The Simpsons
22 October 2009 12:35 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
This year marks the 20th anniversary of America’s longest-running sitcom, The Simpsons. In fact, this week way back in 1989, creator Matt Groening and his team were hard at work on the first season. Unbeknown to them, they were about to unleash a yellow-tinged phenomenon that would assault pop culture for the next two decades… 1. The Tracey Ullman Years In 1987, James L Brooks – veteran TV producer (Taxi, The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and award-winning writer/director (Terms Of Endearment, Broadcast News)...
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- Richard Jordan
Here's Marge Simpson - nude!
19 October 2009 6:06 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
Warning: the following might be Nsfw, if your W objects to cartoon nudity.
We told you last week about Playboy's new issue with The Simpsons mom Marge on the cover. Well, she's also the subject of a pictorial inside (complete with a questionnaire) and now the images have made it online. After the jump, one of the pictures (here are the rest).
The funny part is (and something I didn't really think about before) was that Matt Groening drew these pics himself.
Continue reading Here's Marge Simpson - nude!
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- Bob Sassone
'The Simpsons' Celebrates 20th Anniversary With A Party
19 October 2009 5:29 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Santa Monica, Calif. — Forget red. The arrivals-line carpet leading into Barker Hangar was yellow – appropriate, given the night's honorees: Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge and Maggie Simpson, all on hand to celebrate 20 years of "The Simpsons." Their series is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and it recently surpassed "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running American primetime scripted entertainment program. "You know, it's really weird," noted Simpsons creator and series executive producer Matt Groening. "I mean, I thought the show would be successful. But the fact that we're still standing here some 20 years later and talking about it is very peculiar. But very happy."... »
- AP
The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror Xx
16 October 2009 11:40 PM, PDT | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »
It wouldn't be Halloween without the annual Treehouse of Horror episode of The Simpsons. Actually, it would be, since the Treehouse of Horror episodes usually -- perversely -- air after Halloween. But this year, perhaps to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Treehouse concept, or maybe just because it was done in time, Fox will air the episode in advance of Halloween, on October 18 to be exact. So what's on tap? Well, there's an amusing intro (Frankenstein in a SpongeBob costume is a cute touch), followed by the credits sequence in which, as usual, the major players are given the Halloween treatment. So, for example, series creator Matt Groening is billed as Bat Groening. You get the idea. Then, also as usual for the Simpsons newbies out there, the episode is broken into three separate segments. In the first, Lisa is miffed that her teacher has picked another student to »
- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
This Week In DVD: October 13th
13 October 2009 11:56 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Rob Hunter loves movies. He also loves working as a delivery driver for Planet Express. These two joys come together in the form of cash money payments that he receives every week and immediately uses to buy more DVDs. So join us each week as he takes a look at new DVD releases and gives his highly unqualified opinion as to which titles are worth BUYing, which are better off as RENTals, and which should be AVOIDed at all costs. Click on any of the titles below to magically head over to Amazon.com and pick up the DVD. And don't forget to check out Neil Miller's hilariously titled This Week In Blu-ray column for reviews on the latest high definition Blu-ray releases! Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Pitch: Jim Henson does Gift of the Magi... Why Buy? I know it's only October, but this is a Christmas classic up there with the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas and »
- Rob Hunter
Marge Simpson on The Playboy Cover
12 October 2009 8:27 PM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Here’s a sneak peek of Marge Simpson from “The Simpsons” posed on the cover of the November issue of Playboy Magazine, becoming the first cartoon character to have ever appeared on the popular adult magazine. Originally created by cartoonist Matt Groening, “Our Favorite Family,” has graced the small screen in one form or another for over 20 years. The Simpson family first appeared on television as the subjects of interstitial “shorts” on The Tracey Ullman Show in April of 1987. The Simpsons remained a staple on The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons until they premiered in their own half-hour series, on December 17, 1989. With the help of Jim Brooks [...] »
- Brian Corder
Comic Strip: 'Marge Simpson' In Playboy
11 October 2009 2:07 PM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »
In the wake of Playboy Enterprises promoting Alex L. Vaickus to the newly created position of president, with responsibility for all of Playboy.s business operations, including print, television, digital media properties and licensing comes a new look for Playboy Magazine's November 2009 cover, featuring creator Matt Groening's 'Marge Simpson' character from the Fox cartoon TV series The Simpsons. The showcase of the blue-haired wife of 'Homer Simpson' is the first time Playboy Magazine has given the cover spot to a cartoon character. Marge will also receive a 2-page magazine centerfold. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has always been a huge fan of cartoon illustrators including Playboy's own "Little Annie Fanny" from Harvey Kutzman, Bill Elder and Frank Frazetta and the morbidly amusing works of Gahan Wilson... »
Marge does Playboy?
8 October 2009 6:13 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
The rumor has been running around for a while, though many dismissed it as nothing more than a quirky cover for a publicity stunt to mark the show's coming anniversary. But apparently it's the real deal, and it's happening next month! There's humor, then there's Matt Groening & Hugh Hefner together. According to E!Online, the Simpsons matriarch will be doing a full 3-page spread au naturel for the November edition of Playboy, indeed to celebrate the show's venerable 20th complete... »
- Tony Lang
No Simpsons Movie Sequel Anytime Soon
8 October 2009 1:40 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
“Simpsons” creator and The Simpsons Movie screenwriter/producer Matt Groening said a sequel to the 2007 hit isn’t in the works and likely won’t be discussed until the series has finished its historic television run.
After earning $527 million worldwide, you’d think Fox and friends would be working on an immediate follow-up for the beloved family, but an exhausted Groening ruled out another Simpsons feature recently.
He elaborated in a Cannes interview with filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who is directing a documentary titled The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice. “It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie. We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we’ll do another one — but don’t hold your breath.”
He hinted at maybe doing another once the show winds down, but they’re contracted for two »
- Jeff Leins
No sequel for The Simpsons Movie for now
7 October 2009 8:02 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
If you fondly remember watching the first Simpsons Movie hoping that the sequel would bring you equal amounts of life affirming excitement, keep hoping.
Matt Groening and Al Jean said an interview with Morgan Spurlock, the Super Size Me star and director hired for the show's big anniversary extravaganza, that they have no plans to start doing another Simpsons movie anytime soon.
They didn't rule out the possibility of another movie, but it certainly won't be in the foreseeable future. The pair said the process for the first movie was so frustrating that they couldn't fathom even starting a second one without some kind of heavy duty anti-psychotic medication.
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- Danny Gallagher
Second Simpsons Movie Unlikely, Says Groening
7 October 2009 2:04 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Guys, I don't care how much you love The Simpsons-- this is good news. Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean have confirmed that they don't want to do a second Simpsons movie, while talking to Morgan Spurlock, for some reason, at the Mipcom sales mart, whatever that is. Let's stop with the confusing attribution stuff and get down to the quote, as reported in Variety: "It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie. We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one -- but don't hold your breath." Of course, these guys aren't all that good at predicting the future, given that there's still no end in sight for the series, which is currently in its 21st season. As Groening put it, "We cannot predict the end because we can't believe we »
No sequel for The Simpsons
7 October 2009 1:33 PM, PDT | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
You would have thought with $530 million at the worldwide box office 20th Century Fox would have yellow-light a sequel to The Simpsons movie, however we are two years on and there hasn’t been any talk of a second film. Will there be one? According to creator Matt Groening we won’t be getting one [...] »
- Liam
No Simpsons 2?
7 October 2009 1:17 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Well, if you weren't interested in the first Simpsons movie, then it's likely that you won't have to deal with another. Creator of the yellow race Matt Groening and writer/producer Al Jean were doing an interview with Morgan Spurlock discussing the future of The Simpsons. Groening had this to say on a sequel, "It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie. We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one --... »
- Niki Stephens
Matt Groenig Says 'Don't Hold Your Breath' For Another 'Simpsons' Movie
7 October 2009 12:54 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
From Movies Blog: Those shouts of "D'oh!" you're hearing this morning are coming from a nation of "Simpsons" fans who must now come to terms with the fact that another movie about the Springfield's favorite yellow-skinned, four-fingered family is a long way away. How long? At least until the series, now in its 21st season, is finished.
Speaking to filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who is currently working on a 20th anniversary documentary about the series, creator Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean at least had a good reason for not wanting to board the Hollywood train again so quickly, Variety reports.
"It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie," Groening said. "We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one -- but don't hold your breath."
For more on Matt Groenig's plans (or lack thereof) for another "Simpsons" movie, »
- Adam Rosenberg
A Simpsons Sequel?
7 October 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
After Matt Groening’s popular animated TV series The Simpsons made its way onto the big screen in 2007 with their own Simpsons Movie, many predicted for it to be the end of the long running show. Instead, that final episode has continued to be delayed for years on end, making it the longest running American sitcom. Ever since the release of the movie, there had been constant rumors swirling about of a possible sequel. This is what Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean had to say on it:
“It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie,” Groening said. “We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we’ll do another one — but don’t hold your breath.”
“We cannot predict the end because we can’t believe we are still here today,” explained Groening. Jean added, »
- Melissa Molina
No Simpsons Movie Sequel?
7 October 2009 10:15 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Apparently making The Simpsons Movie while simultaneaously cranking out the TV series was so exhausting for showrunners Matt Groening and Al Jean that they’ve sworn off doing a sequel to the film at least until the show finally wraps for good - an end date that is (somehow) still undetermined at this point.
Basically, what I’m saying is: No Simpsons Movie 2 for the forseeable future.
Groening and Jean were being interviewed by documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) at a key note event for the Mipcom sales mart, where Groening and Jean will be receiving a Creative Icon Award. Spurlock is also directing the upcoming special, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3D on Ice, which will examine the cultural impact the show has had during its two-decade plus run on TV. The special airs in January.
Here’s what Groening had to say about another Simpsons »
- Kofi Outlaw
'The Simpsons' To Get Another Movie 'Some Day'... 'Maybe'
7 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Those shouts of "D'oh!" you're hearing this morning are coming from a nation of "Simpsons" fans who must now come to terms with the fact that another movie about the Springfield's favorite yellow-skinned, four-fingered family is a long way away. How long? At least until the series, now in its 21st season, is finished.
Speaking to filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who is currently working on a 20th anniversary documentary about the series, creator Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean at least had a good reason for not wanting to board the Hollywood train again so quickly, Variety reports. "It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie," Groening said. "We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one -- but don't hold your breath."
It should be mentioned that there's not actually an end date for the long-running TV series. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Groening: 'No plans for Simpsons sequel'
7 October 2009 5:48 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Matt Groening has admitted that there are no current plans to make a sequel to 2007's The Simpsons Movie, reports Variety. Speaking to documentarian Morgan Spurlock at the Mipcom sales mart in Cannes, creator Groening said that the Simpsons team became "frustrated" over the time it took to make the first feature. Groening said: "It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie. We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one - but don't hold your (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
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