Movie theatres are packed this time of year
Times & Transcript
Published Monday January 11th, 2010
Going to the movies is one of the more popular weekend activities for residents of Metro Moncton.
There has been a renewed excitement detected lately since the release of ‘Avatar,’ ‘Sherlock Homes,’ and even ‘The Chipmunks Squeakquel’ has moviegoers of all ages lining up for a few hours of welcomed delight and escapism.
This is indeed the time of year when the major studios release films that they hope will benefit from colder nights and shorter days of winter. Moviegoers agree that there is a wonderful selection these days from musicals like ‘Nine’ to hard-to-remember […]
Marvel sues comic artist Jack Kirby’s heirs to keep Spider-Man, X-Men copyrights
Published Friday January 8th, 2010
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK – The home of superheroes including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men sued one of its most successful artists Friday to retain the rights to the lucrative characters.
The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan by Marvel Worldwide Inc. asks a judge to invalidate 45 notices sent by the heirs of artist Jack Kirby to try to terminate Marvel’s copyrights, effective on dates ranging from 2014 through 2019.
The heirs notified several companies last year that the rights to the characters would revert from Marvel to Kirby’s estate.
The lawsuit […]
Arkham Now – New Call of Cthulhu sourcebook for Dec/Jan
ARKHAM NOW
CHA23116
MSRP $27.95
ISBN 10: 1-56882-321-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-56882-321-8
176 Pages plus a 17 x 22″ fold-out map of the city
ARKHAM NOW updates to modern times the famous and fabled city of Arkham, about which so much has been written by many talented and diverse hands. A conscious effort was made to make this book as timely as possible; rents, mortgages, salary rates, and the like are left purposely vague since these things change as years go by — this is no longer a city frozen in time, but yours to move into the future.
Most residents believe there is […]