I want this poster!

There is something about WWII propaganda posters that I find endearingly charming; when I stare at one, I feel like I am looking at a time where people were still innocent to the power of media and not so cynical.

That being said, the upcoming WWII-era Captain America  flick just got a pretty badass retro poster that fits perfectly in with the spirit of that time. I want this - badly.

Captain America: Freedom Isn't Free

The next official trailer for Captain America:The First Avenger is available on Youtube. This one brings more hillbilly moxie then before:

X-men: First Class Trailer

I wasn't very enthusiastic about this project after seeing the early character stills - the only person who seemed pretty legit was Fassbender's Magneto. Now this is just a teaser, but the focus seems to be squarely on X and Magneto - and it's definitely the best looking in terms of action potential. I guess I shouldn't doubt Matthew Vaughn so much after Kick-Ass, but his earlier quibbles about the fast turn around Fox demanded to get this movie out by this summer had me dubious about X-men's quality.

I am still a little miffed at some of the anachronistic elements, but maybe they really can explain some of the problems away.



Oh yeah, and here is a bonus trailer: it's the Captain America trailer as it should be.

Super Bowl XLV: Darth Vader Kid Wins

Best Ad: 
Had to be the new "Star Wars Kid." Managed to blend the geeky with the cute in package that had something for everyone. 

Notables:

Trailers:

Transformers 3

Thor

Captain America (With Bonus Red Skull Freeze-cap)

Chris Evans as Cpt. America!

Straight out of Entertainment Weekly comes this semi-official shot of Chris Evans as Captain America: The First Avenger.

You might remember Evans as the Human Torch in  what can only be described as cinematic abortions - The Fantastic Four movies. He easily was the best fit for that role as the charismatic-but-reckless Torch, it's just too bad the film surrounding that character were so awful.

Thankfully, those movies have been swept under the rug and dubbed "non-canon"  since Marvel studios started to acquire the assets and licenses to do their own characters justice. The suit looks pretty amazing for the WWII-era superhero film, but I could do without the tiny cherub wings over the ear - they look a bit tramp-stampy.

  

Look forward to seeing how America and the suit will evolve over his movie and into the Avengers-era.

For a bonus, here is some studio concept art of what Hugo Weaving will look like as the Capt. America bad guy and Nazi, the Red Skull.

The movie is released on July 22nd, 2011.

Captain America Suit Revealed

Bummer that there are no Red Skull shots, but so far it looks far less cheesy than I thought a real-life adaptation could be. Also - it takes place during WW2.

Fuck yes.

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