Pop Culture Roundup March 14, 2007

The Hollywood Animation Archive presents some model sheets by the late, great Alex Toth.

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Roger Daltrey's bronchitis puts an early end to a recent Who concert.

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A line of action figures from the "Doctor Who" spin-off "The Sarah Jane Adventures" is planned.

Best Doctor Who Sites.

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An extended version of the first "Fantastic Four" film, including a documentary on FF co-creator Jack Kirby among the extras, will finally be out June 5, according to this post.

...as previously speculated, Fantastic Four will receive a new release on DVD with new and extra material. The extended edition will only clock in at 111 minutes (the original film was 106), but boasts the inclusion of an audio commentary, deleted/extended scenes, animatics, art and photo galleries, trailers and TV spots as well as a set of new featurettes: "Heroes are Born: The Making of Fantastic Four", "Jack Kirby: Storyteller" and "The World's Greatest Comics Magazine".

The release will also include a sneak peek at Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and the suggested retail price is $26.98 USD. The DVD will be released on June 5th, and we will post a pre-order link as soon as it is available!


Best Fantastic Four Sites.

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New Line Films reportedly wants Jake Gyllenhaal to star in it's "Captain Marvel" film.

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Matt Fraction pays tribute to the wild and wacky imagination of comics scribe Arnold Drake, who passed away earlier this week.

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The British download service Wippit is offering its subscribers rare Beatles video clips, including John Lennon's "Bed In," news of Paul McCartney's marriage to Linda Eastman, George Harrison's drug bust and more. The bad news: Those of us in the U.S. are excluded from the service.

Best Beatles Sites.

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An interesting take on the Paul McCartney switching-record-labels story that's been playing out all over the Web this week:

Sir Paul McCartney is dumping the record label he has used for 43 years in a move which will prevent Heather Mills from earning millions from his future recordings.

The former Beatle is turning his back on Capitol/EMI - who he has been with since the Beatles's first album in 1964 - and is penning a deal with a new label run by coffee makers Starbucks.

In recent months, Sir Paul has been offered a £25 million advance for his next four albums from Capitol/EMI.

Being an advance which is payable immediately, Heather would have been able to stake a claim to half of it as part of their ongoing divorce.

Industry sources claim that point was pivotal in Sir Paul's decision to let the deal lapse and refuse to renegotiate with the label so that Heather would not have access to the earnings.


"You never give me your money, you only give me your funny paper..."

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See pics from the April 23 episode of "Heroes."

Best "Heroes" Sites.

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Via Journalista: Bryan Munn takes a look at the Wayne Boring-drawn 1950s Superman comic strip.

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