Cobie Smulders to play Nick Fury's sidekick in Avengers film

Cobie Smulders from TV's "How I Met Your Mother" will play Samuel Jackson's sidekick in the upcoming Avengers movie, reports Empire mag.'

For those without an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Marvel universe, Hill is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D who eventually becomes executive director of the organisation after Nick Fury goes into hiding following a massive scandal. She’s a superb fighter and able negotiator, but also has a mean streak and has never been above blackmailing superheroes to get her way.

It’s not known how much time Smulders will have in the Avengers – after all, she’s sharing the screen with Jackson, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo – but in true Marvel fashion, the deal for the Hill role also comes with a batch of options for other films.

CD, download and vinyl new releases Feb. 8, 2011

Doctor Who: Series 5
Doctor Who: Series 5

Jailbreak: Deluxe Edition
Jailbreak: Deluxe Edition Thin Lizzy

Bitches Brew LIVE
Bitches Brew LIVE  Miles Davis

At the Cotton Club
At the Cotton Club  Duke Ellington

Stan Getz Quintets: The Clef & Norgran Albums
Stan Getz Quintets: The Clef & Norgran Albums

Mink Hollow Road
Mink Hollow Road  The Mummers

DVD new releases 2/8/2011

Doctor Who: The Movie (Special Edition)
Doctor Who: The Movie (Special Edition)

Doctor Who: The Mutants (Story 63)
Doctor Who: The Mutants (Story 63)



Awesome update to animated Superman film

A great update to the Fleischer Studios super toons:

Antiques Roadshow features Jack Kirby comics

A description for this week's episode, check your local listings. I don't know if this has aired previously, but it's new to me:

Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Nicholas Lowry head to San Diego's Allen Airways Flying Museum to look at some of the earliest-known posters of mechanical flight. Highlights include "Captain America" and "Fantastic Four" co-creator Jack Kirby's personal collection of comics from the 1930s to the 1970s; a set of circa 1915 Cartier cuff links, buttons and studs; and an original Hortus Eystettensis, the groundbreaking collection of botanical illustrations published in 1613, valued at $250,000 to $350,000.

Thor Super Bowl ad

Captain America Super Bowl ad