'Watchmen: Under The Hood'Even though the buzz surrounding "Watchmen" has slowly begun to die down (if last weekend's box office drop is any indication, that is), fans of the film still have plenty to look forward -- namely, "Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter," the upcoming two-disc DVD/Blu-ray feature containing the titular story and the Minutemen exposé, "Under the Hood," both originally parts of the best-selling "Watchmen" comic but not included in the film.

And while we've been able to show plenty from "Tales of the Black Freighter" here at Splash Page, very little has been seen or heard about with regards to "Under the Hood" -- a pseudo tell-all book by Hollis Mason (a.k.a. Nite Owl I) which chronicles the rise and fall of the original Minutemen (highlights of which were very briefly touched on in the title sequence of "Watchmen"). Today, however, Warner Bros. has released a Q & A with "Under the Hood" director Eric Matthies, in which he discusses his approach to the adaptation, the cast, and his favorite scene from the animated feature. Read More...

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'Green Lantern: First Flight'Clearly, fans of DC Comics' resident Emerald Knight, Green Lantern, have had plenty to get excited about lately. First, it looks like a "Green Lantern" feature film is moving right along, with a targeted release date of December 17, 2010 and director Martin Campbell attached to helm (although an actor for the lead role has yet to be determined).

But since 2010 is seemingly light-years away, the fine folks over at Warner Home Video will be throwing GL fans a Kilowog-sized bone on July 28 with the latest addition to their acclaimed series of animated feature films, "Green Lantern: First Flight." The studio dropped the specs of the DVD and Blu-ray release at WonderCon over the weekend, and after the jump, we've got the lowdown on what GL geeks can expect from the sets. Read More...

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'X-Men'By now, fans of Marvel's Merry Movie Mutants have seen a vast array of special edition DVDs hit the shelves for the three "X-Men" films, however, the folks over at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have upped the ante for the true film fans out there (in other words, those of you with drool-worthy home entertainment set-ups), announcing the "X-Men Trilogy" box set on Blu-ray Disc.

Collecting the entire "X-Men" cinematic saga -- "X-Men," "X2: X-Men United" and "X3: The Last Stand" -- and boasting a bevy of bonus features, fans who pick up the set when it drops on April 21 can also take advantage of a Blu-ray Live feature in which they can purchase advance tickets and gain access to never-before-seen footage from the upcoming "badass" X-flick, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" starring Hugh Jackman. After the jump, we've got the complete rundown of what X-fans can also looking forward to with the set. Read More...

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'Tales of the Black Freighter'It's been a heckuva a week for those of us looking forward to the wide-release of "Watchmen" -- from our exclusive clip of My Chemical Romance's offering to the soundtrack, to all-new posters and images, to exclusive interviews with director Zack Snyder -- if there's still anyone out there not excited for the March 6 release, then they're just not paying attention.

And Warner Bros. has added the icing to the proverbial cake this afternoon, by releasing the specs to the accompanying DVD and Blu-ray collection of "Watchmen: The Black Freighter & Under the Hood" (the stories within the story for those of you who haven't read the comic). After the jump, we'll run down what fans can expect from the set. Read More...

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'Watchmen'Short of a certain comic book icon threatening to "spit venom" all over the film, you'll be hard pressed to find anyone out there who isn't excited about the March 6 release of "Watchmen." And a major part of that excitement has to do with the Warner Bros. hype machine, offering us fans ridiculously cool viral videos and websites that give us a glimpse into what we can expect from Zack Snyder's take on the revolutionary graphic novel.

And the fine folks at Warner Bros. ain't letting up anytime soon, as today, they've announced the details on both the "Music From The Motion Picture 'Watchmen'" (which My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way recently spoke to MTV about contributing to) and the "'Watchmen' Original Motion Picture Score" soundtracks, as well as info for the upcoming "'Watchmen': The Complete Motion Comic" DVD and Blu-ray box sets. After the jump, we've got the rundown on all of this for those of you looking forward to watching -- and listening -- to the Watchmen. Read More...

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Tales of the Black FreighterYou know "Watchmen" is going to be dark. Now it looks like its tandem DVD-release pirate story may be even darker. Last year, the New York Times reported that Warner Bros. would be releasing two of the “Watchmen” graphic novel’s stories-within-the-story as their own DVD feature. Today, it looks the pirate comic within the comic, “Tales of the Black Freighter,” may have earned an R rating from the MPAA, according to RopeofSilicon.com.

Warner Bros. has been breaking out loads of extra “Watchmen” content ahead of the film’s March 6 release date, which may be dangling by a thread. And anyone who’s been watching the trailers knows director Zack Snyder fully intends to flesh out original writer Alan Moore’s bleak portrait on superheroes. Read More...

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Fleischer's SupermanWhile most of us are looking forward to the upcoming direct-to-DVD animated movies from Marvel and DC Comics, Warner Home Video is offering a little something to those among us who like to see where it all began.

Hitting stores on April 7, 2009, WHV presents the first authorized collection of the Max Fleischer series of Superman theatrical shorts. Originally shown in cinemas in 1941-1942, anyone who's had the chance to check out these cartoons knows that the animation not only holds up to today's standards, but arguably surpasses it. After the jump, we run down what fans can expect from the 2-disc set. Read More...

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'The Dark Knight'In a move that absolutely no one saw coming (and that line is dripping with sarcasm, folks), it looks as though "The Dark Knight" will continue its rep as a financial force to be reckoned with, as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has officially announced that sales of "The Dark Knight" on DVD and Blu-ray are already breaking records -- and it's only been a week since the movie hit store shelves!

According to the statement released by Warner Bros., Blu-ray sales alone have topped 1.7 million units, and total DVD and Blu-ray sales have hit 13.5 million units worldwide (including consumer and rental sales). Again, given that the film has been available for just over a week -- coupled with the fact that we're in the thick of holiday shopping season -- it's clear that we are witnessing "The Dark Knight" setting the bar in terms of DVD and Blu-ray sales, as it has already become the best selling DVD of 2008 (not to mention on iTunes). Read More...

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For true fans of "The Dark Knight," tomorrow has been the day we've all been waiting for -- when, at long last, the film is released on DVD and Blu-ray, complete with TONS of special features, extras, and in some cases, limited edition statuettes and masks. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. have been giving the 11th hour push with getting the word out, offering up exclusive sneak-peeks at some of the special features contained on the disk to various websites -- and now it's our turn!

In our exclusive clip below, we check in with GCN's resident news host, Mike Engel (Anthony Michael Hall) during an interview with Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) as a breaking news report comes in, but you'll have to watch the clip to find out what's going down on the mean streets of Gotham...

As mentioned, "The Dark Knight" hits stores tomorrow on DVD and Blu-ray, and for the hardcore Bat-fans out there, various stores will be offering limited edition collector sets of the movie complete with statuettes featuring Heath Ledger's The Joker, Christian Bale's Batman and masks of the Dark Knight as well as the ones the Joker's gang wore during the bank robbery scene.

Are you gonna be picking up "The Dark Knight" on DVD or Blu-ray tomorrow, or are you hoping Santa will leave it under the tree? We wanna know in the comments.

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It's been a "Dark Knight" kinda day here at Splash Page, and we ain't done yet!

It looks like the fine folks at UGO managed to get their hands on an exclusive look at one of the special features from the upcoming special edition of "The Dark Knight" DVD. In this, we get a glimpse at GCN's hard-hitting news magazine, "Gotham Tonight," and their coverage on the up-and-coming Gotham Police Lieutenant, Jim Gordon. Sadly, no cameo appearance by Anthony Michael Hall in this, but for those of you who are counting down the days until "The Dark Knight" DVD hits stores on December 9, this ought to get you properly hyped for the bevy of extra footage contained on the set.

Check out the clip below...

Will you be one of the first in line for "The Dark Knight" DVD? Are you amped about the special features? Let us know in the comments.

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Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.
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