Watchmen

  • Theatrical - Wide 2009-03-06
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In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” – which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of... See more his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion – a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers – Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the watchmen?

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TV Review: Watchmen

Plot: Watchmen takes place in an alternative, contemporary reality in the United States, in which masked vigilantes became outlawed due to their violent methods. Despite this, some gather around in order to start a revolution while others are out to stop it before it...
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Black Freighter trailer

If you hunger for the full WATCHMEN experience (and why wouldn’t you?), then you have to see the animated companion piece “Tales of the Black Freighter.” I’m a little disappointed though that this direct-to-DVD animated film is being released more...
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Super Wachowskis?

Whoa, mama, talk about a rumor coming completely out of left field to rock our balls off. A scooper for “AICN” recently wrote in to inform Harry and co. that not only has Bryan Singer opted not to return for...
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Gibbons on Watchmen!

I was lucky enough to catch WATCHMEN illustrator Dave Gibbons at the Apple Store in Soho this past Friday, for a conversation and Q&A about the famed graphic novel and the upcoming motion picture. Although I arrived 20 minutes before...
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Behind Rorschach’s mask

It’s hard to believe that the WATCHMEN movie will be here in a month from today. When I first read this as freshman in high school, I never thought they’d be able to make a movie out of this. And...
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Keene Act explained

The viral marketing for the upcoming Zack Snyder directed, Alan Moore adapted WATCHMEN has so far been pretty damn awesome, especially the last video of a 1960s era broadcast celebrating 10 years of Dr. Manhattan’s existence (Dr. Manhattan being the...
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Black Freighter pics!

The WATCHMEN tie-in animated DVD “Tales of the Black Freighter” hits shelves on March 24th and we’ve got a look at some new pics from the film. The project stars the voice of Gerard Butler as a marooned castaway who’s...
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Watchmen Part 2??

Unlike FRIDAY THE 13TH, Zack Snyder’s upcoming WATCHMEN probably isn’t going to get a sequel. But that doesn’t mean that some studio executive haven’t at least thought of the idea. Snyder spoke to the New York Times and revealed what...
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Watchmen coolness

A little while ago, we showed you “The New Frontiersman” website, a viral site for the upcoming Alan Moore adapted, Zack Snyder directed WATCHMEN referencing the ultra-conservative tabloid that one of the superheroes in the film, Rorschach, reads. When we...
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Black Freighter deets

The story within a story that runs through Alan Moore’s “Watchmen” graphic novel, a pirate tale titled “Tales of the Black Freighter”, is just one of the many things that makes the seminal graphic novel so iconic and groundbreaking. Realizing...
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Final Watchmen poster

The one part of WATCHMEN so far that I haven’t been completely in love with are the posters. They’re just not working for me. And that’s a shame because I’d love to have a really f*cking cool WATCHMEN poster to...
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