Super Bowl XLVII

Like many Americans, my Sunday was spent on the couch watching Super Bowl XLVII. In this case, my brother’s couch, because he’s got the nice big television, and I enjoy having someone to crack jokes with. This proved to be very important, as this year’s Super Bowl provided plenty of times when it was necessary to have some outside entertainment, including a 37-minute power outage at the Superdome.

I didn’t really have a team I was particularly rooting for in the game; I only watch the NFL off and on, I don’t have a favorite team or anything. I wound up rooting for the 49ers out of solidarity with my brother, but was mostly just hoping for a good game. It took a while for the game to deliver on that front; I think the 49ers must have taken advantage of the power outage to finish their naps.

Of course, like a lot of people who don’t have a strong team preference, I was watching as much for the entertainment experience as for the game itself. On that front, I have to say I don’t think Super Bowl XLVII was one of the better ones.

Weekly Weblinks: Bats and Bullets

Late last night, The Dark Knight Rises was finally released to theatres. Now, maybe you’re just waking up after spending a night watching Batman battling Bane, or perhaps you’re still waiting for your chance to get down there (like me). Either way, I’ve got your dose of the Weekly Weblinks to tide you over today.

On the blogging side of things, you might expect there to be a fair amount of Batman posts — and you’d be right. But there are also some classic movie reviews and an homage to great movie openings. In the news, there’s yet more rumor-mongering about superhero cinema, as well as a perhaps-unexpected Pixar sequel. So read on to see what’s happening!

Superhero Movie News Roundup

John Cusack may think that Hollywood’s putting out too many superhero movies lately, and not enough middle-budget fare (such as his film The Raven), but Hollywood and the fans are flocking to yet more adventures featuring individuals who are just a bit beyond mortal men. Tom Hiddleston, who plays Loki in Thor and The Avengers, offers up an eloquent defense to the validity of the genre, and in the meantime, Hollywood is putting the pieces in motion for the next superhero movies to come out after this summer’s The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises.

A lot of these are just tidbits, which is why I’m not giving them separate posts, and I haven’t seen anything lately on 2013′s Superman movie, Man of Steel. But for fans of the flights-and-tights crowd, there are some interesting little news bits on the futures of the Avengers and X-Men related properties, as well as word on a rather unexpected DC Comics movie project.