Comic-Con 08 - EW's Visionary Filmmakers - Kevin Smith, Zack Snyder, Frank Miller, Judd Apatow

Power Panel

Not too long after Frank Miller gave Comic-Con audiences a look at his upcoming movie 'The Spirit', the graphic novel god turned director, took part in a panel hosted by Entertainment Weekly a few hours later that was equally as popular, if not more so than as his own. Featuring fellow filmmakers Zack Snyder, Kevin Smith, and Judd Apatow the eclectic group of established filmmakers brought out some hilarious moments, that not only shed light on how each director feels about the others work, but also reminded the audience of their distinct filmmaking styles.

As expected Kevin Smith was his usual self amid the other filmmakers, and didn't hesitate to poke fun at his career or that of his peers. He joked about not being as commercially successful as Apatow or Snyder, in terms of box office numbers, he also did a great reenactment of the opening scene to Star Trek The Motion Picture aka "The Bald Chick Adventures," which absolutely cracked me up.,/p>

Recorded in several parts, you can view them on my youtube.com/rez2cool page.

 

Friday at the Con

Thursday night at Comic-Con consisted of parties! Two of the most popular ones being G4 and STRANGEco at the hip Jade Theater, which featured performances by MC Frontalot,  the vinyl toy store MunkyKing had a packed party with live painting, and THQ featured their game Darksiders, while Midway pimped Mortal Kombat vs. DC at a pretty swank party down the street. I partied a little too much, so I unfortunately missed the exciting events of friday morning, recovering in the hotel.

It's only friday, the second day of the Con and I feel like I've been here for much longer then that. The show has been packed, people have been stinking, attitudes have been rude, but amid all this, getting the chance to see all the cool art, toys, and panels, is totally worth it.

The much anticipated Ghostbusters panel was cancelled though, so that was pretty disappointing. There was also a Joss Whedon panel I wanted to attend as an alternative, but the lineup was waaaaay too long, so I decided to checkout the exhibit floor to kill time before heading over to The Spirit presentation. But let me just say that, once you get on the floor, it gets really hard to get out. It reminded me of the old E3, lots of exciting setups, booths, and overall craziness.  I'll have to post pictures of the exhibits later, but this area of the Con is HUGE. It goes on and on, it can get pretty exhausting.

Recorded in 10 parts, you can view the rest of the panel for "The Spirit" on my youtube page youtube.com/rez2cool

Frank Miller, Sam Jackson, and other actors from the film, gave an awsome panel which featured clips from the upcoming film. The movie looks AWESOME.

After this I attended a panel with Kevin Smith, Zack Snyder, and Frank Miller, which I will have to post some time soon.