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'Captain America: The First Avenger' will be released on October 25, 2011 'The Rocketeer' will be released on December 13, 2011

SPOILER ALERT! As with "Thor" my pre-Captain America-viewing, and post-viewing contact was LA Filmcutter . Notes have been compared and a review (more like a conversation between geeks) has been written... 11:00 AM [text message from AP]: Headed to theater for Capt America [text message from LA]: Can't wait to hear your thoughts. As always, make sure you stay through the credits. [AP]: Right! 1:34 PM [AP]: Wow! That was great! Credits are rolling. 1:58 PM [AP]: There is so much to like about that movie! [LA]: Yes, yes, and... ? [AP]: Facebooking ya! [LA]: Cool! 2:30 PM (Facebook Message from AP): Okay, let's review this thing! First off, if only Joe Johnston had had that kind of budget, effects and studio support when he made "The Rocketeer!" Second, it was just a great, good old-fashioned, action movie! But where do you really begin? Winks and nods to the history of Cap, the Howling Commandos, Indiana Jones, The Rocketeer, jeez wha...

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate. More MUPPETS here.

Black Widow and Hawkeye SDCC 2011 exclusive posters. (via Marvel.com )

Captain America and Iron Man SDCC 2011 exclusive posters. (via Marvel.com )

Eric Tan created these "Captain America: The First Avenger" propaganda posters being released by Mondo. More great posters, these from Olly Moss, also available from Mondo. AND... Here are Tyler Stout’s "Captain America: The First Avenger" Mondo Posters. Click on the images to enlarge. Mondo

(via HitFlix ) Captain America: The First Avenger

Broadcast during the classical music station of NYC, WQXR's "Movies On The Radio", aired memorable music from various superhero flicks. And the station essentially premiered a preview of Alan Silvestri's heroic score for Marvel and Joe Johnston's Captain America: The First Avenger film. Seeming just right for the much-anticipated period-telling of Marvel's star spangled Avenger, listen to over ten minutes of the composition below, via the great RIMBreaks. (via ComicBookMovie.com )

During World War II, a brave American soldier (Matt Salinger) volunteers to undergo experiments to become a new super-soldier, codenamed "Captain America." Infiltrating Germany to sabotage Nazi rockets pointed at the U.S., Captain America faces off with Nazi superhuman warrior Red Skull (Scott Paulin, The Right Stuff) who defeats the hero, throwing him into suspended animation. Frozen for 50 years, Captain America is found and revived only to find that Red Skull has changed identities and has targeted the President of the United States (Ronny Cox, RoboCop) for assassination. With America on the verge of utter chaos, it is up to one man to save the day! Available on DVD 7/19 as part of MGM's Limited Edition Collection on online retailers.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America was then formally reintroduced in The Avengers #4 (March 1964), which explained that in the final days of WWII, he had fallen from an experimental drone plane into the North Atlantic Ocean and spent decades frozen in a block of ice in a state of suspended animation. He quickly became leader of that superhero team. Following the success of other Marvel characters introduced during the 1960s, Captain America was recast as a hero "haunted by past memories, and trying to adapt to 1960s society." ( Wikipedia )

"Heroes are Made in America."

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A great retro look for Captain America: The First Avenger - Marvel commissioned the poster as a gift for the cast and crew. For more on this project heck out the artist's blog HERE .

From FILM+TV on 9/3/10 At least that’s how it would be touted in the funny books if The Rocketeer made an appearance in Captain America. When it was announced that Joe Johnston was going to be directing “ Captain America: The First Avenger ” it rekindled my love affair with his other comic book hero adaptation (for Disney btw, who now owns Marvel): “The Rocketeer”. But it also left me a little worried, as it has many of you, ‘cause Cliff and Peevy didn’t fare so well at the box office and most of the blame of course falls on the director. Of course I loved “The Rocketeer” and having just re-watched it I got to thinking; ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if The Rocketeer made an appearance in Captain America?’ Seriously, think about it. Even though IDW now owns the comic rights to “ The Rocketeer ” I bet Disney still owns the film rights (I’m just guessing) and they now own Marvel Comics and Captain America. Marvel Studios hires former Disney Productions director Joe Johnston (Honey, I Shrunk the Ki...

Here are pics 17 to 44. Remember, click on an image to enlarge it. For more screen-caps check out cinemablend.com . Captain America: The First Avenger Official Site © 2011 Marvel, Marvel Studios

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As one of 100 million people watching the Super Bowl, I was also watching the commercials and the new movie trailers that debuted last night. There was a lot to see, some great, some okay, and some studios should have saved their money. Here is my non-scientific, purely fanboy opinion of what were the hits and the misses... HITS ! :) "Super 8" "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon" "Captain America: The First Avenger" "Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides" "Rango" "Battle: Los Angeles" "The Adjustment Bureau" MISSES! :( "Rio" "Fast and Furious 5" "Cowboys and Aliens" - WAIT, what? I know, I know, let me explain. I was not as impressed by this spot as I was by the teaser trailer they released. I felt this one did not do enough to explain the story, it was kind of just quick action bits and gratuitous naked Oliva Wilde shot. "Thor" - Ha, ha! Again this one does not have the...