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Tuesday, May, 23, 2006  20th Century Fox has provided Superhero Hype! with five new photos from X-Men: The Last Stand, including two two special effects shots and three behind-the-scenes shots of director Brett Ratner with cast members.
Brief. A "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human. The opposing viewpoints of mutant leaders Charles Xavier, who preaches tolerance, and Magneto, who believes in the survival of the fittest, are put to the ultimate test--triggering the war to end all wars.
She`s back as the weather-altering mutant in X-Men: The Last Stand, presumably the final chapter of the trilogy, and this time she has a lot more screen time and things to do than the previous movie. She talked to Superhero Hype! about some of them.
After all, a year ago, he probably wasn`t even thinking about directing X-Men: The Last Stand, the highly anticipated threequel in the Marvel mutant franchise. That gig was still Matthew Vaughn`s at the time, but by early June, Ratner was on board, ready to try to develop, shoot and edit the effects-laden action movie in time for its Memorial Day `06 release. In that time, Ratner would face criticism from comic book fans and internet fansites that claimed Ratner was little more than a director-for-hire without the visual style necessary to replace Bryan Singer. Ignoring his critics, Ratner endured and was able to finish the job despite a ridiculously rushed schedule.
Tuesday, May, 23, 2006 
Brief. Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty to train new IMF agents. But he is called back into action to confront the toughest villain he`s ever faced - Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an international weapons and information provider with no remorse and no conscience. Hunt assembles his team - his old friend Luther Strickell (Ving Rhames), transportation expert Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), background operative Zhen (Maggie Q), and fresh recruit Lindsey (Keri Russell) - to travel the globe pursuing Davian and rescue Hunt`s love, Julia (Michelle Monaghan).
Studios: Paramount Pictures
U.S. Box Office: $47,743,273
Critics. Ethan Hunt`s assignment in "M:I III" is to battle the villain Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) for control of the Rabbit`s Foot. In Ethan`s final words in the movie, after countless people have been blown up, shot, crushed and otherwise inconvenienced, he asks his boss Brassel (Laurence Fishburne), "What is the Rabbit`s Foot?" Ethan should know by now it is a MacGuffin, just like the virus and the computer file.
Friday, May, 19, 2006  It is an incredible book. I highly recommend it. He also wrote a book before the DaVinchi Code called Angels and Demons. It was the first book he wrote with the character Robert Langton. I read the DaVinchi Code first, and some parts didn`t make sense, and when I read Angels and Demons, it did make sense. So if you like The DaVinchi Code I would also read Angels and Demons, another good book.
I have also read some books that dispute his claims and agree with them. I am on the fence, but I am not convinced that all he has to say is bs. All in all, I am a big fan. I think his writing is great, and if nothing more... I think he at least leaves the door open to some questioning of things that we were always taught to be fact. Some of these facts have been proven otherwise. I have read just about every book I can get my hands on dealing with the subject. But be careful because this subject can become a heated religious debate. I can say that it has caused me to question some of the teachings of the religion I was taught all my life.
A stunning new thriller that will provoke much debate.
Dan Brown`s extensive research on secret societies and symbology adds intellectual depth to this page-turning thriller. His surprising revelations on Da Vinci`s penchant for hiding codes in his paintings will lead the reader to search out renowned artistic icons as The Mona Lisa, The Madonna of the Rocks and The Last Supper. The Last Supper holds the most astonishing coded secrets of all and, after reading The Da Vinci Code, you will never see this famous painting in quite the same way again.
 The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Famed symbologist Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Louvre museum one night where a curator has been murdered, leaving behind a mysterious trail of symbols and clues. With his own survival at stake, Langdon, aided by the police cryptologist Sophie Neveu, unveils a series of stunning secrets hidden in the works of Leonardo Da Vinci, all leading to a covert society dedicated to guarding an ancient secret that has remained hidden for 2000 years. The pair set off on a thrilling quest through Paris, London and Scotland, collecting clues as they desperately attempt to crack the code and reveal secrets that will shake the very foundations of mankind.
Genres: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time: 149 min.
Release Date: May 19th, 2006 (wide)
The movieweb.com review:
While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.
In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory`s ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.
Totally a very nice movie.
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