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Hubert Vigilla is a writer living in Brooklyn, which makes him completely indistinguishable from 4/5 of people living in Brooklyn. He likes writing about himself in third-person and watching/reading a bit of everything. He is currently working on a novel and a collection of short stories.

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NYCC: Cosplay from Saturday

The busiest day at the New York Comic Con meant very little space to move around but a lot of cosplay. Here's a solid batch of pics I took while wandering the Javits Center and the area around the convention. One last batch of cosplay pics coming tomorrow.   more

NYCC: Cosplay from Saturday photo


NYCC: Cosplay from Saturday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Saturday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Saturday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Saturday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Saturday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Saturday photo



NYCC: Cosplay from Friday

Here's a small batch of cosplay photos from Friday at the New York Comic Con. I took a few photos with one of Alec's cameras, which he'll upload eventually. I'm going to be taking a lot more the next two days, so keep an eye out for those. In the meantime, peep the pics in the gallery.   more

NYCC: Cosplay from Friday photo


NYCC: Cosplay from Friday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Friday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Friday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Friday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Friday photo
NYCC: Cosplay from Friday photo



NYCC: Legendary Comics/Pacific Rim panel

Even though there was cool news about comics projects from Matt Wagner and Grant Morrison, the Pacific Rim portion of the Legendary Comics panel stole the show. The panel was moderated by Chris Hardwick and also featured Lege...   more

NYCC: Legendary Comics/Pacific Rim panel photo

Infographics break down 50 years of James Bond goodness

Flixist's Bond Month is going strong in the lead up to Skyfall. In addition to Matt and Xander's daily Across the Bond features (tackling every Bond film in chronological order), this week Matt had an awesome interview with B...   more

Infographics break down 50 years of James Bond goodness photo

NYCC: The Image Revolution documentary panel

Last night at the New York Comic Con there was a panel on the forthcoming documentary The Image Revolution, directed by Patrick Meaney and produced by Jordan Rennert. The film chronicles the rise of Image Comics in the 1990s...   more

NYCC: The Image Revolution documentary panel photo

Joe Carnahan's sizzle reel for Gemini Man

You may remember that Joe Carnahan released two sizzle reels for Daredevil. They provided a sense of the tone and mood he'd want if he tackled the Man Without Fear. A new sizzle reel from Carnahan has hit the web. It's for a...   more

Joe Carnahan's sizzle reel for Gemini Man photo

Last day to see Don Hertzfeldt's feature in NYC/Oregon

Attention New Yorkers and Oregonians: today is your last chance to catch Don Hertzfeldt's It's Such a Beautiful Day on the big screen. The film is showing at The IFC Center in NYC and the Bijou in Eugene. You may remember It'...   more

Last day to see Don Hertzfeldt's feature in NYC/Oregon photo

Behold the original ending to Little Shop of Horrors

You may not be aware of this, but Frank Oz's film version of Little Shop of Horrors used to have a downer ending where everybody died. Not just the main characters, but everybody in the world. Test audiences in San Jose didn...   more

Behold the original ending to Little Shop of Horrors photo

Trailer: Django Unchained

New trailer for Django Unchained. It still comes out Christmas. We still want to see it bad. 'Nuff said. (Get well soon, Stan Lee.) [Via First Showing]   more

Trailer: Django Unchained photo

Flixclusive Interview: Barbara director Christian Petzold

[For the next month, we will be covering the 50th New York Film Festival. Keep coming back to Flixist for news, features, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films on the festival circuit in 2012. Check out all of our...   more

Flixclusive Interview: Barbara director Christian Petzold photo

New posters/images from RZA's Man with the Iron Fists

The release of RZA's The Man with the Iron Fists is less than a month away, and a bunch of posters for the film recently showed up online. These 16 posters were commissioned from various artists located all over the globe, an...   more

New posters/images from RZA's Man with the Iron Fists photo


New posters/images from RZA's Man with the Iron Fists photo
New posters/images from RZA's Man with the Iron Fists photo
New posters/images from RZA's Man with the Iron Fists photo
New posters/images from RZA's Man with the Iron Fists photo
New posters/images from RZA's Man with the Iron Fists photo
New posters/images from RZA's Man with the Iron Fists photo



NYFF Review: Kinshasa Kids

[For the next month, we will be covering the 50th New York Film Festival. Keep coming back to Flixist for news, features, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films on the festival circuit in 2012. Check out all of our...   more

NYFF Review: Kinshasa Kids photo

Documentary-only movie theater opening in NYC

There's a very keen happening in New York City for fans of documentaries and non-fiction film. The Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV) is going to build its own 73-seat theater that will screen first-run documentaries...   more

Documentary-only movie theater opening in NYC photo

New Hobbit banners continue tradition of Hobbitness

Four new banners for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have recently shown up, each one sufficiently Hobbity and depicting various moments from the book. No surprises here, though I think I prefer the super-long banner for Th...   more

New Hobbit banners continue tradition of Hobbitness photo

NYFF Review: Like Someone in Love

[For the next month, we will be covering the 50th New York Film Festival. Keep coming back to Flixist for news, features, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films on the festival circuit in 2012. Check out all of our...   more

NYFF Review: Like Someone in Love photo

Michael Bay producing found-footage time travel film

'Splosionmeister Michael Bay is producing a found-footage time travel movie called Almanac. The film was written on spec by first-time screenwriters Andrew Stark and Jason Pagan, and is getting rushed into production. Almanac...   more

Michael Bay producing found-footage time travel film photo

Review: The Paperboy

[For the next month, we will be covering the 50th New York Film Festival. Keep coming back to Flixist for news, features, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films on the festival circuit in 2012. Check out all of our...   more

Review: The Paperboy photo

The Hobbit extended edition coming late 2013

Remember when Peter Jackson put out the extended editions of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King a year after each of their respective theatrical releases? It's going to happen again with Th...   more

The Hobbit extended edition coming late 2013 photo

Four-disc Lalo Schifrin box set coming in November

Some very cool news for fans of film and television scores. Aleph Records is set to release a four-disc box set of Lalo Schifrin's work. Lalo Schifrin: My Life in Music will feature 73 selected pieces from Schifrin's long bod...   more

Four-disc Lalo Schifrin box set coming in November photo

NYFF Review: Nothing But a Man

[For the next month, we will be covering the 50th New York Film Festival. Keep coming back to Flixist for news, features, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films on the festival circuit in 2012. Check out all of our...   more

NYFF Review: Nothing But a Man photo

The RZA joins Tony Jaa in Tom Yum Goong 2

Tony Jaa's comeback movie Tom Yum Goong 2 (aka The Protector 2) is back on track after a lot of delays. The film, which also stars Dan Chupong and female badass JeeJa Yanin, is now slated to come out May 2013. They were origi...   more

The RZA joins Tony Jaa in Tom Yum Goong 2 photo

NYFF Review: Araf - Somewhere In Between

[For the next month, we will be covering the 50th New York Film Festival. Keep coming back to Flixist for news, features, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films on the festival circuit in 2012. Check out all of our...   more

NYFF Review: Araf - Somewhere In Between photo