‘Star Wars’ films to come yearly starting in 2015

Disney is turning “Star Wars” films into an annual summer ritual.

Walt Disney Co. chairman Alan Horn announced Wednesday that the studio would release films set in a galaxy far, far away every year starting in 2015.

The parade of films will start with “Star Wars: Episode VII,” directed by J.J. Abrams.

Horn said the studio will then alternate films in the new “Star Wars” trilogies with spin off films drawn from the same universe.

Source:  Disney to release ‘Star Wars’ films each summer starting in 2015

What do you think?  Is this overdoing it or the more the better?

Anderson Silva: Like Water

Anderson Silva fans (and MMA fans in general) will probably want to check out this documentary.  It follows Anderson Silva from the time period when everyone hated him (after his fight with Damian Maia) through his first fight with Chael Sonnen.  It’s interesting seeing behind the scenes training footage, how he deals with the pressure coming at him from various sources and what his daily life is like.  We tend to think of these athletes as machines but they are human beings like everyone else.

This documentary doesn’t just show the good things in Anderson’s life.  It shows when his fans are upset with him.  When UFC boss Dana White is angry at him and even when his own manager is frustrated with him.  We follow Anderson around when he wants to skip out on autograph signings and him watching video of Chael Sonnen talking smack about him.  It’s definitely worth a watch if you are interested in the behind the scenes stuff.  Anderson does come across as kind of cocky and self-centered sometimes, but he also cares about his family and friends.  It’s a realistic look at who he is.  Nothing is sugarcoated.

Justice League: Doom Review

I haven’t really been a fan of too many of the animated movies from Marvel or DC.  Typically they seem rushed and don’t take as much time as needed to really flesh out the plots.  They do tend to be stand alone stories, which is good if you haven’t followed any of the cartoons that have come before hand.  Justice League: Doom is no different.  It jumps right into the action, involving a plot by Vandal Savage to destroy the Justice League.  I won’t give away any major spoilers but there is much more to the movie than what I described.

There is some pretty decent action in the movie.  The Justice League is pitted up against some of their common foes.  Fans of the old Superfriends cartoon will remember the Hall of Doom shown in the movie.  Due to the short running time (slightly over an hour) I wouldn’t recommend buying it, but if you have a chance to watch it on netflix or rent it, it’s worth a watch, especially if you are a fan of the animated movies or the Justice League in general. It does have a small amount of bad language in it and some dark themes, so I wouldn’t recommend it for kids

One thing I do really like about it is that it’s a Justice League movie not involving an alien invasion.  Seems like most of the plots involving the Justice League or the Avengers (even on the big screen) tend to revolve around aliens, so that plot gets a little tiring.  With talk of a big screen version of the Justice League, a plot like this one might be a better way to go, especially to distinguish it from the Avengers film.  So again, it’s nothing special but it isn’t bad.  I’d give it 2.5 out of 4 stars.