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Editor and Web Content Manager at doddleNEWS; I've been a writer for over 10 years, and a producer/director/editor in film and video for over 16 years. I've written for TopTenREVIEWS, Digital Media Net, Videomaker and other sites and magazines.
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) The next film in the DCEU, Suicide Squad, opens today! Reviews haven't been kind, and you can read ours here, but the one thing we can all agree on is how cool this LEGO version of a recent TV spot is (from ForrestFire Films, hat tip: Screen Rant). Have a great … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) Recently, we ran a 'Star Wars audition tapes' for Friday's Funny, and with the young Han Solo film coming out in a couple of years, it's perfect timing to showcase the Young Han Solo Audition Tapes from Conan (NSFW warning at the end). Have a great weekend! … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) During DC Comics and Warner Bros.' panel at Comic-Con, not only did the Wonder Woman trailer debut, but they also released a special Suicide Squad: Official Comic-Con Soundtrack Remix. Check it out … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Imagine knowing what you wanted the do with your life when you were a child, and that something was being an animator for Disney. Then, imagine getting fired from your dream job because you tried to hold to the Classic Disney tradition. This set the stage for bringing … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) With the rebooted Ghostbusters opening (check out our review here), Friday's Funny Feature this week is from our friends at Screen Junkies, Honest Trailers - Ghostbusters 2. Have a great weekend! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D3WZxYxWd8 … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) 2016 is the battle of superheroes battling movies; one was meh (Batman V Superman), the other was great (Captain America: Civil War). Today, our friends at HISHE present How Captain America: Civil War Should Have Ended. Have a great … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) The summer blockbuster really got its start with Steven Spielberg's classic Jaws. And now, for Friday's Funny Feature, the guys over at Screen Junkies present Honest Trailers - Jaws. Have a great weekend! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_89XhQjKbqc … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) I have a love/hate relationship with the original Independence Day -- it was a movie I was really excited about, and I was 20 in film school, which played into how I felt about it later in 1996, a great year for arthouse and indie films. I loved ID4, but by the … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) For Friday's Funny Feature this week, I decided to go random with Marlon Webb and The Band of the Bold's Ready to Monday: Take on Me, song of course by A-Ha. Like I said, random, but really, REALLY funny. Have a great … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a major box office and critical success, and fans absolutely loved it. The movie finally left theaters, and it's now on Blu-ray/DVD and streaming, and we have a special bonus audition for you for Friday's Funny Feature (via SNL). … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) I'm sure you've seen this video from Cine Gear 2016 -- a Steadicam operator was having fun demoing a rig and an ARRI Camera (word is an ALEXA, not an AMIRA as originally speculated by many), he even started dancing around and was entertaining the crowd. Then … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows opening today (read Danny F. Santos' review here), I think it's a perfect time for Honest Trailer - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where the Screen Junkies guys take on the 2014 film, and as a bonus, The Secret of … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) With X-Men: Apocalypse opening today (read our review here), it's the perfect time for a new Honest Trailer from Screen Junkies. X-Men: Days of Future Past was a fantastic movie, and marked the return of Bryan Singer to the mutant cinematic universe. For Friday's … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) Avengers Assemble! This is too funny! I grew up watching The Hulk TV show with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, and I remember the TV movies that featured Daredevil and Thor. In the old Comics Scene magazine in 1988 or 89, they said Iron Man might appear on the show, … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) Deadpool was a smash hit, plus a hit between both fans and critics. But that doesn't mean the Merc with a Mouth is immune to Honest Trailers from our friends at Screen Junkies. But in a true meta move, Deadpool helps narrate his own Honest Trailer. Have a great … [Read more...]
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) Yes, Captain America: Civil War is opening today (here's our review), but if ever there was a perfect time and movie for a How It Should Have Ended, it's definitely Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice! If you've been watching the HISHE episodes over the years, … [Read more...]
