One of the most memorable of this summer’s HBO documentary series was Superheroes, which followed a number of different self-appointed, costumed crime fighters (all varying levels of delusional) as they went about their nightly business. One such superhero is “Phoenix Jones,” aka Ben Fodor, who moonlights as an 11-0 amateur MMA fighter. Jones was recently arrested for assault in Seattle after pepper spraying a bunch of people (to break up a street fight, Jones says). He posted video of the incident in question that you can watch below, and… hot damn, is that a fat dude in clown make-up trying to fight off a chick coming at him with her high heel? Jesus, this video really has everything.

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A lot of people will say, “Firemen, now those are the real heroes.” But I ask, isn’t the fire department just a fraternity for 30-year-olds? Superheroes which, like all superhero movies, contains an unnecessary cameo by Stan Lee, is a new documentary from newbie director Mike Barnett airing on HBO this Monday, following the real superheroes — no, not cancer doctors or hospice nurses — but weirdos who put on costumes and “fight crime.” Documentaries about weirdos tend to be the best documentaries, but I confess, I really wish it had more parkour.

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DC just released three new images of Ryan Reynolds in his Green Lantern costume (or, more accurately, two-thirds of Ryan Reynolds’ face grafted onto some Green Lantern CGI).  Lantern opens June 17th (latest trailer after the jump), starring such-a-sweet-boy Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaaaaåaååøøård, Mark Strong, and Tim Robbins, with direction by Martin Campbell. 

The suit looks… uh… good?  I guess?  I like all the people involved in this, and I’m trying not to be unnecessarily dismissive, but if I’m being honest, I can think of at least 10 things I give more of a sh-t about than this movie, and nine of them involve possible lunch food. OOH HELP US, RYAN REYNOLDS, SAVE THE UNIVERSE WITH YOUR GREEN JIZZ-FOG RING!

[OliverWillis via LatinoReview]

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The international trailer for Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class that I first posted a few weeks ago when it was in Russian, is back, this time in English.  Considering the film is scheduled to open June 3rd, it’s surprising how little we’ve seen of it, adding credence to the rumors that it’s rushed and behind schedule (as is true of pretty much all superhero movies).  Anyway, there’s not much more to understand in the English version.  The film tells the story of the heady days before Professor X was Professor X and Magneto was Magneto, when they were just Chuck and Erik, a couple of mutant poon hounds havin’ wild times, bangin’ dragonfly whores and freakin’ out at concentration camps.  The characters are said to represent Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, with Magneto representing the more militant Malcolm X.  And if you extend the metaphor further, it sort of implies that black people are superhuman mutants.  Which would’ve made sense in the early 60s when the first X-Men came out and sports were becoming fully integrated.

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Be warned, as the rumor I’m about to share is about as reliable as putting the names of 100 actors on a giant bingo card and waiting to see which one your cat takes a dump on, but Hollyscoop “hears buzz” that Sam Worthington “may” be starring in Flash Gordon.

The role calls for Flash as a handsome polo player and Yale graduate, who travels to the planet Mongo, where it’s discovered that the meteors are weapons devised by Ming the Merciless, evil ruler of Mongo.

If true (note: it’s not true), this is all part of Hollywood’s plan for Sam Worthington to become to action movies what Taco Bell was to restaurants in Demolition Man.  (If you enjoyed that, please buy my book, SAT Analogies for Huge Nerds).  Cinematical says:
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