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- Marvel Super Heroes Unite at AllPosters.com - Forbes
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- Wall Street's Celluloid Heroes: Brolin's "Evil" Addiction, LaBeouf's $650K Payday - Yahoo Finance
| Marvel Super Heroes Unite at AllPosters.com - Forbes Posted: 27 Sep 2010 08:09 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- AllPosters.com, a division of Art.com Inc., the world's leading online specialty provider of wall art, today unveiled a new gallery of high quality wall art featuring iconic characters and images from leading comic book publishing company Marvel Publishing, Inc., many of which have never before been available to consumers in this artistic format. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091208/ART-COMLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091208/ART-COMLOGO) This introduction coincides with a recent national survey that illustrates the nostalgic, enduring nature of the Marvel Comics brand. Of the hundreds of adults surveyed: -- 66 percent of people surveyed read Marvel Comics as a child -- The ability to fly was selected as the most coveted superpower -- X-Men was selected as the top comic book of all time -- If they could choose to be any Super Hero, 46 percent would be Spider-Man, 25 percent would be Iron Man and 10 percent would be Captain America -- 99 percent of respondents recognized a photo of Spider-Man versus only 63 percent who recognized a photo of Vice President Joe Biden and 51 percent who recognized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi These survey results point to the broad appeal of Marvel Comics, as does the new wall art collection on AllPosters.com. The collection offers fans more than 200 of these vintage images, available in different wall art formats including museum-quality giclee prints, master prints with glossy heavy card stock paper, wall murals and canvas. Prints can be customized further by adding a hand-made frame. Characters featured include X-Men, Spider-Man, Silver Surfer, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Luke Cage and Mighty Thor. "With over 850,000 images, AllPosters.com offers one of the world's largest assortments of quality wall art and we're pleased to introduce these iconic Marvel Comics images to comics fans of all ages," said Andrew Wait, chief marketing officer of Art.com Inc. "Our new Marvel Collection brings these Super Heroes to life, allowing them to make that leap from the comic book to any wall, be it in the bedroom, living room, family room, den, office or any other place of honor in your home. Aside from the stunning imagery, what makes this collection particularly unique is the ability to personalize each piece of artwork by choosing from a wide range of formats and custom framing options." The Marvel Collection at AllPosters.com currently consists of two galleries, Marvel Vintage Covers and Spider-Man, with additional galleries for Marvel Heroes and Marvel Extreme to launch later this year: -- Marvel Vintage Covers: Illustrates iconic comics throughout Marvel's history in a series of vintage comic covers and select comic pages, dating as far back as the 1940s -- Spider-Man: Highlights one of the most revered characters in comic book history through an extensive collection of Spider-Man images -- Marvel Heroes: Unites Marvel's most famous figures in unique prints that pair multiple heroes such as Wolverine, Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Hulk -- Marvel Extreme: Presents adult comic fans a unique collection of artist renderings of Marvel Super Heroes "We're pleased to partner with AllPosters.com to offer this amazing collection of wall art to both Marvel fans and art lovers alike, helping expand the consumer experience with Marvel brands through new mediums and new formats," said Paul Gitter, president of consumer products for North America, Marvel Entertainment. "We know that AllPosters.com will honor the artistic integrity of these high-quality Marvel Comics images to offer the best possible product in the marketplace." "We've all had heroes growing up and this exceptional collection allows us to relive some of those happy memories and introduce that tradition to the next generation," continues Wait. "This collection is all about 'fun,' and whether you're 7 or 70, parent or kid, comics collector or enthusiast, or just young-at-heart, there's no better place to indulge your passion for Marvel imagery and wall art than AllPosters.com." AllPosters.com's Marvel Comics collection includes an assortment of products ranging from wall posters, retailing for as little as $14.99, to higher-end specialty wall art, such as stretched canvas and oversized wall murals, up to $279.99. The new line is now available for purchase online at www.AllPosters.com/Marvel-Collection. About AllPosters.com and Art.com Inc. AllPosters.com is a division of Art.com Inc. Art.com Inc. is the world's leading online specialty provider of posters, prints, and framed art. Since 1998, Art.com Inc. has sold high-quality wall art online to more than 10 million customers -- including students, teachers, home decorators, interior designers, businesses, art collectors and art lovers -- in over 120 countries worldwide. The privately-held company is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with other facilities in Ohio, North Carolina and the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.art.com and www.AllPosters.com. "art.com" and "AllPosters" are registered trademarks of Art.com Inc. SOURCE Art.com Inc. Copyright 2009 PR Newswire All rights reserved. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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| Wall Street's Celluloid Heroes: Brolin's "Evil" Addiction, LaBeouf's $650K Payday - Yahoo Finance Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:27 AM PDT Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, opens nationwide on Friday. It's been more than 20 years since the original left an indelible mark on high finance and Hollywood, becoming an instant classic. The sequel stars Josh Brolin, Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan, Susan Sarandon and Mr. Gordon Gekko himself, Michael Douglas. LaBeouf knew nothing about finance before agreeing to do the film. But, once he signed on to do the movie, Stone told him he had "better get cracking." He did his homework! Get a load of this! "First thing I did was I took $20,000 out. Went down to the Schwab office in Encino [Calif.]. Walked in, said 'Hey, I know nothing. I am making this movie.' [They] set me up with all the Series 7 stuff," says LaBeouf, referencing the SEC exam that individuals working in the securities industry must pass. LaBeouf tells Tech Ticker he was trading every day and everywhere, even on his cell phone. "Went to George Soros' house for dinners. Hung out with Donald Trump and talked about real estate," he says. "I'd hang out with Jim Chanos. Nouriel Roubini was like my closest friend through all of this." If you think that is impressive, LaBeouf has substantially grown his $20,000 original investment. "I started at 20, I am at $650 today," he says. No, not $650. He means $650,000! Unlike LaBeouf, Brolin had a reputation as a savvy trader. Before his acting career took off, a need for money spurred him to learn about the markets. "I took profit from a ranch I had sold and I started trading personally," says Brolin, who has called his addiction to trading "an evil little friend." Oliver Stone -- a New York native -- became familiar with Wall Street at a very early age. His father was a stockbroker. "Wall street has a purpose. My father used to say it is the engine of capitalism," Stone says. After directing the Academy Award-winning "Platoon" in 1986, Stone was looking to stay closer to home for his next project. "In making 'Wall Street,' I really wanted to see the war at home, so to speak, the war in the financial jungle of New York," he says. Stone shot the sequel on location on Wall Street using real trading floors, real traders and the real media these investors watch minute by minute, day by day. Rolling out The Red Carpet The scene at the red carpet premiere in New York City earlier this week was frenetic. CEOs and pundits from many of the investment houses used in the film were in attendance for the premiere, as were many business news TV personalities who have cameos in the new flick. Also making an appearance -- to the surprise of many -- was quintessential value investor Warren Buffett. The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway doesn't give many interviews and he did not make any comments on his way into the theatre. However, after seeing the film he is said to have given it "two thumbs up." As you'll see in the accompanying clip, Tech Ticker's very own Aaron Task was on the scene to ask the burning question on everyone's mind: How has Wall Street changed in the last 22 years since Douglas' Gekko delivered his legendary "greed is good" speech? Oliver Stone: "I think banks became what Gekko was in the 1980s. Greed became greed plus envy [which] gave us more and more and more. As Gekko in the film says, 'greed is now legal' in the sense that the banks were doing what he was doing back then and he went to jail." CNBC's Melissa Francis: "I still believe greed is good. It is what makes capitalism work." Shia LaBeouf: "No. They are bundling life insurance policies grim reaper style. It is even more morbid than it was. Banks are still doing the same thing. Goldman can still get free money from the government and call itself a commercial bank and it is not. Things are rough and nothing has changed really." Susan Sarandon: "I always knew was something wrong with the idea of hedge funds. There is nothing that [they] are actually buying. That just never seemed right to me." The one person we did speak to who thinks Wall Street HAS changed is CNBC's Jim Cramer: "The government is very sophisticated now...I have to tell ya, I think it is a much more honest game now." What do you think? ___ This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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