Archive for August, 2008

Okay, I give up. There has to be something wrong in the world when Vin Diesel is starring in the most commercially appealing new movie released in any given week (not counting the Pitch Black Vin era, which rocked). I haven't heard any of the reviews for any of these movies. I ...
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Mr. Van Eghan has let Dharma's latest crop of recruits know that a new area has been added to the site. Visit DharmaWantsYou.com to sign up and find out what all the fuss is about. I am pleased to announce the release of the second assessment in the Dharma Initiative's Volunteer Recruitment Program. This new test is a broad-spectrum knowledge analysis. It is ...
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Director David Cronenberg has announced that he'll be bringing his seminal sci-fi classic The Fly to the stage as an opera. This "classical re-imagining" of the film features the first opera score from Howard Shore, the man behind the film's soundtrack. The costume designer and creature creator from the film will also be assisting with the production. Placido Domingo will ...
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Nathan "Captain Tightpants" Fillion will return to broadcast television midseason with a new series entitled Castle. He'll portray a novelist that assists the NYPD in solving homicide cases. Variety has dubbed the show as a "comedic procedual" so expect much use of Fillion's exceptional sense of humor. While I admit that television has a plethora of "quirky guy x solving crime" shows, ...
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1up.com recently reported on a rumor that the new Xbox Live Dashboard would launch in November that was perpetrated by the folks at RPG-TV. The new Dash grants users the ability to install games on their hard drive, stream Netflix Movies, and introduces a new way of navigating and Miis Avatars. We've known all that for a while, however, there ...
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According to the New York Times.com, Marvel Entertainment has signed a deal with Madhouse, a renowned Japanese animation house, to produce develop a number of Japanese versions of their popular comic book heroes. These will be complete Japanese-styled overhauls, with Japanese origins and locations, not just anime versions of the established western ...
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Image Comic's will soon release a new Shadowline three issue mini-series called I Hate Galaxy Girl. Here's a plot description from Image: Based on skill alone, Renee Tempete should be the new Galaxy Girl. Instead, a buxom blonde with no actual powers holds the title. As events unfold, Renee struggles not only against monsters, criminals and giant robots, but also a society that ...
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Yet another gameplay video has been released from the upcoming Lego: Batman. This reveals that the ever-loyal Alfred will be a playable character. I wonder how the Batman loyalists will feel about such a drastic change in character. One would hope they wouldn't take a game in which their hero is made out of plastic blocks would be taken seriously....
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Tim Burton has finally found his Alice. The director hand-picked relatively unknown Australian actress Mia Wasikowska to portray the character in his upcoming retooling of Alice in Wonderland. Johnny Depp is reportedly now being sought to fill the role of the Mad Hatter in the film. Burton's trip to Wonderland will be in theaters sometime in 2010.
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Warner Brothers president Jeff Robinov officially confirmed that the studio would release a Superman reboot. This, according to SuperHeroHype.com, will be similar to the way Louis Leterrier handled his recent The Incredible Hulk. The Wall Street Journal article referenced by SupeHeroHype.com mentions that Warner Brothers originally planed on filming a Superman Vs. Batman movie but decided to put it ...
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Scholastic, publisher of the Harry Potter series, has organized an all day read-a-thon to celebrate Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone's tenth anniversary. Fans may drop by Scholastic HQ in New York on September 23 at 8 a.m. to participate in the reading. Those who show up will also be rewarded with a special tenth anniversary copy of the book. ...
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It has been revealed by Epic Games' Cliffy B Cliff Bleszinski that the "Seriously ..." achievement in Gears of War 2 will require players to kill 100,000 enemies. Yes, my friends, you read that correctly. An achievement by the same name appeared in the first installment of the series but only required you to take out 10,000 of the horde. "I ...
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Several applications allowing you to keep up with your Xbox Live friends have been made available on the App Store for Apple's iPhone for a small fee. This didn't set well with Microsoft, though, and they've now prevented the selling of any Xbox 360-related application on the service. The company has generously allowed the app-makers to continue to offer their creations ...
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The release of James Bond's next adventure, Quantum of Solace, has been delayed for a week. It will now be in theaters on November 14. No official reason for the move was given but some suspect the recent Harry Potter delay had something to do with it.
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The Sci Fi Channel announced yesterday that Stargate: Atlantis would be ending after five seasons on the air. It will, however, live on in a series of direct-to-dvd features much in the way that its predecessor, Stargate SG-1, has done. To fill the void, the network will introduce a brand new series entitled Stargate Universe early next year. Here's the show's ...
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