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If you stayed up late last night after the Oscars and kept the channel tuned to ABC, you saw Robert Downey Jr on Jimmy Kimmel Live, premiering the brand new Iron Man 2 trailer! (insert giddy geeky glee here) It gave us more of Whiplash, more of War Machine, more of Black Widow, more ...
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In honor of the Oscars this weekend I give you (well, actually Cracked.com and BriTANicK gives you) A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever. Just consider this the umpteenth blog post praising the creators' clever observation of movie cliches where I ramble on incessantly in an effort to up ...
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In honor of yet another episode of LOST tonight on ABC (I really need very little prompting to talk about LOST), I have to post this video of Michael Emerson making an appearance, buggy eyes and all, on the Soup with Joel McHale (also of NBC's Community) this past week. They spend a few ...
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*SPOILER FREE* I was more than pleasantly surprised when I finally got a chance to check out the new Planet Hulk DVD from Marvel Animation and Lionsgate. Based on the hugely popular story arc written by Greg Pak, Planet Hulk deftly distills the epic into 81 minutes of gloriously gladiatorial goodness. ...
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Been to a Japanese arcade lately? Neither have I. But I got pretty close to it with the new Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars game, available in stores now! Originally released in Japan in 2008, this is the long-awaited fan-favorite game's debut on US shores, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii! Game play is ...
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I fell in love with Kitty Pryde back in the 80s when she and I were both teenagers and just young and dumb enough to think it might work between us if not for the fact that she was completely fictional. It didn't stop me from writing alternate reality stories about my relationship with ...
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As a fan of the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr, I know for a fact that regardless of its eventual box office take, Kick-Ass will be one of the most loved and most reviled movies of the year, depending on who you are. I'm not going to spoil ...
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Still looking for gifts for the geek in your life? Well, if they're a fan of Marvel comics and animated films, you can't go wrong with the 6 film DVD box set from Lionsgate. And while they're a bit more safe than I would like (meant for kids and Marvel fans who have ...
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The oddly named Ronie Midfew Arts (hmm, could it be an anagram?) presented the LOST Underground Art Project in its entirety at Gallery 1988 on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 15th, opening its doors at 7pm. After nearly 4 months of LOST inspired artwork being created and sold as ...
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I don't know about everyone else, but it seems like everyone in my family is taking advantage of the recent price drop and snatching up a Wii at $199.99 a pop. Along with the console, they're grabbing some of the latest games like Super Mario Bros Wii, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (does it ...
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Saturday night's Spike TV Video Game Awards presented the world premiere trailer for Star Wars the Force Unleashed II and boy is it a doozy. Focusing on the exploits of Vader's secret apprentice, the original game met with mixed reviews from fans and critics, but here's hoping that the developers learn from any perceived ...
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Drink in the beauty of the first official teaser poster for Iron Man 2 featuring shellhead back-to-back with pal Rhodey suited up as War Machine. I really wish they'd show off the footage that they showed us at Comic-Con this summer, but I'm guessing the non-Con-goers will get their first real look at a ...
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Surprisingly not found on the recently released DVD/Blu-Ray, this hilarious animated short focuses on what happened to Shady Oaks employees George and AJ after Carl's house launched into the sky, held aloft by a massive cluster of balloons. Turns out that Carl's act of defiance was just the beginning of a very long week ...
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Some may cry sacrilege, but I'm not sure that geeks make too many other types of noises these days with so much of classic pop culture being remade these days in movie, tv, and comic form. But this actually looks cool. It has people in it I recognize (and so will the general ...
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Last weekend, Bryan Lee O'Malley sat down with writer Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier) at the West Hollywood Book Fair to talk about all things Scott Pilgrim - the next (and last) book, the movie starring Michael Cera and directed by Shaun of the Dead's Edgar Wright, and even the side-scrolling video game set ...
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