Archive for the ‘movies’ Category

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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*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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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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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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If you missed the 1st annual Long Beach Comic-Con, you missed getting a chance to meet one of the most talented strippers of our time... ummm, by that I mean comic strip creator. Berkeley Breathed is the man behind Bloom County and everyone's favorite neurotic cartoon penguin Opus. He spoke to a room ...
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You ever get jealous of those little kids with wheels in their sneakers? Or just annoyed? Well, I'm part of the former group. I loved rollerskating as a kid and even in my small town, I was lucky because we had two to choose from when it came to putting 8 wheels ...
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After you suffer through the usual Entertainment Tonight talking heads chattering about the cast's fashion and workout regimens, there isn't a whole lot new here in this video beyond some behind-the-scenes stunt work. Admittedly, ET really isn't on the air for geeks like you and me. It's a celebrity news chaser for housewives ...
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Yeah, yeah, I know. It's taken me forever to actually post something since preview night, but I really think that my pictures speak for themselves. In the last few weeks, even before Comic-Con opened its doors, we've been in the process of re-imagining and re-designing the popculturegeek site with a re-focused purpose. ...
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Madness abounds at Comic-Con this year. Yes, the Twilight fans were already in line for the Twilight panel more than 24 hours before it's scheduled to begin. Hey nerds! You've just been out-geeked by a bunch of horny teenage girls and their moms! Take THAT! The hallway in which we ...
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We're just hours away from the yearly geeky mecca, San Diego Comic-Con 2009! We've been quiet on posting the last few weeks preparing for this big event. I'm sure you heard the news on a few other sites... Michael Jackson apparently died, Ryan Reynolds is Green Lantern, Walter Cronkite died, Natalie Portman is ...
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