Update: I’ve just returned from the event in Times Square and what a cluster frak. Anyway, the Northeast Remnant Garrison of the 501st Legion Empire City Garrison, New England Garrison, and Connecticut Garrison were on hand to escort Snoop Dogg into the Times Square Foot Locker. I waited in the freezing cold for over an hour while Snoop …
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Begin the Countdown: How Many Days Until Avatar’s 2D-Only DVD Demise?
I’ve sort of been blunt about my shameless Avatar romance. I love the movie, I think it represents the future of moviemaking, and I think it has a good chance of cleaning up at the Oscars. (Check out our interview with James Cameron)
But I think we’ve finally discovered the point at which cutting-edge filmmaking meets lagging …
Young Justice Animated Series: Arrowette Gives Away the Surprise
Thank God for actor’s blogs, and non-studio-approved bragging.
Over at Bleeding News, they broke the scoop: Actress Stephanie Lemelin took to her blog with the following news:
WOW. Ok… I am beyond thrilled to announce that I was recently cast in the new animated series, YOUNG JUSTICE LEAGUE, based on the famous (and awesome!?) DC …
Exclusive: Underrated Ethan Hawke Talks Gattaca, Genre Films
There are great sci-fi films like Avatar and District 9, which go on to earn the accolades of Oscar voters and audiences around the globe. And then there are brilliant movies like Primer or Dark City, which are all but forgotten in the multiplex, reduced to cult hit status on video and DVD, leaving fans wondering where things went …
LOST Premiere E-mail Chain: What The H-Bomb?
Season 6: Episode 1 and 2
Peter Ha: Well, what did you think? We have two separate story lines going: one where everything worked and one where everyone is still on the island.
Allie Townsend: Who knows? I’m more frustrated than before the season started. And I HATE the way the writers brought back Juliet just to die in the first …
Oscars Revelation: Is Avatar the New Star Wars?
The same day that the Oscar nominations became official, the narratives were laid out by the mainstream media. This is the year of David vs. Goliath, of big budgets vs. low budgets and sure things vs. long shots.
Fair enough. But when I was calling around to friends Tuesday afternoon, a far different narrative was taking shape in my …
LOST Season Six Rumor Roundup
We know you’ve been Googling LOST for weeks now, trolling for hints of the fate of the Oceanic 815 survivors in the show’s final season.
So here is the best of the LOST season six rumor mill – all laid out to help satisfy that craving until tonight’s big premiere. Happy snacking.
Season Six:
“I don’t think in the end there’s …
Harry Potter the Super Bowl Commercial?
Universal Studios is taking its Harry Potter theme park campaign to the Super Bowl with this 30-second peek into the park’s wizarding universe – rumored to cost Universal a stiff $310 million to construct.
The Orlando-based park is set to open this spring, though specifics have been pretty hushed, but here’s what we do know for …
International “Kick-Ass” Trailer Released In The Shape Of A Giant C*$k
More of the same, but still pretty kick-ass, right? April 16 can’t come soon enough.
Kick-Ass: “How do I get a hold of you?”
Hit Girl: “You just contact the mayor. He has a special signal he shines in the sky. It’s in the shape of a giant…WATCH THE TRAILER!”
[vodpod …
Comics on Our Pull List – 2/3/10
The Marvel Event Machine keeps on rolling in this first Wednesday in February. As you can read below Siege #2 is promising the death of an Avenger. The only problem with that is there are currently 45 Avengers spread across a half dozen teams. The rebooted Ultimate universe continues to grow with Ultimate X #1. The giant World of New …
Oscar Overload: The Avatar-District 9 Brawl Begins
It wasn’t all that long ago that we dared to speculate that 2010 might be the year when sci-fi finally returns to a place of prominence at the Oscars ceremony.
Well, the nominees were announced just a few minutes ago and it’s official: Our cup floweth over. Consider today the Academy’s formal apology to you and me, and every other …
“Calvin and Hobbes” Creator Grants First Interview In 20 Years
I can’t stop muttering “holy crap” over and over again. Why didn’t anyone tell me that the USPS would be issuing Calvin and Hobbes stamps this coming July? My birthday is in July so I expect all of you to send me fan/hate mail with said stamps. I’m serious, people.
Like many of you, I couldn’t wait for the Sunday …