On last night’s episode of WCG Ultimate Gamer 2, the Alliance/Pentagon – the partnership of the top five male players in the house – broke. Yaz Ammari shocked all the players by putting Ryan Burnett against Caesar Noriega. While the two are top Xbox gamers (Noriega was a top 8 finalist in Gears of War), both were shocked when the …
Apps & Web
ABC’s ‘My Generation’ iPad App Follows Episodes in Real Time
So there’s a new documentary-type show starting on ABC next week called "My Generation" that, according to the show page, "follows a disparate group of high school seniors from Austin, TX" in 2000 "and then revisits them in 2010." Good, great, grand. The show also has its own iPad app.
This app, called My Generation Sync, follows the
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Emanata: I’ve Got a Little List
When it comes to the profusion of comics and the ever-expanding bulk of Previews, I am generally a “let a hundred flowers bloom” kind of guy; I’m very happy that American comics have reached the point where there are so many different kinds of publications for so many different kinds of readers. But every explosion is followed by an …
Paramount Plans To Make Movies Deadliest
Of all the television series on the air right now, it’s actually somewhat surprising that it’s taken this long for someone to realize that the most deserving of a movie version might be Spike’s Deadliest Warrior. Paramount Pictures is teaming with Night At The Museum director Shawn Levy’s production company 21 Laps to bring the “What If …
Proyas’ Paradise Lost: Classic To Become 3D Awesomeness?
When John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost” in the 17th Century, it’s clear that one thought was predominant in his mind: “I hope that, four centuries from now, that guy that directed I, Robot will turn this into a kick-ass movie… in 3D.” Today, Milton’s dream has finally started to come true.
Variety reports that Alex Proyas has signed …
The Comic Book Club: “Love & Rockets” and “X-23”
This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Evan Narcisse, Mike Williams, Lev Grossman and Graeme McMillan discuss Love & Rockets: New Stories, vol. 3 and X-23 #1.
LEV: I read the first story [in Love & Rockets: New Stories vol. 3]. I WANT TO …
Miracle Park Will Revolutionize Superhero Movies By Setting Them In Scotland, Or Something
Details about Kick-Ass and Wanted creator Mark Millar’s next movie – and directorial debut – have finally been released after months of teases, and… it sounds more than a little underwhelming, to be honest. The movie, Miracle Park, isn’t just the first movie that Millar is directing, but his first not based upon a pre-existing comic …
Sci-Fi Sexy Time: All-Time Hottest Clones
Sometimes there’s something a little kinky about the abnormal – about the perverse. How else to explain our fixation with all things vampires, werewolves and aliens? With “Never Let Me Go” arriving in theaters this week – based on the acclaimed Kazuo Ishiguro tale of lab-grown humans isolated from society, created with the sole …
Two Minute Video: Quick and Easy Facebook Tricks
This whole Facebook thing might… just… catch… on. Until it does, here are a few simple tips and tricks you can use while you wait for the rest of your friends to join. I’ll show you how to make sure nobody but your actual friends can see what you’re up to, how to block your boss from seeing all your work-related complaints, how to …
Panel of the Week 9/15/10
It’s time, once again, for the greatest scenes from this week’s comics to stand up and be counted. We’ve got some great stuff here, from the absurd to the surreal to the hyper violent. It’s time for Panel of the Week!
Shadowland: Ghost Rider #1
I knew full well that a Ghost Rider book drawn by Clayton Crain was going to be …
Book Trailer: The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
J.W. Rinzler’s upcoming The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back book that’s due out on October 12 now has a book trailer chock full of tidbits and goodies about the most beloved film in Lucas’ epic space saga.
[via io9]
Blast From the Past: A Little Batman To Go With Your Coffee
A little known film version of Batman has resurfaced on our radar. The Adventures of Little Batman, loosely based off of the 1966 TV series, is one of the most poignant renditions of the beloved comic book. It also helps that little adorable children play all the titular roles.
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