Saturday, November 12, 2011

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eBook Deal: Susanna Clarke’s ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell’ For $2

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 05:55 AM PST

Jonathan Strange

The eBook deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell for only $1.99 (that's down 72% from the suggested retail price of $7.19).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Saturday, November 12, 2011, until 11:59PM PST.

If you'd like to own a physical copy of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, the book is also available in paperback for only $9.99 and is part of Amazon's 4-for-3 promotion, where you can purchase four select items for the price of three (see the Special Offers and Product Promotions section of the product page) [...]

Geek Gear: Final Fantasy ‘Chocobo Racing League’ Shirt

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 05:40 AM PST

Chocobo

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Final Fantasy-themed shirt called "Chocobo Racing League" by artist ElderMoon.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Saturday, November 12, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Comics Deal: ‘Absolute All Star Superman’ HC (New Printing)

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 05:23 AM PST

Superman

The comic book deal of the day over at Things From Another World today is Stephen King's Absolute All Star Superman hardcover (New Printing) for only $79.99 (that's 20% off the list price of $99.99).

Note - This deal is valid only for today, Saturday, November 12, 2011, til 11:59PM PST while supplies last (but they'll sell out fast, so hurry!).

This new printing of the hardcover edition collects the entire 12-issue run of the DC comic book series Absolute All Star Superman from the creative team of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.

Visit the TFAW's Deal of the Day page to view the hours left in the sale as well as quantities left on the item [...]

Netflix Review: Stephen Fry In America

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:37 PM PST

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry In America
Netflix Streaming
DVD | Blu-ray
Directed by John-Paul Davidson and Michael Waldman
Starring Stephen Fry, Morgan Freeman, Ted Turner, Jimmy Wales
BBC
Originally Released: November 17, 2008

Stephen Fry has become quite popular among the Internet Generation in the United States, and it was with great delight that I noticed Netflix had finally released his documentary miniseries, Stephen Fry In America, to their streaming catalog.

Known among many of our readers as the delicious and mischievous liberal media identity from V for Vendetta, I find it extremely agreeable that many of my American peers are beginning to discover a lot of Fry's other work, from his comedy days with Hugh Laurie, to his current and ongoing panel series from the BBC called QI [...]

3D Blu-ray Review: Cars 2

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 06:22 PM PST

Cars 2 Blu-ray 3D 5-Disc Combo

Cars 2
5-Disc Blu-ray 3D | 2-Disc Blu-ray | DVD
DIRECTED BY: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
WRITTEN BY: Ben Queen
STARRING: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, John Turturo, Bonnie Hunt, Jason Isaacs, Thomas Kretschmann, Eddie Izzard
Disney*Pixar
RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2011

I love Pixar movies. And I don't just mean that loosely; I mean I truly and honestly LOVE Pixar movies. From that first wide-eyed viewing of Toy Story back in 1995 to today, they've released some of the best (and some of my own personal favorite) movies of all time.

Even my least favorite Pixar movie---2006's Cars---is a movie I still very much enjoy, despite the fact that I went in thinking I wouldn't be a fan (shame on me for thinking such things about a Pixar flick). [...]

‘Gotham City Impostors’ Gets A Release Date and Beta

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 04:02 PM PST

Gotham City Impostors

The team behind the upcoming first-person shooter Gotham City Impostors announced on Thursday that the game would be getting an open beta starting in December before their scheduled release date for the Playstation Network, XBox Live, and the PC on January 10, 2012.

The upcoming game will be based around the storyline of David Hine, Scott McDaniel, and Andy Owens' short run of Detective Comics #866-870 which told the story of Gotham City being overrun by two feuding gangs, one that was influenced by The Joker, and one that was influenced by The Batman. The Jokerz began committing harmless crimes against society for the pure idea of having fun, but at the expense of others to the point where they became out of control, which led to a group of policemen and concerned citizens to take the law into their own hands when they mobilized far enough to take the lives of the other gangs. The story is quite good as an out of continuity comic story, so if you haven't read it, check it out [...]

3D Blu-ray Review: Toy Story

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST

Toy Story Blu-ray 3D Four-Disc Combo

Toy Story
4-Disc Blu-ray 3D
DIRECTED BY: John Lasseter
WRITTEN BY: Andrew Stanton, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
STARRING: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Morris, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, Laurie Metcalf
Disney*Pixar
RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2011

It feels like only yesterday that Toy Story first came out and changed the world of movies as we know them. A fully-animated feature film? Absolutely unheard of! And it almost never happened, with numerous issues putting to the test the young Pixar Animation team trying to make it. But it did happen, eventually, and computer animated movies have become a staple of modern day cinema. [...]

‘Snow White & The Huntsman’ Posters Released, Including First Look At The Dwarves

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:00 PM PST

Snow White And The Huntsman

Universal Pictures's epic fantasy-adventure Snow White & The Huntsman isn't due in theaters until next summer, but the studio has wasted no time in getting the advance hype train a-rollin'.

Yesterday they released the film's impressive first teaser trailer and today we are being treated to a veritable cornucopia of new posters, including some character posters and one that gives us our first look at the star-studded film's seven dwarves.

You can check out all the posters in a gallery here below [...]

11/11/11 Digital Deal: ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ For $5

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:45 AM PST

This Is Spinal Tap

The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven... -- Nigel Tufnel, Spinal Tap

In honor of today, 11/11/11, otherwise known as Spinal Tap Day, the digital version of the film This Is Spinal Tap is on sale right now for only $4.99!

If you'd like to own a physical copy of This Is Spinal Tap, the DVD is only $7.49 and the Blu-ray has been discounted to only $8.99 and is part of Amazon's "Buy This DVD and Watch it Instantly" program — you get the film as a FREE digital rental you can watch immediately when you purchase the physical copy [...]

Comic Review: Dead Man’s Run #0

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:04 AM PST

Dead Man's Run #0

Dead Man's Run #0
Written by Greg Pak
Illustrated by Tony Parker
Colored by Peter Steigerwald
Lettered by Josh Reed
Covers by Tony Parker, Peter Steigerwald, Micah Gunnell
Aspen Comics
Release Date: November 2, 2011
Cover Price: $2.50

When the first page of a comic has someone buying beer, you just know it's going to be a good read. Dead Man's Run #0 has just that...of course, there is way more to it than that. It's the prison break from Hell, literally. Our main guide through this short ride is Captain Romero, a man who is definitely no saint. Many references to his past are made, but none explain it. Mysterious, ashen-faced female Wardens and demonic Generals also add to the Hellish scene that we witness within the City of Corruption, located under the Pyramid. Sadly, the story pauses just as it gets started...but we all expect that in issue #0, right? [...]

11/11/11: Happy Spinal Tap Day!

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 09:24 AM PST



People of the world! Get your Big Bottom out of that Hell Hole, quit toiling away on your Sex Farm because Tonight I'm Going To Rock You Tonight!

Like the digits on Spinal Tap's amplifiers, today the numbers on the calendar all go up to eleven: 11/11/11 [...]

Max Irons Joins Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:00 AM PST

The Host

Despite the conclusion of the cinematic adaptation of her Twilight novels, writer Stephanie Meyer isn't going anywhere.

EW is reporting that Max Irons has been cast in the role of Jared Howe for the upcoming film based on Meyer's novel, The Host. The film, scheduled to bow in 2013, is set to be helmed by Andrew Niccol, and already finds Saoirse Ronan in the lead role of Melanie Stryder, "a young woman who shares her body with an alien force known as Wanderer." [...]

IDW Publishing and CBLDF Launch ‘Star Trek: Be a Redshirt’ Contest

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PST

Redshirt Contest

Have you ever wanted to be a Star Trek Redshirt before? You know these guys. They are the nameless mass of officers on Star Trek who get blasted off to far flung alien planets, get blasted to smithereens on those far flung alien planets, and occasionally get the pleasure of the Captain's exotic sloppy seconds. When you see an officer in a red shirt, you know he won't be around for long. Who hasn't had this dream of being a Redshirt? Well, if you're a comic book loving fan who has had the dream of being one of the many nameless victims in James T. Kirk's one-man war on the cosmos, IDW Publishing is giving you a chance to live that dream with their "Be a Redshirt" contest [...]

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