Friday, June 18, 2010

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Deal: ‘Friends’ The Complete Series Collection

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 05:04 AM PDT

The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is Friends - The Complete Series Collection for $99.99 (58% off the list price of $235.98).

The DVD set comes with 40 discs of all 10 seasons of the popular NBC sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. The show started Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matthew Leblanc, Matthew Perry, and Lisa Kudrow as a group of close friends in their twenties living in New York City.

Note, this deal is only for today (Friday, June 18) until midnight PST until supplies last [...]

‘X-Men: First Class’ Finds A Beast In Benjamin Walker

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:55 AM PDT

The cast for Marvel Studios' X-Men: First Class is adding another new name. It's being reported that director Matthew Vaughn has found his Beast, and that the character will be played by Benjamin Walker.

Walker is a relatively unknown, but has been in films like Kinsey, where he played the young title character portrayed for the most part by Liam Neeson, as well as Clint Eastwood's World War II drama, Flags of Our Fathers. He's also making a lot of waves in a theatrical production titled Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson by the Public Theater.

One obstacle with this movie is that many do worry that these new, younger actors taking on the roles of mutants that have already been popularly-depicted in X-Men and X2 won't be able to meet or even raise the bar. There is fair concern here, but hopefully this is a non-existent issue. When it comes to Beast we only saw him in X-Men: The Last Stand played by Kelsey Grammar, but with many despising that movie, the character is wide open for Walker to step in and make it his own. [...]

Movie Review: Jonah Hex

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:40 PM PDT

Jonah Hex - *
Directed by Jimmy Hayward
Starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich
Release date: June 18, 2010

The bloodlust gains infinitely as the comic book adaptation of Jonah Hex expands to its inevitable conclusion. Moral values, social codes, or respect are all tossed out the window because director Jimmy Hayward doesn't think it necessary to shed light on things that aren't so aggressive. Violent films work when morality and humanity are at stake and when they are emphasized and demonstrated thoroughly (see No Country for Old Men and The Proposition). In Jonah Hex all of that is obsolete, making it a picture obsessed with intolerable cruelty, single mindedness, and unfathomable new-aged weaponry. Western films made their living on respectable themes and characters that showcased value and more than a one-track mind. This neo-neo western shows extreme contempt for all of that, making the splendor of the western even more distant from the public as it already is. Younger folk have a better opportunity of beholding the exhilaration and immersing themselves deeply into the atmosphere of the Wild West when they turn on their video game consoles and insert Red Dead Redemption.

Director Hayward, whose body of work only contains the animated Horton Hears a Who, makes the first botch as he puts his film in considerable jeopardy when he tries to encompass and explain the life of Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) in a rushed manner that is displayed in comic-book animation. But this is ill-conceived as far as plot is concerned. If this quick montage would have been shown in its fullness the entire film would have been strengthened because it shows us Hex as a man content with his life, his experiences with Indians (is this why he can talk to the dead?), and then as a man who has become derailed. The entire film is devoted to Hex, who is in a one-dimensional mode the entire time [...]

Trailer For ‘300′ Director Zack Snyder’s ‘Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole’ Released

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:41 PM PDT

The first trailer for Zack Snyder's next film Legend of the Guardian: The Owls of Ga'Hoole has been released by Warner Brothers, and you can watch it here now! Snyder is of course best known for his work directing the Dawn of the Dead remake, 300, and Watchmen.

The movie is a fully-animated feature about an owl whose family is in great danger, leading him to seek out the assistance of a legendary group of owls known only in stories as The Guardians of Ga'Hoole who have fought and stopped the very same evil threat before.

Click over now to check out the first trailer for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole!

Legend of the Guardians is adapted from the first three books of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, written by Kathryn Lasky. The series spans fifteen books, leaving this new film an open door to a successful franchise if in fact it does well. Judging by the trailer, there's no reason it will not do just that. [...]

E3 2010: ‘Fable 3′ Demo Shows Off Gameplay

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 07:25 PM PDT

We've seen a few different trailers for Fable 3, but we haven't seen too much gameplay footage, until now. Straight from E3 comes a 6-minute look at the demo that all the insiders got to play. One of the developers actually walks us through many of the new features of the next game in the successful franchise.

One of the new features is a new way to equip your items, instead of the menu of old, you see it all in a 3D environment. In the demo this looked visually pleasing, but cumbersome. The touch feature, where you can touch those in the environments is also featured. Another new piece is how spells are done. You now wear gauntlets on your hand for spells. Put a different spell on each hand and the spells are combined.

In Fable your actions always changed your appearance. Now in the game your actions also change the appearance of your weaponry. Enough about it from me, though, take a look below and let us know what you think in the comments. Will you be picking this game up when it comes out on October 26th? [...]

‘Monster Squad’ Remake Gets Two Writers; Franchise Possible?

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:56 PM PDT

Remember back in March when we found out that Paramount Pictures was remaking beloved '80s favorite The Monster Squad and we all hoped that that would be the last we ever heard of it? It looks as if it's not only happening, but this could just be the start.

It's being reported that cousins Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn have been hired to write the screenplay for the movie, and that there are hopes that this could develop into a possible franchise. The Gunn cousins haven't done a whole lot yet, but they did pen Bring it On Again, James Gunn's (director of Slither and Brian's brother) PG Porn, and the upcoming sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth, which is being called Journey to the Mysterious Island.

The Monster Squad told the story of a group of kids who band together to face off against Dracula, who has brought together Wolf Man, Mummy, Gill Man (Creature from the Black Lagoon), and Frankenstein to take over the world. [...]

AMC Releases First Rick Grimes Set Photo From ‘The Walking Dead’

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:44 PM PDT

It is a good time to be a zombie fan and a Robert Kirkman fan, with AMC's upcoming adaptation of The Waking Dead. We have already been treated to plenty of zombie photos and seen a lot of the images that show the way the make-up will be for the zombies. Well it is finally time to see how Andrew Lincoln fits into the role of Rick Grimes in his newly released set photo, which you can see here below.

Robert Kirkman definitely enjoys the pictures and even ventures to say that he is the embodiment of what he has thought about for the Grimes character for the entirety of The Walking Dead.

I really have enjoyed all of the pictures of the zombies and their look thus far. I definitely still feel that way after taking a look at Lincoln in his set photo. I think he fits fairly well for the look of Grimes [...]

E3 2010: Surprise! Brand New ‘Twisted Metal’ On The Way

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:52 AM PDT

In the mid '90s, a little video game called Twisted Metal ruled the PlayStation gaming system. This game allowed you to be many different characters with many different types of ridiculous vehicles and weapons, and basically just unleash hell on each other in all-out vehicular battle. It's basically one of the godfathers to what gamers do every single day in online multiplayer death matches, and that makes it special.

Over the years, more Twisted Metal titles were released on the PlayStation, PS2, and PSP systems but none have really stood out since 2001's Twisted Metal: Black, leaving fans of the series really wanting something new and exciting.

Enter E3 2010 and the surprise arrival of Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe and Scott Campbell, as well as a certain terrifying ice cream truck.

Drive and shoot your way over to the other side to see what they've been working on for the brand new Twisted Metal! [...]

‘True Blood’ Opener Brings In Huge Ratings

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:42 AM PDT

HBO vampire drama True Blood brought in 6.4 million total viewers for its season 3 premiere -- up 38 percent from last season's average.

Obviously the show's presence is much greater now than it was a year ago, thanks in part to cast and crew working the convention circuits, which no doubt adds invaluable buzz for geekier fiction shows as demonstrated in the past.

But it's also due to an increased attention to all vampire fiction caused by Twilight -- the set of books by Stephanie Meyers turned movies. While True Blood is definitely much more mature, it seems like the producers are well aware of this new female audience and aim to keep them interested well through the end of the season.

[NOTE: Light spoilers ahead for anyone who wishes to avoid them.] [...]

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