Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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First ‘Green Hornet’ Trailer & New Images Released

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 10:32 PM PDT

The Green Hornet has faced many obstacles on its way to the big screen, but star Seth Rogen has been helping it along for a while now, and tonight the production begins showing itself off to the world.

Sony Pictures has released the first trailer and a couple of new images from the movie, which is directed by Michel Gondry. This is no teaser trailer, either; this is a full-on trailer and it looks like it's shaping up to be a ton of fun. There's lots of action, lots of humor, and I for one am much more excited having now seen a little peek at what we can expect.

You'll see Rogen in action as Britt Reid, and how the story falls into place. You'll see Jay Chou as Kato and how the two team up. You'll get a look at Cameron Diaz as the female lead. And of course, you'll see Christoph Waltz as the villain.

Click on over to the other side to see the first trailer and the two new images now! [...]

HBO Places Their Order For ‘True Blood’ Season 4

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 07:09 PM PDT

The third season of HBO's hit vampire series True Blood has just recently gotten started, but the numbers are impressive enough for those who make the decisions. It has been decided that a fourth season of the show is a worthy investment, and the green light has been given.

Speaking about the announcement, HBO president of programming Michael Lombardo said "The new season of True Blood is off to a terrific start, as enthusiasm for this unique show continues to build among both subscribers and critics. We're looking forward to more chills from Alan Ball and his gifted team next year." Series creator, executive producer, and sometimes writer/director Alan Ball also added "I am beyond thrilled to be able to continue working with this amazing cast and crew. This is the most fun I have ever had."

True Blood is loosely based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries book series by Charlaine Harris. It takes place in a time when a synthetic blood has been created, bottled, and sold as Tru Blood, allowing for vampires to enter into society without a need to feed on humans anymore. [...]

New Game Mode for ‘Battlefield Bad Company 2′

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:59 PM PDT

Looking for a new addition to Battlefield Bad Company 2? Well you're in luck, because coming out tomorrow is the addition of Onslaught mode, Battlefield's version of Gears of War 2's Horde mode, or Fire Fight in Halo 3: ODST. The big difference? Those games came with that mode FOR FREE. If you want it for BFBC2, you'll have to shell out 10 bucks, or 800 Microsoft Points, if that's how you roll. I think it's kind of silly to have people pay for a game mode that has become a staple of the shooting genre.

Also coming out tomorrow for Playstation 3, already out for Xbox, is something they are calling "Kit Shortcuts." Basically if you don't want to actually play the game to level up, but want all the best guns you can just pay $6.99 for one (560 MS points) or $19.99 (1600 MS points) for all of them. Kind of confused by the point of this one as well, isn't part of the fun of playing the actual leveling up? I mean, I know it sucks when everyone else has better guns, but just deal with it until you level up as well [...]

Deal: Amazon Kindle For $189!

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:18 PM PDT

The Amazon Kindle has just dropped down in price to only $189!!!

This 6-inch wireless reading device was released in February 2009 and was previously sold for $269. So, this is a major drop in price and totally worth grabbing right now!

I was gifted this very device for my birthday last year and I can honestly say it changed my life for the better. Yes, I still love print books, but believe me, having to carry only a thin little tablet like the Kindle makes a difference in your life. Also, with the Kindle, if you're on the go and feel like reading a particular book, it takes less than a minute to have the book transferred to your Kindle.

And if you're worried about reading off an electronic device, have no fear -- there's no glare on the screen and you can make the typeface larger if necessary. It's very easy to use and you can fit a ton of books on it. Also, if you have a Kindle, you can also read your Kindle books through your PC or Mac computers, iPad, iPhone, and Blackberry!

See below for details from the product page, but take my word for it, the Kindle is a worthy investment, especially at this new low price [...]

Comic Review: Thor #610

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Thor #610
Written by: Kieron Gillen
Art by: Doug Braithwaite
Colors by: Andy Troy, Doug Braithwaite, & Paul Mounts
Letters by: Joe Sabino
Cover by: Mico Suayan & Laura Martin
Marvel Comics
Price: $2.99
Release Date: May 26, 2010

Well Thor enthusiasts, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that the wrap up of Siege in Thor #610 was very well done and Kieron Gillen is doing an awesome job keeping up with almost all aspects from issue #1 of J. Michael Straczynski's run. The bad news is we had an art change and I for one don't feel like Doug Braithwaite is fully grasping all the characters yet.

This Siege Epilogue did a great job of wrapping up all of the things covered in Siege. but I do wish there was a little more set up for the future of the book. There is some dialogue that foreshadows but it is in the slowest section of the book. My favorite parts are with Kelda and Valkyrie going to see Bill in his afterlife, Volstagg trying to make up for his mistake, and Thor being welcomed back just as Ragnarok needs to be defeated [...]

Marvel May Introduce Second-Tier Characters Through Short Films

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 10:00 AM PDT

It looks like Marvel's plans for introducing the second-tier characters has been slightly modified [read Marvel Plans To Release Lower Budget Movies With B-List Characters].
Latino Review has a scoop that instead of the $20-$40 million low-budget films that were originally planned for these characters, Marvel may opt for short ten-minute films instead. This approach could be used for Marvel "B-Team" characters such as Luke Cage, Dr. Strange, and the Black Panther. It is also believed that these films would be shown before full-length Marvel films such as The Avengers [...]

Blu-ray Deal: ‘Firefly’ The Complete Series

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 07:38 AM PDT

Amazon has resurrected one of its amazing deals!

Right now, the Firefly Complete Series Blu-ray collection is on sale for $27.99! (that's $62 off or 69% off the list price of $89.98).

That's all 14 episodes of the Joss Whedon scifi space western television series Firefly, which was canceled much too prematurely by Fox back in 2002 before the first season was even completed. This Blu-ray edition includes the last three episodes that never aired on television.

Grab this deal while you can because there's nothing on the listing page that specifies how long this sale is going on.

Below is a run-down from the product page of the episode/special features that appear on the 3-disc Blu-ray set [...]

Comic Review: Joe The Barbarian #5

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:59 AM PDT

Joe the Barbarian #5 (of 8)
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Sean Murphy
Colors by Dave Stewart
Letters by Todd Klein
Vertigo Comics
Release date: May 19, 2010

Grant Morrison delivers yet again in Joe the Barbarian #5. In this issue, Joe and company are still diligent on their quest to find the light, but along the way they run into terrible monsters and an ever-growing darkness that seems to be consuming the entire world. This story is a fantastic look at the mind of a young boy, who is literally walking the edge of fantasy and reality.

I absolutely love every panel of this book, and have been more than pleased with the entire mini-series. Morrison is doing a fantastic job of telling an incredibly, albeit complex, story of a lonely young boy who is very apparently crossing realms of imagination and reality and is having a harder and harder time distinguishing between the two. The story itself is powerful and intriguing, but the sheer genius of Grant Morrison is shown through his ties between fantasy and reality. For example, in the fantasy world we see a powerful river that is running down a mountain, but in reality we see that this river is an overflowing sink that is going down a flight of stairs. This is just one example, but Morrison also likens a demonic appearing monster to a dog, and the ever-growing darkness is mirrored as a house with a blown fuse, or simply that the power has gone out. Morrison also does a wonderful job with his characters by writing Joe and his gang in a manner that makes you truly feel compassion for them [...]

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