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Did A ‘Scrooge McDuck’ Comic Dream Up ‘Inception’ First?

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT

Those crazy ducks over in Duckburg are at it again guys. This time they're using ideas seen in Christopher Nolan's Inception and putting them into their comics!

The panel seen here at right is from a 2002 The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck comic book from a story called "The Dream of a Lifetime," where The Beagle Boys use a special machine to enter Scrooge's dream in an effort to extract information so they can steal his money.

You eagle-eyed viewers might say that this comic is before Inception was released, but Christopher Nolan actually had thought about these ideas on and off since he was sixteen years old and first pitched the idea to Warner Bros. in 2001 [...]

Flix of Doom: Episode 5: Dinner With Schmucks

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Jen scoffs at The Hurt Locker's Academy Award, while The Kids Are All Right with Vactor. All the while queen of the podcast, Eve Of Doom, talks about staying awake during a red-eye flight to watch Iron Man 2.

Check out Episode 5 of the Flix of Doom podcast, the official movie podcast of Geeks of Doom, for this week's box office and movie news, as well as a review of the new Steve Carell comedy Dinner With Schmucks. The hosts also debate what constitutes a Prequel movie, and reveal some of their "shame" picks of classic movies they've finally got around to seeing for the first time.

Click HERE to open the podcast player in a new window.

Full Episode Guide is here below, along with player.

Listen now! [...]

Clues To The Ending Of ‘Inception’

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:45 PM PDT

So did Inception's ending really frustrate you? Do you just have to know what it meant? Well then you are in luck, because there has been some recent developments in that very area.

While Christopher Nolan and the cast will not tell you what the ending means, that doesn't mean the costume designer has to keep tight-lipped.

SPOILERS for the end of Inception coming your way.

The film's ending has been up for debate: Is Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Cobb, awake or still dreaming at the end of the movie?

Clothes on Film interviewed the film's costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland, who ended up giving up a significant detail about the scene in which Cobb is reunited with this children [...]

Watch Now: Comic Con Teaser Trailer For Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark’

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:40 PM PDT

At the recent San Diego Comic Con, a teaser trailer and footage from Guillermo del Toro's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark made a huge impact on the crowd (Read: SDCC 2010: 'Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark' Panel With Guillermo del Toro). It also helped that del Toro, who wrote and produced the film, was being as hilarious as we've seen him, but truly this is something people will be excited to see.

The movie is a remake of the 1973 horror title of the same name. It will tell the story of a girl who goes to live with her father and his girlfriend in a large old house. Before long, they discover that an evil resides within the house, and it wants the young girl to itself.

Now you can get a small peek at what was shown at Comic Con with the release of the movie's official teaser trailer. As described in the panel recap, it's a brief video that has some voice over and shows a little girl attempting to hide from something under her bed covers.

Be sure to click on over to the other side now to read the press release and to check out the teaser trailer now! [...]

Release Date For ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2′

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:41 PM PDT

Summit Entertainment has revealed today that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 will open in theaters on November 16, 2012, a year after its Part 1 predecessor.

Following the lead of the Harry Potter film franchise, the studio confirmed back in June that the big-screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's final Twilight Saga novel would be broken up into two films, both of which will be directed by Bill Condon.

Last month, it was announced that filming would begin on the final movies this Fall, with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 to be released in theaters on November 18, 2011. Filming will take place in both Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the United States and Vancouver, BC in Canada [Read 'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' Filming Locations & Start Date] [...]

New Updates & Posters For The Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:05 AM PDT

Recently we shared with you the schedule for this summer's Rolling Roadshow from the famed Alamo Drafthouse and Levi's. If you're interested in attending any of the wonderful movie-going experiences, you'll be interested to learn some new updates, and to check out a trailer for the events and some fantastic posters specially created by Olly Moss.

For those of you planning to check out the first stop on the tour, Jackie Brown this Friday at the Los Angeles Del Amo Fashion Mall, another great reason to go has been announced. It looks like none other than Quentin Tarantino and Robert Forster are set to appear at the event. It does note that this is scheduling permitted, but their attendance would make seeing the flick at one of its crucial locations all the more exciting for fans.

Continue on for more updates, and to check out the Roadshow trailer featuring scenes from the locations of the screenings and all of the great posters by Olly Moss. [...]

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