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‘Uncanny X-Men’ To End With Issue #544

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 05:48 PM PDT



I don't know about you, but I'm a little tired of only hearing about DC after the last week and a half, so Marvel has seen fit to release a bit of news themselves. Unfortunately, it's not necessarily the kind of news I want to hear.

On Thursday, Marvel revealed that they would be ending one of their flagship titles when Uncanny X-Men comes to an end in October with issue #544. The issue will be written by Kieron Gillen with art by Greg Land and will tie into whatever happens in the upcoming X-Men: Schism event.

The solicitation for the issue reads like this [...]

Movie Review: Super 8

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Super 8

Super 8
Directed by J.J. Abrams
Starring: Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Gabriel Basso, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Ron Eldard
Release Date: June 10, 2011

In the general dismay of cinema during these hot summer months there is a movie hopeful enough to fly upon the road toward originality. It despises most stupidity and harbors and displays a profound contempt for the immense reluctance directors and screenwriters exhibit when trying to craft a "refreshing" summer film. Super 8 swerves sharply in its walk, detaching itself from the summer films that find it a necessity to stir its audience into a panic via overwhelming action scenes, and passes other uninspiring films because it never shows a reluctance to engage with the consciousness, sensibilities, and behaviors found evident in all children. By engaging itself in this childhood realm the film approaches an innocence unrealized in mainstream cinema and doesn't hesitate in grasping it. The results are penetrating, illuminating, and ultimately moving.

Director and screenwriter J.J. Abrams is working in rarefied air for the bulk of his third feature (Mission Impossible III and Star Trek his other features), exclusively occupying Super 8 in a space where only Mr. Steven Spielberg, this film's producer, successfully prevailed in films such as E.T. and The Goonies. Embarking on a journey to capture the essential emotions found thriving in children is a task that is difficult to exactly pinpoint and to make it engaging for an adult crowd is even more difficult [...]

Matt Smith Returning In Series 7 Of ‘Doctor Who’; Plus Captain Jack and River Song Rumors!

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT

Doctor Who

It's been a big news week for Doctor Who, with some major announcements and rumors floating around the web about Series 7. The BBC has made a formal announcement that they have commissioned 14 new episodes for 2012, including a Christmas Special, which has become a tradition for the new era of Doctor Who.

Additionally, Steven Moffat and the BBC have also confirmed that Matt Smith will be continuing his role as the Doctor in Series 7 during 2012, following some silly rumors online that he was stepping down. With the official confirmation from the BBC, the rumors were put to rest... but that didn't stop Moffat and others lay out some clues as to what else we might be seeing in Series 7.

Following the official announcements from the BBC, John Barrowman (aka Captain Jack Harkness from Torchwood) revealed in an interview with Zap2It that the return of Captain Jack to Doctor Who has been discussed between Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat. "I've always said that if I'm asked to go back to Doctor Who, I'll go at the drop of a hat," Barrowman says. "That's where Captain Jack got his beginnings. And it's already been discussed." [...]

Geek Gear: Firefly/Jurassic Park ‘Jurassic Betrayal’

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 10:25 AM PDT

Firefly Jurassic Park - Jurassic Betrayal

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is a mash-up of Firefly and Jurassic Park called "Jurassic Betrayal" by artist perdita00.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Saturday, June 11, 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.

The design takes the logo for the movie Jurassic Park and changes the title to "Inevitable Betrayal," which is based on a scene from the Season 1 Episode 1 Serenity of the television series Firefly [...]

MP3 Album Deal: The Go-Go’s ‘Beauty And The Beat’ (30th Anniversary Edition)

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 06:32 AM PDT

The Go-Go's Beauty and the Beat

The MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is Beauty And The Beat, the 1981 debut album by the all-girl rock band The Go-Go's, for only $3.99.

This sale version is the new Beauty & The Beat: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, which was released last month. It contains the album's 11 original tracks remastered -- including their mega-hit "We Got The Beat" -- along with 5 new bonus live songs. Also, if you purchase this MP3 album download, you'll also get the digital booklet.

This new edition of the album is also available as a 2-CD set for $16.83, which has the original album remastered, plus a bonus live album of 17 songs (the same 5 from the MP3 album, plus 12 more from the same Boston concert).

Math time: Typically, MP3 songs sell for $.99 each, which means in order for the $3.99 MP3 sale to be worth it for the buyer, there has to be at least four songs on the album worth having. In my opinion, this is a perfect album, every song is great, but here's the four to justify the cost: "We Got The Beat," "Our Lips Are Sealed," "Automatic," and "Skidmarks On My Heart." Plus, I think 4 bucks for 16 really great tunes is a steal [...]

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