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• Geek Gear: Firefly Shirt ‘Mal Always Shot First’
• First Look: ‘The Thing’ Prequel Teaser Poster
• First Look: ‘The Hobbit’ Dwarves Fili and Kili
• Netflix Announces MORE Price & Plan Changes You Probably Won’t Be Happy About
• Lucio Fulci’s ‘Zombie’ Coming To Blu-Ray This October
• Contest: Wayne’s World DVD
• Geek Gear: Venture Brothers Shirt ‘Hench’
• RIP Würzel – Former Motörhead Guitarist Dead At Age 61

Geek Gear: Firefly Shirt ‘Mal Always Shot First’ Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:17 AM PDT The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Firefly-themed shirt called "Mal Always Shot First" by artist Karen Hallion. The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Wednesday, July 13, 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 [...]

First Look: ‘The Thing’ Prequel Teaser Poster Posted: 12 Jul 2011 07:42 PM PDT Not much has been heard about Universal's much talked about prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi horror classic The Thing, itself a remake of 1951's Howard Hawks-produced The Thing from Another World, since it was bumped from its original Spring release date to make way for Fast Five. There hasn't even been an official trailer released yet outside of a teaser that screened at conventions last year (which you can watch below; also, here's our footage description and panel coverage from the 2010 New York Comic-Con). On top of all this, the studio also decided to name the prequel The Thing as well, because they don't want to create any confusion apparently. Hoping to stave off the cloud of doom that hangs over this new Thing, Universal has released the first official poster and it looks....interesting. (Check it out here below.) In fact, the poster definitely looks like one for a Thing movie so I guess the studio did their job. It's a simple yet creepy piece with the logo (strongly reminiscent of the 1982 film) taking up most of the poster space and a mysterious individual inside the logo sprouting some strange looking appendages on their left hand, which brings to mind the fate of one of the characters from the Carpenter film [...]

First Look: ‘The Hobbit’ Dwarves Fili and Kili Posted: 12 Jul 2011 05:25 PM PDT Slowly but surely images of the dwarves from Peter Jackson's Hobbit films are surfacing. First we saw Nori, Ori, and Dori, then came Oin and Gloin, the latter of whom is father of Gimli from the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Now, we get our first look at brothers Fili and Kili, nephews of Thorin Oakenshield, from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Check out the photo above. The new photo shows Dean O'Gorman as Fili and Aidan Turner as Kili. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits theaters on December 14, 2012 with its second part, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, to be released a year later on December 13, 2013 [...]

Netflix Announces MORE Price & Plan Changes You Probably Won’t Be Happy About Posted: 12 Jul 2011 04:53 PM PDT Just last November, Netflix announced that they would be increasing their prices due to their ever–growing selection of movies and TV shows available to watch instantly or on DVD and Blu–ray. At the time, most customers seemed to be upset over the price changes—the company does offer an gigantic amount of movies and shows to watch, but they've always had trouble getting what people actually wanted to watch. The vast majority of their titles are strange and obscure offerings most people have never even heard of. And while they have increased the amount of worthy options, many people still think the price isn't worth the low amount of top–level movies and shows available. All of that said, the video rental giant still projects to keep growing more and more each year, and they're raising prices and changing their plans again to keep up with demand. Continue reading to see what's being changed and how much it will cost you. [...]

Lucio Fulci’s ‘Zombie’ Coming To Blu-Ray This October Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:10 PM PDT Many classic movies are getting the royal treatment on Blu-Ray: Citizen Kane, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, and even the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Later this year another unparalleled achievement in the annals of cinema history will be released in the highest of definitions: Lucio Fulci's ultraviolent gorehound epic Zombie. Long a staple of the grindhouse circuit and a film beloved by fans of horror around the world, the film is being released by Blue Underground on Blu-Ray and DVD in an all-new 2-disc Ultimate Edition on October 25, 2011 with a brand new widescreen transfer, enhanced sound, and a walking dead-plagued island full of bonus features. You can check out all the details below at the end of this article along with a new promotional trailer for the Ultimate Edition. (Click the image at right for larger view of the Blu-ray cover.) [...]

Contest: Wayne’s World DVD Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:26 PM PDT EPIX is celebrating the summer by hosting outdoor screenings of some truly classic films all over NYC with their Movie Free-for-All. This Wednesday, July 13, 2011, EPIX is showing Wayne's World at McCarren Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. But, if you're not planning to be in a park in New York any time soon, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a good flick, though, as EPIX has given Geeks of Doom three (3) DVD copies of Wayne's World so you can you party on with the best of them! Three (3) winners will each receive: -- One (1) Wayne's World DVD [...]

Geek Gear: Venture Brothers Shirt ‘Hench’ Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:38 AM PDT The t-shirt deal of the day at TeeFury is a no brainer for me personally and any other fan of the Venture Brothers, Batman, or organized havoc in any of its forms. The shirt was designed by WinterArtwork and features everyone's favorite doughy Henchman, Two Ton 21, with a logo in the style of the Batman logo. The sale at TeeFury began today, Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

RIP Würzel – Former Motörhead Guitarist Dead At Age 61 Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:23 AM PDT The metal world has suffered another heavy loss, with the sad news that former Motörhead guitarist, Würzel, passed away on July 9, 2011, reportedly from heart disease. He was 61 years old. Würzel joined Motörhead in 1984, for the timeless album Orgasmatron, and remained with the band through to 1995. According to Mark Carras at RockMyMonkey.com: He had acquired the nickname Würzel in the Army because his Scarecrow like hair made him look like a British children's fictional character Worzel Gummidge. Motörhead leader Lemmy Kilmister is rumored to have had the idea to add the umlaut to the 'U' to make it more metal. [...]

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