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• Blu-ray Deal: Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology
• Geek Gear: Game Of Thrones Shirt ‘Wolves’
• Bradley Cooper Leaves ‘The Crow’ Remake … But Mark Wahlberg Or Channing Tatum Might Replace Him
• Contest: ‘Final Destination’ Autographed Blu-ray Edition
• Virginia School Board Bans Sherlock Holmes Mystery ‘A Study in Scarlet’
• New Zealand Mint Offering Special Series Of Legal Tender ‘Star Wars’ Coins
• Watch Now: Trailer For New ‘Star Wars’ Porn Parody
• Third ‘Bridget Jones’ Movie In The Works; Renee Zellweger To Start Eating Again
• New Trailer For ‘Footloose’ Remake Hits
• ‘Breaking Bad’ To Get One More Season On AMC
• Watch Now: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Bed Peace’
• Check Out Marvel’s November Teaserama

Blu-ray Deal: Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:36 AM PDT Part of Amazon's Blu-ray deal of the week for this week is Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology on Blu-ray for only $26.99 (that's 58% off the list price of $64.98). The blu-ray set comes with the four Batman films that were released from 1989 to 1997: Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns, and Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Note, this deal is valid all this week through Sunday, August 21, 2011 at midnight EST while supplies last. See below for a rundown of the special features included in this set [...]

Geek Gear: Game Of Thrones Shirt ‘Wolves’ Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:45 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is a Game of Thrones-themed shirt called "Wolves" by artist WinterArtwork. The sale at RIPT began today, Tuesday, August 16, 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 [...]

Bradley Cooper Leaves ‘The Crow’ Remake … But Mark Wahlberg Or Channing Tatum Might Replace Him Posted: 15 Aug 2011 08:54 PM PDT As faithful fans of Alex Proyas's 1994 cult classic, The Crow, learned about the planned remake with Bradley Cooper attached to star, the response was crystal clear: bitter, heated rage. Now those very same fans can rejoice, as Cooper has decided to detach himself from the project due to scheduling conflicts...and probably a little reputation control. The actor has a movie called Silver Linings Playbook with David O. Russell, and also a movie called Paradise Lost, which shoots around the same time Relativity Media plans on filming The Crow. Of course, all good things do come to an end, and celebrations could be a bit premature. It's also being reported that actors that could step in and replace Cooper include G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Fighter star Channing Tatum, as well as The Fighter and The Departed star Mark Wahlberg, who was the first actor talked about for the lead role before departing the movie and declaring himself as the new Nathan Drake. [...]

Contest: ‘Final Destination’ Autographed Blu-ray Edition Posted: 15 Aug 2011 06:00 PM PDT Final Destination 5 just hit theaters this weekend. In conjunction with the film's theatrical release, WB has given Geeks of Doom one (1) Blu-ray Edition of Final Destination signed by creator Jeffrey Reddick to give away to one lucky reader! One (1) winner will receive: -- One (1) Signed Final Destination Blu-ray Edition To get your signed copy of Final Destination on Blu-ray, either enter for your chance to win it here at Geeks of Doom by filling out the entry form here below OR you can buy one (while supplies last) at the WBshop.com. Note - signed copies at the WB Shop are limited and will sell out, so grab it now if you've gotta have it! Good luck! [...]

Virginia School Board Bans Sherlock Holmes Mystery ‘A Study in Scarlet’ Posted: 15 Aug 2011 05:15 PM PDT A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first novel featuring his legendary detective Sherlock Holmes -- which was first published in 1887 -- has been removed from the sixth-grade reading curriculum by the county school board of Albemarle, VA, after voting on it last Thursday for reasons that have attracted controversy to the famed mystery in the past, according to an article at the Los Angeles Times' Nation Now blog. Doyle's extremely negative portrayal of Mormonism as a religion dominated by those who would commit acts of murder, kidnapping, and enslavement to protect their ideals has long been criticized by followers of the Mormon religion. But according to several sources, including Doyle's own daughter and Levi Edgar Young, a descendant of Mormon leader Brigham Young, Doyle had admitted in the years following the publication of A Study in Scarlet that at the time he wrote it his attitude toward the Church of Latter-Day Saints had been swayed by how the Church was being portrayed in the press. The author had even apologized [...]

New Zealand Mint Offering Special Series Of Legal Tender ‘Star Wars’ Coins Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:17 PM PDT The New Zealand Mint is set to offer a very special new set of coins featuring the likes of some of your favorite characters from George Lucas's classic Star Wars series. The first series includes eight 1oz 999 silver coins in two separate sets. The first comes in a Darth Vader helmet case (that even makes the iconic villain's breathing sound when you open it), and features Vader, Emperor Palpatine, a Stormtrooper, and the Death Star. The second comes in a Millennium Falcon case (which makes the "jump to light speed" sound when opened), and features the dynamic duos of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, R2-D2 and C-3PO, and Han Solo and Chewbacca. The coins are legal tender, only worth $2 in New Zeland's denomination, but the silver content is worth much more, meaning each set would run you a hefty $391 US Dollars, or £238 GBP, €270 EUR, $469 NZD, and $371 AUD. [...]

Watch Now: Trailer For New ‘Star Wars’ Porn Parody Posted: 15 Aug 2011 03:25 PM PDT One would imagine that the porn world would have milked the universe of Star Wars for all its worth by this point in time. Well, thanks to Vivid Entertainment, that appears to be far from the case. Because the world is in need of yet another Star Wars skin flick, the company will be releasing Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody come September of this year. Watch the trailer here below [note, it's totally SFW, there's no nudity, explicit language, or anything]. Now, the trailer looks awful, but then again, what should one really expect. Honestly, I don't know who would be all that interested in this flick, but hey, whatever floats one's boat [...]

Third ‘Bridget Jones’ Movie In The Works; Renee Zellweger To Start Eating Again Posted: 15 Aug 2011 02:37 PM PDT It's time for Renee Zellweger to start chowing down again, as a third Bridget Jones movie is officially in the works. The actress notoriously plumped up to play the title character in 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary, then after losing the weight, fattened herself up even more for the 2004 sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Now, EW's Inside Movies has the scoop that Working Title Films, the production company behind the previous movies, are going ahead with a third Bridget Jones film. The first two films were based on respective best-selling novels by Helen Fielding, who has yet to complete a third Bridget Jones book, though there's no word whether the new film would even be based on a new book [...]

New Trailer For ‘Footloose’ Remake Hits Posted: 15 Aug 2011 01:07 PM PDT With films like Black Snake Moan and Hustle & Flow to his name, director Craig Brewer seems like the perfect filmmaker to take on a remake of Footloose, right? Well, how odd that may in fact sound, come October 14, 2011, we'll be getting a chance to see just what Brewer has to offer thanks to his quite talked about remake. However, while we wait, we have a brand new trailer to check out and I must say, the film looks, for lack of a better word, intriguing. Watch the new trailer here [...]

‘Breaking Bad’ To Get One More Season On AMC Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:29 PM PDT Here's a bit of backstory. Over the past few weeks, the web has been hanging on every bit of information coming out of the AMC camp, as talks between the beloved TV network and Sony have left many wondering just what would happen to the channel's darling, Breaking Bad. Budgetary constraints had left the future of the show hanging in the balance, but now, thankfully, things have seemed to clear up. THR is reporting that the show will return for a 16-episode fifth season, which would mark the show's final run on the network. The new season will start come early 2012, and has been one of the network's various hit shows, receiving six Emmys, including three for the show's lead, Bryan Cranston [...]

Watch Now: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Bed Peace’ Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:10 AM PDT Following their marriage in 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged two bed-ins for peace in protest to the Vietnam War, one in Amsterdam and the other in Montreal. The Montreal bed-in was originally supposed to take place in New York City, but Lennon was not permitted to enter the country due to his 1968 conviction in England for possession of cannabis. The New York bed-in was then moved to the Bahamas, but after one night in the stifling heat Lennon and Ono moved the event to Montreal. The bed-in for peace was filmed and edited into the documentary Bed Peace, which Ono has now made available for viewing online for free until August 21 at midnight in response to the recent unrest in London. You can watch the film now embedded here [...]

Check Out Marvel’s November Teaserama Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:08 AM PDT Often Marvel Comics loves to tease us with just cover art or images for upcoming new comics or new story arcs in existing comics. November seems to be a huge month for the House of Ideas, so they've been sending a bevy of cover art images to us again with no description, just the image. There are of course new story arcs, particularly in Thor, but there are also some new interesting looking limited books most particularly a new Magneto book and a new Doctor Doom series. There's also an Uncanny X-Men number #1 and a new Thor limited series to watch for. In our continued efforts here at Geeks of Doom to share the pleasure and the pain we have for you a gallery of images from Marvel's major releases. Take pleasure in the great art and potentially exciting new stories and feel the pain of the wait until the books release in November! Sure it's a short wait, but some of this stuff looks great! Never let it be said that we aren't generous here at Geeks of Doom! Check out the images below and let us know which comics look most interesting to you! [...]

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