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• Video Game Deal: Duke Nukem Forever, L.A. Noire
• Geek Gear: Harry Potter ‘Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes’ Shirt
• ‘The Girl Who Played With Fire’ Still On Its Way
• Book Review: The Child Thief
• Netflix Review: Shaolin
• RIP: Barry Clayton, Voice Of Iron Maiden’s ‘The Number Of The Beast’ Intro
• Paramount’s Rose Parade Float Celebrates ‘Star Trek’, ‘Transformers,’ ‘Grease’
• The Batman Ceiling Fan Is A Thing Of Greatness
• The Classic Horror-Comedy ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Gets A Lego Recreation
• Comic Review: Definitive Irredeemable Vol. 1
• Henry Rollins’ Awesome Response To ‘Henry and Glenn Forever’ Comic
• ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Sword Master & Darth Vader Stunt Double Bob Anderson Has Died

Video Game Deal: Duke Nukem Forever, L.A. Noire Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:50 AM PST The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition for PC Download for only $12.49 (that's 75% off the list price of $49.99) and Duke Nukem Forever for PC Download for only $15.32 (that's 23% off the list price of $19.99). Note - this deal is valid only for today, Tuesday, January 3, 2012, until 11:59pm PST while supplies last [...]

Geek Gear: Harry Potter ‘Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes’ Shirt Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:50 AM PST The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Harry Potter-themed shirt called "Weasley's Wizard Wheezes" by Stephanie Irigoyen. The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 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 Girl Who Played With Fire’ Still On Its Way Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:57 PM PST Color this writer not shocked. With David Fincher's latest film, his take on The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, hitting to solid reviews despite a lackluster take at the box office, Sony is hellbent on making the entire Millennium Trilogy [...]

Book Review: The Child Thief Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:56 PM PST The Child Thief By Brom Paperback | Kindle HarperCollins Voyager Release date: August 27, 2010 The prologue to artist Brom's novel The Child Thief begins with a girl who is afraid of an abusive stepfather, which leads into the appearance of Peter Pan, who has come to "save" this child from the certain doom she faced at the hands of the malevolent step-parent. But in Brom's world, things are not as clear cut as they seem. When people grow up, they often start to see the odd perversity in the idea that a teenage boy who is perpetually young can bring little boys to an island with no grown-ups (and seemingly no problems), which ties into the whole Michael Jackson and Neverland Ranch issues. But in this version of the tale, Peter Pan is about as similar to his Disney incarnation as Robin Williams is to Justin Bieber [...]

Netflix Review: Shaolin Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:02 PM PST Shaolin Netflix Streaming DVD | Blu-Ray Produced and Directed by Benny Chan Starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan, Wu Jing, Fan Bingbing, Xiaoliuna, Hung Yan-yan Emperor Motion Pictures Originally Released: January 19, 2011 Shaolin is an epic tale, made by Chinese and Hong Kong filmmakers - directed by Benny Chan - emphasizing both the peaceful path and jaw-dropping martial defense skills of the legendary Shaolin Monks. Featuring a supporting role from Jackie Chan, the film is a captivating ride from beginning to its conclusion – laced with numerous lessons and morals to make even the hardened of us reflect our own inner ethics. One of the greatest aspects of Netflix Streaming is the instant accessibility users have to films made outside of the United States [...]

RIP: Barry Clayton, Voice Of Iron Maiden’s ‘The Number Of The Beast’ Intro Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:50 PM PST Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea... Every metalhead in the world is familiar with that first line from the spoken-word introduction to the Iron Maiden song "The Number Of The Beast." The man who lent his voice to that iconic intro, Barry Clayton, has died, according to the Islington Tribute. He was 80. For the title track off their 1982 album, Number of the Beast, Iron Maiden had wanted horror icon Vincent Price to recite the intro for the song, but his fee turned out to be too high. That's when the band turned to Clayton, a deep-voiced actor who read ghost stories at Capital Radio, to do the 25-second recitation taken from the Bible's Book of Revelation [...]

Paramount’s Rose Parade Float Celebrates ‘Star Trek’, ‘Transformers,’ ‘Grease’ Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:34 PM PST Paramount Pictures participated today in the 123rd Rose Parade in California with a float celebrating some of their most memorable franchises, like Star Trek, Transformers, and Grease. The 55-foot-long float, called "Paramount Pictures ... 100 Years Of Movie Magic," marked Paramount's first time in the annual parade and contained replicas of Star Trek's famed starship, the USS Enterprise; the Autobot Bumblebee from Transformers; and Greased Lightning, the car from Grease, as well as other symbols of Paramount's past [...]

The Batman Ceiling Fan Is A Thing Of Greatness Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:08 PM PST Who in the world would not want to accessorize their house with wonderful bits and pieces of Batman-related items? No one that I would want to know, that's for sure. So, for all of those that I would like to know, bask in the glory that is the Batman Ceiling Fan. Initially sold by The Atomic Lounge on Etsy, these bat-inspired blades seem also to have been initially designed for those of the gothic nature by referring to them as "Bat/Dragon Wing Fan Blades" - which, they work perfectly for, as well [...]

The Classic Horror-Comedy ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Gets A Lego Recreation Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:59 AM PST Ah, Lego. Is there anything these colorful plastic blocks of wonderment can't do? Apparently not. Someone who goes by the name of Yatkuu enjoys making Lego sets based on numerous inspirations, including the great films of our time. So of course they got the bright idea to create a Lego set based on Shaun of the Dead, the classic British horror-comedy that launched the careers of its stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright, who also co-wrote the film with Pegg. You can check out pictures of Yaktuu's Shaun-inspired Lego set here below [...]

Comic Review: Definitive Irredeemable Vol. 1 Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:11 AM PST Definitive Irredeemable, Vol. 1 Written by Mark Waid Art by Peter Krause, Diego Barreto BOOM! Studios Release Date: September 20, 2011 Cover Price: $74.99 Not everyone can handle being legendary. We see this in the everyday lives of our celebrities. Some go about their private lives quietly, and others tend to revel in the spotlight at all times. That kind of constant attention can have a severe affect on a person, changing them in ways they never thought possible. In Mark Waid's Irredeemable, the worlds greatest superhero, a man of unflappable courage and strength, undergoes such a change after reaching his breaking point. For those who have not yet had the chance to dive into Waid's fantastic series, consider this: What would you do if the most powerful being on Earth was hunting you down? Where would you run to when he can hear your heart's specific beat all around the globe? [...]

Henry Rollins’ Awesome Response To ‘Henry and Glenn Forever’ Comic Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:05 AM PST If Henry and Glenn Forever isn't on your radar, it really should be. It's an indie comic that imagines Misfits/Danzig frontman Glenn Danzig and Black Flag's Henry Rollins in a committed, loving relationship. And if you know anything about these two muscle-bulging macho metal icons, you'll how humorous this scenario is. The creators of Henry and Glenn Forever -- Tom Neely, Scot Nobles, and Gin Stevens of the art collective Igloo Tornado, posted a comic strip of what they say is the "mostly true" reaction by Danzig to the comic. But what does Henry Rollins think of it? [...]

‘Lord Of The Rings’ Sword Master & Darth Vader Stunt Double Bob Anderson Has Died Posted: 02 Jan 2012 08:01 AM PST Bob Anderson, one of the world's top sword masters and fencing choreographer for such movies as Lord of the Rings, Highlander, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Princess Bride, has died, according to TheOneRing. He was 89. Anderson, who was born on September 15, 1922 in Hampshire, England, taught many actors fencing techniques and was a stunt double for David Prowse's Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. He actually also trained actor Errol Flynn, who is known for his iconic swashbuckling roles. According to TheLordOfTheRings.net, after the master swordsman read J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books, he "developed sparring methods based on Tolkien's descriptions of each culture." [...]

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