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• Geek Gear: Plants vs. Zombies/Super Mario Bros ‘Plants vs Plumbers’ Shirt
• Netflix Review: Ironclad
• MP3 Album Deal: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’
• Movie Review: The FP
• Chloe Moretz & Rupert Grint Join Dennis Wilson Biopic ‘The Drummer’
• Interview: ‘Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse’ Creators Nate Cosby & Chris Eliopoulos
• ‘Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series’ DVD Box Set Details
• Video Game Deal: ‘L.A. Noire’ Standard & Collector’s Editions
• Fox To Bring Mail Order Shopping To Malls With ‘Virtual Storefronts’
• Comic Review: Star Wars: Dark Times: Out Of The Wilderness #4
• ‘Game Of Thrones’ Cast Rock Out With Their Swords Out
• The Drill Down: Ep. 226: Patently Absurd

Geek Gear: Plants vs. Zombies/Super Mario Bros ‘Plants vs Plumbers’ Shirt Posted: 17 Mar 2012 04:50 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at Teefury today is a mash-up of Super Mario Bros. and Planets vs. Zombies called "Plants vs. Plumbers" by Matt Parsons. The sale at Teefury began at today, Saturday, March 17, 2012 at midnight EST and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it won't be sold at the site anymore [...]

Netflix Review: Ironclad Posted: 16 Mar 2012 06:10 PM PDT Ironclad Netflix Streaming DVD | Blu-Ray Written and Directed by Jonathan English Starring James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Kate Mara, Derek Jacobi, Paul Giamatti, Charles Dance, Jason Flemyng Warner Bros. and ARC Entertainment Originally Released: March 04, 2011 Claiming to be the largest independent production from Wales, Ironclad is a period conflict piece depicting King John's wrathful march against rebels following the signing of the Magna Carta. Complete with stellar performances, impressive casting, and exceptional action choreography, the movie is most unquestionably worth your viewing time. Ironclad essentially is a recapping of the siege of Rochester Castle in 1215. Determined to seek revenge for being forced to sign the Magna Carta, King John (Paul Giamatti) begins a cause to reclaim his royal power over England. A small rebel power led by Baron William d'Aubigny (Brian Cox) and accompanied by Crusade veteran and Templar, Thomas Marshall (James Prefoy), take claim of Rochester before the King can do so. A solid and bloody battle ensues, as the revolutionaries hope to hold the location until their expected reinforcements arrive [...]

MP3 Album Deal: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’ Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:15 PM PDT The MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is Bruce Springsteen's classic album Born To Run for only $3.99. The album contains all 8 songs from the 1975 album, including popular tunes like "Thunder Road," "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," and "Jungleland," as well as the title track. The album is also available on CD for $8.14 [...]

Movie Review: The FP Posted: 16 Mar 2012 04:25 PM PDT The FP Written and Directed by Brandon and Jason Trost Starring Jason Trost, Lee Valmassy, Caitlyn Folley, Art Hsu, Nick Principe, and Brandon Barrera Drafthouse Films Release Date: March 16, 2012 (Limited) The Story For years the small town of Frazier Park, a.k.a. "the FP," has been fought over by rival gangs of street toughs who settle their differences in a most unique manner - by challenging each other to a dance-fight video game called Beat Beat Revolution. Brothers JTRO (Jason Trost) and BTRO (Brandon Barrera) are the best players in town, but one evening BTRO is defeated in battle by the maniacal L Dubba E (Lee Valmassy) and dies in his brother's arms. JTRO turns his back on the FP and goes into hiding as a lumber worker. His friend and game M.C. KCDC (Art Hsu) tracks him and begs him to return to Frazier Park in order to take down L Dubba E, who has since taken control of the town's liquor store and therefore has control of the town itself [...]

Chloe Moretz & Rupert Grint Join Dennis Wilson Biopic ‘The Drummer’ Posted: 16 Mar 2012 02:00 PM PDT Two more actors have been added to the cast of Randy Miller's The Drummer, a biopic of the late Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson with The Dark Knight's Aaron Eckhart starring as the late musician. Variety reports that Let Me In's Chloe Moretz, who'll be seen next in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, is in talks to star as Wilson's daughter, Jennifer. Also on board is Rupert Grint, best known for his role as Harry Potter's red-headed best friend Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise, will take the role of William Morris, a "mail-room intern who befriended the musician in the last few years of his life." [...]

Interview: ‘Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse’ Creators Nate Cosby & Chris Eliopoulos Posted: 16 Mar 2012 01:00 PM PDT Comics have a deep history with the western genre. For many years weekly books were filled with hard-talking, quick-shooting cowboys and vigilantes. Needless to say, it is a form that is constantly being reinvented for new and interesting content. Nate Cosby (Jim Henson's The Storyteller, Pigs) and Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Misery Loves Sherman) have taken the western in an entirely new direction with their new comic Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse. Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse tells the story of Boyd Linney, a 10-year-old bounty hunter who is on a hunt for his very own family. Cow Boy also features four western short stories from Roger Langridge, Colleen Coover, Brian Clevinger & Scott Wegener, and Mike Maihack. I was fortunate enough to be able to talk with Nate and Chris about the origins of Cow Boy, as well as what it was like pitching the story of a child bounty hunter to publisher Archaia Entertainment [...]

‘Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series’ DVD Box Set Details Posted: 16 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PDT By StoogeyP Dark Shadows, the first supernatural soap opera, the massive cult hit that originally aired on the ABC network way before most of the cast of Twilight and True Blood were even born, is being resurrected (pun firmly intended) this year; a Tim Burton vehicle with Johnny Depp makes its way into theaters on May 11th. Now, MPI Entertainment is releasing Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series, which is the ENTIRE series, on DVD on May 8th in one beautifully encased black coffin, WITH archetypical red lining inside! (See box art here at top and below.) This massive DVD box set will also include bonus material, like over 100 interviews, bloopers, a behind-the-scenes documentary, and cast reunion, as well as a 96-page commemorative booklet. The SRP on this one of a kind item goes for $599.98, which obviously will not be appealing or affordable to everyone, but for those who want to own some of the show without breaking the bank to do so, or for those who have never experienced the show and are curious to dip their toe in the black swamp so to speak, MPI is also releasing more affordable options. There will also be two single-disc DVDs out on April 10th -- Dark Shadows: Fan Favorites and Dark Shadows: The Best of Barnabas -- at a much more down to earth price of $14.98 each, with each DVD showcasing 9 episodes, ones that are considered the benchmark of the series [...]

Video Game Deal: ‘L.A. Noire’ Standard & Collector’s Editions Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:00 AM PDT Right now, Amazon is running a deal on the standard edition of L.A. Noire for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 for $19.99 each (that's 50% off the list price of $39.99). There's also a sale on L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 for $29.99 each (that's 40% off the list price of $49.99). Note - this deal is valid through Saturday, March 17, 2012, until 11:59pm while supplies last. These items currently have a free one-day shipping promotion on them: Use a Discover Card to purchase this and enter promotion code DSCVRSHP to get free one-day shipping. See the Special Offers and Product Promotions section of the product page for more details [...]

Fox To Bring Mail Order Shopping To Malls With ‘Virtual Storefronts’ Posted: 16 Mar 2012 10:00 AM PDT The road to the inevitable digital lifestyle is a rocky one. Retailers are rightfully fearing for their lives while sellers are stuck in the middle between retailers wanting exclusives and online shoppers demanding more access to content. The most interesting battle in this arena is actually happening with comic books. Publishers are finding rapidly growing success with digital books on tablets and smartphones, but the customer base isn't yet big enough to support the publishers so they still have to appease brick and mortar retail. This battle was lost years ago by music publishers. Record labels fought hard, but the truly dynamic and reigning method for acquiring music now is via iTunes, the Amazon Mp3 store, and streaming options. That's not to say CDs don't still sell because they do, but that business has lost its attractiveness and feels like a necessity now to make sure music is available to those that haven't quiet jumped online yet. The statistics may still show a majority of sales happening in "classic" CD format, but it's a given that the nail is in that coffin [...]

Comic Review: Star Wars: Dark Times: Out Of The Wilderness #4 Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:00 AM PDT Star Wars: Dark Times: Out Of The Wilderness #4 Story by Randy Stradley Art by Douglas Wheatley Colors by Dan Jackson Cover Art by Pablo Correa Dark Horse Comics Release Date: February 22, 2012 Cover Price: $2.99 The Dark Times series of the Star Wars Expanded Universe is the inescapable exploration of tales and stories set between the Prequel Trilogy and Original Trilogy. Of the main film characters, Darth Vader and the Emperor are fairly much the only ones who show up, and most of their appearances are generally cameos. This series follows a former Jedi Knight named Dass Jennir, who survives Order 66 and follows his path as he tries to live during the era that Obi-Wan Kenobi dubbed as the "Dark Times." Installment number four of the Dark Times: Out Of The Wilderness story arc is actually my first dive into this story – though I have read a few of the previously released trade paperbacks for the series, so I have a reasonable backing of information about the fundamental characters [...]

‘Game Of Thrones’ Cast Rock Out With Their Swords Out Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:01 AM PDT Game Of Thrones was recently released on DVD and Blu-ray and Season 2 of the HBO series is only two weeks away! Entertainment Weekly has devoted its cover story this week to the popular television series with four separate cover shots. While shooting the cover, they snapped an impromptu photo of the cast in their medieval-like garb with swords in hand busting out some - of all things - air guitar! Check out the cast photo doing air guitar here below; at top are two of the four EW covers; below is the other two covers [...]

The Drill Down: Ep. 226: Patently Absurd Posted: 16 Mar 2012 07:00 AM PDT This week, on Episode 226 of The Drill Down podcast, Devindra, Dwayne, and Andy talk about a controversial new lawsuit that pits Yahoo! against Facebook and a new suggested code for sharing content on the Internet. But first, the headlines...iPad preorders are through the roof, Instagram teases an Android app, Gowalla shuts down, Microsoft tests a super-fast touchscreen, former Facebook director becomes Reddit CEO, CNN to purchase Mashable, Twitter buys Posterous, and the Encyclopedia Britannica stops publishing [...] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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