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- ABC’s ‘The Chew’ To Feature Marvel’s ‘Avengers Vs. X-Men’; Yes, Cookies Will Be Made
- Comic Review: Criminal Macabre: Die, Die, My Darling
- Watch This Time-Lapse Video Of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’
- Hammer Teaming with Author Susan Hill For ‘Woman In Black’ Sequel ‘Angels Of Death’
- Wait, What?! ‘Kinect Star Wars’ Has A Galactic Dance Off Mode!
- Oni Press Announces Full Color Editions Of ‘Scott Pilgrim’
- The ‘Hellraiser’ Franchise Is Coming To Drag Television Into Hell
- Comic Review: Avengers vs. X-Men #1
- Deal: $50 Credit When You Buy An Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle
- Tom Cruise Is Wanted Dead Or Alive In The New ‘Rock Of Ages’ Trailer
- Digital Rental Deal: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’
| ABC’s ‘The Chew’ To Feature Marvel’s ‘Avengers Vs. X-Men’; Yes, Cookies Will Be Made Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:00 PM PDT  In an incredibly bizarre stroke of corporate synergy, Marvel announced on Tuesday that their hot summer comic book event Avengers Vs. X-Men will be featured on ABC's The Chew on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Yeah, I have no idea either, but this is apparently a real thing. Marvel states that the chefs of the talk/cooking show hybrid will both be discussing the comic as well as providing some healthy recipes for viewers of which, and I quote, "even Captain America would approve." For those that don't know, Disney owns both the ABC network as well as Marvel Comics, so it's not really a surprise that there would be some cross-promotion going on here. But on a cooking show? I don't know, it sounds kind of ridiculous when you think that maybe Brian Michael Bendis and other creators could have been interviewed on any of the other numerous talk shows that ABC hosts, and maybe they are and I just haven't seen anything about it. Either way, this is a very weird thing to take place. And if you don't mind, I'm going to hypothesize about what we could be seeing [...]            |
| Comic Review: Criminal Macabre: Die, Die, My Darling Posted: 03 Apr 2012 07:13 PM PDT  Criminal Macabre: Die, Die My Darling Story by Steve Niles Art by Christopher Mitten Colors by Michelle Madsen Letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot Cover by Fiona Staples Designed by David Nestelle Dark Horse Comics Release Date: April 04, 2012 Cover Price: $3.50 Criminal Macabre: Die, Die, My Darling finds its anti-hero, Cal McDonald, adjusting to life after life. To being undead in other words. How is he taking the transition? He's disgruntled, sure, but whatever, he seems to be disgruntled about a lot of other things, too. Since 1990 writer Steve Niles, who you should know from the 30 Days of Night books/film (and if you don't that's your loss) has been doing his own take on the Paranormal Sleuth sub-genre in both comics and prose. Specifically, by Sleuth I mean the hard living, solving-crime-in-a-drunken-have type, and by Paranormal I'm talking about a casual slathering of vampires and werewolves. You like John Constantine? Give this a try [...]      |
| Watch This Time-Lapse Video Of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:52 PM PDT  Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director known as "The Master of Suspense," has directed over 60 motion pictures in his lifetime, Psycho, North by Northwest, and Vertigo among countless others. One of his standouts, 1954's Rear Window, has just been turned into a visually panoramic piece of eye candy in a time-lapse video, which has gone viral. You can watch the 3-minute video here below. Rear Window is a film full of suspense, humor, and bizarre twists that were stock in trade for Hitchcock's pictures. Its main protagonist, an action photographer played by James Stewart, is incapacitated in a wheelchair, nursing a broken leg he suffered during one of his many dangerous jobs. Stewart's apartment faces out to a large courtyard, and we, like him, see the action only through his eyes, which creates a very tight, claustrophobic atmosphere. Stewart alleviates his boredom being in the chair by spying in the windows of the other apartment in the courtyard. By accident, he feels he's witnessed evidence in one of the windows that a murder has taken place. As Stewart is not physically able to put the pieces together, he and we as an audience, feel the frustrations as he is forced to leave those functions to solve the murder in the hands of others, like his girlfriend, played by Grace Kelly, among others [...]      |
| Hammer Teaming with Author Susan Hill For ‘Woman In Black’ Sequel ‘Angels Of Death’ Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:01 PM PDT  The atmospheric horror drama The Woman in Black, which featured Daniel Radcliffe in his first major post-Harry Potter leading role, opened in February to great success with critics and audiences. The film grossed over $53 million in the U.S. and a grand total of $120 million worldwide off a budget of $17 million, so it's safe to say a sequel is assured. Yesterday it was announced that Hammer, Alliance Films, and Cross Creek Pictures will be collaborating with Susan Hill, the author of the novel on which the movie was based, for a sequel to be titled The Woman in Black: Angels of Death. Jon Crocker (Desert Dancer) will write the screenplay from an original story by Hill. Roy Lee (The Departed) of Vertigo Entertainment will serve as an executive producer on the sequel [...]      |
| Wait, What?! ‘Kinect Star Wars’ Has A Galactic Dance Off Mode! Posted: 03 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT  So, today's the big day -- the release of the Kinect Star Wars video game for Xbox 360 (and of the Star Wars-themed console bundle too). Now you can play a Star Wars game without the need for a controller; you can be a Jedi, and you can pilot some cool spaceships and go to galaxies far, far away. Awesome, right? Well, how about this one? Apparently, Kinect Star Wars also a Galactic Dance Off Mode. A. DANCE. MODE. Dancing. There's dancing in the game. Dancing with popular Star Wars characters like Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. Dance [...]      |
| Oni Press Announces Full Color Editions Of ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:59 PM PDT  During Emerald City Comic Con this weekend, Oni Press announced new editions of Bryan Lee O'Malley's popular Scott Pilgrim series to be colored in full by famed colorist Nathan Fairbairn. Fairbairn has worked with some of the best in the best in the business with work including Batman Incorporated, Swamp Thing, and several championed comics, so for him to be chosen as the colorist for these new editions is the best possible result, in my opinion. Scott Pilgrim has been colored previously with several color pages in Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (the fourth volume in the series), as well as a Free Comic Book Day issue telling a short story of several of the characters, so it's not an unheard of concept for this to happen [...]      |
| The ‘Hellraiser’ Franchise Is Coming To Drag Television Into Hell Posted: 03 Apr 2012 12:00 PM PDT  Now that its feature film fortunes have dried with the proposed remake stalling and its latest DTV video being greeted with bombastic derision from longtime fans, it looks like Hellraiser is setting its sights on the world of television. A new series based on the horror movie franchise that began in 1987 with the classic original written and directed by Clive Barker (and based on his novella "The Hellbound Heart") is being developed over at Sonar Entertainment, formerly RHI Entertainment, the company started by television miniseries impresario Robert Halmi Sr. Halmi and his son Robert Halmi Jr. are no longer with Sonar [...]      |
| Comic Review: Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Posted: 03 Apr 2012 11:00 AM PDT  Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Pencils by John Romita, Jr. Inks by Scott Hana Cover by Jim Cheung Marvel Comics Release Date: April 4, 2012 Cover Price: $3.99 Marvel's big summer blockbuster has arrived!!! Pitting its two most important teams in the Marvel Universe just who WILL win when The Mighty Avengers take on The Uncanny X-Men in Avengers vs X-Men #1? The answer is a simple one: comic Readers. The first issue in this miniseries is from Marvel mainstay Brian Michael Bendis and he's in rare form here. Let's be honest, in the past he has, let's just say, taken his time with his storytelling. But not here! In this first issue, LOTS of things happen. The threat is introduced, explained, and the Avengers actually FIGHT with the X-Men!!! This is everything you've wanted in a big Marvel crossover [...]      |
| Deal: $50 Credit When You Buy An Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle Posted: 03 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT  All this week, you can get a $50 credit when you purchase an Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle, which includes a white R2-D2-themed 320GB Xbox Console, a white Kinect sensor, a gold C-3PO-themed wireless controller, and a copy of the Kinect Star Wars video game. Add this bundle to your shopping cart from the main sale page to ensure that you will receive the $50 Amazon promotional credit. Note, this promotion is valid through this Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 11:59pm PST while supplies last [...]      |
| Tom Cruise Is Wanted Dead Or Alive In The New ‘Rock Of Ages’ Trailer Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:01 AM PDT  Warner Bros. has released a second full-length trailer for their upcoming musical film, Rock Of Ages, based on the Broadway show. Watch the trailer here below. In Rock Of Ages, a "small town girl" named Sherrie (Julianne Hough) meets a city boy named Drew (Diego Boneta) on the Sunset Strip where both of them are pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Sherri works as a waitress at the The Bourbon Room, while Drew work there as a busboy, though both are hoping for their "big break." Alec Baldwin stars as Dennis Dupree, the owner of The Bourbon Room, with Russell Brand as the manager of the Hollywood club (he also narrates the story). Catherine Zeta-Jones plays the mayor's wife, who wants to shut down the club because it promotes a sex, drugs, and rock n roll lifestyle. Tom Cruise is a hair metal rock star named Stacee Jaxx and in the trailer we get a glimpse of his onstage persona taking on Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive." [...]      |
| Digital Rental Deal: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Posted: 03 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT  The digital movie rental of the day over at Amazon today is Rise of the Planet of the Apes for only $.99. This deal is valid through today, Tuesday, April 3, 2012, until 11:59pm PST. Once you activate the rental through Amazon's Instant Video on demand service, you'll have access to the movie for 48 hours. If you're interested in purchasing the digital version, the cost is $14.99. Also, if you'd like to own a physical copy of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Edition is available for $19.99 while the DVD is $15.49. The Blu-ray edition is part of Amazon's "Buy This DVD and Watch it Instantly" program — you get the film as a FREE digital rental you can watch immediately when your purchase the physical copy [...]      |
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