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• Geek Gear: ‘Land of Lovecraft’ Shirt
• Geek Gear: ‘The Problem with Ninjas’ Shirt
• Videos: ‘World War Z’ Author Max Brooks Sets Out To Build Ultimate Zombie-Killing Gun
• ‘The Baytown Disco’ Trailer Reminds Us How Much Fun Southern Crime Can Be
• Two ‘Cosmopolis’ Trailers Mark The Return Of David Cronenberg’s Bizarre Mind
• ‘Ender’s Game’: A Look At Ender’s Bedroom and His ‘Monitor’
• Blu-ray Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• The Band Drummer Levon Helm Dies At 71
• New Poster Reveals Why They Call It ‘Piranha 3DD’
• Book Review: The Troupe
• ‘Avengers Assemble’ (Music from the Motion Picture) Available for Pre-Order
• ‘Dark Shadows’ Star Jonathan Frid Dies At 87
• Comic Review: Near Death #7
• New Game ‘Dishonored’ From Bethesda, Arkane Gets A Cinematic Trailer
• Avengers: Mondo Reveals Black Widow and Hawkeye Posters

Geek Gear: ‘Land of Lovecraft’ Shirt Posted: 20 Apr 2012 05:50 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is an H.P Lovecraft-inspired shirt with a nod to World Of Warcraft called "Land of Lovecraft" by Nik Holmes. The sale at RIPT began today, Friday, April 20, 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 [...]

Geek Gear: ‘The Problem with Ninjas’ Shirt Posted: 20 Apr 2012 04:50 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today called "The Problem with Ninjas" by mogaro. The sale began at Teefury today, Friday, April 20, 2012, 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 [...]

Videos: ‘World War Z’ Author Max Brooks Sets Out To Build Ultimate Zombie-Killing Gun Posted: 19 Apr 2012 07:00 PM PDT Max Brooks, author of popular zombie books such as World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and The Zombie Survival Guide, paid a visit to the Discovery Channel show Sons of Guns for its season finale. In the episode, which first aired April 18th, Brooks stepped up to a challenge by Red Jacket Firearms to see who can create the ultimate zombie-killing gun. [...]

‘The Baytown Disco’ Trailer Reminds Us How Much Fun Southern Crime Can Be Posted: 19 Apr 2012 06:00 PM PDT The Baytown Disco follows the story of three Southern brothers whose life of crime leads them to a job where they have to play as the good guys. But before you can peg this as some sort of awful direct to DVD flick, take a look at the very awesome trailer here below. It will convince you that The Baytown Disco is the kind of popcorn slam-bang actioner that we've been waiting for. The trailer is filled with eye-popping action, animated title explosions, plenty of foul-mouthed characters, and stripper assassins. Yep stripper assassins. Did I mention that the film stars Billy Bob Thornton as a ruthless mobster and Eva Longoria as a godmother requesting that the brothers bring back her godson from her ex-husband [...]

Two ‘Cosmopolis’ Trailers Mark The Return Of David Cronenberg’s Bizarre Mind Posted: 19 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Admittedly I was never a fan of Robert Pattinson to begin with. For one thing his pasty sparkly complexion ruined the reputation of the cinematic vampire. But after watching the teaser for David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, I was very interested in seeing how he changed from swooning bloodsucker to eccentric billionaire looking for a simple hair cut. Now two full trailers have shown that he is going to silence all the haters with his dark and twisted performance. Check it out after the jump. It's been a while since we've seen something like this from David Cronenberg, who has been steering clear of these odd and twisted movies. So directing Cosmopolis is a very welcomed return [...]

‘Ender’s Game’: A Look At Ender’s Bedroom and His ‘Monitor’ Posted: 19 Apr 2012 04:00 PM PDT The long-gestating film adaptation of Orson Scott Card's classic sci-fi novel Ender's Game is in full swing with a solid director in Gavin Hood (Tstosi) and a stellar cast. Producer Roberto Orci has been providing regular updates on the progress of the film through his Tumblr production blog. Yesterday Orci posted a picture of the film's young hero Ender Wiggins with a monitoring chip implanted on the back on his neck. Check out the image here below [...]

Blu-ray Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Posted: 19 Apr 2012 03:00 PM PDT Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Blu-ray | DVD Directed by Stephen Daldry Starring Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, Jeffrey Wright, Viola Davis Release Date: March 27, 2012 The opening image of Stephen Daldry's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is of an unidentified man free falling from the sky. Instantly we are reminded of Mad Men's logo indicating man's fall from grace and even reminded of Vertigo's poster of man's infatuation with an uncontrollable fear. Each of these instances depicts a man's descent from a higher place. In Daldry's opening, the man is falling out of the sky after trying to escape from one of the World Trade Center towers during the 9/11 attacks. The unidentified man is soon revealed as being Tom Hanks, the father of Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn), a boy with an intellect well beyond his years. It doesn't seem to be of any useful assistance, only increasing his stress and worsening his emotional malady. Perhaps his superior intellect is a curse. He will soon fall out the innocence associated with childhood and begin his journey prematurely to adulthood, where uncontrollable fears and falling from grace reign supreme [...]

The Band Drummer Levon Helm Dies At 71 Posted: 19 Apr 2012 01:39 PM PDT These public deaths always seem to happen in threes, but seemingly not THIS fast. Earlier today news broke that Dark Shadows actor Jonathan Frid had died, while TV legend Dick Clark passed away yesterday. Unfortunately, Levon Helm, one of the key figures of The Band and who had been battling throat cancer, died today at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City at the age of 71, less than a month before his birthday. Helm had been diagnosed with throat cancer in the late 1990s, undergoing radiation treatment that damaged his voice. Helm, who was the drummer for The Band and also sometimes lead singer, is best known for his deeply soulful and country twinged vocals on radio staples as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." The Band, while never reaching massive success in terms of sales, was a critical and cult favorite of many to this day, and Helm was one of the fan favorites in the group [...]

New Poster Reveals Why They Call It ‘Piranha 3DD’ Posted: 19 Apr 2012 01:00 PM PDT If there's anything that trailers for Piranha 3DD have taught us, it's that boobs, blood, and cheesy dialogue make for an excellent exploitation film. So why should any of the other promotional materials sell themselves short? A new poster for Piranha 3DD has been released, and even though there are a few Photoshop touches, it puts the boob portion of exploitation films in the spotlight. I can't be entirely sure whom the body belongs too, although I don't think it really matters considering what the movie is really about and considering that DD is in the title, I think the image is fitting for the poster [...]

Book Review: The Troupe Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:00 PM PDT The Troupe By Robert Jackson Bennett Published by Orbit Books Released February 21, 2012 Paperback | Kindle Holy Author of Creation! Robert Jackson Bennett's latest book, The Troupe, is the wondrous and heartrending tale of 16-year-old George Carole, a gifted pianist whose mother died in childbirth and who is on a quest to find the father he's never known. After reluctantly telling George that his father is in show business, he leaves his nagging grandmother to work at Otterman's theater in the hopes of finding him one day. As soon as he learns his father's traveling vaudeville troupe, The Famous Silenus Troupe, is performing in the nearby town of Parma, George quits his job and jumps on a train. What he notices first as he steps off the train is that tiny Parma is creepy. The quality of light is all wrong and there's an extra-dark darkness that hovers over the town. As he gets close to the hotel where the troupe is staying, George notices something else – all the sounds of the world die out and a mysterious man in a gray suit emerges from the thickening shadows. He heads straight for George and asks him about Heironimo Silenus [...]

‘Avengers Assemble’ (Music from the Motion Picture) Available for Pre-Order Posted: 19 Apr 2012 11:00 AM PDT Avengers Assemble (Music from the Motion Picture) is now available for pre-order (here's the MP3 Download page) [...]

‘Dark Shadows’ Star Jonathan Frid Dies At 87 Posted: 19 Apr 2012 10:04 AM PDT Right on the heels of yesterday's death of icon Dick Clark, another death in the entertainment world has darkened our door. Jonathan Frid, who staked his claim on the supernatural and gothic ABC television serial Dark Shadows, has passed away from natural causes at Juravinski Hospital in his native hometown of Hamilton, Ontario in Canada, according to Digital Spy. He was 87 years old. Born on December 2, 1924, Frid served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. A few years later, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Directing at Yale University. Classically trained, he spent 30 years in theater as well. The actor found success in his career, however, when he appeared as the vampire Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows between 1966 and 1971, and was a cult hero to thousands of teenage kids, who made the program a hit [...] Right on the heels of yesterday's death of icon Dick Clark, another death in the entertainment world has darkened our door. Jonathan Frid, who staked his claim as the vampire on the supernatural and gothic ABC television serial Dark Shadows, has passed away from natural causes at Juravinski Hospital in his native hometown of Hamilton, Ontario in Canada, according to Digital Spy. He was 87 years old. Born on December 2, 1924, Frid served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. A few years later, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Directing at Yale University. Classically trained, he spent 30 years in theater as well. The actor found success in his career, however, when he appeared as the vampire Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows between 1966 and 1971, and was a cult hero to thousands of teenage kids, who made the program a hit [...]

Comic Review: Near Death #7 Posted: 19 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT Near Death #7 Written By Jay Faerber Art By Simone Guglielmini Colors By Ron Riley Letters By Charles Pritchett Cover By Francesco Francavilla Price: $2.99 Image Comics Release date: April 18, 2011 Near Death, an ongoing comic book series from Image Comics, tells the story of a hit man who decides to change his life for the better. Markham was once a hit man, but after he's gunned down on a job that goes wrong, he has a near death experience as he's dying. Markham gets a vision of Hell, his current final destination, and it is inhabited by the people that he's previously killed. After seeing where he could possibly end up, Markham comes back to life and vows to save a life for every life that he's taken [...]

New Game ‘Dishonored’ From Bethesda, Arkane Gets A Cinematic Trailer Posted: 19 Apr 2012 08:01 AM PDT A pretty insane new cinematic trailer has been released for Dishonored, the new game being developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game has a strange but highly intriguing setting that fuses together the past and the future in what's known as Neo-Victorian---a combination of Victorian or Edwardian aesthetics with modern technologies and principles---that's considered to be right along the same lines steampunk. [...]

Avengers: Mondo Reveals Black Widow and Hawkeye Posters Posted: 19 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT Mondo, the collectible art offshoot of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, recently announced the release of a series of seven posters featuring Marvel's The Avengers. Mondo will be releasing character posters for each of The Avengers: Black Widow, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and a poster featuring the entire team, assembled and ready for action. Seven different ultra-talented artists have been selected by Mondo to create a poster for each member of the Avengers, which should make for an awesome collection when assembled. The first two posters in this superhero series are Black Widow and Hawkeye, which you can see here below. Each print in the series will be available for purchase online. Follow @MondoNews for details on the additional prints in the series and exact sale times [...]

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