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Geek Gear: Transformers ‘Samurai Formers’ Shirt

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:50 AM PDT

Transformers Samurai Formers Shirt

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is a Transformers-themed shirt called "Samurai Formers" by Ninjaink.

The sale at RIPT began today, Friday, August 17, 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 [...]

$4 MP3 Album Deal: John Coltrane ‘The Ultimate Blue Train’

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:20 AM PDT

John Coltrane Blue Train Cover

Another heavyweight release from the golden era of jazz, Blue Train by saxophone titan John Coltrane, is on sale in MP3 format right now on Amazon for only a mindboggling $3.99! For jazz aficionados, this is the deal of the year, if not the decade.

Blue Train (known here as The Ultimate Blue Train because it spawns some bonus tracks of alternate takes) was originally released in 1957 and while it arguably may not stand as Coltrane's best album, it is still a watershed musical release for the tenor player.

From its iconic cover, inspired by Coltrane's affection for Pablo Picasso's storied artistic "blue period" of his paintings, to the classic title track - which starts off in stutter steps of brass sounds and chugs along to bluesy hard bop - and tracks like "Moment's Notice," which has urgency and unabashed classy musical taste via the talents of Coltrane leading the way, and the wonderful rhythm section of Paul Chambers on stand up bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums, the upbeat "Locomotion" and in fact all the rest of the tracks, Blue Train is essential. The record also achieved the rare feat of being certified Gold by the RIAA, as most jazz records never sell into the hundreds of thousands. The fact that this album did says a lot about Coltrane's desire to standout in an ocean of his amazing jazz peers at the time and of all time. Blue Train remains one of America's most memorable and important musical releases for all eternity.

Grab the album while it's on sale through the end of the day. Also, browse all 1,000 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99 each [...]

Geek Gear: Video Game ‘Useful Signs’ Shirt

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Video Game Useful Signs Shirt

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today called "Useful Signs" by Letter_Q and the shirt incorporates items from popular video games into common street signs.

The sale began at Teefury today, Friday, August 17, 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 for $10 anymore, though it might continue into the next day for $13 (look for the After Hours bar at the top) [...]

John Goodman Will Have A Villainous Cameo In ‘The Hangover Part III’

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 08:27 PM PDT

John Goodman

John Goodman is a jack of all trades kind of actor. He can play a dad, a hero, a villain, a drunk, almost anything actually. Now the actor has signed on for a small cameo role in The Hangover Part III. Cameos have become a staple in The Hangover franchise. Mike Tyson and Nick Cassavetes both had cameos in the respective Hangover films. Director Todd Phillips even tried to reel in Mel Gibson and Liam Neeson for a couple of cameo roles, to no avail though.

Variety reports that Goodman will have a "small role as an antagonist." If anything, Goodman's screen time will be small, but he's sure to have a comedic impact in the film [...]

Disney Halts Production Of Henry Selick’s Newest Project

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Henry Selick

After completing his work on Coraline, stop-motion director Henry Selick headed over to Walt Disney Studios to work on a new mysterious stop-motion animated feature. That was back in 2010. Now Variety reports that the studio pulled the plug on the project and that the film could find new life at another studio.

Selick gave Disney The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach, two solid stop-motion animated features. But as to why this particular project was halted, sources told the trade that the film was at "a creative and scheduling standpoint" and that it "wasn't where it needed to be to meet its planned release date." Production for the film started last summer [...]

One Final Hauntingly Funny Trailer For Laika Studios’ ‘ParaNorman’

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 06:15 PM PDT

ParaNorman

ParaNorman has been getting a lot of positive buzz lately, but just in case you don't know that a stop-motion animated film about a misunderstood kid who can communicate with the dead is coming out tomorrow, Laika Studios is releasing one more trailer to remind you that there is one.

This is an Internet special trailer and it won't be released anywhere else. Check it out below. [...]

$5 MP3 Deal: Anthrax ‘Worship Music’

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 05:30 PM PDT

Anthrax - Worship Music

As part of Amazon.com's huge 1000 MP3 albums for $5 each sale, you can get Anthrax's Worship Music for the low price of $5.

After a gap of eight years, New York thrashers Anthrax needed to put out an album that would make the fans forgive them for such a break. Worship Music was not only one of the best metal albums of last year, it is one of the best Anthrax albums of all time. Returning 'classic era' lead vocalist Joey Belladonna is back belting out brilliant new tracks like "Earth On Hell," "Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't," and "In The End". One of the best albums of last year. Well worth your $5.

Browse all 1,000 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99 each [...]

Blizzard Unveils World of Warcraft’s ‘Mists of Pandaria’ Opening Cinematic

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 04:32 PM PDT

Mists of Pandaria Opening Cinematic

With World of Warcraft's latest expansion, Mists of Pandaria, set to launch on September 25th, you can expect news to starting to come in at a pretty fast pace. Case in point, Blizzard released the opening cinematic for Panda today, and it's pretty damn interesting.

Check out the video below after the jump and let us know what you think [...]

Disney In Depth: The Future Of Disney Animation (Frozen, Paperman & Wreck-It Ralph) – A Recap Of D23′s Destination D Event

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Disney In Depth banner

At the bi-annual Destination D event at Anaheim's Disneyland Hotel last week, the Disney D23 Official Disney Fan Club hosted a series of events that focused on the legendary history of Disney animated features. Hundreds of Disney fans gathered inside the resort's convention center to obtain exclusive access to lectures, concerts and footage. Over the coming weeks inside Disney In Depth, I will cover some of those topics featured in the fascinating presentations held at Destination D. As for now, this edition will focus on the exciting future of the division we know as Disney animation.

Walt Disney Animation Studios appears like it is entering that third renaissance we have all been waiting for. [...]

Robert Pattinson To Play Lawrence Of Arabia In Werner Herzog’s ‘Queen of the Desert’

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Robert Pattinson

Never in my wildest dreams would I have put Robert Pattinson and Lawrence of Arabia in the same sentence. Well today is the day that wild and crazy dream comes true, because Pattinson is now attached to play T.E. Lawrence, a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia, in Werner Herzog's Gertrude Bell biopic, Queen of the Desert.

Pattinson will co-star alongside Naomi Watts, who will play Bell. The movie will chronicle the history of Bell, who was a woman of many skills which included a writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attache for the British Empire. [...]

‘The Master’ Clip: Joaquin Phoenix Gets A Letter

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 02:15 PM PDT

The Master Header

This is sure to make the cinephiles who live outside Chicago jealous. There is an advanced screening of Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master being held tonight and it will be presented in 70mm, the way that PTA would like you to see the film. The highly anticipated film about a navy drifter (Joaquin Phoenix) who becomes a believer of a man of a newly found religion is making its official debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. But even before it does that, it will continue to make some extra special rounds, which is sure to rally film goers who have been waiting to see another PTA piece. There was already a special screening of the film held in Santa Monica, and to promote tonight's screening in Chicago, a new trailer or clip has been released. Check it out below.

The clip is called "She Wrote Me A Letter" shows Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman) talking about when people are in love, people are in pain. It also shows Amy Adam's character talking about the philosophy of Dodd's newly found religion. And at the end of the clip, we see that there will be a special 70mm screening of the film at the Music Box Theater in Chicago. But don't try to get tickets to this screening, as they have been sold out. Proceeds will go out to benefit the Film Foundation [...]

Release Date Set For Marvel Studios’ ‘The Avengers 2′

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:37 PM PDT

The Avengers

Back in May, Disney confirmed that Marvel Studios already had a sequel to The Avengers in development. Earlier this month, it was announced that Joss Whedon would return to write and direct The Avengers 2.

Now, Walt Disney Studios has officially announced the release date for The Avengers 2, and while it's a ways off, it's no surprise that it'll be another summer blockbuster for Marvel Studios [...]

‘Cosmopolis’ Director David Cronenberg Believes Superhero Movies Are Boring

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg's films aren't intended to make big bucks at the box office; they are intended to make bold statements. His films explore the dark nature of bodily transformations, infestation, technology, and now with Cosmopolis coming out tomorrow, economics.

Recently, the director chatted about his latest directorial effort, but gave some interestingly negative thoughts about superhero movies.

You can see the quote below. [...]

Watch These Clips From The Beautifully Restored ‘Jaws’ Blu-ray Edition

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT



Steven Spielberg's epic adventure Jaws was released this week for the first time on Blu-ray and I have to say, it's awesome. If the over four hours of bonus features, including new documentaries and previously released extras (listed here below), on this Blu-ray release don't grab you, then the frame by frame digital restoration restoration of the film definitely will, as it's stunning. You can see the before-and-after restoration comparison stills here below.

Below are a few clips from the Blu-ray Edition of scenes from the film, and even watching them on the small screen will show you how amazing the restoration looks. There's also a behind-the-scenes video of composer John Williams and director Steven Spielberg talking about the film's memorable theme music, a clip from the Blu-ray documentary feature The Shark is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of JAWS.

Lastly, if you'd like to crush it like Quint, Narragansett Beer has released a limited edition 1975 retro can, so visit www.narragansettbeer.com for more information on that [...]

The 10 Best Films Of 2012 So Far…

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

The 10 best films of 2012 so far...

Hello Geeks, FamousMonster here. So, how many movies have you seen this year? I've spent the past couple of hours cataloging every film I've seen released in 2012, and the magic number is 60. That's 60 movies in seven months, which means out of the 228 days of the year so far - I've spent five entire days watching new movies.

With four and a half months left in 2012, I think it might be a good time to figure out what my favorite movies of the year are so far. Soon we'll be transitioning from summer's popcorn blockbusters to fall's dramatic, heavy-hitting films vying for Oscars and Golden Globes. There's been a lot of fantastic films this year, some of which were huge successes with wide releases and record-breaking box office returns, others were limited-release independent films that deserve your attention.

It's my hope that this list of ten films balances obvious, geek-approved genre flicks with new, interesting titles that you'll seek out and enjoy. Of course, there are still plenty of highly-anticipated films on the way - The Master, Lincoln, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and Django Unchained - but until then, this list should keep you busy. OK, enough talking, let's get on with the show. Without further adieu, here's my list of the 10 best films of 2012 so far [...]

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