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Win NO CLUE on DVD!

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BORED TO DEATH MEETS FLETCH IN HILARIOUS,
NEW  HARD-BOILED DETECTIVE COMEDY
When a beautiful, mysterious woman (Amy Smart) bursts into Leo’s (Stand-Up Comedian Brent Butt) office begging for help in finding her missing brother, it’s just another day in the life of a seasoned detective. The problem: Leo is not a detective. He’s a pen salesman from across the hall. But how hard could it be? By the time Leo finds out, it’s too late to turn back.
And we're giving away two copies on DVD!

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5 Great Casino Movies You Likely Haven't Seen

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Much like the movies, casinos offer a sense of escape; a place to lose oneself in a world of possibilities.  And films set around casinos offer a sense of adventure or danger.  From George Clooney and Brad Pitt planning the ultimate heist in Ocean's Eleven to Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci ruling the strip in Casino to the excitement of Daniel Craig as James Bond facing off against Mads Mikkelsen's Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, there's lots of excitement to be had when one enters the world of cards, slots, and chance.

Not every great movie about gambling is a blockbuster.  As a matter of fact, a number of them aren't even set in the neon palaces of optimism.  Some, are downright depressing.

But that doesn't mean they're bad.  On the contrary, here are five films you need to check out.


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ARE YOU ALONE? Knowing You, Probably, But This Charming Animation Will Explain Otherwise

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The biggest question in the universe is not "Are we Alone"?" but "Am I Alone?". Who are we, not just as a species, but as an individual? Are we simply some machine made for the specific act of reproducing ourselves? And if so why the hell do we have an intellect capable of complex thought which may lead us away from the whole reproducing thing in the first place?

WHO THE FUCK AM I?

If these are the kinds of questions that keep you up at night after binge-watching Cosmos (both the old and the new version), then perhaps you might benefit from watching this animated video by Kurzgesagt called Are You Alone? which, from the description, will either answer a few of those perplexing questions via some cute animated characters, or will make your brain explode...either way, it'll be an interesting voyage.

 From Kurzgesagt:
Are you alone? To answer this question we have to take a look what “you” are first. What are you made of and where you stand in this universe. Are you your body? Your atoms? And how are your parts connected to the big picture?
Video after the break.

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29 Weird Museums That You Should Probably Go To

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Yep, Those A Penises...In A Museum

Summer is both simultaneously the greatest and worse season. Greatest because it's hot, you can wear shorts and for those youngsters out there, school is over and you can stay up late and worse, because mainly you are forced to figure out something to do with the family (or yourself) that won't end up as a clusterfuck of epic proportions .

Sure you can go to a water/theme park that will cost an arm-and-a-leg and where, after a few days, everyone is looking to have some sort of manic mood swing that will ignite a public fight, or you can figure out something so weird and interesting to take the family that their lives will be forever changed upon visiting it (I vote for the Icelandic Penis Phallological Museum in Reykjavík, Iceland...you know, if you were already planning a trip there).

Trust me, summer trips to places like the Mütter Museum (filled with weird medical/science/human body parts stuff) in Philly, The Burnt Food Museum in Arlington, Mass or, if you happen to have lost the love of your life to another, the Museum of Broken Relationships in Croatia, are the kinds of places that  will be re-visited (mentally) over the years at holiday get-togethers, bars and yes, even therapy sessions.

So, if you are interested in taking the family, a friend or just yourself on a road trip this summer, take a look at this video by Mental Floss (which just so happens to be about 29 Weird Museums). Maybe there's a destination in here that will spark a wild and odd vacation.

Video after the break.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Here's 11 Year-Old Lars von Trier's Animation 'Turen til Squashland: En Super Pølse Film (The Trip to Squash Land: A Super Sausage Film)'...Yep, He Was Weird Even Then

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At eleven years old I was playing soccer and wondering why I had to get boobs. For Danish director Lars von Trier, he made weird, fully realized animations that certainly were the precursor to his later films (Dogville, Dancer in the Dark, Antichrist).

I'm thinking that his activities were probably more prophetical than mine (although I still wonder why I had to get boobs whenever I try on button-down shirts).  

Turen til Squashland: En Super Pølse Film (The Trip to Squash Land: A Super Sausage Film) after the break.

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Win THE JUNGLE on DVD!

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THEY WENT INTO THE JUNGLE TO SOLVE A MYSTERY.

WHAT THEY FOUND WAS BEYOND THEIR IMAGINATIONS...

IN THE VEIN OF THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, CLOVERFIELD AND THE BAY COMES A TERRIFYING THRILLER SET DEEP IN THE INDONESIAN RAINFOREST

THE JUNGLE

In the final film in director Andrew Traucki's "trilogy of terror", following The Reef and Black Water, a team of conservationists sets out to explore the dense Indonesian rainforest in search of the legendary javan leopard. But the deeper into the jungle they journey, the more nervous the group's native guides become - local legend has it that a deadly werewolf-like creature roams the dense jungle. Determined to complete their mission, the expeditionists venture farther into the darkening forest, only to discover they are being stalked by an unseen predator: one that has no fear of humans. 

And we're giving away three copies of The Jungle on DVD!

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The Future Of Video Games

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Recently, me and a group of friends were discussing the future of television and it occurred to us that we never watch any shows or programmes as and when they are broadcast anymore. We either stream a whole series from Netflix or record live television to watch at our convenience, or watch an entire DVD/Blu-Ray box set and as most things tend to, it got me thinking about video games. 

Specifically, their future and what the industry might be like if it follows the path of television. This led me to jet packs and flying cars. But it's quickly becoming apparent that those two things are never ever going to be in the present. But I digress.

On second thoughts...I don't want flying cars or jet packs. I hated The Jetsons

Netflix suffers less limitations than regular television. You can choose when you want to watch, on what device you want to watch it and choose to any number of available season or episodes. When it comes to video games, there are some people who believe the industry will head in the same direction. I disagree.

And furthermore, as I personally prefer to own a hard copy, I genuinely hope this will not become a reality.


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'EXORCIST' Imitators of The 70s

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What were the most influential horror films of the 70s?

HALLOWEEN, THE OMEN, and CARRIE come quickly to mind, as does ALIEN if you count sci-fi horror.

HALLOWEEN inspired a "slasher" subgenre that ran into the 80s and continues today.

But in the decade of the 70s, no horror film had as many direct imitators as THE EXORCIST.

Here's a run-down of the imitators.

I'm skipping "nunsploitation" films like ALUCARDA (1975, with EXORCIST elements) and reincarnation films like AUDREY ROSE (1977).  But I'll include some later European imitators where horror segued into exploitation.

The main criteria for inclusion on the list is a young female character corrupted, in some way, by an intruding evil supernatural force.  Most of these imitators are pretty bad - but some are fun to laugh at.

I've written more about these films in my Claws & Saucers guidebook, but I hope you'll enjoy the descriptions, comparisons, and links below.


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Boston Cinegeeks! We've Got Passes For TAMMY!

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Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”) and Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (“Dead Man Walking”) star in New Line Cinema’s comedy “Tammy,” marking Ben Falcone’s directorial debut.

Tammy (McCarthy) is having a bad day. She’s totaled her clunker car, gotten fired from her thankless job at a greasy burger joint, and instead of finding comfort at home, finds her husband getting comfortable with the neighbor in her own house.

It’s time to take her boom box and book it. The bad news is she’s broke and without wheels. The worse news is her grandma, Pearl (Sarandon), is her only option—with a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. Not exactly the escape Tammy had in mind. But on the road, with Pearl riding shotgun, it may be just what Tammy needs.

The film also stars Allison Janney, Gary Cole, Mark Duplass, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Sandra Oh Toni Collette and Nat Faxon.

For your chance to attend the advanced screening of TAMMY on Monday, June 30, at 7pm at the AMC Boston Common, go to www.gofobo.com/RSVP and enter the code FOGXKBR.



For more details visit tammymovie.com


The Grand Seduction (review)

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Review by Benn Robbins
Produced by Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Written by Ken Scott, Michael Dowse
Directed by Don McKellar
Starring Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, 
Liane Balaban, Gordon Pinsent, Mark Critch, 
Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones


I very much loved The Grand Seduction.

This film by director Don McKellar starring Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch isn’t super original, not trying to break new bounds, and isn’t going to blow you out of your seat and that is totally great with me.

In fact it is an English remake of a French Canadian film of the same name.

What this film will do is tug at your heart strings, make you laugh, probably make you cry and leave you feeing very satisfied.

Both original writer, Ken Scott and adaptation writer Michael Dowse have crafted a very sweet film about pride and the love of ones heritage and history.

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Jersey Boys (review)

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Review by Clay N Ferno
Produced by Clint Eastwood, Graham King, 
Robert Lorenz
Screenplay by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice
Based on Jersey Boys by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Starring John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, 
Michael Lamenda, Vincent Piazza, Christopher Walken


John Lloyd Young stars as Frankie Valli in the Clint Eastwood directed movie Jersey Boys, based on the jukebox musical of the same name.

This retelling of the origin of the Four Seasons flips from being Goodfellas to Bye Bye Birdie, adds a bit of previously unknown dangerous element to the pop groups’ origin, and offers another outlet for Eastwood’s directorial oeuvre.

The talented cast are triple threats in the classical show-biz way, and the romantic notion of cutting a record and shopping it around to labels is illustrated in the musical as the quartet finally gets a name and a ‘sound’.

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WATCH: 'The Yin And Yang of Mr. Go'... And Marvel at the WTF...

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How much Burgess Meredith is too much Burgess Meredith? It's a question for the ages. Sure, he's a great actor, I mean for god's sake the man played The Penguin in the Batman TV series, was in Rocky and Clashof the Freaking Titans...he is an acting giant, but in this particular movie, The Yin and Yang of Mr. Go, Mr. Meredith not only co-stars with James Mason (who plays the Asian Mr. Go) and Jeff Bridges, the man also wrote and directed this WTF film as well.

So, back to the question, How Much Burgess Meredith Is Too Much Burgess Meredith?

Well, that's something that only you can answer, but, after watching a film whose plot breakdown is as follows:
Buddha has the power to change the nature of a person into their opposite. He uses this power only when the world is in danger. When a villain obtains plans that could be used for peace or war, Buddha turns him into a good guy. Now what?
I'm pretty sure the answer is...this film, this film is too much Burgess Meredith.

But who am I to judge? Watch it after the break and see for yourself.

Oh, and, it's NSFW, so don't get fired.

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Friends Pay Tribute To Chris Reilly (1967-2014)

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Chris Reilly was a Renaissance Man from the Eighth Dimension.

I knew Chris for almost two decades before he suddenly passed away on June 10th.

People have asked me if I knew the cause of death.  Does it really matter? He's gone.

Almost more than anything else, Chris loved comics.  Good comics.  Bad comics.  It didn't matter.  He loved the medium.  He wrote a number of books including Rogue Satellite Tales, a trilogy of  Punch and Judy books, co-created and edited the Strange Eggs anthologies, Igor, and Disney's Haunted Mansion.  He was a contributor to The Comics Journal and wrote a story for The Tick's 20th Anniversary Special Edition and had fulfilled a lifelong dream by writing a Gumby comic.  He had several projects in various stages of development including O Tesla The Death of Topsy, The Villain Scheme and most recently, Monkey Loves Bird.

He was a Harvey and Ignatz-nominated writer, an Eisner Awards judge, and a truly unique individual.  Along with my memories of Chris, several of his friends were kind enough to share their thoughts (some of which originally appeared on their own sites and have been reprinted here with their permission).

Chris, we all miss you, and I hope you found some peace.


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The Hunger Games Honors Panem's District Heroes

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With the upcoming release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One, what better time to remind oneself that living in Panem must suck.

Besides the ridiculousness of the people in the Capitol, everyone is stuck in a district where you all must essentially do one thing.  My luck, I'd wind up in the district cleaning gutters or doing laundry.

That being said, I totally dig The Hunger Games movies, which is now running a pretty neat viral campaign:

In honor of our brave brothers and sisters of Panem, we're pleased to share the DISTRICT HEROES COLLECTION.

Yesterday, The Capitol, under the authority of the Capitol Ministry of Information, released seven District Heroes across Yahoo and Tumblr. Please take a minute to reflect and learn more about these esteemed district citizens at the links below.

We also strongly encourage you and your readers to register for updates from Capitol TV. Remember, we are #OnePanem.

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RETRO TECH: How Betamax Ultimately Lost The Home Video War To VHS

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As an older person I can remember a world without cable, without video game consoles, without remote controls and yes, even without those magical machines that played movies when I slipped one into their hungry little mouths (i.e-video/DVD players).

It was a very boring time let me tell you.

But then things began to change. Technology started to sprint forward. Suddenly we could have more channel offerings thanks to this thing called cable, we could play games right on our TV and waste hours of our lives (thanks Atari) and then, all of a sudden, we could tape shows that we didn't have a chance to watch when they were on, AND THEN WATCH THEM AT OUR LEISURE LATER...it was a hell of an invention.

Of course, right when my family finally got the god-like Betamax machine (I love you dad), VHS started to take over the market, virtually driving away buyers from the better quality Beta and I was left in the renter's limbo (we didn't ultimately get a VHS until my family moved to Texas in 1990 so I had a lot of video-watching catching up to do).

So, how, exactly did VHS do it? How did they beat a better built, technologically advanced machine like the Betamax (leaving me with only the rental options of crap movies)?

After the break you'll know...god I miss going to the video store on a Friday evening.

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If Hans Zimmer Scored Jaws

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Everyone on the planet knows the theme to Jaws, hell, even babies emerging from the womb can imitate John Williams' iconic Ba-Dum...Ba-Dum...Ba-Dum-Ba-Dum-Ba-Dum... It's that freaking ingrained into our psyche.

But what if, instead of John Williams scoring Jaws, it was Han Zimmer (Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Inception, The Dark Knight) with his sweeping, melodramatic orchestra? What would Jaws sound like then?

 I'm glad you asked, because thanks to the internet we don't have to ponder this killer shark koan, the answer is right after the break.

And once you've heard Zimmer's overly-emotional score to Bruce the Shark and Chief Brody's epic battle, you might be forever ruined by it...and I'm not sure whether or not that's a good or bad thing.

Check it out.

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Point of Origin: THE HOUSE IN THE WALL #1 (review)

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James Tynion IV has been writing Bat-family stories since The New 52 launched but has also been carving a niche for himself in digital comics over at the new Thrillbent app with The Eighth Sealand today’s The House in the Wall Chapter #1. In this Point of Origin column, we’ll take a peak at issue #1, available today with the $3.99 Thrillbent app subscription only.

The House In The Wall bridges the mindscape with reality, merges the dreamworld with our own and promises some scary goons down the line.


The debut issue highlights Tynion’s supernatural strengths and Donovan’s traditional comic art fits the mood perfectly.

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Win TRANSFORMERS ANIAMTED: THE COMPLETE SERIES

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Trapped on Earth, far from home and living in disguise, the brave Autobots must protect the ancient, all-powerful AllSpark from getting into the hands of the malevolent Decepticons. As if their task weren’t difficult enough, the team — led by the honor-bound Optimus Prime and including Bulkhead, Prowl, Ratchet and Bumblebee — must also protect Earth from its own nefarious super villains! Can this mere maintenance team live up to the highest standard of what it truly means to be Autobots?
And we're giving away a set to a Forces of Geek reader!

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Losing H.E.A.T. - How Fans Took The Fun Out Of Green Lantern

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Here in 2014, comic fans are pretty used to controversy.

Controversy over the death of a character who’s already been killed and resurrected multiple times, controversy over a character’s new costume, controversy over a character’s sexual playmate, controversy, controversy, controversy.

Between message boards, indigent bloggers and even publishers looking to stir up interest, it seems controversy and super hero comics go hand in hand. Controversy happens, we get riled up for a few minutes and then we (hopefully) move on.

Back in 1994, controversy got out hand and for the first time as a comic fan, I was terrified of my very own people.

Yep. I’m talking, of course, about the fall of Green Lantern Hal Jordan and the rise of Hal’s Emerald Advancement (Formally “Attack”) Team.

Quick rundown of a little story called Emerald Twilight: Coast City, home town of longtime Green Lantern Hal Jordan is destroyed by an alien, Jordan tries to use the ring to bring it back, the Guardians try to punish him for using the ring for personal gain, Jordan snaps, destroys the Green Lantern Corps, absorbs the battery and becomes the big bad of the DCU.


It was the 90s.

Shit like this happened all the time. Only this time a lot of people got bent out of shape. And not just regular “they done my character wrong” kinda shape, but the kinda shape usually reserved for war crimes and general mass human atrocities.

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The Mask of Django? Tarantino Comes To Dynamite Comics!

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