Win THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH Blu-ray!

April 10, 2015, 8:00 am

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The supernatural terror returns and unspeakable evil sets its sight on new prey when a group of orphaned children are forced to move into the abandoned Eel Marsh House with their caretakers, Eve and Jean. As the children begin to mysteriously disappear, Eve makes a shocking discovery…it may not be a coincidence that she has come to reside in a place inhabited by the murderous Woman in Black.

Special Features Include:

• The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death: Chilling Locations
• Pulling Back the Veil: The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (Blu-ray Only)
• Deleted Scene
• Theatrical Trailer

And we're giving away two copies!

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Monster of The Month: PEPIE, The Lake Monster of Lake Pepin

April 10, 2015, 9:00 am

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Of course the most famous Lake Monster in the world is that elusive Scottish rascal, the Loch Ness Monster.

But “Nessie” is not alone.

Lake Monsters are allegedly seen all over the world.

Lake Champlain, which borders New York, Vermont, and Quebec, is said to be home to a creature (or more likely creatures) named Champ. While working on my upcoming book Monster Hunters, I joined a team of cryptozoologists (people who study unknown animals) for a “Champ Camp” on the shores of Lake Champlain.

We looked, but didn’t find old Champ.


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PROJECT ALMANAC Arrives on Blu-ray 6/9; Digital HD 5/26

April 10, 2015, 10:00 am

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FIVE TEENS EMBARK ON A WILDLY ENTERTAINING TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE

Hailed as “a total blast” (Clarke Wolfe, Nerdist) and “[a] movie you will want to see with your friends again and again” (Riley Roberts, Crixit), PROJECT ALMANAC debuts on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and VOD June 9, 2015 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD May 26.

With a story that is “smart and thrilling” (Silas Lesnick, Coming Soon),  PROJECT ALMANAC follows a brilliant high school student (Jonny Weston, The Divergent Series: Insurgent) and his friends who discover blueprints for a machine that can send them back in time. They soon rewrite history to win the lottery, ace exams, and party like there’s no tomorrow. But by changing the past, they have threatened the future of our world.

Can they undo the damage they have unleashed before it’s too late?

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Unwatchable: A Look At The Censored Eleven

April 10, 2015, 11:00 am

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By Erin Maxwell

Back in 1968, Warner Bros. took 11 of their cartoons off the air. The infamous “Censored Eleven” were pulled from syndication, but not without reason.

For those who don’t know much about these cartoons, or have never heard of them, viewings can be shocking, to say the least. While not intentionally malicious, the toons smacked of racist stereotypes and questionable taste. That’s putting it mildly.

In other words, there was a reason why there were pulled.

However, despite the infamy that surrounds these cartoons, they are not without merit. The music and the art are a snapshot of the time in which they were created.

While the toons might not have a place in contemporary society, they do offer an interesting look into the jazz age and the pop culture product that reflected the era. Furthermore, many of which were created by legends of the animation industry, like Chuck Jones and Tex Avery, giants in their time when it came to art of inking.

With that in mind, here is a look at the WB’s infamous Censored Eleven:


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VIZ Media Announces THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST Graphic Novel

April 10, 2015, 12:00 pm

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The Long Out-Of-Print Comic By Renowned Manga Artist Shotaro Ishinomori Is Based On The Classic Nintendo Video Game And Returns In A Special Full-Color Edition

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, brings back one of the most iconic video game characters of all time in celebrated graphic novel form with the release of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST on May 5th.

The original, widely acclaimed full-color graphic novel by manga legend Shotaro Ishinomori was inspired by the classic Nintendo game and will be available once again in a special single-volume print edition published exclusively by VIZ Media’s Perfect Square imprint. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST carries an SRP of $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN.

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST is based on the beloved, internationally bestselling video game originally released for Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System™. The comic book version by Shotaro Ishinomori (Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider) was first serialized in Nintendo Power™ magazine and later collected into a graphic novel. Long out-of-print, this stunning, full-color edition is available once again for the first time in more than two decades!

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Delusions of Fortune: Comic Book Browsing on CRAIGSLIST

April 10, 2015, 1:00 pm

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I don’t know when it started, but one of my favorite things to do when I’m bored on the Internet is hit up Craigslist and see what comics people are trying to sell.

Keep in mind, I’m never really looking to buy comics.

I’m not much of a collector these days. Plus, what few commercial interactions I’ve conducted over Craigslist, while not outright horrible, weren’t exactly fantastic to the point of making me want to habitually use the site to make any kind of purchase.

No, when I go searching for comics via Craigslist, I’m looking to see how insane people are when it comes to valuing their crap.

Gary Busey, Selling Comics on Craiglist since 2004

Sometimes people think because some of their comics have a #1 on the cover that means it HAS to be worth something (even if it’s X-Force #1), other times there’s this impression that if a comic is older than a decade then that classifies it as “vintage.”

Other times, it’s a failure to understand how appreciation works, or depreciation as the case may be.

“I paid a total of $300 for all these comics so I think asking $275 is fair.”

“The cover price of these twenty comics is $2.99. per comic so I won’t accept anything less than $55 for the lot.

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James Sallis’ DRIVE Comes To IDW This Summer

April 10, 2015, 2:00 pm

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IDW Publishing hits the sun-bleached streets of L.A. this summer with the comic-book adaption of James Sallis’ modern noir classic, DRIVE. Artist Antonio Fuso (G.I. Joe: Cobra, Zombies vs Robots) alongside IDW’s own Michael Benedetto will adapt Sallis’ novel into a four-part series of Hollywood stunt driving, high-stakes heists, and cold-blooded revenge.

DRIVE follows a young man who escapes to L.A. to do one thing, drive. That’s all he does, and he’s the best. Whether on studio lots as a stunt driver or in high-speed chases evading the cops, there’s no one better behind the wheel. That kind of expertise comes with a hefty price tag and allows for a strict set of principles: “I don’t sit in while you’re planning the score or while you’re running it down… I don’t take part, I don’t know anyone, I drive…” But in L.A.’s criminal underworld, the rules are made to be broken if you want to stay alive.

“This is a story that’s practically made for comic books,” offered series editor Justin Eisinger. “DRIVE is a lean, taught story, where the details lend that feel of authenticity. If you’ve cruised the back neighborhoods and streets of Los Angeles — or any metropolis — and you’ve read this book, there’s a tone, a feeling that ties them together. It’s tactile. It’s there and we want to bring those ominous undercurrent vibes to the page.”

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Ryan Gosling's LOST RIVER Now Available Theatrically and on Digital

April 10, 2015, 3:00 pm

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Lost River is a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger. In the virtually abandoned city of Lost River, Billy (Christina Hendricks), a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together. Her teenage son Bones (Iain De Casestecker) discovers a mystery about the origins of Lost River that triggers his curiosity and sets into motion an unexpected journey that will test his limits and the limits of those .

 
Lost River is Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut and is now playing theatrically in New York and Los Angeles as well as on digital.


After the jump check out two clips from the film.

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Kickstart This! STRANGE KIDS CLUB MAGAZINE #5!

April 10, 2015, 4:00 pm

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If I had a nickel for every time I received a pitch to promote a Kickstarter, I'd be sitting here enjoying a bucket of fried chicken and drinking from a two-liter bottle of Fresca.

Unfortunately, we can't promote every Kickstarter, and personally, I need to find the project pretty damn enticing to even mention it.

Here's one of the good ones.

Strange Kids Club Magazine is currently raising funds to release it's upcoming fifth issue.  A mixture of original comics with a heaping pile of Eighties nostalgia, the magazine is a must have for anyone who grew up in front of the television on Saturday mornings. 

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WORKAHOLICS: SEASON 5 Comes to Blu-ray and DVD June 23rd

April 10, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Adam, Blake and Ders return for another season of misguided schemes and non-stop partying with Workaholics Season 5, on DVD & Blu-ray June 23rd. From schooling the competition in 80s trivia to crashing a DeMamp family funeral, these guys are fending off adulthood in style.

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Win a GAME OF THRONES T-Shirt Set!

April 10, 2015, 6:00 pm

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This Sunday Game of Thrones returns for it's fifth season on HBO.

Jon Snow is struggling to balance the demands of the Night’s Watch with those of the newly arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrambles to hold on to power in King’s Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jaime embarks on a secret mission. Across the Narrow Sea, Arya seeks an old friend and a fugitive Tyrion finds a new cause. And as danger mounts in Meereen, Daenerys finds that her tenuous hold on the city requires hard sacrifices.

And to celebrate this joyous event (which compared to The Red Wedding is pretty easy), we've teamed up with our friends at TV Store Online to give away two Game of Thrones t-shirt sets!

First up, we've got the Game of Thrones Stark/Targaryen/Lannister House Symbols black t-shirt.

This officially licensed 100% Cotton Game of Thrones black t-shirt features three of the most important House Sigils in the series, including House Stark, House Targaryen and House Lannister!

Whether you always pay your debts or you want everyone to know that winter is coming, this GoT t-shirt is a great way to let the world know about your love for the work of George R.R. Martin!

And the set also includes the iconic The Game of Thrones Stark "Winter Is Coming" black t-shirt!

Who doesn't love The Starks? They're almost like the moral compass for the entire Game of Thrones series! This officially licensed Game of Thrones t-shirt features the logo of the family along with their most notable catchphrase, making it a great choice for any die hard fan of the show.

Winter is Coming, so it might be a good idea to let the world know which house you side with!

And we're giving away two Game of Thrones t-shirt sets to Forces of Geek readers!

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Win THE MISSING on Blu-ray!

April 13, 2015, 7:00 am

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THE GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATED LIMITED SERIES

The Missing follows Tony, played by James Nesbitt (The Hobbit trilogy, Jekyll), as a man devastated by the abduction of his young son, Oliver, during a family vacation in France. He becomes obsessed and spends years searching, unable to accept the potential fate of his child. Tony's exhaustive quest fractures his marriage to Emily, played by Frances O' Connor (Mr Selfridge, A.I. Artificial Intelligence) who earned a Golden Globe nomination for her emotionally-gripping role here. Tchéky Karyo (GoldenEye, The Patriot) plays Julien, the French police detective who launched the initial search for the child.

Even though Julien is retired in present day, he too cannot shake the small belief that the child may still be alive. Told using a fascinating narrative puzzle, The Missing explores the impact of a child's abduction and the emotional cost of obsession … and hope. This gripping thriller is told simultaneously over two time frames, while set in both France and London. Nesbitt, O'Connor and Karyo are joined by Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) as Mark, the British police officer who travels to France to help in the search and comfort the devastated young parents. Also featured are Ken Stott (The Hobbit trilogy, Rebus) and Arsher Ali (Four Lions, The Guilty).

New Bonus Features:

•  Time Changes All 

•  Transformations 

• Behind The Scenes 

Here's an exclusive clip from the supplementary materials!


And we're giving away three copies!

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Little Libraries, George R.R. Martin Goes Retro For HBO, Top 11 Children's Books & More!

April 13, 2015, 9:00 am

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by Alex C. Telander

Hugo Nominations 

The nominations for the 2015 Hugo Awards are out and already stirring up quite a bit of ire.

Your Favorite Bookstore 

Ten things you can do when visiting your favorite bookstore.

More Little Libraries 

Little libraries seem to be taking the world by storm and are popping up everywhere.

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DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT Partners With BITTORRENT!

April 13, 2015, 11:00 am

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TOGETHER WILL LAUNCH THE ONLINE PUBLISHING PLATFORM'S FIRST-EVER DIGITAL COMIC BOOK BUNDLE

Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce that BitTorrent, Inc., a globally-recognized creator of software and protocols to help people find, share, and move digital media, will offer their first-ever BitTorrent Bundle dedicated to digital comic books and graphic novels, available as "The Dynamite Mega Bundle."

Following upon the success of their recent entertainment packages - including those from music sensations Thom Yorke and Madonna, and BBC's Doctor Who - this limited time promotion welcomes the massive BitTorrent community to enjoy over 200 comics -- over 4,000 pages of content -- by some of the most acclaimed writers and artists in the comic book industry.

There are two thresholds in this promotion: one with 30 comics are available for free download, granting the community a chance to sample Dynamite's various offerings, and a second level where customers can expand their reading experience by allowing them to pay what they want for the entire 200 plus comics, with only a $6.00 minimum for this amazingly value-priced bundle purchase. This package is so huge, that fans will want to ensure that they have enough space on their hard drive.

The Dynamite Mega Bundle will run for five days only, launching on Monday, April 13, at 2:00pm EST (11:00am PST) and running until Friday, April 17, at 5:00pm EST (2:00pm PST) at https://bundles.bittorrent.com/bundles/dynamite

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MONSTER RANCHER Flashback: "Now Ranchers Across The Globe Come Together And Enter Unto Battle!"

April 13, 2015, 1:13 pm

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Recently, I was on an excursion to visit a friend in the lovely state of Michigan. Now that we are adults she has opened her own business: a video game and dvd resale store.

I was walking down the aisles and gazing at game after game; Contra, Sonic, 007, Mario... all very meaningful games indeed.

However, after some browsing I spotted it, a game so majestic, so innovative, so absolutely mind blowing I had my subject for this week’s Flashback to the Present:

Monster Rancher for PS1

My heart leapt with glee!

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Boston Cinegeeks! We've Got Tix For THE AGE OF ADALINE

April 13, 2015, 3:00 pm

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After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman [Blake Lively] has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones [Michiel Huisman] reignites her passion for life and romance. When a weekend with his parents [Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker] threatens to uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever.

For your chance to attend the advanced screening of THE AGE OF ADALINE on Tuesday, April 21, at 7pm at the AMC Boston Common, go to www.lionsgatescreenings.com/redeem and enter the code FOG734.

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Top Trends to Expect in the Mobile Gaming Market in 2015

April 14, 2015, 7:53 am

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Mobile gaming is now a fully established aspect of popular culture, and one that traverses multiple platforms and appeals to an increasingly diverse social demographic.

It has grown at an incredible rate during the last five years, and remains the engine for wider expansion within the remote gaming sector. As you would expect, it is continuing to record impressive statistics as the year progresses, while there are also a number of interesting trends that will shape the future of the mobile gaming market.

With this in mind, let’s take a look at three of the top mobile gaming trends for the year ahead.

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William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace (book review)

April 14, 2015, 9:30 am

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Review by Elizabeth Weitz

William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: 

Star Wars Part the First

By Ian Doesche; Illustrations by Nicolas Delort

Published by Quirk Books

I have put off reading this book for a while now.

The hurt, the pain, the sheer disappointment of the movie still lingers in my bones and when I start to think that I’ve got a good grip on the blanket of depression that usually wraps around me when I think about The Phantom Menace, I find that I do not…

For there are people who share this world with me for whom their very first introduction to the beloved Space Opera is not the vision/mind obliteration that are two space ships engaged in a stacked-deck battle against a black background, but the sound of racist Asian stereotypes…passing through the lips of Nute Gunray (sigh).

But I will persist, like the Rebels, and go forth into Ian Doescher’s Star Wars-ian Shakespeare hoping that through the beauty of The Bard’s language I can remove myself from the movie’s disastrous dialog completely…

‘Tis but a truth that all disappointed souls can relate to.

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Gotham Central: BATMAN VS ROBIN (review)

April 14, 2015, 11:30 am

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As long as DC continues cranking out animated movies, Batman will continue to be a major player in their lineup each and every year.

In fact, since they first started producing these, not a year has gone by that Batman either didn’t headline or co-star in one of the DCU Animated Originals.

Although fans had criticized the fact that the rollout has been very Bat heavy (and they’re not wrong), as long as they maintain a high quality, you won’t hear this fan complaining. I always look forward to the next animated Batman movie.

Having said that, last year’s double dose of animated Bat movies left me underwhelmed and wanting more. Thankfully, Batman vs. Robin has made up for it and delivered another solid entry in their animated library.

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FOG! Chats With ECHOES Writer/Director NILS TIMM

April 14, 2015, 1:34 pm

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Interview conducted by Stefan Blitz

An official selection of the New York City International Film Festival and FilmQuest Film Festival, winning Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Director honors, the highly anticipated supernatural thriller Echoes is the feature directorial debut of Nils Timm (who also wrote the screenplay), and features a stellar cast including Steven Brand, Kate French, Billy Wirth and Steve Hanks,

Struggling with horrifying, sleep-paralysis induced visions, Anna (French), a young writer, retreats with her boyfriend (Brand) to an isolated yet beautiful glass house in the desert. Hoping that the desert vistas surrounding her will spur her creative juices, she welcomes the opportunity to stay behind when her boyfriend must return to the city for urgent business.

However, Anna’s sleep paralysis does not abate, despite the calming environment. And now, her attacks are accompanied by a mysterious figure, caked with dirt as if it was made of sand itself. As the visions intensify, she finds herself on the verge of losing her mind...or is she being lead to uncover a life-threatening secret?

Writer/director Nils Timm took some time to discuss the film, it's origins and his influences.


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