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More dinosaurs were discovered in the last decade than the preceding 200 years, and you can find them here in eye-popping 3D. 'Planet Dinosaur 3D' will transport you back hundreds of millions of years to meet T Rex's bigger, meaner, weirder cousins. Scarier than any movie and stranger than your wildest fantasy, you'll discover a completely immersive visual experience studded with curious facts and jaw-dropping action. Travel back in time and witness a world like nothing you've ever seen. 

And thanks to our friends at BBC Home Video, we're giving away a copy to a FOG! reader!

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Gotham is back and we’re down to the final four episodes.

Gordon has been given a lead about a serial killer from a fellow officer but there’s more to the case than what he was told as this killer targets the loved ones of any detective who investigates his murders.

Meanwhile Bruce, with the help of Selina, goes after the man who stabbed Alfred to see if he can uncover the truth about why they were targeted and who sent him.

In addition, Fish plans her great escape from “spare parts island” and Penguin does some plotting of his own to gain the upper hand on Boss Maroni.

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Boston Cinegeeks! Want To See EX MACHINA Tomorrow Night (April 16th)?

April 15, 2015, 1:12 pm

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Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller, EX MACHINA. Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company's brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac).

Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test—charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated––and more deceptive––than the two men could have imagined.

For the chance to receive two tickets to the EX MACHINA screening  on Thursday, April 16^th at 8:00PM at AMC Boston Common please visit: www.gofobo.com/EXMACHINAFOG

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #2 (review)

April 15, 2015, 9:00 am

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Review by Erin Maxwell

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #2

Written by Robert Aguierre-Sacasa

Art by Robert Hack

Lettering by Jack Morelli

Published by Archie Comics

Released April 15, 2015

Archie Comics continues to move its characters into the modern era with spooky and genuinely creep revamps of its most popular characters.

Riverdale teens are no longer coming up with plans to outsmart Mrs. Grundy or meet up at Pop's after school. Rather, they are outrunning zombies, destroying their undead parents and flirting with the idea of incest (Afterlife with Archie #1)

Following the living-impaired reboot of the red-headed teen heartthrob, the Archie catalog revamp continued with Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Set in the '60s, the first issue explored the white-haired necromancer's tragic back story, including an evil warlock pops-turned-tree, cannibalistic aunties, insane mother, and a hot sidekick cousin.

The comic is clever. It is spooky. And it most importantly, it is well written.

In this second issue, the main antagonist makes her appearance in Sabrina's sunny life.

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History is full of tales of underdogs overcoming great odds.

David and Goliath.  The Miracle Mets of 1969.  The canned ham that somehow escaped from Rosie O’Donnell’s clutches.

And why?

Because people like a feel good story where the little guy wins against all expectations.

Sadly, these little piggies didn’t stand a chance…

Comic books, naturally, are no different, and while some battles featuring an unexpected winner stretch incredulity even by comic book standards—cough cough, Squirrel Girl beating frikkin’ Thanos—sometimes those odd wins are done so well you can’t help but cheer, “Rudy! Rudy! Rudy,” even if there’s no such character in the book.

Side note, try that sometime. On the subway. Just start chanting for Rudy. Some will undoubtedly alert the authorities or at the very least move their children away from you but I guarantee someone will join you.

Go on. Do it. I dare you.

And we all know only good things come from accepting dares…

One of the most lopsided comic book battles, at least on the surface, had to be the X-Men’s Cannonball and Gladiator of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard.

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Netflix Is My Drug of Choice

April 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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By Elizabeth Weitz

Hello good readers of Forces of Geek, as you know (or maybe you don’t) I have been kind of sporadic in my postings lately. It’s not because I am fading away from my duties as Managing Editor or that my boss, Stefan Blitz, thinks I’m an asshole (which I’m fairly sure he does but is too kind to say to my face- thanks boss).

No, not at all, my absence can be explained fairly simply, I am battling a chronic illness which makes putting sentences together in a coherent way (without drooling like a Thorazined mental patient, thanks to the medication) difficult …and as a writer, that kind of sucks balls (and not in a good way).

And to be honest, I have been completely lost, like stuck on a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean lost, (in my mind I imagine a kind of Unbroken scenario…only without the Japanese prison camp). But on the horizon there is hope, a red, black and white mirage which beckons me with wide-open arms, whispering loud enough for the wind to bring it to my ears, “Come to me Elizabeth, for you can watch every episode of Psych uninterrupted and forget all your pain”.

And I do.

Netflix is saving my life.

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FOG! Chats With Janelle Asselin About Resurrecting Romance Comics With FRESH ROMANCE

April 15, 2015, 3:00 pm

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Interview Conducted by Stefan Blitz

With the rise of digital distribution, comic genres long abandoned by the industry are finding new audiences with new work created by passionate writers and artists.  Romance comics, once a vital part of the comic industry, have long ceased regular publication.

Fortunately, Janelle Asselin bringing them back through her company Rosy Press, and her Kickstarter for Fresh Romance, a new monthly, digital comics anthology that has already surpassed it's goal and is a short way from reaching it's final stretch goal, giving it's participating creators a 30% pay bump.

A former editor at DC Comics, Disney Publishing Worldwide, and Sideshow Collectibles, Janelle was also the Senior Editor of ComicsAlliance.com and is now focused on bringing romance comics into the 21st century with Fresh Romance.

Janelle took some time to discuss the genre, the anthology and share her thoughts on women in comics (both as readers and creators).


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The Pull List: STAR WARS EDITION

April 16, 2015, 8:13 am

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The new batch of Star Wars comic books released by Marvel has received critical acclaim and for very good reason. There are four titles telling different stories with some of the most popular creators in the industry injecting the true essence of the Force into these colorful pages. The most intriguing part about this endeavor is that everything we read from here on end, whether it’s in novel

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Win WINGS 3D on Blu-ray!

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Narrated by Doctor Who star David Tennant, Wings 3D is the breath-taking aerial adventure that takes goose bumps to new heights. Remarkable 3D footage captures majestic bald eagles scanning over the Grand Canyon, resplendent parrots on the wing, manta rays soaring skyward from the sea, barn swallows dive-bombing for a drink, cranes high over Venice waterways and so much more. And thanks

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The producers of Life and Planet Earth share this spectacular ground-level view of the smallest wonders of the natural world. Unless you've been an ant or an earthworm in a previous life, you've never seen anything like this. Immerse yourself in a terrifically fascinating place, where small creatures face titanic battles to survive. Special 3D cameras capture the larger than life

Triple Shot: TITHE #1, CONVERGENCE: BATMAN - SHADOW OF THE BAT #1 & HARROW COUNTY #1 Preview

April 16, 2015, 9:31 am

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Its back to basics for this comics reporter this week with a throwback Thursday Triple-Shot! What’s better than some single issue comic reviews to get you out to the store this week and enjoy that spring weather. Matt Hawkins (Top Cow President, Think Tank) safecracks his way into a mega-church with The Tithe #1 and Larry Hama (G.I. Joe, Wolverine) takes on Batman and the classic Dark Knight

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April 16, 2015, 10:30 am

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Last Gasp Books partners with Humble Bundle to deliver pay-what-you-want book bundle This week underground art and comics make their way to Humble Bundle courtesy of Last Gasp Books, the San Francisco based publisher founded by the one and only Ron Turner. Together they have launched a specially curated bundle featuring a mix of art books, comics, and magazine collections, with every entry as

POP TPB (review)

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Review by Lily Fierro Pop TPB Writer: Curt Pires Artist:Jason Copland Colorist:Pete Toms Letterer: Ryan Ferrier Cover Artist: Dylan Todd Published by Dark Horse Comics Publication Date: April 01, 2015 Price: $14.99 ISBN-10: 1-61655-624-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-61655-624-2 Diamond Order Code: NOV140067  Yep, there’s no doubt that we’re in an age of insipid, vacuous pop culture. Every

AMERICAN SNIPER Arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on May 19th

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Warner Bros. to donate up to $1 million to  Wounded Warrior Project From director Clint Eastwood comes American Sniper, starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, whose skills as a sniper made him a hero on the battlefield. But there was much more to him than his skill as a sharpshooter.  Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His

Teenage Dream: How the YA Movement Is Inspiring Us Old People

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By Elizabeth Weitz...Who's pretty sure these women are pissed off that they lost a BINGO hand to some young chippy “She had been a teenager once, and she knew that, despite the apparent contradictions, a person's teenage years lasted well into their fifties.” ― Derek Landy, Mortal Coil I am old. I don’t say that because I am upset by the aging process, I understand the concept of time

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DOCTOR WHO To Premiere on Disney XD Beginning May 9th

April 16, 2015, 2:30 pm

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BBC’S ICONIC SCI-FI DRAMA "DOCTOR WHO" TO PREMIERE ON DISNEY XD BEGINNING MAY 9 Starring David Tennant, Seasons Two Through Four of the Global Family Action Adventure Hit to Air on Disney BBC's world-renowned science fiction drama "Doctor Who" will premiere on Disney XD beginning SATURDAY, MAY 9 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT). Disney XD, home to other top-rated action adventure programming including

Epic Overload: Do I Get Hyped For THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Now?

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The past few days, I’ve been listening to Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings film scores. Often music without lyrics or singing work better on a groggy morning, or while reading magazines and my latest book purchase. Listening to LOTR on the train and in the car, memories of seeing the three movies in these past 14 years flood back. The experience of Hobbits dancing, Ringwraiths shrieking,

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Ten years after leaving Serbia, Milan is driving a cab in New York City and cobbling together funds to record his dream album. When his bass guitar's player suddenly quits, Milan finds a talented but prickly replacement, and a romantic spark, in a free-spirited guitarist named Kim (Eleanor Hutchins). Just as rehearsals start picking up steam, Milan's longtime Serbian girlfriend Lela (Jelena

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The Complete Series and Feature-Length Movie Available on DVD May 26, 2015  Box Set Includes Hilarious Bonus Content There's someone out there for everyone. Or at least that's what recent transplant from England Stuart Pritchard is banking on upon arrival in LA. Half as charming - and twice as desperate - as he thinks he is, Stuart is obsessed with infiltrating the glamorous world of

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Well, yesterday's new Episode VII trailer release via the Star Wars Celebration, anticipation is higher than ever for the return of the original heroes of the franchise to the series.

If seeing Han Solo and Chewbacca returning home to the Millennium Falcon doesn't make your heart swell two sizes, you might want to check in with a cardiologist to see if you truly are dead inside.

To celebrate (which we'll likely be doing through the release) the return of Star Wars we've teamed up with our friends at TV Store Online to give away a pretty fantastic shirt to two Forces of Geek readers!

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