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CONTEST! Win IN THE NAME OF THE KING 2 on DVD!

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From horror-mastermind Uwe Boll (House of the Dead, Bloodrayne) comes the adrenaline-fueled next chapter in the epic action/adventure franchise as IN THE NAME OF THE KING 2: TWO WORLDS battles on to Blu-ray and DVD December 27.

Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables, Masters of the Universe) stars as Granger, a lethal,
ex-Special Forces soldier who finds himself transported back to a mystical age of sorcery, dragons and savage hand-to-hand combat.  This modern-day warrior has been summoned to defeat the forces of darkness and fulfill an ancient prophecy.  But as he fights his way to the truth, Granger learns that no one can be trusted -- and one wrong move could cost him not only his life, but the future of his world.

IN THE NAME OF THE KING 2: TWO WORLDS features supporting performances from Natassia Malthe (Bloodrayne, Lake Placid), Lochlyn Munro (The Benchwarmers, White Chicks) and Aleks Paunovic (This Means War, I Spy).

And we're giving away two copies!

To enter, please send an email with the subject header "NAME OF THE KING" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:

What movie, other than IN THE NAME OF THE KING 2: TWO WORLDS, did both Uwe Boll and Natassia Malthe work on together? 

    •    Lake Placid
    •    Bloodrayne
    •    House of the Dead

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on January 2nd, 2012.


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First Poster For ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER

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Behold a fancy new lenticular poster, that means it changes images as you move past it, for the upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

IGN has the images for the film based on the book by Seth Grahame-Smith, also the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, this mash-up is all sorts of ridiculous. Timur Bekmambetov is directing the film that stars Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Alan Tudyk, Jimmi Simpson, and Rufus Sewell. Check out what you'll see in theaters soon, right after the break.



Just Look Away: Dynamite Warrior

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You know, martial arts movies are kind of done.

We’ve had karate.

We’ve had kung-fu and tae kwon do.

Jean-Claude Van Damme introduced muay thai to the lexicon, and Tony Jaa revived it.

Thanks to Steven Seagal, we’ve sort of had aikido.

Mixed martial-arts are everywhere.

We’ve had slow-mo (Chuck Norris), shirt ripping (Bruce Lee), bullet time (Keanu Reeves), and gun-fu (Christian Bale).

What’s left?

I know! Let’s make a movie about a guy who uses a combination of kickboxing, dynamite, and rockets!

Dynamite Warrior is a 2006 martial-arts revenge movie from Thailand has a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where only 39% of the audience report liking it.




To find out whether you should agree with the critics or the audience, read on after the break.


Why Bother?

Do you like action-packed martial arts extravaganzas? This might be for you. I love them.

Did you like Dan Chupong in Born to Fight? He stars in this film as well, as Jone Bang Fai. I haven’t seen that one, myself.

Did you like Ong-Bak? I know that I sure did. Prachya Pinkaew produced Ong-Bak, The Protector, and this movie. That certainly seems like a recommendation.

If you understood those questions, this movie might be worth you checking out. If you (honestly) answered yes to any two of them, this movie is certainly worth seeing at least once.

I watched it

Are you ready for some action? Okay! Here it comes –

In Thailand, in the 19th Century, there was some boring trade agreement. In one part of Thailand there was rice, and in another there were buffaloes. The rice farmers needed buffaloes to plow their fields and do other work, and the buffalo farmers needed rice to eat. Action! Adventure!

Now that, right there, is a great set-up for an American-style Western.

You’ve got the natural animosity between farmer and ranchers. All you need to throw in is some cross-class romance, some rustlers, and some six-shooters.

A movie practically writes itself.

Unfortunately, it’s not this movie.



Enter Sirikorn, AKA Lord Wang.

No, I am not making that up.

He’s gotten in bed with some American tractor manufacturers and is importing those tractors to Thailand. Trouble is, they cost about as much as 20 buffaloes. Most farmers would rather have the buffaloes, so Sirikorn is suffering.

Action! Adventure!

Meanwhile, some dudes are driving some buffalo across a prairie when they encounter a lone man with a gingham scarf wrapped around his face. He demands that they stop. They outnumber him, so they charge.

He shoots them with rockets, and then rides a giant rocket in amongst them.

Yes, you read that correctly.



A muay thai exhibition breaks out, which gingham guy wins. He then rips their shirts open. Cut to a village that’s setting out to recover their stolen buffalo, except they don’t have to, because the buffalo magically reappeared, courtesy of their friendly neighborhood gingham Robin Hood.

Sirikorn isn’t taking any of this lying down.

He helps a condemned killer break free, and then hires the killer and the killer’s gang to steal buffalo. Sirikorn sells the buffalo to a butcher, the price of buffaloes goes up, and soon Sirikorn is selling tractors and living in a palatial estate.



Now enters Singh.

Following all this? Not going too fast, is it? I mean, you can see how this is an action-packed martial arts extravaganza, right? To be fair, there’s another fight when the convicted killer has to prove himself to Sirikorn, but so far the movie is lots of talking and buffalos.

Speaking of which, Singh is a buffalo herder. I think. Some reviews claim that he’s a rustler, but I didn’t see or hear anything in the film to support that. The convicted killer is watching Singh and planning to attack his herd when the gingham-clad rocket Robin Hood shows up and attacks.

Singh has magic abilities, and I really thought the movie would take off when he started using them. In addition to delivering chi punches from thirty feet away, Singh can awaken animal spirits tattooed on his lackey’s chests.



Rocket dude (who’s actually named Jone Bang Fai) kills two of the henchmen and injures several more before confronting Singh. Turns out that someone with a tattoo like Singh’s killed Jone Bang Fai’s parents, and he’s out for revenge. Singh drives him off with magic.

Sirikorn and his convicted killer take a meeting, and decide that they need magic, too. They go to see the Black Wizard (whose name is Nai Hoi Dam). The Black Wizard says they can use his virgin daughter’s menstrual blood to overcome Singh, but only if someone can get close enough to touch him. The killer immediately realizes that Jone Bang Fai could get close enough.



So a couple of Sirikorn’s cronies trick Jone Bang Fai into visiting the Black Wizard, where he falls in love with the virgin daughter.

After that, there’s more magic, more rockets, more kickboxing, treachery, revelations, and escapes.

The Verdict

Absolutely nothing in Dynamite Warrior makes complete sense.

It’s never clear why the rice farmers don’t just breed their own buffalo. Unlike tractors, animals can reproduce themselves. You’d think Sirikorn would get into that business instead of this tractor stuff.

The rockets don’t do anything, except when the director needs them to.

They don’t explode. The buffalo ignore them (I suspect because they were all CGI). Jone Bang Fai throws a lot of dynamite that never explodes. I mean, there’s literally no point to him being armed with dynamite. The movie never even explains his dynamite addiction.

That’s ignoring weird things that I assumed were cultural or period artifacts – like weird hair, black teeth, outrageous mustaches, guys painting their faces white, and a convicted killer who’s so hungry all the time that he’s constantly on the verge of cannibalism. In fact, his gang spends most of their waking interactions with him convincing him to do things to get food.

Then there’s the horrible acting, some of which is clearly done on purpose but for no clear reason.

If you watched a lot of Hong Kong action movies from the 1970s and 1980s, you know what Dynamite Warrior wants to be.

However, it isn’t, so you should Just Look Away.

MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE GHOST PROTOCOL (review)

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Produced by Tom Cruise, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Written by André Nemec and Josh Appelbaum
Based on Mission: Impossible by Bruce Geller
Directed by Brad Bird
Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, 
Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, 
Samuli Edelmann, Anil Kapoor, Josh Holloway,
Léa Seydoux, Tom Wilkinson


The incoherent and crazy drama leading into each new “Mission: Impossible” adventure seems to always mirror the plots in each film.

You never know what is going on, there are no real solid facts, and  just like the craziness you see unfolding on screen, you soon find yourself accepting that anything is possible. The incoherence this time around was near defining. So much so that until the time of the first teaser trailer, my head was spinning all over the place with a bunch of possibilities that left nothing short of utter skepticism on my part. Thankfully any doubts I had got quickly washed away to the unmistakable beat of Eminem’s anthem to human resilience, “I Won’t Back Down.” It was a statement just as much as it was a perfectly choreographed glimpse into what lied ahead.

I can honestly say now I should have had more faith in everyone involved.

Like the movie, I am just going to get right into it.



We quickly come to discover that poor Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has been incarcerated in a no doubt disease infested Russian **** hole prison.

You are not really going to have time to marinate his situation before Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), along with new team member Jane Carter, (Paula Patton) are doing tech magic and destroying everything in the general radius of Ethan and effectively busting him out of jail in spectacular fashion. By the time you figure out what is going on there, and were talking really quickly here, they are off again on a new op that has them attempting to stop a potential nuclear terrorist by obtaining information located in the Kremlin. The Kremlin, as you know from every trailer and tv spot, gets blown to smithereens rather abruptly and before you can blink again the team is shouldering that blame. The Secretary of the IMF (Tom Wilkinson) drops the situation on us and Ethan alongside his chief analyst, Will Brandt (Jeremy Renner). He then gets a wicked case of lead poising from some pissed off Russians (In another nifty sequence that I wish hadn’t been ruined in multiple pre-release trailers) and just like it is off to the races.

Seem a bit convoluted and choppy?

That was intentional and done almost on purpose on my part.

Do we honestly really need to know what is going on with any clarity?

Hell no. Just shut up and go with it. Quick and brutal as junkyard dog is how I would describe this in relation to the other films in the franchise. Oh yes, it just rattles your cages and keeps barking. Fights are brutal and staged beautifully. Nearly every sequence ups the previous ante all the way into the utterly drool inducing Mumbai finale. This is the best thing about this franchise that never alters between films. Each movie is somehow completely separate of the previous efforts while maintaining existence in the same universe. Less the returning characters, and the revolving plot line, not a single element is similar between films aside from the significant plot holes. I enjoy that element because it immediately does away with any expectations I might have in regard to previously existing content.

For example: I didn’t even associate the continued existence of Julia Hunt until she was mentioned.

Mind you, there is still a complete lack of originality spread out between villains and overall plot. Forget about overall logic and reason again with this one. Not everything is to be celebrated here.

Truth be told, we are likely way past that possibility of seeing that change four movies in. I really do not mind that continued element at this point. In fact, the only thing I can really bitch about here is the fact that Michael Nyqvist (The Millennium Trilogy) is all but wasted again. He has basically nothing to do in his portrayal of special forces trained chemical weapon holding lunatic, Kurt Hendricks, except ooze badass stupidity and take a seat next to our primary characters.

That, however, is an overall forgivable error in regard to the whole. Simply because everything your watching seems fresh and paced brilliantly enough that you really don’t have time to think about what is lacking in the plot. It keeps moving and engaging you away from the flaws almost to perfection.

I have to give the main crew credit here for that.

Brad Bird does some seriously impressive work for a first time live-action director. He handles his beats, pacing, performances, and action in such impressive form it makes me wonder what he could do with any number of other huge projects in the works at various studios. From there you have cinematographer Robert Elswit, known mostly as Paul Thomas Anderson’s preferred D.P., taking a quantum career leap with this film. His work is almost entirely the reason your so engaged. This is a beautifully shot movie outside of just the action. It just looks and feels impressive watching it all unfold against what should be an amazing 50 minutes of IMAX footage. (Which, for the record, I did not get to see in my DIGITAL PROJECTION ONLY advance screening.) 

Next up are Applebaum, Nemec, and McQuarrie. What can you say expect they didn’t really have to bring the goods here. That said, there are so many great character nuances in between all the holes in the script that you almost feel like you might have been reading something just as impressive as the movie itself. I hope to someday solve that mystery myself. Sadly for now the script will just remain another unicorn. (I did say the same thing about MI:3 only to finally get a hold of the script last summer.) I could go down the line with the major crew members from here briefly nitpicking my hatred for Michael Giacchino‘s work as usual. Sadly there really is no point to doing so. This was a solid effort from all those involved and I have nothing but respect for the output here. Especially on the actors side.

To be honest, this really is a total team effort, unlike any of the other films.

We got brief bits of unity in the previous film and yet still maintained the overall Ethan Hunt show in the progress. These characters and the actors meshed together so perfectly here you almost wish they could stick with this core for future films. Don’t get me wrong here and start thinking this not still the Tom Cruise show on whole. Say what you want about Cruise, his efforts here are utterly seamless and never questionable.

Both Cruise, and Ethan Hunt by extension, have seemingly have matured  into action gods in the span of these four films. He carries his role beyond what anyone ever expected him capable of even just a few short years ago. The already famed stunt down the Burj Khalifa Tower is absolute vertigo educing insanity made even more insane with the knowledge that Cruise did most of the stunt work himself. Say whatever you want about the man himself, as far as movie stars go, there is no denying he is the genuine and fearless to boot. The guy just sucks up the screen and spits it out like no other actor working today.

Keep the man for all I care, just leave the actor and I am happy.

This is not to suggest in any way that he is alone in this effort.

Much like the last film, the spotlight is on Ethan Hunt, but in no way relegated to just him. I have to give major props to Simon Pegg here. He single handedly takes this from a good movie to a great one by adding much needed humor and adding a bit of the “Nicholas Angel” badass vibe as well. Benji’s quips with Brandt alone are worth the price of admission here. Just the same, I can’t mention Brandt and not praise Renner for turning what might have been a one-dimensional character into a multi-layered question mark of a character. Brandt seems like a very young Ethan Hunt almost perfectly timed to our memories of the first film. His reactions and lack of experience in the field is evident but in no way dampening. Renner pulls this uncertainty off in impressive fashion while constantly maintaining a formidable presence.

I am not going to comment on his possible taking over of the franchise for multiple reasons. That speculation would have no place here in any situation. I am resolved to stay on point. (Pun intended.)

I can honestly say the weakest link here is Patton.

She is with no question an amazingly beautiful creature. That cannot be debated. She pulls off the layers of emotion and physicality just fine. Her character is by no means the throwaway that Maggie Q’s was in the previous film. She has a purpose here and her character even has a driving force. Which is refreshing to say the least in the franchise as far as female characters are concerned. The problem here is she fails to admit sexuality in a way that Lea Seydoux (who plays one of the central villains, Sabine Moreau.) aces without even trying. When called to seduce a character, she comes off as forced and uncomfortable in her own skin almost. Seydoux on the other hand oozes feminine sexuality just walking in direct contrast. Maybe I am just nitpicking the comparison here as this issue could be character related and I just did not associate it as such at the time.

However, it was something I noticed that took me out of it a bit. Then she started beating the crap out of people and I immediately couldn’t give a crap again. The main cat fight between Carter and Moreau is sure to be replayed to death by film geeks for years to come.

I enjoyed this movie for exactly what it was.

I don’t want to lament the greatness of the sandstorm sequence, various hanging plot lines, or anything else for that matter. I will leave that joy for you all to experience for yourselves. This is a ridiculous balls-to-the-walls action epic. Just turn off your brain and enjoy it. The last time I had this much mindless fun in a flick was The A-Team.

I am still mourning that failure.

We should all hope this one has a better financial ending. It is easily the best popcorn film of the year, IMHO.



Dr. Notorious is the questionably sane soul behind soon to be re-launching (Jan. 1st)  sister blog C.G. (aka Cinematic Glamorama.) He will return shortly with a “Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” review.

Smallville: Random, Awesome and WTF?! - S2E17: Rosetta

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Christopher Reeve makes his triumphant return to the Superman mythos and Clarks learns a lot about his heritage.

Oh, and Lana whines about something.

C’mon. It’s an episode of Smallville, you had to have known that was coming.



The Random
1. It’s been a while since we’ve seen the Kawachi Caves. They’re just not the same without some hot, scantily clad Native American chick running around them.

2. Lex has a knack for repeatedly finding Clark while he’s passed out and about to wake up. Coincidence? Or love connection? You make the call.

3. Dr. Walden has a PhD in being a dick. I really do believe he’s the top expert in his field.

You know for a doctor, he’s not very smart…

The Awesome
1. The one who made an entire generation believe a man could fly fittingly introduces Clark to his Kryptonian heritage, playing Dr. Swann, a little nod to former Silver Age Superman artist, Curt Swan. And, honestly, try and not get goosebumps when Reeve makes his first appearance.

2. Clark’s revelation scene with Dr. Swann is peppered with music from John Williams’ original Superman: The Movie score. Nerdtastical.

3. The end of the episode is actually an ad for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. That Chris kept his spirits up after the tragedy is a testament to the man of steel. I wear my “Go Forward” dogtag every day in honor of him and those like him.

“Go Forward” and support the cause!

The WTF?!
1. Chloe and Lana seem to show zero concern that Clark practically doubles over in pain, grabbing his head and saying he’s hearing a noise. “Is it a migraine? A stroke? Eh, screw it. Let’s head to the Talon.”

2. Chloe publishes a story about Kryptonian symbols on Clark’s barn in the school newspaper why exactly? And she still has the balls to get all huffy when someone gets into her personal life?

3. Clark thinks his parents sent him to earth to conquer. This is the guy who lasted shorter in the Talon than frikkin’ Lana. Man, did his parents peg him wrong.

Chloe published this right after the article on how cafeteria food sucks.

CONTEST! Win ROBOT CHICKEN S. 5 on DVD!

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Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich's Stoopid Monkey Productions, Robot Chicken Season 5 features all 20 episodes from the series' fifth season.

Featuring signature sketches fueled by biting pop culture parodies, the episodes contain titles torn from the big screen marquees including "Saving Private Gigli," "Schindler's Bucket List" and "Casablankman." 

Robot Chicken fans will love the slew of bonus material featured on Robot Chicken Season 5 DVD and Blu-ray including:     
  • Seven fully animated deleted scenes 
  • Over 50 deleted animatics with video introductions
  • Episode commentary with celebrity guests     
  • Behind the scenes featurettes     
  • On-air promotions  
Additionally, the Robot Chicken Season 5 Blu-ray will exclusively feature alternate audio takes from various sketches throughout the fifth season, while the DVD will be the only place fans can download an exclusive, uncensored version of the "Blue Rabbits" song.

And we're giving away three copies of the DVD to Forces of Geek readers!



To enter, please send an email with the subject header "ROBOT CHICKEN" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:

In addition to his work on Robot Chicken, Seth Green also voices Chris Griffin on which Fox animated series?

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on January 15th, 2012.

THIS HOLIDAY GET THAT PERSON YOU LOVE A Beetle Dressed Up As Dr. Ian Malcolm From Jurassic Park...No, Really, They'll Love It

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Etsy is a place where people who are high on cough syrup go to sell their creations to the masses hoping to strike it rich so that they can move up to prescription codeine.

I kid, but if you spend anytime on the site you will find a plethora of items handmade from things that should just be left alone (I could fill this site with vagina-centered craft goods alone).

But dressing up dead beetles as characters from Jurassic Park is probably one of the craziest crafting decisions I have ever seen.

Oh sure, designer Erin Pearce charges $100 for the dessicated corpse of what was a proud beetle now dressed as Dr. Ellie, but isn't it worth it to know that you are probably the only person in your neighborhood with an art collection this fucking bizarre?

Absolutely.

After the break are a few more pictures of beetles belittled into becoming characters from Jurassic Park.

Enjoy.





Source: Geekologie

The Final Days Are Coming For AMY POND on DOCTOR WHO

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Companions come and go on Doctor Who, and time is running out for the current companion Amy Pond.

BBC's Twitter said today that executive producer Steven Moffat announced "the final days of the Ponds are coming during the next series." But don't worry Whovians, The Doctor will "meet a new friend."

Amy Pond and Rory have been companions for the latest doctor since he came on to the show two seasons ago. The current doctor played by Matt Smith will be staying on after the next season but Karen Gillan who plays Pond, and Arthur Darvill, who plays Rory will be moving on.

Whether they die or something else happens is unknown. Gillan did say that she wanted to be the first companion to die on screen. Personally I would be very sad to see that happen.

In another Tweet Moffat did say that he thinks River Song, the daughter of Amy and Rory, will be returning to the show.

HOW A BEARDED DRAGON PLAYS ANT CRUSHER

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This video is making the rounds on the Internet and is probably going to become one of those things that even your mom talks about (which automatically puts into the lame category) but who cares, it's a bearded dragon playing a gaming app on what appears to be an Android tablet.

And while part of me gets excited whenever a non-human masters a video game, I can't help but wonder if we are pandering to the lowest common denominator of species here, I mean, it's a lizard going after ants (which is what they do anyway) and frankly, while it is fun to watch, wouldn't it be a lot more interesting watching a bearded dragon playing scrabble?

Video after the break.




Source: Unreality

CONTEST! Win DOCTOR WHO: THE COMPLETE SIXTH SERIES on DVD!

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The 6-disc set combines all 13 episodes of the new season from award-winning lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat (Sherlock, The Adventures of Tintin), along with the 2010 Holiday Special, A Christmas Carol, starring Harry Potter’s Michael Gambon, plus hours of bonus features.

The series follows the adventures of the Doctor, a mysterious traveler who journeys throughout all of time and space, picking up companions along the way. BAFTA nominee Matt Smith (the Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory) and Alex Kingston (River Song) are back when the Doctor faces his date with death and learns a lot more about the mysterious River Song.

Guest stars include Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica), Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Notting Hill), supermodel Lily Cole (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), James Corden (Gavin & Stacey,The History Boys), and David Walliams (Little Britain, Come Fly With Me). Catch a surprise appearance by NBC’s Meredith Vieira in the series finale as well as Michael Sheen (The Twilight Saga, Midnight in Paris), who voices a character in Neil Gaiman’s episode and Imelda Staunton (Cranford, Vera Drake), who voices a character in Tom MacRae’s episode. Executive producers are Piers Wenger (Upstairs Downstairs, Ashes to Ashes) and Beth Willis (Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes).

And we're giving away three copies!



To enter, please send an email with the subject header "WHO 6" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:

Neil Gaiman, who wrote the episode "The Doctor's Wife" is possibly best known for this Vertigo comic book series?

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on January 15th, 2012.

A VERY MERRY CALVIN AND HOBBES XMAS

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One of the things that I always miss this time of year is the snowman horror show that would pop up in Bill Watterson's brilliant comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.

I mean, the carnage, the pure delicious depravity of hacked apart snow people, the look on Calvin's parents faces as they witness the psychopathic nature of their child...

Just fucking awesome.

And I miss it terribly.

But, I'm not the only one. In this homage to Watterson's loveable mass snow murderer, Teague Chrystie recreates some of my favorite panels set to the song Winter Wonderland and makes me yearn for a holiday special.

Can you imagine how much fun that would be?

Video after the break.




Source: Topless Robot

MARGIN CALL Director Ropes In ROBERT REDFORD For His Next Feature

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J.C. Chandor made his directorial debut with Margin Call earlier this year. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it received good, but not great reviews.

Fast forward to a couple of months ago and the film has caught a second wind and it has since earned some awards season accolades. While the major awards haven't included the film in any of their nominations, it has received nods from various guilds.

Deadline is now reporting that Chandor will follow up Margin Call with All Is Lost, a film described as a man vs. nature drama that takes place on the water and Robert Redford (Jeremiah Johnson, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) is in talks to star in the film.


Chandor had met Redford when he was at Sundance with Margin Call and he was so impressed with Redford that he wrote All Is Lost around the veteran actor, using Redford's role in Jeremiah Johnson as an example of the single character focus All Is Lost will have.

Like Margin Call, Zachary Quinto's (Star Trek, Margin Call) Before the Door company will produce the feature and Chandor is hoping to begin production on the project by next May.

Redford is currently shooting his latest directorial effort The Company You Keep.

Margin Call will be released on Blu-ray and DVD next Tuesday.

Check out the trailer for Margin Call:

CONTEST! Win a WHITECHAPEL: THE RIPPER RETURNS on DVD!

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The streets of Whitechapel are awash with blood. A murderer stalks the night, picking off vulnerable women and leaving them brutally butchered. The locals live in fear and the police remain clueless - with no motive, no evidence and no hope of catching this barbaric killer. Assigned to the case is fast-tracked DI Chandler - a novice in the business of murder, an expert in the politics of policing and three day courses. His fellow officers, however, are anything but. Chief among them is DS Miles, the archetypal cynical, seen-it-all detective. Tipped-off by 'Ripperologist' Edward Buchan, Chandler realizes that this modern day killer is copying the infamous Whitechapel murders, down to the very last detail. Can Chandler do what his fellow officers failed to do over 100 years before, and catch the person responsible? Cinematic and stylish, with a distinctive gothic edge and gallows wit, Whitechapel is a far cry from most police procedural dramas. Prepare for ambitious storylines, memorable, realistic characters and enough scares to keep the blood racing.

And we're giving away three copies!



To enter, please send an email with the subject header "WHITECHAPEL" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:

David Warner played John Leslie Stevenson aka Jack the Ripper in this 1979 film?

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on January 8th, 2012.

GRAND THEFT MARIO MASH-UP

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Mario is a killer, no doubt about it but he also has a deep love for Princess Peach a hooker with a heart of gold.

So what happens when Mario tries to retire from smooshing Goombas and finally settle down with his lady friend?

Life pulls him back in.

Sometimes your past doesn't want to give you a future.

Mash-Up after the break.





Source: Neatorama

CARTOON NETWORK Announces LEVEL UP Premiere

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Following it's original movie that aired in November, Level Up returns as a half hour live action series on January 24th on Cartoon Network.








Press release after the jump.


Level Up Series Premieres Tuesday, January 24 at 8 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network

Level Up is a hilarious new half-hour live-action comedy series that turns the game on the player when four unlikely friends – Wyatt, Dante, Lyle and Angie – accidentally open a portal from the virtual world to the real world, wreaking havoc on their entire neighborhood. Level Up is created by executive producers Derek Guiley and David Schneiderman (both credited for Chasing Liberty). Peter Murietta (Wizards of Waverly Place, Hope and Faith) serves as the executive producer and show-runner for the series. Level Up premieres TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 at 8 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network.

Level Up premiered last month (Wed. Nov. 23) as a 90-minute original movie and captured more than 2.5 million viewers 2+ and it also ranked #1 in its time period among kids 6-11, and out-performed both cable and broadcast networks by mostly double and triple-digits among kids 9-14 and all boy demos (2-11, 6-11, 9-14) making it the #1 Telecast of the Day, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Wyatt, Dante and Lyle are top gamers in their favorite online game Conqueror of All Worlds. They’ve defeated trolls, squashed barbarians, annihilated ghouls and trashed everything else the game can throw at them. But it’s a whole new experience battling their online foes IRL (in real life)! Now these typical teens must “level up” in order to deal with high school life while protecting their town. And all without a cheat code!

The talented cast, Gaelan Connell as Wyatt, Connor del Rio as Dante, Jessie T. Usher as Lyle and Aimee Carrero as Angie, will reprise their roles from the movie. Joining the series is comedian Lonny Ross (30 Rock) as Max Ross, the multi-millionaire genius and eccentric game creator who helps the kids out on their real world quests.

Fans can play the game inspired by the hit movie and new series on www.cartoonnetwork.com . “Maldark: Conqueror of All Worlds” is a high-quality 3D “dungeon-crawl” adventure game where players take on one of three classes and navigate a dynamic labyrinthine environment. Launched concurrently with the movie premiere on Wednesday, Nov. 23, the game to date has already attracted 1.9 million players and 5 million game-plays. Players battle 40+ monsters and earn treasure completing quests across 30 dungeon levels, defeating each boss through entertaining and engaging game-play. “Maldark: Conqueror of All Worlds” features voice over from the cast and quests from the writers of Level Up the movie.

Check-out www.CartoonNetwork.com/LevelUp for all of the upcoming details on the Level Up! Fans can also “like” Level Up at Facebook.com/levelup and get up-to-the-minute information on exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, teaser clips, music videos, photo galleries, special game videos and cheats plus a whole lot more.

Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in more than 99 million U.S. homes and 166 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable service now available in HD offering the best in original, acquired and classic entertainment for youth and families. Nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animated and live-action programming for young adults 18-34.


Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

New Banner Poster For THE AVENGERS

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The whole cast of The Avengers get another moment to shine in these new banners for the film.

While the banners don't show us anything we didn't already know, they are a little more detailed and for some reason Captain America's face is completely obstructed. No one else is like that, not even Loki. Check out the shiny superheroes for yourself after the break.


NEW Poster For THE HUNGER GAMES

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Lionsgate is putting everything they've got into The Hunger Games with the hope that they can turn the movie into the same kind of phenomenal hit that the young adult books have become.

Yesterday, the studio kicked off a viral campiagn in which they released 100 puzzles pieces to 100 websites across the interweb and fans had to find all the pieces and put them together to form the poster.

It's a pretty good marketing ploy by the studio and a good way to keep the fans interested in the film on an interactive level.

@johnshoward was the man who solved the puzzle and now Lionsgate has released the poster.

The Hunger Games will open in theaters on March 23, 2012.

Check out the full one-sheet after the jump.


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CLINT EASTWOOD's Family Could Be The Next Kardashians

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Clint Eastwood, or rather, his family have started shooting a reality show for E!

TMZ reports that the Eastwood family, which includes the famous actor, his wife and two daughters, are the next family reality show. The show will almost completely on the ladies of the family with Clint only agreeing to make a few cameos.

The show is said to be centered around finding out what it's like to "live in a family of 'Hollywood royalty'." Most of the drama will come from the relationships between Clint's wife Dina and their daughters Morgan and Francesca.

Bunim/Murray, the producers behind all the Kardashian shows, The Real World, and Bad Girls Club are signed on to produce the new show which doesn't have a title yet. They are busy working to try to get the show on within the next few months.

CONTEST! Win POINT BLANK on DVD!

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Produced by Cyril Colbeau-Justin and Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Point Blank also stars Roschdy Zem, Gerard Lanvin and Elena Anaya. Gilles Lellouche plays Samuel, a nurse working at a hospital when his pregnant wife (Anaya) is kidnapped before his very eyes. Knocked unconscious, he comes to and discovers that a dangerous criminal named Sartet (Zem) is responsible, and if he's ever to see his wife again, he must do Sartet’s bidding. Samuel quickly finds himself pitted against rival gangsters and trigger-happy police in a deadly race to save the lives of his wife and unborn child.

And we're giving away three copies!


To enter, please send an email with the subject header "POINT BLANK" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:
What is your favorite movie thriller?

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on August 14th, 2011.




To enter, please send an email with the subject header "POINT BLANK" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:

Bruce played "Wedding Shemp" and had his scenes deleted in this 1995 Western with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe?

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on January 2, 2012.

CONTEST! Win TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL DVD!

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Best friends Tucker and Dale are excited for relaxing weekend of fishing at their secluded cabin.  Unfortunately for them, evil has different plans when a series of misunderstandings and tragic events start killing a group of preppy college students who believe they are backwoods hillbillies out to kill them.

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil has been a hit on the festival circuit after its debut at Sundance.  It won the Midnight Audience Award at SXSW, the Jury Prize for First Feature at Fantasia, the Best Director Award at The Fantaspoa Film Festival, and the Best Motion Picture Award at The Sitges Film Festival. Bonus features include the making of the film and hilarious commentary with Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine and director Eli Craig.

And we're giving away three copies!

To enter, please send an email with the subject header "TUCKER & DALE" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:

Director/co-writer Eli Craig is the son of this Academy Award winner?

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on January 2nd, 2012.
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