Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victorville)— Marvel Comics is known for their iconic characters: Captain American, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, Wolverine, the list goes on and on. So when it was announced that the latest Marvel film would be Guardians of the Galaxy, many looked in dismay and shock. Who? You take an outlaw, a talking raccoon, a humanoid […]
By Nolan P. Smith (San Diego)– Well, that’s a wrap, as the San Diego Comic Con came to a close yesterday. But the coverage is just getting started! We have TONS of pics and video of the con: from cosplay, booths, products, exclusives, celebrities and more! Here’s just a few pics from the hundreds we have! Look for booth spotlights, […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—It is the largest pop culture convention in the world, and it is right here in sunny Southern California. The time has come once again for Comic Con International to take over San Diego, with heroes, villains, and much more. Whether you are an avid comic book fanatic, movie buff, television show binger, collector, cosplayer; […]
By Nolan P. Smith Wait! This isn’t my usual “Let’s Kickstart This!” post! No, I have started to reach out to even more sites in the crowdfunding world, like Go Fund Me! For this first installment of Go Fund Me, I wanted to take a look at a fan film just waiting to be created: I give you Star Trek- […]
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)– The bags are back! Comic-Con 2014 attendees hoping for a colorful and commemorative keepsake bag to hold their best swag are once again in luck. For the fifth year running, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Comic-Con have teamed up to produce and distribute the official bag of Comic-Con, which will be distributed to fans when checking […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victorville)— The worlds of comic book and graphic novels can bring us stories you never imagined would appear in the medium. A History of Violence, Noah; there are many comics that went on to become films, as fans had no clue where the film’s origins lies. Snowpiercer is such a film. Originally a French comic book […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– At next week’s mecca of pop culture, the San Diego Comic Con, fans will be treated to a ton of Sin City goodness in anticipation of the the newest installment, A Dame to Kill For. Check out what’s going on next week in San Diego: SIN CITY EXPERIENCE AT PETCO PARK – Throughout Comic-Con […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victorville)— In 2011, the Planet of the Apes franchise was brought back to the big screen to the delight of audiences everywhere with Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Instead of a brainless action packed film full of talking simians, we got an emotional, well thought out introduction to the origin of the smart, talking […]
By Staff Reports NBC and Universal Television have announced their plans for the upcoming Comic-Con International gathering in San Diego, which runs from July 24-27. The network will present panels for returning series “The Blacklist” and “Hannibal” while Universal Television will host panels for NBC’s “Grimm,” its A&E series “Bates Motel” as well as a new untitled series coming to […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Apple Valley)— In 2013, the world was brought the B-movie sensation, Sharknado. Full of bad acting, little to no plot and literally unbelievable action scenes, it was an instant hit, as it was billed to be “so bad” that you just had to watch it. Well, now the film has gotten better now that it […]
By Nolan P. Smith Kevin Smith, Mr. Comic Book Men, comic book writer, movie director and hockey jersey rocker, is coming back to the big screen this fall with TUSK! This is the info we have on TUSK so far… TUSK A truly transformative tale A film written and directed by Kevin Smith Starring Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, and […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victorville)— In 2011, we were given Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which I felt was a hug misstep for the franchise. As the build up for Transformers: Age of Extinction built, the word going around is that this would be a new start, a step away from what made the previous film fall short. Did […]
By Staff Reports Just when you thought “Sharknado,” a movie about mega-cyclones sucking up sharks from the ocean and hurling them onto land, couldn’t get any more absurd, the stars of RiffTrax have blown those expectations right out of the water and created a perfect storm of funny. The sidesplitting RiffTrax crew – Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill […]
By Staff Reports (New York)- Lots of little girls love the cute, cuddly and colorful equine creatures featured in the cartoon series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Apparently, so do a shocking number of adult males. Director Brent Hodge and Executive Producer Morgan Spurlock explore this bizarre yet compelling phenomenon in the acclaimed A BRONY TALE, which, comes to […]
By Dimsumhottie Mark Hamill seems to be a bit worried of what will be said of Star Wars Episode 7. When speaking to The Orlando Sentinel Hamill said that “I have this feeling that no matter what we do there’s going to be a faction that really is disappointed. You just can’t live up to that.” I am sure that we […]
Fanboys across the world rejoice! The first pictures from the set of Star Wars Episode VII are here, courtesy of TMZ! Check out the mammoth beasts, hood figures, and what looks to be somewhere on the desert planet of Tatooine! These are just a few of the pics, head over to TMZ for all of them!!!
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)— The story of sleeping beauty is one everyone knows: the cursed slumber, the evil witch, true loves first kiss. Well, this is a totally different take on the classic tale, as we see what really happened to a fairy named Maleficent. Does this film spread its wings and become another Disney classic? I find […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)— The X-Men franchise has had its ups and downs. With the first film, the world was introduced to Marvel Comic’s merry mutants, and the second one retained the momentum. Then came “X-Men: The Last Stand”, which seemingly buried the franchise with one film. With 2011’s “X-Men: First Class”, we got a new, younger cast […]
By Staff Reports On the heels of their hit video “Walter White vs. Rick Grimes,” which has received more than 10 million views since its debut on May 5, “Epic Rap Battles of History” (ERB), Maker Studios’ record-breaking series is back with its eighth battle of the season: Goku vs. Superman, featuring special guest Ray William Johnson. This battle is […]
By Nolan P. Smith The rap battle you never wanted to see is pretty amazing! I don’t know how I missed this one: check out the epic rap battle between The Walking Dead’s Rick Grimes and Breaking Bad’s Walter White. Extremely well done, I couldn’t help but laugh!!! Created by Peter Shukoff (aka Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (aka EpicLLOYD), […]
By Nolan P. Smith “I am Groot!” The second trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is here, and it is amazing! The film, which follows a rag tag band of intergalactic misfits as they try to save the universe, has been questioned by many as the characters aren’t exactly Iron Man caliber. But this film is fully aware of […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville, CA)– “I hate sequels.” That is what I always hear from friends, acquaintances and random strangers. But why? Sequels have the opportunity to ramp up the quality since the first film. They can learn and adapt from mistakes and build off of the character development set forth in the initial film. So, with […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville, CA)– He is known far and away as the King of the Monsters. It is a title he has held onto since he crashed on the scene back in 1953. A heroic monster who took on all competition, defending humanity from threat after threat. But now, time might be his toughest enemy yet: […]
By Nolan P. Smith By now, everyone has probably seen the pic of Ben Affleck as Batman for the new Superman/Batman movie, as well as his Batmobile. Now, from what I have seen, the reactions are mixed: some absolutely love the look, and some say the ears are too short, or the suit isn’t original enough. What do I think? […]
By Staff Reports Award-winning publisher Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, is excited to announce the June debut of JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE NOVELIZATION, the second in a planned series of three hardcovers that reprint the prose novel adaptations of fan-favorite Henson properties. The book follows the recent April release of JIM HENSON’S LABYRINTH: THE NOVELIZATION and will […]
By Staff Reports WHAT: Today on May 8th, the announcement was made that coming in 2015, the non-profit New Starship Foundation is opening the Hollywood Science Fiction Museum, the world’s first dedicated science fiction museum that will celebrate sci-fi in film, TV, art and literature and teach all ages about space and science through science fiction. The museum with have […]
By Staff Reports WHAT | EPIX Drive-In presents an all-day marathon of original Godzilla movies including Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla vs. Monster Zero, Godzilla’s Revenge, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Rodan and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. WHEN | Monday, May 26th WHERE | Movie channel EPIX Drive-In “MemROARial Day Godzilla-Thon” Full Schedule – All […]
By Staff Reports (Burbank)– D23: The Official Disney Fan Club celebrates the upcoming release of the eagerly anticipated Maleficent in the summer publication Disney twenty-three. Angelina Jolie and the creative team pull back the curtain on the surprising tale behind one of Disney’s most iconic villains. “I was afraid of her, and I loved her,” Jolie confesses in the cover […]
By dimsumhottie If you are like me then this is quite possibly the biggest news of the year so far! According to Lucasfilm the cast of Star Wars Episode VII will consist of actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford,Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the […]
By dimsumhottie Halo fans rejoice! This week filming begins for a Halo TV series! Check out what Microsoft Entertainment and digital media president Nancy Tellem and Xbox Entertainment Studios executive video president Jordan Levin had to say on Polygon.com about it right here! http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/28/5658576/halo-tv-movie-games