March, 2013 - Forces of Geek

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Sit Back and Watch SHOGUN (All Nine Hours); Sake Not Included

Nothing screamed “event” more on television during the early Eighties than a mini-series. Today they’ve pretty much disappeared, but back then before Tivo or...

Stefan BlitzMarch 31, 2013

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Denzel and Marky Mark Whip Out Their Weapons For 2 GUNS Trailer!

Denzel teams with former Funky Buncher two operatives from competing bureaus, unaware of the other’s position as an undercover federal agent, who are forced...

Stefan BlitzMarch 30, 2013

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TRIPLE SHOT:
GREEN HORNET #1, DARK KNIGHT #18 & DOCTOR WHO #7

Let’s line ‘em up boys. It’s been an unusually long work week so let’s knock back some Green Hornet from Mark Waid, Ethan Van...

Clay N. FernoMarch 29, 2013

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Marvel Silver Age DisContinuity: Amazing Fantasy 15

Amazing Fantasy #15 September 1962 By Stan Lee and Steve Ditko The cover is awesome. Spider-Man (misspelled without the hyphen) is swinging through the...

Steve AhlquistMarch 29, 2013

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MY TOP 5: Best Movies of SXSW 2013

As we all know, South By Southwest started off as a music festival, only adding the film nearly 10 years after they started. So,...

Stefan BlitzMarch 29, 2013

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THE SAPPHIRES (review)

Produced by Rosemary Blight, Kylie Du Fresne Screenplay by Keith Thompson, Tony Briggs Based on The Sapphires by Tony Briggs Directed by Wayne Blair...

Caitlyn ThompsonMarch 29, 2013

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Otaku Lounge: Family-Friendly Anime

There are many other similar articles like this scattered around the net, but this one is written with a couple of specific things in...

Stefan BlitzMarch 29, 2013

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Damning with Faint Praise: GAME OF DEATH

No, not the good one with Bruce Lee. This is a 2010 action movie with Wesley Snipes, Zoe Bell, Robert Davi, Ernie Hudson, and...

AdminMarch 28, 2013

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History of Science Fiction Cinema:
Universal Horror, Space-Age Heroes, and a Giant Ape Falls in Love

When asked what the dividing line between horror and sci-fi is, a friend once told me that if the monster is chased by torch-wielding...

Stefan BlitzMarch 28, 2013

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G.I. JOE: RETALIATION (review)

Review by Seth Merritt Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Brian Goldner Written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick Based on G.I. Joe by Hasbro Directed...

Stefan BlitzMarch 28, 2013

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Artsy, Jockish, Brainy, Geeky

As I have dug through my identity as a nerd, as a black man, and where they intersect (and don’t), I have hit upon...

Marvin C. PittmanMarch 28, 2013

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View From The Brig(gs) Episode 6: Return Of The Ennui

Hi, Crazy-Gang. And, welcome to this week’s “Penned-So-Randomly-It’s-As-If-I’m-Rolling-Dice” go-round of everything that tickles my cerebellum. I’ve had an exhausting rollercoaster of a week. Unfortunately,...

Peter BriggsMarch 28, 2013

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The List: Heartthrobs in Action

Any woman who tells you that we can’t be just as shallow as the guys when it comes to looks is frankly, full of...

Stefan BlitzMarch 27, 2013

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SXSW Recap – Film Reviews

By Todd Sokolove I survived my first SXSW Film, and I’m still basking in the afterglow of it all. In addition to outstanding World...

Todd SokoloveMarch 27, 2013

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Time for a Nonprofit Studio?

Easily the biggest piece of entertainment news this month was that the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign raised several million dollars overnight. As many people...

Seth LeviMarch 27, 2013

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Movie Trailers Galore! PAIN & GAIN Red Band, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, KICK-ASS International, RIDDICK Teaser, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Intnl, TRANCE, WORLD WAR Z Intnl

Stefan BlitzMarch 27, 2013

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(UPDATED) SNIKT! THE WOLVERINE Gets an International Trailer!

UPDATED WITH DOMESTIC TRAILER AS WELL, And a fairly mediocre poster…. Thoughts?

Stefan BlitzMarch 27, 2013

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THE COMIC LIST:
Releases For 3/27/13

After the jump check out a list of which which comics, graphic novels, toys and other pop-culture merchandise will arrive at your local comic...

Stefan BlitzMarch 27, 2013

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TUESDAY BLUs (& DVDs): This Week’s New Releases 3/26/13

Welcome to Tuesday and the latest releases that are likely to capture your attention including Academy Award winner Lincoln, Killing Them Softly, and A...

Stefan BlitzMarch 27, 2013