DVD Review: Stag Night
Over 100,00 people are reported missing in New York City every year. The adults are never looked for…
In olden times, the night prior to his wedding, the young groom would be sent off into the forest to kill and bring home a stag, to prove he could provide for his family. Now it’s about proving your manhood through imbibing massive quantities of alcohol, and looking at strange, naked women. How dangerous can a night out with friends be?
Can Patrick Rothfuss and Nathan Fillion Revive Firefly?
photos courtesy Patrick Rothfuss
By Brenda Waldrop
Patrick Rothfuss, author of the international best seller “The Name of The Wind”, and the highly anticipated sequel, “The Wise Man’s Fear”, to be released March 1st, 2011, recently posted an “Open Letter to Nathan Fillion” on his website, suggesting they team up to bring back Firefly!
Ok, it’s a bit more complex than that; in the letter Rothfuss mentions a recent interview Fillion gave to EW.com where he quotes Nathan as saying:
“If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to Firefly, make it on my own, and distribute it on the Internet”
DVD Review: The Superhero Squad Show: Quest for the Infinity Sword- Volume 3
Hero up, Squaddies!
By Morgan Barrett
The Superhero Squad Show is an action-packed, family-friendly show (with a kick-ass theme song) full of Marvel’s classic superheroes and villains. In Volume 3 (now available on DVD), the greatest heroes unite in search of the missing fragments of the Infinity Sword. The show is full of nutty characters and witty humor as the world’s greatest superheroes prevent Dr. Doom and his hysterically evil minions from completing the Infinity Sword.
Volume 3 features everything from silly love spells to mayhem at Mutant High.
Movie Review: Hall Pass
Meet best friends Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis). These two men have been married to their wives for several years (played by Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate), but things start going downhill and drastic measures are taken. They are granted a “hall pass” by their wives, entitling them to one week of freedom to do whatever they desire, with absolutely no questions or penalties for their actions (though, little do the men know, the wives venture out to have some single-life-adventures of their own). This scenario is the setup for the new film Hall Pass, brought to you by the Farrelly Brothers (There’s Something About Mary). So how do Rick and Fred fare out in the real world of singledom?
2 for 2/22 Tuesday Giveaway! Disney/Ghibli Blu-ray and DVD!
In honor of 2/22 2sday, We’re giving away 2 prize packages, each with 2 Blu-rays!
Disney and Studio Ghibli are releasing 2 of their classics 2 weeks from 2day! Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on Blu-ray/DVD combo, and Tales from Earthsea on DVD are available for pre-order by clicking either of the 2 box images below, but now you can win them 2!
Comic News: Dwayne McDuffie, Comics and Animation Icon Dies at Age 49
Iconic comic book and animation scribe Dwayne McDuffie has passed away only one day after his 49th Birthday. He died as a result of complications from a surgical procedure performed on Monday Evening.
McDuffie has written for Marvel, DC Comics and the animation industry for many years having worked on such shows as Justice League, Ben 10 and numerous DC animated projects including the just released All Star Superman originally a limited series written by Grant Morrison. McDuffie was a founder of Milestone Comics which launched in the early 90’s with the mission of bringing diversity to comics.
Movie Review: Zoroark: Master Of Illusions (Phantom Ruler: Zoroark)
Blu-ray Review: Doctor Who – A Christmas Carol
As per yearly tradition since 2005, we are once again shown a bit of love on Christmas Day as BBC unleashes yet another Doctor Who special to us all… but this year things are a bit different now that Stephen Moffat and Co. are heading up the timeless timelord!
Movie Review: I AM NUMBER FOUR
This weekend marks the release of I AM NUMBER FOUR, the new Dreamworks suspense thriller from Director DJ Caruso and Producer Michael Bay. Based on the novel by Pittacus Lore, the story follows teenager John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) who has been forced to live his life on the run since he was a child, pursued by dark forces that want him dead. With help from his protector, Henri (Timothy Olypant), John has managed to survive out of the reach of those who wish him harm. There have been many questions surrounding this new release and viewers have been left wondering if this newest endeavor will pay off. ComicsOnline had a chance to participate in a Press Screening of the film and we are excited to say that I AM NUMBER FOUR is a pleasant surprise!
Anime DVD Review: Trigun, The Complete Series
You’ve got to ask yourself one question… Do I feel lucky?
Movie Review: Unknown
Considering that Unknown stars the new-and-improved-awesome-action-hero Liam Neeson, it was pretty anticipated by most fans (incuding myself), even if the trailers explained little about the movie and weren’t very widely shown. What the trailers did suggest, however, was that the audience would be treated to another action-packed, ass-kick-fest, starring Neeson as the rugged, sexy, and heroic protagonist. While Neeson was, indeed, sexy and rugged, I wouldn’t go so far as to use the words “heroic” or “action-packed” to describe much of anything in this movie, as Unknown (now also known as Taken 2: Hey, Somebody Stole My Memory) unfortunately falls into the category of same-old-story.
Beware of spoilers beyond this point!
Movie Review: Under The Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
TV News: NBC Announces Actress for Wonder Woman Series
Adrianne Palicki has been annouced to be taking on the tiara and bracelets of DC’s amazon princess Wonder Woman. Palicki is probably best known for her role on NBC’s Friday Night Lights where she played the role Tyra Colette. She was also recently seen in Legion and will be in the upcoming remake of Red Dawn. (Why did this need to be remade?!?)
The NBC Series Wonder Woman based on the iconic character will have Diana Prince balancing her life as a high powered business executive and a vigilante in Los Angeles. Produced by David E. Kelly and Bill D’Elia. David E. Kelly is primarily known for his satyrical, pushing the envelope Drama/Comedies like Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Boston Legal and The Practice.
It will be interesting to see how the show is played out.