Blu-ray Review: Sucker Punch
Comicpalooza Houston 2011: An Outsider’s Perspective
Written by guest writer, G. Posted by Jenn, Media Editor
Caveat 1: I do not read comics– not even in the Sunday paper, which I do not read at all because I am not a subscriber and I don’t enjoy the trip to the corner store. I bought and read comics in my youth. Bought and read and boarded and mylared and boxed. Retirement. TMNT and Miller and Watchmen 1-12. The End.
Caveat 2: I have never been to San Diego. The closest I ever got to anything like Comicpalooza Houston 2011 was Comic Dealer Boothfest 1983 at the St. Clair County Fairgrounds in Belleville, Illinois (disclaimer: that was probably not the real name). I think that’s where I bought my copy of “Spectacular Spider-Man” #17, rationalizing with my pre-adolescent reasoning skills that I had just scored an incredible deal. Maybe one of you can set me straight.
Movie Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
by Caleb Paullus, Media Editor
Just when I thought I couldn’t get enough explosions and Sexy Autobot Action, Michael Bay graces me with the next installment, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. In this blasterpiece (see what I did there?), we are introduced to a plethora of new Autobots and Decepticons, a sexy new girlfriend, explosions, and the epic voice of Leonard Nimoy. I guarantee* you will enjoy this movie a million times more than the second Transformers film.
Minor Spoilers Ahead: Beware!
Movie News: Transformers: Dark of the Moon US Premiere on June 28th
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Movie Opens Exclusively in 3D at 9PM on June 28th and Worldwide on June 29th
DVD Review: Doctor Who “Frontios” and “Time and the Rani”
by Erin Hatch, Editor-at-Large
After my adventures reviewing two sets of classic Doctor Who episodes from the Jon Pertwee years, I hopped in my TARDIS and jumped forward to the mysterious 1980’s to look at an another two recently released Who story arcs: “Frontios” from 1984, starring Peter Davison, and “Time and the Rani” from 1987, with Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, which are now available to own on DVD!
TV Review: Futurama “Neutopia” and “Benderama”
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
The show that was once canceled and then reborn as a set of DVD movies and then brought back as a full series returns again for another season of high tech futuristic wacky hijinx! That’s right, tonight is the return of Futurama on Comedy Central with two all brand new episodes starring our favorite bunch of lovable space delivery misfits. The real question is can the series still meet our expectations in terms of the level of hilarity we expect from this series.
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DVD Review: Challenge of the Gobots: The Original Miniseries
by Erin Hatch, Editor-at-Large
If you were a child in the 1980’s, and have participated in Geek culture at any time since, it is possible that you have encountered a very silly debate between fans of the popular Transforming-Robot series, Transformers, and the not-quite-so-popular, Transforming-Robot series, Gobots. It is a fairly useless debate, as Gobots fans generally stress that Gobots came first, while Transformers fans counter with the fact that Transformers wasn’t a pile of crap. But who is correct? Now we can find out, with the release of the miniseries that started it all: Challenge of the Gobots: The Original Miniseries now on DVD!
DVD Review: Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D.
by Erin Hatch, Editor-at-Large
Never judge a DVD by its cover. That is probably the primary lesson that I learned from Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D. You see, I assumed that the DVD for Spider-Woman contained an animated movie that did something interesting with Spider-Woman, who doesn’t seem to be all that popular among fans. I’d seen her featured in interesting roles in the Avengers comics a while back, but never really sympathized with her character, so I just assumed that this movie would be a good chance to get to know the character in her post-Invasion incarnation.
But this isn’t a movie, it is a motion comic, and it would be unfair to judge this motion comic by movie standards, right? So, let’s start over.
DVD Review: Stargate Universe: The Complete Final Season (Season Two)
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
Every mission has a destiny… and apparently this mission’s destiny was to end long before its time was up. Stargate Universe: The Complete Final Season (aka Season Two) was both a blessing and a curse for sci-fi fans, as the season really ramped up the epic journey of Col. Young, Lt. Scott, Eli, Chloe and Dr. Rush, seeing them delve into deeper and darker territory than any Stargate series ever had. This darker setting made it one of the most captivating and interesting series that the franchise ever produced, breathing new life into previously generic sci-fi situations.
DVD Review: Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons and Doctor Who: The Planet of the Spiders
by Erin Hatch, Editor-at-Large
Now two more classic Doctor Who stories, Terror of the Autons and The Planet of the Spiders (featuring Jon Pertwee) are now available for you to own on DVD!
Back in 2009, I was scandalized by the idea that any actor could possibly replace David Tennant as The Doctor in BBC’s excellent science fiction series Doctor Who. I couldn’t imagine anyone taking his place, and was sure that the series would no longer be the brilliant show I knew and loved.
DVD Review: Burn Notice – Season Four
10 Things I learned from being a Zombie on a movie set
A few weeks ago, I played a zombie in a short film called ‘Zombie Man‘ (by Solar Light Films). You might have read about my make-up test here.
It was a really fun and crazy shoot, but I also learned a few valuable lessons, which I am happy to share with you all.
Forget about what you should do in a Zombie Apocalypse! Most of us already know – if you don’t, just google it!
The following is what I’ve learned from playing a ZOMBIE on a film set in a nature preserve for one day.
Pay close attention and take heed! You’ll thank me later.