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Earth Station One Episode 169 – The World of H.G. Wells
The Collected Works New Pulp creators discuss H.G. Wells on the latest episode of the Earth Station One podcast. On this episode, the station is full to the brim with folks celebrating the life and career of “The Father of Speculative Fiction,” “The Patron Saint of Steampunk,” “The Shaper of Things to Come,” “History’s Awesome…
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Win a Copy of Trance!
Danny Boyle’s Trance is now available on DigitalHD and will debut on Blu-ray add DVD July 23. To celebrate, we have 1 copy of the disc to giveaway to a lucky reader. Trance brings us tons of twists and turns in the plot as multiple layers of backstabbing occur. Movies with unexpected turns have become…
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John Ostrander’s Got Nothin’
This is what a deadline looks like on writer’s block. Nothin’. I got nothin’. Lots of stuff has happened this week, lots of stuff happened in the pop arts, there are sure to be lots of topics from which to choose, something must interest me enough to blather about for the length of a column…
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BOOM! Acquires Archaia
June 24th, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA – BOOM! Studios, the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic book and graphic novel publisher and two-time winner of Diamond Comics Distributors’ prestigious “Best Publisher” Gem Award, has merged with Eisner and Harvey Award-winning Archaia Entertainment, the publisher of graphic novels including Mouse Guard, A Tale of Sand, Rust,…
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REVIEW: Movie 43
Growing up in the 1970s, there were plenty of movie parodies that broke down into two camps: the really smart ones that required a familiarity with film and culture (Blazing Saddles, et. al.) and those that were outrageous fun (Kentucky Fried Movie, The Groove Tube). The latter also showcased up and coming talent before and…
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Mindy Newell: Man Of $teel
In 1978, we were enticed to go see Superman this way: You will believe a man could fly. In 2013, we have been enticed to go see Man Of Steel like this: He can walk through fire. He can melt glaciers with his eyes. He can rip through metal with his bare hands. So, how…
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REVIEW: Stoker
When you name a thriller Stoker, you immediately have people concluding it has something to do with Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, and therefore maybe the movie involves vampires. The film’s characters address that at one point but let’s stipulate that there are no members of the undead here. Instead, we have a stylish, noirsh…
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Downey Signed for Avengers 2-3 — What Happens Next?
To the surprise of few, Marvel announced on their website today that Robert Downey, Jr. would don the armor at least two more times. What’s interesting is that the two films he signed for are Avengers 2 and Avengers 3, the latter of which has yet to be given a formal green-light or spot on…
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Dennis O’Neil: Super-Success
Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… Superman, crossing his eyes, thumbing his nose and sticking out his tongue. He’s directing his scorn toward all the nay-sayers who predicted a cool reception for The Man of Steel. The picture officially opened Friday morning and by Friday afternoon one web news…
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Frozen Trailer Debuts
Disney has released the first teaser trailer for November’s animated Frozen. The film features the usual impressive vocal cast and comes well pedigreed. FROZEN (In 3D) Genre: Animated Comedy/Adventure Rating: TBD U.S. Release Date: November 27, 2013 Voice Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Producer: Peter Del Vecho Screenplay…
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Enter to Win a Copy of the Comedy Movie 43
From the twisted minds of producers Peter Farrelly (Hall Pass, Shallow Hal) and Charles Wessler (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber), comes Movie 43Â — the outrageous new ensemble comedy starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Movie 43Â is not for the easily-offended and contains jaw-dropping, sometimes shockingly disturbing, but always entertaining…
