Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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Video Game Deal: Dragon Age II

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:41 AM PDT

The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is Dragon Age II for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PC Download for $39.99 each (that’s 33% off the list price of $59.95) Note, this deal is only for today, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, til midnight PST while supplies last. From the product page: [...]

Geek Gear: ‘Hypno Toad’ Shirt

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:03 PM PDT

Hypno Toad

It seems like once a week someone does yet another design with the Hypnotoad as if the world really needs anoth--ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is "Hypno Toad" which mashes up Futurama with Super Mario Bros.

The tee, by artist D4N13L, went on sale at RIPT today, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

The ‘Fallout’ Movie That Never Happened; Would You Have Seen It?

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:55 PM PDT



Fans of Bethesda Softworks' Fallout franchise may not know this (I certainly didn't), but way back in 1998 a movie adaptation of the first game in the series was in the works. Interplay Entertainment, who owned Fallout and Fallout 2 developer Black Isle Studios, had begun a new division called Interplay Films with plans of making multiple movies based on their games.

After the popular debut of the first Fallout in 1997 it was obviously a world that was perfect for film adaptation, but sadly it would never come to be; even with multiple studios interested in the movie, Interplay closed its film division and that was that. Three outlines of what was to become a script were written by Brent V. Friedman while it was still being developed, however, and recently the second treatment was found on a old floppy disk.

So would a Fallout movie have worked or would it have just become another example of how horrible video game movies have been over the years? Click on over to the other side now to find out where you can read the full treatment and share your thoughts below! [...]

Stephen King To Write An Episode Of ‘The Walking Dead’ For Frank Darabont?

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:29 PM PDT



Frank Darabont and Stephen King are a pair of artists meant to work together. For those who don't know, Darabont has written and directed three movies based on the stories of King, including The Mist, The Green Mile, and of course, The Shawshank Redemption.

Now comes word that King might just be helping out Darabont with season 2 of his hit zombie TV series, The Walking Dead. Actress Laurie Holden, while at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo this past weekend, shared that King was actually in talks to write an episode of the show's sophomore season, which will run 13 episodes as opposed to the first season's 6.

Usually when actors randomly share news like this is seems to end up being completely wrong or a total misunderstanding, but it does make a lot of sense for the two talents to work together again and it would be an incredibly exciting episode to anticipate for fans. [...]

Filming Finally Begins On Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit’; First Set Images Released

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:55 AM PDT



It may have taken a little longer than we had anticipated, but production has now officially begun on The Hobbit, the two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale being directed by Peter Jackson.

New Line Cinema and MGM have sent out a press release announcing the official start of filming, along with some new information on the movie and a cast rundown. Also released is the first two images from the set of The Hobbit, featuring Jackson in a familiar setting.

You can check out the first image above, and you can see a second image and read all of the details mentioned in the press release by continuing on below now.

The movie stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen as Gandalf. The Dwarves are played by Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield), Ken Stott (Balin), Graham McTavish (Dwalin), William Kircher (Bifur) James Nesbitt (Bofur), Stephen Hunter (Bombur), Rob Kazinsky (Fili), Aidan Turner (Kili), Peter Hambleton (Gloin), John Callen (Oin), Jed Brophy (Nori), Mark Hadlow (Dori), and Adam Brown (Ori). [...]

Movie Review: The Lincoln Lawyer

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PDT

The Lincoln Lawyer movie poster

The Lincoln Lawyer
Directed by Brad Furman
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, John Leguizamo, Frances Fisher, Michael Pena, Josh Lucas
Release date: March 18, 2011

Los Angeles is an incomparable environment when we are talking about the innocent and the sinful; the beautiful and the damned; the honorable and the deceitful. The California hotspot has been glorified by films' exposing of corruption that is at the city's core. The steamy nights, palm trees lining the most dangerous sidewalks, and homes of all sizes overlooking the inestimable amount of glittering lights. These are touchstone characteristics of modern day film noirs (Mulholland Dr.) and classic noirs (Mildred Pierce). It is such a city that is ripe for extravagance, tragedy, merciless characters, beauty, and horrific doings. And people are still attracted to it. But maybe the most honored characteristic of noirs and L.A. is a hero who signifies American coolness and who is unafraid to excavate past the norm.

And who is cooler to strut the streets of L.A. and get chauffeured around in his black Lincoln (which doubles as his office) than Matthew McConaughey? "Ain't no Love in the Heart of the City" by Bobby Blue Bland is playing as we first see Mick Haller (McConaughey), a smooth, conniving, haughty hotshot defense lawyer. And surely love is hard to come by in this L.A., directed harshly and correctly by Brad Furman (The Take), who shows the city's grimness and shadiness opposed to hiding behind its superficial beauty. Within the first few scenes we know that Mick is well acquainted with his environment, keeping close to him drug abusers, motorcycle gangs, and conmen, all who give him valuable information. Everything is business-related. His ex-wife (Marisa Tomei) works with the DA. There is no true love there either [...]

Is ‘Master Of Puppets’ By Metallica The ‘Top Metal Song Of All Time’?

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:41 AM PDT

Master of Puppets

The official website for Gibson guitars has released what they perceive to be the top 50 metal songs of all time. Gibson.com's writers and editors worked on compiling the list over several weeks, releasing 10 entries at a time, and recently released the top 10, which declared the number one metal song to be "Master of Puppets" by Metallica.

In some ways, the number one spot for Metallica is fitting, considering 2011 is the 25th anniversary of the release of their Master of Puppets album. Having said that though, metalheads are notorious for having fierce and strong opinions about what they consider to be their "top songs," on top of their fierce and strong opinions about what bands are or are not even metal [...]
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