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Geek Gear: Battlestar Galactica ‘I Kissed a Cylon’

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:23 AM PDT

Battlestar Galactica - I Kissed a Cylon

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is the Battlestar Galactica-themed shirt called "I Kissed a Cylon" by artist Matt Dearden.

The sale at RIPT began today, Monday, June 6, 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 [...]

2011 MTV Movie Awards Trailers For ‘Harry Potter, ‘Twilight’ & ‘Super 8′

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:12 PM PDT

2011 MTV Movie Awards

The 2011 MTV Movie Awards aired live earlier this evening, and if you know anything about this particular awards show, you'll know it's a popularity contest. The movies nominated appear to teens and young adults and the winners are determined by that demographic, which, judging by the large amount of Twilight wins each year, I'm guessing is mostly females.

If you love Twilight, then this awards show should be good to go for another year for you, when the final movie is released. This year, the film franchise's vampire star Robert Pattinson was pretty much the star of the show, winning for Best Male Actor, Best Kiss (with co-star Kristen Stewart), Best Fight Scene (with co-star Bryce Dallas Howard). He also was one of the actors who presented the Generation Award to Reese Witherspoon.

Aside from the seeing your favorite stars from consistently nominated film franchises like Twilight and Harry Potter, as well as whatever lesbian kiss was in a movie that year, the 2011 MTV Movie Awards always has a few world premieres from upcoming movies. This year, the show debuted exclusive footage from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and Super 8.

You can watch those videos here [...]

Deal: Back To The Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy Blu-ray

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:30 PM PDT



Right now, Amazon is running a deal on the Back To The Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy on Blu-ray for only $24.99 (that's 69% off the list price of $79.98).

The Blu-ray set contains all three movies (Part I, II, and III), along with digital copies of each film, which you can use to watch them on your computer or portable devices like an iPod or iPad.

There's also a Back to the Future Trilogy with Hot Wheels Back to the Future Time Machine [Blu-ray] that's only $24.99!!!!

The DVD version, which also contains digital copies, is also on sale for $29.49 (that's 41% off the list price of $49.98), though if you own a Blu-ray player, it's obviously better to get the Blu-ray set, which is cheaper right now. Note, there's no end date listed for this sale, but the Blu-ray is selling like crazy -- it's currently at #1 for Bestsellers in Blu-ray on Amazon, which means supplies can run out real soon, so grab this item while it's drastically discounted [...]

Watch Now: First Trailer For ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1′

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:27 PM PDT

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Remember that itty bitty peek at Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 we posted the other day? We thought that'd be it until later tonight when the movie's young stars appear at the The 2011 MTV Movie Awards to introduce new footage from the film, but as it turns out, the full teaser trailer is now online.

Watch the trailer here below.

The tiny peek video centered around Bella and Edward's impending nuptials and the teaser trailer is more of the same, as guests get their wedding invites, some of whom are not at all pleased by the event (you can guess who). There's even a first-look at the bride on her wedding day, as well as what fans really want to see -- the wedding night. Oh, and it ends with Bella noticing something strange happening while she's still on her honeymoon (you guys know what I'm talking about!) [...]

DVD Review: The Green Hornet (2011)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 01:26 PM PDT



The Green Hornet
DVD | Blu-ray
Directed by Michel Gondry
Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, Tom Wilkinson
Release date: May 3, 2011

Since the release of X-Men back in 2000 studios have been snapping up comic book properties like new release day at Golden Apple Comics with an eye towards turning them into big screen blockbuster franchises. Over the past decade the business of making movies based on superhero comics has become a virtual bloodsport and the major casualties are usually those adapted from material no one has ever really heard of, or at least the characters who aren't considered to be in the "mainstream".

If you don't believe me just ask the people responsible for making The Shadow (1994) and The Phantom (1996). Even Dick Tracy (1990), despite packing a metric ton of star power (for the early '90s), was barely able to break even at the box office. But those characters came from a different and substantially less cynical era, a time when Stan "The Man" Lee was still being referred to as Stanley Leiber and names like Chris Claremont, Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Brian Michael Bendis, Garth Ennis, Ed Brubaker, and Steve Bissette were decades away from prominence in the comics industry. Superhero comics first emerged during the Great Depression, a period in American history when the need for escapist delights were stronger than they ever were or ever would be. [...]

Book Review: The Black Prism: Lightbringer #1 by Brent Weeks

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Black Prism Brent Weeks Cover

The Black Prism
Lightbringer Book 1
By Brent Weeks
Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle
Orbit
Release Date: August 25, 2010

The Black Prism marks a new series for fantasy writer Brent Weeks, this one called the Lightbringer series. In the first volume, Gavin Guile is a powerful and imposing emperor who is also the Prism, but he finds out that he has a son, and he has to protect him from his enemies. Weeks' strength is definitely in world-building, and this book proves no exception, featuring a unique magic system that relies on colors and the perceptions of color to indicate the strength of a mage. Kip is the previously mentioned bastard son of Guile, and starts off with a unique voice in the narrative.

Description is another of Weeks' strengths, and he integrates it well with the plot, characterization, and dialogue. For fans of epic fantasy that isn't pseudo-medieval or sword and sorcery inspired, Weeks is another great writer to add to your TBR file. If you've enjoyed the books of Brandon Sanderson, Tad Williams, and Steven Erikson, you'll enjoy this series. However, as with many epic fantasies of this scope and nature, the authors devotes a lot of time for "getting to know you" type of character scenes that serve as establishing why we should feel sympathy for a particular person. Although he starts out strongly, Kip is average in this regard. Although I felt for his plight and his situation, he didn't grab me as much as I hoped he would [...]
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