Rise of The Guardians - Trailer & Character Cards

I read A LOT of movie news... A LOT!!! But every once and again something slips past me and I have no idea what everyone is talking about. This is a case with Rise of the Guardians, the Dreamworks animated release that will be in theaters on November 21st.  This one looks fantastic, with all the heroes of our youth (Santa, the Easter Bunny, etc) protecting children against Pitch (the Boogeyman). The trailer looks magnificent and the character cards they created to describe each one of the figures in the movie make me want to see it even more. Add an all star voice cast that features Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman and Alec Baldwin (among others) and you got my 10 bucks... this one looks to be a holiday season hit. Check out the trailer and the clips after the jump....

Historical Star Wars Paintings by Ninja Ink

Star Wars characters are often used by artists to show of their interpetation of what they would do with the characters. Sometimes this works great, other times not so much. But some of my faves come when they put the failiar Star wars characaters in some other popular surroundings. Take Ninja Ink's Star Wars Paintings as a good example. They take two classic paintings from American History (Washington Crossing the Deleware & I don't know the name of the other) and re-imagine them with Star Wars figures. these are phenomenal. Check them out after the jump....

Will Smith Pops Shit: A Supercut Of Will Smith Talking Smack

Will Smith has made some kick ass movies, and from what I understand he has another one in theaters right now (Men In Black 3... I haven't seen it yet, heard great things). And while he is starring in these fantastic action movies, he frequently pops shit. Yup, I said it... my man talks mad smack! How much smack? Enough smack for Film.com to create a Supercut of some of his greatest one liners and shit talking throughout his career. Wipe your mouth Will... LOL. Check the video after the jump...

Disney's X-Men by American Ninja X

Ever since the merger between Disney & Marvel there have been tons of mash-ups to hit the 'Net, but usually they are pretty bored an uninspired. But Deviant Artist American Ninja X has come up with some really good ones featuring Disney versions of the X-men. Very well done indeed. Check out the full gallery after the jump...

Calvin & Hobbes: The Video Game by Johan Vinet

I have always had a soft spot for Calvin & hobbes, Bill Waterson's wonderful comic strip. I am not nearly as huge of a fan as my boy Joe Esq may be, but I know that lots of people have love for the little boy & his imaginary tiger. So whenever I come across something cool featuring these great characters, I have to post them on CCD. Artist Johan Vinet creates an excellent 16 bit version of the dynamic duo if they had been the lead characters in a Sega Genesis game, and the results are stupendous. After the jump, check out both a GIF and full video version of the opening title card from the faux game, and take a trip down memory lane with two of the best comic strip characters of all time.

The Excavation Of Mushroom Island by Logan Zawacki

What if the world of Super Mario Brothers was real? What if those warp zone pipes didn't take our favorite plumbers from Brooklyn to another world, but rather to a deserted island somewhere in the South Pacific? There would have to be some sort of evidence of the existence of these fantastic times... and now there is!!!! Author Logan Zawacki has self published a very interesting book entitled 'The Excavation of Mushroom Island', which details an archaeological excavation that has turned up the skeletal remains of some well known Mario game characters. Bowser, Toad, Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and even the brothers themselves... these X-Ray photos make for a cool book. Right now it is available on Blurb for $50.00 (which seems like a lot but is not that much for a self published book with this many cool full color photos). Check out the official Flickr stream here, and click after the jump for my faves of the bunch....

No Church In The Wild - Jay-Z & Kanye West ft. Frank Ocean

Watch The Throne was my favorite album last summer, uniting two hip hop legends like Jay-Z & Kanye to produce a pretty great record. One of the hottest tracks on the album had to be 'No Church In The Wild'. The beat is bananas, the lyrics are fantastic, and Frank Ocean's street sounding R&B sound complete a perfect track. It has such an ominous beat that it has become the "it" song for movie trailers since last summer, featuring prominently in the Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds film Safe House & the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio version of The Great Gatsby (Huh... wtf?). So it seemed fitting for the crew to reach out to Romain Gravas, who has a knack for making music videos that may only be 4 minutes long but are like full length movies. This one is full of drama and intensity. Plus I love that they used the unedited version of the song for the video. Check it out embedded after the jump....

Super Team Family: Mister Miracle & The Escapist by Ross

One of my favorite blogs on the Internet is 'Super Team Family: The Lost Issues' by an excellent digital artist named Ross. The site has gone through a few incarnations, once focusing on Batman team-ups and then on Thing team-ups. Now he puts together awesome Super Family team-ups that have not and probably will not ever happen. He takes great characters that bare totally unrelated and makes you see just how great they would work together. Case in point: Today's team-up features one of my favorite characters in the history of comics Mr. Miracle as well as the titular superhero from The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay novel The Escapist. Both of these guys are escape artists and magicians... that is the easy tie in. But Ross dug deep into the world of a Pulitzer Prize winning novel to take the comic character from the story within the story to find the perfect match for Mister Miracle. Wow... what a great cover. Keep up the great work Ross. Check out the full piece after the jump...

'The Rains of Castamere' by The National

Anyone who is reading or has read the 'A Song of Ice & Fire' book series by George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones for people who only watch the TV show) knows what a stickler for details. one of the things he is known for is including songs that the different families and people of the 7 Kingdoms sing. Martin frequently puts whole verses of his songs into the narrative text of the books to drive home how important these songs are to the relaying of history in a time long before published books were prevalent. While songs like 'The Bear and the Maiden Fare' & 'The Song of the Seven' serve to relive some past battle or tell a story, one of the songs sticks out for its shear viciousness and malice. This song is 'The Rains of Castamere', which details how the Lannisters destroyed a whole family of nobles who rebelled against their power. Now hipster faves The National have sung a version for the Season 2 soundtrack, and it sounds as spooky and ominous as I would have thought it should. Check out the full song after the jump and remember a Lannister always pays his debts...

'Holy Motors' - The Strangest Film To Come Out Of Cannes This Year

The Cannes film festival is still one of the most important film festivals in the world in terms of breaking films and creating buzz. The festival is single handily responsible for the careers of such directors as Quentin Tarantino & Kevin Smith, and has made the Weinstein Company one of the biggest players in the movie industry. Those of you non film snobs may not know much about the festival besides its name... so here is a quick crash course. The main award of the festival is called the Palm d'Or. The winner of the Palm d'Or gets all types of free press, praise, and usually ends up a successful film do to the push from the win. But when there is an upset (as there was this year) sometimes more than one film can benefit from just being nominated. This year a movie called 'Amour' took the top prize, but it is the very weird and bizarre 'Holy Motors' that is generating the most buzz. It comes from controversial film director Leos Carax & has a few recognizable names starring in it (Kylie Minogue, Eva Mendes), and judging by the trailer it is bat shit crazy. Maybe that is why it didn't get the win... it may have been too weird for its own good. Check the full trailer out after the jump and keep your eyes peeled for 'Holy Motors' to be hitting a indy cinema near you...

'Good As Gold' - A Doctor Who Short To Help Hold You Over Until Season 7

Doctor Who has become a bit of an obsession for me. Not just Doctor Who, but pretty much all BBC shows. But Doctor Who is what started it for me. So one can imagine just how hard it is for me each spring/summer as I wait in anticipation for the next season to start. Doctor Who is also one of the most popular shows among kids in England. A lot of the shows popularity comes from the younger demographic. So the gang over at BBC decided to kill two birds with one stone and create a short based on a script written by the students of  the Ashdene School. The result is 'Good As Gold', and features the Doctor, Amy (my god I love her), a Weeping Angel, and the Olympic Torch... yup, this short is pretty great. Good job kids. Catch the full episode after the jump....

Disney's Mother Of Dragons by Mona Collentine

I am in full force Game of Thrones mode lately.... I have a couple of pages left in Book #3, Season 2 of the show is wrapping up next week, and I just ordered a book called "Beyond The Wall" which is a collection of essays about George R.R. Martin's seminal book series. So when I was over at my boy Jeremy Barker's Popped Culture website and I saw this awesome Daenerys mash-up featuring some of the Disney dragons (Figment, Elliot, and Maleficent) I knew I just had to post it. You can see more of artist Mona Collentine stuff by clicking here and can view the full sized version of the pic after the jump....

5 Reasons Why Battleship Was NOT That Bad Of A Movie: A Rant by Mike D

So last night Jeff Bond & I had a man date and caught a double feature at the movie theater, watching Battleship & The Dictator. Now I must preface this by saying that I wanted to see Battleship because I THOUGHT my good friend Glenn G had given it a high praise on Facebook after attending a special screening of the film at The Ziegfeld Theater in NYC.  Glenn wrote "This film is not as bad as people say... ITS MUCH WORSE!!!", but I thought he was giving it a compliment since I only read it quick. So on this mistake I decided to check it out... and even though Glenn (and the rest of the known world) seem to have hated it, I actually thought it was a decent pop corn action flick. I don't understand why it needed to be called "Battleship", in the sense that it was a cool alien invasion flick in the vein of Independence Day. Why tie it to a board game??? But I will get to all of that after the jump. Click read more below to see my 5 reasons why Battleship really isn't that bad....

Notebook Nerd: Ball Point Pen Drawings by Jim Rugg

When I was a kid in school I often doodled in my notebook. I drew on the cover of my binder, the dividers inside it, any pretty much anything else I could. Artist Jim Rugg seems to have had the same habit... but fortunately for all of us Jim Rugg is far better at it than I was. In fact Jim's notebook sketches are so good that he is having his own art show featuring his notebook drawings. Wow. All of these pieces  are created in ball point pen and loose leaf paper. You can get more information on the show (which opens on May 25th)  by clicking here, but after the jump you will see some of my personal faves...

MCA Takes On The X-Men by Steven Howard

I am still having a hard time dealing with the fact that MCA of the Beastie Boys is dead and gone. It is just such a crushing blow to my childhood, and I regret not being able to see the Boys in concert ever again. But things like this comic strip celebrate his life and make missing him a bit easier. Artist Steven Howard depicts MCA in a very "Fight For Your Rights" moment with two of the most famous X-Men, Cyclops & Wolverine. These guys are not to be trifled with, but MCA lets em have it Beastie style!!! Check out the full comic strip after the jump...

Hobbits Be Crazy: Check Out Elijah Wood In The New Trailer For 'Maniac'

'Maniac' was one of the craziest movies ever made, and way back in 1980 helped jump start the slasher genre. The movie had iconic VHS box art and was a staple of any horror fan who rented movies from their local mom & pop video shop. The unique Point Of View shots and the awesome early special effects of Tom Savini all made the film quite perfect. So when I heard that they were going to remake the film, as a true horror fan I was a little skeptical. Especially when they added the hobbit man himself Elijah Wood as the title character... how the fuck was Frodo going to scare anybody? Well, one way to get this one right is to add Alejandre Aja to the mix as a producer. The guy is one of the few people in the horror industry who gets it, and has a very strong tie to the original films in this classic genre. The second thing to do would be to release a red band trailer showing Mr. Wood acting "Maniacal"... and holy shit it works!!! Check out the trailer after the jump for proof that even Hobbits can be serial killers...

Doctor Who Dinosaurs by Peter Foglesong

Over the past couple of years I have become completely enamored by British TV shows. Being Human, Sherlock, Skins, Luther, Whitechapel, Downtown Abbey... these are some of my favorite shows of the past few years. But it all started when i started watching the current incarnation of Doctor Who on the BBC. Chris Eccleston helped usher the Doctor into a new era, and David Tennant & Matt Smith have helped boost the character to an all time high. It is just great TV. The show has been on in various formats since 1963, so maybe it is fitting that an artist by the name of Peter Foglesong has decided to depict all 11 Doctors as dinosaurs!!! You can check out all 11 of his Doctor Who Dinosaurs by clicking here, but I added my top four after the jump...

'Apocalypse Pizza Video' by Andres Fernandez

Even if their were a zombie apocalypse, people would still have to eat. And what do people love to eat more than pizza? Not much... and what goes great with pizza? How about a video!!! Check out this animated short called "Apocalypse Pizza Video", which shows some enterprising young Parisians making the best of their bad situation and servicing the Paris area with pizza at a time of crisis. This is an extremely well done short by director Andres Fernandez, and I especially love the song selection at 2:15 seconds (wink, wink). Click after the jump for the full video...

Now This Is Who I Would Want Speaking At My Commencement ...

Neil Gaiman is a titan in the literary field, having conquered comics, graphic novels, and even traditional novels. The guy is just a fantastic writer and he is super creative at creating worlds where the readers just get lost. If anyone should be advising recent college graduates on the pitfalls & successes of being a artist, I'll take this guy everytime. So it comes as a shock to me that when Gaiman gave the commencement speech to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia that this was the 1st time he had ever done it!!! And in typical Gaiman fashion, he claims that he will never have to do it again because he laid out pretty much EVERYTHING he knows about going out into the real world and trying to be a professional artist. I love this fucking guy. Check out the 20 minute commencement speech after the jump, and if you haven't read The Sandman comics than you are not a true comic book fan!!!!

Check Out The Promo Posters You Never Saw From 'Kick Ass'

'Kick Ass' is such a wonderful adventure of a movie... basically it is the kind of movie that you watch and say "I can't believe they got away with making this crazy fucking movie!!!". The level of violence, inappropriate situations for the teenage characters, and especially Chloe Moretz's 12 year old bad ass Hit Girl... they are all things that could kill a movie before it starts. Yet they got it done, and it is glorious. So now that they are talking about 'Kick Ass 2', some older promo materials is starting to see the light of day. Check out these four posters that feature Kick Ass, Hit Girl, Big Daddy, and Red Mist. These are pretty cool, showing both the costumed & human side of each characters. And if you are going to make a Kick Ass 2, you must get Moretz back and there must be some flashbacks featuring Big Daddy (Nic Cage FTW!!!). The posters are after the jump...

Lazy Sunday 2: Parns & Young Sandwich Get Down

Saturday Night Live's 'Lazy Sunday' skit came at the exact right time in the world... it was the perfect storm of events. A young up and coming comedian named Andy Samberg had no problem making a fool out of himself, the Internet was slowly gaining steam, and SNL was losing momentum as a show among the younger generation. But then 'Lazy Sunday' saw Chris Parnell & Andy Samberg embracing a great geeky day in Manhattan through a funny rap, and the video got CRAZY hits on a new website, Youtube. It was one of the first times a video LIVED ON long after the broadcast, and the rest is history. Samberg's SNL Digital Shorts have become the stuff of legend (Laser Cats & the Natalie Portman Rap are pure genius!!!) and they may be coming to an end with Samberg possibly leaving the show. So how do you end it on a solid not? You go out the way you started, with Lazy Sunday 2!!! Watch the newest Digital Short after the jump... we will always love love ya Young Sandwich!!!

Dictators On Screen by ???

With Sacha Baron Cohen donning a crazy beard and military garb for his new flick 'The Dictator', it is only fitting to take a look back at some of the other great portrayals of dictators throughout history. This cartoon styled drawing ran on the National Post's website a few days back, yet they don't give the artist/creator credit ANYWHERE on the site. What's up with that??? (If anybody knows the artist responsible for this awesome piece, please leave a comment and let me know so I can give proper credit) Anyway, take a second and click after the jump to see this wonderful peace in full size.

Proof That There Is A God: Bar Rafaeli Edition

Bar Rafaeli was just voted the #1 woman on the Maxim Hot 100 list. Now she gets her proper due here at CCD with her very own "Proof That There Is A God" layout. No words... Just thanks!!! Pics after the jump....

"So I Walked Into The Star Wars Bar & Richard Pryor Was Working"... Wait, What?

Richard Pryor was one of the greatest comics of his generation. Hell, he is one of the greatest comedians of all time. But his filthy mouth and uncompromising attitude towards his material often cost him career opportunities that might have made him even more famous then he ever became. Take the Richard Pryor Show as am example. He signed a contract back in 1977 to make a 10 episode 1st season, but the show only filmed four episodes due to conflicts between Pryor and the network over content. One of the skits that made it through is a completly hysterical ad-libbed clip that features Pryor as the bartender at the Star Wars Bar. The bar is frequented by the usual suspects of the Star Wars movies, and there is a good reason for that. They actual got to use certain costumes and masks from the movie itself. God I love me some Pryor. Enjoy the clip...

Big Trouble by Lorenzo Ceccotti

Big Trouble In Little China may very well be one of the most bad ass movies ever made. I love Kurt Russell and all the ass kicking his character Jack Burton does against the forces of Chinese evil that he faces. So when I caught a glimpse of Italian artist Lorenzo Coccetti's take on the classic films poster, I had to share it with all of you guys. If this wouldn't make you want to watch this movie, I don't know what will. Check the full poster out after the jump...

Daniele Rizzo Is The Greatest Press Junket Reporter Of All Time... Just Look & See For Yourself!!!

Press Junkets are organized interview events where a large contingent of the people involved in making the movie (actors, actresses, directors, producers,etc ) meet with groups of press in a single location. This helps with coordinating promotional interviews with multiple press organizations, especially when in foreign countries. At these press junkets reporters must do something to stand out amongst the throngs of people lobbing similiar questions at these casts... Enter Daniele Rizzo, a reporter from Germany. Daniele involves costumes & questions that often leave his interview subjects laughing hysterically and loving every second of the time they spend with him. This guy is out of control... and I mean that in the best way possible. Click here to go to his Youtube channel to see all of his interviews, but click after the jump to see some of my faves involving the cast of The Avengers, Sacha Baron Cohen, the cast of Chronicle, and Barry Sonnenfeld....

The Avengers Weapons Done In Legos by BuriedBricks

The Avengers is currently making billions of dollars across the world. It is making money hand over fist. But before it made a single dollar, a significant amount of money was invested in the production of the film (about 200 million bucks). A good portion of that money went to the characters costumes and weapons. But Lego enthusiast Buried Bricks shows that all it takes to re-create some of those awesome weapons is a ton of those little plastic bricks and some time. Check out his versions of Cap's shield, Thor's hammer, Hawkeye's Arrows, and Widow's gauntlets/belt... all constructed with Legos!!! Pics after the jump...

Cabin In The Woods by Griffin Hartter

If you are a regular reader here on CCD (or some of the other cool kids websites around the web) then you will be extremely familiar with the work of Sean Hartter. The guy has some serious talent, and we have become  pretty good friends due to the relationship that we have developed after I found and re-posted his dope artwork. The guy just makes awesome artwork and is uber talented. So I was super excited when Sean sent me a poster for Cabin In The Woods that was not done by him, but rather his 17 year old son Griffin!!! Wow... wow! Looks like the apple didn't fall far from the tree, huh? Grif got his design up on the Fuck Yeah Movie Poster Tumblr page, and I have to say that I am looking for much more from little Hartter in the future. You keep making them Grif, and we will keep posting em!!! Click after the jump to see the full size pic...

Does Will Smith Have To Smack A Bitch????

It must be kind of tough to be a celebrity... and no, I am not being sarcastic when I say that. When I say celebrity, I mean a huge star like Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts or even Will Smith. Every person in the WORLD recognizes you and wants to get at you. But so it goes. Yet every once in a while, people cross the celebrity line... and they need to get chin checked. Will Smith was walking a press line in Moscow to promote 'Men In Black 3' when one of the male reporters tried to get a bit too friendly with Big Willie. Will is "West Philadelphia, born & raised" so he ain't trying to smooch no Ruskie... watch the hilarious results right after the jump!!!

Even Though It Is Meant For Europe, Promotions Like These Scare Me...

I am looking forward to this summers Spider-Man reboot from director Marc Webb that is starring Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone. It looks to have been done very well, and the action scenes seem to be right on the money. But sometimes a films success is won or lost with the marketing campaign... just ask the people behind John Carter (a great movie that got smacked around cause it was promoted wrong). So far the gang controlling Spider-Man promotion here in the USA seem to be doing a great job... but how about their overseas counterparts? Check out this video after the jump featuring Garfield & Stone and make that decision for yourself... freaky ass Europeans!!!

So This Is What Matthew Fox Has Been Doing Since 'Lost' Ended...

Matthew Fox played the lead, Dr. Jack Shepard, on the hit TV show Lost. Some of his former cast mates have been busy (George Garcia, Michael Emerson, Daniel Dae Kim) with new projects, but others (Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Naveen Andrews and Matt himself) have been quite low profile. But it seems like Fox is about to hit the big screen again... and boy is he making an impact!!! Click after the jump to see Fox in his newest project, the new James Patterson adaption 'I, Alex Cross'...

Very Cool News: Artist Kaws To Design A Balloon For This Years "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade"

Artist Kaws is an artistic phenom. He is a mainstay on the lips of people who love and worship the underground art scene. he has also crossed over into the mainstream, his images and figures becoming familiar to even casual fans of the art scene. He had a monster sized statue of his most famous piece, "Companion", on display at the Standard Hotel in NYC. And now the artist is about to hit the big time and become a name everyone will know: Kaws is designing a version of "Companion" to be featured as a balloon in this years Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!!! Check out the pics after the jump...

The Week That Disco Died - R.I.P. Donna Summers & Robin Gibb

Everybody loves to make fun of disco music and say that it has been dead for a long time. But in reality disco has lived on for years & years in the hearts and dance steps of people all across the world. Disco was a bit before my era, but having parents & family members who were very active in that scene I was exposed to it rather often. But two things stand out two me. One would be the magical voice of Donna Summers. Second would have to be the masterpiece that is the 'Saturday Night Fever' album. Both were staples of my youth, especially Summers songs. My sister used to play many of these songs (on records that belonged to my disco loving Uncle) on my great grandmothers record player, and the smooth sound of the Bee Gees & Ms. Donna bring me back to a better time. Yet now two important people from those memories are gone: Donna Summers passed away at the age of 63, and Robin Gibb dead is dead at 62... both due to cancer.

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Happy Munn-Day!!!

It's Monday again... or should I say MUNN DAY!!! So what is our Asian Sensation up to this time? How about her at an US Weekly party, rocking a simple black dress to perfection? Yes please... another win for the delicate lotus flower. I think I got a fever.... YELLOW FEVER !!! (The Asian humor is for you Lock...) Check out the pics after the jump...

'Too Many Avengers' - A Short Animated Film by Dan Meth

All Avengers. All the time. That seems to be the case here at CCD lately... lol. Anyway, here is an excellent short animated film from Dan Meth entitled 'Too Many Avengers'. In this film Meth wonders what would happen if the core 6 recruits for The Avengers didn't keep their recruitment a secret and invited a few of their "closest" fellow super friends. The possibilities are funnier and funnier. Enjoy the clip after the jump...

Avengers On Parade by Hannah Friederichs

The last couple of weeks have been up & down for me. I was very saddened a few weeks back by the death of Maurice Sendak. I was also very happy when I was able to take my 9 year old son to see 'The Avengers' on the big screen. That is a roller coaster of emotion, and its bittersweet. Than I came across Hannah Friederichs excellent Sendak-styled run down of the Avengers, and it all came together in a very positive way. This is what a good mash-up should be. Check out the full sized image after the jump.

'Arrow' On The CW Is Shaping Up Rather Nicely....

So a few months back the CW announced that it would stay in the superhero business after the wrapping up of Smallville by starting up 'Arrow', an origin story about DC's favorite archer Green Arrow. G.A. is the kind of superhero that a TV show can get right... he doesn't have super powers like Superman or Green Lantern, he is more of a practical super hero like Batman. They don't have to convince us with special effects shots of him flying or using super strength. Just some good old fashion action, which is getting done better on TV then EVER BEFORE (see Spartacus, Game of Thrones, Human Target, Doctor Who, etc). But when the first trailer was released last week, I wasn't sure if they could get it right. I knew it was just the first teaser trailer, but it looked very basic. But over the weekend I found a second teaser, and despite the fact that it is 10 seconds shorter than the original it shows way more "Arrow" type footage. After viewing both, I think this show is going to be A-OK. I'll be watching this fall on Wed. nights, that's for sure. Watch both of these clips after the jump...

'The Ghostbusters Tour Of NY' - Now This Is The Way A Tourist Should See The Sights In NYC!!!

'Ghostbusters' is a classic film. one of the greatest ever. It also has to rank extremely high on the list of great "NYC movies" (movies that are primarily shot on location in NYC), right up there with 'Breakfast At Tiffany's', 'Goodfella's', 'Mean Streets' and many others. So when two film geeks (Bleeding Cool's Patrick Willems & Matt Torpey) decided to spend an afternoon hitting up all the famous locations from the film while also "sweding" (low budget re-enactments )some of the scenes from the film into a video clip that totals just over 7 minutes... well, lets just say they had my attention. Watch the excellent clip after the jump. If you are a Ghostbusters fan, this is a must see...

Phoenix Jones, The Real Life Super Hero, Gets His Own Real Life Super Villain

Phoenix Jones is the dude who runs around Seattle as a vigilante dressed in Super Hero garb. He has created & is the leader of the Rain City Super Hero Movement, a veritable Justice League of heroes helping to prevent crime through neighborhood watches and patrolling the streets of Seattle to help the police department. Like the idea or not, Jones and his heroes are there to stay. So it was only a matter of time before someone came along and dropped the gauntlet down to challenge your heroes... The Ledger to his Bale, the Lex to his Supes, the Mr. Glass to his Bruce Willis.... Well, that man has come forward. Meet Rex Velvet, Seattle's newest Super Villain. Check out the video after the jump to get familiar with Rain City's newest menace!!!

'Thale' - The Next Sick Ass European Horror Movie I Can't Wait To Watch!!!!

European horror movies have been kicking their American counterparts asses for quite sometime. Over the past few years some of my favorite horror movies have come from the European market. Dead Snow, Martyrs, Troll Hunter, The Last Circus, & Rare Imports... these are some of my favorite films over the past few years. Now a small Norwegian film by the name of 'Thale' is slowly building momentum after being screened at this years SXSW film festival and I am becoming very intrigued. The trailer is filled with some of my favorite things: Bloody crime scene, unlikely heroes, dingy basements, shiny guns, random scary guys, and a sexy woodland creature from Norwegian mythology known as a Huldra, aka a sexy naked bitch with a cow tail (played by the lovely Silje Reinamo)! Yup... I'm in! Check out the trailer after the jump and share your thoughts in the comment section below...

Avengers Assemble... For Homeroom!!!

God bless your heart Reddit. I love that site so much, mostly because of the funny & wild things that people post on there in relation to pop culture. So when I saw this group photo of The Earth's Mightiest Heroes as mere High Schoolers, I flipped my wog. Great job... see you guys in Study Hall!!! Click after the jump to see the pic.

Balki & Cousin Larry Make Your Dreams Come True!!!

Anybody who watched TV in the 80s must be quite familiar with the antics of Balki Bartokomous & his Cousin Larry, aka the stars of Perfect Strangers. I always loved the fish out of water series, and Bronson Pinchot was at his all time best on the show. But did I ever think this would lead to a Perfect Strangers video game? Nope, I never did. If you are an 80s baby like me and love this show (and its awesome theme song)  click here to check out the website were you can play the game. Perfection... pure perfection.

10 Reasons I Want To Watch Some Of Hollywood's Sexiest Young Actresses Get Corrupted In 'Spring Breakers'

Spring Breakers is an upcoming movie starring Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Heather Morris, and Rachel Korrine. These young starlets are all on board to play sheltered college students who are ready to get down and dirty on Spring Break. This movie is not going to be cheerful & fun... it is gonna be gritty  & hood, and all you have to do is see James Franco as rapper Alien to see just how sick this movie may be. But with all of these photos of the sexy young cast running around in bikinis and thugging it out, I am highly intrigued. Check out 10 pics from the films Tumblr and draw your own conclusions...

This Sushi Restaurant Really Knows How To Attract The Geek Clientele....

Blue Ocean Sushi is located in St Louis, Missouri. It also might very well be the most geek friendly restaurant on the planet. Need proof? Check out what happened when they contracted artist Ben Brush, aka Benjamin L. Sawyer, to create an original Street Fighter mural.This must have took quite a while, so they use the time lapse technique to show you how the whole project comes together. Very f'n cool. Check out the full video after the jump....

Bo Knows The Mushroom Kingdom...

Bo Jackson is one of the greatest ATHLETES to ever suit up for any sport. Rarely is a guy this good in ONE sport, let alone TWO! Bo was a transcendent star that was forced to retire way to early due to injury. So what did he do after the retirement? Well, it seems like he has taken his talents to the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario & Luigi should take some notes... check out the video after the jump!!!

A Game of Groans: A Rant by Joe Esq

I tend not to consider myself the typical geek. I AM a geek, no question about it... I can quote Star Wars verbatim, I have an encylclopedic knowledge of 80's toys, TV, movies and music, and I love comic books and wrestling. But I tend to downplay that aspect of my personality to all but those who really know me. I try to stay well rounded and not let my geekiness dominate my personality. And lets face it, when I say I'm not typical, I mean I'm also in great shape, have an active, healthy social life, and girls absolutely ADORE me (no really, they DO). If you were casting the role of a geeky character in a movie, he certainly wouldn't look or act like me, that's for sue. And I admit, I do tend to keep my geeky tendencies a bit closeted sometimes on purpose, because other geeks freak me out a little. I'm also a lawyer, and sometimes, just for fun, I like to take a less popular stance just for the joy of arguing it (and also because being a nudge and pushing people's buttons amuses the hell outta me). So its with a great level of discomfort that I'm forced to say unequivocally that I HATE this season of Game of Thrones. And I hate that I do. I want to love this show. I want to keep giving it the benefit of the doubt because its presenting a genre I love in a medium where more people will see and appreciate it and most of all, I don't want to be the typical geek ranting abouthow STUPID HBO IS WRECKING EVERYTHING HOW DARE THEY CHANGE MY BELOVED NERD NOVELS ROOAAAARRHULKSMASH!! But the fact remains, the writers are just changing too much stuff from the source material and over the course of this season its had an absolutely jarring effect, tearing me right out watching the show and taking a wrecking ball to my ability to enjoy it.

Be forewarned, there are heavy spoilers ahead. Well, for the novels anyway. Lord knows what the producers of the show have planned, but its starting to become obvious to me that TV series is slowly becoming "based on the novels by George R R. Martin" the same way Ghostbusters was based on the 70's TV series with the gorilla.

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Sean Hartter Creates A 'Sandman' Movie Poster Specifically For Neil Gaiman... Lucky!!!!

Neil Gaiman is my favorite comic book writer. Ever. Sandman is my favorite comic series. Ever. Sean Hartter has become my favorite artist I have discovered on the Internet. Ever!!! Hartter & I have become cool through our respective blogs, but I keep posting his stuff because it is simply awesome. This time he created a faux movie poster for a 'Sandman' movie at the behest of Neil Gaiman himself!!!! The poster is great, but the fact that Gaiman liked Hartter's work & wanted to see what he could do with Dream if he were the main character in a 60's era Hammer Horror Movie!!! Hartter of course killed it, down to the credits on the bottom of the page. Check the full poster out after the jump...

'SubWars' by Sean Soong

I love me a good fan film, especially an animated one. Sub Wars is just that. Sean Soong takes a packed Tokyo train and uses it for the setting of an old man Jedi who wants to teach some of these rude people some manners. The results are not very Jedi like... watch the full video after the jump. Gosh, this dude looks a lot like Obi Wan Kenobi, no?

The 1st Ever TMNT Sketch Fetches $71,000 At Auction

I have always been a huge fan of the original black & white drawings of Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I was dismayed when I went by my local comic shop (Excalibur Comics on 20th ave in BK, whatup!!!) and saw that Malibu Comics has released a FULL COLOR reprint version of the 1st issue. It takes away from the original B&W styling that I know lots of true Turtle fans hold very dear. So when I came across the story about the 1st ever sketch of the Turtles by their creators being sold at auction for $71,000. Check out the sketch and explanation of how it all happened way back in 1983 after the jump...

So You’ve Seen THE AVENGERS…What Next? Questions Answered & The Future Predicted by James West

Chances are, you’re one of the millions of people who have seen what is one of (if not the) biggest superhero movies of all time, The Avengers. Based on the original Marvel comic by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, The Avengers captured the essence of the comic book quite well: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes join forces to stop a threat not one of them could take on alone. Chances are, you loved the movie (93% Critical Rating, 96% Audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes), and, chances are, you want more. You might have questions (Just who was that after the credits?), or are interested in an informed comic book geeks opinion on what is going to happen next. You probably don’t, but what the hell, I’m bored. Here’s some  questions answered  and my predictions for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

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