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  • [A Short Review] Bridesmaids (2011)

    Bridesmaids Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions In theaters everywhere   Directed by Paul Feig Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper   Rating 3.5 of 5 Bridesmaids may well be of those love or hate it type movies,...

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  • [Review] Thor (2011) | What Did You Think?

    Thor In theaters everywhere Paramount Pictures, Marvel Entertainment  Directed by Kenneth Branagh Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston   Dale says 3 out of 5 So much is known about the movie already that it is virtually pointless to do a plot recap. Additionally...

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  • Van Damme to Foil Stallone & The Expendables

    According to QuietEarth.us, Jean Claude Van Damme is likely to be the Big Boss Fight in the next The Expendables movie. I’m on record saying the first film for Stallone and His Boys was a terrible backwash of a clusterfuck that I could not have...

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  • The Dark Tower Movie Collapses (or maybe not)

    [Update] 06/03/11 – Various reports are suggesting that production on the Dark Tower adaptations have been delayed, but not put on hold. In fact, it looks like the series of films and television shows are to move ahead more or less as planned, but with...

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  • [Trailer #2] Green Lantern (2011)

    The second, most impressive trailer for Green Lantern is out and is far superior to the first trailer as well as the other miscellanea that we have seen. To me everything looks wonderful, even the originally embattled CGI. However, I still do not get “Hal...

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  • Out of Print Lit Nerd T-Shirts

    I’m not sure if they would clash with D&D cologne as I click-shop for my summer gear, but outofprintclothing.com has badass vintage looking t-shirts inspired by literary classics. With styles ranging from Art Nouveau, Art Deco,  and Mid-Century Modern to Psychedelic, this t-shirt shop has...

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  • Dungeons & Dragons Scents Give Charisma Bonus

    Holy awesome. Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has some nice loot for the next time you are rolling on your geek treasure table. The company has unveiled a line of perfumes and cologne inspired by D&D races and classes. I’m not sure anything ever can get...

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  • [Trailer] Asylum’s ALMIGHTY THOR (2011)

    The well known cinematic hacks from the production company Asylum is at it again – this time gearing up storm the superhero genre. This is a no brainer for Asylum when one considers that Thor is one of the few comic properties where the character...

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  • New Production Stills: Green Lantern (2011)

    Warner Bros. Pictures has released a few new production stills for the upcoming Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds. My score is 2/3. The two more mundane stills look pretty good to me although the second on down looks like a green pouty Ryan Reynolds...

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  • [Trailer] Another Earth (2011)

    More quiet and contemplative science fiction? Yes please! This small budget indie sci-fi flick is summarized thus: In “Another Earth,” Rhoda Williams, a bright young woman accepted into MIT’s astrophysics program, aspires to explore the cosmos. A brilliant composer, John Burroughs, has just reached the...

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