Archive for February, 2010
In News: Ghost Hunters Season Premiere Early Look
Ghost Hunters, one of the first and most successful Paranormal investigation TV series is back on the Syfy Channel and we have an early look at the premiere episode!
In Comics: Doomwar #1 (of 6)
Written by Jonathan Maberry
Art by Scot Eaton
The Story
Often when the big two have a large event going on, they’ll have a completely separate event for the appearance of variety. Civil War had Annihilation. Final Crisis had Sinestro Corps War. Doomwar is the counterpart to Siege, taking a bunch of characters who are otherwise standing on [...]
On Blu-Ray: The Crazies (1973)
Directed By George Romero
Starring: Lynn Lowry, Richard France, Richard Liberty
George Romero, the man responsible for the classic zombie films Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead crafted some lesser known but just as fascinating films such as Martin and this film, The Crazies. The Crazies originally released in 1973 seems to be even [...]
On DVD: Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVII
Starring Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbitt, Kevin Murphy, Frank Conniff, Trace Beaulieu
“I’m Rowsdower… Zap Rowsdower”
Bruce J Mitchell from The Final Sacrifice
I have been a “MSTie” (Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan) from way back. So, each time a new collection comes out, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. So, what [...]
CineGeek Webcast Episode 102: The Saturn Awards
On this episode of the CineGeek Webcast we recap the Saturn Awards announcement, discuss Shutter Island, Kevin Smith’s next project after Cop Out, Avatar on DVD twice, and much more. Check it out below and and leave your thoughts here!
On Blu-Ray: Halo Legends
Directed by: Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Futamura
Starring: David Wald
Anchor Bay has been releasing animated films that tie into videogames such as Dead Space and more recently Dante’s Inferno. Now the big guns are in play giving this cross pollination a shot with Microsoft, Bungie, and Warner Brothers coming together to release Halo Legends.
The Movie
Anytime a new [...]
On DVD: Import/Export
Directed by Ulrich Seidl
Starring Ekateryna Rak, Paul Hoffman, Michael Thomas, Maria Hofstätter
“Simplicity is indeed often the sign of truth and a criterion of beauty.”
Unknown
I read about this film when it played at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The reaction was mixed: some absolutely loved it, some absolutely hated it. This, in my opinion, is [...]
On DVD: Hidamari Sketch Season 1
Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, Ryoki Kamitsubo
Featuring Voices by Kana Asumi, Kaori Mizuhashi, Ryoko Shintani and Yuko Goto
The Series
Hidamari Sketch is a slice-of-life tale of four high school girls living in the same apartment building and going to the same art school. It’s based off of a Japanese comic strip by Ume Aoki.
When I say [...]
CineGeek Webcast Episode 101: Too Fat to Fly
This week we discuss Kevin Smith Vs. Southwest Airlines, Escape from New York, Again, Batman and Superman movies, tons of comics and XBOX Live going dark for the old schoolers!
On DVD: You, The Living
(Du levande)
Directed by Roy Andersson
Starring: Jessika Lundberg, Elisabeth Helander, Eric Bäckman, Håkan Angser
“Be pleased then, you the living, in your delightfully warmed bed, before Lethe’s ice-cold wave will lick your escaping foot.”
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
When I saw You, the Living for the first time at the 2008 Nashville Film Festival, this film from Sweden [...]
