Warner Bros.’ attempt to make an Akira movie has been damn near never-ending. The latest attempt to get the movie off the ground is to hire Daredevil writer-producer Marco Ramirez to write the adaptation. … [Read more...]
The Wrong Pac-Man Just Got Into the Video Game Hall of Fame
There’s a World Video Game Hall of Fame now, and the first class of inductees was announced yesterday. Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Doom, and World of Warcraft are to video games what Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner are to baseball. … [Read more...]
Insidious 3 Offers A Textbook Lesson In How To Kill A Horror Franchise
Insidious and its sequel were enjoyably frightening tales of a family haunted by parasitic spirits — and the medium, Elise (Lin Shaye), who sets them free. Insidious: Chapter 3 introduces a new ghostly dilemma, then pastes Elise into the narrative — like an afterthought, who also happens to carry the entire story. Some spoilers follow. … [Read more...]
Love & Mercy, Reflections of Brian Wilson
Combining two iconic stars into one songwriting dynamo, the film Love & Mercy delves into the life of The Beach Boys lead singer. The film depicts Paul Dano as the younger vibrant Brian Wilson and John Cusack as the older troubled musician who tries to come to terms with his past of glory, a troubling mental illness and conflicted advice. Whether you are a fan of the famous … [Read more...]
of Montreal to Tour the US Following Aureate Gloom Release
of Montreal released their latest albums, Aureate Gloom and Snare Lustrous Doomings (live album), not too long ago, and now they are gearing up for a US tour starting later this summer. The first lucky city to catch their show – Greensboro, NC on August 21, 2015. From there they will meander their way across the country top to bottom and side to side, ending up in New Orleans, … [Read more...]
Uprooted Is a Perfect and Original Defense of the Power of Folklore
Naomi Novik’s latest book, Uprooted, combines fantasy, fairy tale, and coming of age stories in a way that is both original and deeply compelling. If any of those three descriptors sound interesting, go pick up this book. … [Read more...]
The 13 Strangest Deities in Dungeons & Dragons
Every fantasy land needs a fantasy religion for the locals to believe in. When you have a fantasy setting as sprawling as D&D, that means various peoples, races, and even monsters pray to countless gods and goddesses. Here’s a baker’s dozen of the most bizarre divinities your players can worship. … [Read more...]
Now Available on Steam Early Access – LEGO® Worlds
LEGO Worlds is Now Available on Steam Early Access! In a galaxy of procedural worlds made entirely from LEGO bricks, will you… EXPLORE environments filled with adventure, then alter them? DISCOVER secrets and treasures, then play with them? CREATE your own models, then make a world your own? In LEGO Worlds, its up to you… … [Read more...]
The First Ever Look At George Miller’s Scrapped Justice League Movie
Before he was creating miracles in Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller had plans to make Justice League: Mortal. Since the movie was scrapped in 2008, little has been seen outside of a leaked script — but that changed this weekend with a slew of concept art, storyboards and prosthetics hitting the web. … [Read more...]
5 Ways ‘Jaws’ Changed Movies Forever
The summer blockbuster, as we now know it, essentially began 40 years ago with the release of one movie: "Jaws." The Steven Spielberg classic, based on the Peter Benchley novel about an enormous killer shark, premiered on movie screens in June 1975 and will be returning to the big screen later this month. Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures will … [Read more...]