Author: Maurice Mitchell
Last week’s poll “Favorite Star Wars Villain” yielded predictable results. First place was Darth Vader (Shock and Awe!) followed by Boba Fett and Darth Maul. Jar-Jar Binks got a bunch of votes. This proves we have the funniest readers on the planet. Here are the final results. This week’s question is “What sci-fi world would you want to live in: Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate or Toy Story?” We know you have an opinion. Have your say on this week’s poll or last week’s poll in the comments. [Image: amazingben] Update: Changed question
This week, my brother and I are excited to announce our latest contest! The Prize One of two (2) free iTunes downloads for the Star Wars fan documentary Jedi Junkies. How we’ll choose a winner The two people with the most points wins. Here’s how you get points: Leave a comment using a valid email address = 1 point Become a Google Follower = 1 pt Post about this contest on your blog including a link = 5 pts Tweet, Digg or Facebook about this contest = 2 pts each Let us know in the comments how many points you’ve tallied in case we miss the trackback.…
This month we have three new additions and one sad deletion. Unfortunately, the Nerdlogue blog shut down. The saddest part is that the last post was explaining how he was late posting for medical reasons. Here’s hoping everything is working out OK. We’ve added links for our own blogs. Don’t ask me why they were never added before. Call it modesty if you like. We’d like to welcome this month’s additions to the Blog Roll: Alex J. Cavanaugh http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com Description: I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and work in web design and graphics. I’m experienced in technical editing…
If you haven’t seen the Comic-Con trailer for the superhero film Thor (2010), here are a bunch of screencaps we’ve made of the trailer. It’s been on and off the Internet for days as the studio shuts them down. If you can find it, then watch it since it’s incredible. Thanks to Hollywood Spy for finding it. This film will be epic to say the least. The full list of images can be found here and there’s a slideshow below. ComicBookMovie has the full audio from the trailer.
All week we’ve been talking about the hilarious and moving Star Wars documentary Jedi Junkies and we got the chance to talk with the creator and director of the film Mark Editz. Read on to find out why they didn’t want to make fun of the fans, what’s behind the Slave Leia bikini and why you may never see the film in the theaters.Plus, come back on Monday (August 2, 2010) for a major contest where you can win one of two copies of the film!
Do you love Star Wars? Its Jedi Junkies week, and you’ll get your Star Wars fix right here. Come come back every day for posts that will make you laugh, think and enjoy the movie you love. Part 5 of 7 Luke Skywalker had it easy. First, he got a lightsaber from his Dad, then had help putting it together from a Jedi master. The rest of us have it harder. But, now, the lightsaber can be yours for less than the price of a tank of gas. Here are five fun options to make a lightsaber yourself and stand…
The four new posters of the superhero movie Green Lantern feature a solemn vow that the new movie will be awe-inspiring. Whether in bright L.A. sunshine or darkened theaters, no evil movie producers will escape the watchful sight of the director. I get the warm fuzzies knowing this film will be amazing. The new Green Lantern movie stars Ryan Reynolds as the hero Hal Jordan (Green Lantern), Blake Lively as his love interest Carol Ferris, Mark Strong as the evil Sinestro, and Peter Sarsgaard as the monstrous Hector Hammond. The story follows a man who joins an intergalactic peace-keeping force…
It’s all fun and games at Comic-Con till someone puts an eye out. The annual International Comic Convention (Comic-Con) is an event like no other with 100,000 people united by a love of comic books and science-fiction. That is, until a scuffle over seats left one man with a Bic pen jammed in the eye. Here’s how San Diego police described the incident: “Two males in their mid 20s attending Comic-Con in room H at the San Diego Convention Center got into a verbal argument. The room was very crowded and the males argued over one male sitting too close…
Do you love Star Wars? It’s Jedi Junkies week and you’ll get your Star Wars fix right here. Come come back every day for posts that will make you laugh, think and enjoy the movie you love. Part 3 of 7 Are you looking to get fit and wield a lightsaber at the same time? Then, check out the “Jedi Workout.” It’s been featured on the Today Show and G4. It was started in New York by a Star Wars fan with the nickname “Master Flynn”, 38. The workout started in 2005 after he staged a fight with lightsabers at…
The Matrix was one of the most mind-bending movie experiences ever. Inception takes that and triples the experience. Director Christopher Nolan had the idea for Inception for ten years, but decided to wait till the characters were well defined before writing the script. Sure, the concept of traveling through dreams is fun, but great characters make great movies. The characters in Inception will blow you away. In the world of the film people can share dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a forlorn master theif who breaks into people’s minds through their dreams and steals ideas. Japanese industrialist Saito (Ken…
It’s official. Marvel Studios makes the best films. We asked you which comic company makes better movies and you responded. The winner is: Marvel! Thanks to everyone who voted. This was kind of a close call actually. The difference between the two was only 12%.Considering the DC film The Dark Knight is the biggest superhero of all time this says a lot about Marvel’s star power. You can see the results here. This week’s poll is “Who is your favorite Star Wars villain?” Agree or disagree with the results? Let us know in the comments!
Olivia Munn Do you love Star Wars? It’s Jedi Junkies week and you’ll get your Star Wars fix right here. So come back every day for posts that will make you laugh, think and enjoy the movie you love. Part 1 of 7 Olivia Munn was never really my type until I saw her interview in Jedi Junkies. Yes, she showed up at a convention dressed as Slave Leia, but does that mean she actually likes Star Wars? Sure, she’s the co-host of the popular geek show Attack of the Show, but that doesn’t mean she actually plays video…
With all the over-hyped CGI of films like Transformers II, its nice to see it put to its intended use: creating aliens to chase someone around their house. If you have fond memories of 80’s films like Gremlins or Critters, then you’ll like the short film Furfangs. The story is a simple one. A guy is home relaxing when a bunch of fuzzy aliens invade his home. We had a moment to interview the director, writer and star of the film, Italian comic book creator and artist Andrea Ricca. Where did the idea for this film come from? In my shorts…
The force was with a man dressed as Darth Vader who held up a New York bank. A guy wearing a Star Wars Darth Vader mask, black gloves, shirt and cape, but wearing camouflage pants, went into a Long Island bank demanding cash. One customer thought it was a joke and tried playing along, but Vader proved he was the Master. “The customer thought it might have been a joke, and not a serious attempt at a robbery,” said Suffolk County police Detective Sgt. William Lamb. The Sith Lord shoved him to the ground yelling “This is not a joke!”…
Lindsay Lohan reports for prison to serve a 90 day sentence today. For all of her complaints of cruel and unusual punishment there are prisons worse than where she’s going. 1. Princess Leia’s Star Destroyer Prison Cell In Star Wars (A New Hope) Princess Leia is captured and taken aboard an Imperial Star Destroyer. There, she is held in a dark metal prison cell and tortured for information. It doesn’t get much worse when you have institutional torture droids working you over. Maybe they could find out if Lohan had a nose job while she’s in there. 2. The Matrix In the film, The…
One of the most imitated images in movie history is seeing Harrison Ford (Han Solo) frozen in a block of Carbonite from the science-fiction film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. He’s on everything from soap to furniture. You could probably decorate your house with Solo if you wanted to. Here’s why: 1. We Love Han Solo Han Solo was the quintessential bad boy. He’s handsome, bold, lives by his own rules and has a vaguely criminal job. It was at the high point in his transformation from self-centered jerk to a bold, selfless hero that he was frozen in…
We asked you who was your favorite actoractress appearing in the science-fiction film Inception was. The winner is: Leonardo DiCaprio! Thanks to everyone who voted. This isn’t a huge surprise considering his following and acting prowess. What was surprising is that Joseph Gordon-Leavitt came in second (22%). Up until this film, I’d always seen him as a washed up child actor. The truth is far from that. You can see the results here. Do you feel Leonardo deserves to win this week’s poll?
My brother and I are huge fans of director Christopher Nolan. Besides his Batman films, his mind-blowing film The Prestige convinced us that smart science-fiction still exists. The science-fiction film Inception, about a group of thieves stealing from dreams, opens nation-wide July 16th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be doing daily posts on the development of the film. PART 11 of 12 Ken Wanatabe, 50, plays Saito, also known as “The Tourist” in promotional material. He blackmails Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) to implant a memory in a dream. Wanatabe is a hugely popular actor in Japan, but first worked with director…
Last week, our post on David Prowse, the man behind the Darth Vader mask, went viral. We got over 80,000 visitors to the post and its been linked and tweeted all over the Internet. The story itself picked up steam and now, even without our post, the whole blogosphere knows what was once a sidenote. There has been a lot of speculation as to why LucasFilms asked companies not to invite David Prowse to appear at their events. These have ranged from Prowse calling Lucas a racist for using an African-American voice and appealing to a “black audience.” Some have…
My brother and I are huge fans of director Christopher Nolan. Besides his Batman films, his mind-blowing film The Prestige convinced us that smart science-fiction still exists. The science-fiction film Inception, about a group of thieves stealing from dreams, opens nation-wide July 16th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be doing daily posts on the development of the film. PART 10 of 12 Tom Hardy plays Eames, known as “The Forger,” in the science-fiction film Inception. he’s most famous for playing the title role in the controversial film Bronson, Hardy is no stranger to controversy. He also says controversial things. When asked…
As if riding a motorcycle wasn’t cool enough, Universal Designs Ltd. is making it that much cooler with leather suits designed to make you look like a superhero. They’ve already been selling a suit to make you look like Wolverine (X-Men II) or boots to make you look like Batman (The Dark Knight). Now, they have a suit that will make you look like Iron Man. They call it the IRON MAN™ Mark V Motorcycle Suit. Here’s how they describe it. Devised from the latest advances in armor deployment technology, Tony Stark’s Mark V Armor is vastly more portable than…
LA Times Hero Complex is reporting that the superhero movies Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22, 2011) and Thor (May 6, 2011) will be shown in glorious 3-D. Knowing that audiences have scoffed at post-production 3-D in the past, Marvel is working to convince the fans. At the San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios will present their case to fans that three dimensions is the way to go. “We came to feel that in our case 3-D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience,” Kenneth Branagh, the director of Thor, said.…
As much as I love Star Wars, when George Lucas announced a planned live-action television show I was wary. They’ve been talking about a show like that since the original trilogy and, as a kid, I thought there couldn’t be anything better. Then, Lucas released the new trilogy and I realized its possible to ruin a good thing. In 2007, Lucas announced Lucas Arts is developing a show set in the universe between the trilogies. At a special screening, Lucas told why its been years since the announcement and there’s still no series. “The live action TV show is kind…
In May, Sci Fi Wire reached one million unique visitors. In June, Sci Fi Wire topped it with 1.4 million unique visitors. That’s impressive. Beginning today, one of our favorite science-fiction blogs “Sci Fi Wire” is rebranding and changing the name to Blastr.com. They’re promising a “daily curated smorgasbord of news, features, images, popular science, videos and guest bloggers.” I’ll miss the old name, just like I miss the name Sci-Fi. “SciFi Wire” told you everything you needed to know about the blog. Of course, with all their great content they could call it PimpleBuster.com and we’d still go read…
Creative fashions fans made using the Warner Bros. bags io9 asked an interesting question about the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con International 2010: Could there be a “nerd” riot? They said no. But, what if fans hear about free giveaways in limited quantities featuring their favorite geeky television shows? Let’s do the math: Attendance usually tops 120,000. There will be 125,000 giveaway bags. This sounds good until you realize that there are 11 different bags to collect. While not everyone will be shanking one other for a “Scooby-Doo” bag, there might be a scramble for the sexy totes with Maggie Q (Nikita) and…
My brother and I are huge fans of director Christopher Nolan. Besides his Batman films, his mind-blowing film The Prestige convinced us that smart science-fiction still exists. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be doing daily posts on the development of the film. This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime. PART 9 of 12 Academy Award winner Hans Zimmerman (The Dark Knight,The Lion King, Gladiator) is a German film composer and executive score producer on dozens of films. Most recently, Christopher Nolan hired him to work on The Dark Knight and he’s hired him to write the score…
Star Wars wouldn’t be the same without Darth Vader. Darth Vader IS David Prowse. We know that David Prowse has been “uninvited” from Star Wars Convention V (C5) and you may be asking yourself: What can I do? Corporations own the name and licenses, but Star Wars exists because of the fans. Fans promote Star Wars. Fans buy the products. Fans can correct this travesty of justice and bring David Prowse back to Star Wars. If the fans decide they want to see David Prowse at a convention, then he will have to be there no matter what LucasFilm says. So, what can…
My brother and I are huge fans of director Christopher Nolan. Besides his Batman films, his mind-blowing film The Prestige convinced us that smart science-fiction still exists. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be doing daily posts on the development of the film. This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime. PART 8 of 12 Ellen Page was nominated for playing a underage pregnant girl in Juno. Now, she plays Ariadne, an architecture student in Paris who is recruited by Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) for his corporate espionage team, which breaks into the dreams of billionaires using advanced technology.…
Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda were kind enough to let us do an interview for our blog. They’re best known for their video series “Chad Vader,” a viral Internet sensation that has received over 25 million Internet downloads and counting (view it on YouTube). Chad Vader has won over a dozen film festival awards, including the “George Lucas Selects” award from the 2007 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge. The series has been written about in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, TV Week Magazine, Chicago Sun Times, Washington Post and The Metro (UK), among others. It was featured…
My brother and I are huge fans of director Christopher Nolan. Besides his Batman films, his mind-blowing film The Prestige convinced us that smart science-fiction still exists. The science-fiction film Inception, about a group of thieves stealing from dreams, opens nation-wide July 16th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be doing daily posts on the development of the film. PART 7 of 12 Michael Caine has played on three of director Christopher Nolan’s films (Batman Begins, The Prestige and The Dark Knight). In the science-fiction film Inception he plays “a professor who’s teaching [Leonardo DiCaprio] science. He’s going off to…