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• Tribute to Dennis Farina

  

  Last week the film and television community lost gifted performer Dennis Farina. The Italian-American actor made a mark for himself playing roles on both sides... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Movie Review: ‘Fruitvale Station’

  

  Movie based on controversial shooting in Cali. hits theaters Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The History of Dracula on Film: Part 3

  

  As covered in the previous segments of this series (available here and here) Universal Studios, under the management of Carl Laemmle and his family, brought... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Book Review: “The Bling Ring”

  

  Author: Nancy Jo SalesPlot: The true journalistic account of how a group of celebrity obsessed teenagers staged a series of burglaries targeting the homes of... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Doctor Who’s Companions: The Definitive Guide (Part 3)

  

  We started this series quite some time ago but had to put it on hold while I, well, had to finish watching the series. Turns out that it’s looooong. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• 8 Best Shark Movies

  

  With only half a month until Shark Week, SyFy’s Sharknado took the internet by storm. Since that turned out to be a predictably terrible film, Paul C. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie Review: Only God Forgives

  

  Directed by: Nicolas Winding RefnStarring: Ryan Gosling, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Vithaya PansringarmPlot: When his brother is murdered, a gangster hiding out... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Top Ten Final Boys of Horror

  

  Everyone talks about the final girls of horror, but what about the final boys?  Sometimes the men are just as important in horror.  You’ve read my top fifteen... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Pull List: Must Read Comics of 7/24/2013

  

  Lobster Johnson: A Scent of Lotus #1By: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Sebastián Fiumara, Dave Stewart, Tonci ZonjicPublisher: Dark HorseI dig Lobster Johnson. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Retro ‘Doctor Who’ Reviews Vol. 5.5

  

  The King’s DemonsStandard events are happening the 1215 England. The king wants to extort more taxes, a lord refuses, the king insults him and the lord’s son... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: ‘The Conjuring’

  

  Director James Wan made an impressive debut in 2004 with his breakout hit SAW, the film was a hit and it felt like every other horror wanted to be like it. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The History of Dracula on Film (Part 2)

  

  As we covered in the previous chapter of this series, Universal Studios now owned the rights to Dracula and they were itching to put their horror star, Lon... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Casting Call: ‘Clueless’ Remake

  

  Now before anyone starts freaking out, there is no plan for a remake of 1995′s Clueless (as far as I know) but Nylon recently fancast a Clueless remake... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Review: ‘Encounters of Sherlock Holmes’

  

  Author: VariousPublisher: TitanPlot: A collection of short stories by different authors exploring the trails and tribulations of Sherlock Holmes.Review:... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Who Does Marvel Have in Mind for Vin Diesel?

  

  Down on his luck action star, Vin Diesel, who was primed for stardom clawed his way back to action star hopeful with the recent (and totally unbelievable)... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• 10 Mundane Jobs That Made Awesome Video Games

  

  Space marines, knights, soldiers, cops, martial arts experts, pirates…some careers seem custom made for conversion into video games. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: ‘This Is The End’

  

  THIS IS THE END is a film about the apocalypse as seen through the eyes of Seth Rogen and his group of friends. They are all playing versions of themselves,... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• One Hit Wonder: Morgan Spurlock

  

  One of my favourite things on the internet right now is the One Hit Wonderland series by Todd in the Shadows over at Channel Awesome. He takes bands and... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Retro Review: ‘Superman Returns’

  

  This summer we saw the greatest superhero of them all make his triumphant return to the big screen in The Man of Steel. Being rebooted for a modern era has... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movie Review: ‘The Heat’

  

  Directed by: Paul FeigStarring: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, and Marlon WayansPlot: A stuffy FBI agent follows a lead to Boston and teams up with a grungy... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES