Cool Collabos: James Brown & Luciano Pavarotti
The inaugural post of the Cool Collabos segment of this blog features a duet by two music powerhouses from entirely different musical universe’s: James Brown (who died six years ago on Christmas day) and Luciano Pavarotti. There was no reason that a combining of the voices of The Godfather of Soul and the Cavaliere di Gran Croce should have created such a powerful and downright cool version of Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” but it is damn cool and very quickly became my favorite rendition of this song. Continue reading Cool Collabos: James Brown & Luciano Pavarotti
Neil deGrasse Tyson Is My Absolute Favorite Person Ever
And he can cut quite a mean rug too. Don’t believe me? Click onward and see him bust some diggity-dope moves to Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough”.
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The Daily Nerdgasm: Sontaran Christmas Carols
Watching the actors try and keep straight faces while Strax puts a Sontaran spin on some Christmas classics is a hoot and a half. Don’t forget the Doctor Who Christmas Special airs tonight on BBC America at 9 pm EST. Continue reading The Daily Nerdgasm: Sontaran Christmas Carols
Happy Birthday, Alyssa Milano!
40 years ago today Alyssa Jayne Milano sprung forth on this plane of existence and we are all better for that momentous occasion. After the cut I have added some of what I consider to be Ms Milano’s best artistic achievements.
My 10 Favorite Pop Culture Simians
December 14th was Monkey Day (who knew, right?), the “annual celebration of all things simian” and two things ran through my mind when I realized this day existed: How the hell did I not know about this before now? And that there are quite a few simians in pop culture that hold a spot in my heart. So with that in mind click onward for my list of favorite pop culture simians!
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 65% (Critics) / 81% (Audience)
Directed By: Peter Jackson
Written By: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage
Studio: Warner Bros.
Synopsis: A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on a “unexpected journey” to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.
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The Daily Nerdgasm: Lightsabers Make The Walking Dead So Much Cooler
The only thing cooler than a picture would be another pic (of Jedi Michonne) and a video…
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Cockneys vs Zombies
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 69% (Critics) / 89% (Audience)
Directed By: Matthias Hoene
Written By: James Moran and Lucas Roche
Starring: Lee Asquith-Coe, Georgia King, Michelle Ryan and Honor Blackman
Studio: StudioCanal
Synopsis: Two cockney siblings lead the residents of a quiet retirement community in a bloody war against the walking dead in this horror comedy from director Matthias Hoene. Andy (Harry Treadaway) and Terry (Rasmus Hardiker) were in the midst of robbing a bank to save the rest home where their grandfather lives when the zombie apocalypse struck East London. After arriving at the nursing home heavily armed and with cash in tow, the two brothers prepare to fight their way out with the assistance of some trigger-happy seniors. Michelle Ryan and Honor Blackman co-star.
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Pacific Rim Is My 2nd Most Anticipated Movie of 2013
I am geeking out for this movie! Giant Robots piloted by humans as they fight against giant monsters…anyone else immediately think that this is just Voltron (the version with the space cars not the cats) under a different name? Not that there is anything wrong with that mind you. The premise for Pacific Rim is just ridiculously cool, it has a very appealing cast and it is from the mind of Guillermo del Toro. If Man of Steel wasn’t coming out in the same year I would be majorly obsessed with this movie above all others.
So here I have gathered all of the goodies I have found across the Internetz pertaining to Pacific Rim in one place from the trailer to the viral vids to the promo images.
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The Daily Nerdgasm: Troy & Abed in Engineering!
Mixing Troy and Abed from Community with Data and Geordie from Star Trek: The Next Generation is about as right a mash-up as chocolate and peanut butter. And the fine folks over at the Tumblr blog Troy and Abed in Engineering have a field day amalgamating the two sets of Tv show bros to make a pretty funny little spot on the Intranetz. Plus they get extra points for making Worf be Senor Chang. Continue reading The Daily Nerdgasm: Troy & Abed in Engineering!
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Flight
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 77% (Critics) / 78% (Audience)
Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
Written By: John Gatins
Starring: Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman and Bruce Greenwood
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Synopsis: In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane?
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Trailer of the Day: Man of Steel
An alien infant is raised on Earth, and grows up with superhuman abilities. He sets out to use these abilities to guard his adopted world. – IMDb
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