Cover Me Monday: Blame It On The Sun
This installment of Cover Me Monday takes a look at one of my favorite songs from Stevie Wonder’s seminal album TALKING BOOK.
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Trailer of the Day: Riddick
Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick’s past. – IMDb
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Angus
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 40% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: Patrick Read Johnson
Written By: Jill Gordon
Starring: Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy Bates and James Van Der Beek
Studio: New Line Cinema
Synopsis: A miserable fat teenager secretly has a crush on the class beauty, ends up becoming the surprising participant to dance with her at a high school dance, meaning he’s got to get his act together with the help of his best friend. (Source)
The Daily Nerdgasm: Wrap Your Tablet In An Evil Grimoire
Cthulhu be praised! Thanks to some fine soul who understands that calling upon the dark arts is now something that needs to be done digitally, the tablet owning public can now purchase a Necronomicon case and be ready for the Dark Ones to return and visit their unholy wrath upon this plane of existence.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Spring Breakers
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70% (Critics) / 67% (Audience)
Directed By: Harmony Korine
Written By: Harmony Korine
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and James Franco
Studio: A24 Films
Synopsis: Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Cotty (Rachel Korine) and Faith (Selena Gomez) have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper “Alien” (James Franco) promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget. (Source)
In Preparation for the New Season of Doctor Who
The BBC has kindly given us a snazzy little prequel vid to whet our appetites.
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Walking In Heels Is Hard
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Hansel & Gretel Get Baked
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 42% (Audience)
Directed By: Duane Journey
Written By: David Tillman
Starring: Molly C. Quinn, Yancy Butler, Lara Flynn Boyle
Studio: Tribeca Films
Synopsis: When an evil drug-dealing witch (Lara Flynn Boyle) holds Gretel’s stoner boyfriend hostage, she and her brother Hansel must save him from a gruesome death — or face the last high of their lives. (Source)
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Olympus Has Fallen
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 52% (Critics) / 80% (Audience)
Directed By: Antoine Fuqua
Written By: Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt
Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Rick Yune
Studio: FilmDistrict
Synopsis: When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger crisis. Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) directs an all-star cast featuring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd and Rick Yune. (Source)
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The Daily Nerdgasm: Animated Calvin & Hobbes
Bill Watterson‘s beloved Calvin & Hobbes strips have never gotten the animation treatment for a couple of reasons: Watterson’s refusal to “sell out” to the merchandising gods, not wanting the hassle of going through the animation process and not believing that any voice actor would ever be able to effectively capture the spirit of the character of Calvin. So the closest we will likely ever get to an animated version of Calvin & Hobbes is this fun little short by animator Adam Brown (from Comedy Central’s UGLY AMERICANS). Click onward to see the short and the comic strip it was inspired by to see the changes Brown made to ensure it would work without any dialogue.
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Move Over Sweet Brown
It’s Michelle Clark’s time to shine! Kapooyow! Continue reading Move Over Sweet Brown
The Daily Nerdgasm: Live Action First Person Shooter Music Video
This was uber-violent but still cool as hell. Was not expecting the teleportation parts.
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