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In what some may call an intense display of fan love that goes beyond your run-of-the-mill yaoi fan art, photographer Sandro Miller has recreated dozens of beloved photographs captured by photographers whom he credits with influencing his own work within the medium. But Miller (who “has been photographing people for over thirty years,” according to…
Amazon is breaking the mold of deciding which TV series will be hits and which will flop. Their innovative and revolutionary strategy? Asking the target audiences which shows they want to keep seeing. The professional mistake You might think finding out what your actual audience thinks are the best shows would be the default strategy,…
Even though digital technologies bring distant countries closer to each other, new technologies aren’t often released at the same time. But for specific audiences, these releases are well worth the wait. Amazon Kindle already existed in the UK, but not with the inclusion of audio e-books. Already released in the United States last July, Amazon…
If there’s anything that Marvel has been known for outside of owning blockbusters and making millions, it’s jumpstarting careers. From pulling Robert Downing Jr. from the pits of actor purgatory to launching the pleasantly plump Chris Pratt to the front pages of Esquire and Men’s Health, Marvel knows how to find the right talent. As…
A few weeks ago, I compiled a list of favorite cartoons from my 90’s childhood that Michael “The Boom” Bay could successfully reboot in today’s era of CG. On my list were favorites like Street Sharks, Biker Mice From Mars, Beast Wars, and Gargoyles (though I made it clear that Gargoyles on the contrary should…
Confession time: no matter how many times the story of Peter Pan is retold, I am excited. I have never been let down by any version I’ve seen/read/listened to of this story; so even though the newest production is a follow-up to last year’s awkwardly successful Sound of Music Live on NBC, I’m going in optimistic. Add to…
Yes, yes, yes. After years of wishful thinking that maybe some exec over at Twentieth Century Fox will remove their head from their pasty candy ass and greenlight Deadpool’s well-deserved solo film, finally the Merc with a Mouth will come back to a theatre near you on February 12, 2016 with a redeemable Ryan Reynolds…
Prior to this month, fans of the hit franchise The Hunger Games (which consists of a young adult novel trilogy and a film series based thereon) had tasted only a smidgen of its newest entry, the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, prior to the its latest trailer, which was released a few weeks…
The sexism seen in the video game industry and comic industry is nothing new, there are mountains of evidence as to the reality of this issue and yet, people still get up in arms about it. So let’s look at the top ten arguments against the idea there is sexism in comics and why every…
Stan Lee was in attendance at Salt Lake City Comic-Con this weekend. He sat down with comicbooks.com and discussed the recent news about Falcon picking up the shield in the Captain America comics series, about which Lee seems to know very little. You Can’t Know Everything… Lee is a huge figure in the comics world,…
Fandoms are colliding for Whovians and Austenites. Matt Smith of Doctor Who fame has landed a role in the movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Seth Grahame-Smith’s parody novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was published in 2009, and now a film adaptation is finally on the horizon. The book combines Jane Austen’s…
British actor Tom Hiddleston is quickly rising to science fiction/fantasy stardom after his success as Loki in the Thor and Avengers movies. Next he will be tackling the legendary King Kong in upcoming film Skull Island. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPSbM4QSQ1c] Legendary Entertainment’s Skull Island was announced with a surprise trailer at Comic-Con 2014. The trailer shows a…
Since the end of the summer movie season we’ve been treated to more snippets and sneak peeks of Disney’s Big Hero 6. It’s a fresh campaign spearheaded by Disney, and what is unusual in this case is though the Big Hero 6 is considered a Marvel property the name does not accompany it. Sure, there’s…
The trailer for Supernatural season 10 is finally here, and it promises to be a good time for everyone – well, except maybe for Sam Winchester. Demon Dean is kicking it off in style, and the trailer gives us a taste of the hijinks that will ensue. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD0dJRFcvYU] The trailer starts out on a…
It’s easy to look upon Marvel’s ranks and curate a personal list of favorites based on their abilities and personality. However, Marvel’s portfolio of characters is too complicated to judge along that basis. Rather than an array of personal inclinations (mine would see the likes of Fatomex among the top 5), we must treat these…