Here are the rules, pulled from Tina Fey’s, Bossypants. #1 – Start with Yes [author] “Freeze, I have a gun!” “No, you don’t that’s your finger.” [/author] [author] “Freeze, I have a gun!” “The gun I gave you for Christmas? You jerk!” [/author] Now, obviously in real life you’re not always going to agree …
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How I spent my summer by Amy Senger
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it …
Killing It in Prime Time: An Interview With Jane Fonda
“Watching him die taught me that I wasn’t afraid of death. What I’m really scared of is getting to the end of life with a lot of regrets when it’s too late to do anything about it.”
Shakespeare in the original Klingon
William Shatner interviewing Christopher Plummer, love it! aka – Captain Kirk and General Chang “You can’t appreciate Shakespeare until you’ve read him in the original Klingon.”
Irreverent and scary: the other comic con movies
Total Recall Set to come out in 2012 with Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, and Jessica Biel. From Rotten Tomatoes: “Director Len Wiseman (Underworld) jumps into the remake game with this retooling of Philip K. Dick’s short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, originally brought to the big screen by Paul Verhoeven in the 1990 …
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Geeks on a train
If you ever have a chance to geek-out, don’t hesitate to take it. There is nothing greater, no more pure joy than that. Ok, maybe there is romance and you’re child being born, but we are talking about geeks here. — I revel in these moments and seek them out, like the recent Harry Potter …
Snow White: the reboot
Of all the strange things we saw at the 2011 Comic Con, the one I was not prepared for was Snow White — in armor. From Disney cartoon to dark war story? It’s true, and there are two Snow White movies coming out. The first, starring Kristen Stewart (Twilight fame) involves the damsel in distress …
Just Released: New Batman, New Spider-Man Trailers
I’m locked into Comic Con right now. With so much material and glam I just can’t get enough. Starting with some top Hollywood talent in 2011 discussing their favorite moments (Jon Favreau). And, now the studios fighting each other to get out the best trailer. Check out these two and let me know which one …
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Comic-Con Turns Geeks into Hollywood Kingmakers
“Everything I learned about the movie business I learned at Comic-Con.” Jon Favreau — Walking around San Diego for the 2011 Comic Con is an experience like no other. It combines the crowds and energy of SXSW with the geekiness of opening night at Harry Potter. There are costumes galore with (my favorite) girls as …
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Weta: servicing the world’s creative industries
I’m a movie geek and can’t get enough movie magic especially when it comes to Special FX. I buy DVD’s just for the special features. The Lord of the Rings set, which is 16 or so discs, is amazing with it’s 26+ hours of behind the scenes features on special FX. Which is where I first …
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