Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

10 Crazy, Cross-Genre Pairings We’d Like to See Movies About

May 13, 2011 4:23 pm Entertainment, geeks and gamers, movies and celebrities

Yes, this started off as a joke post, but the farther we got into our list, the more we realized these would actually be really cool to see. Good job, Hollywood! Once again, you’ve taken the lead. Now take note: here are the ten unlikely cross-genre pairings we want to see next…

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Zombie Mascots #1 – Ohio State Buckeye

January 19, 2011 4:37 pm College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers

Due to the overwhelming fan reaction to our zombie outbreak infographic, we’ve decided to give you more of what you want… ZOMBIES! To go with the NCAA basketball season currently underway, we start with the number one-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Harvard Nerds & Vampire Girls: Movie Weekend Preview (October 1st-3rd)

October 1, 2010 11:12 am College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers, Hi-Tech Student, Humor, movies and celebrities

Kicking off four weeks of intentionally and unintentionally terrifying movies this weekend are two big releases: Let Me In, which examines the horrors of adolescence through the lens of a vampire tale; and The Social Network, which confronts the horrific truth that socially inept geeks were the masterminds behind the digital powerhouse that is Facebook. Let’s dive in, shall we?

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Let Me In Review: Twisted Young Love Sheds New Light on Horror

October 1, 2010 10:58 am College Life, Entertainment, movies and celebrities

Directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) Let Me In is a remake from the 2008 Swedish romantic drama/horror Let the Right One In. Even though I usually frown on remakes, Reeves film looks solid. In the clips and trailers, it is obvious the acting is good and the visual effects are stunning. So much so that it scares me.

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Owls, Gekkos, and Betty White – Movie Weekend Preview: September 24-26

September 23, 2010 2:18 pm College Life, Entertainment, movies and celebrities

It’s a busy week at the movies–especially for september. To get us caught up, Sandy Schaefer provides previews of three of this week’s biggest releases.

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Marvel Studios President talks Iron Man 2 Alternate Opening

September 23, 2010 2:02 pm College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers, movies and celebrities

You would think since I was chatting with the Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios, I would offer my film resume in hopes of landing an ideal job with Marvel Studios. But it is not a blogging matter. It’s a profound, incredibly unfair advantage backed by almost 70 years of Marvel comic book material. “All [...]

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Aliens in Film

September 10, 2010 10:40 am College Life, Entertainment, geeks and gamers, movies and celebrities

How many films have been made with extraterrestrials? A lot. Since 1902, over 291 of these movies have been made in the U.S. and abroad. These movie aliens provide an amusing look into how we view foreigners, the government, and ourselves. This infographic compiles every movie ever made about extraterrestrials (for space sake, some foreign [...]

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Movie Buzz: “I’M NOT HERE”

September 8, 2010 4:47 pm College Life, Entertainment, movies and celebrities

The kookoobanana documentary about this past year in actor-turned-drugged-out-hermit-that-occasionally-mumbles-in-rhythm Joaquin Phoenix’s life, “I’m Still Here” premiered at the Venice Film Festival this week and left everyone that saw it going, “… Huh.”

“I’m Still Here” begins a limited release in theaters on September 10th, 2010 and the early reactions to the film are, frankly, positive but confused – as though the writers are waiting for the other shoe to drop or someone involved with the project to say “Psych!” in public.

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4 Perfect Tributes to play Katniss in The Hunger Games

September 1, 2010 5:00 pm Entertainment, movies and celebrities

The last installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, “Mockingjay”, came out on August 24th to rave reviews and massive sales. With an initial print of 1.2 million copies, the book has found its way into eager hands all over the country. Lionsgate has optioned the film for production and now the world wants to know who will play the young heroine.

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Movies to Watch for: Red Hill

August 31, 2010 11:48 am Entertainment

A taut thriller which unfolds over the course of a single day and night, and told with explosive action and chilling violence, “Red Hill” is a modern-day western played out against the extraordinary landscapes of high-country Australia.

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