Time Loops in Film — An Educational Tool

posted 04-20-11 by Max Tedaldi

Until scientists use their vast collective knowledge to unravel the mysteries of the universe, we mortals are relegated to theorizing and postulating about the possibility of time travel. The prospect offers a multitude of questions and paradoxes that will jumble your brain into a smorgasbord of confusion, anger, and longing. How will we ever learn [...]

13 Assassins Poster DVD Giveaway

posted 04-20-11 by Max Tedaldi

Looking for the perfect accent to that Bushidō themed gaming den you call a bedroom? Need some films to round out your Takeshi Kaneshiro DVD collection? Maybe you just want some swag just to have some more swag? Whatever the reason, 30ninjas has you covered. Prolific filmmaker Takeshi Miike’s (Audition, Ichi the Killer) latest film [...]

Call of Duty: Black Ops Add-On Pack Revealed

posted 04-06-11 by Angelo D'Argenio

Activision is known for putting out a new Call of Duty title every single year. It would seem as if it’s not an intelligent move to get too attached to a Call of Duty game because a new one will just come out to spoil all the fun. Unfortunately, with the latest COD incarnation that [...]

The Drugs are Quick — 5 Drugs We Wish Were Real

posted 04-04-11 by Max Tedaldi

Dune: The Spice Melange Effects: Longer Life Span, Greater Vitality, Heightened Awareness, Can Unlock Prescience in Humans, Secret to Space Travel Side Effects: Addictive, Withdrawal is Fatal, Bluer Than Blue Eyes, Potential Deformities The Spice is only found on one planet in the entire universe, yet it is the sole conduit through which space travel [...]

The Top “Hey! Well Excuuuuuuse Me Princess!” Movies

posted 04-01-11 by Max Tedaldi

She’s the stuck up princess born with both a silver spoon and silver tongue in her mouth. He’s the charming rapscallion from the wrong side of the tracks trying to make a name for himself in a world that has already counted him out. The top ten Hey! Well Excuuuuuuuuuse Me Princess! Movies

Psyched for Source Code

posted 03-31-11 by Max Tedaldi

[the following is an excerpt from an article published on May 10, 2010. The original article can be viewed by clicking here] Duncan Jones may only have one full feature length film to his name but it is also one of the best sci-fi films to come out in the last decade. Moon blended the [...]

Would Hollywood Really Make Another Doom Movie?

posted 03-10-11 by Angelo D'Argenio

Do you remember the original movie that came out in 2005? You do? Geez how do you sleep at night. Famous for being indescribably bad, the original Doom took everything that was horrible about the Doom video game, combined it with everything that is horrible about Hollywood action movies, and just to be sure that [...]

The Experience of Kevin Smith’s Red State Tour — Day 1: Radio City Music Hall

posted 03-07-11 by Angelo D'Argenio

When I stepped into Radio City Music Hall for the first day of the Red State tour and took my seat crammed between two people clutching their belongings to their chests as if they were curling into the fetal position, I never thought that I myself would spend much of the night in that same [...]

Robot + X = Win!

posted 02-07-11 by Max Tedaldi

RoBatman I stumbled upon this blog today and my brain nearly exploded from a nerd coolness explosion aneurysm. It may only be a proof of concept, but mark my words, we will be seeing Robatman / Cybord Batman comic in the near future. Robatman is like Batman but without all of that pansy emotion. He [...]

Congratulations to the Butterworths! This Year’s WGA Paul Selvin Award Winners

posted 02-03-11 by Max Tedaldi

The Paul Selvin Award is given to that WGA member(s) whose script “best embodies the spirit of constitutional and civil rights and liberties, which are indispensable to the survival of free writers everywhere, and to whose defense Paul Selvin committed his professional life. This year’s Paul Selvin Award has just been bestowed upon Fair Game‘s [...]

Build Your Own Transformer

posted 02-03-11 by Max Tedaldi

Transformers are no longer limited to childrens toys, 80s cartoons, and explosion-laden Michael Bay films. Over the past few years transformers have invaded different sects of popular culture from computers to commercials to even architecture. With SFX software improving faster than Sly Stallone in a training montage it’s no wonder that transformers are more prevalent [...]

Easter Eggs — You Didn’t Even Know You Didn’t Know About Them

posted 02-02-11 by Max Tedaldi

Simpsons See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Little did you know that McBain was an actual movie in more ways than one. First, there is the 1991 Christopher Walken, Michael Ironside actioner McBain, and secondly there is the easter egg mini-movie inside The Simpsons show itself. If you take clips of McBain [...]

The Many Forms of Dracula

posted 02-01-11 by Max Tedaldi

Deafula Believe it or not, Deafula was the first ever movie made solely in American Sign Language. The result has got to be one of the weirdest movies ever made. The story of a theology student who finds himself turning into a vampire and hunting other students for their blood doesn’t really work as a [...]

Fans Think That These Comic Books Need Films Now

posted 01-31-11 by Max Tedaldi

Axe Cop Axe Cop: The Movie – Part 1 from Peter Muehlenberg on Vimeo. If there is a more heart-warming story in the world of comic books, I surely am not aware of it. Brothers Malachai (age 6) and Ethan Nicolle (age 30) teamed up to create the tale of a cop who fights aliens [...]

Academy Award Winning Films That You’ll Actually Want To Watch

posted 01-27-11 by Max Tedaldi

Sneaking action films into family film night should afford you some catharsis after watching Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2. But what do you do when you find yourself face to face with the movie snob who wants nothing to do with your action-packed, gun-slinging, explosion-filled tastes. No matter how many times you try to explain the [...]