Fri
26
May

MEGAN LEAVEY Will Screen Across Country Free For U.S. Military

Megan Leavey Free Military Screenings

NEW YORK, NY – May 18, 2017 – Bleecker Street & LD Entertainment have joined forces with AT&T THANKS, Regal Cinemas and MovieTickets.com to bring the true life story, MEGAN LEAVEY, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite to service members ahead of the June 9, 2017 nationwide release of the film.

AT&T THANKS, Regal Cinemas and MovieTickets.com will generously sponsor over 190 screenings of the film on May 30th as part of National Military Appreciation Month at participating Regal Cinemas. Active and retired service members will be invited to attend a free screening of the film in advance through AT&T THANKS and Regal Cinemas. MovieTickets.com will facilitate ticket fulfillment.

Thu
25
May

New Mutants' director talks film's unique direction

From Entertainment Weekly:

 

The New Mutants, the long anticipated X-Men spinoff movie, is going to be a comic book film that goes in an unusual direction. “We are making a full-fledged horror movie set within the X-Men universe,” director Josh Boone says. “There are no costumes. There are no supervillains. We’re trying to do something very, very different.”

Game of Thrones‘ Maisie Williams has been cast in the role of Wolfsbane and Split actress Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik. Sources close to the production say that Henry Zaga, seen most recently in 13 Reasons Why (where he played Tony’s boyfriend, Brad), will soon be announced in the role of Sunspot. (Unconfirmed chatter has it that Rosario Dawson is currently in talks as well.)

Thu
25
May

You'll Love This Star Wars/Moana Mashup of "Your Welcome"!

YouTube provides us with so much amazing content it's hard to keep track of it all. But every once in a while someone comes up with a pop-culture parody that can't be ignored.

YouTuber OverEnglishMan, inspired by fan art on tumblr, sings a Star Wars: The Last Jedi parody of "Your Welcome" from Disney's Moana. The song was originally performed by Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Demi-God Maui, when Moana first meets him. High on himself and all the great things he's done, Maui explains all the great adventure he's been on for the benefit of mankind.

Thu
25
May

Supergirl Season 2 Blu-Ray Coming in Hot Off the Season Finale!

Hot off the season finale of SUPERGIRL, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announces the release of Season 2 on Blu-Ray!

With an expected release date of August 22nd, you'll be able to rewatch all the great moments that spun out of SUPERGIRL's first exciting season on The CW! With all-new villains, romances, drama and more the second season of SUPERGIRL drew in 4.2 million viewers weekly; making it the 2nd most watched show on The CW behind THE FLASH (for Live+7 ratings)!

Thu
25
May

Suspense... Or How Films Have Picked Up a Few Lessons From the Casino

"Bomb Defusal Puzzle" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by dvanzuijlekom

(image left: "Bomb Defusal Puzzle" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by dvanzuijlekom )

It’s the final reel, and it’s all come down to this. Our central protagonist, quirkily handsome hero or feisty-smart heroine, hunched pensively over a suspicious device, pliers in hand as the camera draws in on a digital readout, a counter clicking down to an ominous conclusion.

All the car chases, gunfights, romantic sub-plots and montaged flashbacks lead up to this moment, the plot carefully (or not so carefully) engineered to guide the characters here, for the final telling of their story, a frozen moment of suspense where a single action will dictate consequence.

“So… Do I cut the red wire, or is it the green?”

Thu
25
May

Nocking Point: Arrow Episode 523, "Lian Yu"

Arrow 523 Lian Yu

ARROW wraps its fifth season on an explosive cliffhanger -- literally -- which might serve to shake up the membership of Team Arrow right down to the cellar floor.

In preparation for his final strike to break Green Arrow (STEPHEN AMELL), Adrian Chase (JOSH SEGARRA) has abducted every member of Oliver's team -- and his family, including his son, William (JACK MOORE) -- and brought them back to where it all began: the island of Lian Yu, where Oliver (supposedly) was marooned for five years.

Wed
24
May

Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild | Shut Up Impa!

This episode was raised organically in a Zen environment in Game Jab labs.

You ready for story time? The boys try to carry out a show but Impa just wont shut up!
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Wed
24
May

Mountain Monsters Uncovers the Grimm Secret of the Little Girl of the Dark Forest

Mountain Monsters Little Girl

Folklore has it that if you enter the Dark Forest, you may encounter the old Woman of the Woods. Or you may encounter a big Black Wolf. You may even run into a little girl.

Wait a minute. I think I've read this story before! Could it be that the actors in Lee County, Virginia are LARPing a dark, hillbilly version of Little Red Riding Hood, complete with the Three Little Pigs playing hide-and-seek with the Seven Dwarfs?

Wed
24
May

Catching Up: The Flash Episode 323, "Finish Line"

Flash 323 Finish Line

This is the moment we've been holding our breath for all week long. With Iris (CANDICE PATTON) having been slain by Savitar, right in front of our eyes last episode, how is Team Flash going to move forward?

This review delves into spoiler territory from the starting gun, so you are advised to turn away now if you do not wish to know the secrets revealed in this Season Three finale.

Ready? Set?

Let's go.

Iris isn't dead.

Tue
23
May

Vixen Springs from CW Seed to Blu-ray Movie

Vixen Blu-ray

Having established critical successes with both ARROW and THE FLASH, CW broke even more fertile ground by utilizing their webisode engine, CW SEED, to expand the Arrowverse with the premier of VIXEN.

Vixen, aka Mari Jiwe McCabe, is voiced by MEGALYN ECHIKUNWOKE, who later played the real life role on ARROW in the episodes "Lian Yu" and "Taken," is the creation of comic book veterans Gerry Conway, Curt Swan and Bob Oksner. Her powers are those of the animal kingdom, granted her through her "Tantu Totem," which has been renamed in this feature as the Anansi Totem.

Tue
23
May

Get Your Cape On: DC Super Hero Girls Lands Series on Cartoon Network

Coming in hot off the popularity of their webisodes, Warner Bros. Animation has announced production on DC SUPER HERO GIRLS the series!

Expected to air on Cartoon Network some time in 2018, the series will follow the adventures of super teenagers Diana, Kara, Barbara, Harley, and others. DC SUPER HERO GIRLS the series comes from producer Lauren Faust (My Little Pony) and Sam Register (Justice League Action). Are there other producers more perfect to carry the torch of such a valued property? I can't think of any.

Pitched as an action-comedy series, it's sad to see that Shea Fontana will not be working on further developing the world she has helped create. She took to twitter to comment on the upcoming series:

Tue
23
May

The Longbox Short-List - Week of May 24, 2017

Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week.   Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that.  Let's get to it!

Comics shipping this week

Mon
22
May

Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild | Worst Dating Stories

Oh Yeah! Game Jab

The boys continue to explore Hyrule and in this vast open land the boys find themselves lost in a vast amount of conversations. Today the boys share they're worst dating stories.
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Mon
22
May

The Black Light Express is Right on Time and Doesn’t Stop

The Black Light Express by Philip Reeves

BLACK LIGHT EXPRESS is the sequel to Philip Reeve’s critically acclaimed (and much loved by this reader) RAILHEAD novel. It picks up after that novel’s climactic finale with our hero and heroine, Zen Starling and Nova, now in a new world that they never knew existed -- and shouldn’t exist, for that matter. But their story is only half the tale, for back in The Great Network, plans are unfolding between the Prell and the Noons, the outcome of which will bring together old friends and enemies, along with some new characters and new trains, not to mention a Guardian or two, those “beings/caretakers/gods” in the great Data Sea who have more to lose than either Starling, the Noons or the Prell.

For those of you who have not read the first book, not to worry: you can pick up the gist as the book moves along; and to help out, Reeve’s includes a glossary of terms that will bring you up to speed on the important things you will come across to help you better understand things.

Mon
22
May

DVD Giveaway: Ice: Season One

Ice Season One

After the accidental death of a diamond smuggler, the prestigious diamond-dealing Green family finds itself under the thumb of a powerful crime boss who draws them into the dangerous world of blood-diamonds. While the family fights to keep their business legitimate, their relationships threaten to fracture under the pressure.

Starring Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Audrey Marie Anderson, Ray Winstone and Donald Sutherland, the first season of this AT&T Original Series is now collected onto DVD, and you can dig up your chance to win a copy by using the Rafflecopter form below. Be sure to check out our Rules & Regulations page, then proceed to get your cut in this gem of a giveaway!

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Fri
19
May

Superman vs Super Man: The Role of Doctor Manhattan in the DC Universe

Super Smiley

"The superman exists, and he is an American."

With those words, the world of WATCHMEN learned of the existence of Doctor Manhattan, formerly Dr. Jon Osterman, after he survived a quantum experiment at the Rockefeller Military Research Center. Gifted with inconceivably godlike powers, Doctor Manhattan found himself further and further removed from humanity as the years went past. Of particular interest was his view of time -- not as a line, not as a waveform of potentials, but as a multi-faceted, immutable solid that could not be changed. Everything was predestination, even his own actions (according to himself).

Fri
19
May

Is It The Dark Woods Olympics? Mountain Monsters: The Three Rings of the North

Mountain Monsters Three Rings of the North

Remember when MOUNTAIN MONSTERS had a big story if an episode was a two-parter? This season, the Hillbilly X-Files is the plot line that never ends, as the sojourn into the Dark Woods reveals further creatures and conspiracies. It's like an Appalachian Twin Peaks, with every episode adding another weird layer onto a layer cake of weirdness.

Saturday, May 20th, the Destination America series picks up with Huckleberry covered in blood after having tangled with Predator an invisible creature with a shimmering humanoid outline to it. The blood wasn't Huck's, because my man knows how to use a knife, so there's an invisible creature leaking very visible (and very red) blood. Also, he doesn't heal all that fast, because the next day he's still leaving a fresh blood trail; coagulation apparently one of his cryptid-powers.

To protect themselves, the AIMS team decides to fortify their base camp cabin by surrounding it with an electric fence.

Thu
18
May

COVENANT: Alien, Yet Familiar

Alien Covenant

ALIEN: COVENANT is the next installment in what has become the ALIEN Prequel series. Taking place in the year 2104 (roughly ten years after Ridley Scott’s PROMETHEUS occurs) it is supposed to bring us closer to the starting point of ALIEN, which starts around 2122. How much closer it brings us is sort of a conundrum for me, because with roughly 18 years left in the time line gap, some major questions still need to be answered for me. I would say would take at least one more movie, maybe two.

I will do my best not to give away any spoilers here.

Thu
18
May

Nocking Point: Arrow Episode 522, "Missing"

Arrow Episode 522 Missing

With Adrian Chase, aka Prometheus, aka the Throwing Star Killer locked away at A.R.G.U.S., Team Arrow seems to finally be getting a well-deserved rest, which includes a surprise birthday party for Oliver (STEPHEN AMELL). The gang's all there, with the exception of Rene, who also missed his custody hearing, something Quentin plans to ream him for when he finds him.

Thu
18
May

New Titan Comics ROBOTECH Series Gets a Trailer

Touted as "not just a re-telling" of the classic Macross saga by Harmony Gold, Robotech is back this July with all-new adventures by writer Brian Wood and artist Marco Turini.

As a big fan of the 80's cult TV series, I was skeptical when I learned that Titan Comics would be releasing a comic book. I've seen the entire series and own it on DVD. I dismissed it as just something for a new generation of fans.

This isn't the ROBOTECH you grew up with though. It's being pitched as a re-telling and all bets are off, in regards to the safety of each character. With long form comic book storytelling, the characters we know and love can have their story fleshed out a little more. We can get a deeper look into Rick and Roy's relationship and maybe even dive deeper into the romantic confusion that Rick experiences between Minmay and Lisa.

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