Henry and Butcher #1
Story: Gonzalo Ventura
Art and Letters: Martin Blanco
Pit Bros. Productions
Locked in a madhouse, an ex-boxer and ex-muscle for the mob named Henry once again tries to piece together what he remembers was his last night of freedom before he was put away. He recalls his night out with his friends having beers, where he once again tells the story about how his friends and wife made his life right. He recalls a drunken drive home, where he crashes his car, and stumbles home only to discover another family living there. And he recalls his dog, Butcher, talking to him and telling him that there is a way back to his normal life. Things are looking pretty bleak for Henry, but if he can avoid the lunacy that even a sane man will contract from being stuck in a padded cell, he may just figure out what the hell has happened to him.
"I loved my wife." This is the opening downer of a line that writer Gonzalo Ventura, co-founder of Pit Bros. Productions, begins this sprawling and hard-edged story with. From here, Ventura leaps to flashbacks and flashbacks-within-flashbacks to unfold a gritty and maddening story that would have made a great first chapter in a sleazy, cheaply-printed paperback. His use of time-hopping emphasizes...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Comic Review: Henry and Butcher
'Simpsons' Springfield Premiere Contest
Fox Movie Studios has made plans to hold the premiere for their upcoming The Simpsons Movie in the fictional family's real live hometown of Springfield. The question everyone's asking is which one of the fourteen participating "Springfields" do they hail from?
To answer this question Fox, is holding a contest to decide which city will have that dubious honor. For the competition, each city submitted 3-5 minute video demonstrating its "Simpsons spirit." The winning Springfield will host the premiere of The Simpsons Movie, which opens in theaters on July 27, 2007...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom
'The Bourne Ultimatum' Theatrical Trailer
Apple Trailers has posted the theatrical trailer for The Bourne Ultimatum, the third flick of the series starring Matt Damon. Look for the trailer in theaters in the previews before Transformers.
Starting July 16, you can use Google to join the search for Jason Bourne (played by Damon), the trained assassin who's on the run trying to find out about his true past. Check out www.searchforbourne.com for more information.
The Bourne Ultimatum hit theaters August 3, 2007.
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'Sunshine' Extended Trailer
Apple Trailers has the extended trailer as well as a shorter one labeled Trailer A for Danny Boyle's upcoming scifi thriller Sunshine.
The film takes place 50 years from now where our Sun is dying. A spaceship with a crew of eight carrying a device that will breath life back into the star is mankind's last hope. But deep into the crew's voyage when they're out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel.
Sunshine, which stars Chris Evans, Cillian Murphy, and Michelle Yeoh, hits theaters July 20, 2007.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Music Review: Bad Brains 'Build A Nation'
Build A Nation (2007)
Megaforce Records
Produced by Adam Yauch
D.C punk/hardcore legends Bad Brains are back, after having broken up and reunited more times than an entire season of VH1's Behind the Music.
Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys) is credited with producing the first studio album by the band in over ten years. Although the production of Build A Nation is more realized than its predecessor (1995's God Of Love), it still lacks the raw power of the group's legendary back catalog...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom
Movie Review: Transformers
"Michael Bay, please don't destroy my childhood."
That was the predominant thought in my mind as the theater darkened and the ubiquitous husky timbre of Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) began his voice-over. You're familiar with Transformers. You know the deal. Two opposing sects of giant robots from the planet Cybertron, who have the ability to change into vehicles, are warring over energy with Earth as their battleground. I'll do you a solid courtesy by saving you from my rant-o-rific fanboy spiel but make no mistake, Transformers were a big part of my childhood -- like Pokémon/Magic Cards/Naruto big -- so you can imagine my apprehension.
Going into this viewing, I was thinking how I just couldn't take yet another mediocre film making a mockery of my adolescent ardor, but let's be honest here, at this point so long as the effects held-up and there's no impromptu dance sequences, I would probably just give it the nod. After the long line of dreck Hollywood has insulted us with this summer, Transformers could be nothing more than a dozen rounds of CGI'd automatons beating the crap out of each other and most people would call it the tits...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom
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'Beowulf' to Debut in IMAX 3D, Too
The IMAX 3D version of Robert Zemeckis's Beowulf will be released on November 16, 2007, the same day the standard version of the film hits conventional theaters. The movie will be released internationally within three weeks of the domestic launch.
Beowulf, with a script by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, will be digitally converted into IMAX 3D and re-mastered through IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. Previous reports stated that the IMAX version could appear on nearly 1,200 3D digital-cinema screens when it debuts.
The performance-capture film is based on the Old English poem and stars Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie.
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'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' Trailer
The trailer for Elizabeth: The Golden Age is now online.
The sequel to 1998's Elizabeth will see the return of director Shekhar Kapur and star Cate Blanchett as the 16th century "Virgin Queen" of England. This installment, delves into the romantic relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).
It also introduces the Queen's cousin Mary Queen of Scots (played by Minority Report's Samantha Morton), who plots with Philip of Spain to usurp the throne from her. Geoffrey Rush returns as Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth's trusted advisor.
Elizabeth had beautiful cinematography, strong acting, and the beauty (and ugliness) of Elizabethan life in all of its pomp and circumstance, though some historical inaccuracies were distracting. From this trailer, it looks like The Golden Age will be much like its predecessor.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age will open in theaters this Fall.
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'Ratatouille' Clip 'The Scene Stealers'
There's a new behind-the-scenes clip for Disney/Pixar's animated feature Ratatouille called The Scene Stealers. Watch it here after the jump.
The official movie page on YouTube has 16 videos available for viewing, including the previously available 9-minute movie preview as well as two rough animation tests featuring a character called Emile. Check them out here.
Also, SciFi.com just posted a video interview with the film's writer/director Brad Bird along with stars Patton Oswalt, Janeane Garofalo, and Lou Romano.
Ratatouille hits theaters today! Read the Geeks of Doom review here...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Book of Geek: The New 7 Wonders Foundation
This is awesome.
Firstly, did you even KNOW that of the seven wonders of the world, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria, only the Pyramid still stands?!?!?!...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom
'Eastern Promises' Theatrical Trailer
Yahoo! now has the theatrical trailer for David Cronenberg's upcoming thriller Eastern Promises.
Viggo Mortensen stars as a ruthless killer with ties to one of London's most notorious organized crime families and Naomi Watts as the person who inadvertantly discovers potential evidence against the mob family. 
Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Sinead Cusack also star. Mortensen starred in 2005 in Cronenberg's A History of Violence.
Eastern Promises hits theaters September 14, 2007.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Comic Review: Abigail & Rox
Abigail & Rox In The Land Of Enchantment
One-Shot
Story by Joshua Gamon
Art by Adrian Sibar
Lettering by Ed Dukeshire
DigitaL Webbing
Abigail just a normal little girl living in 19th-century London with her grandfather. That is, until her grandfather is given an ancient book called Enchantment. When the book whisks her grandfather away to a magical kingdom, Abigail soon follows with her trusty stuffed teddy bear Rox in tow. Abigail finds herself in a kingdom that appears to be inhabited by characters out of Wonderland. The White Rabbit introduces her to The Queen Of Spades, and it is at this meeting that Abigail finds her grandfather, trapped under the spell of the Queen.
But Abigail is not alone in this strange world, as the White Rabbit becomes her guide and takes her to the Cheshire Den where Rox is. Abigail finds that this enchanted world has brought her pint-sized bear to life, and once joined together, the two become inseparable. When the Queen Of Spades learns of Abigail’s singular task of rescuing her grandfather, the Queen merely captures her, and condemns her to be dinner for the fearsome and uncontrollable Jabberwocky!...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom
Movie Review: Live Free or Die Hard
Wa-wa-wee-wa! - Borat
Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The quote obviously is talking about Len Wiseman, where he could possibly go from making one of the shittiest film franchises, to a good Die Hard film. Wiseman gets my respect on two levels. The first being the big leap. The second one being successful.
Live Free or Die Hard is totally out of league from the previous installments. Of course, do you really think we can go back twelve years ago and start from where it ended? No. We have a balder Bruce, computer hackers, and more advanced guns. And Kevin Smith. Now tell me, where the fuck can you go wrong with this? I'll tell you.
You can't.
Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane, the badass old New York cop who is now watching out for his daughter a bit too much. McClane is called to take computer hacker and geek Matt Ferrell and drive him down to Washington D.C. And like always, McClane gets himself into some deep shit, while walking in on Ferrell right before he is targeted by terrorists. And just like that, the action begins. And no, it doesn't stop. McClane finds out that computer hackers Gabriel and Mai are the ones that are causing it. And once Gabriel kidnaps McClane's daughter ... it is soooo fucking on...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom
