The Gold Box deal of the day over at Amazon today is the Rankin-Bass Christmas Classics for 57% off.

Get the DVD for only $12.99 (down from the list price of $29.93) and the Blu-ray for only $19.49 (down from the list price of $44.95).

Note, this sale is only for today, Sunday November 21, until midnight PST while supplies last.

The Blu-ray version includes Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Frosty the Snowman, and Frosty Returns, while the DVD comes with all of these, plus three more: Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, Little Drummer Boy, and Cricket on the Hearth [...]

Check out Episode 21 of the Flix of Doom podcast, the official movie podcast of Geeks of Doom, with hosts Empress Eve and Justin Vactor.

Joining us for this episode is Angie Han of angiehan.com, who is also a long-time contributor to Geeks of Doom. Angie is Justin’s favorite Han. Right next to Han Solo. We’re pleased to have a representative of the Han Dynasty on today’s show.

This week, we’ll be discussing the new film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, as well as the latest news and box office results.

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Full Episode Guide is here below, along with player.

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Recorded November 19, 2010.

Our November Doom Of The Month will be Joe Kelly’s I Kill Giants! If you want to read along with us, head on over to Instocktrades.com or DCBService.com to pick up I Kill Giants for a super price! Be sure to check back at the end of November for our special review episode.

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With Disney‘s new animated film Tangled coming to theaters next week, the The Fine Brothers have pulled together a 3-minute video that reveals spoilers for all 50 feature-length animated Disney movies.

Watch the video here below.

While these technically are spoilers, you’ll notice a running theme throughout half of these movies, which are based on fairy tales, so I think you can guess what that theme is.

The films mentioned are ‘spoiled’ in chronological order, and the bros do it all in one take. Below is a list of the movies mentioned [...]

For the longest time, Liam Neeson was attached to play Abraham Lincoln in the Steven Spielberg film titled Lincoln. Back in August, however, it was revealed that Neeson had decided to step away from the movie because he felt he was a little too old and that he was “past my sell-by date” for the role. At the time the news was pretty disappointing due to how perfect Neeson felt for the part, but now a new actor has been chosen and he should be considered pretty universally adequate for the job.

According to Deadline, two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis has signed on to play President Lincoln in the movie. Lewis has won Oscars for 1989′s My Left Foot and more recently for his role as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood. Many believe he was also robbed of the award for his work as Bill the Butcher in Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York. [...]

I love you… I know.

Does this have any significance to you?

Yes? Cool, because you’ll love this new limited edition art print currently being sold exclusively through the official Star Wars Shop.

Artist Amy Beth Christenson, of LucasArts, created this piece titled “I Love You…I Know” and it’s the ninth of twelve prints in a special monthly limited art collection to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.

The artwork captures the scene from Empire in the carbon-freezing chamber between Han Solo and Princess Leia as they are about to kiss, just before Han is lowered into the carbonite. In one of the greatest lines in the film, and without a doubt, one of the most memorable romantic parting words on screen, Leia finally confesses her love for Han. “I love you,” Leia tells Han. And this scoundrel’s reply? “I know.”

A wonderful aspect of this print is that not only do we get Han and Leia at the forefront, but behind the doomed lovers stand Chewbacca with the dismantled C-3PO on his back on the left, with Darth Vader and Boba Fett on the right [...]

The first image of Lord of the Rings and Star Trek star Karl Urban in the upcoming reboot of Judge Dredd has shown up online.

Urban will be playing the same lead role played by Sylvester Stallone in the 1995 adaptation. But while the look of Dredd himself isn’t too different here, it’s been promised that this new movie will not be anything like that attempt, and will be completely and totally faithful to the original comic which debuted in the UK’s 2000 AD magazine.

Along with Urban, the movie also stars Olivia Thirlby (Juno, The Wackness) as Cassandra Anderson, and is currently filming in Johannesburg, South Africa.

You can head on over to the other side now to read the synopsis and check out the first image of Karl Urban as Judge Dredd now!

SYNOPSIS
DREDD takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. [...]

BBC America has finally released the official trailer for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special. Entitled Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol, the trailer indicates that the storyline seems to emulate the classic Dickens tale of the same name.

Scroll down to watch the full trailer.

A Christmas Carol features Matt Smith continuing his journey as the Eleventh Doctor, along with his time-traveling companions, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. The adventure has been penned by show runner Steven Moffat who has previously stated that this year’s special will be the most “Christmassy Christmas special ever“.

Directed by Toby Haynes, the 2010 Doctor Who Christmas Special picks up where Series 5 left off, and also features Michael Gambon (otherwise recognized as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series) who, according to the TARDIS Index File, will be playing a character named Kazran. Additionally, Katherine Jenkins joins the cast playing an as-of-yet unspecified role [...]

For those who aren’t aware of its existence yet, a new game is on the way from publisher Rockstar Games and Australian developer Team Bondi titled L.A. Noire, and so far it looks like it’s going to blow minds.

The game is very much in the same vein as acclaimed film L.A. Confidential — set in the decade prior in post World War II 1940s Los Angeles where “corruption, drugs, and jazz” reign. The city was meticulously recreated for the time period right down to billboards and ads selling actual products from back then, setting the stage for one of the biggest and most ambitious video game titles to date.

If you’d like — and it’s highly recommended that you do — you can click on over to the other side now to see the first trailer for the game, as well as a bunch of new screenshots. See for yourself why gamers are oh-so-very-excited for this one. [...]

PadWorx Digital Media has announced that they will be releasing an interactive ebook for the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol.

The ebook will be available this Christmas through the App Store for iPad and iPhone, with pricing to be announced in the coming weeks.

Watch the trailer for the ebook here below.

A Christmas Carol interactive ebook will have 130 abridged pages from the Dickens holiday tale, that are illustrated with a steampunk design, and will be enhanced with original music, soundscapes, and effects.

The ebook was designed “to feel as if the iPad or iPhone you’re reading it on has been itself transformed into a steam-powered machine,”according to Jeffery Alan Schechter, CEO and producer at PadWorx Digital Media, Inc. [...]

Just in time for the holiday partying season, Neatorama’s NeatoShop is offering up a TARDIS Ice Bucket for all you Doctor Who fans.

As Neotorama so cutely points out, the ice bucket is not dimensionally transcendental [something that appears larger in the inside than the outside, e.g., the TARDIS], but apparently, it is big enough to hold lots of ice.

The TARDIS Ice Bucket, which is 5″ x 5″ x 10″ with a hinged lid top, is on sale right now for $24.95 [...]

Whether you love or hate Family Guy, you have to admit that their work spoofing Star Wars (with the blessing of a one George Lucas, of course) has been pretty fantastic thus far.

It’s already been stated that they would not be doing the prequel movies of the mega-franchise, so all that’s left to be done is release the third and final spoof of Return of the Jedi. The final installment is called Family Guy: It’s A Trap!, and it will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 21. And to help get you excited, you can get your first look at the trailer right now!

Unlike the first two chapters of this epic animated parody, characters from all of creator Seth MacFarlane‘s shows will be used, including American Dad and The Cleveland Show. You’ll catch a few of said characters making brief appearances throughout the trailer.

Use the Force to bring some tasty treats closer, then head on over to the other side to check out the trailer for Family Guy: It’s A Trap! immediately! [...]

Just a quick note for those of you out there who love your found footage scares, yes, another installment in the Paranormal Activity story is on the way.

Original director and franchise producer, Oren Peli, has informed Dread Central that Paranormal Activity 3 is already well on its way, and that the movie will come to haunt your dreams on October 21, 2011. No indication yet on where the movie will pick up from or where it’s heading story wise.

The first film in the soon-to-be trilogy only cost an unbelievable $15,000 and went on to bring in over $190 million worldwide. The sequel, which came out last month, had a bit of a drop, costing $3 million to make and brought back over $150 million worldwide — still an incredibly significant turnaround, to say the least.

These numbers make it a zero-thought decision on whether or not to keep their little fear fest-that-could moving forward with a third movie. [...]

Here we have yet another interesting casting announcement. According to reports, stand-up comedian and Rescue Me star Denis Leary is currently working out the dirty details to finalize his joining the cast of the upcoming Spider-Man reboot.

Leary will be playing Captain George Stacy, police officer and father to Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) love interest Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). At the moment, it’s still unclear how faithful to Marvel’s comic book storylines the movie will be, but it’s expected that Leary’s character will have his fair share of interactions with Spider-Man.

Leary joins the steadily growing cast that already includes Garfield (The Social Network, Never Let Me Go), Stone (Zombieland, Superbad), Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, The Replacements), who was recently confirmed to be playing the villainous Lizard, and Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now, The Departed) as Parker’s Uncle Ben. Sally Field has been said to be up for the role of Aunt May, but this is yet to be etched in stone. [...]

V: The Complete First Season
Blu-ray | DVD
(2009)
Starring Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chesnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman, Lourdes Benedicto, Laura Vandervoort, Morena Baccarin, Scott Wolf
Warner Bros Home Entertainment
Release date: November 2, 2010

I watched the majority of V as it aired, and honestly, a lot of what I saw didn’t blow me away. I liked what I saw for the most part, but like many at the time, I was drawn in by Lost and my attention faded as V aired directly after. A friend of mine was a huge fan of V, and ultimately made me enjoy the great parts of the show. Finally getting to sit and watch the show on Blu-ray on its own, I was far more drawn in, and I was able to enjoy the series for what it is: a fantastic, thoughtful science fiction show that digs into modern day issues while still giving an intriguing story about rebels fighting an invasion.

Based on the cult hit miniseries from the 1980s, the basic premise of V is that several parts of Earth’s skies are overcast by large spaceships as a group of alien Visitors led by Anna (Morena Baccarin) who promise “We are peace. Always.” The atmosphere that is created when they are setting up the arrival of the Visitors so eerie and almost robotic. The tone of the show at this point is that the Visitors are not necessarily to be trusted, but with the help of broadcast journalist, Chad Decker (Scott Wolf), Anna and company are able to gain the trust of the majority of the population. The conspiracy theory portion of the show starts with Erica Evans (Elizabeth Mitchell) as she teams with a group of rebels that don’t trust the group of aliens that have come to their planet [...]

Babycakes NYC bakery has opened up a new location in Downtown Disney at Disney World Orlando!

Babycakes NYC is a specialty bakery with gluten-free and vegan options that are all-natural, organic, and free from common allergens, like wheat, gluten, dairy, casein, and eggs. Oh, and their desserts are amazingly delicious!

Babycakes NYC founder Erin McKenna announced the news yesterday on the shop’s blog. McKenna said she was approached two years ago by restaurateur Larry Levy of Spiaggia to partner with him on a project to bring healthier food to Disney. Along with Babycakes NYC, comes Levy’s other eateries Pollo Campero and Fresh Apeel. (Apparently, McDonald’s got the old boot back in April, who knew? Buh-bye!)

Right now, the bakery at Downtown Disney does not have sign, but you can find them by going into the building marked Fresh Apeel; the bakery is in the right hand nook. Also, the phones aren’t working there yet, so but you can email them at DTD@babycakesnyc.com to order birthday cakes, donuts, cookies, brownies, and cupcakes! [...]

The world got its first two-minute dose of emerald CGI this week with the debut of the full-length trailer of the upcoming Green Lantern movie, which stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern [Check out the trailer: Watch Now: Trailer For ‘Green Lantern’ Starring Ryan Reynolds Is Here].

After seeing this first trailer, I’m sufficiently moved to give you Geeks a piece of my Oan-powered mind. My ring is fully charged.

But first, two things:

First: I have been a DC fanboy for over 30 years and Green Lantern was always one of my favorite concepts and characters, right up there with the Legion of Super-Heroes and Superman himself. Seeing this footage, as good or as bad as it is, is a dream come true for me, so there will likely be some positive bias in this article no matter how hard I try. Fair warning.

Second: Of course there are spoilers in this post, so don’t read if you don’t want to lose the element of surprise [...]

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

If you know what I’m talking about, then listen up!

At an undisclosed time today, Mondo, the Alamo Drafthouse’s collectible art boutique, will be offering up another limited edition poster in their Star Wars series.

This new poster, which goes on sale today and WILL sell out immediately (trust me, it could go in less than 15 minutes), is called “A Wretch Hive” and it’s by artist Martin Ansin. And, there’s actually two versions going on sale: regular copper edition, and a metallic silver variant.

See below for both posters (click the thumbnails for larger full view).

The regular version will have a limited edition of 360 and sell for $50, while the variant is limited to 150 and costs $85. Both are hand numbered.One purchase allowed per household [...]

The FREE MP3 song of the day over at Amazon today is “Alright (Live)” by King’s X.

Note, this freebie is only for today, Thursday November 18, until midnight PST.

Another note: FREE.

“Alright (Live)” is from the double live album Live Love In London, which is available now in MP3 format for $9.49, and comes with 19 songs, plus a downloadable PDF of the CD booklet.

The Live Love In London CD version is available now for $14.38; there’s also a Deluxe CD/DVD coming out on November 22, 2010, which is a 2-disc CD set, along with a live concert DVD.

Live Love In London was taped during the band’s live concert on January 22nd, 2009 at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London.

Noteworthy songs on the album are “Black Flag,” “It’s Love,” “Over My Head,” and “Goldilox.” [...]

The Gold Box deal of the day over at Amazon today is the Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything DVD set for only $51.99 (that’s 60% off the list price of $129.98).

Note, this sale is only for today, Thursday November 18, until midnight PST while supplies last.

This limited edition 9-disc DVD set includes all five seasons of the hit British comedy, Absolutely Fabulous, which starred Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, along with over four hours of bonus features [...]