You see kids on these competitive singing and dancing shows all the time and yeah, there’s some talent there, but let me tell you, this video of a group of 8-year-olds playing Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman” will blow all others away.

Check out this video here below of The Mini Band playing the Metallica song at the Bucklebury Beer Festival.

When I saw the story on this, I figured there’s no way a group of 8- to 10-year-olds (the drummer and bassist are both 10; the rest are 8) could pull off a Metallica song — NO WAY! Well, guess what? Not only do they pull it off, but they rock it so awesomely, all with an adorable little girl on lead guitar!!! [...]

For it’s annual Cast Reunions issue Entertainment Weekly has once again assembled the stars of several notable films and television series for retrospective portraits. The magazine has also posted videos from four of the photo shoots on its website: The Princess Bride; Aliens; Fatal Attraction; and Office Space.

The videos make for a good watch and it’s cool to see most of the cast members of some of my favorite movies getting together to reminisce about the good old days. One thing that struck me as odd was Cary Elwes’ lack of a British accent in his interview for the Princess Bride shoot. Is he going Christian Bale on us? [...]

Real Steel
Directed by Shawn Levy
Starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goya
Release Date: October 7, 2011

Let’s clear the air right now, readers. Real Steel is on the surface an homage to the popular kids’ game Rock’em Sock’em Robots. It is hard to dispute that fact and I don’t think that the creators can even deny that there are similarities. What you don’t notice is that under the metal exterior lies a rather human story.

Real Steel‘s focuses on Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman), an ex-boxer down on his luck. Once, he went toe to toe with the champ, but as the world changed, so did boxing. Now, only robots compete in the squared circle, but even Charlie’s robot can’t cut a break. Things go from bad to worse when his ex-girlfriend passes away leaving him to care for his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo). Charlie wants nothing to do with the kid and only takes him in exchange for some cash, but eventually he warms to the kid and fights to keep him [...]

The deal of the day over at Things From Another World today is the Spider-Man A New Goblin trade paperback for only $3.89 (that’s 70% off the list price of $12.99).

Note – This deal is valid only for today, Sunday, October 9, 2011, til 11:59PM PST while supplies last. Visit the TFAW’s Deal of the Day page to view the hours left in the sale as well as quantities left on the item.

This trade paperback edition collects the Marvel comic book series Black Panther #35-38 and Amazing Spider-Man #176-180 from the creative team of Len Wein and Ross Andru [...]

The eBook deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is James Ellroy’s first novel, Brown’s Requiem, for only $1.99 (that’s down 80% from the suggested retail price of $9.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Sunday, October 9, 2011, until 11:59PM PST.

Text-to-Speech is enabled on this Kindle version. If you’d like to own a physical copy of Brown’s Requiem, the book is also available in paperback for $11.89 [...]

Source Code, Your Highness, Jane Eyre,, and Rango are part of Amazon’s Instant Video movie rental deals for this weekend. Rent these titles for only $1.99 each and you’ll have access to the movie for 24-48 hours once the rental is activated. You can visit the main sale page — $1.99 Weekend Special: Top Movie Rentals for $1.99 — to access the aforementioned rentals, along with a few other titles like Something Borrowed, Mars Needs Moms, and The Company Men [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Star Wars-themed shirt called “Cup Of Java” by artist Jeisun.

The sale began at Teefury today, Sunday, October 9, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

The Devil’s Rain, the latest album from The Misfits, was just released on October 4, 2011 and it’s streaming online for FREE right now.

The album, which contains 16 songs, is available on CD and MP3 Download. The cover is by renown comic book artist Arthur Suydam [...]

Warlord of Mars: Fall of Barsoom #2
Written by Robert Place Napton
Illustrated by Roberto Castro
Colored by Alex Guimaraes
Lettered by Simon Bowland
Covers by Joe Jusko, Francesco Francavilla
Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

“100,000 years before John Carter first arrived on Mars…” I present to you Warlord of Mars: Fall of Barsoom #2. The atmosphere is depleted and the only way for the races of Mars to survive is to artificially create a new one. Of course, it would be easier if they weren’t constantly trying to kill one another.

I have to say this has to be the most unfriendly read I have had in a long while. Between the lack of a lead-in and the overabundance of storylines, I was thrown into a mess of a comic. I quoted the entire printed premise at the beginning of this review, by the way. Given that I was very familiar with the the original books, I felt I would be able to catch up quickly and obtain some semblance of the plot. I was mistaken. […]

Hey you lot, remember when DC Comics announced that they would be bringing 100 digital graphic novels exclusively to the Kindle Fire? I do, too! Well, apparently Barnes and Noble heard about this (they must read my work), and got all angry and decided that it would be in their best interest to pull each of these DC books from their physical store shelves, because… I’m sorry it really doesn’t make sense to me [...]

DC Comics and comiXology are offering you a special deal this weekend, a deal in which you can digitally purchase all of the 15 released issues of DC Universe Online Legends for a mere 99 cents a piece! Woo baby!

That’s right folks! The comic book tie-in to a Massively Multiplay Online video game that’s based on a comic book universe is ON SALE! Oh, you’ve no experience with DC Universe Online? Well, let’s give a little backstory [...]

For those of you who missed it or had no idea it had already come and gone, the pilot episode of FX’s new horror series, American Horror Story, is now online to watch when you please.

Click on over to the other side for a synopsis and to check out the pilot episode of American Horror Story now!

American Horror Story revolves around the Harmons, a family of three who moved from Boston to Los Angeles as a means to reconcile past anguish. The all-star cast features Dylan McDermott as Ben Harmon, a psychiatrist; Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon, Ben’s wife; Taissa Farmiga as Violet, the Harmon’s teenage daughter; Jessica Lange in her first-ever regular series TV role as Constance, the Harmon’s neighbor; Evan Peters plays Tate Langdon, one of Ben’s patients; and Denis O’Hare as Larry Harvey.

Guest stars for the series include Frances Conroy as the Harmon’s housekeeper; Alexandra Breckenridge as the Harmon’s housekeeper; and Jamie Brewer as Constance’s daughter. [...]

Publisher Electronic Arts has released a new announcement trailer for an upcoming title being developed by Starbreeze Studios (The Darkness, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena), titled Syndicate.

Some of you old school gamers may recognize the title, as it’s actually a remake of the 1993 multi–platform game of the same name also published by EA and developed by Bullfrog Productions.

You can check out the trailer for Syndicate by clicking on over to the other side now!

Described as something of a mix between Crysis and Mass Effect, the game is set in 2029 where regions are controlled by massive corporations known as “syndicates” instead of politicians. The game is a first–person shooter, and you’ll play as a character with a special bio–chip implanted in your head that allows you to get to where you need to go and take out the enemies you face in many different and unique ways. [...]

The comic book deal of the day over at Things From Another World today is Spider-Man Short Halloween Premium Hardcover for only $7.99 (that’s 60% off the list price of $19.99).

Note – This deal is valid only for today, Saturday, October 8, 2011, til 11:59PM PST while supplies last (but hurry, they’re running out fast!).

This premium hardcover edition collects the Marvel comic book series Amazing Spider-Man Family #4-6 and Spider-Man: The Short Halloween, which was written in part by Saturday Night Live‘s Bill Hader and Seth Meyers.

Visit the TFAW’s Deal of the Day page to view the hours left in the sale as well as quantities left on the item. Also, the sale version is a “nick and dent” so if it does sell out before the end of the day, there’s also the brand new version on sale for only $11.99 [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy-themed shirt called “Thanks for all the Fish” by artist Adho1982.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Saturday, October 8, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is the Battlestar Galactica-themed shirt called “Caprica Toasters” by artist mephias.

The sale began at Teefury today, Saturday, October 8, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Zombies are everywhere these days, popping up in commercials left and right.

Check out this new one from FedEx of how the shipping company will still come through — and in a big way — during a zombie outbreak.

Once you watch the actual commercial, check out the way-cool video on the making of the commercial [...]

Part of this week’s video game deal over at Amazon is Warhammer 40K: Space Marine for $20 off!

- Xbox 360: $39.99 [33% off the list price of $59.99]
- Playstation 3: $39.99 [33% off the list price of $59.99]
- PC Download: $39.99 [20% off the list price of $49.99]

Note, these deals are valid only for this week through Saturday, October 8, 2011, until 11:59PM PST while supplies last [...]

On this day 162 years ago, famed author and poet Edgar Allan Poe died.

In celebration of his life and his works, as well as the upcoming new Poe movie starring John Cusack in the lead, titled The Raven, an event was held in Baltimore, Maryland including director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin) and co-star Luke Evans (Immortals, Robin Hood) meeting with press and members of the Poe House and Museum.

Also in conjunction with the anniversary and event, the official trailer for The Raven has been officially released online after debuting last night on G4′s Attack of the Show.

You can check out the trailer as well as some unusual facts about Poe by continuing on over to the other side now.

* Poe wrote a fabricated news story of a balloon trip across the ocean to garner attention and publicity in New York City.

* Poe was a champion for higher wages for writers and international copyright law, as his writings were continuously published without him getting credit or compensation. [...]

DC Comics showcased some really cool artwork and information for the upcoming Lee Bermejo scripted and drawn Batman: Noel that is scheduled to come out later this Fall.

If you’re unaware of what it is that I’m talking about, Lee Bermejo, artist on the insanely beautiful Brian Azzarello-penned Joker graphic novel, will be taking his artistic prowess and expanding on it by branching out into the writing field on his own Batman-centric original graphic novel entitled Batman: Noel. And I’ve gotta give it to Bermejo on this one, not only does the preview art that DC released look really pretty, the concept for the story sounds awesome [...]