http://www.geeksofdoom.com Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Copyright © Geeks of Doom 2011 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ webmaster@geeksofdoom.com (Geeks of Doom) webmaster@geeksofdoom.com (Geeks of Doom) Comics, Movies, Technology, Video Games, Books, Toys, Geeks, Geek, Television, TV, Music, Film 1440 http://geeksofdoom.com/GoD/img/2010/04/2010-04-27-geeksofdoomcast144.jpg http://www.geeksofdoom.com 144 144 Your weekly geek infusion The official podcast for all things Geek Comics, Movies, Technology, Video, Games, Books, Toys, Geeks Geeks of Doom Geeks of Doom webmaster@geeksofdoom.com no no http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/movie-review-safe-house/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/movie-review-safe-house/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:00:36 +0000 Three-D http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=138010 Safe House
Directed by Daniel Espinosa
Starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepherd and Robert Patrick
Release Date: February 10, 2012

Corruption at the top of any organization is a touchy subject for a director to be curious about. When done right, a film depicting corruption, like Polanski's Chinatown or The Ghost Writer, is an impressive and immersive experience. Navigating through the hypocrisy and crookedness is an act of a polished director at the top of his craft who wants to enlighten audiences about reality, not entertain them. Swedish director Daniel Espinosa is introducing himself to American audiences with a hesitating and not so sharp portrait of corruption. He wants to exploit the supposed corruption occurring in intelligence units across the world, such as CIA agents and M16 agents. Instead of having a firm and confident command on a narrative structure that would get his point across, all of his energy is directed toward articulating sensational action scenes that reek of implausibility. Espinosa has an interesting foundation to build upon thanks to David Guggenheim's script. Coherency and logic, though, are neglected, and an overwhelming amount of dynamism is relied on to entertain audiences, dismissing words and dialogue for guns and fists of fury [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/movie-review-safe-house/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-reaction-star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-in-3d/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-reaction-star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-in-3d/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:00:52 +0000 Jedi of Doom http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137983

Ever since I was a little kid I have always loved Star Wars. In fact, it was one of the biggest experiences of my childhood having my dad show the movies to me at home when I was about 6 or 7. I automatically fell in love with not only the characters, but this story of good and evil set in space. After the special editions of the original trilogy were released I found out that they were going to release the first of the prequels in two yrs and I was so excited, but when it happened I was a bit disappointed with the first prequel movie -- Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace -- itself.

Flash forward to present day. It has been 13 years since Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released and now since everything is going 3D, I guess creator George Lucas had to jump on the bandwagon and convert the film to 3D -- the 3D reversion was released in theaters this weekend [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-reaction-star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-in-3d/feed/ 1 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/deal-buy-lego-pirates-of-the-caribbean-get-half-off-another-disney-game/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/deal-buy-lego-pirates-of-the-caribbean-get-half-off-another-disney-game/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:41 +0000 Empress Eve http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137988

Right now if you purchase LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean for Nintendo DS, you can get another select Disney Nintendo DS game for half off.

Visit the main Sale page to select LEGO Pirates of The Caribbean: The Video Game, along with another eligible Disney game like TRON: Evolution, Disney Tangled, Phineas and Ferb Ride Again, Toy Story 3 The Video Game, and more.

Note, this promotion ends at the end of the day today, Saturday, February 11, 2012, until 11:59pm PST while supplies last [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/deal-buy-lego-pirates-of-the-caribbean-get-half-off-another-disney-game/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/comics-of-doom-episode-112-talking-with-princeless-writer-jeremy-whitley/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/comics-of-doom-episode-112-talking-with-princeless-writer-jeremy-whitley/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:13:03 +0000 Vactor http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137081

In this episode of Comics of Doom, Willie Gillis talks to Princeless writer Jeremy Whitley. Whitley talks about his comic book origins, his writing process, and even what he’s currently reading. Princeless, an all-ages four-issue comic book from Action Lab Entertainment, is about a princess named Adrienne who is tired of waiting to be rescued by a prince. Instead, she decides to be the rescuer versus the rescued. Adrienne takes an adventure with her dragon, Sparky, to rescue her sisters from various towers throughout the kingdom.

The Princeless: Save Yourself trade paperback is now available for pre-order through your local comic book shop. The trade will be released in April 2012 [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/comics-of-doom-episode-112-talking-with-princeless-writer-jeremy-whitley/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/video-game-deal-buy-the-darkness-ii-get-10-credit/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/video-game-deal-buy-the-darkness-ii-get-10-credit/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:00:42 +0000 Empress Eve http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=131994

Amazon is currently running a video game deal where if you purchase The Darkness II for Xbox 360 or PS3, you'll get a $10 credit

The game is also available for PC and for PC Download [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/video-game-deal-buy-the-darkness-ii-get-10-credit/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-gear-pee-wee-mr-hermans-bike-adventure-tours-shirt/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-gear-pee-wee-mr-hermans-bike-adventure-tours-shirt/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:50:04 +0000 Empress Eve http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137969

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is a Pee-Wee Herman-themed shirt called "Mr Herman's Bike Tour Adventures" by Bamboota.

The sale at RIPT began today, Saturday, February 11, 2012, 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 [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-gear-pee-wee-mr-hermans-bike-adventure-tours-shirt/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-gear-doctor-whopeanuts-whonuts-shirt/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-gear-doctor-whopeanuts-whonuts-shirt/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:50:10 +0000 Empress Eve http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137963

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today takes the 11 Doctors of Doctor Who and transforms them into Peanuts-style characters in "Whonuts" by queenmob.

The sale began at Teefury today, Saturday, February 11, 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 [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/11/geek-gear-doctor-whopeanuts-whonuts-shirt/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/the-darkness-gets-an-international-distributor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-to-star/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/the-darkness-gets-an-international-distributor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-to-star/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00:32 +0000 Cinemumra http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137722

From Sunshine Cleaning to a hotly anticipated thriller? That’s apparently what writer Megan Holley has done with her latest bit of writing.

Screen Daily is reporting that HanWay has picked up the international rights to Holley’s thriller The Darkness, which is set to star Mary Elizabeth Winstead with Daniel Stamm aboard as director.

The film follows the story of “a young American student working for a charismatic tutor in an English manor house who becomes convinced that she and the children she is warding are being haunted.” [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/the-darkness-gets-an-international-distributor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-to-star/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/naomi-watts-to-play-princess-diana-in-caught-in-flight/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/naomi-watts-to-play-princess-diana-in-caught-in-flight/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:20 +0000 Cinemumra http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137723

Nothing says a director is growing quite like jumping from a Hitler biopic to a biography of one of the most beloved princesses the world has ever known.

That’s the trajectory for Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel, as he begins to prepare his upcoming Princess Diana biopic, Caught In Flight, now with a brand new actress. Deadline reports that Naomi Watts will be starring in the film, replacing Jessica Chastain. The film is currently being sold at the Berlinale, so more news on this project should be coming fast. [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/naomi-watts-to-play-princess-diana-in-caught-in-flight/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/comic-review-doctor-who-classics-series-4-1/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/comic-review-doctor-who-classics-series-4-1/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:00:22 +0000 Greg Davies http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137434

Doctor Who Classics, Series 4 #1
Written by Alan McKenzie
Original Art by John Ridgway
Colors by Charlie Kirchoff
Covers by John Ridgway and Charlie Kirchoff
IDW Publishing
Release Date: February 01, 2012
Cover Price: $3.99

Talk about a blast from the past. Doctor Who Classics Series 4 #1 is a republication of the original Doctor Who comic book series as first released in Doctor Who Magazine. Younger fans of the original television series who have viewed the DVD releases may recall some special features dealing specifically with these comic strips.

Classics Series 4 undertakes the interesting era of the Colin Baker years. During his time as the sixth incarnation of the Doctor, the television series was under threat of cancellation, an ever-increasing strain on budget availability, and a rising dissatisfaction from many fans as their criticisms of the John Nathan-Turner showrunner years would reach their peak [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/comic-review-doctor-who-classics-series-4-1/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/check-out-this-ultra-cool-and-bloody-machete-kills-sales-poster/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/check-out-this-ultra-cool-and-bloody-machete-kills-sales-poster/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:43 +0000 BAADASSSSS! http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137713

The other day we reported that Robert Rodriguez was working on a sequel to his 2010 action splatterfest Machete called Machete Kills that would reunite the director with his longtime collaborator and Machete leading man Danny Trejo, and that he was planning to begin filming pretty soon.

Today we are bring you your first look at a promotional poster for Machete Kills that will premiere at the European Film Market this week.

You can check it out here below. [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/check-out-this-ultra-cool-and-bloody-machete-kills-sales-poster/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/ridley-scott-to-direct-cormac-mccarthys-the-counselor-next-michael-fassbender-to-star/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/ridley-scott-to-direct-cormac-mccarthys-the-counselor-next-michael-fassbender-to-star/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:00:48 +0000 The Movie God http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137819

Back in January it was reported that Cormac McCarthy, author of books that would one day become movies such as No Country For Old Men and The Road, had sold his first spec script, titled The Counselor.

You might not expect to hear about such a project again for an extended period of time while it's being developed and pieces are put into place, but instead the movie progresses rapidly. [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/ridley-scott-to-direct-cormac-mccarthys-the-counselor-next-michael-fassbender-to-star/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/cliff-burton-celebrate-what-would-have-been-metallica-bassist%e2%80%99s-50th-birthday/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/cliff-burton-celebrate-what-would-have-been-metallica-bassist%e2%80%99s-50th-birthday/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:52:23 +0000 Obi-Dan http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137929

Today, February 10, 2012, would have been Cliff Burton’s 50th birthday.

The revered Metallica bassist played on the band’s first three albums -- Kill Em All, Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets. His charging, finger-picking basslines added much to the early Metallica and thrash metal music sound.

Burton was tragically killed almost 26 years ago when Metallica was on a European tour to support the Master Of Puppets album. The tour bus skidded off the road and crashed in southern Sweden killing Burton aged just 24 [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/cliff-burton-celebrate-what-would-have-been-metallica-bassist%e2%80%99s-50th-birthday/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/remake-of-alfred-hitchcocks-rebecca-on-the-way/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/remake-of-alfred-hitchcocks-rebecca-on-the-way/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:14 +0000 The Movie God http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=137850

Another day, another remake on the way.

It's being reported that DreamWorks Pictures and Working Title Films will be remaking one of Alfred Hitchcock's many classics, the Best Picture winner from 1940, Rebecca, which starred Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.

Screenwriter Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) has been hired to pen the script, and he will be going back to the original novel of the same name by author Daphne du Maurier. [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/remake-of-alfred-hitchcocks-rebecca-on-the-way/feed/ 0 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/star-wars-fans-can-turn-to-the-dark-side-using-the-book-of-sith/ http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/star-wars-fans-can-turn-to-the-dark-side-using-the-book-of-sith/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:55 +0000 Greg Davies http://www.geeksofdoom.com/?p=131661

Back in 2010, Lucasfilm put out a wonderful release called The Jedi Path: A Manual For Students Of The Force. The notion was to make a book that would have been used by Jedi Masters and Padawans as a reference manual – a book contained within an electronic vault that would open at the push of a button "in a wash of light and Star Wars sound effects". For those of you who have a predilection for the Dark Side though, you're in luck: the Sith version is now coming.

Entitled Book Of Sith: Secrets Of The Dark Side, which was released today, is similar in nature to the previous Jedi version. [...]]]> http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/10/star-wars-fans-can-turn-to-the-dark-side-using-the-book-of-sith/feed/ 0