Category Archives: Tron

Robin Hobb tackles the taboo subject of female genital mutilation in her sci-fi short story “Cut.” Photo: Kat Ogden Imagine a teenage girl told you she’d decided to undergo female circumcision, and you couldn’t talk her out of it. What … Continue reading →

In order for a technology to take off these days, it has to be simple. Twitter, Facebook, iTunes, Spotify — each can be summed up in a sentence or so and readily understood from the very first time you use … Continue reading →

Dear Hollywood: Please start hiring the folks who make fan trailers. They’re starting to get a leg up on you, as exemplified by this wonderful new John Carter megaclip. Hot on the heels of last week’s amazing Avengers fan trailer, … Continue reading →

I am pretty darn pleased to share a new behind the scenes red-band clip for the action-thriller Act of Valor, opening in theaters on Friday, February 24th. The film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the-minute battlefield technology, and heart-pumping emotion for … Continue reading →

Check Out This Vibrant New Poster for Pixar’s Animated Epic ‘Brave’ by Ethan Anderton February 22, 2012Source: Apple Later this week a brand new trailer for Pixar’s first venture into the medieval epic will debut online, but in the meantime, … Continue reading →

Jai Courtney Signed to Play John McClane Jr. in ‘Die Hard’ Sequel by Ethan Anderton February 22, 2012 Just last year it was reported that Bruce Willis would return again as John McClane in A Good Day to Die Hard, … Continue reading →

Watch: First Trailer for Sundance Fave ‘The Imposter’ Documentary by Alex Billington February 22, 2012Source: YouTube “From as long as I remember, I wanted to be someone else.” Time to take a look and get an introduction to The Imposter, … Continue reading →

Jorge R. Gutierrez created the TV series Le Tigre.Image courtesy Nickelodeon Deep in production on futuristic sci-fi epic Pacific Rim, fantastical multitasker Guillermo Del Toro has also signed up to produce a CGI-animated feature tentatively titled Day of the Dead. … Continue reading →

“Todd Loren, First Amendment advocate or lying sack of shit?” asks The Comics Journal publisher Gary Groth in the trailer for Unauthorized: The Story of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics. It’s not Shakespeare, but it is the existential question behind director … Continue reading →

The Gendered Advertising Remixer lets users mash the audio of commercials targeted at boys with video from ads aimed at girls (and vice versa). Screengrab: Wired A handy web app called the Gendered Advertising Remixer mashes toy commercials together, tweaking … Continue reading →

Interesting piece comes our way thanks to the folks at Image Entertainment, who sent out a copy of Rabies for us to review for you. And this one’s going to be interesting for a lot of reasons…but will interesting equal … Continue reading →

Two new images from Marvel’s The Avengers (in Disney Digital 3D) arrived with Hemsworth muscles looking mighty fine. The action-adventure movie introduces a star-studded cast of superheroes, including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy … Continue reading →

Watch: First Two TV Spots for Gary Ross’ ‘The Hunger Games’ Out by Alex Billington February 21, 2012Source: YouTube “Make sure they remember you.” Lionsgate has unveiled two new TV spots from Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games movie, and both … Continue reading →

Watch: SXSW Coming of Age Comedy ‘Blue Like Jazz’ Teaser Trailer by Alex Billington February 21, 2012Source: Apple “Forgot everything you think you may know, because you do not know anything.” Time for something fun. Roadside Attractions has unveiled a … Continue reading →

Mondo’s Spectacular ‘John Carter’ Poster – Get One at Midnight IMAX by Alex Billington February 21, 2012Source: Hero Complex Take a look at perhaps the most spectacular poster for Andrew Stanton’s John Carter poster we may ever lay eyes on. … Continue reading →

Watch: Crazy Violent Dutch Zombie Comedy ‘Zombibi’ Official Trailer by Alex Billington February 21, 2012Source: Bloody-Disgusting Are you ready for something really crazy, and I mean it this time? Our friends at Bloody-Disgusting have found an official trailer for a … Continue reading →

Guillermo del Toro to Produce an Animated ‘Day of the Dead’ Feature by Ethan Anderton February 21, 2012 In any given year, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has a plethora of projects in development as a director and producer. Currently he’s … Continue reading →

First Teaser Trailer for ‘Repo’ Follow-Up ‘The Devil’s Carnival’ Musical by Alex Billington February 21, 2012Source: THR “Come one, come two, come all!” If you’re not a fan of Repo! The Genetic Opera, the Bousman-directed dark musical, I suggest staying … Continue reading →

You can win this awesome looking poster that says a lot about the movie Detachment, starring Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, Bryan Cranston, William Petersen, Tim Blake Nelson, Betty Kaye, Sami Gayle, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner and James … Continue reading →

If you thought that The Feathered Serpent, which we reviewed here not long ago, was some good stuff, then strap in and brace yourselves because we’ve got one that just might be even better. The folks out at Acorn Media … Continue reading →