New on DVD and Blu-Ray is “K-ON! The Movie,” which features the conclusion of the Anime series. “K-ON! The Movie” tells the final tale of the Light Music Club as they decide to take a trip overseas before their graduation from high school.

Mio, Ritsu, Yui, Tsumugi and Azusa find themselves on their way to London England after their pet turtle chooses the location by way of tea cup. Mio is elated and their junior Azusa jumps in on planning their itinerary for them.

Once in London, the girls have to battle the language barrier, try to find …

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We all know Darth Vader as the serious type, but maybe he’s trying to change!

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Fat Kid Rules the World (2012, recently available for rental/sale) is an unusual and sensitive film directed by actor Matthew Lillard.  The main character is Troy (Jacob Wysocki), an overweight and very likeable young man who  is dealing with the death of his mother, as well as common teen problems like finding friends and an identity.  These issues push him to occasional  thoughts of suicide.

His life changes abruptly when he falls in front of a bus while daydreaming and is rescued by Marcus ( Matt O`Leary), a hyper and charming teen who almost never stops talking about his punk band.  …

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Shanghai Noon is an entertaining comedy buddy movie featuring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.  The formula is the same as Rush Hour with a Chinese lawman coming to America to solve a case.  Of course he accidentally partners up with a wise cracking American and hilarity ensues due to culture contrast.  The difference from both movies is the setting.  Rush Hour was present day while Shanghai Noon is Western, circa 1880’s.  A Chinese princess is kidnapped and it’s up to Jackie Chan to save her.  He meets up with a jerkish outlaw played by Owen Wilson.  They work together to save …

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I was strolling around Anaheim Convention Center for Wondercon when I came across Jason Vorhees from afar. A very detailed and well-made Jason Vorhees costume. I’m sure that many of you that were at Wondercon will remember this costume. But, to the Nerds that weren’t there, enjoy the interview and the photos below!

NS: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Ruben: my name is Ruben Morales, im a 3D artist for Sony Santa Monica. I worked on the latest God of War Ascension video game. I’m also a part-time Art Institute instructor. On my free time, I …

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Iron Man 3 was easily my most anticipated film of the year, bar none. After the surprising success of the Avengers on both a critical and commercial level, I thought Marvel could do no wrong. The marketing behind Iron Man 3 plus the many trailers and interviews all gave me, and probably me other people, the idea that it would be a much more serious film and it would have a major character arc for Tony Stark.

Director Shane Black and company all talked about how Tony would be left with nothing, how he would have to go underground in order …

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Here’s the new poster for the Thor sequel. Overall, it’s descent. I feel that he should be wearing his helmet, but I understand that they need to show Chris Hemsworth’s dreamy face to sell tickets.

And, the pose doesn’t look very appealing. I can’t figure out what he’s doing, besides holding his Hammer. The photoshopped hands doesn’t help either

I know I’m nit-picking, but this is how he should pose!

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This trailer presents us with another great looking film from J.J. Abrams. I’ve always enjoyed his cinematic styles. The story and the acting seems solid. Just another test for James T. Kirk, Enjoy Trekkies!…

Here’s a short scene from Kick-Ass 2. There’s a few flaws that I noticed already. But, my main complaint is that Hit-Girl is just too big now. She was cooler as a little kid. I will admit that it is always unfair to critique a whole film based on one clip, because we don’t get to see the tone set by the director in the previous scenes.…

Oh boy.

I’m not digging this new trailer.  The music is great but the lines are pretty cheesy, reminds me of Watchmen.  Some of the special effects looks pretty bad as well.

What do you guys think?

 

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