My thanks to all the people who helped point me towards more information on the MacMini.

Did anyone else know that Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick bought and is now the publisher of Cracked Magazine?

Sweet Christmas! Have you seen this new Mac Mini?! It's amazing! I wonder how much it's going to cost.

John Jakala's Highs and Lows of 2004 in the world of comics.

MY TOP 11 MOVIES OF 2004 (with commentary)

11. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra - If you haven't seen this yet, you need to do so as quickly as possible. Well, actually, some of you probably wouldn't enjoy it, but MST3K fans would probably enjoy it.
10. The Punisher - I know there was a lot wrong with this movie (like it being set in Florida and primarily in the daytime!?!), but Thomas Jane WAS Frank Castle. I mean, nailed. He was perfect. That allows me to overlook some of the other problems.
9. Miracle - I like hockey. I like Kurt Russell. I like triumphant true stories. I like when people are able to achieve something greater than themselves. I like well made movies. This flick had all of the above.
8. Cold Mountain - It was a great movie. I don't know if I'd have liked it as much if Jude Law hadn't been in it, but I'm pretty sure I would have still liked it.
7. Kill Bill Vol. 2 - I'm sure anything that needs to be said about this movie has already been said a million times by people far wittier and/or more eloquent than I.
6. Anchorman/Starsky and Hutch/Dodgeball - I'm just going to consider these all one big movie where Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn got to goof around and have fun making themselves laugh.. which then makes all of us laugh.
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - See my commentary for KBV2.
4. Shaun of the Dead - One of us zombie fans really made good. I mean, Romero loved it for crying out loud. Found the perfect balance between comedy and horror and the comedy of horror. If you ask me, this flick did everything right in a way the Scary Movie series never will. In fact, I wish I hadn't even mentioned that series while I was talking about this fantastic film. Laugh out loud funny. Quotable funny. Spectacular zombies. Real emotion. Three ASH songs. What else do you need?
3. Spider-Man 2 - Left the original flick standing in the dust. It really should have been called The Amazing Spider-Man (as was originally planned) instead of just throwing a 2 at the end. Better performances all around. Much better in some cases. A seemingly better understanding of what makes Peter Parker who he is, as well as a better understanding of why he does what he does. A far better villain. Classic Sam Raimi flourishes. And, perhaps most importantly, more Spider-Man.
2. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - I know most of you probably didn't even see this movie. That makes me very sad. It's coming out on DVD in a week or two. If you've ever thought I was right about anything go out and buy this DVD or at least rent it. I'm serious. If you like Indiana Jones or classic 1950s sci-fi or action movies that are safe to watch with your kids or parents or grandparents or beautiful people (Law, Paltrow, Jolie) or great special effects or late 1930s fashion or just good movies this is it.
1. The Incredibles - My favorite Pixar movie of all time. Arguably their best movie to date. Arguably the best superhero movie of all time. In my All Time Top 10 Movies list.

I guess the casting of the major roles for the new Superman flick is all set now. Kate Bosworth (Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, Beyond the Sea) will be Lois Lane, and Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, The Usual Suspects, Beyond the Sea) will be Lex Luthor.
Anyone else excited?

For anyone that has even a passing interest in the comic strips in your daily newspaper, webcomics, or just interesting commentary on things in general, I'd like to recommend you read this. It won't take you long, and you might learn something about something... or something.
Then feel free to go here and catch Gabe from Penny Arcade's take on the situation.

Check out the trailer for An Evening with Kevin Smith 2 : Evening Harder.

Well, I'm psyched. Katsuhiro Ôtomo (creator of AKIRA) has a new movie coming out. It's called Steamboy. Go watch the trailer.

Check out these amazing publicity photos from Episode III... unless you don't like Star Wars. If you don't like Star Wars, there's not much there for you.. and you're an idiot.

There may be a sequel to Shaun of the Dead. It may very well be called From Dusk til Shaun. Simon Pegg has said the only format he'll do said sequel in is comic book format. Apparently, Marvel and DC both have been in touch with him about this and comics in general.

This may be the first poster for the Natalie Portman starring adaptation of the Alan Moore masterpiece, V for Vendetta.

CHUD.com's Worst 10 Movies of 2004. A list that's worth reading if for no other reason than it features this quote : Saying that Van Helsing sucked is like saying Hitler wasn't fond of Jews.
That's hilarious.

You put Pop Tarts in it.

I think today's update will be mostly comic related. That okay with you? Good.

Graeme tells us why Identity Crisis was THE comic of 2004.

The 25 Most Important People in Webcomics in 2004.

James Kochalka... GO!

I saw The Phantom of the Opera tonight. I liked it. I didn't care for parts of it. I'd give it a 67,845 on a scale of 1 to 100,000.

The last I read, the death toll from the tsunami/tidal waves/earthquakes was over 125,000.
I'm sure the number is even higher by now. Where's the 9/11-style public outpouring from the celebrities etc. urging us all to help these people? Where's their benefit CD and concert and whatever else?
I read somewhere that medicine and aid is being rushed "as fast as possible" to the victims/survivors, but that the ratio of people in need to medicine and supplies is so one sided the people trying to give the aid are left asking who to give it to.
Who should get it first?
Should they just form a line and hope they make it to the front of the queue before they die?
Where does the wisdom to make these kinds of decisions come from?

The first official trailer for Robert Rodriguez' adaptation of Frank Miller's Sin City.

I don't know if any of you will be interested in reading this, but if you are, here's a really great interview with Grant Morrison on the upcoming Superman book he's working on and on Superman in general.

You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
This is a guy who can thread a tank through the eye of a needle. He can see the weather in Beirut and he knows what air freshener you used in your house six months ago by the smell of your clothes. You don’t mess with this guy.
It bugs me to see even minor villains all being so patronizing to Superman. That’s just asking for it. I don’t care how arrogant you are, this is a guy you treat with respect, and you’d damn well better say his name in all caps while you’re at it. People who call him the ‘big boy scout,’ should probably understand that very few boy scouts have heat vision, super-speed and an unbeaten track record for making despots and psychotic geniuses kiss his fist. I strongly suspect most of the villain community says his name in hushed tones, if they say it at all.
- Gail Simone, writer

For all you Lemony Snicket fans.

Judas Priest have named their soon to be released album featuring the return of Rob Halford.
Angel of Retribution will hit stores all over the US on March 1.

Look forward to an AC/DC double DVD in April.

This idiot rendered me speechless by reaching for levels of thoughtlessness, insensitivity, and unadulterated ignorance I previously thought unattainable. If you were a fan of Dimebag, heavy metal, or even rock music in general (or even if just someone you care about was into any of those) you need to check it out.

Apprarently, Queen is about to go on tour.

Doug says Sideways is worth seeing. I don't know if it's playing where you are, but if it is, feel free to take his word for it as I plan on doing.

QUEEN guitarist Brian May- "We are all gutted to hear of the senseless and tragic death of Dimbag Darrell, who was shot by a 'fan' who climbed on the stage at a show of his new band, Damageplan. He was of course better known for his great playing in Pantera. Pantera were, I think, the first band that I and my son Jimmy both got equally excited about. It was Jimmy who first got me to see them. They were a great band, and Dimebag was an innovative and passionate player. Great musician. Terrible loss. My respects to him, to his family and friends. Also to those who were killed trying to save him and apprehend the gunman. RIP."

Cartoon characters and their skeletons.
Enjoy!

If you enjoyed the first poster for Batman Begins that debuted the other day, you might be interested to see the first international poster for the flick that debuted yesterday.
It's pretty rad.
We can all also look forward to seeing the second teaser trailer sometime next week.

The first trailer for Tim Burton's remake of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
Mr. Depp looks a little creepy in it at times, but I'm sure he gives a fantastic performance.

My Australian friend, Matt Pott, recently hipped me to this awesome bit of Astroboy merch.

Nice interview with Ryan Reynolds (aka Van Wilder) about the just released Blade : Trinity.

Holy crap, man!
I only need ONE MORE PERSON to sign up and complete one of the free trial offers, and I get my free iPod!
A lot of you signed up, but didn't complete one of the free offers, so if you're one of those people (or if you're a new person), I'd be very, very grateful if you would do so.
I wanted one of those iPods before just because they're cool and all, but now that I have no music whatsoever in my car after it got broken into Monday night, it'd be nice to have something to make my drives to school and work and around town a little less silent.

TVParty.com goes behind the scenes of Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. Enjoy!

Well, look at that... a trailer for Bewitched. You know.. starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell.

Butch in the news again.

I sincerely hope you've all seen this by now, but if you haven't, here it is:
The first poster for BATMAN BEGINS.

This website is giving away all kinds of cool stuff! Go check it out!

The early details on Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell's upcoming remake of The EVIL DEAD.

Apparently Paul W.S. Anderson (the guy that directed AVP and Resident Evil) is going to write the next Aliens flick.

For those of you who haven't seen it, here's The Incredible Hulk's blog.

McFarlane announces the characters for Monsters Series 4. Clickitydoodah.

Palisades is now selling the Jim Henson Muppet figure.. and I know there are at least one or two really big Muppet fans out there besides myself.

How'd you like a free iPod?
I know I want one.
That's where you come in.
Click this link.
Complete one of the free offers.
Get some friends to do the same.
I get a free iPod.
You get a free iPod.
I heard about it from the Screen Savers on TechTV, and they said it was for real.
That's good enough for me.

The co-creator of The Flash died yesterday at the age of 88. Should you care to read more.

HEY! WE'RE PLAYING AT MURPHY'S!

Speaking of The Incredibles (as you may have seen me doing over in my journal), here's a great review of the flick.. which I have seen twice in the three days it's been out. The review does contain some spoilers though, so .. umm... beware, I guess, if you haven't seen it yet. I'll tell you they gave it a 9.3 out of 10.
You should probably just go ahead and leave and go see it right now.
I'll wait.

And since Christmas is right around the corner, I don't mind telling you that if you're looking for something to get me, look no further than The Incredibles Store at Amazon.com.

The Greatest American Hero is coming to DVD in February!
Here is your link to read more.

A fun interview with Bob and David.. of Mr. Show with Bob and David.

For those of you that are interested, I'm going to be selling A LOT of my favorite comics.
Here's an example.
If you think you might be interested in them, or know someone who is, please feel free to go check that out.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Enjoy this link!

The official teaser poster for STAR WARS : EPISODE III.

The robots are coming!

Check out these awesome screen shots from Mario Power Tennis for the Nintendo Gamecube!
In stores November 8.

The first footage from the new Fantastic Four movie.

Get yourself acquainted with the name, Brandon Routh, for he is officially the new Superman in Bryan Singer's huge upcoming film returning the Man of Steel to silver screens around the world.

Jesus Tap Dancing Christ! Get your heads out of your asses people!
I mean COME ON! Give me a break.

The trailer for America's sequel to The Ring, The Ring 2... which is oddly enough being directed by the Japanese guy who directed Ringu and it's sequel Ringu 2... though The Ring 2 is not a remake of Ringu 2.
My head hurts.

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Artwork by Scott Kurtz - pvponline.com

The Worst Halloween Costumes of All Time.

You can listen to William Shatner's new album Has Been, which was produced by Ben Folds, right here for free. It also features Aimee Mann, Henry Rollins, and more.

This car sounds great.
Go read about it. I'm starting you off on page 3, so you'll have to go back and read pages 1 and 2. You can handle it.

Tyrannosaurus Rex may have had a nice coat of fluffy feathers.

I'm Gonna Beat Pac-Man music video. Worth seeing if you never have. Some bad language though.

You definatly know The Misfits. Unless you just
guessed...but if you answered them truely, then
you know them pretty good. Well, good job.


How well do you know The Misfits?
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Grand fucking news from Nintendo!
And, no, that's not sarcasm at all.
I'm dead serious.
This is awesome news.
Well, I mean, it's awesome news if you're a huge Nintendo fan like I am, or you have a Nintendo related tattoo.. like I do.

So there's this guy.
His name is David Benioff.
He wrote Troy and The 25th Hour.
He's going to be writing the Wolverine spin-off movie if Hugh Jackman agrees to star in it.
Chances are it will be called Weapon X or Wolverine : Weapon X.

Even more new alternate Super Mario names have been submitted!
Thanks go to Doug for all of these. E-me to submit your own.
- Super Mario World Police
- Super Mario Revolutions
- Super Mario Strikes Back
- Super Mario Microwavable Safe
- Super Mario Conjugal Visit
- Super Mario Three Ply
- Super Mario Speaker Phone
- Super Mario Turkish Gold

He also sent in these alternate Donkey Kong names.. for some reason.
- Donkey Kong Prepaid Postage
- Donkey Kong Jr. Literacy

Corey did this picture for me quite a while ago, and I forgot to put it up here.
It's awesome.
He's a genius.
I'm an idiot for not putting it up sooner.

It's time for another round of alternate Super Mario names! I'll be putting stars (*) next to the ones I think could actually end up as Mario games.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
- Super Mario Mandarin Chicken
- Super Mario Full Release
- Super Mario Laugh til ya Pee
- Super Mario Richard Grieco
- Super Mario Testerosa
- Super Mario Building Blocks*
- Super Mario Drug Runner
- Super Mario in Another Horse Adventure*
- Super Mario Does Pam Grier
- Super Mario Hits His Kids
- Super Mario Makes Out with a Dog
- Super Mario Steal Your Mail
- Super Mario Cable Hijack
- Super Mario Ninja High School : Year 12
- Super Mario Castle of Morphing Shit

I'm pretty sure you can thank Edward and Katie for all of those.

George W. and Tony Blair have a song they'd like to share with you.

Check out the Burden Brothers' new (and very Velvet Revolver-esque) video for Shadow.

Listen to the entire new R.E.M. album right here for free!



Which Tim Burton film character are you?
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MAUXFAUXROCK.COM GOES LIVE SEPTEMBER 26.

This skeleton is a great dancer.
My thanks to Angela for sending this to me.

Check out the official Donkey Konga site.

This is so awesome!
Spider-Man reviews crayons!

After he's finished Episode III : Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas is talking about turning the Star Wars movies over to other writers/directors/etc. Read more.

Listen to the entire new Green Day album, American Idiot, for free right here.

You can also check out this fun clip from the set of Peter Jackson's King Kong featuring Jack Black.

Tim Wheeler (ASH) and Justin Hawkins (The Darkness) are forming a rock supergroup called White Slave. Click away!

Own Marty McFly's hat from Back to the Future 2!

A new 6 wheel sports car from Italy.

One man's list of the 25 Best Futurama Moments. Definitely worth reading whether you're a fan or have never seen it.. as it will make you want to watch it. You dig?

Saves the Day have been dropped from Dreamworks Records. This saddens me, as I feel In Reverie, their first and now only Dreamworks album, is possibly their best work.

More of the best commercials from the 80s!

Check out this site that shows off some of the changes made for the new DVD release of the original STAR WARS Trilogy. Then you can check this page out that has even more of the changes and updates along with commentary.

From NJ.com, The Jersey Journal has a great review of We 3 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly.
Go read it, and see if it sounds interesting to you.
Go on, I won't tell anyone.

I don't know about you, but I thought this was pretty funny.. in a wrong sort of way.
Also funny.. one .... two



If anyone is still looking for something to get me for my birthday (which is Friday), I have no problem telling you that I want that quite badly.
I've been in search of new watch for some time, and I think that's the one for me.
It can be found for purchase here.
In fact, I'd enjoy pretty much any of that Venture Bros. stuff.
And of course I'm still open to receiving anything from my Amazon.com Wishlist.. which is full of things that I wish I had.
It's even prioritized.

http://slackdaddy.org/flash/pentagon.swf
Everyone needs to watch this.

You are Robin! You lead the Titans, and you are
always looking for ways to stop Slade's evil
plans. You are the most normal character. Way
to go!

What Teen Titans Character are you?

Do us both a favor and read the Associated Press' great article on Identity Crisis.

Check out the official press thingie on the release of the first season of HOME MOVIES!

The Abridged Script for Catwoman. If you've never read one of these, they're always pretty funny, and this is a fine one with which to start.

Apparently, the Hulk now has a diary online... that you can read.

Rivers Cuomo and the rest of Weezer have lost their damn minds.

Why is Rob Liefeld the most hated man in comics?

The entire opening title sequence for the new series The Batman is now available for your online viewing pleasure.

Going back on everything he said he was going to do, Kevin Smith is making a sequel to Clerks... which is fine with me. I don't know about that title though.

Steven Seagal may play the villian in Rush Hour 3.

Craig Kilborn has resigned from CBS' The Late Late Show. If I'm not mistaken Friday night was his final episode. I have a hard time imagining where he'll go from here.

They're making a sequel to Deuce Bigalow for some reason.

The people that brought us Wallace & Grommit and Chicken Run are working on a new film called Flushed Away which is set to feature the vocal talents of Sir Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy as well as Sir Ian McKellan and Hugh Jackman from the X-Men flicks.


“Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Republican National Convention!” more hilarity from CHUD.com

First, Nike made the Air Jordan.
Now it looks like Nike will be making the John Lennon.
I promise I'm not making this up.

The upcoming fourth, will be the final season of The Osbournes.

My new favorite blog can be found here.
Who's it belong to?
None other than Green Arrow!

The guy that brought us Batman : Dead End has put his incredible movie making skills to use again.
This time, instead of teaming the Aliens and Predators against Batman, he's teaming Batman with Superman against the combined villiany of Lex Luthor and Two-Face.
Watch the incredible trailer for Sandy Collora's SUPERMAN/BATMAN.

BUTCH WALKER'S NEW ALBUM IS IN STORES TODAY!!
Did I mention that I saw him last night?
Well, I did.
I'll put some pictures up later.

Further Seems Forever have a new album coming out Tuesday called Hide Nothing, and I'd be remiss if I didn't recommend it to you all.
I mean, I know I'm going to be buying it.
Check out the site.

An interesting article on why you may not have liked Alien vs Predator.
Go read it if you're one of the people who said it sucked.

A page full of monkeys shouting "I need more comics!" as drawn by a mess of different artists. Like you've got anything better to look at on the internet.

If ever there were a website to go to, surely this is one of them: The Film Crew (home of MST3K's Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy)

Brian Michael Bendis wants to do Batman and Daredevil.
Wait.. that came out wrong.

Dave Foley and Bruce Campbell in a superhero movie? Read on..

MSNBC reviews the many (possible) faces of Superman.
My pick, Jude Law, is among the candidates.

CBSNews also looks at this particular issue.

While I'm talking about Superman, I saw a bumper stiker the other day that said WWSD?
Except, the "S" was Superman's emblem. It was pretty rad.
If anyone knows where I can get one of these, please let me know!

Hellogoodbye have recorded a great cover of "Weird Science" for an upcoming Oingo Boingo tribute album.
Give it a listen here... scroll to the bottom of the page.

The first 3 seasons of Seinfeld are coming to DVD on November 23!
Complete info available here.

Billy Idol has decided it's time for a new album. I, for one, can't wait.

Check out the Mastodon e-card for their upcoming album, Leviathan.

Check out Roger Ebert's review of Metallica : Some Kind of Monster.

I'm sure some of you out there know someone of the female persuasion.
In fact, I'd be willing to wager that some of you are, in fact, of the female persuasion.
And if you're reading this, I feel like I can safely say that amongst this lot of actual females and females known of, that at least a few enjoy video games.
It is for you that I present this t-shirt.
For yourself or as a gift.
Or if you're an RPGer, how about this one.
Or if you're an old school arcade fan.

All of the features aren't up and running yet, but if you're into the MySpace thing, you need to go here:
http://www.myspace.com/mauxfaux

Check it out and add us to your friend lists... won't you?

Taco Bell is trying to phase out the Chilli Cheese Burrito!
Don't let them do this!
GO SIGN THE PETITION!
http://www.chilicheese.org/cc/default.asp

The trailer for the new film from the creators of South Park has just been released.
It's called Team America : World Police.
I'm already excited.
Go see it at a theater near you in October.

Coming even sooner though, is a film who's jump across the pond I've been anxiously anticipating for some time now.
That film is Shaun of the Dead, a twisted UK horror romantic zombie comedy which will finally see a US release on September 24.
The film boasts a soundtrack that featuers some of my favorite bands, as well as cameos in the film from members of Ash and Coldplay to name a few.
Watch the trailer here.

Have a look at these pictures from Fox's next computer animated movie, Robots.
Picture 1
Picture 2
The flick is the work of Ice Age's Chris Wedge and will feature the voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, and Greg Kinnear among others.

5 Great Motion Pictures You'll Never See.

Apparently, Orlando Bloom will be the new James Bond. The first flick in the new franchise starring Bloom will take place when Bond was college age.

The Minnesota Vikings have signed Brock Lesnar. Read more.

One of Saturn's moons looks exactly like The Death Star.
I'm serious!

Absolutely nothing should keep you from watching the teaser trailer for BATMAN BEGINS.
It's so good it almost made me cry.
I don't see how this movie can be anything but amazing.
 
Check out the final design for Nintendo's new handheld system, the Nintendo DS. Expect it in stores in early 2005.
 
Star Wars fans should have a look at this.
Is it true?
Who knows.

The teaser trailer for The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy is now online!
I'm looking forward to this movie very much.
 
How has everyone been?
Good I hope.
 
Read the entire sorted history of the fantastically bad Highlander 2 as well as a review of the new "Ultimate Edition" DVD.
 
Robert Rodriguez' silver screen version of Frank Miller's SIN CITY may become the best comic adaptation ever.
I'm frightened by how good this movie looks like it's going to turn out. Click here and then here to see what I mean.

Things are on the move.

Stickers are available.

Buttons are GO!

http://www.mauxfauxrock.com/

The site is almost up and jogging.

The first official show with the new name and line-up is just around the corner.

Keep August 7 open.

 

"The SuperFriends are Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman... and a host of characters who don't even deserve their own pamphlet, let alone a comic book. This collection of four color legends and heaps of racial stereotypes exist to battle the forces of evil in any way they can, usually by talking in a stoic voice and seeing the flaw in their master plan. Or by punching them in their goddamn face. That works too."

- read the rest of the review of Challenge of the Superfriends Vol. 1 at CHUD.com 

 

Check out the first poster for BATMAN BEGINS.

 

Who wouldn't love this shirt?

 

Some DVD release news : That 70s Show - The 1st Season (10/26), Arrested Development - 1st Season (10/19), Greg the Bunny - The Complete Series (10/19), Van Helsing (10/19), Legacy Collection Editions of The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and Creature From The Black Lagoon (10/19)

Okay, here's the deal.
Imagine Rocky, but instead of boxing, it's wrestling.
Then set it in Japan instead of America.
Then replace an Italian guy with a giant squid.
After you've stopped going insane, watch the trailer.
 
Speaking of Asian insanity, you might as well watch this trailer also.
 
Check out this e-card for the new ASH single, Starcrossed.
You can also enter to win an XBOX.

Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, X-Men 1 & 2) has been named as the director to restart the Superman franchise for Warner Bros. He'll be bringing Mike Dougherty and Dan Harris along with him to write the script after the three worked so well together penning the second X-Men flick.
 
It's come to my attention that The WB has a new show based on "The Blue Collar Comedy Tour" called "Blue Collar TV". After hearing about this show I decided, in my infinite generosity, to help The WB by sending them my idea for a new name for the show that I think will really help bring in those key demographic numbers: Idiot TV. Doesn't that say it all so much more succinctly?
 
For those of you that are all about the bargain, Best Buy has Starsky & Hutch for $15.99 and both of the new Adult Swim releases (ATHF S2 & Sealab 2021 S1) for $24.99.
Circuit City has Old School, Super Troopers, or Zoolander for $9.99.
 
The loooooong delayed Special Edition Ed Wood DVD will finally be hitting store shelves (fingers crossed) on October 19.
Mandy Moore's Saved! will be coming to DVD on October 5. Also look for Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends Season 2 on August 31, Super Size Me! and Ellen Season 1 on September 28.

It's Decemberween in July!

VAN HALSING : The Abridged Script
(Note: If you've never read one of these.. they're funny.)


Before Nancy Reagan came along with her left-field "Just Say No" campaign, it was common practice for children's shows to not only condone, but actively endorse, the virtues of hard drug use.
Hilarity again courtesy CHUD.com

If you enjoyed Spider-Man 2 or think Legos or stop-motion is cool or if you'd just like to watch something that's pretty rad, I'd suggest you visit this little link here.

Another great interview with MST3K's Mike Nelson.

I don't think I'm wrong in thinking that commercials were pretty great in the 80s. Here's one now.. for Bonkers!.. a candy you may recall.

That's right. This is the company that employs me.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is being made into a Broadway musical called "Spamalot" and some pretty talented folk are going to be starring in it. Read more, won't you?

An editorial piece on Van Halen that I read. Perhaps you'd like to read it as well.

Get a load of Steve from Blue's Clues these days. Not a bad transition.

Go watch this great interview and live footage of Butch Walker.

Speaking of Butch, he's going to be the producer for the fifth album from The Donnas.

CKY bass player Vern Zaborowski has left the band.

Spider-Man's personal conflict? Superman did it first.
Go read this great article.

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.
Don't even act like you're not already excited to read more.

Michael Bay (Armageddon) may be directing the perpetually delayed new Superman flick.

The Special Edition DVD of The Iron Giant that we all deserve is finally coming to a store near you on September 7.
10 days before my birthday.
How very convenient.

For all the details, including where to find a participating comic shop in your area, CLICK HERE!

Click here to watch a music video starring Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy performing "Afternoon Delight".

Vince Vaughn may play Racer X in the live action Speed Racer flick.

Original edutainment show Mr. Wizard is now on DVD. The reason you haven't seen it during your weekly perusals of the "Science" section of your favorite DVD store is because it's only available via this website.
Did you know that show was on for 15 years? Well, it was.

NME is reporting that Jane's Addiction has split up. More info.

Rufus Wainwright is planning releasing an electronic EP via iTunes on June 29. The four songs on this internet exclusive, called "Waiting for a Want", will include songs originally slated to be on 2003's "Want One".

Johnny Depp may play Ozzy Osbourne in the upcoming movie about The Ozzman's life.

Despite selling briskly in Japan, Disney's spin-off video Bukkake Party With Simba and Pals was met with lukewarm response here in the States.
Hilarity brought to you by CHUD.com.

Everyone simply must watch this: "Titanium Rhapsody" as performed by the cast of Mega Man 7.

We're one step closer to the world of the X-Men becoming a reality.
Don't believe me?
Read about this kid from Germany.

When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage.. a curse is left behind..
Sounds spooky, right?
Check out the trailer for The Grudge, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and based on the Japanese series Ju-On.
Looks pretty gosh damn creepy to me.

The highly praised Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind will be coming to DVD on September 28. I wanted to see the flick back when it was in theaters, but didn't get to due to a series of unfortunate events in my lovelife.
Speaking of bad things happening to people in a succession of sorts and while we're on the subject of Jim Carrey movies, why not go watch this trailer as well?
Jude Law's voice is in it as well.

Speaking of DVDs due in September, Mean Girls will be released on the 21st.. normally, I wouldn't care, but Tina Fey is providing commentary for the flick along with the director. So I may be forced to at least rent it.

Wow.
All the trailers I'd seen here stateside for I, Robot made it look like complete ass... but this trailer for the flick from Japan makes me want to see it.
Odd.

A sketch of The Tick I did, and then played around with on Photoshop.

I must again put my powers of imploration to use and urge you to watch the trailer for Farenheit 9/11.

Check out the new internet exclusive trailer for Aliens vs Predator.

You simply must check out the trailer for Rex Steele : Nazi Smasher. The short film, which was made by a group of animators from Pixar and Cartoon Network, looks like a lot of good old fashion action adventure fun.

Look at the cover to this DVD and tell me this doesn't look like something you'd love to see.

Ray Charles has died at the age of 73.

Good news for fans of Fountains of Wayne. Really good news in fact.

Interesting news about t.A.T.u.

Ryan Adams fans will want to read this.

Nick Cave will release a double album called Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus this September.

Viggo Mortensen is set to star in a film adaptation of the graphic novel A History of Violence. David Cronenberg is directing.

Dave Chappelle may play Rick James in a film based on James' upcoming book, Memoirs of a Super Freak.

The end of this month will see the debut of Behind the Music : Guns 'N Roses.
It will then be immediately followed by (inside)out: The Rise of Velvet Revolver.

I was walking down the street with my friend and he said "I hear music." As though there's any other way to take it in. You're not special. That's how I receive it too...I tried to taste it, but it did not work. - Mitch Hedberg

I got the new Velvet Revolver disc today.
It's called Contraband.
I like it a lot.
More than a lot.
There's not much real rock 'n roll out there these days, but this is the real deal.
This is Scott Weiland's chance at rock god-hood.
All the pieces are there.
Over half of the songs on the album sound like they could be bonafide hit singles.
That's a lot more than I can say for a lot of albums.
If you're into rock, I'd say you'd be doing yourself a favor by picking it up... but if my word isn't good enough for you, you can listen to the entire album in streaming media format here.

I'm going to have to implore you with all the imploration powers I can muster to go watch the new Butch Walker video, Mixtape.

He has not completely forsaken us!
The funniest man, woman, or child on the internet (in my opinion), Seanbaby has returned with an article on the 10 Best Internet Fads.

Homer and Marge Simpson have beaten Romeo and Juliet and been named the greatest fictional couple of all time. Read more.

Our long, national nightmare is finally over.. Creed has broken up.

Lindsay Lohan will be playing Jeannie in the upcoming feature film version of I Dream of Jeannie.

Rosario Dawson is the newest name added to the cast list of Robert Rodriguez' adaptation of Frank Miller's Sin City.

I don't know how this could look any funnier: the trailer for Will Ferrel's Anchorman.
While you're at it, you better go ahead and watch the new trailer for what is sure to be my favorite Pixar film, The Incredibles.

I saw the new Harry Potter flick tonight.
Enjoyed it thoroughly.

The abridged script for Kill Bill Volume 2. It's funny.. honest.

Humor for those of you that are playing City of Heroes.

Feel free to go read some free internet reprints of old Golden Age comic titles from the 1940s. Thrill to the adventures of Doc Savage, Airboy, Fighting Yank, The Girl Commandos, Mr. Risk, Crimebuster, and countless others!

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