Meditations on Star Wars VII, VIII and IX
“We have a large group of characters and ideas and books—we could go on making Star Wars for the next hundred years.” –George Lucas Well it finally happened. This is something my dad and I used to talk about when I was a kid, back when Lucas spoke in hushed tones about a return to the empire, long before Episodes I, II and III were even on the cards. And here we are. Even after George Lucas himself spent years denying this would happen, here we are. With George Lucas,...
The Week in Geek Issue # 122
Hello again dear readers! The writer’s had an up and down week, owing to sleeping on the couch for a good chunk of it. (We’re still waiting for the new mattress to arrive, but I’ll spare you that saga.) It’s one of many things that, like living by candlelight, sounds fun at first but wear’s really thin really soon. Right, onto the news! Unless you’ve been living under a very, very, large rock, you’ll have heard that George Lucas has...
Top 10 Ghost Movies
Continuing our theme of spooky flicks this week, let’s delve into the spirit world. There’ve been countless movies about ghosts and things that go bump in the night, but only 10 are worthy of this list. At least a handful of these were responsible for keeping me up at night, eyes barely peeking over the covers of my Superman quilt as a wee lad of, ah, 19. The other side of it is, Ghost Hunters International returns on November 22. If you’re anything like me, shows like this...
Patch’s Top 10 Scary Movies for Halloween
It’s Halloween again – that week where we get to dress up like cheaply-assembled interpretations of movie and comic book characters, or, if you’re into gender-cliches, excessively cute versions of animals and inanimate objects. To celebrate, here’s my comprehensive (read: top 10 in no particular order) list of films to set the mood for your Halloween evening. I’m talking zombies. I’m talking psychopaths. I’m talking vampires, ghosts, blobs and other...
An Ode to Superhero Movies
I’ve wanted to reflect on the current state of superhero movies for a while now. It seems like it’s easy to forget that as little as 15 years ago, we were still without an ‘X-Men’ film—let alone a full suite of Marvel spin-off features. We were still contending with Batman & Robin; you could be forgiven for thinking maybe Hollywood would never get a decent super-flick to surpass 70s-epic ‘Superman’ or Tim Burton’s 1989 ‘Batman’ for sheer overarching quality. Turns out, it was just a matter of...
The Week in Geek Issue # 121
Greetings dear readers! The writer’s been busy this week with his latest gaming project which has necessitated the purchase of a lot of research and reference material, including such items as The 1960’s Decade Book for the Spycraft RPG, The Torchwood Archives and a collection of early Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D comics. What will result from this? That would be telling… The big news this week is, of course, the Iron Man 3 trailer! Marvel have been drip feeding information...
The Sun Sets on Twilight
Being a Twilight fan must be something like openly admitting you’re a Scientologist. I mean, you’re more than entitled to your passions, but you’re also probably going to raise a few eyebrows. With Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 coming out soon, those same fans must be starting to scratch their collective heads at what might be next for the series—and for their fandom. What becomes of the Twilight fan, post-film? How can marketers and producers keep the fires of fan passion...
The Week in Geek Issue #120
Greetings dear readers! Owing to a combination of factors we won’t go into, the writer has spent this week swinging between wide eyed joy and white hot rage (‘So what else is new?‘ I hear you think) so this week’s newsletter might be a tad unbalanced. Normal service should be resumed next week, at least as normal as we get... Last weekend saw the New York Comic Con, which had all manger of geek goodness! We’re not sure were to begin with our coverage,...
PROMETHEUS: Questions will be Answered!
Ridley Scott's Epic Sci-fi Adventure PROMETHEUS Comes Home on October 17 With a 4-Disc Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray Hi-Def Contains More Than Seven Hours of Bonus Material Including an Alternate Opening and Ending, Extended and Deleted Scenes and Access to Peter Weyland’s Files Sydney, Australia (September 28, 2012) – Upon anticipation from the highly active fan community, renowned director Ridley Scott’s gripping sci-fi thriller...
The Week in Geek Issue # 119
Hello again dear readers! Ordinarily around this time of year is when we start complaining about the Summer weather, or as we call it, “I’m melting, MELTING!” That’s proven tricky, as this week seems to have been comprised of just about every type of weather in the book, barring (thankfully) blizzards. And now that I’ve mentioned blizzards, I’m sure one will make my evening trip home tonight that little bit more interesting… We begin...
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