It’s Not Summer Without Weezer…

• Author: Marty Day
• Filed under: music
• Date: May 7,2008

And granted, I can only give you 8 out of 10 tracks…so far….

BUT WHO WANTS THE RED ALBUM!?!?

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Enjoy.

More GI Joe. Interest? Falling.

• Author: Marty Day
• Filed under: movies
• Date: May 7,2008

More images of the cast of GI Joe hit the web today…

And I have to say, it’s not looking good.

IESB got a look at Christopher Eccleston (who you may remember as the 9th Doctor in Doctor Who, and Claude the Invisible Man from Heroes), as Destro. Note, as he hasn’t been disfigured yet, he doesn’t wear a silver mask. In turn…he looks like every eastern european terrorist ever.

LatinoReview.com got this look at the masked version of Storm Shadow…looks better, but isn’t quite there yet.

Finally, ComingSoon features this image of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Heavy Duty.

Uh…at least they got the gun right?

I seriously hope this looks better in action. As it is, my faith in the project is faltering.

EDIT, 7:04pm: Two More Images!

From Dark Horizons, we have Saïd Taghmaoui, playing Breaker, who I believe is an original character for the film…

And lastly, from IGN, we have another look at Sienna Miller as Baroness. WHO FINALLY HAS THE EYEGLASSES. NERDS/GLASS-FETISHISTS REJOICE!

EDIT, 8:12pm - More!

Collider gives us a look at General Hawk. Eh. He looks bored.

MTV gives us a look at Duke!

And CHUD gives us a look at Ripcord…because a Wayans Brother…means quality.

Mmm. Fried Gold.

• Author: Marty Day
• Filed under: tv
• Date: May 7,2008

For a few years now, I’ve been telling anyone who would listen, that if you loved Hot Fuzz and Shawn of the Dead, you REALLY owe it to yourself to watch Spaced.

Aired on the BBC in 1999 and 2001, running for 2 seven episode seasons, Spaced was the TV show that put Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright on the map, and holds up as one of the finest bits of television programming I’ve had the pleasure of watching.  Unfortunately, due to the fact that legal issues held the show up from being released in the US, the only way people could see it was via region 2 DVD, or illegal downloads.

This changes now.

Finally, Spaced hits DVD here in the US on July 22nd.  And don’t worry, it’s not some quick cash grab release. Oh no, there’s a SHIT TON of extras.  Check it out…

• New exclusive commentary with director Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) and guests Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Bill Hader, Matt Stone, Patton Oswalt and Diablo Cody.
• Exclusive Spaced On Stage reunion Q&A recorded at the National Film Theatre, London in October 2007.
• “Skip to the End” - Exclusive feature length documentary
• “Spaced Jam” by Osymyso
• Outtakes
• Trailers
• Deleted scenes
• Raw footage
• Photo gallery
• Homage-O-Meter - An onscreen feature that tracks each pop-culture reference
• Newly updated cast and crew biographies

Now you have no excuse. July 22nd. Be there. Hell, I own the British DVD, and I’ll be there.

For the full press release, including a ton of testimonials from some of the more well known fans of the series, click here.

THUNDERBIRDS–er–JEDIS ARE GO!

• Author: Marty Day
• Filed under: movies
• Date: May 7,2008

The never ending cash cow known as Star Wars is rolling on this August with the theatrical premiere of the forthcoming CG toon The Clone Wars.

Despite being phenominally done in standard animation a few years back, the soon-to-be released CG film and future series shows the much spoken of Clone Wars, which took place between Star Wars Episodes 2 and 3.

As the flick hits theaters on August 15, the hype train starts this week, with the first one-sheet hitting theaters this Friday (seen above), plus the official release of the first trailer, which airs on Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, CNN, and Boomerang at 7:58pm in all U.S. time zones on Thursday…and is attached to Speed Racer this Friday.

Personally? While the CG is looking nice, with great shading work, I keep getting reminded of the old British Supermarionation shows like Captain Scarlett and Thunderbirds. Besides, didn’t Genndy Tardiofsky already do this…and really FREAKING well?

Oh well. I know they’re gonna sucker me out of my $10. Such a cheap whore am I.

It’s A Goddamn Frank Miller Christmas!

• Author: Marty Day
• Filed under: movies
• Date: May 7,2008

Apparently nerd hype leads to business moves these days.

Based on the very positive response to the teaser trailer to What Are You, Dense? I’m The Goddamn Spirit The Spirit revealed at NYCC, LionsGate has announced that the release of the Frank Miller helmed flick has been moved from January 2009 to December 25th, 2008.

So, you planning on making it a Spirit christmas?