On July 8, the world lost another pillar of greatness, a link to a lost and nearly forgotten world, a connection to a time when legends walked the earth. Sunday morning, Ernest Borgnine peacefully passed away of renal failure, surrounded by his family. He was 95 years young. Where can one begin to discuss the life of the […]
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Posted: 9th July 2012 by Dion in Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, History, Housekeeping, News, Obituaries, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Borgnine Moment, Borgninian Moment, Ernest Borgnine, Obituaries
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Ernest Borgnine 1917-2012
Posted: 9th July 2012 by Dion in Ernest Borgnine, News, ObituariesTags: Borgnine Moment, Borgninian Moment, Ernest Borgnine, Obituaries
Taken 2, Taken Again, (Re) Taken Trailer Debuts
Posted: 25th June 2012 by J. Marcus in Film, NewsTags: Famke Janssen, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Taken
On Friday, the good folks at 20th Century Fox dropped the trailer for Taken 2 on YouTube. If, like me, you were a fan of the first film, then this trailer should trigger all the right areas of your pleasure zone!
The 2 SECRET Companion Shorts to Ridley Scott’s New Film, Prometheus
Posted: 9th June 2012 by Dion in Film, Film Review, News, Science Fiction, TechnologyTags: Alien, David, Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Ted 2023, Weyland Industries
Well, people, after an almost-15-year boycott of seeing new films on opening day (Sex and the City 2 doesn’t count because I was dragged to the cinema by the fiancée), I went to see Prometheus last night and boy, was I impressed. Talking about a film for the rest of the night is proof for me that […]
The Zombie Apocalypse is Upon Us….
Posted: 6th June 2012 by Dion in News, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Cannibalism, Center for Disease Control, Night of the Living Dead, Walking Dead, Zombie, Zombie Apocalypse
Okay, over the past week or so, my worst fears have started to be confirmed. It seems the world is starting to go to pot, and a possible zombie apocalypse could be upon us. Why do I think so, you ask? Well, just ask the Center for Disease Control.
Spiders Cast Web of Terror
Posted: 4th June 2012 by Yorkshire Girl in News, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Arachnophobia, DDT, India, Spider
Now I haven’t written on here for quite a while, but when I read this story on the Fox News website this morning my first reaction was “Holy Mother of God”—my worst nightmare has come true. After doing more research I learned that on May 8th Chapakhowa Nagaon, a small village near Sadiya, India, was invaded and attacked by an army of venomous spiders, […]
A Short Doc on John Baldessari
Posted: 24th May 2012 by Dion in Art, Celebrities, Film, NewsTags: John Baldessari, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Tom Waits
I stumbled across this and couldn’t believe how marvelous it was. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art commissioned this film for a night honoring photographer and artist John Baldessari and Clint Eastwood, narrated by the man, the myth, the legend: Tom Waits. I wish filmmakers would use this as an example of how good a short […]
Anchorman 2 Teaser Released
Posted: 22nd May 2012 by Dion in Film, NewsTags: Anchorman 2, funnyordie.com, Will Ferrell
Over at Will Ferrell’s site FunnyorDie.com, a teaser trailer for his upcoming 2013 sequel to Anchorman was posted and it looks interesting to say the least.
The Passing Of a Legend: MCA Dead at 47
Posted: 5th May 2012 by Dion in Music, News, ObituariesTags: Adam Yauch, MCA, The Beastie Boys
Adam Yauch—better known to the world as MCA, one-third of the hugely influential hip-hop group the Beastie Boys—died early Friday morning in his native New York City. He’d been battling cancer in his salivary gland since being diagnosed in 2009.
A MAJOR Star Trek Sequel Spoiler Has Been Confirmed
Posted: 30th April 2012 by J. Marcus in News, Science FictionTags: Benedict Cumberbatch, Spoiler Alert, Star Trek
The good folks over at TrekMovie.com have confirmed some major spoilers for the upcoming Star Trek movie sequel. They have confirmed the identity of the character being played by Sherlock star Bendict Cumberbatch. Hit the jump, if you dare, for the details: