Re: NERDSWAG: Red Tails on Blu-ray! Plus the Director Speaks

Got this emailed to me and I am sure some other people that read this got it as well. I am looking at watching this movie this week. 

Tue 22 May '12 NERDSWAG: Red Tails on Blu-ray! Plus the Director Speaks Anthony Hemingway talks Tuskegee, trilogies and tales untold. If you missed Red Tails in the theater because you thought a historical movie wasn't your speed, think again. As action-packed as everything else you've come to expect from Lucasfilm, the aerial combat flick arrives on Blu-ray this week and we're giving away five Blu-ray combo packs so you can rectify the omission, or relive the adventure if you caught it the first time. (Target some bonus entries at our Facebook, Twitter and Google + pages.) To help get you pumped up for more sky swooping, we talked to the film's director, Anthony Hemingway. N: Red Tails is one hell of an auspicious feature directorial debut. How did it all come about? AH: You know, it was just kind of one of those big rainbows that came across the sky and blew up, and a bunch of nuggets came down, and Lucky Charms rained...I'm kidding. It started off with a phone call from George Lucas wanting to meet with me. He'd seen my work on The Wire, and I was part of a host of great directors that he was looking at and interviewing to help with this project. We met, and from a series of meetings and a presentation - that I went in to basically sell my conviction and desire and passion for wanting to helm this project - they hired me. N: We understand you're a big fan - at one of the meetings, you ended by saying, "May the Force be with you"? AH: Oh my god, I walked out of that meeting after I said that and completely wanted to jump off the fifteenth floor of that building. He got a good laugh out of it. So at least I walked away feeling somewhat at ease, but I still felt like the biggest dork walking out of there, like, okay, I could not have been a bigger geek, saying that phrase. N: This movie doesn't over-sentimentalize the way a lot of historical dramas do - it really focuses on the action aspect. Was it a tricky balance between being reverential to your heroes versus getting quickly to the action and making it kickass? AH: Well, you know it always is a challenge, especially when you're dealing with fact and history, and stories that are known for so many years. But it's one of the things that George said from day one, that he really wanted to tell a story about heroes and not victimization. One of the great benefits was the HBO film (The Tuskegee Airmen), because they kinda set the platform and told the history of it and really the beginning. So we really had the awesome opportunity to just focus on the heroics of them and have fun with it. One of the things that I got to really see, that the surviving airmen really shed light on, when I got to meet them, was the childlike qualities in them. Even to this day, they're still so vibrant, and have so much energy. Getting that opportunity just to sit and talk to them, I got to delve into who they were, and really connect with them on that level. And I think that really helped channel their spirit, just ignited everything that we wanted to do, which was really make this a fun, awesome experience. For more from Hemingway, including how George Lucas' reacted to cowriter Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks comics, check out our full interview. Then be sure to enter to win the movie.

Marvel Mockery Sweet Avenge No, Johnny 5, "Disassemble" isn't a bad word for these satirical superhero shorts.   Channel News Watts Up Reggie Watts gets his game on with Kumail and Emily on the Indoor Kids.

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Star Trek Captains Reunite at Philadelphia Comic Con?

This came in my email from Wizard World. It looks like a great Con to go to but I honestly don't think I want to see the line up of Star Trek that much. Anyone going? 

Wizard WorldTM Philadelphia Comic Con GET TICKETS NOW! Thurs - Sun May 31, June 1-3, 2012

'Trek' Fans Beaming As Five Captains Reunite @ Philadelphia Comic Con! It's a "Star Trek" fan's dream as all five Captains will appear together for the first time ever at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con on Saturday, June 2. William Shatner ("Captain Kirk" in "Star Trek The Original Series"), Patrick Stewart ("Captain Jean-Luc Picard" in "The Next Generation"), Avery Brooks ("Captain Sisko" in "Deep Space Nine"), Kate Mulgrew ("Captain Janeway" in "Voyager") and Scott Bakula ("Captain Archer" in "Enterprise"), all commanders of their respective series in the iconic francise, will meet fans, sign autographs, pose for photo ops and conduct a special Q&A. Don't miss this opportunity to see the five commanders who have connected generations of "Star Trek" fans.   See 'The Loved Ones' Exclusive Preview Friday at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con! What do you get when Sixteen Candles meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? In The Loved Ones, due in select theatres next month, Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he's screwed. What happens when Lola doesn't get what she wants? She enlists Daddy's help to throw a prom of her own where she is queen and Brent is king, whether he likes it or not. The Loved Ones is what happens when puppy love goes horribly wrong. Brent should have said yes. Check it out in an exclusive screening at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, Program Room A, Friday, June 1 at 7 p.m.

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Tunes for Tuesday: Alien Ant Farm

Very few bands can be iconic with a one hit wonder that was a Michael Jackson cover. Alien Ant Farm finds themselves in that spot of 'Man, I remember you. Smooth Criminal. What else you got? Oh, this is catchy. And good.'

From what I understand, they have only had three albums and a best of type. About 40 songs in their discography and a new alum promised to be coming out later this Spring/Summer time. Definitely worth checking out.

Blimey! It's Slimer!

I recently acquired a collected comics edition of the old Blimey! It's Slimer mini strips that used to appear in the weekly Real Ghostbusters comic, published by Marvel UK. Each strip was mainly half an A4-sized page, but later promoted to a whole page in some issues.

This version of Slimer has its own unique take and on off extra characters exclusive to the canon. Mainly, this was just a humor slot like the newspaper funnies.

Fiendish Feet Advertisement (1988)

I had a few of these Yoghurt pots/toys. They doubled up as villain characters for my Real Ghostbusters toys to battle against. These blended in well and provided a great set of scary skittles for Ecto-1 to smash into. Good times!

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The Old Republic-Great game, hard on my wallet

Yesterday I purchased Star Wars: The Old Republic for my PC, a Star Wars game that takes place thousands of years before the movies. It plays great, very addicting. I see why people are jumping over from World of Warcraft to it, especially since it's a subscription based game and the expansion possibilities are endless. Great for Star Wars nerds such as myself.

However, to run this game I sunk over $200 into my computer. I'm not complaining since my pc has higher end parts in it now. But don't expect to play this on a lower end machine either, at best you'll end up paying maybe $70 on a decent video card to run it. Don't expect to run it in high video specs either though if you pay that little for a card.

My final judgement? Great game, that fact that the game costs $60 then an additional $15 a month is a little pricey but it is an MMO after all with the Star Wars brand. Updates will also follow, as well as support for an already incredible looking game.

What is "DUBSTEP?"

I get it. It's a series of electronic sounds that are used to make music. Like in this video.

But every time I hear those sounds, I picture Michael Bay's Transformers moving in slow-motion. Am I the only one?

Dream Car? I think so!

I'm idly searching the internet and what should I find?  1958 Ford Ranch Wagon "Ectomobile"

-- Sent from my HP TouchPad

Star Wars Episode 1 3D Tonight!

Star Wars Episode 1 was re-released in theaters at midnight today, in 3D, and I will be going to see it tonight. Wonder how interesting it will be with the 3D element thrown in. Just gotta get through work then seeing it tonight

Elder Scrolls: Skyrim A Piece of Gaming Art

So a few days ago I purchased Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, the video game that everybody has been saying is great and looks awesome. I gotta say, the hype was dead on. From when it was first revealed up to it being out on the market. You basically play as a dragonborn, a human who can use dragon power in the form of a "shout" like ice breath and fire. Your trying to find why dragons are returning after being dead for a very long time.

But it isn't the story that makes the game so great, it's the visuals and graphics. The mountains of the fictional region of Skyrim instead the world of Tamriel. It's a giant open world game with tons of quests. Dragons fly around and swoop down to attack you on sight. Giants roam the lands with Mammoths. The game is truly one giant piece of computer animated art, and very addicting to play.

Marvel's The Avengers Super Bowl XLVI Commercial (Extended)

Yessss!

Twisted Metal Demo Out Today!

The new Twisted Metal demo is out for PS3 today! It can be downloaded via playstation network. I'm in the process of downloading as I type this.

Play MW3 with John!

Ok fans of ghostbusting.net! Here is your chance to play call of duty modern warfare 3 with me! You can add me on PS3, I am PatsFanFitzy. I play COD quite often, and I wonder how many people read this blog and play it on ps3. Maybe I can get suggestions from you guys on what you wanna see of the site, maybe we can get a ghostbusting.net clan going!

New Assassin's Creed Game Could Be In 18th Century America

New rumors and some clues from Assassin's Creed: Revelations are pointing to a new Assassin's Creed game within the same time period as the American Revolution. A survey from Ubisoft asked it's fans if they would want to the confrontation between British colonists and the native Americans during The American Revolution" CVG initially broke this story. Clues from the last game are a gold futuristic globe at the end of the game showing north America and DLC which gave players co-ordinates for New York.

Sources:

EGM

CVG