This December, Entertainment One and The Archive of Americ
an Television Presents will release the complete Omnibus episode “Dancing Is a Man’s Game”, written, presented, and performed by Gene Kelly. The legendary actor, dancer, director, and choreographer won renown for his athletic, masculine style and as the foremost proponent of filmed dance. Especially memorable sequences from this innovative broadcast include appearances by Olympic skater Dick Button, baseball star Mickey Mantle, basketball hero Bob Cousy, boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson, football quarterback Johnny Unitas, and other celebrated sports professionals, whose characteristic movements Mr. Kelly incorporates into a solo dance sequence. The program also includes a stunning performance by Edward Villella, and an extended tap routine by Mr. Kelly and Mr. Robinson. This historic production aired just once on December 21, 1958, over the NBC Television Network. It remained publically unavailable thereafter, until now, on the eve of the 55th anniversary of the original broadcast. Continue reading
Vids: OMNIBUS: GENE KELLY – DANCING: A MAN’S GAME
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Vids: Ender’s Game Review (Spoiler Free)
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card has taken a long time to ma
ke it to the big screen. It initially originated as a short story that was published in 1977 in Analog Science Fiction and Fact and eventually became a novel in 1985. Legions of fans have waited for the story to make it from the written word to film. Continue reading
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Training Simulations: Call of Duty: Ghosts Review
The highly anticipated installment in the Call of Duty series, G
hosts hit shelves two weeks ago to much fanfare. Our intrepid game guru, Nate set out to see if this Call of Duty would live up to the hype. After hours of gameplay he was able to tell us if this one was worth the time and the money. Continue reading
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Equipment: Marvel Select Photo Contest Winners Revealed!
It’s been a long time coming, but the massive Marvel Select phot
o contest is finally finished! We went through all of the entries and picked out the three best, based on a variety of criteria, including pose, lighting, composition, complexity and innovation. Read on to see who the winners were! Continue reading
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Equipment: New Products for Spring 2014: Godzilla, Aliens, Batman, Ghostbusters and Captain America: The Winter Soldier!
The new issue of Diamond Comics Distributors’ Previews cat
alog won’t be out for a couple of weeks, but retailers are already offering some of the great items Diamond Select Toys has listed in its pages! From bottle openers to banks, this month sees the first DST products from Godzilla and Alien, as well as merchandise based on Captain America: The Winter Soldier! Plus, more Batman , Ghostbusters and Marvel Comics items! Check out the products arriving in Spring 2014 below, and pre-order your favorites at your local comic shop (comicshoplocator.com) or favorite online retailer! Continue reading
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Transmissions: New Cast Announced For Rodriguez’s “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” On El Rey Network
On the heels of last week’s start of production in Austin, El Rey Netw
ork today announced the newest cast members of the highly-anticipated, “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series,” premiering in Q1 2014 on the new English-language cable network. Created in association with FactoryMade Ventures and created and executive produced by network founder and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, the supernatural crime saga (based on the cult classic film of the same name) will feature Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The X-Files) as Jacob Fuller, Madison Davenport (Save Me, Shameless) as Kate Fuller, Brandon Soo Hoo (Tropic Thunder, Ender’s Game, Incredible Crew) as Scott Fuller and Eiza González (Lola: Érase Una Vez) as Santánico Pandemonium. The 10-episode serialized drama will serve as the first original scripted series to air on the new genre-busting cable network. El Rey Network will debut nationally in December 2013. Continue reading
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Equipment: McFarlane Toys Reveals Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ Edward Kenway Statue
From one of the most anticipated video games of the year, Ubisoft®’s 
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, McFarlane Toys is bringing to life the charismatic yet brutal pirate captain, Edward Kenway, as an exclusive limited-edition resin statue. Continue reading
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Training Simulations: Official Call of Duty App Video
The Call of Duty® app is the all-new mobile and tablet experience designed to work hand-in-hand with Call of Duty®: Ghosts.
The new Call of Duty app adds a new dimension to Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer by allowing fans to stay connected to the game on the go, and offers new features like Second Screen functionality and the all-new Call of Duty® Clan Wars metagame, to create an even greater experience. Continue reading
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Equipment: Thor: The Dark World Jane Foster Figure Coming from Diamond Select Toys
Thor: The Dark World is now out in theaters, and that means Diam
ond Select Toys can finally reveal the top-secret accessory included with their Marvel Select Jane Foster figure! In addition to her regular head, Jane comes with an alternate head, with piercing blue eyes to reflect her possession by the Aether. Both heads are based on the likeness of Natalie Portman, and they are easily interchangeable, so you can switch back and forth between Plain Jane and Dark Jane in an instant! Continue reading
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Hard Copy: Fringe The Zodiac Paradox Review
If you had the ability to stop a masterminded killer; would you? If your exper
imentation was responsible for that killer’s very presence in your world, would you do all you could to undo your “oops” experiment? If you knew that this same man could not be killed but could easily kill you; would you even try? These are the very questions that a young William Bell and Walter Bishop face in The Zodiac Paradox. Experimentation with mind altering drugs can always get “out of hand”; especially when Belly and Bishop are involved. This is just what happens on a particular September night in 1968 on Reiden Lake, but with serious consequences. Continue reading
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