SPOILER ALERT!
Do not watch this video if you haven't seen The Avengers movie!
Repeat, if you have not yet seen The Avengers, move away from the computer, get in a car, go to a movie theater, buy a ticket, see the movie, get back in a car, return to your computer...then watch this video and geek out with the rest of the MTV crew; including Geek blogger Alex Zalben, MTV Movie Blog's Eric Ditzian, and host Josh Horowitz!
Posted 5/4/12 5:30 pm EST by Laurel Woods in Movies, Star Wars, Woodsy's World of Star Wars
Ok so what a day it's been and I can't even keep up with all the great Star Wars special offers but this one is AWESOME! So most of you know already how much I HEART Ashley Eckstein, aka voice of Ashoka Tano on Clone Wars! Well, her amazing company, Her Universe, has teamed up with Hot Topic with new Star Wars tops and hoodies. The new line of merchandise will debut on Hottopic.com and in select Hot Topic stores on May 4th with the first 50 customers who purchase a Her Universe item online at Hottopic.com receiving a FREE Star Wars Tote Bag. This will be the first time fans can get this exclusive new tote bag from Her Universe featuring a custom pattern using Star Wars symbols, a $20.00 value for free, as a gift to the first 50 fans. In addition, all day on May 4th Hottopic.com will be offering 20% off all Star Wars merchandise and will have special Star Wars features and content on their Hot Topic Facebook and Twitter pages.
Hulk want to see Avengers!
Update: MTV News' Josh Horowitz, MTV Splash Page's Josh Wigler, Next Movie's Breanne Heldman and MTV Geek's own Alex Zalben get "Psyched" for the Avengers in their round-table discussion!
Posted 4/10/12 3:53 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Movies, News, TV
The man, the mustache, the documentary makes its debut on the network as EPIX hosts their "Heroes Weekend" in conjunction with the Avengers premiere.
Posted 4/10/12 2:30 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Animation, Anime, Movies, VIZ
VIZ gets the rights to the release the medieval animated fantasy, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc domestically, with the first film, The Egg of the King hitting sometime this fall.
After the jump, we've got details from the recent announcement.
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Posted 3/30/12 11:15 am EST by Charlie Norwood in Movies, Star Wars, Woodsy's World of Star Wars
Guess who got Star Wars EXCLUSIVE INFO!!! That's right, WOODSY and MTV GEEK DID!! So hot off the press we just learned that Chris Hardwick, aka The Nerdist, king of well, almost everything in my eye, will be coming to this summer's Star Wars Celebration as a special guest host!! Wow guys wow...
The hotly anticipated movie The Hunger Games has already smashed its way into theaters and many of you have probably already seen it. However, that doesn't mean you should stop living the action. If you're looking for some awesome Hunger Games merch you should definitely check out this replica of Katniss' hunting bow. Read More...
Posted 3/26/12 12:00 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Animation, Interviews, Movies
Animator, director, and all-around firebrand Ralph Bakshi is still astounded that 35 years ago he was able to get his fantasy feature Wizards made (my review). Made for a then fairly steep animation budget of a cool million (part of which Bakshi had to front himself to finish the film), a victim of studio politics when distributor Fox went through a regime change, and released directly against Disney's Fantasia, the road to the big screen for Wizards wasn't an easy one. "The fact that it's still around after 35 years is absolutely shocking and amazing," Bakshi tells me.
But it has survived and if you haven't seen the movie, there's still a good chance that you've seen the distinctive cover art featuring assassin-turned-hero Necron 99/Peace astride one of the strange beasts that populate Wizards' post-apocalyptic fantasy landscape. Or maybe you've seen some of his other animated work, all of it in way way or another subject to a cult following: Heavy Traffic, or the brilliant homage to our homegrown music, American Pop. It's likely many of you have seen his Lord of the Rings, for which Wizards was kind of a dry run.
Over a good half hour, I spoke to Mr. Bakshi, who was vacationing in New Mexico a week before WonderCon, about the continued legacy of his work, getting the damned movie made in the first place, and his hopes for revisiting the Wizards universe in a sequel.
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Posted 3/23/12 10:15 am EST by mattmurray in Movies
Are your kids as excited about The Hobbit as you are? Are they bugging you to build them a new clubhouse? If so, you should probably take a peek at these awesome Hobbit Hole playhouses from Wooden Wonders. They come in a range of sizes and look just like the Hobbit Holes lining The Shire! Read More...
Posted 3/22/12 5:26 pm EST by mattmurray in Animation, Movies, TV
The Mystery Machine that Scooby-Doo and the gang travel in is an iconic vehicle in much the same way Batman's Batmobile is. And just like the Batmobile, people have been recreating it for real world use since the first time they laid eyes it. Artist Josh Ellingson recently spotted the one seen above up for sale on Craigslist in California. Read More...
Posted 3/22/12 3:30 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Animation, Movies, News
The Beatles' animated head trip classic coming to a visually revitalized disc along with a same-day rerelease of the soundtrack.
Posted 3/19/12 6:00 pm EST by Charlie Norwood in Movies, Star Wars, Toys, Woodsy's World of Star Wars
So I did a post last month on previewing the Scene It Star Wars game coming out this fall and now they have just released a teaser trailer to show us Jedis what we'll be looking forward to!
Just in case you missed it, here again are the game details:
From the Battle of Naboo to the birth of Luke Skywalker, from the rise of Darth Vader to the fall of the Galactic Empire - Scene It? Star Wars delivers hours of fun spanning the complete Star Wars film saga. As one of the engaging new puzzle types introduced in this landmark title, the “Jedi Archives” challenges players to solve puzzles utilizing behind-the- scenes film assets, from storyboards, production stills, concept art and more. The Force will need to be with fans as they try to solve the “Finish the Line” puzzles, which task Star Wars devotees to complete key dialogue from the films. The “Imperial Listening Post” incorporates the fantastic sound effects of Star Wars, as players endeavor to identify the iconic hum of lightsabers, or the inspiration of Chewbacca’s signature voice. Emulating R2-D2’s famous projector, “Holonet Disruptions” presents clues in holographic projections, as first depicted in the original Star Wars.
Posted 3/16/12 12:00 pm EST by Charlie Norwood in Animation, Movies, Star Wars, Woodsy's World of Star Wars
Happy Friday and Happy early St. Patty's day! So tonight, my friends, is the season finale of Clone Wars and what a season it's been!! While I was away galavanting around India, my fellow Jedi and MTV Geek blogger, Don Hatfield, got a sneak preview at tonight's season finale! According to Don's review we will not be disappointed!! Don't worry, he didn't give away any spoilers...
Posted 3/12/12 5:08 pm EST by Brigid Alverson in Animation, Movies, Reviews
Pioneering animator Ralph Bakshi is known mostly for the adult-oriented work he created back in the mid to late 70's—"adult" as in mature and socially consciousness, although Bakshi wasn't shy about the sex and violence in his 'toons. Looking back at the studio system now against when Bakshi was guiding his first all-ages feature, Wizards to the screen, it's hard to imagine modern studios taking a chance on Bakshi who had a reputation for earning X-ratings for his satirical, anti-Disney work.
Spiritually, Wizards is directly related to works like Heavy Traffic and Fritz the Cat (and what I wouldn't give to be talking about a Blu-ray release of his American Pop), but instead of funny, troubled animals and people in urban settings, Wizards was the director's first real stab at fantasy, bringing to screen a vision of a world annihilated by science, reborn in magic, and about to face another technological holocaust. Not for everyone, and certainly not inline with a modern definition of kids' film, Wizard is nonetheless, potent, heady stuff 35 years after its debut. Read More...
Posted 3/1/12 11:30 am EST by Brigid Alverson in Animation, Movies, News, TV
The 38th Annual Saturn Awards are coming this June, and we've got a partial list of nominees after the jump. The Saturns honor outstanding horror, fantasy, and sci-fi in film and TV, and that makes some of the nominees headscratchers. Mixed in with likely suspects like Supernatural and Doctor Who, you've got Leverage, The Closer, and Breaking Bad making the lists in their respective categories.
Hit the jumps for some highlights from the list. You can see the full list of nominees on the Saturn Awards site.
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