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Game of Thrones Teaser Trailer

By Will Perkins
November 29, 2010

HBO debuted our first real look at their new fantasy series Game of Thrones last night. Based on the novels of George R. R. Martin, the series revolves around the medieval world of Westeros, a turbulent kingdom where the ruling houses vie for control of the coveted Iron Throne. Thrones features an amazing cast sure to attract dork and non-dork audiences alike — including Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings), Lena Headey (300, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent) and Aiden Gillen (Queer as Folk, The Wire).

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Thrones creators David Benioff (25th Hour, The Kite Runner) and D. B. Weiss (Lucky Wander Boy) pitched the show to HBO as “The Sopranos in Middle Earth”. Viewers won’t be seeing any elves or goblins in Game of Thrones, and what magic there is, remains very understated and subtle. If the novels are any indication, viewers can count on plenty of political intrigue, war, betrayal, violence and incest. If any series is made for HBO, it is most definitely Game of Thrones. The show is set to premiere in Spring 2011.

You can learn more about Game of Thrones at the excellent fan site Winter-is-coming.net

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1: Review

By Jessica Lewis
November 18, 2010

The first part of the climax to the Harry Potter series is much different than its predecessors. It features whole new kinds of depression, anxiety and an anger that the previous films simply did not have. In the past books and films, Harry and his crew had to overcome obstacles and that was that, even though they knew something more was coming. There were epic battle scenes, and other scenes that showed Potter striving for some illusive goal. This time around, Harry, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasely are alone and confused in a dark and sinister world. Continue reading →

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Your Highness
Red Band Trailer

By Will Perkins
November 17, 2010

The new red band trailer for David Gordon Green’s fantasy-comedy Your Highness has hit the web. Quick word of warning about the trailer: it’s red band. That means it contains violence, excessive swearing, stoner jokes and Natalie Portman in a thong — although we sincerely doubt that the last warning will serve as much of a deterrent. Continue reading →

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Book Shelf: Malazan Book of the Fallen

By Joel Minty
July 13, 2010

A friend of mine once told me about a movie series backed by Ted Turner which was set up to be an epic, three-part, 12-hour opus about the American Civil War.  It was called Gods and Generals, starring Jeff Daniels … Continue reading →

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HBO picks up Game of Thrones for Series

By Will Perkins
March 2, 2010

The Hollywood Reporter and several other outlets are reporting that HBO has given the greenlight for a ten episode order of Game of Thrones. The TV series, which is based on George R.R. Martin’s extremely popular A Song of Ice … Continue reading →

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Sitges ’09 Reviews Part Two: Doghouse, Macabre, Heartless

By Shelagh Rowan-Legg
November 19, 2009

To see Shelagh’s first batch of  reviews from the 2009 Sitges Film Festival, including Splice, Amer, Cargo and TiMER be sure to click here. Probably the best night I had at Sitges was not at a film, but at a … Continue reading →

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Sitges ’09 Reviews Part One: Splice, Amer, Cargo, TiMER

By Shelagh Rowan-Legg
November 7, 2009

Last February when on holiday in Spain, I was fortunate enough to meet Mike Hostench, co-director of Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, the largest fantastic film festival of Europe and one of the largest and most important … Continue reading →

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TIFF Review: Solomon Kane

By Shelagh Rowan-Legg
September 22, 2009

British director Michael J. Bassett brings to the screen Solomon Kane, the graphic novel penned by Robert E. Howard  (who also created Conan the Barbarian) with all due seriousness and gravity, as apparently befits the character. I have not read … Continue reading →

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