Irrelevant But Awesome

The news has broken to the public and it caught us all by surprise: Walt Disney Co. has bought Lucasfilm at the price of $4.4 billion. While that notion isn't all that surprising seeing the close relationship these two have enjoyed throughout the year, the news that really blindsided a lot of people was the announcement that production will begin for a Star Wars Episode 7 movie now slated for a 2015 release. As for George Lucas' involvement, it's being reported that the Star Wars godfather will serve as "Creative Consultant" on the upcoming film. George Lucas is quoted as saying "It's now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers." So what does that mean for the franchise? Will the mouse stick his dirty little nose in and become the new evil emperor? Here are a few concerns made by fellow IBA-ers: -What does the mean for the EU? Will the canon be tweaked in any way? -Will this bode well for the difficulties the video g...

As a fairly big Indiana Jones fan, I adore the classic Raiders of the Lost Ark movie poster that we are all familiar with. It is truly a majestic thing, and ranks up there among what I would consider to be one of the best move posters of all time.  But like all movies, there were other posters, posters that for whatever reason, were not selected and thus never saw the light of day, until now.  This is just one of several posters that ended up not getting used, but nonetheless is an amazing poster. And just in case you can't tell from the art style, that is indeed an drawing from Drew Struzan who is famous for many posters from the era including Star Wars, Back to the Future, Harry Potter, and the Indiana Jones posters that you are familiar with.  Screen Crush has a whole bunch of Indy posters for you to check out on their site. 

Let's begin with a disclaimer: I am a huge Muse fan (both in weight and metaphorically) and so this review is written as an attempt to be as objective as I can. The 2nd Law is Muse's 6th album coming off the hugely successful and Grammy-winning 5th album The Resistance. Supremacy Like classic Muse, the album starts off with a theatrical epic that goes over-the-top of what most people considers over-the-top. The common theme for most of Muse's opening songs is challenging authority and if the lyrics don't convince you Supremacy does the same, Matt Bellamy's guitar duet with a trumpet will do the trick. The track builds up to a fever pitch that makes even the quietest pacifist want to break something. Madness An interesting choice as their first official single for the album, this song came off as the natural progression to what they band was trying to accomplish with "Undisclosed Desires" in the previous album. This track is, for the most part, a g...

Ah yes, another review that I was never approached to write nor was it ever specified that it was needed. Well you're going to get it anyway. Why? Because I can and you will like it as per our contractual agreement. You may be asking, "What contractual agree are you talking about, Doctor?" And my response is you are all focusing on the wrong point and let's take this discussion back to the reason we are all joined here today. Ladies and gentleman, I present to you The Cabin in The Woods , a comedic horror movie that is sometimes more comedy than horror. This little bit of business is directed by Drew Goddard and was the brainchild of both Goddard and lord of the nerds, Joss Whedon. By all means, I should have written this review two years ago, back when the movie was slated to be release. However, timing was a cruel beast as the film came to be just as MGM studios was crumbling into bankruptcy (which is an absurd to spell but is awesome for Words with Friends) in ...

A new Wreck-It Ralph Poster A New Wreck-It Ralph Trailer November 2nd can't get here fast enough.

So for some time now, pictures, such as the ones below, have shown up from time to time on the ineternet.  Pictures such as those have all been about a movie. A Godzilla movie. An American made Godzilla movie. Now this isn't the first time America has attempted to take on the big moster from Japan, but this is an exciting post, so we'll not worry about the 1998 attempt right now.  The important thing to note is that yes, this Godzilla movie is moving forward, and it was announced today that Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. have scheduled the Godzilla movie to be released on May 16th, 2014.  As of right now, not much is known about the movie, other than the images above, the fact that director   Gareth Edwards has been tapped to bring the monster to the screen, and a surprise trailer and teaser poster that debuted earlier this year at Comic-Con. The trailer hasn't yet made it's way to the internet, but you can check out the poster be...

As a franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is one that has reached a level that few can ever hope to obtain. From movies, to video games, to action figures, to, of course, TV shows, the turtles are everywhere. And for many, the biggest part of that franchise was the Turtles cartoon from the late 80s and early 90s. Which is why it's so mind boggling that these have been the most difficult incarnations to get of the turtles for some time now.  James Rolfe, (The Angry Video Game Nerd of Cinnemassacre) released a video some time back that explains the tragedy of the Ninja Turtles DVD releases better than I ever possibly could. So, rather than try, here is the video in full. It should be noted that since that video, seasons nine and ten have been released, but beyond that, there is something that, theoretically at least, is even better. Scheduled for release on November 13th of this year (just in time for holiday shopping) the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Complete Cla...