Nike McFlys Imminent?

Nike has revealed a patent for self-lacing shoes that are eerily similar to those seen in Back to the Future 2. Via MSNBC. Sure, fine. Whatever. Now where are the hover boards we were promised?

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Mike Young vs. The World

This is apparently what I would look like if I were drawn by Bryan Lee O’Malley (or his robot proxy). You can make your own here. You’re welcome, Universal Studios marketing team. (PS. Don’t even bother on an iPhone or iPod touch. These sites are Flash feasts.)

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Riddler Confirmed for B3!

Well, OK, not really. But as Dark Horizons put it, “the Riddler being the villain for the next Batman film has been upgraded from wild rumor to regular rumor.” Studio casting grids for Batman 3 mentions the character as being in the film, and apparently that’s a pretty good indication, according to firstshowing.net. Interesting. I’ve [...]

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Thoughts on “Inception”

Dear Chistopher Nolan, I just returned from a midnight screening of your latest film, Inception. Simply put, well done, sir. Thank you for taking the time to craft a truly original story and cast it out confidently on a sea of franchises and remakes. Thank you for trusting that my fellow movie-goers and I are [...]

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Green Lantern Movie Costume

Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly via Dark Horizons. My opinion of this is still gelling, but I’m surprised that I don’t hate it.

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Spoilerversary

This week is the 30th anniversary of accidentally ruining the ending of The Empire Strikes Back for your friends who still haven’t seen it.

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Hack Job

I saw A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) and all I got was this lousy cartoon idea (which I pooped out in 20 minutes as an homage to Hollywood’s love of remakes). Here’s the thing: Horror movies are scarier when you empathize with the characters. It’s easier to empathize with characters when you feel something [...]

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Warner Brothers just announced an official release date for the sequel to one of their prominent franchises. Can you guess from my shameless fan art which one?

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Thor! In Movie Form!

Marvel/Paramount just released—via Yahoo! Movies—the first picture of Chris Hemsworth as Thor from next year’s film. Not too bad. Thor looks like Thor, I guess.

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“Vintage” Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear Ad

My excitement for Toy Story 3 is luke warm at best, but this “vintage” ad for Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear from Pixar is genius. There’s also a Japanese version.

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