Greetings from San Diego!

Greetings from San Diego! The 8th-Circuit team is officially all checked-in (and crammed into one room, very cozy). While we're all pretty tired from Preview Night and our respective commutes, we're also busy scheduling for a grand day out tomorrow. Stay tuned in a few hours for coverage of Tron: Legacy, RED, The Expendables, Scott Pilgrim, and much more!

So like I said, we're all pretty tired, and we've got an early start tomorrow, so I'll be heading off to bed. Hopefully I'll see you guys around the site tomorrow, and if you're lucky enough to be down here at Comic-Con, come hang out!

Cap and Thor Concept Art

Those of you lucky enough to be attending Comic Con may want to keep an eye out on the Marvel booth, as there's going to be some pretty cool artwork on sale. The comic book come film studio has just debuted two new concept images for their upcoming films Thor and Captain America, and the images will be available as a poster at the Marvel booth, although there's limited numbers available.

LAFF Review: Eyes Wide Open

Every now and then, you might walk into a movie knowing absolutely nothing about it. Sometimes, with so little expectations for the film, you will find yourself pleasantly surprised by what it has to offer. On other occasions, however, you might find yourself wishing that you had stayed home instead. The latter was the situation I found myself in when I wandered into Eyes Wide Open at this year's LA Film Festival.

This is Awesome: Hardcover Rockstar History

Do you love Rockstar? Do you want a way to remember the studio's stellar career without having to flick between a myriad of different consoles and discs? Well then look no further than German publisher Steidl, who is producing three hardback books that celebrate over a decade of Rockstar games.

Sucker Punch Image

Or: I couldn't think of a snappy headline because I can't stop looking at this picture

Sucker Punch is the other movie Zack Snyder is working on, aside from that one about the fighting owls. It's an original story from the director, and it's taken him over five years to develop the screenplay. When you read the premise, you can definitely see why it's taken so long to develop.

Riddler in Batman 3, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Play?

So, are you tired of all the Batman 3 rumors yet? Well, sucks for you, because I'm not. Here's an almost credible one, hot on the heels of the release of Nolan's latest. FirstShowing recently reported, according to insider info leaked to them, indicated that a studio casting grid for Batman 3 had the character of "The Riddler" listed. In addition, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was there as a primary candidate, and marked as "interested."

Jogging With a Geek Ep. 7 - The Quality Sucks

But yeah.  As per usual, the quality sucks but that's just how I roll.  I mean, I'd like to roll a different way, but I can't change the way I was born.  These things happen.  This week, I talk a lot about Inception and Olivia Munn's book, Suck it Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek.  If you're interested, check out the video after the break.  You'll regret it if you don't check it out.  You should at least.  But you probably won't.

Deal: Popcorn and Drinks for $1 at AMC Theaters on July 25th

So apparently AMC wants to celebrate my birthday (aren't they sweet) by offering any size popcorn and/or fountain drink for only $1 each on July 25th. In all seriousness though, I have no idea why the 25th, but it doesn't really matter; that's an awesome deal. You can find the coupon for printing below, and can click here to find your local AMC Theater.

Starcraft II Cost Money to Make, A Lot of Freaking Money

Starcraft was one of the most popular and successful PC games of all time, with the game selling over 11 million copies. Ever since the game debuted 12 years ago, fans have been waiting for a sequel and now that sequel is only weeks away. It's safe to say that Starcraft fans really want this game, but just how much do they want it? Do you think they'd be prepared to fork $100 million to see the game made?

Review: Waiting for Superman

Love it or hate it, An Inconvenient Truth is probably the most influential documentary in recent memory. Since then, director Davis Guggenheim has done work in both television and on other feature-length films, but has yet to replicate the widespread acclaim that his Oscar-winning film garnered. However, with the recent premiere of his latest endeavor, Waiting for Superman, Guggenheim’s skills as a documentarian are once again called into action to fight for a new cause. This time, for reforms to the United States’ public education system.

LOLwut: Dora the Explorer + Inception

Somewhere, in some deep recesses of some strange, strange person's head... this crossover makes total sense. Maybe...

This is Trashy: Optimus Garbage Heap?

I've never used the word flabbergasted in any form of writing or written speech, but when I saw this I was that word.  This behemoth of Optimus Prime was created out of 6 tons worth of recycled cars.

Circuitcast Episode 22 Analyzes Inception

So Inception rocked our minds, but it was also pretty confusing and left us with a lot of questions. Thus, it seemed appropriate to dedicate this podcast episode to discussing it, and discuss it we did! Join us for an in-depth discussion/analysis of Inception, various points of confusion within the film, and of course, the ending. Spoilers abound, so those of you who have yet to see it, come back after you do so. Before that however, we talk a bit on our experience at the LA Film Festival, AX and our thoughts on the upcoming Comic-Con. Sorry about the background noise, recording conditions were not so perfect. Check it out through iTunes or directly through the link below:

New Thor Photos Reveal Hall of Asgard, More Odin

Two new Thor images have been uncovered for fans of the upcoming film, or the rest of us interested, but still unconvinced. The first features the Hall of Asgard from an LA Times article, the second appears to be from a Comic-Con preview of some kind.

LAFF Review: Four Lions

The film Four Lions is about a group of friends who are muslim terrorist-wannabees, and it’s a movie that doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to delivering a joke. Nothing is off-limits in this film, which is actually a good thing because every time it breaks a “taboo,” you probably won’t even notice you’ll be laughing so hard.

 

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