Archive for March 2010

Marvel gives you an exclusive first look at IRON MAN: EXTREMIS

Mar 29th, 2010 | By Allan Given
Marvel gives you an exclusive first look at IRON MAN: EXTREMIS

Marvel Knights Animation has announced their newest motion comic epic: IRON MAN: EXTREMIS, which will be debut on April 16th.

Adapted from the critically-acclaimed storyline by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov, Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) faces his greatest threat ever: a terrorist transformed into an unstoppable force with the powerful bio-engineered Extremis super-soldier serum.



Weekend Box Office March 26-28, 2010

Mar 29th, 2010 | By Allan Given

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Nielsen Ratings March 15-21, 2010

Mar 29th, 2010 | By Allan Given

Source: The Nielsen Company



Week 12: THE HEALING OF AMERICA: A GLOBAL QUEST FOR BETTER, CHEAPER, AND FAIRER HEALTH CARE by T. R. Reid

Mar 27th, 2010 | By Lara H. Smith
Week 12: THE HEALING OF AMERICA: A GLOBAL QUEST FOR BETTER, CHEAPER, AND FAIRER HEALTH CARE by T. R. Reid

Penguin Press | 2009 | 288 pages | List price: $25.95 | Get it for less at Amazon It has been a monumental week, no matter what side of the political fence you sit on. This week, the President of the United States signed healthcare reform into law. Now, I am not here to debate
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Key dates announced for 83rd annual Academy Awards®

Mar 25th, 2010 | By Allan Given

Academy President Tom Sherak announced today that the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011. The ceremony will again take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. Nominations will be announced at 5:30 a.m. PT
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More IRON MAN BY DESIGN variant covers unveiled today

Mar 24th, 2010 | By Allan Given
More IRON MAN BY DESIGN variant covers unveiled today

Marvel revealed three of the new IRON MAN BY DESIGN variant covers today that will be hitting newsstands in April. The new covers will appear on: DARK WOLVERINE #85 IRON MAN BY DESIGN VARIANT (FEB100574) Written by DANIEL WAY & MARJORIE LIU Pencils & Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA IRON MAN BY DESIGN VARIANT by SKOTTIE
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The Bird and the Bee – INTERPRETING THE MASTERS VOL. 1: A TRIBUTE TO DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES

Mar 23rd, 2010 | By Deejah Figueroa
The Bird and the Bee – INTERPRETING THE MASTERS VOL. 1:  A TRIBUTE TO DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES

Blue Note Records | 2010 | List price: $17.98 | Get it for less at Amazon As a child of the 80s I was intrigued by the idea of this album. I mean who of us that grew up in this era doesn’t remember bopping around the living room to “Private Eyes” singing and watching
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DreamWorks to create special badge for the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America

Mar 23rd, 2010 | By Allan Given

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc and Paramount Pictures have created a special badge for the Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts of America in a national campaign inspired by the heroic themes of the upcoming 3D animated release, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, which opens in theaters in the U.S. on March 26. “The star of our
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selects film scholars

Mar 23rd, 2010 | By Allan Given

Hollywood’s copyright debates and the career of Oscar®-winning director Lewis Milestone will be the topics explored by Peter Decherney and Harlow Robinson, respectively, who have been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the 10th pair of Academy Film Scholars. The Academy’s Institutional Grants Committee selected the two scholars for the
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Marvel announces Avengers Day on May 19th

Mar 23rd, 2010 | By Allan Given
Marvel announces Avengers Day on May 19th

Marvel has declared May 19th to be their inaugural, first-annual, Avengers Day. This historic event marks an all new era for Marvel’s greatest heroes as the Avengers come together to usher in The Heroic Age. To celebrate, Marvel will be holding Avengers Day activities at participating comic retailers nationwide where fans can get commemorative items
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