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Black Sabbath’s music makes 300: Rise of an Empire look watchable

I feel reasonably confident in predicting that the 300 sequel is going to be a disaster, both on-screen and in the box office. But goddamn if hearing Ozzy sing “War Pigs” in the background of all that ab-rippling, slo-mo brutality doesn’t add a certain je ne c’est pas to the whole thing — something that…

Safe sex means not having sex with the Cat People

Pregnancy? STDs? Pshaw. The real danger of having intercourse is the possibility that the person you’re having sex with might turn into a panther and kill you, as Paul Schrader’s erotic 1982 remake of the 1942 horror classic Cat People reveals. Plus, the Machete, Leonard Nimoy, and the best Robocop ever, all in this week’s…

Hasbro is completely changing the way Transformers toys transform

If you’ve bought a Transformers figure in the last 30 years, it came with an instruction book; the more complex the figure, the more instructions were necessary to transform it from vehicle to robot. But soon, the only thing it will take to transform your favorite Autobot or Decepticon may be a flick of the…

Behind-the-scenes featurette reveals more Game of Thrones s4 goodness

It’s officially that point in the year where I start salivating for any and all tidbits of information regarding the new season of Game of Thrones; if you’re like me, than you’ll appreciate even the brief glimpses this new behind-the-scenes featurette gives us of the next round of the game. Besides all the talking heads…

Maleficent is not the creepiest thing in this new Maleficent trailer

I’m going to give those honors to the Polar Express-esque, all-CG, tiny fairy godmothers who flit around to give Princess Aurora her birthdays gifts. I’m going to assume their fairy kingdom is located directly in the uncanny valley, because… eesh. Also: It’s been a looooong time since I last saw Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, but what’s…

This has got to be the most depressed Ewok in the galaxy

And yes, that includes the poor little Ewok who tried to shake his deceased friend back awake in Return of the Jedi. I can tell you that this is the new music video from a band called the Marijuana Deathsquads, appropriately titled “Ewok Sadness”, but that’s not really going to explain anything to you. In…

​Dracula opens up an all-you-can-drink buffet

Things fall apart. Things fall apart even faster if you’re a hot-headed scientist bent on vengeance, a leader of an evil cult whose children have been kidnapped, a man who’s fiancé is in love with your boss, a lesbian in the 19th century, or even just a centuries-old vampire with dreams of revenge and/or free…

​Grimm does another Wesen o’ the Week episode, but it does it well

Grimm backtracked a bit after its last two excellent episodes, reverting to the Wesen-o’the-Week formula that it has used so faithfully — and consistently — ceaselessly, one might say — over the last few years. But the spirit of innovation is still kickin’, and darned if it isn’t used to tell us a story that’s…

This is R2-D2. And this is R2-D2 on meth.

Well played, sign-owning, Star Wars-loving anti-drug activist. Well done indeed. Although it might be worth pointing out that post-meth R2-D2 never maliciously set any of his fellow droids on fire in order to burn them alive. [Via Reddit]

Lex Luthor is joining the Justice League in April — yes, seriously — along with Flash villain Captain Cold, Shazam, and maybe another surprise or two. Geoff Johns details the reasons for the changes, all of which sound genuinely interesting, in a lengthy article over at Newsarama.

The Walking Dead‘s Norman Reedus is as unafraid of zombies as Daryl is

We all know Daryl Dixon is a badass, and it seems like the actor who plays him, Norman Reedus, is probably one as well. In the ultimate test, Andrew Lincoln (who plays Rick Grimes) and prankster Nick Santonastasso team up to put Reedus in a “real” zombie attack. https://gizmodo.com/the-walking-deads-badass-daryl-explains-how-you-too-ca-1443629601 Born with Hanhart syndrome, which causes…

​12 Insane Things You Totally Forgot About the ThunderCats

The ThunderCats don’t have the cultural clout of Transformers or even He-Man, but it still has a legion of fans that remember it fondly to this day. Chances are, this is because they’ve forgotten how weird and ridiculous the cartoon usually was. Here are a dozen “fun” facts that should remind you the ThunderCats weren’t…

Things get creepy in the first real Penny Dreadful trailer

There have been plenty of teasers, but this new video — with nearly a minute of actual footage, including actual monsters, Timothy Dalton, and a contortionist — is the best look yet at Showtime’s somewhat literary, vaguely historical supernatural horror series Penny Dreadful. Thoughts? [Via Geeks of Doom]

Tom Hiddleston is an extremely naked vampire in Only Lovers Left Alive

The sound you hear? It’s the internet exploding, thanks to the first trailer for Jim Jarmusch’s new horror film Only Lovers Left Alive. It’s about a centuries-long love affair between two gorgeous vampires, played by Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton, who connect when Hiddleston plans to commit suicide. Like folks didn’t carnally love Hiddleston enough without…

I dare you to watch this Batkid film and not cheer, cry or applaud

We’ve told you plenty about Miles, a.k.a. Batkid, the amazing 5-year-old who, despite battling cancer since he was only two, saved San Francisco last November. Now you can watch his superheroic exploits in this 10-minute video, which will not only yank violently on your heartstring, but probably renew your faith in humanity. Admittedly, Batkid did…

The world’s first action figure of Paul Reiser, courtesy of Aliens

Actually, I think this toy of Weyland-Yutani corporate sleaze Carter Burke might be the first figure of Paul Reiser, period. So if you’re looking to begin your collection of Beverly Hills Cop, Mad About You or My Two Dads toys, you need to be on the look-out for Diamond Select’s upcoming Aliens Mini-Mates set. The…

30 Weird, Ridiculous, and/or Crappy Scifi Album Covers

We all know that science fiction novels can have crappy art on their covers — there are entire websites devoted to chronicling them. But what about album covers? Oh yes. Here are 30 album covers of full of shoddy scifi, bizarre dreamscapes, and just plain bad choices. Rock stars love scifi more than most people,…

Bryan Cranston does a hell of a Godzilla impression in this set visit

Sit through the agony of the Entertainment Tonight intro to their on-set visit to Godzilla, and you’ll be rewarded with star Bryan Cranston, who is not only completely filthy and completely affable, but he also does a damn fine impression of his gigantic co-star. I know stars more or less have to be enthused about…

The Mandarin rules in the first clip from Marvel’s “All Hail the King”

The next Marvel one-shot, included on the DVD/Blu-ray release of Thor: The Dark World, is of course about Trevor Slattery, the poor actor who pretended to be the diabolical terrorist called the Mandarin. But now that he’s been exposed and thrown in jail, Trevor learns he might still have some power. Question: How fun would…

The ’60s Batman TV show is finally coming to DVD (thanks to Conan?)

You have possibly waited decades for a hiome video release of the campy, ridiculous wonderful 1960s Batman TV series starring Adam West, and now your wait is over, because Warner Bros. is finally releasing the show in a box set… as first reported by Conan O’Brien on Twitter. Wait, what? Seriously. Conan just tweeted the…