Cyriaque Lamar, Author at Gizmodo

The Bangladeshi King Kong is the new Turkish Star Wars

On May 28, a dubiously legal Bangladeshi clone of King Kong (entitled Banglar King Kong) wowed audiences from Dhaka to Paltan. The film doesn’t have the CGI of Peter Jackson’s Kong, but it does have a shitload of musical numbers. Sure, Banglar King Kong is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Sure, the film has the…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 16

The first photos of the Blue Beetle’s live-action transformation

Remember how Geoff Johns was all atwitter about debuting the potential Blue Beetle TV series at Comic-Con? Well, Johns jumped the gun and leaked photos to DC’s The Source blog. Here’s his alter ego, Jaime Reyes, becoming the carapaced crusader. Johns had this to say about the stills: I feel very fortunate to have been…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jun 16

The superhuman concept art from Darick Robertson’s The Boys

The one and only Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, JLA: A Midsummer’s Nightmare) sent us a ton of concept art and sketches from his superhuman shit-kicker series, The Boys. Check out early designs for the team and Darick’s commentary about the art! Darick co-created The Boys with Garth Ennis and characterizes these pieces as the “concept and…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jun 16

North Carolina man uses coyote trumpet to summon “beautiful,” six-fingered sasquatch

Tim Peeler of Cleveland County, NC was having a normal night calling coyotes at 3 AM, when suddenly a gorgeous, blond humanoid emerged from the brush. After two totally indecipherable 911 calls, Peeler’s quest for the truth has gone national. Peeler described the creature to authorities as 10 feet tall and towheaded — he exchanged…

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Sperm whales’ doo-doo keeps their carbon footprint in check

Every year, the average sperm whale poops out 50 metric tons of iron, an amount equal to 30.3 2009 Hyundai Accents. These ferrous feces nourish phytoplankton at the ocean’s surface, which in turn absorb CO2 for photosynthesis. According to a recent paper published in the journal the Proceedings of the Royal Society B by researchers…

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Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is getting a (probably bad) movie.

The movie for Atlas Shrugged, that brick o’ Objectivist philosophy by chain-smoking aficionado Ayn Rand, is in a weird place. Its director was canned right before filming. The new director? The male lead, the dad from One Tree Hill. Cool? The film adaptation of Atlas Shrugged — which takes place in a dystopian America where…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 15

An exclusive preview of Dark Horse Comics’ Predators #4

Here are some exclusive preview pages from Dark Horse Comics’ Predators 4, which hits the stands June 30. In this prelude to the Predators film, the Yautja are on the hunt, and someone’s organs are going in the trophy room. Here’s the solicit info: Predators 4 Writer: Marc Andreyko, David Lapham Penciller: Guilherme Balbi, Gabriel…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 15

Damon Lindelof’s fake movie for the BP oil spill is Armageddon 2. It should be Lost 2.

Damon Lindelof recently wrote a blockbuster movie treatment for the Deepwater Horizon leak. His take? “We’re gonna reverse-ARMAGEDDON this shit and call it a sequel.” But wait! J.J. Abrams did Armageddon. Here’s our idea of what Lindelof’s script should resemble. Esquire asked Lindelof to transform BP’s environmental clusterfuck into a gee-whiz popcorn thriller. Lindelof punched…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 15

When comic book heroes go nuts, the readers win

In this week’s comics haul, the sanity of two big-league comic protagonists — Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead and Billy Butcher of The Boys — hits a breaking point. When our lead characters go bonkers, we’re all the richer for it. Let’s start with Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s superhero hit squad saga, The…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jun 15

International Planet of the Apes comic covers prove that we all hate talking chimps

Charlton Heston’s ape overlords may have spoken English, but telling those damn dirty apes to get their stinking paws off of you can be said in any tongue. Here are Planet of the Apes comic covers from around the globe. I’m particularly a fan of the Eastern bloc style Hungarian cover and the Argentinian covers,…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jun 15

The problem isn’t a lack of scientists, it’s a lack of jobs

For would-be scientists pursuing postgraduate degrees, the lack of jobs within academia is disheartening. This reality stands in stark contrast to the narrative that America’s perpetually falling behind in the science game. This excellent essay at Miller-McCune dissects this misconception.

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Robert Rodriguez offered the directing duties for the Deadpool movie

Fox’s Deadpool motion picture is Robert Rodriguez’s if he wants it. Although the Predators producer hasn’t committed to the project one way or the other, we think his gonzo brand of action-comedy fits Wade Wilson’s sensibilities rather nicely. [Slashfilm].

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 14

South Korea may weaponize girly K-pop for psychological warfare

Relations between North and South Korea have been frosty since the sinking of the ROK Cheonan, and it looks like South Korea may be turning to an old trick for reprisal…blasting the music of girl groups over the demilitarized zone. The Republic of Korea has installed large loudspeakers facing North Koreans, who have threatened to…

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Missed opportunity department: the 2006 Plastic Man Cartoon Network series

We’re definitely jazzed about the prospect of a Blue Beetle TV series, but history gives reason to tamp down our optimism for a second-tier DC hero show. In 2006, this rad Plastic Man TV pilot was rejected by Cartoon Network. This unaired 10-minute pilot — which features the voices of Tom “SpongeBob” Kenny and Dave…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jun 14

The Phantom, The Gates, and True Blood make for a bloody good Sunday

It’s the summer season, and Sunday has become the new scifi destination this week. Witness the debut of a jumpsuit-less Phantom, more sanguinary weirdness from True Blood, the debut of The Gates, and new Ashes to Ashes and Doctor Who. MONDAY 6/14/10 There’s a new Neighbors from Hell on TBS at 10 PM. On “Country…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 14

SUHKEEEE! It’s the True Blood season premiere open discussion thread!

True Blood Season 3 debuts at 9 PM EST tonight! Is Bill okay? Will Eric be conniving? Is Tara still annoying? Will the producers get the formula right and give us 60 minutes of Lafayette? Discuss, speculate, and vamp here!

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jun 13

Six or so degrees of great geniuses…and Kevin Bacon.

How is Mary Shelley linked to Buckminister Fuller? What tied Mark Twain to Pablo Picasso? What’s Kevin “Hollow Man” Bacon’s connection to Samuel Beckett? Consult this chart. (Say what you will, but Tremors was transcendent). [Lapham’s Quarterly via GOOD]

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jun 13

Is a Blue Beetle live-action TV series on the way?

Today, DC Comics’ Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns tweeted that Jaime Reyes, DC Universe’s current bearer of the Blue Beetle mantle, would possibly be getting the live-action treatment. Johns hopes that footage from the show will hopefully debut at Comic-Con. On Sunday June 13, Johns tweeted the following: Fans of Batman: The Brave and The…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jun 13

In the past, they predicted we would eat our newspapers for breakfast

This blurb from the November 1934 issue of Science and Mechanics offered a ray of totally bizarre hope for those suffering from food shortages during the Great Depression. Also, we were apparently at war with tyrannical goats. Whodathunk? [Modern Mechanix]

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This comedy sketch once killed a man with laughter. Do you dare watch it?

In 1975, Alex Mitchell of England was laughing maniacally while watching the “Kung-Fu Kapers” episode of the UK comedy program The Goodies. After 25 solid minutes of guffawing, Mitchell let out one last chortle and died of a massive coronary. Mitchell, a 50-year-old bricklayer from King’s Lynn in Norfolk county, was particularly tickled by this…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 13

Cyriaque Lamar

The Bangladeshi King Kong is the new Turkish Star Wars

The first photos of the Blue Beetle’s live-action transformation

The superhuman concept art from Darick Robertson’s The Boys

North Carolina man uses coyote trumpet to summon “beautiful,” six-fingered sasquatch

Sperm whales’ doo-doo keeps their carbon footprint in check

Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is getting a (probably bad) movie.

An exclusive preview of Dark Horse Comics’ Predators #4

Damon Lindelof’s fake movie for the BP oil spill is Armageddon 2. It should be Lost 2.

When comic book heroes go nuts, the readers win

International Planet of the Apes comic covers prove that we all hate talking chimps

The problem isn’t a lack of scientists, it’s a lack of jobs

Robert Rodriguez offered the directing duties for the Deadpool movie

South Korea may weaponize girly K-pop for psychological warfare

Missed opportunity department: the 2006 Plastic Man Cartoon Network series

The Phantom, The Gates, and True Blood make for a bloody good Sunday

SUHKEEEE! It’s the True Blood season premiere open discussion thread!

Six or so degrees of great geniuses…and Kevin Bacon.

Is a Blue Beetle live-action TV series on the way?

In the past, they predicted we would eat our newspapers for breakfast

This comedy sketch once killed a man with laughter. Do you dare watch it?

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