Category Archives: Novels

‘Conan’ Movie Has A Lead

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

This week more than one thing involving Conan seems to be getting settled. Yesterday, we told you about Conan O’Brien making a deal with NBC to step away from The Tonight Show. Now, word comes from Deadline Hollywood that Millennium … Continue reading →

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‘The Hobbit’ Delayed . . . Again

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Cortney Zamm

The Hobbit has been on everyone’s radar since the success of the Lord of the Rings films, but has been a long time coming. After New Line was sued by both director Peter Jackson and Tolkien’s heirs, Jackson is now … Continue reading →

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J.M. Straczynski Talks ‘World War Z’

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Bob Starr

With both Chris and Matt extremely busy and the American Thanksgiving this week, you know what that means? The Canadians are taking over The Flickcast (are you with me Sal?). Having celebrated Thanksgiving weeks ago, we’re in the clear to … Continue reading →

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Marvel’s ‘The Marvelous Land of Oz’ Released Today

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Joe Gillis

If you’ve ever wanted to see L. Frank Baum’s classic Wizard of Oz in comic book form, you’re in luck because Marvel has done just that. . . again. Releasing today, the company presents issue number one of their eight … Continue reading →

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The Flickcast – Episode 27: The Legend of Curly’s Gold

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Joe Gillis

This week on The Flickcast, Chris and Matt have to go it alone again. They take on a bunch of new, and returning, topics including Fantastic Fest in Austin, new television shows including Cougar Town, Community, FlashForward and returning shows … Continue reading →

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Producers Grab Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s movie machine keeps humming along as another of her novels has been grabbed by producers Nick Wechsler, Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz. The trio, fresh from adapting Cormac McCarthy’s The Road to the big screen, reportedly … Continue reading →

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The New ‘New Moon’ Trailer Is What You Expect And More

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Joe Gillis

As sometimes happens when fans of a film are as fanatical as those who love The Twilight Saga are, trailers and other promotional materials tend to get “leaked” online before their official premieres. Once again, it has happened with the … Continue reading →

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Steven Spielberg Takes on ‘Pirates’

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Joe Gillis

Sometimes with all the things going on in the world of movies, tv, comics, games and all things geek (See what I did there?) we sometimes miss out on a few bits of news here and there. Case in point … Continue reading →

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