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Han Solo Vs. Thomas Magnum

magnum-soloOur team here at The Flickcast has worked in online media, the film and tv industry, the comics industry and radio and has quite a bit of experience in those areas. So, it’s sometimes difficult for us to see a film, video, comic or other piece of entertainment and say “Wow, that’s really fun and original.” These days, it just doesn’t happen all that much.

But then, fortunately for our collective sanity, it actually does happen. Case in point is CBVee’s this spot-on and often hilarious comparison video between the title sequences of two television shows. Both shows are, of course, about fictional characters. However, one was real, in the case of Magnum, PI starring Tom Selleck, and one is completely made up, in the case of the other show known as Han Solo, PI.

Even if you’ve never seen Magnum, PI, the video is still funny and even caused several people here at The Flickcast HQ to laugh out loud. Its videos like this that make us happy to live in a time where the means of production are in the hands of so many different people. Sure, lots of the time you get crap. But sometimes you get gold.

Check out the video after the jump. You’ll be glad you did.

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The Brand New ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ International Poster

transformers-fallen-int-poster-smallNot to put much of a spin on it this time but here’s the brand new international poster for Michal Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — which has appeared at MySpace Movies.

And here’s all you need to know about it: Its big, its awesome, its got Megan Fox and robots who transform into all kinds of cool vehicles and blow stuff up. What more could you possibly need? Wait, don’t answer that.

The movie hits theaters, and probably destroys them, on June 24th. Check out the full sized poster after the jump.

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E3 2009: News, Photos, a Surprise Guest and More!

e3-front-2009We’re still here in Los Angeles for the big E3 gaming convention. Its a big show full of all kinds of great games, giant booths, loud music and even the occasional pretty girl — okay, there’s quite a few pretty girls, who are we kidding? Hey, there’s also some handsome dudes for you ladies as well, so don’t worry.

Previously, we’ve brought you all kinds of news from the show including the big Microsoft and Sony announcements, previews of cool upcoming games like Ultimate Alliance 2, Wolfenstein, James Cameron’s Avatar, Singularity and Star Wars: The Old Republic. We also managed to put together some photos to give you an idea of the look of the show.

Now, through the magic of the Internets, we’ve got more pictures to share with you. Be sure to take a look at all of them after, you guessed it, the jump. Oh, see if you can spot the rather famous man in one or two of these photos. Can you guess who it is?

Here’s a hint: he created some of the best and most well respected comic book characters of all time. Still can’t guess? Check out the pics to find out.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo continues through tomorrow.

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Weblink Wednesday: BigScreenBiz.com

Tired of trying to remember when your favorite indie or big budget movie hits theaters, or which theater you can use that gift card you got last Christmas at? Well, look no further, because a site that has snuck by the radar is here to help.

Check out bigscreenbiz.com for all things in the world of movie business, including exactly who owns what chain and where (Like how far the reach of Bowtie Cinemas extends).

Also, if you’re a big classic theater fan (and what big movie buff isn’t?), theirs a whole list of classifieds for the movie nerd that wants it all, from movie memorabilia to theater decor to vintage popcorn makers.

So whether you’re interested in souping up your living room to look like a every film aficionado’s fantasy, or you’ve finally decided to live the dream and open your own indie reel house, check out bigscreenbiz.com for a few hours of interesting clicks.

Be sure to check out last week’s Weblink Wednesday: RunPee.com

E3 2009: First Look At ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’

During the E3 show in Los Angeles yesterday, LucasArts and Bioware showed a sneak peek of their highly anticipated game Star Wars: The Old Republic. In case you’re one of the few not familiar with the game, here’s some details for you complete with a cool screenshot and trailer (after the jump).

The story begins 3,500 years before the rise of Darth Vader, when Revan disappeared into space, looking for a Sith Empire run by an Emperor determined to destroy his ancient Jedi enemies. Revan never returned. But the Sith Empire did. And now, they have plans to invade and take over our favorite galaxy far, far away.

star-wars-old-republic-jediAccording to LucasArts, this game is the first fully voiced MMO. Every class, male or female, and every single NPC or quest in the entire game will have a full voice-over. Like Knights of the Old Republic, the conversation tree in The Old Republic has three choices and every choice you make affects gameplay, sometimes drastically. But since this game is in real time, there is no chance to save and see what would have changed if you had made another choice.

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New ‘Mad Men’ Season 3 Trailer

Mad Men has easily become one of the highest anticipated and best received new dramas on television in the past few years, bringing critics –both young and old–together to rejoice in the phenomenon. With 3 Golden Globes, another 20 misc. award wins, and 33 nominations, the show has certainly made its mark over on AMC.

Season 2 left us hanging back in October of last year. Already, fans are clamoring for more Mad Men, and they unfortunately have to wait till August to get it. Fortunately, there’s a new trailer for Season 3 to help you pass the time.

With pregnancies, mergers, and the Cuban Missile Crisis on our minds, will this trailer answer any of our questions? Check it out after the jump and find out!

Mad Men Season 2 is available on DVD July 14th.

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E3 2009: Cool Trailers for ‘Ultimate Alliance 2’, ‘Singularity’ and ‘Wolfenstein’

singularity-screen-11Here in Los Angeles at the E3 show, we managed to get into a few cool game demos at the Activision booth to see some footage and experience games including Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Wolfenstein and Raven’s new, secret title Singularity. We also managed to snag some great trailers for these games as well and can bring them to you now.

These trailers highlight a lot of the games’ action and many of the things we think make video games as fun as they are: interesting and engaging stories, beautiful graphics, intense situations and of course, explosions and shooting bad guys in the head. Of course, these are previously rendered scenes, not actual gameplay footage, so they look really nice.

Although, during the live demos we saw at E3 today, the games all looked pretty darn good during actual gameplay as well. I guess that just shows you how good the XBox 360 gaming platform is. Its pretty powerful.

Plus, those programmers and artists at the game’s publishers really seem to know what they’re doing, which helps. Check out all three trailers after the break.

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First Pictures of Josh Brolin as ‘Johan Hex’ Drop

josh-brolin-jonah-hex-3-smallWe’ve bought you news of this film previously but before today, we only had photos of Megan Fox in costume and on the set for her as-yet unknown role in the feature film adaptation of DC’s comic Jonah Hex. We knew there were other actors in the film, of course, including Josh Brolin as the title character. But until now, there were no pictures of him available playing the character or others from the set.

Fortunately, when crawling the Internets late at night as I often do, I came across these three pretty cool images from Lainey Gossip (don’t judge) featuring Brolin in full costume and make-up for his role as the ex-confederate bounty hunter who lets his pistols do the talking and racks up a high body count in the process. Now that Brolin’s character is out of the bag, hopefully it won’t be too long before we get some pics of some of the other actors in the film including Michael Shannon, Will Arnett and John Malkovich.

Jonah Hex rides into theaters, guns blazing, on August 10. Be sure to check out the full photos after the break.

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