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‘Green Lantern: Emerald Knights’ Trailer Arrives

Posted on March 2, 2011

DC Entertainment and Warner Home Video have been on a roll as of late. Their latest release, in the form of adapting Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman was a massive success, and had great voice work done by names like Christina Hendricks and Anthony LaPaglia. Now, the animation studio is shifting focus onto this year’s big star, Green Lantern, with an animated anthology about Hal Jordan and the whole Green Lantern Corps. Warner Home Video has the full synopsis.

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights is an all-new DC Universe Animated Original Movie that weaves six interlocking stories of the Green Lantern Corps’ rich mythology around preparations for an attack by an ancient enemy.

As the battle approaches, Hal Jordan (voiced by Nathan Fillion, Castle) mentors new recruit Arisia (Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men) in the history of the Green Lantern Corps, telling tales of Avra (the first Green Lantern) and several of Hal’s comrades – including Abin Sur, Kilowog, Laira and Mogo.

In the end, Arisia must rise to the occasion to help Hal, Sinestro and the entire Green Lantern Corps save the universe from the destructive forces of Krona.

So for the first time since the epic fan film done over a year ago, fans can finally combine Nathan Fillion with the Green Lantern in their minds again, and this time it will be legitimate.

Fans can catch Emerald Knights on Blu-Ray and DVD June 7th as the promotion ramps up for this summer’s highest anticipated films, Green Lantern, in theaters on June 17th.

Josh Holloway To Guest In Two-Part Paintball Finale of ‘Community’

Posted on March 2, 2011

Hands down, one of the best shows to come out of last year’s TV season was NBC’s Community, and inside of that far-too-brief season, one of the best episodes was Modern Warfare in which the entire campus partook in a massive paintball game. References to The Warriors, Die Hard, and John Woo’s The Killer were all brilliantly mixed into a solid 30-minute show, and made it an incredible season.

Now, they’re going back to the game this season with an epic two-part season finale in which a new paintball game is taking over the students of Greendale. This time, the stakes are raised, as LOST star Josh Holloway is making a guest appearance in the game to balance things out. From NBC:

In the episode, Holloway guest stars as a mysterious figure, who emerges on the Greendale Community College campus when another game of paintball breaks out. The two-part finale finds the students of Greendale taking on another round of paintball warfare as a follow up to last season’s acclaimed “Modern Warfare” episode, in which students battled it out for the ultimate prize – early registration.

Not much else is known about the episode, but without Holloway, you would expect a return to the paintball storyline to be epic. Things are only going to get “Epicer” with Sawyer joining in the festivities.

Community airs every Thursday night at 8:00 PM ET/PT on NBC.

Take On Brother Eye In ‘Batcave Inner Sanctum’, The Neweset Raid for ‘DC Universe Online’

Posted on March 2, 2011

The main benefit to Sony’s DC Universe Online being a mass-multiplayer online role playing game is that they are constantly updating the software with new and exciting add-ons and challenges. During the month of February, they added the Valentine’s arena in which players fought as cherubic angels against one another.

This month, the digital universe is going back to it’s comic book roots with a story plucked straight from the panels in which Batman’s worldwide security system, Brother Eye, goes haywire and needs to get taken down. Here’s the official description from SOE.

The Batcave Inner Sanctum, the latest group combat raid from DC Universe Online, reveals the fight inside the Batcave to prevent Brother Eye from accessing the cave’s main computer in hopes of using it as a nexus point for sending signals around the world. Will Brother Eye succeed, or are the heroes inside the DC Universe up to the challenge?

The raid is currently available, and we’ve got a sneak peek for you to check out exactly what you’re in for, just after the jump.

New Release Tuesday: What’s New on Blu-Ray

Posted on March 1, 2011

Tuesdays are always pretty exciting, because as you may know, new Blu-Ray releases hit the shelves of your local retail store as well as the virtual shelves of online retailers like Amazon.com. Sorting out what’s hot and what’s not, that’s a bit of a chore so I’ve put together a brief synopsis of the notable releases for Tuesday, March 1st.

Available on Blu-Ray Today:

• 127 Hours Starring James Franco and Kate Mara
• Love and Other Drugs Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer and Oliver Platt
• Burlesque Starring Cher and Christina Aguilera
• Faster Starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton
• Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy (7-disc set) Starring Johnny Depp, Kiera Knightly
• Out of Sight Starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez
• Cannes Man Starring Seymore Cassel, Francesco Quinn, Johnny Depp
• Waiting for Dublin Starring Andrew Keegan, Hugh O’Conor, Frank Kelly and Jade Yourell
• Bambi Walt Disney Diamond Edition

Wondering what’s releasing next week? Hit the jump for more of my picks for flicks hitting Blu-Ray on Tuesday, March 8th as well as some special deals and promos on this week’s new releases available only through Best Buy retail locations.

New Trailer for ‘Source Code’ SXSW’s Opening Night Movie

Posted on March 1, 2011

It’s time for us to officially get excited for this year’s SXSW film festival. We’ll be heading down March 10th and will have writers in Austin for the duration of the festival. The first few nights of the festival always feature some great film premieres, and this year is no exception.

The opening night feature will be Source Code, a trippy mind-bender featuring Jake Gyllenhal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga. This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Duncan Jones’ Moon, a film that debuted at the festival in 2009 to high praise from audiences and critics alike.

In case you’re not familiar with the film, here’s the synopsis:

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he’s ever known, he learns he’s part of a government experiment called the “Source Code,” a program that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last 8 minutes of his life.

With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack.

Source Code will have its world premiere on Friday, March 11 in Austin. It will open in theaters everywhere on April 1. Click through to check out the trailer.

Wrath of the Con: A Flickcaster’s Guide to Surviving the Con Season

Posted on March 1, 2011

With 2011 in full effect, so has begun Con season. While so far it has been mainly industry and media events like Toy Fair or this week’s Game Developers Conference, the big boys like C2E2, San Diego Comic-Con and the New York Comic Con are all just around the corner. And while most of The Flickcast have earned our geek merit badges (as well as Foursquare badges) by surviving numerous conventions, we realize not everyone has had the chance to experience the Con world like we have.

The world of conventions can even be a little intimidating. While shows like Wizard World can be good day trips where someone can just go in and out, others like San Diego are week long vacations that take some actual time and planning. To help prepare Con goers, we have put together this post loaded with advice for both new and veteran geek adventurers.

Know Your Con

As mentioned before, some cons are large epic events while others can be treated as just quick day trips. When picking your Con, make sure you know which of these two categories it falls into. Don’t expect to see San Diego Comic-Con all in one day.

It will be damn near impossible to spend any decent amount of time at every booth that catches your interest if you are only there for one day. Plus, you won’t have any time for autograph signings, panels or other con events as you will just be rushing through to see a little of everything but not having enough time to really enjoy any of it.

On the same token, smaller shows like ComiCONN, a local level show with only a hundred or so booths, don’t have nearly as many special events going on, or fellow con goers to wade through. Planning a full weekend around the con alone might leave someone looking for more to do.

Marvel Comics On Sale This Week

Posted on March 1, 2011

Okay comic book fans, here’s some new ones coming out from our friends at Marvel this week. And like we do every week, we’ve got some particular ones we’re most interested in. Not that they all aren’t interesting, we just have our personal favorites.

Among the new ones coming out, we’re most interested in Avengers Academy #10, Deadpool #33.1, Secret Warriors #25, Captain America and Falcon #1, Annihilators #1 and 5 Ronin #1.

As with most weeks, new comics arrive on Wednesday, so hit your nearest comics book store early for best selection.

Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one.

Comics On-Sale:
5 RONIN #1 AJA COVER
5 RONIN #1 CASSADAY VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #651 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #652 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
ANNIHILATORS #1
ANNIHILATORS #1 MIGNOLA VARIANT
ASTONISHING THOR #3
ASTONISHING X-MEN MGC #1
AVENGERS ACADEMY #10
AVENGERS, THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #11
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND FALCON #1
CAPTAIN AMERICA: HAIL HYDRA #3
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #6
DEADPOOL #33.1

Apple’s iPad 2 To Be Announced Tomorrow, Here’s What to Expect (Probably)

Posted on March 1, 2011

Tech journalists, pundits and bloggers everywhere never get tired of the Apple speculation game. And we here at The Flickcast are, sadly, no exception. It’s just so much fun.

When you deal with a company like Apple that prides itself on its level of secrecy, most of the time informed speculation and outright wild guessing are all you have until something officially comes down from the Apple mountain. With that in mind we have to turn our attention to the next generation iPad (AKA iPad 2) which is expected to be announced tomorrow during an Apple event at 10AM Pacific.

Normally, I would go to the trouble to do the research and gather the data to make an informed guess as to what we will see from this latest Apple product. Fortunately, this time around at least, I don’t have to because the fine folks at BGR have already done the leg work for me (and you).

So, what can we expect from tomorrow’s announcement? Check out the list:

• Much thinner and lighter.
• Slightly thinner bezel around the iPad’s display.
• Dual-core Apple processor.
• 512MB of RAM
• Front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for FaceTime HD
• Rear-facing 2-megapixel camera (at minimum)
• Support for both AT&T and Verizon Wireless
• Photo Booth for iPad
• Availability within 1-2 weeks, new price points starting at $399 for the entry-level Wi-Fi model

And, as an added bonus:

• Announcement and preview of iOS 5 to be released in the summer

Whatever the accuracy of these predictions, we’ll know soon enough. In the meantime, these specs, if true, will make the new iPad a pretty great piece of tech and one that many people will surely purchase. For those of us with first generation iPad, I guess it’s time to hit eBay.

So, what do we think of these predictions? Will you be getting a new iPad? Sound off in the comments.

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