It’s only a week now until the new “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” film hits theaters, but we have a sneak peek at Wonder Woman’s famous armored bracelets to look at while we wait. On Friday, actress Gal Gadot tweeted a new image of herself as Wonder Woman from the film, her wrists crossed …
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Nothing could be more exciting to fans of legendary horror author H.P. Lovecraft than the discovery of a rare manuscript in a defunct magic shop’s collection. But it gets better. “The Cancer of Superstition,” written by Lovecraft in 1926, was commissioned by magician Harry Houdini. A Houdini memorabilia collector found the book and is selling it to the public. Anyone …
Read More »Simon Pegg in talks for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’
Whenever a highly anticipated movie based on a best-selling book is announced, the rumor mill starts spinning out of control speculating who will play what. Director Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film version of the dystopian novel “Ready Player One” is no different. On Thursday, reports started circulating that “Star Trek” actor Simon Pegg is in talks to play character Ogden “Og” …
Read More »‘Game of Thrones’ meets Dr. Seuss in ‘Oh, The Places It’ll Snow’
What would the “Game of Thrones” world look like if beloved children’s book author Dr. Seuss wrote about Westeros, instead of fantasy book author George R.R. Martin? Illustrator Alex Cohen takes a look. “I rewrote the Dr. Seuss poem ‘Oh The Places You’ll Go’ with a ‘Game of Thrones’ twist, and then illustrated it as a book,” Cohen wrote on …
Read More »First look at new ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ documentary
For fans who want to know the stories behind creating the blockbuster hit “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” there will be an in-depth documentary all about the film and everyone who helped bring it to the big screen. On March 14, Lucasfilm and Disney announced that “The Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey,” a film on the making …
Read More »J.K. Rowling writes new stories on wands, segregation, skin
To celebrate the upcoming movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is releasing four original stories from March 8-11 that delve into this history of wizarding in the colonies with a “Magic in North America” series. Rowling published the first installment — “History of Magic in North America: Fourteen Century – Seventeenth Century” — …
Read More »Make your own ‘Ghostbusters’ trap via 3D printing
Nothing is more frustrating that rogue spirits haunting your home. Instead of calling your local ghost hunters, intimidate poltergeists by building your own ghost trap replica, just like the one featured in the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters.” This impressive ghost trap would make for an essential component for any “Ghostbusters” cosplayers out there, and it would also be a great sci-fi …
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If you’re the kind of animal lover who would enjoy relaxing in a cafe while cats stare at you, then this 360-degree YouTube video is a purrfect match. KitTea Cafe, which opened last year in San Francisco, promises to “create a Zen retreat where people and cats can hang out to the benefit of both — through the vehicle of …
Read More »Supercut video kicks butt with 12 years of ‘MythBusters’
Is it possible to get emotional over the end of a science show that aired for well over a decade? If this supercut video of the most exciting and touching moments in “MythBusters” has anything to say about it, we’ll all be crying into our keyboards over the series ending last weekend. The Vimeo video, created by Thomas Crenshaw and …
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What would happen if FBI agent Fox Mulder switched places with his sister Samantha? What if he was the one abducted by aliens as a child? That’s exactly what happens in “The X-Files Deviations,” a one-shot comic from IDW Publishing. The comic is set in a world where a young Fox Mulder was abducted by aliens and never returned, says …
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