Category: Movies
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Star Wars Toys Hit Shelves Today
The new Star Wars figures hit stores today the wave includes figures from past movies as well as the upcoming Clone Wars CGI animated feature. About half of the Clone Wars figures had a first day of release sticker on the front, which will have collectors running around trying to find them. There are also…
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Blobfest Starts Today
It is the 50th anniversary of the film THE BLOB. Filmed in Chester County way back in 1958 and starring Steve McQueen. Each year the Colonial Theater (this would be the theater in the famous scene where everyone is running out escaping the BLOB) has a BLOBfest to celebrate their fifteen minutes of fame and…
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Comcast DVR at It Again
Well, I was hoping to be able to actually watch all the shows I had on my crappy Motorola DVR from Comcast before it finally died, but it does not look like I will be able to unless I do it quick. I got home tonight and it was doing that same lovely trick of…
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Marvel-ous Cartoons Are A Coming
Marvel’s Wolverine and the X-men will come to TV in 2009 thanks to NickToons. But that’s not all that’s a coming. We will also get Ironman: The animated series! Â Each will offer up 26 half hour episodes and give us all a reason to set our Tivos. Check out the new trailer for Wolverine and…
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I Want It Wednesday: Lego Deathstar
The Lego Star Wars Deathstar has reached new heights with the new Battle inside the Death Starâ„¢! This is not just a Lego model it is a playset to beat all playsets (and maybe it should at a $400 price tag). Look at everything this cool Lego set has to offer. Â Â Includes 25 heroes,…
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WALL-E Music Comes to Earth
I just got the WALL-E soundtrack, well actually score, the other day. WALL-E sound track is pretty good. I have always been a fan of musical scores while I work. The lack of lyrics is less distracting for me. Listening to this music, which is some times, interrupted by robo-speak and sound effects has really…
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Bleach Movie Coming to Theater Near You – Sort Of
Hey anime fans! Bleach the Movie hits select theaters this week for only two days. It will show on June 11th and June 12th at 7:30pm. Be sure to check out the official event site for complete listing of theaters. I know for me it is only playing in a handful of theaters here in…
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Don’t Bother Seeing The Strangers
Went to see The Strangers last night and quite honestly I was disappointed. The previews and critic quotes they splashed across the screen let me think I would be “messed up for life†and “unable to sleep for weeksâ€. Well I slept last night without any problems. The first half hour (felt like an hour)…
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Comcast Still Sucks – DVR Has Black Screen AGAIN
My sucky Comcast DVR is at it again. Just like before it has a completely black screen. I have a date with the folks at Comcast to come out and look at things. (This all came about because I posted how awful Comcast is. Someone in the corporate office must have a Google alert for…
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Comcast Cable Sucks Here’s Why – Part 4: The Costs
Comcast has a load of problems (crappy DVR, crappy channels and crappy customer service), but the worst thing about them is their price. And it keeps going up. I wish there was a little more competition in this industry to keep the prices down. What really gets me hot under the collar is that the…
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Sydney Pollack Dies of Cancer
Actor / director Sydney Pollack has died today of cancer. He was 73. He may be best remembered as the director of Out of Africa, Tootsie and The Way We Were. Â According to the Associated Press he was surrounded by family at his home this afternoon when he passed away.
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Kelly McGillis Acting Teacher
Kelly McGillis is slated to teach an acting class here in Reading at the Community School of Music and the Arts. According to Phylllis McLaughlin, executive director of the school, McGillis will teach an eight-week summer acting workshop. The workshop will begin on June 18th and will run from 6pm to 9pm every Wednesday for…