If you haven’t heard of Off Base Productions, chances are you’ve seen their work. From instruction manuals and web design to packaging and strategy guides, Off Base is a top of the line Creative Services firm, and has worked with companies such as Nintendo, Square Enix, Capcom, and Sony, among […]
"The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" is Ok, Comparable to Similar Adaptations
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHlwRsl2uFk] The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Release Date: August 21, 2013 Cast: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Lena Headey, Aidan Turner, Jonathan Rhys Meyers Director: Harald Zwart Studio: Constantin Film Distributor: Screen Gems, Entertainment One Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy Based On City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia The critics […]
eBook ARC Roundup: Angry Robot
The first time I ever requested an egalley from Angry Robot I did so because I figured, hey. That sounds like Bad Robot, right? And Bad Robot is awesome. So why not give it a shot? Little did I know that they would have so many awesome books in their […]
"You're Next" Twist Make An Otherwise Average Movie A Horror Must
Title: You’re Next Release Date: August 23, 2013 Cast: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Rob Morgan, Barbara Crampton Director: Simon Barrett Studio: Snoot Entertainment Distributor: Lionsgate Genre(s): Horror, Gore, Family Drama Rating: B- Review Spoilers: IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Nothing says family get together like a good ol’ fashion slaughter. […]
Bay Area Sherlock Con 2013 Wrap-Up
Last weekend, Nerdophiles bloggers Amy and Kirstie spent the weekend at Bay Area Sherlock Con in Santa Clara, CA. Between the convention on Saturday and the tea party on Sunday (which we’ll write more about in an upcoming post), we met a lot of cool Sherlockians, took in the glorious […]
Elysium: The Art of the Film
Title: Elysium: The Art of the Film Author: Mark Salisbury Release Date: August 6, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books ARC Genre(s): Art book, Science Fiction, Dystopian Future, Film & Cinema Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: GoodReads | Amazon Titan Books can always be counted on to produce an amazing art book. The folks they have working for […]
"Jobs" Shows Just How Much Ashton Kutcher Looks Like Steve Jobs
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrvkCS0ZGPU] Directed by Joshua Michael Stern Starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, and Dermot Mulroney Rating: C- It’s hard to do movies about people like Steve Jobs. Living a life in the spotlight, Jobs brings to light the rather rocky yet illustrious chronicles of a genius. As a slave to the company […]
"Kick-Ass 2": Good on violence, terrible on most everything else
I want to start this review by saying that I legitimately like the first Kick-Ass film. It’s not a perfect movie by any stretch of the imagination and I definitely ended up liking The Losers and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World more by the end of 2010, but it was […]
BASC Preview: Meet Guest of Honor Anna Padilla
Bay Area Sherlock Con is this weekend and we were lucky enough to get an introduction to one more guest of honor before Amy and I pack our bags and head to Santa Clara. Anna Padilla is a 21-year-old community college student from Sacramento, CA. With her passion for art […]
BASC Preview: Meet Guests of Honor The Baker Street Irregulars
Since 1934, one of the leading organizations in the continued scholarship and publication of all things Sherlockian has been the Baker Street Irregulars. Through numerous scion societies all over the country, and publications including the The Baker Street Journal, BSI has kept the study of Holmes, Watson, and Sir Arthur […]
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