The Bloated Penguin
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Watch Chronicle
Feb 7th
Hello again,
Busy day, let me tell ya. Actually, no I won’t bore you with the details, instead I want to encourage anyone and everyone out there to go buy a ticket and watch Chronicle while it’s in theatres. I’ve been all over this flick for a while now and usually that’s a sign that it’s destined to disappoint (ie: Suckerpunch), but the Max Landis script directed by Josh Trank is the movie of the year so far. Please keep in mind that it is only February.
Why would I make such a declaration? There’s a few reasons so here we go:
1 – The concept More >
The AMAZING Amazing Spiderman Trailer
Feb 7th
Morning all (or afternoon),
A little while ago I made myself a promise. I promised myself I would stop following spoiler sites and rumours and try as hard as I can to be surprised when it comes to movies. I made this decision based on all of the rumours and leaked information coming out of Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers and of course, The Amazing Spiderman. Well, it’s been about 3 months of purposely living in a hole, so yesterday I came up for air to catch the latest trailer for Marc Webb’s Amazing Spiderman.
WOW.
I’ll admit, I thought Raimi’s Spiderman 2 was pretty More >
Winter Is Coming Back! Game of Thrones Season Deuce
Feb 2nd
Morning all,
Hopefully your coffee is brewed and your toast is crunchy – and if not then I hope your day turns out splendidly.
Anyways, just thought I’d share my excitement for the return of Game of Thrones on HBO on April 1st. Wait a minute, isn’t that April Fools? Awe man, does that mean HBO is gonna play some cruel joke on everyone who’s a fan of the show? I hope they don’t do a “Psych!” and make us wait even longer. Okay, back to the subject at hand. I’ve totally geeked out and read all of the books that have been released. More >
Lockout? Sign Me Up
Jan 27th
Morning all,
Is it just me or has there not been a tonne of great news coming out of the movie world lately? It’s probably just me isn’t it? I’ll probably get a whole bunch of links sent over telling me otherwise. Anyways, here’s something to get really excited about. Check out the trailer for Lockout below. Lockout is also referred to as MS One: Maximum Security, but I have no idea why it has two names. Lockout is basically a badass Guy Pierce who goes into space to bring home some important guy’s daughter after she gets stranded in a floating prison… More >
Trailer for Unicorn City
Jan 26th
Mehuh Now?
Yeah I know, that’s a weird title for a post about a trailer about a movie I’ve never heard of (wait… I just realized that’s pretty much all that happens here at BP). So who out there is interested in hardcore role playing games? Come on, be honest? Admit it, you’ve dabbled in WoW for a few hours, you’ve asked someone what Warhammer was and something about that scene in Role Models peaked your interest. Well, even if none of that is true, there’s always something to be said when you look at the mighty subculture and wonder. With More >
A Couple Of New Shows To Follow
Jan 23rd
Morning all,
Again, been a while but I’m back and loving it…
Anyways, I’ve been spending a lot of time lately trying to expand my repertoire of television shows and I think I’ve found a couple that are really interesting. Let’s be clear, I did not discover these shows by any means, but I’m a constant skeptic when it comes to television because, well, I’m a big snob. In any case, here are a couple of newbies that I think everyone should add to the queue.
First up is Sherlock. I’m not talking about the movie, I’m talking about the wonderful new(ish) BBC modernized More >
Sly Adds Yu Nan To Expendables 2
Jan 13th
Who?
That’s cool, I had no idea who this person was until a few minutes ago… Quite an endorsement for my own detailed blog research huh? I digress.
Anyways, yesterday a few set photos from Expendables 2 rose from the depths revealing Chinese star Yu Nan on the side of Sly and the rest of his 80′s action hero gang. There aren’t a lot of details surrounding who exactly she’s playing, but she does hang out in black espionage gear and walks around with Sly Stallone. One can only assume she’s on the side of the good guys… for now. But back to the More >
Bridesmaids 2? Nope… But it might as well be
Jan 12th
Morning all,
I’m sure a lot of you have seen (or at the very least plan to see) Bridesmaids. You know, the Kristin Wiig gem from last year about an ex-baker who’s BFF decides to get married. Not only was the cast spectacular, but it was just really good raw comedy. Anyways, there’s always been rumblings about doing a sequel, but come on… That’s really pushing it. Instead, it looks like most of the cast decided just to make this flick, Friends With Kids.
I’ve looked and although the casts are almost identical, these two flicks have nothing to do with each other. But come More >
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