Author: Maurice Mitchell

Star Wars is uplifting and has made millions happy, but now James Hance has managed to make the movie even more uplifting. Check out his amazingly uplifting mash-ups with Disney, Pixar and Winnie the Poo. “A Tatooine Explorer Is A Friend To All!” by James Hance “Home” by James Hance “Someone who loves you.” by James Hance “We’ll be alright” by James Hance “Always thinking with your stomach.” by James Hance Make sure you see the rest of his work and buy prints of his awesome work here JamesHance.com What do you think of his paitings? Do you have a…

Learn seven interesting things you may not know about the making of Batman Begins. Above Image: Christopher Nolan directing Batman Begins, Christian Bale The Christopher Nolan films have grossed over 1.2 billion dollars and nominated for dozens of awards, but it wasn’t always a guaranteed success. It’s hard to imagine, but Nolan and his team were taking a lot of risks. There were real fears the project would fail. Christopher Nolan is a very private film maker. He doesn’t do rarely does director’s commentary and his projects always have tight security. So, even though the movie Batman Begins came out…

Guest blogger Nicole Ayers breaks down the power of that wonderful black female that is Uhura. Above Image: Star Trek Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) Many of you know Nicole from her awesome movie blog MadLabPost.com. She’s taken time out of her busy schedule putting the finishing touches on her upcoming short film Abyss, to write a post about the wonderful Star Trek woman Uhura (Nichelle Nichols). Here’s Nicole! Although I’m not one to celebrate Halloween, I dressed as Uhura for a party a few years ago. This costume beat my initial choices of firefighter and race car driver for two…

Welcome to Geek Bits, where we share best bits of the Internet with you. Was the destruction of the Death Star an inside job? How do you make a recyclable Iron Man suit? What do you need to hack your cooking technique? Above Image: Peter Jackson with Doctor Who Daleks IRON MAN Royal_dump, made a lifesize Iron Man costume out of cardboard! (Screen Rant) STAR WARS Was the destruction of the Death Star and inside job? See the proof for yourself… STAR TREK Shot-by-Shot Analysis Of Star Trek Into Darkness International Trailer Designer Andy Helms, known by his handle OKTotally…

What hilarious caption would you give this picturte? Farscapeturned 14 this week, so the show is the theme behind this week’s caption. Above Image: Farscape (1999), Scorpious/Harvey (Wayne Pygram), John Crichton (Ben Browder) This week’s “Caption This” is based on one of my favorite shows: Farscape from “The-Channel-Formerly-Known-as-Sci-Fi” Ten years ago this week, on March 19, 1999, the Australian science fiction television series Farscape premiered. The final episode of the series, “Bad Timing” was on March 21, 2003 in the U.S. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O’Bannon and “The Jim Henson Company” made most of the cool alien…

Hulk Hogan said, “When the script for ‘The Wrestler’ kept coming to me I said, This movie is so good if you put me in the film as a wrestler people are going to say, ‘No credibility, Hulk Hogan isn’t a good actor,’ whatever Hollywood thinks of me.” Above Image: G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Roadblock (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) So, even Hulk Hogan agrees wrestlers aren’t good actors. Many say, since professional wrestling is fake, they’re already great actors. John Batista is playing Drax the Destroyer in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy. This is a pretty tall order, because…

We all know Stan “The Man” Lee is a master comic book writer, but did you know he’s also a master of Parkour? Above Image: Stan Lee Parkour Master Last week, Stan Lee decides to skip the car in favor of Freerunning and Parkour through Los Angeles and Santa Monica. There are so many comics created by Stan Lee it’s hard to count them all. His major successes are Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Thor. This video proves Stan Lee is the greatest superhero. Practitioners of Parkour try to move quickly through an environment…

1982 is considered the greatest year ever for great science-fiction films, but it’s also a great year for terrible movies. Above Image: Conan the Barbarian (1982) Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) 1982 had crime comedies like Eddie Murphy’s 48 Hours, and dramatic films like the Academy Award-winning Gandhi. But, science-fiction really came into it’s own in that year. The year 1982 was a year of highs and lows in science-fiction. With movies like Blade Runner and E.T many have called 1982 the best year for science fiction movies ever. 1982 brought us E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, John Carpenter’s The Thing and…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Who is directing Jurassic Park 4? What orchestra is playing music from the Matrix? When is Star Wars Weekend? Will Joss Whedon crowd-fund Firefly? Above Image: Spider-Man Beard Don’t forget to sign up for Star Wars March Madness 2013! We’re well on our way to the 100 participant target. If you’ve signed up, why not tell two friends? Then they tell two friends. And so on…and so on… IRON MAN Iron Man iPhone case complete with pulsing arc reactor (via Blastr) TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES…

The next season of the web series Voyage Trekkers starts soon, so check out the new trailer! Above Image: Voyage Trekkers Season 2, Dr. Rena (Gabrielle Van Buren) Captain Sunstrike (Adam Rini), Commander Powell (Logan Blackwell) I have exciting news, so this is a special edition post. My favorite web series is Voyage Trekkers. I heard about it last year, interviewed creator Nathan Blackwell and have eagerly looked forward to the new season. They ran a fundraising drive and it’s totally paid off. While I didn’t mind the low-budget of the series, the extra money makes it even better. The…

NCAA March Madness begins in a few weeks, but what if you’re not into college basketball, or you’re looking for a change? Have no fear. Starting on March 23rd, 18th Star Wars March Madness 2013 begins! Above Image: Star Wars march Madness 2013(non-official) Update: This has been changed to support the official Star Wars March Madness game. I found out this last night that there’s an official Star Wars March Madness tournament. So, there’s good news and bad news. First, the bad news: I’m shutting down our tournament. While I think our match-ups are a lot more interesting and our system…

So, it’s been confirmed that three of the original Star Wars actors will return for the new Star Wars movies. The next question is, can they even do the job? Above Image: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill reunited There has been some bozo conversation around whether the main actors can reprise their roles, with people using terms like “Geriatric Wars” and comparing it to watching “Superman with a walker.” “Jedi mind tricks to find their keys? No thanks.” says one forum commentor. I already wrote how I think the original actors should return for Star Wars, but let’s answer…

What if you had to choose a corporate sponsor for a superhero? Who would it be? Above Image: Hulk sponsored by Monster Energy Drink Being a superhero is pretty expensive and these are tough economic times. Peter Parker’s webshooters don’t grow on trees you know. Batman can only afford to lose so many batarangs before he starts trying to recycle them. Clark Kent can only afford to take so many sick days from the Daily Planet. There are some superheroes who use corporate sponsors already like Mystery Men’s Captain Amazing, Watchmen’s Dollar Bill and Booster Gold, but what about Superman, Batman…

The greatest moment in cane history was on the Senate floor in 1856, when House of Representatives member Preston Brooks beat Senator Charles Summer unconsciousness with a metal-topped cane. Sci-fi has a bunch of great cane moments too, but here are the 10 greatest. Above Image: Tron Legacy (2010) Castor (Michael Sheen) The idea of using a cane as a fashion accessory to go with top hat and tails was popularized by Fred Astaire in several of his films and in the song “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails.” Nowadays, people don’t use canes much, but they’re still a great fashion…

Welcome to “Geek Bits”where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Who will watch Star Trek Into Darkness first? Which villain is coming back to Doctor Who? Above Image: Doctor Who (2013), Doctor (Matt Smith) Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) STAR WARS Carrie Fisher made headlines by telling The Hollywood Reporter she’s confirmed for the next Star Wars movie. Turns out it was “a joke”. Her reps said, “Nothing had been announced.” I can’t imagine them signing her before anyone else. (Via The Guardian) DOCTOR WHO “Doctor Who” season 7 (and a half) returns this month with new adventures for the…

It’s time for another bi-weekly edition of “Caption This!” This time, Batman notices someone has been messing with his Bat-Signal. Above Image: Batman (Christian Bale) looking at the Bat-Signal Batman and Superman are best friends, but like all best friends they play pranks on each other. This one is especially brilliant as Superman replaces the famous Bat-Signal with his own logo. The original caption was: “Clark, you a******.” Here’s the question though: What caption would you give this image? What do you think summarizes the image? What do you think happens next? What do you think they’re saying? When you’re looking…

Here’s your chance to read my review of the great animated film Wreck It Ralph, now on home video, and a chance to win a Blu-Ray copy! Above Image: Wreck It Ralph (2012), Ralph (John C. Reilly) Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman), Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer), Sergeant Calhoun (Jane Lynch), A few weeks back I finally caught Wreck It Ralph, and can say it is one of the most heart-warming movies I’ve seen in a long time. Wreck It Ralph (2012) follows the adventures of the video game character “Wreck It Ralph” (John C. Reilly), who’s the villain of the…

The second Iron Man 3 trailer reveals new secrets, and here are the 13 biggest things we’ve learned from the new Iron Man 3 trailer. Above Image: Iron Man 3 (2013), Iron Man Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) The new trailer for Iron Man 3 dropped at 9AM PST this morning and it took me a while until I can write the full post. The trailer leaked already, but I wanted to wait for the official release of the trailer to give my analysis. That way you can see it in all it’s brilliance. Here’s the trailer: WARNING: SPOILERS 1. The…

Check out the untold history of Jack Kirby’s concept art for the film Lord of Light, which was used by the C.I.A. and dramatized in the film Argo (2012). Above Image: “Lord of Light” Concept Art “Brahma’s Pavilions of Joy” by Jack Kirby The story of Argo won BAFTA and Academy Awards, but /Film said, “For all the things going right for Argo, it’s interesting to learn more about the history behind the real script’s difficult past.” Barry Geller gave me an exclusive history behind the project that would become Lord of Light. While many have heard the more sensational…

What do you get when you combine Micky Spillane with Superman? You get the new hardboiled detective novel Seduction of the Innocent written by Max Allan Collins with artwork by Terry Betty. Above Image: Seduction of the Innocent cover written by Max Allan Collins The book is inspired by the 1950’s witch-hunt of comic book publishers that drove comic book publishers like EC comics out of business. I really enjoyed it and it reminded me a lot of the classic dime store crime novels. I’m a huge comic book fan and it was fascinating to see what it was like…

Welcome to “Geek Bits” where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet for you. Who is the perfect man? What would Busen Honeydew look like as Doc Brown? Where can you get a Storm Trooper bathrobe? When will we see another Iron Man 3 trailer? How many gold shirts died on Star Trek? Above Image: Wall-E Back From the Future Blogfest The “Back from the Future Blogfest” is hosted by M. Pax, Suze, and Nicki Elson. The concept is really cool: Post about what you’d find in a time capsule you’ve sent yourself from the future. Here’s what…

If you could only have one superpower, would you rather be able to fly or have super strength? Above Image: Avengers (2012) Hulk (Mark Rufalo), Superman Returns (2006) Superman (Brandon Routh) This week’s poll asks which superpower would you rather have? If you’ve ever seen Superman or Hulk or the Avengers maybe the thought crossed your mind: “I’d love to have that power.” Well here’s your chance to pick from two of the most popular ones. But, first we have to set some ground rules. This is the only power you have, so it limits what you can do. Flight…

“Bigger eyes. Gnarly web shooters.” that’s how director Marc Webb described the new costume for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and we finally have enough information to see he’s right. Above Image: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) costume We finally have a few looks at the new costume. Thanks to Superhero Hype we have our first official look at the new Spider-Man costume. Plus, some behind the scenes images of the new Amazing Spider-Man 2 costume from NY Daily News give us more information on the drastic changes to the costume. Thank goodness. While the last costume was exciting…

There are many ideas how to bring the original cast from Star Wars (1977) to the new Star Wars movies, but these make the most sense. Above Image: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) Han Solo (Harrison Ford), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) We don’t know what the plot of Star Wars VII will be, but most reports suggest that Lucasfilm is going to bring Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Leia Organa into the next trilogy. The new films will focus on the next generation of Solo…

See Spider-Ham beating Howard the Duck in a fire hydrant. Deviant Art user Kidchuckle created this aewesome fan art drawing of the Spectacular Spider-Ham fighting Howard the Duck. I used to love reading Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham. I didn’t know anyone still remembered him. “my 2 most favorite parody characters from Marvel. Howard the Duck- dressed up as iron man from issue #30. and Spectacular Spider ham” – Kid Chuckle In case you’ve never seen them (and I’m guessing that’s 99% of you) here are some samples. That’s what I love about fan art. They can make the goofiest…

Welcome to Geek Bits where we share the geekiest bits of the Internet with you. Above Image: Iron Man 3 (2013), Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) Who played the best Bane? What do we learn about women from Star Trek: The Next Generation season one? What if Anakin hadn’t gone to the Dark Side? Which original trilogy actor is confirmed for the next Star Wars film? DOCTOR WHO Doctor John Wayne (via Wired) Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: The Top Ten Patrick Troughton Stories by DR5WHO STAR WARS Long lost pic of Carrie Fisher as Slave Leia via Blastr (It doesn’t look like…

What caption would you give this picture? Above Image: Metropolis (1927) Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge), Robot Maria (Brigitte Helm) This week’s “Caption This” is based on another classic sci-fi film. This one is from Metropolis. You guys did such a great job last time on This Island Earth I figured this one should be just as funny or funnier. How would you describe this situation? What would you have them saying?Come back next week for our reader poll and in two weeks for the next “Caption This!” What caption would you give this picture? [Image Source: PRNewsWire] Please use the buttons…

According to Rotten Tomatoes, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is the greatest science-fiction movie ever made. According to PC World, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1983) is the worst video game ever made. How could a great movie make a horrible game? Is it really as bad as people say? Let’s find out. Above Image: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Atari 2600 Game Screen The Best Laid Plans In 1982, E.T. took the world by storm becoming the most popular movie of its time. The story of a boy would befriends a stranded alien was more popular than Star Wars. Atari, keen to cash in on the popularity,…

Encounters of Sherlock Holmes is a refreshing addition to the pantheon of Sherlock Holmes stories that would make Sir Arthur Conan Doyle proud. “Holmes, it seems, is more than just a character. He’s an idea, a cipher; a metaphor for the articulate, intelligent hero that, just like Watson, we all want in our lives.” says George Mann in the introduction and this is something I strongly believe. I’ve been collecting volumes of Sherlock Holmes stories for over 20 years. I’ve read every Sherlock Holmes story ever written too many times to count. I have a deep love and familiarity with…

When you think of Darth Vader what comes to mind? His imposing form? His booming voice? His powerful strides? Two out of those three things are thanks to actor David Prowse. Above Image: David Prowse in Darth Vader costume Actor James Earl Jones is the voice of Darth Vader, but 77-year-old David Prowse wore the costume in the original Star Wars films. It was his powerful performance and imposing 6′ 6″ build that brought Darth Vader to life. There are some things about the man that most people don’t know. If you think you know everything about Star Wars, then…