Cool Art: Mondo's Limited Edition Vinyl Soundtrack Cover Art For 'Oblivion' by Kilian Eng

Mondo is releasing a limited edition vinyl edition of the 'Oblivion' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring new music by Anthony Gonzalez of M83 and Joseph Trapanese (TRON: Uprising, The Raid: Redemption). The awesome artwork for the cover and interior comes from Swedish artist, and Mondo regular, Kilian Eng.

This limited edition gatefold double vinyl soundtrack album will be available from Mondo on April 26 for $25 and also available for retail sale from May 28.

The album score is a blend of the traditional M83 electronic sound combined with sweeping orchestral elements (which sounds similiar to Daft Punk's score to 'Tron: Legacy', which was also directed by 'Oblivion' director Joseph Kosinski), along with a brand new song by M83 featuring Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfor which will be used during the film's end titles.

1. Jack’s Dream (1:22)
2. Waking Up (4:09)
3. Tech 49 (5:58)
4. StarWaves (3:41)
5. Odyssey Rescue (4:08)
6. Earth 2077 (2:22)
7. Losing Control (3:56)
8. Canyon Battle (5:58)
9. Radiation Zone (4:11)
10. You Can’t Save Her (4:56)
11. Raven Rock (4:33)
12. I’m Sending You Away (5:38)
13. Ashes of Our Fathers (3:30)
14. Temples of Our Gods (3:14)
15. Fearful Odds (3:09)
16. Undimmed By Time, Unbound By Death (2:26)
17. Oblivion (feat. Susanne Sundfor) (5:57)

You can preview the whole soundtrack here, and check out both the cover and gatefold interior artwork by Kilian Eng below. Click to embiggen for a closer look!

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'Once Upon A Time' Graphic Novel: 'Shadow Of The Queen' Coming Soon From Marvel Comics

'Once Upon A Time' is coming to the world of comics!

On September 4, Marvel Comics will be publishing an original graphic novel adaptation of the fairy tale drama. 'Shadow of the Queen' is set in Fairy Tale Land following the events of the Season 1 episode 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' and will tie in directly with the show's continuity.

The story was developed by Dan Thomsen, a co-producer on the TV series, and was co-written by Corinna Bechko. The art is being created by Nimit Malavia, Vasilis Lolos, Mike Del Mundo, Stephanie Hans and Mike Henderson. 

"The Queen had taken the Huntsman prisoner after he let Snow White escape rather than kill her, as Regina requested. "The Evil Queen is still on a rampage to destroy her nemesis," says Emily Shaw, the Marvel editor working on the book "We'll get to witness some important events from the Huntsman's past. Events that define him as a character and explore a new side to his relationship with the Evil Queen."

Check out the awesome cover art to the first issue by Nimit Malavia below.
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'Bioshock Infinite' Propaganda Posters

I'm currently playing through 'Bioshock Infinite' and despite not being a fan of FPS games, I'm fairly enjoying it so far! I'm also enjoying the art of the vintage propaganda posters throughout the game.

Check out a selection of them below plus a couple of faux magazine covers inspired by the classic vintage Saturday Evening Post covers of JC Leyendecker.

by Jorge Lacera

'Mass Effect: Foundation' Coming Soon From Dark Horse Comics In July

The 'Mass Effect' trilogy is one of my favourite Sci-Fi series, which I'm sure you might have gathered if you swing by this blog. And on July 24, Dark Horse Comics will be publishing a brand new ongoing series set in the world of Mass Effect.

Mass Effect: Foundation starts with a bang, introducing readers to an enigmatic “agent” and revealing the story of her time spent on the violent mining colony of Themis.

Written by Mass Effect 2 and 3 lead writer Mac Walters, and with Omar Francia and Michael Atiyeh on art and colouring duties respectively, and a cover from Benjamin Carré (below), is this the first foray into a Shepard-less world of Mass Effect? We'll have to wait and see.

No Film, But Dredd Back As A Comic Book Sequel

'Dredd' was one of my favourite films from last year, but due to a poor box office, more than likely to it being mostly released in 3D, there isn't a chance of a sequel, on the screen at least.

It's now been announced by 2000AD that a comic book sequel to the story began in 'Dredd' will debut in September 2013. No further details were revealed, but it was mentioned there will be an announcement at this year's San Diego Comic Con. Something to look forward to!

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My Video From 'The Gadget Show Live' Last Weekend

Here's a short 5 minute video I shot from the live show at the end of last week's 'The Gadget Show Live' at the NEC in Birmingham.

If you like your gadgets then you'll have a good day out - I know I did! Roll on next year's show.

Cool Art: The Art Of Massimo Carnevale

Check out these classic movie scene paintings and comic book covers by Italian artist Massimo Carnevale. Check out his blog for more.. Simply awesome!

First Trailer For Neill Blomkamp's 'Elysium'

From director Neill Blomkamp (District 9), and starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, here's the first trailer for 'Elysium'. 

Set in the year 2159, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

'Elysium' is out in cinemas August 9 (US) and September 20 (UK).

The Fast and the Furious - Final Race Scene - Homemade with Toys

The Fast and the Furious popularized underground racing, drifting, and Paul Walker's hair. Homemade Movies has included all this and more in our ambitious recreation of the final race between Dominic (Vin Diesel) and Brian (Paul Walker) from the original film. This is what happen's when adults play with Matchbox cars, toy trains, and a miniature set that makes even Mr. Rogers jealous.

You can also check out the side by side comparison and the behind the scenes.

Cool Art: 'Fairest #17' Cover Art by Adam Hughes

I love the work of Adam Hughes, and his set of comic covers for 'Fables' spin off 'Fairest' are simply awesome. Check out his latest for #17 below.

First 'Man Of Steel' TV Spot

"A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind".

'Man Of Steel' will be in cinemas June 14.

'Calvin and Hobbes': The Movie (Trailer) by Gritty Reboots

While growing up, Calvin's imagination always kept him sane. He didn't have many friends, so he created one. As he got older, he tried to leave childish things behind. But his imagination had a different plan.

This is a fan-made trailer by Gritty Reboots devoted to their favorite comic strip.

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Mass Effect - Series 1: Episode 3 'Liara' & Episode 4 'Bring Down The Sky'

Continuing with the serialisation of Matt Beaudette's, edit of the Mass Effect trilogy with another double episode.

Episode 3: "Liara"
Commander Shepard, now a Spectre, is given command of the Normandy and sets out in search of Matriarch Benezia's daughter.



Episode 4: "Bring Down The Sky"
The Normandy picks up a distress signal coming from a large, fast moving asteroid.

'Cell's Return': A Dragon Ball Z Stop Motion Animation by John Huang

Episode 2 of John Huang's 'Dragon Ball Z' stop motion animation (you can catch episode 1 here: Piccolo vs Trunks).

"The animation part took me 53 days and sound application, modification took me 6 days, this entire video took me in total 59 days and around 6000 pictures."

Definitely worth it!


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Bottleneck Gallery presents 'When The Lights Go Out' Art Show

I've already featured Jonathan Santoro's cool entry, and here's a selection of my other favourites and their glow in the dark variants from Bottleneck Gallery's 'When The Lights Go Out' Black Light gallery show that runs from April 12 through to May 1st in Brooklyn, New York. Online sales begin Saturday April 13 from 12 noon ET.
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Composing 'BioShock Infinite' Featurette

Currently playing through this, and although I'm not a FPS fan, I'm enjoying this so far!

From below the sea to above the clouds, learn how BioShock Infinite’s score went smaller to deliver a bigger impact.

Cool Art: 'Our Lady of the Dead' by Dan Mumford

'Our Lady of the Dead' by Dan Mumford is the new print from Warpaint Press. It's an 18″ x 24″ 4-colour screenprint, stamped and numbered in limited edition of 200, and costs $30.

It's on sale at their store on Monday, April 8th at 11am ET.

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Cool Art: 'The HB Show' At The Van Eaton Galleries

'The HB Show' is a group art show tribute to the wonderful cartoons of Hanna Barbera at the Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, CA. The show opened on Saturday April 6 and runs through until Saturday April 20.

Check out some of the art below, and if you're of a certain age, like me, you'll definitely get a kick out of these! Go here to see the rest of the collection.

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'Malibu, One Million BC' by Damian Fulton

Doctor Who Behind The Scenes: 'The Rings Of Akhaten'

Behind the scenes with Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman. Narrated by Richard Bacon.

Cool Art: 'Star Trek The Motion Picture' by Matt Ferguson

The art of Matt Ferguson just keeps getting better! Fresh from doing the art for the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One box set comes this 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture' inspired poster, which is part of cool blog, CromeYellow's reviews of all the 'Star Trek' films, starting with 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture'.

Cool Art: 'A Real Hero' by Jonathan Santoro

Check out this cool 'Drive' inspired poster by Jonathan Santoro for Bottleneck Gallery's 'When The Lights Go Out' Glow in the Dark show from April 12 through to May 1st in Brooklyn, New York. The opening reception for the show is Friday April from 7-10pm ET and online sales begin Saturday April 13 from 12 noon ET.

'A Real Hero' is an 18" x 24" fine art print hand embellished with Glow in the Dark inks, and is in a limited edition of 20 and will cost $40 per print. 

Check out Jonathan's blog for a couple of close up detail shots. You can follow Jonathan via his website, Tumblr and Twitter.

Cool Art: 'Army Of Darkness' by Randy Ortiz

This poster by Randy Ortiz, is being given out free to those that attend a special 35mm print Mondo screening of Sam Raimi's 'Army Of Darkness' at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Kansas City tonight. The poster is limited to one per person and tickets for this screening are already sold out!

Listen To The 'Oblivion' Soundtrack by Joseph Trapanese and Anthony Gonzales

The whole of the 'Oblivion' soundtrack by Joseph Trapanese and Anthony Gonzales is now available to listen online. 

In 'Oblivion', Tom Cruise stars as Jack Harper, a drone repairman inhabiting a war-torn, post-apocalyptic Earth. His routine existence is interrupted, leading him into the hands of Malcolm Beech (Morgan Freeman), who leads an underground and previously unknown colony of humans. This sets off a chain of events in which he begins to question what he thinks is his reality.

The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) is out in cinemas on April 19. Check out the soundtrack below.

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Cool Art: 'Elegant Universe No 2' by Handiedan

This Handiedan print will be available Saturday, April 6th at the ThinkSpace Gallery.

It's a 16.5" x 20.75" giclee print on 315gsm Innova smooth cotton natural paper and is hand signed and numbered in a limited edition of 100 and costs $125.

The print is also limited to one per patron and you can only get this print by being at the gallery as there will be no phone or internet orders until next week. Any remaining prints will be added to the Think Space Gallery site early next week.

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Book Review: 'The Art Of OZ The Great And Powerful' Book

I enjoyed the film, and so I went and added this art book to my ever growing library.

This 256 page book reads more like a production diary for the film than the art book it says it is though. It details the behind the scenes process of the making of the film, from the initial ideas of how they were going to produce the film, and what inspired them, to the sets, video effects and costumes, with comments from the cast and crew as well. And very detailed it is too - it does kind of remind me of the 'Prometheus: The Art Of The Film' companion book, which also focused more on the production than the art - and features lots of photos from the live sets, giving you a sense of what was really there and what was added later via CGI - hint; there is a lot of photos of blue screen, but it was interesting to note that they had stand in puppets of Finley the monkey bellhop and the China Doll that they later replaced with CGI too rather than the actors acting against nothing, or the classic tennis ball on a pole.

It's in the softcover format, but that by no means diminishes the quality of this book. If you enjoy companion books to movies then you'll get a kick out of this book, more so if you enjoyed the film.

**** out of 5

New IMAX Poster For 'World War Z'

Here's a look at the UK IMAX poster for the Brad Pitt zombie apocalypse film, 'World War Z'.

'World War Z' is out in cinemas June 21.
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Book Review: 'Tomb Raider: The Art Of Survival' Art Book

The complete visual celebration of Lara Croft's world, all taken from the brand new Tomb Raider game

'Tomb Raider: The Art Of Survival' brings the world of Tomb Raider to life through its art and graphic design. This stunning art book follows the journey of the brand new Tomb Raider game from page to screen.

Right off, I'll say that I loved the game that this art book is the companion of. A proper reboot that needed to happen, that charts the origin of who Lara Croft became in those earlier games. But this a review of the art book and not about the game.

This art book is simply gorgeous, and quite large (11.7" x 8.6") too but unlike most of the other gaming / movie art books I have in my collection, Tomb Raider is in paperback format, but don't let that put you off thinking it's been cheaply put together. The 272 pages are full of beautiful conceptual art on the characters, enemies, environments and weapons in the game and all printed on high quality heavy art stock paper.

Most of the book is taken up with the beautiful art of the forests, villages, buildings and the monasteries with a description of the set up of the scene in the game plus comments from behind the scenes about how they went about putting it together.

The level of detail in this book is pretty in depth and coupled with the superb artwork, all gives you a sense of what it must be like on the mysterious island that Lara and her companions are shipwrecked upon in the game.

If you enjoyed the game, like I did, I can definitely recommend this art book if you want to revisit Lara Croft's adventures on the Japanese Island.

***** out of 5

Cool Art: 'Water For A Garden Spirit' by Amy Sol

I'm loving the art from the very talented Amy Sol and her new print 'Water For A Garden Spirit' is now available from her printshop. It is a 21" x 17″ giclee print on archival fine-art sheet, and is signed and numbered in a limited edition of 50, and costs $150.
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Cool Art: Star Trek TOS Set 9 by Juan Ortiz

Artist Juan Ortiz is back with a new set of retro style Star Trek prints.

The four prints are available as a set of plated-printed lithographs on 100-pound, aqueous-coated, satin-finish paper. Each print measures 18x24 inches and the set of four is $34.95. US and Canada fans can purchase the sets at Star Trek Shop.

Pyramid will have the images available in the UK on Wood for £39.99 (43x59cm) and £49.99 (45x76cm), Canvas for £59.99 (60x80cm) and as Framed Art Prints at £49.99 (60x80cm). UK fans will be able to purchase the items at Amazon.co.uk, ForbiddenPlanet.co.uk and Oneposter.co.uk.

This month's random episodes are:
S2 E06: The Doomsday Machine
S2 E21: Patterns Of Force
S3 E03: The Paradise Syndrome
S3 E13: Elaan Of Troyius

Take a peek at the other posters in the set below.
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Cool Art: 'Doctor Who And The Daleks' by Tim Doyle (UK Exclusive)

This UK exclusive official 'Doctor Who and the Daleks' poster by Tim Doyle will be on sale Tuesday April 2.

It's a 20" x 36" 5 colour screen print with metallic gold and glow in the dark ink, and it's also signed and numbered in an edition of 200.

Under The Floorboards will only be selling 65 copies online, and the remainder will be available at conventions in and around the UK:
Collectormania 19
Milton Keynes Tattoo Expo
London Film and Comic Con
Cardiff Film and Comic Con
Collectormania 20

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Mass Effect - Series 1: Episode 1 'The Beacon' & Episode 2 'The Council'

The Mass Effect trilogy is one of my favourite series in science fiction. Having played through Mass Effect 2 and 3 multiple times on the PS3 and when the first game in the series was released on the PS3 for the first time as part of the 'Mass Effect Trilogy' boxset, I snapped it up and enjoyed playing through the original game and the rest of the trilogy again as FemShep (better acting compared to the male Shepard in my opinion)!

Matt Beaudette, aka YouTube user xxTDGPainxx, has turned the story of the whole trilogy into the format of a TV show - and it works really well!

This has been up online since 2011, and with a distinct lack of decent science fiction on our screens at the moment, I'll be serialising the series on Geeky Nerfherder every Monday starting with the first two episodes. So sit back and enjoy Commander Shepard's battle against the Reapers.

Episode 1: "The Beacon"
Commander Shepard and the crew of the SSV Normandy investigate a mysterious artifact uncovered on the peaceful farming world Eden Prime.



Episode 2: "The Council"
Commander Shepard and the team present their case against Saren to the Citadel Council.

'The Last Of Us' Extended Story Red Band Trailer

“Abandoned cities reclaimed by nature. A population decimated by a modern plague. Survivors are killing each other for food, weapons; whatever they can get their hands on. 

Joel, a brutal survivor, and Ellie, a brave young teenage girl who is wise beyond her years, must work together if they hope to survive their journey across the US.”

The Last Of Us is out worldwide on June 14, 2013, only for PS3.

Cool Art: 'Use The Force, Korra' by Ashley Riot!

Check out this poster by Ashley Riot! ,from a commission she did at last year's WonderCon, of the characters of 'The Legend Of Korra' posed like the classic 'Star Wars' poster.

This print is also available at her online store. The print will be 18" x 24" on glossy cardstock and will be limited to only 75 copies.

Cool Art: 'The Bells Of Saint John' by Francesco Francavilla

With the return of Doctor Who to our screens, there is also the return of Francesco Francavilla's sketch posters! For the last couple of series, Francesco has done a spoiler free sketch poster after each episode. Check out his rendition of 'The Bells Of Saint John' below.

The Art Of 'Game Of Thrones'

With 'Game Of Thrones' now back on screen with season 3 (or will be once it airs in the UK Monday night), here's a selection of artwork inspired by the series including official posters plus book cover art.

'Bioshock Infinite' The Movie

YouTube user dansg08 has edited a playthrough of 'Bioshock Infinite' into what he calls a 'POV movie' and has been edited to remove the player to make it play like a movie, focusing on the story and cut scenes.
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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Poster

In dazzling 3D!

Behind the Scenes of 'The Bells of Saint John' Doctor Who Episode

Behind the scenes of the 'The Bells Of John' Doctor Who episode with Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman. Narrated by Richard Bacon.

The Art Of 'Doctor Who'

'Doctor Who' is back with second half of series 7 tonight! And here's a selection of artwork that was inspired by the series, plus official desktop wallpapers of the current series.

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Cool Art: 'Shelob's Lair' by Richey Beckett

If you're at WonderCon in Anaheim this weekend - Mondo will be selling Richey Beckett's official Lord Of The Rings 'Shelob's Lair' print, at their booth! The print is available in both standard and variant colours.

Cool Art: 'Hattori Hanso' by Rhys Cooper

'Hattori Hanso', a 'Kill Bill' inspired print by Rhys Cooper for the recent Gallery1988 'Product Placement' gallery show, will be on sale on Saturday, March 30th at a random time here.

Follow both Rhys and Gallery1988 on Twitter for when the print drops.
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Cool Art: 'I Shall Be With You' by Bernie Wrightson

On April 2, Nakatomi will be releasing 'I Shall Be With You', the second release in a 'Frankenstein' series of high-quality silk-screen prints by legendary comic artist, Bernie Wrightson. The original pen and ink drawings of this set are in art-collector's archives around the world, and these prints are shot from scans of those originals, and 'I Shall Be With You' is the only ‘double page spread’ in the entirety of Bernie’s original Illustrated Frankenstein book - published back in 1983 from Marvel comics.

'I Shall Be With You' is a 24"×36" hand printed silk-screen print on thick 130lb Cougar Natural paper, signed by Bernie in a numbered edition of only 200 and will be available around 2pm Central Time on here.

Retro Gaming Cartridges by StarRovias

I love my retro pulp art and I love my video games. StarRovias has blended the two with these retro gaming carts.

These are a few of my favourite ones, including some of my favourite games. There are a lot more on her Deviant Page. See if she's done your favourite game!
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Winners Of The Deviant Art 'Tomb Raider Reborn' Contest

In the run up to the release of the game, Deviant Art had organised a Tomb Raider Reborn contest, where they challenged you to bring the new Lara Croft to life. And now the winners have been chosen, as selected by Square Enix's Senior Art Director Brian Horton, with the first place entry being sold internationally as a print in the official Tomb Raider store!

Check out the overall winner and the two runners up below and you can browse through all the other awesome entries here.

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The Winner: 'Chase' by Viktor Titov (Hamsterfly)

Jurassic Park: Really Clever Girl!

Muldoon learns that velociraptors are a lot more clever than he thought. They hunt in packs. They avoid trans fats. And they do sudoku.
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Last Two Posters Released In Mondo's 'Game Of Thrones' Series

With 'Game Of Thrones' back on our screens this weekend, the last two posters from Mondo's 'Game of Thrones' series have been revealed. The final two posters are by Aaron Horkey and Richey Beckett.

'Canus Dirus' by Aaron Horkey is a 39" x 22" print in a limited edition of 490 and costs $85. 'Bran Stark' by Richey Beckett measures 24" x 36" and is a limited edition of 365 and costs $45.

Both posters will be on sale Thursday at a random time at Mondo.

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'Canus Dirus' by Aaron Horkey

'Bran Stark' by Richey Beckett

Two New Trailers For 'The Wolverine'

Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern-day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world, he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality.
'The Wolverine' is out in cinemas July 16 (UK) and July 26 (US).

New 'International' Trailer For 'Kick-Ass 2'

'Kick-Ass 2' is out in cinemas August 16.

Movie Review: 'OZ: The Great And Powerful'

When Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking-that is until he meets three witches, Theodora, Evanora and Glinda, who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.

Whenever I go to see a film at the cinema, or watch a film for the first time, that was based on a book, which I might have read, or if it's one of the many sequels, prequels, reboots or reimaginings that are getting churned out of Hollywood these days, I always put any preconceptions behind me and forget about any previous incarnations and just see the film as a standalone. It was the same when I went to see 'OZ: The Great And Powerful'. Yes, most people will remember fondly the 1939 Judy Garland musical, and will compare the two films, but at least these days, I think it's best not to judge a film in this way, especially when they are very different.

I fairly enjoyed it. Sam Raimi's interpretation of Oz, was more like Army Of Darkness with a hint of Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, both films I've enjoyed (critics be damned!). From the opening scenes in the full frame black and white, which paralleled the opening for the 1939 film, to the full colour widescreen world of Oz, full of witches, munchkins, flying monkeys and of course the Emerald City, Raimi's Oz is definitely a brightly coloured fantasy that pays homage to the original, and if you're a fan of the original film you may be able to spot a few nods towards it too. If you're a fan of Sam Raimi's films, look out for the obligatory cameo from Bruce Campbell too!

I saw it spellbinding 3D, and I would definitely recommend splashing out and seeing it in that format. There are few movies that have done the 3D this well, and it definitely gives you the sense of actually being in Oz!

There are 15 books in the Oz series written L Frank Baum, so there should be plenty of material to mine for future films.

If you're looking for a fun, entertaining fantasy film, I'd recommend going to see this.

**** out of 5

Title Track From The Soundtrack Of The Tom Cruise Sci Fi Film 'Oblivion'

Anthony Gonzalez and Joseph Trapanese collaborated on the score for the Tom Cruise sci-fi film 'Oblivion'. They've already shared the track 'StarWaves'. Now, here's the title track 'Oblivion', which features Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør.

'Oblivion' is out April 19 with its soundtrack arriving April 9 via Back Lot Records.
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Trailer For 'The Bells Of Saint John'

The Doctor returns for the first of eight epic adventures!

Limited Run: Mondo's Modern Classic

Check out this three part look at Mondo and the awesome prints that they release.

As a paramount fixture in an emerging movement and subculture, Mondo is breaking new ground with classic films. To some, a movie poster exists purely as a piece of marketing and as a picture on a video box. Justin Ishmael and his team strive for more. Encapsulating the magic of each film, Mondo is responsible for bringing limited edition screen prints to loyal fans around the world.

Set to the backdrop of the Summer of 1982 series at the Alamo Drafthouse, episode one of this three part series focuses not only on one of Mondo's most ambitious projects to date but explores the story behind one of the most iconic film posters in the history of science fiction: John Carpenter's 1982 classic The Thing. With interviews from the Mondo staff, Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League, legendary artist Drew Struzan and John Carpenter himself, fans of cinema and of Mondo are granted unprecedented access to a truly unique print.

Part One:

Commemorative Doctor Who Stamps Released

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the world’s longest running science fiction series, Royal Mail have released Doctor Who stamps at 9,000 Post Office Branches (UK only) and online from www.royalmail.com/doctorwho globally.

The stamps were recently launched at an event in London, with former Doctors Tom Baker, Peter Davison and Paul McGann in attendance.

See a gallery of pictures from the Doctor Who stamp launch here.

The eleven stamps, all at 1st Class value, feature each of the actors who have played the role of the Time Lord over the last 50 years. In addition to the eleven stamps featuring the Doctors, a five-stamp miniature sheet is also available, featuring a TARDIS and some of the Doctor’s most famous foes; a Dalek, a Cyberman, an Ood and a Weeping Angel. See the Doctor Who stamp designs here.

Royal Mail is also creating unique postmarks in each of the home towns of all the actors to have played the Eleven Doctors. This means that all stamped mail sent from Matt Smith’s home town of Northampton, will have a special postmark celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who with the name of the actor on it.

Andrew Hammond, Managing Director, Stamps and Collectibles at Royal Mail, said: “Following our launch announcement last year, we’ve had a fantastic response from the public who seemingly can’t wait for the stamps. This shows just how much we all love Doctor Who”

Fiona Eastwood, Product Development Director, BBC Worldwide Consumer Products said: “With the second part to the latest Doctor Who series out very soon, these stamps are the perfect way to mark this as well as the 50th anniversary.”

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New 'John Carter (Of Mars)' Fan Trailer

Check out this fan made trailer by Back To Barsoom on how the debut trailer for John Carter of Mars should have been like, take note Disney, if it properly setup the importance Edgar Rice Burroughs and how he inspired George Lucas to create Star Wars and James Cameron to create Avatar. In fact, the original Superman could only take huge leaps like John Carter.

In my opinion, it's yet another fan-made trailer that is much better than any the official trailers - and not a white ape in sight!
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New Gameplay Trailer For 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'

This looks awesome!

Embark on a treacherous journey as Captain Edward Kenway, a pirate trained by assassins, and relive the truly explosive events that defined the Golden Age of Pirates.

'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' is out October 2013 on PS4/PS3/X360/WiiU/PC.

New 'Game Of Thrones' Featurette: 'Inside the Wildings'

'Game Of Thrones' returns on March 31 on HBO (US) and April 1 on Sky Atlantic (UK).
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Final Fantasy X & X-2 Announcement Trailer

New Posters And A Second Trailer For 'World War Z'

Check out the new posters (essentially the same though) and second trailer for the zombie flick 'World War Z'.
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Cool Art: 'Madre' by Silvia Ji

'Madre' by Silvia Ji is a 18" x 18", hand signed and numbered print, in a limited edition of 200 that will be available at 827 Ink on Friday, March 29th.  It's printed on acid-free archival Italian cold press watercolour paper with Epson Ultrachrome HDR inks rated to last in excess of 75 years.

Silvia's previous prints have always sold out, so be quick if you want bag this one!

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Review: 'Neverwhere' BBC Audio Drama

Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere. 

An act of kindness sees Richard Mayhew catapulted from his ordinary life into a subterranean world under the streets of London. Stopping to help an injured girl on a London street, Richard is thrust from his workaday existence into the strange world of London Below.

I've been really getting into audiobooks and audio dramas lately, mostly listening to them on my work commute. From the free audio books from the public domain by Librivox, and unabridged adaptations of some of my favourite books, to the old BBC dramatisations of The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings, and of course not forgetting the classic NPR broadcasts of the original Star Wars trilogy. So when it was first announced that the BBC were going to do a six part adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' (one of my favourite Neil Gaiman books) I was really looking forward to hearing it.

With a cast list that includes James McAvoy (Richard Mayhew), Natalie Dormer (Door), David Harewood (Marquis De Carabas), Sophie Okonedo (Hunter), Anthony Head (Mr Croup), David Schofield (Mr Vandemar), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Angel Islington), Bernard Cribbins (Old Bailey), George Harris (The Abbot Of The Black Friars) and Christopher Lee (The Earl Of Earl's Court) and produced by Dirk Maggs, who wrote and directed the 2003 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy' radio series, the potential for a quality adaptation was there. It's safe to say I wasn't disappointed!

You are definitely drawn into Richard Mayhew's descent from his world of London Above to the realm of London Below. The acting is top notch, with a cast like they have I wouldn't have expected anything less, and it's well written too with not too much of the original story cut due to time restrictions, given that the whole radio play is just over three hours (I'd recommend the Neil Gaiman narrated audiobook for the complete experience, and the original six part 1996 BBC TV series isn't bad either).

Although the series has now concluded, the hour long first chapter is now available on iTunes and available as Drama Of The Week for this week only, and then part 2 will be available.

I really enjoyed listening to 'Neverwhere' and can certainly recommend this audio drama if you're a fan of Neil Gaiman and the original book. I hope they do more Sci-Fi, Fantasy audio dramas off the back of this adaptation!

Check out the BBC Radio 4 Neverwhere website for more.

***** out of 5

Doctor Who: 'The Bells Of Saint John' - A Prequel

The Doctor takes a break on Earth, despondent that he can't find Clara.

The Doctor returns to BBC One in 'The Bells Of Saint John', Easter Saturday at 6.15pm

Cool Art: 'Star Wars Episode VII' by Adam Schickling

Check out this fan art poster of the upcoming 'Star Wars' film by Adam Schickling. Definitely inspired by the Drew Struzan Special Edition Star Wars posters.

As he says:

"I created this Star Wars Poster depicting the characters from the Original trilogy as they would appear in the new movie. Since there is no cast yet for the new movie I thought it would be cool to create a poster with some of my favorite characters from the Star Wars Universe. This illustration is 30X40 in. and was drawn and painted by hand."

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Cool Art: 'My name is.. Eastwood, CLINT Eastwood' by Mark Raats

Love this 'Back To The Future Part III' inspired poster from the awesome Mark Raats, 'My name is.. Eastwood, CLINT Eastwood'.

Cool Art: 'Metropolis' by Laurent Durieux

Dark Hall Mansion celebrate its debut DHM-Seminal Film Series with a limited edition print of the 1927 silent classic, 'Metropolis' by artist Laurent Durieux.

The limited edition "Metropolis" prints go on sale next Friday, March 29th, 2013 at 9:30am PST on the DHM Store page.

All editions for DHM-Seminal Film Series screenprints are strictly limited and numbered.

Standard "Metropolis" Edition: 24" x 36" (Edition of 200)
Alternate "Metropolis" Edition: 12" x 36" (Edition of 100)
Metal "Metropolis" Edition: 12" x 36" (with Alternate artwork: Edition of 10)

There is also an extremely limited Metal Edition with Standard artwork (Edition of 10) print that will be released by EMoviePoster.

Standard Edition "Metropolis": $65
Alternate Edition "Metropolis": $100
Metal Edition "Metropolis": $250

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Welcome To 'Jurat-At Park'

A Star Wars / Jurassic Park mashup trailer, edited by One Minute Galactica.
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New Trailer For 'Epic'

Here's the new US trailer for the Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox animated film 'Epic'.

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours.

'Epic' stars Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Aziz Ansari, Blake Anderson, Judah Friedlander and Beyoncé Knowles and will be out in cinemas May 24.


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'Star Trek Into Brickness' Lego Trailer

A remake of the 'Star Trek Into Darkness' trailer in Lego by Antonio Toscano and Andrea Toscano. You can see the original here.
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New 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Poster

To go with the new 'International' trailer, there's now a new poster for 'Star Trek Into Darkness'.
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Cool Art: 'Pan's Labyrinth' by Ron Guyatt

Check out this stylised 'Pan's Labyrinth' print by Ron Guyatt. It's a 13" x 19" giclee print that will be signed and numbered in a limited edition of 100 and is available to buy from his Etsy Store.

New 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Trailer

'Star Trek Into Darkness' is out in cinemas May 9 (UK) and May 16 (US).

Two New Posters In Mondo's 'Game Of Thrones' Series

Here are the fifth and sixth posters in Mondo's 'Game Of Thrones' series leading up to the premiere of Season 3. Check out the two new prints from Phantom City Creative and Vania Zouravliov below.

These posters will be available online at a random time on Thursday, March 21st. Follow Mondo on Twitter for the on sale announcement.

by Phantom City Creative (Regular Edition)
18"x 24" screen print. Hand numbered. Edition of 340. $45

Cool Art: 'Things To Come' by Laurent Durieux

Cover of the Criterion Collection version of HG Wells' "Things to Come" by Laurent Durieux.

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'Calvin & Hobbes' Animation by Adam Brown

Here is a test animation by Adam Brown for 'Calvin & Hobbes'. And here's the original comic strip.
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Cool Art: 'Survivor' by Stanley Lau (aka Artgerm)

Check out this cool 'Tomb Raider' fan art by the awesome Stanley Lau, aka Artgerm.

Check out his Deviant Art page for more cool art.

New IMAX Poster For 'Iron Man 3'

Similar to the US and Japanese one sheet, this new IMAX poster for 'Iron Man 3' features all the gang!
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