Battlestar Galactica Flash Drive
Okay, it may only be 4GB (and way overpriced at $45), but you’ve got to admit this Battlestar Galactica Flash Drive is kinda cool.
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August 2012
ParaNorman
- Title: ParaNorman
- IMDB: link
ParaNorman is a creepy kids film with a nice message delivered with about as much subtlety as a kick to the groin. Written and co-directed by Chris Butler, ParaNorman takes a simple premise about a boy who can see dead people and a town under a witch’s curse, and weighs it down with heavy issues and themes such as the effects of bullying and mob rule. Although Butler never loses the audience, he lacks the skill to continually keep the film interesting and entertaining while at the same time beating the audience over the head with its message.
The film, after a terrific opening having fun with late night horror movie tropes, opens by introducing the social outcast of the small New England town of Blythe’s Hollow – Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Norman has the ability to see and talk with the dead, which of course no one including his parents (Casey Affleck, Leslie Mann), the local bully (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), or generic teenage sister (Anna Kendrick) believes.
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White Collar – Honor Among Thieves
- Title: White Collar – Honor Among Thieves
- wiki: link
Now reunited together in the White Collar Division, Neal (Matt Bomer) and Peter’s (Tim DeKay) first assignment is a personal shopper turned art thief (Rebecca Mader) with a keen interest in a New York museum, but Neal’s focus is off following Ellen’s (Judith Ivey) murder and the inability of Peter to get any useful information out of the U.S. Marshals regarding the case.
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Batman and Robin #12
- Title: Batman and Robin #12
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
- Artist: Patrick Gleason
The Bat Boys come out to play as Gotham finds itself under siege from the threat of the new villain Termius. While Batman goes all Iron Man to fight the armored dying madman obsessed with destroying Batman and Gotham before he draw his last breath Damian gets assistance from the former Robins as Nightwing, Red Robin, and even the Red Hood, show up to stop Terminus’ hired mercenaries and odd mutated creatures.
Okay, Batman and Robin #12 isn’t great, and there are a couple truly groan worthy moments, but it’s certainly high on action (even if it never bothers to explain the reasons behind Terminus’ obsession with destroying Batman and Gotham).
I like seeing the Robins together in this issue and if DC is looking for another Bat-title to replace one of the underperforming New 52 books may I suggest something along the lines of Robin Team-Up (featuring Robins current and past teaming up for short arcs – which would allow for the inclusion of Stephanie Brown, too). Worth a look.
[DC, $2.99]
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Coming Soon
- Title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- IMDB: link
Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower stars Logan Lerman as a shy, awkward, and unpopular freshman who is taken under the wings of two seniors (Emma Watson, Ezra Miller) who open him up to the world. Paul Rudd, Nina Dobrev, Dylan McDermott, Melanie Lynskey, and Kate Walsh also star. The film opens in theaters on September 21st.