Harry Potter, the Adventure Concludes

/ / Books & Magazines

Better watch out Muggles!  After taking over the movie theaters last week the legions of Harry Potter fans are about to descend on your local bookstores.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final entry into the series by J.K. Rowlings is scheduled to be released at 12:01 am on July 21.  Many bookstores around the country are staying open late to hold Harry Potter parties and promote the book’s release.  Will Harry die?  Will Voldermort be defeated?  Will Ron and Hermoine get together?  Will this be a satisfactory conlcusion to the series?  All these questions, hopefully, will be answered in a few days.

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Rebirth of a Hero

/ / Comics
  • Title: Green Lantern: Rebirth
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Green Lantern: Rebirth

In late 2004 the state of the Green Lantern was a mess.  Ron Marz’s (also known as Satan in many comic book circles, and rightly so) ill-conceived “Emerald Twilight” storyline, which turned one of the greatest heroes of the DC Universe into a murderer, had destroyed the legacy of the old comics, killed off the Green Lantern Corps, and left one new and unproven Lantern, Kyle Rayner, to carry the franchise.  Hal Jordan became a villain, then later died in a final heroic act before returning as the Spectre.  It was a mess.  DC, wanting to undo what it recognized as one of the biggest mistakes in its 70+ years of operation, turned to Geoff Johns to fix what Marz had screwed-up a decade before and return Hal Jordan and the Corps to the stars.

Kyle Rayner returns to Earth with the body of Parallax.  Elsewhere the Spectre seems to be losing control and the heroes of the DCU gather together to once again stop a man who was once one of their own only to find others with power rings in their way including Guy Gardner, Kilowog, and John Stewart, and the last of the Guardians of the Universe, Ganthet.

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Comic Rack

/ / Comics

Hmm, we’re about to talk about comics so it must be Wednesday!  Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls.  Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at the master as we look at the new comics set to hit comic shops and bookstores today from DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Wildstorm, Vertigo, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, and Image Comics.

This week includes Action Comics, Army@Love, Focus On… Star Trek, Grendel: Behold the Devil, Mystic Arcana: Black Knight, Spike: Shadow Puppets, Terminator 2: Infinity, and the first issues of All Flash, The Order, The Programme, and Zero Killer.  Also don’t forget the truckload of new graphic novels including Batman: Harley and Ivy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 1, The Hood, Paradise X Vol. 1, Stormwatch: PHD Vol. 1 and much, much more.

Enjoy issue #30

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Behind the Scenes

/ / Film News & Trailers

Joshua, the tale of an odd nine-year-old boy and his seriously dysfunctional family, opened last weekend (read the review).  Today we take a look behind the scenes.  First up, an interview with writer/director George Ratcliff and star Sam Rockwell on the films which influenced Joshua.  In the Full Diagnosis you will find a larger version of this interview plus the pair discussing co-stars Vera Farmiga, Jacob Koogan, and filming in New York City.  Enjoy!

Joshua
2 & 1/2 Stars

Sam Rockwell and Writer/Director George Ratliff, sit down to discuss movies that influenced Joshua.

 

Sam Rockwell and Writer/Director George Ratliff, sit down to discuss Vera Fermiga’s performance in Joshua.

 

Sam Rockwell and Writer/Director George Ratliff, sit down to discuss Jacob Kogan’s performance in Joshua.

 

Sam Rockwell and Writer/Director George Ratliff, sit down to discuss filming in New York City for Joshua.

 

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Yo-Yo Girl Cop

/ / Home Video

In a style reserved for anime, but done in live action, Yo-Yo Girl Cop (actual real name of the movie stands for delinquent girl cop) kicks a little ass with a young and sexy teen going undercover. Japanese film geeks will love it; but for the most part, the rest of us will only be content with some of the cool yo-yo action tricks. The story and quality is so-so and has been done in many different formats amongst Hollywood films; an okay rent, but not a keeper.

Yo-Yo Girl Cop
1 & 1/2 Stars

High school will never be the same after Yo-Yo Girl walks through those doors. Ready to fight crime on an adolescent level, she uses her special powered yo-yo and cute little school uniform to defeat the bad guys.

From the award-winning director/writer of Battle Royal and Battle Royal II Requiem comes Yo-Yo Girl Cop, a film filled with action, mystery and suspense, spinning its way onto DVD July 17th from Magnolia Home Entertainment. (according to the press release)

 
YoYo Girl Cop

A daughter of a former agent is shipped back from New York to Tokyo, believed to be out of control and extremely dangerous “K” (Matsuura) is chained up and treated with top alert. She is offered freedom in exchange for going undercover, like her mom, and busting an internet predator who is turning students onto bombs, torture and excessive nastiness towards each other. She agrees and is sent off armed with a deadly yo-yo, a school uniform and a new identity, Saki Asamiya. Right out of the gates Saki befriends a girl, Reika (Ishikawa) who is being picked on and makes her an informer. Finding out the leader of the Web site called Enola Gay, Saki must figure out how to infiltrate and over take the villain before the clock counts down.

With an over the top final battle and plenty of awesome moves with a yo-yo and a short skirt, Yo-Yo Girl Cop is the perfect camperific film for an over air-conditioned summer day. Get yourself a nice glass of cold lemonade and some delicious Chinese food and have a great time with this rental. Who can beat a hot looking teen that can certainly kick a little ass?

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