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Exciting Post of Excitement!

Posted by Sinatra The Tank | Posted in , , , , , | Posted on 9:44 PM

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It's been awhile kiddies but fret not as The Nerds are busy cooking up something special so keep an eye out. In the mean time here are some thoughts on various news bits over the last few days/weeks/decades...


1. Iron Men Trailer

-As you can tell by this weeks banner I am indeed aware that there was a new trailer for Iron Man 2 and the Nerds agree that it looks amazing. The trailer basically seems like a Spark Notes version of the film aka I feel like I've seen the whole film, I'm expecting there to be some fun surprises in order but I could have done without the Armor Suitcase reveal even though it was F'ing awesome. I mean how much cooler would that scene had been if the first time you saw it was on the big screen. Also there sure seems to be quite a bit of Iron Guys running around what with Iron Man himself, War Machine and Sam Rockwell's Bots not to mention Mickey Rourke will more than likely end up in a suit man of some kind of metal at some point. Iron Overload?!? Perhaps, I'm sure people will disagree but thems my thoughts and if for some reason you have been living under a rock the trailer lies below!



2. Naked Golden Man Awards

-The Oscars came and went and went basically as expected...well almost. I was actually expecting some upset in regards to the whole Best Actor, Actress, Director and Film but they went basically as everybody expected. I'm sure someone thought for whatever reason that Pocah...Avatar would win Best Picture but come on sure it was amazing to look at but story wise it was pretty basic stuff. I will say I was pulling for QT to get the win for director was wasn't holding my breath. I've yet to see The Hurt Locker (which I'm going to fix this week) but I don't think my opinion on Inglorious Bastards being the best film of 2009 will change. Come on Hurt Locker I dare you to change my opinion, I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

The Dude Abides!


3. Speaking of the Dude

-The new Tron Legacy Trailer has made it's way onto the Interwebs and boy is it fun looking. I was lucky enough to catch it in 3D in front of Alice and it looked even cooler in 3 Dimensions!!! Never seen the original but I plan to at some point before this sequel hits in December. Who's that sexy looking chick on the cyber couch...MMMMmmmm

Eye Candy!


4. Chris Nolan...DC Savior

-Words such as Batman and Superman have finally made there way out of the hole in the middle of Christopher Nolan's face and the words they were good...and brief...brief indeed.

First on the subject of the Caped Crusader:
"Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story, and in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story. We have a great ensemble, that's one of the attractions of doing another film, since we've been having a great time for years."
He also mentions that as far as villains go we shouldn't be expecting Mr. Freeze. Fine by me, keep the Nolan-verse based in semi-reality.

And the Big Blue Boyscout as seen by David Goyer:
"He basically told me, 'I have this thought about how you would approach Superman. I immediately got it, loved it and thought: That is a way of approaching the story I've never seen before that makes it incredibly exciting. I wanted to get Emma and I involved in shepherding the project right away and getting it to the studio and getting it going in an exciting way.
"A lot of people have approached Superman in a lot of different ways. I only know the way that has worked for us that's what I know how to do."
And dont expect a Nolan-verse Justice League flick:
"Each serves to the internal logic of the story. They have nothing to do with each other"
As long as we get a 3rd Nolan Bat flick and a Superman film in which he actually gets into a fight I'll be happy. I Believe in Christopher Nolan!

So theres my mini recap of the past week or so. Can you say...NERDGASM!

Also like I alluded to in the beginning of this post there is some exciting stuff coming down the Pipe Line. Think Original Entertainment! Stick with us and enjoy the ride!

The Nerdgasm

Posted by Sinatra The Tank | Posted in , , , , | Posted on 7:17 PM

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Yes, Yes, Yes it's been a while hasn't it?

There are a lot of news worthy bits from the past week or two let me see if I can't run em down:


1. Tim Robbins the latest to see "Green"


The Green Lantern keeps adding star power to an already stellar cast. Tim Robbins will be playing the father of the villain Hector Hammond, Robbins will be playing Senator Hammond and will probably not have a HUGE role but I've always enjoyed Robbins in basically everything I've seen in him. It's also not Robbins first superhero flick as he had a role in the HUGELY POPULAR Howard the Duck...I think he is moving up in the world.

2. The Mission is Impossible...AGAIN!

"I'm in love with J.J. Abrams!!!"

Tom Cruise is confirmed back for another go around as Ethan Hunt, J.J. Abrams is stepping down from directing and instead will be producing along with Cruise. The powers that be are in the process of trying to find another director. The script is being written now based on an idea of Cruise and Abram's thinkings. Personally MI3 is the best of the bunch and having the creative talent from that one still in the mix is a good thing. I 'm down!

3. The Dark Kryptonian

(Tim Burton Anyone?)

Seems DC is serious about getting Superman flying in the right direction as news broke that none other than Christopher Nolan will be "mentoring" a new Superman flick. Mentoring? Thats a new one. I assume he will help get a director/writer/actor in place and maybe even give the script a look through and give a yeah or nay...its certainly a different play but hopefully it works out for the best. I've got some advice for DC in regards to a new Superman flick. GIVE HIM A VILLAIN HE CAN PUNCH!

4. Bill Murray might DIE...

(Best part of this awesome flick)

In Ghostbusters 3 and then become a ghost himself. Those are the words straight out of his mouth. This backs up something that was said awhile back by Sigourney Weaver. He has already played a convincing Zombie so being a ghost shouldn't be a big stretch.

5. Misc Wrap-Up


  • Underworld 4 seems to be moving along and seems to be returning Beckingsale (YEA!) and her hubby director to the franchise they started also like everything else its going to be in 3-D
  • Mr. and Mrs. Smith is getting rebooted...YEAH
  • Avatar taken down (finally) by Dear John (what?)
  • The Fast and The Furious returning for "Fast Five" in 2011

The Nerdgasm

Posted by Sinatra The Tank | Posted in , , , | Posted on 10:58 PM

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Well its slowed down a bit the last few days around these parts due to some various factors (Start of Classes, College Weekend and Mass Effect 2) but I think the people that come to the blog are few and far between enough so that it hasn't caused to much grief. I'm back with a late Sunday night edition of the Nerdgasm and then its off to bed and a new week of classes and homework begin.


1. Scott Pilgrim vs. Sylvester Stallone

(I don't understand his appeal)

Edgar Wright has finally revealed the release date for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and it shall fall on August 13th. The date puts it up against Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables which also looks all kinds of awesome (albeit for different reasons). That being said I'll be watching Micheal Cera that day not Sly.

2. Does Whatever A High School Musical Can


Rumor Alert! According to a UK gossip mag Tobey McGuire has picked Zac Efron to take over his web shooting duties, not that Tobey has anything to do with the project or anything but still it's something. There really isn't anything to this other than Tobey MIGHT have said he'd be down for Efron taking on his old role but yeah slow news week.

3. Avatar > Titanic

"This is never gonna fly"

I tried to avoid it but I just couldn't. Avatar has now officially passed Titanic in worldwide gross not accounting for inflation (it currently sits 22nd on that list) and it should top the U.S. gross of Cameron's last flick this week. I really didn't think it was possible but hey Cameron keeps provig me wrong.

Yeah not a lot going on that hasn't been covered by thousands of people already. I plan to watch a new flick or TV show this week to review but until then stick with us, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!


The Nerdgasm

Posted by Sinatra The Tank | Posted in , , , , , | Posted on 11:36 PM

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1. Avatar > The Dark Knight

Well I hate to keep bringing it up but James Cameron's small little indie project has been making headlines since day 1 and today it officially passed The Dark Knight making it the second highest grossing film domestically behind only Cameron's own Titanic. Avatar is likely to top Titanic sometime this month both domestically and worldwide unless for some reason people just decide to stop watching it which doesn't seem to be the case.

"It's right there behind my large pile of money"

I'm always interested in movie grosses for whatever reason and what Avatar is doing is simply AMAZING, maybe its the escapism of it all but for whatever reason people can't get enough. I've yet to see it a second time but I will say it's not out of the realm of possibility that I end up shoveling out the 15 or so bucks to enter Pandora yet again.

In other film grossing news Sherlock Holmes is up to about 190 mil and should pass 200 this week which is great news for fans of the flick (like me) who want a sequel. Also somehow Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 is over 200 million.

2. No Bilbo for you! (until 2012)

It's the news that seemed to be coming for sometime but it seems a bit more official now to declare that The Hobbit will not be in cinema's till sometime in 2012. Sad news for fans of Del Toro and Hobbits alike.

(You can just watch this until 2012)

From Variety:
Once the script for the second film is in -- Jackson and his longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are working on it with Del Toro -- New Line will work up a budget for both films and start casting. New Line exec Michael Disco, who was once Emmerich's assistant, will oversee for the studio.

Horn won't predict when the first of the two "Hobbit" films will be out, but says the most probable scenario would be a release in the fourth quarter of 2012.

"It's a big bet for us. But it's one we think will pay off given the success of 'Lord of the Rings,'" says Emmerich. "This is one of the few movies it feels like people are waiting for."

Hopefully we will get some casting news sometime before the damn film is released!

3. Primeval heads BACK TO THE FUTURE!

In news that will excited anyone who has watched Primeval (British Invasion Week anyone!?!) we have some news about the recently revived show.

"GREAT SCOTT!"

From Sci-Fi Wire

There will be an aspect of the future in [the fourth season], which is new for us... [I]f you think of the future predators from other series, we're going to have a kind of variation on that idea. There may also be some human intervention from the future as well.

Exciting news, I loved the future aspect of the show and always wanted them to take more visits if only for some neat new creature designs. I'm so glad they have commissioned more episodes.

4. Daft Track

Want to listen to some of the music from the new Tron flick courtesy of Daft Punk? I know you do just hang on a second:



Sounds pretty sweet. I'm not gonna lie I don't know much about Daft Punk or Tron but the film looks good and this music sounds good, thats 2 for 2 in my book so far.

Introducing: The Nerdgasm

Posted by Sinatra The Tank | Posted in , | Posted on 5:35 PM

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Introducing the Nerdgasm, a quick recap of the top news bits of the week.


1. Lively sees GREEN

Blake Lively has signed up to co-star with Ryan Reynolds in 2011's Green Lantern. Lively will play Carol Ferris who is the love interest of Reynold's Hal Jordan. For the past few weeks some of the names being tossed around have been Keri Russel, Diane Kruger, Eva Green and Jennifer Gardner. I would have actually prefered Keri Russel but at the end of the day Lively is HOT and appearntly impressed the studio enough to look past her young age (the character is supposed to be in her early 30's, Lively is 22). Listen Warner Brothers just tell me who's playing Sinestro and if you say Jackie Earl Haley I'm going to vomit.
(Bonus points for being able to post that pic of Lively, WOW)

2. NBC are Morons


NBC has decided to give up on there little Jay Leno experiment and in turn screws both Conan and Jimmy Fallon. Leno's show will be moving back to 11 which will bump Conan either 30 minutes or a full hour which will bump Fallon the same amount. Basically Leno is to stuburn to just hang it up and now is going to screw up the much more funny O'Brian and Fallon. The rumor going around is that NBC has lost close to 200 million bucks on Leno's new show. Word is that the various show host have the week to decide how they wanna play the situation. If I were Conan I'd walk and get the respect I deserved elsewhere.
NBC=FAIL

3. Avatar continues to rule the world


Avatar continues to make boat loads of dough. In it's fourth weekend the film grossed 48.5 million at the U.S. box office giving it the best 4th weekend ever (beating out Titanic) it also added an additional 143 million internationally brining its worldwide total to 1.335 Billion! It now sits a little over 500 million away fro Titanic which doesn't seem all that unobtainable anymore. Will Cameron's film beat Cameron's film?

Thats it for the Nerdgasm, tune in next week.
Anyone have a tissue?


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