



Monday, March 31, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Trailer


Sunday, March 30, 2014

Superman With a GoPro

Superman wants to return a GoPro digital camera to its owner and uses it to take some astounding aerial shots along the way. This fan-made video is simply amazing!

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Jupiter Ascending - Full HD Traile


Friday, March 28, 2014



Release Date: August 8, 2014
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Screenwriter: Josh Appelbaum, Andrew Nemec, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, John Fusco
Genre: Action, Adventure

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Awesome Cut Scene from 'The Raid 2'

Just how badass is 'The Raid 2'? They had to cut out this scene from the movie. It almost works as a short film in and of  itself. Ultra-violence galore! The movie hits theaters this Friday. Please note: NSFW.
"This is one of a few deleted scenes taken from the film. Reasons to cut were entirely down to pacing issues. This was probably the hardest for me to cut due to the fact that the production on this scene lasted around 6 days of shooting, it cost us a fuck load to make and it served to escalate the gang war out onto the streets involving people outside of the closed off inter-gang politics. At the end of the day though, after discussing its worth it took us away from the central theme for a little too long with characters that would only exist in this scene alone. Whenever I edit a film - every scene feels like a precious moment. "No fucking way can I cut this" is a regular phrase I utter at Aram (one of the producers at XYZ Films who patiently worked with me to get the film to it's final cut) but his patience was always a virtue and it's when you make a cut and no longer miss it from the bigger picture a few days down the line that you realise it was the right decision to make. But I still want you guys to see the chaos and the mayhem we had in store, and so with the release of the film coming in a few days time - here's a sample of one of the action scenes that simply didn't make it.
- Gareth Evans

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Full Length Trailer


Tuesday, March 25, 2014

New 'Attack on Titan' Trailer

An extreme assault of anime awesomeness...
FUNimation brings the Titans this summer!
[Source:] Attack on Titan has a voracious following in Asia, with over 31 million copies of the hit Japanese manga series in circulation since its inception in 2009.  Back home in the U.S., we're just getting warmed up to its epic essences.  Here's a new season-one trailer launched in advance of a summer animated series release, dubbed in English, with colossal beings trying to topple the last vestiges of humanity.   Check it out and hope you're still hungry after the horror ...
Here's the official synopsis:
Attack on Titan thunders into stores on June 6,, on Blu-ray and DVD Combo.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Disney Conspiracy Theories...

The Secret 'Frozen'-'Tangled'-'Mermaid'
Connection and Other
Disney Conspiracy Theories
Rapunzel meets Elsa in 'Frozen,' left; and Ariel may be connected, too.

[Source: Yahoo!Movies] We've heard of Easter eggs, but this is ridiculous... and a whole lot of fun.

The wonderful worlds of Disney and Pixar have ardent fans, and then there are these guys. Immersed in the Magic Kingdom, the web is crawling with super sleuths who dig deep into the nitty-gritty storytelling, finding secret, hidden links between the characters and plotlines, in search of some over-arching master plan lurking beneath the pastel surface.

Here are some of the best Disney- and Pixar-related theories currently being discussed and debated:

1. "Frozen," "Tangled," and "The Little Mermaid" take place in one reality.

As we pointed out back in December, there's a moment in "Frozen" where you can see Rapunzel and Flynn/Eugene, the protagonists of "Tangled," arriving for Elsa's coronation.

Geographically, this isn't too hard to justify. "Tangled" arguably takes place in Germany (the story of Rapunzel is originally a German fairy tale) and "Frozen" seems to take place in Norway (based on various architectural/cultural nods throughout as well as the Scandinavian setting of its origin fable, Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen").

But why are Rapunzel and Flynn at the party? This is where it gets fun, via a theory presented by Beautiful Syn that captured many a Facebook feed this week.

The theory posits that Elsa and Anna's parents from "Frozen" were en route to Rapunzel's return celebration when their ship sank. As the boat sailed from Norway to Germany, it would've passed near Denmark, which is where it sank.

How do we know this? Because you can see the wreckage in "The Little Mermaid," which arguably takes place around Denmark (it's another Andersen tale, set in his native land).

Consider us sold.

2. Andy's mom is Jessie's original owner in "Toy Story."

Pixar's Toy Story
We like this one, too, and there's really no evidence to the contrary, so we vote to put this into official Pixar canon as soon as possible.

Jessie, the rootin', tootin' Yodeling Cowgirl from the "Toy Story" movies, is one of Woody's best friends and Buzz Lightyear's eventual ladylove. Jessie is haunted by the memory of Emily, her former owner who one day inexplicably left her in a charity box, a traumatic experience that has caused Jessie to suffer from claustrophobia and an intense fear of being put into storage.

This "Emily" might very well be Andy's mom, who's referred to only as Ms. Davis throughout the "Toy Story" trilogy.

Jessie's cowgirl hat has a rather distinctive design with its white band and white lace... in fact, it very much looks like the hat that Andy himself is seen wearing from time to time.

It's also the same hat we've seen in a flashback sequence — on Emily's bed!

There's more evidence provided in Jon Negroni's theory, which you can read and see illustrated at It certainly makes for an interesting post-script to Negroni's gonzo Pixar theory masterpiece ...

3. The grand unification Pixar theory.

Pixar Animation
This one will really get your head spinning. Jon Negroni weaved together the very fabric of the Pixar universe last summer when he proposed several unifying connections between every single Pixar film, from "Toy Story" (1995) to "Monsters University" (2013).

For the record, that's the following titles:

"Toy Story" (1995)
"A Bug's Life" (1998)
"Toy Story 2" (1999)
"Monsters Inc." (2001)
"Finding Nemo" (2003)
"The Incredibles" (2004)
"Cars" (2006)
"Ratatouille" (2007)
"Wall-E" (2008)
"Up" (2009)
"Toy Story 3" (2010)
"Cars 2" (2011)
"Brave" (2012)
"Monsters University" (2013)

Negroni proposes that the entire Pixar filmography is actually a multi-tiered tale of an epic struggle between humans, animals, and sentient machines. The origin of this struggle can be traced back to the Witch in "Brave," which is the first story on the chronological timeline (it takes place in the Dark Ages).

Here are some of the highlights of this theory:

— "Brave" features a bear who acts like a human (Merida's mother). This is the beginning of Pixar's chronicle of animals with human characteristics and intelligence.

— The Witch's magical doors actually serve as time portals, which means she's visited the future realities of later Pixar films. This is evidenced by her drawing of Sully from "Monsters Inc." and her wooden carving of the Pizza Planet truck (a vehicle that appears in some form in almost every Pixar film), both on display in her shop if you look closely.

— It is possible that Charles Muntz, the antagonist from "Up," heard rumor of an 'intelligent rat' in "Ratatouille," which inspired him to create the translator collar to harness the thoughts of animals, particularly his dogs.

— In support of the above observation, we know that the events of "Ratatouille" take place before the events of "Up," as evidenced by the postcard from Carl and Ellie (from "Up") on Andy's wall in "Toy Story 3." As the third "Toy Story" takes place in 2010, we can assume the events of "Up" take place sometime later.

— In "Up," Carl is forced to give up his house to a corporation that's expanding the city. This is very likely Buy N Large, aka BNL, the corporation responsible for junking the entire planet in "WALL-E." BNL is foreshadowed in "Toy Story 3" as well, as a pair of Triple A batteries sport the BNL logo.

— BNL's ability to create advanced artificial intelligence like WALL-E probably comes from harnessing and adapting the technology honed by Syndrome in the creation of the Omnidroid in "The Incredibles." Director Brad Bird has confirmed that "The Incredibles" takes place in "an alternate 1960s," which means it's a prequel to several Pixar films.

There's more, a lot more, including the idea that the reason why no humans show up in "A Bug's Life" is because it takes place after the postapocalyptic events of "WALL-E." Read Negroni's entire Pixar Theory (sometimes far-fetched, always pretty awesome) for the really big Pixar picture.

4. The grand unification Disney theory.
'Snow White' (Walt Disney Studios)

Josh Butler's follow-up to Jon Negroni's exhaustive Pixar Theory attempts to link 30 of Disney's animated features into a single timeline, mostly via the many Easter eggs that have appeared throughout almost every film (some of which are mentioned in the first section of this post).

Butler's approach is a bit more fanciful than Negroni's and sometimes requires more of a stretch of the imagination, but it's no less impressive as it spans over 70 years worth of Disney movies, from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" (1937) to "Tangled" (2010).

Some of the more outrageous (and very amusing) elements of Butler's theory are as follows:

- The concept — and practice — of magic is key to discovering the single timeline. One of the main players in this is Genie from "Aladdin" (1992), whose near-madness not only comes from being trapped inside a lamp for centuries but also from his ability to "perceive events outside of the linear timeline." Genie's ability to access different times and places is illustrated by his cameo appearance in "Pocahontas" (1995) ... and by his lamp's appearance in "The Princess and the Frog" (2009).

- One of Disney's most beloved and tragic characters, Bambi's mom, makes postmortem appearances in "The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Rescuers" (1977) and "Beauty and the Beast" (1992). This ability to time travel (and, uh, still be alive) comes from being one of the genetic experiments seen in the direct-to-video sequel, "Leroy & Stitch" (2006). This, of course, also explains the various cameo appearances throughout the Disney universe of "The Lion King" scene-stealers Timon and Pumbaa.

Hey, why not? You can read all of Butler's massive theory (with plenty of visual aids) here.

5. "Aladdin" actually takes place in the future. 
Who'da thought that a rapid-fire throwaway Robin Williams joke would spawn such a massive conspiracy theory?

If you remember, in "Aladdin" (1992), the hyperactive, near-mad Genie dismisses Aladdin's clothes as "so third century." But if the Genie has been trapped in the lamp for over 10,000 years, how does he know about third century fashion trends? And, come to think of it, how is he able to do impersonations of such 20th century personalities as Jack Nicholson and Groucho Marx? 

That's because, per a concept laid out on, "Aladdin" actually takes place in the future — at least 10,300 A.D. It's "a post-apocalyptic world where only Arabic (and some Greek) culture [has] survived" and where "the name 'Arabia' has been corrupted to 'Agrabah.'"

The theory also semi-explains the changes over the centuries that have affected the Islamic religion and the presence of "technological marvels" like flying carpets and genetically engineered parrots that sound like Gilbert Gottfried.

To quote Iago himself, "What the HE--?"

Meanwhile, "Frozen" is now available on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download, and all that good stuff.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Sailor Moon Returns!

Worldwide simulcast coming this July!
New Sailor Moon retells the story of Usagi and her friends with new designs and animation!



Saturday, March 22, 2014

'Gotham' promises "super villains and vigilantes"

This prequel to 'Batman' follows the early years of
Detective James Gordon (Ben McKenzie)...
On Set: Detective Gordon (Ben McKenzie) in pursuit of a suspect.
On Set: Detective Gordon takes aim.


Robin Lord Taylor’s Oswald Cobblepot, on the gritty streets of Gotham.
On set with Robin Lord Taylor’s Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin.
Camren Bicondova as SelinaKyle (Catwoman)

Friday, March 21, 2014

Anime Viewing Schedule for March 22, 2014

Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wood Dale Public Library
Hold on Tight!
Evangelion Returns!
(Click on links to view Video Previews)

10:15 - 11:05    Noragami 3-4 [Video]
11:55 - 12:45    Kyokai no Kanata 11-12 (end) [Video]
1:35 - 2:10        Club Meeting / Announcements [Video]
2:10 - 3:00        Wizard Barristers 3-4
3:00 - 4:45        Rebuild of Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo [Video]



10:15 - 11:05    Noragami 3-4
Episode 3 "Bidden Calamity": As Yukine tries to adjust to his role as Yato's Regalia, he is scolded by Yato over allegedly having dirty thoughts about Hiyori, explaining that they share the same mind and body. Later, the three are summoned by the God of Learning, Lord Tenjin, who has taken on Tomone, now named Mayu, as one of his new Regalia. Tenjin commissions Yato to take care of some phantoms that have appeared near a railway track. Whilst fighting the phantoms, the three encounter a 'storm', which Yato and Yukine manage to destroy before it compels a schoolboy to walk into the path of a train.
Episode 4 "Where Happiness Lies": Yato takes Hiyori and Yukine to meet a fellow god named Kofuku, and her Regalia, Daikoku. In the middle of their talk, Yato is summoned by a suicidal office worker named Usuke Urasawa, whom he accidentally knocks off the top of a building in the process. On the way down, Usuke explains how his luck and fortune went downhill in pursuit of love for a girl, who turns out to be Kofuku, revealed to be a Binbougami (God of Poverty) who causes bad luck and misfortune to those around her. Yato manages to use Yukine to sever Usuke's ties and memories to Kofuku, before ensuring he lands safely. After Yato collects his payment, Kofuku tells Hiyori that Yato had once killed before. Later, as Yato tells Hiyori to go to Kofuku and Daikoku should anything happen to him, Yukine encounters a strange woman, who is revealed to be Nora--Yato's former Regalia.


11:55 - 12:45    Kyokai no Kanata [Beyond the Boundary] (Episodes 11-12)
Episode 11 "Black World": Following his three month coma, Akihito learns from Hiroomi and Mitsuki that his separation from the Beyond the Boundary apparently cost Mirai her life and robbed him of his immortality. Akihito later demands to speak with Izumi out of frustration although Hiroomi tries explaining its futility. As if on cue though Izumi shows up and explains the nature of the Beyond the Boundary and her use of Mirai's cursed blood to defeat it. However, when Mirai refused to kill Akihito she was forced to reveal a way that would save him to which Mirai unhesitatingly accepted. That evening Akihito opens his last email from Mirai where she explains that meeting him allowed her to gain self-acceptance. Meanwhile, Miroku deduces that the weakened Beyond the Boundary simply retreated into another dimension to battle Mirai whilst simultaneously absorbing the supernatural energy from the real world. Miroku then uses the spear to inject a massive amount of energy into the Beyond the Boundary and exposes the black sphere hovering above the city which proceeds to attract and absorb all of the city's youmu. Amidst the chaos, Akihito and co. are also summoned to the Literary Club where Yayoi informs them of Mirai's survival and battle against the Beyond the Boundary. She then gives Akihito the shard of the Beyond the Boundary's stone, allowing him to regain a portion of his powers, while explaining that it emerged when he was possessed by the Hollow Shadow. Finally, despite Izumi's warning, Akihito manages to pass into the black sphere by merging with Mirai's puppet version of himself and catches Mirai during her destructive battle with the Beyond the Boundary.
Episode 12 "Grey World": As Mirai and Akihito reunite, Izumi demands that Yayoi tell her exactly what a half-youmu is. However Yayoi makes a quick escape after warning them of the Society's movement. At the same time Akihito uses his youmu powers to defend from the Beyond the Boundary's attacks before he and Mirai make their way to its core. Elsewhere, Shizuku, Sakura, Hiroomi, Mitsuki and Izumi confront Miroku, however he seals himself and Izumi inside a barrier to prevent outside interference. Back in the Mirror World, Mirai and Akihito just narrowly reach the Beyond the Boundary's core where Mirai manages to impale it with her sword. Meanwhile, Hiroomi enters Miroku's barrier and learns that both Miroku and Izumi harbor youmu within their bodies in addition that Izumi isn't the person she claims to be. Izumi then impales Miroku with her spear who seemingly self destructs. Meanwhile, Akihito and Mirai face and overcome their dark memories inside the Beyond the Boundary's core and find themselves in a ferocious battle against an army of youmu. Finally, as the Beyond the Boundary emerges, Akihito beats it into submission and reabsorbs it back into his body. With the Beyond the Boundary gone, the Mirror World and Mirai begin disappearing and Mirai and Akihito share a tender moment before she disappears. Sometime later the world returns to normal, with the Beyond the Boundary incident being covered up and Hiroomi taking over the Nase clan. As Akihito laments on a life without Mirai, he suddenly runs toward the school roof when her ring disappears and reunites with her. After declaring his feelings for her in his own way, Akihito returns Mirai's red rimmed glasses.


 1:35 - 2:10     Club Meeting / Announcements

  • Convention Coverage
  • Animation News from around the world
  • Cosplayers/Skits/Masquerade
  • Anime Music Videos
  • And other weird, interesting stuff...

2:10 - 3:00    Wizard Barristers 1-2

3:00 - 4:45    Rebuild of Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo [Movie]
Plot Summary: [Source: Wikipedia] Asuka Langley Shikinami and Mari Illustrious Makinami are sent in Evangelions Unit-02 and Unit-08 into Earth orbit to retrieve a container in which Unit-01 and Shinji Ikari are sealed. After Asuka grabs the container, it releases SEELE-built Evangelion Mark.04 drones. Mari cannot provide support due to her premature reentry, leaving Asuka to battle the drones alone. As she cries for Shinji to do something, Unit-01 awakens and destroys the drones before deactivating and descending back to Earth with Asuka. On Earth, Kaworu Nagisa watches and says he has been waiting for Shinji.

Shinji is salvaged from Unit-01 and fitted with an explosive choker by WILLE, an organization formed to destroy NERV and its Evangelions, led by Misato Katsuragi and Ritsuko Akagi. He is given a physical examination, but otherwise treated coldly by almost everyone, including Asuka and Misato. Shinji demands an explanation, but before he can get it, more of SEELE's drones attack. WILLE manages to launch the flying battleship Wunder and destroy the drones.

After the battle, Shinji is told that Unit-01 is now the energy source of the Wunder and he is forbidden from piloting an Evangelion again, lest they detonate the choker. Ritsuko tells him that his fellow occupant of Unit-01, Rei Ayanami, was not found inside it. Asuka also reveals that he had been sealed away for fourteen years and that none of the EVA pilots have aged during that time. Evangelion Mark.09, seemingly piloted by Rei, then intercepts the Wunder and retrieves Shinji. Ritsuko urges Misato to detonate the choker. However, Misato hesitates until they are out of range.

Rei brings Shinji to what remains of NERV Headquarters, where his father Gendo informs him that he is to pilot a new Evangelion, Unit-13, with Kaworu. While at NERV, Shinji bonds with Kaworu as they practice piano duets together, though he finds that Rei has no memories from before and only follows orders. When Shinji asks Kaworu what happened to people he knew, Kaworu takes him to the ruins of the Geofront and Tokyo-3, explaining that Shinji's awakening of Unit-01 caused Third Impact and further decimated the world. He also reveals the aim of the ongoing Human Instrumentality Project: to kill all life on Earth, allowing for the creation of beings that bear the Fruit of Life.

Fuyutsuki invites Shinji to play shogi with him and reveals that Shinji's mother, Yui Ayanami, is inside Unit-01 as the control system and Rei belongs to a series of her clones; the Rei which rescued him from the Wunder is only the latest clone and exhibits none of the personality traits of the original. The revelation causes Shinji's mental breakdown. On the day of the operation, Shinji is unsure whether to follow Gendo's orders or Misato's plea to not pilot an Evangelion again, so Kaworu takes the choker off Shinji and wears it as a sign of trust.

Shinji and Kaworu pilot Unit-13 into Terminal Dogma on their mission to use the Spears of Cassius and Longinus to undo Third Impact; Rei follows in Mark.09. When Unit-13 reaches Lilith's corpse, Kaworu realizes that both spears are the same type, not two different types as first expected. He pleads with Shinji to not remove them, but to no avail. Asuka and Mari arrive in their EVAs to stop Shinji. Nevertheless, Shinji removes the spears, causing Lilith to explode into LCL. By Gendo's order, Mark.09 decapitates Mark.06 to release the Twelfth Angel, which is absorbed by Unit-13.

The awakened Unit-13 flies out of the Geofront and rises into the sky, starting Fourth Impact. Kaworu reveals he is the First Angel, now "cast down" to the Thirteenth. The choker detects Unit-13's awakening and activates. Rei loses control of Mark.09, which boards Wunder on its own in an attempt to take control of the ship. Rei ejects from her EVA, and Asuka self-destructs Unit-02 to destroy Mark.09. To halt Fourth Impact, Kaworu allows the choker to kill him before Shinji's eyes. Mari then ejects Shinji's cockpit from Unit-13. WILLE recovers Unit-02 and Unit-08, then retreats. Asuka recovers an unresponsive Shinji and drags him through the remains of Tokyo 3, with Rei following.