HGC Radio - Episode 8: Grand Theft Audio

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Handsome Genius Club Radio Show: 2 hours of your life that you were going to throw away anyways. Your personal Sherpa of pop culture silliness, Anthony Kingdom James, leads you to the towering peak of podcast nirvana with another fun-filled episode. Joining Kingdom on this episode are stand-up comedian GAVIN STEPHENS and friend of the show NOAH PANICO.

Gavin has wrapped up his fifth and final season of the CTV/Spike sketch comedy show Comedy Inc. and has just debuted his new one-man stage show "Gavin Stephens' Spectacular Spectacular". Gavin discusses his comedy career, his recent incredible weight loss, and his love of cartoons and vintage running shoes.

Noah joins the show to tell a few stories from his world travels working for Tickets.com, his collection of almost 1000 pairs of sneakers and his lifelong association with pro wrestling including the very true story about a pro wrestler who threatened his life in retaliation for a telephone prank.

Plus, there's Nerd News, TJ and his dog Yoshi and a whole lot more....

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Gavin Stephens' website includes videos, tour dates and a ton of fun info about the comedian himself.
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HGC Radio Ep. 8 preview

Not a bad show this week, even if we do say so ourselves.

This week we have stand-up comic GAVIN STEPHENS on to talk about married life, his nerdly habits and his new one-man show "Gavin Stephens' Spectacular Spectacular". Then our good friend and certified Handsome Genius NOAH PANICO joins the show to tell us which professional wrestler once threatened his life in response to a telephone prank, which Major League Baseball franchise's job offer he turned down and why, what you can and can't get at a "deli" in the Carolinas and his running shoe collection that puts Imelda Marcos to shame.

Plus, Nerd News, Kingdom's Dad has a birthday, TJ's dog Yoshi is all doped up and lots more fun on this week's episode. Now, as part of our preview, check out a bit of Gavin Stephens on stage for his recent CTV Comedy Now special.

You Tube Gold - Breakin' 2: Election Boogaloo

Phil Stamper VLog: David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who

The Handsome Genius Club Guide to the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

We here at the Handsome Genius Club would like to help you, our loyal and growing audience, with the weighty decision that you must make when you step in to that voting booth next Tuesday. Obama/Biden? McCain/Palin? Who will you vote for? Who SHOULD you vote for?


We decided to get a pair of our most handsomey geniuses we know to speak in a rather serious manner about the upcoming election. We recruited Jimmy Scoops to speak on behalf of Mr. McCain and Phil Stamper on behalf of Mr. Obama. Both men live and vote in the pivotal swing state of Pennsylvania. Then, out of nowhere and much to our surprise, Tha O Show contributer (and New York State native) Brian Plunkett delivered to us a third side of the coin.

Phil Stamper for Barack Obama

Jimmy Scoops for John McCain

Brian Plunkett for None Of The Above

So please, take some time out of your busy day to read/watch these three men. Consider what they say with an open mind and then make your decision. ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4TH.

"Why I'm Voting For Barack Obama" by Phil Stamper

"Why I'm Voting For John McCain" by Jimmy Scoops

Aside from me being a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who clings to his guns (though I’m not religious), there are four major reasons I plan to pull the lever for the Maverick from Arizona on Nov. 4. Those reasons are his plans for the economy, national defense, energy, and his experience.

Yes, it is the economy, stupid

As for the economy, John McCain wants to cut taxes for all United States citizens. As Americans learned during the Great Depression, you can’t tax your way out of a bad economy. Obama’s promise to the American people is to only raise taxes on the country’s richest citizens. But he hasn’t answered how he is going to give a tax cut to the rest of the country when much of the nation is already paying nothing in taxes. I think Barney Frank gave away the plan recently when he said, on live TV, that there needs to be an increase in spending and “later on there should be tax increases. I think there are a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax at a point down the road and recover some of that money.”


There is no way Obama can pay for all of the spending he has planned by simply taking money from the nation’s highest achievers. Especially if he plans to take that money to “spread the wealth around,” which is what he famously told “Joe the Plumber” he will do. And how does it make sense to spend more money at a time when the politicians in Washington should be tightening the nation’s purse strings. Congress needs to learn to make do with less, just like millions of Americans do when times are tough.

Who would make a better Commander in Chief?

Besides being the person who approves the budget, the President of the United States also serves as Commander in Chief. Think deeply about this one – who would you rather have making decisions that affect this nation’s security? John McCain, who served honorably in the military and has been involved in many national security issues as a member of the senate, or Barack Obama, who has been a senator for two years and spent most of that time campaigning for president?

John McCain was right about the need to send more troops to Iraq, and whether or not the left will admit it, the troop surge worked and is still working, and we are ever closer to winning the war in Iraq. It’s a war we must win, but Obama says that he wants to wave a white flag and pull us out of the war. It’s a war that whether or not you like it, is against terrorism, as we are fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq. And we are winning and we will win, if McCain is our Commander in Chief.

We can’t keep buying gas from people who hate us

Of course, national security is tied closely to energy. The anti-war crowd likes to shout “no blood for oil,” and they’re right about that – we’re not getting oil from the blood of the men and women dying for this country. Have gas prices gone down since we invaded Iraq? Exactly.

Regardless of how the left likes to disrespect our troops by attaching false motives to their missions, we do know that energy policy affects national security. It’s no secret that a lot of the countries who supply us with oil are not fans of America. They hate our freedom and they use energy as a weapon. We must put a stop to this.

McCain’s answer is through several methods, some of which Obama agrees with but others of which he and his allies do not. McCain wants to increase drilling in this country, for example. Obama has consistently opposed offshore drilling and only agreed to include it in his plan after he realized that Americans understood McCain’s common sense approach. We have oil here, let’s get to it! Early in the campaign, Obama claimed, that it didn’t make sense to drill for oil here because we wouldn’t be able to use it for at least six years. OK? Is six years really that long of a time?

McCain also supports nuclear energy, which Obama does not. Nuclear energy is safe, and even France knows this. They produce 75 percent of their electricity from nuclear power. They also earn over 3 billion Euros each year exporting the electricity they generate from nuclear power. Well regulated nuclear energy could work in this country too, and McCain knows this. Obama does not want to explore nuclear energy, because, as much as he claims to be for change, he very much subscribes to the ideology of the old-school left, who firmly believe that all things nuclear are bad.

The right experience to do the job

Finally, I’m voting for McCain because he has the experience that is needed in these times. He’s worked with both parties to get things done in Washington, reaching across the aisle to work with Democrats on campaign finance reform, education, the environment, and budgets. He’ll continue to work with both parties to do what’s best for America. I find it rather obnoxious that a year ago, most Democrats would have told you that John McCain was one of their favorite Republicans. But as soon as he made his bid for the White House, they turned on him. It’s to be expected I guess, but it’s still troublesome, and I question how willing Barack Obama will be to work with people on all sides to get things done, in the same way that McCain already has.

I’ll admit that during the primary season, McCain wasn’t my first choice for president. Nor was he my second, third, or fourth choice. I didn’t see him as conservative enough. But now, Democrats are trying to act as if he’s too conservative, which is a joke.

I find it sad that the Democrats want to criticize McCain’s running mate as being “too inexperienced,” while she has just as much, if not more experience than Obama, the man at the TOP of the Democrat ticket! Their treatment of her is another shocking illustration of the politics of personal destruction. They say they want someone who represents the average person, and when they get one, they ridicule her for being too much like the average person.

In closing, I’m voting for John McCain because he is right for America. He may not give flowery speeches and he may not be young and handsome like me, but he’s the right man for the job.

"Why I'm Not Voting" by Brian Plunkett

In 1775, the colonies of America were at a crossroads. Heavy government intervention has all but stripped colonists of their rights, and they knew something had to be done. Six years later, after a bloody and grueling revolution, The Unites States of America came to be. The government was simplistic; built around the rights of the individual with the government standing by only when necessary to keep the country on the right track. It was an excellent system, and for two centuries, despite a few bumps in the road, it worked great.

Fast forward to 2008. Now, people blindly expect the government to do everything for them, and no one seems to really care about the rights of the individual. The can do attitude that allowed made our country great was pushed to the wayside for a feel good attitude; we make a lot of noise, but don’t really do anything. These two ideas strongly resonate in our government system, where politics has gone from a noble means of serving the people to being no more of a career than being a shrewd businessman. These politicians are sleekly hiding their agenda of looking out for number one, and this is why I am abstaining from voting come November 4th.


First, I will examine the darling of the media, Barack Obama. It has become the trendy thing to support Obama; he’s the voice of a new generation, and he will supposedly lead America back to greatness. Folks, the only thing he cares about leading to greatness is his own career. He’s made it clear in the past that he will throw anything and anyone under the bus to make himself look favorable. He denounced his own religion, believing that as a Christian, he stood a better chance of getting into office. Jeremiah Wright had several unsavory comments be aired publicly, and Obama cut ties with him after over 20 years of supposedly attending church every week. If he’s willing to sell himself and his religious principles out in order to advance his career, I shudder to think what he would do to the average American.
Of course, the calling cry for Obama is that he promises change. Well, that’s great, but what are you changing? There’s a lot about this country that needs fixing, but it’s only minor tweaking that’s needed, as opposed to a complete overhaul, and change for the sake of change is a fool’s game. But again, it’s that rally cry that will get him farther, so to hell with the consequences. Besides, the things that truly need changing, like the overabundance of social programs, are not things that his platform is intent to change anyway. As a closing note on Obama, why is a man who promotes “change” having a man who symbolizes business as usual as his running mate? Whoops, guess he’s not that committed to change after all. But point that out, and suddenly you’re an unpopular, ignorant redneck.

Then there’s John McCain. Ten years ago, John McCain might have made a fine president. Unfortunately, it’s painfully clear that he has not really been paying attention to what’s going on in the country. His debates and speeches seem to be pure rhetoric, which is a shame, because a tighter, more Conservative economic budget is really what this country needs right now. But again, that’s not what people want to hear. They want to hear those sweet little lies, and that there’s plenty of money and everybody can have some in exchange for nothing. I digress.
McCain’s speeches show that he’s somewhat out of touch with the times. I feel as though the solutions that McCain has are born of a “How can I improve the methods of George W. Bush” mentality, and trying to emulate any president is usually a recipe for disaster. McCain would be best suited to run with his own unique policies, but unfortunately, again, being Republican means that in the public eye, you’re uncaring, and so anything that doesn’t jump off the page as being moderate to Democratic in philosophy gets buried.

I could spend far more time stating why the candidates are poor choices, but quite frankly, it’s irrelevant. God himself could run for President, and in the shape the United States is in, it would not matter. And before I go any further, let’s clarify one thing-it is NOT all Bush’s fault. Sorry to knock you Democrats out of your ivory tower, but this has been building for a while now. Nobody in this country knows what we are getting ourselves into. We want the government to provide more and more without wondering where exactly that money is coming from (side note: most of it comes from those millionaires that got cursed out when they got a higher tax break than people who only earn five figures; they still pay more than you make in a year). People are becoming more and more content to have the government portion out who gets what, in the interest of everyone being equal. Isn’t that socialism? Yes, let’s allow our country to become more socialist, because that worked out really well in the USSR.

You want a prime example of this? Health care. People are crying for socialized medicine, thinking that it will work much better than a free market, capitalist system. So let’s say one day, God forbid, that the United States implements socialized medicine. Everyone can get free health care, regardless of the ailment. That sounds great. In that context, why not do it? Except for one problem. Who’s going to pay the doctors and hospitals? If doctors are suddenly told that they can only make $50,000 in such a high stress environment, there will be far less doctors practicing. Not only that, but the people who earn high salaries and get more of their income taken away to pay for health care, will not want it. They will almost without question opt for private health care, which provides far greater coverage. Suddenly, you have nobody who wants to pick up the tab, and you have fewer people who want to be doctors. But never mind that. Free health care for all is all we need to know!

The United States is being overrun by a “something for nothing” mentality. That mentality is the antithesis of capitalism, and capitalism is what made this country strong. Our country is drifting away from capitalism, and we’re starting to feel the effects badly. Putting emphasis on making sure that everybody feels like they’re doing good is a terrific way to make sure nothing good actually gets done Quite frankly, voting this year is the equivalent to putting a shiny new bumper sticker on a car that’s about to be driven in a demolition derby. It’s painfully irrelevant, but we think it means something because we’ve let this destructive mentality slip under the radar, and until this country wakes up and realizes that, and politicians start acting in the interest of the people instead of themselves, we’re in this mess for the long haul.

HGC Radio - Episode 7: (character) Assassination

Today on the Handsome Genius Club Radio Show, AKJ welcomes his friends Big Ron Larmondin and "Tha O Show" host Big Daddy Donnie for a round table discussion about hockey, porn and "white boy humor". Naturally, the conversation quickly becomes a celebrity roast of our hero, Kingdom James. Plus, there's Nerd News, a little talk with TJ and a whole lot more....

WEEKLY LINK-O-RAMA
Our technical producer, TJ, fronts a band called Secret Suburbia.
Big Daddy Donnie can be heard each and every week on Tha O Show.

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HGC Radio - Episode 6: Why So Sirius?

"Why so Sirius?" Because your host and hero, Anthony Kingdom James, knows that he needs to inject just a dash of professionalism into the HGC broadcasts so that he can attract advertisers and maybe, down the road, sell out and move the whole operation to satellite radio. So Uncle Kingdom is buckling down. More show prep. Tighter news segments. Snappier interviews. New regular features. Just like the Six Million Dollar Man, we're rebuilding this show... stronger... faster... nerdier!!!

So what does Kingdom have in store for us on today's show? How about an interview with the artist at forefront of the "nerdcore" hip hop scene? Rapper MC CHRIS joins the Handsome Genius Club to talk about his music, his current tour, his long-time association with Cartoon Network, his opinion of the latest crop of superhero movies and a lot more.

Plus: This week's "Nerd News", a brand-new segment called "The Pitch", a classy discussion about "retard strength", what costumes fat guys can wear on Hallowe'en, TJ's dog Yoshi survives a coyote attack and find out how Kingdom lost a bet... to his Mom!!! All this, plus a whole lot more on this week's edition of the Handsome Genius Club Radio show.

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mc chris' website has plenty of info on the man and his music, plus some free downloads and tour info.
When TJ isn't fighting wolves and shit, he fronts a band called Secret Suburbia.
Big Daddy Donnie and Dan-e-o interview Kimbo-crusher Seth Petruzelli on this week's episode of Tha O Show.

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HGC Radio - Episode 5: The One With The Stripper

If it's Friday, it must be time for another episode of the Handsome Genius Club Radio Show! Anthony Kingdom James is back behind the mic with a delicious serving of freshly baked Nerd News and a pair of extra spicy interviews that will leave you hungry for seconds.

First, the Handsome Genius Club's official stripper, KAT, is in the studio as co-host this week. Kat is a hot little redheaded dancer who's here to work the pole and answer questions about stripping, enjoying sex with other girls and whether or not there'll ever be sex in the champagne room. Then, former indy wrestling promoter and current Hollywood mover-and-shaker TIMOTHY CHIZMAR, joins the show to discuss his "Championship Comedy" stand-up shows, how Rob Van Dam measures up as a stand-up comic and the television projects he has in development. Then Chizmar hi-jacks the show to get Kingdom's thoughts on a slew of comic book-based movies including a discussion of which was better: Iron Man or The Dark Knight...

Plus, Tha O Show's BIG DADDY DONNIE does a run-in, TJ chimes in from the control booth and Kingdom talks smack on Dane Cook yet again! WARNING: THIS SHOW CONTAINS ADULT TOPICS AND OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE!

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If you're in California, you MUST check out one of Tim Chizmar's Championship Comedy shows.
TJ fronts a band called Secret Suburbia.
Give our brothers at Tha O Show a listen, too.

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You Tube Gold: Cardboard Star Wars

This may be the finest and funniest example of someone having too much time on their hands that we have ever seen in our lives. Fellow Handsome Geniuses, may we please present CARDBOARD STAR WARS!!!

From Printed Page To Silver Screen #3

There is quite a bit of news this month including a description of some new footage from Watchmen, some info on the new 300 Film and another few titbits including a British favourite joining a new production. With so much news I decided to keep my article short and to the point however…

I was pondering how to start this article when I went shopping for my son’s birthday present last week. When we got to the shops I bought him a Laser Tag set, a remote control car and the new Transformers annual. Can you guess which of these inspired me this week?

Upon buying the annual, I had a quick flick through and upon seeing Optimus Prime again I remembered what it was that bothered me about film. His Mouth!! Optimus has a mouth! Now I know the reasoning is that adults wouldn’t be able to accept the fact the he could talk without one but I have a perfectly reasonable response for that...


"Are you kidding?"

Optimus Prime is a giant robot and you’re trying to tell me that the average viewer couldn't accept that he talks from behind a face plate? Has nobody seen Star Wars? You never see Darth Vader’s mouth but does that stop him being one scary S.O.B? No!

But this is a side rant, my main point was the mouth and more importantly the fact that even if I didn’t like it, it looked good, as did the whole film. The CGI is spot on. So now we get to the point of my rant. Past movies that expose Hollywood’s refusal to wait until CGI technology had caught up with what they wanted to do.

Now I have no problems with things like Blade Runner and Star Wars which were made long before there was any CGI and they used the technology they had as best they could but they didn’t do too much and make it look awful, unlike Ang Lee did with ‘Hulk’.

‘Hulk’ to me is a shining example of stretching the CGI too far. They should have waited until the technology caught up with them and then made the film. The proof is in the pudding and just compare the ‘Hulk’ to ‘The Incredible Hulk’ and you immediately see what I mean.

Now take Transformers. They did that at the right time, the CGI in that film looks spot on and every screen shot I have seen from the ‘Revenge of the Fallen’ looks amazing. So what do we thing of some of the upcoming films like Green Lantern and Watchmen. Will Dr. Manhattan look good? The shot’s I’ve posted at the bottom of this article seem to indicate that he will look great. Will Hal’s powers look like a Saturday morning cartoon or the hard ass galaxy saving powers they should be?

I want to know what you think fellow Handsome Geniuses. How do you think the mix of live action and CGI has developed?

News

When Does the 300 Follow-Up Take Place?
Source: IESB.net
October 2, 2008


IESB.net talked to Watchmen director Zack Snyder about the proposed follow-up to his hit graphic novel adaptation, 300.

Snyder told the site he has spoken with the graphic novel's creator, Frank Miller, who will be writing and drawing the graphic novel that the second film will be based on. Work on the script for the movie won't start until after completion of the book, as Snyder doesn't want to have any input into the novel and wants it to be Miller's creation.

The director added that it will take place between the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Plataea, the battle that narrator Dilios (David Wenham) is at the end of 300. There's a whole year between the two battles and plenty of room for more story.

Snyder said he would definitely direct the follow-up.


Mandalay Picks Up Ramayan 3392 AD
Source:Variety
October 6, 2008


Variety says that Mandalay Pictures has picked up film rights to Liquid Comics' graphic novel "Ramayan 3392 AD" for Mark Canton to produce.

Liquid was spun off from Richard Branson's Virgin Comics, which shuttered last month, and its executives are continuing to set up the company's library of graphic novels as film, TV or game properties.

Sony Online Entertainment optioned "Ramayan," first published in 2006, last year to turn the game into a massively multiplayer online role-playing title.

John Collee is adapting the comic book, based on an epic Hindu poem about the adventures of legendary blue-skinned warrior Prince Rama, who fights to rescue his wife from the demon king who kidnapped her.

Collee wrote Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Happy Feet and the upcoming thriller Creation, with Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany.

Canton will produce with Mandalay Pictures, while Liquid exectuvies Gotham Chopra and Sharad Devarajan will executive produce the film with Atmosphere Entertainment.


New Watchmen Footage Screened!
Source:Silas Lesnick
October 2, 2008

Warner Bros. just unveiled a first look at Watchmen to an eager audience at their studio lot in West Hollywood. Director Zack Snyder joined costume designer Michael Wilkinson and Production Designer Alex McDowell for the event, showing off the first 12 minutes and a few subsequent scenes, totaling nearly a half hour of brand-new footage.

Opening with stylish black-on-yellow production logos, the shot begins on the classic smiley face button-pinned to a man selling newspapers on the street. Tracking immediately upward, we're taken inside Edward Blake's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) apartment. Just as in the first panels of the original comic book, we see the Comedian sitting at home alone in the final moments of his life. The scene (and nearly every shot showcased) is jam-packed with hidden references. On the wall is a '50's style pin-up of Sally Jupiter (Carla Gugino) and on the television we see a pundit-style press show with footage of Richard Nixon giving a Presidential speech. Discussions are held about a "Doomsday Clock" and ongoing tensions with Russia. Here, Doctor Manhattan (Billy Crudup) is introduced as America's best defense in the Cold War.

Coming back to Blake's apartment, we find him changing the channel to a film that plays the song "Unforgettable." The song continues to play throughout the scene as a masked assailant breaks in the front door and fights with Blake. The fight is much longer than in the comic and includes a number of Snyder's signature slow-motion shots.

The fight ends with Blake losing and blood dripping from his chin onto his own smiley face button. He's thrown back, crashing through the window and falling to the pavement below. The button falls in slow-motion, landing by his side before being surrounded by a pool of blood from his dead body.

Cue Bob Dylan's "The Times, They Are A'Changin'" as we enter the opening credits, beginning with a shot of the 50's-style Minute Men taking a group photo. There's a lot of great bits against Dylan's words, all captured in an almost-still kind of slow-motion. We're taken through the whole history of superheroes in this world with many shots representing an alternate take on real-life historical events; Doctor Manhattan shakes hands with President Kennedy (using actual footage) and we then see his assassination by the Comedian (standing on the grassy knoll). Lesbian superheroine Silhouette kisses a nurse at the end of World War II (parodying the LIFE magazine photo) and then a shot of her subsequent murder. Ozymandias (Matthew Goode) stands outside Studio 54. The Enola Gay flies past, painted with the image of Sally Jupiter. Andy Warhol (with Truman Capote) shows off a painting of Nite Owl. Doctor Manhattan stands on the moon, filming the first astronauts. Sally Jupiter's retirement party is framed like DaVinci's "The Last Supper."

The scene ends with a new wave of superheroes taking the same shot the credits begin with, 30 years later and then pulls out to reveal a store window filled with televisions and the spraypainted: "WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN?" in red across the glass. A molotov cocktail is thrown through the window and the scene erupts in flames.

The next scene showcased had Doctor Manhattan sitting on Mars, looking at a photograph and speaking in an inner monologue, remembering (with flashbacks) the events of his life that led to this particular moment. We see him in an amusement park in 1959 with his girlfriend, Janey. We see an accident that happens in his laboratory that leads to him becoming all-powerful, returning as a blue, glowing God-like force. We see him being drafted by the government and asked to step in to end the Vietnam war. We see him using his powers to obliterate tanks, villages and people. We learn that he cheated on his wife with the second Silk Spectre, Laurie (Malin Akerman) and, wanting to escape humanity, has traveled to Mars where he meditates in the desert. Floating above the ground with his legs crossed, Dr. Manhattan calls forth an enormous clockwork structure from the sand, building a golden monument against the red desert.

The last scene featured Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson) and Laurie having just had sex aboard Nite Owl's ship. Snyder explained that the characters are set up so that their superheroics are somewhat fetishized and that both characters get a sexual thrill out of crime-fighting. The two decide to break into a maximum security prison and bust out Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) who has been arrested. The Owl ship lands at the prison and major fights ensue as Rorschach is freed from his cell and other prisoners riot. A midget runs from Rorschach, but he chases him into the bathroom. We see him cornered before the door shuts and, after a silence, there's a flush as Rorschach emerges. Water and blood spills from the crack at the bottom of the bathroom door.

Snyder and crew answered a number of questions and let slip a few interesting bits :

"The Black Freighter" cartoon runs about 20 minutes. It will be released on DVD with a "60 Minutes" style news program, looking back on the release of the original Nite Owl's memoirs, "Under the Hood" a decade later.

As he's stated in the past, the plan for "Black Freighter" is to have it cut in with the rest of the full movie for an ultimate DVD cut somewhere down the line.

The current running time is two hours and 45 minutes but that may change in either direction.

Snyder promised there would never be a sequel saying, "No chance of a sequel or prequel or 'Watchmen Babies' or anything like that."

Though the film was not shot in IMAX, there will be an IMAX release, "in some way."

Other songs that appear in the film include Nena's "99 Luftballons" and Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence." The latter song plays at Blake's funeral and required special permission from the artists to be used; permission that has only been granted once before (For The Graduate in 1967).

Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.


Full Punisher: War Zone Site Launched
Source:Lionsgate
October 7, 2008


Lionsgate has launched the full official website for director Lexi Alexander's Punisher: War Zone, opening in theaters on December 5 and starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok and Julie Benz.

At PunisherWarZonemovie.com, you can "Enter the War Zone" and explore the world of Frank Castle (Stevenson), watch videos, get downloads, view photos, and read more about the comic book adaptation.



Matt Lucas Joins Astro Boy Voice Cast
Source:Imagi Studios
October 7, 2008

Matt Lucas has joined the cast of Imagi Studios' CG-animated motion picture Astro Boy, it was announced by Erin Corbett, President of Imagi Studios U.S. Previously announced for the all-star cast were Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy with Freddie Highmore in the title role.

Actor-writer Matt Lucas, winner of multiple BAFTA Awards for the popular BBC comedy series "Little Britain," has appeared widely on the stage as well as in feature films and television, most recently starring in HBO's "Little Britain USA" series.

David Bowers (Flushed Away) is directing Astro Boy from a screenplay written by Timothy Harris (Trading Places, Kindergarten Cop), with Maryann Garger producing.

The iconic character Astro Boy has found global popularity since his creation in the early 1950s by Japan's Osamu Tezuka, known as the "god of manga" and "father of anime," and has been the hero of three acclaimed animated television series aired around the world.

Set in the future, Imagi Studio's Astro Boy is a classic superhero origin story about a young robot with incredible powers and his adventure-filled journey in search of his identity and destiny, taking him into a netherworld of robot gladiators before he returns to save Metro City.

Astro Boy, slated for domestic release on October 23, 2009, is being distributed worldwide by Summit Entertainment except for Imagi's reserved territories of Japan, Hong Kong and China.

HGC Radio is having the Best Porn Week Ever!

Our good friend, and the first-ever guest of the Handsome Genius Club Radio Show, has updated his new website: BestPornWeekEver.com. BPWE is a v-log that follows Ivan on his life and times as an adult film director. Well HGC Radio gets in on the action as Ivan was being filmed for Best Porn Week Ever while he was on the phone doing his Handsome Genius Club interview.

If you're over 18, check out Ivan having the Best Porn Week Ever. And for our complete interview with Ivan, check out Episode #1 of our show.

HGC Radio - Episode 4: He Shoots, He Scores!

If it's Friday that must mean it's time for another episode of the Handsome Genius Club Radio Show! This episode is sure to thrillify you down to your delicatesticles!!! Kingdom has all the week's nerd news for you including words on the next Marvel and DC characters making their way in front of the cameras, a sequel that is being written that even Hollywood doesn't appear to want and one that's being made that's already causing "panda-monium".

Then, the HGC welcomes Colorado Avalanche broadcast host PETER RUTTGAIZER aboard for a preview of the upcoming National Hockey League season. Peter will tell us which teams and players to watch out for in the campaign ahead and even gives us his pre-season picks for who be in the Stanley Cup finals in the spring of '09. And then, with scheduled guest Jason Rouse going AWOL, Kingdom ambushes our resident television critic TIM McCARTHY for his opinions on a few of this fall's more interesting series.

All this, plus TJ tries to convince Kingdom he's not too old try smoking pot for the first time, how eating a McRib sandwich is like sex with a fat chick, John McCain's life expectency, chicks with big asses and much much more. WARNING: THIS SHOW CONTAINS ADULT TOPICS AND OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE!

WEEKLY LINK-O-RAMA
Peter Ruttgaizer hosts Colorado Avalanche games for Altitude Sports and Entertainment.
Jason Rouse no-showed us, but we still love him. Check out his website.
TJ fronts a band called Secret Suburbia.
Give our brothers at Tha O Show a listen, too.

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