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Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo report April 13, 2009 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Rob O’Hara shares his thoughts on this last weekend’s Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo on the campus of Oklahoma City Community College. Sounds like a fun time was had! O’Hara writes: Not to be confused with the similarly named Oklahoma Video Game Expo (OVGE), OEGE is organized and thrown by a local college... Read More
Chuck Klosterman to visit OU April 13, 2009 Writer Chuck Klosterman will visit the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday to speak about the media and journalism. Klosterman, known for his pop culture essays in books including “Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs,” is attending at the request of some of the top students in the Gaylord College of Journalism.... Read More
DVD review: Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter April 13, 2009 “Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter” is a direct-to-DVD tie-in to the “Watchmen” film that brings to life parts of the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons that were left out of the theatrical adaptation. The animated feature “Tales of the Black Freighter” adapts the comic-book story... Read More
Doug Hutchison alive again on “Lost” April 13, 2009 The first time Doug Hutchison appeared on the hit ABC television series “Lost,” his character died. That hasn’t stopped Horace Goodspeed, as portrayed by Hutchison, from being one of this season’s key characters. “It doesn’t matter if you die, you’re going to come back, potentially,” Hutchison... Read More
Link roundup, 4-13-09 April 13, 2009 Here’s a handful of interesting links for your Monday reading pleasure. Found via Agent_M: Check out one of the most obscure Nintendo rarities ever:  Mike Tyson’s Intergalactic Power Punch. MTV Splash Page points out a French Green Hornet short film that Seth Rogen and company should take a look at.... Read More
Monday movie quote challenge #25 April 13, 2009 “Oh, him? He’s harmless. Part of the free speech movement at Berkeley in the ’60s. I think he did a little too much LDS. Read More
Happy Easter! April 12, 2009 Happy Easter, from Yogi Bear.  Via Flickr. Read More
Sunday evening movie: Mad Dog and Glory April 12, 2009 Via Hulu, check out this comedy/drama/thriller (it kind of defies characterization) that stars Robert DeNiro, Bill Murray and Uma Thurman. After a mobster (Bill Murray) is saved during a convenience-store robbery by a police technician (Murray), he presents a beautiful woman (Thurman) to him for a week as a gift.... Read More
Scott Pilgrim video blog April 12, 2009 Blog One - Introduction - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World from Scott Pilgrim The Movie on Vimeo. Video blog from Edgar Wright on the training the actors are doing on “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.” Wright points out this film has three things that are difficult to do by themselves — music, action, and comedy... Read More
Scott Pilgrim movie website goes live April 10, 2009 Good news from Oni Press: Fans of the Oni Press series SCOTT PILGRIM by Bryan Lee O’Malley will be happy to know that the film adaptation is now in full swing, and the official SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD movie website is live now. The site, www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com, launched with a video blog featuring... Read More
Video game review: WWE Legends of Wrestlemania April 10, 2009 THE NEXT LEVEL Hulk Hogan and other stars of the 1980s can grapple against more recent WWE superstars like The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in “WWE Legends of WrestleMania” for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. While the gameplay is more simplistic than some of THQ’s other wrestling games, the main... Read More
AP: Downey Jr. suits up again as Iron Man April 09, 2009 Downey suits up as ‘Iron Man 2′ starts filming LOS ANGELES (AP) – Robert Downey Jr. is officially back in the superhero business. Production started Wednesday on “Iron Man 2,” the sequel to his 2008 blockbuster about the Marvel Comics character. Downey reprises his role as a billionaire genius who... Read More
Norman Library offers Guitar Hero, more games for adults April 09, 2009 Unleash your inner rock star at the Norman Public Library this week. The Norman Public Library is hosting a video game night for adults 18 and over from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday in the Lowry room. The event will feature systems including the PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. Games include Halo 3, Call... Read More
AP: Will Wright to leave EA April 09, 2009 Will Wright to leave Electronic Arts NEW YORK (AP) – Will Wright, the video game designer behind such hits as “The Sims” and “Spore,” is leaving game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. after 12 years. Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts said Wednesday that Wright is departing to run Stupid Fun... Read More
Chip Kidd at OU today April 09, 2009 Don’t know how I missed this, but the Apache House points out that design genius Chip Kidd will be speaking at 3:30 today at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum at the University of Oklahoma. Find out more about Kidd at NewsOK’s Bookmarking blog.  And if you’re free, scoot on down to Norman to hear what I’m sure... Read More
“Vampire Killers” stakes out World Wide Web April 09, 2009 Doug Hutchison’s web series “Vampire Killers” features a group of sexy vampires and those who hunt them. An edited version of episode 2 is embedded above from YouTube. To see the complete series, visit www.vampirekillers.tv. See my interview with Doug Hutchison, who currently stars as Horace Goodspeed in... Read More
New episodes of Japanese Spider-Man and 1967 Spider-Man cartoon at Marvel.com April 09, 2009 Check out episode 6 of the Japanese “Spider-Man” series, ”Shuddering Laboratory! Devilish Professor Monster” and episode 2 of the 1967 “Spider-Man” animated series, “Where Crawls the Lizard/Electro the Human Lightning Bolt” at Marvel.com or embedded above. Read More
New Star Trek clip – Kirk vs Spock April 09, 2009 James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) face off in this new “Star Trek” clip at Apple. Read More
Link roundup for April 9 April 09, 2009 Several items that were worth a look today: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson has died at age 61. Bryan Singer discusses with Ad Age how to market a fanboy franchise. Eugene Myers begins a re-watching of “Star Trek” the original series at Tor.com. Dan Didio talks to the Washington Post about... Read More
Hugh Jackman heartbroken over ‘Wolverine’ leak April 08, 2009 SYDNEY (AP) – Hugh Jackman said Wednesday that he is heartbroken his new film, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” was leaked online a month before its official release. The movie, which focuses on the beginnings of Jackman’s clawed Marvel superhero Wolverine, is not scheduled for release in the U.S. until May 1,... Read More

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