UPDATED: Monster of the Day #454
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UPDATED: Monster of the Day #454

When Tequila goes horribly, horribly wrong. As for the below, I almost used it as a separate MotD, but couldn't bring myself to do it. It's not even another 'stage' of the monster, ala Alien, but rather just the fully revealed beastie. So I'll add it here.
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TCM Late Night…
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TCM Late Night…

TCM's Friday late night cult movie slot has some interesting stuff tonight. I've especially interested in The Gamma People (1:15 AM CST), as it's a comparatively rare '50s sci-fi flick I've never seen. Plot sounds similar to that of Bride of the Monster; mad scientist attempts to turn people into super-beings, although the process…
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Monster of the Day #453
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Monster of the Day #453

Interesting / insane story; this movie was made by South Korean director Shin Shek-ok, of whom Kim Jong-il (then son of the current ruler) so admired he had him kidnapped and brought to North Korea to make movies. The film, unsurprisingly, is a thinly veiled attack on capitalism. Of course, so is nearly everything…
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Disney clearly feeling good about Avengers movie…

Or so I can only assume from the fact that they are getting it out there on multiple fronts well before its official release on May 4th. The Avengers is getting a 'premiere' showing in Los Angeles on April 11, for instance. It's closing New York's Tribeca film fest on April 28th, for another.…
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Mmm, that’s good geekery…
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Mmm, that’s good geekery…

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is probably my favorite Marvel cartoon series since the original (non-Bakshi) Spider-Man show of the '60s. Still not up to the Timm / Dini DC shows, which is saying something because I don't love DC like I do Marvel. Still, those connected animated series are easily my favorite discrete version…
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Post Weekend Open Thread (04/02/12)…
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Post Weekend Open Thread (04/02/12)…

Still catching up from the Texas trip, and had a birthday party to attend on Saturday night. Other than that, basically worked my way through *most* of the first season of Boardwalk Empire, so please, no spoilers in the comments. I should finish the last episode tonight. BE isn't quite as impactful as say,…
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