virgintoxiclove: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Woman's body snatched from New Jersey cemetery

A woman’s body was stolen from her grave last week, 16 years after she was laid to rest in a New Jersey cemetery.

Home Run Showdown - Trailer

Pitting kids against grownups in professional baseball's most exciting event, "Home Run Showdown" is a big-hitting comedy for the whole family.
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Flying chefs serve up fine dining in sky

Airlines are taking the in-flight meal to new heights by bringing chefs on board to serve up gourmet food in the sky.

Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Travel Photo of the Day. Click through the gallery above to see stunning shots from around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image. Have a gorgeous travel photo of your own to share? Submit it for the gallery at CNN iReport!

Chips Anyone?

Plate of Potato Chips

According to a special report by Rachel King for Between the Lines, "Texas Instruments continues to dominate the industrial chip market." Well no surprise there, the semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments has dominated the market for decades. Texas Instruments, for those of you who don't know, brought both the invention of the transistor radio and the integrated circuit to the world.

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Teen Wolf: Spoilers For The Next Two Episodes!

Spoilers for the Teen Wolf episodes Fury and Battlefield
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Game of Thrones star Charles Dance is 'daddy of all gangsters' in St George's Day

Charles Dance in St George's Day film.jpg REDDITCH-BORN stage and screen star Charles Dance, known to sci-fi fans for his role as Ripley's confidante Dr Clemens in Alien 3 and now on TV as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, will next be seen on the big screen in the crime thriller St George's Day.

Metrodome Distribution today announced it is to release the film in the UK on September 7, 2012.

The film's Facebook page says of Dance's involvement: "A sterling cameo role in the film is held by him. We hardly ever think of C.D. as a gangster... this role though is of Trenchard, the daddy of them all.

"Knowing, strongly connected, and has stayed under the wire his entire illicit career. Dance exhibits his usual great command of a role, you are really going to enjoy this."

Official description

St. George's Day is Frank Harper's directorial debut. Starring Harper (Bend It Like Beckham, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Football Factory), Craig Fairbrass (Cliffhanger), Vincent Regan (300), Neil Maskell (Kill List), Luke Treadaway (Attack The Block), Keeley Hazell (Like Crazy), Charles Dance (Game of Thrones), Jamie Foreman (Nil by Mouth, Eastenders) and Ashley Walters (Anuvahood) this is a suspense-filled drama of two cousins and their one last big job before retirement beckons.

At the top of their game, respected and revered by fellow gangsters, cousins Ray Collishaw (Craig Fairbrass) and Mickey Mannock (Frank Harper) plan the biggest robbery of their careers when a drugs drop goes awry.

Pursued by the angry Russian mob, Mickey persuades reluctant Ray to do one last job for the family. Under the guise of an England v Germany football friendly, masked by football hooliganism, Ray, Mickey, and their crack team of criminal masterminds embark on the ultimate heist.

But with the Russians hot on their trail, a wily detective (Jamie Foreman) with a vendetta, and a mole in their midst - can the boys pull it off one last time?

St George's Day is a film of balls-in-the-hand bet...

The CW Gives Viewers Something Horrible On Oct. 9

The CW will be showing Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
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New Pilot Promo Images For The CW’s Beauty And The Beast

Promotional images for The CW's Beauty and the Beast pilot, starring Kristin Kreuk & Jay Ryan
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Middle of Nowhere - Trailer

Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, MIDDLE OF NOWHERE follows Ruby, a bright medical student who sets aside her dreams and suspends her career when her husband is incarcerated. As the committed couple stares into the hollow end of an eight-year prison sentence, Ruby must learn to live another life, one marked by shame and separation. But through a chance encounter and a stunning betrayal that shakes her to her core, this steadfast wife is soon propelled in new and often shocking directions of self-discovery--caught between two worlds and two men in the search for herself.
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N.C. man thrown back in jail after refusing to leave

In his first hours of freedom following a two-month stint behind bars, a North Carolina man didn't even make it past the jail grounds before getting thrown back in.

Step Up: Revolution - Office Mob

Emily (Kathryn McCormick) arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs, called "The Mob." When a wealthy business man threatens to develop the Mob's historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people, Emily must band together with Sean and The Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.
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The Expendables 2 - Behind the Scenes

The Expendables are back and this time it's personal... Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) -- with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time - six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that's nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way....
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What Marc Webb might have to do if he wants to direct Spidey 2

What Marc Webb might have to do if he wants to direct Spidey 2
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Big Data On Campus Is Like A Keg Stand For Your Brain

Take a crash course in digital humanities with McGill professor Stefan Sinclair.

In the burgeoning academic discipline of digital humanities, creating software tools is as important as getting published in a journal. To better understand what this means, take a peek at the pedagogical playbook of Stefan Sinclair, associate professor of digital humanities in McGill University’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Sinclair is a new kind of lit professor (as is this guy) who's bringing a humanist’s sensibility to computing--and leveraging Big Data methods to ask new kinds of questions about literature. At the same time, he’s equipping a new generation of humanities students with the eclectic skill set and entrepreneurial spirit to take on a 21st century job market. They're going to need it.

FAST COMPANY: What is “digital humanities,” exactly?

STEFAN SINCLAIR: There’s a natural tendency to assume it’s a new field, but it’s actually been around for quite a long time. The first research combining computers and the humanities was in the 1940s, and a journal called Computers and Humanities started publishing in the 1960s. But there has been a lot of attention and momentum in the past 3 or 4 years that hasn’t been there before. The core of digital humanities is the critical exploration of how computers and technology can enhance but also influence our modes of research in traditional humanities. My own work has been focused on facilitating the exploration and analysis of digital texts. Part of that is to provide tools to allow people fairly easily to ask questions about things like the frequency of terms or clusters of terms in a document or body of work, how those terms are distributed, and which terms and themes are most distinctive to individual documents in a larger body of work.

I'm also interested in how to design and implement tools such that the computer can suggest some possibly interesting trajectories to follow. In other words, the user/reader...

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Bird hits boy in face on NJ rollercoaster

A 12-year-old Monmouth County boy was struck by a bird while riding a rollercoaster at Six Flags in Jackson Township, N.J.

MONTREAL COMIC ARTISTS – West Coast Book Tour

August 17-25, members of Canadian independent comic book collective Colosse tour from San Francisco to Vancouver BC with multimedia readings of their acclaimed and edgy works, followed by book signings. Authors include Sophie Yanow (In Situ, a graphically daring, poetic journal strip) and Francois Samson-Dunlop and Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau (Pinkerton, an indie-rock rom com about getting over a truly 90s breakup in a post-90s world). Don’t miss this rare West Coast appearance!
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Internet domain registrations reveal 8 possible titles for Hobbit 3

Internet domain registrations reveal 8 possible titles for Hobbit 3
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Freelancers - Trailer

The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of loyalty, trust and respect. When the truth about his father's death is revealed, revenge takes over him, and he won't stop until justice has been truly served.
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Tom After Breakfast: Tom Bergeron Reflects On His “Favorite Experience In Television”

Dancing With The Stars host Tom Bergeron reflects on his time hosting a morning show
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Middle of Nowhere - Trailer

Beyonce-influenced musical movie Leave It On The Floor vogues into London

Leave It On The Floor poster.jpg DESCRIBED as a mash-up of Paris Is Burning, Rent and Dreamgirls, the big-screen musical Leave It On The Floor vogues its way into London this week.

Peccadillo Pictures is holding a premiere on August 1 to launch an exclusive two-week theatrical run (August 1 to 16) at the Leicester Square Theatre. Leave It On The Floor then heads to DVD on September 10. The trailer is included below.

The film takes viewers into the world of the ball scene or ballroom community. This is an LGBT subculture in the USA in which people band together in groups called houses and compete at events known as balls, strutting their stuff in performances that include the voguing dance popularised by Madonna's 1990 hit single.

Leave It On The Floor stars Ephraim Sykes as Bradley Darnell Lyle, Phillip Evelyn as Princess Eminence, Andre Myers as Carter and Miss Barbie-Q as Queef Latina.

R&B star Beyonce acknowledged the ball culture with her stage persona and album Sasha Fierce, saying she had been inspired by the 'drag-house circuit.' Fittingly, the singer's music director and dance master are both involved with this new film, which shines a spotlight on this underground scene. It also features Beyonce's hit song Sweet Dreams.

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High flying and low down, Leave it on the Floor is a one of a kind celebration - a gay African-American musical about finding your true family.

Sheldon Larry's audacious, raunchy and big-hearted musical - with songs by Beyonce's music director Kim Burse and choreography by Beyonce's dance master Frank Gatson Jr - takes us into the fabulously funky world of voguing. Remember the documentary Paris is Burning? Here the setting is contemporary downtown L.A.

Our hunky, homeless hero Brad, discarded by his homophobic mom, falls in with the members of the House of Eminence, ruled by the stern ageing diva Queef Latina, who keeps a careful, loving watch over her makeshift family of runaways and throwaways. When two of her crew...

Watch Tom Hardy's fascinating Trek screen test with Patrick Stewart

Watch Tom Hardy's fascinating Trek screen test with Patrick Stewart
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Sunday, July 29, 2012

DiDio on The Next Big Crossover, Plus Digital And Creator Rights

It's time for ICV2's annual sit down with the DC publisher, or in this case, co-publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee. As is usually the case, DiDio is more the quotable provocateur. And boy, did he drop a bunkerbuster of a bomb in this one...
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Comic Book Bites: Directing duo talk Captain America 2; Powers adaptation still on life support

Directors Joe and Anthony Russo Captain Ameica The Winter Soldier.jpg THOUGH the Marvel faithful have been very excited that the fan-favorite Winter Soldier storyline - based on the illustrious writings of Ed Brubaker - is being adapted for the Captain America sequel, Joe and Anthony Russo's attachment to direct the film has left some scratching their heads.

Best known for their comedic roots, the directing duo (pictured above) have maneuvered shows like Arrested Development and Community to cult-following status, but the two lack familiarity with the action-adventure genre.

So is Cap's next feature in need of some humor, perhaps because Joss Whedon's wit worked so well in The Avengers?

"It definitely is," says Anthony at the Television Critics Association Press Tour. "I mean, we're trying to grow him as a character, and certainly he's come a long way.

"But part of the appeal of these movies is the ensemble," he said in another hint at the influence of The Avengers. "Captain America isn't the only character in the film, there are other characters that are perhaps lighter in nature."

But what caused the directors of You, Me and Dupree to put their sights on one of Marvel's cinematic cornerstones?

"We were comic book geeks from a young age and big fantasy geeks," Anthony explained. "We were really passionate about the movie, incredibly passionate about the movie. They felt that, and they felt like it was the right match."

With production slated for next year and a release date sometime in April 2014, we'll see if the Russos can bring the action and suspense like they bring the funny.

Another of Marvel's properties under development - though with far less success so far - is a small-screen adaptation of the Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming title Powers.

Production on the series is now at a standstill although Variety reports that cable network FX is still hopeful an adaptation can be produced.

Last year the network rejected the initial pilot starring Jason Patric and Lucy Punch as det...

ABC Fall 2012 Premiere Dates: Once Upon A Time & More!

ABC has announced return dates for Once Upon A Time and more
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Trip out on 2001: A Space Odyssey recut as a modern blockbuster trailer

Trip out on 2001: A Space Odyssey recut as a modern blockbuster trailer
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Hot & Best: Supes, noir comics, Ironman, Wolvie & B5!

Hot & Best: Supes, noir comics, Ironman, Wolvie & B5!
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Doctor Who: Actress Mary Tamm dies at 62; David Bradley reveals he will play space pirate in seventh series

Mary Tamm Tom Baker Doctor Who.jpg TRIBUTES have been paid to Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm, who died in a London hospital today at the age of 62 after an 18-month battle with cancer.

She played Romana (pictured above and below), a Time Lady who was companion to Tom Baker's fourth Doctor from 1978 to 1979. Tamm opted not to return for another series and the role was recast with Lalla Ward.

The daughter of Estonian refugees, Bradford-born Tamm trained at RADA. Her first professional job was at the new Birmingham Repertory theatre where she spent nine months working alongside Derek Jacobi, Joan Sims and Ronnie Barker.

She also appeared on the big screen in The Odessa File and The Likely Lads and after leaving Doctor Who was in numerous other TV shows including EastEnders, Brookside and Wire in the Blood.

Doctor Who returns to our living rooms for a seventh series in August, with guest stars including Stratford-upon-Avon actor David Bradley, who played Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch in the Harry Potter films.

Bradley, who recently received an honorary degree from Warwick University, will play a character called Solomon, whom he describes as an "old rocker."

He told the unversity's podcast: "He is a space pirate. We've modelled [him] on a well-known nightclub owner with long hair. He has lots of scars and wears black leather.

"He runs a ship the size of Canada, and has two giant robots that are a bit rusty."

Diana Rigg (TV's The Avengers, On Her Majesty's Secret Service) and her daughter Rachael Stirling (Snow White and the Huntsman) are also to appear in the series.

Other guest stars include Ben Browder (Farscape), David Warner (Titanic, Tron, The Omen), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Clash of the Titans), Jessica Raine (The Woman in Black, Robin Hood) and Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II, The Day of the Triffids, Desperate Housewives).

Mary Tamm as Romana in Doctor Who.jpg

Read the script page for a scene cut from Dark Knight Rises

Read the script page for a scene cut from Dark Knight Rises
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Zombies: A Living History is a march through time from Gilgamesh and Prometheus to The Walking Dead (DVD Review)

Zombies A Living History DVD cover.jpg MOST people believe zombies are a relatively recent phenomenon that grew out of comic books, movies and TV.

Our current fascination is obvious with The Walking Dead on the small screen, movies such as the upcoming World War Z and even Britain's annual Brighton Zombie Walk which will take place for a sixth time in October 2012.

This History Channel special explores the real story of these flesh-eating horrors, beginning at the dawn of civilisation and continuing right through to today.

While the starting point for our modern view is George A. Romero's 1968 movie The Night of the Living Dead, the first written reference can be found in the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, mankind's oldest work of literature.

We are then taken through the myths of various cultures across the ages and it's no surprise that Europe's Black Plague became one of the most prolific periods for zombie tales, because mankind was surrounded by sickness and death.

Of course, just one zombie would not be much of a problem at all but they always seem to come in packs, reflecting the way in which real-life communities have been overwhelmed by disease and armies of pillaging invaders.

Completing the construction of the creature familiar from modern fiction is the Western revulsion for cannibalism; and our concerns about mankind creating viruses and monstrosities by tampering with nature - as seen in the Greek myth of Prometheus, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and modern-day biological warfare.

The DVD then moves on from history, legend and fiction to the idea of the zombie apocalypse, treating it as though it might actually happen. Some of the same ground is covered as in that that famous Centers for Disease Control blog advising us on how to prepare for such an event.

The various presenters discussed their weapons of choice and there was also a short section on guns and ammo which, in the light of the Colorado cinema shooting, may prove a sensitive topic for some viewers.

Warner Bros. tones down the guns in BEWARE THE BATMAN cartoon

Understandably hyper-sensitive in the wake of the Aurora shootings at a DARK KNIGHT RISES screening, Warner Bros. is editing the upcoming Beware the Batman cartoon to remove realistic gun imagery:
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Christopher Nolan's sadness and pride at end of Batman saga with The Dark Knight Rises

Christopher Nolan on set of The Dark Knight Rises new pic new size.jpg CHRISTOPHER NOLAN says he believes it is the right time to bring the curtain down on his acclaimed Batman series.

The London-born filmmaker, who stepped behind the cameras once again for The Dark Knight Rises, said: "I've been working on Batman for almost ten years. It has been incredible and it has definitely been a journey.

"Now it's over and I leave it with a certain amount of sadness."

Speaking in a premiere interview, Nolan adds: "We were all very excited to bring this tale full circle. That was our chief inspiration for returning to Gotham.

"It has been an extremely gratifying experience. We are very proud of this ending, and we hope the audience shares our excitement."

And the filmmaker is only too aware that Warner Bros will be keen for more Batman movies in future, which will require another director to deliver their own version of the caped crusader.

He told Empire: "When I first met with Paul Levitz of DC Comics prior to Batman Begins, he explained to me clearly that Batman, of all superheroes, has thrived on reinterpretation and almost is strengthened by it.

"I'm talking about over the years in the comic books but also in the movies.

"So whenever someone does whatever the next iteration of the character is, they simply need to be true to whatever it is they want to see, to what they believe in, not worry too much about what everyone else is telling them it should be."

Life of Pi - Trailer

Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) creates a groundbreaking movie event about a young man who survives a tragic disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While marooned on a lifeboat, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with the ship's only other survivor -- a fearsome Bengal tiger.
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