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Alexandre Aja’s remake of the Roger Corman/Joe Dante/John Sayles original Piranha (1978) is most everything it promises to be, and unlike so many re-makes of horror films of late (A Nightmare on Elm Street , My Bloody Valentine ), it refreshes the content rather than just regurgitates it.
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Channeling comic books, video games, anime, manga and riffing off pop culture elements from music, film, television, and everywhere, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is one of the most visually inventive films in a long time.
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Awesome 2—Awesomer: This is the second of an anthology series put together by the hosts of the podcast Indie Spinner Rack, and it's just bursting with great stories from a stunning line-up of creators.
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Bobgar Ornelas not only draws the 'Apocalypse…Meh' comic, he kicks it old school, producing the mini-comic "b-one." While we wait for 'Apocalypse…Meh' to come back from temporary hiatus, we caught up with the man behind those decapitated heads and goat-hoofed secretaries.
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Let's all go to the lobby, let's all go to the lobby, let's all go to the lobby . . . Apocalypse Meh will soon be back. Check out the cool art the Bobgar cooked up in the meantime.
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Hell on Earth, or something very like it. It's been two-dozen episodes -- time for a splash page!
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The Renaissance Faire can be odd and wonderful and welcoming and encompassing all at once. You can experience its history and more through an extremely charming documentary called 'Faire: An American Renaissance.' Producer/director Doug Jacobson was kind enough talk with us about the film.
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Neil Brideau produces several interesting comic projects, but what really caught my eye was the long-running Web strip, Sock-Monster. (www.sock-monster.com)
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Not even Peeps can save you now! It's Apocalypse Meh!
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Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' had such promise based on the trailer. But in this dreamscape-laden film, where realities are nested like Russian babushka dolls, perhaps that promise is not quite fulfilled.
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