DC FanDome, DC’s virtual fan event (essentially an online comic convention of exclusively DC properties), just announced its schedule for next Saturday (8/22). Some highlights:
Wonder Woman 1984 (12pm)
Wonder Woman 1984 stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal, and director/co-writer/producer Patty Jenkins join forces with Brazilian hosts Érico Borgo and Aline Diniz to celebrate the fans in a big way. They will answer questions from fans from all over the world, talk fan art and cosplay, and reveal an all-new sneak peek at the upcoming film — plus a few more surprises!
The Sandman Universe: Enter the Dreaming (12:45pm)
Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs, G. Willow Wilson and Michael Sheen discuss the legacy of The Sandman comic book series and how it has been expanded with new stories, adapted into new mediums, and enthralled audiences around the world.
The Suicide Squad (2pm)
What else would you expect from The Suicide Squad but the ultimate elimination game? First up, writer/director James Gunn takes on fan questions, then brings out Task Force X for a fast-paced, no-holds-barred Squad Showdown that tests every team member’s Squad knowledge — and survival skills!
Superman & Lois (4:35pm)
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman & Lois! Join DC Chief Creative Officer/Publisher Jim Lee in a conversation with executive producer/showrunner Todd Helbing and series stars Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as they discuss the history of Superman from the comics to the screen, what fans can expect from the upcoming series, and the significance of the characters in the world of today.
The Snyder Cut of Justice League (4:45pm)
Zack Snyder fields questions from fans and a few surprise guests as he discusses his eagerly awaited upcoming cut of the 2017 feature film and the movement that made it happen.
The Creative Coalition Presents: Superman Radio Show (5pm)
Using original scripts from the 1940s Superman Radio Series, Tim Daly and an all-star cast including Eric McCormack, Henry Winkler, Alfre Woodard, Jason Alexander, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Daly, CCH Pounder, Troian Bellisario, Wilson Cruz, Anthony Rapp, Lea DeLaria and many others provide new voices to these classic episodes.
Black Adam (5pm)
Star of the first-ever Black Adam feature film Dwayne Johnson sets the stage for the story and tone of the new movie with a fans-first Q&A…and a few surprises.
The Batman (7:30pm)
The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves joins host and self-professed fangirl Aisha Tyler for a discussion of the upcoming film…with a surprise (or two) for the fans!
EXCELLENT! From some beloveds from the world of alternative music to some monsters from the heavier side of rock, the sound track for the anticipated ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ looks pretty darn good. Both the film and soundtrack drop on August 28th.
According to Blabbermouth, here is the tracklist for the upcoming soundtrack:
01. BIG BLACK DELTA – “Lost in Time”
02. ALEC WIGDAHL – “Big Red Balloon”
03. WEEZER – “Beginning Of The End (Wyld Stallyns Edit)”
04. COLD WAR KIDS – “Story Of Our Lives”
05. MASTODON – “Rufus Lives”
06. BIG BLACK DELTA – “Circuits Of Time”
07. POORSTACY – “Darkest Night”
08. LAMB OF GOD – “The Death Of Us”
09. FIDLAR – “Breaker”
10. CULTURE WARS – “Leave Me Alone”
11. BLAME MY YOUTH – “Right Where You Belong”
12. WYLD STALLYNS (feat. Animals As Leaders, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah) – “Face The Music”
13. WYLD STALLYNS – “That Which Binds Us Through Time: The Chemical, Physical and Biological Nature of Love; an Exploration of The Meaning of Meaning, Part 1”
Fortnite is easily one of the most popular free-to-play video games. Apple’s iPhone with the associated marketplace is easily one of the biggest combinations of devices and online stores. This week the two sides clashed, with Apple yanking Fortnite off the Apple store when Epic Games, the company behind the game offered direct payments the in-game currency, ‘v-bucks’. These direct payments are noticeably cheaper for users and work around Apple. Google the same move by Apple, and booted Fortnite off its Play store. Epic Games then responded by suing both Apple and Google. In the video above, Internet Today broke down the entire dispute in detail and how the gaming world is responding.
Epic started the hashtag #FreeFortnite campaign and released this short parody video which mocks the classic 1984 ad that Apple made for the release of its home PC, the Macintosh which challenged the market-dominance of IBM at the time.
So how do we continue to make entertainment on a grand scale when we are dealing with a worldwide respiratory pandemic?
That’s been a lingering question that has hit Hollywood as the studios behind major TV and film productions work with unions in California on how to move forward, but some big blockbuster has returned to production overseas. ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ resumed production in England under some very advanced protocols that have completely reorganized everyone from the cast and the crew working on the big-budget movie for Universal. Just to start, the cast is tested three times a week with a doctor on-set full time with three nurses doing temperature checks. The crew that does not interact with the cast wears protective equipment.
“If production of this magnitude can successfully manage through the uncertainties of filming amid a pandemic, and keep people working and the production pipeline moving, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for film shoots of all sizes to create safe and sustainable environments,” said Donna Langley, the head of Universal’s Filmed Entertainment division.
This is not the only movie to get back to it, as several other films are in the works overseas like the Avatar sequels, the ‘Uncharted’ adaption, and Marvel’s Shang-Chi.
Watch our recent interview with Brendon Flowers where he talks his life in quarantine and more
The lyrics talk about the internalized anxiety about the future of the relationship and how we can weather the trials of life ahead. It has those emotional touchstones that Brendon Flowers has gracefully produced in the past, but with our current world these lyrics may take on new meaning. With thumping bass line that gets your head-bobbing on the first listen, this song could get its teeth into you quickly. The song breaks out in this very Bruce Springsteen vibe at a point that catches you off guard in a great way.
You can stream the other fresh singles released so far off the yet-to-be-released album here.
It’s a big day for LP fans, the band just released a never-before-heard demo from 1999 with the announcement that for the 20th anniversary of the band’s ground-breaking debut Hybrid Theory will be reissued on October 9th, details below.
Listen to the previously unreleased ‘She Couldn’t’
“The LP reissue comes in multiple physical and digital formats, including a super deluxe box set, super deluxe vinyl box set and deluxe CD that all come with the original Hybrid Theory as well as the B-Side Rarities with 12 previously-released tracks from the album era.
The super deluxe box set comes with three more CDs, including the accompanying remix record Reanimation, LPU Rarities with 18 exclusive tracks from the Linkin Park Underground (LPU) fan club, and Forgotten Demos with 12 unreleased tracks, such as “She Couldn’t.” Three vinyl LPs and three DVDs, featuring unseen live footage from 2000 and 2001 and a replica of the band’s first documentary Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, are also tacked onto the Hybrid Theory super deluxe reissue edition. Extra facets include an 80-page illustrated book with contributions from the band members and previously unseen photos; the original street team 2-track cassette; three lithographs with new art by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, and Frank Maddocks; replicata tour laminate; and poster of the late lead vocalist Chester Bennington.” More from Billboard.
Image by Bill Whitmire, Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda at PIQNIQ 2014
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At the corner of Ohio and Clark for 23 years, Rainforest Cafe has been a tourist trap of giant molded plastic animals luring in families with a gift shop that has a restaurant behind it but those days are gone, as this week came the news that it’s closing. Block Club Chicago published this detailed report yesterday about how the pandemic helped speed up the closure plans that had been in the works for some time. You can also see on-site pictures of the store’s signs being dismantled in the article.
In the video above, Innovision 3D breaks down how the chain restaurant has faded off from it’s trendy highs in the 90s. The video also digs deep into the concept of theme restaurants goes back to the 1800’s. Yeah, it was a thing way before Planet Hollywood.
Here is another video from Erik Nicholas showing off what the Rainforest Cafe in Chicago looked like with all of it’s animal decorations.
Neven Ciganovic, a blogger and TV personality from Zagreb, Croatia, underwent rhinoplasty surgery in Iran in 2017 because he has this weird goal of looking like a Bratz doll.
I mean check the guy out, seems perfectly normal.
Well, the nose job in Iran went wrong and left the personality with an erection that lasted 3 MONTHS!
Doctors tried to correct the issue by draining the blood out of his penis. Guess what though… DIDN’T WORK!!!
So now I guess he can at least go for some sort of world record. I mean he has to have beaten it by now right!?!
