Halloween is acoming, and I found a Project for you to get ready for Highest Costumer Holy Day!

This Pumpkin is just too cute.  We need to have several facial expressions so I can have several different ones around the house.

Full instructions can be found at Maurisca"s Magical Menagerie.

(via Cthulhu Crochet and Cousins)

Theater or Renter: August 2009 includes five SF movies G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, District 9, Ponyo, Shorts, Halloween II, The Final Destination.  Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?

Rules of the Game: Watch the trailers. Rate the movie. Then share with us your comments: does the movie, it’s trailer and buzz make you want to watch it in the theater, rent it, or not interested at all, and why?

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra:

• Buy it / Rent it

Release Date:  AUGUST 7th

Listed as:  Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Studio:  Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Hasbro, Di Bonaventura Pictures

Director:  Stephen Sommers

Produced by:  Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Bob Ducsay, Brian Goldner, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Stephen Sommers

Written by:  Screenplay: Stuart Beattie, David Elliot, Paul Lovett  Story: Michael B. Gordon, Stuart Beattie, Stephen Sommers  Comic book: Larry Hama

Stars:  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung Hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Jonathan Pryce, Saïd Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Ray Park, and Dennis Quaid

The Plot / Story: Ten years in the future the Cobra Organization raises to terrorize all nations of the earth.  With only one group to stop them Duke forms the G.I. Joe, a top secret team of elite soldiers.  Yo Joe!  (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

• GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra Clip


• G.I. JOE trailer in HD


• for more on G.I. Joe read here

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District 9:

Release Date:  AUGUST 14th

Listed as: Sci-Fi

Studio:  WingNut Films, QED International, Key Creatives, Wintergreen Productions

Director:  Neill Blomkamp

Produced by:  Peter Jackson, Bill Block, Ken Kamins, Paul Hanson, Elliot Ferwerda

Written by:  Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

Stars:  Jason Cope, Robert Hobbs, Sharlto Copley

The Plot / Story: Twenty-eight years after their first contact the alien refugees, now living in District 9, welcome is wearing thin.  Their care is handed over to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens' welfare but very interested in getting their weapon tech to work unfortunately the tech requires alien DNA to work.  After an accident that changes Wikus van der Merwe's DNA the MNU field operative quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, as well as the most valuable, for he is the key to unlocking the secrets of alien technology.  (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

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Ponyo:

Release Date:  AUGUST 14th

Listed as:  Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Studio:  Studio Ghibli

Director:  Hayao Miyazaki

Produced by:  Toshio Suzuki

Written by:  Hayao Miyazaki

Stars:  Noah Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson

The Plot / Story: A juvenile fish named Ponyo wants to become a human girl.  In pursuing her goal, she befriends a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke and they go on a mad capped adventure together. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

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Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock:

Most refer to the name of this film as "Shorts"

Release Date:  AUGUST 21st

Listed as:  Family, Fantasy

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Director:  Robert Rodriguez

Produced by: Robert Rodriguez

Written by:  Robert Rodriguez

Stars:  Jimmy Bennett, James Spader, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann, William H. Macy

The Plot / Story: Toe Thompson's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes a stir in the suburban town of Black Falls, and grand-scale chaos occurs when the object falls into the hands of local adults. Can Toe and his two newfound friends save the residents of Black Falls from themselves? (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

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Halloween II:

Release Date:  AUGUST 28th

Listed as:  Horror, Thriller

Studio:  The Weinstein Company, Dimension Films

Director:  Rob Zombie

Produced by:  Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, Rob Zombie

Written by:  Rob Zombie

Stars:  Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris, Scout Taylor-Compton

The Plot / Story: Family Is Forever...  At least if your brother is Michael Myers.  He returns to his home town of Haddonfield, bringing death in his wake, to bring "closure to the secrets of his past". (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

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The Final Destination:

Release Date:  AUGUST 28th

Listed as:  Horror, Thriller

Studio:  New Line Cinema

Director:  David R. Ellis

Produced by:  Craig Perry, Warren Zide

Written by: Eric Bress

Stars:  Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Haley Webb, Nick Zano, Krista Allen, Andrew Fiscella, Jessica Ritchie

The Plot / Story: On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt,  to leave... escaping seconds before Nick's frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they've cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one — in increasingly gruesome ways — Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination. The film is shot in HD 3-D (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

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Culture

• fixing bugs (via boxee blog)


• We can rebuild you! Injectable artificial bone paste developed (via Futurismic)


• Over 1000 new species found in Mekong (via Unexplained Mysteries)


• A mean green ogre named Shrek moves to Broadway (via AP)

Movie

• The Day The Earth Stood Still dashPunk community discussion (P:S HQ)


• DVD Releases: December 16th, 2008 (dashPunk)


• Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett in TR2N (via /Film)


• Halloween Two:  Rob Zombie open for questions and says "bring it" (via ROB ZOMBIE)


• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Character Posters (via /Film)

Music

• ROADRUNNER RECORDS FEED ON TWITTER! (via Roadunner Records News)

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Culture

• Happy Halloween!!!


• Oct. 30 mini-release (via Ning Network Creators)


• Liger Attack (via Cryptomundo & Followup)

Movie

• The 69 Eyes - Brandon Lee (dashPunk)


• The Cure: Burn (dashPunk)


• Happy Devil’s Night (dashPunk)


• Review of The Crow (dashPunk)


• J. Michael Straczynski to Write Forbidden Planet Remake (via /Film)

TV / Series

• MSN launches online TV drama Kirill with David Schofield (via The Guardian)

Books

• Interview With Jeff Carlson (dashPunk)


• Night Shade Books to be available electronically through Baen’s Webscriptions (via SFScope)

Game

• Rock Band creator announces Beatles game (via Fidgit)

Webcomics

• Girl Genius (Friday, October 31, 2008)

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Review of:  The Crow

Overall Rating: 10

The Crows fast-paced action and visual styles were stunning and only out done by the soundtrack which aided the mood brilliantly without detracting from the movie.  It is an amazing film and example of the gothic aesthetic, I recommend it as an owner.  It has even gained the stature of tradition in my own house, every Halloween we watch It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown every October 30th devils night we watch The Crow!

The Crow is a tale about a couple who is murdered on October 30th devils night.  One year latter The Crow brings Eric Draven back from the grave to seek vengeance on the gang that murdered them.  Based on the comics series By J. O’Barr.  It addresses issues like coping with the death of a loved one which J. O’Barr was personally wrestling with when he wrote the original comic series after he lost his girlfriend at the hands of a drunk driver.  The crow was also the last movie for Brandon Lee who with eight days left in filming was shot, during recording, with a long range blank which was loaded accidently for a short range scene.  The studio did the honorable thing by burning the reel of film.  They then used cutting edge CG technology to edit the movie putting Brandon Lee into the remaining scenes he had yet to film allowing Brandon to end his career at it’s highest note.

The soundtrack for the Crow features songs from great bands like The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails, Violent Femmes, and The Hennery Rollins Band.  The Cure, & Joy Devision were actually inspirational bands that James O’Barr listened to while writing the original comic series.  He was deeply touched that they were able to put “Dead Souls” into the movie.

The Crow is also well known for some of it’s most brilliant and poignant lines.  My top favorite lines are

My top favorite lines are

1. Victims; aren’t we all… –Eric Draven


2. Is that gasoline I smell? –Eric Draven


3. "Suddenly, I heard a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door." –Eric  What the fuck are you talking about? –Gideon  You heard me rapping, right? –Eric


4. Take your shot, Fun Boy, you got me, dead bang. –Eric Draven


5. If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn. People die. But real love is forever. –Sarah


6. Jesus Christ! Stop me if you've heard this one. Jesus Christ walks into a hotel… –Eric [Funboy shoots him] Ow. He hands the innkeeper three nails and he asks… –Eric [Funboy shoots him again] Don’t you ever fucking die? –Funboy “Can you put me up for the night?” –Eric


7. I thought the police always said "Freeze." –Eric  Well I am the police and I say "don't move" Snow White; you move, you're dead. -Albrecht  And I say I'm dead; and I move... –Eric


8. Abashed the Devil stood; and felt how awful Goodness is. –T-Bird


9. Oh great! Great! Guy shows up looking like a mime from hell and you lose him, right out in the open. Well, at least he didn't do that 'walking against the wind' shit. I hate that. –Albrecht


10. What the Crap! -Cop

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Culture

• Netflix, TiVo team up after 4-year courtship (via AP)


• Nightmare Before Xmas B-day Gift (P:S HQ)


• J. Michael Straczynski to be Guest of Honor at New York Comic Con (via dashPunk)


• Richard Dawkins wants to Kill Kids’ Imaginations (dashPunk)


• DNA/Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Infocom Adventure (via Douglas Adams)


• Pumpkin Madness (via Blue Blood Magazine)


• The Steampunk in Abney Park (dashPunk)


• Brisbane to build centre to attract 4500 elite scientists like Eureka (via The Courier-Mail)

Movie

• Review of The Wandering Swordsman (1970) (dashPunk)


• In Theater: The Haunting of Molly Hartley (dashPunk)


• In Theater: Changeling (dashPunk)


• In Theater: Zack and Miri Make a Porno (dashPunk)


• In Theater: Fears of the Dark (dashPunk)


• Push Movie Trailer 2009 (P:S HQ)

TV / Series

• Doctor Who to Regenerate in 2010 (dashPunk)

Music

• QUEENSRŸCHE: New Album Title, Concept Revealed (via BLABBERMOUTH)

Webcomic

• Looking For Group (Page 196)


• The Future of Dresden Codak (P:S HQ)

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Origins of Fire | Hawking Retire | Andrew is out | Firefox fun | Twilight Trailers | DVD Releases | Futurama Future | American Pie 4? | Hulu’s Do’h Potter and Clone Wars | Rob Zombie | God Forbid | Linkin Park | Gene Simmons’ Axe Guitar | Steampunk Books | Christopher Walken The Raven | Google Book Search | and Stagate Worlds Today on the Project: Shadow Informant.

Culture

• Humans could make fire 790,000 years ago (via Unexplained Mysteries)


• Stephen Hawking to Retire (via Live Science)


• Tom Lenk, aka Andrew from "Buffy", is officially out! (via After Elton)


• My Fave 5 Firefox Add Ons (via The Lewis Show)

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• Twilight Trailer’s (P:S HQ)
  
  
  
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• DVD Releases: October 28th, 2008 (dashPunk)


• A Future For Futurama? (via Sci Fi Wire)


• Universal Eyeing American Pie 4? (via /Film)


• Hulu "Do’h”
  
  
  
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Music

ROB ZOMBIE: New Song Available For Streaming (via BLABBERMOUTH) GOD FORBID: New Album Title ‘Earthsblood’ Explained (via BLABBERMOUTH) LINKIN PARK Working On Concept Album (via BLABBERMOUTH) GENE SIMMONS To Launch Axe Guitar This Halloween (via BLABBERMOUTH)

Books

• Top 10 Literary Steampunk Works (via Fantasy Magazine)


• The Raven: Read by Christopher Walken (P:S HQ)


• New chapter for Google Book Search (via Google Blog)

Game

• Stargate Worlds video podcasts (via Stargate Worlds)

Webcomic

• Dresden Codak T-Shirts and Hoodies (via Dresden Codak)


• Looking For Group (via Page 195)
  
  
  
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• KUKUBURI
  
  
  
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• Girl Genius (via Monday, October 27, 2008)

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Here are some quick headlines for October 28th:

• Tom Lenk, aka Andrew from"Buffy", is officially out! | AfterElton.com - DUH! Well, at least he had the courage to say it in public.


• Christopher Nolan on 'Dark Knight' and its box-office billion: 'It's mystifying to me' | Hero Complex | Los Angeles Times - I am not mystified, It was a brilliant film.


• Stephen Hawking to Retire | LiveScience - What will we do without his genius?


• WEIRD TALES: magazine of the unique, fantastic & bizarre: The original magazine of the unique, fantastic & bizarre - I like the redesign


• 'Ghost Hunters' interview: Sci Fi's live Halloween show Friday night - soundws interesting.


• Vulcan? Is that you? - Trek planet discovered? - This is a too good. What if it were true? Imagine how everything would change.


• Bittercon » About - I love the idea of creating a virtual con for those who cannot attend they actual one. I hope we can get this done.


• Wii-kly WiiWare and Virtual Console Update - 10/27/08 - GayGamer.net - Earthworm Jim was fun, but other than that, there was not much this week.

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Culture

• Netflix Begins Testing Watch Instantly on the Mac (via /Film)


• Vulcan? Is that you? - Trek planet discovered? (via Club Jade)


• I for one welcome our new Dalek Halloween pumpkin overlords (via Futurismic)


• Bittercon is a virtual science fiction & fantasy convention (via BitterCon)


• Slave Leia Pillow Fight (via Topless Robot)


• Fan Works and Creative Commons (dashPunk)


• A hasty reminder… NaNoWriMo (via Neil Gaiman's Journal)

Movie

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer (P:S HQ)


• Fanboys pushed back again (via Club Jade)


• Masters of the Universe Fan Trailer (dashPunk)


• Neil Gaiman On Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ Movie (via Geeks of Doom)


• Christopher Lee, Danny Elfman and Eleanor Tomlinson Go To Burton’s Wonderland (via /Film)


• Warner Bros Developing Live Action Ninja Scroll Movie (via /Film)

Game

• Stargate Worlds merges game genres (via GateWorld)


• Duels Wii Launch Trailer (via Star Wars)

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Breaking News: Autumn Writers Exhibition On Second life
October 24^th – November 2nd

This is a must-do for any writer, poet, or reader.  Jilly Kidd, a poet and host of the very popular SLCN.TV show Meet An Author, is organizing the Autumn Writers Exhibition.  Jilly and her partner Hastings Bournemouth have cooked up a virtual writer’s extravaganza on Cookie Island on Second Life.
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Jilly’s Press release:

After the success of the Autumn Writers' Exhibition last year we're making it a tradition and bringing it back. Last year we had more than 100 writers displaying their work for free and taking part in events and impromptu readings and music. Come along and enjoy the fun, which will end with fireworks and a main events week over Halloween.

There are three L$5,000 (Second Life dollars) competitions for best display, best poem, and best piece of prose under 2,000 words on the subject of Autumn.

This year the exhibition will be on two parcels of land next to the Written Word and INKsters areas on opposite corners of Cookie Island, joined by events in the Town Center. There's also plenty to see on this island dedicated to writers and creative people. Try out the magic carpet ride between the two towers.

Find out more about the AWE on our website http://www.writtenword.org.uk

Or, just come on and teleport to the tents here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cookie/31/176/21

Jilly Kidd
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Book events on Second Life are always a great time. They will have readings, book discussions, author interviews, movies, poetry events, book trivia, writer tips, open mic events where you can read your own work for others, and much more. This is a great event to meet authors at and if you are an author, it’s a great place to network. Come enjoy the events or peruse the writer tents. Lots of free goodies!

Come check out my tent (pictured above) and grab my free coffin podcast player to put on your own SL land.

I have been asked to host the Bookstacks Horror Book Discussion on November 2^nd at 12pm PST. I’d love to have you come out and discuss horror books with me.

Second Life Bookstacks Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Awen/118/157/25

Bookstacks is where booklovers meet. Bookstacks hosts the following: Book Trivia Saturdays at Noon, Discussions of books Sundays at Noon. Announcements of bookish interest are also shared on this group. For more information on Bookstacks, contact Simeon Beresford, Kghia Gherardi, or simply join the Bookstacks group.

I hope to see you there!
Emerian Rich