Ending months of speculation, the organizers of Comic-Con International announced Thursday that the event will remain in San Diego, its home of more than 40...
September 2010
Saboten-Con, the anime convention from the organizers of Phoenix Comicon, takes over Phoenix’s Hilton Squaw Peak Resort today and runs all weekend...
Are you ready for a bloody good time? The International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival will take over Tempe’s MADCAP Theaters Oct. 14-17. Guests...
After years and years and years of talk, Lucasfilm announced Tuesday that the Star Wars saga will make the jump to 3-D, starting with the theatrical re-release...
A lawsuit accuses AMC Theatres of printing too many credit card digits on customer receipts, violating a 2003 federal law and potentially putting moviegoers at...
Sharktopus, the much-hyped Syfy original movie produced by Roger Corman, has one redeeming quality: It ends, eventually. After a long, long time. I had to...
This November (schedule forthcoming) as part of its Masterpiece Contemporary collection, PBS will broadcast Lennon Naked, a biopic focusing on the life of John...
Smallville began its 10th and final season on the CW last Friday, and while big things are no doubt on tap for the occasion, many of the problems that have...
Iron Man 2 comes home to DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, but the Marvel Comics icon is not the only superhero on shelves this week. Superman/Batman: Apocalypse...
Dalek mysteriously appeared at elementary school (BoingBoing) Sesame Street Presents: True Mud (GeekMom) The Legend of Zelda, Filtered Through God of War...
Sherlock, a witty and modern take on the crime novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle produced by the BBC, will make its American debut 9 p.m. Arizona time Oct. 24...
Sir Patrick Stewart’s Tony-nominated performance as the ambitious general Macbeth comes to television 9 p.m. Arizona time Oct. 9 on PBS’ Great...
'You Again,' 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' and 'Catfish' open in theatres this weekend - which ones are worth seeing?
There’s a new trailer out for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final chapter (already?) in the film saga based on J.K. Rowling’s novels...
'Star Wars' author Dan Wallace talks about his new book, 'The Jedi Path,' in an exclusive Celebration V interview.
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee is urging gamers to stand up for their rights as the Supreme Court prepares to take up the issue of violence video game sales to...
Splattering zombie brains and battle ax wielding monsters have never looked so good.
Atomic Comics in Chandler is throwing a Doctor Who viewing party Oct. 17, screening episodes from all across the time continuum of the long-running British sci...
Nine States Oppose California In Supreme Court Games Case (Kotaku) What Stargate fans have been waiting for: McKay joins Universe (Blastr) The Liberation...
The Red Box has returned to help bring Dungeons & Dragons to a new generation. Like the 1983 original (also known as the Basic Set), this Red Box consists...
The “Amazing Ink” Comic Cover Show, an exhibition at Arizona State University’s Step Gallery, is now seeking submissions to be shown in...
Time-travel historical romance author — and former comic book scribe — Diana Gabaldon will sign her latest work The Exile, a graphic novel...
'Easy A' is likely to become a teen flick favorite and is a must see for John Hughes fans, teen movie fans and Emma Stone fans alike.
Here it is: the proof that all science fiction movies are basically the same. But in a good way. Turkish Star Wars will be screened 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at MADCAP...
While the programming at the Scottsdale International Film Festival is chock-full of serious Oscar contenders and art films, several shows have a definite...
The second season of Fox's world-tripping paranormal investigation drama Fringe is now out on DVD, and you can get a sneak preview of the special features by...
[viddler id=b6868381&w=437&h=288] This has been out there for a while — since Star Wars Celebration V last month in Orlando, in fact — but...
Arizona will get its second LEGO Store next month when a new location opens at Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale. The 2,125-square-foot store near the Disney...
Disney celebrates the 25th anniversary of its 25th animated feature film, The Black Cauldron, with a special edition DVD release Tuesday. It features a deleted...
Syfy has shifted gears with its Battlestar Galactica spinoff Caprica, launching the second half of the inaugural season Oct. 5 instead of waiting until January...
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HBO To Air Preview Of Game Of Thrones Sunday Night (GeekDad) An Interactive Map of Middle-Earth (Geekosystem) Venture Bros. Season 4.5 trailer (Adult Swim)...
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Martin Freeman, the British actor from the original UK version of The Office who played Arthur Dent in the 2005...
Celebrate Arizona indie bookstore Bookmans’ “Fight Censorship Month” by playing a variety of video games banned by governments around the...
Smart chicks are coming to a city near you September 13-25!
Local indie comic book talent goes on display tonight in Mesa as part of the downtown merchants’ monthly Second Friday event. Evermore Nevermore will be...
Capcom is releasing more information about the upcoming mold-breaking game Mega Man Universe ahead of next week’s Tokyo Game Show. Personalization is the...
Bookmans in Mesa is marking Fight Censorship Month with a celebration of the beloved but often-banned Harry Potter books. At 2 p.m. Saturday, witches and...
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, local fantasy author and RPG designer Todd VanHooser has put together an event “to introduce a...
On Friday, as part of the monthly downtown Mesa event known as Second Friday, Evermore Nevermore is hosting local, independent comic book artists and writers –...
Scottsdale artist James Barnett made waves online last summer with his Fauxvism series, exploring landscapes painted from video games. Now you can see his...
Well, well, well, religious types. Roleplaying games don’t look so bad now that you’ve found a way to adapt them to your needs, do they? The Bible...
Arrrrrr you ready for this? The Arizona Browncoats and the Arizona Corsairs will present a sci-fi pirate-themed film festival to mark Talk Like a Pirate Day ...
The Doctor Who games for Nintendo's Wii and DS systems will have their own optional companion controllers (sold separately).
On Friday, as part of the monthly downtown Mesa event known as Second Friday, Evermore Nevermore is hosting local, independent comic book artists and writers ...
The winners of the 2010 Hugo Awards, which celebrate the best in the field of science fiction and fantasy, have been announced.
The Israeli executive behind a key component of Mirosoft’s Kinect controller, due this fall for the Xbox 360, says he envisions a world without physical...
The next big zombie movie phenomenon may come from an unlikely place: Cuba.
This Labor Day Weekend serves up some quality movies with 'Machete' and 'Going the Distance.'
Fellow Disney Afternoon junkie and former East Valley Tribune TV writer Albert Ching recently interviewed BOOM! Studios’ Darkwing Duck comic writer Ian...
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Duke Nukem Forever — which was first announced in 1997 as a sequel to Duke Nukem 3D — is under...
Several songs from 12-time Grammy Award nominee Snoop Dogg will be added to the Rock Band online music store on Sept. 7, marking the first time a rap artist...
Once a month, downtown Mesa lets its hair down a little bit and stays up late, playing host to street performers and indie bands and local artisans on Second...
Feds can now slip a tracking device on your car, in your own driveway, without a warrant Nike seeks patent for Marty McFly’s self-lacing sneakers George Lucas...
If you’re not attending CopperCon 30 this weekend in Mesa but still want some sci-fi action, head out to Evermore Nevermore in downtown Mesa and learn how to...
Do you want to see “Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition,” which opens Oct. 22 and runs through March 4, 2012, at the Experience Music Project...
Big Finish Productions — which produces original, full-cast Doctor Who stories on audio — has released an animated adventure that leads into the...
Scooby-Doo and Batman will meet again for the first time since their early-’70s team up in two episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. The crossover comes...
Christopher Lloyd returns to the role of “Doc” Emmett Brown in a Back to the Future computer game series coming this winter in the form of five...
Today Conan O’Brien revealed the name of his new late-night show, premiering Nov. 8 on TBS:
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There’s a new geek in town. The geeks behind Wired magazine’s parenting blog GeekDad have launched GeekMom, a companion website that expands the...
