I’ve always been fascinated by the story of the Battle of Los Angeles, a fatal 1942 encounter between U.S. military forces and … something. Something that...
February 2011
Bummed that Sunday night’s lackluster Oscars ceremony means an end to Hollywood’s awards season? Have no fear! The much geekier sci-fi and fantasy awards...
“Inception” dreams up 9 Nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards while AMC’s “The Walking Dead” walks away with 6 (The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy...
Summit Entertainment has posted a new teaser trailer for the upcoming techno-thriller Source Code starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga...
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Youngsters can get tips from professional comic book artists and join a Draw Your Own Comic Contest noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Atomic Comics in Mesa.
Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer is returning to the high seas to score Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, due in theaters May 30. But this...
Benedict Cumberbatch, who breathed new life into Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Great Detective in the BBC’s Sherlock, is poised to do the same again for...
We Dare for the Nintendo Wii is exactly what its title implies: a sort of Truth or Dare video game, with the remote speakers issuing “saucy suggestions...
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She is NOT a committee. But apparently she can be an inspiration to frustrated educators.
Nicholas Courtney, who played the irascible Brigadier General Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who on and off from 1968 to 1989, has died at...
Nerdvana contributor and Pop Goes the Culture movie reviewer Dustin Diehl was among 18 presenters at the Ignite Phoenix #9 event at the Scottsdale Center for...
Nintendo on Tuesday revealed its lineup of 18 games for the launch of its 3DS portable system: On March 27, new Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to choose from...
How in the overworld did I miss this? Today, or what remains of it, is the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda.
Here's something you don't see every day: the entire surviving cast of the 1960s sci-fi series Lost in Space, reunited in Burbank for The Hollywood Show...
Watch Now: ‘Star Trek: The Animated Series’
Borders, which is entering bankruptcy and closing many of its stores, will begin clearance sales Saturday — at least at its Chandler location off Ray...
A new trailer debuted Friday for Marvel's Thor.
'Cedar Rapids' will make you laugh, 'I Am Number Four' will make you hope for the sequel and 'Uknown' will remind you why we love Liam Neeson.
BOOM! Studios has announced a new ongoing series or original comics based on the classic Disney Afternoon cartoon DuckTales.
Entertainment Weekly’s latest issue introduces us to the new Superman: Briton Henry Cavill.
Atomic Comics in Chandler will be throwing another TARDIS Party all day March 19 to celebrate the glorious geekiness that is Doctor Who.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., is turning to gamers to help them choose the video games to be featured in a new exhibit opening next...
Too big? Too slow to embrace e-book technology? Whatever the cause, the long-expected bankruptcy of the Borders bookstore chain will result in the closure of...
io9 blogger Ed Grabianowski of Robot Viking looks at a game now in development from Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield that he says could be the...
Fresh on the heels of the first official images of Bandai's new ThunderCats toys, Warner Bros. has released a video showing the collectibles in action.
We now know what the next big-screen Spider-Man movie will be called -- and we also got our first official look at the web-slinging hero's new costume.
Guess who is coming back for the 'Smallville' finale after all?
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Here are the results of a Marist poll asking that question: Mind-reading – 28% Time travel –...
Organizers of Amazing Arizona Comic Con have announced that the event will return, as planned, to the Mesa Convention Center early next year. The second annual...
Vul-Con logoThe Valley will get a first look at its newest gaming convention April 2, when organizers of Vul-Con, billed as "the Southwest's Coliseum of...
Phoenix Comicon organizers held a kickoff event Thursday night where they announced the final set of guests for the Memorial Day Weekend event.
The long-awaited trailer for X-Men: First Class debuted today on Facebook (and you can now watch it here via YouTube).
The cutest Super Bowl ad of the year, featuring a young Darth Vader struggling in vain to use the Force until he encounters his father's Volkswagen Passat...
Huzzah! It’s that time of year when the veil between worlds is lifted and fantasy comes to life in the hinterlands of the Valley. The Arizona Renaissance...
Star Wars and Phoenix Suns fans can celebrate their love of the Force and Planet Orange this Sunday night at the game against the Sacramento Kings. The Clone...
Here are some photos from the Arizona Pop Culture Museum's new location at Desert Ridge Marketplace, opening Saturday.
Pop Culture Zoo brings us word that Syfy will burn off the final 10 episodes of the tragically canceled Stargate Universe on Monday nights starting March 7...
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars launches March 22 with versions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS (as a launch title...
Spider-Man joins the Fantastic 4 (Associated Press) ‘Guitar Hero’ video game gets the ax (AP) Red Hot Robot Announces New Location (Phxculture.com)...
Classic 2D animator Rob Pratt has posted a “super fan film” on YouTube this week starring everyone’s favorite Man of Steel. Using the music...
At least it's not another California Gurls parody ... exactly.
The old tried-and-true flowers and chocolates are always a good standby for Valentine's Day, but this year, try a little nerdly twist. Here are some gift ideas...
Nerdvana contributor and Pop Goes the Culture movie reviewer Dustin Diehl will be among 18 presenters at Friday’s Ignite Phoenix #9 event in the Virginia G...
The Arizona Pop Culture Museum is putting the finishing touches on its new location in preparation for Saturday's grand opening Desert Ridge Marketplace.
Capcom has revealed the final boss character players will face in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds.
The Bead Museum, an eclectic little fixture in downtown Glendale for nearly 12 years, is closing on March 12 due to a decline in visitors and contributions...
Watch Universal's Super Bowl ad spot for the upcoming sci-fi action movie "Cowboys & Aliens."
A new ongoing 30-minute series debuting Tuesday on the Valley’s PBS station looks at Arizona’s contributions to our high-tech world. Arizona...
The next best thing to Hypnotoad?
Heatsync Labs, the nonprofit tech innovation “hackerspace” at Chandler’s Gangplank, has outgrown its current home and is looking for a new...
Once again, video games shall show us the way. If you have $100,000 burning a hole in your bank account, and access to a vast quantity of water, you can live...
Monster Manual set to music If you missed last night’s hilariously geeky “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons” episode of the NBC sitcom...
Documentary filmmaker Jambe Davdar, creator of the fan documentaries Building Empire and Returning to Jedi, recently launched the third chapter of his trilogy...
“Terrible Towels and Cheesehead Hats are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.” (AP photo by Keith Srakocic showing Scott Mason in his...
Last week we got our first glimpse of Cartoon Network’s upcoming ThunderCats remake. Today we get our first official look at the toys from Bandai.
One of the most talked-about Super Bowl ad spots this year is a Force to be reckoned with. It features a kid playing Sith Lord who grows increasingly...
On Thursday, the motley crew of college students on NBC’s Community take a magical journey into the realms of Dungeons & Dragons, the classic...
Phoenix Comicon got two big new TV guest stars on Tuesday: Kristin Bauer, the actress who plays Pam, the vampire bar owner on True Blood, and Robbie Duncan...
Because I’m a sharing kind of guy, here are some links to cool stuff elsewhere on the tubes.
Jon and Pamela Voelkel, real-world parent adventurers who explored the lost world of the Maya and brought it to life for young readers in Middleworld, will...
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Girl gamers have always been out there, but a Tempe company is launching a promotion that seeks to raise their profile.
