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Keith Gordon

The Movie Geeks speak with actor/director Keith Gordon (Dressed to Kill, Christine) about his career in front and behind the camera.
Plus, writer/director Nik Fackler chats about his new film Lovely, Still starring Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn.


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Pressing against the glass doors of a brick-and-mortar store amidst a feverish mass of humanity at the pre-crack-o’-dawn is for chumps and masochists.

The internet was invented for a reason people! (I mean, besides the porn and the lolcatz.) It’s there so that you can snag up all your Black Friday deals without having to put on any pants, leave your home, or interact with a single live person. In other words: as the Great Flying Spaghetti Monster intended it.

In that spirit, I present the latest in a series of annual installments collecting the best online Black Friday sales that especially appeal to us geeks. I’ll update throughout the day if I see anything new and noteworthy.

Now exercise some capitalism, you pantless wonders!

Comics, Toys, and Collectibles

UPDATE: The Big Bad Toy Store has 20% off toys and 40% off graphic novels. Excludes new releases and pre-orders.

Up to 60% off geeky toys and collectibles in ThinkGeek’s Clearance Sale. Check out:

• Dismember-Me Plush Zombie for 23% off
• C-3PO Plush Transforming Backpack for 33% off
• Star Trek Webcom for 17% off

At Sideshow Collectibles, save 50% on some items with code BWF5010 including: the Reservoir Dogs 12-inch Mr. White figure, plus save up to 20% on “on sale” items like the Hellboy Life-size Bust, and get free domestic shipping on items like the Luke VS The Rancor Star Wars Diorama.

Save big on toys and collectibles and get free shipping on orders over in Entertainment Earth’s Black Friday Sale. Check out:

• Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver for .90 (23% off)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michelangelo Statue for .90 (70% off)
• DC Universe Classics Power Girl Action Figure for .90 (45% off)
• G.I. Joe Pimp Daddy Destro Bobble Head for .90 (44% off)

Save 60% on more than 2,200 “nicked and dented” comics and toys, plus get  doorbuster deals and  doorbuster deals in Things From Another World’s Black Friday Weekend Sale. That means you can pick up:

• The Umbrella Academy: Dallas TPB for .18
• Hellboy Volume 1: Seed of Destruction TPB for .18
• Penny Arcade TPB Vol. 1 Attack of the Bacon Robots! for only .40

DVDs and Blu-rays

Amazon has many DVDs and Blu-rays up to 70% off in their Black Friday Movies & TV Sale.

• Seasons of Mad Men for as little as .99 each
• Lord of the Rings movies on Blu-ray for .99 each
• Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy for .49 (53% off)
• Plus many more and lightning deals going on all day. (Get Lost: The Complete Collection for .99 (57% off) from 4:30am – 8:30am PST and Kick-Ass for .99 from 8:30am – 12:30pm PST.)

Video Games

Through November 29, save up to 92% on games in Steam’s Early Holiday Sale. Check back every day for a new set of games on sale.

Save big on video games, systems, and peripherals in Amazon’s Black Friday Video Games Deals. Get games like Halo Reach and Fable III for just .99.

Electronics and Gadgets

Amazon’s 2nd-generation Kindle Wireless Reading Device is only starting at 9am PST on Friday. That’s 0 off the regular price for the Kindle, which can download books anywhere you are over free 3G wireless.

Up to 60% off hundreds of geeky gadgets in ThinkGeek’s Clearance Sale. Check out:

• AirVolt Wireless Phone Charger for 60% off
• JuiceBar Portable Solar Charger for 20% off
• DIY Dinosaur Lamps for 25% off

Save big and get free shipping on computers, peripherals, home video/audio, and digital cameras in NewEgg’s Black Friday Sale. Check out their doorbuster deals like in instant savings and in additional savings on the Canon EOS Rebel XS Digital SLR Camera with code EMCZZNT27, and a low price of 9 for a JVC 46″ 1080p 120Hz LCD TV.

Get savings and free shipping on the iPad, iPod Touch, iPod nano, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and iMac in the Apple Store “special one day shopping event.” Be sure to check Amazon’s Apple Store for price matches (or better).

Save on TVs and home entertainment, GPS devices, cell phones, digital cameras, computers, and peripherals in Amazon’s Black Friday Deals in Electronics. Get a TCL 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV for just 9.98, and a TCL 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV for just 9.98.

Great White Snark

This compact game console is a real freak of nature. Not only is it shaped like Sonic the Hedgehog’s spiky blue head, it plays some classic 16-bit SEGA Genesis games and comes with Wii-like motion controllers.

Despite the “110+” labeling, the system comes with a total of 40 games (the higher count includes all levels you can directly select). Included are 15 classic licensed games, 7 “interactive sports games”, and 18 “arcade games”. I found a full list of included titles here. The system ships with a pair of wireless controllers, which both appear to have a traditional D-pad (presumably for the classic Genesis titles), but also motion control (probably for the other titles).

Perhaps the most intriguing part of this oddity is the SD card slot which lets you “easily expand your gaming library beyond the games built-into the system.” So far, the only downloadable games I could find are these lame looking ones. I’m not sure if you could use the SD slot to load up your own ROM on the thing, but for just bucks, it might be worth a shot.

In my experience, previous SEGA Genesis products from ATGames have had issues with wonky sound emulation, so you should consider that before plunking down your money. Others over on the SEGA-16 Forums have stronger opinions than mine – like this guy: “You can get more accurately emulated Genesis hardware by slotting an original cart between your ass cheeks, then sitting down quickly onto it and screaming ‘SEEEEEGGAAAA’”. Okay, so maybe you shouldn’t buy one.

If you still want one, you can get your hands on the ATGames 110 Games Motion Control Sonic System over at DDR Game.

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Kinect hacker Yankeyan is at it again. Last time, he made a lightsaber with his Kinect. This time, he’s playing Super Mario Bros. – as Mario.

By taking his physical movements and converting them into running and jumping movements for Mario, he’s managed to create the first controller-free version of the game that I’ve seen. See it in action in the video clip below. Stick around long enough, and you might witness Yankeyan playing a little Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3 as well.

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Next time, he needs to dress up in overalls and a red hat to complete the effect.

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The Kubrick Series 1:The Journey to Strangelove

The Movie Geeks celebrate the works of one of our greatest cinematic masters: Stanley Kubrick.
In this first installment, a panel of special guests discuss the early films in Kubrick’s career, including Fear and Desire, Killer’s Kiss, The Killing, Paths of Glory, Spartacus, Lolita and Dr. Straneglove.Guests include producer James B. Harris (The Killing, Paths of Glory, Lolita), biographer Vincent LoBrutto (Stanley Kubrick: A Biography), actors Richard Anderson (Paths of Glory) and Shane Rimmer (Dr. Strangelove), critics Keith Uhlich and Erich Kuersten, director Peter Hyams (2010: The Year We Make Contact), cinematographer Allen Daviau (E.T.), authors Randy Rasmussen (Stanley Kubrick: 7 Films Analyzed), Mario Falsetto (Stanley Kubrick: A Narrative and Stylistic Analysis), Peter Biskind (Easy Riders and Raging Bulls), and Ed Sikov (Mr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers), and Criterion Collection producer David Tsui (Paths of Glory).To read more about The Kubrick Series, click here.


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Qais was out sick this week, so we decided to ask two very special guests on the podcast this week. Joining Ross, Jinny and I this week are Maré Odomo and Cory Schmitz, two very awesomely talented illustrators who happen to live quite close to us and were nice enough to stop by. We discuss Cory’s new magazine project, The Controller, which features artwork by Cory, Maré, me, Tiff Chow, Ashley Davis and many more. We also talk about the Kinect launch, the new Xbox Dashboard and its marginalization of community games, Rock Band 3′s pro mode, Mega Man toys, Goldeneye, and other random stuff. Stuff you wanna listen to. Fer serious.

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The Canon 4K camera has been developed to showcase Canon’a new 4k resolution technology. The Canon 4K is a multi-purpose video and still photo camera with a popup digital display enclosed in a lightweight compact case.

The 4K is equipped with a 8 megapixel 2/3-inch CMOS sensor, with video recording specifications that are approximately quadruple the resolution of 1080p.

Design to record video firstly and still photos as a second feature the Canon 4K can shoot video at up to 60 frames per second in a resolution of 7680 x 4320. Which is 2 x sharper than Samsung’s planned ultra definition 3D TV will be able to display. So any ideas you might have of HD video will definitely be covered.

Unfortunately there are  now plans by Canon to release the 4K camera to the commercial market but I am sure the 4K technology will soon become available in main strema cameras in the near future.

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