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I call top bunk! REVIEWED: The Roommate. PLUS: Ghosts of roommates past.

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It’s no secret that we really dug Disney’s TRON: Legacy. Sure, it didn’t make either of our top films of 2010 lists, but it was definitely one of last year’s highlights.

Which brings us to the DVD/Blu-ray release…or I should say, the DVD/Blu-ray/Digital/Blu-ray 3D/DVD+Blu-Ray/DVD+Blu-ray+Digital/DVD+Blu-ray+Digital+Blu-ray 3D/DVD+Blu-ray+TRON release.  That’s right, Disney, known for overkill releasing style, plans to drop a staggering nine versions of TRON: Legacy on home video, two of which will feature a bare bones version of the original TRON.  The only thing missing is a laser disc version.

While I’m all about variety, this is mostly ridiculous.  It would be one thing if you were getting something different on each disc, but how many formats do you really need the same film on?

Although I will admit that this is kinda awesome…

More info on each version over at IGN.

This episode is waiting for you at the bottom of a swimming pool. REVIEWED: The Rite, The Mechanic.. PLUS: *grumble grumble*

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We live in a world where an official Boy Meets World site can be found on Facebook.  Yesterday this world announced the following news for May 3rd:

That is all, bitches.

Let’s ease into this week shall we? Don’t worry, we’ve got two, count ’em two podcasts coming to you in the next couple days, but until then how about we all enjoy the comedy stylings of Donald Glover talking about the short-lived online campaign to make him the first black Spider-Man.

[via /Film]

I sure do love me some Stephen King.  I own every book and have gone out of my way to see every lame movie adaptation.  As a fan, I can say that this week’s news of both a theatrical remake of The Stand and the possible casting of Javier Bardem as Roland in the Dark Tower films and TV series is all absolutely wonderful.  I have full confidence that things are looking up in the Stephen King film world.

That being said, I will shamefully admit that this trailer is my all-time favorite King film low.  The best part?  It was brought to us by (a mostly high) Stephen King himself.

Stephen King pointed at me!

I don’t know about you, readers, but I’m snowed in. And when I’m snowed in, I like to watch a little bit of this:

There is seriously nothing going on today, so let’s check in on that old Critical End! fallback: Community! 

In case you haven’t been watching, it’s back from it’s mid-season hiatus and funnier than ever.  They’re also returning the show to it’s roots, and moving away from some of the more over-the-top scenarios that they’ve been doing.  It was also great to see Chevy have more to do in last Thursday’s Pierce heavy episode.  Creator Dan Harmon is promising even more red hot Chevy action in an upcoming episode that features the entire cast visiting Pierce after he ends up in the hospital.  Oh, and Entertainment Weekly also has some great news about an upcoming (nerd alert!) Dungeons & Dragons themed ep.  Is this the best show on television yet or what, folks?

Anyway, here’s some more Community Season 2 news straight from the cast and crew themselves:

Look. I tried to find a picture for this story but Screened used the only good one and WordPress is really annoying me today with its finicky attitude toward two images sharing the same line.

Anyway, the guy who directed Brick, which was awesome, is collaborating with the guy who directed Primer, which was awesome. They are working on Brick guy’s movie about time-travelling-hitmen. Or maybe the hitmen themselves don’t actually travel time. They just get their victims FedEx’d to them from the future so the bodies can be disposed of without a trace. Sounds pretty great to me!

Man this post looks bare. Here’s a bonus for you:

As submitted by reader/listener Todd:

This is also useful if you were unaware of the EXACT steps involved in going to a movie. Shorty.

Truth be told, I haven’t watched Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim since it’s glory days.  From what I understand, I haven’t missed much besides two or three hundred episodes of Family Guy.

Now, thanks to Conan O’Brien and a blonde wig, I have a reason to start again:

Like most people, I kinda accidentally got sucked into the Golden Globes.  They really weren’t that interesting, and the mix of celebrities was a bit odd, but it was on.  I ate and even started to read while they played in the background.

Then Natalie Portman freakin’ laughed. 

I spit out my taco, threw down my book, and stared, mouth ajar, at the pregnant lady on my screen emitting this weird noise.  I believe a small poodle also died.

The actual video is on YouTube, but I tend to prefer this one.  WARNING: This is very annoying, although Brendan Fraser seems to dig it.

Shamelessly stolen image alert!

Welcome back, kids!  Long time, no see.  Did you enjoy our 2010 wrap-up show?  I know we sure did!*  Anyway, a lot has happened since we last spoke.  Anne Hathaway was cast as Catwoman**, Tom Hardy was cast as Bane***, and it appears that Regis Philbin will be retiring soon****.

However, what the net is most abuzz about are the 2010 Oscar nominations.  There really aren’t many surprises this year.  I’m glad to see that Christian Bale finally got nominated.  I really hope he’ll win so we can watch him accept the Oscar as Batman or John Connor or whoever the hell he thinks he is that week.  Meanwhile, I may be the only person in the world who is happy to see that The Wolfman got nominated for Rick Baker’s makeup.

The full list of nominations can be found here.  Now is the time to start preparing for the big night by watching the last few minutes of The Naked Gun 33 1/3. 

*Lie.
**Meow!
***Who and who?
****There is nothing funny about this.  The man is a legend.

Remember, kids, you can check our respective IMDb pages (Logan here and Ryan here) year round if you want to see what we gave a particular film. But here, for your reference, is each of our complete ratings for 2010.  And below that, our respective best and worst lists.

To hear us chat about this year in movies, make sure to catch our 2010 Wrap-Up podcast.

All ratings are on a 10 point scale.

It’s our third annual best/worst show. Place your bets! REVIEWED: The highlights and lowlights of 2010. PLUS: Our first same-room recording since the beginning.

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