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PvP, and What It Means To Me…
Slapdash Jottings of a Virtuoso... | May 13th 2008
I started WoW back in December of 2006. I finally made it to 70 about 3 weeks ago, and felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. I felt that way simply because I was a “casual” WoW’r, until I got a better job read more
Remembering My Epics
Gitr's WoW Blog | May 4th 2008
I was thinking about the gear I used with Paladr - particularly the number of epics he had pre-50. The difference with Protectr leveling without a single epic has been unnoticeable, though. So, why do we bother? On Silvermoon, the same epics I had on read more
The Ramayana adventures - part 2
Siddhana Pithanaa | April 30th 2008
Sri gurubhyo namaha.Exploring a few more disconnected angles in the Ramayana would be the natural evolution of the last post. A reader, confused martian, felt that ''The fact that there was such a person as Lakshmana, sacrificing his entire life at t read more
A meditation on the subtexts of Ramayana
Siddhana Pithanaa | April 29th 2008
Sri gurubhyo namaha.During a recent discussion about the Indian/Hindu epics with some friends, I mentioned the Ramayana. After a few general words on the story line with respect to Rama being an avatar/incarnation of Vishnu and a bit about his exile read more
Complete, How to Escape into the Science Fiction World Battletech
A Reader's Eye with Jacob Malewitz | April 25th 2008 by Jacob Malewitz
How to Escape Into the Science Fiction World Battletech Just what is Battletech? It’s an action packed science fiction universe with plenty going for it. The Battletech franchise has spawned everything from toys, games like Mechwarrior, and even T read more
How to Escape into the Science Fiction World Battletech, PART 2
A Reader's Eye with Jacob Malewitz | April 25th 2008 by Jacob Malewitz
Reading the background history Just what is a mech? Think of it like a tank that stands on two legs. The mech has been used in many other forms, most notably anime films. To read the background history certain guides can help you. For example, ther read more
How to Escape into the Science Fiction World Battletech, PART 1
A Reader's Eye with Jacob Malewitz | April 25th 2008 by Jacob Malewitz
Just what is Battletech? It’s an action packed science fiction universe with plenty going for it. The Battletech franchise has spawned everything from toys, games like Mechwarrior, and even TV shows. However, the best part of this franchise—which read more
What you reading, darling?
John Baker's Blog | April 9th 2008 by John Baker
At The Kenyon Review, Sergei Lobanov-Rostovsky reflects on book-lovers who end relationships because their partner doesn’t share their taste in books: What a relief finally to hear the truth spoken aloud! Ever since I was a little boy and saw the g read more
His Fast Lived Chariot Race Is Over….
1actressinoregon | April 6th 2008 by 1actressinoregon
Hey everyone:) So, we found out yesterday that Charlton Heston passed away. I don’t think they’ve released what he’s died of yet, but that is not really what matters. What matters is what he did in his life and how he affected the c read more
Epics and Puraans the Divine blessings
Radha Krishna Spiritual Blog-Radhavallabh Temple Vrindavan | April 2nd 2008 by radhavallabh
Epics and Puraans are enriched with divine excerpts of truth and justice. Epics are not mere stories but answers to real life queries in vivid forms. It is on the mankind to relate to the morales of these Epics and Puraans and incorporate them in th read more
4 new 10,000BC posters
Black Magic | February 24th 2008
IESB.net have put up 4 new posters for 10,000BC, which is released in cinemas next month. Click on the thumbnails to view the full image. read more
New trailer for 10,000BC
Black Magic | February 23rd 2008
With the release of Roland Emmerich’s film 10,000BC just around the corner, a second trailer for the film has been released. You can watch the trailer here. I must say the CGI looks very good. 10,000BC is released in cinemas on the 7th of Marc read more
Avatar Updates
Black Magic | February 23rd 2008
James Cameron finished principal photography on his 3D sci-fi epic Avatar in Wellington on Friday, but he is still in NZ to work with the team at Weta who are working very hard on effects for the film. AICN got an email from Cameron in which he calls read more
Wolverine Updates
Black Magic | February 23rd 2008
Here’s a big update on X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which has been shooting in and around Queenstown recently. Firstly, USA Today ran the article ‘First Look: Wolverine’ which featured the first official image from the film, which y read more
Kirsten Myburgh tipped to play Tintin
Black Magic | February 23rd 2008
Sorry about the lack of updates recently, I’ll try to keep up-to-date now. I’ve got a few items from the past week and a half that I’m going to post, starting with this one. According to LeTinTinMovie.com and IMDB, Kirsten Myburgh h read more
More problems for New Line - Tolkien Estate sues over Rings profi…
Black Magic | February 11th 2008
Not long after an Peter Jackson’s lawsuit with New Line came to an end, a press release issued today says the Tolkien Estate is now suing New Line Cinema, saying it didn’t recieve any of the estimated US$6 billion the Lord of the Rings tr read more
Jackie Chan may film in Rotorua
Black Magic | February 11th 2008
The Daily Post reported today that Kung Fu legend Jackie Chan may film part of his next big-budget film in Rotorua. Martial arts movie legend Jackie Chan is the A-lister tipped to be headed for Rotorua to shoot a big budget movie. Film Volcanic revea read more
Andy Serkis talks Tintin
Black Magic | February 3rd 2008
Empire Magazine caught up with Andy Serkis recently to talk about the Tintin trilogy and The Hobbit. Andy is acting in the Tintin trilogy, and although his role has not been announced, it is rumoured, and is very likely that he is playing Captain Had read more
Summer a breeze for cast of Bones
Black Magic | February 1st 2008
The Dominion Post has put up this short interview with Peter Jackson, Saoirse Ronan, Rose McIver and Mark Wahlberg. Here’s a snippet, but you can read the rest of it here. After 43 days of hour-long commutes and filming in freezing conditions i read more
It’s Official: Guillermo Del Toro to direct The Hobbit
Black Magic | February 1st 2008
The Guardian has announced that at the premiere for a Spanish film he produced, Guillermo Del Toro, director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy, said that he has officially signed on to direct The Hobbit and it’s sequel. It was only a few day read more
Holygraphic Nessie in Tokyo
Black Magic | February 1st 2008
I saw this on Engadget and thought it was quite cool. Sony have put up a holygraphic Nessie to promote The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. Check out the video below. read more
They Came From Upstairs in production in West Auckland
Black Magic | January 31st 2008
They Came From Upstairs, an adventure comedy starring Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical), started filming in West Auckland in a house restored especially for the film. The film is about a group of teens who team up to defend their Maine vacation ho read more
Del Toro in talks to direct The Hobbit
Black Magic | January 28th 2008
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting the Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) is in talks to direct the two Hobbit films. Del Toro’s name was on a short list of directors who could tackle the project, one of the most anticipate read more
Wolverine’s cameras start rolling next week
Black Magic | January 21st 2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman starts filming in the lower South Island next week, says The Dominion Post. Most of the filming will take place in Glenorchy, north of Queenstown. The Water Horse was also filmed in the same area last y read more
Weta Digi nominated for 3 awards for The Water Horse
Black Magic | January 18th 2008
Weta Digital has been nominated for 2 awards at the 6th Annual VES Awards, and 1 at the Imagina Awards. Weta Digital was responsible for the outstanding visual effects in the film which was made in Queenstown and Wellington. At the VES awards, they read more
Man into myth, round 2
Shauna Roberts' For Love of Words | January 15th 2008 by Shauna Roberts
In July 2007, I discussed the legends of Gilgamesh and John Henry with an eye toward figuring out how the life of a historical person morphs into a larger-than-life legend.I recently read two biographies with a similar goal:If a Pirate I Must Be: Th read more
Wingnut is going to make The Hobbit!
Black Magic | December 18th 2007
New Line and Peter Jackson have resolved their differences and they are going to start preproduction on two Hobbit films in 2009. That’s right, two films. As rumoured earlier, the book will be split into to parts. This may not be Peter Jackson& read more
PUG Done Right
Gitr's WoW Blog | December 17th 2007
So I was in a good PUG the other day, awesome actually and I felt the need to share. First off “good” and “PUG” are two terms that aren’t often used together. Normally PUG = UGH or PUG = /facepalm. Not this time. Why? read more
New 10,000BC poster
Black Magic | December 15th 2007
A new 10,000BC poster has hit the net via ComingSoon.net. Click on it for a larger version. They also put up a new still of the film which you can see here. read more
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