Category: Geek News
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The Final Day of Star Wars Celebration Went Rogue
Sunday marked the final day of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. The Anaheim Convention Center was quite busy (not as busy as Saturday but still very busy) with lots of families coming to geek out together. One of the very popular exhibits of the day was the Lego play station where fans could build their very own Millennium…
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More From Star Wars Celebration 2015
Star Wars Celebration 2015 lasted 4 days. It seems fitting to try to report as much as we can from this very unique event. Rather than tell with words, here’s some photos I took during the whole event. Hope you enjoy them!
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Jurassic World Trailer Shows There is No Escape…
Universal Pictures has released the Jurassic World Official Global Trailer and it gives the deepest insight into what movie goers will be seeing when they return to Isla Nublar this summer. This trailer gives the setup, the conflict, and then hints at what a resolution might be. Jurassic World – Official Global Trailer Steven Spielberg returns…
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It’s All About Star Wars Rebels at Day Three of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim
Star Wars Rebels was front and center on Day Three of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim…. which also happened to be the busiest day of the weekend. From parking to walking into the Anaheim Convention Center, it was clear that Saturday was going to be a big day. The first event covered was the Star Wars…
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Disney Film Spot: Dumbo
Time has been much kinder to Dumbo than film and animation historians think. What was once a source of major discussions involving political and cultural debates has now shed the then-current events of its past and become nothing more than a classic in the pantheon of Disney films. During its production, Dumbo faced numerous challenges,…
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Dates and Droids Dominate Day Two of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim
Day Two of Star Wars Celebration began with a photoshoot. Walking up to the Anaheim Convention Center the amount of people in costumes had significantly increased from Day One. Pictures were being taken anywhere that could be considered remotely interesting to a photographer or characters who had friends with iPhones. The big panel of the…
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The Force Was Strong With Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Day One!
The first day of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim began with thousands of Star Wars fans making their way to the Anaheim Convention Center for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens panel with J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy. This panel took place live and was also simulcast for those who could not be there live. Murray…
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Culinary Cameo- Chef Nobuo Fukuda
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to Culinary Cameos! This week we are featuring James Beard award winning chef Nobuo Fukuda owner of Nobuo at Teeter House. I met Chef Fukuda at Check, Please! Arizona Festival and was instantly drawn to his charismatic yet humble demeanor. My love of Japanese food also increased my desire to speak with…
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Melinda – Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD S2E17: Review
Alrighty, agents, this was a big one. So big that the “previously on SHIELD” showed clips from the first few episodes. We finally get answers we’ve been wanting since literally the first show. Specifically, why May is called “The Cavalry”. And, again, since half this episode takes place in the past, flashbacks get italics for…
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New Marvel’s Avengers Themed RIDEZ Coming to RIDEMAKERZ!
Marvel and RC car fans will be delighted to learn that RIDEMAKERZ is expanding its live of marvel RIDEZ. Beginning on April 24th, R/C builders/drivers will be able to assemble their own Avengers Corvette or Hulk Blitz. Each of these vehicles may be purchased and assembled for $35. They are the newest Marvel additions to a…
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Hatbox Ghost, Meet Ant-Man – Geeks Corner – Episode 428
Welcome to this week’s episode of Geeks Corner! We have a TON to cover this week but before we get into that, let’s take a moment to welcome Jessica Prell to the show as this week’s guest host. Make sure to check out her blog and find her on twitter/instagram/and facebook. Now, let’s get to…
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The Great Arizona Picnic Shows Why The Phoenix Food Scene is Great!
Greetings Foodies! The Scottsdale Culinary Festival wrapped up this weekend! As I mentioned in my recap of the Wine and Chocolate Event, this year they celebrated their 37th anniversary, which makes it the longest running event of its type in the nation. The Festival hosted over 35,000 guests, 20 events, 100 restaurants, dozens of top…
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New Trailer Released for Marvel’s Ant-Man
This morning a brand new trailer was released for Marvel’s Ant-Man. The movie stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Michael Douglas. Watch the first trailer here: The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man.” Armed with the…
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Daredevil on Netflix – First Impressions
Marvel Studios is expanding the cinematic universe, and especially with its second television outing. Daredevil premiered today on Netflix. First, the great thing about it being on Netflix is that the full season is available all at once. No need to wait a week between. The second thing great about this series is that it…
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Culinary Cameo- Chef Christopher Gross
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to our latest Culinary Cameo featuring James Beard award winner Chef Christopher Gross. I had the pleasure of meeting Chef Gross at Check, Please! Arizona Festival after his panel with other James Beard award winners from Arizona. His unique attitude towards food, the culinary industry and life in general intrigued me (not…
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Olive Blossom Festival Comes to Queen Creek Olive Mill
Queen Creek Olive Mill, 25062 S. Meridian Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 is hosting their annual Olive Blossom Festival with special weekend events, live music, and great food April 11 – May 10. “April is the best time to visit the Olive Mill – the weather is great, it’s our 10th anniversary and the festival…
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Decadent Delights Wow at Scottsdale Culinary Festival’s Wine and Chocolate Event
Greetings Foodies! The Scottsdale Culinary Festival has begun! This year they are celebrating their 37th anniversary, which makes it the longest running event of its type in the nation. The Festival hosts over 35,000 guests, 20 events, 100 restaurants, dozens of top chefs and countless fine wine and spirit selections. The six day festival offers…
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Afterlife – Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD S2E16: Review
Alrighty, Agents. This was a HUGE episode, with far-reaching connections. Remember #ItsAllConnected? In spades, I tell you. Spades. So if you’ve ever missed an episode of SHIELD, go back and catch up, and then it might be safe for you to continue reading this. Also, there’s a crackpot prediction at the end. I’ll warn you…
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Disney Animation to Live-Action – Geeks Corner – Episode 427
Welcome to this very rainy edition of Geeks Corner. If we did our job right though, other than a few clues we hope you can’t tell (hopefully it didn’t come through the microphones)! There is a lot going on this week and we decided to cram most of it into one episode. Disney in the…
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Jurassic Park Collection Coming to Blu-Ray and Digital HD
Jurassic World is just a few short months away from being released. For many fans, it is now time to start gearing up for this new primeval flick by watching the three movies that lead up to it. Soon this will be able to be done in HD with the movies looking and sounding better…
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Star Wars Available for Digital Download April 10!
Disney, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Announce The most iconic movie collection of all time Becomes available for the first time On Digital HD on April 10, 2015 Now the Force will be with you – everywhere! BURBANK, Calif. – April 6, 2015 – As anticipation builds for the December release of…
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Christopher Lloyd and More Coming to Phoenix Comicon 2015
With Phoenix Comicon 2015 just under two months away, more and more guests are being added to the line up! Here’s a recap of recently announced media guests attending the Convention. Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd is best known for playing Doc Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams…
