Category: Geek News
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Jurassic World Avengers – Geeks Corner – Episode 430
Welcome to this week’s Geeks Corner! It’s the week of Spider-Goat!? Apparently, according to Johnny 5. This is the week of Avengers: Age of Ultron so there is a lot to talk about in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Disneyland also announced its lineup of events for the May 22nd it’s 60th Diamond Anniversary Celebration. The…
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Meet Indominus Rex
One of the tricks of continuing to make more Jurassic movies is creating dinosaurs that are scarier than the movie that came before. For me, it is hard to beat the original Jurassic Park’s Raptors and T-Rex. It all comes down to the scene of “where’s the goat!?” and then that terrifying kitchen chase. You…
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Eat Well: Spring Arizona Restaurant Week Returns May 15-25
Spring Arizona Restaurant Week (ARW), held May 15-25 will be a prime opportunity to check out hot new restaurants or rediscover old favorites. During the Spring edition of ARW, over 100 Phoenix restaurants will offer a selection of chef-curated, specialty menus priced at $33 or $44 per person, excluding beverages, tax and gratuity unless otherwise…
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Sesame Street: The Aveggies: Age of Bon Bon (Avengers Parody)
Sesame Street has parodied the Avengers in a new short film on youtube called Aveggies: Age of Bon Bon. In it, the Cookie Monster learns a lesson about focus. I hope you enjoy. A super villain was prepared to destroy all the healthy foods in the world, until one hero, actually, several heroes stuck together…
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Warzones, C2E2, and Ant Man – Marvel Comics News April 20-24, 2015
This week in Marvel Comics had announcements many of which includes more on Secret Wars and a look at the first issue of Battleworlds. A maybe bigger announcement was with Ant Man, where the annual will have both Scott Lang and Hank Pym in it. Below are the press releases with the information. Finally, there…
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – S.H.I.E.L.D. Connects to Avengers: Age of Ultron
This coming week’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. connects with Avengers: Age of Ultron. This could come as no surprise because of course, it’s all connected. This week’s episode will also offer a preview of Avengers: Age of Ultron as well. https://youtu.be/pvCbbaYifbc Just when we thought we had changed focus from Hydra, it’s back……
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Real Sherlock Holmes Shines in New Mr. Holmes Trailer
Watson wrote the story… but he changed the ending A new UK trailer has surfaced on the internet for Ian McKellen’s upcoming film Mr. Holmes. In it, an aging Sherlock Holmes attempts to find closure in life by solving the final case of his career. This requires the 93 year old Holmes to fight memory…
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New “Lock Them in” Clip from Jurassic World Isn’t Quite a Lock
Jurassic World is just a little bit over a month away and with the trailers and clips that have been released, we have a pretty good idea about what is going to happen and how it is going to happen. This most recent clip that has been released gives one more glimpse into the events…
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Frenemy of my Enemy – Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD S2E18: Review
Alrighty, Agents. We’re getting closer and closer to both Avengers: Age of Ultron AND the final episodes of this show. Frenemy of my Enemy – Recap I am so glad that we got to see Fitz shaking a tail, instead of picking up at some point after he had already been rescued. Also, Agent Fitz in the…
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The Great Star Wars Droid Race: R2-D2 vs Chopper
There were a lot of events that were a lot of fun to watch at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. One of the highlights for me was the droid races. These happened daily on the main show floor and offered droid builders a chance to show off what they and their droids can do. Each of…
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Thoughts on Star Wars Rebels Season Two Premiere: The Siege of Lothal
Star Wars Rebels was a hit at Star Wars Celebration. Here on DAPs Magic we have been covering this show since it debuted on Disney XD last year. You can read all our reviews from season one here. Danie does a fantastic job reviewing this series so I’m not going to give a full on…
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Star Wars Celebration On Ice! – Geeks Corner – Episode 429
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week there is a lot of Star Wars following Star Wars Celebration! The Tomorrowland preview comes to Disneyland’s Tomorrowland in the Tomorrowland Theater. Hayley also chats about her experience with Disney on Ice over the weekend. Here is a look at what was covered this week: Disney in the News Disney…
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Refresh Glass: Upcycling at its Finest
Happy Earth Day Foodies! I wanted to write a blog that was food based, topical and not preachy. There is so much negativity floating around the culinary world in regards to sustainability, GMOs, etc. I decided that I wanted to write about something positive and recently at Devoured Phoenix, Mister and I received some amazing…
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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…
