Source: io9 | Geek Tyrant | Posted By: Dan Geer

Just for kicks, io9 recently posted a trailer for the 1994 movie Oblivion, which was a low-budget movie about “cowboys and aliens.” Of course, this is quite funny to look back on because of Jon Favreau‘s big-budget film coming out this year that is actually called Cowboys & Aliens starring Daniel Craig. Compare the two drastically different trailers after the jump (pay close attention to George Takaei‘s campy lines in the film for a couple of Star Trek references)!

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Source: Late Night Explosion | /Film | Posted By: Dan Geer

Hardcore Yoda-heads are well aware of the abysmal 97-minute Star Wars TV spin-off known as The Star Wars Holiday Special, which reunited the cast from the feature film and also brought on special guest stars like Bea Arthur, Art Carney and the Jefferson Starship band. Broadcast only once on November 17, 1978 on CBS, it was never officially released on any type of home media because of how terrible it was. Even George Lucas himself reportedly said that, if he could, he would track down every copy of the show and smash it with a sledgehammer.

In response, Late Night Explosion created a 5-minute abridged version of the special as a humorous way for fans to not have to sit through the whole thing (of course, in order to fully appreciate the video, you have to have seen the original version beforehand). While this still doesn’t make the special “good,” it is certainly more tolerable. Check it out after the jump!

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Source: StarWars.com | YouTube | Posted By: Dan Geer

StarWars.com recently posted a new video, animated in the style of Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series, in which C-3P0 explains the basics of the Clone Wars. In a way, it seems to be paying homage to a certain Star Wars commerical from the early 80s where C-3P0 delivers “a message from a distant galaxy far, far away.” Hit the jump to watch both videos!

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Source: Daily Mail | Cinematical | Posted By: Dan Geer

This fun “Blockbuster Quiz” image from Daily Mail has been making its way around the web and it seemed like a fun little activity to feature here as well (that, and there’s not a whole lot of newsworthy stories to post at the moment). The image contains visual clues for 50 different movie titles, some of which are actually quite difficult to figure out. How many movie titles can you name? Hit the jump to try it out!

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Source: TNT | New York Post | Collider | Posted By: Dan Geer

TNT has debuted the first trailer for their new alien invasion TV series, Falling Skies, premiering next June. The series stars Noah Wyle (TNT‘s The Librarian, ER) who, according to the official plot synopsis, plays “a former college professor who becomes the leader of a group of soldiers and civilians struggling against an occupying alien force.”

Being that the series is a Dreamworks Television production executive produced by Steven Spielberg, you might want to take a peek. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: Back to Frank Black | Posted By: Dan Geer

Source: LocateTV | Posted By: Dan Geer

Christmastime is officially here, which means it is time to sit down with friends and family and watch our favorite Christmas movies. Well, how about a little movie trivia to go along with them?

LocateTV has created a fun Christmas infographic that contains some interesting trivia tidbits for movies such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Home Alone, Elf and more! Did you know that when Jim Carrey played the Grinch that he actually consulted a Navy Seal to learn techniques for resisting torture so that he could deal with the feeling of confinement in his latex skin? Neither did I. Read on for more!

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Source: Entertainment Weekly | TheForce.net

For those of you who attended the limited theatrical release of the next three episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars – which featured the newest villain to the Star Wars universe, “Savage Opress” – you should have also seen a brand new trailer for the remainder of season three of the hit animated TV series from George Lucas. Well, whether you were at one of the screenings or not, you can now check out the trailer online by clicking here (by the way, pay close attention to Asoka Tano’s eyes at the end of the trailer). Update: StarWars.com has posted a higher quality trailer here.

One other thing, if you have not seen any footage from the Savage Opress episodes that will be airing this January, I suggest you hit the jump for what is sure to be THE turning point for the series. Seriously, if you love Star Wars, this is a must watch!

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Source: Yahoo! Movies | Posted By: Dan Geer

Many trailers are being released this month for next year’s most anticipated films (Transformers 3, Reel Steel and Thor to name a few). One film PCM has not reported on as of yet is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the Pirates of the Caribbean saga. The official trailer has hit the web over at Yahoo! Movies. Hit the jump to watch!

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Source: Marvel Studios | Troublemaker Studios | Posted By: Dan Geer

Right before the teaser trailer for Marvel‘s Thor was released, the first official poster for the film was unveiled to the public. While it’s a pretty cool, shadowy-looking poster, I actually found it to be quite similar to a little poster by Troublemaker Studios for another film that was released this past July. Take a look at the poster comparison after the jump!

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