It seems nowdays, that a thriller movie guaranteed to “scare you senseless”, is released every week. Rarely do they live up to their promise and they mostly always follow a generic formula that has been tried and tried by the previously released films of the same genre. Then along comes Eden Lake.

Eden lake starts off as most thriller movies do and yes, it does follow a lot of generic thriller movie formulas, but it’s the content in Eden Lake that makes it so powerful. It opens with a young couple, happily in love, heading off on a trip to get away from their everyday lives. Steve (Michael Fassbender) and Jenny (Kelly Reilly) come across Eden Lake, a bushland situated just outside a small local town that is currently under development. While relaxing lakeside, they encounter some local youths playing loud music and letting their dog run amok. A situation that everyone in their lives would encounter in one way or the other. In an attempt to retain some of the lakes calming atmosphere, Steve approaches the youths and kindly asks them to turn the music down and to pay a bit more attention to what their dog is doing. After what turns out to be an extremely hostile encounter, Steve cuts his losses and goes back to Jenny. The youths eventually leave and Steve and Jenny finally relax, believing that this is the much needed getaway that they both wanted, unaware of the terror that is just hours in front of them. …read more

Here’s another picture which has adorned my desktop for a long time & for a fairly obvious reason; when you’re at work & you hit the 3pm wall, it helps to be able to at least pretend you’re able to work properly by continuing to stare at your computer screen, then its simply a matter of waggling the mouse a bit & bashing the odd key. In the very least the look of interest you present won’t be fake, even if it is mistaken for an interest in work content! It’s for the aforementioned reasons that I love these cast of character backgrounds, they’re almost endless fun!

So enjoy this weeks background & think of me at 3pm as you reacquaint yourself with the cast of Futurama! …read more

I hate cats - plain & simple, I just don’t like them.

They sleep, they eat & they shit - they’re me with slightly more fur & I think that this world ain’t big enough for the two billion odd of us.

Having said that, I need keyboard cat in my life - nay, I can’t live without the little fella. Put it down to ranga solidarity, whatever, if he can provide me with comedic moments like this, then I’m down.

And hey, he even comes with a t-shirt.

Now, onto the clip, I know its childish, but my girl & I bought a puppy for XMAS & what you’re about to say is just another day in the life right now…well, not this extreme, but let’s just say that if his toy zebra was real, then we’d have some pretty interesting looking zeb-dogs running around these days. …read more

It has been revealed by Martin Campbell, Director of the Green Lantern film. That Sinestro who is being played by Mark Strong, will not be the main villain in the film.

In a interview with IGN Campbell revealed that Hector Hammond will also be in the film.

“Director Martin Campbell recently revealed that actor Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes) will play the villainous Sinestro in the “Green Lantern” movie, alongside Peter Sarsgaard, who will play villain Hector Hammond. Many fans already know that ‘Sinestro’ wasn’t always a villian but he was the one who mentored and taught ‘Hal Jordon’ how to be a ‘Green Lantern.’ …read more

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As everyone should know by now. Last Thursday saw the impending release of the Apocalypse, with Darksiders.

I really, really enjoyed Darksiders and I really enjoy giving things away on this site. So it gives me great pleasure to announce our Darksiders competition.

Thanks to the awesomely rad people at THQ, we have 2 x War figurines and 4 x Darksiders art books to give away. Allowing for six winners in total. …read more

Yesterday saw the iconic Collingwood hotel The Tote close its doors for the last time - or does hope still exist?

The Tote is/was a venue which has nurtured up & coming bands whilst headlining some of rocks big names for over 30 years. However, last Thursday (14/01/10) proprietor Bruce Milne released this statement announcing the Tote’s sudden closure:

It’s last drinks at the Tote.  This weekend…..

I know it’s sudden.  I didn’t plan it to be like that.

I can’t afford to keep fighting Liquor Licensing.  The “high risk” conditions …read more

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The Marvel zombie horde is almost upon us once more…and I for one cannot wait!

My friends and family all laugh at my zombie obsession, but when the zombie apocalypse transpires, my well stocked shed full of sharp & pointy things & home brew will see them laughing on the other side of their faces…as they try to bite my own off!

Here’s the latest direct from Marvel.com

The best zombies always come back for more, which is why the Marvel Zombies rise again this April in MARVEL ZOMBIES 5, a five-issue limited series courtesy of writer Fred Van Lente and artist Kano.

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It’s Friday, it’s the end of the week, it’s time to blow off some steam and so for pure shits and giggles value, today’s FFC is another stumble-find c/o the good people at YouTube.

So may I present to you a little clip called, Bad Ass Breakdancing with Just Fingers - Fingers Breakdancing which features the talents of a ridiculously dextrous young man who likes black turtle neck jumpers & miniature Adidas kicks and whom can do some pretty impressive things with his fingers.

…I tried pretty hard to not make that sound dirty & am fully aware that I didn’t quite achieve it - sorry, but hey, the gutter maybe a dirty place to live, but its never without a view laughs! …read more