Want to get into the Hallowe’en spirit? Wish you could see the Great Hall at Hogwarts decked out for the holiday? Well look no further than Pottermore at PlayStation Home! If you have a PS3, you can access PlayStation Home for free. From the main screen, navigate to “PSN”, then PlayStation Home. You may have…
I’m sorry. That pun was too great to resist. And it’s not entirely true. I love the idea behind the Ouya console. However, the reality isn’t as awesome as it could have been. Let’s talk about the pros of the idea, then the cons of the reality. Ouya, An “Oh, Yeah!” Idea The television gaming universe…
The Lord of the Rings. If you’ve never read the trilogy, you’ve at least seen Peter Jackson’s film adaptations. If you haven’t seen the films, you’ve at least heard of them. However, you may not have heard of two spectacular fan films, created by fans, for fans. The first of the two fan films is The…
The Wii U is arguably the greatest flop in Nintendo history, released six years after Nintendo’s greatest success story, the Nintendo Wii. While the Nintendo DS has sold more units, Nintendo has profited more by the Wii due to its higher price. However, Wii U sales have been lackluster by comparison. Yesterday, it was announced that…
There is no question that The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King is an incredible movie. Simply look to the 2003 Academy Awards for proof. Return of the King won 11 Oscars, which means that they tied the record held by Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997). While Titanic—as well as All About Eve (1950)—holds the record for most…
Today marked the Harry Potter Alliance‘s 8th birthday! To celebrate, they hosted a live stream birthday party to coincide with the last hours of their EqualityFTW (For The Win) fundraiser, which concludes Saturday night at midnight. From 6pm to 10pm Eastern, the HPA hosted their live stream, then from 10pm to 12am Eastern, LeakyCon hosted…
As a Language Arts teacher, I often use Lord of the Rings (specifically Two Towers and Return of the King) as an example when I teach about the three main points of view. While Fellowship of the Ring tends to mostly follow Frodo, making it third person limited, the latter two books (and movies) in…
With the release of the second trailer for the Desolation of Smaug, it’s fitting to dedicate the next three Thursdays (Throwback Thursdays I suppose) to some thoughts regarding the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Please note that I will write these articles while watching the only true way to watch the trilogy—that is, the extended…
Just when all hope was lost, an announcement has finally been made. Another Narnia movie will be produced. From Twitter: Breaking news Narnia fans– #Oscar-nominee Mark Gordon to produce next #Narnia movie. #SilverChair. pic.twitter.com/hz4l6JFNLM — Official Narnia (@OfficialNarnia) October 1, 2013 While two questions have been answered with this announcement—that the next Narnia film will…
The second Desolation of Smaug trailer was released today. In it, we see and hear many things that we’ve already seen and heard from the previous trailer, in addition to, of course, many things that we’ve never seen or heard before. In it, we see Thranduil warn Tauriel not to get too attached to his…