Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Nica is grieving over the gruesome suicide of her mother when her domineering older sister Barb arrives with her young family in tow to help settle their mother’s affairs. As the sisters butt heads over Nica’s plans for the future, Barb’s young daughter comforts herself with a grinning, red-haired talking …
Read More »EPIX Celebrates 50th Anniversary of James Bond with New Doc and 24 / 007 Marathon
Shaken, not stirred, and kicking off a free preview weekend, EPIX celebrates 50 years of James Bond, just in time for the highly anticipated new Bond film, Skyfall, premiering theatrically November 9. Celebrating 50 years of James Bond on October 5, declared Global James Bond Day, An EPIX exclusive documentary Everything or Nothing: …
Read More »AudioComics Opens Your Ears to Exciting New Worlds
AudioComics, the production company adapting creator-owned comic books and graphic novels into full-cast audio, presents its 2012 slate of debut releases. Available for purchase online through iTunes, Amazon MP3, and AudioComics Digital Direct, AudioComics productions feature professional voice actors, stirring scores and multi-layered soundscapes — movies for your mind’s eye: …
Read More »Dark Horse Unveils Tyrion Statue
When looking for a key moment to immortalize as the second sculptural piece in Dark Horse’s highly coveted line of Game of Thrones collectibles, Dark Horse turned to none other than writer/producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for the most “statueworthy” moment in the then-unaired second season. The two chose the memorable …
Read More »Return of the Condor Heroes Beta Launches This September
Perfect World announced it will launch the open beta testing for its 2D turn-based martial arts MMORPG, “Return of the Condor Heroes,” on September 20, 2012. “Return of the Condor Heroes” is Perfect World’s new MMORPG adapted from Louis Cha’s acclaimed martial arts novel of the same name. In a traditional 2D …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Announces Launch Celebration
Blizzard Entertainment unveiled plans for launch events celebrating the upcoming release of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. Beginning on the evening of September 24, key retail partners in the US, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and the region of Taiwan will welcome gamers who …
Read More »Nintendo Fans Mark Kirby’s 20th Anniversary
Nintendo fans found a spectacular way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic Kirby video game character. On Sept. 1 at the PAX Prime conference in Seattle, 536 attendees gathered together and set a new Guinness World Records achievement for the most people blowing a chewing gum bubble simultaneously. …
Read More »Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy Slated For Release July 18, 2014
Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures jointly announced that the final film in Peter Jackson’s trilogy adaptation of the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, now titled “The Hobbit: There and Back Again,” will be released worldwide on July 18, 2014. All three films in the trilogy are productions …
Read More »EA Celebrates 17 Years of Strategy Gaming With Command & Conquer the Ultimate Collection
Seventeen years and 17 games after the release of the first Command & Conquer title, Electronic Arts announced Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection, a compilation of all 17 games that have made Command & Conquer the #1 selling real-time strategy franchise of all time. Available later this fall for $49.99 USD, Command & Conquer The Ultimate …
Read More »“Possession” Beats Expectations To Win Box Office
“The Possession,” the new horror film from director Sam Raimi, scared up a winning weekend at the domestic box office, where it’s poised to capture one of the top Labor Day openings of all time. The film took in an estimated $17.7 million, as of Sunday. The top 12 films as of …
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