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A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets.
- Both the movie and the video game of X-Men Origins: Wolverine get released today, which means it's pretty much Wolverine Day on the internet. io9 is offering Wolverine 101 (via), while Sci Fi Wire has 10 things you need to know about Wolverine before you see the movie. Cinematical and Sci Fi Wire both have reviews of the movie. Cinematical also has the worst Wolverine costumes ever, while Super Punch offers a gallery/list of bizarre Wolverines. Finally, the Wolverine demo is now available on Xbox 360.
- The first official photo from Iron Man 2. (Via)
- Cinematical has a dummies' guide to the 2009 summer movie season, as well as a list of the most anticipated summer movies.
- The officially released version of the trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. We didn't like the first movie, and we still have little hope for this one, but... we have to admit, this is a great trailer. The action and effects are impressive; John Turturro's character is back, but he doesn't seem nearly as irritating this time; and Megan Fox is still incredibly hot.
- A movie about Hansel and Gretel is coming, but in this version the characters will be witch bounty hunters. That's actually... kind of awesome.
- Star Trek premiered in Hollywood last night. Here's an overhead photo of the event. And here's a rundown of the 10 other Star Trek films and why they matter.
- Left 4 Dead is free today on Steam.
- Super Punch will make you "aww" and barf with this link round-up, which includes a picture of a cute kiwi, and photos of the horrific whole chicken in a can.
- Here's an idea: grow a wall across the entire Sahara Desert using a bacteria that turns sand into sandstone! (Via)
- A fun, silly sketch video by the concept artist for Marvel vs. Capcom 2. (Via)
- We have two NES controller mouses (mice?) for you today: a real, DIY one, and a conceptual one. And while we're talking fun gadgets, how about the water-propelled jet pack?! (Via)
- Shortly after declaring the next music battle to be between Hulu and Vevo, Epicenter reported that Disney made a deal with Hulu to buy a nearly 30 percent stake in the company and put full episodes of ABC shows on the site.
- Cool art bikes!
- More American remakes of successful foreign films are on the way. This time the victims are Tell No One and District B13.
- We're not really a big fan of indie comedies generally, but it's hard to ignore the appeal of a cast that includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, and Rainn Wilson.
- Yet more posters for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- Some of Bruce Willis' possible upcoming roles. One is a film adaptation of a Warren Ellis graphic novel.
- A new addition to the cast of Clash of the Titans: Danny Huston as Poseidon.
- The release date for the new Boom Blox is only a few weeks away!
- The swine flu epidemic is apparently spreading into World of Warcraft now, too.
- Some unexpected video game mashups, and some fun Clue trivia.
- Ottumwa, Iowa has declared itself the "The Video Game Capital of the World" because that's where Billy Mitchell scored a Donkey Kong world record.
- More Guitar Hero: Smash Hits tracks revealed.
- A new trailer for the video game Prototype.
- New screenshots from Brutal Legend, featuring Lemmy!
- Our favorite part of Dracula is the story of the Demeter, the ship that the Count stows away aboard in order to get to England. And now they're making a movie called The Last Voyage of Demeter that's all about that section of the story!
- "Warner Brothers has acquired rights to turn the Japanese manga series Death Note into a live-action film."
- Robot Milk?!
- Japanese scientists have developed a chemical compound capable of moving on its own that could one day be used as part of a T-1000-style robot.
- This article, and the accompanying picture, is ridiculous on so many levels. (Via Sarah)
- Failing is fun! (Via Bob)
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I'm teaching Dracula now to freshman, and I think they're over my vampire nerdness, but I'm going to wax enthusiastic at them about this Demeter movie anyway.