Remember last week when the Lego lawyers would scold you for going to legos.com instead of lego.com? That should have made it clear that the lawyers there take these issues quite serious. So, perhaps it isn’t a surprise to find out this bit of news: Cofie writes “A dispute between a painter and a toy-maker…
Daily Archives: September 12, 2005
DiCaprio sets sights on Teddy Roosevelt story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who played eccentric aviation pioneer Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese’s last film “The Aviator,” is ready to charge up San Juan hill as Teddy Roosevelt in the director’s next movie. Tweet reuters.com
“Invincible” Ultimate Collection HC Sells Out, Goes Back To Press
Official Press Release BERKELEY, CA — 7 September, 2005 — After being in stores for less than a month, the INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION HC Vol. 1 has sold out! The $34.95 oversized volume collects the first 13 issues of INVINCIBLE (“quite possibly the Greatest Super Hero Comic in the Universe”) in one volume with extras…
DVD Review: Fever Pitch
He swings, he hits, it’s deep, back, back, back, it’s outta here!! Lame way to start things off, but I had to get that out at the start or else it would just be sticking in the back of my mind. Fever Pitch is the latest film from the brothers Farrelly, and it is a…
Gold-Plated Yoda Lightsaber Hyperspace Sweepstakes
Members of Hyperspace in the U.S. and Canada can now register to win a limited to five worldwide 18k gold-plated Yoda replica lightsaber from Episode III in the Master Replicas Hyperspace Sweepstakes! Click on the thumbnail above for complete details. Tweet rebelscum.com
Cingular Gets Kicked Out of the BBB
Following word that US consumers’ satisfaction with mobile operators continued its downward trend last year comes word that the country’s biggest carrier, Cingular, has been kicked out of the Better Business Bureau in upstate New York for poorly handling customer complaints. The BBB requires members to answer all complaints, whereas Cingular had 20 outstanding as…
Part I: 64-bit vs. 32-bit Windows
Windows XP Professional x64 edition is clearly not a mainstream product. For example, though you can order Dell Dimension XPS models with XP X64 installed, Dell gives you this rather dire warning when you try to buy a system with the OS installed: “Peripherals you currently own or plan to purchase in the near future…
Depp plans to be a pirate for years
TORONTO (Reuters) – Johnny Depp, the chameleon-like actor who has played so many different roles that he may not have a self, says he’s finally found a role he wants to stay in: the buccaneer Captain Jack Sparrow. Tweet reuters.com
Prince of Persia Movie to be Released in 2006
The Prince of Persia movie, is on IMDB now, there are not many details so far, but the movie is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and John August who is the producer of multiple Tim Burton movies. It is also written by Jordan Mechner, the same man who wrote the Prince of Persia video game.…
HBO’s “Rome” Gets A Second Season
“Rome” for a second season says The Hollywood Reporter. Three episodes into its first year, “Rome” is already slated to begin production on 12 more episodes in March with an airdate sometime in 2007. “Rome” is a co-production between HBO and the BBC. The opening episodes of the epic drama are set in 50 B.C.…
