?>

Features
Interviews
Columns
Podcasts
Shopping Guides
Production Blogs
Contests
Message Board
RSS Feed
Contact Us
Archives

 

Archive for February, 2010

Wonderful World of Talkies: Tenacious D & Friends Stand With Haiti

Posted Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 2:29am

Matt Cohen takes in Tenacious D’s star-studded Haiti benefit, featuring the likes of Patton Oswalt, Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Russell Brand, and more…

Opinion In A Haystack: SHUTTER ISLAND

Posted Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 1:09am

Bob Rose reviews the new Martin Scorsese film, then builds an ice cream mountain and doesn’t write about it…

Trailer Park: TERRIBLY HAPPY, $9.99, DEAD SNOW and BRAVE NEW FILMS 5th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION

Posted Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 0:26am

Christopher Stipp reviews the import TERRIBLY HAPPY and looks at DVD releases for $9.99, DEAD SNOW and the BRAVE NEW FILMS 5th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION…

Weekend Shopping Guide 2/19/10: We’re Musicians

Posted Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 0:13am

It’s time once again for the FRED Weekend Shopping Guide – your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Martin Scorsese, Akira Kurosawa, William Conrad, Stephen Fry, Chris Rock, Matt Damon, Scooby-Doo, Barnaby Jones, Gary Coleman, Indiana Jones, and more…

Comics in Context #233: Cunning Canines

Posted Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 23:50pm

Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with a look at Wes Anderson’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s FANTASTIC MR. FOX and his animated predecessor, Hanna Barbera’s Hokey Wolf…

Contest Round-Up: 2010-02-17

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 23:01pm

In this week’s round up, we’re giving away THE PETER SERAFINOWICZ SHOW, MISFITS: SERIES ONE, THE INFORMANT, THE BOX, WOMEN IN TROUBLE, TRAILER PARK BOYS, and the SHUTTER ISLAND Soundtrack…

Win the SHUTTER ISLAND Soundtrack on CD!

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 22:57pm

In conjunction with Rhino Records, we’re giving away three (3) copies of the SHUTTER ISLAND Soundtrack on CD…

Win TRAILER PARK BOYS on DVD!

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 22:51pm

In conjunction with Screen Media Home Video, we’re giving away two (2) copies of TRAILER PARK BOYS on DVD…

Win WOMEN IN TROUBLE on Blu-Ray & DVD!

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 22:37pm

In conjunction with Screen Media Home Video, we’re giving away three (3) copies of WOMEN IN TROUBLE on both Blu-Ray & DVD…

Win THE BOX on Blu-Ray & DVD!

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 22:26pm

In conjunction with Warner Bros. Home Video, we’re giving away three (3) copies of THE BOX on both Blu-Ray & DVD…

Win THE INFORMANT on Blu-Ray & DVD!

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 22:17pm

In conjunction with Warner Bros. Home Video, we’re giving away three (3) copies of THE INFORMANT on both Blu-Ray & DVD…

Win MISFITS: SERIES ONE on DVD!

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 22:01pm

In conjunction with Channel 4 Home Video, we’re giving away two (2) copies of MISFITS: SERIES ONE on DVD…

Win THE PETER SERAFINOWICZ SHOW on DVD!

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 21:54pm

In conjunction with Channel 4 Home Video, we’re giving away two (2) copies of THE PETER SERAFINOWICZ SHOW on DVD.

TV Or Not TV: LOST with The Substitute

Posted Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 21:40pm

Will throws down his initial thoughts about last night’s LOST episode titled THE SUBSTITUTE. Spoilers abound as he discusses what he was able to make sense out of the episode, so be warned…

FREDagator: 2010-02-16

Posted Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 12:08pm

Our (mostly) daily look at dandy discoveries and nifty finds from around this here interweb, UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY…

Masters Of Song Fu #6: Round 2 Challenge Revealed!

Posted Monday, February 15th, 2010 at 14:28pm

The Challengers have all made it successfully through Round 1’s task, but how will they fare with the Round 2 Challenge?

FREDagator: 2010-02-14

Posted Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 14:49pm

Our (mostly) daily look at dandy discoveries and nifty finds from around this here interweb, UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY…

FREDagator: 2010-02-13

Posted Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at 19:24pm

Our (mostly) daily look at dandy discoveries and nifty finds from around this here interweb, UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY…

Toy News: Exclusive VENTURE BROS. Toys Sneak Peek

Posted Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 13:50pm

Ahead of their big reveal at Toy Fair this weekend, Bif Bang Pow has given FRED readers an exclusive sneak peek at one of the prototypes for their upcoming line of VENTURE BROS. toys…

FREDagator: 2010-02-12

Posted Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 11:19am

Our (mostly) daily look at dandy discoveries and nifty finds from around this here interweb, UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY…

Trailer Park: THE WOLFMAN and VALENTINE’S DAY

Posted Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 2:26am

Christopher Stipp gives away some Couples Retreat DVDs and then reviews VALENTINE’S DAY and THE WOLFMAN, one of which tells the story of a man who goes on a feral rampage while the other tells a story where you wish a man would…

Weekend Shopping Guide 2/12/10: Retreat! Retreat!

Posted Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 1:04am

It’s time once again for the FRED Weekend Shopping Guide – your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Peter Serafinowicz, The Coen Brothers, Sarah Silverman, Gobo Fraggle, Howard Zinn, Steven Seagal, Richard Dawson, Amelia Earhart, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Mohr, and more…

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #134: The Short One That Isn’t So Much

Posted Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 18:01pm

Ken & Dana return with what was intended to be a truncated cast, but meanders and gets lost along the way. Cookies are discussed. And barbecue…

Comics in Context #232: David Levine On Stage

Posted Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 12:53pm

Comics historian extraordinaire Peter Sanderson returns with an exploration of the work of master caricaturist David Levine…

Party Favors: A Swiftian Gouge

Posted Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 1:15am

Joe Corey returns with the value of Taylor Swift, JERSEY SHORE, The Flaming Lips’ trip to the Dark Side, the Party Favors curse, Bill Murray, Mary Tyler Moore, DVDs, and more…