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A Green Arrow Tv Show Coming To the CW

The CW, which was formerly called the WB, for years has been giving DC Comics based live action television shows for fans to enjoy. Their favorite characters can jump out of the pages of comic books to their television screen. In the past years they have had televisions shows like Aquaman, Birds of Prey, and probably the most successful Smallville. Now the CW is ordering a brand new DC comics television show based on the comic book character Green Arrow. The show they say will probably be called “Arrow”.  

The Green Arrow is a not a new comer to live action television or the CW. Justin Hartley had played the Green Arrow AKA Oliver Queen since 2006 on the television show called Smallville. If you are a Smallville fan like I am you might be thinking like I was. This could be a spin off, but no such luck. When the show was announced by the CW that the show is ready for the green light on the pilot they made sure to mention that Justin Hartley right now is not involved in the project. When I heard this news I was a little disappointed and excited at the same time because this means that the CW can show that they can make a successful DC Comics television show without it being affiliated with Smallville.   

Trailer Tracker: Friends with Kids, Moonrise Kingdom and More

Who’s one to let kids come between friends? This week on Trailer Tracker we get a new spin on the rom-com with Friends with Kids starring Kristen Wiig, John Hamm, Adam Scott and Maya Rudolph. Next, cult director Wes Anderson returns with his project Moonrise Kingdom, which assembles the eclectic cast of Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray and Frances McDormand.

DVD/Blu-ray DISCussion (New for 1.17.11)

This week’s Recommendation of the Week is the Blu-ray re-release of the Steven Soderbergh movie about of the War on Drugs Traffic. Featuring an assemble cast and winning a number of awards Traffic tells the story of the War on Drugs from the perspective of law enforcement, drug barons and the family of a user. The re-release comes courtesy of the Criterion Collection and despite not being about to report on their features their re-releases are often high quality affairs. The major First Release of the week is The Ides of March, the highly praise political drama by George Clooney that features a cast of acting heavyweights. The rest of this week’s First Release is sadly a unremarkable affair, though tweens may get a kick out of Taylor Lautner’s Abduction. If you are looking for a re-release the Criterion Collection offer us the French movie Belle de Jour and you also could have a double bill of two Robin Williams movies.

Content Update For Star Wars: The Old Republic

Have you already done everything there is to do in Star Wars: The Old Republic?  Well, if you feel that the amount of content Bioware’s MMO had at launch is somehow insufficient, then you’ll be glad to hear that there’s already more stuff coming out for it less than a month after launch.

Trapped in Tehran: An American Game Developer Faces Death

An American, Amir Hekmati has been sentenced to death in Iran for espionage.  The Iranian government has accused Hekmati of being a spy working for the CIA through developer Kuma Games.  The Iranians suggest that Kuma Games was funded by the CIA to make propaganda games that would spread pro-western political messages and “accuse Iran of involvement in terrorism.”

Razer Unveils New Tablet PC ForGamers

Razer showed off their new prototype gaming tablet today.  Project Fiona is a small touchscreen computer like many others, but Fiona has a pair of game controllers built in on either side letting players take on more complex games than Smurf Village and Angry Birds.

DVD/Blu-ray DISCussion (New for 1.10.11)

This week’s Recommendation of the Week is Moneyball. The story about the 2002 Oakland A’s will be a contender during the upcoming awards season and you can see what the fuss is about with the DVD and Blu-ray release, which contains documentaries and behind-the-scenes footage.

Catwoman #4 – Review

Catwoman has hit another rough patch with an almost absent storyline and a heroine stuck alternating between two modes: survive and grieve.  Even Batman fails to show up and save this comic from being a bit bland and somewhat forgettable, but not completely un-enjoyable… just far from the cat-tastic performance I would have expected from Catwoman #4.

After showing up at a very bad time with a body, burnt evidence and a hysterical Selina, the police try to show Catwoman a good time before she makes her escape and continues to suffer the after-effects of her friend Lola’s death… as well as the electrifying grip of a new enemy.

January Movie Preview 2012

If you haven’t gotten out to 2011’s big awards contenders, you’ll probably spend your time doing that this January, but if the only Oscar you care about is Oscar the Grouch, then we’ve got you covered with 2012’s first litter of movie babies.

The Artist Review

The Artist is a silent film, but more so an homage to those films. After all, what better way to make a movie about silent movies than to make a silent movie? And in an era when a lot of movies don’t know when to shut up, how nice to have some silence.