Thor’s Top 5: Superior Horror Sequels
November 10th, 2009 by Thor Magnusson
With Halloween done and gone, I couldn’t shake the feeling of how the Holiday had always been synonymous with bad horror sequels. Back in the 80’s, the studios churned out installments in their terror franchises like it was nobody’s business; horror icons like Freddy, Michael and Jason graced the celluloid screen annually on the Hollows Eve of yesteryears. At present, our sole champion is Lionsgate’s cash-cow franchise Saw, having just released their sixth instalment! Continue reading ‘Thor’s Top 5: Superior Horror Sequels’
From the strikingly different covers that grace these three issues (Paul Pope on issue one, Peter Bagge on issue two, and Stan Sakai on issue three) you know immediately that these aren’t going to be your normal Marvel comics, let alone normal superhero fare. Taking a page from DC Comics’ Bizarro Comics, Marvel enlisted an eclectic group of writers and artists from comic’s indy scene and basically told them to “Have fun.” 
It was in 1990, I believe, when a friend dragged me to a comic book store with him so he could pick up whatever was in his monthly file. Up to this point, I had four comic books in my possession, none of which lit my fire in the world of superheros. So we arrive at the then-thriving, but now long-since defunct American Comics, Cards & Collectibles. I was completely blown away by the clutter in this guy’s store. 
The title of the story says it all. Hot off the success of her first single “She Wolf,” the seductive Shakira has “Did It Again” with her latest hip shaking music video. Interestingly enough, the song “Did It Again” will be her next single off the new album, She Wolf, in all countries outside the United States. The reason being is that Shakira is prepping her latest Timbaland produced radio chart topping song “Give It Up To Me” for offering to the American audiences. 
I was having a bad day right up to the moment this announcement sprung up in my email inbox at 4:22 PM. Fox made it official today! The sexy Megan Fox horror comedy 
What’s that saying our parents and teachers would angrily ask us when we were younger? “If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you do it too??” If the cast of True Blood jumped, then apparently I’m going to follow. I don’t watch many television shows. I used to watch Sportscenter religiously but that has since fallen by the wayside for me. Then there was The Office. I enjoyed a few seasons of that but eventually grew tired of watching standard definition dvd’s. 
Welcome to another late night edition of The Daily Blu. Today we find ourselves with an early retail announcement from Universal declaring that the Keira Knightley and James McAvoy drama Atonement will hit Blu-ray shelves on January 26th. So, are you ready for another Keira Knightley Blu-ray announcement? Apparently, Universal did not feel one Keira film was enough so they announced a second. Coming to Blu-ray, at a store near you, also on January 26th is 2005’s Pride & Prejudice. 
This one is for our editor Gregg who simply adores Sandra Bullock. The Bradley Cooper/Sandra Bullock comedy vehicle 
I am sure it seems like we are on the Rob Zombie bandwagon here. I respect the hell out of the guy for all he has brought to the world of music, movies, comics and more. That kind of fits our slogan here at Why So Blu if you think about it. Anyway, the latest news I dug up today comes as quite a shock to me. It has to be a great thing for Rob, or I am sure he would not have done it, but its the fans who are going to have to suffer a little longer while we anxiously wait for his Hellbilly Deluxe 2 album to drop. 
Before the world of High-Definition and Blu-ray ever existed the majority of my life was devoted to music. Not only was I an avid fan of my favorite musical acts, but I also participated and dabbled in the lifestyle as well. Yes, in my past life I fronted a few bands. So it gives me great joy, from time-to-time, to revisit my roots and bring to this site some current music news and happenings. 
I would like to spend some time talking about a subject that really has me rubbed the wrong way as of late. I’m talking of course about Wal-Mart’s Big Screen Blu-ray edition of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. If the film wasn’t a let down enough as it was, compared to its predecessor, then rest assured as this Blu-ray release definitely sinks the Titanic for the world of A/V enthusiasts like myself. 
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The evil returns! Rob Zombie is back with another a#$-kicking batch of songs coming November 17th. The album is titled 
