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The Mechanic
Starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland
Produced by Robert Chartoff, William Chartoff, Irwin Winkler, David Winkler
Written by Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino
Directed by Simon West
Maybe we really have no right to criticize Jason Statham for doing what he does time and time again in his films. After all, he seems infinitely bankable [...]

 

 PTG Episode 167 [72:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (311)

Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
Contents from Episode 167, brought to you by Heroes Landing in Clermont, FL:

DC Comics “Drawing The Line at $2.99″ policy: early effects and indicators, and how is NOT changing prices affecting the choice to keep buying Marvel books?
Thoughts on the end of Burn Notice’s Fourth Season–guest appearances, the finale, and what it [...]

 

 PTG Episode 166 [67:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (186)

Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
New year, new intro, new segments – welcome to Prime Time Geek, Year Three!
Contents of Episode 166, brought to you by Heroes Landing in Clermont, FL:

Thoughts on the casting of Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy as Catwoman and Bane, respectively, in Christopher Nolan’s next Batman film adventure, “The Dark Knight Rises”
FIVE monthly [...]

The Green Hornet
Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz
Produced by Neal H. Moritz
Written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Directed by Michel Gondry
Well, there’s ONE thing this new film incarnation of “The Green Hornet” has in common with its predecessor, the 1960s TV show starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee:
Kato was the most entertaining part [...]

We’re Marvel-heavy for this week’s top picks post, with two books that spring from the recently-ended Shadowland storyline …

Daredevil Reborn #1
Written by Andy Diggle
Pencils by Davide Gianfelice
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
At the end of Shadowland, writer Andy Diggle, who took over writing Daredevil with the departure of Ed Brubaker and thus presided over Matt Murdock’s latest [...]

Well, that certainly wasn’t worth the wait.
For those who might have been paying attention, previews for Nicolas Cage’s foray into sword-and-supernatural period films, Season of the Witch, began appearing in theaters around this time LAST YEAR, as its distributor at the time, Lionsgate, had scheduled it for release in March, 2010. But five weeks before [...]

 

 PTG Episode 165 [82:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (301)

Originally posted at PrimeTimeGeek.com.
This episode features the contributions of some wonderfully talented and insightful podcasters, bloggers, and writers, and it’s been an honor to have the opportunity to work with them. In particular, in this episode you’ll find clips from previous episodes featuring:

“The Man” from Slacker and the Man
Stu Cohen from Heroes Landing
Sci-Fried
Mitsugi and Chiaki [...]