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Archive for June, 2007

Comics in Context #183: The Quality Of Mercy

Posted Friday, June 29th, 2007 at 1:30am

Peter turns his sights on the webslinger’s third big screen adventure, continuing his in-depth look at SPIDER-MAN 3…

Weekend Shopping Guide 6/29/07: Next Sunday AD

Posted Friday, June 29th, 2007 at 1:18am

It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring Crow T. Robot, Walt Disney, Peter Cook, Louis C.K., tikis, Gomer Pyle, R. Lee Ermey, Superman, Mario, Sergio Leone, and more…

Trailer Park: Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Posted Friday, June 29th, 2007 at 1:13am

Christopher Stipp spends some (more) time with LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD’s Lucy McClane, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, as the two of them talk about ratings, violence and what it’s like to watch other women get slapped around…

QSE News: 6/28/2007

Posted Friday, June 29th, 2007 at 0:50am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/29/2007

Posted Friday, June 29th, 2007 at 0:45am

Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…

Contest: Reno 911! - The Contest

Posted Thursday, June 28th, 2007 at 12:36pm

Quick Stop Entertainment is giving away copies of Reno 911!: Miami as well as the fourth season of Reno 911!. Enter to win.

DVD Late Show: Return of the Killer B’s

Posted Thursday, June 28th, 2007 at 1:41am

Christopher Mills returns with a slew of killer flicks on DVD - everything from kung-fu to cartoons to crocodiles to kinky sexploitation to kaiju. Then there’s the pirates. And the werewolf. And Denzel… and a special guest review!

Noctural Admissions: Movie Review - Live Free or Die Hard

Posted Thursday, June 28th, 2007 at 1:37am

The latest sequel to one of the greatest movies ever made is at hand: D. K. Holm assesses LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD…

QSE News: 6/28/2007

Posted Thursday, June 28th, 2007 at 1:32am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/28/2007

Posted Thursday, June 28th, 2007 at 1:31am

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QSE News: 6/27/2007

Posted Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 at 3:01am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/27/2007

Posted Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 at 2:57am

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The Art Of Travel Blog #3: Ladrones

Posted Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 0:10am

Quick Stop presents the exclusive web only trailer and third of seven behind the scenes webisodes for the independent film THE ART OF TRAVEL. Each month, we’ll premiere a new webisode - and in-between, we’ll have biweekly blogs from the actors and filmmakers, plus cool image captures from the movie…

Toy Box: Ratatouille PVC figures

Posted Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 0:09am

Jack Sparrow, Spider-Man, Shrek and even John McClane are all vying for your attention and love this year, but I’m betting your heart will be lost to the little rat from Paris, Remy. Check out the new Ratatouille PVC figures with Michael to help ease the anticipation for the flick next weekend…

Nocturnal Admissions: DVD Review - This is Tom Jones: Rock ‘n’ Roll Legends

Posted Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 0:06am

D. K. Holm is dancing in the streets, for THIS IS TOM JONES has finally come to DVD…

QSE News: 6/26/2007

Posted Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 0:04am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/26/2007

Posted Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 0:02am

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SModcast 17

Posted Monday, June 25th, 2007 at 13:08pm

SModcast 17: Doctor Poo - In which our heroes accept the fact that they listen to “the oldies”, reminisce about a non-dry “Strike Back” set, figure out how they got west, toy with the notion of buying their childhood home, prematurely bury Ed McMahon, pull a multi-person Matt Hooper, and wrap up with a lot of scat-chat…

Monkey Talk with Paul Dini: Stuffed Animal Stand-Up with Rashy #2

Posted Monday, June 25th, 2007 at 0:10am

monkeytalksm.jpgPaul Dini’s “Monkey Talk” (co-hosted by his irrepressible sock monkey son, Rashy) returns with Rashy’s continued attempts to break into the dog-eat-dog world of Stuffed Animal Stand-Up…

Comics in Context #182: The Red And The Black

Posted Monday, June 25th, 2007 at 0:08am

Peter turns his sights on the webslinger’s third big screen adventure, in the first part of his in-depth look at SPIDER-MAN 3…

Noctural Admissions: 2007 Season TV Roundup - The Hoarse Whisperers

Posted Monday, June 25th, 2007 at 0:06am

D. K. Holm celebrates the work of those great TV soft talkers, the Hoarse Whisperers…

QSE News: 6/25/2007

Posted Monday, June 25th, 2007 at 0:04am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/25/2007

Posted Monday, June 25th, 2007 at 0:02am

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Interview: Bill Corbett

Posted Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 5:14am

We go in-depth with the playwright, MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 alumnus, member of The Film Crew, frequent RiffTrax guest riffer, and screenwriter of the upcoming STARSHIP DAVE…

Nocturnal Admissions: Book Review - Reclaiming History

Posted Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 1:58am

It’s a nightmare on Elm Street all over again as D. K. Holm looks at Vincent Bugliosi’s RECLAIMING HISTORY and its treatment of Oliver Stone’s JFK…

Trailer Park: 1 Year Later at Quick Stop Entertainment

Posted Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 1:47am

Christopher Stipp serves up his well wishes for Quick Stop Entertainment’s first birthday by reminiscing on the debacle that was BORAT, the achievements that were Andy Dick and Darren Aronofsky and what this year has taught him about sucky publicists…

Noctural Admissions: Movie Review - A Mightly Heart and Evening

Posted Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 1:42am

D. K. Holm goes into a laughing jag over two of the worst films of the year so far, A MIGHTY HEART and EVENING…

Weekend Shopping Guide 6/22/07: Take Over The World

Posted Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 1:13am

It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring the Pinky & The Brain, Lt. Dangle, Ray Walston, John Lithgow, Perry Mason, Jim Broadbent, Malcolm McDowell, John McClane, Ian McShane, Al Pacino, Ahmet Ertegun, Winnie the Pooh, R2-D2, and more…

QSE News: 6/22/2007

Posted Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 0:30am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/22/2007

Posted Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 0:09am

Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…

Game On! 6-20-2007: Where The Hell Have I Been?

Posted Thursday, June 21st, 2007 at 0:44am

Ian Bonds returns from obscurity to bring you all the game news and reviews you can handle… or that he can handle… or that he can do in one column. Or something…

Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/21/2007

Posted Thursday, June 21st, 2007 at 0:36am

Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…

QSE News: 6/21/2007

Posted Thursday, June 21st, 2007 at 0:35am

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Nocturnal Admissions: TV Review, The Sopranos

Posted Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 at 3:35am

D. K. Holm catches up with the SOPRANOS finale, and wonders why Tony gets a pass doing virtually the same thing as the much-criticized Alec Baldwin…

QSE News: 6/20/2007

Posted Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 at 3:33am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/20/2007

Posted Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 at 3:30am

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Nocturnal Admissions: TV Review, three Laws and Order

Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 at 4:46am

D. K. Holm once again examines a television coincidence: different shows with the same plot…

Toy Box: Hasbro Marvel Legends Series 2

Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 at 4:44am

They’ve been out for weeks, but finally Michael tracked down a full set of the second series of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends! He checks out She Hulk, Xorn, X3 Juggernaut and Ultimate Wolverine this week…

Nocturnal Admissions: DVD Review If ….

Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 at 4:41am

D. K. Holm takes a look at the new Criterion edition of Lindsay Anderson’s IF…, about school rebellion.

QSE News: 6/19/2007

Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 at 4:35am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/19/2007

Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 at 4:31am

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SModcast 16

Posted Monday, June 18th, 2007 at 0:08am

SModcast 16: Bungpiece.com - In which our heroes rock some poker in the back (and liquor up front), opt to talk about the previous SModcast in lieu of new topics, enter “Jaws” as a length of measurement, enjoy an impromptu visit from a cinematic stoner and discuss his spicey endorsement prospects, try to wheel and deal for a starring role as a gay hustler, and enjoy looking at underwear…

Nocturnal Admissions: DVD Review The Good Shepherd, Breach

Posted Monday, June 18th, 2007 at 0:05am

Spy films and the ’70s preoccupy D. K. Holm as he looks at recent DVD releases of THE GOOD SHEPHERD and BREACH, and he interviews FBI agent Eric O’Neil about the capture of spy Robert Hanssen that was adapted into the latter…

Monkey Talk with Paul Dini: Fun With Family

Posted Monday, June 18th, 2007 at 0:01am

monkeytalksm.jpgPaul Dini’s “Monkey Talk” (co-hosted by his irrepressible sock monkey son, Rashy) returns as Rashy discovers a high-end appliance method of spending quality family time during an afternoon at home…

Comics in Context #181: Tobey Or Not Tobey

Posted Sunday, June 17th, 2007 at 23:59pm

In this week’s “Comics in Context”, Peter is on hand for the SPIDER-MAN 3 premiere in Queens, goes after critics for their poor understanding of comic books as a medium, and discusses some additions to the Stan Lee exhibit at MoCCA…

Noctural Admissions: Movie Review - Paris, je t’aime

Posted Sunday, June 17th, 2007 at 23:58pm

It turns out that D. K. Holm hates PARIS PARIS, JE T’AIME in the summer…

Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/18/2007

Posted Sunday, June 17th, 2007 at 23:56pm

Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…

QSE News: 6/18/2007

Posted Sunday, June 17th, 2007 at 11:57am

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Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast 28: Back In Bavaria

Posted Friday, June 15th, 2007 at 1:32am

[adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Ken Plume’s weekly chat podcast returns, as Ken has far too much fun with a new instrument he’ll never learn, Dana attempts to lie about events during Ken’s last trip to LA, the pair discuss Dana’s new gigs, they mourn the fate of Brian Dunkleman, Dana finally comes clean about white rap, and more..

Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide 6/15/07: Wilbury Twist

Posted Friday, June 15th, 2007 at 1:30am

It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring the Hellboy, Joe Sinnott, Paul Newman, Johnny Carson, Sergio Leone, Nancy Drew, Jack Benny, Horshack, Tom Selleck, Dick Van Dyke, Captain Kirk, and more…

10 Quick Questions: Jim Mahfood

Posted Friday, June 15th, 2007 at 0:27am

Christopher Stipp chats with Jim Mahfood about ‘Cons, music, illustration, political cartooning and the art of rendering shampoo bottles on paper…

QSE News: 6/15/2007

Posted Friday, June 15th, 2007 at 0:15am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/15/2007

Posted Friday, June 15th, 2007 at 0:13am

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Contest: Rocky & Bullwinkle Present - “Father’s Day, AGAIN?”

Posted Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 3:25am

Quick Stop Entertainment is giving away sets of the first three seasons of Rocky & Bullwinkle to celebrate Father’s Day! Give them to your dad, or keep them and give him a tie instead–we don’t care!

Party Favors: Corin Nemec & More

Posted Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 1:53am

Joe Corey chats with actor Corin Nemec about his turn as a serial killer in CHICAGO MASSACRE: RICHARD SPECK in this special edition of “Party Favors”…

QSE News: 6/14/2007

Posted Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 1:11am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/14/2007

Posted Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 0:41am

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QSE News: 6/13/2007

Posted Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 at 1:36am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/13/2007

Posted Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 at 0:01am

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Toy Box: VOTC Bossk

Posted Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 at 1:24am

Last week it was Zuckuss - this week it’s Bossk! Check out the new Vintage Original Trilogy Collection figure from Hasbro, that is easily the finest version of this bounty hunter ever produced…

Monkey Talk with Paul Dini: Stuffed Animal Stand-Up with Rashy #1

Posted Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 at 1:21am

monkeytalksm.jpgPaul Dini’s “Monkey Talk” (co-hosted by his irrepressible sock monkey son, Rashy) returns with Rashy’s attempt to break into the dog-eat-dog world of Stuffed Animal Stand-Up.

QSE News: 6/12/2007

Posted Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 at 1:02am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/12/2007

Posted Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 at 0:59am

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SModcast 15

Posted Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 0:27am

SModcast 15: The Pretty-Good Worker - In which things go back to normal and our heroes discuss the passing of a bear-like legend, ruminate on the emotional and physical perils of pet ownership, confess to being cat people, fret over Weiners hunting weiners, become the Jolie of dog adoption, and incur the wrath of all right-thinking and decent people by spending nearly an hour trying to figure out whether Helen Keller was truly impaired or just party to an elaborate ruse.

Nocturnal Admissions: DVD Review WR: Mysteries of the Organism, Sweet Movie

Posted Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 0:23am

D. K. Holm takes a look at two controversial films from the early 1970s WR: MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM and SWEET MOVIE, now out on DVD…

QSE News: 6/11/2007

Posted Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 0:20am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/11/2007

Posted Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 0:16am

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Keneteph’s Corner: My Favorite Things “Cali” - Stix In The Mix Productions

Posted Friday, June 8th, 2007 at 16:11pm

Thaahum checks out northern California HipHop producer “Stix” in the latest of his “My Favorite Things Cali” series…

Comics in Context #180: Tribute At Tribeca

Posted Friday, June 8th, 2007 at 4:23am

In this week’s edition, Peter Sanderson continues his look at the Will Eisner documentary PORTRAIT OF A SEQUENTIAL ARTIST, plus gives a shout out to fellow Quick Stoppers Paul Dini, Misty Lee, and a monkey named Rashy…

Weekend Shopping Guide 6/8/07: Gentlemen’s Wager

Posted Friday, June 8th, 2007 at 3:43am

It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring the Duke Brothers, Seinfeld, Colt Severs, Jim Phelps, Godzilla, The Doctor, Neo, Bogie, Chappelle, Mr. Magoo, Denis Leary, and more…

Trailer Park: The Nerd Stompin’ Hootananny, or San Diego Comic-Con 2007

Posted Friday, June 8th, 2007 at 1:23am

Christopher Stipp, reviewer extraordinare and KUFF’S apologist, gives short shrift to the schlock that is JOSHUA, THE BOSS OF IT ALL and WAR but hands it to one of the best trailers he’s seen in 2007, HE WAS A QUIET MAN…

QSE News: 6/8/2007

Posted Friday, June 8th, 2007 at 0:43am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/8/2007

Posted Friday, June 8th, 2007 at 0:13am

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Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast 27: Didgeridon’t

Posted Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 4:17am

[adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Ken Plume’s weekly chat podcast returns, as Ken & Dana return from an extended walkabout for a very special Australian edition of the Snydecast that was presumed lost to the ages, but has been rescued and is presented here. Listen as Ken & Dana revel in the discovery of a supposedly real group of fans Down Under, and Ken makes a pact with Dana that proves to be disastrously one-sided…

Quick Stop Exclusive: Pics from HOT ROD

Posted Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 2:20am

Quick Stop has got a clutch of exclusive pics from the upcoming comedy HOT ROD, starring Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Sissy Spacek and Ian McShane…

QSE News: 6/7/2007

Posted Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 1:04am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/7/2007

Posted Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 0:01am

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QSE News: 6/6/2007

Posted Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 2:01am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/6/2007

Posted Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 1:58am

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Contest: Win Spider-Man 3 Swag from Hasbro!

Posted Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 1:18am

Quick Stop Entertainment is giving away a load of Spider-Man 3 toys, courtesy of the fine folks at Hasbro. Kick in your spider-sense, stay away from JMS, and enter!

Toy Box: Zuckuss mini-bust

Posted Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 at 3:27am

He’s the coolest bounty hunter out there. No, not that one. He’s the coolest Star Wars bounty hunter. Okay, he’s not that one either. He’s Zuckuss, an insect-like bounty hunter who’s now been immortalized as a mini-bust from Gentle Giant. Check him out this week with Michael!

QSE News: 6/5/2007

Posted Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 at 3:23am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/5/2007

Posted Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 at 2:57am

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SModcast 14

Posted Monday, June 4th, 2007 at 3:52am

SModcast 14: On Guard For Thee - In which our heroes cross the border with a guest from the True North, analyze the “Loose Change” of UFOs, posit that even unidentified species worship the Devils, lament the loss of Bigfoot, question Nessie’s diet, theorize how the Republicans can take the White House for the next one hundred terms, and reveal Canada’s greatest shame.

QSE News: 6/4/2007

Posted Monday, June 4th, 2007 at 2:08am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/4/2007

Posted Monday, June 4th, 2007 at 1:59am

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Weekend Shopping Guide 6/1/07: Modern Marvels

Posted Friday, June 1st, 2007 at 4:51am

It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring Katharine Hepburn, Ken Burns, Churchill, Kyra Sedgewick, Hannibal Lecter, Dr. Zoidberg, and more…

Noctural Admissions: Movie Review - Hostel Part II

Posted Friday, June 1st, 2007 at 2:13am

D. K. Holm decides that maybe a trip to Slovakia isn’t such a good idea after seeing Eli Roth’s brilliant sequel HOSTEL PART II…

Trailer Park: Roman Polanski is still a wanted fugitive in the U.S. for raping a 13 year-old girl but who cares, right?

Posted Friday, June 1st, 2007 at 2:05am

Christopher Stipp gets squishy over the trailer for PARIS, JE T’AIME but not before unleashing the caged cocks against the invading previews for LICENSE TO WED, MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS and the downright insulting A MIGHTY HEART…

QSE News: 6/1/2007

Posted Friday, June 1st, 2007 at 0:03am

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Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 6/1/2007

Posted Friday, June 1st, 2007 at 0:01am

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