After a long Saturday at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you might want to get down with your geeky self at the Kids Need to Read Geek Prom.
You can purchase tickets at the Comicon website now for $15, or for $20 at the convention.
That is, if there are any left by then. See, they’ve sold out the last two years. And tickets are gonna go fast.
Doors to the Hyatt Regency Ballroom, 122 N. 2nd St., open at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26 and the festivities last until midnight. The theme this year …

Well, this is pretty much the sweetest thing ever:
Texas-based nonprofit A Wish With Wings let 7-year-old Kye, who is battling leukemia, don the utility belt and cape and foil the evil plots of the Joker and the Riddler. The Arlington mayor’s office and police and fire departments also got involved. What a sweet way to make a kid’s day!
[Via Blastr]

I’m sure you’re all familiar by now with this little tiff between William Shatner and Carrie Fischer, both arguing why their beloved sci-fi franchise is better than the others’. Enter level-headed George Takei to end the feud and unite against a common enemy: Twilight.

You know, sometimes, when people have too much time on their hands, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Turkey fryers beware: Don’t make the same mistake that Shatner made. Learn from his short, and hilarious, public service announcement from StateFarm.

NBC announced it has ordered a pilot episode for a reboot of The Munsters after receiving a script from Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller. According to Deadline, NBC expects the series to air as a special summer or event series.

Holy Scottish accents, Batman! This Brave trailer has rekindled my faith in Pixar since I turned off Cars 2 immediately after Mater sings the State Farm jingle. The animation studio is back to doing what it does best: Telling stories that are epic, hilarious and heartfelt.
 
 
Here is the synopsis from the studio:
Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom …

Aaw, Michael J. Fox, you have the heart of a champion. Watch as the Back to the Future star recreates the Johnny B. Goode scene at his annual “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s” fundraising event Saturday:
(via NerdApproved)

This review originally ran Aug. 26 – please leave any comments on the original post. See the Nerdvana Calendar for showtimes of Bellflower at The Royale in Mesa.
In the new indie film Bellflower, friends Woodrow (played by writer and director Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) have an unusual hobby. After growing up obsessing over movies like Mad Max, they decide to build their own flamethrower and a fire-spurting muscle car with a fantasy to rule a post-apocalyptic world as the gang “Mother Medusa.”
When Woodrow meets the beautiful, impulsive Milly (Jessie Wiseman) …

In the new indie film “Bellflower,” friends Woodrow (played by writer and director Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) have an unusual hobby. After growing up obsessing over movies like “Mad Max,” they decide to build their own flamethrower and a fire-spurting muscle car with a fantasy to rule a post-apocalyptic world as the gang “Mother Medusa.”