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The BBC unveils a new "Doctor Who" logo.
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A, er, giant Gigantor is now on display in a Japanese city park.
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NPR is streaming Embryonic, the new Flaming Lips album, in its entirety.
Pop links: Target's classic Marvel tees! New Dr. Who log unveiled! Giant Gigantor statue attacks Japanese park! Preview the new Flaming Lips album!
Big Glee spots a couple of new classic-style Marvel Comics t-shirts now available at yer local Target store.
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The BBC unveils a new "Doctor Who" logo.
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A, er, giant Gigantor is now on display in a Japanese city park.
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NPR is streaming Embryonic, the new Flaming Lips album, in its entirety.
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The BBC unveils a new "Doctor Who" logo.
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A, er, giant Gigantor is now on display in a Japanese city park.
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NPR is streaming Embryonic, the new Flaming Lips album, in its entirety.
CD new releases Oct. 6, 2009: Rosanne Cash! Vince Guaraldi! Coltrane! Osso and Sufjan Stevens! Ian Hunter! Jimmy Ruffin!
CD new releases of note this week. Click the links to order discounted titles from Amazon:
The List by Rosanne Cash
The Definitive Vince Guaraldi by Vince Guaraldi
Side Steps by John Coltrane
Run Rabbit Run by Osso and Sufjan Stevens
You're Never Alone with A Schizophrenic (30th Anniversary Edition) by Ian Hunter
Ruff'n Ready by Jimmy Ruffin
The List by Rosanne Cash
The Definitive Vince Guaraldi by Vince Guaraldi
Side Steps by John Coltrane
Run Rabbit Run by Osso and Sufjan Stevens
You're Never Alone with A Schizophrenic (30th Anniversary Edition) by Ian Hunter
Ruff'n Ready by Jimmy Ruffin
DVD new releases Oct 6, 2009: Snow White blu-ray! Ken Burns' parks! Mary Tyler Moore season 5! Get Smart season 4! Charlie Brown Chistmas! More!
New DVDs of note this week. Click the links to order discounted titles from Amazon:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live w/ Blu-ray packaging) [Blu-ray]
Ken Burns: National Parks - America's Best Idea
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete Fifth Season
Get Smart: Season 4
Peanuts: I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
How To Be A Man (Classic Educational Shorts Volume 1) (1949-1970)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live w/ Blu-ray packaging) [Blu-ray]
Ken Burns: National Parks - America's Best Idea
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete Fifth Season
Get Smart: Season 4
Peanuts: I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
How To Be A Man (Classic Educational Shorts Volume 1) (1949-1970)
Pop links: Halloween coundowns begin! The comics Wertham didn't want us to see!
It's the time of year when seemingly everyone finds an interesting way to blog their way to Halloween (including PCS!). Cool-Mo-Dee is doing so with a trailer for a different Halloween horror flick each day. Today's entry: "The Bride of Frankenstein"!
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In belated observation of Banned Books Week (last week), here's a selection of 1950s funny books cited for causing juvenile delinquency by the infamous anti-comics crusader Frederic Wertham.
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In belated observation of Banned Books Week (last week), here's a selection of 1950s funny books cited for causing juvenile delinquency by the infamous anti-comics crusader Frederic Wertham.
Pop links: Philip K. Dick flick! J.J. Abrams' new spy show! Spector freed! K-9 teaser! The Ray!
A film adaptation of Philip K. Dick's "The Adjustment Bureau" will star Matt Damon, Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost") and John Slattery ("Mad Men").
Damon plays a rising congressman who meets a beautiful ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) only to discover that a strange organization is keeping them apart.
Kim plays a mysterious staffer at the Bureau of Adjustments, and Slattery a high-ranking bureau executive. Michael Kelly ("Law Abiding Citizen") has also joined the cast, as Damon's best friend and campaign manager.
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A husband-and-wife spy drama created by "Lost" creator J.J. Abrams will air on NBC.
The show, which revolves around two spies working together who also are husband and wife, returns Abrams to the spy arena, which he mined with his ABC series "Alias."
It marks Abrams' first collaboration with NBC where the potential series could join the spy dramedy "Chuck," also from WBTV.
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Phil Spector's in the slammer, but his recorded output will soon be released again.
Phil Spector's Philles Records catalog will now be issued by Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Recordings label, which was home or such artists as Ronettes, the Crystals, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, and Lenny Bruce.
...Plans for the Legacy/Spector reissue project will include digital and physical (including CDs and vinyl 12" and 7" with replica artwork) release of titles drawn from the original albums and singles (and b-sides) in the Philles catalog. There will be new compilations and facsimile reproductions of original singles and albums are under development under the new agreement.
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Here's a new teaser for the Doctor Who "K-9" spin-off series.
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See some golden age comics featuring The Ray, with art by Lou Fine, Reed Crandall and Bob Fujitani.
Damon plays a rising congressman who meets a beautiful ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) only to discover that a strange organization is keeping them apart.
Kim plays a mysterious staffer at the Bureau of Adjustments, and Slattery a high-ranking bureau executive. Michael Kelly ("Law Abiding Citizen") has also joined the cast, as Damon's best friend and campaign manager.
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A husband-and-wife spy drama created by "Lost" creator J.J. Abrams will air on NBC.
The show, which revolves around two spies working together who also are husband and wife, returns Abrams to the spy arena, which he mined with his ABC series "Alias."
It marks Abrams' first collaboration with NBC where the potential series could join the spy dramedy "Chuck," also from WBTV.
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Phil Spector's in the slammer, but his recorded output will soon be released again.
Phil Spector's Philles Records catalog will now be issued by Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Recordings label, which was home or such artists as Ronettes, the Crystals, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, and Lenny Bruce.
...Plans for the Legacy/Spector reissue project will include digital and physical (including CDs and vinyl 12" and 7" with replica artwork) release of titles drawn from the original albums and singles (and b-sides) in the Philles catalog. There will be new compilations and facsimile reproductions of original singles and albums are under development under the new agreement.
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Here's a new teaser for the Doctor Who "K-9" spin-off series.
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See some golden age comics featuring The Ray, with art by Lou Fine, Reed Crandall and Bob Fujitani.
Teaser for Syfy's The Phantom
Fans of the comic strip may want to think twice about clicking the play button:
Hitchcock for Halloween Month: Hitchcock paperback covers
Throughout October, PCS will be showcasing various Hitch-related ephemera, starting off with a few paperback covers of Hitchcock-endorsed horror tales.
Pop links: Green Hornet pics! Beatles cross Abbey Road!
Here's a first look at Seth Rogen as the Green Hornet!
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Take a detailed look at the Beatles' Abbey Road photo session.
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Take a detailed look at the Beatles' Abbey Road photo session.
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