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Tobey Maguire Set for Drama About Landmark Civil Rights Case

BuzzSugar — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:30:59 PDT

Spider-Man 3 is in the news this week as The Dark Knight surpasses its record-breaking opening weekend but that doesn't mean the star of the superhero franchise is slowing down. Tobey Maguire is set to star in a drama titled The Crusaders about the historic Brown v. Board of Education case. According to Variety:

Maguire would play Jack Greenberg, who, as an idealistic lawyer fresh out of law school, joined with NAACP Legal Defense Fund head and future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to win a Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in American schools illegal.

Besides Maguire, there's some interesting behind-the-scenes talent involved as well. Gary Ross, who's worked with Maguire before on Pleasantville and Seabiscuit will direct and the writer of the recent HBO film Recount, Jay Roach, is working on the movie's script. It's been a while since I've seen a powerful, well-done drama about the civil rights movement and I'll be curious to watch this project unfold.

Are you glad to see Maguire getting back to his dramatic pre-Spidey roots?

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Honoring Some of Our Favorite Geeks For Black History Month

Michele Foley — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:01:38 PST

We may have Valentine's Day on the brain, but February also marks an important time of the year - Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month, let's take a look at some of our favorite geeks, both past and present. Everyone on this list has made vast contributions to furthering tech as we know it.

Dwayne McDuffie - The recently passed McDuffie wrote comic books for both Marvel and DC (including Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, the Fantastic Four and the Justice League of America) before founding his own company, Milestone Media, which helped pioneer the use of multicultural characters as its heroes.
Mark Dean - Nerd alert! Without Dean, there may not have been a PC - he holds three of IBM's original nine PC patents, leading the teams that developed the ISA bus and the first one-gigahertz chip.
Mae Carol Jemison - It doesn't get much geekier than space travel; Jemison was the first black woman to travel in space.
Philip Emeagwali - We can all blame Emeagwali for our Internet addiction. He developed the fastest supercomputer software in the world. His IQ is too high to be measured by conventional standards, and he's won a Gordon Bell Prize, which is like the Nobel Prize for computer science.

See the rest of the notables when you read more.

What to Rent: New DVDs This Week

Becky Kirsch — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:05:19 PST

Drive

Ryan Gosling plays the strong, silent type in this action-packed thriller about a stunt driver who moonlights driving getaway cars for thieves. He's thrown for a loop when he falls for his next-door neighbor (Carey Mulligan), and agrees to help her husband with a robbery that goes horribly awry. The film is engaging, impossibly stylish, and boasts a killer soundtrack, as well as top-notch performances from Gosling and Albert Brooks. DVD extras include featurettes.

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In Time

This futuristic flick takes us to a world where time is currency, and once you hit 25, you need your minutes to stay alive. Unfortunately, the rich keep getting richer and the poor, like Will Salas (Justin Timberlake), are fighting for survival. Will becomes a target when he's gifted an eyebrow-raising number of minutes, and sets out on a moral crusade against the elite to help himself and others who are in his situation. Though the idea of the film is promising, the dialogue and convoluted plot don't live up to expectations. DVD extras include deleted scenes and extended scenes.

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One more release when you

read more. The Big Year Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson head up this comedy about three very different men competing for a bird-watching title known as a "big year." Through their scheming and scrambling to outdo each other, they each learn something about friendship and how their obsession with birding is affecting their personal lives and relationships. Though the film has old-fashioned, innocuous comedy, it's also slow and forgettable. 39%

Daily Tech: Batman Takes to the Skies and Seas

GeekSugar — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:49:25 PST

The water helicopter clearly influenced by the Caped Crusader - Tecca
Siri may have an unexpected future purpose - Geek.com
Facebook hackers live a life of luxury - Newser
A Mission: Impossible-style robbery involving repelling from the ceiling actually happened, and other strange movie twists - Cracked
Watch The Day the LOLcats Died, a SOPA solidarity video - Geekosystem
The unexpected OS Instagram may appear on next - SlashGear
Never hear "Are we there yet?" again with backseat interactive windows - Dvice

10 Beautifully Eco-Conscious Gifts

Miriam Lacey — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:31:56 PST

Shopping for an environmental crusader who also likes to be pampered? Hoping to introduce someone you're fond of to the luxury of natural and organic products? Then you've come to the right place. These 10 gifts are all pleasantly free of synthetic stuff, plus they're pretty and full of great stuff to boot. It's going to be a very green holiday season.

Source: Flickr User ShutterBugChef

Buzz Gift Guide: Super Gifts For Comic Book Film Fans

Rose Curiel — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:30:00 PST

From Thor to Green Lantern to Captain America, plenty of comic book heroes took to the big screen this year. With their superhero good looks and dedication to protecting the little people, it's no wonder that fans young and old alike have become obsessed with caped crusaders. We've rounded up 20 gift ideas appropriate for any age - and budget - that are sure to make you a superhero in the minds of those lucky enough to receive one of these gifts this holiday season.

Immortals: One Divine 3D Experience

Lizzie Fuhr — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:30:42 PST

Everyone may be jumping on the 3D bandwagon these days, but Tarsem Singh's sword-and-sandals epic Immortals is a movie perfectly fit for the 3D screen. The opening scene foreshadows the predictable plot to come, but that doesn't make this film any less of a bloody-good visual masterpiece. And while it's impossible to ignore the obvious comparison to 300 (it has the same producers, after all), Immortals has a few tricks up its sleeve, allowing it to stand apart. The brutal and psychotic King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his Heraklion legions are on a quest for the invincible Bow of Epirus. Once it's in his possession, he will be able to unleash the Titans and overthrow the gods on Mt. Olympus. On a seemingly insignificant pillaging spree, he comes across Theseus (Henry Cavill), a lowly stonemason at the very bottom of the social food chain.

Little does Hyperion know, Theseus has been trained by Zeus in disguise on Earth and is one hell of a fierce warrior (not to mention a generally gorgeous creature). After Theseus's mother is murdered by Hyperion, Theseus goes on a quest to take the king down. But as the movie progresses, Theseus's mission evolves when he realizes this crusade has a far larger reach than a personal vendetta. Once a nonbeliever in the gods, he comes to understand that they are on his side. Keep reading to learn where Immortals is truly visionary and where it needs divine intervention.

Super-Hot Superhero Eye Candy

Tara Sharp — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:00:00 PDT

What's better than one super-hot (shirtless) superhero? A whole crop of them! We get a glimpse of the hottie overload to come in the first trailer for The Avengers, which includes the steamy Chris Evans as Captain America as well as Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and a bulked-up Chris Hemsworth as Thor. I'm all for the super heroines, but in this flick sign me up for the damsel in distress role! To get in the superhero spirit and glean some Halloween inspiration for your honey, let's look at the most smoldering caped crusaders to grace the big screen with their big guns.

Link Time - Tom Cruise to Star in We Are Mortals

BuzzSugar — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:50:16 PDT

Get the scoop on Tom Cruise's new role and why he still matters in Hollywood - The Hollywood Reporter
Pivotal movie scenes featuring pizza - Rotten Tomatoes
Sesame Street's hunger crusade - The Daily Beast
Is My Week With Marilyn the new The King's Speech? - Moviefone
The longest-running TV shows in prime time - Buddy TV
See Beavis and Butthead watching Jersey Shore - Zap2it
The Simpsons gets two more seasons - Aol TV
Nine big stars who got their start in horror films - NextMovie
Get the lowdown on last week's episode of Fringe - GeekSugar

Fab Community Must Reads: Anne Hathaway Goes Goth For Interview

FabSugar — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:00:34 PDT

Anne Hathaway goes gothic glam for Interview - Life, Love & Lace
On the plus side: the caped crusader - Style IT
Wear now/wear later: denim shorts - Manolos, Manicures & Moms
Look good, do good: fair trade shopping - Over 40 Style
Mark your calendars for Naeem Khan's HSN collection - Eye4style