Official Trailer of Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie Released

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An official trailer has been released for Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, an independent film by James Rolfe and Kevin Finn, which is based on the popular web series. The film was funded by fan donations, and was filmed in LA and parts of the East Coast; the film is now being edited in post-production.

The film is inspired by the actual Atari videogame burial of 1982. Atari produced a game for the blockbuster film E.T. and rushed to meet the Christmas deadline; the game was a complete failure and millions of unsold cartridges were buried in a desert landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, close to Roswell.

The song featured in the trailer, “Maverick Regeneration”, was composed by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Gallactica, The Walking Dead) and can be downloaded as part of the Play for Japan album, the proceeds of which will go to help earthquake victims in Japan.

The film is expected to be completed in the summer of 2013, and is expected to be released on DVD and/or Blu-ray, and to be available internationally.

Updates are available on James Rolfe’s personal website.

ET The Extra-Terrestrial London Cyclist Blu-ray 30th Anniversary

ET Invades London Streets

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Just seen a little kid go by on a bike with an odd-shaped passenger in the front basket? If you’re in London, you are not hallucinating. If you’re anywhere else, call the boss and tell them you’re not coming in today.

Universal Pictures is celebrating the release of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial on Blu-ray today by sending out 10 cyclists onto the streets of London dressed in red hoodies with a certain special passenger in their basket.

For your chance to win a copy of the E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray, simply take a photo of one of these cyclists and tweet it along with the phrase #ETBluray.

Universal will pick one winner every hour from 9am until 3pm.

New bonus features on the Blu-ray include:

  • The E.T. Journals: Retrace the day-to-day experience of creating E.T from never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes footage shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer John Toll. This piece will give viewers a unique feeling of being on-set and living the excitement of what it was like to make E.T.
  • Steven Spielberg & E.T.: Watch an all-new interview with Steven Spielberg, as he reflects back on the film and discusses his experience working with children as well as his overall and current perspective on E.T.