Disney Geek I/O Blog: Disney Productions releases 2014 slate of films

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After 2013's lineup of hits (Except for Lone Ranger, we don't mention that) Disney has released their tentative list of their HUGE 2014 movie lineup.

2/28: The Wind Rises
    -From Touchstone Pictures, an animated picture starring the voice talents of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, John Krasinski, Jennifer Grey, Stanley Tucci, and was director Hayao Miyazaki's final film.

3/14: Need for Speed
    -Under the DreamWorks Pictures banner, a video game adaptation of a popular racing franchise.  Starring "Breaking Bad" star Aaron Paul (a personal favorite here at Geek I/O) is on the run from the police for a crime he did not commit.

3/21: Muppet's Most Wanted
    -The first release from Disney proper of 2014, starring the human helpers of Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, and Ty Burrell.

4/4: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    -A direct follow-up to the events of "The Avengers", Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) finds himself teaming up with the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) against a threat from Cap's past!

4/18: Bears
    -DisneyNature's newest documentary going over a life of a family of bears, narrated by John C. Reily

5/16: Million Dollar Arm
    -A sport agent (portrayed by Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" lead male actor) attempts to save his career by finding baseball's next big pitcher.

5/30: Maleficent
    - The untold story of the villain of Sleeping Beauty, and the events that leads to the cursing of the princess Aurora. Angelina Jolie dons the black robes in the titular role.

7/18: Planes: Fire & Rescue
    -A follow up to the 2013 film, Dusty Crophopper picks up the mantle of firefighter to protect Piston Peak National Park from wildfires!

8/1: Guardians of the Galaxy
    -Immediately following the events of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"; Star-lord, Peter Quill, is on the run from the universe-threatening Ronan The Accuser.

8/8: The Hundred-Foot Journey
    -Helen Mirren stars

10/10: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 
    -Steve Carell stars in this book adaptation.

11/7: Big Hero 6
    -Animated adaptation of the Marvel Comics classic.

11/21: McFarland
    -Kevin Costner stars

and finally:
12/25: Into the Woods
    -Starring Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Tracey Ullman, Chris Penn and more in this highly anticipated Broadway musical adaption.

Disney Geek I/O Blog: Disney releases a new blog : #DisneyStyle

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Disney's big push this year is #DisneyStyle, and to put the focus on that, they have released the brand new Disney Style Blog! This new blog will have sections such as "Beauty", "Celebrity", "Fashion", "Lifestyle", and "News".  Some of the new articles are along the lines of "Tangled New Year's Inspiration" and "Mickey and Minnie Sweater Roundup" with photos of clothing and accessories. 

The Celebrity section will focus primarily on red carpet stories related to Disney properties and, of course, fashion.  They go through details on how to do Elsa's look in Frozen to skin tips from stars of their TV shows.  

And of course, they are not only a blog, they are all over the social media sphere, a Facebook page, Pintrest, twitter, and tubmlr, all of which are connected to the blog!

So, what's your #DisneyStyle ?

Hearthstone news: January 9, 2014

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Test Season 2 begins TODAY!

Today marks the big day, the second test ladder season begins after maintenance today! Everyone's back to The Angry Chicken rank, and the race to Legend is back on!

Here are the details for maintenance:

NA: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
EU: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
KR/TW: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
CN: 12:00 PM - 2:00PM PST

*From Blizzard's posted times, times may be different.

Hearthstone Beta Opt-In Account Access

A couple of the "Blues" have released some infromation on the final wave of Closed Beta invites for everyone who has flagged their accounts prior to January 7, 2014:

"Opt-ins for the Hearthstone beta test were disabled yesterday, but anyone that opted in before the opt-ins were disabled will still be sent an invite to the Hearthstone beta test before Open Beta begins.

We currently plan to invite all remaining opt-ins via direct account flagging and it will be done as one large wave. This invite wave has not yet happened, as we are still compiling the full list of accounts to be flagged. A notice will be sent once the wave happens.

Once the accounts are flagged, the Hearthstone license should show up in Battle.net Account Management.

If you opted in by Jan 7, 2014, and haven't yet attached a beta key, your account will be flagged for access sometime in the next couple of weeks. There won't be a key required, nor will you be sent a notification email. Check your Battle.net Account management page every so often in the coming days."

Downunder Colorado 43 - Youre Stuck With Us (Best of 2013 / One Year Anniversary)

Coming up - We enter our second year today, Do infomercials really work?, Our five favorite topics of 2013, How we saw in the new year, PS4 sales top Xbox One in 2013 and more on this episode of Downunder Colorado!

DALE!!!! USB FRIDGE!

Year in Review!:

Combined top 5

1. From Elephant Poop Coffee to Elephant Poop Beer (Episode #14)

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/04/from-elephant-poop-coffee-comes-elephant-poop-coffee-beer/

2..  The NEW iShit (Episode #1)

http://data1.whicdn.com/images/66879451/original.jpg (Now real!!  http://tinyurl.com/n67msbj )

3. Become Mayor of Hell for a Day (Episode #22)

http://www.gotohellmi.com/mayor

4. Gamers map HIV puzzle (Episode #33)

http://www.zmescience.com/research/studies/gamers-solve-decade-old-hiv-puzzle-in-ten-days/

5.Idaho man who dresses as dog had sex with cat (Episode #27) 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/idaho-man-dresses-dog-sex-cat-cops-article-1.1425776#ixzz2cYDjivFp

Podcasts/Games/Things we are doing/Listening to:

Dale: The gassy taxi, relaunched a podcast, SocialBa!, Tunein Radio.

Doug:  Laughing at the south (colder than Alaska right now); Playing a LOT of Zelda: Link Between Worlds

Zay:Driving on new years eve was fun. Nates bday on the 4th so I took that Saturday off. Went to the gun show, dinner with his brother then spent the night together watching tv. Nice quiet evening. Before dinner, apparently the snow worsened as evening progressed.  

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67 Prometheus

Introduction

  • U.S. Release Date - June 8, 2012
  • Tagline(s)
    • The search for our beginning could lead to our end.
    • They went looking for our beginning. What they found could be our end.
    • We came from them. They will come for us.
  • Synopsis - Millions of years ago, a spacecraft of an advanced humanoid alien race arrives on Earth. One of the aliens consumes a dark liquid...
  • IMDb Profile
  • Rotten Tomatoes - 74%

Insight

  • Dr. Manhattan was, in fact, the first human.
  • Vodka defies the laws of physics.
  • Spandex is safe for flight, especially in space.
  • If all else fails, ram your vehicle into the other to see what happens.
  • The escape pod is more durable than any other vehicle.

Summary

  • Transmission Code 10.11.12. This message brought to you courtesy of Weyland Corporation. (10.11.12)
  • Reel Score - 90%
  • Positive(s)
    • Didnt see the end coming
      • 2001 A Space Odyssey vibe
  • Negative(s)
    • Stapling ones stomach causes minor dizziness

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