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"I want to see the future..." "What's in the future...?" Another compelling short film to watch, with a bit of a sci-fi twist. Instant is a short film directed by Alex Albrecht, produced by Roddenberry Entertainment, lead by Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry, who is the son of legendary Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett. After a desperate criminal takes a bar hostage, six people must face their demons - past and present - in order to survive. But one of them is keeping a big secret that could change everything in an instant. The film stars Tyler Hilton, Manu Intiraymi, Phil Morris, Emily Chang, Tony Janning, and Tara Perry. This short has a few strong performances, working with an intriguing script that explores some engaging ideas. I wish this was a bit shorter, might be more effective, but it's still a good short. Enjoy. Thanks to SyFy Wire for the tip on this.

Shamus Kelley Dec 18, 2018

One of the producers gives us the inside scoop on how the Defender of the Universe nearly returned to TV screens.

DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender was a smash hit. The Voltron fanbase exploded in size, we got a new toyline, and new comics. After such a long wait after Voltron Force ended in 2012, it was great to see the series return to TV.

But did you know we were close to getting a live action Voltron TV series? No no, not the long gestating movie fans have been hearing about for over ten years. A TV series.

read more: Will a Voltron Sequel or Spinoff Happen?

While attending Power Morphicon in August of 2016, I was chatting with the executive producer of Power Rangers Spd, Greg Aronowitz. A longtime fan favorite, Aronowitz is well known for his production work and special effects. On Spd Aronowitz was an executive producer,...

As Comic-Con approaches, so does Nerdist's 'Course of the Force'. The charity run to San Diego will kick off in a few weeks, and Nerdist has announced the hosts and correspondents who will follow the event down the Pacific Coast. Tradition media personalities such as Carrie Keagan and Ashley Eckstein will be joined by several familiar new media faces, including Shira Lazar, Jessica Chobot, Alex Albrecht, Alison Haislip, and, of course, the Nerdist himself, Chris Hardwick. All of these contributors cater to the nerd crowd in some way. Keagan has been a guest host on Attack of the Show in the past, Eckstein voiced Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Chobot hosts several shows for IGN, Haislip and Albrecht co-host 4 Points on the Nerdist channel, and Lazar has interviewed tons of nerdy YouTubers. As for Hardwick, we know for a fact he's as good of a host as anyone.

Over the past few years, actor Michael Shannon has seen the critical acclaim for his performances rise sharply, following a career of supporting turns in movies such as Bad Boys II and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. One genre the actor has yet to explore since his rise, however, is comedy. However, a new video from Funny or Die proves that Shannon is well aware of how to channel his characteristic intensity to comedic effect as well, as the actor does a dramatic reading of the now-famous sorority email that made its way around the internet last week. The video can be seen below.

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As an added bonus, here is Alison Haislip, from the now-cancelled Attack of the Show! and current co-host of the Nerdist webseries 4 points with Alex Albrecht, with her own rendition of the email.

It was the end of an era this week over on G4. Their Attack of the Show! series came to a close after more than 1,700 episodes on the air. The show's cancellation was announced late last year as part of the plan to rebrand G4 as the Esquire Channel, focusing on programming for "metrosexual viewers."

Back in March 2005, Attack of the Show! replaced The Screen Savers, a beloved computer and tech help show that started back when the channel was known as TechTV. Over its seven year run, the Screen Savers hosts included Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kate Botello, Kevin Rose, Alex Albrecht, and Sarah Lane.

After it was announced that Attack of the Show! would be ending, producer Joshua Brentano contacted Laporte and Norton about filming a special sketch for the last episode.

Below, you can see the...

Deadline are reporting that New Line Cinema have lined up former Totally Rad Show host Dan Trachtenberg to direct their adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s well-respected and award-winning comic Y: The Last Man. Besides hosting the long-running (and recently ended) Trs with Alex Albrecht and Jeff Cannata, Trachtenberg is well known online for his awesome short film Portal: No Escape, which you can watch below. Y: The Last Man would mark Trachtenberg’s feature-film debut.

Y: The Last Man, winner of three Eisner Awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a page-turner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising.

Written by Brian K. Vaughan (Lost, Pride Of Baghdad, Ex MacHina) and with art by Pia Guerra, this is the saga of Yorick Brown—the only human survivor of a...

Continuing our coverage of the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con comes the programming for Thursday. For the full run down, go to the con’s website. Thursday is the first full day of the Comic-Con and is filled with awesome panels about zombies, monsters, The Walking Dead, Dexter, The Hobbit and others. Including our very own panel at 7:30 Pm in 24Abc in Hall H. We hope to see you there.

For the events that cater more to the sensibilities of FM, check the highlights below:

10:00-11:00 The Witty Women of Steampunk— The Victorian era was one marked by constraints on behavior, morals and bosoms. When you add a bit of sci-fi to the mix, however, those corset laces begin to loosen. The steampunk genre has allowed a new wave of female creators and personalities to explore how liberating, sexy, and adventurous the age of steam can be. Robin Blackburn...

Comic-Con 2012 is so close we can taste it! The epically badass geek convention is set to invade San Diego from July 11th to July 15th, and we can't wait to get over there and get crazy!

Comic-Con International has released the full schedules for Wednesday July 11th and Thursday July 12th, and there's a ton of stuff going on! It's going to kick off with a great first couple of days that will give you plenty of stuff to do! Wednesday looks like it's going to be an awesome day of pilot screens and Thursday has got stuff like Twilight... (fart) and Disney will be holding their big panel, along with a ton of other great stuff to check out!

I've gone through the schedule and put a *** next to all the event's we hope to be able to cover. If there's anything on the list you would like information on please let us know,...

As of April 2nd, inquiring fans of Nerdist Industries can finally find an answer to the age-old question, “Are Chris Hardwick and his motley group of teammates associated with things geek any good at bowling?” The Nerdist Channel on YouTube (which is part of the video sharing site’s $100 million Original Channels initiative) officially launched this week with a handful of the no less than 24 original web series announced as part of the programming slate at WonderCon. The shows to debut include bowling, simians, exploding puppies and a five-year-old boy that just happens to be the America’s number one action hero. First up, Chris Hardwick’s All Star Celebrity Bowling features the famous podcaster teaming up with Alex Albrecht (Diggnation), Kyle Clark (Nerdterns) and Steve Agee (The Sarah Silverman Program) for a celebrity bowling battle royale. The first opponent for Team Nerdist is a group of equally (not-so) adept...

Why Watch? It’s a shrewd move that director Alex Albrecht from “The Totally Rad Show” (a person that I, in the interest of full disclosure, am friendly acquaintances with) chose to create an atmospheric character study instead of an all-out action blitz for Voltron: The End which, yes, features a pilot stuck inside a Battle Lion. That man also happens to be played by Psych‘s Timothy Omundson (Lassie!). What could have been an overt outpouring of fan knowledge and callbacks to the show is, instead, a smart emotional journey with an outrageous beard and a hell of a last second reveal that’s only injured by the movie’s title. Seriously. It’s great for getting the word out, but how cool would it have been to watch a solid sci-fi piece only to have that giant familiar face hit you near the end? That aside, it’s a sharply written, nicely...

Brian Brushwood is the spikey haired lovechild of David Blaine and Mystery (that’s not Criss Angel) who first gained notoriety in 2000 when he took his Bizarre Magic Show on a full-time college tour, wowing fratacular audiences with crowd-pleasing escapes and mind-reading tricks. Since then, the American magician has showcased spectacles on The Tonight Show and Life Beyond Limits, authored three books (Cheats, Cons, Swindles & Tricks: 57 Ways to Scam a Free Drink, Pack the House: The Ultimate, Ever-Growing Guide to Increasing Attendance to Your Campus Events, and Professional’s Guide to Fire Eating) with a fourth one in the works (Scam School: Volume 1 is scheduled to debut March 14), and logged at least 205 episodes of his Revision3 original web series Scam School. The program first debuted in April 2008 and was one of the then uber-tech-centric online video network’s first forays into the kind of show that neither Alex Albrecht nor Kevin Rose could’ve hosted.

Based on the popular first-person shooter video game series, Halo: Helljumper premiered earlier this week. It’s a perfect example of quality fan-generated content. Director Dan Wang used his passion for the Halo universe and Tobias Buckell’s novella Dirt (which, for the neophytes in the room, is part of Halo: Evolutions, which is a collection of official Halo stories released in print and audiobook forms) as inspiration for creating the live-action series every Halo fan has been dying to watch. “I've wanted to do a Halo movie for the longest time” said Wang over email. “I began to read a lot about the universe through the books and Halo wikis. At the time, I had just started getting into film so I made it my goal to make a Halo movie.” The series follows the exploits of Gage (Bradley Rose), a dying solider who shares the exploits of his time fighting against the Covenant,...

You’re already all set to tune into Tubefilter’s own Drew Baldwin’s panel from Natpe about the online video hosts with the most - featuring iJustine, Nice Peter, Alex Albrecht, DeStorm Power, and Taryn Southern - but if you’re looking for more content showcasing online video excellence be sure to also catch the 2012 Digital Luminary Awards ceremony. Alex Albrecht of Fat Dolphin and Diggnation, Tottally Rad Show, and Voltron fan film fame is set to host the awards show presentation and subsequent champagne toast honoring online video properties across six different categories. Those categories, and the recipients of the awards, are: Brand Leadership in Online Video - Nasa: Juno Branded Entertainment Series - Leap Year Online Video Personality - Improv Everywhere Original Web Content in a Drama Series - Aim High Original Web Content in a Comedy Series - Wainy Days Leadership in the Digital Category - Yahoo!

For those of you who can't make it to the sunny shores of Miami for Natpe, there's still hope. Following the 2012 Digital Luminary Awards (produced with Tubefilter) at the Natpe Market and Conference in Miami, join iJustine, Nice Peter, Alex Albrecht, DeStorm Power, and Taryn Southern for The Hosts With The Most, moderated by Tubefilter's own Drew Baldwin. In the online world, being a host requires more than just a pretty face and the ability to read a teleprompter. Join us as we find out from the top online personalities with the largest followings just what it takes to be the host with the most—from producing compelling content that resonates immediately with viewers and brands, to using social media to keep audiences engaged once the camera is off. Don't miss this rare opportunity to gain insight, off-the-cuff and unedited, from these highly successful web hosts! The panel culminates the conference's Digital Theater track,...

Natpe announced the recipients of the 2012 Digital Luminary Awards, which honor leadership in digital media in six categories ranging from Branded Entertainment Series to Online Video Personality. Natpe CEO Rick Feldman announced the winners of the third annual awards, which honor the innovative people and companies who act as catalysts in the content revolution. Recipients in six categories will be honored during a presentation at Natpe || ContentFirst, the premier U.S.-based media marketplace. Alex Albrecht of Fat Dolphin will emcee. The Digital Luminary Awards are produced again with Tubefilter. Each year, digital media continues to redefine itself and mature in terms of content, brand integration and talent,” remarked Feldman. “Natpe is proud to recognize the 2012 Digital Luminary Awards honorees as they lead the charge in uniting the world of media in a truly exciting way.” The 2012 recipients are: Brand Leadership in Online Video: Honoring a brand that has shown...

The German Short Film. Nick Ryan‘s The German (2008) short film stars Toby Kebbell, Christian Brassington, Glenn Mullins, Gary Murphy, and David Ryan. The German‘s plot synopsis: “November 1940, during the greatest conflict man has ever known, an epic duel unfolds between two ace pilots, each willing to take the match to it’s ultimate conclusion. Unknown to the pilots is a fate neither has considered.”

This short film immediately reminded me of the Paths of Hate (2010) short film. Since The German came out before that short film, perhaps it inspired it. Paths of Hate is far better though in my opinion, but The German has a better ending.

The German is a testament to the level of work being done in the short film format these days.

Watch The German short film below and leave your thoughts on it in the comments section. For more short films, visit our Short Film Page.

[1] What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [2]! Header Photo: Stay Puft Marshmallow Man cake [3]. Eric D Snider [4] offers a dramatic reading of 2011 film titles. Alex Albrecht [5] has Air Graffix create this awesome custom Star Wars X-Wing Fighter motocycle helmet. YouTube [6]'s 25 Most Popular Trailers of 2011 Micah Lanier [7]'s Breaking Bad-inspired "Walter White" poster Balunywa [8] lists the 10 Books that a Movie Should be Made About Shortlist [9] lists great movies with bad posters. Zen [10] lists the 10 Most Memorable TV Cameos [11] Shiznit [12] wonders what...

Too Late Short Film. Rani Naamani‘s Too Late (2011) short film stars Nelson Brown. Too Late plot synopsis: “A victim of an attack returns home to work on the wound but the injury turns out to be more than he expected.”

This short film is very short but it is well done. I did not know what to expect until the end of the short film. It’s pretty clever and cool.

Watch the Too Late short film below and leave your thoughts on it in the comments section. For more short films, check out our Short Film Page.

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Let’s Go, Voltron Force! Original Voltron voice talent Michael Bell (Lance, Sven) , Neil Ross (Commander Keith, Pidge) and Bj Ward (Princess Allura, Haggar) chatted with fans online along with host Clare Grant of Team Unicorn and “Voltron Force” producer Jeremy Corray as they celebrated the release of the latest arcade-style game from Thq. They were joined by fellow Voltron fans Seth Green (Robot Chicken), Alex Albrecht (Diggnation) and Team Unicorn members Michele Boyd, Rileah Vanderbilt and Milynn Sarley during a special Live Stream event.

In this brand-new take on the original Voltron animated adventure, players will find themselves teaming up to battle the evil forces of King Zarkon across the varied landscapes of the Far Universe, including Planets Arus and Doom. Interwoven with clips and a re-mastered score from the original animated television series, the new game from Thq promises an epic adventure in stunning high-definition.

Voltron: Defender of the Universe...

The End Short Film. Monika Blazkiewicz‘s The End (2010) plot synopsis: “The action of the film takes place in 2050 in an abandoned City. The whole world is destroyed after a string of events such as tornadoes, earthquakes etc. All these cataclysms happened due to people’s negative thinking and lack of hope for better future. The world is covered in ash and dust so the sun rays doesn’t get to the surface. It is dark all the time and most of the animals and plants died. People started eating each-other because there was nothing left. There are two main characters: Sam and Vincent. Sam is a positive thinking man who want’s to change the world and Vincent despite his care for his little pet rat (Bacon) is only thinking abut surviving. Sam convinces Vincent that together they can save the world an make their life better. Sam trusts...

In celebration of Thq’s release of Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Now available on XBox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network), Twitch.TV will be live streaming the Form Voltron Fan Event! Tune-in, chat with talent, and enter to win awesome prizes including game download codes, Voltron apparel, DVDs and more!

Host: Ultimate Fangirl Clare Grant (‘The Guild,’ ‘Team Unicorn,’ ‘Robot Chicken’)

Who: Geek-aratti Celebs

Team Unicorn (Michele Boyd, Milynn Sarley & Rileah Vanderbilt)

Seth Green (‘Robot Chicken,’ ‘Family Guy,’ Sex Drive)

Alex Albrecht (‘Diggnation,’ ‘Legend of Neil’)

Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen, Chillerama)

Voice Talent from the 80′s Original Animated Classic TV Series

Commander Keith & Pidge (Neil Ross)

Lance & Sven (Michael Bell)

Princess Allura & Haggar (B.J. Ward)

Thq Game Producers, Russell Brock & Adam Affrunti

World Event Productions (Wep) Producer Jeremy Corray (‘Voltron Force’)

Voltron, himself!

When: 7:00 Pm Pacific Time

Where: http://www.twitch.tv/thqtv

What: Live Streaming Event with Gameplay,...

Tune in alert: Live Gaming event tonight, Wednesday November 30th - from Agoura, California! Monsters and Critics is There at Thq headquarters in celebration of Thq's release of Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Now available on XBox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network), Twitch.TV will be live streaming the Launch Party! Pictures posted as event unfolds. Ultimate Fangirl Clare Grant ('The Guild,' 'Team Unicorn,' 'Robot Chicken') is hosting! Team Unicorn (Michele Boyd, Milynn Sarley & Rileah Vanderbilt)Seth Green ('Robot Chicken,' 'Family Guy,' Sex Drive)Alex Albrecht ('Diggnation,' 'Legend of Neil')Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen, Chillerama)Voice Talent from the 80's Original Animated Classic TV SeriesCommander Keith & Pidge (Neil Ross)Lance & Sven (Michael Bell)Princess Allura & Haggar (B.J. Ward) Thq Game Producers, Russell Brock...

Voltron is one of the projects that never really seems like it's going to get made, despite ambitious pitches and concept art and the like. Whether or not we’ll see an actual film from the series is unknown, but one amateur filmmaker, Alex Albrecht, got tired of waiting, and decided to make his own. Voltron – The End tells the story of a Voltron pilot trapped in his downed Red Lion, where he finds he only has a few minutes to live. It’s quite well done, and has...

The concept of a "Voltron" live action movie has been floating around Hollywood for years. First 20th Century Fox owned the project, then Relativity scooped it up with Max Makowski at the helm. That version went nowhere, and Atlas Entertainment scooped up another version, which also went nowhere. Then "Conan" scribes Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer started while some epic concept art was released, and a huge bidding war went on over the property earlier this year, but so far nothing has come of a "Voltron" film for the big screen.

That's why "The Totally Rad Show" podcast creator Alex Albrecht has taken matters into his own hands. Why wait for Hollywood to make a "Voltron" movie when he can do it himself, and probably do it better. Enter "Voltron: The End," the three-minute-long "Voltron" short film that proves that a blockbuster adaptation about the Voltron Force definitely should be done.

Voltron The End Short Film. Alex Albrecht‘s Voltron: The End (2011) short film stars Timothy Omundsen and Heather Stewart. Voltron: The End‘s plot synopsis: ”When a man regains consciousness in a Voltron battle lion after an “accident” he has to decide does he live a few more minutes or try to tell the world what happened… the end is only the beginning.”

Voltron! I grew up on this cartoon. Spoiler: I love that the pilot sacrifices himself for a higher cause. I mean he is dead either way but it is still a good dramatic moment. *End Spoiler.

From YouTube:

Better than Transformers 3 without a single [explosion] or SFX and in 3 [minutes].

Very true.

Two things about the Voltron short film Alex Albrecht directed: First, Lion pilots wore helmets so the Red Lion pilot in this short should have no head injure. Second, if I remember correctly, the pilots were...

It came out at this past San Diego Comic-Con that Relativity Media and Atlas Entertainment are teaming up to bring the popular animated television show, 'Voltron: Defenders of the Universe' to the big screen as a live-action film. Since the announcement, things have been quiet. According to the New York Times, World Event Productions is at the New York Comic-Con, which runs from October 13-16. The organization is there to promote the television series, presumably sculptures, box sets and the like. Perhaps a blurb about the movie will come out. In the meantime while fans wait, you can view a short film based on the television series. Called 'Voltron: The End,' it comes from director Alex Albrecht. Actor Timothy Omundson stars. He had a minor role in 'Starship Troopers.' Was that enough to earn him his lion licence? Here's the brief synopsis of the short: "When a man...

Voltron: The End is the realization of a childhood dream - a live action Voltron movie. It's also an evil, downbeat tease in the best possible way. Fans of the property - which centers on a massive robot composed of five individual mechanical lions - have been given the run around for years. Scripts have [1] been leaked, concept art revealed [2] and bidding wars reportedly waged [3] but even with the success of robot fighting movies like Transformers and Real Steel, we're still not close to a live-action Voltron movie. It seems like a no-brainer. Maybe this will be the push Hollywood needs. Voltron: The End was directed by Alex Albrecht, best known for his work with Diggnation and the popular Totally Rad Show video podcast [4]. He now joins his co-host of that show - Dan Trachtenberg - in making an awesome short film from a geek property begging [5] for a blockbuster adaptation.

Totally Rad Show, Diggnation, and former Screen Savers host Alex Albrecht is a man of many talents, director of films among them.

Today, he dropped a short film on YouTube titled Voltron: The End. The short features an older Lance (played by Timothy Omundson, who plays Detective Lassiter on the USA series Psych), pilot of the Red Lion, recovering from an accident. It is short, but sweet and a total treat for Voltron fans.

Check it out here below [...]...

Join the Totally Rad Show with hosts Alex Albrecht, Dan Trachtenberg, and Jeff Cannata as they bring you more of their fan-favorite, Flickchart-inspired segment, Vs.!

They’re making steady progress using Flickchart to put their favorite films against each other and discover between them which films will end up as the Trs “Best Movies of All-Time”. Be sure to follow along with them and check out their progress on their Flickchart account at: http://www.flickchart.com/totallyradshow.

Tell us how you think they did this week with their picks, and check out the Totally Rad Show every weekday for tons of awesome news and reviews of the latest films, games, TV, comics and all things rad!

Until the live-action version of the classic superrobot series "Voltron" actually gets going, Voltronites should content themselves with this slick three-and-a-half minute alternative, a fan film directed by Diggnation co-host and World Of Warcraft expert Alex Albrecht. "Voltron: The End" stars Timothy Omundson ("Xena: Warrior Princess," "Psych") as the controller of the Red Lion. Controller Lance comes to in his sentient vehicle (voiced by Heather Stewart), only to realize "the unimaginable has happened." As the Red Lion's charge is the whole universe, this is not good at all.

Watch:

(via IHeartChaos)...

The following live-action Voltron fan film was created by director Alex Albrecht and stars Timothy Omundson (“Psyche“) as the pilot of Red Lion and the apparent last survivor of the Voltron team after a horrific accident has occurred.

When a man regains consciousness in a Voltron battle lion after an “accident” he has to decide does he live a few more minutes or try to tell the world what happened… the end is only the beginning.

This makes us want a live-action Voltron feature to go into production now more than ever.

via [YouTube]...

Check out the short "Voltron: The End"

“Voltron” was one of those 80s series that I could never get into. An anime series that features a team of young pilots, known as the Voltron Force. The team’s individual vehicles join together to form the giant super robot, with which they defend the galaxy from evil seemed a little too psychedelic for me. Still there has been talk of a Voltron film as of late perhaps this latest film will some an indication of the gloomy concept it might bear.

In the series the Voltron team of five young pilots commanded five robot lions which would be combined to form “Voltron: The Defendor of the Universe.” In this undefined future era, the Voltron Force was in charge of protecting the planet Arus (ruled by Princess Allura) from the evil King Zarkon (from planet Doom), his son Lotor, and the witch Haggar,...

From days of earlier this week, from the Los Angeles, California area of the universe and the YouTube region of the internet, comes an opening scene of an entertainment property of potentially legendary proportions. The original web series and/or feature film of Voltron: The End. (Editor’s aside: All children of the early ‘80s reading really [...] Related News:Alex Albrecht to Direct Sci-Fi With Your Money Felicia Day, Alex Albrecht, Sandeep Parikh Live Improv Show Tonight Alex Albrecht, Hayden Black Headline July Web TV Meetup...

The writing was really on the wall for over a year, as rumors began to circle last summer that Revision3′s longtime hosted buddy-tech flagship Diggnation was coming to an end. The show’s hosts, Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose became the beer-loving laptop cowboy faces of the network, as it first staked its flag on the internet TV scene in in July of 2005. Now with 340 episodes, by the official count at least, Revision3 announced today that its Streamy-winning longest running show ever will be calling it quits this December with a final send-off. “After close to 7 years of sitting on a couch each week, drinking copious amounts of different types of beverages while discussing the top tech stories submitted to and voted on by the community at digg.com, Kevin and Alex have decided to retire their weekly series to focus on the next phase of their careers,” wrote...

Join Dan Trachtenberg, Jeff Cannata, and Alex Albrecht from the Totally Rad Show on this week’s new episode of Vs. where the guys are adding more movies to their list of all-time favorites! Make sure to see their latest updates on their Flickchart account at: http://www.flickchart.com/totallyradshow.

Also, be sure to check out the Totally Rad Show every weekday, Monday through Friday, for reviews of all the latest movies, video games, TV, comics and all things rad!

Portal: No Escape Short Film. Dan Trachtenberg‘s Portal: No Escape (2011) short film stars Danielle Rayne. Portal: No Escape‘s plot synopsis: “Chell, a prisoner,… discovers an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device (Portal gun) and uses it to try and escape imprisonment but all is not what is seems.”

This is a pretty cool science fiction short film but I enjoyed Dan Trachtenberg’s previous effort, the More than You Can Chew Short Film, far more. I also prefer the tech present in the Bionic short film. That being said, all the allusions to Danielle Rayne resembling Sarah Connor from Terminator: Judgement Day I can see but Lena Headey‘s Sarah Connor for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is the one that has left a lasting impression in my mind.

The people behind the Portal video game have got to be happy that their main concept is being used in a venue like this.

If you're a gamer in the slightest, you've probably played or at least heard of 'Portal,' and it's sequel, 'Portal 2.' Both games are from Valve Software. The first follows a young woman who finds herself in a very strange predicament. Here's the synopsis from Valve's official website:  "Portal has been called one of the most innovative games of the decade. A hybrid of Fps style and a new genre of spatial brain teasers, Portal offers hours of totally unique gameplay. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, players must solve physical puzzles and challenges by opening portals, maneuvering objects, and moving themselves through space in ways that used to be impossible." The second game picks up right after the events of the first, give or take a couple of hundred years. Below, from director, Dan Trachtenberg is a short film which draws inspiration from both games titled 'Portal: No Escape.

[1] Portal: No Escape is a must see for everyone, but especially video game fans. The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg [2], who has been directing commercials for the last few years, slowly working towards his feature film directorial debut. In May, he directed a horror short film "More Than You Can Chew" [3] for Black Box TV, which got a bunch of people in Hollywood talking. Dan surprise premiered a new short film at Comic-Con, which was met with a standing ovation by the almost packed crowd. The film brings a grounded realism to this sci-fi concept, which is rarely seen in video game movie adaptations. Watch Portal: No Escape now embedded after the jump. Trivia: ?The movie stars Danielle Rayne, who has been working on tv for the last two decades, including a regular stint on All My Children. If the strong female action character reminds you of Sarah Conner,...

Join Dan Trachtenberg, Jeff Cannata, and Alex Albrecht from the Totally Rad Show on this week’s new episode of Vs. where the guys focus in on their Top 50 of all-time and shake things up! Make sure to see their latest updates on their Flickchart account at: http://www.flickchart.com/totallyradshow.

Also, be sure to check out the Totally Rad Show every weekday, Monday through Friday, for reviews of all the latest movies, video games, TV, comics and all things rad!

Join Dan Trachtenberg, Jeff Cannata, and Alex Albrecht from the Totally Rad Show on this week’s new episode of Vs.!

Flickchart continues to pit films against each other while the guys discover their Trs “Best Movies of All-Time”. Make sure to see their latest updates on their Flickchart account at: http://www.flickchart.com/totallyradshow.

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“Those guys scare me,” uttered Kevin Rose last night after Epic Meal Time’s “Muscles-Glasses” (Alex Perrault) wandered out on the House of Blues stage with a bag full of Big Macs just as one of their now-infamous live Diggnation shows was underway. Rose and co-host Alex Albrecht had, after all, just minutes before watched from back stage as their opening act for the evening, the breakout hit web series of the year Epic Meal Time and its madcap entourage of food pirates showered fans with bacon, Jack Daniels and a Big Mac-kebob-stuffed-pig-on-a-spit while dropping a non-stop battery of F-bombs. In many ways, Revision3′s live indoctrination of the Canadian food stars represent a passing of the baton for the network that once rested its hat on the tech-heavy musings of Digg. Now giving way to a newer flagship, whose unapologetically brash antics making Rose and Albrecht’s beer...

It seems that every day the rest of this week, Comic Con International will reveal the schedule for another day of the event. Sure, this means a lot of waiting for the whole thing to come out, but at least it gives people a chance to plan their sc, hedule day by day. Regardless, Friday looks even bigger than Thursday, with films such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengence, The Adventures of Tintin Pacific Rim, and more. That's not even including the TV shows! So hit the jump to check out the TV and Film offerings on Friday of San Diego Comic Con 2011!

10:15-11:15 Star Trek: The Captains— William Shatner is joined by fellow Star Trek captain Avery Brooks to present a preview of the Epix Pictures original documentary produced and directed by Shatner, in which he travels the world to interview...

Though The Avengers, Batman and Superman are more than likely not going to be swinging into San Diego Comic-Con this year, Spider-Man will be out in force. The schedule for Friday July 22 has been released and the highlights include that Legendary Panel we wrote about a few days ago [1] (though it's not in Hall H), a panel on Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's The Adventures of Tintin and a Sony Pictures panel that includes Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Total Recall and, yes, Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man. Check out a bunch of the highlights, with commentary, after the jump. (And don't forget about Thursday [2] where Peter will be on the Masters of the Web panel.) For the full schedule, head over to the official site [3]. Below are just some of the highlights with my comments in block quote. 10:15-11:15 Star Trek: The Captains— William Shatner...

Online destinations are vying for ad dollars this Upfront season, but they aren’t the only ones courting advertisers with web original programming. Bet today announced its new slate of shows for its 2011 Upfront presentation tonight in New York City. In addition to the Viacom-owned network’s staples - like the Hip Hop Awards and 106 and Park - Bet is adding a handful of web sereis to its roster, many of which were created, written by, and star individuals who Tubefilter readers will find familiar. The shows include: Lenox Avenue - A dramatic web series that tells the story of three male friends in their mid-twenties, who are good dressers and busy navigating the rough terrain of love, relationships and careers. Set in Harlem, this series is produced by Al Thompson’s (Johnny B. Homeless, The Royal Tenenbaums) ValDean Entertainment and features Thompson as Owen and Dorian Missick (Lucky Nember) as Sellars.

Vork was bound to get his own show. Well, by that I mean the web needed more of the cerebral deadpan comedy of The Guild star Jeff Lewis. Thankfully, Lewis had made a few friends who know a thing or two about shooting web series after four seasons on one of the most popular scripted comedies online. Teaming up with Guild director Sean Becker, Lewis birthed a series of sharp five-minute sketches that would feature a number of his comedy pals like Felicia Day, Alex Albrecht, Tom Konkle, Vince Caso, Robin Thorsen and Jamie Kaler. The Jeff Lewis 5-minute Comedy Hour debuted back in October of last year with Guild-cast-heavy “Tag” kicking off the season. To date, it’s still the most popular in terms of views, netting just under 80,000 so far on YouTube. Throughout the season, 5-minute would push the comedy lines into mature corners, often slapping an Nsfw...

Well, that was fun. For those of you who headed to Austin for South by Southwest, we hosted a little party with Jesse Draper and our friends at ValleyGirl.TV to kickoff SXSW Interactive and celebrate Tubefilter's panel Decision Trees: YouTube's New Breed of Interactive Storytellers. The turnout was spectacular. The best and brightest of online video filled the open air patio at the Cedar Door, an Austin classic just a block away from the Convention Center. Check-ins on Foursquare unlocked the "Valley Girl Margarita," a potent take on the Door's classic Mexican Martini. Free beer, great weather, and killer soft tacos made for a great evening enjoyed by all (free food Ftw). SXSW Keynote speaker Felicia Day stopped in along with new media uber-agent George Ruiz, Diggnation's Alex Albrecht and Zadi Diaz of Epic Fu. The omni-present Tim Street sported a new look, Shira Lazar and Julia Allison...

AOL just seems to love the talkies lately. Its been on a content maker binge lately and talk shows are right up their alley. There’s AOL Daybreak from Electus with former Wallstrip host Lindsey Campbell, and the all-cameo send up of their iconic mailbox alert, You’ve Got, which has been on fire since its launch in November with nearly 8 million views in its first month alone, according to AOL. Today the network announced it is launching AOL Late Night, an evening video block featuring three already popular podcasts of comedians Adam Carolla, Kevin Pollak and Kevin Smith. The new block will debut tonight at 10 Pm (Et) with segments from The Adam Carolla Show, Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show, and Kevin Smith’s SModcast Network. Also on the lineup are weekly best-ofs from Carcast with Adam Carolla, This Week With Larry Miller, Spider and the Henchman with NBA champion...

Today at 6pm Pacific, Diggnation conducting their first ever live streamed episode on YouTube. Hosts Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht will answer questions, respond to comments, and will also conduct another live streamed Q&A after the formal episode. The show can be watched live on Diggnation’s YouTube or attended in San Francisco at Revision3’s Studio in the Dog Patch. Further information is available on Diggnation’s home page. Related News:‘Diggnation’ Meets Keyboard Cat and YouTube ‘Diggnation’ @ SXSW: A New Breed of Rock Stars ‘fforward’ Emerges As Kevin Rose’s New Show...

You may remember a competition that commenced a few months back, pitting /Film against The Totally Rad Show in their annual Summer Movie Game. The purpose of the game was to predict the top ten highest grossing domestic films of the summer—and in order, no less. The teams? /Film's Peter Sciretta, David Chen and Russ Fischer vs. Trs's Dan Trachtenberg, Alex Albrecht, and Jeff Cannata. Well gentlemen, the summer is over. The bets were placed—some wise, some considerably less wise—and now, I've taken on the mantle of judge, jury and executioner. Find out who won after the break. We'll get to the top 10 of the summer in a bit, but first let's review: The Rules The rules for the game come from TimeTravelReview’s Summer Movie Pool: The object is to pick the films that you think will be the top-ten grossing films of the summer, in order of box-office performance.

Following its world premiere at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego, the third and final season of Streamy Awards nominated Legend of Neil launched today at Atom.com. The premiere marks the first blind script deal for series creator Sandeep Parikh with on-air partner Comedy Central. After the gripping cliffhanger that capped off Season 2, Neil returns for an epic Season 3, "where he'll have to examine what kind of hero he is, find out if he has it in him to rescue Princess Zelda, and answer the oldest question in video games: Quit or Continue?" Related News:‘Legend of Neil’ Season 2 Boasts Musical Romp ‘Legend of Neil’ Finale Comes With Live Chat, Director’s Dish Felicia Day, Alex Albrecht, Sandeep Parikh Live Improv Show Tonight...