The BBC adaptation of the classic thriller The 39 Steps is, by my calculations, the fifth version of John Buchan’s 1915 book. The incredible landscape of Scotland, vivid colors, and gentle acting performances give credence to director James Hawes’s decision to follow the book more closely than any other film adaptation.

Alice in Wonderland’s Hollywood Reporter advance screening review gives the Tim Burton film a bottom line of “Truly, madly, wonderful.” That’s enough to get me to the theater for the public opening on Friday, March 5th.

Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of the Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comics and the Nickelodeon cartoon series Invader Zim, will come to Xbox LIVE this Friday, February 19th, to play BioShock 2 with Xbox LIVE Gold Members.

The rebooting of Conan the Barbarian by Lionsgate is well on the way with the casting of 12-year-old Leo Howard, known for his role as young Snake Eyes in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

To seek justice on behalf on their cop friend, Pat Bonnano, the Leverage team tries to catch the corrupt mayor illegally using campaign funds by exploiting his love of baseball. Though not as strong as the last few episodes have been, this sets up the season finale for next week since that will be part two of the story.

John Frizzell, the composer of the original score for the upcoming movie Legion, was kind enough to answer a few questions about his process and what influenced him while creating his most recent score.

Today, independent publishing company Quirk Books announced that 20% of the proceeds from each book sold on their Web site, Irreference.com, as well as sister sites ChronicleBooks.com and KnockKnockStuff.com, will be donated to the American Red Cross to aid the Haiti relief efforts.

It’s the end of another year, and we’re closing out 2009 by taking a look back at our top 10 posts of the year, measured by the total number of hits.

MYTHARC EPISODE!!!! Not only that, but a Walter-centric episode to boot! Without a doubt, this was one of the best eps this show’s ever had. Definitely my favorite.

In this episode, the Leverage team is hired by a couple seeking to prove that Genogrow knowingly allowed unsafe fertilizer to be dumped in the water, leading to their daughter’s death. The couple’s lawyers have tried everything, but the couple is running out of time and money. Nate and company are up for the job.