Author: Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

Shaylenne Woody did an amazing job with this year’s young adult novel-based film Divergent.  I am often not a fan of book-to-film adaptations, but the movie adapted from Veronica Roth’s best selling series was one of the few examples of times when a movie is better than the book.  Yes, I really did just say that. […]

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It’s hard to believe Big Bird and the gang have been with us for almost half a century.  First airing on November 10, 1969, Sesame Street has been a television phenomenon.  Responsible for helping teach a generation how to read, knowing their numbers, shapes, colors, and accepting all types (even monsters!), there was nothing else like it […]

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While Aunt Mae is an important part of the Peter Parker narrative, I honestly don’t think Sony would be stupid enough to spent the time and money on a solo film of Spiderman’s aunt.  That’d be like, completely changing the origin stories and characterizations of the Fantastic Four….. Oh.  Wait. Well?  Apparently, the Glass Ceiling film […]

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Small-time crook Ethan Tell makes a big-time score when he and his wife succeed in pulling off a million dollar heist, while also leaving their co-conspirators with nothing. But Ethan’s luck changes when he’s caught by police, and after serving time Ethan’s determined to go straight and make an honest living. Tell is directed by J.M.R. […]

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James Gunn, director behind one of the surprise hit superhero movies of the decade, tweeted this video link today: It’s our first official look at some of the goodies awaiting Guardians Of The Galaxy fans when those A-holes burst into home theaters for 3D Digital and Digital HD on November 18 and on Digital SD, 3D […]

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It was widely believed that the sequel to Disney’s hit animated film Frozen was going to be the upcoming released title movie, Strange Magic.  There were no less than three website domains registered by the House of Mouse for Strange Magic, and at least now we know what that film will be. Loosely inspired by William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night […]

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What did we learn today about the new Fantastic Four movie?  Straight from the mouth of Toby Kebbell who is playing Doctor Doom in the rebooted superhero film, we know there is a name change.  Also, almost the entire origin story change for the Latverian villain. “He’s Victor Domashev, not Victor Von Doom in our story. […]

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While we reported this news WAY BACK IN JULY AT SDCC during the The Last Of Us panel in Hall H (no really, read it here),  it seems like this is a done deal.  Deadline reports that cable network Starz has just put in the order for a 10-episode first season for a 2015 premiere. Titled Ash […]

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