Duke Nukem was an essential element of my youth, growing up it became the epitome of the 90′s running steadily on my pentium one equipped laptop. When a sequel was announced I remember scrounging for scraps of info from EGM and GamePro waiting in anticipation…waiting…waiting. Having it released should foreshadow the coming apocalypse, fulfilling some long forgotten prophecy scrawled on the Egyptian walls of ancient times. My interest in it is genuine, but my anticipation is perhaps nonexistant. It could be released and bring with it the accolades of the entire gaming media, but in an age where we have “matured” I would be more excited about The Wizard 2….

Title: Spork Director: J.B. Ghuman, Jr. Starring: Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park, Rachel Fox, Michael Arnold, Sydney Park, Beth Grant, Oana Gregory, Chad Allen, Yeardley Smith The laboriously quirky low-fi coming-of-age comedy ‘Spork’, from writer-director J. B. Ghuman, Jr., serves as a reminder that the words “original” and “good” are not necessarily interchangeable. Heck, this low-budget offering isn’t even all that original, in fact, just constructed of parts to bait one into the false feeling that it is so. ‘Spork’ centers around a frizzy-haired, small town junior high outcast (Savannah Stehlin) — so nicknamed because her absentee mother told her before splitting that she was a hermaphrodite — and her bangle-bracleted…

While the Movie News Cheat Sheet is generally geared towards brightening up your work or school week with the best in movie news, this time around, utilizing the info will be that much more fun as you’ve still got a whole day left of the weekend. When your mouth isn’t full with Memorial Day BBQ fare, you’ll have all the latest in film news to keep the conversation flowing. Of course everyone will be talking about the hottest thing in theaters this weekend, The Hangover Part II, but you can take it one step further by learning the stats in the Box Office section of the piece. And how about…

Anne Hathaway talks briefly with will.i.am about the upcoming film “The Dark Knight Rises” from director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception, Memento) stars Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Terminator Salvation, The 13 Women of Nanjing), Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, Get Smart, Alice in Wonderland, The Silver Linings Playbook), Tom Hardy (Inception, RocknRolla, Bronson), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Elektra Luxx, 3rd Rock from the Sun), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, Se7en), Gary Oldman (The Professional, The Fifth Element) and Michael Caine (Cars 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Inception, Harry Brown). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Dark Knight Rises. Follow @Shockya on Twitter for…

Title: Kidnapped (Secuestrados) Directed By: Miguel Angel Vivas Written By: Miguel Ángel Vivas, Javier Gracia Cast: Guillermo Barrientos, Dritan Biba, Fernando Cayo, Cesar Diaz, Martijn Kuiper, Manuela Vellés, Ana Wagener, Xoel Yanez Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 5/26/11 Opens: June 17, 2011 Hey Mayor Bloomberg! Governor Cuomo! Get your minds off the budget for a couple of days and consider this. Homeowners and residents in New York need guns, just like in Texas. Yeah, the big argument against abolishing gun laws is that honest citizens may not know how to use the equipment and will only get shot by the bad guys who do, but the way around this is…

The box office results for the weekend of May 27th – 29th sees the “Hangover II” pack remembering at least one thing…how to attain profits at the B.O. When factoring in the Memorial Day weekend movie-going atmosphere, the sequel to the breakout 2009 comedic giant, is poised to make a run for top grossing flick in 2011 on the domestic side. Meanwhile, “Kung Fu Panda 2″ looks to be a forgotten treasure at the moment. Here are the studio estimates: 1. The Hangover Part II ($86.4 million) 2. Kung Fu Panda 2 ($48 million) 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($39.3 million) 4. Bridesmaids ($16.4 million) 5. Thor…

Check out the latest promo image featuring Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming film “The Green Lantern” by director Martin Campbell (Edge of Darkness, Casino Royale, 36) stars Blake Lively (Gossip Girl, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), Peter Sarsgaard (Knight & Day, Orphan) and Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Proposal) as The Green Lantern. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Green Lantern. Synopsis: A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. Follow @Shockya on Twitter for the latest from “The Green…

Here’s the campaign trailer for “Gears of War 3″ coming soon to Xbox 360. Game Description: Gears of War 3 is the spectacular conclusion to one of the most memorable and celebrated sagas in video games. Developed by Epic Games exclusively for Xbox 360, Gears of War 3 plunges you into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood. In Gears of War 3, fight on as Marcus Fenix, the grizzled war hero and leader of Delta Squad. Eighteen months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the Locust rages on. Meanwhile, deep beneath the surface, a fearsome new threat is infecting the planet from within….

Here’s the official DLC skins trailer for “Mortal Kombat” available now for Xbox 360, and PS3. Game Description: After centuries of Mortal Kombat, Emperor Shao Kahn has finally defeated Raiden and his allies. Faced with extinction, Raiden has one last chance to save Earthrealm. To undo the Emperor’s victory, he must strike Shao Kahn where he is vulnerable…the Past. Driven by an all new graphics engine, the fan favorite series is back and presented in more gory detail than ever before. Mortal Kombat (known as Mortal Kombat 9 by the fans) introduces a number of game-play features including tag team and the deepest story mode of any fighting game. Players…

Frontman Ronnie Radke who formerly fronted infamous rockers Escape The Fate has returned. When Escape The Fate first broke out with their debut full-length “Dying Is Your Latest Fashion” (2006), Radke launched the band into the music scene – until his departure and multiple run-ins with the law, involving narcotics and battery that landed Radke in prison as of June 2008. This of course lead him to be replaced by current frontman Craig Mabbitt formerly of Blessthefall/The Word Alive. As of December 12, 2010 two whole years had passed and now that Radke was released from prison he had begun work on his new project Falling In Reverse. Thus work…