Watch These Movies Before Starz Pulls The Plug On Netflix

At the end ofthe month, Netflix subscribers will no longer be able to stream Starz content--one of the largestproviders of movies and TV shows. Netflix puts on a happy face: "We are confident we can take themoney we had earmarked for Starz's renewal . . . and spend it with other content providers tomaintain or even improve the Netflix experience." If we could only see CEO Reed Hastings's Netflixqueue now.

A version of this article appears in the February 2012 issue of Fast Company.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Matthew Goode react to DC Comics' Watchmen prequels

ACTORS Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Matthew Goode, who starred in the film of Alan Moore's venerated graphic novel Watchmen, have given their views on plans for prequel comics.

DC Comics provoked a strong response when it announced Before Watchmen, a set of seven titles focusing on the backstories of individual characters.

A poll run here on The Geek Files is, at present, showing a joint majority that's largely negative, with 33 per cent saying the new books are a terrible idea while an identical number are uneasy but may check them out to see if they are good.

There has also been chatter about whether Warner Bros might adapt the prequels into films if they are a hit on newsstands, but nothing official has been said about that.

With the poll indicating that concern is the overriding public feeling, what do those who were in Zack Snyder's 2009 Watchmen adaptation have to say? And would they ever return to their roles if the prequels were turned into movies?

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played Edward Blake aka the Comedian, has reservations about any more films, as he explains to IFC: "It would have to be the right people involved. I would like Dave Gibbons [the artist on the original comic] to be behind it. I'd love to work with Zack again.

"But we always said when we did Watchmen it was a one-off. There's no way there can be a prequel so I don't know. It makes me nervous that they're even talking about it."

He does, however, say he'd be the best choice to play his character again: "If there was a way [Warner Bros] could squeeze a movie out of it they'd probably try to find a way. I don't know honestly if they'd recast but since I play the Comedian from 18 to his demise at 60 I guess I would fit in there somewhere."

Matthew Goode, who played Adrian Veidt aka Ozymandias, was positive about the upcoming comics, though he didn't say whether he would want to reprise his role if they were made into films.

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12 Funny Animals Acting Like Humans

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The 10 Coolest Piggy Bank Ever

Saving Change was never so much fun. From the Flushing Toilet Bank to the Coin Factory Bank. The 10 Coolest Piggy Bank Ever.


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Anime Review: 'Arakawa under the Bridge x Bridge'

So what would you do if you suddenly found yourself living amidst a community of castoffs, misfits, weirdoes and oddballs underneath a bridge somewhere in Tokyo -- and one of said strange crew also just happened to be the love of your life?

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Adventure Time/Star Wars mash-up t-shirt

Has anything ever felt more natural?Buy the t-shirt right here.No trademark infringement going on. Buy with confidence.
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Poster and trailer for Awake in the Woods, new horror film set in Marion, New York

THERE'S something out there in the woods in Marion, Wayne County, New York.

And a spooky new documentary-styled horror film called Awake in the Woods hopes to solve the mystery once and for all.

The official poster has been sent over to us and is included above (click to make it bigger and see more detail) while the trailer is embedded below. It's in 'found footage' style with some echoes of 1999's The Blair Witch Project.

The project is a collaboration between M.M. Mayhem Films, award-winning actor Keith Collins (Stuck in the Middle, BIdentity Crisis, Fight for Survival), award-winning producer Theresa Galeani (Cross the Line, Violet to Earth) and award-winning filmmaker Nicholas Boise (A Fight For Survival).

Awake in the Woods tells the story of smalltown friends Ronnie (Galeani), Derek (Collins), and Tucker (Boise, who also directs), who have grown up hearing creepy stories in Marion, with hunters and hikers reporting strange occurrences and parents telling their children not to venture too far into the woods.

But when 7-year-old Madelaine (Madelaine Kemp) does not heed her parents' warnings and goes missing, the three friends decide to search for the truth. They set out to document their findings but what happens to them is unexplainable, leaving only one of them wandering, alone, awake in the woods.

Keith Collins said: "This small farming community has been witnessing things a little out of the ordinary. Blood, body parts, and frozen animals cover much of the filming location and locals have been creeped out just by driving by; some swear by the story and believe the legend of the Marion woods.

"Reality came into play when one actor had a real-life paranormal possession while going a little too deep into the cursed woods. Cameras kept rolling, documenting the experience before help finally arrived.

"This movie, even during daylight shoots, has everyone talking about the things that go bump in the daytime as well as at night."

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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]