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Perhaps the most inside-baseball of films at Sundance this year, Jj Garvine and Tai Parquet’s Film Hawk is an intimate look at film consultant extraordinaire Bob Hawk. Followers of Kevin Smith will know him as the man who discovered Clerks one Sunday morning in the bowels of the Angelika Film Center during the New York Film Market. (Here Kevin Smith provides his usually hilarious and often sincere commentary, often alongside Hawk.)

Checking in with luminaries and friends, Garvine and Parquet have constructed a loving tribute to 76-year-old Hawk, the openly gay son of a Methodist minister who joined the queer immigration to San Francisco in the 1960s, and later to New York. As it turns out, per Smith, Hawk is a Jersey boy at heart, as we discover in a heartbreaking passage later in the story. Hawk’s early interest included theatre prior to the discovery of independent – then...

GeekTyrant Vs has released their next episode of the "Billionaire Beat-Down" tournament, and it's a really good one! This one pits Black Panther against David Xanatos from Gargoyles. This episode features Conrad Paur, Drew Lawrence, Jake Smith, and Dani Powers. After you watch the two teams debate over their choices, vote and let us know who you think should move on to the next round! You can do that by clicking here (Please restrain yourselves from vote spamming).

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GeekTyrant Vs' Billionaire Beat-Down Tournament continues! In this match-up we have Asami Sato from the Legend of Korra vs The Leader of the Third Street Saints. This episode features geeks Jake Smith, Drew Lawrence, Parker Abegg, Keegan Abegg, and Bryan Dayley. Who will be the victor of this battle? Our teams have made their case, but only you decide who moves on to the next round by voting here (Please restrain yourselves from Vote Spamming).

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Sons of Anarchy concluded its remarkable seven-season run with an epic, wrenching final seven-minute sequence on Tuesday, and now the show's original swan song, "Come Join the Murder," is available to stream exclusively on Rolling Stone.

The sprawling ballad was was recorded by Sons of Anarchy's in-house band, the Forest Rangers, and sung by Jake Smith, a.k.a. the White Buffalo, while the lyrics were penned by the show's creator, Kurt Sutter. (You can preorder Songs of Anarchy, Vol. 4, which is due out in February and features the single,...

One of our GeekTyrant Vs video series editors, Jake Smith, created an entertaining video in which he breaks down his Top 5 favorite homes, hubs, and hangouts in video games.

“Sometimes you've gotta take a break from kicking ass. Take a breath, reload, and then push forward. Some of the best games out there have that place you can go to re-equip, only to realize you've sunk 3 hours into just dicking around. This is my list of my favorites!”

To see more of the videos that Jake has made, be sure to check out his YouTube page pickedlastjake.

There's a new mini web-series currently in development that a lot of you Mortal Kombat fans are sure to enjoy. The 8-part series is called Mortal Kombat Legends: A History of Blood, and it will offer some in-depth details and interesting insight to the classic violent video game franchise. The series was created by Jake Smith, who writes for GeekTyrant on occasion and is the talent behind GeekTyrant Vs. He released the video below to promote the series, and here's a note that came along with it:

There are many out there who don't realize there is a plot behind the Mortal Kombat games, and even fewer realize that the plot is freakin' amazing! So I've compiled all the information you'll ever need to know about the Mk Universe! If it's canon, I'll cover it in my 8-part web series starting this month! So subscribe and check it out!

GeekTyrant Vs Episode 4 is here, and in this episode we debate over which superhero team would win in a battle… The X-Men or The Avengers.

If you're new to the series, each team has 60 seconds to make their argument. After they make their arguments they get another 60 seconds for a rebuttal. The most important thing about this is that there are no redos or reshoots. So if we have a brain fart and screw up, we have to suck it up and keep going.

This is just a fun group of geeky friends getting together and having a fun time talking about the things we love. Our host, Corrin Raush, was out of town again for this episode, so thanks to Jake Smith for filling in.

After you watch the episode, let us know which side you agree with in the comment section below, and please feel free to suggest...

As promised, GeekTyrant Vs is back with episode 2, where two teams of geeks battle over which Spider-Man sequel was better… Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 or Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

If you're new to the series, each team has 60 seconds to make their argument. After they make their arguments they get another 60 seconds for a rebuttal. The most important thing about this is that there are no redos or reshoots. So if we have a brain fart and screw up, too bad!

This is just a fun group of geeks getting together and having a fun time, so there are going to be some laughs and joking around with each other. It's hard not to with this group of people!

We have an awesomely talented team working on the show, and they put a lot of hard work into bringing this to you, so I really hope that you enjoy it!

I am excited to present to you our new web-series, GeekTyrant Vs! Every week two teams of nerds will come together and battle each other over a geeky topic. For example, our first episode includes two teams debating on whether Captain America: The Winter Soldier is better than The Avengers.

Each team has 60 seconds to make their argument. After they make their arguments they get another 60 seconds for a rebuttal. The most important thing about this is that there are no redos or reshoots. So if we have a brain fart and screw up, too bad! It's been recorded and you all get to see us mess up or rise to the occasion. 

This has been an extremely fun series to work on. It's basically just a bunch of geeks being really passionate about the things that they love. It's definitely amusing watching us choke under pressure like I did in this first episode.

Legacy Recordings will release West of Memphis: Voices For Justice, an album of music and songs inspired by the new Sony Pictures Classics film, West of Memphis, which chronicles the case of the West Memphis Three. The album serves to raise awareness for the continuing fight for exoneration of the West Memphis Three.

West of Memphis is a new documentary film produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Amy Berg (Best Documentary Oscar nominee Deliver Us From Evil), with first-time producers Damien Wayne Echols (of the West Memphis Three) and Lorri Davis. Directed by Amy Berg, the film reveals the untold story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light; a fight to stop the State of Arkansas from killing an innocent man.

Starting with a searing examination of the police investigation into the 1993 murders of three eight-year-old boys...

A teenager had to be rescued from a chimney after an attempted burglary went horribly wrong. The suspect was pulled from a chimney by firefighters in Atlanta, Georgia, having been stuck for 10 hours. The 17-year-old was taken into custody after being freed from a house in Norcross. Gwinnett County police officer Jake Smith explained that the youth was charged with attempted burglary and giving false information to police. (more)...

Exclusive: Reveille is entering the first-run syndication arena. The production company owned by News Corp’s Shine Group has tapped syndication executive Eric Pankowski for the newly created position of Svp Creative Affairs. In that role, he will oversee the development of syndicated programming for Reveille, a new area for the company known primarily for scripted and unscripted network shows such as The Office, The Biggest Loser and MasterChef as well as online series. Pankowski most recently served as Svp of Jim Paratore’s company, paraMedia inc., and previously worked at Telepictures. Additionally, Reveille president Eden Gaha, who joined the company in May after a long stint at Mark Burnett Prods, has brought in another veteran Mbp executive, Chris Campbell, to serve as Executive in Charge of Post Production. Campbell had served in the same capacity at Mbp since 2002. Also joining Reveille’s executive team is Jake Smith as Executive Director,...