WilliamHPerkins
Will Perkins
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Will Perkins is a film and game journalist and marketing professional based in Toronto, Ontario. He co-founded ThatShelf.com with Jeff Brown and Lucas Rizoli in 2009. He has contributed to such outlets as Yahoo Movies, Design Bureau, Kill Screen, Maxim and Steel Bananas – work that has afforded him the opportunity to interview some of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, actors, and game designers. Will is the former co-owner of Art of the Title.Email - [email protected]
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May 5, 2009
20th Anniversary Screening of Troll 2 at The BloorIf you were lucky enough to see the documentary Best Worst Movie at the Hot Docs Film Festival this past week then you know all about the movie Troll 2. Considered by many as possibly the worst film ever made, Troll 2 was filmed by an Italian director who barely spoke any English and was […]
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May 5, 2009
If Star Wars Characters Used TwitterArtist and Blogger Josh Shaffer of StrangeGods.net has drawn an excellent series of drawings featuring Star Wars characters using the microblogging service Twitter. The series also features Sith Lord Darth Vader and everyone’s favourite bounty hunter Boba Fett. Twittering a long time ago in a galaxy far far away… @ StrangeGods.net And speaking of Twitter, […]
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May 4, 2009
Star Wars Day: Original Theatrical Star Wars TrailersToday is May 4th, which means that it’s Star Wars Day, May the Fourth be with you! Get it? Ughh… that wasn’t funny when my high school computer science teacher said it, and it still isn’t. In any event to celebrate Star Wars Day, I Heart Chaos has posted the original theatrical trailers for the […]
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May 4, 2009
Fallout 3: Broken Steel DLC Launch TrailerBroken Steel, the third downloadable content pack for Bethesda Softworks immensely popular Fallout 3 will be released on May 5th. The nature of Fallout 3‘s original ending, meant that players were not able to keep playing after the completion of the main quest, a fact that irked many. Bethesda recognized this shortcoming and as a […]
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May 1, 2009
The Definitive Collection of Awesomely Bad Wolverine CostumesTo celebrate the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine humour site Nextround.net has posted the definitive collection of bad Wolverine costumes. From costumes without claws, to guys who have no business even attempting to look like everyone’s favourite Canuck this list has pretty much everything you would expect from horrible fan made Wolverine costumes. Definitive Collection […]
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May 1, 2009
District 9 Trailer LandsCommercial director Neill Blomkamp was originally hired by Peter Jackson to direct the live-action Halo film, but when that fell through Blomkamp was left in the lurch. Thankfully at least some good has come of the situation, with Halo in development hell Blomkamp was given the opportunity to make District 9, a feature length version […]
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May 1, 2009
Canada Gets Exclusive GTA IV Xbox 360 BundleMicrosoft Canada has announced that Canada will be getting an exclusive Xbox 360 Bundle. The Grand Theft Auto IV: Limited Anniversary Edition includes the best selling Grand Theft Auto IV and an Xbox 360 Elite console with all the fixings. The bundle will arrive in stores on May 5th and Future Shop is now taking […]
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April 30, 2009
Batman: Arkham Asylum Pulls No PunchesWe here at Dork Shelf are very much looking forward to playing Batman: Arkham Asylum. The new game from Eidos and Rocksteady Studios puts the player in the role of Batman, as he attempts to foil the Joker’s bid to take control of Gotham City’s institute for the criminally insane: Arkham Asylum. Everyone knows that […]
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April 29, 2009
8 Life Lessons We Can All Learn From PredatorWith the recent announcement of the Robert Rodriguez produced sequel/reboot of the Predator franchise, Premiere Magazine went back and took a look at the film that started it all. They learned that the original Predator isn’t just a movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger in top form, or even an above average 1980’s action film. No, Premiere […]
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April 29, 2009
Transformers 2 TrailerThe Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen trailer made its debut on the internet today, featuring more robot-on-robot violence than you can shake a stick at and even more gratuitous shots of a scantily clad Megan Fox. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoiYkaYC_9M[/youtube]
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April 27, 2009
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles To Get Batman Begins-Style Reboot?MTV’s Splash Page Blog recently sat down with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Peter Laird to talk about the now confirmed live-action TMNT reboot. The Turtles are set to return to the silver screen in 2011 and Laird had this to say about the project: “I can say that at this point there are a lot […]
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April 27, 2009
Alpha Protocol Developer WalkthroughDeveloper Obsidian Entertainment has posted a walkthrough for their new game Alpha Protocol, a real-world espionage role-playing game. Although still early in development, Alpha Protocol is starting to look a little bit like a real-world version of Mass Effect, with more of a focus on the role-playing aspects. It’s refreshing to see an RPG that […]
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April 27, 2009
David Lynch Double Bill at The Fox TheatreThe Fox Theatre has a amazing Double Bill on Tuesday, April 28th, Wild At Heart and Eraserhead from director David Lynch. If you’ve never seen a David Lynch film, these two flicks are an excellent starter pack. As Lynch movies go, Wild At Heart could be considered a more mainstream entry into the his filmography, […]
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April 24, 2009
Hot Docs 2009 PicksThe 2009 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival starts next week in Toronto. Showcasing the best in documentary filmmaking from Canada and around the world, Hot Docs is playing some truly great stuff this year. Dork Shelf has compiled a list of the films that we’re planning to see at this years festival and the picks are […]
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April 24, 2009
Get The Orange Box for $9.99 This WeekendWhat are you doing this weekend? If you don’t already own The Orange Box you’re going to be downloading and playing it—you no longer have any excuses. Valve Software‘s online game distribution service Steam has priced The Orange Box listed at $9.99 for this weekend only. That’s right, you can own Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: […]
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