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.

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  • April 24, 2009

    Transformers 2 Trailer 20 City Sneak Preview

    On April 29th, Paramount Pictures will be presenting special one-time screenings of Michael Bay‘s 2007 Transformers film in cities across North America.  Attached to the film will be the new trailer for Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.  Toronto will be getting the IMAX version of the film and trailer because we’re lucky enough to […]

  • April 23, 2009

    Robert Rodriguez Rebooting Predator Franchise

    Robert Rodriguez has announced that he and his production company Troublemaker Studios will be rebooting the Predator franchise very soon. The film titled Predators—with emphasis on the plural—will follow a team of commandos as they face off against multiple Predator aliens. Rodriguez has a full plate right now with Machete, Sin City 2 and The Jetsons […]

  • April 23, 2009

    Mega64: Shadow of the Colossus

    Those crazy Mega64 kids are at it again.  This time they parody Fumito Ueda‘s amazing Shadow of the Colossus much to the confusion and bewilderment of onlookers. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqd9GiaJUos[/youtube] If you haven’t played Shadow of the Colossus I urge you to do so, it is easily one of the greatest games ever made.

  • April 23, 2009

    Free Screening of Comic Book Confidential

    To kick off Free Comic Book Day on May 2nd, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, The Beguiling and the Hot Docs Film Festival have teamed up to present a free screening of Comic Book Confidential.  The documentary by Toronto film maker Ron Mann traces the history of comic books from their early origins through the […]

  • April 22, 2009

    X-Men Origins: Wolverine Exclusive Clip

    FunnyOrDie has obtained an exclusive clip from the final version of the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine film, and I for one was pleasantly surprised. You may have heard that the work-print for the upcoming Wolverine film recently leaked onto the internet.  Well I’m here to tell you something—do not believe these lies! Clearly this was […]

  • April 20, 2009

    Fallout: New Vegas Announced

    Bethesda Softworks has just announced that a new Fallout game is on the way for 2010.  Fallout: New Vegas will be developed by Obsidian Entertainment, best known for the NeverWinter Nights series and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2.  According to Bethesda’s Todd Howard Fallout: New Vegas will not be a sequel to […]

  • April 18, 2009

    Transformers 2 ShoWest Footage Online

    Director Michael Bay has posted the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen footage he presented at ShoWest 2009 on his aptly named official site MichaelBay.com. The footage includes an extended clip of Sam and Bumblebee as well as a montage of robot-on-robot action from the film, including our first look at Devastator. Hit the HD and […]

  • April 16, 2009

    137 Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

    postmodernbarney has posted a truly epic list of 137 uncomfortable-but-true plot summaries of movies, TV shows, and comic books we all know and love. Among my favourites: E.T.: Out-of-control pet causes mayhem, sadness. Big Trouble in Little China: Redneck trucker kills Chinese immigrants. War Machine: Alcoholic rich white man gives weapons to black man. Risky […]

  • April 15, 2009

    Inglourious Basterds Behind-the-Scenes Clip Still Won’t Convince me to Watch American Idol

    Quentin Tarantino decided to debut some behind-the-scenes footage from his new film, the Second World War Nazi-Killfest Inglourious Basterds. The clip features our first look at Toronto native-son Mike Myers as British General Ed Fenech.  Thanks to the internet—and Dork Shelf—you don’t have to sit through the low-brow schlock that is American Idol, you can […]

  • April 15, 2009

    Multidimensional Platformer Fez Set for 2009 Release

    Montréal developer Polytron Corporation unveiled their mind-bending 2D/3D platformer FEZ last year and we haven’t heard much about it since. That is until the indie studio posted a brand new trailer for the game a few weeks ago. If you aren’t intrigued by this conceptually brilliant, multidimensional platformer… Well, then I guess I didn’t know you as […]

  • April 14, 2009

    Johnnie To’s Vengeance Trailer Shoots You in the Face

    The trailer for director Johnnie To‘s new film Vengeance has shot its way online.  To, whose previous films include Election, Exiled and the quirky Mad Detective, is considered by many as one of the best action director’s working in Hong Kong today.  Vengeance looks to be another solid entry into To’s catalogue.  Starring the always […]

  • April 12, 2009

    TV Character Battle: Ben Linus of Lost vs. That Guy from Lie To Me

    Friend of Dork Shelf and fellow dork in her own right, Christie St. Martin, has posted an epic TV character grudge match over at her newly redesigned site.  What would happen if you pitted Benjamin Linus from Lost, master deceiver and manipulator extraordinaire against Lie To Me‘s Dr. Cal Lightman, a human Lie Detector? Having […]

  • April 12, 2009

    Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Video Blog and Wright Stuff

    The first behind-the-scenes video blog for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World has been posted on the film’s official site.  Director Edgar Wright gives a tour of the studio as the cast practices fight choreography.  Scott Pilgrim is based on the eponymous series of graphic novels and is currently filming in Toronto. Also, since Edgar Wright […]

  • April 12, 2009

    Gaming Forum Creates Criterion Collection Video Game Box Art

    The crazy kids over at the NeoGAF.com started a bit of a photoshop meme earlier this month:  What would video game box art look like if it were done in the style of Criterion Collection DVD covers? Criterion Collection films are known for their striking cover designs; a fact that the folks over at NeoGAF […]

  • April 10, 2009

    Moon Trailer Lands Online

    Clips of the upcoming sci-fi film Moon have been circulating online for a few months now, but today brings the first real trailer for the movie.   Director Duncan Jones has been touring the festival circuit for some time with Moon, where the film has garnered significant buzz.  Looks interesting, I see shades of other science […]