VIZ Media Announces Activities and Convention Exclusives for Otakon 2015
VIZ Media returns to Otakon with a roster of informative panel discussions, interactive booth activities, promotional giveaways, anime screening premieres, and a special selection of retail products available exclusively at the event. Otakon 2015 takes place Jul. 24-26, 2015 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. Full details are available at: www.otakon.com. VIZ Media […]
Review: Paper Towns Has A Message I Appreciate But Lacks Proper Execution
Title: Paper Towns Director: Jake Schreier Screenwriter: John Green (author), Scott Neustadter (screenplay), and Michael H. Weber (screenplay) Principal Cast: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage, and Jaz Sinclair Summary: A young man and his friend embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door. […]
Review: Southpaw Is A Great Character Piece Framed By Boring Boxing Sequences
Title: Southpaw Director: Antoine Fuqua Screenwriter: Kurt Sutter Principal Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent, and Naomie Harris Summary:Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services. I like […]
Review: Pixels Taught Me What True Hatred Is
Title: Pixels Director: Chris Columbus Screenwriter: Tim Herlihy (screenplay and screen story), Timothy Dowling (screenplay), and Patrick Jean (short film) Principal Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Matt Lintz Summary: When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack Earth in the […]
Anime Review: Ranma 1/2 Set 6
Ranma 1/2 Set 6 includes episodes 116-138 of the series in their original Japanese airing order. Like with most of the sets released so far, there are significant differences between the episode order in this set and in the sixth DVD box set that was released earlier. This release uses the original Japanese title cards […]
VACATION Advance Screening For Salt Lake City
WHEN: Thursday, July 23rd @ 7pm WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT HOW TO GET IN: If you want to attend our VACATION advance screening that will be going down before anybody else just fill out the quick form below and enter to win! If you snagged some passes make sure you get to the theater […]
VACATION Advance Screening is Coming to Seattle and Portland
WHEN: Thursday, July 23rd @ 7pm WHERE: Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon HOW TO GET IN: If you want to attend our VACATION advance screening that will be going down before anybody else just fill out the quick form below and enter to win! If you snagged some passes make sure you get to the […]
New Anime Releases for the Week of July 21, 2015
This week sees new anime releases from Aniplex of America, FUNimation Entertainment, Maiden Japan, and Sentai Filmworks. My “Pick of the Week” is FUNimation’s release of Tokyo Ravens Season 1 Part 2. Tokyo Ravens Season 1 Part 2 Blu-ray/DVD Combo FUNimation Entertainment – Sub and Dub – MSRP: $64.98 As Harutora and Natsume navigate the […]
The 2015 J-Pop Summit and JFFSF Announce Guests of Honor
The 2015 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco (JFFSF), the first and only fully-dedicated Japanese film celebration for the San Francisco Bay Area together with the 2015 J-Pop Summit proudly present actor Tadanobu Asano, anime director Koji Morimoto and techno DJ Legend Ken Ishii as official Guests of Honor for San Francisco’s annual Japanese pop […]
SOUTHPAW Advance Screening Will Punch Salt Lake City in the FACE
WHEN: Tuesday, July 21st @ 7pm WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT HOW TO GET IN: If you want to attend our SOUTHPAW advance screening that will be going down before anybody else just click the Linky Link below! If you snagged some passes make sure you get to the theater EARLY as it is overbooked […]
Pixels Advance Screening is HERE for Salt Lake City!
WHEN: Monday, July 20th @ 7pm WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT HOW TO GET IN: If you want to attend our PIXELS advance screening that will be going down before anybody else just click the linky link below! If you snagged some passes make sure you get to the theater EARLY as it is overbooked […]
VIZ Media Announces Home Video Release of Sailor Moon R Set 1
VIZ Media delivers Sailor Moon R Set 1 to home video audiences as a Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack as well as a multi-disc Standard Edition DVD Set. The sets are available now at retailers. The magical girl anime series continues in the second season of the original Sailor Moon. Fans can expand their home […]
How Does Marvel’s Ant-Man Stack Up Against the Rest of Phase Two?
Ant-Man Directed by: Peyton Reed Story by: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish Screenplay by: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Michael Douglas Stingers: Two 3D: Yes Marvel has a plan for their modern […]
Review: Ant-Man Is Like The Small Scale Movies That Marvel Began With
Title: Ant-Man Director: Peyton Reed Screenwriter: Edgar Wright (screenplay and story), Joe Cornish (screenplay and story), Adam McKay (screenplay), Paul Rudd (screenplay), Stan Lee (comic book), Larry Lieber (comic book), and Jack Kirby (comic book) Principal Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Carnavale, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Michael Pena […]
Review: Mr. Holmes Reminds Us That Even Legends Die
Title: Mr. Holmes Director: Bill Condon Screenwriter: Mitch Cullin (based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind), Arthur Conan Doyle (character), and Jeffrey Hatcher (writer) Principal Cast: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sananda, Hattie Morahan, and Patrick Kennedy Summary: An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back at his life, and grapples […]