Five Mothers in Anime
Since Mother’s Day happened rather recently, I thought it’d be a nice idea to do an article about “Top 5 Mothers in Anime.” But as I started racking my brain over the various anime I’ve seen, I realized that I couldn’t truly make a Top 5 list, because anime mothers tend to not have a […]
2015 J-Pop Summit Presents New Edition of 1000 Treasure Hunters by SCRAP
The 2015 J-Pop Summit, the Japanese pop culture celebration held annually in San Francisco, is proud to partner once again with SCRAP Entertainment to present 1000 Treasure Hunters 2015, a brand new incarnation of the popular outdoor mass puzzle solving attraction that will make its North American debut at the Festival. SCRAP is the Kyoto-based […]
San Andreas Advance Screening is Rumbling into Salt Lake City
WHEN: Wednesday, May 27th @ 7pm WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT HOW TO GET IN: If you want to attend our San Andreas advance screening that will be going down before anybody else just hit the big linky links below! If you snagged some passes make sure you get to the theater EARLY as it […]
POLTERGEIST Advance Screening is Coming to Salt Lake City!
WHEN: Thursday, May 21st WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT HOW TO GET IN: If you want to attend our POLTERGEIST advance screening that will be going down before anybody else just hit the big linky links below! If you snagged some passes make sure you get to the theater EARLY as it is overbooked to […]
Sentai Filmworks Launches Sentai Selects
Sentai Filmworks has announced a new line of products that will provide anime fans with essential programming with a budget conscience experience. Sentai Selects will showcase anime that have withstood the test of time to remain popular and are memorable works of their genre. A wide variety of titles are scheduled for inclusion in the […]
VIZ Media Announces the Home Media Release for Inuyasha: The Final Act
VIZ Media is delivering the home media release of Inuyasha: The Final Act on High Definition Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD on May 26, 2015. Inuyasha: The Final Act is based on the fantasy adventure manga series by Rumiko Takahashi. The Blu-ray and DVD editions each contain the final 26 episodes of the long running […]
VIZ Media Announces the Release of Ranma 1/2 Set 6
VIZ Media has announced that the company will be releasing Ranma 1/2 Set 6 on home video in crisp high-definition on June 2, 2015. VIZ Media is releasing the gender-bending martial arts action comedy in the original Japanese series order across seven Limited Edition Blu-ray and Standard Edition DVD Box Sets. Ranma 1/2 is rated […]
New Anime Releases for the Week of May 19, 2015
This week sees new anime releases from FUNimation Entertainment and Sentai Filmworks. .hack//Roots Complete Series DVD FUNimation Entertainment – Sun and Dub – MSRP: $39.98 Get it for $27.93! In the newest version of the massive online RPG known as “The World,” Haseo and his guild mates search for a legendary item called the Key […]
Mad Max: Fury Road is Well Beyond Thunderdome
30 years has gone by since Tina Turner ran Max out of Bartertown. Now he’s off to a new adventure well beyond Thunderdome. Mad Max: Fury Road Directed by: George Miller Written by: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nico Lathouris Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Hugo Weaving It’s been 45 years since the collapse of civilization, and […]
Watch The Revealing Trailer For DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Kind of like the Justice League, but different.
Review: Mad Max: Fury Road Is The Perfect Feminist Action Movie
Title: Mad Max: Fury Road Director:Screenwriter: George MIller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nick Lathouris Principal Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton Summary: In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a […]
Review: Slow West Doesn’t Shy Away From The Reality Of The Frontier
Title: Slow West Director: John Maclean Screenwriter: John Maclean Principal Cast: Kod Smi-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn, Rory McCann, and Caren Postorius Summary: Slow West follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas. Slow West was a screening […]
Review: Far From The Madding Crowd Is Every English Teacher’s New Favorite Thing
Title: Far From The Madding Crowd Director: Thomas Vinterberg Screenwriter: Thomas Hardy (novel) and David Nicholls) Principal Cast: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple, and Jessica Barden Summary: In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless […]
Review: Pitch Perfect 2 Isn’t As Good As The Original But Still Worth Seeing
Title: Pitch Perfect 2 Director Elizabeth Banks Screenwriter: Kay Cannon (written by) and Mickey Rapkin Principal Cast: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, and Adam DeVine Summary: After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order […]