Friday, January 24, 2025

Con Hype: WonderCon and Anime Expo Planning & Bubblegum Crisis - Complete Collection

 

Don't forget, WonderCon's not that far away, it's March 28-30th in Anaheim. 
 

"Anime Expo 2025 will be showcasing an Academia theme, inviting anime enthusiasts from across the world to gather from July 3rd to 6th, 2025 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Attendees will celebrate their favorite anime and stories in an educational and exhilarating campus environment. You won’t want to miss it!"

Mark Your Calendar: Registration opens on January 28, 2025, at 12PM PT. 
 
Did not expect an academia theme, let's see how far AX takes it and hopefully has some better food this year.

 
Bubblegum Crisis - Complete Collection - Back on Blu-ray Feb 2025

"A Cyberpunk Anime Classic by a Who’s Who of Anime

Bubblegum Crisis features character designs by Kenichi Sonoda (Riding Bean, Gunsmith Cats, Gall Force), production design by Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed, Full Metal Alchemist, Space Pirate Captain Harlock 2013), direction by Katsuhito Akiyama (Armitage III), Masami Obari (Detonator Orgun), Fumihiko Takayama (Patlabor III), Jun Okada, Hiroaki Goda (Oh My Goddess!), with music by Koji Makaino (Oh My Goddess!), and mechanical designs by Sonoda, Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma (Detonator Orgun).

The success of the series spawned several sequel series that included AD Police Files, Parasite Dolls, and Bubblegum Crash (also distributed by AnimEigo)"

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Local Hype: Revenge Of Coins Challenge & Nucleus Art for LA

 

 

The charity artwork will be sold online only
 Starting January 25th at 1:00 pm PT
 
Nucleus is hosting an online charity exhibition. If you are planning to help the relief efforts, they hope to offer an outlet that also rewards you with a work of art.
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Hype: Feel Better LA, Castlevania: Nocturne Watch Devils aka Korean Face-Off

Nice one from Furtado. We interviewed him back in 2015 or really slimed him.


Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 is a bloody good action anime. Gotta say we were worried it was gonna mostly be talk or not get good to the final episode. But each episode had enough action to make it worth it. And, the team behind it has pulled off just some of the best fight scenes ever. 

I say check it out now, because it took a year for them to make this second season and it's currently in limbo if they'll make another unless Netflix green lights it. And, you know how finicky Netflix is, so all you gotta do is watch it, because that all Netflix sees. And, they can be fast to act on cancelling.

Here's hoping for more fights in a season 3 or at least a new Casltevania series with some new messed-up protagonists.

Just in time for Valentine's Day and not the bad idea of releasing a cape movie that day instead. Oh, Captain America is not a romantic choice. Heart Eyes looks like a fun time for v-day for people in love with the horror genre.


Devils (Korean Face-Off)

Coming out from TerrorVision

Oh, it's a body switch movie from Korea that literally mentions Face-Off, it's a must see just because of those factors for many cinephiles. And, it's out on Blu-ray later this month.

Full Synopsis:

Having lost his colleague who was also his brother-in-law to a serial murderer two years ago, homicide detective Jae Hwan (Oh Dae-hwan) is unable to contain his hatred toward the murderer and dives headfirst into hunting the brutal killer, Jin-hyoek (Jang Dong-yoon /Project Wolf Hunting). Jae Hwan finally comes face to face with the murderer but in the heat of the chase, they get into an accident. Waking up in a hospital, Jae Hwan realizes his body has been switched with that of the murderer. To protect his family and uncover the secret of this body switch, Jae Hwan begins a desperate chase.

This Face/Off inspired story packs the punches, blood, and its action freaking packed along with extra features for the disc. Terror Vision continues to bring the goods with modern films and Devils is no slouch with this feature from the producer that brought you; The Medium, I Saw The Devil, The Housemaid, and The Chaser.

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Fede Alvarez explains the presence of the line “Get away from her, you b%#ch!”

 From the same Empire Magazine we've already gone over in, Fede Alvarez Doesn't Understand Why People Don't Like Dead Ian Holm CGI In Alien: Romulus , we also get why that totally out of place line was left in the movie and how Fede felt like there was no way to fight it.


Yup, because some stupid test audience cheered for it. It should have never been recorded as a line and Fede got that, but because he left it in at a unfinished screening it's stuck in his fan film with a huge budget.

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Taskmaster Series 19 Interview with Alex Horne & Taskmaster Greg Davies

 

Series creator Alex Horne and the Taskmaster himself, Greg Davies were nice enough to chat with me over Zoom in the above interview. We go over the new cast, which includes: Mathew Baynton, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Rosie Ramsey, Stevie Martin and How Did This Get Made's Jason Mantzoukas.

Highlights including: eating a very large cookie, discussing Junior Taskmaster, the idea of a Taskmaster Pop-Up at a restaurant, how different Jason made the series, Greg being covered in butter, what Greg & Alex want to guest on and, of course, if the new Einstein tongue out photo of Greg was real or CGI'd.
 
Tuesday, in New York City, the Taskmaster Series 19 premiere took place and a press release told us that: "Afterwards, there was a Q&A with series host / taskmaster Greg Davies and series creator / taskmaster’s assistant Alex Horne, moderated by Josh Gondelman. They then had audience members complete special tasks such as throwing paper planes to see who could land closest to Alex's mouth, decoding a phone number using clues to call Greg on stage, and a pattern memory game with sequences of blue and pink.

The winner from each task was then brought on stage to compete in one final task together culminating in one winner. After the Q&A and tasks were finished, Greg and Alex ran up and down the aisles allowing fans to capture selfies with them as they quickly went by."
Gotta love that even for a premiere they had tasks for fans.

Can't wait for the 19th series to start on the Taskmaster YouTube Channel and via the SVOD service Taskmaster SuperMax+

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

LA Gives Back: Fire Relief Wed Jan 29

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Weekly What To Do: We Hear Snakes Are Good For Putting Out Fires

LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Glendale
128 Artsakh Ave
Glendale, CA 91206
$

Join us for a special screening of Tom Holland's iconic vampire film, "Fright Night," where a young man confronts the chilling suspicion that his new neighbor is a bloodsucker. Desperate for help, he turns to a washed-up horror movie actor for guidance in this darkly comedic and suspenseful tale.

Following the screening, enjoy a Q&A session with director Tom Holland himself.
 
Free screening through the generous support of @neonrated
! An I.B. Technicolor 35mm print of THE WIZARD OF OZ screens this Wednesday, January 22nd, at 3:00pm @ New Beverly Cinema
 

7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108
George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex
900 W. 34th Street, Los Angles, CA 90007
FREE ADMISSION. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVP REQUIRED.
RSVPs ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE.

Followed by a Q&A with Timothy Hautekiet.Trapped in a mysterious void outside the bounds of time and space, a struggling stand-up comedian must investigate how his body wound up motionless on his bathroom floor and wake himself up before it's too late.






Dinosaur Improv w/ Paul Scheer
Thursday, Jan 23, 2025 
Largo at the Coronet
366 N La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
$46

Owen Burke, Chad Carter, Lisa Gilroy, Mary Holland, Phil Augusta Jackson, Jason Mantzoukas, Jack McBrayer, Seth Morris, Rob Riggle, Paul Scheer and Corin Wells!

Benefiting ARC Firefighter Fund, Cielo and The Little Red Hen Coffee Shop!


Starts Thursday, January 23, 2025 11:00 AM
ends Monday, February 24, 2025 7:00 PM
Saks Beverly Hills 9570 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA, 90212

In honor of SNL’s 50th Anniversary, Saks has rolled out an exclusive line of SNL merch via a dedicated landing page on its website and is planning two pop-up shop events as well as a special window installation.

Saks takes customers on a nostalgic journey through SNL moments from the last 50 years, spotlighting 10 memorable sketches. Alongside these vignettes Saks is featuring its line of limited-edition SNL-inspired merchandise from Favorite Daughter and Le Labo Fragrances, including SNL-themed apparel, tote bags, hats and a scented candle.

DINE LA RESTAURANT WEEK
JAN 24 - FEB 7, 2025
Multiple Restaurants
$
 
Specially priced meals to try some LA's most well known restaurants.

Each reservation supports wildfire relief
LA Tourism will donate $5 per reservation made to The American Red Cross with a match from Banc of California, raising the total donation up to $100,000. #WeLoveLA


January 25 - February 2, 2025

Series | WILD AT HEART, BLUE VELVET, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, The Short Films of David Lynch, ERASERHEAD

Lankershim Lunar Block Party
Lankershim Arts Center, 5108 Lankershim Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 91601
The party hosts performers, food trucks, and traditional Korean Lunar New Year games.
Saturday, January 25, 2025, noon to 4:00 p.m.
Free

The third annual Lunar Block Party is a cultural expression and celebration based on the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar.  This tradition centers on removing the bad and the old and welcoming the new and the good. It is widely celebrated in Asian countries such as China, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Lunar Block Party is an opportunity for NoHo pedestrians to reclaim the block as they welcome the new and good through food, performing arts, culture, and artisans celebrating Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese cultures


Please join us for the 11th Annual Port of Los Angeles Lunar New Year Festival, Saturday, Jan. 25, from 3-7 p.m.
 
Free, family friendly, and open to all ages, this annual event takes place at Cabrillo Way Marina in San Pedro, and offers free parking at 22nd and Miner streets.
 
Welcoming in the Year of the Snake, this popular event will feature a host of cultural attractions, dance and musical performances, including a petting zoo and wishing wall, as well as food trucks offering culinary delights traditionally enjoyed during the annual Asian holiday.
 






Saturday, January 25, 1:30 PM 4:30 PM
Beverly Center 8500 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90048 
$30

Guests will be treated to a festive afternoon filled with live entertainment, including a vibrant Lion Dance performance by the East Wind Foundation for Youth, traditional dances by the Asian Arts Talents Foundation, and music by DJ Lani Love. 


NO TITLE is a solo exhibition by artist Katsuya Terada at GR2 Gallery running from January 25th, 2025 to February 11th, 2025.
Art goes live online at noon PT on 1/25/25.
A live drawing event with Terada will be at GR2 Gallery on Sunday January 26th, time is TBD.


Saturday, January 25 · 5 - 9pm
Los Angeles Union Station
800 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
$73.44

Sip & swirl over 100 wines and bubblies from across the globe.Enjoy incredible live music as well as a DJ.


Extra:
 
Free Hours at the Autry
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
Update: During this Wildfire season, The Autry closes off, please check day of event

Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
 

Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.
 


American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
 

Street Food Cinema-Outdoor cult or recent hits you'll love.

Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán.


 New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style

Cinelounge - Hollywood based tiny theater, showing off indies you've never heard of
 
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd

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