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Thundercats, Ho! & Listener E-Mail: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:41.2

Dan Persons — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:08:15 +0000

Our listeners make their voices heard in this final episode of the Ultra-Lounge (at least in this incarnation): We hear from our listener in Latvia, who gives us some insight into his life; another listener rushes to the defense of the Dino De Laurentiis KING KONG; and an e-mail addressing how DREAM HOUSE’s trailer actually drops the film’s Big Reveal prompts a discussion of how spoilers should be treated during the show. Plus: Dan takes a favorable glance at the new THUNDERCATS animated series and Steve opens up the Tea Party can o’ worms once more.

Catwoman Clip, ‘Batman: Year One’

Tom Powers — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:41:24 +0000

Eliza Dushku, who voiced Selina Kyle, presents this DC Showcase CATWOMAN clip from BATMAN YEAR ONE for MTV.

BATMAN: YEAR ONE is due out on DVD and Blu-Ray October 18th from Warner Bros. Home Video., and includes the 15 minute short.

Barker Disowns ‘Hellraiser: Revelations’—Trailer

Tom Powers — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:15:50 +0000

On his Twitter feed author Clive Barker let his feelings about Dimension Extreme’s HELLRAISER: REVELATIONS be known. And he wasn’t pulling any punches.

It seems REVELATIONS was made to keep the film rights intact, and from possibly reverting to Barker, who signed away the rights to the characters and storyline from his story The Hell-Bound Heart when he made the deal to direct the first HELLRAISER film.

This is the first HELLRAISER to have an actor other than Doug Bradley play the daemonic Pinhead character. His replacement, Stephan Smith Collins, doesn’t seem particularly impressive in the role, jugding from the equally underwhelming trailer. Apprently there’s also a “Psuedo-Pinhead” in the film, a new recruit to the Cenobites.

Perhaps the finished product will be more to fans of the original’s tastes. Or not.

HELLRAISER: REVELATIOS is set to be released direct-to-video October 18th, directed by Victor Garcia from a script by Gary Tunnicliffe.

‘Gantz’ On DVD, ‘Gantz 2′ to Screen in US

Tom Powers — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:20:25 +0000

PRESS RELEASE:

NEW PEOPLE Entertainment, a film division of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. that focuses on the licensing and distribution of Japanese films and media, will delight sci-fi, action and anime/manga fans across North America with the release of GANTZ on DVD (SRP $24.92) and Blu-ray/DVD combo-pack(SRP $29.99) on August 30th. The film, which is unrated, features both English and Japanese dialogue options and a bonus disc with an exclusive director’s interview and film trailers.

To celebrate the film’s release, a special screening of GANTZ is scheduled for Friday, August 26th at 7:00pm in San Francisco at NEW PEOPLE’s Cinema as part of the 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival. The film will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles. Get a great deal by purchasing a ticket bundle that also includes the brand-new DVD or Blu-ray plus a poster. Tickets and more information are available at http://www.newpeopleworld.com/films.

GANTZ II: Perfect Answer

In addition, the San Francisco theatrical premiere of GANTZ II: Perfect Answer will also take place during the J-Pop Summit Festival on both Saturday, August 27th and Sunday August 28th. The film will also be shown in Japanese with English subtitles. Complete details on the J-Pop Summit are available at: www.J-Pop.com.

GANTZ is based on a hit manga series created by Hiroya Oku and stars leading Japanese actors Kazunari Ninomiya (Letters from Iwo Jima) and Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City). The film tells the story of two childhood friends that are accidentally killed while trying to save another man’s life. Rather than find themselves in the hereafter, however, they awaken in a strange apartment in which they find a mysterious black orb they come to know as “GANTZ.” Along with similar abductees, they are provided with equipment and weaponry and manipulated into playing a kind of game in which they are sent back out to the greater world to do battle with alien beings, all while never quite knowing whether this game is an illusion or their new reality.

“GANTZ first thrilled domestic audiences when we presented the film theatrically in a special one-night-only premiere at over 300 movie theatres nationally earlier this year that was attended by thousands of people across North America,” says Seiji Horibuchi, President and CEO of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. “Anticipation has risen steadily since then and fans now have the exclusive opportunity to own the film on DVD and Blu-ray with our release on August 30th. GANTZ features two of the biggest stars in Japanese cinema and remains true to the innovative storyline from the original manga series. Fans won’t want to miss this exciting release and stay tuned for news coming soon on the upcoming release of the film’s action-packed sequel, GANTZ II: Perfect Answer!”

‘Batman: Year One’ — Featurette

Tom Powers — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:39:02 +0000

Here’s a sneak peek at BATMAN: YEAR ONE from Warner Brothers Home Video’s DC Universe direct to video line.

Based on the DC comic book by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.
Co-directed by Sam Liu and Lauren Montgomery, the voice cast incluses Ben McKenzie as Batman, Bryan Cranston (BREAKING BAD) as Lt. James Gordon, Eliza Dushku (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, and Katee Sackhoff (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) as Detective Sarah Essen.