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Tales from the Crypt 25th Anniversary Plans Announced

fright-rags-lovell-cryptkeeperIt’s hard to believe that Tales from the Crypt celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. HBO’s horror anthology show changed TV as we knew it. Fright-Rags is showing its gratitude in the way it does best: making kick-ass horror shirts!

A trio of fan-favorite artists – Jason Edmiston, Christopher Lovell and Jeff Zornow – each offer their unique take on the show’s cackling, pun-spouting host, the Crypt Keeper. The three designs are limited to 500 pieces each and available on unisex shirts, girl shirts and zip-up hoodies.

The diehard boils and ghouls who want all of the shirts are in for a real treat. Fright-Rags is offering a limited edition box set that includes all three designs, a bonus glow-in-the-dark Tales from the Crypt logo shirt (exclusive to the set), an 11×17 poster and a sticker pack, all packaged in a collector’s box. Only 200 box sets are available. Please note that sizes and quantities are limited, and hoodies are not available in the set.

Pre-orders are up now on Fright-Rags.com. Due to the limited quantities, they may sell out during the pre-order period – so act fast! Orders are expected to ship in mid-August.
The prolific company also recently released new shirts that imagine horror icons Jason Voorhees and Freddy Kruger as comic book characters. Those shirts and many more can be found on Fright-Rags’ website.

Designs are attached for your use. Fright-Rags founder Ben Scrivens is available for interview opportunities.

September Blu-ray release for Beware the Batman: Dark Justice

BEWARE2DSKEWPre-orders are now open for Warner Archive Collection’s Blu-ray™ release of Beware The Batman: Dark Justice.”Featuring the final 13 episodes of the groundbreaking, all-new CGI series’ first season, the single-disc Blu-ray™ will be released on September 30, 2014.

Beware The Batman: Dark Justice pits Batman, Alfred and swordstress Katana against the underworld likes of Anarky, Professor Pyg, Mister Toad and Magpie. Over the final 13 episodes, the rogues gallery expands with appearances by Killer Croc, Man-Bat, Deathstroke and more. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, this action-packed detective thriller deftly redefines what we have come to know as a ‘Batman show.”

Pre-orders for Beware The Batman: Dark Justice can be placed now.

 

The Point Radio: Adam Baldwin Casts Off On THE LAST SHIP

From ANGEL to CHUCK to FIREFLY, Adam Baldwin has given us some great roles but none are more exciting than his latest on the new TNT Drama, THE LAST SHIP. Adam talks about that and, of course, FIREFLY plus uber busy TV host Brooke Burns has a new passion, designing cool cars. She takes us on a backstage tour of her new TruTV show MOTOR CITY MASTERS.

THE POINT covers it 24/7! Take us ANYWHERE on ANY mobile device (Apple or Android). Just  get the free app, iNet Radio in The  iTunes App store – and it’s FREE!  The Point Radio  – 24 hours a day of pop culture fun. GO HERE and LISTEN FREE  – and follow us on Twitter @ThePointRadio.

Why You Should Listen to “Welcome to Night Vale” (And stay out of the Dog Park…)

A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale.

Hello, listeners.

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If you have been listening to Night Vale Radio, you understand the lights above Arby’s, you can tell people why they should never go into the Dog Park, you understand that wheat and wheat-by-products are not to be trusted, and you definitely understand that angels do not exist.

However if you are not: You can (and should, for your own sanity) tune in and listen to Cecil every month on the 1st and 15th. Follow the Welcome to Night Vale podcast on iTunes, or if you prefer, listen to the episodes here, here, or here.

It’s alright if you’re confused at first, we all were. It becomes clear enough though as you listen on, while Cecil tells you all about sandstorms, Desert Bluffs, Carlos and his perfect hair…We don’t ever really talk about Steve Carlsberg, though.

You should be aware that alligators can kill your children.

Welcome to Night Vale is easily one of my favourite pod casts to pop up in quite a few years, and a quick glance around the internet will go to show that I am definitely not alone. Between the glowing cloud that rains animals, the faceless old woman who lives in your home, and Hiram McDaniels who is literally a five headed dragon, who cares…Night Vale Radio has a charm that is undeniable and wonderful.

I personally have always been an avid fan of radio programs, and still enjoy listening to things like The Shadow, The Twilight Zone, etc. There’s a fantastic bit of imagination that comes with radio (and reading books) that is different than watching TV or movies. You get to imagine everything, and whatever it is you picture…You aren’t wrong. One of the best parts about WTNV is that there is so much left to your own personal perceptions, and it is encouraged.

There is so much about Night Vale that will simultaneously lift up your spirits, terrify you, and make you question your own existence. Kind of like how StrexCorp is so…

Station Management has informed me that this next paragraph has been deleted for the betterment of the station. Thank you for your cooperation.

…What was I saying? That StrexCorp Synernists Inc. are amazing and everyone should believe in a Smiling God? Yes, that must be it. How silly of me! To sum this all up in a slightly less confusing statement…

Go listen to Welcome to Night Vale. You won’t be disappointed.

You might scared, intrigued, and confused. You may not come out of it the same, but in the end…Isn’t that all life is? Void and turquoise…

Goodnight, dear readers.

Goodnight.

(As a side note: Welcome to Night Vale is currently touring Canada and the US! Tickets are sold out for a lot of venues, but if you want to see Cecil and the crew live, do so! A few friends of mine went to see it live and since they’ve gotten back they just keep repeating the word Strex over and over. Strex…Strex…Strex…)

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The Point Radio: Julie Benz’ Summer Of Turmoil On DEFIANCE

The second season of DEFIANCE has exploded on The SyFy Network and after the events of last year, the characters find themselves in deep turmoil. Series star Julie Benz (“Amanda”) talks about where we find her this season and what we just might expect for the show as the summer goes on. Meanwhile, with so many fan-centric blockbuster films headed to theaters this season, which ones will actually be hits? Tiffany Smith (from Fandango’s WEEKEND TICKET and DC Comics’ ALL ACCESS) weighs in with a few scoops that just might change your opinions.

THE POINT covers it 24/7! Take us ANYWHERE on ANY mobile device (Apple or Android). Just  get the free app, iNet Radio in The  iTunes App store – and it’s FREE!  The Point Radio  – 24 hours a day of pop culture fun. GO HERE and LISTEN FREE  – and follow us on Twitter @ThePointRadio.

The Point Radio: That Funny Guy, Ron Funches

He’s “That Guy” – the funny one! Ron Funches is making a big name for himself, taking his unique style of comedy to NBC’s UNDATEABLE and @MIDNIGHT on Comedy Central. So what makes HIM laugh? We find out, then we explore the CSI reality show that started it all. MEDICAL DETECTIVES is headed back to cable and we talk to the guy who is guiding it there –  plus Rosario Dawson becomes a part of DAREDEVIL.

THE POINT covers it 24/7! Take us ANYWHERE on ANY mobile device (Apple or Android). Just  get the free app, iNet Radio in The  iTunes App store – and it’s FREE!  The Point Radio  – 24 hours a day of pop culture fun. GO HERE and LISTEN FREE  – and follow us on Twitter @ThePointRadio.

Win a Blu-ray copy of The Man with No Name Trilogy

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  • June 23, 2014
Man With No Name TrilogyThe Sergio Leone “Spaghetti Westerns” did not simply add a new chapter to the genre…they reinvented it. From his shockingly violent and stylized breakthrough, A Fistful Of Dollars, to the film Quentin Tarantino calls “the best-directed movie of all time,” The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Leone’s vision elevated Westerns to an entirely new art form. This definitive Leone collection of the most ambitious and influential Westerns ever made includes more than five hours of special features that uncover buried gold in these gritty classics – plus a newly remastered version of The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
Our friends at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have a Blu-ray box set of The Man with No Name Trilogy, out now, to give away.

To win this copy, tell us why you think the Man With No Name has become an iconic pop culture figure. We want your submissions no later than 11:59 p.m.  Friday, June 27. The decision of ComicMix‘s judges will be final. This contest is available only to readers in the United States and Canada.

For your information here are more details on the release.

Bonus Features:

  Disc 1: A Fistful of Dollars Blu-ray
    ○ The Christopher Frayling Archives: Fistful of Dollars
    ○ Feature Commentary by noted Film Historian – Sir Christopher Frayling
    ○ A New Kind of Hero
    ○ A Few Weeks in Spain: Clint Eastwood on the Experience of Making the Film
    ○ Tre Voci: Fistful of Dollars
    ○ Not Ready for Primetime: Renowned filmmaker Monte Hellman discusses the television broadcast of A Fistful of Dollars
    ○ The Network Prologue – with Harry Dean Stanton
    ○ Location Comparisons: Then to now
    ○ 10 Radio Spots
    ○ Double Bill Trailer
    ○ Fistful of Dollars Trailer
 
  Disc 2: For a Few Dollars More Blu-ray
    ○ The Christopher Frayling Archives: For a Few Dollars More
    ○ Feature Commentary by noted Film Historian – Sir Christopher Frayling
    ○ A New Standard (Frayling on For a Few Dollars More)
    ○ Back for More (Clint Eastwood remembers For a Few Dollars More)
    ○ Tre Voci: For a Few Dollars More
    ○ For a Few Dollars More: The Original American Release Version
    ○ Location Comparisons
    ○ 12 Radio spots
    ○ Theatrical Trailer
 
  Disc 3: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Remastered Blu-ray
    ○ Leone’s West
    ○ The Leone Style
    ○ The Man Who Lost the Civil War
    ○ Reconstructing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
    ○ Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Part One
    ○ Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Part Two
    ○ Deleted Scenes
        ■    Extended Tuco Torture Scene
        ■    The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction
    ○ Vignettes
        ■    Uno, Due, Tre
        ■    Italian Lunch
        ■    New York Actor
        ■    Gun in Holster
        ■    Audio Commentary from Film Historian Richard Schickel
        ■    Audio Commentary from Christopher Frayling
    ○ Original Theatrical Trailer
    ○ French Trailer

Mr. Peabody & Sherman Comes to Home Video September 23

Mr. Peabody & ShermanLOS ANGELES, CA – Unleash the fun at home with the hilarious comedy-adventure, DreamWorks Animation’s MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN!  Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell) is an inventor, scientist and genius who just happens to be a dog. With his son Sherman, he will embark on the most extraordinary adventure imaginable as they race against time to repair history and save the future. “Heartfelt and snappy” (Jessica Herndon, Associated Press), MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN has been hailed by critics as “a great adventure for the entire family” (Mike Wilbur, NBC Newschannel), receiving outstanding audience reaction and a coveted “A” CinemaScore®.

Directed by Rob Minkoff (THE LION KING, STUART LITTLE) and from the team behind family favorite franchises THE CROODS and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN is “fun” and “fast moving” (A.O. Scott, The New York Times) and features hilarious performances from an incredible voice cast of popular stars including Ty Burrell, Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann, Max Charles, Patrick Warburton and Allison Janney.

MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN is based upon the beloved characters that first appeared in in the late 1950s and early 1960s animated television series “Rocky and His Friends” and “The Bullwinkle Show,” produced by Jay Ward.

Sit back and go WABAC to experience the ultimate joy ride and loads of laughs when MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN arrives on Digital HD on September 23 and on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on October 14. Jay Ward fans will want to get the 3D Blu-ray™ release which has everything for enthusiasts to celebrate the Jay Ward legacy including a 5-minute All New Rocky & Bullwinkle short and several original TV episodes.

DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman Blu-ray™ Deluxe Edition

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy Deluxe Edition includes:

  Feature film in high definition

 

  Blu-ray Exclusive Special Features:
  Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends Show – See the premiere episode of the original 1959 television show.
  Mr. Peabody & Sherman Segments – Watch five segments from the original television series including “Robin Hood,” “Leonardo Da Vinci,” “Louis XVI,” “William Shakespeare,” and “Ludwig Van Beethoven.”
  History’s Greatest Mysteries – A Dog and his Boy
  Peabody’s Paw Print on History – We take part in the excitement as Mr. Peabody gets his pawprints in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Cast members Ty Burrell (voice of “Mr. Peabody”) and Max Charles (voice of “Sherman”), join filmmakers Rob Minkoff (director), Alex Schwartz (producer) and Tiffany Ward (executive producer) for the festivities. Also on hand (or paw?) are some of Mr. Peabody’s very famous furry friends, including Lassie, Beethoven, Rin Tin Tin, and a very adorable dog named George Clooney.
  Time Travel Memory Match game
  The WABAC Jigsaw Puzzle game

 

  Additional Special Features:
  Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends Show – See the premiere episode of the original 1959 television show.
  Mr. Peabody & Sherman Segments – Watch five segments from the original television series including “Robin Hood,” “Leonardo Da Vinci,” “Louis XVI,” “William Shakespeare,” and “Ludwig Van Beethoven.”
  History’s Greatest Mysteries – A Dog and his Boy
  Peabody’s Paw Print on History – We take part in the excitement as Mr. Peabody gets his pawprints in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Cast members Ty Burrell (voice of “Mr. Peabody”) and Max Charles (voice of “Sherman”), join filmmakers Rob Minkoff (director), Alex Schwartz (producer) and Tiffany Ward (executive producer) for the festivities. Also on hand (or paw?) are some of Mr. Peabody’s very famous furry friends, including Lassie, Beethoven, Rin Tin Tin, and a very adorable dog named George Clooney.
  Time Travel Memory Match game
  The WABAC Jigsaw Puzzle game

 

DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman Blu-ray™ 3D Deluxe Edition

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Blu-ray™ 3D + Blu-ray™ + DVD + Digital Copy Deluxe Edition includes the following:

 

  Feature film in high definition and 3D

 

  Blu-ray 3D Exclusive Special Feature
  All New Rocky & Bullwinkle Adventure

 

DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman DVD

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman single disc DVD includes:

 

  Feature film in standard definition

 

  Special Features:
  Tour of the WABAC Machine – Mr. Peabody, himself, takes us on an in-depth tour of the WABAC machine. He explains what many of the WABAC’s knobs, buttons, and gizmos do. Exactly what is a Pneumatic Dressilator? A hemidemisemiquavatron? And, those windshield wiper controls…how exactly do they help while speeding through the space-time continuum? Mr. Peabody explains it all!
  Time Travel: Mad Science – We talk to real physicists Kenneth Wharton and Anthony Aguirre to find out if there is any possibility of time travel, and if so, how it would work. We explore the two time travel theories of the Block Universe and the Multi-Verse. We also learn why scientists think only forward time travel is possible, and how Einstein’s Theory of Relativity still determines how scientists imagine the possibilities of time travel.
  Photo Gallery
  Theatrical Trailer
  World of DreamWorks Animation – Music videos from your favorite DreamWorks Animation feature films
  Holiday Favorites – Sneak Peeks

Confused by Grant Morrison’s Batman? Sequart Explains it All

ZurEnArrh CoverSequart Organization is proud to announce the release of The Anatomy of Zur-en-Arrh: Understanding Grant Morrison’s Batman, by Cody Walker.

Grant Morrison has made a career of redefining heroes, but his work with Batman has been the most comprehensive. From Arkham Asylum and JLA to his recent seven-year run on the Batman titles, Morrison has redefined and reworked the Caped Crusader from the ground up. He’s also introduced new characters (such as Damian Wayne) and new concepts (such as Batman, Inc.).

The Anatomy of Zur-En-Arrh looks at how Morrison’s run understands and reinterprets Batman’s long history. Also, an exclusive interview with Morrison rounds out the book.

The book runs 272 pages and is available in print (list price $16.99) and on Kindle (list price $6.99). For more information on The Anatomy of Zur-En-Arrh, visit the book’s official page. Also, the book features a beautiful cover by David A. Frizell.

In Gratitude

In Gratitude

It’s easy to define the best part of making it into your geriatric years: you are still alive. The worst part of making it into your geriatric years is also easy to define: people are dying all around you. That sucks, but you’re still alive so maybe when its time to get past your mourning you shouldn’t think the world has taken a crap on you in particular.

But… you know… it really has.

More than thirty years ago, Mike Nesmith, of Monkees fame, said “growing old is a bitch, and our generation is totally not prepared for it.” That’s true; the baby boomers are indeed the first generation to be raised in the luxury of Peter Pan’s shadow. Death has a habit of shouting “It’s time to grow up.”

I don’t believe I ever met Michael Davis’ mother, and that’s a shame. I think the most difficult part of motherhood isn’t childbirth, although that’s hardly a walk in the part. It is taking on and fulfilling the responsibility of raising your child to be a decent human being. After doing just that, Michael’s mom, Jean Harlow Davis Lawrence (and that’s a cool name), passed away Saturday morning.

I owe her… big time.

She raised a great kid – clever, intelligent, funny, and a person who genuinely understands the holiness of friendship. I put that all on Jean. Michael was too young to do it himself. He’s written lovingly about her so much that I feel I really know her. But I think I really know Michael, and that’s about the closest thing.

Michael, you are surrounded by the love of your many, many friends. Your loss makes you feel lonely, and that is fair and proper. But, my friend, you are not alone.

And you are loved.

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