“Manos – The Hands of Felt” Comes to Bumbershoot

from Puppet This:

The Worst Movie of All Time RETURNS to Terrifying Puppet Life!

What: Manos – The Hands of Felt
Adapted by Rachel Jackson
Directed by Bob Koerner

When: September 4 & 5 – 6:45pm

Where: Center House Theatre (The TPS Stage at Bumbershoot)

Tickets: 206.701.1482 or bumbershoot.org/info/ticketing

More info: PuppetThis.net

“I saw this last night at a packed house and it was awesome.” — Dave, Satellite News comment

“A truly talented group putting on a truly awful story.” — Jay Irwin, BroadwayWorld.com

“It was totally worth pulling the battery out of my pager to go see.” — Derek, Satellite News comment

Puppet This’ recent smash hit, Manos – The Hands of Felt, returns, joining the TPS stage at Bumbershoot September 4 & 5 at 6:45pm

Manos – The Hands of Felt is a giddy puppet musical re-imagining of the cult classic Manos: The Hands of Fate (one of the worst films ever made).

The story of fertilizer salesman-turned-film director Harold P. Warren and his ill-fated run-in with an evil cult, Manos – The Hands of Felt features song and dance numbers, girl fights, and plenty of puppet mayhem. It’s a wicked fun time for Manos “fans” and newbies alike.

Manos – The Hands of Felt features puppeteers: Sann Hall, Rachel Jackson, Michael Robles, Jenny Schmidt, Paul Velasquez and Raymond Williams.

Not recommended for patrons under the age of 14. (Adult language, bizarre sexual situations.)

About Puppet This:
Puppet This is a Seattle based puppet production company working in puppet design, construction and performance. Puppet This designs and constructs puppets for their own scripted and improv productions and also provides puppets for other Seattle area artists.

About Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival:
Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival is produced by One Reel in collaboration with Seattle Center. Established in 1971, Bumbershoot takes place every year over Labor Day weekend and stretches across the 74-acre Seattle Center beneath the city’s iconic Space Needle. Bumbershoot programs 20 unique indoor and outdoor venues, allowing for a diverse array of arts including live music, comedy, theatre, dance, film, urban crafts, and literary and visual arts. Festival details are located at bumbershoot.org.

The Guild Season 5, Episode 03: “Megagame-o-ramacon!”

from The Guild:

Episode 03, “Megagame-o-ramacon” is now available on Xbox Live and Zune marketplace, and will arrive Thursday on the web via MSN and Bing.

The Guild members hit the floor of the gaming convention full-force! But separately!

At 9:23, this is the longest episode in Guild history — and with 136 extras in it! Much of this episode was filmed at the Long Beach Comic-Con in April. Our good friends at J!NX now have official Guild T-Shirts featuring the Megagame-o-ramacon logo for sale.

Connect with us via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and/or Google+, and remember that this year, episodes will release to Xbox Live on Tuesdays and to the web via MSN on Thursdays.

J!NX: What Mysteries Lurk Within?

from J!NX:

The story behind the Mysterious Bag of Mystery is one that is shrouded in… well, mystery. You see, they’re actually put together by some sort of diminutive mythical creature; we’re just not sure what. It’s either gnomes or dwarves or elves (the Keebler variety, not Tolkien) or sprites or something. The thing is, whenever we try to approach them in their bag-prep operation, they scurry away. We’re left with random bags of tees, 3 of the same size in each. With this season’s harvest, we discovered precious variants, dubbed Epic Loot, which are limited editions of the top J!NX tees in rare color selections. Will you be one of the lucky few to receive such grand booty (yes, overt innuendo intended)? All of this, and the chance to now receive selection from our Special Collections, all for the price of one shirt.

Mysterious Bag of Mystery Men’s Premium
Mysterious Bag of Mystery Women’s

High Fantasy and True Love Come to Life in “Ico: Castle in the Mist”, New from VIZ Media’s Haikasoru Imprint

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, will publish author Miyuki Miyabe’s imaginative fantasy novel Ico: Castle in the Mist, on August 16th. The new book will be published by the company’s Haikasoru imprint and will carry an MSRP of $15.99 U.S. / $18.99 CAN.

A boy with horns, marked for death; A girl who sleeps in a cage of iron.

The Castle of the Mist calls for its sacrifice: a horned child, born once a generation. When, on a single night in his thirteenth year, Ico’s horns grow long and curved, he knows his time has come. But why does the Castle of the Mist demand this offering, and can the castle keep Ico’s destiny from intertwining with that of the girl imprisoned within its walls?

“Ico: Castle in the Mist first appeared as a popular videogame for the PlayStation 2 and will soon to be re-mastered in high-definition for the PlayStation 3,” says Nick Mamatas, Haikasoru’s Editor. “Award winning author Miyuki Miyabe was inspired by the game’s atmosphere and expands the story in her novel, creating a whole world for readers to explore. Delve into the mysteries of this talented author’s grand achievement of imagination in this new release from Haikasoru!”

Author Miyuki Miyabe’s first novel was published in 1987, and since then she has become one of Japan’s most popular and best-selling authors. Miyabe’s novel, Brave Story (also published in North America in 2007 by VIZ Media and Haikasoru), won The Batchelder Award for Best Children’s Book in Translation from the American Library Association. Ico: Castle in the Mist is her seventh novel to be translated into English.

For more information on Ico: Castle in the Mist and the Haikasoru imprint, please visit haikasoru.com.

The Guild Season 5, Episode 02: “Crash Pad”

from The Guild:

Episode 02, “Crash Pad” is now available on the web via MSN and Bing as well as Xbox Live.

Six people sharing one hotel room does not a happy Guild make.

Connect with The Guild via Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and/or our Fan Community. Check out some behind the scenes photos on our Flickr page. Special thanks to JINX.com (where you can find The Guild shirts and others featured in this episode), HalloweenCostumes.com, and Torrid for providing Robin Thorsen’s wardrobe.

REMINDER: This year, episodes will release to Xbox Live on Tuesdays and to the web via MSN on Thursdays.

Tickets to See “RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer” Nationwide Are Going Fast!

from RiffTrax:

Only two weeks until RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer!

Tickets are going fast!
Tickets for our RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer show are selling fast! Don’t miss your only chance to see Mike, Kevin and Bill riff this cheesy 1962 fantasy epic live on the big screen. The show is only two weeks away, so be sure to get your tickets now before it’s too late! Click here to visit Fathom Events and search for participating theaters and showtimes!

About the Show
The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are coming to movie theaters nationwide to take on the cheesy 1962 fantasy epic RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer. Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett of RiffTrax invite you to join them on Wednesday, August 17th for hilarious riffing on a not-so-classic movie bursting with Vikings, giant rubber monsters and a leprechaun in a jar! This one night event will be your only chance to see the guys fire their wisecracking commentary at Jack the Giant Killer on the big screen.

The event will be broadcast live to movie theaters nationwide on Wednesday, August 17 at 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 6:00pm MT / and 8:00pm PT (tape delay). Audiences will be treated to a brand new short from the guys, as well as two original animated shorts from Rich “Lowtax” Kyanka of Something Awful.

Award-Winning MIMOBOTs from SDCC’11! Plus Free Gifts!

from Mimoco:

Post Convention Wrap Up

MIMOBOT LOVES SDCC — Back From Comic-Con! We’re back home from SDCC, and boy did we have an absolute blast. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booths and made this our best SDCC ever! If you didn’t get a chance to make it out, never fear. See below to get your hands on all of our exclusives.

Browse our SDCC photos!

Emily the Strange MIMOBOT Designer USB Flash Drive — People Are Strange MIMOBOT
•Limited Edition of 500• — Free Limited Edition Poster

Star Wars MIMOBOT Designer USB Flash Drive — Bossk MIMOBOT
•Limited Edition of 500• — Free Limited Edition Poster

Batman x MIMOBOT Designer USB Flash Drive — Harley Quinn MIMOBOT
•Limited Edition of 800• — Free Limited Edition Poster

Star Wars MIMOBOT Series 7 — Featuring Boba Fett (ROTJ Edition), Leia as Boushh, Lando Calrissian, Bossk, and Han Solo with Carbonite Carrying Case

Hello Kitty Loves Animals BLOTz — Free Hello Kitty x MIMOBOT t-shirt with purchase of 9-pack case of HK Loves Animals BLOTz MIMOBOTs! 11 DIFFERENT DESIGNS!

INTRODUCING OUR NEW WEBSITE — Check out our brand new website over at Mimoco.com! VISIT US!

The Designer Toy Awards Best Functional Toy — MIMOBOT Designer USB Flash Drives

The Guild Season 5, Episode 02: “Crash Pad” on Xbox

from The Guild:

Season 5, Episode 02, “Crash Pad” is now available on Xbox Live and Zune marketplace. The episode comes to the web via MSN on Thursday.

Six people sharing one hotel room does not a happy Guild make.

Let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, or connecting with us via Facebook, Twitter and/or Google+.

REMINDER: This year, episodes will release to Xbox Live on Tuesdays and to the web via MSN on Thursdays.

August Sizzles with New Digital Releases for VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media delivers even more new digital manga (graphic novel) fun for the first-half of August as the company announces a pair of new titles that will be available on VIZManga.com and for digital download on the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

The latest round of updates features the debut of Oishinbo, the appetizing series about Japanese gourmet cooking and cuisine, as well as the launch of What a Wonderful World!, Inio Asano’s poignant collection of vignettes depicting twenty-something angst, on August 8th.

Updates for the first-half of August are further augmented by new additions to 22 existing VIZ Media manga series, including Ai Ore! Vol. 2 and The Story of Saiunkoku Vol. 4, launching digitally with their print counterparts’ national release.

Oishinbo Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Available Now!
Written by Tetsu Kariya and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki, Oishinbo is considered to be the epitome of food manga and defined the genre while selling more than 100 million copies in Japan since its debut in 1983. The series depicts the adventures of journalist Shiro Yamaoka, who writes for the fictional newspaper Tozai News. As part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary, the publishers commission the creation of the “Ultimate Menu,” a model meal embodying the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine. This all-important task has been entrusted to journalist Yamaoka Shir?, an inveterate cynic who possesses no initiative — but also an incredibly refined palate and an encyclopedic knowledge of food.

What a Wonderful World! Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · Available August 8th
A poignant collection of intersecting vignettes depicting twenty-something angst, What a Wonderful World! explores the various ways that modern life can be at once ridiculous and sublime, terrible and precious, wasted and celebrated. What begins with a college dropout bored of her mediocre routine soon becomes a fantastic series about the unexpected ways that lives intersect. Filled with magical realism in the face of the cold reality of modern life, these stories are about discovering something precious in the chaos of daily existence.

Additional new VIZ Media manga volumes launching include:

August 1st:
Ai Ore! Vol. 2
Black Bird Vol. 9
Bleach Vol. 20
Claymore Vol. 15
Dengeki Daisy Vol. 3
D.Gray-man Vol. 16
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 20
I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow Vol. 2
InuYasha (VIZBIG) Vol. 2 — Exclusive to VIZ Manga App for iPad!
Naruto Vol. 46
Maoh: Juvenile Remix Vol. 4
One Piece Vol. 37
The Story of Saiunkoku Vol. 4
Vampire Knight Vol. 9

August 8th:
Blue Exorcist Vol. 3
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 21
Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden Vol. 5
Grand Guignol Orchestra Vol. 2
Hyde & Closer Vol. 4
Kekkaishi Vol. 10
Naruto Vol. 47
One Piece Vol. 38
Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 9
Rosario + Vampire II Vol. 2
Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 19

VIZ Media’s digital manga platform allows for universal access for fans for reading manga from their iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and now, VIZManga.com for desktop/laptop computers and Android-powered devices with built-in web browsers. With one account, registered users are able to view their purchases across even more devices than ever.

The free VIZ Manga App continues to be the top app for reading manga on iOS devices and features a rapidly growing library of the most popular manga series in the world, currently offering 40 series and over 300 volumes, with new additions and free Chapter 1 previews added weekly.

For more information, please visit VIZManga.com or VIZ.com/apps.

Two “RiffTrax Live” Shows, Now Available on Blu-ray!

from RiffTrax:

NEW at RiffTrax, our RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill and Reefer Madness shows are available on Blu-ray! If you’re a High-definition fan, you can’t miss adding these classic RiffTrax live shows to your Blu-ray collection! Buy both at the same time and you’ll get a $3 credit good towards your next purchase at RiffTrax.com!

Both are $17.95 each!

Get them here.

Check out our full catalog of DVDs at rifftrax.com/dvd and don’t forget about RiffTrax Live, Wednesday August 17th!

NEW PEOPLE Entertainment Releases Japanese Sci-Fi Thriller “Gantz” on DVD and Blu-ray

from NEW PEOPLE:

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 newpeopleworld.com/films.

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: 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!”

Kazunari Ninomiya, best known in America for his role in Clint Eastwood’s 2006 blockbuster, Letters from Iwo Jima, is both an actor and a singer. He is also world-renowned as a member of the Japanese boy band “Arashi,” which topped Japan’s music charts in 2009 with the three best-selling singles.

Kenichi Matsuyama is currently one of the most sought-after actors in Japanese film and he has won several awards including Japanese Academy Awards Best New Actor (2007) and Most Popular Actor (2009). Matsuyama is widely recognized for his part as L in Death Note (2006), Death Note II: the Last Name (2006) and Death Note: L, change the WorLd (2008) and also for his portrayal of Johannes Krauser II in the outlandish rock and roll comedy, Detroit Metal City (2009).

J!NX: Day[9] Collection

from J!NX:

Sean “Day[9]” Plott has become renowned throughout the gaming world for his gaming prowess, particulary in the realm of a certain space-based RTS. His genius lies not just with the most brilliant of strategies for the game, but also in an uncanny ability to shoutcast matches like no other. Plus, once you get to know the guy, he’s pretty damn funny, and you can’t hate on a funny dude. Our oft-times inappropriate admiration for the gentleman inspired us to bring forth the official Day[9] collection, with the blessing of Mr. Plott himself.

DAY[9] Logo Premium Tee
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DAY[9] Logo LIMITED EDITION T-Shirt

10% off all products
Use Promotion Code: NINEDAYS
This offer expires Monday, August 08, 2011 at 11:59PM PDT, so don’t wait!
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