Category: Announcements

Factory Entertainment: Green Hornet Giveaway

from Factory Entertainment:

The Green Hornet Movie Blu-Ray & DVD Contest
Want to win a copy of the Green Hornet Movie on Blu-Ray or DVD?! Our good friends at Sony Pictures were kind enough to provide us with some copies of the Green Hornet Movie on Blu-Ray and DVD (available to purchase May 3rd in the US) and now they can be yours! All you need to do is send an e-mail to salesus@factoryent.com with an answer to the following question:

Question: “In the Green Hornet Movie, what color does the Black Beauty turn into to disguise itself?”

All correct answers will be entered into a poll and winners will be selected at random. One entry per e-mail address, deadline to submit an entry is May 9th, 2011. Winners will receive one (1x) copy of the Green Hornet movie on either DVD or Blu-Ray. Prizes will be shipped the week of May 10th, 2011. We will contact you for your shipping address and preferred disc format. This competition is open to residents of the mainland USA only. Prize discs are Region: 1 for DVD and Region: A for Blu-Ray only.

P.S. If you know the answer, keep an eye out for a special and very limited product coming soon!

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Throne for a Loop – HBO’s Game of Thrones

from GeekChicDaily:

In most fantasy, an ancient evil returns with new power to take over the land. Only an unlikely commoner with hidden heritage (call him Prince Frodo Skywalker XVIII) can wield a magic weapon to become The Chosen One.

Not in HBO’s Game of Thrones. Good and bad, black and white; all give way to shades of gray. It’s The Sopranos with swords as families vie for ultimate power. They can be tough to keep straight, what with all the multi-syllabic made-up names. Before you watch, check our geek-friendly primer:

1. Boromir Bean — That’s LOTR’s Sean Bean as Lord Eddard Stark, the closest thing to a good guy. How do we know this? He feels remorse after beheading people.

2. Sparta’s Shame — 300’s Lena Headey leads the Lannister clan, who behave like actual historical royal families: they’re arrogant, inbred, and enjoy pushing children out of windows.

3. What’s a Dothraki? — Think Klingons with swords, but WAY more naked.

4. Ground Fighter — Dwarves in fantasy are generally gruff warriors; Peter Dinklage’s Tyrion is simply a human with dwarfism. His power? He gets all the best lines.

Learn the other players in this Game this Sunday at 9 p.m. on HBO.

Spring Steals Sale: Thousands of Products Now 40% Off

from Things from Another World:

Our Spring Steals Sale is all about saving you money this April. We started out this week by marking down thousands of toys, comics, graphic novels, statues, and other collectibles by 40%. The savings get better from there!

Savings will increase to 50% off the remaining product on April 18th, and again to 60% off the remaining product on April 25th.

We’ve already sold out of a bunch of Steals products, so if you see something you like, don’t delay! Stock is limited and someone may steal the last copy out from under you if you wait too long!

Start Shopping Our Steals Sale

ThinkGeek’s Zombie Bunny

from ThinkGeek:

Spring is sproinging!

Everywhere we turn, things are bright and cheery… except for in the meadow. It was there we discovered the bloody carnage wrought by a zombie bunny.

No ordinary rabbit, this death machine was tearing through woodland creatures until we double-bopped it on the head. Long story short, we brought it back to GeekLabs and have reproduced it — for real this time! — for your nomming pleasure. There’s plenty in stock (you know how bunnies are) so be sure to grab a few for the zombie fans in your life.

Chocolate Zombie Bunny — From April Fools to your Easter basket
Spring has sprung and all the little woodland creatures are… screaming and hippity-hopping for their lives? It’s a zombie bunny, and double-bopping him on the head isn’t going to stop his murderous rampage. Oh no, you KNEW, didn’t you? Oh, it’s just a harmless little chocolate BUNNY, isn’t it? It’s a good thing the virus turned his flesh to delicious white chocolate. Save the world; bite his head off. Yes, the chocolate zombie apocalypse is beginning and we’re ravenous for delicious candy treats.

Take $10 Off — Sproing into spring with us!
There’s nothing more serene than cherry blossoms drifting through the air over a meadow where a herd of zombie rabbits hippity-hops after their prey. Especially when you’re watching from your safehouse. Use code PREPARED for $10 off orders of $40 or more through 11:59 pm ET on 4/15/11.

Find more What’s New items at ThinkGeek!

RiffTrax of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” is now available!

from RiffTrax:

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is commonly regarded as the most fun and exciting installment of the film franchise. This may well be true, especially given that the average Star Trek film is about as fun and exciting as a half-cup of plain yogurt. If you polled fans about what makes this particular film so thrilling, odds are they’d respond, “All the allusions to Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick!” (results may vary). Indeed, the original script contained even more quotes from that classic novel. Most notably, the moment when Kirk, in a fit of vengeful rage, leans back and roars to the heavens, “Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off — then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.” VERY popular on t-shirts.

This riff works for both the Theatrical and Director’s Editions of WRATH OF KHAN!

Get it here — Only $3.99!

Win $1000 from the J!NX Design Arcade

from J!NX:

New J!NX Classic Design: Computers
Marvel at the wonders of technology! Behold the spectacle of circuitry! Witness the birth of a machine that will forever eliminate the need for you to have a rickety old typewriter or abacus. With the “computer”, you can say goodbye to all your word processing and spreadsheet worries. With a soon-to-be-released upgrade, you’ll even be able to give up thinking for yourself, and just let the machines do it for you!

Special launch promotion for $5.00 off through April 15, 2011.

Submit to the J!NX Design Arcade for a chance at $1000
The J!NX Community has proven to have some very talented artists. More than a few have won $750 cash and a $250 J!NX Gift Certificate and had their designs selected to be printed as J!NX tees. Submit your design and you could be next! No artistic ability to speak of? You can still get in on the action by voting on submissions and receive 10 EXP per vote.

VIZ Media Expands VIZ Kids Imprint with a Full Slate of New Acquisitions

from VIZ Media:

VIZ Media, the largest distributor of anime and manga in the United States, announced a full slate of acquisitions for its kids imprint, VIZ Kids. The acquisitions include DVD, Download-To-Own, and graphic novel licenses for a wide range of well-established global franchises.

“VIZ Media is excited to expand our kids imprint to include a variety of fun new properties,” said Elizabeth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director of VIZ Media. “These new titles use strong storytelling, eye-popping graphics and empowering themes to engage a younger generation of fans.”

  • Hero: 108 — VIZ Kids will be distributing DVDs of this popular series which airs on Cartoon Network. Hero: 108 chronicles the battle for peace in the Hidden Kingdom. In addition, VIZ Kids will make the episodes available for download through iTunes. DVDs will be available in May 2011 while downloadable episodes will launch in June 2011.
  • Mameshiba — The irresistibly cute and irrepressibly curious Mameshiba are not quite beans, not quite dogs — they’re a hybrid of both! VIZ Kids will release a graphic novel, Mameshiba: On the Loose!, and a character guide, Meet Mameshiba, in July 2011.
  • Pokémon Black and White — VIZ Kids will release manga, a travel activity kit, and other select merchandise based on the most recent incarnation of the juggernaut Pokémon video game franchise, Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version. Meet all-new Pokémon from the fastest-selling Pokémon video games in history. The travel activity kit will be available in May 2011; Volumes 1 and 2 of the manga will be available in July 2011.
  • Mr. Men and Little Miss — Mr. Happy, Little Miss Sunshine and all their Dillydale friends are about to take the graphic novel world by storm! Under the VIZ Kids imprint, VIZ Media will create and distribute original graphic novels starring the lovable Mr. Men and Little Misses. Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Bump, Mr. Strong and Little Miss Daredevil books will be available in Spring 2012.
  • Voltron Force — Voltron, the ultimate space adventure from the 1980s, is ready to take the world by storm again! VIZ Kids will produce and distribute original graphic novels based on the all-new animated series Voltron Force, set to debut on Nicktoons this summer. Voltron Force reignites the story of five brave space explorers who pilot mighty robot lions that combine to form Voltron, Defender of the Universe. Joining the team are three new cadets, who have the opportunity of a lifetime to fight alongside their heroes and unlock incredible new powers. Let’s Voltron! The books will be available in Spring 2012.

Hero: 108, Mameshiba, Mr. Men, and Voltron Force are unique acquisitions because they are properties not owned by any of VIZ Media’s parent companies, Shueisha, Shogakukan and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions. These acquisitions join an already robust manga and anime VIZ Kids library, which includes The Legend of Zelda, Panda Man, Taro, Beyblade and Dinosaur King.

For more information on VIZ Kids, visit VIZKids.com.

Phonekerchief: There’s a Nap for That

from GeekChicDaily:

The modern cell-phone is an incredible device. It reaches out to the web, communicates with GPS satellites and hurls cartoon birds in glorious destructive arcs at their pig enemies. It also rings, and not always when you want it to… like your super-secret post-lunch under-desk nap, for instance.

Enter the Phonekerchief. It’s a hanky specifically designed to wrap around your phone and block its signal. Crafted from a high-tech silver-fiber fabric, the Phonekerchief acts as a “Faraday Cage”, knocking out what service might still be trying to reach you at that candle-lit dinner you should probably be focusing on. Sure, you could just turn your phone off on your way into the restaurant, but why be practical when you can be scientific? The physicist who discovered the electrical principles that make a Faraday Cage possible didn’t get a Lost character named after him for turning things off.

And just in case your dinner date doesn’t notice the tech-sacrifice you’ve made in the name of giving them your full and undivided attention, one corner of the Phonekerchief is printed with the words “My Phone Is Off For You.”

This is perhaps the most rare and amazing effect of the Phonekerchief; how many nerdy scientific instruments do you know of that can actually gain you points with the opposite sex?

Literary, Artistic Works Released in Support of Upcoming Independent, Almost-No-Budget Feature Film, “Project London”

from Project London:

Spiral Productions LLC, producers of Project London — the virtually no-budget, live action, science fiction film featuring 774 vivid, intense visual effects with animations created using open-source 3D software — announced today the availability of two novels from the movie’s website, projectlondonmovie.com. The prequel novella, Project Manhattan, is the first installment of the story that culminates in Project London. A graphic novel of Project London, based on the movie’s screenplay, presents a much darker exploration of the epic story and realigns it into a completely new, visual experience for the printed page.

The two new books debuted at the 2011 Emerald City Comicon in March, where the supplies of each book sold out at full price, with minimal promotion, to both existing and new fans of Project London from around the world. Showing its support for the movie’s growing fan base, Spiral Productions has made digital previews of the two books available for free on the Project London website, including the first 15 pages of Project Manhattan and 61 pages (nearly half) of the graphic novel.

Both Project Manhattan and the Project London graphic novel are now available for media reviews and will also be available at Norwescon 34, the Pacific Northwest’s premier science fiction and fantasy exhibition hosted in SeaTac, Washington, April 22-24. The next steps for the books include feature trailers soon available on YouTube, the release of digital (both) and audio (Project Manhattan) versions, and global distribution via Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

“Riese: Kingdom Falling” Tonight on SPACE!

Riese: Kingdom Falling

The acclaimed web series Riese: Kingdom Falling makes its television debut tonight on SpaceCast.com!

About Riese:

A reluctant heroine travels with her wolf through a collapsing world, outrunning a dangerous religious cult and piecing together her past.

In a hauntingly familiar dystopian world, Riese, a seemingly random wanderer, flees across the dying lands. Hunted by a terrifying religious group, The Sect, Riese must evade their assassins to discover their true objective.

Her past is shrouded in mystery as even Riese can’t recall the events of the tragic night when her entire family was slaughtered and she was forced to flee. On her journey she will piece together her past and her destiny.

The once peaceful kingdom Eleysia will be the battlefield of a struggle that will hold the fate of the world in the balance.

And Riese will emerge as the sole beacon of hope.

J!NX: $5 Off Select WoW Tees & Tour the Fortress

from J!NX:

Tour the J!NX Fortress – A Stop-Motion Experiment
Step inside the J!NX Fortress for a stop-motion experiment in exploration. This video represents 3623 still photos woven together with a delicate mixture of technology and sorcery. Music by STRFKR. Enjoy!

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