Category: Announcements

Get your Reefer Madness tickets early for a chance to win a RiffTrax iPad!

from RiffTrax:

Buy your tickets early for a chance to win this iPad!

We’ll pick one winner from anyone who has purchased advance tickets (either online or at the box office)! The person we choose will get this exclusive, one-of-a-kind iPad engraved with art, specially drawn for us by Ethan Nicolle, co-creator of Axe Cop!

To enter: simply buy your tickets BEFORE the day of the show. (We need to choose a winner before the guys go onstage!) Then email us some kind of proof — a picture of you with the ticket, or a confirmation email from Movietickets.com (or Fandango) to ipad@rifftrax.com. You must do so by 11:59pm Pacific Time on 8/18 (the day before the live show) in order to be eligible.

For more information, visit here.

Check Out What’s New for Celebration V This Week

from StarWars.com:

Only 1 Week Left Until Star Wars Celebration V!

Where is My Badge?
If you are within the United States and purchased your Celebration V badge(s) prior to July 18, 2010 you will receive your badge in the mail by August 6. Please note: Badges have mailed in batches. They will not arrive on the same day for everyone. If you do not receive your badge by Friday, August 6, please contact our client services department at 888-334-8719. If you are outside of the United States, your badge will not be mailed in advance of the event and must be picked up onsite at Level 1, B Lobby of the Orange County Convention Center upon your arrival.

Where Do I Pick-Up My Pre-Ordered Merchandise?
If you purchased a Limited Edition Star Wars Celebration V t-shirt or Commemorative Guide online in advance of the event, it will not be mailed. You must bring your confirmation number to the Official Celebration Show Store onsite (in the back of the exhibit hall) where you will receive your pre-ordered merchandise. If you weren’t so lucky and didn’t get a chance to purchase online, be sure to stop by the Official Celebration Show Store — don’t wait, onsite quantities and sizes are limited, these t-shirts will sell out! Still haven’t purchased your Commemorative Guide? It’s not too late to pre-order, order online before THIS Friday, August 6 to guarantee you receive the Collector’s Edition Commemorative Guide onsite. Buy now!

Official Show Hours and Parking Information
Show Hours
Thursday, August 12: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday, August 13: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 14: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 15: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Star Wars Celebration’s Exhibition Hall and other exhibits close nightly at 7 PM (and 5 PM on Sunday), but select panels, screenings, and special events will go on later.

Star Wars Celebration V is located at:
Orange County Convention Center*
9800 International Drive (West Building)
Orlando, Florida 32819
*Note: The Orange County Convention Center will not open for Celebration V until August 12 at 6 AM. Fans that arrive prior to this time, will not be permitted inside the convention center.

Parking is available at the designated parking lots. Shuttles will be provided from the Orange County Convention Center owned and operated lots only. This shuttle schedule will be available onsite. Click here for directions and designated parking locations. Star Wars Celebration V will offer attendees free shuttle service between the Orange County Convention Center and select hotels in the official room block. Click here for the shuttle service schedule. Please note: Times and schedules are subject to change. Please check back closer to the show.

Planning Your Time at Celebration V
Be sure to utilize the My Show Agenda Planner — The best way to get organized for the show. Start researching which exhibitors you need to see, and save yourself and your feet many steps in the process. Navigate the show floor, schedule show-related appointments and save it all under your profile by using the My Show Agenda Planner. Get started now!

Download Star Wars Celebration Mobile App!
Keep the website close at hand when you visit Celebration V with the iPhone or Android Celebration app! Complete program schedule and Exhibitor list is now available! Download the FREE Star Wars Celebration V Mobile App today!

Important Information About the Main Event
This event is free with admission to Star Wars Celebration V — no additional tickets are required — but the event is first come, first served. The hour-long interview between comedian Jon Stewart and Star Wars creator George Lucas will happen on Saturday, August 14 on the Celebration Main Stage, (Chapin Theater) inside the Orange County Convention Center. Because we want as many fans as possible to enjoy The Main Event as it happens, we have created a wrist band entry system. One wristband will be given out per attendee beginning at 6 AM on Saturday, August 14. We are unable to provide additional wristbands to attendees who wish to provide them later to family or friends who have not yet arrived. Please read this FAQ and prepare to make the most of this historic event!

Join the Bounty Hunt
Ever wanted to be a bounty hunter? Think you’re as good as Boba Fett, Bossk or Cad Bane? The Bounty Hunters Guild is looking for the smartest and quickest trackers at Star Wars Celebration V to compete in one of its Bounty Hunt challenges! Three different Bounty Hunt competitions will be offered at Celebration V: Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. The Bounty Hunt is open to all Celebration V participants, but spots are limited to 100 teams per race. Visit the Bounty Hunt registration desk on-site, booth #1526, to sign up. Click here for more information on the Bounty Hunt at Celebration V!

Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls: Chibi Contest Winners Announced

from Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls:

Congratulations go to recruits Lilith Romig of Pottstown, PA; Ashley Thornton of Dover, NJ; and Lori Francz of Eden, NY!

These MWGG Space Cadets are the winners of the Milky Way Polar Fleece Chibi Contest! The Chibis have been shipped out at warp speed, and should be docking into their new homes shortly. Thanks again to everyone who entered.

Missed out on the contest? Bummed out you didn’t win? Well don’t get too bummed. More Interstellar Contests will be coming your way soon. So keep checking back to the website and the blog for more contests, updates on the gGirls, and all that encompasses the ever expanding Girlaxy.

Over and Out!

Mother Earth

MIMOBOT Celebrates Sanrio’s 50th Anniversary Plus Inside Peek at Puroland!

from Mimoco:

Six new characters join the MIMOBOT family,
sharing in SANRIO’s small gift, big smile philosophy

Mimoco will help SANRIO celebrate its 50th anniversary with the introduction of new SANRIO characters to the MIMOBOT collection. Available now, Mimoco proudly introduces SANRIO characters — My Melody, Chococat and TuxedoSam as MIMOBOT flash drives. My Melody was born in the forest of Mari Land and is one of SANRIO’s most popular vintage characters. Also new to the line is Chococat, who gets his name from his chocolate-colored nose. This little boy cat has antenna whiskers, making him ultrasensitive to your most important data. Rounding out the new SANRIO MIMOBOTs available in August is TuxedoSam, the bow-tie wearing penguin who is fluent in both Penguinese and English.

Video Premiere: Inside Puroland!
And to celebrate Sanrio’s historic anniversary, we sent mimoZine to Puroland — Sanrio’s famous and surreal theme park outside Tokyo. A place of magic that is rarely seen by Westerners. Enjoy! WATCH NOW!

FREE Shipping on orders over $75*! Click here for more info.

‘The Guild’ Season 4, Episode 3: “Supportive’d”

from The Guild:

Season 4, Episode 3 is now up on MSN and Bing video as well as on Zune Marketplace and Xbox Live. Thanks again to our season 4 sponsors, Sprint and Microsoft.

Vork’s competitive spirit kicks in and Codex is awestruck by Zaboo’s supportive nature.

This episode features this amazing painting by Greg Aronowitz.

A bookmarking note: Microsoft has once again set up the Parallel Universe Hub where you can catch the latest episodes of The Guild as they come out, so bookmark that site!

Weta: Photos, The Forum, Comic-Con: It’s all about the fans!

from Weta:

WotWots to screen on US TV!
We’re very pleased to announce that the WotWots have received the green light to be shown on The Hub, a joint venture between Discovery Channel and Hasbro which launches in the US on October 10. As soon as we have a definite start date — you’ll be the first to know!

See collectors’ own photos of Smaug the Golden
Smaug the Golden is now shipping in the US (and will be shortly in the rest of the world). The Weta Collectors on the forum (our most discerning customers) have some very nice things to say about it. Start reading at about page 25 (23 July) when the first few were opened by expectant fans.

Work to begin on Rivendell environment from The Lord of the Rings
We will shortly be starting the sculpting and modelmaking work on one of the more iconic locations from The Lord of the Rings — Rivendell. Home to Elrond and Arwen and the place where Aragorn was raised. We of course have the original miniatures that Weta’s artists built for the movies, so we’re not short of reference material. The discussions are already running hot on the forum in anticipation — join them! It’s free, it’s easy and they’re a very friendly bunch who welcome newcomers with open arms.

Photos from Comic-Con on our Facebook page
The ever-reliable David Tremont and Ri Streeter along with Shadow and Flame Centurion Charles Song have continually supplied us with great photos of fans and friends at Comic-Con. Have a look!

Two of the custom Dr. Grordbort’s guns from Comic-Con still available!
The Divine Ray and Der Adler are on their way back from Comic-Con and are looking for new owners! They are one-of-a-kind, hand painted right here at Weta Workshop by the same people who work on our movies. Those words spell: Collectible!

Please tell us — need a stand for your District 9 gun?
Would you like the option of a table stand for your District 9 gun? Tell us and we’ll see if there’s enough interest!

Weta Dollars — what are they?
In a nutshell? The more you spend, the more you save! We have a lot of new people reading our newsletters and I thought it timely to remind you that you get Weta Dollars when you buy from Weta’s website. For every US$100 you spend, you earn 10 Weta Dollars. These convert into real US$ off subsequent orders (if you so choose), saving you US$10 off that order. If you’ve spent US$500 in the last 12 months, you get promoted to Gold Collector and earn 15 Weta Dollars for every US$100 you spend. Read more about Weta Dollars!

Art of District 9 revealed
See some sneak preview pages of Weta’s Art of District 9 book, due for release in November! The author of the book, Daniel Falconer, has leaked a couple of spreads… and has promised to leak more… 🙂 Where? On the forum, of course!

Awesome fan photos and professional-looking montages
The Arc Generator from District 9 has started shipping in the US and it didn’t take long before our friend JESTER started slaying the local wildlife. Awesome effects, Jester! Check out more fan photos on our Facebook page and in our forums!

Venusian insects all but extinct!
We always start a new range of products with great anticipation, but when we launched the Venusian bug specimens in our Dr. Grordbort’s range, we have to admit to a mild flutter in the gut region. Selling insects? Are we mad? Yes, we are, of course, but that’s neither here nor there — what matters is that you have embraced these colourful critters (The Blue Sacked Pillock, Nandy Duke and Xenodefugio Subtiltus) to the extent that we’re now looking down the barrel of selling out before long. Less than a quarter remain, so if you have been putting it off, don’t delay any further.

Weta Cave exhibition makeover and new DVD
We have earlier announced that the Weta Cave is getting its annual exhibit swap-out between 9 and 13 August and that we’re closed during that time. The discussions have been fierce on the forum about what should go into the new exhibit. We’re confident some forum posters will be pleasantly surprised (UKGirl, Red, Dtssyst and others) but we’re awaiting final approval on the ability of some items. The Weta Cave exclusive behind-the-scenes DVD has also had a make-over and will include clips from our latest projects, such as District 9, Under the Mountain, Daybreakers, The Lovely Bones and James Cameron’s Avatar. Find out more about the Weta Cave!

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The Guild: “Game On”

The Guild: “Game On”
iTunes: MP3, Video
Amazon: MP3

CAST
Codex: Felicia Day
Zaboo: Sandeep Parikh
Vork: Jeff Lewis
Clara: Robin Thorsen
Tinkerballa: Amy Okuda
Bladezz: Vincent Caso
“Real Life”: David Mattey
Zaboo Stunt Double: Victor Lopez
Dancers: Adam Ackerman, Charity Baroni, Marissa Cuevas, Gerald Espinosa, Anthony Gonzales, Marcelin Jurbina, Julie Koehler, Ashlee Malyar, Guy Nemer, Kenneth Rivera
Extras: Jamie Kale, Grant Kimura, America Young
Clara’s Pool Boy: Stephen Ayers
Surprised Thug: Jason C. Miller
Thugs: Russell Ali, Jamison Boaz, Austin Coppock, Jeffrey Damnit, George Rockwell, Thom Williams

J!NX: Our StarCraft II Collection is Here!

from J!NX:

The New StarCraft Collection Has Arrived!
At last! An eagerly anticipated spacecraft hailing from a distant part of the Milky Way system has docked and unloaded a slew of new StarCraft Designs! Whether you’re Terran, Protoss or Zerg, we’ve got you covered. If t-shirts aren’t your thing, we’ve added a ton of patches, pins, keychains and stickers also. Well… what are you waiting for? Rush on over and check ’em out!

J!NX Quests: Win an iPad Presented by Aion
J!NX and Aion have teamed up to bring you another Quest to win an iPad! Entry is easy, and the instructions are right here. Complete just three simple tasks, and comment up to once a day for additional entries. Good Luck!

Three new shorts will have their debut at RiffTrax Live: Reefer Madness!

from RiffTrax:

The RiffTrax crew takes the stage once again for the comedy event of the summer — RiffTrax Live! Reefer Madness, playing in 500 theaters nationwide! Kevin, Mike and Bill present their signature brand of laugh-out-loud commentary over 30 minutes of uproarious and bizarre shorts along with a totally reworked Reefer Madness, the reigning champion of unintentionally hilarious scare films. Says Mike: “Since we’ve worked with Reefer Madness before, we went back and essentially pulled the engine out and rebuilt it. Loads of new jokes. Also, our crack team of film archivists scoured the 16mm film libraries for some really out-there shorts. You’ve never seen anything like them.”

Watch a sample of the new shorts here.

Get Ready for the Last Tour to Endor

from StarWars.com:

When Darth Vader moonwalks and Donald Duck sports Imperial stormtrooper armor, something special must be happening.

With a heaping helping of Disney magic, the Star Wars galaxy will descend upon Walt Disney World Resort from 8pm-1am on August 14, 2010 for an exclusive party to let fans of the sci-fi saga provide a special send-off to Star Tours before the popular attraction “powers down” in preparation for a new, 3-D Star Wars adventure that will open in 2011 at Disneyland park in California and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.

But before the blaster doors on the attraction close temporarily, Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park will host Last Tour to Endor, an after-hours, private event that will feature live entertainment, Disney characters in their favorite Star Wars attire, a special Star Wars-themed fireworks spectacular, the “Death Star Disco,” Jedi Training Academy, Star Wars trivia challenges and more.

And yes, Darth Vader may even moonwalk.

The Dark Lord of the Sith and his stormtroopers, known to many Disney guests for their Michael Jackson-like dance moves to songs like “Thriller” and “Beat It” during the popular Hyperspace Hoopla at the park’s annual Star Wars Weekends event, will take the stage during the Last Tour to Endor for a special edition of Hyperspace Hoopla. They will be joined by a cast of Star Wars characters moving and shaking to their favorite 1970s and 1980s dance tunes in the “Dance-Off with the Star Wars Stars.”

“Dance-Off with the Star Wars Stars” premiered several years ago and has since become a hit not only for Star Wars Weekends guests each year, but also for millions more on YouTube. (See more detail about the “Dance-Off” at the Last Tour to Endor party below, including the scheduled cast of characters and tune selections.)

And while the Star Tours attraction serves as the galactic centerpiece of the celebration, Last Tour to Endor guests also will be able to enjoy other Disney’s Hollywood Studios attractions during the evening, including The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, The American Idol Experience, Toy Story Mania, the Great Movie Ride and more.

Last Tour to Endor tickets are $75 in advance, and will be $89 at the gate (if available). Advance tickets may be purchased online at starwarscelebration.com.

Here are some other fast facts about the Last Tour to Endor party*:

  • This is the largest private party ever held during a Star Wars Celebration.
  • Fans are encouraged to get into the Star Wars spirit and dress in their favorite Star Wars costume for the event.
  • Special Star Wars-themed entertainment, created just for this party, will be showcased throughout the evening.
  • Last Tour to Endor event-exclusive memorabilia, collectibles and merchandise will be available for purchase at the party.
  • Just like during Star Wars Weekends, Mickey Mouse and his pals plan to join the fun by dressing up as their favorite saga characters. Mickey Mouse becomes Jedi Mickey; Donald Duck becomes Stormtrooper Donald; Goofy does his best Darth Vader impersonation and Minnie Mouse dons a honeybun-style wig and white dress in honor of Princess Leia.
  • Free roundtrip shuttles to the event from the Orange County Convention Center will be offered for Star Wars Celebration attendees.
  • A salute to the Star Tours attraction will cap the evening in grand fashion.
  • While the party officially begins at 8 p.m., Last Tour to Endor ticket holders can get a head-start on their theme park fun and enter Disney’s Hollywood Studios as early as 4 p.m.
  • Hyperspace Hoopla will feature Star Wars characters stepping outside of their galaxy and putting on a display of dancing like never before. Here’s the lineup scheduled for the Last Tour to Endor party:
    • “Grease is the word” that Chewie heard: Chewbacca, Han Solo and the Jawas put on their dancing shoes (except Chewbacca of course, who will be frantically moving his furry feet) and perform a tune from the 1978 hit movie-musical Grease. In fact, Rebel spies have provided initial intel that Chewbacca’s fur will be fashioned into a 1950’s pompadour hairstyle just for the occasion.
    • “Nobody puts Leia in a corner”: Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia will go back to the 1980s with a dance number from the box-office hit Dirty Dancing.
    • “Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it”: Some of the most famous females from the Star Wars saga — including Queen Amidala, Ahsoka Tano, Zam Wessel and Aurra Sing — will join forces for an ensemble dance number set to one of the biggest pop hits by the “material girl” herself, Madonna.
    • King of Pop, or King of the Dark Side?: Returning by popular demand will be Darth Vader and his crew of dancing stormtroopers, cutting a rug (and no, not cutting it with a lightsaber) to a hit medley from the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. At previous Hyperspace Hooplas, the Dark Lord has been known to even don a single, sequined glove as he channels the iconic music superstar.

For tickets and more information about the Last Tour to Endor event, guests may visit starwarscelebration.com.

*Note: Event activities subject to change without notice.

The Premiere of Season 3 of “Legend of Neil”

from Atom.com:

We’re back from Comic-Con, everyone, and it was a huge success. We premiered two episodes from Season 3 of Legend of Neil, and our upcoming horror short The House That Drips Blood on Alex, starring Tommy Wiseau to raucous rooms. Did we lose our cool with the nerds and poindexters? See all of our updates from Comic-Con right here!

This week, we also launched the brand new site for Legend of Neil, featuring every episode in one easy to use player, a discussion group and updates from Twitter. We’ll be rolling out a new episode once every two weeks, so keep an eye on the site to get the latest news!