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Weta News: Gollum, Gino and Grordbort’s!

from Weta:

Gollum available for pre-order!
We’re very pleased to open pre-orders for Gollum — the most iconic character from The Lord of the Rings movies and something everyone must have in their The Lord of the Rings collection. We have a small shipment of these on the way to our NZ warehouse as we speak. Gollum exists in two versions — one is a souvenir version only available in person at the Weta Cave in Wellington, the other is now available to pre-order and will be available to collectors the world over in December. New Zealanders will not have to wait quite so long… stay updated via our newsletter! Pre-order your Gollum Here!

Weta Cast Episode XVII with Gino Acevedo
The man who daringly strides the realm between the physical and the digital shares some of his latest endeavours with Magnus and Daniel. And we’ve invited Greg Broadmore to join us for some nonsensical banter and revelations from the world of Dr. Grordbort’s. Listen to it here!

Featured Products from Dr. Grordbort’s
Created by Weta Designer Greg Broadmore, this range started out three years ago as a range of hefty rayguns in strictly limited editions. Although these large guns are still central to the Dr. Grordbort’s universe, there are now books, bugs, bags and miniature guns in this range. Check out the Dr. Grordbort’s Shop!

Send in your crazy Righteous Bison photos and Win Weta Dollars!
To celebrate that they’ve just started fulfilling our second order of The Righteous Bison, the fine folk at Grordbort Industries Jollification Department have announced A CONTEST! The finest and most outlandish examples of photographs of the Righteous Bison in action will be awarded prizes in the form of Weta Dollars! 200 to the winner, 100 to one runner-up! Plus, of course, everlasting glory and a pat on the back! By submitting an entry, you of course agree to us using the image on our site, Facebook, Twitter and in newsletters. Email your entries (as many as you like) to news@wetanz.co.nz before 26 September!

Armageddon Auckland update
It’s been decided that David Tremont, Tim Launder and Magnus Hjert will yet again be travelling to Auckland for the awesome Armageddon pop-culture expo at the ASB Show Grounds. Come and see them as well as swathes of gorgeous merchandise, much of it never-before-seen at a NZ convention! There may also be guests… stay tuned for more.

Bag End now shipping World Wide!
One of our most anticipated products this year was Bag End — the wait is over and we’re shipping these as fast as we can! Bear with us and it’ll arrive on your doorstep before you know it! Haven’t ordered one yet? Get your Bag End here!

Manage your collection online!
When you register and set up an account on Weta’s website, you have access to a page called Collection & Orders where you can track the status of orders you’ve placed. The items you buy on our site are automatically added to your display cabinet. You can also add products you haven’t bought directly from us by clicking the buttons called “I Own This” on each product page on the site. Your collection will be shown on your Public Profile page along with your Wishlist, your Showcase, stuff you like and basic information about you.

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Play LEGO “Star Wars”: The Quest for R2-D2 Now!

from StarWars.com:

The full game LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 is now available for play at StarWars.com.

Loyal droid lost! In the thick of the Clone Wars, faithful astromech droid R2-D2 is lost in space, and broadcasting a distress signal that draws the attention of both the Separatists and the Republic. Forces scramble to find the little droid: Jedi heroes Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and dark side villains Asajj Ventress and Count Dooku!

You can join the quest by playing LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2, a free web game now available for play on StarWars.com. A preview version of this game was available before, but now the full 15 levels of awesome LEGO Star Wars action is unlocked for you to explore! Get playing now at StarWars.com by following this link:

http://starwars.com/games/playnow/r2d2_quest/

Factory Entertainment: Win Both Princess Bride Swords, Exclusive Rob Reiner Signature, Golden Gun Video, The Yellow Submarine and more!

from Factory Entertainment:

This week, we’re excited to announce an incredible competition with our friends from Geek Chic Daily! They have many prizes available, including their grand prize which consists of our very own Dread Pirate Roberts & Inigo Montoya Prop Replica Swords! Click here to enter, you don’t want to miss this! Speaking of our Princess Bride Prop Replica Swords, we have a very special announcement regarding a limited opportunity for those who have or are about to pre-order both of these these fine collectibles directly from our store. We also have an exclusive video of the James Bond Golden Gun Prop Replica which details how to assemble Scaramanga’s classic weapon and showcases each component. Last but not least, we have a sneak peak of our upcoming Beatles Yellow Submarine Studio Scale Model which will be available soon.

The Princess Bride — Factory Entertainment Direct Exclusive — ‘First 100’
Some great news for every customer who has already placed an order or is about to place an order for both the Sword of Inigo Montoya and the Sword of The Dread Pirate Roberts directly from our online store, factoryentstore.com. Included at no extra charge will be an exclusive plaque signed by legendary director of The Princess Bride, Rob Reiner, available nowhere else! That’s right, they are absolutely free and are our way of saying thank you for buying ‘Factory Direct.’ Hurry, this offer is only while supplies last for the first 100 customers to pre-order both swords. (If you’ve already placed a pre-order for both swords, you don’t have to do anything. The exclusive signature plaque has already been added to your order.)

James Bond 007 — Golden Gun Video
‘He has a powerful weapon…’ and now you can see it for yourself! Check out our detailed video which instructs the viewer how to assemble Scaramanga’s prized possession and highlights each separate component. After watching the video, be sure to take advantage of our, “Extra Bullets” limited time offer by purchasing a Signature or Limited Edition Golden Gun directly from our online store, factoryentstore.com.

The Beatles Yellow Submarine Studio Scale Model
Coming soon! Click here to preview…

Goldeneye is Back!
Have you heard the exciting news about the new Goldeneye 007 Wii video game from Activision? If not, check out this incredible trailer featuring a familiar multiplayer experience and a “very” special weapon.

J-Pop Summit Festival 2010 Welcomes Japan’s Biggest Virtual Idol — Hatsune Miku — for Her Exclusive U.S. Debut

Japan’s virtual idol Hatsune Miku

from VIZ Media:

NEW PEOPLE, in cooperation with Tokyo Kawaii Magazine, are proud to present the official North American debut of virtual idol Hatsune Miku as part of the J-Pop Summit Festival 2010, taking place in San Francisco’s Japantown. In her first-ever appearance outside Japan, Hatsune Miku “performs” in a special film concert at VIZ Cinema at NEW PEOPLE on Saturday, September 18th at 3:00pm. Tickets for the screening are $20.00 and are available now at vizcinema.com.

Miku Hatsune is a virtual pop idol that has taken Japan by storm. She was born as the premiere product in the Vocaloid2 Character Vocal Series developed by Crypton Future Media. The technology, originally designed for professional musicians, enables users to synthesize singing by inputting lyrics and a melody. In Japan, Vocaloid singers have become the hottest new trend in the pop culture landscape. Miku Hatsune features a singing voice based on samples of voice actress Saki Fujita.

This VIZ Cinema premiere will present a recorded live performance with stunning THX audio that was originally held in Tokyo on March 9th, 2010. The concert featured Miku Hatsune backed by a “live” band called the 39S Members. She performed 39 songs while being projected on a transparent screen set up on the stage, making her look like a living-sized hologram playing with a live band. More information on Miku Hatsune is available at: newpeopleworld.com/films/films-9-2010/#miku.

The J-Pop Summit Festival 2010 will present a variety of fun Japanese pop-inspired attractions including fashion shows, a theatrical film premiere, live art performances, and mini-concerts by some of Japan’s hottest bands. The celebration is complemented by innovative artists and companies from the Bay area and Japan that will join in with an array of products for sale in open air displays on both sides of Post Street and a food court highlighting Japanese cuisine will further complement the celebration. More details are available at: J-Pop.com.

VIZ Cinema is the nation’s first movie theatre devoted exclusively to Japanese film and anime. The 143-seat subterranean theatre is located in the basement of the NEW PEOPLE building and features plush seating, digital as well as 35mm projection, and a THX-certified sound system.

About Tokyo Kawaii Magazine:
Tokyo Kawaii Magazine is a digital magazine app for iPhone. It provides the latest news of Japanese pop culture from Tokyo known as the holy place of Kawaii to the world. Tokyo Kawaii Magazine has not only the latest news on Japanese animation and manga but also Kawaii stuff such as Lolita fashion, street fashion, cosplay, costumes, games, Japanese food, idols, visual-kei bands and internet culture, and popular districts such as Akihabara, Harajuku or Shibuya are also included in every issue. More info at: tkmag.jp.

About NEW PEOPLE:
NEW PEOPLE offers the latest films, art, fashion and retail brands from Japan and is the creative vision of the J-Pop Center Project and VIZ Pictures, a distributor and producer of Japanese live action film. Located at 1746 Post Street, the 20,000 square foot structure features a striking 3-floor transparent glass facade that frames a fun and exotic new environment to engage the imagination into the 21st Century. A dedicated web site is also now available at: NewPeopleWorld.com.

ThinkGeek rocks the coin-op & takes $10 off

from ThinkGeek:

Greetings, Literate Beings of Earth!

What a busy weekend! We sent Timmy clones to Dragon*Con and PAX and then it was off to the outer rim to pick up the latest shipment from the Hoth Department of Natural Resources. After that, a quick joy ride in the DeLorean to the coin-op Golden Age, and on the way home we fought a Balrog for some barware (souvenirs, you know).

At least we had something to read on the trip: the Hugo Award winners were announced at AussieCon 4. Props to them and thanks for making this plane of existence a little more existable!

Retro Atari Wall Decals
Live the game, and make it old school. Back in the day, when ancient geeks wanted to get their game on, it required pockets laden with coins, a good belt to prevent said laden pants from falling off, and a journey to a magical place called an arcade. In this darkened room were monoliths that bleeped and blooped and glowed with pixelated goodness. Ah, the halcyon days before game-quality was measured in voxels! Everything was simple, but still fun. Were you there, friend? Remember those days with vinyl decals that make your living space look like the games you loved. Fill your room with Asteroids, Centipede or Pong, no quarters necessary. Atari represent! All that’s missing is the coin slot.

$10 off your $30+ order with code PONG
Having these Atari Wall Graphics around is making us all nostalgic for the days when the world was simpler. You were a bunch of squares shooting squares at other squares. If you lean back in your ergonomic desk chair and reminisce about days of yore, use code PONG for $10 off a $30 order, good through 9/10/10 at 11:59 PM ET.

Find more What’s New items at ThinkGeek!

Starcrash: The Ultimate Roger Corman Science-Fiction Classic

from Shout! Factory:

Starcrash
Starring Caroline Munro, David Hasselhoff, Christopher Plummer, Joe Spinell and Marjoe Gortner

2-Disc Special-Edition Blu-ray and DVD
Digitally Remastered and Presented in Widescreen for the First Time with a Galaxy’s Worth of Special Features!

Crashing Home Entertainment Shelves Nationwide September 14, 2010 from Shout! Factory

One of the most eagerly awaited inter-galactic science-fiction adventures, released by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, will finally be made available for the first time to the home entertainment shelves as Starcrash, directed by Luigi Cozzi, will debut September 14, 2010 on 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray and DVD from Shout! Factory, in association with New Horizons Picture Corporation. An adventure like no other, the Starcrash 2-Disc Special Edition contains anamorphic widescreen presentation of the movie with DTS HD 5.1 surround sound (Blu-ray), a reversible cover featuring vintage art for original movie posters and a payload of bonus content including all-new interviews and commentaries with cast and crew, rare behind-the-scenes footage and much more! A must-have for loyal fans of Roger Corman and Luigi Cozzi, science fiction enthusiasts and collectors, Starcrash 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray and DVD mark the latest installments from the popular Roger Corman’s Cult Classics home entertainment series from Shout! Factory. Each Special Edition Blu-ray and DVD is sold separately. Blu-ray is priced to own at $26.97; and DVD is available at $19.93.

Produced in Italy in the wake of Star Wars’ phenomenal success, Starcrash (also known as The Adventures of Stella Star in overseas territories) became an international blockbuster in its own right. This 1979 film became one of New World Pictures’ biggest box-office hits. Critics might have laughed, but so did audiences, who grooved to its campy humor, wildly imaginative special effects (some of them quite good!) and non-stop adventure. Where Star Wars dared not go, Starcrash went — at warp speed!

The lasting peace of the galaxy is threatened by the diabolical and relentless Count Zarth Arn (cult icon Joe Spinell, Rocky, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II), who is determined to take the universe for himself and make each planet his plaything, each inhabitant his slave. There is no question that the Count is evil, given his propensity for cackling at every opportunity.

Can anyone save the universe from this megalomaniacal madman? Indeed there is, and she’s quite a beauty.

Brave, bikini-clad star warrior Stella Star (Caroline Munro, The Spy Who Loved Me, At the Earth’s Core) and her co-pilot Akton (child evangelist-turned-actor Marjoe Gortner, Food of the Gods, Mausoleum) are pressed into service to thwart the evil Zarth Arn’s plot. If they succeed, galactic peace will be achieved. If they fail, the universe will fall into decay and destruction at the hands of its sadistic new overlord.

Have no fear, because Stella Star is here!

The film’s zesty, star-studded cast also includes People’s Choice Award winner David Hasselhoff (Knight Rider, Baywatch) in one of his first big-screen roles, noted screen tough guy Robert Tessier (The Longest Yard, The Cannonball Run) and legendary two-time Emmy and Tony Award winner, and Academy Award nominee Christopher Plummer (The Last Station, Murder by Decree, The Sound of Music) as The Emperor.

Starcrash was written and directed by fan favorite Luigi Cozzi (AKA Lewis Coates), whose other cult masterworks include Alien Contamination (an “homage” to Alien) and the unforgettable Lou Ferrigno vehicle Hercules (an “homage” to Conan the Barbarian). The film also boasts a rousing score by five-time Academy Award winner John Barry (Dances with Wolves, Out of Africa, 10 James Bond films).

Alas, Starcrash would prove to be the only big-screen Stella Star adventure… but as its worldwide legion of fans will attest, it was one to remember!

Starcrash 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray and DVD Bonus Content
New Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.85:1) and DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound (Blu-ray), Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound (DVD)
Disc One:
• Interview with writer/director Luigi Cozzi
• Starcrash: the music of John Barry, a detailed analysis of the score by Mars of Deadhouse Music
• 2 feature-length commentaries by Starcrash historian Stephen Romano:
Commentary 1: the history of Starcrash, the making of the film and its importance in 1970s fantastic cinema.
Commentary 2: Starcrash scene-by-scene: production trivia, anecdotes and critical analysis.
• Behind-the-scenes image gallery, featuring storyboards, art, and rare, never-before-seen photos!
• Promotional art gallery, featuring photos, posters, lobby cards and early poster designs by Drew Struzan
• Fan art gallery, featuring an exclusive look at the all-new, sexy Stella Star art from fantasy illustrator Robin Greenville Evans
• Theatrical trailer with commentary by Eli Roth from Trailersfromhell.com and an all-new exclusive trailer commentary by filmmaker/editor Joe Dante!
• TV spots and radio spots
Disc Two:
• Interview with actress Caroline Munro (60 minutes)
• 17 deleted and alternate scenes
• The complete, original Starcrash screenplay, illustrated with original storyboards and early, full-color concept art
• Exclusive 20-minute behind-the-scenes footage reel, with commentary
• The making of the special effects of Starcrash by Armando Valcauda with exclusive, never-before-seen special-effects footage

Shout! Factory will continue to present Roger Corman’s Cult Classics home entertainment releases on a monthly basis. Upcoming highlights include The Slumber Party Massacre collection, The Evil, Twice Dead, The Warrior and the Sorceress, Barbarian Queen, Not of This Earth, Terror Within, Streets, Angel in Red, Lady in Red, Crazy Mama, Big Bad Mama, among others.

Independent filmmaker-producer Roger Corman’s storied career ranks as one of Hollywood’s most amazing success stories. Having produced more than 350 films and directed 50 others, his influence on American film goes far beyond his own energetic, creative low-budget movies. He is arguably one of Hollywood’s most gifted and masterful filmmakers. In 2009 he was the recipient of an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to the medium of film.

Noted for his keen ability to spot young talent, Corman’s most lasting legacy will undoubtedly be the legion of producers, directors, writers and actors he has fostered, among them: Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Ron Howard, Peter Fonda, Jonathan Demme, Gale Anne Hurd, Diane Ladd, Tommy Lee Jones, William Shatner, Sandra Bullock, Bruce Dern, Talia Shire, Charles Bronson, Joe Dante, Carl Franklin, Jonathan Kaplan, Bill Paxton, Dennis Hopper, Curtis Hanson, Peter Bogdanovich, John Sayles, David Carradine and Sally Kirkland.

Browncoats: Redemption Online Premiere

from Browncoats: Redemption:

This is the global online premiere of the fan film for charity, Browncoats: Redemption. This film will be available to view for 48 hours beginning Saturday, September 4th, 2010 at 7pm EDT.

For better viewing turn HD to OFF.

Learn more at browncoatsmovie.com
We are on Twitter @browncoatsmovie

Pre-order “The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop”

from Weta:

Pre-order The Art Of District 9: Weta Workshop
We are proud to start taking pre-orders for this beautiful book today. Written by Daniel Falconer and featuring 650 pieces of concept art and more than 200 photographs of conceptual sculptures and finished props. When you order from Weta, you not only get Weta Dollars, but also a Limited Edition MNU Alien Tagging Stencil, signed by five of the Weta artists whose work is featured in the book. We will still be shipping from our local warehouses in the US, UK and New Zealand. Pre-order The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop now!

Meet the designers at a special District 9 screening in Wellington
To celebrate the release of our new book The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop, Weta, HarperCollins and Wellington’s awesome Embassy cinema — once the venue for the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King — are putting on a very special event. Just in time for Father’s Day — Read all about it on our site!

Announcement — Weta at Armageddon Auckland
Weta will be attending the Armageddon pop-culture expo in Auckland, New Zealand on Labour Day weekend. More details will follow nearer the event.

Focus on Clothing
T-shirts, hats, scarves — don’t brave the elements without kitting yourself out at our online store. Whether you are in the Northern hemisphere going towards Winter or here in the Antipodes headed for Summer, it’s time to refresh that wardrobe of yours!

Podcast with Gino Acevedo — not long now…
Due some unfortunate circumstances, the podcast with Gino Acevedo has been delayed a week, but never fret — it’s in the can and is just awaiting a brief edit.

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Just in Time for the Holidays, Back to the Future: The Game arrives!

Back to the Future: The Card Game

Looney Labs, the creators of the award winnings games Fluxx and Treehouse, has an awesome new addition to its large collection of fun-filled games. In collaboration with Universal Pictures, for the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the film, Back to the Future: The Card Game hits store shelves September 3rd. As a descendant of one of the characters from the Back to the Future movies, you must not only travel back in time to fix the time line to ensure your birth, but then you have to stop Doc Brown from inventing time travel to begin with! Sounds like a paradox, I know, but hey, with a card game you don’t have to fear a massive universe-ending cascade effect.

Using the game mechanics of their popular Chrononauts time traveler game, it’s a card game that plays almost like a board game. Time Line cards are laid out in 4 rows of 6, chronologically from 1885 (when Hill Valley was in desperate need of a new Blacksmith) to 2015 (the infamous botched McFly Jailbreak). Each of these events is either a Lynchpin or a Ripplepoint, meaning, if a Lynchpin event is changed, it will have one or more “ripples” in the time line (such as we saw when George punched Biff at the “Enchantment Under the Sea” dance and Marty returned to a new and improved future).

Like every other Looney Labs game I’ve played, it’s ingenious in its quick and easy-to-learn, yet complex and ever-changing, game play. The cards basically tell you everything you need to know so you’ll only have to double-check the instructions the first few times you play before getting the hang of things. The illustrations are similar to a comic book and are chock full of images from the films. The cards are also dotted with events, quotes and references from the films so you quickly get a feeling of familiarity with the game, almost like catching up with an old friend.

Back to the Future: The Card Game Contents

As I said, game play is pretty easy. Once you’ve laid out your Time Line cards, you randomly draw an ID card to determine whose great-great-grandchild you are. The ID cards include a set of events that you must make happen in order to preserve your time line and win the game. For example, if you are Marty McFly III, you certainly want to make sure great-great-grampa takes that swing at Biff in the parking lot of the dance but if you are Buffy Tannen, you want to prevent it.

Unlike Chrononauts, where meeting those time line event changes wins you the game, Back to the Future adds an interesting twist: The game ending card has 5 randomly shuffled cards stacked, 4 of which are duds. If you meet your goals and flip the card, you have a 1 in 5 chance of actually winning on that turn, giving the other players a chance to mess up your time line again if it’s a dud.

In order to change those time lines, you use Game cards which include Items (like a case of Plutonium or a copy of George McFly’s first novel), Time Machines (yes, you finally get to drive the DeLorean), DoubleBacks (which let you change events when you travel back in time, maybe twice if you have the correct item on hand), Actions (such as Hitch a Ride, which lets you flip any lynchpin of your choice if the player before you changed time) and Power Actions (like Memo, where you can leave a memo for yourself to remind you to stop another player’s Action before they can finish it).

Looney Labs really paid attention to the details in creating this game. You’ll find the obvious things here (such as various versions of the DeLorean, the Gray’s Sports Almanac and the fading McFly family photo), but you may have forgotten about the bullet proof vest, Mr. Fusion and Frisbie’s Pies. I think my favorite little touch is the back of the ID cards. While all of the other cards bear the Back to the Future logo, the ID card is an Employee ID badge featuring the CusCo logo, address and ID bar-code. For those of you who don’t recall, CusCo was the company that Marty McFly was working for when he received the YOU’RE FIRED! fax.

Between the events on the Time Line cards, to the quotes and other references on the other game cards, you’ll find yourself smiling and laughing a lot as you recall favorite moments from the films. As a matter of fact, every hand we’ve played so far has been filled with pauses as we stopped to discuss the shows, and we have an insatiable desire to have a Back to the Future movie marathon very soon. If, after playing a few rounds of your new Looney Labs Back to the Future: The Card Game, you find yourself hankering to watch the movies, too, more Good News! Universal is releasing a new, digitally remastered Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy box set on DVD and Blu-ray in October.

For 2 to 6 players, ages 11 to 111.

Contents include:

28 time line cards
10 Character cards
62 Game cards
- 17 Items
- 6 Time Machines
- 8 DoubleBacks
- 17 Actions
- 14 Power Actions

You can get Back to the Future: The Card Game directly from Looney Labs, or check your local game retailer. While Back to the Future: The Card Game isn’t listed on Amazon.com yet, be sure to keep an eye out for it and check out the other Looney Labs games while you are there!

Looney Labs Website
Looney Labs Fan Club
Looney Labs on Twitter
Looney Labs Community Page on Facebook

Factory Entertainment: Inigo Montoya Sword Pre-Order, James Bond and Green Hornet Prints, Golden Gun Extras and more!

from Factory Entertainment:

This week, we’re excited to announce the pre-order date for the Princess Bride Inigo Montoya Sword Limited Edition Prop Replica. We also have a couple of Comic-Con exclusives available for purchase on our website and a trailer for an upcoming video game that you won’t want to miss. Be sure to check out our exclusive “gift” for those who order our James Bond Golden Gun Limited Edition Prop Replica directly from our store. Oh, we almost forgot to mention that we’ve extended this offer to the Signature Edition Golden Gun as well, which is our way of thanking you for your loyalty. More surprises to come, keep your eyes peeled!

The Princess Bride — The Sword of Inigo Montoya Limited Edition Prop Replica
• Limited to 750 Pieces
• $349
• Pre-Order Deposit — $100
Pre-Order Begins: 09/09 – 9:00 AM PST

Comic-Con Exclusives
We are pleased to announce that we have a very limited number of our SDCC exclusives left over and ready to order directly on our website now! Don’t miss your opportunity to own our James Bond Golden Gun Limited Edition ‘Q-Branch’ Blue Print & The Green Hornet Black Beauty Limited Edition ‘Green’ Print.

James Bond Golden Gun Limited Edition ‘Q-Branch’ Blue Print
• 11” x 14” Size
• Giclee Print on high quality 140lb archival stock
• Hand Numbered — Limited to just 500 pieces
Just $15 each at the Factory Entertainment store while supplies last. Each purchase also includes a special discount coupon, good for a $10 discount on any single item priced over $50 at factoryent.com for a limited time.

The Green Hornet Black Beauty Limited Edition ‘Green’ Print
• 11” x 14” Size
• Giclee Print on high quality 140lb archival stock
• Hand Numbered — Limited to just 500 pieces
Just $15 each at the Factory Entertainment store while supplies last. Each purchase also includes a special discount coupon, good for a $10 discount on any single item priced over $50 at factoryent.com for a limited time.

Golden Gun Limited Edition — Factory Direct Exclusive
Some great news for every customer who has already placed an order or is about to place an order for the LE or SE Golden Gun directly from our online store, factoryentstore.com. Included at no extra charge will be a set of 5 exclusive golden bullet replicas available nowhere else! That’s right, they are absolutely free and are our way of saying thank you for buying ‘Factory Direct.’ Hurry, this offer is only while supplies last. Offer expires September 30, 2010. (If you’ve already placed a pre-order for the LE Golden Gun, you don’t have to do anything. The exclusive bullet set has already been added to your order.)

Star Wars: Knight Errant

from Things from Another World:

More than a thousand years before Luke Skywalker, a dark age grips the galaxy as the Republic abandons entire systems to Sith control. A newly knighted Jedi on her first mission, Kerra Holt, has joined a band of Jedi traveling deep behind enemy lines, with no support from the Republic and little chance of survival. She thinks she is prepared for anything. She’s wrong.

Star Wars: Knight Errant is the newest title to join Dark Horse’s stellar Star Wars line. Starting in October, the series promises plenty of Sith vs. Sith action! We had the chance to chat with writer, John Jackson Miller, about his new series and the companion novel he’s writing for Del Rey.

Read Our Exclusive Interview with John Jackson Miller

Pre-Order Star Wars: Knight Errant #1-2 Today

Start a Star Wars: Knight Errant Subscription (starting with issue #2)

See All Upcoming Star Wars Comics

Cinematic Titanic Tour News!

from Cinematic Titanic:

Hi Everyone,

Hope you’ve had a great summer. We here at CT have had a light touring schedule as we’re all very pale and prone to sunburn, but we had great sold-out shows in Ann Arbor and San Fransisco as well as a trip to PIXAR studios (a really neat place) to perform for their employees. Now as autumn approaches, our thoughts once again turn to the open road.

St. Louis Family Arena November 13th — Pre-Sale Today
We’re thrilled to return to the Family Arena for a third straight year. Tickets go on sale Friday but you can get pre-sale tix Thursday from 10am-10pm central time HERE. Enter the Promo code: WATTS

Some Bad News…
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to CANCEL our 9/24 show in Los Angeles. Those who’ve bought tickets will be contacted shortly regarding refunds. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and will reschedule LA shows soon. We hope some of you will join us the following evening in relatively nearby Anaheim.

Other Upcoming Dates
9/25 — Anaheim, California — The Grove — Tickets HERE
10/15 — Washington, DC — GWU, Lisner Auditorium — Tickets HERE
10/16 — Kingston, Rhode Island — URI, Edwards Auditorium — Tickets HERE
10/29 — Boston, Massachusetts — Wilbur Theatre — Tickets HERE
11/27 — Newark, New Jersey — NJPAC — Victoria Theater — Tickets HERE

CT on PBS!
Those of you in the St. Louis area, KETC-TV will be showing our episode Doomsday Machine on weekends throughout September — along with pledge breaks featuring Joel and Frank. Check your local listings.

Some Big Name Praise
Richard Corliss of Time Magazine wrote a great piece on the state of the MST3K universe today on Time.com. A CT-related excerpt:

“All the CT efforts would reside comfortably on the medium-high to off-the-charts scale of old MST3K episodes. But since CT is essentially a traveling show, the DVDs you really must see are the ones recorded live from their concert work, where the five riffers are perched on either side of the screen showing the movie. The vibe is alive, as the audience performs a peculiar release-and-choke maneuver, exploding with laughter at one gag and instantly stifling itself to hear the next one.”

If you haven’t checked out our live DVDs yet, please visit our STORE and get yourself up to speed.

Dragon Con
We’re off to Dragon Con in Atlanta over this Labor Day weekend. We’ll be doing plenty of MST and CT-related panels and signings — plus Trace will be unveiling his new book Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children (available to all soon after the weekend). Please join us if you’re attending the Con.

Thanks for reading this wordy email and all other forms of support!

Best,
The CT Crew