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DVD/Blu-ray News: The SCREAM FACTORY Gears Up For The Holidays and Beyond!

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This Holiday Season, SCREAM FACTORY™ Presents Two More 80s Shockers!

DEATH VALLEY AND THE ISLAND
ARRIVE ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME
BLU-RAY + DVD COMBO PACKS HIT STORES SHELVES  
DECEMBER 11, 2012
                                                                                                                          
AND START THE NEW YEAR WITH FEAR WITH EVEN MORE HORRIFIC SHOCKERS ON BLU-RAY™ & DVD:
WES CRAVEN’S DEADLY BLESSING AND THE NEST
DEBUT JANUARY 22, 2013

Pre-Order These Definitive Home Entertainment Collections Today!

Following a well-received slate of long-awaited cult movie classics since the launch of SCREAM FACTORY™ home entertainment series, Shout! Factory invites loyal fans and collectors to dive into TWO Blu-ray + DVD combo packs when DEATH VALLEY (starring Peter Billingsley, from A Christmas Story) and THE ISLAND (starring Michael Caine) hit store shelves December 11, 2012. Both films have never been released on Blu-ray or DVD until now. Each Blu-ray + DVD combo pack boasts original theatrical key art, anamorphic widescreen movie presentation and bonus content, and has a suggested retail price of $26.99.

Powering into the new year, SCREAM FACTORY™ is also proud to present Wes Craven’s classic DEADLY BLESSING (starring Sharon Stone and Ernest Borgnine) on a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD; along with the cockroach-infested creature thriller THE NEST on
Blu-ray™ + DVD combo pack. Both cult classics hit home entertainment shelves January 22, 2013 from Shout! Factory.

Available for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD, DEADLY BLESSING Collector’s Edition contains a collectible cover featuring newly rendered retro-style artwork, a reversible wrap with original theatrical key art, new extras and more! The Blu-ray is priced to own at $29.93 and the DVD is priced to own at $19.93.

THE NEST has never been on Blu-ray before or in a widescreen presentation, the Blu-ray + DVD combo pack is priced to own at $26.99 SRP. As excitement builds for these two collections, SCREAM FACTORY™ will announce bonus features and additional news in forthcoming months.

Fans and collectors can preorder these exciting SCREAM FACTORY collections now at ShoutFactory.com or Amazon.com

Pre-order Links

***Avid horror movie fans and collectors take note: those who order DEADLY BLESSING from ShoutFactory.com will receive an exclusive 18”x24” poster featuring the newly commissioned artwork from the respective title! Only 200 will be printed, so these are only available while supplies last.***


available to own on December 11, 2012

DEATH VALLEY Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack
A divorcee, her son and her boyfriend are on a vacation in the beautiful but deadly Death Valley. What starts out as an ordinary, leisurely trip turns into a nightmare when they happen upon a murder and find themselves pursued by a maniac. Starring Catherine Hicks (Child’s Play), Paul Le Mat (Puppetmaster), Stephen McHattie (The Tall Man) and Peter Billingsley (A Christmas Story).


ELLIOTT KASTNER presents A DICK RICHARDS FILM “DEATH VALLEY”
PAUL LE MAT – CATHERINE HICKS – STEPHEN McHATTIE
Introducing PETER BILLINGSLEY and EDWARD HERRMANN as Paul Stanton
Written by RICHARD ROTHSTEIN – Music by DANA KAPROFF – Associate Producer STANLEY MARK
Co-Producers RICHARD ROTHSTEIN and STANLEY BECK – Produced by ELLIOTT KASTNER
Directed by DICK RICHARDS

DTS HD Master Audio Mono (Blu-Ray)/Dolby Digital Mono (DVD)/Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)/1982/Color/87 minutes

DEATH VALLEY Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack bonus content:
  • Audio Commentary with Director Dick Richards
  • Theatrical Trailer & TV Spot


THE ISLAND  Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack
Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Trilogy) stars as Blair Maynard, an investigative writer who takes on one of the most baffling mysteries - the disappearance of boats and their passengers in the Caribbean. During his investigation, he and his son are captured by raiding pirates, led by David Warner (Time After Time). When his son is converted to the pirates' barbarian ways and turns against him, Blair must come to his rescue in this action-packed thriller written by Peter Benchley (Jaws).


A MICHAEL RICHIE FILM   A ZANUCK-BROWN Production “THE ISLAND”
Starring MICHAEL CAINE – DAVID WARNER
Screenplay by PETER BENCHLEY Based on the novel “THE ISLAND” by PETER BENCHLEY
Music by ENNIO MORRICONE  Produced by RICHARD D. ZANUCK and DAVID BROWN
Directed by MICHAEL RITCHIE  Special Visual Effects by ALBERT WHITLOCK
Read the BANTAM BOOK  PANAVISION® A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

DTS HD Master Audio 2.0 (Blu-Ray)/Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 (DVD)/Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)/1980/Color/109 minutes

THE ISLAND Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack bonus content:
  • Theatrical Trailer 

Available to Own ON  January 22, 2013

DEADLY BLESSING Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and DVD
When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, his wife Martha (Maren Jensen, Battlestar Gallactica), who now lives alone and close to the cult’s church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends (Susan Buckner, Sharon Stone). Strange and deadly events begin to happen… Could she be the target of the evil cult and its fanatical leader Isaiah (Ernest Borgnine)?
Directed by Wes Craven (Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street) and starring Jeff East (Pumpkinhead), Lisa Hartman (The 17th Bride) and Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), this consistently terrifying film delivers “unpredictable plot twists” (Time Out) and visual shocks galore.

POLYGRAM PICTURES presents An INTER PLANETARY PRODUCTION
Of a WES CRAVEN FILM “DEADLY BLESSSING”
MAREN JENSEN  SUSAN BUCKNER  SHARON STONE  JEFF EAST
LISA HARTMAN  LOIS NETTLETON and ERNEST BORGNINE
Screenplay by GLENN M. BENEST & MATTHEW BARR and WES CRAVEN
Story by GLENN M. BENEST & MATTHEW BARR
Executive Producer WILLIAM GILMORE Music Composed by JAMES HORNER
Executive in charge of Production JERE HENSHAW Produced by MICHELINE and MAX KELLER, PAT HERSKOVIC 
Directed by WES CRAVEN
© 1981 Polygram Pictures Ltd.. All Rights Reserved

Widescreen (1.78:1)/DTS-HD Master Audio Mono/1981/Color/100 minutes/Subtitles: English

*Special features are currently in development


THE NEST  Blu-ray + DVD combo pack
Roaches have never tasted flesh…until now.

The quiet town of North Port is being overrun by cockroaches! Sheriff Tarbell (Franc Luz) believes that genetic experiments being conducted by the INTEC Corporation are the cause. Confronted with a potential disaster, Mayor Johnson (Robert Lansing) calls for help.

When Dr. Hubbard (Terri Treas) from INTEC arrives, she realizes that an innocent experiment has gone terribly wrong. Ordinary cockroaches are turning into creatures with a taste for blood. Worse, the roaches are genetically mutating... literally becoming whatever they eat!

“THE NEST” ROBERT LANSING  LISA LANGLOIS  FRANC LUZ  TERRI TREAS
Screenplay by ROBERT KING  Based on the Novel by ELI CANTOR
Associate Producer LYNN WHITNEY
Produced by JULIE CORMAN  Directed by TERENCE H. WINKLESS

Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)/DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (BD)/Dolby Digital Mono (DVD)/1988/Color/87 minutes

*Special features are currently in development.

As excitement builds for these two SCREAM FACTORY™  home entertainment collections, Shout! Factory will announce in-depth bonus content and additional news in forthcoming months.

Further underscoring its position as a leading curator and home entertainment provider of many memorable cult movie classics, Shout! Factory launched SCREAM FACTORY, a new home entertainment series created to celebrate some of the most enthralling horror and sci-fi films with massive cult followings in cinematic history. Shout! Factory will continue to present the on-going SCREAM FACTORY™ home entertainment series in 2013 with specific release dates, extras and key art for the rest of the title lineup. Meanwhile, fans will are encouraged to follow us and click the “Like” tab on the official SCREAM FACTORY Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scream-Factory/103961936407493) for up-to-the-minute updates or visit ScreamFactoryDVD.com .

About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras.  Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations.  In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America.  Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records, and Video Time Machine. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com



DVD/Blu-ray News: There's a TRAILER WAR A-Coming....

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COMPILATION “TRAILER WAR” FROM GENRE ARCHIVE VAULTS

The Alamo Drafthouse, The American Genre Film Archive and Filmmaker Joe Dante Come Together To Present the Ultimate Trailer Collection

Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, has partnered with the American Genre Film Archive to release Trailer War, a meticulously curated feature-length program of vintage, rare 35mm coming attraction trailers. Each of the selections are presented for the first time in high-definition and most have been previously unavailable on any home video format. A theatrical tour presented in 35mm is planned for December 2012 and pre-order is available now for DVD/Blu-ray fan packs which will be available December 18th exclusively on www.DrafthouseFilms.com. Animal Protector and Amuck, both featured on the compilation, are available now as free digital downloads in HD here.

The American Genre Film Archive is the largest “exploitation film” archive of its kind housing more than 3,500 rare 35mm film prints and trailers. Many of the trailers sourced for this compilation were rescued from impending destruction and donated by Alamo Drafthouse Founder/CEO Tim League. In one instance, rumors of a hidden cache of trailers located deep within a South African warehouse led League to investigate. After a series of fruitless negotiations, a distant relative brokered an illicit cash exchange in a hotel lobby and smuggled 200 pounds of celluloid from Johannesburg back to Austin. In another excursion to a decrepit, partially-flooded storage facility in southern Missouri, League agreed to the take-all-or-none stipulation and loaded a truck rated for 13,000 pounds with 26,000 pounds of celluloid. “It was during this shaky, 30 MPH drive back to Austin while jettisoning soggy, damaged prints at rest stop dumpsters along the way where I conceived of the idea of the Genre Film Archive,” says League, “I had to have some rationale for buying 500 35mm prints and countless trailers.”

Legendary filmmaker and “Trailers From Hell” creator Joe Dante (Gremlins, The ‘Burbs, The Howling), lends an extensive interview on the Trailer War disc chronicling his early years as a trailer-cutter at Roger Corman’s legendary New World Pictures. Also inclusive on the compilation is an audio commentary track from long-time Alamo Drafthouse Programmers and Trailer War curators Lars Nilsen and Zack Carlson. “From the high flying, explosive metal mayhem of Stunt Rock to Thunder Cops’ disembodied flying head chaos, each 3 minute masterpiece is like a beckoning portal to another, more exciting dimension,” says Nilsen.


For more information on Trailer War and Drafthouse Films:

About TRAILER WAR

Unleashed from the vaults of the Alamo Drafthouse, a meticulous selection of the best, strangest and most amazing coming attraction trailers in the world! Most have never been available in any home format, and all are presented for the first time in high definition. From the high flying, explosive metal mayhem of STUNT ROCK to THUNDER COPS' disembodied flying head chaos, each 3 minute masterpiece is like a beckoning portal to another, more exciting dimension. It's a crippling overdose of towering flames, mechanized destruction, lurking fear, poor sexual choices and spiritual devastation on an apocalyptic scale. You might want to have a cornea donor standing by just in case...because THIS IS GOING TO BURN!

About Drafthouse Films
Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is a curated brand of provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films new and old from around the world. Following the earnestly simple motto of “sharing the films we love with widest audience possible,” Drafthouse Films debuted in 2010 with the theatrical release of Four Lions which was named of Time Magazine’s “Top 10 Films Of The Year.” The 2012 release slate includes the acclaimed Best Foreign Language Oscar®) The FP, the internationally celebrated Danish comedy Klown (currently slated for a Warner Bros/Todd Phillips produced US remake), the recently unearthed wreck-wave of ‘80s Tae Kwon Do crime-fighting action Miami Connection, Mark Hartley’s definitive chronicle of perhaps the most infamous ‘80s production company Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story Of Cannon Films and together with producing partners Magnolia Pictures and Timpson Films, the much-anticipated anthology horror film The ABC’s Of Death featuring 26 different directors that Fangoria calls, “a stunning roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world.” Drafthouse Films distributes films theatrically, through home video, VOD and their direct-to-consumer platforms integrating into the ever-growing Alamo Drafthouse entertainment lifestyle brand, which along with the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas includes: Mondo, the collectible art boutique; Fantastic Fest, the largest international genre film festival in the US; and the pop culture website Badass Digest.

About The American Genre Film Archive
The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) was formed in 2009 by an international band of genre enthusiasts. It’s now the largest archive of its kind in the world, mainly focusing on the “exploitation era” of independent genre cinema–the 1960’s through the 1980’s. With about 1500 35 mm prints, it reflects the rebel spirit of genre filmmaking itself. “It’s specifically about the preservation of the type of film that we’ve been programming for over a decade,” said Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League in the Austin Chronicle, “and also the type of film that most traditional film archives aren’t doing anything about.” With an active loaning program, AGFA films are screened at cinemas and festivals world-wide.


Contest! Win BEDEVILLED on Blu-ray!

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Hae-won (Seong-won Ji) is a woman on the edge: a series of incidents at work earn her a forced “vacation,” but when she travels to a remote island from a childhood visit, at the urgent request of her friend Kim Bok-nam (Yeong-hie Seo), she has no idea what devils of the past are waiting.

Moo-do Island is an unpleasant place to visit, and you definitely don’t want to live there. Bok-nam is crumbling under a weight of violence, sexual menace, and fear – with no means of escaping her tormentors. The vengeful rage that waits inside her is growing, and her sanity shredding. If Hae-won can’t help her escape, she may have to take matters into her own hands, once and for all.

And we're giving away three copies!



To enter, please send an email with the subject header "BEDEVILLED" to geekcontest @ gmail dot com and answer the following question:

BEDEVILLED won the Audience Award at the 2010 Fantastic Fest.  What picture took it home for 2011?

Please include your name and address (U.S. Residents only. You must be 18 years old).

Only one entry per person and a winner will be chosen at random.

Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on October 28th, 2012.


GAME OF THE PORCELAIN THRONES: Taking A Dump Has Never Felt More Powerful

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I don't know about you but when I'm spending some alone-time filling my toilet with high-quality waste product, I often imagine myself as a powerful queen who is adored and feared by her subjects (usually played by my menagerie of pets). And as I give my proclamations between breaking wind, the force of my power becomes evident and my subjects bow down before me in servitude and all is well in my kingdom.

It is a glorious, glorious time.

And now, thanks to this wonderful Game of Thrones decal, I can appear even more majestic while expelling filth from my rectum.

My friends, just imagine how incredibly powerful you will feel sitting on your own throne, pushing out a butt baby in the cold, harsh light of day while having this amazing decal at your back.

You'll be practically regal.

And doesn't everyone want to experience that feeling while suffering through explosive diarrhea?

Source: Unreality


XENA! The Musical (And The Rise Of The Musical Episode)

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It's a trope all but ubiquitous in today's genre television, an event that all but guarantees an insanely passionate response from a show's fan.  
It's a stunt, a vanity trip, a showcase for a cast's additional talents, at worst a lark but at times a revelation.

It's the musical episode.

These days, it's just about unavoidable.  
Many of the best loved shows of our day have resorted to that chestnut, be it a single, impeccably produced number or thirty to sixty minutes packed with song and dance.  Sometimes, the musical bits are awkwardly inserted into a given series' setting.  Other times, it's seamless.

Fringe has done it.  Grey's Anatomy has done it.  The casts of Scrubs and How I Met Your Mother have burst into song.  The Simpsons has numerous albums compiling their best musical bits.  Even It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia took its turn on the stage (and even took the episode on the road).

The most famous musical episode in television history is arguably Buffy the Vampire Slayer's "Once More, with Feeling."  Rightfully so, as Joss Whedon's surprisingly strong musical debut is both catchy and moving in equal measure.  But few talk about one of that episode's precursors, arguably the root of the trope.

Xena had a musical episode too, you guys.


Actually, there were two musical episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess, but it all began with 1998's "The Bitter Suite," the twelfth episode of Xena's third season.  
Up to that point, it had become known that Lucy Lawless was a pretty good singer, thanks to appearances on stage and belting on talk shows.

When Frankie asked if I ever watched Xena, my initial reaction was...”Warrior Princess?” I never got into the show, or Hercules: The Legendary Journeys for that matter, from which Xena spun off from. They were huge syndication hits of the 90s and became part of pop culture. Sure, I never watched each program but I know the names Kevin Sorbo and Lucy Lawless, not just for their legitimate badass names, but because of their roles as Hercules and Xena and the general pop culture relevance both had.

Granted, "The Bitter Suite" wasn't the first time Lawless sang in character.  As a prelude to the musical episode, and to milk more dollars out of its most popular television property at the time, Universal released a Hercules/Xena animated movie, The Battle for Mount Olympus.  (That it debuted straight to video just after Disney's Hercules was likely no coincidence.)  
The movie was...flawed.

As was the television episode.  As with Buffy's musical episode, it's probably not best to watch if you're unfamiliar with the series and where it was at the time.  Most people know the basic premise of Xena: Warrior Princess, that reformed warlord Xena journeyed across ancient Greece alongside her scribe/best friend/likely true love Gabrielle, battling evil to atone for her past misdeeds.  


At that point in the series, however, the bond between the two women became frayed.  Gabrielle was impregnated by the demon Dahak, and gave birth to a daughter, Hope.  Xena and Gabrielle argued over how to deal with Hope, with Xena wanting to kill the child while Gabrielle desired to give her a chance.  In the end, Xena was right, but too late--Hope murdered Xena's son Solan, prompting Gabrielle to finally realize the girl was irredeemable.  She killed Hope herself, but their relationship seemed irreparable at that point.

Now here's the deal: I was actually a pretty loyal viewer of Hercules and Xena at the time, so the "Previously on Xena..." recap brought back much of the setup for me.  However, "The Bitter Suite" is not very friendly to first-time viewers, coming at the midpoint of a big season-long arc.  So of course, I asked T.J. to watch it as well, as a total newcomer to the show.  Let's see how well he could keep up.  (By the way, if you haven't seen it, this episode is available to view on Netflix, as is the entire series.  Below is a video of Lucy Lawless and Renée O'Connor giving their commentary on the episode.)



In this episode, both are taken somehow to the Land of Illusia (I stopped there once on the way to the Philippines.) Throughout this hour-long trippy journey, Xena and Gabrielle have to confront the problems that got between them and doing so will lead them to realize how close they really were.

Xena is in some snowy area, talking to some guy who I think is Ares, the God of War. He’s trying to get her going, get her angry and hateful. So far there’s no singing and I’m very disappointed as we cut back to the hut where Gabrielle is. She’s lying down and is slapped in the face by Callisto who is apparently enemies with Xena and Gabrielle. Callisto is trying to manipulate Gabrielle into really hating our hero, who apparently used to be a bad person. (I don’t know the show at all, so please bear with me.)

All this talk and still no music during the musical episode? Gabrielle admits that yes, she indeed does hate Xena, who then comes in riding on a horse. Shit’s about to get real. Then we cut to the show’s opening video, leaving me confused. I guess this was all the cold opening.

Back to the action, Xena is surrounded by some bad guys...um, girls actually (F13's note: Actually, these are Amazons protecting Gabrielle, who inherited their throne--long story), and Joxer is carrying Gabrielle out of the hut. The amazons then attack Xena and I have a strange feeling the Warrior Princess is going to come out on top here. She does, ties up Gabrielle by the feet and drags her along as she rides away on her horse. She drags the ish out of Gabrielle until they reach a cliff. Xena is “this” close to throwing Gabrielle’s lifeless body off the cliff into a body of water with jagged rocks, until Gab regains her consciousness back and kicks Xena in the face.

Gabrielle yells, “I hate you!” and charges Xena and they both fall off the cliff. They’re washed away into what seems like an enchanted world called Illusia and Xena is awoken by a kiss from Callisto, who looks like she’s dressed as an elf (Hot stuff!) And here comes the singing! Yes, the musical has begun! 

     
What happens next seems like such a big trip, with talking...um singing, animals and such. Callisto is the guide here in Illusia and tells Xena she has to spin the wheel. (I hope she gets the coal miner’s glove!) Gabrielle then comes down the water just like Xena did...naked. Joxer is then jamming and singing and eventually turns grass into a dress and Gabrielle gets un-naked. Back to Xena and Callisto. They go outside of the castle and a bunch of soldiers start singing, welcoming Xena home to her evil roots.

Meanwhile, Gabrielle says she feels like she’s home, which I believe is Potidaea. It’s a much sunnier place than where Xena is from. Who needs to be a warrior princess when this place seems so much happier?


It’s a clash of two different people, Xena a born badass killer, Gabrielle an innocent person. The two worlds are colliding here in Illusia. This is like the Mega Powers exploding! The two clash, Xena stabs Gabrielle in the chest with a sword and this looks like the ballgame. 

Oh no, Xena killed Gabrielle! Ares is then dancing with Xena, telling her to unleash the power of her destiny. They do a bit of a tango around the seemingly dead body of Gabielle. But, Xena seems conflicted. On one hand Gabrielle’s daughter killed her son, on the other, she just killed her onetime best friend. “Ding dong, the bitch is dead,” says Ares.

Or is she? This isn’t real, Xena is figuring it out, or is it? I don’t know but they have to work together to figure this out.


Each time they bring up the past, the echo gets louder and it becomes more difficult to hear each other. Oh, I see. Xena asks Gabrielle to tell her how she feels, maybe that’ll stop the echo. Gab says she hurts inside. Ouch. The echoes stop. 

We then finally get to hear Xena sing!

“My heart is hurting beyond words,” sings Lawless, who actually wanted to do her own singing for the show. Gabrielle is hearing the pain come from Xena’s musical number. Gabrielle also sings that her heart and pain is killing her.

Gabrielle blames Xena’s vengeful plan.

“Because of you my child is dead, his blood is on your hands, (burn)” Xena sings. 

A rope of fire is coming from the wheel of death and it’s pulling Gabrielle. Xena tries to save her but they both end up getting sucked into this portal of doom. Xena realizes they were brought to this Illusa place for a reason. They have to battle their demons (one of whom happens to be Karl Urban in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo as Julius Caesar -- F13) who are singing about their demise and they have to do it together.

Gabrielle is tied down, Xena sings as her arms are tied up on a cross. (How biblical?) They then sing to each other, and I think they’re making progress.

“If we can heal these open wounds.”

“We’ll overcome our damaged past.”

“Love will be our guide.”

The wheel of doom then opens up and they see Solan. “He’s why we’re here.”

“He’s here to lead us home,” Gabrielle says.

Gabrielle crosses into this new world, but Xena can’t. Her skin is burned by the water as a demon laughs. The demon turns out to be someone who Xena killed but Gabrielle didn’t know about it I guess. Xena asks Gabrielle for forgiveness. Xena then reaches out and Gabrielle grabs her hand. Solan and Xena then embrace and exchange “I love yous.” Very sweet. But then it looks like we go from Illusia back to reality as Xena and Gabrielle are hugging. They find their peace and the waves crash into them as they lay in the sand, laughing in a completely platonic way. The end.

We're all adults here, T.J.  I think we can all tell what those sand angels really were.

In watching "The Bitter Suite," I came to terms with a fairly bitter truth: it's not as good as I remembered.  To be fair, the episode was critically acclaimed upon its initial airing, and even won two Emmy Awards for its songs, but I wasn't sold as much this time around.  The songs are part of the issue, as they're a little too on the nose for me to enjoy lyrically; musically, they're bland Disney knockoffs (though Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor's vocal double certainly make the most of what they have).

Then there's the story, which shunts Xena and Gabrielle to an imaginary world with little explanation--and the one they ultimately give is not very satisfactory.  Throughout the story, Xena and Gabrielle are passive characters, carried from point to point with no other reasoning than the demands of the plot.



It's a shame, because this is a major turning point in season three's arc, the battle between the heroines and Dahak.  The reconciliation between Xena and Gabrielle deserves a better story, but the one it gets is a fairly flimsy affair, upon which it's mainly meant to hang the musical numbers.  Still, there's some impressive staging, enjoyable dancing (the highlight is a sultry tango between Lawless and the late Kevin Smith as Ares), and powerful musical performances from Lucy Lawless and Susan Wood, who dubbed Gabrielle's songs.

The puzzle with musical episodes is that they are big events (unless it's a show like Glee or Cop Rock), so there's a temptation to hinge key plot twists on them.  Yet they can be (and many are) usually fluffy, coasting on the surprise factor of its stars' musical talents (well, the ones who can sing) and the spectacle of its big setpieces.  And while Xena is an inherently campy show, this episode is particularly, well, lazy in its storytelling.


Still, the musical episode thrives.  There have been standouts: "Once More, with Feeling" is seminal at this point, and even shows like Oz and One Life to Live have tried it.

In fact, we may have too much of a good thing now with Glee, Smash, and the children of American Idol.

Very little of that may have happened if not for Xena.


WATCH HARRY POTTER AND THE TEN YEARS LATER: A Fan-Made Comedy About What Happens After Book Seven

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There's always going to be a part of me that will ache for more Harry Potter but I'm a realist, I know that JK Rowling has moved on and there's nothing I can do about it.

Which is why I've come to depend on the fans to re-imagine what Harry's life would be like after defeating the Dark Lord and what would happen to him once the boredom of reality has slipped in.

And, according to the wonderful people behind Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later web-series (Furious Molecules) that involves a lot of drinking, being down-sized and baby-making.

You know, boring adult stuff.

Watch the complete series below and re-connect with The Boy Who Lived Who Is Now A Man Who Wishes That Dark Wizards Would Come And Alleviate The Boredom Because This Whole Normal Life Bites .


Avengers Vs. X-Men Finale—The AvX Postgame Report

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Well, that’s that.

It’s all over now.  Avengers Vs. X-Men has concluded, seven months, thirteen issues and eleventeen million tie-ins later.

And the Marvel Universe is now a very different place.  For real, this time.

Whatchu talkin’ ‘bout?

That’s right.  This time, a Marvel event actually delivered on a promise of a lasting change to the status quo, the likes we haven’t seen since the days of Avengers: Disassembled and House of M all those years ago.

Now, be warned—spoilers are about to be coming at you with the quickness, so leave now if you haven’t read the conclusion. 

And if you haven’t read it and you’re still here, well then I don’t want to hear you crying about it being ruined.

Ya’ done been warned.



Warning: You’re about to be spoiled…
or become the Flash, I’m really not sure…
At the heart of the conflict between the Avengers and the X-Men was the long awaited return of the Phoenix Force.  It wasn’t really out of the ordinary for the Avengers to think the fiery bird monster known for consuming whole galaxies just might be a threat of some kind, but nor was it crazy for the X-Men to seize upon the notion of rebirth as a means to restoring the mutant gene.

Those respective points were at the core of Captain America and Cyclops, but talking quickly came off the table like my pants on Tuesday.

Or Wednesday.  Also Thursday.  And Fri…screw it, they come flying off every day.

“Uh, excuse me, may I be excused?  I just threw up a bit in my mouth.”

The Phoenix Force had come and it zeroed in on Hope Summers, the first mutant to be born after M Day but it was damaged by a weapon of Iron Man’s and then rejected by Hope leading it to fracture into five parts and inhabit Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magik, Colossus, and Namor, giving them all insane levels of power and powerful levels of insane.

The absolute power didn’t take long to corrupt absolutely and the Phoenix Five quickly set out to remake the world in their image, which naturally didn’t sit well with the Avengers or even a lot of their peers.

Luckily for the Avengers, one-fifth of the Phoenix Force was a lot easier to deal with than the entire thing, so they were able to take out Namor, and Spider-Man tricked Magik and Colossus into taking each off the board.

The problem was that as each person lost the Phoenix Force, the remaining group got their power split amongst them.

The same thing allegedly happens with the Jackson Five…

By the end, Cyclops became the Dark Phoenix and nearly ended reality, but not before killing his surrogate father, the X-Men’s founder, Professor Charles Xavier.

But all was not lost as Hope and Scarlet Witch, the mutant who started this ball rolling with her breakdown in Avengers: Disassembled and set Cyclops on his defensive path with her no more mutants wish, put aside their differences and, with a little help from Cyclops’ own subconscious, took down the Phoenix Force and, in doing so, brought the mutant gene back to reality.

In the end, Cyclops was defeated and made to be the fall guy and while the ending to the event definitely set up reasons why the Marvel NOW! Initiative is happening, with combination teams like the Uncanny Avengers, you can’t help but notice the flaw in how Cyclops came off when the dust settled.

OK…so THIS does look kinda bad.

Cyke made a lot of mistakes.  That cannot be debated.  But he never made his decisions lightly.  We never saw him cackling and twirling his mustache as the mad villain.  Even as late as the final two issues of the series, we saw him fighting against giving into the Phoenix, saw him begging them to kill him.  His people were facing mass extinction and he wanted to save them and you know what?  Mutants are back.

But in one of the most blatant examples of hypocrisy, we wind up with a denouement of Captain America treating him like Dr. Doom.  This is the same Cap who was part of the very same Avengers that started this mess in the first place by helping cause Scarlet Witch’s breakdown which led to House of M.  This is the same Cap who welcomed Wanda back with open arms after she killed millions, the same Cap whose own partner killed dozens.  Oh, Bucky wasn’t himself?  He was mind controlled?  Well fancy that, Cap!  What the hell do you think Cyclops’ issue was?!

Alas, Cap did take some of the blame himself but regardless of the weakness of a team that was truly the cause of most of the chaos that’s befallen the Marvel Universe this past decade coming out smelling like roses, Avengers Vs. X-Men did wrap things up nicely and put our heroes in a new place with changes that seem very much like they won’t be undone in a few months.

The Marvel NOW! Initiative is now, and this is where it all begins anew for the Avengers and the X-Men.

It’s heeeeerrrreeee…



I CAN HAZ A CATNIP IN MAH HEAD? Trippy Commercial For the Litter Genie Cashes In On An Internet Meme To Sell A Poop Receptacle

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I haven't taken drugs in a few years now but after watching the following commercial for the cat version of the Diaper Genie, I have to say I kinda miss them.

A lot.


Source: Coilhouse



Disney Proves Evolution

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Freedom of beliefs is a hallmark in our society, but not the freedom of facts.

Facts are, by their nature, proven statements, events, outcomes, etc. So, it’s hard to hear proclamations by so-called Disney Creationists that Walt created Mickey and Minnie in his own image.

The problem with this thinking is that it is naïve and myopic.

It fails to take into account historical eyewitnesses and, at times, disregards photographic proof as propaganda or, at times, conspiracy.

I understand their standpoint, though. I mean, the moment they allow themselves to accept that Mickey Mouse did, in fact, evolve, then it creates a shaky ground for their other beliefs.

Once they admit they were wrong, then what next?

Must they recognize that odds are slim that Donald Duck’s role on Noah’s Ark was embellished or, yes, a work of fiction?

Must they admit that Disney is not run by the Illuminati, who use Disneyland as a cover for child abduction?

A completely factual event is sullied by Donald Duck’s attempt to rewrite historical accuracy.

When discussing the evolution of Mickey Mouse, we must look past his animated form.

The animation and changes in appearance can be more attributed to the variety of artists using different skills.

However, Mickey Mouse in person, a living, breathing 5-foot mouse whose appearance changes over time, cannot be seen as anything other than nature at work.


When Disneyland opened in July of 1955 and broadcast live on ABC, millions of viewers experienced something new to television: a collective horror.

On this day, Mickey Mouse had been brought to life, to frolic with the guests and other characters in a kingdom that was to be his new home. An unfortunate side-effect of Mickey’s corporeal form was that he was spawned from the nightmares of the very children who once idolized him.

“Hi, kids. Wanna know how we got these scars? It’s a funny story…”
Mickey had already been seen by thousands of kids during Disney On Ice, but this was the first chance anyone had gotten to see him close-up. For this, no one was appreciative. It seemed that Mickey and Minnie both had been created with giant gashes about their faces, giving them an almost sinister look of having giant fangs.

Of course, the Disney apologists out there will say these disfiguring scars were “vents” which allowed the “actors inside” to breathe. Yeah, nice try, whackos. But no one is falling for it.

By 1956, plastic surgery had begun to make some amazing progress in terms of procedures and nowhere is this more evident than Mickey and Minnie. Once the scarred inspiration for Heath Ledger’s Joker, the mouse couple began to look more and more like something kids could approach without soiling themselves out of abject terror.

“Wait, come back! We need the screams of children for sustenance.”

Around 1960, evolution had given Mickey and Minnie more useful eyes and cheeks.

Gone were the days of the kidnapper smile and welcome were the cartoonish smiles that were friendly and warm. Their giant shoes were replaced with abnormally small feet that looked, I dunno, almost human. How these tiny concubine feet were able to balance such bulbous heads is in itself a mystery of gravity.

“Stop telling everyone I have little girl feet, Minnie. Besides, it’s all about how you use them, everyone knows that.”
Guests who visited in 1961 were treated to a new Mickey and Minnie.

The big shoes were back, but the characters’ heads had become huge! And had the ability to look deflated on hot days! Worst of all, kids who ran up to Mickey and asked for an autograph were disappointed to learn that neither of Mickey’s arms worked. They just hung there, useless, moveable only when the body was quickly turned letting momentum flap the arms back and forth. It seems both characters had suffered some intracranial elephantiasis that rendered their arms useless due to what can only be assumed was a constant state of semi-paralysis.

Truly they were experiencing their own very painful form of growing pains.

“Please, don’t ask to shake our hands or sign autographs or hug you or clap or point or lend a hand or carry your dreams.”
Along with the Vietnam War and the Nixon presidency, the 1970’s also saw the end of the most severe of the evolutionary process for Mickey. Finally, guests could visit once every few years and still recognize Mickey. As with any of us, our appearance takes on small changes as we age, but our basic skeletal and muscular makeup remains the same.
“Hey, Karen. It’s Mickey. Remember when you broke up with me because you said I’d never grow into my looks. Well, I hope you choke on what I’m about to tell you…”

It was during this tumultuous decade that Mickey Mouse grew into his body. No longer did his feet and head shrink and expand like a balloon squeezed in the center, then released.

Finally, Mickey was greeted by children with smiles, kids from all over the world who recognized him and yelled, “It’s Mickey!” instead of wondering, “Is that… is that Mickey? What happened to him?”

Evolution sometimes makes mistakes. Case in point: for years, the Three Little Pigs suffered from what doctors termed Camel Toe-Butt Stomachs.

I hope this has been illuminating for you Disney Creationists out there.

I know I won’t convince the most hardened among you, but I do hope more of you will be open to the evidence I’ve laid out. If you read this, but still cannot allow yourself to believe this is nothing but propaganda, then I cannot say anything more.

To you, the older pictures of Mickey were images of foreign knockoffs that violated copyright law. Then again, you people probably also believe there’s an actor inside a costume and that Mickey doesn’t actually live at Disneyland.

I pity you.

“If you wanna see your child again, just keep smiling and look natural, lady.”



NUN GONE BAD: Sister Steals Beer From Liquor Store And It's Caught On Tape...I Wonder How Many Our Fathers It Takes To Get Out of That One

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I'm sure being married to God is difficult what with having to live in poverty and never getting to have sex and stuff, but can the turmoil of a bad marriage lead to a life of petty crime?

The answer, I'm afraid, is yes, judging by how stealthy Sister Mary Sticky Fingers is in lifting a 40oz from a cooler.

I do appreciate her nonchalance about committing a crime though and how she tries to make up for her sin by looking as though she's only interested in a bottle of water... BEFORE STEALING A SECOND CAN OF BEER.

Confession is going to be a doozy this week.


Source: Geekologie


Bond....Not Bond

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You didn’t think I was done discussing James Bond, did you?

Didn’t think so.

As the four-year countdown to Skyfall dwindles, let’s take a moment to reflect on the many alternate faces of 007.

No, I’m not referring to the six men who have wielded Bond’s Walther PPK in the official movies—Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig—but, rather, the subliminal and not-so-subliminal instances when the man performing 007’s stunts is clearly not the marquee actor headlining the film.

The practice of a stand-in stunt person performing an actor’s dangerous action is a tradition as old as cinema itself, but the James Bond films have turned this editorial sleight-of-hand into a veritable parlor game.

The sport of spotting a stand-in risks demystifying any movie, but devout 007 fans take this all in stride. Ardent, eagle-eyed Bond fans playfully dub such fleeting moments as a “Not Bond” (or, specifying the actor, a “Not Sean,” a “Not Roger,” or a “Not Pierce,” etcetera).

The aim of the game is to count how many times you can spot 007’s stunt double.


With the recent release of the Bond 50 Blu-ray set, these precious moments are now even easier to spot in high definition.

Some instances are obvious, but are shot and edited in such a way that they are practically seamless, such as the ski jump in The Spy Who Loved Me...


… the Alpine chase in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service


…the aerial hijinks in Licence to Kill


…and the crane fight in Casino Royale.


Alas, some “Not Bond” bits are blatantly apparent, to the point of unintentional hilarity.

Cases in point:

From Dr. No


…from A View to a Kill


 …and from GoldenEye


As awkward as some of these “Not Bond” moments are, the most infamous example is on full display during the iconic gun barrel sequence at the start of Dr. No, From Russia with Love, and Goldfinger.

Trivia Tidbit: the first cinematic representation of James Bond is not, in fact, Sean Connery but is instead his significantly shorter stunt double Bob Simmons, as seen here:


Connery would eventually appear in his own gun barrel intro when the sequence was re-filmed in widescreen for Thunderball.


Judging from the insane action glimpsed in the trailers for Skyfall, we’re sure to add quite a few more “Not Daniel” bits to the catalogue.

All part of the fun of being a Bond Geek. 



Skyfall opens stateside November 8.

The line starts right behind me.


ALL YOUR GOALS ARE BELONG TO US: The Ohio State University Marching Band Puts On A Video Game-Inspired Half-Time Show

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Most of the time when people attend a football game they spend half-time going pee, getting something to eat, or basically ignoring whatever is happening on the field as it is usually boring.

But this time the half-time show delivered a performance that was pretty damn awesome if you happen to like video games.

To the Ohio State Marching Band, I salute you. You actually made watching a football game interesting.


Source: Geeks Are Sexy


KEEP WARM THIS FALL With A Spock Hoodie From Her Universe

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Fall is my favorite time of year because that's when I can break out my collection of hoodies and wear them around town looking all Rico Suave.

But this Spock hoodie from Her Universe is simply sublime as it comes with some Vulcan ears sewn right into the hood so I can look EXACTLY like Jolene Blalock (if she had been Spock and wasn't as good looking).

Now, I will say that the price for this piece of fine cotton fleece is kinda rough ($60) but I'm guessing not everyone is going to have one so if you want to stand out from the crowd, this jacket will surely do that.

Or, it will get you beaten up, either way it's going to cause a reaction.

Source: io9


Comic News: MARK WAID Takes On THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO!

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MARK WAID TO WRITE GREEN HORNET IN 2013!

WAID'S EISNER AND HARVEY AWARD WINNING DAREDEVIL ARTIST-PAOLO RIVERA- TO DRAW COVERS FOR THE SERIES!
 
Dynamite is proud to announce multiple Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer Mark Waid, will be relaunching the Green Hornet in 2013.  Mark Waid - is one of the premier writers in the comics industry, known for his critically acclaimed as well as commercial successful books including Kingdom Come, The Flash, Captain America, Daredevil, and Fantastic Four as well as the upcoming The Indestructible Hulk.  Green Hornet will also feature covers by Mark Waid's Eisner and Harvey Award winning Daredevil artist, Paolo Rivera!  Look for Green Hornet and Kato in 2013, from Dynamite Entertainment!

"It should come as little surprise that I have an affinity for all costumed crimefighters no matter if their adventures are 'period pieces' or not--heroism is heroism regardless of whatever year's on the calendar," says writer Mark Waid.  "With this Green Hornet project, which I've been percolating on for more than ten years, I'm able to meld my love of the Hornet's legacy with a little bit of Citizen Kane and a lot of Lawrence of Arabia to tell a story never before told--the dark years of the Hornet's later career and the one mistake he makes that nearly costs him everything."

"I wasn't very familiar with The Green Hornet growing up, but I always thought he looked sleek and stylish - I guess I had a soft spot for old-school heroes," says cover artist Paolo Rivera. "I later discovered that he was designed by H. J. Ward, my favorite painter of all time. The more I learned about Ward, the more I learned about Britt Reid and Kato, including Reid's familial ties to The Lone Ranger. I can't wait to render my interpretation of the green team. That, and I miss Mark Waid."

"Sometimes in life, things happen for a reason.  We've wanted to work with Mark nearly since Dynamite's inception. We first approached him about writing a Red Sonja mini-series, but Mark wasn't familiar with the character and passed.  Over the years we've approached Mark about various projects, but his schedule did not allow.  We've always wanted a strong writer to write the original Green Hornet, as Matt Wagner has done a fantastic job on Green Hornet: Year One.  And since Green Hornet: Year One, we hadn't found the right writer for a new series.  When Mark's schedule allowed for us to finally work together, I asked which character(s) he would like to write.  Right off the bat, he said the Green Hornet.  I said "Yes!".  It was perfect for everyone.  It took awhile, and I'm proud to say we're working with Mark Waid on a Green Hornet series, and it is worth the wait.  Sometimes in life, things happen for a reason." - Nick Barrucci, Dynamite Entertainment President




TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF LITTERING By Literally Tackling People Who Litter...It's A Tongue Twister That Might Actually Work

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The South Dublin County Council is extremely tired of people trashing their fair area with garbage and have released a PSA/Threat to their fine townspeople, if they continue with this kind of behavior then a giant trashcan monster will knock their pathetic asses to the ground.

And I think it's a wonderful idea.

I'm all for physical violence when it comes to chucking garbage onto the streets where I have to walk on a daily basis (I cannot tell you how much gum I have had to scrape off the bottoms of my shoes this past year alone) and if a person dressed as a trashcan happens to bust a few chops getting the point across, then so be it.

I once watched a guy throw a gallon milk jug full of pee out his car window while stopped at a red light and had to be physically restrained by my significant bother from leaving the car and punching the man in the face.

If a trashcan vigilante creature had been around back then, not only would I have rooted for him as he forced the pee chucker to drink his milk jug urine until he passed out, I would have helped him by repeatedly hitting the man in his gonads so his mouth would remain open from screaming.

Long live the Trashcan Monster!


Source: Laughing Squid



Smallville: Random, Awesome and WTF?! - S8E10: Bride

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The wedding of Chloe and Jimmy is here, so that means it’s time for some marital bliss. 

Well, at least it would be if this were any other show. 

But it’s Smallville and that means no one can have nice things and these nuptials are going to be interrupted by an alien being of unimaginable strength.

All right, who’s the dick that invited Doomsday?

The Random:
1. Chloe is simply stunning as the happy bride.  It’s too bad her happiness doesn’t even get to last as long as a Kardashian marriage.  For shame.

2. Ollie is really getting more unhinged, now isn’t he?  His quest for vengeance against Lex after discovering he might still be alive is making our little archer a bit batty.

3. Remember when Davis was just a random paramedic?  Yeah, that was before he started blacking out and transforming into Doomsday and killing things.  Now he’s the ultimate in wedding crashers.

This poor girl just cannot catch a damn break…

The Awesome:
1. The pre-wedding scenes with Jimmy and Chloe’s obvious love for one another and Lois’ realization that she and Clark have something between them, coupled with the whole video montage in the beginning, really add a lot to the episode and make what happens all the more heartfelt and tragic.  And I’m only partially talking about Lana returning for the wedding.

2. Lois just said, “You just have to make sure this part sticks up straight and then it slides right in.”  Now I’m pretty sure she was talking about the cufflinks, but I’d like to think there was something dirty there because that’s where my mind went.

3. Finally, after nine episodes of teases and the name being bandied about, we get our first glimpses of Davis as Doomsday and they really got the creepiness factor down as he’s just a total force of nature tearing his way through the wedding party, tossing Clark like a ragdoll, and kidnapping Chloe while Jimmy’s defense of his bride is as heroic as it gets.  And guess who got his hands on a bootleg copy of the tragedy?  Lex frikkin’ Luthor, that’s who.

This isn’t what the priest meant when she asked if anyone
had any objections to this union…

The WTF?!:
1. Green Arrow tracks Lex down to Cuba and thinks that he’s finally got a shot to kill him once and for all, but inadvertently kills a mannequin…and winds up tussling with Lana, who’s also tracking clues about Lex and ninjaing her way through it.  Luckily with less than three hours to go before the wedding, Ollie managed to get to Cuba, walk around and track “Lex,” fight Lana, and bring her back for the reception.  Queen Industries manufactures warp drives apparently.

2. Clark, you’re finally making the move on Lois and you’re centimeters from sealing the deal and what do you do?  You get distracted by Lana coming back like you’re a dog with a laser pointer.  You dumb bastard.  The girl left you like a deadbeat dad going out for smokes and you’re going to get all doe-eyed again?  Dude.  Come on.

3. Clark was knocked out pretty quick, partly due to Kryptonite, but he seriously couldn’t have used his superspeed to go after Doomsday?  This thing isn’t exactly stealthy.  It’s leaving a trail of destruction everywhere it goes and went right to the Fortress, the first frikkin’ place Clark should be checking given his conversation with Jor El last time out.

“Despite having spent most of my divorce settlement and embezzled funds,
and having absolutely zero marketable skills, I’m somehow still able to
gallivant around the world like Kane from Kung Fu…”



BAD LIP READING DOES THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

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I have been waiting with bated breath for the people from Bad Lip Reading to make some hilarious magic with last week's Presidential Debate and damn if they haven't surpassed my expectations.

(If you are unfamiliar with Bad Lip Reading click HERE and waste an entire day watching brilliance unfold before you)

You know, if the next debate was similar to this one, political gibber-gabber might not be filled with as much vitriol as it is.

That's all I'm saying.


Source: Neatorama


JOHN CARPENTER To Receive Career Achievement Award At SCREAMFEST LA!

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 SCREAMFEST PAYS TRIBUTE TO DIRECTOR JOHN CARPENTER WITH CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH

Q&A BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M. FOLLOWED BY SCREENING OF PRINCE OF DARKNESS AT LA LIVE REGAL CINEMAS

Director John Carpenter, the “Master of Horror” will be honored with a Career Achievement Award at the 12th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival on Saturday, October 20th, beginning at 7 p.m. with a Q&A, and followed by a screening of Carpenter’s 1987 film Prince of Darkness. The event, and all things Screamfest will take place at LA Live Regal Cinemas (1000 West Olympic Blvd., LA, CA).

Carpenter burst onto the horror scene in 1978 with the wildly popular Halloween, followed by such hits as The Fog, The Thing, Christine, Escape From New York, Prince of Darkness, Village of the Damned, and In the Mouth of Madness.

In Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness, a sinister secret has been kept in a basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church for many years. If revealed, it could mean the end of the world. Starring Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount and Jameson Parker.
Screamfest® kicks off its 12th annual festival on Friday, October 12 at 8:00 p.m. with the opening night horror The Collection, directed by Marcus Dunstan (writer of Saw IV, V, VI and Saw 3D: The Final Chapter). Screamfest®, the preeminent horror festival in the country, and what the LA Weekly calls “the best place to get a jump on tomorrow’s cult hits” presents the festival in Los Angeles on October 12 through October 21.


HOW TO MAKE A Pumpkin Beer Keg...Survivor Skills At Their Finest

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Like the bongs of my youth, I think that it's very important to be able to fashion a keg out of anything on hand. And seeing how pumpkins are literally being left in front of grocery stores unattended at night after they close, it's almost as if they want to be turned into vessels for frothy goodness.

The good news about this project is that if you are capable of stabbing a knife into the soft yielding flesh of a fruit, then you are perfectly able to make a pumpkin keg...and besides, wouldn't your friends rather come over for a "Make Your Own Keg" party rather than being forced to be creative on a pumpkin?

Here are the instructions (from Celebrations)


What You Need:

one large pumpkin
marker or pencil
carving kit
Plastic Spigot (aka tap)
lots of Sam Adams Octoberfest beer (or any other that you like, I prefer Strongbow Hard Cider)  

Directions:

Step 1: First, draw a ring around the top of your pumpkin. This will be your guide to carve the lid. Try to keep this pretty close to the top of the pumpkin so you optimize the hollowed out space that will hold the beer.

Step 2: Once that's done, carve it! If you're sans carving kit you can use a serrated knife. Whatever your tool of choice, poke it in at an angle and work your way around the ring.

Step 3: Pop the lid off once you've gone all the way around and clean out your pumpkin. Make sure you get all the seeds out and most of the pulp, but don't worry if some of that's left behind since it's responsible for flavoring the beer.

Step 4: Now, find the spot where you want to place your spigot. Using your pencil or marker, trace around the rim once you've decided upon the spot. Cutting the hole here will require a pretty fine serrated knife, so the carving kit proves really worthwhile at this point. Make the hole as clean cut as possible, then pop in your spigot. If your pumpkin is as thick as ours was you'll have to thin out the pumpkin's inner wall to fit the spigot properly. Don't be afraid to dig in - the pumpkin can take it.

Step 5: Once your spigot is secured, you're ready to go! Pour in your Sam Adam's Octoberfest (because that IS the official beer of fall as far as we're concerned) and pop the lid back on your pumpkin.

Step 6: Celebrate fall and all your hard work with a cold brew from your pumpkin keg!


TV News: TOM AND JERRY Return To Television To Battle Anew!

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The Epic Battle Between Cat and Mouse Rages On!

Frenemies Tom and Jerry Reignite their Never-Ending Rivalry for Cartoon Network

New Half-Hour Animated Comedy Series The Tom and Jerry Show Invigorates Classic Heritage Brand

One of the world’s most beloved cartoon duos returns to television in The Tom and Jerry Show, a fresh take on the classic frenemies coming soon to Cartoon Network. Comprised of two 11-minute shorts, each episode will feature Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse plotting against each other—with Tom’s determination matched only by Jerry’s own cleverness in evading capture. But this time the cartoon mayhem will not be limited to only Tom and Jerry’s traditional suburban setting. In The Tom and Jerry Show, the title characters’ nonstop game of cat and mouse will expand to also include more fantastic worlds, from a medieval castle to a mad scientist’s lab.

Preserving the look, core characters and sensibility of the original theatrical shorts, The Tom and Jerry Show shines a brightly colored, high-definition lens on a never-ending battle that has set the standard for cartoon rivalries. After all, with a setup as elementary as a determined cat chasing a resourceful and mischievous mouse, the possibilities (and laughs) are endless!

Sam Register (The Looney Tunes Show, MAD, Teen Titans) serves as executive producer on The Tom and Jerry Show. The series is being produced by Warner Bros. Animation in conjunction with producers Darrell Van Citters and Ashley Postlewaite at Renegade Animation.

“Tom and Jerry are two of the most iconic characters on the planet,” said Sam Register, executive vice president, creative affairs, Warner Bros. Animation. “While it’s important we honor their great legacy, we don’t want to keep them in the archives. We want to introduce them to a new generation of fans. As we have done with The Looney Tunes Show, The Tom and Jerry Show will bring Tom and Jerry into a contemporary environment and tell hilarious stories that kids and adults will love.”

Play us out, Tom...



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