Guillermo Del Toro joins guest list of Fangoria fest in NYC

Fangoria announced today that superstar director/producer/writer Guillermo Del Toro has joined the guest list headlining the upcoming Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors, which is slashing its way back into New York City on June 5 to 7, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Guillermo’s incredible work includes directing Hellboy I & II, Pan’s Labyrinth, Blade ….

21-Day Filmmaking Competition 2009

The 21-Day Filmmaking Competition gives teams of filmmakers and animators from around the globe, the chance to make short films and animations (up to 10 minutes long) in just 21 days, and provides a guaranteed theatrical screening at the Project Twenty1 Film Festival, and worldwide promotion after the festival ends. For 2009, the competition begins ….

WIN one of five copies of the romantic comedy Baby On Board on Blu-ray

On June 9th, 2009, National Entertainment Media will release the comedy Baby On Board, on Blu-ray and DVD. In celebration of the release, FilmFetish.com is exclusively getting five copies of the Blu-ray (that’s right…Blu-ray) version to give away to readers. In order to be entered in the random drawing for a FREE copy of Baby ….

Win concert tickets, manga books, collectible figures and more during Super Para Natural Manga Day

Organizers of the upcoming New York Anime Festival are sponsoring an event called Super Para Natural Manga Day at New York City’s Kinokuniya Bookstore. This Sunday, May 17th at Kinokuniya Bookstore – located at 1073 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan – the New York Anime Festival will present a day of events celebrating the ….

Star Trek shatters virtually every IMAX box office record

IMAX and Paramount Pictures announced yesterday that Star Trek: The IMAX Experience, directed by J.J. Abrams (Mission: Impossible III, Lost, Alias), shattered virtually every opening weekend IMAX box office record, posting $8.5 million from 138 IMAX theatres domestically. The limited IMAX run registered a per screen average of approximately $62,000 for the weekend, marking the ….

Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors New York moves to Javits Center for 30th Anniversary event

Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors returns to the New York area for its 30th Anniversary, the weekend of June 5-7, 2009. After years of holding the events at regional hotels in Northern New Jersey, Fangoria is returning to the heart of Manhattan, with all events being held at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The guest line-up ….

Free retail exclusives available with Star Trek purchase starting today

As Star Trek takes its place among the great sci-fi films, Paramount Home Entertainment has released the Original Motion Picture Collection and Trilogy on Blu-ray and DVD today. They have also released the The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series, along with The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD.