Category: Events
First-ever virtual Funimation Con launching this July
Anime content provider Funimation has officially unveiled plans for FunimationCon, its first-ever virtual con celebrating the anime community, set to take place on July 3-4, 2020. The free, two-day virtual festival brings the spirit of the con experience into the homes of anime fans with panels, cosplay meetups, forums and more activities. “FunimationCon is a …
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A Texas movie theater shut down for Coronavirus has reopened as a reimagined drive-in
Who says ingenuity in America is dead? Forbes reports that Texas-based theater chain owner EVO Entertainment debuted its drive-in concept at the company’s multiplex in Schertz, Texas, giving movie fans an outlet to watch recent film releases. According to the report, the first weekend was a smashing success, with every show of the freshman offering …
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SXSW cancels 2020 edition amid Coronavirus outbreak
Financial news outlet CNBC has just reported that the popular Austin, Texas multimedia conference South by Southwest (SXSW), has been cancelled due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. A visit to the event’s website indeed confirms that the City of Austin has pushed organizers to cancel SXSW. The annual tech, film and music festival …
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Visionary anime Tokyo Godfathers select U.S. revival screenings to include new restoration
On Friday, March 13, GKIDS will unveil a brand new restoration of director Satoshi Kon’s critically-acclaimed animated feature, Tokyo Godfathers, at the Metrograph Theater in New York City and the Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles. The screenings will feature a new English-language dub produced by GKIDS and NYAV Post with the voices of Jon …
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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces opening day during 92nd Oscars Ceremony
As part of last night’s 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, actor Tom Hanks announced to the audience in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and to broadcast viewers around the world, that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will open to the public on Monday, December 14th, 2020. Hanks made the announcement in his capacity as …
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Arclight Cinemas and Slamdance launch Emergence screening series
The organization behind the Slamdance Film Festival and ArcLight Cinemas have announced the launch of Emergence, a four day festival of screenings, workshops, panels and happy hours dedicated to the discovery of new filmmakers. Emergence will take place from March 26-29, 2020 at the ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood. The festival’s lineup will be announced in late …
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SPAWN creator Todd McFarlane to host free signing & comic giveaway event celebrating record-breaking run
Recently Todd McFarlane’s SPAWN made history by becoming the Guinness World Record holder for the “Longest-Running Creator-Owned Superhero Comic Book Series.” To celebrate this milestone, McFarlane and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Chandler, Arizona are throwing a colossal SPAWN Party. Fans are invited to join in on the celebration with the creator of SPAWN himself on …
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1980’s video store Vidiots to relaunch with screening and entertainment center attached
Iconic L.A. video store-turned-film nonprofit Vidiots, will relaunch in Fall of 2020 as an expanded entertainment, social, and community space at its new home, the historic Eagle Theatre in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood. Restoring the 90-year-old, 200-seat Eagle Theatre to its original purpose as an independent theater with state-of-the-art sound and projection (35mm and …
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AnimeNext returns to the Jersey Shore this weekend. Here’s the panel schedule for 2018!
Independent anime, manga and Japanese pop culture convention AnimeNext is making its way back to the Atlantic City Convention Center in “The World’s Famous Playground,” bringing with it a litany of anime, manga, music and voice talents, along with enough cosplayers to fill the city’s 4 mile boardwalk. Inaugurated in 2002, AnimeNext has been in …
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ONE Musicfest announces 2018 lineup
Music and arts festival ONE Musicfest has announced the lineup for its 2018 festival. Now a two-day experience taking place Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9 at Central Park in Atlanta, GA, ONE Musicfest will feature Nas, Cardi B, Miguel, T.I., Jeezy, Big Sean, Kelis, Brandy, August Greene, Big KRIT, George Clinton & Parliament …
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Image and Skybound announce The Walking Dead Day to celebrate Robert Kirkman’s long-running cult favorite comic series
Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment have announced that October 13, 2018 will mark the first-ever “The Walking Dead Day.” The day is being described by the company as an all-day, global event commemorating the long-running survival comic created by Robert Kirkman. The companies also revealed the first of they say will be many collectible “The …
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UK trailer launched for Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami documentary
Grace Jones and Friends Live, a one night only event on October 25, promises to be a thrilling and enlightening evening with the inimitable icon. The music icon will discuss her life and work with some of her closest collaborators, from the worlds of music, fashion, art and film, following an exclusive preview of Sophie …
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind returning to theaters for 40th Anniversary
Sony Pictures will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s classic sci-fi epic Close Encounters of the Third Kind by re-releasing the film in theaters on September 1st, 2017, remastered in 4K. After an encounter with U.F.O.s, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about …
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ESPN2 and College Ave Student Loans giving hoops fans in college a chance at a 50K scholarship with academic competition Bracket Genius
College Ave Student Loans is teaming up with Intersport and ESPN for Bracket Genius, a quiz show that features bracket-style academic competition and offers college students the chance to share the Bracket Genius championship prize of $100,000. This March, fans will see their favorite colleges face off not only on the court but also in …
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