fan conventions

Filmmaker Gareth Edwards goes behind the scenes of sci-fi thriller Monsters at New York Comic-Con 2010

Gareth Edwards, writer/director of the critically acclaimed Monsters, explains the process of making a sci-fi film on a small budget and his use of visual effects in Monsters. He breaks down some key scenes in the film and explain the effects he created step by step. Monsters is currently available on Video-On-Demand, iTunes, Xbox Live, ….

Ben 10 takes over New York Comic-Con 2010 and gives fans a chance to WIN a Ben 10 Ultimate Prize Pack

Cartoon Network celebrates a landmark day for Ben 10, online, on-air, with the fans and at stores, with a special multi-platform promotion culminating on October 10, 2010, otherwise known as 10-10-10. Ben 10 has been one of Cartoon Network’s most successful original series since first premiering on the network in January 2006. The franchise has ….

Aliens invade New York Comic-Con 2010 to celebrate groundbreaking home video release

One of the most horrific films in the history of cinema is now even more in your face. Fans with the stomach to handle the experience will have the opportunity to board the Nostromo and enter the hibernation chamber of the doomed intergalactic crew in celebration of the upcoming Alien Anthology Blu-ray release. The fully ….

Cover for Black Dynamite comic revealed and New York Comic-Con Adult Swim screening details

Black Dynamite returns to the Big Apple this weekend during New York Comic-Con. The Black Dynamite Panel and Screening will take place on Saturday, October 9th, beginning at 8:00 PM. The panel attendees include director Scott Sanders, editor Adrian Younge and Andre Torres (Wax Poetics). The screening will include sneak peek clips from the upcoming ….

Bruce Campbell, Clive Barker and True Blood stars descend on Weekend of Horrors

The Weekend of Horrors returns to its old haunt, The Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, on October 15-17, 2010. The weekend will feature 25 iconic guests including Cult Cinema Icons Bruce Campbell and Clive Barker, along with stars from True Blood (Jim Parrack and Kristin Bauer), The Boondock Saints’ Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David ….

Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood and sci-fi show Falling Skies cast to invade New York Comic-Con 2010

Just found some additional New York Comic-Con 2010 news. MediumAtLarge revealed that Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood and writer Mark Verheiden, from TNT’s upcoming sci-fi series Falling Skies, will be at New York Comic-Con on Saturday from 4-5 PM, signing autographs at the Dark Horse Booth. In Falling Skies, which premieres in 2011, Wyle plays Tom ….

Annual TromaDance AFM Panel to preview fest and discuss state of indie filmmaking

TromaDance founder Lloyd Kaufman announced that the annual American Film Market’s TromaDance Press Conference will take place this year on November 4, 2010, at 3 pm in the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel Press Room. Now in its 12th year, the TromaDance Film Festival is considered a beacon for truly independent cinema. Each year, the ….

Clive Barker joins guest list for Weekend Of Horrors 2

Artist, writer and filmmaker Clive Barker – creator of Candyman, Hellraiser, Nightbreed and countless others – has joined the list of celebrities attending Creation Entertainment’s Weekend Of Horrors II, coming to the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel in Burbank, California. Barker joins a cavalcade of horror and cult film icons, including Bruce Campbell, Sid Haig, Jeffrey ….

Details and preview images from The Art Of District 9: Weta Workshop

WETA Workshop was nice enough to forward us some images from the upcoming book The Art Of District 9: Weta Workshop, which tells the story of, and brilliantly illustrates, the conceptual design process of the Oscar-nominated sci-fi thriller District 9, one of the most successful films of 2009. Written and directed by Neill Blomkamp and ….

Six Million Dollar Man making first convention appearance in more than 30 years at Big Apple Con

Lee Majors (Steve Austin from The Six Million Dollar Man), along with Battlestar Galactica’s Mary McDonnell, “Batman” Adam West, “Robin” Burt Ward, and the Brady Bunch kids, are among the headliners for Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con, taking place from October 1-3, 2010 at Manhattan’s Penn Plaza Pavilion. According to Wizard World, promoters of ….

Sci-fi adventure film Quantum Quest to premiere at Dragon-Con

Quantum Quest, a new 3D animated action adventure film that interweaves animated sequences with stunning, actual space imagery captured from seven ongoing NASA space missions, will hold its world premiere this Saturday, September 4th, during Dragon-Con, the “largest multimedia, pop culture convention focused on sci-fic, fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music and film, in the ….

British International Comic Show attendees have opportunity to appear in feature film

Looks like Dare Productions and Reels In Motion are taking their cues from this year’s San Diego Comic, and setting up production of their next feature during a major comic convention. The companies have invited comic book and movie fans to be part of their latest feature film, titled Pulp. Pulp is a comedy feature ….