Thinking of going to Comic Con next year? Well, the venue certainly is going to be right. Although not scheduled to open until the fall of 2007, Hard Rock Hotel San Diego has already been secured through Travel Planners Inc. to host the 2008 attendees of Comic-Con International. The hotel has arranged for 300 rooms […]
“Roll, roll, roll en zee hay.” For some reason, that’s one of my favorite quotes from the 1974 Mel Brooks film Young Frankenstein. Well this funny, funny film is now a musical. “The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein” will open for its World Premiere, pre-Broadway presentation, at The Paramount Theater in Seattle, Ore., on […]
August 2007 Aug. 1-15Artifacts of a Nether WorldArt & Objects by Dan ChessherHyaena GalleryBurbank, Calif.www.hyaenagallery.com Aug. 10-12Horrorfind WeekendMarriott Hunt Valley InnHunt Valley, Md.www.horrorfindweekend.com/state/maryland/august/ Aug. 11, 2007LA Myth: A group art showMeltdown ComicsLos Angeles, Calif.meltcomics.com or myspace.com/lamyth Aug. 24, 200723rd Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement AwardsThe Caltech AthenaeumPasadena, Calif.RSVP for reservations:(323) 466-3310 or (800) 624-6504 in […]
If you’re interested in going to Gothicfest 2007, tickets go on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, as well as ticketmaster.com, Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 10am. This is a 21 and over event. For more information, visit www.gothicfest.com or www.myspace.com/gothicfest. For more genre travel information, visi https://thegenretraveler.com.
Dario Argento, Italian film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his work in the horror film genre, will be the guest of honor at this year’s Rue Morgue Festival of Fear in Toronto, Canada. Held Aug. 24-26, this horror expo will also feature a suite of other special guests, including George Romero, Adrienne Barbeau […]
Anime Supercon is a convention for anime, animation, comic book and manga fans taking place Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, 2007, in Ft. Lauderdale. Fla. The show will include celebrity guests, artists, vendors, Q&A’s, parties, costume contests, giveaways, anime programming, manga, cosplay, workshops, panels, comic books, cosplay photoshoots and more. For more information visit www.animesupercon.com. […]
I just read a story about how the Moscow Circus will be performing at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk from July 8 to August 16, and it brought back memories. I got my Bachelor’s degree at U.C. Santa Cruz and lived in Santa Cruz for about 5 years. In fact, it was while I lived […]
Back by popular demand, the planetarium show at the Museum of Science, Boston, Far, Far Away: The Worlds of Star Wars, will be showing daily now through Oct. 29, 2007. This “lively, fun show” compares the fantasy planets of the Star Wars movies to the Earth and other real planets and moons in our solar […]
From now through July 15, you can see the creepy mirthful art of Nicolas Caesar & Spinestealer at the Hyaena Gallery in Burbank, Calif. This Saturday, July 7, is the Opening Receptions. This is what he gallery has to say about the artists: Nicolas Caesar is a self-taught artist hailing from Northern CA. Founder of […]
Ray Harryhausen will be signing copies of his book The Art of Ray Harryhausen on Monday, July 23 at Mystery & Imagination in Glendale, Calif. Harryhausen is the master special effects animator behind some of my favorite movies, including The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. He’s […]