Kick Ass mustang at Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim

Greeting us as we entered the exhibit floor was the mustang from Kick Ass. The car looks awesome and we could only wish that we could take it for a spin.

Be sure to check out Kick Ass in theaters now and watch the bad guys get their assess handed to them by some regular people who decide that being a superhero is more about kicking ass than anything else.

Bill Moseley at Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim

Actor who starred in Rob Zombie's "Haunted World of El Superbeasto", "Devil's Rejects", "House of 1000 Corpses" and "Halloween". He also played Johnnie in 1990 remake of "Night of the Living Dead".

He is currently filming "Night of the Living Dead: Origins". We are looking forward to this film... zombies in 3D.

Bill became famous after his role in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" as Chop Top.

Back to the Future car at Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim

Back to the Future was a fun time travel movie that spawned 2 sequels and has legions of fans worldwide. Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and this famous DeLorean, "Back to the Future" is still popular and is remembered fondly by most people who have seen it.



The presenters if the car offered photos of you sitting in the car for $20.

William Shatner at Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim

William Shatner made a special appearance and if you were lucky enough to be in the limited line, you could pay for an autograph and a pic with "Captain Kirk". Mr Shatner arrived with a security detail and took his seat next to Brent Spiner (Data).

We took this shot from a distance because security had the area closed off to ensure that the people in line were able to get their signature and photo quickly and efficiently. Hats off to the crew for handling this event smoothly.

We spoke to a few people who had stood in the line and they were happy with the experience, although some complained about the $75 fee. (most of the other celebrities only charged $20-$30). Some fans brought their own collectibles to get signed while others purchased stock photos and got them signed.

Mad Max car at Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim

Mad Max was released back in 1979 and starred Mel Gibson. This post-apocalyptic film takes a look at society breaking down and the ensuing chaos. That chaos included several car chases, featuring this Ford Falcon Interceptor.

It was pretty cool to see the car and brought back fond memories of our first experience with Mad Max, one of the films responsible for the expanding the post-apocalyptic genre.

Too bad test drives weren't available.

Verne Troyer at Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim

Internationally famous actor and stunt man, probably best known as "Mini Me" in the Austin Powers series. He also starred in Men In Black, The Love Guru and most recently, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Verne's stunt work includes Volcano (starring Tommy Lee Jones) and Rocketman among others.

Verne was a pleasure to talk to as always as we briefly discussed his love of video games.

Adrianne Curry at Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim

Adrianne Curry, former Playboy model, winner of the first run of "America's Next Top Model", movie star, rendered and used in a Nvidia GeForce 8 demo in 2006 and self confessed Star Wars fan, was at Wizard World's Comic Con 2010 in Anaheim. Even better, she was dressed a Leeloo from Fifth Element.



Adrianne's movie credits:

Fallen Angels (2006) as Shell
Light Years Away (2007) as Alexis Best
Jack Rio (2008) as Lisa

The next Wizard World Comic Con is in Philadelphia, June 11-13. Adrianne will be there, no word on her outfit yet though.

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Wizard World Adds Horror Pavilion To Comic Con Tour, Set To Debut At Anaheim!

NEW YORK and ANAHEIM, Calif., March 11, 2010 - Blood! Knives! Hockey Masks! Ominous Music! Horror fans, get ready for a celebration of all things gory and grisly as Comic Con debuts its year-long Horror Pavilion at the Anaheim Comic Con, April 16-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The Horror Pavilion will feature an area dedicated to writers, artists, musicians, and actors the genre fans crave. From the classic to the contemporary, from the independent to corporate & major studios, the Horror Pavilion encompasses comics, video games, music, novels, and much more.

The Horror Pavilion has been created in conjunction with Michael J. Hein, filmmaker and director of the NYC Horror Film Festival, and Joseph B. Mauceri, executive editor of FEARSmag.com and programming director for the NYC Horror Film Festival.

"I'm totally blown away that Wizard is giving us the opportunity to partner with them so we can reach out to more filmmakers and bring their films to an even bigger audience," said Mauceri. Hein added, "Between Joe and me, we personally know or have worked with the majority of the people currently working within the genre. Plus, I know past festival attendees will agree that we know how to put on a killer event!"

Anaheim Comic Con brings together fans of comics, toys, collectibles and offers a chance to see actors, writers, artists and the best each industry has to offer.

Anaheim Comic Con runs from April 16-18, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center. This major pop-culture convention brings together fans of comics, toys, collectibles and offers a chance to see actors, writers, artists that each industry has to offer.

�Acting in the Digital Age� Apr 22, featuring Avatar actors and crew

Actors to Take the Digital Stage at Academy Event

Beverly Hills, CA � Actors Peter Badalamenti, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Andy Serkis and Wes Studi will join several crew members from the Oscar�-winning films �The Curious Case of Benjamin Button� (2008) and �Avatar� (2009) in exploring the revolutionary developments in digital technology and its impact on acting at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences� presentation of �Acting in the Digital Age� on Thursday, April 22, at 8 p.m. at the Academy�s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Hosted by Short Films and Feature Animation Branch governor Bill Kroyer, the program will feature actors Badalamenti (�The Curious Case of Benjamin Button�), Moore (�Avatar�), Pounder (�Avatar�), Serkis (�King Kong� and �The Lord of the Rings� trilogies) and Studi (�Avatar�); producer Jon Landau (�Avatar�); animation supervisor Richard Baneham (�Avatar�); character supervisor Steve Preeg (�The Curious Case of Benjamin Button�); stunt coordinator Garrett Warren (�Avatar�); and Paul Debevec, co-creator of Light Stage, a digital reflectance capture and rendering system that earned an Academy Scientific and Technical Award in 2009.

Presented by the Academy�s Science and Technology Council, the evening will use examples from �The Curious Case of Benjamin Button� and �Avatar� to illustrate innovations in performance-capture technology, digital doubles, digital makeup, photorealism and image manipulation are affecting actors. Film clips and behind-the-scenes footage of the actors will be presented.

Kroyer received an Academy Award� nomination for his 1988 short film �Technological Threat,� which pioneered the technique of combining hand-drawn and computer animation. He directed the animated feature film �FernGully: The Last Rainforest� (1992), was senior animation director at Rhythm & Hues Studios in Los Angeles, and is director of digital arts at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University.

Tickets for �Acting in the Digital Age� are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets are available for purchase by mail, at the Academy box office (8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or online at www.oscars.org. Doors open one hour prior to the event. All seating is unreserved.

The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at the 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For more information call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org.

Review: Kingdom of the Spiders (William Shatner)

Rating: 7/10

Picture "Night of the Living Dead" with spiders instead of zombies. To add to the horror, William (dramatic pause) Shatner is the leading hero. He still gets the girls, even without the captain outfit.

Mr Shatner plays Rack Hansen, an animal vet who teams up with Diane Ashley (Tiffany Bolling), an entomologist, to try to stop an army of spiders who have run out of food due to our overuse of pesticides. The spiders have discovered that we are easy food. Hunting cooperatively, thousands and thousands of spiders ravish a small Arizona town.

This cult classic has been brought back to life as a special edition with (gasp) bonus material. This includes an interview with William Shatner, a featurette, audio commentary by the director, behind the scenes footage and the original theatrical trailer.

As if the campy feeling of the movie wasn't MSTK fodder enough, during the Shatner interview, he proudly boasts that he did not use "stunt spiders", they were real.

Definitely not a "scary" movie, unless you're arachnophobic, but sometimes the cheesey, campy horror movies are more fun to watch and this one is right up there with the best of it's kind.

Resident Evil: Afterlife, coming Sept 10, 2010

In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.



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AC/DC: IRON MAN 2 Collector's Edition Give-Away

ANAHEIM COMIC CON news:

AC/DC: IRON MAN 2 COLLECTOR'S EDITION GIVE-AWAY!

Stop by the Wizard Booth during Anaheim Comic Con (April 16-18, 2010) and fill out the flyer for your chance to win this awesome prize!

Daily winners will receive:

The AC/DC Iron Man 2 Collector's Edition Album
- Features 15 classic AC/DC tracks and fan favorites plus 50 minute bonus DVD including the new video for �Shoot to Thrill� featuring Iron Man 2 footage
- Includes an exclusive, limited edition reprint of �The Invincible Iron Man� Vol. 1, #1(1968) comic book with a custom AC/DC variant cover by John Romita,Jr. and back cover cartoon by Angus Young
- Packaged in an oversized hardcover book with 32 pages of AC/DC and Iron Man 2 photos plus a fold-out AC/DC poster and stickers

Drawings will take place at 7pm on Friday, 5pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday.

DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO ROCK!!!

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NYC Horror Film Fest to Join Wizard World Comic Con Tour

NEW YORK and ANAHEIM, Calif., March 15, 2010 - From Frankenstein to Halloween to Saw, horror films have been a staple for moviegoers for generations. Now, fans attending Wizard Comic Con events in 2010, beginning next month in Anaheim, Calif., can take part in The NYC Horror Film Festival's Killer Short Sudden Death Competition, in which short filmmakers will have their work viewed by a live audience and voted into the NYC Horror Film Festival program later this year. Comic Con audiences will have the opportunity to select one winner at each of six 2010 Wizard Conventions - Anaheim (April 16-18), Philadelphia (June 11-13), Chicago (August 19-22), Philadelphia (June 11-13), New England (Oct. 1-3), Big Apple (October 7-10) and New Jersey (Oct. 15-17) - that will become part of the 2010 NYC Horror Film NYC Festival program later this year.

The competition is part of the Horror Pavilion, to be featured at Comic Con shows beginning at Anaheim. Aspiring filmmakers are invited to submit their work for consideration at each show.

"The addition of the Film Competition to the Wizard Comic Con series gives attendees who love horror an early look at some new works from talented filmmakers, and the chance to choose which they like best," said Gareb Shamus, Wizard Entertainment CEO. "We are always trying to bring unique programming to our Comic Con tour,."

NYC Horror Film Festival's Killer Short Sudden Death Competition is the ultimate horror and sci-fi short film series where the audience selects the winners. The brain child of Joe Mauceri and Michael J. Hein, festival director of the NYC Horror Film Festival, The Killer Short Sudden Death Competition was first held at the Monster Mania convention, August 2009. The audience winner was a short from the Dublin-based company First Quarter Films, Wheels of Death, directed by Edward & Rob Kennedy.

In six major cities, the competition offers filmmakers a unique opportunity to have their short films screened and voted on by hundreds of fans, and a chance to win a coveted programming slot at the 2010 NYC Horror Film Festival's Killer Short Sudden Death Competition. Submissions will be accepted on the following schedule:

Anaheim Comic Con. April 16-18, 2010:
Via the mail beginning February 15, 2010 and post marked no later than April 5, 2010
On site beginning April 16, 2010, until 2:00 pm Saturday, April 17, 2010.

Philadelphia Comic Con. June 11-13, 2010:
Via the mail beginning April 9, 2010 and post marked no later than May 28, 2010
On site beginning June 11, 2010, until 2:00 pm Saturday, June 12, 2010.

Chicago Comic Con Aug. 19-22, 2010:
Via the mail beginning June 14, 2010, and post marked no later than Aug. 2, 2010
On site beginning Aug. 19, 2010, until 2:00 pm Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010.

New England Comic Con Oct. 1-3, 2010:
Via the mail beginning Aug. 30, 2010, and post marked no later than Sept. 24, 2010
On site beginning Oct. 1, 2010, until 2:00 pm Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010

Big Apple Comic Con October 7-10, 2010:
Via the mail beginning August 4, 2010, and post marked no later than Sept. 29, 2010
On site beginning Oct. 7, 2010, until 2:00 pm Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010.

New Jersey Comic Con October 15-17, 2010:
Via the mail beginning August 11, 2010, and post marked no later than Oct. 06, 2010
On site beginning Oct. 15, 2010, until 2:00 pm Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010.

For information on submitting to the Killer Short Sudden Death Competition, please contact Michael J. Hein at (201) 666-6729 or NYCHorrorFest@aol.com, or Joseph B. Mauceri at (917) 604-4878 or jmauceri@fearsmag.com.

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Behind The Scenes look at AFTERPARTY MASSACRE Part 1

Sex/Horror and Fucking Death Metal

a Severn/Bates Film Production!!!

Music by: Ibex Moon Records

Check out behind the scenes footage from the filming of Afterparty Massacre:



About the movie:

Giving a new twist to horror, the Afterparty Massacre, brings metal, blood and gore back to the screen! Written by Kristoff (Horrormerch.com/Spookygirls.com) and Kyle Severn (Incantation, Acheron, and other various band projects), Afterparty Massacre is one killer party with mind-blowing amounts of blood, metal and flesh!

Afterparty Massacre centers around live performances by Incantation and Soulless. During the show they encounter a mysterious female fan, that has a run in with an ex-boyfriend who gets a little rough with her. During this altercation she has flashbacks of a dark past and transforming into a bloodthirsty killer on a mission to kill anyone and everyone in her way until no one is left. "She loves waiting for the perfect moment to attack her victims. Her bloodlust can not be contained and within the final scenes she unleashes her wrath on the band as well as the crowd until no one is left standing!" Kristoff mentions.

Plus, the soundtrack itself is a major part of this production including bands such as: 16volt, Acheron, Asphyx, Cardiac Arrest, Crucifier, Cyanotic, Defcon, Denial Fiend, Divine Eve, Estuary, Everything Goes Cold, Fatalist, Funerus, Goreaphobia, Gravehill, Keratoma, Lifeless, Luxury Pushers, Master, Pentacle, Ventana and many more! Incantation will be performing new exclusive songs within the movie. While Denial Fiend, Goreaphobia, Ventana and a few other bands will have unreleased exclusive tracks for this feature as well. "The music is just as important to this movie as the blood and gore." Kyle mentions. "The music itself really makes the scenes, it really completes the soundscape for a total massacre. We plan on releasing a CD of the bands featured in the movie via Ibex Moon around the time of the release of the film as well."

Along with the overdose on blood, metal, and booze comes the sideshow aspect as well. "We've 'hooked up' with a suspension crew and we're bringing in a few friends of ours to do up some piercing and suspension performances as well." adds Kristoff. "We wanted to bring in these dangerous aspects within this subcultre that don't always get the most attention. We'll have guys suspended by meathooks flying through the air, guys with split tounges, all sorts of different body modifications and performance piercings everywhere! Having this dangerous attraction will be a great addition to this movie for sure, and the best part is that IT IS a real event that we are filming!"

The film is to be shot between February-March 2010, with a tentative summer release date in open markets. "With Incantation playing the Maryland Deathfest, we figured this would be the absolute best time for the release. Tons of black/death metal and lots of blood, it's an ideal release date for this movie!" mentions Kyle in regards to the release of the film.

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