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October 23, 2006 - November 17, 2006

News for Nov. 17, 2006

Sideshow Update

11/17/06, 1:40 pm EST - Xoanon

Be sure to check out our weekly Sideshow Collectibles update! Each week we provide an update on your favorite Sideshow goodies, from busts to premium figures and more! Take a look! [More]

News for Nov. 13, 2006

DVD Tuesday: Kong EE, The Da Vinci Code & More!

11/13/06, 4:02 pm EST - Xoanon

A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! First up and not to be forgotten we have the King Kong: Extended Edition out tomorrow, plus the HD DVD version to boot! Check out some TV goodies like the '3rd Rock - S6', 'Adventures of Superman - S5 & S6' & 'The Best Of The Electric Company - V2'. Some great animation out today as well, 'Gummi Bears - S1-3:', 'The Dick Tracy Show - The Complete Animated Crime Series' & 'The Original Television Christmas Classics'. Other notables include 'Who Killed the Electric Car?', 'Looney Tunes - Spotlight Collection - V4' & 'Green Mile, The - (Two-Disc Special Edition)'. Personally I'm interested in 'The Da Vinci Code (Collectors Set)', 'Family Guy, Vol. 4' & Quantum Leap - S5'! Check out the whole list here! [More]

Weta evolves into global giant

11/13/06, 3:44 pm EST - Xoanon

Evolution takes strange turns on islands. Sheltered from competition from established mainland creatures, species can grow freakishly large. New Zealand, for example, evolved the giant flightless moa and the world's largest eagle. Perhaps the same process accounts for the growth of New Zealand's vfx giant, Weta Digital. Less than a decade ago, Weta was a midsize vfx operation of some 120 people, mostly working for a local filmmaker. But that filmmaker was Peter Jackson, and when he went on to become the creative force behind four huge visual effects blockbusters, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "King Kong," Weta grew into one of the world's most successful visual effects shops, with more than 400 staffers. One hint of Weta's stature is the launch of the AnimfxNZ symposium. It's the only such event in the Asia-Pacific area with a partnership from the Visual Effects Society. Now that Jackson seems to be taking a pause from tentpoles, can Weta survive competition with the rest of the world? [More]

News for Nov. 10, 2006

Sideshow Updates

11/10/06, 4:17 pm EST - Xoanon

From Sideshow: Our Sideshow Exclusive Aragorn as Strider 12-inch figure has been basking for too long in the glow of positive reviews, and it's time that he starts making his way to the homes of some lucky Wait List members!

Be sure to check out the Aragorn as Strider 12-inch figure as well as the Frodo Baggins Premium Format figure, Legolas Greenleaf Ex. 12-inch figure and more in our SHOP section! [More]

News for Nov. 06, 2006

DVD Tuesday: Cars, Carson, Who!

11/06/06, 10:52 am EST - Xoanon

A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV goodies like the 'The Best of Carson, Volume 1', 'Beverly Hills, 90210 - S1' & 'Doctor Who - S1 V1 & V2'. Some great animation out today as well, 'The Transformers - The Movie' & 'Harvey Toons - The Complete Collection'. The big release of the week is Disney/Pixar's 'Cars', but also be on the lookout for some great box-sets like 'West Wing - The Complete Series Collection', 'Men Behaving Badly - Complete Collection', 'Mash: Martinis & Medicine Collection', 'James Bond Ultimate Collection - Vol. 1 & 2'. Personally I'm interested in 'Doctor Who: Mark of the Rani' & 'Hand of Fear'! Check out the whole list here! [More]

News for Nov. 05, 2006

Happy Birthday Tilda Swinton!

11/05/06, 9:52 am EST - Xoanon


Today is Tilda Swinton's birthday! Katherine Matilda Swinton was born on November 5th, 1960 in London, England. That makes her 46 today, Happy Birthday Tilda!

News for Oct. 30, 2006

DVD Tuesday: Mission Impossible III, C.S.I. Miami & More!

10/30/06, 12:15 pm EST - Xoanon

A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! You can actually pick up some DVDs today in most stores, it is Mission: Monday with 'Mission: Impossible II' out on DVD, as well as a collector three pack. A 'Baywatch Collection' is also available today. Check out some other TV goodies like the 'Benny Hill Collection', 'C.S.I. Miami - S4' & 'Ghost Whisperer - S1'. Some great animation out today as well, 'Ghost in the Shell SAC Complete 1st Season Box Set' & 'Speed Racer 5'. Some Blu-Ray & HD DVD offerings include; 'Mission Impossible 3', 'Excalibur' & 'Under Siege'. Personally I'm interested in 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawntreader' & 'The Kids in the Hall Megaset'! Check out the whole list here! [More]

News for Oct. 23, 2006

Jim Broadbent: the role of his life

10/23/06, 10:34 pm EST - Xoanon

Jim Broadbent is playing the campaigning peer who forgave the Moors murderers. James Rampton reports from the set of 'Longford'. Lord Longford thought that his epitaph should be "the outcast's outcast". And by the end of his long and controversial life, he had certainly attained that goal. For, try as he might, the crusading, yet unworldly, politician just couldn't keep out of the headlines. In 1971, the eccentric former cabinet minister published a report on the pornography industry. Having toured many of the country's seedier sex clubs for the purposes of research, he was given the derisive tabloid sobriquet of "Lord Porn". [More]

DVD Tuesday: Nacho Libre, Monster House & More!

10/23/06, 2:54 pm EST - Xoanon

A ton of interesting new films are out on DVD this week. Take an early look on our 'DVD Tuesday' feature...every Monday! Check out some TV goodies like 'Addams Family - Volume 1', 'Bewitched - S4' & 'Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies'. Some great animation out today as well, 'Batman Beyond - S2', 'Beavis and Butt-Head - The Mike Judge Collection' & 'Justice League Unlimited - S1'. Some Blu-Ray & HD DVD offerings include; '12 Monkeys', 'Italian Job', 'Monster House' & 'Out of Sight'. Personally I'm interested in 'Reservoir Dogs 15th Anniversary Edition', 'SCTV: Best Of The Early Years', 'Sesame Street - Old School' & 'Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet' (Best title...EVAR)! Check out the whole list here! [More]

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