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Vinland Saga, FLCL And Other Blu-Rays Set For July
Crunchyroll has revealed its physical release schedule for this July. Topping the list is the second season of Vinland Saga, which premiered on streaming in January of 2023 (sometimes these things take a while). Vinland Saga: Season 2 Part 1 will be released on July 2 and contain promo videos, plus a textless version of the opening and ending songs. The first season of Vinland Saga introduced viewers to Torfinn. Throughout Season 1, Torfinn’s only goal was to kill his archenemy Askeladd, the man who murdered his father. As Season 2 opens, Askeladd is finally dead — but Torfinn didn’t do the deed. Denied his revenge, the man now wonders what his purpose is. Someone else thought “your purpose is to be my slave,” so he’s captured by landowner Ketil and forced to toil on his farmland. But there, Torfinn meets Einar, a fellow slave who convinces him to find new meaning. While that’s going on, Canute has been crowned King of England and is setting his sights on Demnark
The Original ALIEN Returning To Theaters Once More
No matter how many lackluster sequels and spinoffs pile up, nothing will ever diminish the impact of the original 1979 Alien — one of the finest films ever made. It changed everything about how science fiction and horror films were shot. It brought the genre out of the realm of cheesiness and campiness and produced a vision of terror that felt REAL. For those who have always wanted to dare to see the original Xenomorph up close, another chance is coming soon. 20th Century Studios has announced a new theatrical run this April 26 (Alien Day) in honor of the franchise’s 45th anniversary (which isn’t precisely that day, it came out in May) and to drum up hype for the coming sequel Alien: Romulus in August (which probably won’t be as good as Alien, but we can hope). The re-screening will include a special featurette about both Alien and Romulus including a conversation between the directors of the two films. The last time 20th Century re-issued this movie in theaters
Missing Crown Prince: A Viki Original K-Drama Series
“Missing Crown Prince” is a 2024 historical period Korean drama series, with 20 episodes, set during the Joseon Era, and categorized as Romance, Comedy, Mystery, Historical or Custom and Period drama. ♦ Can the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Change Their Fate? In “Missing Crown Prince”, a royal physician who is the father of the future crown princess orchestrates a kidnapping. He was told that if his daughter married the crown prince, he would die young and she would become a widow. It was a curse. But there is a way to avoid this fate. The father drugs and kidnaps the crown prince and also drugs his daughter; lays them next to each other; and offers a prayer for the couple who is to become husband and wife. When they wake up the curse will be broken. Sounds far-fetched but one won’t know if it works if one does not try. Choi Myeong-Yoon may be the future crown princess but she is also his precious daughter. Who would want their
Michael Schwartz, Creator of Armored Comic Book Interview
Explore the journey of Michael Schwartz from screenwriter to comic book creator in his debut comic book series ARMORED, launching May 2024. Michael Schwartz has a history in feature animation and screenwriting, but has now created his first comic book, ARMORED published by Clover Press. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the book will now be released to the public in May 2024. We got a chance to talk to Schwartz about the history of the project and the learning curve of bringing your first comic book to life. Adam Pope: Your new comic ARMORED is coming out in April. Can you explain the premise of the story for those who may not have heard about it yet? Michael Schwartz: It’s a story about a young orphan teen named Andy Taylor. He’s adopted by this nice couple, but they’re a little strange because two years prior their son died under very mysterious circumstances. Andy is also an interesting orphan in that his parents disappeared under mysterious circumstance and the police don’t
GameChops Presents Zelda’s LoFi Kingdom
GameChops is publishing a new album from Jokabi, creator of the Chilltendo lofi album series. This time he’s focusing on one specific corner of the Nintendo universe and introducing Zelda’s LoFi Kingdom, an entire suite of remixed tunes from the two Switch titles. Zelda’s LoFi Kingdom contains 14 arrangements including the Tears of the Kingdom title theme and boss theme, “The Lost Woods,” “Colgera Battle,” “Lurelin Village,” and “Great Fairy Fountain” among others. On three tracks Jokabi is joined by his brother Mikel (creator of Zelda & Chill). The cool cover art was drawn up by Illustrator Christian Benavides (also known as Voyager Spirit), who has contributed to Riot Games’s League of Legends among other projects. “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released on my birthday while I was traveling Japan for the first time,” says Jokabi. “It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with it and its soundtrack, and what started off with just a few remix sketches ended up turning into an
Hell exists, Velma Season 2 Trailer
Velma is returning because life is unfair. No show has faced such unanimous scorn from both critics and audiences as Velma. Typically, when a show garners this level of disdain, it’s swiftly canceled before the season concludes. Yet, against all odds, this Mindy Kaling-led production was granted an unexpected green light—and the reason is quite unconventional. Enter the phenomenon of hate-watching—a curious trend where viewers subject themselves to content they dislike, only to later vent their frustrations online. Instead of simply tuning out, individuals persist in watching, perhaps driven by morbid curiosity or a desire to join the discourse. This influx of online animosity paradoxically fueled interest, creating a ripple effect that drew even more eyes to the screen. And, ironically, those who initially set out to despise the show inadvertently contributed to its viral success by generating reaction videos and amplifying its reach. Velma, a spin-off of the beloved Scooby-Doo franchise, positioned the iconic character as its lead. However, attempts at diversifying the cast, such as making Velma Indian
IDW Announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration
Ack! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been around for forty years?? It’s true — if you go back to the VERY beginning. The whole thing started in 1984 as an independent comic book launched by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. At the time, it was a half-parody of trends in the comics business: teenagers, mutants and ninjas were all popular, as was Frank Miller’s run in Daredevil, which introduced ninjas called the Hand and a sensei called Stick. So the Turtles fought ninjas called the Foot and had a sensei called Splinter (get it?) It went beyond just a joke and became its own thing — and then some. TMNT has taken many forms across a lot of media, but it’s managed to endure in its original comic book form since the beginning. Now IDW, the current holders of the license, are about to celebrate four decades of Turtles litrerature with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration. This huge volume will contain work by Jim
Two (2) ‘Elegant’ K-Drama Series About Korean Conglomerates
This review covers two (2) K-drama series with the word ‘Elegant’ in the title. “Elegant Family” and “Elegant Empire” are similar in that both storylines are about a wealthy family with the same problems as ordinary families, except on a much grander scale. ♦ From Family to Empire In “Elegant Family” the chaebol (family-controlled conglomerate) is the MC Group, and the storyline revolves around the life of a chaebol heiress. She meets an honest lawyer and they are both trying to uncover certain truths that were buried for 15 years. In “Elegant Empire”, the corporation is Elegant Empire Entertainment; and there are two people who are seeking justice in the form of revenge because they were robbed of their lives. All families – rich or poor – have problems, but unlike an ordinary family, wealthy families get away with extraordinary things, such as: They can cover up murders and other misdeeds because they have the resources to offer bribes in different forms like the deed to a villa in the
Night of the Undead: A Sci-Fi Dark Comedy Korean Movie
“Night of the Undead” is a Korean movie, released in 2020, and categorized as thriller, horror, dark comedy, science fiction (sci-fi), and supernatural. This is another one of those movies where the people of Earth are in panic mode because of “visitors” from outer space. ♦ He’s Unbreakable “Night of the Undead” starts with a scene that immediately lets the viewers know that Earth is being visited by … ??? … a being who is obviously not from planet Earth. “The movie begins by introducing a unique new life form called an “unbreakable,” an alien who does not die or get hurt easily. These aliens disguise themselves in human form and live among people on Earth.” (Quote Source) Aliens disguised as humans? Yep. It figures. But nobody cares about that. All the humans want to know is: Do they come in peace? Or … Will their presence cause the extinction of humankind? I mean … Are they going to put something in the water? So-Hee and Man-Gil are happily married.
Missing: 3 Korean Films About Women Experiencing Trauma
There are three (3) Korean movies all titled “Missing”, released in 2009, 2016 and 2017. They are categorized as crime, mystery, thriller, and suspense, and are streaming on Tubi TV (watch free). Each movie is a cautionary tale, warning women about how easy it is for them to end up in dangerous and deadly situations. Women should take heed that almost any place they go can appear safe, but can instantly become a hell hole or even a death trap. Whether or not they are traveling alone, women need to practice personal safety rules. Rules as in they should be done consistently. The extra steps they take could save their lives. Basic Street Safety for Women : 11 Steps (with Pictures) – Instructables ♦ (1) Missing (2009) (aka “Sil jong”) This Korean drama is an award-winning film that was inspired by the true story of a Korean serial killer. A 70-year old fisherman killed four (4) women in Bosung, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The events in the movie are
This Week’s Potential Buyer Of Paramount: Sony
Competition is good, and necessary for a healthy society. If the consumer has fewer options, there is less innovation, higher prices and a lower quality product. Monopolies or oligopolies have never worked out well. So all that being said, don’t shoot the messenger — this news is out of my control. The owners of Paramount really want to sell it. They’re in a bind that is definitely their own fault yet they’d never admit it; the level of Paramount’s debt is surprisingly WORSE than WB’s. They’d love it if someone could take that debt off their hands, and have been looking for buyers for about a year now. WB Discovery was reported as being interested at one point, but seems to have backed off. Thank goodness; reducing the number of movie studios yet again would be terrible. No, wait…this new potential buyer, Sony ALSO owns a studio already, darrrrrrn! Sony is a bit of a curveball, because up to now they’ve kept out of the whole “spend trillions of dollars
What Time Is It? Adventure Time: The Roleplaying Game
Adventure Time takes so much inspiration from D&D that you might wonder why it took THIS long for someone to literally put the two things together. Who knows, but it’s finally happened. Cryptozoic has launched a Kickstarter campaign for an official Adventure Time Roleplaying Game that is 5E compatible. How one plays this game is basically identical to how one plays regular D&D…there’s no gameplay reinvention here, nor would there really need to be. At the same time, it’s not just an Adventure Time skin for a D&D module. There’s the core rulebook, Prismo’s Guide To Adventures In Ooo, that establishes the setting and character roles. There are Twist Cards that will introduce random new plot elements to deal with. There are twenty species with twelve subclasses, adventure prompt tables and more. Higher tiers will receive the Adventure Book as a bonus, that contains one major quest to venture into….and some Jake-shaped dice. While Adventure Time: The Roleplaying Game is fine for players of all skill levels, this product actually
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