By Nolan P. Smith As the year comes to a close, moviegoers are hit with a barrage of films vying for your attention. For Sony, they released the animated feature-length film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and with this, have created one of the best comic book inspired films of all time. Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman […]
By Nolan P. Smith Next week, we are having a Christmas Giveaway! Dec 19th, 6:00 p.m. at Linebreakers in Victorville. No purchase necessary, just come in, get a raffle ticket and be entered to win some cool pop culture prizes! Tis the season to be giving, so that’s what we’re going to do! We will have some online prizes to […]
By Nolan P. Smith It’s time once again for a live podcast for Pastrami Nation! Join us on November 28th at 6:15 p.m. as we broadcast live from Linebreakers in Victorville, CA ! The podcast will be live on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pastramination). Make sure to watch live as we discuss the art form of comic books, spinning from the controversial comments […]
On November 12th, 2018, the world got the news it never wanted to hear: Stan Lee has died, and the world just got a lot colder. Born Stanley Martin Lieber, the man is often considered the father of Marvel Comics, and rightfully so. He is responsible for creating and co-creating the cornerstones of the Marvel Universe, including Spider-Man, Daredevil, Black […]
By Nolan P. Smith Are you ready for a different take on Pokemon? The Pokemon: Detective Pikachu trailer is here, starring Ryan Reynolds as the voice of Pikachu… and it looks fantastic. Check it out below!
By Staff Reports CJ 4DPLEX (www.cj4dx.com), the world’s leading cinema company, announced today that four new studio films will be released in 4DX theaters domestically and internationally this November. The films include 20th Century Fox’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Universal Pictures’ “Dr. Suess’ The Grinch,” Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” and Walt Disney Studios’ “Ralph Breaks the Internet: […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith The Los Angeles Convention Center became a hub for pop culture fans as the Los Angeles Comic Con held it’s eighth annual convention in 2018- it’s Octoversary. The busy October weekend played host to quite a few events in Los Angeles, from the World Series, NHL and […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Beginning this Friday, the Los Angeles Convention Center will be taken over by superheroes, comic book creators, celebrities, and the one and only Jack Black as the Los Angeles Comic Con (LACC) brings an action-packed convention for 2018. From October 26th through October 28th, the convention aims to deliver the best fall pop culture […]
Thank you to all that entered our Ant-Man and the Wasp Blu-Ray giveaway! We have picked the winner at random by using Random.org. And the winner is….
I almost didn’t get to view this movie. As many of you know, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes was released at theaters in the U.S. on a limited engagement thanks to Funimation. I purchased tickets for the first showing with the English dub, and due to a malfunction at the theater, I was unable to see it. With every other […]
By Staff Reports Sony Music announces the release of VENOM (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on October 5 with original music by three-time GRAMMY Award nominee Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Fruitvale Station, Creed, Atlanta). In advance of the soundtrack release, Collider is exclusively streaming “Pedal to the Metal”, here: http://bit.ly/2Q6KwZx. Amongst an impressive resume of TV and film credits, Göransson is […]
I am excited to announce an awesome contest, made possible by the awesome folks at Walt Disney Studios! One of the biggest films this year featuring the smallest heroes is hitting Blu-Ray Oct 16th (and digital Oct 2nd!), as Ant-Man and the Wasp comes home! Well, we are giving away one Blu Ray copy, provided by Walt Disney Studios! How […]
By Staff Reports Moviegoers are still buzzing about Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and The Wasp,” the follow-up to 2015’s “Ant-Man” and the 20th consecutive Marvel Cinematic Universe film to debut at No. 1 opening weekend and ranked in the box office top 10 for six consecutive weeks this summer. On Oct. 2, fans can instantly watch the laugh-out-loud super hero adventure […]
By Staff Reports Coming this Fall, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing a fan favorite in 4K Ultra HD™. Grab the enhanced X-Men Trilogy on September 25th. X-Men Trilogy – September 25th Relive the original X-Men excitement with the first three films starring Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. Follow the group of mutant outcasts as they learn to control […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith The Long Beach Comic Con (LBCC) shined in the Southern California sunlight for a weekend full of comics, cosplay, and good old-fashioned professional wrestling. Taking place at the Long Beach Convention Center on one of the last weekends of summer, the convention continued to grow as it […]
By Nolan P. Smith September is best known for bringing the change of seasons, from summer to fall. In Southern California, September is also known for one of the best comic book conventions on the West Coast, as the Long Beach Comic Con (LBCC) returns to the Long Beach Convention Center on September 8th and 9th. When you think of […]
By Staff Reports Join in celebrating the Blu-ray™ and digital release of one of the year’s most over-the-top films with Deadpool 2 Super Duper Cut activations throughout Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. In partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Deadpool will take over Planet Hollywood all month-long with a specialty room package, themed food and beverage offerings, an all-day […]
By Staff Reports Sequart Organization and Respect Films are proud to announce that She Makes Comics is now available to stream from Netflix. Directed by Marisa Stotter, She Makes Comics traces the fascinating history of women in the comics industry. Despite popular assumptions about the comics world, women have been writing, drawing, and reading comics since the medium’s beginnings in the late 19th century. […]
By Staff Reports If you didn’t think the “selfie museum” craze could get any more ridiculous, just wait until Deadpool gets his [baby] hands on one of his very own! Deadpool and Friends’ Believe in Your Selfie Museum, a limited run photo opp pop-up, makes the ultimate superhero landing in New York City’s West Village just in time to help fans […]
By Nolan P. Smith Marvel Comics smallest superhero got the spotlight in 2015 when Ant-Man made his big screen debut. Then in 2016, he was a big part of Captain America: Civil War. Now, here we are in 2018 as Ant-Man is back, this time in Ant-Man and the Wasp. But in a year filled with mega Marvel blockbusters like […]
By Jason T. Smith One of , if not, the most anticipated movies of the year has been unleashed in theatres everywhere this past week. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom is now open and this film does not disappoint. The sequel to the highly successful 2015 Jurassic World and it continues to raise the bar. Fallen Kingdom takes place four years […]
By Staff Reports Dynamite has partnered with Troma Entertainment, the original media disruptor, and longest-lasting independent film company, to deliver an art book not for the faint of heart hitting shelves in September with The Art of Troma! Written by New York Times Bestselling author and Troma aficionado Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong, Cowboys and Aliens), this incredible 256-page […]
By Staff Reports Starring Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman (Best Actress, The Hours, 2002), How to Talk to Girls at Parties arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD August 14 from Lionsgate. Neil Gaiman’s legendary 2006 short story comes to life from screenwriters Philippa Goslett and John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch). Nominated […]
By Staff Reports Los Angeles Comic Con wants you to join us for our #Octoversary as we invade our home city October 26th-28th, 2018! We’ve been busy getting our tentacles on the very best in the geek space, all of it just for you. Since you’re a part of our fan family, we thought you should be the first to know about […]
By Staff Reports Imagine a society where books are outlawed and “firemen” have been tasked to burn and destroy any remaining literature, erasing history right before our eyes. This is the reality in Fahrenheit 451, a jaw-dropping new HBO Film starring Michael B. Jordan (HBO’s The Wire, Black Panther) and Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (Shape of Water), available on Digital […]
By Staff Reports In an exclusive scoop, Deadline broke the news that Jamie Foxx is set to play the titular character in Todd McFarlane’s forthcoming Blumhouse Productions adaptation of SPAWN. This newest adaptation—a gritty, R-rated reimagining—marks Image President, co-founder and SPAWN creator, Todd McFarlane’s film directorial debut. McFarlane, an Emmy/Grammy-winning producer/director is also on board as screenwriter and co-producer with […]
By Nolan P. Smith It just might be the most critically panned Star Wars film, and that was before it was even released. Mired with setbacks, reshoots and a new director, many expected the film to falter before it even attempts the jump to hyperspace. Now that it is officially in theaters, how did the standalone Han Solo film measure […]
By Staff Reports An all-new comic series based on the popular martial-arts blockbuster, written by Ollie Masters and Alex Paknadel! Titan Comics are thrilled to announce that writers Ollie Masters (The Kitchen) and Alex Paknadel (Assassin’s Creed: Uprising) are teaming up with artists Budi Setiawan (Rex Royd, Savage Dragon) and Brad Simpson (Wolfenstein) to helm a brand-new story from the […]
By Staff Reports Ready for history to come alive? Experience U.S. history like you’ve never seen it before when the epic docuseries The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen arrives on DVD July 31 from Lionsgate. Executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, this long-awaited follow-up to the award-winning miniseries The Men Who Built America spans the first 75 years of U.S. history […]
By Staff Reports Orion Classics has relaunched and will focus on multiplatform and specialized releases as well as acquisitions utilizing emerging and innovative alternative distribution strategies worldwide. The label will release between 8-10 films per year across genres starting with Mike P. Nelson’s The Domestics, starring Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush, 21) and Tyler Hoechlin (Everybody Wants Some, “Teen Wolf,” “Super […]