The Windy City Rollers, Chicago’s premiere all-female roller derby league, open their 2010 season this Saturday, January 30th @ UIC Pavilion.
The derby is always an awesome time, and with a crop of exciting new skaters, this event is guaranteed to be a violent/sexy/drunken good time.
Get all your WCR info, and tickets, here.
So I’ve been seeing a ton of ads for the new FX animated show Archer, and I am super stoked to check it out.
Featuring the voice talents of cartoon man-about-town H. Jon Benjamin, Arrested Development alum Jessica Walter and Judy Greer, Chris Parnell, and Aisha Tyler, this could be one of the funnier shows in a long time (I hope).
Seems like I just went to Terror in the Aisles 2 a couple months ago - I guess time flies when you’re watching horror films? Fine by me! Rusty Nails is putting on his third installment in December, and here is the info he sent me:
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (10th Anniversary!)
with director Eduardo Sanchez in person!
NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (director’s cut)
with director FRED DEKKER in Person!
[REC] 2 (Midwest premiere!)
Sequel to the Spanish horror hit! One of the first US screenings!
Special Guest WENDY ROBIE
(star of People Under The Stairs & Twin Peaks)
Reads Edgar Allan Poe for Poe’s Bicentennial Birthday Celebration!
Short films include:
TREEVENGE (A Chilling Tale of Christmas Gone Wrong!)
$12 / December 5th, 2009 / 7pm
Portage Theatre - 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL, 60641 - 773.736.4050
Pre-sale tix: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/88624
More info: myspace.com/moviesidefilmfestival -&- www.portagetheater.org
Nerd City will most definitely be in attendance. You should be, too! Thanks again to Rusty Nails.
We here are @ Nerd City are all huge fans of Howard Stern’s good buddy Beetlejuice, and we couldn’t be happier that he now has a new reality show. (Finally. I mean, why did it take so long? The man is made for this kind of thing.)
The show premieres Thursday night @ 9 pm, on HowardTV. Get all the info here.
From our friend Rusty Nails comes summer horror film fest Terror in the Aisles 2, Saturday August 15th @ The Portage Theater. Every one of Rusty’s film fests rule, and this should be no exception. Featuring multiple appearances, and the Midwest premiere of Trick ‘R Treat, the horror film by X-men 2/ Superman Returns scribe Michael Dougherty that stars True Blood hottie Anna Paquin, this event is going to be so much fun it’s scary. (Get it?) And because Rusty and Nerd City are so cool, we have decided to give a pair of free tickets to the first Nerd who emails max@nerdcityonline.com with the subject heading “Terror”. (Make sure to include your full name) Pretty rad. So do it. Right now. And win.
And for those who don’t win, make sure to get your tickets here.
From Mattel:
Hey MOTU Fans!
Oh man, this is BIG… the design team at Mattel just announced the first book in their “Designed @ Mattel” series and it’s a MOTU art book!
The book shows off the fantastic art of the MOTU brand from 1981 through current day. It’s packed with never-before-seen Mattel concept art, behind-the-scenes notes, posters, oil paintings, and a whole lot more from across the brand. All that MOTU art from over the years is mighty sweet, but the book also premiers concept art from new projects, like a proposed live action film!
It’s a soft-cover edition, limited to only 1,000 numbered copies. Each one comes with a numbered cover ribbon and an embossed seal. The first place they’ll be available is San Diego Comic-Con. Purchases will be limited to two per guest, per wait in line. And get this… you can even have your copy signed by the Mattel artists at the show!
If any units remain after the show they may be sold on Mattycollector.com, but honestly, we expect to sell out at SDCC. Be sure to come by the MattyCollector.com booth early for your chance to own a piece of MOTU history!
Pretty sweet. I certainly wouldn’t mind one of these!
From Peter Laird, himself:
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ Come Alive
In Major Motion Picture for 2011New Theatrical Film to tell Origin Story of the Legendary Characters
Los Angeles, April 23, 2009— The Mirage Group has given the green light for development of a live-action major motion picture focusing on the origins of the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, targeted for release in 2011.
Announcement of the latest (fifth) big screen version of the crime-fighting “heroes in a half-shell” comes on the day the Turtles kick off their 25th anniversary national “Shell-ebration” in New York City with multiple events that include the honor of lighting the Empire State Building in ‘turtle green’ and a unique outdoor presentation of their beloved first “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” film at the Tribeca Film Festival “Drive-In”.
Mirage is partnering with producers Scott Mednick (“300”, “Superman Returns”, “10,000 BC”, and the upcoming “Where the Wild Things Are”) and Galen Walker (who produced the most recent computer-animated “TMNT” theatrical release) to create this live action film. Peter Laird, Gary Richardson, Frederick Fierst, Eric Crown and Napoleon Smith III will serve as executive producers of the film, which is based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Laird and Kevin Eastman. Mednick and Walker will serve as producers. The project is being funded through Lightbox Productions, LLC.
“It was critical to us to find people who both understood the Turtles franchise and were accomplished film makers who appreciated both the action and humor components of the Turtles’ identity ,” said Gary Richardson CEO, The Mirage Group. “With Galen and Scott we know we’ve found great talent with those essential attributes.”
“The original dozen comics created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman are some of the best source material one could hope for,” said Mednick. “We’re excited to bring this story to a whole new generation of moviegoers as well as the legions of fans that have made the Turtles - Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael as well as Splinter, April O’Neil, Casey Jones and, of course, the great villain Shredder - a part of their world for 25 years.”
Mednick has begun reaching out to writers and directors and is already in discussion with several high-profile actors interested in portraying Turtles characters they loved as kids.
4Kids Entertainment, master licensing agency for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property, will be handling all of the movie merchandise licensing.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made their public premiere in May 1984 in a comic book published and distributed by Mirage Studios. A hugely successful TV series quickly followed, along with a record-setting licensing program and three successful live-action theatrical films. In 2003, the Turtles were re-introduced to a new generation through a fresh TV series, a computer- animated theatrical movie and new merchandising program. The 25th year of TMNT will provide fans of all ages with the opportunity to experience this evergreen property in a ten-city mobile tour highlighted by the TMNT Party Bus, a rolling museum of TMNT memorabilia.
Additional information is available on the http://www.tmnt25.com and http://www.4kids.tv websites.
About Mirage Studios
Mirage Studios, Inc. is part of The Mirage Group, a group of companies located in Northampton, Massachusetts that owns, manages, nurtures and protects the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property.”————————————————————–
Woo hoo! So here we go — another live action film! As you may recall from some of my previous comments, our initial discussions regarding the next film had to do with what we were calling a “hybrid” — live action with realistic Turtles rendered in CGI and blended in. This new idea — which, frankly, I am VERY pumped about — will have actors and stunt performers in full Turtle suits for filming in live action. As of right now, there is talk of using CGI to do “face replacement” for the suits so that we can get those great, expressive faces possible with CGI.
We are very early in the development process — no writer or director has been chosen yet. And we’ve just started talking about the story. But I’m really looking forward to getting into it! — PL
Badass image stolen from El Dave’s flickr.
Well, viewers in Austin got a surprise last night from Paramount and JJ Abrahms. See, they thought they were going to see a restored version of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at the Alamo South put on by AICN with a 10 minute sneak of the upcoming film. Boy were they wrong/lucky. After starting TWoK (after introductions by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof - writers/creators for Abrahms) there appeared to be a projector glitch that cut/burnt the film after less than 10 minutes. Boos ensued (Trek fans…not the easiest to please in case you were wondering). The guests retook the stage and were deeply apologetic and a bit pissed that something was wrong. Enter extra special guest, Leonard Nimoy. He pretty much said that it was unfair that Australia was getting the world premiere (last night as well) and asked if this audience wanted to see the new movie first. That’s like asking a shark if he wants more after taking an arm off. So they screened the new Star Trek for a audience of old school Trek fans. Ballsy move. And I haven’t seen a bad review of it yet. There are issues of course, but all have come away with it being a good-to-great flick, Trek fan or not. After the hubbub of Roger Friedman’s firing after reviewing the work print of Wolverine, it’s nice to see Paramount encouraging reviews to be posted. Maybe something about quality perhaps? I’ve tried to stay away from major spoilers, but several reviewers have mentioned that the plot is more clear from the beginning if you read the Star Trek: Countdown comic published by IDW. Which I believe I mentioned a couple weeks ago you should pick up. It’s great to see a movie studio doing something other than the bland promotions or viral marketing that is plastered with every summer “tent-pole” film that comes out. Round of applause all around for this event and here’s to May 8th, a date that can’t come soon enough.
Links to the Ain’t it Cool articles here, here, here, and here.
If you have seen The King of Kong, then you know who Steve Wiebe is. For those not in the know, Steve is a man who broke Billy Mitchells Donkey Kong high score record only to have it tarnished by Billy and his group of thugs claiming it wasn’t real…anyway go watch the movie it is fantastic. Well now Steve is looking to recapture his video game glory at E3 this year, live on G4. Press release info below.
LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2009 – Legendary gamer Steve Wiebe will attempt to reclaim his “Donkey Kong” throne at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and G4 viewers will have a live front-row seat to all the action. Wiebe was the first person on record to break a million points in “Donkey Kong,” a high score that he ultimately lost to his nemesis Billy Mitchell as documented in the popular film “The King Of Kong: A First Full Of Quarters.” Twin Galaxies, the authority on video game score rankings, will provide the official “Donkey Kong” unit and be on-hand to record Wiebe’s score as he attempts to break Mitchell’s world record and reclaim victory. G4 is bringing fans exclusive access to this special event on Tuesday, June 2 as part the network’s week-long E3 coverage.
Wiebe lived a quiet life in Washington until he lost his job at Boeing and found solace in his video game obsession, “Donkey Kong.” At the time, Billy Mitchell, a hot sauce mogul and an icon in the world of competitive gaming, held the record for the highest “Donkey Kong” score, and Wiebe made it his mission to break that record. He not only perfected his game but surpassed Mitchell’s record and ended up with a thought-to-be-impossible 1,000,000 points. A wave of media coverage followed and Wiebe quickly became a celebrity in his hometown of Seattle. Meanwhile, Mitchell hatched a plan to reclaim his fallen “Donkey Kong” record and, in the months that followed, Wiebe and Mitchell engaged in a cross-country duel to see who could set the high score and become the real “King of Kong.”
Wiebe’s story is featured in the documentary “The King Of Kong: A First Full Of Quarters,” which G4 aired as a world television premiere last year. The film ranked as one of G4’s highest rated telecasts ever and more than doubled the network’s total day household delivery.
Since the documentary and the loss of his title to Mitchell in 2007, Wiebe has attempted to break the record four other times but to no avail. With his latest attempt in October 2008, he scored 1,000,200, which is only the second time that a million point score has been achieved in public but it was still not enough to knock off Mitchell. Now, as he gears up for his fifth effort, fans can witness live what Wiebe hopes will be his sweet revenge and gaming history.
Twin Galaxies will also be on-hand to ensure the challenge is legitimate every step of the way. The company will provide the official “Donkey Kong” unit that has all the required factory default settings, as well as a senior referee who will make sure Wiebe’s attempt is officially recorded and will announce his victory if he succeeds.
For more information on G4, E3 and Steve Wiebe please visit http://g4tv.com
The boys get Lost as they discuss the show’s premiere with returning nerd citizen/Max’s girlfriend Laura Fudacz and Lost/spaghetti fanatic Billy Balducci in Episode 34 of Nerd City, brotha.
Pics and links after the jump…
Oh Joss, You’ve done it again.
Appears that good old Joss is sticking with his classic “Hot girls kicking ass” formula. Sounds good to me.
From Suckadelic, himself:
The Evil SUCKLORD of CHINATOWN has teamed up with premier Los Angeles Toy Temple MUNKY KING to present a group show of epic Proportions. Using his uncanny influence, the sinister Sucklord has recruited an unruly mob of the best artists, toy designers, and madmen to re-imagine his blockbuster SUCKLORD 600 vinyl action figure. Over 40 artists will be “Doing their thing” to the figure and package for a super Suck-off for the ages. On October 30th these magnificent creations will be unveiled at the MUNKY KING gallery at 8pm. The madness begins following a warm up signing by the inimitable AMANDA VISELL and her VAMPIRE ELEPHANT vinyl figure at 7 o’clock. This event will feature beats by DJ R-RATED, fantastic video projections, Booze, and a free goodie bag to the first 30 costumed guests! If that wasn’t enough, SUCKADELIC TOYS will be releasing three new exclusive figures of the CHINATOWN WARRIOR, a new character in the Suckadelic universe. Cast in lucky red and gold, this new supervillain will be represented in all three of the SUCKADELIC toy platforms: Custom Vinyl, Classic Bootleg, and the popular SUCKPEG line. T-shirts and prints will also be in effect. Supplies are extremely limited. Online toy and art sales begin October 31st. Show runs til November 23. Don’t sleep on it!
MUNKY KING 7308 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles CA. October 30, 2008. 8-11 PM
Check out the Chinatown Warrior figures:
Man, I wish I could go! There are so many previews of so many great submissions to this show popping up all over the net. However, the one that I’m the most interested in is this one from TriClops Studio (nice name, eh?) that utilizes quite a few vintage MOTU parts:
Check out Suckadelic’s home page here.
The event is to be held at Munky King, their home page is here.
Check out some amazing sneak peeks of entries to the show here.
Last, but not least, the TriClops Studio blog is here.
Mark Millar and Tony Harris are touring the world to celebrate the success of their recently launched superhero comic book, “War Heroes“, including stops in London, Los Angeles, Charleston, New York, Dallas, and even Chandler, Az…but for some reason, Chicago did not make the list, causing Nerd City to wonder, “what the fuck?’
After all, Chicago is a big comic book town, playing host to the annual WizardWorld Convention, and providing support for dozens of comic book shops including established stores like Chicago Comics, Graham Crackers and Brainstorm, as well as numerous newcomers, including Vigilante Press and Challengers. Even Shadowline Comics, the Jim Valentino-run Image imprint, has a major representative who lives in Chicago. Yet still no visit. Why?
Chicago has been ignored as a premiere nerd town long enough. Frankly, we here at Nerd City are tired of the Windy City being picked last. Email Image and let them know we deserve to be included, because no one’s really going to be free until Chicago nerd persecution ends.
The Tenth! Somehow, someway, Nerd City has made it to a very special episode 10. Listen as Ben and Max recount their Wizard World Chicago misadventures, including the McFarlane / Image panels, and the “Batman Gotham Knight” premiere. Featuring Big 5’s with Image founder Jim Valentino and professional wrestler Al Snow. This one is not to be missed.
Pics and links after the jump…
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