MOVIEBOB'S OFFICIAL CONBRAVO SCHEDULE

Hey there!

I'll be making my first ever appearance on the Canadian convention circuit at ConBravo this weekend! If you're going, here's the places and times you can find me in terms of panels and events.

I'll also be out and about and will likely find at least a few hours to set up for autographs and selling copies of SMB3: Brick By Brick; but even if you just see me walking the floor by all means feel free to say hi (I might have books with me then, too.)

Here's how things look...


FRIDAY 7/18 8PM: Game OverThinker Panel
Location: Room 314
FYI: This is happening right after Linkara & Mike Dodd's Marvel Cinematic Universe panel in the same room. Like previous OverThinker panels at SGC and MAGFest, this is going to be Q&A/audience-interaction time - however, depending on some things that are still up in the air please, it's highly possible that people attending this panel will be the first members of the public to hear some big news concerning the future of this series.

FRIDAY 7/18 10PM: World's Most Frustrating Game Show
Location: Webster ABC
I'll be honest: I have very little idea what this actually is or entails, but there's a great crew of folks lined up and I'm looking forward to doing something fun and wacky.

SUNDAY 7/20 10AM: Exploring The Platformer
Location: Chedoke A
Gaijin Goomba and I will talk the history and appeal of the platformer genre. Should be interesting.

In addition, it tends to happen at these things that I run into colleagues and friends who're looking for extra deckhands and I usually say yes (wound up on a reviewer panel with a huge chunk of Channel Awesome last MAGFest - that was a treat!) so keep tuned to my Twitter @The_MovieBob for updates as to where I am and where I plan to be.

Looking forward to seeing everybody there!

The Weekend's News 7/14/14

ALSO: Did you know there were PLANET OF THE APES TV shows?

GHOSTBUSTERS comes back to theaters

Andy Serkis and CGI animators are arguing, again

MTV greenlights Terry Brooks' SHANNARA to series

Tracy Morgan will sue WAL-MART for crash that nearly killed him

APES rule weekend box-office

Tumblr Convention DASHCON collapses into near-anarchy

MARVEL to make "thundering title" announcement on THE VIEW

July Highlights: Slow on the Update

No two ways about it: there were some pretty good additions to the streaming catalog this month (even if it's taken me longer than usual to note them). I've been finding it tricky to do much more than update the new and expiring lists this summer, but in place of a GONE FISHIN' sign, how about we break down the best of the new titles into more manageable chunks? We'll start with the prestige pics, which include numerous multi-Oscar winners, and work our way through the classics, the so-bad-they're-good, the rewatchables, and the returned. And just to mix things up, we'll put each list in chronological�as opposed to the usual alpha�order.

PRESTIGE PICS

Patton (1970) - George C. Scott kills it as the erstwhile general, in an Oscar-winning script by Francis Ford Coppola
On Golden Pond (1981) - Jane and Henry Fonda team up with Katherine Hepburn; a bit mawkish but well-acted and beautifully filmed
Sophie's Choice (1982) - Meryl Streep in the first of her many world-changing performances
Gandhi (1982) - Richard Attenborough directs Ben Kingsley in this epic Oscar-winning tale
Eight Men Out (1988) - John Sayles guides a stellar ensemble cast (John Cusack, David Strathairn, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd) in this understated, intriguing account of the infamous "Black Sox" Scandal
Philadelphia (1993) - Tom Hanks shows he's serious, nabbing his first Oscar for Best Actor in Jonathan Demme's AIDS drama, which also stars Denzel Washington
Dead Man Walking (1995) - Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, more Oscars
City Of God (2002) - Searing, must-see drama set in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, filled with incredible filmmaking and unforgettable performances by a non-professional cast
Venus (2006) - Peter O'Toole in a late-career performance as an aging actor who finds himself falling for a young model. But will she fall for him back?
The Master (2012) - Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams all got nominated for Oscars in this latest exercise in intensity from Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love)

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Escape to The Movies: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

This could end up being the best of the Summer.

And still more apes.

The Escapist : Escape to the Movies : Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Apes With Machine Guns

The Day's News 7/10/14

MARVEL TV RECAP: Spider-Man (1977)

ZERO THEOREM Trailer

Sequel-Style Reboot of GREMLINS Planned

The Day's News 7/9/14

So. You've probably noticed that the blog has been a bit sparse of late, owing to me doing more news-item posts for The Escapist than for here.

Starting today, I'm going to try and change that by doing (when possible) daily summary-posts of news I've reported there - please, feel free to comment and chat about them. Note: there will be some "older" stories on this once, since it's the first:

First Promo Image of Superman From DAWN OF JUSTICE

Opie & Anthony's Anthony Cumia Fired For Racist Rant

Brandon Routh Will Play The Atom on ARROW

TRANSFORMERS Writer to Script Disney's Live-Action DUMBO

Christian Bale is Moses in Ridley Scott's EXODUS: GODS & KINGS

Greenpeace Viral Vid Spoofs THE LEGO MOVIE Over Shell Oil Partnership

BIG PICTURE: The Fall of Kevin Smith - Part I

Oh, and I was also on a PODCAST you should listen to:

The Escapist : The Big Picture : The Fall of Kevin Smith