Category: Off-Topic

Like Tears in Rain

Wishing a fond farewell to beloved genre actor Rutger Hauer who passed away on July 19 at age 75. Hauer’s extensive appearances in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror films
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Warehouse 51 Now Open

A close friend and member of my now long defunct local anime fan club, along with his business partner, have now opened their new tabletop gaming/collectable toys store
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Adam West Dies at 88

Beloved actor Adam West passed away yesterday, June 10, 2017, after battling leukemia. West is best known for starring as Batman in the 1966-1968 television series and for
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The House Ate It

Alden Thomas, AnimeNation’s former graphic designer, and the designer behind AN Entertainment’s Risky/Safety, Miami Guns, and Haré+Guu DVDs, has published his first illustrated children’s book, along with writer
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RIP Kenny Baker

British actor Kenny Baker, best known as the actor behind the Star Wars franchise’s robot character R2-D2, passed away today at the age of 81 following a lengthy
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Just Because

Regrettably, I don’t live in the UK, so I won’t be able to see this theatrical re-release, although I did see the film theatrically in 1986. I’m pretty
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RIP Darwyn Cooke

53-year-old Eisner award winning comic artist Darwyn Cooke passed away this morning due to cancer. Donations in memoriam may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society and Hero
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What is This, Please?

Can any kind soul please tell me the title and/or author of this book? Any supplemental information about it would be appreciated as well. It’s a Japanese paperback
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Song Of The Sea Teaser

A teaser trailer for The Secret of Kells creator/director Tomm Moore’s sophmore feature has surfaced. Song of the Sea looks every bit as charming as Moore’s first feature.
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47 Ronin Trailer

So, the first trailer for 47 Ronin, director Carl Rinsch and star Keanu Reeves’ 175-million-dollar re-envisioning of the historical 1703 Ako incident, now commonly known as “Chushingura,” bears
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