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06.17.05 by Widge @ 11:23 pm  Universal's original badass eating machine is back in a new 30th anniversary edition two-disc set. The feature is available in Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 and the original theatrical mono track if you want to go old school. There are also deleted scenes and outtakes and an interview from the set with Spielberg. The second disc comes with a two-hour making-of docu and the "Jaws Archives," consisting of photos, storyboards, marketing stuff and more. If that's not enough, there's a sixty-page "commemorative photo journal" that comes with the set as well. Who doesn't dig this movie and wouldn't want to snag this? I mean, you know, besides sharks. Categorized as: DVD and Headsup
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06.16.05 by Widge @ 2:07 pm    Our buddies at Viper Comics have got some previews up that warrant your attention. Otis Frampton's great fantasy tale for kids, Oddly Normal, and Nicc Balce's whacked out manga/video game-inspired Random Encounter, have their third issues which have hit the stands this week. Oddly Normal #3 is where Oddly's troubles continue as she faces a racing challenge from another witch and must enlist the aid of her newfound friends to aid her in becoming airborne. And somehow I don't think that means jumping outo of airplanes with machine guns. DIAMOND PREVIEWS ORDER #: MAR05 3234 In Random Encounter #3, Migo begins to learn about the monster phenomenon and the legend of the Tree of Nede a faint memory begins to surface. He rushes back to the Kwik Mart to look for something his father left him . As he arrives, he finds a big monster trying to demolish the Kwik Mart. The miniboss battle begins. DIAMOND PREVIEWS ORDER #: MAR05 3235 And regarding their upcoming Middleman, which we have spoken of before, it's written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, a writer and supervising producer on ABC's Lost. We've got the full press release below in the full version of this post. Meanwhile, preview Oddly Normal and Random Encounter here and Middleman here. Categorized as: Comics and Headsup
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06.16.05 by Widge @ 2:20 am    Yeah, well, we're anime heavy right now. There's so much of it to go through. And Dindrane, if you smile any bigger the top of your head will fall off. Remember what happened last time. Anyway. Geneon threw some titles our way, so here's the skinnee. The first three you see up there streeted on 5/24. Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite, Vol. 3: Saving Mariel is more antics of Taro and his, well, legion of maids. Poor guy. That disc comes with four episodes, clean series ending, original Japanese opening and ending, and a limited edition mini-pencil board. Next is Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, Vol. 3: A Touch of Magic, three episodes of tales of older ladies and the supernatural. This volume comes with a production art gallery. And lastly for that date, there's Star Ocean EX, Vol. 3: Magical Moonlit Flowres and I swear if that girl on the cover doesn't open both eyes, she might run into something. This also comes with a limited edition mini-pencil board, four episodes, and character profiles.    For 5/31, there's two titles that showed up today. First is New Getter Robo, Vol. 2: The Yin-Yang Master, in which the most badass robots on the planet need to take down some monsters, but they need the most badass pilots on the planet to do it. This time around it's some alternate reality action in three episodes, with textless closing and a music clip. And also there's the third volume of Samurai Champloo, which for some reason makes me think of Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn facing off with katana blades. Which, you know, might be pretty cool. This comes with four episodes. Finally, one that streeted on 6/14, the second volume of Koi Kaze, Budding Attraction. This is the slightly uncomfortable but non-hentai (from what I've read anyway) tale of a doomed relationship between a brother and a sister who didn't realize to begin with they were related. Yeah, it's complicated. Comes with five episodes. Buy them from Amazon... Categorized as: DVD and Headsup
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06.16.05 by Dindrane @ 12:07 am  According to the current issue of Animerica, the magazine is essentially ceasing publication with this issue. It will continue to exist as a convention-only publication, with periodic issues available in a stripped down, free version at Waldenbooks and Borders Books. This smaller format will essentially only have reviews and infrequent micro features. Subscribers will have their subscriptions transferred over to Shojo Beat. If you've already subscribed to Shojo Beat (and of course you have), they'll just extend that subscription with the number of issues you had left on your Animerica subscription. As an addendum, they recently won their case against the porn company that was using animerica.com as their website, meaning that if you go to animerica.com, you'll be immediately forwarded to their real website, which is and has always been animerica-mag.com. Soon, they plan on relocating to animerica.com and having updated content, fora, etc. So otaku, weep not....Animerica will be staying around, in an albeit much abbreviated form, and we have the promise of a website and Shojo Beat to balm our sad tears. Categorized as: Headsup
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06.15.05 by Widge @ 2:54 am  Paramount and Comedy Central's Daily Show boxed set covering their INDecision 2004 run has hit the door here. It streets on 6/28 and has "some of the most repackageable moments" across three discs. It has the Election Night coverage ("Prelude to a Recount"), convention coverage for both personalities of the one party we have here in America, debate coverage, an intro by Jon Stewart, commentaries and more. Lots more. Considering the box itself is funnier than most of what's on television ("May Be Unsuitable for VCR Owners" and "For letterbox, please tape cardboard to the top and bottom of your TV screen"), it's hard to go wrong with this. Categorized as: Headsup
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