Mitsutoshi Tanaka, director of Ask This of Rikyu, has been named an official Guest of Honor for the 2014 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco. Ask This of Rikyu ‘depicts the final days of Rikyu, a renowned 16th Century tea master with the most profound influence on chanoyu, the Japanese Way of Tea. His outspoken […]
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Tokyo Girls’ Style Make U.S. Debut at 2014 J-POP Summit Festival!
The 2014 J-POP Summit Festival continue to bring fresh faces to America as teen idols Tokyo Girls’ Style, a five-girl dance and vocal group, will make their U.S. debut as part of the J-POP Summit Festival Live at Union Square concert on Saturday, July 19th. The group will also appear at the Pagoda Main Stage […]
Designer of World’s First Virtual Pop Star Guest of Honor at The 2014 J-POP Summit Festival!
The 2014 J-POP Summit Festival has announced a unique and very special Guest of Honor: KEI, the official artist illustrator who designed the world’s first virtual pop star, Hatsune Miku. KEI will be available for a rare autograph session at the Kinokuniya USA booth beginning at 1pm on both Saturday, July 19th and Sunday, July […]
The 28th annual WonderCon returns to Anaheim, CA this weekend
WonderCon returns to Anaheim , CA on April 18-20, 2014 at the Anaheim Convention Center. WonderCon aka “The Wonderful World of Comics” Convention was started by Bay Area comics retailer John Barrett in 1987 in Oakland, CA.
CES 2014 – Michelle Looks Ahead
This week the technology gods gather together in a Vegas to pat each other on the back and try to make bets on trends for the future. For every successful category launch the road is paved with numerous failures. Every year there seems to be an overarching theme; for the last few years it was […]
Disney Legend Marty Sklar at D23 Expo
Disney Legend Marty Sklar was on hand to promote his new book Dream It! Do It! My Half Century Creating Disney’s Magic Kingdoms. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey started fresh out of college and eventually rose to become president and principal creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering. These are the people who are dream […]
ABC Takes S.H.I.E.L.D. and Wonderland to Comic-Con 2103!
ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Once Upon a Time: Wonderland will make their Comic-Con debuts as the network brings a little star power to Comic-Con 2013. The network’s Once Upon a Time will also be featured as the network brings creators, stars and special surprises to the world’s premiere showcase for all things entertainment. […]
2013 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo Packs a Wallop: Boondock Saints Confirmed To Appear!
Western Canada’s largest pop culture convention, The Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo has confirmed that original Boondock Saints’ McManus Brothers – Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery will appear at the 2013 show – which runs from April 26-28. Reedus (who has consolidated his genre cred with the role of Daryl Dixon on The Walking […]
Cool Tech: Michelle’s CES Coverage, Vegas Baby!
At first, I wasn’t going to go to Vegas for CES this year but I got an amazing deal on Orbitz to stay at the fabulous Circus Circus (once I upgrade to a suite it’ll be fine), so I’m jetting off tomorrow and will be on the ground until Friday. I missplanned so I’m going […]
Conventions: Big Apple Comic-Con Goes Old-School in NY
On a cold, dreary, wet weekend the folks at Wizard Universe got their geek love on in NYC by hosting their annual Big Apple Comic-Con event at the Pier 92/94 convention center. I dragged myself out of bed and overcame my fear of driving to NY (not so much the drive, it’s the parking nightmare)) […]