San Diego Comic-Con 2015: Star Wars

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While SDCC is a grand paean to just about every facet of pop culture, its love affair with Star Wars has been long and legion. 2015, arguably one of the most exciting years in Star Wars fandom, was no exception. While there were a wide range of different presentations on virtually every aspect of the … Continue reading "San Diego Comic-Con 2015: Star Wars"
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San Diego Comic-Con 2015: Disney Infinity

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Comic-Con everybody! One of the largest pop culture convocations in the world was recently held yet again–San Diego Comic-Con. As they have done the last couple of years, Disney Infinity made their usual impressive showing with a pop-up location outside of the Convention Center, close to Petco Park. By hosting at an exterior location, people … Continue reading "San Diego Comic-Con 2015: Disney Infinity"
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Review: “Ant-Man”

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“I know a guy.” –Everybody “Ant-Man,” the final entry of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Phase Two,” is a lighter, smaller film (in more ways than one) than its world-shattering brethren, and serves as a refreshing change of pace as we head into what appears to be a grimmer time for all our heroes. Our story … Continue reading "Review: “Ant-Man”"
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E3 2015: A Disturbance in the Force

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As loud and attention-grabbing as Vegas on a Saturday night, E3 -- the annual trade show for video games industry -- showcases all the upcoming games and associated technology for all platforms and genres. Blogger Jeanine Yamanaka attended this year and shares her thoughts on the what she found.
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Review: “Inside Out”

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"Inside Out," The latest offspring from the mind of Pete Docter, looks inside the head of an eleven-year-old girl and observes the nature of the emotions that drive her, as well as their changing relationships to her and to each other. The film's setting, a young girl named Riley, is an essentially happy-go-lucky child, living a relatively bucolic life in Minnesota, when her world is abruptly upended by a move to San Francisco. Working frantically to try to keep her charge happy, Joy, along with the core memories that support different personality facets, manages to get flung far away from headquarters into the vast reaches of Riley's mind. Lost along with her is Sadness, a generally disregarded emotion, who has begun to be subject to strange and unnerving impulses that threaten to undo all of Joy's efforts.
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“Inside out” Press Conference

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“Do you ever look at someone and wonder ‘what is going on inside their head?'” –Joy Blockbuster factory Disney-Pixar’s fifteenth film “Inside Out” examines the turbulent mechanisms and dynamics of the five primary emotions driving an eleven year-old girl’s mind. At a recent press junket, Director Pete Docter, Producer Jonas Rivera, and cast members Amy … Continue reading "“Inside out” Press Conference"
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Review: “Tomorrowland”

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“If I was walking down the street and I saw somebody with a jetpack flying over me, I’d believe that anything’s possible. I’d be inspired. Doesn’t that make the world a better place?” –Frank Walker “Tomorrowland,” Brad Bird’s latest oeuvre, is a paean to a time when the future was perceived as bright and limitless, … Continue reading "Review: “Tomorrowland”"
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“Tomorrowland” Press Conference

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“You wanted to see Tomorrowland. Here it comes.” –Frank Walker As you might have surmised, if you’ve visited Disneyland or EPCOT recently to see the previews, the next big Walt Disney Studios film up for release is the new Brad Bird movie, “Tomorrowland.” In a recent press junket, Bird, Screenwriter Damon Lindelof, Story writer Jeff … Continue reading "“Tomorrowland” Press Conference"
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