Not so long ago we were using these pages to sing the praises of Seagalology, the Steven Seagal book written by Vern and published by the UKs Titan imprint. Well, Titan are at it again. Hitting shelves soon will be David Hughes’ The Greatest Scifi Movies Never Made, a complete history of famous non-starters throughout history. Ridley Scott’s I Am Legend? It’s in there. Tim Burton’s Superman Lives? Yeah, that’s there, too. Want to know what almost was and what we should be glad never will be in the world of scifi? Then this is the book for you. And, happy day! We’ve got copies to give away. Want to claim one? All you’ve got to do is by July 21st with the answers to as many of the follow questions as you can come up with:
1) Bolaji Badejo beat which other space veteran to play the part of the Xenomorph in Alien?
2) According to the David Cronenburg film, how many Scanners are on earth?
3) An evil mechanoid Bruce Campbell terrorises Mr Checkov on the lunar surface in which film?
4) In Steven Soderbergh¹s Solaris, Astronaut Chris Kelvin recites a verse of which poem?
5) In the entirety of the first Terminator film, Michael Biehn and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the same frame together only once, when is it?
6) Which cell block do Luke and Han say they are transferring Chewbacca from in Star Wars?
7) “How the Solar System was Won” was the US working title for which Sci-fi film?
8) In Blade Runner, which disease is Toymaker J.F Sebastian suffering from?
9) What links R.Lee Emery, Leonard Nimoy and Nicole Kidman?
10) Who was cut from the film E.T for being deemed “Too distracting” by Steven Spielberg?
Good luck!
Who wants tickets to see Action Boys for free at the New York Asian Film Festival? You do! Yes, and you over there, sir. And also you. Yes, I know. Well, thanks to the benificence of the powers that be at the NYAFF we’ve got three pairs of tickets to give away to the film and you can stake your claim by . Winners will be drawn at random Monday.
Our giveaway for free passes to the Satoshi Kon retrospective at New York’s Lincoln Center this weekend has come to an end and the time has come to congratulate our two winners. Chris Bozzone and Jennifer Stoops, come on down! You are our lucky winners!
Okay kids, the New York Asian Film Festival is in full swing and we’ve got ticket winners to announce! Congratulations are due to Albert Yu, Max Miller and Hugo Rosales who have each won passes to catch a festival screening of Chanbara Beauty for free. And watching hot Japanese girls in bikinis battle zombies with samurai swords for free aint half bad.
Who wants tickets to see Chanbara Beauty for free at the New York Asian Film Festival? You do! Yes, and you over there, sir. And also you. Yes, I know. Well, thanks to the benificence of the powers that be at the NYAFF we’ve got three pairs of tickets to give away to the film and you can stake your claim by . Winners will be drawn at random Monday. Check out the trailers in the Twitch Player by hitting that big ol’ red button to the right!
We posted just a couple days ago about the upcoming Satoshi Kon spotlight that New York’s Film Society at Licoln Center is putting on, but for those of you who missed that post, here’s the relevant information again. The Oscar nominated director will be on hand in New York City to present all of his feature films (Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress) plus the first seven episodes of Paranoia Agent and will also do an extended on stage talk. This is one stellar event that makes me wish I live in New York rather than Toronto. And now, for those of you who do live in New York the presenters have offered up two prize packages for the series that will include a pass for the complete series as well as a poster. So, if you want to see all of Kon’s work for free on the big screen, this is your chance. Here’s what you’ve got to do:
Satoshi Kon: Beyond Imagination, Walter Reade Theater, June 27- July 1
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is showcasing the work of renowned Japanese animator Satoshi Kon. We are giving away two prize packages including a series pass to see all of the films and a poster. To enter to win the prize package with your name, telephone number and email address by Thursday June 26. For information about the full program line-up, visit filmlinc.com.
Get to it!
Oh, you lucky monkeys ... The New York Asian Film Festival is just gearing up and three lucky people have just won a pair of tickets to catch Japanese splatter-fest Tokyo Gore Police with the director and star in attendance! Congratulations go to our three winners: Keith Levine, Charles Webb, and Alexandria Cruz.
Okay fans of martial arts films, here’s a chance to win an autographed cap from Prachya Pinkaew’s Chocolate! The fine folk at YesAsia have twelve Chocolate caps to give away, one of which is signed by the star of the film! Everyone who buys the Hong Kong DVD of the film from YesAsia before the end of June will be automatically entered in the draw to win one of the caps. No subtitles on the DVD, unfortunately, but there’s plenty of ass kicking. You can check the trailer below the break.
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Who wants tickets to see Tokyo Gore Police for free at the New York Asian Film Festival? You do! Yes, and you over there, sir. And also you. Yes, I know. Well, thanks to the benificence of the powers that be at the NYAFF we’ve got three pairs of tickets to give away to the film and you can stake your claim by . Winners will be drawn at random Thursday. Check out the trailers in the Twitch Player by hitting that big ol’ red button to the right!
Yes, the time has come to announce the five winners of our Queen of Black Magic DVD giveaway who will soon have some lovely Indonesian gore to call their own. And, yes, the effects in this film are still incredibly effective - all the more so thanks to the stellar restoration job the lads at Mondo Macabro gave the film. And the winners are: Mark Madsen, Vincent Pina, Captain Scurvy (really), John Monahan and Mark Ferguson.
Hey! It’s finally done! It’s John Bergin’s long awaited From Inside and to celebrate I say it’s time to announce the winner of our second From Inside art print giveaway. Alexander Malykhin, you are now the proud owner of one fine piece of art.
Check out the trailer below the break.
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So, our Saawariya DVD giveaway has come to a close, a contest in which people had to submit lists of words containing four or more instances of the letter ‘a’. And let me tell you ... there are a lot of them. This trio found the most:
Floyd Brigdon, Gibson Yim and Ray Yick, who have only one ‘a’ between them.
Yes, boys and girls ... another contest completed and more winners to announce. Congratulations to Kiyoung Nam and Chris Jones who eahc score a copy of Joko Anwar’s Kala thanks to the generosity of Twitch reader Tuan Jim.
You can check out the trailer below the break and if you happen to be in the New York area Kala will be part of the upcoming New York Asian Film Festival.
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Yes, kids, the time has come to announce our five winners of Seagalology - the new Steven Seagal book written by Aint it Cool’s Vern. Now, I got an early proof version of this to read and I’ve got to say this is one of the most compulsively readable film books I’ve ever owned. Seriously, you want this. Anyway, our winners:
John Daly, Krzysztof Skorka, Jaime Wolf, Stuart Muller and Mark Ferguson.
Yes, boys and girls, we have one fine DVD giveaway for you today. The fine lads at Mondo Macabro have been doing stellar work finding and restoring the absolute classics of international cult film and we’ve got five copies of their latest release - the legendary Indonesian shocker Queen of Black Magic - to give away.
The story is set in the exotic countryside of far-off Indonesia . A wedding ceremony goes dreadfully wrong and the groom suspects black magic. He seeks out the woman he believes is responsible and she is hurtled to her death over a high cliff. She is rescued from the dark jungle by a strange hermit, who tells her she must seek revenge. They accused her of black magic – now she must learn to use that magic against them and become the Queen of Evil. One of the first Asian horror movies to be widely released on video in the U.S, THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC is one of the true cult classics of Asian cinema. Setting the pattern for crazy special effects and wild gore sequences that were unique at the time and are still eye-popping today, it’s often been imitated but rarely been duplicated. Still fondly remembered by those who discovered it on cut and badly cropped VHS tapes, it is now available uncut and in all its widescreen glory for the first time anywhere!
Want one? Just before May 26th - the film’s release date - saying you want in on the draw and we’ll select five winners at random. Check out a scene from the film below the break and hit the link below to check some stills.
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