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“I understand you have some views for sale.” –respectable-looking old man. Michael Powell’s thriller has become something of a cinematic legend. Released in 1960, it beat Psycho to the screen by several months, delivering a superficially similar, twisted tale about a quiet young man with parental issues. Whereas horrified filmgoers embraced Alfred Hitchcock’s proto-slasher flick, [...]

The complete list of titles is available here. Boom! Studios FARSCAPE SCORPIUS #4 Dark Horse Comics BPRD HELL ON EARTH NEW WORLD #1 (OF 5) DC Comics BATGIRL #13 BIRDS OF PREY #4 – Brightest Day FRINGE TALES FROM THE FRINGE #2 (OF 6) GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #1 – Brightest Day JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION [...]

We are at the two thirds mark of our summer school. This week’s lesson: Quanta, Quanta Everywhere. Lesson 1: Classical Thinking: Why Does It Fail? Lesson 2: Curiouser and Curiouser Lesson 3: Enter Heisenberg, Exit Common Sense Lesson 4: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Virtual Particle Exchange Lesson 5: Let There Be Quantized Electromagnetic Radiative [...]

As mentioned last week, I wasn’t pleased with how the linear algebra summer school modules were turning out, so the project has mutated into something else entirely. Those who are interested can read the portions that were completed here. All intended content will eventually become a part of the Math From Scratch project, but as [...]

Title DVD Release(s) Blu-Ray Release(s) Action An Empress and The Warriors Blu-Ray Alex: Dragon Dynasty Release starring Jet Li and Donnie Yen Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Blu-Ray Alex: Dragon Dynasty Release starring Jet Li Tai Chi Master Blu-Ray Alex: Dragon Dynasty release starring Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh. Triage DVD Blu-Ray Anime D Gray-Man [...]

Anime News Network has the results of this year’s Seiun Awards. For those who are unfamiliar with the awards, the Seiun Awards (Seiun being the Japanese word for Nebula) are handed out every year at the Nihon SF Taikai (or Japan Science Fiction Convention). Voting is done in a manner similar to the Hugo Awards [...]

About two months ago I ran a news story about an upcoming anime project adapting the first two seasons of Supernatural, done as a partnership between Warner Bros. and Studio Madhouse. Well, the teaser for the project is up on YouTube and is embedded below the cut. It looks okay. Again, I don’t know a [...]

This week I have a review of one of the OVA series to come out in the early 90s in the “Whisked Into A Magical World” genre–one that predates Magic Knight Rayearth. General Information Aya Sakaguchi as Ura Ryotaro Okiayu as Katsuhiko Jinnai Tetsuya Iwanaga as Makoto Mizuhara Yuri Amano as Ifurita Etsuko Kozakura as [...]

In a mysterious world of ancient wonders, one man struggles to steal anything that isn’t nailed down. General Information Title: The Lies of Locke Lamora Author: Scott Lynch Original Publication Date: June 27, 2006 ISBN: 055358894X Cover Price: $7.99 for Mass Market Paperback Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.ca Premise Moving from heist novel to revenge [...]

The complete list of titles is available here. Boom! Studios INCREDIBLES #12 TOY STORY #5 Dark Horse Comics HELLBOY THE STORM #2 (OF 3) STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #2 (OF 6) DC Comics BATMAN ODYSSEY #2 (OF 6) BRIGHTEST DAY #7 HOUSE OF MYSTERY #28 IZOMBIE #4 JONAH HEX #58 REBELS #19 RED HOOD LOST [...]

The midpoint in our series on Quantum Mechanics is available here. Lesson 1: Classical Thinking: Why Does It Fail? Lesson 2: Curiouser and Curiouser Lesson 3: Enter Heisenberg, Exit Common Sense Lesson 4: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Virtual Particle Exchange Lesson 5: Let There Be Quantized Electromagnetic Radiative Energy Lesson 6: Quanta, Quanta Everywhere [...]

So, I took a fair number of pictures at San Diego Comic Con, and I have them here, submitted for your approval.

In terms of Tokusatsu (Japanese Special Effects Films & Series) especially those of the Henshin (transforming) hero sub-genre, there are a 3 main franchises. A holy trinity that has stood the test of time. One of these – the Super Sentai Franchise – isn’t available in the US in its original form, instead being available [...]

Yes, I realize that SDCC 2010 was last week. However, I kind of had a lot of stuff to do when I got home after the convention (I’ve only really finished unpacking just now), so now it’s time to get my notes together and let you know what happened during the con, based on my [...]

For space considerations, the plethora of rerelease titles was omitted, and we kept this down to “first time released in this edition” or “first time released in this format” releases. Title DVD Release(s) Blu-Ray Release(s) Action 300 Limited Collector’s Edition DVD Charlie’s Angels Blu-Ray Blaine: In my opinion, She Spies did the whole “tongue in [...]

The previously announced plans for future Summer School sessions may change somewhat. Feedback is requested, and details are offered after the break. I’ve started working on next year’s intended Summer School course, which is currently intended to be an introduction to linear algebra. At this point, I’m finding that there’s a lot of prerequisite knowledge [...]

While I was at Comic Con, a few notable licenses happened that I missed, as well as some other news stories – Discotek licensed the two Galaxy Express 999 films and the first Project A-Ko movie. The animated series has currently been licensed for streaming by Funimation, and is available on their web page. Bandai [...]

A bootleg of the Thor Trailer from Comic-Con 2010 is currently online, and I have it embedded below the cut. This may get taken down quickly, so I would recommend watching it sooner rather than later.

I’ll be starting my “dispatches from Comic-Con” posts pretty soon, but first, I wanted to post a story that I missed at the con, while wandering the massive Exhibit Hall. At their booth on the show floor, Legendary Pictures unveiled the character design for Godzilla in their upcoming movie. You can see the pictures at [...]

The complete list of titles is available here. Dark Horse Comics STAR WARS INVASION RESCUES #3 (OF 6) USAGI YOJIMBO #130 DC Comics ACTION COMICS #891 BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #4 (OF 6) BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #6 (OF 6) – The end of Kevin Smith’s first arc in the title. More to come in [...]