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Fan Expo Dallas Treats Children Battling Cancer to Superhero Breakfast Heroes for Children Families Enjoy Breakfast, Books and Fun
Fan Expo Dallas Treats Children Battling Cancer to Superhero Breakfast Heroes for Children Families Enjoy Breakfast, Books and Fun DALLAS, TEXAS – (May 23, 2016) – Fan Expo Dallas, presented by Dallas Comic Con – the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming event in Texas – hosted a breakfast on Saturday, May 21, at Half Price Books in Dallas in partnership with Heroes for Children, a unique nonprofit that provides financial and social assistance to families with children battling cancer. A day of fun was planned by Fan Expo Dallas including breakfast with costumed superheroes, a superhero photo booth, games and superhero story time – giving families with children battling cancer a day of cheer while building excitement for Fan Expo Dallas, coming June 3 – 5. More than 40 guests attended and were treated to complimentary tickets to Fan Expo Dallas, a donut breakfast sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts, and a book and goodie giveaway sponsored by Half Price Books. To aid in their battle against cancer, each Wonder Woman, Super Girl and Spiderman strike a pose child was gifted a superhero cape. with Heroes for Children families at the Fan Expo Superhero Breakfast. More photos of the event are available for download here. Fan Expo Dallas will take place June 3 – 5 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Tickets and packages (including exclusives and perks) to FAN EXPO DALLAS start at $25 and can be purchased online (http://fanexpodallas.com/tickets/) or at the box office on site. Ticket prices are: Friday: $25 advance, $30 door Saturday: $50 advance, $55 door Sunday: $40 advance, $45 door 3-day pass: $89 advance, $95 door About Heroes for Children Heroes for Children is a unique nonprofit organization that provides financial and social assistance to families with children battling cancer. -
FAN EXPO Dallas Announces First Ever Masters of Cosplay Grand Prix
FAN EXPO Dallas Announces First Ever Masters of Cosplay Grand Prix Dallas event to host the Central Qualifier Saturday, April 7 Winner to go Toronto to compete in Masters of Cosplay Grand Prix Sept. 1 DALLAS (Feb. 20, 2018) – FAN EXPO Dallas – the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming event in Texas – is proud to host the Central Qualifier of a brand-new cosplay competition called the Masters of Cosplay Grand Prix, which will take place Sept. 1, 2018, in Toronto. The Central Qualifier will be held April 7, 2018, during FAN EXPO Dallas. Cosplay is the practice of dressing up in costumes and accessories as a character from a favorite movie, series, book or video game. This competition will be open to any cosplayer age 13 and up who has admission to FAN EXPO Dallas. Costumes must be at least 50 percent handmade or altered. Commissioned costumes will only be allowed if the creator is present. All entrants must pre-register online before the contest. The four divisions, categorized based on skill level, are: Masters Division, Journeyman Division, Novice Division and Youth Division. There will be amazing prizes for the winners of each division, the grand prize being an all-expenses paid trip to FAN EXPO Canada to compete in the Masters of Cosplay Grand Prix where the contestants from each of the qualifying rounds will compete for the ultimate prize of $5,000 and be crowned as FAN EXPO’s very first Master of Cosplay Champion. Cosplay fans can also enter a more casual costume contest and still win great prizes in the Walk-On Costume Contest. -
Pros and Cons: Anime Conventions and Cosplayers
PROS AND CONS: ANIME CONVENTIONS AND COSPLAYERS by Angela Barajas THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology at The University of Texas at Arlington December 2018 Arlington, Texas Supervising Committee: David Arditi, Supervising Professor Kelly Bergstrand Heather Jacobson Copyright by Angela Barajas 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Dr. David Arditi, my thesis advisor, for encouraging me to think critically about all of my work, especially culture. I would also like to thank Dr. Heather Jacobson and Dr. Kelly Bergstrand for their support as my thesis committee. Thank you all. i DEDICATION I would like to thank my family and friends who have supported me through this thesis project and my overall academic career. They have been there to bounce ideas off and complain to. Thank you for your interest in my work. ii ABSTRACT Pros and Cons: Anime Conventions and Cosplayers Angela Barajas, M.A. The University of Texas at Arlington, 2018 Supervising Professor: David Arditi Among the brightly-hued convention (con) halls, people dressed in feathers, foam armor, and spandex pose for pictures with one another as cosplayers. Cosplay is a way for fans to present themselves and their group to the fan community on a con-wide scale. Originally, I planned to investigate how cosplayers navigate their identities as cosplayers and as members of mainstream American society and how do these two identities inform each other. I sought to understand cosplayer’s identities as laborers within their cosplay groups. Using ethnographic research methods, I interviewed eleven participants and conducted participant observations. -
FAN EXPO HQ Adds Leading Wizard World Events to Its Portfolio, Becoming the Largest Producer of Comic Con Events in the World
MEDIA INFO & CONTACT For all requests and inquiries, please contact: Alex Kingcott, [email protected], 403.554.7368 FAN EXPO HQ adds leading Wizard World events to its portfolio, becoming the largest producer of comic con events in the world (August 10, 2021, 7:00 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET – Toronto, ON): Today, FAN EXPO HQ shared big plans to change the fan convention industry in North America forever, when it announced six of Wizard World’s (OTC:WIZD) largest U.S. shows will join its portfolio. Wizard World’s events in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Portland, St. Louis, and Cleveland will be rebranded as FAN EXPO events in 2022. The FAN EXPO portfolio will run 17 shows in North America, making it the largest producer of fan conventions in the world. “FAN EXPO HQ is devoted to creating unmissable, exceptional fan experiences. We’re beyond thrilled to be able to offer that to fans in six new locations, and pleased that Wizard World recognized our ability to elevate guest experience to the next level. We’re looking forward to getting to know each of these individual communities, learn what they’re looking for, and raise the bar!” said FAN EXPO HQ President, Aman Gupta. “Personally, I’m eager to contribute to the incredible legacy of the Chicago event, the second oldest comic event in North America (1972), and restore it to its former glory and beyond.” Wizard World’s 6 U.S. shows will be rebranded in 2022 as: - FAN EXPO Chicago - FAN EXPO Philadelphia - FAN EXPO New Orleans - FAN EXPO Portland - FAN EXPO St. -
Robert Z'dar As the Mayor
High on the Hog Press Kit “Pack it tight” TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 3: Credits Page 4: Synopsis (Long) Page 5: Genre, Synopsis (Short), Logline, Tagline Page 6 - 11: Featured Cast Page 12 - 17: Featured Crew Page 18: Production Information Page 19: Distribution Information Page 20 - 26: Screenshots Page 27 - 29: Press Release, Featured Press Page 30 - 38: Full Credits Page 39: Closing 2 CREDITS Executive Producer………………….....Kevin C. Lockhart Director…………………………....……………………….Tony Wash Screenplay……………....…………....….……. Kevin Lockhart Tony Wash Jeremy Silva Andy Golub Bennie Woodell Producers………………....……………....…...……….... Sid Haig Tony Wash Jennifer Scott Director of Photography………….. Robert Patrick Stern Film Editor…………....…………....…….…. B.A. Lewandowski Big Daddy………………....…………....…………....…….. Sid Haig Agent Dick ……………....…………....…………...... Joe Estevez Mayor Dewey………....…………....…………....… Robert Z’Dar Lenora ……………....…………....…………....... Fiona Domenica Lola …...…………....…………......... Brenda-Marie Whitehead Laura …………....…………....…………....…...…. Sierra T. Mong Lucy …………....………….…………....………….….. Katrina L. Hill DJ Mary Jane ……………………………………….….... Ellie Church Breeze ……………....…………....…………....…..... Jesse C. Boyd Jimmy …………………….……………....………..….. Adam Budron Director Les ……………....…………....………..... Joette Waters Sherriff……………....…………....…………....………….… Walt Sloan Deputy….…………....…………....…………....……….. Danny Glenn 3 SYNOPSIS LONG SYNOPSIS High on the Hog opens when a lethal strain of marijuana has hit the streets of the big city. DTA officials try to figure -
Cons & Confusion
Cons & Confusion The almost accurate convention listing of the B.T.C.! We try to list every WHO event, and any SF event near Buffalo. updated: April 18, 2019 to add an SF/DW/Trek/Anime/etc. event; send information to: [email protected] 2019 DATE local EVENT NAME WHERE TYPE WEBSITE LINK APRIL 19-21 T.O. INTERNATIONA FAN FESTIVAL Metro Conv. Ctr all things Japanese https://toronto.ifanfes.com/ Noriko Shitaya, Noriaki Sugiyama, Kana Ueda, Ayako Kawasumi APRIL 19-20 UT FANX SALT LAKE COMIC CONV. Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT local media/comics show https://fanxsaltlake.com/ David Bradley, Bille Piper, Warwick Davis, Pom Klemantioff, Casey Cott, Adelaide Kane, Val Kilmer, Tony Todd, etc APRIL 19-21 Bos ANIME BOSTON 2019 Hynes Conv Ctr & Sheraton amine, manga & gaming http://animeboston.com/ Kenji Kodama, Naohiro Ogata, Yoichi Kato, Yoko Shimomura, Billy Kametz, Ellyn Stern, Kara Edwards, J Y Bosch, Leah Clark, Lisa Ortiz, Tara Platt, Tara Sands, APRIL 19-21 Chic WALKER STALKER-CHICAGO Stephens Conv. Ctr. mostly "Walking Dead" https://walkerstalkercon.com/chicago/ Chandler Riggs, Tom Payne, Michael Rooker, Dyland McDermott, Donal Logue, Brandon Routh, Henry Thomas, Tom Payne, Harp Twins, etc APRIL 26-28 ONT SHOCK STOCK 2019 Ramada Inn, London, Ont., Canada horror film event http://shock-stock.com/ Joe Bob Briggs, Kleio Valentien, Sleazy P Martin, David Howard Thornton APRIL 26-28 D.C. AWESOME CON Washington (DC) Conv Ctr local comic/media show http://awesome-con.com/ MATT SMITH, J Barrowman, G McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Tim -
Movie Data Analysis.Pdf
FinalProject 25/08/2018, 930 PM COGS108 Final Project Group Members: Yanyi Wang Ziwen Zeng Lingfei Lu Yuhan Wang Yuqing Deng Introduction and Background Movie revenue is one of the most important measure of good and bad movies. Revenue is also the most important and intuitionistic feedback to producers, directors and actors. Therefore it is worth for us to put effort on analyzing what factors correlate to revenue, so that producers, directors and actors know how to get higher revenue on next movie by focusing on most correlated factors. Our project focuses on anaylzing all kinds of factors that correlated to revenue, for example, genres, elements in the movie, popularity, release month, runtime, vote average, vote count on website and cast etc. After analysis, we can clearly know what are the crucial factors to a movie's revenue and our analysis can be used as a guide for people shooting movies who want to earn higher renveue for their next movie. They can focus on those most correlated factors, for example, shooting specific genre and hire some actors who have higher average revenue. Reasrch Question: Various factors blend together to create a high revenue for movie, but what are the most important aspect contribute to higher revenue? What aspects should people put more effort on and what factors should people focus on when they try to higher the revenue of a movie? http://localhost:8888/nbconvert/html/Desktop/MyProjects/Pr_085/FinalProject.ipynb?download=false Page 1 of 62 FinalProject 25/08/2018, 930 PM Hypothesis: We predict that the following factors contribute the most to movie revenue. -
The South According to Quentin Tarantino
University of Mississippi eGrove Electronic Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2015 The South According To Quentin Tarantino Michael Henley University of Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Recommended Citation Henley, Michael, "The South According To Quentin Tarantino" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 887. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/887 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE SOUTH ACCORDING TO QUENTIN TARANTINO A Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture The University of Mississippi by MICHAEL LEE HENLEY August 2015 Copyright Michael Lee Henley 2015 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT This thesis explores the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s portrayal of the South and southerners in his films Pulp Fiction (1994), Death Proof (2007), and Django Unchained (2012). In order to do so, it explores and explains Tarantino’s mixture of genres, influences, and filmmaking styles in which he places the South and its inhabitants into current trends in southern studies which aim to examine the South as a place that is defined by cultural reproductions, lacking authenticity, and cultural distinctiveness. Like Godard before him, Tarantino’s movies are commentaries on film history itself. In short, Tarantino’s films actively reimagine the South and southerners in a way that is not nostalgic for a “southern way of life,” nor meant to exploit lower class whites. -
The Contemporary American Horror Film Remake, 2003-2013
RE-ANIMATED: THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HORROR FILM REMAKE, 2003-2013 Thesis submitted by Laura Mee In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy De Montfort University, March 2014 Abstract This doctoral thesis is a study of American horror remakes produced in the years 2003-2013, and it represents a significant academic intervention into an understanding of the horror remaking trend. It addresses the remaking process as one of adaptation, examines the remakes as texts in their own right, and situates them within key cultural, industry and reception contexts. It also shows how remakes have contributed to the horror genre’s evolution over the last decade, despite their frequent denigration by critics and scholars. Chapter One introduces the topic, and sets out the context, scope and approach of the work. Chapter Two reviews the key literature which informs this study, considering studies in adaptation, remaking, horror remakes specifically, and the genre more broadly. Chapter Three explores broad theoretical questions surrounding the remake’s position in a wider culture of cinematic recycling and repetition, and issues of fidelity and taxonomy. Chapter Four examines the ‘reboots’ of one key production company, exploring how changes are made across versions even as promotion relies on nostalgic connections with the originals. Chapter Five discusses a diverse range of slasher film remakes to show how they represent variety and contribute to genre development. Chapter Six considers socio-political themes in 1970s horror films and their contemporary post-9/11 remakes, and Chapter Seven focuses on gender representation and recent genre trends in the rape-revenge remake. -
Open Final Version of Thesis.Pdf
The Pennsylvania State University The Graduate School College of Communications HORROR GLOBAL, HORROR LOCAL: A CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF TORTURE PORN, J-HORROR, AND GIALLO AS CONTEMPORARY MANIFESTATIONS OF THE HORROR GENRE A Thesis in Media Studies by Lauren J. DeCarvalho © 2009 Lauren J. DeCarvalho Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts August 2009 ii The thesis of Lauren J. DeCarvalho was reviewed and approved* by the following: John S. Nichols Professor of Communications Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research Matthew F. Jordan Assistant Professor of Media Studies Thesis Advisor Marie C. Hardin Associate Professor of Journalism Jeanne L. Hall Associate Professor of Film and Video *Signatures are on file in the Graduate School. iii ABSTRACT The overbearing effects of Hollywood continue to blur the lines of distinction between national and global cinema, leaving scholars to wonder whether the latter type of cinema has since trumped the former. This thesis explores the depths of this perplexity by looking at the cultural differences in post-1990s horror films from three countries: the United States, Japan, and Italy. Scholarship on women in horror films continues to focus on the feminist sensitivities, without the slightest regard for possible cultural specificities, within the horror genre. This, in turn, often collapses the study of women in horror films into a transnational genre, thereby contributing to the perception of a dominant global cinema. Therefore, it is the aim of the author to look at three culturally-specific subgenres of the horror film to explore their differences and similarities. -
Volume 4, Issue 2
Golden Grove Vol. 4 Issue 2 Contents Letter from the Editor 3 Story Prompt 3 Poetry 4 Story 9 Upcoming Books from Misty 19 List of Fairs and Conventions 20 Submission Instructions 25 2 Golden Grove Vol. 4 Issue 2 Letter from the Editor Welcome to another issue of Golden Grove. Not much has happened to me in the last few months, mostly work and in the last few weeks yard work. I did sign my first part lease on a horse, which is exciting for me, and the start of one of my long time dreams, to own my own horse. I’ve also been reorganizing my craft room. Mostly this means I put up a bunch of shelves and moved bags off my table and onto the shelves. One thing that has been consuming some of my time recently is a drawing show on YouTube called Pub Draw. It’s as much fun to watch as it is to draw along. For those of you into comics it’s hosted by Babs Tarr and she is teaching a bunch of voice actors to draw, or she’s herding cats. I haven’t actually figured that part out yet. Usually they draw a specific character in each episode, but the skills can be used draw just about any sort of humanoid character –sadly no gryphons or other types yet. Anyway, if you’re interested in drawing maybe check it out and if you draw some of your own characters, send your drawings to one of the ezines out there. -
FAN EXPO San Francisco, to Debut Fall 2022 at the Renowned Moscone Center
MEDIA INFO & CONTACT For all requests and inquiries, please contact: Alex Kingcott, [email protected], 403.554.7368 FAN EXPO San Francisco, to debut Fall 2022 at the renowned Moscone Center North America’s largest comic con event producer, FAN EXPO HQ, boldly announces expansion plans the second time this year, following the addition of FAN EXPO Denver in March. (April 29, 2021): Today, FAN EXPO HQ announced plans to add to its growing roster of comic con events with the addition of a new event: FAN EXPO San Francisco, launching Fall 2022, at the renowned Moscone Center. Fans should expect a world-class comic con event with the entertainment’s biggest creators and celebrities, and a true celebration of the local creative community. Event dates will be released later in 2021, and will be part of a multi-year commitment with the Moscone Center. “FAN EXPO is beyond thrilled to finally be bringing an authentic comic con style experience to the Bay Area,” said FAN EXPO HQ President, Aman Gupta. “We’re committed to growing an exceptional event for fans who’ve been missing out since Wondercon moved to Anaheim in 2012, and really make a home in this community. San Francisco is a world-class hub for creativity, diversity, and innovation – I hope fans embrace us and get involved so we can celebrate their incredible local talent together.” This announcement further establishes FAN EXPO HQ as North America’s largest producer of pop culture fan events. Earlier this spring, FAN EXPO HQ added FAN EXPO Denver to its roster – an addition to be produced in collaboration with Pop Culture Classroom, the Denver-based education and community nonprofit formerly responsible for Denver Pop Culture Con/Denver Comic Con.