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April 28 |
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 Starfleet
Academy at Starfest
Popular program returns to
educate, inform and fascinate
Starfleet Academy will once again
be offering classes at Starfest this year. Starfleet Academy is an
entertaining opportunity to experience life as a Starfleet cadet.
Multimedia presentations, audience participation, a little education
and a lot of fun are what the classes are all about. The classes are
taught by instructors from the actual Starfleet Academy and have
included Vulcans, Andorians, Betazed, a Deltan, and even the
occasional human. There are always plenty of surprises, and everyone
is invited to attend one, two or all four classes. Diplomas and
other rewards will be given to those who complete all four courses. Check
the
Activities Schedule for more
details and other great stuff in store at
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 Doctor
Doom's Dastardly Plans Changed
Fantastic Four Premiere
footage still coming
Late last night we received word that Julian McMahan
regretfully would not be able to attend Starfest. Studio
representatives informed us that we will have the World Premiere of
the 3rd and final trailer for the new Fantastic Four movie at
Starfest. The footage will be featured with the new Star Wars
release in a couple of weeks. Also, to be shown from 20th Century
Fox is the exclusive-to-Starfest ShowWest footage from Kingdom of
Heaven and Mr./Mrs. Smith. All this exclusive footage and
more will be part of Dave and Jeff's Coming Attractions presentation
on Saturday and Sunday. |
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April 26 |
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 Grace
Park Added to Starfest Guestlist
We don't believe for a
second that she had anything to do with Katee not making it.
Due to scheduling conflicts, Katee Sackhoff will not be able
to attend Starfest this year. Gratefully, we were able to secure
Grace Park, also from Battlestar Galactica, to fill-in for
her. We are very excited about getting to have Grace come a year or
two earlier than planned. Her genre credits might make her even more
familiar with science fiction in many respects than Katee is. Make
sure you ask her about that when she appears onstage on Saturday!
Starring as the primary cylon infiltrator on Battlestar Galactica,
Grace Park has the most complicated role on the show. She is
a cylon who doesn't know she's a cylon. Her character, Lt. Sharon
Valarii AKA "Boomer" has an inkling that something is wrong. She's
been programmed to be as human as possible - so her character is
constantly fighting her Cylon subconscious self. If that isn't
complicated enough... Grace is not just one cylon, she represents a
whole model of cylons - talk about your split personalities! Her
missions on the show often put her in the conflicted position of
betraying her cylon sisters. The great challenge for Grace, which
she performs so well on the show, is to make us empathize with the
unique moral dilemmas Boomer faces as she comes to terms with her
battered sense of self. It's a portrayal that has managed to tease
us with the possibility that the cylons might have made her just a
little too human - while holding out the possibility that that was
their plan all along. Check our
complete guest list for Starfest and
Activities Schedule for more
great stuff in store at
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April 25 |
 Starfest
Treasure Hunt
Presented by The House VamPyr
Ready for a real challenge at Starfest? Your first clue is
handed out in your convention bag. The task before you is to solve
the clues, and find the treasure. Don’t worry there are no dangerous
shafts to climb and no rickety bridges to cross, but your mind will
be taxed before you have any hope of finding the treasure and
claiming your prize.Here are the rules: Follow clues in order
to find the Treasure. Some clues have multiple parts and will lead
you to multiple places. Some clues need an encryption key to be
solved. You need to find the key to solve the clue. Help can be
found at the Information Booth, but you may have to do
something to get help. You must have All the clues in your
possession when you go to the Treasure Chest to get into the
Treasure Chest. You are allowed one prize from the treasure chest.
You may only play the treasure hunt once. Have Fun!! Peruse the
Activities Schedule for more
great stuff in store at
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 House
of Wax Screening Quiz/Contest
Screening Monday, May 2nd at 7:00pm
at the Denver Pavilions Stadium 15
What begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a
terrifying fight for their lives in HOUSE OF WAX, an exciting
re-imagining of the 1953 horror classic from Dark Castle
Entertainment and producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis.
A road trip to the biggest college football championship of the
year takes a turn for the worse for Carly, Paige and their friends
when they decide to camp out for the night before heading to the
game. A confrontation with a mysterious trucker at the camp site
leaves everyone unsettled, and Carly has her hands full trying to
keep the peace between her boyfriend Wade and her hot-headed brother
Nick.
They wake up the next morning to find that their car has been
deliberately tampered with. At the risk of being stranded, they
accept a local’s invitation for a ride into Ambrose, the only town
for miles. Once there, they are drawn to Ambrose’s main
attraction—Trudy’s House of Wax, which is filled with remarkably
life-like wax sculptures. But as they soon discover, there is a
shocking reason the exhibits look so real.
As the friends uncover the town’s dark secrets, they are stalked
by a demented killer and find themselves in a bloody battle for
survival. The group must find a way out of Ambrose—or become
permanent additions to the HOUSE OF WAX.
This film is rated R.
Play our quiz for tickets to see the movie!
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April 22 |
 Starfest
emcee
Kevin
Atkins & Old-School SFX
He's not just about jokes during the
Costume Contest - this guy knows his stuff!
With so many remakes of classic SF and Fantasy films being
released this year, we thought the time was right for a look back at
the originals. Join our MC, Kevin Atkins, for a behind-the-scenes
look at the 1933 King Kong, and the original War Of The Worlds
released in 1958. Each film will be introduced by Kevin, setting the
stage for the time the films were originally presented. Afterward,
Kevin will present an overview of the groundbreaking special effects
that made these films possible.Both of the presentations should
be entertaining and informative. Please consult the
Convention Schedule for exact times and additional
details. |
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 The
Year of the Yao Screening Quiz/Contest
Screening Tuesday, April 26th at 7:00pm
at the Colorado Center Theater
Yao Ming is just 22 years old. To the Chinese nation of one
billion, he is a heroic son and symbol of its increasing presence on
the world stage. To the National Basketball Association, he is a
poster child for the globalization of the sport and potentially its
first iconic superstar from outside North America and Europe. To his
teammates on the Houston Rockets, he is the key to a successful
championship season. To basketball fans, comedians and even
commentators in his field, he is an anomaly: the tallest player in
the NBA and Chinese. To his supportive parents, both of whom
preceded him as members of the Chinese National Basketball team, he
is simply "son." To a young American interpreter with a passion for
Chinese language and culture, he is initially a client for
interpretation services... and eventually, over the course of a
year, a close and valued friend. The Year of the Yao is James D.
Stern and Adam Del Deo's exciting, inspiring chronicle of Yao Ming's
tumultuous first year in the NBA.
This film is rated PG.
Play our quiz for tickets to see the movie!
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 Sequential
Animation Reviews, News and Interviews
No comic escapes the discerning gaze of Michael Vance and Mark Allen
Anyone
who has been a comics fan for a while and doesn’t know who Neal Adams
is...., well, they’ve probably received severe head trauma. Coming onto
the scene in the 1960's, his ultra-realistic style brought new life to
stale properties in D.C. Comics’ Batman, and Marvel Comics’
X-Men. An important figure in the history of the medium, Neal
recently took time to speak to Suspended Animation about his
contribution to comics, his defense of creators’ rights, and what he
perceives as some problems in the business, today.
Read Mark
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April 21 |
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 Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy Screening Quiz/Contest
Screening Monday, April 25th at 7:00pm
at the Colorado Center Theater
Don’t Panic... Stick out your thumb to join the most ordinary
man in the world on an extra-ordinary adventure across the universe
in the hilarious comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Earthman Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is having a very bad day.
His house is about to be bulldozed, he discovers that his best
friend is an alien and to top things off, Planet Earth is about to
be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Arthur’s only
chance for survival: hitch a ride on a passing spacecraft. For the
novice space traveler, the greatest adventure in the universe begins
when the world ends. Arthur sets out on a journey in which he finds
that nothing is as it seems: he learns that a towel is just the most
useful thing in the universe, finds the meaning of life, and
discovers that everything he needs to know can be found in one book:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
This film is rated PG.
Play our quiz for tickets to see the movie!
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 Starfest
Updates
Same Place, More Stuff Going On
We just finished updating the map for Starfest. Most of the rooms
have not moved, but there are some changes. Feel free to click on the
image here to get a larger copy to look at before the show - so you'll
know where you're going.The program book for the convention
has been sent to the printers - and there are already some changes
coming... we'll be letting you know about new guests and events here on
the website ASAP. Don't get worried, William Shatner is definitely
coming! Reggie McDaniel (KOA's Entertainment Radio Show) will be
broadcasting from the convention center again this year. Rock'n Reggie
is quite a character - it's a real hoot watching him interview our
guests live on the radio at the information booth.
We will be showing some World-Exclusive movie footage at the show,
please don't bring your video cameras to the show. Undercover security,
hired by the major movie studios, will be equipped with infrared vision
to prevent people from taping. The technology sounds Bond-like, but
that's how they do it. Let's show them how well behaved Starfest people
are. Please alert the red-shirts if you see someone trying to smuggle a
video camera into the convention. We don't want to do anything that
would prevent us from getting these special exclusives at future
Starfest conventions.
Use the toolbar at the top of the page to get
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April 15 |
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 King's
Ransom Screening Quiz/Contest
Screening Thursday, April 21st at 7:00pm
Malcolm King is a wealthy and arrogant businessman whose
soon-to-be ex-wife has plans to take him for everything he¹s worth
in their divorce settlement. Determined to avoid losing his fortune
to her, Malcolm plans his own kidnapping with the help of his
dim-witted mistress and her ex-con brother. But Malcolm¹s plans go
hilariously awry when he discovers that he is not the only one with
a scheme to kidnap and hold him for ransom. King¹s Ransom is
directed by Jeff Byrd.
This film is rated PG-13.
Play our quiz for tickets to see the movie!
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April 12 |
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 Dust To Glory Screening Quiz/Contest
Screening Wednesday, April 20th at 7:30pm
Each fall for over 30 years an eclectic assortment of
individuals and vehicles arrive in Ensenada, Mexico for the Baja
1000 - the longest point-to-point race in the world. Hundreds of
entrants of all abilities race in 6 different divisions. They race
everything from dune buggies to 800 horsepower trophy trucks to
motorcycles. The goal of each racer can be as different as his
horsepower but each face the same rugged, impossible terrain. It is
a breathless, raw, beautiful and harrowing experience for even the
most tenured.
Dana Brown (Step into Liquid) plunges into the world of the Baja
1000 with Dust To Glory - a feature film that documents the most
notorious, most dangerous race in the world and brings us into the
heart of the race and minds of the racers.
This film is rated PG.
Play our quiz for tickets to see the movie!
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April 8 |
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 The
Amityville Horror Screening Quiz/Contest
Screening Tuesday, April 12th at 7:30pm
On November 13, 1974, police received a frantic phone call
that led them to a grisly crime scene at the DeFeo residence in
Amityville, Long Island – an entire family had been slaughtered in
their beds. In the days that followed, Ronald DeFeo confessed to
methodically shooting his parents and four siblings while they
slept. He claimed voices in the house drove him to commit the
murders. One year later, George and Kathy Lutz and their children
moved into the house thinking it would be their dream home. But
shortly after settling in, bizarre and unexplainable events began to
occur – nightmarish visions and haunting voices from an evil
presence still lurking within the house. 28 days after moving in,
the Lutzes abandoned the home, lucky to escape with their lives.
Now, 30 years after the shocking real-life events that inspired one
of the most popular horror stories of all time, return to the house
that started it all: The Amityville Horror.
This movie is rated R - you must be at least
17 years of age to
play for tickets.
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 Star
Wars Charity Screening
See Revenge of the Jedi
a week before your friends
The Colorado Children’s Campaign is one of only 10
charities in America that has been chosen to benefit from a premiere
of Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The screening will
be held in Denver on May 12 at the Continental Theater. Tickets are
on sale now."These charitable organizations are the leaders in
direct services and advocacy for children and families," said George
Lucas, Star Wars writer and director. “I’m delighted that the
screenings can help these amazing organizations, which do such
important work."
The premiere will be held on the Giant Screen of the United
Artists Continental Theater at I-25 and Hampden. Tickets also
include a pre-premiere reception and are $250 for adults and $125
for those under 16. Tickets are available at the Colorado Children’s
Campaign website at
www.coloradokids.org. The Colorado Children’s Campaign is a
nonprofit, statewide organization advocating for children’s health,
education and well-being.
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April 7 |
 Jeffrey
Combs
Shran,
Weyoun, The Liquidator - Oh My!
Mr. Combs is best known for his characters Dr.
Herbert West (Re-Animator and Bride of Re-Animator), as
the cunning and enigmatic Vorta, Weyoun, and as the
Ferengi Liquidator, Brunt, (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine).
Also with Stuart Gordon, the writer/director of
Re-Animator he has strung an impressive list of other H.P. Lovecraft hits such as
From Beyond, Castle Freak, Necronomicon, as well as other original screenplays by
Gordon. He has also worked with Peter Jackson in the
movie The Frighteners, and with Renée Zellweger in
Love
and a .45. Recently Jeffrey has added the new character Shran on
Enterprise to his impressive list of Star Trek
personalities, and in 2003 an addition to the
Re-Animator series, Beyond Re-Animator. Some of his off
screen credits include many voiceovers for both the
Batman and Spiderman cartoon series and various video
games such as Star Trek: Elite Force 2.
Bio courtesy of his Official Website
http://www.jeffreycombs.com.
Mr. Combs is scheduled to be
at Starfest April 30th - May 1st and will appear for a Q&A
session on on our Main Events stage (Day and Time TBA).
Read additional information about
Starfest 2005 here.
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April 4 |
 Claudia
Christian
Ivanova
Promoted To Captain At Starfest
Claudia is probably best known
to science fiction fans for her portrayal of Commander Susan Ivanova on the
syndicated television series
Babylon 5. She later starred in two TNT mini-series
based on the show.
She is currently working on the
upcoming British TV series Star Hyke playing
Captain Belinda Blowhard. And she'll be bringing a
trailer from that series with her to Starfest! Last year
she provided the voice for the Fairy Godmother in the
Shrek 2 video game, and played Amy Martin in the film Quiet
Kill. She's currently in the US filming River to
Havilah with 2004 Starfest guest Lance Hendrickson.
She has provided the voice of the Blue Fairy on this
year's Geppetto's Secret with previous Starfest
guests Armin Shimmerman, Robin Atkins-Downs, and Rene
Auberjonois. Claudia is also in pre-production on a TV
series she will direct titled The Ark.
Ms. Christian is scheduled to be
at Starfest the entire weekend and will appear for a Q&A
session (Date & Time TBD) on our Main Events stage.
Read additional information about
Starfest 2005 here.
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