| February
28 | | | |
 The
Shaggy Dog
Screening Quiz &
Contest
Monday, March 6th @ 7pm
@
The Colorado Center Theater (I-25
& Colorado)
Tim Allen
transforms from family
dad to family dog and
back again in this fresh
update of the Disney
comedy classic, The
Shaggy Dog.
It all begins when workaholic Deputy D.A. Dave Douglas takes on a
case involving an animal laboratory - one that will take him away
yet again from his wife and kids, who already yearn for his
all-to-distracted attention.
But when Dave is accidentally infected with a top-secret,
genetic-mutation serum, everything he thought he knew about being
himself and his family changes. Yet with his newly perked-up ears,
and his front-row seat on the household carpet, Dave is able to gain
a whole new perspective into his family's secrets and dreams.
This film is rated PG.
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| February
28 | | |
 Denise
Crosby To Appear At Starfest 2006
Denise had once thought that after she left Star Trek: The Next
Generation, she would be able to move on with her life. She hoped she
would be able to look back on her experience as a fond memory. A distant
past that could perhaps be visited nostalgically from time to time.
Well,
Karma had other plans for her. Rather than a fond memory of an earlier time,
Star Trek has become more like a boomerang in her life. Every time
she lets it go, it comes whizzing back at her - demanding that she catch a
hold of it or get hit in the head.
Read more about Starfest 2006.
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| February
27 | | |
 Dwight
Schultz Confirmed For Starfest
William Dwight Schultz was born on November 24, 1947
in Baltimore, Maryland. As an actor, Dwight first attained fame as "H.M. 'Howlin
Mad' Murdock" on the 80's situation comedy/action show The A-Team. He flew
all the planes, helicopters and wild contraptions that were featured on the
show.To Star Trek fans, Dwight is better known for
his portrayal of Lt. Reginald Barclay. His character on Star Trek was
so endearing, he appeared on different versions of the show. First in
The Next Generation and then on Star Trek Voyager. He additionally appeared in the
feature film Star Trek: First Contact. His Star Trek character Reggie was the
always endearing, often bumbling and supremely intelligent dreamer - an
obvious homage to James Thurber's Walter Mitty.
Read more about Starfest 2006. | | |
| February
24 | | |
 Dave Chappelle's Block
Party
Screening Quiz &
Contest
Wednesday, March 1st @ 7pm
@
The Continental Theater (I-25
& Hampden)
A genuine
crowd-pleaser, Dave
Chappelle's Block Party
spotlights comedy
superstar Dave Chappelle
as he presents a
Brooklyn neighborhood
with its very own
once-in-a-lifetime free
block party. The
unprecedented
combination of comedy
and music was shot on
location. In addition to
Mr. Chappelle performing
all-new material, the
stellar roster of
artists includes Kanye
West, Mos Def, Talib
Kweli, Common, Dead Prez,
Erykah Badu, Jill Scott,
the Roots, Cody ChesnuTT,
Big Daddy Kane, and
reunited for their first
performance in over
seven years the Fugees.
This movie is rated R. You must be at least 17 years
of age to play
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 Sequential
Animation Reviews, News and Interviews
No comic escapes the discerning gaze of
Michael Vance and Mark Allen
Starting off this
week's column is last week's column. Because, I, Stephen Walker, neglected to
finish posting the reviews from last week. I didn't even notice my mistake until
today when I found they were not in the index and not mentioned in the headlines
for February 17th. Sorry about that folks.So here goes:
Michael reviews Spiral-Bound -
"...well-written, clever, and fun to read with lots of twists and excellent
character development. Its surprise ending was completely satisfying." Mark
tackled Northwest
Passage - "...highly entertaining, and fair to say, experimental, comics
project."
Now on to
this week's column - an
interview with Jeff Smith the creator of Bone, one of the most successful
independent comic book properties, ever. So successful, in fact, that the
collections have been picked up by Scholastic Books, and are a very popular
seller in schools and libraries all over the country. Jeff's also a busy guy,
and we're very appreciative of his taking time out to answer some questions from
Suspended Animation.
Read more reviews
- We have them going all the way back to
1997. |
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| February
22 | | |
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 Star Trek: The Wrath of
Khan Screening
Wednesday, March 1st
@ 9pm on The Giant
Screen at The
Continental Theater
(I-25 & Hampden)
Generally considered the
best of all the Star
Trek movies, The Wrath
of Khan features an
epoch battle of cat and
mouse between Captain
Kirk and the genetically
engineered super-human
Khan. The movie is a
tale of vengeance and
poetic prose. We learn
that Kirk he has a son
and Khan gets to deliver
perhaps the most quoted
line in Star Trek -
Revenge is a dish that
is best served cold.
What a fitting start to
the Flashback series at
the Continental! The
Wrath of Khan is a movie
that deserves to be
served up big and it
will be on the
Continental's
three-story screen. The
portions at this film
feast will be larger
than life - with Kirk
and Khan chewing up
scenes in bites so large
we can guarantee that no
one will go home hungry.
Tickets
for the screening are on
sale right now for just
$5.00 each. You can get
them at the theater box
office or online at
www.regmovies.com.
We have one pair of
tickets to give away (on
Monday, February 27th),
but we'd recommend you
get your tickets now and
make sure you don't miss
out on this incredible
event.
We don't
have all the details
yet, but there will be a
costume contest at the
theater with prizes.
Come in your favorite
Star Trek costume and be
prepared to go home with
some cool stuff. What a
great way to gear-up for
Starfest in April!
Play for tickets to the
screening.
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| February
21 | | |
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 Night
Watch Screening Quiz & Contest
Tuesday, Feb 28th @ 7pm @ The Mayan
Theater (1st & Broadway)
Featuring the cinematic vision of cutting-edge
Director/Writer Timur Bekmambetov, Night Watch is the first
installment of a trilogy based on the best-selling sci-fi novels of
Sergei Lukyanenko entitled Night Watch, Day Watch and Dusk
Watch. Set in contemporary Moscow, Night Watch revolves
around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of
light and darkness -- the result of a medieval truce between the
opposing sides. But, an ancient prophecy is about to come true: a
powerful “Other” will rise up, be tempted by one of the sides, and
tip the balance, plunging the world into a renewed war between the
dark and light, the results of which would be catastrophic. Night
Watch was the official Russian contender for Best Foreign Language
Film for the 2004 Academy Awards.
This film is rated R. You must
be at least 17 years of age to
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| February
20 | | |
 Tricia
Helfer At Starfest
A humanoid model Cylon. She has drop-dead looks and a perfect body, her
every move and gesture is smooth and precise, her eyes are keenly
intelligent. And oh, by the way, she talks to God. Tricia Helfer plays
Number Six, the seemingly imaginary, but frightenly real Cylon on the Sci-Fi
hit show Battlestar Galactica.
Tricia
was born in Donalda, Alberta, Canada, where she was raised on the family
grain farm. She fell into modeling in high school when an agent discovered
her in the line up of the local movie theater and sent her to New York.
There she won the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest and began her
career as an Elite Model working for magazines such as Elle, Vogue,
and Cosmopolitan. Some of her campaigns include Ralph Lauren,
Chanel, Giorgio Armani and she has graced the catwalks of designers like
Versace, Dolce Gabbana, Victoria's Secret and Christian Dior
to name a few.
Read more about Starfest 2006. | | |
| February
17 | | |
 Dirk
Benedict Added to Starfest 2006
Born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1st, 1945 in Helena Montana, Dirk grew
up in the small town of White Sulphur Springs. He enjoyed all the trappings
of youth only a small town can offer learning to hunt, fish, and enjoy
sports, especially football. While in his freshman year at Whitman College
in Walla Walla Washington, Dirk was first exposed to acting on a "dare" by
his college buddies and fell in love with the stage. Hollywood was on the
horizon.
Dirk's stage, film and television career has spanned almost 30 years
and he's enjoyed such successes as "Battlestar Galactica" and "The
A-Team" as well as playing "Hamlet" on Broadway. Dirk is also a Cancer
survivor and has written a book "Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy" which
chronicles his rise in Hollywood and his battle with the disease using a
Macrobiotic approach. A philosophy he adheres to to this day.
Read more about Starfest 2006. | | |
| February
14 | | | |
 Running
Scared Screening Quiz &
Contest
Tuesday, Feb 21st @ 7pm @
The Denver Pavilions Theater (16th
& Tremont Pl)
Paul Walker (The Fast
and the Furious) stars
in the fast-paced crime
drama Running Scared
from critically
acclaimed director Wayne
Kramer (The Cooler).
Walker plays a low-level
mobster who, in order to
save his family, must
recover a gun used in a
mob hit before it's
found by his bosses or
the cops. Co-starring
Chazz Palminteri (The
Usual Suspects).
This movie is rated R.
You must be at least 17
years of age to
play for tickets.
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| February
13 | | |
 Eight
Below Starland Screening
Screening Monday, Feb 13 @ 7pm @ The
Continental Theater (I-25 & Hampden)
Inspired by a true story, Eight Below is an exciting action-adventure
about loyalty and the bonds of friendship set in the extreme wilderness of
Antarctica. The film tells the story of three members of a scientific
expedition: Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker), his best friend, Cooper (Jason
Biggs), and a rugged American geologist (Bruce Greenwood), who are forced to
leave behind their team of beloved sled dogs due to a sudden accident and
perilous weather conditions in Antarctica. During the harsh, Antarctic
winter, the dogs must struggle for survival alone in the intense frozen
wilderness for over 6 months. The film is inspired by the events of a 1957
Japanese Antarctic Expedition, which served as the basis for the blockbuster
Japanese film, Nankyoku Monogatari (Antarctica).
For more
information about the movie, visit the official website at
disney.go.com/disneypictures/8below.
This is an Instant Win screening. All you have to do is
call Starland (303.777.6800) after 12 Noon on Monday, February
13th and say "Tickets" and you can win a pair of tickets to tonight's
screening. Passes are available on a first-call basis. Once we've given them
all away, this contest is over. | | |
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 Carrie
Vaughn Added to Horrorfest@Starfest Guest Lineup
Carrie is the author of Kitty and the Midnight Hour, the
forthcoming Kitty Goes to Washington, and many short stories found in
Weird Tales, Realms of Fantasy, Talebones, and others.
On her website Carrie says she is always ready to battle the forces of
galactic evil... in retro style.
She describes her childhood as that of a typical Air Force Brat. "When I
was born in January 1973, my father was co-piloting a B-52 all over
southeast Asia and my mother was having her umpteenth nervous breakdown
at Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, California. That explains so
much, doesn't it?
She credits her parents for her writing. "My mother gave me Heinlein's
Red Planet when I was eight. Shortly thereafter my father sat me down to
watch 2001. My brain just hasn't been the same [since]."
More
information about Starfest 2006. | | |
| February 6 | | |  Gary Jones Dials In Starfest
Gary Jones was born on January 4th 1958 in Swansea, Wales. Gary moved to Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada in 1986. Before Gary delved in to a career in acting he used to work as an Art Director for a Gazette Newspaper in Burlington.Gary is an award-winning playwright and is a Leo-nominated comedy writer. Now he is known by the Stargate fans as Chief Master Sergeant Walter Harriman on Stargate SG-1 (he's the guy that dials the Stargate on the show). Gary never imagined working on Stargate for nine years and he is always ready to shoot another episode! Other genre shows he has worked on include: Sliders, Outer Limits, Highlander, and Wiseguy. Gary will be participating in the Autograph and Photo with the Stars program at Starfest and will appear onstage for questions and answers either Saturday or Sunday. Check our Convention Schedule for the most up-to-date information on guest appearances and times. He will be performing with Dean Haglund (of The X-Files) in a two-man comedy show on Friday and Saturday evenings in the Aspen Theater. Make sure that you book your tickets early - as we expect that the performances will sell-out.
Read more about Starfest 2006. | | |
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February 2 |
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 Hauntcon
Convention
May 19-21, 2006
The Marriott Denver Tech
Center (I-25 &
Belleview)
One of
the first-time
exhibitors at the
upcoming Starfest
convention will be
Hauntcon. Most of you
know by now that the
folks behind Starfest
spend a great deal of
time each year building
haunted houses in
Denver. Because Denver
is considered a haunted
house hotbed in the
haunt world, Denver has
been chosen as the site
for the 2006 Hauntcon
convention. Hauntcon
will feature programming
for anyone who is into
scenic design, home
haunts, makeup and all
things haunted and
scary... in other words,
it will be a blast for
just about everyone.
Here's the official
info:
You are
invited to join Haunted
Attraction Magazine and
over 1,000 Haunters from
across the country at
the third annual Haunted
Attraction National
Tradeshow and Convention
(HAuNTcon), May 19-21,
2006 at the Denver
Marriott Tech Center, in
Denver, Colorado.
Created by Haunters, for Haunters, HAuNTcon is
focused on education, with over 60 hours of FREE seminars, workshops
and product demonstrations. Nightly networking socials give
attendees the chance to share experiences, and backstage tours of
the Reinke Brothers Haunted Mansion and the Little Spider
Productions ScreamPark. Attendees can socialize and fraternize at
various social events including the infamous Haunted Attraction
Magazine Costume Ball, where attendees are able to dress in their
most fantastic costume and dance the night away.
Everything that the Haunter needs for success is
on display in the large tradeshow floor filled with cutting-edge
companies displaying the latest in Haunting props and services.
Bargain hunters can even pick up used items and materials at the
Haunted Garage Sale, or sell their old Halloween stuff by buying a
table.
HAuNTcon 2006 is sponsored by the Anatomical Chart
Company, Bad Boys Scenic Design, Distortions Unlimited, Halloween
Vendor Coalition, HauntedHouse.com, Haunted Media Magazine, Haunt X,
Haunted Attraction Magazine, Little Spider Productions, Midwest
Haunters Convention, Parallox, ScreamPass, and the Scream Syndicate.
HAuNTcon is open to the general public and
designed for the whole family with all ages welcome. Don’t miss the
industry’s largest national Haunted Conference!
For more information or to register for this
exciting exposition, go to
www.hauntcon.com or call 972-951-5100. Make your discount
reservations today by calling the Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900
South Syracuse, Denver, Colorado 80237 at 1-800-228-9200 (Use code:
HAUA)
HAuNTcon … the convention designed for Haunters,
by Haunters!
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