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This Ain’t Georgia on My Mind: The Stunning Manga Georgie Returns Courtesy of Manga Mavericks & Omoi

This ain’t Georgia on my mind. It’s Georgie, the classic shojo manga by Yumiko Igarashi and Mann Izawa, getting a deluxe North American revival in 2027. Manga Mavericks Books and Omoi are bringing this coming-of-age story to readers digitally and in hardcover.

manga Georgie Omnibus Cover Vol 1
Available to order direct

Manga Mavericks Books and Omoi

Classic shojo is getting a deluxe revival for a new generation of readers, as two publishing firms team up to bring Mann Izawa and Yumiko Igarashi’s manga Georgie to North America. This series was first serialized in Japan in 1982 and received a sizable following. It’s a coming-of-age follows Georgie, a lively young girl raised in the Australian countryside alongside her two older brothers. When she meets a young English nobleman named Lowell, her life takes an unexpected turn. Soon, she sets off to England discover her roots, and find a place to belong.

It’s heartwarming tale for those who read the foreign editions (available on Amazon). For newcomers, it’s not quite like MediaOCD’s ruined childhoods line of videeo releases. Insetead, it has its own course.

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Chris LaMartina’s Spirit Tasting Hits the Road with Deadly Pours and New Year’s Fears

Spirit Tasting raises a glass to old friends and dangerous wishes as Chris LaMartina’s New Year’s Eve horror comedy heads out on an American roadshow with filmmaker and cast appearances.

Spirit Tasting Official PosterChris LaMartina‘s Spirit Tasting is off on a roadshow, and if you’re lucky to watch this movie on the big screen, I’m sure you’ll be celebrating festive cheers way before others. In this story, three former punks (Sean Doherty, Melissa LaMartina, and Trevor Wilhelms) toast their late bandmate at a distillery on New Year’s Eve. When a strange sommelier (Matt Lake) invites them to a top-shelf tasting, they discover there’s only one catch: Every bottle requires a “wish.” But as each of their desires twist into doom, these old friends discover that every pour at the Red Bat Distillery comes at a deadly price.

From the Press Release:

Director Chris LaMartina appeared last Friday, October 23rd, on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs to screen his modern seasonal classic WNUF Halloween Special, and first noted there that his new film would be out before the end of the year. SPIRIT TASTING was formally announced this morning at Variety. This film was shot in just four days for $40K to celebrate his 40th birthday and he said this sobering horror/comedy is about life at its midpoint, in order to wrestle with the “what ifs” of the past and the aspirations of the future…

It’s the stuff every middle-aged adult has pondered at some point.

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Zombies vs. Werewolves: Is Dead Howling Your Halloween Night Out?

A lone werewolf hunts the walking dead in this post-apocalyptic horror from the producers of Dog Soldiers and Terrifier 3. Catch Dead Howling on the big screen at Tubi FrightFest Halloween, then take it home on Digital, DVD and Blu-ray two days later.

Dead Howling DVD CoverOver the years, there have been many pairings and many confrontations. And honestly, I don’t think this combination has been explored before. To see a showdown in a film where zombies are fighting werewolves may well be the thing fans of the crossover have been waiting for, and Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment is going to deliver! Dead Howling will have its UK premiere at Tubi FrightFest Halloween 2026 on October 31. And instead of waiting, it will touchdown on digital, DVD and Blu-ray on November 2. That’s a nice two-day gap between big-screen scares and the couch.

FrightFest Halloween takes over the ODEON Luxe West End in London, and the film will screen twice on Halloween Day. If you miss the first showing, you get another shot. Brutal action, nightmarish monsters and a bleak, lawless wasteland are all on the menu. It’s an all-out clash where the dead and the damned collide.

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The Latest Ne Zha 3 News. Is This Movie Coming in 2028 or 2030?

After scouring various Chinese website for the latest, the latest Ne Zha 3 news are as follows. Simply we, put, we have to be patient.

Ne Zha News; Ne Zha 3 Poster
(Artwork not final)

Neither year is official. The latest Ne Zha 3 news is certainly telling, and we’ll have to be patient. When Ne Zha 2 (movie review) smashed many box office records and left viewers with that doozy of a cliffhanger regarding Monk Wuliang’s fate and meeting with others of his sect, just what’s going to happen next won’t be inspired by any of the classical books of Chinese Literature! What’s presented is wild, and the wait will be long so creator Yang Yu (professionally known as Jiaozi) can craft a story that’s meaningful and action packed.

On Ne Zha 3’s Douban page, the potential year of release changed from 2028 to 2030 in February 2025. It was subsequently changed back to 2028. Since the Chinese answer ot the INDB can contain provisional information, neither alteration represented an announcement from the production company.

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The Cat Came Back Creator Cordell Barker Returns with The Anta Claus of the South Pole

Oscar-nominated animator Cordell Barker, best known for The Cat Came Back, is returning with The Anta Claus of the South Pole, a new animated holiday special from the National Film Board of Canada and Tonic DNA.

The Anta Claus of the South PoleThe National Film Board of Canada

He’s back, and no, I’m not talking about the feline who stole my heart back in the day. Coming soon from Cordell Barker is The Anta Claus of the South Pole. While not everyone may recognize his name, many animation fans know his work. Barker crafted the wonderful animated short The Cat Came Back, a tale about Mr. Johnson, a man pushed to the edge by a feline who keeps finding a way to this hooman’s home. He wants nothing to do with the cat and, much like Wile E. Coyote, becomes increasingly inventive in his attempts to get rid of it rather than simply accepting its presence.

But when cartoon logic rules the universe, every trip home reveals the critter waiting inside, tearing up a carpet, couch, or something even worse. This short is hand-drawn and surprisingly elegant. Some viewers might liken it to an old Tex Avery cartoon. When every gag lands like a mousetrap with a marching band inside it, the shock and surprise is all worth it. And when the beat is set to the folk tune of the same name, we know that this cat is not using up all of his nine lives.

Barker has a knack for turning escalating chaos into comedy, and every homage he makes shows why he is one of Canada’s masters of animated catastrophe.

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Scooby-Doo Origins. Shaggy’s Best Friend Gets Another Live Action Attempt!

Netflix’s Scooby-Doo Origins is using a real Great Dane for the first time, and that choice may define whether this live-action reboot can charm old fans and new viewers.

Scooby-Doo Origins live-action Great DaneLast week, Netflix announced the rest of the cast for Scooby-Doo Origins, which is currently in production in Atlanta, Georgia. Whether this live-action reboot is truly needed, and whether it can work, depends on a fan’s point of view. After seeing how the production is approaching the property, I’m willing to give it a chance. To make everything live-action with minimal CGI use looks great.

When the studio revealed on Instagram how the canine looks, fans of the long running franchise will either yelp or go aww. That alone has sparked plenty of debate.

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