By James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)
We here at Otaku no Culture would like to wish all of our readers a safe and happy Halloween!
In this photo is Denise Pearson, award-winning professional Johnny Depp impersonator. Here she is as Captain Jack at Carnevil 2013, a event run on borrowed property by neighbourhood parents.
By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)
Craigdarroch Castle
1050 Joan Crescent
Victoria, BC V8S 3L5
Ticket Reservations:
250-592-5323
Dates and times:
October 30th 7pm & 9pm
October 31st 8pm
Lord Dracula is back, and this time, the terror is twice as bloody, if not wickedly fun. Launch Pad and Giggling Iguana Productions revisits the legend of the vampire king in a show that’s said to be pumped up to an extra level of terror. Practically all of the classics from the Golden Age of Terror — Dorian Gray, Jekyll & Hyde, Poe and Faust — has been covered, and the news that The Wolfman will be appearing next will be highly anticipated. To round out the world, Frankenstein may be a massive undertaking to pull off. It can be done, if the management of Craigdarroch Castle allows it.
But for visitors pondering a visit to Victoria, BC for All Hallows Eve, they might want to consider purchasing tickets in advance to ensure this type of site-specific play will not be missed.
By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)
Shrek the Musical debuted to audiences in Seattle in 2008, and after it moved to Broadway, it played there for three years. In 2009, a show was recorded for video release, but it was delayed until now. Released on Amazon.com Sept 17 as a digital download and on Oct 15 to disk, this show showcases the talent known as Brian d’Arcy James (Shrek), Sutton Foster (Fiona), Christopher Sieber (Farquaad) and Daniel Breaker (Donkey). Amazingly, this musical production improves upon the source and the video release is a must-see for how it adds to DreamWork’s now retired product.
The Blu-ray release offers a behind the scenes construction of the musical, and both releases include a songbook for fans to sing along to. If this release can help Shrek return for some direct-to-video piece, fans can rejoice!
Continue reading “Don’t Get Shrek’ed with the Musical, A Review”
Here in Aberdeen Centre. they have Beard Papa’s, Frappé Bliss, Leung Kee Cantonese Food (my favourite), Ajijiman (Ed’s Favourite) and more!
Aberdeen Centre
4400 Hazelbridge Way
Richmond, British Columbia
Canada
James Shaw: Ed had this cybernetic glint in his eye. He wanted a new gaming keyboard from NCIX but to me it’s just a keyboard.
You should see how old my computer is. But Ed is the type who likes to keep in touch with new technology. He wrote articles about current and future tech trends for Nexus Newspaper when he was in college, JTM Games currently, and he occasionally contributes to a host of other nerdy websites. But my interest was piqued when he brought me to this fabulous Asian indoor mall in Richmond called Aberdeen Centre.
Ed Sum: Well, let’s simply call James an Aberdeen virgin. He’s never been here before so everything he saw was new to him. I’ve been far and wide; I’ve visited Metrotown in Burnaby, West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, and the “Death Star” of all shopping meccas, The Cube, in Kyoto.
Continue reading “Great Places To Shop: Aberdeen Centre in Richmond”
There’s a very funny commercial that aired recently and it’s promoting the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival. The film festival takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia between the dates of October 25 – 27, 2013. It presents every year a collection of recent feature, short, documentary and animated films from the South Asian family of nations: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan and the Maldives.
The commercial is influenced by Michael Jackson’s 1983 Thriller music video directed by John Landis.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGW_NtaatBE&w=560&h=315]
Starring: Arvind Johal, Arsha Tahir, Kaitlyn Adair and Daniel Joseph.
Director: Raj Aheer
Assistant Director: Daniel Joseph
Video Producer: Raj Aheer
Audio Producer: Score Sound
Written by: Daniel Joseph and Raj Aheer
Executive Producers: Daniel Joseph and Raj Aheer
Source(s): YouTube account visaff filmfest
Without the fans support to help Gottacon grow and now these developer’s support, this broad spectrum convention would not have evolved to what it is now, a tour de force of the local geek culture scene.
Practically five years in the making, Gottacon is making the leap to become a fully realized convention for gamers and the general public alike. This event will now take place at the Victoria Conference Center, running from February 28th to March 2. Nothing has been said for those leap years—does it mean four days of fun than three in 2016? When considering the rate this show is growing, that is possible. Certain conventions in the States have grown from two days to four because of their popularity.
This event is for the gamer in us all. Whether that be with board games like CLUE, role-playing in the fantastic realms of Dungeons and Dragons, card games like Magic the Gathering, miniature battles with Game Workshop’s Warhammer or video games à la Starcraft, this show has it all. This news is particularly exciting for the local gaming community and this author has seen this event grow from its humble beginnings (behind the scenes and in front of) by simply catering to the dedicated gamer crowd than to make it a side-show attraction.
Continue reading “[Victoria, BC] Gotta what? Gottacon Changes Venues & Dates!”
