Tag: Marathon

Ranking The Caped Crusader’s Best Films Ahead of The Vic Theatre’s Batman Marathon

Batman is getting ready to shroud over Victoria, BC thjis coming weekend with this local mini movie marathon celebrating his best works than all!

The Vic Theatre LogoNovember 9-10, 2024
The Vic Theatre
808 Douglas St. Victoria, BC

For tickets, please visit here.

Just how many Batman movies exist depends on whom you ask, and the people who run The Vic Theatre in Victoria, BC say it’s nine films. Their Batman Marathon is their way to celebrate the coming of autumn and perhaps posthumously “The Longest Night” (technically, the title is The Longest Halloween in published form). For those who are counting all appearances, it’s fifteen; and for every animated film made to date, those alone stand at thirty-two! But for anyone able to last through the films the Victoria Film Festival crew was able to licence to screen, the winner will get bragging rights to say they’ve lasted the weekend, and also free movies for a year!

The Batman Marathon Includes:

The Batman | Batman Begins | The Dark Knight | The Dark Knight Rises | Batman (1989) | Batman Returns | Batman Forever | Batman & Robin | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

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Jackie Chan’s Ready to Rumble in 2023 with a Special Collection and Streaming Brawl-a-Thon

Shout! Factory is ready to release Jackie Chan in bluray with new extras and a streaming marathon!

Jackie Chan at his Prime
Available to order at Shout! Factory (with mini-poster (not shown) while supplies last) and Amazon

Unbeatable. Unstoppable. Undeniable. Jackie Chan stands alone among action heroes thanks to his death-defying stunts, unparalleled fight scenes, and his signature sense of humor. An international superstar, Chan has thrilled fans around the globe for decades. As the standard bearer for martial arts action, Chan has forged a legacy that never has nor will be matched.

On January 24, Shout! Factory will release The Jackie Chan Collection Vol 1 (1976-1982), a collection of seven classic films remastered on Blu-ray which showcase the unique mixture of martial arts, action, and comedy that has made Jackie Chan a cultural icon.

To add to the excitement, Shout! Factory TV will be celebrating the release by airing a special Jackie Chan Brawl-A-Thon (link) on January 28th beginning at 12pm PT/3pm ET. This martial arts extravaganza will stream simultaneously across Shout Factory TV, including the TokuSHOUTsu and Shout! Cult channels for 24 hours of your favorite kicks, flips, and Chan’s unique blend of hilarious comedy!

The Jackie Chan Brawl-a-thon Films Includes:

  • Battle Creek Brawl
  • Dragon Fist
  • Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
  • The Killer Meteors
  • Shaolin Wooden Men
  • To Kill With Intrigue

And as for the home video release, The Jackie Chan Collection Vol 1 includes:

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It’s A DreamWorks Christmas Watch List!

DreamWorks Animation’s catalogue of Christmas episodes hasn’t been updated for years, and I’d welcome a new compilation release.

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (Short 2005) - IMDbI have to admit, every Holiday season, I’ll have a DreamWorks Animation Holiday Marathon. As I’m updating this list to include The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (released 2022), I must say I’m glad this studio is remaining festive with some property every year. It’d be a shame should they ever decide to skip a year.

They don’t often update their catalogue of seasonal delights every year, and hopefully soon we can find a home video release of everything produced to date.

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)

There’s actually two episodes featuring these penguins–Private, Rico, Skipper and Kowalski–attempting to spread holiday cheer. 

With Caper, Private goes on a search in New York to find a present for Ted, a polar bear. But he gets found by a human and the rest of the team has to rescue him. It’s a fairly fun episode, but my preference is with the season two episode “The All Nighter Before Christmas.”

As the zoo prepares for Kidsmas, things go awry when King Julien interferes and Skipper has trouble being Santa. Typical for the series, things get chaotic and it’s up to someone to fix things up.

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