Tag: Theatrical Dates

Catch the Hype! BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comédy Returns!

Unlike Ash in Pokémon who travels the world to show his passion, hopefully BALLS, a Fringe-theatre like production, will do the same!

BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical ComédyPokémon is not the only beloved franchise that concerns training pets to engage in gladiatorial duels for their masters. Although that sounds bad, that’s because of how that society developed, and there are other games like Yu-gi-oh and Digimon that are variations on a theme. To see that passion for this world in live-action, fans should check out BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comedy.

It’s back by popular demand for a summer residency at Caveat. This theatre house in lower Manhattan is the hub for many home brew shows! However, it should be noted that they are better known for hosting independently produced acts. This show is called “equal parts satire, chaos, and heart, starring Broadway talent and Pokémon legend Stuart Zagnit (Professor Oak!), with 8-bit bops, improvised battles, surprise guests, and a splash of interactive madness. Think Pokémon meets UCB meets a very weird fever dream!” 

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Don’t Be Lost in the Shuffle! Theatrical Screening Information and VOD Date Announcement.

Good news magic fans! No, we’re not talking about the card game. Instead Lost in the Shuffle is about the deck stage magician use to wow audiences, and we got dates for when it’s back on the big and small screen.

Lost in the ShuffleInstead of “go fishing” around for where to watch the documentary Lost in the Shuffle after its Hot Docs premiere, there’s good news! This work is getting a few special nation-wide screenings this month (please see below for dates) with director Jon Ornoy and two-time world champion magician Shawn Farquhar in attendance! And on September 10th, it’ll be online to view on VOD.

This documentary wonderfully looks at how the 52 card deck of playing cards came about; from having its story literally impressed upon every card made since its invention, there’s a lot more mystique that gets revealed. You can read my review here, and if you get a chance, I highly recommend supporting your local independent cinema house! And I suspect this maestro of the legerdemain will offer up something new to entertain those in attendance.

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It is Never Safe or Good to Enter “The Void,” A Movie Review

Lost in the Shuffle

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

* Mild Spoiler Alert

Nearly everything I ever wanted to see in an H.P. Lovecraft inspired film can be seen filling The Void. This indie Canadian horror movie made its world premiere in 2016 at Fantastic Fest, and six months later (set to release April 7th), it is getting limited theatrical distribution in the United States (showtimes can be found on Screen Media films website) and is now available worldwide via VOD on outlets like iTunes.

This movie produced by Casey Walker (A Little Bit Zombie, one of many people involved) and written/directed by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie (who are also part of the maverick horror company Astron-6) show several heads are better than one to create a movie about cults on the loose and serving a greater cosmic force — or they have watched one too many Re-animator movies. I see a bit of Clive Barker influence with their editing style and visual direction (their use of real prosthetics is to be commended) for this film. When it comes to crafting a tale involving surviving a night at a ward, perhaps the familiar idea of taking the fight to a hospital from Hellraiser II is not needed. Technically, these filmmakers are paying homage to the horror movies they loved from their childhood (the 80’s), like John Carpenter’s The Thing, but sometimes I wonder if coming up with a new idea is even possible these days without conjuring up recollections of past products.

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