Ghostbusted - it’s a long story
Posted on November 27, 2005
The roots of these fan films go back years and require some explaination - fortunately one of the creators, Garrett Gilchrist took a moment to lay it all out for you, and hopes you’ll check out some clips and maybe even buy their DVD. It’s better if he explains it.
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Bill Murray Classic Comedy Collection DVD
Posted on November 27, 2005
Or as I like to think of it, The Bill Murray / Harold Ramis Classic Comedy Collection DVD.
Sony Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing a 3 disc set of Bill Murray comedies this January 17th (too bad it missed this Christmas season.) The collection will contain Stripes, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day (all of which also star, were written, or directed by Harold Ramis) and appear to be whatever recent DVD version has the most stuff packed into them - the Stripes DVD, for example, is listed as being the Extended Cut version that came out earlier this year.
Nothing new, but a nice set if you don’t already own these classic comedies or are looking to buy them for someone. The suggested retail price is $24.95, though Amazon is listing it for $18.71 (not a bad deal, when you consider the Stripes DVD alone lists for $14 bucks.)
credit | River of Slime
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RGB reference in Image comic
Posted on November 24, 2005
Image Comics has a new series, Fear Agent, which I will be the first to admit I know very little about. It comes off like a grittier Doctor 13 or Challengers of the Unknown - whatever the case, in a recent issue a very familiar piece of equipment can be seen (see above.) It might be an interesting series to check out!
credit | MilesEB
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Better look at Templesmith Legion cover.
Posted on November 23, 2005
Way back when, back when the collected edition for 88mph Studio’s Legion series was being solicited in Previews, a tiny, blurry scan of the proposed cover art was shown - that cover was created by 30 Days of Night artist, Ben Templesmith. Ultimately the collection changed into a hardcover and Templesmith’s art was replaced by that of Alvaro Pardo (the changing to a hardcover didn’t have anything to do with the artist change, I was just being flowery in my writing - no one’s sure why Templesmith was replaced.)
Now Templesmith has posted a better scan of his cover - it’s a shame really. It was a really nice piece.
credit | Kingpin
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VABC - Venkman Always Be Closin’.
Posted on November 22, 2005
I never really thought about it, but business author Daniel Sitter uses the conversation Venkman and Co. have with the Mayor as an example of everything you should do when making a sale. Have a look for yourself, it’s mildly amusing.
Sony announces Ghostbusters for mobile phones.
Posted on November 17, 2005
Earlier this week, Sony announced a new plan to sell mobile phone owners theatrical films on memory sticks. Calling it “Movies on Memory Cards” (or MMC), Sony hopes to take advantage of an increasing number of phones (notably new Nokia models) that allow users to swap in memory cards.
“Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Spider-Man 2, are already available, and now Sony plans to release Hitch, Ghostbusters, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and Stuart Little.”
These cards are currently only available in the UK, though should a person elsewhere have one of these “series 60″ type phones, there’s no reason why the card shouldn’t work for them. The cards retail for just under 20 pounds at Carphone Warehouse stores.
I haven’t seen Hitch, but I hear the LA Engine 23 New York Ladder 8 firehall is featured in it, so I included it in the above image.
credit | Spike
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More Ramis in Austin
Posted on November 17, 2005
After helping to spark that painful bout of GB3 rumours, Ain’t It Cool News has a new interview with Harold Ramis at the Austin Film Festival - the piece talks a great deal about his new movie, Ice Harvest (opening November 23rd), a bit about early work with a pre-SNL Bill Murray (very interesting), and a small amount about Ghostbusters 3, which covers everything we’ve heard before. Ramis’ last words on the matter confirm what a lot of people always suspected;
“In the end, it sounds greedy, but the deal couldn’t be made. We as an entity… Me… well, I’m low man on that totem pole deal-wise, but Ivan, Bill, Danny and me couldn’t make a deal with the studio. There wasn’t enough left for the studio.
And I can’t say my heart was really in it, you know… making the third one.”
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Rick Moranis releases new country album - and it’s hilarious!
Posted on November 12, 2005
While he hasn’t been on the big or small screen in awhile, Rick Moranis hasn’t been idle - somewhere along the line Rick cut a country album and The Agoraphobic Cowboy is now available.
Presented in more the western style (as in, “we have both kinds of music here; country AND western”), the songs have a wry, witty edge. For example, the Johnny Cash Hank Snow classic I’ve Been Everywhere - about a man who’s been, well, everywhere and lists the names of all those places - is reworked into I Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere, about a guy who doesn’t want to leave his house, and lists all the reasons why not, including the internet and a kid getting mauled by a bear.
Those of you who are a fan of Moranis (and especially if you remember his musical work on You, Me, The Music, and Me and SCTV), you should check this out. Ask your local record store, but it may only be available to buy directly from his website (yes, his website - don’t get too excited, it’s geared entirely towards the album, via Artist Share.)
credit | General Taylor
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Reitman does a ghost comedy. Another one.
Posted on November 10, 2005
Currently he’s shotting Super Ex-Girlfriend with Uma Thurman, but after that Ivan Reitman is moving onto Over My Dead Body - details are scarce other than it being a comedic ghost story. Hopefully it differs from Just Like Heaven.
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Ghostbusters Legion hardcovers prepped for shipping
Posted on November 9, 2005
It’s been a wait, but it’s almost over - 88mph Studios sent out an email today to everyone that ordered a copy of the Legion series hardcover letting them know that the books will start shipping soon.
“We will send your book(s) at the address on your PayPal file at the moment of purchase.
We have not started to ship the book(s) yet and we will inform you when we do by email and on this page.
If you changed address between the time you ordered and now please inform us of your new shipping address by using the proper subject line “Address Change” in the contact form at the bottom of this page. If you have not changed address then nothing is required form your part at the moment.
We Thank You for your order and hope you will enjoy your purchase.”
If you ordered the book, but don’t recieve an email regarding it within 24 hours, or if you’ve changed your mailing address since you initially placed the order, 88mph asks that you contact them (select the appropriate subject line from the drop-down menu.)
This is a good time to remind everyone that if you placed your order through Graham Cracker Comics, your order is fine and will be shipping soon as well.
[UPDATE] Clarification on any orders placed through Graham Cracker Comics.
The email notifications were sent to all customers who have ordered through this website.
If you ordered through http://www.grahamcrackers.com then you will not recieve a notification email from us (or them) as we simply don’t have your information. We apologize for any inconvenicences this might cause.
However it should be noted that Graham Crakcers is a serious and well respected comic book store chain that has years of experience in online ordering and they manage their database with great care.
This means you don’t have to contact them to make sure your order is still valid, if you haven’t canceled your order with them then they already have your information on file and your order is still valid.
You only need to contact them if you have moved and need to have your order ship to a different address than the one you originally gave them when you ordered.
Other than that they will ship your order when they recieve their own shipment from us!
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