florida supercon may 23-25

May 11, 2008 at 5:10 pm | In Events, Movies, Florida (Not Bay Area) | No Comments

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Florida SuperCon (FSC) conjures up an impressive line-up of stars for the 2008 show including celebrities from Harry Potter, Avatar, Thundercats, Jem, Adult Swim, Marvel, DC and more! Florida SuperCon is taking over the Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Resort; a location three times larger than last year’s and will fill every square foot with SuperCon fun May 23-25, 2008! The show launches with the opening ceremonies Friday evening, May 23 at 5 p.m. and continues almost around the clock through Sunday, May 25, at 6 p.m.

Not your father’s Trekkie convention, Florida SuperCon is a weekend-long event to meet and converse with celebrity guests including Harry Potter stars James and Oliver Phelps, who play the Weasley twins; Stanislav Ianevski, known for his role as Viktor Krum; and, in his first Convention appearance, Devon Murray, who plays Seamus Finnegan in the Harry Potter films. Also in attendance is comic book legend and FSC Guest of Honor Carmine Infantino (Former President of DC Comics), superstar voice actors/actresses including Adult Swim’s Dana Snyder (Master Shake from Adult Swim’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Jay Edwards (director, producer and editor of Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Grey Delisle (of Nickelodeon’s Avatar:The Last Airbender), Larry Kenny (Thundercats), as well as animators, artists, writers, industry guests, vendors and others!

Film festival screenings will commence with the east coast premiere of The Wizard Rockumentary:A Movie About Rocking and Rowling with filmmakers Megan and Mallory Schuyler in attendance to support the opening night film. Live music performances and concerts enhance the party atmosphere with musical guests like DJ Heavygrinder from LA, Tadahisa Yoshida from Japan, Samantha Newark (Jem from Jem and the Holograms), as well as Wizard Rock performances from Marked as His Equal and Witherwings.

Florida SuperCon is a convention for comic book, anime, animation, manga, sci-fi, and fantasy fans to connect in a comfortable setting where attendees are free to dress as their favorite character with cosplay and costume contests or come in street attire.

The convention hours of operation are:

FRIDAY, MAY 23, 5 p.m. - 2 a.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 11 a.m. - 2 a.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 25, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Tickets

General Admission (3) Day Weekend Pass:

$30 if reserved between April 23 and May 22, 2008

General Admission at the door: $20 for single day passes. $30 for three (3) day weekend passes.

VIP Ticket packages available (Bronze: $65, Silver: $125 and Gold $250).

Tickets are currently available online at www.floridasupercon.com.

Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Resort is located at 250 Racquet Club Road, Weston, FL 33326, Phone: 954-616-1234 (15 miles west of Fort Lauderdale, 35 miles northwest of Miami). Florida SuperCon’s new “super-sized” location, The Bonaventure Resort has over 60,000 square feet of total convention space and is three times the size of Florida SuperCon’s previous location to accommodate its growing attendance. Information on the Resort can be found here.

For more info or to purchase tickets, visit www.floridasupercon.com.

film fan finding:horton hears a who

May 11, 2008 at 4:42 pm | In Reviews, Movies, *Horton Hears A Who (2008) | No Comments

Looks like I forgot to write a review of Horton Hears A Who. In the interest of time, I’ll copy and paste what I submitted to the Tampa Tribune way back when:

What I Liked: This is my favorite Dr. Seuss story, so I’m a little biased. Jim Carrey does a great job as the voice of Horton, the shy but friendly elephant who discovers that the entire world of Whoville exists on a tiny speck stuck to a flower. Whoville’s goofy mayor is voiced by Steve Carell, who also does a great job. The movie’s animation is vivid and colorful by itself, but Carrey and Carell make the movie come to life with their energetic, entertaining voice performances.

What I Disliked: The pop culture and political references, while funny, seemed weak to me. The film would have been entertaining and funny enough without the throw-away pop culture references so often used in other animated movies.

Would I Recommend?: I’d definitely recommend this movie. It’s a fresh take of a much-loved classic that offers a great story, funny characters, a positive message and strong voice performances.

Score: 8 out of 10

Film Fan Finding: A

reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated

May 8, 2008 at 7:46 am | In Movies | 1 Comment

Did you notice I was gone?

Well, I was. But I’m back now.

Regular posting will resume shortly. I apologize for any abandonment issues I’ve caused and thank you for your patience, interest and emails asking if you can have my domain name if I’m not going to use it.