MY ONE AND ONLY will open in Los Angeles on August 21, 2009, at the Landmark Theater with additional screens in Pasadena and Orange County on August 28, 2009 Nationwide expansion slated for September 4, 2009  Starring Renée Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Chris Noth, Nick Stahl and Logan LermanDirected by Richard Loncraine; Written by Charlie Peters

The tires of a baby-blue ’53 Cadillac Coupe de Ville convertible squeal down the New York street, and none of its occupants looks back. The beautiful but mercurial Ann Devereaux (Renée Zellweger) has just left her philandering husband Dan Devereaux (Kevin Bacon), a society bandleader, and taken to the road with her teenage sons, George (Logan Lerman) and Robbie (Mark Rendall), in search of a wealthy replacement mate. Although it’s 1953, Ann is certain that her girlish charms will serve her as well as they did two decades earlier.

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THIS NOVEMBER, A&E HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE JIM HENSON COMPANY MARK THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF A GROUNDBREAKING TELEVISION CLASSIC

WITH AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD DVD RELAUNCH

FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™

Never Before Available in One Complete Package, All Four Fan Favorite Seasons Have Finally Been United

in One Stellar 25 Disc Set ($149.95srp) Featuring Over 15 Hours of Bonus Programming, Including 29 Episode Commentaries, Behind-the-Scenes Documentaries, Interviews, Deleted Scenes and Much More!

IN STORES NOVEMBER 17

NEW YORK, NY – When a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapulted Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield, a groundbreaking cult classic was born with the epic, adventure-filled TV series “Farscape”.  On November 17, the award-winning fan favorite show, which ran from 1999-2003 on Sci Fi and was named by TV Guide as one of television’s best cult shows ever, will commemorate its 10th Anniversary with the very first complete packaging of the series.  Featuring all 88 episodes on 25 discs, with original aspect ratios (4×3 for Seasons 1-3, anamorphic 16×9 widescreen for Season 4) and 5.1 surround sound, FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™ delivers the venerated program to its legions of loyal fans and a new generation for the collectible price of $149.95srp.

An imaginative fusion of live action, state-of-the-art puppetry, prosthetics and CGI, “Farscape,” produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with RHI Entertainment, featured mind-boggling alien life forms, dazzling special effects, edge-of-your-seat thrills, irreverent humor and unforgettable characters — all brought to rich life by the creative minds at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™.  Strap in and hold on tight for the extraordinary adventures of John Crichton, as he finds himself surrounded by hostile aliens and soaring through the cosmos aboard Moya, a glorious living space ship.  Hunted by the relentless Peacekeepers, he allies himself with Moya’s crew — Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black), Luxan warrior Ka D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe), azure priestess Zhaan (Virginia Hey), spritely Nebari thief Chiana (Gigi Edgley), Dominar Rygel, the deposed royal ruler of the Hynerian Empire and Pilot – to search for a way out of this inconceivably alien world and return home. 

FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™ contains amazing surprises, including over 15 hours of bonus programming:

• 29 Episode Commentaries, including “Premiere” with Rockne S. O’Bannon, Brian Henson and Ben Browder; “Jeremiah Crichton” with Claudia Black, Producer/Writer David Kemper, Browder and O’Bannon; “Bone to Be Wild” with Anthony Simcoe; “Relativity” with Lani Tupu (Crais/Voice of Pilot) and Director Peter Andrikidis; and, “Bad Timing” which features Browder, Black and Kemper discussing the series’ final episode.
• Multiple featurettes and documentaries including “In the Beginning: A Look Back with Brian Henson”; “Making of a Space Opera” and “Inside Farscape: Save Farscape,” on which fans, cast and crew discuss the fate of their beloved series.
• Multiple video profiles featuring archival clips and cast/crew discussing their characters and roles on Farscape.
• Over 90 minutes of deleted scenes.
• Slideshows and archival photo galleries, including character concepts and promo photos.
• Production design galleries featuring screenshots, rough drafts and concept slide shows.
• Behind-the-Scenes interviews with Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Virginia Hey, Gigi Edgley, Paul Goddard (Stark), Wayne Pygram (Scorpius) and more.
• Original TV promos and trailers 

In addition to the complete MEGASET™, on November 17, FARSCAPE will also be available in single season sets.  Each re-packaged DVD release in FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SEASONS 1-4 will feature over 18 hours of interstellar entertainment — 22 episodes on six jam-packed discs filled with hours of revealing bonus materials — for $44.95srp. 

Prepare for Starburst!

Whitney Houston’s new album “I Look To You” is due to hit the stores August 31, 2009.  The title track can be downloaded on whitneyhouston.com. Links are available for US and international fans.

I Look To You available in stores August 31, 2009

The last time I saw Whitney Houston my heart was broken.  I actually thought she was a man in drag. She was too thin and looked unhealthy.

If you go to whitneyhouston.com you will see a YouTube clip of a beautiful, rested healthy Whitney Houtson. “I Look To You” debuted to a roomful of enthusiastic celebrities that welcomed Houston back with her new album.

The familiar voice is more mature and doesn’t  hit the soaring heights it once did.  None the less if you are a Houston fan you won’t be disappointed. Her voice is still rich and beautiful.  “I Look To You” written by R.Kelly is a perfect way for Houston to give us insight into how she has struggled to made her way back to her fans.

At the risk of making you groan I must end this by saying that with “I Look To You” Whitney Houston has unbroken my heart. The beautiful, vibrant woman we fell in love with is back and with all of us behind her here to stay.

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FOCUS’ AFRICA FIRST PROGRAM CLOSING 2009 ENTRY PERIOD MONDAY, AUGUST 17th; $10,000 IN FINANCING APIECE EARMARKED FOR 5 NEW FILMMAKERS

FOCUS’ AFRICA FIRST PROGRAM

NEW YORK, July 28^th, 2009 – Following the success of last year’s inaugural program, Focus Features is accepting entries for a second year of its Africa First Program through Monday, August 17^th (please note newly extended deadline). The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked specifically for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, offers eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. Complete details on Africa First – including application information – can be accessed through www.filminfocus.com/africafirst.

Launched in 2008, Africa First last fall awarded $10,000 apiece to five winning filmmakers; Mr. Edouard Bamporiki (from Rwanda), Ms. Jenna Bass (from South Africa), Mr. Jan-Hendrik Beetge (also from South Africa), Ms. Dyana Gaye (from Senegal), and Ms. Wanuri Kahiu (from Kenya). Their short films are, respectively, Long Coat, a drama about a young Hutu coming to terms with Rwanda’s and his own family’s past; The Tunnel, a 1980s-set story centering around a 10-year-old girl’s quest; The Abyss Boys, a thriller about an illegal trade in a small fishing town; the public transportation musical N’Dar [Saint Louis Blues]; and Pumzi [Breath], a futuristic sci-fi tale. Read the rest of this entry

Writing music reviews can be little over whelming and can make you feel like you are slogging through mud. There is always a pile of CD containing envelopes on my desk.

In those envelopes you will find garnets, sapphires, rubies, emeralds and pearls. If you are like me there are a few you will say you don’t have time to review. Those are the reviews you can’t bring yourself to write. An honest review would be, “someone should have loved you enough to say don’t record that”.

Then it happens you open the envelope pop in the CD and you hear an exquisite voice.  You realize you have fished a perfect diamond out of that envelope pile. In this case it is the voice of Cathy-Anne McClintock.

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Article and Photos by Suzanne Philips
Jul 23, 2009 San Diego, CA

WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase, Jr. stopped by the 2009 Comic Con in San Diego to promote his upcoming DVD release of “The Marine 2”.  CFM News caught up with
Ted and he filled us in on the details.

CFMNews: Is this the first time you have been to Comic Con?
Ted DiBiase:  The first time, yes, and it is…absolutely insane.

CFM: So going from doing live shows every week (on WWE Monday Night Raw, Mondays 9-11pm USA Network) to working on a film, what was different about that?
TD:  You know wrestling and acting, the film industry….they have their similarities.  In wrestling there is a lot more physicality.  Well there was a
lot of physicality in this film.  I did all my own stunts but when we are wrestling, it is more over the top.  When you are playing to a live crowd, you are a little
bit exaggerated.  You know….a little bit more.  And there are all of those millions of people who are watching on TV at home.  And the camera, it catches your facial
expressions.  And that is something that you have to let those people at home feel –  that emotion your face, whereas people in the crowd who are at the top of the arena,they have to feel it through your movements.  Film is more here (frames face).  Less is more.  And that is something that I learned as the process of the movie
went through and I really enjoyed it. The learning experience was just incredible.  I think it helped me a lot with my wrestling, you know?  Cause you understand the
importance of exemplifying that emotion.  This was my first film.  I hope there is more, because it was so much fun.

CFM: Are films something you always thought that maybe you wanted to do?
TD:  It was something that was always in the back of my head.  My mom always thought I would be an actor.  I was always pretending that I was hurt and she
would get worried you know?  And I was like, no I was just kidding.  And she would slap me and it would be bad.  (laughs)  Yea it was always in the back
of my head and when the opportunity came, it was just really a surprise to me because I had only been wrestling like 6 or 7 months and they came to me
with the script and I read it.  They said “wow how long have you been acting” and I looked at my wrist and said “about 10 minutes!”  They said they would get back
to me and they called me a week later and said you got the part.  And I was like, I got a part in a movie?!?  What part is it?  I was thinking it was
something small.  And they said…no you are the lead role.  And then it hit me and I was just….oh my gosh.  It was on from there.  It was just
a lot of learning and it was quite a trip and it was so much fun.

CFM:  Did you talk to John Cena (star of THE MARINE) to get any advice?
TD: Yea, I talked to Cena and he is incredible.  He is in THE MARINE 1 and he just finished 12 ROUNDS which just came out on DVD and is doing extremely well.  His
advice was…be yourself.  Just be yourself and listen.  It was all I could do.  It was my first time in any kind of acting role, apart from wrestling.  It was different.
This is new to him too.  He’s done two movies now but it’s still pretty fresh. He said be yourself, have fun with it, listen to what they have to say.  It was a
rollercoaster ride but it turned out to be an incredible film.

CFM:  How did you get along with the rest of the cast?
TD: Michael Rooker who plays Church…I mean Michael Rooker was in DAYS OF THUNDER and TOMBSTONE.  He was awesome.  Oh my gosh he was so much fun.  And Lara Cox who plays my wife….we just had great chemistry together.  Our director, Roel Reine, he made us do these exercises together. We want to malls and stuff holding hands and acting like a couple.
I had never done anything like that because I had never been to acting school or in Theatre or anything like that so it was interesting.  We hit it off right off
the bat.  They really helped me out a lot. I was surrounded by good people, great actors….veterans of the business so that really helped as well.  It inspired me
to do as good of a job as I could do to represent them and the WWE.  It was good all around.

CFM:  When does the film come out?
TD:  December 29th on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Check out THE MARINE 2 in December and watch Monday Night Raw on Mondays from 9-11pm on USA Networks.

July 22, 2009

Article and photos by Suzanne Philips

On this warm Wednesday afternoon, over a hundred thousand

fans decended on the San Diego Convention Center for Comic

Con 2009.  Officially a “preview night”, most fans came to pick up

tickets and be the first to check out special promo buys and

giveaways.  Major film and television studios, comic book

creators,  retailers and more were on hand to give out limited edition

promos and whip the crowd into a frenzy.

While the con officially kicks into full gear tomorrow with a day

of panels, parties and autograph signings, the preview night

gives an idea of what the week to come might look like.  Check back

daily for all the latest updates and photos from the 2009 Comic Con!

Ignition Entertainment Announces San Diego Comic-Con 2009

Game Line-up, Contests, Prizes and Events

SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 22, 2009 – Ignition Entertainment brings their full arsenal of face-kicking, blade wielding, world renowned games to San Diego Comic-Con 2009, showcasing some of their most anticipated titles of 2009 including, The King of Fighters XII, Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Nostalgia and the instant classic PSP game, Mercury Meltdown.

Taking place in the Future US booth #5135 on the main convention center show floor, attendees can get hands-on time with all four blockbuster Ignition titles and enter a draw to win prizes based on their favorite games.  The drawings will take place post Comic-Con and will be announced via Twitter, Facebook and email.  Prizes include:

• Nostalgia a brand new Nintendo DSi
• Muramasa: The Demon Blade posters signed by George Kamitani, the designer and lead artist of the game
• The King of Fighters XII signed posters and copies of the game
• Mercury Meltdown downloadable game codes

Ignition Stage Demos and Trivia – Located on the main stage of the Future US booth #5135, Ignition will also be giving away various prizes to those who can answer questions related to their games.

THURSDAY, JULY 23

Nostalgia – Stage Demo & Trivia @ 10:15 A.M.

Prizes: 3 Nostalgia Art books

Nostalgia – All Day Contest

• “Where’s Gilbert?” Hunt Contest – A photo scavenger hunt to find Eddie’s father Gilbert who will be at 3 different places at 3 different times around the Gaslamp district and convention center
• All clues will be announced over Twitter
• “Missing” posters of Gilbert will be handed out at the Ignition booth, and contestants will have to get it stamped 3 times that day by Gilbert.
• Prizes: Contestants with completed sheets will be entered for a chance to win $500 cash. The first to turn in their completed sheet at the Ignition booth will also receive a brand new Nintendo DS. All entrants will receive a Nostalgia branded luggage tag.

NOSTALGIA
www.facebook.com/nostalgiaDS

www.twitter.com/nostalgiaDS

FRIDAY, JULY 24

Muramasa: The Demon Blade – Stage Demo & Trivia @ 10:15 A.M.

Prizes: 3 Muramasa: The Demon Blade wall scrolls

Muramasa: The Demon Blade Contest

• “Fan” Art Contest – A “Fan” Art contest that people can enter by going to the Muramasa website.  The contest will run through the weeks leading up to the game launch, with a winner announced at the Penny Arcade Expo.
• Prizes: Grand prize winner will receive $1000 and have their art showcased in future marketing and promotional materials for the game.  Runner-ups will receive free copies of the game.

MURAMASA: THE DEMON BLADE
www.facebook.com/muramasawii

www.twitter.com/muramasawii

SATURDAY, JULY 25

The King of Fighters XII – Stage Demo & World Premiere of Launch Trailer @ 10:15 A.M.

Cosplay contest – Ignition Entertainment will hold a cosplay contest on stage where attendees can register via The King of Fighters XII Twitter or Facebook pages

Prizes:

• All entrants will receive a The King of Fighters trading card pack
• 10 registrants will be chosen from the entries, crowd will vote for top 3.
  • 1^st prize: Figurine and signed The King of Fighters XII Poster / $100 Gamestop Card
  • 2^nd prize: The King of Fighters XII t-shirt and The King of Fighters XII poster
  • 3^rd prize: Terry Bogard Hat and The King of Fighters XII poster

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XII
www.facebook.com/kingoffighters12

www.twitter.com/KOF12

SUNDAY, JULY 26

Mercury Meltdown – Stage Demo & Trivia @ 10:15 A.M.

Prizes: Mercury Meltdown Promo Download Codes

Mercury Meltdown Contest

• Mercury Meltdown Race Contest – Four people will be invited on stage after entering via Twitter or at the show to complete a timed stage in the game
• Prizes: Sony PSP with Mercury Meltdown preloaded

KONAMI AND ADULT SWIM ANNOUNCE

METALOCALYPSE: DETHGAME FOR XBOX LIVE® ARCADE AND PLAYSTATION®NETWORK

Konami and Cartoon Network Enterprises Partner to Bring the Brutal Adventures of

Dethklok to Next Generation Consoles This Fall

EL SEGUNDO, CA – JULY 22, 2009 – Konami announced today that a video game based on the hit Adult Swim series Metalocalypse is currently in development for Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®Network. Created by series co-creator Brendon Small and based on the top-rated Adult Swim animated series, the upcoming Metalocalypse: Dethgame will immerse players into the world of Dethklok, the world’s most brutal Norwegian heavy metal band.

“Konami is excited to partner with Cartoon Network Enterprises on Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse,” said Careen Yapp, Vice President of Licensing and Business Development for Konami. “Our position as industry leader in creating unique gaming experiences through licensed material coupled with Adult Swim’s pedigree as leader in creating ground-breaking programming is what is going to make Metalocalypse such a great project for us to publish.”

“Since its debut on Adult Swim, Metalocalypse has built a solid fan base and become synonymous with two things – animated destruction and metal,” said Christina Miller, vice president, Cartoon Network Enterprises, the licensing and merchandising arm of Adult Swim.  “Working closely with Konami and the show’s creators, we have found a way to incorporate both of those qualities into our first video game for the brand and provide a truly authentic gaming experience.”

“We have gone above and beyond and found the biggest nerds in the industry to help develop and deliver what will without a doubt be the most successful downloadable cartoon death metal game in recorded history,” said Small.  “I defy anyone to find another death metal cartoon that can claim the same. But I think the most important thing to remember beyond the record setting CD sales and astounding ratings and growing rabid fans around the world is that this game is going to be a blast to play. I am very excited to be a part of making video games metal.” 

In Metalocalypse: Dethgame, players will be immersed in the world of Dethklok. As a Klokateer, one of the band’s loyal roadies, players will be unleashed on a heinous rampage against rabid mutant fans in brutal combat.  Fight mutants, explore the rooms and dungeons of Mordhaus and protect the METAL faithful. All of this action set to the music of Dethklok, including tracks from the best-selling Dethklok: The Dethalbum. Additionally, the game will feature three all-new songs from Williams Street Records’ Dethklok 2 which will be available later this fall. Complete with mini-games, Metalocalypse provides an optimal gaming experience rarely seen in a downloadable game. 

Developed by Frozen Codebase, Metalocalypse is slated for release in Q4 2009. For more information on Metalocalypse, please visit: www.konami.com/metalocalypse

CFM News will be bringing you all of the news, photos,

and dish from the 2009 Comic Con.  Starting tomorrow, we

will be bringing you daily updates on all the panels and events

that make Comic Con a must see!  Check back starting on

Wednesday, July 22nd for all the updates.

MORE EPIC BATTLES ON THE HORIZON!

SPIKE TV RENEWS THE MULTI-PLATFORM HIT SERIES

“DEADLIEST WARRIOR” FOR A SECOND SEASON

Series To Return With 13 New Episodes Beginning Spring 2010

Spike.com’s Original  Series “Deadliest Warrior – The Aftermath”

Also Set To Return After Record Traffic

Los Angeles, CA, July 21, 2009 – History’s most lethal combatants will continue the fight to the death as Spike TV  renews “Deadliest Warrior” for a second season, it was announced today by Sharon Levy, senior vice president, original programming, Spike TV.  The successful first season averaged 1.8 million viewers, had more than 6.2 million show-related video views on Spike.com and is Spike TV’s best-selling series this year across all download-to-own (DTO) platforms.  The second season of “Deadliest Warrior” will premiere 13 episodes in Spring 2010 with Spike.com’s original round table discussion series, “Deadliest Warrior – The Aftermath,” also set to return in conjunction with the new episodes. 

“We are thrilled with the success ‘Deadliest Warrior’ has achieved both on air and online for Spike,” said Levy.  “The decision to pick it up is a no-brainer.  Since hitting the air, fans have endlessly debated and shared online, even offering some great ideas for future match-ups.” 

Airing at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays, the first season of “Deadliest Warrior” (April 7 – May 31) averaged a robust 1.8 million viewers, ranking second among men 18-49 and men 18-34, behind only the NBA Playoffs on TNT.  The premiere season concluded as the highest-rated first season of any original program on Spike since 2005.  With the multi-platform success of the series, Spike TV is currently pursuing a book deal, video game and various other merchandising opportunities based on the series. 

Also a hit on Spike.com, the “Deadliest Warrior” show pages attracted a season average of over 207,000 weekly unique visitors.  Show-related videos generated over 6.2 million video views during the course of the season.  “Deadliest Warrior – The Aftermath” was hugely successful and maintained the online interest between episodes, generating 1.8 million video views (April 7 – June 21).  “Deadliest Warrior” also performed exceptionally well on DTO platforms, driving sales to record highs on iTunes, Xbox, PlayStation and Zune.   It was Spike TV’s number one selling series across all DTO platforms in May and is Spike TV’s best-selling series this year. 

“Deadliest Warrior” pits history’s greatest warriors against one another to determine, once and for all, who reigns supreme.  To collect data on these legends of combat, the series features a fight club that consists of series regulars Geoff Desmoulin, a biomedical engineer and karate black belt who uses high-tech sensors to collect the data, and computer whiz Max Geiger, who tracks all the test findings to ultimately run in a battle simulation program.  Along with the use of 21^st century science and the latest in CGI technology, the series enlists warrior-specific, world-class fighters and experts to provide insight into what makes these combatants tick, analyzing every facet of their unique skills of destruction, culminating in a head-to-head final fight between two legends of the battlefield that will produce the deadliest warrior.  The premiere season featured such iconic warriors in Spartans and Samurai, prominent individuals like William Wallace and Shaka Zulu, zealous terrorists in the Taliban and even the notoriously bloody Yakuza, among others. 

“Deadliest Warrior” featured content on Spike.com will also be expanded next season.  Outside of the return of the weekly roundtable series “Deadliest Warrior – The Aftermath,” initial plans for the show page content includes “Blood in the Sand” weekly blog articles, sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes looks and interviews with series regulars and experts.  Users will also be able to view full episodes of that week’s episode online after it has premiered on-air.  Further plans will be announced at a later date. 

“Deadliest Warrior” is produced for Spike TV by Morningstar Entertainment (“Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force”).  The series is executive produced by Gary Tarpanian and Paninee Theeranuntawat.  Sharon Levy and Tim Duffy are Spike TV’s executives in charge of production. 

“The Woman in Red” herself, Kelly LeBrock, will be making her first Comic Con appearance on Friday, July 24th, from 12PM to 3PM in the Catastrophic Comics Booth #2109 to promote her new tell-all Hollywood novel.

 

(July 21, 2009) HOLLYWOOD — Kelly LeBrock, mega model and well-known movie star of such films as “Weird Science” and “The Woman in Red,” will be appearing at Catastrophic Comics booth 2109 to sign autographs Friday July 24th from 12PM to 3PM.” LeBrock, who has enjoyed a long and successful acting career, was also a hugely popular model, appearing on countless magazine covers. In the late 1980s, she popularized the phrase “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” in a series of television commercials.  Kelly is currently appearing in a new movie titled “Mason”, directed by Billy Prince, and in addition, devotes her time to people who are terminally ill.

GREG LONDON, BJ THOMAS (left to right)

GREG LONDON DELIVERS BRILLIANT IMPRESSION OF SIGNATURE BJ THOMAS SONG, THEN BJ HIMSELF JOINS IN ON THE PERFORMANCE AT PEBBLE BEACH RESORTS

Greg London, whose current AC Radio hits include remakes of Bread’s “Everything I Own” and Little River Band’s “Cool Change,” was performing at The Beach Club at Pebble Beach Resorts in CA on July 18. London, who is also a master music impressionist, critically acclaimed for ICONMAN, his record-breaking show at Harrah’s Reno, was performing “Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song,” in BJ Thomas’ voice. Then the real BJ Thomas joined London on stage, alternating the singing of BJ’s signature song, to the delight of the surprised audience.

WYOMING BASED SINGER/SONGWRITER CELEBRATES THE VALUES, LIFESTYLE AND RESPECT FOR NATURE IN THE PLACES ‘WHERE COWPOKES GROW’ ON HIS LATEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM

BRYAN RAGSDALE: MODERN DAY MOUNTAIN MAN

A Conservationist Cowboy And U.S. Veteran Who Drives A Prius, Ragsdale Loves Fishing, Camping And Backpacking, Performs 200 Shows A Year And Recently Released His First Single “Modern Day Mountain Man” To Americana, Country And College Radio

Back in ’78, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson scaled the country charts with the warning of “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys.” The song’s lyrics by Ed Bruce and Patsy Bruce advise mothers to raise their children as doctors or lawyers rather than cowboys, who seem to be “always alone.”

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G4 PRESENTS “COMIC-CON ’09” FEATURING LIVE COVERAGE FROM INSIDE THE LEGENDARY POP CULTURE CONVENTION AND THE FIRST EVER TELEVISED COMIC-CON PANEL ON SATURDAY, JULY 25

Coverage Kicks Off With a Special Presentation of The Star Wars Spectacular! Panel Hosted by Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira from 2-4PM ET/PT

Following, Delivers Three Hours of LIVE Convention Coverage From 4-7PM ET/PT Featuring Interviews With James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Megan Fox, Rob Zombie, Keifer Sutherland and Many More

LOS ANGELES, July XX, 2009 – What was once just a small comic book convention for a dedicated group of fans has become a true pop culture phenomenon. Comic-Con is now one of the biggest conventions in the world devoted to comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, movies, video games, TV and more.  And G4 is once again the only network bringing all the news headlines, exclusive premieres, crazy costumes, panel discussions, celebrity appearances and outrageous fans LIVE from the Comic-Con show floor to TV audiences. G4’s coverage begins Saturday, July 25 at 2PM ET/PT with a two-hour presentation of the Star Wars™ Comic-Con Spectacular!, the first-ever televised Comic-Con panel.  Following, G4 presents three-hours of LIVE comprehensive coverage from 4-7PM ET/PT.

Packing more than 160,000 people into the San Diego Convention Center last year, the convention has become the launch pad for major announcements and development deals among comic book publishers, movie studios, TV networks, video game developers and more, making it a mainstream attraction. G4’s televised coverage of this year’s convention will be hosted by Attack of the Show’s Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira and will include breaking news announcements, world premiere trailers, outrageous fans and costumes, in-depth reviews, as well as live interviews with directors, producers and stars from top films and TV shows.

“Comic-Con is probably the most significant event of the year for G4’s young male audience,” said Neal Tiles, President, G4. “Many networks use Comic-Con as a platform to promote their shows but G4 is the only network that views Comic-Con as the show itself.  We recognize that the news and buzz that come out of the convention greatly determines what our viewers will be passionate about in the coming year.”

G4’s Comic-Con coverage includes:

“Attack of the Show”

Thursday, July 23, 7PM ET/PT

On Thursday, July 23, “Attack of the Show” will offer a sneak peak at the Comic-Con floor from the preview night with Alison Haislip. “AOTS” will give viewers inside scoop on some major announcements that will be made by “Fresh Ink’s” Blair Butler about Top Cow & Image Comics, Marvel, DC & Dark Horse, during Saturday’s show.

Star Wars Spectacular! – The Official Lucasfilm Panel

Saturday, July 25, 2-4PM ET/PT – only on G4

The Star Wars Spectacular! will be hosted by Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn, and broadcast on G4 for TV audiences, for the first time in Comic-Con history. The panel will feature never-before-seen footage, breaking news, surprise announcements, guest stars, a live table read of an exclusive new Clone Wars script and much more. The panel will feature a wide array of exciting panelists, including Steve Sansweet (Lucasfilm’s Head of Fan Relations), Star Wars: The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni, voice actors Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Catherine Taber (Padmé Amidala), Tom Kane (Yoda), and several other surprise guest stars.

“Comic Con ’09 Live” – Three Hours of Live Coverage

Saturday, July 25, 4-7PM ET/PT, only on G4

Hosts Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn will be joined by comic book maven Blair Butler, correspondents Alison Haislip, Blair Herter and others, to deliver some of the most exciting news from the convention. The team will interview James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Megan Fox, Ben Foster, Rob Zombie, the cast of 24, the cast of the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie, the cast of V and many other celebs and stars. In addition, this year’s show will include an exciting array of costume changes and surprise characters.

G4’s on-site events for Comic-Con attendees include:

Thursday, July 23
1:00-2:00PM – In-Booth signing session with “Attack of the Show” Special Correspondent Alison Haislip

Booth # 4249

Friday, July 24

11:00AM – In-booth give away for the Focus Features screening of “Thirst”

Screening will take place Friday night at the Gaslamp Stadium 15

1:30-2:30PM – “Attack of the Show!” Attacks Comic-Con – AOTS’ Official Comic-Con PANEL

Room 5AB

Fans are invited to join Kevin Pereira, Olivia Munn, Alison Haislip, Blair Butler and “AOTS” producers as they recreate the experience of being part of a live show. Fans will be able to take part in one of the largest group Tweets to ever hit the Twittersphere, join in on the “AOTS” Orchestra for a moving rendition of the Attack theme, bear witness to a “Comic-Con” exclusive AOTS comedy short, have chances to win one-of-a-kind props from the show and grill the hosts of the show to find out the dirty secrets and television tricks behind their favorite “Attack of the Show” stunts.

3:00 – 4PM – In-booth signing session with “Attack of the Show” Special Correspondent and “Web Soup” Host Chris Hardwick

Saturday, July 25

10:00-11AM – In-booth signing session with Halloween 2 Director, Rob Zombie

5-6:30PM PT – G4 Cast Autograph signing

Autograph Area 5

Fans attending Comic-Con are invited to meet Kevin Pereira, Olivia Munn and comic book expert Blair Butler who will be signing autographs in Autograph Alley.

Sunday, July 26
1:00-4:00PM In-booth Trivia Challenge hosted by “X-Play” Special Correspondent Blair Herter, with prizes provided by G4, Dark Horse Comics, Fandango, Lucasfilm, and Fearnet

Televised coverage begins Saturday, July 25 at 2PM ET/PT and continues through 7PM ET/PT.

Additionally, G4 is offering comprehensive coverage via its website at http://g4tv.com/comiccon, where it will feature web-exclusive video in HD, 24-hours with Olivia Munn behind-the-scenes videos, photo galleries from the show, Liveblog coverage from all the biggest panels, game previews and coverage and all the latest news. Comic-Con content will also be available as a Podcast on the “Attack of the Show” feed, G4 Mobile and G4 Video on Demand

Vogster Offers Comic Book Inspired Mayhem, Madcap Robots and Gang Warfare at San Diego Comic-Con 2009

Emerging Publisher Announces Presence at Leading Pop Culture Event

July  20, 2009, New York – Vogster Entertainment, an international innovator in video game design and content is pleased to announce their attendance at San Diego Comic-Con 2009.  Vogster’s entire slate of upcoming releases will be on-hand at the largest pop culture gathering in the world.  Detailed below is the full schedule of Vogster’s activities that include tournaments, comic book signings and more!

UNBOUND SAGA (PSP) – Hot on the heels of its recent release, UNBOUND SAGA on the PSP (PlayStation®Portable) will be featured at the Sony booth (#5200).  This comic book inspired, arcade-style brawler invites you to “Rage off the Page!” as you brawl your way through level after level of panel-smashing, jaw-cracking action!

Additionally, Dark Horse Comics is touting the recent release of its UNBOUND SAGA comic book with an exclusive limited edition UNBOUND SAGA poster with art by Leinil Yu.  Dark Horse Comics is also hosting a series of signings at their booth (# 2615) featuring UNBOUND SAGA’s top rate talent at the following times:

• 5:00 pm Friday July 24^th: Joseph Michael Linsner – Cover artist (Cry for Dawn, Conan), Leinil Yu – Pin up artist (Secret Invasion, Superman: Birthright) & Mike Kennedy – Writer (Star Wars, Alien vs Predator)

• 3:00 pm Sunday July 26^th: Joseph Michael Linsner,  Leinil Yu & Mike Kennedy.

CrimeCraft (PC) — CrimeCraft is a Persistent World Next-gen Shooter (PWNS) that blends a gripping, urban gang-themed action-packed shooter experience with the best community and role-playing elements found typically only in MMO games.  CrimeCraft will be prominently featured at the Future Publishing’s Maximum PC “Gaming University” booth (#4122) where players will have the chance to participate in regular tournaments for prize packages and domination of the gang infested streets.

Robocalypse – Beaver Defense (Wii) will also be on available for game play sessions at the Maximum PC “Gaming University” booth ((#4122). Robocalypse – Beaver Defense is set against a comedic backdrop of warring robots gone haywire, and will challenge fans of tower-defense games to quickly and strategically build defensive towers to hold off the evil “Demolisher” and his robotic minions.  With a storyline created by Jay Lender, one of the writers from SpongeBob SquarePants™, Robocalypse – Beaver Defense will keep players laughing as they fight to fight of hordes of dastardly robots and foil the plans of a maniacal mutated beaver.

KICKING ASS EVERY FRIDAY CHANNEL 18 AT MIDNIGHT

FRIDAY JULY 24TH 2009 CHANNEL 18 AT MIDNIGHT

SPIRIT OF THE SUWANNEE MUSIC PARK, LIVE OAK, FLA – She may be little, but she’s loud and talented – and she’s the 2009 Colgate County Showdown North Florida finalist Emily Brooke! “I just love performing,” Emily said later after it had sunk in that she will be representing North Florida in the state finals Oct. 25 in Pensacola.

Colby Craig of Lake City was named first runner-up in the NF competition.

The event was sponsored by WQHL 98.1 and the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. Kevin Thomas, WQHL radio

Emily Brooke 2009 Colgate County Showdown North Florida finalist

personality, was the emcee for the exciting event. Thomas was also the emcee last year for not only the North Florida events, but the state finals as well.

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CATHY-ANNE MCCLINTOCK’S “UP” STRIKES A CHORD WITH THOSE SUFFERING FROM BIPOLAR DISORDER

Folk/Americana singer-songwriter Cathy-Anne McClintock (www.cathyannemcclintock.com ) is striking a chord with people around the world who are suffering from Bipolar Disorder or who have a loved one who is, with her prolific song “Up” from her self-titled debut album. In writing the song, McClintock drew upon personal experience with her mother who suffers from the life altering disorder.

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DAVID KIRTON – BARBADOS’ 2009 REGGAE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – HEADS TO LOS ANGELES FOR A COVETED PERFORMANCE AT THE LEGENDARY MINT L.A. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19

WHO: Barbados modern roots reggae star, David Kirton will perform at Los Angeles’ popular music venue, The Mint (www.themintla.com), on August 19 with songs off his latest album Time for Change.  Kirton gave two crowd pack live performances at The Parish and Flamingo Cantina during the 2009 South By South West (www.sxsw.com) in Austin, TX. The Sunday Mercury UK wrote “The new album from Barbadian balladeer Kirton has the crossover appeal to break him big in the mainstream pop charts”. Caribbean Today wrote, “Kirton has struck the right cord. He brings to the market place a refreshingly unique aura. His appeal is broad, easily satisfying the mainstream audience, especially those who crave something new.”

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