SD:CCI International Film Fest
And the schedules begin! Up first: the International Film Festival Schedule.
A little bit more on Chicago
Lots of rumors flying after this weekend's Wizard World Chicago, but we need to track 'em down before rnning them. In the meantime, over...
Cheapskate Con-goers take up lots of hotel rooms
Despite being cheapskate chintzers who barely spend any money at all while in town for THE CON, there sure are a lot of them,...
Wizard World updates
ICv2 reports that it's all so new at Wizard World Chicago:
Shamus described himself as “totally out” at the IFL, and “back at Wizard.” “It’s...
One less place to eat in San Diego
San Diego, city of gas explosions and grease fires. The landmark Kansas City Barbeque, a locale well known to convention attendees and viewers of...
Ah…Rosemont
Over at Comicmix, Rick Marshall shows us what we're missing:
On a lighter note, I started my day sharing an elevator with Angus Scrimm, the...
Scalped SDCC tickets
It had to happen. Tom McLean reports: Right now, there are about a dozen or so auctions up on eBay for Comic-Con passes. Prices...
People in Chicago
§ Warren Ellis
Went out to dinner with William and Ariana last night at a remote and relatively ancient steakhouse, which was offering dinners-for-two for...
Other Heroes links
§ Comic Related has a ton of pictures and podcast material but we're too lazy to get all the links together....the site isn't very...
Hollywood to San Diego: Don’t stink us up
This weekend the New York Times looked at Hollywood's reliance on San Diego as a marketing toolm but it isn't all good news:
For those...
Home from Heroes
Note to self: Do not book travel in the late afternoon during the summer. The potential for thunderstorm-fueled delays is huge. Although we'd wanted...
Heroes Con Day 2
After Friday's rumor-fest, things settled down a bit at HeroesCon on Saturday. There was a big line to get in, and good crowds for...




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