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3-D Pete: Star Trek Fans are Living a Lie!

Goofa Man Productions sets the Star Trek record straight in the third and latest issue of “3-D Pete’s Star Babe Invasion Comics!”

As always, Star Babe Invasion Comics salutes those gorgeous galactic girls from the groovy movies and TV shows of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s! In this issue, 3-D Pete takes a look at [Read it all...]

Steampunk Fans Gear Up for ÆtherFest the Weekend

Get ready for an anachronistically good time with weekend at ÆtherFest, Texas’ oldest three-day steampunk convention and festival! ÆtherFest is full of panels, workshops, musical events, performers, vendors and wonderful unconventional people from the Steampunk community all in an exceedingly historic and immersive hotel environment with an intimate and casual atmosphere for all to [Read it all...]

STiR-FRi Theater: Buckaroo Banzai Rocks the Alamo Drafthouse Thursday

STiR-FRi Theater is ramping up to light speed with the dimension-crossing chronicle of rock ‘n’ roll alien science gone berserk: BUCKAROO BANZAI Across the 8th Dimension!

Witness the world’s leading surgeon/inventor/guitar-slinger Buckarro Banzai (Peter Weller) battle soulless Lectroids from the 8th Dimension! His weapons are advanced, his wits are sharp, and his #1 pal is Jeff Goldblum [Read it all...]

Doctor Who Appreciation Night: “Midnight” & “Turn Left”

Tonight is Doctor Who Appreciation Night at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes and you can join the best Doctor Who fans in Texas for free screenings of Midnight & Turn Left. Showtime is at 7:30 PM tonight, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes is at 1255 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX.

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SA at SXSW: “Burn Spark” by Maqui Gaona

Austin’s South By Southwest Film Festival opened March 9th and several San Antonio filmmakers are showing. Burn Spark is a short video by Maqui Gaona, a high school senior at St. Mary’s Hall in San Antonio. Gaona is enrolled in their Digital Video program and this is her second time showing at SXSW.

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SA at SXSW: “The Apparition” by Jonathan Munoz

Austin’s South By Southwest Film Festival opened March 9th and several San Antonio filmmakers are showing. The Apparition is a short video by Jonathan Munoz. Munoz is a a junior at O’Connor High School and has been making short films for many years. His video, The Apparition, tells the story of a young man searching for a [Read it all...]

Captain Cortez Season 2 Teaser Videos

The Overtime Theater’s sci fi serial The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade is now in season 2 and is going strong. Written and Directed by Scott McDowell, the comic space adventure sees the captain and crew betrayed by their friends and beseiged by enemies on all sides. Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade must [Read it all...]

Mordakai 7 Looks at Micro-transactions in Guild Wars 2

San Antonio-based gaming blog Mordakai7 has posted articles all month about the new fantasy RPG Guild Wars 2. The latest article is entitled Micro-transactions in Guild Wars 2. Mordakai7 looks at the pros and cons of paying for a game and then paying additional for in-games options and add-ons.

Guild Wars 2 is a massively [Read it all...]

SA Horror Host E. Spanto Needs Your Vote

E. Spanto, Host of Bloodshot Theatre in San Antonio

The host of San Antonio’s only cable access horror movie series is looking for your votes for the 2012 Rondo Awards. E. Spanto, who we interviewed in October 2010, sent out the request this week. While the emaciated emcee is not officially on the ballot, you can write [Read it all...]

Jan. 31st = Deadline to Register for Hugo Awards Nominating!

GAME OF THRONES (top) and DR. WHO (bottom) could be possible contenders in the Best Dramatic Presentation categories. George R. R. Martin fans and Dr. Who fans may have a major impact on who wins this year's Hugo Awards.

Cast your vote for the 2012 Hugo Awards and help decide this year’s winners, recognizing [Read it all...]