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Free Anime Tonight: Moon Phase

Paul Vaughn — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:59:36 +0000

Freelance photographer meets young vampire girl in tonight’s free anime feature at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes. Moon Phase was originally shown late at night on TV Tokyo in 2004 and 2005.

Here is the synopsis according to Wikipedia:

The story is about the relationship between freelance photographer Kouhei Morioka and Hazuki, a teenager who descends from a royal [Read it all...] Related posts:

This Weekend: Ides of Texas and Weird Pancake

Mission Control — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:40:44 +0000

Forrest Gump (mocked) Master Pancake vs LOTR | MySpace Video

There are a couple of things happening this weekend that you may want to know about…courtesy of the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes and the Overtime Theater.

Saturday (March 20) head over to the Drafthouse (Westlakes) at 12:30 PM for a special presentation of the movie Weird Science hosted by [Read it all...] Related posts:

SA48HR: Dream Job

Paul Vaughn — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:01:55 +0000

Dream Job was a 2007 San Antonio 48 Hour Film Project entry from Team Thong Snappaz and director Rick Lopez. It won the award for best graphics.

We have all had one of those jobs that you can only escape through a little daydreaming. Dream Job presents a nice little fantasia vignette of that daydream. The [Read it all...] Related posts:

Hey, SA: Win a Trip to Dragon*Con!

Mission Control — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:19:37 +0000

Four Pyr covers featuring cover art by San Antonio's John Picacio.

The science fiction/fantasy literary publisher Pyr (an imprint of Prometheus Books) is celebrating their fifth anniversary this year in style. They are sponsoring a contest that incorporates things they hold dear: creative and powerful writing, a passion for reading genre fiction, and this year’s special [Read it all...] Related posts:

Clack Spins Tale of the Dragon and the Deceitful Wizard

Star Wars in Concert – Tickets on Sale Now!

Paul Vaughn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:01:31 +0000

Star Wars: In Concert is a unique multimedia event featuring music from all six of John Williams’ epic Star Wars scores. San Antonio’s AT&T Center will host two performances on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at 2 pm and 7 pm. Tickets went on sale on Saturday, March 13 through Ticketmaster, by phone (800) 745-3000 and online [Read it all...] Related posts:

Scrap the Remakes and Film These Books Instead

Mission Control — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:31:20 +0000

We saw an article on the brilliant io9 site with the provocative title Don’t Remake These 21 Movies, Film These Books Instead! This piece really hit home for us at Missions Unknown. We love great SF movies almost as much as we love great SF literature. Almost. You really can’t help being embarrassed as a [Read it all...] Related posts:

SA Current’s Best of San Antonio 2010

Mission Control — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:36:07 +0000

Could Missions Unknown be the best blog in San Antonio? It’s up to you. Head over to the San Antonio Current’s web site or pick up the dead tree edition and vote for Missions Unknown under the category of “Best Blogger”. Ballots must be submitted by midnight on March 30.

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Slayers Revolution at the Drafthouse for Free

Mission Control — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:38:38 +0000

Every Monday, the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes features a free anime screening. Tonight you can see Slayers Revolution, a Dungeons and Dragons-themed adventure/farce. The Slayers is a popular series that started as a series of 52 light novels, then moved into manga, five televised anime series, movies, radio dramas, console games and role-playing games. The story [Read it all...] Related posts:

The Darkness: Good People

Paul Vaughn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:19:03 +0000

Good People is a 2009 short film from The Darkness, a San Antonio-based special FX and production company. They specialize in a variety of products from Custom Masks and Props, Special FX and FX Makeup, Haunted House Consulting, Video Production, and Post Production & Editing. They provide Hollywood quality work and products at reasonable and affordable [Read it all...] Related posts:

Sneak Peak of “Adventure Time” Tonight

Paul Vaughn — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:33:46 +0000

The first episode of Adventure Time, the new show produced by San Antonio’s own Pendleton Ward, is being sneaked peaked tonight at 7:30 PM on Cartoon Network.

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