Click here to be the head Maniac.
sBlog of Round Things
Big Mania merger
Well, as you may have heard by now, all those rumors turned out to be true: as of this week, Mania Entertainment will be the new owners of Google.
We don't have the exact figures, but all sources point to the fact that the multibillion dollar merger was anything but consentual. What really matters is that for the month of April, both Mania and Google.com will shut down, and be "under construction" until... [view full entry]
B-fest aftermath
I was going to add this entry right after the 'fest ended, but was a bit drowsy and decided to take a nap. So here I am at 10:52 on Sunday morning.
This year's B-fest ended with some controversy, and perhaps a look to the future. As an experiment, KING KONG VS. GODZILLA was shown on DVD via video projector. As B-fest organizer Wyatt Ollestad pointed out, the availablility of film prints, especially for obscure... [view full entry]
B-fest 11:51 AM
Okay, now they're not only juggling the schedule of movies, but also the movies themselves, as reel 2 of KRULL ended up going thru the projector toward the end of the film. Caught a short nap during TARANTULA, just had some breakfast, and I'm all revved for the home stretch!
B-fest 8:03 AM
STREET TRASH got us past the midway point, and now folks are feeling a bit invigorated by the experience and looking for refreshments during a break. Unfortunately, nothing in the Norris Center is open yet except vending machines. Heading on into a great following feature: THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN. Yecch!
B-fest 4:50 AM
Oh, lord. INVASION OF THE STAR CREATURES near did me in. A combination of its numb comedy and the splicy print made me think I was falling asleep, tho I'm not sure. Mystery Shorts added turned out to be an Inkwell Imps cartoon with a hypnotism theme, after which the imposed the "subject to change" policy in the schedule... [view full entry]
