While I was out shopping in the last few weeks, I happened upon something very interesting. I found graphic novels in several Wal-Mart stores, and just last night I found Shounen Jump, Shojo Beat (I think that's what the cover said) NewType, and Anime Insider all being carried, but it wasn't in my local store (Got to love road trips to nearby college towns for decent content). Anyway, that gives me a little hope for seeing some of that stuff in a local store hopefully soon. I also had a Borders store open up in town, so that may mean I'll have a place to find more anime/manga stuff, but I haven't been in there yet to know.
But all that good news doesn't nearly cover the latest affront perpetrated by Regal Cinemas, yes the same Satan's spawn corporation that's anti-animé. You will see in the next few weeks a lot of promotionals for a movie We Are Marshall. It's a football movie about Marshall University in Huntington WV. The official release date for that film is December 22, so imagine to my surprise seeing that film's name already on the marquee of my local Regal Cinemas theater, yesterday, December 13, 2006. Shakespeare wrote it best when he said "There's something rotten in the state of Denmark." A theater chain that routinely goes out of its way to not show "niche" films actually covering one before it's official release? That seems to be out of character for Regal Cinemas. When I saw that movie on the marquee last night, I didn't think anything of it at first till I found out the release date isn't till later this month. That's when my mind snapped. I don't know about any of you, but given Regal Cinema's bias against animé films (as well as another more locally filmed[physically closer than Huntington] picture), I was offended by their callous antics with this movie.
I am in the process of putting together a massive campaign against Regal Cinemas as the result of their biases and industry politicing that keeps good animé films out of their theaters, and lets hogwash and trash in without challenge. Right now I'm preparing an information package that I intend to distribute to allies in the fight to spread the truth about Regal Cinemas. I had planned to do a special picture for my 100th guest book signing yesterday, and a special Season's Greetings picture for you all as well (including the ones who don't celebrate Christmas or other holidays this time of year), but those have to be scrapped completely as all my time not being spent on my story will be spent on getting things organized for this cause so I can get it off the ground by next week at the latest. I'm not going to stand by and watch Regal Cinemas monopolize the motion picture exhibition market in my area, nor am I going to humor their unfair screening practices anymore. Regal Cinemas has to be stopped.
If you want movie info for that horse s[Censored]t, run a search, that's what Google is for. I won't tolerate being insulted by questions about the movie's details if they don't relate to Regal Cineams picking it up and showing it early.
Comments:
DarkFaerie88:
Yeah, the artists did a great job on them. Each one is unique and creative, I like that.
The only thing that puts me out of sorts mentally is Mountain Dew, nothing else, candy, chocolate, soda, combining any of them, nothing makes me wonky in the head. As for my sanity, you can have it, "sanity" is over-rated.
scorchbird12:
I thought so when I saw them the first times too.
I've done that before too, no worries
I never understood the need to compound the workload like that, it's just annoying and asking students to fail at one thing because they don't hav eth time to devote to it.
I set the deadlines because if I didn't, stuff wouldn't get done, like a couple things that are months overdue because I didn't set a deadline for them.
Yeah, getting the silver leaf should be easier than getting the white strawberries, but I've nevber been in my local cook's supply houses so I'm not sure if they have something that high end in their stock, or if they could get it. At any rate, I'm more worried about getting the strawberries in terms of simplicity because I've never seen one locally, and there's supposed to be a variteyt from the next door neighbor state Virginia.
sikaurai
The first time I saw it I laughed so hard I couldn't breath. I had to make myself calm down so I could coherently type my comment. I still laugh every time I look at it. Each picture is unique and wonderful in its own way, that's the great thing about a challenge.
Don't worry too much about getting it done right away, I'm still open ended with the challenge, so there's no pressure for time just yet. When you do get it done you can expect the same kind of link for it (given the share box is still there) that these three are getting.
To be honest, I couldn't tell you exactly what I did to make my own button, I just played with Pixia till it came out right by my eye.
