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UPDATED: RiffTrax Live Pre-Show Press

Posted by Sampo, on August 16th, 2011

The pre-show media coverage of RiffTrax Live is starting…

Lance Conzett of The Nashville Scene quotes Mike in this piece. Okay, so it wasn’t an “interview.” Sheesh.

UPDATED: And here’s is an ACTUAL interview by Conzett with Mike.

NewHampshire.com has an item that is pretty much a re-write of the Fathom press release. I included this one just for reference.

UPDATED: Luke Baumgarten at inlander.com in Spokane interviewed Mike and, yes, it’s an actual interview

“Avi the TV Geek” at woodtv.com has a piece about the show.

Category: RiffTrax | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)

Updated Cinematic Titanic Schedule

Posted by Sampo, on August 14th, 2011

Here’s a rundown of the Cinematic Titanic tour schedule as it stands now:

9/15-17 Minneapolis. Parkway Theatre. The cast will record two new live DVDs — “War of the Insects” and “Rattlers” — during a three-night stand. ON SALE
9/24 New York City. Best Buy Theater. “East Meets Watts.” ON SALE
10/15 Elgin, IL. ECC Arts Center. Two shows: “Frankstein And The Castle of Freaks” and “Blood of The Vampires.” ON SALE
10/27 Washington, DC. Lisner Auditorium. “Rattlers.” Tickets on sale soon.
11/3 Reno, NV. Nightingale Concert Hall, UN, Reno. “Rattlers.” Tickets on sale 9/1.
11/4 Davis, CA. Mondavi Arts Center, UC. “Doomsday Machine.” ON SALE
11/5 Santa Rosa, CA. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. “Rattlers.” ON SALE
11/6 Santa Barbara, CA. Arlington Theatre. “Doomsday Machine.” ON SALE
11/12 Green Bay, WI. Meyer Theatre. Two shows: “Rattlers” and “Tiki Island.” Tickets on sale soon.
12/30 Philadelphia. Keswick Theater. Two shows. “Astral Factor” (premiere) and “Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks.” ON SALE
2012
1/20 York, PA. Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. “Rattlers.” ON SALE
1/21 Wilmington, DE. Grand Opera House. “Doomsday Machine.” ON SALE
2/3 Hartford, CT. Belding Theater. Two shows: “War Of The Insects” and “Doomsday Machine.” ON SALE
2/4/ Schenectady, NY. Proctor’s Theatre. “Astral Factor.” ON SALE
2/25 Royal Oaks/Detroit, MI. Royal Oaks Music Theater. Two shows: “Astral Factor” and “Doomsday Machine.” Tickets on sale soon.
3/16 Durham, NC. Carolina Theatre of Durham. “Rattlers.” ON SALE
3/17 Greenville, SC. Peace Center for the Performing Arts. “Astral Factor.” ON SALE
3/30 Newark, NJ. Victoria Theatre. “Blood Of The Vampires.” ON SALE
3/31 Newark, NJ. Victoria Theatre. Two shows: “Doomsday Machine” and “Astral Factor.” ON SALE
4/27 Milwaukee, WI. Pabst Theater. “Doomsday Machine.” Tickets on sale soon.
4/28 Milwaukee, WI. Pabst Theater. “Astral Factor.” Tickets on sale soon.

Category: Cinematic Titanic | 21 comments - (Comments are closed)

Weekend Discussion Thread: Your Favorite DVD Menus

Posted by Sampo, on August 13th, 2011

Alert reader “Sitting Duck” suggests:

How about Favorite DVD Menu? The animated menus featured on the Shout Factory DVDs can be entertaining in their own right (which almost makes up for the lack of any scene selection menus) For me, it can be a bit hard to decide, so I’ll narrow it down to three Second runner-up: Tom fails to make Crow his Final Sacrifice (a fun bit of slapstick in that one). First runner-up: Tom and Crow trek through The Lost Continent (love how, just before the loop starts over, Crow say, “Haven’t we seen this before?”). And the winner: It’s the Wacky Fun Time Revue starring Tom Servo and his Devil Doll (Debbie!!!!!).

Then again, there are people who hate the Shout menus. If that’s the case, then go and name your favorite Rhino menus, whether due to a music selection or a chapter title. For me, it would be I accuse My Parents for Tom’s singing.

Alert reader Troy Thomas agrees, noting:

My choice would be “The Crawling Eye,” probably because I love the silly visuals mixed with the booming, dramatic score from the movie. A runner-up would be “Robot Monster.” I love that conversation the bots have that’s taken from riffs in the episode.

I think the raw violence of the menu for Episode 1005- Blood Waters of Dr. Z would be my pick. What’s yours?

By they way, for your reference pleasure, the DVD lists are here (we haven’t updated it with the latest set yet…maybe this weekend if I can find the time…

Category: MSTies, Rhino, Shout Factory | 63 comments - (Comments are closed)

New Short from RiffTrax…

Posted by Sampo, on August 12th, 2011

Apparently the egg industry is run entirely by ugly people.

Download it and see a sample here.

Category: RiffTrax | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

A Canadian Perspective

Posted by Sampo, on August 12th, 2011

Canadians are generally less familiar with MST3K, which shouldn’t be surprising, since the show never played on TV there. But via the intertubes and the DVDs, a fan base is building north of the border.

Case in point: I submit for your approval one Adam Clarke who recently penned an article in “The Scope,” an arts and entertainment magazine in St. John’s. On the Joel/Mike issue Adam clearly lands solidly in the Joel camp (not that there’s anything wrong with that) but, in a show of a typically Canadian sense of fair play, he includes many fun Mike moments in the extensive lists of videos that accompany his piece. Enjoy!

Category: Media mentions, MSTies | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)
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