Monthly Archive:: April 2015
Apr 14 2015
MST3K’s Trace Beaulieu Teams Up with Transylvania Television and More MN Talent for a New Project—and Did We Mention Puppets?
Kickstarter has been around long enough now that there are several successful imitators and innovators. Crowdfunding isn’t an experiment anymore—it’s a fact of creative life. What might not be so widely known is that one of the projects selected for the beta rollout of Kickstarter was none other than…
Apr 13 2015
This Week in Geek (04/13/15 – 04/19/15)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, April 13th through Sunday, April 19th.
The Wachowskis Series – Bound
What: Screening, Movies & Films
When: Monday, April 13th – Tuesday, April 14th at 7:00 PM and 9:15…
Apr 13 2015
The Geek Convention Survival Guide
Con season has started! It’s time for the geek havens that grace us every year with guest stars, amazing cosplays, and people who get that when you talk about your Doctor, you’re not talking about a physician. With all this in mind, we should go through the dos and don’ts for conventions. This is meant to…
Apr 09 2015
A New Way to Appreciate YA Fiction from the Creator of Gargoyles? Yes Please!
Greg Weisman, creator of the beloved Disney series Gargoyles and a guest of honor at local sci-fi & fantasy convention CONvergence going on four times now, is turning his Young Adult novel, Rain of Ghosts, into an audio play. This is a new way to enjoy YA fiction, and it’s pretty exciting.…
Apr 09 2015
Throwback Thursday: Dystopian Dick—Screamers
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past—typically “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important in some aspect.
As mentioned in my previous columns, with CONvergence coming up in July and running with their theme of dystopian visions, I thought…
Apr 06 2015
This Week in Geek (04/06/15–04/12/15)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, April 6th through Sunday, April 12th.
The Wachowskis Series
What: Screening
When: Monday, April 6th – Tuesday, April 7th
Where: The Trylon Microcinema
The Trylon Microcinema…
Apr 02 2015
Throwback Thursday: Dystopian Dick—Paycheck
Throwback Thursday examines films from the past—typically “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important in some aspect.
As mentioned in my previous columns, with CONvergence coming up in July and running with their theme of dystopian visions, I thought…