ICv2 is reporting that Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Disney are in talks about creating a new Night Stalker movie. Depp will star as the tabloid reporter Kolchak to chase down the stories that go bump in the dark.
Thousand Sunny Dish
This is a fun little item that your patrons that are into One Piece or anime in general would probably like. It’s the One Piece Dream Dessert Dish: Thousand Sunny. Bandai’s official shopping site will have the Sunday dish up for pre-order Friday at 1:00 p.m. in Japan (Midnight EDT). The dish is approximately 10 inches long and comes with 2 forks that feature the characters Luffy and Chopper. The price tag on this cool item is 4,500 yen or $57.00 and is scheduled to ship in early November. Check out the full article at the link below.
Screening set for Dallas
Attention librarians in the Dallas, Texas area. You need to let your patrons that like anime and manga know about a screening that will be happening in Dallas. The 10th Annual Asian Festival of Dallas is screening Kimi ni Todoke (From Me To You), a live action movie based on the high school romantic comedy manga by Karuho Shiina. The screening will be on July 17 (Sunday), at the Landmark’s Magnolia Theatre at 3699 McKinney Avenue, beginning at noon. Make the jump below for more information at AnimeNews Network.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-14/live-action-kimi-ni-todoke-to-be-screened-in-dallas
Toyota & Miku Pt. 3
The next part of Toyota’s campaign with Hatsune Miku.
Enjoy Life Through Photos
I label this as “just plain cool”. Natsumi Hayashi is a young woman, living in Tokyo, who has been doing self-portraits of herself and posting them on a daily blog. However, as you can see above in her photographs she is doing more than just standing and setting around. Her self-portraits are of her appearing to be levitating. I saw this on DiggNation’s video cast and had to find it. They commented that it takes her approximately 300 photos to get the 1 she likes for that day. Jump over to her site, “yowayowa camera woman diary”, to see more great photos below.
Potter’s Last Stand!
Remember this Summer’s next big block buster is here this weekend. Of course it’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Harry Potter and Transformers will be vying for the top grosser of the year in my eyes. Watch the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 trailer below.
More Lone Ranger News
ICv2 is reporting that Ruth Wilson has joined the cast of Lone Ranger. She will play the Lone Ranger brother’s wife.
New “Joes” & “Cobras”
ICv2 reports that the Adrianne Palicki and Ray Stevenson have been signed for roles in G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes. Palicki is slated to play Lady Jaye, a Joe, and Stevenson is slated to play Firefly, a Cobra ninja.
AMV of the Week
This weeks AMV comes from YouTuber boro666. He has taken Kenny Loggin’s “Danger Zone” and put it to clips from Battle Fairy Yukikaze. I’ve always liked this song and as the song was made primarily for the movie Top Gun it goes well with the aircraft of Yukikaze. If you want to find the AMV on Youtube search under the tag “Battle Fairy Yukikaze AMV Kenny Loggins Danger Zone” or enjoy watching it below.
New D&D Supplement
Librarians that have patrons that like role playing games will want to pass on this information. Wizards of the Coast has announced a new Dungeons & Dragons supplement, Book of Vile Darkness, to be released in conjunction with the Syfy movie of the same name, in December. The suggested price will be $29.95. Libraries that pick up gaming books and have a collection of role playing manuals will also want to have this placed on pre-order so they can get it when it comes out.