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A conversation with Adam Leader and Richard Oakes, the directors of “Feed Me”

DezbotOctober 30, 2022

by Dezbot

By Désirée I. Guzzetta In writer/director duo Adam Leader and Richard Oakes’ new horror-comedy, “Feed Me,” Jed Freeman (Christopher Mulvin), is grief-stricken by the untimely death of his wife, Olivia (Samantha Loxley), from an eating...

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The Territory, A Conversation with Alex Pritz

DezbotAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022

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By Désirée Guzzetta The new documentary, “The Territory,” director Alex Pritz’s feature-length debut, combines his footage with that taken by the indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people, whose land in Rondônia, Brazil is being clear-cut by illegal settlers...

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Salvage Marines at San Diego Comic Con

DezbotAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022

by Dezbot

By Désirée Guzzetta In the new sci-fi series, “Salvage Marines,” which can be seen on Popcornflix, wars are fought not for nations, but corporations. Samuel “Sam” Hyst (Casper Van Dien) is saddled with life debt,...

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Erik Burnham at San Diego Comic Con 2022

DezbotAugust 12, 2022August 12, 2022

by Dezbot

Writer/artist Erik Burnham has worked on several comic book titles in his career, including “Ghostbusters,” “Transformer: Beast Wars,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” all under the IDW Publishing imprint. He’s also the writer on the...

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Nina West at San Diego Comic Con 2022

DezbotAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022

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Drag queen Nina West (stage name of singer/actor Andrew Levitt) may have placed sixth in Season 11 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” but at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2022, she was number one. West, who won...

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Jim Starlin at San Diego Comic Con 2022

DezbotAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022

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Celebrated comic book writer and artist Jim Starlin has had a stellar career going back to the early 1970’s. The Eisner Award Hall of Famer has written and drawn for several imprints, including both the...

San Diego Comic Con

Ming Chen at San Diego Comic Con 2022

DezbotAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022

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Ming Chen, one of the stars of director Kevin Smith’s reality series “Comic Book Men,” has kept very busy since the show ended. In 2018, he and fellow “Comic Book Men” co-star Mike Zapcic opened...

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Kayden Phoenix at San Diego Comic Con 2022

DezbotAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022

by Dezbot

When The Nerd Element last spoke with Kayden Phoenix, creator of the A La Brava comics universe of Latina superheroes, she was in the process of introducing her heroines – Jalisco, Santa, Loquita, Ruca, and...

Movies Sundance

“Hatching” a monster tale of family dysfunction

DezbotMay 1, 2022June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

Hatching (Pahanhautoja) (2022) By Désirée I. Guzzetta Director Hanna Bergholm’s feature, “Hatching,” unflinchingly shows us the monsters we are, and the monsters we can become. Working from a screenplay by Ilja Rautsi, Bergholm takes the...

General Nerd News

Gondwana The VR Experience

DezbotMarch 11, 2022June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

“Gondwana” is a virtual reality art experience that debuted at Sundance in January 2022, and is going live again at SXSW on March 12, 2022. Inside the 3D VR experience, which runs for 24 hours,...

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