MST3K News Roundup: 11/15/10

[Chris "Sampo" Cornell]

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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIX is out. If you order it from
Amazon we would appreciate it if you would use THIS LINK.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XL6EJO?ie=UTF8&tag=satellitenews&lin
kCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003XL6EJO

Our pal Tom Noel of the inestimable łTomąs Temple of MST3K Stuff˛
http://www.mst3ktemple.com/ has alerted us that thereąs an easter egg on
MST3K Vol. XIX.
To see it, load the łDevil Doll˛ disk, highlight extras then hit the
left arrow. An orange light on the button panel on the desk lights up.
When you hit enter you can watch a short presentation by Joel discussing
the origins of łMovie sign˛ and why it was a crucial aspect of the show.

Our pal Bruce Westbrook reviews Volume XIX, and does something I wish
more reviewers would do: he offers thoughts on the extras.
http://farsider.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/mystery-science-theater-3000-vol
ume-xix-dvd-blog-review-devils-monsters-and-coils/
Hereąs a review from DVD Verdict.
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/mst3kxix.php

We are pleased to be able to reveal the episodes that will be included
in Vol. XX from Shout Factory. No street date yet, but I assume it will
be some time in the first quarter of 2011.
Departing from the łtwo Joel/two Mike˛ paradigm, itąs an all-Joel set
with:
€ 109- PROJECT MOONBASE (with shorts: Commando Cody, parts 7 & 8)
€ 322- MASTER NINJA I
€ 324- MASTER NINJA II
€ 505- MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD
(Let the choruses of łMASTER NINJA THEME SONG˛ commence.)

RiffTrax releases:
Features:
Clash of the Titans Watch a sample here.
http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/clash-titans Download it here.
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=1PcHV9C0huo&offerid=161507.7
91&type=4&subid=0
Shorts:
Monkey See, Monkey Do: Verbs
http://www.rifftrax.com/shorts/monkey-see-monkey-do-verbs
Don't Be a Bloody Idiot
http://www.rifftrax.com/shorts/dont-be-a-bloody-idiot.
Magical Disappearing Money
http://www.rifftrax.com/shorts/magical-disappearing-money.
Values: Understanding Ourselves
http://www.rifftrax.com/shorts/values-understanding-ourselves

Next Two RiffTrax Features Announced on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olr-uBNPR2I

David Pogue, who writes a technology blog at the New York Times, gave
RiffTrax a try.
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/rifftrax-supplies-the-laughs/?s
rc=busln

Hereąs a list of the upcoming Cinematic Titanicąs shows that have been
announced:
€ Saturday, Nov. 27 (thatąs Thanksgiving weekend): two shows, 6:30 and
9:30 p.m. at the Victoria Theater of the New Jersey Performing Arts
Center, One Center Street, Newark. Tickets are $33 and $36. Looks like
general admission.
http://www.njpac.org/all_events.asp?viewcode=0&startDate=2010-11-27&Date=
2010-11-27
€ January 29, 2011: two shows at The Capitol Center for the Arts, 44
South Main St., in Concord, N.H. Tickets range from $25 (the cheap seats
for one show) to $67.50 (for great seats for both shows). The box office
can be reached at (603) 225-1111. http://ccanh.com/ShowDetails/96/614
€ Feb. 18-19, 2011: Two shows at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. Tickets
are $24.50 or $40 for both shows. General admission seating. Pre-sale
starts Monday, Nov. 8, at noon. Use code: MST3K. Regular sales begin
Friday, Nov. 12, at noon. http://pabsttheater.org/show/cinematictitanic
Also coming up:
€ Feb. 26, 2011 in Detroit, details to come.
€ March 12, 2011 in Phoenix, details to come.
€ April 15, 2011 at the Community Theatre in Morristown, N.J. and
€ April 16, 2011 a the McCarter Theater in Princeton, N.J.
More info on these dates when we have them.

Nat Tingley, reviews the Cinematic Titanic show at the University of
Rhode Island.
http://media.www.ramcigar.com/media/storage/paper366/news/2010/10/20/Ente
rtainment/Cinematic.Titanic.Sinks.b.Movie-3946958.shtml

Aimee Levitt at the Riverfront Times interviews Joel.
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2010/11/joel_hodgson_riffs_on_m
st3k_and_cinematic_titanic.php

łMatt˛ at ReviewSTL interviews Joel.
http://www.reviewstl.com/cinematic-titanic-returns-stlouis-interview-mst3
k-creator-joel-hodgson-1112/

At Movieline.com Alonso Duralde interviews Mary Jo on bad movies, good
jokes and filthy lucre.
http://www.movieline.com/2010/11/on-dvd-mst3ks-mary-jo-pehl-on-bad-movies
-good-jokes-and-filthy-lucre.php

If you happen to find yourself in the Twin Cities area in December,
youąre going to want to check out a new play called łSuper-Powered
Revenge Christmas #1,˛ by Bill Corbett, Dec. 2-18 at the Minneapolis
Theater Garage, 711 W Franklin Ave. Tickets are on sale now. More info
here: http://jokingenvelope.com/live/

Hereąs that interview with Bill that was in Minneapolis + St. Paul
Magazine but has not been available online until now.
http://www.mspmag.com/features/features/179243.asp

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.­Dino De Laurentiis, the Oscar-winning Italian film
producer behind such movies as łSerpico,˛ łDeath Wish˛ and łThree Days
of the Condor,˛ died at his home here Thursday, Nov. 11. He was 91. He
produced more than 500 movies, including those by Federico Fellini and
Roberto Rossellini. He won his first Oscar in 1956 for Felliniąs łLa
Strada,˛ and another in 1957 for łNights of Cabiria.˛ He was nominated
at least 30 more times, and received the Irving G.Thalberg Memorial
Award in 2001. He is survived by his third wife, Martha and six
daughters. His granddaughter, Giada, is a chef on the Food Network.
MSTies will remember a film he produced in 1967, łDANGER: DIABOLIK.˛
Read his full New York Times obituary here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/movies/12delaurentiis.html

DARKSTAR: The Interactive Movie is now available at darkstarstore.com.
The retail price is $29.95. You can also buy the soundtrack to Darkstar
for $19.95 from darkstarstore.com, or as MP3 downloads for $17.98 from
Amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004A8L1N8?tag=satellitenews&camp=213381&creativ
e=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B004A8L1N8&adid=0B7CTVSVMVW5FJ5YMQYB&
Special note: The downloadable version of the game hasnąt yet been made
available online, so producer J. Allen Williams is offering this special
deal: Order the boxed version of the game from darkstarstore.com, then
email him via the site and identify yourself as a reader of our site. He
will throw in free glossies with your order. This offer is only
available until the downloadable game becomes available from Strategy
First. http://www.strategyfirst.com/en/

Our pal Daniel Griffith, the creator of several documentaries that have
appeared as extras on Shout! Factory MST3K sets, has checked in with
word that his documentary on K. Gordon Murray, of łSANTA CLAUS˛ and
łROBOT vs. THE AZTEC MUMMY˛ fame, will air on Turner Classic Movies
Friday, Dec. 10, at 2 a.m.
The documentary, łThe Wonderworld of K. Gordon Murray in Colorscope,˛
features interviews with Joel, Kevin and Paul, and will be shown
alongside Murrayąs own, łSANTA CLAUS˛, which is celebrating its 50th
anniversary this year.

We first wrote about this http://www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=3905 a year ago:
Mary Jo Pehl helped write a four-issue series for Bluewater Comics
called łJailbait.˛ She described it as a tongue-in-cheek comedy
featuring an all-female undercover team called Gems, whose mandate is to
protect children from the machinations of the worldąs sexual predators.
This report says it may finally see the light of day next year.
http://blog.newsarama.com/2010/10/26/mst3k-vet-mary-jo-pehls-bluewater-co
mic-jailbait-allegedly-coming-in-2011/

Author D.M. Cunningham interviews Trace about łSilly Rhymes for
Belligerent Children.˛
http://literaryasylum.blogspot.com/2010/10/trace-beaulieu-brings-us-silly
-rhymes.html

As an example of how our favorite cowtown puppet show has permeated the
culture, we offer this almost-offtopic item:
The hosts of NPRąs łOn the Media,˛ Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield,
have turned to a familiar visual format in order to take aim at some of
this election seasonąs political ads.
http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2010/oct/22/media-scrutiny-
theater-2010-bob-garfield-and-brooke-gladstone
(Full disclosure: Bob Garfield is a long-time acquaintance of mine.)

CHUD.com they are doing a live podcast at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT and
Mike, Kevin and Bill will be their guests, and you can listen live here.
http://chud.com/articles/articles/26029/1/THE-CHUD-SHOW-RIFFTRAX-EDITION/
Page1.html

Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) will star in a benefit reading of Bill
Corbett and Kira Obolenskyąs play łHate Mail˛ on Dec. 6 at
Off-Broadwayąs New World Stages in New York City.  Proceeds from the
reading will go to Opening Act, a nonprofit that provides free
after-school theatre programs to New York City public high schools.
Ticketing information­and it ainąt cheap­can be found HERE.
http://www.openingactnewyork.org/events/star-studded-benefit-play-reading
Thanks to alert reader TrumpyDumpy for the info!

Frank Conniff recently made an appearance on łCountdown With Keith
Olbermann˛ with guest host Cenk Uygur.
You can watch it here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39751396#39751396
Because this is already producing overtly political comments, we are
closing comments.