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After the screening of the movie, a panel discussion about the film's subject matter was moderated by The Grammy Foundation and MusiCares vice-president Scott Goldman, who excelled at directing questions to Alex Winter, as well as the inimitable Henry Rollins and The Collective Music Group's Jordan Berliant. The panel continued to discuss the ramifications of Napster on the music industry, the record companies' less-than-lackluster enthusiasm to get on board with Internet technologies, and how artists are coping with these challenges. It was a fascinating discussion and hopefully clips of it will surface online soon! This (and all other Reel to Reel panels) are available to view at The Grammy Museum by appointment! Read 95.5 KLOS' review of Downloaded Follow Downloaded the Movie on Facebook Follow Downloaded the Movie on Twitter
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Alex Winter
Debuts His Long-Awaited So far the media has been very excited and interested in the debut of Alex Winter's documentary, Downloaded, which debuted at SFSX this past week. So far the documentary has received a lot of good press and Alex has had the opportunity to discuss the film with many media outlets. Inevitably some of these interviewers have also asked about the proposed third Bill & Ted movie, and Alex has been very happy to answer their questions! Alex talks to MTV about Bill & Ted 3 Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog Alex talks to What's Trending about Downloaded and Bill & Ted 3
Alex Interview with Daily Motion about Downloaded and Bill & Ted 3 Flick Direct Red Carpet Interview
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Bill &
Ted 3 in Purgatory? At first fans wondered if the rumors of a third Bill & Ted film were at all valid. When word came through that Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson had indeed written a script and that Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves had read said script and were interested in doing it, there was much excitement. And then much silence. So what is the status of the supposed third movie? Will it ever see the light of day? Fortunately, SlashFilm.com reporter Germain Lussier asked Alex Winter about the status of the threequel during an interview about Alex's upcoming premiere of his Napster documentary, Downloaded, at SFSX this coming Sunday. When asked by Mr. Lussier what the hold up was for B&T 3, Alex explained, "Well the funny thing is there really isn’t a hold up. Nothing held it up other than it got leaked really early in the process, so these things take a ****load of time to get bobbed around and we are really just in the process. It’s really mundane to report the day-to-day process of trying to get a movie made. "Right now they’re doing a rewrite?” You know? That’s my news, “they are doing a rewrite.” That will take a while and then we will look at it and that might need another rewrite and that will be my next bit of news. So it’s just like… " Alex went on to say, "The short answer is it got leaked way too early. It got leaked just as we started, me and Keanu and Chris and Ed, the two writers just started to put it together. Then you’ve got the whole genesis of putting it together in front of you still, which is where we are at now." Alex and Germain then went on to discuss the dissemination of film news online today, which ties in with the way the music industry has changed because of Napster. So the bottom line is that everyone should just be patient . . . if and when a third movie happens, it will happen, which is a most excellent prospect! Read Alex's comments on B&T at Slashfilm.com! Read the Downloaded interview with Alex at Slashfilm.com Visit the SFSX page for Alex Winter's documentary Downloaded
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It's Not Bogus, It's Skam! If you follow our Facebook Group at all, you'll have heard Skam, a rockin' band from Leicester, England, whose new classic-rock album, It's Come to This, has already spawned two singles; the second of these is the newly released Massacre. Look closely at the video for the song and you'll see that our outstanding compadre Steve Hill is wearing his Wyld Stallyns t-shirt! Steve yearns to recreate Ted's look at the end of Bogus Journey, which we think is a most outstanding goal! If you love to rock, then most definitely give this band a listen! Also, according to the Classic Rock Magazine website, the band is planning on traveling to SXSW in Texas next month to showcase their sound. Maybe they'll be able to catch up with Alex Winter at some point, who'll be premiering his long-awaited documentary, Downloaded, at the event! Whoa!!!
Read the article about SKAM on the Classic Rock Magazine website
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Alex Winter has been working for many, many years on the documentary film, Downloaded, which traces the history of Napster from its humble beginnings through it's ultimate massive impact on both the recording industry and the internet in general. The film is due for release later this year (with its premiere reportedly to screen at SFSX 2013) but thanks to the outstanding folks at Ain't It Cool News the first trailer is available to view now! View the Downloaded trailer at Ain't It Cool News!
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Bah Humbug . . . Dude!
Visit the South Coast Repertory website for more information!
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Just a reminder, babes and dudes, to order your copies of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure on Blu Ray now! The DVD will be released on November 13th, but you can order it in advance from online entities such as Amazon.com. We'll be writing up a full review of the DVD when we receive our copy from said entity (hopefully by next week, if not then for sure the following week!) I'm sure we'll all be talking a lot about it on our Facebook Group as well, so be sure to join us there for all of the most triumphant discussions. Let's just hope a Bogus Journey Blu Ray release won't be too far behind!! Pre-Order the Blu Ray DVD now on Amazon.com Updated November 17, 2012 For those interested in the video and audio specifications of this blu ray DVD release, we refer you to the review at CraveOnline by people who know much more about this stuff than we do! Read Fred Topel's Review at Crave Online!
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Diane Franklin
Introduces Us to Some
Listen to Cult Radio a Go Go now!
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A Scary Time is Guaranteed for All! Each
fall for the past 20+ years we have encouraged fans to attend Universal Studios
Halloween Horror Nights to see Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure.
The show, which started at the Orlando, Florida park in 1992, Click
here to visit Universal Studios Orlando's Click
here to visit Universal Studios Hollywood's
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So that's where Napoleon went after Waterloo! Toy collector Jordan Hembrough is an avid collector constantly on the search for rare and fun toys. His quest for all toys vintage is currently being showcase on The Travel Channel in a series called "Toy Hunter" which is totally an excellent program to watch for young and old alike! On this past week's episode entitled "Prehistoric Pennsylvania," Jordan visited with his friend Ed in Cincinatti, Ohio, a former designer at Kenner Toys (which was based in that city) who was sitting beneath a stash of amazing stuff in his attic. While rummaging through boxes, Jordan uncovered a box that not only contained several mint condition packaged Bill & Ted figures and prototypes, but the Holy Grail of Bill & Ted toys . . . two extremely rare Napoleon prototypes (both a hard copy and painted version.) Jordan picked up the lot for $600, stating later in the show that he would need to sell them for $1000. Check out the segment from this episode below to see the cool find for yourself!
Visit the Travel Channel's Toy Hunter website!
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This News
Totally Doesn't Make Us Blu . . . Many thanks to J.d. on the Facebook group and Rob babe for bringing this outstanding bit of news to our attention! MGM / UA has announced the upcoming release of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure on Blu Ray DVD, scheduled for November 13th (just in time for the holiday shopping season.) Not a lot is known about the release so far, such as whether or not there will be any unique bodacious features (not seen on previous DVD releases . . . one online report indicates the extras will include some of the ones made for the VHS box set) or commentary tracks. Feedback from fans online is mostly positive, although many lament the unusual artwork on the cover and wonder why Bogus Journey isn't being released at the same time in a kind of box set. We'll just have to wait and see (and hope!) that this Blu-Ray release is as excellent as we all hope! Read High-Def Digest's Report About the Announcement Pre-Order the Blu Ray DVD now on Amazon.com
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The Tale of a Princess Babe . . .
Diane has also been busy hosting her own radio show for Cult Radio a Go Go! Entitled Babes of the 80's, Diane interviews her fellow babe co-stars from such films as Better Off Dead, The Last American Virgin and, of course, her fellow Princess Babe Kimberley (LaBelle) Kates from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure! We learn some very interesting things about the making of Excellent Adventure from Diane and Kimberley, so be sure to tune in and find out what it was like for them filming in (and touring) Italy, why Kimberley nearly had her eyes burned during production, and for which different roles in the film both actresses originally auditioned! (Diane's interview with Kimberley starts roughly at the 51:30 mark.) Click here to order Diane Franklin's book on Amazon.com! Listen
to Diane's guest hosting spot on Cult Radio a Go Go's
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Rappy
McRapperson Continues to Sing the Praises The world has totally been waiting for a video version of Rappy McRapperson's non-heinous tune The Bill & Ted Super Song, and now there is one! And life is most excellent! Enjoy (Note: there is some adult language in this, but since it's aimed at the nasty Gorlax we thoroughly approve!) Party On, Dudes!
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Alex Gives a
Most Excellent Interview We owe a most appreciative round of thanks to the excellent personages at the Bill & Ted 3 Facebook page for posting a link to this RedCarpetNewsTV interview with Alex Winter in England, recorded last week during the London Film and Comic Con! Alex talks about Bill & Ted (won't give away any spoilers on the third movie script, though! Thanks, Alex (and we mean that sincerely!), The Lost Boys and Downloaded.
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Downloaded
Panel Now Online to View! Alex Winter posts some very cool things on his blog and website, but this week he surpassed all excellent-ness by posting the complete panel interview he held at SXSW this year with Sean Fanning and Sean Parker for his upcoming Napster documentary Downloaded for VH-1. This project has been in the works for many years and it's very exciting to see it finally coming to fruition after so much hard work on Alex's part! This interview is an insightful look at the story behind Napster and the major changes in the way people buy and enjoy music now.
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Now You Too Can
Sing Like Bill & Ted We have to give a totally outstanding shout out to our excellent compadre Andy dude who sent us this totally bodacious karaoke-style version of the song In Time by Robbie Robb from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure which he had specially commissioned (since he realized there wasn't much chance of the song officially having a karoake version released.) This is from the movie soundtrack version of the song, so be sure to check out the beautiful opening guitar riffs which you can now hear very clearly! YES WAY!!!
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Death Speaks! There's little argument that William Sadler is one of the hardest working (and maybe largely unappreciated) actors out there. But that doesn't mean people don't know and love Bill's work . . . from his notable appearances in films such as The Shawshank Redemption, August Rush and Kinsey (not to mention Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and Freaked, of course!) to his numerous television guest spots (including recurring characters on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Roswell, the new Hawaii Five-0 series and the Jesse Stone telefilms,) William Sadler is a Hollywood veteran with an absolutely terrific sense of humor! And fortunately the online magazine StarPulse has the chance to do an in-depth interview with Mr. Sadler which is both insightful and entertaining! We can only hope that if a third Bill & Ted movie happens, Bill will be back on board as The Grim Reaper! It just wouldn't be the same without him now!
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Not a Bad
Career for a Short, Dead Dude! We were very excited to have the opportunity to conduct a Q&A style interview with actor Terry Camilleri, who you will remember played Napoleon Bonaparte in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Terry Camilleri has had a fascinating career as an actor and chances are you've seen him in other roles, but he's so versatile you may not have recognized him! In this interview, Terry talks about how he began acting, how he was cast in the role of The Little Corporal, and about his continuing work on screen as well as on stage! We have to thank Terry for taking the time to answer our many questions and we know you will enjoy learning more about this totally impressive actor!
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Alex on Downloaded and More! Alex
Winter spoke with the excellent youthful personages at Young Hollywood Network
while in Houston for SXSW and shared the scoop on Downloaded and his passion for
directing, then also explains to the interviewer about Bill & Ted's Excellent Cereal!
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Where are Bill
& Ted Today? Right on the heels of Alex's interview clip about Downloaded on MTV News, a second clip has been posted in which Alex talks about the idea behind Bill & Ted 3 and gives us our first inkling into what the third movie may actually be about! It's very funny to hear him talking about how they were able to slip back into character so easily while discussing the script! |
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Alex Gives the Lowdown on Downloaded For many years now, one of Alex Winter's biggest passions has been developing a documentary about website entrepreneur Shawn Fanning and the rise and fall of the free music download site Napster. The project went into production this past year and now Alex is nearing completion of this exciting film for VH-1 Rock Docs. He is scheduled to preview the film at SXSW and immediately following will moderate Downloaded: The Interview, a panel featuring both Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker on March 14th. Alex spoke with MTV News about his passion and work on this long-time project, which you can watch below! |
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New Bill & Ted Swag for Your Collections!
First
of all there is an all-new Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure e-Book by
the outstanding Paul Andrews of Andrews UK Limited which is available from iTunes,
Amazon.com
and Amazon.co.uk!
Also available are some totally amazing and outstanding t-shirts designed by American Classics which you can find for sale online at SlingShotShirts.com! What's most exciting is the wide variety of styles available, including the most-coveted Wyld Stallyns logo on a black tee! There's shirts from Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey alike, as well the classic "Stallyn" drawing and a totally bodacious shirt featuring The Grim Reaper with the phrase "Get Down With Your Bad Self!" on it! Truly, it doesn't get any more excellent than that! Party On, Dudes!!
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The Ultimate Battle of the Bands T-Shirt!
Click here to order your shirt from ShirtPunch.com!
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Bah Humbug . . . . dude!
Click here to visit South Coast Repertory's Website!
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Alex Winter to Appear at HorrorHound Weekend!
Click here to visit HorrorHound's Official Website!
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Bill and Ted
Time Lords? No way!!! We recently discovered this animated short on YouTube by the totally talented ToonSmyth and immediately fell in love! Dr. Who's Excellent Adventure is a brilliant parody of time travel movies and television, featuring the latest incarnation of the Doctor meeting up with the Two Great Ones and later Marty McFly and Doc Brown from Back to the Future as well! Sure B&T sound a bit British, but who cares? The animation is hilarious and the jokes are terrific! I mean, Bill & Ted riding on the back of Daleks as if they were amusement ride vehicles? Non-non-NON-heinous! Click here to watch Dr. Who's Excellent Adventure on YouTube!
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This Artwork is Most Non-Bogus Indeed!
Update: July 2! We have now posted an exclusive interview with Matt Tobin! Click here to order a copy of Matt Tobin's poster for yourself! Click here to see the photo of Alex Winter signing Matt's copy!
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The World is a
Lot Less Excellent Now It was with sadness we learned this week of the passing of THE Most Important Person in the Universe, the center dude, the most excellent musician and personage Clarence Clemons. According to news reports, Mr. Clemons had suffered a stroke the previous weekend and died from complications on June 18th at the rather ironic age of 69 (dude!) One of our favorite stories about "The Big Man" came courtesy of Jim Meyer, a swing-gang member who worked on Excellent Adventure. We recounted his story this way in our Excellent Adventure Movie section, "The Aftermath:" Excellent Adventure also became a lasting and memorable experience for those who worked on the film. Swing gang member Jim Meyer recalled that years after the film's release he happened to spot Clarence Clemons near a hotel swimming pool. Clarence stopped, pointed at Jim, and then gave him an exuberant air guitar. We'll miss you, Big Man! Click here to read NJ.com's story on Clarence Clemons
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Is That Really
Bill or Evil Robot Bill? The most triumphant personage known as Quint from Ain't It Cool News (which happens to be a most outstanding website, by the way!) shared some photos this week sent to him by the one and only Alex Winter taken on location during the making of Excellent Adventure! The first shot of Alex giving the photographer a one-finger salute appears to have been taken during the prehistoric pitstop portion of the movie, while the cast and crew shot below was taken on the set of Beethoven's chamber concert (although note that in the film they avoided showing the electric chandelier above since there was obviously no electricity in Beethoven's time!) Quint promises similar photos from Alex from the set of Freaked and we totally look forward to seeing those as well! Click here to see Alex's Behind-the-Scenes Photos!
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It Will Be May-Hem in Orlando with Alex Winter! We have learned that Alex Winter is scheduled to appear at Spooky Empire's May-Hem convention being held the weekend of May 27 - 29th, 2011 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. Think of it as Halloween Horror Nights only earlier and better, since the con will feature lots of great guest stars (besides Alex, of course), including Anthony Michael Hall, Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Sean Patrick Flanery! A most terrifying time is guaranteed for all! Check out Spooky Empire's May-Ham Convention Page!
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How Can I Keep Up With All These B&T 3 Stories? Since the possibility of a genuine third Bill & Ted film seems more and more legitimate all the time (albeit still some ways off in becoming an actual production!) we decided to set up a page which outlines the history so far of this highly anticipated venture which we hope beyond hope may actually amount to a full-blown production and actual big-screen movie one day! Just click on the link below for all the information regarding the project so far, including Keanu's latest comments about possible plot points for the film! Our Brand New Bill & Ted 3 Rundown Page!
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Because Alex Winter is Certainly an Icon!
Click here to read Icon vs. Icon's Interview with Alex Winter
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You'll Wish You Could Go See Death Wish 3!
Click here to purchase tickets to the Death Wish 3 screening! Click here to learn more about the event from the A.V. Club website!
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For more B&T related News from the past, click here!
We
were very excited to attend the highly-anticipated premiere of Alex Winter's
documentary Downloaded, which chronicles not only the rise and fall of
Napster but delves deeply into the impact which the sadly maligned company had
on the Internet and on social media as a whole. The film, which was shown
as part of The Grammy Museum's Reel to Reel series, is incredibly engaging, and
the description given by 
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Trailer Uploaded to Internet! 
As
much as Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure has become a tradition
for those in or about Universal Studios in Hollywood and Orlando each October,
so is the South Coast Reportory's annual production of the Dicken's favorite, A
Christmas Carol, to those in or about Orange County in December! Hal
Landon Jr. has starred as the inimitable Ebenezer Scrooge for 33 years running
now, and if you get a chance to catch this marvelous show you'll understand
why! Every year we urge you to attend this heartwarming, delightful play
and this year is no exception . . . don't be a bogus humbug! Make your
Christmas most merry and excellent by catching this totally triumphant
show! 
A
few months ago we were treated to hearing the outstandingly bodacious Princess
Babe, Diane Franklin, hosting her own radio program on Cult Radio a Go Go.
And tonight Diane's back for her second show, this one entitled most
appropriately "Horror Babes of the 80's." Whoa, what better way
could there be to make oneself ready for Halloween? According to Diane's
Facebook page, her guests include Mary Woronov (Eating Raoul), Amanda
Wyss (Nightmare on Elm Street), Betsy Russell (Saw), Rutanya Alda (Amityville
II: The Possession) and Heather Langenkamp (Nightmare on Elm
Street). Sounds excellently spooky, doesn't it? Be sure to tune
in to Cult Radio a Go Go (the link is below) at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p .m. PT to
totally catch the show! Boo, dudes!!
has
grown to become one of the (if not THE) most popular event at HHN every
year! And now that the Hollywood location has added their own Bill &
Ted show as well, things are twice as excellent and twice as bodacious!
The shows are completely different on each coast, produced separately for each
location by different teams, so there's double our pleasure, double our
fun! This year we were thrilled to be able to attend the show at Universal
Studios in Hollywood, and we were welcomed most warmly! Before the show we
were able to meet the show's producer, choreographer and the entertainment
producer for the park, and all of them were so enthusiastic about their
creation. Over the years we have always found that the teams who work on
the Bill & Ted Halloween stageshows *love* their work, and devote so much of
their time, energy and enthusiasm into the finished product, and it certainly
shows! The cast of actors and dancers always put so much energy into their
work, it shows how much they enjoy performing the hilarious scripts (and we were
thrilled to see the actors getting credits at the end of the show as well . . .
a nice addition!) Also the audiences are always energetic and responsive,
knowing they are as much a part of the tradition of the show as everyone!
It's amazing that there are so many branches of the Bill & Ted fandom which
have branched off to have a life all their own, and Bill & Ted's
Excellent Halloween Adventure is one of the most successful and certainly
the longest running one. Many thanks to all the people at Universal who
work so hard to bring us such great entertainment each year! And to all
the creative minds behind Halloween Horror Nights in general, which is just one
scare-packed amazing adventure! If you haven't made it to one of the
annual events yet, please do so, and soon!!
We're
totally pleased and excited to announce that Diane Franklin's autobiography,
entitled 
Has
it seemed quite some time since we've had any new Bill & Ted merchandise,
babes and dudes? Well, fear not! We have a couple of NEW licensed
products to tell you about, so pay attention (an oral report will be required of
you later . . . NOT!)
The
e-Book takes younger readers (and that totally includes those of us who are
young at heart!) on a bodacious photographic journey through the first movie,
which is most excellent indeed!
Sorry
we didn't get notice about this one earlier, babes and dudes, but on the
off-chance you might check our News page today we wanted to tell you about this
outstanding one-day limited offer from the outstanding personages at 
It's
a much-beloved holiday tradition for Southern California residents . . . the
retelling of Charles Dicken's perennial favorite, A Christmas Carol, live
on stage in a musical extravaganza that would warm the chestnuts of any
curmudgeon's heart! For 30-plus years now, Hal Landon, Jr. has been
performing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in this delightful production and this
year is no exception! As we reiterate every year, if you have ANY chance
of visiting Southern California this month and can possibly see this play, do
not miss it! Hal Landon, Jr.'s performance is a sheer delight! He
brings such energy and realism to the character of Scrooge which makes his
incredible transformation in the end all the more surprising and
wonderful! So don't be a Scrooge yourself, dude . . . party on in Merry
Old England with this outstanding show!
Alex
Winter has been making appearances at various horror / sci-fi related
conventions and movie screenings lately, giving fans the chance to finally come
out and tell him how excellent he truly is one-on-one! This coming
weekend, Alex will be attending HorrorHound Weekend from November 11-13 at the
Crowne Plaza Cincinnati North in Cincinnati, Ohio (Keanu fans, we know the
Cincinnati song is already running through your heads!) If you plan to be
anywhere in the vicinity on that weekend, make plans to stop by the show and see
Alex! Other scheduled celebrity guests include Anthony Michael Hall,
Michael Rooker, Ernie Hudson (and other Ghostbusters cast members,) Sean
Patrick Flanery, John Saxon and many, many more! A most horror-filled,
excellent time is guaranteed for all!
You
may have seen the photos of this outstanding Bogus Journey poster on our
Facebook group or on Alex Winter's Twitter page, but now you can own your very
own copy! The most totally talented Matt Tobin designed this very limited
screen printed poster, featuring an excellent variety of characters and scenes
from Bogus Journey, for the Spooky Empire convention which Alex Winter
attended. The print run is limited to 250 copies, so this will be a rare
collectible indeed, made even moreso by the fact that Alex, Keanu, Ed and Chris
own the first four copies! Print #5 . . . well, that was signed by Alex
Winter for the artist, Matt Tobin, himself, and you know he's not going to be
giving THAT up any time soon! Click the link below to order the poster for
yourself and thanks to Matt for creating such an outstanding piece of
memorabilia for the fans to own and enjoy! Yes way!
The
outstanding personages at the website Icon vs. Icon, which covers "All
Things Pop Culture," has posted a totally triumphant and detailed interview
with Alex Winter! Fielding questions about his career both in front of and
behind the camera, Alex offers up some fascinating insight about becoming
interested in filmmaking at a young age, working on The Lost Boys with
the two Coreys, being recognized in public, his most pivotal film inspirations,
the glut of current Hollywood remakes and his approach to directing the
forthcoming The Gate in 3-D. Plus he answers that burning question
on everyone's mind (especially at this website) . . . will there be a Bill &
Ted 3? And trust us, you are going to want to read his answer!!
As
part of their New Cult Canon series, The A.V. Club Chicago will be hosting a
special screening of the action film Death Wish 3 at the Music Box
Theater on February 2nd, and Alex Winter will be appearing in person to answer
questions about the film! If you heard Alex's stories about the movie on
his recent appearance at the Smodcastle, you'll know that he has plenty of
hilarious tales to tell about the making of this particular movie! So if
you're going to be in the vicinity of the Windy City around that time, be sure
to catch what should prove to be a very entertaining and interesting screening!