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Con X KC convention Sept 14-16!

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conXkc logo 2012Here it comes!! Got your tickets?? A very fun weekend is almost upon us!

Con X KC convention is finally near . . . Sept 14-16th at the Ramada Conference Center – and you can get discount tickets through MyJoeCard.com or visit www.conxkc.com/myjoecard (We are an Official Con X Sponsor).

The ‘Inside Skinny’ on Con X Tickets (Prices/Discounts/Etc.):

– Children 12 & under FREE!!
– Military 50% Discount! (*Valid by showing Military ID at the box office).

Normal Ticket Prices:Tickets - Con X KC 2012

  • Con X Day Pass: $20.00
  • Con X Weekend Pass: $45.00

Discount Ticket Prices with MyJoeCard:

  • Con X Day Pass: $15.00 *Save $5 w/ MyJoeCard*
  • Con X Weekend Pass: $35.00 *Save $10 w/ MyJoeCard*

Get the MyJoeCard discount on your tickets here: www.conxkc.com/myjoecard

It is about time Kansas City had a Movie Convention. Science Fiction, Horror and Pop Culture are alive and well in Kansas City! They have a VERY awesome facebook page, check it out!Facebook Con X KC

So save the weekend of Sept 14th-16th, 2012.

Meet Star Trek, Stargate and other Movie Stars! Autographs? Photo opportunities? Yes!  They will have all of that there.

The shindig is at the Ramada Convention Center (see map) in Kansas City, MO.

They also have a lot of cool ways to interact with the featured guests, parties, dinners, meet & greets – and you might still be able to get a VIP pass and/or have your business be a sponsor for Con X KC (as available – limited number of spots).

Please Note!!

*You must print your PayPal receipt and  present it at the ticket booth for admission!
**The Con X Day Pass is good for one day of admission to the convention only (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday). Tickets to special events during Con X Weekend are separate.

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** (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COURTESY OF CON X) **

Kansas City, MO – June 6, 2012 – Burnt Water Productions (BWP) presents Kansas City’s first and only pop-culture, horror and sci-fi convention on September 14-16, 2012.  Con X 2012takes place at the Ramada Conference Center and boasts film icons, TV stars, filmmakers, artists, authors and musicians who have not only entertained us over the years, but have served our country and earned Olympic Gold Medals.  Walter “Chekov” Koenig (“Star Trek”) and Margot “Lois Lane” Kidder (“Superman”) headline the event along with cast reunions for “Paranormal Activity,” “Stargate SG-1” and “Amityville Horror.”

80’s movie fans will delight in meeting “Back to the Future” and “Top Gun” actor James Tolkan and Police Academy’s Leslie Easterbrook.  Kansas City native and dancer Sandahl Bergman (“Conan,” “All That Jazz”) also makes a return to her hometown.  If movies like “Pet Sematary,” “Shawshank Redemption,” “Halloween,” “Steel Magnolias” and “Sin City” had you lining up at the theatre box office, you won’t want to miss Con X full line up of stars (complete list on their website).

Fans of all genres will get a complete “Celebrity” experience with a weekend full of options: a chance to meet the celebrities, get autographs and pictures and a lucky few will even get to know their favorite celebrity one on one at an intimate dinner in the hotel’s Fireside Room.  Cocktail party and concerts benefiting Wounded Warrior Project …”Taking of Savannah” red carpet premiere … a film festival … shopping in the dealer room … Q&A’s with the celebs … these are just a few of the things that will make this a weekend convention goers won’t soon forget (full list of events on their website).

Tickets for the weekend convention are available online now with an early bird discount through June 30 and those showing a military ID at the door will get 50% off.  A limited amount of VIP Passes and Celebrity Dinner tickets are available online while supplies last.  Vendors spots, sponsorship packages and discount rooms at the Ramada Conference Center are still available.  More information can be found on the Con X website.  Check the site and their Facebook page for updates and a complete list of celebrity guests, events and vendors.

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For interviews with convention organizers’ Burnt Water Productions, celebrities attending the convention or to apply to cover the event, contact publicist Marla Stoker at 314.973.5525 or  marla@marqueemediaandmarketing.com.

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Midnight In Paris, A Pedantic Movie Review

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Midnight In Paris
Midnight In Paris

“Midnight In Paris”

Oh Dear Reader, I must admit that this is my first Woody Allen movie experience (at least that I am aware of).  I had no expectations other than the fact that any pretzels consumed during the movie would most likely “Make Me Thirsty”.  Now that I’m over myself, on to the review.

This movie was excellent. Taken in as all movies should be, with little or no knowledge of what lies ahead, and therefore no expectation of the movie in any way.  All I knew was:

  1. The Title,
  2. That it was a Woody Allen movie, and
  3. That Owen Wilson was in it.

Casting was A+, character development was above adequate.  Dialogue was superb.  Acting was engaging and artful.  Setting was hard to beat (Paris, France).

I’ll not be a spoiler for you.  I’ll just say that if you are well-rounded, well-read and/or well-traveled (as in Paris, France) – then you will be able to more fully appreciate all that is offered here.  Not a delight for the dullards.

If you like romance?  This is a great choice.  Grab a date.  If you’re in love, or would like to be – then go see this one.

Movie Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of five)

Rating Justification: Excellent Movie.  It wasn’t over-done.  It wasn’t lacking. It was served up masterfully.  Old Man Allen delivered a masterpiece.  I’m not sure if I am compelled to see all of his other works, or scared that they won’t measure up?  Somewhere in between, I’m thinking.

Midnight In Paris
Romance In Paris

Theater Review: Cinemark “The Palace” at the Plaza

Cinemark The Palace at The Plaza
526 Nichols Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64112

A Saturday Night Showing (10:00pm).  Parking Garage was close enough.  Good thing I didn’t get vertigo circling up to the 5th level.  No matter. Experiencing Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza on a summer night is a beautiful thing (barring any twitter ‘flash mobs’).

  • Seats: “A” for Comfort
  • Popcorn: “B-” for standard fare.
  • Crowd: “A” well behaved, no one kicking the seat. No talkers.  No milk duds hitting the screen.
  • Special Note: Warning: This movie may make you nostalgic, and also may make you want to visit or relocate to Paris, France.

Peace Out.

Joe

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Aarghh!! Pirates of the Carribean 4 Review

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Penelope Cruz, Pirate Extraordinaire
Pirate Muse of The Carribean

“On Stranger Tides”

Fun, campy, expectant.  For ten bucks you get to see Penelope Cruz running around in pirate outfits – which is a deal ALL BY ITSELF.  Throw in the sets , the scenery, the costumes, the actors and *Wham-Kbam* . . . . you’ve got a bargain.

Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow is exactly what you’ve come to expect, which is enough to make you not care that you’re perpetuating a franchise.  Older kids can enjoy this, it is not too suggestive or violent (although today’s kids are growing up with a serious handicap of non-preparedness for a rough world).

Movie Rating: 3.5 Stars (out of five)

Rating Justification: They didn’t screw it up.  It was exactly what you expected, which was great.  If they would have been a bit more creative with the mermaids, I’d have easily given it four stars.  Anyone who writes a bad review of this movie suffers from a bad case of divergence.  Seriously, you know what it is going in.  It is done well, the cast is great.  If you’re griping then you’re lame.  If you’re picking it apart, then you’re just sad.

Theater Review: AMC Studio 30

A Saturday Night Showing (7:40pm).  Parking Lot was MAD PACKED.  Evocative of Arrowhead in the Derrick Thomas – Neil Smith Heyday.  Sadly no bar-b-que.  I park on the north forty and jogged a quarter of a mile to get to the theatre.

Seats: “A” for Comfy

Popcorn: “C” for expensive, salty, butter-flavored cardboard.

Crowd: “A” well behaved, no one kicking the seat. No talkers.  No milk duds hitting the screen.

Special Note: Stay after the credits and you get an extra scene of Penelope Cruz on the deserted island.

Peace Out.

Joe

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