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NOWHERE Invades The Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival..

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(Joshua Gilmore- Staff Writer)

This past April and hot off the heels of the Days of the Dead convention, the guys from Nowhere were invited to cover their first film festival and the Nowhere California team charted new ground to cover the 1st Annual Hollywood Comedy Shorts Festival.

This event took place the 15th and 16th of April at the world famous TCL Chinese Theatre, gathering the world of short form comedy under one roof. During the opening night celebration, Nowhere California was represented on the red carpet and we took the opportunity to talk with a few of the festivals participants..

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CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With The Team Of DubStep Dodgeball (19:35)

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CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With The Team Of TAMPOON (10:25)

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CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With The Team Of Honey Pot (14:29)

The entire Nowhere California team would like to thank everyone that talked with us and to the event organizers. This was a great experience and we hope that we will have the chance to cover next year’s festival.

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For more information on all of the films, winners, and information on next year’s festival. Go to the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival Official Website by CLICKING HERE

GETTING SCHOOLED.. Movie Review

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(Joshua Gilmore-Staff Writer)

At the 2016 Los Angeles Days of the Dead convention, I was able to attend a screening of the comedy/horror throwback “Getting Schooled” This movie takes place in early 80’s, as a group of students enter their high school for Saturday detention. These students are your “A-typical” John Hughes group and every high school social class is represented, from the princess to the loner outcast and everything in between.

This might sound very familiar, but you will learn quickly that this nostalgic road trip is about to hit some horrific backroads and the main speed bump comes in the form of the student’s wheel chair bound teacher, Mr. Roker. Roker is not your typical “push over” teacher, as he is a Vietnam vet and it is the ghosts from his past that unleashes hell on the session of detention and the students become the focus of this teacher’s rage.
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The cast of “Getting Schooled” was an excellent gathering of talents and their character’s evolution could challenge most big budget movies. In the world of independent filmmaking, especially in the horror genre, poor character development can lose an audience and the cast of “Getting School” stay clear of that potential roadblock.

There is a fine line in a comedy/horror movie, one side is a great movie and you can’t wait to recommend it to everybody, then the other side of the line is a late night Sy-Fy channel movie that you want to quickly forget. Also, with most nostalgia movies, it’s too easy for a film to have an 80’s theme and beat the viewer over the head with this idea, with “Getting Schooled” this concept isn’t aggressively forced upon the viewer and flows with the story that is unfolding.

“Getting Schooled” is a movie that I can see growing a great cult following, as it continues to be seen in conventions and festivals, then gaining a long life through streaming services and theaters. The word of mouth on this movie will continue to grow and I am glad to be a part of that, as I cannot wait for my next chance to see this movie. 9 out of 10.

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CLICK HERE For Nowhere California’s Interviews With The Cast And Crew Of “Getting Schooled”

Nowhere California Gets Animated.. Sort Of.

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(Joshua Gilmore- Staff Writer)

The Days of the Dead coverage take an animated turn and the guys from Nowhere talk with Angus Oblong.

There might be a rare few that might be clueless on who this man is or it might be the other way around, so here is a quick refresher to jog your memory.

Angus Oblong is a writer and illustrator that entered the published landscape with the book “Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales For Troubled Children” This well-written and illustrated book gave the world a look at Angus’ talents. Also, “Creepy Susie..” lead to the animated series known as “The Oblongs”

This animated series transferred characters from the original book to the small screen and brought the world of Angus Oblong to a larger audience, two members of this audience were the guys from Nowhere.

At the 2016 Days of the Dead convention, Phil and Josh took the opportunity to talk with the mind behind these creations..

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CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With Angus Oblong (6:53)

CLICK HERE FOR “Angus Oblog-The Official Blog Of Angus Oblong”

Oh, Hell.. We Have A Return Visitor.

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(Joshua Gilmore-Staff Writer)

The time has arrived to close Nowhere California’s coverage of the 2016 Long Beach Comic Expo. The journey was amazing and we appreciate the opportunity that was given to us by the event’s organizers.

In this final installment, the guys from Nowhere run into a great friend of the podcast and creator of the comic book “Oh, Hell..” George Wassil.

Click Here For Nowhere California Presents Another Conversation With George Wassil

As you can tell from the conversation, it was an absolute blast talking with George and we would like to thank him for having fun with us again. Also, if the audio wasn’t enough, here is the video from this conversation.

If you haven’t checked out “Oh, Hell..” stop wasting time and search out this comic at your local retailers. Also, you can find more information by CLICKING HERE for Oh, Hell’s Official Site

Click Here For Our Other Run Ins With George

A Zombie Walk You Can Get Behind..

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(Joshua Gilmore-Staff Writer)

The end is near and the undead have returned, at least the trampy ones and their creator is talking with Nowhere California.

In this second to last installment of our 2016 Long Beach Comic Expo coverage, the guys from Nowhere talk with Dan Mendoza. Mendoza is the creative mind behind the comic “Zombie Tramp”

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As with our history, Nowhere California has always enjoyed talking with the creative minds behind great independent project and it was a great pleasure to talk with Dan Mendoza. During our conversation, Dan discusses the evolution of this project and the continued work to spread “Zombie Tramp” to the masses.

Click Here For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With Dan Mendoza

Click Here For Dan Mendoza’s Official Site

A Familiar Voice From Your Animation Past..

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(Joshua Gilmore- Staff Writer)

After a short return to normal Nowhere California business, it is time to finish up our coverage from the 2016 Long Beach Comic Expo and release our final 3 interviews from this event.

In this installment, the guys from Nowhere talk with the talented Katie Leigh. The career of Katie Leigh can easily be summed up as the voices from your childhood. Leigh’s list of credits can be looked at like a roadmap of iconic children’s programming and you can sample some of this work through her animation demo..

Katie Leigh was a delight to talk with and our excitement shows in this conversation, some excitement shows more than others, but we would like to thank Katie for this opportunity.

Click Here For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With Katie Leigh (8:01)

Click Here For The Official Website Of Katie Leigh

What Do They Call Days Of The Dead In Paris?

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(Joshua Gilmore-Staff Writer)

The movies of Quentin Tarantino are staples to most hardcore movie fans and the 1994 classic “Pulp Fiction” has laid the ground work for the way people look at the way films are made, this film is a cornerstone in cinematic history.

At the upcoming Days of the Dead convention, taking place at the Los Angeles Marriott on April 1-3rd, members of this cast will be in attendance to meet and greet with the fans.

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Peter Greene, better known to Pulp Fiction fans as Zed

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Zed’s partner in crime Maynard, who was played by Duane Whitaker

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As of this post, all of these guests are set to be in attendance all 3 days and continue to check out the official Days of the Dead website for the ever growing guest list for this amazing event.

Click Here For The Official Days Of The Dead Website..

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A New Chapter Is Added To Ducktales..

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(Joshua Gilmore- Staff Writer)

Life has been like a hurricane, but it’s time to return to an easier time and a world of rich ducks swimming in gold coins.

The news broke in 2015 that the “Disney Afternoon” classic Ducktales would be returning to the small screen in 2017 and would find a new home on the Disney X D channel.

Today, Disney revealed the first image of the relaunched series..
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As you can quickly see from the image, all of the classic characters will be returning and Disney has decided to run with the classic form of animation, then the CG animation that saturates today’s animation world.

The Ducktales relaunch does not have a set start date, but stay tuned to this website for updates… woo oo.

This Summer…Who you Gonna call?

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(Nicholas Dye/Staff Writer)

Yesterday, the world was witness to some unusual paranormal activity that appeared in the form of a free roaming, full-screen movie trailer. That’s right, the long awaited trailer for Paul Feig’s all-female cast of Ghostbusters hit http://www.ghostbusters.com to mixed reactions. We here at Nowhere California absolutely loved our first glimpse into the new world of the Ghostbusters franchise. Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon (By the way, McKinnon as Jillian Holtzmann? My new crush!), and Leslie Jones round out our new Ghostbusters as well as, who we believe will be their super sexy secretary, Chris Hemsworth. The trailer gives us our first glimpse at the new ghosts and a familiar ugly little spud…green…gross…OKAY It’s Slimer. Since the guys at Nowhere gave this to me to write I will hop on a short soapbox for a moment. This may not be our original guys nor a true sequel to the franchise. It is, however, honoring the original with cameos by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, the freaking firehouse AND, as I mentioned, Slimer. The hearse they use in this as Ecto-1 is a 1984 Cadillac…you know 1984…like when the first film came out!? So everyone needs to cool their collective jets and just enjoy a new chapter into the Ghostbusters universe! I will be there on July 15th to watch as “A new team will answer the call.”

An Interview That’s Sweet As Candy..man

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(Joshua Gilmore-Staff Writer)

The hangover from the Long Beach Comic Expo is starting to fade, but it’s time for our coverage to get into high gear.

In our first installment of our coverage, we had the pleasure of talking to Tony Todd. This man has been connected to some of the modern classics of horror and independent film. Also, Todd has made an impact on the small screen and can be seen of CW’s FLASH as Zoom.

It was an honor to have a conversation with this man and we would like to thank Tony for taking the time to talk with some guys from Nowhere.

CLICK HERE to listen to Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With Tony Todd

During our conversation, Tony mentioned his current work in the movie “Frankenstein” and you can watch the trailer below. It looks to be a modern take on a horror classic and, from the looks of the trailer, this version will honor the legacy of the original.