On behalf of Relativity Media and their upcoming romantic thriller SAFE HAVEN, we are pleased to share (6) brand new images that truly capture the heart of this one-of-a-kind romance.  See sparks fly between Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel in these deeply moving photos from the highly anticipated adaptation of the best-selling Nicholas Sparks novel. 

Also starring David Lyons and Cobie Smulders, SAFE HAVEN opens in theaters everywhere February 14th, 2013 – just in time for the perfect Valentine's Day date with that special someone or with the girls! 

SafeHaven

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Director:

Lasse Hallström

 

Starring: 

Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, David Lyons, Cobie Smulders

 

Synopsis:

An affirming and suspenseful story about a young woman’s struggle to love again, Safe Haven is based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author behind the hit films The Notebook and Dear John.  When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past.  Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children.  But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror that she is forced to rediscover the meaning of sacrifice and rely on the power of love in this deeply moving romantic thriller.

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STARZ REVEALS

“SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED” KEY ART!

FINAL SEASON OF GLOBAL SMASH HIT TO PREMIERE

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TH AT 9PM ET/PT

Beverly Hills, CA. – November 28, 2012 – - STARZ has released the final key art for “Spartacus: War of the Damned,” which is scheduled to premiere on Friday, January 25^th at 9pm ET/PT.  This is the final season for the international hit, which was recently nominated for a People’s Choice Award and selected as one of TV Guide’s Fan Favorites.

“Spartacus: War of the Damned” features a stunning cast headed by Liam McIntyre (The Pacific, “Neighbours”) as the title character.  Joining McIntyre are Manu Bennett (Lantana, “Xena: Warrior Princess”) starring as the iconic Crixus, Dustin Clare (“McLeod’s Daughters”, “Satisfaction”) as the skilled Gannicus, and Dan Feuerriegel (“McLeod’s Daughters,” Winners & Losers”) as the loyal Agron. A now fierce Naevia is played by Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Colombiana, “CSI”) and wild Saxa is Ellen Hollman (Skateland). Joining the cast this year are Simon Merrells as Marcus Crassus and Todd Lasance as the legendary Julius Caesar.

The season opens and Gaius Claudius Glaber is dead. Many months have passed since his defeat, and the rebel army, led by Spartacus and his generals Crixus, Gannicus and Agron continue to amass victories over Rome. With the rebel numbers swelling to thousands of freed slaves, and Spartacus more determined than ever to bring down the entire Roman Republic, the horde become a force that challenges even the mighty armies of Rome. Together, the rebels engage in one bloody skirmish after another and prepare for the inevitable: a full out war.

With a production style completely unique to television, the franchise has amassed both critical and popular acclaim to become not only the most successful on the network, but one of the highest rated programs in all of cable television. More than six million viewers have seen each episode of the series, which has amassed more than 2.5 million Facebook fans.

Airing in more than 150 countries, the series has been translated into more than 15 languages and is considered an unqualified smash everywhere it runs, which includes: Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and more.  The enormous international success has led to global licensing for a variety of rights, including: authentic prop replicas, publishing, soundtracks, motion comic books, trading cards, and a few more major deals soon to be announced. Here in the US and abroad, the DVDs continue to be one of the most popular titles sold at all major retailers, appearing in the Top 10 of all TV titles sold.

“Sword-fighting, blood-splattering, head-exploding action.”

-- Vanity Fair

“I wish they could have advertised Osombie during the Super Bowl”

-- Harry Knowles, Ain’t It Cool News 

THIS DECEMBER, BIN LADEN RISES FROM THE DEAD, LEADING AN ARMY OF ZOMBIE TERRORISTS IN AN AXIS OF THE EVIL DEAD…

ON DVD AND BLU-RAY!

OSOMBIE

Street Date: December 11, 2012

BD/DVD SRP: $19.98

CHECK OUT THE TRAILER HERE!

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Just when you thought it was safe to be a Westerner, Bin Laden rises from the grave to finish his jihad as a flesh-eating zombie in OSOMBIE, a “mayhem-filled[1]” horror flick arriving in the home entertainment marketplace as the world continues to be infected with love for all things undead.  For fans of “The Walking Dead”, “World War Z” or anything that shambles, Entertainment One debuts this highly anticipated release on Blu-ray and DVD for the collectible price of $19.98srp.

Dusty is a yoga instructor from Colorado who is on a desperate rescue mission to save her brother, Derek, a conspiracy theorist who is convinced Osama bin Laden is still alive. After arriving in Afghanistan, Dusty falls in with a team of NATO special forces on a secret assignment and soon discovers that Derek is not so crazy after all: Osama has in fact returned from his watery grave and is making an army of zombie terrorists!  When the soldiers crash headlong into the growing zombie apocalypse, Dusty and the troops must find and destroy the root of the zombie insurgency before it infests the rest of the world.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Type: DVD/BD

Catalog #:  EOE-DV-7284/EOE-BD-7356

Running Time: 94 mins.

Genre:  Horror

Aspect Ratio: 16 x 9 (1.78:1)

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital for DVD/DTS-HD Master Audio for Blu-ray

Language Tracks: English with SDH subtitles

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[1] Entertainment Weekly

“Fantastic fun for the entire family” – Joel Amos, Moviefanatic.com

From Sony Pictures Animation and Director Genndy Tartakovsky

Featuring the Voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA

On Blu-ray 3D™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack &  

DVD all with UltraViolet™ January 29^th

Special Features Include All-New Featurettes, “Goodnight Mr. Foot” Mini-Movie by Genndy Tartakovsky, An Exclusive Game, and Filmmaker Commentary

                                               

Culver City, Calif. (November 27, 2012) – Check in and party with Dracula, his daughter Mavis, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Invisible Man and the rest of the gang when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA on Blu-ray 3D™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD -- all with UltraViolet™ -- on January 29th. From Sony Pictures Animation (The Smurfs) comes the story of Dracula and his daughter, Mavis, and their life inside a remote hotel that caters to monsters of all kinds. Mavis is about to celebrate her 118^th birthday when Jonathan, a pesky human dude, stumbles onto the hotel grounds. Dracula and the hotel staff move into action, determined to protect Mavis, as well as the lavish resort sanctuary where monsters can vacation in safety far away from humans.

This family monster box-office hit earned more than $270 million in theaters worldwide to date and features the voice talents of, among others, Adam Sandler (Grown Ups), Selena Gomez (TV’s “Wizards of Wavery Place”), Andy Samberg (TV’s “SNL”), Kevin James (Here Comes the Boom), Fran Drescher (TV’s “Happily Divorced”), Steve Buscemi (TV’s “Boardwalk Empire”), Molly Shannon (TV’s “SNL”), David Spade (TV’s “Rules of Engagement”) and CeeLo Green (TV’s “The Voice”).

The Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD contain plenty of kid-friendly extras, including the mini-movie “Goodnight Mr. Foot,” directed by the feature’s award-winning director Tartakovsky; “Problem (Monster Remix)” music video; three deleted scenes; filmmaker commentary and more.  Exclusive to the Blu-ray are three progression reels and two featurettes. “Meet the Staff and Guests: Voicing Hotel Transylvania” takes a look at the cast, their voices, and the fun they bring to the film. “Making The Hotel” features an inside look at how the filmmakers and animators created the Hotel Transylvania.

Synopsis:

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula (Sandler) has invited all his best friends – Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Werewolf family, and more – to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’s (Gomez) 118th birthday. For Dracula, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem, but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything.

DVD Bonus Features Include:

·        “Goodnight Mr. Foot” Mini-Movie: Directed and Animated by Genndy Tartakovsky

·        3 Deleted scenes

·        "Problem (Monster Remix)" Music Video by Becky G Featuring will.i.am

·        Behind the Scenes of “Problem (Monster Remix)”

·        DVD – ROM link to Hotel T website

·        Commentary with Director Genndy Tartakovsky, Producer Michelle Murdocca, and Visual Effects Supervisor Daniel Kramer

3D Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and Blu-ray™ Combo Pack Exclusives Include:

All DVD Bonus Features Plus…

·        2 Featurettes:

§ “Meet the Staff and Guests: Voicing Hotel Transylvania” 

§ “Making the Hotel”

·        3 Progression reels

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA marks the feature directorial debut of Genndy Tartavosky (TV’s “Dexter’s Laboratory”). Produced by Michelle Murdocca, the screenplay is by Peter Baynham (Arthur Christmas) and Robert Smigel (TV’s “SNL”) with a story by Todd Durham and Dan & Kevin Hagerman.

The film has a running time of 91 minutes and is rated PG for some rude humor, action and scary images.

ABOUT ULTRAVIOLET

UltraViolet is an entirely new way to collect and enjoy your digital entertainment, giving you the power to instantly access your movies and TV shows with unprecedented flexibility.  For more information, visit www.uvvu.com.

SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of entertainment in more than 159 countries. For additional information, go to http://www.sonypictures.com/

ABOUT SONY PICTURES ANIMATION

Sony Pictures Animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world.  The studio is following its worldwide comedy hits—the 2012 monster hit comedy Hotel Transylvania (3D), the 2011 hybrid live action/animated blockbuster, The Smurfs (3D) and the 2009 mouth-watering Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (3D)—with The Smurfs 2 (3D) in July 2013 and a sequel to Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (3D) in September 2013.  Sony Pictures Animation, in conjunction with Aardman Animations, has produced two critically acclaimed feature films:  the CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas (3D); and the stop-frame animated high-seas adventure, The Pirates! Band of Misfits (3D).  In 2007, Surf's Up received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.  The division, whose first feature filmOpen Season led to a very successful movie franchise, is turning 10 this year.  Sony Pictures Animation is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Digital Productions.

·        Website: http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/

·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SONYPicturesAnimation

·      Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/sonyanimation

·        Tumblr: http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/

·        YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SonyAnimation

ZELDA’S HYRULE HISTORIA GETS LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION!

November 26, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Books and Nintendo® team up to bring you the limited collector’s edition of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the Legend of Zelda™ franchise.

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Collector’s Edition is limited to only 4,000 copies and contains an introduction by Shigeru Miyamoto, the full history of theLegend of Zelda™ franchise, and the official timeline of the Legend of Zelda™ games. This stunning hardcover also collects the Legend of Zelda™ manga and never-before-seen concept art, in-depth information on the making of The Legend of Zelda™, and art by some of the most storied concept artists in video games!

The limited edition of Hyrule Historia looks like it could have been pulled off the shelf of one of the sages of Hyrule. The faux-leather hardcover with gold-gilded pages bears the symbol of the Gate of Time, debossed, on the cover. The limited collector’s edition of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is perfect for the hardcore The Legend of Zelda™ fan!

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Collector’s Edition is on sale February 12, 2013, for $69.99, and will be available in limited quantities at the following retailers:

Nintendo World Store

Think Geek

Things From Another World

Forbidden Planet UK

PBM (Holland)

Amazon.com

Barnes & Noble (online)

Additionally, this book can be preordered from your local comic shop. Call them today and reserve your copy!

 find a comic shop near you, call 1-888-comicbook or visit ComicShopLocator.com.

About Dark Horse

Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includesStar Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton’s Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.

DARK HORSE PARTNERS WITH io9 TO RUN AN EXCLUSIVE STORY FROM MATT KINDT’S

MIND MGMT!

 NOVEMBER 26, MILWAUKIE, OR­—Matt Kindt’s innovative new series, MIND MGMT, has been garnering praise from fans and critics alike throughout its six-issue run! Now, Dark Horse is partnering with one of the series’ strongest supporters, leading science fiction blog io9, to bring fans an exclusive series of daily webcomic strips!

 MIND MGMT follows a young journalist who stumbles onto a much bigger story than she bargained for while investigating a bizarre case of memory loss on a commercial flight. Her ensuing journey involves weaponized psychics, hypnotic advertising, talking dolphins, and seemingly immortal pursuers, as she attempts to find the flight’s missing passenger, the man who was MIND MGMT’s greatest success—and its most devastating failure. But in a world where people can rewrite reality itself, can she trust anything she sees?

 The first strip launches today, exclusively on io9.com, with a new comic posted daily throughout the coming week!

Look in your local comic shop for MIND MGMT #0, which collects the previous digital stories and introduces the series’ key players, and delve deeper than ever into MIND MGMT’s secret history!

A Heart-Pounding Cops-Eye-View of Life on The Streets of L.A. From the Writer of Training Day

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña

END OF WATCH

Coming to Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet^™, DVD & Digital Copy January 22, 2013

“One of the year’s best pictures! Exciting, emotional and, in a word, unforgettable.”
-Pete Hammond, BoxOffice Magazine

Universal City, California, November 21, 2012—Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña are a pair of LAPD officers patrolling one of the city’s most violent and gang-ridden areas in End of Watch, coming to Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on January 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. A gut-wrenching, first-person account of life on the streets from writer and director David Ayer (Training Day), End of Watch offers audiences a rare window into the world of law enforcement, packed with action, humor and emotion. With its incomparable high-definition picture and perfect hi-def 5.1 surround sound, the End of Watch Blu-ray^™  immerses audiences in a dark and chaotic world, and includes an hour of exclusive bonus features including deleted scenes and director’s commentary.

Shot from the point of view of police officers, gang members, surveillance cameras, dashboard cams and citizens caught in the line of fire, End of Watch uses gritty handheld footage to create a powerful story of family, friendship, honor and courage among the brave men and women protecting our city streets. Marlow Stern of Newsweek calls the film “Riveting!  The best cop movie in years,” while Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, says End of Watch is “Great!”

The Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack allows consumers to view End of Watch anytime, anywhere on the platform of their choice. It includes a Blu-ray^™ disc, a DVD, a Digital Copy and UltraViolet^™ for the ultimate, complete viewing experience.

·  Blu-ray^™ disc unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring perfect hi-def picture and hi-def sound.

·  DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.

·  Digital Copy provides consumers with a choice of formats from a variety of partners, including options to watch on iPhone^®, Android^™, computers and more.

·  UltraViolet^™ is a revolutionary new way for consumers to collect their movies and TV shows in the cloud. UltraViolet^™lets consumers instantly stream and download to tablets, smartphones, computers and TVs. Now available in both the United States and Canada.

Academy Award^® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Source Code, Jarhead, Brokeback Mountain) and Michael Peña (Crash, Tower Heist) head up a talented cast that includes Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, The Twilight Saga), America Ferrera (“Ugly Betty,” Real Women Have Curves), Cody Horn (Magic Mike, Twelve), Natalie Martinez, (Death Race, Broken City) and Frank Grillo (The Grey, Warrior).

Bonus Features on Both the Blu-ray^TM and DVD

·      Fate with a Badge

·      In the Streets

·      Women on Watch

·      Watch Your Six

·      Honors

·      Deleted Scenes

·      Feature Commentary with Writer and Director David Ayer 

SYNOPSIS

From the writer of Training Day comes a gripping, action-packed cop drama starring Academy Award^® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña. In their mission to abide by their oath to serve and protect, Officers Brian Taylor (Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Peña) have formed a powerful brotherhood to ensure they both go home at the end of watch. But nothing can prepare them for the violent backlash that happens after they pull over themembers of a notorious drug cartel for a routine traffic stop. Seen from the point of view of the officers, gang members, surveillance cameras, dash cams and citizens caught in the line of fire, a 360° perspective creates a gritty, compassionate and intense portrait of the city’s darkest streets, and the brave men and women patrolling them.  

http://www.endofwatchfilm.com

 

FILMMAKERS

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera, Cody Horn, Natalie Martinez, Frank Grillo

Directed By: David Ayer

Written By: David Ayer

Produced By: David Ayer, Matt Jackson, John Lesher, Nigel Sinclair

Executive Producers: Remington Chase, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Adam Kassan, Stepan Martirosyan, Chrisann Verges, Guy East, Tobin Armbrust, Jake Gyllenhaal

Director of Photography: Roman Vas’yanov

Production Designer: Devorah Herbert

Edited By: Dody Dorn

Costume Designer: Mary Claire Hannan

Music By: David Sardy

 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

BLU-RAY™

Street Date: January 22, 2013

Copyright: 2013 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Selection Numbers: 2022922

Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Layers: BD-50

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1

Rating: R for strong violence, some disturbing images, pervasive language including sexual references, andsome drug use.  

Technical Info: DTS HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

DVD

Street Date: January 22, 2013

Copyright: 2013 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Selection Numbers: 2022921

Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Layers: Dual Layer

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1

Rating: R for strong violence, some disturbing images, pervasive language including sexual references, andsome drug use.  

Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish

About Universal Studios Home Entertainment

In honor of its Centennial anniversary, Universal Pictures proudly salutes 100 years of unforgettable films that have entertained audiences and touched the hearts of millions around the globe. In celebration of its first 100 years, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is proud to present a selection of its many beloved movies as part of an extensive year-long program that underscores the studio’s rich cinematic history and indelible cultural impact.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing ofentertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stationsgroup and world-renowned theme parks.Comcast Corporation owns a controlling 51% interest in NBCUniversal, with GE holding a 49% stake.

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Lionsgate has officially unveiled the new logo for THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE in the form of a MOTION POSTER exclusively on the Official HUNGER GAMES Facebook page.

As a special thank you to all the Hunger Games fans, 12 lucky Facebook followers will have the chance to be featured in the end credits of the film.

Winners will be announced when the Facebook page hits 12 Million Total Fans.

Fans are being encouraged to spread the word online by sharing the motion poster and entering to win the chance to be a part of The Hunger Games franchise forever!

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE opens nationwide November 22, 2013!

Share #TheSpark & Win!

http://www.facebook.com/TheHungerGamesMovie/posts/337356559696842

You can also check out the logo reveal in-theatre in front of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – Part 2!

  

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SYNOPSIS:

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark.   Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts.  Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the second in a trilogy that has over 50 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.  

Lionsgate will release THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE on November 22, 2013.

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Official Facebook Page: facebook.com/thehungergamesmovie

Official Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/TheHungerGames

#TheSpark

#CatchingFire

SACANIME is being held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday January 4 - 6, 2013 at the Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel.  For more information, check out our website at:   http://www.sacanime.com Pre-Registration Ends Nov. 30th! Pre-Register NOW for only $30! Pre-Register. Book your room at the Sheraton for the Winter Show by Nov. 30th to upgrade your Weekend Badge to VIP.  Get cool perks including a VIP only Autograph Session with our guests. The Sheraton will be offering SacAnime attendees a per night rate of $99 (double occupancy) - $124 (triple occupancy) - $149 (quadruple occupancy). Parking at the Sheraton's Garage is $12 per night (normally $20). SacAnime Winter 2013 Updates: SacAnime's Vendor Room is Bigger and Better!   168 Dragon, A&B Comics, A1 Comics, Anime Books.com, Anime Haus  Anime Hot, Anime Palace, Anime V, Animeicon, Anin & Juicy Sweets, Bad Apples  Bishonin Boutique, Carlyfornia, Cartoon Passion, Collector's Universe and Anime  Digital Discs, Doll Delight, Doujin Press, Fanciful Gifts, Fantastic Fam Inc., From the Land Beyond,Global Anime, Golden Square Entertainment, Harmony Gold, Hobby Fan, Hyper Con , I Hate Leeks, JPN Toys, JS Anime, Kai the Everything Guy, Katie Bair, Kazha, Kelly's Heroes , Koryu Mart, Mafia Haven, Media Collectibles, Melissa Paglluica, Model Grade, Nikaku Animart, Pawstar, Pegasis Maiden, Power Morphicon, Precious Toys, Qmomo , Raj Ramaya, Retro Outlaw, Ronin Collectibles, Sac Horror Film Fest. , Scattered Cat , Shark Robot , Snafu Con , Sun Anime , Tatsu Hobby , The Comic Shop , Tokyo Life , Tony Oliver , Toy Arena , Toy Fusion , Toy Mandala , Toys Logic , Tsuyoshi Nonaka , Visual You,World's Best Comics , Yes Anime   Check out SacAnime's New Starlight Ball!This Winter, SacAnime will host the first Starlight Ball. This special dance event featuring elegant music and ballroom dancing for all ages happens Saturday night at 9:00pm in the Cafe Hoshi room. Formal or Semi-Formal attire is required, and there is a small admission fee to cover refreshments. Tickets will be available online starting November 30th, and at the door of the event. Dance Workshops Free ballroom dance workshops will be offered Friday and Saturday for those who would like to learn the basics before stepping out onto the floor.  SacAnime's Viewing Room is Returning!Hours and content will be available on the website soon.   Pre-Registration:October 1st - November 30th: $30 We will not be accepting pre-registration after November 30th. Pre-Register Now!  At the Door Registration: Registration will be at the Sheraton. Weekend Badge: $40 Friday Badge: $20 Saturday Badge: $30  Sunday Badge: $15     SacAnime Winter 2013 Special Guests: TOSHIO FURUKAWA has played a variety of characters from comedians like Ataru of "Urusei Yatsura" and Inumanu of "Gosenzosama Banbanzai," to calm, serious ones like Shin from "Fist of the North Star" and Piccolo of the "Dragonball" series.  Toshio is capable of performing with a "boy voice" and has played noble hot-blooded heroes such Prince Mito of "Saikyo robo Daioja" and Kento Tate of "Future Robo Daltanius."     MAI AIZAWA is a voice actress with Aoni Production. She has been voice acting for anime since 2004 and has worked on numerous anime franchises, video games, and musical productions. Aizawa has maintained a busy schedule appearing on shows like Lucky Star, Air, Clannad, Rosario + Vampire, Ga-Rei; Zero. Her most notable roles come from playing Natsumi Murakami in the anime series Mahō Sensei Negima!  Mio Naganohara from the series Nichijou and the recently aired Mirai Nikki where she played the role of Minene Uryu (The Ninth). Aizawa has also worked on a number of video games franchises including Harvest Moon, Suikoden, Super Robot Wars, and the Yakuza series. She also played the role of Idea Lee for the hit Square Enix RPG game Bravely Default, which was released on October 11th, 2012 in Japan for Nintendo 3DS and considered one of the top games to own for the system. Her list of credits goes even further with a number of songs in drama and music CDs tied to shows like Clannad and Lucky Star.         TSUYOSHI NONAKA  has provided mechanical designs for Mazinkaiser SKL, Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen and DICE.   In addition to his work in animation he has been a devoted toy producer who has been working in the toy business at Bandai Co. LTD (Japan) for more than 20 years as a toy designer and planner. While working for them he was responsible for creating and designing heroes and robots, vehicles and weapons for kids' TV series and turning them into toys. His masterpieces include the Toei Metal Hero Series and Super Sentai Series (Power Rangers). Needless to say that Tsuyoshi is known as the original designer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Kyoryu Sentai Zyu-Ranger in Japan) as well as several Kamen Rider series. In addition, he has created a successful toy series brand for adults in Japan called Chogokin-Damashii (Soul of Chogokin) and recreated his childhood favorite character Mazinger Z (Tranzor Z) as part of collectible die-cast robot toy series targeted for the high-end collector market. In 2011, he shifted his creative base from Asia to North America where he has become the head of "PLEX International Design, US division" working on toy designs for Power Rangers, Ben 10 and other properties for Bandai America Inc. (Cypress CA). Make sure and check out his table in the vendor room, where he'll be doing sketches and signing autographs Saturday and Sunday.  GREY DELISLE is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning and Annie nominated veteran voice actress who got her start doing the role of Reptar on Rugrats in 1994. Since then she has starred in hundreds of popular cartoons including The Fairly Odd Parents (Vicky), Avatar (Azula), Clone Wars (Assaj Ventress / Amidala), Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Mandy), Danny Phantom (Sam), Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Frankie), Batman (Black Canary), Green Lantern (Aya), Wow Wow Wubbzy (Wubbzy), Clifford the Big Red Dog (Emily Elizabeth), and most notably the voice of "Daphne" on Scooby-Doo since 1997. Gamers may recognize her voice from such titles as Doom, Mass Effect, Star Wars Old Republic, and Monkey Island. She also played "Nova" in Starcraft, the "Female Wizard" in Diablo 3, and "Vicky Vale"/ "Catwoman" in this year's hugely popular Arkham City.    KEVIN CONROY is known to audiences as the voice of the animated Batman which he has played since its original incarnation in 'Batman the Animated Series' back in 1991. Conroy continued to voice-play Batman in the subsequent series The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. His tenure in the role also includes the DCAU films Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. He also voiced Batman for the character's guest appearances in Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock and The Zeta Project. Apart from the DCAU, Conroy has also voiced Batman in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies Batman: Gotham Knight, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, and Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.    LIAM O'BRIEN is an actor, writer, and director involved in multiple facets of the world of animation and video games. As an actor, he has worked on well over 200 video game, anime, and original animation projects. Some of the more well known animated series he has lent his voice to include, TIGER 7 BUNNY, WOLVERINE AND THE XMEN, PLANET HULK, NARUTO, BLEACH, CODE GEASS, AFRO SAMURAI, GHOST IN THE SHELL, MONSTER, PARANOIA AGENT, ERGO PROXY, and FINAL FANTASY: ADVENT CHILDREN. On the video game end, popular titles include WORLD OF WARCRAFT, FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, ASURA'S WRATH, DARKSIDERS, STARCRAFT 2, COD: BLACK OPS, COD: MODERN WARFARE 3, GUILD WARS 2, TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON, CATHERINE, NIER: GESTALT, DRAGON AGE, RED FACTION, CASTLEVANIA, ACE COMBAT, RESIDENT EVIL 5, PERSONA 3, AND DEVIL MAY CRY 4.         MAILE FLANAGAN won an Emmy in 2006 and was nominated in 2007 for Outstanding Performer in An Animated Program for "Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks". She voices the lead in the hit anime show NARUTO, and has done over 380 episodes, 5 movies and 35 video games for the series. Other animation work includes the Oscar winning film RANGO, ICE AGE 3, FISH HOOKS, BACK AT THE BARNYARD, KUNG FOO MAGOO, TOM AND JERRY, FINAL FANTASY 13, and many more pilots, shows, and upcoming projects. Currently you can catch her recurring as the mean principal on LAB RATS on Disney XD.     HYNDEN WALCH is the actress who gives voice to Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time and Starfire and Blackfire (among others) in Teen Titans. She can also be heard as Harley Quinn in The Batman, Breach in Generator Rex, Alice May in Scooby Doo, and Penny in Chalkzone; as well as W.I.N.X Club, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Stanley, Batman Gotham Knight, Catscratch, Justice League, Immortal Grand Prix, IGPX, Lucky Star, Kid Icharus, and the upcoming Happy Hugglemonsters. She is proud to be the official voice of Alice in Wonderland for Disney Character Voices.     TODD HABERKORN is an actor, director, producer, and writer.  He got his first major role in Suzuka as Yamato Akitski. Shortly thereafter, Haberkorn began directing anime under Line Producers Colleen Clinkenbeard and Chris Sabat while continuing to voice in numerous properties for Funimation and video games. A few notable roles include Natsu from Fairy Tail, Italy from Hetalia, Ling Yao from Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Keroro from Sgt. Frog, Keiskuke from Initial D, Allen Walker from D. Gray Man, Hikaru Hitachin from Ouran High School Host Club, Death The Kid from Soul Eater, and many others. This also led to a stint as a director and writer for animated properties as well. Triple A title video games such as Street Fighter IV and Rage involved Todd's voice as well. But not only in LA, but also recording overseas in Asia too.        KYLE HEBERT is now a Los Angeles-based anime and video game voice actor whose credits include Wreck-It Ralph/Street Fighter (Ryu), Naruto (Kiba), Bleach (Aizen, Ganju), X Men Arcade (all male voices) and Gurren Lagann (Kamina). He is best known as the Narrator and Teen Gohan from the Funimation dub of Dragonball Z. Other notable roles include League of Legends (Ezreal, Jarvan, Graves), Ouran High School Host Club (Kazukiyo Soga), Fullmetal Alchemist (Vato Falman), Tales of Symphonia (Richter Abend) and Star Ocean (Dias, Arumat, Crow). Kyle also provides voices in numerous video games including Guild Wars 2, Sonic, Final Fantasy XIII, World of Warcraft, Devil May Cry 4, Dynasty Warriors, Soul Calibur V and Resident Evil.       TONY OLIVER began his career over 25 years ago as an actor on stage and on camera, performing in several feature films and dozens of plays. He found success as a voice over artist, lending his voice to one of the first foreign made animated features to receive wide release ("The Sea Prince and the Fire Child"). His first foray into television was as the lead voice (Rick Hunter) in the popular animated series "Robotech".         CYRIL LUMBOY is an Asian street fashion designer originally based in the Philippines. Now U.S.-based, she is known on the internet as dolldelight (fb.com/dolldelightpage) and has established that as her own brand. She began sewing four years ago starting with headpieces and eventually moving on to making her own dresses. Her work as a designer is now focused on wa-lolita and punk lolita as they are the substyles that best allow her to experiment in the art of mixing prints.  KAZHA is a rock band from Japan. Lead singer Kazuha Oda started the band after her successful solo career working on over 20 records in Japan. She has worked with a wide variety of different performers including the Grammy winning pianist Bob James.  Kazha debut in Japan with the release of the first EP "Breathe Through Your Dreams" from Victor Entertainment in September 2009. With the release of the first album "Overture" in April 2010, Kazha made their first National tour in North America and South America. They recently made their European debut performing at Abunai Convention in August 2012.   Kazha represents the new future of the world music with a fusion of cultures and musical viewpoints  which create their sound. Their music combines the softness of a falling feather with the heaviness of a hurricane. Official website www.kazuhaoda.com Facebook www.facebook.com/kazha.official MySpace www.myspace.com/kazha     RAJ RAMAYYA is an Indo-Canadian singer, composer and lyricist based in Marin County, California.  His claim to anime fame would be his musical collaborations with famed Japanese composer Yoko Kanno as a member of The Seatbelts. Raj sang the opening credits song "Ask DNA" and wrote the lyrics for "Cosmic Dare (Pretty with a Pistol)" from the fan favourite feature film Cowboy Bebop: the Movie, and both sang and wrote the lyrics for "Strangers" from the anime series Wolf's Rain. Not limited to music in anime, he has also worked on songs for video games from the likes of Konami, Sega, and Capcom.    CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO: