The man behind the 1980s’s Marvel G.I. Joe comic book run – Larry Hama. This is Spitting Image’s docu-film profile on the iconic comic book writer/artist Larry Hama.
G.I. Joe Comic Book Legend: Larry Hama
October 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
2014 Central Valley – Lindsay Lowrider Car Show
October 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Welcome back to Lindsay’s Finest 2nd Annual Lowrider Car Show at McDermont’s Field House. Retrenders Spotlight with Ruben Gonzalez and Ramona Padilla were able to bring you not only beautifully stylized lowrider cars, but a touch of history on early Chevy Impalas and their aesthetic differences between 1960 to 1964 with Gabriel Calderon and Marcelo Mota. We also get a personal experience on how judging Lowrider vehicles in a show can be with Harvey Reyes . Then how a Lowrider owner feels about his car, and we find out what the Real Housewives of Lowriding are all about.
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Producer: Johnny Moreno
Executive Producer: Stephen Jang
Music: Kevin Macleod
MUSIC also USED: Snippet of “Is it Love “ by Bob Marley and The Wailers, 23 seconds in length and incidentally captured due to live ambient recording.
NOTES: This Spotlight Lowrider Episode was produced in the same fashion as last year’s – single handedly, on the fly, documentary style. The only difference was that I filmed the show in HD and decided to give you more interview stories that encompasses the production and some of the people that make up a Lowrider Car show (specifically this year’s). As a result, this Retrenders SPOTLIGHT show turned out to be 26 minutes long, informative, entertaining and it moves along pretty fast. You’ll feel that you’ve just sat down and watched a five minute show. – I think this is as close I’ll get to a Jay Leno episode on Lowriders!
Viral Video Friday: Le Tour Utrecht – BON VOYAGE!
October 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A sweet loving animated music video for Friday! With the backdrop of a bicycle race, two lovers are divided by event obstacles. The boyfriend finds a way to contact her through love. I’m spoiling it, ain’t I? Just watch:
Viral Video Friday: Cap’n Shmelly and the Sperm Whale
September 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Cute and humorous is this animated short – Cap’n Shmelly and the Sperm Whale. From Omens Studios, Cap’n Shmelly is hunting down his nemesis the big whale that took his leg.
Viral Video Friday: Montage of 2 Weeks in Japan
September 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Marc Ambuehl spent 2 weeks in Japan and bought along his Canon 5D MKIII and various Canon lenses and captured some vivid everyday scenes. He traveled to Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe, Hiroshima and Kinosaki.
A Montage of Clips through the Lens of a iPhone 5S
September 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s pretty incredible what you can do with a smartphone these days. You can play Candy Crush, try date somebody on Tinder, or do something creative like making one cool video montage of your travels. And that’s what photographer Markus Kontiainen has done with his “Moments in Asia.”
Viral Video Friday: Getaway Day – Trip to Mexico
July 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
With all the hustle and bustle that is all things San Diego Comic-Con, I can’t wait for my comp days! And this video reminds me the need to getaway.
Food & Music in SF’s Mission District
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Celebrate food and music in this happy and trippy music video. By the musician/teacher DJ Overeasy. He records the sights and sounds of San Francisco’s Mission District and mixes it up to give us “Mission Foodiez”.
Universal Orlando: Walkthrough Diagon Alley!
June 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Why do you need to go to Universal Orlando? Do I have to ask why? If you are a true Harry Potter fan then a point of destination is the land of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. The buildings, all the details, it just looks and feels you’re in that world. Amazing. Check out this video walkthrough of Diagon Alley by Inside the Magic!
Tomas Overbai @ Big Wow! Comicfest 2014
June 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Just what does it take to become a Comic Artist? Tomas Overbai explains everything to Ramen and Half‘s host, Eddie Ballar, what got him into comic art and eventually comic story telling with his upcoming Book One of ICHIDO – a post apocalyptic science fiction fantasy comic where a threatened Empire goes to war utilizing the traditions of kung-fu fighting and futuristic advanced robot warfare. The comic is like the battles of a Shogun Empire meets Robotech! 
LINK: http://www.fallensunasylum.org/ facebook/TomasOverbai twitter/TomasOverbai
Our very own Tomb Raider @ Big Wow! Comicfest 2014
June 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In revamping the successful Tomb Raider franchise – we got a re-boot! Just when we thought Lara Croft would move forward from her ninth adventure to another artifact finding mystery, we get to find out about her – the origins of Lara Croft. We’ve all read her back story, but where was the episodic adventures that led to the skilled, acrobatic, and duel pistol-drawing heroine – Tomb Raider?
Cosplayer and Actress – Vegas PG @ Big Wow! Comicfest 2014
June 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Meet the Power Girl from Vegas – Vegas PG! We swung by her booth and asked if she could give our Ramen and a Half crew a shout out – Mary Jane Watson style! She happily replied, “Well of course I can”.
If Vegas PG is not enjoying the comic convention strip, you can find her being as spokesperson for events and entertaining the world commercially or artfully as an actress.
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola @ Big Wow! Comicfest 2014
June 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I know I was just the camera operator at the scene, but after Ramen and a Half’s host Eddie Ballar interviewed Mike Mignola, I started to pick up on some very correlating personality traits between Hellboy and it’s Creator, Mike Mignola. Here, we find out what’s in store for Hellboy after it’s 20th year anniversary and if there will be another upcoming film on the comic superhero?
Los LINKS: Art of Mike Mignola facebook/MikeMignola twitter/MikeMignola
Valerie Perez as Zatanna @ Big Wow! Comicfest 2014
June 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
For our first Cosplay-Cut, Valerie Perez portrays DC Comics Zatanna at Big Wow! Comicfest. She’s one of our favorite continuous Cosplay models who does a perfect Wonder Woman by the way. In this video she impersonates the Penguin, using her Zatanna wardrobe as a duo-character outfit for a photo shoot!
Valerie Perez: facebook/ValeriePerez
Power Rangers @ Big Wow! ComicFest 2014
May 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“Who hasn’t grown up with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – and what parent hasn’t dealt with their kids mimicking an acrobatic Power Ranger?”
At Big Wow! Comicfest – “The Eddie” interviews two of the most down to earth Power Rangers, Alison MacInnis – Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue and Steven Skyler – Power Rangers Samurai. We wanted to know what they loved best about being a Power Ranger… and of course, if they knew anything about Lionsgate‘s upcoming production of the reboot Power Rangers movie?
Viral Video Friday: A Corgi Dog in a Zombie Apocalypse
May 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This story of a young boy and a dog separated in a zombie apocalypse will leave some tears at the end of this animated short. “Steadfast Stanley” is animated by CalArts film student John Cody Kim.
Avril Lavigne “Hello Kitty”
April 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pop singer Avril Lavigne gets in on the Hello Kitty celebration.
Patlabor attacking the streets of Japan
April 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A couple of weeks ago a full-size AV-98 Ingram mecha from the live-action series Patlabor created a buzz in the crowd and caused a ruckus of a traffic jam.
Batman Beyond celebrates Batman 75th
April 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
DC Entertainment celebrates Batman’s 75th anniversary this year and has kick the party off with various animated shorts. This Batman Beyond animated short is by artist/writer Darwyn Cooke.
Viral Video Friday: Awesome Documentary Opening
April 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The documentary is “Europe In 8 Bits” takes a look at “chip” music and how it’s growing in Europe. Many musicians are looking back to old school videogame hardware like NES, Amiga, Commodore 64, Sega Master System, etc and using them to create new sounds. What catches the eye is the animated 8-bit opening to the documentary. Here’s a look:
Viral Video Friday: Harley Quinn “Do You Wanna Kill The Batman?”
April 4, 2014 by 2 Comments
A double dose of Viral Video Friday, here’s a parody song by Sydney Amber with Harley Quinn singing “Do You Wanna Kill The Batman?” Taken from the hit animated Disney film “Frozen”, the song “Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?” And if you haven’t seen “Frozen,” then jump on the bandwagon and grab the Blu-ray!
For more info, go to: Sydney Amber.
Viral Video Friday: The Wolverine Musical
April 4, 2014 by 1 Comment
I blogged/tweeted/Facebooked or something like that when this video clip came out. Actor Hugh Jackman appeared on BBC Radio 1’s The Matt Edmondson Show and performed a mixmash musical of Les Miserables “Who Am I” to Wolverine/X-men lyrics. I’m watching this again and again. It’s really funny and well done.
ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D from FanimeCon
March 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“The Eddie” from Ramen and a Half interviews Rookies is Punk’d at Fanimecon. ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D is a Japanese punk rock band from Shibuya, Japan, that was formed in 2005.
They’re very well known in their home country and have spread a niche of fans in cities of Asia countries and in the US. They’re hoping to go places and share what they have to offer to the music world.
This was an interview done last year. We apologize for the rough interview package because we had audio issues, but we decided to pull it out of the vault and put it together as best we can for the fans.
The majority of their Official Website ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D is in Japanese, but you can google them and find plenty of information.
They will also be at AnimeNEXT in June 6-8th, 2014. You can still Pre-Register.
Viral Video Friday: A Look at Dubai’s Shipyards
March 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A slice of life video by Brandon Li. Brandon spent a few days in Dubai’s shipyards and started filming away. The video was shot on a Sony RX100MK II Cyber-Shot.
Viral Video Friday: Cadbury Passport Control
March 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
Cadbury maybe known for their Easter-time chocolate eggs, but this Cadbury ad will make you dance and buy some Cadbury chocolate snacks.
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