Behind the Marquee: Episode 1 – Ian & Mike’s Friendship Origin Story

Just two good friends shooting the shit talking about everything from pop culture to movies to TV…nothing is off the table.

Ian is known for playing the role of Randy in the 1983 film “A Christmas Story”.
Mike is a film producer & runs the website MediaMikes.com.

Together they are working on a documentary called “Jaws Goes to the Bahamas” which will be released in 2027 and celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jaws: The Revenge and it’s developed cult following.

Behind the Marquee is a fun place to hang out and chill. Just two guys having a blast, chatting it up. Hope you all enjoy!!!

In our first episode, Ian and Mike just tell their origin story of how we met and have been good friends for nearly 20 years now and we discuss also our documentary coming out in July 2027.

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As You Wish! Cary Elwes is Coming to Tampa Bay Comic Convention

Tampa Bay Comic Convention is August 1-3, 2025; Tickets are on sale now at https://tampabaycomicconvention.com/ –

TAMPA BAY – May 20, 2025 – As you wish! Fans asked for him, and now Cary Elwes, the actor best known for playing Westley in The Princess Bride is coming to Tampa Bay Comic Convention (https://tampabaycomicconvention.com/) on August 1-3, 2025. 

Elwes has had a prolific film and TV career. In addition to The Princess Bride, he’s starred in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, the Saw series, Glory, Days of Thunder, Hot Shots!, Twister, Kiss the Girls, Liar Liar, and Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. His TV roles include The X-Files, Seinfeld, Psych, Stranger Things, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Over the course of his career, he’s been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Satellite Awards. In 2014, he published his memoir on The Princess Bride called As You Wish. 

“Cary has starred in some of the biggest and most recognizable movies and is always one of the most requested guests we get and a fan favorite wherever he goes,” said Dan Farr, Tampa Bay Comic Convention Show Producer. “The Princess Bride has some of the most memorable quotes such as ‘Inconceivable!’ and ‘As you wish’ that are still quoted nearly 40 years after the movie came out and fans love to hear Cary say these quotes and the behind-the-scenes stories about filming The Princess Bride and the other movies and TV shows he’s been a part of.”

Tampa Bay Convention Center will feature the best in geek and pop culture, including movies, TV shows from network TV, streaming services and other online sources, cosplay, gaming, books, comic creators, artists, vendors and many more. Attendees can meet all their favorite celebrities, artists, authors and comic creators for pictures, autographs and panels where they can hear about their careers and current projects.

Tampa Bay Comic Convention has already announced a number of fan-favorite celebrity guests, including Chris Bartlett, John Ryhs Davies, Neil Newbon, Devora Wilde, Jennifer English, Aliona Baranova, Lou Ferrigno, Steve Burns, Susan Eisenberg, Nolan North, Cristina Vee, Doug Jones, Shameik Moore, Joey Fatone, Steven John Ward, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kim Rhodes, Abby Trott, Grey Delisle, Keith David, Kari Wahlgren, A.J. Beckles, David Mantranga, Mallorie Rodak, Bryce Papenbrook, Marty Grabstein, Greg Baldwin, Nicolas Roye, Linda Larkin and Landon McDonald.

More guests will be announced leading up to the convention in August, including guests from fan-favorite fandoms such as Marvel, DC, Disney, Star Wars, 90s Sitcoms, Cartoons, and many more. Indiana Comic Convention will also feature the best in geek and pop culture, including movies, TV shows, cosplay, gaming, books, comic creators, artists, and vendors.

To stay current on Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2025, visit the website, Tampa Bay Comic Convention Social Media, and subscribe to the Tampa Bay Comic Convention Newsletter for all the latest Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2025 Promotions and Guest Announcements.

For more information about Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2025 or to purchase tickets now, visit  https://tampabaycomicconvention.com/. 

ABOUT TAMPA BAY COMIC CONVENTION:

Tampa Bay Comic Convention is a comic pop culture convention located in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay Comic Convention is Tampa’s largest, true comic convention. Featured are exhibitors that cater to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals, and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet. As admission is kept reasonable for adults and FREE for children 10 and under, the Tampa Bay Comic Convention is a family-friendly convention. Find out more at: https://tampabaycomicconvention.com/.

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Interview with Brit Floyd’s Ian Cattell at Hershey, PA – May 9, 2025

In a pre-concert interview ahead of Brit Floyd’s performance at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on May 9, 2025, bassist and lead vocalist Ian Cattell shared insights into the band’s “Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary World Tour.” Cattell, a founding member of Brit Floyd and a Syracuse native, discussed the tour’s significance in celebrating Pink Floyd’s iconic 1975 album. He emphasized the band’s commitment to delivering an authentic and immersive experience, complete with elaborate visuals, including a stunning laser and light show, iconic circular screen, inflatables, and theatrics.

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Theatre Review “Back to the Future: The Musical” The Straz Center, Tampa FL

Bank of America Broadway at The Straz
APR 29 – MAY 4, 2025

Great Scott! BACK TO THE FUTURE, the beloved, the Broadway musical, which premiered back in 2021 at the West End in London has its destination set for Tampa in this month. I had the pleasure of seeing this musical in London back in 2022 and 2023 and also on opening date on Broadway in 2024. I would have to say that it is one of my favorite musicals in the past few years. Still regardless having seen this show three times previously, The Straz Center delivered the goods for this touring production. The sets were fantastic, the sound was perfect and the acting was on par with previous stage adaptations. And most important the car flies (sort of)! This was an amazing experience and I highly recommend getting tickets while you still can to catch this amazing show at the Straz Center in Tampa, FL.

Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, four WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical, and the Broadway World Award for Best New Musical, BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL is adapted for the stage by the iconic film’s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) and directed by the Tony Award®-winner John Rando with original music by multi-Grammy® winners Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Endgame) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”), alongside hit songs from the movie including “The Power of Love,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Earth Angel” and “Back in Time.”

Having seen BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL previously with original cast Olly Dobson, who played Marty McFly and Roger Bart, who perfectly became Doc Brown it was setting the bar high for Tampa, FL. Lucas Hallauer, who plays Marty honestly did a fantastic job. Haven seen the show three times with three different Martys, he fit right up there with the best of them. Don Stephenson, who plays Doc also delivered the good. My favorite is still Roger Bart but the guy originated the role so its hard to beat the best. Don did a solid job and hit all the right notes. Notable performances were Cartreze Tucker, who plays Goldie Wilson and Marvin Berry, he sang his heart out and delivered a fun performance. Also I thought that Ethan Rogers was a really solid Biff Tannen. He has the looks and the chops to go along with the role. Honestly highly recommend this touring cast overall.

After seeing this show in London and New York, I was a bit concerned about how they would do a few of the shows key moments and depict the sets. Well let me tell you we were blown away but the sets. They did an amazing job replicating taking you back to Hill Valley. And if you have seen the show you are probably wondering if the car flies…and it does in Tampa, FL. Not fully like in London and New York but it does what it can for a touring production and honestly let the audience in awe and us quite impressed with how things were handled. So I say, get out to Tampa, FL for this run of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL before time runs out because you don’t want to miss this show!!

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Lou Ferrigno reflects on “The Incredible Hulk” & the upcoming Tampa Bay Comic Convention August 1-3, 2025

Lou Ferrigno is an American actor and retired professional bodybuilder best known for his title role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk (1977–1982) and for vocally reprising the role in subsequent animated and computer-generated incarnations.

He won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles and appeared in the documentary Pumping Iron (1977). He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such as Hercules (1983) and Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989), and as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens and the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man.

Media Mikes had a chance to chat with Lou to reflect on his role of The Incredible Hulk and also discuss his upcoming appearance at the Tampa Bay Comic Convention, which takes place August 1-3, 2025.

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Enter to Win Digital Copy of “Dog Man”

To celebrate the release of Dog Man, Media Mikes would like to give our fans a chance to win a 
digital copy of the film. If you want a chance to win, please SUBSCRIBE to us on YouTube, click here and tell us what is your favorite DreamWorks Animation film in a comment below. This giveaway will remain open until February 28th at Noon, Eastern Time. This is open to our readers in US only. One entry per person, per household. All other entries will be considered invalid. Media Mikes will randomly select winners. Winners will be alerted via email.

From DreamWorks Animation – creators of How to Train Your Dragon and The Wild Robot – comes the canine crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s literary phenomenon: DOG MAN.  When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured on the job, a harebrained surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born! As he embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief (Lil Rel Howery, Get Out), Dog Man must stop the villainous Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson, “Saturday Night Live”) from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. The story takes a turn when the kitten forges an unexpected bond with Dog Man and in the process, they discover the power of family to bring even the most hostile foes together.


 

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Beverly Randolph reflects on the 40th Anniversary of The Return of the Living Dead and discuss returning to the franchise in Trash’s Revenge!

Beverly Randolph played Tina in the 1985 cult classic The Return of the Living Dead. She comes together with Media Mikes to discuss to reflect on the 40th Anniversary of film and also discuss returning to the franchise in Linnea Quigley’s Trash’s Revenge!

Check out the campaign for Trash’s Revenge now, which is currently crowdfunding: https://cinebacker.com/product/trashs-revenge-rotld-universe/

Also check out the website below to find out where the cast is appearing and to get awesome signed stuff from her and the cast of ROTLD!: https://rotldoriginals.com/

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Enter to Win Digital Copy of “Wolf Man”

To celebrate the release of Wolf Man, Media Mikes would like to give our fans a chance to win a 
 digital copy of the film. If you want a chance to win, please SUBSCRIBE to us on YouTube, click here and tell us what is your favorite classic monster film in a comment below. This giveaway will remain open until February 21st at Noon, Eastern Time. This is open to our readers in US only. One entry per person, per household. All other entries will be considered invalid. Media Mikes will randomly select winners. Winners will be alerted via email.

From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. 

Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma). 

But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without. 

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Linnea Quigley’s Trash’s Revenge is NOW Crowfunding!! Support the next film in The Return of the Living Dead Universe

As the 40th anniversary of Return of the Living Dead approaches in 2025, DRagonSTUDIOS, the official copyright holders, proudly announce a brand-new cinematic universe! Kicking it off with the highly anticipated feature film: TRASH’s REVENGE part of The Return of the Living Dead Universe.

Legendary actress Linnea Quigley, who brought the iconic character Trash to life in the original film, has joined forces with DRagonSTUDIOS to return to the world of the undead in this thrilling new chapter.

And here’s the best part, you can be a part of this epic adventure! Join us in making horror history by supporting our crowdfunding campaign and becoming a key player in the next evolution of the Return of the Living Dead universe!

Click here to support the film: https://cinebacker.com/product/trashs-revenge-rotld-universe/

What is TRASH’s REVENGE all about

As the saga continues decades after the horrific events of the 1985 cult classic, Trash the notorious punk rocker, played by Linnea Quigley, finds herself trapped in a past where fame has faded. Once a rebellious icon, Trash now embraces the persona of a grotesque Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard, attending conventions to sign autographs while her co-stars rise to greater heights.

For Linnea, her legacy as a star of Return of the Living Dead becomes both a curse and a twisted ticket to notoriety in an industry obsessed with horror and scandal. But when a young filmmaker approaches her to make a documentary with staged re-enactments from the original film to celebrate the film’s 40th Anniversary, Linnea sees an opportunity to reclaim her place in the spotlight no matter the cost.

As the documentary delves into her past, a shocking truth emerges: Return of the Living Dead wasn’t just fiction, part of it was real. Linnea confesses that she still possesses three original cannisters from the film, hidden away in her basement. Cannisters that were never revealed to the public… until now.

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“Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare” director, Scott Chambers, talks about film and future of Poohniverse

Scott Chambers is the director of the new film, Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, and also the star of Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, playing Christopher Robin. Media Mikes had a chance to chat with Scott about his latest feature and also what we can expect from the future including Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble.

From Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios, Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare arrives in theaters for three days only starting January 13, 2025 until January 15, 2025 only from Iconic Events Releasing. Buy your tickets now at Iconic Events.

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EXCLUSIVE First Look Trailer: “RIP (Recovery in Progress)” from Ryan Kruger, director of FRIED BARRY

8 years in the making, RIP (Recovery in Progress) is an experimental short film collection. To date, the shorts have screened at selected genre film festivals around the world and have picked up numerous awards. With the exception of Fried Barry, none of these have been released online as the intention was always to release them as an impactful collection.

DIRECTOR’S NOTE (Ryan Kruger) I had found myself at a point in my career, where I was frustrated with purely investing my time and energy in music videos alone. I had full creative control with each video’s narrative and how they were shot. However, I was still restricted by music genre and content. I felt that I couldn’t push the boundaries or my visual style. This was of course all before Fried Barry. These creative restrictions built up feelings of depression and deep frustration at the lack of artistic expression that I was confined to. So I decided, I would work towards completing a number of experimental films that allowed me to truly express myself and fulfill my creative needs. This led to a 8 year project that I am proud to present to the world and looking back I am grateful for the hard times, as this collection of short films was the creative seed that led to the birth of my feature film, Fried Barry.

EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING Personally, experimental filmmaking is a unique and powerful art form that allows us to be artists in the truest sense. The word “experimental” is all about trying something new and different…so different that, at first, it can cause confusion, or make the viewer feel uncomfortable. Some films revel in disorder or chaos, ideas colliding without enforced structure, others are milder and convey surreal imagery and/or visual metaphors. Many of these films are intended to be shocking and horrific, but all are open to a multitude of interpretations. Experimental filmmaking is a world of its own, and it’s one that is often overlooked by the majority of filmmakers these days.

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Regular Show: The Complete Series Is Coming To DVD For The First Time Ever On 2/4!!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Regular Show: The Complete Series

Enjoy The Hit Series on DVD February 4

BURBANK, CA (December 19, 2024) Cartoon Network’s Emmy® Award-winning animated comedy series is coming to DVD for the first time ever, with the release of Regular Show: The Complete Series on DVD February 4, 2025. Get ready to binge on all 245 episodes of the hit series starring Mordecai, Rigby and their collection of pals, along with a bodacious assortment of special features, and a movie!!!, which add up to more than 50 HOURS of content!

ABOUT THE REGULAR SHOW: THE COMPLETE SERIES:

Regular Show follows the lives of best friends Mordecai and Rigby, whose lazy afternoon adventures always seem to be interrupted by zombies and misadventures with their gang of friends Benson, Pops, Muscle Man, Hi-Five Ghost, Skips, Thomas, Margaret and Eileen or sometimes even dealing with Death himself.

Created by JG Quintel and produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the series originally premiered in September 2010 and remains to be a massive hit with new and old fans alike. The show has inspired consumer products ranging from collectibles, apparel, accessories, and games available at major retailers nationwide.

A new Regular Show project is currently in production at Cartoon Network Studios.

Regular Show: The Complete Series

Includes all 245 episodes created over the years, including specials, and a movie.

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DVD                                 

Audio: English

Subtitles: English

Running Time: 50 Hours

Rated: TV-PG

About Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.

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Win Free Digital Copy of Focus Features’ Dìdi (弟弟)

To celebrate the release of Dìdi (弟弟), Media Mikes would like to give our fans a chance to win a 
 digital copy of the film. If you want a chance to win, please SUBSCRIBE to us on YouTube, click here and tell us what is your favorite film growing up in a comment below. This giveaway will remain open until September 13th at Noon, Eastern Time. This is open to our readers in US only. One entry per person, per household. All other entries will be considered invalid. Media Mikes will randomly select winners. Winners will be alerted via email.

Relive your adolescence in this year’s funny and heartwarming story in Focus Features’ Dìdi (弟弟). The film celebrated its World Premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, where it took home both the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast. The film, which is currently Certified Fresh with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, is available for the first time exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent, and available to own on Blu-ray™ October 29, 2024 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Masterfully directed by Academy Award® nominee and first-time feature filmmaker Sean Wang (Nai Nai & Wài Pó), Dìdi (弟弟) stars Izaac Wang (Good Boys, Raya and the Last Dragon), Joan Chen (Judge Dredd), Shirley Chen (Quiz Lady), and Chang Li Hua (Nai Nai & Wài Pó).
 
In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy (Izaac Wang) learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
 

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