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MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT INTRODUCES “MARVEL INSIDER” PROGRAM

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New Fan Loyalty Program Empowers Marvel Fans to Gain Points and Unlock Rewards

New York, NY—July 25, 2016 — Calling all Marvel fans! Power up your fandom and get rewarded for the things you already do! Starting today, join the all-new Marvel Insider loyalty program for free and start earning points for connecting, sharing, watching, and more!*

Marvel is excited to welcome and invite all Marvel fans to create their Marvel Insider account, earn points across various Marvel channels, and get incredible Marvel rewards like best-selling digital comics, amazing collectibles and unforgettable experiences.

Go to Marvel.com/insider to become a Marvel Insider today!

“Marvel fans are some of the most passionate fans in the world, and Marvel Insider is our way of connecting with them in a more meaningful style,” says Peter Phillips, EVP/GM, Interactive & Distribution. “Whether you have been a part of the Marvel community for years or you’re just starting to interact with the brand, you now have an extra reason to engage with us. It’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ to our fans.”

Already have a Marvel.com account? Just confirm that you want to be a part of the program next time you sign in and start earning points immediately! Once you’re in, you’ll get rewarded for things like making a digital comic purchase, checking out the latest and greatest original content on Marvel.com and completing more activities that’ll help fill up your points bank! Activities are updated as exciting things happen in the Marvel Universe so check back frequently for new opportunities at marvel.com/insider/activities to earn points and get cool rewards like digital comics, signed posters, limited-edition pins and more!

Powered by CrowdTwist, the industry-leading provider of comprehensive and multichannel loyalty and engagement solutions, Marvel Insider will continually be implementing and updating fans with new and exciting ways to interact with Marvel content for exciting and exclusive rewards.

Marvel Insider has arrived and it’s the latest and greatest way to be rewarded for enjoying all the things you already love from Marvel. Purchase your favorite comic – you’re rewarded! Watch the latest Marvel trailer – you’re rewarded! Check in at a Marvel movie on opening weekend – you’re rewarded! With more fun multi-channel activities being added often there is no reason not to join today and take your fandom to the next level!

* Program available to residents of the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii only. Must be 18+. Please see [insert link to Terms] for program terms and conditions and [insert link to MI homepage] for program details.

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Highlights from LA Swim Week 2016

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By AIPhotoimaging
Highlights from LA Swim Week 2016. A night of fun, music, fashion and lots and lots of swimsuits! LA Swimweek Fashion Show was held on Skirball Cultural Center in LA, CAlifornia on July 19, 2016.

Featuring designs from: Duskii (Australia), BeachFlirt22 (Greece), Lady Swim (LA), Palo Rosa (Colombia), Pauleth Swimwear (Miami), The 8th Continent (Japan), Nessy Swimwear (15 year old designer, Glam Clothing (Los Angeles), Leonisa (Colombia, Amour Swimwear (Los Angeles), the night was full of excitement, fun and lots of colors!

The event brings together designers from different cultures, and the show presented influences from Columbia, Japan and Greece. The night also featured event creator and executive producer Connie Borja’s swimwear line Amour, and up and coming 14-year-old swimwear designer Vanessa Sanchez of Nessy Swimwear. The event also featured a pop-up shop with 20 brands selling swimwear and beauty products.

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UK Trio SYKES Release “Younger Mind” EP Digitally; Physical Copies Available at Band’s Vans Warped Tour Dates All Summer

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UK pop rock trio SYKES have just released their “Younger Mind” EP digitally.

The band has also been selling physical copies of the EP at their merch tent on Vans Warped Tour where they are playing all summer.

Purchase the “Younger Mind” EP at: https://sykes.lnk.to/YoungerMind

Select tracks off the EP are also streaming now on Vans Warped Tour and Ones To Watch.

The South London three-piece make alternative electro pop that blends upbeat guitar music with infectious melodies and soft female vocals. Praised for having a “unique sound that pours from each member” (- Indie Licks), the spectrum of SYKES’ collective influences are as far ranging as Daft Punk through to Fleetwood Mac.


SYKES has previously supported the likes of Charli XCX, The Summer Set, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Against The Current, Kodaline & Bleachers and has performed at Dot To Dot Festival, The Great Escape and SXSW 2016.
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Nest Cam Braves the Great Outdoors

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By John P. Mello Jr.

Nest on Wednesday introduced an outdoor surveillance camera to complement its indoor Nest Cam.

The Nest Cam Outdoor will go on sale this fall for US$199. It is easy to mount on any outdoor surface, according to the company, and even has a magnetic base for attaching to gutters.

The camera, which resembles a unit of track lighting, can capture 1080p video. It has live-streaming capabilities, as well as two-way audio. It has a 130-degree field of view and includes night vision support.

Power to the WiFi camera is provided through a 25-foot cable.

“Nest Cam Outdoor is one of the first, if not the first, security camera to offer features such as Talk and Listen and person alerts,” said Nest Product Manager Mehul Nariyawala.

Nest Cam Braves the Great Outdoors>>

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Samsung is going to launch the Galaxy Note 7 (hold the 6, please) on August 2

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By Will Shanklin

As the rumor mill predicted, Samsung is officially set to announce its next Galaxy Note phablet early next month. Fans of stylus-laden smartphones can expect an upgraded version on August 2 in New York City.

The invite, sent out to members of the press today (including Gizmag), not only confirms the leaked date of the event; it also appears to confirm that the phone will be called the Galaxy Note 7. Last year’s model was the Galaxy Note 5, but based on that tiny “7” in the teaser image above (and also predicted by numerous leaks), it appears Samsung is taking a cue from Microsoft’s book: It jumped straight from Windows 8 to Windows 10 early last year.

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The Deer Hunter Writer-Director Michael Cimino Dies at 77

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By Armando

Michael Cimino, who won Oscars for director and best picture for the seminal Vietnam War movie of the 1970s The Deer Hunter, has died. He was 77. He was found dead Saturday after friends called the police when they couldn’t reach him.

Thierry Fremaux, Cannes Film Festival director, tweeted the news Saturday that Cimino died in peace surrounded by those close to him and the two women who loved him. “We loved him too,” wrote Fremaux.

Cimino also directed ‘Thunderbolt & Lightfoot’ and the misunderstood epic and financial failure ‘Heaven’s Gate’. The latter incinerated the director’s career and changed the way movies are made towards more studio control of film production. Somehow with the passage of time, Heaven’s Gate is considered by many to be a masterpiece.

Michael Cimino was born in New York City on February 3, 1939. His father was a music publisher. He graduated from Westbury High School on Long Island in 1956. He later entered Michigan State University where majored in graphic arts. At the university, he became an art director and later managing editor of the school’s humor magazine Spartan. He was later accepted in Yale and also enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve.

In the early 70s, Cimino moved to Los Angeles to pursue a screenwriting career, subsequently getting representation from the prestigious Hollywood-based talent agency William Morris Agency. His Thunderbolt and Lightfoot script was bought by Clint Eastwood and allowed Cimino to direct with Eastwood himself as starring in the film. The film was a resounding boxoffice success and earned co-star Jeff Bridges an Academy Award Best Supporting Actor nomination.

Cimino went on to direct the The Deer Hunter (1978), considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made. In 1996, The Deer Hunter was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

After the massive success of The Deer Hunter came the low-point of his career, Heaven’s Gate, a boxoffice and critical failure which put his career on a halt, and he never recovered since. The Heaven’s Gate debacle was chronicled in a 1999 book written by former UA executive Steven Bach, Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven’s Gate, the Film That Sank United Artists.

The high and low of Cimino’s career is so extreme that it has become a cautionary tale about the struggle between artists and executives in Hollywood.

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to star in Shane Black’s Doc Savage movie

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by Armando

It looks like Dwayne Johnson’s busy schedule will get even busier. The actor confirmed on Monday that he would be teaming with director Shane Black to bring the classic heroic-adventure character to life in a new film, which had been in development at Sony Pictures.

The actor relayed the information via his Instagram account post that shows Black and his co-writing team of Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry and producer Hiram Garcia.

Shane Black, recently helmed the The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling to positive reviews and modest boxoffice since bowing on May 20. He also directed Iron Man 3 and wrote Lethal Weapon in the late 80s which kicked off the franchise for Warner Bros. He is also currently working on his new Predator film.

The superhero title is just the latest on Johnson’s busy slate. He is starring alongside Kevin Hart in action comedy Central Intelligence, set for a June 17 release.

Johnson will also produce the film under his Seven Bucks Productions banner with Sony releasing the movie. Production for the film has yet to begin.

It's OFFICIAL: For all comic book fans you already know the world's first superhero (pre-dating Superman) is the "Man of Bronze" himself Clark "Doc" Savage. Want to thank my bud director/writer Shane Black and his writing team Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry for flying in from LA and sitting with me and our @sevenbucksprod's producer @hhgarcia41 on this Memorial Day weekend to chop up creative and break story on this very cool project. Comic book fans around the world know that the cool thing about "Doc" Savage is that he's the inspiration for Superman. First name Clark, called "Man of Bronze", retreats to his "Fortress of Solitude" in the Arctic etc etc. Doc was physically and mentally trained from birth by his father and a team of scientists to become the perfect human specimen with a genius level intellect. His heightened senses are beyond comprehension. He can even identify a women's perfume from half a mile away. He is literally the master of everything. But here's the #1 reason I'm excited to become Doc Savage.. HE'S A F*CKING HILARIOUS WEIRDO! Confidently, yet innocently he has zero social graces whatsoever due to his upbringing so every interaction he has with someone is direct, odd, often uncomfortable and amazingly hilarious. After speaking for hours w/ Shane Black I can see why the creator of Superman took only the best parts of Doc Savage and leaving the "weirdo" part behind. But to us, it's that "weirdo" part that makes Clark "Doc" Savage dope! Can't wait to sink my teeth into this one of a kind character. #ItsOfficial #WorldsFirstSuperhero #GeniusIntellect #PhysicalSpecimen #FnLoveableWeirdo #ManOfBronze #DocSavage

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Kick9’s Warriors of Glory Launches Today in IOS and Android

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Immersive 3D Action Role-Playing Game Now Available via Publisher Kick9

Sunnyvale, Calif. – May 11th, 2016 – Game developer Vstar Games Entertainment, in collaboration with Kick9 – a global game publisher of mobile content – announced today that its Immersive 3D Action RPG (Role Playing Game) Warriors of Glory is now available for download across mobile platforms. Originally published in Asia, Warriors of Glory inspires all new innovations to the genre, and today’s launch brings it to the North American app marketplace for the first time.

Step into a mystical land haunted by demons and creatures of darkness. Command a Barbarian, Wizard or Assassin to dispatch your enemies in skill-based RPG combat. Team up with your friends to conquer CO-OP boss battles and raid dungeons or face off against players from around the globe in 2v2 Arena combat!

Other key features for Warriors of Glory include:

  • Multiple Heroes with varying skill types let players personalize their Hero.
  • Extensive hero and gear upgrades allow players to customize their hero and fight back against even the strongest of foes.
  • Several gameplay modes to explore including a captivating campaign mode and a host of PvE & Guild cooperative challenges.
  • Epic world bosses to challenge even the most hardened of players.
  • Variety of PvP options for players and guilds including 2v2 Arena combat.
  • A wide variety of monsters, bosses and events provide endless re-playability.

    • “As fans of Fantasy Action, RPG’s and strategic mobile games, we could not be more excited to work with Vstar Games Entertainment to launch Warriors of Glory into the North American app marketplace,” said Yong Wang, Founder and CEO of Kick9. “Kick9 looks forward to joining users in an incredible adventure in Warriors of Glory while continuing to innovate and improve upon the RPG mobile gaming genre.”

    Download the game for free on iOS and Android by visiting: http://www.kick9.com/link/index/3000000022

    Check out the trailer:

    Download the press kit at: https://goo.gl/ZwgngR

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    Samsung Deciding Between Two Tempting Designs For Galaxy Note 6

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    By Ewan Spence

    The online excitement around this year’s release of Samsung’s newest phablet device – the presumptively titled Galaxy Note 6 – continues to build. Reports now suggest that Samsung is working on two form factors for the redesigned phablet which is expected to be announced in late August.

    Dutch site GSMHelpDesk writes that the South Korean company is currently testing two variants of the upcoming Galaxy Note 6 phablet, with the key difference being the construction of the screen. Just as the current Galaxy S7 family sports the flat-screened Galaxy S7 and the curved screen S7 Edge, so the Note 6 devices under testing are the flat-screened and curved edge variant.

    The question is whether Samsung will focus on a single design for the Note 6, or push both devices out to the public”]The question is whether Samsung will focus on a single design for the Note 6, or push both devices out to the public.

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    Fashion X Austin 2016 Highlights

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    By Armando

    Now on it’s 8th year, Austin Fashion Week has become the largest fashion event in Texas and one of the most highly acclaimed in the Southern United States. This year’s shows lived up to expectations with fabulous collections, nightly red carpet and bars featuring Chloe Wine Collection.

    Fashion X Austin 2016 kicked off on Friday, April 15, 2016 and closed on Saturday, April 23 at JW Marriott, Downtown Austin. Owned by the producers of Austin Fashion Week, FXA aims to support the local Austin, TX fashion.

    Here are some of fashion highlights from the recently concluded Fashion X Austin 2016, featuring designs from Melissa Fleis, Michelel Lesniak, Amanda Valentine, Jeffrey Sebelia and Korto Momolu, as well as local designers Ross Bennett, Sout Sports and young up and comer This Is Sloane.

    Photos: AIphotoimaging.com

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