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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos showings in Canada

  Frederick Linsmeyer • January 11, 2012 • Anime

Over the last few months, there have been limited screenings of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos across Canada; only at a handful of film festivals.

However, Cineplex Entertainment will be holding additional screenings at its theatres across Canada for two days only: Sunday, January 15th and Thursday, January 19th, 2012.

Edward and Alphonse Elric return for another journey into a squalid settlement occupied by the proud people of Milos. There, the brothers learn the plight of the Milos and become entangled in their fight for freedom. Alphonse subsequently saves a young girl named Julia and befriends her upon finding out that she too, is an alchemist. As the uprising continues, Edward and Alphonse must find a way to help the people and prevent the legendary Philosopher’s Stone from falling into the wrong hands.

Check Cineplex.com for available times and locations. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos is rated 14A for its depiction of animated violence.

Fullmetal Alchemist movie screenings in Canada

  Frederick Linsmeyer • November 2, 2011 • Anime

Canadian anime fans can take part in watching Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos on the big screen! Three events across the country are screening the movie this month: Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival and the Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema.

If you’re in Vancouver, you catch Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos as part of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival on Saturday, November 5th, 2011 at 9:15 pm PDT.

Source: FUNimation

Low priced anime for Canadians

  Frederick Linsmeyer • August 23, 2011 • Anime
FanExpo Canada FUNimation Anime Sale

Cheap anime!

With FanExpo Canada in a few days time, FUNimation has decided to give Canadians deal on anime through iTunes. Until August 30th, 2011, select episodes of popular series like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Bleach, FLCL are free for download, while seasons of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Black Butler, Trigun and more are available for a discounted price.

FanExpo Canada runs August 25th, through 28th, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Source: FUNimation

Heroes of Anime Sweepstakes

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 27, 2011 • Anime

Viz Media is celebrating 25 years with a contest for our favourite anime heroes. The Heroes of Anime Sweepstakes will award a video game or DVD box set from Naruto or Bleach to a random fan each month. Fans who enter before midnight, September 15th, 2011 will be in the running for a 16GB Apple iPad 2 and a month’s paid subscription of Hulu+ (not sure how that will work for Canadian residents since Hulu isn’t available north of the border) or the grand prize: a trip for two to New York City to catch a special screening of Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds.

Residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) are eligible to enter on Viz Media’s web site. Check the web site for full contest details and regulations.

Canada Day Events 2011

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 26, 2011 • Local
O Canada!

O Canada!

It’s time to celebrate Canada Day this coming Friday! As always, there are plenty of parties and events going on throughout Metro Vancouver this year, with bands, interactive exhibits, games, family-friendly activities, cake and fireworks!

This is just a small list of everything that’s planned for this long weekend, so be sure to consult your local community calendar for an event nearest you.

Trigun: Badlands Rumble in Canadian theatres

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 2, 2011 • Anime

FUNimation announced on their blog today that Trigun: Badlands Rumble will storm into select Canadian theatres for one night only. So get ready for Vash the Stampede to tear up the screen and elude the bounty hunters looking to claim the massive reward out on his head.

Be sure to hit up the theatres listed below on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 7:00 pm to catch the galactic western adventure. A list of US locations is expected sometime in mid to late June.

Don’t see your location? You can request it through the web site Eventful.

Click to watch the preview or find a theatre…

Celebration of Light 2011

  Frederick Linsmeyer • April 11, 2011 • Local
Celebration of Light 2010 - Spain

Spain's performance in 2010

The sky will light up over Vancouver once again as the Celebration of Light returns to English Bay this summer.

Last year’s winner of the fireworks competition, Spain, will join China and Canada with their explosive style. China is first on Saturday, July 30th, followed by Spain on Wednesday, August 3rd and Canada finishing off on Saturday, August 6th, 2011.

Looking for a great spot to view the pyrotechnics? Bleachers will be setup next to the English Bay Bathhouse on the hillside and will be available for $35.00 online for early birds. The new seating is being tested out and is a neat idea for those who don’t want to fight for a good spot or more space between your neighbours. Proceeds go towards running the Celebration of Light event.

Walt Disney World

  Frederick Linsmeyer • March 30, 2011 • Travel

Walt Disney World is the largest amusement park/resort in the world, and I got to experience it first hand to see why. Although I was only there for two days, it was quite the adventure and I didn’t even get to see half of the attractions. This was the first trip I have ever made to a Disney park, so I had to take lots and lots of pictures. Read the rest of this article…

Flying into the US? That’ll be $5.50 please!

  Frederick Linsmeyer • February 17, 2011 • Travel
Canadian airfare fees

What Canadians pay to fly into the US

United States President Barack Obama’s proposed 2012 budget includes a fee on Canadians who will be arriving by boat or plane. The $5.50 passenger inspection fee is supposed to bring additional funds in to the cash strapped US government.

For those that travel regularly into the US, we’re very well aware of the extra fees and surcharges tacked on to an airplane ticket.

The only good news is that those who drive across the border will not be affected by this new surcharge.

No date has been set for if and when this fee will implemented.

Source: The Vancouver Sun

CRTC’s Internet metering could be overturned

  Frederick Linsmeyer • February 2, 2011 • Technology

When the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that Canadian Internet service providers could charge its customers on how much bandwidth was used, it tangled country’s Ethernet cables worse than a poorly installed home network.

News1130 has learned from a source within the government that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Industry Minister Tony Clement are considering overturning the CRTC’s ruling.

The CRTC had announced last month that service providers could set a monthly usage limit and then charge per gigabyte should a customer exceed their limit. This decision would come into effect on March 1st, 2011.

With Netflix’s recent foray into the great white north and the increase in online gaming and other multimedia rich applications, Canadian Internet users would quickly spill over their cap leading to higher bills.

Source: News1130

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