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Showtime Presents: “Ray Donovan: The Movie” Official Trailers

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We were regular viewers of the Showtime Original drama series “Ray Donovan” and were quite dismayed after the 7th season finale when the news that the series would not be renewed was announced. While not looking to spoil anything for those who are using the pandemic time to catch up on all sorts of programming, I can safely say that it ended with a few different cliffhanger moments. Fortunately, Showtime decided to wrap it all up with a feature film that will air in January and since both the teaser and official trailer were released today I am placing them in the same post. I’ve also included some light premise and casting for your consumption. Enjoy.

The Plot: Following on the events of the season 7 finale, Mickey is on the run, and Ray is determined to find and stop him before he can cause any more damage.
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Disney – Pixar Presents “Turning Red” Official Trailer

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The latest Disney-Pixar creation is called “Turning Red” and it will be featured on the Disney+ streaming service as an exclusive release in the coming months. The Official Trailer just dropped and it’s a little difficult to explain this one so I will suggest that you just watch. I’ll return at the close and oh yeah you can also peruse a light premise, the voice cast and some promotional art. How is that for a one stop shop.

The Premise: A 13-year-old girl named Meilin turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.
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The New York Japan Cinefest Reveals 10th Anniversary Program

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The Press Release:
A film festival that introduces Japanese-themed short films, New York Japan CineFest, is having its 10th anniversary this year from November 17th to November 21st online only. Hosted by Mar Creations with the partners, CYBER New York, Japan Information and Culture Center (Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C.), Short Short Film Festival, Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Aichi International Women’s Film Festival, and Kadoma International Film Festival.

We decided to go online for our screening again this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and we also are celebrating our 10th anniversary with 14 new short films and 6 of the best short films from the past events between 2012 to 2020 out of 120 films. We have films from the Philippines, Canada, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Japan.
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The Toy Association Reveals The 2022 “Toy Of The Year” Finalists

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Hello my friends and lovers of all things toy-related, I am here to once again showcase the rundown of the “Toy Of The Year” finalists as selected by the fine folks over at the Toy Association. Since a lot has changed in our creative presentations since I last discussed this particular topic, I am here to also tell you that you must continue on over to the Ken Pierce Media website for the full rundown and press release. As a content creator who has been attending the Toy Fair since 2011, I’ve come to use both “The Chronicles” and PiercingMetal for event features as time marched on. With the launch of Ken Pierce Media in 2020, I felt that some larger broadcasts worked better via that channel. So please click HERE for the full list and leave any comments you might have about the matter on that site as well.

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At the time of this writing its far too early to know if we shall be attending the 2022 Toy Fair but I’d love to continue along with it. At present the Javits Center is open for business once again and we recently attended the New York Comic Con and will be heading to the Anime NYC convention as well in the coming weeks. The world around us is changing on an almost weekly basis so who knows what December or even January will bring. That’s all I have to say about this matter but do head over to Ken Pierce Media to see the rundown and make sure to follow that outlet on the Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as well. We’d love to have you along with us there.

Disney – Pixar: “Lightyear” Teaser Trailer

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Nowadays it seems as though every big franchise is getting some kind of prequel so why shold anything be different for one of the most popular characters in the Disney/Pixar family, the legendary Buzz Lightyear from the hit films “Toy Story”. They’ve just release the first teaser trailer and offered up some other coolness which I am sharing with you down below.

The Premise: The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans.
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