Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I wanted to put the word out that I will be going to the infamous ShoWest conference in Vegas next week. This all came up today, as I was dealing with the first day of South By Southwest, but this last minute trip has cemented in one day.
ShoWest is a theatre exhibitors conference where studios parade way early screenings, first looks at films and famous people in front of theater owners and press. They also display the newest technology, from digital projectors and cameras to 3-D technology. If you remember last year at ShoWest James Cameron and George Lucas showed off their STAR WARS in 3-D technology. I remember hearing about ShoWest for the first time when I was a teenager and heard the first word on The Fifth Element, which came out of ShoWest. Ever since then I've always wanted to go. Plus it's Vegas, so I'm bound to be up to no good.
Anyway, I'll be jetting off next Tuesday, right after the AICN panel at South By and coming back just in time for SLITHER at SXSW on Friday. In that time I should be seeing footage from SUPERMAN RETURNS, HAPPY FEET, LADY IN THE WATER, POSEIDON and much more... I'm also confirming one on one interviews with some big guests of the convention.
So, keep your eye out for that next week. I should be updating from Vegas. If you've been to ShoWest before and have some advice for a ShoWest virgin like myself, please drop me a line at quint@aintitcool.com with any pointers you may have. If anyone out there has something fun for me to cover at the convention, something that'd be up my and the AICN readers' allies, then please feel free to email as well.
In the meantime, I have one more V FOR VENDETTA interview to work on as well as a few SXSW reviews to run. Next week should be goshdarned crazy, but I should have some nice juicy goodies for you fine folks.
-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com
