Hyperchannel 2: Khan Goes Irish

The Irish Film Institute to screen The Wrath of Khan in 70mm | Star Trek: The Continuing Mission releases Episode 8 | TrekCore interviews Anthony Montgomery

The Irish Film Institute to screen The Wrath of Khan in 70mm

Fans of film as an art as well as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan will have an opportunity to screen the film in 70mm at the Irish Film Institute on Monday, May 19, 2014. Few theatres are capable of showing 70mm prints these days, so this is a unique opportunity. The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s national cultural institution for film. It provides audiences throughout Ireland with access to the finest independent, Irish and international cinema; it preserves and promotes Ireland’s moving image heritage through the IFI Irish Film Archive, and provides opportunities for audiences of all ages and backgrounds to learn and critically engage with film.

Find our more on the Irish Film Institute website...

Star Trek: The Continuing Mission releases Episode 8

If you love Star Trek and you love audio dramas, Star Trek: The Continuing Mission has a treat for you. Their eighth episode, "Cathedral in the Void," is now available for streaming and download from their website. In describing the story, the synopsis reads:

"HP Lovecraft, the father of modern horror, consigned his unspeakable creations to the farthest reaches of the final frontier. For Starfleet, it was only a matter of time. Most call them aliens. Some know them as the Elder Gods. In the time before time, they ruled the Earth. Now, the only thing that can stop their return is Captain Edwards and the crew of the USS Montana."

The Continuing Mission cast includes Scott Martineck, Stephen Perkins, Patrick McCray, Charles Miller, Jim Manikas, James Francis, Etta Devine, Tiffany Tallent.

Listen to the episode...

TrekCore interview Anthony Montgomery

In a new 11-minute video interview, TrekCore sits down with Travis Mayweather himself, Anthony Montgomery, to talk about the experience of reuniting with his cast mates for the Enterprise Blu-ray extras, his graphic novel Miles Away, and his plans for the future.

It's an excellent interview that reveals some exciting new projects, including an all-star cast of actors who will lend their voices to the characters in the animated film version of Miles Away.

Watch the interview on Trek Core's YouTube channel...

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Hyperchannel 1: Brown Bag Wine Tasting

Orci now frontrunner for "Trek 3" director | Shatner's Brown Bag Wine Tasting has a new home | Star Trek Online releases new Tempest and Maelstrom Class escort ships

Orci now frontrunner for "Trek 3" director

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Roberto Orci is now considered the "frontrunner" to direct the next Star Trek film, currently slated for a 2016 release. It had been previously reported that Orci was interested but that Paramount was cautious about the idea. It would be Orci's first time in the director's chair, although he has a wealth of experience working on big-name TV and film projects as a writer and producer.

About the risks of a tapping a first-time director for a project of this magnitude, Deadline Hollwood said, "Orci could be an exception [for a first-time-director] because he has been involved for so long as writer and producer in shaping such big scale films as the Star Trek films as well as the Transformers and Amazing Spider-Man movies... Paramount’s partner, Skydance Productions, has been in Orci’s corner, but Paramount needed convincing. Now it all could happen at warp speed."

Read more on TrekCore…

Shatner's Brown Bag Wine Tasting has a new home

William Shatner has a knack for bringing fun and unique projects to the world, and his show Brown Bag Wine Tasting certainly qualifies. The show, which has been appearing on Shatner's own website, will be making the move to Ora.T.V. beginning June 23. The concept of the show is simple: Shatner accosts ordinary people with a bottle of wine in a brown bag and strikes up a conversation. As he told StarTrek.com in a recent interview:

"It’s me interviewing people. Talking to people, it can take time for them to warm up. My insertion, if you will, is a sip of wine from a brown bag. We analyze the wine and then the guests talk about themselves, and they’re mostly man on the street people rather than celebrities. They’re literally man on the street; they’ll be walking by and I’ll accost them and start talking to them."

Read more on StarTrek.com…

Star Trek Online releases new Tempest and Maelstrom Class escort ships

If you're looking for new escort ships with a bit of extra firepower, STO has two new options for you. The Tempest Class improves on the original design and gives your weapons systems some extra punch with a Nadion Saturation Bomb console and an Aft-Firing Tempest Tail Gun. Of course, there are new Tempest Class costumes that are set by default, and those can be worn by whomever you put in the fifth tactical seat.

The second option is the Maelstrom Class, which is available if you have a Tier 1 Fleet Shipyard.  It gives you a third engineering console rather that a fifth tactical seat, and includes the Aft-Firing Tempest Tail Gun despite lacking the Nadion Saturation Bomb console. You'll need to be a Vice Admiral or higher to get your hands on either of these new escort options.

Read more on StarTrek.com…

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