Latest stash come under and gone, a swag of beanies and preview passes for Hostel: Part II from writer/director Eli Roth. Thanks to Sony Pictures for the gear to giveaway. Catch it out there from July 7.

As usual, a customary scan over the registry what made visits into the shacky rackles of the roach-infested, blood stained inn...

What is Quentin Tarantino's involvement with the film?

Executive Producer.

Writ large across the trailers and all that other material what pimps and promotes the slasher/gore/horror film. Nothing much more than paying attention.

Of the three from the first film, who survived?

Paxton. Or Jay Hernandez.

Either answer fine given it being the same person, only in the character/actor names as they usually are. To work this one out, a read up on the first film's cast list with a glance on the sequel listing matches up with only one name appearing. Of course, another method is to actually watch the first movie all the way to the end for the answer.

Not everyone needs to watch the first installment before jumping to watch a sequel. Helps, doesn't always hurt. Hardest question of the bunch.

Where do you stay when on vacation or a holiday?

Anything goes. Really, anything.

Bunker blasting, a shanty by the seaside, a relative's place, a dungeon (for those inclined), a hostel, a hotel, a motel, a ranch dressing inn. Whatever, all answers up to personal choice and selection. Not a traveller? That works too. After watching the first film, and smelling the toast from a backpackers, why chance it?

Questions pretty much of standard fare in terms of level of hunting required. Certainly not the kind of trivia markers what leave people sitting in dingy under-lit toilets watching films of prequelistic nature.

For those who won beanies, size up those skulls, the headgear looks tight.

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Closing out another promotion and a look see on the results and entries making a play for the booty. In this case, a copy of a Studio Ghibli DVD from the crew at Dendy Cinemas. Reason being that of the exclusive limited season of Tales from Earthsea from, yes, Studio Ghibli.

Ten days for one reel to play at the Dendy Newtown in Newtown's Dendy Cinemas and on to the next state. So, on to the scoreboard of entries and the art coloured in the lines.

Who sings the theme song to Tales from Earthsea?

Aoi Teshima.

On the surface isn't all that simple. Unless a quick check of the Wikipedia entry is made. Not much for the IMDB listing. Clearly nothing from the film's official site.

Well, it is a crap shoot when playing with Wiki as a source. In this case, it plays well enough to the tune.

Name another Studio Ghibli film not already mentioned on this page:

Any of the following made an entry a valid entry: Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, The Ocean Waves, Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbors the Yamadas, The Cat Returns or Spirited Away.

Most entries fell safe and late with the use of Spirited Away as the chosen marker. Obviously, when sorting through, and with the options to consider, any entry which opts to drop with any other title floats a bit higher in the pool.

When picking from a list, take a look at other movies, in case they don't seem so dragged down by being so recent or popular as to not make the brain think.

Which Studio Ghibli DVD would you like to win?

Any would do: No preference; Howl's Moving Castle; My Neighbour Totoro; or Nausica of the Valley of the Wind.

This round works on two shots; the personal choice and the blind shot. For those who are really interested in picking up a DVD of their choice, they would go for the one they're looking to nab. Others, for the sake of winning, will just throw down "No preference" and hope for the best. When there are entries for all the other titles however, those with a shot at "Whatever" will lose out.

Most of the time.

Those that will always lose out are those who cannot decide and go for more than one. And that's the worst thing to do. There exists a blacklist for those who choose to rort. It's there for a reason. Stay away from it and have palms clear of red paint.

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Smash that ice leg as the freezing nights are here again. Really cold out now, so cold the ears are starting to bleed from all that frost.

Tales from Earthsea continues its short and exclusive run at the Dendy Newtown cinemas. Really good anime, finely made film and even falling asleep from the night's antics hours on the phone before hand will not dampen it at all.

Oh, but for those of reading things in books and not of subtitles, Fell: Vol 1: Feral City collects the first batch of single shot crime fiction stories from Warren Ellis and Ben Templesmith. Quick and satisfying read in the singles form, a nice ride on the train for those who know how to walk and read at the same time.

Unlike those who know how to watch a movie and sleep at the same time.

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Clearly things are amiss in the world of shot deadlines and comic books lying face down in a damp area of the kitchen table tops. Where the hope of not having to read the next issue comes from not even seeing it appear on the shelf to tempt the wallets before sitting read with the rest of them.

And so it is, a most strange occurrence as All Star Batman And Robin The Boy Wonder #5 from DC Comics and Ultimates 2 #13 from Marvel finally hit the shelves.

Months? Or years? Since the last issue between the latest and the previous, who knows any more of the story inside and how fractured the leap between. One thing they have going for them is at least the collection factor. Not a fan personally, but it is interesting to watch them continue to pick up.

Ludicrous fold out in the Ultimates is beyond comprehension and still does not quite explain the need for such a long delay between issues. Kind of forgot about these two titles even running with their no show. Next season, maybe a sighting of a new Battle Chasers issue.

And all that build up leaves a bad taste in the mouth after licking the back of the cane toads what make their hitch trips down from Queensland.

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Only one reel of the latest anime from Studio Ghibli is in Australia and making the rounds. Next destination, and running for the next ten days, Tales from Earthsea at the Dendy Newtown.

Glamorous and lush visuals from the very start, a hint of shouting across the crashing waves and subtitles are good. Not so good to do this much reading in the morning however. Drowsy takes hold and a nice slumber slots in early after the start. Enough to gather the flow of the story, not too late to miss out entirely on the world.

With a world in despair it's the ancient and true which leaves for hope and the dying truth of life and the end with death. A tale of acceptance and fighting for the best parts of life and leaving the rule of giving and receiving to the heart. Heads will only complicate matters when the desire out rules and out gasps the sheer audacity of what befalls those who chase the light.

Magic and sorcery, the stuff of mystics, plays heavy in the background with a clean swipe as the human emotions stand at the fore. Truly a beautiful film to soak in and marvel at the expanse and closeness.

Playing at Dendy Newtown from May 17 until 27 for an extremely limited season.

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Wake up early enough in the morning and the cheapskate will find a nice source of rancid water if they find themselves licking the leaves in the garden for the dew. Of course, other, sane people will just turn on the tap and drink from that. Or suckle on the chunks of ice frosting out their fridges.

There may be rainy days, but it's not all wet and sunshine with water far from being all around. Which brings up the topic of umbrellas...

The Umbrella Academy just came out in the US so I'm not sure if it's going to come to Australia. Will you be obtaining any of these comics/the series? I note that you do sell Dark Horse Comics and hope that you may be able to assist me with my enquiry.

The Umbrella Academy from Dark Horse. Written by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance and art by Gabriel Ba.

Recent comic of spoke is a teaser from that whole Free Comic Book Day thing not too far back into the distant start of this month. Actual comic itself won't be hitting any real shelves, here or in the US, before September.

And the wait begins again until such time.

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