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Jem and the Holograms get a Pop! Vinyl makeover from Funko

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Funko has revealed a wave of Pop! Television vinyl figures inspired by the 1980s musical cartoon series Jem and The Holograms and featuring Jem, Kimber Benton, Aja Leith, Synergy, and Shana Elmsford; check them out here…   Welcome POP! Jem to the stage! Rock your POP! Animation collection by making POP! Jem the next star performer […]

Preview of Jem and the Holograms: IDW 20/20

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IDW’s 20th anniversary celebrations continue this week with the release of Jem and the Holograms: IDW 20/20; check out a preview here… Jem and the Holograms are back with new music, old flames, and good friends in this adventure set 20 years in the future! Join Jerrica, Synergy, and the rest of your favorite holographic […]

IDW celebrates 20th anniversary with IDW 20/20 event featuring Ghostbusters, Star Trek, TMNT and more

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IDW has announced that it is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in January 2019 with a brand-new weekly event IDW 20/20, which will explore some of pop culture’s most iconic properties – Ghostbusters, Jem and the Holograms, My Little Pony, Star Trek, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – as secrets and startling revelations of […]

Preview of Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #1

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IDW releases Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #1 this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Jem: Dimensions brings both new and beloved creators to the world of The Holograms! In a story by Kate Leth and Tana Ford, the Holograms throw a Dungeons and Dragons game […]

The Week in Disappointment – Shia LaBeouf, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Jem and the Holograms, Johnny Depp

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Shia LaBeouf is watching all of his movies in a row” They say you have to suffer for your art. That would explain why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is in the line up. Speaking of fundamental story problems… “J.J. Abrams […]

Universal has pulled Jem and the Holograms from theatres following dismal box office performance

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Despite a very meager $5 million budget, Universal were putting a lot of promotion and hype behind their big screen adaptation of Jem and the Holograms. But after two very poor weeks at the domestic box office, the studio has now pulled the plug. The film opened to a sea of negative reviews and a mere $1.3 million […]

Director Jon M. Chu talks about receiving death threats over Jem and the Holograms and its box office disappointment

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The big screen adaptation of Jem and the Holograms didn’t go down well with fans of the original show – or movie goers in general – taking just $1.7 million on its opening weekend and failing to crack the top 10. The following day, director Jon M. Chu to deliver a keynote speech for Film Independent Forum, […]

The Martian returns to top of the US box office while new releases flounder

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The wave of new films at multiplexes this weekend failed to make much of an impact on the US box office chart, giving previous releases a chance to stand their ground. The Martian edged out last week’s number one, Goosebumps, to return to the top spot. Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure raked in another $15.9 million […]