CastleBright Studios has optioned the rights for The 10thMuse comic book series by Darren G. Davis and Blue Water Productions. CastleBright's Jay Douglas and Nav Gupta will produce. Created by Darren G. Davis (The Legend of Isis, "Ray Harr...
From a press release
CastleBright Studios has optioned the rights for The 10thMuse comic book series by Darren G. Davis and Blue Water Productions. CastleBright's Jay Douglas and Nav Gupta will produce.
Created by Darren G. Davis (The Legend ...
Trent Ford has been cast as Mikhail Mxzptlk in an upcoming episode of The WB's Smallville, The Comics Continuum has learned.
"I'm really happy that Angel is still going ahead and producing things on the '10thMuse'," creator Darren Davis told The Conti...
The first crossover involving Avatar Press and Image Comics, 10THMUSE-DEMONSLAYER, will be published in April.The face off between 10THMUSE -- the TidalWave Studios, Rena Mero-inspired character -- and Marat Mychaels' DEMONSLAYER will be released as a o...
After the terrorist attacks last week, TidalWave Studios has made extensive last-minute changes in the content of Image Comics' 10thMUSE #6 to raise money for relief efforts."The recent tragedy made us here at TidalWave Studios take stock of what is trul...
Tyro screenwriter Ali Russell has launched feature production banner Elysium Entertainment with a pair of comic book-based projects -- "The 10thMuse" and an untitled Rob Liefeld vehicle.
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...ed in the 10thMUSE#10. The core roster for it will be the 10thMuse, Atlas, Isis, Orion the Hunter and Trident. There will also be some random characters from the Image Central Universe making an appearance as well."ATLAS is a tragic story of a lone ...
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Oliver Chin
Comics Retailer
Online Auctions - Part One
One of my few regrets as a comics publisher was not diving into the booming sector of online auctions. Eager to test the waters, I did start some marketing (...
Welcome to a special
edition of the DCG Artist Spotlight!
Our very own David José
Zamarripa Moran (aka Marrow2000) has recently made the big leagues! David is the
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It's been six years since Quentin Tarantino's last directing project, JACKIE BROWN, debuted, and fans of the filmmaker have been anxiously awaiting his next film ever since. That picture, KILL BILL, which is due to hit theaters on October 10th, stars occa...
IT ALL STARTED WITH A FAN...
With an exciting 10 years ahead, MADMAN is celebrating this milestone with a spectacular 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SALE!
November 4th, 1996 marked the debut of MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT into the Australian entertainment market...
Comics2Film invites fans to 10th Anniversary Celebration
On June 4th Comics2Film.com, the web's longest-running resource for news about comic-based movies relaunches with a new look, new features and a year's worth of daily giveaways for the fans.
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Hallmark Entertainment and the Robert Halmi’s (Sr. and Jr.) have created plenty of fodder for the Odyssey Channel, which Hallmark owns in association with Jim Henson Productions: THE ODYSSEY, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK...
A rather infamous cult favorite, LA DECIMA VITTIMA (a.k.a. THE 10TH VICTIM) runs a bit on the dry side but has enough interesting pop visuals and a good performance by Marcello Mastroianni to warrant a look. In the future the world has developed a new hun...
'300' is almost here and Warner Bros. have supplied the 10th video journal that features Brazilian heartthrob Rodrigo Santoro as the Persian God-King Xerxes.
Anyone proclaiming shock at seeing a 10th anniversary release of Neon Genesis Evangelion basically needs to be punted into orbit, but the info is starting to tentatively come out via Diamon Previews where we\'re told about a deluxe case and a \"plethora o...
What They SayFeudal Japan - A time of danger, intrigue and deception. Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, hiring his services to those with gold... or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a hideous plot to o...
To commemorate the impending 10th anniversary of Superman the Animated Series, Toon Zone News and the World's Finest Online have teamed up for an interview series with an assortment of people associated with the show or the tie-in Superman Adventures comi...
The folks at Right Stuf got in the details today for the 10th Anniversary release of Ninja Scroll coming from Manga later this year:ANNIVERSARY POSTER INCLUDED!DUAL SIDED - DUAL LAYERED DVD 18 CONTAINS:SIDE A: DIGITALLY REMASTERED ORIGINAL 4X3 FULL SCREEN...
Anchor Bay Entertainment is releasing the XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS 10th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION DVD box set the ultimate fan collection - on July 26, 2005. Selected by the fans for the fans, the 7-disc collector's set features 16 fan-selected episodes from...
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER states that Brendan Fraser is in talks to lead the cast of THE 10th VICTIM, to be directed by Dominic Sena. The film's plot centers on a future society in which killings are a sport, and a woman chooses her 10th victim, only to fall...
The DVD of Arthur and the Invisibles will hit DVD shelves everywhere on April 10th, 2007.Featuring the voice talent of Madonna, Robert DeNiro and Snoop Dogg, among others, and starring Freddie Highmore and Mia Farrow, ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES debuts on D...
ADV ANNOUNCES JANUARY 10 RELEASES
Featuring Launch of Deluxe New Macross
HOUSTON, December 9, 2005—ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime in North America, is pleased to announce six hot titles for January 10, beginning with the ...
HOUSTON, September 6, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce the release of three exciting titles, including the Get Backers Season One Thin-Pack, Farscape Starburst Edition 4.3, and the fina...
HOUSTON, February 12, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you the long-awaited release of the first volume of Kurau Pahntom Memory along with the fifth volume of Papuwa. Both titles are set...
Los Angeles, CA (February 20, 2007) - Hailed by the New York Times as "the American pioneer of manga," TOKYOPOP, the company responsible for igniting the worldwide manga boom, is proud to celebrate its ten-year anniversary in 2007. To kick off the festivi...
"So in the end, those who are wondering whether to upgrade to this new set over the old one are met with a question: do you sacrifice a few hours of commentary for the new extras and commentaries along with the Steelbook packaging and new video and audio ...
Warner Home Video has finally released the date for long-awaited 'Batman Begins' and 'The Polar Express' on HD-DVD for October 10. No more information are available for this release currently.
For those who already own Spawn: The Animated Series (a.k.a. Todd McFarlane's Spawn) on DVD in either the single releases or the "Ultimate Collection," I would still Recommend picking up this collection. While the extras may not be as complete as they sho...
The last two months here in Tinsletown have been absolutely crazy. Award Show after Award Show...premiere after premiere. This next week Cinescape will catch you up on some of the events that have been happening. First up is the 10th Annual Screen Actors ...
Hollywood loves to make fun of itself, sometimes successfully (THE PLAYER, STATE AND MAIN) and sometimes not successfully (BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN: AN ALAN SMITHEE FILM). David Lynch takes his shot at Hollywood while intertwining a mystery and love story in h...
In high-concept terms, THE TENTH KINGDOM might be described as `Lord of the Rings meets the Brothers Grimm.` A $40-million, ten-hour mini-series, the saga follows the adventures of a young woman, Virginia (Kimberly Williams, previously seen in FATHER OF T...
Every celebrity whom went through their own 15 minutes of fame and watched it fly away for the next 30 minutes has some law troubles this week. The topper is the Boy George Law Trouble and I’m sure after you read it, you’ll agree. It left me s...
NBC unveils the Fall 2008 series premiere dates for new programs and returning favorites including a three hour launch of the hit drama "Heroes" on Monday, September 22, the Thursday night debut of the new comedy "Kath & Kim" (9:30...
According to an update at retailer DVD Planet, they\'re listing two volumes of Pokemon due out on 6/6/2006 labeled volume 1 and 2 for $9.99 each that are titled as tenth anniversary releases. These volumes have been long out of print - though places like ...
Bits of Comics2Film news from around the interwebs cut up bite-size for easy consumption:
Spider-Man "Bite Night" Marathon Tonight
Marvel Animation Age reports Jetix on Toon Disney will air marathon of episodes from 'Spider-Man: The Animated S...
Noticing the buzz had cooled considerably on the 'Iron Man' movie, director Jon Favreau posts on his MySpace forum to whip the fans up once more:
"For those of you who have been Jonesing to see the Comic Con footage, we now an official teaser trailer t...
Right Stuf has added the December slate of titles to their site today of Viz Media\'s anime releases:Full Moon Vol. #03 - 100 minutes - $24.98 - 12/05/2006Inu Yasha Vol. #49 - 75 minutes - $24.98 - 12/05/2006Megaman: NT Warrior Vol. #12 - 88 minutes - $14...
We\'ve got a good sized new update today with just under twenty new covers including Gaogaigar Vol. #2, Gatchaman: Collectors Edition Vol. #17, Gatchaman: Collectors Edition Vol. #18, Get Backers Season 1 Box Set (Thinpak), Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (...
What They SayCOOL DEVICES, a series that redefined adult anime in the US and became one of the best selling hentai titles ever, has returned in a brand new DIGITALLY REMASTERED 10th Anniversary Edition! Now, for the very first time, this hentai masterpiec...
Marvel discussed its plans for the coming months at the Diamond Comics Distributors' retailer summit in Las Vegas on Monday. Brian Michael Bendis arrived as a surprise guest and detailed some of his upcoming projects, including a third Avengers serie...
What They SayIn an imaginary world where retro-futuristic sky vehicles permeate the skies live young and heroic van ship sky porters Claus and Lavie, who are forced to take on a mission to deliver a mysterious girl, Alvis, to the battle ship Silvana. Befo...
As of today it has been one year and one week since I took over the DVD Shopping Bag Column. I thought for my anniversary I would let you Maniacs in on all that I learned and experienced over the last year as your columnist. If you are not interested, ski...
So our massive sci-fi TV giveaways from last week have left the ol' prize closet totally exhausted. The prize winners should've been notified by now, and there will never be another giveaway in this column again. Aaaah I should know that I can't fool you...
What They SayCOOL DEVICES, a series that redefined adult anime in the US and became one of the best selling hentai titles ever, has returned in a brand new DIGITALLY REMASTERED 10th Anniversary Edition! Now, for the very first time, this hentai masterpiec...
Right Stuf has a peek ahead for some of Viz Media\'s DVD offerings for later this summer and fall:Flame of Recca Vol. #09 - 100 minutes - $24.98 - 10/10/2006Inu Yasha Vol. #46 - 75 minutes - $24.98 - 10/03/2006Inu Yasha Vol. #47 - 75 minutes - $24.98 - 10...
New Releases Make Fun Gift Selections For The 2006 Holiday Season
San Francisco, CA, October 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has ...
It\'s a fairly busy week with a lot of interesting releases due out across a number of studios:
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There\'s a good number of titles due out this week across the board and some that are very eagerly anticipated:
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Black Cat Vol. #1 (als...
Film Score Monthly reports that Paul (HOLLOW MAN, TOTAL RECALL, ROBOCOP, STARSHIP TROOPERS, FLESH+BLOOD) Verhoeven's long absence from film directing is about to end with the production of his upcoming film, BLACK BOOK, which began shooting last week in t...
Epic Records singer-songwriter Susie Suh has announced select tour dates supporting Grammy-nominated guitar sensation Jonny Lang on his acoustic tour. Kicking off on August 10th at the Garden Theatre in Saratoga, CA., Suh, armed with her signature acousti...
On Sunday, July 10th Warner Bros. Pictures held the premiere of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, which was a benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The carpet was a milk chocolate color and sprayed to smell...
BATMAN BEGINS' Gary Oldman has signed on to portray attorney Melvin Belli in David Fincher's ZODIAC.Belli, the San Francisco-based "King of Torts," received a letter from the Zodiac in 1969 in which the killer wished the attorney a Merry Christmas and sai...
At the years' Spike TV Video Game Awards, RESIDENT EVIL 4 won "Game of the Year." PETER JACKSON'S KING KONG: THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOVIE won for "Best Game Based on a Movie." GOD OF WAR won for "Best Action Game," while WORLD OF WARCRAFT won for "Best ...
A bunch of new deluxe collector figures are coming in January of 2007. The figures on the docket include: The Flash, JSA Action Figures, Power Girl Bust, and a Batman figure.Pics are all attached, my personal favorite is The Flash ... by a mile.Flash wil...
Aaron Zigman has been hired to compose the orchestral score for Disney's and Walden Media's fantasy adventure BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA, directed by Gabor Csupo based on the novel by Katherine Paterson. Recording artist Alison Krauss has decided to step down f...
John Williams will receive the Hank Award handed out by the Henry Mancini Institute at its 10th Anniversary Concert and Gala Celebration on June 17. The institute was founded in 1997 by composer Jack Elliott, dedicated to the legacy of Henry Mancini, the ...
Say, do you love renting DVDs, but are tired of the drudgery of rewinding them when you're ready to return them. Here's a link to a great gadget that can help - http://dvdre.notlong.com. Works on games and CDs, too! Here are the winners of the BAA BAA BLA...
This week EA releases Command & Conquer The First Decade, one of the largest PC franchise compilations to date. The title celebrates the 10th anniversary of this innovative franchise and includes a dozen C&C games spanning over the last ten years ...
Northern California's largest comic book and pop culture convention celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Moscone West Convention facility this February 10-12, 2006. Friday, February 10th features a special look at the upcoming MirrorMask DVD from the Ji...
VCDs are almost unknown in the USA, but they've been a hot item in South Asia over the past decade mainly because they're cheap and easy to bootleg. Basically they're a poor video encoding format for discs. They play on most players, but the video quality...
OPINION: REMINDER: DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, COMICS ARRIVE IN STORES ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9A woman is raped, after which her husband's co-workers brainwash him. Another woman, after being raped, is cut into hundreds of cubed 3D jigsaw puzzle pieces...
OPINION: The phrase "If you build it, they will come" never resonated for me more than this week: after printing what I had of the somewhat tepid response to my first call for titles you wish had never been cancelled last week, the amount of mail this wee...
The death last week of legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein, on August 18th, coming so close after that of Hollywood maestros Jerry Goldsmith (on July 21st) and David Raksin (August 9th), has robbed Hollywood of its last three connections with the film...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSJohn Van Tongeran has written a first-rate score for the animated short, VAN HELSING: THE LONDON ASSIGNMENT, released this week on CD by Decca (B0002757-02). The film is a preface to the VAN HELSING feature film in kind of the s...
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Last week I asked you to name five current shows to recommend to persons living overseas and you answered my call. Why, we even got a response from Eryk of the band Pulling Down Stars (check them out ...
A bayou fisherman is attacked and killed in a backwater Louisiana swamp. When his half-eaten corpse is found, medical examiner Sam Rivers (Tory Kittles) is called on to head out to the location to investigate. He and a local officer (China Chow) agree tha...
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I wish I could say I'm thankful for all the responses I got regarding last week's question, but because of the snafu that afflicted last week's column the one from the previous week went out first, along with a blank templ...
Opening with an arresting teaser in which the horribly mutated genius Dr. Kevin Burkoff (Jeffrey Combs) is kidnapped and murdered by government agents, "The Ballad of Kevin and Tess" begins in the middle of a high stakes gambit that only ups the ante with...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS It's here! Sony Classical has released John Williams' soundtrack to the highly-anticipated final STAR WARS film, EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH (SK94220) in a sparkling 2-disc package that includes 70+ minutes of score on CD ...
On May 10th, Varese Sarabande will release John Ottman's score to the Joel Silver-produced remake of HOUSE OF WAX, which was itself a remake of MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM. The new version stars Paris Hilton in the role Vincent Price made famous in the 1953...
It must have been sometime back in September 2003, while I was still absorbed in relating my adventures with aliens, champagne receptions, and space-time, that I began to surreptitiously muse about the concept of esoteric erotica. This sublime train of th...
20th Century Fox has teamed up with Maven Networks to offer "DVD-quality trailers and behind-the-scenes video extras, images of its stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, a plot synopsis, character bios and other content" for the upcoming MR. & MRS. SMITH. ...
If you’re like me you may think you’re well-versed on fantasy literature, but it doesn’t take much to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Forgotten Realms and Eberron literature out there. It was only recently that I myself was abl...
Chat regular "Bludstone: got back from Katsucon today and has filed an ADV Films report for us (I've edited out some of the previously known material, so check the conventions forum for a rougher draft):
Live action titles licensed:
Andromeda, Farscap...
Due out on 05/14/2002 is the double disc edition of ADV\'s 10th anniversary release of Devil Hunter Yohko Collection 1. We managed to get in a copy earlier this week and spent the past couple of evenings checking it out, as well as the commentary.
Fox Walden has launched the official site for CITY OF EMBER. The film opens on October 10th and stars Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway and Martin Landau.
EMBER centers on the people of the City of Ember who have fl...
I have to admit that I threw a bit of a wobbly in the car when Sophia broke it to me that we were booked into a Best Western chain hotel in the ancient cathedral town of Chartres. Suddenly it felt more like my old rock'n'roll days on tour with the sound c...
Futurama is just one of the many shows that has been disrespected by the FOX network. It boggles the mind at just how many opportunities FOX has had to do something really innovative and new and just fumbled the ball usually in desperation for the qu...
It\'s been talked about in circles for years now, but according to Steven Lin of the Anime Con Mailing List, it\'s about to happen. While in attendance at the ADV Films 10th anniversary party this past weekend, John Ledford announced that ADV has just mad...
Manga has laid out a large part of their plans through the summer today, and we\'ve got their lineup right here:Dark Myth - 90 minutes - $19.95 - 08/26/2003
Virus Vol. #3 - 120 minutes - $24.95 - 06/24/2003
New Dominion Tank Police Complete Collection - 1...
Plot:Area 51 is taken over by different alien species that have taken over the lower levels of the top-secret base. Much like HALO, the game starts with you as part of team, before becoming a one-man-show. Platform:PS2, XboxCompany:MidwayStatus:Currently...
Central Park Media has listed some of their planned February 10th releases, which we\'ll get into the upcoming listings first thing in the morning:Spirit Warrior (Peacock King) DVD: Festival of the Ogres Revival
Legend of the Dragon Kings: White Dragon DV...
Due out today from Manga Entertainment is Ninja Scroll: 10th Anniversary Edition, a release that\'s been pretty well anticipated but a sizeable number of fans. This is the title that many fans cut their teeth on back in the mid 90\'s and beyond. Check out...
The downside to being the type of person who only buys box set releases as opposed to singles as the come out is typically the October/November timeframe since that\'s when most companies put out the sets they want to move for the holidays. This coming Tu...
Every year, Hollywood pumps out "historical" epics so distorted, propagandistic and self-serving, you have to wonder just how stupid they think we are. But, try "fixing" some of those historical inaccuracies and you'll quickly realize ...
A commenter here at Mania believes that I don’t like holiday episodes of TV series based on my review of the Christmas Special episode of Supernatural. Well, I didn't actually hate that episode, I just thought it was sub-par compared to the res...
In light of the biggest gaming news of 2007 (thus far), this Tuesday’s schedule reinforces the fact that some of the best genre narratives don’t have to originate from the traditional literary form. Greetings all you Maniac readers and welcome...
Step right up, Maniacs! Spin the wheel the Box Office Chance! This weekend we have 6 (Yes, that’s right 6) new movies opening up all at once. 300 has dominated the box office report for two weeks and the studios steered clear giving it a week of...
Nothing says “I love you” like a cursed soul sporting leather on a decked out roadhog and of course on flames. What? You think I’m wrong?
America while celebrating Valentines Day for the most part seems to agree with it.....
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Angelo Badalamenti has always had a remarkable flair for melodic fluidity, even in the midst of very diverse and unusual scores. Moments of melodic beauty contrast with harsh expressivity in BLUE VELVET; surrealistic musical el...
The first episode, and this one too, have been mostly about re-establishing all of the main characters and setting their paths for the next several episodes. Diana couldn’t stay in Mexico, part of the energy of the series is the chemistry betwe...
Actor Javier Bardem sat down and talked GOYA'S GHOSTS with Edward Douglas over at Crave recently. The film hits some the theaters next weekend (in Limited Release) before it eventually expands. The story centers on Bardem playing Brother Lorenzo, a m...
It was an absolute dismal weekend at the box office this weekend as you will see in the result charts below but none came out worse than the actual winner for the weekend, New Line’s The Golden Compass. One has to wonder if New Line executives are n...
New shooting schedule dates have been published online courtesy of NZ Film & Video Technician's Guild. The list mentions X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Avatar 3-D and Underworld 3 (prequel). It also mentions Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones which is alread...
George Lucas has provided more details on both of his upcoming STAR WARS television series to TV Guide. One will be the next SW Clone Wars series set in CG animated style. The other will be a new live action series set in the SW universe. In the...
Otakon has come and gone, and I guess there's nothing more to do except sit and wonder how I left with three pairs of pants and came back with one. Oh, and enjoy my cell phone charger, Baltimore. You've earned it. Actually, I just forgot it, but I'll leav...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION The taut science fiction score for the 1996-97 TV series, DARK SKIES, has been released as a limited edition 10th anniversary soundtrack CD by Perseverance Records. The CD contains almost an hour's worth of Michael Hoenig's sco...
The names may sound alike, but there was little similarity in box office performance between Fox’s release of Digimon: The Movie this weekend and the previous two Pokemon movies. The big-screen version of the TV anime hit pulled in only $4.1-million on 1,...
Fantasy and science-fiction films dominated the box office this weekend, taking the four top spots, thanks to three newcomers and one strong holdover. Universal`s live-action remake of How the Grinch Stole Christmas took 1st place at the box office this w...
Hollywood should be thankful for genre entertainment, as that’s what drew in the ticket buyers during the long Thanksgiving weekend. Fantasy and science fiction films ruled the box office, taking seven out of the Top Ten positions, and all of the Top Five...
Granted, the region 2 deal in the list below is expensive as hell, but what a savings for those who are die-hard fans...New Right Stuf Specials are posted! Just as a new snowstorm begins to brew, the specials come to heat things up.
New Bargain Bundles! ...
Typically, Tuesday’s final box office figures fell just short of Monday’s studio estimates, but there were no big surprises. Remember the Titans was well out in front with $20.91-million, followed by The Exorcist in 2nd place. The horror classic took in $...
I had written this column as a look at the surprising prevalence of Euro-horror on DVD, focusing on this week’s schedule releases of Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond and Jorge Grau’s Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, when for reasons unannounced, Anchor Bay made a last m...
Every week on SEVEN DAYS, Frank Parker (Jonathan LaPaglia) faces the challenge of going back in time alone, seven days, to save the world from some tremendous catastrophe. Although Mr. Parker is the only one who actually uses the blue sphere to travel th...
When the exhaust fumes cleared, it wasn't even much of a race at the box office this weekend. Universal's debut of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS sped well ahead of the competition, beating the runner up by a good $15-million. The facing thriller won $40.09-mil...
VH1 has set a date for their now regular music related horror anthology TV program. STRANGE FREQUENCY, with Roger Daltrey hosting. The series will premiere on the cable network on Saturday, August 18, At 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The premiere episode will also ...
While the ensemble cast of STAR TREK: VOYAGER shared seven years together on screen, their opinions regarding the finale and the future of the franchise differ as much as do their favorite episodes. After "Endgame" debuted back in May, UPN stations across...
Don't scratch Gillian Anderson off the list for X-FILES involvement just yet. In spite of recent comments made by the actress to the British media over the weekend, Anderson is still set for season 9 of the series... and may be open for more later.While t...
G.K. Chesterton (author of the Father Brown mysteries) once said that there can be no satire without reverence. Although the two might seem to be mutually exclusive, Chesterton maintained that it was impossible to satirize something unless it was revered;...
Edward Scissorhands (1990) remains possibly Tim Burton’s finest work as a director. His visual style has always been inventive, imaginative, quirky, and entertaining, but more often than not you rely on the high points to carry you past the awkward moment...
Universal’s The Watcher claimed the top spot at the weekend, driving out the studio’s own Bring It On, which sank to 3rd place after holding the #1 position for two weeks in a row. The psycho-thriller, which stars James Spader and Keanu Reeves, took in an...
We knew the winner for this weekend’s report would be DreamWorks’ Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa so there’s no surprise to write about here. Anytime a family friendly animation hits over 4,000 screens and clocks in at only 1 hr and ...
What They SayFollowing the Pokemon 10th Anniversary celebration set, the Pokemon All Stars will have the next ten DVD releases commemorating top Pokemon characters. Each disc showcases a single character with three classic episodes featuring their adventu...
ICv2 has managed to unearth some interesting information this morning via a two part interview with ADV Films John Ledford and a look at their upcoming plans for 2009. After the changes earlier this year with Sojitz pulling out of its agreement with ...
So, could Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua do it again for a third weekend in a row? Well, judging by the tickets the film was selling on Saturday in some theaters, it looked possible for the house that Mickey built. Unfortunately for those ...
With the holiday season approaching, thoughts often turn to Charles Dickens’ classic story, `A Christmas Carol.` STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION’s Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) has been performing a one man version of the tale for over a decade, in Lond...
Well, we all knew kids loved it, but no one quite knew how much until the weekend box office estimates came in. POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE, which opened on Wednesday, November 10, earned $52.1-million in its first five days--breaking the record for a Novemb...
Paramount issued a press release this week promising a `Trekker`s Biggest Dream`--a walk-on role in the finale of Star Trek: Voyager--as the grand prize in a contest to introduce the new Voyager section of the official startrek.com Website. `UPN and Param...
As Star Trek: Voyager has wrapped its first episode of the season and moved on to the second, more rumors have leaked out about the plots of the early installments (Warning: Potential spoilers ahead! Skip down to avoid them!). We know from the official si...
If one Robert Picardo gets viewers to turn on STAR TREK: VOYAGER, how about two? That`s just what they will see in the upcoming `Life Line,` scheduled to air May 10th. The episode also brings back Marina Sirtis as Counselor Troi, and Dwight Schultz as R...
When Cannon Films offered Sidney J. Furie the opportunity to direct Superman IV, he considered it a no-lose situation. `Without being catty,` says Furie, `Superman III screwed up, and it screwed up because a brilliant director had full reign and he didn`t...
Warner Bros. has opened up their full OSMOSIS JONES website. Translated from real to Flash animation, the site recreates some of the elaborate vistas from the film, as seen from inside the human body, and provides both a game mode and tour mode for visito...
The fun of speculative anthology shows like THE TWILIGHT ZONE is that anything goes. Since episodes are one-shot, complete stories in themselves, the main characters might live or die, succeed or fail, end up stuck in a parallel universe whatever best se...
TOR Books recently announced a signing and discussion tour to support their new novel DUNE: THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD. The book is the latest in a series of novels by original DUNE author Frank Herbert's son Brian Herbert. Working with his partner Kevin J Ander...
This Week’s RecommendationSJames Newton Howard’s third collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan, like the previous two, SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE, is an evocative and intimate suspense score. SIGNS (Hollywood Records 2061-62368-2) is also Howard’s most ove...
Jill Thompson is writing and drawing ETERNAL HORIZONS, a 192-page manga-style book featuring Death, Delirium and Despair the female faces on the Endless. The story, from an idea by SANDMAN creator Neil Gaiman, plays off the events from THE SANDMAN: SEAS...
While STAR TREK: NEMESIS has been receiving a good deal of positive buzz in recent months from those who've seen early versions and read the script, the film has now received its first bit of negative word. Writing in the NEW YORK TIMES, Stuart Klawans ha...
Xenia Seeberg, who played Xev Bellringer in the SCIFI Channel's LEXX, made a rare appearance at the Sunset Virgin Megastore (in Los Angeles, Calif.) on September 10th to promote the release of her new DVD HELLCHILD.Most of Seeberg's film and television wo...
Stepping out onto the balcony of the 26th floor of the St. Regis Hotel in Century City, Calif., with James Cameron provides an enlightening moment. As the sun sets and the moon slowly rises in the distance, the sky is neither night nor day, and the TITANI...
MSNBC runs a feature on the role of technology in STAR TREK, one of a slew of stories running just ahead of today's national opening of STAR TREK: NEMESIS, the 10th feature in the long-lived franchise.Shinzon, the film's bad guy, is a clone of Captain Pic...
VARIETY explores the even-odd STAR TREK movie phenomenon, noting the numbers bear out the belief that odd-numbered movies from the franchise offer lower quality than their even-numbered brethren.Analyzing the economic performance of the films shows first ...
October 10th marks the first day of principal photography for the upcoming Edward Zwick period epic starring Tom Cruise, THE LAST SAMURAI. Cruise plays an American military adviser retained by the Emperor of Japan to modernize the country's military.Zwick...
Avatar Press and TidalWave Studios are launching the team book THE ODYSSEY in August. Written by Darren Davis, THE ODYSSEY features members of the super-group introduced in 10THMUSE#1, including Orion the Hunter, Ares, Judo Girl and Medusa. Norm Breyf...
I listened to this book while I took a bath every night. They were some long baths. I came out looking like a prune every time (now, now, be nice!). I love Dean Koontz. Not him personally, but his books, especially his Christopher Snow novels (FEAR NOTHIN...
Showtime, Paramount Network Television and Win Against Breast Cancer held a premiere screening at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA, on October 10th for the Showtime Original Picture for all ages, WHAT GIRLS LEARN, starring ENTERPRISE's Captain Jonathan ...
One of them shoots electricity out of his hands. Another can change his mass at will. One manipulates and reads emotions. And still another has strange cat-like abilities. No, they're not the X-Men, but rather they're the next best thing the characters o...
There's even more quotes from Hayden Christensen's portion of the LIFE AS A HOUSE promotional event regarding STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES.When asked about having to act before a big blue screen for much of the film, Christensen cited his ...
The season opening two-hour episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER on UPN did very well for the network, though in overall broadcast genre programming, it still turned up in the 6th slot tied with a SIMPSONS repeat. Though tied according to Nielsen...
Genre: Crime/Suspense/Drama.Studio: Columbia Pictures.Production Company: Unknown.Project Phase: In Development.Who's In It: Mark Wahlberg, Josh Hartnett; Scarlett Johansson (Kay).Who's Making It: Brian De Palma (Director); Josh Friedman (Screenwriter); b...
While making a public appearance over the last weekend, Patrick Stewart briefly touched upon what's up with the tenth STAR TREK feature film.According to the Trekker Newsletter, while appearing at the Galaxy Ball in Los Angeles on November 10th, Stewart s...
Brian Vaughan, writer of Marvel's upcoming MAX mini-series THE HOOD, says the book is "an unapologetic look" at a villain.THE HOOD features 19-year-old Parker Robbins."He couldn't afford college, but he was able to buy a ski mask and a Lorcin .380 handgun...
Nintendo has updated its release lists with new release dates for STAR FOX ADVENTURES and ETERNAL DARKNESS: SANITY'S REQUIEM.Nintendo and Rare's joint-project, STAR FOX ADVENTURES, is now set to release June 10th. The game features the first on-foot adven...
Oh, what have you sown, Quentin Tarantino? After the breakout success of PULP FICTION in the mid ’90s, it seems every video clerk this side of Blockbuster with a camcorder and a dream has decided to prove themselves as the next “big thing,” often launchin...
The WB TV network has released details of the upcoming December 10th episode of ANGEL, titled "Dad."In this latest facet of the good guy vampire's unlife, Angel (David Boreanaz) discovers how hard it is being a new dad especially when the demon underworl...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSDon Coscarelli's highly inventive comedic horror film, BUBBA HO-TEP, has garnered a thoroughly wonderful score from Brian Tyler. The film, based on a laudable Joe R. Lansdale short story, has to do with Elvis, alive and well and...
Comics2Film recently directed fans to
Kryptonsite for a glimpse of a
Smallville poster, which was reported to be a Los Angeles Times
exclusive. However, Kryptonsite has now learned the poster will be inside
many newspapers across the coun...
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The
Bachelor host Chris Harrison and Drew Lachey from 98o Degrees guest-star
in "Ping, Ping a Song," this week's episode of ...
It's no secret
that, with several hit movies in theaters in the past few years, Hollywood is
now riding the comic-to-film wave. Comics2Film has learned that Hollywood
management-production house Energy Entertainment has started a property division
d...
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Hellboy
director Guillermo del Toro told Comics2Film that he's just completed a
polish on the script for the film.
The director
first penned his draft of...
Fans can look
for Blade 2 on DVD before the end of summer. New Line has
announced that September 10th is the target date for the home-video release of
the action-gore-fest.
The original Blade
set sales records when it was released to a then-young D...
Updated June 12th: We have a winner!
It's my distinct pleasure to announce that we have a winner in this historic first drawing of the 10th Anniversary Daily Giveaway Prize drawings. The winner is...[drumroll]...
Ben!
Congratulations, Ben!
You...
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Congratulations to Ardy22
You and your kids will be indeed be amused for hours as you are the winner of the DVD!
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The April 10th edition of the TV Guide magazine (now available) has a photo of Tom Welling on his "Smallville" directorial debut.
The behind-the-scenes photo (shown right) depicts Tom as he instructs Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk for a scene in t...
Lots of new DVDs in the pipeline for pre-order, including 'The Iron Giant: Special Edition', 'Clerks 10th Anniversary Edition', 'Transformers Beast Wars 3rd Season' and 'Van Helsing'. Also, check out the new low price on 'Spider-Man: The '67 Collection'!
Jeremiah and
Kurdy are reunited with the one person they never wanted to see again: Theo
(from the pilot movie) in "Thieves' Honor," the next episode Jeremiah.
It's a fun episode w...
On Halloween, Saw V jumped ahead of everyone for the weekend by grabbing $3.1 million. But once everyone was done trick and treating, Disney’s singing teenagers took over once again for Saturday and Sunday making High School Musical 3: Senio...
TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting that the first season of the animated show 'Fantastic Four: Worlds Greatest Heroes' Season 1 set originally slated for a May 20th release date is no longer being shown on Fox's May release slate. The release now appears to h...
There are reports that the UK release date for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which was revealed to be August 10th in Empire magazine a little while back, is being moved to June. Quite possibly June 15th! Although these reports are not officia...
From Variety:
'The Dark Knight' remained potent overseas, easily leading the weekend with $19 million at 6,580 playdates in 62 markets, while "Mamma Mia!" stayed stellar outside the United States.
With summer ending, 'Dark Knight' has cumed ...
Welcome to the
latest edition of the DCG Artist Spotlight!
Our victim today is
Heromorph's immensely talented photomanipper supreme, JrMcDeath.
Comics2Film (C2F):
What got you started manipping?
JrMcDeath (Jr):
Holy cow... you want me to remember...
I honestly didn’t expect to be talking about a Beverly Hills Chihuahua again in this weekend’s box office report. Not with the highly marketed horror Quarantine and definitely not with Ridley Scott’s thriller Body of Lies hitting...
In what can only be described as nice timing, Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez are set to star in a futuristic horror thriller called Fortuna, with the story based around a collapsed economy contributing to some very deadly games for mankind. Writer-...
History tends to repeat itself at the box office year after year and this weekend is no different. Last year for our Mania box office report, we were talking about Walt Disney winning its second consecutive weekend in a row with their family film The Game...
Comics2film's
Rhonda Hearon recently had a chance to chat with up and coming new artist David Morán, also know as the Digital Concept Gallery artist
Marrow2000. David
is a twenty year old art student currently living in Santa Ana, California, but
he'...
You decide who wins on October 10th at 10 pm, comic book-related nominees include:
Best Fantasy Movie - 'Batman Begins' and 'Superman Returns'
Best Science Fiction Movie - 'V for Vendetta'
Best TV Show - 'Smallville'
Best Sequel - 'Batman Begi...