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23.5 Degrees: The Chant of the Canted Companions
by Stella Maris (Sat 07-12-2008)
...g here in 23.5 Degrees, you will immediately understand why Soph and I got excited by this obscure detail…
Newton Coordinate: The Feast Day of Saint Veronica of the Veil, July 12th, on the Greenwich Meridian. 23.5 Degrees: Interlude: Clupean Capers
by Stella Maris (Sat 07-05-2008)
...n here in 23.5 Degrees is based on the Herrings' behind the scenes investigations into the material incorporated into books and movies in this genre, which has been growing ever since the success of The Da Vinci Code. It crosses over into other areas, ... 23.5 Degrees: Bloodline---The Movie
by Stella Maris (Sat 05-03-2008)
The Herrings are all a-twitter about the latest Priory of Sion bandwagon-jumping extravaganza, due to lift off in the next couple of weeks in New York and Los Angeles. Called Bloodline - The Movie, it purports to be a documentary account of the search for... 
23.5 Degrees: A Cryptic Convergence
by Stella Maris (Sat 08-09-2008)
One thing I had learned early on in my adventures was that one should never attempt to investigate medieval crypts without one's trendy Tumi leather rucksack stocked with a flashlight, a compass, a granola bar, and one's loyal Newton MessagePad in case on... 23.5 Degrees: The Song of Solomon
by Stella Maris (Sat 07-19-2008)
Of course, there was no way of knowing for sure whether the master masons of Notre Dame de Chartres had specially calculated the alignment of the cathedral to compensate for the offset of the tilt of the earth in their mission to incorporate the precise a... 23.5 Degrees: And the Quest of the Quantum Kismet
by Stella Maris (Sat 08-23-2008)
The restaurant owner's intense reaction to the Jean Moulin leaflet that the handsome stranger had left me in Chartres Cathedral's crypt was utterly unexpected, but intriguing. At first I thought that it was simply due to a strong emotional response relati... 23.5 Degrees: The Hymns of Hierosolyma
by Stella Maris (Sat 08-02-2008)
After several lackluster circuits around the nave, dutifully squaring the circle evolving a rectangular table transmuting a seven-pointed star illuminated in cobalt clarity, Soph and I began to yearn for the revelation initiated by Saint John the Divine's... 23.5 Degrees: Breadcrumbs Under the Snow
by Stella Maris (Sat 08-30-2008)
Back at the Grand Monarch hotel, I tried to analyze exactly what had happened during our visit to Chartres Cathedral that weekend, but nothing really made sense. The preconceptions of what Soph and I had expected to find had been utterly confounded.
&nb... 23.5 Degrees: The Squirrels Have Stopped Smoking
by MaMary Magdalene Smith (Sat 06-28-2008)
You looked like a pine tree, but I couldn't see the forest. And no small animal can venture boldly into this wilderness, but only stand outside watching, and wondering, which way the wind will blow...
Newton Coordinate:- June 30th, The Feast Day ... 23.5 Degrees Book Review of The True Celtic Language
by Stella Maris (Sat 09-06-2008)
Ever since the success of Dan Brown's international bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, an entire cottage industry has developed around the deconstruction of encoded "esoteric secrets" which are believed to hold the key to the future development of a... 23.5 Degrees: Tripping the Tesseract Tango
by Stella Maris (Sat 08-16-2008)
By the time I made my way out of Chartres' Crypt of the Underground Mary and back to Le Café Serpente, Soph was totally freaking out. I had been gone for well over an hour and, after several circuits around the cathedral, she was beginning to get s... 23.5 Degrees: Bloodline--The Movie: Tomb Be or Not Tomb Be?
by Stella Maris (Sat 06-21-2008)
Having finally watched the review DVD of Bloodline--The Movie, I think I can now guess why the traditional complimentary promo copies of this film are as rare as hen’s teeth. Fundamentally, the ability to rewind and freeze-frame the action provides ... 23.5 Degrees: The Labyrinth's Lament
by Stella Maris (Sat 07-26-2008)
Our first impression upon entering Chartres Cathedral was that it had become a tourist trap. We weren't immediately struck by the majesty of God in his Heaven or awe for the skill of the master masons triumphing over the laws of physics or even by the lur... 23.5 Degrees: The Sanguineous Sekhmet Saga
by Stella Maris (Sat 05-17-2008)
One of the most fulfilling aspects of investigating secret societies and faux chivalric orders is the thrill of finally nailing a fake artifact or fabricated document relating to a long, arduous and protracted scam.
My very first catch involved a well-k... 23.5 Degrees: Terribilis Est Locus Iste
by Stella Maris (Sat 05-10-2008)
Although it probably won't mean much right now, if you ever need to cross the Abyss, this information will be vital to your survival. Therefore, should you get stranded, it is essential to remember that the only route back is via the Archangel Michael coo... 23.5 Degrees Movie Review: Bloodline---The Movie
by Jason Rhodes (Sat 05-24-2008)
Sidestepping inconvenient historical details and unburdened by factual evidence, director Bruce Burgess, whose prior directorial masterpieces include Dreamland: Area 51, The Bermuda Triangle Solved? and Bigfootville, takes a running le... 23.5 Degrees: Fee, Fi, Faux Fun
by Stella Maris (Sat 05-31-2008)
Welp, I still haven’t received my review DVD of Bloodline - The Movie, so I guess I'm just going to have to resort to the outright gossip column angle for this week, instead of being able to cite specifics. From what I hear some of the "experts... 23.5 Degrees: Affirmative Alienation
by Stella Maris (Sat 06-14-2008)
I'm definitely experiencing the urge to pursue an Alien encounter these days. Not that I believe that Aliens actually exist, mind you, but tracking them down is infinitely more pleasurable than investigating secret societies or digging up dead saints' ske... 23.5 Degrees: La Belle Dame Sans Merci
by Soph (Sat 06-07-2008)
Stella's asked me to tell you that there will be no column this week because she's spending the day performing the very important ritual of having her hair highlighted and trimmed.
In the meantime, the Bloodline movie PR team have supposedly finally sen... Les TempsPliers
by Stella Maris (Sat 03-08-2008)
You will have grasped by now that the 23.5 Degrees gang has a fairly fluid approach to the space-time continuum. But perhaps this is precisely why we find it intriguing that, over the centuries, a multitude of churches and cathedrals across Europe have be... The fire's out for 3000 DEGREES
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-06-2004)
It was to be Danny Boyle's next film after 28 DAYS LATER, but it's no more. Warner Bros. and Imagine Entertainment have issued a press release stating that filming will not occur for 3000 DEGREES, the fact-based telling of a tragic fire that claimed the l... Celestial Synchronization
by Robin Crookshank Hilton (Sat 11-04-2006)
...tioned at 23.5 Degrees.
This is important because the precise angle of the tilt of the Earth affects the cycle of the seasons, which are caused by the movement of the Earth around the Sun as our Big Blue Marble spins through space-time. And ... Actors found to combat 3000 DEGREES
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-24-2004)
It looks like Danny Boyle's follow-up to 28 DAYS LATER might not be SUNSHINE after all, but instead will be 3000 DEGREES. Boyle is slated to direct the Warner Bros. project which has just cast Ed Harris and Woody Harrelson as firefighters, while Billy Cru... What If?
by Jason Davis (Mon 07-03-2006)
This week's column comes to your courtesy on readers teabagging2000 and lracors who innocently mentioned an Elseworlds comic in regard to my review of last weeks episode of THE 4400. Little did these two commentators know, but I'd been forced to push my ... More Tips on the Care and Feedings of Action Figures
by Dan Cziraky (Mon 05-28-2001)
If you`re not displaying certain figures in your collection, then you`re probably storing them someplace. If they`re out of the blister-cards or boxes, I suggest placing them in some kind of food storage bag, preferably the self-sealing kind. This is a gr... Navigating the Mania Map
by Stella Maris (Sat 01-05-2008)
...egrees is 23.5 Degrees, the angle of the tilt of the Earth, which is why we have chosen this designation for our Mania coordinate.
Of course I could go on, but there's no need to belabor the point...
The bottom line is that, in my opi... Comicscape - September 29, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-29-2004)
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... CONTEST: Win THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW on DVD!
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-14-2004)
Hailstones the size of grapefruit fall from the skies above Tokyo. A huge chunk of the Antarctic ice shelf suddenly shears off. Warm water ocean currents suddenly drop a dozen degrees. Tornadoes scour the Los Angeles cityline. And then a wall of water hun... PSP v. DS: Round 2
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 10-29-2004)
Sony recently announced that it would sell the PSP in Japan for $185, and $235 in a value pack with battery headphones, carrying case, and memory card. This is well below the expected $300-350 price point that analysts and Sony insiders had been predictin... Hits and Misses
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 11-15-2004)
Not only does ABC have not one, but two popularly and critically acclaimed shows (LOST and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), as well as several entirely watchable shows that haven't yet cracked the top of the ratings (BOSTON LEGAL and LIFE AS WE KNOW IT)...Not only ... Comicscape - August 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-11-2004)
OPINION: Last week I turned the floor over to those who mostly agreed with my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2, so this week it only makes sense to let those on the other side of the carpet have their say...and some of them are quite voluble about it!For e... Bacon added to BEAUTY SHOP
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-07-2004)
Queen Latifah just moved a couple of degrees closer to Kevin Bacon today. The FOOTLOOSE star has signed aboard Latifah's BEAUTY SHOP spinoff movie, now filming. Bacon plays Jorge, the ex-boss of Latifah's beauty salon worker who's now her competition as s... Exclusive Photos from the 2002 Emmy's
by Sue Schneider (Mon 09-30-2002)
The 54th Annual Emmy Awards were presented Sunday September 22, at the Shrine Auditorium in Downtown Los Angeles. The Emmy's honor the best programs and individual achievements on television each year. This year a new tradition was set as the first "Bob H... Fishy Situations
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 05-05-2003)
Greetings Cinescapers! It's been a hectic week here in the Cinescape hive. Your ever so loving reviewer has found himself in danger of losing his precious day job at the fish-gutting factory. Now some may quibble that there is no such thing as a fish-gutt... KINETIC #1
by Tony Whitt (Thu 04-01-2004)
Tom Morell isn't your typical high school senior. For one thing, he's a hemophiliac who also suffers from monomyelic amyotrophy, a degenerative disease which has cost him the use of his right arm. He's gotten the nickname "The Gimp" from his oh-so-underst... TOP 10: HELLBOY takes top spot
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-05-2004)
Audiences were seeing red at the box office this past weekend. Revolution Studios' HELLBOY claimed victory and captured the top position on the chart, raking in an estimated $23.5 million dollars. As far as superhero movies go, HELLBOY's opening gross doe... AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 07-26-2002)
The trouble with AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER is not so much that its makers director Jay Roach, star/co-writer Mike Myers and co-writer Michael McCullers have run out of ideas. They are still capable of coming up with good gags, which surface now and ag... A Sea of Troubles
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 12-20-2004)
This is one dead week, folks. Seriously, unless you've been eagerly awaiting the return of FATHER OF THE PRIDE, your best bet is riffling through the barrage of Christmas-related programming to find the few gems (which I, your humble servant, have taken t... Axis & Allies Battle Soon
by News Editor (Sat 09-03-2005)
Avalon Hill will soon be releasing their Axis & Allies Miniatures, a new World War II themed wargame system. Axis & Allies Miniatures will give both novice and veteran wargamers the ability to engage in historically authentic, squad-level tactical combat ... SOMETHING SO FAMILIAR #1
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 10-06-2005)
Alex Cahill's SOMETHING SO FAMILIAR drags its reader through the very depths of real-world melancholy before turning 180 degrees to something out of a dream. Finally, in the last couple of pages Cahill leaves you uncertain. I feel quite sure he intended... LOST - What Kate Did
by Jason Davis (Mon 12-05-2005)
Yeah--I can see why Kate's mum was a bit ticked off when last we saw her. After seemingly wandering around the periphery of Kate's backstory for a year and a half, the writers of LOST have finally revealed the island cutie's crime. Though I've often criti... Comicsacpe - January 11, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-11-2006)
Greetings and welcome to yet another edition of COMICSCAPE, where I give you something to read in your cubicle when the boss isn't looking. This week, rather than delving into the metaphysical implications of the influence of Thelema upon the inner-workin... What Emmys? I don't know about any Emmys...
by Jason Davis (Mon 07-18-2005)
So, the Emmy nominations were announced this week. I'm not going to talk about them in this column (YEAH, SCRUBS!!!). I'm going to leave that to Dave. It's not my place to usurp his soap box (IAN McSHANE IS AN ACTING GOD!) to insert my own personal opinio... 2005 Report Card: Guilty Pleasures
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 06-20-2005)
Ah, another week of summer, another desperate attempt to find things worth watching. Sure, it's gorgeous outside, the sun practically beckoning us out of doors, but then we might get skin cancer, and really, who needs that grief? No sir, much better to ... A Revolting DEVELOPMENT
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 02-14-2005)
Ominous news for funniest-show-on-television ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT this week: Fox has trimmed this season's episode order from 22 to 18. Combined with the show's continued and frustrating lack ratings, as well as Fox's plans to drop AMERICAN DAD into AD's ... Gran Turismo 4
by James Stevenson (Thu 03-03-2005)
It has been a long time coming, but the next installment of the GRAN TURISMO series is finally here. Combined with the new Logitech steering wheel, it's the most realistic driving experience ever. GRAN TURISMO 4 lives up to the expectations in every way, ... Star Trek: New Worlds
by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Fri 10-13-2000)
The Star Trek "genre" received a boost in the past couple of years, thanks to a couple of good games (Highly debatable - Ed.). Interplay and their software company 14 Degrees East released some Trekkie titles that influenced the popularity of the "genre" ... Tropico: Paradise Island
by Dusan "Lynx" Katilovic (Mon 01-28-2002)
Nothing can beat the feeling of being a dictator in a tropical country. You know the way these things begin... "Army major orchestrated a coup and proclaimed himself for the democratically elected president of the country". After this, he would also be pr... The Song of Cthulhu
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-26-2006)
The weird tales of Howard Phillips Lovecraft are among the most potent horror stories of the last century. Told through a careful and precise narrative ambiance, H.P. Lovecraft's tales of the undying manifestations of monstrous, cosmic evil and arcane sor... DVD This Week: September 18th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-18-2001)
My last column appeared on a day that may set the tone for a century we have barely begun. Looking back, I can imagine nothing more insignificant that day than my lighthearted look at the world of home video. Today, a week later, I still find it difficult... Fantastic Voyage: Microcosm
by Tony Whitt (Sat 06-23-2001)
When an alien probe is shot down over Russia, it ejects a lifepod containing a living occupant, a lifepod impenetrable by X-rays, CAT scans, or any traditional forms of scanning technology. Project Proteus, the miniaturization team whose work prevented a ... DOGMA: Special Edition
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 07-03-2001)
Fueled partly by pre-release controversy, but mostly by the presence of marquee value stars, DOGMA became writer-director Kevin Smith's most successful film, earning $30-million at the box officesmall by big studio standards, but not bad for a film that c... SCARY MOVIE 2
by Jeff Bond (Wed 07-04-2001)
I have a modest proposal for Dimension Films. I would like to shoot a movie of me taking an 86-minute dump and distribute it on 2,000 screens across America. It will cost under $80 million and will look better and be about as funny as SCARY MOVIE 2.Now if... BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
by Brian Thomas (Fri 07-27-2001)
Though the box office returns for CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES didn't break any records, by this time Ape fandom was growing ever larger. Theaters all over the country were hosting Ape marathons, showing all four films in one day. This assured Fox t... ANDROMEDA: Keith Hamilton Cobb
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 12-18-2000)
Keith Hamilton Cobb, who plays genetically enhanced Nietzschean warrior Tyr Anasazi on Gene Roddenberry`s Andromeda, has no problem relating to the `elegant, articulate tower of attitude` that is his character. `I`m like Tyr in every respect,` observes Co... THE X-MEN: Senator Kelly Speaks! A conversation with Bruce Davison
by Frank Garcia (Wed 11-22-2000)
`Invisibility!` laughs actor Bruce Davison. `My favorite super power, I guess, would be invisibility. As an actor, I always try to be invisible as possible. That’s how I felt in life. As a kid, I was always trying to be the invisible person.`Bruce Davison... AT THE FOOT OF THE STORY TREE: An Inquiry into the Fiction of Peter Straub
by Denise Dumars (Fri 06-23-2000)
In 1997 it suddenly dawned on Dartmouth graduate Bill Sheehan that there had never been a full-length examination of Peter Straub`s fiction, despite the fact that many tomes had already been written on writers such as Stephen King and Dean Koontz. A forme... The Japanese Science-Fiction and Monster Film Weekend, Part 3
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 07-30-2000)
On Saturday, July 15, after screenings of Son of Godzilla and Godzilla Vs. Destroyah, the second day of the American Cinemateque’s Japanese Science-Fiction and Monster Film Weekend wound up with the U.S. premier of Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000, ... THE NINTH GATE on Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 08-01-2000)
Roman Polanski’s diabolical little thriller The Ninth Gate was virtually ignored when it opened in the United States earlier this year (no thanks to distributor Artisan, who neglected to screen the film for the press). This is a pity, as the film represen... HUNGER AND THIRST
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-13-2000)
`If HUNGER AND THIRST had been my first published novel, my writing career might have been very different.` So says Richard Matheson of this novel, an unique work by the man so very well-known for his fantasy, horror, SF, noir, and even Western tales. ... Comicscape - February 15, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-15-2006)
No man leads a truly normal life. However we might group and classify others by peculiarity, subculture, or social strata, no group of lives can unite in consensus to define normality in the fullest sense of the word. They can only attain degrees and func... CREEPS #1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 10-04-2001)
They're the people that you ignore when you walk down the street, the ones you cross the street to avoid. Hell, they're much worse than that. I've been in the city from time, and I can't seem to recall seeing freaks like these creeps wandering the alleywa... QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-22-2002)
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED for a long while is a love it or hate it proposition. Viewers who object to the mushing together of the intricate plotlines of not one but two enormous volumes by Anne Rice, both the title tome and its predecessor, THE VAMPIRE LESTAT, ... Jonathan Frakes: Freeze Frame
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 03-28-2002)
It's a notion that has popped up in science fiction and fantasy works before: the ability to stop time. Whether it's that old TWILIGHT ZONE episode (a character finds a way to stop timebut then can't return the world around him to normal), the Pam Dawber/... David Fincher's Club
by SCOTT COLLURA (Tue 04-02-2002)
For a time it was rough going for PANIC ROOM director David Fincher during production of his new hit thriller. Several weeks into shooting, the film's star Nicole Kidman injured her knee and had to drop out of the production. With some 19 days worth of fi... MARVEL LEGENDS
by Andrew Kardon (Mon 04-29-2002)
Toy Biz is a place where Legends are made. No, really. Yes, these guys continue to put out some fantastic action figures based on the coolest Marvel Comics characters around. But that’s not what’s so legendary about them. Uh uh. The NY-based toy company i... Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Feb. 1-3)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 02-04-2002)
Looks like SLACKERS lived up to its name, barely breezing into the top ten with a number ten slot. That limp performance was a long way from BLACK HAWK DOWN's third week take of $11.5 million. The strong showing was enough to keep HAWK in the top slot, wi... A NIGHT TO DISMEMBER
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sun 01-20-2002)
I’ve got to get this off my chest – no, it’s not a size 78 triple D cup – I love, I mean love, Doris Wishman. While normally I’d reserve such a comment to the middle or end of my review, I feel it’s very, very important that you the reader are aware of th... HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention Report Part Three
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 11-01-2001)
The HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention was held Aug. 24-26 at the LAX Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, marking the 15th year of the existence of HIGHLANDER. Both onscreen and behind-the-scenes talent from the various HIGHLANDER shows and movies attended this year,... OPTIC NERVE #8
by Tony Whitt (Tue 11-13-2001)
I once said that Adrian Tomine was one of the best writer/artists in comics today, and I see no reason to recant that position now. Getting a new issue of OPTIC NERVE is always a treat, though it's a lot like riding a rollercoaster: you know you'll enjoy ... The EuroShock Crypt Examined! Part Two
by Andrew Hershberger (Sun 01-06-2002)
These days, as DVD becomes more and more standard in households everywhere, fans of obscure cinema are finding that their favorite titles are experiencing a second coming of sorts as they are released in their original, uncut form on disc. European horror... TWIN PEAKS: THE FIRST SEASON
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 01-09-2002)
David Lynch may be considered one of the premier American directors (and rightly so to these eyes) in critical circles, but his unique brand of visceral "entertainment" rarely strikes a chord with general audiences. The major exception was his creation, a... Crossing Boundaries, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 05-13-2002)
As anyone in comics will tell you, CrossGen VP Tony Panaccio included, the comic book reading community is an insular little group. CrossGen Comics is determined to bring comic book entertainment into the mainstream, and they've put their money where thei... The Spaghetti Epic 2: A Merging of Prog Rock and Spaghetti Western Film Music – Redux
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-12-2007)
A unique adaptation of Italian Western film music performed by progressive rock bands, The Spaghetti Epic - Six Modern Prog Bands For Six Seventies Prog Suites was released by French record label Musea in collaboration with Colossus, a Finnish prog ro... Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA Limited Edition Ultra Box Set
by Brett Barkley (Tue 04-11-2006)
What They SayThe amazing sequel to The Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV Series is finally available in sterling release it deserves - a Limited Edition Collector\'s Ultra Box Set!
This astounding collection includes: all three Irresponsible Captain Tylor ... Kino's Journey Vol. #3
by Dani Moure (Mon 02-21-2005)
What They SayFor centuries, those in search of self-discovery and knowledge of the world have hit the road in furtherance of those quests. Young Kino, along with her talking motorcycle Hermes, has the same goal - to travel and observe and learn from diffe... Yugo the Negotiator Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 01-04-2006)
What They SayNo giant robots. No high school vixens. Just a professional hostage negotiator whose job takes him to hot spots around the world. In the third installment, Yugo\'s work takes him to Russia, where his negotiating skills will be put to the test... Kiddy Grade Box Set (Viridian Collection)
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-01-2008)
What They SayIn Star Century Zero-One-Sixty-Five, the Global Union was born. To provide an impartial mediator to the various planetary governments of the G.U., the Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs, or G.O.T.T., was simultaneously formed to settl... Bleach Box Set 2 (also w/Limited Edition)
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 08-22-2008)
Shifting the story to the Soul Society, Bleach hits up the action on a regular basis as Ichigo faces tougher and tougher opponents.What They SayIchigo and his friends make the erilous journey to the Soul Society and are promptly set upon by theguardians o... Boogiepop and Others
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 02-07-2005)
What They SayWith scenario work by Sadayuki Murai (PERFECT BLUE, COWBOY BEBOP) and directed by Ryu Kaneda (VIDEO GIRL AI, SHENMUE), Boogiepop and Others is the quietly chilling tale of ten high school students whose lives are all intertwined in a twisted ... Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 05-21-2004)
What They SayHow long can they keep a secret!? Two exciting years have passed since the reunion of Kaoru and Aoi. The newest member of the Sakuraba household is Taeko\'s cousin, Chika, who just started high school. Her frank questions and surprising sex... Excel Saga Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 05-27-2002)
What They SayExcel Saga is a one-of-a kind work of art that can only be described as the
ultimate parody of anime. From the opening credits - a rather odd spoof of
Japanese pop videos - to the ending song featuring Menchi the dog
singing/barking a plainti... Best of Kitty Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-04-2002)
What They SayAvailable for the first time on DVD, three of Kitty\'s hottest titles are on
one disc! In Bondage House, Takayasu is a private detective whose special
interrogation techniques are guaranteed to elicit a confession from any
female suspect. G... Pilot Candidate Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 06-17-2002)
What They SayZero\'s experience inside the Goddess has recently earned him quite a bit of popularity within the G.O.A. When a Pilot is severely injured, the search to select a new top candidate begins! But it is during the candidate selection process in w... Angel of Darkness Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 09-06-2002)
What They SayHeart-stopping terror and unquenchable desires create a mindblowing orgy of sex, sin and violence in Angel of Darkness.The Review!After their initial comedic offering of F3, SoftCel now goes for the tentacle fanboys by releasing this little c... Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Vol. #01 (Thu 06-05-2008)
What They SayAsh and Brock are back for more Pokemon battles and adventures! Joining them is Dawn, a young girl who dreams of one day becoming a great Coordinator like her mother. Together the three travel through the Sinnoh region, collecting new Pokemon...Gunslinger Girl Vol.#02
by Mike Dungan (Thu 05-19-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yu AidaTranslated by:Eiko McGregorAdapted by:What They SayThe Social Welfare Agency lies hidden in Italy's ancient ruins, where an elite group of young children trains to kill on command. Claes and Angelica are two such operat... Media Blasters October 2001 Announcements (Tue 07-01-2003)
Central Park Drifter (Dubbed) Shriek Show 90 Min. Cat.#: SSVD-0109 UPC#: 6-31595-01099-2 ISBN#: 1-58655-234-1 Pre-Book Date: 09/18/2001 Street Date: 10/30/2001 SRP $19.95 Central Park Drifter DVD (Subtitled and Dubbed) Shriek Show 90 Min. Cat.#: SSDVD-01...Pop Japan Travel Releases Mind Over Manga Dojinshi Printing Details (Thu 05-29-2008)
APPLY BY MONDAY, JUNE 2 FOR A $100 DISCOUNT! ------- Pop Japan Travel's Mind Over Manga tour this Aug. 21 to 27 offers guests the unprecendented chance to print their own comic in Japanese and sell it directly to Japanese customers at Comitia, one of Tok...Interview with FUNimation's Gen Fukunaga - Part Two
by Ron Quezon (Mon 08-04-2008)
After a generous hour of interviewing on July 5th, he returned to the FUNimation booth for some quality time with the cast of Ouran High School Host Club. Jackie Smith, Senior Public Relations Manager also took part in the interview. This interview ... Mania Exclusive Interview: PUSH Director Paul McGuigan
by Rob Vaux (Sat 08-02-2008)
Scottish filmmaker Paul McGuigan is best known for crime pictures such as Lucky Number Slevin and Gangster No. 1. In 2009, he will venture into the realm of science fiction with Push, a film about men and women with mental powers on the run from a siniste... Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Princess Tutu, Volume 3
by Way Jeng (Fri 10-06-2006)
If you're anything like me, you have an anime backlog. It might be only a few discs, or it might sprawl across several shelves and end in a pile on the floor, but sooner or later most anime fans develop a backlog of some size. This is almost inevitable fo... Editorial: The End of an Era
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 10-31-1999)
The time has finally come. Not particularly in the way we wanted it to, but it's here. Early in October, for some reason that's far beyond my meager control, our petition software went belly-up. We've spent some time working on it, but it's just not coope... Someday\'s Dreamers Vol.#01
by Robert Harris (Fri 06-09-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Norie Yamada / Artist: Kumichi YoshizukiTranslated by:Jeremiah BourqueAdapted by:What They SayYume innocently uses her magic to help the people she encounters--soccer players, the wrongly incarcerated, or two young lov... Golgo 13 Vol.#06
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 12-27-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Saito Takawo Translated by:Kenichiro YogiAdapted by:Kenichiro YogiWhat They Say1998: Security on Virginia\'s death row has never been tighter, as ex-CIA agent Henry Michael prepares for his fate. But if a lethal injection awai... Yellow Vol.#04
by Julie Rosato (Sat 06-03-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Makoto TatenoTranslated by:Studio CutieAdapted by:What They SayThe final stage has been set for our favorite pair of drug snatchers! With Taki gone missing and only a series of clues left behind, it\'s up to Goh to find him. W... Afterschool Nightmare Vol.#03
by Gary Thompson (Wed 11-14-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Setona MizushiroTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Mallory ReavesWhat They SayA haughty classmate from the Dream World tries to make Mashiro his slave! Meanwhile, tension and heat between Sou and our gender-confused h... Blood: The Last Vampire Complete Box (Wed 04-25-2001)
What They SayThe movie uses the full spectrum of digital animation which is said to have impressed even James Cameron. Japan\'s top creators gathered to make the show, which was shown in theaters using the HDCAM24P format which George Lucas will also be u...Tenchi Universe Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-20-2000)
What They SayCome join the fun as Tenchi Masaki attempts to act as mediator for these out-of-this world characters as they fight with each other for Tenchi’s attentions.
Ryoko the Dreaded Space pirate, Mihoshi the Galaxy Police officer, Ayeka the c... Hidden Anime
by Janet Houck (Thu 11-23-2006)
While playing Okami (great game, by the way; sad that Capcom closed Clover Studio), I had a revelation of sorts. It wasn’t very profound or anything, but it definitely added a dimension to my gaming experience.
There are a lot of anime an... Battle of the ‘Star’ Series: Star Wars, Star Trek, & Starship Troopers
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-30-2007)
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ... Remember The Time
by Damon Brown (Thu 02-08-2007)
A short while ago I downloaded the Dracula-hunting game Super Castlevania IV on my Wii. It was one of my favorite platformers as a teenager. The first game to show the true power of the Super Nintendo, as anyone could tell because it had Super in the t... Inheritance Trilogy Still in Stride
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-13-2007)
Whether or not you enjoyed the rather hollow cinematic translation of Eragon this past December, there’s no denying that Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy has legs. Ever since the first book’s film adaptation release, the seco... "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 11-08-2006)
Over the past 25 years, Capcom has become a brand name for quality. They have released hundreds videogames, and delighted millions of fans. They have decided to return to their roots, and show off exactly what has made it such a fine company. How do th... Loco Roco
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 10-14-2006)
Loco Roco could be the main reason to buy a PSP. While there have been other games released for the PSP system, not many of them have really been innovative. Most of them were ports, or took heavily from other series, but this one is all original. Loco Ro... CULT CLASSICS: Disc 1
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-25-2006)
Even in the days when big Hollywood studios ran the distribution of motion pictures as well as production, there was always independent cinema. One of the most prominent forms of the independent movie business is now known as the roadshow. Independent ope... Music of Dark Skies
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-14-2006)
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 BLACK DAHLIA
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 09-15-2006)
The publicly unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. the Black Dahlia, is one of the most famous (and gruesome) crimes ever to occur in Los Angeles. In 1947, the body of pretty 22-year-old would-be actress Short was found cut in half, drained of blood... The Future Is Vinyl
by JOHN DENNING (Sat 09-23-2006)
After last week's overview of urban vinyl, it's time for a few case studies on where this post-modern toy industry is taking us. The more urban vinyl grows, the more it's going to collide with the traditional toy market and the two will have to try and re... Means and Ends
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-28-2007)
Happy Wednesday, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting installment of Comicscape, where I’ll drag you through the soul-wrenching depths of moral inquiry and sequential art psychoanalysis. This week, I want to revisit an issue I touched ... Throwing Gas on the Flames: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-04-2007)
Last week’s column on the some of the moral quandaries in recent superhero comics generated a couple of interesting e-mails that merit printed responses. I asked readers to consider the mind-wiping fiasco from DC’s Identity Crisis, To... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: Red Snow
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 11-09-2007)
Ben Templesmith’s 30 Days of Night: Red Snow relates a wartime vampire story, in which an uneasy alliance of Germans, Russians, and an Englishman hide in an underground tunnel, as the piranha-jawed vampires of the series wait for them above. Wh... MAN FROM EARTH
by Tim Janson (Sat 11-17-2007)
A history professor gathers several of his esteemed colleagues together for a going away party at his remote cabin. His friends are all curious and concerned why he is suddenly packing up and leaving. This begins a mesmerizing 90 minute film tha... Holiday Shopping Guide
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-17-2007)
With the holidays fast approaching the pressure’s on to get those gifts. If you’re like me chances are you’ve procrastinated your way yet again into another last-ditch holiday shopping debacle. But before you brave the hectic traffic and... Odin Photon Sailor Space Starlight
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-01-1999)
What They SayHistory is marked by daring voyages across unexplored oceans. Now another such voyage is about to begin in the year 2099 as the futuristic spacecraft Starlight prepares to venture forth in grand tradition. Equipped with an experimental, gravi... GAME PLAN Scores Winning Touchdown
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 09-30-2007)
Nothing very note worthy happened at the Box Office for the month of September which isn’t surprising at all given the normal numbers acquired for studios during this month. The hopes for the holiday season begin in October and this year is no diffe... Early Look at BEOWULF
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 07-25-2007)
The Los Angeles Times had an early look at footage of Robert Zemeckis' BEOWULF. This same footage will be appearing tonight on a special 3-D format at Comic Con 2007. Tomorrow, it will be released in standard format in Hall C of the convention.... STAR WARS, EPISODE ONE: THE PHANTOM MENACE - On Disc!
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-06-2000)
There I was, minding my own business in the video store, picking up the latest DVD release of Dario Argento's masterpiece of giallo horror, DEEP RED, when what did I see on the wall behind the cash register? A brand new, honest-to-god laserdisc, looking l... Dario Argento, a Master of Horror
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-15-2007)
We’ve covered great minds in cinema up to this point of time, directors and actors which have played a major effect on the culture of movie conscious minds. Individuals whom have awed audiences everywhere. People whom utilized their imaginations ... The Upfronts Synopsized for the Rest of Us
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 05-19-2007)
In case you aren’t familiar with the term “Upfronts’ it’s basically where the major networks present their upcoming fall shows to advertisers and give them an opportunity to buy in early for a lower rate. This can especially b... 30th Anniversary STAR WARS Hobby Game Products
by News Editor (Sat 06-02-2007)
In a press release, Wizards of the Coast and a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. have announced the 2007 product lineup for its popular Star Wars™ Miniatures game and Star Wars® Roleplaying game, including the November release of The Force Unleashe... Comicscape - June 21, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 06-21-2006)
Anyone not living in a monastery has likely heard that Spider-Man unmasked at a press conference in last week's CIVIL WAR #2, which came out accompanied by a flurry of mainstream press coverage. Hell, Howard Stern spoiled it on air before most comic shop... Masquerade Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Fri 09-28-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fukuda TakushiTranslated by:Ex-S WooAdapted by:Ex-S WooWhat They Say10 hard-core short adult comic stories by Takushi Fukada. In \"Atonement,\" a young widow gives up her body to her kidnappers in order to protect the honor of... THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)
by Brian Thomas (Wed 03-31-2004)
In the commentraks and other extras on New Lines Platinum Series Special Edition DVD of 2004's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, producer Michael Bay and others keep repeating how important it was that their remake reproduce the raw, immediate feel of the 1974 Tob... KING commands the global box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 12-19-2003)
The tallies are in and THE RETURN OF THE KING earned an impressive $57.6 million dollars worldwide on its first day in theaters. The film made $34.1 M domestically and an additional $23.5 in 19 international territories including Europe. Records for openi... Comicscape - October 6, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-06-2004)
OPINION: Before we get started, there's various and sundry stuff to cover. Thanks to Jeremy Travaglini for pointing out that the DC annual crossover event a few years back was actually named "Bloodlines" rather than "New Blood"; to J. Adams for suggesting... Action Trip, PSP, GT4, 2K Games and new consoles!
by James Stevenson (Fri 02-04-2005)
It's been a bit of a crazy week or so around the videogaming land. So in this week's Gamers' Thumb there will be a quick run-down of the big news along with knee jerk reactions. First things first though, the folks that will hopefully be providing a lot m... NARNIA Trailer Lands on Web
by News Editor (Tue 05-10-2005)
Moviefone.com is offering the new trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. Andrew Adamson (looking like the "love child" of John Carpenter and Steve Buscemi) does a short intro before the 2:35 trailer.Click here to view th... A Change is Going to Come
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 10-13-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Soon you'll be noticing some changes around here. Yes sir, things may never be the same at ol' TV Wasteland. What's that you say?! Nothing?! Well if I were me listening to me I'd say, "Why?" But you'r... Gearing up for WITCHBLADE season two
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Sat 06-15-2002)
On June 16, 2002, Top Cow Comics top girl, Sara Pezzini, will return to cabler TNT for a second season of WITCHBLADE the comic book adaptation that centers on the hardened NYPD homicide cop and how her life is turned upside down when she comes into posse... Weekly Genre Show Ratings (Jan. 28-Feb. 3)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 02-07-2002)
Like most of the year until now, C.S.I. rules the TV top ten, raising this week in total viewers with a new episode. Close at its heels are the last two entries in STEPHEN KING'S ROSE RED mini-series. Just behind that, almost 40 years after its thea... McCallum and Showest unveil new EPISODE II trailer
by Paul Zimmerman (Wed 03-06-2002)
Where's Jar Jar? That was the question no one was asking last night when STAR WARS: EPISODE II producer Rick McCallum offered a world premier of the new ATTACK OF THE CLONES trailer at the 2002 Showest Theatrical Distributors Convention in Las Vegas. Whil... The Technology of EPISODE II
by Paul Zimmerman (Thu 03-21-2002)
"We didn't want to just push the envelope we wanted to lick it," says producer Rick McCallum of shooting STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES entirely on digital video. Speaking before a packed room of theater owners and press in Las Vegas, Nev., ... WINDTALKERS
by Daniel Schweiger (Fri 05-17-2002)
You almost feel sorry for James Horner. Despite his Academy Award and the tons of money he gets for each plentiful score, the release of another Horner soundtrack is like seeing a gazelle being thrown to the lions. And those lions are slavering fans who l... SYMPHONY OF ENCHANTED LANDS II: THE DARK SECRET
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-11-2005)
The Italian epic metal band Rhapsody proclaims what it plays is "Symphonic Epic Hollywood Metal," coining a new term in a species of music that has already become over categorized but in their case the appellation is quite accurate (some have even called... LOST - One of Them
by Jason Davis (Fri 02-17-2006)
If only Sayid had the same cultural heritage as his American companions, he might have noticed that Henry Gale travelling from a distant land via hot air balloon had a little more in common with L. Frank Baum than English millionaire Richard Branson. Aft... ACOUSTIC TULL DUE IN MARCH
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-08-2007)
After 39 years of Jethro Tull, EMI release an acoustic collection of some of their finest songs on The Best Of Acoustic Jethro Tull.
This album coincides with the first Acoustic Jethro Tull Tour for 11 dates in the UK in March 2007.
Many Jeth... Gabriel’s Trumpet
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-01-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Perseverance Records have released a very pleasing pair of soundtracks comprising David Williams’ scores for The Prophecy (1995) and its sequel, The Prophecy II (1995). Like the similar Warlock seri... Nanobots, Cybernetics and Androids-Oh My!
by Jessica Chobot (Mon 03-12-2007)
It’s normal to go through “phases” during your life. In high school I went through varying degrees of the teeny-bopper, Sadie Hawkins dance, dating the football player group. When that got annoying I switched it up to the pseudo-intel... JJ Abrams’ Next Big Thing
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 07-08-2007)
I am an unabashed JJ Abrams fan, at least from Alias on anyway. He’s not infallible though. In fact I should probably qualify my fandom a little more. I am a fan of Abrams when he does sci-fi/fantasy/horror/action projects. I nev... "Excite Truck"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Fri 01-12-2007)
The Excite series has always caught my attention, whether it was the Excite Bike on the NES, or Excite Bike 64 for the Nintendo 64. Luck for me the series has continued to grow, and is now available on the Wii. With the Wii changing the way we play ga... "Emma: Volume One"
by Janet Houck (Sat 12-09-2006)
I’ll admit; I was skeptical that this title would ever see the light of day on US shores, even after CMX announced the license. I mean, sure, us weird Otaku with English degrees have a fondness for the Victorian era, but it’s not exactly a ... CTHULHU TALES #1
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 05-12-2006)
Anthology books rarely last long, so it's probably best that Boom! just published CTHULHU TALES as a one-shot graphic novel. However, it nicely harkens back to the EC horror titles from the 1950s, though with a distinctly Lovecraftian spin. For those unaw... Pikachu panic revisited
by Brian Thomas (Sat 06-24-2006)
In December of 1997, more than 700 people in Japan suffered mysterious seizures while watching an episode of POKÉMON. In an adventure entitled "Computer Warrior Polygon" (Episode 38) set inside a computer, Pikachu sets off a "vaccine bomb" with his electr... Hollywood Legends of Horror Collection
by Brian Thomas (Thu 10-26-2006)
Universal Studios was the House of Horror during the 1930s, but they weren�t the only studio to produce tales of terror. Following the success of DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN, MGM tried to get in on the action with a commitment to shock aimed at reprising ... Politics in Comics or The Follies of Didacticism
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-29-2006)
For anyone still unaware, veteran comic book artist Dave Cockrum passed away this past Sunday, November 26th. Mr. Cockrum was best known for his work on The Uncanny X-Men where, along with Len Wein, he created the definitive version of the team ... AVENGERS #49
by Tony Whitt (Sun 01-13-2002)
It hasn't been an easy year for the US of the Marvel Universe. Not only has it lost Captain America (albeit temporarily), Kang the Conqueror has launched a vicious attack against the nation's capital at a time when there simply aren't enough Avengers arou... SNAKES AND LADDERS
by Tony Whitt (Sat 11-10-2001)
If you buy SNAKES AND LADDERS in the hopes that it'll be another stylish and creepy horror story like the one Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell presented in FROM HELL, you're going to be disappointed. If you buy it expecting anything vaguely like WATCHMEN or ... Bill Rebane's Giant Spider Invasion Part Two
by John Thonen (Thu 05-02-2002)
Director Bill Rebane's 1975 giant spider flick, appropriately called THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION, is making its debut on DVD this week courtesy of Retromedia. Today we continue our chat with Rebane about the origins of the entertaining and well-remembered f... Azumanga Daioh Box Set (Thinpak)
by Brett Barkley (Mon 11-07-2005)
What They SayThe wait is finally over! Class is in session for the long-awaited comedy series Azumanga Daioh! Join charming Chiyo-chan, closet softie Sakaki, rambunctious Tomo, studious Yomi, bashful Kaorin, and oblivious Osaka as they brave instructors a... Tenchi in Tokyo Vol. #6
by Steve Brandon (Mon 02-18-2002)
The Review!Greetings to you Tenchi enthusiasts all across The Fruited Plain (and The True North Strong and Free, and The Land of the Rising Sun, and wherever else you have the Internet). The views expressed by the writer of this review may not be those of... New Hammer Horror Music, a DUNE soundtrack coming, MONONOKE on CD
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 12-30-2000)
Three new original Hammer film soundtracks have been released by England’s GDI label, bringing the total number of complete Hammer horror scores available on CD to eight, plus four collections. All this is great news for Hammer music aficionados, since H... Genre Get All Fs: FLINTSTONES, FREQUENCY, FINAL DESTINATION
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 05-02-2000)
When the final tallies were in, the weekend’s box office rankings turned out pretty much as expected. Really, the only question was whether it would be FINAL DESTINATION or RETURN TO ME, in a dead heat, would end up in the #10 position. Final figures gave... Creeping into the Mainstream
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-24-2007)
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another exciting Wednesday morning. I trust you’ll all walk into your neighborhood comic shops later today – if you already haven’t – and walk out a few dollars poorer, but, I... LAB RATS #1
by Tony Whitt (Tue 04-23-2002)
After reading through the first issue of LAB RATS, the newest series by veteran comic writer and artist John Byrne, I'm still not entirely sure why I'm reading it, unless it's simply because it's by John Byrne. Once upon a time, in the days before he got ... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis... Diesel Pacifies "Shorty"
by News Editor (Mon 03-07-2005)
"The Pacifier" starrig Vin Diesel beat out "Be Cool" to be the number one film at the box office over the weekend. The Walt Disney Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment produced project pulled $30.2 million. MGM's "Be Cool" landed in second place with an es... KONGS Stays on top of Holiday Box Office
by News Editor (Tue 12-27-2005)
KING KONG held the number one spot at the box office this past weekend. The film took in $31.4 million worth of tickets. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE took second place with $30.1 million, while FUN WITH DICK & JANE came in third with $23.5 mil... Bowl Weekend is No Box Office Supernova
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-01-2000)
It was a slow weekend at the box office for the genre, with no new science fiction, fantasy, or horror films opening. That should change this weekend, with the debut of SCREAM 3 from Dimension (the genre division of Miramax). In the meantime, fans had to ... Kerr Smith: From DAWSON'S CREEK to Facing Death.
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 03-18-2000)
On DAWSON’S CREEK, Kerr Smith plays a sensitive character, but when he had the chance for a change of pace, he leapt at it. In FINAL DESTINATION, he plays Jack, the insensitive lout who shows little gratitude when Alex (Devon Sawa) has a premonition that ... Irish 'Outlaw'
by Michael Tunison (Fri 08-17-2001)
When Colin Farrell was growing up in Dublin, Ireland, the idea that he might someday get the chance to play a gunslinging western hero like the ones he loved to watch on the telly must have seemed about as likely as taking a trip to the moon. Even today F... THE MUSKETEER
by Michael Tunison (Fri 09-07-2001)
The ad tagline for THE MUSKETEER boasts that this umpteenth screen version of Alexandre Dumas' 1844 high-adventure classic THE THREE MUSKETEERS will present the familiar story of D'Artagnan and company "As You've Never Seen It Before." Note the careful wo... Something Wonderful From Something Weird!
by Andrew Hershberger (Sun 10-14-2001)
Fans of obscure cinema have had much to rejoice about since Mike Vraney started his beloved Something Weird Video label. Since the company's inception in the early '90s, Mr. Vraney has been responsible for bringing, and in many cases saving, delightful ge... THE ONE and Only James Wong Part One
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 11-02-2001)
Writer-director James Wong and his THE ONE star Jet Li might be roughly the same age, but Wong has no illusions about the differences between himself and the Hong Kong superstar."I think he was already a Wu Shu master, or a prodigy I guess, [at age 11]," ... DUNE: Alec Newman and John Harrison
by Steve Fritz (Mon 11-27-2000)
To hear director John Harrison`s take on Alec Newman, it was almost a miracle that he ever hired the young actor to play Dune`s Paul Atreides. `I had set out very early on to look for somebody that was a brilliant young actor to do the role,` said Harriso... TITAN A.E. on Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 11-07-2000)
When Titan A.E. came out this summer, its poor box office performance put an end to Fox’s animation studio. So in a way, you have to give them credit for not giving up on the film, for going the extra length to put out a special edition DVD presentation f... SUPERMAN III: The Man of Steel Meets Richard Pryor
by Edward Gross (Fri 04-21-2000)
Straight continuity. That`s the way director Richard Lester describes the genesis of Superman III, a sequel that had to be produced given the worldwide success of the first two entries in the series. The question, however, was where to take the Man of Ste... X-MEN's Sabretooth: Tyler Mane
by Craig D. Reid (Fri 07-07-2000)
Well, X-MEN fans, we`re a week away from a film we`ll either love or hate. We`ll love it because we`ve been waiting since 1963, or we`ll hate it because all the commercialism and hype surrounding the thing border on overkill and getting interviews with c... DARK ANGEL: Charles Eglee
by Edward Gross (Mon 10-23-2000)
The vibe has been there for the past several months, and Dark Angel has more than lived up to the expectations of everyone involved. Taking place 20 years in the future, when America’s technology has been rendered virtually useless by the explosion of a n... DEEP RED on Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 10-31-2000)
This important DVD release (part of Anchor Bay’s `Dario Argento Collection`) came out earlier in the year, but with Halloween upon us, now seems like a good time to review it. Deep Red is one of the most important films in the career of Italian horror mae... Lukyanenko’s WATCH Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-09-2007)
With Timur Bekmambetov’s latest Night Watch film adaptation smashing box office records in Russia (yet again) and the film still fresh in the states from its US debut this past June, author Sergei Lukyanenko has officially put Russia on the map for ... Offbeat Observations
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-15-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another catastrophic adventure into Comicscape. My scheduled interview for this week fell through, so I’ve reduced myself to one of those pithy observational columns. Fortunately, Wizard World Chicago wra... Gyo Vol.#02
by Josephine Fortune (Fri 12-02-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Junji ItoTranslated by:Yuji OnikiAdapted by:What They SayThe terrifying conclusion! Can Tadashi save the horribly mutated Kaori from a fate worse than death - or can he even save himself? And even if Kaori can be saved, will ... Crimson Hero Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Sat 12-17-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mitsuba TakanashiTranslated by:Naoko AmemiyaAdapted by:What They SayNobara's family wants her to inherit the role of "young mistress," serving rich patrons at her family's old-fashioned Japanese restaurant. No thanks! When Nob... Hunter x Hunter Vol.#08
by Danielle Van Gorder (Tue 04-24-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshihiro TogashiTranslated by:Lillian OlsenAdapted by:Lillian OlsenWhat They SayGon\'s going home to share his Hunter success with Aunt Mito, but Whale Island has a surprise in store for Gon - a message from his father to \"c... Yakitate!! Japan Vol.#11
by Sakura Eries (Tue 06-03-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takashi HashiguchiTranslated by:Noritaka MinamiAdapted by:Jake ForbesWhat They SayKazuma and company face another uniquely unconventional challenge in the semifinals of the Monaco Cup: they must prepare tasty loaves of sports ... Maniac Road (aka Manii Road/Road of Maniac) Vol.#02
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 02-03-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kurihashi ShinusukeTranslated by:Joanna SchugAdapted by:What They SayWith the Maniac Road store now open for business, it soon becomes the high point of Akihabara as Takezou strives to make it the best otaku shop around. Thing... Ranma 1/2: Digital Dojo Season 1 Box Set
by Bryan McAvoy (Mon 02-18-2002)
The Review!Well, color me surprised, Ranma is a funny, well animated and very entertaining show. With the VHS tapes costing 30 bucks a shot, I never really considered it. In a way I'm happy about this, as I've saved a ton of money, but I'm also a little d... Martian Successor Nadesico Perfect Collection (Thinpak)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 01-07-2008)
What They SayThe Earth, the Moon, and our Martian Colonies are under alien attack and our space fleets are powerless to stop the invasion. Disgusted by the incompentence of the Terran military, the independent arms manufacturer Nergal builds its own space... Innocent Venus Vol. #2
by Bryan Morton (Tue 12-11-2007)
What They SayThe question becomes “Who can you trust?” Our little quartet of fugitives is on the run... for their lives. No matter where they seem to hide, Phantom smokes them out. The rebels must do everything they can to stay alive, but more... Chinese Ghost Story, A
by Roman Martel (Thu 02-07-2002)
The Review!Overall Rating: 3.5
(on a scale of 1-5)
-Disc Ratings-
Sound: 5
Picture: 5
Menu: 3
Presentation: 3
Goodies: 4
Overall: 4
-Artistic Ratings-
Animation: 3
Sound: 4
Plot: 4
Acting: Cantonese: 4
English: 2
Music: 4
Overall: 3.5
Intro
... NieA_7 Vol. #1
by Mike Dungan (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!Audio: I watched this disc in both Japanese and English. The dialogue and music came through clearly, but not especially so.
Video: The colors are soft but lush, lending and ethereal quality to much of the disc. I noticed no real problems with... Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Vol.#01
by Greg Hackmann (Wed 12-26-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Natsuki Takaya Translated by:Alethea & Athena NibleyAdapted by:Kelly Sue DeConnick & Jake ForbesWhat They SayCan\'t Miss Collector\'s Item: It\'s Furuba--The Ultimate Edition! Featuring a premium hardcover treatment with Fruit... There's a Pan-Dimension in My Ice Box, Part 5
by His Lordship Chaos (-)
Part V: Diagonally Parked in a Parallel World
You ever have one of those rants where you wake up after a wild all-weekend Animefest (and Sake binge), only to find yourself handcuffed to a Ctarl-Ctarl and on a ship bound for Jurai?
Well...me neither. But... STAR TREK: VOYAGER - Roxann Dawson Directs
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 11-02-1999)
This season, Roxann Dawson, STAR TREK: VOYAGER’s B’Elanna Torres, became the first female cast member to direct an episode of the show and one of the few women to direct any TREK ever. The episode, `Riddles,` penned by Rob Doherty from a story by science ... Genre Films in the '90s: Blockbuster Feeding Frenzy
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-11-2000)
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror were once considered cult genres of interest only to a select few, but that changed in 1977 with STAR WARS. The blockbuster mentality engendered by that film continued throughout the ‘80s and reached even larger propor... SUPERMAN II: Making the Sequel
by Edward Gross (Fri 04-07-2000)
Although Superman: The Movie was a monumental cinematic undertaking and one of the most talked-about creative battles between director and producers, Richard Donner fully expected to complete the filming of Superman II, which he had begun shooting simulta...