... known as AlPacino. This is a man who has been in the industry for quite a long time now and a man whom has played roles that will leave an everlasting imprint on our movie trivia infested brains. If you had a problem with Samuel L. Jackson’...
This weekend, legendary actor AlPacino's new comedy SIMONE debuts. Pacino stars as Hollywood producer Viktor Taransky who creates a computer generated actress called Simone (Rachel Roberts) who soon shoots to superstardomall but eclipsing her creator in ...
AlPacino's new comedy SIMONE features the legendary actor as Viktor Taransky, a Hollywood filmmaker who creates a computer generated actress called Simone (Rachel Roberts). Simone quickly shoots to superstardom, but Taransky soon finds that his creation ...
Matthew McConaughey, AlPacino and Rene Russo will star in TWO FOR THE MONEY, a new drama/thriller scheduled to start filming in August. D.J. Caruso (TAKING LIVES) will direct the Morgan Creek production from a script by Dan Gilroy (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3)...
Director Steven Soderbergh and Warner Bros. has signed AlPacino to star in OCEAN'S THIRTEEN. He joins a cast which already includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac and Ellen Barkin.The plot is being kept under ...
Stone Village Pictures has picked up the remake rights to the 1955 French heist film, RIFIFI. AlPacino will star and Harold Becker will direct this contemporized version.The story centers on a career thief who, upon leaving prison, discovers his wife has...
Millennium Films & Emmett/Furla Films have set Robert De Niro and AlPacino to star in RIGHTEOUS KILL. This will be only their second time on screen together -- HEAT was there first.
The actors will play cops chaings a...
AlPacino and Robert De Niro teaming up again (HEAT-1995) as partners in a thriller? Alright, this movie has my attention. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Overture Films has picked up the North American distribution rights to the crime thriller ...
...er Burke (AlPacino). Not only does Burke paint a much livelier picture of the future for James if James will embark on the Company path, but there are hints that Burke knew James' father, a Shell Oil executive (or was he?) who died mysteriously in 199...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL spoke with AlPacino and Colin Farrell about their upcoming THE RECRUIT, in which Pacino plays a CIA vet that brings the younger Farrell aboard the agency.Farrell speaks of Pacino admiringly. "What was great to see was that, after so ma...
...e film by AlPacino) as he works his way up the ladder of Miami's underworld. No word yet if you'll be able to snort a pound of blow and then blow your would-be assassins away with a combination machine gun/rocket-propelled grenade launcher, but here's...
...treep and AlPacino. Intrada describes the score: "Thomas Newman contributes one of his richest works with multi-textured score. Large orchestra is emphasized but variety of intricate colors remain a Newman signature. Haunting sounds of violin, clarine...
...nd though AlPacino declined to be involved with the game, as reported earlier Robert Duvall and James Caan will lend their voices. Click here to read the full article.For more on the game click here.
...onaughey, AlPacino, and Rene Russo. The film, which opens on October 7th, tells of a former college football star who engages in the sports-gambling business together with a star bookie. No word yet on a soundtrack release. Music from the movies has p...
Early box office returns for the weekend of January 31 to February 2 place the AlPacino - Colin Farrell spy thriller THE RECRUIT atop the heap with openers FINAL DESTINATION 2 and BIKER BOYZ roaring along behind.It also appears that this is the weekend t...
...ave heard AlPacino screaming, "Say hello to my little friend!" in SCAREFACE. One of my favorite horror films is John Carpenter's THE THING, a brilliant film in its own right and an equally solid remake. Both the original and the remake each hold their...
...featuring AlPacino chewing scenery like nobody�s business.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES II (Flixe, 8pm PST)The seldom seen Wes Craven directed follow up to his classic film featuring cannibals trying to survive in the desert.
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GHOST WHISPERER (CB...
...Taransky (AlPacino) is in the process of getting what's left of his career trashed by super-temperamental movie star Nicola Anders (Winona Ryder), who quits Taransky's latest epic in a huff mid-shoot. The studio, headed by Taransky's ex-wife Elaine (C...
This week saw another high profile genre pic crash and burn at the same time another genre hit, SIGNS, regains the top spot at the box office. The synthetic actor dramedy SIMONE, starring AlPacino, opened in ninth place despite a huge ad campaign and glo...
...sa Tomei, AlPacino won that year for SCENT OF A WOMAN. I'm talking about TRAINING DAY at 8 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8Willow is captured by a skin-eating demon in tonight's all-new BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (UPN, 8 p.m.). Ewww, it's not Goldmember is...
...tation of AlPacino in SCARFACE, so who knows? Bizarre cast includes Brent Spiner, Jennifer Esposito and Bo Derek. Commentrak by Carvey & director Perry Blake.[ ] MIKE HAMMER: SONG BIRD (MTI) Stacey Keach may not be the best Mike ...
The second full trailer for Righteous Kill, the next team effort for AlPacino and Robert De Niro, has popped up online courtesy of Overture Films. Technically, this is the third film featuring the actors though they had no scenes together in The Godfathe...
... Niro and AlPacino again being a point of interest for audiences to hit the theaters. Unfortunately for the indie distributor, that just doesn’t seem to be the case here. The film only pulled in another $3.8 mil in 7th place this weekend and has...
Thespian Robert De Niro is moving from one police thriller to another, though this time, he will be without a budget. After recently wrapping up work with AlPacino on Righteous Kill, the actor is reportedly nearing a deal to co-star alongside Mel Gibson ...
... if I see AlPacino. It's exciting if I see Dustin Hoffman or Jack
Nicholson. I have to go take a picture with those guys. I frame it and put it
up. That's history to me. That's Hollywood history to me.
I'm not
going to be the type of person that...
From The Hollywood Reporter:
Nu Image/Millennium Films has unveiled its action-filled slate for this week's European Film Market in Berlin. The lineup includes the cop drama "Righteous Kill" starring Robert De Niro and AlPacino, the thriller...
...icholson, AlPacino and John Wayne all have 3 films each. -- Diane Keaton is the most represented actress with 4 films on the list; Grace Kelly and Talia Shire each have 3 entries. To compile the final list, AFI distributed a ballot with 500 nominate...
A reel life, much like a real one, is full of peaks and valleys. For veteran actor Martin Landau early peaks would be appearing in films like North By Northwest and Cleopatra and playing on television in classic genre series Mission: Impossible and Space:...
...rime boss AlPacino. With featurettes and more. (O) DON’T LOOK FOR ME (Home Vision) A woman tries to give up her career as a contract killer in this German thriller. (O) EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND Complete Eighth Season (HBO) (O) FAMILY CLASSICS 100...
...lie Bank (AlPacino). When Bank cuts him out of the deal, Reuben has a heart attack, with depression impeding his recovery. Naturally, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the other nine members of his gang of master thieves drop everything in order to lau...
...alongside AlPacino and Gene Hackman-this despite a complete inability to speak dialogue without sounding like he'd just been hit in the skull with a plank of wood. O'Donnell's an actor, in short, who makes one long for the playful, layered nuance of a...
...eNiro and AlPacino were reuniting for the first time since they starred opposite each other in 1995’s Heat.
This time around, however, we found that they have a new cop thriller planned where they’re working together as partners instead ...
... Hoffman, AlPacino Geoffrey Rush, Samuel L Jackson churn out performances in such a wide variety, they leave audiences in awe at times. From tapping an artistic composer’s imagination to shooting a drug dealing cop, these guys truly know how ...
...MONE, the AlPacino virtual girlfriend drama from Andrew Niccol (302 066 387 2), and Nicholas Pike’s murder thriller score, FEAR DOT COM (302 066 388 2). Due for release on September 10th is a lavish new recording of Franz Waxman’s classic Hitchc...
...ctor is? AlPacino. Robert DeNiro. Jodie Foster. Anything less than the best and I'll pick them out on their faults. American anime VA are about 100 miles from the type of actor Pacino is. There's no comparison. English dubs of the past were bet...
...ve years."AlPacino took home the statue for Male Actor In A TV Movie Or Mini-Series for his portrayal of Roy Cohn in ANGELS IN AMERICA, presented by Mark Ruffalo and Andie MacDowell. Backstage he said it was "quite a surprise," as he didn't know the o...
...john yes, alpacino, sean penn and patricia arquette to name a few...gigiedgley I didn`t realize how courageous one has to be to be in this business. Jackie Chan. Heheheee. Wanna do all my own stunts. Julliet lewis. In the area of sci-fi Patrick Stewa...
...tors like AlPacino, Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Robert DeNiro as influences, Gere nevertheless found herself in what some may consider the marginalized world of pornography. First appearing in a photo shoot for PENTHOUSE, Gere starred in an enormou...
...ENTO, the AlPacino-starring INSOMNIA), sums up the appeal of working with his partner more succinctly."Look, you just want to work with the best directors you can period," Clooney says. "That's sort of the gig."For his part, Soderbergh is as full of ...
...It’s like AlPacino: you look forward to what he does in each new movie; I look forward to you seeing the performance from the Raptors and the T-Rex and the Spinosaur. They’re pretty amazing characters, and you are more into their heads than you ever w...
The first teaser trailer for the re-teaming of AlPacino and Robert De Niro (Heat) in Righteous Kill has been released online courtesy of Overture Films. The upcoming serial killer thriller stars AlPacino, Robert De Niro, 50 Cent, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wa...
...o-staring AlPacino in which Williams plays a murderer. It all started when Williams asked his agent to "look for one [dark character] and he found three. He found one character in ONE HOUR PHOTO, which was the first one, and then SMOOCHY came through ...
... Michael (AlPacino) has returned from World War II and attends his sister Connie's (Talia Shire) wedding, with his WASPy girlfriend Kay (Diane Keaton) in tow. The Corleones are of Sicilian descent, a fact that Michael for all his college-educated, ma...
Tuesday August 13th at the Mann National in Westwood, New Line Cinema held the premiere for SIMONE. The film is a story about a movie director (AlPacino) who creates the first totally believable synthetic actress so he can finish a failing film. Simone, ...
...eran cop (AlPacino) and his partner who travel to Alaska to help an old friend with the investigation of the brutal murder of a young girl in a small town. There’s lots of thrills and suspense here, but the film is really a character study with Pacino...
A fire broke out on the set of AlPacino and Robert De Niro's upcoming crime thriller RIGHTEOUS KILL, says the Hollywood Reporter. Around 4 am, an electrical charge caused the fire inside the Mechanics and Farmers Bank in Bridgeport, Conn. This film is th...
The trailer for the much buzzed about SIMONE has finally hit the web. For those of you scratching your head, SIMONE stars AlPacino as a film producer who creates a beautiful CGI actress for one of his films only to watch her career explode in Hollywood a...
Four months after its theatrical release, the Colin Farrell/AlPacino thriller THE RECRUIT is now out on VHS and DVD. Farrell stars as rookie CIA graduate James Clayton who is taken under the wing by experienced agent Walter Burke (Pacino) who advises h...
... starring AlPacino and Robert De Niro and they also have an action thriller adaptation of the John Burdett novel Bangkok Eight to worry about...
They want an interim agreement and for his part, Nu Image co-head Avi Lerner seems a bit frustrated...
C...
...e between AlPacino and Robert De Niro, two great masterminds feeling each other out. Mine now tries to uncover the secrets behind Ryousuke, while he tries to impede her investigations by remaining close to Mine but without the ability to control her.C...
...long with AlPacino, Kathleen Turner and others. In addition, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, who appeared in the Voyager episode `Good Shepherd,` was nominated along with his band for Best Rock Album (The Battle of Los Angeles) and Bes...
In an interesting new marketing strategy, New Line Cinema is producing websites for fake films, but ones which play a big role in S1M0NE, the new AlPacino film about a producer who conquers Hollywood with a CGI actress. The new site for the film, which c...
...ravalian (AlPacino) and the challenges of his new play, his leading lady, and his dallying wife. This CD is limited to 2,000 copies. Legendary pianist/jazz artists/film composer George Grusin, noted for his much-loved scores for On Golden Pon...
...n. Name's AlPacino -- you may have heard of him.I thought Oceans 11 was a solid B+ movie, but Oceans 12 backtracked to a B- in my book. I wasn't planning on seeing this in theaters, and still likely won't, but I thought the trailer was effective...
...New Line) AlPacino is a film director that falls in love with a computer (just like George Lucas!) when his leading lady is replaced by a digital actress. Includes deleted scenes and documentary.[] Snow Queen (Artisan) Bridget Fonda stars in thi...
...infamy of AlPacino as Cuban crime lord Tony Montana is more widespread today than it was when the movie first debuted. Posters and t-shirts of the Cuban drug kingpin are sold to hip-hop and urban youth and rap artists have sampled and taken inspiratio...
Tony Montana is 10-inches tall.Mezco Toys has announced that it will release a line of action figures based on Brian De Palma's 1983 movie SCARFACE which starred AlPacino as the cheeky Cuban crime lord. Mezco's license from Universal Studios allows the t...
...authentic AlPacino likeness, including the trademark scar and tattoo. Each figure includes a hand-numbered display base. The figure was designed by the Sideshow Collectibles Figure Team. It was sculpted by Andy Bergholtz.The item will ship third quart...
... L.A. cop AlPacino tries to keep master thief Robert De Niro from knocking over an armored car. Special edition features additional scenes, commentrak, featurettes and more.(O) HELLEVATOR: THE BOTTLED FOOLS (Media Blasters) Trippy Japanese sci-f...
What They SayThe great war between the Earth Federation and the Duchy of Zeon is almost over. At the neutral space colony of Libot, the Federation secretly constructs a powerful new Gundam mobile suit. And in this colony, so far untouched by the conflict,...
Batman Begins by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-28-2005)
Genre:Action/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/"Batman"); Michael Caine (Alfred); Katie Holmes (Rachel); Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard); Morgan Freeman...
What They SayWhile Al defends himself against the transmuted Barry the Chopper, Ed discovers more about the dark alchemic experiments deep within Lab Five. But the biggest threat of all may be Ed\'s own morality, as he\'s tempted with the ultimate power h...
Devoted to Smallville Website had the opportunity to talk with Executive Producer Al Gough yesterday about the site, all the fans online as well as what they have planned for the rest of the season. Some great topics came out such as the new triangle betw...
"Going into sweeps, we get to tell some very interesting stories and some darker stories, especially when you get into the Luthors. And that's been a lot more fun. Lex is definitely taking a darker turn this year," Al Gough told The Continuum. More...
KryptonSite has interviewed Smallville Executive Producer Al Gough and among other things, has gotten to the bottom of things about whether or not Adam Knight is indeed Bruce Wayne. Plus, Krypto and a few other tidbits! Spoiler warning.
'Smallville' executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar will be spoke at the Writers Guild of America West in LA on Thursday, August 21 at 7:30 PM as part of the Writers Guild Foundation's Writers on Writing series...
YAHOO! Entertainment News runs a Reuters obituary for cartoonist Al Hirschfeld, who died in his sleep Monday at 99 in Manhattan.His unmistakable work had appeared in the pages of the New York Times and other publications for seven decades. The particular ...
In the current issue of "Dreamwatch" (#117), series co-creator and executive producer Al Gough talks to the UK magazine to discuss season three and what is next for Smallville. Click to view a preview scan of the printed interview and as a special bonus, ...
A scooper found a link to this page where you can check out the first two pictures of Ken Watanabe ("The Last Samurai") as Ra's Al Ghul on the set of Warner Bros.' Batman Begins!
"Again, I think the Lana, Lex, Clark triangle is always the key triangle of the show and, quite frankly, something that we couldn't play until season 5," says 'Smallville' producer Al Gough. "And, you know, it seems to us that the natural evolution, wheth...
If you've got burning Smallville questions, you've come to the right place. Smallville head honcho Al Gough will be answering your questions right here on TVGuide.com in a few weeks. So get a head start and post your questions below now.
"The theme is the rise of Lex Luthor. You're definitely going to see the more ruthless Lex Luthor you know from the comic books really start to emerge," says 'Smallville' producer Al Gough. "The season will also be about the corruption of good - not only ...
TV Guide has kindly given the Superman Homepage a sneak peek at this article, in which Al Gough reveals the following details about Lana and Lex...
"You'll definitely see them getting closer toward the end of the season. Look, he's rich and he's sexy a...
In a new interview for Tarzan fansite www.tarzan.cc, comics legend Neal Adams discusses his history in the industry, including his co-creation of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul, and even ackowledges his part in inspiring the look for the Dark Knight in "Batm...
From the United Hollywood site, 'Smallville' showrunner Al Gough offers fans an incentive to support the WGA strike and their Pencils2Moguls campaign.
So, Miles and I were sitting around the other day (which is what writers do when they can't write and...
Al Gough talks to SCI FI Magazine in their April 2004 issue and Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lana) is listed in their "25 Sexiest Women in Sci Fi." Click to read more...
What They SayThe great war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon is almost over. At the neutral space colony of Libott, the federation secretly constructs a powerful new Gundam mobile suit. Untouched by the conflict, a little boy named...
What They SayThe ARMS boys are getting their act together... and they\'re taking it on the road. After a busy day at school they head home to regroup with young Al Bowen in tow. Ryo is reunited with his mother, Misa, and Hayato returns to the far less tra...
Well kids, here we are with another comic movie column. For those of you that never leave the house and still think your copy of SPAWN #1 is worth $80, BATMAN BEGINS opened on Wednesday last week. Critics have rightfully praised it as both an engaging cha...
There are rumors swirling around some anonymous message board posts that some are taking seriously. Said message board posts claim that Warner Bros. features had allegedly worked out a deal with 'Smallville' creators and executive producers for Tom Wellin...
If you hadn't caught on yet, COMICSCAPE didn't run yesterday because of the Fourth of July holiday. As UPS doesn't deliver on federal holidays, the new comics didn't hit the shops until today. I hope everyone had a happy holiday and didn't lose any finger...
"Much is coming up. We've introduced Lois Lane; that's obviously the big thing," say 'Smallville' producer Al Gough about the new season. "We're also going to meet the Flash and Mr. Mxyzptlk, who will not be an imp from the Fifth dimension, but a really, ...
"I think I know what they are planning on doing for the new 'Batman'film," Harry Knowles tells his readers at Ain't It Cool News. "This report doesn't seem to know, but it has the key clues. I believe that Christopher Nolan and David Goyer have decided to...
From "Japan Today", Ken Watanabe appearing as ninja cult leader Ra's Al-Ghul in 'Batman Begins'. It's the same picture we saw earlier in the week, only slightly larger.
Smallville's Al Gough spoke to KryptonSite about character relationships as well as future appearances by Green Arrow or the Martian Manhunter. He denies any plans for spin-offs at this time.
Ed Zwick (THE LAST SAMURAI, LEGENDS OF THE FALL) will direct the film adaptation of THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN, based on the fantasy novel written by Guy Gavriel Kay. Zwick will make the film for Warner Bros. from a screenplay by Vera Blasi.Kay's novel weaves...
"We're superhero-ed out at this point. After "Spider-Man 2," we did "Iron Man" for New Line. And then we're in season 4 of "Smallville," so we're done with the superheroes for the time being," says Al Gough.
More on all three projects...
Preface to the PrefaceThe following is a rant. As such, I expect some readers to agree wholeheartedly, and others to write unkind things about me and my family. For next week, feel free to step in the ring: e-mail me at comicscape@cinescape.com or at ku...
Just in time for Smallville's 100th episode, KryptonSite has interviewed Smallville's executive producer Alfred Gough, who talks about the 100th episode, the upcoming Aquaman project, Brainiac, Cyborg, and Lois Lane, and he also reveals who will play Jor-...
Interested in the Lana Lang's new tattoo and her new boyfriend Jason Teague? Devoted to Smallville got the scoop from Smallville's Executive Producer and Co-Creator Alfred Gough regarding Lana's new storyline for the upcoming fourth season in a recent int...
What They SayEdward Elric changed the night he trapped his younger brother\'s spirit in the unfeeling steel of an ancient suit of armor. That night, Edward and Alphonse exploited the clandestine science of Alchemy to attempt the unthinkable - resurrect th...
What They SayForced to go on foot after their vehicle explodes, Al questions Ed for the first time about the direction of their mission, prompting a heated brawl. With the half-snake, half-woman Marta as their guide, Ed and Al arrive at the ruins of Ishba...
Sonicnet.com
reports that Sammy Hagar has reunited with a former Van Halen member to record a
single that may show up on the Spider-Man soundtrack.
Hagar and former
band mate Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony will team with Journey axe man Neil
Sch...
An unnamed source for Batman-on-Film.com says, "One name I've heard more than once associated with Ra's is Daniel Day Lewis; but please take this as strictly rumor."
What They SayEver since Ed and Al attempted human transmutation, they have desperately avoided one person: their childhood teacher Izumi. Bearing dreadlocks, an iron will and incredible alchemic skills, she is horrified that Ed and Al used her teachings t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sanami MatohTranslated by:Adrienne BeckAdapted by:Joll FreshneyWhat They SayAl Foster is a private detective whose workaday life suddenly shakes up with the arrival of 13-year-old Rai Spencer, youngest son of the billionaire S...
What They SayIt is 1923 in Munich. Two years have passed since Edward Elric\'s sacrifice ripped him out of his world and into ours, separating him from his younger brother, Alphonse. In that time, Ed\'s continued research into rocketry has allied him with...
What They SayAt the end of destiny, after light and darkness have smeared into a dim, grey haze surrounding your every thought where will peace be found? When harsh lessons wrapped in blood and tears are learned and the journey has spread over eons and fa...
What They SayThe quest for the Philosopher\'s Stone is wrought with madness. Beings without souls mingle in the shadows with unnatural half-man, half-animal beasts. Armies are driven by secret devils. As the Elrics dig into the darkest realms of humanity,...
What They SayEdward Elric faces his destiny and the burdens of his actions as the chaos surrounding the quest for the Philosopher\'s Stone reaches full boil. Alliances shift and factions fracture when horrible secrets and undeniable truths glare in the li...
There are moments in 88 Minutes where it seems possible that none of its creative engineers fully thought it through on either the macro or micro level. For a movie with a protagonist, AlPacino’s Dr. Jack Gramm, who is a forensic psychiatrist, the ...
What They SayThe hobbled Elrics return to their childhood village for the first time in four years. As the Rockbells construct Ed\'s new limbs, the boys sift through the ashes they left behind. While Al comes to the fearful realization that his memories a...
What They SayThe FullmetalAlchemist, Edward Elric, is given his first assignment. He is to inspect the coalmines of Youswell, a task he believes to be Mustang\'s attempt to deter his search for the Philosopher\'s Stone. Ignoring direct orders Ed and Al t...
Greetings, and welcome to another edition of "Readers Take Aim" on this week's COMICSCAPE. Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on BATMAN BEGINS, particularly those that didn't care for the film. It seems counterintuitive to welcome disag...
What They SayEver since Ed and Al attempted human transmutation, they have desperately avoided one person: their childhood teacher, Izumi. Bearing dreadlocks, an iron will, and incredible alchemic skills, she is horrified that Ed and Al used her teachings...
What They SayEver since Ed and Al attempted human transmutation, they have desperately avoided one person: their childhood teacher, Izumi. Bearing dreadlocks, an iron will, and incredible alchemic skills, she is horrified that Ed and Al used her teachings...
I guess everyone took their happy pills this week. I got a surprisingly constructive batch of reader mail about SIN CITY, with little in the way of name calling, death threats, or unsavory comments about any of my female relatives. It's like you were al...
What They SayIt is 1923 in Munich. Two years have passed since Edward Elric\'s sacrifice ripped him out of his world and into ours, separating him from his younger brother, Alphonse. In that time, Ed\'s continued research into rocketry as allied him with ...
What They SayDeep within the confines of a secret State laboratory Ed\'s morality will be put to the ultimate test, even as elsewhere Al is left to battle for both his life and his sanity. As rumors of military corruption and conspiracy draw others into t...
What They SayThe FullmetalAlchemist, Edward Elric, is given his first assignment. He is to inspect the coalmines of Youswell, a task he believes to be Mustang’s attempt to deter his search for the Philosopher’s Stone. Ignoring direct orders E...
What They SayThe FullmetalAlchemist, Edward Elric, is given his first assignment. He is to inspect the coalmines of Youswell, a task he believes to be Mustang’s attempt to deter his search for the Philosopher’s Stone. Ignoring direct orders E...
What They SayA serial killer stalks the streets of Central, searching for his state-sponsored prey. He is a refugee, a loner from a land scarred from the wounds of war, tortured by memories of a happier time. His mandate is from the heavens: exterminate a...
What They SayWhile Al defends himself against the transmuted Barry the Chopper, Ed discovers more about the dark alchemic experiments deep within Lab Five. But the biggest threat of all may be Ed\'s own morality, as he\'s tempted with the ultimate power h...
Last week's admittedly meandering column about sex and women in popular comics didn't garner much mail, but it lit the comment section on fire. I thought that a column about everybody's favorite subject (or at least mine and Al's) would at least get me a ...
What They SayWhile Al defends himself against the transmuted Barry the Chopper, Ed discovers more about the dark alchemic experiments deep within Lab Five. But the biggest threat of all may be Ed\'s own morality, as he\'s tempted with the ultimate power h...
What They SayEdward faces his destiny and the burdens of his actions as chaos surrounding the quest for the Philosopher\'s Stone reaches full boil. Alliances shift and factions fracture when horrible secrets and undeniable truths glare in the light of day...
What They SayThe boys are separated when kidnappers take Al to their hideout, leaving Ed frantic to find his brother. Izumi steps in to help her proteges as always, and finds they\'ve learned something from life she never could have taught them alone: res...
On a marginally-unrelated-to-comics note, REVENGE OF THE SITH will kick your ass and those of your children. It's the best of the STAR WARS prequel trilogy and better than RETURN OF THE JEDI. I've already seen it twice and I'll probably see it again befor...
Greetings and welcome to yet another COMICSCAPE, and on a week when the books don't ship until Thursday, no less (damn holidays!). Last week, I threw together an admittedly uninspired "Best of 2005" column, but even I'm entitled to suck once in a while. R...
Following last December’s surprise success of the first season, Sleeper Cell: American Terror returns with another raw, powerhouse mini-series on government, religion, terrorism, and torture. Garnering a Golden Globe nomination for Best Mini-Seri...
You probably noticed that my colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, wrote last week's column. I had to return to New Orleans for a few days to help my parents with their house (hurricane, flooding), so I called Al and told him I'd turn over more evid...
What They SayThe boys are separated when kidnappers take Al to their hideout, leaving Ed frantic to find his brother. Izumi steps in to help her proteges as always, and finds they\'ve learned something from life she never could have taught them alone: res...
The cinematic equivalent of a cerebral aneurysm, HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS stands as both one of Al Adamson’s finest collage films and a fumigator for ridding the house of those pesky, quipping, intellectual types who won’t watch a film past the 10 sec...
What They SayEdward faces his destiny and the burdens of his actions as chaos surrounding the quest for the Philosopher\'s Stone reaches full boil. Alliances shift and factions fracture when horrible secrets and undeniable truths glare in the light of day...
What They SayThe Elrics return to Eastern Headquarters to report their progress – which, as Mustang points out, is none. Ed and Al leave for the countryside to search for Doctor Marcoh, a State Alchemist who deserted during the Eastern Rebellion and...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ryoji Minagawa and Kyoichi NanatsukiTranslated by:Katy BridgesAdapted by:What They SayWhen Ryo and Hayato find out that the third ARMs kid is Takashi Tomoe, the new transfer student at their school, the mysterious Egrigori org...
What They SayWith reinforcements seeking to help the Elric brothers, they are soon on the path to Ishbal once more. Between the flood of new questions and the trickling flow of answers, this site of the mysterious war looks to be their only source for tru...
What They SayAl prompts a heated brawl with Ed by questioning him about the direction of their mission for the first time. The half-snake, half-woman Marta then leads the two brothers to the ruins of Ishbal and reveals the devastating cause of the Ishbala...
Almost everybody likes a happy story. Is it any wonder why? Happy stories are easy to watch, make us laugh, and they can provide a much needed break from reality. However, they're not perfect. Sad tales can grip and challenge us as much or more than upbea...
What They SayAs children, brothers Edward and Alphonse used the clandestine science of Alchemy to try the unthinkable - resurrect their dead mother. They failed, unleashing an alchemic reaction that ripped their bodies apart.
Four years later, Ed and Al...
Struggling to survive, the reality of how bad the XAT situation has turned becomes all to real to the few that are still left.
What They Say:
Al and Brad start showing subtle signs of Amalgamation, but Amanda and Hermann are unaffected. Amidst the infer...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiromu ArakawaTranslated by:Akira WatanabeAdapted by:What They SayWhere did Alphonse Elric go during the few short minutes he was wiped from existence, body and soul? From a secret lair in the city of Dublith, a group of outca...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Makoto Inoue (Original Concept: Hiromu Arakawa)Translated by:Alexander O. SmithAdapted by:What They SayAn original story translated from the Japanese! The Elric brothers travel to the ghost town of Xenotime - once a prosperous...
After last week’s insanity over the scheduling change that wasn’t, no one responded to my column about 52. I don’t really blame you, given the overwhelmingly negative reaction to the move. But, rest assured, dear readers: ...
Readers often lambaste comic writers for screwing up their favorite characters. From EMERALD TWILIGHT to IDENTITY CRISIS to CIVIL WAR, nothing burns comic fans more than a wildly out-of-character depiction of a treasured childhood icon. Writer Ron Marz ...
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of watching your credit card bill skyrocket like the national deficit. Yes, I'm hooked, too. So, don't feel bad. You've only got your wife to answer to. This week features the second (and much lo...
Greetings, fellow crack addicts. Yes, I just said you were all addicted to crack-cocaine. Metaphorically speaking, we all are. I assure you, the guy behind the counter at your comic shop is a half-step above the schmuck pushing dope at the public high sch...
Take away Iron Man`s armor, and you`ve got a brilliant but alcoholic playboy. Take away King Arthur`s armor, and you`ve got a charismatic but naked Brit. Take away Doctor Doom`s armor, and you`ll just make him mad…and brother, that`s never a good idea.But...
Greetings, Maniacs. Welcome to another week of comic shopping on Thursday. I hope you didn’t break down sobbing at the counter yesterday afternoon when you tried to pick up your books. I remember one Internet journalist describi...
What They SayThe Chapel Children are just an average bunch of kids – except that they\'re not. A hundred times smarter than normal adults and a thousand times more vicious, they\'ve decided it\'s time to run away from their \"Egregori Lab\" home and...
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...
Everyone loves zombies. They scare the hell out of you. They serve as a perfect metaphor for, well, “us.” And, best of all, they eat people. With those sterling qualities, I see very little not to like about our lumb...
What They SayAs children, brothers Edward and Alphonse used the clandestine science of Alchemy to try the unthinkable - resurrect their dead mother. They failed, unleashing an alchemic reaction that ripped their bodies apart.
Four years later, Ed and Al...
First, an apology: whereas I intended to run a reader response column to last week's COMICSCAPE about comics in the classroom, I've decided to run an original column instead. I only received a handful of letters and while all were original and several lea...
Since concluding both PREACHER and HITMAN in 2001, Garth Ennis hasn't written his own ongoing series outside of the gleefully violent PUNISHER for Marvel. That changes with this month's double-shipped THE BOYS for DC/Wildstorm Ennis and his pencil-partne...
ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2 hit store shelves and the hot little hands of fan boys yesterday. The film stands as the second in Marvel's campaign of straight-to-DVD animated movies produced by Lion's Gate. And, fortunately for both Marvel and comic fans, this en...
Here's the obligatory San Diego Comic Con aftermath column. I wasn't able to make it this year for financial reasons, but I can't really ignore the event and the announcements that came out of it. Thanks to the magic of the Internet, I can still read ab...
Greetings, fanatics and casual readers alike, and welcome to another COMICSCAPE. Welcome also to one of those damnable holiday weeks when the new comics don't arrive until Thursday. Curse you, Labor Day, and your federally endorsed celebration of the wo...
October draws nigh, COMICSCAPE faithful. Sure, it's a few days away. But, like a kid sneaking downstairs on Christmas morning, I celebrate my favorite holiday early. And, if the skeletons and jack-o-lanterns all over Target and Wal-Mart didn't already ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiromu ArakawaTranslated by:Akira WatanabeAdapted by:What They SayWinry, Ed and Alphonse go south in search of Izumi Curtis, the master alchemist who taught the brothers how to use alchemy many years ago. But in the boomtown o...
What They SayAl prompts a heated brawl with Ed by questioning him about the direction of their mission for the first time. The half-snake, half-woman Marta then leads the two brothers to the ruins of Ishbal and reveals the devastating cause of the Ishbala...
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another week of four-color spills, thrills, chills, and kills. Last week, I went back to the well and ran a pretty well-received column about politics in comics. After two failed attempts at a...
You all clearly love movies. Some of you clearly love complaining about them, but you see them nonetheless. Whenever Hollywood graces us with another comic adaptation, I dutifully run a brilliant and slightly over-analytical dissection. As such, I ran ...
Hail and well met, COMICSCAPE faithful. Welcome to another week in which I provide you, my loyal readers and constant detractors, with a half-hour of free, advertiser-supported comic commentary. And this week, CINESCAPE gives you twice the goodness with...
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another edition of THERE GOES YOUR LIFE!. Last week, Voodoo Maverick's Tedd Walley and John Williams helped me wal