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ALIEN QUADRILOGY - ALIEN (Disc 1 & 2)
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-02-2003)

Before I begin my review of the ALIEN QUADRILOGY, first let me give you a primer so you'll understand what kind of fan I am of these movies: I consider Ridley Scott's ALIEN and James Cameron's ALIENS two of my favorite films ever, and Scott's work perhaps...

ALIEN QUADRILOGY - ALIEN 3 (Disc 5 & 6)
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-08-2003)

3. ALIEN 3: Giving a second chance to Ripley’s last stand Eleven years after ALIEN 3 erupted on the screen David Fincher’s bleak, nihilistic farewell for Ellen Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, is getting a shot at redemption. The ALIEN QUADRILO...

The ALIEN QUADRILOGY comes out next month!
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-03-2003)

The cat's finally out of the bag and we've got a release date for Fox's forthcoming ALIEN QUADRILOGY 9-disc DVD set. How's December 2 sound to you, just in time for getting it on Santa's shopping list?Here's some of the goodies that are on the set:-- vers...


ALIEN QUADRILOGY - ALIENS (Disc 3 & 4)
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-04-2003)

...d for the ALIEN QUADRILOGY, this is the best version of ALIENS to appear on home video yet. ALIENS has always looked a little grainy due to the kind of film stock Cameron used to shoot the picture with, and on the QUAD you still see some of that but th...

UPDATE: The ultimate ALIEN QUADRILOGY boxed set
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 02-03-2004)

If you were one of the many North American DVD owners who rushed out to purchase Fox's ALIEN QUADRILOGY boxed set but were less than thrilled with the so-called accordian style packaging, you may want to think about calling in a favor if you know anyone l...

Quadrilogy
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 01-29-2008)

‘The Invasion’ hits the street today on DVD and though not many people saw it I thought it was worth at least a one time viewing. It was entertaining but the original ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1956) and the ‘Inva...

Alien vs. Predator (Fri 08-27-2004)

Genre:Action/Science Fiction.Studio:Twentieth Century Fox.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Sanaa Lathan (Alex Kline; Lance Henriksen (Charles Bishop Weyland); Ewen Bremmer (Graham Miller); Raoul Bova (Sebastian de Rosa); Col...


Alien Nine
by Julian Gaitan (Sun 07-20-2003)

The Review!For my initial viewing I watched it in the dubbed version. I am not a fan of subtitles. The audio was nearly perfect and the dubbing was some of the best dubbing I have seen. The voices were good, some of the adults sounded kind of funny. The p...

Michael Kamen dies at 55
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-20-2003)

...'s 9-disc ALIEN QUADRILOGY. © Fox Home Video Newton Howard's next score is for P. J. Hogan's live-action version of PETER PAN. Varese Sarabande will issue the score on CD on December 16th, replacing the intended Sony release when that label decid...

Alien Voices Audio Books
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 11-16-1999)

Leonard Nimoy and John De Lancie have teamed up to laucnh their new audio book, STAR TREK: SPOCK VS Q, with a major promotional push at the Las Vegas Hilton’s Star Trek: The Experience on November 19. Alien Voices--the science fiction, multimedia, product...

Alien 5
by Coming Attractions (Thu 07-21-2005)

Genre: Science Fiction/Horror/Sequel.Studio: 20th Century Fox.Production Company: Brandywine.Project Phase: Movies Rumored.Who's In It: No one confirmed as yet, but both Sigourney Weaver (Ripley) and Winona Ryder (Call) have voiced their interest to retur...


ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: WAR
by Dan Cziraky (Tue 01-04-2000)

Machiko Noguchi, the only human ever to become a Blooded Hunter in the Predator clan, has been traversing the universe with the clan for over a year. Although blooded by the fallen leader Broken Tusk, she is still considered an outsider: human, small, and...

New ALIEN or no ALIEN?
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-28-2003)

Two movie websites are reporting different stories about this fall's re-release of Ridley Scott's 1979 horror movie ALIEN. One site backs up yesterday's report from FilmJerk that Scott's film will now include deleted scenes not seen in the original '79 r...

Alien Nine
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-18-2003)

What They SayYuri is totally bummed. She just started 6th grade and has been elected to capture and eliminate the aliens that are constantly invading the school...GROSS! The Review!Based off of a short run of manga, Alien Nine takes sixth graders to a who...

On the hunt for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR figures
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-10-2004)

With the imminent release of 20th Century Fox's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, McFarlane Toys has a new series of action figures inspired by the film available to fans. The five figure set features three Predator characters seen in the film (Elder Predator, Celtic P...


Kishin Corps: Alien Defender Geo-Armor
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-10-2001)

What They SayOctober 1941, as the second World War threatens to destroy the civilized world, an unforeseen complication suddenly occurs. An alien invasion! Despite the sudden appearance of these extraterrestrial aggressors, the Axis and Allies continue th...

Alien Apokolips Now, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 04-03-2002)

In 1995, courtesy of Dan Jurgens and Kevin Nowlan, Superman encountered a race of Aliens unlike anything he had ever seen before. They were relentless, ferocious fighters, almost impossible to beat, and nearly succeeded in killing even the Last Son of Kry...

Alien From Darkness
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 09-06-2003)

What They SayThe all female crew of the transport ship Muse is on a mission in deep space. They pick up an SOS signal and discover a derelict space cruiser where all the women have died mysteriously. They take the only survivor, a young woman named Flai...

12-inch ALIEN VS. PREDATOR Figures
by News Editor (Mon 10-17-2005)

McFarlane Toys has released images of their new 12-inch action figures based on characters from ALIEN VS. PREDATOR.The SCAR PREDATOR, the last remaining member of a small hunting party sent to Earth to test their mettle against a horde of Alien attackers,...


Alien Nine Master Collection (Tue 07-22-2003)

This October, the Alien Nine Ultimate Collection will creep into stores just in time for Halloween. This box set -- a first for collectors -- will include the best-selling DVD and all three Alien Nine graphic novels which feature stories and art by ...

COMIC-CON: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR dominates Master Replicas
by Patrick Sauriol with Den Shewman (Thu 07-22-2004)

On display at the Master Replicas booth at this year's San Diego Comic Convention are a host of the company's new items for the next quarter including a number of replicas inspired by 20th Century Fox's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR movie. One of the most impressive...

SCOOP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR sighting in Long Beach
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-29-2004)

Last night two different kinds of extraterrestrials were sighted in the Long Beach, CA area and we're looking for eyewitness reports. No, there weren't any UFO landings or alien abductions (that we know of) but instead we were able to glean that 20th Cent...

The ALIEN head of the class
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-07-2004)

Want to own your very own ALIEN head?Sideshow Toys is making a new collectible based on the original 1979 ALIEN monster, designed by Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger, and it's probably the largest ALIEN prop replica ever made. It is a 1:1 scale creature head, ...


Alien Friday on MiB2 Site
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-05-2002)

Every Friday for the next six weeks, the official Men In Black II website will release a new alien from the movie to give fans a "sneak peak" at the creatures that will be invading movie theaters this summer. The website will showcase the ...

Sighting an ALIEN VS. PREDATOR spoiler
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-10-2004)

We'll have to file this one as a story spoiler, but it's just a small one: the Coming Soon team has published masks and accessories offered by Rubies Costume Company for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. The photo on the CS site shows all sort of fine E.T. swag that yo...

THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET #1
by KURT AMACKER (Fri 11-18-2005)

THERE'S AN ALIEN IN MY TOILET take a page from the INVADER ZIM playbook and comparisons remain inevitable. Fortunately, despite its title, writer-artist Samuel Vera (FORBIDDEN) wrote a mildly amusing all-ages story devoid of scatological humor. Like Zim, ...

SCOOP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR story details?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-16-2003)

There hasn't been much news lately on Paul W.S. Anderson's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR project. We know Anderson stepped down as director on RESIDENT EVIL 2 so he could focus on the A VS. P project but that was months ago. Where does the project stand now? Is ther...


Stardate 0009.18: How to be an Alien
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 09-18-2000)

My colleague Antony at Star Trek Central reported this week a rumor that Tom Paris and B`Elanna Torres would get married 2/3 of the way through Voyager`s current season. But one of my Paramount sources says that, unless they`ve re-shot the ending of `Driv...

Mini-Busts: ALIEN and PREDATOR UNMASKED
by Andrew Kardon (Sat 06-15-2002)

Years ago, the word “bust” had a very different meaning for comic and sci-fan fans. Y’see, there was the whole “Bad Girl” craze going on where just about every company and their brother was putting out a comic, action figure or statue of some grossly disp...

MIB2: Alien Friday: Flapjack
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-26-2002)

It's another Alien Friday on MenInBlack.com. Check out the newest alien: Flapjack: Click for larger image ...

"Alien" Skull Baffles Scientists on National Geographic TV
by Robin Crookshank Hilton (Sat 11-18-2006)

It’s not often that a guy sitting in a bar pulls an alien skull in bubble wrap out of his sports bag and plonks it down on the table in front of you.   But that’s exactly how I met Lloyd Pye, the investigator of a human-like skull wit...


New ALIEN, PREDATOR ArtFX Statues
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 09-11-2007)

Two new collectibles will be hitting the market sometime in late 2007-early 2008 from the ALIENS VS PREDATOR series. Each of the two items are Kotobukiya Japanese Imports based off the first film but timing in release with the sequel. The alien and predat...

Scott actually considering ALIEN 5
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 01-23-2002)

To the surprise of many, Ridley Scott has expanded and reinforced his comments about returning to the ALIEN franchise. Scott said last week that he was mulling ALIEN 5 as his next movie, but to many the comments came like idle jawing with journalists whil...

Re-release of ALIEN to include deleted scenes
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-27-2003)

The FilmJerk website is reporting that the October re-release of Ridley Scott's classic monster movie ALIEN will include some, if not all, of the picture's deleted scenes. The site's sources also say that the film's soundtrack will be remastered. As we ...

Potts talks about 'Alien Legion' on the big and small screen
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 12-04-2003)

Titan books interviewed comic creator Carl Potts about the resurgance of interest in 'Alien Legion': "I am working with Mainframe Entertainment at the moment, trying to get a 3D animated TV series off the ground," Potts said. "I'll also be trying to get ...


Alien Apokolips Now, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 04-06-2002)

Besides the hybrid aspect, Bogdanove addressed what he felt was a weakness in the first crossover by preserving the Aliens' original size as he saw it in the films."I tried very much to blend the two styles and made a conscious effort to return the Aliens...

New Regency Battling Alien Outlaws in DANIEL X
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 05-02-2008)

New Regency has grabbed the rights to James Patterson's upcoming sci-fi young adult series The Dangerous Days of Daniel X. The trade reports a graphic novel will also follow the July debut of the first book in this new series. Patterson, who is known for ...

FACE/OFF scribes sentenced to ALIEN PRISON
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-03-2003)

Screenwriting duo Mike Werb and Michael Colleary (FACE/OFF) have been hired to perform a rewrite on the sci-fi/action project ALIEN PRISON. The movie is in development at Columbia Pictures, and the original draft was by Andrew Marlowe (END OF DAYS).The pr...

Alien Pig Farm 3000 #1
by Kurt Amacker (Mon 05-07-2007)

Alien Pig Farm 3000 reminds me of a forgotten B-movie from the 1980s that you’d occasionally catch on TV on a Saturday afternoon – absurd in it premise, but shamefully enticing in its execution. Written by Todd Farmer from a story he co-w...


Alien 9 Tidbits (Tue 12-03-2002)

Eddie Hicks over at Otaku Aniverse has an interesting interview up with Kathryn Williams regarding the Alien 9 release and what CPM was doing to prepare for the show.

Alien Legion preview up at Starlog.com
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 09-22-2003)

Starlog posts a preview of the upcoming cartoon based on the 'Alien Legion' comic. Mainframe animation, the makers of the new 'Spider-Man' TV show are producers.

ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 08-16-2004)

It is the mark by which the faithful shall know one another ... If you hear an argument about who'd win in a battle between Superman vs. Batman, Darth Vader vs. Ming the Merciless, Dracula vs. the Wolfman, you know you are listening to dueling genre geeks...

ALIEN 5 is Fine by Scott
by News Edtor (Thu 07-21-2005)

A scooper sent us an inside up date on the rumored ALIEN 5. This is what he had to report:Went in on an casting call for CBS's NUMBERS this week, and to my surprise, Ridley Scott - exec.producer- was there.I got to shake the man's hand after my read (he w...


3D Movie Posters: ELM STREET and ALIEN
by News Editor (Tue 08-22-2006)

McFarlane Toys has announced two new 3D Movie Posters for their collection.The first is for Ridely Scott's ALIEN. The 3-D poster includes a light-up feature that illuminates the alien egg sac with an extraterrestrial glow.The second poster is for Wes Cra...

Net Link Established: 'Alien Legion' Animated
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 11-18-2003)

Mainframe Entertainment, the makers of the new CGI 'Spider-Man' animated show, have opened a zippy new website promoting the currently-in-development 'Alien Legion' show. Check out the series overview, character bios and designs, weapons and vehicle desig...

Revisiting Goldsmith's ALIEN NATION
by Randall Larson (Tue 05-17-2005)

Varese Sarabande Records has announced its limited edition "CD Club" releases for May. The five new releases, limited to between 1000 and 3000 copies, are headlined by the first-ever release of Jerry Goldsmith's rejected score for 1988's ALIEN NATION. Gol...

SCOOP: ALIEN PET BOY resurrected?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 01-10-2005)

One of the more interesting projects trapped in the pits of development hell is a movie adaptation of the childrens book PET BOY. Written and illustrated by Keith Graves, the story follows a young boy named Stanley who's more of a pet collector than a pet...


Going on a bug hunt for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-07-2004)

The official website for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR has thrown up a second behind-the-scenes featurette, this time examining the crafting of the creatures for the film. In the short film we get to see Tom Woodruff, one of the principals at Amalgamated Dynamics, s...

Round two of ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-12-2004)

In anticipation of its imminent release, Apple's trailer website has added a new minute-long clip from ALIEN VS. PREDATOR featuring a confrontation between three humans, two Predators and one smart Alien. Saying more than that would reveal the surprise, s...

Henriksen ringside for ALIEN VS PREDATOR
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-29-2003)

Actor Lance Henriksen, who portrayed the android Bishop in ALIENS and then Bishop's human creator in ALIEN 3, is getting another face-to-face encounter with the extraterrestrial bugs. Henriksen is the first to be cast in Paul Anderson's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR...

Regency Likes Gunn's Alien PETS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-21-2007)

Some comedy news with an alien genre twist has hit the web courtesy of Variety. James Gunn, writer behind the Dawn of the Dead remake & director of Slither, had a recent pitch, titled PETS, bought up by New Regency Films. Ben Stiller (under ...


Take Off for ALIEN PLANET
by News Editor (Wed 05-04-2005)

What happens when we find life outside our own planet? Discovery Channel brings viewers on a virtual mission of the future. Right now, the search for planets with "life signatures" goes on. These efforts are global, and experts tell us on camera how this ...

Alien Syndrome
by Captain Gordon Edward (Tue 03-06-2007)

Plot: The Syndrome strikes again! Sega's intense shooter franchise returns with an all-new strain of excitement in this action-RPG take on the classic SEGA franchise. The game puts players in control of the strong and enigmatic heroine – Earth C...

Universal Options Alien Invasion in RESURRECTION
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 04-28-2008)

Universal is planning another comic adaptation, centering on the aftermath of an alien invasion. The studio has optioned Marc Guggenheim's Resurrection comic from Oni Press and has set producer Scott Stuber and Eric Gitter to produce the flick. Guggenheim...

FINAL DESTINATION 2 director has alien CONFRONTATION
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-10-2003)

David Ellis, the director of FINAL DESTINATION 2, is now attached to helm a science fiction film titled CONFRONTATION. The script hasn't been finished yet, with scribes Art Marcum and Matt Holloway working on it.The story is about a hostile alien spacecra...


'Alien Legion' animation report in latest 'Starlog'
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 09-17-2003)

Writing to fans on the 'Alien Legion' Yahoo! Group, Carl Potts says, "The latest issue of Starlog magazine (Oct. cover date) has an article about the new Alien Legion project from Mainframe."

ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: Let's get ready to rumble!
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-05-2004)

Yahoo Movies has posted a one minute snippet from ALIEN VS. PREDATOR showing -- what else? -- an Alien and a Predator going at it...hard. The fighting prowess of both ETs is clearly shown in this teaser in a fight to the death somewhere inside the catacom...

Alien Prison
by Coming Attractions (Thu 07-03-2003)

Genre:Action/Science Fiction.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Development Hell.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Andrew Marlowe, Mike Werb, Michael Colleary (Screenwriters).Premise:Six humans who have been held captive a...

ALIEN (1979)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)

The film that put Gothic horror in outer space, ALIEN proved that material often derided as B-movie fodder could be handled with finesse and glossy production values, without diminishing the thrills or polishing over the horror. Dan O`Bannon`s script is f...


MiB2 Alien Friday
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 05-03-2002)

It's another Alien Friday on MenInBlack.com. Check out the newest alien: Big Head: Click for larger image ...

MIB2's alien invasion
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Wed 03-13-2002)

Rick Baker, make-up designer for MEN IN BLACK 2, discussed with USA TODAY what bizarre alien creations audiences can expect when J and K return to the big screen.Creating new species for MIB2 was challenging, to say the least. Baker stated that "just tryi...

This alien invasion will be televised
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 04-10-2004)

It's no surprise that one of the most eagerly anticipated video games in development is Sierra's HALF-LIFE 2. Ever since the first screenshots and video demos were published last year causing computer gamers to commence drooling, just about every wish lis...

ALIENS VS PREDATOR VS TERMINATOR: Dark Horse Comics
by Edward Gross (Fri 02-04-2000)

Writer Mark Schultz cannot emphasize enough that his four-issue ALIEN VS. PREDATOR VS. TERMINATOR miniseries from Dark Horse Comics is, first and foremost, an exciting action-adventure that should appeal to fans of all three franchises. The reason for his...


Dark Horse Comics to release ALIEN VS. PREDATOR sequel
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 06-10-2004)

Dark Horse Comics has announced that they will publish a original companion comic story to this summer's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR film. Titled ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: THRILL OF THE HUNT, the 96-page graphic novel takes the story elements of Paul W.S. Anderson's f...

It's here: the ALIEN VS. PREDATOR trailer
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-30-2003)

That was quick of 20th Century Fox: the new teaser trailer for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR is now ready for download at Apple's website.Since it is just a teaser, there's no real footage from Paul W. S. Anderson's movie to show you yet. Instead, we've got some clo...

SECOND UPDATE: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR vs. internet trailer
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-09-2004)

If you need a new dose of duelling extraterrestrials, then you should be informed that Apple is hosting the exclusive internet trailer for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. We've finally gotten our first looks at the Aliens, facehuggers, Predators and the human explore...

ALIEN LEGION Getting Big Screen Treatment (Wed 10-11-2000)

Dimension Films has hired J.D. Zeik to write a screenplay based on Carl Pott’s Alien Legion comic book series. The story follows a young man who joins a group described as `the French Foreign Legion in outer space` in order to prove himself. Zeik will ser...


Emmerich may be sent to ALIEN PRISON
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 03-21-2002)

Roland Emmerich is considering a return to the genre that made him (that would be science fiction boys and girls) by directing ALIEN PRISON. He's considering the project, written by Andrew Marlowe (AIR FORCE ONE, HOLLOW MAN) which centers on a group of hu...

Fincher recalls his painful ALIEN movie
by Christopher Allan Smith, Michael Tunison (Fri 04-12-2002)

"I don't think you could make the first or even the second [ALIEN] movie in the studio world of 1990," PANIC ROOM and FIGHT CLUB director David Fincher tells us in the latest issue of CINESCAPE. In the exclusive interview, Fincher opened up about his late...

It's official: Anderson to write/direct ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-15-2002)

After months of rumors, innuendo and vitriolic diatribes, it's been confirmed that the powers that be at Twentieth Century Fox have tapped RESIDENT EVIL and EVENT HORIZON director Paul Anderson to write and direct the years-in-development ALIENS VS. PREDA...

ALIEN fans to get Halloween treat?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-21-2003)

...ng on the ALIEN QUADRILOGY DVD set which is rumored to come out later this year. As well, the actress who plays Ripley has been turning the ALIEN 5 rumor mill again. While promoting her new film HOLES, Sigourney Weaver told Chicago Sun-Times columnis...


ALIEN VS PREDATOR vs rumors
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-22-2003)

So by now you should have heard the news that 20th Century Fox has given a greenlight to ALIEN VS PREDATOR, the long-awaited meeting of two of sci-fi's biggest and baddest creatures. If you attended the San Diego Comic-Con last week you may have even spot...

CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIES: IN THE YEAR 2889 / THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE / TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE
by Tony Whitt (Fri 08-08-2003)

Remember those ratty videotape sets they used to sell at such fine stores as K-Mart, featuring six or seven grainy B-movies from the '50s, '60s, and '70s, recorded in EP mode? I'll bet you thought that the DVD revolution would get rid of that sort of junk...

Can you spot the signed ALIEN posters?
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-07-2003)

With 20th Century Fox preparing to release ALIEN: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT in theaters on October 29, the studio is drumming up some guerilla publicity by giving away signed movie posters to the sharp-eyed fans who spot them first.Director Ridley Scott has sign...

Marvel's ALIEN LEGION gets animated
by Mike Whybark (Fri 11-22-2002)

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes that Mainframe Entertainment, a Vancouver B. C. based animation firm, will produce 26 episodes ALIEN LEGION, based on the Marvel Comics' property.The comic book series was created by Carl Potts with Alan Zelenetz and Frank Cir...


Heroine found to face ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-24-2003)

Actress Sanaa Lathan (who can be seen playing opposite Denzel Washington in OUT OF TIME) has landed the role of Lex Kline in ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, Paul W.S. Anderson's meeting of the 20th Century Fox extraterrestrials. Lathan's character is the lead in the ...

ALIEN FRONT ONLINE ships
by James Stevenson (Tue 08-07-2001)

Sega of America announced today that it has shipped ALIEN FRONT ONLINE, the first-ever console game to use voice-recognition, to stores.ALIEN FRONT ONLINE puts players in the role of either the earthlings defending the planet, or the aliens attacking it. ...

FARSCAPE's Chiana: Gigi Edgley Profile
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 06-12-2000)

Much to the surprise of the FARSCAPE audience, Chiana, played by the young actress Gigi Edgley, joined the group on board Moya during `Durka Returns,` an episode airing mid-way through the first season. The character of Chiana is a Nebari, a gray-skinned...

4400 alien abductees return home next year
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-04-2003)

THE 4400 is a new science fiction series that's been given an order by USA Network. Created by Scott Peters, and with executive producers Francis Ford Coppola (APOCALYPSE NOW, FIRST WAVE), Rene Echevarria (DARK ANGEL) and Maira Suro onboard, the series be...


THE SILENT INVASION: SECRET MESSAGES #1-2
by Andy Hershberger (Sat 11-10-2001)

The year is 1965, and ex-FBI agent and current private investigator Phil Housley is in a bad spot. His one-man detective agency is in dire need of clients, his ex-wife is seeking reconciliation, and his finances have hit rock bottom. It's as bad as it can...

Scott passes on ALIEN 5, chooses Crusades?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 03-04-2002)

It seems as if Ridley Scott's flirtation with helming ALIEN 5 has passed and he's looking to return to the epic type film of years gone past. According to VARIETY's Michael Fleming, Scott is beginning work on a movie about the 11th century Crusades.No scr...

Weaver's hopes for ALIEN 5
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 07-03-2002)

With a brief few words in a recent interview, Sigourney Weaver may just relight the hopes of ALIEN fans everywhere hoping to see a fifth movie in that acid-blooded space-monster series. And she even invoked the name of Ridley Scott, who directed the first...

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION SEASON FOUR
by SCOTT COLLURA (Sun 09-29-2002)

When THE NEXT GENERATION entered its fourth season in 1990, it was riding high on the string of quality episodes that had finally come out of the show in year three. Thanks to Michael Piller, who joined the show in season three and soon came to head up th...


Alien Rock
by M. Steven Felty (Sat 12-03-2005)

Michael C. Luckman is an interesting character. Not only does he write books, but he also organizes and promotes concerts and events connected with UFOs. Luckman is founder of the Cosmic Majority and taught the nation's first college-level course on rock ...

Alien Comedy Fails to Deliver Big Ticket Sales
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 03-06-2000)

Garry Shandling’s comedic sci-fi vehicle WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? failed to land in the Top Ten its opening weekend. The Columbia Pictures release, directed by Mike Nichols, earned a paltry $3-million, according to studio estimates, with an average of $1...

CONTEST: Win an ALIEN VS. PREDATOR DVD prize pack!
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-26-2005)

Deep under the ice shelf in Antarctica, two different groups of extraterrestrials are waging a war -- and we're caught in the middle. ALIEN VS. PREDATOR is the long-awaited rumble in the interstellar jungle that fans of these two franchises have been wait...

Some ALIEN VS PREDATOR 2 News
by Karl Schneider (Fri 06-02-2006)

Bloody Disgusting got a report from a scooper regarding ALIEN VS PREDATOR 2. Here is the basic gist:- None of the cast from ALIEN VS PREDATOR will be returning.- Movie will be set in a different time.- Studio wants Sigourney Weaver to play a part.- Weave...


Sega Unearths ALIEN Game (Mon 12-11-2006)

Sega has made a deal with 20th Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising to create a series of video games based on the ALIEN movies. The company will develop multiple next-generation and PC video games set in the ALIEN universe, includi...

Alien Fabric sought for 'Superman'?
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 11-12-2003)

Anonymous scooper reports on an interview 'Matrix' costume designer Kym Barrett did in the Swedish newspaper Borås Tidning. Barrett reportedly dropped some info about 'Superman'. "We have a bunch of chemical engineers and fabric designers working togethe...

SCOOP: No premiere for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-10-2004)

We've been hearing rumors on the grape vine that it's going to be a race to finish work on ALIEN VS. PREDATOR in order for the film to meet its release date -- which is just three short days away from today. While it's not completely unusual (albeit stres...

ALIEN in 30 seconds (as performed by bunnies)
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 07-10-2004)

Have you ever wondered what Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING would be like to watch if the filmmakers only had 30 seconds -- and a troupe of bunnies -- to tell the story? Chances are probably not a lot of people can say yes, but rest assured that Jennifer Sh...


An ALIEN for your shelf
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 02-24-2004)

Shipping tomorrow to comic book and specialty shops nationwide is Palisades Toys ALIEN DIRECTOR'S CUT mini-bust, the latest product in the company's line of ALIEN products. Palisades decided that with the release of Ridley Scott's ALIEN: THE DIRECTOR'S CU...

SCOOP: Salerno's a scribe on ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 02-13-2004)

An anonymous scooper wrote in with a tip we looked into, and we got it confirmed: screenwriter Shane Salerno (SHAFT, ARMAGEDDON) will receive co-writer credit on ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. Previously we believed that the film's director, Paul W.S. Anderson, was ...

Another heartfelt ALIEN VS. PREDATOR moment
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-11-2004)

There's a new ALIEN VS. PREDATOR internet exclusive trailer.It's got more Aliens.More Predators.More humans caught in the crossfire.More explosions, more chestbursters, more gunfire, more carnage. And something new: heavy metal rock music.Click to begin y...

More ALIEN VS. PREDATOR carnage to see
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-16-2004)

There's another new trailer for Fox's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR available for download on Apple's website, and it's even better than the one that hit the 'net last week. This new preview presents more of the film's set-up: humans find mysterious pyramid buried u...


New VOYAGE is "ALIEN underwater"
by Den Shewman (Fri 06-25-2004)

Justin Haythe's script for the kidnap drama THE CLEARING attracted stellar talent like Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe, and Helen Mirren, so you'd expect him to know a good turn of dramatic phrase. Fox 2000 certainly expects such -- they've brought him on to...

McFarlane to unveil ALIEN VS. PREDATOR action figures
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 02-05-2004)

McFarlane Toys has been granted the license to create a series of action figures based on Fox's upcoming extraterrestrial ultimate fighting contest, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. McFarlane has already produced a line of ALIEN and PREDATOR figures that are out in st...

Alien at 7 inches from NECA
by Robert T. Trate (Wed 05-07-2008)

In space, no one can hear you scream. Audiences, however, have been screaming in shock and terror at Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece Alien for nearly thirty years. Today NECAonline revisits the original sci-fi nightmare as we debut composite...

Scott resurrects ALIEN 5?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 01-16-2002)

In news that will shock nearly everyone who hears it, Ridley Scott has revealed that he's contemplating a return to the ALIEN series, as director of the languishing ALIEN 5."I will decide in the next five weeks," said Scott while promoting this Friday's n...


World of Narue Collector's Series Box Set
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 04-26-2004)

What They SayContains 4 DVDs (the full series) in one lovely artbox! Narue is an adorable schoolgirl with a secret. She\'s really an alien with powers right out of a sci-fi comic! But growing up is never easy, and it doesn\'t help when you\'re from outer...

Superman Vs. Aliens...Round One!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 04-08-2002)

In our last two feature installments, we presented a chat with artist Jon Bogdanove focusing on the new Superman/Aliens match-up, SUPERMAN/ALIENS II: GODWAR, a sprawling cosmic epic co-starring Darkseid and the New Gods. This mini-series, courtesy of comi...

ALIEN, SPINAL TAP join National Film Registry
by Mike Whybark (Wed 12-18-2002)

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes that SPINAL TAP, among other films, has been added to the National Film Registry, a 350-film archive of features deemed worthy of special notice and preservation at the Library of Congress. Also inducted was Ridley Scott's cla...

The latest on ALIEN 5
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-14-2003)

Star Sigourney Weaver spoke to Cinema Confidential and gave the latest word about a possible ALIEN 5 flick. The last news heard was that Weaver and director Ridley Scott had met and talked about the idea, and it seems not a lot has changed. What is new ...


WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM?
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 02-28-2000)

The `90s was the decade that told us men and women have difficulties in relationships because they`re different from each other. Hardly a new concept, but it received a certain intellectual cache thanks to the popular works of Ph.D.`s like Deborah Tannen ...

Argentosoma Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 12-29-2002)

What They SayIn an effort to learn more about the aliens that have been plaguing the planet for years, Dr. Noguchi and his assistants, Maki Agata and Takuto Kenishiro, examine the remains of a scavenged alien. However, in the process of reviving the monst...

MOVIE MANIACS 6
by Scott Collura (Thu 06-26-2003)

The notion of an ALIEN VS. PREDATOR team-up has long thrilled fans, and it has come to fruition in a variety of mediumsthough the film version has yet to materialize (Paul W.S. Anderson is reportedly at work on a script for such a film right now, however)...

STARGATE SG-1: Season Three Episode Guide
by Frank Garcia (Mon 07-10-2000)

`Into the Fire` (#301) - Written by Brad Wright. Directed by Martin WoodPart 2 of Season 2`s `Out of Mind.` In this exciting season opener, the SG-1 team are being held prisoner by their old Goa’uld foe Hathor (Susanne Braun), who threatens to insert a Go...


It stinks!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-30-2006)

This month you can see the Colin Farrell meets the American aborigines movie THE NEW WORLD on DVD but you won't be able to smell him. Not so in Japan. Last year, showmen in Japan revived Mike Todd Jr.'s old Smell-O-Vision idea in two theaters when they r...

Puni Puni Poemy
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 04-02-2004)

What They SayYou don\'t need to be crazy to watch this, but it sure helps. Beautiful Girls! Naughty Aliens! Dead Fish! When evil aliens kill Poemi Watanabe\'s parents, she doesn\'t get mad, she gets even... but first she moves in with the seven crazy Aa...

Beowulf, Star Wars/Star Trek Guides, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-31-2006)

Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin...

EXCLUSIVE: ALIEN trailer attached with LXG
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 05-11-2003)

An industry source has notified Coming Attractions at Cinescape that 20th Century Fox will attach a trailer for the re-release of Ridley Scott's ALIEN with THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. LXG, as the latter film has been referred to in its promoti...


Weaver Talks ALIEN 5
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-16-2001)

By no means is it a close to a deal, but actress Sigourney Weaver is suggesting, again, that there is something possibly brewing for a fifth ALIEN film.According to the BBC, while appearing on a Channel 4 documentary called ALIEN EVOLUTION, the actress al...

New Board Game Simulates Future Combat On Alien Moon
by News Editor (Fri 07-01-2005)

In the year 2315, on a distant moon in a remote corner of the galaxy, the mercenary armies of competing corporations battle for the rare resource rubium. This month the battle will be fought in family rooms across North America with the release of Nexus O...

Second wave of ALIEN VS. PREDATOR coming
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-31-2004)

It seems that McFarlane Toys has another hit on their hands. After releasing the first assortment of action figures based on 20th Century Fox's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR last month, the company has announced plans for a second wave of figures.Six new figures wil...

Epps, Ortiz and Lewis join ALIEN VS PREDATOR: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
by Karl Schneider (Thu 10-05-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Shareeka Epps, John Ortiz and Johnny Lewis have all signed on to play roles in 20th Century Fox's upcoming film ALIEN VS PREDATOR: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.Epps will play Kendra, a young girl who must protect her little...


Newly reviewed: Alien Nine (Fri 07-18-2003)

Catching up a bit more on our backlog and going with a title that certainly wasn't acceptable for our little ones to see, we spent the past couple of nights taking in Central Park Media's 07/08/2003 release of Alien Nine.

UPDATE!: More ALIEN VS. PREDATOR news!
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-16-2003)

The FilmJerk website has followed up on our ALIEN VS. PREDATOR article posted earlier today and confirmed that the action does take place in Antartica and that the film's main character is named Lex. Furthermore, FilmJerk has posted detailed character des...

Is it checkmate or chestburster-mate?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-12-2004)

If you've ever wanted to move your own Alien Queen in chess, SOTA Toys is giving you the chance shortly. The company is preparing to release a high end chess set inspired by the 20th Century Fox film that features the two species of space creatures in the...

Newly reviewed: Alien from the Darkness (Sat 09-06-2003)

It is with great pleasure that I\'m able to now post a review of Media Blasters 05/27/2003 releaes of Alien from the Darkness, the final of our backlogged hentai releases. In the space of the week the my wife and kids have been gone and visiting releative...


Alien Screams and Wrong Turns
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-21-2003)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSThe latest limited edition soundtrack release from Perseverance Records (www.perseverancerecords.com) is the premiere 25th Anniversary CD release of Denny Zeitlin's remarkable score for Philip Kaufman's 1978 remake of INVASION O...

New ALIEN VS. PREDATOR trailer
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-09-2004)

An international trailer for ALIEN VS. PREDATOR has surfaced on the website for the English tabloid The Sun. The trailer contains about 95% of the same footage seen in the domestic AvsP trailer but there is some new material in there, plus the internation...

EXCLUSIVE: ALIEN vs PREDATOR on the director's cut
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 09-20-2003)

"The Magic 8-Ball" (who was 100% right about when we'd see the teaser trailer for RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE) knocked on our door late last night to tell us another scoop. Are you ready to see your first look at Paul Anderson's ALIEN VS. PREDATOR next mont...

Cameron eyeing ALIEN 5?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-07-2003)

Today's Dark Horizons has a scoop that is originally from BBC1, and it's good news to those who've been hoping something can be done to salvage the ALIEN film franchise. According to Horizons source, ALIENS writer/director James Cameron is still contempla...


ALIEN DEAD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-13-2004)

On the DVD commentrak to BIOHAZARD, writer and director Steve Latshaw says of his longtime associate, "There’s always something a bit odd about a Fred Olen Ray film." He’s right. In none of the over six dozen films he’s directed has Ray filmed a single sc...

Henriksen reveals secret about ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 11-13-2003)

Preparing himself to star in ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, actor Lance Henriksen spoke with Fangoria about the upcoming project. Henriksen, who first faced one-half of the extraterrestrial foes in James Cameron's ALIENS, let go a slight story spoiler that fans have...

LILO & STITCH
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 06-21-2002)

Watch out, E.T., if you ever come across Stitch on a dark street. He'll kick your rubbery gray butt.While E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL has long been in a class of its own as the kid-and-alien movie to end all kid-and-alien movies, Disney's latest summer ani...

DVD & VHS This Week: March 26
by John Thonen (Tue 03-26-2002)

VIDEO NEWSThose of you who have become ill watching the final, sad season of  THE X-FILES can find a fix for what ails you in Columbia TriStar's upcoming release of THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, a feature film with no direct connection to the once near-wor...


David Duchovny: The Ex-FILES Man
by ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Thu 06-21-2001)

You'd think that getting slimed by rapidly evolving alien creatures would make a performer a bit apprehensive. Well, that's just not the case for David Duchovny. The actor who has made a name for himself investigating aliens for the past eight years on TV...

STAR TREK: VOYAGER--'Tsunkatse'
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 02-07-2000)

For the all important February television sweeps, a lot of cooks got together to mix up a brew for STAR TREK: VOYAGER. While co-executive producer Kenneth Biller and writer Robert Doherty worked on an episode that turned into `Tsunkatse,` they thought abo...

Stardate 0010.23: Every Day is a Winding Road
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 10-23-2000)

Caution: Spoilers ahead!The upcoming Voyager episode `Shattered,` which filmed last week at Paramount, promises to be a treat for long-time series fans. Visitors to the Paramount lot last week noticed Kazon, Vidiians and other species long gone from the s...

Final Year for FINAL CONFLICT
by SCOTT COLLURA (Tue 11-13-2001)

Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict is certainly one of the most successful of the never-ending stream of syndicated genre programs that have invaded the airwaves in recent years, but it's also one of the most schizophrenic in terms of cast, focus an...


Daichis Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-25-2005)

What They SayThe Daichis are broke! To compensate for their lack of teamwork, the family members have been relying upon upgrades to their battle suits and weaponry to defeat the aliens. Now, despite getting paid 9.8 Million Yen ($98,000) per victory, th...

Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Thu 01-11-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story: Satoru Akahori / Art: Yukimaru KatsuraTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayBeing a girl is harder than it looks... ¨For Hazumu, this couldn\'t be truer, because just the other day, she...was a he. Shunned by the g...

You Nitwit! Heroes Are Extinct!! Vol.#01
by Andrew Kent (Fri 08-31-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ryoji HidoTranslated by:Melanie SchoenAdapted by:What They SayHeroes (hee-rows) noun, plural, Earth variation: species of teenage Earthlings that come in groups of five, transform into "rangers" with color-coordinated outfits,...

World of Narue Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 08-04-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Marunaka TomohiroTranslated by:Mayumi KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayA Sci-fi hit direct to your heart! Narue is an adorable schoolgirl with a secret. She's really an alien with powers right out of a sci-fi comic! But growin...


Mao-Chan Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 04-03-2004)

What They SayMao-Chan and her fellow Unified Defense Force partners are in for more adventure and mayhem! Mao-Chan loses her clover-shaped badge, so Misora and Sylvia are dispatched to defend against another alien attack, but it is not quite the same w...

Sadamitsu the Destroyer Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 01-03-2004)

What They SayTsubaki Sadamitsu is a high school student and gang member who loves nothing more than a good fight. But his troublemaking days take a unique twist when he stumbles upon two cybernetic aliens engaged in combat. When one of the extra terrestri...

Got (Torch)wood?
by Matt Kamen (Wed 10-25-2006)

Torchwood Touches Down The BBC have this niche little show called Doctor Who – you probably haven’t heard of it, don’t worry. Despite the fact that very few people watched that show, the BBC, being the kind-hearted souls they are, ...

Paving the way for a Transformers 4th of July
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-27-2007)

As Dreamworks and Paramount gear up to resurrect a franchise this Independence Day, Random House Publishing Group is capitalizing on the hype by printing the official prequel novel to the live-action film.  Hello everyone and welcome to this Tues...


Welcome to Mania’s Toy Maniac Column
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 06-12-2008)

This column is for you loyal Maniacs that love toys, action figures and video games. Whether you are the avid gamer or the occasional one I will do my best to bring you some of the latest news and game titles. If you are an avid collector of action figure...

Stardate 0011.20: Spoiled Rotten
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 11-20-2000)

Warning: Spoilers Ahead!Startrek.com has updated the official synopsis information once again, giving us the schedule for Star Trek: Voyager for the rest of 2000 and some hints about what we can expect in the new year. Several episodes have already been m...

Mania talks with "Terra" director Aristomenis Tsirbas
by Pat Ferarra (Fri 03-30-2007)

In the wake of so many lucrative CG films it’s easy to see that early blockbusters like Toy Story (1995) and Shrek (2002) were the frontrunners for traditional animation’s demise. Now 12 years after the first theatrical release of a CGI fea...

Doctor Who - The Complete First Season
by John Sinnott (Fri 11-17-2006)

As a long time fan of the original Doctor Who series I was a bit apprehensive when I heard that the BBC was reviving the show. While I was encouraged that new adventures would be filmed, I was also afraid that this new version, which was touted as being u...


The DVD After Tomorrow
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-11-2004)

As I was gazing lovingly at my growing stacks of DVDs the other day, I was pondering what sort of technology was bound to come along to make them all obsolete. Digital movies aren't even the wave of the future anymore they're the wave of the present. As ...

Adrian Paul: Talking TRACKER Part Two
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 10-17-2001)

Yesterday, former HIGHLANDER star Adrian Paul discussed his new television series, TRACKER, which he stars in and executive produces. Today, in the second part of CINESCAPE's interview with Paul, the actor offers his perspective on the development of his ...

Urusei Yatsura Review (-)

Urusei Yatsura (Those Obnoxious Aliens) Urusei Yatsura was an extremely popular manga and anime series that ran in Japan in the early 80s. This anime spans 195 TV episodes, 11 OVAs and 6 movies that are currently being released on DVD in North Amer...

Nightmarescapes: The Dark Fantasy Worlds of Artist Jeff Pittarelli
by Dan Cziraky (Thu 11-02-2000)

The first time I noticed Jeff Pittarelli`s work was on a cover of the magazine IMAGI-MOVIES. Then, he started doing covers for CHILLER THEATRE, including a gorgeous ALIEN: RESURRECTION painting of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Call (Winona Ryder) against ...


Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)

A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).  Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous...

Gantz Vol. #3
by Dani Moure (Wed 03-15-2006)

What They SayThe first game is over, but will the horrors committed be forever burned into the souls of those who remain? As new shocking developments rip the survivors\' \"real\" worlds to shreds, the sins of the flash grow and spread like cancer, fester...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 3: Roddenberry's Other Work
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-09-1999)

During the 1966-69 run of STAR TREK, writer-producer Gene Roddenberry had explored important issues under the guise of science fiction; Roddenberry was forced to couch his statements in allegorical tales taking place in deep space and involving alien bein...

TAKEN
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 12-09-2002)

Thomas Cook's choppy, disconnected novelization of the Scifi Channel's TAKEN tries too hard, and accomplishes too little. Cook crams all 20 hours of the miniseries into a 350 page document, which results in a book that manifests all the obvious problems a...


Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)

Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran...

Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars Complete Thinpak Collection
by Bryce Coulter (Wed 05-09-2007)

What They SayThe world, as Hajime Murata knew it, is about to be turned upside down. First, a alien ship appears over Tokyo. Then a mysterious, new student " wearing an ancient school uniform " transfers to his school. The student's name is Muryou, and ...

Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #1
by Bryan Morton (Wed 10-10-2007)

What They SayHer name is Kurau, and in a world of mercenary agents, she\'s the cream of the elite; a master swordswoman, martial artist and thief so skilled that no secret or objective is beyond her grasp. The greatest secret of all, however, is the one K...

Tekkaman Blade Set 1
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-09-2007)

What They SayIt is the near future, United Space Calendar Year 192. The evil alien Radam has besieged the Earth, gaining control of the enormous Orbital Ring that surrounds the planet and raining down mysterious spores that fill Earth with alien plants. ...


Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor Collection (Fri 10-15-2004)

What They SayThe action packed 12 part video comic series The Guyver in a deluxe two-DVD Box Set featuring six 30 minute episodes on each disc. When high-school student, Sho, unwittingly activates a mysterious alien weapon, he is transformed into THE GU...

THE OUTER LIMITS: Season Five
by Frank Garcia (Wed 10-27-1999)

With thousands of digital television signals streaming into our homes, channel surfing with our thumbs on TV remote controls has become an exercise in its own right. As we attempt to make sense of the kaleidoscopic images offering infinite choices, there ...

Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars Vol. #1 (also w/box & t-shirt)
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 02-24-2005)

What They SayRight Stuf International proudly presents SHINGU: SECRET OF THE STELLAR WARS! Created by acclaimed director Tatsuo Sato (NADESICO / STELLVIA / AZUMANGA DAIOH), with planning by Masao Maruyama (GUNGRAVE / CARDCAPTOR SAKURA MOVIES / CHOBITS), p...

FLCL: The UItimate Edition
by Bryce Coulter (Mon 01-29-2007)

What They SaySet in Mabase, a small town in the middle of anywhere Japan, FLCL, despite its mix of science fiction and pop culture references, is more a story about growing up than of giant robots. 12-year-old Naota finds himself in the middle of a group ...


FARSCAPE: VOLUME 3
by SCOTT COLLURA (Mon 08-13-2001)

Volume Three of ADV Films’ FARSCAPE discs brings us to the fifth and sixth episodes produced for the series, “Back and Back and Back to the Future” and “Thank God It’s Friday… Again.” This combination of somewhat uneven episodes makes for a less compellin...

DVD News & Notes for July 10, 2001
by John Thonen (Tue 07-10-2001)

Universal's Golden Age Of Horror will soon be coming our way when Universal Studios unleashes a host of DVD double-features sure to whet the cinematic appetite of any classic-era horror movie fan. Not wanting to miss out on the interest generated by their...

Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
by Dani Moure (Sun 01-11-2004)

What They SayIt isn\'t easy being a guy - especially if you\'re Ataru Moroboshi, the luckless lecher loved by Lum, the aviating Alien Princess with a very short temper. Lum doesn\'t need much assistance going ballistic when everyone in Tomobiki gets an ...

MISSION TO MARS
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 03-09-2000)

It`s incredible that Walter Hill would take his name off of SUPERNOVA and Brian DePalma would leave his name on MISSION TO MARS. Although M2M arrives in theatres without the pre-release baggage warning of imminent disaster, it is actually a far bigger dis...


THE UFO DOCUMENTARY / SPACE:1999 ALPHACON
by Frank Garcia (Fri 02-11-2000)

It is not often that a mere fan club has the resources and talent to produce a documentary about their favorite television show. Fanderson, the Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society based in England, has done just that with their one-hour production, THE UF...

SUPERNOVA: Unfairly Reviled Film Reviewed
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 01-17-2000)

Live by the sword, die by the sword. Hollywood has become so much about building pre-release hype to get you into theatres on opening weekend, that whether or not a film is any good often doesn’t matter. But this method can work against a studio when the ...

FARSCAPE: "Liars, Guns and Money"
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 01-08-2001)

Fans of Farscape may have heard the second season’s `Liars, Guns and Money,` three-parter described as the show’s version of the classic films The Seven Samurai or The Dirty Dozen, in which unlikely teams are gathered for deadly missions. After seeing Par...

The Dresden Files Returns to its Roots
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-06-2007)

Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.  Happy Tue...


All TV and No Play Make David a Dull Boy
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 09-19-2005)

This is both the best and the worst time of year for a TV writer. It's the best because a new season is in bloom, with promising new entertainments across the dial. It's the worst because I suddenly have even less of a social life than normal. I've seen s...

I Giggle When I Type 'Mail Bag'
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-17-2005)

Happy Monday, one and all. Hope your weekend was bountiful and prosperous, but now it's back to the grind. And first on the docket is sifting through the reader mail that's been backing up for the past few weeks. If these letters make anything clear, i...

Toxic Viper on DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-30-2005)

This week the Prize Closet holds copies of two DVDs about heroes assigned to quests by their respective deities. Enter to win by sending an email containing your valid mailing address to psycho@psychotronic.info. To win one of five copies of the thri...

MEN IN BLACK II
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 07-03-2002)

As sequels go, MEN IN BLACK II is a very good one. After an amusing prologue that both sets up and sends up the plot we'll be seeing, it hits the ground running or rather, hits the underground slithering, as our hero Agent Jay (Will Smith) must subdue a ...


THE X-FILES Name Game
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 05-09-2002)

With new episodes of THE X-FILES soon to be but a thing of the past, we at CINESCAPE decided to take a look at one of the show's unique aspects: the episode titles. Genre fans love to decode episode titles in general, and THE X-FILES has fueled the passio...

Flying Saucers over Legend
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 01-03-2006)

Happy New Year everybody! Below you'll see several of New Line's most successful comedies re-released on UMD. What's different about these UMDs is that they're the first ones I've seen that include extras like commentraks, deleted scenes, etc. With only a...

New SIMPSONS Holiday Toys
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-22-2001)

Playmates Toys has announced additions to THE SIMPSONS interactive environment action figure sets in time to celebrate Halloween and Christmas, with the comning debuts of two new entries: The Treehouse of Horror Alien Spaceship and the Simpsons Family Chr...

Yusha-Ou Gaogaigar Half-Box Division 1 (Mon 08-16-2004)

What They SayThe Review!YUSHA-OU GAOGAIGAR (Brave King GAOGAIGAR) was broadcasted in 1997 as the last series of BraveRobot toy&anime series. Because its super-robot taste with 90s anime technology & technobubbles were exciting to anime fans (also somethin...


Vandread
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 06-07-2002)

What They SayThe