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AMERICAN SPLENDOR: PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR IN HIS DECLINING YEARS
by Mike Whybark (Thu 10-25-2001)
Harvey's bitter and amusing cynical voice is moderated in this issue as he reflects on the responsibilities of parenthood and the changed perspective of life as a cancer survivor. For the six or seven of you who aren't familiar with Pekar's work, he began... Contest: Last chance to join the Launch Party for 'American McGee's Grimm'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 07-18-2008)
If you're a fan of visionary video game designer American McGee and you're headed out to Comic-Con International next week, Mania has a party for you!We've got 10 passes to the launch party for GameTap's new game 'American McGee's Grimm'. The party ... BAD DAY for LA from McGee
by News Editor (Sun 05-08-2005)
American McGee's latest game, BAD DAY LA is "a spoof of disaster films." McGee described the game as being like every "blockbuster disaster film funneled into one insane day."The protagonist of the game is a homeless man who abandoned his privileged life ... 
Feedback to Improper Censorship in Shoujo Anime
by Justin Strauss (-)
These are segments from the replies that you, the readers, have sent in. These particular ones relate to a topic that is quite important to me, the censorship of shoujo anime. The following quotes from you guys will be in bold text (those parts are the qu... Gellar to Play ALICE in Wonderland
by News Editor (Tue 06-21-2005)
Universal Pictures has signed Sarah Michelle Gellar to star in ALICE, which is based on the EA videogame created by American McGee. Marcus Nispel will direct. Erich and Jon Hoeber wrote the script.This twisted take on Lewis Carroll's classic "picks up Al... Video game teens try to STAY ALIVE
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 01-10-2005)
... designer American McGee (AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE) will develop the on-screen game world seen in the film and serve as a consultant for the project. No casting decisions have been announced yet.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about... The Failings of Anime
by Ron Ferrara (-)
Yes, there is such a thing. Now I'm usually one to write about why I love anime in the capacity that I do, but I've found the more I watch anime, or engage in anything for that matter, the more I realize where anime is lacking. I'm going to try to look... American's OZ is now Jerry and Disney's
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 01-26-2004)
After making a splash in the video game industry with his twisted take on ALICE IN WONDERLAND, video game producer/designer American McGee has sold the film rights to his next project before its release. McGee has been working on a WIZARD OF OZ game that ... AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
by Carl Cortez (Wed 10-24-2001)
One film that seems to get better and better each year is John Landis' classic AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. Released in 1981, audiences weren't sure what to make of the film's mix of comedy and horror, but all these years later the mix proves to be jus... Finalists Announces For First-Ever American Anime Awards (Wed 02-07-2007)
Winners to Be Honored At NY City Gala February 24 Norwalk, CT, February 8, 2007 " The New York Comic Con today announced finalists for the inaugural American Anime Awards. Over 43,000 fans cast their vote for the hottest manga and anime in North Americ...American Anime Awards To Be Hosted By New York Comic Con (Fri 11-10-2006)
Anime Professionals Gather for Ceremony, Gala February 24th Norwalk, CT, November 10, 2006: The New York Comic Con today announced that it will host the first-ever American Anime Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 24th at...Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)
OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho... Improper Censorship in Shoujo Anime
by Justin Strauss (-)
The subject of censorship and editing in anime is perhaps the most commonly discussed topic in the industry. This applies even more so to almost every complaint and angry editorial you'll ever hear. However, there's something going on in the anime world l... THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 10-12-2000)
When someone usually puts together a horror movie documentary or appreciation film, you get the prerequisite clips, possibly the filmmakers comments with actors recollections, and sometimes a little fan feedback. Filmmaker Adam Simon (writer of the upco... Countdown to the American Anime Awards (Wed 02-21-2007)
Live Webcast Brings the First-Ever Awards Program to the Internet Norwalk, CT, February 21, 2007: Over 43,000 fans cast their vote for the hottest anime and manga in the first-ever American Anime Awards, and the winners will be announced this Saturday a...AMERICAN GANGSTER
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Sun 02-17-2008)
At the beginning of the Unrated Extended cut of ‘American Gangster’ I started to feel as if the film itself had nothing new to offer the genre. There wasn’t much to the film that I hadn’t seen before. Our Anti-Hero/ Drug ... Good-Bye, American Virgin
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-20-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another colossal Comicscape creation! This week, I’m writing something of a eulogy for a series cancelled long before its time – Steven Seagle and Becky Cloonan’s American Virgin, which ended last ... AMERICAN SPLENDOR
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 08-18-2003)
The upfront (in more ways than one) subject of AMERICAN SPLENDOR is Harvey Pekar. Harvey writes literary and music critiques, but his primary income and stability come from working as a file clerk at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland. When Harvey's friend Robe... Comicscape: Five Problems with American Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-28-2008)
The mainstream American comic industry never fails to alternately enthrall and enrage fans. Big-selling independents like Image, IDW, and Dark Horse offer fresh alternatives, but Marvel and DC still rule the roost. Both companies carry a stable ... THE QUIET AMERICAN
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-22-2002)
It seems likely that author Graham Greene would have approved of this second film adaptation of his novel THE QUIET AMERICAN. Elegiac yet taut, contemplative but punctuated by shocking violence, it is as intelligent and involving as it is unsettling, with... Viz Media Titles Named As Finalists For Inaugural American Anime Awards (Tue 02-13-2007)
DEATH NOTE, BLEACH, NARUTO, INUYASHA, POKéMON And RANMA ½ Among the Contenders To Win In Multiple Categories San Francisco, CA, February 13, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive pub...A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: Malcolm McDowell at the American Cinematheque
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 06-23-2001)
On Thursday, June 21, at 7:30pm, the American Cinematheque kicked off its four-day series, "Outside Looking In: A Tribute to Malcolm McDowell," with a Thirtieth Anniversary screening of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, one of the actor's most memorable and controversi... ADV Films Announces American Premiere of Origianl Dark Water (Mon 08-16-2004)
HOUSTON, August 16, 2004?ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., today announced the American theatrical premier of Hideo Nakata's acclaimed live action feature Dark Water at New York's Cinema Village Theatre on Friday, September 24, ...TV Wasteland: The Greatest American Hero Flies Again, or Not.
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 06-16-2008)
Icons of retro television continue to pour onto the sets of the NBC hit Heroes. Last season, Nichele Nichols from Star Trek: The Original Series appeared on Heroes in a small role along with George Takei, and Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner). and this year W... American Idol (Tue 05-27-2003)
Plot:As much as we hate to admit it, some of us were addicted to Fox's hit reality show, American Idol. Looking to capitalize on the show's astronomical ratings, Codemasters is developing a rhythm-based game that allows the gamer to place themselves into ...THE AMERICAN ZONE
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 09-20-2002)
Now available in a trade paperback edition is L. Neil Smith's THE AMERICAN ZONE. Smith, a capable, even ingenious, writer pushes along the adventure in this standalone sequel to 1980's THE PROBABILITY BROACH. Back again is private investigator Win Bear wh... "Sleeper Cell: American Terror Season Two"
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 12-13-2006)
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... AN AMERICAN HAUNTING
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-05-2006)
AN AMERICAN HAUNTING is a handsomely-made, often scary story about a very hostile spirit attacking a 19th-century family. This particular haunting is unusually well-documented in nonfiction tomes (about 20 of them), but HAUNTING is based on a novel about ... American Library Association And Manga Artist You Higuri Collaborate On Poster (Wed 12-13-2006)
LOS ANGELES,12 December 2006: The American Library Association (ALA) and graphic novel publisher Go! Comi announced today that renowned manga artist You Higuri has created an exclusive poster for the ALA's popular poster series. The poster depicts C...American Haunting Soundtrack debuts on Moviescore Media
by RANDALL LARSON (Wed 05-24-2006)
Caine Davidson's impressive score for AN AMERICAN HAUNTING, the recent Hollywood spine-tingler starring Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek, will get a much deserved online release from digital soundtrack label Moviescore Media. Davidson's score, which mar... Annette Bening--American Beauty
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 03-01-2000)
Annette Bening didn`t exactly shoot to stardom. It only seems that way. After several years on stage (earning a Tony nomination in 1987 for `Coastal Disturbances`), the actress came to Hollywood, where she made her film debut in the forgettable THE GREAT ... Real American Heroes
by ANDREW KARDON (Tue 07-02-2002)
With the 4th of July just around the corner, the smell of patriotism fills the air. Not that we haven't been seeing our fair share of red, white and blue in the past year or so. This year, for obvious reasons, Independence Day will mean a heckuva lot more... Clive Barker Raises Hell at the American Cinemateque Film Festival
by Denise Dumars (Mon 08-28-2000)
One of the more enjoyable evenings at the American Cinematheque`s 1st Annual Festival of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction featured a screening of the ground-breaking horror film Hellraiser and a subsequent discussion with writer-director Clive Barker ... HARUHI AMERICAN VOICE ACTORS AND ASOS BRIGADE MEMBERS JOIN THE SOS BRIGADE INVASION TOUR at ANIME EXPO ® 2007 (Tue 06-19-2007)
June 19, 2007 (Cypress, Ca) " Bandai Entertainment Inc., and Kadokawa Pictures USA and Anime Expo 2007 ® announced today that Haruhi's American voice actors Wendee Lee (Haruhi), Crispin Freeman (Kyon), Johnny Yong Bosch (Itsuki) and Michelle Ruff (Y...TWO SISTERS find American home
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-27-2003)
With the box office success of THE RING behind them, DreamWorks Pictures has nabbed the remake rights for the South Korean horror movie A TALE OF TWO SISTERS. Craig Rosenberg, whose crime caper AFTER THE SUNSET will start filming later this year, will wri... Maybe they should call it the "American Force Institute"
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-15-2004)
The man who created two of the most famous and endearing film series of all time is being honored by Hollywood's own next June with the American Film Institute's 33rd Lifetime Achievement Award, the AFI's highest honor for a film career."George Lucas is a... Jackman drops TRUTH, JUSTICE & THE AMERICAN WAY
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-16-2003)
IGN FilmForce has learned that X-MEN actor Hugh Jackman has had to drop out of starring in TRUTH, JUSTICE & THE AMERICAN WAY due to his prior commitments with VAN HELSING. Jackman was to play actor George Reeves, the man who portrayed Superman in the 195... KING KONG star leaps to TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-22-2004)
While his client has been busy working for Peter Jackson in the new remake of KING KONG, up in Hollywood Adrian Brody's agent has been busy closing a deal that will see his client star in TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY. That's the title of the long-i... Disney takes flight with GREATEST AMERICAN HERO
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 05-20-2002)
Disney Studios is looking to bring the long-lost 1980s superhero series THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO to the big screen in a big way. According to DAILY VARIETY, legendary TV producer and owner of the HERO mythos Stephen J. Cannell and the studio Walt built ... HULK's McGee, SAW's Producer Pass
by News Editor (Tue 12-06-2005)
Actor Jack Colvin, best known for his role as investigative reporter Jack McGee on THE INCREDIBLE HULK TV series has died at age 71.The actor had also appeared in numerous TV shows, including THE RAT PATROL and THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, just to name a f... LAIR OF THE BEASTS: On the Trail of American Werewolves
by Nick Redfern (Sat 09-06-2008)
As any and every fan of horror movies will be acutely aware, Hollywood has had a long-standing fascination with those shape-shifting creatures of the night known as werewolves. In 1941, Universal Pictures released its classic movie The Wolf Man starring L... HALLOWEEN: Cast and Crew Reunion at American Cinematheque
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-19-2000)
It`s been 22 years since Michael Myers broke out of the loony bin, commandeered a government vehicle and then terrorized his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, but the trail of dead bodies left in his wake is pretty easy to follow. Without John Carpenter`... HARVEY PEKAR'S AMERICAN SPLENDOR: UNSUNG HERO #1 (of 3)
by Tony Whitt (Sun 08-25-2002)
Historical and biographical comics are nothing new, nor are they necessarily groundbreaking: MAUS is arguably the best-known example of the genre, but even Spiegelman was working in a form which had been used admirably since the 1950s, or even further bac... Truth, Justice and the American Way
by Coming Attractions (Mon 02-28-2005)
Genre:Drama/BioStudio:n/a.Production Company:Focus Features, Back Lot Pictures Project Phase:Development.Who's In It:Ben Affleck (George Reeves); Diane Lane (Toni Mannix); Adrian Brody (Detective)Who's Making It:Allen Coulter (Director); Howard Korder, P... GREATEST AMERICAN HERO DVD Contest Winner
by Karl Schneider (Tue 10-10-2006)
The contest for a collectible TV series box set of THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO: THE COMPLETE SERIES is now over. The response was overwhelming, I only wish I had more copies to give out.As it is, we were only given one copy and Nick Loucas was the man it'... American Anime Awards (Wed 02-07-2007)
The nomination period has ended and the finalists for the American Anime Awards have been announced. The New York Comic Con in late February is where the event will be held where the winners will be announced. The event will also be available on The Anime...Xingu Films Takes on Comic AMERICAN REAPER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 07-29-2008)
Trudie Styler's Xingu Films has acquired film rights to American Reaper, a new graphic novel coming soon by Pat Mills and Clint Langley under their Repeat Offenders banner. Mills and Langley have been frequent collaborators, having worked together on the ... Viz Pictures announces Special North American Screenings of Ping Pong (Thu 03-22-2007)
Humorous And Insightful Film Explores The Nature Of Friendship, Competition and Table Tennis San Francisco, CA, March 21, 2007 " VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC, the leading U.S. publisher of Japanese animation and comics that focuses on J...AMERICAN DREAMZ
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 04-21-2006)
If AMERICAN DREAMZ, with its puckish take on both the workings of the White House and AMERICAN IDOL, never bites as hard as it might, it still has a lot more snap than we might have expected from a major studio enterprise. Director/writer Paul Weitz (who ... AMERICAN VIRGIN #2
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 04-13-2006)
AMERICAN VIRGIN presents the saga of a Christian youth minister on the verge of a sexual awakening initiated when rebels decapitate his missionary girlfriend in Mozambique. At the behest of his controlling parents, Adam Chamberlain travels the country giv... American Gods
by Tony Whitt (Mon 06-25-2001)
The latest novel from SANDMAN and NEVERWHERE author Neil Gaiman answers an interesting question: When immigrants bring their own religions to America and then cease to believe in their gods, what happens to the gods themselves? The story centers on an ex... Greatest American Hero, The (Sun 07-28-2002)
Plot: When aliens come to Earth and offer a suite with special powers to the hapless teacher Ralph, and Ralph looses the instructions, he must learn to fight crime with super powers he can hardly control and barely understand.Players: TBDProducer: Stephe...AMERICAN WEDDING
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 08-01-2003)
The AMERICAN PIE films have carved out their own little slice in the teen sex comedy genre. The first two films are very raunchy, occasionally grotesque and generally hilarious, all of which are qualities to be found in the better examples of this type of... Bandai Entertainment Merchandises Its Hottest Anime Properties At American International Toy Fair 2003 (Fri 02-14-2003)
NEW YORK, NY (February 14, 2003)In the wake of its recent anime hits, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Escaflowne and Cowboy Bebop, Bandai Entertainment, the premiere distributor of Japanese animation DVD's in North America, is introducing exciting new anime pro...An American beauty plays with a DOMINO
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-28-2004)
AMERICAN BEAUTY actress Mena Suvari has landed a plum role in DOMINO, the New Line Cinema action/biography film about to start filming next week. Suvari will star alongside Keira Knightly in the film and play a producer's assistant; Knightly's role is tha... AN AMERICAN HAUNTING happening in Romania
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-20-2004)
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS helmer Courtney Solomon is in Romania about to start filming his second feature and it involves one of America's most famous ghosts. Scheduled to start filming this week, AN AMERICAN HAUNTING stars Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James... REPTILICUS - THE SCREENPLAY
by Ted Newsom (Thu 08-24-2000)
The word `fan` is a colloquialism deriving from `fanatic.` That pretty well describes Kip Doto, a writer who spent a year creating a book devoted to one of the most jaw-droppingly laughable sci-fi films of the 1960smemorable for all the wrong reasons. R... AMERICAN WAY #1
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 02-24-2006)
In AMERICAN WAY, Wesley Catham loses his marketing job at a car company after a thwarted alien invasion interrupts the presentation of the new 1961 Icon. America's favorite superheroes, the Civil Defense Corps, stop the invasion only after their flagship ... American Idol Katharine McPhee is Wonder Woman?
by Karl Schneider (Tue 08-29-2006)
According to Hollywood.com, American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee has become the latest front-runner to play Wonder Woman on the big screen.The pretty Californian has overcome bronchitis, laryngitis and a fractured foot in recent weeks to perform on th... AMERICAN PIE 2
by Carl Cortez (Fri 08-10-2001)
With films like AMERICAN GRAFFITI and FAST TIMES AND RIDGEMONT HIGH serving as generational right of passage that gave way to very successful careers to practically all the cast members of both films, one wonders if AMERICAN PIE may be the iconic film of ... DARK MATTER: A Century of African-American SF
by Denise Dumars (Thu 01-11-2001)
Dark matter is defined as `a non-luminous form of matter which has not been directly observed but whose existence has been deduced by its gravitational effects.` Dark matter is thought to make up a huge amount of the matter in the universe, but because we... Bandai Entertainment Announces North American Theatrical Premiere of Mobile Suit Gundam F91 for Otakon 2004 with limited theatrical release to follow (Mon 07-19-2004)
Cypress, CA (July 19, 2004) - North American Gundam fans can rejoice, Bandai Entertainment, the premier distributor of Japanese animation in North America, will be joining with Otakon 2004 in screening the upcoming film, Mobile Suit Gundam F91 by famed di...Comicscape - June 16, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-16-2004)
OPINION:Over the last three weeks, we've discussed the relevance (or lack thereof) of Superman to modern-day society, a discussion sparked by the recent "reboot" of the character in all the SUPERMAN books. As many have noted, though, the changes don't cou... Fox Adjusts 08 Lineup, 24 Postponed
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 11-08-2007)
With the WGA strike under way and reports of both sides digging their heels into trenches well into the 2008 year, Fox Television has adjusted their lineups for the coming season. Some canned shows will air on different days while others are being po... "An American Haunting"
by Brian Thomas (Thu 11-09-2006)
I had trouble determining exactly what bothered me about An American Haunting. Sure, it has some obvious flaws in the narrative, but it also has good acting, a solid sense of place and time, and many effective sequences. Fortunately, director Courtney... An American Filmscore from London
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-24-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Silva Screen Records has released The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection (SILCD 1178), a specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema, including some of... AMERICAN DREAMS Seasons 2 And 3 - Two-disc set available this summer from Sony/NBC
by Randall Larson (Fri 03-18-2005)
AMERICAN DREAMS composer and arranger Danny Pelfrey and music supervisor Greg Sill are producing a groundbreaking new soundtrack for the NBC series, featuring a fistful of popular music stars singing some of the most memorable hits of the 1960s. Pelfrey a... GREATEST AMERICAN HERO DVD Contest
by Karl Schneider (Tue 10-03-2006)
Cinescape is happy to announce another contest, this one for a cool collectible TV series box set of THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO: THE COMPLETE SERIES. The deluxe collector's set contains 13 discs (containing all 43 episodes), and includes in the sharp del... FUNimation's FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Wins Five Awards at the Inaugural American Anime Awards (Tue 03-06-2007)
--- Wins Best Long Series, Best Cast, Best DVD Package Design, Best Actor and Best Anime Theme Song --- Fort Worth, TX (March 5, 2007) - FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for home vide..."G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" Single Packs
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-27-2007)
Hasbro will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Real American Hero toy line with the release of a special edition series of A Real American Hero figures that features the twenty-five most popular characters in the history of the line. Each of the fift... Special Sneak Peek of "American Dad"
by News Editor (Thu 02-03-2005)
AMERICAN DAD as you probably know is the brand new show created by Seth McFarlane of FAMILY GUY fame. The Pilot episode will air as a sneak preview after Super Bowl XXXIX Sunday, Feb. 6th and then return on May 1st following the premiere of the all new FA... "American Virgin"
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 11-03-2006)
Christian youth minister Adam Chamberlain has taken a hiatus from speaking on the virtues of teen abstinence. After his fiancé Cassie lost her head during a botched missionary trip to Africa, Adam resolved to kill the man who took the woma... Your own GREATEST AMERICAN HERO
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-04-2003)
It's been more than two decades since the first episode of THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO debuted on ABC, but in today's age of reruns and old TV shows being turned into big budget movies, yesterday's culture turns into tomorrow's entertainment. While a feat... BANG ZOOM! ENTERTAINMENT HELPS LUCKY STAR MAKE NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT (Thu 06-19-2008)
Studio Provides English Dub For Highly Anticipated New Anime Comedy From Bandai Entertainment And Kadokawa Pictures Burbank, CA, June 17, 2008 - Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer of original en...FUNimation's FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Wins Five Awards at the Inaugural American Anime Awards (Thu 04-05-2007)
--- Wins Best Long Series, Best Cast, Best DVD Package Design, Best Actor and Best Anime Theme Song --- Fort Worth, TX (March 5, 2007) - FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for home vide...Alex Proyas Illuminates DARK CITY at the American Cinemateque
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 09-07-2000)
For whatever reason, Dark City failed to find an audience when it was released in January of 1998, but its reputation and stature has grown over the course of the last two years, thanks in part to the films release on DVD, accompanied by an audio comment... American Anime Awards Opens (Tue 01-02-2007)
The voting period for the American Anime Awards has started for the various categories. Voting is open through January 31st while winners will be announced in New York City on February 24th by New York Comic-Con. AnimeOnDVD.com participated in the nominat...AMERICAN RAIN scheduled to fall soon
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-05-2004)
The production team behind the now-filming thriller EDISON are reteaming on another project called AMERICAN RAIN. The drama will reunite EDISON writer/director David J. Burke (who also penned the script and will direct AMERICAN RAIN) with Emmett/Furla Fil... First peek at Fox's AMERICAN DAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 05-21-2004)
During Fox's unveiling of its fall lineup the network revealed the first piece of artwork, the premise and cast credits for the new animated comedy from the creator of FAMILY GUY. Seth MacFarlane's AMERICAN DAD will debut on the network sometime in Januar... AMERICAN ZOMBIE
by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 03-29-2008)
During its initial moments, American Zombie looks as though it’s going to be a complete mockumentary on socially conscious documentaries on minority groups, sort of a fantasy/comedy version of commentaries on gay people, religious people, surfers, e... SCOOP: Casting for AMERICAN PIE 4
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 08-25-2004)
One of the rules of Hollywood business reality is this: a film franchise need not end even when the trilogy is complete. That seems to be happening with Universal's AMERICAN PIE comedy series; even after last summer's AMERICAN WEDDING brought a fitting co... AMERICAN PSYCHO creator adapts THE FROG PRINCE
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-10-2004)
Bret Easton Ellis, the author of such novels as AMERICAN PSYCHO, LESS THAN ZERO and GLAMORAMA, enjoyed Adam Davies first novel THE FROG KING: A LOVE STORY so much that he decided to write the book's screenplay. The script has just been optioned by Interme... This AMERICAN GANGSTER is stone cold dead
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-07-2004)
It looks like the short life of Universal's AMERICAN GANGSTER is over. The movie, which was to have starred Denzel Washington and Benicio Del Toro, was terminally injured when director Antoine Fuqua (KING ARTHUR, TRAINING DAY) exited stage door right over... FAMILY GUY maker develops AMERICAN DAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-18-2003)
Seth McFarlane is giving it another shot. The creator of FAMILY GUY (which has become a hit on DVD and in reruns on Cartoon Network) is been given the OK from Fox Television to work on a pilot for a new animated series. The series is tentatively titled AM... American Virgin
by KURT AMACKER (Fri 06-16-2006)
This fourth issue of AMERICAN VIRGIN concludes the first arc of Steven Seagle's new ongoing series from DC/Vertigo. After traveling to Africa to find the rebels that decapitated his missionary girlfriend, Cassie, pro-virginity Christian motivational spea... Josh Brolin joins AMERICAN GANGSTER
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-17-2006)
Josh Brolin has signed on to join the cast of the upcoming film, AMERICAN GANGSTER.The crime flick will star Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington and be directed by Ridley Scott.The Universal Pictures film is based on the life of drug-kingpin-turned-inform... VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS OF FUNKY FOREST IN THREE NORTH AMERICAN CITIES (Thu 02-14-2008)
New York, Seattle And Los Angeles Set To Run Visually Inventive Comedy From Director Katushito Ishii San Francisco, CA, February 13, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has a...Eyeshield 21 Vol.#06
by Jarred Pine (Mon 03-06-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story By: Riichiro Inagaki / Art By: Yusuke MurataTranslated by:Allison Markin PowellAdapted by:What They SayThe Devil Bats are going to feel like dancing for joy if they can beat Banba and his hulking team, the Taiyo Sphinx... Editing Anime: Why all anime fans should be concerned
by Jim Lazar (-)
Editing.
One simple word, but a word that speaks volumes. Some accept it, some curse it, some profit by it. It can be simple and innocuous as calling a rice cake a cookie to extreme and detestable as cutting large portions of video out and changing the ... Del Rey Manga Acquires Its First American Manga In COllaboration With Pop Superstar Avril Lavigne (Tue 01-30-2007)
NEW YORK, NY " January 30, 2007 " Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House Inc. and one of the premiere publishers of manga in the U.S., announced today the acquisition of MAKE 5 WISHES, created in collaboration with platinum-selling and Grammy Award-n...AMERICAN EMPIRE: THE VICTORIOUS OPPOSITION
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 08-11-2003)
Harry Turtledove has one hell of an imagination, and one hell of a grasp on human nature. His current novel THE VICTORIOUS OPPOSITION, which is another in a series of books about alternative events in post-Civil War America, is a rich tapestry of "what if... American Anime Awards (Mon 02-26-2007)
The Awards were held over the weekend for the first edition of this and the folks at ICv2 have a new article up about it with a few pictures.Bandai Visual Inks Deal, Sets for North American Release (Fri 12-02-2005)
According to this update at Anime News Network, Bandai Visual has inked deals for dubbing and distribution for titles they intend to release in North America. The first titles up for distribution that the company owns appear to be the two Patlabor movies ...Danny Elfman Meets The Robinsons
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-15-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Disney’s latest computer-animated feature, Meet The Robinsons, opens on March 30th and comes complete with a stirring score by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack album comes out on March 27th from Walt Disney R... Winterbirth
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-10-2007)
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to the Buzz, where information on tomorrow’s batch of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror lit are brought to light today. In a slow week of genre releases Dr. Who hardcovers and a couple original tales of speculative fic... Bee Hive Stung by AMERICAN GANGSTERS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 11-04-2007)
Never underestimate the power of great performances from Oscar-caliber stars, not even against the family-movie. That’s what I should say to myself when I begin having doubts on the studio’s decision making. All week long, I had some s... ADV Films Announces American Premiere of Original Dark Water (Mon 08-16-2004)
While only one date is announced, Dark Water is starting its theater circuit according to this press release.FAMILY GUY Returns Along With a New AMERICAN DAD
by News Editor (Fri 04-29-2005)
The FAMILY GUY returns to Fox this Sunday along with a new episode of AMERICAN DAD. We have links below to clips from both of the upcoming shows. Family Guy http://www.fox.com/familyguy/video/fg_401_A_hi.ram http://www.fox.com/familyguy/video/fg_401_A_lo.... TOP 10: Do they serve cake or pie at the AMERICAN WEDDING?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 08-04-2003)
Surprising no one, Universal's third entry in its AMERICAN PIE escapdes took top place at the box office this past weekend. AMERICAN WEDDING rocketed to first place, earning an estimated $34 million dollars. Not bad, but not as big an opening as AMERICAN ... Schwentke says hello to Fox on GOODBYE
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-24-2004)
German filmmaker Robert Schwentke will make THE DEEP BLUE GOODBYE his next project for 20th Century Fox. Based on the Travis McGee detective novel of the same name (and written by John MacDonald), the screenplay was written by Dana Stevens. The film will ... Ghost Rider!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-12-2007)
In anticipation of the upcoming comedy Evan Almighty starring Steve Carell, DotComedy has provided our Prize Closet with Carell DVDs to give away! One lucky Maniac will receive The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Office Season 1 and The Office Season 2. To... Lady of the Night
by Paul Zimmerman (Additional reporting by Eric Moro) (Sun 03-10-2002)
In THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, every character is a demon, an undead or a vampire... except for one. And Marguerite Moreau plays that lone mortal. As Jessi, the woman who tempts the Vampire Lestat into dropping his romance with an evil Egyptian queen hell be... DVD & VHS This Week: May 7
by John Thonen (Tue 05-07-2002)
VIDEO NEWSActor Val Kilmer has never really clicked with audiences and become the star his talent and looks once seemed to guarantee him. Part of the reason for this failure is that he so often comes across as an unlikable and arrogant ass, both on and of... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis... Mania Exclusive Interview: Martial Arts Legend Jackie Chan
by Rob Vaux (Fri 04-18-2008)
Since the death of Bruce Lee, no performer has represented the face of martial arts more prominently than Jackie Chan. Starting with Asian films like Drunken Master and Fearless Hyena, he quickly established a unique onscreen style emphasizing comedy and ... E3: AMERICAN PIE's Shannon Elizabeth becomes Bond girl
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-15-2003)
Over the decades that the James Bond film series has been around, dozens of actresses have been cast as "Bond girls". Now, for the first time, there's going to be an interactive Bond girl, and it's AMERICAN PIE cutie Shannon Elizabeth. Elizabeth will le... The Universal Language of Action
by Eric Moro (Mon 07-09-2001)
French actor/director Mathieu Kassovitz set out to accomplish only one thing when shooting his latest feature CRIMSON RIVERS: make a good 'ol fashioned American action movie. Influenced by cinematic persuasions ranging from David Fincher's SE7EN to Hong K... Gerry Anderson: Master in Miniature Part Three
by Jeff Bond (Wed 12-11-2002)
Gerry Anderson has a track record that would make any self-respecting TV producer shake in his boots: 17 television programs, virtually all of which now rate as cult successesfrom the lavishly produced space adventure Space: 1999 and the cult favorite UFO... Rerun Madness
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 06-09-2003)
Greetings Cinescapers! Last week this humble TV critic got a little out of hand and desperately sought the attention of his readership, with stupendous results. (Thank you, each and every one.) Well, sad to say, after that article was submitted I noticed ... Cyber Monday and the New Amazon Kindle
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-26-2007)
With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo... American Outlaws
by Michael Tunison (Fri 08-17-2001)
Hollywood has been mining the legend of bank-robbing desperado Jesse James almost as long as it's been making pictures, with individual filmmakers riffing on historical fact to fit their storytelling purposes in movies such as the 1939 Tyrone Power/Henry ... AMERICAN SPLENDOR hits Sundance
by Mike Whybark (Mon 12-09-2002)
THE PLAIN DEALER covers the selection of AMERICAN SPLENDOR for the Sundance Film Festival. The film, shot in 2001 on location in Cleveland, is based on the award-winning auto-bio comics of Harvey Pekar.Pekar's comic series, also titled AMERICAN SPLENDOR, ... AMERICAN SPLENDOR tops at Sundance
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-27-2003)
THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER caught up with local boy made good Harvey Pekar on the event of a film based on his work taking the top prize at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend."I'm real happy," Pekar says. "I don't know about awards. I mean, if a film... Manga Mania
by Allen Divers (Mon 05-26-2003)
I've collected comics in one form or another since 1982. It started with a weekly trip to the local Magic Mart and later moved to a little comic book specialty store called Gulf Coast Comics. I think it's safe to say I have a bit of an affinity for the ... Jet Li gets KISSed
by Craig D. Reid (Fri 07-06-2001)
All of the hype and excitement from the American press surrounding KISS OF THE DRAGON (KOD for short) is focused on the coincidence that Tcheky Karyo, who plays the lead villain, was in Luc Besson's LA FEMME NIKITA(1991), while co-star Bridget Fonda playe... Fine Line's AMERICAN SPLENDOR
by Mike Whybark (Thu 02-06-2003)
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes that Sundance grand jury winner AMERICAN SPLENDOR has finalized a distribution deal with Fine Line Features and HBO Films. HBO helped produce the film.The movie mixes Paul Giamatti's performance as comic book author and jazz c... Toy Showdown: Joe vs. Joe, Part 1
by John Denning (Sat 08-26-2006)
If Saturday morning advertisements and esteemed spokesman Sgt. Slaughter are to be believed, "nobody beats G.I. Joe." With no other challengers in sight, Out of the Box pits Joe versus Joe to see which era of the original action figure franchise comes out... GODZILLA 2000: Return of the King - Film Review
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 08-17-2000)
Its been fifteen years since a new Godzilla film was last released on U.S. shores (the 1998 American production does not count), and the American distributor TriStar seems to have gone out of its way to rekindle unpleasant memories of Godzilla 1985. As w... Rhino Gets Hardcore
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 09-13-2006)
Emerging in the early 1980s, hardcore punk championed independent thought and a fuck-you attitude - all with a fierce "Do-It-Yourself" aesthetic. More than just loud, fast music driven by primal aggression, bands like Bad Brains and Black Flag helped laun... Blood+ Novel Vol.#01 - First Kiss
by Greg Hackmann (Mon 06-16-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ryo Ikehata / Chizu HashiiTranslated by:John ThomasAdapted by:N/AWhat They SaySuffering from extreme amnesia, high school student Saya Otonoshi can\'t remember anything from her life beyond the last year. Living with a foster ... Comicscape - May 26, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 05-26-2004)
OPINION: Recently, Lev Grossman of TIME Magazine wrote an article called "The Problem With Superman," in which he covers this summer's "reboot" of the Man of Steel and the reasons for said re-imagining of DC's greatest icon. He explains that one of the bi... Kong of Kongs, Lord of Rings
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-15-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS This is definitely a week of must-haves in soundtrack new releases. Despite having had only five weeks to conceptualize, compose, orchestrate, record and mix the score after stepping in to replace Howard Shore as composer, Jame... Comicscape - August 9, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-09-2006)
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... Grudge, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)
Genre:Horror/Remake.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Ghost House Pictures/Senator International.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Sarah Michelle Gellar; Jason Behr; Clea DuVall; Bill Pullman; William Mapother; Grace Zabriski.Who's Making It:... Remembering Bernstein
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-26-2004)
The death last week of legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein, on August 18th, coming so close after that of Hollywood maestros Jerry Goldsmith (on July 21st) and David Raksin (August 9th), has robbed Hollywood of its last three connections with the film... L'Arc~en~Ciel Press Conference
by Transcript provided by Tofu/Sony Music (Thu 08-12-2004)
August 1st, 2004
Baltimore, MD
How was your US debut performance at Otakon? Was performing here different than in Japan?
ken: I got to Baltimore, went to all the tourist sites first and did the show after I had learned everything about Baltimore. I pr... Toy Showdown: Joe vs. Joe, Finale
by John Denning (Sat 09-02-2006)
A big part of winning in a battle of toys, providing they survive being manhandled by children (the most chaotic and destructive force on Earth), is what context they give to the child's imagination. The reason the vintage series G.I. Joe's nurse figure n... Kimba the White Lion Ultra DVD Box Set Limited Edition
by Brett Barkley (Wed 06-21-2006)
What They SayFrom Osamu Tezuka, one of the great pioneers of Japanese animation (ASTRO BOY, BLACK JACK, HI NO TORI), comes one of the \"first-generation anime classics\" to reach American TV! Fans have long remembered its catchy theme song, spectacular de... Lost in Translation
by Allen Divers (Mon 02-10-2003)
Yes, I know, it's been quite a while since I managed to squeak out a Lost in Translation column. This week's episode is called "The Long Road Back" simply because it has been quite a journey to reach this point. The how and why an English language track... ADV Films Announces Anime Boston Acquisitions (Mon 04-28-2003)
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF "AZUMANGA DAIOH" SWIRLING RUMORS AT LAST PROVE TRUE; ADV FILMS PLANS MULTI-VOLUME DVD RELEASE FOR CAPTIVATING JAPANESE ANIMATED SERIES HOUSTON, April 28, 2003-ADV Films today formally announced the acquisition for st...Initial D Vol. #01
by JT Stone (Tue 08-12-2003)
The Review!The most controversial anime title this past year, has finally been released on U.S. Region 1 DVD, and... Houston, we have problems.
Audio:
The good thing was that TOKYOPOP got the Japanese Language Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track that was ... Gundam Creator to appear at Chicago Film Festival (Mon 09-25-2006)
CHICAGO, September 20, 2006 " In anticipation of his appearance at The 42nd Chicago International Film Festival, The Japan America Society of Chicago is busy rolling out the "red carpet" for Yoshiyuki Tomino, a director who has redrawn the landscape of...IMAGINASIAN ENTERTAINMENT AND BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE “ANIME MOVIE CLASSICS” WEEK (Tue 01-22-2008)
January 22, 2008 (Cypress, CA) – ImaginAsian Entertainment and Bandai Entertainment Inc. announced today that three of Bandai’s Anime Movie Classic releases will be screened theatrically on 35mm at the newly opened ImaginAsian Center from Febr...Kimba, the White Lion Box Set 1
by Paul Grisham (Tue 05-06-2003)
What They SayFrom the creator of Astroboy comes Kimba, one of the \"first-generation anime classics\" from Japan, and the first to be broadcast in color, in 1965.
Featuring spectacular designs and trailblazing animation techniques, gentle stories, and a ... ADV Films Talks November Releases (Tue 09-09-2003)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: THE MOTION PICTURE-PRINCE OF DARKNESS FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO WILDLY POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO HOUSTON, September 9, 2003-ADV Films has s...AFI Releases Top 10 Lists for Genre Classics
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-18-2008)
The American Film Institute (AFI) has once again updated their Top 10 Lists of all the major movie categories and sent them to media outlets. You can check them out below. What do you think? Agree? No? Share your thoughts.The American Film Institute (AFI)... Janie Don't Got a Gun
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 10-15-2006)
Humans have violent tendencies, which is nothing new. Sometimes violence proves necessary for survival, and sometimes we're just kind of a twisted species. A quick, historical study will reveal the thousands of methods and instruments people came up wit... Wayne’s World
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-08-2007)
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ... DVD Review of THE INCREDIBLE HULK: The Complete Third Season
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 06-01-2008)
One doesn’t need to see every episode to follow the adventures of David Banner (Bill Bixby). The opening credits alone give you all that you need to know what is going on with David Banner and his alter ego the Hulk (Lou Ferrigno). David Banner as t... Be a Friend
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 09-17-2006)
So you walked in on your friend while he was watching some of that Japanimation stuff. You asked him if it was Pokemon, and you probably would have received a kinder reaction if you'd killed his mother.It's an awful lot of drama for a simple mistake. Wh... ADV Films January 10th Release Details (Tue 12-13-2005)
ADV ANNOUNCES JANUARY 10 RELEASES Featuring Launch of Deluxe New Macross HOUSTON, December 9, 2005—ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime in North America, is pleased to announce six hot titles for January 10, beginning with the ...Love Songs
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 12-13-2006)
Music has an unmistakable hold over humanity; it can soothe us, it can make us angry and it can even shepherd us together like a collie dog herds sheep. Our ancestors knew the power of a strong beat, which was often used to summon a tribe to one ... Spirited Away
by Chris Meadows (Fri 05-02-2003)
The Review!AUDIO
I\'m not really qualified to comment on higher-end audio due to the low-end nature of my setup; however, it sounded good to me. I listened to the English and Japanese versions for the review.
VIDEO
Here we have a clear case of \"The ... Picture Letters of the Commander in Chief Vol.#01
by Ben Leary (Mon 07-30-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tadamichi KuribayashiTranslated by:Michi FusayamaAdapted by:Tsuyuko YoshidaWhat They SayThe battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest campaigns of WWII. Under the command of Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the Japanese ar... Back to the Future
by Oliver Chin (-)
Reprinted with permission by the author
Now that anime has a firm foothold in America, we can revisit the groundbreaking manga that created the first modern generation of American fans. This entertainment has come full circle with Dark Horse's impressive... TOY STORY and ROCKY HORROR are on the NFR's List
by News Editor (Wed 12-28-2005)
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has announced his annual selection of 25 motion pictures to be added to the National Film Registry. This group of titles brings the total number of films placed on the Registry to 425. Under the terms of the Natio... RING CYCLE
by ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Fri 03-18-2005)
There's only so many times you can go back to the well literally but director Hideo Nakata continues to mine the rich mythology he created in the Ringu film series in Japan. This time he's on American soil shepherding the sequel of the American remake R... Beware THE MIST
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-01-2007)
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog... BLACK SUNDAY (a.k.a THE MASK OF SATAN) on Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 01-07-2000)
THE MASK OF SATAN(1960) is widely regarded as a classic of the horror genre, filled with wonderfully atmospheric effects and punctuated by moments of brutality quite grizzly for their time, yet the film has been known to U.S. fans only through a truncate... Constantine
by Coming Attractions (Mon 03-15-2004)
Genre: Horror/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio: Warner Brothers.Production Company: Shuler Donner/Donner Productions.Project Phase: Released.Who's In It: Keanu Reeves (John Constantine); Rachel Weisz (Angela); Tilda Swinton (Gabriel); Djimon Hounsou (Papa Mid... The Manic Maniac: Dawn of a New Super Soldier
by Joe Crosby (Thu 08-14-2008)
At a destination such as Mania, which prides itself on superhero coverage and sci-fi analysis, it's hard not to talk about the Olympics. If anyone else has seen the genetic freaks splashing in water, flipping on balance beams, pedaling uphill faster than ... Comicscape - June 23, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-23-2004)
OPINION: I'm not entirely sure why, but I got neither death threats nor a lot of positive feedback on last week's musings about Captain America. I hope that doesn't mean no one cares about the old man anymore... My thanks, though, to the two(!) readers wh... Month of the Gunn
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 04-05-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Hey did anybody notice that James "I co-wrote TROMEO AND JULIET" Gunn was the writer for two back-to-back number one films? Well reader David Milone did, and he posed this question that you can feel f... Boys, Girls and Newsprint
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 06-07-2007)
The Battle of the Sexes leaves no battleground bloodless. This week's Comicscape column references two fairly hot topics that has set the comics fandom aflame: The cover of Heroes for Hire #13, and a certain collectable statuette of Mary Jane, Spider-Man'... Devil's Daughter Dies; Leaping Slayer Returns
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 03-28-2005)
Maybe all the campaigning by TRU CALLING fans worked out after all. This week Eliza Dushku and Jason Priestly return to the small screen in all their corpse-assisting, day-reliving glory. Then again, maybe not, since it's only back to burn off the remaini... The Deep-Sixed Cyber
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 12-27-2006)
“Why do the good die so young?” is the appropriate lamentation to wail to the heavens while holding on to a deceased friend who died in a furious war, or cuddling a puppy that never got a chance to take a dozen breaths, or crying over a che... The Voice of Godzilla: The Movie Music of Akira Ifukube
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 09-30-2000)
There were two sounds emanating from Japan in 1954 which have had an indelible effect on science fiction ever since. One was the roar of Gojirabetter known as Godzilla to American audiences. The other was the music that accompanied the majority of his e... We Are The World
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 11-12-2006)
It's hard to create art, music, a piece of writing or otherwise without being influenced by outside sources. In fact, unless you're an eccentric genius who just so happened to spend his growing years inside an opaque box, it's impossible to truly... OUTLAW NATION
by Rich Handley (Wed 09-20-2000)
Story-telling, for thousands of years, has preserved the tales of generations past. Story Johnson, though only a hundred years old, is also concerned with past generations--namely, those out to kill, not preserve, him. Johnson is the protagonist of Britis... ADV Films has set a street date for Arc the Lad: Day of Reckoning (Mon 09-17-2001)
September 17, 2001 Houston, TX ADV Films has set a street date of November 27th, 2001 for the upcoming home video release of Arc the Lad: "Day of Reckoning". ADV Films plans concurrent day & date release of both VHS and DVD formats for this final spellb...JAPAN'S FAVORITE MON-STAR
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-21-2000)
TriStar may have failed to launch an American franchise with their 1998 Godzilla, but interest in the original Toho monster is heating up. GODZILLA 2000 will be release shortly, and another new G-film is wrapping production in Japan for December release i... Fuccons Vol. #1
by Mike Dungan (Mon 05-29-2006)
What They SayForget about giant monsters! A not so typical American family has invaded Japan, and the land of the rising sun may never be the same! The cult hit series that replaces flesh and blood actors with mannequins is already a huge hit around the w... PRINCESS MONONOKE: The New Standard in Animation
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 10-29-1999)
Since the worldwide blockbuster success of Disneys THE LION KING, rival Hollywood studios have run rampant trying to slice off a piece of the animation pie; some have come close, but none have surpassed the Mouse House. What is known to many fans but not... Clamoring Toward 2001
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-22-2000)
Lucky 13 Black Cat CandleEver burn a Lucky 13 Black Cat candle? You can get them at your local occult supply store or any hipster shop in, say, Silverlake, Santa Monica, or Los Feliz (all California, natch). I get them at Botanica St. Anthony in old downt... RING: Award-Winning Horror From Japan
by Norman England (Fri 01-14-2000)
What do you do? Youve been handed a videotape by a friend who, for their sake, begs you to watch it. Only thing is, if you do, you will die exactly one week later unless you in turn pass it on for someone else to watch. It is this simple premise of RING,... Beware of Doug: Douglas Clegg on Life as a Horror Writer
by Denise Dumars (Wed 04-12-2000)
From the desert communities of California`s heartland to the crumbling infrastructure of New York City, the settings of Douglas Clegg`s horror fiction reflect his own wanderlust. But no matter how far from his origins Clegg travels, he always comes back t... Secrets of SAILOR MOON Revealed.
by L. Jagi Lamplighter (Tue 08-22-2000)
One of the great joys of any fan is getting a peek at inside information about the production or meaning of a favorite show. Recently, Kunihiko Ikuhara, director of Revolutionary Girl Utena and various Sailor Moon episodes, came to the Baltimore, Marylan... Dances with the Undead: Kim Newman, Part 2
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-28-2000)
JUDGMENT OF TEARS has a lighter tone than THE BLOODY RED BARON, an element that author Kim Newman decided upon early. `Needing a rest after the war-torn Red Baron book, I decided to skip the obvious World War II setting and relax a little by enjoying `la ... INFERNO on Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 07-04-2000)
Writer-director Dario Argento had been plying his trade, making horrific psycho-thrillers (known as giallo in his native Italy) since the early 70s, reaching his peak with Deep Red in 1975. Then he took a turn into supernatural horror with Suspiria in 19... Getting the Heads Rolling: Christopher Lee Speaks, Part Two
by Craig D. Reid (Wed 04-26-2000)
In Part One of our interview with the illustrious Christopher Lee, the actor shared his opinions about the press (specifically, the British Press), his humble beginnings as an actor, and an influential conversation with Boris Karloff, and discussed what i... Golden Globe Winners
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 01-25-2000)
Every year, dozens (or maybe it only seems like dozens) of critics organizations hand out their awards in anticipation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science Oscar show. Some of these groups just want to be the first to weigh in with their opin... ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES ONLINE TICKETING FOR MAIN EVENTS (Mon 04-07-2008)
Regular, Hotel Room Block and Reserved Seating Block Attendee Tickets Available Now Anaheim, California (April 7, 2008) Traditional Main Events (including Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Masquerade, Anime Music Video Contest, AX Idol, Charity Auction an...Bandai Goes "Amazon Unbox" (Mon 09-11-2006)
BANDAI CHANNEL INC. AND BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC. TO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR "AMAZON UNBOX," AMAZON.COM'S NEW ONLINE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE; GUNDAM SEED AND OTHER TITLES TO BE OFFERED September 11, 2006 "Tokyo, Japan. Bandai Channel, the on-demand video distr...HIGHLANDER: ENDGAME - Adrian Paul Part I
by Matthew F. Saunders (Fri 09-01-2000)
It`s never easy stepping into someone else`s shoes. And while he didn`t take over the role of Connor MacLeod from Christopher Lambert, that`s exactly what Adrian Paul did in 1992 when he signed on as the lead in the Highlander TV series, a spinoff of the ... Eureka Seven Lands Big In USA (Fri 07-28-2006)
July 26, 2006 (Cypress, Ca) " Bandai Entertainment Inc. announced today that its series Eureka SeveN, a co-production with mega animation house Studio BONES, won two SPJA AWARDS at the 2006 Anime Expo®, held annually in the U.S.: BEST TV SERIES and ...Mikomicon Latest Announcements (Tue 10-03-2006)
MIKOMICON ANNOUNCES BLEACH AMERICAN VOICE ACTOR PANEL, A SPECIAL PREMIER OF ERGO PROXY AND PARADISE KISS PLUS WELCOMES SPECIAL GUEST NICKELODEON STUDIOS Northridge, September 20th 2006: The MikomiCon Anime, Sci-Fi & Gaming Convention, scheduled to take...NEW YORK ANIME FESTIVAL WELCOMES KOBUN SHIZUNO AND AIMEE MAJOR STEINBERGER (Wed 08-01-2007)
NYAF ANNOUNCES EVANGELION CO-DIRECTOR SHIZUNO AND AMERICAN ANIMATION DYNAMO STEINBERGER AS GUESTS OF HONOR Norwalk, CT, July 31, 2007: The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced that Kobun Shizuno and Aimee Major Steinberger will appear as Gues...Retrospective: Robert Wise's THE HAUNTING
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 11-25-1999)
November 23rd brought the home video release of this summers full color, effects-laden, big budget remake of THE HAUNTING, based on the classic novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, by Shirley Jackson. What todays video renters may not realize is that the ... DVD Review of SHUTTER
by Tim Janson (Sun 07-20-2008)
Shutter is yet another American adaptation of a superior Thai horror film, also named “Shutter” which came out in 2004. The remake has a strange dynamic. The film uses American actors in the lead roles but it is set in Japan and dire...