Fifteen years before The X-Files made government conspiracy a way of life, there was CapricornOne. Born from post-Watergate angst and television’s increasing technological versatility, the film remains an effective thriller and adventure story, tightly-...
Intrada Records has released for the first time ever the complete score of Jerry Goldsmith's action-oriented score for CAPRICORNONE, Peter Hyams' 1978 political thriller about a cover up over an aborted Mars mission.Goldsmith's legendary action score was...
John Moore will direct a remake of the 1978 conspiracy thriller CapricornOne, reports Variety. Peter Buchman penned the screenplay for New Regency. The original cult hit was penned and directed by Peter Hyams and starred Elliot Gould, James Brolin and O...
Interviewer: Way Jeng
If you're a fan of New York dubs, you've probably seen some of Jeff Thompson's work. He has worked on many shows, including Boogiepop Phantom, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, and His and Her Circumstances. I had a chance to speak w...
...s include CAPRICORNONE, 2010, RUNNING SCARED, TIMECOP, and THE RELIC. Shortly before its release, Hyams met with the press to discuss the film.QUESTION: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER IS SUPPOSEDLY VERY HANDS-ON; HE WANTS TO BE INVOLVED WITH EVERYTHING FROM TH...
What They SayThe island kingdom of Alabasta is about to erupt in civil war - a war engineered by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and his criminal organization Baroque Works. Monkey D. Luffy, his Straw Hat pirates and Princess Vivi race to...
"Being a host and getting fussed over by a bunch of girls may not be that bad."
--Haruhi Fujioka
Dubbed by FUNimation Productions, Flower Mound, TX.
See the Mania Review
Running Time: 300 mins (excl. extras).
Episodes 1-13.
Directed by ...
The hidden treasure in this collection is the English voice cast.hat They SayLetter of Marque
The saga continues… As the Straw Hat pirates find themselves in a battle between good and evil, between right and wrong, the gratitude of those involved ...
What They SayThe biological combat android Iczer-1 travels to Earth. Her mission is to defend the planet from Cthuwolf invaders, but in order to power her battlesuit she needs to unite with a partner in body and mind. Nagisa is a human girl who has lost h...
I caught up with Gen Fukunaga, CEO of FUNimation, the afternoon of July 5th at Anime Expo 2008. He was busy with the line of people anxiously waiting to meet the recently announced cast of Ouran High School Host Club. We found space to intervi...
What They SayAs the Pirate King Gold Roger was executed he revealed that his treasure, known as \"One Piece,\" was hidden somewhere on the Grand Line. Monkey D. Luffy dreams of finding the legendary treasure and becoming the Pirate King, and after eating ...
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...
(NOTE: The following is not an exact transcription of the interview. A translator assisted with the interview and the following is based on that person\'s translation. For some questions, Maaya replied in English and I\'ve denoted those instances.)
[Q] -...
Call it karma, call it fate, but the universe seems to be showing some kind of symmetry when the creator of the Comics2Film website gets the chance to write for Marvel Comics. That creator, Rob Worley, is the brains (and writer) behind YOUNG ANCIENT ONE, ...
The Human Genome Project announced a few years ago that they had successfully mapped human genetic structure. But they didn't know that the research firm Genomex got there first, almost twenty-five years ago. Now there's a young generation of mutants out ...
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...
Welcome to a brand new regular (we hope) feature here at C2F, the Digital Concept
Gallery Flashback. Here we'll be looking at some of the memorable and impressive
images from deep within the ancient and forgotten vaults of the DCG. The gallery
has be...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another swan dive into the shallow end of the pool with Comicscape! Because of the Christmas holiday, UPS won’t deliver the comics to the shops until today. I imagine a few of you have already succumbed ...
Liberation Entertianment has released details of its DVD release of the X-Men animated show:
Born into a world that hates and fears them the X-Men are mutants, genetically gifted human beings with superpowers – The next link in human evolution an...
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of watching your credit card bill skyrocket like the national deficit. Yes, I'm hooked, too. So, don't feel bad. You've only got your wife to answer to. This week features the second (and much lo...
In this edition of Page One, Panel One, Scott Taylor tells us what he thinks of comic writer Alan Moore and the upcoming Watchmen project and then dives head first into the sea of hype surrounding Man Thing. For the latest comic happenings at Screenwriter...
...ects like CAPRICORNONE, OUTLAND, and 2010: AN ODESSEY TWO, he has now settled comfortably into churning out studio hackwork. As a cinematographer (he photographs his own films), he provides END OF DAYS with an effective, moody, low-key look intended t...
Neil Gaiman talks about the trials and travails of developing 'MirrorMask' with longtime collaborator Dave McKean.
"There's one moment in the thing where the audience applauds, and that took us completely by surprise. One line of dialogue in a scene th...
Writer-director James Wong and his THE ONE star Jet Li might be roughly the same age, but Wong has no illusions about the differences between himself and the Hong Kong superstar."I think he was already a Wu Shu master, or a prodigy I guess, [at age 11]," ...
VIDEO NEWSWhile we're all waiting for Quentin Tarantino to finally start production on his too long awaited new film, KILL BILL, we will at least be able to console ourselves with the re-releases of his ground-breaking, trend setting previous efforts. Up ...
OPINION: Before I begin this week's discussion of the comic books you most wanted to see made into movies, I'd like to share one e-mail in particular that made a very deep impression on me, sent by no less than the producer of LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENT...
Batman Begins by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-28-2005)
Genre:Action/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/"Batman"); Michael Caine (Alfred); Katie Holmes (Rachel); Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard); Morgan Freeman...
As mentioned last week, we have a slew of new releases in every category. There’s going to be some tough purchasing decisions that need to be made. We have two anthologies of the best fantasy literature of the year, one from St. Martin&rsq...
[Ed. Note: We have lived through one of the most devastating days in American history. Last September 11, everything stopped and normality was indefinitely suspended as we witnessed the tragedy in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania.In the days and ...
It seems that the very mention of the word "reboot" was enough to rile many of you and for good reason though it seems that's not all you were worked up about this week. And speaking of being worked up about something in comics...isn't page four of IDEN...
... a bit of CAPRICORNONE. Against this plays, only a few times, a synth-woodwind mysterioso, a descending melody that lends a contrast to the otherwise frantic activity of the orchestra. The motif is moody, echoing in its introduction as if emanating ...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another dive into the shallow end of Comicscape! Last week’s none-too-scientific analysis of the many 1990s throwbacks plaguing the industry generated a lot of comments, but little mail. I intended to run...
After over a year of delays, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier will hit comic shops next Wednesday, November 14th. The Black Dossier has been the source of controversy and speculation ...
VIDEO NEWS· In addition to the upcoming new STAR TREK TV series, Trekkers will soon get another treat with Paramount's release of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION on Nov. 6th. As the title sug...
First, the good news: next week is my first interview in a while. I'll be talking with the man...the legend...THE CHIN: Bruce Campbell. We'll be chatting about his new comic book and movie THE MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN. The first issue of the miniserie...
On August 18 2004, I had the chance to take a trip to the UK office of ADV for a special interview with one of the most renowned American voice actors, Monica Rial. She has been in numerous English anime dubs in the past few years, including some of the m...
Are comic book properties on film about to have their day in the sun? What about the writers who are penning everyone's favorite super hero based stories? Are they also comic book fans? What does it mean for the future of this new generation of comic rela...
Welcome to a brand new year and what better way to start off that brand new year with a shiny spanking new controversy brewing in the world of comics? A little while ago, Marvel announced that Orson Scott Card, Hugo Award-winning writer of such works as ...
TRANCERS 6, the latest entry in producer Charles Band’s long running film series, just hit video stores. Which makes it a perfect time to take a look back at the chronicles of time traveling, tough guy cop Jack Deth. Joining us for this look, courtesy of ...
OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t...
What They SayIn 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which one is born dictates the path his or her life will likely follow. But when Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, and William, an earnest member of t...
REMEMBERING GIL MELLEComposer Gil Melle, an innovator in mixing electronic and orchestral music, died last Thursday of a heart attack at his home in Malibu, California. For nearly five decades, Melle had made a mark in the world of jazz as an outstanding ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mayumi ShihouTranslated by:Naomi KokuboAdapted by:Naomi KokuboWhat They SayIt's an epidemic of accidental death! Multiple college students receive odd voicemails from themselves, messages from the future, and all they contain ...
Interviewer: Way Jeng
There aren't many shows that I give an unqualified recommendation. A show might be great, but there's almost always something that has to be noted. There might be a small but significant flaw that the audience will have to tolerate....
OPINION: The phrase "If you build it, they will come" never resonated for me more than this week: after printing what I had of the somewhat tepid response to my first call for titles you wish had never been cancelled last week, the amount of mail this wee...
What They SayFull of exciting adventure and great passion, this animated Japanese favorite tells the legendary tale of the mythological hero Hermes. The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful ...
In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com...
Check out the first online review for "The Batman: Training for Power - Season One, Volume One." The transfer quality is excellent but the extras are a tad slim.
OPINION: First of all, you're probably wondering why this week's comics reviews are so far out of date. Well, there's a good explanation for that, and it all has to do with an itty bitty hurricane named Ivan. I've occasionally mentioned the fact that I'm ...
In September, Oni Press will unveil the latest addition to its line-up: Neal Shaffer and Daniel Krall's ONE PLUS ONE. A five-issue miniseries, ONE PLUS ONE is a neo-noir comic book with dark shades of psychological horror, following a man who keeps fate ...
...mes from CAPRICORNONE, CHINATOWN, POLTERGEIST, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, THE MUMMY, TOTAL RECALL, ALIEN, NEMESIS, and others. Available from www.arksquare.comWindham Hill, noted for its easy-listening/new age-ish recordings, will release on March 2...
Now in his second week at the Page One, Panel One editorial helm, Scott Taylor explores two highly anticipated comic to film projects in the much talked about Transformers film, and Marvel's Iron-Man. Also included is talk about Paul W. S. Anderson's Alie...
One of the things that I know Jason enjoyed the most from Anime Expo was the chance for a one on one interview session with Maaya Sakamoto. Be sure to check it out as well as Jason\'s site, www.maayasakamoto.net.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Han SeungHee / Jeon JinSeokTranslated by:HyeYoung ImAdapted by:J. TorresWhat They SaySehara meets Sultan Shazaman and discovers that his brother\'s distrust of women not only comes from Fatima\'s betrayal but also his mother\'...
Screenwriter's Voice comic guru Scott Taylor returns from parts unknown and this week dives back into Page One, Panel One to explore more comic to film related goodness with the recent 'Garfield' feature and the once talked about 'Transmetropolitan' proje...
In his third installment of Page One, Panel One: Drawn to Film, our comic madman, Scott Taylor explores two more fan favorites in the highly anticipated Fantastic Four film project, and Marvel's The Sub-Mariner.
Scott Taylor returns with another edition of Page One, Panel One and this week he's chasing Kevin Smith and The Green Hornet, plus sounding off on the state of the comic marketplace in general.
This week in Page One, Panel One, Screenwriter's Voice columnist Scott Taylor spreads his wings and dives into the hype surrounding two more comic to big-screen projects, this time sounding off on Lance Munigia's The Crow: Wicked Prayer and writer Garth E...
All right, lets get this little shindig on the way.
Good evening everyone. :)
This being our first official studio chat, we're finding our way in how we're doing things, so please bear with us tonight.
Charles McCarter of Bandai has been gracious enou...
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo...
Intro
I've been writing reviews for Anime on DVD.com since 1998. I've been a fan of anime for a bit longer than that. It's been interesting to see my style of review change over the years. With 2000 I realized that I had to do something a bit different in...
If you're expecting a smart science fiction thriller about a man traveling through the Multiverse to kill his other selves in order to gain power, fuggedaboutit. That's the basic plot of the 2001 movie THE ONE, but there's nothing "smart" about it - which...
Five years after it ceased production, HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES remains like its Immortal characters something that will not die. Davis-Panzer Productions released full seasons of the six-year run Highlander in videotape years before this was the norm, th...
Well, folks, we've finally come to the end of a long journey or rather I have, as the main comics columnist for CINESCAPE. I hope you've enjoyed these columns as much as I've enjoyed writing them, and if you'd like to keep up with my future work, Google ...
Nichelle Nichols' feelings about co-staring in Disney's new family film SNOW DOGS are dominated by one singular emotion."It was fun!" she says, laughing. "Fun, fun, fun! It was freezing out there, and I was cold all the time, but that didn't matter. It wa...
Have you been watching FARSCAPE on the Sci-Fi Channel? If not, Ben Browder, who plays John Crichton, wants you to sample the end of the season. He explains, `If you were going to watch the show, and you hadn’t seen the first 18 episodes, you could start ...
VIDIOCY NEWS LORD OF THE RINGS information is starting to come out regarding the DVD release of the film on August 6th. First up will be a two-disc "Theatrical Edition" with disc one offering the film as seen during its highly successful theatrical run. D...
The Review!Ratings
Audio: B-
Video: B-
Menus: D
Extras: B
Packaging: C
Technical: D
Content: B+
Shoujo: the very utterance of the word usually sends me running away, screaming to make it stop. Yes, that's right, I am not a big shoujo fan. ...
In his author profile, Lorenzo lists the Super Nintendo cult classic "Earthbound" as one of his Favourite Things. The influence is obvious, and the pedigree for Bombos versus Everything is definitely worthy. Though it's an underappreciated title...
Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve...
Interviewer: Way Jeng Interviewer (I): Today I'm talking with Liam O'Brien, voice actor in and ADR director of Koi Kaze. Let's start at the very beginning. Any discussion about Koi Kaze has to involve its central theme, incest. A lot of fans are undoubte...
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Oh dear GOD this line is long. We finally made it inside O_o..... we'd given up hope. So here we are tired (Rei faaar more than me - he was in the AMV line this morning) and hungry and seriously lacking caffeiene. Here's the Q&am...
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...
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...
Thursday
at Comic-Con Hellboy fans were presented with an opportunity to
find out the latest news on the planned movie. Director Guillermo del Toro, star
Ron Perlman and creator Mike Mignola sat down with a packed house of hundreds of
fans to talk a...
OPINIONFinally...consensus! Even though many of you may have disagreed with the choices I and your fellow COMISCAPE readers made for the Ten Best Comic Book Movies, and even the Bottom Five of the Ten Worst, you all seemed to have no trouble agreeing on w...
Welcome to the premiere of a weekly editorial that will be a part of the regular rotation here at Screenwriter's Voice. Each week you'll find me exploring various facets of the comic book industry as it relates to both writing and the explosion of super-h...
Trying to make the character hipper by having a younger, but just as capable Batman and utilizing an anime-influenced style seems to have sapped the character of the vitality and complexity it had. Skip it.
UGO Screenwriter's Voice comic columnist, Scott Taylor is back on the comic to film circuit, rounding up the latest from the land of big screen pages and panels. This week, Scott dives into Sin City, Spider-Man 2, and the latest rumblings on Superman.
Those high-flying, high-kicking mutant ninja turtles are back next February in a new animated feature. CBR News sat down with director Kevin Munroe to discuss the film and the mythology of these Turtles.
Is this week’s episode better than the season premiere? Well, yes, but not by leaps and bounds. The fact that Hiro was able to produce a tracking device ala spider tracer is just as irritating this week as is the new painter. Add to that another pai...
What They SaySehara's story for sultan Shahryar continues. Today, it is a tragic love story of Socrates, who went to war to protect the beautiful guy he loved. The Review!FeaturesWriter/Artist: Han SeungHee and Jeon JinSeokTranslation: HyeYoung ImAdaptati...
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...
The Turtles are back next spring with a new computer generated animated film called "TMNT." We spoke with producer Thomas Gray about why now is the right time to revisit these characters.
"My first script was pretty funny and had a version of those scenes where the Parker character is interrogating Ryan. That was the voice that I found for the movie, and I know when we were first casting there were some rumblings on the net. 'Ryan Reynolds...
"They offered it to me and I turned it down at first. I said, 'I don't know about this? Blade 3, I don't know?' And then my agents were just like, 'You know, go meet David...' I went and met David Goyer and Lynn Harris and Peter Frankford and sat and had ...
As senior vice president, original animation for Cartoon Network, Sam Register is responsible for overseeing development and production of original, action-oriented animated programming for the 24-hour cable service. His current projects include Star Wars...
CBR talked with "300" star Gerard Butler, who plays the powerful King Leonidas. Butler had to work out extensively for the part, with intense work out sessions daily to prepare for the role.
"What frustrates me with watching movies normally is you alw...
A Primer of Sorts Forget X-Men and its new animated incarnation X-Men: 90210. When I was a kid there was one super-team that kept me tuning in. They were five teens, each with special abilities. The stalwart and slightly boring leader. The hotheaded, sens...
I still hold a grudge against my mom for what she did with my first STAR TREK toys. Back in the mid-'70s I had acquired a bunch of the Mego dolls, the first real line of action figures based on Gene Roddenberry's then-cancelled show. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, S...
Steven Spielberg shaped the childhoods of countless moviegoers around the world. He's one of the most respected filmmakers alive today, with some of the most popular and successful movies in history on his resume. And despite all the adulation, there are ...
Robert Picardo, who plays STAR TREK: VOYAGER’s emergency medical hologram, put on his director’s hat for a special episode entitled `One Small Step,` which will air on the 17th of November during television ratings sweeps. The show actually deals with a ...
In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.
The month of July has se...
In celebration of Halloween week the Book Buzz is leading off with the week’s new releases and horror and inviting you to share with Mania’s readers the scariest book you ever read! Just use the comments below to tell us the book ...
Welcome to the second installment of "Fans Take On..." an ongoing feature where fans get to talk about a significant individual in the US anime industry. This month, we asked fans to talk about a legend in the American anime industry, Wendee Lee.
Quicky ...
Veteran actor Robbie Coltrane has received critical lauds and a cult following for his diverse career. He's done broad comedies like NUNS ON THE RUN with Monty Python's Eric Idle. He's done serious drama, like his performance as Falstaff in Kenneth Branag...
David X. Cohen seems like a funny guy. Talking with him on the phone about this week's release of FUTURAMA - VOLUME TWO on DVD, Cohen comes off as likeable, even down to earth kind of fellow. But when you get him to talk to you about science fiction, that...
Phobias have formed the basis of any number of movies. Acrophobia was the root of Jimmy Stewart's VERTIGO, Agoraphobia was the challenge for Sigourney Weaver in COPYCAT and Jeff Daniels was so afraid of spiders that his fear became the title of Arachnopho...
Since the success of THE TERMINATOR, which featured Linda Hamilton’s transformation from incompetent waitress to self-sufficient warrior, the tough-girl bad-ass chick has become as much a science fiction cliché as the cowering scream queen that she replac...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Koge-Donbo and othersTranslated by:Ken WakitaAdapted by:What They SayMove over, Di Gi Charat! The cutest villain has landed on Planet Earth!
Pyocola Analogue III - Piyoko for short. She's eight years old, and already the lead...
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...
OPINION: I knew I should have stayed out of the Thor/Superman conflict. Several of you had quite strong responses to last week's column, and in the last week I've been labeled both a Superman-hater and a Thor-hater (neither of which is true, by the way). ...
One of the strange, baffling, but ultimately intriguing oddities of midnight cult cinema was THE FORBIDDEN ZONE, a low-budget movie that appeared on a handful of screens in the early 1980s. The visual style of the black-and-white effort--with its expressi...
Hello, and welcome back for another look into the thrilling realm of Japanese Cartoons dubbed in English. This time I'll take a look at Gravion Zwei (hereafter simply Gravion), volume one, released by ADV Films and dubbed by ADV Studios. This series was a...
Welcome to the latest installment
of the DCG Flashback. Once again, we hope you'll join us as we take a look into
the hidden depths of the C2F vaults and unearth some of the classic art of
yesteryear.
The Danger Room by Marcelo G...
There was a time when STAR TREK was a thing of the past, a mere 79 episodes depicting the adventures of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock that were seen constantly in syndication but were firmly rooted in their cheesy 1960s origins. But eventually, a new age cam...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting episode of Comicscape, where we offer you, the reader, new and innovative excuses to spend yet more money on comics. For instance, next time you’re considering overspending your comics bu...
VIDEO NEWSProof, as if any was needed, that direct-to-video horror producers have no shame is the recent report (from CREATURE CORNER) of a sequel to the dreadful BLOODY MURDER. That film was an unexpected video hit, probably due to its cover art of a cha...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Lee VinTranslated by:Sunah Kim SchultzAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to Daewon High School - the original school of pop! The talented but reserved new student Eumpa One is causing a commotion. It's a bizarre love triangle whe...
Held annually in the ski resort city of Park City, Utah, the 2002 Sundance Film Festival was a strangely louder (the construction for the upcoming winter game Olympics), but quieter (more serious films, less blowout parties and a distinct 9/11 hangover) e...
OPINION: First off, my thanks to Justin Campbell, who wrote in to tell me that the silent classic THE GOLEM has indeed been released on DVD. I'll have to get Brian Thomas to review that sometime... On the subject of parallel continuities, or the idea that...
Hello everyone! Welcome back to “Ramblings of a Toy Department Employee.” This week’s topic is that one figure in the series of toys that reduces the series from awesome to just great. I’m sure that you have a...
January 29, 2007, Macomb, MI. Eagle One Media, Inc. is proud to announce it has acquired the licensing rights from World Events Productions to produce a set of DVD adventures based on the Voltron: Defender of the Universe property for the retail market. T...
At a lot of conventions, downtime between panels can feel like hanging around in a theatre lobby between acts of a play. The HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention, held Aug. 24-26 at the LAX Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, has an atmosphere much more like a party wi...
No matter what your views of the film or of its subject matter, taken on its own merits, the film score to THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST is a remarkable composition. John (THE RELIC, END OF DAYS, SPY KIDS, THE PRINCESS DIARIES, etc) Debney has crafted an inte...
It's a foregone conclusion that sequels suck. In fact, famed movie critic Leonard Maltin has said the worst thing you can do to a great movie is to try to make a sequel of it. Truthfully, I enjoy some sequels and hate others; it's a sad fact of li...
In breaking with tradition this week, a Pocket Star release has given me an excuse to spend most of my discourse on something I positively love: WARCRAFT.
Ever since playing a demo version of the original Warcraft (on a Shuckysoft shareware CD) a...
And you thought you had a hard day at the office...Jack Bauer, head of the LA division of the Counter Terrorist Unit, is having a rough day. After being called in to prevent the assassination of Senator David Palmer, the first African-American with a shot...
Every so often Hollywood hits us with a pleasant surprise that in fact really should not be a surprise. I cheered when I heard that Michael Clarke Duncan got nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role of the wrongly convicted John Coffey in w...
I had forgotten: back before HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS, there was a series of made-for-television movies starring the legendary Greek hero. At the time, I remember tuning in because I had heard one of the show’s producers/creators was EVIL DEA...
Welcome to another fun-filled week at COMICSCAPE! Last week I asked you to write in with your thoughts regarding Marvel's hiring of Orson Scott Card to write ULTIMATE IRON MAN. The problem, according to many gay and lesbian comics fans, is that Card has w...
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...
Salutations, and welcome back to another romp through the exciting world of anime dubs. One of the reasons I enjoy anime so much is because of the depth and complexity of the stories. Anime can make us laugh or cry, and sometimes it tries to do both. This...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Motofumi KobayashiTranslated by:Jeffery and Masako LillyAdapted by:What They SayInside the jungles of Vietnam, a courageous Special Ops. Unit is fighting the most infamous war of decades past?the Vietnam War. This bold account...
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...
What They SayIn the future, mankind will venture to the far reaches of the cosmos using technologically advanced trains, perhaps the least likely method of intergalactic travel. The fleet of Galaxy Railways transports countless galactic citizens from one ...
Flying over the cranberry capitol of Canada, I`m gawking out the plane window staring at the magnificent Frazier River. I`m thinking that in about 12 hours, I`ll be on the set of Arnold Schwarzeneggar`s latest film THE 6TH DAY, a science fiction thriller...
Mike McFarland has been a part of the English dubbing industry for a while now. He has worked on projects ranging from Dragonball to Case Closed and voiced several characters, including Roshi in Dragonball and Goemon in several Lupin the 3rd releases such...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Ayano YamaneTranslated by: Kaya ElleAdapted by: Kaya ElleWhat They SayAyano Yamane is renowned for her passionate stories and highly refined art style in both the United States and Japan. The Finder story began as a short wor...
This Week's RecommendationThe soundtrack CD preceded the theatrical release of THE MATRIX RELOADED by a week, giving Matrixheads an advance listen to the musical amalgamation that would synergize their cinematic experience starting today. In RELOADED (War...
First, it would be appropriate to warn all you good readers that there are various spoilers afoot in today's column. Second, it's vital to warn everyone to take this list with a grain of salt.
I was commissioned elsewhere to put together a video list of...
Back in the ‘80s, when horror had succumbed to the formula of stalk-and-slash psychos chasing hapless teenager, along came a film that truly revitalized the genre: REANIMATOR. Amidst the film’s over-the-top horror, the performance of Jeffrey Combs brought...
It's difficult to watch the first episode of RED DWARF (ironically titled "The End") and know precisely what all the buzz is about - which was much my reaction when a friend showed me a tape copied from PBS back in 1992 and tried to convince me it was the...
I listened to this book while I took a bath every night. They were some long baths. I came out looking like a prune every time (now, now, be nice!). I love Dean Koontz. Not him personally, but his books, especially his Christopher Snow novels (FEAR NOTHIN...
A lot of important stuff happened this week, it’s an all main story arc kind of episode, my favorite kind. It’s sort of like in the old days of the X-Files when after a few minutes of an episode you’d realize that this wasn’t to be...
Sony Computer Entertainment's RATCHET AND CLANK is one of the year's best titles that no one knows about. Developed by Insomniac, the folks that brought you SPYRO, it utilizes platformer roots while at the same time adding many elements never seen in a pl...
This weekend, legendary actor Al Pacino's new comedy SIMONE debuts. Pacino stars as Hollywood producer Viktor Taransky who creates a computer generated actress called Simone (Rachel Roberts) who soon shoots to superstardomall but eclipsing her creator in ...
There’s something about spiders. Creepy, crawly, so seemingly unlike any other life form, that they appear almost totally alien. And big ones… whoa, big ones are really scary! So, it’s no surprise that big spiders – I mean really big spiders – have long b...
I`ll Be Post-Feminist in the Post-PatriarchySo, what`s up with B. Dalton calling pioneering cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling `post-cyberpunk`? I guess this just means that cyberpunk isn`t `in` anymore, so we`re supposed to call Sterling`s work something el...
Greetings, hail and well met, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you, my loyal readership! Ordinarily, holidays stab comic readers as a thorn in the side, because the darlings at UPS push their deliveries back a day and we don't get our fix until Thursday (...
OPINION: First of all, thanks for the continued responses to the extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2. As I figured, the strongly held opinions of our first pack of readers led to the expression of other strongly held opinions, and were I to print them all, w...
OPINION: Yes, you read it correctly: Tony's Ten Best Comics of 2003. Hate me if you must, but after forcing all of you to come up with a Top Five Best and Worst Comics, I realized that it's an almost impossible task. I also got several e-mails asking "Wha...
What They SayAll five episodes of the series on two dual layered BD50 discs from an upconverted source.The Review!Fighting a war that mankind has forgotten on a world far away, the military men deeply involved with the first real alien encounter find them...
Every so often, a show comes around that demands attention. Paranoia Agent, released by Geneon Entertainment and dubbed by New Generation Pictures, is one such show. It's not clear where this show is going, and at times it's unfocused, but the characters ...
What They SayWARNING! NAKED ELVES AHEAD! The elves of Middle Earth never faced a foe as terrifying, as determined, as down right demented as Those Who Hunt Elves. Strongman Junpei, Hollywood actress Airi, teenage Ritsuko and their T-74 tank have landed i...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kanako InukiTranslated by:Heidi PlechlAdapted by:What They SayKanako Inuki, the Queen of Horror Manga, brings you School Zone, stories about ordinary children who encounter the strange and terrifying at their very own school, ...
Current WOLVERINE and DEADPOOL writer Frank Tieri recently responded to fan questions on the Message Board of Cinescape's very own X-Fan Fan Speak section concerning an upcoming series of one-shots, tentatively titled WEAPON X: THE DRAFT, that are set for...
Fairly early on in its first season, ANGEL proved itself to be a series that could stand apart from its progenitor, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. In the following interview, supervising producer Tim Minear begins taking FANDOM on a personal tour through all 2...
Welcome to the second installment
of the DCG Flashback. Once again, we hope you'll join us as we take a look into
the hidden depths of the C2F vaults and unearth some of the classic art of
yesteryear.
Marvel Heroes vs Onslaught by ...
Continuing our
coverage of Twentieth Century Fox's Daredevil press junket Comics2Film
presents this transcript of the round-table interview with Michael Clarke
Duncan, who plays Kingpin in the movie.
Q: What's your typical breakfast?
...
Some day, it's entirely possible that Adrian Paul will become best known for playing a perfectly ordinary human being but that's not in the cards just yet. True, after starring for six seasons as 400-year-old Immortal swordsman/martial artist/all-round g...
What They SayFrom the creator of La Blue Girl and Demon Warrior Koji!
It’s the Age of the Overfiend, and flesh-hungry monsters rule the Earth. Immortal half-demon Amano Jyaku travels the wasteland, witness to the rape and torture of the human race....
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...
Since concluding both PREACHER and HITMAN in 2001, Garth Ennis hasn't written his own ongoing series outside of the gleefully violent PUNISHER for Marvel. That changes with this month's double-shipped THE BOYS for DC/Wildstorm Ennis and his pencil-partne...
In the 1950s, film music was a far different game than it is now. The studio system was still in effect and film composers were, for the most part, contracted to one studio or another. Universal Studios was one of Hollywood's most productive movie facto...
OPINION: As I write this, I'm on a train to visit a friend in Atlanta, my laptop perched on a pillow on my knees, a techno version of the 60s SPIDER-MAN theme blaring in my headphones, and a huge picture of a Dalek from DOCTOR WHO staring out at me from t...
When Brit author Richard K. Morgan first released Altered Carbon, his debut novel of hardboiled SF genius, the body-swapping detective tale met with little criticism. Winning the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel in 2003, the impressive sci-fi work goes...
What They SayIn Zeta Gundam, we see the future world of the Universal Century through a dark mirror. Having defeated the Zeon menace, the Earth Federation has itself become cruel and oppressive. A new generation of Gundam mobile suits is created not to f...
If you missed part one you can find it here. Now let's get back to the interview with Mark Bagley, one of the most well-known Spider-Man artists in the industry!CINESCAPE: I know you worked on a lot of different characters since you "broke in" to the ind...
Welcome to the
latest edition of the DCG Artist Spotlight!
Our victim today is
Rhonda, the one and only WonderWomanGoddess.
Comics2Film (C2F):
When and how did you start doing photomanips?
WonderWomanGoddess (WWG):
I had been a lifelong comic fan, and one...
Now that the DVD format has essentially buried the endless subtitle vs. dub flame-war among die-hard Internet anime fans, I predict that the next great Otaku debate will be about the pros-and-cons of big box sets. (My own threshold for "big box sets" is a...
The Review!Video Quality: ***** out of *****
Audio Qualty: ***** out of *****
Japanese Language Track: ***** out of *****
English Language Track: ***** out of *****
French Language Track: N/A
Packaging: ****1/2 out of *****
Menus: ***1/2 out of *****
Extr...
OPINION: Last week I turned the floor over to those who mostly agreed with my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2, so this week it only makes sense to let those on the other side of the carpet have their say...and some of them are quite voluble about it!For e...
OPINION: Did anyone else catch the excellent NEW YORK TIMES article on graphic novels in the magazine section this past Sunday? If not, you can find it on-line here (once you've registered for a free membership, of course). And make sure to check out the ...
FAVE GAMESCORES OF 2005 Video game scores continue to rival motion picture scores, whether they are composed by film scorers or by composers specializing in games music. These are my favorites of those released on CD during 2005: 1. Advent Rising (Tommy T...
If you hadn't caught on yet, COMICSCAPE didn't run yesterday because of the Fourth of July holiday. As UPS doesn't deliver on federal holidays, the new comics didn't hit the shops until today. I hope everyone had a happy holiday and didn't lose any finger...
Hello, all... I'd originally intended this week to simply print the remaining responses to the Hal Jordan question and to move on to something else equally irrelevant to real life. (If you'd rather skip what follows and go directly to those responses, cli...
OPINION: Though not that many people seemed to disagree with my Top Ten Best Comics of 2003 list from last week, a few people did write in asking why I didn't include this title or that title. In at least one case, my answer is this: 1) I didn't include c...
Last week's mixed-bag review of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND generated a small truckload of mail. The reactions ranged from complete agreement with my review, to total disagreement from fans that thought the film met or exceeded the previous two. Regardless, t...
What They SayMiki Koishikawa\'s world is turned upside down when her parents tell her they are divorcing, swapping partners and are all going to live together under one roof. It\'s hard enough being a teenager, but dealing with new parents, a cute step-br...