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Weekend Box Office Report: CARS Wins!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-12-2006)

Disney/Pixar's animated film CARS easily took the top spot for the week with an estimated gross of $62,800,000. The gross is very solid, and in-line with expectations. Reviews for CARS, while very good, have been slightly worse than past Pixar films.THE...

CARS in the garage until summer 2006
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-08-2004)

Walt Disney Pictures has shuffled back the release date of Pixar's next film, CARS, from its berth at November 2005 to June 9, 2006. In a statement released to the media, Dick Cook, Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, said, "The move from November 2005 t...

Second Full CARS Trailer Online
by Karl Schneider (Thu 05-11-2006)

Finally, a decent trailer has arrived for Pixar's Cars.Having have been a huge fan of Pixar since Toy Story, I was willing to give them a little leeway regarding their upcoming film Cars. However, leeway or not, I was worried about the upcoming film. Th...


CARS makes it's way to DVD November 7
by Karl Schneider (Fri 08-04-2006)

According to the USA TODAY, the Disney/Pixar film CARS will land on DVD November 7, 2006.CARS is the second biggest film of this year, behind only the mammoth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST.The DVD will include an all new short film entitled M...

Newman IS the wheel for Pixar's CARS
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-27-2004)

Paul Newman, one of the legends of the silver screen (and a talented salad dressing creator in his own right), will provide his voice for one of the characters in Pixar's seventh animated feature, CARS.Set for release during the holiday season of 2005, CA...

CARS Run Even in Rain
by Karl Schneider (Mon 05-29-2006)

Even mass amounts of rain couldn't stop the premiere of the Disney/Pixar movie CARS. Over 30,000 people showed up on Friday night at the event staged at the Lowe's Motor Speedway.The event had just about everything: A 12 lap auto race, giant screening of...

Burnout 3: Takedown (Xbox)
by Jackson "Smapdey" Johns (Wed 09-15-2004)

Sorry folks, but I think the racing genre is generally bland. Woohoo! I get to drive cars in circles! Sure, some people might be fans of NASCAR and would love to emulate Jeff Gordon or something, but not me. And others might be big fans of ricers, souped-...


Cannon, Ashmore and fast cars
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 08-20-2003)

... stealing cars. He uncovers evidence that one of the kids at the school (Ashmore) is leading the car theft ring.Marcos Siega is directing the Miramax film which begins filming in October. The script was written by David Wagner and Brent Goldberg (NATIO...

No Cars Go
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 05-23-2007)

...ndence on cars. With environmental awareness on the rise, we've become painfully aware of how much of a strain these over-priced horseless carriages put on the Planet. Anime, on the other hand, provides unorthodox means of transportations for its heroe...

Pixar's CARS trailer is off and running
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-05-2004)

The first trailer for Pixar's seventh film (and final with Disney), CARS, hits theaters today with the release of THE INCREDIBLES -- and now it's available on the web. Apple's trailer website now has the trailer in QuickTime format.Starring the voices of ...

Riding in Cars Part Two
by Pamela Harland (Mon 03-11-2002)

JOY RIDE producers Chris Moore and J.J. Abrams (ALIAS) are hoping their film, which did mediocre box office during its theatrical release, will find its true audience when it hits home video and DVD this week. The film follows two brothers, Lewis (Paul Wa...


NASCAR 2000
by Dejan "Dex" Grbavcic (Mon 04-17-2000)

The sun ruthlessly shines over the rotund cars with metal beasts under their hoods that reflect the surrounding area crammed with camp-trucks, scaffolds, and people equipped with burgers and cokes. Laps go by until the next driver makes a mistake that wil...

Riding in Cars Part One
by Pamela Harland (Wed 03-06-2002)

Years ago when it came to making it big at the box office, there was rarely a second chance. Right out of the gate the film either bombed or sky rocketed to the top five. But now DVD has changed all that. A film like JOY RIDE can do just O.K. at the theat...

CELLULAR director looking to race cars next
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-27-2004)

After serving us a dish of chills with FINAL DESTINATION 2 and then moving on to make New Line Cinema's upcoming thriller CELLULAR, director David Ellis is in negotiations to helm SHAKERS for Whitelight Entertainment. The movie is set in the world of drag...

NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT 2
by Troy Roberts (Mon 11-18-2002)

...ariety of cars and, of course, ruthless cops. But with all of those things, is NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT 2 a good game?The game controls very well, although most of the cars control about the same. The only difference is some of the cars slide a bit ...


Rally Championship 99
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Sun 02-20-2000)

Even though Rally races are not as popular as they used to be some ten years ago, some software developers still seem to be inspired with the topic. A lot of time has passed since the last Rally game was published; yet wild cars defying nightmarish bends ...

From fast cars to futuristic fighting
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-03-2003)

Paul Walker wants to become THE LAST APOSTLE. That's the title of a new science fiction/action project in development at Columbia Pictures, under the supervision of producer Mark Gordon. Being described as THE MATRIX meets THE CROW, the film's script will...

SCOOP: Eyewitness spies THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-27-2004)

...ercharged cars to try and break land speed records. The Salt Flats are still famous for these accomplishments.Principal photography commenced earlier this month on the picture, directed by Roger Donaldson (THE RECRUIT, THIRTEEN DAYS). Donaldson is hims...

RALLISPORT CHALLENGE 2
by Troy Roberts (Wed 06-30-2004)

...different cars are featured in RALLISPORT CHALLENGE 2, with most of them handling quite differently than any other car in the game. Some cars are more sluggish than others, some are faster, and some handle much better than others. You also have the abi...


MIDNIGHT CLUB II
by James Stevenson (Wed 04-23-2003)

...e and win cars and motorcycles, eventually building up quite the collection of vehicles to race with. The game kicks itself off in Los Angeles and eventually moves on to Tokyo and Paris, each city is a lot of fun to just drive around in and look at all...

Flatout 2
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Thu 08-31-2006)

...race your cars and get money. Once you get more money you can upgrade your cars or get more of them. Upgrading your cars, or getting better ones, will allow you to do better in races, which allows you to get more money. It is a little circle that I am ...

V-RALLY 3
by Troy Roberts (Tue 05-06-2003)

...s, the 16 cars that are customizable show off some really sweet special effects. While driving, you can see window reflections, mud and dirt on your car; you can also see inside the car and notice the roll bar, seats and the dashboard. The driver is al...

Weekend Box Office Report: Click Away
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-26-2006)

...ekend was CARS. CARS fell off only 33% from the previous weekend to pull in over $22 million. A solid hold for the film.Other films however were not as lucky. NACHO LIBRE took a 57% nose dive down to $12 million and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO D...


Pixar's RATATOUILLE Fries a Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-01-2007)

...ure film, Cars, which took in 60.0 million on its June 9th, 2006 release. That doesn’t spell doom for Disney though... Cars didn’t have as much competition and the storyline for Cars was more kid oriented. The fact that a movie about a rat ...

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and more!
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 11-22-2006)

...ifferent cars. It is a good day to play racing games on a Wii.  Cars (Wii) - A port of the previously released Cars game.  Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Wii) - Perhaps this is the top skateboarding game of all time. Since it is similar to ...

GRAN TURISMO 3 A-SPEC
by James Stevenson (Fri 08-03-2001)

...ls on the cars up to the driving physics, everything is dead on. I know a little bit about racing concepts (speed limits? What are those?), and the game executes them with near perfection. Don't expect to floor it and never look back, you'll actually h...

Comicscape - April 26, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-26-2006)

...oke, real cars, and the like. Someone just decided they'd like money for their efforts.Here's the problem: when you accept money from someone, they have leverage over you. They can make demands under threat of cutting off said funds. Both DC and Mar...


Antonio Banderas Reveals Details About His New Action Film
by CHRIS WYATT (Wed 03-06-2002)

...e raining cars sequence," features the actor riding, jumping and crashing a motorcycle while several exploding cars are falling out of the sky all around him."I enjoy the physicality; I enjoy a physical approach to characters," Banderas says with a smi...

NASCAR Racing 2002
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Tue 03-26-2002)

...allenging cars. Well, harassed is perhaps the wrong word. Throughout the game, I was always attempting to go around the bends as fast as possible, which was rather difficult with other cars getting in my way (well, duh that's the point). Therefore,...

Microsoft revs FORZA MOTORSPORT online
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-20-2004)

...ce of six cars -- the Acura NSX, Nissan 350z, Audi TT, Silvia, Hyundai Tiburon and Volkswagen Beetle. Fans can apply various high-performance aerodynamic modifications including spoilers, bumpers and side skirts as well as select engine and drivetrain ...

Stuntman (Playstation 2)
by Neal "Petrodon" Leyendecker (Tue 07-16-2002)

...vertaking cars, door hopping (crashing into an open door, ripping it off) and an abrupt stop. And trust me, this is as easy as the game gets. Timing is essential in Stuntman. Which brings us to the first problem with the game itself; there is no drive ...


2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 06-06-2003)

Let's start by being fair. The most important aspect of 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, a sort-of sequel to the 2001 hit THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, comes off just fine. In other words, the cars look terrific and move very fast, sometimes performing thrilling stunts, whi...

EA is all BURNTOUT
by News Editor (Wed 03-08-2006)

...als, slam cars into vicious combo-based pile-ups and lay waste to everything in sight. Don't fear traffic - fight it Car Deformation - Experience the next generation of destruction made possible by the power of the Xbox 360 and literally rip cars to sh...

Inner Space never looked so good
by Eric Moro (Fri 08-10-2001)

... a ton of cars in it," says Klja Erman, CGI Technical Director. "Of course, we don't want to go in and animate every object on its own, so all the cars you see in any of the scenes except for those that are involved in a specific action are being gen...

Gran Turismo 4
by James Stevenson (Thu 03-03-2005)

...s driving cars.Kazunori Yamauchi and the design team at Polyphony Digital have reworked the GRAN TURISMO engine in ways that make the game infinitely more realistic. After spending just half an hour with the game you begin to feel as if you're driving ...


Forza Motorsport 2
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 06-11-2007)

...d nature. Cars are pretty typical as you would find elsewhere, but the main except is the lack of a radio in the car. Not too much has changed in the control scheme, as it is fun and easy to play even to the point where you can literally pick up and pl...

GT ADVANCE 3 PRO CONCEPT RACING
by Troy Roberts (Wed 03-19-2003)

...authentic cars from 10 different manufacturers. The cars can also be upgraded to get more power from your cars, whether it is speed, handling, or acceleration.While the 90 different cars are really a testament for the Game Boy Advance's power, the fact...

CINESCAPE's Top 10 Games of 2001
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Mon 01-14-2002)

...y control cars at high speeds), you know it has to be good. Not only does GT3 give you a true sense of driving a car, but also lets you drive cars that most people would never get to touch in person. It's the "drive of your life" and the stunning locat...

Mattel adds new Hot Wheels Models
by Karl Schneider (Mon 12-04-2006)

Mattel has unveiled the first wave of new Hot Wheels cars to be released in 2007.More than 180 different basic cars will join the Hot Wheels fleet in the 2007 model year with a number of exciting additions to the brand that epitomizes popular car culture....


Gran Turismo 4 (Thu 03-14-2002)

Plot:Not much of a plot, more cars, more tracks, more racing goodness.Platform:Playstation 2Players:Sony Computer Entertainment, Polyphony DigitalStatus:In DevelopmentLatest Rumors:Online play, classic cars, and more tracks will round out the game. The in...

E3 2003: The Best of the Show
by James Stevenson (Tue 05-20-2003)

...Many more cars this time around and the physics engine has been adjusted to make sure that players get the closest to the real thing as possible.MARIO KART DOUBLE DASH: I'm a sucker for MARIO KART, and I'm really looking forward to mastering all the ne...

E3 Coverage: Sony
by James Stevenson (Mon 05-19-2003)

... over 500 cars, but there have been no further specifications on tracks etc. We were shown a Grand Canyon and New York City track that look photorealistic and incredible. The gameplay is tight and this is sure to be a major hit this fall on the PlaySta...

Photos from the year 2035
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-05-2003)

The boys at Hollywood North Report have taken another trip to the year 2035 and returned with photos to share with you. That website has published more photos of the futuristic cars and store fronts we'll see in the movie.Also, look for an article featuri...


NEED FOR SPEED goes UNDERGROUND
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-30-2003)

... licensed cars Mitsubishi and Toyota, to name just two auto manufacturers.Of course, once you've modded your car you'll be able to race it against other street racers.Vancouver-based EA Black Box is designing the game which will be available for PlaySt...

FINAL DESTINATION 2
by BRIAN THOMAS (Thu 09-04-2003)

...g several cars and trucks who uses this vision to save a group of people from doom. One way that the sequel maintains interest is in changing gears successfully on its predecessor's formula: instead of saving her friends (don't get too attached), Kim'...

THE HULK smashes game consoles
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-27-2003)

...n pick up cars and throw them against the sides of buildings. Glass will break and fragment, walls impacted by objects will display damage and items such as pipes, barrels and boxes will roll and break apart.The game features 25 expansive levels. You...

WAR OF THE MONSTERS
by James Stevenson (Fri 01-10-2003)

...e debris, cars, and pieces of the buildings can also be used as weapons, and power-ups litter the surrounding environment. This all extends the replay value, and makes the gameplay much more interesting.What makes WAR OF THE MONSTERS unique is its effe...


THE ANVIL OF THE WORLD
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 09-15-2003)

...ork train cars as they wind down grooved earthen tracks on a weeks-long trek to the sea. Along the journey, Smith winds up the ad hoc protector of a demon prince, whose patronage becomes vital to his eventual livelihood.Done with a fine balance of sarc...

REID FLEMING/FLAMING CARROT CROSSOVER #1
by Mike Whybark (Mon 12-09-2002)

...rry their cars across the roofs of the traffic.Somewhere in here, following the Hollywood dictum "If it's funny, it will be funnier with a monkey," first laid down in Buster Keaton's immortal classic THE CAMERAMAN, our heroes acquire a monkey.This sort...

Berry Fusion
by Andrew Osmond (Tue 12-17-2002)

...ction and cars and gadgets, but the Bond girls have always provided entertainment for me as a woman. I love to go and see what they're doing and ride the fantasy from the woman's viewpoint."

BIKER BOYZ
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 01-31-2003)

Watching BIKER BOYZ, one has the feeling that it was essentially designed for those members of the audience of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS who felt that the latter film had too many wheels and too much plot. BIKER has motorcycles instead of cars and a soap o...


GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE crosses finish line
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-07-2003)

Infogrames has now confirmed the release of GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE for the PlayStation 2. The game will be appearing in stores starting this weekend.The game places players behind the steering wheel of a F1 formula race car, vying for first place along wit...

Knight Rider
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 06-02-2004)

...n talking cars and trucks.Scoop Feedback:March 19, 2002... Revolution Studios, the same cats behind The One, Tomcats and this summer's XXX, have bought the feature film rights to the 80's TV series Knight Rider. Original Knight Rider star David Hasselh...

V-RALLY 3 now out for Xbox
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-27-2003)

... with all cars allowing for player customization.V-RALLY 3 for the Xbox has received an Everyone rating and carries a suggested retail price of $29.99.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

THE GETAWAY dashes to Screen Gems
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-22-2003)

...ng police cars and other gangsters out to ice him while performing various nefarious missions.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!


Curb Your Own Enthusiasm
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 01-12-2004)

...s parking cars and pumping gas.This show is so frustrating I have no choice and I recommend you do the same but to go out and buy it come this Tuesday, just so I can yell at Mr. David's televised form for all ten episodes. And then finishing that, st...

Third SHREK to summer 2007
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-09-2004)

Just a day after Disney announced its intention to push back the release of the next Pixar movie, CARS, from November 2005 to June 2006, DreamWorks has done the same for SHREK 3. The animation division of the movie studio has announced that it will shuffl...

FRIDAY THE 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan, Part 1
by Brian Thomas (Wed 10-20-2004)

...ever, the cars have New Jersey license plates, and director Joseph Zito (THE PROWLER) has gone on record as wanting to keep it as an imaginary location in New Jersey. A more interesting aspect of the series is Jason's fastidiousness. Even after his blo...

Comicscape - August 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-11-2004)

...odges the cars via some acrobatic insanity and, shooting his webs back at the good doctor, retorts 'You know what I love about you, Doc? The irony... you've got four giant tentacles but only one tiny wiener.' In the third panel, we see the webbing hit ...


Walker treks across ANTARCTICA
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-25-2005)

He's going from racing street cars to digging out chunks of hundred-thousand year-old ice. THE FAST AND FURIOUS star Paul Walker has landed the leading role in ANTARCTICA for Walt Disney Pictures.The film's story follows two arctic explorers who set out t...

Comicscape February 16, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-16-2005)

...orking on cars, climbing mountains, or whiling away the hours looking at Internet porn, with nary a care in the world except getting caught by your wife or girlfriend. Of the four responses I received, two actually answered my question. The other two...

Frakes taking flight with THUNDERBIRDS
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 07-19-2002)

...d driving cars of the future, this is that. The "supermarionation" referred to the show's campy, sometimes hyper-real, sometimes Howdy Doody in space practice of using puppets and models. The show centered on Jeff Tracy and his sons as they rescued peo...

Details Released on New Xbox
by News Editor (Wed 03-09-2005)

...al racing cars, etc. The new Xbox is supposed to be released late in 2005 in time for the holidays.


COMIC-CON: Keanu Reeves shows us CONSTANTINE (Part One)
by Patrick Sauriol and Den Shewman (Fri 07-23-2004)

...urned-out cars and a post-apocalyptic landscape. Out of the shadows come some creepy half-headed demons with spindly legs that crawl about on all fours. They begin coming after Constantine who's come to Hell to look for Angela's dead sister, Isabel (al...

Comicscape - April 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-28-2004)

..., plastic cars and plush Spider-Man(!). So, why aren't the Marvel Age digests sitting right there with them? Where are the POWERPUFF GIRLS and TEEN TITANS GO! comics? Why would they not move off those shelves? It's bizarre to me.. the small corner t...

3D IMAX racing film flags 24 star
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-23-2003)

...al NASCAR cars. Principal photography of the film's racing scenes was filmed at the Bristol Motor Speedway on August 23, 2003. The movie is directed by Simon Wincer (FREE WILLY, THE YOUNG BLACK STALLION).Got a scoop? Know something that you need to te...

True Videogame Story: The Press Junket
by James Stevenson (Fri 09-19-2003)

The videogame press junket has been long talked about as one of the flashiest occurrences in a rapidly growing industry. Indeed, some of them have involved journalists flying out to Japan to check out Kazunori's collection of cars that are being put into ...


GRAND THEFT AUTO creators sued for $265 million
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-12-2003)

... when the cars they were riding in were shot at by two teenage stepbrothers, William Buckner and Joshua Buckner. The boys told authorities last June that they took rifles from inside a locked room in the home and then went out to shoot at tractor-trail...

100,000 attend LORD OF THE RINGS premiere
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-01-2003)

...ported in cars flanked by horsemen decked out in the costumes used in the movies.Wellington has gone insane with RETURN OF THE KING mania. Giant banners showcasing the film adorn skyrises while posters for the film are seemingly plastered on every stre...

Pixar begins scouting for a new home
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 02-05-2004)

...er 2005's CARS, representatives of all the major Hollywood studios called him and expressed their desires to open a dialogue.Jobs also said that he would begin talks with the studios beginning in March and that he hopes to have a deal concluded by some...

Pixar to Disney: Buh-bye!
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-30-2004)

...livery of CARS in 2005. THE INCREDIBLES, the second-to-last Pixar-created movie for Disney, comes out this November.The announcement means that one of the most profitable and treasured producers of movies in Hollywood is now looking for a new home to h...


SONY GAMERS' DAY 2003
by James Stevenson (Thu 09-18-2003)

...h for two cars in some places and looks absolutely stunning. The sense of speed on the narrow track, even when driving a roadster, is quite incredible. There were networked units up and running along with the new Logitech steering wheels. Needless to ...

Mumbling Kitsune: Go Speed Racer
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 05-11-2008)

...ause fast cars are boring, or because Speed is unloved. In fact, Speed Racer has been a timeless anime icon in America since its debut in the 1960s.   The timing for the movie is pretty interesting, nonetheless. Anime as a medium took off in th...

Four New TV Spots for SPEED
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 04-18-2008)

...n to race cars, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Spee...

Two New Featurettes for SPEED
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 04-15-2008)

...n to race cars, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Spee...


First Seven Minutes of RACER Online
by Associate News Editor (Thu 05-08-2008)

Yahoo! Movies has posted the first seven mintues of SPEED RACER, which hits theaters tomorrow (May 9th). Click below to watch. And from their write up... "Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only...

Capitalism 2
by Dusan "Lynx" Katilovic (Mon 01-28-2002)

...rians and cars on the streets), but the overall visual impression remains poor. The sound is good, but the few background themes tend to switch rather abruptly, so I guess that will be distracting your attention until you get used to it.Even though Cap...

SIMON: KING OF THE WITCHES
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 06-24-2008)

...t involve cars, motorcycles and rock ‘n’ roll soundtracks then Simon: King of the Witches will deliver a strange trip and an interesting look at a self centered anti-hero.

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #7
by Kurt Amacker (Mon 06-23-2008)

...s, flying cars, and the like. Through his pirate radio broadcast, Sleepless tells the punks, Goths, and grinders that the future has arrived, and yet stagnates. Communication is instantaneous through instant messaging implants that work on a network ca...


Josephson Overseeing Car SMASH
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-10-2008)

...souped-up cars and demolition derbies.

Rival Race Car for SPEED RACER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 01-12-2008)

...n to race cars, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Spee...

Michael Caine Describes Ledger's JOKER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-02-2007)

...of Gotham cars and buildings literally on fire littered the clip, proving the power struggle mutates into a gang war at one point. As for Joker plot specifics, Ledger points to one comic in particular.“The Killing Joke was the one that was handed...

Strike Memo of High Priority Movies?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 09-13-2007)

...JKO LIKES CARS D: Neal BrennanDEFIANCE D: Ed ZwickDIRT D: tbaROGUEBELCOO EXPERIMENT D: James GunnBFF D: tbaCASTLEVANIA D: Sylvain WhiteDYNOMITE D: Paul FeigFIGHTIN' D: Dito MontielLABOR DAY MASON D: Will GluckLOST SQUAD D: Leger & MatherNEAR DARK D...


Butt Kicking Double Feature
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 10-22-2007)

A few months ago, when all of the networks were announcing their fall premieres, one of the shows FOX announced but hedged on a start date was The Sarah Conner Chronicles, a spinoff from the popular Terminator film franchise. They finally settled on ...

MIDNIGHT PREMIERE
by Tim Janson (Sat 11-10-2007)

...abandoned cars on the property…and all the personal possessions being sold…and the smell of barbeque in the air.   In Piccirilli’s “Shadder” a disgraced film director named Parks travels back to his country home, ...

I AM LEGEND
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-14-2007)

...abandoned cars and menacingly shadowed tunnels; by night, they hole up fearfully in a fortified brownstone. Neville persists in trying to contact other survivors via a daily radio broadcast and seeks a cure by experimenting on rats and, occasionally, a...

First SPEED RACER Trailer
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 12-07-2007)

...n to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer—whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to f...


Mania Manifesto: Top 5 “Inspirations” for Wall-E
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-01-2008)

...TORY! and CARS!, but Pixar’s latest is really about us sending unfeeling, programmable pieces of scrap metal to do our landfill bidding. Robots are the perfect slaves: no complaining, no questioning and no raises. And, if they are cheap enough, i...

SUPERMAN II: Making the Sequel
by Edward Gross (Fri 04-07-2000)

...ash their cars, tend their garden, who say, 'Okay, he's going to pick up the bus and throw it at Superman. How do we do that?' And these grown men sit around for a while and find the answers. Once you accept a certain set of ground rules, you realize t...

Diesel not taking on FAST AND FURIOUS 2
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 04-29-2002)

...attitude, cars and hip casting and that it is not dependent on star casting. We always allocate resources to extend brands, but this wasn't really on my creative radar because it's so hard to create sequels that are better than the originals. You alway...

CHANGING LANES
by ABBIE BERNSTEIN (Fri 04-12-2002)

...n the two cars tangle, recovering alcoholic Doyle wants to do everything by the book, but the rushing Gavin can't be bothered and drives off, stranding Doyle, who is late for his hearing, with predictably sad results. Unfortunately for Gavin, his haste...


Schumacher talks BAD COMPANY
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-30-2002)

..., driving cars, shooting guns and taking on archvillains." He also talked about his care in making sure the comedy from Rock did not come so much from one-liners but characters. "I've always felt that for me comedy works best when it comes out of the ...

Singleton straps in for FURIOUS 2
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-30-2002)

...orcycles, cars and boats this time) in a bid to get his career as a cop back, which was destroyed when he let off Dominic Torreto (Vin Diesel) at the end of the first film. Diesel will not be in FURIOUS 2.

The Spielberg Report Part Two
by ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG (Tue 06-25-2002)

... in which cars zoom vertically up and down skyscrapers and spidery automatons stalk our hero. Steven Spielberg directs Tom Cruise in MINORITY REPORT. © 2002 Fox "It was a blast," says Spielberg. "We had 23 futurists who came to a local hote...

Matt Damon is BOURNE to Run Part One
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 06-12-2002)

...her stunt cars coming at us, and doing three sixties and going all over the place. That was the highlight of my driving experience. I was turning a fake wheel and pretending not to be scared out of my mind." THE BOURNE IDENTITY © 2002 Unive...


Brian Vaughan Talks THE HOOD
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 03-06-2002)

...itting in cars, talking about opening a Laundromat after retirement, etc."However, I've learned that 95 percent of the time, a criminal's existence is pretty damn exciting. Junkies, scam artists, and guys with outstanding warrants for their arrest aren...

DVD and VHS This Week: January 29th
by John Thonen (Tue 01-29-2002)

...e movie's cars, including pictures and descriptions.COMING ATTRACTIONSLooks like a light week as far as new releases go, so we'll be taking a look at some of the smaller video distributors and the lesser known films they offer, many of them available d...

Trembling Again in Perfection - Part One
by Catherine Felty (Thu 10-18-2001)

...rucks and cars on nearby Interstate 5.But if Burt is affected by the TREMORS 3 © 2001 Universal Home Video cold, he doesn't show it. He just keeps on smiling.However, the congenial actor Michael Gross, who portrays the famous worm-stalking...

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 06-08-2001)

... cries as cars race by him on the highway (`They`re here already! You`re next!`) were clearly directed as much at the audience as at the oblivious on-screen characters. Flawed, but nonetheless a classic.


Black Dahlia, The
by Coming Attractions (Thu 01-29-2004)

...around in cars and hotel rooms letting their inner demons consume them. I love this story, but I can't see a studio saying yes to a script about a detective who is in love with a dead woman who was brutally, brutally murdered. Only with Fincher on bo...

Preliminary Weekend Box Office (November 9-11)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-12-2001)

...RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, $2,100,000 this weekend, $27,800,000 since opening10. TRAINING DAY, $1,935,000 this weekend, $72,520,000 since opening

Speed Racer
by Development Heck (Tue 06-14-2005)

...n to race cars, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Spee...

Final Weekend Box Office Tally (November 9-11)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-13-2001)

...RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, $2,110,000 this weekend, $27,800,000 since opening10. TRAINING DAY, $2,020,000 this weekend, $72,600,000 since opening


STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
by Troy Roberts (Wed 07-10-2002)

...and other cars. But, there is no catching her. It's just if you can survive for about 100 seconds, her ship blows up. It doesn't make much sense to me. The Jango Fett level is even harder to figure out.The gameplay is a little frustrating to begin with...

Countdown July 30 - August 5, 2006
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 08-05-2006)

... smashing cars that can be fun, but it is just something that I personally enjoy. This game gives me fond memories of Demolition Derby for the N64, and the first one, Flat Out, was awesome. This one should include a bunch more fun mini-games, plus an a...

2 Player Co-Op for RE: UMBRELLA CHRONICLES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 07-05-2007)

...rrels and cars in the background to kill multiple zombies at once. No date has been announced for RE:Umbrella Chronicles  RESIDENT EVIL 5 also hits the PS3 and Xbox360 sometime in 2008 and that new installment has long been rumored as starring ...

Robots in Various Disguises
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 06-28-2007)

Hey, did you know Michael Bay made some movie about cars that transform into giant robots? …Oh. I guess it's not exactly breaking news. It's no wonder the hype surrounding the Transformers movie has been so feverish; the series has existed in some ...


Gears of War Additional Maps
by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 05-19-2007)

... level or cars on the top level to provide cover. This one features two sets of grenades, a longshot, a boomshot, and a torque bow.   I personally enjoy this map the most out of all of the new maps because it generally puts everyone in close qua...

INDY 4 Set Photos Emerge
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

...ne of the cars. We now have a set year where this next adventure takes place. INDIANA JONES IV hits theaters everywhere on May 22, 2008.

Doug Liman Transforms KNIGHT RIDER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 09-27-2007)

... shifting cars as part of the story. This change to the 80's K.I.T.T version also spells out another money making avenue for NBC. Advertising revenue in the same context that General Motors shelled out the cash for the TRANSFORMERS movie. Th...

Shelf Space
by Robert Trate (Tue 11-06-2007)

...   Cars [Blu-ray] (2006)   Chuck Jones Collection   Pixar Short Films Collection - Volume 1 (2004)   Pixar Short Films Collection - Volume 1 [Blu-ray] (2004)   Ratatouille (2007)   Ratatouille [Blu-ray] (2007) ...


Steve Shill Drives KNIGHT RIDER Pilot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 10-22-2007)

...ous other cars (transforming villains) featured inside the story concept. Doug Liman, Dave Bartis and Dave Andron are serving as producers for the new show should the 2 hour pilot do well.

The Heart of Japanese Culture, Part 2
by Janet Houck (Thu 04-26-2007)

...even new cars are blessed for traffic safety. Talismans are widely available at shrines for good exam results, business success, safe deliveries and more. Most homes have a kamidana (god shelf), along with a Buddhist butsudan (buddha altar). Freque...

Two new "Transformers" posters!
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-28-2007)

...including cars, trucks, planes and other technological creations. Transformers hits theaters on July 4th, 2007.

"Lost Planet: Extreme Condition"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 01-24-2007)

... shooting cars, exploding barrels, or things like boulders, you can have them decimate your enemies without a second thought.  The creatures that you battle against are quite unique, though they are not exactly smart. Many of them, even the h...


Golden Globe Winners (2006)
by Karl Schneider (Tue 01-16-2007)

...ure Film Cars Best Actress in a Leading Role, Musical/Comedy Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada Best Miniseries/Television Movie Elizabeth I Best Actor in a Supporting Role Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls Best Actor in a Leading Role, Miniser...

Monday morning Oscar Picker
by Brian Thomas (Mon 02-26-2007)

...s us with Cars, which may not be the greatest Pixar feature ever, but it holds up their tradition of technical excellence and solid sense of story. Plus, though John Lasseter won a “Special Achievement” Oscar in 1995 for Toy Story, he&rs...

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Cold Wind
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 03-21-2007)

...monotone, cars pile up and burn, trains derail, livestock are tossed around like twigs. Trees fall, and houses are flattened like sandcastles before a wave.  The Very End  Unscathed by the initial blast, Jim and Hilda believe they've e...


Ken Davitian joins "Get Smart"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-06-2007)

... original cars driven by Smart.Hathaway will play the role originated on the small screen by Barbara Feldon while Carell will play the title role originated by Don Adams.  Johnson will play the newly created Agent 23 and Stamp will play the role o...

REAPER: Love, Bullets, and Blacktop
by Stephen Lackey (Fri 11-09-2007)

...h classic cars in that 50’s car ballad sort of way. The only problem is that they typically take out some innocent bystanders along the way. Since they are souls they just get up from the crash and go do it again. The 8 track is a ...

First Look at RACER X
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-05-2007)

...n to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer—whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to f...

THE INCREDIBLE HULK
by Scott Mantz (Fri 06-13-2008)

... throwing cars around like they were yesterday's news. And the climactic battle scene with the Abomination will keep you on the edge of your seat, even if it does feel comparatively similar to the urban-set finales of Transformers and Iron Man. But w...


5 Almost-Great Sci-Fi Films Worth a Second Look
by Joey Campbell (Thu 05-15-2008)

...day—cars and clothes with over-the-top robots. When the robots go awry, you can’t help but be reminded of the helplessness you feel when your PC crashes.   Still from TIME BANDITS (1981). © 3. Time Bandits  ...

Sony Gives Fans a Taste of HORNET
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-23-2008)

It may not be much on this slow news morning but Sony Pictures has released their first gift to fans eagerly awaiting The Green Hornet. While the film is still two years away from hitting theaters, the studio has given the media what looks to be their fir...

New Pics Online For FURIOUS 4
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-24-2008)

...nd exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner (Walker). But as th...

Comicscape: Wanted vs. Wanted
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-02-2008)

...n Wanted, cars roll over each other in mid-air, intricately carved bullets fly through the air to targets miles away, and everything has a glossy sheen of perfection.  Bekmambetov conducts violence like a symphony. It is at once ridiculous an...


THE INCREDIBLE HULK (Wii Version)
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 06-26-2008)

...enomenal. Cars, mail boxes, robots, lamp posts, Hummers, entire buildings, Enclave goons and even street pedestrians are fair game. A choice for the gamer arrives after the first level. The gamer can choose to either be a rampaging Hulk tearing through...

New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 05-03-2008)

...n to race cars, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Spee...

Universal Gives FAST Plot Concept
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 04-14-2008)

...nd exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner (Walker). But as th...

Top 5 Genre Films of 2007, Top 5 Anticipated Films of 2008
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-01-2008)

...e hate on Cars but I loved it because it connected with me since I was on the road for 6 straight years. I traveled through some old towns where their hearts were long dead but you could see glimpses of them being alive at one point in the distant past...


Singleton Directing THE A-TEAM?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 12-11-2007)

...;We drove cars off cliffs and people got out and walked away. We're not going to do that (in the movie). In this the tone is more dangerous -- you can really die. It's very tense and exciting." It's said that they will be moving the story and set...

SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN #21
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Fri 02-15-2008)

...er bands, cars fly, and an anthropomorphic rabbit dies in a hail of bullets because he stops shooting to look at porn. It’s crazy stuff, but it’s still a twisted pleasure to read. Anyone that’s waited 10 years for this issue...

BLADE: The Series
by Tim Janson (Tue 03-04-2008)

...abandoned cars) Blade faces off against the House of Cthon, one of several houses or clans of vampires. Leading the house of Chthon is Marcus Van Scriver (Neil Jackson) a rather dapper, gentlemanly vampire. In the pilot episode, former soldie...

Two New TV Spots for RACER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 04-08-2008)

...n to race cars, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Spee...


New Official Trailer for SPEED RACER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 03-13-2008)

...n to race cars, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized—the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Spee...

Hope in the HD format war?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-16-2007)

... Killing Cars, The Petty Story, Speed to Spare, T-Bird Gang, Ten Laps to Go and The Wild Ride.  (O)   CANNIBAL CAMPOUT (POPcinema) Hillbilly orphans honor a promise to their dead mom to avoid junk food and only eat fresh meat in this...

"Police Story"
by Brian Thomas (Fri 01-05-2007)

...hey drive cars down through the shantytown.    It’s just the first of a string of spectacular and original action sequences cooked up by Chan and his stunt team that continues throughout the film. Chan captures Chu, but there’s ...

WonderCon 2006
by News Editor (Tue 02-07-2006)

...ext film, Cars, due out this summer. Deborah Kara Unger (White Noise) talks about her new horror film Silent Hill, from TriStar Pictures. And Bryan Singer takes the stage to discuss what an Entertainment Weekly online poll has called the most eagerly a...


MOMA Celebrates Art of Pixar
by News Editor (Thu 12-15-2005)

...REDIBLES, CARS, and numerous shorts. The exhibition also includes a complete retrospective of Pixar films. Demonstrating the symbiotic relationship between traditional and digital media pioneered by the studio over its twenty-year history. The curator ...

Romero Hops Behind Wheel of BUICK
by News Editor (Tue 11-08-2005)

Chesapeake Films has set George Romero to direct the adaptation of FROM A BUICK 8 by Stephen King. The script was written by Johnathon Schaech and Richard Chizmar.The story centers on a state trooper who is killed on the side of the road. The man's collea...

ASTONISHING X-MEN #13
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 02-24-2006)

Most COMICSCAPE readers know that I don't care as much for Joss Whedon's writing as the rest of the human race. I usually find his work a bit too coy and clever in its self-awareness. However, I'd heard positive things about his run on ASTONISHING X-MEN a...

LaBeouf Transforms
by News Editor (Thu 03-30-2006)

DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures is in final talks with Shia LaBeouf to star in the big screen adaptation of TRANSFORMERS.The film is based on Hasbro's toy line of giant robots that morph into cars, trucks, planes, ships and other technological creations. Th...


News Flash: Critics Out of Touch with Audiences
by Karl Schneider (Sun 05-21-2006)

...s Top 51) Cars - What can I say, I am a Pixar junkie. One of my friends has seen the movie already, said it's there best film to date ... that's all I needed to hear, book me for opening night.2) Superman Returns - Final Trailer looked good. Poster l...

GHOSTBUSTERS IN HELL Where Hell = NY?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 05-17-2006)

...ocked; no cars are moving and all the drivers are swearing at each other in different foreign languages. No two people speak the same language. It's all the worst things about modern urban life, just magnified."Sigh. I have done all I can. I have he...

WE LOVE KATAMARI
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-21-2005)

...s, boats, cars, you name it. This kind of weird and wonderful experience is precisely the reason why video game consoles were made in the first place.Unlike the first KATAMARI, the sequel allows two players to go at it or work together, which is just a...

Black to TOKYO DRIFT
by News Editor (Thu 09-29-2005)

...ear-wheel cars speed into turns and "drift" sideways for as long as possible. TOKYO DRIFT revolves around an outsider who, to avoid jailtime, is sent out of the country to live with his military father in a cramped apartment in a low-rent section of To...


SimCity 4
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Wed 01-15-2003)

...estrians, cars, nightlights, etc. Furthermore, when your city has grown a bit, there will be many activities on the streets. If you zoom up to the maximum, you will see little kiddies on swings, people playing basketball and tennis on courts you've...

Crazy Taxi
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Tue 07-16-2002)

...hough the cars do not display any kind of damage on their exterior, which I consider to be a tremendous drawback (but then again an understandable one, since the game wouldn't run at all on the GameCube if it were any different), there are a few pr...

Need for Speed: Underground 2
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Mon 11-15-2004)

... make the cars in GTA (and need I mention Mafia here) look like horse carriages. Hence, the career mode becomes a bona-fide single player campaign: much more immersive, free-flowing, and ultimately very, very addictive. You start out as an obscure wann...

Director Lin Gets FURIOUS
by News Editor (Wed 06-08-2005)

...g," where cars accelerate into turns and then spin out of them, leading to hairpin, hair-raising races around city blocks. The youth runs afoul of the top drift racer.Filming will begin early this fall in Asia and the U.S.


THE TRANSPORTER 2
by Rachel Reitsleff (Tue 09-13-2005)

... in which cars leap from one building top to another, a lone man fends off a gang armed with a non-pumping firehouse and removes a bomb from his car by well, you'll have to see the movie for that one few viewers will be looking for overarching logic....

Comicscape - June 15, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-15-2005)

...th flying cars. I don't have an encyclopedic background of cyberpunk, but what I've read I've really enjoyed," he said. "What did you read, then?" I asked. Robert answered, "In grad school, I read more literature. I go through phases. Right now I'm rea...

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 06-16-2006)

...t," where cars spend much of the competition speeding sideways only adds to his ardor. Sean gets off to a bad start by antagonizing the local racing leader, D.K. (Brian Tee), but finds a sponsor in D.K.'s partner in crime Han (Sung Tang), who is willi...

Weekend Box Office Report: Bombs Away
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-19-2006)

...stallment.CARS held the top spot for the second weekend in a row with a $31 million take. That represents a drop of 48%, not great for an animated family film. To be fair, all holdovers suffered larger than expected declines and the gross is still ve...


Cross Country Weekender
by Matt Kamen (Thu 11-30-2006)

... die-cast cars fame, had a display trailer devoted to Bond in the far corner of the hall, highlighting their new range of tiny metal toy vehicles. Sports guests were fewer in number this time, the star being legendary but controversial boxer Joe Fra...

The First of the Last
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 11-23-2006)

... Story or Cars, or to go as far as some purists and declare all 3D animation to be soulless, but it's easy to miss the days when studios made cartoons for the sake of art, and not to market toys to children.  So The Last Unicorn may indeed be ...

"Left Behind: Eternal Forces"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sun 12-10-2006)

...y, passed cars, light posts, or enemy units will be met with utter confusion. This means you will need to spend a lot of time with each of the units, holding their hands through seemingly simple tasks. This increasingly became frustrating when the g...

Apocalypto Now
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-14-2006)

...quo; from Cars. - via filmmusicradio.com  And, in still more movie award news, French composer Alexandre Desplat and American minimalist icon Philip Glass won the Los Angeles and New York Film Critics Awards for Best Original Score 2006. The...


Fans Unite!
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sun 12-31-2006)

...electric cars, meteor hunters, and a look at NASA’a underwater astronaut training facility. PLATOON (AMC, 8:00pm PST) Oliver Stone injects this film set during the Vietnam War with his own experiences in that war to create a nightmarish a...

"Transformers" Trailer Online
by Karl Schneider (Thu 12-21-2006)

...including cars, trucks, planes and other technological creations.The trailer is bad ass.  Some hardcore fans may take issue with the sounds, look and feel of the new monsters, but Bay said from the start they were going to modernize them.  I ...

Gran Turismo HD
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 11-22-2006)

...ot of new cars, like the Ferrari. The game will also be in high definition, making the recreated vehicles glimmer like never before. Likewise it will have extremely realistic driving physics, putting you in the best seat. Release Date: Q2 2007

"Justice League Heroes"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Tue 11-07-2006)

...les, like cars, you can only do so from approaching the middle of the item. When this is used on a vehicle, it affects how you attack with it and your overall range. Overall I love the items, and the set design of the levels, though I felt that they...


Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
by Captain Gordon Edward (Wed 07-26-2006)

... stealing cars, and running away from police. The gross amount of missions you will enjoy, leaving you wanting to complete one after another. Graphically this game is pretty much the same as the PSP game. There is nothing wrong with that, but it does ...

Weekend Box Office Report - 4 New films hit
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-24-2006)

...,000)10 - Cars - $4,910,000 ($229,449,000)

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #1
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 07-31-2007)

...he flying cars and jetpacks that never came. Reinhardt refashions himself as Doktor Sleepless – a science-hero that intends to galvanize the underground in Heavenside. After a popular club DJ kills himself, Sleepless takes over his webc...

World Soundtrack Award nominations announced
by Randall Larson (Tue 08-22-2006)

...own" from Cars (Randy Newman) - Mikael Carlson/filmmusicradio.com Cinescape's Music News provides weekdaily news and views on film music, game music, progressive rock, and other notable musical genres, culled from a variety of sources.


Cartoon blockbusters hiding from Xmas?
by Brian Thomas (Sat 11-04-2006)

...(O)  CARS (Buena Vista) Pixar hit in which Owen Wilson plays a race car who is stranded in a small desert town where he finds redemption. Widescreen and “fullscreen” editions include bonus shorts, featurettes, deleted footage and mo...

My Grandson Was A Robot!
by John Denning (Sat 09-09-2006)

...e diecast cars were having trouble rolling on their wheels, they used the formed plastic to produce better bearings in the wheels. With this happy match, Hot Wheels were born.Obviously, whose making the toys influenced their style and quality, but as c...

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Tue 05-28-2002)

... avoiding cars and screaming: "What am I a frog?" Another original location was the night club in China Town - Duke fights karate-trained lizards, while the strobe-lights draw your attention to the contours of sexy chicks dancing in the background. Swe...

Can LOST be found?
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sun 02-04-2007)

... electric cars. ARACHNOPHOBIA (FLIXe, 8:00pm PST) Deadly spiders infect a small town in this horror comedy featuring John Goodman, Jeff Daniels, and Julian Sands. PUMPKINHEAD: BLOOD FEUD (SCIFI, 9:00pm PST) Lance Henricksen returns in this seque...


The Dark Side of the Force
by Andrew Hershberger (Sat 11-24-2001)

...e of fast cars into what at the time was the be all end all of adrenaline laced pastiche. The most popular film of its day, it's subsequent sequel, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, was that rare follow-up that was actually an improvement over the original (ala...

Final Weekend Box Office Tally (November 2-4)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-06-2001)

...RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, $4,060,000 this weekend, $24,566,000 since opening 7. FROM HELL, $3,500,000 this weekend, $26,242,000 since opening8. TRAINING DAY, $3,050,000 this weekend, $69,567,000 since opening9. BANDITS, $2,820,000 this weekend, $36,266...

Preliminary Weekend Box Office (November 2-4)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-05-2001)

...RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, $4.5M this weekend, $25M since opening 7. FROM HELL, $3.7M this weekend, $26.5M since opening8. TRAINING DAY, $3.2M this weekend, $69.7M since opening9. BANDITS, $3M this weekend, $36.4M since opening10. SERENDIPITY, $2.5M thi...

From Femme Fatale to Femme Idea Part Two
by Paul Zimmerman (Thu 01-03-2002)

...fashioned cars lined up and all of these people, these extras, in the most beautiful costumes and the lighthouse was beaming. And through the window of the house I could see all the Hollywood machinery. The camera and the big lights. And I was dressed ...


TRANSFORMERS to return
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 02-01-2002)

...turn into cars, planes and other cool things.

JEEPERS CREEPERS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 02-07-2002)

...ping over cars like it just stepped out of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON; it comes across like a demon Jackie Chan. Appearance-wise it's a cross between the creatures in the old TV movie GARGOYLES and the Predator, dressed in a long coat and a hat rem...

ZELIG
by SCOTT COLLURA (Sun 01-06-2002)

...le period cars zoom past him is much more convincing than seeing Tom Hanks shake hands with the President. The latter is obviously doctored, if technically seamless, whereas the former is almost believable, be it a result of Allen's dead-on interpretat...

Preliminary Weekend Box Office (Oct.26-28)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-29-2001)

...RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, $6M this weekend, $19.1M since opening 5. TRAINING DAY, $5.1M this weekend, $65M since opening 6. BANDITS, $5M this weekend, $32.1M since opening 7. SERENDIPITY, $3.9M this weekend, $40.1M since opening8. THE LAST CASTLE, $3.7...


STARTLING STORIES: BANNER #1 (of 4)
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 08-02-2001)

...f tossing cars around like Matchbox toys. When he's found by medical rescue personnel, Banner contemplates the horror of what he is and what his alter ego has done, and he begins to crack. How can he continue to live with all of this blood on his hands...

"MotorStorm"
by Captain Gordon Edward (Thu 03-22-2007)

...different cars. This allows players to choose what kind of vehicle best suits them and push the pedal to the metal (Or throttle to the bottle?). This alone opens up many different ways to play the game by using different techniques, but these techni...

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Jane Ready to RUN for McTiernan
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 02-10-2008)

...ovide the cars, and Roush Performance is designing a Super Mustang for the film, setting up what will be a spectacular vehicle stunt-action chase movie," he added."This is an exciting thriller, which just happens to unravel as cars chase each...


The Mania Manifesto: Five Signs the Apocalypse is Upon Us
by Damon Brown (Tue 04-22-2008)

...searching cars that run on corn, water and other biofuels. WHY IS THIS ON THE LIST?: We’re positive some genius/madman is researching blood-efficient hybrid cars, using street urchins, working girls and “other undesirables” as fodder...

Sony releases Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec soundtrack
by James Stevenson (Tue 07-17-2001)

...rld-class cars and navigating incredible tracks, all while listening to your favorite bands."No info was given on the pricing of the soundtrack.   

THE TERMINATOR (1984)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)

...sts while cars are careening around corners and skidding through intersections. Arnold Schwarzenegger perfectly embodies the unstoppable implacable antagonist, and in the human roles Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton are engaging leads. The film is almo...

CrossGen's Route 666
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 02-19-2002)

...old-style cars, and the wide variety of monsters that Tony is writing into the stories. It'll be great to draw more than just vampires."


March 11 March 17: ANGEL vs. GLORY DAYS
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 03-11-2002)

So, any of you guys catch ANGEL last week? It was only one of the best episodes ever!The only thing that sucked about it is the fact that we have to wait until April 15 for a new episode so we can fi