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Clive Barker Raises Hell at the American Cinemateque Film Festival
by Denise Dumars (Mon 08-28-2000)

One of the more enjoyable evenings at the American Cinematheque`s 1st Annual Festival of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction featured a screening of the ground-breaking horror film Hellraiser and a subsequent discussion with writer-director Clive Barker ...

Clive Barker Signing... His Toys
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 07-13-2001)

Clive Barker will making his only U.S. appearance this year in order to introduce and sign his first-ever action figure line, CLIVE BARKER'S TORTURED SOULS.TORTURED SOULS is the collaboration of Barker and Todd McFarlane, creator of SPAWN and owner of McF...

Clive Barker Book Signing Pix
by Sue Schneider (Mon 10-15-2001)

Clive Barker recently appeared at the Bookstar bookstore in Studio City, CA, for a signing of his newest book COLDHEART CANYON: A HOLLYWOOD GHOST STORY. Barker was greeted by over 100 fans waiting to have his book and other items signed. Click on the thum...


Clive Barker to make thriller on Edgar Allan Poe
by Karl Schneider (Thu 11-30-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Clive Barker is partnering with Walden Media to create an original young adult thriller which will center on the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe.The film, which barker will produce and develop the story for, will revolve arou...

Clive Barker is developing a PLAGUE
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 11-04-2004)

Clive Barker has a new production in development about the end of the world. Barker's Midnight Picture Show company and Armada Pictures are working on PLAGUE, a feature length horror film to be directed by Hal Masonberg. The film's script was written by M...

Clive Barker and Todd McFarlane signing pics
by Sue Schneider (Fri 12-20-2002)

On Saturday, December 14th, Clive Barker and Todd McFarlane appeared together at the pop culture store Meltdown in Hollywood, Calif. to sign the latest wave of their action figure line, CLIVE BARKER'S TORTURED SOULS 2: THE FALLEN from McFarlane Toys. Hans...

Barker brings TORTURED SOULS to screen
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-08-2003)

Clive Barker is getting the opportunity to envision the TORTURED SOULS movie for us. The horror novelist, whose last film directed was 1995's LORD OF ILLUSIONS, will helm the movie based on the horrific action figure line he created.The movie is set up at...


Clive Barker talks his SAINT SINNER
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 06-12-2002)

It's been a long famine for horror fans wanting to see Clive Barker's horror muscles stretched in a cinematic form. Thankfully, this fall his producing and story talents will grace SAINT SINNER on the SciFi Channel, and thankfully he's sat down with our o...

Saint Clive
by Chris Wyatt & Anthony C. Ferrante (Tue 11-05-2002)

When people ask Clive Barker what he does for a living, he says, "I'm an imaginer.""It's hard to classify what I do," he explains. "And I think that the term 'artist' seems a little pretentious. What I do is live by my imagination."Though Barker first cam...

Clive Barker Hangs LA Art Exhibit
by Sue Schneider (Tue 10-01-2002)

On Saturday September 21, the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood opened an art exhibition of paintings from Clive (HELLRAISER) Barker's new book ABARAT. The novel is the first installment of a series of four young adult fantasy/adventure books and is...

NECA and Barker Are Real HELLRAISERs
by News Editor (Tue 08-09-2005)

NECA has joined forces with horror master Clive Barker to celebrate Clive's return to the characters and universe of pleasure and pain that he created - HELLRAISER.To mark this special event NECA presents the first ever HELLRAISER playset, "The Cenobite L...


Clive Barker's DREAD Hitting Theaters
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 05-01-2008)

Mania was on hand at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors event this past week, where author Clive Barker revealed that yet another of his short stories is getting the big screen treatment very soon. According to the author, Dread, which first hit book stores in...

Clive Barker's MEAT TRAIN Goes Limited
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-13-2008)

It seems that horror fans and Clive Barker fans are about to be snubbed once again. Ryan Rotten is reporting that Barker's Midnight Meat Train will only be getting a very limited theatrical run on August 1, 2008. How limited? Only 100 theaters before gett...

Barker set to rule U's 'Tortured Souls'
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-08-2003)

In a surprise move, horror aficionado turned painter Clive Barker is returning to the director's chair after an eight-year absence, inking a pact to helm Universal's horror pic "Tortured Souls." Comic-to-film uber-writer Hans Rodionoff penned the script....

Clive Barker and Ashley Laurence discuss HELLRAISER, Part 2
by Denise Dumars (Sun 08-27-2000)

Q. HOW DO YOU RELATE TO THE CHARACTERS IN YOUR BOOKS AND IN YOUR FILMS?Barker: I don`t relate to the characters in my films the way that I relate to the characters in my books. In my books I can really get into the characters. The characters in films belo...


Rodionoff Joins Barker and McFarlane's Tortured Souls
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-06-2002)

There seems to be no end to the comic-to-film writing gigs our pal Hans Rodionoff is landing. We told you Tuesday he is the new writer on Spawn 2. Now Variety reports that Rodionoff is penning the script for Clive Barker and Todd McFarlane's Torture...

Checker collects Clive Barker
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 09-03-2002)

Checker Book Publishing Group has announced a November release of CLIVE BARKER'S TAPPING THE VEIN, an anthology of comic-book adaptations of Barker's short stories. The book collects nine stories, adapted to the comics medium by creators including P. Cra...

Barker and Woo Turn DEMONIK
by News Editor (Mon 05-09-2005)

Clive Barker's treatment for DEMONIK is being shopped around Hollywood by John Woo's Tiger Hill Entertainment. Barker and Woo will produce the film. There will also be a video game based on the film that will be put out by game developer Terminal Realit...

Saint Sinner Brings Barker Horror To SCI FI
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 09-11-2002)

...nal movie Clive Barker Presents Saint Sinner. Comics2Film spoke with Hans Rodionoff, who wrote the most recent drafts of the teleplay, about the movie and his involvement with it. The writer told C2F that the story starts with "two succubae who, ...


Filleted Souls
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Sat 10-20-2001)

...h creator Clive Barker says it has more to do with a rights issue than anything."HELLRAISER toys was something we could never do because I don't have those rights and I've been told they're hard to get," says Barker, who instead worked out a deal with ...

HELLRAISER/HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2 DVD Review
by Jason Bovberg (Tue 12-05-2000)

`We have such sights to show you!` That’s a memorable line from Clive Barker’s Hellraiser that you’ll hear repeated to much lesser effect in Tony Randel’s Hellbound: Hellraiser 2. It’s creepily effective in the first film, but yawn-inducing in the second....

Christopher Lennertz Talks SAINT SINNER
by Randall D. Larson (Tue 11-05-2002)

When Clive Barker's SAINT SINNER debuted on the Sci-Fi Channel, it was accompanied by one of the most remarkable film scores to grace cable television in years. 30-year old composer Christopher Lennertz, recent veteran of 17 feature films - from the subli...

COLDHEART CANYON
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 10-29-2001)

As soon as the legendary Clive Barker began writing, he was considered a king of the macabre. The chilling masterpiece COLDHEART CANYON proves this to still be the case. "Coldwater Canyon", a famous Los Angeles street (located near the CINESCAPE offices i...


Tortured Souls
by Coming Attractions (Mon 03-31-2003)

Genre:Horror.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Script stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Hans Rodionoff (Screenwriter); based upon the Tortured Souls line of action figures, created by Clive Barker and manufactured ...

Mad as Hell about HELLRAISER (Thu 08-31-2000)

First off, let me identify myself as the co-writer and the director of Hellraiser: Inferno. I am the director whom Clive Barker described as `very nice`—a description which was perhaps as hastily uttered as were his aspersions toward my film.His reaction,...

ECTO-KID Going to Film
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-13-2001)

Nickelodeon Pictures and Paramount have snagged the feature film and television rights to Clive Barker's ECTO-KID short story. The story is based on the short-lived but good comic book series of the same name created by Barker and published by Marvel in t...

Goyer Goes to the SHADOW HOUSE
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 03-18-2002)

He's wrestled with vampire hunters and demon-possessed bikers in a variety of projects that are both in theaters and on the boards, but now writer David Goyer is teaming with living legend and horror maestro Clive Barker to shape a new series for cabler H...


HELLRAISER 20th Anniversary Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 12-02-2007)

Back in the mid-1980’s, a friend who knew that I was into horror suggested I read a series of books written by a new horror writer named Clive Barker called The Books of Blood. I did, and became an instant fan. Barkers’ tales were a ...

Horror Greats Gather At Fangoria Convention
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-31-2001)

The Fangoria Convention that will be held in Pasadena, CA, on August 11th, will feature a "Boogeymen" panel that will feature a number of well known horror figures. The convention will close with a panel featuring Clive Barker, Robert Englund, Gunnar Hans...

A CHRONICLE of oddities
by J. Rentilly (Fri 07-13-2001)

...r maestro Clive Barker, claims to have written an additional two-dozen stories episodes. Tucker and Grace are THE CHRONICLE's equivalent to Woodward and Bernstein © 2001 Sci Fi "We could, theoretically, tell stories forever," says Horta. "W...

Toys in review
by Scott Collura (Mon 12-03-2001)

...r maestro Clive Barker. A horror fan's dream come true!


SUPREME collection announced
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 08-30-2002)

...o publish Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman and Chuck Dixon already, and this just rounds out a tremendous first year for Checker." Earlier this week, Checker announced a November publication of ALIEN LEGION: PIECEMAKER, a 212-page trade paperback. This is Ch...

Looking Back at the Future: '60s Sci Fi Heroine Saves 2001
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 10-16-2002)

...nd titles.Clive Barker’s [IMG3L]excursion into TV-moviedom, SAINT SINNER (CD released this week by La-La Land Records), contains an impressive and expansive score from Christopher Lennertz. Primarily symphonic, this large-scale orchestral and choral sc...

Gauntlet Press publishes A LIFE IN CINEMA by Mick Garris
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 05-28-2001)

...s guy is. Clive Barker, Larry Cohen, Bill Condon, Wes Craven, Susan Faludi (well, Backlash was sorta like science fiction, wasn`t it?), Tobe Hooper, John Landis, and others are set to be there. Even if you`re not invited, it sounds like a good place to...

IDW's 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 03-28-2002)

...ose early Clive Barker books and horror anthologies.""Steve's worked with some of the masters of horror," says Ted Adams, IDW's Publisher. "With this mini-series, he has the chance to show everyone what he's learned."Covers are by Ashley Wood.


Writer-Producer David Goyer on BLADE 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Additional reporting by Eric Moro) (Tue 03-19-2002)

...or legend Clive Barker, titled SHADOW HOUSE. One of the busiest scriptwriters in genre entertainment, he's also planning to direct his own adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short story titled "Murder Mysteries," which first appeared in the anthology, SMOKE A...

Danny Elfman's Manic Movie Music: From Pee Wee Herman to Ichabod Crane
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 06-24-2000)

...ormeister Clive Barker. `The year before, there were two movies that I saw, HELLRAISER and EVIL DEAD II, where I immediately called my agent and said ‘I must work with these guys!’ I didn’t know I’d be working with them back-to-back a year later!`Elf...

BEOWULF
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-16-2007)

...worthy of Clive Barker, as pitiably disturbing as he is frightening to see.   Beowulf is the oldest known tale in (old) English, about a hero who comes to save Danish King Hrothgar’s hall from the ravages of the monster Grendel, then going...

Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)

...nne Rice, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Whitley Strieber, and last but certainly not least, Stephen King—American readers of vampire fiction will be thrilled! It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body...


30 DAYS OF NIGHT Collected By IDW
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 11-01-2002)

...uction by Clive Barker. In addition, the 30 DAYS OF NIGHT trade paperback features eight all-new story pages not included in the original mini-series release. "Steve and Ben really wanted to give something extra to fans who buy the trade paperback. The...

Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)

... Imajica, Clive Barker (HarperCollins) Amid a seamless tapestry of erotic passion, thwarted ambition, and mythic horror, Imajica picks out the brightly colored threads of three memorable characters: John Furie Zacharias, known as Gentle, a master forg...

Comicscape: I Am Iron Man
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-07-2008)

...ooks very Clive Barker (before he sucked (unfortunate choice of words)). Kurt: Wow, you’ve managed to offend both the disabled and the gay community in one column. That’s a record, even for me.   Infinity Inc #9 $2.99   ...

The Phantom of the Movies' VIDEOSCOPE
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 09-29-2000)

...an Damme, Clive Barker, Stuart Gordon, José Mojica Marins, Abel Ferrara, Gary Oldman, and even the late Herk Harvey (Carnival of Souls). He announces his Phantom Video `B`wards for the `90s, with divisions such as `Not a Pretty Sight, Gratuitous Male N...


ADV Films sets street date for Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Secret Cave (Mon 01-28-2002)

... Rice and Clive Barker for many years. It is a world that is ripe for visualization as animation. But American animators have typically shied away from this dark vision in favor of super-heroes and comic buffoons. This is where anime comes into play. T...

Mummify This!
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-01-2000)

...s include Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Richard Matheson and more.Intelligent consumer? Green Party member? Tree-hugging hippie? Shop with a conscience at www.greenmarketplace.com. And check out just how evil that corporation is who makes your favorite...

U.N.C.L.E., Tex Avery, & Oscar Noms
by Randall Larson (Thu 01-25-2007)

... story by Clive Barker) and last year he received an Emmy nomination for his score for Stuart Gordon’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired MoH entry, Dreams in the Witch House.  Varese Sarabande Records has announced they will release Trevor Raben&...

Wolverine on Daytime TV
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 10-25-2006)

...s classic Clive Barker film is perfect for the holidays. There are a few special effects sequences that look a little cheesy but overall this gory flick is still just as great now as it was when it originally hit theaters. Pinhead is an icon of the hor...


Enraptured
by Matt Kamen (Mon 09-18-2006)

...s include Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Raymond Feist, Juliet McKenna and Ramsey Campbell. Last minute tickets should still be available but act fast if you do want to attend. Expo Expands again The organizers of the London Expo have added a couple more g...

Latest Archival Releases from Italy
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-20-2006)

...cored the Clive Barker miniseries, SAINT SINNER (using what the film's director, Joshua Butler described as "an incredible gift for melody") and composed music for all types of media, from film (the jazz-based gangster drama BABY FACE NELSON, the seduc...

Bradley Cooper joins "Midnight Train"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 12-04-2006)

According to Variety, Bradley Cooper has signed on to star in the horror film Midnight Train.The film, based on the Clive Barker short story Midnight Mean Train, centers on a photographer on the trail of a serial killer who operates in the subway system.R...

"Arthur and the Invisibles"
by RACHEL REITSLEFF (Fri 01-12-2007)

...g out of Clive Barker, but the characters aren’t especially interesting. Selenia is actually contradictory, a sword-wielding heroine in one scene and screaming, “Arthur, save us!” when an acorn/boat goes adrift. There’s also...


Top Performers for 2007 & A Look at 2008
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 01-02-2008)

... 9/5/08: Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser   9/12/08: The Punisher: War Zone               Nights in Rodanthe   9/19/08: Lakeview Terrace      &n...

Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)

Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi...

SILENT HILL
by Abbie Bernstein (Sun 04-23-2006)

...ual parts Clive Barker, Hieronymus Bosch and M.C. Escher. SILENT HILL hits the ground running, with understandably worried mom Rose (Radha Mitchell) running across the highway and to the cliff beyond, almost equally alarmed husband Christopher (Sean Be...

Meanwhile, Back in the Jungle
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-08-2004)

...tage with Clive Barker and Stan Winston.(O) FIELD OF DREAMS (Universal) Anniversary edition of this heartwarming drama about a farmer who builds a supernatural baseball field. Includes commentraks, deleted scenes, featurettes and more. Widescreen and f...


Comicscape - April 16, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-16-2003)

...he latest Clive Barker novel in paperback, a purchase that could conceivably give him several days' worth of enjoyment, as opposed to an only slightly cheaper comic that might last an hour, if that. And that's only the literate teens - what about the o...

Final Destination 3
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 06-10-2004)

...ng out to Clive Barker for another trip to the well," he admits. "With the advent of popularity in horror currently, I think the time is right for the definitive version. I certainly want a crack before a current rapper gets a crack at inheriting the ...

Mania Fest 2003 needs you!
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-17-2003)

...s include Clive Barker and Tobe Hooper, with more to be announced shortly. Mania Fest will also present Oscar-winning special effects master Stan Winston with a Maniac Career Achievement Award celebrating his work in such films as THE TERMINATOR trilog...

At the premiere of JEEPERS CREEPERS 2
by Sue Schneider (Thu 08-28-2003)

...ere guest Clive Barker, Tracy Bingham, Majandra Delfino, Mary Hellmund (Majandra and Marieh's mom), Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Lloyd and many others.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!


Must see DEMONOLOGIST TV
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-09-2003)

What do you get when you take one married couple, their 15-year-old daughter and evil creatures from the netherworld? You might be looking at a new NBC series called DEMONOLOGIST. It's being created by horror novelist Clive Barker and DEAD ZONE writer Ted...

Just one day left to ManiaFest!
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-17-2003)

...r, namely Clive Barker, Wes Craven, Stuart Gordon, Tobe Hooper, Eli Roth and Rob Zombie.) -- Finally, on Sunday, September 21 ManiaFest will be premiering the world debut of Lions Gate Entertainment's MONSTER MAN. Scheduled to attend are Michael Davis ...

Going to Hell
by Scott Collura (Tue 11-05-2002)

...ts of the Clive Barker series.As the star of 1987’s HELLRAISER and its 1988 follow-up, HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II, it has often been rumored that Laurence would be returning to the long-lived franchise. But aside from the occasional bit of recycled foota...

Shinseiki Cream Lemon - Escalation: Die Liebe (Fri 03-07-2003)

... not even Clive Barker could convince me the twain should meet. So lo and behold my surprise as I found myself actually liking this one. This episode introduces a new girl, Tomoe Misaki, who suffers from a severe inferiority complex. Her parents, pref...


Genre Fiction in the '90s: Looking Backwards
by Denise Dumars (Wed 02-09-2000)

... VAMPIRE. Clive Barker mixed an animal rights message into his dark fantasy novel SACRAMENT. Thomas Harris kicked his fans in the gut with HANNIBAL, probably the most-anticipated sequel in horror novel history, and Dean Koontz was still writing in ‘80s...

Jayne can't help it
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-08-2006)

...) Creator Clive Barker steps back from the series for this 1992 sequel in which TV reporter Terry Farrell discovers a sculpture that holds the captured souls of Pinhead and his friends. Includes featurettes and deleted footage. (O) THE HIDDEN BLADE (T...

THE FILTH #5
by Tony Whitt (Sun 10-20-2002)

...line that Clive Barker often does - the line between sex and death - and in this case, as is so often the case with Barker, death wins out. Unfortunately, so does the grotesque.If Morrison didn't have talented artists like Chris Weston and Gary Erskine...

TORTURED SOULS: The Movie?
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 10-31-2001)

Clive Barker is making a horror film pitch based on his McFarlane Toys line of TORTURED SOULS action figures.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the scribe-director has been sending studio execs the action figures themselves as part of his pitch.If that ...


Connelly, Bettany Are BORN into Thriller
by News Editor (Tue 06-12-2007)

...to life. Clive Barker will executive produce. Daniel Simpson will direct from a script by Clive Barker and Paul Kaye. Steve Lanning and Cliff Lanning will also produce. The stop-motion animated sequences will produced by Chiodo Bros. Productions...

A Gathering For Gaiman (Part One)
by Steve Fritz (Tue 06-26-2001)

...n King or Clive Barker. In fact, his publisher Harper Collins is pleased to report that AMERICAN GODS started out at #22 on the Amazon.com and that's just from pre-orders alone. Preludes and Nocturnes, the first trade paperback in Gaiman's SANDM...

THE AMBER SPYGLASS
by Andrew Osmond (Fri 11-17-2000)

...ed from a Clive Barker novel. Another rep from our world is Doctor Mary Malone, whose researches into Dark Matter have led her to an Eden in danger of dissolution. And let`s not forget Lyra`s dad, the wonderfully hubristic Lord Asriel, preparing his fi...

Books this Month
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 09-11-2002)

... King and Clive Barker. Undoubtedly publishers are looking to bring up awareness for the titles before this coming Halloween sales season (which is like the retail Christmas of the horror genre). You're going to have to wait for the end of this article...


2001 News In Review - March Television
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-31-2001)

... King and Clive Barker all made deals with the cabler to create original programming. Spielberg will be behind the long in the works alien abduction miniseries TAKEN; King was doing a FIRESTARTER sequel; and Barker was bringing his SAINT SINNER comic b...

On the Information Superhighway to Hell
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-20-2000)

...he latest Clive Barker title. Of course, a coupla weeks ago a full-page ad for Laurell K. Hamilton`s new book did appear in EW, graced with a glamour photo of the author.Be that as it may, at least we have fiction to talk about. Terry Brooks is back (d...

Photos from the 2002 Fangoria Weekend of Horrors - Part 1
by Anne Moore (Wed 09-04-2002)

...anel with Clive Barker, or the special award ceremony for George A. Romero, but the total enthusiasm of the sold out audience. The Fangoria conventions always have big name actors and directors discussing their latest projects, that's half the fun in a...

GODZILLAAAAA!!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-05-2006)

...oduced by Clive Barker. Includes commentrak and deleted footage. (O) PLAYTIME (Criterion) Jacques Tati's breathtaking and hilarious 1967 comedy has his befuddled everyman Hulot lost in a modern cityscape. (O) POPULATION 436 (Sony) Census taker Jeremy...


Elfman Meets Lecter in a Tasteful Horror Score
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 10-02-2002)

...re of the Clive Barker cable-TV movie, SAINT SINNER, which debuts on October 26th and don't miss hearing Christopher Lennertz's score which makes its CD debut on October 15th from a new label called La-La Land Records (http://www.lalalandrecords.com ...

Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

...or master Clive Barker and the cast of Midnight Meat Train take you on a terror trip through hell. Finally, director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III), Tobin Bell (Saw I, II and III) and the filmmakers of Saw IV invite you to play a game in the cru...

Universal Gets TORTURED
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-12-2001)

Universal Pictures has signed a deal with Clive Barker and Todd McFarlane to produce a film based on the CLIVE BARKER'S TORTURED SOULS -- ANIMAE DAMNATAE action figure line.The pair are said to have sealed a mid-six-figure sum against well over $2M for th...

Masonberg PLAGUES Sony Screen Gems
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 07-12-2007)

...slap on a CLIVE BARKER: THE PLAGUE title even though it's been reported that Clive Barker had nothing to do with it nor is it an adapted work from his library of fiction. Here's the backstory of the situation as told by the original director Hal Maso...


DOCTOR WHO: RAGS
by Tony Whitt (Mon 07-02-2001)

...tale a la Clive Barker in his early years than a DOCTOR WHO adventure, and it's a slow building horror at that. Lewis takes his time leading us to a resolution that seems far too much of a cop-out after all the build-up. The Doctor has some nice soul-s...

Mousecartoon DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-17-2004)

...ular 1992 Clive Barker story, includes Barker commentrak, featurettes, storyboards and more.(O) THE CHARLEY CHASE COLLECTION (Kino) This volume in Kino’s SLAPSTICK SYMPOSIUM series celebrates the underappreciated comic actor and director for the Hal Ro...

California Screaming
by Anne Moore (Wed 09-19-2001)

.../director Clive Barker (discussing the new BOOGEYMAN DVD), and a PLANET OF THE APES dialogue with Booth Colman (Dr. Zaius from the classic television series) and Eric Greene, author of PLANET OF THE APES AS AMERICAN MYTH. Along with the always-anticipa...

Dining out at the DAWN OF THE DEAD premiere
by Sue Schneider (Fri 03-19-2004)

...lliamson, Clive Barker, Mimi Rogers, The Murderdolls, Scott Glen and many others. The biggest surprise of the night was the arrival of Christina Aguilera. Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!


OZONE
by Brian Thomas (Thu 01-22-2004)

...re toward Clive Barker territory, combining elements of traditional cop dramas with venereal horror.Ozone is the name of a new, highly addictive street drug that is often fatal for users. Detectives Eddie Boone (James Black) and Mike Weitz (Tom Hoover)...

Tolkien's fans and filmmakers profiled in RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 11-18-2004)

...e: author Clive Barker, director Cameron Crowe, actor David Carradine, fantasy authors Terry Pratchett and Terry Brooks, Tolkien scholar Dr. Jane Chance, musicians Geddy Lee and Lemmy Kilmister, publisher Forrest J. Ackerman, illustrators Colleen Doran...

CONSTANTINE
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 02-18-2005)

...d various Clive Barker novels. However, if you don't mind a couple of notions that have surfaced before, CONSTANTINE is pretty entertaining. Keanu Reeves stars as John Constantine, a man with one hell of a problem. Plagued by visions as a child and bel...

The SUPERNATURAL Music of Christopher Lennertz
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-27-2006)

...on 2002's Clive Barker horrorshow, SAINT SINNER, calls "an incredible gift for melody." After learning to play the trumpet and guitar, he ventured out of performance to study composition, jazz arranging, and theory in high school. Soon, he made his way...


Darkness Rises Over California
by News Editor (Fri 09-30-2005)

...lendors" Clive Barker. "Writes with elegance, wit, and awe-inspiring surprises" The Times (London). Nancy Holder: USA Today bestselling author of 200 short stories and 78 novels. Co-editor of Outsiders, an anthology featuring Neil Gaiman, Poppy Z Bri...

Patterns After Poe's Prose
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-30-2003)

... telefilm CLIVE BARKER'S SAINT SINNER that incorporated an 80-piece orchestra and full choir. Clive Barker described the score as "Truly brilliant... Chris Lennertz has the kind of talent which will quickly put him in the major league of film composers...

Seeing red (carpet) at the premiere of HELLBOY
by Sue Schneider (Mon 04-05-2004)

...US MIND); Clive Barker; Eli Roth (CABIN FEVER); Keith Jarrett; Amber Valletta; Daniel Gillies (SPIDER-MAN 2); Jason Bateman (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT); Pete Yorn (SPIDER-MAN); Benito Martinez (THE SHIELD); Leelee Sobieski (THE GLASS HOUSE); Courtney Peldon...

Canyon Country
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 10-15-2001)

There isn't much anger that visibly bursts through the surface when talking with revered author and filmmaker Clive Barker. He's a soft-spoken Brit edging up onto his 49th birthday who has penned 21 very diverse books (running the gamut of fantasy, horror...


THE MATRIX REVISITED Part One
by Eric Moro (Tue 12-04-2001)

...vel Comic/Clive Barker book titled ECTO KID?). It was during their work in that industry that the idea for THE MATRIX originally developed. However, as the brothers fleshed out the story, they decided that the proper venue for a tale of this scope woul...

2001 News In Review - August Television
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 01-08-2002)

...tures and Clive Barker for the rights to the author's ECTO-KID. Based on a short story and a short-lived Marvel comic book series, Nick is looking to develop the project as a movie followed by a regular TV series.Finally, perhaps sensing the coming suc...

Something for Nothing
by Andrew Kardon (Thu 05-09-2002)

...of spooky Clive Barker figures, collectors can expect four of the original six creepoids to get the big treatment. AGONISTES, THE SCYTHE-MEISTER, VENAL ANATOMICA and TALISAC are the four currently planned for an October release. Specific price and reta...

ManiaFest 2003 announces more guests, movies
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-01-2003)

... novelist Clive Barker (HELLRAISER), director Tobe Hooper (POLTERGEIST) and director George Romero (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) will be joined by Cinescape's Editor-in-Chief Anthony C. Ferrante in a discussion about what scares us in horror films. Screen...


Todd thinks about another FINAL DESTINATION and CANDYMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-11-2003)

...ng out to Clive Barker for another trip to the well," he admits. "With the advent of popularity in horror currently, I think the time is right for the definitive version. I certainly want a crack before a current rapper gets a crack at inheriting the ...

ManiaFest shores up panelists
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-08-2003)

...ists are: Clive Barker (novelist, director), Wes Craven (director, SCREAM), Stuart Gordon (director, RE-ANIMATOR), Tobe Hooper (director, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and the best space vampire film you'll ever see, LIFEFORCE), George A. Romero (directo...

CANDYMAN: Special Edition
by Brian Thomas (Thu 08-19-2004)

This new special edition re-release of Bernard Rose’s CANDYMAN gives us an opportunity to re-examine this horror film that, despite two inferior sequels, has often fallen through the cracks of pop culture. Based on a BOOKS OF BLOOD story by Clive Barker, ...

HELLRAISER Project Not a Remake
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 10-14-2007)

...cifically Clive Barker's thoughts on their script plans. We are actually writing the script right now and we don't want to remake exactly the Cliver Barker movie," Bustillo tells Twitch Film. "We have met Clive and told him what we want to ...


Clive Owen doesn't know what's up with 'Sin City 2' (Sun 11-19-2006)

"I honestly don't know what's happening there because everybody's talked about it," said actor Clive Owen when asked about 'Sin City 2'. Owen played Dwight in the first movie and is expected to return for the sequel. "It's been announced a few times that ...

Clive Owens says "Sin City 2" is not close (Sat 03-11-2006)

Asked about the sequel Sin City 2, which would reunite him with co-directors Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, Clive Owen responded: "I have no idea. They've been talking about it, but nothing's been sorted out yet. I think Rob is definitely intending to...

Clive Owen on Sin City (Wed 11-24-2004)

"Rodriguez is doing this strip cartoon picture Frank Miller thing and he's been so faithful. He recreates it image by image by image," says actor Clive Owen of the movie version of 'Sin City.' More...

Clive Owen joins "The International"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 04-17-2007)

According to Variety, Clive Owen has signed on to star in the upcoming Columbia Pictures film, The International.The film, to be directed by Tom Tykwer, is an action-thriller about an Interpol agent who investigates corruption at powerful banking institut...


Fantasy Fiction: Unsuitable for Adults?
by Andrew Osmond (Wed 06-07-2000)

`The great grey beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive. Here he was, buried in the belly of that smothering month, wondering if he would ever find his way out through the cold coils that lay between here and Easter...`So opens Clive Barker`s 1996 chi...

First Trailer for Clive Owen's THE INTERNATIONAL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 09-12-2008)

The first trailer for Clive Owen's upcoming terrorist thriller The International has popped up online courtesy of Columbia Pictures' official website. Owens will co-star alongside Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Brían F. O'Byrne. Director Tom ...

HELLRAISER DVD Leads a Strong Week of Home Video Releases.
by John Thonen (Tue 09-19-2000)

...l. While Clive Barker’s subsequent offerings have fallen short of that initial promise, Anchor Bay’s DVD release makes it clear that Barker’s directorial misfires have done nothing to detract from the power of Hellraiser. From the brilliant conceptio...

King Kong vs. the Martians
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 11-22-2005)

...chor Bay) Clive Barker's 1987 franchise-launching directorial debut. (O) LEECHES (Tango) Leeches are mutated by steroids sucked out of swimmers. (O) RED SCORPION (Tango) Dolph Lundgren as a KGB-trained killing machine. (O) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: BEST OF ...


SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-21-2007)

Apparently, there really was a homicidal barber in late 19th-century London. The tale was told often, in many versions, even before composer Stephen Sondheim and librettist Hugh Wheeler collaborated on their musical Sweeney Todd, which seems to constantly...

Hare+Guu Box Set
by Mark Thomas (Wed 12-12-2007)

What They SayWelcome to the jungle, the peaceful home of fun-loving ten year old Haré. That is, until Guu moves in. She may look like an innocent orphan girl to everyone else, but only Haré knows that Guu is really a pan-dimensional, mind-reading, magic...

DVD News and Release Info for August 21
by John Thonen (Tue 08-21-2001)

... director Clive Barker's first film after the surprise commercial and critical success of HELLRAISER. That debut had raised a lot of hopes that Barker would be the savior of the horror film in the '80s, but this one pretty effectively dashed those hope...

Sin City's Elegant Anarchy
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-14-2005)

Robert Rodriguez' brutal film noir, SIN CITY, comprises a series of three inter-related stories, each based on a different graphic novel by Frank Miller, who was brought it as co-director (along with Quentin Tarantino, who guest-directed the segment where...


Hare+Guu Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 10-27-2006)

What They SayPlaytime takes on preposterous proportions when Marie\'s pretend family puts Hare\'s mom and her old fling together in the same bed. Hare must now quickly find Dr. Clive another woman, but the only one interested in him is a slobbering, raven...

Hare+Guu Deluxe Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 05-08-2007)

What They SayHare and Guu return to the jungle to find the familiar old gang, and a few new faces including a psychotic new schoolteacher and a couple of goth roaches. Marie dreams up new ways to entice Hare\'s affections. Dama goes on a destructive rampa...

Arc the Lad Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 12-24-2001)

What They SayAs the awesome power of the Chimeras is unleashed in waves of horror that engulf the planet, the Lords of Darkness launch a new offensive against the Champions of the Spirits. Now the crew of the Silver Noah must face their greatest challeng...

Sahara
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 06-14-2004)

Genre: Action/Adventure.Studio: Paramount Pictures.Production Company: Crusader Entertainment/j.k. livin prods.Project Phase: Released.Who's In It: Matthew McConaughey (Dirk Pitt); Steve Zahn; Penelope Cruz (Eva Rojas).Who's Making It: Breck Eisner (Direc...


Hare+Guu Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 01-03-2006)

What They SayAn Outlandishly Hilarious Series from the Master of Anime Comedies! Brace yourself for an avalanche of nonstop action, out-of-this-world adventure... and a mind-reading alien...The Review!Hare continues to suffer under the weirdness of Guu w...

Hare+Guu Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 03-16-2007)

What They SayThe bonds of love connect beyond time and distance, and bring Clive and Weda back together while also connecting Hare with the grandmother he\'s never known. But reconciling Weda with her mother may take a miracle. Normally that\'d be impossi...

Pirate Video with Zombies!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 12-02-2003)

You may have noticed that now it seems like each and every TV series ever made is available on DVD in season-by-season box sets. Not true – they won’t all be out until next year. It’s madness, unless you happen to be a big fan of the TV series in question...

E3: KING ARTHUR game being developed
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-13-2004)

On display at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Konami of America is in development on a PlayStation 2 title based on Disney's forthcoming KING ARTHUR film. Set for release on July 7, the film stars Clive Owen as the legendary ruler of Engla...


This is not your father's KING ARTHUR movie
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-17-2003)

Empire Movies has done a nice job of landing the first images from the upcoming KING ARTHUR movie, now in production and being directed by Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY). The Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie stars Clive Owen as the legendary King Arthur, Ke...

SAHARA author sues filmmakers
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-16-2004)

The creator of adventurer Dirk Pitt is now suing the company that is making a movie out of the character. Novelist Clive Cussler has filed suit against Crusader Entertainment yesterday alleging that the film production company had significantly altered th...

Penelope set to venture into the SAHARA
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-10-2003)

Penelope Cruz is in talks to join the cast of SAHARA, the movie based on Clive Cussler's novel of the same title. Starring as Cussler's rough and ragged adventurer Dirk Pitt is Matthew McConaughey while Steve Zahn will play Pitt's sidekick.Cruz's characte...

I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 06-25-2004)

Director Mike Hodges created an icon of British crime drama with 1971's GET CARTER. In some ways, I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD feels like a close relative of the earlier film, though some of the plot points would have been just about impossible to get past th...


Lancelot rides to the side of KING ARTHUR
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-06-2003)

Ioan Gruffudd, the star of the most recent HORATIO HORNBLOWER mini-series, has been cast as the knight Lancelot in Jerry Bruckheimer's KING ARTHUR movie. Gruffudd also starred in BLACK HAWK DOWN and 102 DALMATIONS.KING ARTHUR will be directed by Antoine ...

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN plunder Disneyland
by Sue Schneider (Mon 07-07-2003)

The stars took over Disneyland on Saturday, June 28th for the world premiere of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL. The red carpet stretched from the main gate all the way down main street to Frontierland where a huge movie screen was dra...

The (Super) Power 100
by THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Tue 08-05-2003)

...ear. Clive Barker Power Rank: 77Last Year's Rank: 46Secret Identity: Author/Artist/FilmmakerSuperpower: Ability to creep people out with a single glance.Current Adventure: Last year's success of the stunning children's novel Abarat was tempered by...

New composer travels to the SAHARA
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-22-2004)

Music From the Movies has confirmed that there has been a change of composers for SAHARA, Matthew McConaughey's upcoming action-adventure film. Instead of Brian Tyler (TIMELINE), the film's new composer will be Clint Mansell (MURDER BY NUMBERS, REQUIEM FO...


Blink-182 Goes On 'Indefinite Hiatus'
by Randall Larson (Mon 02-28-2005)

Blink-182 is taking a break - and it could be a long one. The San Diego-based trio is on "indefinite hiatus" and "there is no set plan for the band to begin working together again," Geffen, their record company, said in a statement last week. Blink-182 ha...

Comicscape March 2, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-02-2005)

I'll say this first: for next week, send in your responses to this column and your rants about other comic-to-film changes. If you still hate Spider-Man's organic web-shooters or find yourself incensed that Mystique wasn't Rogue's mom, e-mail me here or ...

ProgAID EP Available
by Randall Larson (Tue 03-22-2005)

ProgAID was set-up in the wake of the terrible earthquake and Tsunami disaster that tragically struck on the December 26th 2004. F2 Music decided to co-ordinate the recording of a CD single to help raise as much money as possible for those that need it.Th...

KING ARTHUR Director's Cut
by Brian Thomas (Thu 12-30-2004)

Jerry Bruckheimer's production KING ARTHUR purports to tell the "true" story of the legendary founder of the British Empire. As the opening text puts it, "Recently discovered archeological evidence sheds light on his true identity." Well, what the evidenc...


KING ARTHUR crowned
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-06-2003)

Rising star Clive Owen (who made a name for himself in CROUPIER as well as behind the wheel as THE DRIVER for BMW's series of short films) has landed the part of KING ARTHUR. Jerry Bruckheimer is producing this new tale of the legendary English king who ...

COMIC-CON: Keanu Reeves shows us CONSTANTINE (Part Two)
by Patrick Sauriol and Den Shewman (Sun 07-25-2004)

...sion with Clive Barker's HELLRAISER series of films, but apart from that factoid and the decision to Americanize Constantine and his home turf, there are no other differences that he can think of.Reeves added that he worked closely with the film's dire...

Zap Guns a Go Go!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-16-2004)

...niversal) Clive Barker's tale of a monk commissioned to track the succubi he unwittingly unleashed over 200 years. Includes commentrak, deleted scenes and more.(O) SIMPLE REVENGE (MTI) A disgruntled office worker seduces her boss' husband, then frames ...

CLOSER
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-03-2004)

CLOSER might make an interesting double bill with KINSEY. In CLOSER, the characters are perfectly capable of asking and answering pretty much every conceivable question about sex they're even perfectly comfortable performing a wide variety of acts (albei...


KING ARTHUR
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 07-07-2004)

The tagline on KING ARTHUR reads, "The untold true story that inspired the legend." How true this actually is will be anybody's guess, but there's no denying that this is a version of Arthurian lore that has never been committed to film before.For one thi...

Bogart Backstage Event
by Sue Schneider (Tue 11-27-2001)

On November 11th at Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica airport The Neil Bogart Memorial Fund, a division of The T.J. Martell Foundation had it's annual event Bogart Backstage, a family gala which is designed to create an original, high energy entertaining...

Owen & Del Toro Talk About Sin City (Tue 03-22-2005)

Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro play Dwight and Jackie Boy, respectively, in Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's Sin City. ComingSoon.net talked to both actors about their roles in the film, based on Miller's graphic novels. More...

Rodrigeuz Comments on his 'Directorial Violations' for "Sin City"
by Jim Harvey (Mon 03-28-2005)

Robert Rodriguez had to quit the Directors Guild of America so he could add graphic comic book artist Frank Miller to the credits of their upcoming film "Sin City." And, as an added violation of the rules, he added in the credits: "Special Guest Director ...


Casting: 'G.I. Joe's Destro unmaksed? (Tue 01-29-2008)

IESB.net is reporting that two major villains in the 'G.I.Joe' movie have been cast. According to their sources, Arnold Vosloo, who fans best remember as the sorcerer Imhotep in 'The Mummy', is set to play Zartan in the film. Even bigger news is the cas...

Owen Wraps 'Sin City' (Fri 07-02-2004)

Clive Owen, who stars in Robert Rodriguez's upcoming film version of Frank Miller's graphic novel Sin City, told SCI FI Wire that he's already completed his role in the film, which is aiming for release later this year. More...

Tarantino's wages of 'Sin'
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 06-29-2004)

Quentin Tarantino has gone from "Kill Bill" to dollar bill. He got paid exactly $1 to film a scene in "Sin City." Robert Rodriguez co-directed the rest of the Dimension Films drama with Frank Miller, who created the graphic novel series. Tarantino filmed ...

ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES FIRST U.S. GUEST OF HONOR (Thu 03-20-2008)

One of the Biggest Talents of Anime and Video Games Comes to Nation's Largest Convention Anaheim, California (March 20, 2008) ‹ Famed American voice actor and writer David Hayter is the latest addition to the hottest line up of Anime Expo® 2008 Gu...


Max Allan Collins brings 'Ms. Tree' to novels and TV
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 01-24-2008)

Dave Richards assisted on this article. Late last year Max Allan Collins relaunched a classic with the Hard Case Crime novel 'Deadly Beloved', featuring Ms. Tree, the comics character he created with artist Terry Beatty. Comics2Film had a chance to talk ...

Dawson commits 'Sin,' joins ensemble cast (Tue 06-01-2004)

Rosario Dawson has joined the ensemble of the Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller-directed Dimension Films noir drama "Sin City." Dawson will take part in the third and final segment. Rodriguez based the film on Miller's graphic novel series. The finale also st...

FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 02-25-2000)

With this classic, director James Whale created many of the mad scientist characteristics that the genre still clings to today. Loosely adapted from both Mary Shelley`s novel and a play by Peggy Webling, this tale of Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive), a me...

Movie Soundtracks: The Best of the Millennium, Part Two
by Randall Larson (Sat 04-22-2000)

...esign for Clive Barker’s disturbing descent into hell generated some of the most startling textures and tonalities heard in modern horror scoring. With his proclivity for `sound mass` comprised of orchestral, electronic, and natural sounds treated in ...


Souls Man
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 07-03-2002)

Last year, two of the most macabre creative minds in genre entertainment joined forces to present an original line of collectible monster figures, CLIVE BARKER'S TORTURED SOULS. Following the success of that first release, Todd McFarlane (of McFarlane Toy...

MASTER OF KUNG FU #1 (of 6)
by Tony Whitt (Sun 09-22-2002)

...then you obviously weren't around the first time Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung-Fu, enjoyed his hour of popularity in the Marvel Universe. The character was created at a time when badly-dubbed kung fu and karate movies were all the rage and when Bruce L...

DearS Vol.#05
by Robert Harris (Wed 11-08-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Peach-PitTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Peter AhlstromWhat They SayWhen Takeya rescues Ren from DearS dominatrix Barker Rubi, the trauma has caused her to lose her Japanese language skills. The cure? A little R&R,...

SIN CITY
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 04-01-2005)

What's both great and problematic about SIN CITY is that it is the most faithful imaginable live-action adaptation of a comic book imaginable. Scratch that most people who aren't the movie's co-directors, Robert Rodriguez and graphic novel creator Frank ...


The Latest DVD News & Release Dates: July 24
by John Thonen (Tue 07-24-2001)

...LRAISER 2 Clive Barker passed the directorial whip to Tony Randel for this sequel, which picks up the story only moments after the conclusion of the first film. The results are bigger but rarely better. While this film certainly has its moments, there ...

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)

Regarded by many as the greatest horror film ever made, director James Whale’s sequel to FRANKENSTEIN (#16 on our list) was for many years a complete anomaly in the genre: a big-budget film from a major studio, helmed by their top director working at the ...

NECESSARY EVIL
by J.A. Hitchcock (Mon 07-02-2001)

I have to admit from the outset that the only reason I picked this book up is because of a blurb on the cover. It features a rave review from none other than Clive Cussler (one of my very favorite authors), who says of NECESSARY EVIL: "Escapist fiction of...

RIPPIN' with Franchise
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-03-2003)

Maybe it's fallout from the mega-success of Universal's THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS and Columbia Pictures' xXx films but extreme sports have never been hotter for Hollywood. Case in point: today's announcement of another extreme sports-themed movie in devel...


ADV Films has set a street date for Arc the Lad: Day of Reckoning (Mon 09-17-2001)

September 17, 2001 Houston, TX ADV Films has set a street date of November 27th, 2001 for the upcoming home video release of Arc the Lad: "Day of Reckoning". ADV Films plans concurrent day & date release of both VHS and DVD formats for this final spellb...

Arc the Lad Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-12-2001)

What They SayThe action never stops as Elk, Shu and Lieza find themselves pursued at every turn. When the bounty on Pondit is lifted, Elk is sure it\'s a trap and he and Shu hatch a scheme to find out who\'s after Lieza by using her as bait. What they don...

Hare+Guu Deluxe Volume One Available May 1st (Thu 04-26-2007)

April 26, 2007 Best Comedy Anime of 2006 -Anime Insider Magazine, December 2006 2006 Character of the Year: Guu -Anime News Network Haré+Guu volume 1, Best DVD of the Month Winner -Anime on DVD, February 2006 9th Annual Kobe Anime Awar...

Rosenberg to Adapt BBC's SECOND SIGHT
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 07-16-2008)

Variety's reporting that Universal Pictures is set to adapt the British thriller series Second Sight, which aired on BBC in 1999. This is the same series which starred Clive Owen in his first break out role and featured quite a few well known co-stars fro...


Scribes Pegged for HELLRAISER Remake
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 02-17-2008)

...st pain. Clive Barker Presents Hellraiser will hit theaters Jan. 9, 2009.

Thornton & Wilkinson Face Off in DUPLICITY
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-24-2008)

Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Wilkinson have joined Clive Owen and Julia Roberts in DUPLICITY, reports Variety. Tony Gilroy wrote the screenplay and plans to direct while Laura Bickford is set to produce for Universal Pictures. Wilkinson just received a...

Hellraiser
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-16-2007)

Release Date: September 5, 2008 Studio: MGM, The Weinstein Company Director: Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo Screenwriter: Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo Cast: TBA Genre: Horror Plot Summary: Released in 1987, "Hellraiser" told the story of a...

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

The end of 2007 has come and gone. We’re now in the first day of 2008 and whether this year will be better or worse than the previous year, nobody knows. You don’t. I don’t. Even Thor doesn’t know and he’s a fictional god (...


Ken Watanabe Joining Vampire FREAK Show
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 01-21-2008)

Thespian Ken Watanabe has joined the cast of Universal's upcoming vampire flick Cirque du Freak, reports Variety. The action will co-star alongside John C. Reilly and Salma Hayek in the first adaptation of the 12-book children's series by author Darren Sh...

Crunchyroll Partners With Media Blasters
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 08-09-2008)

...ony Todd (Clive Barker¹s CANDYMAN series) delivers his most powerful and evil performance as SHADOW, an executed and resurrected serial killer who invades a women¹s prison in search of the girl known only as Solitaire (Carla Greene)! Solitair...

A CANDYMAN Remake in The Works?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 08-15-2008)

... based on Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden". While Ryan cautions that Sony is merely mulling the remake idea over at the second with no director or writer yet attached, there have been whispers of replacing the hook-handed villain, p...

Sin City videogame in the Works (Tue 03-08-2005)

IGN recently learned that a Sin City videogame was in the works. While we know nothing of the game (platform, publisher, etcetera), the news comes as no real surprise given our industry's focus on franchise titles, specifically star-studded franchise titl...


"Sin City" Press Conference
by Jim Harvey (Wed 03-30-2005)

Dimension Films hosted two press conferences for "Sin City" at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills to promote the film. The first conference featured Robert Rodriguez, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson and Clive Owen.

Hare+Guu Deluxe Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-30-2007)

What They SayDr. Clive and Weda\'s marriage brings baby Ame into the household, but that\'s not the only wedding in the wings. A most unexpected character finds that love and war aren\'t always exclusive! Meanwhile, the village elder\'s chest hair return...

Review: Batman: The Legend Begins
by Jason Lethert (Fri 05-10-2002)

Episodes: 8 Extras: 6 Ove...

Two more actors hit the 'Bump'
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 04-09-2008)

...gonist in Clive Barker's 'Hellraiser' films. She's been cast as Elaine in the movie. The pair join 'Saw' villain Tobin Bell, who was cast late last year. Bell is also a producer on the film. Horror icon Robert Kurtzman will direct. Originally publis...


Saint Sinner On SCI FI This Year
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 02-15-2002)

A recent write-up appearing on SCI FI Wire indicates the TV movie version of Clive Barker's Saint Sinner will air this year. The SCI FI Channel plans on airing movies never seen before on the network every Saturday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT in 2002. T...

Saint Sinner Trailer Online
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 10-23-2002)

Fans who haven't caught the Saint Sinner commercials airing on SCI FI or related networks can tune their web browser to CliveBarker.com. The official website for the TV movie's creator is now showing the trailer for the show. The movie features Gr...

Adrien Brody Creates Monster in SPLICE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 09-10-2007)

Oscar winning actor, Adrien Brody, is ready to defy ethics by creating a deadly organism in SPLICE, says Bloody Disgusting. The sci-fi horror film is being produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube) about some dangerous exp...

Rated R Clips of SHOOT 'EM UP Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-15-2007)

New Line has put up more clips of their action thriller, SHOOT 'EM UP, which stars Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti & Monica Belucci. One of the clips is the intense shootout at the beginning of the film. These are red band trailers and clips so you will nee...