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DOC FRANKENSTEIN
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-16-2005)
From a "technical standpoint" (term applied somewhat liberally), DOC FRANKENSTEIN is a beautiful comic book. The Wachowski Brothers (if you don't know who they are, you don't deserve to have it explained to you) are perfecting the form of "movies on pape... DOC FRANKENSTEIN #4
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 01-06-2006)
DOC FRANKENSTEIN is far and away the most anti-fundamentalist/evangelical Christian comic I've ever read. Whereas many comic writers content themselves with the odd snide remark or representatively repugnant character, the Larry and Andy Wachowski make th... DOC FRANKENSTEIN #6
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-06-2007)
In this sixth issue of the almost-yearly Doc Frankenstein, we learn the origin of God himself. After suffering capture and attempted exorcism by the very evil Catholic Church of the future – along with near-mutilation by angry werewolves &ndash... 
THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN / SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
by Scott Collura (Sat 09-15-2001)
As a follow-up to the wonderful über-sequel BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, the third film in Universal's popular horror series, SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, didn't have much of a chance at greatness. James Whale, architect of the first two seminal films, was gone, and Bo... Politics in Comics: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-06-2006)
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another week of four-color spills, thrills, chills, and kills. Last week, I went back to the well and ran a pretty well-received column about politics in comics. After two failed attempts at a... CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN
by Jason Henderson (Tue 11-26-2002)
Curse of Frankenstein comes to us finally on DVD as a companion feature in Warner Video’s recent release of the earliest and most important films to come from Hammer Studios, alongside Hammer’s THE MUMMY and the superb HORROR OF DRACULA. CURSE OF FRANKENS... 3 New Universal FRANKENSTEIN Figures
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-09-2001)
Fans of the whole Universal Frankenstein series of films will be excited to hear that Sideshow Toys are producing extremely limted edition 12" dolls of the Frankenstein monster as depicted by Lon Chaney, Jr. (GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN), Bela Lugosi (FRANKENST... ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 06-11-2000)
Anyone who thinks they are sitting on the script for the ultimate horror film spoof needs to watch this film about thirty times, then TEAR THEIR SCRIPT UP! After a bit of a drop-off at the box-office, Abbott & Costello regained their kings-of-comedy crown... Randy Jandt pits Doc Ock against the 'Spectacular Spider-Man'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 05-02-2008)
Writer Randy Jandt makes his 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' debut with a tight, exciting, frequently funny script that offers Doctor Octopus entrée into the series this Saturday, May 3 in the all-new episode, "Reaction." The episode, dire... Dr. FRANKENSTEIN, I presume?
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-21-2004)
Horror novelist Dean Koontz, honored filmmaker Martin Scorsese, rising star Marcus Nispel and television producer Tony Krantz are joining forces to create a weekly FRANKENSTEIN TV series. The USA Network has given the go-ahead for a two-hour pilot plus fo... Doc Savage
by Coming Attractions (Wed 05-28-2003)
Genre:Action/Adventure.Studio:Unknown.Production Company:Castle Rock Entertainment.Project Phase:Development Hell.Who's In It:Arnold Schwarzenegger (Doc Savage, attached).Who's Making It:Brett Hill, David Johnson (Screenwriters); Frank Darabont, Chuck Rus... SARA KARLOFF PRESENTS: FRANKENSTEIN, THE LEGACY
by Francesca Sorenson (Tue 10-09-2001)
Author Christopher Schildt's FRANKENSTEIN, THE LEGACY is a delightful little book that recreates/updates the Frankenstein story in an American context. It might be easy for the serious reader to be a little put off by the idea of a mass market paperback t... HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN
by JASON HENDERSON (Sat 12-08-2001)
There's a sort of common law among film geeks, sets of rules you're supposed to know - secret knowledge of which film is the best or the worst, which episode of a show we all agree to sneer at, etc. There wouldn't be a point without the sneering. HORROR O... SCOOP: Secrets revealed about Doc Ock and his tentacles!
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-22-2003)
As we first reported to you back on July 9, thanks to one of our inside sources we were the first to tell you that the new supervillain we'll see in SPIDER-MAN 2, Doctor Octopus, would make his public debut at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. That's exact... Premiere recording of FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND on Silva 's latest CD
by Randall D. Larson (Fri 09-15-2006)
Silva Screen Records presents History Of Horror, a newly recorded 2 CD set that features 28 spectacular works for chorus and symphony orchestra. Includes recordings of music from THE OMEN, THE SIXTH SENSE, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, GODZILLA, PEEPING TOM, YOU... LUST FOR FRANKENSTEIN
by Brian Thomas (Thu 07-12-2001)
During the busy year of 1972, filmmaker Jesus Franco made two Frankenstein movies, both of which were distributed under a half dozen titles. They are among the most bizarre films in the Franco filmography - and that's saying something! Many of his recent ... Molina: No Doc Ock for Spider-Man 3 (Tue 02-14-2006)
Alfred Molina confirms to Now Playing magazine that Doc Ock will not be seen in Spider-Man 3, Gwen Stacy and her Dad notwithstanding...Partner selected for FRANKENSTEIN series
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-21-2004)
Adam Goldberg (A BEAUTIFUL MIND, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN) is the second cast addition to USA Network's FRANKENSTEIN series. Goldberg will play the partner of Parker Posey's Seattle police investigator, with the duo uncovering the secret existance of Dr. Frank... REVIEW: Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock mobile game (Thu 07-08-2004)
"Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock's simplistic gameplay is a double-edged sword. It manages to offer a more immediately playable experience, but it's over too soon, and it doesn't offer enough to warrant extended play."First Doc Ock toy? (Sat 01-24-2004)
SpidermanCollector.com has a picture of what looks to be the first Doc Ock Spider-Man 2 toy to hit stores, in the form of a walkie talkie set.Doc Ock logo on the sinister hat of doom (Wed 07-23-2003)
Pics of the hats of Doc Ock Inc. are now online.Silver Screen Edition Frankenstein from Sideshow
by News Editor (Tue 08-16-2005)
Sideshow Collectibles has recently released images of their new limited edition 1/4 scale Frankenstein Monster figure. The 21" tall figure is constructed on a soft body that houses a flexible wire armature and captures the classic posture of the Monster.... Check out the cover art for the Spidey Vs. Doc Ock DVD (Tue 03-23-2004)
Following their pattern of DVD releases that ride a hot movie's draft, Buena Vista Home Video is releasing "Spider-Man Vs. Doc Ock", collecting the best animated show down between Spidey and his arch-villain. Click the link above to view the cover art, th...More details about Doc Ock's tentacles revealed
by Christian Koch (Tue 07-22-2003)
A scooper provided Cinescape with more stunning details about the tentacles of Doc Ock. All eyes on Doc Ock's shades (Wed 07-14-2004)
Sunglasses worn by Doc Ock, the tentacled villain played by Alfred Molina in the blockbuster Spider-Man 2, sold Tuesday on eBay for $2,247. The folks at Oliver Peoples, who make the glasses, say they can be yours, too. And for a lot less. But hurry. O...Official Spider-Man II Site Has Plot Summary and New Doc Ock Wallpaper! (Mon 07-21-2003)
Sony's Spider-Man II site gets updated with an awesome Doc Ock Wallpaper!Doc Ock: One Man Army (Fri 04-23-2004)
"They asked me if I wanted to come in and read for the part," Alfred Molina, who plays Doc Ock in 'Spider-Man 2', reveals. "There was a whole bunch of other actors who were on a short list. I was one of something like five and we all read for it on differ...Alfred Molina on Doc Ock Preperation (Fri 09-05-2003)
In a recent interview with Wizard magazine, Alfred Molina said, "I remember some of the storylines from when I was young. But I had to go back and re-familiarize myself with the first time [Doc Ock] shows up in the comics from the '60s." More...Del Toro Reveals Preference for FRANKENSTEIN
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-30-2008)
For years, director Guillermo del Toro has been eager to be behind the camera while an actor in his shot said "It's Alive! It's Alive!" for Frankenstein. Of course, with so many projects on his list of things-to-do, the Universal Pictures remake... Audio Clip of 'The Birth of Doc Ock' scene from Comic Con (Fri 07-25-2003)
Listen to the flailing tentacles of Doc Ock doom! Get it while you can. Sony's sure to shut this one down!Djawadi to Take on Frankenstein & Co. in Hotel Transylvania Score
by Randall Larson (Tue 11-14-2006)
According to the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency, Ramin Djawadi will compose the music for Hotel Transylvania, a new animated comedy from Sony Pictures Animation. Djawadi recently scored Open Season for the same studio.
Hotel Transylvania is directed ... Burrell is Doc Samson in INCREDIBLE HULK
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-23-2007)
Actor Ty Burrell (Dawn of the Dead remake) has indicated in an interview with the Mail Tribune that he will be playing the role of Doc Samson in the upcoming INCREDIBLE HULK. While talking to the paper, he said he will be playing the psychiatrist who... BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Figures
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-12-2001)
Sideshow has released images from their coming 12" line of figures based on the classic Universal horror film BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.The figures are of the title character and the monster, as played by Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff, respectively. Both ... Di Filippo Sets Appointment With Doc
by News Editor (Fri 01-13-2006)
SCI FI.com is reporting that science fiction writer Paul Di Filippo has written a five-issue series based on the Marvel Comics' character Doc Samson -- a minor player in the Hulk universe. The writer said he hopes to elevate Samson to "A" status.Samson is... Del Toro Talks HOBBIT and FRANKENSTEIN
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 10-05-2008)
Director Guillermo del Toro may have a very busy schedule ahead of him---being locked in until 2017---but the man had time to attend The New Yorker Festival in Manhattan this weekend where New Yorker writer Daniel Zalewski had a chance to pick his brain o... 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 ... 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... LADY FRANKENSTEIN
by Brian Thomas (Mon 07-09-2001)
One need only view the trailer to see why LADY FRANKENSTEIN jumps to the top of monster fans' "guilty pleasures" lists. Rarely are so many strange and eccentric elements contained in one picture. For starters, you've got Joseph Cotton who went from starri... Top Maniacal Rumors: Riddler's Clues, Super Millar and Abe Frankenstein
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-04-2008)
It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers.
If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarro... Scribe Allred Updates MADMAN Film
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-12-2007)
Comic scribe/screenwriter Mike Allred has given an update on the adaptation of his comic MAD MAN courtesy of Newsarama. The film will be based off his comic of the same name, directed by George Huang and produced by Robert Rodriguez.
Plot Concept: A mod... FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACEMONSTER
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 05-05-2006)
Here's a movie that has always intrigued me. I've always been intrigued by anything to do with Frankenstein, of course, and FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACEMONSTER was one of those movies that only showed up on TV once in a great while. After reading about it... A new century, a new BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 02-04-2004)
Hoping that audiences will still find interest in new updates to its classic movie monsters, Universal Pictures has asked for a remake of THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. AMERICAN SPLENDOR team Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman are in negotiations to wri... Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)
OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on... Comicscape - August 9, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-09-2006)
ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2 hit store shelves and the hot little hands of fan boys yesterday. The film stands as the second in Marvel's campaign of straight-to-DVD animated movies produced by Lion's Gate. And, fortunately for both Marvel and comic fans, this en... STAR WARS Online Doc Update
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 09-17-2001)
The official STAR WARS movies website has posted the latest in a series of online premiered chapters of a growing documentary on the making of STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES.This latest chapter, called "It's ALL Magic" focuses on ILM's conti... Dimension manic for 'Madman' pic (Tue 12-19-2006)
Dimension Films has made a deal to turn the Michael Allred-created comicbook "Madman" into a live-action film. George Huang ("Swimming With Sharks") will direct a script he'll pen with Allred. Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan will produce via the...Dimension acquires "Madman"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 12-19-2006)
According to Variety, Dimension Films has acquired the Michael Allred comic Madman and plans to turn it into a live-action film.Madman is a post-modernist reimagining of the Frankenstein tale, with a superhero twist. Title character, killed in a car accid... Del Toro Prefers FRANKENSTEIN Mini-Series
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)
Director-producer Guillermo del Toro may be up to his ears in the post-production of Hellboy II:The Golden Army and can pen no screenplay while the WGA is under strike rules but that's not stopping him from eagerly preparing the next adaptation of Fr... Check out this picture: Is it Doc Ock's claw?
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 07-14-2003)
There's no telling if this is legit or not but it's purported to be a design illustration of Doctor Octopus' claw from the upcoming 'Spider-Man 2' Koontz's FRANKENSTEIN Getting Adapted
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-21-2007)
The book trilogy written by authors Dean Koontz & co-authors Kevin J. Anderson/Ed Gorman is a modern take on the classic horror icon, FRANKENSTEIN. According to Ryan Rotten over at Shock Til You Drop, the trilogy will be getting adapted into... DOC OCK cast in SPIDEY 2
by Mike Whybark (Fri 02-21-2003)
In a press release, Sony Pictures reported that Alred Molina has been cast as SPIDER-MAN's uber-nemesis, the multi-armed cyborg DOCTOR OCTOPUS, more frequently referred to as DOC OCK.The character is named after a multi-armed device that he wears that pro... Doc Ock Poster Now Available! (Wed 11-12-2003)
Feel the embrace of the steel tentacles of doom and help C2F squeeze every last drop of movie news out of the internet.ER doc targeted by ELEKTRA
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-26-2004)
ER's Goran Visnjic has been cast as ELEKTRA's romantic attraction in the DAREDEVIL spinoff film. Visnjic's character is the person that Elektra is ordered to assassinate; instead she winds up falling in love with him and protects him from those seeking hi... Jackson Works on KONG DVD Doc
by News Editor (Fri 08-05-2005)
Warner Home Video has announced that Peter Jackson is helping to produce bonus materials for the DVD debut of the 1933 KING KONG. The director is working on a new two hour documentary on the making of the movie, which be included in a two-disc set. In ad... REVIEW: Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (DVD) (Wed 06-16-2004)
"Any Spider-Man fan will enjoy this DVD, but the fact that it doesn't have the full set of episodes in the storyline is a major drawback."Adam Robitel films 'Superman Returns' doc (Thu 03-23-2006)
Adam Robitel is the man behind the behind-the-scenes 'Superman Returns' documentaries. "We had 27 of these to produce, one a week, and at times I would have up to 20 hours of footage. So I became a kind of ninja of finding a story, trying to do it in an u...FRANKENSTEIN and THE OTHERS Come to CD
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 08-11-2001)
Only a handful of directors are equally talented as composers, and one of them has turned out a compelling soundtrack for his new film THE OTHERS. We’ll look at that this time out, recap new scoring assignments and forthcoming soundtracks, and take a look... Galactus not in FF2? Also Blade, FF Animated & Doc Strange (Sat 02-04-2006)
Check out the new image and a logo from Spike TV's upcoming Blade live-action series. The first episode of the new Fantastic Four animated series is expected to be completed by June. Voice recording for the Doctor Strange animated movie has been ...Taking Stock of Doc Ock (Wed 06-30-2004)
London-born actor Alfred Molina and his four mechanical arms - dubbed on set as Harry, Larry, Flo and Moe - are a big reason why Spider-Man 2 will have a stranglehold on the box office for many, many weeks to come.Doc Ock invades Philadelphia (Mon 04-05-2004)
Alfred Molina, the man who will bring legendary Spidey nemesis Doctor Octopus to life in this summer's blockbuster "Spider-Man 2," will be appearing on Saturday, May 22nd at Wizard World Philadelphia.Spidey Helmer Praises Doc Ock (Tue 06-08-2004)
"Once you have an actor of Tobey Maguire's caliber and Kirsten Dunst's caliber, you really want someone that can rise up to that level and perform across from them," 'Spider-Man 2' director Sam Raimi said in an interview. "And Fred is a great actor." More...John Dykstra on Doc Ock. Also: Kids WB! (Mon 12-15-2003)
John Dykstra, who is returning as visual effects supervisor, said the tentacles are a combination of presentations. List of the Kids' WB!'s new Saturday morning lineup, beginning Jan. 17Marvel Comics November Solicitation HEROES
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)
Due out this November from the Marvel Comics line of hero books: INCREDIBLE HULK #34Cover by Kaare AndrewsWritten by Bruce Jones; art by John Romita, Jr. and Tom PalmerBeginning a new era as legendary horror comics' writer Bruce Jones (Creepy, Eerie), pen... Wayne’s World
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-08-2007)
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ... CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 06-09-2001)
The first of reinventions of classic movie monsters by Britain`s Hammer Films, this movie established a whole new style for horror--bold and colorful--that completely broke tradition with the cobwebby classics of Universal. The shock of the technicolor go... DR. HORROR'S EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS
by Brian Thomas (Wed 07-28-2004)
Those that approach this entertaining little backyard feature would do well to approach from the rear. Those expecting a horror movie or erotic thriller may find themselves disappointed unless they pay more attention to the HOUSE OF IDIOTS part of the tit... DVD News & Notes for July 10, 2001
by John Thonen (Tue 07-10-2001)
Universal's Golden Age Of Horror will soon be coming our way when Universal Studios unleashes a host of DVD double-features sure to whet the cinematic appetite of any classic-era horror movie fan. Not wanting to miss out on the interest generated by their... Spider-Man 2
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)
Genre:Action/Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker/"Spider-Man"); Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson); Alfred Molina (Dr. Otto Octavius/"Doc... Comicscape - January 4, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-04-2006)
Greetings and welcome to yet another COMICSCAPE, and on a week when the books don't ship until Thursday, no less (damn holidays!). Last week, I threw together an admittedly uninspired "Best of 2005" column, but even I'm entitled to suck once in a while. R... Doc Ock not De Niro
by Mike Whybark (Mon 11-11-2002)
IGN FILMFORCE responds to recent reports by E! Online that Robert De Niro and Billy Bob Thornton are on the short list for the role of DOCTOR OCTOPUS in the upcoming SPIDER-MAN 2 film, to be directed by Sam Raimi.Additionally, Bruce Campbell, long-time Ra... Doc Ock's arms a tricky tangle
by Mike Whybark (Wed 11-13-2002)
SUPERHERO HYPE posts excerpts from a U. K.published WIDESCREEN interview with SPIDER-MAN 2 animators Anthony LaMolinara and Spencer Cooke.The animators note that the good Doctor make that the bad Doctor will be a real challenge.LaMolinara says, "We're w... Animating Doc Ock for The Amazing Spider-Man (Thu 11-14-2002)
The new UK magazine Widescreen has an interview with Spider-Man Animation Director Anthony LaMolinara and Lead Animator Spencer Cooke. The second issue of the magazine contains the interview, in which both men talk about the challenges they are faci...Countdown To 'Hulk': Doc Eric Bana, pelted by gamma rays
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 06-18-2003)
Campbell Denies Doc Ock Rumors
by Michael Mason (Fri 07-26-2002)
In an interview on Bloody-Disgusting.com , Bruce Campbell officially denied fan musings that he might play Dr. Octopus in the Spider-Man movie sequel.
Said Campbell, "I couldn't tell you anything yet, but I never heard anything about me being Doctor Octo... Frankenstein
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)
Release Date: TBAStudio: Universal PicturesDirector: Guillermo del ToroScreenwriter: Guillermo del ToroCast: TBA
Plot Summary: A remake of the horror classic tale within the visual world of director Guillermo del Toro. SPIDER-MAN's Doc Ock described
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-21-2003)
Steve Johnson, the anaimatronic designer working on the Doctor Octopus tentacles in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, told Sci-Fi Wire the reasons why the Doctor's mechanical arms will be real and not pixels."Sam's [Raimi, the director] a fan [of animatronics], and... "Lost: D.O.C."
by Stephen Lackey (Fri 04-27-2007)
Not every episode can progress at full throttle, but that doesn’t mean it has to be less intriguing. This episode was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I found some of it interesting and other parts felt just a little padded. The zi... 5 Screencaps from the Doc Ock Comic-Con footage (Mon 09-08-2003)
The Greatest Sci-Fi, Horror & Fantasy Films: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda! (Sat 03-04-2000)
It seems that 100 titles is not enough to honor all the great films that have been made in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. At least, that’s the way some of our contributors felt, when they saw that several of their favorites had failed...DEATH RACE 2000: Days of Future Passed, Part 2
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 01-27-2000)
Preproduction for DEATH RACE proved to be an intense experience. Getting the cars was easy enough; five junkers were bought, and designs by James Powers were turned into customized killing machines by Dean Jeffries (of Jeffries Auto Stylings, also respons... Abernethy & Graves Score Big With Original Music For New Star Trek Games
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-05-2006)
Award-Winning Composers Write Epic Sci-Fi Orchestral Music For Upcoming Blockbuster Video Games To Coincide With 40th Anniversary Of Star Trek Bethesda Softworks® and Rednote Audio have announced that veteran video game and film/TV composers Rod Abernethy... THE MONSTER SQUAD 20th Anniversary Edition
by Tim Janson (Thu 08-02-2007)
As I watched Monster Squad for the first time in close to twenty years, I was struck by how much it reminded me of a modern day version of Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. Little surprise then that Director, Fred Dekker, in his commentary, po... Cool trash for hot days
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-11-2006)
A recent industry study reports that viewers who see a movie in a theater are somewhat likely to buy the same film on DVD when it's released. Well, duh. A lot of the people that go see movies like movies, so it should be no surprise that if they like a mo... Unsaid Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-16-2004)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSPrometheus Records of Belgium has released Don Davis' sublime and poetic score for Tom McLoughlin's psychological thriller, THE UNSAID (PCD 156). Davis, best known these days for his MATRIX scores, provided a warm orchestral sco... EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Doctor Octopus to debut next week!
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-09-2003)
If you've been off-planet for the past few months, SPIDER-MAN 2 (a.k.a. "The Amazing Spider-Man") has been filming in New York City and Chicago for the past month. Director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst all return in the sequel to 20... Monsters Unleashed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-27-2004)
According to some label reps I've talked to lately, some voice actors on the English dubbing crews for anime titles have their own fan following. This might seem a little odd at first, but in light of the fact that little supplemental material is included... VAN HELSING
by Brian Thomas (Thu 11-11-2004)
The purpose of the digital stuntman is to: A. Replace a human stuntman for stunts that would likely kill or seriously injure a human. For example, getting hit by a bus.B. Do stunts beyond the abilities of a human actor playing a super-powered character. F... The Greatest Sci-Fi, Horror & Fantasy Films of All Time
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 03-07-2000)
There are many fool’s errands in the world. You know you can never truly succeed, and yet the temptation is too much to resist. For example: picking the Greatest Baseball Player of All Time, or the Most Talented Musician, or the Most Beautiful Woman in th... Lost, Lonely and TV Wasted
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 10-06-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! It's been a long, lonely week without you. Hope you've been keeping busy. Bet you did lots of fun things. I didn't. That's right, not one interesting thing happened to me last week, unless breathing i... "Frankenstein's Bloody Terror"
by John Sinnott (Mon 10-30-2006)
A staple of late-night creature feature TV shows for years and drive-in theaters before that, FRANKENSTEIN�S BLOODY TERROR is a Spanish monster movie (dubbed in English) that was influenced by the old Universal horror films of the 30's and 40's and ha... Texhnolyze Lenticular Box Set
by Dan Barry (Wed 07-25-2007)
What They SayIchise\'s grief only allows him to enjoy the pain of the fighting pits in the underground city of Lukuss. However, when a gang punishes Ichise by cutting his arm and leg off, his will to live overcomes the odds and attracts the attention of t... Sideshow Toys Forsakes Mass Market
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 06-03-2001)
In a bold move that has taken collectors by surprise, Sideshow Toys (who has made everybody very happy with their Universal Monsters action figures) has decided to forsake the mass market and produce many of their toys exclusively as collectibles. `Most s... BORIS KARLOFF
by Brian Thomas (Thu 09-28-2006)
With FRANKENSTEIN, Universal Pictures made an unexpected star of character actor Boris Karloff, and it's as a Universal star he'll likely always be remembered. When the United States Post Office chose to feature the heavily trademarked Universal Monsters ... WEBS & WONDER: MARK BAGLEY (Part 1)
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Mon 09-18-2006)
With their work on Ultimate Spider-Man, which is nearing its 100th issue, Mark Bagley and Brian Michael Bendis are about to break the record for the creative team who have worked on the most consecutive issues of any given comicbook series. And to think,... Comicscape - February 25, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-25-2004)
OPINION: For a publishing company that's always touted itself as the House of Ideas, Marvel sure has a nasty habit of quashing some of its better ones before they even get off the ground. The latest victim is the recently published EPIC ANTHOLOGY, the fi... HUSTLE down to the DVD store
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-09-2005)
We found in our mailbox a screener for a new black & white horror feature from William Winckler (DOUBLE-D AVENGER) that is "thisclose" to landing a DVD distributor. FRANKENSTEIN VS. THE CREATURE FROM BLOOD COVE recalls the monster pictures of the 1950... The Mummy's Wrap-sody Part Two
by John Thonen (Sun 06-02-2002)
Stephen Sommers' hugely popular THE MUMMY and THE MUMMY RETURNS have meant the return of the wrapped-one to the pop culture consciousness, so what better time to take a look back at some of the other mummy movies out there? You all know about Karloff and ... Universal's Monster MusicStein
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-13-2006)
In the 1950s, film music was a far different game than it is now. The studio system was still in effect and film composers were, for the most part, contracted to one studio or another. Universal Studios was one of Hollywood's most productive movie facto... Comicscape - August 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-11-2004)
OPINION: Last week I turned the floor over to those who mostly agreed with my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2, so this week it only makes sense to let those on the other side of the carpet have their say...and some of them are quite voluble about it!For e... Ock-ward! Peter MacNicol on 'Spectacular Spider-Man'
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 05-01-2008)
The next time you drop the "I'm too busy" excuse for some undone deed, consider the career of Peter MacNicol.
Over the past year, MacNicol could be found pulling the unheard-of simultaneous double duty as a core cast member in two hit p... The Grumpy Old Toy Collector Strikes Back!
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 06-17-2001)
You know, these kids these days with their Dragon Balls and Puckermons and all that stuff have got it too easy! Now, when I was a kid, if we wanted to go buy the newest STAR WARS figures, you know what we had to do? We had to go out and get a twig and spr... AMC MONSTERFEST
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-26-2001)
Several years ago, cable channel American Movie Classics acquired the broadcast rights to Universal's library of classic monster films for Halloween. While this was a sad day for local TV horror hosts, who then had to rake through the lower dregs for horr... DEATH RACE 2000: Days of Future Passed, Part 3
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 02-03-2000)
After the shoot, DEATH RACE found itself on the rocky road of executive prerogative with an impassable detour in the shape of Roger Corman. Bartel says the producer’s uncertainty of what exactly the film should be, either a comical action film or a pure a... DANCES WITH THE UNDEAD: A Conversation with Kim Newman
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-21-2000)
`What if...?` A ton of good horror stories boil down to this question. `What if...a vintage car were possessed?` asked Stephen King`s CHRISTINE. `What if...a man of science created a living creature?` asked Mary Shelly`s FRANKENSTEIN. `What if...that nice... DEATH RACE 2000: Days of Future Passed
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 01-20-2000)
Not very long ago, 2000 AD represented all that was futuristic and fantastic within our common view of life. That far-off era was held for fantasies of high technology or tales of The End of All That We Know or, at the very least, showing humanity in its ... DVD This Week: August 28th
by John Thonen (Tue 08-28-2001)
VIDEO NEWS· In addition to the upcoming new STAR TREK TV series, Trekkers will soon get another treat with Paramount's release of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION on Nov. 6th. As the title sug... BACK TO THE FUTURE TIME MACHINE
by JEFF BOND (Wed 09-04-2002)
Probably the most unusual time travel device ever seen in the movies is Doc Brown's Delorean from the Back to the Future trilogy. Designed to take advantage of the natural conductivity of the car's titanium body, the car gathered enough energy to activate... THE DEVIL'S BROOD
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-28-2000)
1998`s RETURN OF THE WOLF MAN (Berkley Boulevard, New York, October 1998, 339 pp., $6.99) by horror movie historian Jeff Rovin (VESPERS) saw the welcome return of the classic horror movie monsters of Universal Studios: the Wolf Man, the Frankenstein Monst... MYSTERY MEN
by Frederick C. Szebin (Wed 01-26-2000)
The mythology of the superhero, with which nearly every member of society is familiar in some way or another, is a fertile field for satire, as was once the super spy genre, and MYSTERY MEN very nearly pulls off a good one, but stumbles with a good lookin... Interview with The Vampire: Christopher Lee Speaks.
by Craig D. Reid (Mon 04-17-2000)
Perhaps one of the most engaging actors in the history of film is the resplendent Christopher Lee. He has that uncanny ability to hold your attention with a mere glare of his eye, a guttural growl, of his voice or as we most recently saw in SLEEPY HOLLO... Seeking Seven Soldiers
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-08-2006)
Let me preface this week’s Comicscape with a few words about Seven Soldiers. First, the column contains major spoilers. If you plan to read the trade paperbacks, skip to the listings. Though, if you can live with reading spoiler... I Was A Composer for A Teenage Werewolf
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-07-2006)
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Paul Dunlap provided extremely effective musical scores for a fistful of low-budget horror and science fiction pictures of the '50s and '60s including a fruitful association with producer Herman Cohen, for whom... Monsters Inc.
by Scott Collura (Mon 11-01-2004)
Universal Studios thrilled horror fans a few years ago with the release of their pantheon of Classic Monster movies on excellent, features-laden DVDs. Now, Universal has decided to repackage the titles into three Legacy theme sets: THE DRACULA LEGACY, THE... BACK TO THE FUTURE animated TV show returns
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-13-2003)
Originally aired on CBS in 1991, the animated BACK TO THE FUTURE TV series is returning to the airwaves, this time as a part of Fox's Saturday morning lineup. The series will premiere on Fox at 8:30 AM (ET/PT) on March 22.The Emmy-award winning cartoon s... Halloween Descending
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 10-27-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsBooga Booga Cinescapers! Well it looks like the greatest Holiday ever is about to arrive and you know I'm talking about All Saints Day. But until then we've got some serious television programming to watch. Thanks to TCM th... Comicscape - July 21, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-21-2004)
OPINION: Just a warning if you have not seen SPIDER-MAN 2 yet (though that simply boggles the imagination at this point), and you don't want the plot spoiled, read only the next full paragraph, then come back up and click hereto be taken immediately to t... STAR TREK: VOYAGER - SEASON THREE
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 08-04-2004)
The third season of STAR TREK: VOYAGER was one where the creators of the TV series regrouped and overcame some of the obstacles that came with the show’s launch, yet still let opportunities slip by. Spread out over 26 episodes, the new Season Three set wi... VAN HELSING Action Figures: 5" Monsters
by Scott Collura (Fri 05-07-2004)
It's par for the course these days that a big picture like VAN HELSING is accompanied by a ton of marketing tie-ins and offshoot products, just as it goes without saying that the coveted toy license for such a film is often split among several companies, ... Funny MUNSTERS for Wayans family
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-24-2004)
The ghoulish situation comedy of THE MUNSTERS is now the latest television show to get updated as a feature film. Plans are afoot to bring the 1960s CBS series to the silver screen and it will be the Wayans brothers (Keenan Ivory, Shawn and Marlon) that w... The Force on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-21-2004)
George Lucas is one of the world's most controversial filmmakers. Oh, it's not that the subject matter of his films pushes the boundaries of social tastes or challenges our way of life the last time he did that was with his first film THX-1138 (released ... A New Take on GALACTICA
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-18-2004)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSStu Phillips' bombastic, rousing music to Glen A. Larson's (no relation) original 1978 TV series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA was one of the best things about that derivative space opera, a fully realized, authoritative, and wonderfully... Monsters Unleashed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-19-2004)
Speaking of monsters, though Rise Above started an ambitious program of releasing the adventures of creature-battling wrestler/superhero El Santo on a flood of decent US discs last year, lately they’ve cut back to a trickle. Meanwhile, release of the US d... SCOOP: More info about SPIDER-MAN 2 reshoots
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-02-2004)
It looks like our earlier scoop about supposed reshoots to a climactic bridge scene for SPIDER-MAN 2 spurred another anonymous scooper to send forth their side of the story. Here's what that person had to say to us:"Just wanted to fill you in that the 're... Comicscape - March 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-17-2004)
OPINION: I've only recently become familiar with John Constantine, the lead character in Vertigo's longest-running series to date, HELLBLAZER. Even so, I was appalled to hear the changes that were being made to the character to bring him to the screen - a... Get Revenge! KILL BILL Giveaway!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-13-2004)
Did ya spend your Easter holiday going through piles of receipts in an attempt to avoid paying off the entire national debt with your own tax bill? Did you only find one egg on your Easter egg hunt and it was hidden last year? Wanna get revenge? Well, we... THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
by Brian Thomas (Thu 05-06-2004)
Universal Pictures is remembered as the top studio for classic mystery, comedy and horror B-movie series of the 1930s and ‘40s, but Universal owes one of their best loved series to rival 20th Century Fox. As revealed in the generous liner notes to this DV... VAN HELSING
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 05-07-2004)
In VAN HELSING, writer/director Stephen Sommers is to be commended on finding a way to weave together a mythology in which Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolfman (several Wolfmen, actually) all have an integral connection. Moreover, the film has ... Not With a Bang...
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 05-16-2005)
I'll admit, I'm a little depressed this week.This was supposed to be the week where I'd wax eloquent about the end however temporary of two of the longest-running and most influential genre properties of our time: STAR TREK and STAR WARS. Not just the ... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis... Welles masterpiece hits DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-26-2005)
Last week I reported on how several DVD labels were releasing Mexican genre cluster content on DVD in the USA without taking into consideration the massive English speaking audience that enjoys such classics as LA LLARONA and CASTLE OF THE MUMMIES OF GUAN... Fight Club
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-26-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Despite being a huge fan and collector of Asian action films for many years, I was totally unprepared for the zany incredulosity that is KUNG FU HUSTLE. An absolutely mind-boggling mix of action and comedy, kung-fu and wire-fu ... That DVD Bastard
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-16-2005)
I'm still getting emails on the subject of Mexican movies arriving on US DVD without the benefit of subtitles that I wrote about back in April. US video labels like Ground-Zero and Brentwood have been picking up these Mexican features, often genre favorit... Warhol horrors come to DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-20-2005)
In the Prize Closet this week we have one copy of MALLRATS to give away. Okay, some of you may think that's extremely lame. Many folks consider MALLRATS slightly below JERSEY GIRL on the Kevin Smith filmography, and you might not think it worth opening th... ALIAS: Another Mr. Sloane
by Jason Davis (Fri 04-22-2005)
In the final moments of "Pandora," viewers of ALIAS were treated to a rather astonishing surprise: another Arvin Sloane. Apparently, this second Sloane, marvelously portrayed by Joel Grey, is responsible for misleading Michael Vaughn into believing his ... Hong Kong Superhero
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-21-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Available as a Region-3 DVD from Hong Kong, Jingle Ma's 2004 superhero spectacular, SILVER HAWK (FEI YING), stars Michele Yeoh as a crime fighting martial arts heroine hiding from a painful past and hoping the attentions of a w... Comicscape - January 12, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-12-2005)
Welcome to another fun-filled week at COMICSCAPE! Last week I asked you to write in with your thoughts regarding Marvel's hiring of Orson Scott Card to write ULTIMATE IRON MAN. The problem, according to many gay and lesbian comics fans, is that Card has w... The Ups and Downs of Supernatural Blondes
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 01-31-2005)
Apparently it pays to be a thirtysomething psychic criminal consultant on NBC, but it doesn't to be a teenaged daughter of Satan on Fox.NBC has not only added three episodes to their season order of MEDIUM, but they went ahead and ordered a second full se... Death Watch '05
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 04-11-2005)
I was originally going to sing the praises of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA this week, but that was before this Creeping Lovecraftian Death Cold set up shop in my head and turned my respiratory system into an industrial-grade snot factory. And so, as I lay here fe... Semi-CHARMED Kind of Life
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 04-18-2005)
Once upon a time, there were three witchy sisters, one of whom used to be Brenda on BEVERLY HILLS 90210. They used their magical abilities and cleavage to fight evil for several seasons, until Brenda went poof and was replaced by that chick who used to da... Comicscape - December 22, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-22-2004)
Wow, the big day is only three days off, isn't it? And here I am with none of my presents bought yet. (Of course, my idea of a present is an on-line gift certificate from Amazon.com, so Christmas shopping is never all that arduous. Besides, it's the thoug... Robbing the Cradle of Life
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-24-2003)
NEW SOUNDTRACK RELEASESThe “official” soundtrack CD from Jan de Bont’s TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE is out from Hollywood Records (2061-62417-2) but don’t get too excited. It’s the typical rock song and remix collection, and most of the songs have noth... Comicscape - November 2002
by Tony Whitt (Sat 11-02-2002)
I wish I could say that November is the month we give thanks that there are no new multibook crossovers...but I can't. (Thank goodness we're back to only four shipping weeks in the month rather than the five October gave us though. Whew! My pocketbook can... AMC MONSTERFEST 2002
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-25-2002)
For many a horror fan, Halloween is amateur night, when the whole world wants to party in the graveyard we live in. But the holiday has its distinct advantages, and pretty high on the list is the accessibility of horror movies on TV. In between parties an... Fantastic Four
by Development Heck (Sat 07-02-2005)
Genre:Adventure/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:1492 Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/"Mr. Fantastic"); Michael Chiklis (Benjamin J. Grimm/"The Thing"); Jessica Alba (Susan "Sue" Sto... Back to BACK TO THE FUTURE
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Wed 12-18-2002)
If Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), the hero of the BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy, traveled from 1985 (when the original was made) to 2002 to see the extras-packed DVD box set honoring this classic series, he would likely have turned to inventor Doc Brown (Chri... NOBLE CAUSES: FAMILY SECRETS #4
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 01-20-2003)
If for some inexplicable reason you can't bring yourself to reread over forty years' worth of superb FANTASTIC FOUR adventures - or if by some chance you're struck by the desire to see a slightly racier, grittier version of the First Super-Family's exploi... FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 09-13-2002)
When you get right down to it, there's only a couple of things to look forward to when watching the bulk of the FRIDAY THE 13TH sequels. Aside from occasional bits of gratuitous sex and nuditywhich somehow aren't as titillating as they were when you were ... STAR TREK: THE AMAZING STORIES
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 08-30-2002)
From 1998 to 2000, the venerated SF fiction magazine, AMAZING STORIES published a series of shorts set in the STAR TREK universe. While this was clearly a gimmick intended to boost circulation, it was a pretty good one. Now Pocket Books has collected thos... DVD & VHS This Week: August 6
by John Thonen (Tue 08-06-2002)
THIS WEEK'S NOTEWORTHY NEW RELEASESTHE ANTICHRIST (a.k.a. THE TEMPTER) comes [IMG2R]to us from the good old days of rat ridden, derelict dwelling, sticky floored theaters which ran delightfully depraved Italian rip-offs of U.S. made hits in a desperate bi... THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 07-12-2002)
It's now more or less a given that any property that manages to hit the slightest chord with the mainstream public must eventually get turned into a movie, and viewers have witnessed some truly misshapen, tortured twists on ideas hit the screen as a resul... HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 08-12-2002)
The cinematic equivalent of a cerebral aneurysm, HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS stands as both one of Al Adamson’s finest collage films and a fumigator for ridding the house of those pesky, quipping, intellectual types who won’t watch a film past the 10 sec... DR. ORLOFF'S MONSTER
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sun 08-18-2002)
Fans of Jess Franco need not be told of the billions of variant names, and variant versions, each of his films have. Therefore it should come as no shock that DR. ORLOFF’S MONSTER is also know as LES MAITRESSES DU DOCTEUR JEKYLL (the title card on this Im... INCREDIBLE HULK #44
by Tony Whitt (Sat 08-24-2002)
There's literally only one disappointment in the latest issue of Bruce Jones' run on THE INCREDIBLE HULK: the old numbering for this title is not displayed alongside the new numbering. But perhaps that's a good thing, as this incarnation of the series sha... January 27 February 2: Dawn, Joe and Geeks
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 01-27-2003)
Random thoughts alert!Anyone else think that if Dawn from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER were in a horror movie she would be the first to get killed?Why is it that every time there's trouble Dawn sneaks out of her bedroom window and makes it worse? Hasn't she l... VAN HELSING art emerges
by Mike Whybark (Wed 02-19-2003)
The VAN HELSING web site now sports a shockwave preview trailer for the film featuring monster art for the film's conception of Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman, as well as a glimpse of the legendary monster hunter himself.The film's set to star Hug... Photos from the OPEN RANGE
by Sue Schneider (Fri 08-29-2003)
OPEN RANGE is a return to the big screen for Kevin Costner whose last movie, DRAGONFLY, was in 2002. It is also a return to the traditional western tales which is a favorite for this Academy Award-winning director, actor and producer.The story is about th... Zombie Bub's Special Edition
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-19-2003)
Wow – seems like there’s more DVDs every week. Let’s get to ‘em. SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEKThis week’s spotlight item has suffered for years due to unfair comparisons with previous entries in its series, and because it was released around the same time as the ... Comicscape - October 8, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 10-08-2003)
OPINIONI've just reread AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36 for what is probably the 40th or 50th time, and whatever else we may say about it, there's one incontestable fact: it's lost very little of its original power. I thought that, after having read it so many tim... CHAINSAW 2 already being sharpened
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-20-2003)
When the first movie makes $29 million dollars on its opening weekend, and it only cost one-third that to make, you better believe the film's creators will be talking sequel before the trades hit the street Monday morning. And that's precisely what happen... Keeping up with Jones
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-21-2003)
Got a lot of DVDs? So many that it's starting to be difficult to keep them organized? Me, too. For years I've been looking for some decent software to help out, but all the ones I've tried either don't have the features I want or are all-inclusive databas... Wake the Dead
by Karl Schneider (Fri 03-09-2007)
Summary: Steve Niles described the story as follows: "Basically WAKE THE DEAD is a re-telling of all the Frankenstein stories I have ever read or watched. I wanted to capture the essence of the original book as far as the youth of the characters and ... Daredevil Versus Hercules and Santo
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 07-29-2003)
Today we discuss chapter stops – not ever considered a “bonus” or “extra” on DVD, but an important part of each release if you ever want to find a certain scene quickly. Yet, often mishandled by DVD producers. Many simply plant a chapter stop every ten mi... Spying VAN HELSING
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 06-05-2003)
The Latino Review website has published ten photos taken of a large exterior set from Stephen Sommers' VAN HELSING movie. The night scene seems to be taking place in the front of an imposing castle and while it's raining, telling us the action is happeni... February 24 March 2: SURREAL, FUTURAMA and MARRIED
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 02-24-2003)
Random thoughts alert!Hey, I didn't mean to make everyone so mad with my "I'm not enjoying Angel as much lately" rant last week. I hope you don't think I hate the show. That's not what I was saying. I was just expressing some disappointment. I'll start wa... WEREWOLF OF LONDON & MOLE MAN
by Scott Collura (Fri 06-13-2003)
Sideshow Toy has been a classic horror fan's dream come true, thanks to their phenomenal line of Universal Studios Classic Monsters action figures. Of course, when you have a successful product line like that (was there any way these could not be successf... The Doctor is in!
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-21-2003)
After making his debut at last weekend's San Diego Comic-Con (remember we first told you about it happening right here?), Sony's official website for SPIDER-MAN 2 has now released worldwide the first look at Dr. Otto Octavius, a.k.a. Doctor Octopus!The ph... DC Direct Honors Looney Tunes with Golden Collection Figures
by News Editor (Tue 09-20-2005)
Next year, DC Direct will release the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Series 1 Action Figures, starring the legendary characters of the Warner Bros. cartoons.The new Looney Tunes action figures come directly from some of their most memorable animated shor... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #500
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-29-2003)
The world is in danger, and Spider-Man is the only one who can save it. Problem is, he's stuck in his own past, and with Doctor Strange's help, he must move forward through his own personal history to the moment at which the decision which saves or destro... The Extreme State of Horror?
by Oren Kamara (Sun 07-09-2006)
Lately, I've heard a lot of complaints about the current direction of the horror genre. I never thought I'd see the day when scary movies were thought to be going too far, especially because horrific tales have been with us since the beginning of time. W... Mania on this Day: Independence Props, Two-Face Timberlake and Robot Cash
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 07-05-2008)
After a shortened week thanks to the July 4th holiday, it’s time for the Saturday edition of Mania Time Warp. But what was said during previous July 4th weekends here at Mania? That’s the question!
Here’s the place where we take our tri... Mania on this Day: Lee's Hulk, Buffy Alice & 60 Days
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 06-21-2008)
After another long week of the daily grind, it’s time for the Saturday edition of Mania Time Warp! Here’s the place where we take our tricked out De Lorean up to 88 mph and travel back in time. Unlike old Doc Brown and Marty though, we’l... Getter Robo Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-04-2001)
What They SayThe valiant Getter Robos – human-controlled giant robots – face their darkest hour in a final apocalyptic battle between the forces of good and evil.
The colossal Getter Dragon threatens the Earth with its terrifying power. Its ... Robot Carnival (-)
What They SayThe Review!I guess one of the few good things about growing up (and growing older) is that after a while, you can start to justifiably get nostalgic for the days of your youth gone by. That\'s what occurred to me as I watched this Region 2 re...Dragon Ball: Red Ribbon Army Saga
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 09-27-2004)
What They SayContains the entire Red Ribbon Saga on DVD!
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as Goku begins his search for the mystical Dragon Balls! But - his quest quickly turns into more than he ever bargained for. Goku soon finds himself facin... Mania on this Day: Collateral Cruise, Speedy Mishaps & Castle Delays
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 06-14-2008)
After another long week of the daily grind, it’s time for the Saturday edition of Mania Time Warp! Here’s the place where we take our tricked out De Lorean up to 88 mph and travel back in time. Unlike old Doc Brown and Marty though, we’l... Mania on this Day: Hellboy Revealed, Yeoh Misses & Mach 5 Shines!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 05-31-2008)
After another long week of the daily grind (or a short one in this case), it’s time for the Saturday edition of Mania Time Warp! Here’s the place where we take our tricked out De Lorean up to 88 mph and travel back in time. Unlike old Doc Brow... Top 5 Top 5 Lists of 2007
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-31-2007)
It’s the last Weekly Book Buzz of the year, and even though this release schedule is for the first batch of SF, Fantasy, and Horror books coming out in 2008 I wanted to take a quick, clichéd look at the requisite lists of 2007 superlatives.
... THE BRAVE ONE Takes Revenge to Top Spot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 09-16-2007)
Another lackluster weekend at the box office, a weekend where the first and only movie to hit the $10.0 million mark is the winner. Those studio executives with profits on their minds are wishing we could do a time jump, which would make Doc Brown proud, ... And the Oscar Nominations Are...
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-22-2008)
Nominations for the 80th Academy Awards® were announced on Tuesday morning by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of ... And The Oscar Goes To...
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 02-25-2008)
The 80th edition of the Academy Awards hosted by Jon Stewart has aired and the biggest winner of 2007 goes to No Country for Old Men, which took home 4 statues for Best Motion Picture, Best Directing, Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best Adapted... The Original Battle Royal
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 04-15-2008)
Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem arrives on DVD today. The meeting of two monsters squaring off toe to toe is far from an original concept. If we look back we will see a time before there was “vs.” movies, a time when monsters wo... Excel Saga Vol. #5
by Paul Jacques (Fri 02-13-2004)
What They SayJust when you thought it couldn\'t get any stranger, Excel Excel and her associates encounter the most horrifying of all plot devices... a sub-plot! You won\'t believe who\'s been plotting against whom as the writers double cross the author, ... Texhnolyze Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 10-15-2004)
What They SayThe Organo, rulers of Lukuss, start collapsing from within. The seeds of treachery implanted by the mysterious visitor blossom as suspicions disintegrate the sworn brotherhood and men, who once fought together to realize the same ambitions, ...