ADV Films has kicked off a new torrent today for their series Gilgamesh. A lot of material is enclosed such as the various trailers, opening sequence and closing sequence and a number of neat desktop images. Check out our torrent listings for it and other...
What They SayAs Mitleid\'s ruthless corporate raider examines \"every inch\" of Tatsuya\'s body, eh unveils a soul-shaking revelation.
Of even more consequence, this truth has an equally powerful impact on his fellow psychics in Orga, who decided to sli...
What They SayAfter the terrorist incident of October 10, the sky has been turned into a psychedelic mirror, sadly reflecting a civilization that's only a shadow of its former world. As the world struggles to rebuild itself, two powerful forces wage a sec...
What They Say\"You Didn\'t Think This Would End Without A Little Pain. Did You?\"
In the heavenly embrace of \"mother\", Gilgamesh reunites and receives a gift - new power - a force that both resurrects and destroys, rebirthing the Professor\'s fallen ch...
What They SayAfter the terrorist incident of October 10, the sky has been turned into a psychedelic mirror, sadly reflecting a civilization that\'s only a shadow of its former glory. As the world struggles to rebuild itself, two powerful forces wage a sec...
What They SayAs the Mitleid Corporation prepares to test their world-redeeming tower, the psychics of Orga are assigned to ensure its success. But after Gilgamesh slips inside the protective gates, tragic events begin to take a deadly toll—on both s...
What They SayWhen subtle seduction doesn't work, the black-clad clan of Gilgamesh uses force, kidnapping Kiyoko and trying to coerce her to join their cause. The dark Countess and her band of young mutants, however, continue with their own attempt to sway...
What They SayAfter a raging battle in the Core Settlement, the young psychics of Orga are haunted by questions about their Countess (and themselves). But when they sneak into the mysterious Mitleid Corp\'s archives, a pack of terrifying cyborgs quickly en...
What They SayWhose side are you on?
As the Mitleid Corporation prepares to test their world-redeeming tower, the psychics of Orga are assigned to ensure its success. But after Gilgamesh slips inside the protective gates, tragic events begin to take a dea...
What They SayThis came for you today. You\'ve been invited to a funeral...a living funeral.\"
After a raging battle in the Core Settlement, the young psychics of Orga are haunted by questions about their Countess - and themselves. But when they sneak int...
What They SayAs Mitleid’s ruthless corporate raider examines “every inch” of Tatsuya’s body, he reveals a soul-shaking revelation. Of even more consequence, this truth has an equally powerful impact on his fellow psychics in Orga, ...
What They Say\"It was wrong of us to bring you here, but make no mistake. If you get in our way we will kill you.\"
When subtle seduction doesn\'t work, the black-clad clan of Gilgamesh uses force, kidnapping Kiyoko and trying to coerce her to join their...
What They SayEnter the world of Gilgamesh. Where the sky has been turned into a psychedelic mirror and civilization is only a shadow of its former self. Where beautiful assassins transform into terrifying winged creatures. Where children are born with ama...
What They SayIn the heavenly embrace of "mother", Gilgamesh reunites and receives a gift "new power "a force that both resurrects and destroys, rebirthing the Professor's fallen children and fueling his grand plan. "A total cleansing of this flawed plane...
What They Say\"It\'s time I found out what happened there. What were you really doing in that place? And why did you bring us here?\"
While the children of Orga deal with a devastating loss, the ice-cold Countess attempts to make a kill of her own, pushi...
What They SayWhile Tatsuya and his Orga brethren deal with a devastating loss, the ice-cold Countess boldly attempts to make a kill of her own. This pushes Tatsuya to shut her out at last, in a violent, spectacular rage. Isamu, in turn, gets even closer t...
Last week Screenwriter's Voice spoke with Myatt Murphy, creator of the comic "Two Over Ten" and busy writer for countless magazines. This week the conversation with Murphy continues, as he elaborates on how the project got noticed by Platinum Studios' Sco...
Comic book entertainment company Platinum Studios will develop live-action feature film "Unleashed," based on characters from Myatt Murphy's graphic novel and comic series "Two Over Ten."
Described as "The Fugitive" meets "Firestarter," story follows a m...
The creator of the indy comic "Two Over Ten" talks about bringing his creation to the silver screen as "Unleashed" with Platinum Studios' Scott Rosenberg.
Screenwriter's Voice recently spoke with the creator and writer of "Two Over Ten", the comic that is now destined for the big screen as Platinum Studios develops a feature film version, to be titled "Unleashed." Myatt Murphy talks about how the concept c...
History is repeating itself in the Star Wars universe or at least over at Lucasfilm Ltd. Back in 1996 a new chapter was written in Star Wars, a chapter that had long been missing. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire was the revelation of what happened betwee...
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Sequel.Studio: Warner Bros.Production Company: Atlas Entertainment.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Freddie Prinze Jr. (Fred Jones); Sarah Michelle Gellar (Daphne Blake); Linda Cardellini (Velma Dinkley); Matthew Lillard (Norvi...
Continuing to be just slightly different than the US release in a couple of ways, Dani is checking in from the UK today with a look at the 12/26/2006 release of Naruto Unleashed Set 2 (of 4) from Manga UK.
The announcement of details on the DVD debut of the original KING KONG has me thinking. Yes, of course I'm thinking "OHBOY OH BOY OH BOYY!!!" and "About time!", but beyond that I'm thinking about animation in general. We've had discussions in the past abo...
Need I comment the Need for Speed serial at all? After a couple of years since the first part we face the true sequel. Let us hope that Electronic Arts will never repeat the mistake it made NfS 4: High Stakes expansion pack again. The new game presents al...
As they\'re getting ready to roll out more things for fans to check out, ADV Films has set up their official torrent server to handle the files. Upcoming packages include shows such as Gilgamesh, Loki and Samurai Gun, all of which you\'ll find on our own ...
Bringing this series to a close, Luis has taken an early look at the 06/13/2006 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #7 (of 7) from ADV Films. For those who think there\'s nothing worth watching out there, this is definitely a series to take a second look at.
Dani\'s finishing out a series in the UK this morning with a look at the concluding chapters of the 05/21/2007 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #7 (of 7) from ADV Films UK.
One series that continues to deserve a lot more talk is Luis\' latest this morning with the 02/28/2006 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #5 (of 7) from ADV Films.
You have to hand it to the makers of SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED they are nothing if not faithful to their movie's Saturday morning origins. Okay, maybe the characters are all a hair more self-reflective, the monsters are a tad more monstrous and th...
The folks at ADV Films have added a new torrent file today for a Shadow Skill promotional package. This one contains desktops, trailer, an audio interview with voice actors Greg Ayres and Luci Christian, reviews and more so check it out.
One of the things that\'s slowed us down a bit recently is getting some time with a recent collection we had missed in single form. Released on 05/22/2007, we\'ve got a look at the ADV Films release of the Gilgamesh Complete Collection.
When people say there\'s nothing out there worth watching, they\'re missing out on one of the more fascinating series that\'s currently running. Luis has a look at the latest volume with the 04/25/2006 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #6 (of 7) from ADV Films.
Dani\'s kicking off a new series today, one that\'s about to end in the US, and it\'s a slightly early look at the 05/15/2006 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #1 (of 7) from ADV Films UK.
Madden NFL 09 for the Xbox 360 is currently outselling all other systems (according to Amazon). This doesn’t make me want to play it any more though. Sports games have never really done for it me as a gamer. I like a back story and usually being the...
The day was already not starting off on the right foot. To begin with, the game store where I had reserved my Star Wars: The Force Unleashed did not have a midnight sale. This was really disappointing because I drove by when Madden was released and there ...
Platinum Studios and Relativity Management have teamed with Vancouver's the Shop Animation Studios to develop and co-produce "Dylan Dog: The Fourth Kingdom," based on an Italian comic book series.
Platinum and Relativity bill the feature as the first C...
Platinum Studios has picked up another comic book property, this latest one being Myatt Murphy's graphic novel and series TWO OVER TEN. Platinum will develop Murphy's story into proposals for movie and television projects, the first one titled UNLEASHED. ...
Featuring Five Episodes from the Popular Cartoon Network TV Series for Preschoolers Available on DVD October 24
Armed with over a half century of crime-fighting experience on TV, Krypto, Superman's dog, is ready to fight crime for the second time aroun...
What They SayNaruto Uzumaki is a lonesome young boy from the Hidden Leaf Village, a town with several young ninja-in-training who aspires to reach the village\'s one-of-a-kind highest ninja rank, the Hokage.
Featuring episodes 27 to 39!
The Review!The ch...
What They SayNaruto is the story of Uzumaki Naruto, a lonesome young boy from the Hidden Leaf Village, a town with several young ninjas-in-training who aspire to reach the village\'s one-of-a-kind highest ninja rank, the Hokage. Naruto is treated as an ou...
What They SaySasuke\'s match against Gaara finally begins! Sasuke\'s only hope of winning lies within the move Kakashi taught him... Chidori. But, how will Gaara react when Sasuke causes him to bleed?
Meanwhile, a battle of kings has begun as one of the ...
It looks like members of the Scooby Gang are getting some even darker tinges on the November 20th episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, titled "Smashed."On the episode, something goes wrong with Spike's chip allowing him to attack people. Meanwhile, Willow...
Back in June, we published a story revealing that the programmers over at Lucasarts have been tinkering with the Wii-mote as a lightsaber since the console came to the market. They programmed an "in-house" game and designed the mote as a saber j...
Luis is taking on a new series for us as some of his things have come to a close, or just about to, and has taken a look at the 06/21/2005 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #1 (of 7) from ADV Films.
Turning out to be a diamond in the rough according to numerous people I\'m seeing talking about this title, Luis has a review of the 08/09/2005 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #2 (of 7) from ADV Films.
When people say there\'s nothing good out there these days, it\'s titles like this that prove that some just don\'t look hard enough. Luis is checking in this morning with a look at the 10/18/2005 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #3 (of 7) from ADV Films.
LucasArts has announced an official release date for it's upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game adventure. That date? November 2007.The game, which will allow players to be Darth Vader's apprentice, has also launched an official w...
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...
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo...
Yahoo! lands the exclusive debut of the new KILL BILL trailer. Featuring new looks at Quentin Tarantino's grindhouse revenge tale, the film opens in theaters on October 10. You need to know more about what it's about? Then you need to hit our KILL BILL VO...
OPINION: It still amazes me that, before three weeks ago, I had never heard of BitTorrent, the revolutionary (and controversial) new way of trading comics via the Web. But it wasn't until a friend told me about it at a faculty party that I checked into it...
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...
Luis is helping out with an extra review today due to a little downtime on our part yesterday so he\'s got a look at the 12/27/2005 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #4 (of 6) from ADV Films this morning.
With a number of new torrents expected in the coming weeks from at least one company and the possibility of more from other studios, we\'ve set up a place to keep track of all of the torrents that are being put out from the studios, which you can find und...
The folks at ADV Films have kicked off a new torrent today for UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie with a special trailer, desktops and other materials for interested readers.
What They SayUzumaki Naruto is a lonesome young boy from the Hidden Leaf Village, a town with several young ninjas-in-training who aspire to reach the village\'s one-of-a-kind highest ninja rank, the Hokage. Naruto is treated as an outcast by the rest of ...
What They SayNaruto Uzumaki is a lonesome young boy from the Hidden Leaf Village, a town with several young ninja-in-training who aspires to reach the village\'s one-of-a-kind highest ninja rank, the Hokage.
Featuring episodes 27 to 39!
The Review!The ch...
What They SayUzumaki Naruto is a lonesome young boy from the Hidden Leaf Village, a town with several young ninjas-in-training who aspire to reach the village\'s one-of-a-kind highest ninja rank, the Hokage. Naruto is treated as an outcast by the rest of ...
Dani\'s hitting the backlog hard for this series as he has another look this week with the 09/18/2006 release of Gilgamesh Vol. #3 (of 7) from ADV Films UK.
The tactics used in other industries and in mainstream films has started to gain some use in the anime world as the TorrentFreak site has an article up about how Odex went after people after their sales plummeted 60 to 70% in just two years. The article d...
To start off this week’s Toy Column I wanted to thank all of you for posting your comments back in October on my “Playstation 3 or Xbox 360?” column. I addressed all of you about whether or not I should buy a Playstation 3 or an ...
After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.”
It’...
So far, I’ve had no takers in my offer to sell out in return for a new DVD player, so I’m expanding the offer to include retailers. That’s right, the first manufacturer or retailer that sends me a new DVD player will see it described as “nifty” in this co...
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ADV Films, the leading producer-distributor of anime in the U.K., are proud to bring you on 16th October 2006 a new kind of justice: Samurai ...
Calling all Cosplayers...! To celebrate the release of Naruto Unleashed Series 2 Part 1 on DVD Manga Entertainment has teamed up with Virgin, Neo, Jetix, Atari and It Came From Japan to bring you the Naruto Cosplay Event on 21st May 2007. For one day onl...
What They SayThe legendary Tower of Druaga is resurrected eighty years after the hero Gilgamesh has taken it down. In order to destroy the evil deity Druaga, the Kingdom of Uruk dispatches its troops to the tower, but the expedition repeatedly fails in it...
ANIME GOES TOP GUN IN AREA 88: TReACHERoUs Skies!
KILL OR BE KILLED UNDER THE DESERT SUN FROM 18th SEPTEMBER 2006
LONDON, UK, 1st August 2006
ADV Films, the leading producer-distributor of anime in the U.K., is proud to release Area 88: Treacherous ...
What They SayJil barely escapes from the scene of the King's assassination thanks to the quick-wit of Neeba. The next day, the review of troops by the King goes on as scheduled. At the ceremony, Jil is dumbstruck; before him is none other than King Gilgam...
Although John Scalzi’s original Old Man’s War novel got served by Robert Wilson’s Spin in the 2006 Hugo competition for Best Novel, the online blogger turned sci-fi master snagged his first silver rocket as 2008’s Best Fan Writer, ...
It was fan support that took Mario Gully's unlikely indie superhero comic 'Ant' and turned it into a bona fide hit. Now Gully is looking for input from those same fans as he prepares to re-launch his flagship character. A new title, 'Ant Unleashed' is due...
What They SayThe mysterious eighth Servant attacks, seeking to dominate Saber in order to claim her as his own. How will Shirou protect her? If they should ever win and obtain the Grail, Shirou and Saber would still have to choose between their own confl...
What They SayThe legendary Tower of Druaga is resurrected eighty years after the hero Gilgamesh has taken it down. In order to destroy the evil deity Druaga, the Kingdom of Uruk dispatches its troops to the tower, but the expedition repeatedly fails in it...
HOUSTON, March 27, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased announce the release dates of three titles! The Gilgamesh Complete Collection will be available on May 22. The Misaki Chronicles Complete Coll...
Well, I spotted the first official Christmas tree of 2004 last week. And no, store displays and nuts like Ray Liotta who keep their tree up all year round don't count. (And no, I'm not a peeping tom it's right up there in the apartment's front window.) T...
Now that the entire BABYLON 5 series and all five TV movies have come out on DVD, Warner Home Video has announced a release date for CRUSADE, the short-lived spinoff series that only lasted 13 episodes. Set in the year 2267, CRUSADE followed the mission o...
OPINION: I had hoped to do a column this week on Free Comics Day or on SPIDER-MAN 2 - both of which I experienced yesterday (Saturday, July 3) but you had so much to say about last week's column on the Revolving Door of Death that instead I'm turning the...
I come into playing VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE BLOODLINES without having any former experience with the VAMPIRE RPG or game. I didn't really know what to expect from the game, but the HALF-LIFE 2 engine and non-linear gameplay had me sold immediately.The st...
Vive America, mon ami! In the 1960s, French critics came to appreciate American crime and mystery films, coining the term "film noir" (um, "black film") to describe the vague genre of hard-boiled cynicism, sleaze and shadowy cinematography. With at least ...
After starring in two of Universal Pictures summertime films, Karl Urban (who also starred in the latter two LORD OF THE RINGS pictures) will receive another paycheck from the same studio for starring in DOOM along with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Urban, w...
IGN FilmForce has unleashed the trailer for ALONE IN THE DARK upon the internet. This is the second video game-to-movie adaptation from German director Uwe Boll (HOUSE OF THE DEAD being his first) and it stars Christian Slater as supernatural investigator...
If you've been following 24 this season (and I certainly hope you have, since it's been such an improvement over last season), you probably saw the Kiefer Sutherland public service announcement that aired during the episode a few weeks back. If you didn't...
Talk show hosts across the country are overreacting to an announcement by Warner Bros. about a new cartoon show scheduled to appear this Fall on their Saturday morning Kids WB slate. A new series called LUNATICS will feature descendants of the famous Loon...
A few weeks back I was getting all mushy about drive-ins, but for those of you who can’t get to one, there’s often an urban alternative. Many cities and universities sponsor outdoor summer movie programs in parks and other outdoor venues. You might have t...
We're getting a number of scoops about the story that the Production Weekly website is running today about that rumored BABYLON 5 movie we've all been hearing about. Rumors of a B5 theatrical movie, titled THE MEMORY OF SHADOWS, have been floating about o...
More and more horror "B-movies" are receiving deluxe treatment on DVD, but for every cult classic being reborn on disc there are dozens of less worthy titles sitting in the vaults. Some are worth seeing, but just not as sought after, or else pristine elem...
I recently reviewed MONSTURD, which ends with the little girl narrator declaring, "..and they made a movie of it for a hundred MILLION DOLLARS!!" Film budgets have skyrocketed out of control in the past few years. Where will it end?I think the days of the...
Up until I received this game, I had only heard a few people mention the Xbox game VOODOO VINCE. I wasn't able to attend E3 this year, and James must've missed it at Microsoft's booth. So I booted up the preview copy of the game I got and let me tell you,...
Day three of ManiaFest started early with a Masters of Horror Panel, featuring emerging talent and established filmmakers. The panel consisted of Wes Craven, Stuart Gordon, Tobe Hooper, Rob Zombie and Eli Roth with the moderator being Cinescape's Editor-i...
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Rubber monsters unleashed on nubile topless native girls may be the main drawing force to this Hemisphere Entertainment Philippines-shot classic, but once inside the viewer may be stunned to discover an enjoyable nuclear scare film that boasts good acting...
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It looks like everyone wanted another Scooby snack. Warner Bros. second film about the Mystery Inc. kids, SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED, debuted at the top of the box office this past weekend. The SCOOBY sequel took in an estimated $30.7 million dollar...
"I go where I please! And I please where I go!" This is one of the mottos of everyone's favorite monster-kicking action hero Duke Nukem. Through the years Duke has become increasingly popular thanks to his attitude, charisma, and babe-charming temper....
Convincted of murder, you await your final day of reckoning inside the walls of a high security prison. The doctors say that the flashbacks and blackouts you have been experiencing are side effects of a mental instability, but the terrifying images you se...
After gathering $85 million dollars at the box office, Warner Home Video has announced that they will release SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED on DVD and VHS on September 14, 2004. The DVD will feature bonus material including:10 minutes of deleted footag...
The news lines have been buzzing this week discussing the renewed energy behind the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CGanime feature film. But the news continues, as Kevin Munroe, the writer and director of the TMNT movie for Imagi Animation, has also been hi...
Open sez-a-me, Prize Closet! This week we're giving away MELODY OF OBLIVION Volume 6 and ULTRA MANIAC Volume 7 to five lucky winners, courtesy of Geneon (www.geneonanimation.com). To enter, send one email containing your name and mailing address to psycho...
Producer Ilya & Alexander Salkind was the man behind 1978's hit movie SUPERMAN and its two sequels (he had nothing to do with the best forgotten SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE) as well as 1984's SUPERGIRL. After that franchise ran its course on the si...
When Roger Corman made his western-on-motorcycles flick THE WILD ANGELS in 1966, no one knew what he'd unleashed. The movie made so much money and was so cheap to make that for the next few years the drive-ins were crowded with pictures about smelly, braw...
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This is an independently filmed adaptation of H P Lovecraft's seminal story that set the stage for what has become the Cthulhu Mythos series of loosely related fantastic-horror tales built around the underlying mythology of ancient creatures that once rul...
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Marvel Studios and Universal Pictures announced a June 27, 2008, release date for The Incredible Hulk, sequel to 2003's Hulk. The announcement was made Nov. 6 by Michael Helfant, president and chief operating officer of Marvel Studios, and Kevin Feige, Ma...
London Expo
One week on and I'm still tired. London Expo can be a hectic two days at the best of times but the most recent event, held at the ExCeL Docklands on 28-29 October, seemed more energised than any previous instalment. This was possib...
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THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS This is definitely a week of must-haves in soundtrack new releases. Despite having had only five weeks to conceptualize, compose, orchestrate, record and mix the score after stepping in to replace Howard Shore as composer, Jame...
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Here are the estimates for the four day Memorial Day weekend box office take. SITH held on to the number one spot even though Adam Sandler's YARD opened strongly on Friday. The remake eventually fell to the number three spot behind SITH and MADAGASCAR.H...
Here are the preliminary estimates from Friday's box office. And as an update, the rankings will most likely change come Tuesday, since additional reports coming in indicate SITH took the number one spot. We'll post the final tally for the weekend later ...
STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH has grossed $158.5 million in its first four days. SITH has already taken in $303 million worldwide -- a new opening record. Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN fell to the no. 6 spot with a take of $3.4 million a...
That's right, the famous DVD Shopping List Prize Closet is open once again with more goodies. Winners of last week's CRY-BABY giveaway should receive their DVDs soon. This week, we have a cartload of science fiction TV for you, so if you want to win, just...
Preface to the PrefaceThe following is a rant. As such, I expect some readers to agree wholeheartedly, and others to write unkind things about me and my family. For next week, feel free to step in the ring: e-mail me at comicscape@cinescape.com or at ku...
Matt LeBlanc and his producing partner John Goldstone have set up THE WATCH at Dream Entertainment. The script, by John Claflin and Daniel Zelman, centers on a team of highly specialized soldiers sent to blow up a Nazi fuel depot, only to discover they ar...
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Last week I had jury duty and was picked for a trial. Lacking a PSP and earbuds, I couldn't spend the time watching UMDs and was forced to actually dispense justice. I'm plenty judgmental when it comes to cinematic zombie outbreaks (see FRIGHT PACKs below...
I used to only watch the video game channel G4 when I see a listing for a special that looks interesting, or when I'm too tired to play a game myself and want to just watch someone else play. But lately they've been adding more interesting programming, in...
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Resident Evil: Degeneration may not be hitting DVD and Blu-Ray until December 30, 2008 but that's not stopping your from watching the first eight minutes right now courtesy of IGN Movies. The intro and a new redband clip have popped up online for the upco...
Walt Disney has unleashed their first teaser trailer for Race to Witch Mountain, a revisit to their 70's franchise which included Escape to Witch Mountain in 1975 and Return From Witch Mountain in 1978. You can check out the new teaser trailer below and i...
Lionsgate has unleashed the latest poster for their 3-D remake of My Bloody Valentine courtesy of UGO's Movie Blog. Click on the link to see the full size poster. The modern take of the 1981 cult classic will star Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Ke...
I journeyed over to a friend’s house the other day to play Star Wars the Force Unleashed. I have it on the Wii and he had it on the Xbox 360. We both agree that the game didn’t meet our expectations. Nonetheless, he wanted to show me t...
The only show that I went into blind, and became a massive fan of. 2nd Barrage continuing into brilliance, with action, comedy, great characters, mystery, suspense - and even a little romance for the most unlikely character in the show.
What They S...
Since its announcement and showcase at the San Diego Comic Con Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe has gotten fans from both camps pumped. There really hasn’t been a good straight up fight game in a long time. Having played the game I found myself...
By the time Harold Livingston had taken to writing `In Thy Image,` the working relationship between him and Gene Roddenberry had begun to disintegrate...badly. `I don`t remember when I began to pierce the Roddenberry myth,` Livingston says, `but he and I ...
Having already evaluated the best fantasy soundtracks of 1999 and assessed the best fantasy scores of the 1990, it’s time to cast an ear back over the last hundred years of fantasy, horror, and science fiction film music. Which scores were the trendsetter...
After the cult movie success of RE-ANIMATOR, a somewhat surprised Jeffrey Combs found himself embarking on a career making horror movies, often with some of the same cast and crew. He says, `FROM BEYOND [1986] was the same sort of artistic group, same pro...
What do you do? You’ve been handed a videotape by a friend who, for their sake, begs you to watch it. Only thing is, if you do, you will die exactly one week later unless you in turn pass it on for someone else to watch. It is this simple premise of RING,...
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE has to be one of the most frustrating near-misses in the history of SF cinema. At one time only dreamt of by the original TV show’s fan base, then reviled, ST:TMP actually isn’t the grand mess it was once thought to be. Indee...
Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures has unleashed the latest new teaser poster for their next feature film Up courtesy of Yahoo Movies. The film, released in Disney Digital 3-D, will feature the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger and Jo...
The second full trailer for Sony Pictures and Capcom's upcoming CGI-created Resident Evil: Degeneration has popped up online courtesy of Game Trailers. You can check out the new trailer below. The film, co-produced by Capcom, features the voices of Alyson...
In case you
missed it last night, The WB is going to rebroadcast the Smallville
season opener "Vortex", the gripping conclusion to a twister of a
season finale.
After Clark (Tom
Welling) rescues Lana (Kristin Kreuk) from the eye of the storm, he d...
Whether you've been following her career since her acting debut in Larry Clark's searing 1995 film 'Kids', remember her collaborations with filmmakers Spike Lee ('The 25th Hour', 'He Got Game'), Oliver Stone ('Alexander'), Quentin Tarantino ('Death Proo...
The first torture clip for Saw V has been unleashed online courtesy of Lions Gate's official website. The scene was first revealed at this summer's Comic Con. This fifth installment into Jigsaw's world stars Tobin Bell, Julie Benz, Costas Mandylor, Scott ...
Over the past few days, there's been some new interesting announcements for readers and fans of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. With the 9-book Legacy of the Force series over, we've had slow leaks that there would be another 9-book Fate of the Jedi seri...
Update #2: The first trailer for Watchmen is now online over at Apple. Click here to watch the first look at the upcoming Zack Snyder-led comic adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel. You can also watch the production blogs via our "Watchmen"...
Don't you just get sick of the run up to Christmas (or Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or insert-festival-here?) The pressure to buy ever more extravagant gifts year on year, the ceaseless commercialism of the season, the inescapable torrent of advertising? The fac...
You WILL like him when he's angry! Marvel Studios and Universal Pictures will unleash Marvel's renowned, larger-than-life green Super Hero onto moviegoers everywhere in summer 2008 as they have announced a June 27th release date for the action-packed, new...
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Embarking on the path of carnage, Zero and his Order of Black Knights have begun operations in the mountainous region of Narita. Using the power of Kallen’s Knightmare, the Guren Mk-2, a land slide is triggered and a ...
The trailer for the 'Dark Knight' is coming!
Warner Bros. have release the Satellite coordinates for the initial feed. After that it'll appear online at www.thedarkknight.com.
Those of you tuning in via space-acge technology tune your dishes at
1...
The Marvel Studios Hulk panel began with a definitive statement from Marvel movie guru Kevin Feige:
"This is the beginning of a whole new Hulk saga." Gone is the pensive Ang Lee take on the green monster, the new Hulk film, directed by Unleashed helme...
Ghost Rider director Mark Steven Johnson told SCI FI Wire that star Nicolas Cage changed how his character, stunt motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze, transforms into the title demonic hunter. In Johnson's script, Blaze screams in pain as he turns into the flam...
Ken Biller had a busy week chatting with online sites about what we can expect on Voyager this season. Scifi.com, the official Trek site at startrek.com, and Fandom`s own Anna Kaplan all posted interviews with Voyager`s current exec. Like Rick Berman, Bil...
Evil witches, an alien stargate, undercover detective work and sword-wielding warriors are not elements one normally expects to find combined, particularly in a Star Wars story. However, readers of Dark Horse Comics' ongoing Star Wars title will discover ...
Liz has left the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense to find the legendary monastery of Agartha. Hellboy has gone on a leave of absence after some disturbing revelations about the Bureau, and now Abe and Roger are considering leaving. But before th...
It looks like New Line Cinema is getting into the Hayden Christensen business, even before he makes his star turn as Anakin Skywalker in STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES.The studio has signed Hayden and his brother Tove to a two-year, first look...
The Godstorm is once again unleashed from its imprisonment, this time by an unsuspecting oil rig in the Nordic seas. Jake Olson has been drawn to this place, and now he realizes why?it's time the Thunder God had a final battle with this meteorological adv...
The Spectre is visited by Jolly Old Saint Nick himself, but much as he once was a man without fear, now he's a man without hope, and he has trouble believing that what he's seeing is real. Turns out there's another plane in which all that we imagine is br...
VIDEO NEWSJanuary 22nd will bring Fox's release of VENOMOUS, the latest in the ongoing horde of snake and lizard movies unleashed by the box office hit ANACONDA. This latest snake-tacular stars Treat Williams and Mary Page Keller under the direction of th...
Who’d have thought that a Japanese rubber monster from the Fifties would still be kicking butt today? While toys and merchandise from the ill-fated Sony/TriStar Godzilla only linger in a few remainder shelves across the nation, new toys and model kits of ...
Don’t bother looking up Leonard Kirtman in your Hollywood book of who’s who. Since releasing the Warhol-esque, or should I more accurately say Paul Morrisey-esque, CURSE OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN (1972), his cinematic offerings have taken a blue path with ...
There’s nothing like an exploitation film title to bring a smile to one’s face, and Something Weird Video has just unleashed two of the best-named films in existence on one jam-packed DVD. Just try to say, without breaking into a toothsome grin, FIEND OF ...
BLACK SUN is a six-issue mini-series, launching in September as part of WildStorm's Eye of the Storm mature readers imprint. The series is written by Marc Andreyko, with art and covers by Trevor Scott, using digital techniques. Here's how BLACK SUN is d...
Yesterday we brought you a torrent of news stemming from the 28th annual Saturn Awards (sponsored faithfully by this very magazine) and today we're pleased to bring you photos of who was there telling us everything about genre events past and future. If y...
PARADIGM, the comic by Matthew Cashel and Jeremy Haun, is relaunching in September from Image Comics. Originally published by Cashel and Haun's Two Irish Guys Press, PARADIGM is the tale of twenty-something Christopher Howells, an average guy, completely...
Damn, this just wasn't long enough! Now why does Dark Horse persist in churning out issue after issue of Sith Tales and Jedi This and Dark That, all of it a torrent of pseudo-STAR WARS garbage that barely justifies its printing and distribution costs, whe...
As giant worms are all the rage on the cult scene thanks to TREMORS 3, the time is ripe for other oversized beasts to weasel their way into the public conscious. Something Weird Video seems to have sensed this and unleashed a behemoth whose size is matche...
Gone are the familiar curves and exaggerated features of video game-vixen Lara Croft, the pixilated adventurer-babe created by Eidos. Playmates' "Tomb Raider: The Adventures of Lara Croft" line of 6-inch and 9-inch action figures made an initial splash on...
The '90s saw numerous classic movie monsters remade as effects- and/or star-filled extravaganzas, often with little resemblance to the originals and not always with great levels of success. 1992 gave us Bram Stoker's Dracula, a ridiculously romanticized t...
To say this has been an interesting year in animation is putting it mildly. It would be better said that it was a rollercoaster ride, with incredible peaks and valleys, oft times coming within weeks of each other. For the uninitiated, this is the fourth t...
I`ll Be Post-Feminist in the Post-PatriarchySo, what`s up with B. Dalton calling pioneering cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling `post-cyberpunk`? I guess this just means that cyberpunk isn`t `in` anymore, so we`re supposed to call Sterling`s work something el...
What is it with Pam Grier and Martians? First she fought the big-eyed green creatures in Tim Burton's MARS ATTACKS and now she goes toe-to-toe with them in JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS. Well, who else can be as sexy as Grier yet still be able to kick s...
In part one of CINESCAPE's Kevin Smith profile, the acclaimed indie filmmaker discussed the end of his "slacker" films or what have affectionately been dubbed the Jersey Chronicles. However, the conclusion of this chapter in his career does not come with...
When nature wants to strike down on man - via retribution for folly or just for the heck of it - one of its deadliest tactics is enlarging, or unleashing a prehistoric, gigantic variant of, an animal or insect. From the latest attack via those enormous wo...
The UPN TV network has released images from the coming November 20th episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, titled "Tabula Rasa."The episode not only features Spike and Willow unleashed, but it looks like Buffy and Giles will be having a heart-to-heart befo...
SUPERMAN #175 by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 10-13-2001)
While the graphic design elements at the top of this issue's cover would have you believe that this is another in a series of tie-ins to the current "Joker: Last Laugh" crossover event, it barely qualifies as such when you read the story itself. True, the...
Columbia has shifted their release of the Will Smith starring ALI to December 25th. Previously the film was set up to hit screens on December 7, but the studio looks to have chosen to avoid too much competition, including Steven Soderbergh's OCEAN'S ELEVE...