..."The GoldenCompass" tells the first story in Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy. "The GoldenCompass" is an exciting fantasy adventure, set in an alternative world where people's souls manifest themselves as animals, ...
New Line Cinema has given the green light to production on THE GOLDENCOMPASS. The film will be based on Philip Pullman's best-selling His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy books.Dakota Blue Richards has been cast in the lead role of Lyra Belacqua, Chris...
Last week, director Chris Weitz tackled some tough questions from fans relating to the upcoming adaptation of THE GOLDENCOMPASS. He was very forthcoming in terms of the religious aspects being taken out, changes to the film from book, etc. This week, MTV...
It's not often when a director will sit down with fans before a high-profile movie gets released and answers tough questions relating to his project. That's exactly what Chris Weitz, director of THE GOLDENCOMPASS, just did for a Q&A session over at M...
...ment, The GoldenCompass, calls the governing body the Magisterium, but otherwise remains fairly faithful to Pullman’s imaginative and complex yarn.
For the sake of clarity and sanity, director/adaptor Chris Weitz has frontloaded exposit...
According to Sega, the upcoming video game adaptation of the theatrical release, The GoldenCompass, will hit stores in Fall of 2007.Produced by New Line Cinema and Scholastic Media, The GoldenCompass follows the screenplay adaptation of the first book i...
New Line Cinema and Yahoo have joined together to provide you with the first five minutes of THE GOLDENCOMPASS. The film, which hits theaters this Friday, stars Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Ian McKellen,...
The latest trailer for THE GOLDENCOMPASS, based off Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials saga, has hit online courtesy of Yahoo Trailers & Clips. The film was adapted to the big screen by writer/director Chris Weitz and stars an ensemble cast fe...
According to Philip Pullman's official website, Sam Elliott has been cast in the upcoming film The GoldenCompass. The film is the big screen adaptation of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels."The film of The GoldenCompass i...
Eva Green has joined the cast of New Line's THE GOLDENCOMPASS, based on Phillip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS.The story of THE GOLDENCOMPASS follows 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua, a precocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Jordan College in Oxfor...
A little bit of news for all you fans of Phillip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIAL trilogy. The first movie adaptation for the series, THE GOLDENCOMPASS, is hitting theaters this December and a lot of people have been wondering how New Line is planning on cove...
It was an absolute dismal weekend at the box office this weekend as you will see in the result charts below but none came out worse than the actual winner for the weekend, New Line’s The GoldenCompass. One has to wonder if New Line executives are n...
A 5 minute preview of THE GOLDENCOMPASS has hit the web courtesy of New Line and Yahoo. This is the footage that was shown at the Comic Con 2007 yesterday. This fantasy stars Nicole Kidman (Mrs. Coulter), Dakota Blue Richards (Lyra), Daniel Craig (Lord A...
...long, The GoldenCompass checks in at over 400 pages. It’s also significantly darker than say, the Harry Potter films, at least until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came along.
The GoldenCompass is set in a marvelously imagin...
Daniel Craig has signed on to star in the upcoming film THE GOLDENCOMPASS for New Line. THE GOLDENCOMPASS will be the first installment of a potential trilogy based on the Philip Pullman series His Dark Materials.The story follows 11-year-old Lyra Bela...
Rumors have been floating around for a little while, but you can make it official, Nicole Kidman is set to star in THE GOLDENCOMPASS for New Line Cinema.Kidman will join Dakota Richards (Lyra), Paul Bettany (Lord Asriel), Adam Godley (Pantalaimon) and Cl...
Yahoo! Movies is offering the exclusive teaser trailer for THE GOLDENCOMPASS in Windows, Quicktime, and HD.
The film stars Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Ian McShane, and Dakota Blue Richards. It opens in theaters on December 7th.
C...
ComingSoon.net has posted an image of the poster for New Line's THE GOLDENCOMPASS.
The film centers around 12-year-old Lyra, who starts out trying to rescue a friend who’s been kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as the Gobblers - a...
New Line has hired Anand Tucker to direct THE GOLDENCOMPASS. The film will be the first installment of the Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy HIS DARK MATERIALS. A number of directors were interviewed for the film but Tucker "won it with a presentation tha...
Well, one thing seems clear. New Line's THE GOLDENCOMPASS will not be another 'Evan Almighty' at the box office. Despite the fact that Compass has a higher budget then Evan did and pulled in less in its domestic debut than the Steve Carell comedy, the fi...
The X-Men film may not be out until July 14, but Christopher Golden is already excited. After all, the paperback version of his X-Men novel, X-MEN: CODE NAME WOLVERINE, will be out May 1. `Of all the media tie-in stuff I`ve done, it`s one of the books I`m...
Its too early to tell if history will only remember Alex Cox as the director of REPO MAN and SID & NANCY, but judging by his subsequent films it wouldnt come as a surprise. Thats not to say that Cox, post-SID, has descended into hack work; no, Cox ...
...s for The GoldenCompass in terms of reliving that fantasy experience/success.
New Line has a lot riding on the line here. The question becomes…
Will this film be a major success? Will it perform in the same light as the s...
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The GoldenCompass (Full-Screen Single-Disc Edition)
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Left Behind - The Movie
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...After The GoldenCompass bombed out of theaters last winter, this news bit above shows how optimism towards a possible franchise can easily turn into a disaster.
There were talks back then of filming parts 2 and 3 back-to-back from New Line in LOTR f...
`Fortunately, the only Mr. Pointy I`ve had to deal with is the autograph pen,` says Nancy Holder in her best Sarah Michelle Gellar voice. Her first BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER tie-in book signing at Burbank, California`s horror bookstore Dark Delicacies brok...
...uding The GoldenCompass. Hall H2:30-3:30 Legacy of Will Eisner—Even after his death, Will Eisner’s legacy continues with the same intensity that marked his long and remarkable career. A major motion picture adaptation of The Spirit, new Sp...
... Man, The GoldenCompass, Transformers, etc...
It can be fun for everyone if you happen to be in the area and score some tickets to it.
Heh, I know I'd like to get my hands on that Transformers statue (though I have no earthly idea where I'd put it) ...
While Daniel Craig attended the GOLDENCOMPASS press junket in London, some press had a chance to pose some questions his way. Two freelance reporters, Heather Newgen & Edward Douglas, wanted to clear the air with Craig on past JAMES BOND 22 news. Whi...
In Oxford yesterday, thousands young girls auditioned for a chance to star in the big screen adaptation of HIS DARK MATERIALS by Philip Pullman.The trilogy's first installment, THE GOLDENCOMPASS, centers a young protagonist named Lyra Belacqua who travel...
Sega has signed a deal with New Line to aquire the video-game licensing right for Philip Pullman's fantasy book series HIS DARK MATERIALS.The deal gives Sega the interactive rights to all three books in the trilogy. A film based on the first title, THE G...
...ore ('The GoldenCompass') in the title role. David Bowers ('Flushed Away') is directing 'Astro Boy' from a screenplay written by Timothy Harris ('Trading Places', 'Kindergarten Cop'), with Maryann Garger producing.
Hi-def downloads of the trailer are...
ABOUT A BOY director Chris Weitz has exited the development of THE GOLDENCOMPASS, the first movie in fantasy author Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. According to a story appearing in The Hollywood Reporter, Weitz's departure had nothing to do...
First up, upon arrival this morning, we already saw some really cool things including a Silver Surfer stand-up, a Simpsons stand-up and posters for Bourne Ultimatum, Surf's Up, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Balls of Fury, Transformers, GoldenCompass, ...
...ty,' 'The GoldenCompass,' 'Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix,' 'I Am Legend,' 'Live Free Or Die Hard,' 'National Treasure: Book Of Secrets,' 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End,' 'Ratatouille,' and 'The Water Horse.'
In January, the lis...
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The GoldenCompass - Studio: New Line, Shops: Rhythm & Hues, Framestore CFC, Cinesite, Digital Domain
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Studio: Warner Bros., Shops: The Moving Picture Co., Double Negative, Industrial Light &...
...n of "The GoldenCompass" coming our way.
Quite a lot of (eye) candy in the store this time 'round. And oh yes: Kicking off the summer was the third "Spider-Man," as well.
Perhaps no surprise then that in order not to get lost in this estimable...
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From The GoldenCompass to online communities like Brass Goggles, Steampunk’s mix of retro Victoriana and modern technology is the hottest trend in science fiction.
Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology brings toget...
According to Variety, New Line has hired Hossein Amini (The Wings of the Dove) to pen The Subtle Knife, the second part of Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials series.The first book of the series, The GoldenCompass, is currently being filmed for a releas...
...ials: The GoldenCompass, an epic fantasy adventure starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, and Eva Green. This is the acclaimed composer’s biggest project to date, in terms of the film’s budget, and also his first fantasy film score &ndas...
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The GoldenCompass (New Line Cinema)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros.)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Buena Vista)
Best Horror Film
30 Days of Night (Sony)
Ghost Rider (...
...piece THE GOLDENCOMPASS this winter, I find it hard to believe that, given the plot’s main story elements, all traces of such sentiments could be completely effaced.
The yin to C.S. Lewis’ yang, Philip Pullman penned His Dark Mate...
...book, THE GOLDENCOMPASS, having been adapted into screenplay format by Tom Stoppard (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE).HIS DARK MATERIALS is an epic fantasy with equal elements for young readers and adults, with the story's main characters being two different chil...
...up of THE GOLDENCOMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE and the just published THE AMBER SPYGLASS. "Like HARRY POTTER or LORD OF THE RINGS, it's one of those books that captures your imagination and just runs with it," New Line production President Toby Emmerich to...
Only weeks after being linked to INDIANA JONES 4 by one of the Hollywood trade papers comes news Tom Stoppard is being courted by New Line Cinemas to translate Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS into a multi-film script. Pullman's books (THE GOLDEN COMPA...
...uding The GoldenCompass, August Rush, Arthur and the Invisibles, A Good Year, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Finding Neverland.
Created by the "god of manga" Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy has enjoyed great acclaim and success throughout th...
No, that footage is not online like the THE GOLDENCOMPASS story but you can still find out what happens in the first six minutes of the next Bats adventure. It seems that Patrick and our friends over at Back Row Chatter had a very early Christmas pr...
Marvel Studios have chosen visual effects house Rhythm & Hues to work on the Incredible Hulk. Their other credits include Superman Returns and and they are also currently working on the upcoming films "Evan Almighty" and "GoldenCompass".
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel have proven to be a one-two punch for Dark Horse Comics, turning out to be one of the most lucrative licenses the company has acquired. Refusing to merely churn out one comic after another that pales in comparison to the...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel have proven to be a one-two punch for Dark Horse Comics, turning out to be one of the most lucrative licenses the company has acquired. Refusing to merely churn out one comic after another that pales in comparison to the...
What They SayThe Review!Ah, what can be said about one of the greatest comedy anime series to have ever been created? Finally after years of waiting, KSS Films has released the classic Golden Boy anime series onto DVD in Japan. What makes Golden Boy so fu...
In the May issue of CINESCAPE magazine, genre author Christopher Golden talked to us about his inspiration from TV, comics and other books which inform his horror stories like STRANGLEWOOD and THE FERRYMAN. "In high school, I wrote three or four short st...
Watch out sci fi and fantasy fans we've got some work to do with a slew of new titles being released today. The 1632, Diablo, Ghosts of Albion, and A Song of Ice and Fire series all get new installments this week. Koji Suzuki, the literary source for the ...
The Review!This is series about love. About determination. About life. About SEX! With only few elements of the first three, this story centralizes sex and everything to do with it. With Kintaro Oe, this series shows the aspects of the men\'s mind ab...
I can only surmise, judging by the recent release of the BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 1 for $19.95 and this week's WORLD'S BEST COMICS: GOLDEN AGE SAMPLER, that perhaps DC's Archives line isn't selling as well as before. Either that, or they'd like to sell a lot...
It seems that another group is seeking an interim agreement with the WGA even if AMPTP continues playing "hard ball" outside of their bargaining room. The SAG Awards grabbed a deal early on to have WGA's stamp of approval for their award show th...
The many effects shots in Jason and the Argonauts were refinements and elaborations on those Ray Harryhausen had created for previous films. As with the novelty of 7th Voyage of Sinbad, no one had ever paired the techniques of stop-motion animation to th...
As expected, the SAG has sided with the WGA on the upcoming Golden Globe Award Show. It certainly has us wondering if NBC will even air the ceremony that was expected to air in little over a week since nobody will show up to claim their awards...The very ...
Guillermo del Toro has made a career of bouncing back and forth between intimate, indie horror films and higher-budgeted Hollywood studio pics. Last year his beloved fantasy film 'Pan's Labyrinth' (which he wrote, directed and produced) collected six Os...
Every year, dozens (or maybe it only seems like dozens) of critics organizations hand out their awards in anticipation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science Oscar show. Some of these groups just want to be the first to weigh in with their opin...
Toy versions of James Bond have been sporadic over the years, despite the fact that the character has existed in a variety of incarnations for about four decades now. And quality action figure versions of 007 have been downright rare, which is why Sidesho...
In the 1980s, the sword & sorcery genre was quick to morph into knock-offs of MAD MAX and Indiana Jones movies, leaving us with a big pile of cheesy cinema curds to enjoy twenty years later. It seems inevitable that Europes exploitation king Jess Franco ...
What They SayHow does he do it? Whether he\'s an idiot or a genius, you have to give Golden Boy Kintaro Oe credit for always knowing how to turn the ladies on. The problem is, once he\'s turned them on, he doesn\'t know how to turn them off!
Whether he\...
On January 21st at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held its 60th Golden Globe Awards ceremony. CINESCAPE has already announced the winners ( click here to see them again ), but now we'd like to gi...
On January 21st at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held its 60th Golden Globe Awards ceremony. CINESCAPE has already announced the winners ( click here to see them again ), but now we'd like to gi...
On January 21st at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held its 60th Golden Globe Awards ceremony. CINESCAPE has already announced the winners ( click here to see them again ), but now we'd like to gi...
Let's play a little Password shall we? Clues: Blech. Ugh. Egads. Oh No. Don't do it. The correct answer is: Things you say when watching a horror film. The problem is you often find yourself saying them for all the wrong reasons. Here are some "not so goo...
It shouldn't be a surprise that the comic book tie-in series connected with one of genre television's greatest success stories is now reaching its golden anniversary issue. After all, the saga of the Vampire Slayer has amassed an enormous fan base over th...
Golden Axe by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 11-11-2006)
Plot:
A trade secret at this time, but should no doubt involve scantily clad women, most likely in chainmail bikinis.
Platform:
X-Box 360 / PS3
Company:
Sega
Status:
Production
Latest Rumors:
Similarly to the previous Golden Axe games, you shou...
The door to the DVD Prize Closet is creaking ominously, so let's see what's inside... Boo! We've got five copies of TRIPPING THE RIFT Season 1 to give away! Just send an email that contains your name and address to psycho@psychotronic.info, and make ...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented the 59th Golden Globe Awards on January 20, 2002 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This yearly event honors talent from both the television and motion picture industries, and never disappoints with its star-stu...
While Hollywood was in full Oscar mode this weekend, the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary Saturday night by handing out the 1999 Razzies, the organization`s awards for the worst films of the previous year. The Will Smith/K...
Are you following the progress of the 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' viral website? The message has been updated! Can you unravel the clue?
The new message reads:
Rise up prepare to act,
The future is bleak in fact,
Unite as one,
Oh earthly son,
Pr...
This year was better than most when it came to genre players taking home statues from the Golden Globes Awards. Both top actor spots in TV drama were snagged by freshmen spy shows. Jennifer Garner of ALIAS was honored as lead actress in a TV drama for her...
I personally tend not to give a second look at any award not named "Oscar," but for those of you who do ... the nominations for the Golden Globes were announced and you can find them below: Best Picture – Drama “Babel” &...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented the 59th Golden Globe Awards on January 20, 2002 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This yearly event honors talent from both the television and motion picture industries, and never disappoints with its star-stu...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented the 59th Golden Globe Awards on January 20, 2002 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This yearly event honors talent from both the television and motion picture industries, and never disappoints with its star-stu...
With so many of 2001's genre entries turning out to be good (HARRY POTTER) or great (LORD OF THE RINGS), the year's Golden Razzies didn't have as many genre entries as it has in past years.That being said, there were still more than a few films hyped to g...
Blogger writes, "The producers spent 1.8 million dollars (yes, million) to build a model of the Golden Gate Bridge for X-Men 3. This is not your ordinary tabletop replica but a 2500-foot long, down to the last bolt, duplicate. The movie trailer and finale...
The comic based 'A History of Violence' has received a few Golden Globes nomination. The film gets a nod in the "Best Motion Picture - Drama" category. Maria Bello also got a notice in the "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama" categ...
"We start in May, and I can't wait," said actor Doug Jones of the upcoming 'Hellboy 2: The Golden Army' shoot. "We're filming in Budapest and I'll probably be there for five or six months."
Jones said that in addition to Abe Sapien, he will also be pl...
What is Hetfet.org? Well, we're not sure exactly, but some eagle-eyed readers spotted the domain name in the recent trailer for 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army'. Could it be the first Hellboy viral site?
Visiting only reveals a modest graphic with some elve...
Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel '300' gathered up the prize for Best Action at the 8th Annual Golden Trailer Awards. Click for a complete list of winners...
Galfo Films and independant writer/producer,Frederic Galfo, has announced that the website promoting his humanitarian superhero, 'Dr. Justice' has won The Golden Web Award 2003-04.
Galfo, has announced plans to develop the best-selling French comic str...
We just got word that Luke Goss as joined the cast of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
So will Luke Goss be joining the forces of good or the forces of evil? Who knows. But, we've have been told he is definitely in the film and to expect an annoucement shor...
What They SayGet ready for the ultimate road trip as wandering student Kintaro Oe hits the highways of Japan in the wildest quest for knowledge ever! Whether he\'s re-programming the president of an all-female software company, check-mating the malicious ...
The winners of the 2006 Golden Globes are as follows:Best Actress in a Supporting Role Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls Best Original Song "The Song of the Heart", Happy Feet Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Series/Miniseries/Television Movie...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:You AsagiriTranslated by:Ikoi HiroeAdapted by:What They SayShadows From The Past. Shun works very hard to live up to the memory of his older brother, even at the cost of his personal life. Suddenly, a beautiful stranger comes ...
When Yuuki discovers he has two brothers he didn't know existed, will he be able to live in brotherly harmony with them, or will family secrets drive them apart?Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Kouko AgawaTranslated by: Melanie SchoenAdapted by: N/AWhat They...
A new behind the scenes feature on the TV Guide Channel shows photos from a costume party from episode #6-3 of Smallville. The episode features Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) in a costume very reminiscent of Green Arrow's Golden Age costume. Click to see s...
The winners of the Golden Globe Awards were announced Monday night.
Winners in the music category are:
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Winner:
The Painted Veil - Alexandre Desplat...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented the 59th Golden Globe Awards on January 20, 2002 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This yearly event honors talent from both the television and motion picture industries, and never disappoints with its star-stu...
"I think people in their inner-thinking like to believe they have a moral compass; a sense of what's right and wrong, so they view things from that perspective. Now they're returning to earth with Superman, seeing the world change with Superman and seeing...
What They SayGet ready for the ultimate road trip as wandering student Kintaro Oe
hits the highways of Japan in the wildest quest for knowledge ever! Whether
he\'s re-programming the president of an all-female software company,
checkmating the malicious d...
Hope Davis has received a Golden Globe nomination in the Supporting Actress category for her turn as Harvey Pekar's wife Joyce Brabner in "American Splendor." Other nominees in this category include Mario Bello, Patricia Clarkson, Holly Hunter and Renee Z...
Latino Review caught an early screening of an unfinished version of 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army':
I'm not going to review the film, because it is unfair to the filmmaker and the studio to review an unfinished piece of work. But I will say that H...
From a press release
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...el of THE GOLDENCOMPASS (based off the HIS DARK MATERIAL trilogy), they refuse to announce any plans for the sequel until they see what Compass does this December.
In point of fact, the 2009 high octane season for the studios is already filling up t...
Sony Pictures Classics has snatched both the North American and Latin American rights to a martial-arts romantic drama CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER from director Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers).The film will star Chow Yun-Fat and Gong Li and is curren...
Release Date: July 11, 2008 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Guillermo del Toro Screenwriter: Guillermo del Toro Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, Thomas Kretschmann, Doug Jones, Anna Walton, Brian Steele, Roy Dotrice, John Hurt Genre:...
Yesterday I gave you the Golden Globe nominee's for the movie side of things. Today you can feast on the Golden Globe television nominations:BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA24 (FOX)BIG LOVE (HBO)\GREY’S ANATOMY (ABC)HEROES (NBC)LOST (ABC)&...
The Golden Globe Awards will take place on Monday January 15, 2007. Nominations for the 64th annual Golden Globes will be announced on December 14, final ballots will be mailed on December 26, and the deadline for ballots to be returned is January 10.The...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominations for "The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards" this morning. The awards will take place Sunday, January 13, 2008, at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC at 8 PM (EST)...
Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy, attended the Los Angeles premiere of Pans Labyrinth at the Grauman's Egyptian theater in support of his good pal Guillermo del Toro, The IESB was there to get an update on Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
In 20th century terms, the legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece might be sold as a giant superhero crossover story. See! Fifty Heroes (at least!) on a quest to the end of the world! See! A lineup of monsters, kings, and strange new realms! See! The beaut...
I wasn’t a huge fan of the first Hellboy film. I thought it was ok. It had some interesting ingredients but I felt it ultimately fell short of its potential. Hellboy II on the other hand is a much more realized film. Like a Harry Potter for grown up...
Only one thing has been missing from the Game Boy Advances year. That is a good RPG. Nintendo hopes to remedy this with the release of GOLDEN SUN. But can the game keep you staring at your tiny light-sucking screen for the abnormally long amount of time ...
Once again, it was an awards show without writers, actors or the Hollywood elite. Once again, the broadcast was set on a simple sound stage and this time, there were no acceptance speeches from the winners. Their names were called, a picture was shown on ...
SCI FI Wire talked with Ron Perlman recently who told them the sequel to HELLBOY will be called HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY.Perlman said during an interview, "I think that that's an invention based on a number of different things that have appeared in othe...
So, some of the things about the Golden Globe nominations for TV pleased me, but overall I thought the nominations were just, well, eh.With just a few exceptions, most of the nominations were just carbon copies of the Emmy nominations, and usually the Gol...
San Diego, California, Thursday, September 28, 2006. JAST USA, the leading publisher of PC dating-sim games in English, announced that the upcoming title Absolute Obedience had been declared "golden master" and would begin shipping in the coming weeks. Th...
San Diego, California, Wednesday, June 18, 2008
JAST USA, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating sim games in English, today announced the golden master status of Amorous Professor Cherry, the latest "dating simulation" collaboration between JAST US...
Fans have known about it for quite a few months now, but we're now in the thick of Marvel's latest storytelling stunt. A large number of regular issues from their many superhero titles including quite a few omnibus-sized anniversary installments are goi...
"The first Hellboy was a modest hit that found a bigger audience on TV and DVD, but Hellboy 2: The Golden Army is bigger in every way. And it doesn't look like the end of the story, either. By the end of Hellboy 2 there are big changes in Hellboy's life t...
In February, Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li will start filming Zhang Yimou's latest film WEARING GOLDEN ARMOR ACROSS THE CITY.The story, which is based on Chinese playwright Cao Yu's classic play Thunderstorm, is set during the Tang dynasty, with the plot revol...
Ron Perlman told SCI FI Wire that the Hellboy sequel has a working title, 'Hellboy 2: The Golden Army', and he's hopeful it will go into production later this year. The actor starred in the 2004 original, playing the title red demon who fights for good.
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...
Early this morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominees for the 2002 Golden Globe Awards, which is for entertainment released in 2001.Here's the list:1. BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMAA BEAUTIFUL MIND, Imagine Entertainment; Unive...
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER covers this year's Golden Globes nominations. Genre films were weakly represented in the main categories, with honorary genre flick GANGS OF NEW YORK leading the nomination count at five, Peter Jackson's THE TWO TOWERS adding nomina...
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented the 59th Golden Globe Awards on January 20, 2002 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This yearly event honors talent from both the television and motion picture industries, and never disappoints with its star-stu...
On January 21st at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held its 60th Golden Globe Awards ceremony. CINESCAPE has already announced the winners ( click here to see them again ), but now we'd like to gi...
On January 21st at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held its 60th Golden Globe Awards ceremony. CINESCAPE has already announced the winners ( click here to see them again ), but now we'd like to gi...
What They SayKintaro Oe was at the top of his class at the Tokyo University Law School, one of the most prestigious in the entire world. Mastering the entire curriculum easily, he vanishes just before graduation. Now he bikes across Japan on a quest to le...
When GOLDEN SUN came out for the Game Boy Advance over a year and a half ago, the gaming world was pleasantly surprised. GOLDEN SUN presented gamers with an engaging challenge on the portable system, while sporting some great graphics and fun gameplay. No...
Through the gracious donation from the folks at AnimeOneStop, we've got a pair of the limited edition releases of the Patlabor 2 movie DVD box set! These beautiful boxes contain the second movie and a pair o...
How do vampires work?With a single film about vampires you can hedge your bets and leave how vampires work a little fuzzy, but with ongoing series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, there`s a temptation to begin to quantify and classify one`s vampir...
A couple of comic book characters took home honors in the MTV Movie Awards. The show airs June 8th on MTV.
BEST HERO - Christian Bale - 'Batman Begins'
SEXIEST PERFORMANCE - Jessica Alba - 'Sin City'
Dark
Horizons
reported recently that a rumor on another candidate to star in the big screen
adaptation of Wonder Woman.
The
site says that Gretchen Egolf is rumored to be a contender for the tiara and
bulletproof bracelets. Egolf star...
"If things are done the right way, and the vision encompassed in the script translates onto the screen with as much bravura, then it will be a real treat, an amazing cinematic achievement. Del Toro hasn't yet equaled the excellence of his personal films w...
Today marks the first day of shooting to the sequel of Dark Horse's Hellboy. Guillermo and cast have been on location for a good part of the last month prepping for the shoot.
Confirmed spoilers from anonymous about the 'Hellboy 2' movie:
"Hellboy and and Liz have moved in together, albeit at the Paranormal Lab. John Myers is no longer a part of the team, and actually they don't even mention his name in the draft I read - ev...
Through the gracious donation from the folks at AnimeOneStop, we've got a pair of the limited edition releases of the Patlabor 2 movie DVD box set! These beautiful boxes contain the second movie and a pair o...
Back before Bantam’s Choose Your Own Adventure novels and R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps, the children’s picture book reigned supreme. Their over-sized, color-splashed pages provide kids with a magical place where genre has no meaning, every li...
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!Fans of Star Trek murder mysteries, rejoice. For months now we`ve been hearing rumors that in an upcoming Star Trek: Voyager episode, Tuvok will make contact with his adult daughter and the two will solve a crime together. Now, act...
The Amber Spyglass concludes the much-praised fantasy trilogy begun in 1995`s The GoldenCompass (known as Northern Lights in Britain), and continued in The Subtle Knife (1997). Ostensibly marketed for children but more `adult` than many of its genre peer...
It`s been 22 years since Michael Myers broke out of the loony bin, commandeered a government vehicle and then terrorized his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, but the trail of dead bodies left in his wake is pretty easy to follow. Without John Carpenter`...
We continue our look behind the scenes of the latest HELLBOY miniseries, MIKE MIGNOLA'S B.P.R.D.: HOLLOW EARTH..."Hellboy is a presence that's felt throughout out the book," says Sniegoski. "It's almost as if you're hearing the echo of [his departure] wit...
Ghost
World continues to draw critical praise in the form of award
nominations. The movie is the recipient of two more nods with the announcement
of the 2001 Golden Globe Awards.
Thora Birch is
nominated in the "Best Performance by an Actress ...
American fans of Brit SF guru Neal Asher have long since dealt with delays between the UK and US release dates of his work. Being published through two different companies, Tor UK/Macmillan in Britain and Tor US in the states, has resulted in Polity novel...
Last time we took a quick look at the Golden Age Hawkman, both as he was in the beginning way back in the 1940s, and again with some alterations imposed by the 1980s and 1990s DC continuity "fixes" (more of which we'll deal with in our final installment)....
As I said yesterday here, the studios have out done themselves at the box office for the year of 2007. Universal Pictures has issued the following statement with the acknowledgement that this past year was their best in their nearly 100 years of existence...
Last time, Fabian Nicieza started to give us a closer look at the 50th anniversary - sort of - of the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER comic book series from Dark Horse. Obviously, the comic does try to dovetail with what BUFFY fans see on the small screen, but t...
The Review!After watching another seventy-five minutes of Escaflowne, I'm back to bring you another review installment.
The tarot card based menus still continue to impress and stun me, even though they are identical to the menus that are used on the fir...
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A...
While he doesn't command the attention or the sales of a Man of Steel or Amazing Arachnid, Mike Mignola's HELLBOY has acquired a solid cult following in the comic book realm through a number of miniseries and related collectibles. With talk of an imminent...
Recently, GAMBIT WEEKLY - the New Orleans equivalent of THE VILLAGE VOICE - ran a feature article on the growing number of talented comics writers and artists springing up in the Crescent City. The cover featured the Golden Age-style heroes Dr. Nocturne a...
The beginning of yet another interminable DC crossover, starting this month in JLA, and a couple of collected volume reminders of the last one, are at least mitigated by the return of yet another '80s blast from the past, the continuation of RISING STARS,...
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEADFor the last several issues, JSA has been delivering exactly the kind of roller coaster ride we've come to expect from Messrs. Goyer and Johns: the Ultra-Humanite took over Johnny Thunder's body, got control of the Thunderbolt, and ...
The comic book medium has certainly been susceptible to the same trends as other entertainment forms over the years, and one of the most prevalent pop culture gimmicks is, of course, the "sequel." We've seen them come and go in comics, from the second Sec...
Writers David Goyer and Geoff Johns give double meaning to the term `double threat.` Together the duo is charting the course of the Justice Society of America as they head into the twenty-first century every month in DC Comics JSA. Separately, both are w...
For his own nefarious purposes, Ra's Al Ghul has freed the monstrous Bizarro from the ice where Luthor hid him away. But during his first mission - stealing a submarine - the Bizarro creature is attacked with a nuclear warhead which detonates dangerously ...
The death last week of legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein, on August 18th, coming so close after that of Hollywood maestros Jerry Goldsmith (on July 21st) and David Raksin (August 9th), has robbed Hollywood of its last three connections with the film...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS After a pair of thunderously powerful retrospective recordings of classic horror film music released in 1996, and an in-depth collection of jungle horror film music like THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON and THE ALLIGATOR PEOP...
First, an apology: whereas I intended to run a reader response column to last week's COMICSCAPE about comics in the classroom, I've decided to run an original column instead. I only received a handful of letters and while all were original and several lea...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS One of the best science fiction scores of the 1950s comes to CD for believe it or not the very first time with FSM's premiere release of the full Dimitri Tiomkin score for 1951's THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (Vol 8. No 1). Pr...
Happy Hanukkah to those so inclined, and a Merry Christmas to everyone else! (Yes, I know that Christmas isn't until next Saturday, but we're doing something different for the last two weeks of 2004, so I've got to get the holiday wishes out of the way no...
Caution: Spoilers ahead!The upcoming Voyager episode `Shattered,` which filmed last week at Paramount, promises to be a treat for long-time series fans. Visitors to the Paramount lot last week noticed Kazon, Vidiians and other species long gone from the s...
MEETS THE EYE, the latest in the `Body of Evidence` series of thrillers starring Jenna Blake, is a fun popcorn read, a sort of Patricia-Cornwell-in-college-type book. In the series, Jenna, a college student, is a pathology assistant, or `diener,` and thro...
What They SayLupin and the gang travel around the world stealing the finest treasures. Cracking the unbreakable safe of \"supernational\" bank is just for starters, then the crew raise the Tokugawa Era\'s golden cannon from the deep sea by Japan.
In Los ...
What They SayRyoma and the Seigaku tennis team have reached the Metropolitan Tournament, the pinnacle of youth tennis. First up, the \"golden pair\" doubles team of Oishi and Kikumaru are forced to resort to the unusual Australian formation to throw off t...
What They SayWhen darkness overcomes the heart and Lil\' Slugger appears...
After the first victim\'s story the police felt the overly stressed woman was having a breakdown and lied to cover up for some crime. However, after the third and fourth attacks ...
What They SayImperfect Dreams... Rini wishes to be older and more beautiful so she can enjoy Serena’s privileges, a dream that becomes true thanks to Palla Palla’s magic! So why can’t Rini call on Pegasus to show off?
Then, in their se...
What They SayZenki and Chiaki encounter a new threat, as the evil Karma awakens Anju\'s true power. Only the mysterious sorcerer, Sohma Miki, is able to stand against Anju in her new form.
The secrets of Sohma and Anju are revealed as the final battle w...
Viz This Week (6/23/00)
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In August, Be Beautiful set to release its first two graphic novels,
Kizuna ? Bonds of Love: Book 1 and Golden Cain priced at $15.99 SRP each.
New York, NY (June 7, 2004) ? A18 Corporation is pleased to announce the upcoming August launch of Be Beautifu...
[NOTE: Part One of this column looked at soundtrack albums for films and TV shows from 1999. Part Two looks at compilations, anthologies, promotional recordings, and restorations of classic films scores.]PROMOSWhile primarily intended as promotional recor...
GODZILLA 2000: MILLENNIUM, Toho Pictures latest Godzilla film, has some tough acts to follow, namely a twenty-two film backlog produced in its homeland of Japan and a Hollywood remake that was one of the most financially successful films of 1998. In term...
It`s been over 20 years since ABC canceled Universal Studios` TV series, BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA. The show told the adventures of a band of intergalactic wanderers, survivors of a decimated outer space civilization, battling the evil, robotic cylons while ...
In 'Hellboy 2: The Golden Army' Selma Blair plays the pyrokinetic Liz Sherman, a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense and love interest of Hellboy