... viewers. HARVEYBIRDMAN:ATTORNEYATLAW made a few appearances during that programming block (called "Adult Swim," as in "all kids out of the pool"); but tonight is the premiere of the first full season of BIRDMAN episodes.Like SG:C2C, BIRDMAN update...
...ction of 'HarveyBirdman:AttorneyatLaw', direct from Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming. Thats right. This IS that very same, clever-clever modern day show poking fun at superheroes by recasting them as attorneys. And it's a hoot! Watch poor o...
...ction of 'HarveyBirdman:AttorneyatLaw', direct from Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming. Thats right. This IS that very same, clever-clever modern day show poking fun at superheroes by recasting them as attorneys. And it's a hoot! Watch poor o...
...ction of 'HarveyBirdman:AttorneyatLaw', direct from Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming. Thats right. This IS that very same, clever-clever modern day show poking fun at superheroes by recasting them as attorneys. And it's a hoot! Watch poor o...
In last week's column I spotlighted the current theatrical release STEAMBOY for praise. Reader Joey Connick put in a viewer comment in rebuttal. Since our comment boards, which appear at the bottom of every page on Cinescape.com, haven't yet even begun to...
OPEN SEASON opened at number one at the box office last weekend, but that may not last. The question is whether more kids and families will be buying tickets for an animated feature already a week old than adults drawn into the latest entry in the TEXAS C...
Midway Games has signed a multiterritory agreement with Cartoon Network to publish video games based on five of the network's Adult Swim programs: "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "The Brak Show," "Harvey Birdman, AttorneyatLaw," "Sealab 2021" and "Space Ghost...
Are you a Harvey Dent supporter? Then hopefully you received the following announcement from Dent HQ inviting us to tune in for a 3PM (ET) announcement.
Harvey Dent is committed to truth and honesty in governing. He is also committed to truth and hone...
Harvey Dent's campaign has been building momentum for some time now through various internet and radio advertisements, and most recently, a cross-country tour. I had heard that the Dentmobile would be paying a visit to my hometown of Ann Arbor, MI...
One can say little about The Dark Knight that other reviewers haven’t already uttered a thousand times. The film has received an overwhelmingly positive critical response, along with the record for the most financially successful opening weeken...
Every celebrity whom went through their own 15 minutes of fame and watched it fly away for the next 30 minutes has some law troubles this week. The topper is the Boy George Law Trouble and I’m sure after you read it, you’ll agree. It left me s...
Week after week, it tends to be same people putting the spotlight on themselves. It’s becoming a favorite past time (move over Baseball) for the celebrities to do things which have them laughed at, ridiculed or even landed behind bars. I guess it ca...
If you hadn't caught on yet, COMICSCAPE didn't run yesterday because of the Fourth of July holiday. As UPS doesn't deliver on federal holidays, the new comics didn't hit the shops until today. I hope everyone had a happy holiday and didn't lose any finger...
Actor Aaron Eckhart, making the press rounds for his new film 'No Reservations' was asked about his role as Harvey Dent, the District Attorney of Gotham City (who ultimately becomes the villainous Two Face).
IESB reports:
...he said he didn't feel ...
Peter Nelson of the Los Angeles law firm, Nelson, Guggenheim, Felker, & Levine, David Duchovny`s attorney, issued the following statement in response to media inquiries concerning a story in today`s Daily Mail of London:`The information contained in a sto...
New Line has decided to hire 'Harvey Richards, Lawyer for Children,' acquiring feature film rights to Ruben Bolling's alternative comic strip.
The Harvey Richards character appears in Bolling's Universal Press syndicated comic strip 'Tom the Dancing Bu...
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ...
Release Date: July 18, 2008
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Christopher Nolan Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman ...
Warning: this article contains minor spoilers (although it probably doesn't reveal anything you don't already know if you've been following the 'Dark Knight' news at all).
Aaron Eckhart, best known for roles in such films as 'Erin Brockovic...
We already knew that when it comes to celebrities facing consequences from breaking the law, our justice system was an absolute joke. We just never see how much of a joke it was. If this week is an indication of it, the humor of analyzing it is indescriba...
Update: The 8-minute faux Gotham News will be available tonight here. A couple of other viral sites had some updates as well today. In relation to the faux Gotham news, Harvey Dent has posted a victory statement at his campaign website and there have been...
The opening day is etching closer for those eager fans and Warner Bros. has sent out their press kits to all online media outlets for The Dark Knight. By clicking on the photo below, you will be sent to a full gallery of photos covering The Joker, Batman,...
The eight issues collected in Daredevil Visionaries: Kevin Smith are the first eight of Daredevil vol. 2, and they serve less to reintroduce the Daredevil character as to salute him with a sort of medley of fictional themes. Thus we get writer Kevin Smith...
Before Heath Ledger passed away in late January, the marketing blitz was on from Warner Bros. and the team of Christopher Nolan for their upcoming sequel The Dark Knight. Afterwards, the online viral marketing died down for a while but it's gearing up aga...
In case you haven't already noticed, 2008 has been an exceptional year for superhero movies. It started with Iron Man, inarguably one of the best movies ever made based on a comic book character. That was followed by the very entertaining reboot of The In...
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES has always been the best rendition of Batman. This is due to the care and the craft of all of the people involved in the project, specifically Bruce Timm and Paul Dini. At the same time it is very unfortunate that Warner Bros. ...
Sure, there are more stories in this article but the two biggest stories of the week in the whole “goof-up” department go to Paris Hilton who thinks a myspace petition or a Governor pardon will get her out of serving 45 days in a jail…t...
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...
Two weeks ago, it was Celebrities vs The Law. This week, it seems more like celebrities beating the Law (in Paris’s case), a dash of the Law fighting each other for the rights of the living body of one celebrity (in GGW Joe Francis case) or the Law ...
From a press release
IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the studio's highly anticipated and technologically unprecedented summer movie, The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, and dir...
The French-based CineLive magazine has given us a new detailed look at the top half of the new "Batsuit" as it will be seen in THE DARK KNIGHT. The upcoming Nolan-directed sequel stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Michael C...
Update: As expected, the trailer was yanked this afternoon. As pointed below, expect the official version online later, which we'll pass along then. In the meantime, you can check out the new international banner on the left by clicking on the photo and s...
Alright, it's CYOA time for us. Three well known sites (AICN, Superhero Hype & Joblo) have already got the "We're going to sue you if..." notice from Warner Bros for putting copyrighted DARK KNIGHT pictures up on their site. Before we g...
Two more additions to the THE DARK KNIGHT cast this morning. Melinda McGraw (from CBS's CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE) has been cast as Jim Gordon's wife and Nathan Gamble (BABEL) has joined as his son.
They join an already stellar cast comprised of hristi...
It's been a while since we've opened up the Prize Closet over here in Anime Avalanche, so it's about time we do a giveaway. So here we go, courtesy of Geneon. We have 5 copies each of these recent DVDs! To win a copy of RUMIKO TAKAHASHI ANTHOLOGY Volume 4...
As promised last week, the latest trailer for The Dark Knight, which you can see attached to Iron Man, has premiered online this weekend. You can see it at the WB viral site here. If there was an upload, I'd put it down below but for now, click on the lin...
Hi there, have we met? We're three weeks in, so I suppose I should introduce myself. Name's Dave, and I'm tending bar in this little corner of Cinescape these days. Meant to do this before now, but the first two weeks of the column have been a bit hectic ...
Update: Three new TV spots have popped up online over the last day on top of the one featured below. Unfortunately, embedding is out of the question but you can watch them by clicking...TV Spot #7TV Spot #8TV Spot #9SHH is also reporting that ESPN's Sport...
Quite a bit of news going on in the world of Celebrities this week. Joe Francis continues to piss off the law even while in jail. Snoop Dogg is barred from yet another country for being Snoop Dogg. Kissing is worth an arrest warrant in India for some ...
With the WGA strike under way and reports of both sides digging their heels into trenches well into the 2008 year, Fox Television has adjusted their lineups for the coming season. Some canned shows will air on different days while others are being po...
From a press release
Northridge, CA January 09, 2008 - One Stop Toy Co., Inc. (OST), a leading manufacturer of licensed toys across multiple distribution channels, today announced an exciting new line of inflatable toys and novelties inspired by 'T...
And a new Dark Knight poster has popped up online. It's somewhat surprising to have a new poster so close to the film's release but this latest addition is more of a treat in connection to all the viral marketing from "The Joker" at WB's many we...
A new faux broadcast of "Gotham Cable News" (the Batman version of CNN) has popped up online for The Dark Knight courtesy of it's official website within Comcast. This time, the broadcast has the news network discussing the life and times of Bru...
"Why So Serious?", that's what the Joker (Heath Ledger) would be asking you! Fellow maniacs Hanso and Michael X. Maelstrom would agree! The latest banner for the upcoming Dark Knight has appeared online, courtesy of Batman-on-Film. To check it o...
After months of endless speculation, teasers, movie stills, posters, clips and viral marketing, it's easy to forget a few fan treats given several months ago for The Dark Knight. Fellow maniac Wiseguy sent me one such tidbit this evening, which some of yo...
The latest trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT has officially hit the web a few minutes ago, courtesy of an official site from WB. To watch it, click here and hit the "Download" icon on the right-hand side. I'm sure most of you fans ...
Just a friendly reminder fellow Maniacs that the new trailer for The Dark Knight should be arriving online today, if we go by what their viral site WhySoSerious is hinting at. Keep an eye on the site linked to the left and I'll update this when it's offic...
If you've watched I AM LEGEND by the time you're reading this article sometime today, you would have seen the new trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT. If you saw the IMAX version of the film, you have seen the Joker prologue as well. Hopefully, those two tr...
It seems that Empire Online wasn't the only magazine planning a new coverlook of Heath Ledger's Joker. Our friends over at Wizard Magazine has also unveiled an exclusive image of the villain in their latest issue. The film stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledg...
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Movies, HarveyBirdman:AttorneyatLaw, Sealab 2021,
and Aqua Teen Hunger Force will warm up chilly Aspen evenings from
9 p.m. until 6 a.m.
All over
Aspen: Cartoon Network's On-Air Promotions Department will be shooting
celebrity interviews and...
The fellow comic fanatics over at Superhero Hype will be on the set of THE DARK KNIGHT later this week and when they publish the information from it, I'll happily pass it along for everyone. For now, though, they had a chance to talk with the le...
Keeping up with all the many Dark Knight websites is like swimming against the Grand Rapids without feet but hey, you have to work with what you have. Another tie-in website has launched in connection with both IMAX and the next Bats sequel courtesy of Co...
Three television spots have popped up for the upcoming Dark Knight over the past week, the latest third spot appearing online this morning. I'll put them down below for you Maniacs. The sequel to Batman Begins, again directed by Christopher Nolan, stars C...
Not much going on this first afternoon after the break but fellow Maniac "Wiseguy" has passed along a viral update on one of many websites. Apparently, a countdown is in effect over at The Dark Knight's viral website for Citizens For Batman. If...
As said in our Mania box office report, we're approaching the end of the build up to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. But before the clock strikes midnight on Thursday, we have three more video clips to pass along in relation to the highly anticipated...
While Entertainment Tonight said the clips they had to show were "exclusives", perhaps they weren't paying attention to previous trailers and television spots unleashed by Warner Bros. Down below, you'll see what they broadcast last night on the...
Nothing says The Dark Knight better than Dominoes Pizza? Well, that's the current site promoting a little extra goodies for Bat fans eagerly awaiting the sequel. A new trailer with extra footage has popped up online called The Dark Knight Vault, which you...
It's been a few days but we now have another Dark Knight update for you fans. A fourth television spot for the upcoming sequel has popped up online which you can watch below. The sequel to the hit Batman Begins once again is led by Christopher Nolan, base...
By now, with all the flood of viral-led information, interviews and video clips, the scene I'm about to pass along to you has already been revealed to be happening in The Dark Knight. Still, I'll caution spoiler for those of you who don't want to see anyt...
Sorry, Maniacs. The title above is as accurate a description for this week’s craziness as I could find. After reading this column or the news at all this week, you’ll certainly agree with it. Keith Richards certainly does blow…as a s...
We continue with our interview with Aaron Eckhart where he discusses his co-stars and what it's really like to work with 'The Dark Knight' himself, Batman.
Unlike his co-star Maggie Gylenhaal who plays assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes, Aaron Ec...
Last winter, this column ran a very popular poll to find out which TV series readers most want seasoned on DVD. Well here's a progress report. While SEINFELD, MILLENNIUM, QUANTUM LEAP and the animated BATMAN and SUPERMAN series have started to arrive, cer...
It took 13 long months for Batman to catch the Hang Man, the mysterious serial killer who’s been whacking Gotham City cops in the pages of Batman: Dark Victory. The maxi-series, which wrapped up earlier this month with a spectacular double issue, finally ...
My Anonymous Source Who Is Very Close To Several Star Trek: Voyager Actors said this week that Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill and everyone else involved with the Tom Paris/B’Elanna Torres marriage still claim it will take place in the episode `Drive...
After nearly four years of courtroom drama and a $100,000 spent by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, embattled comic retailer Gordon Lee has been cleared of all charges. On Friday at the New York Comic Con, at “The CBLDF Presents An Evening wi...
CastleBright Studios has optioned the rights for The 10th Muse comic book series by Darren G. Davis and Blue Water Productions. CastleBright's Jay Douglas and Nav Gupta will produce. Created by Darren G. Davis (The Legend of Isis, "Ray Harr...
Ah, it must be fall. The air is cooling. The leaves are turning. Shows are swapping timeslots or being carved neatly from network lineups. And one of the early casualties is the man so badass, James Cameron tried to kill him in three separate films (but o...
Halle Berry is in the news everyday now it seems (about as much as Anna Nicole Smith), from suicide attempts over a decade ago to shooting down rumors of Catwoman that doesn’t even exist! Anything in the name of the celebrity publicity, right? S...
As I mentioned in last week’s column, I spent a chunk of my weekend at the world’s longest (and longest running) movie marathon, the madness incarnate known as B-fest [www.b-fest.com]. I’m still a bit wiped from the experience as I write this, but exhilar...
Call him "The Man With a Reasonable Amount of Fear."Ben Affleck may be currently spending his days squeezed into the horn-headed crimson costume of Marvel Comics' Daredevil, but the actor is quick to point out he's no superhero in real life particularly ...
Harvey Dent is on the road. 'Dark Knight' fans who registered at IBelieveInHarveyDent received an e-mail alert telling them thatHarvey's campaign tour is underway, with the tour van making stops in many major cities:
Cross-Country Tour of Campaign Bus...
Greetings, hail and well met, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you, my loyal readership! Ordinarily, holidays stab comic readers as a thorn in the side, because the darlings at UPS push their deliveries back a day and we don't get our fix until Thursday (...
In our Prize Closet this week we already have two copies of Avatar the Last Airbender Book 2 Volume 1, which is set to street next week! To enter, just send an email to which includes your name and address DVD Shopping List, and in the subject line put...
From the Associated Press
Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a criminal case into how Heath Ledger obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed to his overdose death this year, a law enforcement official said Wednesday.
Prosecutors in ...
Dear Maniacs, I have wanted to write comics for a very long time. And now, Dead Souls, my first miniseries is finally coming out. I can’t believe that I can finally say those words. A process I began over five years ago has finally co...
20th Century Fox
has announced that principal photography has begun on the action-adventure
thriller Daredevil, starring Ben Affleck, and written &
directed by Mark Steven Johnson. The film will shoot entirely on location in Los
Angeles, and is sche...
Around this time of year you start to see these lists crop up such as "Top 10 Scariest Movies of All Time!" or "10 Goriest Films Ever Made!" or some other such list. I was thinking about this the other night when I caught part of Bravo...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Latest effort in Intrada's limited Special Collection series is the world premiere release of Elmer Bernstein's avant-garde opus, SATURN 3. The score is one of a handful of true sci-fi films scored by Bernstein, who began his ca...
Well kids, here we are with another comic movie column. For those of you that never leave the house and still think your copy of SPAWN #1 is worth $80, BATMAN BEGINS opened on Wednesday last week. Critics have rightfully praised it as both an engaging cha...
Despite a cover so hideous that it makes infants cry, GREAT HOLLYWOOD WIT is an excellent little volume. The famous film critic Gene Shalit, from NBC's TODAY has compiled 213 pages of witticisms, most of which come from the golden age of Hollywood.Shalit ...
Love their films or loathe them, it's frightening to think how much more generic the American cinematic landscape of the last decade and a half would have been without Joel and Ethan Coen, the dark-witted jesters behind such sharp stabs in the eye of conv...
Aaron Eckhart is in final negotiations to play Harvey Dent/Two Face in "The Dark Knight," Warner Bros. Pictures' sequel to "Batman Begins."
In Batman lore, Dent is the district attorney of Gotham City and an ally of Batman. After half his face is disfig...
Daredevil may be a man without fear, but the same can't be said of your average comic book fan. Indeed, many followers of ol' hornhead's four-color adventures seemed filled with trepidation as the latest Marvel superhero movie adaptation neared release in...
As an opening title visual analogy tells us, Anthony Hopkins has a lot of balls. We watch him as he constructs a delicate work of mobile sculpture that carries metal balls along a roller coaster track. And soon after, we see him, as aeronautic engineer...
Video game developer/distributor Acclaim is suddenly becoming a comic book lover's best friend.Yesterday the Glen Cove, New York-based company announced that it was developing a console game based on THE RED STAR comic book series. Today Acclaim continued...
It may be a slow news morning but a very nice Q&A session with Sylvester Stallone for Rambo has popped up online courtesy of Heather Newgen. In the session, the actor addressed some issues with filming, his thoughts on the previous films (he considers...