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Clips from Upcoming HERCULES - SEASON SIX DVD
by News Editor (Sun 07-10-2005)

He's fought against overwhelming evil with god-like strength for six seasons. Now, Kevin Sorbo, in his world-renowned role as Hercules, wages his final battles before he and his friend and side-kick Iolaus (Michael Hurst) march off into the sunset. Digita...

'Hancock''s Peter Berg to helm Radical 'Hercules' (Thu 07-24-2008)

From a press release July 23rd, 2008, LOS ANGELES – Peter Berg, fresh off his blockbuster hit, Hancock, is attached to produce and develop to direct Hercules: The Thracian Wars, based on the Radical Publishing 5 issue miniseries of the same title, ...

HERCULES SEASON SIX Hits Shelves in July
by News Editor (Fri 06-24-2005)

HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS - SEASON SIX will be available July 12, 2005. The 5-disc set will feature all 8 Season Six episodes in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. The box set also boasts hours of bonus materials, along with a very special behind-the-scenes...


Permanent check out time
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-18-2006)

...HE SON OF HERCULES, DUEL OF CHAMPIONS, FIRE MONSTERS AGAINST THE SON OF HERCULES, FURY OF ACHILLES, FURY OF HERCULES, THE GIANT OF MARATHON, THE GIANTS OF THESSALY, THE GLADIATORS OF ROME, GLADIATORS SEVEN, GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON, GOLIATH AND THE SINS ...

HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS - Seasons One & Two
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-12-2003)

I had forgotten: back before HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS, there was a series of made-for-television movies starring the legendary Greek hero. At the time, I remember tuning in because I had heard one of the show’s producers/creators was EVIL DEA...

NBC's new HERCULES
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-28-2004)

A new mini-series chronicling the tasks of the legendary warrior HERCULES is in development for television network NBC. The $20 million dollar production is to be four hours long and will star an unknown British actor named Paul Tefter to play the Greek d...

Hercules on Smallville? (Sun 09-02-2007)

KryptonSite reports on a rumor that Kevin Sorbo (TV's Hercules) has revealed an upcoming guest appearance on the CW's Smallville. Click to read more.


Sobini Grabs HERCULES
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-29-2001)

Sobini Films has acquired an action spec script called SWORD OF HERCULES. The script, written by Sam Bernard, tells the story of a young prince who goes on a journey alongside a cynical mercenary and a beautiful thief. Their goal is a mountain said to be ...

Sheldon Lettich Developing HERCULES
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 09-03-2008)

Nothing screams Hercules like Rambo 3 and Double Impact, right? Well, the creator behind the latter two films is set to develop Hercules: The Beginning, reports Variety. Writer-director Sheldon Lettich will develop the project for Alexander Nevsky's produ...

Looking inside HERCULES SEASON THREE
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-26-2004)

The third season of HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS flew into DVD stores this week bringing all 22 episodes plus hours of new bonus material for fans to watch. For the DVD set all of the episodes were remastered in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and ne...

Steve Reeves, Star of Italian HERCULES FIlms, Passes Away. (Thu 05-04-2000)

Steve Reeves, who appeared as Hercules in a series of Italian adventure films during the `50s and `60s, passed away May 1 at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California. The former bodybuilder died of complications from lymphoma. Born in Glasgow, Mont...


Peter Berg Revising HERCULES
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 07-23-2008)

Director Peter Berg is about to have a lot of work on his hands. At the same time that he is supposed to be revising Frank Herbert's Dune, the latest is that he will also be in charge of putting a new Hercules into theaters. Universal Pictures has Berg pr...

Hercules Film in the Works
by News Editor (Thu 05-31-2007)

Millennium Films is developing a live-action "sword-and-sandals" genre HERCULES feature film. Sean Hood (THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER and HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION) has written the script which is based on the mythological Greek god. No...

Alexander Nevsky Set to Play HERCULES
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 08-08-2008)

Well, it seems we're going to get two Sherlock Holmes and two Hercules adventures in the near future. We already knew from last month's news that Peter Berg was set to direct a Millennium Films version of the Greek legend. HR is now reporting that there w...

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: Movie Retrospective, Part 4
by Ted Newsom (Sun 05-28-2000)

...igures of Hercules and Hylas cannot be seen. The low angle shot looking past Hercules at Talos has often been mentioned, and justifiably so. Statues aren`t supposed to move—especially statues this big! As the monster bronze man appears on the beach,...


Unknown HERCULES musician wins copyright case
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-18-2003)

Cinescape music columnist Randall D. Larson reports today in his Soundtrax column that the US Copyright Office has awarded composer Daniel Kolton copyright registration for hundreds of music cues he "ghost-wrote" for the syndicated HERCULES and XENA telev...

Daredevil Versus Hercules and Santo
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 07-29-2003)

...sp;  HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN (Alpha) Alan Steel fights Aliens from the Moon in this 1964 peplum.(O)     HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD (Fantoma) Another Fantoma re-release is their acclaimed presentation of this primo musc...

"Mystery Science Theater: Vol. 7"
by John Sinnott (Sat 12-23-2006)

...ode 408 - Hercules Unchained: Joel : This is like Empire Strikes Back, only… not all that great. In this second Hercules movie, the last to star Steve Reeves, the Greek hero wanders around with his pal Ulysses in a loin cloth showing off...

Cronenberg's latest
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 03-14-2006)

...HE SON OF HERCULES, HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN, HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN, HERCULES AND THE TYRANTS OF BABYLON, HERCULES UNCHAINED, SON OF HERCULES: THE LAND OF DARKNESS, TARZAN AND THE GREEN GODDESS, TARZAN AND THE TRAPPERS and TARZAN'S REVENG...


ANDROMEDA: From Greek God to Starship CaptainKevin Sorbo Speaks
by Frank Garcia (Mon 11-06-2000)

...hological Hercules. Actor Kevin Sorbo, no longer a `Greek god` is now officially Captain Dylan Hunt aboard the starship Andromeda Ascendant, a gigantically powerful vessel rescued from a frozen existence after 300 years on the event horizon of a black ...

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

...first two HERCULES films, starring Steve Reeves as the strongman Eurohero. Pairing LE FATICHE DI ERCOLE (HERCULES) and ERCOLE E LA REGINA DE LIDIA (HERCULES UNCHAINED) from 1957 and 1958, respectively, Digitmovies launches a new series dedicated to th...

Bill & Ted: mutants
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 07-12-2005)

...lies. (O) HERCULES / ADVENTURES OF HERCULES (MGM) Long before he was Doug Heffernin's neighbor, Lou Ferrigno starred in these attempts to revive the Italian peplum genre by adding a dash of STAR WARS flavor. (O) HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS Season ...

Comicscape - April 20, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-20-2005)

... #525$2.99HERCULES #1 (OF 5)$2.99I used to love Hercules. The Avengers would be all, "We have to save the world from whatever sinister threat!" and Hercules would be, "I'm just here for the b*tches! Find me some grog!" Hercules could find grog anywh...


TV Wasteland: Legend of the Seeker
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 11-03-2008)

...ncess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and Evil Dead, of course - would be bringing the stories from these books to television, fans of the books were thrilled.   Soon after work on the series went into production, word began slipping out t...

Knights of the Zodiac Vol. #4
by Luis Cruz (Sun 07-25-2004)

... with his Hercules Punch. Hercules Punch? Shouldn\'t someone wearing a fish suit attack with something like the Poseidon Punch or the Kraken Krush? Must just be me; Ikki tosses the golden helmet to Seiyu and apparently sacrifices himself to stop Doc...

Weekly Book Buzz: STAR WARS REPUBLIC COMMANDO
by Tim Janson (Mon 09-15-2008)

...ncredible Hercules Against the World (Marvel)   WORLD WAR HULK is over, the man-monster Hulk defeated and imprisoned following an earth-shaking battle that left both allies and enemies struggling to pick up the pieces. Having sided with the Hulk...

Making JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, Part 3
by Ted Newsom (Sun 05-21-2000)

...a view of Hercules much different from audience expectations, and the joie de vivre that Nigel Green brought to the role makes him far more interesting than the nominal hero, stealing the few scenes he is in. `We wanted to get away from the beefcake re...


Genre Cluster Content on DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-05-2005)

...S, SON OF HERCULES IN THE LAND OF DARKNESS, HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN, COLOSSUS AND THE AMAZON QUEEN, HERCULES & THE CAPTIVE WOMEN, HERCULES & THE TYRANTS OF BABYLON, HERCULES UNCHAINED and DEVIL OF THE DESERT VS. SON OF HERCULES. AM...

ABC and iTunes Offers First 30 Minutes for Raimi's LEGEND
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 10-28-2008)

...acters of Hercules and Xena to life almost a decade ago. "Fans have been clamoring to get a first look at the series and based on the early response from the clips released on the 'Legend of the Seeker' website, we knew this would be a huge suc...

TITAN AE
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-15-2000)

... Disney’s HERCULES or Bluth and co-director Gary Goldman’s ANASTASIA, but it looks new only if you’ve never seen an anime feature.TITAN A.E. 20th Century Fox Presents A Blue Skies, Fox Animation Studios Production. Directed by Don Bluth & Gary Goldman....

Drawing a Crowd: The Summer's Animated Blockbusters
by Mike Lyons (Thu 06-08-2000)

...ONTAS and HERCULES. In addition, the studio moved from its usual, cushy late-June slot, (where its past summer animated fare has opened) to pre-Memorial Day, where DINOSAUR kicked off the summer movie season. Disney`s latest is just one of many an...


The Saga of Jason and the Golden Fleece
by Andrew Osmond (Sat 05-06-2000)

...Romans as Hercules; and young Nestor, who later fought at Troy.Nestor`s (alleged) presence is representative of the way Jason`s legend works like a hypertext, with many references and connections to other stories. For example, there`s Hypsipyle, queen ...

One Guest for Dinner
by Denise Dumars (Fri 11-10-2000)

...mesh is a Hercules-type hero of half-mortal and half-goddess heritage who runs afoul of the gods, of course. To see what happens read the book or look up the myth in The Woman`s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets.A new Lois Lowry title should be good ne...

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: A Retrospective of the Ray Harryhausen Classic
by Ted Newsom (Sun 05-07-2000)

... from the Hercules myth became the dragon that guarded the Golden Fleece. The twin monsters Scylla and Charybdis would appear to battle the Argonauts; Medea would lead Jason past the three-headed dog Cerebus into the Underworld, in another Doré-inspir...

Stardate 06.24.01: Summer Arrives
by Michelle Erica Green (Tue 06-26-2001)

...'s former HERCULES co-star Bruce Campbell, who was unavailable to play it; at one time DEEP SPACE NINE's Alexander Siddig was also considered. Marsters will play the part without his familiar British accent from BUFFY, and Wolfe assures fans, "We got h...


Shazam!
by Development Heck (Thu 05-10-2007)

...rength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.Release Date:Unknown.Comments:Unknown.Scoop Feedback:March 24, 2003... Superhero movies are all the rage with Hollywood these days, but even s...

House of 1000 Public Domain Titles
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-12-2003)

...sp;  HERCULES / HERCULES UNCHAINED (Catcom) All right, I'm sure the video transfers for these must've been made 20 years ago.(O)     HORROR EXPRESS / BLOOD TIDE (Catcom) Besides, if you want an inferior edition of HORROR EXPRES...

Albert Band, 1925-2002
by John Thonen (Mon 07-15-2002)

...i HERCULES AND THE PRINCESS OF TROY © Sinister Cinema in Paris in 1925, Alfred Band was largely raised in the U.S, even graduating from Hollywood High School. In the '50s he became an associate of legendary filmmaker John Huston, serving ...

A Ghost World of His Own
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 08-13-2001)

... who made Hercules movies with Steve Reeves. I find myself in places that I don't feel I belong."That sense of detachment extends to attending superhero-friendly comic book conventions as well. "I feel out of place amongst the Klingons. That's just not...


Getting the Heads Rolling: Christopher Lee Speaks, Part Two
by Craig D. Reid (Wed 04-26-2000)

...1962) and HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD, 1961). These influence are particularly apparent during the carriage rides through spooky forests and the finale windmill scene (reminiscent of BRIDES OF DRACULA, 1960), and Depp`s Ichabod Crane blends elements...

DVD News and Release Info for August 7
by John Thonen (Tue 08-07-2001)

... Dragons, Hercules, and Lara “Croff” getting nekkid. Weee doggies, it don’t get much better than that!Vidiocy is our weekly Video & DVD column.

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)
by Craig Reid (Fri 06-08-2001)

...-toneless Hercules (Nigel Green) and flabby looking guy in a mermaid outfit (as Neptune), it doesn`t detract from the genius of what is arguably Harryhaussen`s finest hour as a special effects artist. His mesmerizing creations run the gamut from the te...

Genre Television: The Best of the '90s
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 02-07-2000)

...mpared to HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS and XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, which brought feature film-quality computer effects to the small screen, though not always successfully. These shows have to be honored for what they tried to do, rather than for wh...


Godannar Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 06-22-2006)

...cept that Hercules never had curves like this! Meanwhile Lou finds herself grappling with Ken's true plans for her. Is this her mission of revenge... or his? The biggest surprises yet are about to be unveiled in the sixth shocking volume of Godannar!...

Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #1
by Roman Martel (Mon 02-18-2002)

...des (from Hercules). I didn't care too much for his antics, and I won't be missing him if he never comes back (kinda like Jar Jar, but to a lesser degree ;-). I just wonder at the reason for the character and his very unoriginal design. Oh well. Most ...

Disney\'s Porco Ross Dub Cast (Wed 10-08-2003)

...san Egan (Hercules, Spirited Away) Fia - Kimberly Williams-Paisley

SIMON: KING OF THE WITCHES
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 06-24-2008)

...ter named Hercules (Gerald York). Simon agrees to perform sorcery at Hercules’ parties under two conditions. The first, that the effort behind the spell reflects his compensation and more importantly that the guests realize that each spell will b...


ANDROMEDA goes exclusive with Sci Fi Channel
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-14-2004)

...in Sorbo (HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS) as Dylan Hunt, captain of the sentient starship Andromeda and sworn protector of the Commonweath interstellar government. The series has been a strong performer in syndication even though it has suffered from...

Blood: The Last Vampire
by Philip Verdieck (Sun 03-24-2002)

...s a C-130 Hercules, which has been around since 1957. The first fighters we see (one takes off) is not an F-16, but an F-105 ThunderChief, which entered service in 1958. Later they show an F-4 Phantom, which the USAF started using in 1962 (the Navy i...

Dragon Ball Z (Shonen Jump Edition) Vol.#16
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-03-2006)

... honor of Hercules, the \"winner\" of the last big battle and the public face of the warriors that went up against Cell. He\'s even got a daughter in high school himself now named Videl and she\'s grown up believing his stories of victory and conquest,...

Team Captain: August writing NL's 'Shazam!' (Fri 03-09-2007)

...rength of Hercules, the stamina of Aries, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury. More...


Radical gets funding for ALADDIN, CITY OF DUST
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 10-16-2008)

... produce 'Hercules' for Universal and Spyglass, John Woo is attached to direct 'Caliber' for Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Bryan Singer is on board to produce 'Freedom Formula' through his Bad Hat Harry Prods.

Comicscape: Character Contrast in the Dark Knight
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-23-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #118 2nd Ptg Sandoval Var $2.99   Kitty Pryde And Wolverine Prem HC $19.99   Kitty Pryde And Wolverine Prem HC Dm Ed $19.99   Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #38 $2.99   Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four V...

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

...IONS, and HERCULES for Walt Disney, THE MAXX for MTV, and the Grammy award-winning music video "Do The Evolution" for American rock group Pearl Jam. LADY DEATH tells the story of innocence betrayed and then reborn as a powerful elemental force capable...

ADV Films Live Action Evangelion Movie (Mon 05-19-2003)

... popular "Hercules" and "Xena" series. At the height of production on "The Lord of the Rings," Weta Workshop employed 150 physical effects technicians and 350 digital effects technicians at Weta Digital. Weta's work on "The Lord of the Rings" has garne...


STARSHIP TROOPERS CHRONICLES: Pushing the 3D Animation Envelope.
by Frank Garcia (Mon 02-14-2000)

... (who did HERCULES and XENA visual effects) was brought in. But after only two episodes, they fell out of the project because of a disagreement over how to continue future episodes. Two other companies were then pulled in to assist: Hyper Image (three ...

Comicscape: Wanted vs. Wanted
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-02-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #117 2nd Ptg Sandoval Var Si (PP #820) $2.99 Invaders Classic TP Vol 2 $29.99 Lords Of Avalon Sod #6 (of 6) $2.99 Marvel 1985 #1 (of 6) 2nd Ptg Edwards Var (PP #820) $3.99This was really good. Seriously, Mark Millar usually i...

Demon Hunter Vol.#01
by Mike Dungan (Wed 09-01-2004)

...much like Hercules in the tv series, fighting the bad guys and preparing for the inevitable battles with the other three angels. Michael travels with two companions, a beautiful young female doctor named Maggie, and Ruka, a smart-mouthed little annoyan...

Comicscape: Delving into Dead Souls
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-16-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #119 SI $2.99 Iron Man Director Of Shield #31 $2.99 Kick Ass #3 2nd Ptg JRJR Var (MR) (Pp #822) $2.99 Ben: The Boys, Kick Ass and The Punisher make up my “holy crap I love this but I have to find a place to hide them from th...


Tenchi in Tokyo Vol. #2
by Steve Brandon (Mon 02-18-2002)

...dustries "Hercules" Series 23 Construction Labor?) I'd have to say the absolute most hilarious thing about this episode is the type of "palace" that Yugi wants built; it's not what you might expect! Next is "Play Date". All of the girls try to steal ...

Princess Mononoke
by Jon Turner (Sat 02-16-2002)

...(Disney's HERCULES for example). And *that* is saying a lot for a character that spends th! e ! most time on the screen. The animation is spectacular, considering the limitations of animation in Anime - there are a couple of computer generated effects...

Fate / Stay Night Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-18-2007)

... known as Hercules, and the fact that he needs to be killed twelve times in order to be stopped, she\'s hoping to convince Shirou to give in to what she wants and accept defeat so that she doesn\'t have to kill him. This sets the stage for a series of...

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DVD Shopping Bag: 300 Collector's Edition
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-18-2008)

...: Chinese Hercules / Black Dragon   Flash Point [Blu-ray]   Infernal Affairs [Blu-ray]   Invisible Target [Blu-ray]   Island [Blu-ray]   Kiss Me Deadly   Logan's War: Bound by Honor   Lucky Number Slevin...

Toy Maniac: Toy Helmets for Halloween
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 09-25-2008)

...p; C-130 Hercules X Expansion for MS Flight Simulator X by Just Flight (Windows Vista / XP)   Command & Conquer 3 Deluxe Edition by Electronic Arts (Windows Vista / XP)   EA Sports Collection by Electronic Arts (Windows Vista / XP) ...

'Red Sonja' to film in October (Mon 06-30-2008)

...as Conan, Hercules and The Three Musketeers titles.  There is history with these mythical heroes, and success," says Millennium’s Boaz Davidson.  "We were pleased when Joe Gatta brought us this project." Production is se...

Comicscape: Robert Kirkman Calls You Out
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-20-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #120 SI $2.99   Iron Fist Origin Of Danny Rand $3.99 Ben:For a second I thought that said orgy. Kurt: Damn, and I was just about to get out my shirt with the really wide collar!   Iron Man Director Of Shield #32 $2.99...


Top Maniacal Rumors: More Turtles, Doom Love and Moore Dissent
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-25-2008)

...Taking on Hercules?     Rumor: After decades of getting various adaptations for the big screen, the latest report has director Peter Berg–fresh off his Hancock success–being the next in line to adapt the mythological character....

COMICSCAPE: Watching out for a WATCHMEN sequel
by Chad Derdowski (Wed 11-26-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #123 $2.99 Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #42 $2.99 Marvel Adventures Iron Man TP Armored Avenger Digest $8.99 Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #5 $2.99 Marvel Your Universe Poster$7.99 Chad: I’ll Marvel your universe&hell...

WWPhilly: Marvel Secret Invasion Panel
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 06-03-2008)

...ncredible Hercules will go off on his own quest, sent by Athena, to vanguish the Skrull gods. They refused to answer the numerous questions about whether or not Hawkeye/ Ronin and Mockingbird are Skrulls.  They closed the panel stating that the ...

Mean and Green: Comicscape Reviews The Incredible Hulk
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-18-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #118 SI $2.99 Iron Man Director Of Shield #30 $2.99 Iron Man TP Haunted $26.99 Jack Kirbys Galactic Bounty Hunters TP Vol 01 $19.99 Kick Ass #1 Directors Cut (MR) $3.99 Ben:Wow. A nine year old cut a gangbangers head in...


Italian film music Maestro Francesco de Masi 1930-2005
by Randall Larson (Mon 11-21-2005)

...RIUMPH OF HERCULES, and many others. Read Tim Lucas' tribute to De Masi at www.videowatchdog.com/watchblog/2005/11/francesco-de-masi-1930-2005.html  Cinescape's Music News provides weekdaily news and views on film music, progressive rock, and othe...

More Disney Treasures!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 12-03-2005)

...opeye and Hercules cartoons. (O) SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES Volume 2 (Warner Bros.) 18 episodes on 2 discs focusing mainly on supervillains, including a brave & bold team-up with Batman. With commentraks and featurettes. Also available bundled wi...

Comicscape - October 26, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-26-2005)

...TP $16.99 Hercules New Labors Of Hercules TP $13.99Sucked! Hulk Destruction #4 (of 4) $2.99Does the Hulk ever not destroy things? Kabuki #5 (MR) $2.99Al: Okay, I'm one of those people who don't get David Mack. Seriously, he strikes me as mostly just pr...

America's Army
by Matt "SixShooter" Leyendecker (Tue 07-16-2002)

...ro II and Hercules Prophet cards will not run this game. At all. Go buy a GeForce like the rest of the world.The sounds are good. Very accurate gunfire, but that damned drill sergeant got on my nerves during basic. It sounded as though he was barking o...


The Amazing DVD Shopping List!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-29-2004)

... more.(O) HERCULES / HERCULES UNCHAINED (VCI) The worldwide smash hits that started a landslide of Italian muscleman movies. (O) HOLLYWOOD STRANGLER MEETS THE SKID ROW SLASHER (Media Blasters) A sleazy pin-up photographer who sidelines in serial killin...

Segal Says 'SHAZAM!'
by News Editor (Thu 04-13-2006)

...rength of Hercules, the stamina of Aries, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.Peter Segal and Michael Ewing will produce. William Goldman and Bryan Goluboff have both worked on the script.

Fish Heads, Fish Heads
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-12-2007)

... Hercules in the Haunted World © Also of note from Digitmovies is Armando Trovajoli’s splendid score for Mario Bava’s 1961 peblum thriller, Ercole Al Centro Della Terra (US: Hercules in the Haunted World).  Thi...

Merchandising: The Search for More Money!
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-16-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #116 $2.99 Invincible Iron Man Omnibus HC Vol 01 $99.99 Invincible Iron Man Omnibus HC Vol 01 Granov Var $99.99 Invincible Iron Man Omnibus HC Vol 01 Movie Var $99.99 Kurt: Let the deluge begin. Iron Man #28 $3.99 Iron Man Leg...


Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)

...ncredible Hercules Against World Prem HC $19.99 Invincible Iron Man #1 2nd Ptg Larroca Var (Pp #817) $2.99 Kurt: This is actually really good. Invincible Iron Man #1 2nd Ptg Meinerding Var (Pp #817) $2.99 Iron Man Legacy Of Doom #3 (Of 4) $2.99 ...

2007: The Year in Review, Part Two
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 01-04-2008)

...ncredible Hercules and launch another title written by Jeph Loeb, just called The Hulk. Ben Johnson reviewed the entire crossover for Comicscape when it wrapped, and he wasn’t terribly impressed. I haven’t even read it, so I can&r...

Imaginistix Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell
by Tim Janson (Sun 11-11-2007)

...f myth as Hercules stands poised to hurl a fearsome creature (perhaps the Erymanthian Boar) off a mountainside. And again, we have a powerful, yet naturally muscled figure.   Many may not be aware of their work in advertising but this is a ...

Sam Raimi's Future is Bright
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-22-2007)

...is “Hercules”, “Xena Warrior Princess”, “M.A.N.T.I.S” , “Cleopatra 2525” series. Sure, this was around the same time that Baywatch was ruling the airwaves in European countries and silicone breasted ba...


Comicscape - April 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-28-2004)

... in which Hercules gets his munchies handed to him - I just loved Hyde in that tale). Anyway, I took a gander at CLASSIC X-MEN and loved the Arthur Adams covers and also the opportunity to experience the Dark Phoenix Saga like it was new. The original ...

Action & Adventure
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-01-2006)

...COLE (aka HERCULES) and ERCOLE E LA REGINA DI LIDIA (aka HERCULES UNCHAINED) respectively directed in 1957 and 1958 by Pietro Francisci, starring bodybuilder Steve Reeves as Hercules and magnificently scored by Enzo Masetti. The scores have appeared on...

BLACK SUNDAY (a.k.a THE MASK OF SATAN) on Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 01-07-2000)

...VAMPIRES, HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD), and Steele became the reigning Queen of Horror (at least in Italy), but neither one ever really surpassed their original (and only) collaboration. BLACK SUNDAY (or THE MASK OF SATAN, as it is called on the rest...

Interview with The Vampire: Christopher Lee Speaks.
by Craig D. Reid (Mon 04-17-2000)

...ions with Hercules, Pirates, James Bond, Caesar, Rasputin and all the classics he did with arguably his closest friend Peter Cushing, Lee has etched out a menacing yet dynamic niche in the annals of cinematic history.So suffice it to say that when I re...


Making MODERN VAMPIRES, Part Two
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 11-26-1999)

... film was HERCULES’ FAMILY, which was the predecessor to FORBIDDEN ZONE, done three years before. That’s a 16mm film that I never finished. I’m going through my old archives. Some people have approached me about doing a DVD of FORBIDDEN ZONE, and if I ...

Comicscape: Kurt’s Final Comicscape
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-29-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #122 $2.99 Incredible Hercules Prem HC Secret Invasion $19.99 Marvel 1985 #6 (Of 6) $3.99 Ben: I am sad to see this end. Kurt: I’m looking forward to reading this through. I really liked the first issue. Marvel Adve...

ADV Films January 10th Release Details (Tue 12-13-2005)

...in Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) as Captain Dylan Hunt and based on an original concept and unproduced stories found in the papers of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda features inspiring stories of genuin...

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS on TV
by Frederick C. Szebin (Sat 05-06-2000)

... boastful Hercules, more akin to the actual Greek myths than the clean cut All-American Kevin Sorbo. Frank Langella is regal as Aertes; Dennis Hopper has some fine moments—mostly in the last half of the second part—as evil, murderous Pelias; Diana Ken...


Jerry Doyle Chat Transcript (Mon 06-12-2000)

...look like Hercules. :)Rashana: Did you enjoy the crew on the show Babylon 5?Jerryd: I would wish that every actor had an opportunity to do a series...and a series with as many wonderful, talented, and friendly people as we had on Babylon 5. I hope the ...

ANDROMEDA Flexes Muscles (Thu 10-26-2000)

Kevin (Hercules) Sorbo`s new syndicated series Gene Roddenberry`s Andromeda looks like it may be a ratings winner. Earning a 4.3 national household rating, Andromeda`s series debut ranked ninth among all weekly syndicated programs for the week ending Oct....

SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 06-08-2001)

...ULAN, and HERCULES. A highlight is Cartman’s reprise of `Kyle’s Mom’s a Bitch,` which unexpectedly turns into a parody of `It’s a Small World After All`: midway through, Cartman sings, `Around the world, it might go a little bit something like this,` p...

GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS IV
by Randall Larson (Sat 09-16-2000)

...heme from HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS (conducted by veteran orchestrator Jack Smalley), a 4-minute suite from Elmer Bernstein’s SATURN 3 (its potent rhythmic intonations of synth, strings, and fluted wind patterns also seeing the light of recorded...


FARSCAPE's Aeryn Sun: Claudia Black
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 09-05-2000)

...isodes of HERCULES and XENA. But she really enjoys playing Aeryn in FARSCAPE. She says, `I love pushing things a little bit more than I have seen or a little bit more than I have done before personally, so that I am keeping on the edge and potentiall...

TITAN AE
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-15-2000)

... Disney’s HERCULES or Bluth and co-director Gary Goldman’s ANASTASIA, but it looks new only if you’ve never seen an anime feature.TITAN A.E. 20th Century Fox Presents A Blue Skies, Fox Animation Studios Production. Directed by Don Bluth & Gary Goldman....

It stinks!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-30-2006)

...ockbuster HERCULES as presented in various venues. This one's for Tim Lucas, and I can't wait to read his analysis. (O) HERCULES / MOLE MEN AGAINST THE SON OF HERCULES (Retromedia) Steve Reeves in the original 1958 international blockbuster that star...

CRIMES OF THE BLACK CAT
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sun 06-19-2005)

..., FURY OF HERCULES) introduces its characters in an intriguing hand-off manner, kind of like SLACKERS with murder. In Copenhagen we see blonde fashion model Paola Whitney (Isabelle Marchall) as, at the direction of a voice on the telephone, she deliver...


Musical Intrigue for A Scanner Darkly
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-29-2006)

...roles. If HERCULES and HERCULES ENCHAINES (Digitmovies first Peplum soundtracks) represent the pure Italian Peplum lacking in other genres' contaminations, instead ARRIVANO I TITANI represent very succeeded fusion of mythology and comedy. The CD will b...

One Comicscape, Many Subjects
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-16-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #113 $2.99 Ben: Not so much. Incredible Hercules #113 Var (Pp #796) $2.99 Iron Man Power Pack #3 (Of 4) $2.99 Kabuki Reflections #9 (MR) $5.99 Sgt. Kabukiman: My makeup is slipping! Marvel Adventures Avengers #20 $2.99 Marvel ...

Monsters Unleashed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-27-2004)

... bunch of Hercules movies are included, but this bargain set similar to [IMG7R]the previous HORROR MEGAPACK should provide a decent 12-disc B-flick library at a very price. The lineup: THE INCREDIBLE PETRIFIED WORLD, QUEEN OF THE AMAZON, ROBOT MONSTER,...

Comicscape - January 7, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-07-2004)

...eating on Hercules, the strongest god from Mount Olympus, in issue #2 and in #3, her beating Wonder Man in arm wrestling, every single time; remember that he is one of Marvel's strongest humanoid characters. But of course, the ultimate injustice was wh...


Andromeda's Gordon Michael Woolvett
by Michelle Erica Green (Tue 01-30-2001)

...in to see Hercules -- oh my god, I just called him Hercules. Well, Kevin Sorbo is huge. He`s a hero. And it`s a fun show.`In short, Woolvett loves his job, which he likens to participating in a role-playing game. `A television series is one of those bl...

Good-Bye, American Virgin
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-20-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #114 $2.99 Incredible Hercules #114 Acuna Var (Pp #799) $2.99 Iron Man #26 $2.99 Iron Man TP Many Armors Of Iron Man New Ptg $24.99 Loners TP Secret Lives Of Super Heroes $14.99 Marvel Adventures Avengers #21 $2.99 Marvel ...

Holy Shitaki, Batgirl
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-17-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #121 $2.99 Ben:Holy crap this is a good book.   Incredible Hercules Against The World TP $14.99   Iron Man Director Of Shield #33 SI $2.99   Marvel Adventures Avengers #28 $2.99   Marvel Adventures Two-In...

X-MEN: ROAD TRIPPIN'
by Jason Henderson (Wed 07-12-2000)

...erine and Hercules meet in a bar and fight over women. I love the bartender (`Wait! My insurance doesn’t cover superheroes!`) and also the silliness of it all, as Hercules and Wolverine stand in the end, congratulating one another and looking around to...


RED PLANET, AUSTIN POWERS, THE GRINCH and FREQUENCY
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 11-11-2000)

... for TV’s HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS (Joe LoDuca), which will include music from the final eight episodes: `Full Circle,` `Rebel With A Cause,` `City Of The Dead,` `Darkness Visible,` `Bedeviled,` `Love Amazon,` `A Wicked Good Time,` `Hercules, T...

Quite a Good Month
by John Thonen (Tue 05-02-2000)

...ssics as: Hercules vs the Hydra (with Jane Mansfield) ,as well as Hercules vs Moloch, Hercules and the Sons of the Sun, Lion of Thebes, Medusa vs The Son of Hercules, The Trojan Horse, and The Triumph of Hercules. Don’t forget that 1987’s forgotte...

ANGEL
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 02-21-2000)

...es, whose HERCULES and XENA quickly devolved beyond self-parody and into the worst elements of idiot farce. It's not the fault of the cast: Boreanaz is pleasant, pleasing and coolly morose as Angel, but that may be a problem as well. It was probabl...

Marvel Heroes and Villains on DVD in Canada
by Jim Harvey (Wed 10-01-2008)

...or: Enter Hercules" - Thor pays for his disrespect to Odin with a battle against the heroes of Valhalla - and a hand-to-hand fight with hercules for the hand of the woman he loves! "The Incredible Hulk: When Monsters Meet" - Arrivin...


LADY FRANKENSTEIN
by Brian Thomas (Mon 07-09-2001)

...terns and Hercules pictures. By 1971, the trend toward blatant sexuality in films had reached the horror genre, and Ms. Neri promised to take things as far as they could go.Finally, you've got not one, but two of the best super-powered monsters that 19...

MURDER BY NUMBERS
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 04-19-2002)

...V's YOUNG HERCULES), the killers' vague motivations and increasingly desperate moves to save their necks simply aren't emotionally engaging enough to keep the film's early momentum going. A subplot concerning the Bullock character's issues with men - a...

Audio Treatment for Manfredi’s The Last Legion
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-13-2007)

... XENA and HERCULES television series, THE LAST LEGION tells the story of the Roman Empire’s final days and the initial founding of the Pendragon feudal line. Although I’m very leary about the film adaptation slated for a September 2007 d...

DVDeparted
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-13-2007)

...sp;  HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN / HERCULES PRISONER OF EVIL (Retromedia) Italian peplum double feature from the early 1960s.   (O)   HOOTENANNY A GO-GO (Alpha) Obscure 1964 musical (AKA Once Upon A Coffee House) presents a lo...


The Mythic Eloquence of 300
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-08-2007)

...gy, Xena, Hercules, The Triangle) and both scores are presented here in La-La Land’s double-CD limited edition set. And, last but not least, the label has also just released the complete score to the beloved 1987 Mel Brooks sci-fi spoof Space...

"Pantheon High: Volume 1"
by Nadia Oxford (Sat 01-20-2007)

... of Coach Hercules, who might unleash a dragon to motivate his charges to run just a little bit faster?  Pantheon High is a Los Angeles-based private school for demigods of Greek, Norse, Japanese and Egyptian heritage.  The curriculum is ...

Ascending into the Iconic: Separating Fiction From Legend
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 01-04-2007)

...an define Hercules or Snow White in all their permutations, let alone any character from folklore or mythology.  Consider Star Wars – when A New Hope came out, the world saw a single film written and directed by George Lucas.  That ...

John August to write "Shazam!"
by Karl Schneider (Fri 03-09-2007)

...rength of Hercules, the stamina of Aries, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury."It's a unique opportunity to do a comic book movie where the character in it actually read comic books," said August. "What's ...


"Fracture"
by Brian Thomas (Fri 04-20-2007)

...o;s Young Hercules) is a sharp young lawyer in the district attorney’s office who has just used some sly craft to wheedle a job with a high power law firm. It seems he’s ascending to Valhalla as we see him meeting – and mating &nda...

Disney's 10 Animated Films To 2012
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-09-2008)

... Aladdin, Hercules) and the Disney DVD and Blu-ray release of Tinker Bell North of Never Land (working title). 2010 brings the highly anticipated return of Buzz and Woody in the Disney Digital(TM) 3D summer release of Pixar's Toy Story 3 directed by Le...

Gordon Lee and the CBLDF Win
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-23-2008)

... Hulk Vs Hercules When Titans Collide               $3.99 Iron Man Hulk Sampler Pi Ben: Why these two heroes? Weird. Kurt: Um, movies. Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #35&...

Mainstream Readers and Future Formats
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-19-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #115 $2.99 Kurt: Turning The Incredible Hulk into this is the most backwards-ass thing I’ve ever seen. Iron Man #27 $2.99 Lords Of Avalon SOD #1 (Of 6) 2nd Ptg Var $2.99 Marvel Adventures Avengers #22 $2.99 Marvel Adventur...


Region Free
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 01-08-2008)

...oy Slade Hercules Against the Mongols/Hercules and the Masked Rider The Invasion Of Johnson County Killing Machine / Shogun's Ninja (Double Feature) [Blu-ray] Last of the Vikings Lee Van Cleef Collection - Vol. 1 Lock, Stock and Barrel Man On Fi...

Continuity Crisis
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-19-2007)

...bin Hood, Hercules, or any other of the bevy of heroes that exist in both our collective imaginations and the public domain. I can write my own Robin Hood novel and no one will complain about continuity between my version and the Howard Pyle colle...

Look out Raiders – The Librarian Is Here
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-28-2006)

...gy, Xena, Hercules, The Triangle) and both scores are presented in one amazing 2-CD Limited Edition set. “Loduca’s sensational music captures all the action, wonder and suspense of The Librarian films,” says La-La Land. This 2-CD...

DVD on ICE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 02-28-2006)

...: CHINESE HERCULES /MANTIS FIST & TIGER CLAWS OF SHAOLIN (BCI Eclipse) Bolo Yeung's old school kung fu hit appears for the first time on US DVD in anamorphic widescreen / Rare 1977 flick finds John Cheung battling an inhuman killer. (O) KUNG FU THE...


Photos from the OPEN RANGE
by Sue Schneider (Fri 08-29-2003)

...in Sorbo (Hercules), Tom Selleck, Luke Perry, Haley Joel Osment, Geoff and George Stults, Frances Fisher, Charisma Carpenter, Robert and Katie Wagner, Matthew Lillard and many others.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it...

Herrmann Noir
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-18-2003)

...yndicated HERCULES and XENA television series. Daniel Kolton has now sued Universal Studios and others for copyright infringement citing unauthorized usage of his copyrighted music in a lawsuit filed December 4 in US Federal Court Los Angeles.The case ...

Should Forster STAY?
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-16-2003)

The Hollywood Reporter is running the story that Ryan Gosling (remember him as YOUNG HERCULES?) is looking at a role in the Marc Forster psychological thriller STAY. The project is casting up its parts, with Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts already committed...

Comicscape - June 18, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-18-2003)

...st Rider, Hercules, the Angel, and Iceman back together again, especially after all that's happened in the intervening years, could be highly provocative, to say the least. I don't even remember what brought them together in the first place, but think ...


Stay
by Coming Attractions (Wed 07-16-2003)

... as YOUNG HERCULES?) is looking at a role in the Marc Forster psychological thriller STAY. The project is casting up its parts, with Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts already committed to starring in the picture. McGregor plays a college psych professor wh...

THE LIGHT BRIGADE #1
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-03-2004)

... as Thor, Hercules, and Wonder Woman in their ranks. It's a bit difficult to say that one religion is more important than all the rest when you have the Norse God of Thunder tearing about the skies of Manhattan, for instance, or when an Amazon Princess...

Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)

...culture's Hercules - he is not supposed to be a two dimensional action hero."[Additionally,] Superman's dark side is necessary. All Action Comics #1 - the book that started it all. © DC humans have a dark side. Superman has been raised to ...

Patrick Doyle's Goblet of Fire
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-24-2005)

...RIUMPH OF HERCULES, and many others. For an appreciation of DeMasi's work, read Tim Lucas' thoughts at Video Watchdog at: www.videowatchdog.com/watchblog/2005/11/francesco-de-masi-1930-2005.html   Varèse Sarabande has announced the four November t...


Comicscape - October 12, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-12-2005)

...man is to Hercules as Batman is to Hamlet. Heroes haven't changed much since THE ODYSSEY and GILGAMESH. The details have changed, but the essence stays the same. One wonders if new heroes would serve any purpose, or if they would just similarly fill th...

You're a puppet!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-17-2005)

... Includes HERCULES UNCHAINED, GIANT OF MARATHON and SAMSON & THE 7 MIRACLES OF THE WORLD. Okay, but hardly "ultimate". I mean, there's not one Joe Don Baker movie in there. (O) THE WEDDING SINGER (Warner Bros.) Mini-DVD (O) WHITE NOISE (Universal) ...

Robots and Reptiles!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-08-2005)

...(O)  HERCULES THE AVENGER / HERCULES AND THE BLACK PIRATE (Retromedia) Reg Park and Alan Steele star as the son of Zeus in these two early '60s Italian muscle operas. See Herc travel through time! SAMURAI ASSASSIN © AnimEigo (O) ...

Comicscape: What is Owed? Continuity for New and Old Readers
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-21-2008)

...ncredible Hercules #117 SI $2.99   Incredible Hulk Omnibus HC Ross Var Vol 01 $99.99   Incredible Hulk Omnibus HC Vol 01 $99.99 Ben: Wife, if you’re reading this, you know what to buy me… oh you don’t read this? T...