Comic book legend Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN, the novel AMERICAN GODS), has filed a lawsuit against comic legend Todd McFarlane (SPAWN, founder of Image Comics).The suit, according to what Gaiman's spokesperson told SciFi Wire, centers on Image Comic's unauthor...
In part one of CINESCAPE's BABYLON 5: THE LEGEND OF THE RANGERS coverage, readers were introduced to the concept and characters for the made-for-TV movie. This installment explores the film's special effects, its long-term plans and the effects of those p...
Due in large part to its commitment toward developing original programming of both an episodic and telefilm nature (FARSCAPE, DUNE, FIRESTARTER: REKINDLED), the Sci Fi Channel is providing fans of the B5 universe with a reason to smile again. Specifically...
BABYLON 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski must still be reeling from the out-of-the-gate cancellation of his last B5 series, CRUSADE. This new property, THE LEGEND OF THE RANGERS, is quite clearly crafted as a pilot for a new series (it even has an episode...
We all know the story of the legendary thief that steals from the rich and gives to the poor both from the stories and movies about Robin Hood. Strategy First decided to rekindle the flames of the old legend and publish a squad-based tactical strategy gam...
The newest screen adaptation of Richard Matheson’s influential novel IAmLegend suffers from near-schizophrenia. After director Francis Lawrence and screenplay adapters Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman (Goldsman is also one of the producers) set...
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that IAMLEGEND opened strongly, with most shows sold out at IMAX® theatres during its debut weekend, contributing $3.2 million of the record-breaking $77.4 million that the film grossed at t...
...n’s IAmLegend.
Originally penned in 1954, IAmLegend explores the psychological isolation of a plague-resistant man in a near-future world inhabited by vampires. Arguably considered one of the best horror novels ever written, Matheson...
While at the press junket for IAMLEGEND, Ryan Rotten had a chance to talk shop with Will Smith on his "Robert Neville" character in IAMLEGEND. The film will hit theaters in a few days in both standard theaters and IMAX, giving Batman fans a ...
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER is the most highly anticipated game of all time, with pre-orders exceeding those of even GRAND THEFT AUTO. All around the country, retailers are selling dozens of copies of the game to eager gamers who once again want t...
Sinbad is one of those characters that everyone has heard of, but who most people, if you were to ask them, couldn't really tell you much about. "Um, he's a sailor?" or "He fights skeletons that came back to life" is probably all you would get from those ...
The rumors have been thick in recent weeks that Sir Thomas Sean Connery would be returning from his retirement in order to reprise his Henry Jones Sr. character in Indiana Jones 4. If you keep up with said news, you would have found out those rumors are n...
The science fiction & fantasy genres may have been taking a hit these past few months but that is not the case this weekend. The latest genre film to hit the market, IAmLegend, has come in and won big for Warner Bros. The film, based on the novel by...
The video game industry is maturing. Those of us who grew up with Donkey Kong, or more incredibly, Pong, might feel a little light-headed at the sheer power and wondrous tricks the new generation of game consoles have to offer. Speaking fo...
According to Production Weekly, the upcoming Warner Bros. film, IAMLEGEND, will have a shoot lasting over six months. The sci-fi film stars Will Smith and will be directed by Francis Lawrence.IAMLEGEND will begin filming on September 23 and continue ...
The Legend of Heroes trilogy has been the longest running RPG series on the PSP, for better and for worse. While each of the games standalone, where you would not need to play the previous games, they exist in the same world, unlike the Final Fantasy ...
Yahoo! Movies has posted the trailer for Columbia Pictures 's THE LEGEND OF ZORRO. The film stars Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell, Anthony Hopkins, and Nick Chinlund.The script was written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. ZORRO was ...
Yahoo Movies has released the first 3 minutes of the upcoming sci-fi adventure IAMLEGEND online while the movie itself premieres tomorrow in theaters around the globe. To check it out, click here. The film stars Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson...
Studios banked at the international box office in the same way as they did here in the states for this past holiday week. For a second consecutive week, IAMLEGEND continued in 1st place with 46.1 mil in receipts from 25 markets. 21.8 million of that cam...
Before the 1980's if you were to say the word 'Zelda' to someone, they would tell you that it was the name of a woman, probably in her late seventies, that most likely lived in a house about five blocks from you and had 29 cats. However, a won...
So I'm minding my own business yesterday morning, when the friendly neighborhood FedEx man shows up. What's under his arm? I don't really know, and I didn't seem to care right away. I pop open the box and found a Bobblehead Link inside, and then suddenly ...
IAMLEGEND, the post-apocalyptic thriller which Arnold Schwarzenegger has had his eye on for years, has slipped through the action hero's fingers. However, as Will Smith and director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR) go forward at Warner Bros., Arno...
There are few things that have come out of the Marvel line of comics that are more useless than the Marvel Mangaverse idea. (MARVILLE still takes the prize for "most useless comic concept ever spawned," naturally.) Don't get me wrong: I'm all for doing ne...
Since the death of Bruce Lee, no performer has represented the face of martial arts more prominently than Jackie Chan. Starting with Asian films like Drunken Master and Fearless Hyena, he quickly established a unique onscreen style emphasizing comedy and ...
THE LEGEND OF ZORRO didn't leave a Z swashbuckled in the Internet, but Columbia Pictures did carve the first official picture of stars Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones into the pages of USA TODAY (see left).The picture, sequel to 1998's THE MASK ...
It didn't take long for the sequel discussion to begin with IAmLegend bringing in loads of cash for Warner Bros. An anonymous souce over at the studio has told Ryan Rotten that author Richard Matheson has signed off on sequel rights for the studio. Obvi...
If you hang around the Internet, you undoubtedly hear a lot about Ninjas and how they waste their enemies with laser-swords, run on the ceiling, and hate pirates (and vice versa). Someone usually brings up something about the hit series, Naruto. You mig...
With two consoles being released within 2 days of each other, plenty of games have hit the market. Something different from the PS3 launch though is that there are a lot of Wii games that can be played. The competition has also held off, so that it is...
Warner Home Video's IAmLegend topped the national DVD sales chart in its second week in stores after debuting at No. 2 the previous week, and it remained at No. 1 on the rental chart for the second consecutive week. We also know who will be winning this...
According to IESB.net, Johnny Depp is not in the upcoming Warner Bros. film IAMLEGEND.IESB writes, "Remember the casting news that Johnny Depp had been cast in IAmLegend? According to our "on-set" source this rumor is pure BS, Depp never signed on and...
The long-awaited SOTA Toys LEGEND Electronic Talking Lord of Darkness will arrive in stores this March. The 1/4 scale figure measures nearly 21-inches tall and his shoulders are 9-inches wide. It will carry a MSR price of $75.These are the phrases t...
Justin Theroux (MULHOLLAND DRIVE) and Julie Delpy (BEFORE SUNSET) will star in the supernatural thriller THE LEGEND OF LUCY KEYES. The actors will play the parents of a little girl who disappears under mysterious circumstances shortly after they move into...
Warner Bros. has hired director Francis Lawrence to helm the long in development IAMLEGEND. The script by Mark Protosevich is an adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel.The story is set in Los Angeles after a biological war, and centers on the sole heal...
I fondly remember the Thanksgiving break when OCARINA OF TIME was released for the N64. I had made a scouting trip to the local 24-hour Wal-Mart SuperCenter in hopes that they would begin selling the game at midnight, and to my delight the stores was. Aro...
It was very close but Disney's Enchanted cast the right spell and beat out WB's IAmLegendin the DVD races this week. The film narrowly triumphed over the Smith vehicle to nail down the No. 1 spot on the latest DVD sales chart for the week ended March 2...
Greetings, Maniacs. Welcome to another week of comic shopping on Thursday. I hope you didn’t break down sobbing at the counter yesterday afternoon when you tried to pick up your books. I remember one Internet journalist describi...
The upcoming science fiction film IAmLegend, starring Will Smith and based on the classic Richard Matheson science fiction story (previously filmed as The Last Man On Earth and The Omega Man), will get an original score composed by James Newton Howard. ...
Three new TV spots for the upcoming IAMLEGEND film appeared online today courtesy of IKlipz. The Warner Bros. film, based on the best-selling Richard Matheson, stars Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith and Charlie Taha...
Leaves' Eyes, the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-Theatre Of Tragedy singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of Atrocity (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) have uploaded their video for the song "Legend Land" on their web site a...
THE LEGEND OF ZORRO is a sequel to 1998's THE MASK OF ZORRO, reuniting stars Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones with director Martin Campbell. As sequels go, it's not bad, and it doesn't sink as completely into the obvious trap of its mandate make...
The director sat down with Ryan Rotten after holding his press conference for IAMLEGEND at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. In the interview, Lawrence discussed his thoughts after watching the first two adaptations of Richard Matheson's nov...
One of the funniest things about the comedic exaggeration of ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY is how lifelike it is. Yes, the styles of the '70s are an easy target and yes, they are laughable which is why simply accurately recreating them gets laugh...
Nearly a month ago, we passed along word that IAMLEGEND was still being filmed/reshot by director Francis Lawrence. Well, Ryan Rotten at Shock Til You Drop asked the director the question that many news outlets were wondering when this hit the wire...
Screenwriter Mark Protosevich has hinted to the La Times that a sequel to the upcoming IAMLEGEND has been pitched to Warner Bros. A lot of factors come into play on whether it's approved. First and foremost, the success of the original starring Will Smi...
Michael Bay is looking to dredge up the long in development IAMLEGEND movie project, with hopes of getting Will Smith to star in it.While talking to E! Online's Anderson Jones, the helmer, who called the project "a combo of ALIEN and CAST AWAY," reveale...
A new trailer has appeared online for IAMLEGEND courtesy of Kino. This the second trailer released, the original hitting the web back on June 7, 2007. The film, based on Richard Matheson's novel, was directed by Francis Lawrence (Constantine)&...
The Warner Bros. production of IAMLEGEND, based on the best selling Richard Matheson novel, seems to be a high profile project for the parties involved here. So, why have we seen only two trailers for this film and little information about it compared t...
April 29th marked the 27th year of the passing of one of cinema’s greatest directors ever. A man who re-invented a style on the thriller and suspense genres all his own and created new inspiration for directors of today to build off. This genius beh...
MovieWeb.com has posted the new poster for Warner Bros.' IAMLEGEND.
As previously reported, the story is set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, and centers on one lone man (Will Smith) who fights to survive against a horde of vampire-lik...
Johnny Depp has been added to the cast of IAMLEGEND. He will join Will Smith in the cast.Blackfilm.com writes, "When Will Smith was cast as the lead in the long-awaited adapted film version of Richard Matheson's IAMLEGEND, it was probably the worst k...
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has issued a brief statement on some details for the DVD release of IAmLegend. I expect the full press release will be given the next few weeks but for now, expect a standard edition and special edition on Blu-Ray, HD-DVD...
In a move that gives Warner Bros. a tent pole summer release in 2007, IAmLegend looks to be fast tracking production. IAmLegendis a movie about the last healthy man on earth in a post-apocalyptic world battling blood-sucking mutants in New York. Wil...
THE GODFATHER of cinema has died. Marlon Brando, one of the 20th century's most celebrated actors and a two-time Academy Award winner, died yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 80. Brando's passing was relayed to the media by his attorney.First gaining ...
Plot:Link returns as an adult. World rejoices. Horse combat to play a huge factor.Platform:GameCubeCompany:Nintendo, Shigeru MiyamotoStatus:In DevelopmentLatest Rumors:The game will have some sort of supernatural influence, just like controlling time, the...
This is the third adaptation of Richard Matheson’s classic 1954 horror/Sci-Fi novel following 1964’s Last Man on Earth and 1971’s The Omega Man. I tried to not let the original novel influence my review too much as I detest those &...
Release Date: December 14, 2007 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Francis Lawrence Screenwriter: Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman Cast: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan Genre: Action, Advent...
When I first heard the Nintendo was bringing FOUR SWORDS ADVENTURES to the GameCube, I didn't think it could be all of that great. How much of an adventure would there actually be? Wouldn't it just be a gimmicky title touting the underused Connectivity fe...
While Nintendo has farmed the development of two-dimensional ZELDA games to Capcom, that hasn't meant a loss of quality. ORACLE OF AGES and ORACLE OF SEASONS might've been the best portable ZELDA games ever. Now with graphics rivaling A LINK TO THE PAST, ...
Streams of Silver continues Devil’s Due’s adaptation of R.A. Salvatore’s Crystal Shard Trilogy. Salvatore is a bit of a polarizing writer. You seem to love him or hate him without much middle ground. I personally like Salv...
The Urotsukidoji saga has attained a certain legendary statussome might prefer the word 'notoriety'for its animated depictions of graphic sex and violence. The OVA (original video animation) series has developed a considerable cult following, both in spit...
...returning IAmLegend and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Warner Bros. continues its highly successful run with Legend pulling in 34.2 mil this weekend, which means the film has grossed 137.4 mil in only 10 days of domestic release. In its second week of rele...
According to BlackFilm.com, Salli Richardson and Alice Braga have signed on to join Will Smith in the cast of IAMLEGEND.In the film, Neville (Smith) is the last living man on Earth ... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child has become a ...
Warner Bros. has signed Will Smith to a pay-or-play deal to star in IAMLEGEND.Adapted from Richard Matheson's novel, the story set in post-apocalyptic New York, centers on the last healthy man following the release of a virus that decimates the populati...
...returning IAmLegend for Warner Bros., which follows in 3rd place with 27.5 mil over the weekend. Over the course of the 6-day holiday, the film has picked up another 53.4 million. Basically, it was neck and neck with Alvin, having only $500,000 less ...
For many of us, the character of Sinbad"the most daring and notorious rogue ever to sail the Seven Seas"resides mainly in our recollections of the semi-classic trilogy of Ray Harryhausen films based on the figure. But for all their stop-motion animation g...
Many people consider the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to be the event that gamers live for. For journalists, it's purely hell. It means running back and forth from different halls to try to make appointment times, all the while trying to see and get...
In our last week’s column, I alluded to how passion for the arts molds that star to be elevated to a whole other echelon of achievement inside Hollywood’s history books. Certain actors find such passion with every word they utter in the gla...
Though this week brings several new and returning series, perhaps none is as highly anticipated as TNT's original miniseries THE MISTS OF AVALON, based on Marion Zimmer Bradley's best-selling version of the Arthurian legend told from the perspective of it...
A few days ago, we presented you with the Golden Thumb Awards, our favorite games of 2002. But, as 2002 is over and 2003 is now begun, we must look ahead. So, in a similar fashion, we take a look at the games that we can't wait for in 2003.STAR WARS GALAX...
This Week's RecommendationSThis week, FSM releases two of the '70s strangest science fiction scores on CD for the first time. Pairing Fred Myrow's tuneful music for SOYLENT GREEN ("Soylent Green is People!") with Jerry Fielding's atonal ambience of DEMON ...
Sony wants you to know: HD for girls, too! Yep, in a recent series of ads, Sony is trying to hawk its line of admittedly very nice Bravia HD televisions by telling us that these TVs were made for both men and women to enjoy. That’s good news for ...
Cartoon Jack Bauer premieres tonight online!
After you watch the exciting 2-hour season finale of 24 on Fox tonight, you might want to check out the first segment of the 24 animated prequel online. Day Zero is an original, flash-animated online saga fr...
In the Prize Closet this week we have FIVE copies of Clerks 2 (plus a t-shirt with each one) to give away, courtesy of Weinstein. To enter, send an email to psycho@psychotronic.info which includes your name and address, and the subject line “RETU...
The man hailed as the father of cyberpunk is back on the bookshelves with a follow-up to 2003’s Pattern Recognition, a novel Publisher’s Weekly named one of the best books of the year.
Good start of the work week to all of you Maniac ...
With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo...
...ghs (NT2, IAmLegend, Alvin, etc).
The top performer for this weekend is WB’s The Bucket List, grabbing 19.5 mil in receipts after expanding into 2,895 theaters in its 3rd week of release. In the first two weeks, it made only 1.4 mil so...
... review.
IAmLegend [Blu-ray]
IAmLegend (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
IAmLegend (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)
Lake Dead - After Dark Horror Fest check out my review.
Mulberry Street - After Dark Horror Fest (2007) (look for Tim Jan...
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ...
...en Agent
IAmLegend (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
Magus
Time Slip (aka GI Samurai) Two-Disc Special Edition
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep [Blu-ray]
The Water Horse - Legend of the Deep (Two-Disc Special Edition)
TV LAND
Matlock...
...tures) -- IAmLegend (Warner Bros. Pictures) -- Superbad (Sony Pictures) -- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Walt Disney Pictures) BEST MALE PERFORMANCE -- Will Smith -- IAmLegend (Warner Bros. Pictures) -- Shia LaBeouf -- Transformers (DreamWor...
Sheer circumstance contributed to this week’s focus on our Star Spotlight column. It was either sheer force of strange happenstance or some higher power giving such inspiration. There I was at the computer with my coke and skittles ready to begin wr...
...B’s IAmLegend. Like NT2 and Alvin, this was another blockbuster for the studio. Both Legend and Alvin have been on the market for 6 weeks and each week, they stay side-by-side in the box office report by pulling in steady-strong numbers. This w...
Most people know Glenn Danzig through his 30-year musical career. From the Misfits to Samhain to Danzig, he has remained a pioneering force in dark rock. His discography includes everything from cacophonous, yet catchy hardcore punk to 1950&rsqu...
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo...
Whether or not you enjoyed the rather hollow cinematic translation of Eragon this past December, there’s no denying that Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy has legs. Ever since the first book’s film adaptation release, the seco...
As Dreamworks and Paramount gear up to resurrect a franchise this Independence Day, Random House Publishing Group is capitalizing on the hype by printing the official prequel novel to the live-action film.
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Mordred maneuvers for power in Douglas Clegg’s darkly reimagined Arthurian saga, Stephen Baxter unleashes his new time-shifting alternate history thriller with Emperor, and Pamela Sargent’s beloved Ship is back to sow the seeds of humanity&...
The star that was Mystery Science Theater 3000 shined brightly in the heavens for 12 short years, but inevitably it fell to Earth and was snuffed out. Mike Nelson (Michael J. Nelson), Crow (Bill Corbett) and Tom Servo (Kevin Murphy) retired, but their...
The 1980s are looked upon fondly by those who grew up in the era. There was big hair, funny clothes and songs that went on forever as if every artist believed God was delivering some grand message exclusively through their synthesizer. And...
Has the DVD marketplace reached a saturation point? With the two Hi-Def DVD formats struggling to make their way into your homes, it’s no wonder they’re having trouble making progress. We’re already swimming in product! Labels are p...