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by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-06-2008)
Chris Wedge (Ice Age) has signed on to direct Brian Selznick's magic-themed children's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The film will be produced by Graham King's GK Films, Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Warner Bros. John Logan (Sweeney Todd, Gladia... Hugo Fulfills Gaiman's Childhood Dream
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 09-02-2002)
Neil Gaiman, who took home the Best Novel Hugo last night for his book AMERICAN GODS, was beaming with joy while accepting the honor. "When I was 14 there were three things that I wanted," explained Gaiman. "I wanted heat vision. I wanted to work up the n... The winners of the 2004 Hugo Awards
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-09-2004)
On Saturday, September 4 the 2004 Hugo Awards were presented at Noreascon Four held in Boston, Massachusetts, honoring the best genre writing, artwork and entertainment released in 2003. The Best Novel Hugo went to Lois McMaster Bujold's PALADIN OF SOULS ... 
2002 Hugo Awards Announced
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 09-02-2002)
Sunday, September 1st the 2002 World Con, called Con Jose, hosted the 49th annual Hugo awards. The Hugo, named after famed SF editor Hugo Gernsback, is considered the top honor in genre entertainment, especially with regards to literature. This year's awa... Hugo Weaving to voice Megatron!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 03-26-2007)
According to IESB, Hugo Weaving has signed on to voice the leader of the decepticons, Megatron, in the upcoming Michael Bay film, Transformers.In the film, dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth, leaving the fut... 2001 Hugo Award Winners
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 09-04-2001)
This Labor Day weekend saw the Hugo Award ceremony taking place at the World Science Fiction Convention that was held in Phadelphia. Here are the winners for works from 2000:Best NovelHARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE by J.K. RowlingBest Novella"The Ult... Walt Disney has a MOTHER OF INVENTION
by Karl Schneider (Tue 06-20-2006)
The rights to MOTHER OF INVENTION have been picked up by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is to be a family comedy which is loosely based on a real-life spy. The woman the film is based on is a single soccer mom in San Francisco with two kids and a nanny.... LOST - Everybody Hates Hugo
by Jason Davis (Mon 10-17-2005)
It seems that the quality of a LOST episode is oftentimes tied to the uniqueness of the character whose backstory appears in that installment. While TV audiences have had any number of Jack Shepards over the years, John Locke and Hugo Reyes are the sorts ... WEST WING creators tune in to THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-30-2004)
The creators of THE WEST WING are working on a new film project about one of the forgotten inventors of the twentieth century, Philo Farnsworth. THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION is a drama set up at New Line Cinema about the discovery of television technology by ... Hugo names HOMINIDS best novel of the year
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 09-01-2003)
This weekend The World Science Fiction Convention (popularly known as WorldCon) awarded the Hugo for best novel to SF luminary Robert J Sawyer for his book HOMINIDS. The novel, which centers on a the discovery of a living Neanderthal, is Sawyer's 13th nov... Italian HUGO Awards Announced
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-18-2002)
The Italian version of the Hugos, called the Italia Awards, were named this month at the SF convention DEEPCON in Fiuggi, Italy. The winners for best Italian SF published in various formats were selected by a panel of members from the World SF Italia club... THE OTHER NINETEETH CENTURY
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 01-13-2003)
A trade paperback collection from TOR features 23 short stories (some of them very short) from Avram Davidson, a lesser-known but very skilled author who did work that flirted with the boundaries of SF. The collection has the stated intention of once agai... I Was A Composer for A Teenage Werewolf
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-07-2006)
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Paul Dunlap provided extremely effective musical scores for a fistful of low-budget horror and science fiction pictures of the '50s and '60s including a fruitful association with producer Herman Cohen, for whom... Awards in SF Literature
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 09-04-2002)
While best known for handing out the Hugo awards, the World Science Fiction Convention (called World Con) also gives out other prizes related to SF literature and fan culture. Here's a breakdown of some of the various non-Hugo awards given at this year's ... Star Trek and the Singularity
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-04-2008)
After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.”
It’... Top SF Awards
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-24-2008)
After several slow weeks in genre literature the release schedule is finally picking back up, offering loads of fresh sci-fi, fantasy, and horror amidst the news of recent award noms and finalists.
An unfortunate truth of life is that there are a lot of ... The “Potterverse” Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ... THE MATRIX RELOADED
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 05-15-2003)
Four years ago, THE MATRIX arrived and promptly added to the cinematic vocabulary. Yes, other movies (and TV commercials) utilized elements like the film's slowed-down "bullet time," 360-degree spins within frozen shots and other visual flourishes, but TH... Photos from the MATRIX RELOADED premiere
by Sue Schneider (Wed 05-21-2003)
Warner Bros. Pictures in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment, a Silver Pictures production presented the Los Angeles Premiere of THE MATRIX RELOADED on Wednesday, May 7th in Westwood at The Mann Village Theater. And what a pre... FIREBALL XL5
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 05-26-2003)
When STAR TREK debuted in 1966, the science fiction environment it portrayed seemed like a quantum leap beyond any previous space opera series on television, comparable only to the feature film FORBIDDEN PLANET. But as can be seen in A&E's box set, th... Robert J Sawyer on TV
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 02-25-2003)
With Hugo buzz already circling last year's HOMINIDS, Canadian SF author Robert J Sawyer has a hell of a lot on his plate. Out now in from TOR Books is both the paperback edition of HOMINIDS, as well as the hardcover premiere of the follow up, HUMANS.In a... GANGS OF NEW YORK
by Abbie Bernstein (Tue 12-24-2002)
The shaping of history is often a messy, bloody business, something that GANGS OF NEW YORK makes abundantly clear. Director Martin Scorsese and writers Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan, working from Cocks' story, weave together a combinatio... In the Bag
by Andrew Kardon (Thu 10-03-2002)
Okay, so it's officially fall. That means colder weather, tons of leaves to rake and best of all... Halloween! Woo!Now, giving out candy to little kids is a great tradition. Heck, it beats giving them pennies or... gasp... apples. But there's something ev... THEY
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 12-02-2002)
The way THEY deals with its scares is symptomatic of the film as a whole. Director Robert Harmon does a great job with creepy ambience, setting up one environment after another that's pure horror movie turf a deserted road next to a concealing wood, a da... Steele's COYOTE reviewed
by Mike Whybark (Fri 01-10-2003)
YAHOO! Entertainment News runs a review from USA TODAY of two-time Hugo winner Allen Steele's latest science fiction book, COYOTE, from Ace.The reviewer notes the book is set starting in 2070. The government of the day has named space shuttles after conse... KLINGON EXPORT, ROMULAN ALE on sale in UK
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-27-2003)
ic.LIVERPOOL.co.uk runs its own local man makes good story. Local man makes good beer, that is, and lands a licensing deal that allows him to sell the stuff to thirsty limey Trekkers at the STAR TREK: THE ADVENTURE show, currently in place at London's Hyd... Weaving For VENDETTA
by News Editor (Mon 05-09-2005)
Director James McTeigue has cast Hugo Weaving in the title role for V FOR VENDETTA. Weaving is replacing Jame Purefoy.The story centers on a mild-mannered woman who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante known only as V, who igni... ROBOTS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-11-2005)
Director Chris Wedge and his Blue Sky Studios team have followed up their 2002 hit ICE AGE with ROBOTS, a fantasy that is at once extraordinarily imaginative in visual terms and surprisingly flat in terms of character and narrative. The filmmakers get so ... Sim Coaster
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Mon 02-19-2001)
Remember when you were a kid and you were too scared to try out the roller coasters? And then when you finally get the guts to go through with it, you just can't get enough and you want to take the ride a hundred more times. Well, Sim Coaster is kinda... JAMES BOND ACTION FIGURES
by JEFF BOND (Thu 09-19-2002)
When Sideshow announced a year ago that they had obtained the James Bond license to make 12" action figures, toy-minded 007 fans around the world emitted a collective shriek of joy that would have paralyzed Ernst Blofeld himself. The James Bond franchise ... AVENGERS #503
by Tony Whitt (Tue 11-09-2004)
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!Doctor Strange reveals to the assembled Avengers of past and present that the attacks that have taken the lives of the Vision, Ant-Man, and Hawkeye are all magic-based, and that he knows who's behind it all. But the revelation turn... PREVIEW: Get a peek at LEMONY SNICKET and VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE - BLOODLINES
by James Stevenson (Tue 11-02-2004)
We were recently out at Activision's offices to check out a few new games that Activision should release before the year is over. First up was LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.LEMONY SNICKET:Based on the events that take place in the movie ... Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
by News Editor (Sat 06-09-2007)
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:... Martian Child, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 08-27-2004)
Genre:Drama.Studio:New Line Cinema.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:John Cusack.Who's Making It:Menno Meyjes (Director); Menno Meyjes, Jonathan Tolins, Seth Bass (Screenwriters); based upon the short story The Martian C... Transporter creators and alternate Kirks on ENTERPRISE
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-07-2004)
The more that's learned about the direction that the fourth season of STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE is headed, the greater the connection to TREK's old school mythology seems to be. And if new series showrunner Manny Coto has his way, that will hopefully mean the... Comicscape - October 15, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 10-15-2003)
OPINIONWhatever else you might say about the experience, reading CAPTAIN MARVEL for the past thirteen months has never been boring. Ever since the relaunch of the book last September as part of Marvel's lameduck "U Decide!" promotion, Peter David has take... Popular author R.A. Lafferty dies at age 88
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 03-25-2002)
Fan favorite author R.A. Lafferty died on Monday, March 18th after a protracted illness. Born in 1914 in Neola, Idaho, Raphael Aloysius Lafferty never wrote a word of science fiction until he was in his 40's. He went on to write 20 novels and over 200 sh... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 12-19-2001)
Now that Peter Jackson's live-action epic THE LORD OF THE RINGS is finally herea feat thought more or less impossible to pull off only a few years agothe question can finally be answered. Does the film live up to the potential of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered ... SKYROCKET #1 (Fri 02-01-2002)
Lt. Celia Forrestal is facing a career challenge: the Navy won't allow her to be promoted into a combat situation because she's a woman, because she's black-and because she's qualified for the position and might cause discontent among those less qualified...Bernard Krigstein - An Illustrator with Impact
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 03-04-2002)
"I belong to low culture. This is my thing. Not only do I belong to low culture, I don't think low culture is low culture. It's all culture." So said Bernard Krigstein at a 1978 Boston comic book convention. Although he died in 1990, his words still reson... Video This Week: December 11th
by John Thonen (Tue 12-11-2001)
VIDEO NEWSJanuary 22nd will bring Fox's release of VENOMOUS, the latest in the ongoing horde of snake and lizard movies unleashed by the box office hit ANACONDA. This latest snake-tacular stars Treat Williams and Mary Page Keller under the direction of th... THE MATRIX REVISITED Part Two
by Eric Moro (Wed 12-05-2001)
In part one of CINESCAPE's THE MATRIX REVISITED coverage, readers explored the well-produced, self-titled two and a half hour behind-the-scenes featurette that examines THE MATRIX phenomenon. In our continuing coverage, we probe deeper into the DVD examin... U.S. WAR MACHINE #1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 09-12-2001)
Marvel tested the waters with the more mature bent of the Marvel Knights line, and now they're going all out with an imprint specifically designed to allow creators to craft stories that would never fit within the family-friendly confines of the Marvel Un... CRONOS
by Andrew Mellott (Sun 11-04-2001)
CRONOS by Robert Silverberg is three novels in one, spanning the career of a man who has won more Nebula and Hugo awards than any other writer. All three novels deal with Silverberg's admitted obsession with time travel.The first story (and the most rece... Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
by Coming Attractions (Thu 12-18-2003)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure/Sequel. Studio: New Line Cinema. Production Company: Wingnut Films. Project Phase: In the Can. Who's In It: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn); Ian McKellen (Gandalf the White); Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins); Sean Astin (Sam Gamgee); Orlando... Swan(wick) Song
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 03-13-2002)
When recently asked to name the best science fiction novelists working today, Samuel Delany, one of the fathers of modern SF literature, referred to fellow Philadelphian Michael Swanwick as "an intriguing and compelling artist...among the very best." Dela... Tyler's Tremendous Tunes
by Randall Larson (Thu 06-23-2005)
Before too much longer, Brian Tyler is going to find himself at the upper echelon of Hollywood film composers. His efforts over the last dozen years have demonstrated a remarkable proclivity toward orchestral melody and stylistic invention that has result... Williams Thanks World Con
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 09-03-2002)
Concerning his roles as the 2002 World Con writer guest-of-honor, Toastmaster, and Hugo Award host, Tad Williams gave the following humble remarks: "In our business [i.e. entertainment] there's a standard phrase that says 'it's a honor just to be nominate... NEW YORK TIMES tees off on STAR TREK: NEMESIS
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 09-11-2002)
While STAR TREK: NEMESIS has been receiving a good deal of positive buzz in recent months from those who've seen early versions and read the script, the film has now received its first bit of negative word. Writing in the NEW YORK TIMES, Stuart Klawans ha... Bringing Classic SF to the Silver Screen
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 09-15-2002)
Peter Jackson's film version of THE LORD OF THE RINGS seems to have opened the flood gates. No one in Hollywood really believed that it was possible to make an adaptation of Tolkien's masterpiece in a way that would both satisfy fans of the books, and yet... 2002 World Con is in High Gear
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 09-01-2002)
World Con, the seminal SF literary convention is in full swing. The 2002 convention, called Con Jose, is currently being held in the McEnery Convention center in San Jose, California. The five day event began unofficially with a round of parties last Wedn... MUPPETS
by ANDREW KARDON (Sat 08-10-2002)
It's hard to believe that it's been some 25 years since Jim Henson gave new meaning (and a new word) to puppets. To say that SESAME STREET helped raise its fair share of kids is an understatement. And when Henson's THE MUPPET SHOW finally debuted, he wasn... Walk the Dinosaurs
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 06-03-2002)
This isn't Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's LOST WORLD, and it sure ain't JURASSIC PARK. On the mysterious continent of Dinotopia, humans and intelligent, talking dinosaurs live in harmony, but that peace is shattered when a plane crashes into this strange paradi... Gaiman's Endless Inspiration
by Cindy White (Mon 05-27-2002)
Most writers spend their entire careers honing their talents in just one medium, be it novels or screenplays or comic books. Neil Gaiman is not like most writers. After achieving rare critical and commercial success with his DC comic book series SANDMAN,... HOMINIDS
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 07-08-2002)
There's something special about Robert J Sawyer's novels... You just can't put them down. Sawyer's novels are not, by any means whatsoever, "beach reads". On the contrary, they usually deal with pretty heady stuff: the conflict between science and religio... Classic SF Author Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Dies
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 09-17-2002)
Classic SF author and musician Lloyd Biggle, Jr. unfortunately lost his dual battle with cancer and leukemia last week. Biggle, who served in the armed forced during World War II, was know for integrating social and ecological concerns into roaring space ... Music To Destroy All Humans By – Too
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-09-2006)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Composer Garry Schyman’s score for the 2005 THQ alien invasion videogame Destroy All Humans! was a frenzied, lovingly retro science fiction horror score written in the style of 1950’s sci-fi movies ... Wood Confirms Plot Differences for Two HOBBITS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 01-11-2008)
This isn't exactly breaking news but it is yet another confirmation for what we can expect in regards to the two HOBBIT movies. Elijah Wood talked with MTV today on what we knows about the projects.
"I haven't spoken to [Jackson] directly about... And The Nominees Are...
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 02-25-2008)
Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve... The Wire: End of an Era
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-10-2008)
After five seasons of heart-wrenching, cathartic drama, THE WIRE has finally come to an end. “-30-,“ the 93-minute finale, rounded out the HBO original series last night in true Dickensian style and, for one last time, proved that a television... Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)
Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran... TRANSFORMERS - 2 Disc Special Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 10-14-2007)
Transformers, one of the year’s biggest blockbusters , arrives on DVD on Tuesday and here at Mania.com we have you covered with a look at the two-disc special edition. Now working under the assumption that most visitors to the site have alr... Invasion’s Back…In Pog Form!
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-02-2007)
Nearly 52 years after the book’s initial release, Jack Finney’s SF classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers makes its way onto audio format just in time for the summer holidays.
Happy belated Canada Day all you Maniac readers and welcom... Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ... MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION: Clean Escape
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 08-06-2007)
Following the footsteps of the success of Showtime’s first season of Masters of Horror (a series that had such a terrible second season, I’ll be surprised to see it return) now we have Masters of Science Fiction on ABC. The Masters of Hor... Arthur C. Clarke Passes Away at 90
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-19-2008)
Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who co-wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke, who had battled debi... First Look at Rick Baker's WOLFMAN
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-19-2008)
Make-up effects wizard Rick Baker is back in territory he knows well with a new "werewolf" design coming in Universal's The Wolfman, a remake of the classic horror. The man who brought together the transformation in American Werewolf in London h... HOBBIT Enters Pre-Production with Returning Cast
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 05-21-2008)
It looks like the long wait for little Hobbit production is over, Lotr fans. Variety is reporting that preproduction is set to begin with "Team Hobbit" (Guillermo Del Toro, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh) starting on the scripting of Hobbit: Part ... Christopher Lee Agrees to Return to MIDDLE EARTH
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-04-2008)
This bit of news doesn't come as much of a surprise but it's worth passing along. Christopher Lee has officially told the media via Empire Online that he would happily return to middle earth in the upcoming Hobbit installments. Most of the leading actors ... Book Buzz: Diablo Day
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-30-2008)
As any of you who regularly read this column might have guessed, I’m a big fan of Blizzard games. Since playing a demo of Orcs & Humans off of a Shuckysoft shareware CD, Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo titles have been murdering my social life. ... 23.5 Degrees: Bloodline---The Movie
by Stella Maris (Sat 05-03-2008)
The Herrings are all a-twitter about the latest Priory of Sion bandwagon-jumping extravaganza, due to lift off in the next couple of weeks in New York and Los Angeles. Called Bloodline - The Movie, it purports to be a documentary account of the search for... Mania Monster Madness: Robot vs Program?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 04-26-2008)
Our inaugural edition of Mania Monster Madness is rolling on and it looks like we have our final 2 competitors left standing on the blood battlefield. Darth Vader snapped the Joker's neck with his force choke in Eerie Eight but couldn't escape the Termina... Fear Itself on NBC and Fearnet
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 03-31-2008)
When Masters of Horror was first announced for Showtime, the possibilities were thrilling. Imagine all the greatest creators of horror film given a chunk of money to whatever they wanted without limitation or censorship. Soon after season one be... MEDIUM: Lady Killer
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 04-10-2008)
This episode of Medium was much hyped due to the guest appearance of star Patricia Arquette’s sister Rosanna. It’s funny to see the two of them together in this episode, each playing the type of character that made them famous. Patricia has al... MEDIUM: Partners in Crime
by Stephen Lackey (Fri 04-18-2008)
It’s been a while since Agent Cooper (no, not that one) was first on Medium and he’s been missed. If you don’t remember, he’s the FBI profiler that tracks down killers and distributes his own brand of justice upon them. Alison was ... TRANSFORMERS
by Brian Thomas (Mon 07-02-2007)
We look forward to summer movies as entertainments that deliver thrilling action sequences, dazzling special effects, chills up our spines and gags that keep us laughing. Transformers does all that to perfection, zipping along at a pace that makes its 144... LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
by Brian Thomas (Wed 06-27-2007)
In the weeks leading up to the first Die Hard movie in twelve years, star Bruce Willis has been interviewed just about everywhere (including Second Life), saying that Live Free or Die Hard is the best film in the revered action franchise since the first o... Zach Snyder to helm WATCHMEN
by Karl Schneider (Sat 06-24-2006)
Zach Snyder has signed on to develop and direct the film WATCHMEN for Warner Bros.WATCHMEN is an adaptation of the 1986 twelve-issue comic book series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The movie will tell the story of the last remaining superheroes and the... MONSTER HOUSE
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 07-21-2006)
MONSTER HOUSE will and won't work for a variety of viewers on a number of levels. Everybody will be initially intrigued by the new (if not necessarily attractive) style of CGI animation employed to tell the story, which allows for a lot of realistic chara... THE MATRIX ACTION FIGURE SET (WB Toys)
by Dan Cziraky (Mon 05-28-2001)
The hit sci-fi film of Summer `99 seemed like a natural for action figures. Warner Bros. partnered with N2 Toys to make their own line of figures. These 6-inch scale figures are highly detailed, with lots of accessories. The likenesses range from very goo... V FOR VENDETTA
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 03-17-2006)
You really have to hand it to the makers of V FOR VENDETTA for having surprising guts. The list of producers includes Joel Silver and THE MATRIX's Andy and Larry Wachowski, who also adapted the screenplay with fidelity from Alan Moore and David Lloyd's gr... Sci-fi Author Butler Passes
by News Editor (Fri 03-03-2006)
Last week sci-fi author Octavia Butler passed away. She was one of very few African-American women in the field.Butler was born in Pasadena, California. Her father, a shoeshiner, died when she was young; her mother, also named Octavia, raised her in a str... Don't Judge a Book By Its Pilot
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-03-2005)
This hasn't been the greatest season for pilots. Don't get me wrong: there have been several that I think will develop into worthwhile shows, assuming they survive long enough to do so. We've seen a bumper crop of high-concepts (PRISON BREAK) and genre ... Earthbound
by M. Steven Felty (Mon 12-05-2005)
If you don't know who Richard Matheson is, then I pity you. Matheson is a writer who has won the Hugo Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Writers Guild Award and numerous life achievement awards. But wait, that's not all. He has also written many screen... VENDETTA Trailer
by News Editor (Fri 12-16-2005)
Apple.com has been on a roll this week. They are now offering the trailer for V FOR VENDETTA.V hits theaters on March 17, 2006. The film stars Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman. It centers on a terrorist freedom fighter known only as "V" who begins a vio... Bugs, Daffy, Elmer
by Brian Thomas (Sat 11-11-2006)
Happy Feet opens next Friday, November 17. If you squint real hard, you’ll think you’re watching Ice Age or March of the Penguins. Squeeze harder, and you’ll think it’s Madagascar. Well, it may not be completely original, but f... Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)
A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous... Paving the way for a Transformers 4th of July
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-27-2007)
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.
Hello everyone and welcome to this Tues... Popeye on the way
by Brian Thomas (Mon 04-09-2007)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force opens on Friday, 4/13. Oh, excuse me. I mean Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. We should have a review up on Mania this week, but the short of it is that it begins strong, has trouble keeping from rambling aw... Giant Brain
by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 06-09-2007)
Welcome to another edition of the Countdown, where we list the games of the present that will probably later be used on next generation as downloadable content. Just think in about ten years from now where you will probably be able to download all of thes... Ultimate Guides!
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-20-2007)
I don’t know what it is about the word ‘ultimate’ and franchise guides, but there’s no doubt that DK Publishing is one of the best in the business for in-depth and aesthetic guides on your favorite media series. This week Tom De... Independent Inc.
by Janet Houck (Fri 02-23-2007)
In the US, the 90s saw to the rise of the independent comic industry. Now, don’t get me wrong; independent comics have been going on since the invention of the printing press with the creation of political comics. But the 90s definitely saw the ... The Obligatory Year In Review Column
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-28-2006)
Each December, I feel obligated to write one of these wretched “year in review” columns that gives you, the reader, my perfunctory thoughts on comic books through the last 12 months. These things hardly satisfy anyone, least of all me... "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 10"
by Brian Thomas (Sun 02-11-2007)
Rhino continues to release episodes of this still popular cult favorite in more economically acceptable 4-disc sets, rather than their initial practice of serving them up one show at a time. Unfortunately, since this series incorporated the screening ... Sci Fi and Futurists
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-20-2007)
After a lengthy hiccup in their publishing schedule, Tor Books finally got back on track this Tuesday with a slew of new novels from such powerhouse genre authors as Harry Turtledove, David Coe, and L.E. Modesitt, Jr. to round out a Weekly Book Buzz th... STEALTH
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 07-29-2005)
The fighter plane action genre has not exactly been famed for subtlety, ambiguity or plot twists that catch us off-guard. STEALTH changes all that, putting a surprisingly thoughtful (in this context) science fiction/sociopolitical spin on things that give... The Pranksters of Sion
by Sola Luna, Columnist (Sat 01-19-2008)
Please find enclosed a copy of the Priory of Sion’s Dossiers Secrets, as referred to by Dan Brown in his intro to The Da Vinci Code, along with a reproduction of the Serpent Rouge. Although Brown claimed to have independently researched the historic... Sheffield of Dreams
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 07-03-2002)
Science fiction writer Charles Sheffield is often pointed to as one of the authors responsible for the much-acclaimed '90s renaissance of hard science fiction. With 25 years of experience, and both the Hugo and Nebula awards under his belt, he's also a ma... KNOCKAROUND GUYS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-11-2002)
KNOCKAROUND GUYS gets away with a lot, even when it doesn't quite work. A mixture of droll comedy and violent, eventually dead-serious crime drama, the movie doesn't entirely have control of its shifts in tone, but even so, most of its separate parts are ... Full Moon Rising
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 02-05-2003)
Elizabeth Moon, the swashbuckling SF adventure writer behind the 1997 Hugo-nominated novel REMNANT POPULATION, has a schedule conflict."I can't do the interview in the morning," explains Moon. "We're having a steer slaughtered and I have to pick it up. Ca... Countdown to ZERO HOUR, Part 2
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-12-2002)
WHERE WE LEFT OFF:In September and October of 1994, the crossover event ZERO HOUR set out to fix all the problems that had resulted from the first major reboot of the DC Universe, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS. The reason these problems had sprung up to begin... Neo talks sweet, sweet MATRIX sequels
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 05-28-2002)
MATRIX star Keanu Reeves and producer Joel Silver are talking again about the two upcoming sequels, MATRIX RELOADED and MATRIX REVOLUTIOINS. But this time out, they're not laying out some more vague but enticing quotes, but some big, juicy promises. And i... THE STUNT MAN
by John Thonen (Thu 03-21-2002)
I'm not sure that there is any human enterprise that is so self-congratulatory as the film business. Think about it: there's a myriad of award shows, books by filmmakers about other filmmakers, documentaries about documentarians, movies about actors, movi... CLOCKSTOPPERS
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 03-29-2002)
I saw the new Paramount-Nickelodeon co-production CLOCKSTOPPERS with a theater full of kids, and they absolutely loved it. The high tech visual effects, the fun premise, the modern (yet non-abrasive) music, the heroic and likable young leads... it all add... SPIDER-MAN
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 05-03-2002)
For decades, Spider-Man fans have waited not-so-patiently to see a movie based on their beloved webhead's adventures waited through lawsuits, bankruptcy, endless script development and director switches, until it seemed the project was doomed never to ha... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN trailer online
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-07-2003)
Disney has now put up the new trailer for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN at the film's official website. The trailer is available in three formats: QuickTime, Real Media and Windows Media Player.There's lots to see in the trailer including looks at a pirate Jo... ILLIUM
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 07-14-2003)
The old adage says "jack of all trades, master of none"; but Simmons proves that wrong. Simmons is a jack of all trades-- having written across many genres, including horror, adventure and crime-- but he is an undisputed master of epic science fiction.He ... Meyjes films MARTIAN CHILD
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 08-25-2004)
Screenwriter-turned-director Menno Meyjes has come aboard THE MARTIAN CHILD for New Line Cinema. Meyjes replaces director Nick Cassavetes who departed the movie earlier this year over creative differences.Based on a short story by science fiction writer D... Comicscape - January 5, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-05-2005)
Welcome to a brand new year and what better way to start off that brand new year with a shiny spanking new controversy brewing in the world of comics? A little while ago, Marvel announced that Orson Scott Card, Hugo Award-winning writer of such works as ... Spider-Man
by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Fri 10-26-2001)
One of the main Marvel superheroes, the Spiderman has several times (unsuccessfully) been used in films and in TV series. This hero still continues to live in comics and computer games, and while we're waiting for the new Hollywood blockbuster, we can... From the SPOTLESS MIND to MASTER OF SPACE AND TIME
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-26-2004)
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND helmer Michel Gondry wants to turn Rudy Rucker's 1984 novel MASTER OF SPACE AND TIME into a film. Funny man Jack Black (SCHOOL OF ROCK) is attached to star in the film, and Gondry is also in talks to make DreamWorks t... A heavenly movie
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 11-13-2003)
The life and scientific discoveries of 17th century astronomer Galileo Galilei is being developed into a screenplay. Writer Vera Blasi (TORTILLA SOUP) sold Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Spitfire Pictures on a movie pitch based on Galileo balacing the man's a... HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES
by BRIAN THOMAS (Thu 09-18-2003)
Rob Zombie grew up a Monster Kid, watching all the horror classics, reading Famous Monsters of Filmland, and putting together Aurora model kits. A psychotronic soul if there ever was one, his interests expanded into the usual esoteric territories: true cr... THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 11-05-2003)
You have to hand it to the Wachowski Brothers, Larry and Andy. After finally cracking the problem of how to create urgency within a virtual reality framework in 2000's THE MATRIX, they have gone on to play out their themes in ways that make a weird kind o... Your first word about BIBLIONAUTS
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-12-2003)
Ever since the blazing success of X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN movies, you've seen the stories about some Hollywood producer or studio optioning the rights to a comic that's been published or is about to be published. This is the first I've heard of the rights fo... Foster finally talks HANNIBAL controversy
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 02-07-2002)
It seems Jodie Foster is finally talking about the controversy surrounding her decision not to reprise the role of Clarice Starling in last year's SILENCE OF THE LAMBS sequel, HANNIBAL. You might remember HANNIBAL producer Dino De Laurentiis bad-mouthing ... Dream Weaver
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 01-15-2002)
As the father of the contemporary horror novel, Richard Matheson has won several writing awards including the Hugo. However, the best indicator as to the influence he has had as a genre fiction writer is what his fellow authors have said about him.Stephen... The Dresden Files Returns to its Roots
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-06-2007)
Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.
Happy Tue... Killing the Imposter God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-17-2007)
Since the dawn of speculative literature, fiction has held the power to exemplify facets of our world and shed light on the complexities of human nature. Orchestrating truth through lies, SF, fantasy, and horror have become some of the strongest vessels f... WB Grabs Simmons' HYPERION
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-03-2008)
A new award winning sci-fi franchise may be hitting a theater near you soon. Dan Simmons' Hugo Award winning novel Hyperion has just been picked up by producer Graham King and Warner Bros. Trevor Sands is already on board to adapt the first two books as ... Women of Sci Fi
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-09-2007)
R.A. Salvatore’s The Hunter’s Blades trilogy gets a collector’s edition facelift, the Time Spiral Cycle wrenches out another installment with Planar Chaos, and two notable female SF authors get some well-deserved credit for their con... Non-Standard Operating Procedure
by Jason Davis (Mon 06-19-2006)
TV likes its trends. In the fifties, it was game shows. Prime time soaps were all the rage in the eighties. The early part of this decade was devoted to the accursed "reality" series. Now, we're in the age of the procedural. Of course, LAW & ORDER ha... Star Trek Voyager DOOMSDAY Comic
by Michelle Erica Green (Thu 01-18-2001)
`They say there`s no devil, Jim, but there is, right out of hell -- I saw it,` Commodore Matt Decker told Captain James T. Kirk in the classic episode `The Doomsday Machine.` The titular devil, a massive weapon that powered itself by destroying planets, w... Matrix Revolutions, The
by Coming Attractions (Tue 09-30-2003)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action/Sequel. Studio: Warner Brothers. Production Company: Village Roadshow. Project Phase: Post-production. Who's In It: Keanu Reeves (Neo); Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus); Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity); Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith); Ja... Weaving Lends Voice for RINGS BATTLE
by News Editor (Wed 11-16-2005)
Electronic Arts very recently announced that Hugo Weaving will expand his involvement with THE LORD OF THE RINGS franchise as he assumes the role of lead voiceover talent in the highly anticipated video game sequel The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Mi... Matrix Reloaded, The
by Coming Attractions (Mon 04-07-2003)
Genre:Science Fiction/Action/Sequel.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Village Roadshow.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Keanu Reeves (Neo); Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus); Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity); Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith); Jada Pinkett-Sm... I'm on Hotmail Way Too Much
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 06-02-2003)
Greetings Cinescapers! How was your weekend? Fingers still broken? Must be cause I didn't receive a letter from you all week. What's a matter? Don't have time to send your favorite TV commentator a little love note, a letter of compliment, a dead rat?! Gu... In Memory of Poul Anderson
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 08-02-2001)
Poul Anderson, who authored more than 100 books, died earlier this week as a result of prostate cancer.Anderson's career spanned over 50 years earning him three Nebula Awards and seven Hugo Awards, and his recent GENESIS recieving the John W. Campbell Mem... THE BEST MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY
by James T. Voelpel (Fri 08-10-2001)
In the publishing industry, summer is the time for the collection. It seems all manner of 'Best of' this or 'World's Greatest' that arrives on bookshelves. These are the months of the short story or novelette no reading the entire five books in the SWORD... Some Kid Named Potter
by Randall D. Larson (Sun 11-18-2001)
This Week's RecommendationThe big news, of course, and let's not waste any more time about it, is the eagerly anticipated John Williams soundtrack to HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, released last week by Warner/Nonesuch/Atlantic (83491-2). Built-ar... VALHALLA RISING
by J.A. Hitchcock (Fri 07-06-2001)
Although the bulk of the book is set in the near future of 2003, VALHALLA RISING begins the usual Cussler way in the past, namely when the Vikings roamed the Earth...and I do mean roamed. A settlement of Vikings on the Hudson River (it took me a while to... Running the Property Dispute Gauntlet
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-31-2008)
In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com... Composer Dario Marianelli has a VENDETTA
by Randall Larson (Wed 06-29-2005)
Spain's ScoreMagacine reports that the Italian composer of THE BROTHERS GRIMM and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is now on board a troubled project, V FOR VENDETTA. Along with some dense casting problems, Craig Armstrong and Massive Attack who were the first co... To Read or Not to Read: The Rise of the Audio Book
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-23-2007)
Greg Cox gives Ghost Rider its film tie-in book treatment, Kage Baker releases a collection of never-before-published The Company stories, and a handful of Anne McCaffrey classics move to the audio book realm in this week’s Book Buzz.
Hap... Drizzt Do’Urden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)
Since his conception in the Icewind Dale Trilogy back in 1988, R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt has grown from an initial side character to the most well-renowned persona of the Forgotten Realms universe.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to this, th... Two New Posters for V FOR VENDETTA
by News Editor (Mon 07-11-2005)
Warner Bros. if offering a first look at two different new posters for V FOR VENDETTA.The story is set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, and centers on a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death sit... V for Vendetta
by Development Heck (Thu 08-18-2005)
Genre:Action/Thriller.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Silver Pictures Project Phase:In development.Who's In It:Natalie Portman, Hugo WeavingWho's Making It:Wachowski Brothers (Screenwriters); Joel Silver, Wachowski Brothers.(Producers) Alan Moore, ... Science of Sci-Fi
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-10-2007)
Though largely neglected in the past, the link between science fiction and technological development is an important one; one that spurs scientific discovery and connects the world of grounded truth with the realm of infinite possibility. The pulp magazin... THE BATMAN: The Complete Fourth Season
by Tim Janson (Thu 12-27-2007)
The Batman Season Four is out on DVD with all 13 episodes from the latest season. Season four marks a number of changes in the series. First and foremost, Dick Grayson AKA Robin is introduced in the first episode of the season entitled “A Matter of ... Top 5 Top 5 Lists of 2007
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-31-2007)
It’s the last Weekly Book Buzz of the year, and even though this release schedule is for the first batch of SF, Fantasy, and Horror books coming out in 2008 I wanted to take a quick, clichéd look at the requisite lists of 2007 superlatives.
... THE JAMES BOND ENCYCLOPEDIA
by Tim Janson (Tue 11-27-2007)
If I may wax nostalgic for a moment, I can still recall the very first James Bond movie that I sever saw…actually the first three Bond movies…it was sometime in the late 60’s or early 70’s and my mom took me and my brothers to th... IBooks, Inc. to the Rescue!
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-19-2007)
For the first time in my year and a half of running this column we’ve got a release schedule absolutely barren of any new hardcover debuts. But what this week’s offering lacks in hardback entertainment it more than makes up for in…well,... Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)
With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?
Hello Man... Raimi Insists Jackson Should Do HOBBIT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-17-2007)
Director/producer Sam Raimi has already indicated this opinion once before about who should direct THE HOBBIT and he hasn't changed his mind. A number of A-list directors and stars of the LOTR series feel the same way which has put New Line into a de... THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG INDIANA JONES Vol. 1 (Sun 11-04-2007)
Brother can you spare a week or two? That’s about how long it’s going to take you to get through this massive 12 disc boxed set, the first of three volumes showcasing the adventures of Young Indiana Jones. This show, originally broad...Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)
The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ... The Wolfman
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 01-09-2008)
Release Date: February 13, 2009 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Joe JohnstonScreenwriter: Andrew Kevin Walker Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo WeavingGenre: Horror
Plot Summary: Based on the 1941 original that st... Book Buzz: SPIN to the Big Screen
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-02-2008)
Before any other news is tackled a moment must be taken to honor two individuals who were integral in the popularization of sci-fi television. Joseph Pevney and Alexander Courage passed away earlier last May. Both worked on the original Star Trek series w... JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH on Compact Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-08-1999)
In 1974, keyboardist Rick Wakeman (formerly of Yes) gathered together some rock musicians along with the London Symphony Orchestra and the English Chamber Choir to create a live recording for his musical concept album, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF TH EARTH, b... Harlan Ellison Returns to THE OUTER LIMITS
by Frank Garcia (Mon 11-08-1999)
Too frequently in Hollywood, giving respect to the written word is a constant battle. The writer demands it. The producer withholds it. And now, Harlan Ellison, one of our best contemporary writers, has got it. After a long, tumultuous history of encounte... Book Buzz: Starship Troopers Nostalgia
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 05-26-2008)
First there was the CGI-animated television spin-off ROUGHNECKS, then the financially crippled DVD sequel STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION. A smattering of comic and game adaptations, including Markosia’s steady stream of graphic noveliza... TV Review: MEDIUM - Drowned World
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 05-14-2008)
There have definitely been some bumps in the road that is this season of Medium. The season has been far from perfect, but the really great successes far and away outweigh the mistakes. The biggest problem this season-outside of just some bad episodes-is ... The Next Batch of Film Adaptations
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-14-2008)
With the start of 2008 comes news of the next round of book-to-screen translations, and if you’re like me this news is usually met with equal doses of boyish hope and fearful skepticism. Because as all of us readers know the translation of a book in... Raimi Leading New JACK RYAN Trilogy
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-19-2008)
Paramount Pictures is dusting off its rights for Jack Ryan stories, based on Tom Clancy's created character, and plans to bring a new series of films to the big screen with Sam Raimi set as director. The new films will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventur... Celestial Agriculture
by Stella Maris (Sat 04-05-2008)
By the time Soph and I got to Chartres Cathedral, we were getting the hang of navigating through increasingly labyrinthine layers of reality. On the external level, we had decided to spend a few days in Chartres to look at a potential property to move the... Goodies
by Robert “Bob” Trate (Tue 10-09-2007)
This week bag is chock full of goodies. Obviously ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ is must have for the bag. The other Spielberg collaboration that all true Maniacs must have is the 25th Anniversary Editionof ‘Poltergeist’.&nbs... Beware THE MIST
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-01-2007)
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog... It's GOLDEN ARMY for HELLBOY
by News Editor (Sun 03-12-2006)
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... X-MEN 3: THE LAST STAND
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-26-2006)
There was some concern about the X-MEN franchise changing directorial hands on its third installment, with Brett Ratner taking over after Bryan Singer had succeeded in making most people very happy with installments one and two. Ratner demonstrates immedi... A Bunch of LOST News
by Karl Schneider (Sun 07-23-2006)
Comingsoon has posted highlights from the LOST Comic Con presentation. They list a bunch of Season 3 scoops, none of which are too spoilerish.Describing the presentation, Comingsoon writes, "co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof, executive produce... V Clips
by News Editor (Wed 03-08-2006)
Yahoo! Movies has posted six clips from V FOR VENDETTA. The action-thriller stars Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Stephen Fry, Tim Pigott-Smith and Sinead Cusack. It is based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and illustrator David ... Super Bowl VENDETTA Trailer
by News Editor (Mon 02-06-2006)
In case you got up for a drink or more food during the Super Bowl and missed it, Warner Bros. Pictures has posted the new Super Bowl TV ad online for V FOR VENDETTA.As everyone should probably know by now, the film is set against the futuristic landscape ... Surfacing with Josh Pate
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-10-2005)
There's a long-standing tradition of storytelling brothers. The Grimms. The Coens. The Wachowskis (although that should now actually be "the Wachowski siblings", I suppose). Add to that list the brothers Pate, Jonas and Josh, formerly of Sci-Fi's shor... What I'm Watching
by Jason Davis (Mon 12-05-2005)
When last you read my words, I promised you my own personal list of the ten best TV shows ever. I delivered eight of them while noting that the remaining two would be forthcoming in this week's column. This week, I present my ten favorite shows still in... Colliding Reactions
by Randall D. Larson (Interview transcription by Kelsey J. Larson) (Thu 01-05-2006)
Juno Reactor is described as a "goa trance music" group (a style of electronic music defined by a recurring and repetitive beat), often known for their tribal influences. The
"Labyrinth" by Juno Reactor (2004)
© Metropolis Records
group was i... Williams, Schifrin, and CHiPS Featured in FSM's August releases
by Randall Larson (Wed 08-23-2006)
Hot on the heel's of FSM's massive Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collectionset (read last week's Soundtrax column for details), FSM's limited edition August soundtrack releases have been announced.The first pairs two 1960s scores from John Williams and Lalo... GALLERY OF HORRORS
by John Sinnott (Thu 08-31-2006)
Image Entertainment has been releasing classic SF and suspense films on DVD for years. Some of the movies they release are classics like DESTINATION MOON and THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, while others are so bad that they are fun to watch like PLAN 9 FROM OUTERS... La-La Land Hangs ‘Em High
by Randall Larson (Wed 05-23-2007)
La-La Land presents the official, studio-endorsed CD release of Dominic Frontiere’s iconic score to the classic 1968 MGM western Hang ‘Em High, starring Clint Eastwood and directed by Ted Post. Sony Special Products had previously released the... Transformers…Novelized
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-29-2007)
With the 4th of July looming on the summer horizon, Transformers fans won’t have to wait the next seven weeks to find out what happens in Michael Bay’s film adaptation of the franchise giant. Random House Publishing Group and novelization guru... Raimi to Direct HOBBIT, Jackson to Produce?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-14-2007)
Stephanie Sanchez over at IESB got a scoop on THE HOBBIT, a pretty impressive one if it turns out to be true. An inside source is saying that director Sam Raimi may not be directing the rumored CLASH OF THE TITANS remake after all, as previously reported,... "Neuromancer"
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-23-2007)
To those familiar with William Gibson’s work, Neuromancer is one of SF’s most definitive masterpieces and a foundational stone of the cyperpunk subgenre. To those who’ve never even heard of the triple crown award-winning author (Hugo,... Time Ace
by Captain Gordon Edward (Fri 03-30-2007)
Plot:
In 1914, eccentric scientist Dr. Hugo Clock created a time machine with the plans of going back in time and preventing World War I from happening and preventing millions of needless deaths. However, his sneaky assistant, Dr. Klaus Scythe, hijack... The Tower of Shadows Looms onto Shelves
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-12-2006)
Drew Bowling kicks of his Tides of Fate trilogy with the hardback release of The Tower of Shadows, Don Bassingthwaite concludes The Dragon Below series with The Killing Song, and Sergei Lukyanenko’s wildly popular The Night Watch returns from it... What the hell is this?!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 03-03-2007)
Hello, you Maniacs. Welcome to the first edition of Superficial Slobber! I know what you’re thinking…
What the hell is this?!
I’ll come right out and tell you. Here at Mania.com, we can be a pretty serious bunch of gen... DARK SHADOWS: DREAMS OF THE DARK
by Dan Cziraky (Wed 03-08-2000)
The gothic soap opera that refuses to die resurfaces in a new series of novels from HarperCollins. (Ah ha! The dreaded Collins name works its evil spell yet again!) Late 1998 saw the publication of DARK SHADOWS: ANGELIQUE`S DESCENT, written by actress Lar...