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Jack Nicholson Talks About Nolan's JOKER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 11-08-2007)

A curious interview appeared online between Jack Nicholson and MTV in which they discuss the upcoming DARK KNIGHT film, specifically the revision of the Joker character. While some sites are reporting that Nicholson is furious about not being involved wit...

Jack Nicholson 'Furious' over Ledger's 'Dark Knight' Joker (Thu 11-08-2007)

It's hard to tell if he's kidding around or not, but actor Jack Nicholson told MTV.com that he's "furious" over not being approached to reprise his role as the Joker. MTV: What do you think of another actor, Heath Ledger, playing the Joker in...

The Stax Report Salutes 'Batman' star Jack Nicholson (Fri 04-23-2004)

...' darling Jack Nicholson).


Dunst on 'Spidey 4'; Also: Jack Nicholson talks Joker (Thu 10-13-2005)

Kirsten Dunst, contracted to do three 'Spider-Man' movies as Mary Jane Watson, said she might be interested in doing a fourth. Jack Nicholson will talk about playing The Joker in 1989's 'Batman' on Tuesday's episode of the syndicated Extra television ...

Heath Ledger to provide a "more nuanced" Joker than Nicholson (Sat 09-09-2006)

Ledger on playing the Joker in 'The Dark Knight': "I wouldn't have thought of me, either. But it's obviously not going to be what Jack Nicholson did. It's going to be more nuanced and dark and more along the lines of a Clockwork Orange kind of feel. Which...

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

...er Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier in BATMAN (1989). © Warner Brothers by mutual creation the former by accidentally dropping the latter in a vat of toxic waste. It presents two divergent glimpses into the aesthetics of madness. Unfortunate...

The Joker Strikes: An interview with Kevin Michael Richardson
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 09-14-2004)

...did he or Jack Nicholson give you any pointers? I sure you know Mark Hamill since you've both worked on 'Batman: The Animated Series'? Did you talk to him at all about preparing for the Joker or did you just start from scratch? KMR: [Hamill] asked ...


Black Jack
by Dani Moure (Mon 05-03-2004)

What They SayBlack Jack is an underground surgeon who, although he has no licence, has God-like skills which enable him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons. Charging millions for secret operations, he is a man who is alo...

News and Notes about This Week's Video and DVD Releases
by John Thonen (Tue 08-01-2000)

...n Lugosi: Jack Nicholson. Both The Terror and Little Shop of Horrors are public domain titles that have been released many times before, but both are worth another look, for rather different reasons. Nicholson has a small but very memorable role as a...

Revolution shakes up their summer
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Fri 11-15-2002)

In anticipation of a busy 2003 summer, Revolution Films is shuffling around its spring and summer lineup. VARIETY reports that the following movies have received scheduling changes:1. ANGER MANAGEMENT, starring Jack Nicholson (THE PLEDGE, MARS ATTACKS and...

LOST, LONELY AND VICIOUS / JACKTOWN
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 11-06-2002)

...ZY. Think Jack Nicholson has always had it made? Think again as he performs as the lead in CRY BABY KILLER. “Somebody teach me how to cry,” pleads the highly unappealing lady-killer who knocks up our star in EIGHTEEN AND ANXIOUS. This has to be the fun...


Daredevil Versus Dr. Phibes
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-27-2003)

... starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton (he has scored all of Meyer's previous films, including THE PARENT TRAP and both FATHER OF THE BRIDE movies).Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to score Dreamworks' big animated summer movie, SINBAD: LEGEND ...

Jesus returns!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-12-2005)

...lick with Jack Nicholson drawn into Boris Karloff's haunted castle / A corpse narrates the circumstances of her own death, which may or may not involve Bela Lugosi. (O) THIS DARKNESS (Inspired) A vampire lord wants mad geneticist Van Helsing to create ...

The SHINING - A touching romantic comedy?
by News Editor (Sat 10-08-2005)

... And when Jack Nicholson smiles...you can use only the beginning of his smile, I've realized, because once those eyebrows start pointing, it ruins the moment." Click here to read the full interview. Click here to watch the trailer.

Jan. 14 Jan. 20: The Clock Stops TICKing
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 01-14-2002)

...iffer and Jack Nicholson making out in WOLF on TBS at 8 p.m. O.K., maybe it's more yucky than scary.Paige inadvertently conjures up a medieval prince who is under the spell of an enchantress in tonight's encore presentation of CHARMED on TNT at 10 p.m....


At the premiere of SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
by Sue Schneider (Thu 12-18-2003)

...u Reeves, Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau and director/producer/writer Nancy Meyers. Joining them were guests Teri Hatcher, Lou Adler with his wife Page Hannah, Dana Delany, Patric Taylor (Keanu's mom), Karina Reeves (Keanu's sis...

New Joker Will Be More Realistic, Says Bale (Fri 06-29-2007)

...rince, as Jack Nicholson did in Tim Burton's 1989 film. "We recognize, of course, they are cartoon characters, [but] we try to ground them in somewhat more reality than the other movies." According to the 'Rescue Dawn' actor, though, one thing's for...

Disc Wars continue
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 02-07-2006)

...ne dealer Jack Nicholson plots a jewel heist in this 1997 Bob Rafelson suspenser. With director and cast commentraks and deleted footage. (O) CARY GRANT Box Set (Sony) Includes HOLIDAY, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS, TALK OF THE TOWN, HIS GIRL FRIDAY and THE ...

Opinion: New Look For The Joker? Good! (Wed 04-18-2007)

"Memo to Batman fans: The TDK Joker is not going to look as if he jumped right out of a comic book. He's not going to look or act like the Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson versions of the character. Chris Nolan, Heath Ledger, and company want to -- and sho...


Genre Films in the '90s: Blockbuster Feeding Frenzy
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-11-2000)

... and star Jack Nicholson were slumming in substandard material; the actually films has a lot going for it, although the ending just sort of peters away to nothing much.Nevertheless, there were some interesting horror films on view. The year 1990 began ...

To B or Not to B: Can Low-budget Direct-to-Video Films Survive?
by John Thonen (Tue 07-18-2000)

...yone from Jack Nicholson to Francis Ford Coppola in a career that will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary. CHARLES BAND - The current head of Full Moon Entertainment is the only active filmmaker whose career comes close to that of Corman’s. The peren...

Invasion of the Direct-to-Video Titles
by John Thonen (Tue 11-28-2000)

...ntion the Jack Nicholson team of Little Shop of Horrors and The Terror. Elite Entertainment also offers a pairing of previously released titles with The Screaming Skull and Attack of the Giant Leeches, thus creating a quartet of double features to off...

The Thing Times Two, From McFarlane
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 10-08-2000)

...ein 8. Jack Nicholson in Wolf 7. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs (with interchangeable head of Brian Cox from Manhunter) 6. Kathleen Kinmont in Bride of Re-Animator 5. Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West (with Dr. H...


Return Engagement
by Paul Zimmerman (Fri 01-04-2002)

...au says, "Jack Nicholson was my student for three years, Harry Dean Stanton, Oliver Stone studied with me before he directed his first movie, Shirley Knight, Anjelica Huston was my student."Working on Martin Landau is Harry Trimble who is overco...

Producer Talks G.I JOE and TRANSFORMERS 2
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-08-2008)

...ovie with Jack Nicholson then I would say this is like Batman Begins. For next robot adventure, he again told us that production is waiting on the WGA strike. They hope to get production rolling on June 2, 2008 but as you know, this is around the time...

Meet Birds of Prey's Joker!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 06-28-2002)

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DVD Review of Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1 Vol. 1
by Tim Janson (Thu 09-11-2008)

...s such as Jack Nicholson, Mike Tyson, Pee Wee Herman, Cher, the cast of Star Trek, and Batman in one of the most hilarious episodes of the first season.   The voice talent was outstanding throughout, upholding a long Warner Bros. tradition. ...


C2F@5: Prizes From Deep Discount DVD!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 07-05-2002)

...sader and Jack Nicholson gives a terrific performance as the clown prince of crime. From Hell - Johnny Depp and Heather Graham star in this stylish adaptation of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's intricat...

Daredevil Interview: Duncan: The Once and Future Kingpin
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 02-07-2003)

Continuing our coverage of Twentieth Century Fox's Daredevil press junket Comics2Film presents this transcript of the round-table  interview with Michael Clarke Duncan, who plays Kingpin in the movie. Q: What's your typical breakfast? ...

Keaton's Batman on HBO on Jan (Wed 12-20-2006)

HBO will air 1989's Batman, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson, in January. Air dates and times include Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 5:45 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 12 at 12:45 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 6 a.m.; and Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7:45 a.m.

Christopher Nolan taking the Joker back to basics in 'The Dark Knight' (Thu 08-24-2006)

When asked if the portrayal of the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' would be less Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson than the Joker seen portrayed in a comic like The Killing Joke, director Christopher Nolan respoded: "Yes. I would certainly point to The Killin...


AFI Releases Top 10 Lists for Genre Classics
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-18-2008)

...l Newman, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and John Wayne all have 3 films each. -- Diane Keaton is the most represented actress with 4 films on the list; Grace Kelly and Talia Shire each have 3 entries. To compile the final list, AFI distributed a ballot w...

HANNAH MONTANA Tunes Up Record Debut
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 02-03-2008)

...List. The Jack Nicholson/Morgan Freeman vehicle pulled in another 6.8 mil in its 2,915 houses across the country. The studio has listed its budget at only 45 mil and to date, it has pulled in 67.6 mil domestically.   Next up in 8th place for th...

Heath Ledger talks The Joker
by Karl Schneider (Sat 09-09-2006)

...o be what Jack Nicholson did. It's going to be more nuanced and dark and more along the lines of a Clockwork Orange kind of feel. Which is, I think, what the comic book was after: less about his laugh and more about his eyes."THE DARK KNIGHT is set to ...

Sean Penn turned down role as the Joker
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-28-2006)

...omero and Jack Nicholson than the Joker we saw portrayed in a comic like The Killing Joke?Nolan: Yes. I would certainly point to The Killing Joke but I also would point very much to the first two appearances of the Joker in the comic. If you look at wh...


Bale Updates On The JOKER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 06-29-2007)

...rince, as Jack Nicholson did in Tim Burton’s 1989 film. “We recognize, of course, they are cartoon characters, [but] we try to ground them in somewhat more reality than the other movies.” As for a clown being portrayed as "sinis...

PROOF
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-18-2007)

...ritten by Jack Nicholson (The Departed, As Good As It Gets); The Trip. Additionally, the collection offers two Corman classics never before available on DVD - Shelly Winters (The Poseidon Adventure, The Diary of Anne Frank) and Robert DeNiro (Raging Bu...

SPARTANS Grab Victory Against Rambo
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 01-27-2008)

...gins. The Jack Nicholson-Morgan Freeman vehicle has a budget of only 45 mil and has taken in 57.6 mil, 10.2 mil of it being from this weekend.   And now, we hit the last three films in the box office report, all of them clocking in around 4 mil...

Superman Returns, Legion of Superheroes and Batman (Wed 06-14-2006)

...eaton and Jack Nicholson, on Thursday Aug. 3 at 1:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 5:30 p.m.


Robin Williams as Joker in BATMAN BEGINS 2?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 06-28-2006)

...s for his Jack Nicholson impression, but he suspects Nolan would be looking for a new take. "Well, you want to do a different Joker. You know, if they do Arkham Asylum, it would be amazing. Arkham Asylum is one of the greatest, nastiest comic books eve...

Shelf Space
by Robert Trate (Tue 11-06-2007)

...DVD) The Jack Nicholson Collection (Chinatown / The Two Jakes) James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set Lethal Weapon: 4 Film Favorites Weird Cinema: 15 Freaky Flicks

Michael Caine Describes Ledger's JOKER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-02-2007)

...me thing [Jack Nicholson] went for,” Ledger said in interviews. “That would be stupid. Tim Burton did a more fantastical kind of thing and Chris Nolan is doing nitty-gritty handheld realism. I love what [Nicholson] did, and that is part of ...

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

...rd Nixon, Jack Nicholson, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and many more. http://www.lulu.com/content/515542     Recommended Soundtrack sources: www.buysoundtrax.com www.intrada.com www.screenarchives.com ...


Nov. 19 Nov. 25: Get Out the Turkey TV Dinners
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 11-19-2001)

...ovie with Jack Nicholson as the Joker. Not that crappy BATMAN movie with... ummm, well, all those other ones.Remote Patrol is our weekly Television column.

Bettany out, Law in for The Joker? (Wed 04-26-2006)

I can confirm that The Joker role is a small and mysterious one in the sequel. It will be nothing like the Jack Nicholson-style showcase that the previous Joker provided

Acting in SLEEPY HOLLOW
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 12-11-1999)

...l Keaton, Jack Nicholson, and Winona Ryder. In SLEEPY HOLLOW, Christopher Walken (BATMAN RETURNS) shows up for five minutes just long enough to establish the evil of the Hessian Horseman before he loses his head. But even his screen time seems lavish c...

Kong of Kongs, Lord of Rings
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-15-2005)

...tt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin. In this version, the story focuses on an Irish-American gangster who infiltrates the Massachusetts police force while, simultaneously, a young police officer infiltrates the gang. Shore has prev...


AMC MONSTERFEST 2002
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-25-2002)

...ers, with Jack Nicholson as the daft juvenile lead.7:00 AM THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATHCorman combines Poe's "Masque...", "Hop Frog" and Vincent Price in a surrealistic voyage through color-based psychology.9:00 AM THE CONQUEROR WORMPrice is the fascist...

The 26th Annual Toronto International Film Festival
by Paul Zimmerman (Thu 10-11-2001)

...e his pal Jack Nicholson. Sam Rockwell laughed and said HEIST was quite a change from his last film, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, "where we had 17 writers." Mamet startled the PC throng by referring to Pidgeon as a "good broad." Meanwhile, the notoriously press s...

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

...tt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen and Alec Baldwin is still playing in some theaters as the crime thriller stalks Oscars, but you can already enjoy it at home via widescreen and “fullscren” editions. Special edition i...

Comicscape - November 2, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-02-2005)

...weaked up Jack Nicholson in whiteface terrorizing a movie back lot, then please go make that movie. Tim Burton could find the financing for that film. Just don't shoehorn a character with half a century of history into the movie you want to make, just ...


Tommy Lee Jones Talks New TWO FACE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-09-2007)

Since MTV asked the legendary actor Jack Nicholson on his take of a new Joker and got the eye-catching furious headline, it was only a matter of time before they asked other actors from the pre-Nolan Batman films their take on being replaced. Ac...

Black Jack Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 06-07-2004)

What They SayFrom Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Metropolis, Astro Boy, and Kimba! Episode 5: While on vactation, Black Jack comes across a young man haunted by the vision of a woman who beckons him to return to a town he\'s never visited. He also has vi...

In Memory of Sam Arkoff
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 09-17-2001)

... De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Ivan Reitman, Martin Scorsese, and Robert Towne.In recent years, Arkoff maintained a production company, of sorts, called Arkoff International Pictures. Six films created under his auspices at the old AIP, including THE SPIDER...

THE SHINING (1980)
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 06-08-2001)

...he genre. Jack Nicholson gives a career redefining performance, beginning with the Everyman persona established in films like FIVE EASY PIECES and mutating into an over-the-top psychotic lunatic (`Heeerrre`s Johnny!`). Shelley Duvall is a big improveme...


BATMAN (1989)
by Craig D. Reid (Sun 06-10-2001)

...he-top by Jack Nicholson, is more dominating than the hero. Of note is Anton Furst`s Oscar-winning production design.

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Al Pacino Speaks For Us All, Maniacs.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-01-2007)

... Redford, Jack Nicholson, Ryan O’Neal and Robert De Niro all wanted the role of Michael but Coppola had his eyes set on Pacino from the impact he made in stage acting and his early success. You want to know the irony of that highly iconic film...

VDVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-01-2006)

...e devlish Jack Nicholson, who proves to be a bit too exciting. BLU-RAY DISC CORNER(O) GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (Warner Bros.) (O) KISS KISS BANG BANG (Warner Bros.) (O) TRAINING DAY (Warner Bros.) HD-DVD CORNER (O) FOUR BROTHERS (Paramount) (...


Hypnotizing Woody Part One
by Scott Collura (Sat 08-25-2001)

...s not, is Jack Nicholson? And then six months later they're having lunch with the director, and it takes them two years to get it done. But if you're funded beforehand, you finish it and you do it and it really seems like you're doing a lot of work. Bu...

WITCHES OF EASTWICK Hit Small Screen for ABC
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 08-12-2008)

...h starred Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer, was based on the John Updike novel about three women who turn to witchcraft after losing (or booting) the men in their lives. They conjure up a devil-like character, who then proceed...

The Stax Report's "Clown Prince" Edition (Fri 06-24-2005)

A special "Clown Prince" edition of The Stax Report with thoughts on which actors might be best to succeed Jack Nicholson as The Joker in the next Batman movie.

Paul Newman Passes Away at 83
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 09-27-2008)

...egories. (Jack Nicholson holds the record among actors for Oscar nominations, with 12; actress Meryl Streep has had 14.)As he passed his 80th birthday, he remained in demand, winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the 2005 HBO drama "Empire Falls&...


23rd Annual Ohio Science Fiction Film Festival
by News Editor (Fri 04-14-2006)

... starring Jack Nicholson; Robby the Robot's follow-up to FORBIDDEN PLANET, THE INVISIBLE BOY from 1957 one of the first films to deal with super-computers going berserk. Also on tap will be selected chapters of the 1943 classic serial, THE BATMAN, whi...

JUMPER Teleports Into First Place
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 02-17-2008)

...ease. The Jack Nicholson-Morgan Freeman dramedy pulled in another 4.1 mil while still showing in 2,307 theaters across the nation. The film has already proven profitable, having a budget of only 45 mil and tallying up 81.0 mil in domestic totals. &nb...

Video This Week: November 20th
by John Thonen (Tue 11-20-2001)

...unds like Jack Nicholson. It's pretty dumb, but also pretty funny.THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT is another offering from the previously mentioned Amicus Studios, and they ended their experiment with Burroughs inspired adventure films with this one. John ...

Surfacing with Josh Pate
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-10-2005)

...;and it's Jack Nicholson! Okay, no, but it should be.ROME (8 PM CST, HBO) "Caesarion." Julius Caesar gives birth with surgical assistance.EXTRAS (9:30 PM CST, HBO) Andy lands a part in a Samuel L. Jackson flick. The best part of this show is watchin...


EASY RIDER A.D. gears up for production
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Fri 09-27-2002)

...played by Jack Nicholson). A new character is determined to prove Wyatt innocent, and the pair goes "in search of America" once again. A distributor has yet to be signed for the sequel.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinesca...

DVD & VHS This Week: April 2
by John Thonen (Tue 04-02-2002)

...produced, Jack Nicholson and Boris Karloff starring, incomprehensible pseudo-Poe film of the same name, as that one is public domain. It might also be the fairly decent, but very obscure, 1978 British film from schlock producer/director Norman J. Warre...

DONNIE DARKO
by Tony Whitt (Tue 06-24-2003)

...een since Jack Nicholson in THE SHINING (and for much the same reasons); Mary McDonnell does a marvelous job as a middle-aged Republican mother whose son is steadily slipping away from her; and even Katherine Ross, who normally isn't known for her stel...

TOP 10: Jack's back
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-15-2003)

Columbia Pictures captured the top spot at the box office this past weekend with the Jack Nicholson/Diane Keaton romantic comedy SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE. The film netted $17 million over the weekend, not a bad showing but still not enough to crack the cove...


U2, Pretenders, Buddy Guy among 2005 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees and Tommy is Celebrated in April
by Randall Larson (Mon 03-21-2005)

...Reed, and Jack Nicholson and appearances by Eric Clapton, Tina Turner and Elton John), soundtrack, a Broadway musical (1992) as well as an orchestral version and a ballet interpretation. Conceived and primarily written by The Who's Pete Townshend, Tomm...

Inconvenient DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-21-2006)

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 ...

JERICHO The Return
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 12-30-2007)

Some series, mostly of the reality variety, could really benefit from the writers’ strike. One show in particular actually deserves the potential extra attention the few series running new episodes in the next few months will get; Jericho. ...

Rollergirl Vs. Jack the Ripper
by SCOTT COLLURA (Mon 10-22-2001)

Unlike her collaborators on the new Jack the Ripper film FROM HELL, Heather Graham readily admits that she knew very little about Saucy Jack and his vicious exploits beyond the sort of pop culture awareness that any respectable movie fan might have."I di...


Black Jack Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 09-23-2004)

What They SayIn a war zone devastated by minefields and strife, a dying child is missing. She fights a foe more deadly than any terrorist. Her heart is a time bomb that will kill her even as the explosions annihilate her home. Can renegade doctor Black Ja...

Black Jack Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 02-08-2004)

What They SayIn a world where the grim reaper can strike at any time, a brilliant renegade surgeon known only as Black Jack operates outside the law. For the rich and dying, he performs miracles of a macabre medical nature. Unafraid of mysteries that verg...

Black Jack Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 03-04-2005)

What They SayA young woman is poisoned by toxic waste and begins to deform...or transform. Black Jack operates and discovers that she might be transforming into a mermaid. Is there a connection between the victim\'s illness and the ancient myth? Episode 1...

Black Jack Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 04-29-2004)

What They SayTwo victims thrash in agony, scarred by war. Once again, renegade doctor Black Jack is caught in the crossfire. With Death breathing down his neck, he braves bullets and deadly biohazards to save the afflicted. Will the detective doctor preva...


Black Jack Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 02-09-2005)

What They SayA desperate man is plagued by a tumor shaped like a human face. When the tumor begins to talk and think, renegade surgeon Black Jack is the one man who can free the victim from its grotesque tyranny. Meanwhile, a serial murderer is on the pro...

"24: 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM"
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 04-12-2007)

What a difference a little Jack can make!  In this hour of 24, Jack is back in a big way, and he’s darker than ever!  Last hour, Jack and Doyle had the main terrorist Fayed in custody and this hour begins with Jack handing out a good ol...

Black Jack Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 11-04-2004)

What They SayA sinister tree lurks over a village, sheltering the inhabitants for a terrible price. Victims are plagued by voices, then driven to madness and death. When renegade surgeon Black Jack operates on the latest casualty, he discovers a horrifyin...

Broken on the Wheel of Publishing: A Conversation with Horror Writer Jack Ketchum
by Denise Dumars (Wed 05-03-2000)

Who should know horror better than a former literary agent? It`s no wonder that Dallas Mayr chose the name of a legendary Wild West outlaw, `Black Jack` Ketchum, as his pseudonym; he`s something of an outlaw himself in the horror field. Though he’s a darl...


SAMURAI JACK game out in March
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-28-2004)

SEGA has announced that it will publish the forthcoming PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles game SAMURAI JACK: THE SHADOW OF AKU, designed by Amaze Entertainment's Adrenium Studios. SAMURAI JACK creator Gennedy Tartakovsky worked with Adrenium in developing t...

Jack Skellington Goes Hollywood
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 10-24-2002)

There are certain films that have come to be recognized as true holiday classics, required viewing every time a treasured day like Christmas or Halloween comes along, but most such pictures tend to have originated decades agoIT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, or the ...

Samurai Jack (Mon 06-10-2002)

Plot: Based on the Cartoon Network series, a samurai battling an evil sorcerer/shape changer called Aku, is thrown into the distant future. There he finds a world twisted by Aku's eons of evil. Dubbed "Jack" by some of the locals, the samurai seeks to des...

DC Direct Plans Match with Jack and Scotsman
by News Editor (Tue 10-18-2005)

DC Direct has released an image of the statue of Samurai Jack in his match with The Scotsman from Episode 11: Jack and The Scotsman. While traveling along a very long and narrow bridge, Jack met a large Scotsman crossing in the opposite direction...and ne...


Black Jack (Fri 02-01-2002)

What They SayBlack Jack is an underground surgeon, who, although he has no license, has God-Like skills which enable him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons. Charging millions for secret operations, Black Jack is a man...

"Lost: One of Us"
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 04-15-2007)

OK, things are heating up and answers are being given, this is what I’ve been waiting for!  If you stopped watching LOST, you messed up!  So, everyone is finally back together when Jack, Sayid, Kate, and the new tenant Juliet return to...

Ryan Gosling as JACK RYAN?
by Jarrod (Thu 01-24-2008)

It's been a while since a Tom Clancy novel has been adapted to the big screen and from what Moviehole reports, it will be somewhat longer because this next project will be a Jack Ryan story based outside his book series. The site reports that Fernando Mei...

"Lost: Stranger in a Strange Land"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Fri 02-23-2007)

I’ve been complaining lately that the marketing campaign for Heroes over-hyped the episodes to a degree that while the episodes were good, they were underwhelming due to the promises of the promotions.  Well, now Heroes and LOST have anothe...


SAMURAI JACK
by Eric Moro (Fri 08-10-2001)

In a departure from its original programming slate (JOHNNY BRAVO, DEXTER'S LABORATORY, POWERPUFF GIRLS, et al), Cartoon Network and series creator Genndy Tartakovsky unleash SAMURAI JACK onto the world of animated television. The 90-minute series premiere...

Deth Eternal Part Two
by John Thonen (Thu 08-08-2002)

The sixth and latest entry in producer Charles Band's long running sci-fi series, TRANCERS, has recently been released on video and DVD. So what better time to take a look back at the career of Jack Deth, the time traveling, tough guy cop who stars in the...

"Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock" coming in June
by Karl Schneider (Mon 03-19-2007)

A four issue miniseries titled Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock will be released this June.“Battling Jack is a story about the relationship between Jack Murdock, a failed boxer turned mob enforcer, and his son, Matthew Murdock, the boy who would one...

Lutz of Luck
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 04-14-2005)

...racter to Jack Nicholson's character from THE SHINING. Have you taken inspiration from that film or any others? RR: The Nicholson thing has come up before, but that character, Jack Torrance, is like iconic. I would never want to come even close to tryi...


BLACK JACK
by Brian Thomas (Thu 08-23-2001)

Japanese animation began with Osamu Tezuka. Though outside his native land his name isn't that familiar, today his creations - from Astro Boy to Jungle Emperor (Kimba) to Unico - are known worldwide. In Japan, Tezuka is as well known as Disney, his artist...

LOST: Premiere & Confirmed Dead
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Sat 02-09-2008)

Due to a combination of a hard drive crash followed closely by tornadoes, I was unable to get a review for the season premiere of LOST posted last week. I thought the episode deserved discussion though so this week this extensive article will look at...

Jack Black Still Up for Green Lantern? (Thu 06-15-2006)

Check out the radio Interview where Jack Black said that he's still actually up for Green Lantern. He told the hosts he's waiting on a script and he hopes it's good and that he doesn't sully the Green Lantern's name.

Jack Black joins KING KONG
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-30-2004)

Jack Black is the third cast member to join Peter Jackson's remake of KING KONG. Black, who joins the previously announced Naomi Watts and Andy Serkis, will play adventurer/showman Carl Denham, the man who brings King Kong back to the civilized world and ...


Preview the second-longest day in Jack Bauer's life
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 09-12-2003)

Out this week on DVD is the second season of 24, the real-time thriller that stars Kiefer Sutherland as Counter-Terrorism Unit agent Jack Bauer. After saving the life of a Presidential candidate but paying a high price, Bauer returned last season in a sto...

Davies to Write Captain Jack Series for BBC
by News Editor (Wed 10-19-2005)

The BBC has announced that Russell T Davies is to write a sci-fi paranoid thriller TORCHWOOD, a major new drama for BBC THREE. The series will be a 13-part drama aimed at a post-watershed audience. Davies described the new series as "a British sci-fi para...

Jack Larson on Superman Returns (Tue 05-17-2005)

Jack Larson the actor who previously played Jimmy Olsen on TV, has a role in 'Superman Returns'. Check out this interview and learn who Larson is playing...

Castle Rain Launches JACK THE LANTERN
by News Editor (Tue 10-11-2005)

Castle Rain Entertainment, the Canadian Indy publisher is launching a new Jack the Lantern one-shot, titled Jack the Lantern: 1942 as a tune up to the new mini-series (set for mid 2006). The original six-issue mini-series, which was created and written by...


Newly Reviewed: Black Jack (Fri 09-17-2004)

The first three volumes of the series had two episodes and brought out what was previously released. Now on 09/21/2004 with Black Jack Vol. #4 (of 7), Central Park Media starts bringing out the final four previously unreleased and undubbed episodes one vo...

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...

Jack Valenti passes away
by Karl Schneider (Fri 04-27-2007)

Famed film lobbyist Jack Valenti passed away in his home yesterday at the age of 85.  He is believed to have died from complications of a stroke he suffered last month.Valenti has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is widely credited for ...

Newly Reviewed: Black Jack (Sun 02-08-2004)

Due out on 02/10/2004 from Central Park Media is Black Jack Vol. #1, the Tezuka classic that was done in OVA form back in the early 90\'s.


DVD Review: Black Jack (Wed 02-09-2005)

Catching up on a series that\'s almost done with its release, we\'ve got a look at the 01/11/2005 release of Black Jack Vol. #6 (of 7) from Central Park Media.

Black Jack Collection 2 (Thu 12-16-2004)

What They SayIn the age of science, death still wears many faces. Only the brilliant mercenary surgeon Black Jack has seen them all. As mankind threatens to annihilate itself, the detective doctor travels the world in search of bizarre medical mysteries&#...

Jack O'Halloran wants to be in the 'Superman' movie (Mon 02-14-2005)

Jack O'Halloran has a plan for inserting his villain character Non from 'Superman II' in the new 'Superman' movie. "When I go back to L.A., I'm going to talk to Warners because we had shot footage at the end (of 'Superman II') of us being put in police...

Jack Murdock's Murderer Speaks
by Michael Mason (Mon 04-29-2002)

Jason Voorhees and the bodyguard who kills Battlin' Jack Murdock (Matt "Daredevil" Murdock's father) have a few things in common, according to Kane Hodder, the actor who portrays both characters. In an interview with SCI FI Wire, Kane commented on the si...


Jack Chick makes DVD (Tue 03-16-2004)

Jack Chick is well-known in certain circles for his religious comic books. He's expanded and made a DVD which is reviewed here.

Jack Hsu: 'Spidey 2' Storyboard Artist
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 10-29-2003)

The Pulse interviews Jack Hsu, a story board artist on 'Spider-Man II' and Disney's 'Haunted Mansion,' as well as several other feature films to his credit. He's also the artist on the Xeric Award winning title, 'Poppie's Adventures' ...

Jack Black NOT 'Green Lantern' (Fri 08-06-2004)

According to this week's Entertainment Weekly, the rumors of actor Jack Black stepping in as an (admittedly paunchy) Green Lantern, were just that - rumors. "I took a meeting with someone who has the rights, but there's no [Green Lantern] script," Black t...

'The Batman' Kid's Meal at Jack In The Box (Thu 03-23-2006)

Promotion at participating Jack In The Box Restaurants features toys from the animated series 'The Batman.'


Interview with Jack Larson, the 1950s Jimmy Olsen, (Wed 03-14-2007)

Jack Larson talks candidly about playing Jimmy Olsen through all six seasons of The Adventures of Superman, as well as playing Bo The Bartender in Superman Returns, his thoughts on Hollywoodland and even Smallville...

Vertical Nabs Black Jack (Mon 12-10-2007)

The folks at Vertical continue to bring over some of the best material for long time fans as they announced at NYAF that they\'ll be bringing over Black Jack, complete and in its original chapter listings. They also intend to release \"Edge City, the late...

DVD Review: Black Jack (Fri 03-04-2005)

Bringing the OVA series to a close with this release, Central Park Media is set to release Black Jack: Biohazard on 03/07/2005 and we\'ve got a few thoughts on it. Also note that the first of two box sets for the series is due out at the same time.

Newly Reviewed: Black Jack (Thu 04-29-2004)

Catching up on our review pile a little bit more in between watching episodes of Marmalade Boy, we\'ve squeezed in the more adult oriented series by checking out CPM\'s 04/06/2004 release of Black Jack Vol. #2.


UK Newly Reviewed: Black Jack (Mon 05-03-2004)

Dani Moure\'s continuing his quest into the UK back catalog, this week with a look at Manga UK\'s 05/12/2003 release of the Black Jack Movie.

Newly Reviewed: Black Jack (Mon 06-07-2004)

Due out tomorrow from Central Park Media is Black Jack Vol. #3, the weakest set of episodes of a fairly engaging series from Tezuka.

Advance DVD Review: Black Jack (Thu 11-04-2004)

As CPM continues into uncharted territory with this series, we luck out by getting fresh materials and an anamorphic print with their 11/09/2004 release of Black Jack Vol. #5.

Columbia likes IRON JACK
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 04-18-2008)

Columbia Pictures has grabbed a new action-adventure spec that sounds vaguely familiar, replacing teacher for novelist. The distributor has optioned Johnny Rosenthal's action-adventure script Iron Jack, says Variety. Todd Garner is producing through his B...


Saturn Exclusive: Lansing talks next JACK RYAN films
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 06-14-2002)

While attending the 28th annual Saturn Awards, Paramount Pictures president Sherry Lansing gave us a quick, exclusive interview in which she confirmed Ben Affleck would be coming back as Jack Ryan now that SUM OF ALL FEARS has done "Very well." "There wi...

THE GREEN ARROW BY JACK KIRBY
by Tony Whitt (Thu 11-22-2001)

The 1950s weren't a great time for most of those working in comics, but they were especially hard on Jack Kirby. After he and Joe Simon created Captain America for Timely, they tried creating characters with equal success for other companies before formin...

Jack the Ripper in Chicago
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-05-2001)

Jack the Ripper is back in the contemporary streets of Chicago. No, this isn't a repeat of an old KOLCHAK, THE NIGHT STALKER TV episode, but what will be happening in the November 21st episode of UPN's SPECIAL UNIT 2.Titled "The Beast," the story focuses ...

JACK STAFF at Image Comics
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 06-04-2002)

Image Comics publisher and vice-president Jim Valentino has announced that Paul Grist's black-and-white independent series JACK STAFF is moving to Image. According to Valentino, the title will be relaunched in January 2003 as a new ongoing series -- in f...


Director in need of REPAIRMAN JACK
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-15-2004)

Director Douglas Aarniokoski is now attached to helm REPAIRMAN JACK, a action-adventure with supernatural overtones, for Beacon Pictures. Based upon the character created by F. Paul Wilson, the Repairman is a Manhattan-based guy who exists outside of the ...

GREEN Jack, Black LANTERN
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-16-2004)

Well, this story certainly supports the theory of casting against type.Ain't It Cool News reports that funnyman Jack Black (SCHOOL OF ROCK) has been signed to play GREEN LANTERN in a Warner Bros. movie of the same name. "Jack Black has closed his deal. He...

JACK CROSS #1
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-31-2005)

I suspect that Warren Ellis does not sleep. He's taken on yet another ongoing series, besides PLANETARY, DESOLATION JONES, and the various Marvel and DC Universe titles to which he contributes. Last week brought us the relatively under-promoted JACK CRO...

KANGAROO JACK bounces on stage
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-20-2003)

Three newcomers join the pack this week led by KANGAROO JACK, a comedy from Jerry Bruckheimer opening at number one, while Martin Lawrence's NATIONAL SECURITY opened at number two to decent reviews. The third member of the troika, A GUY THING, opened at n...


THE RULING CLASS
by Andrew Hershberger (Sun 05-05-2002)

Eccentrics thrive in screwball comedies. Madness is shown as akin to godliness in the most beatific sense, as if to say “those without a grip are truly the most enlightened of souls.” In Peter Medak’s THE RULING CLASS the notion is presented rather bluntl...

SAMURAI JACK gets seasoned
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 02-06-2004)

On May 4 the first season of the critically acclaimed SAMURAI JACK cartoon series will arrive on a two-disc DVD set. Warner Home Video is packaging the first 13 episodes of JACK along with bonus features which include never-before-seen footage from the sh...

"24: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Fri 02-16-2007)

Throughout the season of 24, Fox will run a night here and a night there of two hour blocks to make sure the season ends at the appropriate time.  This week was one of those nights.  It was an interesting night as it wasn’t as high ene...

LOST: Through the Looking Glass
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 05-24-2007)

So, it finally came, the season finale of LOST. So, would we be disappointed? What would be this season’s cliffhanger? These questions plagued me as I sat down in high anticipation in front of my television for the two hour finale.&nb...


JACK COLE AND PLASTIC MAN: FORMS STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 09-25-2001)

Chronicle Books is one of the best publishing companies out there, and they've been churning out some beautiful volumes covering all areas of pop culture history naturally this includes superhero comics. Handsome hardcover tomes on Superman and Batman ha...

Jack With Interchangeable Heads
by News Editor (Fri 07-29-2005)

In about a month, NECA will be offering a 14 inch tall Jack Skellington with 12 interchangeable heads, and 19 points of articulation. As their site reportes, "The Deluxe Jack Skellington is the first action figure of its kind. No other figure has come wit...

Jack Black Talks GREEN LANTERN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 11-21-2007)

A few years ago, Jack Black was set to star and help develop a big screen adaptation of the comic superhero. Judging by the interview with MTV, his GREEN LANTERN would have been vastly different than the GL we may see in the upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE f...

WHAT LIES BENEATH: Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey
by Matthew F. Saunders (Thu 07-27-2000)

With movies, much of the drama lies on the screen. Such is certainly the case with What Lies Beneath, the suspenseful new thriller from acclaimed director Robert Zemeckis, which scared up $29.7 million and the number one seat in its opening weekend. But a...


"24: 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM"
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 04-18-2007)

OK, right away this season is in better shape because it’s Jack-centric again, which before last week’s episode we had to suffer through several episodes where Jack was a bit player.  That said there weren’t many surprises in thi...

KANGAROO JACK
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 01-17-2003)

While much of KANGAROO JACK takes place in the Australian Outback and the large, hopping marsupial of the title is prominently featured, the film is not contrary to what the advertising suggests about some sort of super-intelligent animal that robs peop...

DARKNESS FALLS on KANGAROO JACK
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-27-2003)

Estimated returns had DARKNESS FALLS open in the number one spot with $12.5 million, pushing KANGAROO JACK (and everyone else) down a notch. THE TWO TOWERS at $6.9 million generated a third less this weekend than last, leaving it still stalking THE FELLOW...

SAMURAI JACK ON HORSE Statue
by News Editor (Fri 04-21-2006)

DC Direct has announced their SAMURAI JACK ON HORSE Statue. The stature features Samurai Jack riding his Battle Armor War Horse a six-legged, armor-protected, weapons-firing war horse from the future.This limited-edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelai...


"Lost: Left Behind"
by Stephen Lackey (Fri 04-06-2007)

There’s a pattern forming on LOST and I must admit I like it.  See, it goes like this, let’s get Hurley to mess with Sawyer.  On the beach, Hurley approached Sawyer and told him that the castaways are having a vote the next day on...

Jack Black is RAD BRAD
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-06-2003)

New Line Cinema ponied up some cash for a new comedy pitch from Philip Stark (DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR?) titled RAD BRAD, MODERN WARRIOR. Jack Black (SHALLOW HAL) is attached to star as the character, deemed the world's best video game player. When a robot ...

Cinescape's 25 Greatest Summer Movies of All Time
by Brian Thomas with Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 11-18-2005)

...he Joker (Jack Nicholson) Year of Release: 1989 Domestic Box office: $251,188,924 Why Was it So Great: Superman (1978) introduced the idea of making movies about superheroes into big budget, all-star special events. Batman revived that idea, casting mo...

Summer Camp!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-26-2007)

...CLASSICS: JACK NICHOLSON (Delta) Includes Little Shop of Horrors, The Terror and Dementia 13 (which does not feature Nicholson at all).(O)   SEARCH AND DESTROY / THE GLOVE (MPI) Drive-In Double Feature from 1979.(O)   SHAOLIN VS. EV...


24 - Episode 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 05-23-2007)

This is easily been the worst season of 24 to date. There have been a few good episodes but overall it has just been weak. The two hour season finale is actually a good representation of what the series did wrong and right this season. In t...

DAY ZERO for Jack Bauer
by News Editor (Sat 06-23-2007)

In case you hadn't caught wind of this yet or taken the time to check it out,  FOX is offering fans of 24 an online, animated series based around the show. DAY ZERO is an original, flash-animated online saga from the producers of 24 t...

STAR WARS & X-MEN
by John Thonen (Tue 11-21-2000)

... – MarengoJack Nicholson: The Terror/Little Shop of Horrors - MarengoWings of Honneamise - MangaX-Files Season 2 Gift pack - Fox Home Video

SHALLOW HAL
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-09-2001)

The filmmaking Farrelly brothers, Bobby & Peter, seem to delight in setting challenges for themselves. Last year's ME, MYSELF AND IRENE had a hero who was schizophrenic. In SHALLOW HAL, the film itself has a split personality that brings to mind the M...


SAMURAI JACK gets new writer
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-10-2002)

Brett Ratner's live action version of Grenndy Tartakovsky's great cartoon adventure SAMURAI JACK is charging ahead. The latest eveidence: Todd Alcott has been hired by producing studio New Line Cinema to script the story of a ancient samurai who is transp...

Love finds Jack in 24
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-06-2004)

Actress Kim Bauer will join the cast of 24 in the show's fourth season, scheduled to air next January. She will play a character named Audrey Raines who is an aide to the Secretary of Defense.Also joining the cast in 24's fourth season will be Nestor Serr...

"24: The First Four Hours"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 01-17-2007)

24 is one of those series that is dangerously perfect for DVD.  I watched the series as it aired for the first time last year.  The previous seasons I soaked up via the DVD box sets.  I say dangerously perfect because once you start one...

Jack Ryan bullseyes his own DVD collection
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-06-2003)

Hitting store shelves this fine Tuesday is Paramount Home Video's new JACK RYAN SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTION, a 4-disc DVD compilation of all the films starring Tom Clancy's reluctant CIA hero.Paramount has produced new transfers of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER...


I'll See Your Jack Skellington and Raise You an Oogie
by News Editor (Fri 09-02-2005)

NECA will soon be offering The Nightmare Before Christmas Trading Card Game.As described on their site:With sharp graphics and a gameplay twist on what you would conventionally think a Trading Card Game to be like, this game is fun for fans of Nightmare B...

Noel Neill & Jack Larson Talk "Superman Returns" (Thu 06-29-2006)

The actors who played Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen on the 1950s TV show "Adventures of Superman" are back at it with bit parts in "Superman Returns" - Neill as a dying heiress, Larson as a bartender. "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer grew up a fan of...

THE JACKET
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-04-2005)

Like Kurt Vonnegut's Billy Pilgrim, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT's tortured hero and numerous fictional others, Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) seems to have come somewhat unstuck in time. Jack has been through a lot by the time this happens. Shot in the head and appa...

Noel Neill and Jack Larson Talk Superman Returns (Sat 07-15-2006)

"Bryan Singer has shown great respect for the entire Superman legend, for our television show, for Noel and for me," Mr. Larson said, occasionally grasping Ms. Neill's hand as they sat together recently in Patrick's Roadhouse, a weathered, memorabilia-clu...


24 Great Hours
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 07-28-2003)

Greetings Cinescapers! Remember last week? I sure don't! Turns out that I have that MEMENTO disease, no not the memory loss one, the other one where after seeing the film I tell everybody it was nothing more than that backwards episode of SEINFELD. Appare...

"24: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM"
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 03-21-2007)

Remember last week when I mentioned how surprising a near Bauer free episode could be?  Well, this week we get to see just how bad a Bauer free episode can be.  Jack is hurt, some nonsense about rib fragments and such; he’s fought under...

Jack is Back for 72 More Hours
by News Editor (Tue 04-11-2006)

20th Century Fox has signed a deal with Kiefer Sutherland to keep him on 24 for three more days/seasons.The deal, reportedly worth $40 million, elevates Sutherland to being the highest paid actor on a drama series. In addition, he'll also become an execut...

Jack Bauer becomes a SENTINEL
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-14-2005)

24's Kiefer Sutherland will star in THE SENTINEL, a thriller coming from Regency Pictures. Clark Johnson (S.W.A.T.) will direct the film from a script by George Nolfi (OCEAN'S TWELVE), with actor Michael Douglas as one of the film's producers. Filming is ...


You don't know JACK, but New Line does
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-19-2004)

JACK is the new name for adventure over at New Line Cinema. It's the title of a movie project that follows the life of a young farm boy who has dreams of following in his father's footsteps and becoming a fighting soldier. The movie idea was hatched by th...

And Now for an Important Message...
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 03-21-2005)

If you've been following 24 this season (and I certainly hope you have, since it's been such an improvement over last season), you probably saw the Kiefer Sutherland public service announcement that aired during the episode a few weeks back. If you didn't...

2005 Report Card: Spies Like Them
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 06-27-2005)

24 and ALIASBack before either show had premiered, I mentioned how excited I was to see both 24 and ALIAS using their January premiere dates as an excuse to go (more or less) uninterrupted for the entire season. Both shows relied heavily on serialized st...

THE FAMILY MAN
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 12-21-2000)

There is a certain kind of film that holds your attention for the duration of its running time, that amuses and entertains, that makes you think you’re watching something pretty decent—and then it ends and you realize it sucks. Universal’s new Christmas-t...


Someone Get Mr. Bauer Some Caffiene, Stat!
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 01-03-2005)

After a wait of seven months, Jack Bauer and 24 return to television with a two-hour fourth season premiere this Sunday, followed by two more hours in its new regular Monday-night slot. I've seen the first three hours, and the premiere starts off with a l...

Kurt Russell
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-18-2007)

You would have to be living under a rock the last week to fail noticing that New Line has acquired the rights to remake Escape From New York this week and they already have a casting for Snake Plissken (300’s Gerard Butler). This announcement h...

24 - "8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M."
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 10-30-2002)

Nothing but respect can be given to the bold choices made by the writers and producers of this season of 24, as evidenced by last night's fall premiere. Ever since September 11th there's been a great deal of serious discussion about the possibility of ant...

JACK's Back
by Eric Moro (Thu 10-25-2001)

As the Cartoon Network original series SAMURAI JACK continues to set records for the animation-oriented cabler (since its debut in August, all plays averaged together have shown a double-digit rating increase compared to the same time periods last year), ...


DVD This Week: September 25th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-25-2001)

VIDEO NEWSJOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS died a quick death at the box office, but audiences will get a second chance to check out its off-the-wall pleasures when Columbia releases it to video on December 4th, making it a priority on my Christmas wish li...

SAMURAI of the Future
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 10-25-2001)

Genndy Tartakovsky is a real life American success story and, more specifically, a film student success story. Born in Moscow, Russia, Tartakovsky moved with his family to Chicago when he was seven years old. When it came time for college, Tartakovskylike...

Spirit of Wonder
by Dani Moure (Thu 05-04-2006)

What They SayBased on the characters from the original manga by Kenji Tsuruta, Spirit of Wonder is a 5 OAVs series, produced in 1991 by Studio AJIADO (Street Fighter 2 - The Movie, Ruin Explorers). This series is made of a two-parts story: \'The Scientifi...

ULTRAVIOLET
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 07-31-2000)

Ultraviolet, a contemporary, British retelling of vampire mythology arrives as a six hour miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel July 31st. Writer-director Joe Ahearne successfully portrays a world in which vampires are real, and still using human blood for su...


SAMURAI JACK: The Movie(s)
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-20-2001)

New Line Cinema has struck a deal with the Cartoon Network to bring the SAMURAI JACK TV series to the big screen in two feature films; one animated, the other live-action.Brett Ratner is already on board to direct the live-action film, which will have a s...

Books and Boxes
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-27-2005)

The Prize Closet continues to dominate this territory. Well, dang it, we just love to give away fee DVDs! To win any of these prizes, you just have to send me an email to psycho@psychotronic.info and include a valid mailing address in the body. Once we ha...

EUREKA: Unpredictable
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 07-26-2007)

This episode of Eureka seems pretty ambitious as far as the special FX go, and for the most part it was successful, at least for cable network special effects anyway. That said, some parts of the episode felt a little rushed through, probably due to ...

Cartoon Network and VIZ Team for Online Anime
by News Editor (Thu 04-27-2006)

Cartoon Network and VIZ Media have announced a joint venture called Toonami Jetstream, a new broadband service that will provide on-demand, full-length streaming episodes of a number of hit animé and action series, including acclaimed hit series Naruto an...