Image Comics publisher and vice-president Jim Valentino has announced that Paul Grist's black-and-white independent series JACKSTAFF is moving to Image. According to Valentino, the title will be relaunched in January 2003 as a new ongoing series -- in f...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Richard Hatem, co-creator of the short-lived (but imminently available on DVD--check it out!) MIRACLES, brings his talent for turning the conventions of traditional television storytelling upside down to the late, lamented TRU CALLING with an episode sure...
Originally interviewed at the end of May 2008 at Anime Central:
(NOTE: The following is not an exact transcription of the interview. A translator assisted with the interview and the following is based on that person's translation.)
[Q] - Question [HY] -...
24 is a show that’s oddly been used politically over the last few years. If you’re a fan of the show, you may have found yourself being accused of being a Republican. Why can’t this just be a fantasy action show? Sure, it’s...
Even with its problems, this episode seemed to return to the energy that made episodes in past seasons so great. Now this episode isn’t as good as the ones that were brought to mind because as much fun as it was, it was still ultimately built on sha...
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...
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...
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...
In our line of work you get to meet many people; Some commercial, with a view to making a buck; Some clever, with a view to making an observation; Some self styled “otaku” with view to boring the crap out of anyone who will listen; Some passio...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tim Burton`s skewered sensibility finds excellent expression through the masterful stop-motion of director Henry Selick. The songs and score by Danny Elfman are wonderful; the characters are engaging; the visuals are enthralling. Amidst all the weirdness ...
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...
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...
Maybe all the campaigning by TRU CALLING fans worked out after all. This week Eliza Dushku and Jason Priestly return to the small screen in all their corpse-assisting, day-reliving glory. Then again, maybe not, since it's only back to burn off the remaini...
So it has been a while since I reviewed an episode of this series. I haven’t stopped watching, I’ve just been waiting to see if it would get surprisingly better or noticeably worse. The story has changed, but the series has maintaine...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Note: This is a rough translation as I was transcribing during the entire
panel, plus any mistakes that could happen during translation.
YK - Yoko Kanno
SW - Shinichiro Watanabe
TK - Toshiro Kawamoto
M – Moderator
A- Audience
Mo...
After months of anticipation, leaked spoilers (some true, others not), and heated comic shop debates, Brad Meltzer and company drop the answer to the mystery that began in July of this year with the first issue of IDENTITY CRISIS -- who has been targeting...
There's never been a shortage of British television crossing the pond to air on American networks, but in light of recent week's additions to the fold, I thought it was time for a State of the Union Jack address. I know, awful pun...I've had a very long ...
Boldly Going? by David Michael Wharton (Mon 12-06-2004)
We're well into the fourth season of ENTERPRISE, a season under the guidance of new show runner Manny Coto. Nine episodes in, how does ENTERPRISE's bold, new direction stack up against the legacy of the TREKs that came before, not to mention other SF gian...
With thousands of digital television signals streaming into our homes, channel surfing with our thumbs on TV remote controls has become an exercise in its own right. As we attempt to make sense of the kaleidoscopic images offering infinite choices, there ...
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...
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Ben:I would, but my vision has gotten so bad lately, and my palms are so hairy I can’t get a good grip.
Kurt: You’re some kind of a preacher, aren’t you? Doesn’t that mean you get hit with a...
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...
Charlie Band, truly a seminal figure in the world of home video, has cut 40% of his already reduced staff at Full Moon Video and also cut their planned releases by about 30%. In a brief interview in `Video Business` magazine Band told that, `The majors a...
While talking to CINESCAPE'S Anthony C. Ferrante for the March issue of the magazine, FUTURAMA executive producer David X. Cohen reveals the writing staff is governed by a high-tech washing machine."One thing we have that most shows don't is a washer/drye...
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...
HOUSTON, November 9, 2006 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce five titles heading your way on January 9. Prepare yourself for the first volume of Best Student Council, the fifth volume of Mic...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Nobuyuki AnzaiTranslated by:Kaori InoueAdapted by:What They SayWhile it's true that Ginta is having the time of his life in Mär Heaven, getting in one exciting adventure after another, what's happening to those he left behind ...
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...
Vertical Inc. is giving much love to their Black Jack releases by producing a set of three limited edition hardcover reprint editions exclusively for Diamond Distribution. Limited to 1500 for the first set and 1200 thereafter, what separates these hardcov...
Steve DeKnight, a writer for the past two seasons of "Angel," will be joining the "Smallville" writing staff for Season Four. Unfortunately, two fan favorite writers will be leaving... click on the link for more.
The Superman mythos is full of legacies, and Jimmy Olsen is no exception. In 'Superman Returns,' young actor Sam Huntington steps into the shoes of Superman's pal and aspiring photographer for the Daily Planet, and he didn't have to look far for inspirati...
What They SayThis two-disc double feature contains both the Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE movie and the xxxHolic movie!
From the sweeping universe of CLAMP, two journeys run parallel yet intersect. As two souls seek the mystery of truth, worlds collide whe...
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...
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...
Castle Rain Entertainment's Jack the Lantern; the cult hit series that took the comic world by storm has been optioned by producer Joe Aresco and screenwriter Larry (Jawbone) Koch. Serving already as producer, Larry Koch will also be adapting the books in...
During the 'Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny junket', Jack Black was asked about the horrific 'Green Lantern' project he'd been attached to.
The admits that there was a script written for him, but, the fans had not reacted favorably to the idea of him play...
Fans in Nashville, San Diego and Los Angeles will have a chance to meet the Robotech production staff and have a chance to win free Robotech prizes during the Anime Bento screening on September 19th at 7:30 PM. Fans who will be attending screenings in oth...
Fans breathed a sigh of relief when they learned plans for 'Green Lantern' movie featuring Jack Black had been scrapped. Nobody wanted to see that eventuality...except maybe Black himself.
“I was going to be making all kinds of stuff,” Black ...
Moriarty at AICN writes, "Jack Black has closed his deal. He will be playing Green Lantern in a film that has been described as a 'zany comedy version a la THE MASK.' All rights to the DC comic have been worked out as well, so you can expect to start hear...
"24" is stopping production for 18 days. Will those 18 days survive without "24" though. After all, this is Jack Bauer we're talking about here. The Hollywood Reporter says the series has halted production to allow writers to work on u...
Jack Black is ready to take on the title role in 20th Century Fox's contemporary reimagining of the classic Jonathan Swift tale Gulliver's Travels, reports Variety. Fox is moving forward for the latest big screen adaptation of the tale with Rob Letterman ...
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 ...
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...
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.
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...
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 ...
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.
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.
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' ...
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...
During Fanime, Jason Yeh participated in a group interview event with the Gainax staff from Gurren Lagann that was attending and the transcript is now available for it.
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...
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...
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...
Returning the title character to his Dark Knight roots, the impressive looking but haphazardly told story emphasizes the dichotomy between troubled millionaire Bruce Wayne (controversially cast Michael Keaton) and gangland hood-turned-clown prince of crim...
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 ...
According to an article at Anime News Network (which may be inaccessable at the moment due to server fixes they\'re working on this weekend), CPM has laid off its staff save for a few to clean up loose ends. Conflicting information about the term bankrupt...
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...
Fans of original STAR TREK novels will probably be happy to learn that the husband-and-wife writing duo of some of the franchise's most popular books have a new job: Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens have joined the writing staff of STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
I somehow missed the cultural phenomenon that is THE OSBOURNES the first time around - between work and my absolute hatred of reality TV, I couldn't think of a good reason to spend my precious time, even for half an hour, to watch (and try to understand) ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
did youg The STARGATE phenomena has witnessed a tremendous amount of success in all of its incarnations (both feature film and television). Going on its fifth season, the Showtime series shows no signs of slowing down. CINESCAPE managed to catch up with s...
The New Blood by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-18-2004)
These are perilous times in the Wasteland, my friends! The new season has brought strange tidings and mysterious omens. A good show on UPN that isn't BUFFY (see VERONICA MARS, below)! Several outstanding shows on ABC, and the network hasn't cancelled...
I was originally going to sing the praises of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA this week, but that was before this Creeping Lovecraftian Death Cold set up shop in my head and turned my respiratory system into an industrial-grade snot factory. And so, as I lay here fe...
A year and a half after the events that led to the death of his wife and an estrangement from his daughter Kim, Jack Bauer is called out of retirement by President David Palmer to track down a nuclear device set to detonate somewhere in Los Angeles that s...
One of the best series on television, Heroes, is still a few weeks away from its return but if you’re jonzing for a fix NBC has posted two sneak peaks up at their website. The first one features Thompson and Bennett as Thompson tries differ...
What They SayAt the Yokota Air Force base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists with the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a m...
What They SayAll five episodes of the series on two dual layered BD50 discs from an upconverted source.The Review!Fighting a war that mankind has forgotten on a world far away, the military men deeply involved with the first real alien encounter find them...
Bryan Fuller, now co-producer in his fourth season on the writing staff of Star Trek: Voyager, is thinking about life after Trek. In the meantime, he discusses the seventh season of Voyager.Fuller co-wrote the script with Kenneth Biller for `Workforce Pa...
Torchwood: outside the government, beyond the police and the uber popular spin off from the new Doctor Who just released its second season DVD. Torchwood protects mankind from the threat of alien invasion and monitors the rift. The rift is a tear in both ...
By December of 2005, we should be used to extensive DVD extras for movies major and minor. For Peter Jackson's trio of extended cut editions of LORD OF THE RINGS, New Line Home Entertainment pushed the boundaries of those expectations with four discs load...
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...
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...
I come not to praise TRU CALLING but to bury it.In case you hadn't heard, former Slayer Eliza Dushku's GROUNDHOG DAY/RUN LOLA RUN hybrid went down for the big dirt nap a while back. I can't imagine that even the cast and crew were terribly surprised: the ...
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...
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...
Now that the Batman: Dark Victory maxi-series has come to an end, artist Tim Sale is ready to fully focus on his next comics project, which will star everyone’s favorite blind superhero, Daredevil. The six-issue tale, simply titled Daredevil: Yellow, will...
...2.95; the JACKSTAFF VOL 1: EVERYTHING USED TO BE BLACK & WHITE trade paperback for $19.95; and the KANE VOL 1: GREETINGS FROM NEW EDEN trade paperback for $11.95. Those of you who care can read SPAWN #132, of course, but you'd be better off reading Ja...
Fairly early on in its first season, ANGEL proved itself to be a series that could stand apart from its progenitor, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. In the following interview, supervising producer Tim Minear begins taking FANDOM on a personal tour through all 2...
Six strangers wake up in a brightly lit padded cell, dressed only in their underwear, with no memory of who they are or how they ended up in the cells. A power surge causes the locks to their cells to open and they individually begin to explore their...
I'm sure you've experienced it at some time in your life. Everyone has. You're flipping channels late one night and come across the syndicated repeats of a popular show that fill the wee hours with nostalgic hits from the days of yore. It's usually not...
Greetings Cinescapers! It's been two weeks since I asked you the Cinescaper to offer up ideas of the worst possible direction SMALLVILLE could take in its third season. Well, the response was so overwhelming that I had to take an extra week just to narrow...
George Lucas is one of the world's most controversial filmmakers. Oh, it's not that the subject matter of his films pushes the boundaries of social tastes or challenges our way of life the last time he did that was with his first film THX-1138 (released ...
I’m normally not a huge fan of filler, I in fact complain about it a lot but as demonstrated by the most recent BSG episode filler can be entertaining is its clever and it at least further develops some of the characters in the series. Some...
Now that the holidays are coming to an end all of our favorite series will start returning from their hiatus’, some sooner than you think and others on new nights. So, with my unbridled anticipation going unchecked over the course of two ar...
Screenwriter Josh Olson (History of Violence) in the cross hairs of adapting the Jack Reacher thriller One Shot, based on the Lee Child novel, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Olson now is writing a screenplay sprung from the novel. Marc Evans ...
Last week, we talked about end-of-season cliffhangers that kept the audience glued to the their seats all summer in anticipation of the following season's reprise. This week, we turn our attention to those shows that went out on a cliffhanger never to re...
You probably noticed that my colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, wrote last week's column. I had to return to New Orleans for a few days to help my parents with their house (hurricane, flooding), so I called Al and told him I'd turn over more evid...
Due to the booming popularity of the DVD format, he average number of titles on this weekly list is more than double what it was when I started this column over two years ago. That number is likely to increase even more as we begin to include more of the ...
On April Fool's Day, Peter Jackson announced via the movie's video diary series (on www.kongisking.net) that he would be filming two sequels to his current KONG remake. The films would be SON OF KONG and KING KONG: INTO THE WOLF'S LAIR. In addition to Ja...
The biggest news this week is that after this May, for the first time in nearly twenty years, the airways will be totally free of new STAR TREK episodes. ENTERPRISE is no more. For all the praiseworthy efforts of Manny Coto and company in trying to salvag...
It's the end of an era, or at least it's the end for Jack Knight, who has returned to Opal City from the past to find that his hometown no longer needs him. He has a second chance at happiness with Sadie in San Francisco, as well as a new baby on the way,...
Apparently it pays to be a thirtysomething psychic criminal consultant on NBC, but it doesn't to be a teenaged daughter of Satan on Fox.NBC has not only added three episodes to their season order of MEDIUM, but they went ahead and ordered a second full se...
Insanitarium has one of the more inane plots you’ll ever see in a horror film, which in and of itself is quite an achievement. Jack (Jesse Metcalfe) is trying to see his sister who has been committed to a mental institution. When the hospi...
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...
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...
EQUINOX was a bit of an event for the Monster Kids that read about it in FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazine, as it featured stop-motion monsters created by fellow readers and the buzz was hot. Released in 1970 when fantasy films were scarce, peppy TV ad...
A manga about flight and friendship that could use a bit of retooling in spots, but is a beautiful read overall.
Creative Talent:
Writer/Artist: Toriko Gin
Translation: Christine Schilling
Adaptation: Brynne Chanlder
What They Say:
When Jack, a wart...
Greetings Cinescapers! I must say that I've fallen under the spell of my television and, well, discovered that it's much nicer to collect an unemployment check than go to work. Alas, my job doesn't see it that way and refuses to fire me so as not to have ...
The producers of Lost have been negotiating for sometime now to get an additional hour of Lost to close this season. Originally the season was to end with a two part finale, but E! reported that the script for the second part was 80 pages long! So ABC app...
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...
'm going to do a little something different this week since, well, it's been a quiet week as far as all things genre-y go here in the UK. I spend a lot of time darting between Birmingham and London and have familiarised myself with a most of the comic ...
The Board of Trustees for the Marshall Public Library called a bureaucratic time-out on Wednesday of last week regarding the removal of Craig Thompson's BLANKETS and Alison Bechdel's FUN HOME. The board had intended to vote on the removal of the books af...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
According to an update at ICv2, Ali Kokmen has moved from their former position at Central Park Media to Del Rey as a marketing manager. Several former CPM employees have been showing up in various places throughout the industry in recent weeks.
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...
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), ...
Yen Plus has settled into its groove nicely, and this issue is smooth running all the way. Another interview starts things off for the magazine, and it's as good as the last. This time there's a talk with the two creators of Black God to accompany the gen...
THE BIG NEWS FOR MEDIA BLASTERS IS THE FORMATION OF A THEATRICAL AREA IN 2002 FOCUSING ON OUR TOKYO SHOCK AND SHRIEK SHOW TITLES. THE PERSON HEADING UP THIS NEW AREA IS CARL MORANO WHO CAN BE REACHED AT (212) 532-1688 EXT 240. CARL WORKED AT TROMA ENTERTA...
London calling, London calling, and here are the Anime results for the year 2003, from a panel of judges that represent Her Majesty?s Government. OK, maybe not the views of HR Queen Elizabeth II, or even her remaining Corgi for that matter, but rather my ...
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...
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, 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...
There’s a certain sort of… je ne sais quoi… to a new anime convention, especially when it’s one of the smaller conventions. That might sound a bit weird with the summer being full of big conventions like AnimeExpo and Otakon...
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...
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...
AnimeOnDVD.com currently has a couple of DVD reviewing positions open in both the UK and the US. Please check out staff openings page for more information.
Please note that we\'re keeping the Staff Openings section open until the end of this week. At that time we\'ll be going through the round of submissions we\'ve received and making some decisions. Positions are currently open for a UK and US DVD reviewer ...
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...
We\'ve updated our staff openings page as we\'re currently looking to add two new manga reviewers to our ranks. We\'re primarily looking for someone who is interested in the boys-love genre as there continue to be many titles coming out in that area. We\'...
AnimeOnDVD.com is seeking one new reviewer position.
The position is to cover a specific range of titles, varying from small/single run OVA/movie releases, dub only releases and one or two high profile releases.
For example, the reviewer this year would...
The Review!Pretty Sammy originated from her appearances in the Mihoshi Special and in the 12th episode of Tenchi Universe. After a while, Pretty Sammy ended up with her own series of three OVAs. In 1996, Pretty Sammy spinned off into television sets in he...
"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...
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 bein