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Is Jessica Simpson talking about 'Mort, The Dead Teenager'? (Wed 09-03-2003)

Jessica Simpson keeps telling us she's going to be in a Marvel movie. An anonymous scooper who "appears reliable" told Superhero Hype that the movie in question is 'Mort, the Dead Teenager.'

Jessica Simpson is no Dazzler... (Thu 07-15-2004)

Official report from 20th Century Fox says Jessica Simpson has not been cast in 'X-Men 3'.

Simpson Puts up Her DUKES
by News Editor (Thu 04-14-2005)

BlackFilm.com had a chance to talk with Jessica Simpson during filming of THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. Simpson told them she wanted the part because "It was important for me to not go so far away from my persona and what people already knew me as and eventually ...


Simpson is an X-Man? (Tue 07-13-2004)

Is it corroboration or just a Irish paper picking up an internet rumor and running with it? The Irish Examiner is reporting that Jessica Simpson has landed the role of Dazzler in 'X3'. Take with copius salt.

Simpson to Dazzle in 'X3'? (Mon 07-05-2004)

A scooper writes that a Spokane Washington newspaper feature on Jessica Simpson claims she "is possibly auditioning for a role as a superhero called Dazzler," which may be a bit part in 'X-Men 3.' The article also declares 'Mort The Dead Teenager' a dead...

Simpson is in THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-14-2004)

Variety has confirmed that pop singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson has landed the part of Daisy Duke in THE DUKES OF HAZZARD feature film. She joins Johnny Knoxville (Luke Duke) and Seann William Scott (Bo Duke) in the picture. Broken Lizard comedy...

Jessica Simpson Down with 'Mort: the Dead Teenager' (Fri 03-05-2004)

Simpson's...keeping her fingers crossed for a long-hinted-about Marvel Comics movie, the details of which she'd been keeping quiet about. Now, however, she's confirmed that she shot a screen test for "Mort the Dead Teenager," based on an adaptation of an ...


NEWLYWEDS' Jessica to dazzle in X-MEN 3?
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-13-2004)

It all began last week with Dark Horizons. A week ago the Australian-based film website published a rumor that singer and emerging actress Jessica Simpson (MTV's NEWLYWEDS) had sent off an audition tape to the producers of X-MEN 3, in the hopes that a rol...

More on Jessica Simpson's Role in a Marvel Movie! (Wed 08-27-2003)

From MSN... according to Jessica Simpson's manager and father Joe Simpson, the singer has been cast in an upcoming Marvel Comics-based action adventure film, due for summer 2004 release. That would suggest 'Punisher,' 'Blade: Trinity' or 'Spider-Man 2' a...

Dukes of Hazzard, The
by Development Heck (Fri 08-05-2005)

Genre:Action/Television Adaptation.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Village Roadshow Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Johnny Knoxville (Luke Duke); Seann William Scott (Bo Duke); Jessica Simpson (Daisy Duke); Burt Reynolds (Boss Hogg, in ...

And The Razzies Nominees Are...
by News Editor (Wed 02-01-2006)

... (2005) - Jessica Simpson (I) House of Wax (2005) - Paris Hilton Undiscovered (2005) - Ashlee Simpson   Worst Director   Alone in the Dark (2005) - Uwe Boll Bewitched (2005) - Nora Ephron Dirty Love (2005) - John Asher Dukes of Hazzard, The (...


Guess who the DUKES OF HAZZARD are?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 09-10-2004)

...op singer Jessica Simpson has auditioned for the part of Daisy Duke.THE DUKES OF HAZZARD movie has been in development at Warner Bros. for a couple of years now and this time it finally looks like it's going to happen. Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar...

Curb Your Own Enthusiasm
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 01-12-2004)

...:30, NBC) Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey host. Expect lots of laughs ... on MAD TV over on Fox. SUNDAY, JANUARY 18PENNY SERENADE/ARSENIC AND OLD LACE/NIGHT AND DAY/OPERATION PETTICOAT/MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE/BRINGIN UP BABY/NOTORIOUS/SUSP...

DUKES Trailer Online
by News Editor (Sat 05-07-2005)

Yahoo! Movies is offering the trailer for Warner Bros.' THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. You can check it out here: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thedukesofhazzard.html The film stars Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Willie Ne...

Scott Speedman may be villain in DIE HARD 4
by Karl Schneider (Fri 06-02-2006)

...rrorists. Jessica Simpson was there the day I was there - I'd heard later - she was auditioning for the role of the daughter. The film was going to be directed by John McTiernan.I had about three lines - or three to 'read' - that was essentially a bore...


The Sexy Episode
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 08-11-2003)

...al guests Jessica Simpson and Justin Guarini lend credence to the rumor that their careers are failing by appearing on this. (Note: In deference to Middle and South East America the show will be listed as MRS. TEEN USA in those regions.)ACCORDING TO JI...

Hope in the HD format war?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-16-2007)

While news coverage was drawn to the flash of a 108-inch LCD TV at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, a more significant story for home video enthusiasts was unfolding elsewhere. Last year’s dual launch of competing High Definition DVD ...

Which ZONE is Which?
by Don E. Peterson (Mon 11-14-2005)

...d: Singer Jessica Simpson starred in the episode "The Collection," while Jonathan Davis of Korn reworked the original theme song as a rockin', guitar crunching jam for the opening titles.

Hazzard Pay for Nathan Barr
by Randall Larson (Wed 06-22-2005)

...Scott and Jessica Simpson as the cousins Duke, Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse and Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg, will be released August 5. This is the second film Barr has scored for director Jay Chandrasekhar, the two previously collaborated on 2004's dar...


Pop starlet really in MORT THE DEAD TEENAGER?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-04-2003)

After earlier reports this week that pop singer Jessica Simpson was involved in an unspecified Marvel Comics film project, speculation begas as to what that project could be. One report printed by the Star newspaper led us to believe Simpson might be play...

X-Men 3
by Development Heck (Fri 12-30-2005)

...g actress Jessica Simpson (MTV's NEWLYWEDS) had sent off an audition tape to the producers of X-MEN 3, in the hopes that a role could be created for her in the film -- specifically, as the mutant singer called Dazzler. The story is credited by Horizons...

Super babes top Maxim Magazine's 'Hot 100' list for 2004 (Fri 04-09-2004)

Maxim Magazine, the #1 best-selling men's general interest magazine in the country and the world, unveils their highly anticipated 5th annual Hot 100 list. The list is dotted with the women of the comics-to-film scene. C2F girls include: #1 Jessica Simpso...

Invisible Woman revealed for FANTASTIC FOUR?
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-03-2003)

Over the past two weeks a pair of sharp-eyed scoopers sent word of a interesting fragment of news found on E! Online: the mention that pop superstar Jessica Simpson has been apparently cast in a new Marvel Comics film project due out in the summer of 2004...


ATLANTIS Rising
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-12-2004)

... PM, NBC) Jessica Simpson and hubby Nick Lachey are hosts and G-Unit is the musical guest.SUNDAY, JULY 18U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS 2004 (7 PM, NBC) The build-up to the Summer Olympics broadcasts begin here as track and field athletes compete for a spot on Am...

First photo of THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-15-2004)

...Lee while Jessica Simpson (Daisy Duke) stands alongside of the pair. The other photo will be of greater interest to any fans of Ms. Simpson.Go see the good ol' boys at JoBlo.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

Burt's going to be Boss Hogg?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-15-2004)

...Duke) and Jessica Simpson (Daisy Duke) are all still in the movie. The movie's last remaining major role, that of Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane, remains uncast.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

Update: Jessica Biel Out of WONDER WOMAN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-28-2007)

Update: As mentioned in our Green Lantern story from earlier today, Jessica Biel is out of the running for WONDER WOMAN in the upcoming JLA movie. Entertainment Weekly is reporting the actress passed on the project. This may or may not be true. Biel might...


A one-on-one talk with 'Blade: Trinity''s Jessica Biel
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 12-02-2004)

"They offered it to me and I turned it down at first. I said, 'I don't know about this? Blade 3, I don't know?' And then my agents were just like, 'You know, go meet David...' I went and met David Goyer and Lynn Harris and Peter Frankford and sat and had ...

Jessica Alba on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (Fri 07-08-2005)

A summary of what happened when Jessica Alba recently went on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

'Blade: Trinity''s Jessica Biel (Tue 07-06-2004)

Jessica Biel said she went through extensive training to play Abigail Whistler in the upcoming Blade: Trinity. "Two months of weightlifting and martial arts training and just keeping it up every day," Biel said as part of the lead story on the syndicated ...

Jessica Alba: 'Fantastic Four' heroine is a good role model (Mon 07-11-2005)

Actress Jessica Alba says her "Fantastic Four" character is a wonderful role model for young women. "She's intelligent. She is maternal. She keeps these boys in line," Alba said. "She has amazing power to have a force field, which basically protects pe...


Jessica Alba Fantastic Four Set Pics (Fri 10-08-2004)

New pictures of Jessica Alba as Susan Storm on the Vancouver set of Fantastic Four turned up online. Click...

Jessica Biel Ready to DIE A LITTLE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-24-2007)

Jessica Biel has joined the crime thriller adaptation of DIE A LITTLE, says Variety. The film will be based on Megan Abbott's novel of the same name with Biel handling a producing credit through her company, Iron Ocean Films. Marcia and Geoffrey...

Jessica Biel going from 'Blade' to 'Superman'? (Tue 06-01-2004)

Anonymous scooper reports seeing McG and Jessica Biel at Sydney's Fox Studios and speculates she may be involved with the 'Superman' movie...

Jessica Biel on Blade: Trinity (Tue 12-07-2004)

In her latest interview promoting 'Blade: Trinity', Jessica Biel talks about training, archery, iPods and Mr. Wesley Snipes...


Scribes Hired to "Scare Jessica"
by News Editor (Tue 03-29-2005)

Bennett Yellin and James Johnston have been hired by Paramount Pictures to write the remake of "Let's Scare Jessica to Death." The new story centers on a fearless young man at a college in Colorado who, while pledging a frat, must prove his allegiance to ...

Fantastic Jessica (Mon 03-05-2007)

A production decision in "Fantastic Four 2" to increase Jessica Alba's prominence as The Invisible Woman, led to the entire script being rewritten. Look for her to take a key role in most scenes - mostly at the expense of Michael Chiklis' Thing.

Fantastic Four outfit was almost invisible, says Jessica (Tue 07-05-2005)

Jessica said: "The outfit was very tight. There was not a lot left to anyone's imagination. "All the boys got to wear muscle suits underneath their outfits but I didn't have anything. My costume was so revealing. I just had to embrace it and walk proud...

Jessica Alba in THE EYE
by Karl Schneider (Wed 07-12-2006)

Lionsgate is in talks to have Jessica Alba star in the upcoming remake of THE EYE. David Moreau and Xavier Palud are set to direct the film which will begin filming this coming winter.THE EYE follows a cornea transplant recipient who sees disturbing imag...


Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it. Another thing, if ...

Jessica Stevenson joins HARRY POTTER 5
by Karl Schneider (Wed 08-23-2006)

Jessica Stevenson joins HARRY POTTER 5According to Harry Potter Fan Zone, Jessica Stevenson has been added to the cast of the upcoming Warner Bros. film HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.Stevenson will play Mafalda Hopkirk, a witch from the Improp...

Jessica Biel Spills Blade: Trinity Spoilers (Fri 10-10-2003)

Jessica Biel has been spilling the beans on Blade: Trinity during her "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" publicity interviews.

Jessica Alba joins "The Eye"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-24-2007)

According to WENN, Jessica Alba has signed on to star in the upcoming horror thriller, The Eye.The film, being made by Cruise/Wagner Productions, will follow Allison (Alba), a woman who received an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatur...


DARK ANGEL: Jessica Alba
by Edward Gross (Tue 10-03-2000)

One of the most anticipated shows of the new television season is James Cameron and Charles Eglee’s Dark Angel, which debuts tomorrow night, Tuesday, airing on Fox, right across the airwaves from the WB’s Angel. Jessica Alba stars as Max, one of a dozen g...

Jessica Lucas Dragged to Raimi's HELL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-24-2008)

Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) is joining the cast of Sam Raimi's upcoming Drag Me to Hell, reports STYD. The site says the actress will be co-starring alongside the previously announced Justin Long and Alison Lohman. Sam and his brother Ivan developed the s...

New "The Simpson Movie" Trailer Online
by Karl Schneider (Mon 02-19-2007)

Fox has released a new trailer for the upcoming film The Simpson Movie via Apple. You can find the trailer here. The plot of the film is relatively unknown at this point, but will be based on the characters made famous via the hit Fox TV show. ...

THE SIMPSONS: Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 12-18-2007)

Sunday night I was desperately looking for something to watch so I decided to check out this lone new episode of The Simpsons. The Simpsons hasn’t been edgy for a long time but I did find the movie to be pretty entertaining so I had some hope t...


Jessica Alba Will Become INVISIBLE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 09-08-2008)

Jessica Alba will topline modern-day fable An Invisible Sign of My Own, reports Variety. The fable will be directed by Marilyn Agrelo (Mad Hot Ballroom), based on a screenplay by Pam Falk and Mary Ellis.  Producers are Jana Edelbaum, Falk, Ellis and ...

Bart Simpson in the Flesh ... Sort Of
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 10-30-2000)

So there I was, participating in this silly little `meet the authors` event last Friday night at a suburban shopping mall. It was organized by the alumni association of my alma mater, to give exposure (whatever that means) to those of us who (A) admit we ...

Jessica Alba is focused on craft (Thu 03-31-2005)

The actress recently sat down with The AP to discuss life as a young sex symbol, cynicism and a few of her favorite things.

Jessica Biel signed on for 'Blade: Trinity' (Wed 08-27-2003)

The Hollywood Reporter says Biel ('Texas Chainsaw Massacre') will play Abigail, the daughter of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) who inherits the vampire-slaying duties that once belonged to Blade (Wesley Snipes) and teams up with Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds)


Jessica Biel in talks for 'Justice League'
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 09-25-2007)

From Variety: Jessica Biel is in talks to lasso up as Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.' all-star superhero film "Justice League of America." Potential deal marks the first piece of casting to emerge from the DC Comics-based ensemble project, which is ex...

Homer Simpson Joins R.E.M.
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-29-2001)

The Fox TV network has released details of two upcoming episodes of THE SIMPSONS as well as a new image from one of them.First, as previously reported, November 6th will see what will now be the de facto new season premiere of the series, with "Treehouse ...

Jessica Aba Talks "Sin City" and "Fantastic Four"
by Jim Harvey (Tue 03-15-2005)

Alba believes audiences will enjoy both "Sin City" and "Fantastic Four," even if both movies had her wearing some tight clothing.

"Heroes: Run"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Thu 02-15-2007)

This was supposed to be the week Claire meets her father, at least according to the promotions, but as is common for most ads for this series, it was inaccurate, to put it nicely.  While the story did move forward for some characters, for some rea...


Jessica Alba wants to be preggers for 'Fantastic Four 3' (Sun 08-05-2007)

From MTV Movies Blog: Asked what she'd like to see in 'Fantastic Four 3', the sexy 26-year-old actress Jessia Alba said she doesn't want new powers or gadgets. She wants to be a mom. "[I'd like to see] little Franklin running around," she told MTV N...

June 3 June 9: The TV Season in Review
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 06-03-2002)

With all the finales finally over, let's talk about what was good and what was bad this past TV season.So, what was good?- THE TICK, while it was on the air anyway; same for UNDECLARED and THE JOB- The musical episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER- HBO's SI...

WWJCD: Rewriting The Rules Of Horror
by Jessica Chobot (Sat 11-04-2006)

Stop and ask your average individual over the age of five and under the age of 50 what the standard plot “rules” are within your average horror movie and chances are they’ll be able to rattle them off as if they were an extra from Scr...

Doctor Who Strikes Gold
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-08-2007)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS  Nicely coinciding with the release of the second season DVD from the revived Doctor Who TV series is this soundtrack CD from Silva Screen, featuring Murray Gold’s wonderful music from the first two season...


The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)

Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro...

Comicscape - December 29, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-29-2004)

Welcome to the second half of COMICSCAPE's last official love fest of 2004, the Ten Worst Titles of the Year! By the way, if two of the entries on this week's list make you think you're experiencing déją vu (or the aftereffects of too much eggnog), don't ...

June 17 June 23: A New Season Approaches
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 06-17-2002)

I have seen the future and it's not that exciting.Yeah, so, I've been working my way through tapes of the new fall shows and, well, I'm kinda underwhelmed. So far, while watching these tapes, nothing has hit me as particular great. Nothing has made me sit...

ALIAS #11
by Tony Whitt (Tue 07-16-2002)

It's safe to say that of the three opening salvos from Marvel's MAX line, only ALIAS has lived up to the promise of what a Marvel equivalent to DC's Vertigo line could really be. While U.S. WAR MACHINE relied heavily on gore, language, and racial themes f...


ALIAS #20
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-12-2003)

I imagine people reading my reviews this week will be wondering if there's anything I don't like, after praising J. Michael Straczynski and now setting out to do the same (as seemingly always) with Brian Michael Bendis. Maybe I should pick up a copy of MA...

Being a Brief... Platonic Dialog About Angelic Layer?
by Way Jeng (Tue 07-27-2004)

The following is a conversation I witnessed between Socrates and my friend, Bob. Knowing it would be of interest to scholars in the future, I carefully transcribed the conversation and report it here so that others may learn the wisdom from what has trans...

Brosnan Updates on CROWN AFFAIR 2
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 08-01-2008)

While The Thomas Crown Affair starring Pierce Brosnan was a remake of its 1968 counterpart, the sequel will be traveling a different direction and instead be a remake of 1964's Topkapi. That's all that we have known about the project for about a year now....

Genre Shows in the Running for TV Guide Awards
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 01-01-2001)

Genre TV shows have always had trouble winning the big awards, not to mention mere nominations, at the Emmys, so it`s a pleasant surprise to see some of the newest as well as some of the most recognizable names in sci-fi and fantasy television get nominat...


The Making of CAPRICORN ONE
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 04-20-2000)

Fifteen years before The X-Files made government conspiracy a way of life, there was Capricorn One. Born from post-Watergate angst and television’s increasing technological versatility, the film remains an effective thriller and adventure story, tightly-...

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Springfield Cemetery Interactive Environment
by Dan Cziraky (Mon 05-28-2001)

This was a very cool Halloween treat, especially since the eleventh annual `Treehouse` episode of The Simpsons didn`t air until November 1st! The `Intelli-Tronic Voice Activation` cemetery playset has sensors for three figures, and feature the gates to th...

Which one…
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-02-2007)

When it comes down to it you have to ask yourself, “Which one do I buy?” Is it the DVD titled “Special Edition” or do I save a few bucks and just get the movie? How many times will I watch those special features? &nb...

THE SIMPSONS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
by Proce MacDougal (Tue 09-25-2001)

Having already set the standard for television series on DVD with their X-FILES season-by-season box sets, Fox has upped the ante with their latest digital foray into TV: THE SIMPSONS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON box set. The collection follows the X-FILES ...


Some New Pics for Alba's EYE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-26-2007)

Lionsgate has released some new screenshots of their upcoming remake of THE EYE, starring Jessica Alba. I'll put some down below but you can check out the full compliment right here. The horror film stars Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro Nivola, Tamlyn Tomi...

Top 5 Top 5 Lists of 2007
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-31-2007)

It’s the last Weekly Book Buzz of the year, and even though this release schedule is for the first batch of SF, Fantasy, and Horror books coming out in 2008 I wanted to take a quick, clichéd look at the requisite lists of 2007 superlatives. ...

Lost in Translation
by Allen Divers (Wed 06-25-2003)

Ah, there's nothing like having a week where news just pops out at you. The big story on everyone's lips is the announcement that Bang Zoom will be handling the dub for Pioneer's release of the second Card Captor Sakura movie. The first movie was the la...

Being a Brief Discussion With David L. Williams
by Way Jeng (Thu 11-18-2004)

Interviewer: Way Jeng There aren't many shows that I give an unqualified recommendation. A show might be great, but there's almost always something that has to be noted. There might be a small but significant flaw that the audience will have to tolerate....


THE PULSE #14
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 03-10-2006)

Dear Brian Michael Bendis,I hate you. I hope you get hit by a car. You keep leaving all your best books. First, you jump off of ALIAS for THE PULSE. You actually made me read a book with a chick talking about her feelings and moping a lot, and then you ju...

Laugh at them, not with them!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 03-10-2007)

Welcome to another edition of Superficial Slobber. This week has much the same of any other week in which Paris Hilton is still an idiot and Rosie O’Donnell is still an annoying crack job. Yes, all in all, it’s always those same celebs that...

A Teasing Look at THE EYE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 10-13-2007)

The first teaser has appeared online for the Jessica Alba starring horror film, THE EYE, courtesy of Yahoo Trailers & Clips. This is a remake of the 2003 Hong Kong horror film by the same name and it stars Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro N...

Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Maburaho, Volume One
by Way Jeng (Tue 05-03-2005)

Any fan who spends enough time watching anime eventually learns how to classify new shows into any one of several categories. Some shows are difficult to label and never admit to any one sub-genre. Others are relatively easy and fit a niche with minimal f...


Jerry Bruckheimer aka "Mr. Blockbuster"
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-27-2007)

Since the monster known as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End hits theater screens this weekend, I thought “Why Not?” Let’s talk about him. In fact, I’m close to putting up a *Fan boy Alert* advisory along side this Sta...

"Heroes: Distractions"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 02-07-2007)

Wow am I tired of the poor marketing for this series.  The ads said in this episode “she will meet her dad…” speaking of Claire meeting her biological father after finally finding her real mother.  Well needless to say, tha...

THE PULSE #5
by Tony Whitt (Tue 09-21-2004)

I've heard a few people making remarks about THE PULSE, saying that it's not fair to put Spidey on the cover when he's not actually in the book. (They must've missed the last issue, I guess, when Spidey did indeed put in a short appearance.) But finally, ...

Big Fish
by Coming Attractions (Wed 10-08-2003)

Genre:Comedy/Drama.Studio:Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks SKG.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Ewan McGregor; Albert Finney; Billy Crudup; Jessica Lange; Danny DeVito; Helena Bonham Carter; Steve Buscemi; Robert Guillaume;...


Comicscape - November 12, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-12-2003)

OPINION: Fair warning: to get in all the great responses I got this week and to close this topic, I've had to go the SOUTH PARK route and make it bigger, longer, and uncut. (Probably not the wisest phrase to use in a column primarily about women, but ther...

Into the Blue
by Coming Attractions (Wed 11-26-2003)

Genre:Adventure/Thriller.Studio:MGM.Production Company:Mandalay Pictures.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Paul Walker; Jessica Alba; Ashley Scott; Josh Brolin.Who's Making It:John Stockwell (Director); Matt Johnson (Screenwriter).Premise:A group o...

DARK ANGEL: Season One debuts on DVD
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-20-2003)

Fans of James Cameron's dystopic sci-fi action/adventure TV series DARK ANGEL get their wish today: all of the episodes from the show's first season are now on DVD. DARK ANGEL - THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON hits store shelves today from Twentieth Century Fo...

Michael Clarke Duncan - Part Two
by Michael O'Connell (Fri 03-24-2000)

Sitting down to interview Michael Clarke Duncan who stars alongside Tom Hanks in The Green Mile, the first thing I notice is his jovial, garrulous manner. He`s friendly, open, and extremely happy to talk about the biggest role of his acting career. Big. T...


ALIAS #21
by TONY WHITT (Mon 04-07-2003)

By the end of the penultimate chapter of "The Underneath" which reintroduced both Jessica Drew, the original Spider-Woman, and Speedball, late of the New Warriors (remembered the one but not the other, didn't ya? Which one you remembered I'm sure tells ...

THE PULSE #11
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 09-15-2005)

This month's issue of THE PULSE feels more like an issue of ALIAS than any other in the series' entire run. ALIAS was the short-lived adults-only series that introduced Jessica Jones to the Marvel Universe. She ran a private investigation business; sort...

Heroes: Landslide
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 05-16-2007)

Why do I bother reviewing this series each week? I’m starting to run out of ways to say “this episode was awesome!” The endgame is afoot and those that have played out their parts are being whittled away. There were three ...

Welcome to the NHK Empty Art Box Contest (Sat 11-01-2003)

        After converting the bulk of our DVD collection to thinpaks in order to conserve space, we ended up with a huge stack of empty art boxes. Rather than just have them laying around here or being put in storage...


ALIAS #27
by TONY WHITT (Fri 10-10-2003)

Jessica Jones has been hired by the families of murder victims who believe that the Purple Man killed their relatives. Her main purpose is to get him to confess to these crimes. Problem is, the Purple Man is the main reason she quit the superhero biz for ...

ALIAS # 22
by TONY WHITT (Thu 05-15-2003)

Fifteen years ago, a nerdy young girl named Jessica had a crush on a nerdy young boy named Peter. Her chances at asking him out were cut short, however, when a car accident involving an army jeep carrying hazardous material killed her family and put her i...

"Heroes: .07%"
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 04-25-2007)

It really seems like this series has been gone forever.  I’m starting to like the idea that LOST and BSG won’t be back until January but when they come back they’ll run to completion with no weird breaks or winter hiatus.  ...

CELLULAR
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 09-10-2004)

CELLULAR has a pat premise, a number of coincidences and some whopping improbabilities. However, there is something so breezy and engaging about its execution, filled with playful grace notes and deftly paid-off plot points, that it turns out to be really...


ALIAS #4
by Tony Whitt (Thu 12-27-2001)

Jessica Jones was hired to find a missing girl. When she found the girl, she also discovered Captain America's true identityand not long after that, the girl was found strangled. After some searching, her estranged friend Carol Danvers has found that the ...

AKA BENDIS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 09-04-2001)

As many comic book readers are aware, this fall sees the launch of a new line of Marvel Comics specifically designed to appeal to mature readers. The MAX titles will feature frank subject matter, cruder dialogue (presumably where appropriate), and a darke...

THE PULSE #1
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-25-2004)

J. Jonah Jameson makes Jessica Jones an offer she can't refuse. He's concerned that his superhero slamming is hurting the DAILY BUGLE, so he's starting a special section called THE PULSE, and he wants Jessica to work on it with reporter Ben Urich. With a ...

H.P.E. (HARDCORE POISONED EYES)
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 11-01-2001)

You've got to give it to Sal Ciavarello. He wrote a script, got together a bunch of friends, a trio of actresses and made a movie. Rather than farm it out to a company for distribution, Ciavarello has taken matters into his own hands and released HARDCORE...


A red carpet indeed at the premiere of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
by Sue Schneider (Wed 10-22-2003)

Do you remember the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE? Of course you do. Do you remember the girl sitting at the dinning table screaming and screaming...it seemed like the screaming would never stop and yes it scared me to death. As Tobe Hooper has stated ...

ALIAS #3
by Tony Whitt (Mon 11-19-2001)

After accidentally discovering Captain America's secret identity on a stakeout, Jessica Jones returns to the scene of the crime, only to find that a much worse crime has happened since then, and she's one of the prime suspects. Even her powers can't get h...

Stealth
by Coming Attractions (Thu 02-12-2004)

Genre:Action/Science Fiction.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Josh Lucas; Jessica Biel; Jamie Foxx; Richard Roxburgh; Sam Shepard; Joe Morton.Who's Making It:Rob Cohen (Director); W.D. Richter (Screenw...

DARK ANGEL: Charles Eglee
by Edward Gross (Mon 10-23-2000)

The vibe has been there for the past several months, and Dark Angel has more than lived up to the expectations of everyone involved. Taking place 20 years in the future, when America’s technology has been rendered virtually useless by the explosion of a n...


THE GIFT
by Scott Collura (Tue 07-31-2001)

While fanboys the world over eagerly await director Sam Raimi’s big-budget SPIDER-MAN (calm down kids – we’ve got another year to go on that one), the creator of the ever-popular EVIL DEAD series is seeing his most recent effort, the mature and distinctly...

Sin City
by Development Heck (Tue 08-10-2004)

Genre: Comic Book Adaptation/Animation/Action.Studio: Dimension Films.Production Company: Troublemaker Studios.Project Phase: Released.Who's In It: Mickey Rourke (Marv); Bruce Willis (Hartigan); Josh Hartnett (Dwight); Marley Shelton; Jaime King (Goldie);...

LEPRECHAUNS on TV
by Frederick C. Szebin (Sat 11-06-1999)

Executive Producer Robert Halmi, Sr. has made himself a near patron saint to fantasy lovers. His previous works The Odyssey, Merlin and Alice in Wonderland have been ratings winners and, on the most part, some of the best of television-fantastique to hit...

THE PULSE #7
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 01-20-2005)

This issue of THE PULSE features Robbie from The Daily Bugle stating outright what should be obvious to everyone by now: "He is the most powerful man on earth running the most powerful organization on earth. If he wants something to stay secret it must s...


Fantastic Four
by Development Heck (Sat 07-02-2005)

Genre:Adventure/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:1492 Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/"Mr. Fantastic"); Michael Chiklis (Benjamin J. Grimm/"The Thing"); Jessica Alba (Susan "Sue" Sto...

THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
by Abbie Bernstein (Tue 08-09-2005)

This reviewer totally missed THE DUKES OF HAZZARD in the entirety of its famed television run, so there was nothing for the feature film adaptation to live up or down to, apart from expectations engendered by the slim premise. By all accounts, the DUKES O...

Yahoo! Sneaks SUPERNATURALS
by News Editor (Wed 09-07-2005)

Yahoo! TV has teamed up with the WB to sneak preview the first episode of the new series SUPERNATURAL. The show stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.The story is about Sam Winchester (Padalecki) who has done his best to escape his family's eerie histo...

Foster's PLAN Flies Highest at Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 10-03-2005)

Jodie Foster's FLIGHTPLAN stayed at the top of the box office for a second week with a take of $15 million in ticket sales.Joss Whedon's SERENITY opened at number two with $10.1 million and TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE went to number three with $9.8 million ...


Glover on for HE-MAN
by News Editor (Wed 01-04-2006)

Contactmusic is reporting that John Glover has been signed to play Skeletor in the HE-MAN feature film. (This is unconfirmed at the moment.)John Woo is directing and producing the film. Adam Rifkin wrote the script.Thanks to Jessica for the heads up.

Comicscape - July 27, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-27-2005)

I love Wednesdays. Every single week, I feel childlike anticipation as I watch the clock at work until lunch. At 12:30, I drive to More Fun Comics on Oak Street like a kid running downstairs on Christmas morning. Then, I see the total at the register and ...

Varese to Explore Sin City
by Randall Larson (Wed 03-16-2005)

Varese Sarabande Records has announced a March 29th release date for the soundtrack CD to SIN CITY, the new live-action film based on Frank Miller’s dark graphic novel series. Co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez (featuring guest direction from Quen...

Euroshock Scores Anew
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-31-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Italy's Digitmovies has scored another coup with their 2-CD release of EUGENIE DE SADE '70 (CDDM030) Bruno Nicolai's surrealistic score for Jess Franco's stylishly disturbing scond take on the Eugenie saga (it little resembled...


Pare, Lewis Look Into DARK REACHES
by News Editor (Fri 01-13-2006)

Jessica Pare and Johnny Lewis are in talks to star in DARK REACHES.The teen horror film centers on five teens who stumble upon an eerie cave and get trapped inside, only to discover unspeakable horrors.Cherry Road Films and Double Edge Entertainment will ...

Mutant girls or cyborg girls --
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 05-14-2005)

You dug the DVD giveaway contest I announced in last week's column so much that I'm going to let it simmer another week before announcing winners. Here's the details again on how to enter to win an APPLESEED DVD: Just email me your valid mailing address t...

Who Watches the Justice League?
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 07-04-2005)

Welcome back, and a happy Fourth of July to all my fellow crazy, explosives-happy Americans out there. I hope you're all enjoying yourselves as you float on lakes or guzzle alcohol or blow off various appendages with illegal fireworks. In the words of P...

FANTASTIC FOUR
by Wendy Craigan (Sun 07-10-2005)

Given the widely reported, tangled history of this production, it's sort of impressive that the version of FANTASTIC FOUR that made it to the screen is respectably coherent and moderately enjoyable. Director Tim Story, credited writers Mark Frost and Mich...


Comicscape - July 13, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-13-2005)

Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful. This is my last column before San Diego Comic Con. After the con, I'll have a lot to write about, depending on what I catch while there. Most of the time, I'll talk to publishers about my own proposed miniseries (IMMORTALS)...

Kate Beckinsale joins VACANCY
by Karl Schneider (Mon 09-11-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Kate Beckinsale has signed on to star in the upcoming Screen Gems horror thriller VACANCY, replacing Sarah Jessica Parker. She will join Frank Whaley and Luke Wilson in the cast.The film will feature Beckinsale and Wi...

Thrillers of Glass
by Randall Larson (Tue 04-11-2006)

Composer Philip Glass has some new scores lined up. First, he is set to score Stephen Hopkins' THE REAPING, in which Hilary Swank plays a former Christian missionary who lost her faith and has since become a world-renowned expert in disproving religious p...

Brolin Takes on RAMBO
by News Editor (Sat 04-08-2006)

An email was sent out to StalloneZone from Larry at slycentral.com reporting that James Brolin has been signed to star in RAMBO 4. He will play Corporal Keating. The script written by Jeb Stuart, Sylvester Stallone and Danny Lerner. It follows John Rambo ...


THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #515
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 01-04-2005)

Apparently, Peter Parker knew a guy named Charlie Wiederman in high school. He was an even bigger nerd than Peter, and to take the heat off himself, Parker joined his classmates in tormenting him, albeit quite a bit less. Thus J. Michael Straczynski onc...

Beau Garrett and Andre Braugher join FANTASTIC FOUR
by Karl Schneider (Tue 10-03-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Beau Garrett and Andre Braugher have both signed on to play roles in the upcoming 20th Century Fox sequel FANTASTIC FOUR: THE RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. They will join Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Mich...

Laser TV
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-17-2006)

Novalux and their partners in Australia Arasor have unveiled what could be the next generation in High Definition TV monitors. The new laser TV is claimed to have twice the color range and use half the power of existing LCD and plasma monitors, with a bri...

Spider-Woman
by News Editor (Tue 04-04-2006)

Diamond Select Toys has announced their latest exclusive item their Marvel Select Black Spider-Woman.The Black Spider-Woman depicts the second Spider-Woman, Julia Carpenter. After receiving her powers through secret experiments by the Commission on Super...


Englund Talks Freddy vs. Jason vs. Michael vs. ...
by News Editor (Sun 04-02-2006)

PitofHorror.com recently caught up with Robert Englund to talk about his upcoming projects. And in the interview Englund revealed some updates on a NIGHTMARE prequel and the rumored FREDDY VS. JASON VS. MICHAEL MEYERS project. In regards to a NIGHTMARE pr...

Comicscape - March 15, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-15-2006)

Greetings, fellow crack addicts. Yes, I just said you were all addicted to crack-cocaine. Metaphorically speaking, we all are. I assure you, the guy behind the counter at your comic shop is a half-step above the schmuck pushing dope at the public high sch...

AQUAMARINE
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 03-03-2006)

If you can accept AQUAMARINE for what it is a fantasy squarely aimed at teen and preteen girls who watch Nickelodeon you can see that it's a good one of its kind. Young best friends Claire (Emma Roberts) and Hailey (Joanna "JoJo" Levesque) live in a sea...

Hayes office objects
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 03-18-2006)

A lot of voices in the news the past week. Isaac Hayes, the voice of "Chef", has decided to quit the cast of SOUTH PARK over a recent episode criticizing Hayes' chosen religion, the Church of Scientology. When the episode, which goes into detail about the...


BLADE TV Trailer
by News Editor (Thu 03-23-2006)

The trailer for the new, upcoming BLADE TV Series has been posted on line by a couple of sites. It was premiered at Wizard World LA convention this past weekend. As previously repored the stars Kirk "Sticky" Jones, Jill Wagner, Neil Jackson, Nelson Lee a...

Farther Shores, Awakened Beasts, & Country Ghosts
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-30-2006)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Howard Shore's latest composition is a broad orchestral and choral score for the new South Korean Webzen computer game, SOUL OF THE ULTIMATE NATION (aka SUN), has been released on a splendid soundtrack CD by Sony/BMG of Korea (...

NEXT is Next for Biel
by News Editor (Thu 02-23-2006)

Revolution Studios has set Jessica Biel to co-star in NEXT. She joins a cast which already includes Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore.The sci-fi thriller centers on a man with the unique ability to see future events and affect their outcome. Pursued by the...

BLADE: TRINITY sucks some viewers
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-29-2004)

As was promised last week, New Line Cinema has informed us that the trailer for BLADE: TRINITY is now online and available exclusively from MSN. To get you in the mood for the return of the Daywalker, New Line has provided us with this official synopsis o...


TWISTED
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-27-2004)

TWISTED is an average which is to say, proficiently made and narratively farfetched big studio thriller, elevated primarily by a strong and surprisingly persuasive performance by Ashley Judd as a San Francisco cop and handsome, brooding cinematography f...

SEX AND THE CITY and the movie screen
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 02-18-2004)

With the final episode of HBO's hit comedy-drama series SEX AND THE CITY airing this coming Sunday evening, the show's creators already have started working on a story that would bring Carrie Bradshaw and her three cougar friends to the silver screen. A s...

Cinescape covers the 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft (Tue 03-09-2004)

The last two months here in Tinsletown have been absolutely crazy. Award Show after Award Show...premiere after premiere. This next week Cinescape will catch you up on some of the events that have been happening. First up is the 10th Annual Screen Actors ...

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)
by Brian Thomas (Wed 03-31-2004)

In the commentraks and other extras on New Lines Platinum Series Special Edition DVD of 2004's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, producer Michael Bay and others keep repeating how important it was that their remake reproduce the raw, immediate feel of the 1974 Tob...


DARK ANGEL descends on SIN CITY
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-27-2004)

DARK ANGEL actress Jessica Alba is in talks to join the ensemble cast of Robert Rodriguez's SIN CITY, now shooting in Austin, Texas. If Alba joins the team she'll play the part of Nancy, an exotic dancer. (Yes, let's wait a moment while we let out male re...

Comicscape - February 18, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-18-2004)

OPINION: I hope everyone has survived that drear and miserable holiday known as Valentine's Day - and that, if you're in my city celebrating Mardi Gras, you're surviving as best you can. You should pop me an e-mail if you'd like to meet for a drink, too, ...

Comicscape - February 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-11-2004)

OPINION: First off, my thanks to Justin Campbell, who wrote in to tell me that the silent classic THE GOLEM has indeed been released on DVD. I'll have to get Brian Thomas to review that sometime... On the subject of parallel continuities, or the idea that...

FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE
by TONY WHITT (Mon 09-29-2003)

Last week in COMICSCAPE, I somehow accidentally characterized FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE as yet another collected edition of previously published issues. More fool me. Turns out that THE LAST CASTLE is a one-off issue telling a completely new story from the ...


"Heroes: Six Month’s Ago”
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Thu 11-30-2006)

What we have here is an origin episode.  I was afraid that we may be getting our first “filler” episode.  You know, that episode that really doesn’t have a lot to do with the main storyline.  In a way it was a filler ep...

BIRDS OF PREY star leaps INTO THE BLUE
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-09-2003)

Actress Ashley Scott (BIRDS OF PREY) will be going under the waves for her next role in MGM's INTO THE BLUE, joining Paul Walker and Jessica Alba in the action-adventure thriller. BLUE is about a group of scuba-diving friends who discover the crashed wrec...

Keeping up with Jones
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-21-2003)

Got a lot of DVDs? So many that it's starting to be difficult to keep them organized? Me, too. For years I've been looking for some decent software to help out, but all the ones I've tried either don't have the features I want or are all-inclusive databas...

Brolin boards BLUE movie
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-26-2003)

Actor Josh Brolin has joined the cast of INTO THE BLUE, joining Paul Walker, Jessica Alba and Ashley Scott in the action/thriller. Brolin plays the boss of Alba's character.The film is about a group of scuba-diving pals who discover the underwater wreckag...


Duo to score STEALTH
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-28-2004)

Music From the Movies reports that there will be two composers working on the film score to Rob Cohen's STEALTH action-adventure film. Randy Edelman (CONNIE AND CARLA) and electronica musician BT (MONSTER) will collaborate on the score for Columbia Pictur...

T3 player becomes SIN CITY dweller
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-29-2004)

The latest casting addition announced for Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's SIN CITY movie is TERMINATOR 3 star Nick Stahl. The actor is in final talks to play the parts of Junior and the Yellow Bastard, players in Miller's SIN CITY tale titled THAT YEL...

FANTASTIC FOUR adds a nurse
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-15-2004)

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT reporter Maria Menounos has won a small part in Fox's FANTASTIC FOUR film, playing a nurse that catches the eye of Johnny Storm/The Human Torch. The movie is underway in Vancouver, Canada and stars Chris Evans as the Torch, Ioan Gruf...

Land That Plane, Ms. Locklear!
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-13-2004)

...tle more, Jessica Simpson's hubby, Nick Lashey, makes his guest appearance as a love interest for Phoebe.And that'll do for another seven days. Until then, stay sane. 


FANTASTIC FOUR's Invisible Woman becomes visible
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-21-2004)

USA Today has published the first look of a member of the FANTASTIC FOUR in their superhero costumes. Jessica Alba, a.k.a. Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, is the heroine featured in the newspaper's exclusive image. The costume that Alba is wearing is simil...

Fight on the set of FANTASTIC FOUR
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-21-2004)

Continuing their spy coverage of the FANTASTIC FOUR movie while it films in Vancouver, Hollywood North Report has a new series of photos up showing the production shooting at the Plaza of Nations, an outdoor venue that's usually the site for concerts. The...

TITANIC's Leo outsources war
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-05-2004)

Leonardo DiCaprio will star in and produce an untitled action thriller about mercenaries for hire, and their employment by corporations and governments for war. Writer Scott Burns has been hired to pen the screenplay for the new project which isn't set up...

Clipping suckheads in BLADE: TRINITY
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-13-2004)

Maxim Online has posted an exclusive clip from New Line Cinema's BLADE: TRINITY online shoiwing Abigail Whistler (played by Jessica Biel) kick some undead ass. First shown at last month's San Diego Comic Convention to fans, the clip shows off Abigail goin...


Comicscape - July 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-28-2004)

OPINION:The results are in, and it looks like I should leave the predictions game to the experts. Out of the eleven categories I made predictions about, I was only right about seven of them and at the college I teach at, 60% or thereabouts would be a D....

SIN CITY grows by two
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-20-2004)

The cast for Robert Rodriguez's SIN CITY just keeps getting bigger and better. Now we have Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro (THE HUNTED) and Clive Owen (KING ARTHUR) joining the ensemble, still filming in Austin, Texas. The pair join the already impressive c...

Comicscape - May 12, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 05-12-2004)

OPINION: While it's too soon to say whether the X-Men "ReLoad" event will be a success, it's equally true that it's too soon to say (to paraphrase Douglas Adams) it has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Reactions to M...

A bite-sized taste of BLADE: TRINITY
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-11-2004)

The fellows at The Movie Box were obviously watching the broadcast of this year's MTV Movie Awards and they must have liked the preview clip from BLADE: TRINITY an awful lot. We know this to be a fact because the site is now hosting the MTV segment in its...


Three of the FANTASTIC FOUR have been found
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-08-2004)

Both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety break word today that three of the FANTASTIC FOUR have been cast. They are:Ioan Gruffudd, probably still best remembered for playing Horatio Hornblower in a number of A&E movies, has landed the role of brilliant sci...

COMIC CON: San Diego programming announced
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-12-2004)

The official website for the San Diego Comic Con International has finally posted the programming schedule for this year's event. Beginning on Thursday, July 22 and running until Sunday, July 25, Comic Con will host hundreds of panels featuring profession...

BLADE: TRINITY
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 12-08-2004)

BLADE: TRINITY is the third film about vampire-hunting "Daywalker" half-vampire Blade (Wesley Snipes). Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, the BLADE movies have always been more action than horror-oriented (di...

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 12-15-2003)

What They Say\"Bein\' human, havin\' your health...that\'s the most important thing.\" -Arumi Asahina Try telling that to twelve-year-old Sasshi Imamiya. He\'s lost his home, lost the toy collection that defined his very geekdom, and he\'s about to lose...


PENELOPE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-29-2008)

Penelope has ostensibly only one actual fantasy element, though this propels the plot – the Wilherns, an old and rich British family, has been cursed so that the daughter born to the line will have the face of a pig, a curse that can only be broken ...

Joker's Girlfriend, Superman Returns & Beyond!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 02-29-2008)

Welcome to the latest edition of Top Maniacal Rumors of the Week, where we cover genre entertainment buzz ranging from wild speculation to straight from the horse’s mouth. Today we’ll cover everything from Lex Luthor putting on Freddy’s ...

Hulu in Review
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 03-17-2008)

Have you Hulu’d yet? If not, then you definitely should because surprisingly it’s pretty much all it was hyped to be. Many months ago much was made of NBC pulling all of their programming from iTunes. The word was that Apple was...

No More FANTASTIC FOUR??
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-26-2008)

Last summer's sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer may have been the last in that particular franchise, so says co-star Chris Evans. While we've had quotes about the confidence of a third film from co-stars Jessica and Michael in terms of what...


Perlman Cast in Martial Arts Flick
by Associate News Editor (Fri 05-09-2008)

Snoot Entertainment has signed actor Ron Perlman to star in their hybrid martial arts movie BANRAKU. The story is set in a hyperstylized universe and draws from a mixed bag of genres, including puppets, origami, comic books, video games and German e...

Academy Award Info & Participants
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-15-2008)

Eightieth Academy Awards® telecast producer Gil Cates and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis today announced the presenters and performers who will participate in the February 24 Oscar® telecast.At a press conference h...

Audiences Hunt After FOOL'S GOLD
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 02-10-2008)

No new major genre releases to discuss in this weekend’s box office report but the two new films which debuted landed in the top two spots. Leading the pack is the romantic-adventure Fool’s Gold from Warner Bros. The film, starring Matthew McC...

Ulrich Boards Heist in ARMORED
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-08-2008)

Jericho star Skeet Ulrich is returning to the big screen in the upcoming thriller ARMORED, says the Hollywood Reporter. Trade says that Ulrich will play "Dobbs", a member of the team looking to rob the truck of its 10 million dollars. The thespi...


PROM NIGHT Trailer Hits this Weekend
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)

If you're a sucker for watching silly teenagers die horrible deaths and you plan on seeing One Missed Call this weekend, we've been told you're likely going to see the trailer for the remake of Prom Night beforehand. Sony Screen Gems has ordered the first...

Two New TV Spots for CLOVERFIELD Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-10-2008)

With the film hitting theaters in just a week, the marketing aspect for Cloverfield is now wrapping up and what a marketing machine it has been. Paramount has now released two new (and possibly last) spots for the monster movie online, which I'll pla...

The Next Batch of Film Adaptations
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-14-2008)

With the start of 2008 comes news of the next round of book-to-screen translations, and if you’re like me this news is usually met with equal doses of boyish hope and fearful skepticism. Because as all of us readers know the translation of a book in...

Milo Ventimiglia Joins Heist in ARMORED
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 01-25-2008)

Milo Ventimiglia is the latest to join the upcoming heist-action flick Armored, reports Variety. The "Heroes" star will help heist a bank truck alongside Skeet Ulrich, Matt Dillon, Columbus Short, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno and Fred Ward. Dir...


CBS Films Takes on ETERNALS
by Associate News Editor (Wed 05-14-2008)

CBS Films has preemptively bought pitch THE ETERNALS by Chris Hauty.  Jeff Wadlow (CRY_WOLF) is attached to direct and Craig Baumgarten will produce.  The story is being described as a romantic supernatural thriller set on a college campu...

John Moore Remaking CAPRICORN ONE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 06-05-2008)

John Moore will direct a remake of the 1978 conspiracy thriller Capricorn One, reports Variety. Peter Buchman penned the screenplay for New Regency. The original cult hit was penned and directed by Peter Hyams and starred Elliot Gould, James Brolin and O...

Excel Saga Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 12-22-2002)

What They SayYes, the producers of the most demented anime ever produced are getting desperate, so in order to keep up the ratings, Excel and Hyatt find themselves facing new, Highly Merchandisable Characters, gimmick episodes and even SEXUAL JEOPARDY (I\...

Hakkenden Vol. #1 (-)

What They SayThe Review!Cover Art: n/a Audio Rating: B+ Video Rating: C+ Packaging Rating: C (Jewel case) Menu Rating: C+ Content Rating: B+ Value: A Story: Japan-Age of the Samurai- Eight warriors are destined to meet and put a stop to an evil army lead...


Angelic Layer Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 10-02-2003)

What They SayThe moment small town girl Misaki Suzuhara arrives in Tokyo, she is thrust into the excitement of Angelic Layer-a high-tech, fast-paced game where dolls called Angels are controlled by the thoughts of their operators, also called Deus. Twelv...

Final Fantasy Unlimited Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 10-19-2003)

What They SayWelcome to Wonderland! The gateway to another world appears suddenly one day and with its coming awaken two mysterious beasts of astonishing power. The monsters appear to destroy each other and then vanish-leaving behind only the inexplicable...

Preview THE SIMPSONS: SEASONS THREE DVD!
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-29-2003)

Fox Home Entertainment released the third season of THE SIMPSONS on DVD this past Tuesday, giving fans of the long-running animated series cause for celebration. As the show prepares to enter its unbelievable fourteenth season this fall, the DVD sets of S...

Art Box Contest Update (Fri 06-10-2005)

We\'ve gotten caught up again on this contest (and will have more boxes to add to it soon for upcoming weeks) and this morning have picked three new winners. Eddie Brown, Ed Grimsley and Jessica Kim have each won the Neoranga, Texhnolyze and Rahxephon TV/...


Art Box Update (Fri 08-27-2004)

Congratulations to Jessica Lang who won this weeks prize of the Wedding Peach art box from us. We\'ve kicked that contest over to the next box as our boxes continue to dwindle. Up this week is the Angel Tales empty art box.

ADV Talks (Tue 07-02-2002)

A couple of things worth noting today from ADV Films. First, they\'ve posted a press release on their site regarding their involvement with NewType USA. It\'s also worth noting that the panel for that at Anime Expo got pushed up from Friday to Thursday. H...

Sony Grabs Cast For PLANET 51
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 07-09-2008)

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has picked up U.S. distribution rights for the CG-animated Planet 51 with TriStar Pictures set to release the film, reports Variety. The upcoming Sci-fi film will star Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, S...

Rune Soldier Dub Cast Finalized (Mon 09-23-2002)

Janice Williams of ADV Films has posted the final cast list for their upcoming release of Rune Soldier: English Title: Rune SoldierJapanese Title: Mahou Senshi Riui (Rune Soldier Louie) ADR Director: Jacqueline Goldenberg Louie - Jason DouglasMerrill - ...


Ushio & Tora English Casting Game Completed (Sat 11-23-2002)

Here\'s the final results as posted:English Title: Ushio & ToraJapanese Title: Ushio & ToraADR Director - David Wi