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Joe Dante and Mary Woronov on HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-19-2000)

In the 1980s, Joe Dante was the bomb. He had a string of cool genre-movies displaying a unique flair for melding horror, science-fiction and humor—remember the newscaster turning into a werewolf on TV in The Howling or the microwave oven scene in Gremlins...

Dante discusses a possible GREMLINS 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 08-20-2002)

Director Joe Dante, who before tackling the upcoming LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION project brought genre fans the minor-classics GREMLINS and GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH, is again talking about the possibility of another movie in the mini-monster franchise."...

Dante teases LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION plot
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 08-20-2002)

Director Joe Dante is talking more about the upcoming LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION. The film has been touted as a return of the Warner Bros. stable of cartoon icons (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, etc.) to their real rabble-rousing versions of yestery...


Dante to Direct BAT OUT OF HELL
by Associate News Editor (Thu 05-15-2008)

Parallel Zide and VooDoo Productions have set Joe Dante to direct BAT OUT OF HELL. The horror script by Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan revolves around red-eye flight from L.A. to New York during which hijackers confront the monstrous cargo. Dante has dire...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #06
by Brett Barkley (Thu 12-07-2006)

What They SayA legendary flower called the \"Fairy-Tale Flower\" is a girl who protects the sapling of the flower from anyone who tries to snatch it. Joe camps in the field to witness the flower bloom, but ends up guarding it from Jadow instead. Captain B...

Toy Showdown: Joe vs. Joe, Part 1
by John Denning (Sat 08-26-2006)

If Saturday morning advertisements and esteemed spokesman Sgt. Slaughter are to be believed, "nobody beats G.I. Joe." With no other challengers in sight, Out of the Box pits Joe versus Joe to see which era of the original action figure franchise comes out...

Ashita no Joe Vol. #2 (Mon 03-21-2005)

What They SayThe animation masterpiece that dominated the 70s, \"Ashita no Joe\", is now available digitally updated on DVD. The Review!It has been nearly 35 years since \"Ashita no Joe\" (i.e. \"Tomorrow\'s Joe\") was first broadcast in Japan on 1 April ...


Viewtiful Joe Vol. #03
by Brett Barkley (Mon 07-10-2006)

What They SayThe adventure continues with Joe as he fights his way through Movieland to save his girlfriend Silvia! The Review!Continuing the Joe and Captain Blue Jr's lighthearted and fun romp through Movieland, this volume doesn't contribute much in the...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #01
by Brett Barkley (Mon 03-13-2006)

What They Say\"Joe is a dude just like you and me. He has two great loves: his girlfriend Silvia and Captain Blue, the action-movie superhero. When Silvia is magically captured by a celluloid monster, Joe gets himself swallowed into the screen to save h...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #02
by Brett Barkley (Fri 04-07-2006)

What They Say\"Joe is a dude just like you and me. He has two great loves: his girlfriend Silvia and Captain Blue, the action-movie superhero. Now that Joe has totally awesome superpowers, he\'s ready to battle his way through Movieland to rescue Silvi...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #07
by Brett Barkley (Wed 04-11-2007)

What They SayWhen Joe and Jr. are desperately seeking for a hamburger shop, they find a cell phone on the ground. They end up searching for its owner, a runaway girl, while chasing Gran Bruce who raids the hamburger truck! Being separated from Joe, Jr. ha...


Toy Showdown: Joe vs. Joe, Finale
by John Denning (Sat 09-02-2006)

A big part of winning in a battle of toys, providing they survive being manhandled by children (the most chaotic and destructive force on Earth), is what context they give to the child's imagination. The reason the vintage series G.I. Joe's nurse figure n...

Champion Joe (Ashita no Joe)
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 05-13-2008)

What They SayJoe Yabuki is a troubled orphan who ran away from the orphanage. While wandering in the Tokyo slums, he meets Danpei, a former boxer who sees the potential in Joe and trains him to become a superb fighter. It\'s only a matter of time before J...

Ashita no Joe Vol. #1 (Fri 03-04-2005)

What They SayThe animation masterpiece that dominated the 70s, \"Ashita no Joe\", is now available digitally updated on DVD.The Review!It has been nearly 35 years since \"Ashita no Joe\" (i.e. \"Tomorrow\'s Joe\") was first broadcast in Japan on 1 April 1...

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
by Coming Attractions (Fri 09-26-2003)

...Making It:Joe Dante (Director); John Recqua, Glenn Ficarra, Larry Doyle (Screenwriters); Dean Cundey (Director of Photography); Jerry Goldsmith (Musical Score).Premise:Finished saving the world by beating aliens at basketball, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck an...


WHEN GOOD GHOULS GO BAD
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 10-05-2001)

...by auteur Joe Dante. You’ve got the dork kid who teams up with the cute girl (they fall in love of course) to solve a grave problem. The grave problem is seemingly the result of a collection of grotesque figures, but it’s really caused by the more upti...

THE HOWLING - SPECIAL EDITION
by Tony Whitt (Thu 10-16-2003)

...n between Joe Dante and John Hora. Despite his tutelage at the knee of Mr. Horror-On-The-Cheap himself, Roger Corman (who does a cameo in the movie along with Forrest J. Ackerman), Dante knows how to make a little go a very long way, and only rarely do...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #01 Screener
by Brett Barkley (Fri 12-16-2005)

What They Say\"Joe is a dude just like you and me. He has two great loves: his girlfriend Silvia and Captain Blue, the action-movie superhero. When Silvia is magically captured by a celluloid monster, Joe gets himself swallowed into the screen to save h...

PIRANHA on Disc
by John Thonen (Tue 05-23-2000)

...genre was Joe Dante’s Piranha. Dante has since gone on to some degree of fame as the director of The Howling, Gremlins, Innerspace and the recent Small Soldiers, but Piranha was his first true credit as a director (having earlier co-directed the stock ...


Joe vs. Joe Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 06-20-2008)

What They SayJoe Yuki, one of the coolest DJs in Shibuya, has a secret identity as the leader of gangs. Because of his traumatic childhood, he fiercely hates \"weaklings\" and sees winning as his only option in life. One night, an old man is being taunted...

Remembering Jerry
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-29-2004)

...music for Joe Dante's GREMLINS (1984) and its sequel, GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990) emphasized the malevolent mischief of these cavorting carnivores through a jaunty, rock-styled riff. The Debacle of LEGENDGoldsmith suffered his first major score re...

Crusher Joe
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 12-04-2003)

What They SayThe galaxy is a strange and dangerous place, and there are times when even the United Space Force can\'t help. That\'s where the Crushers come in - skilled troubleshooters who will deal with any problem, large or small, for a fee (large only!...

Robert Picardo: The Man Behind the Monster Makeup
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 04-13-2000)

...NG, which Joe Dante directed. I certainly worked with Joe Dante a number of times, in his films, but I also worked with Rob in movies that he did with Joe and other directors like Ridley Scott. He just likes working on my face. Rob used to say that ...


Toys R Us, Part 3: Yo Joe!
by Tony Whitt (Mon 05-06-2002)

While Rom the Spaceknight achieved more success as a comic than a toy and the Micronauts enjoyed equal popularity with their toy counterparts, neither series would reach the level of success that two toy lines adapted by Marvel, G.I. JOE and THE TRANSFORM...

DVD This Week: August 20
by John Thonen (Tue 08-20-2002)

... Director Joe Dante, working from a Chris Columbus script, delivered here a funny, scary, goofy and cartoony film about a young man whose often absentee father gifts him with an incredibly lovable ball of fur which he names Gizmo. There's strict rules ...

"An American Haunting"
by Brian Thomas (Thu 11-09-2006)

... Argento, Joe Dante and Francois Truffaut were film critics before becoming directors. Are we to ignore everyone’s opinions on film until they make one of their own? Are we to ignore Solomon’s opinions on film because, as a director, he...

Alexandre Aja remaking "Piranha"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-15-2007)

According to IESB, Alexandre Aja has signed on to direct an upcoming remake of the film Piranha.The original Piranha was directed by legendary master of horror Joe Dante back in 1978 and was a spoof of Spielberg’s 1975 hit, Jaws.  Interestingly...


Night Visions
by Carl Cortez (Thu 07-12-2001)

... director Joe Dante takes the helm for "Quiet, Please," which features Dante's quirky sense of humor. In this story, Cary Elwes plays a "city life" hating man who decides to go to the woods for a little rest, only to find he can't get away when a nosy ...

Horrors & Hauntings
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-25-2006)

...Zemeckis, Joe Dante, Martin Scorsese and many more. The show's music similarly featured some of Hollywood's biggest talents a roster of composers never seen before or since on a single television series. Some of the highlight episodes to be included o...

Ghost Rider!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-12-2007)

...chor Bay) Joe Dante and Sam Hamm tackle another controversial subject adapting a James Tiptree Jr. story in which a virus turns the “war between the sexes” into a real war. Includes commentrak, featurettes,screenplay and more. (O) &nb...

Honey Up Against The Law
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-13-2005)

...n Landis, Joe Dante, Larry Cohen, and other horror luminaries. "Dreams in the Witch House," like Gordon's RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, and CASTLE FREAK, is based on a story by H. P. Lovecraft. Band also scored Gordon's THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM in 1990. In...


Michael Kamen dies at 55
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-20-2003)

...t earlier Joe Dante film score, but modernizes the traditional Carl Stalling LOONEY TUNES approach by its fusion of contemporary instruments with the signature frenzied mayhem of the furious Stalling orchestral approach.There is a very similar cartoony...

Monsters Unleashed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-19-2004)

...nt) Light Joe Dante kiddie sci-fi in which Elijah Wood, River Phoenix and Jason Presson build their own back yard starship. (O) EYES WITHOUT A FACE (Criterion) [IMG4L]Great 1959 French classic horror restored. The tale of a surgeon who turns to murder ...

Unsaid Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-16-2004)

... directed Joe Dante and features about 5 minutes of film historians Scott MacQueen and Paul Jensen discussing the "crowning touch in BRIDE's artistry, the inspired musical score by Franz Waxman." MacQueen describes the Wagnerian style of the score, its...

Showtime Takes JEREMIAH
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-30-2001)

...ke Perry, Joe Dante, Michael Finnell, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Ervin Rustemagic and Gregory Noveck.JEREMIAH is set in a future post-apocalyptic world where, nearly a decade before, a deadly virus wiped out the world's adult population sparing only tho...


AMAZING STORIES classic 1980s TV anthology scores come to CD from Intrada
by Randall Larson (Mon 05-15-2006)

...Zemeckis, Joe Dante, Martin Scorsese and many more. Musically, AMAZING STORIES featured some of Hollywood's biggest talents a roster of composers never seen before or since on a single television series. With the exception of a 1999 CD from Varese Sar...

LOONEY TUNES set visit
by Mike Whybark (Mon 10-28-2002)

FANGORIA publishes an account of a set visit to the upcoming Joe Dante feature LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION. In a segment of the film, a wide range of sci fi props, robots, and monsters will put in an appearance.The article chronicles both a triffid from ...

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

...up as the Joe Dante directed segment in Twilight Zone: The Movie, partially being remade in the 1987 episode "The Toys of Caliban," and spawning a sequel in the 2002-2003 series. The Definitive Twilight Zone Season 4 1962-1963 Grade: 2 Stars Retail Pr...

Interview with Ryan Schifrin of ABOMINABLE
by Don E. Peterson (Thu 10-05-2006)

While the horror masters like John Carpenter, Joe Dante, Don Coscarelli and Stuart Gordon are getting much needed attention as of late, the new generation of horror masters are rising to the surface. The latest to get that much deserved attention is write...


Music Box Massacre
by Brian Thomas (Wed 10-11-2006)

...EATH, and Joe Dante, represented by his 1978 breakthrough project Piranha, as well as his entry in the MASTERS OF HORROR cable anthology series, HOMECOMING (2005). While both guest directors agree that the increased public celebration has more to do w...

DVD Review: Joe Vs. Joe (Fri 06-20-2008)

Though the initial release was delayed, we\'ve finally gotten a chance to sit down and take a look at the first offering from AnimeWho with their 06/10/2008 release of Joe Vs. Joe Vol. #1 (of 2).

Pino Donaggio's Expanded Howling Soundtrack
by Randall Larson (Thu 09-29-2005)

La-La Land Records has released, for the first time on CD, Pino Donaggio's immortal score to THE HOWLING, digitally remastered from the original ¼-inch album master tapes. Directed by Joe Dante and co-written by John Sayles, this film remains a touchstone...

Jablonsky's Island
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-28-2005)

...n Landis, Joe Dante, and John Milius, actress Claudia Cardinale, actor Eli Wallach, costume designer Deborah Landis, Mrs. Rory Calhoun (Susan), and Mrs. Henry Fonda (Shirlee) are members of the committee. See: www.museumoftheamericanwest.org/explore/ex...


Producers Happy About NIGHT VISIONS Ratings
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-19-2001)

...rected by Joe Dante and features Brian Dennehy and Cary Elwes." Regarding tonight's show more specifically... First, in "View Through a Window," Pullman (who also directed) plays an Army major investigating the sudden appearance of a lush, pastoral sce...

Dark Crystals and Spice Planets
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-08-2003)

...rected by Joe Dante, a frequent Goldsmith collaborator - GREMLINS 1 & 2, SMALL SOLDIERS, INNERSPACE, EXPLORERS, THE 'BURBS, and TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE) and Fred Schepisi's new film, PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, a comedy based on a Steve Martin pla...

Anniversary Plans for the Crystal Lake Eight?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-26-2003)

... Director Joe Dante (and many fans) expressed disappointment in the initial DVD release of his great 1981 werewolf film, so this new edition that includes a director & cast commentrak, deleted scenes, outtakes, and other features, as well as new wi...

Warner Bros. returns to LOONEY TUNE production
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 06-12-2002)

...ted here, Joe Dante will be directing (the shoot begins at the end of July) for a November 2003 release.


Doh!
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 08-25-2003)

...u'd think Joe Dante directed it. CSI: MIAMI (10 pm, CBS) When a drug disposal trip goes sour the team falls under the gaze of Internal Affairs. (Repeat)TUESDAY, AUGUST 26THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (8 pm, TCM) A man scores points with his employer's...

Lee For Devil Ride (Mon 03-05-2001)

Christopher Lee will reprise a role he played in the 1967 Hammer horror classic The Devil Rides Out.Lee told Empire Online Joe Dante will direct the remake in which he`ll return to the role of the Duc de Richeleau.As part of a publicity tour for his book ...

THE HOWLING
by JASON HENDERSON (Sun 12-09-2001)

The Howling, directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins) and written by John Sayles (Piranha, Brother from Another Planet), has finally come to DVD, but it's to no avail - the DVD MGM has given its premier werewolf movie is really just a placeholder for the Special ...

John Carradine: The Films
by Dan Cziraky (Tue 12-28-1999)

...ctions by Joe Dante and Fred Olen Ray. Biography by Gregory William Mank. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640, 1-800-253-2187, www.mcfarlandpub.com), September 1999, 408 pp., illustrated, $65.00.


At the premiere of LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION
by Sue Schneider (Thu 12-11-2003)

.... Smith), Joe Dante (Director), Eric Goldberg (Animation Director), Chris deFaria (Executive Producer), Joe Alaskey (voice of Bugs, Daffy, Beaky Buzzard, Sylvester, Mama Bear), and June Forey (voice of Granny).The starts were joined by Drew Tyler Bell ...

Joe vs. Joe Details (Mon 03-24-2008)

While there aren\'t too many details out there yet about AnimeWHO\'s release of Joe Vs. Joe in May, we have confirmed with the company that the dub being done for the English release is being worked on by Tom Wayland and Trip Wire Production.

Demon Lord Dante Vol. #2
by Luis Cruz (Mon 08-02-2004)

What They SayThe Army assaults Ryo, transformed into Demon Lord Dante, with a severe napalm attack, but his immortal body is too strong to be defeated. Tormented by the guilt of becoming a demon, Ryo?s despair and anger manifests as a vortex to destroy t...

HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS
by SCOTT COLLURA (Mon 07-16-2001)

At last count, the seemingly unending series of HOWLING films had hit number seven (specifically, THE HOWLING: NEW MOON RISING), but none of these cash-in sequels have been able to match the original Joe Dante film. Having said that, HOWLING III: THE MARS...


Amazing, Too
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-31-2006)

...c for the Joe Dante-directed episode "Boo!" (eschewing an offered 45 players for a simple ensemble of 13 that would allow him to be more inventive) harkens back to the composer's days at THE TWILIGHT ZONE, with its strident violin figures, while also r...

Getting the Heads Rolling: Christopher Lee Speaks, Part Two
by Craig D. Reid (Wed 04-26-2000)

...that with Joe Dante in GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH [1990], had a wonderful time. It is demanding, though. You have got to get it right, you know. You`re not there just to enjoy yourself, so to speak. And I also had a very enjoyable experience with St...

LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-23-2004)

... director Joe Dante is a personal favorite, I passed on seeing LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION when it arrived in theaters, and I wasn’t alone. This DVD release allows us all to rectify that error. These critters haven’t been this funny in years.The film’...

DVD Blitzkrieg!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-20-2004)

... the 1970 Joe Dante bitey fish epic.(O) PTU (Tai Seng) Simon Yam stars in an adventure of the Hong Kong Police Training Unit, another super thriller from director Johnnie To.(O) PULSE (First Look) Madeleine Stowe must rescue her daughter from a bloodth...


Showtime Aligns Stars for HORROR
by News Editor (Mon 08-21-2006)

Showtime has signed on a number of stars for their MASTERS OF HORROR series. The guest list for the second season will include Jason Priestley, Elliott Gould and Christopher Lloyd. In addition, the show has set Joe Dante, Peter Medak, Rob Schmidt, Norio T...

FLESH AND BLOOD: THE HAMMER HERITAGE OF HORROR
by Frederick C. Szebin (Tue 02-22-2000)

... director Joe Dante, one of the interview subjects who offers his own insights to Hammer’s output.) Then Newsom got a call from Skeggs’ secretary who informed him that the show was going to be aired on the BBC in ten days. The director worked double t...

THE LITTLE VAMPIRE
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-26-2000)

...ike, say, Joe Dante or Fred Dekker, neither of whom has made a big movie lately and may have enjoyed something like this. I was shocked to see that The Little Vampire was, in fact, directed by Uli Edel, whose body of work includes stuff like the brutal...

Stardate 07.02.01: ENTERPRISE Upside Down
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 07-02-2001)

...lance and Joe Dante will appear during the show's 13-week run. Early episodes feature a dead voodoo priest, a stalked shock jock and a hallucinating air traffic controller. "We were very successful with GOOSEBUMPS for kids...I think the good news is we...


Chuck JonesMeetings With An Animation Master
by Steve Fritz (Mon 11-20-2000)

...er Ebert, Joe Dante and Steven Spielberg. While I`m sure Spielberg would take Jones` comments about Tiny Toons with a grain of salt, he still had the time to call Jones` `One Froggy Notion` the `Citizen Kane of animated shorts.` Spielberg also said he ...

Demon Lord Dante Vol. #4
by Luis Cruz (Thu 12-09-2004)

What They SayRegaining his memory of the past and his true identity, Ryo determines to fight as the Demon Lord Dante. As the showdown approaches, Saeko, who turns into Medusa, enters the devildom on her mission to release the Great Demon from his seal. ...

Visions of the Night
by Eric Moro (Thu 07-05-2001)

...tors like Joe Dante, Keith Gordon, Ernest Dickerson and Tobe Hooper. Then, we had actors who wanted to direct: Bill Pullman, JoBeth Williams and Brian Dennehy. So we had a nice mix of directors who came from features, television and actors-turned-direc...

DVD News and Release Info for August 21
by John Thonen (Tue 08-21-2001)

...his case, Joe Dante. The result is an entertainingly schizophrenic film that dances between being a kid's film, a horror film and a spoof of both. Chris Walas' creature effects are still effective, the cast excepting terminally bland star Zach Galliga...


Hasbro Clarifies G.I JOE Storyline
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 11-05-2007)

After two months of various G.I JOE news, it seems that Hasbro and Paramount want to clarify to the fans some storyline details of the project. They point out that the story will be based on the G.I Joe vs. Cobra mythology, the comic book series and the t...

Stretch Marks
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 09-19-2003)

How special is the new DVD edition of 1981's classic THE HOWLING? It's special enough that if you already own the previous no-frills DVD, you'll want to rush out and buy this new one. Not only does it contain a new widescreen print remastered by director ...

Troma's DIY cinema school
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-31-2005)

...ke of the Joe Dante schlock favorite. Probably not as good as... (O) RAZORTEETH (SRS/Sub Rosa) Those wacky Polonia Brothers are at it again with a killer mutant piranha horror, plus commentrak, Making-Of and more. (O) RENEGADE Season 2 (Anchor Bay) 199...

Ending The Year With a Howl
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-29-2005)

...rected by Joe Dante and co-written by John Sayles, the film remains a touchstone of contemporary horror and a vital entry in the ongoing mythology of cinematic lycanthropy. Mixing classic scares with a still-relevant satiric look at media-obsessed cult...


MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 12-02-2005)

Though now working on classic westerns with John Ford in the postwar period, Merian C. Cooper joined with his new partner and old partner Ernest B. Schoedsack, along with a few more of the KING KONG team: writer Ruth Rose, star Robert Armstrong and f/x ma...

Joe vs. Joe Vol. #2 (Wed 05-21-2008)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese 2.0 Language,English 2.0 Language,English SubtitlesReview Equipment

Demon Lord Dante Vol. #3
by Luis Cruz (Tue 12-07-2004)

What They SayThe secret organization \"D\" employs the Four Demon Kings and the man-made monster, SX, to massacre numerous innocent people to implant horror and loathing toward demons into people\'s minds. Seeing the organization\'s atrocious deeds in the...

G.I. Joe
by Coming Attractions (Thu 01-29-2004)

Release Date: August 7, 2009 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Stephen Sommers Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie Cast:  Sienna Miller (Baroness), Ray Park(Snake Eyes), Rachel Nichols(Scarlett), Marlon Wayans (Ripcord), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, S...


Demon Lord Dante Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Luis Cruz (Sun 06-06-2004)

What They SayRyo Utsugi has been disturbed by nightmares of being attacked by a gigantic, demonic creature with blood dribbling from its teeth. One day, he develops a mysterious power to hear voices and foresees horrifying images of women being killed. T...

G.I. JOE, MICRONAUTS get new artists
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 08-23-2002)

G.I. JOE and MICRONAUTS will be getting new artists in a shuffling of the Devil's Due books at Image Comics.Kevin Sharpe is the new artist of G.I. JOE, beginning with G.I. JOE #11. He takes the place of Steve Kurth, who will take over the art on MICRONAUT...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #08 (Wed 11-01-2006)

What They SayFinal Showdown: Viewtiful Joe vs. Almighty Leader! As Joe and Jr. get closer to Jadow\'s HQ, battle against Joe\'s team and Jadow become intense. Joe tries to rescue Silvia tied to the clock tower, but all of sudden, Alastor appears and ...

Eccleston Plans to Destroy G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-12-2008)

It seems that reports of somewhat-unknown David Murray getting cast as Destro came a bit too early. After initially making a deal, he had to pull out due to visa issues. According to IESB (and later confirmed by Hollywood Reporter), Paramount has ins...


Pryce is Presidential in G.I JOE?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 02-16-2008)

The heroes of G.I Joe may have a new President to work alongside, reports Latino Review. The site says that Jonathan Pryce (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) has been cast to play the US President in the upcoming adaptation of the Hasbro property. While t...

Marlon Wayans Holds Ripcord in G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 01-07-2008)

Marlon Wayans has joined the cast & crew of G.I Joe, reports Variety. The trade says the actor will be playing "Ripcord", a leader of the military unit in the Paramount adaptation of the 80's toon/comic. Trade also says that Joseph Gordon-Le...

Storm Shadow & Scarlett Cast for G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-19-2007)

The roles of "Storm Shadow" and "Scarlett" have been cast in G.I JOE, reports Latino Review. Kellvin says that Korean-born star Byung-Hun Lee will be playing Tommy S. Arashikage (aka Storm Shadow) while Rachel Nichols has bee...

Update: Quaid, Vosloo & Tatum Confirmed For G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-29-2008)

Update: Third time is the charm, right? As expected, the trades did follow up this morning and confirmed that Channing Tatum is indeed the new "Duke" for the upcoming adaptation. They also say that Sam Worthington was originally set to star as t...


Still HOWLING After All These Years
by SCOTT COLLURA (Sun 12-09-2001)

Twenty years after its release, director Joe Dante's THE HOWLING still stands as one of the most memorable werewolf movies ever made, old or newit's right up there, in fact, with THE WOLF MAN, Werewolf of London and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. While t...

Devil May Cry Vol. #2 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-07-2008)

What They SayThe Game was only Half the Story. Now you can step deeper inside the bloody truth behind Dante\'s most dangerous missions. And these cases are even more lead-filled and blood-drenched than the last. There\'s the demonic face behind the Ma...

"Adventure Team G.I. Joe"
by Carlos Mejia (Sun 01-14-2007)

“Kicking it old school,” is putting it mildly when it comes to the re-release of the 1970s classic Adventure Team G.I. Joe action figure. Complete with Kung-Fu Grip, this Joe is only available at Hot Topic stores across the country.  ...

JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOE KUBERT CREATING BATMAN
by Tony Whitt (Fri 07-06-2001)

Wayne Williams lives in the tough inner city with his mother, whose policeman husband was recently killed in the line of duty. He soon runs afoul of local hoodlum Handz Horgum, who frames the young man as part of an armed robbery at the store where Willia...


G.I JOE Update With Cobra
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-13-2007)

El Mayimbe over at Latino Review did a script review for the G.I JOE movie which is on the horizon after the success of Hasbro's TRANSFORMERS. The question going between all the fans and from Latino Review after the script treatment review was: Are ...

Hama goes JOE again
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 07-23-2002)

Larry Hama, the writer of Marvel's G.I. JOE series in the 1980s, returns to the characters in G.I. JOE: FRONTLINE, a mini-series that starts in October from Image Comics. G.I. JOE FRONTLINE will be penciled by Dan Jurgens and inked by Bob Layton, with Da...

Viewtiful Joe (Wed 05-21-2003)

Plot:What happens when an average movie loving Joe gains the ability to manipulate time? No you don't get that lame cat with the vaccuum cleaner, you get Capcom's latest side-scrolling hero, Viewtiful Joe. Platform:GameCube exclusiveCompany:CapcomStatus:C...

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

Our friend Robert Sanchez over at IESB has published a decent interview with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, a man who's working on two high profile projects for Paramount & Dreamworks, G.I Joe and Transformers 2. For "Joe", the producer ex...


Beginning of French Sci-Fi Horror DANTE 01
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 12-13-2007)

French producer-director Marc Caro is nearly ready to release his first solo project, a science fiction horror epic called DANTE 01. The guys over at Twitch had an opportunity to publish the opening sequence of the upcoming film, which I'll place down bel...

New TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE Figures
by Karl Schneider (Wed 06-07-2006)

Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles (DST) is negotiating an agreement with the Hasbro Properties Group to create resin statues and busts featuring the iconic characters from Hasbro's Classic G1 TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE: REAL AMERICAN HERO brands. The prop...

VIEWTIFUL JOE 2
by James Stevenson (Thu 12-23-2004)

The first VIEWTIFUL JOE came out of nowhere and blew us away, it was one of the most intense, difficult, and all around excellent side-scrolling games in recent memory. After finally releasing the former GameCube exclusive on the PS2 earlier this year, ve...

X-MEN VISIONARIES: JOE MADUREIRA
by Jason Henderson (Wed 11-08-2000)

There`s something odd about Marvel`s pumping out a collection like X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira. Here, Marvel urges the reader to simply enjoy the art—which is remarkable—and ignore the stories, which have great gaping holes struck through them. Why? ...


G.I. JOE: FRONT LINE #1 (of 4)
by Tony Whitt (Mon 10-21-2002)

It's more than a little disturbing to be waxing nostalgic over a time only seven years in the past, but that's where (or should I say "when") G.I. JOE: FRONT LINE takes us. The new four-part miniseries fills in the gap between the original JOE series publ...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #05
by Brett Barkley (Fri 06-23-2006)

What They SayJefferson Buick, a man of mystery who holds the secret of Jadow escapes. He encounters Joe and Junior who are lost in the mountain searching for a wild cheeseburger! Will Jefferson be able to reveal to Joe about the evil plans? Bad guys have...

JOE QUESADA CUTS LOOSE!
by Scott Collura (Wed 10-10-2001)

He has quickly earned a place in the hearts of Marvelites and comic book industry fans everywhere for his editorial savvy and dedication. He's been credited with singlehandedly revitalizing a company that for far too long floundered creatively and squande...

Devil May Cry 3 Vol.#1
by Julie Rosato (Thu 10-27-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Suguro ChayamachiTranslated by:Ray YoshimotoAdapted by:What They SayBased on the best-selling game, Devil May Cry 3 is an action-packed adventure, pitting good against evil...and brother against brother! Dante is a demon sla...


Mummy Joe, Babylon Butchered & Bloom Madness!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 04-11-2008)

Welcome to our next edition of Top Maniacal Rumors of the Week, the place to cover all those wild and wacky rumors that sometimes were a bit too unsubstantiated to cover elsewhere. This week was filled with some big ones, enough so that vocal Maniacs ...

PALESTINE, GORAZDE creator Joe Sacco on PBS
by Mike Whybark (Tue 09-24-2002)

PBS arts variety show EGG will feature noted comics journalist Joe Sacco in an episode entitled "Freedom." Sacco is noted for his long-form journalistic works PALESTINE and SAFE AREA GORAZDE, in which he recounts his travels in regions troubled by armed c...

Joe Strummer, dead at 50
by Mike Whybark (Mon 12-23-2002)

THE NEW YORK TIMES notes the passing of British songwriter and performer Joe Strummer of a heart attack at 50. Strummer formed the influential punk band The Clash with Topper Headon, Paul Simonon and Mick Jones in the mid seventies. The band went on to cr...

Marvel has a new contract with Joe Quesada
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-01-2003)

Marvel Comics has announced that it has extended the contract for Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, keeping him at the steering wheel of the company's line of comic book characters. Quesada has been EiC of Marvel for the past three years and been involved in a...


G.I. JOE #1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 09-14-2001)

These days Americans may be looking to heroes more than ever before to offer a bit of inspiration or emotional support. Whether you agree that a comic book focusing on America's struggle with a somewhat more cartoonish terrorist organization is a good thi...

HULK, "V" Composer Joe Harnell Has Died
by Randall Larson (Mon 07-18-2005)

Joe Harnell, the composer of several classic TV scores such as THE INCREDIBLE HULK, V and THE BIONIC WOMAN, died on Thursday, 14th of July of heart failure at the age of 80. Born in New York on 2 August 1924, Harnell studied music at the University of Mia...

JOE 90 goes silver screen
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 05-05-2003)

Another Gerry and Sylvia Anderson '60s puppet TV series is getting the chance at being a feature film. JOE 90, about a young boy secret agent who could transfer the brain patterns from experts to his own brain, thus giving him their skills. Young Joe Mc...

Ashita no Joe Goes Blu (Fri 04-11-2008)

Bandai Visual Japan continues to push a diverse selection of shows out on Blu-ray in Japan and has announced the Ashita no Joe 2 movie and the Ace Wo Nerae! movie this week. Unfortunately, their talk of a global market seems to have fallen off in recent m...


DVD Review: Viewtiful Joe (Fri 04-07-2006)

Taking a look at one of this months releases, Brett\'s on deck this morning with a look at the 04/04/2006 release of Viewtiful Joe Vol. #2 from Geneon Entertainment.

DVD Review: Viewtiful Joe (Mon 03-13-2006)

Brett\'s got a look this morning at the full version release of the 02/07/2006 title Viewtiful Joe Vol. #1 from Geneon Entertainment.

DVD Review: Viewtiful Joe (Mon 07-10-2006)

Keeping tabs on this show today, Brett\'s got a look at the 06/06/2006 release of Viewtiful Joe Vol. #3 from Geneon Entertainment.

Weta Digital and Joe Letteri doing visual effects on AVATAR
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-03-2006)

According to The Hollywood Reporter, James Cameron has signed Joe Letteri and Weta Digital to create the visual effects, creatures and enviorments for his upcoming film AVATAR."Weta has proven themselves a leader in visionary effects, especially in the ar...


Marvel Comics: Joe Quesada
by Russell Lissau (Thu 10-26-2000)

Marvel Comics Editor in Chief Joe Quesada is, without question, the most wanted man in comics. Over the course of a typical hour, close to a dozen people knock on Quesada’s office door or ring him up on the phone, asking him about everything from story id...

Ashita no Joe Complete DVD Box (Fri 03-04-2005)

What They SayThe animation masterpiece, \"Ashita no Joe\", that has become a classic of anime comes now in a box complete with all 79 episodes.The Review!The DVDs for the whole show were originally released by Columbia Japan in 3 mini-boxsets. The first ...

G.I. JOE Renews War With Cobra
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-26-2001)

The 12" G.I. JOE action figure line relaunch has been so successful that Hasbro has decided to relaunch their classic 3 3/4 inch figure line that focused on the never ending battle between the Joes and the insidious Cobras.This new line of figures is time...

Stephen Sommers to Direct G.I JOE?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 08-11-2007)

Michael Dayspring over at IESB has announced that Paramount and partner Hasbro has tapped director Stephen Sommers (Mummy, Mummy 2) to helm the adaptation of G.I. JOE to the big screen. After the success of their last partnership, TRANSFORMERS, it's easy ...


DVD Review: Viewtiful Joe (Wed 04-11-2007)

Brett\'s catching up a bit this morning with one of his single volume titles with the 02/06/2007 release of Viewtiful Joe Vol. #7 from Geneon Entertainment.

DVD Review: Viewtiful Joe (Thu 12-07-2006)

Brett\'s taking a look at a recent release this morning with the 12/05/2006 title Viewtiful Joe Vol. #6 from Geneon Entertainment.

Joe Delayed (Wed 03-19-2008)

According to an update at Right Stuf, Anime Who has gotten off to a familiar start as the JapanAnime sister company has delayed their first release of Joe Vs. Joe Vol. #1 (of 3) from 04/29/2008 to 05/20/2008.

DVD Review: Champion Joe (Tue 05-13-2008)

Adding a little more new DVD goodness to the day, we\'ve got a look at the 04/29/2008 release of Champion Joe (Ashita no Joe) from Tai Seng Entertainment.


DVD Review: Demon Lord Dante (Thu 12-09-2004)

Bringing another series to its completion, Luis Cruz has sent in his thoughts on Geneon\'s 11/30/2004 release of Demon Lord Dante Vol. #4 (of 4).

Early Review: Viewtiful Joe (Fri 12-16-2005)

We got in an early screener copy of this release from Geneon Entertainment due out on 02/07/2006 and while it has no menus or extras it has everything else, so check out Brett\'s thoughts on Viewtiful Joe Vol. #1.

JP DVD Review: Ashita no Joe (Mon 03-21-2005)

Checking in on the Japanese front of things today, Leong Siong Hee has returned to continue his look at one of the best sports anime series ever to be released with a review of Nippon Columbia\'s 09/21/2001 release Ashita no Joe Vol. #2 (of 16).

"G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" Single Packs
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-27-2007)

Hasbro will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Real American Hero toy line with the release of a special edition series of A Real American Hero figures that features the twenty-five most popular characters in the history of the line. Each of the fift...


Writer Joe Hill is Stephen King's son
by Karl Schneider (Mon 03-19-2007)

After nearly 10 years of writing short stories and an unpublished novel, Joe Hill was no longer able to hide his true identity as Stephen King's son."I really wanted to allow myself to rise and fall on my own merits," he said. "One of the g...

Wahlberg Hasn't Seen G.I JOE Script
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 10-01-2007)

While performing a press junket for his upcoming WE OWN THE NIGHT drama, actor Mark Wahlberg was asked about his involvement in the production of G.I JOE. Heather Newgen posed the following question because of persistant rumors from numerous sources that ...

Sam Worthington May Lead G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-31-2007)

That's the news coming out of Paramount on this Halloween holiday. Aussie actor Sam Worthington is in talks to star in the big screen adaptation of G.I JOE, says Variety. The actor's previous credits include Somersault, Hart's War and he's also set to sta...

Injuries on G.I JOE Set
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-27-2008)

Who needs big scale battles in G.I Joe? The cast and crew of the production are getting injured on the set without any special effects. The latest report, courtesy of the Associated Press, states that there was seven injuries this weekend in Prague. "...


Joe Barbara passes away
by Karl Schneider (Tue 12-19-2006)

According to the Associated Press, Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, died Monday. He was 95.Barbera died of natural causes at his home with ...

Newly Reviewed: Demon Lord Dante (Mon 08-02-2004)

Helping us to break out of the hentai rut we\'ve been stuck in for most of the last week, Luis Cruz has sent in his latest piece today, this time looking at Geneon\'s 07/27/2004 release of Demon Lord Dante Vol. #2.

Joe Satriani Set To Release Live Double CD & DVD
by Randall D. Larson (Tue 10-03-2006)

Joe Satriani, having raised the bar on guitar playing and brought supreme musicianship back to rock & roll, is about to make history once again. Scheduled to drop on October 31, the double-DVD package Satriani Live takes multiple journeys into the essenc...

G.I. JOE #3
by Tony Whitt (Fri 02-01-2002)

The Joes who went into the Everglades to fight Cobra have been infected with the nano-mites which Cobra plans to use to throw the world into chaos. Trackers have been sent to find Cobra Commander's son, while the Joes' new computer specialists try to find...


Update: Three New Posters for G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-24-2008)

Update: Two new posters for the upcoming movie have been added at the Film1.nl site below. One features Sienna Miller as the Baroness (click here) and the other Ray Park as Snake Eyes (click here). The Duke poster is below.Original Story: While titles for...

JP DVD Review: Ashita No Joe (Fri 03-04-2005)

Expect to see this one go on for a bit, but Leong Siong Hee has thankfully decided to provide us with some reviews of the Japanese release of the Ashita No Joe Complete DVD Set that Nippon Columbia released on 03/02/2005. After touching on the box in the...

Comiscape - March 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-08-2006)

Greetings, fellow fiends, and welcome to another week of brilliant banter, witty rhetoric, and cataclysmic commentary about the state of the comics industry. Before we dive headlong into this pit of barbed wire and broken glass: I'll run your letters next...

More JP3 Talk From Joe Johnston
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-12-2001)

Just how extreme were the script changes to JURASSIC PARK III? Very, according to the film's helmer, Joe Johnston.While promoting the film, director Joe Johnston told SCIFI.COM, "We threw out the script about five weeks before we started shooting. The pre...


DVD Review: Demon Lord Dante (Tue 12-07-2004)

A mis-order on my part and Luis found himself without any Dante to review! We corrected that last week and today he has a look at Geneon\'s 09/07/2004 release of Demon Lord Dante Vol. #3 (of 4). With a bit of luck we should see the final review of the ser...

G.I. Joe, Gaiman, & a Random Rant
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-21-2006)

Awww yeea it’s Tuesday everyone and Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Unfortunately we don’t have an extensive list of new releases hitting the shelves this week but there are still a couple of choice morsels coming out on hardcover ...

G.I. JOE #2 Sells Out
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 12-14-2001)

Despite over-printing G.I. JOE #2 by a considerable amount, Image Comics has announced that Diamond has completely sold out of the issue.Originally scheduled for a November release, Image shipped G.I. JOE in October to capitalize on the success of G.I. JO...

Joe Satriani to Team Up with John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert for 2007 G3 Tour
by Randall Larson (Wed 01-31-2007)

The 2007 incarnation of Joe Satriani's popular G3 tour will kick off on March 14 in Phoenix starring Satriani, John Petrucci and Paul Gilbert. The tour will play selected dates in North America throughout March and April.    The 2007 tour mar...


Wahlberg, Statham Reunite For GI JOE?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-14-2007)

It seems that Mark Wahlberg and Jason Statham may be reuniting once again (The Italian Job) in the live action G.I JOE, says IESB. Robert Sanchez was the first to report from his inside sources that Stephen Sommers would be directing the live action versi...

Mao Dante Edited (Sat 06-05-2004)

Mike Toole from Anime Jump posted some interesting bits to our forums this morning that shows the differences between the broadcast version of Mao Dante and what the region 1 DVD version of Mao Dante looks like. Please note the images, at least the first ...

DVD & VHS This Week: February 26
by John Thonen (Tue 02-26-2002)

VIDEO NEWSWith Ang Lee's highly anticipated adaptation of THE INCREDIBLE HULK now in pre-production, it was only a matter of time before the 1978 - 1982 TV version involving the same character made a reappearance on video. Anchor Bay is reportedly plannin...

Joe Mad's HIP FLASK
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 04-30-2002)

Joe Madureira is one of four artists providing covers for HIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION, which reaches stands in July from Active Images. Other covers are by the book's artist, Ladronn, as well as J. Scott Campbell and Ian Churchill. The book, the crea...


GI JOE Begins Casting For Feb Start
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 10-25-2007)

Paramount Pictures has begun casting for G.I JOE, says Superhero Hype. Director Stephen Sommers and studio hopes to start filming the adaptation of the 80's series sometime in mid-February. The shoots are scheduled for both Prague and Los Angele...

Stephen Sommers Back on G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 08-24-2007)

It's official and confirmed, readers. Director Stephen Sommers is back on for the live action adaptation of G.I. JOE, says Robert at IESB and Variety. He was first announced earlier this month as being the director and then a week later, there were whispe...

AnimEigo preps Crusher Joe (Mon 12-16-2002)

Although a rather silent release so far, according to the AnimEigo site, Crusher Joe is available from them on a two disc DVD-9 set now for just $20. This is a surprising change since only recently we\'d heard them intending to put everything on a single ...

Newly Reviewed: Demon Lord Dante (Sun 06-06-2004)

Released on 05/25/2004, and now mired in some controversy over edits, Luis Cruz has taken a look at Geneon\'s Demon Lord Dante Vol. #1.


Hell on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-27-2004)

I've been rambling on nostalgically a lot about drive-ins this summer, but this weekend I'll be attending a convention that is actually doing something about it. Flash back Weekend's Horro'rama Drive-In will attempt to recreate the drive-in experience wit...

Stephen Sommers Not Up For GI JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-15-2007)

This should please all those fans who cringed when they heard that Stephen Sommers was up for the directing gig of G.I JOE. Apparently, that has been nixed by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and the studio after he asked for too much money. Robert previou...

Marvel's Joe Quesada Talks AVENGERS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-06-2007)

With a JUSTICE LEAGUE film possibly on the horizon, MTV had a chance to ask Marvel's editor-in-chief Joe Quesada on a possible AVENGERS movie anytime soon. Judging from the answer, we may get one but it won't be anytime soon. It seems that Marvel is ...

Joe Penhall will adapt "The Road"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 04-02-2007)

According to Variety, Joe Penhall has been hired to adapt the post apocalyptic novel, The Road.  The book is the latest selection of Oprah Winfrey's book club.John Hillcoat will direct the adaptation whose story is about a father who transports his s...


Oscar Nominees Announced
by Mike Whybark (Tue 02-11-2003)

The AMPAS announced Oscar nominees today and the leader is CHICAGO with 13 nominations. Other notable contenders included GANGS OF NEW YORK, with 10, and THE HOURS, nine; THE PIANIST, seven; and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS with six.THE TWO TOWER...

Joe Kubert Draws Spider-Man
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 02-11-2002)

  Joe Kubert draws Spider-Man for the first time in his more than 60 years as a comics professional in a 10-page story in PS MAGAZINE, THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY #592. PS MAGAZINE, a periodical devoted to properly maintaining Army e...

January 27 February 2: Dawn, Joe and Geeks
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 01-27-2003)

Random thoughts alert!Anyone else think that if Dawn from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER were in a horror movie she would be the first to get killed?Why is it that every time there's trouble Dawn sneaks out of her bedroom window and makes it worse? Hasn't she l...

SCOOP: Who's in G.I. JOE?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 01-29-2004)

Yesterday FilmForce published an exclusive report stating that producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is turning Hasbro's G.I. JOE toy franchise into a live-action movie. FilmForce also reports that the script will be done by writer Michael Gordon and that while...


Joe Satriani Set to Release 12th Solo Album While Celebrating 20 Year Career
by Randall Larson (Fri 02-24-2006)

Guitarist Joe Satriani is set to release his 12th solo album, Super Colossal, on March 14, 2006 through Epic Records. With thirteen new songs, Satriani completes his transformation from stunning instrumentalist to fully-realized artist. Since the late 80'...

Stuart Beattie Confirmed Scribe for G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 08-31-2007)

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed what Robert Sanchez at IESB has been saying for quite sometime, that Beattie is attached. Still, a confirmation has been given and I'll pass it along to you to talk a little more G.I JOE on what could be a slow news da...

Lorenzo's JOE
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-16-2003)

Former Warner Bros. President of Production and now independent producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is about to play toy soldier. He's joined forces with Hasbro to develop a live-action full-length G.I. JOE feature film.While it's a positive step forward in t...

EXCLUSIVE: G.I. JOE about to go to new home?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-24-2003)

A industry source for has informed us that Hasbro, the toy manufacturer of the G.I. JOE line, may be close to closing a new deal with a major Hollywood studio for the film rights to JOE. For the last few years the rights were controlled by producer Lawr...


Snake Eyes Cast For G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-05-2007)

He was "Darth Maul" in Episode 1:TPM. He was "Toad" in X-Men. He will soon be Danny Rand/Iron Fist in the upcoming Iron Fist movie. Now, Ray Park has been cast as Snake Eyes in the upcoming adaptation of G.I JOE, re...

Viewtiful Joe Confirmed Dub Only (Fri 11-11-2005)

Clearing up the confusion in the recent solicitation sheets we\'ve received from Geneon where the second volume was listed with English language and English subtitles, we\'ve confirmed that the DVD release for the series will indeed be the English languag...

G.I. JOE #2 Ships Early
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 10-18-2001)

Image Comics has announced that G.I. JOE #2 will be in stores on Oct. 31, almost a month earlier than its originally solicited ship date.The announcement comes roughly a month after the first printing of G.I. JOE #1 sold out within a week. The original ru...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #04 (Thu 03-16-2006)

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DESTRO from G.I. JOE
by Associate News Editor (Wed 05-07-2008)

Paramount Pictures has supplied the IESB with an exclusive first look at DESTRO and the official M.A.R.S. logo from the upcoming G.I. JOE live action film. Chris Eccleston plays James McCullen Destro XXIV aka DESTRO. David Murray was originally set...

Two More Confirmed for G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 12-20-2007)

Production for G.I JOE must be gearing up soon because this will be four casting confirmations in two days. Well, technically, this will be three casting confirmations because the Hollywood Reporter made no mention of Byung-Hun Lee getting cast as Storm S...

Sienna Miller Fights Against G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-20-2007)

Variety is reporting that G.I JOE has its first casting choice locked in and Paramount has set an official release date for the upcoming adaptation. Actress Sienna Miller has joined the live-action version of the famous 80's toon and Hasbro toy line....

AWAKENING OF THE BEAST
by Brian Thomas (Wed 07-11-2001)

Despite extreme difficulties with the Brazilian censor boards (both nationally and in local municipalities), José Mojica Marins managed to get his horror films into theaters. Once there, they became a sensation across the country, breaking box office reco...


Devil may Cry Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 03-21-2008)

What They SayHis name is Dante. Half demon and half human, he is charged with ridding the world of the demons that plague it...for the right price. The doors to his business, Devil May Cry, are always open to those with money in pocket, and occasionally...

Viewtiful Joe Vol. #09 (Thu 12-28-2006)

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THIS NIGHT I'LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-03-2001)

Coffin Joe appears yet again from his own private twilight zone to present another tale of sadism, immorality, and twisted philosophy! After struggling for quite some time with censor boards and religious groups, a brave theater owner finally decided to s...

Medium: A Cure For What Ails You
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 04-23-2008)

Just when you think it’s too ridiculous, it’s based in reality. This week’s episode of Medium features a plot device that’s roots are based in something that really happened a few years ago. Now with that said, the story here ...


JOE 90: Latest Marionation Soundtrack from Silva Screen
by Randall Larson (Fri 04-21-2006)

On May 15th, Silva Screen will release the sixth release in their Barry Gray/Gerry Anderson music series with the original soundtrack album from JOE 90, the 1968 British TV series that was noted as being a technological leap for Gerry Anderson's puppet pr...

Ray Park Talks Joe & Iron Fist
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 04-08-2008)

Martial arts expert and upcoming Snake Eye player Ray Park sat down with the fellow geeks over at Geekscape and talked a bit about everything. From the upcoming G.I Joe to his inspiration growing up, as well as eventually landing an iconic character in a ...

Marvel To Publish G.I. JOE And TRANSFORMERS Trades
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 10-10-2001)

Marvel Comics has reached an agreement with Hasbro to publish a line of trade paperbacks reprinting Marvel's comic books based on the G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS properties. The two series will go on sale in April and, based upon retailer and reader demand,...

Monstrous Movie Music is back
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-02-2006)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS After a pair of thunderously powerful retrospective recordings of classic horror film music released in 1996, and an in-depth collection of jungle horror film music like THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON and THE ALLIGATOR PEOP...


Battle Chasers
by Coming Attractions (Wed 08-06-2003)

Genre:Comic Book Adaptation/Fantasy/Action.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Script Stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Stuart Hazeldine (Screenwriter); Gil Netter (Producer); Ken Levin, Jason Netter (Executive Produce...