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Jurassic Park III
by Jeff Bond (Wed 07-18-2001)

It's a little sad when the highest hopes you can have for a movie sequel sound something like, "Well, maybe it won't be as bad as the last one." For most fans of the Michael Crichton novel JURASSIC PARK, Steven Spielberg's big screen adaptation was someth...

JURASSIC PARK III: PARK BUILDER
by James Stevenson (Thu 10-04-2001)

I’ve been a giant fan of theme park building simulators ever since the original THEME PARK came out, so I’ve been eagerly anticipating JURASSIC PARK III: PARK BUILDER since I first heard about it. Finally, a portable THEME PARK! It was only appropriate th...

Jurassic Park 4
by Coming Attractions (Mon 05-26-2003)

...he fourth JURASSIC PARK film a secret, but he's commented that, after the first film's storyline, it's his favorite take on man versus dinosaurs.Scoop Feedback:May 22, 2001... The story first broke yesterday in the New York Daily News that plans are al...


Spielberg high on JURASSIC PARK 4
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 06-13-2002)

Despite the critical thrashing which attended the release of last year's JURASSIC PARK 3, and maybe keying off on the fact the film made boxcars of money anyway, Steven Spielberg is high on the prospects for a fourth film. By way of some history, remember...

JURASSIC PARK III DVD Packed
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 09-25-2001)

The release of the JURASSIC PARK III sounds like it will appease fans of the film in a big way.The DVD, which will hit store shelves on December 11, will feature 10 hours of extras. Among that material will be:* A featurette entitled A VISIT TO ILM which ...

New JURASSIC PARK game now out
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-08-2003)

Today's the day Vivendi Universal Games releases JURASSIC PARK: OPERATION GENESIS for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC platforms. Unlike previous JP games, OPERATION GENESIS finally allows players the opportunity to design their own dinosaur kingdoms in ad...

JURASSIC PARK III Opens Big
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 07-20-2001)

JURASSIC PARK III's mid-week opening day looks to have been very successful. The estimated tally for the film's opening gross is said to be in the $19M range. If it stays on track, the weekend to come to should see the film raking in the big bucks. Of cou...


JURASSIC PARK III Pix
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-02-2001)

Loads of pictures from the fast approaching JURASSIC PARK III arrived at the CINESCAPE doorstep over the weekend. You can check 'em out for yourself by clicking on the thumbnails below to see the larger versions. Be warned, though, that by doing so, you m...

Stan Winston on A.I. and JURASSIC PARK III
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-19-2001)

Stan Winston Studio has had a busy year. Their makeup effects artistry can already be seen in PEARL HARBOR, and they have two other summer blockbusters coming out in the next few weeks, JURASSIC PARK III and A.I. So Stan Winston should have a lot to talk ...

JURASSIC PARK III: THE DNA FACTOR
by James Stevenson (Fri 08-03-2001)

The Game Boy Advance is home to a lot of things: Mario, racecars, and now the dinosaurs from JURASSIC PARK. Konami’s first of III… err, three JURASSIC PARK III games for the Game Boy Advance, DNA FACTOR, sells itself as a "fun and unique mix of side-scrol...

Sam Neill knows nothing about "Jurassic Park 4"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-08-2007)

Last we heard about Jurassic Park 4 was that Joe Johnston would direct from a script by William Monahan.  Yesterday, the LA Daily News caught up with Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park 1 and 3, and he had this to say:"I know nothing about it. I ha...


Kathleen Kennedy talks JURASSIC PARK III
by Eric Moro (Mon 06-18-2001)

 While promoting the soon-to-be-released Kubrick/Spielberg sci-fi feature A.I., producer Kathleen Kennedy took a moment to express her enthusiasm for her upcoming JURASSIC PARK III.'I'm very happy it,' says Kennedy of the third installment in the din...

JURASSIC PARK 4?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 02-21-2002)

In an interview with a British DVD magazine, apparently JURASSIC PARK III star Sam Neill is talking about his ideas for a fourth installment of the series.According to the JURASSIC scoop site DansJP3.com, Neill said, "I have looked at a possible plot [for...

JURASSIC PARK III
by Carl Cortez (Wed 12-05-2001)

When news of a third JURASSIC PARK movie was announced, expectations naturally weren’t all that high. After all, not even Steven Spielberg could make a decent follow-up with the first sequel THE LOST WORLD, so how could someone else step in and do any bet...

Jurassic Size Slate of Genre Films
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 01-31-2000)

...producing JURASSIC PARK III, which will be directed by Joe Johnston (JUMANJI). Author Michael Crichton is also back on board, helping to develop the storyline. Kennedy and Marshall are also readying THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE with Rob Kinkoff...


Neill up on JURASSIC PARK 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 06-22-2001)

With the release date of JURASSIC PARK 3 drawing near, PARK star Sam Neill is up on the film, promising it will out-wow THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK. In an interview with SciFi Wire Neill, who is returning to his JURASSIC PARK 1 role for eight years late...

William H. Macy Talks JURASSIC PARK III, Again
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-12-2001)

It sounds like William H. Macy is feeling embarrassed about his harsh comments made during the making of JURASSIC PARK III. While talking to Chicago Sun-Times columnist, Cindy Pearlman, Macy spoke of his rant, saying, "I read that I was railing against th...

JURASSIC PARK III on Compact Disc
by Jeff Bond (Thu 07-05-2001)

Anecdotal evidence has it that the Chinese word for “danger” is the same as the word for “opportunity.” Unfortunately, in the case of Don Davis and JURASSIC PARK III, the opposite is also true. For Davis, the opportunity to step into the shoes of the worl...

Tea Leoni Talks JURASSIC PARK III
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-05-2001)

Tea Leoni is one of a group of actors who went head-to-head with the dinosaurs of JURASSIC PARK III. While talking to Ian Spelling's Inside Trek & Sci Fi syndicated column, Leoni spoke of how she approached her role in the coming film, saying, "We did...


Johnston: JURASSIC PARK III's Script Woes... Or Benefits
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-09-2001)

We know William H. Macy wasn't, initially, pleased that JURASSIC PARK III seemed to be missing a full script when the production started. Now it's director Joe Johnston's turn to talk about it.While talking to the New York Post, Johnston suggested that at...

JURASSIC PARK III Dinosaurs
by Carl Cortez (Sun 10-14-2001)

One of the biggest dilemmas the JURASSIC PARK toy line has had over the years is having poor-selling human figures. Finally Hasbro has remedied that problem by providing each figure represented from the feature film (four in all) coming with their very ow...

Laura Dern talks "Jurassic Park 4"
by Karl Schneider (Sat 04-07-2007)

According to Collider.com, Laura Dern has confirmed that Jurassic Park 4 is moving forward and that her character, Ellie Sattler, will be featured in the film."I'm told it's happening and I'm told they're calling me. I'm told that Ellie Sattler is in...

JURASSIC PARK and Halloween Horrors.
by John Thonen (Tue 10-10-2000)

...ielberg’s Jurassic Park and its immediate sequel, The Lost World Placing aside my grousing about the plots and characters of the two films, I can’t deny their entertainment, and Universal has spared no effort in bringing them to DVD. Both films are p...


JURASSIC PARK 4 hatching
by Mike Whybark (Thu 11-07-2002)

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes that Universal Pictures has retained William Monahan to script another JURASSIC PARK film, the fourth in the series. Both producers for the films, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, are in place.No director has been assign...

Real JURASSIC PARK on the way?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 05-20-2002)

...lizard... JURASSIC PARK notwithstanding, my only anxiety is that I am unlikely to live long enough to see it."

JURASSIC PARK (1993)
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 06-08-2001)

Steven Spielberg`s dinosaur film, adpated by Michael Crichton and David Koepp from Crichton`s bestseller, may be lacking in subtleties of narrative and characterization, but it`s hard to think of a more irrelevent criticism when applied to a film that is ...

DEEP, BLUE SEA: Jurassic Shark!
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 01-26-2000)

...by way of JURASSIC PARK, but its heart is much closer to Roger Corman rip-offs like PIRAHNA and CARNOSAUR.The setting is perfect, an isolated research lab, much of it underwater, and the idea of taking nature’s perfect predator and imbuing it with `wil...


Jurassic Lark - Part One
by John Thonen (Sat 11-10-2001)

...larity of JURASSIC PARK.Wynorski's experience with creating new films from bits and pieces of older ones soon revealed a flaw in the KING DINOSAUR project. "They had this script," the director explains, "but the problem was that the guy who wrote it di...

Marshall Talks INDY, JURASSIC, & BOURNE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 12-06-2007)

Reporter Edward Douglas at Comingsoon took advantage of his discussion with producer Frank Marshall. He hit three major genre franchises with his questions, grabbing the latest on JURASSIC PARK 4, INDIANA JONES & THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL ...

Dreamworks and Uni team for TRANSFORMERS ride
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 10-21-2008)

...s include Jurassic Park-the Ride, a featured attraction at UP&R parks in Orlando, Hollywood and Japan, the E.T. Adventure at Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Japan, and the "War of the Worlds" sets at Universal Studios Hollywood. ...

THE MANIC MANIAC: Isle of Cloned Mammoths and Neanderthals
by Joe Crosby (Mon 11-24-2008)

  Jurassic Park may soon be upon us. Well, maybe not Jurassic Park, but possibly Pleistocene Park.   Scientists have been able to examine the DNA of a woolly mammoth though preserved keratin samples (hair, hooves, fingernails, feathers, et al...


A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 03-27-2000)

... went to: JURASSIC PARK (1993), BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992), TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991), THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989), WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? (1988), ROBOCOP (1987), ALIENS (1986), BACK TO THE FUT...

Video This Week: December 11th
by John Thonen (Tue 12-11-2001)

...e credits.JURASSIC PARK III hits stores today on VHS and DVD, and the DVD package has an unusual offer within. It seems that many of the first tapes sold will feature a certificate for a free, disposable cell phone. You call in and they send you the ph...

A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 03-25-2000)

... went to: JURASSIC PARK (1993), BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992), TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991), THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989), WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? (1988), ROBOCOP (1987), ALIENS (1986), BACK TO THE FUT...

Preliminary Weekend Box Office (November 16-18)
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-19-2001)

...ST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, which took in $72.1M for Memorial Day 1997. And if the numbers hold up through the final tally, POTTER is on track to beat the same film's four day holiday opening, which was $92.7M.HARRY POTTER also beat a record just set by D...


HARRY POTTER Setting Record
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 11-14-2001)

...ST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, which grossed $90.1M on its 4 day opening weekend.While talking to the trade, David Davis, senior veep and box office analyst for Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, gave his estimate on how well the film will do, saying, "The...

Scorsese Helming ALEXANDER
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-23-2001)

... Buchman (JURASSIC PARK III) and Christopher McQuarrie (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) with plans to heavily finance the epic production. The film will chroncile the story of Alexander the Great, who while very young managed to conquer most of the civilized world...

TAPEHEADS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 12-19-2001)

...ST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK) who sets them up for free.With their studio in place they go to work, mostly filming weddings and funerals until Ivan’s persistence lands them a job making videos for Mo Fuzz (Don Cornelius, SOUL TRAIN), a shady record label ow...

DVD This Week: February 12
by John Thonen (Tue 02-12-2002)

...ter Stan (JURASSIC PARK) Winston and most bear little or no resemblance to the original films beyond sharing the same title. For those of you who don't have access to, or choose not to indulge in, HBO, STAN WINSTON'S CREATURE FEATURES, as the rema...


Writing ERAGON
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 02-19-2004)

A writer has been hired by Fox 2000 to adapt the young readers fantasy novel ERAGON into a screenplay. Peter Buchman (JURASSIC PARK III) has landed the job.The studio snapped up the rights to the book last year and has been eagerly pushing it forward, see...

Two come aboard SPARTAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-06-2003)

Director, screenwriter and playwright David Mamet has a new film project in development titled SPARTAN, and today two new cast members were added to the picture's roll call. Longtime Mamet collaborator William H. Macy (JURASSIC PARK III) and Derek Luke (...

A STIR OF ECHOES (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)

...including JURASSIC PARK and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE.) Aided by solid performances (including Kevin Bacon proving his worth as a character actor rather than a leading man) and augmented with a judicious use of special effects that are actually creepy rather...

Jeffrey Willerth and Patricia Tallman Chat Transcript (Mon 06-26-2000)

...us. After JURASSIC PARK came out, there was an ad in Daily Variety thanking several stunt men and women who had not received credit on the film itself. You were listed among the names. My question is: what did you do on the film, and how did you and th...


Battling Battlestars
by John Thonen (Tue 10-26-1999)

...n Cundey (JURASSIC PARK, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK) stepped in for a day. Cundey brought his own 35mm camera and a large supply of film stock, along with a level of generosity and professionalism that amazed all. Director Jay Woelfel recalled that, `Cundey...

Sandman to have groundbreaking FX in Spider-Man 3 (Mon 03-13-2006)

... used in "Jurassic Park" and "The Perfect Storm." More...

Animator Ronald "Gillie" Potter Dies (Wed 07-07-2004)

...ror' and 'Jurassic Park'.

SPIDERMAN Screenwriter David Koepp
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-04-2000)

...id Koepp (JURASSIC PARK) drafting a screenplay to be directed by Sam Raimi (DARKMAN).From his office in New York, Koepp says, `I’m writing SPIDERMAN at the moment for Sam Raimi, who’s going to direct it. It should be fun. Sam’s a great director for it....


MISSION TO MARS
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 03-09-2000)

... par with JURASSIC PARK. What is supposed to be a moment of stunning beauty instead comes across like a boring cliché. The only explanation for the appearance of this alien form is to mimic CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: the filmmakers apparently ...

ILM setting its sights on Martians
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-13-2004)

...id Koepp (JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD) which is adapted from the H.G. Wells novel.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

THE MAGIC BOX - Wonderful Imax Short Subject
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 03-26-2000)

...ay beyond JURASSIC PARK. It`s very, very unique. It was bone-crushing work, but that`s what gets us up. And you know what? That`s what gets Siegfried and Roy up. They want to do something beyond, and they don`t care if it`s going to take being up two ...

PHANTOM MENACE and SON OF KONG
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 10-21-2000)

... to score JURASSIC PARK 3 next year.Justin Caine Burnett has scored DUNGEONS & DRAGONSChristopher (HELLRAISER) Young has scored Sam Raimi’s THE GIFTDanny Elfman, who appears on film in a cameo as a bizarre fiddle player in THE GIFT, will score Sam Raim...


Designer Inks With "X"
by News Editor (Mon 04-18-2005)

XMenFilms.net is reporting that 20th Century Fox has signed Ed Verreaux to be the production designer on X-MEN 3.Verreaux is supposed to start work this week on the film. Verreaux's previous credits as a production designer include JURASSIC PARK 3, MONS...

X-Men 3 Gets new Production Designer? (Mon 04-18-2005)

Ed Verreaux ('Scorpion King', 'Jurassic Park 3') has reportedly been signed on as production designer for 'X-Men 3'.

David Koepp not writing 'Spidey 4' (Wed 08-08-2007)

IGN has confirmed that David Koepp, who scripted the first Spider-Man movie, will not be back to script Spider-Man 4 after all. The Indy IV and Jurassic Park screenwriter was in talks for the job earlier this year. Koepp, who is gearing up to direct th...

Preview Hellboy: The Art of the Movie (Sat 02-07-2004)

...llingson (Jurassic Park, Star Wars: A New Hope, The Special Edition), as well as commentary by Mignola and excerpts from del Toro's on-set diary.


Comic-Con: The Hellboy Panel
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 08-02-2002)

Thursday at Comic-Con Hellboy fans were presented with an opportunity to find out the latest news on the planned movie. Director Guillermo del Toro, star Ron Perlman and creator Mike Mignola sat down with a packed house of hundreds of fans to talk a...

C2F Cinema: Collora talks about Batman Dead End
by Rob M. Worley (Sat 02-14-2004)

...ack" and "Jurassic Park" as well as numerous TV commercials. The short movie has Batman chasing down the Joker and running smack dab into a battle royale with a pair or recognizable extraterrestrial combatants. Eli McElmurray of The DC Live Action ...

Storyboard Artist Lowery on Iron Man and Spider-Man 3 (Mon 05-14-2007)

The Union Weekly needed to get the inside scoop on Spider-Man 3, and in order to do so they contacted an old friend of theirs, Dave Lowery. Dave's worked on Spider-Man 2 and 3, all three Jurassic Park movies, and even the upcoming Iron Man movie. More....

Stan Winston to be Iron Man's armorer (Wed 01-17-2007)

.... and the Jurassic Park films. More...


Louis Leterrier on 'The Incredible Hulk' controversies
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 06-13-2008)

...urs from 'Jurassic Park' the ones that have the floppy ears. As a technical thing, on the comic book panel it's very easy to say, "OK, the two monsters, they punch each other," but I have to draw 24 comic book panels per second. And these...

GaoGaiGar King of Braves - Premium Box Collection 2
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 08-21-2008)

...up like a Jurassic Park logo… Barring this really laughable moment, the second half of Gaogaigar does a pretty good job of building things up towards a conclusion. As is the case with a lot of Sunrise shows, it’s the final ten that count ...

Spielberg on INDY, LINCOLN, TRANSFORMERS
by Karl Schneider (Tue 07-18-2006)

...to direct JURASSIC PARK IV.- The script for Spielbergs LINCOLN project is still being written with an expected start in September/October of 07'.- He had high praise for everything he saw thus far from TRANSFORMERS.- Spielberg's upcoming sci-fi space f...

WAR OF THE WORLDS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 12-19-2005)

...ered with JURASSIC PARK 2, only expanded and perfected. WAR OF THE WORLDS is a huge epic, the kind of film you'd like to see on a giant IMAX screen, but it's also an intimate and personal film. It's more like SIGNS with a bigger budget or SAVING PRIVAT...


Samuel L. Jackson
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-26-2007)

... Society, Jurassic Park, White Sands, & True Romance. He went from little two bit characters to widely known exposed films in a span of 2 years flat and just like that, he was a force to be reckoned with in pop culture.   It wasn’t ...

Kwik-E-Marts for Real?
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 04-01-2007)

...is just a Jurassic Park rip off yes, but Coolio is hunting prehistoric birds!  That should be at least a little amusing. KAW (SCIFI, 9:00pm PST) It’s a bird kind of night for SCIFI Channel as this horror film tells the story of a small...

Johnston Confirmed for WOLFMAN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 02-04-2008)

Universal Pictures said a few days ago that they would have a new director locked up for The Wolfman and they weren't kidding around. Nearly a week after Mark Romanek exited due to "creative differences", director Joe Johnston (Hidalgo, Jurassic...

West & Knight Fight and Arm PUNISHER:WAR ZONE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 09-25-2007)

Two key roles have been cast for Lexi Alexander's upcoming sequel, PUNISHER:WAR ZONE, says Hollywood Reporter. Dominic West (300, The Wire) will likely fill the shoes of the evil Jigsaw and Wayne Knight (Jurassic Park, Seinfield) is set to play Microchip,...


Cambrian Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 09-21-2006)

...Take that Jurassic Park!. Audio: For our primary viewing session, we listened to this show in its original language of Japanese and it\'s also the only language available here. The stereo mix for it is essentially what you expect from an adult releas...

Williams Still with POTTER; a DUNE Soundtrack (sort of); Marco Beltrami's THE WATCHER.
by Randall D. Larson (Sun 12-10-2000)

... upcoming JURASSIC PARK 3. Davis is also scoring four horror films slated for 2001 release: LONG TIME DEAD, VALENTINE, THE UNSAID (aka SINS OF THE FATHER), and the remake of the classic 13 GHOSTS. In Memory of Hoyt CurtinLet’s take a moment to remembe...

Multi-Million Dollar Examples of the Cruel Laws of Filmmaking
by John Thonen (Tue 08-22-2000)

...Crichton (Jurassic Park) round out the next-to-the-last week of August, starting with the excellent Westworld, from 1973. There’s nothing in the way of extras on Warner’s DVD release, but this is one of the best sci-fi efforts of its decade, and holds ...

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

...long came JURASSIC PARK, the titanic Steven Spielberg blockbuster that used computer effects to bring dinosaurs to life in a more amazingly believable way than ever seen before. Again, Hollywood took note, and this time computer effects continued to pr...


Stan Winston Passes Away at 62
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-16-2008)

Stan Winston, one of the industry's most noted special effects and makeup artists who was best known for his work on such projects as the Terminator and Jurassic Park films, died Sunday. He was 62. Winston died peacefully and surrounded by family at...

Weekend Box Office Final Tally
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-24-2001)

JURASSIC PARK III dinos stayed strong over the weekend, with the final count showing slightly more than previously estimated.Also, SCARY MOVIE 2 managed to just slightly squeek out more than DR. DOLITTLE 2, breaking their tie.Here are the rest of the fina...

Pioneer DVL-919 DVD/LD Player (Thu 04-04-2002)

...ersion of Jurassic Park sounded very nice, but it still paled to the DTS 5.1 surround soundtrack. Also, all my Matrix-encoded PCM Dolby Surround LD soundtracks that I tested were given an upgrade in sound quality through that setup (discs tested: Fierc...

STAR TREK: Special Effects Redux, Part II
by Frank Garcia (Sat 01-15-2000)

...ers, like JURASSIC PARK or THE PHANTOM MENACE where an entire character is being generated as SFX. For the most part, they should never take center stage. They shouldn’t draw attention to themselves. The best SFX I’ve ever done are the ones people have...


Has Spielberg Inherited Artificial Intelligence from Kubrick?
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 12-09-1999)

...elease of JURASSIC PARK, to the effect that Kubrick felt digital effects technology had finally reached a level necessary to make the ambitious, futuristic story filmable. However, the project never materialized, apparently because Warner Brothers, the...

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

...saster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived...

VES Announces 50 Most Influential
by News Editor (Sat 05-12-2007)

...(1999) 5. Jurassic Park (1993) 6. Tron (1982) 7. King Kong (1933) 8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 9. Alien (1979) 10. The Abyss (1989) 11. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 12. Metropolis (1927) 13. A Trip to the Moon (1902) 14. Terminator 2:...

Stan Winston Readies First Toy Line
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 06-18-2001)

Stan Winston’s Oscar-winningt makeup effects studio has contributed creatures and characters to two of this years most highly anticipated films, JURASSIC PARK III and A.I. Toys is for me huge. But that’s not what he is most excited about at the moment. He...


STIR OF ECHOES: David Koepp Interviewed
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 02-05-2000)

...OMES HER, JURASSIC PARK, THE SHADOW, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. He has written for such well-known genre directors as Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, and Brian DePalma, and he has directed two films of his own: THE TRIGG...

MORE: A Little Film on a Big, Big Screen
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 11-28-1999)

...EIRD AL`S JURASSIC PARK. MORE`s most immediate antecedent, however, was GREENER, Osborne`s thesis film, which he started at the California Institute of the Arts in the early 1990s.`That was my first short film,` said Osborne of initiating his own proje...

Witless Wonders? The Case for Special Effects
by Josh Larsen (Fri 12-17-1999)

...ects from JURASSIC PARK more than anything else), the majority of this year’s big movies featured effects that were both mindless and a mess. In this age of awesome technology, such shoddy showmanship should be punished, not rewarded with a big weekend...

King Kong 1960s style
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 11-29-2005)

...r. JURASSIC PARK ADVENTURE PARK © Universal (O) JURASSIC PARK ADVENTURE PARK (Universal) All 3 PARK movies, packed with extras. Have your own Jurassathon. (O) LAST OF THE MOHICANS (Alpha) 1932 12 chapter serial. (O) THE MAN BEHIND THE SCIS...


DVD & VHS This Week: August 6
by John Thonen (Tue 08-06-2002)

...for Stan (JURASSIC PARK) Winston. At the time of its 1982 release, its only noteworthy aspect was that it was the first gory monster movie to be released in 3-D. Shot by ace cinematographer, and 3-D pioneer, Mac Ahlberg, this early Charles Band product...

Genre Films 2000: A Preview of Things To Come
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-27-2000)

...ST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, which combine useless human characters with dinosaurs? Well, this should be your cup of tea! An all CGI animated epic that tells the tale of a dinosaur, snatched from its mother while still an egg, who is befriended by a small ...

DEATH RACE 2000: Days of Future Passed
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 01-20-2000)

...ARNOSAUR (JURASSIC PARK), one begins to suspects that the producer has a variation on every possible story premise in development, waiting for a major studio film to be greenlit with a similar idea. `The production of DEATH RACE 2000 was conceived ...

The Manic Maniac: Crichton's Legacy
by Joe Crosby (Fri 11-07-2008)

...chnology, Jurassic Park's Dinosaur DNA, Sphere's oceanic unknown. He does delve into broader themes occasionally, as it's difficult to write science-fiction without at least broad strokes of societal or philosophical overtones appearing. But by and lar...


Genre Music Scores: The Best of the 1990s
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-10-2000)

...iana like JURASSIC PARK and THE LOST WORLD—effective and likable scores if not major musical marks of the decade—Jerry Goldsmith has maintained a strong presence in science fiction and horror scores while simultaneously achieving a stature and reputati...

Silva Screen does Spielberg
by Randall Larson (Fri 04-29-2005)

...ND; E.T., JURASSIC PARK, SCHINDLERS' LIST, and THE TERMINAL, among others. This 28-track collection highlights Spielberg's incredible career as director and producer, whose films are inextricably linked with the symphonic beauty of John Wiliams' scorin...

SCOOP: Casting ZATHURA
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-11-2004)

...ST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK) is the latest writer to have penned a draft of ZATHURA.[Many thanks to our Favreau friend for sending this bit of news in!]Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

Masi Oka talks "Heroes"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 01-08-2007)

...w called 'Jurassic Park.' What does that mean? I don't know."Also, talking about his father he said: "The relationship is kind of complex, but simple. Without trying to reveal too much, I don't want to spoil it, you'll find out that the fathe...


Uhura Beams On Board HEROES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-14-2007)

...aurs from Jurassic Park. To read it, click here. Big thanks to scooper, "monkeyfoot", for being on top of the game.

Scribes Haas & Brandt Pen Fantasy ALL CREATURES
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-27-2008)

...antastic 'Jurassic Park'-type movie. Because of people's inability to quench their thirst for oil and consumption of resources, we basically ruin the planet, and the planet fights back," Brandt said. "And part of that is the quick evolution o...

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
by Scott Mantz (Fri 05-23-2008)

...id Koepp (Jurassic Park) is loaded with exposition, but Spielberg keeps the mood jovial while delivering old-fashioned action scenes that are just as exciting as they always were. Longtime fans are bound to appreciate the nods to the previous installm...

Macy might pick up the phone
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-31-2003)

As development continues on CELLULAR, the latest actor who might be answering the call is William H. Macy (JURASSIC PARK III). Macy is in talks to play a police officer in the movie.Kim Basinger has already been cast as the kidnapped woman who dials a ran...


Brendan Fraser signs on for THE MUMMY 3
by Karl Schneider (Fri 09-08-2006)

...(Hidalgo, Jurassic Park 3) to direct the film. Shooting is expected to get underway early next year.You can go here to read TMZ's full article.

HOLLOW MAN: Paul Verhoeven - Part II
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 08-10-2000)

...elberg’s [Jurassic Park] films, it would be even more impossible and ridiculous to accept invisibility. But I thought if I made the transitions as good as possible, as real and as detailed as possible, and you can really see all the veins that are ther...

On the Right Trakk
by Andrew Kardon (Wed 08-07-2002)

Stan Winston's future is horrifying. No, not his career. The special effects guru who's brought the Predator creature, Jurassic Park dinosaurs and acid-dripping Alien to big-screen life is currently hard at work on TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES but i...

GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS IV
by Randall Larson (Sat 09-16-2000)

...symphonic JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD theme with rumbling guitars and surging cymbals, giving the motif a quite powerful denouement.`Conquest of the Thaxton Nebula` (its title a tribute to fellow record producer and film music expert Ford Thaxton) is...


JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS on TV
by Frederick C. Szebin (Sat 05-06-2000)

...ything on Jurassic Park, and provides the whole production with a stunning and at times startling sequence that shows what these usually overblown and overlong productions could and should be. There are bound to be comparisons to the 1963 productio...

French Werewolves, EVIL DEAD Style
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 01-23-2002)

...on Davis (JURASSIC PARK 3, THE MATRIX) has scored LONG TIME DEAD for Marcus Adams' directorial debut. This film opens in the spring, having been held over since its original planned release last October.FSM (www.filmscoremonthly.com) is MONKEY S...

ILM set For HULK & HARRY POTTER 2
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 10-10-2001)

...Mitchell (JURASSIC PARK III) and Bill George (PLANET OF THE APES) will now act as HARRY POTTER 2's visual f/x supervisors. HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS looks to premiere in late 2002. THE HULK movie is likely to hit theater screens in summer...

BOOGEYMEN
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 10-04-2001)

...trailers (JURASSIC PARK III, AMERICAN PIE 2, THE MUMMY RETURNS) thrown on for the hell of it. Each segment in the BOOGEYMEN DVD features a bit of stats (origin, trademark, etc.) that seem like info for an inevitable Magic card tie in.The clip shows are...


Lured to the 'Trailer Park of Terror' by Michelle Lee
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 08-20-2007)

The upcoming 'Trailer Park of Terror', based on the comics by Christopher March and James Dracoules, features a host of frightening characters that inhabit the title homestead. However, not all of them are horrifying at first glance. Case in point:...

Central Park Media and International Channel Network Licensing Deal (Wed 12-15-2004)

Englewood, CO Continuing to expand programming content for its growing Asian American audience, International Channel has signed licensing agreements with Mirovision for nine Korean films and Central Park Media for seven anime titles. Both the films and ...

Sgt. Stank cooks up some scares in 'Trailer Park of Terror'
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 09-11-2007)

When headed out to the 'Trailer Park of Terror', we recommend you pack a lunch. Otherwise you may end up dining on the cooking of one Sergeant Stank a mountain of a man with bad teeth and a gift for curing exotic meats. I was recently locked in a roo...

Sim Coaster
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Mon 02-19-2001)

Remember when you were a kid and you were too scared to try out the roller coasters? And then when you finally get the guts to go through with it, you just can't get enough and you want to take the ride a hundred more times. Well, Sim Coaster is kinda...


Ikebukuro West Gate Park Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 10-11-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ishida Ira/Aritou SenaTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to IKEBUKURO WEST GATE PARK where the miniskirts are short and the trendy guys and girls mix it up all night long. Makoto knows he's gonna rule N...

Central Park Media Announced Outlanders Fan-Casting Contest (Mon 09-19-2005)

New York, NY (September 19, 2005) - Central Park Media announced an online contest letting fans cast the lead roles in CPM's upcoming release of the anime cult hit Outlanders. As this has been an often requested title, CPM wanted to make a DVD that will ...

CENTRAL PARK MEDIA RELEASES TWO NEW ROMANTIC COMEDY GRAPHIC NOVELS (Thu 06-21-2007)

"Oath to Love and Passion 1" and "Full House 5" to be available in July and to be priced at $9.99 SRP. NEW YORK, NY (June 20, 2007) î º Central Park Media announced today that the OATH TO LOVE AND PASSION 1 graphic novel will be available in July. The ...

NFF: Trailer Park of Terror
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 04-23-2008)

Film festivals are very odd about hype. It’s amazing how some films get hyped to the hills but by the time the closing credits roll, the movie is mediocre at best and completely terrible at worst. At the Nashville Film Festival a few features were h...


Central Park Media and The New England Anime Society Celebrate 2006 (-)

CPM and the NEAS Ring in the New Year from Boston's Hynes Convention Center BOSTON, MA (December 23, 2005) - Boston is home to America's longest running First Night celebration, and for the past two years, the city's New England Anime Society has proudly...

Central Park Media and The New England Anime Society Celebrate 2006 (Fri 12-23-2005)

CPM and the NEAS Ring in the New Year from Boston's Hynes Convention Center BOSTON, MA (December 23, 2005) - Boston is home to America's longest running First Night celebration, and for the past two years, the city's New England Anime Society has proudly...

A wild ride to the 'Trailer Park of Terror'
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 08-13-2007)

Each year the Hollywood presence at Comic-Con International has gotten bigger and bigger, with Marvel and DC showing off major motion pictures to comics fans. But not all comic based movies are glossy, superhero affairs and one of the best trailers we s...

Central Park Media Appoints Director of Book Sales (Mon 11-14-2005)

Ali T. Kokmen joins CPM from stint at HarperCollins NEW YORK, NY (November 14, 2005) Central Park Media (CPM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ali T. Kokmen as Director of Book Sales. Mr. Kokmen was formerly the Sales & Marketing Manager for H...


Central Park Media To Launch Anime Online (Wed 09-13-2006)

New York, NY (September 13, 2006) " In response to the growing demand for anime programming, Google, the world's largest Internet search engine, and Central Park Media, a pioneer in the distribution of anime in the United States, will make anime availabl...

FUNimation Channel Acquires Hit Anime Titles from Central Park Media (Tue 04-10-2007)

-- Properties to debut as programming and part of new movie block on FUNimation's 24/7 digital anime channel -- FORT WORTH, TX - April 10, 2007 -- FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for...

TRAILER PARK OF TERROR Trailer
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 09-08-2007)

If you check out our official Mania blog section, you will have noticed Maniac, Fallensbane, spreading the word on an upcoming horror comic adaptation, TRAILER PARK OF TERROR. The official trailer has hit online so I'll just write it up here and plug it f...

Harry Potter Theme Park Planned
by News Editor (Fri 06-01-2007)

Author J.K Rowling has given her permission and blessings for a Harry Potter theme park to be built in Orlando, Florida. The joint venture between  Warner Bros Entertainment and Universal Orlando Resort will be called The Wizarding World of Harry Po...


Ray Park discusses IRON FIST involvement
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Fri 09-20-2002)

SCIFI.COM reported yesterday that actor Ray Park (STAR WARS: EPISODE I), confirmed his involvement with the film adaptation of Marvel Comics' IRON FIST series, but that the project was still in the early stages of development."We're looking at starting," ...

Ikebukuro West Gate Park Vol.#03
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Fri 04-22-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ishida Ira/Aritou SenaTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayIn IKEBUKURO WEST GATE PARK, chaos is still the name of the game. Lucky Makoto meets the beautiful and mysterious Asumi, and "actress" with a glamorous d...

Iron Fist Waits For Park
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 12-27-2001)

The Hollywood Reporter tells us that martial arts star Ray Park will next go before the cameras in Ecks Vs. Sever and not Marvel's Iron Fist as fans had hoped. In EvS Park will play a British covert operative/martial arts master who gets in the midd...

Ray Park: From Darth Maul to X-Men, Part 2
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 07-20-2000)

As a film`s success grows, so does our thirst for information on those associated with it. With Ray Park, we`re now talking about three successful franchises (Mortal Kombat, Star Wars, X-Men) and a one-hit wonder (SLEEPY HOLLOW). In Part One of my inter...


Central Park Becomes Mystical Realm for WB
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-13-2008)

Warner Bros. has grabbed the rights of an untitled pitch for a fantasy set in Central Park, reports Variety. Bryan Schulz and Neil Uliano will write the script. Dan Lin will produce through his WB-based Lin Pictures, and Jon Silk will co-produce. The ide...

King of the Hill
by Edwin Peregrina (-)

Up until now, most anime companies have considered DVD as something not very important in their quest to be number one in the industry. But some companies are seeing the anime DVD market as ground yet to be claimed... ground that hasn't been sought after ...

SOUTH PARK: Imaginationland
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 03-09-2008)

It seems the new trend for the studios is to release TV “event” episodes as single DVDs despite the same episode being released in box set later down the line. It must be profitable because South Park has been doing it for a while and lon...

Ray Park: From Darth Maul to X-Men, Part 3
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 07-27-2000)

Ray Park seems to be making a living out of playing villains cloaked in makeup. This is true of his latest role, that of Toad in X-Men, but the character allowed him to break the mold at least a little bit: although still covered in green greasepaint, his...


Central Park Media to Reward Its Dedicated Fan Base In August (-)

New York, NY (June 10, 2005) – Central Park Media has announced that it will express its gratitude to its loyal Patlabor fans for their continued enthusiasm and support of the Patlabor: The Mobile Police TV series throughout its long-running release...

CHICKEN RUN: Directors Nick Park and Peter Lord
by Mike Lyons (Thu 06-22-2000)

Directors Nick Park and Peter Lord want everyone to know that stop-motion animation is alive and well, and living in the 21st-century, thank you very much. In a summer that has seen the computer generated, high-tech thrills of Disney`s DINOSAUR and TITAN...

Central Park Media to Reward Its Dedicated Fan Base In August (Fri 06-10-2005)

New York, NY (June 10, 2005) – Central Park Media has announced that it will express its gratitude to its loyal Patlabor fans for their continued enthusiasm and support of the Patlabor: The Mobile Police TV series throughout its long-running release...

SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 06-08-2001)

Sure, SOUTH PARK is the best show on television, but who could have guessed that Trey Parker and Matt Stone would be able to expand their Comedy Central hit into the best apocalyptic-action-adventure-fantasy movie of this summer? That’s right: this isn’t...


Central Park Media November DVD Releases (Wed 08-13-2003)

CENTRAL PARK MEDIA SET TO RELEASE The Heroic Legend of Arlsan, Gall Force: Earth Chapter, Revolutionary Girl Utena: Finale, Revolutionary Girl Utena: Apocalypse Saga DVD Collection, And Zero Woman: The Hunted Titles Slated For Release On November 11...

Central Park Media Has Scheduled Four Re-priced Releases For January (Tue 11-21-2006)

3-Disc Box Set to be Priced at $29.95 SRP and Single Discs to be Priced From $9.95 SRP. NEW YORK, NY (November 21, 2006) î º Central Park Media announced today that it will kick off the new year with the re-release and re-pricing of Black Jack DVD Collec...

New Stills From TRAILER PARK OF TERROR
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-15-2008)

Some new stills have appeared for the upcoming horror film TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, an adaptation of the Imperium Comic series which was directed by Steven Goldmann and written by Timothy Dolan. It stars Nichole Hiltz (as Norma, the "Tr...

Dark Horse and Hyde Park Make A "Covenant" (Fri 05-11-2007)

Hyde Park is partnering up with Dark Horse Entertainment to produce a feature film version of The Blackburne Covenant comic book. The story is a sweeping saga of transformation and terror based on the Dark Horse comic by best-selling writer Fabian Nici...


Hyde Park adapts 'Subatomic' for cable (Tue 12-23-2003)

Producer Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment is developing a longform project for cable based on its recently acquired graphic novel "Subatomic." Future-set thriller, from Mad Yak Press and created by Patrick Neighly, is described as a mix of "Logan...

Trailer of 'Trailer Park of Terror'
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 08-14-2007)

Here's that trailer for 'Trailer Park of Terror' that made the rounds at Comic-Con:

GOSFORD PARK
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-28-2001)

GOSFORD PARK is a curious mixture of meticulous observation of English social class structure and customs in the 1930s and a desultory murder mystery that follows the outer form of an Agatha Christie whodunit/whydunit. The former, with its passion for det...

Hyde Park welcomes Starfleet
by Mike Whybark (Mon 12-02-2002)

ITV.COM presents an item concerning the impending opening of STAR TREK: THE ADVENTURE in London's Hyde Park on December 18. The $47 million exhibition will tour the world for five years after the opening, with stops set for the U. S., Europe, and Australi...


Central Park Media announces GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES two disc set
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 07-09-2002)

Central Park Media, which distributes the domestic DVD releases of classic anime titles like RECORD OF THE LODOSS WAR, PROJECT A-KO and ROUJIN Z, has announced the re-release of GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES. A Japanese anime feature film, FIREFLIES has been ref...

Year in Review: Central Park Media in 2003
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 02-16-2004)

Going into 2003, Central Park Media looks to have had a set plan of catching up on a number of remasters to bring some of their outsourced titles back into their library proper, fix a few older mistakes or releases that were used as experiments back in ...

Park Talks WERE-RABBIT
by News Editor (Fri 09-09-2005)

Moviehole talked to WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT's director Nick Park, who offered an update on what he/or the studio are up to next. Though he says a WALLACE & GROMIT 2 is a ways off - he has got an idea for a sequel to CHICKEN RUN. P...

Questions With Central Park Media
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 10-04-1998)

John, I would like to once again extend my thanks for your time in answering these burning questions of the faithful anime fan. This format has brought about somewhat of a new breed of fan, if the emails I get are any evidence. Many are becoming quite k...


Central Park Media Price Reductions (Tue 07-22-2003)

In order to ensure maximum sales potential this Holiday Season, Central Park Media is pleased to announce that there will be a price reduction on the following Box Sets effective September 2, 2003. Catalog # Title UPC SRP ...

Anime Expo - Central Park Media
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-01-2005)

Central Park Media/ Be Beautiful panel hosted John O'Donnell, Masumi O'Donnell and Peter Tatara John started out with what CPM has released this year. Blackjack was the first title presented. Shadow Star Narutaru was the next Japanese title mentioned. ...

Park Chan-wook's Vampyric THIRST Bitten By Universal
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 09-12-2008)

Park Chan-wook's vampire tale Thirst has been grabbed by Universal Pictures and Focus Features, reports Variety. The film, which is already in production, has so far been ran by Korean major CJ Entertainment but the two are hopping on board to invest and ...

Park Goes Ballistic Over Iron Fist Details
by Kevin Leung (Fri 09-20-2002)

Michael Mason and Rob Worley contributed to this report. Ray Park is making the round promoting this weekend's release of Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever. Of course, diligent genre reporters are taking the opportunity to quiz the martial arts star about ...


Gamma Powered Monsters Rampage Through National Park?
by Dave Richards (Mon 06-03-2002)

Lights Out Entertainment recently ran the report of a scooper who claims to have seen some filming on the currently in-production adaptation of The Hulk. The tipster claims, "The crew of Hulk [has] been in the Sequoia National Park recently shooting s...

'Spider-Man 3' Blog: Central Park Zoo (Wed 05-02-2007)

Ed and Tracey continue their journey through Spider-Man Week in NYC. Next stop... The Central Park Zoo for a Spider-Man scavenger hunt.

Hyde Park pacts with Dark Horse (Tue 05-15-2007)

Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Mike Richardson's Dark Horse Entertainment and Dark Horse Comics are partnering on a slate of independent films. The alliance will launch with "The Blackburne Covenant," based on the Dark Horse graphic novel...

Central Park Media Announces More Cuts (Mon 09-12-2005)

Sometimes the word \"cut\" can be used in a good way. According to the December release update list from Central Park Media, they have a new round of titles being reduced in price:The Maze OVA release is dropping to 9.95 while the 4 disc box set of the TV...


Ray Park Cast as Snake Eyes in G.I. Joe Movie? (Wed 12-05-2007)

The latest rumor online is that actor Ray Park has been cast to play bad-ass ninja operative Snake Eyes in the 'G.I. Joe' movie. The news comes from unnamed sources. Park is well known to readers of this site as Toad in the movie 'X-Men'. He was also lon...

Another Industry First From Central Park Media (Tue 07-22-2003)

July 22, 2003 Start your engines.....It's another industry first for CPM that is sure to generate 4th quarter sales for you and excitement for your customers. The Central Park Media Anime Test Drive is ready to hit the road! This fall your custome...

Central Park Media New Title Solicitation (Thu 04-13-2006)

The release month for July looks a bit slim from Central Park Media as listed on their site today:Shadowstar Naruratu Collection - 325 minutes - $49.98 - 07/25/2006

Mezco & Best Buy Team Up for SOUTH PARK
by Robert T. Trate (Sat 04-26-2008)

Mezco Toyz, renowned creators of action figures and collectibles, have teamed up with Best Buy stores, North America's number-one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, to offer two iconic figures from the award winning South Park series. The first f...


Year in Review: Central Park Media in 2004 (Mon 01-31-2005)

We\'ve been so inundated with new reviews to write of early releases the last couple of weeks that we haven\'t had a chance to really get to these like we wanted to, but let\'s see if we can get things rolling again by taking a look at Central Park Media ...

Central Park Media New Title Solicitations (Tue 03-15-2005)

The Central Park Media site has updated with their June offerings or at least their initial batch of offerings as they have updated in the past with more:Shadow Star Narutaru Vol. #2 (of 4) - 75 minutes - $29.98 - 06/14/2005While that is their only new of...

2005 In Review: Central Park Media (Wed 12-28-2005)

With their release year finished, we\'ve got a look at how the folks at Central Park Media looked in 2005.

6th South Park Series Figures
by Karl Schneider (Mon 04-09-2007)

Mezco has released a look at the upcoming 6th series of South Park figures.The series includes Ming Wa Cartman, Nurse Gollum, Mr. Slave and Starvin' Marvin.The figures, which are listed to ship this August, can be pre-ordered over here.


Slamdance predicts breakout for 'Trailer Park'
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 01-17-2008)

The Slamdance Film Festival starts to day and a Variety article covering the launch points to the comic-based 'Trailer Park of Terror' as a potential hot spot for the event. Programming director Sarah Diamond cites the movie, based on the Iperium Comics ...

TRAILER PARK BOYS hitch ride to Hollywood
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-13-2004)

GHOSTBUSTERS director Ivan Reitman is working on a deal that will see him executive produce a TRAILER PARK BOYS feature film. The movie is based on a four-year-old hit TV series that airs in Canada about a trio of borderline criminals that grow dope and w...

SOUTH PARK creators prepare TEAM AMERICA
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-25-2003)

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the two creators behind Comedy Central's hit animated series SOUTH PARK, have a new target in sight: puppets.The duo and writing partner Pam Brady are making TEAM AMERICA, a feature-length send-up of today's action and superher...

Blind Faith "Hyde Park 1969" to be released on DVD
by Randall Larson (Fri 03-25-2005)

Blind Faith - Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood, and Rick Grech - were one of rock's first supergroups, recalling the success of Cream and Crosby Stills & Nash but sadly were a spark that quickly faded out after a single record.Now, after more th...


Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook to make "La Transperceneige"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 11-01-2006)

According to Variety, Bong Joon-ho (The Host) and Park Chan-wook (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Oldboy) are teaming up to make La Transperceneige.The film, which will be shot in English, is set on a train that is the last refuge for human civilization on t...

Central Park Media November DVD Releases (Mon 08-18-2003)

August 18, 2003 Dear Central Park Media Customer: From the daring escapades of a brave young Prince who takes on an army of mighty warriors in an attempt to reclaim his homeland in The Heroic Legend of Arslan to the demise of a world ruled by lethal war...

Ray Park Cast as Iron Fist (Tue 01-02-2001)

Confirming rumors that have been circulating since last week, Artisan Entertainment has signed Ray Park (Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace and Toad in X-Men) to play the title role in the upcoming filmization of Iron Fist, which will...

SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT on Disc!
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 12-10-1999)

This excellent feature film, the sleeper success of last summer, is now available on DVD as part of Paramount’s Widescreen Collection. One might wonder whether the simple, cutout style of animation really benefits from the high-tech presentation: is the p...


Ray Park: From Darth Maul to X-Men
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 07-13-2000)

Well, it has taken almost 40 years, but finally, X-MEN has come to town. In the beginning it was Professor X, Cyclops, Beast, Marvel Girl, Iceman, and The Angel donned in blue and gold and sporting the familiar X insignia versus Magneto, Mastermind, Toad...

Manga Review: Ikebukuro West Gate Park (Fri 04-22-2005)

Ed Chavez is checking another volume of a series being released in its larger size format with the March 2005 release of Ikebukuro West Gate Park Vol. #3 (of 4) from Digital Manga Publishing.