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Fans Take On... Monica Rial!
by The English Track Forum Members (Sun 01-11-2004)

Monica Rial has always considered herself a dancer who became an actress. She's performed such roles as Sally Bowles in "Cabaret" and Lidia in "Runaways". "Stage acting is fun because it's instant gratification," Rial said at Anime Weekend Atlanta in 2002...

Fans Take On... Brad Swaile
by The English Track Forum Members (Sun 04-04-2004)

Brad has been acting since he was in middle school and in high school. Upon graduating from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary in British Columbia, Canada, he became involved with Vancouver Youth Theater. He landed his first voice role as Ace in "My Little P...

'Transformers' producer can't take big bots seriously (Tue 03-06-2007)

MoviesOnline recently caught up with Lorenzo di Bonaventura who gave us an update on his latest projects including the upcoming Transformers. "I think it's everybody's sort of internal barometer, you know. I personally can't take 32-foot size metal ro...


EA Still Wants Takeover of GTA's Take-Two
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-20-2008)

Even days after EA (Electronic Arts) had their original takeover bid expire for Take-Two (creators of Grand Theft Auto), the mega conglomerate of the gaming industry isn't stopping. The latest from Business Wire has indicated that EA will offer another bi...

Los Angeles Sues Take-Two for THEFT
by News Editor (Sat 01-28-2006)

Reuters has reported that the city of Los Angeles has sued Take-Two Interactive Software for selling pornographic video games to children with its best-selling game GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS. The suit accuses Take-Two of failing to disclose the pornog...

Man Who Doesn t Take Off His Clothes (novels) Vol.#01
by Megan Meinhard (Thu 11-16-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Narise KonoharaTranslated by:Kelly QuineAdapted by:What They SayAfter leading anything but a fashionable collegiate life, Kaitani is entering his third year at a major cosmetics company. His boss is the Adonis, Fujiwara. Altho...

AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-03-2001)

It cannot be stressed enough that before AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL there had never been (to the best of my knowledge) a horror film made in Brazil. There had been a version of Jekyll & Hyde and some Poe adaptations done in Argentina during the 1...


Lena Headey talks "The Sarah Connor Chronicles"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 03-05-2007)

...way."KJ's Take:  This will be interesting to take a look at if it makes it to the network, which it will.  I'm just not sure it's something I want to see ...

Fans Take On... Wendee Lee!
by The English Track Forum Members (Sun 03-21-2004)

Welcome to the second installment of "Fans Take On..." an ongoing feature where fans get to talk about a significant individual in the US anime industry. This month, we asked fans to talk about a legend in the American anime industry, Wendee Lee. Quicky ...

Chat with Charles McCarter of Bandai
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-10-2000)

All right, lets get this little shindig on the way. Good evening everyone. :) This being our first official studio chat, we're finding our way in how we're doing things, so please bear with us tonight. Charles McCarter of Bandai has been gracious enou...

Walden, Beacon & Revolution Take Dip in WATER
by News Editor (Tue 02-07-2006)

Walden Media, Beacon Pictures and Revolution Studios are teaming to produce a movie based on children's fantasy novel THE WATER HORSE. The story by Dick King-Smith centers on a lonely boy in Scotland who finds a mysterious egg from which hatches a "water ...


Take-Two up for sale?
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-20-2007)

According to Bloomberg.com, Take-Two Interactive has delayed it's annual meeting so it can consider putting the company up for sale.  The meeting will now be held on March 29th in New York.The move comes on the heels of an announcement that dissident...

Myers to take on CAT IN THE HAT
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 03-06-2002)

Mike Myers has found his follow-up to AUSTIN POWERS, and it looks like it's a GRINCH-like adaptation of Dr. Suess' THE CAT IN THE HAT.According to ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, Myers will flesh out the role of the cat."The blend of his irreverence works very well...

Scorsese to take a break from Hollywood
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-16-2006)

Martin Scorsese said on Sunday that he plans to take a break from making Hollywood blockbusters and focus on the adaptation of a Japanese Novel. The news comes on the heels of his latest film, THE DEPARTED, receiving both critical acclaim and box office ...

Take Comics2Film's Facebook Quiz
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 11-12-2007)

All the cool kids are on Facebook. Are you? If so take Comics2Film's super-tough trivia quiz and see if you comic book film knowledge is strong like Hulk or weak like Banner. Take the quiz...here Review the correct answers... here We do it...


Fans Take On... Monica Rial (Sun 01-11-2004)

In an effort to try something a little different, we experimented with an interactive article of sorts over the month of December where we questioned members of the English Track forum about one particular voice actor, to have them provide their thoughts ...

PUNISHER: 30+ Winners take home prizes!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-16-2004)

It's judgment day, boys and girls...the day when the good are rewarded and the wicked are PUNISHED. That's right...today is the day "The Punisher" blasts into movie theaters, dishing out black vengeance ...

Will AVENGERS take down HULK?
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 10-21-2008)

Marvel fans, be they old school or contemporary, know some version of the formation of 'The Avengers' and, invariably, those heroes have to band together to stop a rampage by the Incredible Hulk. So this battle will appear in the movie version of Marvel's...

Stardate 0122.01 - Trek News: Chris-Craft, UPN Take It To the Limit
by Michelle Erica Green (Fri 01-19-2001)

Everyone can now breathe a sigh of relief, not only because Voyager was on the air this week in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Orlando, Portland and Baltimore, but because people in those cities will still have many months of ...


Fans Take Home Spider-Man!
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 05-06-2002)

There's no squashing the Spider! As a cherry on top of the ice-cream sundae of excitement that Spider-Man is generating among comic book movie fans, Comics2Film drew the winners in our Spider-Man: The Movie Game for Xbox Giveaway! Five lucky fans to...

Blade 2 Tops B.O., Fans Take Home Prizes
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 03-25-2002)

Blade 2 squared off with mammoths and extra terrestrials in its debut weekend and emerged victorious at the box office. The Wesley Snipes vampire sequel enjoyed a $33.1 million take making it the #1 movie in the U.S. Playing in 2,707 cinemas across th...

Bulletproof Monk: A Fun Take on the Same Old Same Old
by Chris Brown (Tue 04-15-2003)

Comics2Film's regular critic thechrisbrown checked out "Bulletproof Monk" last night. The movie, based on the Flypaper Press comic book of the same name, features Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott and Jaime Kin...

'X3' Take a Stand, Not a Poster (Fri 02-24-2006)

20th Century Fox says that the recent outdoor artwork for the Take a Stand campaign is being stolen at an alarming rate. The posters featuring Wolverine, Phoenix, Storm, Rogue, Angel and Beast debuted when copies were handed out at Wondercon recently; cop...


Lucas Talks About Lee's take on The Hulk
by Dave Richards (Wed 04-17-2002)

Dark Horizonsprovided a quote from Josh Lucas who the Internet Movie Database lists as playing Major Glenn Talbot. According to Dark Horizons While, speaking at BAFTALA Lucas described director Ang Lee's take on The Hulk as an emotional horror story...

Mark Protosevich promises a mythic take on 'Thor' (Sun 12-16-2007)

While making the press rounds on 'I Am Legend', screenwriter Mark Protosevich talked to Chicago Tribune about his work on 'Thor'. "That project is as much a passion project for me as 'I Am Legend,'" the screenwriter said. "I was a comic bo...

Superman Ready to Take Flight?
by Joe Hendren (Mon 08-19-2002)

According to a source for Corona Coming Attractions, Wolfgang Petersen's desire to direct the epic Troy, wasn't the only factor in shelving the Batman vs. Superman project. The scooper claims that J.J. Abrams has completed and turned in his draft of Su...

Take Daredevil Home, Baby!
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-16-2002)

You've seen them in movie theaters: three dimensional displays featuring Ben Affleck's Daredevil standing in front of a large cardboard DD logo model. Now you can have one sprucing up your living room. Just send your browser to DaredevilMovie.com a...


Novel Review: Man Who Doesn t Take Off His Clothes (Thu 11-16-2006)

Megan\'s got her first novel review in today as she\'s taking a look at the October 2006 release of the Man Who Doesn't Take Off His Clothes Vol. #1 (of 2) from Digital Manga Publishing.

Dub fans take note (Wed 01-22-2003)

AnimationHQ will be hosting a chat session with Wendee Lee. The event will take place on Saturday, January 25th at 4 p.m. (EST)/ 1 p.m. (PST). server: irc.sandnet.netroom/channel: #animationhq If you don\'t have an IRC client, you can go here: http://www...

Being a Brief Discussion with Jeff Thompson
by Way Jeng (Thu 03-24-2005)

Interviewer: Way Jeng If you're a fan of New York dubs, you've probably seen some of Jeff Thompson's work. He has worked on many shows, including Boogiepop Phantom, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, and His and Her Circumstances. I had a chance to speak w...

Batman Begins
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-28-2005)

Genre:Action/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/"Batman"); Michael Caine (Alfred); Katie Holmes (Rachel); Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard); Morgan Freeman...


Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)

OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t...

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

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

A Fantastic Sequel for Take-Two (Tue 11-07-2006)

As part of comic book firm Marvel's quarterly financial report, the company revealed that Take-Two has snagged the game rights for the sequel to the Fantastic Four flick; Other Marvel superhero-based games coming to market include Marvel Nemesis from Elec...

Take Home Blade's Shades
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 03-22-2002)

Wesley Snipes' Blade may be impervious to sunlight but he can't kick undead ass without his trademark shades. Now you can grab a pair of the official Blade 2 Customized Oakly IR sunglasses signed by Snipes himself. Set your browser to Blade2.com/oa...


DLC for Take Two's GTA IV Delayed
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-06-2008)

This is pretty strange news coming out of Shacknews that downloadable content (DLC) has been delayed for Xbox 360ers, seeing how there was no set release date in the first place. Still, the site is reporting that two special episodes for Grand Theft Auto ...

Fans Take On... Cynthia Martinez (Fri 07-09-2004)

Our latest target in the Fans Take On... series has been finished and we\'ve got things ready to go for Fans Take On... Cynthia Martinez!

X2's heavy to take on BOURNE and Knoxville
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-07-2003)

X2 villain Brian Cox will reprise his part of Ward Abbott in THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, then go on to star as the uncle of Johnny Knoxville's character in THE RINGER. The latter film is a comedy about a man who pretends he's mentally disabled to compete in the...

Please don't take my monkey man away
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 11-17-2003)

Greetings Cinescapers! Since the WB's latest pulp to prime time hero TARZAN was listed in critical condition I have received a barrage of e-mails asking me to help save the show. If you are a fan of the show and would like to see what you can do to help h...


Fans Take On... Michelle Ruff
by The English Track Forum (Thu 07-01-2004)

Fan-favorite Michelle Ruff's performance as Kasumi in Hand Maid May still continues to please, and lead roles in Chobits, Ai Yori Aoshi, Please Teacher and Sugar in the last couple of years have seen her move into the elite of Los Angeles based voice acto...

"Constantine" Can't Take "Hitch"
by News Editor (Mon 02-21-2005)

"Constantine" opened at No. 2 with $30.5 million and was not able to unseat "Hitch" as the number one movie at the box office. The Warner Bros. film has seemed to suffer from reviews that critics "blasted the dark tone and confusing narrative."New Line C...

Fans Take On... Cynthia Martinez
by The English Track Forum (Fri 07-09-2004)

Cynthia Martinez is a veteran of ISM in Houston who has had several leading and significant roles in the past, but is seeing a real renaissance in the last year with lead roles in new Slayers shows, Voices of a Distant Star, Puny Puny Poemy, Kino's Journe...

Fans Take On... (Sun 03-21-2004)

This series makes another appearance this week as the members of the English Track Forum provide their take on one of the most prolific people out in the English voice over world today with Wendee Lee!


Fans Take On... Michelle Ruff (Thu 07-01-2004)

With a large and varied list of credits, it\'s little surprise that Michelle Ruff has gained quite a following among fans. In this installment, we look to the fanbase to talk about one of their favorites and just why she is that in the latest edition of F...

A new musical take on WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Randall Larson (Wed 02-15-2006)

Alabama-based composer Gavin McMillan Fulmer has created an online "soundtrack" to a film that doesn't exist. Well, not really. Fulmer's War of the Worlds: The Tripods Emerge is a downloadable online composition based on the recent Steven Spielberg adapta...

ROBOTS Take Over Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 03-14-2005)

Fox's CGI film "Robots" took the top spot at the box office this weekend with an estimated take $36.5 million.Disney's "The Pacifier," pulled in another $18.1 million second week of release for second place honors. "Be Cool" finished third with $10.3 mil...

Superbad Stars Take on the APOCALYPSE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-11-2008)

Well, they took on horny teenagers and McLovin. Why not take on the apocalypse, right? The group behind Superbad are teaming for a new action-comedy aptly titled Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse. Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel will star as the headliners and ...


Down time, take 2
by Matt Kamen (Wed 08-23-2006)

It seems to become a recurring theme that the week following any kind of convention is a decidedly quiet week. With no major events to speak of, or at least, none with any geeky appeal, all that's left is a run down of some of the finer releases of the la...

Take a Tour at IRON MAN's House
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-17-2008)

Well, let it never be said that director Jon Favreau doesn't provide enough teasers, clips, featurettes and extras for his movies. Yet another featurette for his upcoming Iron Man has popped up online, this one providing fans with a tour of the house of &...

Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)

Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran...

Djawadi to Take on Frankenstein & Co. in Hotel Transylvania Score
by Randall Larson (Tue 11-14-2006)

According to the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency, Ramin Djawadi will compose the music for Hotel Transylvania, a new animated comedy from Sony Pictures Animation. Djawadi recently scored Open Season for the same studio.   Hotel Transylvania is directed ...


Price Reduction (2nd take) (Wed 02-12-2003)

Though not a change in the actual price set by the company, some people who like filling out their collections may be interested to know that DVD Planet is now selling the first 15 volumes of Pokemon for $2.49 each, or 90% off of retail price. Can you pas...

Wong Set to Take WATCH
by News Editor (Mon 09-25-2006)

New Line has set James Wong to rewrite and direct THE WATCH. The original script was written by John Claflin and Daniel Zelman.The horror film set during WWII focuses on a team of soldiers sent on a mission that can help end World War II and battle a sup...

Glory brings home the Gold!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-01-2007)

Last week, an influx of new movies and new choices hit the market spreading wide the choices of audiences everywhere. Demographics were expected to be all over the spectrum with their own personal desires of taste. It always comes down to the old &ldqu...

Being a Brief Discussion with Vic Mignogna
by Way Jeng (Tue 04-19-2005)

Vic Mignogna is one of the most popular and prolific voice actors in anime dubbing. He has worked on some fantastic shows, voicing memorable characters with ADV Films such as Hiroki Takasugi in Princess Nine, Gawl in Generator Gawl, and Tatsunosuke Ichimu...


Take 2 Buys the Rights to Ghost Rider
by Karl Schneider (Tue 05-02-2006)

2k Games has purchased the rights to publish Ghost Rider, a new third person video game based on Marvel's classic comic. The game's release will coincide with the big-screen adaption of Ghost Rider in February 2007.The rights to Ghost Rider were purchase...

Take a Peek at Daredevil's Wardrobe
by Thom Stricklin (Tue 05-28-2002)

An anonymous photographer supplied ManWithoutFear.com with a photo of the Daredevil wardrobe, hanging on a rack on-set. Here, we reveal the image for the first time to both Comics2Film and ManWithoutFear.com viewers. ...

FANS TAKE OVER ANIMETV (Wed 06-06-2007)

Hottest Online Video Podcast Program Provides Fans the Opportunity to Review Anime and Win Amazing Prizes Burbank, California (June 6, 2007) ' AnimeTV wants to give away FREE STUFF! DVD box sets, toys, T shirts and more! What's the catch? Write...

A Thematic Analysis of Boogiepop Phantom
by Robert Stanton (-)

By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu) Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...


Detroit Area Readers Take Note (Sun 02-05-2006)

This just came in to us for folks in that region: Acclaimed director Shinichiro Watanabe (“Cowboy Bebop,” “Samurai Champloo”) will be visiting the Detroit Film Theatre 7 p.m. Feb. 8. From the DFT Web site: “The critically acc...

ADV New Title Announcements, Take 2 (Tue 09-09-2003)

In addition to the formally announced titles in the press release below, the folks at Right Stuf have added a number of other November DVD and CD releases. We\'ll be adding these to our upcoming lists shortly and will add in the full specs and cover artwo...

Glover to take on WILLARD mantle
by Christopehr Allan Smith (Tue 02-05-2002)

 Crispin Glover has been tapped by former X-FILES and FINAL DESTINATION partners Glen Morgan and James Wong for their remake of the 1971 horror film WILLARD. The story of WILLARD revolves around a loner/loser who only has rats to call as friends. He ...

Palmiotti, Conner Take On X-MEN
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 12-20-2001)

Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner are collaborating on a story for X-MEN UNLIMITED #35.Palmiotti wrote and inked the story, with Conner providing pencils."The story is a 10-page Rogue story, with Wolverine in it later in the story," Palmiotti says. "It's ...


UPN decides to take on TWILIGHT ZONE
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 05-17-2002)

UPN has decided to go with a season of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, after commissioning a pilot with host Forest Whitaker, as reported here at CINESCAPE several weeks back. The show will air on Wednesdays, right after ENTERPRISE. The network STAR TREK built also cr...

AVENGERS Take on Kang
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 10-23-2001)

AVENGERS #50 will be a double-sized showdown with Kang the Conqueror.Here's how Marvel describes the issue:"After the events of last issue, only a handful of Avengers are left to fight for a conquered and devastated Earth - but they're millions of miles a...

H2Overdrive to take speedboat racing to a whole new level
by Troy Roberts (Thu 07-12-2001)

Crave Entertainment announced today their new title, H2OVERDRIVE, an over-the-top speedboat racing game for the Playstation 2. "In the tradition of action-packed arcade racers, we are capturing the speed and excitement of kart racing but in intense and un...

Snipers Take Aim at The Hulk!
by Jason Lethert (Fri 05-31-2002)

New pics from the production of The Hulk film have hit the web this week. Bruno Tapia over at HulkMovie.com scored a quartet of shots. They appear to be of two separate scenes. The first two pics are ...


STAR TREK Books Take Off
by Michelle Erica Green (unless otherwise noted) (Fri 06-02-2000)

The first two novels in the Star Trek: New Earth series are selling exceptionally well, according to John Ordover, executive editor for Trek fiction at Pocket Books. The first volume, Wagon Train to the Stars is seventh on the Waldenbooks paperback bestse...

Take a look at WONDERLAND
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-01-2003)

The creatures who bring us CHUD have an exclusive look at a scene from the upcoming drama WONDERLAND starring Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Christina Applegate, Josh Lucas and Dylan McDermott. The movie is opening in limited release this week...

Miramax approved for AVIATOR take off
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-23-2004)

When Martin Scorsese began filming THE AVIATOR, business partners Warner Bros. and Miramax Films were unsure as to which company would be releasing the film in theaters. Now a decision has been made between the two movie studios: Miramax will distribute t...

Somerhalder to Take "Pulse"
by News Editor (Fri 04-15-2005)

Dimension Films is in negotiations with Ian Somerhalder to star in the horror movie "Pulse." It is based on the Japanese horror movie "Kairo" and written by Ray Wright.The story centers on a group of college students who discover that a computer hacker f...


Take Off for ALIEN PLANET
by News Editor (Wed 05-04-2005)

What happens when we find life outside our own planet? Discovery Channel brings viewers on a virtual mission of the future. Right now, the search for planets with "life signatures" goes on. These efforts are global, and experts tell us on camera how this ...

Scribes Take on Spielberg Idea
by News Editor (Mon 04-04-2005)

DreamWorks has hired John Glenn and Travis Wright to turn an untitled Steven Spielberg idea into a feature script. The thriller follows an innocent man who must go on the run when he becomes a target for the powers-that-be.Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ...

SCARFACE soon to take a hit outta consoles
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-12-2004)

Vivendi Universal Games has announced that it is developing a console video game based on Brian De Palma's 1982 uber-violent crime drama SCARFACE movie. Radical Games is working on the project, which will be a third-person shooter and due out in stores in...

ROBOTS are coming to take over your controller
by Den Shewman (Thu 06-24-2004)

Vivendi Universal Games is launching a game based on Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming CGI animated flick ROBOTS, aiming for a first quarter, 2005 release. (ROBOTS hits the big screen on March 11, 2005.) Eurocom Entertainment Software is onboard to develop...


Phillips to Take FLIGHT 121
by News Editor (Tue 05-24-2005)

New Line Cinema has signed Nathan Phillips to star opposite Samuel L. Jackson in PACIFIC AIR FLIGHT 121. David Ellis will direct. The story centers on a ruthless assassin who unleashes a crate full of lethal snakes aboard a packed passenger jet over the ...

'Elektra' to take the taxi? (Wed 08-11-2004)

The teaser trailer for 20th Century Fox's 'Elektra' is said to be scheduled to hit theaters with the studio's 'Taxi' on October 8.

Clowes, Zwigoff Take Malkovich To Art School
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 01-21-2003)

Variety reports that Daniel Clowes' Art School Confidential will be the first film released under a new first-look deal between United Artists and the Mr. Mudd Production shingle. Mr. Mudd is headed up by Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich and Russell S...

REVIEW: 'Hellboy' has ups but its tackiness is hard to take (Wed 03-31-2004)

The latest in comic book-to-film adaptations, "Hellboy," has a crisis of conflicting identities that, despite the parallel issues of its title character, hurt the film...


Take A Gander At The Daredevil Movie Action Figure
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 01-10-2003)

Click for larger image You know you want it! It's the new Daredevil movie action figure from Toy Biz. The toy maker sent over this nice image of the upcoming figure, from the Marvel Legends series. The fi...

Take a Gander At The Spider-Man DVD Gift Set!!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 08-16-2002)

Click for larger image Gee Wow-wee! Look at this picture of the Spider-Man Collector's DVD Gift Set from IGN.com. We've been telling you for months that this specially-packaged, limited-edition release of the film ...

Heller Wants to Take ROME to Theaters
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 12-01-2008)

Fans of HBO's prematurely canceled "Rome" may have something to look forward to if series creator Bruno Heller gets his way, says The Hollywood Reporter. The creator of CBS' red-hot procedural "The Mentalist" has unfinished business in...

Supergirl--and Rumors--Take Flight!
by Dave Richards (Fri 06-14-2002)

Filmjerk.com reported a potentially frightening story for Comics2Film readers. According to the site, Warner Bros has the writer behind the infamous Batman and Robin working on a film treatment of another DC comics character. Fil...


Pair take comic book approach to 'War' pic (Tue 07-20-2004)

Producers Ronald Shusett and Daniel Alter have optioned feature rights to Jordan Raskin's upcoming Image Comics series "Industry of War." The duo will produce through their respective shingles, Ronald Shusett Prods. and Alter Ego Entertainment. "Industry ...

The Dark Knight and Lucius Fox take road trip? (Tue 07-20-2004)

The Inland Empire Strikes Back are reporting 'Batman Begins' stars Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman are going to Comic-Con in San Diego.

UK Fans: Take Batman Home Competiton (Fri 07-15-2005)

Enter Warner Brothers Uk competition for your chance to win your very own Limited Edition Life-Size Batman display model. They are also giving away 10 Batman Begins deluxe Batmobile toys to win.

Stephen Sommers set to take the helm on GI Joe? (Sat 08-11-2007)

The word is that Paramount has offered Stephen Sommers ('The Mummy') the task of bringing the next old school icon back to the big screen. It looks like rather than sticking with either the Skip Woods origin story or Elliot/Lovett's more straight out ada...


Bats take over Famous Landmarks (Sun 05-29-2005)

Warner Bros. are stepping promotion for Batman Begins by releasing new multiple theatrical banners featuring bats surrounding the 'Pao de Aar'(Rio De Janeiro) and 'Monumento s Bandeiras' (Sao Paulo) monuments in Brazil. Similar banners featuring landma...

Take A Look At 'Smallville''s Flash (Tue 08-31-2004)

KryptonSite has tracked down some more recent images of young actor Kyle Gallner, who will be playing Bart Allen/The Flash in the fifth episode of Smallville Season Four...

Box Office Finals: Dinos Take Huge Bite of Ticket Sales
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 05-23-2000)

When the final numbers were tallied, it was clearly a slow weekend for science fiction, horror and fantasy at the box office, with only a handful of films earning more than $1-million; or at least, it was a slow weekend if you dont count Disneys DINOSAU...

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CBR/C2F readers take home Harvey in 'American Splendor' sweeps
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 09-22-2003)

Nicole F. of Bensalem, PA is the grand prize winner in Fine Line/CBR/C2F's 'American Splendor' sweepstakes!

"Superman Returns" - Should I Take My Kid? (Thu 06-22-2006)

"Superman Returns" is sure to have a strong nostalgic component to it - parents who were kids in 1978 will want to bring their own kids now in a natural attempt to, in the words of Jor-El, Superman's father, in the 1978 original: "see my life through your...

Universal Outbids for EA's Take on DANTE'S INFERNO
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 11-03-2008)

Just a few days after a bidding war within Hollywood was revealed over EA's upcoming title Dante's Inferno, Universal Pictures has come out on top with the rights. Other participants of the bidding tug of war included Paramount, New Regency and MGM after ...

Timberlake to take on superhero stardom? (Sun 12-05-2004)

Although no credible souces are cited, one website claims Justin Timberlake will play Marvel Comics superhero Iron Man in a new movie. Timberlake is currently working with 'Iron Man' director Nick Cassevetes on the movie 'Alpha Dog'. It remains to be seen...


Producer pair take stake in 'Dracula' (Fri 03-05-2004)

Chuck Gordon's Daybreak Prods. and Adrian Askarieh's Prime Universe Prods. have optioned the feature film and TV rights to "Sword of Dracula," based on the comicbook series created by Jason Henderson

Marvels' struggles take a bite out of 'Venom'
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 02-18-1998)

The DNCC featured another extensive interview with screenwriter David Goyer, this time on the topic of the 'Venom' movie.  The movie based on the Marvel character and to be produced by New Line Cinema is apparently stalled.  Go...

'Batman' movie presents young take on characters
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 09-16-2003)

"Think of Nolan's film as 'Gothamville,' the Batman version of 'Smallville,'" writes an anonymous scooper. "The entire cast is believed to be made up of young people. Warner Brothers looked across town to Culver City (Sony) and realized they needed to go ...

WIN! Fans Take Home DVDs!
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 05-13-2002)

This week we we drew winners in the Todd: McFarlane: The Devil You Know giveaway. Nine lucky fans took home some exciting prizes. Here's the list of winners: A Spawn Action Figure from McFarlane ...


Arad Makes Power List As Comics Take Over Hollywood!
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 10-15-2002)

Entertainment Weekly published their annual "Power 101" list in the latest issue of the magazine. This year they split the list up, with a top 50.5 for entertainers and a top 50.5 for Hollywood executives. With this issue EW jumped on the bandwagon t...

'Iron Man' Movie Game beginning to take shape (Tue 10-30-2007)

From USA Today: Like the Iron Man movie, the video game looks to have mettle. Providing some essential elements: Industrial Light & Magic, the principal visual effects company on the film. "We are working very closely with the film director (Jon ...

'Persepolis' directors take home LFF prize
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 11-02-2007)

From the Hollywood Reporter: "Persepolis" helmers Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud received the Sutherland Trophy at the closing-night gala of the 51st annual Times BFI London Film Festival on Thursday at London's Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square....

Strause Brothers take years off Xavier and Magneto (Fri 06-02-2006)

Greg and Colin Strause are the computer gurus responsible for shaving 25 years off Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen in 'X-Men: The Last Stand.' Hollywood's obsession with special effects have turned the brothers into the "go to guys" in Tinseltown.


Take a look at 'Sin City'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 02-25-2005)

Check out the latest still images from 'Sin City'

'Elektra' to take on Typhoid Mary (Fri 03-26-2004)

Jennifer Garner says she will have "a female foil" in 'Elektra,' her 'Daredevil' spinoff set to film in May. "I'm getting ready to train to battle Typhoid Mary," she says. Elektra producer Gary Foster, who with co-producer Avi Arad helped choose the sup...

X-Men Take Snowy Tumble
by Dave Richards (Tue 12-03-2002)

Patrick Stewart talked to the Calgary Sun's Louis B Hobson about the epic, intense and almost wacky climax of X-Men 2. What Stewart told Hobson may contain small spoilers. So read ahead but be forewarned. The scene involved the escape from General ...

'Transformers' take over world boxoffice (Mon 07-09-2007)

From The Hollywood Reporter: Another strong summer stanza on the international circuit saw a reshuffle at the top during the weekend, when "Transformers" emerged as the new No. 1 title with an estimated $43.6 million gross from 3,503 screens in 29 terr...


EXCLUSIVE: Take a look at BOO!
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-11-2004)

As you may or may not know, late last year CINESCAPE's Editor-in-Chief, Anthony C, Ferrante, took some time away from the printing press and stepped behind the camera lens to direct his first feature, an indie horror film that he wrote called BOO!. After ...

Two more take a trip to meet KING KONG
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-29-2004)

Two more actors have come aboard Peter Jackson's remake of KING KONG; Jamie Bell (BILLY ELLIOT) will play a cameraman on Carl Denham's exploration mission to Skull Island while Evan Parke (ALIAS) will play the first mate on the Venture, the ship Denham hi...

FLIGHT OF THE DEAD receives clearance for take-off
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-08-2004)

Lions Gate Films is aiming for a September start date for its new zombie film FLIGHT OF THE DEAD. Guess what it's about? If you said "zombies on an airplane," you're 100% correct!In actuality there are just two zombies on the plane in FLIGHT. It turns out...

A New Take on GALACTICA
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-18-2004)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSStu Phillips' bombastic, rousing music to Glen A. Larson's (no relation) original 1978 TV series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA was one of the best things about that derivative space opera, a fully realized, authoritative, and wonderfully...


Take a look at XENA
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 09-19-2003)

Now that Anchor Bay has released the second season of XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS on DVD, should you or shouldn't you lay down your hard-earned dollars for it? If our review doesn't help you come to a decision, maybe looking at these clips of the set's bonus f...

Take the redpill and read THE MATRIX COMICS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-30-2003)

Even before the release of the first film and its stunning success, free comics were a part of THE MATRIX. Before the release of the first MATRIX movie back in 1999, former Marvel Comics editor Spencer Lamm sought out some of the industry's top writers an...

Jackie Chan's MYTH-take corrected
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-15-2004)

Jackie Chan's latest martial arts extravaganza, THE MYTH, had been sidetracked for some time due to concerns from an archeological group. But what's a little red tape to a man who once broke his foot doing a stunt, then had his cast painted like a shoe so...

Comicscape - January 12, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-12-2005)

Welcome to another fun-filled week at COMICSCAPE! Last week I asked you to write in with your thoughts regarding Marvel's hiring of Orson Scott Card to write ULTIMATE IRON MAN. The problem, according to many gay and lesbian comics fans, is that Card has w...


Colliding Reactions
by Randall D. Larson (Interview transcription by Kelsey J. Larson) (Thu 01-05-2006)

Juno Reactor is described as a "goa trance music" group (a style of electronic music defined by a recurring and repetitive beat), often known for their tribal influences. The "Labyrinth" by Juno Reactor (2004) © Metropolis Records group was i...

Oldman to Take the 5th?
by News Editor (Tue 02-14-2006)

Warner Bros. Pictures is in talks with actor Gary Oldman to return as Sirius Black in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.Though rumors of his not returning surfaced in the British press, producer David Heyman noted, "We're not shooting his part for...

The Scotts Take on The COMPANY
by News Editor (Wed 11-02-2005)

Ridley and Tony Scott, John Calley and Cary Brokaw will develop a six-hour limited series based on Robert Littell's novel The Company: A Novel of the CIA. The story mixes real-life and fictional characters in a story centering on U.S. intelligence and is...

"Butterfly" To Take Flight Again
by News Editor (Mon 03-21-2005)

FilmEngine & New Line have approved a pitch for the sequel to "The Butterfly Effect." John Leonetti will direct the film which will be written by Michael Weiss. Ashton Kutcher is not expected to return.The sequel will follow a new character who finds he...


Affleck to Take Flight as Superman
by News Editor (Tue 02-22-2005)

It's being reported that none other than Ben Affleck will play George Reeves in Focus Features' "Truth, Justice and the American Way." The story centers on a detective in Los Angeles trying to solve Reeves' mysterious death. Reeves met a tragic, mysterio...

Disney's superheroes take a bite out of DreamWorks' shark
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 08-18-2003)

DreamWorks blinked.Even though the studio had publically announced plans to release its new CGI animated movie SHARKSLAYER on November 5, 2004, Walt Disney Pictures decided it wanted a showdown. After DreamWorks took out ads staking the 11/05/04 release d...

Marvel superheroes take a trip into 3-D
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-24-2003)

3-D comic books? They may be happening sooner than you think.Yesterday it was revealed that Marvel Comics and X3D Technologies, a three-dimensional graphics firm, had partnered to produce a line of 3-D comic books featuring Marvel's stable of superhero ch...

Ferrell wins gold back to back!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-08-2007)

Paramount & Dreamworks scores another victory in the box office race this weekend with stars Ferrell and Heder still racing circles around the competition in their gold plated skating gear. The comedy took the top spot of Easter weekend bringing in...


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

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

Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)

Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.  Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo...

Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)

OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho...

STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part V
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 01-31-2000)

Ronald D. Moore asks pointedly, `What is STAR TREK exploring? What are the things its trying to make the audience think about? What relevance does it have to you and me? If it doesnt have a relevance to you and me, in our lives, whats the point? Why am...


Comicscape - August 10, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-10-2005)

A couple of weeks ago, a COMICSCAPE reader asked me to do a column about breaking into comics. Here, I present the first of a couple of columns on the subject. Many comics professionals began their career in self-publishing they created their own books, ...

Yen Plus Vol. #01
by Ben Leary (Sat 08-23-2008)

Yen Press is a publisher that's hard for a manga fan not to take notice of. Their lineup is small but diverse, their presentation is excellent, and they've even earned themselves prestige points by putting out With the Light and rescuing One Thousand and ...

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

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

Take a walk on the NIGHTSIDE
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 10-30-2001)

Let's get one thing straight right off the bat Marvel Comics' new series, NIGHTSIDE, is not a horror book."Horror is a mother killing her own children or a terrorist blowing up a restaurant," says creator Robert (CABLE) Weinberg. "I write dark fantasy. M...


LORD OF THE RINGS 1st Day Take
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 12-21-2001)

In its first day on business, on Wednesday, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING scored big bucks. The film took in $18.2M.That amount is putting the film on track to have the biggest December opening ever.As opening days this year go, however, H...

Take a walk on the NIGHTSIDE! (expanded)
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-17-2001)

Get this straight right away Marvel Comics' new series, NIGHTSIDE, is not a horror book. At least, that's what creator Robert Weinberg of CABLE fame says, and he should know. His definition of true horror should also strike a chord in these troubled time...

STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore , Part VI
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 02-01-2000)

When it comes to THE NEXT GENERATION feature films, Ronald D. Moore is candid about his successes and failures. He co-wrote the first two with Brannon Braga; Michael Piller wrote the third. Moore says, `I am more than willing to accept at this late date t...

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Take Two
by Matt Kamen (Tue 07-18-2006)

OK America, it's time we had a talk. We understand you got a bit pissy a couple of hundred years ago about some tea or something but that's all water under the bridge now (or tea in the harbour, if you prefer). Was it really worth you holding a grudge for...

STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part IV
by Anna L. Kaplan (Wed 01-26-2000)

Although Moore did not watch `Survival Instinct` or `Barge of the Dead,` he laughs and says, `I watched Equinox because I was involved with that. When we started the season, they had done Equinox I, but they had no idea what Equinox II was supposed ...

Take A Look At X-Men 1.5
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 11-13-2002)

Click for larger image Comics Continuum scored a first look at box art and promotional materials for the upcoming DVD release X-Men 1.5 Collectors' Edition. As has been reported, this is an updated edition of the original X-Me...

Take a look at The Hulk box set (Sun 10-12-2003)

Dutch site has preview images of a Hulk giftset, presumably not for region 1.


Win Best Selling Author's Take on Spidey!
by Dave Richards (Mon 05-27-2002)

Every Month the subscribers of the mailing list dedicated to best selling author Robert Crais are eligible for a contest that involves fun and interesting prizes. This month's prize might be of particular interest to Spider-Man fans.  Before ...

Voice Acting "Brawl" to Take Place at PortConMaine 2008 (Mon 03-10-2008)

Voice Actors from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pokmon, Gravitation to Attend PORTLAND, Maine - March 9, 2008 - PortConMaine, New England's longest running convention for Japanese animation, gaming, and pop culture, has proudly announced that stars of the hi...

Being a Brief Discussion with George Manley
by Way Jeng (Fri 08-12-2005)

Interviewer: Way Jeng Recorded: Kamikazecon '05 From Gravion Zwei to Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, George Manley has provided voices for many fan favorites over the years. He's also the voice of Lord Kozan in the upcoming Samurai Gun, due for released...

NYCC 2006: Interview with Dallas Middaugh
by Ed Chavez (Mon 03-06-2006)

Ed Chavez: Well, thanks for joining me today, Dallas. I have to say, at least for Anime on DVD and for my own podcast, Mangacast, it’s just been the general consensus that, over the past year, Del Rey has basically been the best publisher for, rea...


Take a peek at Michael Madsen in 'Blueberry' (Mon 01-05-2004)

Michael Madsen ("Kill Bill") wrapped work on the French film adaptation of Moebius' "Blueberry" last summer. Click the link for Q&A with Madsen and stills from the comic book adaptation.

'Teen Titans' take over Subway (Thu 04-01-2004)

Subway Restaurants, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Comics are teaming up to introduce a collection of four activity-encouraging toys based on the popular television series from Warner Bros. Animation, Teen Titans. The toys will be available in Subw...

Wagner and Cuban Take on Nunn's TIJUANA STRAITS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 10-21-2008)

2929 Productions partners Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban have optioned the Kem Nunn novel Tijuana Straits, reports Variety. The company has set Ric Roman Waugh, a former Hollywood stuntman who most recently directed the Val Kilmer vehicle Felon, to adapt and ...

Writer Firth to Take on "Monstrous Memoirs"
by News Editor (Thu 11-16-2006)

Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Walt Disney Pictures have hired screenwriter Tim Firth to adapt Ahmet Zappa's kids' book "The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless."   The book published by Random House was optioned last year for over $...


Paul Levitz says good comic films take time (Fri 06-16-2006)

"In part [the slow development of DC Comics films is] because no one wants them to go wrong. So you really look at these things, both the size of the bet that the studios have to make, the complexity of making the films," says DC chief Paul Levitz. "You r...

Comic films take home golden corn at MTV Movie Awards (Sun 06-04-2006)

A couple of comic book characters took home honors in the MTV Movie Awards. The show airs June 8th on MTV. BEST HERO - Christian Bale - 'Batman Begins' SEXIEST PERFORMANCE - Jessica Alba - 'Sin City'

Take a peek at the 'Spider-Man 2' video game (Sat 05-29-2004)

Click for clips of video footage from the upcoming 'Spider-Man 2' game, now available in our Spider-Man 2 Video Game Store.

Being a Brief Discussion with Mike McFarland
by Way Jeng (Thu 03-03-2005)

Mike McFarland has been a part of the English dubbing industry for a while now. He has worked on projects ranging from Dragonball to Case Closed and voiced several characters, including Roshi in Dragonball and Goemon in several Lupin the 3rd releases such...


'Tutenstein', 'Static Shock' and 'He-Man' take home Emmys (Thu 06-17-2004)

The National Television Academy presented the 31st Annual Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards on Saturday, May 15 Jay Stephens' 'Tutenstein' won for "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program" Richard Wolf won "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction...

Bale Ready To Take On PUBLIC ENEMIES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 01-11-2008)

 Hollywood Reporter says that Christian Bale is ready to jump on board Michael Mann's next flick. PUBLIC ENEMIES will be a crime drama, based on the Brian Burrough's book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth...

Biggie and Jason Take NY!
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 03-23-2008)

NY- Comic-Con returns to New York April18-20th and once gain Mezco will be thrilling collectors with an offering of collectibles exclusive to the event.     Sure to excite East Coast collectors, Mezco will be offering notorious B.I.G. aka Christ...

Weinsteins Take on Romero's DEAD
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 09-12-2007)

Zombie master, George A. Romero, just premiered his latest installment DIARY OF THE DEAD at the Toronto International Film Festival last Saturday and now, it looks like he has a distributor for a theatrical release. According to the Hollywood Re...


A Thematic Analysis of Boogiepop Phantom
by Robert Stanton (-)

By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu) Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...

Caruso, Ellsworth to Take on LAST MAN
by News Editor (Tue 07-24-2007)

New Line Cinema has set D.J. Caruso to direct and Carl Ellsworth to write the comicbook adaptation of Pia Guerra, José Marzan, Jr. and Brian K. Vaughn's Y: THE LAST MAN. The story revolves around a mysterious plague killing nea...

Slayers Audio Issues, Take 2 (Tue 06-11-2002)

Over the weekend we tracked an issue where it appears that the Slayers Remastered Collection is having some audio problems similar to the first collection. While not affecting the entire set, it looks to be effecting some episodes on the 2nd and 3rd discs...

LEGEND Worthy Box Office Take Overseas
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 12-31-2007)

Studios banked at the international box office in the same way as they did here in the states for this past holiday week. For a second consecutive week, I AM LEGEND continued in 1st place with 46.1 mil in receipts from 25 markets. 21.8 million of that cam...


Man Who Doesn t Take Off His Clothes (novels) Vol.#02
by Not Yet Assigned (-)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Translated by:Adapted by:What They SayThe Review

Chobits fans take note (Fri 07-11-2003)

TOKYOPOP's final volume of the Chobits manga series will come in two flavors, the final volume by itself for $9.99 as well as a $19.99 special release. The special release will come with a box to hold all eight volumes as well as a Chi figure.

NYC Take Note: Tokyo Festa (Fri 01-27-2006)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is holding a day of free events throughout NYC on February 7, 2006 aimed at increasing awareness of Japan\'s customs, culture, and cartoons titled Tokyo Festa. Visit www.TokyoFesta.com for a full list of events, but some ...

Hikaru no Go Vol.#05
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Tue 11-01-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hotta Yumi/Obata TakeshiTranslated by:Andy NakataniAdapted by:What They SaySTART Sai's games on the Internet have Go players around the world guessing his true identity. Among them is Hikaru's rival, Akira, who suspects that H...


Fans Take On... (Sun 04-04-2004)

This series continues this morning with our latest entry of thoughts on English Voice Actors with a look at Brad Swaile!

Death Note Fans Take Note (Fri 03-17-2006)

Every now and then an import item catches our attention and one that Death Note fans shouldn\'t miss out on is listed at AAA Anime Distribution today. The \"DEATH BOX\" Special Edition Boxed Set for the manga is coming out priced at $180. There\'s a lot i...

THE LATHE OF HEAVEN: Making the Film
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 07-17-2000)

For many years the crowning achievement in sci-fi literature/cinematic adaptation was Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke`s 2001: A Space Odyssey. That film showed that literature, science fiction concepts and motion picture art could co-exist and even s...

Paris Gothique: A Gothic Travel Guide to the City of Love
by Denise Dumars (Thu 11-02-2000)

If you`re too Gothic for Milan, New York, and Japan, you`ll be right at home in Paris. First of all, if you wear all black, no one will assume you`re a member of the Trenchcoat Mafia; Parisians themselves wear black a lot because it`s chic, and they also ...


HARLEY QUINN: Karl Kesel & Matt Idelson
by Edward Gross (Thu 11-02-2000)

How do you take an animated character and handle her in a `realistic way?` How do you take a character thats a second banana and ask her to carry her own series? How do you take a character who is insane, and handle her on a monthly basis?These were amon...

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - THE KILLING SHADOWS
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 09-13-2000)

Outer space holds many wonders and mysteries. The final frontier to numerous poets, scientists and explorers, it boasts fascinating interstellar phenomenon to eulogize and research, and many strange new worlds and civilizations to explore. But if you don...

Comicscape - April 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-28-2004)

OPINION: Last week, I asked for your opinions about whether the comics companies are doing enough to interest the next generation of comics readers and what approaches they should take. On the one hand, there weren't that many responses, but on the other ...

Blitzkrieg
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Wed 04-23-2003)

No matter what your favorite RTS game is these days (C&C: Generals, Warcraft III, Age of Mythology), many gamers spend a considerable amount of time re-playing the single player campaigns over and over again, hoping to see a sequel released in due time. T...


Daredevil Interview: Ben Affleck Dares To Be A Hero
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 02-12-2003)

Click thumbnails for larger images Continuing Comics2Film's cove...

SimCity 4
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Wed 01-15-2003)

After sitting behind the mayor's desk for a few days, I slowly began to realize why his/her duties are so draining and stressful. A good mayor relies on a number of qualities: his astuteness, political and economic sense, business skills, and naturall...

The (Super) Power 100
by THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Tue 08-05-2003)

In this month's Cinescape (on newsstands now), we offer up the (Super) Power 100. You got the full skinny on Numbers 1-50, but only a casual listing of who made the remaining 100. Now, only available through Cinescape.com, we proudly present the guts, the...

FANTASTIC FOUR: BIG TOWN
by James Busbee (Wed 11-08-2000)

This is a tale of two Big Towns. Fantastic Four: Big Town, the much-talked about four-issue mini-series, tells the story of a world where the advanced technology of Marvels superheroes has filtered down to the street-level everyday society. But in recent...


Those Who Hunt Elves Vol.#03
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Tue 07-13-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yagami YuTranslated by:Eiko McGregorAdapted by:What They SayCelcia, the disaster-prone elf turned mustached dog, is in trouble! After trusting an old rival, she finds herself in need of the help of that ragtag group of elf hun...

Fruits Basket Vol.#03
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sat 06-19-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takaya NatsukiTranslated by:Alethea Nibley and Athena NibleyAdapted by:What They SayA family with an ancient curse... And the girl who will change their lives forever... It's Valentine's Day and you know what that means - lo...

My-Hime Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 09-11-2006)

What They SayFuka Academy is abuzz with romance as the Tamayura Festival approaches and even Mai has a date for the festival with Reito. But the mood is ruined when the bridge in the bay suddenly explodes. The next day, armed soldiers of the mysterious Se...

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 01-23-2005)

What They SayMaia is having a very bad day. Her life-long dreams to join the elite Marine Environment Agency wither and die, when, despite everyone’s high expectations, she fails the entrance exams. Then, with the loss of her student status, she g...


Devil's Daughter Dies; Leaping Slayer Returns
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 03-28-2005)

Maybe all the campaigning by TRU CALLING fans worked out after all. This week Eliza Dushku and Jason Priestly return to the small screen in all their corpse-assisting, day-reliving glory. Then again, maybe not, since it's only back to burn off the remaini...

ARIA Vol.#02
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Fri 10-15-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Amano KozueTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayAKARI MINAZUKI has made her home on the planet Aqua, in the charming little town of Neo-Venezia. She is determined to become an undine and as her training continues,...

Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol.#04
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 12-22-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sadamoto Yoshiyuki (Concept: Gainax)Translated by:Lillian OlsenAdapted by:What They Saythe women whom thou gavest to be with me As a carrier fleet steams towards Japan containing a mysterious embryonic form linked to the true ...

Feedback to Improper Censorship in Shoujo Anime
by Justin Strauss (-)

These are segments from the replies that you, the readers, have sent in. These particular ones relate to a topic that is quite important to me, the censorship of shoujo anime. The following quotes from you guys will be in bold text (those parts are the qu...


Nodame Cantabile Vol.#04
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sat 02-11-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Writer/Artist: Translated by:David and Noriko WelshAdapted by:What They SayDIS-BAND CAMP Milch may be down, but he's back to take (or is it force?) the gang to participate in the Nagano Music Festival. In preparation for th...

Samurai Man Vol.#02
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 12-21-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Serizawa NaokiTranslated by:Julia RoseAdapted by:What They SayThe samurai lives by his sword and his armor. He lives by his convictions. Caught in the middle of a fight between gods, Ryouma was found worthy and became one wit...