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Spirits Among Us
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 04-04-2002)

..." recalls Kelly Asbury, the film's director. "[Fusco] did sort of a first half screenplay which really has served as the structure of the film. The general structure has been there for a long time. Themes and characters have come and gone, characters h...

X-MEN: Bruce Davison on Playing Senator Kelly
by Steve Fritz (Mon 07-17-2000)

When interviewing Bryan Singer, it was interesting to hear the X-Men director only give a truly weighty testimonial to one actor and one actor onlyand that actor was Bruce Davison. This is a cast that includes such luminaries as Patrick Stewart, SirIan M...

SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-24-2002)

...ection by Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook relies on some powerful key images to enlist audience sympathy, then sets a pace that flows swiftly without being hectic. The blending of traditional animation and CGI is smoother here than it was in, say, DreamWor...


SHREK 2
by Lisa Keeler (Wed 05-19-2004)

...SHREK 1), Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon and screenwriters Adamson (who also penned the story), Joe Stillman (another first-film veteran), J. David Stern and David N. Weiss have loosened up here, so that the pop culture references feel a little m...

Shrek 2
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 06-08-2004)

... Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon (Directors); Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, David Stern, David Weiss (Screenwriters); Andrew Adamson (Story); Aron Warner, David Lipman, John H. Williams (Producers); Pacific Data Images (Computer Animation House);...

THE X-MEN: Senator Kelly Speaks! A conversation with Bruce Davison
by Frank Garcia (Wed 11-22-2000)

`Invisibility!` laughs actor Bruce Davison. `My favorite super power, I guess, would be invisibility. As an actor, I always try to be invisible as possible. Thats how I felt in life. As a kid, I was always trying to be the invisible person.`Bruce Davison...

Senator Kelly Returns To X2
by Michael Mason (Mon 07-15-2002)

Senator Kelly isn't done with Professor X and his X-Men, at least not in the movies. Bruce Davison, who played Kelly in the original X-Men movie, told SCI FI Wire that he is, "going up [to Vancouver] to do something in X-Men 2. Sen. Kelly, they're goi...


Kelly Hu Chats About SCORPION KING
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 04-23-2002)

If you don't remember actress Kelly Hu from her brief appearances in GROWING PAINS and NASH BRIDGES, or for her role as Grace Chen in MARTIAL LAW, you might not be entirely alone. But if you still don't know who she is now that THE SCORPION KING has premi...

Kelly Pens Werewolf thriller BENIGHTED
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-16-2007)

Patrick Smith Kelly will be in charge of penning the screenplay for the adaptation of the Kit Whitfield werewolf novel, BENIGHTED, says the Hollywood Reporter. The supernatural thriller will likely be directed by Andrew Adamson who is also producing ...

Kelly Hu to Deliver X2 a Deathstrike
by Thom Stricklin (Wed 06-12-2002)

E! News Live recently ran an interview with X-Men 2 cast member Kelly Hu, who noted that her character, Ann Reynolds, is "also known as Lady Deathstrike." However, Hu seemed in-the-dark about the character, as she says the writ...

Kelly Osbourne ditches FREAKY FRIDAY
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 09-12-2002)

Weeks after being cast as the best friend of the young lead in Disney's remake of FREAKY FRIDAY, Kelly Osbourne has left the project for "personal reasons."Osbourne was to play the best friend of co-lead Lindsay Lohan, who plays the strong-willed daughter...


Senator Kelly Gets The Blues
by Michael Mason (Mon 08-19-2002)

How does Bruce Davison's Senator Kelly character return to X-Men 2 when he apparently did in the first movie? "Let's just say Senator Kelly's feeling a little blue these days," Davison told SCI FI Wire, hinting that his role in the sequel will actua...

Fantagraphics acquires "POGO"
by Karl Schneider (Sat 02-24-2007)

According to a Fantagraphics press release, Fantagraphics has acquired the rights to publish a comprehensive series of Walt Kelly's classic comic strip, POGO.Press release:Fantagraphics Books is pleased to announce that it has acquired the rights to publi...

Nine Inch Nails: Kelly Hu talks X2
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 04-29-2003)


DONNIE DARKO
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Sat 10-27-2001)

All teenagers have adjustment problems, but Donnie Darko is in a class of his own. There's the psychiatric medication he's supposed to take, but often neglects. And the guy in the bunny suit only he can see. Oh, yeah and he just may be taking trips throu...


COMIC-CON: DONNIE DARKO DIRECTOR'S CUT discussion
by Patick Sauriol with Den Shewman (Fri 07-23-2004)

Thursday at the San Diego Comic Convention a panel was held to focus on Richard Kelly's DONNIE DARKO: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT, in limited release in theaters as of today. Attending the panel was Kelly, the film'd director/writer, producer Sean McKittrick and a...

The Rebirth of Superman, Part 3
by Edward Gross (Wed 06-21-2000)

Jeph Loeb, the writer behind Superman, has one rule when he commences an interview: he won`t comment on the creative teams that came before the current regime because, as he puts it, `I have a lot of respect for those guys.` Nonetheless, there must be som...

Domino
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)

Genre:Action/Biography.Studio:New Line Cinema.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Greenlighted.Who's In It:Keira Knightly (Domino Harvey); Mena Suvari; Christopher Walken; Mickey Rourke; Lucy Liu; Jacqueline Bisset; Macy Gray; Edgar Ramirez; Shondr...

The Rebirth of Superman, Part 2
by Edward Gross (Fri 06-09-2000)

As discussed last week, DC`s four primary Superman titles went through a bit of an evolution beginning with SUPERMAN #151, with new creative teams writing and drawing the books, a new editor--in the form of Eddie Berganza--overseeing the Man of Steel`s ad...


Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Vol. #2
by David Owens (Sun 03-24-2002)

The Review!Oh. So this is where the Young Brash Good Guy went to. He laid low until volume 2, that sneaky fella. Well anyways, the second volume of Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory came out this week, and true to my word in my review of the firs...

Slayers Excellent
by Dani Moure (Thu 12-02-2004)

What They SayNaga and Lina find even more adventure, when Naga destroys a tavern with fire just to get Lina\'s attention. The villagers, not too happy with Naga\'s antics, demand payback in the form of a rescue. Later, Lina tiers of protecting Sirene Fitz...

'Southland Tales' on DVD this March
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 01-16-2008)

From a press release Culver City, CA – From acclaimed writer/director Richard Kelly, the visionary creator behind the modern classic Donnie Darko, comes another exercise in mind-bending cool with 'Southland Tales', available on DVD March 18, 2008 f...

Drizzt Do’Urden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)

Since his conception in the Icewind Dale Trilogy back in 1988, R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt has grown from an initial side character to the most well-renowned persona of the Forgotten Realms universe.   Hello Maniac readers and welcome to this, th...


Winterbirth
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-10-2007)

Hello Maniac readers and welcome to the Buzz, where information on tomorrow’s batch of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror lit are brought to light today. In a slow week of genre releases Dr. Who hardcovers and a couple original tales of speculative fic...

X-MEN: X-Planations
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 07-12-2000)

So, you`re all ready to see what`s supposed to be the summer`s next blockbuster, X-Men, only there`s one problem. You have absolutely no idea what an `X-Man` is. Sure, you`ve seen the sly Senator Kelly mock-TV ads, which warn that mutants are nasty and ev...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Development Heck (Fri 11-05-2004)

Genre:Family/Fantasy.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Johnny Depp (Willy Wonka); Freddie Highmore (Charlie Bucketin); David Kelly; AnnaSophia Robb (Violet Beauregarde); Philip Wiegratz; (Augustus Gloop); Jor...

WORLDS ENOUGH AND TIME
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 12-16-2002)

Readers most closely identify Dan Simmons with his rightfully popular epic SF novel HYPERION and the other three books in the HYPERION CANTOS series that followed. But Simmons has written in many other genres, including mystery and horror...and he's even ...


Rollergirl Vs. Jack the Ripper
by SCOTT COLLURA (Mon 10-22-2001)

Unlike her collaborators on the new Jack the Ripper film FROM HELL, Heather Graham readily admits that she knew very little about Saucy Jack and his vicious exploits beyond the sort of pop culture awareness that any respectable movie fan might have."I di...

STEAMPUNK: CATECHISM & Nos. 1-5
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 10-25-2000)

Dont believe everything you read. For months now, many of my fellow reviewers have been decrying the merits of Steampunk, the new creator-owned Cliffhanger series from writer Joe Kelly and artist Chris Bachalo. Among other things, theyve called it confu...

DOMINO
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-14-2005)

DOMINO, it must be said, is consistently energetic and largely entertaining, especially in its early sections, but it's also a mess. The late, real-life Domino Harvey was a woman privileged by birth (her father was actor Laurence Harvey, who died when Dom...

HUMAN DEFENSE CORPS # 1
by TONY WHITT (Fri 05-23-2003)

The Human Defense Corps has been established as a separate branch of the military to deal with alien threats to humanity, and it's made up of decorated soldiers who fought in previous campaigns against aliens - in the words of Private Kelly, the ones who ...


Emma: A Victorian Romance Season One
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 06-16-2008)

What They SayIn 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which one is born dictates the path his or her life will likely follow. But when Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, and William, an earnest member of t...

LAKE PLACID
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 01-09-2000)

LAKE PLACID (coming out on video this week) is the next step in the evolutionary process that led from JAWS to ANACONDA. The unlikely but amusing story has a JURASSIC-size Salt Water Crocodile showing up in an isolated lake not too far from the Easter Coa...

DONNIE DARKO: DIRECTOR'S CUT Sneak Peek
by News Editor (Fri 02-11-2005)

Cinescape as the all the info on the Richard Kellys director's cut of DONNIE DARKO, which hits the stands on Tuesday. Here is the scoop directly from Fox. Also, see the special sneak clips at the end of the article. Fox Home Entertainment invites you to ...

THE OSBOURNES: SEASON ONE
by Tony Whitt (Tue 05-06-2003)

I somehow missed the cultural phenomenon that is THE OSBOURNES the first time around - between work and my absolute hatred of reality TV, I couldn't think of a good reason to spend my precious time, even for half an hour, to watch (and try to understand) ...


JUSTICE LEAGUE's Obsidian Age
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 05-08-2002)

DC Comics has provided more details about "The Obsidian Age The Hunt for Aquaman," a seven-part, twice-monthly story starting in JLA #69. Written by Joe Kelly, "The Obsidian Age" features alternating chapters illustrated by the art teams of Doug Mahnke ...

November 25 December 1: BIRDS OF PREY Crashes
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 11-25-2002)

Hey, I know you guys are all upset about all this talk about the WB shooting down BIRDS OF PREY.As of this column's writing, the WB hasn't officially cancelled BIRDS OF PREY, but it hasn't extended the series order beyond the original 13 either.Here's why...

I-SPY
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-01-2002)

By rights, I-SPY ought to not work at all. First of all, it's one of those movie adaptations of a TV series that cannibalizes its source material for names and retains little or nothing of value from the original, which is a form of false advertising. In ...

Cast by the Sea
by Pamela Harland (Tue 09-10-2002)

Waiting nine years to work again with one of Hollywood's top-notch actors is always worth the wait for actress Eliza Dushku. So when THIS BOY'S LIFE director Michael Caton-Jones wanted Dushku to act alongside Robert De Niro once again for his new crime dr...


ACTION COMICS Hits 800!
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 11-19-2002)

ACTION COMICS reaches rarefied air in terms of longevity when DC Comics releases the 800th issue of the title in February.Written by Joe Kelly with art by Pascual Ferry, Duncan Rouleau, Cam Smith and Marlo Alquiza, plus Tim Sale, Mort Drucker, Lee Bermejo...

CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-28-2003)

There is no immediate connection between the title and the content of CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE the nearest apparent link is the story's inclusion of a live little girl (cradle) and a hefty body count (a lot of graves) but that's hardly the point. What might h...

AndromeDVD Strain
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-01-2003)

As a lover of movies, I dearly love the DVD format. However, now that theyve been around a while and the format has become established, the honeymoon is over. I still dearly love DVD, but there are some things I dearly hate about them, and from time to t...

Renfro out of FREDDY VS. JASON
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 09-10-2002)

About a week before shooting is set to begin, Brad Renfro has been replaced by Jason Ritter (SWIMFAN) as the male hero in FREDDY VS. JASON. The film, which also stars Robert Englund as Freddy Kruger, Monica Keena and Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's Child), is...


Re-Animating Band
by Randall D. Larson (Fri 03-21-2003)

This Week's RecommendationRichard Band's wonderfully twisted, Bernard Herrmann-tinged score for Stuart Gordon's debut grand-guignol, over-the-top horror visualization of H. P. Lovecraft's RE-ANIMATOR has come out in a lavish new edition on La-La-Land Reco...

GODS AND GENERALS comes to the PC
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-06-2003)

Activision Value, a division of video game distributor Activision, announced that it has released a PC game based on Warner Bros. GODS AND GENERALS movie, now in theaters. The game uses a first-person perspective to put the player in the boots of a capta...

William Kelley, dead at 73
by Mike Whybark (Wed 02-05-2003)

VARIETY reports that William Kelly, Oscar-winning screenwriter best known for WITNESS, died Monday of cancer at 73.The writer divided his efforts between publishing and novels and the big and small screens, with writing credits that include the shows KUNG...

DVD This Week: March 19
by JOHN THONEN (Tue 03-19-2002)

VIDEO NEWSFROM HELL was a box office disappointment, but for those who missed the Hughes Brothers highly atmospheric take on the most legendary serial killer in history, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has recently announced that the film will be rele...


DOCTOR WHO: GRIMM REALITY
by Tony Whitt (Fri 12-07-2001)

The Doctor, Anji, and Fitz land on a planet populated by characters straight out of fairy tales, a world where the normal rules of physics don't apply and where wishes have as much power as binding contracts. As a group of traders arrive on the planet loo...

XXX Gets Digital
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 12-05-2001)

Digital Domain has been tapped to provide special effects for Revolution Studios' Vin Diesel starring action project, XXX.For the film, DD will create over 100 effects shots, most of which will involve extreme sports activities. The film will feature Dies...

Waiting for Goyer, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 11-21-2001)

David Goyer has been turning up in countless reports about upcoming Marvel movie projects from BLADE 2 to GHOST RIDER to DR. STRANGE and beyond, but now this fan favorite is returning to the comics themselves, and we took the opportunity to catch up with ...

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
by Coming Attractions (Mon 06-07-2004)

Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Sequel.Studio: Warner Bros.Production Company: Atlas Entertainment.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Freddie Prinze Jr. (Fred Jones); Sarah Michelle Gellar (Daphne Blake); Linda Cardellini (Velma Dinkley); Matthew Lillard (Norvi...


SMALLVILLE Episode Details
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-31-2001)

The WB TV network has released details of the coming January 15th episode of SMALLVILLE, titled "Rogue."In the ep's story, Clark's (Tom Welling) secret identity is at stake when a bad cop (guest star Cameron Dye) witnesses him use his superhuman powers an...

Columbia is in the KNOW
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 03-11-2002)

DONNIE DARKO writer and director Richard Kelly has agreed to rewrite and helm Columbia Pictures' newest thriller KNOWING for the studio-based Escape Artists.KNOWING, which was originally written by Ryne Pearson, is about a man who discovers a time capsule...

More FREDDY VS. JASON casting, details
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 08-22-2002)

It looks like Destiny's Child alum Kelly Rawland is going the route bandmate Beyonce Knowles did with AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER, and taking a part in a high-profile sequel. According to MTV, Rowland has signed onto FREDDY VS. JASON, joining current cast...

DVD This Week: August 13
by John Thonen (Tue 08-13-2002)

VIDEO NEWSThe creative talents within the film business have always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with the machinations of the industry itself. Many films have been made about just how sordid, perverse and stupid the film business really is, and o...


GREEN ARROW SECRET FILES
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 07-24-2002)

Green Arrow, enjoying a renaissance even beyond Kevin Smith's stint as writer, get his first SECRET FILES special in October. Highlights of the 64-page special include: * In the lead story, written by Judd Winick with art by Diego Barreto and Robin Rigg...

THE SCORPION KING
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 04-19-2002)

It's wrong for a reviewer to walk into a movie with preconceptions. However, enjoyable as the two recent Stephen Sommers MUMMY films have been, a spin-off starring the secondary villain in the second film whose onscreen history has been tweaked to make hi...

CAT IN THE HAT snags Preston
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 08-30-2002)

Kelly Preston is going where Molly Shannon has gone before: Into one of the straight roles in a big budget, feature film adaptation of a Dr. Seuss classic. Preston has signed onto the DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT adaptation gaining steam at Universal und...

Comicscape - September 1, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-01-2004)

OPINION: You may have noticed a larger than usual number of graphic novels from Europe on the shelves these last few months. It's not because your comics shop owner has suddenly become more enlightened in his/her thinking and gone all "citizen of the worl...


One Month to Go...
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 08-02-2004)

We've now entered August and have one month to go until the networks start to roll out their fall television programming and it shows in this week's TV Wasteland. Love 'em or hate 'em, reality TV dominates the fresh programming airing on networks right no...

Heroic parents found for SKY HIGH
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-21-2004)

Kurt Russell (MIRACLE) and Kelly Preston (THE CAT IN THE HAT) will get the chance to wear costumes with capes as a pair of superheroic parents in SKY HIGH. In the Walt Disney Pictures film Russell and Preston will play Commander Stronghold and Josie Jetst...

JLA #100
by Tony Whitt (Tue 07-06-2004)

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEADThe Elite is back, and they're ready to take on and take over the world. The JLA are prepared to fight them off, but the Elite is pulling no punches, especially Sister Superior, who wants revenge against Superman for his part in t...

CHARLIE's rivals found for CHOCOLATE FACTORY
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 06-17-2004)

The names of the child actors playing the four remaining winners of the Wonka Golden Ticket have been revealed:AnnaSophia Robb will play Violet Beauregarde, a girl that wants to win every contest at all costs;Philip Wiegratz will be Augustus Gloop, the ov...


A wonder woman flies SKY HIGH
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 08-08-2004)

Lynda Carter's prior experience playing the star of the 1970s television series WONDER WOMAN will come in handy when she plays the school principal in SKY HIGH, the new movie from Walt Disney Productions. Carter will oversee a high school where the sons a...

DONNIE DARKO: The Sequel?
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 10-31-2001)

DONNIE DARKO writer-director Richard Kelly has provided original material for the truly strange website that also acts as a sequel of sorts to the film, which is currently in limited release.Still, though it operates as a sequel with details of the film's...

Preparing the eulogy for SIX FEET UNDER
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 11-06-2004)

HBO has announced that it will end its Emmy-award winning series SIX FEET UNDER at the conclusion of the next season, its fifth. Created by AMERICAN BEAUTY screenwriter Alan Ball, the show follows the ups-and-downs of a Los Angeles family involved with th...

FRIDAY THE 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan, Part 2
by Brian Thomas (Mon 10-25-2004)

FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER apparently ended the killing spree of Jason Voorhees, chopped to bits with his own machete by crafty little Tommy Jarvis. To some, this signaled the end of the slasher genre and perhaps horror cinema altogether, as box o...


An American beauty plays with a DOMINO
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-28-2004)

AMERICAN BEAUTY actress Mena Suvari has landed a plum role in DOMINO, the New Line Cinema action/biography film about to start filming next week. Suvari will star alongside Keira Knightly in the film and play a producer's assistant; Knightly's role is tha...

Lady Deathstrike examines vampires
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-14-2004)

Actress Kelly Hu has joined the cast of The WB Network's DARK SHADOWS. Hu will play the part of Dr. Julia Hoffman, a physician that makes the startling discovery that one of her patients is deceased -- because they are a vampire. The character of Dr. Hoff...

DAWN OF THE DEAD
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-19-2004)

Yes, the new DAWN OF THE DEAD is a remake of the George Romero horror classic, itself a follow-up to his earlier groundbreaking NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. And yes, this new DAWN is derivative of or at least shares concepts with other zombie films, specif...

DELGO gets one more
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-26-2003)

Actress Anne Bancroft has joined the ensemble cast of DELGO, a computer generated animated film produced by Fathom Studios. Lending their voices to the film also are Val Kilmer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Ripa, Er...


Photos from the Teen Choice Awards
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groff (Tue 08-26-2003)

Recently FOX held the 2003 Teen Choice Awards at the Universal Amphitheater. For the first time, fans ranging from their teens into their 60's had on-line access, (through AOL and Teen People), to vote and have a say in production elements of the show. Th...

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

The suits at Paramount have always looked down their noses at their moneymaking slasher series. There must've been cigars all around when they sold the rotting franchise off to New Line. Well, now that Ronny Yu has hit a home run with FREDDY VS. JASON (an...

Viva Las Luchadoras!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-24-2003)

A peeve from our mailbag: I am also not a fan of selling pan & scan and widescreen editions separately. If the audience wants a choice, sell them together in one or two discs. This selling separately is nothing more than greed. Well, I dont know ho...

Warner Bros. Classics
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-30-2003)

So far, Ive had no takers in my offer to sell out in return for a new DVD player, so Im expanding the offer to include retailers. Thats right, the first manufacturer or retailer that sends me a new DVD player will see it described as nifty in this co...


At the premiere of SCHOOL OF ROCK
by Sue Schneider (Fri 10-17-2003)

Paramount Pictures recently held the World Premiere of SCHOOL OF ROCK at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. This film which stars Jack Black as Dewey Finn, a hell-raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur who gets kicked out of his band. So what does he d...

FREDDY vs. JASON
by Brian Thomas (Fri 01-23-2004)

If you're not a fan of either the FRIDAY THE 13th or NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET movie series, you will not be converted by this long-awaited crossover, but it delivers the bloody "goods" for the horror faithful. Effectively forgotten by his home town of...

Thunderbirds
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 04-20-2004)

Genre:Family/Adventure/Science Fiction.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Working Title Films.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's Voices Are In It:Bill Paxton (Jeff Tracy); Ben Kingsley (The Hood); Anthony Edwards (Brains); Sophia Myles (Lady Penelop...

And while we're at it, we're at the premiere of THE CAT IN THE HAT too
by Sue Schneider (Wed 12-03-2003)

Okay, so I took the month of November off, but I still managed to catch a few of the great premieres that opened during that time. So get set over the next few days we'll catch you up on all the excitement that happened in Hollywood.DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN...


The Osbournes split from Sony Music
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 05-09-2003)

After 23 years of partnership, heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne is leaving Sony Music. The move comes after daughter Kelly Osbourne agreed to leave the company's lineup of artists this past January. Already the music industry is speculating that Kelly's...

'X2: X-Men United' nominated for MTV Movie Awards (Wed 04-21-2004)

The nominations for this year's MTV Movie Awards, airing Thursday, June 10 at 9 p.m. ET, are in and 'X2: X-Men United' has picked up four nods: 'X2: X-Men United' is nominated for "Best Movie." Hugh Jackman and Kelly Hu received a nom for their work...

Brian Cox Strykes X2
by Thom Stricklin (Tue 06-18-2002)

Yet another cast member has been added to the X-Men 2 roster. Victoria Time Colonist reports that Brian Cox (Bourne Identity, Rushmore, Long Kiss Goodnight) is among the newcomers of the film. He will be playing "Stryker, a villainous ...

Bulletproof Monk Details
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 04-01-2002)

Although filming has been underway for weeks now, MGM has sent out the start of production press release on Bulletproof Monk. The movie is directed by Paul Hunter and stars Chow Yn-Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Seann William Scott (Dude, ...


More Smallville Episodes for the New Year
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-31-2001)

Our friends over at KryptonSite tell us that three new episodes of Smallville follow on the heels of January 15th's "Rogue" episode. Look for "Shimmer" to follow "Rogue". That episode features the return of Kelly Brook's character, introduces STAR...

Black Cat Vol. #17
by Not Yet Assigned (Thu 09-25-2008)

Creative Talent: Writer/Artist: Kentaro YabukiTranslation: Kelly Sue DeconnickAdaptation: JN Productions What They SayThe Review!

Tucci Talks About Shi and Trouble
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-24-2002)

Comics2Film recently spoke with Shi creator Billy Tucci about the recent announcement that his flagship character had been optioned for feature film development by producer Mimi Polk Gitlin and Ma...

Affeck on Daredevil and Elektra (Fri 09-20-2002)

The Comics Continuum reported on the recent appearance of both Daredevil stars on ABC's Regis and Kelly in Primetime special, which aired on Tuesday. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner both appeared on the show, and Ben even offered a tad bit of commenta...


A Sneak Peek At The New X2 Trailer
by Adam Thur (Wed 02-12-2003)

Comics2Film recently got a sneak preview of the brand new X-Men 2 trailer debuting this Friday with the theatrical release of Daredevil. To get a detailed recap of all that happens in the first full trailer, keep reading. However, be warned that what f...

X-Men 2: Set Visit Wrap Up!
by Heidi Meeley (Thu 10-31-2002)

Click thumbnails for larger images On October 18, Comics2Film was invited to join the online/g...

Hu To Star in Jade
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 09-27-2002)

Production Weekly had an interesting summary of the movie version of Chaos! Comics' Jade. Although we knew it is in development, the PW article indicates there are quite a few talent attachments as well. According to the article, Kelly Hu is attach...

WITCHES OF EASTWICK Hit Small Screen for ABC
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 08-12-2008)

A TV adaptation of the 1987 film The Witches of Eastwick has failed twice for Warner Bros TV so why not try it again? ABC has given a put pilot order to a new version of the supernatural tale to be written by Maggie Friedman ("Dawson's Creek"). ...


Mania Exclusive Interview: Watchmen, Part I
by Rob Vaux (Fri 08-01-2008)

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is best known for his work on television, playing missing father John Winchester in Supernatural and making recurring appearances on Grey's Anatomy. Jackie Earl Haley enjoyed success as a child actor—most notably as Kelly Leak in...

DNAngel English Voice Cast Finalized (Thu 07-15-2004)

Director: David Williams Studio: IS&M Translator: Masako Ollivier ADR Script: Dylan Otto Krider Daisuke Niwa - Voiced by Kevin Corn - The main character, 14 years old. He likes Risa Harada (the younger sister of twins). When he thinks about Risa, he tran...

Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Angelic Layer volume seven
by Way Jeng (Tue 07-27-2004)

Hello, and welcome to a poignant moment in "Being a Brief Discussion..." The fact of the matter is that no matter how much we might wish otherwise, our favorite shows eventually come to an end. In one sense it's a sad event, but it's also a time when we c...

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...


Lost in Translation
by Allen Divers (Mon 05-12-2003)

Part Duex: Everything starts from a question. All right, I've been enough of a bad boy this week, so its back to what you guys love: English Dubs. But first, a question! Hi my name is Paul, I am like so many others a huge anime fan. I enjoy both Sub a...

Madlax English Cast List (Fri 02-04-2005)

ADR Director: Kyle Jones Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm ADR Script: Monica Rial Studio: ADV Studios CHARACTERS: Madlax - Voiced by Nancy Novotny - An agent-for-hire in Gazth-Sonika, specializing in assassinations and bodyguarding. She’s been doi...

GONZO's 15th Anniversary Title AFRO SAMURAI Goes On-Air in Japan (Thu 03-08-2007)

WOWOW to premier the much-awaited animation on May 3rd 2007.03.08 GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichiro Ishikawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereafter GDH) has announced that AFRO SAMURAI, the animated series produced b...

Anime Boston - All Reports
by Andrew Tei (Fri 04-18-2003)

Opening Ceremonies Hosted by: Adam Ferraro The opening ceremonies for Anime Boston took place in a grand theatre room. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling and an upper level let some special guest sit from above and watch the people who were seate...


RIGHT STUF'S NOZOMI ENTERTAINMENT Announces Summer 2008 GRAVITATION T-Shirts & Tank Tops (Fri 04-18-2008)

New apparel featuring exclusive series artwork arrives July 2008! GRIMES, IA, April 18, 2008 - Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce six new T-shirt and tank top designs - featuring character artwork from the hit anime series G...

Air TV English Cast List (Sun 06-03-2007)

AIR TV For generations, Yukito's family has searched for "the girl in the sky." That is all he knows. So, he wanders Japan searching for clues. One summer he wanders to the seaside town of Kami... and there he meets three very special girls, one of whom m...

Revised 'Southland Tales' features over 100 new shots
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 11-07-2007)

SCI FI Wire spoke with 'Southland Tales' director Richard Kelly who talked about the reworking of his movie after a weak critical reception. That work involved adding over 100 visual-effects shots as well as new scenes to clarify the story. "The w...

Winner: 'Southland Tales' Shirt
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 11-26-2007)

Updated November 26th Congratulations to andrewj! We've got your apocalypse right here! For those that didn't win, we've got more Southland stuff coming up this week! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure th...


THE OUTER LIMITS: Returning Control of Your Television Set to You?
by Frank Garcia (Mon 08-28-2000)

September 3, 2000 is judgment day for THE OUTER LIMITS. On that evening, Showtime will open exhibit #132, a special two-hour presentation titled `Final Appeal.` The proceedings will be overseen by Hollywood legend Charlton Heston as Chief Justice Haden Wa...

San Diego Comic Con Update: The Eisner Awards
by Matthew F. Saunders (Sat 07-22-2000)

The 12th Annual Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards ceremony was held Friday night during the San Diego Comic-Con 2000 Convention. The awards are named after comics legend Eisner, creator of The Spirit. Considered by many to be the `Oscars` of the comic bo...

THE LATHE OF HEAVEN: The Resurrection
by Frank Garcia (Mon 07-17-2000)

In a re-release that began in June, at various dates and times across the United States, a remarkable resurrection of a favorite genre film is being broadcast over 300 Public Television stations. The 1980 film adaptation of Ursula K. LeGuin`s classic 1971...

Reaching the Limit
by Frank Garcia (Mon 06-19-2000)

With over half of its sixth and final season now broadcast on Showtime at the end of June, The Outer Limits will continue unveiling its remaining 10 episodes before reaching its final 132nd episode. The special two-hour final episode titled `Final Analysi...


'This Issue: Batman Dies!!!'
by James Busbee (Wed 12-06-2000)

This month, Batman dies.No, really. Were not kidding. What, you dont believe us?Okay, fair enough. We comic fans have been burned so many times by resurrected heroes and meaningless `events` that were skeptical of anything that promises major changes i...

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

It's nice to see Fox marketing their new anthology series NIGHT VISIONS the right way by acknowledging that this is essentially an updated riff on THE TWILIGHT ZONE. In commercials for the series, the rock song "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring hums in t...

MOORE'S WILD KNIGHTS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 08-29-2001)

Daredevil, the Punisher, Elektra, and many more of Marvel's more down-to-earth stars have been revamped in one way or another for a new century and a new generation of readers via the Marvel Knights imprint. Taking a slightly more mature perhaps even dar...

SUPERBOY's New Team
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 08-23-2001)

Jimmy Palmiotti is taking SUPERBOY in a new direction when he and Dan DiDio take over as writers with #94 in November."Dan and my plans are to take the amazing job Joe Kelly has done with the book and take it a little more down to earth and simplify the b...


Activision shows profit, announces future plans
by James Stevenson (Tue 07-24-2001)

Activision announced today that it has 14 XBOX titles and 10 GAMECUBE titles in development. The revelation came during an earning call in which Activision announced a slight profit, beating analysts' expectations. The company announced that it has 6...

Annette Bening--American Beauty
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 03-01-2000)

Annette Bening didn`t exactly shoot to stardom. It only seems that way. After several years on stage (earning a Tony nomination in 1987 for `Coastal Disturbances`), the actress came to Hollywood, where she made her film debut in the forgettable THE GREAT ...

Realworlds: DC Comic Book Stories Set in Our World
by Edward Gross (Thu 02-24-2000)

Back in the 1950s and 60s, DC Comics devised a means of telling a number of fanciful stories that could never be pulled off in regular continuity (i.e. what if Batman had been raised by the Kents?, what if Superman lost his powers?, what if Superman had ...

Perlman, Hu join voices in 'Afro' (Tue 10-31-2006)

Ron Perlman ("Hellboy") and Kelly Hu ("X2: X-Men United") are joining Samuel L. Jackson as part of the voice cast for Spike TV's "Afro Samurai." The five-part animated series, which premieres Jan. 4, is based on a graphic novel by Takashi Okazaki and cent...


Hits and Misses
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 11-15-2004)

Not only does ABC have not one, but two popularly and critically acclaimed shows (LOST and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), as well as several entirely watchable shows that haven't yet cracked the top of the ratings (BOSTON LEGAL and LIFE AS WE KNOW IT)...Not only ...

'Transformers' roll out with truckloads of VES awards
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 02-11-2008)

Variety reports that 'Transformers' and Industrial Light & Magic were the big winners last night at the sixth annual Visual Effects Society awards The Autobots raked in four awards: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion ...

Winner: 'Southland Tales' Soundtrack + Shirt
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-07-2007)

Updated December 7th Congratulations to sb02127 If it's the apocalypse, you're a winner! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is a valid working address...

Smallville Spoilers from Wizard magazine (Tue 12-26-2006)

Smallville story editor Kelly Souders spoke to Wizard magazine and revealed more upcoming episode info. from the show. KryptonSite has compiled some spoilers.


Smallville & Marvel Animation Update (Thu 01-25-2007)

The CW has released 10 images from "Crimson," the Thursday, Feb. 1 episode of Smallville. The episode was written by Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders and directed by Glen Winter. Just released on DVD on Tuesday, the 'Invincible Iron Man' animated movi...

'Southland Tales' Trailer
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 10-22-2007)

The story that 'Donny Darko' director Richard Kelly began this summer as a graphic novel, ends this November as a motion picture. Watch the trailer...

'Afro Samurai' to open Oct. 27
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 09-26-2007)

From Variety: Samuel L. Jackson starrer "Afro Samurai," a theatrical toon based on a five-episode TV series produced by Japanese animation house Gonzo, will open in Japan Oct. 27, Gonzo parent GDH announced Tuesday. Based on a comic by Takashi Okazaki,...

Spider-Man 3: Spider-Man Appearances (Tue 05-01-2007)

Be sure to check out these Spider-Man cast appearances this week: Monday - Kirsten Dunst on The Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday - Entire cast on MTV TRL - Tobey Maguire on Live with Regis and Kelly More...


Hell Bound
by Scott Collura (Fri 10-05-2001)

Hard as it is to imagine a time before television, forgetting all of the sensationalism that comes standard with a TV set, there nonetheless have been plenty of frothing-at-the-mouth media frenzies that pre-date the boob tube. One of the most notorious of...

Symphonic Swede
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-21-2006)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATION  MovieScore Media has released its fifteenth soundtrack of the year – like the others, exclusively online and available through iTunes or the label’s web site.  Frostbite (aka Frostbitten) is the...

Black Cat Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Wed 03-01-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kentaro YabukiTranslated by:JN ProductionsAdapted by:What They SayTrain and his partner Sven go after a huge bounty, attempting to track down a weapons smuggler who is dealing dangerous new technology on the black market. They...

.hack//Roots Vol. #3
by Dani Moure (Mon 12-10-2007)

What They SayAfter the return of B-Set and Gord the Twilight Brigade finally put together all the Virus Cores. After activating the cores, a terrible battle with TaN follows. Ovan is finally captured by Naobi, who lured Ovan into a trap. However the illeg...


Slayers OVA Collection
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 01-11-2008)

What They SayIn the annals of fantasy there is no mage as feared, no sorcerer as powerful as the fiery Lina Inverse. And when the exceptionally well-endowed Naga the Serpent accompanies her, the forces of evil will find there€™s nowhere to h...

Naruto Box Set 04 (also w/special edition)
by Justin Rich (Thu 10-04-2007)

What They SayAfter barely making it out of the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura proceed to the next stage of the Chunin Exam: a one-on-one sudden death elimination battle! Pitted against each other in individual combat, an assortment of young, b...

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

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

ADV Announces Aquarian Age Cast (Thu 03-25-2004)

ADR Director: David Williams Studio: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm ADR Script: Thomas Gonzalez Kyouta Kamikurata - Voiced by CHRIS PATTON - a junior in high school. Yoriko's childhood friend; she is one of the most important ...


Macross English Cast Finalized (Thu 12-01-2005)

MACROSS: 2009. Ten years of furious conflict and frenzied construction have turned an alien wreck into a human triumph: the colossal space battleship Macross. On the day of the ship’s launch, the world waits with bated breath to witness mankind̵...

Goddanar English Cast List (-)

It is 2047. Five years ago, under attack by creatures known as Mimetic Beasts, the countries of the world banded together and using giant robots, defeated the creatures, at the cost of many lives. One pilot who survived is Goh Saruwatari. But having suffe...

Maburaho English Language Cast List (-)

Maburaho is a world where everything is pretty much the same as the real world, except for one thing – magic exists, and everyone has the ability to use it. Magic (and spell count, the number of times one can use magic) often determines one’s ...

Get Backers Cast List (Mon 04-12-2004)

Director - Lowell Bartholomee Studio - Monster Island Ban ? Rich McDonald (ADV Debut) - Ban is one of the two main characters, he is one-half of the Get Backers. He's approx. 18 years old. He generally goes for a "cool" personality. He's a highly talente...


Spriggan Special Edition (-)

What They SayThe ancient artifact known as Noah\'s Ark has been uncovered. Buried underneath the North Pole and forgotten since before the birth of history, the Ark holds the potential to elevate its controller to the status of a god... as well as the pow...

Slayers: Movie Box (Thinpak)
by Megan Lavey (Wed 09-21-2005)

What They SayIn the annals of fantasy there is no mage as feared, no sorcerer as powerful as the fiery redhead Lina Inverse. And when the exceptionally well-endowed Naga the Serpent accompanies her, the forces of evil will find there’s nowhere to hi...

MANIA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: D.B. SWEENEY
by Rob Vaux (Wed 07-16-2008)

Sci-fi fans know D.B. Sweeney as not-at-all-nice-person John Goetz in the late, lamented Jericho TV series. Other genre projects include Fire in the Sky, Spawn, and TV shows like Strange Luck and Harsh Realm. But his career has encompassed a number of dif...

AFI Releases Top 10 Lists for Genre Classics
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-18-2008)

The American Film Institute (AFI) has once again updated their Top 10 Lists of all the major movie categories and sent them to media outlets. You can check them out below. What do you think? Agree? No? Share your thoughts.The American Film Institute (AFI)...


TV Wasteland: Fox “Inkubates” Animation
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 05-12-2008)

Fox is finally learning from its own animated television success. Shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy, and King of the Hill continue to play successfully for them, even though it seemed for a while that the network was dead set on killing these shows. Fox...

DONNIE DARKO Sequel
by Associate News Editor (Sat 05-10-2008)

U.K.'s Velvet Octopus is working on a sequel to the 2001 cult film DONNIE DARKO entitled S. DARKO. The story picks up seven years after the first film (and Donnie's death) when little sister Samantha Darko and her best friend Corey are now 18 and on a r...

Nuku Nuku Cast (Sun 06-30-2002)

Through a hard weeks worth of effort, readers in the English Track forum have managed to play out the guessing game started by ADV\'s Janice Williams to figure out who the English cast will be for the upcoming Nuku Nuku OVA release: Nuku Nuku - Allison Ke...

Found in Translation (Thu 11-16-2006)

Publishers Weekly has a new interview up today that talks with Kelly Sue DeConnick who works on a lot of mang adaptations and provides a look at things from that point of view.


Slayers Great
by Dani Moure (Tue 11-02-2004)

What They SayThe vixen, the doll, and the super golem contest: don\'t miss another exciting Slayers tale! All Lana Einburg wants is for her golem-making father Galia and her equally ambitious brother Huey to end their long-running feud. But her world ge...

Angelic Layer Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 06-11-2004)

What They SayThe championship match is about to begin, but before that can happen, everyone must confess their deepest secrets and confront their own demons as the past finally catches up with the present. In the most exhilarating battle yet, the Miracle ...

Escaflowne Movie: Ultimate Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 05-19-2002)

What They SayA re-telling of the fan-favorite Escaflowne TV series available in the US for the first time ever! This LIMITED 3-disc set contains the Movie CD soundtrack and a second full DVD of bonus materials: Production Art Gallery, Staff and Cast Inter...

GDH Announces AFRO SAMURAI US Premiere Date (Tue 10-31-2006)

Telecasts on Cable Network SPIKE on January 4th, 2007 2006.10.31 GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichiro Ishikawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereafter GDH) has announced that AFRO SAMURAI, the animated series produced by it...


Del Rey Manga Acquires Its First American Manga In COllaboration With Pop Superstar Avril Lavigne (Tue 01-30-2007)

NEW YORK, NY " January 30, 2007 " Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House Inc. and one of the premiere publishers of manga in the U.S., announced today the acquisition of MAKE 5 WISHES, created in collaboration with platinum-selling and Grammy Award-n...

Transformers, 300, Spider-Man 3 & Smallville Nominated for Visual Effects S (Mon 01-07-2008)

The Visual Effects Society (VES) today announced the  nominees for the 6th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual  effects in over a dozen categories of film, television, commercials and video games.   Nominees were ...

Rebecca Romijn Talks X-Men: The Last Stand (Wed 04-05-2006)

Rebecca Romijn, who is playing Mystique for the third time, said she went through the makeup process some 20 times for X-Men: The Last Stand. "It's been the same four women for all three movies," Romijn said during an appearance on the syndicated Liv...

Chiklis will spend summer shooting 'Fantastic' sequel (Thu 03-23-2006)

A scooper reports on yesterdays 'Live with Regis and Kelly' Michael Chiklis said he reports to the set this summer for the sequel to 'Fantastic Four.'


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

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

Legion of Superheroes headed for 'Smallville' (Thu 08-28-2008)

Brian Wayne Peterson and Kelly Souders discuss their plans for season 8 of 'Smallville' with Collider.com. Peterson says he's approaching this as if there will be a ninth season, but also considering their options if this ends up being the finale. They ...

X-Men Encyclopedia Contributor Eric J. Moreels Hits The Books
by Kevin Leung (Mon 02-10-2003)

Click for larger image Marvel recently announced volume two of the Marvel Encyclopedia series, due in book stores in April. The book is specifically timed to come out in conjunction with the X-Men movie. That's because this volum...

SMALLVILLE episode 8.6 - "Prey"
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 10-06-2008)

The CW have released the description for the October 23rd episode of 'Smallville' entitled "Prey". Sam Witwer's character Davis Bloom begins his descent into what the Smallvillified version of the comic-book heavyweight Doomsday!DAVIS STARTS TO ...


The CW tumbles for 'The Graysons'
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 10-01-2008)

You loved 'Smallivlle'. You wanted to love 'Birds of Prey'. Now The CW is taking another pass at adapting the Batman family for the teen drama crowd with the just-announced series 'The Graysons'.Variety reports that current 'Smallville' showrunners Kelly ...

DCG Flashback 10/09/2005
by Blazej Szpakowicz (Sun 10-09-2005)

Welcome to the second installment of the DCG Flashback. Once again, we hope you'll join us as we take a look into the hidden depths of the C2F vaults and unearth some of the classic art of yesteryear. Marvel Heroes vs Onslaught by ...

'Spectacular Spider-Man' has a deadly wardrobe malfunction
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 06-02-2008)

With apologies to Walt Kelly, Spider-man has met the enemy and not only is he wearing his costume, he might just be our hero. Such is the theme of "Intervention," an all-new episode of 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' premiering this Saturday, Jun...

Review: 'Southland Tales'
by El Bicho (Mon 11-19-2007)

Writer-director Richard Kelly’s follow-up to his cult classic Donnie Darko is such a massive undertaking with all the ideas he wants to deal with that it unfortunately collapses under the weight of its aspirations. It’s a noble effort, but by ...


Next Week on Smallville
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 05-22-2002)

Clark makes a deal with the devil in an encore presentation of "Rogue", the May 28th episode of Smallville. Clark's (Tom Welling) secret identity is at stake when a bad cop (guest star Cameron Dye) witnesses him use his superhuman powers and coerce...

Mania Manifesto: Top 7 Video Games at E3
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-22-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...

Tor Books partners with Seven Seas to form new manga imprint and announces publication of Afro Samurai, the basis for the hit Spike TV anime series! (Thu 12-06-2007)

New York, NY—Thursday, December 6, 2007: Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—has formed a new manga imprint with Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC. Seven Seas, founded i...

GDH K.K. and FUNimation Entertainment to Reveal Director's Cut Footage of AFRO SAMURAI at New York Comic Con (Fri 02-23-2007)

Animated Series Premiered on Spike TV in January Look for DVD, Mobile and iTunes Content, Soundtrack and Apparel GDH and FUNimation Entertainment have announced they will offer a sneak peek of director's cut footage of the critically-acclaimed animated...


Update: Hu's in X2
by Jason Lethert (Wed 06-05-2002)

The scintillating Kelly Hu flaunted her sex appeal in this spring's Scorpion King, and now she'll be a thorn in the side of a certain team of mutants. The Hollywood Reporter posted official confirmation of Hu's signing on to the X-Men 2 ...

Next Week on Smallville
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-31-2002)

It's a back-to-back Smallville next week with encores airing Monday, August 5th and August 6th! Monday's episode is "Rogue" in which Clark makes a deal with the devil. Clark's (Tom Welling) secret identity is at stake when a bad cop (guest star Ca...

Winner: 'Southland Tales' Shirt
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 11-29-2007)

Updated November 29th Congratulations to rnewbz! This pretty cool shirt is yours! And for those that didn't win, remember we're giving away a 'Southland Tales' shirt + CD Soundtrack right now, and we've got two more Southland prize packs coming u...

Glover, Loeb On Smallville Team (Tue 09-24-2002)

KryptonSite reports John Glover has joined the cast of Smallville on at least a semi-permanent basis. Glover, who plays deliciously evil Lionel Luthor, is appearing in the opening credits of Smallville's new season, and will be appearing in many ep...


A Look at the X2 Script
by Joe Hendren (Fri 09-06-2002)

Stax from IGN FilmForce is offering a sneak-peek at the script for the highly anticipated sequel to X-Men. This particular draft of the script runs one-hundred-nine pages and is dated April 30, 2002. Along with giving a brief synopsis of the story, ...

MEDIUM: Car Trouble
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 04-30-2008)

This week’s episode of Medium is probably the worst of the season. The goal of the episode is to start a story arc that the series really doesn’t need, a conflicted husband dealing with a potential affair with his cougar boss. This i...

TV Wasteland: Sweeps is Here, Can You Do Anything About It?
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 04-28-2008)

The May sweeps officially started last Thursday and some of our favorite series came back from hiatus that night. Smallville and Lost both came back to the same average numbers they had been getting for the past season while another series, Supernatural a...

Anna Faris joins "Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 11-28-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Anna Faris has signed on to star in the upcoming farcical sci-fi comedy titled Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel.The script, written by Jamie Mathieson, follows three social outcasts (two geeks and a cynic) ...


Chris Moore to direct "Killers"
by Karl Schneider (Fri 11-03-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Chris Moore, known for ripping into novice directors on Project Greenlight, will make his own directorial debut on the horror-action film Killers.The script, written by Kelly C. Palmer, revolves around a group of close...

William Shakespeare in DOCTOR WHO
by Karl Schneider (Wed 09-27-2006)

According to SCI FI WIRE, The upcoming third season of the BBC's DOCTOR WHO will feature a famous character from British History, William Shakespeare."William Shakespeare [played by Dean Lennox Kelly] is going to be in one of the episodes," Russell T Davi...

Sarandon Will Be Wicked in ENCHANTED
by News Editor (Fri 01-13-2006)

Walt Disney Pictures has signed Susan Sarandon to star in ENCHANTED. She joins a cast that already includeds Amy Adams and James Marsden.As previously reported, the story centers on a princess-in-waiting who is banished from a classical animation world b...

"Forbidden Planet (Ultimate Collector's Edition)"
by John Sinnott (Wed 12-06-2006)

The SF films of the 50's are often dismissed on whole as low budget drive-in fodder made by the likes of Roger Corman to turn a quick buck.  While that is true to a large extent it isn't entirely accurate.  There were a handful of excellent S...


B.O.D.Y. Vol.#02
by Erin Jones (Wed 10-01-2008)

Creative Talent Writer/Artist: Ao MimoriTranslated by: Kelly Sue DeConnickAdapted by: Joe YamazakiWhat They SayDear Valentine, You gave me my first stolen kiss, But something clearly was amiss. Your ex-GF Seemed awful pissed...The longer I longed to date ...

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...

Adam Shankman to direct "Bedtime Stories"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 02-08-2007)

According to Variety, Adam Shankman (Hairspray) has signed on to direct the upcoming fantasy comedy, Bedtime Stories, for Walt Disney Pictures.The film, based on a script from Matt Lopez, revolves around a harried architect whose life is turned upside dow...

Battle of the ‘Star’ Series: Star Wars, Star Trek, & Starship Troopers
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-30-2007)

A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ...


ALIAS - The Horizon
by Jason Davis (Tue 12-20-2005)

With a lovely, though hardly unexpected final revelation, ALIAS is on maternity leave and, as faithful readers of PEOPLE magazine no doubt know, it's a girl. Back to your regularly scheduled review. As I mentioned when reviewing "Bob," it's a bit of a sha...

Comicscape - August 3, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-03-2005)

I thought my crossover critique in last week's COMICSCAPE would garner mail a plenty, but to no avail. My rant about the FANTASTIC FOUR movie must've driven away my readership or something. Fortunately, I received a few thoughtful, lengthy letters that co...

Pixar's super-family
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 03-15-2005)

So what movies do you have lined up for St. Patrick's Day? While some may lift a glass to toast Francis Ford Coppola's FINIAN'S RAINBOW (below) or the charming THE QUIET MAN (drinking, brawling & beautiful scenery how much more Irish can you get?), o...

AMERICAN DREAMS Seasons 2 And 3 - Two-disc set available this summer from Sony/NBC
by Randall Larson (Fri 03-18-2005)

AMERICAN DREAMS composer and arranger Danny Pelfrey and music supervisor Greg Sill are producing a groundbreaking new soundtrack for the NBC series, featuring a fistful of popular music stars singing some of the most memorable hits of the 1960s. Pelfrey a...


Stars Prep for Oscars
by News Editor (Sat 02-26-2005)

As the rich and beautiful(?) prepare for Oscars big ceremony tomorrow night, a few "interesting" people and techniques are involved in helping everyone to look their best.Reuters reports Dr. Bob Keller, a former trauma surgeon with a slight resemblance to...

B-yond Your Usual Movie Experience
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-25-2005)

Usually at this time I'd be plugging B-Fest 9 (www.b-fest.com), the 24-hour B-movie marathon I attend every year. I'd be crowing about how this show combines a love for trashy cinema with a grueling endurance test, and explaining how MYSTERY SCIENCE THEAT...

THE RING TWO
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 03-18-2005)

THE RING TWO starts out as a near-copy of its 2002 predecessor (and the 2000 Japanese original that spawned both), which might not have been a bad thing. A very nervous high school student (Ryan Merriman), aware of the one-week death curse surrounding a f...

Check out the SKY HIGH Trailer
by News Editor (Thu 05-26-2005)

Yahoo! Movies is offering the trailer for the upcoming SKY HIGH. The movie stars Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Bruce Campbell, Lynda Carter, and Danielle Panabaker. It was directed by Mike Mitchell. The Walt Disney Pictures' film hits t...


CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Premiere
by Sue Schneider (Wed 07-13-2005)

On Sunday, July 10th Warner Bros. Pictures held the premiere of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, which was a benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The carpet was a milk chocolate color and sprayed to smell...

2005 Report Card: Guilty Pleasures
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 06-20-2005)

Ah, another week of summer, another desperate attempt to find things worth watching. Sure, it's gorgeous outside, the sun practically beckoning us out of doors, but then we might get skin cancer, and really, who needs that grief? No sir, much better to ...

Sky High with Giacchino
by Randall Larson (Wed 06-08-2005)