..."The LateShowwithDavidLetterman." We feel that the "LateShowwithDavidLetterman" agreement is very reasonable, and hope and expect the WGA will agree to the same terms and ultimately permit the "Golden Globe Awards"...
... WGA, The LateShowwithDavidLetterman and LateLateShowwith Craig Ferguson. However, actors who are asked to appear on the struck network talk shows will have to cross WGA picket lines, creating the same situation that has led to the consensus amo...
...Central) LateShowWithDavidLetterman (CBS) Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Lead actor in a comedy series Tony Shalhoub, Monk (USA) Steve Carell, The Office (NBC) Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies (ABC) Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (...
Due to the current writer’s strike, the writers of The LateShowwithDavidLetterman aren’t bringing home any bacon, but they can apparently still find it in themselves to be clever and funny. I’m really on the fence about the stri...
Certain films seem to be made as proof that any idea, no matter how bad, can yield excellent results if handled right. In the case of Charlie’s Angels, the idea is double-bad: the three-babes-as-detectives was a lousy premise for a silly television show, ...
"It's going to be cool, I think," Dunst said on CBS' The LateShowwithDavidLetterman on Thursday. "The movie looks a lot better. You get more into the characters now."
Saturday's episode of Teen Titans on Kids' WB! ranked among the top 10 broadcast ...
Here's a clip from 'Transformers' that aired on the LateShowwithDavidLetterman last night. It features Megatron squaring off with a defiant Shia LaBeouf.
...ards, The LateShowwithDavidLetterman, and other shows wearing a black leather biker jacket. While that alone may conjure images of Cage as Johnny Blaze, reportedly the most interesting part of the jacket was the image of a flaming skull on the bac...
John Shea is returning to his role as Adam Kane for four episodes of Mutant X this season, The Continuum has learned.
Kirsten Dunst, who is returning as Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2, will be a guest on CBS' The LateShowwithDavidLetterman on Friday.
...
Kirsten Dunst, who returns as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man 2, will be a guest on CBS' The LateShowwithDavidLetterman on Monday, June 28, two days before the film opens.
E!'s Behind the Scenes special will air on July 1 at 4:30 p.m.; July 2 at 8:...
Be sure to check out these Spider-Man cast appearances this week:
Monday
- Kirsten Dunst on The LateShowwithDavidLetterman
Tuesday
- Entire cast on MTV TRL
- Tobey Maguire on Live with Regis and Kelly
More...
I got into the indy comics scene late, so I never heard of David Hine until a few years ago when he began working for the stateside offices of Marvel Comics. In a short space of time there were a few Marvel miniseries: Daredevil Redemption, Son of M., th...
Jane Seymour appeared on the LateLateShowwith Craig Ferguson last night and she talked about various things including Smallville. Before she came on the show, a new clip was shown of Genevieve Teague at the mansion with Lex Luthor. Watch the clip...
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and witness something that few eyes have seen before: a true DVD masterpiece! On this slim disc you will find not only a collection of the craziest little film oddities ever assembled on digital media, but also a verit...
Jane Seymour stopped by The LateLateShow on Tuesday night to chat with Host D.L. Hughley about her role in Smallville as Genevieve Teague. They also showed a preview clip of "Bound" which features her with Jason (Jensen Ackles). Click to view the clip a...
Jane Seymour, who begins a multi-episode run on 'Smallville' this week, will be appearing on Tuesday night's CBS 'LateLateShow' to promote her appearance.
Robert Rodriguez, director of Sin City with Frank Miller, appeared on CBS' The Late, LateShowwith Craig Ferguson on Tuesday night and described his approach in translating Miller's property to film. "Those are like the best written directed, shot, lit m...
The year 2007 was punctuated by the release of the final Harry Potter tome, by the start of the fourteen-week WGA strike, and by the deaths of some of SF’s and fantasy’s top writers, chief amongst those Kurt Vonnegut and Robert Jordan. But as ...
One doesn’t need to see every episode to follow the adventures of David Banner (Bill Bixby). The opening credits alone give you all that you need to know what is going on withDavid Banner and his alter ego the Hulk (Lou Ferrigno). David Banner as t...
...epeat)THE LATESHOWWITHDAVIDLETTERMAN (11:30 PM, CBS) Dave's got Denzel Washington on the program to talk about THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE.TUESDAY, JULY 20TRADING SPOUSES: MEET YOUR NEW MOMMY (8 PM, FOX) In a new primetime network move that brings the...
This is both the best and the worst time of year for a TV writer. It's the best because a new season is in bloom, with promising new entertainments across the dial. It's the worst because I suddenly have even less of a social life than normal. I've seen s...
After nine seasons, THE X-FILES will wrap it up this May; about two seasons too late by my watch.You know, it hurts me to say bad things about THE X-FILES. I'm a total nerd. I used to love the show. But now THE X-FILES is all about Doggett (Robert Patrick...
Last November Fox TV announced that had ordered a series pilot based on Michael Oeming's original graphic novel 'Six'. The series, retitled 'Them', is currently targeted for midseason 2008.
Recently I spoke withDavid Engel, Manager and Co-Executive ...
It was a hot and sunny day at The Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles as I took my place in one of the photographer pens on the red carpet. Fans were in bleachers and screamed for their favorite television stars as they walked down the red carpet to...
... MOON.THE LATESHOWWITHDAVIDLETTERMAN (11:30 PM, CBS) Fanboys will want to take note that Natalie Portman is on tonight's show to promote her new movie GARDEN STATE. Will she mention about any reshoots for EPISODE III? THURSDAY, JULY 29TREMORS ...
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...
You'd think that getting slimed by rapidly evolving alien creatures would make a performer a bit apprehensive. Well, that's just not the case for David Duchovny. The actor who has made a name for himself investigating aliens for the past eight years on TV...
Interviewer: Way Jeng
There aren't many shows that I give an unqualified recommendation. A show might be great, but there's almost always something that has to be noted. There might be a small but significant flaw that the audience will have to tolerate....
Well, there are always celebrities and Hollywood properties excelling at making gossip fodder of themselves and this week is no different. This week, we have a Judge smoking pot in idiotic places, Dukes of Hazzard actors getting snubbed from singing ...
...epeat)THE LATESHOWWITHDAVIDLETTERMAN (11:35 AM, CBS) Josh Hartnett is on to talk about his new movie, WICKER PARK, and wink at the ladies in the audience. For a stupid pet trick someone pretends to be a giant boa constrictor. THURSDAY, AUGUST ...
...acked.THE LATESHOWWITHDAVIDLETTERMAN (11:30 PM, CBS) OPEN WATER director Chris Kentis comes on to chat with Dave about how he shot his thriller. Former President Bill Clinton, also a guest on tonight's show, listens eagerly from the green room, won...
Intro
I've been writing reviews for Anime on DVD.com since 1998. I've been a fan of anime for a bit longer than that. It's been interesting to see my style of review change over the years. With 2000 I realized that I had to do something a bit different in...
On his his
own website, comic scribe, novelist and columnist Peter David recently
revealed his involvement with the recently announced Teen Titans
animated show. David writes a number of titles for Marvel and DC, including the
popular teen team book...
Hot off taking home the Saturn Award for best network genre show for his BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER at the 28th annual Saturn Awards, creator Joss Whedon let us in on the status of all the projects he's got going. Here's the rundown: About the soundtrack al...
David Lynch may be considered one of the premier American directors (and rightly so to these eyes) in critical circles, but his unique brand of visceral "entertainment" rarely strikes a chord with general audiences. The major exception was his creation, a...
Interviewer: Way Jeng Interviewer (I): Today I'm talking with Liam O'Brien, voice actor in and ADR director of Koi Kaze. Let's start at the very beginning. Any discussion about Koi Kaze has to involve its central theme, incest. A lot of fans are undoubte...
A sad week for SF fans, as Michael Piller has passed away to cancer. As a fan of the man's work, and what I know of the man himself, that saddens me. And as somebody who has faced down and survived the Big C himself, it infuriates me every time somebody...
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...
It would be difficult to imagine Buffy-creator Joss Whedon finding a more suitable creative partner than David Greenwalt. Having served as co-executive producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer since its first season, it seemed only natural that Greenwalt woul...
I promised myself I wouldn't let the STARGATE discussion stretch into a third week, much as I do like antagonizing overly zealous Gaters, but the below email turned up in my account last week and I just couldn't let it pass.Kaya Jackson wrote: "You can pr...
While access to the massive film library compiled by Ted Turner is provided by the TCM cable channel (and home video releases), another section of this archive has had a troubled road toward creating an identity for itself. Turner owns rights to a huge co...
If you've been following 24 this season (and I certainly hope you have, since it's been such an improvement over last season), you probably saw the Kiefer Sutherland public service announcement that aired during the episode a few weeks back. If you didn't...
The
Comics Continuum has the scoop on Joe Pantoliano's appearance on The LateShowwithDavidLetterman earlier this week. Pantoliano plays Daredevil
ally Ben Urich in the upcoming film, but said he prefers playing the bad guys.
"I just did
Daredev...
The upfront (in more ways than one) subject of AMERICAN SPLENDOR is Harvey Pekar. Harvey writes literary and music critiques, but his primary income and stability come from working as a file clerk at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland. When Harvey's friend Robe...
Greetings Cinescapers! Last week I asked you to vote for the worst direction SMALLVILLE could take based on reader suggestions, and boy was there a response. Many of you wondered if I knew of any show besides SMALLVILLE and conjectured that if I did it wa...
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...
What They SayInsurrection will not be tolerated! To prove that point, the government has set a big, bad bomb to blast the planet Graceland right out of the sky. To make matters worse, The king is dead. However, before the Pirate King Bruce died, he hid bi...
It's ironic that 2001 would be the year of release for one of Stanley Kubrick's most eagerly awaited and controversial motion pictures. With Steven Spielberg writing and directing what was to be the late master's greatest sci-fi epic, A.I. is a film to be...
...e" on THE LATESHOWWITHDAVIDLETTERMAN on May 26 and on THE TODAY SHOW on May 28. The single begins its airplay on radio May 3.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
Network cancellation was the best thing that could have ever happened to STAR TREK. Had NBC renewed the show for a fourth or even a fifth year, the series would have undoubtedly continued to chug along. But, with considerable budget cuts each season, ther...
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...
We deserved so much better.Loathe as I am to adopt the attitude of the wronged, brooding fanboy, it's hard not to feel emotionally gutted when watching the final episode of THE X-FILES. For many years, I - along with countless other viewers - remained ded...
David Kemper, executive producer of FARSCAPE, the Sci-Fi Channel’s prime time ratings star, issued a challenge to the uninitiated. He said, `Talk to someone who has seen this show, and look at it yourself. Just tune in once, and you’ll be hooked. It’s ce...
(DISCLAIMER: This piece is purely satirical and in no way reflects the views of Nelvana, nor, for that matter, my own views (except for "number one").)
Steve Brandon*
(Portion of a transcript of the Monday, June 20th, 2000 broadcast of The David Letter-...
What They SaySaya Otonashi, a seemingly normal high school student, suffers from amnesia and she can\'t remember the past year of her life. One day, after a man appears and gives her a katana sword, her destiny begins to be revealed. Soon she finds hersel...
In the
June 2002 issue of Wizard
(on sale now) there is an article written by Kirsten Dunst.
The article is a journal that Dusnt kept while filming the big screen adaptation
of Spider-Man.
Dunst's journal begins on
Wednesday January 3, 2001 with th...
In 1990, the world was enthralled with an original new television show called TWIN PEAKS that was co-created by offbeat filmmaker David Lynch (ERASERHEAD, DUNE, BLUE VELVET) and which introduced the mystery of "Who Killed Laura Palmer." Of course, Lynch m...
Hiroyuki Morioka Panel & Interview In March of 2002, I watched Crest of the Stars for the
first time and immediately regretted not picking it up when it first came out.
When Otakon announced they were having Hiroyuki Morioka as a guest, I was quite
...
Comic writer and
novelist Peter David
confirms that he'll be penning the scripts for new comics based on the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles.
"Yes. It's
true. I've been approached by Dreamwave about doing a new...
Paramount issued a press release this week promising a `Trekker`s Biggest Dream`--a walk-on role in the finale of Star Trek: Voyager--as the grand prize in a contest to introduce the new Voyager section of the official startrek.com Website. `UPN and Param...
Ladies and gents, it's lovely to be back. It is I, your faithful Cinescape TV reviewer once again holding down the fort for my phosphor dot brother Dave whilst he settles into a lovely new house...funny that he hasn't told me his new address yet... Anyhow...
The second volume of Blood+ continues the fun from volume one, but still suffers from minor flaws that keep it from being as good as it could be.What They Say
They are called Chiropterans, ravenous creatures that can change their form, disguising themsel...
The bronze-colored starship bridge set is in pitch black. Jagged beams of yellow light from outside sources, piercing from ceiling corners and wall slits help illuminate numerous consoles and the `Slipstream chair` sitting in the center of the room. The ...
What They SayWhat can you do when you discover that the principal of your high school not only IS an old witch, but that she wants you dead, dead, dead? Or that one of your best friends has been turned into a zombie and another has been possessed by an in...
According to Variety, Warner Bros. TV has hired David Nutter to direct the pilot for the upcoming show THE SARAH CONNER CHRONICLES. Fox has officially greenlit production on the show.The show is a TERMINATOR themed show, revolving around Connor and her s...
Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.
Happy Tue...
2005 was the year of the alien invasion show, with SURFACE, THRESHOLD, and INVASION all premiering within weeks of each other on major networks. While none of these shows were renewed for a second season, they are getting a second chance on DVD. One of ...
The original release from ADV Films receives a bit of a face-lift with its packaging and arrives on the scene once again for new fans to discover.What They SayDemons and devils beware, the sexiest slayer to ever swing a soul -sword is back! Yohko Mano has...
A couple of years ago, Harlan Ellison was preparing to finally tell his side of the `City on the Edge of Forever` story, to set the record straight about his involvement with STAR TREK and his working `relationship` with series creator Gene Roddenberry. W...
There's a new anime version of the classic manga 'GeGeGe no Kitaro' airing on Japanese television according to a weekend article in The Daily Yomiuri.
2008 marks the 40th anniversary of the original anime series, which is based on Shigeru Mizuki's manga,...
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...
The big secret about Unbreakable is that it’s really a comic book superhero movie.Yes, you read that right.The explanation offered by Elijah (Samuel L. Jackson) for David’s miraculous escape from the train wreck is that David (Bruce Willis) is the real-li...
`They left me out of the picture!` David Fury says of the October 1, 1999 issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY that listed the BUFFY episodes to date and featured a photo of and a discussion with the principal BUFFY writers. `I was a freelancer last year,` he ex...
Last week, we talked about end-of-season cliffhangers that kept the audience glued to the their seats all summer in anticipation of the following season's reprise. This week, we turn our attention to those shows that went out on a cliffhanger never to re...
Wunderkind director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Say Anything...) missed a beat with last year's Vanilla Sky, a remake of Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes), the 1997 Spanish thriller. Re-teaming with his Jerry Maguire star Tom Cruise, Crowe p...
FAVE GAMESCORES OF 2005 Video game scores continue to rival motion picture scores, whether they are composed by film scorers or by composers specializing in games music. These are my favorites of those released on CD during 2005: 1. Advent Rising (Tommy T...
On August 18 2004, I had the chance to take a trip to the UK office of ADV for a special interview with one of the most renowned American voice actors, Monica Rial. She has been in numerous English anime dubs in the past few years, including some of the m...
[Editor`s Note: In Part One, we looked at the American Cinemateque`s screening of Dark City at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, part of their First Annual Festival of Fantasy, Horror & Science-Fiction. The screening was followed by a question-and-answer...
Airing on Aug. 18th, the episode of Farscape entitled `Won’t Get Fooled Again,` will delight and surprise viewers. Written by Richard Manning and directed by Rowan Woods, this is the famous episode #14 that cast and crew have been talking about for months...
The biggest news this week is that after this May, for the first time in nearly twenty years, the airways will be totally free of new STAR TREK episodes. ENTERPRISE is no more. For all the praiseworthy efforts of Manny Coto and company in trying to salvag...
I'm still getting emails on the subject of Mexican movies arriving on US DVD without the benefit of subtitles that I wrote about back in April. US video labels like Ground-Zero and Brentwood have been picking up these Mexican features, often genre favorit...
What They SaySo long suckers - Say sayonara to Planet Graceland!
Insurrection will not be tolerated! And to prove the point, the government has set a big, bad bomb to blast Graceland right out of the sky! To make matters worse, The King is dead. Howev...
In the future, the 21st Century of the Galactic Calendar (or G.C.) to be precise, the Milky Way Federation has decided to respond to the political uprising on planet Graceland by bombing its population into annihilation. Into this impending tragedy comes ...
Well, there are weeks where y'all are talkative and weeks where I'm left wondering if anybody even reads this damn thing. Last week was clearly the former, as the subject of TV on DVD seems to have brought you all out of the lurking woodwork. There's a ...
What They SayCase File IV contains episodes 15-18: The Golden Statue of Great Burglar, The Secret of the Sacred Cross Sword, The Adventure of Thames Monster, The Adventure of the Three Students
221 Baker Street has gone to the dogs! Based upon Sir Arthur...
They've spent several years reminding us that, "It's not TV. It's HBO." Well, that may be the case, but TV or no, it still all comes down to the ratings in the end. After an amazing second season that erased any memory of complaints that the first season ...
Famed producer David Zucker sat down with USA Today and discussed a brief bit about the upcoming Superhero Movie, a spoof on the latest batch of superhero movies we've seen in theaters as of late. A new photo featuring stars Drake Bell and Christopher McD...
"We're talking about doing a TV show that would be a prequel taking place when (Blade) is twenty years old and Whistler is in his forties," says Director David Goyer about the potential for "Blade" Spin-Offs
New Line's FINAL DESTINATION 2 project now has a director. David Ellis, a second unit director and stunr coordinator has signed on to direct the coming film, which has a script by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. The project is eyeing a late fall producti...
What They SayCreated by Tow Ubukata (Pilgrim Jager) and produced by Production I.G. (Otogi Zoshi, Ghost In The Shell), the supernatural anime series Le Chevalier D\'Eon is a masterful fictionalization of the real life Charles d\'Eon de Beaumont, a diploma...
Hi there, have we met? We're three weeks in, so I suppose I should introduce myself. Name's Dave, and I'm tending bar in this little corner of Cinescape these days. Meant to do this before now, but the first two weeks of the column have been a bit hectic ...
There's never been a shortage of British television crossing the pond to air on American networks, but in light of recent week's additions to the fold, I thought it was time for a State of the Union Jack address. I know, awful pun...I've had a very long ...
By the time you read this I will have broken any New Year's resolutions I made.Yeah, I know it's only been a week. I assure you, they were all broken by Jan. 1 at 5 p.m.Hello? Have we met? I'm Ms. No Will Power. Good to meet you.I'm no different than anyo...
It`s Christmas Day, and the Lord is moving in Mysterious Ways. TV`s one and only family-friendly science fiction show—a program whose paranormal moral compass is so straight-ahead that it has made a name for itself at the very middle of the middle-of the-...
Welcome to a special
edition of the DCG Artist Spotlight!
Our very own David José
Zamarripa Moran (aka Marrow2000) has recently made the big leagues! David is the
colorist for DC's top-ten selling Supergirl series. To celebrate a DCG
veteran's recent...
Having reviewed three SF shows from the 2005 television season that were cancelled, (SURFACE, THRESHOLD, and INVASION) I thought I'd take a look at a program that was actually renewed. Oddly enough, the genre program that had the most success last year w...
Man, I just feel sorry for anybody who didn’t grow up during the Sixties like I did. Our parents actually thought Wonder Bread and Twinkies were good for us, we struck a nice balance between playing outside and unhealthy amounts of television-viewing, and...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the BBC is refusing to deny various press reports saying that David Tennant will be leaving the show Doctor Who after the current season finishes filming."He is totally committed to filming the third series, which...
SPOILER ALERT, DON'T READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE WINNERS
Leaving behind the glitz and glamour of typical tinsel town award ceremonies, it was a screamtastic Saturday night at Spike TV’s third annual Scream Awards. Fans dr...
By Jason Lethert (originally
published December 2001)
1999: Counter Goblin
In
1999, Fox premiered Spider-Man: Unlimited, a brand new take on the
character, and a marked contrast from any previous incarnation - comic or
animated. This show stranded...
I'm really not trying to turn my repeatedly delaying this STAR WARS/STAR TREK column into a running joke, I swear. I fully intended to delve into that rich subject material this week, after finally closing out George Lucas' franchise last Friday night. ...
If your not a comic book fan, you may not have heard of David Johnson. Maybe you've heard of a little show he's worked on...'Justice League'. In this interview, Johnson hints to working on a new WB show called 'Legion' and "a Bruce Timm new project".
The Providence Anime Conference kicked off this past weekend in its inaugural event. The conference – a convention by any other name – was put into reality by the people behind the New England Anime Society. Though that name may not be too fam...
The full schedule for this year's Comic Con has been released here but as always, we're going to sift through the press releases and give you the panels covering Movies, DVD and TV events. You can check out the first two days below.Wednesday, July 23, PRE...
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I'm taking a vacation. If you don't know me, this will not seem an unusual thing for me to say. Trust me, it's unfathomable. Usually, I define "vacation" as working from somewhere other than my place of residence. This time...
It has been a long week and I cannot yet write the column I intended to write for this week. Alas, my timing is off as it so often was in high school. Ah, high school. What I would give to have had a BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 or even DAWSON'S CREEK, high sc...
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 ...
Making films is an organic process. Particularly if you work with a director like Bryan Singer, who constantly refines scenes until the day they`re shot. And while it`s normal for scripts to be revised numerous times, the X-Men feature film went through n...
Stephen David Brooks (Heads N TailZ) will direct the upcoming horror film BREW for The Ilya Salkind Company, according to ComingSoon.net.BREW is the story of a self-styled loser who inherits a family brewery drowning in debt. His girlfriend convinces him ...
They just don't make movies like DEUCES WILD anymore... with good reason. The opening sequence, which features a weeping Leon (Stephen Dorff) carrying the body of his overdosed brother Allie (Brad Bashoff) down a rainy '50s Brooklyn street, is so unselfco...
20th Century Fox has begun negotiations with Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz for a second X-FILES feature film.Though it has been assumed that it will happen for some time, no director or cast has been set for the project, which is just beginning to come ...
By Chris Beveridge
Otakon 2001 has come and gone, and much like the past two
conventions, this one is just as varied as those.
Be forewarned that we\'ll ramble a bit here. The convention, as
is unfortunately typical of Otakon, lacked any serio...
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!At last, UPN has put up its official synopsis and photos of `Flesh and Blood,` the two-hour movie that will conclude Star Trek: Voyager`s sweeps month. `Janeway and the Voyager crew are shocked when The Doctor commits treason to he...
THE X-FILES creator Chris Carter is currently toiling with his team on the conclusion of the cult series turned pop culture phenomenon, but he had a few spare moments to look back on the season that provided the mythology connection between the TV show an...
November 23rd brought the home video release of this summer’s full color, effects-laden, big budget remake of THE HAUNTING, based on the classic novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, by Shirley Jackson. What today’s video renters may not realize is that the ...
This years Otakon marks the fourth time I\'ve gone to one. And after the problems of last year, I definitely wasn\'t sure if it would be my last or not, dependent on how the problems played out this year. Thankfully, the majority of the problems seemed to...
Despite the fact that Fandom covers science fiction, fantasy, and horror, I resisted the urge to title this article `The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films of 1999.` The reason for the shorter, simpler title is that the films on this list tru...
As Star Trek: Voyager has wrapped its first episode of the season and moved on to the second, more rumors have leaked out about the plots of the early installments (Warning: Potential spoilers ahead! Skip down to avoid them!). We know from the official si...
Woohoo! We're back to a big long list, so we've just got room to get into the Prize Closet. We have 2 copies of BLACKBALLED: THE BOBBY DUKES STORY to give away, courtesy of Shout Factory. To enter, send an email containing your name and address to psycho...
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...
I don’t know what it is about the word ‘ultimate’ and franchise guides, but there’s no doubt that DK Publishing is one of the best in the business for in-depth and aesthetic guides on your favorite media series. This week Tom De...
Genre:Adventure/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:1492 Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/"Mr. Fantastic"); Michael Chiklis (Benjamin J. Grimm/"The Thing"); Jessica Alba (Susan "Sue" Sto...
I'd like to write a bit about our Prize Closet this week. Yes, I thought that might perk you up but we'll be getting to our giveaway down below a bit. We've been running giveaways in this column fairly regularly for the past year or so, and I try to get ...
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...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another mail-filled Comicscape maelstrom. Last week’s column on Marvel’s Civil War garnered some thoughtful letters – more than the paltry couple I seem to receive lately. For whatever r...
I think we'll start this week by exploiting the audience. That's what TV's all about isn't it? So, why not engage in a little audience exploitation in a TV column? It'll be painless, I promise. All you have to do is think back to a season finale that ...
We received this tidbit this past weekend from a scooper that claims to have first-hand knowledge about which late night talk show host will be on the next SIMPSONS DVD set providing commentary. It isn't Mr. Letterman, and it isn't Mr. Leno. Think tall, r...
Hello, and welcome to another brief discussion of those wacky English dubs we like so much. The subject of today's examination is Chrono Crusade, an interesting show set in late-twenties America. This show has been released by ADV Films, dubbed by their I...
Welcome to another week of Grind Your Axe at COMICSCAPE. I'm your host and all-around nice guy, Kurt Amacker. This week, we took some time at the Home Office to tear open some of your letters about that swinging new flick, V FOR VENDETTA. As most of our v...
It's time once again for a brief discussion of Nerima Daikon Brothers. This show made a considerable impression in dub circles as a rare example of an anime musical, and it boasted an impressive dub to boot. The second volume carries on in the same tradit...
So the news came out that the Half Life movie directed by Quentin Tarantino is destined to join the list of the greatest science fiction movies that were never actually filmed. It has damned good company ...
10. The "Real" Alien 3
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I am so mad at the Fox Network right now. I just wanna bust down their door and start crackin' skulls.Why, you ask? Here's why: first, the network cancels THE TICK. And now, there may not be much of a future for FUTURAMA.While saying that they have not ou...
The WGA 12:01 AM PT walk-out has officially commenced, something which will clearly affect the television industry and short-term programming plans in the very near future. The Late Night Talk Show circuits will go dark tonight and within a mont...
As a long time fan of the original Doctor Who series I was a bit apprehensive when I heard that the BBC was reviving the show. While I was encouraged that new adventures would be filmed, I was also afraid that this new version, which was touted as being u...
Every celebrity whom went through their own 15 minutes of fame and watched it fly away for the next 30 minutes has some law troubles this week. The topper is the Boy George Law Trouble and I’m sure after you read it, you’ll agree. It left me s...
What They SayIn the future, mankind will venture to the far reaches of the cosmos using technologically advanced trains, perhaps the least likely method of intergalactic travel. The fleet of Galaxy Railways transports countless galactic citizens from one ...
After a lengthy hiccup in their publishing schedule, Tor Books finally got back on track this Tuesday with a slew of new novels from such powerhouse genre authors as Harry Turtledove, David Coe, and L.E. Modesitt, Jr. to round out a Weekly Book Buzz th...
Fans of the late Vincent Price will no doubt be delighted by All Day Entertainment’s release VINCENT PRICE: THE SINISTER IMAGE (COLLECTOR’S EDITION) – as opposed to VINCENT PRICE: THE SINISTER IMAGE (NOT AT ALL A COLLECTOR’S EDITION, DON’T BUY THIS IF YOU...
How rare is this? A show that not only lives up to the hype it generates, but it also surpasses it. In case you’ve been on the lam, we’re talking here about the HBO gangster comedy/drama The Sopranos, easily the most praised TV show of the last 20 years. ...
Anime Boston has come and gone and the one convention that I ensure that I make every year has by all appearances been just as successful as the previous years have been. Anime Boston is rather special to me since it was something I saw forming from the s...
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ...
And you thought you had a hard day at the office...Jack Bauer, head of the LA division of the Counter Terrorist Unit, is having a rough day. After being called in to prevent the assassination of Senator David Palmer, the first African-American with a shot...
Prepare for ranting in 3... 2... 1...The Parents Television Council can kiss my TV-lovin' ass.I hate, hate, hate the PTC.There. I said it.I don't like organizations whose sole purpose is to push television networks to program only their idea of "family-fr...
The DVD sea is full of charlatans, out to get your buck without thinking ‘bout their due to you. Shelves are filled with titles released by myriad companies with sketchy track records. One minute you’re laying down your cold hard cash to take in a favorit...
Last month I reviewed the DVD release of CABIN FEVER, one of the better horror films of recent years. The delightfully packed disc includes among its extras a record FIVE audio commentary tracks. That nutty director Eli Roth did one commentrak, then hoste...
The allure of Richard Laymon`s fiction is difficult to deconstruct. Whenever I finish one of his many rollicking entertainments, I take a moment to reflect on the things in the book that so enraptured me. Perhaps I shouldn`t think about it so much. One of...
What They SayWith alien abductions, homeless hobos, a dysfunctional crew, overdue rent bills and an insecure ruler calling her all the time, Milk doesn\'t have time to relax enough to play games or watch her shows. And if you think she has it bad wait unt...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONJohn Powell (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, SHREK) has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, released last week by Varese Sarabande Records. The music has plenty ...
GATE Mail by David Michael Wharton (Mon 08-08-2005)
It's been a long week, but I am finally back within the warm embrace of high-speed internet access, and so back to the TVW grind I go. Back before Mr. Davis' side-trip into the world of TV on DVD, we were talking STARGATE, specifically this season's addi...
Greetings Cinescapers! Remember last week? I sure don't! Turns out that I have that MEMENTO disease, no not the memory loss one, the other one where after seeing the film I tell everybody it was nothing more than that backwards episode of SEINFELD. Appare...
Welcome to our second weekly shopping trip to DVD land! It’s our hope that by printing out this handy checklist of new genre DVD titles that your DVD shopping activities will be even more exciting. Not that we didn’t realize that DVD shopping is already m...
Any doubts about David Boreanaz's excitement at voicing the role of Green Lantern were quickly put at ease the moment he walked through the doors of Warner Bros. Animation for his first recording session in late 2006.
Boreanaz quickly confessed that hi...
What They SayThe Earth has been invaded by the mysterious Inbit, and it\'s up to a handful of survivors from Mars Colony to liberate the planet. After an unsuccessful first attempt to retake the Earth, the inhabitants of Mars Base are ready to try again. ...
HIGHLANDER creative consultant/showrunner David Abramowitz gets his second Q&A off to a bracing start by acknowledging that the series had a political philosophy: "I've always been a relatively liberal Democrat and that's the political bent of HIGHLANDER....
What They SaySixteen-year-old Himeno Awayuki wants a normal, happy life. But when her nutty father Kaoru marries the wealthy executive Natsue, Himeno finds herself living on an estate the size of a small country and saddled with two stepsisters, Mayune an...
There's something about the words "to be continued" that TV audiences simultaneously love and hate. On one hand, it means the story is going to have at least another hour to unfold its hitherto unexpected complexities before us. On the other hand, it me...
Months of acrimony between Viacom, Inc. and Chris-Craft, who jointly owned UPN until Viacom forced Chris-Craft to sell earlier in the year, came to a head this week when Chris-Craft shocked Viacom by revealing a deal with another media giant, Rupert Murdo...
Like fast action, graphic violence, hot chicks and intricate storylines? Then "Blade" is the show for you. In an exclusive interview, CBR News spoke with Exec. Producer David Goyer about the series and its future. Plus we talk comics and get updates on "T...
Amid all the well-deserved attention for SUPERMAN RETURNS, the two-hour pilot of BLADE: THE SERIES premiered on Spike-TV last night. It stands as a significant move for Marvel Entertainment, as the company continues to adapt its comic properties to new ...
You`ve got to give Joss Whedon a lot of credit. The guy decides to take a failed motion picture named BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, which was based on his script, and turns it into the hottest genre series since Fox introduced THE X-FILES. And as if this isn`...
After a wait of seven months, Jack Bauer and 24 return to television with a two-hour fourth season premiere this Sunday, followed by two more hours in its new regular Monday-night slot. I've seen the first three hours, and the premiere starts off with a l...
Executive Producer Glenn Gordon Caron has a history of injecting more into his shows than most producers are capable of. His MOONLIGHTING of the 1980s, when it was good, was exceptional. Even when it wasn’t so hot, it still had a style unlike anything els...
Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve...
For a director who doesn't have a new movie coming out anytime soon, Kevin Smith sure has a lot going on. Not only is he consistently making news with his various forays into comic books (DAREDEVIL, GREEN ARROW, SPIDER-MAN) but he can be seen in the next ...
Happy anniversary to me, as this column marks the end of my third year writing this column, making this my 156th without taking a break. All for some free DVDs and a few Canadian Tire Dollars, but look at what I've accomplished. That's right, every movie ...
At the beginning of September, the British Film Institute produced their list of Blighty`s hundred greatest TV shows. The voters included program makers, actors, academics, critics and executives (1,600 polled, a quarter replied). In third place, just und...
Science fiction is endlessly fascinating for the vision it gives us of the future - in retrospect, not only for the predictions it gets right, but also for its amusing missteps. Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's highly entertaining marionette series THUNDERBIRD...