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Lucy Lawless Joins THE X-FILES
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-30-2001)

Lucy Lawless didn't just cool her heels after the end of XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS. She's now jumping on board another TV franchise: THE X-FILES.At this point, Lawless has been signed for a multi-episode engagement, the specifics of which are being kept unde...

Lucy Lawless Talks About Hanging Up the Chakram
by Cindy Pearlman (Fri 02-16-2001)

Though Xena: Warrior Princess> the series comes to a close this May, Lucy Lawless is well aware that, for her, Xena: Warrior Princess the experience will never end.`I know for the rest of my life I`ll be like Barbara Eden [of I Dream of Jeannie fame]. It ...

Lucy Lawless' X-FILES Role
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 10-12-2001)

When the ninth season of THE X-FILES starts up next month, not only will the series be minus David Duchovny, but ex-XENA Lucy Lawless will be making the first of two scheduled guest appearances. While talking to Ian Spelling's Inside Trek & Sci Fi syn...


Lucy Lawless/X-FILES Details
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-31-2001)

In case you were wondering about how ex-XENA Lucy Lawless got hooked up to THE X-FILES, executive producer Frank Spotnitz has been explaining it all.While talking to the New York Post, the producer explained, saying, "She and [Chris Carter] met in the pas...

Lawless Returning To X-FILES?
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 12-06-2001)

Though it was hinted that her two-episode guest stint on THE X-FILES might become a recurring character, Lucy Lawless says she won't be coming back any time soon.While talking to TV Guide, Lawless addressed the possibility of her return on the series, say...

Lawless voicing Wonder Woman for Justice league DVD? (Tue 12-05-2006)

Actress Lucy Lawless has said in an interview that she will be voicing Wonder Woman for a yet unknown Justice League DVD: "Besides playing a warrior princess, the 38-year-old actor was recently in the studio voicing the character of Wonder Woman for a Jus...

GALACTICA Turns Lawless
by News Editor (Thu 08-18-2005)

Lucy Lawless will guest-star in an upcoming episode of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. The episode will air September 9th.Lawless guest-stars in Final Cut, where she will play a reporter who gets unlimited access to film aboard Galactica and documents the stress o...


XENA fest draws Lawless
by Mike Whybark (Mon 02-10-2003)

YAHOO! Entertainment News notes the weekend's XENA CONVENTION in Pasadena, reported to have attracted 5,000 fans. Also in attendance Saturday night were the show's leads, Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor, who portrayed the eponymous XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS ...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Final Cut
by Jason Davis (Tue 09-13-2005)

"Final Cut" takes the seasoned concept of a documentary being produced inside a drama and serves up an excellent hour of TV drama. Skillful handling of the military/journalist relationship coupled with Lucy Lawless guesting as journalist D'anna Biers and ...

Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-24-2006)

... Majere), Lucy Lawless (Goldmoon)Who's Making It: Will Meugniot (Director), Tracy Hickman (Novel), George Strayton (Screenplay), Margaret Weis (Novel), Arthur Cohen (Producer), Steven Stabler (Producer)Release Date: Autumn 2007Premise: A barbarian wom...

Stardate 0618.01: Frequencies Are Re-Opened!
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 06-18-2001)

...ust likes Lucy Lawless in leather, the series finale of XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS is a must-see for genre aficionados. The syndicated show airs at different times all over the country -- some stations have chosen to run the two hour-long parts of "A Frien...


XENA Finale Premiere Pix
by Sue Schneider (Fri 07-13-2001)

(Additional reporting by Frank Kurtz)On Tuesday, June 19th, the cast of XENA gathered at the Museum Of Television and Radio in Los Angeles for the West Coast Premiere screening of the final episode of the series. Renee O'Connor, Robert Tapert, and L...

PREVIEW: Third season DVD goodies for XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 02-10-2004)

...taries by Lucy Lawless (Xena), Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle), Hudson Leick (Callisto) and Ted Raimi (Joxer).Included on the third season of XENA are: interviews with actors Lucy Lawless, Renee O’Connor, Hudson Leick, and Ted Raimi plus executive producer ...

XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS: Season Five
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-08-2004)

...hile star Lucy Lawless was pregnant in real life and her impending motherhood was woven into the show, the effect it had on the individual episodes was hit or miss. Sometimes it seems that Xena’s pregnancy bears too much weight on the drama and you lon...

BOOGEYMAN
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 02-04-2005)

...petitive. Lucy Lawless has a cameo as his mother. The writers have devised a cleverly organic origin for their Boogeyman, which is given to us visually rather than verbally. BOOGEYMAN adds perhaps one flourish too many with a late introduction of a cha...


Sitcoms and Space Invaders
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 09-12-2005)

...g in over Lucy Lawless' narration is a testament to the power of music to stir emotion and memory. I've always thought that the striking, martial theme from the original series is one of the finest bits of genre music ever composed, even if it was atta...

At the premiere of THE RETURN OF THE KING
by Sue Schneider (Wed 12-17-2003)

...odriguez, Lucy Lawless, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jerry O'Connell, Christoper Lloyd, Adrien Brody, and many others.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

The 31st Annual Saturn Awards
by Sue Schneider (Tue 05-17-2005)

...Reiniger, Lucy Lawless, Avi Arad, Crista Campbell, Robert Englund, Ann Robinson, Tom DeSanto, Hal Linden, Ken Foree, Stephen J. Cannell, Robert Hayes, Fred Willard, Laura Ziskin, Robert Picardo, Brannon Braga, Ron Perlman, Ben Browder, Claudia Black, J...

XENA star faces her BOOGEYMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-16-2003)

Lucy Lawless, the Warrior Princess we all know as Xena, will star in the horror flick BOOGEYMAN, now shooting in New Zealand. The film is being produced by Ghost House Pictures, the partnership formed by XENA creators Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert, Screen G...


X-FILES Episode Details
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 11-09-2001)

...uest star Lucy Lawless). Reyes continues the battle back at the FBI, while keeping an eye on the potentially double-dealing Assistant Director Follmer (guest star Cary Elwes), as some questions get answered and new ones alarmingly rise to the surface.

December 16 December 22: The Worst Kind of TV Special
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 12-16-2002)

...Damon and Lucy Lawless? Yep, BERNIE MAC (Fox, 8 p.m.) is a repeat.A deadly radioactive storm threatens the crew in tonight's ENTERPRISE (UPN, 8 p.m.).Van and Deaq get involved in a gunrunning case that involves another undercover cop who's fallen in lo...

Zatoichi and the Shiny Silver Discs
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-29-2003)

...chor Bay) Lucy Lawless' immortal heroine, digitized for your pleasure in this 7-disc box set.[ ] X-MEN: The Legend of Wolverine (Buena Vista) This special edition of an arc from the animated series tells the origin of Wolverine, along with commentrak b...

Look ahead to 2007
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-02-2007)

...chor Bay) Lucy Lawless and Greg Gunberg star in a tale of an escaped mental patient who helps a boy who suspects his stepfather is evil. The latest from the Room 6 team of Michael Hurst and Mark A. Altman, with commentrak and featurette.  (O)&n...


Car-Crash Action!!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-02-2003)

...taries by Lucy Lawless, Renee O’Connor and Robert Tapert.ANIME ADDITIONSAnd finally, we close off each weekly list with a rundown of the constant stream of anime from around the world:(O)     BANNER OF THE STARS 2: Volume 3 - Return...

Keri Russell cast as 'Wonder Woman' (animated) (Tue 01-15-2008)

... although Lucy Lawless plays the role in that film. A live action version of the character would appear in the 'Justice League' feature film, which may or may be greenlit this week.

Jeremy Sisto haunts the 'New Frontier' as Batman (Sat 02-16-2008)

...e Flash), Lucy Lawless (Wonder Woman), Kyra Sedgwick (Lois Lane), Brooke Shields (Carol Ferris), Miguel Ferrer (Martian Manhunter) and Phil Morris (King Faraday). The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 26, 2008. The HD DVD editio...

Review: 'Justice League: The New Frontier'
by El Bicho (Tue 02-26-2008)

...erman and Lucy Lawless as Wonder Woman. Keith David is perfect as the ominous voice of THE CENTRE, but Jeremy Sisto, who is a great actor, didn't work as Batman. 'The New Frontier' is available as a single DVD, a two-disc special edition, and on HD ...


Warrior Princess to 'Witch Girls'? (Wed 03-09-2005)

In an interview, 'Witch Girls' Production Assistant Emily Foster hints that Lucy Lawless may be giving up her sword for a broom in the 2006 Movie.

Aniston Not Wonder Woman (and Other Rumors Debunked)
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 12-19-2001)

...Chyna and Lucy Lawless as contenders this is pure dreamcasting brought on by the public musings of the actress. Furthermore our source told us that recent internet rumors that Wonder Woman has been greenlit by Warner Bros. are also false. Our sourc...

Neil Patrick Harris is Flash in 'Justice League: New Frontier'
by Jim Harvey (Wed 07-11-2007)

...Superman, Lucy Lawless as Wonder Woman, Brooke Shields as Carol Ferris and Phil Morris as King Faraday.

JUSTICE LEAGUE:NEW FRONTIER
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Wed 02-20-2008)

...er Woman (Lucy Lawless) and the Flash (Neil Patrick Harris) all play important roles. Besides the Flash their roles are reduced in size compared to Darwyn Cooke's original story. In all honesty it was a great change of pace to have Batman be ...


Diamond Select to produce BSG Action Figures
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-24-2007)

...tars like Lucy Lawless, Dean Stockwell and Battlestar Galactica veteran Richard Hatch, this impressive cast steals the show and delivers rock-solid performances week after week.This new licensing agreement expands upon Art Asylum’s previous arran...

Moore on GALACTICA End
by News Editor (Tue 06-05-2007)

...alking to Lucy Lawless about possibly reprising her role at D'Anna Biers. No word yet.

Zoe Bell Leads in Action Flick
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 08-16-2007)

...ouble for Lucy Lawless in XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS.  

Wizards Senior Honcho Mark Sehestedt
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 01-17-2007)

...ng Tanis. Lucy Lawless is Goldmoon. The official site is at http://www.dragonlance-movie.com. Last time I looked they had some concept art up.   I know this is a bit like asking you to pick a favorite child, but what specific work or works u...


'Wonder Woman' awaits a screenplay (Thu 09-11-2008)

... Aniston, Lucy Lawless and so on, the producer says he'd prefer an uknown actress in the lead role.

Another Addition To X-FILES Cast
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-10-2001)

...XENA star Lucy Lawless had also signed on to the program at least for the season's first two episodes. Lawless may also be returning for later episodes.

XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS - SEASON TWO
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-16-2003)

... talented Lucy Lawless is. No one's going to say that the material she's given is Shakespeare but for the lead character in a TV show, she's got the chops and smarts to know when to play it serious and when to have fun with it. Look at an episode like ...

HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS - Seasons One & Two
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-12-2003)

...played by Lucy Lawless) in three episodes and understand how she came to reform her evil ways. The TV movies have a slightly different feel, as should be expected, from the series, with Herc’s family, rotating sidekicks (who do surface in later episode...


X-FILES Season Opener Pix
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-15-2001)

The Fox TV network has released images from the coming ninth season opener of THE X-FILES. The two parter's story, titled "Nothing Important" and "Nothing Happening", guest stars Lucy Lawless as Shannon McMahon. As the ninth season begins, the miracle of ...

XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS - 10TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
by News Editor (Wed 07-13-2005)

...ews with: Lucy Lawless & Renee O'Connor, Liz Friedman, Katherine Fugate, Robert Field, Rob Tapert, Jane Holland, Josephine Davison, Rick Jacobson, Adrienne Wilkinson, William Gregory Lee, Ted Raimi, Adam Armus, Kay Foster, Hudson Leick, RJ Stewart,...

DOUBLE DARE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-07-2005)

...Carter or Lucy Lawless, though both ladies take part, but the true tale of the women that doubled for these actresses whenever the going got rough. Jeannie Epper had already been doing stunts for movies and TV for decades when she was hired to double f...

X-tra Innings For THE X-FILES
by Melissa J. Perenson (Fri 11-09-2001)

...s season. Lucy Lawless and Cary Elwes will both be joining the series. Elwes will be a recurring character, while Lawless is set to appear in the first two episodeswith more a possibility down the stretch."One of the first things we knew we wanted to d...


THE X-FILES "Nothing Important Happened Today" Parts 1 & 2
by Carl Cortez (Fri 11-09-2001)

...uest star Lucy Lawless) in the "Nothing Important" episode of the 2-part ninth season premiere of THE X-FILES. © 2001 Fox really engaged by the presence of Lucy Lawless who plays the mysterious Shannon McMahon. Forget the fact that we get to see ...

Meet the Real Fox Mulder
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 11-20-2000)

...ided that Lucy Lawless and Renee O`Connor felt likewise, but eroded ratings have led the sponsors and the studio to cut the budgets. If you still want to join the petition, for what it`s worth, click here. And if you want to read the latest on Lucy Law...

The Warrior Princess is back
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-02-2003)

...ith stars Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor and producer Robert Tapert on three episodes as well as a 30-minute interview with the trio, photo galleries, "Xena Chronicles" trivia and actor/director biographies.You can also help support a worthwhile cause wh...

X-FILES 9th Season Opener
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 11-02-2001)

...uest star Lucy Lawless), who holds clues to a shocking government cover-up with possible ties to Scully's baby. 


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

... Clip 3 - Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor on Joxer's costume and character:-- Low bandwidth-- High bandwidthClip 4 - Renee and Lucy re-live Gabrielle's loss of "innocence":-- Low bandwidth-- High bandwidthGot a scoop? Know something that you need to t...

New images from 'Justice League: The New Frontier'
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 11-28-2007)

... Shields, Lucy Lawless, Neil Patrick Harris, Miguel Ferrer, Kyra Sedgwick, Jeremy Sisto and Kyle MacLachlan and will be available on DVD for $19.98 SRP. There will also be a 2 disc Special Edition DVD available for $24.98 SRP which contains additional ...

"Battlestar Galactica: The Eye of Jupiter"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 12-20-2006)

... and the Lucy Lawless Cylon to take a battalion of Centurions down to the planet’s surface and take the eye.  By the end of the episode Starbuck has been shot out of the sky and her husband and Lee are at odds over whether to find her or...

"Battlestar Galactica: Rapture"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 01-24-2007)

Before I dig into what happened in the spring premiere I have to comment on the poor ad campaign running for the series.  The ads are like a schmaltzy Smallville rip off with some horrible pop balad that just makes the series appear flaccid and s...


FELLOWSHIP L.A. Premiere Pix
by Sue Schneider (Wed 01-02-2002)

...s Craven, Lucy Lawless with her daughter Daisy and many others.Click on the thumbnails here and below to see the larger images.

MTV2 is Bringing Back the DEATHMATCH
by News Editor (Mon 06-20-2005)

... Stern to Lucy Lawless and the Spice Girls.Eric Fogel created the series but will not be involved for the new run.

David Eick talks BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
by Karl Schneider (Sat 07-15-2006)

...view, but Lucy Lawless, Richard Hatch, and Dean Stockwell are all returning to reprise their roles.The pre-Christmas episodes are expected to run with the second season of DOCTOR WHO, while the second half of the season should run with STARGATE.

Annabeth Gish, Special Agent Part Two
by MELISSA J. PERENSON (Mon 05-20-2002)

...uest star Lucy Lawless) in the "Nothing Happened" episode of the 2-part ninth season premiere of THE X-FILES. © 2001 Fox While Gish wishes she could have had more time to get to know her character, she is glad to have had the opportunity to help ...


Premieing THE GRUDGE
by Sue Schneider (Tue 10-26-2004)

...ule Hill, Lucy Lawless, Ken Watanabe, Kerr Smith, Bruce Campbell and many others.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!

Warrior Princess acts motherly with ape man
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-09-2003)

XENA star Lucy Lawless is returning to television. She'll play Kathleen Clayton in The WB's new TARZAN series, serving as the surrogate mother to young Jack Clayton. X-FILES star Mitch Pileggi will play Richard Clayton, the acting head of Greystoke Indust...

Seasoned DVD Shopper
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-10-2004)

...raks from Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor.ANIME ADDITIONSAnd finally, we close off each weekly list with a rundown of the constant stream of anime from around the world:(O) BLACK JACK: INFECTION (Central Park Media) The continuing adventures of an outl...

Smallville: Three New "Lucy" Images (Thu 02-24-2005)

The WB has released three new official images from next week's "Lucy" episode. Click to see.


Smallville: Spoilers for "Lucy" (Tue 01-18-2005)

Spoilers for episode 4.16 "Lucy" has surfaced. Click to get the scoop and it features Lois Lane's sister!

Smallville: "Lucy" Images (Wed 02-16-2005)

The WB has released some images from "Lucy." Click to view Lois Lane's sister on Smallville...

The Many Faces Of... Lucy Lane (Sun 02-27-2005)

In honor of Wednesday's "Lucy" episode of Smallville, KryptonSite's Russ Dimino takes a look at the various actresses who have portrayed Lois Lane's little sister on the screen.

Supernatural menace from THE LEGEND OF LUCY KEYES
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-02-2004)

Justin Theroux (MULHOLLAND DRIVE) and Julie Delpy (BEFORE SUNSET) will star in the supernatural thriller THE LEGEND OF LUCY KEYES. The actors will play the parents of a little girl who disappears under mysterious circumstances shortly after they move into...


Smallville #4-16 "Lucy" Hi-Res Trailer Caps (Thu 02-24-2005)

Lois Lane's sister Lucy (guest actress Peyton List) comes to Smallville and KryptonSite is on hand with hi-res trailer caps from the March 2 episode. Click to see over two dozen of them.

New Line acquires GOD, THE DEVIL, AND LUCY
by Karl Schneider (Mon 09-18-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, New Line Cinema has preemptively acquired GOD, THE DEVIL, AND LUCY, a comedy from David Hubbard.The story follows God and the Devil who, tired of eternally fighting for human souls, decide to settle things once and for...

Elfen Lied Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 10-28-2005)

What They SayThe mysterious organization protecting humanity from the deadly power of the Diclonius is faced with the devil\'s bargain. Will they unleash #35, the deadliest mutant yet, to hunt Lucy down? Or will they risk letting the notorious killer slip...

Lucky Lucy draws SLEVEN
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-27-2004)

CHARLIE'S ANGELS co-star Lucy Liu is in talks to join the cast of LUCKY NUMBER SLEVEN, the gangster flick with Josh Hartnett topping. WICKER PARK helmer Paul McGuigan will film the movie beginning next month.Liu's character is a coroner named Linda who fa...


Elfen Lied Vol. #1
by Paul Jacques (Fri 04-14-2006)

What They SayNyu is a babe in the woods. Washed up on the shore, unable to communicate, she's discovered by a pair of college students " Kohta and Yuka "and counts on them for everything. Lucy is a vicious killer. Equipped with a battery of deadly psyc...

Smallville: Even More "Lucy" Images (Sat 03-12-2005)

Several more images from the episode "Lucy" were released. View them at DTS...

GAME OVER for Lucy Liu
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-21-2003)

One of Charlie's Angels has been hired to play a digital Mom in UPN's new series GAME OVER. Lucy Liu will provide the voice of Raquel, a suburban housewife who's also a secret agent (aren't they all?) The show will be the first computer generated series p...

Smallville "Lucy" Trailer (Tue 03-01-2005)

The WB has posted the trailer for Wednesday's new Smallville. Click to see it.


Smallville: Official Description For "Lucy" (Sat 01-22-2005)

Lois Lane's little sister comes to town in the March 2 episode. Details on who is playing her and more at KryptonSite...

Smallville: "Lucy" Spoilers (Tue 01-18-2005)

Lois Lane's little sister is in town - what's the story? The KryptonSite Spoilers Page has the details for Episode #4-16...

Smallville: "Lucy" Preview Images (Thu 02-17-2005)

First Lois Lane comes to Smallville, now it's her younger sister Lucy's turn to come to town, as the WB has released three images from the Feb. 23 'Smallville.' Click to see...

Dead End (aka: The End) Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Tue 05-17-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shohei ManabeTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayShirou's ordinary life as a poor construction worker gets turned upside down when he comes across a naked girl, Lucy, who's fallen out of the sky! Her stran...


Elfen Lied Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 06-29-2005)

What They SayImprisoned under tight military security, Lucy, a genetically-altered human known as a Diclonius, escapes her confines in a wave of bloody violence and brutality. Now lost, alone, and stricken with amnesia, she wanders into a kindly family th...

Elfen Lied English Language Cast Finalized (-)

Vital Info: Director: Jin Chung Translator: Masako Ollivier ADR Script: David Harrison Studio: ADV Studios SUMMARY: Lucy is a Diclonius, isolated from the world and being researched by the government. One day something happens at the facility where she i...

Hollow Fields Vol.#01
by Ben Leary (Wed 08-29-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Madeleine RoscaTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayLittle Lucy Snow was meant to be enjoying her first day at the nice elementary school in town; however, a macabre twist of fate sees her enrolled instead at Miss Weaver\'s A...

Elfen Lied Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 07-11-2005)

What They SayAt the core of a conspiracy for a new world order lives a mutant girl who’s made an army’s worth of enemies. Protected only by a couple of college kids, Kohta and Yuka, the horn-headed Nyu is pursued by those who would destroy he...


Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Elfen Lied Preview
by Way Jeng (Tue 04-05-2005)

Hello, and welcome back for another look at dubs from the future. This time I'll take a look at the first three episodes of a new show released by ADV Films and dubbed by ADV Studios called Elfen Lied (pronounced as per the German, so closer to "leed" tha...

Antonio Banderas Reveals Details About His New Action Film
by CHRIS WYATT (Wed 03-06-2002)

Antonio Banderas, the father of the SPY KIDS, is excited to be working on his new film ECKS VS SEVER with co-star Lucy Liu. Recently, during a visit to the film's set in Vancouver, Banderas filled CINESCAPE in on the details of his latest explosive action...

FAIRY TAIL Volume 1
by Nadia Oxford (Mon 03-17-2008)

The offerings of the shonen manga genre are pretty straightforward: Boob jokes, goofy characters, lots of fights and plenty of humour. Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail doesn't deviate from the well-beaten path, but it's entertaining enough to remain readable, an...

NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE / NOSFERATU PHANTOM DER NACHT
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 09-26-2002)

Contrary to what the headline of this review might indicate, you're not getting two different versions of NOSFERATU with this double disc set from Anchor Bay. Well, not really anyhow.German director Werner Herzog's 1979 NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE was a remake ...


THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-09-2005)

Writers C.S. Lewis, who created the NARNIA series, and J.R.R. Tolkien, known for LORD OF THE RINGS, were contemporaries and friends. Their respective literary epics both involved vast conflicts in magical lands, but where Tolkien became invested in the in...

Hollow Fields Vol.#02
by Ben Leary (Tue 10-28-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Madeleine RoscaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayOnce thought to be a shoo-in for detention, recent transfer student Lucy Snow has come into her own at Hollow Fields thanks to Doctor Bleak - a mysterious box-like art...

Fairy Tail Vol.#01
by Danielle Van Gorder (Tue 04-29-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiro MashimaTranslated by:William FlannaganAdapted by:William FlannaganWhat They SayLucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards, but her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of dangerous pir...

Fairy Tail Vol.#02
by Danielle Van Gorder (Mon 05-19-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiro MashimaTranslated by:William FlannaganAdapted by:William FlannaganWhat They SayNow that Lucy\'s joined the prestigious magician\'s guild, will she really get along with the others mages? A life of magical adventuring may ...


Lording It
by Matt Kamen (Fri 07-06-2007)

And once again, it comes time for us to bid the good Doctor farewell for another year. While season three of the regenerated Doctor Who has been the strongest since the show's return, the finale, fittingly titled 'Last of the Time Lords' was sadly disappo...

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN
by Scott Mantz (Fri 05-16-2008)

“Things never happen the same way twice.” That's what Aslan, the mighty lion king of Narnia, says to Lucy, the youngest of the Pevensie siblings, when they are reunited in Prince Caspian—the second big screen fantasy based on C.S. Lewis...

FAIRY TAIL, Volume 2
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 04-02-2008)

Volume one of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail was a pretty typical journey full of friendship and shonen powers. Not surprisingly, volume two doesn't knock the manga's lusty storyline off its path, though it still presents a moment or two that are worth a few s...

Elfen Lied Vol. #2
by Paul Jacques (Fri 04-14-2006)

What They SayAt the core of a conspiracy for a new world order lives a mutant girl who's made an army's worth of enemies. Protected only by a couple of college kids, Kohta and Yuka, the horn-headed Nyu is pursued by those who would destroy her and those w...


Wizards of the Coast New Series, Heinlein, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 08-08-2006)

Tor Books unloads a handful of new science fiction and fantasy, Wizards of the Coast debuts a new series, and Robert A. Heinlein gets a hardcover rendition of one of his classics in this week's book buzz. Tor's James VanderMeer offers a well-rounded, epil...

Lukyanenko’s WATCH Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-09-2007)

With Timur Bekmambetov’s latest Night Watch film adaptation smashing box office records in Russia (yet again) and the film still fresh in the states from its US debut this past June, author Sergei Lukyanenko has officially put Russia on the map for ...

Elfen Lied Collection (Thinpak)
by Luis Cruz (Mon 01-22-2007)

What They SayA secret research facility has been doing "experiments" on mutants called diclonius. These mutants have extremely powerful, invisible arms that can literally rip people in half. As a result of these torturous experiments, they are extremely...

CRIMINAL #10
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 11-15-2007)

Ed Brubaker’s Criminal remains one of the best comics from Marvel in print, as well as one of the best ongoing series of any company. This arc, entitled “Lawless” moves away from Leo, the career-thief-with-a-heart from the last stor...


Elfen Lied Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 09-07-2005)

What They SayDoes time heal all wounds? Or are some cuts so profound that the passing of the years only makes them deeper? No one knows better than Lucy, the horn-headed outcast forced to kill by genetics and circumstance, and Nana, dismembered by Lucy ...

Lucky Number Sleven
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 10-20-2004)

Genre:Crime.Studio:Unknown.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Josh Hartnett (Sleven); Lucy Liu (Linda); Ben Kingsley ("The Rabbi"); Bruce Willis; Morgan Freeman.Who's Making It:Paul McGuigan (Director); Jason Smilovic (Sc...

Necropolis
by Coming Attractions (Wed 09-03-2003)

Genre:Supernatural.Studio:Dimension Films.Production Company:Impact Pictures.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Vincenzo Natali (Director); Paul W. S. Anderson (Screenwriter); Jeremy Bolt (Producer).Premise:A ghost story with...

Snapshots from the premiere of KILL BILL VOLUME 1
by Sue Schneider (Thu 10-16-2003)

Miramax Films' KILL BILL VOL. 1 is the number one movie at the box-office this week. KILL BILL which opened last Friday had the Los Angeles premiere screening on September 29th at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.Whereas THE MATRIX trilogy was t...


KILL BILL VOLUME 1
by Brian Thomas (Mon 04-12-2004)

Quentin Tarantino's fourth film as writer/director finds him in familiar territory - that is, familiar territory for fans of psychotronic film. A glorious homage to all the exploitation flicks that have inspired him throughout his life, KILL BILL is a rel...

CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 06-27-2003)

Bookended by the horrors of 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS and the upcoming LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE, the summer of unwanted sequels to bad movies continues with the low-aiming CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE, a dumb follow-up to the dumb flick adapte...

KILL BILL VOLUME TWO
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 04-16-2004)

Director/writer Quentin Tarantino brings his loving, epic homage to/recreation of low-budget exploitation movies of yore to a suitably sweeping climax in KILL BILL VOL. 2. After all the frenetic, deliberately over the top action of KILL BILL VOL. 1, it's ...

At the 13 GOING ON 30 movie premiere
by Sue Schneider (Mon 04-26-2004)

Recently Revolution Studios' and Columbia Pictures held the premiere of 13 GOING ON 30 at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California.13 GOING ON 30 is the story of Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) who just wants to be pretty and popular. On the eve of h...


EQUILIBRIUM
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-06-2002)

There are a lot of bad post-apocalyptic/totalitarian future society movies out there, but some stand out from the pack. EQUILIBRIUM may be one of these, partly because it has a startlingly adept (and big-name) cast, partly because it has some strikingly g...

Secret Agent Woman
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 09-26-2002)

Lucy Liu, currently on screen as Agent Sever in the new film BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, is a self-described klutz who's amazed at her status as an action star."It's so funny," says Liu. "My friends who knew me from before just laugh. In real life I'm so m...

TEXHNOLYZE: INHUMAN AND BEAUTIFUL
by Troy Roberts (Wed 06-09-2004)

A world of sadistic pain, torment and bleak atmosphere is what viewers are presented with in the world of TEXHNOLYZE, another series from the creators of SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN. Like LAIN, TEXHNOLYZE is a darker series with a rich and mysterious storylin...

Catching up with Actor Michael Pare'
by Eric Moro & Sue Schneider (Tue 12-10-2002)

While covering the recent Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention, CINESCAPE photographer Sue Schneider caught up with actor Michael Pare', self-proclaimed Hollywood hermit and star of the syndicated television series STARHUNTER. Perhaps bes...


Dinos run free as Tolkien book found
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-06-2003)

Welcome back! Hope you had a great holiday. As of today CINESCAPE online resumes our regular publication schedule. However, there were some stories that we found interesting, while we were eating our holiday candy, and it's our pleasure to pass some along...

Photos from the MATRIX RELOADED premiere
by Sue Schneider (Wed 05-21-2003)

Warner Bros. Pictures in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment, a Silver Pictures production presented the Los Angeles Premiere of THE MATRIX RELOADED on Wednesday, May 7th in Westwood at The Mann Village Theater. And what a pre...

Peter Pan
by Coming Attractions (Mon 11-17-2003)

Genre: Family/Fantasy.Studio: Universal Pictures (Domestic); Columbia Pictures (International).Production Company: Revolution Studios/Universal Pictures/Columbia Pictures.Project Phase: Post-production.Who's In It: Jason Isaacs (Captain Hook/Mr. Darling);...

It's SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON
by News Editor (Tue 12-13-2005)

Video games publisher and developer Namco Hometek has announced SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON, a new aerial-based action adventure game starring Peanuts' Snoopy and a cast of classic characters. While taking a nap atop his doghouse, Snoopy has a magical dream ...


Namco Takes on AFRO SAMURAI
by News Editor (Wed 08-31-2005)

Namco Hometek Inc. and GDH K.K. announced this week that GDH has granted Namco the exclusive interactive entertainment rights to AFRO SAMURAI, the manga series created by Takashi Okazaki. The agreement gives Namco rights to publish two different AFRO SAMU...

Nick & Nora boxed!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-02-2005)

I've got some letters in the mailbag commenting on the giveaway for the XENA anniversary box sets we announced last week, and TV Best-Of collections in general. The issue is whether these DVDs are even necessary when the entire run of a series is already ...

THE LION, THE WITCH and the Videogame
by News Editor (Wed 11-16-2005)

Buena Vista Games brings gamers and Narnia fans an unforgettable adventure with video games inspired by THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. The video games are now available at retail outlets in North America for the PlayStatio...

BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 09-20-2002)

Anybody who goes to a movie called BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER expecting subtle character development and profound observations about the human condition doesn't know his or her action flicks, and they probably deserve what they get. But even veteran genre ...


Kong of Kongs, Lord of Rings
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-15-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS This is definitely a week of must-haves in soundtrack new releases. Despite having had only five weeks to conceptualize, compose, orchestrate, record and mix the score after stepping in to replace Howard Shore as composer, Jame...

Anime: what it is
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 06-25-2005)

Some fans of Japanese anime may tune into this column and wonder what Gumby is doing here. Maybe I should clarify a point. "Anime" is the Japanese word for animated cartoons, wherever they come from. To me, that includes everything. "Anime" just rolls off...

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

VCDs are almost unknown in the USA, but they've been a hot item in South Asia over the past decade mainly because they're cheap and easy to bootleg. Basically they're a poor video encoding format for discs. They play on most players, but the video quality...

Ben gets LUCKY
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-04-2004)

Ben Kingsley has joined the cast of LUCKY NUMBER SLEVEN, the gangster film being directed by WICKER PARK's Paul McGuigan. Kingsley joins Josh Hartnett and Lucy Liu in the film, with production scheduled to commence in December.Kingsley's character is the ...


Iceman picks up 3 NEEDLES work
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-10-2004)

After his win as Best Male Breathrough Performance at this year's MTV Movie Awards, X-MEN's Iceman continues to grow his Hollywood star power. The 25-year-old actor has now taken over a part originally given to Scott Speedman (UNDERWORLD) in an independen...

Itty Bitty DVDs
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-03-2005)

Some of you have expressed some confusion over the new small format discs I've been listing in this column. Well, I'm confused, too, so I've put together this little glossary. They're basically all about using the high capacity of the DVD format, but putt...

Music for Pirates & Crusaders
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-19-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS John (THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST) Debney's 1995 symphonic score for Renny Harlin's swashbuckling adventure film, CUTTHROAT ISLAND, is one of the most invigorating and dynamically exciting film scores of the last ten years, a bre...

SHAUN OF THE DEAD
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 09-24-2004)

SHAUN OF THE DEAD is notable for several reasons. Firstly, it's an uncommonly funny and smart parody of flesh-eating zombie movies, something that's surprisingly hard to get right. Secondly, and even more surprising, SHAUN succeeds in being a flesh-eating...


It Came From Bob's Basement!
by Jeff Bond (Tue 06-26-2001)

Who the hell is Bob Burns? Well, if you're reading this review or just checking out this website, Bob Burns is both you and me. Bob Burns is also famous for wearing a gorilla suit, but that's another story. We're here to discuss Bob Burns, the Protean Sci...

Genre Shows in the Running for TV Guide Awards
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 01-01-2001)

Genre TV shows have always had trouble winning the big awards, not to mention mere nominations, at the Emmys, so it`s a pleasant surprise to see some of the newest as well as some of the most recognizable names in sci-fi and fantasy television get nominat...

September 2008 ADR Awards Highlights
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 11-25-2008)

The competition for September 2008 in the ADR Awards witnessed the slow but steady return to relative stability juxtaposed against the locomotive rush of a popular old ghost of the contest. Delayed Geneon titles continued to trickle in from FUNimation's n...

It's 2001, So Where's My Talking Computer?
by Denise Dumars (Fri 01-05-2001)

Returned by Anubis for Insufficient PostageWell, they removed one of my least-vital organs (no, not my heart; that went years ago) and returned me from the Land of the Dead (now called the Land of the Ventilator) to torture you all for another year. It`s ...


THE 10TH KINGDOM
by Frederick C. Szebin (Fri 02-25-2000)

Hallmark Entertainment and the Robert Halmi’s (Sr. and Jr.) have created plenty of fodder for the Odyssey Channel, which Hallmark owns in association with Jim Henson Productions: THE ODYSSEY, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK...

Beware of Doug: Douglas Clegg on Life as a Horror Writer
by Denise Dumars (Wed 04-12-2000)

From the desert communities of California`s heartland to the crumbling infrastructure of New York City, the settings of Douglas Clegg`s horror fiction reflect his own wanderlust. But no matter how far from his origins Clegg travels, he always comes back t...

DVD Review of Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection
by Tim Janson (Thu 10-09-2008)

  They are like familiar guests that visit every holiday season only they are not as obnoxious as family members and they don’t overstay their welcome.  Warner Home Video has released The Peanuts Holiday Collection, a three DVD boxed set ...

Smallville: Episode #4-16 Title & Spoilers (Sat 01-08-2005)

Fans of the comic book know Lois Lane has a younger sister named Lucy. Could she be heading to Smallville? Sounds possible...


Mark Hamill and Samuel Jackson Set for AFRO SAMURAI
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-25-2008)

Spike TV's critically-acclaimed, funktastic anime series "Afro Samurai" returns with an original movie event set to premiere on the network in January 2009. "Afro Samurai: Resurrection" stars Academy Award®-nominated actor Samuel L...

Right Stuf's ANIME TODAY Interviews VIZ Media VP Gonzalo Ferreyra (Sun 04-13-2008)

Plus the Tokyo International Anime Fair, Kawaii Kon & Sakura-Con, contests & more in episode 64! GRIMES, IA, April 11, 2008 - Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome Gonzalo Ferreyra - the vice president of sal...

Tobey Maguire: Action Figure
by Leslie Morgan (Tue 04-24-2007)

When Tobey Maguire was a kid he never thought he would grow up to be an action figure, but tell that to the children clamoring to take their picture with Spider-Man right before this interview. In the latest and quite possibly the greatest Spider-Man fi...

Winner: 'Speed Racer: The Next Generation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 05-12-2008)

Updated May 12th Congratulations chromiumman! You're a demon on free stuff! You win the DVD! 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 workin...


An exclusive clip from 'Ghost in the Shell 2' (Wed 09-15-2004)

Want a look at 'Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence'. Click this link and scroll down to the bottom of the page for a segment called "Lawless Land" from the movie.

Godzilla PVC, More CHARLIE'S ANGELS, Even More STAR WARS
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 12-17-2000)

GODZILLA PVC FIGURES (Bandai)Well, after over a year of watching merchandise languish from 1998`s travesty that posed as a Godzilla film, I was overjoyed to learn that figures from the Japanese films (the only true Godzilla movies!) were at long last avai...

Bai Ling Co-Stars with Adrian Paul in A BREED APART
by Steve Ryfle (Tue 11-28-2000)

You remember her from Alex Proyas` incredible The Crow. You noticed her has Dr. Loveless` (Kenneth Branagh`s) assistant in the otherwise awful Wild Wild West. And if you were one of the dozen or so people who actually saw Anna and the King, you saw her do...

Scarlett Johansson Likes Weird
by Marc Shapiro (Sun 07-21-2002)

When Scarlett Johansson was a mere child, her mother would feed her a steady diet of things like ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN, THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN and THE CRAWLING EYE. When she got into the acting business, her first jobs of any consequence were in t...


Mac replaces Murray in CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2: HALO
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 06-04-2002)

While everyone involved with CHARLIE'S ANGELS said the buzz and rumors of strife between members of the creative team (Lucy Liu?) and Bill Murray, it seems Murray can't be lured back to reprise his role as Bosley in CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2: HALO. With that new...

Kaos digging in RAIDERS ground?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 08-26-2002)

Director Kaos's new film, the Antonio Banderas/Lucy Liu spy actioner BALLISTIC: EKS VS. SEVER, has yet to even hit screens, but he's already planning his next action outing. Kaos, who made his name in music videos, has signed on to produce and direct an a...

SEVER, KNIGHTS shift release dates
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 08-26-2002)

Two genre films have shifted their release dates, so here we are to tell you. The spy thriller BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu has been moved up a week, and will now hit screens September 20. The other film, the sequel to...

Going BALLISTIC
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 10-24-2002)

It's a cold, gray winter morning in Vancouver, and Antonio Banderas is freezing his butt off."Oh yeah, the temperature is low, low, low," says the actor, nodding and seeing his own breath in the frigid air. "But what do I care? I get to be a secret agent!...


Liu looking to revive CHARLIE CHAN adventures
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 05-15-2002)

Lucy Liu is taking on a role which might rankle the more politically correct it Hollywood, but as probably the most visible Asian-American actress, what are they going to tell her? What's this hot-button project? The reviving of the CHARLIE CHAN film seri...

FOLLOWING
by Tony Whitt (Sun 04-28-2002)

There's nothing worse than a reviewer pronouncing that he's "seen the future of filmmaking" in the work of a particular director - so for your sake (and mine), I'll resist that temptation. I will go so far as to say that Christopher Nolan, director and wr...

The Historian
by Development Heck (Fri 12-02-2005)

The Historian (Horror/Action)Current stage: DevelopmentDescription: Set amid ruined castles and moonlit crypts, a young woman travels through Europe looking for her father who went missing while trying to find the grave of Vlad the Impaler. In the proc...

ROLLERBALL
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 02-08-2002)

Director John McTiernan's hard-rocking, helmet-cracking update of ROLLERBALL wants to turn movie storytelling into an extreme sport. The results are extreme, all right but not extremely engaging. Set in the present-day ruins of the old Soviet empire in C...


In Memoriam: Actor Kevin Smith
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 02-18-2002)

Kevin Smith (the actor, not filmmaker) died tragically last Friday in a film shoot in Hong Kong. Smith made a name for himself with American audiences as Ares, the God of War on XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS opposite fellow New Zelander Lucy Lawless.Smith was fa...

Anthony Stewart Head and George Sarah - MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 04-25-2002)

MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS may have a title that’s a little too hip for some rooms – I mentioned to a friend of mine that I was going to give the album a listen and she sympathized, assuming it was a CD of Muzak. In reality, there’s nothing elevator-like about a...

Producer talks BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER
by Christopher Allan Smith and Chris Wyatt (Mon 09-16-2002)

In an interview with CINESCAPE's own Chris Wyatt in the latest print issue of this magazine, BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER producer Chris Lee is talking about his hopes for the film's vaunted action scenes, what inspired the cast and crew, and how he hopes fo...

Winner: 'Supergirl' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 01-15-2008)

Updated January 15th Congratulations to Danny Donovan Fair is fair! Now you can moon over pretty Helen Slater to your heart's content! You win the DVD! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The ema...


Speed Grapher Premieres on IFC this Friday (Thu 03-06-2008)

Imagine a world where any and every sordid desire can be fulfilled…if the price is right. Premieres on IFC Friday, March 7 @ 11:00pm ET/PT Animated Series distributed by FUNimation Entertainment, 24 x half hour episodes Dubbed in English ItR...

Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Azumanga Daioh Volume Three
by Way Jeng (Wed 08-11-2004)

Hello, and welcome to another exciting foray into dubbed anime. Today I'll be taking a close look at Azumanga Daioh, volume three, released by ADV Films. The cast for this show has made significant improvements to an already respectable dub. As a result, ...

Anime on DVD: Cowboy Bebop Essential Collection (-)

Click to return to main site Jazz agers, flower children, lost generation, beatniks, rockers, punks, nerds, hackers, lovers, Generation X - whatever the designation, there have always ...

FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Afro Samurai: Resurrection Starring Samuel L. Jackson
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 07-24-2008)

Broadcast Premiere and DVD Release Coming Early 2009 FLOWER MOUND, TX, July 24, 2008 – FUNimation® Entertainment has acquired the home video, master toy and merchandising rights to AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION from GDH K.K., the second installme...


MPD-Psycho Vol. #06
by Greg Hackmann (Tue 12-02-2008)

Creative Talent: Writer/Artist: Eiji Otsuka and Sho-u Tajima Translation: Kumar Sivasubramanian Adaptation: Kumar Sivasubramanian Several months after surviving the "Ghost Condo Massacre," our favorite multiple personality detective-the ma...

Hikkatsu! Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Tue 11-13-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yu YagamiTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayIn Earth\'s distant future, geomagnetic abnormalities take mankind\'s struggle for survival to a whole new level! Ordinary everyday appliances are going haywire...

Appleseed Vol.#01 - The Promethean Challenge
by John Zakrzewski (Mon 03-17-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shirow MasamuneTranslated by:Dana Lewis & Toren Smith [with Duane Johnson]Adapted by:Dana Lewis & Toren Smith [with Duane Johnson]What They SayWorld War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briare...

Full Metal Panic Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by David Rehfeldt (Fri 06-20-2003)

The Review!How can one show have so many cliches packed into it? Teenager with special powers, teenager with extrodinary abilities, mecha, high school, and even the forlorn girl in the school uniform walking amongst the cherry blossoms in the first episod...


Gun Sword Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Justin Rich (Thu 05-18-2006)

What They SayOn the planet of Endless Illusion, a lone man adorned in a tuxedo roams the wild and lawless frontier... Armed with a shape-shifting sword and a powerful Armor, Van\'s sole purpose in life is to find the mysterious clawed man who had murdered...

Samurai Champloo Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by brettbarkley (Mon 07-18-2005)

The Review!I was initially interested in this series when I learned it featured the directorial talents of Shinchiro Watanabe, whose work on Cowboy Bebop I enjoyed greatly, and the artistic vision of Kazuto Nakazawa, whose work intrigued me in the excepti...

Worst Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 10-04-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takahashi HiroshiTranslated by:Namoi Kokubo and Steven HoffmanAdapted by:What They SayWho wants to be the tough guy at school? Well that's what the bad boys of Suzuran High School are going to find out at the Freshman's Battle...

Midori's Days Vol.#05
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Fri 05-05-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Inoue KazurouTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayMidori? Jealous? Of course! And poor Seiji: No action for seventeen years and now he\'s got Takako, Lucy and Shiori after him all at once? Plus, more trouble with creepy, ...


Top Maniacal Rumors: Maguire Cash, Boreanaz Green and Longoria Wasp!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 09-19-2008)

It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers. If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarro...

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

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

GDH Unveils Sequel to AFRO SAMURAI at Comic-Con 2008
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-25-2008)

The revolutionary anime is back with more gore, gadgets and all-out-action GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichiro Ishikawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereinafter GDH) will present an exclusive trailer premiere of its latest a...

Smallville Behind the Scenes Clip (Thu 03-03-2005)

Smallville was featured on Extra tonight and went behind the scenes of "Lucy." Host Dayna Devon was filming her cameo appearance for the episode. Watch the clip at DTS...


The Manic Maniac: A New Science Fiction, A New Apocalypse
by Joe Crosby (Fri 09-19-2008)

There are a few major areas of exploration in the realm of sci-fi cinema: space, technology, biology and the environment (climate, geology, et al). Many times these themes intersect. Many times they don't. Certainly, there are derivations of each, and cer...

Murray has cat's eye on 'Garfield 2'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 08-12-2005)

Bill Murray is in negotiations to reprise his role as the voice of Garfield in 20th Century Fox's sequel "Garfield 2," while Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt have signed on to return, though Hewitt's role will be greatly reduced because she is filmi...

D.J. Caruso dream casts 'Y: The Last Man' (Thu 09-11-2008)

'Eagle Eye' director D.J. Caruso talked to UGO Movie Blog about his new film, but also provided copious commentary on his planned adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn's acclaimed comic 'Y: The Last Man'. Caruso said they'd just turned in a new draft of the scre...

MPD-Psycho Vol.#02
by Greg Hackmann (Tue 01-08-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Eiji Otsuka / Sho-U TajimaTranslated by:Kumar SivasubramanianAdapted by:What They SayMultiple-personality detective Kazuhiko Amamiya is on a new case - one which will result in even more personalities emerging inside his confu...


Book Buzz: From Novik to Heinlein and George R.R. Martin, Deluxe Editions
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-28-2008)

In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.   The month of July has se...

Lady Shiva on Birds Of Prey (Thu 10-31-2002)

Gotham Clock Tower reports Lady Shiva has been cast, for an upcoming Birds Of Prey episode. Sung Hi Lee will play Shiva in the episode titled "Lady Shiva" airing sometime in December. The character is based on the DC character of the same name, who ...

Fort Film Deal Imminent?
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 08-28-2002)

Filmmaker and comic creator Peter Lenkov tells Comics2Film that there's been Hollywood interest in his new Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained comic series from Dark Horse comics. The comic features the fictitious exploits of Charles Fort, a real-life...

'Speed Racer: The Next Generation' comes to DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 04-14-2008)

From a press release Go, Speed Racer, Go!  This May, start your engines and feel the need for speed as Lionsgate releases 'Speed Racer The Next Generation: The Beginning', the first-ever movie for the new Speed Racer brand on DVD.  After 4...


Alicia Keys in Y: The Last Man? (Wed 07-30-2008)

Alicia Keys as 355 in the Y: The Last Man movie? That’s one of producer JC Spink’s top choices. Asked about the Shia LaBeouf rumor, he nodded and said, “We’re trying.” Concerning the casting of Dr. Mann he said, “an un...

Enchanted's Lima Leading Live-Action TOM THUMB
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 10-08-2008)

Enchanted's director Kevin Lima is taking on another princess in the live-action take of Tom Thumb, reports Variety. Warner Bros. and Red Wagon hired Lima to adapt the character's origins to the big screen, based on a screenplay by Robert Rodat (Saving Pr...

Azumanga Daioh Box Set (Thinpak)
by Brett Barkley (Mon 11-07-2005)

What They SayThe wait is finally over! Class is in session for the long-awaited comedy series Azumanga Daioh! Join charming Chiyo-chan, closet softie Sakaki, rambunctious Tomo, studious Yomi, bashful Kaorin, and oblivious Osaka as they brave instructors a...

s-Cry-ed Vol. #1
by Bryan Morton (Fri 07-01-2005)

What They Say20 years ago, a cataclysmic earthquake destroyed the prefecture of Kanagawa and detached it from the rest of Japan. The region was known as the \'Lost Ground\'. It was later realized that part of the population born in this region had the a...


Soviet Cartoons!
by Brian Thomas (Mon 03-19-2007)

While the Japanese anime industry is suffering from overproduction, currently producing about two thirds of the world’s new animation, the glut found an outlet at this weekend’s Tokyo Anime Fair. Foreign buyers poured in to snap up rights t...

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. ...

DVD Secret revealed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-20-2007)

In our Prize Closet this week, we have two copies of The Hunt, courtesy of Image. To enter, just send an email to which includes your name and address DVD Shopping List, and in the subject line put the words “BE VEWY QUIET”. Not to be out...

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
by Brian Thomas (Wed 06-27-2007)

In the weeks leading up to the first Die Hard movie in twelve years, star Bruce Willis has been interviewed just about everywhere (including Second Life), saying that Live Free or Die Hard is the best film in the revered action franchise since the first o...


PRINCE CASPIAN Update & News
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-16-2007)

Filming has been taking place for the second installment of the Chronicles of Narnia series, titled PRINCE CASPIAN. They just finished shooting over at the Barrandov Studios located in  Prague, Czech Republic. Here's a press release about the filming...

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...

Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)

A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and drag