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MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. has new HUSTLE
by News Editor (Fri 01-13-2006)

...rk on THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., which ran on NBC from 1964 to 1968. (Vaughn's co-star was David McCallum.)Vaughn said, "I imagined that Napoleon Solo had retired from U.N.C.L.E. whatever U.N.C.L.E. was. What could he do now to use his talents and to su...

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: Brian Michael Bendis
by Edward Gross (Wed 09-13-2000)

Marvel Comics will be the first to admit that comics have hit on hard times in recent years. Some of the company`s key titles have lost their once impenetrable foothold in the marketplace, and marquee characters such as Spider-Man have lost their stature ...

DVD Review of The Man from U.N.C.L.E The Complete Series
by Tim Janson (Mon 11-24-2008)

  So have you got a few weeks to spare with nothing to do? That’s what it will take to get through this massive DVD set of one of the 1960’s hippest TV shows, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. This set clocks in at an impressive 41 discs...


Spider-Man 3
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)

Last Updated: July 17, 2006Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, ThrillerProduction Company: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin ProductionsDistributors: Sony PicturesProject Phase: Post-ProductionBudget: 300,000,000 [IMDB]Who's In It...

SPIDER-MAN: Senior Editor's Review
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 05-11-2002)

It was never going to get an "A" from me. I'm way too close to it. I have too much emotional investment in the character from my childhood to be completely won over by anything they could have put on screen, not with the compromises that would inevitably ...

Spider-Man: Best Superhero Movie Ever!
by Michael Mason (Fri 04-26-2002)

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A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-24-2002)

None of us ever had the character to ourselves - not really. From early in his illustrious crime-fighting career, there was a steadily increasing number of avid fans thrilling to his tragedy-tinged adventures. But sometimes, sitting alone with a stack of ...


Review: 'Spider-Man 3'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-27-2007)

The review contains some minor spoilers. I should start by saying that I'm a huge fan of the first two 'Spider-Man' movies. I should also add that I've been a big fan of Sam Raimi's ever since I saw "Evil Dead" at the Roseville Theater the first summer...

Unearthed: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Original Soundtracks
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 01-15-2003)

This Week’s RecommendationSIn one of their most significant releases to date, FSM has released a splendid two-CD set containing more than two and a half hours of never-before-released original soundtrack music from THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (FSM Vol 5 No 18...

UNCLE SAM
by Jason Henderson (Wed 10-04-2000)

Uncle Sam sees it all, and in Steve Darnall and Alex Ross’ Uncle Sam, the breathing icon is going insane.A Revolutionary veteran named Shay, facing bankruptcy for joining the war, starts a second revolution and is crushed by Washington’s troops, and He is...

SUPERMAN III: The Man of Steel Meets Richard Pryor
by Edward Gross (Fri 04-21-2000)

...ion`s The Man From U.N.C.L.E. `The trick of playing a villain,` noted Vaughn at the time, `even a super-villain, is that he must never acknowledge how rotten he is. All the great malefactors in history believed they were trying to help humanity, which ...


Uncle Ben Back in SPIDER-MAN 3
by News Editor (Sun 03-12-2006)

A few days ago, actor Cliff Robertson told the Palm Beach Post that he received a call to tell him his character, Uncle Ben, would return in SPIDER-MAN 3.Robertson will be back as the "ghostly personae of the murdered Ben Parker," when his part is shot th...

DVD Review of Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 09-08-2008)

In case you work on Saturday mornings, don’t watch the CW or don’t have kids you might not have known that Spider-Man has returned, in the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon. Sony has released a full length animated adventure called Spectacular Sp...

SPIDER-MAN: REVENGE OF THE GREEN GOBLIN - Roger Stern, Paul Jenkins & Howard Mackie
by James Busbee (Wed 09-27-2000)

Every great hero has that one villain who stands above all the rest, that archenemy who isn’t a cartoonish `bad guy,` but a dark, disturbingly close reflection of the hero himself. Batman has the Joker, Wolverine has Sabretooth and Reed Richards has Docto...

SPIDER-MAN
by JEFF BOND (Wed 06-12-2002)

Danny Elfman’s score is just about the only thing that hasn’t been unanimously praised about Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN movie. Early reviews on the Internet slammed it as “tuneless” with one reviewer going so far as to state, “There is literally NO THEME!” We...


SPIDER-MAN INDIA #1
by Tony Whitt (Tue 11-23-2004)

After the deaths of his parents, Pavitr Prabhakar has moved in with his Uncle Bhim and Aunt Maya and begun attending school at the expensive Heritage International. Problem is, his traditional (and poor) clothing doesn't fit in the rest of the Westernized...

'Spider-Man 3' set phots and possible SPOILER
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-05-2006)

The death of Uncle Ben is THE defining moment in the career of Spider-Man. So what's going on the the set of 'Spider-Man 3' that has Sam Raimi revisiting Uncle Ben's tragic end and possibly putting new light on the incident? Click for photos, speculation ...

SPIDER-MAN Press Conference Report (Fri 01-05-2001)

The release of the long-awaited Spider-Man movie may still be months away, but Sony Pictures Entertainment isn`t waiting until 2002 to get the PR bandwagon rolling. The studio invited dozens of journalists, including Cinescape`s own Steve Hockensmith, to ...

SPIDER-MAN premiere pictures
by Sue Schneider (Thu 05-09-2002)

The highly anticipated feature film version of SPIDER-MAN opened nationwide last Friday and the hordes of fans that packed theaters gave their favorite web-swinger the highest opening box office weekend of all time. After years of legal wrangling, movie-g...


SPIDER-MAN
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 11-13-2002)

In case you haven’t heard, the hit movie SPIDER-MAN has been released on home video and DVD, shipping a record 40 million copies in its first week. Columbia TriStar gets extra points right off the bat by putting their widescreen and fullscreen editions (b...

SPIDER-MAN 3
by Brian Thomas (Fri 05-04-2007)

I grew up loving movies and loving comics, but never expecting the two to mesh satisfactorily. The Superman and Hulk TV shows had their own charms, but were not a truthful interpretation from the comics any more than a Star Wars comic-book could give you ...

Spider-Man 2
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)

Genre:Action/Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker/"Spider-Man"); Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson); Alfred Molina (Dr. Otto Octavius/"Doc...

SPIDER-MAN 2 casting news
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-14-2003)

SuperHero Hype was scooped the names of a few actors playing supporting roles in SPIDER-MAN 2, and now we know who's playing one of Peter's mentors, Dr. Curt Connors. He's Dylan Baker (HEAD OF STATE, ROAD TO PERDITION), and it seems that in SM2 Baker's p...


SPIDER-MAN: LEGEND OF THE SPIDER-CLAN #1
by Tony Whitt (Thu 10-10-2002)

There are few things that have come out of the Marvel line of comics that are more useless than the Marvel Mangaverse idea. (MARVILLE still takes the prize for "most useless comic concept ever spawned," naturally.) Don't get me wrong: I'm all for doing ne...

Taking the Good with the Bad: My Thoughts on Spider-Man 3
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-09-2007)

Spider-Man 3 opened on Friday to mixed, yet mostly positive reviews. It also opened to record-breaking box office receipts, making it the biggest opening weekend in history. Effectively, more people saw Spider-Man 3 in a single weekend than any ...

The creator of SPIDER-MAN INDIA speaks
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 07-10-2004)

25-year-old Jeevan Kang is living one of his dreams: he gets to create a new spin on one of his beloved childhood characters, Spider-Man. Kang is the writer/artist working on SPIDER-MAN INDIA, the Indian counterpart to Marvel's Manhattan-based wall-crawle...

Uncle Ben returns from the dead in 'Spider-Man 3' (Fri 03-10-2006)

Oscar winner Cliff Robertson, 80, best actor in 1968 for his role as a retarded man in Charly, now known as Spider-Man's uncle, told Page Two he'll take back the ghostly personae of the murdered Ben Parker in Spider-Man 3. "I just got a call that they ...


HOUSE OF M: SPIDER-MAN #1
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-29-2005)

The world created by Erik Lensherr Magneto to keep the X-Men and the Avengers from executing Wanda Maximoff his daughter, the Scarlet Witch gives each hero what they want most, all in a world where mutants dominate and humanity dwindles. The fantasy w...

PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #35 (133)
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 09-28-2001)

In these troubled times (it's a cliché, but sometimes it's the best way to express an idea), we all find ourselves looking for a hero. Those of us who grew up reading comic books have an even stronger connection to the fantasies of our youth, but at times...

Does SPIDER-MAN Measure Up?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 06-08-2002)

Somewhere deep in the bowels of Cinescape City, the vast metropolis built in the late 21st century to house all genre entertainment artifacts after the great Pop Culture Wars of 2077, there lies a machine unlike any other. Sitting patiently under a dusty ...

The Dead Have Their Day While SPIDER-MAN, LOGAN'S RUN and THE TIME MACHINE Hit CD
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 03-20-2002)

..., and THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., as well as a number of non-genre scores.Next week, [IMG4L]Varese Sarabande will release original soundtrack CDs for THE TIME MACHINE (Klaus Badelt, 15 tracks) and DRAGONFLY (John Debney).Howard (LORD OF THE RINGS) Shore's...


WORLD WAR I FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA
by Andrew Hershberger (Thu 04-04-2002)

Surprising his brother’s entire family, Uncle Richard, a known hemp connoisseur and self-professed anti-war activist, gave Image Entertainment’s WORLD WAR I FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA the rare grade of “bitch’n” during the Parker family’s regular Monday movi...

Lee says 'Excelsior!' to SPIDER-MAN rough cut
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Tue 03-12-2002)

Spider-Man nuts around the world still have two long months to wait before their favorite wall-crawler officially arrives on the big screen in May, but one famous fan of ol' Webhead is already giving director Sam Raimi's take on the character the thumbs-u...

Cliff Robertson confirms role in 'Spider-Man 3' (Wed 07-12-2006)

Sure, his "Uncle Ben" character had died in the first film. But Cliff Robertson reminds Army Archerd he came back in the second film. He was sworn to secrecy as to how he returns in the third. [Rob, unsure how newsy this is for you. I know its been rum...

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #38
by Tony Whitt (Sun 02-10-2002)

It's official: Aunt May knows her beloved nephew Peter is Spider-Man, the vigilante she's always regarded with fear and loathing. This time, there's no blackouts, no eleventh-hour explanations, nothing that Peter can say that will convince the one family ...


UGO talks 'Spider-Man 2' with Cliff Robertson (Wed 10-01-2003)

"I just finished the sequel to 'Spider-Man'," actor Cliff Robertson told UGO. "They brought Uncle Ben back, which I can't talk about. Sam Raimi is also a fine director and friend." More...

Lee gushes over SPIDER-MAN!
by Eric Moro (Tue 03-12-2002)

In an exclusive interview with CINESCAPE Managing Editor Michael Tunison, Stan "The Man" Lee, creator of Marvel Comics' most memorable superheroes, let loose his rather favorable opinion on the upcoming live action adaptation of SPIDER-MAN."Boy, it looked...

STARTLING STORIES: THE MEGALOMANIACAL SPIDER-MAN #1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 04-19-2002)

Don't get me wrong, I love Peter Bagge's work. HATE is without a doubt one of the funniest and best comic books of the last twenty years (and still dearly missed), and Bagge's rubber-band approach to anatomy and severely cynical take on life enlivens any ...

The return of U.N.C.L.E.
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 12-10-2004)

According to Variety, director Matthew Vaughn is in talks with Warner Bros. to helm a big screen version of the 1960s classic spy series THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. First broadcast in 1964, the TV show starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum as two secret ag...


Dan Poole Reviews Spider-Man
by Rob M. Worley (Sun 05-05-2002)

Poole's Spider-Man... ...and Raimi's Poole's Goblin... ...and Raimi's Poole as Peter Pa...

Greg Wiseman reveals 'Spectactular Spider-Man' secrets
by Kevin Leung (Wed 08-08-2007)

Kevin Leung, Comics2Film's roving animation reporter recently talked with Greg Wiseman about the upcoming Sony Pictures Television/Kids' WB series 'The Spectacular Spider-Man'. Kevin Leung for Comics2Film (C2F): Did any particular story arcs from the...

SPIDER-MAN and IRON MAN: from Comics to Film To Toys
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 10-31-2008)

It's Halloween, which means it's time to start thinking about you holiday gift shopping. Right? OK, maybe starting the holiday consumer frenzy early is too depressing a thought, but we've got some images of upcoming Marvel action figure offerings from Ha...

Spider-Man 3 Continues to Dominate
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-13-2007)

Spidey cast his web and captured more box office cash this weekend with a 60.0 million box office take here in the States. I’d have to say though there was no doubt whom I would be writing about this weekend. No, it was never a question of if Spider...


Arad and Ziskin up the ante with 'Spider-Man 3'
by Leslie Morgan (Mon 04-23-2007)

"Hey let's do less," Laura Ziskin, one of the Producers on 'Spider-Man 3' jokes when asked whether it was important to make a bigger Spider-Man movie the third time around. "We did consciously say we had to top ourselves (on both 'Spider-Man 2' and '3')...

12" SPIDER-MAN COLLECTOR SERIES: SPIDER-MAN
by JEFF BOND (Sat 06-22-2002)

I don't make toys for a living, but even I can tell you that it's pretty damned hard to make an action figure in a little sewn polyester costume look like a superhero in a skintight supersuit. This has been a given ever since Mego launched a line of 8" su...

A Look Back At Spider-Man 2000
by Jason Lethert (Thu 04-25-2002)

In Comics2Film's never ending endeavor to provide the best in-depth coverage of comic related media adaptations, this site will now offer coverage of "Comcs2Digital," if you will. Comic books have a long history with video games, going at least as far...

Review: 'Iron Man' Blu-Ray
by Jim Harvey (Wed 09-24-2008)

We present this guest DVD review from James Harvey at The World's Finest Online Everyone knew this movie would be a hit when it hit theaters this past May, but no one expect how big of a hit it would be. Grossing almost $100 million dollars in its first ...


The Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art & Making of Spider-Man 3
by Tim Janson (Thu 07-05-2007)

Whenever there are big budget blockbuster films coming out you can bet that there will be an avalanche of media tie-in material from toys and clothing to calendars and books…A film like Spider-Man 3 is going to generate even more than the usual mas...

Train Man: Densha Otoko
by Sakura Eries (Thu 03-22-2007)

What They SayComputer engineer Otaku is an average young man, dressed in unstylish clothes and dorky glasses. But as luck would have it, he encounters a pretty young woman on a commuter train and saves her from a lecherous molester, falling in love with h...

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

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

A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-31-2002)

Last time, we examined Spider-Man's universal appeal through the eyes of his many creators. Now the really fun part - we ask these talented guys to pick their favorite Spidey issues ever! Every Spider-fan has his or her own list of their favorite moments ...


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

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

Iron Man, Hulk, Spidey and Transformers topline new Hasbro offerings (Thu 02-14-2008)

From a press release: Hasbro, Inc. reveals its exciting new product offerings at New York's annual American International Toy Fair with innovation in a wide range of entertainment categories. Among the traditional toy and game categories, highlights inc...

The Piller of Our Community
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 11-07-2005)

...0s -- THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., IT TAKES A THIEF and especially THE WILD, WILD WEST. (And if they ever put out JOHN DOE, then they ought to go whole hog and include its earlier twin, CORONET BLUE.) Finally, and most obscurely, there was a pilot called...

Spider-Man 2 Soars Past its Predecessor
by Adam Thur (Fri 06-25-2004)

Note: This review is entirely free of major spoilers, though some very minor story details may be mentioned. It seemed nearly impossible that Sam Raimi would be able to outdo the first Spider-Man film, a summer blockbuster that outdid every other mov...


Spider-Man 3: The new Spider-Man 3 Mobile page has launched (Fri 04-13-2007)

User your cell phone to "Veek" answers to question What are you most looking forward to seeing in Spider-Man 3, get a Spider-Man 3 wallpaper frame which surrounds your personal cell phone pictures. Visit the mobile site now to find out more. Or visit ...

Spider-Man 2 is a dynamo
by Harlan Lovestone (Fri 06-25-2004)

Review by: Harlan Lovestone Overall Rating: 3.5 stars Spoilers: Minor (nothing you wouldn't get from the trailers) Harlan Lovestone is a multimedia artist, curator,  and freelance writer from D...

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

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

SPIDER-MAN: THE '67 COLLECTION
by Brian Thomas (Wed 06-30-2004)

For those not old enough to have experienced the series of Spider-Man Saturday morning cartoons that debuted in the fall of 1967, or even the syndicated reruns that came later, all the fuss over the release of this DVD collection may be perplexing. After ...


'Iron Man' flies home in September (Fri 08-08-2008)

Paramount Home Entertainment has set September 30, 2008 as "Iron Day" with the smash hit Marvel movie 'Iron Man' coming home to DVD in three editions. Press Release Follows $315 Million Box Office Smash Debuts September 30, 2008 in Ultimate Ed...

Raimi on Fans, Venom and Spider-Man 4
by Leslie Morgan (Thu 04-26-2007)

With two incredibly successful Spider-Man movies under his belt, Director Sam Raimi comes back better than ever with 'Spider-Man 3'. His cast and the Producing team praise his talent and he has spearheaded a franchise worth billions of dollars. So what ...

Comicscape: I Am Iron Man
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-07-2008)

Marvel Studios released the long-in-the-making cinematic adaptation of Iron Man this weekend. Thus far, it has garnered both rave reviews and over $100 million in box office grosses. Despite a few minor flaws, the film resets the standard for Ma...

Exclusive: Jon Favreau forges 'Iron Man'
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-26-2006)

Comics2Film's head is still reeling from the biggest Comic-Con ever. One of the highlights was definitively talking with Jon Favreau in a one-on-one interview about 'Iron Man'. Naturally, with so much going on, we started off talking about the hot, humid ...


Train Man: The Novel Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Mon 05-21-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hitori NakanoTranslated by:Bonnie ElliottAdapted by:What They SayAn instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, Train Man became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, and mu...

Raimi: Spidey Pays Homage To Real Life Heroes
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 04-17-2002)

Click thumbnails for larger images At the weekend press junket for Spider-Man, director Sam Raimi said that...

Throwing Gas on the Flames: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-04-2007)

Last week’s column on the some of the moral quandaries in recent superhero comics generated a couple of interesting e-mails that merit printed responses.  I asked readers to consider the mind-wiping fiasco from DC’s Identity Crisis, To...

Best Soundtracks of 2004 Part 2
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-13-2005)

...ge.3: The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Vol 3 (FSM V7No14)Film Score Monthly's third and final MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. soundtrack brings to a close one of the most important collections of 60's television scoring yet produced. Thanks to the endeavors of producer Jo...


Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 09-23-2000)

...nds like ‘MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. meets OUR MAN FLINT,’ or ‘JAMES BOND meets GET SMART’—a kind of 60’s spy kind of thing.`Norman occasionally confronts film music purists who don’t think that rock and roll adaptations of their favorite orchestral scores ar...

DVD Shopping Bag: Bond, Blu-Ray Bond
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-21-2008)

...bsp; The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series   The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set -Featuring seven-discs all 49 episodes   Route 66 - The Complete Second Season   The United Kingdom notable Releases Visit Ama...

The Best of 2003 Part 2
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-08-2004)

...me of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. music. © Film Score Monthly year's "Silver Age Classic" soundtrack, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.) with a second volume (FSM Vol6 No17). Once again the intrepid researcher Jon Burlingame has unearthed some of 1960's televi...

PAC-MAN WORLD 3 Ships
by News Editor (Wed 11-16-2005)

Namco Hometek has begun shipping Pac-Man World 3 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game will also be available on Nintendo DS and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system in December. The 25-year o...


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

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

Topher Grace geeks out and gets nasty for 'Spider-Man 3'
by Leslie Morgan (Tue 05-01-2007)

"I am a total comic book geek," says Topher Grace. Grace plays probably one of the most popular villains in Spider-Man, Venom. So for an admitted comic book geek it was quite a thrill for Grace to take on the role. "I'm the geekiest guy to ever be in a fi...

Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-17-2007)

Updated December 17th Congratulations to realtegan! Now you've got the 'Spider-Man 2' for your collection. NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is a v...

'Spectacular Spider-Man' toon signs wave of licensing partners
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 12-04-2007)

From a press release NEW YORK, NY, December 4, 2007 -- The latest adaptation of Marvel¹s ever-popular Spider-Man continues to cast a web over the licensing industry as Spider-Man Merchandising L.P. ­ the limited partnership between Sony Pictures...


Bring Me the Music of Alfredo Garcia
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-11-2004)

...cs as THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE WILD WILD WEST and HAWAII FIVE-0 is an indelible part of many baby boomers' memories. Shores died quietly at his Encino, California home on April 12, 2001 at the age of 83, the result of complications from a stroke, t...

Del Toro is the Man... THE WOLF MAN
by News Editor (Wed 03-15-2006)

Universal Pictures has set actor Benicio Del Toro to star in the remake of THE WOLF MAN.The story will be set in Victorian England. Del Toro will play a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland, gets bitten by a werewolf and begins a hairy m...

Spider-Man 3: Spider-Man 3 In NYC (Sun 04-01-2007)

Hey Spidey fans, Spider-Man is coming to New York and the city is throwing him a homecoming celebration -- an entire week of Spidey-themed events, talent appearances and giveaways throughout the 5 boroughs from April 30th-May 6th. Check this space on Mond...

Man under the 'Man-Thing' mask talks (Fri 08-31-2007)

In his blog Conan Stevens, the actor who played Marvel Comics' 'Man-Thing' in the movie talks about the casting process, and working on the movie.


'Iron Man': Terrence Howard lives the dream
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 04-22-2008)

Actor Terrence Howard sat down with the press to talk about playing Jim "Rhodie" Rhodes in the upcoming 'Iron Man' movie. The normally reserved actor surprised the press by how much of a fanboy he is, and revealed his emotional connection to the...

Singer still the man for 'Man of Steel' (Wed 03-12-2008)

IESB.net has confirmed that Bryan Singer will, indeed, sit in the director's chair for the 'Superman: The Man of Steel' movie. According to their sources, 'Transformers' writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are considering the project.

Downey Jr. says 'Iron Man' is "just a man" (Mon 04-16-2007)

"He's a superhero who is just a man," Robert Downey jr. tells the Telegraph. "Not that I wouldn't play a guy who got bit by a spider or who has some freaky connection with bats, but I think this is a little more accessible. More...

Comicscape - June 23, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-23-2004)

OPINION: I'm not entirely sure why, but I got neither death threats nor a lot of positive feedback on last week's musings about Captain America. I hope that doesn't mean no one cares about the old man anymore... My thanks, though, to the two(!) readers wh...


Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 10-18-2007)

What They SayA flight to sanctuary turns into triple jeopardy when Kurau and Christmas’ shuttle is attacked twice; first by hijackers and then by the GPO! But surviving a three-sided battle in space and a blazing rain of burning wreckage i...

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

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

Blue Bombing the Anime Scene
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 04-04-2007)

Do you know Mega Man? Little blue robot dude who shoots bullets out of his arm to bring down the plans of the nefarious scientist Dr Wily? Fights other killer robots? Well, he turns 20 this year.  If you've ever owned any game system of any kind...

"Spectacular Spider-Man" swings in on Wal-Mart-exclusive "Spider-Man 3" DVD
by Jim Harvey (Thu 10-25-2007)

The trailer for The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series will be available on the exclusive Wal-mart Spider-Man 3 DVD release, on sale next week.


Cool '60s Film Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-14-2004)

...ases, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Vol. 3/THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. and I'LL CRY TOMORROW, have been delayed and won't been in stock for "another couple weeks or so.."Last Saturday in Ghent, Belgium, the World Soundtrack Awards were announced at the 31st Fla...

Stan the Man Adapts Spider-Man Movie!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 07-21-2001)

It’s an announcement sure to send a shiver up the spine of Spider-Man fans everywhere and set their spider-sense a-tingling. Stan "The Man" Lee, one of the living legends of the medium and the mind behind Peter Parker and his arachnid alter ego, will hims...

Al Gough Talks Smallville, Iron Man, and Spider-Man 2 (Mon 09-13-2004)

Al Gough is featured in the latest October Issue of "Sound & Vision." He talks about Smallville, DVD commentaries, and his other projects such as Spider-Man 2 and Iron Man.

'Iron Man: Armored Adventures' pilot on Wal-Mart 'Iron Man' DVDs
by Jim Harvey (Mon 09-29-2008)

ToonZone reports that fans shopping for 'Iron Man' at Wal-Mart will receive an extra DVD containing the pilot episode for the upcoming 'Iron Man: Armored Adventures' animated series, debuting in 2009 on Nicktoons Network.


Heroes of Heaven, Earth, and Raccoon City
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-07-2004)

...ry of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. this fall, Film Score Monthly completes its trilogy of U.N.C.L.E. albums with a final two-CD set of music from both the original series and its 1966 spin-off, THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. GIRL featured some of the earliest dra...

Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)

The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ...

Train_Man Vol.#02
by Sakura Eries (Wed 12-06-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hidenori HaraTranslated by:Cindy YamauchiAdapted by:Mark GiambrunoWhat They SayThe geek, a.k.a. \"Train_man,\" has managed to go on several dates with the girl of his dreams, but he still can\'t go beyond that \"more than just...

Does Whatever a Mailbag Can
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-16-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another web-slinging, wall-crawling edition of Comicscape, where we elevate Internet discourse above typing in “leet.” Last week, I offered my mixed review of Spider-Man 3. In short, while I thoroug...


'Spider-Man 3': The tangled web of James Franco
by Leslie Morgan (Wed 05-02-2007)

James Franco who plays Harry Osborn in 'Spider-Man' and '2' is back for vengeance in 'Spider-Man 3'. So what was it like coming back for a third time? "Until I actually saw it I didn't realize how special these movies are and the heart Sam (Raimi) would i...

'Spider-Man 2' extra content and 'Spider-Man 3' preview on FX (Fri 12-29-2006)

Spider-Man 2, which will air on FX will feature approximately five minutes of extra content, including a never-before-seen preview of Spider-Man 3, created exclusively for the FX broadcast and more...

Iron Man: Favreau on film, fans and Fin Fang Foom
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 04-28-2008)

If there's one thing 'Iron Man' director Jon Favreau has learned in recent years, it's how to work the comic book fans. Coming off a less than stellar screening of clips from 'Zathura' just two years earlier, Favreau has used the Internet and Comic-Con to...

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA: Oscar-Winning Animated Short Subject
by Mike Lyons (Thu 03-30-2000)

When you hear that an animated film has been made from Ernest Hemingway`s novel The Old Man and the Sea, you almost expect that it would be a Disney-like take on the story: with fishing pole in hand, the Old Man belts out a ballad about how much he has to...


Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)

OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on...

SPIDER-MAN 3: Two Disc Special Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 10-28-2007)

One of the biggest films of 2007, Spider-Man 3, hits DVD this Tuesday so it’s time to take a second look at the film, and the wide range of extras on the two disc special edition. Have you noticed how the directors of superhero films cannot res...

Comicscape - January 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-14-2004)

OPINION: I knew I should have stayed out of the Thor/Superman conflict. Several of you had quite strong responses to last week's column, and in the last week I've been labeled both a Superman-hater and a Thor-hater (neither of which is true, by the way). ...

SPIDER-MAN 2 Game Preview
by James Stevenson (Mon 06-21-2004)

Sitting on a United Airlines flight on the way back from an Activision event, I'm watching/listening to the new Dashboard Confessional music video, Vidnicated, the big song to come out of the new feature film, SPIDER-MAN 2. The event in San Francisco gave...


Review: 'Invincible Iron Man'
by Edward Goodsmith (Thu 03-15-2007)

From the DVD cover:Past and present collide in this epic adventure that reveals the origin of Iron Man. While raising the ruins of a long buried Chinese kingdom, billionaire inventor Tony Stark digs up far more than he bargained for. He unleashes an age...

Marvel Comics November Solicitation SPIDER-MAN
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)

Due out this November from the Marvel Comics Spider-Man line: SPIDER-GIRL #40Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonWritten by Tom Defalco; art by pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonIt's time for "A Death in the Family," as a member of our colorful cast ends up ...

Viz Media Acquires Train Man Live Action Movie (Thu 06-29-2006)

Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love To Make North American Debut On DVD and As A New Manga Series San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing...

Spider-Man 3
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 05-07-2007)

Well another Spider-man release indicates that we have another Spider-man game on the shelves to eat up like candy. In the third movie we see Spider-man dealing with Venom, Harry Osborn / Green Goblin 2, and Sandman. Since this is a game base on the movie...


JACK COLE AND PLASTIC MAN: FORMS STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 09-25-2001)

Chronicle Books is one of the best publishing companies out there, and they've been churning out some beautiful volumes covering all areas of pop culture history naturally this includes superhero comics. Handsome hardcover tomes on Superman and Batman ha...

Wonderful and strange
by Jason Davis (Mon 01-16-2006)

...bert (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.) Vaughn stars.SUNDAY, JANUARY 22GREY'S ANATOMY (10 PM PST, ABC) I've just watched the entire first season of this show in one sitting and I've fallen in love...my highest recommendation to anyone who hasn't had a dose of t...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Volume 3
by Frank Garcia (Wed 03-08-2000)

The paperback two-volume set of STAR TREK—STRANGE NEW WORLDS now on sale at bookstores everywhere is just a preview of things to come. Last November, John Ordover, Pocket Books’ Executive Editor for STAR TREK books announced the winning authors of the thi...

Honey Up Against The Law
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-13-2005)

...ty of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.); Barry starred in a 1994 revival under the original title.) Gilbert highly original and jazzy score was the perfect accompaniment for the witty repartee of Amos Burke, and the baker's dozen cues that make up this CD reiss...


Death, Deathlok, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk!
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 06-04-2003)


Winner: Spider-Man 3 / Thinkway Toys Pack
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 11-22-2007)

Updated November 22nd Congratulations to harvey7297 It is a day for you to be giving thanks because you just won the prize pack! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered...

New He-Man Masters Cartoon Network
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 06-14-2002)

Although it's not based on a comic book He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is favorite of Comics2Film readers. Cartoon Network announced earlier this week that the toy-based hero concept...

Game Review: IRON MAN for the Wii
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 05-20-2008)

From the final moments after the credits in the film Iron Man, director Jon Favreau lit a fire under all of us. That fire being a burning desire for more Iron Man. So where does one turn? In the current Marvel Universe Iron Man is the director of S.H.I.E....


WEREWOLF OF LONDON & MOLE MAN
by Scott Collura (Fri 06-13-2003)

Sideshow Toy has been a classic horror fan's dream come true, thanks to their phenomenal line of Universal Studios Classic Monsters action figures. Of course, when you have a successful product line like that (was there any way these could not be successf...

Grand Prize Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video On Demand Giveaway
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 01-10-2008)

Updated January 10th It's no surprise that the 'Spider-Man 3 On Demand' giveaway saw our biggest turnout yet. We wish we could give this swell prize to each and every contestant, but there can be only one winner of the Grand Prize... Congratulations...

Mega Man ZX
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 09-20-2006)

Another Mega Man game has been released, as its series library continues to flourish. I have personally enjoyed and enjoyed again the older Mega Man games with the collections released for the consoles, or originally on the old cartridges. It seems that e...

Winner: 'Iron Man' Mask and Repulsor Gauntlet
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 05-09-2008)

Updated May 9th Congratulations brettshaw! You win the mask and gauntlet! No sharing required. NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is a valid working a...


HOLLOW MAN: Paul Verhoeven - Part I
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 08-03-2000)

If one was to philosophically understand what Paul Verhoeven is trying to accomplish with the much anticipated Hollow Man, perhaps you could sum it up as, `The art of invisibility without being invisible.` Hollywood is again revisiting the past by re-inve...

Eat-Man 98 Collected
by Justin Coole (Sat 02-16-2002)

The Review!To be perfectly honest, when I heard AnimeVillage was about to start pushing out DVDs, two titles immediately came to mind: Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star. While I enjoy both of the above, I wanted to see one of my favorite shows on DVD: Eat-M...

'Iron Man', 'Wolverine & X-Men' head for Nicktoons (Wed 03-19-2008)

From a press release NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicktoons Network, Nickelodeon's 24-hour animation channel, has joined forces with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. NYSE: MVL, to bring iconic heroes Wolverine and Iron Man from the page and big screen ...

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

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


Untangling the Web?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 04-17-2002)

The impossible has happened. Marvel has seen several of its major properties adapted in some solidly entertaining motion pictures, and now, after decades of waiting and wondering, we are about to see the flagship hero of the Marvel Universe swinging his w...

Favreau talks about IRON MAN 2 and AVENGERS
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 10-02-2008)

L.A. Times hosted a live chat with director Jon Favreau yesterday in which fans quizzed him about the 'Iron Man' franchise and the much-anticipated 'Avengers' movie. Here are some of the highlights from the chat. Some of Favreau's comments have been edite...

INCREDIBLE HULK #44
by Tony Whitt (Sat 08-24-2002)

...es of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., but it works just as well now as it did then.Immonen and Koblish's artwork is also the best to grace this book since the Herb Trimpe days...period. True, John Romita Jr.'s work brought some of the same care and mood image...

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Spider-Man 2: Trippin' the Comic Fantastic
by Chris Brown (Tue 06-29-2004)

When I first saw 'Spider-Man' I compared my excitement to that of a 17-year old girl on prom night. I now sit here at this computer, after having seen 'Spider-Man 2,' with the wonder of a 14-year old boy who has just discovered that Dad hides the Pla...

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Winner: Spider-Man 3 / Thinkway Toys Pack
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 11-15-2007)

Updated November 15th Congratulations to SAMMYG2323 Don't spoil it for your son, but Santa's bringing him the DVD and the Thinkway Remote Control Spider-Man figure! And for those of you who didn't win, remember we put another one up yesterday. Th...

Tobey Maguire Talks Spider-Man 2 and ...Spider-Man 3? (Thu 07-17-2003)

Moviehole interviews Tobey Maguire.


Pre-Order Spider-Man Today!
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 08-07-2002)

It's the hottest comic book movie of all time and now the Spider-Man DVD is available for pre-order! The two-disc DVD set comes in three editions. The first two are identical except one presents the movie in widescreen (letterbox) format and the ot...

HOLLOW MAN
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 08-03-2000)

Paul Verhoeven is a very talented, intelligent director, but on the basis of many of his films, you might not know it. Sure, he’s made great ones like THE FOURTH MAN, ROBOCOP, and STARSHIP TROOPERS, but even some of his relatively entertaining work (TOTAL...

Videoblog Spider-Man 3: Spider-Man 3 New York Premiere (Sat 04-28-2007)

Tune in Monday, April 30th at 6:30pm ET to see live coverage of the red carpet!

From Man Without Fear To Man of Steel (Kinda) (Tue 07-22-2003)

After Hugh Jackman was forced to drop out due to a scheduling conflict, Focus Features is said to be considering another superhero star, Daredevil's Ben Affleck, to portray George Reeves.


Iron Man: Feige on the film, the sequels and the spinoffs
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 08-06-2007)

At the recent Comic-Con International in San Diego, Comics2Film had a chance to sit down with Marvel Studios President Production Kevin Feige during roundtable interviews to talk about the big story at the show: 'Iron Man' and the footage they unveiled ...

'Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard' coming to DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 06-30-2008)

From a press release CULVER CITY, CALIF. (June 30, 2008) – The web-slinging super hero returns in an all-new-to-DVD, full length animated adventure 'The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard'!, arriving on DVD September 9 from Sony Pictures ...

THE WICKER MAN
by Rachel Reitsleff (Tue 09-05-2006)

To be fair to writer/director Neil LaBute, he had nothing to do with PULSE. However, between that poor remake of a decent Japanese horror film and now LaBute's notably inferior reimagining of 1973's classic THE WICKER MAN, genre fans may understandably fe...

Say hello to SPIDER-MAN INDIA
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-21-2004)

Marvel Comics and Gotham Entertainment Group have announced plans to release a new comic book series that takes one of America's most-recognized crimefighters and transplants him to become an Indian superhero.SPIDER-MAN INDIA will be released to stores to...


Fox Goes in High Gear with ACTION MAN
by Steve Fritz (Mon 09-04-2000)

There`s an old formula in Hollywood: `If something`s successful, do it again.` That can be applied to the creative team behind Fox Kids` new hit series ACTION MAN. It all goes back to BEAST MACHINES: TRANSFORMERS, which means it all goes back to Hasbro. H...

Shadow Man Returns To PlayStation
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 03-01-2002)

Acclaim comics fans are still waiting for the movie version of Shadow Man to move forward. There was a bit of good news to that end last month when the trades announced that Dimension had renewed their movie option on that deal. In the mean time Ac...

Bryce Dallas Howard falls for Spider-Man
by Leslie Morgan (Mon 04-30-2007)

Being the daughter of Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard could be considered Hollywood royalty, but you would never know it. In person she is probably one of the most down to earth people you could ever meet. Howard, who plays Gwen Stacy in 'Spider-Man 3',...

'Iron Man' gets Hands On with mobile content
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 04-30-2008)

From a press release: SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2008 - Ready your repulsor rays because Iron Man is coming to mobile!  Hands-On Mobile, Inc., the world's leading developer of connected games and applications, and Marvel Entertainment, Inc., today ann...


Winner: 'Iron Man' Mask and Repulsor Gauntlet
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 05-07-2008)

Updated May 7th Congratulations to jmw2 You shall have the Iron Mask and Gauntlet. Those of you who didn't win: Remember we other cool 'Iron Man' prizes here, and here! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure th...

Hulk helps Iron Man and Spider-Man defeat robots - Part III
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 01-18-2008)

The first Marvel Adventures Animated AdverVideos series comes to an explosive finale as Hulk joins Iron Man and Spider-Man in their battle against robotic villainy Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 below        

Comic-Con Marvel Panel: Ant-Man, Iron Man, Incredible Hulk (Mon 07-24-2006)

At Marvel Studios' panel on Saturday, Feige -- joined by studiomates Avi Arad and Ari Arad -- introduced directors of three of Marvel's first independently produced films: Ant-Man's Edgar Wright, The Incredible Hulk's Louis Leterrier and Iron Man's Jon Fa...

Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 01-04-2008)

Updated January 4th Congratulations ayrton1 You kept trying...and you won 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 working address (oth...


Scharf Remembered, METROPOLIS Restored, and New Scores Abound
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-13-2003)

IN memoriamWalter Scharf, who composed, arranged or conducted the music for about 250 movies and television programs, including episodes of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E, died Monday, February 24, 2003, at his home in Brentwood, Californi...

Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 12-26-2007)

Updated December 26th Congratulations to winchamp Spidey is going! Right to your mail box. You won 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 ...

Jennifer Coyle sends 'Spectacular Spider-Man' to therapy
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 05-30-2008)

Jennifer Coyle has literally worn her love of Spider-Man for much of her adolescent and adult life – she went so far as to paint a huge Spidey on the back of her motorcycle jacket in her days growing up in Rolling Hills and at Cal State Long Beach...

The Matrix's Final Conflict
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-06-2003)

...me of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. music. © Film Score Monthly score for the remake of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE has been released this week by La-La Land Records (LLLCD-1009). The music is a thickly orchestral montage of synth tonalities and blasti...


Paranoia Passionata
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-24-2007)

...as on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) to feature films. Goldsmith wrote for an orchestra devoid of high strings – only cellis and bass formed the string section for The Satan Bug – with a battery of brass, percussion, woodwinds and two early ...

Music of Dark Skies
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-14-2006)

...ch as THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. and THE TWILIGHT ZONE. The 60-minute score was recorded with a live orchestra featuring some of the best A-list studio players in Hollywood. A limited soundtrack album release of Schyman's music will be available at Target...

Remembering Jerry
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-29-2004)

...s for THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., creating a signature theme for the weekly secret agent drama that has endured to this day. He also scored episodes of VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. Feature film scores included classic war films of the '60s as IN HARM'...

CRUSADE: Update
by Frank Garcia (Mon 02-21-2000)

...IN SPACE, MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., MY FAVORITE MARTIAN, THE OUTER LIMITS, SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN (and the BIONIC WOMAN), THE TWILIGHT ZONE, and WILD, WILD WEST, as either television or feature projects, they may find a way to bring back CRUSADE.


Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-28-2007)

Updated December 28th Congratulations to endocrine THWIP! I webbed you. You got 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 working addres...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man
by Jennifer Rocks (Wed 11-28-2007)

What They SayThe year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as The Laughing Man swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, extortion, and corporate espionage leaving no known susp...

Gold Rush: Spider-Man Swings to the Rescue
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 12-05-2001)

When it came time for Marvel to issue a "definitive statement" set within the Marvel Universe addressing the terrorist attacks on the United States that took place on September 11, 2001, the choice of title should have been fairly obvious to any fan, and ...

SPIDER-MAN Gets Ready to Swing
by Craig Reid (Thu 01-04-2001)

Inside a makeshift, Wrestle-Mania, steel death cage, a giant `Spider-Man` banner dangles above 9 empty chairs. On the hardwood floor, lies the insignia `NYWL,` surrounded by a single thread of tattooed barbed wire. The anxious, pastry-totting media rep...


Spider-Man Does Whatever A Spider Can
by Craig Reed (Fri 01-26-2001)

Sitting in Stage 27 on the Sony lot, a webshoot away from the actors and filmmakers of the upcoming Spider-Man film, I`ve been continually humming to myself that jazzy song from the 1967-1970 animated TV series Spider-Man. `Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does w...

NIGHTMARE MAN
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 03-17-2008)

From its opening credits to its final frame, Rolfe Kanefsky’s Nightmare Man is a great throwback to eighties horror. Unfortunately the eighties staples are obvious and the effort is uneven.  A young woman, Ellen (Blythe Metz), purchases a...

Comic-Con Pitch: OMEGA MAN
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 07-12-2004)

It's just over a week away: Comic-Con International in San Diego! Hollywood will be coming to the show, and Comics2Film aims to help Hollywood find the good stuff. Today comic-creator and activist Alonzo Washington pitches his comic "Omega Ma...

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #1
by Tim Janson, Columnist (Mon 02-18-2008)

Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing resurrects three different characters and concepts. Dead of Night was one of those fantastic Marvel Comics horror anthologies of the 1970’s. Because these titles were always low-sellers, Marvel’s edi...


Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 01-09-2008)

Updated January 9th Congratulations to off2europe You win the Spidey 2 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 working address (otherwise ...

Kirsten Dunst says MJ comes full circle in 'Spider-Man 3'
by Leslie Morgan (Wed 04-25-2007)

When Kirstin Dunst walks into a room you notice. It's not merely the dimpled cheeks or her blonde tresses, but what makes Dunst stand out is her grace and smile. When she greets you, as she enters the room, she is genuinely happy you are there to speak ...

Kevin Conroy returns in Batman Gotham Knight
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 03-21-2008)

...NCIS, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Great Escape) takes on the role of loyal servant Alfred. George Newbern (Father of the Bride) and Alanna Ubach (Legally Blonde) also join the cast. The cast also features popular voice over artists Corey Burton, Rob ...

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