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Mary McCormack joins 1408
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-14-2006)
Mary McCormack has signed on to start in Dimension Films' upcoming horror film 1408. She will take over the role which was to be played by Kate Walsh (Grey's Anatomy) who was forced to exit due to scheduling conflicts with her ABC/Touchstone TV series.Mc... HIGH HEELS AND LOW LIFES
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-26-2001)
... Frances (Mary McCormack) is an American actress suffering in fringe theatre productions. When the two women play with the radio scanner of Shannon's useless soon-to-be-ex boyfriend, they pick up the communications of a gang in the process of burgling ... Ending The Year With a Howl
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-29-2005)
...ISODE I), Mary McCormack (PRIVATE PARTS, THE WEST WING), Bruce Dern
STARGATE: ATLANTIS
© Varčse Sarabande
(COMING HOME, SILENT RUNNING) and Paul Dooley (POPEYE), featuring stirring orchestral music by two veteran film composers, Christophe... 
HOTEL ROOM FIRE Casting
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 09-10-2001)
Quite a few names are close to or have signed on to star in Steven Soderbergh's HOW TO SURVIVE A HOTEL ROOM FIRE project.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Duchovny as well as Blair Underwood and Mary McCormack are all close to sealing a deal to join Ju... USA Renews THE DEAD ZONE, PSYCH
by Karl Schneider (Mon 09-18-2006)
... starring Mary McCormack as a federal marshal who supervises people in the witness-protection program while pretending to her mother, sister and boyfriend that she's a run-of-the-mill government employee.The two others are in script development, still ... Peter Parker and Mary Jane: Resolution?
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 11-07-2002)
According to Marvel Comics, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 will be a major issue in the relationship between Peter Parker and his wife Mary Jane.In an announcement released this week, Marvel said:"The creative team of J. Michael Straczynski and penciler John Romi... Face it Tiger - A Brief Look at the Life of Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 07-15-2002)
Some of us are still riding high on the SPIDER-MAN film's monstrous success, particularly those of us who grew up with the wall-crawler and longed for the day we'd see him swinging through the city streets on the big screen. That day has come, the webbed ... Joe Dante and Mary Woronov on HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-19-2000)
In the 1980s, Joe Dante was the bomb. He had a string of cool genre-movies displaying a unique flair for melding horror, science-fiction and humor—remember the newscaster turning into a werewolf on TV in The Howling or the microwave oven scene in Gremlins... Face it Tiger - A Brief Look at the Life of Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 07-17-2002)
When last we left Mary Jane Watson, she had been frightened at the prospect of marrying Peter Parker and left New York and our hero's life. While Pete soldiered on and dated some other ladies - including temporary crime-fighting partner and former crimina... Mary Jane Statue
by News Editor (Wed 03-22-2006)
Bowen Designs has posted images of their upcoming Mary Jane Statue.The figure, which was sculpted by Tony Cipriano, stands approximately 12" tall. It's painted and ready to display.It will be available in June 2006 and is priced at $150.00. "Bloody Mary" Contest Winners
by Karl Schneider (Mon 03-05-2007)
Mania's recent Bloody Mary DVD contest has ended and we are happy to announce the winners:KuttlesJerryJaredScottJasonIn the film, when a group of psychiatric hospital nurses invoke the spirit of Bloody Mary, a supposed urban myth, the slaughter begins. Fi... DC releases Mary Variant Images
by Karl Schneider (Sat 03-24-2007)
DC Comics has now released an image of the Mary variant figure for the upcoming DC Direct wave of Shazam figures.Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base.You can see the image to the left. Figures will be available on November... GALACTICA Set Visit With Mary McDonnell
by News Editor (Fri 03-03-2006)
HNR visited the set of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA had a chance to talk with Mary McDonnell about her role as President Laura Roslin on the series.In terms of what some people consider a rather grim and a pessimistic worldview on the show, McDonnell responded, "... One Comicscape, Many Subjects
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-16-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another dive into the shallow end of Comicscape! Last week’s none-too-scientific analysis of the many 1990s throwbacks plaguing the industry generated a lot of comments, but little mail. I intended to run... Mary found for ELEKTRA?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-26-2004)
Sources for FilmForce are reporting that model Natassia Malthe has landed the part of Typhoid Mary in the ELEKTRA movie. Malthe, 26, began her professional career as a fashion model and has made the leap to feature films, appearing in such pictures as 40 ... Mary-Jane gets new boyfriend in SPIDER-MAN 2
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-10-2003)
Variety is reporting that Daniel Gilles has won the role of Mary-Jane Watson's new boyfriend in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, a.k.a. SPIDER-MAN 2. But for those of us familiar with the litany of Spider-Man's supporting cast members, the name of MJ's new beau w... "Bloody Mary" Contest
by Karl Schneider (Sat 02-10-2007)
Mania is happy to announce our latest contest, a DVD contest for the upcoming horror film Bloody Mary.In the film, when a group of psychiatric hospital nurses invoke the spirit of Bloody Mary, a supposed urban myth, the slaughter begins. First, a young nu... Interlude: Eggsistential
by Stella Maris (Sat 03-29-2008)
You probably won't have heard of Mary Magdalene Smith yet, but I can tell you that it's only a matter of time before she becomes a household name.
Mary Magdalene is our dear Sophia's daughter, the fruit of her marriage to the Z-list failed pop star ex-h... Ryder digesting MARY WARNER role
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-13-2004)
Actress Winona Ryder is reuniting with her HEATHERS helmer Michael Lehmann on the new low budget comedy MARY WARNER. The dark-haired leading lady will play a struggling actress that, after accidentally eating a batch of marijuana-laced brownies that her s... Robert J Sawyer Chats with CINESCAPE - Part One
by Chris Wyatt (Sat 07-13-2002)
Here's how a normal book signing goes: Everyone stands in a nice orderly line while the latest hot author mechanically autographs one volume after another, smiling thinly at the parade of readers who march passed.Now here's how a Robert J Sawyer book sign... 23.5 Degrees: Bloodline--The Movie: Tomb Be or Not Tomb Be?
by Stella Maris (Sat 06-21-2008)
Having finally watched the review DVD of Bloodline--The Movie, I think I can now guess why the traditional complimentary promo copies of this film are as rare as hen’s teeth. Fundamentally, the ability to rewind and freeze-frame the action provides ... 23.5 Degrees: The Sanguineous Sekhmet Saga
by Stella Maris (Sat 05-17-2008)
One of the most fulfilling aspects of investigating secret societies and faux chivalric orders is the thrill of finally nailing a fake artifact or fabricated document relating to a long, arduous and protracted scam.
My very first catch involved a well-k... 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 ... Elektra
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)
Genre:Action/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:Regency Enterprises.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Jennifer Garner (Elektra Natchios/"Elektra"); Terence Stamp (Stick); Goran Visnjic (Mark Miller); Kirsten Prout (Abby Mill... Hell Hath No Fury
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-06-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another week of cutthroat Comicscape action! Late as usual, I realize the furious spell of controversy over the statue of Mary Jane Watson-Parker leaning over a laundry hamper wound down last month, but the storm ov... ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 09-06-2001)
There's never been a more potent, more dazzling moment in the memory of Spider-fans than that first amazing meeting between Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson. When John Romita's curvy creation crooked her hand and uttered the immortal words, "Face it Tige... This Week's Best Sellers List
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-21-2007)
The latest Best Selling lists have been released from most of the news publications for this past week. It looks like author James Patterson is leading the way on most of the lists from his latest novel, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Here's a look at the Best Selle... Chrono Crusade Vol. #6
by Christopher Homer (Mon 03-17-2008)
What They SayNothing has prepared Rosette for what happens as the jaws of Aion's trap finally close. Torn apart and tortured, Rosette's dark rite of passage leads her to a place she is unready to go. In the embrace of a demon, she must make her decision t... ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #25
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 08-08-2002)
MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING: There's simply no easy way to review this watershed issue of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN without discussing the last few pages, so if you don't want to know the events of this installment, STOP READING NOW!All right then. We've waxed eloq... 23.5 Degrees Movie Review: Bloodline---The Movie
by Jason Rhodes (Sat 05-24-2008)
Sidestepping inconvenient historical details and unburdened by factual evidence, director Bruce Burgess, whose prior directorial masterpieces include Dreamland: Area 51, The Bermuda Triangle Solved? and Bigfootville, takes a running le... SUPERGIRL #68
by Tony Whitt (Sat 03-30-2002)
I have to admit, I've long avoided this title for a number of reasons. One: I read enough of Peter David's writing as it is. A little can go a long way, sometimes. Two: this title seemed steeped in the pseudo-Christian mythology that pervades most of DC's... SPIDER-MAN: BLUE preview
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 04-05-2002)
Marvel Comics has released the first three covers and solicitation information for SPIDER-MAN: BLUE, the Marvel Knights mini-series by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. "The title's not blue like the color -- it's blue as in sad, as in jazz music, as blue in love,... Genre Oscar Winners of the Past: The List (Sat 03-25-2000)
Here is a list of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Oscar Winners. Included are both obvious genre films and borderline efforts perhaps more commonly thought of as dramas (e.g., HAMLET, SONG OF BERNADETTE). Inevitably, this kind of judgment call leaves...ABC Family cashes in with ultimate SPIDER-MAN marathon
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-16-2002)
The ABC Family Channel has come up with one of the cooler SPIDER-MAN tie-in events with a three-day marathon of the best episodes of the four animated SPIDER-MAN cartoon series. The series, which at various times have run from the 1960s all the way until ... Le Chevalier D'Eon Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 08-24-2007)
What They SayFrance, Russia, now England. No land is safe from the temptation to possess the Royal Psalms. Now that D\'Eon and his comrades know who has the Royal Psalms, they track the traitor to England. But the thief has friends in powerful places, bot... REEFER MADNESS
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-27-2004)
In the 1960s, a creaky old black & white feature began to make the rounds of midnight shows and college campus screenings across America. This already old fashioned 1938 film, an outrageously shrill work of anti-marijuana propaganda, drew hoots and ho... Interlude: Hermetic Horseplay
by Stella Maris (Sat 02-23-2008)
As it happens, I was in Cannes on the day that Salvador Dali died. One of the perks of owning a recording studio was that every winter a major music biz conclave was held in the same conference center as the Cannes Film Festival, impelling us to happily t... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #544
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 09-14-2007)
Peter Parker and his lovely wife, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, stand at the bedside of Aunt May, as she slowly expires from a sniper’s bullet. The Kingpin sent the sniper to kill Peter, but the hitman accidentally shot May. Now, having dissoci... Legend of the Wolf Woman
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 09-30-2005)
What They SayRina is a SWAT officer who is faced with a series of bizarre murders. The victims have chunks of their flesh bitten off, and are often found eviscerated or slashed with claws. Then a new string of crimes begin, the murders are similar but the... 23.5 Degrees: Tripping the Tesseract Tango
by Stella Maris (Sat 08-16-2008)
By the time I made my way out of Chartres' Crypt of the Underground Mary and back to Le Café Serpente, Soph was totally freaking out. I had been gone for well over an hour and, after several circuits around the cathedral, she was beginning to get s... Debney's Passion
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-02-2004)
No matter what your views of the film or of its subject matter, taken on its own merits, the film score to THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST is a remarkable composition. John (THE RELIC, END OF DAYS, SPY KIDS, THE PRINCESS DIARIES, etc) Debney has crafted an inte... Cain Saga Vol.#02
by Danielle Van Gorder (Wed 05-09-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaori YukiTranslated by:Akira WatanabeAdapted by:What They SayFrom the moment Cain\'s stepsister Mary Weather joins the cast in \"The Hanged Man,\" you\'ll be lost again in the twisting catacombs of the Hargreaves family histo... In Hoc Signo Vinces
by Stella Maris (Sat 03-22-2008)
As promised, Sophia and I entered the church of Saint Sulpice de Paris shortly before midday on the Vernal Equinox. Then, traveling from west to east, we worked our way through the stanzas of the Priory of Sion's poem, Le Serpent Rouge, which corresponded... The Obligatory Year In Review Column
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-28-2006)
Each December, I feel obligated to write one of these wretched “year in review” columns that gives you, the reader, my perfunctory thoughts on comic books through the last 12 months. These things hardly satisfy anyone, least of all me... 2007: The Year in Review, Part Two
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 01-04-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to the second part of the Comicscape’s 2007: The Year-in Review. Last week, I touched on five of the biggest stories in comics from the past year. This week, we’ve got a few more. Thankfully, the ... Comicscape April 13, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-13-2005)
Generally speaking, I've enjoyed the recent glut of comic book adaptations that Hollywood has been bringing us. There've been a a few I didn't really care for, like BLADE: TRINITY and CONSTANTINE. But, even those were fairly entertaining in their own righ... Winterbirth
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-10-2007)
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to the Buzz, where information on tomorrow’s batch of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror lit are brought to light today. In a slow week of genre releases Dr. Who hardcovers and a couple original tales of speculative fic... Rollergirl Vs. Jack the Ripper
by SCOTT COLLURA (Mon 10-22-2001)
Unlike her collaborators on the new Jack the Ripper film FROM HELL, Heather Graham readily admits that she knew very little about Saucy Jack and his vicious exploits beyond the sort of pop culture awareness that any respectable movie fan might have."I di... JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE'S THE FLASH
by Tony Whitt (Mon 12-03-2001)
Mary Maxwell's not your typical student. She reads comic books and longs for an exciting, action-filled life, something she's not likely to get while living with her boring scientist dad. But you know what they say: "Be careful what you wish for..." Soon,... SPIDER-MAN
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 05-03-2002)
For decades, Spider-Man fans have waited not-so-patiently to see a movie based on their beloved webhead's adventures waited through lawsuits, bankruptcy, endless script development and director switches, until it seemed the project was doomed never to ha... THE QUIET MAN
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 11-14-2002)
While millions of moviegoers, or at least home video watchers, are eagerly snatching up DVD copies of Steve Spielberg’s classic E.T., why not take a cue from the little bugger and check out Artisan’s wonderful collector’s issue DVD of THE QUIET MAN. Yes, ... SPIDER-MAN 2
by Lisa Keeler (Wed 06-30-2004)
SPIDER-MAN 2 is one of those happy sequels (for the audience the characters are as angst-ridden as ever) that builds on rather than merely repeats the original. 2002's SPIDER-MAN was a very good and spiritually faithful adaptation of the Marvel comic boo... DOCTOR WHO: THE KEY TO TIME - THE COMPLETE ADVENTURE
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-16-2002)
Those who have come to expect a lot of goodies on their DOCTOR WHO discs may be a tad disappointed with the KEY TO TIME boxed set, a series of six discs with the six stories from the series' sixteenth season. (Try saying that five times fast.) Having all ... Sam Raimi, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Director Part Two
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 05-01-2002)
Part one of CINESCAPE's profile on SPIDER-MAN director Sam Raimi delved into Raimi's vision for the eagerly anticipated comic book adaptation and the director's choice of actor Tobey Maguire to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Part two chronicles the directo... Comicscape - October 5, 2005
by Al Brown (Wed 10-05-2005)
You ever see that Bruce Campbell movie Bubba Ho-Tep? It's about how Elvis and JFK are alive and well (okay, sortof well) in a Texas nursing home. And JFK is black. So then they fight a mummy. It's not, actually, as good as its premise - but then I'm fairl... Comicscape - June 28, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 06-28-2006)
Hail and well met, COMICSCAPE faithful. Welcome to another week in which I provide you, my loyal readers and constant detractors, with a half-hour of free, advertiser-supported comic commentary. And this week, CINESCAPE gives you twice the goodness with... 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... Boys, Girls and Newsprint
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 06-07-2007)
The Battle of the Sexes leaves no battleground bloodless. This week's Comicscape column references two fairly hot topics that has set the comics fandom aflame: The cover of Heroes for Hire #13, and a certain collectable statuette of Mary Jane, Spider-Man'... 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 ... 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 ... VENOMOUS
by JOHN THONEN (Wed 01-23-2002)
In the world of film, the phrase "B movie" seems to automatically make a film the equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield. It just can't get any respect. It's a sad state of things really, since many past Bs are today acknowledged classics and plenty of today's ... DEAD SILENCE on DVD June 26th
by News Editor (Sun 06-17-2007)
On June 26th, DEAD SILENCE will be released on DVD and HD DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell's film centers on a young man caught up in a terrifying supernatural nightmare. Ever... Running the Property Dispute Gauntlet
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-31-2008)
In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com... BLAIR WITCH: THE SECRET CONFESSION OF RUSTIN PARR - Fiction Review
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 10-27-2000)
`In May 1941, a hermit named Rustin Parr told police he murdered seven children in Burkittsville, Md. But the night before he was hanged, Parr told his priest an entirely different story. Now—nearly sixty years later—the details of Rustin Parr’s final con... 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... BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 11-05-1999)
Is it possible for a film to be both good and overrated? If we ever had any doubts, they were answered with a resounding `yes` with the release of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT - a film that deserved praise but not the universal accolades it received. Not to be... His Name Was Bond, James Bond
by Edward Gross (Mon 11-15-1999)
When Timothy Dalton appeared in LICENCE TO KILL, which was destined to be his swan song as James Bond – with no one, not even the actor himself expecting Pierce Brosnan to replace him in the next film six years later – he was proud of what had been accomp... Scoring THE SIMPSONS
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 11-10-1999)
You know when you look up into a blue sunny sky, punctuated by puffy, scattered white clouds, and rather than marveling at the beauty of creation all you can do is murmur, singingly, `The Simmmp-soonnnnssss!` that Matt Groening’s creation has indeed becom... BRINGING OUT THE DEAD: Read the Book, Ignore the Movie
by Denise Dumars (Tue 12-07-1999)
Martin Scorsese`s treatment of this first novel by an ex-paramedic falls somewhat short. But it did succeed very well in one area: it made me really want to read the novel by Joe Connelly. And what a glorious novel it is. In the film, Nicolas Cage giv... Genre Films in the '90s: Blockbuster Feeding Frenzy
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-11-2000)
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror were once considered cult genres of interest only to a select few, but that changed in 1977 with STAR WARS. The blockbuster mentality engendered by that film continued throughout the ‘80s and reached even larger propor... WITCHES OF EASTWICK Hit Small Screen for ABC
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 08-12-2008)
A TV adaptation of the 1987 film The Witches of Eastwick has failed twice for Warner Bros TV so why not try it again? ABC has given a put pilot order to a new version of the supernatural tale to be written by Maggie Friedman ("Dawson's Creek"). ... DARK SHADOWS: DREAMS OF THE DARK
by Dan Cziraky (Wed 03-08-2000)
The gothic soap opera that refuses to die resurfaces in a new series of novels from HarperCollins. (Ah ha! The dreaded Collins name works its evil spell yet again!) Late 1998 saw the publication of DARK SHADOWS: ANGELIQUE`S DESCENT, written by actress Lar... FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 02-25-2000)
With this classic, director James Whale created many of the mad scientist characteristics that the genre still clings to today. Loosely adapted from both Mary Shelley`s novel and a play by Peggy Webling, this tale of Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive), a me... SPIDERMAN UNLIMITED: Cancelled Before Its Time
by Frederick C. Szebin (Sat 01-01-2000)
Saban Entertainment (MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS) and Marvel Studios teamed up to concoct this brisk little epic that redux’s the Spiderman mythos as through a looking glass. A Counter-Earth is discovered by an Earth probe sent to the far side of the su... The Phantom, Batman, and a Star Wars Diorama
by Dan Cziraky (Thu 06-14-2001)
To a great degree, I detest the proliferation of online toy collecting. It has robbed the hobby of a certain sense of nobility. There was a wonderful thrill to finding a rare collectible in some out-of-the-way comic store or grabbing the newest, short-pac... 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 ...Anime Expo New York - Cowboy Bebop Movie Dub Premier
by Andrew Tei (Sat 08-31-2002)
Written by Andrew Tei (Reikun) and Mariela Ortiz (Sapphire)
Friday night\'s big event, and probably the biggest event for Big Apple Fest
was the premiere of the English language version of the Cowboy Bebop Movie.
The line for the movie began... SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF JAPANESE ANIMATION ANNOUNCES SPJA INDUSTRY AWARD FINALISTS AT TOKYO INTERNATIONAL ANIME FAIR (Thu 03-27-2008)
Bandai Entertainment Leads with Most Nominations Followed by Viz Media, Geneon Entertainment, Bandai Visual and FUNimation Entertainment Anaheim, California (March 27, 2008) ‹ The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the overseeing bo...ANIME EXPO® 2008 ANNOUNCES ONLINE TICKETING FOR MAIN EVENTS (Mon 04-07-2008)
Regular, Hotel Room Block and Reserved Seating Block Attendee Tickets Available Now Anaheim, California (April 7, 2008) ‹ Traditional Main Events (including Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Masquerade, Anime Music Video Contest, AX Idol, Charity Auction an...New Hosts Join AX Idol Season 6 at Nokia Theater L.A. Live (Fri 03-07-2008)
Main Event Audience Member to Win Trip to Japan Anaheim, California (March 7, 2008) ‹ Think you got what it takes to be the next AX Idol? Thousands will audition for the most coveted singing and voice acting contest at the nation's largest Anim...Anime Boston 2006 announces first round of guests (-)
Voice actor extraordinaire Steven J. Blum joins an all-star guest list BOSTON, November 13, 2005 – The New England Anime Society is proud to announce the following distinguished guests will attend Anime Boston 2006: voice actors Greg Ayres, Steven ...Chrono Crusade Final Cast List (Wed 06-23-2004)
Director: Matt Greenfield Studio: IS&M Translator: Richard Kim Rossette - Voiced by Hilary Haag - A 16 year old novice sister in the Magdalene Order. Rosette is a fairly happy and energetic girl, who is kind of selfish and still a teenager, despite her s...A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 03-25-2000)
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor... 23.5 Degrees: The Song of Solomon
by Stella Maris (Sat 07-19-2008)
Of course, there was no way of knowing for sure whether the master masons of Notre Dame de Chartres had specially calculated the alignment of the cathedral to compensate for the offset of the tilt of the earth in their mission to incorporate the precise a... 23.5 Degrees: The Labyrinth's Lament
by Stella Maris (Sat 07-26-2008)
Our first impression upon entering Chartres Cathedral was that it had become a tourist trap. We weren't immediately struck by the majesty of God in his Heaven or awe for the skill of the master masons triumphing over the laws of physics or even by the lur... Comicscape: The Ever-Expanding Comic-Con
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-06-2008)
San Diego Comic-Con International 2008 ended last week with the usual fanfare. Comic book and Hollywood talents alike came together to mingle with over 100,000 fans. Those fans learned about the next year’s slate of comics, movies, televis... Darren Aronofsky Leading ROBOCOP
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-25-2008)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) has signed Darren Aronofsky to direct and David Self to write a new installment for its RoboCop franchise. Aronofsky, the director of The Fountain, and Self, the writer of Road to Perdition, make a formidable creative te... Goss and Dewan Lead MAGDALENA
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 07-23-2008)
Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss are attached to star in Magdalena, an adaptation of the comic book featuring the holy warrior. Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures, Platinum Studios and Top Cow Productions are behind the project. Hurd and Platinum chairma... R-Rated Photo for Alex Aja's MIRRORS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 07-22-2008)
Nothing says "Come watch this horror film" like releasing a movie still of Amy Smart sitting in a bath of blood, right? Well, if that does it for you horror fans, 20th Century Fox has passed a gruesome photo to Ryan Rotten for their upcoming hor... Book Buzz: Hugo Winners Announced
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-11-2008)
The 2008 World Science Fiction Convention concluded yesterday amidst fanfare by Guests of Honor Tom Whitmore, Rick Sternbach and Lois McMaster Bujold along with Robert A. Heinlein filling in as the official Ghost of Honor. The third convention ever held i... THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)
by Frederick C. Szebin, with Steve Biodrowski (Thu 10-26-2000)
The makers of The Blair Witch Project understood. As did the people behind The Last Broadcast. And The Sixth Sense. True horror comes from character and surroundings. Atmosphere is probably the first key to raising the adrenaline. And it was understood ne... Cameron's Crow
by Scott Collura (Tue 09-25-2001)
Aliens: Special Edition (1986)FoxMovie Grade: 3 ˝ starsDisc Grade: 3 starsOnly James Cameron would dare to make a sequel to Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi/horror effort Alien and succeed (just ask David Fincher and Jean-Pierre Jeunet). Terminator's Michae... Hell Bound
by Scott Collura (Fri 10-05-2001)
Hard as it is to imagine a time before television, forgetting all of the sensationalism that comes standard with a TV set, there nonetheless have been plenty of frothing-at-the-mouth media frenzies that pre-date the boob tube. One of the most notorious of... Entertainment Industry Grinds To Halt
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 09-12-2001)
Yesterday's series of tragic events placed entertainment related projects on the back burner of importance, with massive shut downs in respect of the victims. In addition, these terrible events are having further effects on coming projects. Here's a rundo... New WOLF LAKE Casting
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-01-2001)
Sharon Lawrence (NYPD BLUE) is the latest addition to the cast of CBS' still evolving WOLF LAKE TV series.Lawrence will take on the role of Vanessa Cates, the wife of the small town's powerful industrialist. Her husband also happens to be one of the burg'... Sam Raimi Talks SPIDER-MAN Sequels
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-12-2001)
Sam Raimi has been talking about what he knows regarding the posibility of further SPIDER-MAN movies, though he, as yet, is not involved in them.While talking to Spider-Man Hype, Raimi spoke of what he knew about potential sequels, saying, "I assume and I... Broken bow, fixed TREK
by Mark A. Altman (Wed 09-26-2001)
If professional STAR WARS booster Steve Sansweet were writing this, chances are he'd be saying, "STAR TREK is back...and in a big way." In this case, however, it wouldn't just be hyperbole; it'd be an accurate assessment of "Broken Bow's" potential to re-... Sobini Grabs SISTER
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 10-03-2001)
Sobini Films has acquired the film rights to Graham Joyce's horror novel DARK SISTER. The book told the story of a woman who finds what she belives to be a herbalist's journal while cleaning her house's chimney. She soon realizes that the book of arcane r... THE POSSESSION OF NURSE SHERRI
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 11-02-2001)
With this DVD release, EI Alternative Cinema, under their "Retro Shock-O-Rama" label, adds yet another title to a film that has been shown as HANDS OF DEATH, BLACK VOODOO, KILLER'S CURSE, HOSPITAL OF TERROR and BEYOND THE LIVING. Most commonly, and proper... ZIM INVADES HOME VIDEO THROUGH ANIMEWORKS! (Thu 11-06-2003)
New York City (November 06, 2003) - AnimeWorks is ready to rain down Zim's doom upon the heads of animation fans everywhere with its release of Jhonen Vasquez's Invader Zim. Anime fans have been screaming for this DVD release since Zim first aired on Nick...How Green Was My Goblin
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-31-2001)
"Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts, Covens of witches with all of their hosts, You may think they scare me, you're probably right, Black cats and goblins on Halloween night. Trick-or-treat!"poem as quoted in John Carpenter's HALLOWEENYes, ... K-PAX
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-26-2001)
... Woodard, Mary McCormackWriter: Charles Leavitt, based on the novel by Gene BrewerDirector: Iain SoftleyDistributor: Universal Pictures/Intermedia Pictures MARVEL MASTERWORKS: DAREDEVIL #12-21
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 10-20-2001)
It wasn't about the illustrious adventures, the daring heroes, the dastardly villains. It wasn't about the cosmic scope, the human moments, the eternal struggle of good vs. evil. No, when it comes to all the early Stan scripts that shaped the Marvel Unive... Romancing Romita
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 06-27-2001)
For many fans of the Silver Age of comics and Spider-Man in particular, there is no more memorable artist than John Romita Sr., a man who brought his distinctive romantic touch to every title he illustrated. Beautifying the surreal world of Peter Parker f... BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)
Regarded by many as the greatest horror film ever made, director James Whale’s sequel to FRANKENSTEIN (#16 on our list) was for many years a complete anomaly in the genre: a big-budget film from a major studio, helmed by their top director working at the ... Paris Gothique: A Gothic Travel Guide to the City of Love
by Denise Dumars (Thu 11-02-2000)
If you`re too Gothic for Milan, New York, and Japan, you`ll be right at home in Paris. First of all, if you wear all black, no one will assume you`re a member of the Trenchcoat Mafia; Parisians themselves wear black a lot because it`s chic, and they also ... Dances with the Undead: Kim Newman, Part 2
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-28-2000)
JUDGMENT OF TEARS has a lighter tone than THE BLOODY RED BARON, an element that author Kim Newman decided upon early. `Needing a rest after the war-torn Red Baron book, I decided to skip the obvious World War II setting and relax a little by enjoying `la ... INDEPENDENCE DAY
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-27-2000)
One of the biggest behemoths of blockbuster proportions in recent memory, INDEPENDENCE DAY arrives on DVD today in a special edition featuring numerous bells and whistles. The double-disc set, loaded with supplemental materials, supposedly contains five-a... MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 05-23-2000)
It doesn`t come even close to being one of the worst films of 2000 (after all, this is the year of Battlefield Earth), but this sequel to MISSION IMPOSSIBLE is certainly one of the most disappointing. As with Mission to Mars, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II (that`s... NADIA, SECRET OF BLUE WATER
by Andrew Osmond (Tue 04-25-2000)
The first thing to get out of the way is the name, or rather names. The Secret of Blue Water was the official English designation of this wildly popular 39-part TV saga by the future creators of Evangelion. However, anime purists know it as Fushigi no Umi... THE EXORCIST: The Version You've Never Seen
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 09-25-2000)
After twenty-eight years, William Peter Blatty is finally happy with the film version of The Exorcist that he scripted and produced. Ever since the initial release, the author has expressed his disappointment with William Friedkin`s final cut, even going ... 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... Specialty Press, Holiday Titles
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-08-2000)
Victims of the YearLots of people feel sorry for themselves around the holidays, but hey, does anyone out there truly care about Robert Downey, Jr`s problems? Well, if not, there are plenty of other folks to feel sorry for. U.S. News and World Report repo... Agent ORIGIN - The real Wolverine story?
by Kim S. August (Mon 06-04-2001)
(Additional Reporting by ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG)Just about every major comic book hero has at one time or another had his or her origin told, retold, expanded, re-interpreted, re-imagined or otherwise manipulated by countless writers looking to make their mar... MERRICK
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 12-01-2000)
It’s become something of an annual event: the new Anne Rice novel, every fall season, usually just in time for Halloween. For fans, it’s another chance to delve into a familiar world of vampires, witches, spirits, and other supernatural phenomena, all pre... One Guest for Dinner
by Denise Dumars (Fri 11-10-2000)
I`ll Be Post-Feminist in the Post-PatriarchySo, what`s up with B. Dalton calling pioneering cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling `post-cyberpunk`? I guess this just means that cyberpunk isn`t `in` anymore, so we`re supposed to call Sterling`s work something el... Marvel Comics: Joe Quesada
by Russell Lissau (Thu 10-26-2000)
Marvel Comics Editor in Chief Joe Quesada is, without question, the most wanted man in comics. Over the course of a typical hour, close to a dozen people knock on Quesada’s office door or ring him up on the phone, asking him about everything from story id... A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 03-27-2000)
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor... And the Desert Shall Bloom
by Stella Maris, Columnist (Sat 02-02-2008)
The first important lesson that any serious collector of enigmatic curiosities learns is that nothing is true. The second thing we learn is that it's completely irrelevant whether anything is actually true or not.
Once the collector stops trying to make ... New Poster for SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 12-11-2007)
A new poster has appeared online for THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, courtesy of Comingsoon. Mark Waters directed this upcoming fantasy for Paramount, based on the novels by Holly Black. John Sayles wrote the screenplay adaptation of the novel and the film sta... Fun with Retconning
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-19-2007)
Greeting, Maniacs, and welcome to another fun-filled ride into the gaping maw of Comicscape. I’ve listened in at various corners of the World Wide Web, where the cool kids hang out. While smoking their Camels cigarettes and wearing their b... Science of Sci-Fi
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-10-2007)
Though largely neglected in the past, the link between science fiction and technological development is an important one; one that spurs scientific discovery and connects the world of grounded truth with the realm of infinite possibility. The pulp magazin... Aquaman The Complete Collection
by Tim Janson (Sun 11-25-2007)
First, a little history behind the series. These Aquaman episodes were originally broadcast in 1967 – 1968 as part of the Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure. The show featured not only the two heroes of the title, but also guest appearance... New SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES Trailer
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 11-19-2007)
Paramount has released another trailer online today, this time for their upcoming adaptation of THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES. The film is based on the best-selling fantasy series and stars Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, Dav... The 5 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Comic Strips
by Christina H (Fri 02-01-2008)
Sometimes a form of entertainment can become so bad that it transcends badness and becomes something new and wonderful. The world of newspaper comic strips is a gold mine for this, where strips that were built on a shaky premise to begin with run for deca... Lake Placid 2 Unrated
by Tim Janson, Columnist (Sat 01-19-2008)
When Lake Placid came out in 1999 it was a bit of a surprise hit and better than it had a right to be, partly because it was a campy ode to monster movies of the 1950’s. Still, it was not a film that I thought would have been worthy of generati... ANDROMEDA Strain Trailer Online
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 03-18-2008)
The trailer for the upcoming mini-series The Andromeda Strain is online courtesy of the official A&E website. The upcoming remake of the Michael Crichton novel is getting adapted by director Mikael Saloman (Band of Brothers) and produced by Ridley Sco... BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Season 3
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 03-21-2008)
When last we left the crew of the Battlestar Galactica, at the end of season two, their settlement on New Caprica was being invaded by the Cylons. Both Admiral Adama (Edward James Olmos) and Commander Adama (Jamie Bamber) decide to jump away from New... Ledger's Death Ruled Accidental OD
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 02-06-2008)
The official cause of the Dark Knight star's death has been issued by the NYC Medical Examiner. Here's the official AP report:
Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drug... Some Brief Histories of Time: The Legion Reboots, Part 2
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-07-2001)
Last time, we followed the career of the Legion up to the DC CRISIS event that eliminated Superboy and necessitated a major rethinking of Legion lore. Now, back to the 30th century...Luckily, the first Legion "reboot" didn't necessitate starting from scra... New 'Suit' Photos for HANCOCK
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 01-28-2008)
Some new photos have emerged online for Hancock courtesy of Cine21. From the looks of them, which I'll place down below, they appear to be the official uniform for Will Smith's character outside of the "hobo" clothes you see him wearing him in t... 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... My Thoughts on 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-24-2007)
Last Friday, five years after Sam Raimi’s Ghost House purchased the film rights to Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s three-issue IDW miniseries, 30 Days of Night, the movie hit theaters and destroyed its box office competition. With a tal... Reading Comics on the Phone or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Clickwheel
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-18-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting Wednesday with Comicscape! Last week’s column about DC’s new web-only Zuda imprint ran later in the day, for which I apologize. Then again, it also ran next to the review of the new... Offbeat Observations
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-15-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another catastrophic adventure into Comicscape. My scheduled interview for this week fell through, so I’ve reduced myself to one of those pithy observational columns. Fortunately, Wizard World Chicago wra... Cuthbert Talks CAPTIVITY & More
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 06-30-2007)
The horror film CAPTIVITY starring Elisha Cuthbert has been pushed back in its theater release twice now. The first time, it was because the MPAA punished the film makers for some controversial billboards that appeared in select cities. The MPAA punished ... EVAN ALMIGHTY
by Brian Thomas (Fri 06-22-2007)
In Bruce Almighty (2003) – you may remember – God (Morgan Freeman) granted unlimited power (within limits) to mortal TV weatherman Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) to teach him to take responsibility for his life and stop complaining so much. In Evan ... Law, Whitaker to do the MAMBO
by News Editor (Mon 06-18-2007)
Universal Pictures has cast Jude Law and Forest Whitaker to star in THE REPOSSESION MAMBO. Miguel Sapochnik will direct.
The script by Eric Garcia and Garret Lerner is set in the near future, and revolves around when artificial organs can be b... Alice Braga Does the REPOSSESSION MAMBO
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 08-30-2007)
Actress Alice Braga (I am Legend) has jumped on board the Universal futuristic thriller, REPOSSESSION MAMBO, says Hollywood Reporter. The actress will be starring opposite Jude Law and Oscar winning Forest Whitaker in this adaptation of Eric Garcia's... Blustering Over Barcodes
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-03-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting adventure into the dark soul of American comic books! This week, I’ll expound upon a recent and controversial announcement by Diamond Comic Distributors. For those of you that may not kno... Hobbit History
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-22-2007)
As if there isn’t a book-load of backstory already on The Hobbit’s road to film translation, John D. Rateliff is bringing the history back to its roots with an intimate, three-volume look at one of the most famous bedtime stories of all time.
... Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)
With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?
Hello Man... Carly Pope Added to Fox's 24
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-09-2007)
Plot Detail Inside...Thespian Carly Pope will be joining the cast of the Fox thriller 24, says Hollywood Reporter. The actress, who recently did a stint on FX's DIRT, will be added as a girlfriend to the son of the newly sworn in President portrayed by Ch... Creatures of The SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-09-2007)
A first look at creatures of the fantasy-adventure, THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, has appeared online courtesy of USA Today. The fantasy is based off the best selling series of books by authors Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. The film stars Freddie Hig... New Site and Pics for HANCOCK
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 03-28-2008)
A new viral marketing website has popped up online for Columbia Pictures' upcoming Will Smith vehicle Hancock. The new site can be found at HancockWasHere.com which is run by Hancock (Smith) by the looks of it. Also, some new pics for the upcoming comedic... Precursors
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 04-01-2008)
A few months ago I titled a DVD Shopping Bag column: “Precursor”. It dealt with the Warner Brothers re-release of Omega Man coinciding with the theatrical release of I am Legend. This, of course, was not, nor will it ever be, an isol... Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. #4
by Dani Moure (Thu 06-09-2005)
What They SayA band of terrorists claims to have possession of a girl who was kidnapped some years ago. But when Section 9 is called in to resolve the situation, they realize that something is very wrong - the girl is the same age she was when she was kid... Chrono Crusade Vol. #3
by Kim Wolstenholme (Thu 07-21-2005)
What They SayThe secret of Rosette and Chrono’s soul bond is unveiled, Azmaria’s initiation into the Order continues, and an unholy beast stalks the streets of the city. As the forces of darkness continue their war against humankind, the dept... Lupin the 3rd TV Vol. #07: Royal Scramble
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-14-2004)
What They SayA stolen crown is auctioned off in the black market. Jigen infiltrates the seller, Goemon infiltrates the buyer, and Lupin poses as a jewelry appraiser. When Zenigata joins Lupin, the situation turns into a four-way scramble, and Fujiko makes... Jungle Emperor Leo
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 11-30-2003)
What They SayLeo, King of the Jungle, lives at the foot of Moon Mountain. His family life is threatened when a group of humans come in search of Moonlight Stones. Only concerned with money, they have no regard for the jungle. Leo must fight to protect the... Inu Yasha Vol. #10
by Luis Cruz (Wed 10-29-2003)
What They SayIn rescuing a damsel in distress, Miroku’s Wind Tunnel starts to unravel. Will he be swallowed whole by the void? Later, Kohaku – brought back from the dead by a shard of the Sacred Jewel – is implicated in several murders. ... Viewtiful Joe Vol. #05
by Brett Barkley (Fri 06-23-2006)
What They SayJefferson Buick, a man of mystery who holds the secret of Jadow escapes. He encounters Joe and Junior who are lost in the mountain searching for a wild cheeseburger! Will Jefferson be able to reveal to Joe about the evil plans? Bad guys have... Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society
by Dani Moure (Thu 08-30-2007)
What They SayThe year is 2034; two years after Major Motoko Kusanagi left Public Security Section 9, the elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber warfare. In that time, Section 9 has increased its appointed personnel to 20 operati... Short-Tempered Melancholic Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Fri 08-29-2008)
Four short stories about four high school girls looking for love!Creative Talent Writer/Artist: Arina TanemuraTranslated by: Mary KennardAdapted by: Heidi VivoloWhat They SayA one-volume manga featuring short stories from Arina Tanemura, creator of Full M... Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Angelic Layer volume seven
by Way Jeng (Tue 07-27-2004)
Hello, and welcome to a poignant moment in "Being a Brief Discussion..." The fact of the matter is that no matter how much we might wish otherwise, our favorite shows eventually come to an end. In one sense it's a sad event, but it's also a time when we c... Night of the Beasts Vol.#06
by Danielle Van Gorder (Wed 04-23-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chika ShiomiTranslated by:Kathy SchillingAdapted by:Brynne ChandlerWhat They SaySakura is finally free of Kagara, but at a terrible price. As Aria holds her dying love, she makes one last attempt to free the demon from his own... Princess Ai Vol.#03
by Jarred Pine (Sun 03-19-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Misaho Kujiradou, Courtney Love, & DJ MilkyTranslated by:Kimiko Fujikawa and Yuki N. JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayThe culmination of Ai's journey of self-discovery is at hand, and salvation is on the horizon. As hunters from... Chrono Crusade Vol.#01
by Megan Lavey (Sat 06-05-2004)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Daisuke MoriyamaTranslated by:Amy ForsythAdapted by:What They SayAmerica in the roaring 20s, a place and time of gaiety and peace, has recovered gracefully from the Great War. Lurking in the shadows, though, is a dark being, r... Robot Carnival (-)
What They SayThe Review!I guess one of the few good things about growing up (and growing older) is that after a while, you can start to justifiably get nostalgic for the days of your youth gone by. That\'s what occurred to me as I watched this Region 2 re...Anime Boston Update (Wed 05-08-2002)
Shameless plug time folks: For Immediate Release: The New England Anime Society, Inc. and AnimeOnDVD.com, joint sponsors of Anime Boston 2003, are proud to announce that Tiffany Grant, Kirby Morrow and Jamie McGonnigal will be appearing as Guests of Hono...New Full HANCOCK Trailer Online
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 05-02-2008)
Paramount wasn't the only studio releasing a new trailer for a major tent pole (Indy IV) today. Columbia Pictures has also unleashed their latest full trailer for Hancock, which stars Will Smith, Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron. Peter Berg directed the ... New TV Spot for Smith's HANCOCK Online
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 05-28-2008)
A third TV spot for Will Smith's upcoming Hancock has popped up online, which you can watch below. The film also co-stars Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman and Eddie Marsan. Director Peter Berg led the misguided superhero flick, based on a screenplay by Vy V... Del Toro Confirmed for HOBBIT Films
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 04-25-2008)
We've known for sometime that director Guillermo del Toro was the person in line for the two upcoming Hobbit films but the deal has finally been negotiated and it's set in stone, reports Variety. The director has signed on the dotted line and the contract... Where's My Ticket to Mars?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-07-2008)
Last Tuesday BBC released footage of a rare colony of flying penguins, Locus Magazine announced that George R.R. Martin’s final A Song of Ice and Fire tome would clock in at under 90 pages, and, in perhaps one of the more elaborate gags of 2008&rsqu... Celestial Agriculture
by Stella Maris (Sat 04-05-2008)
By the time Soph and I got to Chartres Cathedral, we were getting the hang of navigating through increasingly labyrinthine layers of reality. On the external level, we had decided to spend a few days in Chartres to look at a potential property to move the... WWPhilly: A Look at The Marvel panel
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 06-03-2008)
Marvel by far ruled Wizard World Philly with its Secret Invasion. The Secret Invasion panel early in the day had a huge crowd. Even more people turned out for Joe Quesada and his Marvel crew. They dropped three big titles on us at the Cup ‘o Joe pan... New Featurette for HANCOCK Online
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 06-07-2008)
If there's one thing that all flying-capable superheroes must know, it's that one must never get their drink on while gliding through the skies. Well, there's a new featurette about the upcoming misguided superhero flick Hancock which spotlights this and ... Top Maniacal Rumors: Riddler's Clues, Super Millar and Abe Frankenstein
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-04-2008)
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... New Redband Trailer for MIRRORS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 07-02-2008)
Three weeks after the first teaser trailer arrived, a new redband trailer has popped up for Kiefer Sutherland's upcoming horror film Mirrors. I'll put both trailers down below for you Maniacs. The film also stars Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, ... Book Buzz: Puttin’ the Folk Back in Hellboy
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-17-2008)
Guillermo del Toro’s first Hellboy film wasn’t exactly the strongest of foundations for a blockbuster comic book franchise. Its reviews were generally positive, yet still fairly mixed. Its domestic gross of $59 million, against a budget of $66... First Teaser Trailer Sutherland's MIRRORS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 06-12-2008)
While 24's Jack Bauer may or may not know what to do in the same situation, Kiefer Sutherland is hoping to deal with unspeakable horrors in his upcoming horror film Mirrors. The first teaser trailer for the film has popped up online and you can watch it b... Jonathan Clements Interview, Part 2
by Paul Jacques (Wed 02-02-2005)
In part 1 we looked back through Jonathan’s career, and got a feel for his origins, and the origins of anime and manga in the UK. In this section, we examine society and get an insight into the cruel world of commercial anime and manga production- i... TIME AFTER TIME
by JEFF BOND (Wed 08-28-2002)
To me one of the great mysteries of the wacky world of cult movies is why Somewhere In Time has developed a Trekkie-sized fan following while Nicholas Meyer’s Time After Time hasn’t. Time travel movies have always had a terrific romantic appeal: the chanc... 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... The Amazing DVD Shopping List!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-29-2004)
For Chicagoland readers: we’re having a GODZILLA ticket giveaway over at www.psychotronic.info. For everybody: A plug for the folks at Sinister Cinema, whose terrific Drive-In Double Features are now available on DVD-R, including 10 new volumes. They also... The Worst List of Worst Songs
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 05-17-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! I was watching VH1 the other day and they had one of those "worst songs of all time" shows on and by the end when such abominations as "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," "Achy Breaky Heart," and "We Built ... Dean Martin Kills Mick Jagger
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 05-10-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Last week we asked who would win in a fight, Mick Jagger or Dean Martin and let me tell you, it was no contest. Dean "Dino" Martin killed Mick Jagger. As they say in the funny papers, blood everywhere... Spider-Man 2
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Thu 11-04-2004)
He does whatever a spider can, plus he can gross over $821 million worldwide. His name is SPIDER-MAN and after years of legal battles that kept the Marvel comic from coming to the big screen, in 2002 olâ webhead scaled tall buildings with a single co... Comicscape - July 7, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-07-2004)
OPINION: I had hoped to do a column this week on Free Comics Day or on SPIDER-MAN 2 - both of which I experienced yesterday (Saturday, July 3) but you had so much to say about last week's column on the Revolving Door of Death that instead I'm turning the... 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... THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES
by Brian Thomas (Thu 10-21-2004)
In the early 1960s, Ray Dennis Steckler was making his face familiar around Hollywood as a journeyman cinematographer and director for low budget independent exploitation features. But Ray had greater ambitions – he wanted to make his own pictures, the ki... Bryce is QUEEN OF SCOTS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-28-2004)
After showing movie audiences what she's got in THE VILLAGE, Bryce Dallas Howard has been selected to play the role of MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. The young daughter of director Ron Howard will play the historical figure in a film for Warner Independent Pictures... SCOOP: Who's directing BASIC INSTINCT 2?
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 09-07-2004)
We've been sent a follow-up scoop to the one we published last week concerning what's happening with the development of BASIC INSTINCT 2. Unlike last week's report which revealed that Sharon Stone was courting Ashton Kutcher to come star alongside her in ... Matt's mad at HERBIE
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-05-2004)
Matt Dillon has got a hate on for punchbuggys. After playing a memorable snake in the grass in THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, Dillion will again be a villain in HERBIE: FULLY LOADED. The actor will play a professional NASCAR driver named Trip who's got a d... GHOST IN THE SHELL: Stand Alone Complex Volume 1
by Brian Thomas (Wed 08-04-2004)
Mamaru Oshii's 1995 feature film based on Masamune Shirow's acclaimed manga series GHOST IN THE SHELL caused a worldwide sensation in science fiction and anime circles. Deftly mixing music video style, hyperkinetic action sequences, cyberpunk concepts and... MLB Slugfest Loaded
by James Stevenson (Tue 04-27-2004)
Plot:18 eligible bachelors fight for the love of a leather-wrapped ball. It's highstakes drama at its best here folks. Check back next week to see if Mary accepts Timmy's marriage proposal, or if she leaves him for Tom the garbage truck driver.Platform:PS... He'll be snapping photos of BETTIE PAGE
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-20-2004)
Actor Jared Harris has joined the cast of the HBO movie THE BALLAD OF BETTIE PAGE. He will play photographer John Willie, the man who brought Page to fame through his sexy photos of the dark-haired pin-up queen. Gretchen Mol (THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR) is play...