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Mania Interview: Wahlberg and Moore talk MAX PAYNE
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 10-16-2008)

...character Max Payne into the realm of motion pictures. Max Payne himself, Mark Wahlberg, and John Moore were eager to speak about the movie and their first foray into the video game movie genre.   Mania: Was there any apprehension to this being...

Latest Full Trailer for MAX PAYNE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 08-28-2008)

The first full theatrical trailer for Max Payne has popped up online courtesy of 20th Century Fox and Yahoo Movies. You can check out the trailer below. The adaptation of the best-selling video game franchise stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges,...

E3: MAX PAYNE 2 announced for fall
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-13-2003)

Rockstar Games has finally announced what many video gamers automatically assumed: a sequel to MAX PAYNE is coming soon. Dubbed with the catchy title MAX PAYNE 2: THE FALL OF MAX PAYNE, the sequel is expected to land on store shelves sometime this fall. ...


MAX PAYNE 2 hits PS2
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-03-2003)

Six weeks after its release on PC and Xbox systems, Rockstar Games has shipped the PlayStation 2 version of MAX PAYNE 2: THE FALL OF MAX PAYNE to retail outlets. The sequel to the critically hailed 2001's film noir game has hardnosed NYC cop Max start to ...

MAX PAYNE 2 goes gold
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-06-2003)

The wait is almost over. MAX PAYNE 2: THE FALL OF MAX PAYNE has gone gold.Rockstar Games has announced that it has shipped off the code for its sequel to their award-winning 2001 action noir video game MAX PAYNE. The company expects that computer consumer...

Beau Bridges Mentoring MAX PAYNE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-19-2008)

Beau Bridges has landed a role in the upcoming Fox cop thriller Max Payne, based on the best selling videogame from Rockstar. The trade says Bridges will be playing the character of B.B Hensley, a mentor to young Payne (Mark Wahlberg). Director John Moore...

MAX PAYNE With his Shooting Style in New Pic
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 07-15-2008)

Judging from the latest photo revealed for Mark Wahlberg's upcoming Max Payne, his character will be incorporating that visual shooting theme that players will remember. A new pic, which you see by clicking on the one to the left, has appeared at USA Toda...


MAX PAYNE Movie & TV Show?
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 08-09-2001)

The popular PC game MAX PAYNE is being developed as a movie and/or TV series.Collision Entertainment snagged the film and TV rights for the game, whose backstory is about a fugitive cop who has been framed by the mob. Revenge is also a part of the story, ...

First Trailer for MAX PAYNE Leaked
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 07-10-2008)

I seriously doubt this leaked first trailer for Max Payne will stay up very long but I'll pass it along anyway. The first trailer for the film is down below and the upcoming adaptation of the best selling video game stars Mark Wahlberg, Chris O'Donnell, B...

Box Office: PAYNE Takes Down the Chihuahua
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 10-19-2008)

...ing dogs, Max Payne jumped out ahead of everyone on Friday with a 2-1 margin pulling in an estimated $7.1 million. This would give it the advantage to win outright this weekend with a total haul of $18.0 million for 20th Century Fox. Not a bad opening ...

Mark Wahlberg Shoots as MAX PAYNE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-09-2007)

The big screen adaptation of the video game MAX PAYNE will be hitting theaters soon and Mark Wahlberg has been set to star, reports Variety. The actor will likely be joining the adaptation being led by director John Moore for 20th Century Fox. M...


SDCC Watch: Marky Max and Keanu Klaatu!
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 06-26-2008)

...008. MAX PAYNE, the best-selling videogame © Rockstar Games Fox will also be showcasing Max Payne. The classic video game is finally getting the big screen treatment. Mark Wahlberg will star as Max Payne and the film will co-star Mila K...

Kunis Helps Wahlberg in MAX PAYNE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-10-2008)

Mila Kunis ("That '70s Show," "Family Guy") is set to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in Max Payne, reports Variety. The adaptation of the Remedy/Rockstar series will be directed by John Moore. Beau Thorne wrote the script while Julie Sil...

Max Payne
by Development Heck (Mon 06-27-2005)

Release Date: October 17, 2008Studio: 20th Century FoxDirector: John MooreScreenwriter: Beau ThorneCast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila KunisGenre: Action, AdventurePlot Summary: Based on the video game "Max Payne" by Remedy. The story of a New York cop wh...

'Dragonball' trailer running with 'Payne' in October? (Wed 08-27-2008)

The latest 'Dragonball' rumor from ComingSoon.net is that 20th Century Fox will debut the first trailer from the film in theaters on October 17. The footage will run with ''Max Payne', starring Mark Wahlberg.


Musical Gamesmanship
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 04-08-2004)

...al Song ("Max Payne Theme" from MAX PAYNE 2: THE FALL OF MAX PAYNE, music by Kartsy Hatakka & Kimmo Kajasto), Best Original Vocal Song – Pop ("Late Goodbye" - MAX PAYNE 2, by Poets of the Fall, lyrics by Sam Lake), Best Original Vocal Song – Choral...

The Manic Maniac: Why Do Video Game Movies Inherently Suck?
by Joe Crosby (Fri 10-17-2008)

  If you've been tinkering around with Mania this week, you might have seen the interview with Max Payne star Mark Wahlberg and director John Moore. Standard pre-release publicity stuff, where people involved with the film talk about what a great pr...

Comic-Con News: July 23 and July 24 Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-11-2008)

...Still and Max Payne— Stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, plus director Scott Derrickson and producer Erwin Stoff, present an exclusive look at The Day The Earth Stood Still, Fox’s contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu i...

The Punisher
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Wed 01-26-2005)

...seem like Max Payne without the bullet time mode and that seems like the kind of game play experience Volition was striving to achieve.You control your character in third-person mode with the option to switch to an over the shoulder view for more accur...


Mila Kunis Joins Washington's BOOK OF ELI
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 11-21-2008)

Max Payne star Mila Kunis is joining Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman in The Book of Eli, says The Hollywood Reporter. The actress plays a woman named Solara, at first enlisted to betray Eli, she ultimately joins him in his quest. Co-directors Allen Hugh...

More video game movies on the way
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 04-03-2002)

...THE DEAD, MAX PAYNE, ONI, PERFECT DARK and SILENT HILL. This, despite the fact film versions of such mega vid hits as DOOM, QUAKE and DUKE NUKEM haven't hit the multiplexes. " Good games do not make great movies. There's a feeding frenzy that doesn't m...

WINNER: Most WANTED Maniacs Giveaway
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 12-02-2008)

...n Bourne, Max Payne, Mystique, John Rambo Maniac: Hanso Team: We Own You Son! Roster: Chuck Norris & Jack Bauer...Nuff Said! A NOTE TO CONTEST ENTRANTS: Giveaway winners are notified via Private Message (PM). Please acquaint ...

Christopher Long's 'Hiding in Time' set for feature
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-02-2008)

...deo game 'Max Payne' for the screen. Lin Pictures will produce the pic, with Jon Silk, who brought the project into the shingle, serving as co-producer. Ray Miller at Archetype will serve as a co-producer, while the company's David Server will associa...


Box Office: Disney's MUSICAL Beats Smith's PORNO
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 11-02-2008)

...daptation Max Payne reaching the budget mark in its third weekend of release. The Mark Wahlberg-led film lands in 8th place with an estimated $3.7 million in sales. This has its domestic gross at $35.5 million and its foreign gross at $15.9 million. Ov...

Box Office: Scott's Lies, Quarantine Defeated by Disney's CHIHUAHUA
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 10-12-2008)

...releasing Max Payne on 3,200 theaters next weekend but then again, I didn’t expect the Disney dog to beat Ridley Scott or Quarantine. October may becoming the month of family Disney films. Not Halloween-minded horror films or serious-minded thr...

War of the Minds
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 10-24-2003)

... AUTO and MAX PAYNE)." Troy "I don't really see too much of an issue in the videogame industry. The ESRB has done a good job in working with companies to establish a good guideline system. These ratings aren't always enforced, but neither are your rat...

Box Office: Disney's MUSICAL Victorious, Lionsgate Banks with SAW V
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 10-26-2008)

...drop with Max Payne in its second weekend but again, due to a relatively small $35 million budget, the film isn’t doing half bad for those executives. It pulled in another $7.6 million this weekend on its 3,381 theaters across the nation and now ...


Top Maniacal Rumors: Myers Lives, Cher Cat and Van Damme Soldier
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 08-29-2008)

...g’s Max Payne. Source: ComingSoon Mania Verdict: TRUE---We’ve checked with our sources as well and this seems to the be the day set aside for the first official trailer of the anime adaptation. Max Payne is also the most genre-related...

MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOVE
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 07-18-2002)

Like most jaded film critics, I snub my nose at the Disney kid-oriented flick. Yeah, secretly I still cherish my own youthful Disney kid film experiences like THE CAT FROM OUTER SPACE, HERBIE RIDES AGAIN, THE PARENT TRAP, and whatever piece of crap Kurt R...

MAX STEEL and HEAVY GEAR
by Steve Fritz (Mon 09-25-2000)

For those who remember last week’s column, the Sony Family Entertainment Group is an animation studio without a direct tie-in to a network. As told by executive producers Jeff Kline and Richard Raynis, the studio’s success relies on two key principles. Th...

Giving Thanks for the Games
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 11-21-2003)

...Xbox, and MAX PAYNE 2: THE FALL OF MAX PAYNE makes its way onto the Xbox and Playstation 2.Gamers' Thumb is our weekly Video Game column.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at GamersThumb@cinescape.com.


MAD MAX
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sat 02-23-2002)

Modern mythology revenge tale, smack’d up with some smoke’n demolition derby action, brings in the kiddies and kicks out the jams in spite of its sour aftertaste. Sour being that this poor sap that just wants to live out his domestic fantasy life winds up...

Don Payne hints at Galactus in 'FF2' (Tue 01-16-2007)

although Galactus is definitely present in the upcoming 'Fantastic Four' sequel, screenwriter Don Payne says, "the story definitely focuses more on the Silver Surfer—otherwise it would be called 'Rise of the Silver Surfer and Galactus,'" he laughs. Howeve...

Superman - The Ultimate Max Fleischer Cartoon Collection
by John Sinnott (Fri 09-29-2006)

As many people know, Superman first appeared in ACTION COMICS #1 dated June, 1938. This character not only possessed super strength and speed, but he had the ability to sell a lot of comics. (It's interesting to note that the publisher thought the chara...

Fox Greenlights MAD MAX 4 Production
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 10-25-2007)

It seems that director George Miller will be an extremely busy man in the very near future. Clint Morris over at Moviehole is reporting that 20th Century Fox has once again greenlit MAD MAX 4:FURY ROAD for production. They've re-opened their Mad Max offic...


Ronald D. Moore Talks ROSWELL Part One
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 10-09-2001)

As ROSWELL enters its third season, in some ways the show will be re-inventing itself. ROSWELL has a new home, moving from the WB Network to UPN. Both BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ROSWELL are making this move. It gives the show's writers reason to believe...

FF2: Galactus? Silver Surfer? Screenwriter Don Payne tells all
by Chris Brown (Tue 05-22-2007)

Last November, Comics2Film was among the outlets invited to visit the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. This is the first in a series of articles from that visit. Talking to Don Payne, screenwriter of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silve...

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

Due out this November from the Marvel Comics MAX line:ALIAS #3Painted cover by David MackWritten by Brian Michael Bendis; art by Michael GaydosRed-hot writer Brian Michael Bendis (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL) and artist Michael Gaydos (THE CROW) contin...

Gibson begs off MAD MAX 4
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 03-18-2002)

In the latest issue of US magazine, the once and probably not future MAD MAX, Mel Gibson drops another not so subtle hint that he will not be returning to the series despite the efforts of director George Miller."I don't know if my joints would be up to i...


Exclusive Interview with Don Payne, Part One (Mon 06-25-2007)

Screenwriter Don Payne talks about his experiences working on Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Part one of two.

Max Thieriot signs on to JUMPER
by Karl Schneider (Tue 08-29-2006)

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Max Thieriot has signed on to the upcoming sci-fi adventure film JUMPER.Thieriot will play the younger version of the title character, played by Hayden Christensen. Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell and Teresa Palmer also...

Miller Has Plans for MAX 4
by News Editor (Wed 07-06-2005)

Director George Miller has told Australia's Empire Magazine that plans are moving ahead for MAD MAX 4, even though Mel Gibson is not locked in yet.Miller told the magazine that "there's a real hope" for the project to get going again. And though the direc...

Miller talks on slim chance for MAD MAX 4
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 09-05-2002)

George Miller is chiming in on what seem to be quarterly teases for the possible MAD MAX 4 movie. What's the latest news? Not promising. "I'm excited by it, but that's about all I can say," he said in an interview with Australia's EMPIRE magazine. "I neve...


'Lance Barnes' gets option and Max Headroom
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-12-2003)

From a Press Release: Dystopian Dick Lance Barnes is now one step closer to the silver screen. Rick Friedberg director of "Spy Hard" has officially optioned the award winning screenplay by Stefan Petrucha based on his original comic book for an advance ...

'Fantastic Four 2' writer Payne is intimately familiar with the heroes (Thu 05-18-2006)

"I've been reading Fantastic Four comics since I was a kid," says Payne, "and I'm intimately familiar with the characters and their history - as are so many other fans out there. So I know their voices because I grew up with them, and it's just a thrill t...

I, ROBOT and MAD MAX set 2004 dates
by Mike Whybark (Mon 02-03-2003)

VARIETY notes that 20th Century Fox has set 2004 release dates for the Will Smith picture I, ROBOT and the Mel Gibson, er, vehicle MAD MAX: FURY ROAD. The cybernetic detective yarn will be open for business on July 2, while the fourth MAX film will lay ru...

Goyer names 'Super Max' inmates
by Jim Harvey (Tue 07-29-2008)

'The Dark Knight' screenwriter David Goyer told MTV that lots of familiar faces are set to turn up in the 'Super Max' movie, which features the Green Arrow locked in a prison inhabited by the DCU's worst villains. "The Tattoo Man is in there which s...


Payne talks writing 'Fantastic Four 2' (Wed 05-10-2006)

Don Payne is tightlipped about the 'Fantastic Four' sequel he's penning.The writer says "I'm trying to write the Fantastic Four movie I would like to see.I'm hoping my brethren will feel the same way when all is said and done. " More...

Exclusive Interview with Don Payne, Part Two (Fri 06-29-2007)

In the second part of our exclusive interview, writer Don Payne talks about the characters - what he wanted to improve, who he wanted to include and what he hopes might happen in a potential third film.

Iraq crisis delays MAD MAX
by Mike Whybark (Fri 02-28-2003)

YAHOO! Entertainment News reports that the upcoming MAD MAX: FURY ROAD shoot has been delayed by the continuing Iraq crisis.Originally slated to begin filming in July in the African nation of Namibia, the film is now tentatively scheduled to start product...

David Goyer Talks Green Arrow: Super Max (Wed 04-11-2007)

From his blog on the internet's worst website, David Goyer writes about the just announced 'Super Max' "Is it real? The answer is "YES", it's a real project. It's just in the early stages of development, but amongst the tidal wave of super-hero movies ...


Taking it to the Max
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 01-22-2003)

Max Allan Collins knows a little something about career diversity. As a novelist, he gave birth to the popular Nate Heller detective series. As a comic book writer, he completed a run on BATMAN. And as a newspaper comic strip writer, he created 15 years o...

'Sam & Max: Freelance Police!!!' returns to DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 02-28-2008)

Remember 'Sam & Max: Freelance Police'? That was Steve Purcell's indie comic that road the comics-to-toon boom of the 1990s into animation and video game fame. We'll, they're coming back to DVD on March 11th with a complete series edition from Shout F...

Max Thierot Talks Craven's 25/8 Horror
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 06-19-2008)

With director Wes Craven jumping back into the horror genre which he helped turn in the 70's and 80's, a lot of fans are curious about his upcoming horror movie 25/8 and since previous press releases for the film haven't said much on the plot outline (kee...

Winner: 'Sam & Max' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 03-25-2008)

Updated March 25th Congratulations Batman15 Your persistence has paid off. The 'Sam & Max' DVD is yours! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is a ...


Gibson considers MAD MAX return?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 02-18-2002)

In an interview with the CALGARY SUN, while promoting his new film WE WERE SOLDIERS, Mel Gibson admitted he was considering a return to the MAD MAX series."It would depend," Gibson said. "I don't know if my joints would be up to it."For years now, MAD MAX...

David Goyer writes "Super Max"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 04-09-2007)

According to Wizard, David Goyer has is developing a script based on the Green Arrow at Warner Brothers.The film, titled Super Max, is a take on take on supervillain incarceration in the DCU. It revolves around a wrongly convicted Green Arrow who has been...

Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it. Another thing, if ...

Mad Max 4 (Thu 09-05-2002)

Plot: Adrift in a future after a nuclear and environmental apocalypse, Mad Max soldiers on against the freaks and biker-punks, searching for some place of peace in a world gone... mad!Stars: Mel Gibson (unconfirmed)Director: George MillerStatus: LimboLa...


Winner: 'Sam & Max' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 03-20-2008)

Updated March 20th Congratulations to RustyShackleford You're a winner! And those of you who didn't win: CLICK HERE for one last chance at 'Sam & Max' NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The...

Justin Marks to write "Super Max"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 04-19-2007)

According to Sci Fi Wire, Justin Marks has been hired by David Goyer to pen the screenplay for the upcoming Green Arrow film, Super Max.The film, titled Super Max, is a take on take on supervillain incarceration in the DCU. It revolves around a wrongly co...

Comicscape - May 24, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 05-24-2006)

Greetings fellow comic fiends, and welcome to another exciting installment of COMICSCAPE. By the end, I'll be hanging off of a cliff and you'll have to tune in next week to find out if I survive or not. Actually, I'll run my in-depth and hyperbole-free ...

Payne: Fantastic Four 2 Will Do More (Thu 07-13-2006)

Don Payne, who is writing the upcoming Fantastic Four sequel movie, confirmed to SCI FI Wire the previously reported news that the follow-up to the superhero hit will prominently feature the Silver Surfer, herald of the planet-devouring Galactus. "That's ...


Long Live The New Flesh!
by Jessica Chobot (Mon 03-26-2007)

**Potential spoilers**  I’ve been really into “techie” movies of late. As stated in my previous article (WWJCD: Nanobots, Cybernetics and Androids, Oh MY!), movies such as Tron and books like Neuromancer have been my past time ...

FF2 Writer Don Payne wants Silver Surfer sequel (Tue 06-05-2007)

'Fantastic Four 2' screenwriter Don Payne hopes to continue his run with Marvel characters: "Well, for sure the door is opened for a 'Silver Surfer' spin-off and I think for sure the franchise leads to a third film," said Payne. "And yes I would love t...

Goyer Talks Green Arrow: Super Max (Thu 04-19-2007)

Writer/director/producer David Goyer told SCI FI Wire that neophyte writer Justin Marks, 22, will pen the screenplay for Super Max, Goyer's proposed Green Arrow movie centering on a maximum-security prison for supervillains. Marks got the job despite neve...

Warner Bros., Goyer 'Max' out (Tue 04-10-2007)

Warner Bros. has locked up a fresh take on the superhero canon. David Goyer, who helped return Batman to the bigscreen, will produce "Super Max," a tale that finds DC Comics' superhero the Green Arrow incarcerated in a special prison and stripped of hi...


Winner: 'Sam & Max' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 03-11-2008)

Updated March 11th Congratulations Thumbelina You are going freelance with Sam & Max! You won the DVD! For those of you who didn't win: we'll have another copy of 'Sam & Max' coming later this week, so keep watching the site! NOTE TO ALL...

Halle Berry joins "Who is Doris Payne"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-07-2007)

According to Moviehole, Halle Berry has signed on to star in the upcoming film, Who is Doris Payne.The film is the true story of a woman who spent 75 years, at large, robbing precious stones. Knicknamed the "Grandmother Thief", Doris Marie Payne...

MAD MAX Fans go Too Far
by News Editor (Mon 04-18-2005)

In San Antonio, eleven MAD MAX fans were arrested for recreating a scene from the THE ROAD WARRIOR. Nine were charged with "obstruction of a highway and two others with possession of prohibited knives in addition to the obstruction charge."The group, arme...

AFTER THE SUNSET
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-12-2004)

Readily visible in AFTER THE SUNSET is the basis for a thriller that explores the conflict between ambition and satisfaction while commenting on the conventions of the caper genre. However, this insightful piece remains out of reach. Instead, we get an ag...


'Mad Max' actor to play Martian Manhunter in 'Justice League'? (Tue 02-26-2008)

Now that the WGA strike is over the 'Justice League' rumors can resume. Back and forth on the web these past few weeks is that the shoot might be moving to Canada...or not. It might feature Batman and Superman...or not. It might be delayed until 2010... ...

COLLATERAL
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 08-06-2004)

Allowing for a couple of colossal coincidences (the biggest of which is at least fairly established early on), COLLATERAL is a really satisfying thriller. Stuart Beattie's script delivers detailed characterizations and consistent surprises, while Michael ...

Screenwriter Don Payne on 'Fantastic Four 2' (Thu 12-28-2006)

How much of the comics are in Don Payne's script for 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'? "As much as I can get in there [laughs]. You can't do a literal translation from script to screen otherwise the first film would be talking about beating ...

Gibson eyeing MAD MAX 4 again
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-30-2002)

And haven't you read this story before? Maybe, but here it is again. Mel Gibson is talking again about his inclination to star, or at least appear, in another MAD MAX film. While chatting up genre lovers in relation to his new alien film, SIGNS, Gibson sa...


Max Thierot Is a Sci-Fi PRODIGY
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 08-07-2008)

Nothing produces better world leaders then force-feeding them drugs? That's the concept behind Chuck Russell's next sci-fi action film and the director now has a leading star. Max Thieriot has landed the title role in Prodigy, based on a screenplay by Da...

Max Allan Collins toys with Ms. Tree (Sat 02-14-2004)

In an interview with Diamond's Scoop, Collins says, "I'm toying right now with making a low-budget feature myself, starring Brinke Stevens, here in Iowa. Brinke played a Ms. Tree-like character in my indie film Real Time (available from Troma on an incred...

Max von Sydow Takes on Henry in THE TUDORS
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 08-06-2008)

The Vatican players in Showtime's "The Tudors" continues to be dominated by genre-favored actors. The series began with Sam Neill playing a Cardinal only to have Peter O'Toole come in later to play Pope Paul III. Variety is now reporting the cas...

PRETENDER 2001
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 12-18-2000)

Let me start this out by saying I never was a fan of The Pretender when it was on NBC. You remember, it was a series about a guy named Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) who`s some sort of super-genius, with the ability to master any skill or profession and assume ...


ROSWELL "Busted"
by Eric Moro (Tue 10-09-2001)

Yet another genre property with a powerful fan following gets the "new beginning" treatment. First, STAR TREK got a shot in the arm with its "back to basics" approach to the prequel series ENTERPRISE. Next, BUFFY promised to raise its titular heroine back...

DARK ANGEL
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 09-18-2000)

Fox has been overly kind to the hard hitters in Hollywood these days, letting Chris Carter darken up their schedule, allowing Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich to recreate The Fugitive with an alien, when a big green bad boy had done it years ago, and now t...

DARK ANGEL: Charles Eglee
by Edward Gross (Mon 10-23-2000)

The vibe has been there for the past several months, and Dark Angel has more than lived up to the expectations of everyone involved. Taking place 20 years in the future, when America’s technology has been rendered virtually useless by the explosion of a n...

ROSWELL: The Behr Necessities
by Edward Gross (Mon 04-10-2000)

In the midst of all the press generated by a shift to Monday nights (beginning tonight) from Wednesday, plus the tobasco-mailing campaign to save the show, actor Jason Behr, who plays alien high school student Max Evans on the WB’s ROSWELL, admits he is s...


MAD MAX 4 gets Gibson
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-10-2002)

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD notes that Mel Gibson has come aboard the impending FURY ROAD, shooting in Australia during 2003. George Miller again directs from his script, to be the fourth in the MAD MAX series.Gibson will reportedly earn almost $25 million ...

Max Allan Collins brings 'Ms. Tree' to novels and TV
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 01-24-2008)

Dave Richards assisted on this article. Late last year Max Allan Collins relaunched a classic with the Hard Case Crime novel 'Deadly Beloved', featuring Ms. Tree, the comics character he created with artist Terry Beatty. Comics2Film had a chance to talk ...

It's the PAYNE Game for Fox
by News Editor (Mon 06-27-2005)

Collision Entertainment and Firm Films are teaming up to produce the big screen adaptation of MAX PAYNE for 20th Century Fox. The movie is based on the PC, Xbox, and Playstation 2 game of the same name. The story centers on a New York cop whose wife and ...

Max Makowski Directing VOLTRON?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 08-29-2008)

It's been a very slow news morning but our friends at Latino Review did find something interesting to pass along. Apparently, a week after New Regency put the development hell living Voltron into turnaround, El Mayimbe is reporting that they have a direct...


Para Para Max US Mix 2
by Lauren Goodnight (Mon 05-16-2005)

What They SayPara Para, the trendy dance craze boosted by uptempo Euro-beat style music, is now poised to hit the U.S. in a big way, after sweeping Japan and the rest of Asia.The Review!FeaturesReview Equipment

Interview with Jonathan Clements, Part 1
by Paul Jacques (Mon 01-31-2005)

In our line of work you get to meet many people; Some commercial, with a view to making a buck; Some clever, with a view to making an observation; Some self styled “otaku” with view to boring the crap out of anyone who will listen; Some passio...

DVD Review of R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly
by Tim Janson (Sun 10-05-2008)

Max Doyle (Sterling Beaumon) is a high school freshmen who is obsessed with magic who discovers his house is haunted.  Max’s father (played by Peter DeLuise) is obsessed with sports and tries to get Max interested in athletics, just like his ol...

ROSWELL - "Graduation"
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 05-14-2002)

Tonight's episode of ROSWELL will not only be the season finale, but also the series finale. Due to network indecision over the fate of the show, ROSWELL producers and writers had little time to come up with a satisfying series conclusion. But, given the ...


Godannar Complete Collection (Thinpak)
by Mark Thomas (Mon 10-29-2007)

What They Sayive years ago, as the Mimetic Beasts laid waste to Japan, Dannar Pilot Go saved young Anna Aoi\'s life. Now, as they prepare to march down the aisle, a new Beast appears and Go is summoned into battle once more. But he\'s not going alone if h...

Shining Knight
by Russell Lissau (Mon 07-30-2001)

In the ten months that editor Stuart Moore has been with Marvel Comics, the publisher has become the most talked-about company in comicdom. A lot of that has to do with the personality and business acumen of Moore's boss, Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, but ...

Patrick Doyle's Goblet of Fire
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-24-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Patrick Doyle has proven to be an outstanding choice to compose the music to the fourth film in J.K. Rowling's cinematic franchise, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. Based on Rowling's then-longest and darkest series entry, ...

Winner: 'Popeye the Sailor - 1938-1940'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 06-13-2008)

Updated June 13 Congratulations travellingmomof2 You and Popeye and Spinach will have plenty of time together. You won the DVD! Those of you who didn't win: Remember we've got one last chance at Popeye! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're ...


Robotech Legacy Set 2
by David Owens (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Yay! The 2nd box set of Robotech is here (and er, has been for months before I got around to reviewing it) to bring us more cheesy goodness of what, to many, was their first exposure to Japanese animation (atleast insofar as the animation itsel...

Macross Vol. #4
by J.J. Matthews (Tue 08-01-2006)

What They SayBetrayed by the military of their own planet, the crew of the Macross find themselves trapped on the Earth, unable to evacuate their civilian passengers even as the Zentradi attacks continue to rain down from the skies. In the air, a new ri...

Bart Simpson in the Flesh ... Sort Of
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 10-30-2000)

So there I was, participating in this silly little `meet the authors` event last Friday night at a suburban shopping mall. It was organized by the alumni association of my alma mater, to give exposure (whatever that means) to those of us who (A) admit we ...

The Crimson Rivers
by Eric Moro (Fri 06-29-2001)

Described as the French equivalent to "SE7EN meets THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS," THE CRIMSON RIVERS is perhaps better pitched as "LETHAL WEAPON meets THE SOUND OF MUSIC." Set atop a breathtaking European backdrop, French actor/director Mathieu Kassovitz fuse...


ENTERPRISE On ROSWELL?
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 08-30-2001)

Jonathan Frakes has been talking about what may be the strangest TV show crossover yet: ENTERPRISE on ROSWELL.The fourth episode of the new season ahead, titled "Secrets and Lies" will see Max (Jason Behr) heading to Hollywood for the answer to a mysterio...

Godannar Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 11-16-2005)

What They SayWhen His Ex comes back from the dead… The Honeymoon is definitely OVER! It’s hard enough being secretly married, a giant robot pilot and in high school; but when your mother’s also your boss, how’s a girl to know what...

Hangin' With the O.G. (the Original Grinch, That is)
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 11-13-2000)

This weekend, the holiday movie bombardment kicks into high gear with Dr. Seuss` How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and all our questions will be answered. Can affable Jim Carrey cut the mustard as the mean, green, Christmas-hating hermit? Can Ron Howard str...

Mitsubishi Megaview Pro 37 CRT Monitor (Sun 04-13-2003)

What They SayThe Review!Mitsubishi Megaview Pro 37 Review (High Definition on a budget!!) If you’ve been looking for a cheaper solution to getting Hi-Definition quality images while you’re watching anime and are a little tech-savvy (the cool...


Polanski Passionata
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-06-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Krzysztof Komeda (his name was Americanized by Christopher Komeda for his American LP releases) had a short but profound career in film music, beginning in his native Poland but sweeping into America due to his association with...

SHARK BOY on CD
by Randall Larson (Thu 06-30-2005)

Varese Sarabande Records has just released the soundtrack to Robert (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, SIN CITY, SPY KIDS) Rodriguez's latest fantastic adventure, THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL IN 3D.The story of Max, a 10-year-old outcast, who escapes his ...

After the Sunset
by Development Heck (Thu 05-27-2004)

Genre:Adventure/Crime/Romance.Studio:New Line Cinema.Production Company:Firm Films.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Pierce Brosnan (Max Burdett); Salma Hayek (Lola Burdett); Woody Harrelson (Stan); Naomie Harris; Don Cheadle.Who's Making It:Brett Ratner...

Nothing in Particular
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-18-2007)

Greeting, Maniacs, and welcome to another heart-stopping, villain-crushing edition of Comicscape.  This week, I feel woefully short of ideas.  I also failed to schedule an interview or garner enough mail to create a column.  In lieu of ...


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...

Robotech Legacy Set 3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-25-2001)

What They SayIt has often been said that the original broadcast of the ground-breaking series Robotech was a key factor leading to the current interest in Japanese animation. In the 15 years since its initial airing, Robotech has remained one of the most ...

PENELOPE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-29-2008)

Penelope has ostensibly only one actual fantasy element, though this propels the plot – the Wilherns, an old and rich British family, has been cursed so that the daughter born to the line will have the face of a pig, a curse that can only be broken ...

AKA BENDIS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 09-04-2001)

As many comic book readers are aware, this fall sees the launch of a new line of Marvel Comics specifically designed to appeal to mature readers. The MAX titles will feature frank subject matter, cruder dialogue (presumably where appropriate), and a darke...


10-08-01 To 10-14-01: SURVIVOR Returns
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 10-08-2001)

Tina Wesson is ready for her fame to come to an end.Who the hell is Tina Wesson you say? Oh, she's the second winner of SURVIVOR.Yeah, so, I was wondering, just when did her fame start? I didn't know she was famous and I read an article that said she was ...

Winner: 'Popeye the Sailor - 1938-1940'
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 06-16-2008)

Updated June 16th Congratulations WalkingDisaster Your Popeye collection is up to date now! You win the DVD! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is ...

'Ms. Tree' comes up for some Oxygen with new TV Movie
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 10-04-2007)

'Ms. Tree', the hard-boiled, iron-wearing widow created by Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty, is coming back with a vengeance. But her return won't be in comics, but rather in prose...and on TV! Comics2Film has learned that a 'Ms. Tree' TV movie, wi...

Robotech Legacy Set 1
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 02-10-2002)

What They SayStrap into your Veritech and get ready for the ride of your life! When a mysterious space battleship crashes onto Macross Island in the South Pacific, the future of mankind is changed forever! Realizing that there are hostile forces in the u...


'TMNT' explodes into the 21st Century
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 03-21-2007)

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is an undeniably amazing phenomenon. It's no wonder. Hatched as a self-published black and white comic book, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird intentionally mated three of the most commercially viable comics concepts with lova...

DVD Shopping Bag: Fishtar and Maleficent
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-04-2008)

  With this being the first week of the Holiday season I am going to change the DVD Shopping Bag Column up a bit. For the next four weeks I am going to feature films that would make great gifts for the film aficionado and to give to a member of the ...

Comicscape - June 18, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-18-2003)

OPINION First of all, our congratulations to Judd Winick and the team formerly on DC's GREEN LANTERN for being honored with a Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The award was given for the highly con...

Winner: 'Popeye the Sailor - 1938-1940'
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 06-12-2008)

Updated June 12th Congratulations slymommy You'll be watching the Popeye with your slykids! Those of you who didn't win, be sure to go HERE and HERE for two more chances at Popeye! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contest...


Continuing Continuity: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-26-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another installment of the classiest comic book column on the web! I, your humble host, will guide you on another foray into comic shop talk, as we read your letters regarding the continuity problems facing Marvel a...

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

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

DARK ANGEL Ep Info
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-03-2001)

The Fox TV network has released details of the Friday, December 7th, episode of DARK ANGEL, titled "Gill Girl."Feeling alienated and even more distant from Logan after the supposed re-occurrence of the virus that keeps them apart turns out to be a bad cas...

Oct. 22 - Oct. 28: TV Gears Up for Halloween
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 10-22-2001)

Reality bites for THE MOLE II: THE NEXT BETRAYAL. ABC put the low-rated show on the bench until January after only three episodes. Geez, that really sucks for the five or so people who watched it. Now they have to wait months before finding out who the mo...


Frakes Talks ROSWELL
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 10-10-2001)

Jonathan Frakes, a co-executive producer on ROSWELL, has been talking about the new directions being explored in the 3rd season of the series.While talking to SCIFI.COM, Frakes spoke of the first UPN season for the series, saying, "We can't pretend most o...

DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 12-06-2001)

Hollywood has gotten a bad rap from the so-called legitimate critics that populate Starbucks and Coyote Wolf type establishments with their J. Crew and Gap styles. But who cares what comes out of their minority mouths! Just look at the box office receipts...

We Come in Peace Part Two
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Thu 02-07-2002)

As creator and executive producer Jason Katims explained in the first part of our talk with him, his teen drama-cum sci-fi show ROSWELL has survived near death on several occasions. Even now that the show has been given a new life on UPN, the program's lo...

Comicscape - October 26, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-26-2005)

Warner Brothers finally re-released the original four Batman films on "super-special-Über-badass-cure-for-cancer" two-disc editions last week in conjunction with Christopher Nolan's BATMAN BEGINS. I hadn't seen BATMAN or BATMAN RETURNS in over ten years. ...


Preview the second season of DARK ANGEL on DVD
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-22-2003)

The James Cameron created science fiction series DARK ANGEL may have only lasted two seasons but Fox Home Video is doing its best to remember the show's fans. Yesterday the second season of DARK ANGEL debuted on DVD in the form of a six-disc set containin...

DARK ANGEL Season Opener Info
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 09-27-2001)

The Fox TV network has released info regarding this Friday night's opening episode of DARK ANGEL, titled "Bag 'Em."The episode will start with Max (Jessica Alba) struggling with her now potentially deadly relationship with Logan (Michael Weatherly). She s...

Jim Cameron Talks DARK ANGEL Season 2
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-19-2001)

While attending the TCA press gathering in Los Angeles, James Cameron revealed some of the plans for the second season of DARK ANGEL.While appearing at the event on Tuesday alongside Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Rene Echevarria, and Charles H. Eglee, ...

DARK ANGEL Halloween Ep
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-22-2001)

The November 2nd episode of DARK ANGEL, titled "Boo", has Max looking to stop a headless body on a lethal mission.On Halloween night, Max finds her "normal" world turned upside down when the creatures she let out of Manticore are able to walk the streets ...


Moore Talks ROSWELL 3rd Season
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-09-2001)

Though a lot of details were addressed and wrapped up in the second season of ROSWELL, the program's creative minds remained positive that a third season of the series was in the cards. That includes co-executive producer Ronald D. Moore.While talking to ...

ROSWELL
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 04-03-2000)

Somebody at the WB had a nifty idea when it was decided to set an SF/suspense series at a Roswell high school. Since most teen-agers are alienated anyway, it seemed like a cool idea to make some of them the descendants of aliens from that New Mexico even...

Top 10 Best Of Comics 2001 Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 12-31-2001)

Picking up where we left off, here's the rest of the best!#7) Elektra - Proving that not all bad girls are irredeemable demons bathing in blood or writhing in the fires of Hell (how Chaotic), Elektra Natchios is a complex woman with some serious issues. A...

The Duck That Roared, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 02-02-2002)

Steve Gerber is trapped in a world he never made, but he's going to make the most of it. Decades have passed since Howard the Duck first burst onto the scene with his unique brand of anthropomorphic acid wit, and now the duck and his creator are to be reu...


Mania Manifesto: Top 7 Get Smart Gadgets
by Damon Brown (Wed 06-18-2008)

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

THE HOOD #1 (of 6)
by Tony Whitt (Sat 06-01-2002)

After nearly a year, Marvel's MAX line is finally becoming a rival for DC's Vertigo line, and titles like THE HOOD that prove it. Brian K. Vaughn and Kyle Hotz have started a miniseries that looks every inch a Vertigo book - for good or for ill - apart fr...

Peter Segal gets 'Smart' and says 'Shazam!'
by Alex Dueben (Tue 09-04-2007)

You probably know Peter Segal as the director of 'Naked Gun 33 1/3' and 'Anger Management', among other films. He's now directing 'Get Smart', a remake of the classic television show with Steve Carrell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Dwayne "The Rock" Johns...

DARK ANGEL: Season One debuts on DVD
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-20-2003)

Fans of James Cameron's dystopic sci-fi action/adventure TV series DARK ANGEL get their wish today: all of the episodes from the show's first season are now on DVD. DARK ANGEL - THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON hits store shelves today from Twentieth Century Fo...


Pokemon Advanced Vol. #3: A Bite to Remember
by Luis Cruz (Wed 09-29-2004)

What They SayA BITE TO REMEMBER Max takes a particular liking to a Poochyena, but will he see it evolve before they move on? THE LOTAD LOWDOWN Team Rocket is on the hunt for the Lotad bunch in the lake. What will Brock and his quirky Lotad friend do t...

Looking Under the Hood
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 03-27-2002)

Not every villain is born of a rivalry between college buddies and a disfiguring accident, or a bizarre mutation, or even a simple desire to conquer the known multiverse. Sometimes life just gets too tough to handle, and taking up the ol' supervillain rac...

From Beyond Bones
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-12-2003)

This Week's RecommendationSElia Cmiral's evocative score for BONES, Ernest Dickerson's The MAD MAX logo © 2002 MGM Home Entertainment 2001 ghostly revenge horror pic, has been issued by Intrada (MAF 7093). A compelling amalgamation of sampled...

Pokemon Advanced Vol. #8: Jump for Joy
by Luis Cruz (Fri 03-04-2005)

What They SayThe Spheal of Approval Ash and his friends arrive at the Oceanic Museum, only to learn that Team Magma is after a rock formed by a legendary Pokemon Groudon. Jump for Joy! While Ash and friends are on their way to Mauville City, Ash decides...


ROSWELL: Ronald D. Moore
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 10-09-2000)

Ronald D. Moore, speaking from his new office where he works as co-executive producer on ROSWELL, is happy to talk about his job. After leaving STAR TREK and working for a stint on the short-lived series GOOD VS. EVIL, Moore was approached to see whether...

THE GREAT RACE
by JEFF BOND (Mon 06-17-2002)

THE GREAT RACE is one of those movies that's a little hard to explain to anyone under the age of thirty. It's part of a wave of wacky period racing farces from the '60s that included AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS, THOSE DARING YOUNG MEN IN THEIR JAUNTY ...

Mattel - Page 11 (Sun 02-24-2002)

Max Steel figures and accessories include the interactive Sensor Tek Max, Karate Master Max and Sahara Moto-Cannon vehicle.And lastly, we finish out our look at the Mattel showroom with a final photo of various Max Steel incarnations. That Max - what a gu...

Oh Lords, We've Got the Benz
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 01-08-2001)

Who could have imagined, all those years past, when she was getting busted by the FBI for making dirty movies when she was just 15 to 17 years old (it seems like ages ago, doesn’t it?) that in the year 2001 we’d be talking about Traci Lords, actress. No o...


Collateral
by Development Heck (Mon 08-09-2004)

Genre: Thriller.Studio: Dreamworks Pictures/Paramount Pictures.Production Company: Unknown.Project Phase: Released.Who's In It: Tom Cruise (Vincent; Jamie Foxx (Max); Jada Pinkett-Smith; Mark Ruffalo; Dennis Farina; Irma Hall.Who's Making It: Michael Mann...

Marvel's weekly WAR MACHINE
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-12-2001)

The Marvel MAX line breaks new ground this month, and not just with adult content and added violence. Chuck Austen's series, U.S. WAR MACHINE - one of three titles launching the MAX line - is a weekly black and white format comic book priced at only $1.50...

THE ROAD WARRIOR (1982)
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-22-2000)

George Miller`s post-apocalyptic, action-adventure epic took the high-octane energy of his earlier MAD MAX and expanded it to fill a broader, mythic landscape. If the first film had stunts and car crashes galore, it`s story was also a fairly simple reveng...

DARK ANGEL: James Cameron's Next Project
by Frank Garcia (Thu 02-03-2000)

Since the stratospheric success of his Oscar-winning 1997 film TITANIC, the name of director James Cameron has been attached to wide variety of projects in development: AVATAR, TRUE LIES 2, TERMINATOR 3, ALIEN 5, PLANET OF THE APES, Anne Rice’s THE MUMMY,...


DARK ANGEL Season 2 Talk
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 09-19-2001)

DARK ANGEL executive producer Rene Echevarria has been talking about what lies ahead on the second season of his series, and it's biggest challenge: the Fox Friday night slot.While talking to Zap2It.com, Echevarria first addressed the program's new Friday...

DEADMAN #1
by Tony Whitt (Sun 12-30-2001)

Boston Brand's still dead and loving it. Even though Rama's no longer around, he's still working with Max Loomis, doing private investigations with a slight advantage, and this time he's investigating the death of Benny Molton. Benny died overseas, but no...

Jan. 28 Feb. 3: Is ROSWELL at Death's Door?
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 01-28-2002)

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but all you ROSWELL fans better start preparing for the worst. In March, UPN will pull ROSWELL off the schedule to make room for two new comedies about twenty-somethings living in big cities. AS IF - a remake of the Br...

Jonathan Frakes on Relaunching ROSWELL
by Edward Gross (Mon 04-03-2000)

ROSWELL is a television series fighting for survival—not surprising given its fairly lackluster ratings throughout its first season. Unlike other shows in similar situations, however, this one actually has its network, the WB, serving as the one doing the...


DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 12-29-2000)

Man, this movie was so bad that I didn’t even bother to review it when it came out. After all, we already had plenty of other coverage on the movie, and anybody could tell from the trailer that it was going to suck big time. So I figured why waste my brai...

DARK ANGEL: Jessica Alba
by Edward Gross (Tue 10-03-2000)

One of the most anticipated shows of the new television season is James Cameron and Charles Eglee’s Dark Angel, which debuts tomorrow night, Tuesday, airing on Fox, right across the airwaves from the WB’s Angel. Jessica Alba stars as Max, one of a dozen g...

DARK ANGEL Episode Details
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-01-2001)

The Fox TV network has released details of the coming October 12th episode of DARK ANGEL. title "Proof of Purchase."In the story, Max (Jessica Alba) discovers that Joshua (Kevin Durand) is roaming the streets of Seattle and, with help from Logan (Michael ...

ROSWELL 3rd Season Info
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 09-21-2001)

ROSWELL's third season is looming, and cast member Shiri Appleby is talking a little bit about what lies ahead.Specifically, Appleby spoke to Ian Spelling's syndicated Inside Trek & Sci Fi column about the season opener "Busted," saying, "Max and Liz ...


Reassessing X-FILES
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 11-27-2000)

Now that the eighth season of The X-Files is well under way and the post-Mulder era is upon us, it`s time for the TV critics, fanboys and other pundits to weigh in with their opinions as to whether the Great Experiment is a success or not. The viewers hav...

"Punisher War Journal"
by Kurt Amacker (Mon 11-27-2006)

Aside from the occasional one-shot or miniseries, Frank Castle has remained largely absent from the Marvel Universe since Garth Ennis wrapped up the old Marvel Knights titles and moved to the current MAX one.  To clarify, the MAX version of the P...

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...

Beyblade Vol. #02
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

What They SayThe National Beyblade Championship, rookie sensation Tyson faces off with reigning champion Kai. Which one will spin to win? After the showdown, Tyson and Kai join forces with Ray, Max and Kenny for the Asian Beyblade Tournament. This newly f...


Robotech Remastered: Extended Edition Vol. #03
by Luis Cruz (Sat 06-19-2004)

What They SayThe Review!The first storyline of Robotech comes to a satisfying but slightly muddled end. Audio: My primary viewing session consisted of the English audio track. Once again, a solid 5.1 track has been bestowed upon this volume. The battle...

Comicscape - June 25, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-25-2003)

While Marvel has just begun to do major updates of its lesser characters through its Ultimates and MAX lines, DC has been at it for a little longer, bringing back characters like the Sandman and the Elongated Man in their Vertigo line and making those cha...

UPDATE!: More ALIEN VS. PREDATOR news!
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-16-2003)

The FilmJerk website has followed up on our ALIEN VS. PREDATOR article posted earlier today and confirmed that the action does take place in Antartica and that the film's main character is named Lex. Furthermore, FilmJerk has posted detailed character des...

MR. S
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 06-16-2003)

The reason legendary Hollywood producer Sam Spiegel was able to sell his films (like THE AFRICAN QUEEN and ON THE WATERFRONT) so well was because he was always surrounded by a bevy of beautiful girls that he would gratefully dispatch for recreation to pot...


Burning: Is There Justification?
by Troy Roberts (Fri 07-04-2003)

... official MAX PAYNE 2 website...S2 Games' SAVAGE will go into beta testing in August...Konami's KARAOKE REVOLUTION will be released in Japan this fall...EA is working on a MEDAL OF HONOR game for the Game Boy Advance... SILENT LINE: ARMORED CORE ...

24 Great Hours
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 07-28-2003)

Greetings Cinescapers! Remember last week? I sure don't! Turns out that I have that MEMENTO disease, no not the memory loss one, the other one where after seeing the film I tell everybody it was nothing more than that backwards episode of SEINFELD. Appare...

Wrapping it All Up
by James Stevenson (Thu 06-05-2003)

...elease of MAX PAYNE 2. Further along included Ubi Soft showing off their online Matrix game, and eventually Microsoft, where HALO 2, CONKER LIVE AND UNCUT, FABLE, and B.C. were shown. The Microsoft booth was rocking this year. Right near that booth was...

Kill Bill Volume One
by Coming Attractions (Sat 09-20-2003)

Genre:Action/Crime.Studio:Miramax Films.Production Company:A Band Apart.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Uma Thurman (The Bride); David Carradine (Bill); Sonny Chiba (Hattori Hanzo); Yuen Woo-ping (Pei Mei); Michael Madsen (Budd); Daryl Hannah (E...


Bruceploitation DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 07-22-2003)

After my review of the TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY EXTREME DVD appeared last month, several fans wrote in to advise me that the Windows 9 version of the film on Disc 2 is the greatest thing since lasagna (which, as it turns out, is over 700 years old). To ...

Bridget's CINDERELLA MAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-09-2003)

CHICAGO leading lady Renee Zellweger has agreed to star opposite Russell Crowe in CINDERELLA MAN, a drama to be directed by Ron Howard. She'll team-up with Crowe after finishing work on the sequel to BRIDGET JONES DIARY, scheduled to wrap around the end o...

Comicscape - October 2002
by Tony Whitt (Thu 09-26-2002)

If September is the cruelest month (a notion no one in America would now disagree with), then October is the scariest - and this year, it's one of the longest. There are no less than five shipping dates this time out, with enough comics to allow you to hi...

50-Turn Game
by James Stevenson (Sun 11-03-2002)

Folks, you're going to have to excuse me tonight, it's been a rough evening here in Huskerland. Before I get into the point of the article, I just got in from watching our football team nearly upset the Texas Longhorns... quite frankly, it's been one of t...


Lucasfilm confirms AOTC in finals for IMAX
by Mike Whybark (Thu 10-03-2002)

In exclusive interviews with CINESCAPE, Lucasfilm spokesperson Jeanne Cole and IMAX VP of technology Brian Bonnick confirmed that the editing work needed to slim STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES to the IMAX-max running time of 120 minutes had ...

VAMPIRELLA #12
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 09-19-2002)

It's been some time since I reviewed - or let's be honest, even read - an issue of VAMPIRELLA. During the early '90s, Harris Comics took on the stewardship of the Drakulon native and ushered her into a new era. Her early black-and-white magazine adventure...

Comicscape - September 10, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 09-10-2003)

OPINIONBefore we launch into this week's discussion, I must apologize to the reader who brought up the Nick Fury question in the first place - seems I called him "Brian" when his name is actually "Chris." That being said, I must remind everyone that if yo...

ROAD TO PERDITION slated for DVD
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-03-2002)

IGN.com DVD notes the upcoming release of the moody comic-book noir adaptation, ROAD TO PERDITION, which starred Tom Hanks, Jude Law, and Paul Newman. The standard array of special features is lined up.The film and book execute a take on the LONE WOLF AND...