My screening companion at MIAMIVICE, much more versed in the original than I am, insisted that apart from very broad strokes like main character names, occupations and location, the movie bears almost no resemblance to the television original. Maybe not,...
MIAMIVICE creator-turned-feature director Michael Mann is talking about the big screen version of the film, and what fans of the iconic 1980s show won't be seeing. According to some quick quotes to TV GUIDE, Mann confirmed Don Johnson and Philip Michael ...
Mezco earned itself a lot of attention last year with the timely release of its line of licensed figures from the film The Warriors to cash in on the hype from Rockstar's video game of the same name. While failure in the box office for the new MiamiVice ...
On February 8, 2005 Universal Hove Video will release MIAMIVICE: Season One on DVD. Compiling the 22 shows from the 1984-1985 season, this three-disc set was orignally broadcast on NBC and starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two "MTV cops" t...
Michael Mann is returning to the series that made his name in the 1980s, MIAMIVICE. Universal, the producing studio of the show, is partnering with the visually innovative director to produce the big screen version of the iconic actioner, which centered ...
Plot: Miami police detectives Crockett and Tubbs steep themselves in the cooler aspects of Miami night-life as a way to get in good with the thuggish drug traffickers they're desperate to bring to justice. All while listening to the newest, coolest music...
ALEXANDER topliner Colin Farrell and COLLATERAL cabbie Jamie Foxx are the top choices to play the roles of Detective James "Sonny" Crockett and Det. Ricardo Tubbs in the movie version of MIAMIVICE, reports today's Variety. Michael Mann, the executive pro...
... opening "MIAMIVICE" style of theme song, to the nine in-game radio stations with tons of 80s hits and talk-radio, to the excellent voice acting, this game excels in the audio department in every way possible. The sound effects of each different engin...
The upcoming film MIAMIVICE is currently surrounded by various rumors, and they aren't the good kind.An unfinished cut of the film was screened to a select few on May 30th at the Jack London Cinema in Oakland. The cut was 2 hours and 40 minutes long, re...
Mezco Toyz has released images of the first-ever MIAMIVICE action figures based on the original TV series. The assortment includes:· Detective James "Sonny" Crocket with Elvis the crocodile, gun and removable sunglasses and police badge· Detective Ricar...
Michael Mann's new film, MIAMIVICE, has toppled PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN from the top spot. Pulling in a little over $25 million for the weekend, MIAMIVICE had what can be called a solid opening weekend. Will 'a solid' opening be enough to appease the...
AN Entertainment is proud to announce that the debut DVD volume of the Miami Guns anime series will hit retail store shelves throughout North America on June 22, 2004. Anticipated to be one of the year's breakout surprise hits, Miami Guns is a wild, wacky...
What They SayFollowing the introduction of the deadly police duo Yao and Lu in the first volume of Miami Guns, the gloves are off and nothing is sacred. Miami Western Village (yes, you read that right) is the home of cowboys, gunslingers, and the mysterio...
...riors and MiamiVice are an excellent example. While based on characters from TV and film, the figures are done in caricature, with misproportions for the head and hands. This has earned them some amount of abuse from traditionalists in the collector c...
...el Mann's MiamiVice. via filmmusicradio.com Mark Mothersbaugh, who is best known as the frontman of alternative group Devo and his offbeat comedy scores to THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU and THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, has been signed to create the musi...
...emulate a MiamiVice character. Overall, the cover art has a rough feel to it- as if someone has just taken a preliminary pencil sketch, slapped some color to it, and put it on the cover. Also, the colors don't harmonize the way they do in the anime ...
Jeff Gafner is working on many great upcoming projects. He works on casting all pilots and regular series for the WB. The films he has worked
on include Four Brothers w/Mark Wahlberg, MiamiVice w/Colin Farrell & Jamie Foxx, Spider-Man 3 w/Tobey Maguire...
...t suck.3) MiamiVice - The trailer was attached to Da Vinci and oh my, I can't wait.4) Casino Royale - This movie is still months off, but nevertheless, it sits at #4 above a lot of other films. I enjoyed Pierce Brosnan as Bond, but I am ready for a n...
...of course MiamiVice). So it's a good bet if you liked those movies and shows, this will entertain you. The sound work is accurate as well, since the cars and guns were recorded during the crew's trip here. So you get a nice realistic soundtrack to go ...
...s such as MiamiVice, CSI, and NCIS.
LIBRARY EDITIONS • MSRP: $15.99 • Available January 2008 In January, the company will also publish new hardcover Library Editions of the first volumes of several popular manga series including BLEACH, D...
What They SaySpoiled rich girl Yao Sakurakouji decides to join the Miami police force to enjoy car chases, gunfights and wanton destruction. The psychotic and not-too-bright Yao is partnered with Lu Amano, the soft-spoken and sharp-tongued daughter of the...
Edward James Olmos, who played the tough and enigmatic police Lieutenant Martin Castillo on NBC's MIAMIVICE TV series, is in final talks to play the part of Commander Adama in the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA remake, reports THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.Also slate...
...n Hammer (MIAMIVICE, a #1 pop hit in 1985), Al Jarreau (MOONLIGHTING, a #23 pop hit in 1987), The Rembrandts ("I'll Be There For You" from FRIENDS, a #17 pop hit in 1995) and Vonda Shepherd (ALLY MCBEAL, a #16 pop hit in 1998) among others. The track ...
...6 million.MIAMIVICE was not as lucky, falling badly to $9.6 million, a drop of more than 62% from last weekend.THE DESCENT opened to a quiet $8.8 million, good enough for 5th place, THE NIGHT LISTENER managed $3.6 million for the weekend in 1367 theat...
...Jing. (O) MIAMIVICE Season 2 (Universal) Everybody thought this sharp cop series was incredibly cool at the time, not realizing how some elements would become dated within a few years. Regardless, Michael Mann succeeded in reinventing the cop show for...
AN Entertainment is proud to announce that the second of four DVD volumes of Miami Guns will hit retail store shelves throughout North America on August 3, 2004. The risqué action, non-stop laughs, and over the top parodies literally double with the secon...
AN ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES MIAMI GUNS
July 8, 2003
AN Entertainment, the only Florida based home video distribution company devoted exclusively to Japanese animation, or "anime," is proud to announce its acquisition of the official English language trans...
What They SayWhen partners Yao & Lu are ordered to clean up an island resort paradise, the assignment seems like a reward, until they find themselves stalked by a masked serial killer. They may not be at Camp Crystal Lake, but it\'s certainly Friday the 1...
What They SayLoose ends (and a scantily clad Yao) get tied up when the revenge seeking Nagisa Tojo springs her ultimate trap on her unsuspecting arch rival. It\'s a battle of Yao\'s ignorance versus Nagisa\'s bloodlust in a story of loyalty, trust, betray...
Even though Rockstar made major news by announcing GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY, its booth was far from spectacular this year. Nowhere to be found was the new VICE CITY, or MAX PAYNE 2, rather, the very soon to be released GRAND THEFT AUTO III for PC domin...
While a lot of people in Hollywood have been crowing the past few years about how much they love the grindhouse exploitation flicks of the 1970s and early '80s as they churn out 21st century remakes, very few of their projects hit the mark, leaving fans t...
Top overseas Merrill Lynch executive becomes Vice Chairman/CFO of VIZ - plans strong growth for leading anime and manga distributor
San Francisco, Calif., February 4, 2004 - VIZ, LLC, (www.viz.com) one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga...
The eighties were never as good as they have been in any Grand Theft Auto game. Just as what Rockstar did in the past with the original game for the PS2 (Grand Theft 3), a remake for the PSP was created, with a few new features. Of course rather than ...
CSIFiles.com has posted the first plot details for the season finales of both CSI: MIAMI and CSI: NEW YORK. "10-7," the MIAMI season-ending episode, will finish the story arc that was started earlier this year, when lead character Horatio Caine discovered...
According to this press release, AN Entertainment has set the date of 06/22/2004 for the release of the first volume of their Miami Guns series. Check out the release info for details on what the disc will contain.
A pilot for a TV series inspired by comic-book character Aquaman could make a $4 million splash here, a film official predicts.
Warner Brothers was to begin shooting the drama this week after conducting pre-production work at Greenwich Studios in North...
Following onetime NYPD BLUE star David Caruso's decision to join Jerry Bruckheimer's C.S.I. spin-off C.S.I. MIAMI comes word fellow NYPD alum Kim Delaney has decided to join him. Caruso will headline the show as the team leader of the Miami forenstics tea...
BRADY BUNCH father figure Gary Cole is sworn in as the Vice President of the United States this fall on THE WEST WING. Cole will play Colorado congressman Robert "Bingo Bob" Russell starting with the show's third episode this fall. The character is descri...
JLA/JSA: VIRTUE AND VICE, the hardcover graphic novel, has been scheduled for a November release by DC Comics. The story is from JSA writing team of Geoff Johns and David Goyer, with art by Carlos Pacheco and Jesus Marino. Here's how DC describes the st...
In part one of our interview with Harlan Ellison, the author described the frustration he encountered while writing `City on the Edge of Forever` for the original STAR TREK series. In this second and final installment he describes the genesis of the story...
Pre-Season Launch for "Survivor: Gabon" on Thursday, Sept. 18 Monday Comedies, Including the Series Debut of "Worst Week" and the Night's Top Drama "CSI: Miami," Premiere Sept. 22 "NCIS," Freshman Drama "Th...
Video game developer/distributor Ubisoft has been awarded the rights to create and release a computer game based on CBS' CSI: MIAMI television series. In development at 369 Interactive, the game will employ players to solve crimes by investigating crime s...
The last release this year from AN Entertainment comes in the form of their 10/26/2004 release of Miami Guns Vol. #4 (of 4). Their next series, Hare+Guu, is out in 2005 and has a trailer/textless opening available on this disc.
We've got a huge list this week so let's get right to the Prize Closet. We have 2 copies of FAILURE TO LAUNCH for you, courtesy of Paramount. To enter, send one email containing your name and mailing address to psycho@psychotronic.info with the word "FAIL...
Historic Collaboration Bridges Western And Eastern Popular Comic And Graphic Novel Traditions
San Francisco, CA, August 5, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publi...
How good would a near Bauer free episode of 24 be? Better than you think. In this episode, Bauer is still a prisoner in the Russian consulate, but not for long. He quickly breaks free from his captures but he’s still hiding out ...
Company Remains a Dominant Force Behind the Tremendous Popularity of Manga and Anime in North America
San Francisco, CA, June 16, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and anim...
What They SayProducers Shiyuuta Biwajima and Chikara Niki (PRIVATE SESSIONS / DEBTS OF DESIRE / PUNISHMENT), and hardcore hentai author Will (CLASSROOM OF ATONEMENT) have teamed up once again to bring you HOT FOR TEACHER, the titlating tale of a beautiful...
John Singleton has been given the reigns for THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 2, which starts shooting in Miami in October. The film, which picks up around now-ex-cop Brian O'Conner after the events of the first FURIOUS, takes place in Miami and stars returning v...
Warner Home Video have released seven new images from 'Justice League: The New Frontier' along with the official announcement of the film:
From a press release
BURBANK, CA, (November 27, 2007) Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animat...
What They SaySaki\'s life at Genshiken as the girlfriend of an Otaku reaches new and interesting depths. When the student council threatens Genshiken, none of the members are able to take even the most basic steps to stand up for themselves. Saki is the o...
The week or two leading up to Anime Expo usually runs in two ways at the same time, depending on who you talk to. Either it\'s dead quiet as everyone clams up and/or there are some wild speculations based on slim information. Firmly categorizing this as a...
DC Comics announced that they are publishing a new graphic novel, Minx, aimed at teenage girls.Here's the press release:DC Comics is launching a new imprint called MINX, which will publish original graphic novels for teenage girls. MINX will be the ...
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23 Entertainment Inc. announced the acquisition of the film rights to writer
Alex Simmons' acclaimed graphic novel series Blackjack from Scott
Mitchell Rosenberg's Platinum Studios, and has entered into a co-production
agreement with P...
Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics announced this week that a video game tied to SUPERMAN RETURNS will be released along with the film on June 30th.The game, which features storylines from both the movie and more than 60...
From a press release:
BURBANK, CA (NOVEMBER 27, 2007) Sam Register, the veteran animation executive behind the development of such hit animated series as "Ben 10" and "Teen Titans," and creator of "Hi Hi Puffy A...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Ikoi HiroeAdapted by:What They SayThe Unexpected Climax! Orito, the president of the Honors Society, won't take "no" for an answer. He refuses to stop pursuing the affections of Ryuya, the Vice Pres...
What They SayThe campus-wide contest is finally over. Kazuki confronts the Vice Chairman with all the evidence he\'s collected and a few extra surprises of his own. Meanwhile, the others figure out that the traitor among them has been Doctor Matsuoka the ...
What They SayThe student council submits a petition to the board, recommending they allow Keita to stay at BL Academy. However, Keita couldn\'t muster the courage to sign it himself. The Chairman arranges for a school-wide MVP challenge to decide the matt...
Disc Four: OMOO-OMOO THE SHARK GOD (1949, 58m, aka THE SHARK GOD) An earnest South Seas adventure based on a Herman Melville novel what's that doing here? Featuring creative camera work and a fine theramin-enriched score by Albert Glasser (THE AMAZING C...
Executive joins company bringing 20 years of experience in gaming and multimedia entertainment arenas.
San Francisco, Calif, April 15, 2004 ? VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga and anime content for North American audiences...
Bad Boys II by Coming Attractions (Tue 07-01-2003)
Genre:Action/Adventure/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Jerry Bruckheimer Films.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Will Smith (Mike Lowrey); Martin Lawrence (Marcus Burnett); Gabrielle Union (Sydney Burnett); Peter Stormare; Joe Pantol...
What They SayElfina lived a life of luxury as a member of the royal family. She was waited on hand and foot and had a team of servants. That was until her country was invaded! Now Elfina must comply with the sexual demands of her new masters and it doesn\...
What They SayTakumaro Kaibara: brilliant detective, daring adventurer, AND TOTAL PERVERT! There's no crime he can't solve, and no skirt he won't chase in the name of justice! So when Takumaro lands a case at Nonomura Hospital (famous for its hot nurses), ...
The second in a two-part Manic Maniac Mini Series, where the maniac offers a maniacal take on the party conventions. This week: The RNC. Last week: The DNC.
"This isn't an election, this is a coup. "
You'd think coups were the ...
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. For all of you folks unfairly slamming LOST, you should take a close look at 24. I have loved this series for years, which is why I keep giving it chances, but last night offered very little improvement over...
Paul Levitz, executive vice-president and publisher of DC Comics, announced a number of editorial changes on Tuesday, including the hiring of Dan DiDio and promotions for Karen Berger and Mike Carlin.DiDio, former senior vice-president, creative affairs f...
From a Press Release
BURBANK, CA, (November 17, 2008) – Embark on a journey of untold beauty, grace and strength as Princess Diana uses her remarkable gifts and evolves into Wonder Woman, the world’s most renowned female super hero. Warner P...
What They SayTruth be Told... From his hospital bed, Hibiki must deal with his feelings for Kuzuha and teaching career. Reiko, the vice-principal decides to force the issue and reveal Hibiki?s secret - can Hibiki change her mind? What would the students t...
Even with its problems, this episode seemed to return to the energy that made episodes in past seasons so great. Now this episode isn’t as good as the ones that were brought to mind because as much fun as it was, it was still ultimately built on sha...
Paul Levitz has been named President & Publisher, DC Comics, it was announced on Wednesday by Barry M. Meyer, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros.Levitz, who moves up from his 12-year post as Executive Vice President & Publisher, assumes the...
Hollywood is still doing its best to cash in on nostalgia for 1970s style horror films,providing a trip down memory lane for fans who huddled in grindhouse theaters or drive-ins to catch this new wave of explicit terrors. But most of the modern audienc...
This is the big week, the return of the one time unstoppable hit series LOST. The series faltered the first half of this third season and the creators have apparently listened to the fans and decided not to follow network wishes and keep draggin...
It’s nearly the end of January (already!) and despite the Bears being in the Superbowl this year, this week my attention is fixed on Friday, when once again I’ll be attending the annual B-fest 24-hour B-movie marathon. Some folks claim to l...
It’s good to have a solid director back in the Captain’s Chair of this series. Whether you liked the episode or not, you have to admit that the assembly and overall presentation is a great improvement of the previous episode. We...
Now both animation innovators Joseph Barbera and his partner William Hanna are dead, and last week a key creative force in their studio followed them into the Great Beyond. January 15 marked the passing of Iwao Takamoto, a character designer responsib...
Where's the line between life and death? Is it okay to cross that line? When does a machine become a man, and vice versa? Many writers attempt to answer deep questions about mankind's place in the universe. But world-renowned manga-k...
The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off January 8th and runs through the 11th in Las Vegas. If you aren’t familiar with this event it’s a chance for all the major, and most of the minor electronics companies to debut all their new wa...
Two weeks ago, the inevitable happened. My laptop died. Its plastic and metal face was worn out from 14 months of heavy travel, egregious multitasking and constant use. It wasn’t a surprise. In fact, in my rough hands, my new or repaired laptops ...
According to a DC Comics press release, long-time Simpsons comic writer and artist Bill Morrison has signed on to write Captain Carrot an the Final Arc.The book will be a three issue series which will start in the fall of 2007.Press Release:DC Comics anno...
Super Heroes, science fiction, and horror are all the rage these days, and that’s a really good thing. More networks are picking up new shows within our genres of choice than ever before. I thought I’d take a look at some of the...
So the Grammy’s just finished up and now it’s time for the Oscars. When I was younger, I used to actually care about these awards shows. Now I wouldn’t necessarily watch them because they’ve always been way too long,...
The Sci Fi Channel has announced that the sci fi show, Battlestar Galactica, has been renewed for a 4th season. A total of 13 episodes have been ordered with an eye toward a January 2008 premiere.The decision comes after the series' successful move ...
Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame is in development. The game is set for a July 2007 release to coincide with the Warner Bros. Pictures film based on J.K....
Last Updated: September 28, 2006Genre: Action, Adventure, DramaProduction Company: Marvel Comics, Misher FilmsDistributors: Universal PicturesProject Phase: ScriptBudget: NAWho's In It: NAWho's Making It: Jonathan Mostow (Director, Screenplay), Kevin Mish...
Cinescape is happy to announce our next contest, a DVD giveaway for the film ABOMINABLE.It is a creature of myth and legend, but has eluded scientific study and capture. He goes by many names in countries spanning the globe: Yeti, Sasquatch and the infamo...
Warner Home Video and Amazon.com have announced the wionners of their "DVD Decision" promotion for 2006. The 10 movies that received the most online votes will be released by Warner Home Video in two waves. THE ILLUSTRATED MAN, THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN, PR...
BOND 22 has moved it's release date to November 7, 2008.Columbia Pictures confirmed that the film would move to the new date rather than stay put at the originally planned date of May 2, 2008.Sony Pictures Entertainment vice chairman Jeff Blake said the s...
Epic Games and Electronic Arts Inc. announced on Friday that they have entered into a license agreement for EA to adopt the Unreal® Engine 3 for use in several next-generation titles that are currently under development. Unreal Engine 3 is a vast array of...
THQ Inc. announced plans to bring Ratatouille, based on the summer 2007 film from Disney/Pixar, to gamers of all ages around the world. The game is in development across 11 systems, including Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo Wii, Nint...
David Arnold’s fourth time behind the baton on a James Bond score, Casino Royale, is another masterful romantic action adventure mixing the distinguishing flavors of John Barry’s traditional 007 sound with the modern textures and vitality o...
ABC is already bracing for the huge cotton candy waste of space AMERICAN IDOL. No offense to those that watch it, I just think it’s a bit stale. But the series continues to beat out whatever other series comes up against it, so in pr...
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Poseidon
Scary Movie 4
Wolf Creek
December 12, 2006
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The Devil Wears Prada
Kung Fu Hustle
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
World Trade Center
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Last week an angry cartoonist named Jose Varela went into the offices of the Miami Herald and caused a great deal of havoc. He claimed to be armed and was upset about how the Herald’s sister publication El Nuevo Herald is being run. He trashed an...
...orat and MiamiVice. The DVDs come sliding out of the machine in a sturdy jewel case, not the flimsy paper sleeve I was conditioned to expect by rent-by-mail outfits. You return the disc by slipping it in another slot. The online info claims that s...
...Trooper, MiamiVice), Paul Weir (Constantine, Crime Life), and of course the other special guests who had appeared on stage earlier including Wall and Tallarico.
It was great for the audience members to have a chance to meet some of their he...
I began the Star Spotlight column back on March 4, 2007 featuring George Lucas as one of the Godfathers of Modern Cinema. It featured one of the men responsible for changing the landscapes of Hollywood over the last 30 years. A man who shell shocked pop c...
Marvel Studios has been playing a central role in production for their heroes as of late. The previous reports over the past year have indicated that they want to start bringing these characters together with the eventua...
The horror-comedy genre has been alive and kicking for a long time, namely because of Troma Pictures, a production company that has been around for 33 years now. Troma has over 800 titles, film and television, in their collection and their influence ...
It’s not the biggest movie this holiday season but people are already talking about it. Will Smith’s ‘I am Legend’ with its desolate future and lone hero is a movie that has all types of movie goers talking. What...
It’s clear from Southland Tales that writer/director Richard Kelly is angry about a wide variety of things. People who agree with his take on political corruption, environmental havoc, the nature of the war in Iraq and over-aggressive law enforcemen...
Captain America may be coming back next year, as a different person, but Steve Rogers did briefly return from the dead for a newly released special comic. Well, sorta. In the fifth of a special comic series strictly published for the military, Marve...
Another Medellin cartel flick by those "Entourage" creators? Well, sorta...Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson, executive producers of the HBO show, are moving forward on an Untitled Drug Dealer biopic set around Vietnam veteran Jon Roberts. Both...
That's what the latest press release from Starz Entertainment, who's developing their first drama series alongside co-producers Lionsgate, had to say on it this morning. Here's the press announcement...
"Crash," a new original...
A host of provocative directors, actors and writers - including award-winning directors John Landis ("An American Werewolf in London"), Darren Bousman ("Saw II, III and IV"), Ronny Yu ("Freddy vs. Jason," "Bride of Chuck...
The Sci Fi Channel and the BBC announced a licensing agreement for the second season of the British SF series DOCTOR WHO in the United States.The series will air on the Sci Fi Channel starting September 29, beginning with a two hour premiere that includes...
According to the American Film Institute, he's the greatest action-adventure hero of all time – and his unforgettable exploits can be relished by fans old and new as never before when all three "Indiana Jones" movies debut as individual Sp...
Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for Street Kings courtesy of Yahoo. The upcoming police-thriller will star Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Naomie Harris, Jay Mohr, John Corbett, Cedric the Entertainer, Amaury Nolasc...
A new press release from Fox Searchlight has indicated a title change from Night Watchman to Street Kings. The upcoming police-thriller will star Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Naomie Harris, Jay Mohr, John Corbett, Cedric the En...
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MiamiVice: The Complete Series
The Criterion Collection
Berlin Alexanderplatz - Criterion Collection (1983)
BOX SETS
Cyberpunk Collection
Ocean's Trilogy
The Shrek Trilogy
A few months ago, when all of the networks were announcing their fall premieres, one of the shows FOX announced but hedged on a start date was The Sarah Conner Chronicles, a spinoff from the popular Terminator film franchise. They finally settled on ...
Ubisoft has announced that it will develop and publish the video game based on Paramount Pictures’ and Shangri-La Entertainment’s BEOWULF, he upcoming feature film from Academy Award®-winning director Robert Zemeckis. Neil Gaiman & Rog...
For over a year now, there have been two guys in the running for the lead role as Captain Marvel in Shazam. Dwayne Johnson (formerly known as "The Rock) and Brandon Molale. These are the leading contenders for the role and the two go to guy...
Sheer circumstance contributed to this week’s focus on our Star Spotlight column. It was either sheer force of strange happenstance or some higher power giving such inspiration. There I was at the computer with my coke and skittles ready to begin wr...
LucasArts and development partner Day 1 Studios have announced Fracture™, in which players reshape the battlefields in a futuristic conflict with global implications. This epic war fought on American soil pits cybernetically enhanced soldiers agains...
According to a Press Release, Viz Media has acquired the home video and non-video game merchandising rights in America, Europe and Oceania for the anime, Blue Dragon.Press Release:VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innova...
...sp; MIAMIVICE Season Five (Universal) Final season. (O) MONK Season Five (Universal) Includes commentraks, webisodes, Psych pilot and more. (O) MY BROTHER THE PIG (Allumination) Family fantasy adventure in which Scarlett ...
For the second week in a row, GHOST RIDER won out in the DVD rental race. The comic based movie pulled in another 6.67 million over the past 6 days setting its total rental gross at 15.53 million in its first two weeks. Its box office gross is a...
Warner Bros and DC liaison Gregory Noveck-- also the Senior Vice President Creative Affairs for DC Comics--sat down with Voices From Krypton and had some pointed questions directed his way after the last few weeks of press releases. To Noveck's credi...
Alright readers, I'm going to warn you now that this "memo" should be taken with a grain of salt. The reasoning behind that warning is we don't know how old this memo is..It could have been pulled together by the various studios rather quickly a...
Can't wait for the new television season to begin, reader? Well, Fox is answering the call somewhat by releasing two of their upcoming shows, K-VILLE & PRISON BREAK, online at their official site as well as a number of other web portals. Even though F...
Columnist Stephen Galloway at the Hollywood Reporter has released a verifiable goldmine of information surrounding quite a bit of future movies inside Hollywood. With so many studios taking so many gambles on big budgeted projects which cou...
Many fans have said that this series lost steam after the prison break finally happened. There have been a few times this season I was inclined to agree, but the last several episodes have been just as entertaining as some of the best from season...
A new animated television series featuring the FANTASTIC FOUR is in the works from Marvel Enterprises and the French animation firm Antefilms Productions. 26 half-hour episodes are being made for broadcast sometime in the latter portion of 2006, approxima...
Texts on fiction writing are fond of telling writers that any story is allowed one major coincidence. This weather disaster epic is composed of a whole pile of coincidences. However, writer/director Roland Emmerich shares with Steven Spielberg a great tal...
It may not have been our first choice but he may be the right man for the Hogg's job. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Burt Reynolds is up for the part of Boss Hogg in the movie version of THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. Also in consideration is country musicia...
It was a bit surprising to hear that former rivals Bandai and Manga had teamed up to produce the anime series GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX, which is being distributed through Anchor Bay. Now three other anime importers have formed a partnership...
THQ has announced that it has closed a deal to have Thomas Jane provide the voice for THE PUNISHER in its upcoming video game, currently in development. This will mark the second occasion that the actor has assumed the mantle of Marvel Comics' gravelly vo...
Here's a story that's causing us (and probably a lot of others) to blink in surprise: according to a just published Latino Review SPIDER-MAN director Sam Raimi is quoted as saying that Sony Pictures Vice Chairman Amy Pascal has told Raimi to wrap things u...
Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that nine cast members from THE MATRIX trilogy of movies will lend their voices as well as likenesses to the company's upcoming massive multiplayer online role-playing game THE MATRIX ONLINE. The actors that will app...
In its first 24 hours of release, sales of Microsoft's new Xbox game HALO 2 has blown away everyone's expectations. Microsoft Game Studios has recorded that 2.4 million copies of the first-person shooter were sold in North America yesterday alone, which a...
MGM has announced that the 21st Jame Bond film will be called "Casino Royale." Martin Campbell will direct, while Neal Purvis and Robert Wade will pen the script. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will server as producers on the film and help to ov...
Before I begin this week's column, I have an announcement to make: my last COMICSCAPE column will be Wednesday, February 2, and my last review for CINESCAPE for the time being will also appear that week. I'm sure there's at least one or two readers who wi...
Yesterday news slipped out via The New York Times that Frank Miller, the legendary comic book writer of BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and artist of WOLVERINE, would be writing ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, one of three new comic book series that DC Comics ...
I've never played a dating game before, despite hearing all about how they are quite popular in Japan. There haven't really been many games from this genre released in the United States (any?). Finally though, thanks to Ubi Soft and the Nintendo DS, gamer...
Sony Pictures announced that the company has now grossed more than $1 billion dollars internationally this year, the third time in a row for the motion picture company. It is the fifth time in the company's history that it has achieved this milestone (Son...
We have had a week now to digest and dissect the Warner Brothers DVD release of I am Legend. Depending on which version you bought you may or may not have seen the alternate “controversial” ending. In case you haven’t seen it...
OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t...
Central Park Media has been issuing first episodes of their anime titles in their inexpensive ANIME TEST DRIVE line for some time, each of which contains a discount coupon for the full editions of each title. ADV Films tries to up the ante by doing someth...
Video game distributor THQ has now shipped its latest Xbox release, the military first-person shooter FULL SPECTRUM WARRIOR, to stores nationwide. Originally developed by Pandemic Studios for the United Stated Army to give troops greater experience in sim...
I just got a sneak peak at the Networks new Fall schedules and there’s good news. Some great shows have left the air, good shows have been cancelled, and from the descriptions of the new shows premiering, I’ll have PLENTY of time to catch up on my DVD wat...
As I was gazing lovingly at my growing stacks of DVDs the other day, I was pondering what sort of technology was bound to come along to make them all obsolete. Digital movies aren't even the wave of the future anymore they're the wave of the present. As ...
OPINION:Over the last three weeks, we've discussed the relevance (or lack thereof) of Superman to modern-day society, a discussion sparked by the recent "reboot" of the character in all the SUPERMAN books. As many have noted, though, the changes don't cou...
Calling all fans of Neil Gaiman's SANDMAN: the character's creator and four VIPs from the award-winning comic book series will be in attendance this fall at a convention held in honor of Gaiman's Shaper of Dreams.Fiddler's Green: A Sandman Convention is t...
The beat 'em up is a genre that has quietly faded to the side and hasn't had many revolutions on the consoles in recent years. X-MEN LEGENDS takes that style of gameplay, adds a ton of depth to it, four-player support and quite frankly is one of the best ...
Jonathan Demme's remake of John Frankenheimer's 1962 political thriller THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE opens nationwide today. Starring Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, and Liev Schreiber, the film details the struggle of a Gulf War vet (Washington) to overcome...
The 1962 edition of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, a very clever thriller starring Frank Sinatra, directed by John Frankenheimer and scripted by George Axelrod from a novel by Richard Condon, didn't do well financially at the time of its original release. Howe...
The Imax Corporation and Columbia Pictures made it official today and confirmed that SPIDER-MAN 2 will be distributed globally to Imax theaters beginning July 23. The movie is being digitally re-mastered to suit the Imax screen and sound experience.In a p...
KOEI today announced that DYNASTY WARRIORS 5 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system has reached gold status. The much-anticipated title will ship to North American retailers on March 29, 2005. The game already made its Japanese debut last mon...
The twentieth annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took place at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City on March 14, 2004, with an edited ceremony aired on VH-1 on Saturday, March 19. The inductees to for 2005 celebrated and pe...
Age: 35 Most Recent Film: Batman Begins Best Film: Memento Most Underrated Film: Insomnia Did You Know: He's red and green colorblind. Why He Matters: He's a filmmaker who knows how to take art-house concepts and make mainstream movies out of them. Who el...
Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles has teamed up with Action Figure Xpress to create an exclusive BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER action figure of the title character from the first season episode "The Witch." This figure which depicts Buffy as a cheerleader, ...
The WB Network has signed Will Toale to play Aquaman in the new AQUAMAN series.Miles Millar and Alfred Gough are executing producing the show which is being described as a contemporary reinterpretation of the character who lives in the deep sea and enlist...
MFORMA has announced that it has released Activision, Inc's. Call of Duty 2 to mobile users everywhere. MFORMA's mobile version of the epic sequel continues to deliver the signature Call of Duty portrayal of the chaos and intensity of war with life-like a...
Ubisoft announced that it has signed an exclusive publishing deal with Square Enix to bring DRAKENGARD® 2 to North America and Europe. Under the agreement, Ubisoft will distribute DRAKENGARD® 2 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. DRAKENGA...
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Science and Dick Clark Productions are teaming up to produce an annual television awards show designed to showcase the year's best video games and the creative teams that made them possible. Dick Clark Productions' vice...
Unearthed Films, a distributor and video label with a reputation for bringing us some of the most cutting edge horror films (GUINEA PIG, AFTERMATH) and obscure cult favorites (ROCK & RULE), is back again with some exciting news. 2006 will see them get...
Release Date: November 7, 2008 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony), MGM Director: Marc Forster Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christe...
In a rather odd bit of news, Microsoft seems to be suggesting that people should buy Nintendo's Wii console.Nope, not a typo. Peter Moore, a vice president for Microsoft, said in a recent interview, "Tell me why you would buy a $600 PS3?" He went on to ex...
It seems difficult to believe now, even for those of us old enough to be nostalgic about it, but once upon a time, big screen theatres were full of joyously loony low-budget horror movies that were funny and scary and gross and outrageous and really enter...
KOEI has announced that its eagerly-awaited Covert-Operations game, WINBACK 2: PROJECT POSEIDON is scheduled to ship to North American retailers on April 18, 2006, and will be available for the PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system and Xbox(r) vid...
There were a lot of great entries, but Stephen Smith's defense of MALLRATS was judged to be the most concise, to the point, and in keeping with the Essence of Smith. Plus, his name is Smith, thereby fuelling several conspiracy theories if I pick him, so h...
Let no man call me unwilling to raise the dead. Last week, I hesitated to write yet another critique of Burton's Batman films. Surprisingly, you all wrote an interesting, worthy batch of mail. Seeing as how it was also Halloween weekend, I had every inten...
Before we dive in, there's a new, official-type e-mail address you can reach me at. You can still get me at kurtamacker@yahoo.com, but now comicscape@cinescape.com is up and it comes directly to me. It mostly just makes me look slightly official when I'...
Well kids, here we are with another comic movie column. For those of you that never leave the house and still think your copy of SPAWN #1 is worth $80, BATMAN BEGINS opened on Wednesday last week. Critics have rightfully praised it as both an engaging cha...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Available as a Region-3 DVD from Hong Kong, Jingle Ma's 2004 superhero spectacular, SILVER HAWK (FEI YING), stars Michele Yeoh as a crime fighting martial arts heroine hiding from a painful past and hoping the attentions of a w...
After the three-hour epic premiere, "Saga of a Star World," writers Glen Larson and Donald Bellisario took the crew of the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA to explore the mysteries of their ancestral home world of Kobol. On the long-lost planet, Commander A...
Super heroes have (finally) been getting a fair shake by the entertainment world in the past few years (ignore the Daredevil movie and this theory holds water). The argument could be made that this is due to the advances in technology that finally allow m...
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful. This is my last column before San Diego Comic Con. After the con, I'll have a lot to write about, depending on what I catch while there. Most of the time, I'll talk to publishers about my own proposed miniseries (IMMORTALS)...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Sumthing Else (SE-2017-2) has released Jack Wall's rich score to the xbox video game, Jade Empire, on CD. The score, an impressive intermingling of orchestral samples and acoustic Chinese instruments, layers a pleasing pattern ...
There's a long-standing tradition of storytelling brothers. The Grimms. The Coens. The Wachowskis (although that should now actually be "the Wachowski siblings", I suppose). Add to that list the brothers Pate, Jonas and Josh, formerly of Sci-Fi's shor...
Activision has announced they have signed on a cast of seasoned actors to lend their distinct voice talents to the game's main characters of TRUE CRIME: NEW YORK CITY.The cast includes Christopher Walken as FBI field agent Gabriel Whitting; Laurence Fishb...
This week the Prize Closet holds copies of two DVDs about heroes assigned to quests by their respective deities. Enter to win by sending an email containing your valid mailing address to psycho@psychotronic.info. To win one of five copies of the thri...
So our massive sci-fi TV giveaways from last week have left the ol' prize closet totally exhausted. The prize winners should've been notified by now, and there will never be another giveaway in this column again. Aaaah I should know that I can't fool you...
Do you ever look at something and think, "Has no one else noticed this?" That's exactly what I did when I sat down to watch THE PRISONER in a marathon session earlier this week. Think about it. You have an isolated location honeycombed with strange bun...
What They SayIt's Tournament time for Recca and the rest of the members of Team Hokage. Down in the depths of the fighting arena, they've been matched up against the awesome power of Team Ku, a band of assassins and killers led by the almighty and benevol...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Wolfgang and Heike HohlbeinTranslated by:Barbara Guggemos and Stafford HemmerAdapted by:What They SayKim is an average schoolboy who hates math but loves to read the latest copy of \"Star Fighter.\" His daydreaming life spiral...