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by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 12-23-2006)
In Night at the Museum, the displays at the New York Museum come to life after dark, thanks to a mystical Egyptian tablet that’s been on the premises for the last 50 years. The movie has some good setpieces and the occasional effective laugh, bu... MUSEUM 2 Shifts to May 2009, AVATAR Pushed Back
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-12-2007)
20th Century Fox has shifted the release dates for two of their tent pole films in 2009, reports Variety. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2: ESCAPE FROM THE SMITHSONIAN will now debut on Memorial Day weekend, opening up on May 22, 2009. In turn, the s... DVD in the Museum
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-24-2007)
Since tomorrow is my birthday, I’ll try not to delay you any longer than necessary, as I’m sure you all have plenty of shopping to do. To celebrate, I’ll be sending out a free random DVD of my choosing to every Maniac that sends an em... 
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-16-2007)
Release Date: May 22, 2009 Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: Shawn Levy Screenwriter: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Scott Frank Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Christopher Guest, Jon Be... Gugino to Tour MUSEUM
by News Editor (Wed 01-04-2006)
20th Century Fox has signed Carla Gugino to star in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. She joins a cast which already includes Ben Stiller.As previously reported, the story centers on a goodhearted but bumbling security guard who works at a natural history museum where... Hank Azaria Commands in MUSEUM 2
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-12-2008)
Hank Azaria has been cast in two high-profile upcoming genre films this morning, says the Hollywood Reporter. The trade reports Azaria getting cast as an all-powerful Egyptian pharaoh named Kah Mun Rah in Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian... Weekend Box Office Report: Museum still tops
by Karl Schneider (Sun 12-31-2006)
The last film to top the weekend box office in 2006 will be Night at the Museum. The film claims the spot for the second weekend in a row with a gross of over $37 million for the weekend. That number is likely to drop to about $34 or $35 milli... Van Dyke, Rooney Punch Clock for NIGHT
by News Editor (Wed 01-25-2006)
Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney have signed to act in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. The cast is lead by star Ben Stiller.The comic actors, along with Bill Cobbs, will play security guards at the Museum of Natural History on the same detail as Stiller's night watc... Four Historical Figures Added to MUSEUM 2
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 07-01-2008)
Four historical figures have been added to the story for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, says The Hollywood Reporter. Actors Christopher Guest, Jon Bernthal Bill Hader and French actor Alain Chabat. You can check out which characters... Stiller is Guarded About MUSEUM
by News Editor (Mon 11-07-2005)
20th Century Fox is in talks with Ben Still to star in A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. As previously announced, Shawn Levy is directing.The family comedy centers on a goodhearted but bumbling security guard (Stiller), who works at a museum of natural history and a... Azaria's Sinister Plans in MUSEUM 2
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 02-26-2008)
Thespian Hank Azaria won't be spreading the laughs he usually creates with his voice talents from "The Simpsons". In an interview with MTV, the actor has revealed some information for the upcoming Fox sequel Night at the Museum 2: Escape from th... Amy Adams is Enchanted in MUSEUM 2
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-05-2008)
The rising actress, who recently starred in Disney's Enchanted and Charlie Wilson's War, has been cast opposite Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum 2. Variety reports the actress playing one of an undetermined historical figure who falls for the secur... Weekend Box Office Report: Christmas at the Museum
by Karl Schneider (Sun 12-24-2006)
The Christmas holiday belongs to Night at the Museum. Taking in approximately $30.8 million, Night at the Museum staked it's claim to the top spot of the holiday box office with a solid gross that should translate to a leggy and impressive box offic... More Nights at the MUSEUM
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-30-2007)
Hollywood scribes Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon(Balls of Fury, Reno911) have confirmed to Garth Franklin that they are working on the sequel to last Christmas' smash hit, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. Ben Stiller and Robin Williams will also be ap... Levy to Lead Tour of MUSEUM
by News Editor (Fri 10-07-2005)
20th Century Fox has hired Shawn Levy to direct the family comedy A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM.The story centers on a goodhearted but bumbling security guard at the Museum of Natural History who accidentally trips an ancient curse that causes the animals and ins... SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT Returning to DVD
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-12-2007)
This film caused quite a controversy back in the 80's and it made an impact on the "Slasher Genre" as a whole. This film was originally scheduled for a holiday release from Tri-Star back when the "slashers" were going st... It’s A Wizards of the Coast Week
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-10-2007)
Although not considered a large publisher when compared to the big boys of genre book distribution, it’s weeks like these that Wizards of the Coast can truly flaunt their almost religious devotion to fantasy fiction. Nearly all of their popular s... My Thoughts on 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-24-2007)
Last Friday, five years after Sam Raimi’s Ghost House purchased the film rights to Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s three-issue IDW miniseries, 30 Days of Night, the movie hit theaters and destroyed its box office competition. With a tal... Weekend Box Office Report for January 26-28
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-28-2007)
Finally, the first month of weekend box office reports are concluding with around 2 more months remaining until the true box office season kicks a high gear into overdrive. Sure, we have some highly anticipated movies coming out in February & March bu... Weekend Box Office Report for January 19-21
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-21-2007)
The weekend estimates are in and it looks too close to call. I’ll go ahead and call it anyway though, folks. 1st place goes to Stomp The Yard (pulling in 13.3 mil) while Night of the Museum is only 300,000 dollars behind at 2nd place. Yes, that&rsqu... Weekend Box Office Report for February 2-4
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-04-2007)
This is the weekend where a large portion of the 18-48+ demographic is out planning their big party and preparing for a big game. Going to the theatres isn’t exactly first and foremost on those individuals’ minds right now. So what does Screen... Williams to Play Roosevelt
by News Editor (Fri 01-27-2006)
20th Century Fox has signed Robin Williams to play Theodore Roosevelt in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. He joins a cast which includes Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke and Bill Cobbs.In the film, a night watchman, played by Stille... Weekend Box Office Report for January 5-7
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-07-2007)
With the beginning of any year, expectations are usually lower in the minds of box office experts primarily because this is the first week of a month & after the holiday season. The average movie goer is recovering from spending all that cash on their... Weekend Box Office Report: February 23-25
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-25-2007)
This is the highly anticipated weekend of the Oscars. It’s the weekend where the industry rewards quality “films” over “movies”. It’s the weekend where actors, directors & distribution studios are hoping to bring ho... Night Visions
by Carl Cortez (Thu 07-12-2001)
It's nice to see Fox marketing their new anthology series NIGHT VISIONS the right way by acknowledging that this is essentially an updated riff on THE TWILIGHT ZONE. In commercials for the series, the rock song "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring hums in t... Cartoon blockbusters hiding from Xmas?
by Brian Thomas (Sat 11-04-2006)
With Flushed Away opening this weekend, and Open Season still playing across the country (in IMAX, too), for the first time in quite a while we have a considerable animated presence in theaters. In addition, prints of the 3-D version of The Nightmare ... Disney Grabs Sullivan's SCIENCE FAIR
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-16-2008)
Disney has acquired screenwriter John Sullivan's fantasy family adventure spec Science Fair, says HR. The story went for $275,000 against $575,000 and the overall story echoes of Night at the Museum, according to the trade. His idea for the story ca... 30 Days of Night
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-31-2006)
Last Updated: September 15, 2006Genre: Horror, ThrillerProduction Company: Columbia Pictures, Ghost House PicturesDistributors: Columbia Pictures, Senator InternationalProject Phase: FilmingBudget: NAWho's In It: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Manu Bennet... Weekend Box Office Report for February 16-18
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-18-2007)
Nothing says “I love you” like a cursed soul sporting leather on a decked out roadhog and of course on flames. What? You think I’m wrong?
America while celebrating Valentines Day for the most part seems to agree with it..... Marianelli’s Return – Schifrin’s Liquidator – Lambro’s Murph
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-30-2006)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Dario Marianelli has followed up his notable scores for The Brothers Grimm and, especially, V For Vendetta, with a straightforward horror composition for Asif Kapadia’s moody ghost story, The Return, starr... Reynolds Ready for FLASH in JLA Movie
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-21-2007)
In the not so distant past, actor Ryan Reynolds told media outlets that a FLASH movie was dead in the water. Not anymore. With rumors of a JLA movie heating up, the comic fan has indicated that things are heating up to both MTV and IGN. He's also made it ... Weekend Box Office Report for February 9-11
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 02-11-2007)
Hello you box office savvy Maniacs. The estimated numbers for this weekend are in and the choice was clearly made by audiences around the nation as to what they wanted to watch and what they could wait to see another time. This weeks openers was a horror ... Music To Destroy All Humans By – Too
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-09-2006)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Composer Garry Schyman’s score for the 2005 THQ alien invasion videogame Destroy All Humans! was a frenzied, lovingly retro science fiction horror score written in the style of 1950’s sci-fi movies ... DeCoding Zimmer
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-04-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Hans Zimmer's score to Ron Howard's THE DA VINCI CODE is a somber, affecting, and sobering composition. Set for release by Decca on May 9th, the music is beautifully arcane and tragically sumptuous. It's an attractive and very ... Apocalypto Now
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-14-2006)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
James Horner’s music for the new Mel Gibson film, Apocalypto, an adventure drama about the decline of the Mayan Empire, is compellingly environmental and atmospheric, avoiding the kind of large, bombastic... Weekend Box Office Report for January 12-14
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 01-14-2007)
In a surprise outcome, Stomp The Yard(pulling in 22 mil) trampled over the champions of the 1st and 2nd spots. Fox’s Night at the Museum and Sony’s Pursuit of Happyness has ranked 1 and 2 for 3 weeks straight going into this weekend and now th... Hill Out of TRANSFORMERS 2
by Associate News Editor (Wed 05-07-2008)
...wn Levy's Night at the Museum 2, which stars Ben Stiller. LOCHNESS Fantasy Trailer Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 06-27-2007)
A trailer for the upcoming family oriented fantasy THE WATER HORSE:LEGEND OF THE DEEP has hit the web courtesy of Yahoo Movies. The trailer shows how a boy finds an egg that has a baby creature inside. The creature would grow up to be the legendary Lochne... Sparta! Let’s break records!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-11-2007)
300 soldiers may have shocked the Persian Empire in 480 BC but even while long dead, they still find ways to make fools of us all. In a stunning weekend debut, Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae has shocked box office analysis... Not on DVD Shopping List
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-06-2007)
We’ve all seen how studios decide to release some underperforming theatrical features to DVD earlier than planned in order to maximize their marketing efforts. Well, that practice has finally begun to have negative repercussions. Theater chains i... "Lovers in the Night"
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 04-29-2007)
Fumi Yoshinaga is renowned for the quality of her yaoi titles, so it's a mystery why she'd curse Lovers in the Night with a name worthy of a paperback on a drug store shelf. Self-parody is a possibility; Lovers in the Night offers any excuse for its tw... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT Takes Top Spot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 10-21-2007)
With Halloween ready to strike so soon, we were expecting 30 Days of Night to pull this victory but the question was “How much?” For four consecutive weeks, the box office report has turned in dismal results and this weekend, 30 Days had a lot... Shawn Levy to direct "The Flash"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 02-05-2007)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) has signed on to direct the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures The Flash. The news comes just two days after David Goyer (Batman Begins) revealed he was no longer writing or directing... NIGHT JUNKIES
by Tim Janson (Thu 07-12-2007)
I hesitate to call Night Junkies a vampire film because it is well outside the normal convention of that genre. Night Junkies is a gritty, urban street drama about a pair of addicts, Ruby and Vincent. Only they are not addicted to drugs or alcohol---their... PROM NIGHT
by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 04-12-2008)
Although Prom Night borrows its title and overall premise from a 1980 film perhaps best remembered as another installment in Jamie Lee Curtis’ early career, what it resembles more than anything else is a network TV movie of that era. Screenwriter J.... 30 DAYS of Night Series on FEARnet
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 07-25-2007)
It seems that FEARnet, Columbia Pictures & Graphic Novelist Steve Niles are joining forces to bring all you horror fans something in connection with their upcoming release, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. The vampire tale is based off of Niles creation and centers ... Sommers Will COLLIDE Worlds Once Again
by News Editor (Tue 12-06-2005)
Steven Spielberg and Paramount Pictures have brought back director Stephen Sommers to helm the remake of WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE. Spielberg will produce. Sommers will write and direct the film.Sommers had been set once before to direct the film but moved on ... Fox acquires "The Seems"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 04-18-2007)
According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to the upcoming fantasy novel, The Seems.The film, to be directed by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum), is set in a parallel world where everything that humans take for granted is manufactured ... SUPERMAN's Ottman to receive Career Achievement Award
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 08-09-2006)
Composer John Ottman will be honored at the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival on a black-tie gala on September 17. He will receive the Outstanding Career Achievement Award for his work on films such as THE USUAL SUSPECTS, KISS KISS BANG ... Look ahead to 2007
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-02-2007)
At the start of a New Year, it’s traditional for me to look ahead to what’s coming up in the next 12 months. This is impossible when it comes to DVD releases, as labels are never sure of their production schedule more than a few months in a... Hollywood Writers Strike Update
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-24-2007)
... of Play, Night at the Museum 2 and many more. Basically, the studios are kicking it into overdrive over the last few weeks trying to polish any and all scripts by November 1st in hopes of being production ready before any possible walk-out.
To read t... When the Fall Turns Cold, Curl Up with a SF Book
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 11-13-2002)
TOR Books leads the pack this month with some superlative releases. First up is HEAVY PLANET, a trade paperback compilation edition that reprints SF Grandmaster Hal Clement's Mesklin novels: MISSION OF GRAVITY and STAR LIGHT. As nerdy as this might be, I ... There Be Dragons Here
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-28-2006)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATION
Patrick Doyle has composed a graceful and beautifully-postured symphonic score for Eragon, which was released on CD by RCA last week. Doyle, who has crafted such meticulous and evocative scores as Secondha... Director Pegged for THE FLASH Spin-off
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 10-28-2007)
While doing a press junket for his upcoming Fred Claus film, director David Dobkin has informed MTV that he's now in charge of the upcoming FLASH film. Dobkin also confirmed that his film won't be hitting theaters until after JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA hit... Ottman to score new version of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
by Randall D. Larson (Mon 09-11-2006)
Warner Bros. has confirmed to Film Music Radio that John Ottman has been hired to score THE VISITING, the upcoming remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and Malin Akerman. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, the Germa... Levy Will Delve Into MAGICK
by News Editor (Thu 03-23-2006)
Shawn Levy has picked up the script BACK MAGICK. Levy and Tom McNulty will produce.The fantasy comedy centers on an unpopular boy who, in a misguided effort to improve his seemingly unspectacular life, makes a series of wishes during an eclipse. The wishe... NIGHT STALKER pilot gets go-ahead
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-18-2005)
According to a story appearing in today's Variety, ABC has ordered a pilot be made for a 21st century NIGHT STALKER TV show. As first reported last October, the proposed new STALKER series will be executive produced by ex-X-FILES producer/writer Frank Spo... "30 Days Of Night: Spreading The Disease #1"
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-03-2007)
Spreading the Disease stands as the first sequel to the original 30 Days of Night series written by somone other than Steve Niles. Co-owner of the property, Ben Templesmith, contributed one of the three covers available, but Dan Wickline –... "Scar Night"
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-18-2006)
The debut novel from former GTA game designer / programmer Alan Campbell, Scar Night is an engaging fantasy read that combines Victorian detail with a dark, Gaiman-like tone. First in the Deepgate Trilogy, the book introduces us to the haphazard, indu... NIGHT WARRIOR Contest Winners
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)
Cinescape's NIGHT WARRIOR contest has run it's course and the winners have been selected.The three lucky winners will each receive a T-Shirt signed by Phil Hobden and Ross Boyask as well as some colour artwork (glossy prints) from the NIGHT WARRIOR comic.... BELA LUGOSI JR. PRESENTS: NIGHT OF DRACULA
by Francesca Sorenson (Tue 10-09-2001)
NIGHT OF DRACULA is being released concurrently with another Schildt tie-in novel called FRANKENSTEIN, THE LEGACY. The two volumes will show up in stores simultaneously this month as a Halloween commemoration of classic horror. Schildt's FRANKENSTEIN can ... Drizzt Do’Urden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)
Since his conception in the Icewind Dale Trilogy back in 1988, R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt has grown from an initial side character to the most well-renowned persona of the Forgotten Realms universe.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to this, th... New Redband Clip of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 10-13-2007)
For horror movie fans, this is one of their favorite times of the year. You will be hard pressed to flip the channels on your satelite without finding a good horror classic on one of the channels. I found one myself earlier tonight with the letterbox edit... Producers Happy About NIGHT VISIONS Ratings
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-19-2001)
Producers Dan Angel and Billy Brown are pleased about the good ratings their NIGHT VISIONS horror anthology TV series premiere got.Last week, the FOX program pulled in 5.46 million viewers and a 2.1/7 in adults 18-49 at 8 p.m. and 5 million and a 2.3/7 at... B.P.R.D.: NIGHT TRAIN #1
by Tony Whitt (Mon 09-22-2003)
Liz Sherman and Roger the Homunculus have been assigned to investigate a ghost train appearing in Alabama almost every night. The train, which was transporting scientists and troops to the Manhattan Project, was blown up by a German saboteur seventy years... Music video helmer loads SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-01-2004)
After creating sonic images for such bands as Korn, Meat Loaf, Sisqo and P. Diddy, commercial and music video director Martin Weisz will make his feature film debut with the action/thriller SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL. To be produced by Family Room Entertainme... GRUDGE screenwriter goes to PROM NIGHT
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-06-2004)
Screenwriter Stephen Susco (THE GRUDGE) has turned in his draft of the remake/sequel of PROM NIGHT for Sony Pictures. Instead of being a true remake of the 1980 slasher horror picture, the new PROM NIGHT will follow the events in the earlier film.Speaking... Blackmore's Night Concert DVD Imminent
by Randall Larson (Tue 10-04-2005)
October 11th will see the long-awaited concert DVD from "renaissance rock" band Blackmore's Night. The DVD, Castles & Dreams, was released in Europe in PAL format last May; the Region 1 edition for USA/Canada/Brazil/Japan was delayed until now. Guitar... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Tim Janson, Columnist (Wed 02-20-2008)
When 30 Day of Night first came out in comic form back in 2002, I was only reading comics casually. Still, I kept hearing more and more about the series. The first issue had already escalated ridiculously in value and I didn’t read it unti... Wayne’s World
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-08-2007)
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ... Sackheim To Helm "Night Stalker" (Tue 02-01-2005)
Variety reports that veteran "X-Files" director Dan Sackheim has been hired to direct Frank Spotnitz's ABC drama pilot "The Night Stalker.""Spotnitz said he and Sackheimer are going for a 'very contemporary, sleek and scary look,' adding 'Night Stalker' w...FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-08-2004)
People outside of Texas can hear about just how seriously the Lone Star State takes its high school football, but for those who have some trouble grasping the notion, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS is a brilliant illustration. A movie that is very much about footbal... NIGHT VISIONS Pix
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-02-2001)
The Fox TV network has released a number of shots from their long delayed and finally airing NIGHT VISIONS suspense-horror anthology TV series. Besides shots of host Henry Rollins, the network has released pictures from the two-hour opener's four vignette... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT Draws Closer
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-04-2003)
When the film rights to the horror comic 30 DAYS OF NIGHT first sold last summer, anticipation started to swell. Attached to possibly direct the movie was none other than SPIDER-MAN helmer Sam Raimi (who was most definitely involved as one of the film's ... EA wants you in the ring with FIGHT NIGHT 2004
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-06-2004)
Electronic Arts has begun shipping copies of its latest boxing game, FIGHT NIGHT 2004, to stores. The title should begin appearing on store shelves this week.The game company redesigned the engine for the latest FIGHT NIGHT game, introducing a new element... Hartnett Talks 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 10-15-2007)
The upcoming adaptation of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT hits theaters this Friday, October 19, 2007 so press for the film is kicking into overdrive. There's two interviews with two key parties of the film published this morning detailing their parts in the upcoming h... DVD Review of Night of the Living Dead 40th Anniversary Edition
by Tim Janson (Thu 05-22-2008)
Like its zombies, Night of the Living Dead just seems to keep coming back from the grave. The latest DVD release of the classic is a 40th anniversary edition that comes with an outstanding set of extras. There’s no doubt that Night of the Living Dea... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: BLOOD TRAILS Trailer
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 08-31-2007)
Ghost House Productions and Fearnet have released a teaser trailer to their upcoming prequel web series, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: BLOOD TRAILS, for the horror and Steve Nile fans eagerly it. This 7 part special web series, centering on a man named George ba... PROM NIGHT Trailer Hits this Weekend
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)
If you're a sucker for watching silly teenagers die horrible deaths and you plan on seeing One Missed Call this weekend, we've been told you're likely going to see the trailer for the remake of Prom Night beforehand. Sony Screen Gems has ordered the first... NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: MILLENNIUM EDITION
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 03-29-2002)
George Romero's classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD has had a strange life on home video thanks to its public domain status. With every two-bit, fly by night distributor putting out a bargain bin version of NOTLD on VHS (and more recently, DVD), there has be... First Look at 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: BLOOD TRAILS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-08-2007)
As we published here on July 25, a special prequel to the Steve Niles graphic novel adaptation, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, will be airing as a web exclusive series on Fearnet beginning on September 13 leading up to the movie being released in t... NIGHT WARRIOR Contest
by Karl Schneider (Tue 07-11-2006)
Raging Psycho Comics has announced the worldwide release of the popular online comic series Night Warrior on UMD (universal Media Disk for the Playstation Portable) in the first quarter of 2007. To help celebrate, Cinescape is now offering you some free ... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: Red Snow
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 11-09-2007)
Ben Templesmith’s 30 Days of Night: Red Snow relates a wartime vampire story, in which an uneasy alliance of Germans, Russians, and an Englishman hide in an underground tunnel, as the piranha-jawed vampires of the series wait for them above. Wh... ONE RAINY NIGHT
by Denise Dumars (Fri 06-30-2000)
Richard Laymon pulls no punches; this is the first thing you need to know about his fiction. He never cuts off an ear or gouges an eye off-screen; if it happens in the story, it will be described in loving and living color by the author who is too raw for... NIGHT WATCH (NOCHNOY DOZOR)
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-17-2006)
In case you were beginning to despair of a fantasy with a chewy, satisfying narrative appearing any time soon, you can cheer up now. NIGHT WATCH (NOCHNOY DOZOR) is here after having been a huge hit in its native Russia, one of the very few Russian-languag... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT Collected By IDW
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 11-01-2002)
30 DAYS OF NIGHT, a mini-series by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, will be collected into a trade paperback by IDW Publishing in January.Even though it was overprinted by 100 percent, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1 sold out within two weeks and the second printing ... "Fate/Stay Night Vol. 1: Advent of the Magi"
by Janet Houck (Wed 02-07-2007)
Based on TYPE-MOON’s best-selling visual novel/H-game, Fate/Stay Night tells the story of the Holy Grail War, fought between seven Magi and their summoned Servants, the spirits of heroes of mythology. It has the potential for becoming a solid sto... NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: 30th Anniversary Edition
by Dan Cziraky (Wed 10-27-1999)
Well, here`s something else we can blame on George Lucas and his STAR WARS Trilogy Special Editions. This atrocity is actually a full year late for NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD`s 30th anniversary. What John Russo has done is taken a horror classic and, in the... Warren Ellis' NIGHT RADIO
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 12-26-2001)
NIGHT RADIO is a limited-series anthology edited by Warren Ellis. It will be four, 48-page issues, without ads, in black and white, to be published by Avatar Press in the late summer.The anthology will have four four-part serials: by Ellis; by Matt Fracti... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-19-2007)
Based on the first in what has become a series of graphic novels by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, 30 Days of Night is the story of what happens when a band of vampires invades a tiny town in northernmost Alaska, where the sun goes down for a month in m... M. Night Shyamalan shops "Green Planet"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-25-2007)
According to MNightFans.com, M. Night Shyamalan recently finished his latest script, Green Planet, and went shopping it to studios. Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and Sony have all passed.The story is rumored to center on an alien invasion o... THE NIGHT LISTENER clips
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-03-2006)
THE NIGHT LISTENER clipsMiramax Films sent along a few links to clips from the film THE NIGHT LISTENER, a film Roger Ebert calls "an eerie Hitchcockian thriller."Clip 1Clip of Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) breaking and entering to find clues to the where... 30 DAYS Of Night Has Been Doubled?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 06-21-2007)
The upcoming Vampire story 30 Days of Night may not be in theaters till this Halloween but that won't stop distributor Sony or producer Sam Raimi from planning ahead. An inside source/scooper over at Cinema Blend are passing along that both Sony and Raimi... First PROM NIGHT Trailer Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 01-04-2008)
As I promised in yesterday's article (where you can check out some stills), the first trailer for PROM NIGHT has gone online courtesy of UGO. This upcoming remake of the horror classic, was directed by Nelson McCormick for Screen Gems. The film stars Brit... Village, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-09-2004)
Genre:Thriller/Supernatural.Studio:Walt Disney Pictures.Production Company:Blinding Edge Pictures.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Joaquin Phoenix (Lucius Hunt); Bryce Dallas Howard (Ivy Walker); William Hurt; Sigourney Weaver (Alice Hunt); Adrien Bro... PROM NIGHT getting second chance?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-23-2003)
Creature Corner has broken an exclusive story that a remake of the 1980 slasher movie PROM NIGHT, which starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen, is in active development. The site reports that screenwriters Brad Keene and Chris Skinner are penning the... Susser Looks to GET SMART and Go to PROM NIGHT
by News Editor (Fri 05-04-2007)
Warner Bros. and director Peter Segal have set THE OC's Craig Susser to play a worker at CONTROL headquarters in GET SMART.
The actor was also recently cast to be in Screen Gems' PROM NIGHT as a police officer. "The Orphan’s Tales: In The Night Garden"
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 11-08-2006)
Following 2004’s Labyrinth and 2005’s Yume No HON: The Book of Dreams, Catherynne Valente returns to a mythical universe with the first opener of the new series: The Orphan’s Tales.
Valente weaves a story about a young Prince ... Universal Travels with THE NIGHT TOURIST
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 10-04-2007)
Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to the children fantasy novel, THE NIGHT TOURIST, says Variety. The book, authored by Katherine Marsh and published by Hyperion Books, will be developed for the big screen by Chris Meledandri. While no writer is ... Sam Raimi Talks 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-19-2007)
Sam Raimi sat down with Ryan Rotten to discuss 30 DAYS OF NIGHT which hits theaters today. Despite the fact that Sam Raimi has absolutely no directing gigs lined up, he still has a busy schedule as a producer alongside Rob Tapert and&n... Danny Huston joins 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Karl Schneider (Mon 09-11-2006)
Danny Huston has signed on to the Columbia Pictures film 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, an adaptation of a horror comic book. He will join Josh Hartnett and Melissa George.The story takes place in an Alaskan town where 30 days of continual winter darkness attracts a ... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT Hits DVD/Blu-Ray Feb 19
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 12-04-2007)
While no specifics were given on DVD extras, Sony Home Entertainment has announced a shipping date for 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. The horror film will be hitting standard DVD and Blu-Ray on February 19, 2008. The film, based on the Steve Niles graphic novel, opene... The Night Watchman are Really STREET KINGS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-05-2008)
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... Keanu takes a NIGHT job next
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-16-2004)
Keanu Reeves will next star in THE NIGHT WATCHMAN for director Spike Lee, with production scheduled to commence in February. The MATRIX star will play a fallen cop who uncovers a trail of corruption within the police department he works at. To redeem hims... KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 04-04-2002)
Well it?s about time! We?ve waited too long, but here at last in comic book form is one of the most beloved genre icons of the last several decades, the character that most directly inspired Chris Carter to create THE X-FILES all those years ago. It?s Kol... Pics from "A Night in Sickbay" episode of ENTERPRISE
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Wed 10-09-2002)
We've got the latest pics from UPN's ENTERPRISE episode "A Night in Sickbay."Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) fears for the life of his pet beagle, Porthos (Breezy), when he is held in decontamination after exposure to an alien virus.The episode airs October... UNDERWORLD's Friday night grosses
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 09-20-2003)
Box Office Mojo is reporting that the Friday night grosses for UNDERWORLD totalled an estimated $8,550,000. Consider that industry tracking had been estimating a Friday - Sunday opening weekend of $15 million and it's easy to see UNDERWORLD will have earn... Fox 2000 Goes for NIGHT THINGS
by News Editor (Mon 09-26-2005)
Fox 2000 and New Regency will produce a feature film adaptation of Ted Naifeh's COURTNEY CRUMRIN AND THE NIGHT THINGS. The story of a young girl who moves into her eccentric uncle's house, where she's thrown into a world of warlocks, witchcraft and goblin... Hartnett to join 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Karl Schneider (Fri 06-16-2006)
Josh Hartnett is in negotiations to star in 30 Days of Night for Columbia Pictures.The script, written by Stuart Beattie and Brian Nelson, follows a local sheriff (Hartnett) and his wife who is also a sheriff. It is set in Barrow, Alaska, the northernmos... Blackmore's Night Village Lanterne Alights In March
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-30-2006)
SPV Records announce the 27th March 2006 European release of Blackmore's Night The Village Lanterne, the new studio album from Ex-Deep Purple and Rainbow's guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. The album is released in North America on April 4th. The Village Lante... Just Another Night at the Vampire Club: William Harms on IMPALER
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-16-2006)
This October, Dracula will once again rise from the dead to haunt comic shops. Image will bring William Harms's unique vision of the historical Dracula to New York City in IMPALER. The prince awakens in modern times to fight a vampire plague begun centu... M. Night Shyamalan to direct "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 01-09-2007)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, M. Night Shyamalan will write, direct and produce the live-action big-screen adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.Avatar is set in a world balanced on four nations -- Water, Earth, Fire and Air. In each society, th... NIGHT WATCHMAN Begins Filming
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 07-04-2007)
Fox Searchlight has sent out a press release stating that filming has begun in Los Angeles for their feature film THE NIGHT WATCHMAN.
Keanu Reeves stars as Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. ... "Scar Night" Contest Winners
by Karl Schneider (Mon 12-25-2006)
Mania's recent contest giving away the fantasy novel Scar Night has come to an end.The winners are:ChrisGlennMichaelGregShepherdsIn the novel, Suspended by chains over a seemingly bottomless abyss, the ancient city of Deepgate is home to a young angel, an... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT Site Launched
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 07-28-2007)
Tonight, the official website for the upcoming horror, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, was launched. The movie (based off graphic novelist Steve Niles' comic series) is showcased tomorrow at Comic Con in Sony's presentation. The site has wallpapers to download, informa... 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: Blood Trails
by Tim Janson (Thu 09-13-2007)
Well I’ve never reviewed a thirteen minute film before but there’s a first time for everything. As reported previously on Mania.com, Ghost House Pictures and Fear.Net are putting out a seven episode prelude to the big screen “30 Day... Bond gadgets on display at London's Science Museum
by Mike Whybark (Mon 10-07-2002)
Film props and mementos from the JAMES BOND series of movies will be on display at London's Science Museum from the 16th of October to March 2003. Specific props identified in the museum's preview press release include Rosa Klebb's shoe-switchblade and Od... EURKEA: A Night in Global Dynamics
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 10-04-2007)
So, the season finale finally came last night and I have to say on many levels, I’m disappointed. The episode picks up right where the previous one left off. A deadly virus has apparently spread through Global Dynamics and the building has... BATMAN 1:4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY Statue
by News Editor (Tue 12-12-2006)
DC Direct has announced they will be releaseing an 18.5" Batman Statue in late summer 2007. Designed and sculpted by James Shoop this 1:4 scale statue is considered a museum-quality, mixed-media figure which is composed of resin, meta... Melissa George in 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-31-2006)
Melissa George will star opposite Josh Hartnett in the upcoming film 30 DAYS OF NIGHT for Sony.Based on a Steve Niles graphic novel, the story is set in a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutiv... One SCARY Friday night
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 10-25-2003)
If Friday's grosses for SCARY MOVIE 3 are any indication, October box office history is about to be made. The Dimension Films sequel took in an estimated $18.5 million dollars...just on Friday alone. That puts SCARY MOVIE 3 on track for a $50 million doll... Sci-Fi Channel to beef up Saturday night original programming
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 11-04-2002)
VARIETY reports that the Sci-Fi Channel has given the green light for four original movies to debut on its Saturday-night movie showcase. The films are all produced in Canada by Playa Inc. and will be distributed by USA Cable, Sci-Fi's sister company. The... ALIENS egg added to museum
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-10-2003)
The next time you're visiting the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, don't pull a Kane and look into the alien egg.The Smithsonian Institute has added an egg from James Cameron's ALIENS to its collection of movie memorabilia, as well as a ... Who stalks the Night Stalker?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-15-2004)
KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, the obscure 1970s ABC TV series that inspired Chris Carter to create Fox's hit THE X-FILES show, is being reinvented by celebrated X-FILES writer-producer Frank Spotnitz. The circle is officially complete. Somewhere, Fox Mulder... Night Ranger guitarist Jeff Watson Releases Online Only Album
by Randall D. Larson (Fri 07-14-2006)
Jeff Watson, former Night Ranger and Mother's Army guitarist has joined the growing rank of artists that have chosen to release an "online only" album. The new solo album, Now Hear This One, Jeff's third, is actually half new material and half material th... NIGHT STALKER Suffers Ratings Blow
by News Editor (Wed 10-05-2005)
The NIGHT STALKER took it in the neck as it ran third in the ratings in its time slot.ABC did point out though the series was the network's most-watched show among 18-to-49-year-old viewers in that time slot in more than five years.The original show was b... THE TWILIGHT ZONE "Evergreen / One Night at Mercy"
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 09-20-2002)
This isn't the first time somebody has tried to revive Rod Serling's TWILIGHT ZONE, the classic genre anthology series that originally ran from 1959 to 1964. There was the 1983 feature film version from Steven Spielberg and John Landis that was, ultimatel... WINGS IN THE NIGHT
by J.A. Hitchcock (Tue 04-02-2002)
I really wish I'd looked at the cover of this book a bit better before I laid down my $7.00 for it. I saw Maggie Shayne and since I'd liked her previous books, I bought it without thinking twice. Even once I got it home, I didn't read the back cover and o... NIGHT WATCH
by Richard Salter (Tue 11-05-2002)
There are 27 million individual copies of Terry Pratchett novels in print. Pratchett is the second best-selling author living author in Britain (right below J.K. Rowling). He doesn't just write DISCWORLD books, but they are what he's most famous for. Set ... IDW's 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 03-28-2002)
30 DAYS OF NIGHT, a three-issue mini-series written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Ben Templesmith, is set to begin in June from IDW Publishing.Here's how the book is described:"Have you imagined living in total darkness? They have... In the sleepy, se... SUPERMAN 1:4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY Statue
by News Editor (Tue 02-21-2006)
DC Direct has announced their upcoming SUPERMAN 1:4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY Statue.The figure is the "most realistic and classic representation" of the Man of Steel ever produced. At 1:4 scale, this museum quality mixed-media figure is composed of resin, met...