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Paramount's NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-08-2004)
Even before western author Cormac McCarthy's next novel, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, has been published the screen rights for the property have sold to Paramount Pictures. Veteran Hollywood producer Scott Rudin (THE STEPFORD WIVES, TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE ... NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 03-09-2008)
The title of the film indicates that yes, there is no country for old men. Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) will never have any of the answers he seeks to why whole the world is changing. Nor will he learn the reason that why men do the bad thing... Harrelson and Root will be OLD MEN
by Karl Schneider (Wed 06-07-2006)
Woody Harrelson and Stephen Root have signed on to a contemporary Western thriller, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. They join Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem in the cast.The film is based on a Cormac McCarthy novel, and follows a battle between go... 
ULTIMATE X-MEN
by Russell Lissau (Wed 12-20-2000)
Before you read the first issue of Ultimate X-Men, you’ve got to do one important thing: Forget everything you know about Professor Charles Xavier’s merry band of mutants.Forget the heroes you love. Forget the villains you hate. Forget the costumes. Forge... The Manic Maniac: Out with the Old, In with the Kirk
by Joe Crosby (Fri 09-12-2008)
...For every No Country for Old Men, we have a Saw V, and the balance falls somewhere between "all right" and "not great." But not too surprisingly, looking at the whole of genre films over the last decade, we see something far more su... Spook Country
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-06-2007)
The man hailed as the father of cyberpunk is back on the bookshelves with a follow-up to 2003’s Pattern Recognition, a novel Publisher’s Weekly named one of the best books of the year.
Good start of the work week to all of you Maniac ... And The Oscar Goes To...
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 02-25-2008)
The 80th edition of the Academy Awards hosted by Jon Stewart has aired and the biggest winner of 2007 goes to No Country for Old Men, which took home 4 statues for Best Motion Picture, Best Directing, Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best Adapted... X-MEN: On Location, Part 2
by Bryan Cairn (Fri 04-07-2000)
In terms of heroes and villains, the X-Men universe is filled with some of the coolest and most colorful characters around. It must have been hard to nail down who should appear in the movie. Once that was determined, it should have been even more difficu... X-Men Evolution Producer Talks About Season 3
by Jim Harvey (Thu 10-31-2002)
Comics2Film's
Jim Harvey caught up with Craig Kyle, one of the head producers for X-Men:
Evolution, to talk about not only his work on the hit animated Kids'WB!
series, but how he got into animation and what attracted him to doing X-Men:
Evolution. An... X-MEN: MAGIK
by James Busbee (Thu 10-05-2000)
One of the most overlooked aspects of writer Chris Claremont’s original run on the Uncanny X-Men was his ability to create endless, completely believable worlds for his heroes to visit. Whether the X-Men visited the Japanese underworld, the Scottish coast... X-MEN: MAGIK
by James Busbee (Wed 10-04-2000)
One of the most overlooked aspects of writer Chris Claremont’s original run on the Uncanny X-Men was his ability to create endless, completely believable worlds for his heroes to visit. Whether the X-Men visited the Japanese underworld, the Scottish coast... “Space Cowboys on HD DVD, X;Men: The Last Stand coming to Blu-ray soon.
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-05-2006)
Column News: With the switch over to the new site design, I thought I’d make a couple of minor changes in High Def Revue. The most notable one is that the Blu-ray discs will be listed first in the Upcoming Discs section from now on. ... And the 2008 MTV Movie Award Nominations are...
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-06-2008)
...Bardem -- No Country For Old Men (Paramount Vantage/ Miramax Films) BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE -- Johnny Depp -- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Walt Disney Pictures) -- Adam Sandler -- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Universal Pictures... X-MEN: EVOLUTION
by Steve Fritz (Mon 10-30-2000)
When I first heard of the new animated series based on the Marvel`s X-Men, what didn`t impress me was the subject matter. I`ll be honest and say the last series on Fox Kids left me cold with its over-dramatic, if not darn right soap-operatic, tone and hon... The SCREEN ACTOR GUILD Nominations Are...
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 12-21-2007)
...m - "No Country For Old Men" Tommy Lee Jones - "No Country for Old Men"Hal Holbrook - "Into the Wild"Tom Wilkinson - "Michael Clayton
SUPPORTING ACTRESSCate Blanchett - "I’m Not There"Ruby Dee - &quo... '300' conquers Saturn Awards Nominations (Thu 02-21-2008)
...Fox) No Country for Old Men (Miramax) There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) Zodiac (Paramount) Best Actor Gerard Butler ("300") (Warner Bros.) John Cusack ("1408") (The Weinstein Co.) Danie...Comicscape: Wanted vs. Wanted
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-02-2008)
...n Chigurh No Country for Old Men, Bemambetov and the film’s screenwriters point out that if you work for fate, your card may get pulled one day. Sloan has secretly altered the Fraternity’s mission from preemptive judgment to murder for... Miramax Heads for the LUSH LIFE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-17-2008)
Producer Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men) and indie distributor Miramax has grabbed the big screen rights to Richard Price's just published novel Lush Life, reports Variety. Author Price, who took home an Edgar Award for his script work on HBO's "... LEGEND Has Record Breaking Debut
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-16-2007)
...
No Country for Old Men, a clear critical success, landed in 5th place with 3.0 mil in box office receipts. The film has been doing well for Miramax, despite the studio refusing to show the film in that many theaters. They keep adding new thea... X-MEN: THE SEARCH FOR CYCLOPS
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 10-11-2000)
Evil has many faces. But what if one day you woke up and discovered that one of them was your own? To make matters worse, what if it was one you didn’t even recognize? Sound confusing? Then welcome to Cyclops’ world. Struck with amnesia and merged with on... X-Men producer praises subsidy for blockbusters (Sun 03-30-2008)
While 'Justice League' director George Miller is trying to convince the Australian government to extend a tax credit to lure big-budget Hollywood productions to that country, 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' producer Ralph Winter is singing the praises of such ...Wait for It...
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 03-11-2008)
...Brothers
No Country for Old Men Check out my review of this DVD.
No Country for Old Men [Blu-ray]
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Ah! My Goddess, Season 2 : Flights of Fancy Vol. 6: Love Will Keep Us Together
Appleseed Ex Machi... Symphonic Swede
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-21-2006)
... new film No Country for Old Men. This is their twelfth film together and their over two decades of collaboration is indeed one of the most enduring filmmaker/composer relationships in modern cinema. No Country for Old Men is scheduled for release ... COUNTRY CUZZINS / MIDNIGHT PLOWBOY
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 09-11-2002)
Persons perplexed with the overwhelming attention placed upon the pleasing Rene Bond might just find themselves converting to the choir after attending a screening of the sizzling sex-fest COUNTRY CUZZINS, in which the irresistible damsel, in pre-augmente... 'Transformers' and 'Spider-Man 3' get MTV Movie Awards noms (Wed 05-07-2008)
...Bardem -- No Country For Old Men (Paramount Vantage/ Miramax Films) BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE Johnny Depp -- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Walt Disney Pictures) Adam Sandler -- I Now Pronounce You...DOOMSDAY! JONAH HEX! MARVEL ANIME! MARVEL TOON!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 11-21-2008)
... Brolin ('No Country for Old Men') , who is loosely attached to the project at the moment.
"When I first read [the script] I thought, 'oh my God it’s awful!'" Brolin told MTV. "And then I had a moment a week later and I thought wh... BEOWULF Wins B.O. Battle
by Associate News Editor (Mon 11-19-2007)
...llion) 7. No Country for Old Men - $3.1 million ($4.9 million) 8. Lions for Lambs - $2.9 million ($11.6 million) 9. Saw IV - $2.3 million ($61.8 million) 10. Love in the Time of Cholera - $1.9 million X-MEN VISIONARIES: JOE MADUREIRA
by Jason Henderson (Wed 11-08-2000)
There`s something odd about Marvel`s pumping out a collection like X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira. Here, Marvel urges the reader to simply enjoy the art—which is remarkable—and ignore the stories, which have great gaping holes struck through them. Why? ... ENCHANTED Casts a Spell on Legend in DVD
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 03-27-2008)
...ar winner No Country for Old Men, slipped to No. 2 with $9.2 million, bringing its total to $19.4 million. Atonement debuted at No. 4 on the sales chart, and at No. 5 on the rental chart with estimated earnings of $7.3 million. "Legend" was... X-MEN: David Hayter - Part I
by Matthew F. Saunders (Thu 08-03-2000)
He`s the X-Man you never knew. Shortly before X-Men finally opened on July 14, many fans were surprised to learn that an unknown screenwriter named David Hayter was receiving sole `Screenplay` credit. Director Bryan Singer and executive producer Tom DeSan... X-Men Encyclopedia Contributor Eric J. Moreels Hits The Books
by Kevin Leung (Mon 02-10-2003)
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Marvel
recently announced volume two of the Marvel Encyclopedia series,
due in book stores in April. The book is specifically timed to come out in
conjunction with the X-Men movie. That's because this volum... Cohen Updates Status on MUMMY 3
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-18-2008)
...ch ("No Country for Old Men"); other like to let the music dominate (like Terry Malick's film "Days of Heaven"). In the first two "Mummy" movies, Stephen Sommers did an excellent dub, balancing everything for maximum effec... Previewing X-Men Evolution's 'Spykecam'
by Frank Garcia (Fri 01-26-2001)
The buzzwords in the comics industry these days seems to be `Let`s Reboot!` With Marvel Comics> currently relaunching `from scratch` Ultimate books for Spider-Man> and X-Men, this activity has extended to Marvel`s animated series such as Spider-Man Unlimi... Kirkland Talks About X-Men: Evolution
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 09-05-2002)
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We're less than
two weeks away from the start of an exciting new season of the hit animated show
X-Men: Evolution.... THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 01-25-2002)
The filmmakers that converted John Keel's non-fiction book THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES into a Richard Gere movie were very liberal when adapting the material. If you're looking for a print version of the story you've seen on the screen, don't bother picking th... Carter Burwell to score next Coen Brothers Noir
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-15-2007)
Carter Burwell will be scoring the next film from the Coen Brothers, their adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's contemporary desert noir No Country For Old Men, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem.
On his website, Burwell writes at length of... Coen Bros. Adapting YIDDISH Police Tale
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-12-2008)
Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) are heading back behind-the-camera for another Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, reports Variety. The brothers will be adapting a murder mystery tale, based on Michael Chabon's novel The Yiddish Policeman's Union. ... WB Grabs a BUCKET of Cash
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 01-13-2008)
... Clayton
No Country for Old Men X-Men
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-08-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONJohn Powell (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, SHREK) has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, released last week by Varese Sarabande Records. The music has plenty ... THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA: Oscar-Winning Animated Short Subject
by Mike Lyons (Thu 03-30-2000)
When you hear that an animated film has been made from Ernest Hemingway`s novel The Old Man and the Sea, you almost expect that it would be a Disney-like take on the story: with fishing pole in hand, the Old Man belts out a ballad about how much he has to... THE X-MEN: Senator Kelly Speaks! A conversation with Bruce Davison
by Frank Garcia (Wed 11-22-2000)
`Invisibility!` laughs actor Bruce Davison. `My favorite super power, I guess, would be invisibility. As an actor, I always try to be invisible as possible. That’s how I felt in life. As a kid, I was always trying to be the invisible person.`Bruce Davison... The X-Men Evolve for season two
by Rob Allstetter (Sat 09-15-2001)
The Xavier Institute is about to get a little more crowded. When the second season of Kids' WB!'s X-MEN: EVOLUTION which takes the bulk of Marvel's mutant characters and turns them into teenagers for a Saturday morning audience gets underway on Sept. 29... MEN IN BLACK II
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 07-03-2002)
As sequels go, MEN IN BLACK II is a very good one. After an amusing prologue that both sets up and sends up the plot we'll be seeing, it hits the ground running or rather, hits the underground slithering, as our hero Agent Jay (Will Smith) must subdue a ... X-MEN: The Bad Guys
by Steve Fritz (Thu 07-27-2000)
If you met the entire cast of X-Men, believe it or not the guys you would probably love to spend the most time with would be the actors who played the evil mutants. In spite of his impressive size and incredible resemblance to Sabretooth off camera, Tyler... X-Men 3: Death Strikes at Midnight (Sun 03-26-2006)
Guess who's back from the dead? Meet an old foe of Wolverine's in our exclusive look at the upcoming X-Men 3 videogame.Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou ~ Quiet Country Café ~ Volume 2
by Paul Grisham (Fri 05-02-2003)
What They SayOVA based on the popular manga in Monthly Afternoon magazine. The anime boasts breathtakingly beautiful background artwork and 5.1 ch sound. The Review!Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou ~ Quiet Country Cafe continues with the story of Alpha?s sojourn t... MEN IN BLACK: THE SERIES
by Troy Roberts (Tue 10-23-2001)
MEN IN BLACK was, without a doubt, one of the best movies that came out in 1997. With any great movie comes action figures, animated series, and, of course, video games. The newest MEN IN BLACK game is based on the animated series that airs on The WB netw... The Old C2F Heroes Are Dead!
by Jason Lethert (Thu 06-09-2005)
A New Generation of C2F Filmmakers Leave the Old Guard Behind - James Cameron leads a list of Hollywood creators whose fanboy cred has fallen
By Jason Lethert
(With apologies to Simon & Garfunkle): "Where have you gone, Jimmy Cameron? ...Joltin' Ji... 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... SWAMP GIRL / SWAMP COUNTRY
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 08-07-2002)
Swamp life sure ain’t easy. Why you done got gators, and skeeters and I reckon a whole lot of other critters that’ll just plain eat you down to the bone if’n they get a chance. Yeah the Okefenokee sure ain’t for City folk, they just plain get killed. Best... More X-Men photos (Sun 05-07-2006)
A couple of new X-Men stills and old ones in better quality.X-MEN
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 11-14-2000)
When the eagerly anticipated X-Men movie reached theatres this summer, it turned out to be a rarity: a big-budget Hollywood adaptation of a comic book that pleased both fans and newcomers. The result paid off handsomely for distributor 20th Century Fox; n... MEN IN BLACK: THE GRAZER CONSPIRACY
by Dan Cziraky (Wed 03-29-2000)
With Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith reportedly looking for $20 million each to do MEN IN BLACK 2, this new series of novels by sci-fi author Dean Wesley Smith (STAR TREK, SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, ALIENS, PREDATOR, SHADOW WARRIOR, etc) might be as close as we ge... Comicscape February 2, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-02-2005)
Well, folks, we've finally come to the end of a long journey or rather I have, as the main comics columnist for CINESCAPE. I hope you've enjoyed these columns as much as I've enjoyed writing them, and if you'd like to keep up with my future work, Google ... Review: 'X-Men: The Last Stand' (Thu 05-25-2006)
"Why does The Last Stand feel driven to dumb itself down, as if embarrassed by its own ideas? There is no time for reflection in this overstuffed sequel — civil war, special effects involving the destruction of the Golden Gate Bridge, volcanic emotions be...Comicscape - June 23, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-23-2004)
OPINION: I'm not entirely sure why, but I got neither death threats nor a lot of positive feedback on last week's musings about Captain America. I hope that doesn't mean no one cares about the old man anymore... My thanks, though, to the two(!) readers wh... Tom Rothman Talks X-Men Sequels (Sat 05-26-2007)
The next film in the X-Men series will be "Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman. You can expect some announcements about this movie in the very near future. And we fully intend to continue to make more "X-Men" films with both old and new muties. So fans can ...Comicscape - October 12, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-12-2005)
You probably noticed that my colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, wrote last week's column. I had to return to New Orleans for a few days to help my parents with their house (hurricane, flooding), so I called Al and told him I'd turn over more evid... Keith Richards certainly blows.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 04-07-2007)
Sorry, Maniacs. The title above is as accurate a description for this week’s craziness as I could find. After reading this column or the news at all this week, you’ll certainly agree with it. Keith Richards certainly does blow…as a s... MATCHSTICK MEN
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 09-12-2003)
The title of MATCHSTICK MEN, as we learn during the proceedings, is yet another colorful synonym for grifters, scammers, con artists. The term handily describes partners in crime Roy (Nicolas Cage) and Frank (Sam Rockwell), who at present are perpetrating... X-Men 2: X-Jet Takes Flight! (X-CLUSIVE New Image!)
by Heidi Meeley (Wed 10-30-2002)
Check
out this EXCLUSIVE image of Lady Deathstrike!
While in
Vancouver, British Columbia for the X-Men 2 Press Conference, Comics2Film... The Obligatory Year In Review Column
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-28-2006)
Each December, I feel obligated to write one of these wretched “year in review” columns that gives you, the reader, my perfunctory thoughts on comic books through the last 12 months. These things hardly satisfy anyone, least of all me... The X-MEN Are Back
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-01-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSJohn Ottman did double duty on X2, the sequel to X-MEN that opens this Friday. He served as both editor and composer of the soundtrack (a feat he tackled previously on THE USUAL SUSPECTS, APT PUPIL, and URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT ... Comicscape - April 20, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-20-2005)
I guess everyone took their happy pills this week. I got a surprisingly constructive batch of reader mail about SIN CITY, with little in the way of name calling, death threats, or unsavory comments about any of my female relatives. It's like you were al... Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)
OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho... X-TREME X-MEN Preview
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 10-08-2002)
Marvel Comics, which has declared October as "Claremonth" in honor of writer Chris Claremont, has released a preview of X-TREME X-MEN #19.Here's how Marvel describes the issue:"With the quick pace of life, it's not often that old friends get to take a bre... The X-Men 3 script, was it really reviewed? (Sat 06-18-2005)
The recently posted script review for 'X-Men 3' was of a four-month old draft that is not indicative of the current 'X3' screenplay.X-Men 3: Here's to You, X-Factor... (Tue 05-23-2006)
"I can't think of too many other positives right now. In fact, I like 'X-Men 3' less now than I did when I started writing this. I'm gonna go download the old Simonson X-Factor run right now, I think."X-Men 3
by Development Heck (Fri 12-30-2005)
Genre: Comic Book Adaptation/Action/Sequel.Studio: 20th Century Fox.Production Company: Marvel Entertainment.Project Phase: Pre-production.Who's In It:Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Vinnie Jones, Eric Dane.Who'... Digital Debate
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-20-2006)
Hail and well met, my heroes and villains. Welcome to another Wednesday and another COMICSCAPE. Last week's column on digital and web comics generated several letters of civil disagreement. Thankfully, everyone kept my mother, my wife, and my personal ... WWJCD: Rewriting The Rules Of Horror
by Jessica Chobot (Sat 11-04-2006)
Stop and ask your average individual over the age of five and under the age of 50 what the standard plot “rules” are within your average horror movie and chances are they’ll be able to rattle them off as if they were an extra from Scr... Inheritance Trilogy Still in Stride
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-13-2007)
Whether or not you enjoyed the rather hollow cinematic translation of Eragon this past December, there’s no denying that Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy has legs. Ever since the first book’s film adaptation release, the seco... X-MEN 2 Release Date Set
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 12-13-2001)
20th Century Fox has officially announced the release date for X-MEN 2. The film is set to hit theater screens on May 2, 2003. That release date sets up a summer that will also likely include THE MATRIX RELOADED, TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES and THE... Comicscape - February 15, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-15-2006)
No man leads a truly normal life. However we might group and classify others by peculiarity, subculture, or social strata, no group of lives can unite in consensus to define normality in the fullest sense of the word. They can only attain degrees and func... X-Men 2: Inside Stryker's Lair!
by Heidi Meeley (Tue 10-22-2002)
Sidebar:
Entertainment
Weekly was given an X2 Exclusive with the publication
of seven new publicity shots from the movie, and an additional eight
images as online exclusives. Here is a samp... X-MEN 2 exclusive shooting notes
by Mike Whybark (Tue 10-22-2002)
On a Monday visit to the set of X-MEN 2, CINESCAPE observed the shooting of a scene featuring the characters of Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), Magneto (Ian McKellen), Jason (Michael Reid MacKay), and, apparently, Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart). Onl... LXG: Old faves star as new 'Ex' Men
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-09-2003)
The NY Daily news examines Alan Moore's graphic novel, 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.' 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... Comicscape - November 30, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-30-2005)
Two weeks ago, DC launched ALL-STAR SUPERMAN the second of the imprint some fans call the publisher's answer to Marvel's Ultimate line. Though not conceptually identical, the two imprints share a similar spirit born of both publishers' desire to attract ... Top Maniacal Rumors: Brolin Hex, Gosling's Lantern and Deadpool Reynolds
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 10-10-2008)
...fact that No Country for Old Men’s Josh Brolin has won the gig instead.
Link: Hollywood Elsewhere
Overview: As fellow Editor Rob Worley says here, Brolin’s people are saying that he is “not attached” but Wells in the link abo... New BATTLESTAR GALACTICA taps old characters?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 06-28-2001)
In an interview with the company website, SciFi.com, the producers of the new Sci Fi Channel update of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA are promising the return of characters from the 1970s incarnation of the show. Which ones? Well, that's where we get into a g... ULTIMATE X-MEN comic book trailer hits the Web
by Eric Moro (Wed 06-27-2001)
In yet another example of how Marvel Comics continues to push the envelope in regards to marketing, the publisher has released an online trailer promoting the latest storyline set to debut in ULTIMATE X-MEN #7 "Return to Weapon X.""ULTIMATE X-MEN has a n... DVD & VHS This Week: May 21
by John Thonen (Tue 05-21-2002)
VIDEO NEWSThis August, Warner Brothers Home Entertainment will offer up two DOCTOR WHO DVDs, including "Tomb of the Cyberman," a four episode story arc with Patrick Troughton as the good doctor. These episodes had been missing for years before copies were... The Grumpy Old Toy Collector Strikes Back!
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 06-17-2001)
You know, these kids these days with their Dragon Balls and Puckermons and all that stuff have got it too easy! Now, when I was a kid, if we wanted to go buy the newest STAR WARS figures, you know what we had to do? We had to go out and get a twig and spr... Updated: X-Men 2 Teaser Trailer Online!
by Thom Stricklin (Thu 06-27-2002)
It came out of the blue--perhaps because we'd been disappointed
by the rumor that it would be attached to Minority Report--but
it is here...
The official X-Men 2 trailer!
Now, before anyone starts screaming like a twelve-year-old girl
at ... McKellen fearing X-Men spin-off snub? (Tue 04-05-2005)
Ian McKellen said he fears he won't be asked to resume his role as Magneto in the spin-off X-Men movie about the comic book character -- because he's too old. "I have heard of a story being developed," he said. "A Magneto spin-off would probably be abo...Book Buzz: A New Skin for the God Emperor of Dune
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-23-2008)
In the midst of preproduction announcements on Paramount’s and Peter Berg’s upcoming Dune remake, Frank Herbert’s God Emperor of Dune is getting the audiobook treatment from Macmillan Audio. Read by Simon Vance, Scott Brick and Katherine... DVD Shopping Bag: Munster Memories
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-30-2008)
Next week the complete series of the hit TV show The Munsters will be released on DVD. It is complete with all seventy episodes and the two feature length films Munster, Go Home and The Munsters Revenge. With more than enough time to get all the episodes,... HARDY MEN for writer
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-01-2003)
Screenwriter Mark Perez has been tapped to write HARDY MEN, a comedic take on what life would like like for the sleuthing Hardy Boys after they've grown up. Set 15 years after their final adventure together, the brothers reunite when their father is myst... Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi... Cyber Monday and the New Amazon Kindle
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-26-2007)
With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo... Alas, Poor Yorick
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-06-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another entry into the Comicscape canon! Last week, I had to pick between two important subjects – the return of Captain America – temporary or not – and the conclusion of DC/Vertigo’s fantas... Book Buzz: Old Man's War Revisited
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-18-2008)
Although John Scalzi’s original Old Man’s War novel got served by Robert Wilson’s Spin in the 2006 Hugo competition for Best Novel, the online blogger turned sci-fi master snagged his first silver rocket as 2008’s Best Fan Writer, ... New X-Men: TLS Photos: Storm (Thu 05-11-2006)
Check out the new photos featuring the 'mistress of the elements', Storm! Taken from three pivotal scenes in 'X-Men: The Last Stand', the pictures feature Storm sharing a moment with Xavier, rising above the streets of Jean's old neighborhood, and presidi...Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo... Politics in Comics: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-06-2006)
Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another week of four-color spills, thrills, chills, and kills. Last week, I went back to the well and ran a pretty well-received column about politics in comics. After two failed attempts at a... Excerpt from Martin's FEAST
by News Editor (Tue 10-11-2005)
Bantam Spectra has provided Cinescape with an excerpt from George R. R. Martin's upcoming A Feast for Crows. The novel will be released on November 8, 2005. THE PROPHET The prophet was drowning men on Great Wyk when they came to tell him that the king was... Suzuka Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Wed 08-30-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kouji SeoTranslated by:David UryAdapted by:David UryWhat They SayYamato is ready for a fresh start, and where better than in the hustle and bustle of Tokyo? So when his aunt invites him to stay rent-free in her big-city boardi... Weekly Book Buzz: Romita Finds Himself Stranded
by Tim Janson (Mon 09-01-2008)
Welcome to Book Buzz! I’m your new host, Tim Janson. I’d like to first thank Pat Ferrara, your previous MC, for all his help in making this a smooth transition and for all of his sage advice. Many of you may know me already as I... DONKEY KONG COUNTRY
by James Stevenson (Wed 06-11-2003)
Just when everyone thought the Super Nintendo could be pushed no further, a little company known as Rare came along with a game based on the original Miyamoto classic property, DONKEY KONG. DONKEY KONG COUNTRY was a revolution, in many ways beginning the ... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis... Comicscape March 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-09-2005)
Reader response to last week's column was strong and I got a good mix of responses. Some vehemently agreed and others felt that my love of HELLBLAZER colored my opinion of the film CONSTANTINE. I also got some compliments on my headline ("Into My Pants ... Comicscape - April 19, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-19-2006)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of watching your credit card bill skyrocket like the national deficit. Yes, I'm hooked, too. So, don't feel bad. You've only got your wife to answer to. This week features the second (and much lo... Beware THE MIST
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-01-2007)
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog... Farewell Kurt
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 04-17-2007)
Although he retired from writing fiction back in 1997, the literary world felt the blow of Kurt Vonnegut’s passing last Wednesday. Heralded as the Mark Twain of our generation, Vonnegut was an invaluable genre writer and continued his sharp polit... The “Potterverse” Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ... Improper Censorship in Shoujo Anime
by Justin Strauss (-)
The subject of censorship and editing in anime is perhaps the most commonly discussed topic in the industry. This applies even more so to almost every complaint and angry editorial you'll ever hear. However, there's something going on in the anime world l... Comicscape - December 28, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-28-2005)
The New Year looms on the horizon yet again, and I find myself lacking inspiration for a column in between the twin drinking binges of Christmas and New Year's Eve. As such, you'll have to make due with my ramblings about the state of the comic industry i... Ghost Rider: Don’t Forget to Burn
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-21-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another skull-burning installment of Comicscape. Last week, I asked for readers to submit their Marvel jokes for the chance to replace Al Brown, the column’s joke writer and a future federal inmate. ... Getting Raw with Thomas Jane
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-08-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting adventure into the unknown with Comicscape! San Diego Comic-Con has left me with rant material for the rest of the calendar year and beyond. Marvel’s decision to publish Amazing Spider-Ma... Opening the Black Dossier: The Alan Moore Interview, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-07-2007)
After over a year of delays, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier will hit comic shops next Wednesday, November 14th. The Black Dossier has been the source of controversy and speculation ... Comicscape - November 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-09-2005)
I stared at the sporadic Uptown traffic on Oak Street through the open, boarded-up door of More Fun Comics that overcast Sunday afternoon. Two months ago Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf Coast, leaving hundreds dead and even more homeless, displaced, ... Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)
OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on... Singer Explains X-Men 2 Casting
by Kevin Leung (Tue 11-12-2002)
In between filming scenes of the upcoming X-Men 2, Countingdown.com was able to speak with director Bryan Singer about the new characters that will appear in next summer's release.
Singer explained with Alan Cumming was an ideal choice for the role o... McKellen, Stewart offer X-MEN 2 perspectives
by Mike Whybark (Tue 10-08-2002)
Patrick Stewart, who plays Professor Xavier in the upcoming X-MEN 2, is quoted in a story at SCI FI WIRE concerning the film. Also offering a few thoughts on the filming is Ian McKellen, the film's Magneto, at his own Web site.Stewart's comments summarize... GALACTICA's second coming
by Eric Moro (Mon 07-02-2001)
Perhaps the last piece of vintage sci-fi to withstand the recent barrage of big budget remakes, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA will soon be making its triumphant return to the small screen thanks to the collaborative efforts of Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer, Dan Angel ... Top Five Reasons Old-Fashioned Books Aren’t Going Away
by Damon Brown (Thu 05-08-2008)
Reason #5: No one wants digital books anytime soon
THE SITUATION: The Sony Reader ebook device has had mediocre sales since its 2006 release, while the much hyped Amazon’s Kindle has been “sold out” since its fall debut—though Ama... Comicscape - November 10, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-10-2004)
I'm not sure whether the subject of comics and politics was simply not of much interest to everyone, or whether people were simply too stunned by the election results to write in about it. Perhaps it was a combination of both. However, a few of you did wr... Comicscape - July 20, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-20-2005)
I left my first experience at San Diego Comic Con behind a bit sadly. Aside from a few awkward moments with editors and comics professionals (never underestimate my ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time), I had a great time and will likely retu... Comicscape - March 29, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-29-2006)
Welcome to another week of Grind Your Axe at COMICSCAPE. I'm your host and all-around nice guy, Kurt Amacker. This week, we took some time at the Home Office to tear open some of your letters about that swinging new flick, V FOR VENDETTA. As most of our v... Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)
Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran... "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms"
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 04-22-2007)
Tragedy is a curious animal. It can draw communities closer together and remind everyone how quickly a life can be snuffed out. At the same time, it often silences its survivors to the point nobody recalls the Incident out loud or acknowledges its ling... Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)
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... Con Men
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 02-28-2007)
The warm weather arouses dreams of baseball diamonds and beer for sports fans. And, well, even happier dreams for everyone else. But spring brings something else for otaku: The Con season.
Dozens of anime conventions take place in N... Beverley Mahood gets X-Men 3 role (Mon 08-01-2005)
Beverley Mahood a Canadian country singer, presenter and actress has landed a small unspecified role in X-Men 3.NEW X-MEN #121
by Tony Whitt (Sat 01-19-2002)
After Hank regains consciousness and informs the team that Xavier is trapped within the mind of Cassandra Nova, Jean and Emma work together to attempt a psychic rescue. But the mental landscape of the old woman's mind is fraught with dangers, and Emma isn... QUEEN & COUNTRY spin-off
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 07-19-2002)
In November, Oni Press and writer Greg Rucka will debut the first QUEEN & COUNTRY spin-off series, QUEEN & COUNTRY: DECLASSIFIED. This three issue mini-series takes place two decades prior to the regular series, and focuses on Director of Operations Paul... Dead Men Don't Wear Smocks
by Pamela Harland (Mon 11-19-2001)
Steve Martin has more or less left his wild and crazy comedic roots for a more dramatic and quirky career of late. In his most recent film NOVOCAINE, Martin plays dentist Frank Sangster who is living a successful yet mundane life until a beautiful and sex... All New, All Different X-Men
by Chris Brown (Fri 05-26-2006)
Sitting in the theatre watching X3, it feels like a Wednesday; it's sort of like new comic day as we sit in anticipation of our latest installment of the X-Men, with its brand new creative team. And as the movie gets rolling, it feels more like a comic ... Comicscape - June 16, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-16-2004)
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... Welcome Back My Old Friends: Part 2
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sat 01-06-2007)
Last week I started playing catch up with some of our favorite series that’ll be back on for the Spring before you know it. I looked at The Unit, 24, Battlestar Galactica, and Prison Break. Today I’ll finish up with Heroes, Jericho,... Ellen Page talks X-Men 3 (Fri 12-09-2005)
Halifax's Ellen Page has made it big with a starring role in 'X-Men 3' alongside Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman. The 18-year-old is currently in Vancouver, shooting the role of Kitty Pryde in the movie...I hate weeks like this…
by Matt Kamen (Sat 01-13-2007)
Fine, I get it. We've just had two-and-a-bit weeks of holidays – drinking, eating, shopping, spending, seeing family you secretly hate, celebrating the New Year and then recovering from said celebrations. There have been the sales to brave and th... "Children of Men"
by Rachel Reitsleff (Mon 12-25-2006)
In Children of Men, the foreseeable future is bleak and horrible. This isn’t a new concept – in fiction (or real-life concerns) – but director Alfonso Cuaron gives it a compelling, absorbing texture that draws us into what’s happen... Beowulf, Star Wars/Star Trek Guides, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-31-2006)
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin... Running the Property Dispute Gauntlet
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-31-2008)
In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com... The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)
Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro... Transformers…Novelized
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-29-2007)
With the 4th of July looming on the summer horizon, Transformers fans won’t have to wait the next seven weeks to find out what happens in Michael Bay’s film adaptation of the franchise giant. Random House Publishing Group and novelization guru... Music ŕ la Melle
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-11-2004)
REMEMBERING GIL MELLEComposer Gil Melle, an innovator in mixing electronic and orchestral music, died last Thursday of a heart attack at his home in Malibu, California. For nearly five decades, Melle had made a mark in the world of jazz as an outstanding ... The Tower of Shadows Looms onto Shelves
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-12-2006)
Drew Bowling kicks of his Tides of Fate trilogy with the hardback release of The Tower of Shadows, Don Bassingthwaite concludes The Dragon Below series with The Killing Song, and Sergei Lukyanenko’s wildly popular The Night Watch returns from it... Comicscape - January 18, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-18-2006)
Sex has long been a controversial subject in popular comics. I've thought about how comic creators and publishers approach sex and women, in particular. Never a dull subject to be sure, I'll try to keep this week's COMICSCAPE as tasteful as possible and s... Comicscape - August 2, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-02-2006)
When Boom! Studios published the first issue of WAR OF THE WORLDS: SECOND WAVE in March, the cover offered a quote from writer Mark Waid, who called the series "a sci-fi WALKING DEAD." I reviewed that very issue and, while I enjoyed it, remained cautious... Picture Letters of the Commander in Chief Vol.#01
by Ben Leary (Mon 07-30-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tadamichi KuribayashiTranslated by:Michi FusayamaAdapted by:Tsuyuko YoshidaWhat They SayThe battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest campaigns of WWII. Under the command of Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the Japanese ar... SWAMP THING
by Rich Handley (Wed 07-05-2000)
What`s old is new again. Vertigo, DC Comics` adult imprint, is offering a different spin on some of its oldest titles, and it`s looking to the Louisiana swamps to do it. Since its January 1993 launch, only Hellblazer has escaped cancellation out of the im... Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)
The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ... Altered Lives, Altered Loves: Tiptree Award Winner Suzy McKee Charnas
by Denise Dumars (Fri 09-22-2000)
Winning the Tiptree Award for feminist science fiction caps a fascinating chapter in the writing life of Suzy McKee Charnas. Thirty years after the writing of the first book in the dystopian Holdfast Chronicles, Charnas finishes the series with THE CONQUE... Comicscape - June 7, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 06-07-2006)
Last week's mixed-bag review of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND generated a small truckload of mail. The reactions ranged from complete agreement with my review, to total disagreement from fans that thought the film met or exceeded the previous two. Regardless, t... The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 5: Into the Black Hole
by Edward Gross (Fri 12-15-2000)
After rejecting initial treatments developed by Gene Roddenberry, Paramount studio`s search for the proper vehicle to launch the first STAR TREK film began The writers approached included science fiction veteran Robert Silverberg; famed author Harlan Elli... Comicscape: What is Owed? Continuity for New and Old Readers
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-21-2008)
With the release of the first issue of DC’s Final Crisis only a week away and Marvel’s Secret Invasion already in full-swing, the two major publishers continue to face the challenge posed by new readers. In both crossovers, the stories ar... SUPERMAN LIVES! - The Development Hell of an Unmade Film
by Edward Gross (Fri 05-05-2000)
Superman`s 60th anniversary came and went in 1998, with no sign of the SUPERMAN LIVES feature film that was supposed to have been released in time for the celebration. Not that there wasn`t a tremendous amount of behind-the-scenes work being done on the p... Comicscape - August 20, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-20-2003)
OPINIONHonestly, I'm starting to think I should just head this column with "Mea Culpa" in big bold letters every week, the amount of apologizing I end up doing. It seems that not only did I completely get the JLA's current minority line-up wrong (John Ste... Comicscape - February 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-04-2004)
OPINION: Though not that many people seemed to disagree with my Top Ten Best Comics of 2003 list from last week, a few people did write in asking why I didn't include this title or that title. In at least one case, my answer is this: 1) I didn't include c... The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 3: Roddenberry's Other Work
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-09-1999)
During the 1966-69 run of STAR TREK, writer-producer Gene Roddenberry had explored important issues under the guise of science fiction; Roddenberry was forced to couch his statements in allegorical tales taking place in deep space and involving alien bein... That DVD Bastard
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-16-2005)
I'm still getting emails on the subject of Mexican movies arriving on US DVD without the benefit of subtitles that I wrote about back in April. US video labels like Ground-Zero and Brentwood have been picking up these Mexican features, often genre favorit... Region Free
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 01-08-2008)
A couple weeks back in my “Wish List” column I gave a short list of films that I had been waiting for to come out on DVD. This week I thought, what about the films and TV shows that are out there somewhere on DVD just not released in this... Soundtrax '99, Part Two
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-06-2000)
[NOTE: Part One of this column looked at soundtrack albums for films and TV shows from 1999. Part Two looks at compilations, anthologies, promotional recordings, and restorations of classic films scores.]PROMOSWhile primarily intended as promotional recor... Kirameki Project Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 12-28-2006)
What They SayKana battles the mysterious Giant Robot, overpowering it. They escape, thanks to the bravery of Doctor Uzume, the youngest and best-looking pilot of the Robot. Uzume ends up as Kana\'s captive, and the shy, talented girl reminds him of his ow... Comicscape - October 5, 2005
by Al Brown (Wed 10-05-2005)
You ever see that Bruce Campbell movie Bubba Ho-Tep? It's about how Elvis and JFK are alive and well (okay, sortof well) in a Texas nursing home. And JFK is black. So then they fight a mummy. It's not, actually, as good as its premise - but then I'm fairl... Means and Ends
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-28-2007)
Happy Wednesday, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting installment of Comicscape, where I’ll drag you through the soul-wrenching depths of moral inquiry and sequential art psychoanalysis. This week, I want to revisit an issue I touched ...