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by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 05-24-2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, the third but not necessarily in the last of the film series based on the ride at Disneyland, acquits itself well. It’s not as good as the first film, which had both the advantage of surprise and the i... "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" Trailer Online!
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-20-2007)
The trailer for the upcoming sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, is now online and you can view it below!In the film, we find our heroes Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) allied with Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Ru... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END 2-disc Limited Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 12-23-2007)
You want to know the best thing about the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy? It’s the interest that it sparked in that historical period. Since the first movie came out there have been numerous books published about pirates and several documentaries ... 
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" Artwork
by Karl Schneider (Fri 01-12-2007)
AICN managed to get a hold of some spanking new promo images for Disney's upcoming blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.You can find one to the left and the rest over here.AICN does mention that there is a chance the artwork may not be fin... "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" Concept Art
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-18-2007)
AICN has leaked more concept art from the upcoming sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.Some of the images are very slightly spoilerish, but nothing I personally would worry about. You can view them here.KJ's Take: Did Kiera Knight... PIRATES Hits Dvd Shelves Dec 4
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-27-2007)
The dvd and blu-ray release for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END is now set for December 4, 2007. Here's the details on the 2 disc set.
From Walt Disney Home Entertainment:
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment presents Pirates of the Caribbean... "Pirates of the Caribbean" Trailer on March 19
by Karl Schneider (Fri 03-09-2007)
The trailer for the upcoming Walt Disney film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, will debut during ABC's Dancing with the Stars on March 19th.Following the broadcast debut, the trailer will premiere online at Yahoo.com in High Definition, on Disne... Music At World’s End
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-17-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Hans Zimmer’s music for the third Pirates of the Caribbean film, At World’s End, released on CD next Tuesday by Disney Records, is a terrific rhythmic hybrid action composition that generates as much ... AT WORLD'S END Plunders DVD Competition
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 12-13-2007)
The sales aspect of the DVD market was dominated this week by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, pulling more than twice as many copies as Spider-Man 3 and significantly more DVDs than Shrek the Third in their respective first w... Pirates Sail to Top Spot Again
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-03-2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End sailed into the number one spot for its second weekend, pulling in 43.1 mil here in the states. The 3rd installment in the franchise averaged $9,900 per showing on it’s 4,362 theaters around the world. ... And the 2008 MTV Movie Award Nominations are...
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-06-2008)
MTV has alerted the media to their upcoming 2008 MTV Movie Awards. The press release and nominations can be seen below.Nerds, pirates and robots take over as MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the "2008 MTV Movie Awards." Dom... Disturbia wins but not by much
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-29-2007)
Did you think Disturbia winning 1st place last week with only 13 mil in receipts was something hardly worth talking about? Well, it’s worse this week. The winner, Disturbia, doesn’t even in pull in 10 mil. Yep, you heard me. In a box office... Terry Rossio confirms title for third PIRATES film
by Karl Schneider (Fri 09-01-2006)
Screenwriter Terry Rossio has confirmed the title to the upcoming PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film. The third installment will be titled PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END when it hits theaters on May 25, 2007.The studio was deciding between "At Worlds... Figures at WORLD'S END
by News Editor (Thu 03-29-2007)
NECA has released images of the series 1 action figures for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The first series will include:Jack Sparrow with Pistol, Cutlass, Hat & Island BaseSao Feng with Sword, Sheath & Bath House BasePintel with Club, ... PIRATES Breaks Memorial Day Records
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-29-2007)
As I said I would, I’m updating the box office numbers with the latest estimates. The actual totals will be added tomorrow night for this Memorial Day Weekend but it seems safe right now to list those numbers as they lie.
Here’s how t... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Wed 07-09-2003)
Hollywood long ago drew the commercial skull-and-crossbones sign over any movie involving pirates, and the public's stubborn lack of interest in such modern-day spins as the 1995 Renny Harlin/Geena Davis vehicle CUTTHROAT ISLAND and last year's Disney pir... After the Credits
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 12-04-2007)
‘Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End’ is the final movie in Disney’s Pirate trilogy. Or is it? Apparently, after the credits there is a final scene where Elizabeth and Will are reunited, 10 years later and Will meets his son (... The Pirates Steal it All
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-27-2007)
Since this is Memorial Day Weekend and the industry considers Monday’s numbers to be part of the weekend numbers, this isn’t the actual weekend box office report. The actual numbers for the 4 day weekend (including Monday) will be released on ... OCEAN'S THIRTEEN Hits the Jackpot
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-10-2007)
Ocean’s Thirteen rolled the dice, overcame the odds and hit the box office jackpot over the last three days bringing in 37.0 million on 3,565 theaters across the nation. Last week, Knocked Up literally tore into the sails of Pirates of the Caribbean... Jerry Bruckheimer aka "Mr. Blockbuster"
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-27-2007)
Since the monster known as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End hits theater screens this weekend, I thought “Why Not?” Let’s talk about him. In fact, I’m close to putting up a *Fan boy Alert* advisory along side this Sta... NINJA ASSASSIN Begins Production for McTeigue
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 05-30-2008)
The team behind V for Vendetta are back in action and one has to wonder if the Wachowski brothers will have better luck as producers this time around than they did as directors for Speed Racer, the lowest cash producing film of May. Warner Bros. has sent ... 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... Dawn Of A Whole Lot More
by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 05-19-2007)
Welcome to another week of the Countdown where you get to stay in the know about what there is to know about game releases. This week we have a strong handful of games, which helps boost the quality and quantity that we have been missing in the past few w... And the Oscar Nominations Are...
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-22-2008)
Nominations for the 80th Academy Awards® were announced on Tuesday morning by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of ... 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... Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 12-11-2007)
This week ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ arrives in three different formats of DVD: Standard DVD, High Definition DVD (HD-DVD) and Blu-Ray DVD. All of these formats are releasing the Harry Potter films in a box set. With... Take Two
by Matt Kamen (Tue 07-18-2006)
OK America, it's time we had a talk. We understand you got a bit pissy a couple of hundred years ago about some tea or something but that's all water under the bridge now (or tea in the harbour, if you prefer). Was it really worth you holding a grudge for... Rush Talks PIRATES 4 Timing
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 09-15-2007)
While talking to Edward Douglas about reprising his role of Sir Francis Walsingham in ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE, the sequel to the 1997 film starring Cate Blanchett, Rush brought up the possibility of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4. It seems certain that ther... Dead Man's Chest and Tokyo Drift
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-06-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONHans Zimmer, who produced Klaus Badelt's masterful score for the original PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (but who, as Badelt's immediate protégé, was also believed to have had more than a slight hand in its co... World's End Vol.#01
by Danielle Van Gorder (Wed 03-19-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Eiki EikiTranslated by:Douglas W. DlinAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayIt\'s been four long years and Daigo and Hirofumi have started living together. But Daigo\'s wounded heart hasn\'t fully healed and he\'s gradually becoming over... I Now Pronounce You a Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-22-2007)
In what seems to be a strange turn of events, Universal’s latest comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry has come out on top this weekend against the second weekend of Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix. They were close. Very close. The co... Inon Zur Scores "Pirates of the Caribbean" Video Game
by RANDALL LARSON (Tue 07-11-2006)
Celebrated orchestral composer Inon Zur has created the original musical score for the new video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow. Internationally recognized as one of the A-list composers in the video games industry, Zur was comm... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN to hit 1 Billion today
by Karl Schneider (Thu 09-07-2006)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST will, barring an alien invasion, cross the $1 billion mark in worldwide box office receipts.PIRATES will join TITANTIC and LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING as the only films to ever cross the mark.The film has banked $41... Pirates of the Caribbean 2
by Coming Attractions (Wed 12-10-2003)
Genre:Adventure/Action/Sequel.Studio:Walt Disney Pictures.Production Company:Jerry Bruckheimer Productions.Project Phase:Script Stage.Who's In It:Unknown. Contracts for Johnny Depp (Captain Jack Sparrow), Orlando Bloom (Will Turner) and Keira Knightly (El... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
by Rachel Reitsleff (Thu 07-06-2006)
2003's PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL surmounted what would seem to be the rather powerful curse of being based on a Disneyland ride, turning out to be hugely enjoyable and even earning a deserved Oscar nomination for leading man J... THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN begins shooting
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 10-07-2002)
DreamWorks perennial director Gore Verbinski (THE RING, MOUSE HUNT) is moving over to the "Mouse House" to direct Disney's THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. During an interview to promote THE RING, Verbinski revealed shooting has already begun on the project ... Dirty Pair Flash: Angels at World's End
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-11-2001)
What They SayKei and Yuri [aka The Lovely Angels] are assigned to protect a computer troubleshooter. But the girls would rather spend their time sowing wild oats on the galaxy’s number one party planet than keeping a young nerd from getting assassin... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN starts over
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 03-22-2002)
It looks like Jerry Bruckheimer has hired SHREK writers Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott to rewrite the hopeful franchise film based on the Disney theme park ride THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. This comes after writers Jay Wolpert and Stuart Beattie have alrea... Dirty Pair Flash: Angels at World's End
by Paul Jacques (Wed 10-29-2003)
What They SayKei and Yuri [aka The Lovely Angels] are assigned to protect a computer troubleshooter. But the girls would rather spend their time sowing wild oats on the galaxy’s number one party planet than keeping a young nerd from getting assassin... Depp to star in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-10-2002)
With his acting cred firmly established after films like ED WOOD, SLEEPY HOLLOW and DONNIE BRASCO, it looks like Johnny Depp is going to do what so many other fine actors have done before: let Jerry Bruckheimer turn them into action heroes. Depp is in tal... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN plunder Disneyland
by Sue Schneider (Mon 07-07-2003)
The stars took over Disneyland on Saturday, June 28th for the world premiere of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL. The red carpet stretched from the main gate all the way down main street to Frontierland where a huge movie screen was dra... Split DVD Decision For HARRY POTTER & JASON BOURNE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 12-21-2007)
Harry Potter fought Jason Bourne over the past week in the DVD charts and the clear winner is nobody. Or both, depending on how you want to look at it here. Harry and his band of wizards won the DVD sales charts while Bourne ruled the DVD rental charts. I... Pirates of the Caribbean (Fri 03-28-2003)
Plot:What happens when Jerry Bruckheimer teams up with Disney? We'll find out this summer and while few details are known at the moment, we have this knack that pirates will probably be involved. The Caribbean may make an appearance as well, although we c...SCOOP: Working title for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2?
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-10-2003)
An anonymous scooper contacted us today with what they claim might be the working title for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2. "I work for [removed] from Fantasy II F/X in Burbank, Ca," writes our tipster. "I can't give you my name. I can tell you this, I just s... SUPERBAD Geeks Laugh at Competition
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 08-19-2007)
In one corner, we have a comedy from Sony, Superbad, which stars no big names (Unless Seth Rogen and Michael Sera matches up with Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig these days…) at all but has had a heavy hitting advertising campaign. In another c... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
by Brian Thomas (Tue 12-09-2003)
For years, big budget Hollywood movies have been turned into theme park rides. Now someone at Disney had the seemingly-daft notion of turning classic Disneyland attractions into movies. Well, why not? Everybody tends to describe action movies as thrill ri... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DVD details
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-04-2003)
Disney's mega-box office success of the summer, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, will arrive on home video on December 2. The film's two-disc DVD set will feature loads of bonus material including a look at how the skeleton effects were... Terry Rossio talks "Pirates of the Caribbean 4"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 02-12-2007)
In an interview with Moviehole, Terry Rossio talked about the possibility of making Pirates of the Caribbean 4.Moviehole writes:Online rumors say this is the final 'Pirates' movie - but I'm sure Disney has other plans. What do you think? Any more 'Pirates... Surfer Flies Into A Fantastic Weekend
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-17-2007)
As I said in last week’s box office report, Ocean’s Thirteen had very little chance to make a repeat appearance at the top spot. With Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer clocking in at 1 hr & 29 minutes and it appearing in 3,959 thea... Gore set sails again with PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-15-2003)
Fresh from his highest-grossing film to date, director Gore Verbinski has signed a deal that will see him helm PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2 for Walt Disney Pictures. It appears as if all the major players save for villain Geoffrey Rush are returning for the... Prepare for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2 and 3
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-21-2003)
Today's Variety reports that executives working at Walt Disney Pictures are considering making two sequels to this summer's smash hit, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, and that they would be both made at the same time. This kind of production was first attempted... Pirates of the Caribbean
by Coming Attractions (Fri 03-14-2003)
Genre: Action/Historical/Supernatural.Studio: Walt Disney Pictures.Production Company: Jerry Bruckheimer Pictures.Project Phase: Greenlighted.Johnny Depp (Jack Sparrow); Geoffrey Rush (Captain Blackheart); Orlando Bloom (Will Turner); Jonathan Pryce; Keir... PIRATES Grabs Booty at Awards
by News Editor (Mon 06-04-2007)
The 2007 MTV Movie Awards were held last night. Sarah Silverman hosted. Presenters included Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, and Shia LaBeouf. The awards were held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Unive... Bloom on board for Disney's PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN; fire damages sets
by Mike Whybark (Mon 09-16-2002)
On September 4, VARIETY reported that LOTR star and Gap pitchman Orlando Bloom had signed on to the Disney-Bruckheimer project PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. The film is based on the beloved Disneyland attraction, the last creative project which Walt Disney hi... RUSH HOUR 3 Kicks the Competition
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 08-12-2007)
While there were three new wide releases debuting this weekend, only one of them turned out to be a success. The winner for this week’s box office report is the buddy cop comedy, Rush Hour 3, for New Line and director Brett Ratner. The third install... Pirates sunk
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-04-2006)
No doubt as s a promotional stunt for the release of the comic adventure epic PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, a gang of Video Pirates were arrested in New York, 22 people stand accused of sneaking camcorders into theaters to capture hit movies... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN trailer online
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-07-2003)
Disney has now put up the new trailer for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN at the film's official website. The trailer is available in three formats: QuickTime, Real Media and Windows Media Player.There's lots to see in the trailer including looks at a pirate Jo... TRANSFORMERS Rolls Out to Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-08-2007)
The July 4th week has come and gone, the estimates are now in and the winner is locked. Honestly, there was never any doubt on who that winner would be. Transformers rolled out to victory this weekend pulled in 67.6 million in box office sales. For the ... SIMPSONS & BOURNE Split Christmas DVD Race
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 12-29-2007)
Since DVDs always make for great last minute gifts, it was a week where all the recently released tent poles did rather well in the sales & rental race. The residents of Springfield ended up in 1st place in the sales category while Bourne continued ... Hollywood Studios Ponder Future Franchises
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 07-10-2007)
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... Disturbia Wins Back to Back
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-22-2007)
While it can be said that Disturbia wins this weekend, it should be noted first and foremost that the last 3 days, it’s clear the audiences of America were not going to the theaters. First place, Disturbia, gets only 13.4 mil in its top ranking s... Apatow Scores Again with SUPERBAD
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 08-26-2007)
For the first time since June 03, 2007, we have a movie which wins two weekends in a row. It’s been quite a chaotic summer season with so many tent pole films appearing in the lineup spaced only a week apart from each other. The last time a movie wo... BOURNE Breaks August Record
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 08-06-2007)
Hey, I apologize for the lateness of this more detailed Box Office Report. On Sunday, I had the pleasure of screaming my lungs out a very lively LinkinPark concert/festival from noon-midnight. While this has my vocal cords currently inoperable and my skin... Harry Potter's Spell is on Top
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-15-2007)
This will be a strange Box Office Report. While the winner for the weekend is the new release and the movie everyone expected to win, I’m still not sure if that movie is as clear a winner as the movies ranked 2-4 judging off what they did in their p... Manga Review: World\'s End (Wed 03-19-2008)
Danielle\'s cleaning out something a bit older this morning on the manga side with a look at the October 2007 release of the standalone book World\'s End from Digital Manga Publishing.PIRATES Head Online in Summer 2006
by News Editor (Tue 04-26-2005)
Walt Disney has announced that they are developing a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. As of the moment they plan to go live with the game in the summer of 2006. The launch will coincide with the release... Is the BULLETPROOF MONK in the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN sequels?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-16-2004)
According to a report initally credited to the Chinese newspaper Apple Daily, Asian action star Chow Yun-Fat has been cast as a pirate in the two PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN sequels. The story goes that Chow's wife, Jasmin Chan Qui-nin, was the one that let ... A Musical Premonition
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-03-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
I had a strange feeling that Klaus Badelt’s new score was going to be a good one. For Premonition, the third effort from actor-producer-director-random hyphenate Mennan Yapo, the composer noted for Cat... Bruckheimer Boards PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 12-07-2001)
Disney's developing PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie has just taken on a producer: Jerry Bruckheimer.Bruckheimer's arrival would seem to suggest higher visibility and even more money in the budget for the film, which had been part of the Mouse House plans t... Disney Delays PIRATES Online
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)
Usually, games in nature relating to a movie are planned corresponding with the movies release in theaters. Not so with the upcoming online PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN game. It was initially scheduled for launch back in May but now it's been delayed from the... Year in Review: 2000
by Roman Martel (Sat 01-01-2000)
Intro
I've been writing reviews for Anime on DVD.com since 1998. I've been a fan of anime for a bit longer than that. It's been interesting to see my style of review change over the years. With 2000 I realized that I had to do something a bit different in... PIRATES production art up
by Mike Whybark (Wed 01-15-2003)
YAHOO! has production art for the Disneyland ride inspired PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, set to star Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom in a swashbuckler that sets Depp's Jack Sparrow against Geoffrey Rush's shipful of evil pirates.The art make liberal use of the ... PIRATES Gets Fat
by News Editor (Thu 07-07-2005)
Disney has signed Chow Yun-Fat for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3. Yun-fat will play Captain Sao Feng, a notorious pirate.PIRATES 2 and 3 are shooting back-to-back through January 2006. PIRATES 2 is scheduled for release in July 2006 release, while PIRATES 3... "Pirates" fans ravage DVD shelves
by Karl Schneider (Thu 12-07-2006)
Walt Disney Pictures smash box office hit Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, quickly became the #1 DVD as it sold almost 5 million copies on it's first day.Starring Johnny Depp as that mischievous, heroic rogue Captain Jack Sparrow, this epic adv... Pirates Versus Creeps
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-31-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONDisney has released a score CD to PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Walt Disney B0000A1RJI), composed by Klaus Badelt with a helping hand from Hans Zimmer (replacing original composer Alan Silvestri, whose n... Pirates
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 03-18-2008)
Last weekend I ventured to a Horror Convention in New Jersey. There were the usual fans, freaks, weirdos and B movie stars. This was my third time to this particular convention but my first time there as your beloved (yeah, I am going to get fla... Weekend Box Office Report: Pirates Land!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-10-2006)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST stormed into theaters this past Friday night and boy did it ever leave an impression! When the dust settled, PIRATES had hauled in $55.5 million on Friday alone, a number that gives the film the single-day box o... EVAN Sails to the Top
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 06-24-2007)
Evan Almighty flooded into 3,604 theaters this weekend clocking in at 1 hour and 30 minutes in length. The Universal comedy, starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman, ended up drowning out its competition in the process. It pulled in 32.1 million in recei... VES Announces 50 Most Influential
by News Editor (Sat 05-12-2007)
The Visual Effects Society announced this week the VES 50: The Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time, which was determined by a vote of their members.
THE VES 50 are (Bold and Italics indicates a tie score)
1. Star Wars (1977) 2. ... Pixar's RATATOUILLE Fries a Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-01-2007)
Two demographics were the focus this weekend and both of them clearly showed up for this weekend’s round of movies. For the 3 day weekend, Remy the Rat (Voiced by Patton Oswalt) lead Pixar’s Ratatouille to victory scoring big with family audie... Opening Credits
by Matt Kamen (Tue 07-11-2006)
Welcome to Cinescape's new UK column. Each week, I'll be reporting on events of note to the UK genre scene, be it television, conventions, set reports or whatever else picks my fancy. However, we're a small island nation, so "UK genre scene" will encompas... Comicscape - January 4, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-04-2006)
Greetings and welcome to yet another COMICSCAPE, and on a week when the books don't ship until Thursday, no less (damn holidays!). Last week, I threw together an admittedly uninspired "Best of 2005" column, but even I'm entitled to suck once in a while. R... WORLDS ENOUGH AND TIME
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 12-16-2002)
Readers most closely identify Dan Simmons with his rightfully popular epic SF novel HYPERION and the other three books in the HYPERION CANTOS series that followed. But Simmons has written in many other genres, including mystery and horror...and he's even ... Next, from Mark Isham…
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-10-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Mark Isham’s absorbing musical score for Lee Tamahori’s Next, released on CD by Lakeshore, is as much a part of this gripping science fiction thriller as Nicholas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, o... Seed of Donaggio Sprouts Clever Score
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-30-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS With his distinctive violin writing and his flair for fluidly atmospheric and scarily weaving scores, Pino Donaggio was the horror score maestro during the 1970s, providing such now classic scores as DON'T LOOK NOW, CARRIE, DRE... Vandread Second Stage Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 03-06-2003)
What They SayThe Grand Finale. The crew of the Nirvana has returned to a cold welcome. First, the Mejale troops board the Nirvana and arrest the women for fabricating the story of the aliens as a cover for a coup d etat. Then, the Tarak troops seize the m... Book Buzz: Year of the Spaceship
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-04-2008)
From Star Trek’s FTL warp drive to Carl Sagan’s concentric-ringed, space-tearing Machine, spaceships have been as much a staple of science fiction as aliens or any other concept that has helped define the genre. Within the fictional SF univers... Saturn Thrice
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-28-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Latest effort in Intrada's limited Special Collection series is the world premiere release of Elmer Bernstein's avant-garde opus, SATURN 3. The score is one of a handful of true sci-fi films scored by Bernstein, who began his ca... Superman Returns
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 04-22-2005)
Genre:Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Action.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Brandon Routh (Clark Kent/Kal-El/"Superman"); Kevin Spacey (Lex Luthor); Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane); Hugh Laurie (Perry ... LEGION WORLDS #6 (of 6)
by Tony Whitt (Mon 10-01-2001)
It's been a quick six months, and LEGION WORLDS has come to an end all too soon, paving the way for the new LEGION series beginning next month. What a wild ride it's been.This time around, we focus on the planet Rimbor, where Phantom Girl has gone to find... A Series of Fortunate Releases
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-09-2004)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSThomas Newman lends his uniquely sonic sensibilities upon next week’s holiday fantasy, LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, released this week on Sony Classical (SK 93576). While maintaining the signature fast-finger... Amazing Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-22-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION In the first of an intended three-volume series, Intrada's two-CD collection of music from the 19805-86 TV anthology series, AMAZING STORIES is an absorbing compilation of music from some of film scoring's top talents. The... PIRATES sequel in development
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-16-2003)
With a $46 million dollar opening weekend it was bound to happen.Josh Spector over at The Hollywood Reporter says that Disney is in early development on a sequel to PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. According to Spector, the studio has already locked the principa... The Wire: End of an Era
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-10-2008)
After five seasons of heart-wrenching, cathartic drama, THE WIRE has finally come to an end. “-30-,“ the 93-minute finale, rounded out the HBO original series last night in true Dickensian style and, for one last time, proved that a television... Weekend Box Office Report: PIRATES in a VICE
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-31-2006)
Michael Mann's new film, MIAMI VICE, has toppled PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN from the top spot. Pulling in a little over $25 million for the weekend, MIAMI VICE had what can be called a solid opening weekend. Will 'a solid' opening be enough to appease the... Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)
A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous... Pirate tie-ins ahoy
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-27-2006)
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... Hellblazing Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-03-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Varese Sarabande has released the score to CONSTANTINE (302 066 636 2), a commanding combination of atmosphere and rhythmic pulse. Studio tampering resulted in the inclusion of Klaus Badelt, a first-rate composer (K-19, PIRATES... Dark Crystals and Spice Planets
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-08-2003)
This Week's RecommendationSTHE DARK CRYSTAL has arrived on CD in a splendidly packaged, limited edition 2-CD set from Numenorean (NMCD 003). The first CD contains the contents of the original soundtrack LP (13 tracks), digitally remastered. The second CD ... Apple to sell movies via iTunes
by Karl Schneider (Wed 09-13-2006)
Apple® today announced iTunes® 7, the most significant enhancement to the world's most popular music jukebox and online music and video store since it debuted in 2001. iTunes 7 delivers stunning new features such as the new album and Cover Flow views of m... Spider-Man 3 Continues to Dominate
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-13-2007)
Spidey cast his web and captured more box office cash this weekend with a 60.0 million box office take here in the States. I’d have to say though there was no doubt whom I would be writing about this weekend. No, it was never a question of if Spider... PIRATES getting a director
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 05-01-2002)
Gore Verbinski is in talks with Jerry Bruckheimer and the Walt Disney Company to direct the big screen translation of the famous Disneyland ride PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. Verbinski's last big film was the Brad Pitt/Julia Roberts action/romance/comedy THE ... PIRATES 2 Website Launches
by News Editor (Mon 12-26-2005)
Walt Disney has recently launched the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST official website.The site offers a small picture gallery of behind-the-scenes photos, desktop images, buddy icons, a poster, and the film's trailer.Click here to check it out... A Look at Johnny Depp
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-13-2007)
I received two comments on my feature for Ridley Scott. Either all those fellow Maniacs I love to read from went out to lunch last week or not enough of you have seen Bladerunner, Alien, Black Hawk Down or Gladiator. I prefer to choose the former option. ... Spidey’s Records set Studio Standards High
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-06-2007)
We already knew this week would already be all about Spider-Man 3. With the anticipation so high, the presales from Fandango.com and Movietickets.com being in the upper stratosphere and news everywhere on Spider-Man 3 the past few weeks, the question wasn... PIRATES' Davy Jones Figure
by News Editor (Mon 01-23-2006)
NECA has released a preview image of their upcoming Davy Jones action figure, which is part of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Series 1. The series hits stores in May. PIRATES to Open A Littler Earlier
by News Editor (Tue 05-08-2007)
Walt Disney has moved up the opening of PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: AT WORLD'S END by a few hours to the evening of May 24.
The studio is asking distributors to begin screening the film at 8pm on Thursday. Disney hopes to cap... PIRATES 2 soundtrack out on July 4th
by Randall Larson (Fri 05-12-2006)
Walt Disney Records will release Hans Zimmer's original music for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2: DEAD MAN'S CHEST on July 4. It will be a score album featuring the orchestral music Hans Zimmer begins to record at the Sony Scoring Stage in Los Angeles this we... "East Coast Rising: Vol. 1"
by Janet Houck (Mon 10-30-2006)
I've been a fan of Becky Cloonan for years, since I stumbled upon the Estrigious website years ago, when looking at RPG fanart. For me, she�s a sign that yes, people my age can go out there and do some wonderful stuff and get paid for it. (Of course, I'... Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Volume 3
by Frank Garcia (Wed 03-08-2000)
The paperback two-volume set of STAR TREK—STRANGE NEW WORLDS now on sale at bookstores everywhere is just a preview of things to come. Last November, John Ordover, Pocket Books’ Executive Editor for STAR TREK books announced the winning authors of the thi... Weekend Box Office Report: Pirates Rule
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN has done it again. After opening to record numbers, Pirates continues to sail along to the tune of monstrous profits. In it's second weekend in theaters, Pirates fell only 54% to over $62 million, a weekend total that very few m... "Weird Worlds Collection: Part Two"
by John Sinnott (Mon 11-06-2006)
Image has packaged four 50’s-early 60’s SF movies together (all previously released on stand alone discs) in a very attractively priced set awkwardly titles The Weird Worlds Collection. I reviewed the first two films in part one, and ... Tyler's Tremendous Tunes
by Randall Larson (Thu 06-23-2005)
Before too much longer, Brian Tyler is going to find himself at the upper echelon of Hollywood film composers. His efforts over the last dozen years have demonstrated a remarkable proclivity toward orchestral melody and stylistic invention that has result... Music with Depth
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-10-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS UK film composer David Julyan, noted for his moody scores for Christopher Nolan's FOLLOWING, MEMENTO, and INSOMNIA (the latter two scores issues on Thrive and Varese Sarabande CDs, respectively) has taken a dark swing into horr... DARK KNIGHT Fastest to $400 Million
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 08-05-2008)
Definitely not breaking news but I said I would pass it along when it does and the time has come. As indicated in Sunday's box office report, The Dark Knight has officially crossed the $400 million mark for domestic sales. What's more, the highly praised ... SHREK THE THIRD
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 06-04-2007)
With the plethora of movie sequels this summer we have been treated to plenty of franchise videogames. Some of them are like Spiderman 3, or Pirates of the Caribbean, but you should not forget about Shrek the Third. Each of the movies has their childish q... Uhura Cast & Plot for Abrams' STAR TREK?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 08-31-2007)
Two different sites are reporting possible news on STAR TREK XI (or just STAR TREK depending on how you look at it.)..TrekMovie.com is reporting that actress Zoe Saldana (Haven, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) has been offered... Completist?
by Robert Trate (Tue 11-20-2007)
All four ‘Die Hard’ films are now available on DVD and Blu-Ray DVD in a complete set. Some of you will pick up the new ‘Die Hard’ and add it to your box set of the previous ‘Die Hard’ films. Maybe you will upg... Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Perfect Collection (Tin)
by Martin Thom (Wed 02-13-2008)
What They SayWhoa! Hold on to your hats and get ready for one wildly wacky, frenetically funny ride as reality takes an extended vacation in Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi! Arumi and Sasshi seem to be normal, 12 year old kids living in Osaka, but we s...