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SPIDER-MAN: REVENGE OF THE GREEN GOBLIN - Roger Stern, Paul Jenkins & Howard Mackie
by James Busbee (Wed 09-27-2000)

...er Stern, Paul Jenkins and Howard Mackie, the Green Goblin is about to ascend not just to the role of world-class villain, but once again to the realm of comics legend.`What we’re trying to do is take a new look at an age-old relationship,` explains Je...

Paul Jenkins On UNIVERSE
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 08-29-2001)

Top Cow story editor Paul Jenkins says that the new UNIVERSE title is intended to last 12 issues - or maybe longer."At the end of the 12 issues, there is an in or out," Jenkins says. "There's a story point where it ends and you say, 'We move on from there...

Paul Jenkins in Spidey mix
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 04-29-2002)

Even though J. Michael Straczynski and Kevin Smith have exclusive agreements with Marvel and will be writing monthly Spider-Man titles, PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN writer Paul Jenkins remains in the mix. "Paul's going to continue doing Spider-Man," Marvel ...


PAUL JENKINS CIVIL WARS & SIDEKICKS
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Tue 09-26-2006)

I first met Paul Jenkins several years ago when he was getting ready to begin his run on Top Cow's Witchblade. We hung out, talked comic books, and I learned how he had a penchant to root for the underdog. Since then, we've kept in touch, and I've follo...

Agent ORIGIN - The real Wolverine story?
by Kim S. August (Mon 06-04-2001)

...n, writer Paul Jenkins has decided to spill the beans on Marvel's most mysterious mutant with the highly anticipated miniseries ORIGIN.According to Jenkins, the decision to craft the definitive origin for one of Marvel's most popular stars (scripted by...

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN run ends with Jenkins
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-28-2004)

... exciting Paul Jenkins announcements!""These last four or five years have been a wonderful experience for me," added Jenkins. "I've had the opportunity to work with some of the best artists in the world on a character I truly love. Fifty-six issues, by...

THE SENTRY
by Trent D. McNeeley (Wed 07-19-2000)

You know him. You just don`t remember him. His name is Robert Reynolds, and he`s the most powerful character the Marvel Universe has ever seen. At least when in his guise as The Sentry.`Sentry is the Marvel Universe`s Superman,` says Paul Jenkins, who wil...


INHUMANS
by Jason Henderson (Wed 11-29-2000)

How in love with monarchy we are. In Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee`s Inhumans, we get to occupy the walls and minds of a city of extraordinary people ruled by that elusive commodity, the good king. The king is a powerful and self-imposed mute named Black Bolt,...

PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #41
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 03-19-2002)

...ce again. Paul Jenkins has been turning out some spectacular (in-joke for the old-timers there) scripts for PETER PARKER, focusing on Spider-Man?s affect on those around him in a series of one-offs and multi-parters that frequently breaks format and tr...

THE DARKNESS PRELUDE
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 10-21-2002)

...e art and Paul Jenkins on board to write, how could I refuse? Jae and Paul are gods in their respective crafts and putting them together as a precursor to one of our biggest books of the year works out perfectly for us."THE DARKNESS PRELUDE begins the ...

WOLVERINE: THE END #1
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-12-2003)

..., and now Paul Jenkins, author of the phenomenally successful ORIGIN has decided that, since he's already given us the beginning of Logan's life, it's only fair that he should end it, too. And guess what? So far, it's just as dull and dire as Starlin'...


Spinning a New Web
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 10-29-2001)

...exploits. Paul Jenkins has garnered acclaim for his standalone PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN stories that focus more on Spider-Man's effect on the Marvel Universe and those who cross his path. One recent tale about a young boy and his dream of joining Spide...

Adrian Paul: Talking TRACKER Part Two
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 10-17-2001)

Yesterday, former HIGHLANDER star Adrian Paul discussed his new television series, TRACKER, which he stars in and executive produces. Today, in the second part of CINESCAPE's interview with Paul, the actor offers his perspective on the development of his ...

HIGHLANDER WORLDWIDE WORKSHOP: AUCTION/ADRIAN PAUL ON DIRECTING
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 03-03-2005)

At the start of the auction designed to raise funds for the workshop itself and future Highlander Worldwide events, emcee John Bierly warns, "If you thought the concert last night was silly, wait 'til you see this."Showrunner David Abramowitz, swordmaster...

THE AGENCY #1
by Tony Whitt (Thu 07-26-2001)

...care that Paul Jenkins takes with the writing. In most gore-streaked post-apocalyptic action comics, you'd expect a large helping of empty, testosterone-driven dialogue, but Jenkins doesn't let the script stay at that level for long. He somehow manages...


Telling WOLVERINE's ORIGIN
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 08-16-2001)

Since the announcement of ORIGIN, Marvel Comics' revealing of the true history of Wolverine, writer Paul Jenkins says he repeatedly gets asked the same question: "How are you going to do the origin of Wolverine without destroying the character?"Obviously,...

CIVIL WAR: FRONTLINE
by KURT AMACKER (Fri 06-09-2006)

...arvel and Paul Jenkins credit for releasing a companion title with 32 pages of content and no advertisements. I thought the issue felt a little long when I read it, and with good reason, it seems. That said, FRONT LINE never grabbed me like the first...

Adrian Paul: Talking TRACKER Part One
by Abbie Bernstein (Tue 10-16-2001)

Some day, it's entirely possible that Adrian Paul will become best known for playing a perfectly ordinary human being but that's not in the cards just yet. True, after starring for six seasons as 400-year-old Immortal swordsman/martial artist/all-round g...

A new origin for Wolvie?
by Eric Moro (Wed 06-27-2001)

...om writer Paul Jenkins and artist Andy Kubert. However, with this mini-series, a trade paperback re-release of the Barry Windsor-Smith WEAPON X, and the "Return to Weapon X" story arc set for the ULTIMATE line, the odds for a Weapon X "Return to Convol...


Jones crush puny Banner!
by Eric Moro (Wed 07-18-2001)

With the last issue from fan favorite Paul Jenkins fast approaching, Marvel Comics has once again reached outside its "House of Ideas" to tap horror write Bruce Jones as the new scribe for the INCREDIBLE HULK (as of issue #33). Well-known for his work on ...

INHUMANS # 1
by TONY WHITT (Wed 06-04-2003)

... the 1998 Paul Jenkins-Jae Lee miniseries of the same name doesn't quite touch this.What makes this first issue of the sixth (!) volume of INHUMANS so different from its predecessors, you may well ask? It's all in Sean McKeever's approach to the materi...

Ramos Draws SPIDER-MAN
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 01-08-2002)

Humberto Ramos, who has been drawing covers for PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN, will also be drawing the interiors for four issues."Humberto's going to be working on a special four-issue story that appears from #44 to #47," Peter Parker writer Paul Jenkins says...

Top Cow's NECROMANCER
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 09-10-2001)

...ry editor Paul Jenkins says it's possible readers will see NECROMANCER in UNIVERSE.


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

...ritten by Paul Jenkins; art by Staz Johnson and Wayne FaucherOld Man Winter is angry, the wind chill is at minus 40, and Peter Parker has dragged himself out of bed to sit around in the freezing cold waiting for the bad guys to show! If you've ever won...

ORIGIN VI
by Tony Whitt (Tue 06-04-2002)

... fine job Paul Jenkins has done with the script over the last six issues, and only a blind man would lack appreciation for Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove's beautifully rendered artwork. There's rarely been a moment in this entire series that seemed fa...

ORIGIN #6 in three weeks
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 05-01-2002)

...ritten by Paul Jenkins, with art by Andy Kubert.

Comicscape - January 25, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-25-2006)

... Now that Paul Jenkins has wrapped his much-hyped miniseries, I can actually read it straight through. Yeah, that wasn't funny, but I said it anyway.Seraphic Feather Vol 6 Collision Course TP (MR) $15.95Serenity TP $9.95Kurt: I have this thing called t...


The History of Wolverine...Or Is It?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 06-04-2001)

...he truth. Paul Jenkins and Andy Kubert are about to present the definitive (or at least as definitive as it will be until something else comes along) origin of Marvel's most mysterious mutant. No amount of retroactive continuity or memory implants can ...

WOLVERINE: THE END #6
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 01-25-2005)

... I think Paul Jenkins is a good writer and I really enjoyed his run on HELLBLAZER. I also liked that it had such strong ties to ORIGIN, which is something I haven't really seen much of since that came out a few years ago. Frankly, I'd be thrilled if...

Comicscape - November 5, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-05-2003)

...ritten by Paul Jenkins. Never has there been so much excitement over someone's funeral.And finally, speaking of things that should have a funeral...will someone please put the Marvel website out of its misery? Once again, X-STATIX is reported on the co...

Top Cow Creative Lineup
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 02-07-2002)

...S: Writer Paul Jenkins is teaming with artist Dale Keown.INFERNO: Top Cow owner/founder Marc Silvestri continues to pencil INFERNO, with artist Clarence Lansang doing a planned single fill in with #4. Held up originally by trademark issues that delayed...


A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-24-2002)

...eators as Paul Jenkins, J. Michael Straczynski, Kevin Smith, John Romita Jr., and many others, it seems that Spider-Man's legacy is indeed in very good hands as he embarks on another chapter in his unending saga. Of course, the fact that a multi-millio...

Wolverine's "Origin Quest"
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 09-07-2001)

Marvel will follow the ORIGIN mini-series with a three-issue story arc called "Origin Quest" in the WOLVERINE monthly."It's a nod to what Paul (Jenkins) will be doing in Origin," WOLVERINE writer Frank Tieri says. "It will take some of the elements starte...

SPIDER-MAN August covers
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 05-03-2002)

...ritten by Paul Jenkins, with art by Humberto Ramos and Wayne Faucher. It is promoted as "the crazed conclusion to the Green Goblin saga."

Venom returns!
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 07-23-2002)

PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN writer Paul Jenkins says that he will be featuring Venom in an arc following his current Green Goblin story and beginning in PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #49. Jenkins said Venom is part of several "old-school" villains he will be usi...


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

... creators Paul Jenkins (Wolverine Origin, Frontlines) and Rob Prior (Spawn The Impaler, Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV Show EFX) present their original new motion picture TATUA. Actors C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders, Soul Man) and Michael Madsen (Reservo...

THE INCREDIBLE HULK #30/#504
by Tony Whitt (Fri 08-10-2001)

...McKeever, Paul Jenkins, Joe Bennett, Tom PalmerPublisher: Marvel Comics Price: $2.25 

PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #39
by Tony Whitt (Sun 01-27-2002)

...Comparing Paul Jenkins's work on this book with his work on ORIGIN is like comparing a dreary, cloudy day with a bright and sunny one. While this title has seemingly very few links with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, much the same way the original version of PETE...

Marvel To Publish Super-Size Hardcovers
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 11-15-2001)

...lassic by Paul Jenkins and Andy Kubert is collected in a deluxe edition. Who is Wolverine? How did he get his name? What tragic events made him the man he is today? It's the greatest story we've never told -- and the perfect addition to bookshelves of ...


MAXIMUM SECURITY
by Trent D. McNeeley (Wed 09-27-2000)

...as writer Paul Jenkins chose to on Peter Parker: Spider-Man. The idea was to make the event as reader-friendly and creator-friendly as possible.And, on that level, that’s why Busiek says `Maximum Security` differs vastly from `Onslaught` and other past...

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

...nd writer Paul Jenkins) have finally decided to unveil the secret origin of the boy who would be Wolverine. And what a surprise it was! No Weapon X program, no adamantium, no superheroics - ORIGIN broke all the rules with a lush, painted literary tale ...

Super Summertime, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 05-22-2002)

...l Bendis, Paul Jenkins, Terry Moore, Peter Bagge, Paul Pope, Brian Azzarello, and many more. Says Marvel's Marketing Communications Manager, Bill Rosemann: "So everyone and your Aunt May loved the Spider-Man movie...and they still look at you funny whe...

WITCHBLADE #50
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 08-02-2001)

... fan fave Paul Jenkins, this epic installment of WITCHBLADE crackles with action and gives the reader a sense that the roller coaster is slowly reaching the apex of the ride...just before the bottom drops out and everyone shrieks in a mixture of deligh...


ORIGIN #1 (of 6)
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 09-06-2001)

...ut writer Paul Jenkins knows how to ratchet up the tension for readers desperate to learn just when and where the Logan we know will emerge from this fascinating cast of literary archetypes. Is the once and future Wolverine the beaten son of Mr. Logan,...

Preview WOLVERINE: THE END
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 10-12-2003)

Marvel Comics has issued a preview of their upcoming six-issue mini-series WOLVERINE: THE END, written by Paul Jenkins (ORIGIN) and with art and covers by Claudio Castellini. With ORIGIN, Jenkins told the tale of who Wolverine was as a youth and then as a...

HIGHLANDER WORLDWIDE WORKSHOP: ADRIAN PAUL, ELIZABETH GRACEN AND PETER WINGFIELD
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 02-24-2005)

Peter Wingfield, carrying a glass of wine, joins Adrian Paul and Elizabeth Gracen on the stage. Paul notes his friend's choice in beverage: "We get water, he gets wine he's Jesus!" He also takes not of the situation: "Three Immortals with microphones it...

Marvel Knights: 10 Years at WW Philly
by Robert T. Trate (Sat 05-10-2008)

...niseries. Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee’s Inhumans rounded out the initial line of Marvel Knights series and gave the classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby creations the attention they deserved. Many other blockbuster titles and superstar creators have en...


HIGHLANDER WORLDWIDE WORKSHOP: ADRIAN PAUL AND ELIZABETH GRACEN
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 02-23-2005)

HIGHLANDER star Adrian Paul, who portrayed Duncan MacLeod for all six years, and Elizabeth Gracen, who played Duncan MacLeod's Immortal centuries-on-again, off-again lover Amanda (and starred in one season of her own spinoff HIGHLANDER: THE RAVEN) share t...

GENERATION M #1
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-01-2005)

...RATION M, Paul Jenkins tells the story of those many that once had incredible powers, but lost them on what the denizens of the Marvel Universe call M-Day. Left wing, problem-drinking reporter Sally Floyd of The Alternative (think The Village Voice) o...

Reading Comics on the Phone or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Clickwheel
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-18-2007)

...   Paul Jenkins Super Summer Sidekick Spectacular #1 (Of 2) $2.99 Ben: I have no idea what this is, but for some reason I must own it.   Repo #2 (Of 5) $3.50   Sam & Twitch Brian Michael Bendis Collection Vol 2 TP $24.95 Kurt...

The New Face of Wizards: Paul S. Kemp
by Pat Ferrara (Fri 08-24-2007)

With the much anticipated release of Shadowstorm hitting bookshelves this Tuesday, New York Times best-selling author Paul S. Kemp has officially barreled into dark fantasy with a quick wit, incomparable style, and an unabashed desire to portray the human...


HIGHLANDER WORLDWIDE WORKSHOP: SWORD CHOREOGRAPHY WITH F. BRAUN McASH, ADRIAN PAUL AND PETER WINGFIELD
by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 02-26-2005)

Swordmaster F. Braun McAsh and actors Adrian Paul and Peter Wingfield conduct a panel on the sword choreography for the episodes "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" and "The Modern Prometheus," both of which featured MacLeod and Methos.McAsh assesses how things u...

HIGHLANDER: ENDGAME - Adrian Paul Part II
by Matthew F. Saunders (Thu 09-07-2000)

When Adrian Paul signed on as Duncan MacLeod for the Highlander TV series, he brought his own distinct flavor and talents to the role. Unlike Christopher Lambert, who portrayed Connor MacLeod in the Highlander film series, Paul was a skilled martial artis...

Paul Newman's Own Part One
by Pamela Harland (Sat 07-20-2002)

At 77 it's highly unlikely legendary actor and philanthropist Paul Newman will ever retire. "I keep trying to retire from everything and discover I haven't retired from anything," laughs Newman. With a 50-year show business career, tons of charity work - ...

BLAKE'S 7 revival loses Paul Darrow/Avon
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-10-2003)

Actor Paul Darrow, who played the rogue Avon on the British cult sci-fi series BLAKE'S 7, has left the show's revival project citing creative differences. The news first broke yesterday in an email sent out to BLAKE'S 7 fans and later reported on The Paul...


Joe Satriani to Team Up with John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert for 2007 G3 Tour
by Randall Larson (Wed 01-31-2007)

The 2007 incarnation of Joe Satriani's popular G3 tour will kick off on March 14 in Phoenix starring Satriani, John Petrucci and Paul Gilbert. The tour will play selected dates in North America throughout March and April.    The 2007 tour mar...

Paul Levitz snagged for president/publisher of DC
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 02-07-2002)

Paul Levitz has been named President & Publisher, DC Comics, it was announced on Wednesday by Barry M. Meyer, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros.Levitz, who moves up from his 12-year post as Executive Vice President & Publisher, assumes the...

Death Race Interview IV: Paul W.S Anderson: Blood on the Tracks
by Josh Gordon (Wed 08-20-2008)

Paul W.S. Anderson has made quite a career for himself in genre films. Starting with the surprise hit Mortal Kombat, he then went on to helm the sci-fi cult hit Event Horizon, another successful video game adaption with Resident Evil and the long awaited ...

HIGHLANDER: ENDGAME - Adrian Paul Part I
by Matthew F. Saunders (Fri 09-01-2000)

It`s never easy stepping into someone else`s shoes. And while he didn`t take over the role of Connor MacLeod from Christopher Lambert, that`s exactly what Adrian Paul did in 1992 when he signed on as the lead in the Highlander TV series, a spinoff of the ...


Paul Walker Enters TIMELINE
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-01-2001)

Paul Walker has joined the cast of Paramount's developing TIMELINE, based on the book by Michael Crichton.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Walker will pull in $3M to take one of the film's three young lead roles. Gerard Butler (DRACULA 2000) was previ...

Paul Storrie On Mutant X Comic
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 02-01-2002)

Paul Storrie continues to adapt TV shows into comics. Storrie, who has written BATMAN BEYOND and JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES for DC Comics, has contributed a story to Marvel Comics' MUTANT X: DANGEROUS DISCOVERIES one-shot.Storrie's story is called "Dangero...

HOLLOW MAN: Paul Verhoeven - Part I
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 08-03-2000)

If one was to philosophically understand what Paul Verhoeven is trying to accomplish with the much anticipated Hollow Man, perhaps you could sum it up as, `The art of invisibility without being invisible.` Hollywood is again revisiting the past by re-inve...

Paul W.S. Anderson's "Castlevania" dead?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-28-2007)

According to Dread Central, Paul W.S. Anderson is no longer writing or directing the Rogue Pictures video game adaptation, Castlevania.The film was described as a fresh take on the much-filmed Dracula legend, mining back to its genesis in the story of the...


Paul McGuigan to helm FOUR KNIGHTS
by Karl Schneider (Tue 06-13-2006)

Paul McGuigann will direct The Weinstein Co's upcoming film, FOUR KNIGHTS.The film, a historical drama, is set in 12th century England and follows four foul-mouthed knights sent by King Henry II to negotiate the peace with the troublesome but hugely popul...

Paul Giamatti to play Philip K. Dick
by Karl Schneider (Tue 08-08-2006)

Paul Giamatti is in negotiations to star in an upcoming untitled biopic about sci-fi author Philip K. Dick.Dick, who died in 1982, wrote more than four dozen books and numerous short stories, with at least seven being adapted for the big screen, including...

Paul McCartney as Frodo in Beatles' LORD OF THE RINGS?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 03-05-2002)

It looks like the Beatles toyed with the idea of bringing J.R.R. Tolkein's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy to the big screen in the early 1970s, with Paul McCartney in the role of Frodo Baggins.According to Denis O'Dell, the film producer for the Beatles back t...

Paul Schulze is the Law in JOURNEYMAN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 09-24-2007)

Actor Paul Schulze is no stranger to playing a government agent in genre television. The actor who previously played Ryan Chappelle on Fox's 24 has been cast to play an FBI agent named Richard Garrity in NBC's JOURNEYMAN. Schulze has also recently wr...


Paul Giamatti is Dr. Satan
by Karl Schneider (Mon 05-22-2006)

Paul Giamatti will lend his voice to the cast of Rob Zombie Presents the Haunted World of El Superbeasto (Superbeasto). Giamatti will voice Dr. Satan, the film's main villain.Superbeasto will be a 2-D animated comedy based on the Spookshow International ...

Death Race Interview IV: Paul W.S. Anderson: Blood on the Tracks 2
by Josh Gordon (Thu 08-21-2008)

Welcome back! In part II of our Comic-Con interview with director Paul W.S. Anderson we discuss the pitfalls of futuristic movies, the nature of modern action film editing and the Castlevania movie!   Q: Why do we never see the audience that’...

Paul W.S. Anderson Out of SPY HUNTER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 08-18-2008)

It seems that Spy Hunter will continue rolling onward into development hell without Paul W.S. Anderson attached to it. For quite sometime, the adaptation of the best-selling video game has had Dwayne Johnson set to star and Anderson set to oversee product...

Tangerine Dream's Paul Haslinger scores CRANK and TURISTAS
by Randall Larson (Thu 05-18-2006)

Paul Haslinger, the composer who was a member of Tangerine Dream and is now scoring films on his own (UNDERWORLD, INTO THE BLUE), has two feature films and a computer game coming up on his schedule. The first one is called TURISTAS and is Haslinger's fift...


Paul Verhoeven Helms THOMAS CROWN 2
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 11-11-2007)

Director Paul Verhoeven has publicly stated that he's in charge of leading the sequel to THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR. The announcement came while talking to the Dutch radio program With the Eye on Tomorrow this week. Like the 1999 film, the story concept will...

Scribe Paul Haggis Talks BOND 22
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 08-27-2007)

While talking at a press session for his latest film, IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, Oscar winning writer Paul Haggis talked a little about his work on JAMES BOND 22. He's been keeping mum on the overall plot theme of the next 007 adventure but he did reveal how ...

Paul Bettany joins the fantasy INKHEART
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-24-2006)

According to Variety, Paul Bettany has joined the New Line family fantasy INKHEART. He will join Brendan Fraser in the cast of the film.INKHEART will follow a girl whose father has the power to bring characters from books to life by reading aloud. When ...

Haggis, Paul Haggis is Back on Bond
by News Editor (Thu 05-24-2007)

Sony Pictures has brought in Oscar winning screenwriter Paul Haggis to once again work on the script for the follow up to CASINO ROYALE. Haggis is doing a rewrite on the tenatively titled BOND 22, whose first drafts were done by Neal Purvis and Robert Wa...


Paul W.S. Anderson, Zombie Fanatic
by SCOTT COLLURA (Thu 03-21-2002)

With the horror-action picture RESIDENT EVIL raking in $17 million in its opening weekend, both videogame fans and zombie movie fanatics have something to be happy aboutas does writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson, the man responsible for the film. Anderson...

Auditioning For Anakin: Paul (Sky?) Walker
by Edward Gross (Fri 03-31-2000)

It seems that every day we log on to the Internet there are new rumors about who is supposedly meeting with Lucasfilm to possibly star in the forthcoming STAR WARS EPISODE II. Every young actor in Hollywood has been mentioned, but at least one of them has...

Adrian Paul Battles Piracy as CAPTAIN DRAKE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-02-2007)

Adrian Paul (Highlander) and Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett) are getting ready to face off in a new upcoming Sci-Fi movie called CAPTAIN DRAKE, says the Hollywood Reporter. The duo will be joining Wes Ramsey and newcomer Sofia Pernas in a pirate-themed fant...

Mania Exclusive Interview: PUSH Director Paul McGuigan
by Rob Vaux (Sat 08-02-2008)

Scottish filmmaker Paul McGuigan is best known for crime pictures such as Lucky Number Slevin and Gangster No. 1. In 2009, he will venture into the realm of science fiction with Push, a film about men and women with mental powers on the run from a siniste...


Alien vs. Predator (Fri 08-27-2004)

Genre:Action/Science Fiction.Studio:Twentieth Century Fox.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Sanaa Lathan (Alex Kline; Lance Henriksen (Charles Bishop Weyland); Ewen Bremmer (Graham Miller); Raoul Bova (Sebastian de Rosa); Col...

Paul Newman's Own Part Two
by Pamela Harland (Sun 07-21-2002)

Currently appearing in ROAD TO PERDITION, Hollywood icon Paul Newman plays 1931 Irish mob boss John Rooney who finds himself torn between a biological son (Daniel Craig) and the one whom he grew to love as a son (Tom Hanks). Today we continue our talk wit...

Bai Ling Co-Stars with Adrian Paul in A BREED APART
by Steve Ryfle (Tue 11-28-2000)

You remember her from Alex Proyas` incredible The Crow. You noticed her has Dr. Loveless` (Kenneth Branagh`s) assistant in the otherwise awful Wild Wild West. And if you were one of the dozen or so people who actually saw Anna and the King, you saw her do...

Paul Bartel
by John Thonen (Tue 05-23-2000)

Offbeat director and character actor Paul Bartel died in his sleep at age 61. Between 1969 and 1993, Bartel directed a dozen films, most notably the cult classics Death Race 2000 (`75), Eating Raoul (`82) and Lust In the Dust (`85) as well as the largely...


Paul Dini's new mini-series
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 02-08-2002)

Oni Press has announced the May premiere of Paul Dini's second creator-owned mini-series, MUTANT, TEXAS: TALES OF SHERIFF IRA RED.The four-issue mini-series is illustrated by Alison Dare artist J. Bone, and it stars the sassy, superpowered lawgal Ida Red,...

Directing HOLLOW MAN: Paul Verhoeven
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 06-05-2000)

One thing you would never call Paul Verhoeven as a director is `subtle.` Even his early European films like THE FOURTH MAN contained their share of graphic imagery gouged eyeballs, to site one example) meant to shock you out of the complacency often produ...

DOCTOR WHO's new logo
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-19-2004)

The BBC's official website for the new DR. WHO television series has been updated and now shows the new logo for the 21st century adventures of the Gallifreyian Time Lord. The site credits the graphic design team at BBC Wales (specifically Louise Hillam, ...

Paul not signed to HIGHLANDER 5
by Abbie Bernstein (Tue 09-18-2001)

During an interview regarding his new series TRACKER, actor Adrian Paul was asked about stories circulating that he's been signed to do another HIGHLANDER film. "That's a wrong rumor," Paul replied.HIGHLANDER executive producer Bill Panzer announced at th...


HOLLOW MAN: Paul Verhoeven - Part II
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 08-10-2000)

In Part One of my interview with the polemical Paul Verhoeven, we talked about the effect of Elisabeth Shue’s injury on the shoot, and the directing difficulties incurred due to the invisibility special effects, how that affected Kevin Bacon’s performance...

Paul Lee Draws FUSED!
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 01-09-2002)

Paul Lee will now be the artist for FUSED!, a bi-monthly Image Comics series from writer/creator Steve Niles.Nat Jones was named in the original solicitation as artist, but, according to Image, "A creative team change was made from the original solicitati...

A Song for Summerisle
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 11-06-2002)

This Week’s RecommendationSWhile Christopher Lee’s recent comment that Paul Giovanni’s music for THE WICKER MAN “is probably the best music I’ve ever heard in a film” may be a little exaggerated, taking into account the wealth of superb orchestral film mu...

Paul Anderson Talks ALIENS VS. PREDATOR
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 08-02-2002)

Hot off the success of his zombie/videogame movie RESIDENT EVIL, writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson is gearing up to make the long-rumored fanboy wetdream ALIENS VS. PREDATORmuch to the chagrin of many of those same fanboys the world over who hold a grudg...


FARSCAPE: Paul Goddard
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 01-15-2001)

Actor Paul Goddard plays Stark, one of the many recurring characters on the Sci-Fi Channel’s Farscape. Stark figures prominently in the last four episodes of season two airing this month, appearing first in the three-part `Liars, Guns and Money,` and then...

STARSHIP TROOPERS CHRONICLES: Pushing the 3D Animation Envelope.
by Frank Garcia (Mon 02-14-2000)

On February 21, 2000 devoted fans of ROUGHNECKS: STARSHIP TROOPERS CHRONICLES will finally have a renewed opportunity to catch the series on the Sci-Fi Channel at 7:30 a.m. from Monday to Thursdays. The series is spin-off of the live-action feature direct...

Comicscape - August 9, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-09-2006)

...7.95Kurt: Paul Jenkins Vatican murder story. Humberto Ramos's art just kills here. It's worth a read. Scarlet Traces The Great Game #2 (of 4) $2.99 DC COMICS 52 Week #14 $2.50 Authority Lobo Holiday Hell TP (MR) $17.99 Batman Legends Of The Dark K...

Paul Monash dead at 85
by Mike Whybark (Thu 01-16-2003)

UPI runs an obituary for Paul Monash, who died in Los Angeles Tuesday at 85. The producer-writer's career began with writing for television, including series pilots for THE UNTOUCHABLES and TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH, eventually moving into producer roles.His se...


HIGHLANDER WORLDWIDE WORKSHOP: FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES LIVE COMMENTARY
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-25-2005)

Next up, showrunner David Abramowitz joins Adrian Paul, Peter Wingfield and Elizabeth Gracen onstage for a live commentary on "Forgive Us Our Trespasses," a pivotal fifth-season episode in which all three actors appeared."This is much better than a DVD," ...

Crowded House Drummer Paul Hester Found Dead
by Randall Larson (Tue 04-05-2005)

The drummer from 1980s Australian rock band Crowded House hanged himself in a park in southern Australia, an emergency services spokeswoman said Monday.Paul Hester, 46, went missing on Friday. His body was found Saturday, March 26th in a park near his hom...

HIGHLANDER WORLDWIDE WORKSHOP: LIVE CAST AND CREW COMMENTARY
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-04-2005)

Adrian Paul, Peter Wingfield, swordmaster F. Braun McAsh and post-production supervisor Don Paonessa all take the stage together as the last HIGHLANDER episode Paul directed, "The Modern Prometheus," is projected onto the big screen between them."It's a g...

THE BREED
by ABBIE BERNSTEIN (Tue 11-20-2001)

If you’re in a certain mood, THE BREED is great fun. A near-future thriller about a human cop (Bokeem Woodbine) reluctantly teamed with a vampire cop (Adrian Paul) to investigate a fanged murderer who doesn’t want his species to integrate with humanity, T...


Sony's animation department announces future lineup
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 05-09-2003)

Sony Pictures Animation has unveiled its future plans for animated feature length projects, which includes the talents of several acclaimed animation veterans from directing and writing divisions.First up is OPEN SEASON, based on the cartoons of Steve Moo...

DUNE: Alec Newman and John Harrison
by Steve Fritz (Mon 11-27-2000)

To hear director John Harrison`s take on Alec Newman, it was almost a miracle that he ever hired the young actor to play Dune`s Paul Atreides. `I had set out very early on to look for somebody that was a brilliant young actor to do the role,` said Harriso...

ORIGIN PART IV
by Tony Whitt (Fri 01-25-2002)

...is ain't. Paul Jenkins's script follows Logan's self-discovery in a most interesting way: he makes us sympathize with the boy even as the boy is slowly changing into the same doggedly difficult man we've come to know over the years. This particular iss...

Batman Beyond
by Coming Attractions (Sun 05-18-2003)

Genre:Action/Adventure/Science Fiction/Superhero.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Script Stage.Who's In It:At one time rumors were heard that WB studio execs thought about Keanu Reeves playing the role of the futuristic caped cr...


Star Trek and the Singularity
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-04-2008)

After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.” It’...

GODSEND
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 04-30-2004)

Part of a very good idea holds its own for a good long while in GODSEND, before both a prosaic plot turn and a strikingly unfortunate exposition sequence send the proceedings irretrievably downhill.Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos star as Paul and J...

Audio Treatment for Manfredi’s The Last Legion
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-13-2007)

Myth Adventures author Robert Asprin unveils a collection of SF war novels, Manfredi’s The Last Legion leaps onto the audiobook format, and an F. Paul Wilson’s classic gets the collector’s rendition in this edition of the Weekly Book...

The X-FILES Complete Collector's Edition Hits Tuesday
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 11-04-2007)

The time has come for all truths to be known and fans to believe once again as Fox Home Entertainment exposes the complete world of “The X-Files” with the remarkable 61-disc DVD collection THE X-FILES”–THE COMPLETE COLLECTOR’...


Exorcist: The Beginning (Fri 08-27-2004)

Genre:Horror/Sequel.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Morgan Creek.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Stellan Skarsgård (Father Lankester Merrin); James D'Arcy (Father Francis); Izabella Scorupco (Sarah); James Bellamy (James); Ben Cross (Semelier);...

PRISON BREAK Season Two - Breaks for DVD
by Associate News Editor (Sat 09-01-2007)

On Sepetmber 4th,  “Prison Break” Season Two arrives on DVD. Featuring the return of Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, the second season adds Hollywood veteran William Fichtner to the ensemble cast as the determined FBI agent hot...

Roumanian Princesses and Lords of Lies
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-14-2008)

A slim release schedule doesn’t mean skimpy genre fare as this week’s debuts prove with big releases from powerhouse authors Kate Elliott, Orson Scott Card, and Ursula K. Le Guin along with newcomer Paul Genesse and a handful of talent from ac...

UNCANNY X-MEN #414
by Tony Whitt (Mon 10-07-2002)

The comics world seems slowly to be catching up with the real one once again in its sensitive depiction of gay characters, especially this month. First Judd Winick brought us the story of Kyle's gay friend getting beaten nearly to death by homophobes in t...


Death Race Interview III: Jason Statham: Death Racer for the New Millenium
by Josh Gordon (Wed 08-20-2008)

Jason Statham is the action king for the modern age. Sure his movies don’t do the numbers that Stallone’s and Willis’ did in their heyday but they resonate stronger with an edgier, hipper crowd. A smart man’s action hero, he’...

Death Race Interview: Joan Allen is Ready to Be Sinister
by Josh Gordon (Mon 08-18-2008)

She’s played a presidential candidate amidst a sex scandal in The Contender, went against type as the heavy in the Bourne series and now she’s a sadistic prison warden in director Paul W.S. Anderson’s Death Race, a re-do of Roger Corman&...

Post-Christmas Book-Buying Tips
by Denise Dumars (Thu 01-11-2001)

Well, it`s after Xmas; no one has any cash, except for two quarters and a coupon for a fifty-cent double cappuccino at Borders. So whaddya do, besides see if your local library has been able to afford to buy any new fiction in, like, the last decade?You c...

Toei 2005 Preview
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 01-22-2005)

In March of 2004, Toei Animation began to set up their offices in Los Angeles with plans to release a number of their shows directly into the North American market while using Geneon as a distributor for their shows. Waiting until the late fall to make th...


Othello Vol.#02
by Mike Dungan (Mon 06-06-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Satomi IkezawaTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayWait While I Change Into Someone More Comfortable. Shy Yaya spends her time in awkward conversations with handsome classmate, guitarist Moriyama, dressing up ...

HOLLOW MAN: Unseen Star Kevin Bacon, Part 2
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 05-25-2000)

In part one of our interview with Kevin Bacon on the making of Hollow Man,, the star described some of the difficulties caused by wearing make-up that allowed Sony Pictures ImageWorks to remove him digitally from the frame, thus creating the illusion of i...

Appleseed Original Soundtrack (2-CD Set)
by Lauren Goodnight (Mon 04-04-2005)

What They SayContains 2 CDs - both the Appleseed Original Soundtrack as well as the Appleseed Original Score! The \"Appleseed Original Soundtrack\" assembled many of the world\'s greatest talents in electronica who have become enamored with this film. F...

TOMORROW PEOPLE: THE NEW GODS
by Tony Whitt (Fri 08-17-2001)

As new Tomorrow Person Paul breaks out for the first time, John and Elena encounter resistance as they try to contact him telepathically. The interference is linked to a public appearance made by media stars Zane and Katya, whose fans are unusually adorin...


BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 11-09-2001)

In light of the ever-popular television series, it’s easy to forget the original cinematic version of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - which is probably for the best. While the general rule of thumb is that television spin-offs of hit movies pale in comparison ...

CARNIVAL OF BLOOD / CURSE OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN
by Andrew Hershberger (Sat 05-25-2002)

Don’t bother looking up Leonard Kirtman in your Hollywood book of who’s who. Since releasing the Warhol-esque, or should I more accurately say Paul Morrisey-esque, CURSE OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN (1972), his cinematic offerings have taken a blue path with ...

HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention Report Part Three
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 11-01-2001)

The HIGHLANDER Reunion Convention was held Aug. 24-26 at the LAX Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, marking the 15th year of the existence of HIGHLANDER. Both onscreen and behind-the-scenes talent from the various HIGHLANDER shows and movies attended this year,...

Get Backers Vol. #01 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 09-08-2004)

What They SayEveryone knows the feeling of coming home and finding their home broken into. Your possessions thrown around, dresser drawers are ransacked and everything you own has the unmistakable feel of a stranger\'s fingers on them. Then you realize so...


Monkey See, Monkey Do Part 1
by Pamela Harland (Fri 08-03-2001)

When Tim Burton calls, talent comes a running. And even the threat of wearing thick makeup and heavy prosthetics doesn't discourage actors from working with the mastermind behind such fantasies as BATMAN, BATMAN RETURNS, BEETLEJUICE, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, ...

DUNE: Julie Cox
by Steve Fritz (Mon 12-04-2000)

We`re going to see a lot of Julie Cox this December. For starters, she`s appearing in the latest Hallmark version of David Copperfield. She`s also in a small-budget movie with Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker called The War Bride, which is about British women ...

Rider Strong returning for "Cabin Fever 2"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-14-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Rider Strong will return to play Paul in the upcoming sequel, Cabin Fever 2.The film finds Strong's character, Paul, alive and well and living in fear of his life.  Giuseppe Andrews will return as the oddball Depu...

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft (Mon 02-14-2005)

The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on Saturday, February 5th at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and aired the same night on TNT. The words on the red carpet that kept radiating were... "It's a thrill and an honor to be nominated by ...


Hitchcock vs. Lewton
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 10-04-2005)

That's right, fans it's October! The season of spooky pranks, ghoulish doings, colorful costumes and tasty treats is upon us. Of course you know what I'm talking about: Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Everyone who claims to be Canadian c...

Longest Yard, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 07-07-2004)

Genre:Sports/Comedy/Drama.Studio:Paramount Pictures/Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Happy Madison Productions/MTV Films.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Adam Sandler (Paul Crewe); Chris Rock; Burt Reynolds (Nate Scarboro); William Fichtner.Who's M...

Photos from the 2004 Saturn Awards!
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groff (Fri 05-07-2004)

The 30th Annual Saturn Awards, 'Celebration of the Fantastic,' were held at the Sheraton Universal Hotel on Wednesday, May 5th. As the excitement built on the red carpet the key phrases from everyone about The Academy and Science Fiction in general seemed...

Bulletproof Mizzy
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-18-2003)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSEric Serra's score for BULLETPROOF MONK, the Chow-Yun Fat martial arts fantasy by first-time feature director Paul Hunter released last week on DVD, is a pleasing mix of synth-ocated rhythms and sampled Asian textures. The sound...


Castlevania
by Development Heck (Thu 11-03-2005)

Castelevania (Horror/Action/Adaptation of videogame)Current stage: DevelopmentDescription: The story will center on the origins of Dracula and the uprising of the Belmont Clan, a vampire-slaying family who supposedly become humanity's last hope.Writer(...

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...

Amazing Journey: Mike Portnoy’s tribute to The Who now available on CD and DVD.
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-22-2007)

Amazing Journey, Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy's all-star tribute to The Who, featuring Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Gary Cherone, is now available. The DVD, CD includes the entire concert recorded at BB King's in New York City on May 31st 200...

JACK STAFF at Image Comics
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 06-04-2002)

Image Comics publisher and vice-president Jim Valentino has announced that Paul Grist's black-and-white independent series JACK STAFF is moving to Image. According to Valentino, the title will be relaunched in January 2003 as a new ongoing series -- in f...


Top Ten Movies You Should Have Seen By Now
by Jessica Chobot (Mon 12-18-2006)

You can always tell when the holidays roll around by the plethora of “Top Ten” lists showcased on magazine covers, entertainment shows, websites and newspapers. It seems that within the world of “journalism/editorial” that every...

Bourne Supremacy, The
by Development Heck (Mon 08-02-2004)

Genre:Action/Thriller/Sequel.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Matt Damon (Jason Bourne); Joan Allen (Helen Landy); Franka Potente; Julia Stiles; Karl Urban; Brian Cox (Ward Abbott); Tomas Arana; Tom G...

Book Buzz: Puttin’ the Folk Back in Hellboy
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-17-2008)

Guillermo del Toro’s first Hellboy film wasn’t exactly the strongest of foundations for a blockbuster comic book franchise. Its reviews were generally positive, yet still fairly mixed. Its domestic gross of $59 million, against a budget of $66...

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...


Ghost in the Shell Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-16-2007)

Ever since its explosion onto the global screen in 1995, the Ghost in the Shell series has provided viewers with a profoundly philosophical, yet innovatively stylized look into a near future world where the lines between man and machine finally blur. Thro...

The SCREEN ACTOR GUILD Nominations Are...
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 12-21-2007)

This particular award show may end up ultimately being the award show for 2007 films and television shows. As you know, the WGA denied requests for waivers to the Globes and Oscars. In fact, the WGA plans to picket the Globes, which has a lot of insi...

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...

"Frankenstein's Bloody Terror"
by John Sinnott (Mon 10-30-2006)

A staple of late-night creature feature TV shows for years and drive-in theaters before that, FRANKENSTEIN�S BLOODY TERROR is a Spanish monster movie (dubbed in English) that was influenced by the old Universal horror films of the 30's and 40's and ha...


THE BIG WHITE released on DVD
by Karl Schneider (Tue 06-13-2006)

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's THE BIG WHITE is available on DVD starting today, June 13, 2006. THE BIG WHITE stars: Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Blake Nelson, W. Earl Brown, Alison Lohman and Woody Harrelson. The film is from Bri...

And The Nominees Are...
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 02-25-2008)

Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve...

New Pics Online For FURIOUS 4
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-24-2008)

The first three official movie screenshots from the upcoming sequel The Fast and the Furious has popped up online courtesy of a new spotlight over at USA Today. The stills show a bus chase scene, Vin back in action with his trusty ride (on the left) and h...

Mania Exclusive Interview: PUSH Star Chris Evans
by Rob Vaux (Wed 08-06-2008)

Chris Evans' primary claim to fame these days is Johnny Storm in the Fantastic Four movies. His other genre ventures include the criminally underrated Sunshine and the recent CG-animated version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He returns to science ficti...


Resident Evil: Apocalypse
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 08-06-2004)

Genre:Horror/Action/Video Game Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Screen Gems.Production Company:Constantin Film.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Milla Jovovich (Alice); Oded Fehr; Sienna Guillory (Jill Valentine); Jared Harris (Dr. Ashford).Who's Making I...

Divi-Chan Strikes Back: The Interview
by Roman Martel (Thu 03-25-1999)

3/25/99 - Well fellow Anime on DVD readers it seems that I was duped into thinking that this interview was with our beloved Divi-chan when in fact it was with an imposter who looked and acted much like her. This imposter's name is Diva and she has been ma...

Get Backers Vol. #09
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 09-14-2005)

What They SayThe place looked fine when they left it. Makubex had founded the new Volts and was well on his way to cleaning up the Limitless Fortress and making it safe for everyone. The future looked as bright as Ginji is…not bright. So what wen...

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

The full schedule for this year's Comic Con has been released here but as always, we're going to sift through the press releases and give you the panels covering Movies, DVD and TV events. You can check out the first two days below.Wednesday, July 23, PRE...


The 2 Johns
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-06-2006)

Many mathematicians and theologians are now saying that the Number of the Beast is actually 611. I know - short notice to reschedule your Antichrist party, but a late Saturday date is better anyway. Getting that tattoo changed is going to be a bitch, thou...

It's Halloween!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 10-25-2005)

We've been fans of Something Weird Video for two decades, as they've unearthed and preserved on home video hundreds of "lost" and obscure exploitation films over the years. We've enjoyed their TV show REEL WILD CINEMA, and their fun-packed Image DVDs have...

CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIES: IN THE YEAR 2889 / THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE / TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE
by Tony Whitt (Fri 08-08-2003)

Remember those ratty videotape sets they used to sell at such fine stores as K-Mart, featuring six or seven grainy B-movies from the '50s, '60s, and '70s, recorded in EP mode? I'll bet you thought that the DVD revolution would get rid of that sort of junk...

Jingle Belle
by Coming Attractions (Fri 09-19-2003)

Genre:Comic Book Adaptation/Fantasy.Studio:Unknown.Production Company:Revolution Studios.Project Phase:Script Stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Gina Wendkos (Screenwriter); Steve Tisch, Gary Goodman (Producers); based on the graphic novel Jingle B...


Knight Rider
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 06-02-2004)

Genre:Action/Adventure.Studio:Unknown.Production Company:Revolution Studios.Project Phase:Script Stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:David Elliott, Paul Lovett (Screenwriters); Glen A. Larson (Screenwriter); Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray, Glen A. Larson ...

Dini, Ross on JUSTICE LEAGUE
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 08-16-2002)

Paul Dini and Alex Ross have another oversized one-shot this November, JLA: SECRET ORIGINS. The 48-page, 10-inch by 13.5-inch one-shot begins a year-long build-up to fall 2003'S JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, an all-new, 96-page graphic novel. "The work Paul a...

Deth Eternal Part One
by John Thonen (Fri 08-02-2002)

TRANCERS 6, the latest entry in producer Charles Band’s long running film series, just hit video stores. Which makes it a perfect time to take a look back at the chronicles of time traveling, tough guy cop Jack Deth. Joining us for this look, courtesy of ...

Into the Blue
by Coming Attractions (Wed 11-26-2003)

Genre:Adventure/Thriller.Studio:MGM.Production Company:Mandalay Pictures.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Paul Walker; Jessica Alba; Ashley Scott; Josh Brolin.Who's Making It:John Stockwell (Director); Matt Johnson (Screenwriter).Premise:A group o...


2004 Eisner Awards nominees announced
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-08-2004)

The nominees for the 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been announced. The Eisners are held every year at the San Diego International Comic Convention and are the comic industry's equivalent of the Oscars. Simply put, these are the best of the b...

SUNLAND HEAT
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-09-2005)

With the current state of world cinema, genre pictures can spring up just about anywhere, making this Brazilian martial arts entry no surprise. What is surprising is that it's so unconventional, delivering standard genre conventions in unusual ways in an ...

Soundtrack Roundup
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-16-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Mark Isham's score for CRASH, Paul Haggis' feature directorial debut, a compelling mystery film of strangers brought together through happenstance, has been released on CD by Superb Records. The score is as introspective a comp...

Dukes of Hazzard, The
by Development Heck (Fri 08-05-2005)

Genre:Action/Television Adaptation.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Village Roadshow Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Johnny Knoxville (Luke Duke); Seann William Scott (Bo Duke); Jessica Simpson (Daisy Duke); Burt Reynolds (Boss Hogg, in ...


THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA
by Brian Thomas (Fri 06-25-2004)

Opening today at the Elgin Sky-Vue Drive-In is one of those new breed of Space Age thrillers that have been pulling in audiences across the nation. To be honest, your roving reporter can't claim to be a convert it all seems like something out of one of t...

Tom Hanks' ROAD Less Traveled
by Pamela Harland (Fri 07-12-2002)

Mr. Nice Guy does some naughty things in the new Sam Mendes thriller ROAD TO PERDITION. But when Tom Hanks does them they don't seem so bad for some reason. Which just proves the theory, some guys can get away with anything... even murder.Hanks plays hitm...

FUNNY GAMES
by Tim Janson (Thu 06-19-2008)

Funny Games was a difficult film to review. On one hand there are numerous outstanding elements to this horror/psychological thriller. On the other hand, the Director tries to be a bit too cute and threatens to drag the entire film down the drai...

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...


Immortalizing HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES -- Part One
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-26-2003)

Five years after it ceased production, HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES remains like its Immortal characters something that will not die. Davis-Panzer Productions released full seasons of the six-year run Highlander in videotape years before this was the norm, th...

UNFAITHFUL
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-10-2002)

Director Adrian Lyne has made some fairly overwrought movies about sexual passion and its consequences these include FATAL ATTRACTION, NINE ½ WEEKS, INDECENT PROPOSAL and the remake of LOLITA so a movie entitled UNFAITHFUL suggests something along simil...

THE BREED
by ABBIE BERNSTEIN (Thu 07-19-2001)

If your tastes in horror/fantasy include a fondness for stories that mix respectable gore content with twisty plotting and genuinely sweet characters, THE BREED may prove almost sinfully enjoyable. Director Michael Oblowitz gives his unnamed near-future c...

DEATH RACE 2000: Days of Future Passed
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 01-20-2000)

Not very long ago, 2000 AD represented all that was futuristic and fantastic within our common view of life. That far-off era was held for fantasies of high technology or tales of The End of All That We Know or, at the very least, showing humanity in its ...


Firewall
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 10-12-2004)

Genre:Thriller/Action.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Warner Bros./Village Roadshow.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Harrison Ford; Paul Bettany.Who's Making It:Richard Loncraine (Director); Joe Forte (Screenwriter); Armyan Bernstein, Jon S...

HIGHLANDER WORLDWIDE WORKSHOP: MACLEOD AND METHOS
by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 03-05-2005)

The final panel of the two-day Workshop finds series star Adrian Paul and costar Peter Wingfield in a display of extreme good sportsmanship, imagination and not a little insanity doing a panel not on their respective characters, Duncan MacLeod and Methos,...

Strike Memo of High Priority Movies?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 09-13-2007)

Alright readers, I'm going to warn you now that this "memo" should be taken with a grain of salt. The reasoning behind that warning is we don't know how old this memo is..It could have been pulled together by the various studios rather quickly a...

Pre-Strike Priorities Have Changed
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 10-11-2007)

Remember that "Pre-Strike Priority List" we discussed last month? It had a laundry list of high profiles films which the studios wanted in production prior to the impending June 2008 strike. Well, it seems as time has rolled onward since Septemb...


"Mythos: Ghost Rider" #3
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 01-16-2007)

Marvel’s Mythos series presents painted, condensed retellings of several of the publisher’s most popular characters.  Paul Jenkins writes them, Paolo Rivera paints them, and this retelling of Ghost Rider’s origin is the third in the...

Remembering Basil
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-16-2006)

The untimely death of film composer Basil Poledouris last week, at the age of 61, has deprived the film music community of one of its finest contemporary practitioners. With more than seven dozen film scores to his credit since the early 1970s, Basil Pole...

Who Watches the Justice League?
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 07-04-2005)

Welcome back, and a happy Fourth of July to all my fellow crazy, explosives-happy Americans out there. I hope you're all enjoying yourselves as you float on lakes or guzzle alcohol or blow off various appendages with illegal fireworks. In the words of P...

Get Backers Vol. #01
by Dani Moure (Tue 04-19-2005)

What They SayBased on a popular manga and animated by the respected Studio Deen (King Of Bandit King, Cowboy Bebop). Everyone knows the feeling of coming home and finding their home broken into. Your possessions thrown around, drawers are ransacked and e...