Release Date: July 10, 2009 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Mike Newell Screenwriter: Jordan Mechner, Jeffrey Nachmanoff Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred MolinaGenre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Plot Summary...
According to IESB, Michael Bay has signed on to direct the Jerry Bruckheimer produced PrinceofPersia: The SandsofTime.The film, is based on the video game, which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler f...
Jerry Bruckheimer's production company is in discussions with Ubisoft to buy the film rights to the video game PRINCEOFPERSIA: THE SANDSOFTIME. Set in medieval Persia, the game follows the quest of a young Prince intent on restoring the populace of hi...
Welcome to Princeof Persia, or should I say welcome back? Over fifteen years ago the Princeof Persia series was created and it has come a long way. The original storyline was simple as the graphics, which involved a prince saving a princess. Future game...
Two more actors are locked in for the adaptation of the best selling Ubisoft videogame PrinceofPersia: The SandsofTime, reports Variety. Thespians Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina are joining leading cast members Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton in th...
Just three days ago, we passed along word that Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina were cast in the upcoming adaptation ofPrinceofPersia: The SandsofTime. While the trades said that Molina would be playing Sheik Amar, they were mum on who Kingsley would b...
We have our first two leading cast members for the upcoming adaptation of the best selling video game series PrinceofPersia: The SandsofTime. HR confirms that Jake Gyllenhaal (first report by Latino Review) and Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) will ...
Director Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) will lead the action-adventure pic PrinceofPersia:SandsofTime in Morocco for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney. The epic project is a live-action feature based on the videogame. "Pri...
While attending the press junket for National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Frosty over at Collider had a chance to discuss the future of producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The next big film is PRINCEOFPERSIA:SANDSOFTIME and Bruckheimer had some things to...
Director Mike Newell (Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire) has been offered the directing gig for PRINCEOFPERSIA:SANDSOFTIME, an adaptation of the best-selling Ubisoft game. Variety reports that Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Prods. offered the job afte...
It looks like the first next-generation title for the Princeof Persia is taking the character in a new whole direction. In fact, reports Eurogamer, this one is technically a reboot of the franchise where the Prince will be "more poetic" than pr...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS This is definitely a week of must-haves in soundtrack new releases. Despite having had only five weeks to conceptualize, compose, orchestrate, record and mix the score after stepping in to replace Howard Shore as composer, Jame...
In a move to avoid heavy screen competition, Disney has begun making moves in their 2009 release schedule. One of the films getting a release date change is the upcoming Bruckheimer-produced adaptation ofPrinceofPersia:SandsofTime, which was origina...
...rst game, PrinceofPersia:SandsofTime (Chatwood's primarily electronic rhythmic sensibilities are included in Zur's subsequent scores as well). Both composers to a fine job of delineating expressive and expansive musical atmospheres for the mysteri...
Welcome to another Countdown, where just like in Rand McNally hamburgers eat people. Putting soylent servings aside though this week took last week’s game fest and turned the cannibalism down to six. I say cannibalism since there were a few publi...
Ask any guy what attributes make a girl attractive and he’ll kick back a list of dimensions, and maybe a personality trait or two just so he doesn’t look like a total dick. But even in candid conversation, most men won’t be honest enough...
In the opening prologue for the “Sandsof Oblivion” there are essentially two back stories. The first is that Egyptian priests capture and imprison Imla Ra, a demon god of the underworld, so he would be unable to terrorize the Earth. ...
If there is one personage in all of human history who remains enigmatic, feared, hated and loathed by much of the world, yet honored and beloved by his countrymen, that would be Vlad Tsepes (i.e., the Impaler), a.k.a. Vlad Dracula (Son of the Dragon). He ...
What They SayContains episodes 1-2. Enma is the Demon Princeof the Underworld, a demon "Born of Fire." His mission is to take back or destroy demons that have escaped to the human world from the Underworld. Along with his partner, Princess Yukihime, "Bor...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayWith only one victory away from advancing to the city tournament, Seishun Academy fields Princeof Tennis Ryoma Echizen to compete against the mysterious and mumb...
Dark Sky Films has become one of the leading packagers of vintage psychotronic films in a relatively short time, picking up rights to some choice titles that have never had an official DVD release in the USA. Recently they began a line of Drive-In Double...
What They SayThe second half of the Metropolitan Tournament begins! The doubles teams power through the toughest matches they've seen yet, and Ryoma's match with Akutsu from Yamabuki Junior High fires up the court. With all the trouble Ryoma's encountered...
ComingSoon.net got a look at artwork for a few of Disney's upcoming films, including:Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianNational Treasure: Book of SecretsPrinceofPersia: The SandsofTimeWall-EToy Story 3Rata...
The Walt Disney Co. has set THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW's Jeffrey Nachmanoff to write three films for the studio.Nachmanoff will take on UNNATURAL HISTORY, LIBERTY and PRINCEOFPERSIA: THE SANDSOFTIME.PRINCEOF PERSIA centers on an adventurous prince who un...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS David Newman's expressive and expansive score for SERENITY, Josh Whedon's big-screen incarnation of his short-loved TV series, FIREFLY, recently released by Varese Sarabande (302 066 682 2), is as quietly passionate as was the ...
What They SayEnma is the Demon Princeof the Underworld; a demon "Born of Fire." His mission is to take back or destroy demons that have escaped to the human world from the Underworld, but there seems to be no end to them.
Now, the stench of demons seems...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Morinaga AiTranslated by:Laura Jackson and Yoko KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayReiichi is the quintessential nerd: thick glasses, coarse and unkempt hair, short, fat and ugly. His classmates constantly make fun of him, and h...
Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayRyoma Echizen, the Princeof Tennis has just enrolled at Seishun Academy after spending several years in America winning 4 consecutive US Junior Tournaments. His ...
What They SayFor years the citizens of Lunaria have shared their sacred natural resource - water - with the industrious inhabitants of the Shadowlands in exchange for advanced technology. That is, until the Princeof Lunaria decides such high-tech wonders...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Morinaga AiTranslated by:Laura Jackson & Yoko KobayashiAdapted by:What They SaySwan's Dilemma
Inside every ugly ducking is a handsome prince... isn't there?
Reiichi Swan thought that looks were everything. But now that he is ...
What They SayRyoma and the Seigaku tennis team have reached the Metropolitan Tournament, the pinnacle of youth tennis. First up, the "golden pair" doubles team of Oishi and Kikumaru are forced to resort to the unusual Australian formation to throw off the...
What They SayRyoma Echizen and the rest of the Seigaku players enter the district tennis tournament as the school to beat. But an unknown team comes from out of nowhere to put them to the test. During a series of intense matches marked by extreme angles, ...
Duo of popular manga titles to debut as SHONEN JUMP graphic novels
beginning spring of 2004.
San Francisco, Calif, February 10, 2004 - VIZ, LLC, one of the leading
publishers and distributors of manga comics and anime content for North
American audiences...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kanoko SakurakojiTranslated by:Mai IharaAdapted by:Mai IharaWhat They SayDrawn into the exciting world of kabuki theatre, young Akari spends her time after school assisting the internationally famous actor Shonosuke Ichimura. ...
Walter Manley Enterprises was a film importer in the 60's. They'd buy up cheap foreign movies, dub and sometimes re-edit them, and then release them in the US. They imported a lot of sword and sandal pictures like Hercules Vs. the Mo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayPrinceof Tennis Ryoma Echizen engages in yet another battle of skills and wits, but this time he's not fighting alone. Caught in a quest for victory in a pick-up...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Alan Menken hasn't entirely dropped out of site since scoring a run of successful Disney animated features from THE LITTLE MERMAID through HERCULES. He did some TV work, scored Disney's humdrum animated HOME ON THE RANGE as wel...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayRyoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Gakuen Middle School tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Ryoma has proven his ...
Once upon a time, director/writer/producer/editor/cinematographer/ lots-of-other-positions-too'er Robert Rodriguez shot to fame by making EL MARIACHI for next to no money. Even if the meagerness of the reported $7,000 budget was slightly exaggerated, as s...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayAs far as winning strategies go, no effective game plan can be carried out without one essential factor - stamina. And when Seishun Academy's Eiji succumbs to exh...
Walt Disney Pictures has unleashed the second full trailer for its upcoming sequel, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. We have the second trailer below. The studio has also revealed a new featurette for the film, which you can see by clicking here....
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ...
In a few cases, various studios will be releasing their planned Super Bowl spots online at their official sites a day before the big game. Disney and Walden Media have done given this early look for their upcoming sequel Prince Caspian. The...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayFresh from winning four consecutive U.S. Junior tournaments, The Princeof Tennis Ryoma Echizen has enrolled at Seishun Academy. With undeniable skill and talent-...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayWith Coach Ryuzaki's blessing, Team Captain Kunimitsu Tezuka challenges Princeof Tennis Ryoma Echizen to a bitter duel to settle their differences. Given Ryoma's...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayThe much-anticipated match between Seishun Academy's Ryoma Echizen and St. Rudolph's Yuta is underway, and neither of them is giving in to each other's intimidati...
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ...
The folks at Bandai Visual USA want to share some of their new releases and have supplied us with some to give away in a contest! This contest is for the first volume of Demon Prince Enma! We want to make th...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Morinaga AiTranslated by:Laura Jackson & Yoko KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayLove Stinks!!
Reiichi thought that Yumiko liked handsome guys who were cool and collected. But then why is she hanging all over the nerdy-looking t...
At the Comic Con, Disney showed Ben Barnes, who will be portraying PRINCE CASPIAN, talking about his upcoming role in the second installment of the "Chronicles of Narnia" franchise. This next film stars Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Mo...
From a new fantasy series opener by renowned horror author Douglas Clegg to a De Haven Superman novel and a comprehensive behind-the-scenes tome on the beloved Dune series, this Tuesday brings some red-hot goodies that are sure to burn through the shelves...
Some new photos have arrived online for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by way of USA Today. The upcoming Disney sequel will star Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Vincent...
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Welcome to another week of the Countdown, where time is ticking down but we are too busy to notice because of all the games we play. This week spring break seems all but dead, which will allow us to catch up on a few of the titles that came out recentl...
Casting has been completed on the much-anticipated sixth installment of the Warner Bros. Pictures "Harry Potter" film franchise, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The announcement was made by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner B...
The first trailer for THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN has appeared online. This sequel, based on the C.S Lewis fantasy series, stars Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Vinc...
What They SayAs the Negamoon's attacks on the city continue, Rini comes to a decision. The time has come for her to lead Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts back into the future Crystal Tokyo to confront the evil Prince Diamond and his Dark Crystal! But fir...
What They SayTakahata's Little Norse Prince tells the story of Horus, a young man who pulls a blade out of a Rock Giant only to discover that it is the Sword of the Sun and, if reforged, the sword's destiny will transform the boy into the Princeof the Su...
Welcome to our next edition of Top Maniacal Rumors of the Week, the place to cover all those wild and wacky rumors that sometimes were a bit too unsubstantiated to cover elsewhere. This week was filled with some big ones, enough so that vocal Maniacs ...
Interviewer: Way Jeng Interviewer (I): Today I'm talking with Liam O'Brien, voice actor in and ADR director of Koi Kaze. Let's start at the very beginning. Any discussion about Koi Kaze has to involve its central theme, incest. A lot of fans are undoubte...
A student/teacher boy’s love story full of sex, lies, and video tapes (all right, not really lies, but I wanted to use the quote).Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Akemi TakaidoTranslated by: Ken WakitaAdapted by: Ken WakitaWhat They SayAsahina-sensei i...
What They SayWith the final round of the Chunin Exam only a month away, Naruto receives some special training from Jiraiya, one of the three legendary Sannin, to summon and master the chakra of the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit within him. Can Naruto turn this d...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshimura NatsukiTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayThe boy who didn't know he would be king...
When King Dark Fleet retires, Kaoru Yoshida never expected to be named successor of a strange and mysterious nethe...
What They SayTwo years have passed since the Great War. Akito and Yurika have vanished. The Jovians and the Earthlings have joined forces and Ruri is now captain of Nadesico B. As the popularity of Boson Jumping grows, a vast transportation network has be...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayThe quest continues for the gritty players of Seishun Academy. With their sights dead-set on making it all the way to Nationals, they must outclass every team tha...
What They SayTwo years have passed since the great war. Akito and Yurika have vanished. The Jovians and the earthlings have joined forces and Ruri is now captain of Nadesico B. As the popularity of Boson Jumping grows, a vast transportation network has be...
“Things never happen the same way twice.”
That's what Aslan, the mighty lion king of Narnia, says to Lucy, the youngest of the Pevensie siblings, when they are reunited in Prince Caspian—the second big screen fantasy based on C.S. Lewis...
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...
Three new TV spots for the 2nd adventure into Narnia via The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian have appeared online courtesy of IKlipz Video. The upcoming sequel will star Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Pe...
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...
Release Date: May 16, 2008 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media Director: Andrew Adamson Screenwriter: Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Steve McFeely Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Ben Barnes, P...
According to the Times Online, Ben Barnes has signed a three picture deal with Disney to play Prince Caspian for the Narnia franchise. To take the role the actor had to leave National Theatre's The History Boys hanging, essentially ditching his role wh...
As much as I love these expanded sets from Viz Media, it takes a bit oftime to get through them as it slows things down with twelve to thirteen episodes at a whack. Yet a series like this really works for the better because of it. Released on 10/23/2007,...
Sometimes death sneaks up on you. I had every intention of devoting this week’s Comicscape to an in-depth look at the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300, which premiered last week to both box office success and mostly positive cri...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Composer Dario Marianelli (BLOOD STRANGERS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) has stepped up to the plate and smashed a home run out of the park with his wondrously compelling score for Terry Gilliam's delightful fantasy, THE BROTHERS GRIMM...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONJohn Powell (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, SHREK) has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, released last week by Varese Sarabande Records. The music has plenty ...
Going with a sports title this time around, Jarred's got a new manga review this morning with a look at the October 2004 release ofPrinceof Tennis Vol. #4 (of 28) from Viz Media.
A new behind-the-scenes featurette has popped up online for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian courtesy of Walden Media and Disney. The upcoming sequel will star Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Peter Din...
Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro...
Catching up on his pile, Ed Chavez has sent in his latest review, this time for the November 2004 release of Duck Prince Vol. #3 (of 6) from CPM Press.
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...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSAustralian émigré Graeme Revell steps aside from sci-fi and horror scoring (THE CROW, RED PLANET, DUNE, PITCH BLACK, TOMB RAIDER, DAREDEVIL, FREDDY VS JASON, etc) to derive a very likable and rhythmic score for Carl Franklin's c...
What They SayThis mondo-mega-hit theatrical feature released in '98 was produced as a sequel to the equally popular TV series. Bonus features include theatrical spots, trailers, promo clip for the theme song ''Dearest'', and more. The show's high point is...
It’s the last Weekly Book Buzz of the year, and even though this release schedule is for the first batch of SF, Fantasy, and Horror books coming out in 2008 I wanted to take a quick, clichéd look at the requisite lists of 2007 superlatives.
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No matter what holiday you celebrate there’s always one constant during the winter season: terrible gifts. Because of a schedule / travel conflict with the fam I happened to celebrate Christmas early this year. Did I get Subterranean Press’ li...
What They SayEpisode 70: The Renewed Goku
Despite his new powers, Vegeta proves to be no match for the all-powerful Frieza. With each painful punch, Vegeta's dreams of becoming a Super Saiyan fade away, and Piccolo, Gohan, and Krillin can do nothing but w...
The developers over at Ubisoft are throwing a cool little contest over at their official website for Princeof Persia, a next generation reworking of their best selling video game series. Basically, if you head here, you Xbox 360ers can choose which achie...
What They SayDarkness hid the pieces of her beloved's shattered heart and time is running out for Princess Tutu to find them. Using the power of an enchanted amulet she must uncover the mystery and keep herself and the prince alive.The Review!Once upon a...
Computer game composer Inon Zur took to the Warner Brothers scoring stage last week to record orchestral music for the new computer game, PrinceofPersia: The Two Thrones. The third in the newly-resurrected Princeof Persia computer game franchise, the g...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: THE MOTION PICTURE-PRINCEOF DARKNESS
FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO WILDLY POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO
HOUSTON, September 9, 2003-ADV Films has s...
Despite being pregnant while filming is set to begin for HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, the Independent has cleared the air saying actress Helena Bonham Carter will indeed be returning as the evil Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange for the sixt...
Woo, February snuck up on me and gave me a big present in the form of Ashita no Nadja! It's kind of like Secret of Cerulean Sands in its timeframe and general feel, but Nadja seems quite different compared to Jean.
Our story starts out at an orphanage i...
The Review!Audio: My impoverished setup doesn't allow me the luxury of good stereo sound, but from what I could tell there were no serious errors. I watched the Japanese track only.
Video: Central Park Media has bungled this category before, but the vide...
Whether or not you enjoyed the rather hollow cinematic translation of Eragon this past December, there’s no denying that Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Trilogy has legs. Ever since the first book’s film adaptation release, the seco...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fujimo MoyamuTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayCrown Prince Varumu is next in line for the throne, but if he can't deal with the spirit masters, then his royal dreams may never come true! Tag along with the Pri...
What They SayBased on the original and successful comics by Rumiko Takahashi (creator of the equally popular Urusei Yatsura series), Ranma ½ concerns the comedic adventures of the eponymous hero and his friends.
During a trip to China to train in the mar...
What They SayKeith, Lance, Hunk, Pidge and Princess Allura have successfully awakened the legendary robot guardian, Voltron. After countless battles, they've pushed back the forces of evil King Zarkon, freeing the Princess's home, planet Arus, as well as ...
What They SayThe unthinkable has happened: Utena has
allen in love with her best friend's older brother. Although he is engaged to another woman, he seems to return her affections. But to be his princess, Utena must give up her goal of becoming a prince....
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...
You've probably heard by now that Alan Moore has permanently dissociated himself from DC Comics, its affiliate Wildstorm, and America's Best Comics the imprint Moore started in 1998. This is significant news, and yet it's not entirely unexpected. This is...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another installment of the classiest comic book column on the web! I, your humble host, will guide you on another foray into comic shop talk, as we read your letters regarding the continuity problems facing Marvel a...
Bantam Spectra has provided Cinescape with an excerpt from George R. R. Martin's upcoming A Feast for Crows. The novel will be released on November 8, 2005. THE PROPHET The prophet was drowning men on Great Wyk when they came to tell him that the king was...
CENTRAL PARK MEDIA SET TO RELEASE
The Heroic Legend of Arlsan, Gall Force: Earth Chapter, Revolutionary Girl
Utena: Finale, Revolutionary Girl Utena: Apocalypse Saga DVD Collection,
And Zero Woman: The Hunted
Titles Slated For Release On November 11...
What They SayThe epic story of Gundam is taken into a new realm, where it takes the viewer deeper behind the lines of the One-Year War than ever before. See how the war was portrayed on the side of Zeon. Who is the true evil?
Episode 1: The Vanishing Ser...
`Unknown to Speed, Racer X is secretly his older brother, Rex, who ran away from home years ago!`Every time this line was rattled off by the narrator of the classic 1960s cartoon Speed Racer, viewers knew they were in for wild action and unequaled coolnes...
It's easy enough to look back at the first season of a long running genre series to speculate how and why it might have failed had the gods of ratings and viewer attention not been good to it, but it's much harder sometimes to figure out why a series that...
HAYAO MIYAZAKI'S
THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO
AND ISAO TAKAHATA'S
LITTLE NORSE PRINCE
OUT TO OWN ON DVD FROM OCTOBER 17TH
"Fast and furious...a hilarious mix of Hitchcock and the Marx Brothers"
Jeff Mennell, Hollywood Reporter (on Castle of Cagliostro)
On ...
What They SayAvailable for the first time on DVD, three of Kitty's hottest titles are on
one disc! In Bondage House, Takayasu is a private detective whose special
interrogation techniques are guaranteed to elicit a confession from any
female suspect. Ge...
As Dreamworks and Paramount gear up to resurrect a franchise this Independence Day, Random House Publishing Group is capitalizing on the hype by printing the official prequel novel to the live-action film.
Hello everyone and welcome to this Tues...
Tor Books unloads a handful of new science fiction and fantasy, Wizards of the Coast debuts a new series, and Robert A. Heinlein gets a hardcover rendition of one of his classics in this week's book buzz. Tor's James VanderMeer offers a well-rounded, epil...
The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ...
THE FILM MUSIC OF AKIRA IFUKUBE Akira Ifukube has maintained a notably symphonic style in his prolific array of film scores, utilizing traditional Japanese styles and voicings for many of his adventure and dramatic films, while embodying his music for sci...
Think back. Way back, if you need to. When was the first time you set eyes on televised anime? The answer might surprise you.I've spent a lot oftime over the past couple of weeks yelling about Pokemon being the Great Catalyst, the animated phenomeno...
In breaking with tradition this week, a Pocket Star release has given me an excuse to spend most of my discourse on something I positively love: WARCRAFT.
Ever since playing a demo version of the original Warcraft (on a Shuckysoft shareware CD) a...
CRONOS by Robert Silverberg is three novels in one, spanning the career of a man who has won more Nebula and Hugo awards than any other writer. All three novels deal with Silverberg's admitted obsession with time travel.The first story (and the most rece...
DAY ONE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6The first ever New York Anime Film Festival started ominously enough. The opening night was set in the city`s Japan House, a center dedicated to Sino-American cross-cultural exchange located within eyesight of the United Nations....
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR FIRST VOLUME OF MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO:
THE MOTION PICTURE - PRINCEOF DARKNESS
FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO THE POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO TO
BE AVAILABLE 16th FEBRUARY 2004
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What They SayThe assassins of Weiss have killed each dark beast that has threatened them,
but their worst enemies will always be themselves! Their group has finally
fallen apart. However, just because they have gone their separate ways
doesn’t mea...
What They SayClaude and his crew cross the ocean and arrive at Port Linga of Lacour Kingdom. They encounter Precis Newman, a cute and prolific inventor girl there. They decide to help her find mysterious moonlit flowers called Metox that have a special po...
Guillermo del Toro has made a career of bouncing back and forth between intimate, indie horror films and higher-budgeted Hollywood studio pics. Last year his beloved fantasy film 'Pan's Labyrinth' (which he wrote, directed and produced) collected six Osca...
The Review!Rating:
Video Quality: ****1/2 out of *****
Audio Qualty: ***** out of *****
Japanese Language Track: ***** out of *****
English Language Track: ***** out of *****
French Language Track: N/A
Packaging: ****1/2 out of *****
Menus: **** ou...
What They SayFugitives! Tenchi and the girls are wanted throughout the galaxy for attempting to overthrow the Jurai government as they flee through space to Jurai to clear their names. With the Galaxy Police and the Jurai Military on their trail, they hav...
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. ...
What They SayDiana, a spirited princess, flees her kingdom to join her true love - the sworn enemy of her royal house. But misfortune befalls her almost immediately, and she is captured by depraved slave traders! Will her prince arrive in time?The Review!...
Last time we took a quick look at the Golden Age Hawkman, both as he was in the beginning way back in the 1940s, and again with some alterations imposed by the 1980s and 1990s DC continuity "fixes" (more of which we'll deal with in our final installment)....
VIDEO NEWS· You cant keep a good corpse down as Trimark Home Video has recently announced their August 3rd Special Edition release of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3. Dan OBannons 1985 semi-sequel/spin-off of Georg...
What They SayContains both The History of Trunks and Bardock: The Father of Goku!
The History of Trunks
When Goku dies of a deadly virus, it seems like the end of the world. But the powerful Master's passing proves to be merely a presage of the horrible...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kanan (concept by: BROCCOLI)Translated by:Ken WakitaAdapted by:What They SayThe Angel Troupe continues its voyage to safety and makes a stop at Planet Oasia, known for its hot springs. Ranpha has an ulterior motive for going t...
What They SayThe secret connections between Wiess and the Takatori family are finally revealed. Hirofumi Takatori captures Omi, but will the youngest member of Wiess be able to fight back once he discovers their relationship? Aya is disillusioned by a dis...
What They Sayn the words of the Merciful Goddess, "Things that don't change are so lame," which is why eternal bliss could get a little boring. But 500 years ago, the Sanzo Party's alter egos were just the imperfection heaven needed to liven up the place....
The Review!Damn... this is what I've been waiting for for several years: a domestically released, fully licensed subtitled version of Sailor Moon! I really make no bones about liking Sailor Moon: while I admit that the animation is somewhat limited, even ...
What They SayThe struggle on Gaea continues and Hitomi begins to realize her importance in this war. Allen and company prove their loyalty and are cleared of any charges. Meanwhile, amidst all the fighting, Millerna makes a shocking discovery. Zaibach's f...
The Walt Disney Studios unveiled a diverse and ambitious slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012 at a New York press conference held today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt ...
Michael Keaton. Christian Bale. Val Kilmer. George Clooney. Even, yes, Adam West (he did a Batman film during the TV show's run). All of them have donned the bat-ears, the billowy cape, and the pointy gloves for one movie or another, to varying levels of ...
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin...
What They SayThe battle for the Capital city of Kyo rages as warring political factions vie for power against hereditary rulers. After the murder of her parents at the hands of her seditious uncle, a young girl names Kintoko flees to the mountains to lead...
What They SayIn the 37th installment of the show that warms your socks faster than any kotatsu, a misunderstand threatesn Ataru and Lum's relationship as winter invades Tomobiki in "Spring Is Not Far! The STory Of The Lonesome Fairy." Sakura takes some of...
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What They SayHelga goes to Clairmont, where the memories of her past lives as Serafine and Christina are reawakened. And going back even further in time, there is the planet Greecia...
Lost in a forest heavy with mist, a young Princess Tina is rescued by...
OPINION: Hello again! I've just finished tabulating all the votes for the Top Five Best (And Worst) Comics of 2003, and all I can say is...whew. I've come to two conclusions in the process: 1) we comics fans may all have different tastes, but we all tend ...
So there I was, participating in this silly little `meet the authors` event last Friday night at a suburban shopping mall. It was organized by the alumni association of my alma mater, to give exposure (whatever that means) to those of us who (A) admit we ...
Hope you guys all had a great US Thanksgiving and are enjoying the leftovers. Last week we talked about watching anime on handheld devices. Since then there's been a new wrinkle. TiVo is expanding their TiVoToGo program to include iPods and PlayStation Po...
What They SayPero, a sword-wielding musketeer cat, is on the run! He's guilty of the ultimate crime: rescuing mice from certain doom. In hot pursuit are three bumbling police cats, trying their best to bring Pero to justice. While evading capture, Pero st...
REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS is one of those stories that's lost something in the years since it originally aired. At the time, the story was important for a multitude of reasons: it was the first story to answer the ever-thorny question of how Daleks get up...
This October, Dracula will once again rise from the dead to haunt comic shops. Image will bring William Harms's unique vision of the historical Dracula to New York City in IMPALER. The prince awakens in modern times to fight a vampire plague begun centu...
What They SayAs if being a kid weren’t awkward enough, the arrival of the fifth Anima Mundi along with her mercilessly powerful Black Diva threatens to make mincemeat of the Cyber Team! With Parent/Teacher Night looming, Hibari, Suzume, Tsugumi, and...
What They SayThis is the story of four high school friends, Takayuki Narumi, Haruka Suzumiya, Mitsuki Hayase, and Shinji Taira. Takayuki is drifting a bit and not really thinking about college entrance exams. After meeting Haruka he feels better about him...
What They SayIn 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which one is born dictates the path his or her life will likely follow. But when Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, and William, an earnest member of t...
What They SayThe final dance of the HiME draws to a close as the last of the HiME battle each other. Realizing that Yuichi loves Mai and not her, Shiho attacks Mai, but Mai is unable to fight back because if either one of them is defeated, Yuichi will die...
NYPD BLUE finally wrapped last week after 12 long seasons. While it's always sad to see a quality show go, BLUE was probably several seasons overdue, and at least they went out on their own terms. Besides, for the first time in 12 years, I don't have to w...
Many of us, as we grow older; have become cynical with Disney movies. Princesses, magic and a villain wrapped in a few clever songs are tough to digest. Disney attacks our cynicism with Enchanted by parodying all the great Disney films that have...
Now I know this is a little off topic and Uwe Boll is an extremely easy target, but this weekend I saw a trailer for the upcoming IN THE NAME OF THE KING and I’ve gotta vent. It almost seems trendy now to hate the craptacular German director / produ...
What They SayGokudo and the gang have a new quest, to find the legendary Savior Device of the Buddha people! All they need to do is deal with the fact that their bodies and souls are still swapped around, Panda is giving birth to the monkey god, Goku, Jik...
Maybe all the campaigning by TRU CALLING fans worked out after all. This week Eliza Dushku and Jason Priestly return to the small screen in all their corpse-assisting, day-reliving glory. Then again, maybe not, since it's only back to burn off the remaini...
What They SayIt's a ghostbustin' good time for Princess Dejiko as she takes on poltergeists, goblins and her arch nemesis Piyoko! Later the Di Gi Charat crew becomes bodyguards for a pop diva and a visiting prince. Then it's time to enjoy your favorite fa...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Arashi ShindoTranslated by:Satsuki YamashitaAdapted by:Jason GrissomWhat They SaySo... you wake up one day after a two-year nap and discover that your father is dead. What do you do? Take over his kingdom and rule with an iron...
Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.
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With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?
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.hack//SIGN - Koichi Mashimo
Koichi Mashimo (President of Bee Train, director of .hack and Noir), Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Ent. VP & panel host), and another Japanese guest (who didn't say much) were present at the panel.
This is one of the more interesting...
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A...