Welcome to PrinceofPersia, or should I say welcome back? Over fifteen years ago the PrinceofPersia 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...
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...
Jerry Bruckheimer's production company is in discussions with Ubisoft to buy the film rights to the video game PRINCEOFPERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME. Set in medieval Persia, the game follows the quest of a young Prince intent on restoring the populace of hi...
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: SANDS OF TIME and Bruckheimer had some things to...
Director Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) will lead the action-adventure pic PrinceofPersia: Sands of Time in Morocco for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney. The epic project is a live-action feature based on the videogame. "Pri...
According to IESB, Michael Bay has signed on to direct the Jerry Bruckheimer produced PrinceofPersia: The Sands of Time.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...
Something may be going on with Disney's PrinceofPersia: The Sands of Time. The studio has moved the project out of it's June 19, 2009 release date and rescheduled the release of the upcoming film back nearly a year to May 28, 2010. This means that inste...
Director Mike Newell (Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire) has been offered the directing gig for PRINCEOFPERSIA:SANDS OF TIME, an adaptation of the best-selling Ubisoft game. Variety reports that Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Prods. offered the job afte...
Two more actors are locked in for the adaptation of the best selling Ubisoft videogame PrinceofPersia: The Sands of Time, reports Variety. Thespians Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina are joining leading cast members Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton in th...
It looks like the first next-generation title for the PrinceofPersia 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...
Just three days ago, we passed along word that Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina were cast in the upcoming adaptation ofPrinceofPersia: The Sands of Time. While the trades said that Molina would be playing Sheik Amar, they were mum on who Kingsley would b...
Spies capturing photos on the set of films seem to be the theme for this afternoon's news. Someone was on hand on the set ofPrinceofPersia: The Sands of Time to snap some photos of Jake Gyllenhaal in his wardrobe (or lack there of) as the "Prince&...
We have our first two leading cast members for the upcoming adaptation of the best selling video game series PrinceofPersia: The Sands of Time. HR confirms that Jake Gyllenhaal (first report by Latino Review) and Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) will ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
MELBOURNE, Friday, 6 May 2005 - From Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of INUYASHA, comes the long requested fan favourite; RANMA «. Enjoyed by fans all over the world, RANMA « is now finally making its way onto DVD for the first time in Australia! See what f...
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...
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...
The developers over at Ubisoft are throwing a cool little contest over at their official website for PrinceofPersia, a next generation reworking of their best selling video game series. Basically, if you head here, you Xbox 360ers can choose which achie...
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...
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 a...
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 of time over the past couple of weeks yelling about Pokemon being the Great Catalyst, the animated phenomeno...
The Review!Absolutely perfect...
Audio:
Audio is identical to the other DBZ TV discs, English stereo, Japanese mono. The Japanese track was solid as usual. My only experience with the horribly-dubbed English track occurred by accident, as after the last...
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...
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...
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...
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 Sands of TimeWall-EToy Story 3Rata...
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 ...
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 encounte...
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 SANDS OF TIME.PRINCEOFPERSIA centers on an adventurous prince who un...
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...
Inon Zur has scored the all new original CBS webisode series Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side. Based on the successful CBS-TV series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, the webisode series was created for the CBS TV set site by Sander/Moses Produc...
Game:
Assassin's Creed
Plot:
The setting is 1191 AD and the Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. As the character Altair you intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. You are an Assassin,...
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 ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Debbie Macomber/Misao Hoshiai Translated by:Ikoi HiroeAdapted by:What They SayPrince Stefano was a man most girls could only dream of meeting. And now the very handsome - and very eligible - bachelor has come to America in sea...
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2007 - Bandai Visual USA Inc., a leading innovator in Japanese animation, today announced that they are set to release 3 (three) new anime titles in the U.S starting Spring 2007. The three titles are "Gunbuster 2," "The Wings of ...
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 ...
Since the monster known as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End hits theater screens this weekend, I thought “Why Not?” Let’s talk about him. In fact, I’m close to putting up a *Fan boy Alert* advisory along side this Sta...
Comprehensive 13-Episode, 3-Disc Set Captures All The On And Off Court Action Of The Popular Series' First Season
San Francisco, CA March 29, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publi...
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...
If there's a problem with the truly awesome line of action figures from Todd McFarlane's revolutionary toy company, it's that there's too much product out theretoo many variations and permutations of characters and figures, so much so that it's hard to ke...
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ...
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....
What They SayRyoma Echizen is the 12-year-old son of a famous tennis player and a tennis genius in his own right. With talent in his blood and fire in his eyes, he backs up his confidence on the court with amazing skills. Now he has to overcome the older ...
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...
Any Yoko Ishida fans in da house? The popular Japanese singer known to many anime fans as the voice delivering theme songs for AI YORI AOSHI, PRETEAR, SAILOR MOON R, AH! MY GODDESS, TEXHNOLYZE and other top series. Fluent in English, Ishida has been makin...
Air Guitar’n by Captain Gordon Edward (Tue 04-03-2007)
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...
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 t...
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...
`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...
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...
According to Variety, Alicia Borrachero has signed on to play the role of Prunaprismia, the wife of Narnia's evil King General Miraz, in the upcoming film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Also signing on are Peter Dinklage and Vincent...
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. ...
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...
Today Nintendo releases eight classic Nintendo games on the Game Boy Advance. Each game has been ported faithfully, along with new save features for the games. In addition to that, the games only run 20 bucks a piece, which is probably high, but for a gam...
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...
VIDEO NEWSProof, as if any was needed, that direct-to-video horror producers have no shame is the recent report (from CREATURE CORNER) of a sequel to the dreadful BLOODY MURDER. That film was an unexpected video hit, probably due to its cover art of a cha...
"TMS Presents: Anime Classics" to premiere June 5, 2007 on iaTV
New York, April 16, 2007 - ImaginAsian TV (iaTV), America's first 24-hour Asian American television network, announced today that it will launch a new anime block called "TMS Presents: Anim...
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...
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...
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...
The classic horror films of the 30’s and 40’s have never been as popular as they are today. Baby Boomers who grew up watching the old Shock Theater packages in the 50’s and 60’s hold a tremendous fondness for the films that te...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tomoko TaniguchiTranslated by:Julia RoseAdapted by:What They SayAnd Angel's Prophecy. Mourning the loss of his beloved wife, acting on a prophecy handed to him by an angel, the King of Gemstone decides to raise one of his twin...
“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...
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 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 see...
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...
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, ...
No toy/collectible company has been at the forefront of keeping the legacy of Universal Studios’ classic monsters alive more than Sideshow collectibles with the wide range of figures, bobble heads, busts, and statues. Their two latest offerings...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATION
England’s Tadlow Music has released a splendid new recording – and world premiere of the complete score – of Miklós Rózsa’s elegant music to Billy Wilder’s ...
Industry Leader In Anime To Have Notable Presence With More Than A Dozen Properties In Booth 4505
New York, NY, June 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and l...
What They SayIt is an age of swords and sorcery. Betrayed from within and overwhelmed by dark sorcery, the valiant armies of Pars are overrun by the warrior-fanatics of Rucitania.
Escaping the destruction of his homeland, the heroic Prince Arslan begins...
...No, we’re not taking about using Kleenex for *that*. Anime covers the width and breadth of the human experience, from humor to love to drama. Today, we’re taking a peek at some of the tear-jerker titles out on the market.
You can&r...
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...
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...
When it comes to reinterpreting sci-fi novels from print to screen, it would be hard to find a project more difficult to do than Frank Herbert’s Dune. And when producer Dino De Laurentiis released his theatrical film version of the sci-fi classic 15 years...
In Fall 2007, Bowen Designs will release their Faux Bronze Classic Hulk statue. The figure will stand approximately 15.5 inches tall.
It is made from cold cast porcelain/resin material and painted to look like bronze. It was sculpted by Rand...
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo...
John Carpenter fans may be pleased to see this even if no details are given. Two different stories wrapped up into one in some news from Variety centering around screenwriter Jeremy Passmore. One of his projects, SUMMER'S END , has been picked u...
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...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Intrepid Pictures has acquired the psychological thriller The Prince, by Dave Kalstein.The film centers on a prep school student framed as a terrorist who seeks revenge on his former classmates.Intrepid founders Trevor...
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...
Richard Band’s score for the 1986 movie Troll has been added to Intrada’s Signature Collection. The orchestral score, conducted by the composer, is arranged in five lengthy suites (‘Cantos I-V’) and features music with ‘ha...
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 PrinceofPersia computer game franchise, the g...
Thunderbirds by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 04-20-2004)
Genre:Family/Adventure/Science Fiction.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Working Title Films.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's Voices Are In It:Bill Paxton (Jeff Tracy); Ben Kingsley (The Hood); Anthony Edwards (Brains); Sophia Myles (Lady Penelop...
The '90s saw numerous classic movie monsters remade as effects- and/or star-filled extravaganzas, often with little resemblance to the originals and not always with great levels of success. 1992 gave us Bram Stoker's Dracula, a ridiculously romanticized t...
VIDEO NEWS· You can’t 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 O’Bannon’s 1985 semi-sequel/spin-off of Georg...
Shrek 2 by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 06-08-2004)
Genre:Fantasy/Animated/Sequel.Studio:DreamWorks SKG.Production Company:DreamWorks SKG.Project Phase:In the Can.Type of Animation:Computer Generated Imagery.Whose Voices Are In It:Mike Myers (Shrek); Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona); Eddie Murphy (Donkey); Jo...
With Hayao Miyazaki`s PRINCESS MONONOKE expanding into more cities this weekend, American audiences will be getting a chance to look at a kind of animated epic that many of them have never seen before. To most Western viewers, the subject of Japanese anim...
Fourth Quarter Titles Feature Picture Book, Newest VIZ Fiction Novel and Beautiful Art Books - Perfect For Gift-Giving Season
San Francisco, CA, October 5, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative an...
What They SayIn the era of medieval Japan, cultural arts flourished, territorial wars were waged, and man and demon co-existed! While attempting to retrieve a lost falcon for his feudal lord, bird handler Zushonosuke encounters and becomes irresistably dr...
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...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSA rare Jerry Goldsmith classic comes to CD for the first time with this month's new limited edition Soundtrack Club release from Varese Sarabande. Composed in 1978 the same year that brought such Goldsmith classics as the power...
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...
After a successful run with indie publisher Shooting Star Press, Tom Waltz and Casey Malone's CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE has found a new home in trade paperback form at IDW. The black and white miniseries tells the chilling story of a black ops squad of only ...
Every year I get into the same spirit once December rolls around. Heck, it usually comes on much earlier – that certain special feeling one gets when everyone begins to hustle around cheerily shopping and decorating their houses and/or cubicles ...
Sony is attempting to keep the UMD format viable with a new marketing strategy lately. They've been bundling together the UMD and DVD editions of certain films at a special price. It's hard to figure their reasoning here, but I think they're assuming some...
Greetings and welcome to yet another edition of COMICSCAPE, where I give you something to read in your cubicle when the boss isn't looking. This week, rather than delving into the metaphysical implications of the influence of Thelema upon the inner-workin...
When a father is high on the thrill of watching his first born come into the world, he might babble about looking forward to teaching the lad how to lace his shoes and ride a bike. But what he's really thinking about watching Star Wars for the first time ...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS In the tradition of previous compilations like The INDIANA JONES Trilogy and THE GODFATHER Trilogy, Silva Screen has taken the best music from Howard Shore’s monumental musical epic, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and fashioned Mu...
A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous...
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...
Here's an interesting note for our British Mania readers in terms of future HARRY POTTER & THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE filming. The Wiltshire Times is reporting an upcoming shoot in the village around Wiltshire, England in October. The shoot is planned...
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: Sands of Time, which was origina...
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.
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...
David Yates has told SCI FI Wire that he will return to direct HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE.
Yates said, "I am doing HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, and I'm doing it because I love the world, I love the characters. I think I have more busin...
Ultimate Warrior was a professional wrestler who reigned on top of the WWE in the late 80s and early 90s. Billed from “Parts Unknown” the character of the Warrior was surrounded in mystery and sometimes left fans scratching their heads inst...
According to Narnia Web, Italian actor Sergio Castellitto has signed on to play the role of Kin Miraz in the upcoming Narnia film, Prince Caspian.In the film, to be directed and adapted by Andrew Adamson, the Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they...
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 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: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 ...
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...
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 po...
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...
Shakary, a noted progressive rock band from Switzerland, has reworked two of their classic albums into new and vastly improved expressions. When 2000’s Alya and 2002’s The Last Summer were initially released they both received mostly posit...
Michael Nyman's 'MN Records' have released a new series of albums entitled Composer's Cuts. The series highlights what the composer refers to as the "continuous evolution" of his film music. He suggests that with the performance of certain cues in the con...
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...
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: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...
The UK readers are getting something new that\'s not available elsewhere at the moment with a new Takahata/Miyazaki pre-Ghibli movie from Optimum Asia. Released on 10/17/2005, check out Paul Jacques thoughts on the Little Norse Prince.
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...
Ed\'s got another review ready for us today and is whittling down his pile nicely with a look at the December 2004 release of Mystical Prince Yoshida-kun from ADV Manga.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takeshi KonomiTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:Michelle PangilinanWhat They SayAt the Kanto Tournament, the brillant play of Hyotei Academy\'s Gakuto and Yushi\'s drives Seishun\'s Momo and Eiji to assume the Australian fo...
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...
Checker Book Publishing has announced plans to reprint several of the now-classic Gold Key STAR TREK comic books. First published when the series was still on the air, Gold Key printed sixty issues of STAR TREK over 12 years, continuing on the adventures ...
Eric Drooker's astonishing, wordless epic FLOOD! A NOVEL IN PICTURES gets the respect a classic deserves in a Dark Horse Comics tenth-anniversary reissue, set to hit shelves on October 2 for $14.95. Originally published in 1992, the novel weaves a wordles...
Classic SF author and musician Lloyd Biggle, Jr. unfortunately lost his dual battle with cancer and leukemia last week. Biggle, who served in the armed forced during World War II, was know for integrating social and ecological concerns into roaring space ...
Twenty-seven years after its initial release, with a re-release just around the corner, it is difficult to convey just what a significant milestone THE EXORCIST is in the history of Horror Cinema. Today, it is commonplace for top directors to work with ge...
MUMMY writer/director Stephen Sommers is looking for an actor to star in his new series of movies based on classic Universal horror film monsters. His new series of movies will actually chart the missions of late 19th century monster hunter VAN HELSING, c...
Thousands tried out for the chance to kiss (or snog) Ronald Weasley throughout HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE. One of many has just won the chance to do so, reports the CBBC Newsround. The site which announced the recent Narcissa casting also repo...
When The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring andHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone came out in 2001 they were considered a big gamble by the studios. As we know they obviously paid off. The studios, seeing what worked, bought up a lot of fant...
St. Louis, MO - Starting Monday, February 18, the Boomerang Channel will air the classic Voltron animated series, it was announced today by exclusive licensor World Events Productions. The weekly strip show, repackaged from the 1984 episodes, will run co...
It's Christmas again and if you're a sane human being with a working pair of ears, you declared war on the radio when you heard rendition number fifty of "Jingle Bell Rock." Nobody wants to hear the same damn tune over and over again, b...
We managed to get in an early copy of the first box set ofPrinceof Tennis from Viz Media today. A couple of changes have been made to it that are likely the same as what\'s currently being broadcast both on Cartoon Network and on the Toonami Jetstream v...
Filming has been taking place for the second installment of the Chronicles of Narnia series, titled PRINCE CASPIAN. They just finished shooting over at the Barrandov Studios located in Prague, Czech Republic. Here's a press release about the filming...
Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media have set Andrew Adamson to direct THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN. Adamson will co-write the script with Christopher Markus and Steve McFeeley. He will also produce with Mark Johnson.CASPIAN, the second boo...
An FBI agent harvests the souls of the dead in a quest for power and vengeance, Edgar Allen Poe travels through time in a haunting conspiracy thriller, and the first four books of the original Star Trek: The Bloodwing Voyages gets a facelift.
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Simon and Garfunkel's "notorious score" for hit 60s film THE GRADUATE is still considered the best soundtrack in film history, according to a new poll taken by Giant magazine. The magazine's study, 50 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, found the duo's soun...
Although American publishers have no problem churning out movie novelizations on time and en masse, some great genre literature is falling through the cracks, getting too little publicity or attention to garner the widespread praise it rightfully dese...
Dan Abnett releases a slew of Warhammer novels, Jeffrey Thomas continues the bizarre tales of the inter-dimensional Punktown, and alternate historical fiction runs rampant in this edition of the Weekly Book Buzz.
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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 ...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION A new soundtrack record label named Nicabella had made its debut with John Frizzell's excellent score for STAY ALIVE, William Brent Ball's eerie thriller about a group of teens who stumble upon a new video game called Sta...
FAVE GAMESCORES OF 2005 Video game scores continue to rival motion picture scores, whether they are composed by film scorers or by composers specializing in games music. These are my favorites of those released on CD during 2005: 1. Advent Rising (Tommy T...
Several years ago, cable channel American Movie Classics acquired the broadcast rights to Universal's library ofclassic monster films for Halloween. While this was a sad day for local TV horror hosts, who then had to rake through the lower dregs for horr...
If your New Year's resolution is to read more SF, you're in luck because January has brought a batch of interesting releases. If, instead, your resolution is to do less leisure reading so you can finally get some work done...well, you might be in trouble....
Don't worry if you are still looking for your Halloween fright feast. AMC and Turner Classic Movies (TMC) have plenty ofclassic horror flicks on tap to frighten you silly. AMC will be broadcasting movies from the GODZILLA series, THE MUMMY, DRACULA, FRAN...
Peter Jackson's film version of THE LORD OF THE RINGS seems to have opened the flood gates. No one in Hollywood really believed that it was possible to make an adaptation of Tolkien's masterpiece in a way that would both satisfy fans of the books, and yet...
The upcoming schedule for the New York Comic Con 2008, which will be held April 18-20, has been released:The full schedule of movie trailers and special sneak peek previews which will be featured in the IGN Theater at New York Comic Con has been announced...
For years, a hobby of mine is collecting found photographs. Not the thrift store kind, but pics I find on the sidewalk or on the floor in stores. Maybe someday I'll make a gallery show or a website with them. I've also found cassettes (usually mix tapes o...