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Monstrous Movie Music is back
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-02-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS After a pair of thunderously powerful retrospective recordings of classic horror film music released in 1996, and an in-depth collection of jungle horror film music like THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON and THE ALLIGATOR PEOP... The Song of Cthulhu
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-26-2006)
The weird tales of Howard Phillips Lovecraft are among the most potent horror stories of the last century. Told through a careful and precise narrative ambiance, H.P. Lovecraft's tales of the undying manifestations of monstrous, cosmic evil and arcane sor... Bad Nanny
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-09-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Kirk Jones' NANNY McPHEE is the latest enchanting children's-oriented fantasy, following in the tradition of such young-kids-left-with-foreboding-relatives storylines as MATHILDA, LEMONY SNICKETT'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENT... 
Music from the Underworld
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-23-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Marco Beltrami has composed a guttural undulation of darkness for the opening moments of UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, the sequel to the 2003 hit depicting an ongoing war between the vampires and the werewolves. The first film containe... Lambro of the Living Dead
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-16-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Watching the film, there is little to relish about 1973's CRYPT OF THE LIVING DEAD, which was released in England as VAMPIRE WOMAN and may be found on DVD sales bins as YOUNG HANNAH: QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRES. It's a mishmash of a ... Music To Gag On
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-09-2006)
GAG is a new independent thriller about a pair of professional thieves who break into a house and discover a man held captive in a hidden room, beaten beyond recognition. In trying to help, the thieves become trapped by a torturous serial killer. Set enti... Ending The Year With a Howl
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-29-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Available for the first time on CD, Pino Donaggio's classic 1981 score to THE HOWLING is now available in a fine edition from La-La land Records (LLLCD 1037), digitally remastered from the original ¼ inch album master tapes. Di... Kong of Kongs, Lord of Rings
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-15-2005)
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... Last Night Music Came Out Of The Giallo
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-29-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Among the Italian horror "giallo" films scored by Bruno Nicolai in the early 1970s, is LE
LA NOTTE CHE EVELYN USCI' DALLA TOMBA
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NOTTE CHE EVELYN USCÌ DALLA TOMBA (The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grav... Soundtrack Holocaust
by Randall Larson (Thu 09-08-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Ruggero Deodata's 1980 film, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, is one of the most notoriously graphic, gory, and grotesque horror films to come out of the Euroshock era of 1970s, reviled by many as exceedingly disgusting and explicit. Like m... Soothing The Savage Were-Rabbits
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-20-2005)
Julian Nott and Nick Park go together like Herrmann and Hitchcock or like Wallace and Gromit. Nott's the composer who created the signature sound for Park's delightful claymation short films about Wallace and his loyal dog Gromit. The unique animation st... A River Roars Through It
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-27-2005)
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 ... The Music is Flux
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-08-2005)
Award-winning film and television composer Graeme Revell has scored AEON FLUX, Karyn Kusama's sci-fi actioner starring Charlize Theron that opened last Friday, with a uniquely textured pattern of electronica/techno fused with sinewy melodies, painful intr... An Epic Gothic Rock Soundtrack
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 04-06-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Like many progressive metal and gothic rock bands, the Dutch group Epica has been strongly influenced by motion picture soundtracks. Their first two albums, The Phantom Agony (June, 2003), and Consign to Oblivion (April, 2005) a... Of Sentinels and Fast Food
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 04-20-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Coinciding with this week's release of Clark Johnson's THE SENTINEL on DVD comes the soundtrack album on Varese Sarabande 302 066 729 1. The score, by Christophe (BUFFY, ELEKTRA, PINK PANTHER) Beck is a moody and textural one, ... BLACK SUNDAY (1960)
by Randy Palmer (Sat 06-09-2001)
...bility.-- Randall D. Larson The Wicker Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-21-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Angelo Badalamenti has always had a remarkable flair for melodic fluidity, even in the midst of very diverse and unusual scores. Moments of melodic beauty contrast with harsh expressivity in BLUE VELVET; surrealistic musical el... Cinescape has music for your eyes
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-25-2004)
...columnist Randall D. Larson for Lisa Gerrard's new album IMMORTAL MEMORY. As with Cinescape Online's other reviews for video games, movies and comic books, you'll find a letter grade assigned to the musical work being reviews as well as information on ... Complete RETURN OF THE KING Set Hits Nov 20
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 11-14-2007)
Howard Shore’s complete Oscar®-winning score for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, from the epic film trilogy will be available for the first time in a deluxe five-disc edition from Reprise/WMG Soundtracks on November 20, 2007.
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by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-23-2006)
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... Music of Dark Skies
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-14-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION The taut science fiction score for the 1996-97 TV series, DARK SKIES, has been released as a limited edition 10th anniversary soundtrack CD by Perseverance Records. The CD contains almost an hour's worth of Michael Hoenig's sco... I Was A Composer for A Teenage Werewolf
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-07-2006)
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Paul Dunlap provided extremely effective musical scores for a fistful of low-budget horror and science fiction pictures of the '50s and '60s including a fruitful association with producer Herman Cohen, for whom... Ottman's SUPERMAN
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-15-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION John Ottman's score to SUPERMAN RETURNS, which will be released on June 27th by Rhino Records, merges the bombastic resplendency of late '70s John Williams with the mid 2000's sensibility of John Ottman. Williams' stalwart, swa... DeCoding Zimmer
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-04-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Hans Zimmer's score to Ron Howard's THE DA VINCI CODE is a somber, affecting, and sobering composition. Set for release by Decca on May 9th, the music is beautifully arcane and tragically sumptuous. It's an attractive and very ... Amazing Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-22-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION In the first of an intended three-volume series, Intrada's two-CD collection of music from the 19805-86 TV anthology series, AMAZING STORIES is an absorbing compilation of music from some of film scoring's top talents. The... Dead Man's Chest and Tokyo Drift
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-06-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONHans Zimmer, who produced Klaus Badelt's masterful score for the original PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (but who, as Badelt's immediate protégé, was also believed to have had more than a slight hand in its co... Latest Archival Releases from Italy
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-20-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSGiallo and Eurofantasy film scores are alive and well thanks to the intrepid folks behind Digitmovies and GDM Records, whose releases for June and July are valuable and interesting restorations of rare, unreleased, or little kno... Grimm Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-01-2005)
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... Starship Trooper: The Games Music of Richard Jacques
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-01-2005)
The Fantastic Game Music of Richard Jacques British composer Richard Jacques writes, arranges, orchestrates, and produces epic anthems and dramatic underscore for film, television and interactive entertainment. Best-known for his emotive symphonic styles,... Music in the Key of Snow
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-22-2005)
Even before he began his prolific run as the composer for THE X-FILES, Mark Snow had racked up an impressive array of television and feature film scores since emerging into Hollywood television music in 1976. With more than 200 features, TV-movies, minise... Patrick Doyle's Goblet of Fire
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-24-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Patrick Doyle has proven to be an outstanding choice to compose the music to the fourth film in J.K. Rowling's cinematic franchise, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. Based on Rowling's then-longest and darkest series entry, ... Saturn Thrice
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-28-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Latest effort in Intrada's limited Special Collection series is the world premiere release of Elmer Bernstein's avant-garde opus, SATURN 3. The score is one of a handful of true sci-fi films scored by Bernstein, who began his ca... Five-by-Five for 2005
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-12-2006)
The year 2005 was a good one for bombastic soundtracks, just as it was a pretty good year for bombastic action films, but there were also a number of profoundly affecting introspective dramatic scores as well. Here's my recap of my Top Twenty favorite new... Eastern Spectaculars
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-02-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS THE MYTH is Jackie Chan's latest Hong Kong film, and an unusual departure as he plays a Qin Dynasty General in a film that mingles the epic spectacle of films like HERO with the kind of humorous kung-fu action that Chan is know... Voice of Gojira: Remembering Akira Ifukube
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-16-2006)
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... Graeme's In The Mist
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-17-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Addressing an audience of musicians, songwriters, and composers at the 4th annual Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference in Beverly Hills this week, film composer Graeme Revell noted that one of his challen... Young's Exorcism and Morricone's anime score
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-10-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, released by Lakeshore (LKS 33836) may not be everyone's cup of tea outside of its context within the 2005 supernatural terror film. It's an unusual score even by Christopher Young's standards consis... Music with Depth
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-10-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS UK film composer David Julyan, noted for his moody scores for Christopher Nolan's FOLLOWING, MEMENTO, and INSOMNIA (the latter two scores issues on Thrive and Varese Sarabande CDs, respectively) has taken a dark swing into horr... Universal's Monster MusicStein
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-13-2006)
In the 1950s, film music was a far different game than it is now. The studio system was still in effect and film composers were, for the most part, contracted to one studio or another. Universal Studios was one of Hollywood's most productive movie facto... The Musical Depths of THE CAVE
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-22-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS While the song soundtrack for Bruce Hunt's underground horrorshow, THE CAVE, is also on Lakeshore Records, I suggest you pass it by and grab the true score soundtrack instead. The sinewy orchestral strands that open the Johnny ... Polanski Passionata
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-06-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Krzysztof Komeda (his name was Americanized by Christopher Komeda for his American LP releases) had a short but profound career in film music, beginning in his native Poland but sweeping into America due to his association with... Honey Up Against The Law
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-13-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS A pair of vintage 1960s TV jazz scores have been released by those intrepid preservers of 60s pop culture, England's Harkit Records. Herschel Burke Gilbert was one of the pervasive composers of 1960s television music. While gai... Farther Shores, Awakened Beasts, & Country Ghosts
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-30-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Howard Shore's latest composition is a broad orchestral and choral score for the new South Korean Webzen computer game, SOUL OF THE ULTIMATE NATION (aka SUN), has been released on a splendid soundtrack CD by Sony/BMG of Korea (... Colliding Reactions
by Randall D. Larson (Interview transcription by Kelsey J. Larson) (Thu 01-05-2006)
Juno Reactor is described as a "goa trance music" group (a style of electronic music defined by a recurring and repetitive beat), often known for their tribal influences. The
"Labyrinth" by Juno Reactor (2004)
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group was i... Shyamalan's Dark Water
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-03-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS James Newton Howard has provided intrinsically atmospheric and moody underscores to all of M. Night Shyamalan's films, from THE SIXTH SENSE in 1999 through 2004's THE VILLAGE. His latest collaboration with the noted directed i... The SUPERNATURAL Music of Christopher Lennertz
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-27-2006)
Film and television composer Christopher Lennertz received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)" for scoring the pilot episode of the WB series SUPERNATURAL, which just completed its first season last Ma... No GAG Order
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-17-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Perseverance Records has released Dennis Dreith's disturbingly sinister score for Scott McKinley's directorial debut, 2005's GAG, a macabre story about a residential burglary gone horribly, horribly wrong. Dreith, who scored th... Wildmusic
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 04-13-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Disney has released a quite nice soundtrack to their latest animated comedy, THE WILD, featuring a splendid, full-blooded orchestral score by Alan Silvestri, who hasn't had an outright swashbuckling score like this 2001's THE MU... Amazing, Too
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-31-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION The anthology series has come and gone in television, from GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATRE and ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS in the 1950s, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, THRILLER, and ONE STEP BEYOND in the 1960s, THE NIGHT GALLERY in the 1970s, to re... Musical Intrigue for A Scanner Darkly
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-29-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONLakeshore Records has released Graham Reynolds' eerie score for A SCANNER DARKLY, Richard Linklater's "visually innovative" adaptation of the classic Philip K. Dick novel. Reynolds is a composer, bandleader, and musician based in... Fearless Farscape
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-24-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Scheduled for release on September 5th from Lakeshore Records, the soundtrack to JET LI'S FEARLESS is a massive action/adventure score from the composer of HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS and Kar Wai Wong luxurious drama, 2046, Shigeru... Morricone's Faceless Nightmare from Beyond the Tomb
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-11-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Ennio Morricone's hauntingly lovely score for the 1965 Italian horror film, AMANTI D'OLTRETOMBA (Lovers Beyond the Tomb, but best known under its USA release title, NIGHTMARE CASTLE; although also known as NIGHT OF THE DOOMED, T... X-Men
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-08-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONJohn Powell (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, SHREK) has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, released last week by Varese Sarabande Records. The music has plenty ... Horrors & Hauntings
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-25-2006)
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... Remembering YAMATO's Musical Legacy
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-18-2006)
On March 21st, 2006, Japanese composer Hiroshi Miyagawa died of heart failure at the age of 75. Best known outside of Japan for his sumptuous and award-winning scores for the lavish anime series, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (Uchû Senkan Yamato, 1974), Miyagaw... Hostel Intentions
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 04-27-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Opening with an aggression of violins playing in a Herrmannesque PSYCHO fury, Nathan Barr's score for HOSTEL, the latest horror effort from Eli (CABIN FEVER) Roth, emits an apprehensive orchestral sensibility from its start, op... Action & Adventure
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-01-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONDisney will release the soundtrack to its Summer CGI animated feature, CARS, on June 6th. The CD includes the obligatory assemblage of pop songs (new tunes by Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Brad Paisley; new recordings of road classi... THE ST. FRANCISVILLE EXPERIMENT: Ryan Larson
by Craig Reid (Thu 08-31-2000)
Four people (a psychic, a ghost hunter, a filmmaker and a historian), all trained in the art of paranormal phenomena and loaded with three cameras, are flown to Louisiana to investigate the ghoulish goings-on in a notorious haunted house, plagued by the s... Noel Neill and Jack Larson Talk Superman Returns (Sat 07-15-2006)
"Bryan Singer has shown great respect for the entire Superman legend, for our television show, for Noel and for me," Mr. Larson said, occasionally grasping Ms. Neill's hand as they sat together recently in Patrick's Roadhouse, a weathered, memorabilia-clu...Interview with Jack Larson, the 1950s Jimmy Olsen, (Wed 03-14-2007)
Jack Larson talks candidly about playing Jimmy Olsen through all six seasons of The Adventures of Superman, as well as playing Bo The Bartender in Superman Returns, his thoughts on Hollywoodland and even Smallville...Jack Larson on Superman Returns (Tue 05-17-2005)
Jack Larson the actor who previously played Jimmy Olsen on TV, has a role in 'Superman Returns'. Check out this interview and learn who Larson is playing...Noel Neill & Jack Larson Talk "Superman Returns" (Thu 06-29-2006)
The actors who played Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen on the 1950s TV show "Adventures of Superman" are back at it with bit parts in "Superman Returns" - Neill as a dying heiress, Larson as a bartender. "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer grew up a fan of...INVADERS OF THE LOST GOLD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 07-28-2003)
This title kicks off Crash Cinema’s new subsidiary label Mondo Crash, which is dedicated to preserving forgotten psychotronic trash flicks in digital format, so that future generations can harshly misjudge us. INVADERS makes for a fine choice as a premier... VAN HELSING score now slaying consumers
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-05-2004)
...columnist Randall D. Larson reviewed the VAN HELSING soundtrack, giving it his endorsement. "The score's very thunderousness, however, almost overpowers its listenability on CD, however there's almost too much of the driving percussive pulses prominen... 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 ... THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST #6
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 07-05-2007)
The Immortal Iron Fist evolves the titular character from one created in the Bronze Age to cash in on the martial arts movie craze into one that explores the present’s duty to the past. At the start of the series, Danny Rand – the current... A Monster's Life for Me Part Two
by Pamela Harland (Wed 11-14-2001)
In part one of CINESCAPE's profile of the actors behind the voices in Pixar's latest hit movie, MONSTERS, INC., Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi discussed their involvement in the CGI animated film, and what it's like to work in the medium of... Comicscape: Sucking Life with Gabe Soria
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-14-2008)
You think your life sucks. You think your job sucks. It feels like it will never end. But for Dave Miller, it’s all true. Dave is a vampire, but he owes his allegiance to Lord Radu Arisztidescu, the vampire owner of the Last Stop convenience store i... Comicscape - October 19, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-19-2005)
Last week's column on the industry's reliance on old characters and the need for new blood garnered a lot of mail. Some weeks COMICSCAPE really resonates with people and my inbox groans under the weight of responses, criticism, praise, and the occasional ... DOCTOR WHO: THE AZTECS
by TONY WHITT (Mon 04-07-2003)
"The Aztecs" is one of those DOCTOR WHO stories that gets most often compared to Shakespeare, though that's really a bit of an overstatement. "The Aztecs" is arguably one of the series' best historical stories, but it's not quite RICHARD III, despite the ... Battling Battlestars
by John Thonen (Tue 10-26-1999)
It`s been over 20 years since ABC canceled Universal Studios` TV series, BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA. The show told the adventures of a band of intergalactic wanderers, survivors of a decimated outer space civilization, battling the evil, robotic cylons while ... Splitting Superman: The Siegel Victory
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-02-2008)
Last Wednesday, Judge Stephen G. Larson of the United States District Court, Central District of California handed down an historic ruling in the legal battle over Superman. As of right now, the heirs of Jerry Siegel—his widow Joanne Siegel and daug... Comicscape - October 12, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-12-2005)
You probably noticed that my colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, wrote last week's column. I had to return to New Orleans for a few days to help my parents with their house (hurricane, flooding), so I called Al and told him I'd turn over more evid... THE EROTIC RITES OF COUNTESS DRACULA
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 10-10-2001)
The main agenda of most Seduction Cinema titles is naked lesbian vampires. Here, writer/director Don Glut (DINOSAUR VALLEY GIRLS) hits that target less than two minutes in - and there's plenty more later on. Glut not only delivers on this primary requirem... DVD This Week: February 12
by John Thonen (Tue 02-12-2002)
VIDEO NEWSOver the [IMG3R]past year, HBO has been broadcasting a series of moderately budgeted remakes of some trash classics from the '50s and '60s that were originally produced by American International Pictures, or AIP. The remakes were the brainchild ... Faithful SOLDIER Part One
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 03-01-2002)
It took 10 painful years for America to disentangle itself from its tragic misadventure in Vietnam, and ever since then directors such as Michael Cimino (THE DEER HUNTER), Francis Ford Coppola (APOCALYPSE NOW), Oliver Stone (PLATOON), Stanley Kubrick (FUL... WE WERE SOLDIERS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-01-2002)
From the evidence in WE WERE SOLDIERS, director/screenwriter Randall Wallace knows much more about how men die than how they live. In this drama based on the nonfiction book We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Gall... Wicker Man (Fri 03-04-2005)
Plot: A remake of the 1973 cult film. A police officer investigates a missing person in an island community, which he learns is occupied by pagans looking to guarantee their next year is fruitful by sacrificing someone -- literally.Players: Nicolas Cage (...A Story Is Born Part One
by CHRISTOPHER ALLAN SMITH (Sat 11-03-2001)
Among screenwriters, it's an open secret. In Hollywood, a town that makes sport of putting roadblocks before the very creators on whose visions the entertainment industry makes its money, writers for animated films have a special advantage.After reading t... Wells Enough to Travel
by ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG (Fri 03-08-2002)
No, it wasn't a studio hype job, at least according to the man himself. Simon Wells, great-grandson of H.G. himself and director of the new Dreamworks adaptation of THE TIME MACHINE, campaigned for the project."I pursued it," says Wells. "I read about it ... Hensleigh Helming BOUNTY
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 08-30-2001)
Scribe Jonathan Hensleigh, who had once been looking to helm Universal's INCREDIBLE HULK movie, will be making his directing debut on a project he also wrote called BOUNTY KILLER.The film, which will be produced by Gale Ann Hurd, Randall Emmett and George... WE WERE SOLDIERS Filming Wraps
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 07-11-2001)
WE WERE SOLDIERS, a Vietnam War drama set against the backdrop of the first major battle between the United States and North Vietnamese forces, wrapped principal photography on locations in Georgia, and California.More specifically, the film's story is se... Oscar Nominees Announced
by Mike Whybark (Tue 02-11-2003)
The AMPAS announced Oscar nominees today and the leader is CHICAGO with 13 nominations. Other notable contenders included GANGS OF NEW YORK, with 10, and THE HOURS, nine; THE PIANIST, seven; and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS with six.THE TWO TOWER... Ozdreams
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-14-2003)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONIf you’ve never seen or heard of a 1990 made-for-TV movie called THE DREAMER OF OZ, you’re not alone. I hadn’t either when I was assigned to write the booklet notes for this premiere CD release of the soundtrack music, composed a... Schwarzenegger Governs Predatorial Aliens
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-28-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONBig news for film music fans is the first ever, legitimate release of the oft-requested soundtrack to PREDATOR (VCL 0803 1022), John McTiernan's 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger Rambo-Meets-Alien monster thriller. The music never ... Barry, Bronson & Buffalos and Barbarella too
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-04-2003)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSFrom Belgium comes the first ever release of any of the music from John Barry’s melancholy and exciting action/adventure score for J. Lee Thompson’s mad buffalo western saga, THE WHITE BUFFALO (Prometheus PCR 518). Immediately f... LXG on CD
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-07-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONPulsing with bombastic horns and rhythmic string patterns, rife with high-end brass piping and driven by percussive energy, the main theme from Trevor Jones' score for THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (Varese Sarabande 302 0... DOWN WITH LOVE
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 05-19-2003)
It is, as leading man/ladies' man/man's man/man-about-town Catcher Block (Ewan McGregor) might say, the darnedest thing. DOWN WITH LOVE starts out as a parody of those impossibly bright-colored, improbably plotted Doris Day/Rock Hudson '60s romantic comed... TWO TOWERS FX team: FELLOWSHIP was a 'warmup.'
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 03-26-2002)
While talking to reporters after taking home an Oscar for their visual effects work on THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, FX leaders Randall William Cook, Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor and Mark Stetson teased that FELLOWSHIP was "just a warmu... Video Madness Returns to the Web
by John Thonen (Tue 06-19-2001)
I’m baaaaack! Risen from the pixel graveyard that was once Fandom.com, here is the latest reincarnation of Vidiocy, and you are present for the grand event. Don’t you feel honored? Our aim is to be the best video column on the net. We will be taking a wee... KNIGHT RIDER coming to big screen
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 03-19-2002)
Revolution Studios has tapped producers Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray (THE ROOKIE) to bring the 1980s camp classic KNIGHT RIDER to the big screen in a big way. According to trade reports, the studio is intent on modernizing the story of the show, which cent... TITAN AE
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-15-2000)
Animation in the U.S., especially feature-film animation, has too often been relegated to family fare, so it`s nice to see Fox Animation trying something a little different with TITAN A.E., which aims to be a sort of young adult alternative to the familia... SUPERMAN VS. HOLLYWOOD
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 03-03-2008)
Bryan Singer’s film ‘Superman Returns’ has come and gone. The marketing sensation of Superman has returned to its fortress of solitude. When Jake Rossen’s book, “Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devio... DRAGONBALL Pushed to April 2009
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-05-2008)
For reasons unknown, the Dragonball movie has been delayed. The film has been shooting for sometime now and yet 20th Century Fox is pushing the big screen adaptation from August 15, 2008 to April 3, 2009. When the studio gives a specific reason, we'll pas... That's A Wrap for DRAGONBALL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 03-25-2008)
Actress Emmy Rossum has once again updated her Myspace, letting the fans know that director James Wong has finished principal photography on Dragonball, an adaptation of the famous anime for 20th Century Fox. In the film, she's starring alongside Justin C... Good-Bye, American Virgin
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-20-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another colossal Comicscape creation! This week, I’m writing something of a eulogy for a series cancelled long before its time – Steven Seagle and Becky Cloonan’s American Virgin, which ended last ... New K.I.T.T Car Polished & Ready to Roll
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 12-13-2007)
Even though we passed along a photo of the new K.I.T.T last month, it's worth passing along again because as fellow Maniac TheCollector writes in his Mania blog, this new set of pictures reveals the car polished and ready to roll for produc... Henry Thomas Escapes the Mob in UNDER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 11-12-2007)
Actor Henry Thomas has been set to star in the upcoming A&E drama-pilot UNDER, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The series production being handled by Fox Television has also signed Charles S. Dutton to handle the directing duties for this mob-related ... The New K.I.T.T Revealed?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-30-2007)
Jalopnik has published what they believe (according to inside sources) to be the next K.I.T.T car for the upcoming KNIGHT RIDER. Their source confirmedt that the laser-lit hood aspect of it is indeed photoshopped for now because "it wasn't working at... Plot Details for Fantasy ARCANUM
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 12-10-2007)
Plot details have emerged for THE ARCANUM, reports Bloody Disgusting. Director-writer Randall Wallace will be adapting the Thomas Wheeler novel of the same name to the big screen with Wheeler prepping the screenplay version of his work. Gold Circle's Scot... Kilmer Leads Four in Streets of BLOOD
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 04-18-2008)
Val Kilmer, 50 Cent, Sharon Stone, Dylan McDermott and Brian Presley will lead a new action-drama called Streets of Blood, reports Variety. Nu Image/Millennium's project has Charles Winkler, son of Irwin Winkler, directing and Winkler, Avi Lerner and Rand... City Hunter: Services Secrets (French PAL) (-)
What They SayThe Review!The story is typical for City Hunter : Ryo Saeba (Nicky Larson in French !) has been engaged by a president-to-be to protect his daughter who is herself a secret service agent who is to protect the president (his father) understood...Singer Talks Superman Cameos (Fri 11-18-2005)
Bryan Singer told SCI FI Wire he was thrilled that Jack Larson and Noel Neill, who both starred in previous Superman incarnations, both agreed to make brief appearances in Singer's upcoming Superman Returns. More...The Greatest Sci-Fi, Horror & Fantasy Films: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda! (Sat 03-04-2000)
...he night.-Randall D. LarsonPINOCCHIO (1940). This is the greatest animated film ever made. Sure, a statement like that ruffles the feathers of many aficionados, and sure the case could be made for other numerous features. In terms of artistry itself ma...Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. The Creeper
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-02-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSGraeme Revell (PITCH BLACK, TOMB RAIDER, MISSION TO MARS) inherits the musical mantle inaugurated by Harry Manfredini in 1980 with the first FRIDAY THE 13TH movie. Whereas NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET had no real musical signature, w... Legends of the Dark Crystal Vol.#01 - The Garthim Wars
by Ben Leary (Wed 01-23-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Barbara Randall Kesel, Heidi Arnhold and Max KimTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayThe Dark Crystal told the story of Jen and Kira, the last of their kind living in a fractured world precariously balanced between the forces... Aqua Vol.#01
by Erin Jones (Mon 06-09-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kozue AmanoTranslated by:Alethea & Athena NibleyAdapted by:Barbara Randall KeselWhat They SayAfter 150 years of terraforming, Aqua, the planet formerly known as Mars, now has over 90% of its surface now covered by water. A you... Good Witch of the West Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 04-30-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ogiwara Momoko / Momokawa HaruhikoTranslated by:Adrienne BeckAdapted by:Barbara Randall KeselWhat They SayFriel is a fifteen-year-old girl who lives with her father, the astronomer Professor Dee, and their servants, the Holys.... Million Tears Vol.#01
by Greg Hackmann (Tue 07-24-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuana KazumiTranslated by:Alethea & Athena NibleyAdapted by:Barbara Randall KeselWhat They SayWhen friends and loved ones begin to disappear, his sense of reality begins to crumble--until the day he runs into a mysterious figu... Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: Laserdisc Review
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 10-03-2000)
Today, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas comes out in a `Special Edition` DVD filled with extras and supplemental material that should make fans of the film drool. I haven’t seen the disc yet, but I should be able to give you a pretty good idea ... Photos from THE MATRIX RELOADED DVD release party
by Sue Schneider (Wed 10-15-2003)
THE MATRIX RELOADED was released on DVD October 14th, but on Wednesday, October 8th at Morton's restaurant in West Hollywood Warner Home Video held a release party.Seen walking the green carpet were stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith... Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)
Six years ago, Robert Weiner set out to conquer the Marvel Universe—or at least to read as much of it as he could. Being both a fan of Marvel and a librarian and instructor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, he combined his passions to create... Seven Join Cage in Herzog's BAD LIEUTENANT
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 07-03-2008)
Seven new additions have hopped aboard Werner Herzog's upcoming remake of the 1992 cult classic Bad Lieutenant, says The Hollywood Reporter. Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Whitaker and Xzibit are join... Get Backers Vol. #06
by Dani Moure (Fri 07-21-2006)
What They SayDoes \"back to normal\" have to mean...back to being broke?
Finally, they\'re out of the Limitless Fortress and back to doing what they do best: finding stuff that\'s lost. And never getting paid! After hunting down a boy genius bent on dest... Braveheart: Special 2 Disc Collector's Edition
by Tim Janson, Columnist (Tue 01-08-2008)
Braveheart is one of my favorite films of the 90’s but I had never purchased it on DVD because the original release was so skimpy in terms of extras. It had only a commentary track and a 30-minute making of feature. Paramount has finally b... Three More Join KNIGHT RIDER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 11-29-2007)
Bruce Davison, Wayne Kasserman and Greg Ellis round out the cast of NBC's upcoming two-hour movie/pilot KNIGHT RIDER, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Trade says that Davison will be playing Charles while Ellis will play one of the villains looking to... Moneypenny's Lois Maxwell Passes Away
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 09-30-2007)
There have been 5 actresses whom took up the role of Jane Moneypenny in the Bond franchise of films (both affiliated and non-affiliated) but none portrayed the character longer then thespian Lois Maxwell who began the role with 1962's Dr. No and ended her... SCORPION KING Prequel Starts Filming
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-19-2007)
The newest entry in Universal's DVD Originals offerings, The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian, commenced principal photography in Capetown, South Africa on October 1, 2007. Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions is co-producing with Fi... Good Witch of the West Vol.#02
by Erin Jones (Wed 07-02-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Noriko Ogiwara / Haruhiko MomokawaTranslated by:Adrienne BeckAdapted by:Barbara Randall KeselWhat They SayWhen strange cloaked men come barging into the castle to capture Firiel and Rune, Firiel\'s mysterious background is slo... Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (aka: Ai) Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Mon 10-23-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shiki SatoshiTranslated by:Ray YoshimotoAdapted by:Barbara Randall KeselWhat They SayDahpne in the Brilliant Blue take place in a near future in which the remaining population lives in underwater cities, with waterways as stre... New Batman Begins and Superman Revelations (Tue 12-28-2004)
Film Critic Dave Larson has posted interesting new details of his conversations with Superman writer Dan Harris "It will be a back-to-basics Superman." he says. He also spoke with Batman Begins actor Tom Wilkinson who said: "I'm the first bad guy he (...'Dark Knight' makes IMAX history with record opening (Fri 07-11-2008)
From a press release IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the studio's highly anticipated and technologically unprecedented summer movie, The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, and dir...Wallace Helming Fantasy ARCANUM
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-23-2007)
Randall Wallace (writer-turned-director) will be directing the next fantasy adventure, THE ARCANUM, says the Hollywood Reporter. The director will be adapting the Thomas Wheeler novel of the same name to the big screen with Wheeler prepping the screenplay... Mess 'O 'Superman' news (Fri 11-26-2004)
Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. (ADI) have been hired to produce all the suits for the Bryan Singer 'Superman' movie. Chris DeFaria (Senior VP Visual Effects at Warner Bros.) presented a previs clip from the film to a select group of people. Jack Larson,...Hulk Smashes Into Production!
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 03-28-2002)
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Pictures announced Wednesday that it has begun principal photography on The
Hulk, the feature film based upon one of Marvel Comics' most memorable
and popular supe... Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Comic Party Revolution, Volume One
by Way Jeng (Mon 11-20-2006)
Dub fans live a strange existence, even for anime fans. We listen for ever-changing voices that speak for animated faces that change with each series. It's a fandom with the substance of a dream and the press of a whisper. One of the thorniest problems du... Moeyo Ken TV English Language Cast List (Mon 01-08-2007)
Moeyo Ken TV " the sorta sequel to Moeyo Ken the OAV. In a Meiji Era that (thankfully) never was, monsters and demons and other mystical beasts roam the streets of Kyoto. Thankfully, the Mobile Shinsengumi are there too, ready to fight any problem beasti...