MGM's RESCUEDAWN starring Steve Zaun and Christian Bale has been tracking very well in its reviews so far. Just going by the Online Film Critics Association's reviews alone, there are 11 reviews and the rating is 100% positive. People are already whisper...
What were they thinking? Well, they were thinking that they wanted a two-hour ALIAS, but they didn't want it to interfere with the two-hour LOST finale. As a result, ABC aired what amounts to a two-hour ante-finale on May 18 after a one-hour LOST. Ordi...
During the press roundtables for RescueDawn, Bale was a bit more giving in regards to information about the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight.
As we reported this morning, during our 1:1 video interview with Bale he told the IESB that he had not b...
Christian Bale, doing press rounds for 'RescueDawn' inevitably ends up talking about 'The Dark Knight'. In this interview he comments on the Batman movie that would presumably follow 'The Dark Knight as well...
"The [Dark Knight] script leaves room fo...
...g to the 'RescueDawn' actor, though, one thing's for sure...clowns are scary. "There's a word for it, isn't there?" Bale asked of Coulrophobia, or an intense fear of clowns. "It's a wonderful word. Most kids are terrified of the bloody things."
So, if there was one anime that didn't really come up on anime radars for January, I think this one would have to be it. The characters intrigued me though, so I went ahead and took a look at it, and what do I find? A robot anime trying to take advantage ...
September was an absolutely hectic month for computer games. And, it's not even over yet! One can safely say that it's been the busiest month for gaming this year. You could also say that one only needs to take a quick glance at the November relea...
The great dragon Singe has captured the fair and plucky adventurer Princess Daphne, and it's up to Dirk the Daring, slayer of dragons, to rescue her from harm. But time is running out, as Singe has placed Daphne in the Bubble of Helotry, which will enslav...
Not really a shocking question considering the source material already made from the 7 books in the series by author C.S Lewis. Still, after Walden Media's latest film THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING flopped over the weekend, Walden presiden...
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...
...e Matrix, RescueDawn…you name it. So, once you feel safe that you’re not going to make an idiot out of yourself, you’ve got to use the most vivid parts of your imagination. If you can really see the creatures in your ...
Toy News International has released images of the upcoming Goddess Dawn and Darrian Ashoka figures.Joeseph Michael Linsner, the creator of Dawn, personally oversaw the entire figure creation process.The six-inch action figure features multiple points of a...
Inon Zur, an internationally acclaimed music composer for film, television and videogames, provides the original musical score for Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn Of War Winter Assault, the expansion pack to THQ Inc. and Relic Entertainment's real-time strategy ...
What They SayWhat would you do if you found yourself in a world half your size? Nothing can be more surprising for Emi and Yuko, a couple of regular middle-school girls, when they discover a whole new land at their feet. To make matters even more complica...
Dawn of Mana by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 02-07-2007)
Plot:
Dawn of Mana, the first true Mana sequel in a decade, reveals the origins of the legend behind the Mana Tree and the Sword of Mana. Breaking the series' 2D mold, Dawn of Mana brings the world of Mana to three-dimensional life while preserving th...
According to NarniaWeb, a new, but unnamed, director has been chosen to replace Andrew Adamson for the third installment of the Chronicles of Narnia series.Adamson is not directing the third film due to other commitments.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is ...
According to AICN, Michael Apted has signed on to direct the upcoming third film in the Narnia series, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.In the film, Edmund and Lucy help locate the seven banished lords of Narnia. The fourth film is expected to be an adaptat...
DAWN OF THE DEAD is the new top-selling home video release for last week according to sales figures from retail outlets. The Universal horror remake sold more than 2 million VHS and DVD copies in less than seven days, and a million sales came from the tit...
When it came time for Marvel to issue a "definitive statement" set within the Marvel Universe addressing the terrorist attacks on the United States that took place on September 11, 2001, the choice of title should have been fairly obvious to any fan, and ...
Once the property of low-budget voodoo pictures, the zombie film was reinvented by George Romero with his 1968 B&W classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (#17 on the Top 100 list). Drawing on several sources, most notably Richard Matheson`s novel I AM LEGEND, R...
In September, Diamond Select will release the Dawn Series 2 Action Figures - Set of 2.
Based on characters from Joseph Michael Linsner’s Dawn: Lucifer’s Halo, the set will include the Goddess Dawn herself as well as the reinc...
Dawn of the Dead by Corona's Coming Attractions (Sat 03-13-2004)
Genre:Horror/Remake.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Beacon Communications/Strike Entertainment/New Amsterdam Entertainment.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Ving Rhames (Kenneth); Sarah Polley (Ana); Mekhi Phifer (Andre); Jake Weber (Micha...
DAWN OF THE DEAD opens today in theaters across the country. Universal Pictures/Strike Entertainment/New Amsterdam Entertainment recently held the World Premiere, at where else...The Beverly Center Mall in West Hollywood, California.Walking through the ma...
What They SayRei Sugiyama never had much self-confidence but always found solace in watching anime. One day at an anime festival, he is transported to another dimension where the jet planes from the anime, Yukikaze, take on the form of beautiful girls fi...
Welcome to another week of the Countdown where you get to stay in the know about what there is to know about game releases. This week we have a strong handful of games, which helps boost the quality and quantity that we have been missing in the past few w...
One of the bits that came out of Cannes this weekend was a juicy one for fans of the original RoboCop films and teenage-directed-patriotism film Red Dawn. While the Hollywood Reporter doesn't give much specifics in the report, they say that MGM execs Harr...
What They SayA new law\'s been passed in Tokyo. Ordinary folks are now allowed to freely carry firearms; shoot, they\'re even legally allowed to use\'em. You might think that crime would increase, and you\'d be right. But the arrest rate\'s gone down. Aft...
With the remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD now currently filming in Toronto, we've been waiting to hear a firsthand report of what it's like fighting off wave after wave of dead folk. Thanks to an early morning email from R.T., we've now got a firsthand account ...
At a destination such as Mania, which prides itself on superhero coverage and sci-fi analysis, it's hard not to talk about the Olympics. If anyone else has seen the genetic freaks splashing in water, flipping on balance beams, pedaling uphill faster than ...
What They SayContains:
Lamenting Beauty
Yukina is a beautiful Ice Apparition whose tears transform into priceless jewels. Now, a filthy human crime lord named Tarukane has kidnapped Yukina, planning to extract her tears through torture and make a fortune...
It's Christmas Goodness here at AnimeOnDVD and we're giving away a disc a day through the end of December 2007! Each day will be a new prize and you'll have a chance to win!Today's prize is a copy of Rescue ...
The full solicitation sheet has come down from Media Blasters and it appears that there\'s a \"license rescue\" on the Kitty Media side of things. This title was originally released by NuTech Entertainment across four volumes and is getting a two volume r...
When I went to see Tom Savini's 1990 remake of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, I tried to do so without a chip on my shoulder, and I came away without being disappointed by what is a reasonably entertaining zombie movie with a few fresh twists that doesn't insu...
When it was first released in 1978, George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD shocked audiences with its vision of society breaking down in the face of an apocalyptic nightmare. Following on the aftermath of his groundbreaking NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD feature a de...
Masterpiece Comics released information today concerning the April release of issue two of the Wild Boys: Dawn Of The Wild mini-series. In the second part of the four installment series, a vicious and overwhelming attack by the Jovarn leaves the Wild Boys...
After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.”
It’...
Harris Comics on Thursday announced that LITTLE RED HOT creator Dawn Brown will be the artist on VAMPIRELLA # 7-10. "Vampirella's a strong female hero who has stood the test of time," Brown says. "Plus, the fun subject matter of Vampirella was a welcome b...
Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth has been hired to rewrite MGM's Red Dawn, the ultimate homeland invasion story about a new generation of besieged high schoolers. Dan Bradley, a second unit director and/or stunt coordinator on The Bourne Ultimatum, Spider-Man ...
What They SayA new law\'s been passed in Tokyo. Ordinary folks are now allowed to freely carry firearms; shoot, they\'re even legally allowed to use \'em. You might think that crime would increase, and you'd be right. But the arrest rate's gone down. Afte...
Now this is how to run a television show! Last season was the best of the series, building mystery upon mystery, thrill upon thrill, throwing lots of curve balls and changing the character’s lives forever. Last May, I thought the show should have ended o...
Random thoughts alert!Anyone else think that if Dawn from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER were in a horror movie she would be the first to get killed?Why is it that every time there's trouble Dawn sneaks out of her bedroom window and makes it worse? Hasn't she l...
We've been fans of Something Weird Video for two decades, as they've unearthed and preserved on home video hundreds of "lost" and obscure exploitation films over the years. We've enjoyed their TV show REEL WILD CINEMA, and their fun-packed Image DVDs have...
What They SayImagine suddenly finding yourself in an unknown land full of people who are only about 12 inches tall! Emi and Yuko have no idea how they arrived in this strange world, or why the people think of them as the Great Protectors of the land! All ...
So, those of you who read my early review of Journeyman know that I’m not surprised to see the series getting the axe and that I’m not terribly disappointed about it. I do have sympathy for fans of the show though. I’ve seen ma...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Soda MasahitoTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayFirefighter Daigo Asahina and fellow Medaka-ga-hama teammate Taira find themselves beneath an inferno when they barge into a burning auditorium alongside Chuo Resc...
Ever since its conception in 1978, Battlestar Galactica has been offering viewers a layered SF universe, one that manages to stay grounded with the world around us and in sync with contemporary American society. Like any good sci-fi series BSG explores th...
"Gears Of War" by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sun 12-31-2006)
The game of Gears of War was a media event this year, winning awards left and right. It was the top selling game for the X-Box 360 for its price points (Darn you Burger King games), and was one of the must have games not only for the holidays, but the ...
So, it all ends here with season seven of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. I must say I entered this season with the most trepidation; not out of concern that the season would be bad but that after this season ended there would be no more episodes to w...
Straight Up by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 08-18-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Last week I asked our foreign readers to clue me in to their favorite regional shows that have somehow or other been missed by the TV Wasteland radar. Thanks to Eduardo Guardatti, from Argentina, we g...
March 8 sees the arrival of the voodoo-tinged action tale, VOODOO DAWN (not to be confused with 1989`s same titled release which featured a young Tony Todd and Gina Gershon). This one offers DTV star Michael Madsen and Rosanna Arquette. A week later, Colu...
It`s Christmas Day, and the Lord is moving in Mysterious Ways. TV`s one and only family-friendly science fiction show—a program whose paranormal moral compass is so straight-ahead that it has made a name for itself at the very middle of the middle-of the-...
Scribe James Gunn (SCOOBY DOO) has been tapped to write a script for a remake of George Romero's classic cult film, DAWN OF THE DEAD.Beacon Communications will make the film, now that they have acquired the rights to do so from producer Richard P. Rubenst...
Whether you agree with this statement or not, the world of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER is getting smaller by the minute. Sure, with each incarnation of the series' characters (animated, comic book adaptation, novelization, etc.) the franchise expands exponen...
Michael Ely easily transitions from writing PC games to writing novels with his surprisingly sharp adaptation of ALPHA CENTAURI, a game that he knows intimately, since he was instrumental in creating it. Most novels based on video games suck. There are a...
Last Wednesday an anonymous individual emailed to say that two of the original stars in George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD plus legendary makeup artist Tom Savini would make cameo appearances in the remake, now lensing in Toronto.Seeking to find confirmatio...
So, anyone else sick to death of Dawn on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER?I really don't like her very much. She's all whiny and "what about me" all the time. So boring.Buffy is the Slayer, always saving the world, you'd think that Dawn would cut her big sis a li...
Universal Home Video has set a October 5, 2004 release date for the remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD. Two versions of Zack Snyder's zombie apocalypse feature will be available to own, one being the theaterical cut and the other being an unrated edition of the f...
If you've been following our exclusive reports from our DAWN OF THE DEAD insider, you've had an early preview of what to expect from this zombie update. We now know there are more people in jeopardy at the mall, that they are armed with different weapons ...
It's just five days to go until the big budget remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD arrives in theaters. If the trailers and commercials haven't made up your mind whether you should spend your cash to see the movie, maybe eight clips from the film will help you mak...
Coming out in the next month is a comic book adaptation of Universal Pictures' DAWN OF THE DEAD, full of four-color zombie blasting action. The 56-page magazine format comic book was created by new publisher Mig.Biz and is their debut in the world of comi...
For the first time in my year and a half of running this column we’ve got a release schedule absolutely barren of any new hardcover debuts. But what this week’s offering lacks in hardback entertainment it more than makes up for in…well,...
Whittling away at our far too large pile of discs to review, we\'ve got a look at the 10/02/2007 release of Rescue Me, Mave-chan from Bandai Entertainment.
What They SayThe battle against the evil Queen Beryl and her Negaverse continues as new enemies attack the Sailor Scouts. First a dream vacation on a cruise ship becomes a nightmare when Jedite and Titus steal all of the love energy from the passengers, t...
What They SayThe battle lines have been drawn, placing old friends Kira and Athrun on opposing sides in the war. The resulting battle will mark a turning point in their lives as Athrun and the Zaft forces launches a major offensive designed to end the war...
What They SayThe time of destiny is now! Yugi and and Yami Yugi - more than friends, closer than brothers. Will they stay together, or is it time to say goodbye? It\'s the final answers, the final duel and the final time we will see our friends in the rou...
BuySoundtrax Records announces the release of the September Dawn – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack composed by William Ross. The film, directed by Christopher Cain (Young Guns, Gone Fishing), is a Romeo and Juliet story set against the back...
When 'Superman Returns' to theaters next year, the superhero won't be saving only Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. The Man of Steel will also reportedly be lending a helping hand to British billionaire Richard Branson, head of the Virgin Group travel, media, an...
In the eyes of movie executives, it's clobberin' time for the attendance slide that has been throttling Hollywood for nearly five months. And only a few films are left to lead the charge. Fantastic Four" hits screens Friday, and a lot is riding on the sho...
On February 7th and 8th Bruce Schwartz held his monthly convention, but this time comic book fans and science fiction fans invaded the Pasadena Civic instead of the Shrine Auditorium.Fans filled the seats to hear the comic book writers and artists of the ...
Andrew Adamson has signed on to write and direct the third film in the CHRONICLES OF NARNIA series. Adamson wrote and directed THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE and is currently gearing up to begin shooting on PRINCE CASPIAN. Mark Johnson will produ...
20th Century Fox has purchased the spec script ORPHAN'S DAWN by writer Josh Friedman, for development as a possible new science fiction franchise for the studio. The story is set in the future on a starship the size of a city, trying to find a new home af...
The back package copy on Anchor Bay’s new edition of DAWN OF THE DEAD describes the new commentrak recorded for it "startling", but what’s truly startling is their new High Definition transfer of the film itself. I’ve seen George A. Romero’s sequel to his...
Universal Pictures has supplied us with over a dozen new stills from their upcoming remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD. With the end of the world nigh and the dead walking the face of the Earth, what's a motley band of survivors to do? Why, hole up inside a shopp...
Yes, the new DAWN OF THE DEAD is a remake of the George Romero horror classic, itself a follow-up to his earlier groundbreaking NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. And yes, this new DAWN is derivative of or at least shares concepts with other zombie films, specif...
The popularity of DVD has made the mainstream viewing public more aware of the idea of film as a liquid medium, which adapts a given work to the medium and venue it's presented in. Though it's appeared in all sorts of ways from 16mm rentals to VCD Sergi...
Sci Fi Wire spoke with DAWN OF THE DEAD remake director Zack Snyder who revealed that Universal Pictures is keen on making a sequel to his zombie apocalypse film, and with him once again behind the camera lens. "We kicked around some ideas, but I don't kn...
Apple's trailer park has just unloaded the first trailer for Universal Pictures' DAWN OF THE DEAD. Download the trailer and you'll get your first look at the mall where the survivors are holed up in, a taste of what kind of scares you can expect to see, a...
In an exclusive interview with CINESCAPE magazine's July issue, SCOOBY DOO scribe James Gunn had more than a few things to say about his hopes, and work, to bring a remake of George Romero's classic zombie flick DAWN OF THE DEAD to the big screen. "Eric ...
What They SayNaraku enlists the help of Tsubaki, a dark priestess specializing in curses, to kill Kagome. Tsubaki is dubious at first, but Naraku convinces her to do his bidding by promising her the nearly complete Jewel of the Four Souls that she has lon...
What They SayFor half-demons, there is a period of time when their powers and abilities disappear. Inuyasha has lived this secret all his life. But now in his weakened state, he has to face a demon possessing a shard of the sacred jewel!
Also, back in K...
Welcome to Book Buzz! I’m your new host, Tim Janson. I’d like to first thank Pat Ferrara, your previous MC, for all his help in making this a smooth transition and for all of his sage advice. Many of you may know me already as I...
As discussed last week, DC`s four primary Superman titles went through a bit of an evolution beginning with SUPERMAN #151, with new creative teams writing and drawing the books, a new editor--in the form of Eddie Berganza--overseeing the Man of Steel`s ad...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSThomas Newman lends his uniquely sonic sensibilities upon next week’s holiday fantasy, LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, released this week on Sony Classical (SK 93576). While maintaining the signature fast-finger...
While appears that this is yet another Disney appropriation of classic public domain material, and for a direct-to-video cartoon feature to boot, this release is distinguished by several features. First and foremost, even just shy of 69 minutes, this qual...
What They SayVampire detective Shido keeps the streets safe from supernatural scum. With a beautiful, impetuous policewoman hot on his tail, he races to solve the secrets of his fellow Nightbreed – before city life goes straight to hell!The Review!T...
If you want to see the Naruto movie, you’ve got to be in Canada and you’ve only got one day. Naruto: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow will be playing at 33 Cineplex theaters across Canada on June 23. Viz Media is releasing the film as an experi...
Following up on the first teaser trailer released three months back, Yahoo! Movies is hosting the new full trailer for the remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD. Jarring and disturbing are two words I'd use to describe the trailer; it really does look like they've t...
My last column appeared on a day that may set the tone for a century we have barely begun. Looking back, I can imagine nothing more insignificant that day than my lighthearted look at the world of home video. Today, a week later, I still find it difficult...
OPINION: Just a warning if you have not seen SPIDER-MAN 2 yet (though that simply boggles the imagination at this point), and you don't want the plot spoiled, read only the next full paragraph, then come back up and click hereto be taken immediately to t...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Silva Screen Records has released The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection (SILCD 1178), a specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema, including some of...
Well, somebody has figured out how to repackage public domain movies once again. The folks at Collectables Records, sister label to Alpha Video, are today releasing three volumes entitled SUMMER FUN. These two-disc sets contain one Summer-themed pop music...
Hand Picked Films has paid a mid-six figures for the rights to Dawn Barnes children's graphic novel series, THE BLACK BELT CLUB. Hand Picked looks to develop a multiplatform franchise based on the series. The producers plan to make an animated television ...
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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Commercial director Zack Snyder has landed the job of filming the dead walk. Snyder will be the top man behind the lens of the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake, originally made by horror master George Romero. The new version was written by James Gunn (SCOOBY-DOO...
THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES reports that Jennifer Garner, who portrays Elektra in this weekend's DAREDEVIL, was saved from a collision with a wall during shooting by the quick-thinking Ben Affleck. The actress suffered the mishap while in a 'flying' harness and...
I know that you already know, but I'm writing this before the Academy Awards ceremony, so please don't ruin it for me by telling me who won what. Dipping into the Prize Closet, we have three copies of JARHEAD for you, courtesy of Universal. To enter, simp...
Our undead pal who has been sending us set reports from the DAWN OF THE DEAD production returns with another story to tell. This time he's here to describe the street scenes being filmed on Toronto's city blocks!Shortly before the east-coast blackout hit ...
Comedian Denis Leary is going to star as a fireman in a pilot that he's co-written and co-created. Titled RESCUE ME, the show is about the life of a NYC fireman named Tommy Kelly (Leary) who faces the day-to-day dangers of his profession, the friendship o...
For the past six years, BUFFY fans have come to accept that life in Sunnydale is far from ordinary, especially for the slayer and her merry band of Scoobies. Case in point: last season's sudden introduction of a younger sister for Buffy (played by Michell...
Principal photography on DAWN OF THE DEAD has begun. Universal Pictures issued a press release today stating that Zack Snyder's picture has begun shooting in and around the city of Toronto, Canada. The movie is scheduled for release sometime in 2004.Unive...
This week’s shopping bag leaves little to be desired. The 25th Anniversary Edition of ‘Cujo’ looks all right. I love special features and ‘Cujo’ probably has the best this week. So, I’ll thr...
What They SayWith their end goal in sight, the Vatican and the empire rush to solidify ties between their races. The order of Rosen Kreuz seeks to unravel their painstaking progress. Abel Nightroad and Sister Esther have ventured to the heart of the empir...
It was about time, and that's how it was promoted when it first aired on FOX television in May 1996. After seven years of waiting and a plethora of failed scripts, discarded treatments and countless near misses on both sides of the Atlantic, the venerable...
Little known fact: They made three, that’s right, three FROM DUSK TILL DAWN movies. One would think that would indicate that the first FROM DUSK TILL DAWN was a good movie. I mean, anytime they make a sequel, usually the first movie gained some popularity...
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...
Should you somehow have missed six years of great TV, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER concerns Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an outwardly normal (if slightly neurotic) young woman mystically chosen to protect the world from supernatural evil, a fact she...
After last season’s disaster I didn’t know what to expect from season five of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Right away I was annoyed with the new character Dawn. She was just dropped into the series at the end of season four as if ...
A&E continues the series with two more volumes of episodes of this 1960s sci-fi series packaged together as a slipcased set. Since the series was filmed using marionettes and miniatures, International Rescue's action packed exploits emphasized explosions ...
It`s incredible that Walter Hill would take his name off of SUPERNOVA and Brian DePalma would leave his name on MISSION TO MARS. Although M2M arrives in theatres without the pre-release baggage warning of imminent disaster, it is actually a far bigger dis...
What They SayAs the crew of most powerful ship in the fleet, the Nadesico team has to be ready to fight anywhere, anytime and at a moments notice. Missions to rescue a missing VIP and recover a fallen Chulip are only warm-ups for a deadly battle against a...
Television producer Gerry Anderson liked working for scale. That is, from his experience directing children's shows in the 1950s (starting with TORCHY, THE BATTERY BOY), he knew the value of working with miniatures. During the 1960s, he came up with ideas...
Not only does ABC have not one, but two popularly and critically acclaimed shows (LOST and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), as well as several entirely watchable shows that haven't yet cracked the top of the ratings (BOSTON LEGAL and LIFE AS WE KNOW IT)...Not only ...
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.
T...
What They SayAttack of the Space Terrapin
Center Neptune, a world defense base constructed off the West Coast 900 fathoms beneath the surface of the ocean is attacked by a monster radio-controlled by Zoltar, leader of the alien Spectra invaders, seeking t...
What They SayOn the surface, Kaname Chidori appears to be a normal, popular high school student. The problem is, she doesn\'t realize just how popular she is. Unbeknownst to her, a group of terrorists believe she possesses the special powers of \"the Whis...
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Settled by alchemists, the town of Wisteria has the reputation of being an idyllic retreat. But what Alponse and Edward find ...
Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve...
What They SayDeath stalks with the stealth of a cat
Train Heartnet is known as the Black Cat for his quick reactions to attacks and his title as Number Thirteen as member of the secret society Chronos. He is an unbeatable master gunman, a cold and unfeel...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Soda MasahitoTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayFirefighter Daigo Asahina's burning desire to save lives at all cost finds him on the eve of the grueling qualifying exams for the city's most elite group of dange...
What They SayNuku Nuku and her friends are back for more madcap adventures! For starters, Futaba has finally met the boy of her dreams, a handsome bookstore clerk. But the fevered thoughts in her head come from a concealed device in a book that?s brainwas...
What They SayThe once impenetrable band of seven, now diminished to six, was forced to come to terms with inevitable when Gorobei risked his life to save his brethren. With sword in hand, Kambei is determined to find answers. Leaving the surviving samurai...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yagami YuTranslated by:Eiko McGregorAdapted by:What They SayCelcia, the disaster-prone elf turned mustached dog, is in trouble! After trusting an old rival, she finds herself in need of the help of that ragtag group of elf hun...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Soda Masahito Translated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayRookie Daigo Asahina is shaping up to be an impressive firefighter, but all the training and experience in the world wouldn't be enough to prepare him for the org...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Minetaro MochizukiTranslated by:Alexis KirschAdapted by:What They SayThe end of everyone was just the beginning... Returning home by train after a class trip, Teru Aoki takes a most frightening ride inside a mountain tunnel. W...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:ClampTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayKimihiro Watanuki is the indentured servant of Yuko, the beautiful but completely unpredictable Space-Time Witch. He must work at her bizarre wish-granting shop until...
In a year when anime saw an explosion of growth across just about all areas, Urban Vision managed to put out even less than before.
In 2002, they put just about all their eggs in the Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust basket and managed to do pretty well wit...
viz-in vol. 12, no. 7 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING OCTOBER `00 featuring...
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION BOOK FIVE, #1 REGULAR and SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION 7-issue monthly series story & art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto original ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kia AsamiyaTranslated by:C.B. Cebulski and Noriko FuruhataAdapted by:What They SayThe crew of the Space Battleship Nadesico has journeyed to the planet Jupiter in hopes of rescuing Captian Yurika. Caught between the powerful E...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yagami YuTranslated by:Eiko McGregorAdapted by:What They SayThe elf-hunters are back! Stripping elves left and right, they lumber through a bizarre alien world, searching for the fragments of a mystical spell that will lead th...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kia AsamiyaTranslated by:C.B. Cebulski and Noriko FurihataAdapted by:What They SayCaptain Yurika has been betrayed and captured by one of her own crewmembers, and the crew of the Space Battleship Nadesico must escape from capt...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yagami YuTranslated by:Eiko McGregorAdapted by:What They SayThat elf-stripping gang of misfits is back and the clothes are flying! This time, the group has its hands full. They find themselves trapped in the domain of the evil...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Nobuyuki AnzaiTranslated by:Kaori InoueAdapted by:What They SayFourteen year-old Ginta\'s journey through the fantasy world of his dreams continues in this volume, where he must battle against the megalomanical machinations of...
What They SayI can understand that Although we are together, everybody is different It feels like I\'m in a world that is on the opposite side of a mirror. (Yayoi Kuzuhara)
The plan to rescue the officers trapped inside Ultima has failed and the unidenti...
"Visionary". That is the word that keeps coming up when talking to the cast and crew of the upcoming "300" about director Zack Snyder. Snyder was born in Wisconsin and studied painting at the Heatherlies School in London and then filmmaking at the Art Ce...
The Review!This is it, the conclusion to the first season of Steel Angel Kurumi. Nakahito has been taken by the Academy, and it?s up to the Steel Angels to rescue him. The final mysteries are revealed as we rush towards the end.
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Is Rukia really free?What They SayWhile trying to evade the pursuing Soul Reapers and rescue Rukia, Orihime and Uryu are confronted by the captain of Squad 12, the despicable Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who plans on using them as guinea pigs for his experiments!Me...
What They SayOn its last breath, a dying planet cries for independence. In an underground base, hidden deep within a labyrinth of tunnels, Ahab and his crew meet with Lucky\'s brother Shiro, the leader of the Moad Civilian Movement. When a celebration is ...
What They SayThe once impenetrable band of seven, now diminished to six, was forced to come to terms with inevitable when Gorobei risked his life to save his brethren. With sword in hand, Kambei is determined to find answers. Leaving the surviving samurai...
What They Say\"Joe is a dude just like you and me. He has two great loves: his girlfriend Silvia and Captain Blue, the action-movie superhero.
Now that Joe has totally awesome superpowers, he\'s ready to battle his way through Movieland to rescue Silvi...
What They SayA legendary flower called the \"Fairy-Tale Flower\" is a girl who protects the sapling of the flower from anyone who tries to snatch it. Joe camps in the field to witness the flower bloom, but ends up guarding it from Jadow instead. Captain B...
What They SayAn elite group of specially trained fighters in feudal Japan, the Samurai Guns forge ahead in their relentless struggle against the sinister forces of the Shogun. With their expertly crafted firearms and explosives, these brave warriors are b...
Cute little robot animals fight a never-ending battle for the fate of ... something or other. As long as it's not raining. What They SayRobonimal World is under attack from the Warunimal Empire. Now, wearing the scarf left to him by his father, Pan-Taron ...
What They SayRukia the Soul Reaper knows she is on borrowed time, staying in the world of the living longer than allowed. Having transferred her powers to Ichigo, she is in big trouble when two enforcers from the Soul Society come after her. Now Ichigo wi...
What They SayPerhaps the truth about the past is its eternal presence within us all. This theory has never been more evident as the events of long ago emerge once again in the paths of Manabu and his comrades.
During a routine mission, the situation beco...
Diamond Select has released new images for their growing line of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER action figures. The all-new two-pack wil feature two of the Buffyverse's most important characters Dawn and Glory. Taken directly from the climactic season finale, ...
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog...
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...
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.
Greetings Maniac readers and wel...
The Sword of Truth series debuted in 1994 with Wizard’s First Rule and has been chugging on ever since. Translated into 20 foreign languages with 10 million copies in print, Terry Goodkind’s leviathan of an epic clocks in at over 7700 pages an...
What They SayMakoto to the rescue! Makoto leads the priestesses and Mr. Fujisawa in a raid against the Bugrom to rescue Princess Rune and Nanami, but when they get there, they discover a kingdom in turmoil and the hostages escape on their own! Jinnai beco...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuki FujisawaTranslated by:Stephen PaulAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayA glimpse of hope comes to the survivors as they are joined together with another party that was stranded in the upper basement. However, their relief is...
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 SayWhether on the land or in the air, Panda-Z is defender of the peace!
Pan-Taron gradually gets stronger with each battle, but the enemy is also intent on powering up. Moujumbo brandishes a giant hammer and Wolgaoh secretly possesses the blood...
As a hilariously awkward boy in my youth I couldn't imagine anything better than being my favorite superhero while leafing through the slick, thin pages of my DC and Marvel comic books. For most of us though the fantasy ends there to become a detached fo...
In celebration of the release of LAND OF THE DEAD and for ZOMBIE-lovers who can't get enough, MONSTERS HD, a VOOM Channel available on the DISH Network, will unleash the walking dead with WEEKEND OF THE DEAD on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25. The ...
What They SayGuided by Yoruichi the mysterious talking cat, Ichigo and school friends Orihime, Chad and Uryu make the dangerous crossing over to the Soul Society and land on the outskirts of the city where the Soul Reapers live. To succeed in their missio...
What They SayAn elite group of specially trained fighters in feudal Japan, the Samurai Guns forge ahead in their relentless struggle against the sinister forces of the Shogun. With their expertly crafted firearms and explosives, these brave warriors are b...
What They SayReiji\'s life in Rikyu isn?t going as easy as he had expected. Not only is he forced to participate in the extreme dragon battles, but he and his friends decide to take on a massive, evil dragon in order to rescue a woman in captive. Will Dai...
`Into the Fire` (#301) - Written by Brad Wright. Directed by Martin WoodPart 2 of Season 2`s `Out of Mind.` In this exciting season opener, the SG-1 team are being held prisoner by their old Goa’uld foe Hathor (Susanne Braun), who threatens to insert a Go...
Vampires, apes and ghosts, oh my!No, the aforementioned weren't the cast of the latest monster movie spoof, but part of the guest list at FANGORIA's 15th annual Weekend of Horrors convention, held in conjunction with Creation Entertainment August 11-12 in...
This low budget comedy chiller – obviously made by horror fans – HOLLYWOOD MORTUARY is sort of a combination GODS & MONSTERS and HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER.Prima donna Pierce Jackson Dawn (Randal Malone) is a legendary Hollywood makeup man famous for his 1930s...
Science fiction is endlessly fascinating for the vision it gives us of the future - in retrospect, not only for the predictions it gets right, but also for its amusing missteps. Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's highly entertaining marionette series THUNDERBIRD...
Time travel is--all puns aside--a time-tested motif in science fiction. In Michael Crichton`s latest novel, TIMELINE, we`re not talking dinosaurs here. We`re talking the Middle Ages, and we`re talking time travel of a sort we`ve never heard of before. ...
Some long-running television series simply cruise to an end so bland that it's hard to distinguish the finale from a regular episode. Others trail off, leaving major themes unresolved. Then there are those that feel the need to punctuate the audience's em...
For years, some video labels have sought to lure in movie fans by offering movies in "letterboxed" format that are actually just the cropped fullscreen version matted with black bars top and bottom, advertising more image area while delivering far less. I...
I've been rambling on nostalgically a lot about drive-ins this summer, but this weekend I'll be attending a convention that is actually doing something about it. Flash back Weekend's Horro'rama Drive-In will attempt to recreate the drive-in experience wit...
King Kong by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 12-14-2005)
Genre:Adventure/Fantasy.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Wingnut Films.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Naomi Watts (Ann Darrow); Andy Serkis (King Kong - motion capture reference, Lumpy); Jack Black (Carl Denham); Adrien Brody (Jack Drisco...
Sheep by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Fri 12-08-2000)
Lately, there has been a tendency to judge upon a game's quality only according to its technical characteristics, i.e. complexity, eye candy, and catchy sound. And, as time went by, the core notions of games became less and less important. Fortunately...
It’s a good Tuesday on this the first week in November as we’ve got a handful of series sequels, a couple promising, original new novels, and a Star Trek Enterprise guide in this Penguin Group- and Wizards of the Coast-dominated Weekly Book...
It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers.
If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarro...
TEAR OF THE GODS is the third in the KRONDOR series based on the popular computer RPG, RETURN TO KRONDOR, and is the one that most closely follows that game. But you didn't have to play the game or read the other two books to get the gist of this one.The ...
After the brutal slaying of Jerry Montrose by Bolivian troops hired by the US government, the other Specials are alerted that one of their kind has died by a faint boost in power - and by their smartest and richest member, Brody Kempler. John is the last ...
Mezco Toyz is gearing up for the release of the 1st wave of Heroes 7-inch action figures from the hit award-winning NBC series. The first of three assortments planned for 2008 will arrive in stores in June. In a move sure to thrill Heroes fa...
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...
Genre:Adventure/Drama.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Dennis Quaid; Giovanni Ribisi; Tony Curran; Miranda Otto; Tyrese; Hugh Laurie.Who's Making It:John Moore (Director); Scott Frank (Screenwriter).Pre...
The fiction of the DC editors looking in the DC vaults and finding some unpublished 80-Page Giant Annual from "back in the day" has worn just a little bit thin this time. The whole thing would probably work were it not for the inclusion of the Charlton Co...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:You HiguriTranslated by:Tony OgasawaraAdapted by:What They SayWhat becomes of a man who spends his life in the underworld for a love that lasts beyond the grave?
Two men battle for the soul of the woman they have lost.
Can ...
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER scribe Steven S. DeKnight has been giving the latest news about what's up with the fast developing BUFFY animated TV series.While talking to the BBC, DeKnight was asked about what stage the coming program is currently in. DeKnight...
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Laurell K. Hamilton is a mesmerizing writer. I was first introduced to Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, in a short story included in an anthology I reviewed, OUT OF THIS WORLD. Included in this short story collection was a preview of NARCISSUS IN CHAINS. I wa...
Poet and fantasist Eileen Kernaghan published four adult fantasy novels in the 1980s. Since then, she`s concentrated on taking the mythology of exotic lands and translating it into fiction for young adult readers. Her Young Adult fantasy novel, The Snow Q...
The Review!After watching another seventy-five minutes of Escaflowne, I'm back to bring you another review installment.
The tarot card based menus still continue to impress and stun me, even though they are identical to the menus that are used on the fi...
The Review!Continuing where the first volume\'s cliffhanger left off, Full Metal Panic! kicks into gear with action, drama and comedy coming out in full force.
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Having already seen the show in Japanese once, I listened to the English track. Actuall...
The Review!After watching another hundred minutes of Escaflowne, I'm back to bring you another review installment.
The tarot card based menus still continue to impress and stun me, even though they are identical to the menus that are used on the first d...
The Review!5 episodes on a disc. Even that's not enough for a show that can go by real quick and soon I was begging for more.
The first episode starts where we left off in the previous episode. Nene and a bunch of AD Police execs are stuck in the AD Poli...