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by Lauren Goodnight and Karyn Waller (Sat 08-07-2004)
OTAKON 2004 Presents
L'Arc~en~Ciel
Live in USA
When: July 31, 2004 (Saturday) show 5PM
Where: 1st Mariner Arena, 201 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
By Lauren Goodnight and Karyn Waller
After many months of rumors and speculation it was wit... Black Lagoon Vol. #2
by Christopher Homer (Wed 06-04-2008)
What They SayFilled with scenes of heroic bloodshed, Black Lagoon is Action Incarnate!
The Black Lagoon Company gets into a brutal head to head battle with a bunch of neo-nazi freaks after the same sunken booty. Revy and Dutch blaze a trail full of bloo... Can You Smell What THE SCORPION KING is Cooking? Part Two
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 04-21-2002)
After rising to fame as the WWF's biggest star, The Rock turned his brief but charismatic performance as "The Scorpion King" in 2001's THE MUMMY RETURNS into its own feature film. Today, CINESCAPE continues its conversation with The Rock.The Rock and his ... 
Alien Rock
by M. Steven Felty (Sat 12-03-2005)
Michael C. Luckman is an interesting character. Not only does he write books, but he also organizes and promotes concerts and events connected with UFOs. Luckman is founder of the Cosmic Majority and taught the nation's first college-level course on rock ... SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK!: SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Tue 10-08-2002)
Proposed by David McCall, an advertising executive, back in 1972, SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! was an attempt to teach young kids important information through song. The basic idea being that with a catch ditty supporting it children would be able to easily retain i... Black Lagoon Vol. #1
by Christopher Homer (Tue 03-11-2008)
What They SayRokuro Okajima is a meek, mundane and metropolitan man on a business trip to South East Asia. But things quickly go from pleasure cruise to festival of pain when modern day pirates board the ship and take him hostage! Revy, Dutch and Benny ar... Michael Clarke Duncan, Smacked Down by The Rock Part One
by Pamela Harland (Wed 04-24-2002)
He's big, bigger than most. But can he stack up against The Rock? You better believe it, says Michael Clarke Duncan who co-stars with the famous wrestler in The Rock's first starring role in THE SCORPION KING."He's six four, two seventy," says Duncan. "I'... U2, Pretenders, Buddy Guy among 2005 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees and Tommy is Celebrated in April
by Randall Larson (Mon 03-21-2005)
The twentieth annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took place at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City on March 14, 2004, with an edited ceremony aired on VH-1 on Saturday, March 19. The inductees to for 2005 celebrated and pe... Michael Clarke Duncan, Smacked Down by The Rock Part Two
by Pamela Harland (Thu 04-25-2002)
Currently co-starring alongside The Rock in the hit action film THE SCORPION KING, Michael Clarke Duncan is riding high. After his Oscar nominated turn in THE GREEN MILE, the actor has had a string of roles in popular films. In THE SCORPION KING, The Rock... Rock Projects
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 08-23-2001)
The coming SCORPION KING project isn't the only film that Universal has for wrestler The Rock, a.k.a. Dwayne Johnson.According to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, the Rock is already attached to a project called HUNTING BRONZE, an action-comedy written ... The Rock not up for PUNISHER role
by Mike Whybark (Tue 10-08-2002)
IGN FilmForce quashes an online rumor concerning the possible casting of new-minted action star The Rock (THE SCORPION KING) in the role of Marvel's gun-toting, black-clad skull-blazoned vigilante, THE PUNISHER.IGN quotes their inside, unnamed source thus... Encyclopedia of UK & Irish Rock and Pop on CD-ROM
by Randall Larson (Tue 02-08-2005)
Bear Family Records of Germany, the world’s leading preserver of 1960s musical culture, has announced The Encyclopedia of British and Irish Sixties Rock and Pop – on CD-ROM. With entries of about 3,500 bands and artists and about 10,000 musicians, the CD-... Ghostbusting with Elmer Bernstein
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-15-2005)
Elmer Bernstein's work in cinema during the 1980s included quite a few youth-oriented comedies such as ANIMAL HOUSE, STRIPES, TRADING PLACES and others, many of which have been produced by Ivan Reitman and directed by John Landis, filmmakers with whom Ber... STRATOVARIUS Guitarist Working On 'Rock Opera' Solo Album
by Randall Larson (Wed 01-03-2007)
Mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki for the Finnish metal band Stratovarius has issued the following update: "[My new solo album] 'Saana - Warrior of Light' is a work in progress. [For the past] two years I have had this idea in my head an... Can You Smell What THE SCORPION KING is Cooking? Part One
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 04-19-2002)
Mega-star wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has always loved film, but he didn't always want to be an actor. In fact, he didn't always want to be a wrestler. His first career choice was to join "the family business"... criminology.It was a noted criminol... The Spaghetti Epic 2: A Merging of Prog Rock and Spaghetti Western Film Music – Redux
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-12-2007)
A unique adaptation of Italian Western film music performed by progressive rock bands, The Spaghetti Epic - Six Modern Prog Bands For Six Seventies Prog Suites was released by French record label Musea in collaboration with Colossus, a Finnish prog ro... 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... Classic Rock Cornucopia
by Randall Larson (Tue 10-18-2005)
You know it's just got to be a good month when brand new CD's from McCartney,
Eric Clapton's "Back Home"
© Reprise
Clapton, Neil Young, Dylan, and Cream all show up in your local Tower Records. Eric Clapton's Back Home (Reprise 49395-2) is a ... Van Halen to Reunite for Space Rock Mission?
by Randall Larson (Fri 02-03-2006)
Estranged Van Halen co-stars David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar are set to reunite in space, World Entertainment News Network reported last week. The Jump rockers have been invited to be part of extraterrestrial research expert Michael Luckman's hotly-antici... Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 09-23-2000)
The theme is a familiar one. The mighty, stalwart chords of brass, the trilling woodwinds, the driving rhythm of the violins, the strident siren of electric guitar… Wait a minute? Electric guitar? What’s that doing in the middle of the STAR WARS theme?... Goblin: Progressive Rock Movie Music
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 06-02-2001)
Yeah, I`m old enough to remember Goblin, the Italian progressive rock group whose work helped define a certain sound and style of film scoring back in the 1970s and 1980s. But age really has little to do with it, since few people from that era remember th... Science Fiction Meets Rock & Roll in SACD
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-25-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONNeil Norman, the maestro of rock and roll interpretations of science fiction film music, is back in the Control Voice Cockpit with a new recording, Sci-Fi in Hi-Fi (Audio Fidelity AFZ 012). The CD is a dual layered hybrid disc, m... eigoMANGA branches out with J-rock bands (Mon 08-16-2004)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA-August 16, 2004-eigoMANGA has plans to work with a couple of noted Japanese rock bands in 2005. J-rock bands have enormous potential to be popular here with American anime fans, says Austin Osueke, President and CEO of eigoMANGA. EigoMA...Wild Rock Vol.#01
by Julie Rosato (Thu 01-26-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazusa TakashimaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayMeet Emba and Yuuen, two very different heirs to two very different warring clans. When they meet, it's love at first sight...and a wild romantic odyssey is about to unf... Black Lagoon Vol. #3
by Christopher Homer (Tue 06-24-2008)
What They SayFilled with scenes of heroic bloodshed, Black Lagoon is action incarnate! Dirty jobs are a part of life for the Black Lagoon but things seem to be getting worse by the minute. Their latest problem is a maid from Columbia. She's a killing mach... Prog Rock Revisited: Shakary Revitalizes 2 Earlier Albums into New Classic
by Randall Larson (Wed 11-08-2006)
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... Viz Pictures Announces DVD Release of Rock and Roll Romantic Drama NANA 2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-22-2008)
DVD Release And Special Poster Promotion Highlight Sequel To Hit Film NANA Based On Popular Shojo Manga Series
San Francisco, CA, JULY 22, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, h... Toys Rock
by Andrew Kardon (Mon 04-01-2002)
Ozzy Osbourne. Alice Cooper. KISS. Sure they’ve all split eardrums, showered fans with sweat and frightened parents everywhere. But they have one more thing in common: they’ve all been trapped in plastic. No, no, get your mind out of the gutter…we’re talk... War Rock
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sun 10-15-2006)
A lot can be said for a company that will allow you to play their games for free, and the K2 Network allows you to do just that. With War Rock they allow you to dip your feet, or even jump all in for free, or with a paid subscription. It is a growing tren... The Rock forms his GRIDIRON GANG
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-05-2004)
SCORPION KING star The Rock has attached himself to star in GRIDIRON GANG, a drama based on real life events. The WWE muscleman would play a counselor for a Los Angeles youth probation center that forms a football team for troubled youths. The skills that... An Urban, Rock-filled DOOM
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-15-2004)
After starring in two of Universal Pictures summertime films, Karl Urban (who also starred in the latter two LORD OF THE RINGS pictures) will receive another paycheck from the same studio for starring in DOOM along with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Urban, w... Xzibit to Join "The Rock" in GRIDIRON
by News Editor (Thu 04-14-2005)
Columbia Pictures is in final negotiations with Xzibit to star in their upcoming drama GRIDIRON GANG with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.The story centers on a probation officer who forms a football team of juvenile inmates. The players overcome huge obstacles... The Rock finds his INSTANT KARMA
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-14-2003)
After starring in a pair of action films, Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson said he was looking for a lighter vehicle to showcase his comedic talents. It looks like he's found his project with INSTANT KARMA, a new live-action/CGI film set up at New Line Cinema. J... The Rock is photographed WALKING TALL
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 06-26-2003)
Hollywood North Report has published four great snaps of The Rock filming a scene of WALKING TALL in Vancouver, Canada. The WWE superstar is seen playing a game of touch football along with co-star Johnny Knoxville (JACKASS THE MOVIE). Click here to see t... Rock Opera Revival
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 06-04-2005)
The government of Japan is considering their child pornography law to include anime and manga. Of all the new porn anime titles released, about half feature sex acts involving schoolgirls. It's a touchy subject, since some argue that drawings don't have a... McDonough WALKING TALL with The Rock
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-16-2003)
Currently seen every week on NBC's BOOMTOWN, actor Neal McDonough has agreed to star as the main villain in the remake of WALKING TALL. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is playing the part of the law-abiding Tennessee sheriff (originally played by Joe Don Baker... Chris Rock takes a SICK DAY
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-19-2003)
Chris Rock's next film will be for Universal Pictures and called SICK DAY. Teaming up with Imagine Entertainment and producer Brian Grazer, Rock will play a lazy guy who phones in sick to his job and then causes trouble with the next-door neighbors. The r... The Rock as CAPTAIN MARVEL or BLACK ADAM?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 09-24-2007)
While doing a press tour for his upcoming sports/family film, THE GAME PLAN, Robert Sanchez had a chance to ask Dwayne Johnson (formerly known as "The Rock") about his thoughts on the project. It seems clear from sources involved with the p... eigoMANGA branches out with J-rock bands (Mon 08-16-2004)
While probably tipping their hand a bit early, eigoMANGA has sent out this press release talking about their plans to work with J-rock bands.No Rock for MUMMY 3?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 04-22-2002)
It seems that if there is a third MUMMY movie, the Rock should not expect his character from THE MUMMY RETURNS and THE SCORPION KING to make an appearance. That's the word from producer Kevin Misher, who shepherded all three films in the franchise to the ... Cox Updates SGT. ROCK Progress
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 07-12-2007)
This big screen treatment of the DC comic book, SGT ROCK, has been sitting around collecting dust in development hell for a long time. How long? Arnold Schwarzenegger was going to portray the character before his bid to become governor of California. Both... The Rock hurt preparing for THE GAME PLAN
by Karl Schneider (Wed 06-21-2006)
Walt Disney Pictures upcoming film THE GAME PLAN was thrown a curve when Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson injured himself preparing for the film.Johnson was injured Monday during a football practice in preparation for his upcoming role as a professional quarterb... Stiller and Rock Head Back to MADAGASCAR
by News Editor (Thu 09-15-2005)
DreamWorks Animation has signed Ben Stiller (Alex the Lion) and Chris Rock (Marty the Zebra) to once again provide the voices for their characters in the sequel to MADAGASCAR. Jada Pinkett Smith will also return for the sequel to voice Gloria the Hippo. ... The RULE of the Rock
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Sun 12-04-2005)
There's something strange about cult animated films from the '80s. Generally their home video release has been delayed by decades due to circumstances out of their control. Heavy Metal took forever (mainly due to music rights that weren't cleared for the ... "The Rock" and Reynolds Will BLOWBACK
by News Editor (Wed 08-03-2005)
Disney Studios has purchased Sheldon Turner's pitch BLOWBACK. Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Ryan Reynolds will star. No real details on the plot were given, but the duo will play two San Francisco cops. Tapestry Films' Andrew Panay, Peter Abrams and Robe... Manga Review: Wild Rock (Thu 01-26-2006)
Julie's checking in with us again today with our first look at a title from the Blu distributed line of titles via TOKYOPOP with their January 2006 release of the standalone title Wild Rock.FRAGGLE ROCK Headed for Big Screen
by Associate News Editor (Tue 05-13-2008)
The Weinstein Company has signed Cory Edwards to write and direct the big screen live-action musical version of FRAGGLE ROCK.
As with the TV series, the film will be populated by a mix of human characters and Fraggle Rock puppets. The story re... At the premiere of SCHOOL OF ROCK
by Sue Schneider (Fri 10-17-2003)
Paramount Pictures recently held the World Premiere of SCHOOL OF ROCK at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. This film which stars Jack Black as Dewey Finn, a hell-raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur who gets kicked out of his band. So what does he d... Nose to the Grindhouse
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-19-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Grindhouse, the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez pastiche of 1970s era exploitation flix, features a soundtrack that similarly draws on the many influences that have driven the film’s conceptualiz... Sex & Sci-Fi & Rock 'n Roll
by Randall Larson (Tue 04-19-2005)
Get out your Parental Advisory stickers – Warp 11’s new CD has been assimilated from all things STAR TREK into a massive powerblast of sex, sci-fi, and rock ‘n roll. Based in Sacramento, California, Warp 11 has made the rounds of science fiction conventio... Rock n' roll n' CGI
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-13-2003)
The studio that Steven, David and Jeffrey built has announced its next CGI animated project and it's about rock and roll. According to a report in today's Variety, DreamWorks has started to work on the new film by hiring the screenwriters for THE FAMILY ... ROCK STAR Premiere Pix, Part 1
by Sue Schneider (Mon 09-10-2001)
Last week saw the world premiere of ROCK STAR starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston in Los Angeles. Both actors attended the premiere event as did cast members Beth Grant, Dagmar Domiczyk, Blas Elias, Brian Vander Ark and the film's helmer, Stephen ... Fat Rock sees Hasbro films in future
by Mike Whybark (Thu 12-19-2002)
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes that Fat Rock Entertainment will produce live-action/CGI films featuring licensed properties from Hasbro and others. The production company has a partnership deal with animators SD Entertainment as well as distribution deals i... ROCK STAR Premiere Pix, Part 2
by Sue Schneider (Wed 09-12-2001)
Besides Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston and a number of other actors, rock star themselves represented their medium at last week's ROCK STAR movie premiere event in Los Angeles.Besides starring in the film, Mark Wahlberg has his own musical past under the... Rock Mourns Soul Asylum bassist and former Gong drummer
by Randall Larson (Mon 06-27-2005)
Two notable rock musicians have died within the last month. Soul Asylum's bass player and co-founder Karl Mueller died last Friday of throat cancer, one year after being diagnosed with the disease. Pierre Moerlen, the French drummer extraordinaire best kn... Castle Rock Gets HUGHES
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-17-2001)
Things look to be moving quickly on that recently reported Jim Carrey starring Howard Hughes vehicle. Now, word comes that Castle Rock has acquired the rights to Richard Hack's book HUGHES: THE PRIVATE DIARIES, which will be used as the basis for the film... "The Rock" Discusses SHAZAM!
by News Editor (Thu 05-10-2007)
ComingSoon.net is reporting that Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is having discussions about possibly starring in the big screen version of SHAZAM!
During a set visit for GET SMART, Johnson told CS.net ""Listen, John August is writing the script and ... The Rock to bring SPY HUNTER to big screen
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-22-2002)
It looks like that long-rumored big screen version of the classic arcade game, SPY HUNTER, is moving forward with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson set to star. The film, which has Johnson playing car/boat/plane fighting expert Alec Sects, who uses various vehicl... Digital Rock & Rule
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 03-04-2005)
DVD label Unearthed Films, best known as the US home of violent Japanese films like the GUINEA PIG series, has finally announced a street date of June 7 for the 1983 Canadian animated feature ROCK & RULE. The film is a rock opera about a punk singer n... New Prog Rock Opera from Kingcrow due in May
by Randall Larson (Wed 03-29-2006)
The new album of the Roman progsters Kingcrow, Timetropia, will soon be released by Italy's Lucretia Records International. The band has just signed an exclusive contract with the Italian label, which will distribute the album worldwide. Timetropia is a p... THE ROCK is Buford Pusser
by Mike Whybark (Thu 01-23-2003)
VARIETY notes that THE ROCK has come aboard a remake of the 1973 WALKING TALL, the story of determined real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser's struggle to clean up the county.The remake is scripted by David Klass and will hit production in early summer, it is t... The Rock to BE COOL?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-16-2003)
According to Variety, the people who are making the sequel to GET SHORTY, BE COOL, have their mind set on hiring The Rock to play one of the movie's roles. If they can arrange it, Rocky would portray the bodyguard of an up-and-coming music star's manager ... 30 Rock Rocks!
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Sun 01-27-2008)
I’ve been picking up some non-genre TV series box sets and vegging out on them during the writer’s strike doldrums. The first one I have to talk about is 30 Rock season one. I am not a sitcom fan so I didn’t give this series mu... pillows: PENALTY LIFE
by Lauren Goodnight (Tue 12-28-2004)
What They SayThe pillows' have done hard time with their recent album, "PENALTY LIFE," and it's finally breaking out to the U.S.! Known for their definitive, hard J-rocking, frenetic punk style music to the smash anime hit, 'Fooly Cooly,' the trio of Sawa... The Rock Enters WITCH MOUNTAIN Sequel
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-29-2007)
The actor has been attached to the sequel to the 1975 Disney movie, ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN. Last month, it was announced there would be new addition to this storyline from Disney after director Andy Fickman was attached to the project. This new f... Paper Cuts Rock
by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 04-07-2007)
Welcome to another edition of the Countdown, which Mania serves it up lovingly to you every week. I, your host, Captain Gordon welcome you back to the article a little sad this week. It seems that games were scaled back this week, meaning that there we... Annual Recap: Best Film Score Licks of 2006
by Randall Larson (Thu 01-04-2007)
2006 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECAP
By far the best soundtrack release of 2007 was certainly the majestic, 3-CD release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: The Complete Recording – but that’s a revived archival score, and we&... Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Terence Stamp join "Get Smart"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-17-2007)
According to Variety, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Terence Stamp have signed on to join the upcoming film, Get Smart. They will join Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in the cast.Hathaway will play the role originated on the small screen by ... SUPERNATURAL: Bad Day at Black Rock
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 10-20-2007)
I like the funny fueled episodes of Supernatural. Honestly I prefer the darker ones but there’s no reason why we can’t take a break from the drama for a little humor. The only issue I might have is that some residual characters built... Broken Flowers, Rock & Roll
by Randall Larson (Fri 08-19-2005)
BROKEN FLOWERS is the new film from acclaimed writer/director Jim Jarmusch, starring Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton and Julie Delpy. Winner of the Grand Prix at the 2005 Cannes International Film Fe... DiCaprio Will Rock Vonnegut's CRADLE
by News Editor (Wed 07-06-2005)
Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way will develop and produce a feature film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's CAT'S CRADLE. James V. Hart and Jake Hart, his son, will adapt.The story is an apocalyptic tale about the planet's ultimate fate and a race to recover th... J-Rock sensation the pillows to appear at Anime Boston (Fri 02-15-2008)
International stars set to arrive at the Northeast's largest anime convention Boston, MA -- Anime Boston, the Northeast's largest Japanese animation convention and among the top ten largest conventions in North America, announced that international stars ...Knoxville's WALKING TALL beside The Rock
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-04-2003)
JACKASS leader Johnny Knoxville will make $5 million dollars by playing one of The Rock's pals in the remake of WALKING TALL. The actor will play one of the small town's citizens, a good-natured but unimportant guy who gets deputized by the sheriff (play... FARSCAPE's Aeryn Sun: Claudia Black
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 09-05-2000)
After finishing season two of FARSCAPE, Claudia Black, who plays Aeryn Sun, along with the rest of her fellow actors flew to Southern California for the first official FARSCAPE convention. Black plays the strong but beautiful ex-Peacekeeper Aeryn, pullin... The Matrix's Final Conflict
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-06-2003)
THE MATRIX: MUSICAL REVOLUTIONSDon Davis completes his MATRIX cycle with REVOLUTIONS, released Tuesday on Maverick (48412-2). The score is a thrilling, relentlessly pulsating, intricately crafted expansive recapitulation of what Davis developed so uniquel... Prog Rock News: New Element from Tony Spada
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-24-2005)
Surveillance Records has just released "The Human Element" by Holding Pattern guitarist/composer Tony Spada. This is the long awaited follow up to his critically acclaimed "Balance of Power" album on Art Sublime. The Human Element covers the spectrum of p... GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS IV
by Randall Larson (Sat 09-16-2000)
When I first encountered Neil Norman’s GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS back in 1978, I was one of those grumpy purists taken aback by his electric guitars intruding upon the pristine orchestral tonalities of STAR WARS and other icons of science fiction film... MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II on Compact Disc
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 06-10-2000)
Forget the rock and roll soundtrack that hit the Top 40 bins before the film opened. Hold out for the score CD, which Hollywood Records unrolls on June 30th. It’s an action score with a surprising richness of musical depth and variety. It has the signa... Rock On
by Daniel Schweiger (Mon 04-08-2002)
John Debney might not be a barbarian, but he certainly has the stamina of one when it comes to scoring films. With over 60 pictures to his credit (including nine from last year), Debney is the first composer Hollywood turns to for "popcorn" pictures. Some... Top 10: Mr. Black unseats Mr. Rock
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 10-05-2003)
Jack Black's SCHOOL OF ROCK eclipsed The Rock's RUNDOWN to become the new number one movie at the box office. According to studio estimates, the Paramount movie grossed $20.2 million dollars on its opening weekend, nearly $2 M better than THE RUNDOWN's de... SCHOOL OF ROCK director gets good news about BAD NEWS BEARS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-09-2004)
SCHOOL OF ROCK helmer Richard Linklater has signed to direct the remake of THE BAD NEWS BEARS for Paramount Pictures. The studio has now scheduled to start filming the picture in late November for a mid-2005 release date.Billy Bob Thornton will play the p... TOP 10: The Rock is above the TUSCAN SUN
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-29-2003)
The Rock's new film THE RUNDOWN was enough to knock last week's champ, UNDERWORLD, from top spot at this past weekend's box office. Universal's RUNDOWN performed admirably with $18.5 million dollars over the pic's first three days. It's not as large as UN... STAR TREK: VOYAGER--'Tsunkatse'
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 02-07-2000)
For the all important February television sweeps, a lot of cooks got together to mix up a brew for STAR TREK: VOYAGER. While co-executive producer Kenneth Biller and writer Robert Doherty worked on an episode that turned into `Tsunkatse,` they thought abo... Pink iPod Of Doom: Pillows, Utena, Ghost in the Shell & .hack//GAME
by Lauren Goodnight (Sat 05-28-2005)
The Pink iPod of DOOM has not been appeased. APPEASE THE POD! Come to And now, for your reviews.
The Pillows: Penalty Life
Geneon Entertainment
God, I wish I liked this album. I wish there had been even a shred of originality, some moment of shining ... A Fistful of Elfman with MIB II and Spidey's Score CD
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 07-17-2002)
This Week's RecommendationSDanny Elfman
The MEN IN BLACK II soundtrack CD features Danny Elfman's score plus two songs.
© 2002 Sony Music Soundtrax
has brought back the familiar DRAGNET-meets-PETER GUNN sensibility of MEN IN BLACK for Barry S... Bridge to Terabithia & Other Song & Score Soundtracks
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-15-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
From the sublime to the rotund, we look at a quartet of song and score soundtracks for recent films – from Disney’s wondrously magical Bridge to Terabithia to the comic antics of Eddie Murphy in Nor... Erik Norlander, Lana Lane Channel Now on YouTube.com
by Randall Larson (Fri 01-19-2007)
Videos featuring Think Tank Media symphonic/prog rock couple Erik Norlander and Lana Lane are now featured on the infamous video site YouTube.com at http://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkTankMediaMusic.
The popular musicians have compiled full-lengt... Naruto Box Set 04 (also w/special edition)
by Justin Rich (Thu 10-04-2007)
What They SayAfter barely making it out of the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura proceed to the next stage of the Chunin Exam: a one-on-one sudden death elimination battle! Pitted against each other in individual combat, an assortment of young, b... Black Lagoon Vol. #2 (also w/limited edition)
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 07-05-2007)
What They SayFilled with scenes of heroic bloodshed, Black Lagoon is Action Incarnate!
The Black Lagoon Company gets into a brutal head to head battle with a bunch of neo-nazi freaks after the same sunken booty. Revy and Dutch blaze a trail full of blood... JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH on Compact Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-08-1999)
In 1974, keyboardist Rick Wakeman (formerly of Yes) gathered together some rock musicians along with the London Symphony Orchestra and the English Chamber Choir to create a live recording for his musical concept album, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF TH EARTH, b... The Best of 2003 - Part 1
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-01-2004)
Part 1: The New ScoresOnce again, we begin our annual two-part overview of the last year's science fiction, fantasy, and horror soundtracks with my choices for the year's best new soundtracks newly composed for films released in 2003. These are my Top 15... Spy Hunter
by Coming Attractions (Mon 08-02-2004)
Genre:Action/Adventure/Video Game Adaptation.Studio:Universal Studios.Production Company:Daybreak Productions/Prime Universe Productions.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Alec Sects).Who's Making It:John Woo (Director); M... THE ONE and Only James Wong Part One
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 11-02-2001)
Writer-director James Wong and his THE ONE star Jet Li might be roughly the same age, but Wong has no illusions about the differences between himself and the Hong Kong superstar."I think he was already a Wu Shu master, or a prodigy I guess, [at age 11]," ... John Debney Versus THE SCORPION KING Part One
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-30-2002)
After several years of scoring comedies and family films like SPY KIDS, INSPECTOR GADGET, JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS, CATS & DOGS and PRINCESS DIARIES, a meaty assignment like THE SCORPION KING came as a welcome adventure for composer John Debney.Debne...