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by Frank Garcia (Thu 10-19-2000)
Warm applause from an audience of about 150 people greeted legendary filmmaker Roger Corman as he sat on the front stage of a discussion panel titled `Efficient Effects.` Corman was in Vancouver, Canada attending the 15th Annual Film and Television Trade ... Corman returns to filmmaking with CAPTAIN JUSTICE
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 09-12-2002)
Roger Corman, who has produced innumerable bad-if-fun genre films, and given many of today's leading lights in genre creation their start, is coming back to filmmaking after a few years away from the medium that made him famous. Corman, whose low budgets ... Corman and Davison to make "Space 3001"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 11-08-2006)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Producers Roger Corman and John Davison said Tuesday that they will make Space 3001, a $20 million sci-fi action picture, with Irish government subsidies.The deal, announced at the American Film Market, will see Corman... 
Roger Corman on the success of FANTASTIC FOUR (Mon 11-20-2000)
...Sincerely,Roger CormanWho Digitized Roger Rabbit?
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 03-25-2003)
...f several Roger Corman productions that plundered f/x footage from the Russian feature PLANET OF STORMS. Director Peter Bogdanovich likely prefers to be remembered for THE LAST PICTURE SHOW rather than this credit.[ ] WEREWOLF W... DVD & VHS This Week: June 25
by John Thonen (Tue 06-25-2002)
...MG4R]from Roger Corman's New Concorde, who seem to have released just about every vampire title in their film library this month. This one isn't half-bad, rather reminiscent of THE KINDRED for those who remember that short-lived TV series. The vampires... DEATH RACE 2000: Days of Future Passed, Part 3
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 02-03-2000)
After the shoot, DEATH RACE found itself on the rocky road of executive prerogative with an impassable detour in the shape of Roger Corman. Bartel says the producer’s uncertainty of what exactly the film should be, either a comical action film or a pure a... To B Or Not To B: Can Low-Budget DTV Films Survive, Part 2.
by John Thonen (Tue 07-25-2000)
Veteran producer Roger Corman has taken a different tack from Charles Band in order to keep his ship running through this latest economic storm. `We are the only independent with two studios, one here and one in Ireland. With the market’s weakness, we w... DVD This Week: August 28th
by John Thonen (Tue 08-28-2001)
...emake, by Roger Corman, of an earlier Corman production. Undoubtedly inspired by the success of Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR, this exploitation tale involves female warriors. It's OK for what it is, but the Playboy Playmates who claim the lead roles are no... To B or Not to B: Can Low-budget Direct-to-Video Films Survive?
by John Thonen (Tue 07-18-2000)
..., include:ROGER CORMAN - The once and future King of the B’s who has, as producer and/or director, been responsible for over 600 films, jump-starting the careers of everyone from Jack Nicholson to Francis Ford Coppola in a career that will soon celebra... Anniversary Plans for the Crystal Lake Eight?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-26-2003)
...VEN (MGM) Roger Corman '60s horror comedy double feature starring Boris Karloff, Vincent Price and Peter Lorre, with 3 featurettes.(O) THE COP IN BLUE JEANS (Westlake) Violent Italian action comedy starring Tomas Milian.(O) ... Joe Dante and Mary Woronov on HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-19-2000)
... the 1976 Roger Corman-produced cheapie Hollywood Boulevard (co-helmed with Allan Arkush). For some unknown reason, this flick has become a real rarity; it was only briefly released on video, and is now no longer available. That`s too damn bad, because... SLEEPY HOLLOW: Directing The Headless Horseman
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 11-19-1999)
It’s starting to look as if contemporary Hollywood horror movie remakes owe ever-increasing royalty payments to Roger Corman and Barbara Steele. For some reason, when filmmakers refashion old movies, they borrow less from the official source than from the... DEATH RACE 2000: Days of Future Passed
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 01-20-2000)
...artel for Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, a glorious poverty row film factory that jostled about the entertainment spectrum by catering to the blood-and-guts crowd with BIG BAD MAMA and PIRANHA, and to the T&A crowd with such male fantasy epics as C... DVD and Video This Week: February 19
by John Thonen (Tue 02-19-2002)
VIDEO NEWSAccording to VIDEO BUSINESS magazine, the notoriously cost effective (or cheap) Roger Corman - who not long ago filmed the demolition of his California studios for use in an upcoming film - has recently struck a deal with the Los Angeles Film Sc... DEATH RACE 2000: Days of Future Passed, Part 2
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 01-27-2000)
...derpants. Roger Corman chose this scene, Carradine says, to make a rare on-set visit and made it expressly known that there was not enough flesh showing. `Roger is a very urbane gentleman,` says Carradine. `The only way I know of to tell when he’s mad ... Looking Back at DTV in the '90s: Past, Present, and Beyond
by John Thonen (Tue 02-08-2000)
...les Band, Roger Corman and others, whose efforts to exploit this then underserved market led to the birth of DTV.Many of the independent film producers, like Band and Corman, had themselves been active in the theatrical market, but were gradually being... Samuel Z. Arkoff at Orpheum Theatre Halloween Spook-a-Thon
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-26-2000)
You may have about the sixth annual Spook-a-Thon Halloween film festival at the old Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. We dropped in for the festivities last Friday night, including screenings of the original version of The Haunting, Frankenstein Me... Merry Marvel Mutants on the march again!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-25-2003)
... Wishman, Roger Corman, Sam Arkoff, Harry Novack and many more. Includes extra interviews, commentrak, and more. Delayed from last month.(O) SEVEN DOORS TO DEATH (Alpha) 1944 detective thriller.(O) SHERLOCK HOLMES COLLECTION Volume 2 (MPI) Four-disc se... Inconvenient DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-21-2006)
... Official Roger Corman Collection “Back-To-Back Jack Edition” Nicholson double feature. (O) DA ALI G SHOW: Da Compleet Seereez (HBO) Both seasons in a shiny lenticular box. Woweeweewow! (O) DARK HARVEST 3: SCARECRO... Comicscape - July 23, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-23-2003)
...uction by Roger Corman - Corman, of all people! - to make sure he didn't waste the license fees? Probably having the Corman name attached to it should be proof enough of how dire this is - though if Marvel Enterprises goes with that "goofball dramedy" ... PIRANHA on Disc
by John Thonen (Tue 05-23-2000)
...n to find Roger Corman. Corman’s New Horizon, was one of the first independent video labels to jump on the DVD bandwagon, and one can only be grateful that, in addition to DVD releases of his generally dreadful recent productions, Corman has also cho... Home Video's Best and Worst For 2000
by John Thonen (Tue 01-02-2001)
...rlie Band/Roger Corman DTV: The budgets on Charlie Band’s Full Moon releases keep shrinking, and the decline in the number of films released by Roger Corman’s recently rechristened New Horizons (now New Concorde) wouldn’t seem to offer much promise for... "Fantastic Faux!"
by News Editor (Fri 02-25-2005)
Los Angeles Magazine's March 2005 issue has an article by Robert Ito discussing the first "Fantastic Four" film made in 1993.Ito interviewed Roger Corman, German producer Bernd Eichinger who bought the rights cheap from Marvel, Stan Lee and members of the... Universal's Monster MusicStein
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-13-2006)
...cture for Roger Corman, called THE INTRUDER, and I'm happy that Roger Corman was pleased with that film because when he speaks of his pictures, and he's done so many, he says that the one he always likes, his pet picture, was THE INTRUDER; but that's o... Genre Films in the '90s: Blockbuster Feeding Frenzy
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-11-2000)
...CIST III; Roger Corman directed his first film in nearly two decades, FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND; and George Romero and Dario Argento teamed up to handle an episode apiece of the two-part anthology, TWO EVIL EYES. All were more or less worthy efforts that pl... Quite a Good Month
by John Thonen (Tue 05-02-2000)
...nown that Roger Corman passed on this one, so the odds are that it’s pretty bad.The following week sees an interesting contrast in budgets as York/Maverick unveils its enjoyable, teen-oriented, and budget-minded, Laserhawk. The eternally slumming Mark... The Hidden Side of Claudia Christian, Part Two
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 02-06-2000)
...-budgeted Roger Corman production was based on a story by Henry James, set in the days before television, let alone VCRs. `I played this very young character,` says Christian. `I was cast as a 23 year-old sort of pained, insecure daughter in the turn o... Slow Summer Months for VHS & DVD Releases
by John Thonen (Tue 07-04-2000)
...ad honcho Roger Corman has developed an annoying habit of remaking his company’s earlier films, but this odd technique reaches a nadir with this remake of 1988’s Nightfall. That film, directed by Paul Mayersburg (the well respected screenwriter of The ... SPIDERMAN Screenwriter David Koepp
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-04-2000)
There has been talk of a SPIDERMAN feature film for years, with a variety of famous names connected to the project: everyone from Roger Corman to James Cameron. But now it seems the project is truly on the way to reaching the silver screen, with David Koe... SPIDER-MAN Screenplay Credit Goes to WGA Arbitration
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-14-2001)
...er mentor Roger Corman in directing a version filmed in Europe. The script went through several drafts there, before Golan’s Cannon Group went belly-up. The project founds its way to TriStar, which had distributed Cameron’s mega-blockbuster TERMINATOR ... DVD This Week: September 25th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-25-2001)
... from the Roger Corman produced TV series has not improved in the interim.BLOOD ORGY OF THE SHE-DEVILS is one of the great horror titles of all time. Unfortunately, things go down hill pretty rapidly once the title has left the screen. This cinematic a... BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
by Brian Thomas (Fri 07-27-2001)
...itten for Roger Corman at the time. J. Lee Thompson (GUNS OF NAVARONE) returns for a second time to direct Roddy McDowall in ape make-up. Said make-up looks more like plastic than ever in this entry, a fact made more apparent by the sharp images availa... The Latest DVD News & Release Dates: July 24
by John Thonen (Tue 07-24-2001)
...ring from Roger Corman about a woman whose desire for youth turns her into a monster. The later advent of the women’s lib movement adds a resonance to the film that it didn’t have originally, as does the tragic, real-life story of its female star, Susa... SCREAM 3 (2000)
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-04-2000)
...meos from Roger Corman, Carrie Fisher (as a former actress who looks like Carrie Fisher), and Jay and Silent Bob. What more could you ask for? Fans of the previous films should be please, and even those who wondered what all the screaming was about, ma... The Phantom of the Movies Speaks - Part 2
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 10-06-2000)
...50s, with Roger Corman showing The Wasp Woman as a six-foot wasp with a woman`s face.`Video has allowed for the discovery of previously unknown genre gems, such as the twisted films of Brazilian director-star José Mojica Marins. Films like 1965`s At Mi... Martinez Finds Love in DEATH RACE Remake
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 08-21-2007)
Becoming the second remake news tonight, model turned actress Natalie Martinez is set to star in DEATH RACE, the remake to the Roger Corman classic. She'll be playing a romantic interest for Jason Statham's Frankenstein. Her role is named &... CHUPACABRA TERROR
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-03-2005)
...ow budget Roger Corman style filmmaking. The track is at its best when they're explaining how they faked up some decent production value or had to wrangle a replacement for a missing prop, but too often Shepphird lapses into play-by-play to avoid a lul... The first movies ever made
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-22-2005)
...ent Price/Roger Corman/Edgar Allan Poe collaborations.(O) FATTY DRIVES THE BUS (Troma) Satan sponsors a bus tour of Chicago in order to fill his monthly quota of souls, but the passengers may not be worth the effort!(O) FU MANCHU Tu-fer (Bl... DVD Blitzkrieg!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-20-2004)
...the 1950s Roger Corman trash classic.ANIME ADDITIONSAnd finally, we close off each weekly list with a rundown of the constant stream of anime from around the world:(O) AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE Volume 2 (Warner Bros.) More crime fighting food. Includes se... THE POSSESSION OF NURSE SHERRI
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 11-02-2001)
...ly 1970s, Roger Corman had a big hit with Stephanie Rothman's sexploitation flick THE STUDENT NURSES, and the folks at Independent International Pictures - namely producer Sam Sherman and director Al Adamson - wanted to cash in on it. By the time they ... SPIDER-MAN 2 and KILL BILL: VOL. 2 win big at this year's SATURN AWARDS (Thu 05-05-2005)
...n Singer, Roger Corman, Gale Anne Hurd, Brian Grazer, Nicholas Cage, Stan Lee, John Carpenter, Kevin Spacey, Sherry Lansing, Ron Meyer, Gore Verbinski, Walter Parkes, Christopher Lee, Lon Chaney Jr., and Boris Karloff. Currently serving as President o...Pirates sunk
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-04-2006)
... restored Roger Corman 1960 horror comedy classic, plus a new colorized version, commentrak by Mike Nelson, killer plant gallery and more. (O) PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE: In Color (Legend/Genius) The Ed Wood classic about a low budget attempt to conquer ... Ian McShane Clarifies DEATH RACE Setting
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 09-12-2007)
There's been some confusion over the plot details and characters revealed on the upcoming DEATH RACE remake since it was first announced. Anyone who remembers the 1975 Roger Corman cult classic, DEATH RACE 2000, knows the story of that film featured racer... "Living Death"
by Brian Thomas (Sun 12-17-2006)
...in as old Roger Corman movies, both his Poe films with Vincent Price (or in this case, Ray Milland) and the later erotic thrillers of the 1990s. Victor Harris (Greg Bryk of TV’s ReGenesis) is heir to both his father’s... Prince of Space/Invasion of the Neptune Men
by John Sinnott (Sat 12-09-2006)
...p; These Roger Corman quality movies have a certain amount of charm and innocence to them and they are really fun to laugh at. If you're the type of person who can have a good time watching Robot Monster or The Crawling Eye, this disc will be... PERFECT BLUE: Philosophic Meditation or Schlock Exploitation?
by Andrew Osmond (Thu 12-02-1999)
...ditation. Roger Corman called it `Hitchcock partnered with Walt Disney.` Elsewhere, it`s been claimed to homage (or debase) such sources as A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, Bunuel’s DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE, Dario Argento`s STENDAHL SYNDROME (denied... Music of Dark Skies
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-14-2006)
...oduced by Roger Corman. Since the mid 1980s, Cirino has written numerous scores for cult horror films such as CHOPPING MALL, THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING and GHOULIES IV. via filmmusicradio The fourth DIE HARD movie, now entitled LIVE FREE OR DIE HA... "Forbidden Planet (Ultimate Collector's Edition)"
by John Sinnott (Wed 12-06-2006)
The SF films of the 50's are often dismissed on whole as low budget drive-in fodder made by the likes of Roger Corman to turn a quick buck. While that is true to a large extent it isn't entirely accurate. There were a handful of excellent S... Chuck Cirino’s elusive horror music comes to disc in limited release from Buysoundtrax
by Randall Larson (Tue 12-05-2006)
...films for Roger Corman, directed music videos for bands like Earth, Wind & Fire and The Dickies’ Killer Klowns From Outer Space, and has recorded over 40 music soundtracks for feature films like Sorceress, Chopping Mall, Ghoulies IV, The ... Comicscape - June 23, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-23-2004)
...oduced by Roger Corman. (Oh, don't ask me why and don't ask me how to get a copy, either. You can buy a bootleg copy off eBay or download it from the Internet just as easily as I can...) It was probably prompted by all the news bubbling forth about th... Permanent check out time
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-18-2006)
... 1957 AIP Roger Corman double feature pairs two low budget adventures with folks in
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cheap furs: a semi-Norse epic (aka THE SAGA OF THE VIKING WOMEN AND THEIR VOYAGE TO THE WATERS OF THE GREAT SEA SERPENT), and R... "Cinemusic: The Film Music of Chuck Cirino"
by Randall Larson (Sun 01-28-2007)
...mercials, Roger Corman movies, and other feature films (more than 40 so far – mostly low budget and mostly science fiction and horror offerings), while also serving as director for TV commercials, a number of Sci-Fi Channel projects, and for ... "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 10"
by Brian Thomas (Sun 02-11-2007)
... ouvre of Roger Corman provided a rich vein of material for MST3k. This 1955 feature has plenty of dated exploitation angles, with a gang of leggy escaped cons from a women’s prison (including a homicidal Beverly Garland) abducting hunky Mike ... Perfect Blue
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 05-02-2000)
...ging from Roger Corman to several newspaper reviews and an online site. At most, the front cover may look a bit busy, but if it helps sell this movie, it\'s worth it. The back cover gives a decent story summary, though it mistakenly lists the group Cha... Ian McShane Coaches in DEATH RACE Remake
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-08-2007)
Actor Ian McShane has joined the film, DEATH RACE, for director Paul W.S Anderson & Universal Pictures. This is a remake of the Roger Corman directed cult classic Death Race 2000. The actor will be playing a coach for one of the "Death Racers&quo... Fish Heads, Fish Heads
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-12-2007)
...inspiring Roger Corman (who reworked the Italian version and released it as Screamers and had a new musical score, by Sandy Berman, put onto the film) to come out with Humanoids of the Deep the following year. Whatever the film’s merits ... Horror monster documentaries
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-08-2007)
...e Hooper, Roger Corman and Roman Polanski, is due out May 8. The program is based on the book "The Fearmakers," by John McCarty.On June 12, Elite will release Creature, a documentary that explores the history of monsters in cinema through thr... THE LOSERS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sun 02-26-2006)
When Roger Corman made his western-on-motorcycles flick THE WILD ANGELS in 1966, no one knew what he'd unleashed. The movie made so much money and was so cheap to make that for the next few years the drive-ins were crowded with pictures about smelly, braw... Disc Wars continue
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 02-07-2006)
...in a 1995 Roger Corman produced TV movie. (O) BLOOD AND WINE (Fox) Desperate wine dealer Jack Nicholson plots a jewel heist in this 1997 Bob Rafelson suspenser. With director and cast commentraks and deleted footage. (O) CARY GRANT Box Set (Sony) Inclu... ALTERED CARBON
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 03-13-2003)
...ence of a Roger Corman picture. That kind of B-movie can have a place... but in CARBON it is at odds with the more artistic, cerebral material. It's like the book tries to take both the high road and the low road, but ends up committing to neither.Desp... The Mummy's Wrap-sody Part One
by John Thonen (Sat 06-01-2002)
...ing year, Roger Corman produced TIME WALKER, a dreadfully dull sci-fi tale with the novel idea of a space alien who was mummified in the tomb of King Tut and revived by an accidental dose of X-rays which render his touch deadly. By the time the film's ... RETROACTIVE
by John Thonen (Thu 03-14-2002)
...an of the Roger Corman film factory who, based on this, deserves better projects than he’s been getting – this is a sci-fi tale offering an intriguing and imaginative premise, a strong cast and direction with some snappy visual panache. The premise is ... Best Soundtracks of 2001 Part Three
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-31-2002)
...s halcyon Roger Corman days, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (GNP Crescendo GNPD 8075). In 1978, the 26-year old composer created a brassy, heroic score for BATTLE which, despite derivations from Williams and Goldsmith and plenty of... DVD Heist ala Italy!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 10-07-2003)
...erring to Roger Corman! Includes the sci-fi drama LAST WOMAN ON EARTH, the black comedy BUCKET OF BLOOD, [IMG11R]the crime drama SWAMP WOMEN, and the racing movie THE FAST & THE FURIOUS – but no horror!(O) MISSION KILLFAST (... THE HOWLING - SPECIAL EDITION
by Tony Whitt (Thu 10-16-2003)
... himself, Roger Corman (who does a cameo in the movie along with Forrest J. Ackerman), Dante knows how to make a little go a very long way, and only rarely does he resort to any sort of tricky to scare the audience. He also knows how to make horror in ... Jesus returns!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-12-2005)
... A ragged Roger Corman flick with Jack Nicholson drawn into Boris Karloff's haunted castle / A corpse narrates the circumstances of her own death, which may or may not involve Bela Lugosi. (O) THIS DARKNESS (Inspired) A vampire lord wants mad geneticis... The Saw is Family
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-30-2004)
...d) A 1955 Roger Corman flick about a policewoman who goes undercover to bust out of prison with a gang of female inmates. Possibly the most misleading DVD cover ever.(O) UNCOVERED: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (Ryko) Documentary presents compelli... TORQUE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 01-16-2004)
... with old Roger Corman movies it can't be bothered to get real, but it knows how to entertain.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at comments@cinescape.com. Video This Week: December 25th
by John Thonen (Tue 12-25-2001)
...rles Band/Roger Corman" film of the year, but with what these guys have been pumping out lately, "Best" would be a very relative term. So this year I'm going to play around with the concept a bit. Here goes.BEST WEIRD, BUT FUN, RELEASEMOTORAMA - a one ... DEEP, BLUE SEA: Jurassic Shark!
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 01-26-2000)
...closer to Roger Corman rip-offs like PIRAHNA and CARNOSAUR.The setting is perfect, an isolated research lab, much of it underwater, and the idea of taking nature’s perfect predator and imbuing it with `will and desire,` as one character says, is pretty... PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES
by Jeff Bond (Tue 09-18-2001)
...and white Roger Corman features. Around seventy percent of these movies (particularly the Corman ones) turned out to be huge disappointments, always promising some unspeakable horror but delivering only a brief shot or two of some papier-mâché monstros... PITCH BLACK: Aliens After Dark
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 02-18-2000)
...fashioned Roger Corman production, but with much better production values, special effects and performances that Corman has been able to deliver in a long time.The plot follows the survivors of a transport spaceship that crash-lands on an arid, desert ... New Toto DUNE soundtrack, Gerry Anderson Film Music on CD
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 01-06-2001)
...a pair of Roger Corman TV movies shown on Showtime in 1998 (both of which, incidentally, are slated for DVD release later this month), the series features music by composer David Russell, who scored Corman’s miniseries THE PHANTOM EYE in ’99 after a de... Jurassic Lark - Part One
by John Thonen (Sat 11-10-2001)
There's been considerable publicity over the recent sale and destruction of Roger Corman's fabled Venice Beach studios. The former New World Pictures and later New Horizon studios - which brought us everything from BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and DEATHRACE 20... Vintage Horner, Goblin on DVD, and even a touch of Eastwood
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 09-22-2001)
...s scoring Roger Corman potboilers, he got the assignment to score Corman's ambitious combination of SEVEN SAMURAI and STAR WARS, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, and his lavish orchestral score was one of the best to follow in the STAR WARS wake of 1978. The s... DVD & VHS This Week: April 23
by John Thonen (Tue 04-23-2002)
...string by Roger Corman and then shelved.Horrordvds.com is reporting that MGM may be doing wrong by fans of Dan O'Bannon's highly enjoyable RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. O'Bannon has recorded a commentary track for the fan favorite's DVD release and had re... The Song of Cthulhu
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-26-2006)
... the 1963 Roger Corman film, THE HAUNTED PALACE, which took its title from Edgar Allen Poe but its story from HPL's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, from which it was loosely based. The Poe title was chosen to fit the film into AIP's series of Edgar Al... LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-23-2004)
...io guard, Roger Corman directs a Batman movie, and Martin’s Acme board room is filled with familiar faces playing vice presidents, from Ron Perlman (Hellboy himself) to 93-year old Marc Lawrence. And the entire Area 52 sequence has too many in-jokes to... Deth Eternal Part One
by John Thonen (Fri 08-02-2002)
...atter day Roger Corman and hoped they would become latter day Francis Ford Coppolas by working hard and cheap at Empire.[IMG2R]For better or worse, Band himself has often been the source of the core ideas which became the nearly 200 films he has made o... James Bond Lite Part One
by John Thonen (Thu 05-09-2002)
...legendary Roger Corman, Siritzky was going to produce fourteen erotic-themed films using Corman’s studio, in exchange for giving Corman the U.S. rights to the films themselves. The plan was to shoot all the films back-to-back utilizing several director... Death Race Interview IV: Paul W.S Anderson: Blood on the Tracks
by Josh Gordon (Wed 08-20-2008)
...unch with Roger Corman 14 years ago and I said I really want to remake Death Race 2000 and he said “that’s great kid! We’ll make it your next movie!” and in typical Hollywood development fashion, fourteen years later we finally ... PROOF
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-18-2007)
So, this week’s new releases have my head spinning. Besides being excited for a new Criterion Collection DVD, an awesome Roger Corman box set, I have to admit I was dumbfounded when I saw that only one of the “Grindhouse” movies was... More Trek on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-28-2004)
...t in 1976 Roger Corman also produced a film about the famous Cannonball Rally starring David Carradine. Includes interviews and more.(O) CHILDREN OF THE CORN (Anchor Bay) This memorable but bad adaptation of a Stephen King story, which led to several w... Phantoms and Free DVD Players
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-09-2003)
...sp; ROGER CORMAN CLASSICS COLLECTION (New Concorde) Corman didn’t direct any of the features in this set, but was executive producer of DEATH RACE 2000, PIRANHA, HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD and ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL.(O) SCORPION... AMC MONSTERFEST
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-26-2001)
... One year Roger Corman was host for the entire fest, and even directed episodes of a monster serial which was broadcast in between films. Typically, a few monster movies and specials are sprinkled into the schedule throughout October, whetting appetite... Terror in the Woods!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-20-2004)
...Concorde) Roger Corman seemed to be stuck on the idea of fathers remarrying to monsters in the early ‘90s.(O) STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN AT SUNDOWN (Brain Damage) The old one about young lovers hiding out from the mob with a bag of stolen money – except thi... More SIN vs. more VIRGIN
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 12-13-2005)
...art of a "Roger Corman Early Films" series. While his New World era doesn't exactly qualify as "early" in the Corman canon, it's nice to see Disney continue their efforts to keep Old Walt spinning in his grave. Includes commentrak by producer Corman &a... Summer of Fear: The Rebirth of the Horror Film
by John Thonen (Fri 11-12-1999)
... Band and Roger Corman had suffered financial setbacks due to an over reliance on horror and soon branched out into other genres. The film industry, at nearly all levels, had the perception that no one wanted to see horror films, and therefore they had... Eraserhead vs. Transporter
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 01-10-2006)
...ake) 1957 Roger Corman drive-in classic in which scientists on a remote island are bedeviled by giant talking crabs. (O) THE BAD SLEEP WELL (Criterion) Businessman Toshiro Mifune hunts down his father's killer in this great Akira Kurosawa thriller. Inc... RAPTOR
by JOHN THONEN (Sat 11-10-2001)
... from the Roger Corman film factory and infamous exploitation master (THE BARE WITCH PROJECT, DINOSAUR ISLAND) Jim Wynorski, working under his frequent nom de cinema of Jay Andrews. The film features video friendly stars Eric Roberts and Corbin Bernsen... DRIVE-IN DISCS: VOLUME 2
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-04-2001)
...l dose of Roger Corman satire is on display, the whole Jekyll & Hyde theme tumbles into hilarity every time the wacky monster shows up.This is one of the American International Pictures that was lengthened for television sale with added scenes dire... BATS in Your Belfry
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-22-2000)
...licks for Roger Corman, and this films resembles those low-budget efforts in premise and approach: come up with a menace; keep the cast relatively small; and let the terror loose. The difference is increased production values and a more high-profile ca... SDCC: Universal Shows Off Mummy, Death Race and Latest From Raimi
by Joey Campbell (Mon 07-28-2008)
...gining of Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000, this time just called Death Race, and helmed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil). Taking place in a dystopian future where maximum security prisoners compete in a deadly car race, the story centers on a... ROGER RAMJET: MAN OF ADVENTURE
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 03-15-2002)
Titanic Tacos! It's 15 more episodes of ROGER RAMJET, that do-gooder, daredevil, flying ace and inventor of the proton pill "which when taken as directed by a physician, gives him the strength of twenty atom bombs for a period of twenty seconds." When we ... VENOMOUS
by JOHN THONEN (Wed 01-23-2002)
...s Band or Roger Corman produced crap out there to justify the stigma the B label carries. But when the pickings get thin at your local big blue video store, chances are you'll grab up a movie you've never heard of that at least "sounds" like it might b... THE TIGER OF ESCHNAPUR
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 01-19-2002)
...earing in Roger Corman Poe movies before marrying a Chinese millionaire and retiring.Fantoma turns in another rare treat from a cult director with another excellent transfer. The full screen image is sharp and vibrant throughout, with only a bit of shi... Video This Week: November 20th
by John Thonen (Tue 11-20-2001)
...ourneur - Roger Corman had turned the job down - and one can only hope that he'll be remembered for such offerings as CURSE OF THE DEMON, THE CAT PEOPLE, THE LEOPARD MAN and I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, instead of this one.EASTER EGG HUNTSHREK has gone thro... THE 10TH VICTIM (LA DECIMA VITTIMA)
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 11-07-2001)
...ding (did Roger Corman advise on this film?) - director Elio Petri (HIGH INFIDELITY) throws in a few nice costumes and set pieces that evoke the spirit of both THE PRISONER and mid ‘60s James Bond films (translation for contemporary audiences: it’s got... DVD & VHS This Week: April 2
by John Thonen (Tue 04-02-2002)
... the 1963 Roger Corman produced, Jack Nicholson and Boris Karloff starring, incomprehensible pseudo-Poe film of the same name, as that one is public domain. It might also be the fairly decent, but very obscure, 1978 British film from schlock producer/d... When Good Snakes BOA Bad Part Two
by John Thonen (Sun 06-09-2002)
...alists as Roger Corman or Charles Band routinely produce, they still have to come to fruition at costs far below the average theatrical production. Beach, who acts as executive producer on most of the company's productions, shares how they keep their c... EXCLUSIVE: Ferrante talks about BOO
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-04-2003)
...irst hand Roger Corman-like/low-budget training working for some really great filmmakers. Brian Yuzna who created the RE-ANIMATOR movies gave me my first big break in 1995 on a movie called THE DENTIST. I worked on four or five films with him and learn... Shooting victim Clarkson was B-Movie Queen
by Mike Whybark (Tue 02-04-2003)
...tion with Roger Corman came in the films BARBARIAN QUEEN and BARBARIAN QUEEN II: THE EMPRESS STRIKES BACK. She also appeared in AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON and other films.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinescape.com. A Song for Summerisle
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 11-06-2002)
...vaults of Roger Corman, who once considered releasing the film, the stereo masters of the score’s songs have been revitalized and now appear in sparkling stereophonic sound on this new slipcased edition from Silva Screen (FILMCD 330). The eleven songs ... DVD & VHS This Week: June 18
by John Thonen (Tue 06-18-2002)
... a cheap, Roger Corman produced horror film. However, it's really a cheap sex film with just enough horror elements to let them stick a demonic face on the cover. Otherwise, this is just the kind of soft-core, simulated sex film one usually passes by o... Direct-to-Video Horrors: The Best and Worst of 1999
by John Thonen (Fri 01-07-2000)
...URE FEAR, Roger Corman`s video outlet, New Horizons, claims a clear-cut win. Giving all evidence of being someone else`s uncompleted disaster, the film is padded by New Horizon with stock footage, repeated scenes, tacky postproduction footage and an in... DVD & VHS This Week: September 11th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-11-2001)
...y love of Roger Corman and Charles Band movies, to champion '50s sci-fi and '80s gore and all the rest of the dubious joys that make the fantastic genres so much fun. I doubt this was ever her intention, but I thank her for it nonetheless.NEW RELEASES1... Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors: A Report
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 08-15-2000)
...cal about Roger Corman not showing up to accept his Lifetime Award; with the surfeit of awards being handed out, the event started to resemble the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, which hands out Golden Scroll Awards to just about anybo... The Best Films of 1999
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 01-16-2000)
...r horror, Roger Corman, and Barbara Steele is spooky in an intentionally old-fashioned way, reviving the kind of fairy tale chills long absent from the screen. Unlike many hyperactive younger directors, who are inaccurately praised for their impressive... BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER on Tape
by John Thonen (Tue 01-09-2001)
...vision.As Roger Corman gets closer to an inevitable retirement, the last of the exploitation moguls has got to be Charles Band. His Full Moon Video operation has always been a leader in the realm of low budget movies, whether as a kingpin of the early ... ROGER RAMJET: HERO OF OUR NATION
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 03-06-2002)
Flustering flywheels is that a ROGER RAMJET DVD I see before me?! Palpitating pogo sticks it is, replete with 15 fabulous episodes you'd be proud to watch with dear old mother. Seems the world isn't the wretched hellhole we've come to believe after all; n... HELLRAISER DVD Leads a Strong Week of Home Video Releases.
by John Thonen (Tue 09-19-2000)
... series. Roger Corman works with a Richard Matheson script as he directs a cast of old pros like Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone in this three-story anthology. While the episodes are uneven, as anthologies tend to be, the first and thir... BLACK SCORPION Debuts Big, Bad Car at Petersen Automotive Museum
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 10-09-2000)
...eation of Roger Corman and writer Craig J. Nevius (who co-wrote Corman’s disastrous, legally suppressed live-action Fantastic Four movie). The show, which is scheduled to start airing in January, is based on two made-for-cable movies starring Joan Seve... WAR OF THE WORLDS Update
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 09-07-2001)
Taking a cue from the Roger Corman school of filmmaking, the production of WAR OF THE WORLDS has made use a recent and ongoing natural disaster to provide the film to come with a more authentic feel.WAR OF THE WORLDS helmer Timothy Hines with producer Sus... DVD News & Release Info for July 31
by JOHN THONEN (Tue 07-31-2001)
... from the Roger Corman film factory. C. Thomas (where'd my career go?) Howell top-lines, and bottoms-out, as a troubled Clint Eastwood clone in the future, out to stop a crazed religious leader portrayed by wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The pace is let... MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
by Andrew Hershberger (Tue 07-31-2001)
..., this is Roger Corman meets Irwin Allen with a touch of Romero thrown in the mix! This is a motion picture for us popcorn scarfers out there who don’t want hidden meaning, meandering social commentary, and essays on the human condition! We want films ... THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1928)
by Scott Collura (Mon 06-04-2001)
Edgar Allan Poe's famous tale THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER has been translated to the screen many times over the years, perhaps most famously in the 1960 Roger Corman quickie which starred Vincent Price. But seldom has the true tone and creepiness of Po... TALES OF TERROR
by Stuart Galbraith IV (Tue 11-21-2000)
For years Roger Corman’s screen adaptations of stories by Edgar Allan Poe were available only in grainy, faded, pan-and-scan versions on television and home video. Their release on laserdisc a couple of years ago changed all that, and now the DVD format m... HAUNTING OF HELL HOUSE - Henry James By Another Name
by John Thonen (Tue 03-28-2000)
Writer-director Mitch Marcus seems to have adjusted to the idea that his period adaptation of `The Ghostly Rental,` a story by Henry James (Turn of the Screw), has somehow been retitled The Haunting of Hell House for it`s recent video release on Roger Co... BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-26-2001)
...ally with Roger Corman's Filmgroup company. Corman was heading to the Black Hills of South Dakota to shoot a WW2 feature called SKI TROOP ATTACK. As usual, he planned to make it a two-for-one deal and hired Hellman - who had impressed him with his stag... THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES (1963)
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 07-11-2008)
From the opening score by Les Baxter to director Roger Corman’s final shock the Man with X-Ray Eyes (formerly known as X) is a time capsule of the Sixties B horror genre worth every penny Corman put on screen.
Ray Milland portrays Dr. James... THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING: Low-Budget Zombies
by John Thonen (Tue 02-15-2000)
...th either Roger Corman`s company [New Horizons] or Full Moon. Corman was out in Venice, and I was living in Hollywood with no car and pretty much no money, so Full Moon, which was pretty nearby, was the obvious choice. Also, at that time, Charlie [Band... Roger Avary Continues Forward in WOLFENSTEIN
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 08-05-2008)
It seems that the team behind the Silent Hill adaptation are moving forward with their upcoming adaptation of best selling video game Return to Castle Wolfenstein, reports Eurogamer. Preproduction was originally delayed due to the WGA strike and a previou... WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 04-18-2003)
Gary K. Wolf's novel WHO CENSORED ROGER RABBIT? imagined a world in which comic strip characters were real, and simply acted as models posing for photographed strips. Director Robert Zemeckis and company ran with the idea in this 1988 feature film (geez, ... WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT DVD
by Mike Whybark (Thu 10-17-2002)
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT will be released on March 25th in a two-DVD 15th anniversary edition, VARIETY reports today. The DVD set will sweeten the pot by including new animation of Roger and other characters.New footage has been shot for use in the menuing... SPIDER-MAN: REVENGE OF THE GREEN GOBLIN - Roger Stern, Paul Jenkins & Howard Mackie
by James Busbee (Wed 09-27-2000)
Every great hero has that one villain who stands above all the rest, that archenemy who isn’t a cartoonish `bad guy,` but a dark, disturbingly close reflection of the hero himself. Batman has the Joker, Wolverine has Sabretooth and Reed Richards has Docto... THE SIXTH DAY: Roger Spottiswoode , Part 2
by Craig D. Reid (Fri 11-17-2000)
For Part One of my conversation with Roger Spottiswoode, I ventured out onto rooftops of Canada, where the , director of The Sixth Day was setting up one of the many action sequences in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film. At that time, he demurred when asked ... WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? (1988)
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 06-08-2001)
Never one for subtlety, director Robert Zemeckis pulled out all the stops for this, and film that certainly demands his over-the-top approach. The film’s conceit is that in 1940s Hollywood, cartoon characters (known as `toons`) are actors just like any ot... ROGER RABBIT 2 word from Marshall
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 02-12-2002)
While talking to CINESCAPE's Eric Moro about this summer's SIGNS, genre producer Frank Marshall touched on a sequel so long in the waiting people have stopped expecting it. That would be ROGER RABBIT 2. Seems the film might not be as dead as many thought.... Roger Bart joins THE LOST ROOM
by Karl Schneider (Thu 07-20-2006)
Roger Bart has signed on to join the cast of an eight-hour Sci Fi Channel miniseries called THE LOST ROOM.In the miniseries, Peter Krause plays a detective who happens upon a seemingly ordinary motel room key only to discover that it opens a portal to alt... Video News and Releases for July 3
by John Thonen (Tue 07-03-2001)
... and then Roger Corman's, THE ARENA, a remake of his 1973 production of the same name. Back then, Corman offered Pam Grier as one of a pair of female ring-warriors, but the new version makes its intentions clear in the casting of a pair of Playboy Play... Roger Avary climbs to the top of SILENT HILL
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-15-2004)
Roger Avary has been working on the movie adaptation of Konami's SILENT HILL videogame for director Christophe Gans (BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF) for just a few weeks, and it's already done? Well, almost...As the Oscar-winning screenwriter (for PULP FICTION, ... Director Roger Michell Talks CHANGING LANES
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 04-15-2002)
The gritty new thriller CHANGING LANES isn't exactly what you would expect as the next film from the director of the shiny, happy romantic comedy NOTTING HILL...and British filmmaker Roger Michell is OK with that. "Yes," says Michell, "It's a departure fr... Roger Michell to direct BOND 22?
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)
U.K. director Roger Michell is currently in negotiations to direct the follow-up to the upcoming film CASINO ROYALE. The follow up has a working title of BOND 22 and is supposedly based on an idea from original Bond producer Michael WIlson. No writer ha... THE SIXTH DAY: Roger Spottiswoode
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 11-16-2000)
Staggering up the cordoned-off stairways toward the sky-high rooftop set of the The Sixth Day, which is being filmed aloft Vancouver`s Canada Post Office, I hear an ear-deafening noise. Peering through a steel meshed dividing wall, I see a mountainous s... ROGER RABBIT is finally framed on DVD
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-25-2003)
If you've been waiting to replace your old VHS copy of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? with something a bit more circular and thinner, chances are you already know what's on sale today. Fifteen years after ROGER RABBIT's release, Walt Disney is releasing an ult... Video & DVD This Week: September 4th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-04-2001)
...is month, Roger Corman's New Concorde Home Video will release BLACK SCORPION RETURNS, the first of what will likely be a series of video releases culled from episodes of Corman's flop, sexy female superhero TV series. The tape features two episodes of ... Big O II Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-03-2003)
What They SayWhen we last saw Roger Smith, he was about to defend his home of Paradigm City against three invading robots. The battle is over and Roger Smith is now plagued by doubts about who he is and the world he lives in. New mysteries demand to be un... News and Notes about This Week's Video and DVD Releases
by John Thonen (Tue 08-01-2000)
...atient in Roger Corman’s 1960 Little Shop, a three day wonder that later became the inspiration for a hit Broadway musical and a big budget 1986 film musical. A great cast, a slew of gags and a twisted sense of humor have helped this no-budget film st... DRIVE-IN DISCS: VOLUME 1
by Brian Thomas (Sun 08-19-2001)
...adowed by Roger Corman's own directorial efforts, but he does a fine job here.The second feature, THE SCREAMING SKULL, is a '50s horror update of GASLIGHT. It has its suspenseful moments, but also quite a few silly ones, but moves along quickly enough ... Video Madness Returns to the Web
by John Thonen (Tue 06-19-2001)
...31, 2001, Roger Corman’s New Concorde video label will test whether CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON has created a renewed interest in the moribund kung fu video market, with the release of TIGER CLAWS III: THE FINAL CONFLICT. The film features a host of... THE BLOB soundtrack coming soon
by Randall D. Larson (Fri 09-08-2006)
...score for Roger Corman's THE INTRUDER a hard-hitting film about Southern racism. Known as the only Corman picture to lose money, 1962's THE INTRUDER may be the finest film that Corman ever produced, and its failure at the box-office was due entirely t... BLACK SCORPION Update
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 12-11-2000)
...ast week, Roger Corman`s New Concorde company, which produces the show, updated the Black Scorpion Website (www.blackscorpion.net) in anticipation of the premiere, now mere weeks away. There`s lotsa cool stuff, like an image gallery with photos of Lint... Big O II Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 06-20-2004)
What They SayRoger has chosen to save Dorothy and has left the Big O unmanned! While he attempts to rescue her, a new Megadeus appears - Big Fau; its pilot is Alex Rosewater. The Big Fau displays an impressive array of firepower and easily destroys the en... Roger Moore, Amy Irving coming to ALIAS
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 03-01-2002)
Former SAINT and JAMES BOND Roger Moore is making his way back to the spy world, this time on the March 10 episode of ALIAS. Moore will play Edward Poole, a member of the sinister Alliance of Twelve and cohort of the evil SD6 leader Slone.What's more, Moo... The Big O: An Anime On DVD.com Recommendation (-)
Paradigm City, a city of amnesia. Forty years ago, a strange happening known as the Event occurred, causing everyone in the city to lose all memories they had prior to that time. As a result, modern technology became a mystery. Pe...Big O Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-16-2001)
What They SayLife gets more and more interesting everyday for Paradigm City\'s top negotiator. But when Dorothy finds a stray cat and brings it home - it makes everyone happy, until an older couple shows up claiming to be the parents of the cat - the cat ... Big O Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-21-2001)
What They SayAs Paradigm City\'s top negotiator, Roger Smith lives a very exciting, but dangerous life. When a series of mysterious accidents begin plaguing the city\'s police force, all clues point towards a \"ghost\".
Fed up with Dorothy\'s piano play... Big O II Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 03-13-2004)
What They SaySome days it just doesn\'t pay to get out of bed. Roger Smith\'s self-proclaimed greatest nemesis, Beck, is back for revenge... again! This time, he\'s enlisted the help of a Japanese company to help him in his quest for revenge! Roger\'s onl... MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964)
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 02-14-2000)
100. MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1965). This film offers the Merchant of Menace, Vincent Price, in one of his finest roles as the Devil-worshipping Prince Prospero in producer-director Roger Corman`s adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe`s short story. The film is s... Genre Oscar Winners of the Past: The List (Sat 03-25-2000)
Here is a list of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Oscar Winners. Included are both obvious genre films and borderline efforts perhaps more commonly thought of as dramas (e.g., HAMLET, SONG OF BERNADETTE). Inevitably, this kind of judgment call leaves...THE STEPFORD WIVES (2004)
by Rachel Reitsleff (Tue 06-15-2004)
The 1975 film version of Ira Levin's novel THE STEPFORD WIVES was a combination of icy political satire (or social satire, for those who genuinely don't see anything political in gender issues) and actual of-its-day horror thriller. The movie packed a sen... Big O Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-18-2001)
What They SayIt?s Heaven Day and all of Paradigm City will be celebrating! But the city won?t be celebrating long - a monstrous plant takes root across town!
Then, the return of Roger?s old nemesis Schwarzwald can only mean trouble, and this time it com... Manga Mania
by Allen Divers (Mon 05-26-2003)
I've collected comics in one form or another since 1982. It started with a weekly trip to the local Magic Mart and later moved to a little comic book specialty store called Gulf Coast Comics. I think it's safe to say I have a bit of an affinity for the ... A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 03-25-2000)
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor... Quantum of Solace
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-24-2006)
Release Date: November 7, 2008 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony), MGM Director: Marc Forster Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christe... A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 03-27-2000)
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor... Stepford Wives, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 06-04-2004)
Genre: Comedy/Science Fiction.Studio: Paramount Pictures.Production Company: Scott Rudin Productions.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Nicole Kidman (Joanna Eberhart); Matthew Broderick (Walter Kresby); Bette Midler (Bobbi Markowitz); Glenn Close (Cl... Rogering Ramjets! It's Gary Owens Part Two
by Andrew Hershberger (Fri 03-08-2002)
With Image Entertainment's recent release of the classic cartoon ROGER RAMJET on DVD, Cinescape got the chance to catch up with Gary Owens, the voice behind Roger and many other characters. Today we continue our talk with Owens.What was it like for Owens ... Big O Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-19-2001)
What They SayA mysterious occurrence known only as \"The Event\" has caused the residents of Paradigm City to lose their memories. Paradigm City, the \"city of lost memories\", has recovered, but now falls under martial law, its citizens forever questioni... THE SAINT: SET 1
by Scott Collura (Thu 09-27-2001)
THE SAINT isn’t a show all that well known to modern American audiences, though it seems instantly familiar to many because of the presence of a young Roger Moore in the title role. Also known as Simon Templar, The Saint is a wealthy, debonair rogue with ... Big O II Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition) (Tue 06-05-2007)
What They SayWhen we last saw Roger Smith, he was about to defend his home of Paradigm City against three invading robots. Now, the battle is over and Roger Smith is plagued by doubts about who he is and the world he lives in. As Roger nears the truth beh...B.P.R.D.: THE UNIVERSAL MACHINE #1
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 04-14-2006)
THE UNIVERSAL MACHINE marks the sixth B.P.R.D. miniseries following the departure of Hellboy a few years ago. While the subsequent series have been entertaining in their own right, they've rarely matched the mystery and Gothic intrigue of Mignola's first ... The Perils of Success
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 05-30-2005)
They're finally done.It's been a journey of decades, but the twin genre behemoths of STAR WARS and STAR TREK have finally traveled beyond the Rim, become one with the Force, sailed off toward the second star to the right and straight on till morning. Our... DVD & VHS This Week: February 26
by John Thonen (Tue 02-26-2002)
...st at all.Roger Corman's New Concorde video label continues to re-release some of the most enjoyable of his earlier, no budget productions, a trend that will soon find Joe (GREMLINS) Dante's first film, HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, again hitting the video stor... THE GOLDEN COMPASS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-07-2007)
The religious right has been making noise about Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and, unlike complaints about the Harry Potter series, one can understand what the fuss was about with the books: the Church (albeit in another dimens... Jurassic Lark - Part Two
by John Thonen (Sun 11-11-2001)
In part one of our RAPTOR profile, director Jim Wynorski explained how his latest direct-to-video dinosaur fest is a "Hardware Film"a picture that utilizes footage from other films, in this case John Buechler's animatronic dinos from the CARNOSAUR movies.... Rogering Ramjets! It's Gary Owens Part One
by Andrew Hershberger (Tue 03-05-2002)
Actor, writer, comedian, voice talent, cartoonist, businessman… Gary Owens is certainly a man of extraordinary talent. Through his prolific career it would be safe to assume that even individuals with the most cursory exposure to American entertainment ha... James Bond Collection #3
by Stuart Galbraith IV (Thu 12-14-2000)
For years, James Bond fans bemoaned the seemingly endless cycle of `special edition` 007 laserdiscs. It seemed that, as soon as they bought a deluxe laserdisc of, say, From Russia With Love, yet another `special edition` would be announced. This annoying ... BATTLFIELD EARTH: Terl Speaks!
by Edward Gross (Thu 04-20-2000)
When it came to bringing BATTLEFIELD EARTH to the big screen, the way John Travolta assessed the situation was that he would have to be the guy planting the flag and leading the way, and the troops would dutifully follow their leader. Filming the L. Ron H... Bond in the '90s
by Edward Gross (Tue 11-23-1999)
With the debut of the 19th James Bond film, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, it seems fairly ludicrous to have ever wondered if 007 could still be relevant in the 1990s. Three films and $700 million into the final decade of the 20th Century, the answer is pretty ... Pierce Brosnan, Back in Bondage
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 11-15-1999)
I always knew Pierce Brosnan could play James Bond. Back in the `80s, when his name was first mentioned in connection with the role, there was some grumbling from the hardcore 007 fans who were worried that they would be getting another Roger Moore, with ... Kimba the White Lion Ultra DVD Box Set Limited Edition
by Brett Barkley (Wed 06-21-2006)
What They SayFrom Osamu Tezuka, one of the great pioneers of Japanese animation (ASTRO BOY, BLACK JACK, HI NO TORI), comes one of the \"first-generation anime classics\" to reach American TV! Fans have long remembered its catchy theme song, spectacular de... THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH: The Q-Factor
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 11-18-1999)
Before his death, Bernard Lee appeared as M in all the James Bond films from DR. NO (1962) to MOONRAKER (1979). Lois Maxwell lasted even longer, continuing with the series until 1985`s A VIEW TO A KILL; after that, the casting of Timothy Dalton as a new, ... Big O II Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 06-23-2004)
What They SayThe War for Paradigm City has begun! Roger, Dorothy, Norman, and the Big O face their greatest challenge ever as the enemies of Paradigm City set out to destroy the city for their own personal satisfaction. Gordon Rosewater wants to destroy w...