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STUART LITTLE 2
by Paul Zimmerman (Fri 07-19-2002)

Patrons in search of suitable family fare can hardly hope for anything better than STUART LITTLE 2. This slight but satisfying sequel to the popular 1999 surprise hit features the original cast (Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie and Jonathan Lipnicki as well as th...

STUART LITTLE: Big Screen Movie With Small Ideas
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 12-18-1999)

Stuart Little, the diminutive, eponymous mouse, sure is cute--endearing, even--and the talent involved in making this film would lead one to hope for something more than a standard-issue kiddy movie. Alas, that hope is in vain. Director Rob Minkoff (THE L...

STUART 2: Rodent Redux
by Frederick C. Szebin (Thu 02-10-2000)

It should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that Columbia Pictures has green lighted a sequel to their mighty mouse hit, STUART LITTLE. Set for a Christmas, 2001 release, STUART II could start filming as soon as this summer with a budget pretty clos...


Walken Meets STUART LITTLE 2
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-10-2001)

Christopher Walken is the latest actor to sign on to Columbia's STUART LITTLE 2 project. The actor will be providing his distinctive voice for an, as yet, unspecified character in the coming film. Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane and Melanie Griffith will also...

MEN IN BLACK 2, XXX, STUART LITTLE 2 video news
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 08-26-2002)

... the news STUART LITTLE 2 will be coming before Christmas as well. Unfortunately, XXX and LITTLE do not have firm street dates yet. To catch up, here's a rundown of the recently announced summer films announced for video release: SUM OF ALL FEARS on Oc...

STUART LITTLE Tops Box Office.
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 12-20-1999)

Columbia Pictures` mouse epic succeeded in toppling TOY STORY from the #1 position at the box office this weekend. The film took in $15.4-million for its debut showing, easily surpassing the competition.In second place for the second weekend in a row was ...

Stuart Gordon at Onion AV Club
by Mike Whybark (Wed 10-02-2002)

Cult fave director Stuart Gordon speaks with the A.V. crew at THE ONION this week, covering his Lovecraft adaptations, his theater background and more. On Lovecraft: "A lot of his stories are difficult to present because they're very internal. He always ...


Stuart Gordon Talks DAGON Part Two
by John Thonen (Wed 07-31-2002)

The works of horror author H.P. Lovecraft have proven hugely difficult to film over the years, though cult director Stuart Gordon is the rare example of a filmmaker who has had some measure of success in the area, specifically with the delightfully dark c...

Stuart Beattie Confirmed Scribe for G.I JOE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 08-31-2007)

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed what Robert Sanchez at IESB has been saying for quite sometime, that Beattie is attached. Still, a confirmation has been given and I'll pass it along to you to talk a little more G.I JOE on what could be a slow news da...

Stuart Gordon Talks DAGON Part One
by John Thonen (Wed 07-24-2002)

To true lovers of the literary horror genre, the name H.P. Lovecraft is an almost sacred one, which should only be mentioned if afforded the same respect as an Edgar Allan Poe or Stephen King. However, unlike either Poe or King, attempts to turn the works...

The Vampire... Stuart? Part One
by Paul Zimmerman (Wed 02-27-2002)

You'd think an actor who had to step into Tom Cruise's shoes would be nervous. Not Stuart Townsend, who follows Cruise's interpretation of the vampire Lestat in Interview With THE Vampire with his own version of the charismatic bloodsucker in Queen of the...


The Latest DVD News & Release Dates: July 24
by John Thonen (Tue 07-24-2001)

VIDEO NEWS·        You can’t keep a good corpse down as Trimark Home Video has recently announced their August 3rd Special Edition release of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3. Dan O’Bannon’s 1985 semi-sequel/spin-off of Georg...

No King Size Box Office for Genre Films
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 01-19-2000)

The genre`s only debut on the three-day Martin Luther King weekend, SUPERNOVA, was the victim of bad pre-release publicity, but holdovers STUART LITTLE, THE GREEN MILE, and GALAXY QUEST are showing some stamina. With Monday`s totals added in, all films en...

'TECH returns
by Brian Thomas (Sat 09-30-2006)

At the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, ROBOTECH: SHADOW CHRONICLES won Best Animated Sci-Fi feature. Many ROBOTECH fans have felt disappointment for 20 years that there hasn't been a continuation of the series. The internationally prod...

I Am Curious, Yellow Hat
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 02-18-2006)

In response to an apparent uproar from loyal fans, Cartoon Network has brought DRAGON BALL Z back to its nighttime lineup at 9:30 CT Mondays through Thursdays. They may have thought that the show's mostly young audience didn't stay up that late on school ...


WONKA Remake Helmer
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-15-2001)

Rob Minkoff (STUART LITTLE) is said to be starting negotiations, which look favorable, to direct Warner Bros.'s big-budget remake of Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.Once Minkoff is secured, the studio will look to hire actors in the film, w...

SPIDER-MAN premiere pictures
by Sue Schneider (Thu 05-09-2002)

...Lipnicki (STUART LITTLE 2), Mario Van Peebles (HIGHLANDER III), Jennifer Love Hewitt (I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER), Danny Trejo (SPY KIDS), Stephanie Romanov (ANGEL) and many others.

June slows down after two months filled with genre gems.
by John Thonen (Tue 06-13-2000)

After a genre-gem filled April and May, which included the video arrival of theatrical goodies ( The Sixth Sense, The Phantom Menace, Stir of Echoes) and DTV (direct-to-video for those of you who aren`t regular readers of this column, and just what`s your...

Six Senses, Six Nominations
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 02-16-2000)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was uncharacteristically generous to genre films this morning, when announcing the Year 2000 Academy Award Nominees. Among those eligible to win an Oscar on March 26, there are at least thirty-one nomination...


Eight more play DOMINO
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-06-2004)

Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Lucy Liu, Jacqueline Bisset, Macy Gray, Edgar Ramirez, Shondrellla Avery and Mo'Nique have joined the cast of Tony Scott's DOMINO, now filming in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Keira Knightly stars as real-life model-turned-...

HOLLOW MAN FX Errata (Fri 05-05-2000)

In reference to your `Hollow Man` article: I felt the need to correct a glaring mistake concerning the visual effects facility credited with creating these fx scenes. Sony Pictures Imageworks is the main digital house, not ILM. We`ve worked long and str...

Anime Expo New York - Millenium Actress Premier
by Andrew Tei (Sat 08-31-2002)

... Justin: Stuart Little 2 is down the hall. In all seriousness folks, this is a very special screening. Not only is it the US premiere, but we have Mr. Taro Maki here. So with no further ado, let me bring out Mr. Taro Maki. Taro Maki: Good e...

Domino
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)

Genre:Action/Biography.Studio:New Line Cinema.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Greenlighted.Who's In It:Keira Knightly (Domino Harvey); Mena Suvari; Christopher Walken; Mickey Rourke; Lucy Liu; Jacqueline Bisset; Macy Gray; Edgar Ramirez; Shondr...


Jurassic Size Slate of Genre Films
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 01-31-2000)

The producing team of Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, whose previous genre credits are too numerous to name here (so let’s mention just a few: JURASSIC, PARK, POLTERGEIST, E.T BACK TO THE FUTURE, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, and let’s not forget CONGO),...

Spider-Man in Business Week
by Jason Lethert (Fri 04-19-2002)

...o mention Stuart Little 2), Sony is staking it's claim of supremecy this summer on the back of comic book sensibilities.  Among the other tidbits in the Business Week Online article: - The budget of Spider-Man is listed here as $139 million.  One o...

Stocking Stuffers for Your Favorite Fanatic
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 12-21-1999)

Well, Christmas is next Saturday. That means this is the last weekend you’ll have to run out and buy presents. If you’re like me, you tend to wait until the last minute, hoping for inspiration to strike and tell you just the right thing to buy for your sp...

Legends of horror
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-03-2006)

Critical whipping boy Uwe Boll recently gave us yet another reason to dislike him: He's a bully. He recently made good his offer to let his critics get in the boxing ring with him. Boll selected four young men who have been extremely critical of his work ...


Genre de-throned on King weekend.
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 01-17-2000)

Thanks to the Martin Luther King holiday, complete box office figures for this weekend aren’t in yet, it’s clear that the bigger winner is a non-genre film, NEXT FRIDAY. In second place was Columbia’s STUART LITTLE with an estimated $9.7-million for the F...

Eraserhead vs. Transporter
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 01-10-2006)

... LITTLE / STUART LITTLE 2 (Fox) Michael J. Fox as a wee critter. With SL3 preview. (O) THE TRANSPORTER 2 (Fox) Rivals 007. (O) UNDERWORLD (Sony) Theatrical version. Check out Anime Avalanche every Saturday. And be sure to check back next weekand every ...

Sony Pictures Imageworks joins 'Watchmen' (Tue 07-01-2008)

From a press release CULVER CITY, CA – June 29, 2008 – Sony Pictures Imageworks, the award-winning digital production company whose most recent project HANCOCK opens July 2nd, today announced six major motion picture projects that are current...

Oscar Picks and (Reluctant) Predictions
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 03-26-2000)

I’ve never been much of an Oscar prognosticator; I don’t see the point. Well, I do see the point: You pretend that you have some kind of insight into the voting, make a lot of predictions, and then after the fact tout your few hits while ignoring your far...


Slow Box Office Weekend
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 01-25-2000)

While New Line Cinema and Miramax duked it out for first place (Mirmax had claimed the #1 position with DOWN FOR YOU, but their estimates proved to be exaggerated, leaving New Line`s NEW FRIDAY in the top spot on its sophomore weekend), there was little e...

Witless Wonders? The Case for Special Effects
by Josh Larsen (Fri 12-17-1999)

Everyone knows that Hollywood loves its witless wonders, those special effects extravaganzas that look amazing but don’t have a thought in their pretty little heads. If you look closely, however, you’ll notice that these inevitable blockbusters have been ...

FANTASIA 2000 Sets Record for Imax Attendance
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 01-05-2000)

STUART LITTLE may have reclaimed the number one position at the box office, but the big winner in the long run may turn out to be Disney. Their limited release release of FANTASIA 2000, which made its January 1 debut on 54 Imax screens in the U.S. (75 wor...

Musical Chairs at the Box Office
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 01-11-2000)

Most of the estimates for this weekend`s box office were overly optimistic, with some films off by as much as $500,000. In one case, two films even switched positions in the weekly ranking when one came up short of expectations. Meanwhile, Disney`s FANTAS...


This Week's Best Sellers List
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-21-2007)

The latest Best Selling lists have been released from most of the news publications for this past week. It looks like author James Patterson is leading the way on most of the lists from his latest novel, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Here's a look at the Best Selle...

BICENTENNIAL MAN: Weepy Robot Romantic Comedy
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 12-19-1999)

With the holiday season upon us, it should be no surprise to be inundated with sentimental, would-be uplifting movies. As if STUART LITTLE weren`t enough, the weekend of December 17 also gave us Robin Williams in BICENTENNIAL MAN. The film suffers from t...

Box Office Finals: SCREAM 3 Easily Beats THE BEACH.
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-15-2000)

There were few surprises when the final numbers rolled in for this weekend`s box office. Studio estimates proved relatively reliable, and SCREAM 3 easily retained the number one position with $16.32-million dollars, over $1-million ahead of its nearest co...

Post Holiday Box Office Blues
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-29-1999)

When the final tally was in for the Friday-to-Sunday Christmas weekend, several films fell well short of studio estimates. Of course, because Christmas Day fell on Saturday, many potential viewers had Monday off, so there is a chance that many films will ...


Genre Films Fade From Top Ten
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-29-2000)

There were few surprises when studios released final figures for this weekend`s box office tally. The top four spots were occupied by non-genre films (THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, SNOW DAY, REINDEER GAMES, HANGING UP), with PITCH BLACK landing in the Number Five...

THE LITTLE VAMPIRE
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-26-2000)

It`s probably inconceivable that anyone within this film`s target audience (presumably, little kids 13 and under, mostly under) is going to read this. Children don`t need or care to know what some pontificating, self-important reviewer thinks about Stuart...

Plastic Little
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 01-28-2002)

What They SayJourney to the breathtakingly beautiful planet Yietta, where colonists - living on a floating artificial continent - make their living by exploiting tourists. But no paradise is perfect! A secret organization within Yietta217;s military i...

Vanilla Series: Story of Little Monica
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-18-2005)

What They SayMix the sweet and sexy character designs of Jyouki Satsumaya (SEX WARD) with the expertise of Vanilla Series veterans Shiyuuta Biwajima and Chikara Nikki (I LOVE YOU / ENDLESS SERENADE / GIRL NEXT DOOR), and what do you get? Why, THE STORY OF...


I Giggle When I Type 'Mail Bag'
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-17-2005)

Happy Monday, one and all. Hope your weekend was bountiful and prosperous, but now it's back to the grind. And first on the docket is sifting through the reader mail that's been backing up for the past few weeks. If these letters make anything clear, i...

THAT LITTLE MONSTER
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sat 09-14-2002)

Film fans, we know our own and within four seconds of THAT LITTLE MONSTER the true fanatic will recognize director Mr. Bunnell as a lover and incorporator of all we hold dear with a reverential tone that we so respect.The film was originally planned to be...

Stray Little Devil Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Fri 09-01-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mori KotaroTranslated by:Misato SakamotoAdapted by:What They SayMeet Pam Akumachi, an energetic 13-year-old junior high student who has just turned into ...a little devil! One day, when Pam and her friends try to summon the \"...

Plastic Little (Essential Anime Edition)
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 02-29-2004)

What They SayPlastic Little has it all, from epic undersea battles and entire cities collapsing, to a ruthless villain to end all villains and the roughest, toughest, tomboy heroine to ever strut her stuff in a spandex wet-suit! Plastic Little is set on...


MORE: A Little Film on a Big, Big Screen
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 11-28-1999)

What would the annual Academy Awards be without at least one egregious omission? Well, we certainly didn`t find out this year, when MORE, the nominated six-minute mini-masterpiece, was passed over in the category for Best Animated Short Subject. This evoc...

Little Butterfly Vol.#02
by Julie Rosato (Wed 09-27-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hinako TakanagaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:Sachiko SatoWhat They SayHaving decided to apply for the same school as Nakahara, Kojima must now study feverishly to pass the exams. Nakahara helps Kojima with his studies, ...

Stuart Moore to leave Marvel
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 06-14-2002)

Stuart Moore, editor of the Marvel Knights line, will be leaving his Marvel Comics staff position in July to concentrate on a writing career. "When Stuart first came to Marvel Knights I was certain of two things," Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada says....

TOY STORY 2: The Little Movie That Could
by Mike Lyons (Wed 11-24-1999)

TOY STORY 2 should really be subtitled: `The Little Movie That Could.` The sequel to the computer-animated landmark blockbuster almost never became the can`t-miss hit of this year`s holiday season, which it now seems poised to be. When the original TOY S...


Little Queen Vol.#01
by Ben Leary (Mon 02-04-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yeon-Joo KimTranslated by:Jennifer Hahm and Patrick NeighlyAdapted by:Jennifer Hahm and Patrick NeighlyWhat They SayClass rivals June and Lucia vie for the honor of being named the Queen of Light. But will petty jealousies - a...

Little Darling Vol.#01
by Julie Rosato (Tue 04-08-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Matsuri Kouzuki / Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Kelly QuineAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayMiyori finds himself stuck with the job of finding all the angels\' children who have become lost in the human world. When Miyori stumbles on ...

DAGON
by Jason Henderson (Wed 07-10-2002)

Thick, gray sheets of rain and images half-seen behind battered village shutters and doors, and behind: beauty and horror, alien and old and hysterical.Dagon is one of my favorite horror films, and I saw it first last week. Now in limited release and head...

Stray Little Devil Vol.#04
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 08-29-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mori KotaroTranslated by:Misato SakamotoAdapted by:Misato SakamotoWhat They SaySomething dreadful is unfolding in the precariously balanced Spirit World. The Acting Angel Conference Chair Aregna is imprisoned for stealing the ...


Plastic Little
by Andrew Pease (Sun 03-03-2002)

The Review!Intro: I went into Plastic Little hoping for a story like the original Sol Bianca OVA combined with the beautiful and bouncy character designs of Satoshi Urushihara. The show delivers on both counts... but not in the ways I'd hoped. Technica...

The Vampire... Stuart? Part Two
by Paul Zimmerman (Sun 03-03-2002)

Stuart Townsend, the actor chosen to follow Tom Cruise (after Interview With THE Vampire) in the role of the vampire Lestat, continues his discussion today about his new film, Queen of the Damned.The film's chief strength is its strong visuals, something ...

I Like to Watch
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 05-23-2005)

I'm really not trying to turn my repeatedly delaying this STAR WARS/STAR TREK column into a running joke, I swear. I fully intended to delve into that rich subject material this week, after finally closing out George Lucas' franchise last Friday night. ...

Little Norse Prince
by Paul Jacques (Tue 10-25-2005)

What They SayTakahata's Little Norse Prince tells the story of Horus, a young man who pulls a blade out of a Rock Giant only to discover that it is the Sword of the Sun and, if reforged, the sword's destiny will transform the boy into the Prince of the Su...


Wicked Little Things
by Tim Janson (Fri 06-01-2007)

Part of the After Dark Horrorfest, “Wicked Little Things” is a haunting tale of the rural Pennsylvania hill country that has always been rife with legends and tales of ghosts and hauntings. A brief prologue set in 1913 finds a group of very yo...

The Best Soundtracks of 2005 Part 2 Game Scores; Compilations, Reissues & Restorations
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-19-2006)

FAVE GAMESCORES OF 2005 Video game scores continue to rival motion picture scores, whether they are composed by film scorers or by composers specializing in games music. These are my favorites of those released on CD during 2005: 1. Advent Rising (Tommy T...

Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)

OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t...

Stray Little Devil Vol.#02
by Michelle Ramonetti (Wed 01-24-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kotaro MoriTranslated by:Misato SakamotoAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayWhat awaits Pam as she starts her new life at the devil academy? New friendship, a cool spell or two, or maybe a cute boyfriend? Au contraire, Pam has...


Sin: The Movie
by Dani Moure (Tue 01-06-2004)

What They SayEnter the world of SIN. In the 21st century, the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face but a single barrier, an elite strike-force labeled Hardcorps. Led by Colonel John Blad...

The Song of Cthulhu
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-26-2006)

The weird tales of Howard Phillips Lovecraft are among the most potent horror stories of the last century. Told through a careful and precise narrative ambiance, H.P. Lovecraft's tales of the undying manifestations of monstrous, cosmic evil and arcane sor...

DVD & VHS This Week: June 11
by John Thonen (Tue 06-11-2002)

VIDEO NEWSNETFLIX nets some quick cash as the internet based, DVD rent-by-mail company hits Wall Street in a big way. The Vidiot has often recommended the Netflix program in the past and the company's recent debut as a publicly traded stock showed that Wa...

Koihime Box Set
by Abraham Torrer (Thu 02-14-2002)

The Review!Okay I was actually looking forward to this Pink Pineapple title from Nutech. Even knowing next to nothing about it, Koihime seemed like a light-hearted hentai comedy, a change of pace for me. Now I will start off by saying this is a hardcore t...


Jeffrey Combs, Reanimator - Part One
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 02-17-2000)

Back in the ‘80s, when horror had succumbed to the formula of stalk-and-slash psychos chasing hapless teenager, along came a film that truly revitalized the genre: REANIMATOR. Amidst the film’s over-the-top horror, the performance of Jeffrey Combs brought...

Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)

The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ...

Hitchcock vs. Lewton
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 10-04-2005)

That's right, fans it's October! The season of spooky pranks, ghoulish doings, colorful costumes and tasty treats is upon us. Of course you know what I'm talking about: Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Everyone who claims to be Canadian c...

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II: John Woo, Part 3
by Craid D. Reid (Fri 06-16-2000)

In Part One of my interview with the unpretentious Woo, he talked about his next project WIND TALKERS, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 and Tom Cruise`s efforts as a stuntman and rock climber. In Part Two, we learned that the final pugilistic parley between Cruise a...


THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY
by Tim Janson (Thu 08-30-2007)

Thomas Ligotti is really one of the best-kept secrets in the horror field. He’s almost a throwback to supernatural writers of days gone by who could scare you without having to resort to blood & guts. Besides that, Ligotti is a fellow ...

Comicscape - March 24, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-24-2004)

OPINION: First of all, a point of clarification: a certain web site which shall remain nameless felt the need to link to last week's column with the headline CINESCAPE BLASTS HELLBLAZER'S CONSTANTINE, with a "synopsis" line reading "Who needs to see a mov...

From Beyond Bones
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-12-2003)

This Week's RecommendationSElia Cmiral's evocative score for BONES, Ernest Dickerson's The MAD MAX logo © 2002 MGM Home Entertainment 2001 ghostly revenge horror pic, has been issued by Intrada (MAF 7093). A compelling amalgamation of sampled...

The Best of 2003 Part 2
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-08-2004)

Part 2: Restorations & ReissuesApart from new soundtrack releases, archival restorations have played an important part in perpetuating a lot of film music (especially in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres) that would otherwise have been lost ...


BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: MAN WITHOUT FEAR!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 10-15-2001)

Brian Michael Bendis is definitely one of the good guys. Not only is he one of the hardest working men in comics, with titles like POWERS, ALIAS, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, ELEKTRA, and many more under his utility belt, but he's a gracious fellow to boot. After...

Video News and Releases for July 3
by John Thonen (Tue 07-03-2001)

GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE would seem to be the latest theatrical hit spawning a Direct-To-Video franchise. After failing to land star Brendan Fraser for a theatrical sequel, Disney is said to be considering a new actor to play the klutzy ape-man in a made-for-...

28th Annie Awards Presented This November
by Steve Fritz (Mon 10-16-2000)

About a month back I ranted about the Emmy Awards. The fact is, the entertainment industry always treats animation as a red-headed stepchild. This is in spite of the fact that half the top ten box office films, as well as the longest running sitcom, are a...

First Knight
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 07-21-2001)

He's been called the moral center of the Marvel Universe, a man with his feet firmly planted in two eras, and a leader who inspires loyalty in gods and monsters alike. Now Captain America is about to embark on one of his most thrilling adventures as he jo...


MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: John Woo, Part 2
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 06-08-2000)

In Part One of my interview with the diplomatic John Woo, the Hong Kong director extraordinaire discussed the premise behind his next film WIND TALKER, a movie he calls his `dream project,` and talked at length about MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2, based on the sho...

The Mummy's Wrap-sody Part Two
by John Thonen (Sun 06-02-2002)

Stephen Sommers' hugely popular THE MUMMY and THE MUMMY RETURNS have meant the return of the wrapped-one to the pop culture consciousness, so what better time to take a look back at some of the other mummy movies out there? You all know about Karloff and ...

Brett Ratner Talks JAMES BOND 20
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 07-11-2001)

While talking to Zap2It, Ratner revealed that Pierce Brosnan had called him regarding the BOND 20 directing gig. Ratner explained, saying, "(Brosnan) called me and said I want you to direct the movie. He said he was a huge fan. Unfortunately, he has nothi...

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
by Norman England and Steve Biodrowski (Thu 03-02-2000)

A few major studio efforts notwithstanding, science fiction cinema in the 1950s and most of the '60s seldom attained the mature level of the Sci-Fi novel, being mostly interested in one-dimensional stories about invading aliens. However, this all changed ...


The Japanese Science-Fiction & Monster Film Weekend
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 07-23-2000)

It’s been fifteen years since a new Toho Godzilla film (Godzilla 1985) was released in U.S. theatres, and with the demise of the revival house (thanks to the advent of home video) opportunities to see older G-Films on the big screen are few and far betwee...

OUTLAW NATION
by Rich Handley (Wed 09-20-2000)

Story-telling, for thousands of years, has preserved the tales of generations past. Story Johnson, though only a hundred years old, is also concerned with past generations--namely, those out to kill, not preserve, him. Johnson is the protagonist of Britis...

Haunted Horror, Schifrin Style
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 09-18-2002)

This Week’s RecommendationSThe latest release on Lalo Schifrin’s personal label is a vivid and vibrant rerecording of the composer’s seminal horror score, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (Aleph 026), which garnered an Oscar nomination for best score of 1979. The fi...

Damned Indeed Part Two
by Paul Zimmerman (Sun 02-24-2002)

Director Michael Rymer faced many challenges while bringing Anne Rice's novel QUEEN OF THE DAMNED to the big screen. During the film's making, the Australian filmmaker had to contend with a low budget, the death of his leading lady Aaliyah, and the pictur...


RE-ANIMATOR
by PROCE MACDOUGAL (Wed 10-31-2001)

Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a promising young medical student who has sort of gotten on the wrong track with his studies. You see, he’s invented a serum that can “re-animate” the dead, and upon arriving at his new school West begins to experiment on r...

Hits and Misses
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 11-15-2004)

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 ...

John Logan's NEMESIS Part Two
by SCOTT COLLURA (Mon 12-09-2002)

Fans of STAR TREK are anxiously awaiting the latest film in the venerable franchise, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, which opens this Friday. The tenth TREK picture, and the fourth to feature the NEXT GENERATION cast, NEMESIS depicts Captain Picard's efforts to make ...

STAR WARS III will look a little familiar
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-11-2003)

The official STAR WARS movie website has revealed that two locations from the first STAR WARS trilogy of movies will be recreated for EPISODE III. The website confirmed today that three established sets from the first two prequels, namely Palpatine's off...


Second LITTLE WHITE MOUSE Collection
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 01-15-2002)

This April, Blue Line Pro Comics continues to collect the history of LITTLE WHITE MOUSE with LITTLE WHITE MOUSE PERFECT COLLECTION #2.Collecting the second series, this trade paperback is filled with extra artwork and sketches never before published.This ...

This benefits package includes a little corporate espionage
by Den Shewman (Thu 06-24-2004)

Michael Tolkin has made a name for himself as a screenwriter of character-driven films, whether they're in the darkly-comic vein of THE PLAYER or the mano-a-mano psych-out type like CHANGING LANES. But what do you do after you destroy the world, as Tolkin...

Teaming Up On UGLY LITTLE BOY
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 10-04-2001)

Demi Moore's Moving Pictures production shingle is going to team up with Denise Di Novi's Di Novi Pictures to create a big screen version of Issac Asimov's short story THE UGLY LITTLE BOY for Warner Bros.Mike Maples is at work adapting the story, which is...

'Punisher: War Zone' to feature Buddy Stuart track (Sun 06-01-2008)

Independent music licensing company Song and Film announced on their website that they've placed the song "Got Your Wealth" by Buddy Stuart into the feature film, 'The Punisher: War Zone' starring Ray Stevenson and Dominic West. After hunting do...


Little Crybaby Vol.#01
by Patricia Beard (Fri 06-22-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Keiko KinoshitaTranslated by:Andrew MarshallAdapted by:What They SayA shy and clumsy university student; a salaryman trapped in an arranged marriage; a not-so-skilled novice magician; two high school boys who have been fightin...

Clips: CHICKEN LITTLE, WALLACE & GROMIT, and more
by News Editor (Fri 10-07-2005)

Moviefone's Coming Attractions is offering a few clips for your viewing pleasure. Here is a list of somethings you might want to check out: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack and Steve Zahn lend their voices to a new telling of CHICKEN LITTLE, the classic fable of a...

Jessica Biel Ready to DIE A LITTLE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-24-2007)

Jessica Biel has joined the crime thriller adaptation of DIE A LITTLE, says Variety. The film will be based on Megan Abbott's novel of the same name with Biel handling a producing credit through her company, Iron Ocean Films. Marcia and Geoffrey...

Early Adult DVD Review: Little Monica (Wed 05-18-2005)

Getting an early look at a release from Critical Mass today, we\'ve got a review of their 05/31/2005 release of Vanilla Series: Little Monica.


THE PUNISHER: LITTLE BLACK BOOK #1
by Kurt Amacker (Sun 06-22-2008)

Crime novelist Victor Gischler pens a vicious Punisher one-shot with Little Black Book, in which the line between sex and violence becomes perilously blurred. After buying the services of Vette, a high-end prostitute, for a few sessions, Frank Castle...

SUPERNATURAL: Dream a Little Dream of Me
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Sat 02-09-2008)

This is a pure monster of the week situations with only a couple of minor exceptions. Now, with many shows that would mean a bad thing but with Supernatural, or at least with most episodes of the series, these single story episodes are still really g...

Little Pegged to Direct TEKKEN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 12-20-2007)

Dwight Little has been announced as the director for the big screen adaptation of TEKKEN, based on the martial arts fighting game from Namco. Variety reports that the man who brought us films like the Brandon Lee-led Rapid Fire & S...

Manga Review: Stray Little Devil (Fri 09-01-2006)

Ed\'s getting back into the swing of things and sends us off on the weekend with a look at a new series that debuted this August from DrMaster with Stray Little Devil Vol. #1 (of 3).


Manga Peek: Sugar, A Little Snow Fairy (Mon 08-21-2006)

Due out at the end of this month, Robert\'s checking in today with a look at the galley version of Sugar, A Little Snow Fairy Vol. #1 from ADV Manga.

PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL #17
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-19-2008)

In Matt Fraction’s in-continuity Punisher: War Journal, Frank Castle operates in the Marvel Universe proper. But, he doesn’t work alone. In the series’s first issue, Castle recruited escaped criminal inventor Stuart Clarke to s...

Little Red Hot: Bound
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 06-23-2001)

Chane is a bounty hunter with a past, as if bounty hunters in these sorts of comics don’t always have a past they’re eager to escape. But there we are, Chane has a past too, and evidently part of it has to do with the fact that she’s a demon. So she’s on ...

TOY STORY 2: The Little Movie That Could, Part Two
by Mike Lyons (Thu 11-25-1999)

Woody, the pull-string cowboy hero of 1995`s blockbuster, TOY STORY may be the first animated character to undergo male menopause. In this month`s eagerly awaited sequel, the computer-animated hero experiences a very human emotion. `He has his mid-life cr...


Casting Begins for H.P Lovecraft's THE THING
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)

Casting calls have begun for the adaptation of H.P Lovecraft's The Thing on the Doorstep, reports Bloody Disgusting. Stuart Gordon is set to direct the feature film, based around a screenplay written by Dennis Paoli. Shooting will begin April 14, 2008 on ...

Burton's BIG FISH put on ice a little while longer
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-28-2003)

Tim Burton's upcoming family drama BIG FISH will swim a little while longer before being served to audiences. Originally scheduled for release on November 26, the film will now open in a limited engagement starting on December 18. Over the course of the n...

LITTLE Remains Big at Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 11-14-2005)

CHICKEN LITTLE held on to the number one spot at the box office for the second week in a row with a take of $32 million in ticket sales. ZATHURA took the number two spot with a gross of $14 million, while DERAILED followed behind with $12.8 million.50 Cen...

Advance Review: Plastic Little (Sun 02-29-2004)

In our last batch of discs we got in on Friday, we got the first three Essential Anime releases from ADV Films. Our first look at them in detail is with the 03/16/2004 release of Plastic Little: Essential Anime.


Stuart Beattie Penning FRED CUNY Biopic
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 11-28-2007)

Once the writers strike is resolved, scribe Stuart Beattie will set to work adapting the life of U.S. aid worker Fred Cuny into a theatrical feature. The trade reports that Element Films and Spitfire Pictures have acquired "The Man Who Tried to ...

Stuart Rosenberg passes away
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-20-2007)

Director Stuart Rosenberg passed away from a heart attack at his home in California on Thursday.  He was 79.Rosenberg was best known for his work on Cool Hand Luke and The Amityville Horror, but also directed various episodes of classic TV shows such...

Stuart Gillard to direct WAR GAMES 2
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-02-2006)

According to Production Weekly, Stuart Gillard (Charmed) will direct the upcoming sequel to the the 1983 Matthew Broderick film WAR GAMES.The script was penned by Randall M. Badat and follows a teenage hacker whose world gets turned upside after playing a...

Doctor who? What's he talking about?
by Jason Davis (Mon 02-27-2006)

It seems that the grim reaper has a mind to usurp this little TV column. Last week, I delayed my report on the Gallifrey Convention in L.A. to discuss the unexpected death of BABYLON 5's Andreas Katsulas. This week, we lost Don Knotts and Darren McGavin...


I SAW what you did
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-15-2005)

Last winter, this column ran a very popular poll to find out which TV series readers most want seasoned on DVD. Well here's a progress report. While SEINFELD, MILLENNIUM, QUANTUM LEAP and the animated BATMAN and SUPERMAN series have started to arrive, cer...

Gloria Stuart Meets Another INVISIBLE MAN
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-03-2001)

91 year old actress Gloria Stuart, who appeared in the classic 1933 Universal film THE INVISIBLE MAN, will be turning up as a guest on the contemporary TV show.While talking to Ian Spelling's syndicated Inside Trek & Sci Fi column, Stuart revealed how...

CHICKEN LITTLE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-04-2005)

CHICKEN LITTLE is mildly entertaining and amusing, but the key word here is "mild." A theatrical release with obviously expensive CGI animation, the movie unaccountably resembles an episode of a Saturday morning show that has comforting lessons for young ...

ADV Films sets street date for Plastic Little (Tue 11-13-2001)

ADV Films has set a street date of February 5th, 2002 for the DVD release of Plastic Little - the sexy, outrageous anime fan favorite. Previously available only in VHS format, this popular title is finally coming home on DVD. Journey to the breathtaking...


Black Magic M-66/Plastic Little (UK PAL) (Sat 01-01-2000)

What They SayThe Review!Having only seen Plastic Little on VCD (legit!), I was looking forward to seeing this double feature on this wonderful new media known as DVD! Inserting this DVD, I was presented with the Kiskei logo which showed visible signs of b...

LITTLE NICKY
by Scott Collura (Wed 06-27-2001)

With the release of Little Nicky last year, Adam Sandler finally got a taste of what all successful Saturday Night Live alumni find themselves exposed to sooner or later: a backlash. After the phenomenal success of the comedian’s films in recent years (Th...

Big Dreams Little Tokyo (Thu 11-09-2006)

We\'ve got something a little different today and it\'s up in our blog where Sakura has sent in some thoughts on the film Big Dreams Little Tokyo from its world premiere at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival at the Arclight Theatre in Hollywo...

A Little Princess Sara Vol. #1 (Sat 03-25-2000)

What They SaySara Crewe, sent home from India to a school in England by her rich father, has everything money can buy and so is nicknamed \"The Little Princess.\" But Sara has more than wealth. She has a loving heart, a quick mind and a vivid imaginatio...


TRAPPED
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 09-23-2002)

While plenty of thrillers make missteps, it's rare to see one that ties its shoelaces together so completely and early on as TRAPPED does. In the opening sequence of this physically handsome but narratively inept film, we meet Joe (Kevin Bacon), a kidnapp...

TMNT Preview Clip #2: How About A Snack Little Fella' (Wed 03-14-2007)

IGN.com has posted a series of Preview Clips from the upcoming TMNJ movie due to be released on March 23rd. This second preview features a little fight between one of the turtles and a mystery little villain...

Stray Little Devil Vol.#03
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 05-09-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mori KotaroTranslated by:Misato SakamotoAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayPam and the other devil interns have exams coming up, which means crunch time for Pam who\'s still having \"flying\" difficulties. In order to step clos...

Little Snow Fairy Sugar (Fri 03-29-2002)

What They Say\"Saga, Sugar Meet\" (Episode 1) In Murenburg (Germany), a young but capable girl, Saga, lives with her aunt. Unexpectedly, she meets a small, doll-sized girl. She introduces herself as Sugar, a small snow fairy. Why is it that only Saga can ...


High Adventure Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-23-2004)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSSteve Jablonsky has composed a likable score for Katsuhiro Otomo’s latest anime, STEAMBOY, released this week by Colosseum of Germany (it is also available on JVC in Japan; there is no report yet of an American CD). The film is ...

Santa's helpers!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 12-24-2005)

Everyone knows that Santa Claus won't visit your house until he knows that you're asleep. It's true don't believe all those Christmas specials where kids sneak in and spy on Santa! Those are simply works of fiction. But then, that probably won't effect y...

Cinescape's 25 Greatest Summer Movies of All Time
by Brian Thomas with Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 11-18-2005)

Hurray! It's winter! Time to unpack the sweaters and stow the Speed-o! Time to drag out your electric blanket, and curl up next to a fire with a big bowl of popcorn! Sure summer is long gone but we still got to thinking about it... Every summer, we're alw...

Upcoming Home Video and DVD Releases
by John Thonen (Tue 04-04-2000)

Late March, just after St. Patrick`s Day, came the regrettable release of the 5th entry in one of the worst film series of all time, Trimark Home Video`s, Leprechaun 5: In The Hood. So much for the luck of the Irish. Unlike most series, not a single one...


Sirtis has some things to say about STAR TREK: NEMESIS director
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 06-18-2002)

Counselor Deanna Troi herself, Marina Sirtis, has some things to say about Stuart Baird, the director of STAR TREK: NEMESIS. Baird, much lauded by Paramount Pictures president Sherry Lansing at this very magazine last week, has a "different" take on TREK ...

TV Not on DVD: The Your-Two-Cents Edition
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-31-2005)

Well, there are weeks where y'all are talkative and weeks where I'm left wondering if anybody even reads this damn thing. Last week was clearly the former, as the subject of TV on DVD seems to have brought you all out of the lurking woodwork. There's a ...

Nadia, Secret of Blue Water Collection 1 (w/CD)
by Brett Barkley (Fri 12-02-2005)

What They SayObsessed with returning the Atlantean empire to its former glory, the evil Gargoyle will stop at nothing to get his hands on the Blue Water - the mysterious gem the young circus acrobat Nadia wears around her neck. Nadia may be a target for G...

Shining Knight
by Russell Lissau (Mon 07-30-2001)

In the ten months that editor Stuart Moore has been with Marvel Comics, the publisher has become the most talked-about company in comicdom. A lot of that has to do with the personality and business acumen of Moore's boss, Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, but ...


Daredevil Interview: Ben Affleck Dares To Be A Hero
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 02-12-2003)

Click thumbnails for larger images Continuing Comics2Film's cove...

Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)

Six years ago, Robert Weiner set out to conquer the Marvel Universe—or at least to read as much of it as he could. Being both a fan of Marvel and a librarian and instructor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, he combined his passions to create...

Don't Mention Kolchak
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 09-26-2005)

Well, what do y'all think?Summer's over, most of the new genre shows have hit the airwaves (INVASION, THRESHOLD, SUPERNATURAL, SURFACE), Sci-Fi Friday takes a breather until January (thanks so much for that cliffhanger, Ron Moore, you bastard), and we fin...

Collateral
by Development Heck (Mon 08-09-2004)

Genre: Thriller.Studio: Dreamworks Pictures/Paramount Pictures.Production Company: Unknown.Project Phase: Released.Who's In It: Tom Cruise (Vincent; Jamie Foxx (Max); Jada Pinkett-Smith; Mark Ruffalo; Dennis Farina; Irma Hall.Who's Making It: Michael Mann...


Jeffrey Combs Profile, Part Two: Going Beyond Re-Animator
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 02-24-2000)

After the cult movie success of RE-ANIMATOR, a somewhat surprised Jeffrey Combs found himself embarking on a career making horror movies, often with some of the same cast and crew. He says, `FROM BEYOND [1986] was the same sort of artistic group, same pro...

RE-ANIMATOR: MILLENNIUM EDITION
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 05-31-2002)

Of Herbert West, who I first became aware of in Stuart Gordon's ingenious film RE-ANIMATOR and who subsequently became a major figure in my fan fiction, I can only see through the glassed-over eyes of my romantic soul, though the panes of those windows ar...

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 11-15-2002)

Mr. Bond, Mr. Holmes, Lord Hornblower, Sir Robin and even Your Majesty King Arthur all you timeless British heroes of the page and screen need to take a couple of steps over and clear some room up there on your collective pedestal. This Potter kid is app...

Drawing Blood with Steve Niles
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-17-2007)

IDW published Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s vampire miniseries, 30 Days of Night, in 2002. Launched with little fanfare, the book turned into a sleeper hit with sequels, spin-offs, and word of a film adaptation following shortly thereafter....


GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS / THE GIRL AND THE GEEK
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 11-12-2001)

As giant worms are all the rage on the cult scene thanks to TREMORS 3, the time is ripe for other oversized beasts to weasel their way into the public conscious. Something Weird Video seems to have sensed this and unleashed a behemoth whose size is matche...

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...

Comicscape - September 28, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-28-2005)

Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on story pacing decompression versus compact and the "talking heads" trend versus balls out action. Sometimes things just come together, because I got a lot of compliments on the column and some real...

LXG: A Boy's Own Adventure
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-09-2003)

Comics2Film's regular critic thechrisbrown sat down for tea and crumpets with Twentieth Century Fox's "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." Here's what our sarcastic critic thought... Be warned that th...


ELEKTRA-fying Film Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-20-2005)

Christophe Beck's unusually textured score for ELEKTRA is being heard in theaters this week, with a soundtrack album recently released on Varese Sarabande. The score opens with a heartfelt theme that achieves a notable emotive power not unlike the opening...

'FF2': Inside the production office with Ralph Winter
by Chris Brown (Wed 05-30-2007)

In this installment of Comics2Film's continuing coverage of the visit to Vancouver and the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', we move from the studio and our brush with the Fantasticar, to the inner offices of the production. We are w...

Being a Brief Discussion with Mike McFarland
by Way Jeng (Thu 03-03-2005)

Mike McFarland has been a part of the English dubbing industry for a while now. He has worked on projects ranging from Dragonball to Case Closed and voiced several characters, including Roshi in Dragonball and Goemon in several Lupin the 3rd releases such...

Azumanga Daioh Vol.#2
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sun 11-23-2003)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Azuma Kiyohiko Translated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayN/AThe ReviewPackaging: ADV's presentation is very good. The highlights include the large but original A5 size aspect. Colored pages were great to see and someth...


Prince of Persia Classic
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 06-18-2007)

Welcome to Prince of Persia, or should I say welcome back? Over fifteen years ago the Prince of Persia series was created and it has come a long way. The original storyline was simple as the graphics, which involved a prince saving a princess. Future game...

In Praise of the Moog
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-23-2004)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONThe soundtrack for Hans Fjellestad’s new documentary, MOOG (released this week on Hollywood 2061-62471-2), is a remarkable celebration of the electronic instrument that revolutionized 20th Century music. The invention of Robert M...

Daredevil Interview: Duncan: The Once and Future Kingpin
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 02-07-2003)

Continuing our coverage of Twentieth Century Fox's Daredevil press junket Comics2Film presents this transcript of the round-table  interview with Michael Clarke Duncan, who plays Kingpin in the movie. Q: What's your typical breakfast? ...

Best Soundtracks of 2002 Part Three
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-13-2003)

Compilations#7: The James Bond CollectionPrimetime TVPMCD HAMMER: THE STUDIO THAT DRIPPED BLOOD © 2002 Silva Screen 808Primetime's updated amalgamation of Silva Screen rerecordings of James Bond movie music comes in a nicely packaged 4-CD sma...


Azumanga Daioh Vol.#1
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sat 09-20-2003)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Azuma Kiyohiko Translated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayN/AThe ReviewPackaging: ADV's presentation is very good. The highlights include the large but original A5 size aspect. Colored pages were great to see and someth...

WALT DISNEY TREASURES: SILLY SYMPHONIES
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 02-13-2002)

Now you might think that the world of freelance writing is big bucks and buxom babes, and to be honest, it is – oh god, how it is. So when I tell you that recently I’ve been babysitting, well it’s not because I’m lacking cash from writing these little scr...

Tyler's Tremendous Tunes
by Randall Larson (Thu 06-23-2005)

Before too much longer, Brian Tyler is going to find himself at the upper echelon of Hollywood film composers. His efforts over the last dozen years have demonstrated a remarkable proclivity toward orchestral melody and stylistic invention that has result...

HOSTEL Part 2
by Robert T. Trate (Wed 10-24-2007)

Eli Roth has returned to make the sequel to his “torture in a foreign land” film ‘Hostel’. This time around, instead of three horny guys, we follow three girls who are looking to get away from the guys and find an escape and a...


FACELESS
by Brian Thomas (Thu 03-18-2004)

Spanish director Jesus Franco had his first real success in movies with THE AWFUL DOCTOR ORLOF, a film that is coincidentally very similar to George Franju’s more well known EYES WITHOUT A FACE. Both films followed the exploits of a mad surgeon who, aided...

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: Movie Retrospective, Part 4
by Ted Newsom (Sun 05-28-2000)

The many effects shots in Jason and the Argonauts were refinements and elaborations on those Ray Harryhausen had created for previous films. As with the novelty of 7th Voyage of Sinbad, no one had ever paired the techniques of stop-motion animation to th...

The Duck That Roared, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 02-02-2002)

Steve Gerber is trapped in a world he never made, but he's going to make the most of it. Decades have passed since Howard the Duck first burst onto the scene with his unique brand of anthropomorphic acid wit, and now the duck and his creator are to be reu...

John Logan's NEMESIS Part One
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 12-06-2002)

The crew of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION are undergoing many changes in their new film, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, but perhaps one of the biggest differences between this tenth film in the popular franchise and those that have come before is the presence of a ...


ANGEL: Season One, Episode By Episode with Tim Minear
by Edward Gross (Mon 08-14-2000)

Fairly early on in its first season, ANGEL proved itself to be a series that could stand apart from its progenitor, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. In the following interview, supervising producer Tim Minear begins taking FANDOM on a personal tour through all 2...

The Japanese Science-Fiction and Monster Film Weekend, Part 2
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 07-27-2000)

In Part One of my review of the American Cinemateque’s Japanese Science Fiction and Monster Film Weekend at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, I focused on the opening night screening of a newly struck, subtitled print of Gojira, the seminal 1954 film (re...

Magical Meow Meow Taruto Complete Collection
by Ben Leary (Mon 06-23-2008)

What They SayMeow! Taruto is a young cat-girl living in a world filled with mystery and magic. She and the other cat-people appear as nothing more than just normal animals, but she has a unique gift of magic! Can she control her troublesome powers and unr...

Don Bassingthwaite: The New Master of Eberron
by Pat Ferrara (Thu 01-11-2007)

If you’re like me you may think you’re well-versed on fantasy literature, but it doesn’t take much to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Forgotten Realms and Eberron literature out there. It was only recently that I myself was abl...


STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore , Part VI
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 02-01-2000)

When it comes to THE NEXT GENERATION feature films, Ronald D. Moore is candid about his successes and failures. He co-wrote the first two with Brannon Braga; Michael Piller wrote the third. Moore says, `I am more than willing to accept at this late date t...

FARSCAPE's Chiana: Gigi Edgley Profile
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 06-12-2000)

Much to the surprise of the FARSCAPE audience, Chiana, played by the young actress Gigi Edgley, joined the group on board Moya during `Durka Returns,` an episode airing mid-way through the first season. The character of Chiana is a Nebari, a gray-skinned...

the Ring Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 09-02-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Inagaki Misao (based on Takahashi Hiroshi's film the RingTranslated by:Naomi KokuboAdapted by:What They SayEveryone knows about urban legends, those stories that seem implausible, like they could never really happen. But what ...

Saiyuki Vol.#03
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 08-26-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Minekura Kazuya Translated by:Alethea & Athena NibleyAdapted by:What They SayJOURNEY TO THE MAX Sanzo is down and possibly out for the count as he tries to protect Goku from an old-friend-turned-foe. In the melee, Goku's Youka...


Azumanga Daioh Vol.#4
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sun 07-04-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Azuma Kiyohiko Translated by:Javier LopezAdapted by:What They SayEveryone's favorite gang of high schoolers is back for their final year. This time, the gang takes a trip to sunny Okinawa, where Osaka plays with sea cucumbers ...

Tenchi in Tokyo Vol. #6
by Steve Brandon (Mon 02-18-2002)

The Review!Greetings to you Tenchi enthusiasts all across The Fruited Plain (and The True North Strong and Free, and The Land of the Rising Sun, and wherever else you have the Internet). The views expressed by the writer of this review may not be those of...

Panda-Z Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition)
by Ben Leary (Thu 08-28-2008)

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 ...

Magical Meow Meow Taruto Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition)
by Ben Leary (Mon 06-23-2008)

What They SayMeow! Taruto is a young cat-girl living in a world filled with mystery and magic. She and the other cat-people appear as nothing more than just normal animals, but she has a unique gift of magic! Can she control her troublesome powers and unr...


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. #4
by Dani Moure (Thu 06-09-2005)

What They SayA band of terrorists claims to have possession of a girl who was kidnapped some years ago. But when Section 9 is called in to resolve the situation, they realize that something is very wrong - the girl is the same age she was when she was kid...

Comicscape - October 13, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-13-2004)

OPINION: As I write this, I'm on a train to visit a friend in Atlanta, my laptop perched on a pillow on my knees, a techno version of the 60s SPIDER-MAN theme blaring in my headphones, and a huge picture of a Dalek from DOCTOR WHO staring out at me from t...

Incredible Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-25-2004)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSAfter several notable years scoring video games (MEDAL OF HONOR series) and television (ALIAS), composer Michael Giacchino scores a hit with his effervescent score to Pixar’s THE INCREDIBLES, released on CD by Walt Disney Record...

Dean Martin Kills Mick Jagger
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 05-10-2004)

Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Last week we asked who would win in a fight, Mick Jagger or Dean Martin and let me tell you, it was no contest. Dean "Dino" Martin killed Mick Jagger. As they say in the funny papers, blood everywhere...