...the first SpyGoddess manga will make any teen girl want to go into international espionage.The ReviewPackaging:The cover image is a decent head-and-shoulders portrait of the heroine, against a background I take to be a blurred city skyline at night. T...
Tokyopop's SpyGoddess is an Original English Language (OEL) manga adaptation of the novel series written by Michael P Spradlin. Both tack a bunch of “girly” traits on the main character in hopes that the female fanbase will find find somethin...
What They SayA must-have for fans of the movie and Ah! My Goddess in general! This original soundtrack contains 26 musical tracks and the bonus track: Cantilena Angel.The Review!Content: A
Audio: A-
Packaging: B-
Extras: n/a
Packaging:
Pioneer has ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Toren SmithAdapted by:What They SayThey're cute, they're small, they're...Oh My Goddess! Dark Horse collects for the first time the screwball mini-goddess cartoons by award-winning ...
What They SayEpisode 1: Moonlight and Cherry Blossoms
College freshman Morisato Keiichi gets more than he bargained for when he goes dialing for dinner and gets an unexpected delivery - Belldandy, a real live, honest to goodness Goddess! Belldandy grants ...
What They SayWhenever Keiichi leaves the house, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld shrink themselves to play with the other residents of the area – including their clueless rat sidekick, Gan. Whether it’s life trapped in a jar of miso paste or the revo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yumi Tohma / Kosuke Fujishima and Hidenori MatsubaraTranslated by:Camella NiehAdapted by:What They SayThe ReviewEach time I find myself enjoying another entry in the Oh My Goddess! canon, I get this feeling in the back of my ...
What They SayDVD edition of the OVA series with an enormous cult following. Comes with a box. A new movie will be in theaters this autumn (2000) in Japan, and this pre-order only limited edition comes with an admission ticket for the movie! PLEASE NOTE th...
What They SayCollege freshman Morisato Keiichi gets more than he bargained for when he goes dialing for dinner and gets an unexpected delivery - Belldandy, a real live, honest to goodness Goddess!
Belldandy grants him a wish, and Keiichi decides that wh...
Both Latino Review and Coming Soon were given a set of four pre-production pieces of artwork for Universal's SPY HUNTER movie in development. The conceptual artwork came from a source dubbed "Paralax" who told the two websites that they procured it from a...
What They SayKosuke Fujishima\'s classic story of a hapless college boy and his one true goddess comes to life. Keiichi Morisato is an engineering student and the top driver of the campus racing club. While calling for take out, a wrong number puts him in...
What They SayWhenever Keiichi leaves the house, Belldanay, Urd and Skuld shrink themselves to play with the other residents of the area – including their clueless rat sidekick. Whether it’s a battle against Gan-zilla or adventures in kitchen ...
What They SayKeiichi Morisato is an engineering student, top driver of his campus motor club, and not very lucky with the ladies. But while calling for take-out food one evening, a wrong number puts him in contact with the \"Goddess Hotline.\" One misplac...
What They SayInitial pressing limited edition* High quality DVD edition of the acclaimed anime show based on the work by Kosuke Fujishima. It\'s a 2-disc set. Disc 1 contains the main feature, and Disc 2 containsspecial features. Comes in a memorial box. ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis, Alan Gleason and Toren SmithAdapted by:What They SayHere's where it all begins! Alone in his dorm on a Saturday night, Nekomi Tech's Keiichi Morisato dials a wrong number that will cha...
What They SayAnime’s legendary Goddess team return – but super small and super cute!
Set in the same universe as ‘Ah! My Goddess!’ (aka ‘Oh! My Goddess!’), this series chronicles the exploits of helper goddesses Bellda...
What They SayIt's been almost a year since the Goddess Belldandy came to live with college student Keiichi Morisato, and he's almost gotten up the nerve to kiss her. Unfortunately, the encounter with the Lord of Terror damaged some of Yggdrasil's systems...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:ShamnekoTranslated by:Mike KieflAdapted by:Jamie S. RichWhat They SayGoddess Pandora has been sent to Earth to collect \"gifts\" that were spread among humans. Sure she has a nice body that can tempt anyone, but when she uses...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayPeorth is back! But not back to normal... the appearance of her adorable child form receiving sensitive guffaws and considerate mocking from certain of the less mature g...
When Boom! Studios published the first issue of WAR OF THE WORLDS: SECOND WAVE in March, the cover offered a quote from writer Mark Waid, who called the series "a sci-fi WALKING DEAD." I reviewed that very issue and, while I enjoyed it, remained cautious...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Lea HernandezAdapted by:What They SayThe appearance of the Fifth Goddess has heralded a darker turn in the story - as we are reminded that behind the adorable form of chibi-Hild lie...
The Review!Well, here it is -- the Holy Grail for romantic saps who like a mix of magic and realism in their anime. Now that I've made the obligatory Sugar Alert warning, I'm free to go on and call Oh My Goddess one of the all-time great OAV series, and a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis Alan Gleason and Toren SmithAdapted by:What They SayNow that Keiichi and the goddess in his life are the hot item on campus, they find themselves constantly putting out fires! First, to...
Universal has acquired the movie rights to a seven part series of spy novels. Author Daniel Silva's spy books centering on Mossad agent, Gabriel Allon, who was part of the team which found revenge against the terrorists of the Munich Olympic Team kil...
Mark Cuban's 2929 Prods. has grabbed the rights to an upcoming Cold War spy thriller called A Forest of Mirrors, reports Variety. The fact-based spy thriller script was penned by Jeremy Gough and the trade says that Anand Tucker will direct. Andrew Lauren...
Genre:Action/Adventure/Video Game Adaptation.Studio:Universal Studios.Production Company:Daybreak Productions/Prime Universe Productions.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Alec Sects).Who's Making It:John Woo (Director); M...
The Review!Thanks to an (unnamed!) friendly street-date-breaking retailer, I managed to get the Ah! My Goddess movie region 1 DVD a week before the official release date. This is one disk I've been waiting for rather impatiently since getting the region-2...
Don't tell anybody because we don't want to get him in trouble, but filmmaker Robert Rodriguez has been getting away with something you're not supposed to be able to get away with in Hollywood: he's been making a personal, unconventional, idiosyncratic-bo...
What They SayAnime\'s legendary Goddess team return - but super small and super cute!
Set in the same universe as \'Ah! My Goddess!\' (aka \'Oh! My Goddess!\'), this series chronicles the exploits of helper goddesses Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld while Keich...
What They SayWhenever Keichi leaves the house, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld shrink themselves to play with the other residents of the area - including their clueless rat sidekick, Gan. Whether it’s fishing lessons by Gan or the case files of Detective S...
What They SaySuper Small = Super Cute! Whenever Keichi leaves the house, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld shrink themselves to play with the other residents of the area - including their clueless rat sidekick, Gan. Whether it’s a battle against Gan-zilla or...
What They SaySkuld\'s tired of being called a kid. After all, she is a goddess. However, not only can Skuld not yet use her powers, she can\'t even ride a bicycle! When a boy offers her bike riding lessons, Skuld also learns something about the power o...
There are hyphenates and then there is Robert Rodriguez. The filmmaker has 15 credits on his new film, SPY KIDS 2: THE ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS. These would be director, writer, producer (with Elizabeth Avellan), editor, director of digital photography, prod...
What They SayThe days never grow long at the Morisato residence, where Skuld builds a robot to protect Belldandy from Keiichi\'s hesitant advances. Unfortunately, when the robot itself falls in love with everyone\'s favorite goddess, it won\'t let anyone ...
By rights, I-SPY ought to not work at all. First of all, it's one of those movie adaptations of a TV series that cannibalizes its source material for names and retains little or nothing of value from the original, which is a form of false advertising. In ...
The Review!The theatrical adaptation of Kosuke Fujishima's "Ah! Megami-sama" manga delivers with gorgeous visuals and a truly epic story. Unfortunately, it may be a little too ambitious for it's own good.
Visuals:
You would be hard-pressed to find a mo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis, Alan Gleason and Toren SmithAdapted by:What They SayWhen Belldandy learns that traditional Japanese custom dictates a woman make homemade chocolate for her love on Valentine\'s Day, sh...
What They SayWhenever Keichi leaves the house, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld shrink themselves to play with the other residents of the area - including their clueless rat sidekick, Gan. Whether it’s life trapped in a jar of miso paste or the revolt of Ur...
What They SayFor the Morisato household, it is a time of change. First Belldandy has a change of attitude, from perfectly innocent to the perfect opposite. A little magic accident gives Keiichi\'s gender a change of its own. Urd has some changes in store ...
What They SayThings were already grim with Mara around, but the situation becomes much more ominous when Hild – the Ruler of all Demonkind – arrives. But when Hild offers to resolve Mara’s mess, the price may be more than Urd and Bellda...
Grad student/international spy Sydney Bristow's first mission has been accomplished: ABC's action-packed series ALIAS had a promisingly strong debut last Sunday, edging out some fierce competition from the new LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT to win ...
What They SayTrouble in Paradise! Belldandy\'s mentor mentor, Celestin, was imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the Goddess system, but now he\'s back! Using a system virus, Celestin, corrupts the Goddess system and removes all of Belldandy\'s memor...
What They SayDVD edition VOL.1 of the OVA series with an enormous cult following. Comes with a box that can house all 3 volumes. A new movie will be in theaters this autumn (2000) in Japan. The Review!This disc contains the first two episodes of Ah! My Go...
What They SayTrouble in Paradise! Belldandy\'s mentor, Celestin, was imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the Goddess system, but now he\'s back! Using a system virus, Celestin, corrupts the Goddess system and removes all of Belldandy\'s memories of Kei...
Admit it. You don’t trust your toys. When you turn your back, you just know they’re making fun of you, stealing stuff from your wallet or hiding your keys. But thing is, you’ve got no proof. Man, what you wouldn’t give to have a spy among your collection....
I’m writing this column from G-Fest, the annual Godzilla fan’s North American convention, which should not be confused with B-fest, the annual 24-hour B-movie marathon, but it’s almost as much fun. Every summer for the past 11 years, Godzilla fans from al...
What They SayKeiichi\'s life with Belldandy becomes a little more complicated with the instroduction of Megumi, Keiichi\'s little sister. She wants to help Belldandy get closer to her brother, and ends up sending them on a romantic date. Unfortunately, Ke...
The Review!Since I have already did a R2 review of this movie already, I decided to write another review for the R1 version with expanded thoughts on the movie. Just to warn you this review contains some spoilers, but I tried not to reveal too much. With ...
What They SayDial a Goddess!
Keiichi has enough trouble being close to Belldandy when they\'re alone, but with her sisters in the picture, he\'s out of luck. Skuld is Belldandy\'s bratty younger sister, and keeping Keiichi from monopolizing any goddesses...
What They SayProgrammed for love!
The days never grow long at the Morisato residence, where Skuld builds a robot to protect Belldandy from Keiichi\'s hesitant advances. Unfortunately, when the robot itself falls in love with everyone\'s favorite goddess,...
What They SayJust when it looks like smooth sailing for Keiichi and Belldandy, trouble comes along to rock their dream boat! Two lovely ladies arrive on the scene to vie for the affections of one Keiichi Morisato, and they don\'t seem like the kind to tak...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Toren SmithAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayEver since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddess Belldandy into college student Keiichi\'s residence, his personal life has bee...
Matt Kindt follows his masterful graphic novel 2 Sisters with Super Spy – an innovative tale of espionage during World War II. Kindt wrote 2 Sisters almost entirely without dialogue. Super Spy offers plenty, but it still uses details in it...
What They SayBelldandy\'s back - with a license to thrill!!
After her license is suspended, Belldandy returns to heaven for a crash course in \"Goddess Ed.\" All seems to be going well until Marller reappears, and this time she\'s really playing dirty! ...
What They Say Ever since Peorth came to live with Keiichi, he's wished she would return to heaven. The only way to get Peorth to leave is for Keiichi to let her grant him a real wish, but what could a guy who already lives with three goddesses possibly n...
SPY GAME is reasonably entertaining because it's well-made, but you can also see large hints of the movie that it seems to want to be (indeed, perhaps the movie that its makers believe it to be), which is not the one that's wound up on screen. Robert Redf...
Barely a week before his latest kiddy action film, SPY KIDS 2: THE ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS, opens around the country, creator/director Robert Rodriguez revealed not only is he working on the script for SPY KIDS 3, but he wants to get it before the cameras i...
Robert Rodriguez has been talking about what we can expect from his coming SPY KIDS 2: THE ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS. While talking to Disney Adventures magazine, the helmer spoke of how the film's kids deal with being spies, saying, "No one at school knows t...
Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) is in talks to direct an unnamed spy thriller for Myriad Pictures. Written by Mark James, the film will tell the story of two CIA agents, with one or both also working for the Russians, caught up in the world of espionage. Sho...
How fast is this: With his latest SPY KIDS 2 just hitting theaters to generally good reviews, Robert Rodriguez is working to shoot a sequel in time to get it onto screens just one year from now. "I think it will be great to see these kids grow up," Rodrig...
Five more actors have been added to the spy-espionage thriller, TRAITOR, which stars Don Cheadle & Guy Pearce. The company behind the production, Overture Films, has announced that Jeff Daniels, Neal McDonough (Minority Report), Archie Panjabi, Alyy K...
Don't you love it when a new movie is green lit and absolutely nothing is revealed about it? Well, if you do, you'll like the following news. Disney has set up an action comedy spy project at Charles Segars' Sparkler Entertainment after buying a pitch fro...
This one makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Coming soon to the Playstation 2 is a new version of the 1983 arcade classic, SPY HUNTER. According to a report on the Extended Play website, the new version of the game, SPY HUNTER: THE RETURN, will have players rev...
Ain't It Cool has a report showing three spy photos taken from just outside the boundaries of Pinewood Studios in England showing the exterior sets being used for Tim Burton's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. One photo seems to be of Willy Wonka's facto...
SPY KIDS star Alexa Vega has landed the leading role in SLEEPOVER, a teen comedy that starts shooting for MGM next month. Vega will play the best friend of another girl whose family is preparing to move away from the neighborhood, and so Vega's character ...
Continuing our exclusive look at the new vehicles you'll see in Midway's SPY HUNTER 2, thanks to the covert work of our mole we like to call "The Operative".Midway redesigned the classic SPY HUNTER arcade game from the 80s as a cutting-edge console game b...
One of the titles that proved hard to get for awhile, we\'ve taken a whack at the 07/10/2007 release of Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Vol. #2 (of 6) from ADV Films this morning.
Taking a peek a few weeks into the future, we\'ve got an early look at the 11/29/2005 release of Ah My Goddess Vol. #2 (of 6) from Media Blasters this morning.
A bit of amusing and neat information has come out of the Ah My Goddess Season 2 guessing game for the English language adaptation. Juliet Cesario has been cast by NYAV Post as Peorth. She had previously played the role of Belldandy in AnimEigo\'s release...
Bryan is taking a whack at another UK release this morning with a look at the 10/01/2007 release of Ah! My Goddess Vol. #5 (of 6) from MVM Entertainment.
Adding another look into next week, we\'ve got a slightly early review of the 11/06/2007 release of Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Vol. #4 (of 6) from ADV Films.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana LewisAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayWhen Belldandy races Stringfellow against Hild\'s, er, broom, to win the secret of curing Velsper\'s magical mange, she learns it\'s really such a simple matte...
What They SayBelldandy and Keiichi are caught up in the battle over the Earth\'s Fate when The Lord of Terror suddenly takes over Urd! The Lord of Terror summons the Demon gate, and woe to us all if she opens it! The world will be overrun by demons.
The ...
What They SayBe careful what you wish for!
Keiichi Morisato is an engineering student and the top driver of the campus racing club. While calling for take out, a wrong number puts him in contact with the Goddess Hotline. One misplaced wish later, Keiichi...
Adding another title to the completed pile that\'s due out next week, we\'ve got a look at the 01/08/2008 release of Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Vol. #5 (of 6) from ADV Films.
Owen Wilson (Shanghai Noon) will star alongside Eddie Murphy in the film version of I Spy, the 1960s TV series that starred Robert Culp and Bill Cosby.Betty Thomas will direct the Columbia Pictures comedy. The script, written by Marianne and Cormac Wibber...
The Review!As a big fan of the Ah! My Goddess series, it's great to see this little favourite of mine being release. No sooner than my copy arrived, I sat down and watch all 12 episodes on the disc without much thought. What is shown was something that pu...
The Review!I haven't really seen the Ah! My Goddess OAV, but I could say I enjoyed this title without seeing the OAV. But be warned, this is nothing like the OAV(I've only seen the first episode of the OAV). The characters are SD, and Belldandy is only ...
What They SayFor the Morisato household, it is a time of change. First Belldandy has a change of attitude, from perfectly innocent to the perfect opposite. A little magic accident gives Keiichi\'s gender a change of its own. Urd has some changes in store ...
What They SaySuper Small = Super Cute! Whenever Keichi leaves the house, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld shrink themselves to play with the other residents of the area - including their clueless rat sidekick, Gan. Whether it\'s a battle against Gan-zilla or adve...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis, Alan Gleason and Toren SmithAdapted by:What They SayEver since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddess Belldandy into college student Keiichi\'s residence, his personal l...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Lea HernandezAdapted by:Dana Lewis and Lea HernandezWhat They SayThe Devil came down to Tarikihongan! As Lind, the Fifth Goddess battles Hild to defeat the Eater of Angels, it is th...
Matthew\'s swinging by here late in the week with a look at a new series from TOKYOPOP with their August 2006 release of Because I\'m the Goddess Vol. #1.
Jackie Chan has a new action-comedy on the horizon, months after recently starring alongside Jet Li in The Forbidden Planet. Relativity Media and veteran director Brian Levant have hired the martial arts icon to star in The Spy Next Door, says The Hollywo...
We've got a lot of discs to start giving away in contests and will be doing a mix of bundles and singles. To kick things off, we want to start with a light and fun show and what better than the Media Blaster...
What They SayJapanese anime telling the story of a shy college student who accidentally ends up in a relationship with Belldandy, a Goddess straight out of Norse mythology. Features three stories: \"Moonlight and Cherry Blossoms\", \"Midsummer Night\'s Dr...
What They SayWhenever Keichi leaves the house, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld shrink themselves to play with the other residents of the area - including their clueless rat sidekick, Gan. Whether it’s a quest to start a rock band or adventures in baby-sitt...
According to an interview piece at Anime News Network, the company has confirmed that they have the licensed for the second season of Ah My Goddess TV.
Sneaking a peek into next month and bringing another series to a close, we\'ve got an early look at the 07/11/2006 release of Ah! My Goddess Vol. #6 (of 6) from Media Blasters.
Kim\'s checking in from the UK this morning with the final volume of a series with a look at the 02/06/2006 release of Adventures of the Mini Goddess Vol. #4 (of 4) from MVM.
Kicking off a new season of the series, we\'ve got an early look at the 05/08/2007 release of Ah My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Vol. #1 (of 6) from ADV Films this morning.
What They SayInitial pressing limited edition* High quality DVD edition of the acclaimed anime show based on the work by Kosuke Fujishima. It\'s a 2-disc set. Disc 1 contains the main feature, and Disc 2 containsspecial features. Comes in a memorial box. ...
Greg is swimming in the novel pool once more with a look at the standalone release of the Oh My Goddess! First End novel from Dark Horse that came out in December 2007.
Matthew\'s cleaning out a bit more of his pile again this week as he provides us with a look at this long running franchise with the January 2008 release of Oh My Goddess Vol. #28 (of 34) from Dark Horse.
What They SayBelldandy and Keiichi are caught up in the battle over the Earth\'s Fate when The Lord of Terror suddenly takes over Urd! The Lord of Terror summons the Demon gate, and woe to us all if she opens it! The world will be overrun by demons.
The ...
What They SayKeiichi Morisato is an engineering student and the top driver of the campus racing club. While calling for take out, a wrong number puts him in contact with the Goddess Hotline. One misplaced wish later, Keiichi finds himself blessed with Bel...
What They SayEpisode 4: Evergreen Holy Night
Keiichi\'s life finally seems to be getting back to normal (or at least as normal as life gets when you live in a temple with 3 goddesses!). Yes, he does get strange dreams, and yes, Urd and Skuld are a pain, b...
One CD we found that we actually had never gotten around to reviewing was the 04/08/2003 release of the Ah! My Goddess: The Movie : Ah! My Goddess The Movie Original Soundtrack, which this time has been reviewed by Lauren Goodnight.
The trailer for the latest TV-to-film translation, this one a paring of Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy in a big screen version of I SPY, has been released for links by Sony, and we've got it for you. For your own look at the update, which pairs a spy (Wilso...
What They SayAh! My choices!
Just when it looks like smooth sailing for Keiichi and Belldandy, trouble comes along to rock their dream boat! Two lovely ladies arrive on the scene to vie for the affections of one Keiichi Morisato, and they don\'t seem lik...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Lea HerandezAdapted by:What They SayAfter her demonic mother Hild lays down the condition for changing Peorth back to normal, Urd tells Mom that she can go back to Hell, but Urd sur...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Lea HernandezAdapted by:Dana Lewis and Lea HernandezWhat They SayEver since a cosmic phone call led to five literal young goddesses Belldandy, Urd, Skuld - and, like occasional vowe...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Lea HernandezAdapted by:What They SayThe demonic angel created by Hild and sanctified by Belldandy found a temporary host in Keiichi, but how long can his mortal form bear the burde...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis, Alan Gleason and Toren SmithAdapted by:What They SayEver since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddess Belldandy into college student Keiichi\'s residence, his personal l...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana LewisAdapted by:Alan Gleason and Toren SmithWhat They SayEver since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddess Belldandy into college student Keiichi\'s residence, his personal lif...
It looks like New Line Cinemas has noticed a thing or two about Dimension Film’s SPY KIDS series. They’re prepping DOUBLE AU PAIR (see the 007 reference?) about a the au pair of a British Ambassador who becomes a spy and takes the children she cares for w...
Famke Janssen (X-MEN) has signed on board Columbia's big screen version of the 60s TV series I SPY. The actress will take on the female lead role in the film, which will star Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. I SPY starts filming in mid-September on location ...
It\'s a good time to be a Goddess fan right now and for those that missed it the first time around, you\'ll want to take another look at the 11/08/2005 release of Ah! My Goddess The Movie - DTS Edition from Geneon Entertainment.
New Line Cinema has set Pierce Brosnan to star in the comedy "Spy vs. Stu." Brosnan will also server as a producer.
The story centers on Stu, a commitment-phobe who plans to propose to his girlfriend during an island vacation. Unbek...
HULK producer Gale Anne Hurd has tapped screenwriter Erica Beeney to pen the pilot for CORPORATE SPY, a proposed new TV series. Beeney wrote THE BATTLE OF SHAKER HEIGHTS, the script that won the screenplay competition in the second Project Greenlight cont...
Attempting to get a bit more of the pile worked over, we\'ve got a look at the 06/06/2006 release of Oh My Goddess! Collectors Edition from AnimEigo this morning.
What They SayWhen the government develops a bio-engineered cyborg, named Dragon, as a
secret weapon, a failure in gene manipulation turns the creature into a
sex-crazed monster! The government assigns three very sexy agents to find
the creature, and exec...
What They SayIn the era of medieval Japan, cultural arts flourished, territorial wars were waged, and man and demon co-existed! While attempting to retrieve a lost falcon for his feudal lord, bird handler Zushonosuke encounters and becomes irresistably dr...
HOUSTON, December 27, 2006 "ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., announced today it has acquired exclusive home video and broadcast rights in North America for the second season of Ah! My Goddess.
It is based on one of the best...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis and Toren SmithAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayIf you think Urd\'s magic love potions should be a controlled substance, wait till you see the danger they pose in their deadly crystal form - ...
The Review!Of all the weirdest thing, I got this disc first. Being a fan of Oh/Ah My Goddess for along time, this didn't really matter because I already know some background info on the world of Oh/Ah My Goddess.
The first episode on the disc, it starts ...
The Review!Finally, the animation that is based on the most popular manga has arrived at my doorstep. At last! I can finally see for the first time how it all started, in full anime glory! And sorry if this review seems a bit weird, it's just that I revie...
What They SayKeiichi\'s life with Belldandy becomes a little more complicated with the instruction of Megumi, Keiichi\'s little sister. She wants to help Belldandy get closer to her brother, and ends up sending them on a romantic date.
Unfortunately, Ke...
Lena Olin has been hired onto next season's ALIAS for a season-spanning 16 episodes as leggy double-agent Sydney Bristow's mysterious mother. In season one of ABC's best new show, the college-student-cum-spy Bristow (Jennifer Garner) discovered her mother...
A day after it was announced that director Martin Campbell would be leading Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness, the director has yet another project lined up, this time partnering with 24 co-creator Joel Surnow. The project is said to be a new Spy Thriller an...
DreamWorks Pictures is set to acquire an untitled spy thriller from Andrea Berloff (World Trade Center), says the Hollywood Reporter. Kevin Misher will produce while Christy Fletcher executive produces. Plot Concept: The story is based on the true story o...
NBC is close to handing out a series order to an untitled drama from writer-producer Jason Smilovic starring Christian Slater in what would be the actor's first TV series, says The Hollywood Reporter. The trade mentions that the actor has been courted for...
Toy News International has released images of the upcoming Goddess Dawn and Darrian Ashoka figures.Joeseph Michael Linsner, the creator of Dawn, personally oversaw the entire figure creation process.The six-inch action figure features multiple points of a...
July 2005 saw the release of this series in a form more accepted by a lot of today\'s manga readers and Megan\'s got her review of the Dark Horse title Oh My Goddess! Vol. #21 (of 31) in detail.
Long talked about in having a new edition out, several retailers are now reporting a 6/6/2006 release date for the Oh My Goddess Collectors Edition that will feature all of the episodes together in one set for $39.98 from AnimEigo.
It seems that Spy Hunter will continue rolling onward into development hell without Paul W.S. Anderson attached to it. For quite sometime, the adaptation of the best-selling video game has had Dwayne Johnson set to star and Anderson set to oversee product...
Megan\'s checking in with us this morning as she\'s getting a look at one of the second edition versions of a series with the October 2005 release of Oh My Goddess Vol. #1 (of 32) in unflipped format from Dark Horse.
The first spy photos of the sets for George Romero's new zombie apocalypse film, LAND OF THE DEAD, have popped up online at the Freeze Dried Movies website. The series of seven shots were taken by an adventurous sleuther as they spotted the production fil...
The trailer for the every-kid spy fantasy SPY KIDS 2: ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS is out. The film, which hits in August, was directed by SPY KIDS director Robert Rodriguez. For your own view, click on the source link above.
HOUSTON, April 16, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you the first volume of the futuristic sci-fi thriller 009-1 as well as the third volume of this year's premiere title, Le Chevalier D'...
The film rights to Larry J. Kolb's forthcoming memoir OVERWORLD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A RELUCTANT SPY have been purchased by Hollywood producer Mark Canton in a deal worth somewhere between half-a-million to a million dollars. Kolb's non-fiction account ...
Here's a concise little article on the one-two punch that's killing Blockbuster Video: http://www.slate.com/id/2133995/ SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK This week, our spotlight falls on the Man of Steel. (O) THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN Complete Second Season ...
While watching the butchered American release version of an old Asian genre film like KING KONG VS. GODZILLA or HALF HUMAN, you’ve got to appreciate that we live in a more enlightened time when a subtitled release of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON makes o...
When Brit author Richard K. Morgan first released Altered Carbon, his debut novel of hardboiled SF genius, the body-swapping detective tale met with little criticism. Winning the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel in 2003, the impressive sci-fi work goes...
BOYS DON'T CRY director Kimberly Peirce is working on a new project about Israeli secret agent Eli Cohen. The as-yet untitled film is being written by BRIDGET JONES' DIARY scribe Andrew Davies and is set up at Columbia Pictures.According to Variety, Peirc...
See what happens when you take a stroll in the East Village of New York City? You stumble across the film shoot of the movie TAXI. Lucky for us that our latest scooper had their digital camera with them and snapped these exclusive photos of star Jimmy Fal...
Midway Games finally dropped the other shoe this morning and confirmed what most gamers had believed was happening anyway: a sequel to SPY HUNTER is in active development and due for release this fall. The game will be made available for PS2, Xbox and Ga...
Our undead pal who has been sending us set reports from the DAWN OF THE DEAD production returns with another story to tell. This time he's here to describe the street scenes being filmed on Toronto's city blocks!Shortly before the east-coast blackout hit ...
Universal Pictures has hired Paul W.S. Anderson to write and direct the big-screen adaptation of SPY HUNTER.
Based on the Midway video game, the story centers on secret agent behind the wheel of the a transforming supercar called the Interceptor.
Dwayne...
It's the Summer of Shagedelia once again as that swinging superspy Austin Powers (Mike Myers) returns for a third outing of fighting evil in GOLDMEMBER. Providing the musical mojo once again is George S. Clinton, a composer who's no stranger to scoring se...
Paramount Pictures has bought the life rights to intelligence operative Kath Lynn Austin, reports Variety. The trade says that the studio plans to make an action thriller based on her work in the world of arms trafficking and terrorism. The studio has set...
Some new concept photos for the upcoming sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (new title without the "2") have made their way online at Jalopnik via a poster at the Motown Muscle forums. Unless the photos are a fake or disinformation, some...
Finishing out one series from ADV Films, one that was delayed a bit unfortunately, we\'ve got a look at the 03/11/2008 release of Ah My Goddeses: Flights of Fancy Vol. #6 (of 6) today.
What They SayKeiichi has enough trouble being close to Belldandy when they\'re alone, but with her sisters in the picture, he\'s out of luck. Skuld is Belldandy\'s bratty younger sister, and keeping Keiichi from monopolizing any goddesses is her number on...
ABC has signed Elodie Bouchez to join the cast of ALIAS as a regular on the series. "Bouchez will play Zoe Rienne, an internationally wanted criminal who, unbeknownst to Sydney, has been secretly working with Vaughn for several years."The show will begin...
What They SayHigh quality DVD edition of the acclaimed anime show based on the work by Kosuke Fujishima.
First Press : Picture Label The Review!Beautiful. What we have here is a movie that just screams out beautiful. From the goddesses themselves to the ...
Universal's SPY HUNTER is getting a new tune-up, this time from screenwriter Zak Penn. Variety reports that the X2 and BEHIND ENEMY LINES scribe is in contract negotiations to do a new draft of the action-adventure project for director John Woo. Before th...
Thanks to an inside source, Coming Attractions at Cinescape has been furnished with exclusive production design artwork from Midway's upcoming action video game, SPY HUNTER 2. The sequel to the bestselling 2001 console game, SPY HUNTER 2 is set for relea...
Before the first issue has hit the stands the film and television rights for KILLER STUNTS, INC. have been sold. Adrian Askarieh's Prime Universe Productions and Chuck Gordon's Daybreak Productions, both involved with the live-action SPY HUNTER film, nabb...
A scoop appearing at Latino Rveiew suggests that one of the possible candidates to direct Universal's SPY HUNTER action movie is John Woo. The website's reporter was on the set of The Rock's new movie, BE COOL, where the big guy mentioned that he has just...
Midway Games has opened its website for the SPY HUNTER 2 video game, showing off six screenshots from the sequel. The game is due out sometime in 2004.Midway has also announced new details about the game. SPY HUNTER 2 will feature 16 levels set in 4 dif...
When Universal went looking for someone to write its upcoming SPY HUNTER movie, they decided to go for a duo that's already spent some time working with tricked-out wheels. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the writing team behind 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, Mi...
Though this week brings several new and returning series, perhaps none is as highly anticipated as TNT's original miniseries THE MISTS OF AVALON, based on Marion Zimmer Bradley's best-selling version of the Arthurian legend told from the perspective of it...
The suits at Paramount have always looked down their noses at their moneymaking slasher series. There must've been cigars all around when they sold the rotting franchise off to New Line. Well, now that Ronny Yu has hit a home run with FREDDY VS. JASON (an...
I recently ran across a job board posting requesting someone to oversee a company's "genre cluster content". You see a lot of corporate doubletalk in these ads, but this one really stumped me. Just what the hell is "genre cluster content"? To me, it seems...
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ...
Literary works from a handful of star-studded authors grace the shelves today along with a bitchin' new comprehensive Marvel guide in this week's buzz of science fiction, fantasy, and horror bookstuffs. Tor Books dominates this week's releases with a bit ...
When last you read my words, I promised you my own personal list of the ten best TV shows ever. I delivered eight of them while noting that the remaining two would be forthcoming in this week's column. This week, I present my ten favorite shows still in...
Winifred Phillips is an award-winning composer, producer and vocalist who writes and produces epic choral and orchestral music for cinematic productions. As the composer for Radio Tales, the acclaimed music drama series broadcast via National Public Radio...
What They SayThe planet Zion has become mankind\'s last hope for survival. But the legions of Victim are intent on destroying humanity!
Five humanoid fighting weapons called Ingrids are capable of stopping Victim\'s onslaught, but only the best pilots a...
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Kosuke Fujishima's romantic fantasy of a college boy who calls for take out
and gets a live-in Goddess instead has been one of the most popular manga
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