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by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 11-10-2006)
One of the most pleasant aspects of Stranger Than Fiction is that neither writer Zach Helm nor director Marc Forster nor leading man Will Ferrell use the story’s reality-bending premise as a license to go over the top. The result is something tha... Ferrell could be STRANGER THAN FICTION
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-20-2004)
ANCHORMAN star Will Ferrell is circling the comedy film project STRANGER THAN FICTION for film production company Senator International. Marc Forster (MONSTER'S BALL) is attached to direct the movie which is about an IRS auditor who lives hearing a strang... Science Fiction Meets ReligionâŚRound One
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-02-2007)
Mordred maneuvers for power in Douglas Clegg’s darkly reimagined Arthurian saga, Stephen Baxter unleashes his new time-shifting alternate history thriller with Emperor, and Pamela Sargent’s beloved Ship is back to sow the seeds of humanity&... 
VIZ MEDIA TO OFFER UNIQUE NEW MANGA AND FICTION TITLES AT 2007 BOOKEXPO AMERICA (Fri 06-01-2007)
Industry Leader in Manga Publishing To Have Notable Presence In Booth 3833 New York, NY June 1, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, brin...BATTLEFIELD EARTH: Terl Speaks--Conclusion
by Edward Gross (Thu 05-11-2000)
The way that John Travolta is selling it, one gets the impression that BATTLEFIELD EARTH is the greatest science fiction adventure to come down the cinematic pike since the original STAR WARS. At the same time, there is a nagging suspicionfueled in no sm... Ai no Kusabi: The Space Between Vol.#01 - Stranger
by Danielle Van Gorder (Tue 03-18-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Reiko Yoshihara/Katsumi MichiharaTranslated by:Kelly QuineAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayIn the future, a new society lives on a distant star. Ruled by a computer system named Jupiter, men are divided into classes based on their h... Genre Fiction in the '90s: Looking Backwards
by Denise Dumars (Wed 02-09-2000)
The 1990`s were a curious time for imaginative fiction. In the 90s horror came back from the dead; fantasy produced a few diamonds amidst the general muck; and science fiction very nearly disappeared under the weight of media tie-in novels. To get a ... Pulp Pop Fiction
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 07-05-2007)
Manga fans have some pretty simple requirements for their hobby. They want a cool story and they want some awesome pictures to go with that story. There's no question manga delivers those exact specifications; it's a perfect merge of pictures and words. T... Science of Sci-Fi
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-10-2007)
Though largely neglected in the past, the link between science fiction and technological development is an important one; one that spurs scientific discovery and connects the world of grounded truth with the realm of infinite possibility. The pulp magazin... The Dresden Files Returns to its Roots
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-06-2007)
Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.
Happy Tue... Train Man: The Novel Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Mon 05-21-2007)
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Truth is stranger than fiction, I guess.
While Elliott\'s translation is satisfactory, certain lines may lose some of their punch with American readers, especially since the text incorporates a lot of slang and British slang is a bit different from Am... Passion Fruit Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sun 03-20-2005)
...assion is stranger than fiction!
The ReviewPackaging:
TOKYOPOP's packaging does not have the bells and whistles that other publishers use, but it is sill very respectable. Presented in a tall B6, Sweat & Honey is the first title in their new Passion Fr... Gasaraki Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-26-2000)
...is always stranger than fiction!
Having watched this disc three times in the space of two days, I\'m very fond of it and have high hopes for the remainder of the series. It\'s got everything I\'m looking for in a series that\'s hard to find these days... SAIYUKI TOPS TOKYOPOP'S MENU OF MUST-HAVE MANGA (Wed 01-21-2004)
... is truly stranger than fiction! ABOUT TOKYOPOP Inc. TOKYOPOP Inc. is the leading North American publisher of manga, the fastest growing segment within the publishing industry. With exclusive rights to hundreds of licensed and original book, video a...23rd Annual Ohio Science Fiction Film Festival
by News Editor (Fri 04-14-2006)
The 23rd Annual Ohio Science Fiction Film Festival kicks off another 24 hours of the best in new and classic sci-fi movies on Saturday, Aprill 22 at 12:00 noon at the Drexel Gateway Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. This year's Marathon will include the Midwest ... A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 03-27-2000)
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just arent that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor... A Brief History of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy at the Oscars
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 03-25-2000)
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just arent that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor... STUCK
by Warren Curry (Thu 05-29-2008)
Director Stuart Gordon perhaps will always be best known for 1985's cult horror classic Re-Animator. This, of course, is a testament to how revered his feature debut is in certain circles, but also speaks to the fact that nothing he's done since has ... Book Buzz: The Author-Reader Relationship
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-07-2008)
Back in the olden days an author’s book was the sole connection to his readership. Regardless of the story particulars a writer’s characters, places and themes are their own private dialogue to a very public world. But outside of actually read... Weekend Box Office Report: Will Smith is Happy
by Karl Schneider (Mon 12-18-2006)
...0,000 17. Stranger Than Fiction $533,000 18. Babel $460,266 19. The Departed $350,000 20. Volver $285,000 THE VEIL
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sun 12-16-2001)
...truth is stranger than fiction is a load of bull plop, perhaps not, but the scripts for this are rather dull with the supernatural or fantastic events taking only a few moments of screen time and then with under-whelming effect.Things are helped out ... Viz Media Launches New Fiction Imprints (-)
INNOVATIVE LIBRARY OF FICTION NOVELS BASED ON POPULAR ANIME AND MANGA PROPERTIES San Francisco, CA, JUNE 3, 2005 – VIZ Media, LLC. (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive manga and animation licensing and ...Ferrell wins gold back to back!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-08-2007)
...cause of 'Stranger than Fiction'. For me, that movie suggested that Will Ferrell might have a future as an actor, not just with slap stick comedy. I remember watching Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump and being blown away because all I could see was the gu... Crispin croons for WILLARD
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-12-2003)
Remember the old adage "Truth is stranger than fiction"? This is one of those times.As New Line Cinema prepares to release its remake of WILLARD, the studio has put a little treat up on the film's official website: you can now download the music video fo... Weekend Box Office Report: Still Happy!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 11-27-2006)
...9,000 7 5 Stranger Than Fiction Sony $6,000,000 -9.2% 2,258 -12 $2,657 $32,761,000 8 6 Flushed Away P/DW $5,841,000 -11.5% 2,621 -686 $2,228 $57,366,000 9 41 Bobby MGM/W $4,909,000 +7,010.5% 1,667 +1,665 $2,944 $6,157,000 10 N The Fountain WB $3,725,00... Battle of the âStarâ Series: Star Wars, Star Trek, & Starship Troopers
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-30-2007)
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ... Weekend Box Office Report: The Feet remain Happy!
by Karl Schneider (Mon 12-04-2006)
...00 1 9 8 STRANGER THAN FICTION Sony $3,400,000 -40.6% 1,804 -454 $1,884 $36,955,000 4 10 N NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VAN WILDER: THE RISE OF TAJ MGM $2,295,000 - 1,979 - $1,159 $2,295,000 1 11 7 FLUSHED AWAY P/DW $2,275,000 -60.5% 2,053 -568 $1,108 $60,111... Weekend Box Office Report: Happy Receipts
by Karl Schneider (Sun 11-19-2006)
...00 3 6 4 STRANGER THAN FICTION Sony $6,600,000 -50.8% 2,270 +6 $2,907 $22,900,000 2 7 6 BABEL ParV $2,902,000 -47.8% 1,251 - $2,319 $12,013,000 4 8 5 SAW III LGF $2,800,000 -59.9% 1,942 -1,071 $1,441 $74,852,000 4 9 7 THE DEPARTED WB $2,605,000 -49... Weekend Box Office Report: "Borat" is Niice!
by Karl Schneider (Sun 11-12-2006)
...Ferrell's Stranger Than Fiction which opened to only $14 million in it's first weekend. The gross is disappointing and it seems even comedy star Ferrell can't overcome the competition from Borat. Among other holdovers, The Santa Clause 3 and F... Science Fiction Meets Rock & Roll in SACD
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-25-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONNeil Norman, the maestro of rock and roll interpretations of science fiction film music, is back in the Control Voice Cockpit with a new recording, Sci-Fi in Hi-Fi (Audio Fidelity AFZ 012). The CD is a dual layered hybrid disc, m... AT THE FOOT OF THE STORY TREE: An Inquiry into the Fiction of Peter Straub
by Denise Dumars (Fri 06-23-2000)
In 1997 it suddenly dawned on Dartmouth graduate Bill Sheehan that there had never been a full-length examination of Peter Straub`s fiction, despite the fact that many tomes had already been written on writers such as Stephen King and Dean Koontz. A forme... Altered Carbon
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-03-2008)
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... Book Buzz: Hugo Winners Announced
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-11-2008)
The 2008 World Science Fiction Convention concluded yesterday amidst fanfare by Guests of Honor Tom Whitmore, Rick Sternbach and Lois McMaster Bujold along with Robert A. Heinlein filling in as the official Ghost of Honor. The third convention ever held i... Book Buzz: Incandescence
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-14-2008)
In yet another slow week of mid-month sci-fi, horror and fantasy book releases Karen Marie Moning’s audio book release of Spell of the Highlander, Greg Egan’s hardcover debut of Incandescence, and the unfortunate suicide of SF author, screenwr... ADV Films UK January 2004 Announcements (Tue 12-16-2003)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR GAMERA: ATTACK OF LEGION HE?S TOUGH. HE?S TALL. HE?S A 200-FOOT FLYING TURTLE! SECOND FEATURE-LENGTH VOLUME OF LEGENDARY GAMERA TRILOGY TO BE AVAILABLE 19th JANUARY 2004 LONDON, UK, 15th Decemb...Cylons in America
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-28-2008)
Ever since its conception in 1978, Battlestar Galactica has been offering viewers a layered SF universe, one that manages to stay grounded with the world around us and in sync with contemporary American society. Like any good sci-fi series BSG explores th... Anime Expo - Sunday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)
Hiroyuki Morioka Panel & Interview In March of 2002, I watched Crest of the Stars for the
first time and immediately regretted not picking it up when it first came out.
When Otakon announced they were having Hiroyuki Morioka as a guest, I was quite
... TOKYOPOP Lanches Pop Fiction (Mon 05-01-2006)
Manga Giant TOKYOPOP Enters Young Adult Fiction Market with October 2006 Launch of POP FICTION Crossing Both Literal and Fictional Boundaries in Our Beautiful World Fall Titles Include: Kino no Tabi: Book One of THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD; Magic Moon; Scrapp...Asher's Back....in Polity Form
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-28-2008)
American fans of Brit SF guru Neal Asher have long since dealt with delays between the UK and US release dates of his work. Being published through two different companies, Tor UK/Macmillan in Britain and Tor US in the states, has resulted in Polity novel... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Fact or Fiction
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 09-03-2004)
Welcome back to Gamers' Thumb and another edition of Fact or Fiction. While we don't plan on doing this every week, we wanted to examine the biggest games coming out in the not too distant future. As always, your comments and questions are appreciated at ... CULT FICTION: A READER'S GUIDE
by Denise Dumars (Fri 08-25-2000)
So you`ve read all of James M. Cain`s hard-boiled novels. But have you heard of Paul Cain, the `hardest of the hardboiled`? Of course you`ve read William S. Burroughs, but what about Clarence Cooper Jr., `the black William Burroughs`? If you think you`ve ... 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 Cinemateques 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... Sci Fi and Futurists
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-20-2007)
After a lengthy hiccup in their publishing schedule, Tor Books finally got back on track this Tuesday with a slew of new novels from such powerhouse genre authors as Harry Turtledove, David Coe, and L.E. Modesitt, Jr. to round out a Weekly Book Buzz th... Wizards Senior Honcho Mark Sehestedt
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 01-17-2007)
To tell you the truth I didn’t know quite what to expect when I found out I was going to be interviewing a Senior Editor of the company that made Dungeons & Dragons a household name. Would he be a condescending geek? An arrogant Magic player ... GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS IV
by Randall Larson (Sat 09-16-2000)
When I first encountered Neil Normans GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS back in 1978, I was one of those grumpy purists taken aback by his electric guitars intruding upon the pristine orchestral tonalities of STAR WARS and other icons of science fiction film... Time Stranger
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 11-09-2003)
What They SayFrom the director of the Pokémon movies and the character designer of Inuyasha: The Movie. Forty years ago, Remi Shimada piloted a giant battle robot and saved the world. Now the former heroine lies helplessly on the brink of death, battling... 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... MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION: Clean Escape
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 08-06-2007)
Following the footsteps of the success of Showtime’s first season of Masters of Horror (a series that had such a terrible second season, I’ll be surprised to see it return) now we have Masters of Science Fiction on ABC. The Masters of Hor... THE CONQUEROR'S CHILD: Fiction Review
by Denise Dumars (Fri 09-22-2000)
The James Tiptree, Jr., Memorial Award (named for the nom de plume of the late science fiction author Dr. Alice Sheldon) is given each year for an outstanding work of role-expanding speculative fiction. On the last weekend of July 2000, during the awards ... Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 09-23-2000)
The theme is a familiar one. The mighty, stalwart chords of brass, the trilling woodwinds, the driving rhythm of the violins, the strident siren of electric guitar
Wait a minute? Electric guitar? Whats that doing in the middle of the STAR WARS theme?... DVD Review of Masters of Science Fiction Collection
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 08-29-2008)
“From the very beginning, we have struggled to understand time, matter and the infinite universe; who we are, where we are headed, and if we are alone. Great minds — and some of the genre’s most legendary writers and directors — ha... 2000: The Best Science-Fiction, Horror, & Fantasy Films
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-04-2001)
Well, the millennium ended not with a bang but a whimperat least in theatres, that is. The year 2000 gave us numerous enjoyable, even sometimes admirable films (including Gladiator and Erin Brokovich), but in the genres of science-fiction, horror, and fa... Paula Guran: Making the World Safe For Horror
by Denise Dumars (Fri 07-07-2000)
In 1994 Paula Guran burst on the horror-writing scene with a newsletter for horror professionals called DarkEcho and quickly became one of the most important figures in the horror subculture. How did this midwestern suburban mom become one of the true ins... G.I. Joe, Gaiman, & a Random Rant
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-21-2006)
Awww yeea it’s Tuesday everyone and Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Unfortunately we don’t have an extensive list of new releases hitting the shelves this week but there are still a couple of choice morsels coming out on hardcover ... Viz Media To Publish Three New Fiction Novels Based On Popular Manga And Anime (Fri 09-15-2006)
New Releases By Company's VIZ FICTION Imprint Include Novels For The Popular RUROUNI KENSHIN And The Award-Winning NARUTO San Francisco, CA, September 15, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compreh...Greatest Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: The Borderland
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 03-05-2000)
An addendum to our list of Greatest Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films: Among the finalists were several titles that failed to receive high votes across the board despite being highly regarded by almost all the voters. The reason was not any doubt ... Richard Laymon: A Horror Writer with BITE.
by Denise Dumars (Fri 06-30-2000)
Most kids don`t know what they want to be when they grow up: not so Richard Laymon. `While I was still in elementary school, I had dreams of being a writer,` Laymon begins. `My first piece of fiction, I guess, was a report on a non-existent book I wrote f... Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo... Epic Wyler Epic
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-13-2005)
Last week I had jury duty and was picked for a trial. Lacking a PSP and earbuds, I couldn't spend the time watching UMDs and was forced to actually dispense justice. I'm plenty judgmental when it comes to cinematic zombie outbreaks (see FRIGHT PACKs below... THE MASK AND THE SORCERESS
by Stephanie C. Crawford (Wed 05-08-2002)
There are lots of kinds of fantasy fiction: high fantasy, with its Tolkienesque elves, gnomes and dragons; dark fantasy, with vampires, and demons and other creatures that creep in blackest night; and alternate reality fantasy, where things seem to work a... Stardate 0012.18: The Gossip Column
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 12-18-2000)
It`s been something of a slow week for Star Trek news, since Star Trek: Voyager is racing toward it`s holiday break and the show`s in reruns through December. But that doesn`t mean the actors aren`t busy coming out with new movies, making plans for next y... I Was A Composer for A Teenage Werewolf
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-07-2006)
Paul Dunlap 1983
© David Kraft
Paul Dunlap provided extremely effective musical scores for a fistful of low-budget horror and science fiction pictures of the '50s and '60s including a fruitful association with producer Herman Cohen, for whom... Winterbirth
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-10-2007)
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to the Buzz, where information on tomorrow’s batch of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror lit are brought to light today. In a slow week of genre releases Dr. Who hardcovers and a couple original tales of speculative fic... ANDROMEDA: From Greek God to Starship CaptainKevin Sorbo Speaks
by Frank Garcia (Mon 11-06-2000)
The bronze-colored starship bridge set is in pitch black. Jagged beams of yellow light from outside sources, piercing from ceiling corners and wall slits help illuminate numerous consoles and the `Slipstream chair` sitting in the center of the room. The ... The Saga Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-22-2007)
In light of the biggest gaming news of 2007 (thus far), this Tuesday’s schedule reinforces the fact that some of the best genre narratives don’t have to originate from the traditional literary form. Greetings all you Maniac readers and welcome... King Kong vs. the Martians
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 11-22-2005)
PRIZE CLOSET: We have 5 copies of X-FILES MYTHOLOGY Volume 4: Super Soldiers courtesy of Fox for lucky readers that send an email containing their name and address to psycho@psychotronic.info with "X-FILES SUPER" in the subject line. We also have a couple... Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 02-21-2004)
What They SayCrazier than crack, madder than a March hare: it\'s the weirder, wilder, wackier second volume of Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi! Suffice it to say that Arumi and Sasshi still haven\'t convinced that pesky goblin to send them back to the ... Cyber Monday and the New Amazon Kindle
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-26-2007)
With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo... Fallinâ Through the Cracks
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 04-24-2007)
Although American publishers have no problem churning out movie novelizations on time and en masse, some great genre literature is falling through the cracks, getting too little publicity or attention to garner the widespread praise it rightfully dese... Webs. Robots. Wolves. Marionettes. And the Bad Color.
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-05-2004)
SIGNIFICANT NEW RELEASESDanny Elfmans score for SPIDER-MAN 2 finally came out from Sony (92842), a couple weeks after the obligatory lets-try-for-some-more-hit-singles song [IMG2R]oriented soundtrack. Sequel scores are always difficult, unless they comp... Get Over Those Terrible Gifts
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-24-2007)
No matter what holiday you celebrate there’s always one constant during the winter season: terrible gifts. Because of a schedule / travel conflict with the fam I happened to celebrate Christmas early this year. Did I get Subterranean Press’ li... Viz-In Vol. 12 No. 7 (Sat 07-01-2000)
viz-in vol. 12, no. 7 Your One-Stop Monthly Manga & Anime Connection! ITEMS SHIPPING OCTOBER `00 featuring... NEON GENESIS EVANGELION BOOK FIVE, #1 REGULAR and SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION 7-issue monthly series story & art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto original ...Reaching the Limit
by Frank Garcia (Mon 06-19-2000)
With over half of its sixth and final season now broadcast on Showtime at the end of June, The Outer Limits will continue unveiling its remaining 10 episodes before reaching its final 132nd episode. The special two-hour final episode titled `Final Analysi... ADV Announces Princess Blade DVD (Tue 10-07-2003)
STYLISH MARTIAL ARTS THRILLER IN STORES NOVEMBER 18, 2003 HOUSTON, October 7, 2003-ADV Films announced today a November 18, 2003 street date for the DVD release of the stunningly beautiful Japanese martial arts motion picture "The Princess Blade," which...Stratos 4 Complete Collection
by J.J. Matthews (Mon 02-12-2007)
What They SayComets are on a collision course with Earth?! WRONG! With impending comets threatening to destroy Earth, the \"Meteor Sweepers\" have been entrusted with the task of destroying these comets before they enter Earth\'s atmosphere. Mikaze Honjo ... Bruce Boxleitner: From BABYLON 5 to the OUTER LIMITS
by Frank Garcia (Mon 06-26-2000)
You knew him as Luke Macahan in the 1970s How the West Was Won mini-series, as Billy Montana in three Gambler TV movies, as Frank Buck in the short-lived 1982 series Bring Em Back Alive, as the title character Tron in the Disney feature, as Lee Stetson i... WIRED picks top 20 science fiction flicks
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 05-20-2002)
In a side-bar to their interview with Steven Spielberg (more on that later this week), WIRED magazine, the cutting edge computer and technology magazine, picked its 20 greatest science fiction flicks of all time.Their criteria, along with the fanboy basic... The Japanese Science-Fiction and Monster Film Weekend, Part 3
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 07-30-2000)
On Saturday, July 15, after screenings of Son of Godzilla and Godzilla Vs. Destroyah, the second day of the American Cinemateques Japanese Science-Fiction and Monster Film Weekend wound up with the U.S. premier of Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000, ... Bandai Entertainment to Release "Sword of the Stranger" (Mon 05-26-2008)
May 24, 2008 (Cypress, CA) -Bandai Entertainment Inc. announced this weekend at Fanime that it would be releasing studio BONES (Cowboy Bebop-the Movie, Wolf's Rain, Eureka Seven, Ghost Slayers Ayashi) theatrical anime feature, Sword of the Stranger direct...Yuki Kajiura: Fiction
by Tiffani Nadeau (Sun 07-31-2005)
What They SayFrom Yuki Kajiura, the music artist who created the unforgettable music to the smash hit anime series \"Noir\" and \".hack//SIGN, comes \"Fiction,\" her latest and most unique CD release ever. Kajiura\'s composed music is widely recognized am... STRANGER CALLS Belle for Role
by News Editor (Thu 06-02-2005)
Screen Gems has set Camilla Belle to star in the remake of WHEN A STRANGER CALLS. The story centers on a high school student who is traumatized while babysitting by a caller who repeatedly asks, "Have you checked the children lately?" After notifying the... Ribisi and Dourdan Get STRANGER
by News Editor (Thu 01-12-2006)
Revolution Studios has signed Giovanni Ribisi and Gary Dourdan for PERFECT STRANGER. They will join a cast that already includes Halle Berry and Bruce Willis.The psychological thriller centers on a woman who goes undercover both online and off to investig... EC CRYPT-OGRAPHY
by The "Crypt-Keeper" (as dictated to Arnold T. Blumberg) (Wed 10-24-2001)
It's October, bores and ghouls, that exciting time when the forces of darkness shove their way into our reality and poke about for something juicy to gnaw on! It's the Festival of the Dead, All Hallow's Eve, Samhain, the time when we let down our hair (or... ANIME EXPO® 2008 INVITES A STRANGER (Fri 05-09-2008)
Latest Guest of Honor Announced for Nation's Largest Anime/Manga Convention Anaheim, California (May 9, 2008) Anime Expo® 2008 announces the attendance of Masahiro Ando as an official Guest of Honor to this year's Anime Expo® 2008 held from Jul...Newly reviewed: Time Stranger (Sun 11-09-2003)
Released on 10/14/2003 and sporting a dub for the first time, Central Park Media helps clean up the image of Time Stranger, previous released under sublicense to NuTech Entertainment as GoShogun."Perfect Stranger"
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 04-13-2007)
A good mystery keeps its audience guessing. One of the biggest problems with Perfect Stranger is that the way it’s presented has us guessing not so much at story questions of who the killer is as wondering why the filmmakers are telling the stor... BLAIR WITCH: THE SECRET CONFESSION OF RUSTIN PARR - Fiction Review
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 10-27-2000)
`In May 1941, a hermit named Rustin Parr told police he murdered seven children in Burkittsville, Md. But the night before he was hanged, Parr told his priest an entirely different story. Nownearly sixty years laterthe details of Rustin Parrs final con... The Japanese Science-Fiction & Monster Film Weekend
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 07-23-2000)
Its 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... X-MEN News: Sabretooth at L.A. Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 05-22-2000)
X-Fans got a treat at the Los Angles comic Book and Science Fiction Convention on Sunday May 21, when Tyler Mane (who plays Sabertooth in the highly anticipated film) showed up on stage to answer questions from the audience. Fliers for the event had impli... Devlin looks to NOAH for potential science fiction franchise
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 07-12-2002)
Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment has snapped up the rights to a secret science fiction script, known only as NOAH. According to VARIETY, the project "centers on a young scientist's battle for survival." As Devlin described it screenwriters Jan Skrentn... Is SOLARIS Science Fiction?
by SCOTT COLLURA (Tue 11-26-2002)
This Wednesday sees the debut of a new science fiction film from one of Hollywood's wunderkind directors, Steven Soderbergh. Or so it would seem. SOLARIS, a remake of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's little seen but critically acclaimed genre classic,... X-MEN's Donner tackles Dutch SCIENCE FICTION
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 02-09-2004)
Columbia Pictures has bought the rights to remake a 2002 Dutch family film called SCIENCE FICTION, about a young boy who tells the kids in his new neighborhood that his parents are really space aliens. X-MEN producer Lauren Shuler Donner will develop the ... PULP FICTION -- the toy line
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 11-15-2003)
Fan of Quentin Tarantino's PULP FICTION, are you? Well, toy manufacturer NECA has got something special coming next spring: PULP FICTION block figure boxed sets. NECA will release four sets containing a quartet of characters from Tarantino's crime noir cl... TV Wasteland: Ron Moore Goes Virtual
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 08-18-2008)
For those of you that are hardcore fans of Battlestar Galactica, the name Ron Moore is synonymous with quality science fiction television. Even if you aren’t a BSG fan ,you may still appreciate him for his work on what many say was the last good Sta... Harry Potter goes GreekâŚerr Latin
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-26-2006)
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A... A STRANGER CALLS Film Composer James Dooley
by Randall Larson (Wed 01-25-2006)
Composer James Dooley will score WHEN A STRANGER CALLS for Screen Gems and director Simon West (LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER, CON AIR). Starring Camilla Belle, Katie Cassidy and Tommy Flanagan, the film opens February 3. WHEN A STRANGER CALLS is a retelling of... THE BEST MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY
by James T. Voelpel (Fri 08-10-2001)
In the publishing industry, summer is the time for the collection. It seems all manner of 'Best of' this or 'World's Greatest' that arrives on bookshelves. These are the months of the short story or novelette no reading the entire five books in the SWORD... Animated Science Fiction - Before TITAN A.E.
by Andrew Osmond (Thu 07-06-2000)
As the whole world knows, Walt Disney was an obsessive science-fiction fan. A friend of genre giants from Wells to Hubbard, Walt`s love of space-opera and speculative fiction pervaded all he did. From Walt`s classic Astro-Mouse cartoons in the 1920s, via ... STRANGER CALLS Up Box Office
by News Editor (Mon 02-06-2006)
WHEN A STRANGER CALLS debuted at the top of the box office with $22 million in ticket sales. BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE 2 slipped to second place with $13.35 million.NANNY McPHEE took in $9.9 million in ticket sales for third, while BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN brought in $... Ascending into the Iconic: Separating Fiction From Legend
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 01-04-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs. Welcome to another week of comic shopping on Thursday. I hope you didn’t break down sobbing at the counter yesterday afternoon when you tried to pick up your books. I remember one Internet journalist describi... SF Vs. Apathy
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 09-08-2002)
One of the topics often discussed at this year's World Con was the fact that so few new, younger readers are becoming interested in science fiction. "Look around the convention," said David Brin at one point. "You don't see that many younger faces; and ye... Halo 2: Fact or Fiction
by Troy Roberts (Fri 08-27-2004)
Easily the most anticipated game this year (maybe even the most anticipated game ever) is HALO 2. Fans have been reserving the game at online stores and local video game shops since the game was announced years ago, and have suffered through the many new ... TOKYOPOP Launches Pop Fiction (Mon 05-01-2006)
TOKYOPOP has sent out a press release talking about their plans for the new Pop Fiction banner where their young adult fiction novels will go.Project Blue Earth SOS Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 03-26-2008)
What They SayAliens have begun their invasion of Earth. Fortunately, scientists have developed the Sky Knight, a fighter plane capable of defending the world, and a group of teenagers has stepped forward to lead the resistance.
Contains episodes 1-2.The ... Holiday Shopping Guide
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-17-2007)
With the holidays fast approaching the pressure’s on to get those gifts. If you’re like me chances are you’ve procrastinated your way yet again into another last-ditch holiday shopping debacle. But before you brave the hectic traffic and... Beware THE MIST
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-01-2007)
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog... Philip K. Dick, New Inspector Chen and K.J. Anderson Jams
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 08-15-2006)
Slim-pickings this week for sci fi and fantasy releases with only a handful of paperbacks and one hardcover hitting the shelves today. Night Shade Books releases the second Inspector Chen novel with the highly-anticipated The Demon And The City while Phi... DARK CITY (1997)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 06-10-2001)
Film noir existentialism melds with science fiction rubber reality in this excellent effort from director Alex Proyas (THE CROW). The film is an absolute marvel of production design, special effects, and cinematography, which combine to create the fascin... Claws of Darkness Vol.#01
by Robert Harris (Fri 12-15-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Josev / Artist: Jerry ChoTranslated by:Yun ZhaoAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayThe small border town of Santa Anna, Mexico is no stranger to violence. The gruesome death of a local gang member on the outskirts of t... Witch-Hunting, Mercedes Lackey, Dietz, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-03-2006)
Mercedes Lackey hits the shelves today with continuations of both her Elemental Masters and The Dragon Jousters series, Koji Suzuki's final installment of the Ring trilogy gets its stateside paperback debut, and Dietz releases his new hard SF thriller fre... Ghost in the Shell Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-16-2007)
Ever since its explosion onto the global screen in 1995, the Ghost in the Shell series has provided viewers with a profoundly philosophical, yet innovatively stylized look into a near future world where the lines between man and machine finally blur. Thro... Beowulf, Star Wars/Star Trek Guides, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-31-2006)
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin... A Movie for Kids?
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 03-04-2008)
With its classic opening title sequence and smooth easy jazz score ‘101 Dalmatians’ seems like your typical, easy, lighthearted Disney tale. In actuality it’s far from it. ‘101 Dalmatians’ is one of the darker Disne... Galaxy Online Acquires Internet Rights to 50 Science Fiction Films (Mon 05-08-2000)
Galaxy Pictures Inc. has announced the acquisition of 50 vintage science-fiction and horror films from Passport International Productions, ranging from classic black-and-white motion pictures like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Things to Come to such ful...Zegapain Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 10-08-2007)
What They SayReality and fantasy seem to be breaking down for student Kyo Sogoru. Is he really the smart but unpopular swim enthusiast at Maihama High School or the pilot of the giant robot Zegapain in a war-devastated world? From the day he meets the mys... Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-21-2005)
What They SayPale skin, green eyes, and a piercing gaze – once you meet Kanata Myouken, you’ll never forget him. And now this mysterious new stranger is tracking down Muryou! What’s worse, he is only a harbinger of things to come. Soon a... The Omega Man
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 04-08-2008)
Throughout the course of his “end of the world trilogy”: Planet of the Apes (1968), The Omega Man (1971) and Soylent Green (1973) Charlton Heston was cast as mankind’s last hope. Heston portrayed the last light that always refused t... IRON FIST/WOLVERINE: Jay Faerber
by Michael Patrick Sullivan (Wed 09-20-2000)
Combining the best of the past, present and future has been a running theme in the work of writer Jay Faerber. Keeping true to form, that practice continues in the Iron Fist/Wolverine: The Return to Kun Lun four-issue mini-series. In the story, Faerber t... ADV Films Talks November Releases (Tue 09-09-2003)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: THE MOTION PICTURE-PRINCE OF DARKNESS FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO WILDLY POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO HOUSTON, September 9, 2003-ADV Films has s...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... The Masters of SF, Now on Your TV- Part Two
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 08-25-2002)
Last week we spoke with New York filmmaker Eric Solstein about the midlife crisis that inspired the origin of a documentary series about the art and history of science fiction literature. This week we continue our discussion.Solstein's nascent project of ... Paving the way for a Transformers 4th of July
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-27-2007)
As Dreamworks and Paramount gear up to resurrect a franchise this Independence Day, Random House Publishing Group is capitalizing on the hype by printing the official prequel novel to the live-action film.
Hello everyone and welcome to this Tues... Hermes: Winds of Love (Sat 03-30-2002)
What They SayFull of exciting adventure and great passion, this animated Japanese favorite tells the legendary tale of the mythological hero Hermes. The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful ...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, ... Forgotten Realms, H.G. Wells, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-12-2006)
It's a Wizards of the Coast week with four new paperback releases from the Forgotten Realms universe along with a continuing installment from the D&D War-Torn series. H.G. Wells' Star Begotten gets a modern day facelift after nearly seven decades of being... Universal's Monster MusicStein
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-13-2006)
In the 1950s, film music was a far different game than it is now. The studio system was still in effect and film composers were, for the most part, contracted to one studio or another. Universal Studios was one of Hollywood's most productive movie facto... Boogiepop Phantom Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 11-06-2001)
What They SayIn this enlightened age, few even believe that Boogiepop exists; she’s used as an urban myth used to frighten the ignorant. But where urban myths end, reality takes up. Five years ago a serial killer held the city in fear, slashing and ... EDGE #1
by Tony Whitt (Sat 05-04-2002)
Some series are easy to join in media res, while with others it's much better to begin at the beginning. In EDGE, the second of CrossGen's two compendium series beginning this month, which features the CrossGen titles RUSE, MYSTIC, SIGIL, SCION, and THE F... It's 2001, So Where's My Talking Computer?
by Denise Dumars (Fri 01-05-2001)
Returned by Anubis for Insufficient PostageWell, they removed one of my least-vital organs (no, not my heart; that went years ago) and returned me from the Land of the Dead (now called the Land of the Ventilator) to torture you all for another year. It`s ... Post-Christmas Book-Buying Tips
by Denise Dumars (Thu 01-11-2001)
Well, it`s after Xmas; no one has any cash, except for two quarters and a coupon for a fifty-cent double cappuccino at Borders. So whaddya do, besides see if your local library has been able to afford to buy any new fiction in, like, the last decade?You c... Dragon Half
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 09-05-2002)
What They SaySo you think YOU have problems? Mink\'s mom is a dragon and her dad\'s a knight, and that\'s just the beginning of her list of teenage anxieties! After all, when you\'re part reptile and you\'re in love with a handsome singer who\'s also a dr... An Ode to the Children's Picture Book
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 02-11-2008)
Back before Bantam’s Choose Your Own Adventure novels and R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps, the children’s picture book reigned supreme. Their over-sized, color-splashed pages provide kids with a magical place where genre has no meaning, every li... RANT: Rivet Counting
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Mon 02-11-2008)
Do you know this term, “rivet counting” when it refers to movies and TV? The gist of it is that rivet counters can’t enjoy the architecture because they are to busy counting the rivets. By definition of what I do, writing revie... Nose to the Grindhouse
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-19-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Grindhouse, the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez pastiche of 1970s era exploitation flix, features a soundtrack that similarly draws on the many influences that have driven the film’s conceptualiz... Gravion Vol. #1
by Kim Wolstenholme (Tue 06-14-2005)
What They SayWhen mankind faces an alien force with technology light years ahead of its own, it may take a man obsessed with the past to save the Earth. The fate of humanity rests on whether the eccentric billionaire Sandman can build a machine as great ... October Happens!
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-06-2000)
I begin this week`s worth of books already in horror saturation...I tried very hard to come up with some science fiction books, butalasevery one I touched turned out to be either (a) hard SF espousing some right-wing ideology; (b) cyber-bunk espousing J... Ultimate Guides!
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-20-2007)
I don’t know what it is about the word ‘ultimate’ and franchise guides, but there’s no doubt that DK Publishing is one of the best in the business for in-depth and aesthetic guides on your favorite media series. This week Tom De... Star Trek: New Voyages and the Nebula Conundrum
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-17-2008)
James Cawley, the man who moonlights as Capt. Kirk in his own fan venture Star Trek: New Voyages / Phase 2, is in a bit of a predicament after one of his online episodes caught the attention of the Science Fiction Writers of America. The script for &ldquo... Orchestrating THE OTHERS: Composer Shirley Walker
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 04-08-2000)
During the last twenty years, conducting and composing a fistful of splendid TV and movie scores in the realm of science fiction and fantasy music, Shirley Walker has stood quietly by without a lot of widespread recognition outside of music or genre afici... Figure 17 Vol.#01
by Mike Dungan (Wed 07-21-2004)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story: Genco-OlmArt: Guy NakahiraTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayTsubasa Shiina is a fourth grader who just moved to Hokkaido with her father. Shy Tsubasa has a hard time making new friends at school. Her fat... DOOM PATROL #13
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-09-2002)
Cliff's not having the best of days. Surrounded by kids with their own serious issues, he's feeling like a stranger in a strange land. When the other Doom Patrollers find a box with a tie clasp that Rita gave to the Chief several years before, he and the ... GUN FU #1
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-13-2002)
Ed. Note: It's the nature of the game. While we try to provide a balanced viewpoint on the vast world of comic book storytelling, we tend to focus on the superhero genre, and particularly all those spandex adventures churned out by the Big Boys at Marvel ... De Bont Serving Up EATER For FX
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 08-21-2001)
Director Jan de Bont's Blue Tulip Prods. is closing in on a deal to produce a science fiction miniseries for the FX cable netwirk called EATER.The potential four-hour series will be based on the book of the same name by Gregory Benford. The book and serie... L. Sprague De Camp
by Denise Dumars (Fri 11-10-2000)
Golden Age science fiction writer L. Sprague de Camp passed away on Monday, November 6, in Plano, Texas. He was 93. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Crook de Camp, who died on April 9 of this year. He is survived by his brother, Lyman Lyon ... Warner Bros. Classics
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-30-2003)
So far, Ive had no takers in my offer to sell out in return for a new DVD player, so Im expanding the offer to include retailers. Thats right, the first manufacturer or retailer that sends me a new DVD player will see it described as nifty in this co... EXCLUSIVE: Asimov's FOUNDATION to be split into two movies?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-09-2003)
This tidbit of Hollywood insider news comes from a longtime and frequent contributor to Coming Attractions who's always been privy to development news before it hits the trades. Our pal returned to fill us in on an exciting new development taking place wi... STAR WARS 3
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 11-01-2005)
Hey, Happy All Saints Day/Day of the Dead! Hope everybody had a fabulous scary (but not TOO scary) Halloween. Speaking of scary stuff, I didn't list them in the column, but last week Triumph Marketing released a series of DVDs that I find truly frightenin... Troma's DIY cinema school
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-31-2005)
VCDs are almost unknown in the USA, but they've been a hot item in South Asia over the past decade mainly because they're cheap and easy to bootleg. Basically they're a poor video encoding format for discs. They play on most players, but the video quality... Governor Killer Cyborg from the Future
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-11-2003)
Why does everyone have a great big plasma HDTV but me? Well, not really, but that's the impression you get if you flip through a few nights of network television lately. Manufacturers of high end entertainment electronics are doing their best to place pro... Halloween Grab Bag
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 10-25-2006)
I’ve devoted this week’s COMICSCAPE to a few topics that hardly merit an entire column. Or, if they do, the inspiration has failed to strike me for more than a few paltry lines. Call it stream of consciousness, call it laziness, or call it ... Whereâs My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)
Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran... ADV Films Announces Anime Boston Acquisitions (Mon 04-28-2003)
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF "AZUMANGA DAIOH" SWIRLING RUMORS AT LAST PROVE TRUE; ADV FILMS PLANS MULTI-VOLUME DVD RELEASE FOR CAPTIVATING JAPANESE ANIMATED SERIES HOUSTON, April 28, 2003-ADV Films today formally announced the acquisition for st...Million Tears Vol.#01
by Greg Hackmann (Tue 07-24-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuana KazumiTranslated by:Alethea & Athena NibleyAdapted by:Barbara Randall KeselWhat They SayWhen friends and loved ones begin to disappear, his sense of reality begins to crumble--until the day he runs into a mysterious figu... Viz Media Launches New Fiction Imprints (Fri 06-03-2005)
Viz Media expands its line-up according to this press release which documents their opening salvo of new novels.Another Stranger in Paradise Immortalized
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 07-20-2001)
Terry Moore remains one of the most successful independent comic book creators in the business today, having based the large part of his career entirely on his own series, STRANGERS IN PARADISE, which chronicles the lives and loves of lifetime friends Kat... BBC Offers More Free DOCTOR WHO Fiction
by Richard Salter (Mon 11-04-2002)
Thanks to the success of the free e-book version of DOCTOR WHO: THE DYING DAYS, the BBC have decided to publish additional WHO reprint novels on the net. The next novel to become freeware is Paul Cornell's highly-acclaimed DOCTOR WHO: HUMAN NATURE.Seriali... RISING STARS: J. Michael Straczynski
by James Busbee (Wed 07-19-2000)
Having superpowers isn`t all it`s cracked up to be. When last we saw the superpowered main characters of Rising Stars, a cadre of suddenly high-powered Specials prepared to wreak havoc on the world that had ruined their quiet lives. The words of the power... Book Buzz: The Legacy of Star Wars Fiction
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 05-12-2008)
Ever since the theatrical release of A NEW HOPE George Lucas’ Star Wars series has come to dominate pop culture, evolving its form to fit new mediums as the uncontested poster boy of mainstream sci-fi. Novels, toys, television series and comic books... Drizzt DoâUrden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)
Since his conception in the Icewind Dale Trilogy back in 1988, R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt has grown from an initial side character to the most well-renowned persona of the Forgotten Realms universe.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to this, th... The âPotterverseâ Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ... "Lost: Stranger in a Strange Land"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Fri 02-23-2007)
I’ve been complaining lately that the marketing campaign for Heroes over-hyped the episodes to a degree that while the episodes were good, they were underwhelming due to the promises of the promotions. Well, now Heroes and LOST have anothe... Fantasy Fiction: Unsuitable for Adults?
by Andrew Osmond (Wed 06-07-2000)
`The great grey beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive. Here he was, buried in the belly of that smothering month, wondering if he would ever find his way out through the cold coils that lay between here and Easter...`So opens Clive Barker`s 1996 chi... The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 3: Roddenberry's Other Work
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-09-1999)
During the 1966-69 run of STAR TREK, writer-producer Gene Roddenberry had explored important issues under the guise of science fiction; Roddenberry was forced to couch his statements in allegorical tales taking place in deep space and involving alien bein... And The Nominees Are...
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 02-25-2008)
Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve... J.K. Rowling LitCrit
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-13-2000)
Take me to your Deconstructionist On a recent trip to the book store, I noticed a stack of litcrit books stacked in the same display with the newest Rowling veri-table extravaganz-o (as the late, great Jim Varney would have said). Just seeing a liter... 2001 IN 2001: A LOOK AT CLARKE'S CLASSICS
by James T. Voelpel (Mon 08-20-2001)
The year 2001 is the big one for those within the genre universe, seeing as it's the setting for Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick's landmark film 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. It is perhaps surprising that more attention has not been paid to this classic of ... ABC Gives SCIENCE FICTION Masters the Greenlight
by News Editro (Thu 02-23-2006)
ABC has given the go ahead for the anthology series MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION.The show will present works of well-known authors such as Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov.IDT Entertainment Industry Entertainment will produce the series. The network has order... Willis Is Berry's PERFECT STRANGER
by News Editor (Mon 08-22-2005)
Bruce Willis has signed on to star with Halle Berry in PERFECT STRANGERS. James Foley will direct the film which is expected to go into production in early 2006.The psychological thriller is set in the world of the Internet. It centers on a woman (Berry)... DOCTOR WHO: PSI-ENCE FICTION
by Tony Whitt (Fri 10-12-2001)
At the University of East Wessex, students in the parapsychology department are encountering more than the "usual" unusual phenomena. There's something in the water being distributed on campus that is awakening the students' psychic abilities. There's som... Itâs A Wizards of the Coast Week
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-10-2007)
Although not considered a large publisher when compared to the big boys of genre book distribution, it’s weeks like these that Wizards of the Coast can truly flaunt their almost religious devotion to fantasy fiction. Nearly all of their popular s... Onegai Teacher #4 Memories Special
by Paul Grisham (Sat 08-03-2002)
What They SayThe Review!The show hits its stride as two characters discover the empowering beauty of love, two characters learn of the pain of love?s disappointment, one character remembers the love of her past, one glimpses the love of her future, and on... DVD This Week: April 30
by John Thonen (Tue 04-30-2002)
VIDEO NEWSSTAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 3 had previously been announced by Paramount, but now the company is sharing info on the supplemental features that the twenty-six episode set will include. Mission Overview will be a featurette, with in... ONE RAINY NIGHT
by Denise Dumars (Fri 06-30-2000)
Richard Laymon pulls no punches; this is the first thing you need to know about his fiction. He never cuts off an ear or gouges an eye off-screen; if it happens in the story, it will be described in loving and living color by the author who is too raw for... Mania Exclusive Interview: Director Alex Proyas
by Rob Vaux (Thu 08-07-2008)
Alex Proyas first came to the attention of mainstream audiences by directing the 1994 adaptation of The Crow. Though initially overshadowed by the tragic death of Brandon Lee, its intense Gothic imagery and imaginative visual style helped raise it above t... Arthur C. Clarke Passes Away at 90
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-19-2008)
Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who co-wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke, who had battled debi... Manny Coto's Odyssey
by Chris Wyatt (Tue 06-25-2002)
Showrunner Manny Coto conceived of his new series ODYSSEY 5 several years ago. The process of bringing it to the screen was practically an odyssey in and of itself. The series was originally set up with a major broadcast network, and for a while it looked... Izabella Scorupco - Trapped in a REIGN OF FIRE
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 07-09-2002)
Polish-born actress Izabella Scorupco is no stranger to action adventure films. She's co-starred with Pierce Brosnan in GOLDENEYE and tested the VERTICAL LIMIT with Chris O'Donnell.This week she returns to the silver screen in REIGN OF FIRE, a post-apocal... The Force on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-21-2004)
George Lucas is one of the world's most controversial filmmakers. Oh, it's not that the subject matter of his films pushes the boundaries of social tastes or challenges our way of life the last time he did that was with his first film THX-1138 (released ...