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Ratner Set for Incredible SHRINKING Man
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 04-18-2008)
It looks like an update of Grant Williams' 1957 sci-fi classic is coming and director Brett Ratner may be in charge of it. Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertaiment has begun negotiations with Ratner to direct an update for The Incredible Shrinking Man,... THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957)
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 06-08-2001)
One of the great results of Hollywood`s `50s science fiction craze was this archetypal story about an everyman (Grant Williams) who sails through a radioactive cloud and begins slowly shrinking to miniature size. Director Jack Arnold (THE CREATURE FROM TH... SHRINKING MAN grows
by Mike Whybark (Mon 11-11-2002)
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER notes that Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are moving forward with the scripts for both CURIOUS GEORGE and THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN.The writing team for MONSTERS, INC., Dan Gerson and Robert L. Baird, are rewriting ... 
Wayans Helming SHRINKING MAN Remake
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 12-07-2001)
Keenan Ivory Wayans is in talks to direct Universal/Imagine Entertainment's remake of THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN.The film, which will star Eddie Murphy, will be produced by Brian Grazer. Grazer and company are looking to ramp up production in June.Mark ... Edgar Wright updates "Ant Man"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-15-2007)
Moviehole recently sat down and interviewed Edgar Wright, who was kind enough to give them an update on Ant Man, which he is scripting.Moviehole writes:Researching “Ant-Man”?Obviously I can’t interview anyone that’s got shrinking s... Running the Property Dispute Gauntlet
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-31-2008)
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The Incredible Shrinking Man, Richard Matheson (Blackstone Audio Unabridged)
Inch by inch, day by day, Scott Carey is getting smaller. Once an unremarkable husband and father, Scott finds himself shrinking with no end in sight. His wife and ... Universal's Monster MusicStein
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-13-2006)
...E PEOPLE, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, THE MONOLITH MONSTERS and others, including dozens of Westerns and other programmers, including the Abbott & Costello, Ma & Pa Kettle, and Francis the talking mule series. He and his fellow staff composers also ... DVD Shopping Bag: TWISTER, on the Small Screen
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 05-13-2008)
In the summer of 1996 Maniacs (though then we might have been called Cinescapers) around the world eagerly awaited Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich’s “big” summer movie, Independence Day. While the hype was building there were, of course,... Lord of the Apes
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 07-23-2001)
After 1988's GORILLAS IN THE MIST, creature designer Rick Baker (who has been involved in ape suit creation with projects that from SCHLOCK to 1976's KING KONG to THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN) figured he had accomplished everything he wanted with ape suit... SASQUATCH HORROR TRIPLE FEATURE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 06-20-2005)
All evidence suggests that the smelly, hairy, unidentified bipeds reported to be roaming remote areas of the Earth are at worst defensive, and at best benign. That might be good for a few kiddie shows, but it doesn't really sell tickets, so most of the mo... The Greatest Sci-Fi, Horror & Fantasy Films of All Time
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 03-07-2000)
...) 49. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) 50. Beauty and the Beast (1991) 51. Robocop (1986) 52. Toy Story 2 (1999) 53. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 54. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn (1982) 55. Rosemary’s Baby 56. Dr... SPIDER-MAN 3: Two Disc Special Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 10-28-2007)
One of the biggest films of 2007, Spider-Man 3, hits DVD this Tuesday so it’s time to take a second look at the film, and the wide range of extras on the two disc special edition. Have you noticed how the directors of superhero films cannot res... INCREDIBLE HULK & IRON MAN Linked?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-05-2007)
Marvel Studios has been playing a central role in production for their heroes as of late. The previous reports over the past year have indicated that they want to start bringing these characters together with the eventua... Spider-Man Does Whatever A Spider Can
by Craig Reed (Fri 01-26-2001)
Sitting in Stage 27 on the Sony lot, a webshoot away from the actors and filmmakers of the upcoming Spider-Man film, I`ve been continually humming to myself that jazzy song from the 1967-1970 animated TV series Spider-Man. `Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does w... Comicscape: I Am Iron Man
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-07-2008)
Marvel Studios released the long-in-the-making cinematic adaptation of Iron Man this weekend. Thus far, it has garnered both rave reviews and over $100 million in box office grosses. Despite a few minor flaws, the film resets the standard for Ma... Spider-Man 2
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)
Genre:Action/Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker/"Spider-Man"); Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson); Alfred Molina (Dr. Otto Octavius/"Doc... HOLLOW MAN: Paul Verhoeven - Part I
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 08-03-2000)
If one was to philosophically understand what Paul Verhoeven is trying to accomplish with the much anticipated Hollow Man, perhaps you could sum it up as, `The art of invisibility without being invisible.` Hollywood is again revisiting the past by re-inve... THE INCREDIBLE HULK (Wii Version)
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 06-26-2008)
The Incredible Hulk for the Wii is an action based, third person smash fest. As the Incredible Hulk you will tear through different levels accomplishing mini missions to acquire more powerful moves and abilities to take down your enemies with anything and... SPIDER-MAN Press Conference Report (Fri 01-05-2001)
The release of the long-awaited Spider-Man movie may still be months away, but Sony Pictures Entertainment isn`t waiting until 2002 to get the PR bandwagon rolling. The studio invited dozens of journalists, including Cinescape`s own Steve Hockensmith, to ...INCREDIBLE HULK #44
by Tony Whitt (Sat 08-24-2002)
There's literally only one disappointment in the latest issue of Bruce Jones' run on THE INCREDIBLE HULK: the old numbering for this title is not displayed alongside the new numbering. But perhaps that's a good thing, as this incarnation of the series sha... INCREDIBLE HULK #55
by Tony Whitt (Mon 06-23-2003)
A woman working at a secret experimental facility throws herself in front of a subway train, despite having just gotten engaged. At that same facility, another woman is raped after coming onto one of her co-workers, though neither of them remember their a... INVISIBLE MAN: Vincent Ventresca
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 12-25-2000)
Vincent Ventresca has attracted a lot of attention since he started to disappear. As the titular The Invisible Man, Ventresca spent much of last year fading out and going insane—a side effect of the Quicksilver secretion that enables his character, Darien... Incredible Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-25-2004)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSAfter several notable years scoring video games (MEDAL OF HONOR series) and television (ALIAS), composer Michael Giacchino scores a hit with his effervescent score to Pixar’s THE INCREDIBLES, released on CD by Walt Disney Record... Gold Rush: Spider-Man Swings to the Rescue
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 12-05-2001)
When it came time for Marvel to issue a "definitive statement" set within the Marvel Universe addressing the terrorist attacks on the United States that took place on September 11, 2001, the choice of title should have been fairly obvious to any fan, and ... THE INCREDIBLE HULK
by Scott Mantz (Fri 06-13-2008)
Now, that's more like it.
Five years after Ang Lee's brooding, psychological take on the Hulk turned off moviegoers and faded fast from the box office after a huge $62 million opening weekend, Marvel Studios went back to the drawing board for a complete... Eat-Man 98 Collected
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 04-04-2000)
What They SayBolt Crank is a mercenary, but he\'s no ordinary man. He\'s gifted with the ability to eat metal objects. Later, he can produce these items from his right hand, as the need arises. Bolt is the strong silent type-he doesn\'t say much and prefe... Exclusive: NYCC Incredible Hulk Interviews & Panel
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 04-21-2008)
Universal Studios was gracious enough to allow Mania the opportunity to interview the producers, director and villain of the Incredible Hulk. After watching a kick ass action sequence and the first of Emil Blonsky’s super soldier formula inject... The Stan of Steel: Marvel Man Stan Lee on his Current Projects
by Edward Gross (Fri 05-26-2000)
Stan Lee is justifiably credited with revolutionizing the comic book industry in the 1960s. He is the man who recognized that the genre could be so much more than dopey fantasies with no relationship to the real world. His characters (among them Spider-Ma... HOLLOW MAN FX Errata (Fri 05-05-2000)
In reference to your `Hollow Man` article: I felt the need to correct a glaring mistake concerning the visual effects facility credited with creating these fx scenes. Sony Pictures Imageworks is the main digital house, not ILM. We`ve worked long and str...INCREDIBLE HULK #32 (506)
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sun 09-30-2001)
It's time to wipe the slate clean and take care of a few loose ends as this venerable title paves the way for a new writer horror legend Bruce Jones. In this issue, Jenkins and Co. put an end to the long, drawn-out tale of Bruce Banner's struggle with AL... Doomed JLA, More Mutants & Ant Man!
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-22-2008)
Welcome to another edition of Top Maniacal Rumors of the Week!
For this week’s list, Mania does its best fly on the wall routine to get updates on the mega-hyped Justice League movie, the final Harry Potter production and a couple of Marve... Etiquette Man - Part One
by Pamela Harland (Sat 12-29-2001)
There are very few of them in this world... complete gentlemen. Usually they are saved for roles in movies. But every now and then someone comes along who surprises audiences and, well, even the press. Someone who is just as sincere and charming onscreen ... SPIDER-MAN 2 hits IMAX on July 23
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-07-2004)
The Imax Corporation and Columbia Pictures made it official today and confirmed that SPIDER-MAN 2 will be distributed globally to Imax theaters beginning July 23. The movie is being digitally re-mastered to suit the Imax screen and sound experience.In a p... Samurai Man Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 11-28-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Serizawa NaokiTranslated by:Juilia RoseAdapted by:What They SayRyouma is a young man imbued with the samurai spirit. He's always ready to defend the weak and fight for honor, but it doesn't help him with that really cute girl,... DVD and Blu-Ray Details for INCREDIBLE HULK
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 08-28-2008)
From the Marvel Universe of the world's most popular Super Heroes comes the $234.6 million worldwide summer hit that fans have been waiting for as THE INCREDIBLE HULK blasts onto DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def from Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Marvel ... Mean and Green: Comicscape Reviews The Incredible Hulk
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-18-2008)
Marvel Studios and Universal’s The Incredible Hulk premiered last Friday to generally positive reviews, along with box office success to the tune of $55.4 million in weekend grosses. The film represents the second attempt at launching a franchi... Comicscape - January 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-14-2004)
OPINION: I knew I should have stayed out of the Thor/Superman conflict. Several of you had quite strong responses to last week's column, and in the last week I've been labeled both a Superman-hater and a Thor-hater (neither of which is true, by the way). ... Hulk, Iron Man and More for FX
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-17-2008)
Marvel Studios has just landed a potentially large financial windfall by preselling the future cable rights for Iron Man, Incredible Hulk and to-be-announced titles to the FX network, reports Variety. The article mentions 3 to be named projects also inclu... Fox Goes in High Gear with ACTION MAN
by Steve Fritz (Mon 09-04-2000)
There`s an old formula in Hollywood: `If something`s successful, do it again.` That can be applied to the creative team behind Fox Kids` new hit series ACTION MAN. It all goes back to BEAST MACHINES: TRANSFORMERS, which means it all goes back to Hasbro. H... BOND 23,SPIDER-MAN 4 & More Set
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 07-14-2007)
Dave McNary over at Variety had a very decent article detailing what the studios have set for the horizon..Namely, 2009 and 2010 releases. I know what you're thinking...Isn't it kind of early to even think about those movies? I would agree with you b... 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... THE CELL, SE7EN, DEAD MAN
by John Thonen (Tue 12-19-2000)
There’s a lot to cover this week, so I’ll dispense with the usual smart-ass comments and get right to it. The major new release for the week is New Line Home Video’s, The Cell. When the film opened theatrically, a handful of critics praised it as a vis... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 11-14-2001)
As most readers know by now, this particular issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is not the original installment planned for this week. Following the tragic events of September 11, writer J. Michael Straczynski was charged with a seemingly impossible task sum up... ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 09-06-2001)
There's never been a more potent, more dazzling moment in the memory of Spider-fans than that first amazing meeting between Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson. When John Romita's curvy creation crooked her hand and uttered the immortal words, "Face it Tige... The Nutty Producer Part Two
by Paul Zimmerman (Fri 12-28-2001)
...evel with The Incredible Shrinking Man concept going on. We spent a lot of time making sure we covered everybody and hopefully it worked out."While the film doesn't boast any Toy Story sized A-stars like Tom Hanks doing the character's voices, one audi... MAN FROM EARTH
by Tim Janson (Sat 11-17-2007)
A history professor gathers several of his esteemed colleagues together for a going away party at his remote cabin. His friends are all curious and concerned why he is suddenly packing up and leaving. This begins a mesmerizing 90 minute film tha... INCREDIBLE HULK #36
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 01-29-2002)
New HULK scribe Bruce Jones and stalwart illustrator John Romita Jr. continue to ratchet up the tension as Banner takes to the road in this all-new, thrilling story arc. It's been too long since this title, once (long ago) one of the lamest, most repetiti... NYCC: First Look at Incredible Hulk Game
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 04-24-2008)
A new, third person action adventure game featuring the Incredible Hulk will be released this summer coinciding with the film. The game will feature a topographical map of the entire island of Manhattan, allowing to the gamer to venture anywhere in t... I Giggle When I Type 'Mail Bag'
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-17-2005)
...s bodkins!THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (7 PM CST, TCM) When people ask me why I'm not a fan of cats, I point to this movie as the thesis for my viewpoint.MY NAME IS EARL (8 PM CST, NBC) "Teacher Earl." Earl teaches English as a Second Language. How t... A Man Called Hawk...man, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 04-13-2002)
Last time we took a quick look at the Golden Age Hawkman, both as he was in the beginning way back in the 1940s, and again with some alterations imposed by the 1980s and 1990s DC continuity "fixes" (more of which we'll deal with in our final installment).... Your own DVD marathon
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-23-2007)
It’s nearly the end of January (already!) and despite the Bears being in the Superbowl this year, this week my attention is fixed on Friday, when once again I’ll be attending the annual B-fest 24-hour B-movie marathon. Some folks claim to l... INCREDIBLE HULK 2001
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 09-08-2001)
So, who do ya think is the strongest, the Hulk or Thor? Well, I betcha the Hulk could beat Thor in a fight! Of course he couldn't, Thor is a God, Hulk is a mortal guy! Yeah, but the Hulk is "the strongest one there is," and "the madder Hulk gets, the stro... Remembering Herman Stein
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-29-2007)
...pace, and The Incredible Shrinking Man – Stein was a prolific composer in virtually all genres.
Born in Philadelphia in 1915, Herman Stein was a self-taught child prodigy musician who began playing the piano at age 3 and gave his first recital ... Bir-r-r-r-r-rd-MAN!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 04-09-2005)
In last week's column I spotlighted the current theatrical release STEAMBOY for praise. Reader Joey Connick put in a viewer comment in rebuttal. Since our comment boards, which appear at the bottom of every page on Cinescape.com, haven't yet even begun to... Comicscape - May 28, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 05-28-2003)
OPINIONNo death threats this time, thank goodness, and a few extra votes for new heroes, as well as some repeat votes for Matter Eater Lad and Dazzler. One anonymous fan even put in a vote for Phoenix, stating that "she upset the balance of the Marvel Uni... Taking the Good with the Bad: My Thoughts on Spider-Man 3
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-09-2007)
Spider-Man 3 opened on Friday to mixed, yet mostly positive reviews. It also opened to record-breaking box office receipts, making it the biggest opening weekend in history. Effectively, more people saw Spider-Man 3 in a single weekend than any ... COMIC CON: Iron Man Moved
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-13-2007)
Just letting everyone know that the IRON MAN exhibitors have been moved from Thursday to Saturday. Here's what Comic Con 2007 put out on the wires for attendees.
The Iron Man presentation, originally part of the Paramount Pictures panel on Thursday, now ... The ever-shrinking world of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
by Eric Moro (Mon 06-18-2001)
Whether you agree with this statement or not, the world of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER is getting smaller by the minute. Sure, with each incarnation of the series' characters (animated, comic book adaptation, novelization, etc.) the franchise expands exponen... Spider-Man 3 Continues to Dominate
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-13-2007)
Spidey cast his web and captured more box office cash this weekend with a 60.0 million box office take here in the States. I’d have to say though there was no doubt whom I would be writing about this weekend. No, it was never a question of if Spider... ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: Brian Michael Bendis
by Edward Gross (Wed 09-13-2000)
Marvel Comics will be the first to admit that comics have hit on hard times in recent years. Some of the company`s key titles have lost their once impenetrable foothold in the marketplace, and marquee characters such as Spider-Man have lost their stature ... THE INCREDIBLE HULK #75
by Tony Whitt (Tue 08-17-2004)
Bruce Banner awakens in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles to find that, aside from some irradiated humanoid mutants, the only survivors are himself and the man who's been part of the gigantic conspiracy against him, the Leader. The Leader has a proposition: ... Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)
OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on... SPIDER-MAN 3 footage premiers at Comic-Con
by Oren Kamara (Mon 07-24-2006)
Sam Raimi confirmed at Comic Con the rumors that Topher Grace (THAT 70's SHOW) will indeed be playing the big black alien, Venom. At the roundtable panel he went on to talk about the look of venom, something fans were anxious to hear about. The room was r... DVD Review of The Incredible Hulk - The Complete Fourth Season
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 06-13-2008)
Season 3 of the Incredible Hulk went out with a whimper. David Banner (Bill Bixby) got mixed up with some forest fire fighters and a crazy fire bug. The plot was mundane and your standard throw away episode of the series. The ideas of cliffhanger season f... Comic Con: IRON MAN & HULK Videos
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-30-2007)
Normally, I do not publish video clips that were filmed on someone's cam corder or videophone, i.e. put up on Youtube. Instead, I say to put that into our "Maniac Stuff: Video" section and wait for the official stuff to appear on the official si... Last Poster for IRON MAN
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 03-07-2008)
While we still don't have one official released trailer for The Incredible Hulk, we've had plenty of coverage for Iron Man. Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios has revealed the latest (and likely last) poster for the upcoming Jon Favreau-directed advent... ABC Family cashes in with ultimate SPIDER-MAN marathon
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-16-2002)
The ABC Family Channel has come up with one of the cooler SPIDER-MAN tie-in events with a three-day marathon of the best episodes of the four animated SPIDER-MAN cartoon series. The series, which at various times have run from the 1960s all the way until ... Disturbia wins but not by much
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-29-2007)
Did you think Disturbia winning 1st place last week with only 13 mil in receipts was something hardly worth talking about? Well, it’s worse this week. The winner, Disturbia, doesn’t even in pull in 10 mil. Yep, you heard me. In a box office... DVD Review of THE INCREDIBLE HULK: The Complete Third Season
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 06-01-2008)
One doesn’t need to see every episode to follow the adventures of David Banner (Bill Bixby). The opening credits alone give you all that you need to know what is going on with David Banner and his alter ego the Hulk (Lou Ferrigno). David Banner as t... Train Man: Densha Otoko
by Sakura Eries (Thu 03-22-2007)
What They SayComputer engineer Otaku is an average young man, dressed in unstylish clothes and dorky glasses. But as luck would have it, he encounters a pretty young woman on a commuter train and saves her from a lecherous molester, falling in love with h... Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)
OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho... 12" SPIDER-MAN COLLECTOR SERIES: SPIDER-MAN
by JEFF BOND (Sat 06-22-2002)
I don't make toys for a living, but even I can tell you that it's pretty damned hard to make an action figure in a little sewn polyester costume look like a superhero in a skintight supersuit. This has been a given ever since Mego launched a line of 8" su... The Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art & Making of Spider-Man 3
by Tim Janson (Thu 07-05-2007)
Whenever there are big budget blockbuster films coming out you can bet that there will be an avalanche of media tie-in material from toys and clothing to calendars and books…A film like Spider-Man 3 is going to generate even more than the usual mas... SPIDER-MAN: THE '67 COLLECTION
by Brian Thomas (Wed 06-30-2004)
For those not old enough to have experienced the series of Spider-Man Saturday morning cartoons that debuted in the fall of 1967, or even the syndicated reruns that came later, all the fuss over the release of this DVD collection may be perplexing. After ... TRANSFORMERS Rolls Out to Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-08-2007)
The July 4th week has come and gone, the estimates are now in and the winner is locked. Honestly, there was never any doubt on who that winner would be. Transformers rolled out to victory this weekend pulled in 67.6 million in box office sales. For the ... A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-31-2002)
Last time, we examined Spider-Man's universal appeal through the eyes of his many creators. Now the really fun part - we ask these talented guys to pick their favorite Spidey issues ever! Every Spider-fan has his or her own list of their favorite moments ... MARVEL Studio Head Talks Future Movies
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 06-25-2007)
There is no question Marvel studios is on top of their game in recent years. Their franchises continue to impress audiences in transferring from comic book form to the big screen. Sure, there are the occasional misses with both critics and audiences but f... Spider-Man 3
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)
Last Updated: July 17, 2006Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, ThrillerProduction Company: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin ProductionsDistributors: Sony PicturesProject Phase: Post-ProductionBudget: 300,000,000 [IMDB]Who's In It... Does Whatever a Mailbag Can
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-16-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another web-slinging, wall-crawling edition of Comicscape, where we elevate Internet discourse above typing in “leet.” Last week, I offered my mixed review of Spider-Man 3. In short, while I thoroug... Throwing Gas on the Flames: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-04-2007)
Last week’s column on the some of the moral quandaries in recent superhero comics generated a couple of interesting e-mails that merit printed responses. I asked readers to consider the mind-wiping fiasco from DC’s Identity Crisis, To... Please don't take my monkey man away
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 11-17-2003)
Greetings Cinescapers! Since the WB's latest pulp to prime time hero TARZAN was listed in critical condition I have received a barrage of e-mails asking me to help save the show. If you are a fan of the show and would like to see what you can do to help h... My Thoughts on FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-20-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another Comicscape adventure at the movies! I rarely see movies in the theater these days. Between the incessant chatter, the rising ticket prices, the ridiculous levels of air conditioning, and the overpriced ... A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-24-2002)
None of us ever had the character to ourselves - not really. From early in his illustrious crime-fighting career, there was a steadily increasing number of avid fans thrilling to his tragedy-tinged adventures. But sometimes, sitting alone with a stack of ... Remembering Shirley Walker
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-07-2006)
In a second sad blow to film musicdom, Composer Shirley Walker passed away last week, barely a week and the identical age as Basil Poledouris who died on November 8th. Walker died after suffering a brain aneurism from which she did not regain c... Train Man: The Novel Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Mon 05-21-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hitori NakanoTranslated by:Bonnie ElliottAdapted by:What They SayAn instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, Train Man became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, and mu... Morgan Freeman: Crime Free-Man Part One
by Pamela Harland (Tue 04-09-2002)
There are very few of them - accomplished, renowned and talented actors. But one of the first names that come to mind is Morgan Freeman. For over 30 years Freeman has graced the screen as a detective, a prisoner, a teacher, a cowboy, a general and even th... SPIDER-MAN: Senior Editor's Review
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 05-11-2002)
It was never going to get an "A" from me. I'm way too close to it. I have too much emotional investment in the character from my childhood to be completely won over by anything they could have put on screen, not with the compromises that would inevitably ... Train_Man Vol.#02
by Sakura Eries (Wed 12-06-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hidenori HaraTranslated by:Cindy YamauchiAdapted by:Mark GiambrunoWhat They SayThe geek, a.k.a. \"Train_man,\" has managed to go on several dates with the girl of his dreams, but he still can\'t go beyond that \"more than just... HUNGER AND THIRST
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-13-2000)
`If HUNGER AND THIRST had been my first published novel, my writing career might have been very different.` So says Richard Matheson of this novel, an unique work by the man so very well-known for his fantasy, horror, SF, noir, and even Western tales. ... PAC-MAN WORLD 3 Ships
by News Editor (Wed 11-16-2005)
Namco Hometek has begun shipping Pac-Man World 3 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game will also be available on Nintendo DS and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system in December. The 25-year o... Del Toro is the Man... THE WOLF MAN
by News Editor (Wed 03-15-2006)
Universal Pictures has set actor Benicio Del Toro to star in the remake of THE WOLF MAN.The story will be set in Victorian England. Del Toro will play a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland, gets bitten by a werewolf and begins a hairy m... 2007: The Year in Review, Part Two
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 01-04-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to the second part of the Comicscape’s 2007: The Year-in Review. Last week, I touched on five of the biggest stories in comics from the past year. This week, we’ve got a few more. Thankfully, the ... SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE - The Making of the Motion Picture
by Edward Gross (Fri 02-18-2000)
For anyone doubting the impact Christopher Reeve had on audiences in his interpretation of Superman, they need look no farther than the world's reaction to his tragic horse-riding accident four years ago. The love and support demonstrated spoke volumes an... Blue Bombing the Anime Scene
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 04-04-2007)
Do you know Mega Man? Little blue robot dude who shoots bullets out of his arm to bring down the plans of the nefarious scientist Dr Wily? Fights other killer robots? Well, he turns 20 this year.
If you've ever owned any game system of any kind... Comicscape - January 12, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-12-2005)
Welcome to another fun-filled week at COMICSCAPE! Last week I asked you to write in with your thoughts regarding Marvel's hiring of Orson Scott Card to write ULTIMATE IRON MAN. The problem, according to many gay and lesbian comics fans, is that Card has w... Top Performers for 2007 & A Look at 2008
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 01-02-2008)
As most people inside the industry wrap up their holiday vacations, I’ll pass along the closing Box Office Report of the 2007 year... and what a year it has been. The industry as a whole clearly topped its previous year and foreign distrib... Spider-Man 3
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 05-07-2007)
Well another Spider-man release indicates that we have another Spider-man game on the shelves to eat up like candy. In the third movie we see Spider-man dealing with Venom, Harry Osborn / Green Goblin 2, and Sandman. Since this is a game base on the movie... THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA: Oscar-Winning Animated Short Subject
by Mike Lyons (Thu 03-30-2000)
When you hear that an animated film has been made from Ernest Hemingway`s novel The Old Man and the Sea, you almost expect that it would be a Disney-like take on the story: with fishing pole in hand, the Old Man belts out a ballad about how much he has to... Stan the Man Adapts Spider-Man Movie!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 07-21-2001)
It’s an announcement sure to send a shiver up the spine of Spider-Man fans everywhere and set their spider-sense a-tingling. Stan "The Man" Lee, one of the living legends of the medium and the mind behind Peter Parker and his arachnid alter ego, will hims... Comicscape - July 7, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 07-07-2005)
If you hadn't caught on yet, COMICSCAPE didn't run yesterday because of the Fourth of July holiday. As UPS doesn't deliver on federal holidays, the new comics didn't hit the shops until today. I hope everyone had a happy holiday and didn't lose any finger... Viz Media Acquires Train Man Live Action Movie (Thu 06-29-2006)
Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love To Make North American Debut On DVD and As A New Manga Series San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing...Comicscape: Warner Bros. Takes DC to the Movies
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-27-2008)
Warner Brothers wants to take its DC adaptation to a darker place. After the phenomenal success of The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov wants to get more DC movies in theaters. Over at the Wall Street Journal, Robi... 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... Marvel Comics November Solicitation SPIDER-MAN
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)
Due out this November from the Marvel Comics Spider-Man line: SPIDER-GIRL #40Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonWritten by Tom Defalco; art by pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonIt's time for "A Death in the Family," as a member of our colorful cast ends up ... Acting in SLEEPY HOLLOW
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 12-11-1999)
As a director of imaginative, whimsical fantasy films edged with darkness, Tim Burton has developed a reputation as one of the premier visual stylists of his generation. His latest effort, SLEEPY HOLLOW, displays the trademark Burton style we’ve come to ... SPIDER-MAN 2 Game Preview
by James Stevenson (Mon 06-21-2004)
Sitting on a United Airlines flight on the way back from an Activision event, I'm watching/listening to the new Dashboard Confessional music video, Vidnicated, the big song to come out of the new feature film, SPIDER-MAN 2. The event in San Francisco gave... The creator of SPIDER-MAN INDIA speaks
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 07-10-2004)
25-year-old Jeevan Kang is living one of his dreams: he gets to create a new spin on one of his beloved childhood characters, Spider-Man. Kang is the writer/artist working on SPIDER-MAN INDIA, the Indian counterpart to Marvel's Manhattan-based wall-crawle... Eat-Man 98 Collected
by Justin Coole (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!To be perfectly honest, when I heard AnimeVillage was about to start pushing out DVDs, two titles immediately came to mind: Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star.
While I enjoy both of the above, I wanted to see one of my favorite shows on DVD: Eat-M... HOLLOW MAN
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 08-03-2000)
Paul Verhoeven is a very talented, intelligent director, but on the basis of many of his films, you might not know it. Sure, he’s made great ones like THE FOURTH MAN, ROBOCOP, and STARSHIP TROOPERS, but even some of his relatively entertaining work (TOTAL... Mega Man ZX
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 09-20-2006)
Another Mega Man game has been released, as its series library continues to flourish. I have personally enjoyed and enjoyed again the older Mega Man games with the collections released for the consoles, or originally on the old cartridges. It seems that e... Ninja Scroll 10th Anniversary Special Edition
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)
What They SayFeudal Japan - A time of danger, intrigue and deception. Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, hiring his services to those with gold... or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a hideous plot to o... HULK Trailer in March? Marvel Release Lineup
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 02-19-2008)
Marvel Studios has unveiled their latest release slate for 2008-2009 movies, DVDs, and TV. Before putting up the list though, Superhero Hype is reporting that the first trailer for The Incredible Hulk will hit theaters sometime in March. They can't say wh... Saturn Award nominees announced
by Eric Moro (Fri 03-15-2002)
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced its nominations for the 28TH annual Saturn Awards to be held this summer in Los Angeles. The ceremony honors the best in genre entertainment from 2001.What follows is a complete list of ... Batmania! Rise and Shine with The Dark Night
by Josh Gordon (Fri 07-18-2008)
It’s six in the morning. What on God’s green earth would get someone like me to wake up so early? The Dark Night, the long anticipated sequel to the wildly successful Batman Begins. Believe it or not, there are showings for the newest Christop... SPIDER-MAN Gets Ready to Swing
by Craig Reid (Thu 01-04-2001)
Inside a makeshift, Wrestle-Mania, steel death cage, a giant `Spider-Man` banner dangles above 9 empty chairs. On the hardwood floor, lies the insignia `NYWL,` surrounded by a single thread of tattooed barbed wire. The anxious, pastry-totting media rep... JACK COLE AND PLASTIC MAN: FORMS STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 09-25-2001)
Chronicle Books is one of the best publishing companies out there, and they've been churning out some beautiful volumes covering all areas of pop culture history naturally this includes superhero comics. Handsome hardcover tomes on Superman and Batman ha... WEREWOLF OF LONDON & MOLE MAN
by Scott Collura (Fri 06-13-2003)
Sideshow Toy has been a classic horror fan's dream come true, thanks to their phenomenal line of Universal Studios Classic Monsters action figures. Of course, when you have a successful product line like that (was there any way these could not be successf... Game Review: IRON MAN for the Wii
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 05-20-2008)
From the final moments after the credits in the film Iron Man, director Jon Favreau lit a fire under all of us. That fire being a burning desire for more Iron Man. So where does one turn? In the current Marvel Universe Iron Man is the director of S.H.I.E.... THE WICKER MAN
by Rachel Reitsleff (Tue 09-05-2006)
To be fair to writer/director Neil LaBute, he had nothing to do with PULSE. However, between that poor remake of a decent Japanese horror film and now LaBute's notably inferior reimagining of 1973's classic THE WICKER MAN, genre fans may understandably fe... Samurai Deeper Kyo Vol.#01
by Mike Dungan (Tue 04-13-2004)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akimine KamijyoTranslated by:Yukiko Nanamura, Dan DankoAdapted by:What They SayIt is 1604, four years after the Battle of Sekigahara, Japan's greatest civil war. Yuya Shiina, a beautiful bounty hunter, mistakes a traveling med... Dario Argento returns
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-23-2005)
We have a new release from the folks at Unearthed this week which points out the increasing aura of paranoia and suppression in this country (and Canada). The label has specialized in bringing extremely gory foreign horror films into the USA legally, but ... Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ... Pirate tie-ins ahoy
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-27-2006)
We've got a huge list this week so let's get right to the Prize Closet. We have 2 copies of FAILURE TO LAUNCH for you, courtesy of Paramount. To enter, send one email containing your name and mailing address to psycho@psychotronic.info with the word "FAIL... THE X-MEN: Senator Kelly Speaks! A conversation with Bruce Davison
by Frank Garcia (Wed 11-22-2000)
`Invisibility!` laughs actor Bruce Davison. `My favorite super power, I guess, would be invisibility. As an actor, I always try to be invisible as possible. That’s how I felt in life. As a kid, I was always trying to be the invisible person.`Bruce Davison... Untangling the Web?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 04-17-2002)
The impossible has happened. Marvel has seen several of its major properties adapted in some solidly entertaining motion pictures, and now, after decades of waiting and wondering, we are about to see the flagship hero of the Marvel Universe swinging his w... Say hello to SPIDER-MAN INDIA
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-21-2004)
Marvel Comics and Gotham Entertainment Group have announced plans to release a new comic book series that takes one of America's most-recognized crimefighters and transplants him to become an Indian superhero.SPIDER-MAN INDIA will be released to stores to... HUNGER AND THIRST: Richard Matheson
by Denise Dumars (Fri 10-13-2000)
HUNGER AND THIRST is Richard Matheson`s first novel...sort of. And it was just published by Gauntlet Press. `I wrote a novel when I was sixteen,` says the author. `It never saw the light of day. My former agent wasn`t right about HUNGER AND THIRST, but he... Marvel's May serials
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 04-09-2002)
Marvel Comics has announced changes to its plans for backup stories in its May books, including a Spider-Man story featuring THE TONIGHT SHOW's Jay Leno. For the first three weeks of the month, half of Marvel's comics will contain the three-part "Spider-M... Comicscape - January 18, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-18-2006)
Sex has long been a controversial subject in popular comics. I've thought about how comic creators and publishers approach sex and women, in particular. Never a dull subject to be sure, I'll try to keep this week's COMICSCAPE as tasteful as possible and s... MARVEL Updates Slate of Projects
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-06-2007)
After a stellar 3rd quarter performance ( reported here), Marvel Studios updated their list of upcoming projects along with films already in the can. Here's the list for the different mediums.
Feature Film Projects Being Developed by Marvel – ... Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man
by Jennifer Rocks (Wed 11-28-2007)
What They SayThe year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as The Laughing Man swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, extortion, and corporate espionage leaving no known susp... DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #1
by Tim Janson, Columnist (Mon 02-18-2008)
Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing resurrects three different characters and concepts. Dead of Night was one of those fantastic Marvel Comics horror anthologies of the 1970’s. Because these titles were always low-sellers, Marvel’s edi... Top Ten Television of 1999
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 01-10-2000)
It was quite a lively year on the tube, thanks to some returning favorites, some interesting freshmen, and special thanks to the craft of animation. Of course, the television season doesn’t conform to the calendar year, which makes it hard to assess a To... NIGHTMARE MAN
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 03-17-2008)
From its opening credits to its final frame, Rolfe Kanefsky’s Nightmare Man is a great throwback to eighties horror. Unfortunately the eighties staples are obvious and the effort is uneven.
A young woman, Ellen (Blythe Metz), purchases a... SPIDER-MAN: REVENGE OF THE GREEN GOBLIN - Roger Stern, Paul Jenkins & Howard Mackie
by James Busbee (Wed 09-27-2000)
Every great hero has that one villain who stands above all the rest, that archenemy who isn’t a cartoonish `bad guy,` but a dark, disturbingly close reflection of the hero himself. Batman has the Joker, Wolverine has Sabretooth and Reed Richards has Docto... SPIDER-MAN 2
by James Stevenson (Tue 06-29-2004)
I've just spent an entire day sitting in a room with pizza, chips, brownies, Mountain Dew and a copy of SPIDER-MAN 2 for the Xbox. While it's somewhat disappointing to have spoiled the movie story for myself, the gameplay may be the closest any game has e... Viz Pictures Announces Seattle Screening Of Train Man: Densha Otoko (Wed 11-08-2006)
Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love San Francisco, CA, November 8, 2006 " VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC, the leading U.S. publisher of Japanese animation and comics that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has a...Comicscape - April 19, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-19-2006)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another week of watching your credit card bill skyrocket like the national deficit. Yes, I'm hooked, too. So, don't feel bad. You've only got your wife to answer to. This week features the second (and much lo... Comicscape - September 7, 2005
by Al Brown (Wed 09-07-2005)
Hey! It's Al Brown, filling in for Kurt Amacker this week. I'm filling in because Kurt lived in New Orleans. He'll live there again, but right now he doesn't because New Orleans got the Aquaman treatment.Hey, listen, I ain't rich. You ain't either. If you... Iron Man Arrives at Sideshow Collectibles
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 05-02-2008)
Iron Man arrives in theaters this weekend. Prepare for the onslaught of Iron Man products. Toys, video games, comics and soundtracks will, of course, be on our collective radars. Let’s face it guys (and gals), the days of little action fi... WILD STRAWBERRIES (SMULTRONSTÄLLET)
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 03-01-2002)
Ingmar Bergman is one of the most revered directors in the history of cinema. His work has resulted in dozens of books analyzing his every frame. A gravity falls upon all he touches, critics are prone to declare all he does (THE TOUCH excluded) as the wor... Excerpt from Martin's FEAST
by News Editor (Tue 10-11-2005)
Bantam Spectra has provided Cinescape with an excerpt from George R. R. Martin's upcoming A Feast for Crows. The novel will be released on November 8, 2005. THE PROPHET The prophet was drowning men on Great Wyk when they came to tell him that the king was... Comicscape - November 24, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-24-2004)
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I wish I could say I'm thankful for all the responses I got regarding last week's question, but because of the snafu that afflicted last week's column the one from the previous week went out first, along with a blank templ...