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Sorvino Looking For LAST TEMPLAR (Tue 03-04-2008)

Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino has signed on to star in "The Last Templar," reports Variety. The new NBC mini-series will be based on the bestselling novel from Raymond Khoury. Sorvino will join Victor Garber ("Eli Stone," "Al...

The First of the Last
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 11-23-2006)

If you grew up with a fondness for classic animation, you should still remember one story in particular:  When the last eagle flies over the last crumbling mountain, and the last lion roars at the last dusty fountain…  She's in the s...

Paramount and M.Night Shyamalan Previews LAST AIRBENDER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-10-2008)

As part of the Licensing International Expo 2008 conference, director M. Night Shyamalan, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies were on hand to preview their next high profile team effort, an adaptation of The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon sent media ou...


Last Exile Vol. #1 w/Box
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-14-2003)

What They SayJapan\'s top anime creators bring a richly romantic action/adventure fantasy in an imaginary planet where retro-futuristic sky vehicles permeate the skies. Against this lavish background are the lives of a young and heroic air pilot duo --- C...

Blood: The Last Vampire
by Kim Wolstenholme (Tue 04-19-2005)

What They SayAt the Yokata Air Force Base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam war. But a greater threat exists within the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatch...

Last Exile Vol. #1 w/Box & Extras
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-14-2003)

What They SayJapan\'s top anime creators bring a richly romantic action/adventure fantasy in an imaginary planet where retro-futuristic sky vehicles permeate the skies. Against this lavish background are the lives of a young and heroic air pilot duo --- C...

Zone of Enders Dolores i Vol. #6: Last Things Last
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-02-2003)

What They SayThe final contest has begun now that Radium Lavans has emerged to make the brutal intentions of Mars fully known. There\'s only one power in the universe mighty enough to stop the destruction and mayhem that this insurrection will cause: Meta...


Last Exile Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 11-24-2004)

What They SayWith Lucciola\'s help, Claus, Alvis and Dio escape the Guild ship while Delphine continues to hold Alex Row hostage and tortures him. Anatoray and Disith continue to wage an all-out war against the Guild and many sacrifice their lives in the...

HIS LAST BOW
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 01-27-2003)

By the end of his life Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reportedly hated his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle's friend and fellow writer P.G. Wodehouse (creator of the hilarious Jeeves the Butler stories) recalled that he could get Doyle to pontificate ...

THE LAST BROADCAST: Now On Video
by John Thonen (Fri 12-10-1999)

To no one`s surprise, the most successful horror video release this Halloween was THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, which racked up tape sales in the millions and easily dominated the rental charts. However, the most interesting chiller to hit the video superstore...

Blood: The Last Vampire Complete Box (Wed 04-25-2001)

What They SayThe movie uses the full spectrum of digital animation which is said to have impressed even James Cameron. Japan\'s top creators gathered to make the show, which was shown in theaters using the HDCAM24P format which George Lucas will also be u...


Legend of the Last Labyrinth
by Michael Thomas (Thu 06-05-2003)

The Review!A good idea, implemented averagely. ::Audio:: When watching the show, I listened to the original Japanese seiyuu (voice actors). The talking, ambient sounds, and background music made good use of the two, built-in, TV speakers. The English t...

Last Exile Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-19-2004)

What They SayClaus and Tatiana are thrown together to fly a vanship to defend the Silvana from a massive attack orchestrated by Anatoray and Tatiana begins to confide in Claus when the two make an emergency landing. Sophia, who is revealed to be of roya...

THE LAST HERO
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 12-10-2001)

People who have no idea what DISCWORLD is have a rather hard time breaking into the series. They aren't written or released in any kind of logical order, which is very interesting for fans, but makes potential new recruits balk at picking one of the books...

Comicscape - June 7, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 06-07-2006)

Last week's mixed-bag review of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND generated a small truckload of mail. The reactions ranged from complete agreement with my review, to total disagreement from fans that thought the film met or exceeded the previous two. Regardless, t...


THE MICE TEMPLAR #1
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 09-04-2007)

Bryan Glass and Michael Oeming present a charming story both whimsical for its anthropomorphic heroes and exciting for its visceral action scenes. Mice Templar follows in the footsteps of Don Bluth’s animated film, The Secret of NIMH, presentin...

Last Exile Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 10-07-2004)

What They SayClaus and Dio return to Silvana from their vanship expedition to search for the Exile, only to find that Silvana had been hijacked by the Guild. Delphine holds Alvis, Claus and Alex Row hostage and takes them to the Guild ship. Delphine atte...

THE LAST MAN
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Sun 03-10-2002)

You and Jeri Ryan are the last two people on Earth. What do you do? As soon as fanboys around the world stop hyperventilating easy, fellas... long, slow breaths let us explain how this not completely disagreeable scenario sets up the plot of indie filmm...

THE LAST ISLAND #1
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 03-31-2006)

Like his last work, SOMETHING SO FAMILIAR, Alex Cahill manages to walk the fine line between complex and intentionally obscure in THE LAST ISLAND. And like that last work, Cahill works with very little dialogue and relies on images to convey the story. As...


THE LAST CASTLE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-19-2001)

THE LAST CASTLE is one of those movies that doesn't promote post-screening argument over its themes, as discussions as to which aspect of the story is least believable will take the forefront. The film is watchable owing to a punchy pace and some fine act...

Henry Kuttner and THE LAST MIMZY
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-27-2007)

Dan Abnett releases a slew of Warhammer novels, Jeffrey Thomas continues the bizarre tales of the inter-dimensional Punktown, and alternate historical fiction runs rampant in this edition of the Weekly Book Buzz.  Greetings Maniac readers and wel...

FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE
by TONY WHITT (Mon 09-29-2003)

Last week in COMICSCAPE, I somehow accidentally characterized FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE as yet another collected edition of previously published issues. More fool me. Turns out that THE LAST CASTLE is a one-off issue telling a completely new story from the ...

Last Exile Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-14-2003)

What They SayJapan\'s top anime creators bring a richly romantic action/adventure fantasy in an imaginary planet where retro-futuristic sky vehicles permeate the skies. Against this lavish background are the lives of a young and heroic air pilot duo --- C...


EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo's Y: THE LAST MAN optioned by New Line Cinema
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 05-16-2003)

Coming Attractions at Cinescape has learned that the hit science fiction comic book series Y: THE LAST MAN has been optioned by New Line Cinema as a feature film. Created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra, this ongoing series debuted last ...

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...

THE LAST SIEGE
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 07-22-2002)

“Wow,” you might say, “a film with Jeff Fahey and Ernie Hudson, I’ve so got to get this for the dorm.” Yes, you might say that, even though you’re 47 years old and still live in your parents’ garage – guess that Masters degree in Art History really paid o...

"Last Quarter"
by Janet Houck (Fri 03-16-2007)

Mizuki’s life sucks. First, her mother commits suicide when she is just a child, when her mother finds out that her father is cheating on her. Then she has a boyfriend who regularly cheats on her, then begs for forgiveness and a second chance. Th...


THE DEAD ZONE - The Last Goodbye
by Jason Davis (Fri 07-29-2005)

A dash of "Paul is dead" mystique, a hint of ALMOST FAMOUS, and some great performances by the regular and guest cast combine to make "The Last Goodbye" every bit as good as last week's wonderful episode. This season's taken its time in hitting its strid...

Last Week
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 01-22-2008)

Last week was my first real chance to escape the confines of work and go shopping. I know it sounds girly but this last quarter of 2007 was brutal. All the running around, deadlines and holidays made it one giant nightmare. I like to shop, ...

Blood: The Last Vampire
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-28-2001)

What They SayAt the Yokota base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists within the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a mysteriou...

Last Kunoichi Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 09-18-2006)

What They SayThe winds of revolution howl through Kyoto as the Tokugawa era comes to a violent close. Will Kaede, Kikyoo, and Ayame follow the ninja code of honor and face their vicious destiny, or escape to another world? Will their love for each other a...


JOKER: LAST LAUGH #1-2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 10-12-2001)

Hey look kids, it's an entirely unnecessary company crossover event with the Joker causing all kinds of mayhem! Buy them all!Yes, I'm cynical, but when the publishers feed into my healthy distrust of all things, it only makes it worse. Fresh off the summe...

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...

THE LAST PRECINCT
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 06-11-2001)

In her latest novel, author Patricia Cornwell continues the adventures of coroner Kay Scarpetta, picking up where BLACK NOTICE left off. This time, Scarpetta finds herself the target of a criminal investigation, accused of killing a professional rival and...

LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET Comes to DVD
by Scott Collura (Sun 03-24-2002)

Barrel Entertainment has just announced that they will be releasing the 1970s grindhouse classic THE LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET on DVD. Known as “the most vile and disgusting film ever made,” LAST HOUSE was made in 1972 by Roger Watkins (under the pseu...


LAST SAMURAI helmer finds TALISMAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-12-2004)

With his last film hitting DVD just last week, THE LAST SAMURAI director Ed Zwick is currently in talks to take over DreamWorks' long stalled epic fantasy film THE TALISMAN. If Zwick's signature on the contract is dry he'll be taking over from Vadim Perel...

Y: The Last Man
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-13-2005)

All right, the headline's exaggerating the book's one girl-on-girl scene a bit much, but there is a scene with two women kissing (you'll have to read it to find out which ones), but in world with only two men (Yorrick and the astronauts' baby), I don't su...

SCOOP: More producers making THE LAST MAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-23-2003)

Following up on our exclusive report that New Line Cinema is developing a movie based on the Vertigo/DC Comics comic book Y: THE LAST MAN, a source relays to us the latest developments on this project.According to our inside source, New Line Cinema execut...

Last Exile Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 02-01-2004)

What They SayClaus and Lavie deliver Alvis to airship Silvana?s captain, Alex Row. But much to Claus? anger, Alex Row accepts Alvis inhumanely into Silvana and leaves the duo and their damaged ship behind. Claus and Lavie fly to Silvana to retrieve Alvis,...


Last Exile Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 08-18-2004)

What They SayClaus and Lavie\'s fathers died attempting to cross the Grand Stream to deliver a message from Anatoray to Disith. Empress Sophia obtains a copy of the original message and discovers it suggested the two empires join forces to defeat the Guil...

Goodman Takes on Zombies in LAST BLOOD
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 07-28-2008)

Benderspink has yet another comic to film adaptation on the horizon, this one being the second zombie property announced in the past week. To go with last week's announced adaptation of ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction, the production company is also taki...

Alas, Poor Yorick
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-06-2008)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another entry into the Comicscape canon! Last week, I had to pick between two important subjects – the return of Captain America – temporary or not – and the conclusion of DC/Vertigo’s fantas...

Last Night Music Came Out Of The Giallo
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-29-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Among the Italian horror "giallo" films scored by Bruno Nicolai in the early 1970s, is LE LA NOTTE CHE EVELYN USCI' DALLA TOMBA © Digitmovies NOTTE CHE EVELYN USCĚ DALLA TOMBA (The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grav...


THE LAST SAMURAI makes its digital debut on May 4
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 02-12-2004)

Warner Home Video has targeted a May 4 release date for the two-disc DVD of THE LAST SAMURAI, last year's Tom Cruise vehicle. A commentary by director Ed Zwick will be included with the movie on disc one.Disc two will contain Zwick's video journal chronic...

Y: THE LAST MAN #1
by Tony Whitt (Sun 08-04-2002)

The most terrifying part of the first issue of Y: THE LAST MAN is not the nail-biting countdown to the release of the male-dominating plague, or even the scenes of every man but one suddenly vomiting blood and bleeding from the eyes as a result. No, indee...

Y THE LAST MAN collected
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 09-04-2002)

DC Comics has announced that it will be releasing Y THE LAST MAN DOUBLE FEATURE edition on October 2. The 64-page, $5.95 book will collect the first two issues of the Vertigo series. According to DC, the second issue has joined the first issue in sellin...

TOP 10: THE LAST SAMURAI comes in first place
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-08-2003)

To no one's surprise THE LAST SAMURAI cut its way to the top of the chart this week at the box office; nevertheless, Warner Bros. was expecting Tom Cruise's latest adventure to earn more moolah in its opening weekend. The snowstorm that struck the east co...


INCREDIBLE HULK: THE END - THE LAST TITAN
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 06-27-2002)

If you're a Marvel fan at all, and certainly if you still have fond memories of Peter David's superb run on the INCREDIBLE HULK comic book series from #331 in May 1987 to #467 in August 1998, you simply must pick up this astonishing one-shot, the first in...

YTHE LAST MAN preview
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 04-23-2002)

Former SWAMP THING writer Brian K. Vaughan returns to Vertigo territory with Y THE LAST MAN, a new series that begins in July from DC Comics. Here's the series' set-up: "When a mysterious plague suddenly kills every living creature on the planet with a...

Close the Last Door Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 10-30-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yamada YugiTranslated by:Melanie SchoenAdapted by:Melanie SchoenWhat They SayWhat would you do if your crush of many years suddenly got married?! After attending his beloved Saitoh\'s wedding, broken-hearted Nagai gets a littl...

Y: THE LAST MAN #44
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 04-07-2006)

I can never praise Y: THE LAST MAN enough. Each month, Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra (usually) deliver a funny and intriguing episode in their epic of a world with only one man left alive. As of this 44th issue, Yorick Brown's sister, Hero, and, Beth, t...


LAST DAY IN VIETNAM
by Jason Henderson (Wed 08-09-2000)

Last Day in Vietnam is about warriors at relative rest.An American GI sits at a cafe in Saigon. He has bandages on his face, a cast on his arm, a cane for his busted leg. He sits and smokes, and thinks of the beautiful local girl he picked up. In his mind...

LAST LEGION Hits DVD Dec 18
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-12-2007)

Discover the beginning of the legend of King Arthur when the epic-action adventure The Last Legion rides onto DVD December 18th from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.   As ancient Rome crumbles, the only hope lies with the Roman Emperor...

Blood the Last Vampire Vol.#01 - Night of the Beasts
by Greg Hackmann (Thu 03-13-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mamoru Oshii / Katsuya TeradaTranslated by:Camella NiehAdapted by:What They SayAt Yokota Base in Japan, American soldiers stand guard at the brink of the Vietnam War. Although they fear the enemy outside their base, an even mo...

Last Exile Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 03-23-2004)

What They SayClaus and Lavie participate in an eight-hour endurance vanship race, and are joined by Dio Eraclea who tries to befriend Claus. Tatiana also participates in the race, but she is actually on a secret mission under Alex Row\'s direction. In t...


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...

Audio Treatment for Manfredi’s The Last Legion
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-13-2007)

Myth Adventures author Robert Asprin unveils a collection of SF war novels, Manfredi’s The Last Legion leaps onto the audiobook format, and an F. Paul Wilson’s classic gets the collector’s rendition in this edition of the Weekly Book...

Blood: The Last Vampire (-)

What They SayAt the Yokota Air Force base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists with the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a m...

Last Exile OST 2
by Tiffani Nadeau (Thu 05-13-2004)

What They SayLAST EXILE has completely blown away fans and critics alike with breathtaking visuals, captivating storylines, and sensational music. Don the headphones and experience the majestic sense of aerial exhilaration effortlessly combined with aural...


Blood: The Last Vampire (-)

What They SayAt the Yokota Air Force base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists with the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a m...

At the premiere of THE LAST SAMURAI
by Sue Schneider (Fri 12-12-2003)

Warner Bros. Pictures THE LAST SAMURAI opened last Friday in theaters and on December 1st the U.S. Premiere was held at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California.THE LAST SAMURAI was the first of the premieres that were to be held this December and...

“Space Cowboys on HD DVD, X;Men: The Last Stand coming to Blu-ray soon.
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-05-2006)

Column News: With the switch over to the new site design, I thought I’d make a couple of minor changes in High Def Revue.  The most notable one is that the Blu-ray discs will be listed first in the Upcoming Discs section from now on. ...

Cinescape's Last Minute Christmas Shopping Guide
by Anthony C. Ferrante with THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Wed 12-21-2005)

Hey you. Yeah, the person who clicked on this article, not because they were interested in the latest, hottest and coolest things out there for the holidays, but rather because you're like many last minute shoppers who haven't even stepped into the mall s...


"The Last Mimzy"
by Rachel Reitsleff (Sat 03-24-2007)

In The Last Mimzy, the title character is something that appears to be a toy stuffed animal bunny – but is really something quite different. Just what Mimzy really is, and what the objects found with her do, becomes a matter of increasing fascina...

Last Exile Vol. #4
by Paul Jacques (Tue 07-19-2005)

What They SayClaus and Tatiana are thrown together to fly a Vanship to defend the Silvana from a massive attack orchestrated by Anatoray and Tatiana begins to confide in Claus when the two make an emergency landing. Sophia, who is revealed to be of royal ...

Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Last Exile Volume Three
by Way Jeng (Mon 04-12-2004)

Welcome to today's column. This time I'll be taking a look at Last Exile volume three, released by Geneon Entertainment. This is a show that has sported a quality dub in its previous volumes, and this volume continues to uphold the standard of work establ...

Kapur considers taking THE LAST FULL MEASURE
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 06-26-2003)

Shekhar Kapur, the director of ELIZABETH, is in talks to helm THE LAST FULL MEASURE for New Line Cinema. MEASURE is a military drama about a idealistic officer in the Pentagon who battles with his superiors hoping that a Medal of Honor can be awarded to a...


Last Exile Vol. #7
by Paul Jacques (Tue 03-28-2006)

What They SayWith Lucciola's help, Claus, Alvis and Dio escape the Guild ship while Delphine continues to hold Alex Row hostage and tortures him. Anatoray and Disith continue to wage an all-out war against the Guild and many sacrifice their lives in their...

Last Exile Vol. #5
by Paul Jacques (Mon 02-20-2006)

What They SayClaus and Lavie\'s fathers died attempting to cross the Grand Stream to deliver a message from Anatoray to Disith. Empress Sophia obtains a copy of the original message and discovers it suggested the two empires join forces to defeat the Guil...

Blood: The Last Vampire
by David Rehfeldt (Wed 02-06-2002)

The Review!It's a good thing that they named this movie "The Last Vampire", otherwise I wouldn't have had a clue what was going on... no wait, I still didn't have a clue what was going on. I'll get to the technical end of things here. The video in Blood ...

Last Exile OST 1
by Tiffani Nadeau (Thu 05-13-2004)

What They SayFor pure escapism into the wild blue yonder, it doesn\'t get any better than the LAST EXILE Original Soundtrack, which delivers mesmerizing vocals and highly evocative instrumentals that will entrall and please those who love the grand sense ...


THE LAST VAMPIRE
by Francesca Sorenson (Wed 10-24-2001)

Strieber works his usual prose magic in this imaginative follow-up to THE HUNGER. His rich, realistic dialogue plays beautifully against the complex and believable vampire world that he creates.Vampires, in this world, call themselves "Keepers." Once upon...

Manga Review: Close the last Door (Mon 10-30-2006)

Ed\'s taking a dip into the 18+ realm again today as he has a look at the September 2006 release of Close the Last Door from Digital Manga Publishing.

Advance Review: Last Exile (Tue 03-23-2004)

Getting in on some early discs here, we took some time to enjoy a Monday evening last night by checking out Geneon\'s 04/06/2004 release of Last Exile Vol. #3, though some folks surely saw these episodes already during that Tech TV run recently.

Potter Looking for LAST HOUSE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-05-2008)

Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter have joined the cast of Rogue Pictures' remake Last House on the Left, reports Variety. The two will star alongside Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Rhys Coiro, Martha MacIsaac and Riki Lindhome in the update of the 70's class...


Novel Review: Blood the Last Vampire (Thu 03-13-2008)

Greg has taken some time to go through a fairly length anime/manga related book this week with the November 2005 release of the Blood the Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts from Dark Horse.

Last Exile Dates (Sat 11-15-2003)

Included in the final release product for Geneon\'s Last Exile Vol. #1 is a little sheet that lists the release dates for all the volumes with the caveat that they are subject to change. Due to that, we\'ve only added them to the upcoming list and will ad...

Last Exile Vol. #1
by Paul Jacques (Fri 02-11-2005)

What They SayFrom one of Japan\'s most renowned anime studios - GONZO (Hellsing, Full Metal Panic) - comes a richly romantic action/ adventure fantasy on an imaginary planet where retro-futuristic sky vehicles permeate the skies. Against the lavish backgr...

Last Fantasy Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Tue 04-11-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Creative Hon / Artist: Yong-Wan KwonTranslated by:Sora HanAdapted by:What They SayTian and Drei von Richenstein, two unlikely heroes, embark on an adventure filled with excitement...intrigue...and a bit of comic reli...


Toy Maniac: Last Look at the SDCC Toys
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 08-14-2008)

The dust has now settled on the San Diego Comic Con. Prices have already begun to rise on eBay for a lot of the exclusives. Cobra Commander in the Blue Suit is already going through the roof. There was almost too much to look on the showroom floor at the ...

Last Exile Vol. #6
by Paul Jacques (Mon 03-27-2006)

What They SayClaus and Dio return to the Silvana from their Vanship expedition to search for Exile, only to find that the Silvana has been hijacked by the Guild. Delphine takes Alvis, Claus and Alex Row hostage and transports them to the Guild ship where ...

Caruso, Ellsworth to Take on LAST MAN
by News Editor (Tue 07-24-2007)

New Line Cinema has set D.J. Caruso to direct and Carl Ellsworth to write the comicbook adaptation of Pia Guerra, José Marzan, Jr. and Brian K. Vaughn's Y: THE LAST MAN. The story revolves around a mysterious plague killing nea...

Sonic Soldier Borgman Soundtrack: Last Battle
by Tiffani Nadeau (Thu 11-17-2005)

What They SayMusic composed by Hiromoto Tobisawa, Kaoru Oohori, Takanori Masuda, and Keiji Katayama. Lyrics by Keiji Mizutani and Kaoru Asagi. Vocal performances by Kouichi Yamadera, Yoshino Takamori, Yasunori Matsumoto, and Naoko Matsui. The Review!3 out...


Blood: The Last Vampire Complete Box
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-25-2001)

What They SayThe movie uses the full spectrum of digital animation which is said to have impressed even James Cameron. Japan\'s top creators gathered to make the show, which was shown in theaters using the HDCAM24P format which George Lucas will also be u...

A last minute EXORCIST exorcism
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-19-2003)

Emerging screenwriter Alexi Hawley has been called in to perform a last minute rewrite on the script for EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING. Hawley serves as the new writer for the picture's new director, Renny Harlin, who is replacing the fired Paul Schrader. Harli...

Writer to discuss plans for JEREMIAH: THE LAST EMPIRE tomorrow
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-11-2004)

Fans of Showtime's JEREMIAH television series, take note: Platinum Studios and Jeremiah Portal are putting together a special online session with Andrew Foley, the writer of the upcoming JEREMIAH: THE LAST EMPIRE comic book. The session will take place to...

Y: THE LAST MAN #29
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-09-2004)

Y: THE LAST MAN is probably the best non-superhero title being in print right now. I don't only qualify it that way because I have a superhero book in mind that's so much better (I don't), but only because it's more along the lines of a Vertigo series li...


Y screenwriter enjoys being LAST MAN on project
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-02-2004)

Speaking with Sci Fi Wire, screenwriter Jeff Vintar the latest news on his work adapting the Vertigo comic book series Y: THE LAST MAN into a screenplay. Vintar is working with writer David Goyer who has had plenty of personal experience turning comic boo...

Cartwright campaigns to have SIMPSONS last forever
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 06-06-2002)

Though there's no real end in site Nancy Cartwright is on a personal crusade to keep THE SIMPSONS on the air forever. Cartwright, the voice of insufferable scamp Bart Simpson, is hoping that while some rumblings have been heard recently about the show com...

THE LAST SAMURAI spotted
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-13-2003)

Latino Review broke the exclusive first look at the teaser poster for Tom Cruise's next film, THE LAST SAMURAI. Set for release on December 5, the film has Cruise playing a late 19th century Civil War hero hired by the Emperor of Japan to educate the cou...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Kobol's Last Gleaming Part 1
by Jason Davis (Mon 03-28-2005)

After the three-hour epic premiere, "Saga of a Star World," writers Glen Larson and Donald Bellisario took the crew of the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA to explore the mysteries of their ancestral home world of Kobol. On the long-lost planet, Commander A...


Sony Moves Ahead With LAST SUMMER, HOLLOW MAN, and ROAD HOUSE Sequels
by News Editor (Tue 07-12-2005)

Sony Pictures is pushing ahead with the sequels I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER 3, HOLLOW MAN 2, and ROAD HOUSE 2. It has not been determined yet whether Columbia Pictures or Screen gems will release them theatrically or whether any or all will go directl...

Howard Shore scores The Last Mimzy
by Randall Larson (Tue 12-26-2006)

New Line Cinema has confirmed that Howard Shore is doing the original score for The Last Mimzy, a dark fairy-tale about two siblings who develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Robert Shaye, one of the executive producers on the...

Last book is Rowling's Favorite
by Karl Schneider (Wed 02-07-2007)

According to J.K. Rowling via an update of her official website, the seventh and final book of the Harry Potter series is her personal favorite.Rowling writes:Charles Dickens put it better than I ever could:'It would concern the reader little, perhaps, to...

X-MEN: THE LAST STAND 7-Minute Clip Online!
by Karl Schneider (Fri 05-12-2006)

A seven-minute preview of X-Men: The Last Stand has shown up online via Dell. You can view the clip here.The clip features the two newest characters: Beast (Kelsey Grammer) and Angel (Ben Foster). Storm and Wolverine are also in the clip.While there, yo...


LAST STAND Trailer
by News Editor (Tue 03-07-2006)

20th Century Fox has released the newest trailer for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND. The movie opens in theaters on May 26th. As previsouly repored, the film stars Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer...

SCREAM Again About WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
by Movie News (Thu 09-01-2005)

Icons of Fright.com attended the Monster Mania convention held this past weekend in Cherry Hill, N.J. had these two key stories to report.Wes Craven was on one of the panel discussions and he told the crowd that he recently had breakfast with Neve Campbel...

THE LAST REMNANT Trailer
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-06-2007)

Square Enix (the same developers of the FINAL FANTASY series) has debuted a trailer for their upcoming fantasy epic, THE LAST REMNANT. This game is expected to hit the markets on May 10, 2008 for both the PS3 and the Xbox360. Gamevideos has posted the tra...

Santa Takes on the Undead in LAST CHRISTMAS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 10-09-2007)

It looks like Santa is dropping the presents, grabbing the guns and taking on zombies in THE LAST CHRISTMAS, says Hollywood Reporter. The comic book, created by  Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan, is getting adapted to the big screen in the near fut...


InstaContest enters last phase (Sun 02-01-2004)

Congrats to Craig Ramirez for winning the Mini-Goddesses #4 prize this afternoon! Up for our last one today is Saber Marionette J to X Vol. #3 from Bandai Entertainment!

DVD A Day Giveaway - Last Day! (Fri 12-31-2004)

Congrats to Don Zimmerman this morning who has scored a copy of Dokkoida?! Vol. #2 from us. Today is the last day of the contest and we\'ve got a copy of Tsukihime Vol. #1 up for grabs, so get your entry in and try to end the year with a win!

Gonzo does Last Exile right (Wed 07-30-2003)

Well, that may be a bit subjective, but in a sizeable change from most of their recent series that have been done in letterbox format but not anamorphic, the Japanese DVD release of the first volume of Last Exile just came out and it breaks the bad trend ...

Shyamalan Talks LAST AIRBENDER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-10-2008)

With direct M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming supernatural thriller The Happening hitting theaters this Friday, the media has a chance to approach him a couple of subjects in his field of vision. One such project is the upcoming adaptation of The Last Airbend...


Bekmambetov Leading Vampyric KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-06-2008)

Timur Bekmambetov, the man behind the Russian vampire series Night Watch, has a new vampire tale to spread for Universal Pictures, this time mixing the folk lore with the holy grail mythology. Variety reports that Universal and producer Bekmambetov are se...

UK DVD Review: Last Exile (Tue 03-28-2006)

Paul\'s checking in from the UK this morning by closing out one of his series with a last look at the 12/26/2005 release of Last Exile Vol. #7 (of 7) from ADV Films UK.

Adult DVD Review: Last Kunoichi (Mon 09-18-2006)

Our adult pile has grown again a bit recently so we\'ve got a look today at the 09/12/2006 release of The Last Kunoichi Vol. #1 from Adult Source Media.

Mia Farrow to join cast of THE LAST UNICORN
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 11-25-2002)

Mia Farrow will be joining the cast of the live-action remake of THE LAST UNICORN. According to the film's website, Farrow will play Molly Grue, the outlaw with a pure heart who can see unicorns. This will be the second time Farrow has involved herself in...


Adult Source Media Announces Release of śThe Last Kunoichi ť Anime (Mon 09-11-2006)

CHATSWORTH, CA (September 11, 2006) " Adult Source Media, the fastest growing distributor of Japanese Adult Anime, has announced the release of the popular Japanese title, The Last Kunoichi. A world of mystery, suspense and sex unfolds in this battle of ...

Blood: The Last Vampire
by Mark McPherson (Wed 02-06-2002)

The Review!The anime that has already become popular when shown at an anime convention in Canada finally makes it's way here. It took about a year, but it's finally on DVD to own. And it is well worth checking out. Audio: Okay, here's the layout. When yo...

Legend of the Last Labyrinth
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-04-2000)

What They SayYusuke is a young, orphaned, high-school student who just happened to be late for class one day. Little did he know that his tardiness would consequently put him in the right place at the right time…soaking in the middle of a muddy pudd...

Lionsgate Understands The Last EQUATION
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 03-28-2008)

Lionsgate has stepped up to make screen scribe Stuart Gibbs' debut novel, The Last Equation, reports Variety. Production will be overseen for the studio by vice president Jim Miller. Plot Concept: An action-thriller, the contemporary story pivots on gove...


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...

I KNOW WHAT YOU QUOTED LAST SUMMER
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 06-09-2003)

I KNOW WHAT YOU QUOTED LAST SUMMER is the massively dumb title of a massively interesting film quiz book. I KNOW, which was complied by the author of the WHAT'S THAT FROM ? movie quote book, sets up two levels to the quiz.First, the book presents series o...

Warners Takes on "Last Giants"
by News Editor (Fri 03-25-2005)

Warner Bros. Pictures has optioned French children's book "The Last Giants" by Francois Place.Set in the mid-1800s, the story revolves around a paleontologist who discovers what appears to be an enormous human tooth inscribed with a map. He sets off on a ...

Y: The Last Man
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 01-26-2007)

Premise:  After a mysterious plague has wiped out every male mammal with a Y chromosome on the planet save for a twentysomething amateur escape artist and a monkey he was training, Yorick Brown and Ampersand become the two most wanted individuals in ...


LAST SAMURAI rolls
by Mike Whybark (Thu 10-10-2002)

October 10th marks the first day of principal photography for the upcoming Edward Zwick period epic starring Tom Cruise, THE LAST SAMURAI. Cruise plays an American military adviser retained by the Emperor of Japan to modernize the country's military.Zwick...

John Travolta in negotiations to become Intermedia's LAST CHANCE
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 09-30-2002)

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER has announced that John Travolta (SWORDFISH, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE) is in negotiations to star in Intermedia Films' JOE'S LAST CHANCE. Andrew Bergman (STRIPTEASE, HONEYMOON IN VEGAS) will direct. Following in the ANALYZE THIS vein, L...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (2003): Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2
by Jason Davis (Mon 04-04-2005)

Not that it was unexpected, but the Sci-Fi Channel has sagely renewed Ronald D. Moore's updated BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. So, those still reeling from the shocking final moments of the finale can breathe a sigh of relief. With an elegant first part, "Kobol's ...

Rogue Pictures to remake THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-17-2006)

Rogue Pictures has signed a deal to remake Wes Craven's THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT.Craven, who wrote and directed the original, will produce the remake with longtime partner Marianne Maddalena and Sean S. Cunningham. The latter produced the original. Crav...


Cloverfield Manga: Last Minute Hype
by Nadia Oxford, Columnist (Thu 01-17-2008)

January is a cold, pale month that's made blearier by the post-Christmas blahs. The early days of 2008 have been a little more cheerful, however, because a mysterious movie called Cloverfield has initiated enough speculation and discussion to help us forg...

Writer & Director Set for LAST HOUSE Remake
by News Editor (Wed 05-30-2007)

Wes Craven has hired Adam Alleca to write and Dennis Iliadis to direct the remake of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. The story will center on killers who inadvertently seek refuge with the parents of one of their victims. The remake will aim f...

Anna Nicole Smith's last film to DVD in May
by Karl Schneider (Thu 02-15-2007)

According to Reuters, the last film made by the late Anna Nicole Smith, a sci fi comedy titled Illegal Aliens, will be released onto DVD this May. The film stars Smith as one of three aliens who transform themselves into super-hot babes and arrive to p...

M. Night Shyamalan to direct "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 01-09-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, M. Night Shyamalan will write, direct and produce the live-action big-screen adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.Avatar is set in a world balanced on four nations -- Water, Earth, Fire and Air. In each society, th...


LAST SAMURAI gets Connolly, Goldwyn and Spall
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 08-28-2002)

THE LAST SAMURAI is coming together in casting and is set to star shooting in a few months. The latest evidence: Billy Connolly (TIMELINE, MRS. BROWN), Tony Goldwyn (THE 6TH DAY, TARZAN) and Timothy Spall (VANILLA SKY) have all signed to join Tom Cruise i...

23.5 Degrees: Bloodline--The Movie: Tomb Be or Not Tomb Be?
by Stella Maris (Sat 06-21-2008)

Having finally watched the review DVD of Bloodline--The Movie, I think I can now guess why the traditional complimentary promo copies of this film are as rare as hen’s teeth. Fundamentally, the ability to rewind and freeze-frame the action provides ...

Vampires Protect their Food in LAST BLOOD
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-02-2008)

The production company Benderspink, led by Chris Bender and J.C. Spink, is amassing quite a collection of comic properties for the big screen.  The trades have announced their latest pick Last Blood, based on Bobby Crosby's comic book. The project wi...

Shyamalan Talks Last AIRBENDER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-16-2008)

Director M. Night Shyamalan, who's putting the final touches on his R-rated The Happening thriller, has sat down with Empire Online and talked a bit about his upcoming adaptation of The Last Airbender. They took off the "Avatar" name because Par...


Last Minute Holiday Shopping Guide: Part 1
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 12-18-2006)

It’s that time of year again where shopping becomes warfare and finding that perfect gift is some times more stressful than actually buying it.   That’s where this Gift Guide comes in handy. It’s not the end-all, be-all of Gift ...

Famous Last Words
by Jason Davis (Mon 05-29-2006)

Here there be spoilersread with care.Where to begin? THE WEST WING is as good a spot to start as any, I expect. To be absolutely honest, I haven't hung out with the Bartlet administration regularly for three years. When creator Aaron Sorkin left at the...

X-MEN 3: THE LAST STAND
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-26-2006)

There was some concern about the X-MEN franchise changing directorial hands on its third installment, with Brett Ratner taking over after Bryan Singer had succeeded in making most people very happy with installments one and two. Ratner demonstrates immedi...

Penn Adapting Gibbs' LAST EQUATION
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 05-22-2008)

What would Albert Einstein do? Well, the story behind this latest movie on the horizon tells what he didn't want to do, says the Hollywood Reporter. The trade announced that screenwriter Sascha Penn is in charge of adapting Stuart Gibbs' novel The Last Eq...


Universal Adapting Lolos' LAST CALL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-17-2008)

Universal has bought the theatrical rights for the Oni Press graphic novel series The Last Call, reports Variety. The studio has set up Barry Josephson to produce while they have Evan Spiliotopoulos (The Box) adapting the comic to screenplay. The project ...

SDCC: Alicia Keys Set for Y:THE LAST MAN?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 07-28-2008)

It's been a few weeks since we had a chance to talk some Y: The Last Man, the last bit of rumor control concerning whether actor Shia LaBeouf would hook back with the film's director D.J Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) to lead the comic adaptation. But news...

Noxon talks BUFFY last season?
by Christopher Allan Smith, Arnold T. Blumberg and Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 03-22-2002)

In the third part of her exclusive interview with CINESCAPE magazine, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER producer/writer Marti Noxon discussed whether the seventh season of the series would be its last."I don't know," said Noxon when asked if Season 7 will be the s...

Last Uniform (aka Saigo no Seifuku) Vol.#01
by Ariadne Roberts (Mon 10-15-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mera HakamadaTranslated by:Nancy Barron, Ben ApplegateAdapted by:Shannon Fay, Janet HouckWhat They SayEach girl at Tsubakigaoka Girls\' Dorm is paired with a roommate. Tsumugi with Beniko, and Ai with Fuuko. Yet the girls each...


Last Exile Complete Collection
by Bryan Morton (Wed 10-03-2007)

What They SayIn an imaginary world where retro-futuristic sky vehicles permeate the skies live young and heroic van ship sky porters Claus and Lavie, who are forced to take on a mission to deliver a mysterious girl, Alvis, to the battle ship Silvana. Befo...

Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle / Lover's Rain
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-20-2004)

What They SayAs the surviving members of the Borgman team try to adjust to a normal life, a new wave of cyber-crime stalks the city. Now the last three bio-enhanced humans on Earth find themselves pitted against the most monstrous foes they have ever face...

Setting up THE LAST MISSION
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-17-2004)

The idea for a new military action movie just got sold to 20th Century Fox, with director John Moore (BEHIND ENEMY LINES) attached to make it. The project is called THE LAST MISSION and it was pitched to Fox-based Davis Entertainment by screenwriters Joe ...

THE LAST SAMURAI
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-05-2003)

THE LAST SAMURAI is a big, sumptuous adventure movie that plays a lot like DANCES WITH WOLVES set in 1876 Japan. There is nothing inherently wrong with this WOLVES had a solid structure worth emulating and the SAMURAI environs, both physical and social, ...


A.I.s Last All Summer Long
by James T. Voelpel (Tue 07-17-2001)

It's ironic that 2001 would be the year of release for one of Stanley Kubrick's most eagerly awaited and controversial motion pictures. With Steven Spielberg writing and directing what was to be the late master's greatest sci-fi epic, A.I. is a film to be...

Dead Last
by Carl Cortez (Tue 08-14-2001)

The struggling rock band The Problem has a big problem they see ghosts. Of course, the TV series DEAD LAST has a few problems of its own, namely a title that begs to be mocked and a premise that sounds just about as ridiculous as they come.However, with ...

Superman Returns
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 04-22-2005)

Genre:Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Action.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Brandon Routh (Clark Kent/Kal-El/"Superman"); Kevin Spacey (Lex Luthor); Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane); Hugh Laurie (Pe