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Tom Hanks' ROAD Less Traveled
by Pamela Harland (Fri 07-12-2002)

Mr. Nice Guy does some naughty things in the new Sam Mendes thriller ROAD TO PERDITION. But when Tom Hanks does them they don't seem so bad for some reason. Which just proves the theory, some guys can get away with anything... even murder.Hanks plays hitm...

Stan Winston Criticizes Tom Hanks
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 07-10-2001)

One day after Tom Hanks candidly admitted to being "troubled" about the coming of digital actors, a la FINAL FANTASY: THE THE SPIRITS WITHIN, FX master Stan Winston has gone public taking him to task.While promoting JURASSIC PARK III, Winston gave his tak...

Tom Hanks Will Lead FAHRENHEIT 451?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-09-2007)

...ssibly be Tom Hanks, someone who lead his 1999 GREEN MILE adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Here's what Darabont told MTV; “[Tom Hanks] has stated his intention to do the movie. I’m hoping that stays on track,” Darabo...


Tom Hanks Doesn't Like Digital Actors
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-09-2001)

Odds are that when the FINAL FANTASY movie opens, Tom Hanks won't be going to see it.While talking to the New York Times, the actor gave his candid opinion on creating actors on computers, saying, "I am very troubled by it."He adds, "But it's coming down,...

Tom Hanks returning for "Angels & Demons"?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 04-11-2007)

According to Cinema Blend, Tom Hanks has signed on to reprise his role as Dr. Robert Langdon in the sequel to Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons.The site also mentions that the salary it took to get Hanks to sign on is the “biggest salary ever paid ...

Tom Hanks Adapting AGENT ZIGZAG
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 09-20-2007)

Tom Hanks is no stranger to producing WWII thrillers with Band of Brothers and the upcoming sequel Pacific under his belt. Variety is reporting the Oscar winning thespian will be grabbing another producing credit for a WWII spy film called AGENT ZIGZAG. T...

Tim Allen and Tom Hanks return for TOY STORY 3
by Karl Schneider (Sun 07-23-2006)

Tim Allen said in a recent interview that both he and Tom Hanks would be returning to add their voices in the upcoming Pixar film, TOY STORY 3. Allen will once again voice Buzz Lightyear, while Hanks will provide the voice for Woody."It's going to be gre...


Tom Hanks set for POLAR EXPRESS
by Mike Whybark (Wed 09-25-2002)

The film adaptation of POLAR EXPRESS, Chris Van Allsberg's popular holiday children's book, will feature Tom Hanks starring as the train conductor, VARIETY reports. Robert Zemeckis has been working with William Broyles, writer of CAST AWAY, on the scr...

CITY OF EMBER glows for Tom Hanks
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-01-2004)

The film rights to Jeanne DuPrau's teen fantasy book THE CITY OF EMBER have sold to Playtone Productions, the film development company of Tom Hanks and partner Gary Goetzman. DuPrau's novel is a futuristic adventure set on an Earth that has its atmosphere...

Hanks may crack THE DA VINCI CODE
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-15-2004)

Oscar-winner Tom Hanks (THE POLAR EXPRESS) is the man wanted to break THE DA VINCI CODE. Over the past 48 hours news reports have trickled out that Hanks is the actor that DA VINCI director Ron Howard has in mind to play the part of Robert Langdon, the Ha...

Hanks likes THE SPIDER AND THE FLY
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-08-2003)

While Tom Hanks is presently busy starring in the cinematic adaptation of the childrens book THE POLAR EXPRESS, he's also struck a deal to adapt another kids book to the silver screen. Hanks and business partner Gary Goetzman have inked a deal with Unive...


Hanks investigates A COLD CASE
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 06-19-2003)

ONE HOUR PHOTO helmer Mark Romanek will direct Tom Hanks in the crime thriller A COLD CASE for Universal Pictures. Hanks, who is preparing to star in Steven Spielberg's next film, TERMINAL, will likely move on to COLD CASE sometime in the first part of 20...

Hanks Joins Spielberg's CATCH
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-29-2001)

Tom Hanks has signed on board Steven Spielberg's fasr developing next helming gig, DreamWorks' CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Hanks will be taking on the role of a FBI agent Joe Shaye who was on the job seeking the youngest man to ever be in the agency's top tne mo...

Hanks close to finding BIG LOVE with HBO
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-06-2004)

Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone Productions are close to selling a pilot to HBO called BIG LOVE says The Hollywood Reporter. Written by Will Schaffer and Mark V. Olsen, the story is about the subject of bigamy, when people get married to someone wh...

Hanks wants TOY STORY 3 too
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 07-03-2002)

Only a few weeks after Buzz Lightyear's voice, Tim Allen, said he'd like to do a TOY STORY 3 and hinted there was an idea on the drawing boards, Sheriff Woody himself, Tom Hanks, has said he'd be up for whatever the folks at Pixar decide to do. "If there ...


HANKS on POLAR EXPRESS
by Mike Whybark (Fri 01-10-2003)

Tom Hanks spoke to CINESCAPE recently about his next project, Robert Zemeckis' all-CGI THE POLAR EXPRESS, based on the award-winning children's book of the same name.Hanks, who is producing the film, said, "It will be odder than odd and more miraculous th...

IMAX, Hanks in lunar orbit
by Mike Whybark (Fri 12-06-2002)

VARIETY reports that IMAX and Tom Hanks have rejoined forces to pursue more dreams of lunar exploration. Hanks (whose APOLLO 13 was recently brought to the very, very big enormous, even - screen) will narrate MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION.The film will be a doc...

Hanks Updates on THE PACIFIC
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 12-03-2007)

...   Tom Hanks: It’s half-way done.  There are going to be 10 hours in there I think we just started our 5th hour down there. Collider: And how would you compare it to “Band of Brothers”?  Tom Hanks: It has to be diff...

ANT BULLY coming from Davis, Hanks
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-09-2002)

Tom Hanks' company Playtone has snagged JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS director John Davis to direct a new CGI animated romp, ANT BULLY, based on the 1963 book by Maurice Sendak (WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE).Sendak's children's book tells the story of a young bo...


More warfare from Spielberg, Hanks
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-21-2003)

Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are collaborating again on another new World War II mini-series for HBO. The team that brought us BAND OF BROTHERS will now turn their attention from the war in Europe to the action seen in the Pacific theater...

Terminal, The
by Coming Attractions (Fri 04-16-2004)

Genre:Drama.Studio:DreamWorks.Production Company:DreamWorks/Amblin Entertainment.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Tom Hanks (Viktor Navorsky); Catherine Zeta-Jones (Amelia); Stanley Tucci; Chi McBride; Kevin Weisman.Who's Making It:Steven Spielberg (D...

Paul Newman's Own Part Two
by Pamela Harland (Sun 07-21-2002)

Currently appearing in ROAD TO PERDITION, Hollywood icon Paul Newman plays 1931 Irish mob boss John Rooney who finds himself torn between a biological son (Daniel Craig) and the one whom he grew to love as a son (Tom Hanks). Today we continue our talk wit...

THE GREEN MILE (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 12-09-1999)

...played by Tom Hanks) had his life changed by one of his prisoners, John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a huge but seemingly gentle black man convicted of killing two young white girls. From the first, we suspect Coffey’s innocence, even though he was ...


Disney's 10 Animated Films To 2012
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-09-2008)

...ements by Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and the rest of the "Toy Story" vocal ensemble (Toy Story 3). The roster of new animated features includes six new films from Pixar Animation Studios, four from Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the first four ...

The Spielberg Report Part Two
by ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG (Tue 06-25-2002)

...r. He and Tom Hanks share a similar talent in their courteousness to other actors. I've never seen two people who are as courteous as the two Toms."While Cruise is courteous, he also appears to have a penchant for caffeine, one he shared with the entir...

History of Violence, A
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 08-03-2004)

...t starred Tom Hanks. [The Hollywood Reporter.]June 9, 2004... After being crowned in last year's Best Picture (THE RETURN OF THE KING), actor Viggo Mortensen has agreed to star in the adaptation of the graphic novel A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Mortensen wil...

Road to Acceptance
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 07-29-2002)

...N. Tom Hanks and Paul Newman star in ROAD TO PERDITION © DreamWorks Written by Max Allan Collins - writer of the daily DICK TRACY newspaper strip for 15 years - and illustrated in fiercely realistic detail by UK artist Richard Piers Rayner...


THE POLAR EXPRESS
by Rachel Reitsleff (Wed 11-10-2004)

...voiced by Tom Hanks, who plays many roles here) brings us back to a crucial Christmas Eve in his childhood, when his doubts about the existence of Santa Claus have reached a peak. He is lured from his bed by the sound of a train outside. When he goes t...

Wayne’s World
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-08-2007)

... in which Tom Hanks plays a boy who instantly gets his wish to be an adult. Includes commentrak, deleted footage, featurettes and more. (O) BLIND WOMAN’S CURSE (Discotek) Wild 1970 yakuza action from Teruo Ishii stars Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) ...

CASUAL REX
by J.A. Hitchcock (Wed 02-06-2002)

... of actor Tom Hanks, and I just could not tell the difference between the two in the voice department. All I could think of was Woody from Toy Story reading CASUAL REX. Hanks' voice just didn't fit and still doesn't, which detracts from the book itself...

Comicscape - July 20, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-20-2005)

I left my first experience at San Diego Comic Con behind a bit sadly. Aside from a few awkward moments with editors and comics professionals (never underestimate my ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time), I had a great time and will likely retu...


John Malkovich is a Magician
by Karl Schneider (Wed 05-24-2006)

John Malkovich has signed on to play a magician in THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD. The movie will be directed by Sean McGinly and also stars Tom Hanks and Colin Hanks.The story follows a renowned illusionist whose career is going downhill. A kid fresh out of sch...

DVD & VHS This Week: June 18
by John Thonen (Tue 06-18-2002)

...spring of Tom Hanks and Sissy Spacek in the lead roles, and lunatic du jour Jack Black in a showy supporting position, earned this one theatrical play. Colin Hanks and Schuyler Fisk both make auspicious debuts here, and make one believe in them as real...

Weinstein Company Sign Interim Deal with WGA
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 01-11-2008)

...pielberg, Tom Hanks and other top A-listers. "If a deal with the writers can be hammered out, other guilds would follow," Weinstein said. In the absence of such a solution, "The price being paid by the community as a whole is unthinkable...

TOY STORY Trilogy Goes 3-D
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-24-2008)

...e talents Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, in their roles as Woody and Buzz. The film became one of the most popular animated features of all time, and received an Academy Award® nomination for Original Song.


UNIVERSAL Has Their Best Box Office Year
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 01-03-2008)

...ical) for Tom Hanks, Best Supporting Actress (Comedy/Musical) for Julia Roberts, Best Supporting Actress (Comedy/Musical) for Philip Seymour Hoffman and Best Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin.Universal Pictures International Has Strong First YearUniversal Pi...

ANGELS & DEMONS Pushed Back to 2009
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 11-17-2007)

...st except Tom Hanks. Rather than rush the project further, Sony is deciding to wait for the strike to resolve, polish the script and fill the cast before entering production. Originally, it was set for a Dec 2008 release. Ron Howard plans to ...

Academy Award Info & Participants
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-15-2008)

...r Garner, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Katherine Heigl, Jonah Hill, Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Kidman, James McAvoy, Queen Latifah, Seth Rogen, Martin Scorsese, Hilary Swank, John Travolta, Denzel Washington and Renée Zellweger.Cates and Ganis also ann...

Howard Prepares For ANGELS & DEMONS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 10-25-2007)

As the Oct 31 WGA expiration date nears, Columbia and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment are fast tracking the script treatment for THE DA VINCI CODE sequel, says Variety.. They hope to have the script finalized before November 1st wit...


Naomi Watts Cast in DA VINCI Prequel
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 11-21-2007)

Production may have halted, due to the WGA strike, but casting is moving forward for ANGELS & DEMONS. The New York Post reports that actress Naomi Watts is set to star opposite Tom Hanks in the upcoming prequel to the smash hit, THE DA VINCI CODE. The...

TOY STORY 2 Is Still #1 at Box Office
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 12-15-1999)

...h to star Tom Hanks, who wound up in the top two films either way.The weekend`s genre films ranked below. The number in paranthesis represents the overall box office position compared to all films in the market place. The first dollar figure represents...

THE LATHE OF HEAVEN: The Resurrection
by Frank Garcia (Mon 07-17-2000)

...es actors Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis and Jason Alexander. And when contacted by Fandom to discover their emotions about the films’ re-release, Barzyk and the stars were quite willing to respond.`I’m thrilled that they finally got it out!` says Bruce Davis...

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)
by Craig Reid (Fri 06-08-2001)

When Tom Hanks announced to the world, during an Oscar ceremony honoring Ray Harryhausen, that he considers this film the best ever made, my heart rolled in glee because I completely agree. Apart from the fact that it`s the first feature I ever saw in a m...


FINAL FANTASY Follow-Up
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 07-11-2001)

...tors like Tom Hanks.

THE GREEN MILE on Disc
by Frederick C. Szebin (Tue 06-20-2000)

...including Tom Hanks, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan (who gives a truly outstanding and touching Oscar-nominated performance), and even a little behind-the-scenes look at Mr. Jingles, the other star of The Green Mile. Darabont is credited as exe...

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: A Retrospective of the Ray Harryhausen Classic
by Ted Newsom (Sun 05-07-2000)

In 1992, when he presented the Gordon Sawyer special lifetime achievement Oscar to special effects creator and producer Ray Harryhausen, Tom Hanks called Jason and the Argonauts the greatest film ever made. Director John Landis, interviewing Harryhausen ...

Princess Nine Vol. #1
by Roman Martel (Sat 02-16-2002)

...uide her (Tom Hanks anyone?), the team starts to take shape. Of course you know it has to be populated by a set of totally incompatible girls who range from spazzy to comatose. Of course each has a particular skill that they will bring to the team. But...


Robbins & Landau Tour CITY OF EMBER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-13-2007)

...tzman and Tom Hanks are producers.

Possible SAG Strike Fall Out Details
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-13-2008)

...nth, with Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard on location in Rome. Crossing its fingers, Columbia is calculating that if a strike does force a shutdown, production can resume in time to make the spring release date. DreamWorks/Paramount's "Transfor...

Rockstar Presents: Table Tennis
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sun 08-06-2006)

...imilar to Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, but I was let down. Overall the character openly display the different styles of play available, if you are willing to take the time to unlock them all, and use them. Stepping away from the characters though, and in...

13 GOING ON 30
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 04-23-2004)

In 1988, Tom Hanks starred in BIG, a movie about a child whose wish causes him to become adult overnight. 13 GOING ON 30, which has more or less the same premise, begins in 1987, when 13-year-old Jenna Rink has a disastrous party during which she is humil...


POLAR EXPRESS bound for IMAX
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-06-2004)

...vie stars Tom Hanks as a train conductor that takes a young boy on a magical train ride to the North Pole.Zemeckis filmed actors against a greenscreen backdrop which will later be changed to show the computer generated scenery. As well the actors in th...

Da Vinci Code, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 06-03-2004)

...ctors are Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman. There's been rumors before that Crowe might star in DA VINCI, which would reunite him for the third time with director Ron Howard.Howard still has some time before a casting decision ...

THE LADYKILLERS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-26-2004)

...uth, with Tom Hanks as Goldthwait Higginson Dorr, a self-styled criminal mastermind who poses as a professor of antiquities when he comes to rent a room from elderly staunch Baptist churchgoer Mrs. Marva Munson (Irma P. Hall). Dorr tells his new landla...

SCOOP: TUNE into first THE POLAR EXPRESS trailer
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 11-02-2003)

... starring Tom Hanks and based on the childrens book of the same title.8-Ball couldn't tell us what the POLAR EXPRESS trailer looks like yet, but he's certain that it's shipping with the LOONEY TUNES film canisters. Whether you'll see THE POLAR EXPRESS ...


KILL ME LATER
by Pamela Harland (Sun 09-16-2001)

... not even Tom Hanks could act his way out of this mess two Oscars or not.KILL ME LATERGrade: DReviewed Format: Limited Theatrical ReleaseRated: RStars: Selma Blair, Max BeesleyWriter: Annette Goliti GutierrezDirector: Dana LustigDi...

Whirlwind Mask vs. Kung Fu Manchu
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 02-26-2003)

... starring Tom Hanks. Director Sam Mendes’ commentrak, deleted scenes, making of, etc. Widescreen or fullscreen editions available.[ ]     ROBOCOP: DARK JUSTICE (Lions Gate) Made-for-cable cyborg action sequel.[ ]   &n...

At the premiere of THE POLAR EXPRESS
by Sue Schneider (Mon 11-15-2004)

...the film: Tom Hanks with his wife Rita Wilson, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Eddie Deezen, Chantel Valdivieso, Jimmy Pinchak, Hayden McFarland, Josh Hutcherson, Daryl Sabara, composers Glenn Ballard and Alan Silvestri (who did the music score), Direct...

POLAR EXPRESS sees green in 3D
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-21-2004)

THE POLAR EXPRESS has proven to be the surprise of the holiday box office season. After posting what many analysts remarked as a disappointing opening weekend in ticket sales, the Tom Hanks film has held its ground, holding fast in the top five for the p...


Warner Goes WILD for Project
by News Editor (Mon 01-09-2006)

Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to Maurice Sendak's WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. The project was in turnaround at Universal.The film will be a combination of live-action and CGI. Spike Jonze will direct from a script he wrote wtih Dave Eggers. Tom H...

Bond is back
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-13-2007)

...ramount) Tom Hanks drag sitcom.   (O)   BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (Allumination) 1985 version of the fantasy story with Annette O’Toole.   (O)   CRUEL WORLD (Indican) “Reality” TV show horror with Jaime Pre...

DA VINCI CODE Trailer
by News Editor (Thu 12-15-2005)

...NCI stars Tom Hanks, Jean Reno, Audrey Tautou, Alfred Molina, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, and Jurgen Prochnow. It's directed by Ron Howard.Click here to watch.Thanks to Jason, Luc and Phil for the heads up.

Directors Who Matter George Lucas
by JENNY PETERS and ANTHONY C. FERRANTE (Sun 12-11-2005)

...ecause of Tom Hanks and the great actors in there. Shrek works as well as it does because of Eddie Murphy. Yoda works as well as he does because of Frank Oz. You cannot do it without an actor." In digital technology, Lucas points out that a lot of tale...


Opie in space
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 03-29-2005)

...tronauts (Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon) narrowly escaped death multiple times. 2-disc widescreen & narrowscreen editions include commentraks (director Ron Howard and one by astronaut Jim Lovell and his wife), featurettes, the re-edited ve...

AFI Honors Lucas
by News Editor (Sat 06-11-2005)

The American Film Institute honored George Lucas with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday night. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Tom Hanks, Richard Dreyfuss, Steven Spielberg and even Chewbacca were there to help honor him. Lucas was app...

Murray to Play Mayor of EMBER
by News Editor (Mon 06-11-2007)

...tzman and Tom Hanks will produce.

Reno rings in DA VINCI CODE role
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-14-2005)

After completing his duties starring in the remake of THE PINK PANTHER, French film star Jean Reno will move on to play Detective Bezu Fache in greatly anticipated THE DA VINCI CODE movie. Tom Hanks has already been cast as symbologist Robert Langdon, the...


More Disney Treasures!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 12-03-2005)

... voice of Tom Hanks and a vaguely creepy based on the pseudo-realistic book illustrations. Widescreen 2-disc edition (apparently delayed from last month) with deleted song, PC game demo, behind-the-scenes featurettes and more. Also available in a gift ...

Code Red for DA VINCI
by News Editor (Tue 02-28-2006)

... starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard.Baigent and Leigh's lawyer claims Brown, was "interested in taking, and took, short cuts rather than doing any of the work himself."Baigent and Leigh are suing Random House, which also published their book...

News Flash: Critics Out of Touch with Audiences
by Karl Schneider (Sun 05-21-2006)

...e acting. Tom Hanks meandered himself down to the local post-office and mailed in his performance, while Audrey Tautou delivers a bland, emotionless, and sometimes cringe worthy performance. There is a scene where she confronts her grandfather's kille...

Astro Boy 1980
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 11-19-2005)

... voice of Tom Hanks and a vaguely creepy based on the pseudo-realistic book illustrations. Widescreen and narrowscreen 2-disc editions with deleted song, PC game demo, behind-the-scenes featurettes and more. Also available in a gift set with snow globe...


Friends, Romans, Convicts…
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 08-15-2005)

...given the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan treatment, resulting in YOU'VE GOT MAIL.EPICENTER (8 PM CST, Sci-Fi) "Legitimate actress" Traci Lords stars in this story about a state witness and detective whose attempts to avoid the mob are complicated by an earthqu...

Devil's Daughter Dies; Leaping Slayer Returns
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 03-28-2005)

...arz) It's Tom Hanks with buck teeth and J. Jonah Jameson with irritable bowel syndrome. How could you go wrong? MEDIUM (9 PM CST, NBC) "A Priest, A Doctor, and a Medium Walk into an Execution Chamber." Allison witnesses a drug lord's execution, which m...

McKellen and Molina Prepare to Crack CODE
by News Editor (Wed 04-20-2005)

Ian McKellen and Alfred Molina have been set for roles in Sony Pictures' THE DA VINCI CODE. Ron Howard will direct. Brian Grazer and John Calley will produce. Akiva Goldsman wrote the script based on Dan Brown's bestseller. Jean Reno, Audrey Tautou and T...

Amazing Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-22-2006)

...producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (THE POLAR EXPRESS), combining vivid state-of-the-art 3D digital animation with a witty and heartwarming story for children of all ages. Debney's music for other family films such as ELF, CHICKEN LITTLE, SPY KIDS a...


Jamie Foxx joins THE POWER OF DUFF
by Karl Schneider (Fri 07-14-2006)

...s well as Tom Hanks. Those names, however, no longer seem to be in the mix.THE POWER OF DUFF follows a Rochester, N.Y., TV news anchor who after the death of his father begins praying aloud for things to happen while reading the evening news. When his...

New Set Photos for DA VINCI Prequel
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-09-2008)

...uel stars Tom Hanks returning to his role of Robert Langdom and co-stars Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor and Pierfrancesco Favino. Director Ron Howard is once again behind the camera, based on a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. You can check out the new set p...

AFI Releases Top 10 Lists for Genre Classics
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-18-2008)

... entries; Tom Hanks is next with 4; Warren Beatty, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and John Wayne all have 3 films each. -- Diane Keaton is the most represented actress with 4 films on the list; G...

CITY OF EMBER Official Site
by Associate News Editor (Tue 05-13-2008)

...tzman and Tom Hanks produced.  The script ws written by Caroline Thompson (EDWARD SCISSORHANDS) and was based on the best-selling novel by Jeanne Duprau. Though there isn't much to see just yet, other than a count down clock, click ...


Darabont Addresses FAHRENHEIT 451 Rumors, Details
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-08-2007)

...mors that Tom Hanks would star, Darabont said he "wasn't at liberty" to discuss his cast, but assured MTV News that he already has his Guy Montag lined up and that he should be able to make the casting public soon. Big thanks to Maniac scoo...

Ferrell wins gold back to back!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-08-2007)

... watching Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump and being blown away because all I could see was the guy who had been in Bosom Buddies, even with Tom's pervious work in 'Big.' I'm really hoping that Will also has this kind of talent and career savvy.  &nb...

Van Patten Heads To PACIFIC
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 07-31-2007)

...pielberg, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman) and today, it was announced they have the director for the first part ready to go. Veteran HBO director Tim Van Patten (Rome, Deadwood, Sopranos) is now tapped to direct the first episode while another "Rome&qu...

NASCAR IMAX set
by Mike Whybark (Tue 02-18-2003)

..., to be a Tom Hanks narrated documentary employing 3-D concerning moon exploration and an upcoming documentary from James Cameron about a tanker's sinking near Spain.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinescape.com.


Burn Out or Fade Away
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 11-29-2004)

...CST, WGN) Tom Hanks' finest hour. Words cannot adequately describe my fondness for this flick.RESERVOIR DOGS (7 PM CST, Bravo) Steve Buscemi discusses the merits of tipping and Michael Madsen ensures that "Stuck in the Middle With You" will remain stuc...

December 2 December 8: FIREFLY goes on hiatus...
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 12-02-2002)

...mber when Tom Hanks was funny? You know, before all the Oscars and Meg Ryan movies? Well, refresh your memory with BACHELOR PARTY at 10 p.m. on FX.Cole is forced to reopen the investigation into his partner's 12-year-old murder when a man about to be e...

THE LADYKILLERS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 07-21-2003)

...make with Tom Hanks as the lead. Now while it’s nice to think of Forrest Gump asphyxiating an elderly woman, don’t you think you owe it to yourself, as a genre fan, to see the original first as a sort of quasi-homework assignment? Just don’t blame me i...

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at length
by Mike Whybark (Mon 01-13-2003)

Filipino news site ABS-CBNNEWS.COM runs an interview with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Leonardo DiCaprio on CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, the trio's recent hit chronicling the life and times of teenage con man Frank Abagnale Jr.Spielberg says he identified wit...


A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE called out by New Line
by Mike Whybark (Mon 09-16-2002)

... starring Tom Hanks. Both book and film were reasonably well received by critics.A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, scripted by JUDGE DREDD creator John Wagner and drawn by Vince Locke, bears no plot or creator connection to PERDITION, and is described in the VARI...

August 19 August 25: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Widescreen
by Devin D. O'Leary (Mon 08-19-2002)

...at 8 p.m. Tom Hanks is pretty funny, but I'm not convinced any movie with a cocaine-snorting donkey is an American Movie Classic.OK, A&E is running their MAKING OF LATHE OF HEAVEN special (11:30 p.m.), like, every other day. Do I really have to wai...

Spielberg confirms INDY 4 on the horizon?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 01-22-2002)

...aprio and Tom Hanks, all three said "Yes."Ford added, "It was always about getting the right script, and now we have it." Here's hoping that's the case.Finally, Spielberg reportedly has stopped trying to bring the long fabled project, MEMOIRS OF A GEIS...

July 15 July 21: Emmy Prognosticating
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 07-15-2002)

...ARTY when Tom Hanks stops by on INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO (Bravo, 8 p.m.). Not that there's anything wrong with BACHELOR PARTY, of course.Sara falls in love but I'm pretty sure it ends badly in tonight's all-new WITCHBLADE (TNT, 9 p.m.).REMEMBER THE TIT...


Best Soundtracks of 2002 Part Two
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 02-05-2003)

...tten 1990 Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan film with a score that is by turns both exuberant and elegiac, as it celebrates life, ponders mortality, and captures the innocence and charm of this unlikely fable. In addition to releasing the score for the first time, th...

Attack of the Psychotelly
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 04-28-2003)

...pm, FAM) Tom Hanks plays a man suffering from "brain cloud" in this mildly amusing yarn that has a surprisingly large amount of admirers. GLADIATOR (8 pm, ABC) Russell Crowe plays a gladiator who has problems looking people in the eyes; wins Oscar....

Four famous faces for THE DA VINCI CODE
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 05-28-2004)

...ctors are Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman. There's been rumors before that Crowe might star in DA VINCI, which would reunite him for the third time with director Ron Howard.Howard still has some time before a casting decision ...

Snapshots from THE POLAR EXPRESS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-07-2004)

...ave made. Tom Hanks provides the voice of five of the film's main characters including the train conductor and Santa Claus himself. Josh Hutcherson, Peter Scolari, Eddie Deezen, Chris Coppola, Andrew Ableson and Michael Jeter (in his last performance)...


RINGS Redux
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-27-2004)

... starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci and Diego Luna. This March marked the thirtieth anniversary of their first film together, THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS. THE TERMINAL is (like CATCH ME IF YOU CAN) another a departure from the usual spec...

Godzilla Returns!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-23-2004)

...maid) and Tom Hanks (as the lucky dude that finds her). Special 20th anniversary edition (feel old?) includes director/writers commentrak, audition footage and Making-Of.(O) SUSPENDED ANIMATION (First Run) After narrowly escaping from two psycho cannib...

CATCH this DVD if you can
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-06-2003)

Arriving today on DVD and home video is Steven Spielberg's last film, the cat-and-mouse drama CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as charismatic check con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. and Tom Hanks as FBI Agent Carl Hanratty, the movie came out ...

The trailer for THE POLAR EXPRESS arrives
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-12-2003)

...red. Star Tom Hanks and his castmates have been motion captured by director Zemeckis, allowing computer artists to recreate and manipulate his likeness so the Oscar-winning actor can play a variety of roles in the picture. The trailer gives audiences i...


A Suck-Proof Christmas
by Andrew Hershberger (Tue 12-24-2002)

...rgettable Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan team up that made JOE AND THE VOLCANO look inspired. Strictly speaking, not genre but even we need a break from sci-fi and horror sometimes. And besides, it's basically a fantasy film. (Note: Takes place in Budapest/I hate...

Sheen latest CATCH
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 02-12-2002)

...rlfriend. Tom Hanks plays an agent tracking DiCaprio, while Christopher Walken has already begun preparing for the role of DiCaprio's father.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 12-25-2002)

...Hanratty (Tom Hanks) tries to get the prisoner extradited back to the U.S. We then flash further back to see Frank as a young teen, who adores his loving but financially embattled father Frank Sr. (Christopher Walken), who is not above embellishing his...

Another TERMINAL actor
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-10-2003)

Chi McBride, who plays BOSTON PUBLIC's principal on the Fox TV series, is the latest addition to the cast of Steven Spielberg's TERMINAL. McBride joins Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones as a airport baggage handler who befriends a Balkan tourist (Hanks) who...


THE POLAR EXPRESS booked for video games
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-22-2003)

...and stars Tom Hanks in a variety of roles including the conductor of a magical train.The game will be released for all next generation consoles, PCs and Game Boy Advance. It's unknown if Hanks will lend his voice to the game or if any of the motion cap...

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN has caught Hughes
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 01-24-2002)

Steven Spielberg's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, which has already snagged Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Walken, has also managed to catch Frank John Hughes (BAND OF BROTHERS). The thriller stars Hanks as an FBI agent on the trail of the youngest pe...

PERDITION Release Date
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 12-17-2001)

DreamWorks is looking to counter the summer's usual popcorn movie fare with the release of Sam Mendes' next film, THE ROAD TO PERDITION.The film, which stars Tom Hanks and Jude Law, is set to hit movie screens on July 12, 2002. The same time frame served ...

Not Another "RUSH" Job
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 08-03-2001)

...ghts like Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson in the $20 million-a-picture club if that picture is a RUSH HOUR sequel, at least.For the Hong Kong action icon Chan, one of the biggest stars in Asia, RUSH HOUR's success represented something else: the ...


Hypnotizing Woody Part Two
by Scott Collura (Sun 08-26-2001)

...ne it, or Tom Hanks to have done it. Someone with a sense of humor. I mean, Dustin Hoffman could certainly do anything better than me. [But] these guys never stop working. It's very hard to get them for nine weeks straight for no money."I finished anot...

LION KING heads for IMAX
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-24-2002)

...oward and Tom Hanks' space whiteknuckler APOLLO 13 and of STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinescape.com.

Lauren Ambrose Voices WILD THINGS
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 11-26-2007)

...e Eggers. Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Sendak, John Carls and Vincent Landay are producing the film for Warner Bros. Plot Concept: "Where the Wild Things Are" follows the adventures of Max, a head-strong young boy who leaves home after having a...

More on APOLLO 13 IMAX
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 03-22-2002)

In a press conference attended by CINESCAPE's own Anthony C. Ferrante, director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks talked about this summer's re-release of APOLLO 13 on IMAX screens across the country. In joking about the prevalence of big movies (GLADIATOR, M...


Michael Clarke Duncan - Part Two
by Michael O'Connell (Fri 03-24-2000)

Sitting down to interview Michael Clarke Duncan who stars alongside Tom Hanks in The Green Mile, the first thing I notice is his jovial, garrulous manner. He`s friendly, open, and extremely happy to talk about the biggest role of his acting career. Big. T...

More on APOLLO 13 IMAX
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 03-21-2002)

In a press conference attended by CINESCAPE's own Anthony C. Ferrante, director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks discussed this summer's re-release of APOLLO 13 on IMAX screens across the country. In joking about the prevelance of big movies (GLADIATOR, MATR...

WILD THINGS On Fast Track
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-06-2001)

...oduced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and John Carls. Hanks is also likely to also be providing his voice for the film.WILD THINGS will be created via CG, as is the recently announced and finally progressing CURIOUS GEORGE movie, also out of Universal. U...

Ayelet Zurer Lands Lead in Da VINCI Prequel
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 04-24-2008)

Tom Hanks has a new female lead for his next project Angels & Demons, reports Entertainment Weekly. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer (Munich, Vantage Point) will be playing the role of Vittoria Vetra in the upcoming Da Vinci Code prequel. Naomi Watts was...


The Ultimate Toybox: TOY STORY & TOY STORY 2
by Jason Bovberg (Tue 12-19-2000)

...t—namely, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Two on-set interviews with Buzz and Woody suffer even more glaringly from the same problem, which brings home the fact that Hanks and Allen truly are Buzz and Woody. The remainder of the extras on this disc are a Buzz...

THE GREEN MILE: Frank Darabont Interview (Tue 06-13-2000)

1999`s Oscar-nominated blockbuster success, THE GREEN MILE, based on Stephen King`s serialized novels, is an impressive adaptation (written and directed by Frank Darabont) that flies in the face of most accepted studio wisdom regarding what represents co...

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

...te actor, Tom Hanks, stars in this overlong and overly sentimental bit of fantasy that remains likable and effective in spite of its sometimes heavy-handed flaws. Heavy-handed is the operative word for Bicentennial Man, a June 13 Buena Vista Home Video...

DVD & VHS This Week: April 2
by John Thonen (Tue 04-02-2002)

...ethearts, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, and also as one of the few flops in the careers of either performer. Hanks is a corporate drone in an almost METROPOLIS-like alternate reality of our world who learns he has only six months to live. Offered the chance ...


ALIEN DEAD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-13-2004)

...ound like Tom Hanks in THE LADYKILLERS, which is either bad writing or authentic Florida, take your pick. When asked if his shot killed a gator, the man replies, "The cold light of science, my pet, assures me there can be no other way." Since there’s n...

Disney's Stockings Stuffed with TREASURE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-30-2007)

...kend. The Tom Hanks-Julie Roberts vehicle has a theater distribution of only 2,575 so this makes for an average per showing rate of $4,570. Not bad at all for Universal since the studio did release the budget at only 75 mil. It has half that in only 2 ...

Mulholland Muse
by Pamela Harland (Fri 10-12-2001)

.... I think Tom Hanks is a wonderful actor but so many things are projected unto him. His speech at the Oscars, the last time he appeared in In Style magazine, his relationship with his wife and kids, his relationship to politics. There's so much that yo...

Stardate 07.16.01: ROBOCOP: PRIME DIRECTIVES premieres
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 07-16-2001)

...t 8, with Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher fretting over suburban vampirism. Showtime has SUPERNOVA with James Spader and Angela Bassett, in which a strange drifter hitches a ride on a medical spaceship.·         WEDN...


Adapting THE GREEN MILE: Frank Darabont, Part 2 (Tue 06-20-2000)

...n.WHY WAS TOM HANKS YOUR CHOICE FOR THE ROLL?Oh, golly, any number of reasons, but he was the face in my head. He projects such an inherent sort of integrity and decency as a person—one of the reasons people respond to him so well. And that’s real; Tom...

WHAT LIES BENEATH: Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey
by Matthew F. Saunders (Thu 07-27-2000)

...luded the Tom Hanks vehicle, Cast Away. `It was a clever psychological thriller, which are very hard to write. And I thought it was really pretty good. So I worked on it with Gregg for about six or seven months. We got another draft. And when we got th...

TOY STORY 2 (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 11-27-1999)

...including Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Jim Varney, and Wallace Shawn) are all in fine form here. In fact, Allen gets to do a double role in a sense, as the Buzz we know from the previous film, and as a new model suffering from the familiar delusion that he is...

AMERICA Tribute Spans All Networks & More
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 09-19-2001)

...ron Diaz, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Will Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Clint Eastwood, Faith Hill, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Robin Williams, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Amy Brenneman, Ray Romano...


Disney Finds TREASURE At the Box Office
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 12-23-2007)

... starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, had an average per showing rate of $3,735.   Following behind in 5th place is Sweeney Todd, which pulled in 9.3 mil in box office receipts. It’s clear that audiences wanted to see this film in its li...

New Set Photos for DA VINCI Prequel
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 06-07-2008)

Some new set photos for the upcoming Da Vinci Code prequel Angels & Demons have popped up online courtesy of Trovacinema. Click on the link to see photos of Ron Howard, Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer and Pierfrancesco Favino. The upcoming prequel stars Tom H...

At the premiere of THE LADYKILLERS
by Sue Schneider (Fri 03-26-2004)

Today Touchstone Pictures' THE LADYKILLERS opens nationwide. The studio recently held the world premiere of the film at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. This is the first time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks has teamed up with Academy Award filmma...

Breather
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 07-07-2003)

...TBS) Team Tom Hanks up with a wacky pet sidekick/crime fighting partner and what does it spell? F-L-O-P. (Oddly enough, the man/dog buddy picture to beat remains the James Belushi vehicle K9, no joke.) YOu'VE GOT MAIL  (8 pm, TNT) Watch this remak...


War Games Part Three
by Pamela Harland (Sat 02-09-2002)

.... "I want Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan to do another romantic comedy just as I want Ridley Scott to make another unsparing, very brutal, harsh battle movie."More than ever Sizemore says this film demonstrates why it is crucial to back our armed forces, espec...

Paul Newman's Own Part One
by Pamela Harland (Sat 07-20-2002)

...et. Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin star in ROAD TO PERDITION © DreamWorks "I thought it was a pretty showy piece of work," says Newman. "And I also knew that the movie was going to be wonderful. And it gave me a chance to deviate from the kin...

More passengers to board Spielberg's TERMINAL
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-11-2003)

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bernie Mac are the top contenders to co-star in Steven Spielberg's TERMINAL. The DreamWorks picture already has Tom Hanks slotted to play a Balkan national who, while in an American airport waiting for a connecting flight, sudden...

Planet/Kong deluxe
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-14-2006)

...ol expert Tom Hanks embroiled in a millennium-old conspiracy while stalked by a psychopathic albino monk. Widescreen and “fullscreen” 2-disc sets include 10 featurettes, interviews, puzzle game, and packaging with hidden phrases leading ...


April 1 April 7: Where's ANGEL?
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 04-01-2002)

... the only Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan movie that guys aren't ashamed to admit to liking.Check out WITCHBLADE at 9 p.m. on TNT.Kickin' ass alert! The Cartoon Network has got THE POWERPUFF GIRLS and SAMURAI JACK starting at 8 p.m.Hey Rocky, watch me pull a crappy...

April 8 April 14: ALF and Other '80s Sitcom Stars
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 04-08-2002)

...ho wasn't Tom Hanks in BOSOM BUDDIES, or that adorable muppet that starred in that sitcom. Oh what was it called? I remember - Bob Newhart from NEWHART.So anyway, let me break down the week for you. Oh, and as always, check your local listings.Monday, ...

THE ROAD TO PERDITION
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 07-01-2002)

Rather than just release a novelization of Sam Mendes' upcoming film ROAD TO PERDITION, which features performances by Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Jude Law, Pocket Books has decided to reprint (in novel-sized format) the original graphic novel. This decisi...

ZELIG
by SCOTT COLLURA (Sun 01-06-2002)

...an seeing Tom Hanks shake hands with the President. The latter is obviously doctored, if technically seamless, whereas the former is almost believable, be it a result of Allen's dead-on interpretation of his character's transformations, or the fact tha...


Dec. 24 Dec. 30: Happy Holidays from TV Land!
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 12-24-2001)

...-friendly Tom Hanks' comedy BIG at 8 p.m.AMC has got DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORROR, a 1965 horror flick starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Donald Sutherland. Funny, I have a DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORROR in my life too. It's called my ex-boyfrie...

HARVEY Scribe
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 11-29-2001)

...e seeking Tom Hanks or even Adam Sandler for the role of Elwood P. Dowd, originally played by Stewart. In the story, Dowd claims to have a best friend who is a 6-foot tall invisible bunny rabbit named Harvey. Though seemingly crazed, he may be telling ...

COME AND SEE
by PAUL ZIMMERMAN (Sun 12-23-2001)

...y informs Tom Hanks’ similar dilemma during the opening battle in Private Ryan. 2) The atmospheric toll war wreaks on a peaceful terrain will remind you of Thin Red Line, and 3) A scene when a barn is stuffed with civilians and then set on fire mirrors...

LADYKILLERS IDed
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 05-07-2003)

Marlon Wayans (SCARY MOVIE) and Tom Hanks (CATCH ME IF YOU CAN) will star in the Coen Brothers remake of LADYKILLERS. Hanks plays a Southern professor who hatches a plan to rob a riverboat casino with a couple of hired thieves. Wayans will play one of t...


Final box office returns (July 19-21)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-23-2002)

The little mouse STUART LITTLE 2 wasn't big enough to hold off Tom Hanks on his ROAD TO PERDITION when the final numbers for this weekend rolled in. PERDITION took the top spot with $15.4 million besting the final LITTLE numbers of $15.1 million. The rest...

POLAR EXPRESS' ambitious approach
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-03-2002)

...een. Star Tom Hanks, for example, will be rendered both as an adult train conductor and as a small boy.The tale, based on a kids' book by Chris Van Allsburg, tells of a boy who, refusing to abandon his faith in Santa, is taken aboard a magic train one ...

December 23 December 29: Golden Globe Nominations
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 12-23-2002)

... profiles Tom Hanks. Do you think they'll talk about THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE or will they just gloss over it like everybody else does?OH YES!!! WHEN GOOD PETS GO BAD 2 is on FX at 10 p.m. That's right! A TV special so spectacular that they just had t...

ROAD TO PERDITION slated for DVD
by Mike Whybark (Tue 12-03-2002)

IGN.com DVD notes the upcoming release of the moody comic-book noir adaptation, ROAD TO PERDITION, which starred Tom Hanks, Jude Law, and Paul Newman. The standard array of special features is lined up.The film and book execute a take on the LONE WOLF AND...


TAKEN previewed at New York Post
by Mike Whybark (Thu 11-14-2002)

...O offered Tom Hanks and I a great forum to do 11 hours of quality television with 'Band of Brothers,' now we have a chance to tell a great fictitious story."Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinescape.com.

Preliminary weekend box office (July 26-28)
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 07-29-2002)

The third AUSTIN POWERS film shagged his way through all comers, taking in a whopping $75 million this weekend, while Tom Hank's gangster tragedy ROAD TO PERDITION was strong enough to stay in second place while last week's top taker, STUART LITTLE 2, fel...

Apollo 13 IMAX proves lucky
by Mike Whybark (Wed 10-02-2002)

VARIETY reports a successful initial run for the inaugural IMAX DMR conversion project, Universal/Imagine's APOLLO 13, directed by Ron Howard, and starring Tom Hanks. Following an opening weekend revenue report of $200,625, sales continued strongly throug...

Universal Grabs ANT
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 11-29-2001)

Universal has optioned the children's book THE ANT BULLY for Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone Co. production shingle.The studio is looking to make the project a CG feature, like their other childrens' books related projects, CURIOUS GEORGE and WHERE...


ROAD TO PERDITION
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 07-12-2002)

...Sullivan (Tom Hanks) in the winter of 1931, since young Michael tells us this up front. The older Sullivan is a good if slightly distant husband and father at home and a bad human being out in the world. A mixture of gratitude and economic necessity ...

THE TERMINAL is open for online reservations
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-16-2004)

If you were watching to see whether Kwane or Bill would win THE APPRENTICE last night, then you saw the new commercial for Steven Spielberg's THE TERMINAL. For most viewers this was their first introduction to the film which stars Tom Hanks and Catherine ...

Van Tongeran and Jones in London and Beyond
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-10-2004)

... visitor (Tom Hanks) to New York who becomes trapped in the Kennedy Airport when his country's government is overthrown and he has nowhere to go. The score retains a notably Eastern European musical tonality, tying in with the country of origin of Hank...

LOST in NY (or it is SMALLVILLE?)
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-20-2004)

... PM, ABC) Tom Hanks and a volleyball bond on a tropical island until one is voted off by tribal council. WILSON! SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26THE SIMPSONS (7:30 PM, FOX) "Catch 'Em If You Can". When Homer and Marge leave Springfield for a romantic getaway ...


SCOOP: ALIAS co-star in Spielberg's TERMINAL
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 02-24-2004)

Relayed from a scooper to your retinas: ALIAS supporting cast member Kevin Weisman has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's drama THE TERMINAL, now filming in Los Angeles. Weisman joins Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci and Chi McBride. Hank...

The (Super) Power 100
by THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Tue 08-05-2003)

...tion with Tom Hanks doesn't hurt his box-office clout either.Future Echoes: Zemeckis hopes to once again revolutionize movie effects with the CGI kid's story Polar Express, with Hanks aboard as the voice of the conductor. J. Michael StraczynskiPow...

HAPPY ACCIDENTS
by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 08-25-2001)

...ERTIGO to Tom Hanks' wholesaler in SPLASH to Milo the cartoon adventurer in ATLANTIS all have relatively complex existences apart from the romance. Ruby is simply worried about getting into a relationship, staying in a relationship and what to do if i...

Tucci catches a flight on Spielberg's TERMINAL
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-17-2003)

Make that one more joining the cast of Steven Spielberg's TERMINAL. Actor Stanley Tucci will play an agent working for the Immigration and Naturalization Service who keeps track of Tom Hanks' Balkan immigrant living in an airport now that his passport is ...


Amelie helps crack DA VINCI CODE
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 01-24-2005)

French actress Audrey Tautou (AMELIE) has been selected to play the coveted role of Sophie Neveu in THE DA VINCI CODE movie. The film is being directed by Ron Howard (A BEAUTIFUL MIND) and Tatou will star opposite Tom Hanks in the mystery/thriller.Neveu i...

THE DA VINCI CODE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-19-2006)

... Langdon (Tom Hanks), though still erudite, is unaware of the particular mythology that propels the story and is a more conventional Christian than the character in the novel. This probably won't placate a lot of the people who were inclined to be irat...

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER on Tape
by John Thonen (Tue 01-09-2001)

...an expect Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in the live-action version. On a more action-packed level, we find Digital Versatile Disc’s release of four episodes of the Votoms TV series about an `armored trooper` on the run from his own military forces when he un...

TOMB RAIDER Premiere Pix
by Sue Schneider (Fri 07-06-2001)

...TION with Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Jude Law.TOMB RAIDER cast member Iain Glen was also there with his date. Glen will be appearing the cast of Jaume Balagueró's horror-mystery film, DARKNESS, alongside X-MEN's Anna Paquin. Iain Glen and his dat...


TOY STORY 2: The Career of John Lasseter
by Mike Lyons (Fri 11-26-1999)

...tory that Tom Hanks (the voice of Woody) once shared with him. `He told me that he was walking through a shopping mall,` remembers Lasseter. `There was a little girl with a Woody doll. He walked up to her, took it out of her hands, and he had a pen, so...

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

... STORY 2: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, John Ratzenberger, and Wallace Shawn as Rex the skittish dinosaur. Joining the cast is Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid) as Barbie, Estelle Harris (George`s mom on SEINFELD) as Mrs. Potato Head, W...

Kidnapped on DVD
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sun 02-11-2007)

...featuring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, and Ed Harris. Saturday  CAST AWAY (ABC, 8:00pm PST) Tom Hanks plays a Fed Ex man stranded on an island who eventually becomes best friends with a bloody soccer ball. INDEPENDENCE DAY (ABCFAM,...

New Photo for WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-12-2007)

...o direct. Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Sendak, John Carls and Vincent Landay are producing the film for Warner Bros. Plot Concept: "Where the Wild Things Are" follows the adventures of Max, a head-strong young boy who leaves home after having a...


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

...voiced by Tom Hanks) suffers a rip in his stitching and is left behind, while his owner, the young boy Andy, goes off to summer camp. Dejected, Woody wanders out of the house and into a yard sale, where a ravenous toy collector, Al McWhiggan (Wayne Kni...

TOM STRONG'S TERRIFIC TALES # 7
by TONY WHITT (Thu 05-22-2003)

TOM STRONG'S TERRIFIC TALES is a queer duck of a title: it's ostensibly an anthology, but one which deals with only three storylines, those being the standalone adventures of Tom Strong, Young Tom Strong, and Jonni Future. As a rule, these stories run on ...

TOM STRONG'S TERRIFIC TALES #3
by Tony Whitt (Fri 05-17-2002)

It's almost expected that if you're a comics fan at all, you're also fond of the work of Alan Moore. It's also almost considered blasphemy to suggest that such a master can write anything that's less than brilliant. While the lead tale in this month's iss...

TOM STRONG'S TERRIFIC TALES #2
by Tony Whitt (Fri 02-15-2002)

I certainly don't need to tell you how incredible Alan Moore's work is-it's hardly a surprise to hear that he's one of the most talented and innovative writers around, et cetera, et cetera. It's more of a surprise when his work doesn't live up to that tal...


MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II: John Woo, Part 1
by Craig Reid (Thu 06-01-2000)

If you have ever seen a John Woo film and read most of what`s written about them, you`d think that they`re about guns. Hands lovingly caressing revolvers or stroking pump-action shotgun barrels, Woo`s heroes tap dance upon the fence between psychotic rel...

Tom Salta Composes Epic Orchestral gamescore for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-16-2006)

Following his work on Cold Fear and Ghost Recon 2 (main th