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by Karl Schneider (Thu 10-05-2006)
...rror film TRICK 'R TREAT.Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are teaming to co-finance the film with Warners handling distribution. Shooting is set to begin in Vancouver this fall for a release on October 5, 2007. September 8, 2006 - According... Teen Cast to TRICK OR TREAT for Lampoon
by News Editor (Fri 07-01-2005)
Taylor Dooley, Jake Thomas, Nikki Griffin, and Matthew Lawrence have all been cast in the comedy NATIONAL LAMPOON CLUBHOUSE TRICK OR TREAT. Robert Carradine and Vanessa Angel will also star.The story centers on a 15-year-old boy is grounded on Halloween a... Mike Dougherty to direct TRICK 'R TREAT
by Karl Schneider (Mon 09-18-2006)
Accoridng to the Hollywood Reporter, writer Mike Dougherty has signed on to make his feature directorial debut on the horror film TRICK 'R TREAT. Bryan Singer is producing the film.The film follows four interwoven stories that take place on Halloween wit... 
Pipes Redux: Composer to score Trick r’ Treat
by Randall Larson (Tue 03-27-2007)
Douglas Pipes, who got his big break last year with the entertaining score for the animated feature, Monster House, has been hired to score his second major feature: Trick r’ Treat, a new horror film directed by Michael Dougherty, a screenwriter ... First poster for "Trick 'r Treat"
by Karl Schneider (Sat 04-14-2007)
The first poster for the upcoming film Trick 'r Treat has shown up online via MySpace.You can view it to the left.The film is set in a small town on Halloween night, those who break the rules of the holiday do so at their own peril. The film hits theaters... TRICK 'R TREAT Back in October
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 07-19-2007)
I'm assuming Warner Bros. have changed their minds about pushing the release date for TRICK 'R TREAT to 2008. Last week, it was announced the horror film was pushed back to next year from it's original October 5th release date for unknown reasons. Th... TRICK 'R TREAT Release Slashed
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 07-12-2007)
Warner Bros. has done something which is drawing the ire of horror fans across the net. For reasons only known to them, they have bumped back the horror movie TRICK 'R TREAT from it's October 5th release date to some day in 2008. Nobody knows the reason b... Bryan Singer to produce the horror TRICK OR TREAT
by Karl Schneider (Fri 09-08-2006)
According to Bloody-Disgusting, Bryan Singer will produce the horror film TRICK OR TREAT for Warner Bros. Pictures.The film will be written and directed by Michael Dougherty and is expected to hit theaters on October 5, 2007.That's all the news available ... Early DVD Trick or Treat
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-05-2003)
Readers with sharp memories may recall that last week I prominently featured two DVD releases also available in special editions that none of you were able to find for sale. Well, turns out that the deluxe editions of those long-awaited titles have been d... Zack Snyder reveals the 'Watchmen'
by Laura Ellison (Wed 08-01-2007)
...iteout', 'Trick 'r Treat', 'One Missed Call'. We also had live panel appearances by some of the actors and producers from those films, like Steve Carell, The Rock, Kate Beckinsale, Masi Oka, Edward Burns, and Shannon Sossamon. But of course, the bigg... 'Superman' writers fly away. Is 'Man of Steel' headed for a do-over? (Mon 10-22-2007)
...directed "Trick 'R Treat" at WB as his first pic. Harris is writing and directing the book adaptation "I, Lucifer." Warner Bros. downplays talk that the much-disparaged "super boy" plot element and the soft box office have them scrambling to reimagi...Next Superman Has More Baddies? (Wed 01-17-2007)
...rror film Trick 'r Treat in Vancouver, Canada, on Jan. 15. "It's [Mr.] Myxyzptlk," he added, with tongue in cheek. More...Legendary Returns for Dark Knight, Losers and more (Tue 06-26-2007)
...0 B.C.," "Trick 'r Treat" and "Where the Wild Things Are."Gimmicks
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-30-2007)
This week (unofficially) kicks off the holiday shopping frenzy with the release of ‘Spider-Man 3’. I was checking the weekly flyers on Sunday to see what gimmicks the retail stores would be offering to entice you to buy ‘Spider-Man ... TOP 12: Movie audiences enjoy forgetting
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-27-2004)
Julianne Moore wasn't out of the minds of audience goers this past weekend as her new film, THE FORGOTTEN, opened at the top of the box office chart. The Sony Pictures thriller took in an estimated $22 million dollars from Friday to Sunday, making it the ... DC Goes to the Movies (or Doesn’t)
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-31-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another Comicscape cavalcade of calamitous commentary! It’s Halloween! It’s my favorite holiday, and it also means I’ve been in the middle of a rush of parties, concerts, and family and friend... Be a Hero on Halloween!
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 10-23-2002)
The trick or
treat season is upon us and it's time for kids of all ages to dress up in
super-suits and beg for goodies. This year Comics2Film's very own Rhonda Hearon
takes a look at superhero costume offerings for both kids and adults with her
feat... SCOOP: Does Disney like Saturdays?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-14-2003)
The next animated feature for Walt Disney is BROTHER BEAR, starring the voices of Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Clarke Duncan and Rick Moranis. According to the film's official website and various theater schedules, the film is slated for release on Friday, No... The Lair of the Beasts: Saber-Tooth Terror
by Nick Redfern (Sat 11-01-2008)
As yesterday was that most mysterious and spooky of all days, Halloween, I thought that this weekend I would share with you a strange story that is highly appropriate for this particularly eerie time of year.
For me, it all began last Jan... Tyler Mane Returns as Myers in HALLOWEEN 2
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 11-03-2008)
With the trick & treat season officially over, there were some Halloween 2 updates to pass along this weekend. It seems that Tyler Mane is now confirmed to be returning to the role of Michael Myers. Producer Malek Akkad talked to fellow horror fans ov... Bart Simpson in the Flesh ... Sort Of
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 10-30-2000)
So there I was, participating in this silly little `meet the authors` event last Friday night at a suburban shopping mall. It was organized by the alumni association of my alma mater, to give exposure (whatever that means) to those of us who (A) admit we ... How Green Was My Goblin
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-31-2001)
"Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts, Covens of witches with all of their hosts, You may think they scare me, you're probably right, Black cats and goblins on Halloween night. Trick-or-treat!"poem as quoted in John Carpenter's HALLOWEENYes, ... MONSTERS CRASH THE PAJAMA PARTY SPOOK SHOW SPECTACULAR
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 10-08-2001)
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and witness something that few eyes have seen before: a true DVD masterpiece! On this slim disc you will find not only a collection of the craziest little film oddities ever assembled on digital media, but also a verit... Charm City Charms Comic Conventioneers
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-30-2002)
I just can't believe it took so long, but at last Baltimore has its very own comic book convention...and it looks like it's here to stay. Organized by Marc Nathan, owner of a local comic book shop in Reisterstown (that won't mean anything to those of you ... 6th Chicago Horror Film Festival Returns with Big Names and Longer Run
by News Editor (Wed 10-26-2005)
Chicago will play host to the 6th Horror Film Festival put on by Gatlin Pictures at the historic 3 Penny Cinema from October 28th to November 3rd. The Festival will include nearly fifty films that include actors from, "The X-Files", "Hellraiser", "The Peo... EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING
by Brian Thomas (Fri 02-25-2005)
Lankester Merrin (Stellan Skarsgård), a archeologist and former priest, now works as a sort of tomb raiding gun-for-hire in remote corners of the Earth. In similar fashion, Renny Harlin, a Finnish director whose work I’ve enjoyed in the past, now spends m... THE GREEN ARROW BY JACK KIRBY
by Tony Whitt (Thu 11-22-2001)
The 1950s weren't a great time for most of those working in comics, but they were especially hard on Jack Kirby. After he and Joe Simon created Captain America for Timely, they tried creating characters with equal success for other companies before formin... A treat for UNDERWORLD fans this Halloween weekend
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-29-2003)
Here's an extra Halloween treat for fans of vampires and werewolves (and British actresses who wear skin-tight black vinyl costumes): Screen Gems is having a special re-release of their hit action/horror film UNDERWORLD this coming weekend. On October 31 ... Screamfest Starts With TRICK
by Associate News Editor (Wed 09-17-2008)
Director Michael Dougherty's TRICK 'R TREAT will kick off the Screamfest Horror Film Fest on October 10th.
The horror comedy is a tale of gore and mayhem set in a small town on Halloween night. Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker, Leslie Bibb, Lauren Lee Smi... Being a Brief Discussion with Jeff Thompson
by Way Jeng (Thu 03-24-2005)
Interviewer: Way Jeng
If you're a fan of New York dubs, you've probably seen some of Jeff Thompson's work. He has worked on many shows, including Boogiepop Phantom, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, and His and Her Circumstances. I had a chance to speak w... IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-19-2006)
What They SayTeam Satomi has finally matured into a team that has learned to optimize the use of speed and teamwork. They\'re also going to need a little luck to beat Velshtein and get to the IG-1 Finals. Waiting for them at the Finals is Team White Snow ... WAITING...
by BRIAN THOMAS (Thu 02-09-2006)
The origins of the "workplace comedy" are difficult to determine. The subgenre has been successful much earlier in television, and even radio (DUFFY'S TAVERN, AMOS & ANDY and THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM can be classified as such). In movies, the lineage can be... F3 - Frantic, Frustrated and Female
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 12-05-2003)
What They SayShe\'s Frantic! She\'s Frustrated! And she\'s Female! That\'s F3 for short,
But the intrepid Hiroe Ogawa is determined to rid herself of the first two. Physically perfect otherwise, Hiroe\'s sole complaint is her inability to reach the peak... Milennium Actress
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 10-23-2003)
What They SayChiyoko Fujiwara was once a major movie star who dominated the Japanese cinema world. Thirty years ago, she abruptly disappeared from the screen and public view.
One of her greatest admirers, Genya Tachibana, is a documentary filmmaker who ... Requiem from the Darkness Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 03-30-2005)
What They Say\"Momosuke, separated from the group, searches for the others when he is suddenly attacked by rebels. Ogin finds him and advises he return to Edo. When she heads in another direction, Momosuke follows her instead. Along the journey, Momosuk... How to Date a TV Columnist
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 04-21-2003)
Greetings Cinescapers! It's been a hectic time in TV review land and I thought I'd take a cue from good old Sonia Mansfield and give you genre fan women some hot dating tips on how to date a celebrity columnist like myself. (Now men, do understand that th... In the Bag
by Andrew Kardon (Thu 10-03-2002)
Okay, so it's officially fall. That means colder weather, tons of leaves to rake and best of all... Halloween! Woo!Now, giving out candy to little kids is a great tradition. Heck, it beats giving them pennies or... gasp... apples. But there's something ev... Re: Cutie Honey Vol. #3 (Mon 05-23-2005)
What They SayThe final member of Panther Claw\'s \"big four,\" Black Claw, is destroyed by Honey\'s anger. However, Honey\'s confused feelings lead to Sister Jill taking her in. The world is in danger of being fused together through the Jill Trees, and on...PRIMITIVE LOVE / MONDO BALORDO
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 01-11-2002)
The Mondo film is an interesting cinematic curio. Purportedly documentaries on sensational themes, the films would often dramatize or fake incidents to heighten their topics. The success of MONDO CANE in 1962, with its Academy Award nominated theme song "... We're Off to See the Lizard Part Two
by John Thonen (Sun 06-30-2002)
Fred Olen Ray's directorial effort VENOMOUS is a picture about genetically altered snakes that invade a small desert town. Starring Treat Williams and Mary Page Keller, the film is yet another in Ray's long line of direct-to-video efforts. Today, in the s... BATTLEFIELD EARTH
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 05-12-2000)
The trailers promise an epic science fiction adventure, but what BATTLEFIELD EARTH delivers is a misguided misadventure—an exercise in campy melodrama that functions as a showcase for its star’s brand of hammy villainy. The result occasionally amuses, but... A triple Miyazaki DVD treat
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-15-2003)
Hayao Miyazaki is among Japan's most acclaimed and successful filmmakers. His animated features, like PRINCESS MONONOKE, have set new box office records in his home country. And it seems at long last his fantastic adevtures are finally starting to work ... CHOCOLATE FACTORY poster is a treat
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-08-2004)
Dark Horizons broke two exclusives today: first, they debuted the teaser poster for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and in the process landed the first clear full-length body shot of Johnny Depp in his Willy Wonka costume. The Tim Burton film is slated ... ALIEN fans to get Halloween treat?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-21-2003)
It's coming up on the quarter century mark since the release of Ridley Scott's ALIEN. In 1979 audiences were introduced to H.R. Giger's unstoppable extraterrestrial, which went on to star in three (so far) sequels as well as lauch the Hollywood careers o... Stardate 0108.01: Beginnings and Endings
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 01-08-2001)
Finally, someone who understands! Trek X screenwriter John Logan told startrek.com this week that he`s a lifelong fan who went trick-or-treating in his youth dressed as Captain Kirk. `I`m a rabid fan...I`m not just doing this for the money, believe me,` e... Jim Carrey playing mind trick
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-13-2003)
Revolution Studios is all set to buy writer Sacha Gervasi's screenplay THE HYPNOTIST, with Jim Carrey attached to star in the project. Gervasi's romantic comedy is about a famous hypnotist (Carrey) who has to fall in love with a woman in order to get his ... Blade 2: Nomak Speaks - The Luke Goss Interview
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 03-06-2002)
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When fans sit
down in movie theaters to watch Blade 2 this month, they'll meet
Nomak, a frightening mutant vampire bent on destroying hi... Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. #13 (Viridian Collection)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 02-25-2008)
What They SayAt the end of destiny, where will peace be found? The brothers Elric will consider the answers that are left once the Philosopher\'s Stone has guided their saga to its end. True sacrifice, the deep love of family, the cruel truths of life and... Steel Angel Kurumi Vol. #5
by Way Jeng (Sun 05-18-2003)
The Review!Steel Angel Kurumi is one of the best anime series I have had the pleasure of viewing, and this continues to be the case in the encore disc. The disc contains four new episodes, each of which follows the fifteen-minute format of the rest of the... Enchanter Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Tue 06-06-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Izumi KawachiTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayHarukiko is 100% head-over-sneakers for his sweet, shy science teacher Yuka. After all , she's a total brainiac . . . and incredibly hot! But what's he supposed ... F3: Frantic, Frustrated & Female
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-07-2006)
What They SayShe\'s FRANTIC, FRUSTRATED, and FEMALE!
Sexy Hiroe Ogawa is cursed " no matter what she does, she can\'t get any satisfaction from sex. And it\'s driving her crazy! Her one desire is to be able to hit the peak of physical pleasure with her ... Winner: 'Scary Godmother' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 10-24-2007)
Updated October 24th
Congratulations to HAPPYBOY
Gather the family round for this Halloween treat!
And to anyone who didn't win: We'll have the sequel DVD posted as a giveaway later today!
NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS
If you're entering the... Scary Halloween on Cable TV
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 09-25-2000)
Every once in a while the original promise of cable television—more choices for varied interests—comes to pass. For those of us who like spooky movies, October is proving to look very promising thanks to the Independent Film Channel, American Movie Classi... TV Wasteland: The Raping of Indiana Jones
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 10-13-2008)
Why is anyone surprised that Matt Stone and Trey Parker had George Lucas and Steven Spielberg rape Indiana Jones in the season premiere of South Park last week? These guys have said many times that they fully expected the series to end years ago s... DAREDEVIL: YELLOW - Tim Sale
by Russell Lissau (Mon 11-27-2000)
Now that the Batman: Dark Victory maxi-series has come to an end, artist Tim Sale is ready to fully focus on his next comics project, which will star everyone’s favorite blind superhero, Daredevil. The six-issue tale, simply titled Daredevil: Yellow, will... THE GODFATHER DVD COLLECTION
by SCOTT COLLURA (Sat 10-13-2001)
Francis Ford Coppola not only led his generation of young, new filmmakers who revived the form in the early '70s, he has also made, in the course of his uneven career, some of the greatest American films ever. Now, Paramount Home Video has released two su... SUPERMAN LIVES! - The Development Hell of an Unmade Film
by Edward Gross (Fri 05-05-2000)
Superman`s 60th anniversary came and went in 1998, with no sign of the SUPERMAN LIVES feature film that was supposed to have been released in time for the celebration. Not that there wasn`t a tremendous amount of behind-the-scenes work being done on the p... Bruceploitation DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 07-22-2003)
After my review of the TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY EXTREME DVD appeared last month, several fans wrote in to advise me that the Windows 9 version of the film on Disc 2 is the greatest thing since lasagna (which, as it turns out, is over 700 years old). To ... A Gentlemen's Kiss Vol. #01
by Danielle Van Gorder (Tue 11-04-2008)
With a love triangle featuring yakuza in suits and a host, secrets, blackmail, and competing organizations, what's not to love?
Creative Talent: Writer/Artist: Shinri FuwaTranslation: Sachiko SatoAdaptation: Sachiko Sato
What They Say:businessman ... EW's Rx for Superman
by Jason Lethert (Wed 04-17-2002)
Considering the on-again, off-again status of Warner Bros.
Superman movie, many comic fans have their opinions on what the franchise needs
- apparently, so does Entertainment Weekly. Being a subsidiary of the same parent company as WB, the magazine... Requiem from the Darkness Box Set
by Christopher Homer (Mon 03-31-2008)
What They SayIn the 1860s, Japan is in turmoil. A would-be author of this feudal period, Momosuke is tired of writing children\'s stories. Travelling the countryside in search of one hundred ghost stories that will comprise a book, he meets with three mys... HELLBOY
by Brian Thomas (Thu 07-29-2004)
As all genre fans are painfully aware, any new movie adaptation of a comic-book series faces a challenge that other adapted films do not. The screenwriters need to find a way to portray a series that sometimes has decades of history behind it, including b... THE TIGER OF ESCHNAPUR
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 01-19-2002)
In the late 1950s, producer Arthur Brauner finally realized his dream of bringing Fritz Lang back to Germany to recreate his triumphs of the past. First up would be the epic two part adventure THE INDIAN TOMB, which Lang co-wrote with Thea Von Harbeau (an... All Hallow's Eve on the TV
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-25-2004)
Ah, it must be fall. The air is cooling. The leaves are turning. Shows are swapping timeslots or being carved neatly from network lineups. And one of the early casualties is the man so badass, James Cameron tried to kill him in three separate films (but o... Fullmetal Alchemist (novels) Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Mon 09-26-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Makoto Inoue (Original Concept: Hiromu Arakawa)Translated by:Alexander O. SmithAdapted by:What They SayAn original story translated from the Japanese! The Elric brothers travel to the ghost town of Xenotime - once a prosperous... ES ~Eternal Sabbath~ Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Thu 06-29-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fuyumi SoryoTranslated by:Akira TsubasaAdapted by:What They SayRyousuke Akiba calls himself ES, a code name taken from a mysterious scientific experiment. Ryousuke will live to be at least two centuries old and possesses stran... Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Colleen Clinkenbeard Special Edition
by Way Jeng (Wed 06-23-2004)
Interviewer: Way Jeng
This column is in the process of being a brief discussion, and one of the greatest treats is being able to discuss anime and dubs with the people who make it happen. Today we've got an interview with the talented Colleen Clinkenbear... Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. #13
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-29-2006)
What They SayAt the end of destiny, where will peace be found? The brothers Elric will consider the answers that are left once the Philosopher\'s Stone has guided their saga to its end. True sacrifice, the deep love of family, the cruel truths of life and... Eyeshield 21 Vol.#03
by Jarred Pine (Sun 08-28-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Riichiro Inagaki / Yusuke MurataTranslated by:Allison Markin PowellAdapted by:What They SayWimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on things change-Sena's speed a... Sukisho Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-27-2005)
What They SaySora fell from the roof of his high school and was knocked unconscious. When he finally awoke, he found a kind-hearted boy named Sunao waiting over him. Sunao claims to be his best friend, but the fall erased some of Sora\'s memory. He doesn\... Mr. McFeely's Mail Bag
by Jason Davis (Mon 05-22-2006)
Well, we've still got a few stragglers with first-run episodes yet to finish out the season, so it's a bit premature for a 2005-6 season wrap-up. I've got some great theories on LOST, but they're probably best discussed after the season finale proves me r... 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... Vandread Second Stage Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 10-05-2002)
What They SayEat or be Eaten!
The discovery of a drifting escape capsule leads to new threats to the survival of the Nirvana, two new crew members and the secret to the aliens’ origin! The aliens continue to adapt themselves and attack the Nirvana... FANTASIA & FANTASIA 2000 on DVD
by John Thonen (Tue 11-14-2000)
The post-Halloween horror doldrums are still keeping the release of new terror titles to a minimum, but mid-November has a nicely eclectic mix of movies that should offer something for almost any fan. The cream of the video crop for the week is far remov... Escaflowne Movie: Ultimate Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 05-19-2002)
What They SayA re-telling of the fan-favorite Escaflowne TV series available in the US for the first time ever! This LIMITED 3-disc set contains the Movie CD soundtrack and a second full DVD of bonus materials: Production Art Gallery, Staff and Cast Inter... Priest Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Mon 02-28-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Min-Woo HyungTranslated by:Jessica KimAdapted by:What They SayThere's gonna be a hanging in the frontier town of St. Baldlas. The leader of the infamous Angel Gang has finally been brought to justice, and the marshals want to ... You're Under Arrest Vol. #1: Mini-Specials
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 05-11-2003)
What They SayThe mean streets of Tokyo are that much safer when the ladies of Bokuto Police Station are on patrol! When the fun-loving and free-wheeling Natsumi teams up with the mechanical wizard Miyuki, criminals don\'t stand a chance. From booby-trappe... Soul Taker Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 04-28-2002)
What They SayKyousuke pursues the mysterious Runa by following a psychic resonance, but he only discovers more danger. Death stalks the same path as the truth leading Kyousuke into Kirihara traps and conflicts with the Hospital Mutants! The secret to Kyou... Being a Brief Discussion with Mike McFarland
by Way Jeng (Thu 03-03-2005)
Mike McFarland has been a part of the English dubbing industry for a while now. He has worked on projects ranging from Dragonball to Case Closed and voiced several characters, including Roshi in Dragonball and Goemon in several Lupin the 3rd releases such... Mobile Suit Gundam: MS 08th Team Vol. #1
by Robert Hines (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!Mobile Suit Gundam -- The 08th MS Team is one of, if not the best entry in the Universal Century/Gundam universe, even if it is short. The art is top-notch, and the plot is very intriguing.
The main character is sort of a standard "overconfide... Being a Brief Discussion with Greg Ayres
by Way Jeng (Wed 11-10-2004)
If you don't know who Greg Ayres is, you're not listening to some great dubs. Between Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Toga in Gravion, and Shinpachi in Peacemaker, Mr. Ayres is working on some of the most exciting shows being released. It was my pleasure to be ... TONY HAWK'S PRO SKATER 3 (GC)
by James Stevenson (Wed 12-12-2001)
Occasionally a game comes along that no one expects to be good, but it turns out phenomenally, and once in a while, the sequel to the game is even better than the first. But rarely, if ever, does a sequel's sequel take the revolutionary steps that TONY HA... JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: Movie Retrospective, Part 4
by Ted Newsom (Sun 05-28-2000)
The many effects shots in Jason and the Argonauts were refinements and elaborations on those Ray Harryhausen had created for previous films. As with the novelty of 7th Voyage of Sinbad, no one had ever paired the techniques of stop-motion animation to th... PREVIEW: TONY HAWK'S UNDERGROUND 2
by James Stevenson (Tue 09-21-2004)
CINESCAPE was invited to Neversoft's studios to check out the latest TONY HAWK game and get in some online gameplay as well as check out the new single-player mode. Fans of the direction UNDERGROUND took, as well as fans of the more classic style of game ... FX from the land of KING KONG
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-12-2004)
Day 48 of Peter Jackson's remake of KING KONG has come and gone, but there's video to be seen of the work Jackson has done. The Kong Is King website has been following the production through its daily routine, logging entries about what scenes are being f... SCOOBY-DOO 2
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 09-29-2004)
The first thing that needs to be addressed right away in any review of SCOOBY-DOO 2 is that this is a film aimed squarely at kids. As long as you're aware of that fact your approach to the subject matter will cause you less confusion and constipation. Let... Electronic Arts: Innocent or Guilty?
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 11-12-2004)
Yesterday it was charged that Electronic Arts is in the process of being sued by a large group of employees for unpaid overtime. While the lawsuit has been quietly happening for some time, it came to light today when Slashdot posted a link to a ... DAWN OF THE DEAD: Unrated Director's Cut
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-16-2004)
When I went to see Tom Savini's 1990 remake of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, I tried to do so without a chip on my shoulder, and I came away without being disappointed by what is a reasonably entertaining zombie movie with a few fresh twists that doesn't insu... SHE-HULK #8
by Tony Whitt (Tue 10-19-2004)
As part of her work for the Living Tribunal, Jennifer must travel to the planet Skaroon where legal battles are decided by actual battles in the boxing ring, against the Champion of the Universe. At first she thinks it's merely going to be a contest of s... Best Soundtracks of 2004 Part 2
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-13-2005)
Just as more and more original film scores are captured on disc despite the ongoing proliferation of song collections masquerading as "film music" the increasing market for classic and forgotten film scores being fully restored either through archival r... The Ups and Downs of Supernatural Blondes
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 01-31-2005)
Apparently it pays to be a thirtysomething psychic criminal consultant on NBC, but it doesn't to be a teenaged daughter of Satan on Fox.NBC has not only added three episodes to their season order of MEDIUM, but they went ahead and ordered a second full se... The first movies ever made
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-22-2005)
We may have issues with the quality (and source) of their transfers. We may not review their titles due to their refusal to send screeners. But everyone has to agree that Alpha Video has some of the most eye catching covers on their DVDs. In fact, they're... SITH opening crawl already here
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 01-27-2005)
The official STAR WARS website has given its fans an early treat while they count the final days remaining until REVENGE OF THE SITH opens in theaters. The website has posted an article which, in addition to explaining how Visual Effects Supervisor John K... Buy All That's Holy...
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-31-2004)
I know that you're as appalled as I am to see Christmas DVDs creeping onto the list while we're still roasting in the summer sun. We can all teach these video labels a lesson by ignoring even the ones we really really want until at least November. C'mon, ... CONTEST: Win TRU CALLING on DVD!
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 12-03-2004)
What if you had the power to change the future by reliving the past? For Tru Davies (played by Eliza Dushku), that's the question she faces after her intership to medical school falls through and she takes a job working the graveyard shift at the city mor... Music à la Melle, Part 2
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-18-2004)
REMEMBERING GIL MELLEFor nearly five decades, Gil Melle had made a mark in the world of jazz as an outstanding saxophonist, composer, and also noted as a painter. In the world of film and television, his work has been extraordinarily notable if not t... COMIC-CON: Previewing THE INCREDIBLES
by Patrick Sauriol and David Wharton (Mon 07-26-2004)
On Saturday at the San Diego Comic Convention, director Brad Bird, producer John Walker and moderator Mark Vaz talked about Pixar's next film, THE INCREDIBLES, at the Pixar panel presentation. According to the filmmakers, the film had wrapped production o... THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
by Brian Thomas (Thu 05-06-2004)
Universal Pictures is remembered as the top studio for classic mystery, comedy and horror B-movie series of the 1930s and ‘40s, but Universal owes one of their best loved series to rival 20th Century Fox. As revealed in the generous liner notes to this DV... JONNY QUEST
by Brian Thomas (Wed 05-19-2004)
In the early 1960s, Hanna-Barbera Studios managed to wrest dominance in animation production away from Disney via overproduction of cheap, "limited animation" cartoons for television. They'd first assembled only programs made up of comedy shorts like HUCK... Writer dealt winning poker hand in Hollywood
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-26-2004)
Between celebrity games and the world tour, the game of poker is a big and profitable commodity for the entertainment industry these days. That may be the reason why an untitled pitch from writer Don Rhymer (THE SANTA CLAUSE 2) sold to MGM; Rhymer's idea ... Lone Wolf and CD
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 04-15-2004)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSOriginal music from the legendary 1970's Japanese Samurai films series, LONE WOLF AND CUB (a.k.a. THE BABY CART SERIES) is now available from LaLaLand Records. I had the extreme pleasure to write the notes for this significant s... BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Volume Two
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 02-22-2005)
For those of you of a certain age to remember the monstrous success Tim Burton's 1989 film BATMAN brought to pop culture, you'll remember that anything Batman related that followed in the movie's wake had some large shoes to fill. Looking back I don't thi... SLIDERS DVD set arrives this August
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-08-2004)
Fans of the parallel universe hopping adventures of Quinn Mallory and friends are in store for a fun summer treat: Universal Home Video has announced that it will release a six-disc DVD set of SLIDERS on August 3 priced at $89.98. Each of the episodes wil... Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)
OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t... Comicscape - August 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-04-2004)
OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on... THUNDERBIRDS
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 07-30-2004)
Based on a TV and film series created by Gerry Anderson that was distinctive for acting out James Bond plots with marionettes, the live-action THUNDERBIRDS movie proves pleasant enough. Aimed toward younger viewers without insulting adults, it's got an ag... Moore talk on the future of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-05-2004)
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA producer Ronald D. Moore is the subject of an extensive interview at Hollywood North Report's new "Flight Deck", their sub-section devoted to tracking the new GALACTICA series slated to run on The Sci Fi Channel next year. In the five... Comicscape - July 21, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-21-2004)
OPINION: Just a warning if you have not seen SPIDER-MAN 2 yet (though that simply boggles the imagination at this point), and you don't want the plot spoiled, read only the next full paragraph, then come back up and click hereto be taken immediately to t... Taking the Gold
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 08-23-2004)
If you don't like sports, your DVD player is your best friend right now.NBC's Summer Olympic Games coverage continues to dominate and influence the Wasteland that we call television. As the network continues its daily broadcast of the games, the other thr... THQ to Build MONSTER HOUSE
by News Editor (Tue 11-29-2005)
THQ has announced it has been named interactive game licensee for Columbia Pictures' digitally rendered live action feature MONSTER HOUSE from executive producers Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. The film is directed by Gil Kenan, produced by Jack Ra... DVD on ICE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 02-28-2006)
Troma has joined the ranks of video labels offering iPod video downloads on Troma.com. So far, their slate of programming includes lessons from Lloyd Kaufman's film school in a box MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE and edited, serialized version of Trey Parker &am... SLITHER
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-31-2006)
It seems difficult to believe now, even for those of us old enough to be nostalgic about it, but once upon a time, big screen theatres were full of joyously loony low-budget horror movies that were funny and scary and gross and outrageous and really enter... TOY STORY and ROCKY HORROR are on the NFR's List
by News Editor (Wed 12-28-2005)
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has announced his annual selection of 25 motion pictures to be added to the National Film Registry. This group of titles brings the total number of films placed on the Registry to 425. Under the terms of the Natio... Comicscape - November 2, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-02-2005)
Let no man call me unwilling to raise the dead. Last week, I hesitated to write yet another critique of Burton's Batman films. Surprisingly, you all wrote an interesting, worthy batch of mail. Seeing as how it was also Halloween weekend, I had every inten... STAY
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 10-21-2005)
STAY will remind you of a number of other movies and standalone segments of TV anthology shows. Fortunately, it is made with enough care and grace to avoid being an exact copy of anything in particular. Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) is a New York psychiatris... KING KONG
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-11-2006)
Like me and many others, Peter Jackson claims 1933's KING KONG as his all time favorite movie. But while most KONG fans never get as far with their remake ambitions as a reel of 8mm film shot in a garage, Jackson persevered, and backed by the overwhelming... CREEPY COWBOYS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-18-2006)
It may have been the cult movie archivists at Something Weird Video who first identified the fact that, while only a relatively small group of western fans would take interest in their huge library of old public domain oaters, horror and sci-fi fans might... Month of the Gunn
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 04-05-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Hey did anybody notice that James "I co-wrote TROMEO AND JULIET" Gunn was the writer for two back-to-back number one films? Well reader David Milone did, and he posed this question that you can feel f... MASH Season 11 To His Shelves This May
by Karl Schneider (Mon 05-08-2006)
On May 29, 2006, Season 11 of Mash will hit shelves everywhere. Season 11 was the final season of Mash.The three-disc DVD Collector's Edition will contain all 16 episodes from Season 11.Episodes Comprise:DISC 11. Hey, Look Me Over2. Trick Or Treatment3.... LOST's Rodriguez Is A Gypsy!
by Karl Schneider (Sat 05-06-2006)
If you haven't watched the last episode of Lost and thus don't know that Michelle Rodriguez's character is dead, DON'T READ ANY FURTHER!For those of you that did watch, you know she's dead. What you may not have known is that she is happy to be ... dead.... Comicscape - May 3, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-03-2006)
Greetings, and welcome to another week of COMICSCAPE, where I make sequential art matter. Last week, I expounded upon the relative merits (and lack thereof) of Marvel and DC's new plan to accept advertiser money for ostensibly discreet product placement i... CAPTAIN VIDEO
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 10-03-2005)
At the dawn of the Video Age in the late 1940s, a pioneering little network called Dumont had a number of hit programs, but their main innovation came in the form of a daily science fiction adventure show. Broadcast live from New York, CAPTAIN VIDEO & HIS... Comicscape - September 7, 2005
by Al Brown (Wed 09-07-2005)
Hey! It's Al Brown, filling in for Kurt Amacker this week. I'm filling in because Kurt lived in New Orleans. He'll live there again, but right now he doesn't because New Orleans got the Aquaman treatment.Hey, listen, I ain't rich. You ain't either. If you... Ultimate Ride
by Dusan "Lynx" Katilovic (Fri 10-26-2001)
Many people consider the roller coaster ride a symbol of good fun. Those who had enough courage to try it out say that the greatest trick is to overcome your fear before you ride it for the first time, and after that, the adrenalin shock it causes becomes... Goddess of Music
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-07-2005)
Winifred Phillips is an award-winning composer, producer and vocalist who writes and produces epic choral and orchestral music for cinematic productions. As the composer for Radio Tales, the acclaimed music drama series broadcast via National Public Radio... The Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon
by Nikola "Bunny" Zakic (Wed 03-14-2001)
It would be a pity to think that all has been said in the gaming industry, and wait until hardware manufacturers decide to produce a new something that might revolutionize gaming, as we know it. I mean if the monkeys had waited for ladders to be invented,... Icewind Dale
by Nikola "Bunny" Zakic (Mon 07-31-2000)
FRP genre found its true place among games relatively early. The computers of a decade and a half ago where powerful enough to present the fantasy worlds in picture, and assume the role of the game master. It looked awfully modest in the beginning, but mo... RING MASTER
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 03-11-2005)
Mysterious videotapes, ominous phone calls, a girl drowned at the bottom of a well and Naomi Watts were more than enough elements to catapult 2002's THE RING into an American horror film phenomenon. Based on the Japanese film series RINGU, the Ehren Kruge... Neil Young Recovering From Brain Aneurysm
by Randall Larson (Mon 04-11-2005)
Neil Young was treated for a brain aneurysm this week and remains hospitalized, although doctors expect a full recovery, his publicist said Friday. The 59-year-old rocker underwent a procedure to treat it Tuesday night at a New York hospital, where he was... Sin City's Elegant Anarchy
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-14-2005)
Robert Rodriguez' brutal film noir, SIN CITY, comprises a series of three inter-related stories, each based on a different graphic novel by Frank Miller, who was brought it as co-director (along with Quentin Tarantino, who guest-directed the segment where... Toxic Viper on DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-30-2005)
This week the Prize Closet holds copies of two DVDs about heroes assigned to quests by their respective deities. Enter to win by sending an email containing your valid mailing address to psycho@psychotronic.info. To win one of five copies of the thri... Comicscape - August 17, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-17-2005)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another edition of THERE GOES YOUR LIFE!. Last week, Voodoo Maverick's Tedd Walley and John Williams helped me walk you through the soul-sucking, wallet-draining endeavor that is self-publishing. This week,... Music from A Prehistoric Planet
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-12-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Lalo Schifrin's score for 1981's prehistoric comedy, CAVEMAN, is a wonderful amalgamation of jazz sensibilities, rich symphonic melodies, satirical musical quotations, and a quirky, percussive, and primitive orchestration that ... Semi-CHARMED Kind of Life
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 04-18-2005)
Once upon a time, there were three witchy sisters, one of whom used to be Brenda on BEVERLY HILLS 90210. They used their magical abilities and cleavage to fight evil for several seasons, until Brenda went poof and was replaced by that chick who used to da... Digital Rock & Rule
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 03-04-2005)
DVD label Unearthed Films, best known as the US home of violent Japanese films like the GUINEA PIG series, has finally announced a street date of June 7 for the 1983 Canadian animated feature ROCK & RULE. The film is a rock opera about a punk singer n... TUCK EVERLASTING
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-11-2002)
Natalie Babbitt's award-winning children's book TUCK EVERLASTING has been adapted for the screen before, but it's hard to imagine an improvement on this lyrical new version, which departs from the source material in a way that is both commercially and dra... Resident Evil: Apocalypse
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 08-06-2004)
Genre:Horror/Action/Video Game Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Screen Gems.Production Company:Constantin Film.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Milla Jovovich (Alice); Oded Fehr; Sienna Guillory (Jill Valentine); Jared Harris (Dr. Ashford).Who's Making I... Comicscape - April 2, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-02-2003)
OPINION:April really is the cruelest month - especially when your birthday falls in April - so instead of whining about what being a 33 year-old comics fan is like, I thought I'd have a bit of fun. Recently, Brian Michael Bendis brought back Speedball, a ... METROPOLIS
by Tony Whitt (Mon 03-17-2003)
It's appropriate that a film which puts technology up on such a high pedestal so high that later futurists simply couldn't escape its influence - should benefit so much from that technology. This latest version of the science fiction classic METROPOLIS -... SPIDEY enlarged DAREDEVIL
by Mike Whybark (Mon 02-10-2003)
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reports that the film DAREDEVIL, originally conceived as a "modest" action flick with a budget of $40 million, added $30 million to its' budget in the wake of 20o2's runaway hit SPIDER-MAN.The story also takes a look at DD's lesser p... SHANGHAI KNIGHTS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 02-07-2003)
2000's SHANGHAI NOON, in which Jackie Chan played a member of the Chinese Imperial Guard who improbably but entertainingly wound up teamed with Owen Wilson's Zen train robber, was a source of such cheerful good action fun that a sequel seemed borderline i... Underworld
by Coming Attractions (Wed 10-29-2003)
Genre:Horror/Action.Studio:Screen Gems.Production Company:Lakeshore Entertaiment.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Kate Beckensale (Selene); Scott Speedman (Michael); Shane Brolly (Kraven); Michael Sheen (Lucian); Bill Nighy (Viktor); Erwin Leder (Sing... FINAL FANTASY ORIGINS
by James Stevenson (Tue 04-15-2003)
The FINAL FANTASY series never really took off until FINAL FANTASY VII hit the PlayStation in the United States. But at that point, six games in the main series had been released in Japan, and three had been ported to the United States (I, IV and VI). Squ... BRUCE ALMIGHTY
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-23-2003)
There is a good comedy premise in BRUCE ALMIGHTY, in which a decent fellow gets nearly infinite power and the responsibility that comes with it. It is in many ways ideal for the talents of Jim Carrey, who certainly has some stellar moments here. However..... Tunes for 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 05-19-2003)
Def Jam Music has released the lineup of music talent slated to appear on the soundtrack for 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, the sequel to THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. Featuring a roster of hip-hop and rap musicians, the first single from the record, Ludacris' "Act a Foo... MIDNIGHT CLUB II
by James Stevenson (Wed 04-23-2003)
Rockstar seems to have a wonderful penchant for making games that stray on the wrong side of the law. MIDNIGHT CLUB II is the latest in the series of lawbreaking games, and the sequel to the popular street racer. Gamers can race around virtual cities that... Venom on Your DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-22-2003)
Nothing lasts forever. In my younger days as an avid comic-book collector, I eventually had to face the fact that despite every effort to keep them in a protected, hazard-free environment, pulp paper periodicals were a fragile medium at best and would ine... MEN IN BLACK II
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 12-30-2002)
As has become standard practice with major Hollywood releases, MEN IN BLACK II has been released on DVD in a two-disc special edition (fullscreen and widescreen available separately), even though no one-disc standard edition exists.Roughly equal to the fi... GREEN ARROW #18
by Tony Whitt (Mon 11-18-2002)
Mindless brutes don't seem to fare very well in the DC Universe. Over at Marvel, they end up being superheroes or occasionally interesting supervillains. At DC, though, the poor brutes are little more than annoyances that editors and writers alike know no... Witched Out
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 08-26-2002)
At the end of WITCHBLADE's rookie season, audiences were left gasping for breath as they came to the incredible realization that all of the events that transpired over eleven episodes really didn't happen. At least that was what viewers were led to believ... DVD This Week: August 27
by John Thonen (Tue 08-27-2002)
VIDEO NEWSProof, as if any was needed, that direct-to-video horror producers have no shame is the recent report (from CREATURE CORNER) of a sequel to the dreadful BLOODY MURDER. That film was an unexpected video hit, probably due to its cover art of a cha... FREDDY tricked into fighting JASON?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 08-23-2002)
In its news item regarding Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child joining the cast of FREDDY VS. JASON, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER unearthed a bit of the film's "shrouded in mystery" plot. It's more than what Robert Englund has recently revealed in interviews, and ... INCREDIBLE HULK #44
by Tony Whitt (Sat 08-24-2002)
There's literally only one disappointment in the latest issue of Bruce Jones' run on THE INCREDIBLE HULK: the old numbering for this title is not displayed alongside the new numbering. But perhaps that's a good thing, as this incarnation of the series sha... A New Fantastic Voyage, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-17-2002)
First the Batman was featured in a 10 cent comic book intended to entice lapsed readers and new fans alike to return to the DC fold, and now Marvel has upped the ante by pricing FANTASTIC FOUR #60 - the "World's Cheapest Comic Magazine" - at a miraculous ... FEAR DOT COM
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 08-30-2002)
In 1982, David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME was so far ahead of its time that practically nobody knew what to make of it. The notion of a cable channel that catered to extreme sadomasochist tastes and had a strange effect on its viewers had so much going on th... Franco by the Sea
by CHRIS WYATT (Thu 09-12-2002)
James Franco, who played Daniel in the cult hit TV show FREAKS AND GEEKS and Harry Osborn in the film adaptation of SPIDER-MAN, was elated to work with Robert De Niro in the new release CITY BY THE SEA."Working with him was like a dream," says Franco of h... THE TWO TOWERS
by James Stevenson (Fri 11-01-2002)
This Christmas season might be confusing for some gamers. Because of the odd way licensing works, two different companies have acquired the rights to THE LORD OF THE RINGS franchise. Vivindi Universal has the rights to the Tolkien novels, whereas Electron... Hearing Halloween
by J.A. Hitchcock (Sun 10-20-2002)
Face it, as fun as trick-or-treating is, your just too old to do it anymore-- you'll creep people out if you start stalking around the neighborhood in a costume. And, with Halloween on a weekday, the good parties will all have happened the previous weeken... WHV wants you to decide
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-13-2006)
It's always a bit nerve-wracking whenever you hear that a longtime favorite movie is going to at last be adapted to the printed page. Well THE TOXIC AVENGER has finally been made into a novel, and let me allay your fears: Lloyd Kaufman, and the guy that w... Comicscape - October 2002
by Tony Whitt (Thu 09-26-2002)
If September is the cruelest month (a notion no one in America would now disagree with), then October is the scariest - and this year, it's one of the longest. There are no less than five shipping dates this time out, with enough comics to allow you to hi... Is BUFFY's Spike really an ANGEL?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 05-23-2003)
TV Guide just posted a new article dissecting the season finale spoilers for a number of popular shows including ANGEL, 24, ALIAS and THE WEST WING. While some of what the Guide offers is nothing better than speculation talk on what might happen when the... Village, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-09-2004)
Genre:Thriller/Supernatural.Studio:Walt Disney Pictures.Production Company:Blinding Edge Pictures.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Joaquin Phoenix (Lucius Hunt); Bryce Dallas Howard (Ivy Walker); William Hurt; Sigourney Weaver (Alice Hunt); Adrien Bro... Immortalizing HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES -- Part Two
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 12-29-2003)
[If you missed it, the first part of Abbie's interview is available here.]Asked about his personal favorite seasons, producer Davis says, "I think we really kicked some ass in Seasons Four and Five. I think the writers absolutely found their voice, Adrian... SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #1
by Tony Whitt (Tue 01-20-2004)
Peter uses his Spider-Man persona (and a little bit of help from his friends) to ease the pain of a young girl who's dying of cancer. Then he combats Slyde, an old enemy who's gotten a new origin, new costume, and new modus operandi - none of which helps ... Happy New Year
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 12-29-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! I've just spent the last week catching up on old SEX AND THE CITY episodes and let me tell you, I'm hooked. Yep, not since STRANGERS WITH CANDY has a television series so rocked my world that I've sai... VAN HELSING's new look
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-17-2003)
Empire Movies scored a nice treat for those of us waiting for more VAN HELSING imagery, namely a new promotional poster. Unlike earlier artwork, this one incorporates the likeness of star Hugh Jackman in the titular character.Meanwhile, the Jackman's Land... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis... WONDER WOMAN #200
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-04-2004)
As Diana's sister Vanessa tried to kill her, Ares manages to trick Zeus and Hera into fighting, devastating Themyscria in the process. Meanwhile, Cassie tells Martin and Robert a story about Medusa; the Golden Age Wonder Woman deals with a robot trying to... Comicscape - February 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-04-2004)
OPINION: Though not that many people seemed to disagree with my Top Ten Best Comics of 2003 list from last week, a few people did write in asking why I didn't include this title or that title. In at least one case, my answer is this: 1) I didn't include c... Saving ANGEL
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 03-15-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Last week I asked you if you wanted ANGEL saved and by golly it looks like you do! Reader response was four to one in favor of the show, that means if 10 million of you hate ANGEL and want to see it s... VAN HELSING gets graded
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-12-2004)
The first script review of Stephen Sommers' VAN HELSING film has gone online at Screenwriter's Voice. In their review, Screenwriter's Voice gives mixed marks to the screenplay, citing that "There's simply not an ounce of originality in the VAN HELSING scr... SPIDER-MAN: THE NEW ANIMATED SERIES
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 02-23-2004)
Spinning out of the mega-success of Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN movie came a new collaboration from MTV, Sony Pictures and Mainframe Entertainment: a new 3D SPIDER-MAN animated series with a look that hasn’t been seen before. While the use of computer graphics... ALICE IN WONDERLAND - The Masterpiece Edition
by Brian Thomas (Fri 02-06-2004)
By 1951, the practice of populating the cast of Lewis Carroll’s novel ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND with well known character actors was well established – the best example of this being the 1933 Paramount version (which hopefully will see DVD release ... THE LON CHANEY COLLECTION
by Brian Thomas (Thu 11-27-2003)
Ted Turner first came to prominence in the world of cinema in the 1980s, when he amassed a huge film library in a series of purchases, and made a big deal out of his intention to digitally colorize a large number of black and white film classics, thi... Comicscape - November 19, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-19-2003)
OPINION: It still amazes me that, before three weeks ago, I had never heard of BitTorrent, the revolutionary (and controversial) new way of trading comics via the Web. But it wasn't until a friend told me about it at a faculty party that I checked into it... 24: SEASON TWO
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-08-2003)
A year and a half after the events that led to the death of his wife and an estrangement from his daughter Kim, Jack Bauer is called out of retirement by President David Palmer to track down a nuclear device set to detonate somewhere in Los Angeles that s... WORLD'S BEST COMICS: GOLDEN AGE SAMPLER
by Tony Whitt (Tue 10-14-2003)
I can only surmise, judging by the recent release of the BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 1 for $19.95 and this week's WORLD'S BEST COMICS: GOLDEN AGE SAMPLER, that perhaps DC's Archives line isn't selling as well as before. Either that, or they'd like to sell a lot... Give the Readers What They Want
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 09-29-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! This week I am proud to announce the new "anything goes" policy at TV Wasteland. In the past I was leaving out shows that many of you fine readers recommended because they, alas, lacked a certain over... Music of the Seven Seas
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-10-2003)
This Week’s RecommendationSHarry Gregson-Williams pulls a Howard Shore and emerges from the rhythm-action field of PHONE BOOTH, ENEMY OF THE STATE (with Trevor Rabin), SPY GAMES and THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS with a thoroughgoing orchestral swashbuckler, the... ANIMATRIX
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-03-2003)
This week's peeve: Since so many DVD releases contain a wealth of extras, some readers wrote in to complain about those discs that don't have any. It seems like just a commentary track and a few deleted scenes and trailers don't do it for them. It's an od... DOCTOR WHO: THE DALEK INVASION OF EARTH
by Tony Whitt (Thu 10-16-2003)
It's always been somewhat difficult for modern audience to comprehend the impact that a story like "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" had on its original viewers - we've had 40 years to become blasé about the Daleks, after all, and while this serial may have b... ANGEL: SEASON TWO
by Tony Whitt (Thu 10-16-2003)
By the time ANGEL reached its second season, it had already moved away from its "buff" beginnings and established a mythology all its own. Gone were the constant references to Sunnydale and to his long-standing obsession with Buffy (though yet another sma... GRABBED BY THE GHOULIES
by Troy Roberts (Wed 10-29-2003)
This last week or so, we have begun to see Jack-O-Lanterns and witches on people's porches, and candy is disappearing at a rapid rate from store shelves. What could this mean? Oh yeah, Halloween is this week. And what better way to spend your Halloween (o... A new PHANTOM
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-27-2003)
There may be another PHANTOM movie coming soon. Film producing companies Crusader Entertainment and Hyde Park are teaming up with screenwriter Mel Stewart to work on a new film version of THE PHANTOM, based on the superhero of the same name. The last appe... AMC MONSTERFEST 2003
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 10-27-2003)
Based on Undead Television Programming.Boo Cinescapers! Alas, the creepiest holiday is about to rear its ugly head -- but enough about Thanksgiving. (Buh dum bum) With Halloween scratching on the door, one thing is certain, AMC will treat us to somet... THE ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES
by Brian Thomas (Fri 10-24-2003)
Remember those thrilling days of yesteryear, when we huddled inside a darkened theater, enjoying the rousing action and hairbreadth escapes of our favorite adventure hero on the big screen, while stuffing ourselves from a giant tub of popcorn? I'm referri...