TropicThunder is the next big comedy coming out in this summer movie craze. It starts with a motley crew of award winning actors struggling to work together on a movie that’s set during the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, nothing their director says ca...
...Jr. film 'TropicThunder', of which he's also an executive producer.
Marvel declined to confirm the assignment. The Variety article does not touch on the question of why any of the screenwriters of the original: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum or ...
This movie feels like a comedy, which is something outside our Maniac scope (dime a dozen), but it does include a bit about war films so I'm including it and it has an all-star cast. The latest trailer---redband---has popped up online for TropicThunder, ...
...e R-Rated TropicThunder instead of going to see Bats again. The Paramount and DreamWorks co-production starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black pulled in $26.0 million this weekend on 3,319 prints around the nation, which makes for an au...
We don't really cover most comedy movie news but this upcoming Ben Stiller-directed comedy TropicThunder will be spoofing war movies and actors' egos so it's worth passing along to you genre fans. The first trailer is now online at the official l website...
A new international trailer has appeared online for the upcoming war comedy TropicThunder courtesy of the film's official website. The film, which pays homage to classic war films and plays on Hollywood egos, stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey ...
Some first looks have appeared for Ben Stiller's upcoming TropicThunder and Kevin Smith's Zack & Miri Make a Porno. While both of these films may be straight forward comedies, they both have a touch of genre inside them. Thunder will spoof the war cl...
TROPICTHUNDER remained at the top of the box office with $16.1 million in ticket sales. It beat out new comer THE HOUSE BUNNY, which brought in $15.1 million.
Universal's DEATH RACE came in third with just $12.3 million and TH...
...view) and TropicThunder. Check out all the different TropicThunder releases and look at the Wal-Mart and Best Buy exclusives.
BOX SETS for this week:
300 (Limited Collectors Edition + Digital Copy) see complete break down on my Man...
...t’s TROPICTHUNDER moved over the $100 million mark with a $4.2 million take from 2,927 theaters. THE DARK KNIGHT continued its run with another $4 million pushing KNIGHT's gross to just over $517 million.
BANGKOK DANGEROUS grabbe...
...Theroux ('TropicThunder') is close to finishing the first draft of the screenplay.
"We’re boarding and been creating animatics for the action sequences. We’re starting to do some location scouting and designing some sets and figurin...
In chatting with Moviehole to support his new blockbuster 'TropicThunder', 'Iron Man' star Robert Downey Jr. removed his iron gauntlet and bitch-slapped both Batman, and his corporate parents at DC Comics with it.
"My whole thing is that that I saw...
...ole about TropicThunder, Robert talked a bit about watching The Dark Knight and this is what he said."My whole thing is that that I saw 'The Dark Knight'. I feel like I'm dumb because I feel like I don't get how many things that are so smart. It'...
... Theroux (TropicThunder) in charge of fleshing out the story. Now, onward to the extended and extra video footage from the DVD/Blu-Ray release:ILM Test ILM Iron Man Test
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Deleted Scene #1- Tony Come...
...tiller's 'TropicThunder', which features 'Iron Man' lead Robert Downey Jr., among an ensemble cast.
'The Dark Knight' gathered another $16.8 million, which means it has now earned a whopping $471 million domestically.
This was enough to outdo the ot...
...eroux of 'TropicThunder' fame]. He's writing the first draft of the script. I'm working with a story board artist. As well as designing the costumes for good guys and bad guys." "The sequel is shaping up to incorporate Tony's vision for the...
...an Cohen (TROPICTHUNDER) wrote the script.
Ben Still and Stuart Cornfeld will produce. No director is attached to PROJECT A yet.
The project has beenin development for several years. Coddry told The Hollywood Reporter, "Ben and Stua...
LatinoReview quizzed Robert Downey Jr. for info about 'Iron Man 2' at the recent 'TropicThunder' press junket. The actor was, however, tight-lipped about which, if any, Marvel heroes might cameo in the sequel.
"It's such a big leap, before we were ...
...an Cohen (TropicThunder) and will be produced by Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller. Cohen, Ferrell, Apatow and Miller previously teamed up for Talladega Nights.Cohen will be detective Sherlock Holmes while Ferrell plays his partner Watson in the comedic ta...
... Theroux (TropicThunder) are set to begin fleshing out the script with production likely starting early 2009. Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jon Favreau will reprise the roles with Favreau once again behind the camera.Iron Man...
...nny' and 'TropicThunder', two movies that had previously higher in the rankings, and hang on to the #9 spot on the chart.
The bat-phenomenon's domestic take now stands at about $522 million.
The movie is still #5 on the All-time Worldwide box office...
Jay Woelfel, writer-director of the recent direct-to-video (DTV) release Iron Thunder, is one of the warriors in the low budget movie trenches. His 1988 debut film, Beyond Dream`s Door, was praised in Cinefantastique magazine for its style and imaginat...
What They SayWhen Pokemon evolve, they are almost always stronger than before, and for Ash to win a ThunderBadge, Pikachu must defeat its evolved form, Raichu! It\'s a clash of lightning and pride!
Later, Ash, Misty, and Brock embark on a pleasure cruis...
DC Comics in December is bringing back the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS in a new Archive series as well as the first of a line of DC Direct statues. "I remember the exact moment I saw T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #1 on the newsstand," says Michael Uslan, who worked wi...
Ray Bradbury has shed light on the situation that resulted in Renny Harlin departing from the A SOUND OF THUNDER movie project, resulting in Peter Hyams coming on board.While talking to SCIFI.COM, Bradbury revealed, "He's been on the project for more than...
DreamWorks and director Ben Stiller have signed Owen Wilson and Nick Nolte to star in the comedy TROPICTHUNDER. The actors join a cast which already includes Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBri...
The article on the production of the DTV (direct-to-video) film, Iron Thunder, which posted on 12/19/00 contained an error by omission regarding the involvement of co-producer Johnnie J. Young in the project. Mr. Young was involved in this project from i...
Sci Fi Wire has received the privledge of presenting the new trailer for A SOUND OF THUNDER, the upcoming science fiction film from Warner Bros. The film uses the classic Ray Bradbury story as a launching point for screen story.In the future wealthy thri...
Occasionally, I get to play a game so mind-numbingly bad that I question why I got into this in the first place. ARCTIC THUNDER is one such game. The arcade game sucked, and so does the Playstation 2 counterpart.It defies all logic. You need zero skill to...
From The Hollywood Reporter:
Walt Disney Motion Pictures Iberia has picked up the Spanish rights to 'Captain Thunder,' an adventure movie from Maltes Producciones.
The deal also includes a first option deal for U.S distribution.
'Captain Thunder,' know...
Peter Hyams, trying to settle in the details of his SOUND OF THUNDER adaptation, is close to signing Ben Kingsley (SEXY BEAST) as one of the leads. THUNDER, based on the story by Ray Bradbury, centers on a hunter from the present who runs a safari to the ...
Peter Hyams is in negotiations to direct Franchise Pictures' big screen adaptation of Ray Bradbury's short story A SOUND OF THUNDER.Previously, Renny Harlin was attached to direct the film, which will star Pierce Brosnan. Harlin is reported to have exited...
...;s right. TropicThunder wins the report again. While still showing in 3,473 theaters around the country, the Ben Stiller-directed film brought in another $11.5 million this weekend. This makes for an average of $3,311 per showing with audiences and ha...
Yahoo! Movies is offering a scene from the upcoming AEON FLUX. The clip is called "Jail Break" and in it Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) summons help to escape from her prison cell. Click here to view. Apple.com has a Quicktime for the second SERENITY trailer...
International film financier Distant Horizon has acquired the worldwide rights to Taiwan's extremely popular THUNDER FORCE TV series.The series, which has been described by Distant Horizon prez Anant Singh as being a cross between CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN ...
While tracking down Inali Redpath, a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who has gained control over the weather, Steve discovers that dozens of clones have been made of himself and his dead partner Bucky. Inali claims that the government was trying to clone a more...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hinako AshiharaTranslated by:Kinami WatabeAdapted by:What They SayAfter her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Accustomed to the anonymity of city living, Ann can\'t get used to t...
As Dreamworks and Paramount gear up to resurrect a franchise this Independence Day, Random House Publishing Group is capitalizing on the hype by printing the official prequel novel to the live-action film.
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This week's
rebroadcast of Jeremiah is "Things
Left Unsaid (Part One)", the first leg in the two-part season ender.
Jeremiah and Kurdy...
What They SayThe mysterious painting:
At the art gallery, Sakura and Co. observe that all is not right with a certain painting. They soon discover that Silent Card is responsible for altering the picture. But how will they command this Clow Card to “...
This week's
repeat of Jeremiah is a must-see episode that reveals many
secrets about Thunder Mountain and the Big Death. It's an encore showing of
"Firewall" in w...
Firestorm is an SF series set in the near future with some sort of bad guys that I couldn't be bothered to look into attacking the good guys. The good guys have built these bases called Storm Forces to serve as defenses against them, and the story begins ...
OPINION: I'm back, and it's about time. (Wasn't that someone else's tag line a couple of years back?) After spending a relaxing two weeks' vacation first in Texas and then at home with the family (and realizing why I moved from the frozen wastes of Michig...
Those that have always wanted to see Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung play superheroes need look no further than this film, though they only play supporting roles. In the future, all weapons have been abolished by international treaty. 100 policemen are selected ...
When today's announcement of a new science fiction/action movie project titled 2176 broke, we were hoping for more details about the film's "Revolutionary War in space" premise. Thanks to one of the movie's two producers, we've gotten our wish fulfilled.P...
What They SayBrothers in blood yet never in heart, Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru square off, neither having ever been certain of their place in their father\'s affections. Elsewhere, a pale and pretty princess is imperiled by a puffed-up, would-be prince. Then...
What They Say “A true warrior never puts a woman before a battle!” It’s the final showdown between Inuyasha and the Thunder Brothers. But can Inuyasha defeat the demon duo while trying to protect Kagome at the same time? Later, Kagome ha...
I've been a fan of Thor for a long time now; I've always loved mythology, and one of my earliest comic-related memories was picking up a few issues of Walt Simonson's classic run on the series. For my money, those stories are still the gold standard...
It's not easy wielding the power of the Thunder God, as Tarene is finding out. She's got a lot to learn about not letting loose when innocents are around, or about not accidentally starting fires when she's on the job. Thor's having similar difficulties b...
OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho...
OPINION: Recently, Lev Grossman of TIME Magazine wrote an article called "The Problem With Superman," in which he covers this summer's "reboot" of the Man of Steel and the reasons for said re-imagining of DC's greatest icon. He explains that one of the bi...
Ron Shusett (co-creator of 20th Century Fox's ALIEN series) and producer Daniel Alter are collaborating on a new science fiction film titled 2176. The movie, written by scribes Thunder Levin and George Saunders, essentially takes the concept of the United...
Market Forces by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 08-10-2004)
Genre:Science Fiction/Thriller.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Thunder Road.Project Phase:Pre-script Stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi (Screenwriters); Basil Iwanyk (Producer); based on the novel MARKET FORCES by Ric...
OPINION: You may have noticed a larger than usual number of graphic novels from Europe on the shelves these last few months. It's not because your comics shop owner has suddenly become more enlightened in his/her thinking and gone all "citizen of the worl...
OPINION: It seems that I made a mistake while writing last week's column which has led to several helpful e-mails correcting me about something I already knew. At one point, I wrote "Eventually I'll be doing a column on which comics should be made into on...
Where did the trailer for BATMAN BEGINS go?Earlier this month we reported (through one of our most trusted sources) that Warner Bros. had completed a trailer for BATMAN BEGINS. The studio's plan was to strike a deal with 20th Century Fox and place the BAT...
OPINION: Yes, you read it correctly: Tony's Ten Best Comics of 2003. Hate me if you must, but after forcing all of you to come up with a Top Five Best and Worst Comics, I realized that it's an almost impossible task. I also got several e-mails asking "Wha...
OPINIONWhatever else you might say about the experience, reading CAPTAIN MARVEL for the past thirteen months has never been boring. Ever since the relaunch of the book last September as part of Marvel's lameduck "U Decide!" promotion, Peter David has take...
VARIETY relays the ninth annual Slamdance Film Festival picks for exhibition January 18-25 in Park City, Utah. The festival limits entrants to restricted-budget first-time efforts that have not yet landed distribution.Included in this year's slate are IN ...
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER has announced that Hyde Park Entertainment is joining forces with Crusader Entertainment to acquire the rights to the classic fantasy comic strip MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN from the Hearst Corp.'s King Features Syndicate. The companies h...
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, the executive producer of Showtime's post-apocalyptic science fiction series JEREMIAH, dropped us a line to tell us a bit about the second episode in JEREMIAH's new season, airing tonight on the cable network. "Strange Attractors...
ZIMMER'S LAST SAMURAIOn November 25, 2003, Elektra Records will release Hans Zimmer's score from THE LAST SAMURAI, an epic action drama starring Tom Cruise. The film marks a career milestone for Zimmer: his 100th film score. A pioneer in the use of synthe...
The Sci Fi Channel has given a greenlight for a two-hour pilot called ANONYMOUS REX, a science fiction crime show that involves the modern day descendants of dinosaurs.Based on the series of novels by Eric Garcia, the REX series postulates that in our wor...
It's become a battle between the blockbusters for bragging rights to the Fourth of July long weekend for next year. 20th Century Fox's FANTASTIC FOUR, which had staked out a July 1, 2005 opening and made it known months ago, now suddenly faces competition...
OPINION: For a publishing company that's always touted itself as the House of Ideas, Marvel sure has a nasty habit of quashing some of its better ones before they even get off the ground. The latest victim is the recently published EPIC ANTHOLOGY, the fi...
Say, do you love renting DVDs, but are tired of the drudgery of rewinding them when you're ready to return them. Here's a link to a great gadget that can help - http://dvdre.notlong.com. Works on games and CDs, too! Here are the winners of the BAA BAA BLA...
Mania is happy to announce our latest contest, a DVD giveaway of the film Hellboy: Sword of Storms. In this first animated feature from Director Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), and Creative Producers Mike Mignola (creator of HELLBOY comics...
There have been few companies that have been in the same shoes of Sega, since they have continued to thrive even in the face of turmoil. It is one of the few companies that previously had a console, and now sticks to only creating games for various con...
In the Prize Closet this week we have FIVE copies of Clerks 2 (plus a t-shirt with each one) to give away, courtesy of Weinstein. To enter, send an email to psycho@psychotronic.info which includes your name and address, and the subject line “RETU...
"Bullet Witch" by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 04-09-2007)
Welcome to the world of Bullet Witch where events have transpired to decimate the world’s population so that less than a billion remain. Now before you ask questions about if it involves global warming, I will tell you right now that it is not t...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Grindhouse, the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez pastiche of 1970s era exploitation flix, features a soundtrack that similarly draws on the many influences that have driven the film’s conceptualiz...
There are a lot of great books to cover this month, so I want to get to it...but let's get business out of the way first. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the landslide of suggestions for the name of this new monthly book column. We put it to a vote ...
A few weeks ago in the Mumbling Kitsune, I pitched a funny idea: An anime adaptation of Michael Ende's classic tale, The Neverending Story. Most of us carry a nostalgia-fueled love of the movie, even if it's not the most accurate book-to-screen transition...
Vitamin Records has set a September 19 release date for the Iron Maiden tribute album The Hand of Doom Orchestra Plays Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind: The Orchestral Tribute. A description of the project on the Vitamin web site reads as follows: "Amongst th...
During a recent (well, back in June) discussion in this column about DVD Special Editions, reader mckracken shut up everybody by reminding us that Anchor Bay is the king of reissues with their many new & improved, temporarily ultimate editions of THE ...
Jerry Ordway has designed a classic statue displaying the transformation of young Billy Batson into Shazam! for DC Direct.The deluxe statue includes a "light-up" lightning bolt, and at the touch of a button thunder will sound. This deluxe hand-painted, co...
Zatoichi the blind swordsman has come a long way in the past few years. Virtually unknown in the USA, this revered Japanese cinema icon has taken film fans by storm, first with screenings of many of the films on the Independent Film Channel, then with wav...
I know that you already know, but I'm writing this before the Academy Awards ceremony, so please don't ruin it for me by telling me who won what. Dipping into the Prize Closet, we have three copies of JARHEAD for you, courtesy of Universal. To enter, simp...
T-Bone Burnett will embark on his first concert tour in nearly 20 years beginning May 23 at The Vic Theatre in Chicago. Acclaimed songwriter Burnett (aka Joseph Henry Burnett) was a member of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review in 1975 and founding member ...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSGiallo and Eurofantasy film scores are alive and well thanks to the intrepid folks behind Digitmovies and GDM Records, whose releases for June and July are valuable and interesting restorations of rare, unreleased, or little kno...
All right, I can finally stop buying INFINITE CRISIS books. It's over. Yes, there's the BRAVE NEW WORLD special, AFTERMATH, ONE YEAR LATER, and 52, but the event itself has finally concluded. This week in COMICSCAPE, I'm going to offer some of my thoughts...
I'm not sure whether the subject of comics and politics was simply not of much interest to everyone, or whether people were simply too stunned by the election results to write in about it. Perhaps it was a combination of both. However, a few of you did wr...
Our second 'Thor' casting rumor comes from CHUD. They report that wrestler Triple H is Marvel's choice to play the god of thunder on the big screen.
This comes from an untested and unnamed source, who also claims that director Matthew Vaughn is dead se...
Daniel Craig dazzled fans as James Bond in 'Casino Royale' and returns to the role soon for 'Quantum of Solace'. However, is the actor worthy of wielding the hammer of 'Thor' for Marvel?
"I say thee NAY," was Craig's response when ask...
Before the time dark time, before the prequels, there was little left in the world that was new Star Wars. Dark Horse Comics was one of a few outlets that kept the flame alive. They had numerous Star Wars comics published over the years including Droid...
Variety reports that Matthew Fox may star in the adaptation of B. Clay Moore's forthcoming graphic novel 'Billy Smoke'.
The book, illustrated by Eric Kim and set for publication in 2009 by Oni Press, centers on a redemption-seeking hit man who's near-fat...
It`s getting to be an old story. Two studios, each vying for the coveted top spot at the box office, hold off on announcing estimates for their films` weekend grosses. Then, when one studio finally announces a figure for its film, the other studio announc...
It`s been over 20 years since ABC canceled Universal Studios` TV series, BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA. The show told the adventures of a band of intergalactic wanderers, survivors of a decimated outer space civilization, battling the evil, robotic cylons while ...
Tim Burton`s elaborate horror film, derived loosely from Washington Irving`s `The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,` may have some problems in the storytelling and exposition departments, but no one would deny the effective visual scheme that creates a fairy tale ...
The video world will long remember April 2000 thanks to a pair of phenomenal successes. According to the trade journal `Video Business,` Phantom Menace (which was only released on VHS, not DVD) sold an amazing 5 million copies in its first 48 hours of av...
Storywise, I was not that impressed with 28 Days Later. It’s your basic big outbreak horror movie ala Gearge Romero’s The Crazies – an easily transferred, fast acting virus turns people into raving, bloodthirsty berzerkers. The plague of...
Updated August 13
Congratulations to agentclpt
Enjoy this DVD while you read those Miller books
This is not an interruption of Hellboy Month! This is GIVEAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
The epic graphic novel by Frank Miller ('Sin City') assaults the scre...
Hollywood
interests have acquired another Lee Falk classic character for big screen
development according to yesterday's Hollywood
Reporter. Once again Ashok Armitraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Howard
Baldwin's Crusader Entertainment have picked ...
Can faith
survive in a world where so much of the population has been wiped out? That's
the question in the rebroadcast of "Journeys End In Lover's Meeting,"
the week's Jeremiah, as Jere...
In the world
after the Big Death, knowledge is power -- but there are some people who believe
knowledge is evil, thinking that's what caused the Big D in the f...
Jason Priestly
goes psycho on Luke Perry in "And the Ground...Sown with Salt," this
Friday's encore episode of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah (Perry)
and Kurdy (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) come u...
Updated August 9
Congratulations to aewmlw
You are the winner of this copy of '300' on DVD.
This is not an interruption of Hellboy Month! This is GIVEAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
The epic graphic novel by Frank Miller ('Sin City') assaults the screen...
The U.S. DVD
release of episodes of The Incredible Hulk TV show, starring Lou
Ferrigno and Bill Bixby, are now available for pre-order from online vendors.
The two-disc DVD
set, called Incredible Hulk Collection comes from Anchor Bay
Entertainment ...
If you`re too Gothic for Milan, New York, and Japan, you`ll be right at home in Paris. First of all, if you wear all black, no one will assume you`re a member of the Trenchcoat Mafia; Parisians themselves wear black a lot because it`s chic, and they also ...
Four people (a psychic, a ghost hunter, a filmmaker and a historian), all trained in the art of paranormal phenomena and loaded with three cameras, are flown to Louisiana to investigate the ghoulish goings-on in a notorious haunted house, plagued by the s...
“Dinosaurs and men, whoa gotta miss that one.” So went the words of wisdom from my Uncle Merle concerning Robert L. Lippert’s ode to mountain climbing, LOST CONTINENT. Quickly pointing out there were pictures of women featured prominently on the back of t...
While the rest of the team is missing and the three senior members go off to contain the biggest breakout of metahumans in history, Jakeem Thunder and Star-Spangled Kid are left behind. At first it seems like it'll be a calm night of giving candy out to t...
In 912 AD, a Viking elder tells two young boys the story of the one storm that dared to rebel against the Thunder God. As he casts the runes, he sees into the past, when Thor was but a young god and still learning his powers, and into the future, when Tho...
HELL’S HIGHWAY is a shot on video horror tale from the self-proclaimed king of micro-budget productions, David Sterling. I doubt Sterling spent over $50,000 to make this, and I could believe it was made for as little as $10,000. The acting is uneven, the ...
Here's one for all you LOOK WHO'S TALKING fans...This week, CBS is premiering a sitcom about a talking baby, which makes it official: CBS has run out of ideas.Come on CBS! Talking babies?! That is soooo '89.I wish I were joking about this. Unfortunately I...
One of the first bona-fide hits on the Playstation was a little game called RESIDENT EVIL. The game pioneered the "Survival Horror" genre and was one of the scariest videogames to ever be released. Fast forward to the next generation of game consoles the...
So, you walk into your local video superstore this week and find the new-release wall covered with twenty copies of some snore-fest, and maybe fifty copies of some pretentious waste of time. Then, you realize you've seen every other major new release. Now...
ABC's new ALIAS and CBS' THE AGENCY stole some of UPN's thunder away from ENTERPRISE by taking the top two spots in genre programming on the broadcast networks' slow going fall launch. To be fair, it's generally recognized that if the UPN had as much TV m...
Marvel tested the waters with the more mature bent of the Marvel Knights line, and now they're going all out with an imprint specifically designed to allow creators to craft stories that would never fit within the family-friendly confines of the Marvel Un...
Golden Age science fiction writer L. Sprague de Camp passed away on Monday, November 6, in Plano, Texas. He was 93. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Crook de Camp, who died on April 9 of this year. He is survived by his brother, Lyman Lyon ...
[In Part One of our interview with Joe Kane (a.k.a. the Phantom of the Movies), the author discussed his early career as a film critic, reviewing exploitation movies in local theatres. In Part Two, the author addresses the changing market that led many lo...
Director Brian DePalma`s film, scripted by Lawrence D. Cohen, brought Stephen King to the screen for the first time, and seldom if ever have any of the subsequent adaptations lived up to this effort. Mostly a story of a high school outcast (Sissey Spacek)...
He's already a legend in science fiction thanks to decades of some of the finest storytelling in any genre, but at 81 years of age, Ray Bradbury isn't slowing down a bit. The prolific novelist and screenwriter will now adapt his 1951 short story collectio...
Electronic Arts announced today that it will sponsor the fall NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway for the next three years.The race, now titled the EA Sports 500, will run this year on October 21st. Over the past five years, EA has released several NAS...
GameStop, the online site for several gaming retail chains, began taking order for the XBox system, games and peripherals today. Even though Microsoft hasn't released a list of titles that will be available at launch, GameStop posted a list of titles that...
I have seen the future and it's not that exciting.Yeah, so, I've been working my way through tapes of the new fall shows and, well, I'm kinda underwhelmed. So far, while watching these tapes, nothing has hit me as particular great. Nothing has made me sit...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Riku Sanjo / Artist: Koji Inada Translated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayThe New Dark Age
It’s the Century of Darkness and monsters, known as Vandels, rule the world. The only force that can fight them are the V...
Jeremiah's past
comes back to haunt him again as a former lover reenters his life in the encore
presentation of "Mother of Invention," this week's episode of J...
Showtime is
re-showing the first season of Jeremiah, so this is a great time
for your readers to catch the episodes they might have missed, and for people
who haven't seen the show to get onboard.
This week
Showtime is rebroadcasting the second epi...
Anticipating a
confrontation with Valhalla Sector, Marcus looks for allies. It's a crucial
turning point in "Tripwire,"
this week's episode of Jeremiah writte...
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Showtime is
re-showing the first season of Jeremiah, so this is a great time
for fans jump on board and catch any episodes they might have...
Updated July 11th
Congratulations to Young Chris #3
You are the winner of Sword of Storms on DVD!
'Hellboy: Blood and Iron' is the second amazing animated feature starring Mike Mignola's fan-favorite creation. It's new on DVD and Comics2Film is...
Comics2Film
recently heard from a credible source who got a look at some of the work that's
being done with the Teen Titans animated TV series. This is the
same source that accurately informed us back in June that the core team would be
composed of ...
Kurt Russell as Thor by Zac Pensol
Recent rumors
regarding the alleged "Thor" movie are untrue and most likely
the result of a hoax.
On Thursday of
last week Comics2Film received an e-mail "tip" alleging details
abo...
Jeremiah and
Kurdy are reunited with the one person they never wanted to see again: Theo
(from the pilot movie) in "Thieves' Honor," the next episode Jeremiah.
It's a fun episode w...
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Dig into Kurdy's
past before the Big Death in "City of Roses," this week's repeat
airing of Jeremiah. Please note this one air...
Jason Priestly
goes psycho on Luke Perry in "And the Ground...Sown with Salt," this
Friday's encore episode of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah (Perry)
and Kurdy (Malcolm-Jamal Warn...
Comics2Film is pleased to announce the winner of the "Hellboy: Sword of Storms" Haiku contest and giveaway. One winner was selected based on the strength of their Haiku.Comics2Film judges had a difficult task, with almost 50 entries into to poetry wri...
In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.
The month of July has se...
I wanted to start this week’s column by wishing a Happy Halloween to all the Maniacs out there. It really is the best time of year. Halloween is the time for all of us that do not participate in Cosplay to dress up for the holiday. There is ...
Updated August 24th
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You love free stuff and free stuff loves you. The '300' DVD is yours!
This is not an interruption of Hellboy Month! This is GIVEAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
The epic graphic novel by Frank Miller ('Sin ...
From The Hollywood Reporter:
Veteran screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has been hired to write 'Robotech,' Warner Bros.' adaptation of the anime classic.
Additionally, Akiva Goldsman and Chuck Roven are boarding the project as producers, joining Tobey Magu...
Updated August 14th
Congratulations Zac!
Ride your bicycle...er...to the tune of this 'Hellboy' DVD. Ride it where you like!
'Hellboy: Blood and Iron' is the second amazing animated feature starring Mike Mignola's fan-favorite creation. It's ne...
We go from Haiku missives to epic masterpiece with Edith K's rumination on 'Hellboy: Sword of Storms':
Rain glistens against the gloom,
Lightening crashes and thunder booms,
A red figure emerges from the gates of hell,
He lingers where we dare...
Starting March 13th, ABC Family will modify its weekend morning Jetix lineup. The movie and Medabots will be removed, and in its place the network will add Spider-Man and, in a surprising move, Gargoyles. All shows will air in hour blocks with the excepti...
Kids' WB! has provided The Continuum with its Saturday morning schedules for all of February, and they feature three new episodes of 'The Batman.'
New episodes include "Cash for Toys" on Saturday, "Thunder" on Feb. 11 and "The Apprentice" on Feb. 18. ...
While chatting with MTV Splash Page, comics creator Mike Mignola expressed concerns that the 'Hellboy' movies will steal the thunder of his planned storyline for the comics series.
"The problem is, what del Toro’s talked about to me is that &l...
John Woo is on board to direct the filmed adaptation of Radical Comics' 'Caliber', according to today's Variety.
The comic, written by Sam Sakar, is an update of the Arthurian legend, retold as a western.
According to the Radical wesite: "The Knigh...
This week's
repeat of Jeremiah explores racial politics in "Moon in
Gemini", a thought-provoking episode written by executive producer Sam
Egan.
A message fr...
This week
Jeremiah and Kurdy relive their strangest adventure yet, as they're forced into
a boxing match where they have to fight for a woman's freedom, and fi...
Anonymous sources for Moviehole refute claims by the Hollywood trades that 'Justice League' may be hampered by lack of a shooting script. According to Moviehole, if the production runs into scrip troubles, the actors will just improvise a new scene. Uh hu...
Director Matthew Vaughn talks about landing the directing job on 'Thor' with Marvel:
"Marvel were so surprised to see this other side of me with Stardust," recalls director Matthew Vaughn of his initial meeting to discuss his vision for the God of Thun...
'The Dark Knight' slips two notches in this weekend's top 10 box office derby.
According to estimates published by Box Office Mojo, the Batman sequel took in about $10 million this weekend, falling behind the reigning champ 'TropicThunder' as well as th...
With only a week to go I thought I would focus this week’s column on my favorite subject, Star Wars toys. There has never been anything in movies or television that has endured longer, for me, than Star Wars. I played with the original figures as a ...
It’s Election Day, and if you haven’t already voted, I sincerely hope you’re planning on doing so. Come on folks, I know the Marvel vs. DC event of the nineties soured you on the democratic process, but you’ve got to give it anoth...
Many
rumors have been flying recently about Marvel's favorite Hammer Wielding
Thunder God, Thor, taking a trip to the big screen.
E! Online's Anderson Jones sought out one of the men who controls Thor's
celluloid destiny, Avi Arad, president of Marv...
Showtime calls
this week's Jeremiah is a must-see episode airing at a
special time (to make way for the two-hour premier of Odyssey 5).
It's an encore showing of "Firewall" in w...
What They SayAngela (Allysin Chaynes), a beautiful young woman, is trapped in a loveless existence. Hate is the only word to describe her feelings for her cold blooded father who forces himself on the family maid, Bridget (Alexis Amore). However, along wi...
What They SayFinal Round:
After barely escaping the dinosaur Maraikoh’s meteor bombardment, Goku advances to the tournament’s final round where he must face the warrior Pikkon! Sparks of energy erupt as the mighty fighters battle for the champ...
Going through the large pile of reviews Andrew has sent me, we\'ve got some new things from him today where he takes a look at Viz\'s 05/18/199 release of Pokemon Vol. #05: Thunder shock as well as their 07/27/1999 release of Pokemon Vol. #06: Seaside Pik...
What They SayArucard and the Hellsing Organization face a twofold challenge! A traitor within begins leaking classified information about the Organization - and a TV journalist is out to expose Hellsing\'s secret mission! Then, the ruthless Valentine Brot...
What They SayDr. Hell has resurrected an ancient army of mechanical monsters to conquer the world, but first he has to destroy the photon power lab and the one thing standing in his way: Mazinger! But it\'s going to take more than defeating Mazinger for D...
What They SayJust like Dark Schneider, the \"Best of Bastard!! Original Soundtrack\" is finally back again, returning to full anime music glory, with its magnificent, thundering score by the juggernaut of anime composers, Kohei Tanaka (One Piece, Gad Guar...
What They SayIn the aftermath of the great earthquake, one ruthless corporation stands ready to take over the devastated city of Tokyo with an army of synthetic monsters. Only a single band of female mercenaries oppose the monolithic power of Genom. With ...
Matthew Fox ("Lost") is gearing up to star in the preemptive adaptation of Warner Bros.' Billy Smoke, reports Variety. The comic about a hitman seeking redemption is being written by B. Clay Moore and illustrated by Eric Kim, but it won't be pu...
The Incredible Hulk for the Wii is an action based, third person smash fest. As the Incredible Hulk you will tear through different levels accomplishing mini missions to acquire more powerful moves and abilities to take down your enemies with anything and...
After director Matthew Vaughn's latest fantasy film, STARDUST, bombed at the box office last month, he's admitted to being a little concerned about delving back into a new world with THOR. Not very surprising outlook after what happened but Vaughn feels h...
Conan and the Midnight God concludes with this fifth issue, reinforcing the amazingly consistent quality of Dark Horse’s Conan brand. Written by Violent Messiahs scribs Joshua Dysart and with art by Will Conrad, the issue brings the titular kin...
When Brit author Richard K. Morgan first released Altered Carbon, his debut novel of hardboiled SF genius, the body-swapping detective tale met with little criticism. Winning the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel in 2003, the impressive sci-fi work goes...
I have to admit that I threw a bit of a wobbly in the car when Sophia broke it to me that we were booked into a Best Western chain hotel in the ancient cathedral town of Chartres. Suddenly it felt more like my old rock'n'roll days on tour with the sound c...
Marvel Studios and Universal’s The Incredible Hulk premiered last Friday to generally positive reviews, along with box office success to the tune of $55.4 million in weekend grosses. The film represents the second attempt at launching a franchi...
Icons of retro television continue to pour onto the sets of the NBC hit Heroes. Last season, Nichele Nichols from Star Trek: The Original Series appeared on Heroes in a small role along with George Takei, and Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner). and this year W...
What They SayAfter becoming Ruri\'s bodyguard, Shiel, Master of Thunder, develops sympathy for Ruri- especially after she overhears Pairon\'s plot to resurrect the hideous dragons in exchange for Ruri\'s life! Shiel helps Ruri escape confinement and trie...
What They SayEnter the world of Gilgamesh. Where the sky has been turned into a psychedelic mirror and civilization is only a shadow of its former self. Where beautiful assassins transform into terrifying winged creatures. Where children are born with ama...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ding Kin Lau / Wing Shing MaTranslated by:Yun ZhaoAdapted by:Benjamin StoneWhat They SayHero rescues the missing people in Steel Bull Valley by defeating Steel Bull, the ruler of the valley. Before dying, Steel Bull lets out a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Range MurataTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayIn Pez & Dr. Thunder Land we get an inside look to the background of these characters, including how Idjit came to be a cyborg in the first place. Wasteland Â--- ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Suguro ChayamachiTranslated by:Ray YoshimotoAdapted by:What They SayBased on the best-selling game, Devil May Cry 3 is an action-packed adventure, pitting good against evil...and brother against brother!
Dante is a demon sla...
Well after returning home to find that an imposter had given an interview in her stead, Divi was pretty upset. As it turns out the imposter is not only someone who knows Divi well enough to impersonate her but has also caused trouble in the past. With som...
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Superhero Hype! has reported that March will see the first-ever release of The Incredible Hulk TV-movies on DVD. Cinema Club is set to release a Region 2-encoded DVD containing two of the television movies starring Lou Ferigno and the late Bill B...
Industry Leader In Anime To Have Notable Presence With More Than A Dozen Properties In Booth 4505
New York, NY, June 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and l...
The Review!3 X 3 Eyes is divided into two very distinct parts, one that came out some time around 1989, and another that came out later, around 1995. This should be obvious when you see that the OVAs come on two disks, one with four half-hour episodes an...
What They SayChise is a cute and delicate teenage girl who was transformed into the Ultimate Weapon, even though she wants nothing more than to be a normal girl in love. As the war escalates, we see more of the fearsome destruction inflicted by her on bot...
What They SayAfter a raging battle in the Core Settlement, the young psychics of Orga are haunted by questions about their Countess (and themselves). But when they sneak into the mysterious Mitleid Corp\'s archives, a pack of terrifying cyborgs quickly en...
What They SayAs Mitleid’s ruthless corporate raider examines “every inch” of Tatsuya’s body, he reveals a soul-shaking revelation. Of even more consequence, this truth has an equally powerful impact on his fellow psychics in Orga, ...
What They SayDaisuke Niwa is certainly not your average junior high student, most don’t transform into the phantom thief Dark! But for the next few days, he’ll get a break from stealing artworks as he joins his friends for some fun and sun on ...
What They SayIt has come like a terrible storm, bringing with it the rain of gunfire, and the thunder of explosions. The Gekko has arrived, and it has brought war to Capitol Hill. Determined to rescue Master Norb at all costs, the crew have staged a surpr...
What They Say\"You Didn\'t Think This Would End Without A Little Pain. Did You?\"
In the heavenly embrace of \"mother\", Gilgamesh reunites and receives a gift - new power - a force that both resurrects and destroys, rebirthing the Professor\'s fallen ch...
Hollywood Roadshow, a partnership between Premiere Props and Super Auctions, have announced that they will be auctioning off over 750 one-of-a-kind movie props, rare animation cels from Disney, hand painted canvas artwork from “Star Wars,” ani...