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by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-29-2007)
In our DVD Shopping List Prize Closet this week we have some terrific classic Hong Kong action titles, courtesy of Dragon Dynasty. Two winners will get both Shanghai Express and Above the Law, and all you have to do to win is send an email which includes ... Hellboy
by Coming Attractions (Tue 02-10-2004)
Genre:Horror/Action/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:Revolution Studios.Production Company:Lawrence Gordon Productions/Dark Horse Entertainment.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Ron Perlman (Hellboy); Selma Blair (Liz Sherman); John Hurt (Dr. Broom); Jeffr... FARSCAPE Chat Transcript: Gigi Edgley, Lani John Tupu & Wayne Pygram (Mon 09-18-2000)
SteveVP Today we will be chatting with Gigi Edgley, Wayne Pygram, Lani John Tupu, three of the stars from the hit Sci-Fi Channel series FARSCAPE. Ms Edgley portrays Chiana in the show, an impetuous young thief. Mr Pygram has the role of Scorpius, a sadist...
Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick Vol. #6
by Brett Barkley (Thu 11-30-2006)
What They SayThe Great Space Show of 4701 is about to begin! With less than two months until Moad's destruction, Ahab and his crew are still without Dew, without a plan and without so much as a hope for survival. To make matters worse, the Federation has... LEGEND
by JEFF BOND (Wed 05-22-2002)
With big screen fantasy making a big comeback courtesy of LORD OF THE RINGS, it's the perfect time to go back and revisit Ridley Scott's LEGEND, one of the most visually luxuriant, sumptuously scored and, ultimately, most problematic fantasy films ever ma... Ghost World: The John Carpenter Interview Part 2
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Sat 08-25-2001)
In Part 1 of CINESCAPE's exclusive John Carpenter interview, the famed director discussed getting his latest jaunt into the sci-fi/horror genre, GHOSTS OF MARS, off the ground and out of the hands of intrusive studio executives. In our continuing coverage... Cinescape's 25 Greatest Summer Movies of All Time
by Brian Thomas with Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 11-18-2005)
Hurray! It's winter! Time to unpack the sweaters and stow the Speed-o! Time to drag out your electric blanket, and curl up next to a fire with a big bowl of popcorn! Sure summer is long gone but we still got to thinking about it... Every summer, we're alw... FARSCAPE'S John Crichton: Ben Browder
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 07-03-2000)
Ben Browder, on his way to his last, official second-season shooting day for the series Farscape is feeling, well, sad. Fans in the United States have only seen eight episodes of the second season so far, and the show has been picked up for a third. Still... Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick Vol. #1
by Brett Barkley (Fri 12-30-2005)
What They SayThe year 4699. A young adventurer on a desperate mission sets off to find Captain Ahab and his crew of outlaw whale hunters. Only Ahab can save his home planet from the most horrific beast known throughout the universe: Moby Dick. But firs... I Am Legend
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-03-2007)
As the Fall season rapidly approaches, one of fiction’s most popular manifestations of the Other is lurking from the shadows and sizing up your jugular in a slew of new horror, fantasy, and even science fiction literature.
Hello Maniac read... Silva Screen to Release James Horner's New World score
by Randall Larson (Mon 11-28-2005)
Academy Award winning composer James Horner re-teams with directing legend Terrence Malick for the film THE NEW WORLD, and the soundtrack album will be released in early 2006 by old world label, Silva Screen Records of England. Horner remains one of the m... Smallville's John Schneider Talks Smallville (Wed 04-28-2004)
Yesterday, John Schneider (Jonathan Kent) was interviewed on The Wayne Brady Show. Click to read what he had to say about Smallville and flip through some screen caps.American Outlaws
by Michael Tunison (Fri 08-17-2001)
Hollywood has been mining the legend of bank-robbing desperado Jesse James almost as long as it's been making pictures, with individual filmmakers riffing on historical fact to fit their storytelling purposes in movies such as the 1939 Tyrone Power/Henry ... Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
by Dusan "Lynx" Katilovic (Thu 12-05-2002)
We all know the story of the legendary thief that steals from the rich and gives to the poor both from the stories and movies about Robin Hood. Strategy First decided to rekindle the flames of the old legend and publish a squad-based tactical strategy gam... Sir Sean Connery, A Living Legend
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 06-10-2007)
The rumors have been thick in recent weeks that Sir Thomas Sean Connery would be returning from his retirement in order to reprise his Henry Jones Sr. character in Indiana Jones 4. If you keep up with said news, you would have found out those rumors are n... 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... Wayne’s World
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-08-2007)
Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ... The Duke is Tops
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-22-2007)
This week is loaded, so let’s get right into our Prize Closet – which is also loaded.
In keeping with John Wayne Month, we have two copies of the new deluxe edition of True Grit, courtesy of Paramount. To be eligible to win one, just se... Music for Twin Terrors & International Cops
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-09-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS England's Harkit Records, who have preserved on CD such quirky and cultic scores of the '60s and 70s as BARBARELLA, THE PENTHOUSE, VANISHING POINT, THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS, and MODESTY BLAISE (and who will soon release BURKE... AMC MONSTERFEST
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-26-2001)
Several years ago, cable channel American Movie Classics acquired the broadcast rights to Universal's library of classic monster films for Halloween. While this was a sad day for local TV horror hosts, who then had to rake through the lower dregs for horr... AndromeDVD Strain
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-01-2003)
As a lover of movies, I dearly love the DVD format. However, now that theyve been around a while and the format has become established, the honeymoon is over. I still dearly love DVD, but there are some things I dearly hate about them, and from time to t... Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)
With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?
Hello Man... Review: Batman: The Legend Begins
by Jason Lethert (Fri 05-10-2002)
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Ove... Alfred Hitchcock, a True Legend
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-20-2007)
April 29th marked the 27th year of the passing of one of cinema’s greatest directors ever. A man who re-invented a style on the thriller and suspense genres all his own and created new inspiration for directors of today to build off. This genius beh... DVD This Week: August 28th
by John Thonen (Tue 08-28-2001)
VIDEO NEWS In addition to the upcoming new STAR TREK TV series, Trekkers will soon get another treat with Paramount's release of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION on Nov. 6th. As the title sug... Beowulf, Star Wars/Star Trek Guides, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-31-2006)
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin... Retrospective: Walt Disney's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
by Taylor White (Thu 11-18-1999)
Long before Tim Burton paved his revisionist path through the haunted trails of Washington Irvings `The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,` Walt Disney and his team of animators produced their own take on the prolific authors age-old folktale of schoolteacher Ich... Hits & Hives, Rats & Raiders
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-23-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS The most amazing film of the season thus far is, by a mile, Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL, an eclectic homage driven to the nth degree into a multi-layered and multi-flavored revenge story as stylish and inventive as... BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES THE LEGEND BEGINS
by DEREK BARTHOLOMAUS (Tue 06-11-2002)
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES has always been the best rendition of Batman. This is due to the care and the craft of all of the people involved in the project, specifically Bruce Timm and Paul Dini. At the same time it is very unfortunate that Warner Bros. ... M*A*S*H (1970)
by Paul Zimmerman (Mon 01-14-2002)
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, films like EASY RIDER, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, BONNIE AND CLYDE, THE GRADUATE and THE WILD BUNCH changed the way movies were made. Perhaps the most original and daring of this elite group, however, was M*A*S*H an anti war bla... The Spy Who Came on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-13-2004)
Im writing this column from G-Fest, the annual Godzilla fans North American convention, which should not be confused with B-fest, the annual 24-hour B-movie marathon, but its almost as much fun. Every summer for the past 11 years, Godzilla fans from al... Outer Limits, Spaghetti Westerns, Elvis, & The Duke: The Musical World of Dominic Frontiere
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-19-2006)
At the age of 72, Dominic Frontiere still composes music in his home in Santa Fe, although he is far from Hollywood and far from the thriving career he had in Hollywood during the 1960s as a composer and producer for the cutting-edge science fiction TV sh... Ghost Rider!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-12-2007)
In anticipation of the upcoming comedy Evan Almighty starring Steve Carell, DotComedy has provided our Prize Closet with Carell DVDs to give away! One lucky Maniac will receive The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Office Season 1 and The Office Season 2. To... Elfman Meets Lecter in a Tasteful Horror Score
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 10-02-2002)
This Week's RecommendationDanny Elfman's first foray into the dark world of Hannibal Lecter in RED DRAGON, released this week by Decca (289 473 248-2), is a mesmerizingly dark journey into malevolency and dementia.In RED DRAGON, Elfman follows the work of... Testimony of Evil
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-07-2006)
You may note, as I have, that todays list contains an inordinate number of double, triple, quadruple and quintuple feature sets. I can only assume that this represents an effort on the part of the studios to get gift-ready bargain sets into stores in ... Polanski Passionata
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-06-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Krzysztof Komeda (his name was Americanized by Christopher Komeda for his American LP releases) had a short but profound career in film music, beginning in his native Poland but sweeping into America due to his association with... Music To Gag On
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-09-2006)
GAG is a new independent thriller about a pair of professional thieves who break into a house and discover a man held captive in a hidden room, beaten beyond recognition. In trying to help, the thieves become trapped by a torturous serial killer. Set enti... TOY STORY 2 (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 11-27-1999)
TOY STORY was one of the best overrated movies ever made. To be honest, the screenplay wasn`t all that wonderful: the plot mechanics were loose; the lead character, Woody, was really a selfish, unsympathetic protagonist, and the film didn`t really kick in... Happy New Year!
by Brian Thomas (Mon 01-01-2007)
Yes, Happy New Year – and holy smoke! And I thought there were few DVD releases last week! Well, the short list this week gives us a chance to go over what’s on the way in 2007 in the field of animation. Barnyard is a spin-off... Music from the Underworld
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-23-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Marco Beltrami has composed a guttural undulation of darkness for the opening moments of UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, the sequel to the 2003 hit depicting an ongoing war between the vampires and the werewolves. The first film containe... Ghost in the Shell Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-16-2007)
Ever since its explosion onto the global screen in 1995, the Ghost in the Shell series has provided viewers with a profoundly philosophical, yet innovatively stylized look into a near future world where the lines between man and machine finally blur. Thro... Movie Soundtracks: The Best of the Millennium, Part Two
by Randall Larson (Sat 04-22-2000)
With FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966), Leonard Rosenman provided one of science fictions most remarkable scores. Comprised mostly of non-melodic motifs, the score blends various counterpoints of coloristic tones to create a striking sound design for the corporeal... Columbo is Coming With the P.I.
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 06-07-2004)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Last week's list of the "worst" television shows as voted by Cinescape readers produced the usual amount of grumbling and discontent such dubious lists are wont to create. No surprise there, so let's ... DVD This Week: June 4
by John Thonen (Tue 06-04-2002)
VIDEO NEWSTheres not much on the video news front this week, so your old pal the Vidiot thought hed share with you (direct from the American Film Market) some titles which will likely be going the direct-to-video (DTV) route in the near future.RUTGER HA... DVD & VHS This Week: March 5
by John Thonen (Tue 03-05-2002)
VIDEO NEWSHIGHLANDER was both a box office and critical dud when originally released in 1986. Since then, a fiercely loyal cult movement has turned the tale of sword swinging immortals into a success story surpassed only by that of the original STAR TREK.... Paul Newman Passes Away at 83
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 09-27-2008)
Paul Newman never much cared for what he once called the "rubbish" of Hollywood, choosing to live in a quiet community on the opposite corner of the U.S. map, staying with his wife of many years and — long after he became bored with acting... Comicscape - June 29, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-29-2005)
Greetings, and welcome to another edition of "Readers Take Aim" on this week's COMICSCAPE. Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on BATMAN BEGINS, particularly those that didn't care for the film. It seems counterintuitive to welcome disag... Robert Wise’s Vision Still Lives.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-08-2007)
In our last week’s column, I alluded to how passion for the arts molds that star to be elevated to a whole other echelon of achievement inside Hollywood’s history books. Certain actors find such passion with every word they utter in the gla... Comicscape - March 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-17-2004)
OPINION: I've only recently become familiar with John Constantine, the lead character in Vertigo's longest-running series to date, HELLBLAZER. Even so, I was appalled to hear the changes that were being made to the character to bring him to the screen - a... The Return of the King
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-04-2003)
IM MEMORY: MICHAEL SMALLFilm composer Michael Small, 64, passed away on November 24, 2003. Small wrote musical scores for over 50 feature films and TV programs, as well as hundreds of TV and radio commercials. His many credits as include the music for Ala... Superman Returns
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 04-22-2005)
Genre:Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Action.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Brandon Routh (Clark Kent/Kal-El/"Superman"); Kevin Spacey (Lex Luthor); Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane); Hugh Laurie (Perry ... Strike Memo of High Priority Movies?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 09-13-2007)
Alright readers, I'm going to warn you now that this "memo" should be taken with a grain of salt. The reasoning behind that warning is we don't know how old this memo is..It could have been pulled together by the various studios rather quickly a... Deth Eternal Part Two
by John Thonen (Thu 08-08-2002)
The sixth and latest entry in producer Charles Band's long running sci-fi series, TRANCERS, has recently been released on video and DVD. So what better time to take a look back at the career of Jack Deth, the time traveling, tough guy cop who stars in the... Soundtrax '99, Part Two
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-06-2000)
[NOTE: Part One of this column looked at soundtrack albums for films and TV shows from 1999. Part Two looks at compilations, anthologies, promotional recordings, and restorations of classic films scores.]PROMOSWhile primarily intended as promotional recor... Aviator, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 06-08-2004)
tGenre:Drama/Historical.Studio:Warner Bros./Miramax FilmsProduction Company:Forward Pass/Appian Way/Cappa Productions/Initial Entertainment Group.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Leonardo DiCaprio (Howaard Hughes); Barry Pepper (Glenn Odekirk); C... And The Nominees Are...
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 02-25-2008)
Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve... Jablonsky's Island
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-28-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Jablonsky's latest score, for Michael Bay's sci-fi thriller THE ISLAND, is now available on Milan Records (M2-36132). The score opens with a tantalizing air of surging orchestra and choir, building a powerful resonance that is ... ENIGMA
by Daniel Schweiger (Tue 05-28-2002)
While some composers are accused of repetition, playing the same themes over and over is what has made John Barry a legend. From the early James Bond scores which put him on the map to such grandly romantic works as SOMEWHERE IN TIME, OUT OF AFRICA and BO... The “Potterverse” Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ... They Came, They Conquered, They Saw!
by Dan Cziraky (Sat 08-26-2000)
[EDITOR`S NOTE: A strange rift in time and spacea gateway to a parallel dimensionhas opened up somewhere near Gastonia, North Carolina, allowing our faithful correspondent to report on events until now unknown in our dimension, events that take place in... I Was A Composer for A Teenage Werewolf
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-07-2006)
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Paul Dunlap provided extremely effective musical scores for a fistful of low-budget horror and science fiction pictures of the '50s and '60s including a fruitful association with producer Herman Cohen, for whom... Harry Potter & the Disc of Silver
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 03-07-2006)
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... The Race is On
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 07-14-2003)
Greetings Cinescapers! I hate to start the column off with an angry, bloodshot eyes, clenched teeth, gnarled paws, ears flat against the side of head, and finger waving attitude, but I've been informed by a reader, oddly enough named M E (but not me, you ... Straight Up
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 08-18-2003)
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Last week I asked our foreign readers to clue me in to their favorite regional shows that have somehow or other been missed by the TV Wasteland radar. Thanks to Eduardo Guardatti, from Argentina, we g... Williams Still with POTTER; a DUNE Soundtrack (sort of); Marco Beltrami's THE WATCHER.
by Randall D. Larson (Sun 12-10-2000)
Rumor ControlDont worry - recent reports on several websites and newsgroups alleging that John Williams is bowing out of scoring the upcoming big screen version of HARRY POTTER do not appear to be true. As reported on soundtrackmag.com, Williams is stil... Everybody out of the water!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-14-2005)
Previously on DVD Shopping List: My prize closet needed cleaning out, so I gave the beloved readers a chance to win some DVDs. As a result, Pat Monahan and Tracie Howard will be feelin' the Noise when their copies of WHITE NOISE arrive at their homes. As ... Genre Films 2000: A Preview of Things To Come
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-27-2000)
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are big business. If there were any doubt, the box office grosses of last year`s genre films put it to rest. So the major Hollywood studios, along with the mini-majors and the independents, will be offering up a slew o... Comic-Con News: July 23 and July 24 Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-11-2008)
The full schedule for this year's Comic Con has been released here but as always, we're going to sift through the press releases and give you the panels covering Movies, DVD and TV events. You can check out the first two days below.Wednesday, July 23, PRE... Battle of the ‘Star’ Series: Star Wars, Star Trek, & Starship Troopers
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-30-2007)
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ... Incredible Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-25-2004)
THIS WEEKS RECOMMENDATIONSAfter several notable years scoring video games (MEDAL OF HONOR series) and television (ALIAS), composer Michael Giacchino scores a hit with his effervescent score to Pixars THE INCREDIBLES, released on CD by Walt Disney Record... "An American Haunting"
by Brian Thomas (Thu 11-09-2006)
I had trouble determining exactly what bothered me about An American Haunting. Sure, it has some obvious flaws in the narrative, but it also has good acting, a solid sense of place and time, and many effective sequences. Fortunately, director Courtney... Herrmann Noir
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 12-18-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSFSM's Golden Age Classics' release for December (the label's 81st CD release in five years!) is the landmark Bernard Herrmann score for Nicholas Ray's 1952 film noir thriller, ON DANGEROUS GROUND (FSM Vol 6 No 18). The film was ... Governor Killer Cyborg from the Future
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-11-2003)
Why does everyone have a great big plasma HDTV but me? Well, not really, but that's the impression you get if you flip through a few nights of network television lately. Manufacturers of high end entertainment electronics are doing their best to place pro... Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. The Creeper
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-02-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSGraeme Revell (PITCH BLACK, TOMB RAIDER, MISSION TO MARS) inherits the musical mantle inaugurated by Harry Manfredini in 1980 with the first FRIDAY THE 13TH movie. Whereas NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET had no real musical signature, w... Toaster, Brave
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-17-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS 1986 was the perfect time for David Newman, eldest sibling of the Newman composing clan (brother to Thomas Newman, son of Alfred Newman, nephew to Emil and Lionel, and cousin to older composer Randy Newman to youngster Joel New... Remembering Jerry
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-29-2004)
The death of Jerry Goldsmith last week on July 21st continues to have significant repercussions throughout the film and film music community; evidence of just how important Jerry was to the art and technique of music for motion pictures and just what an ... Ubisoft, Paramount & Shangri-La to Create BEOWULF Video Games
by News Editor (Fri 05-25-2007)
Ubisoft has announced that it will develop and publish the video game based on Paramount Pictures’ and Shangri-La Entertainment’s BEOWULF, he upcoming feature film from Academy Award®-winning director Robert Zemeckis. Neil Gaiman & Rog... 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... Animated Science Fiction - Before TITAN A.E.
by Andrew Osmond (Thu 07-06-2000)
As the whole world knows, Walt Disney was an obsessive science-fiction fan. A friend of genre giants from Wells to Hubbard, Walt`s love of space-opera and speculative fiction pervaded all he did. From Walt`s classic Astro-Mouse cartoons in the 1920s, via ... 'Twas the Day After Christmas
by John Thonen (Tue 12-26-2000)
`Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the net/All the fanboys were chatting, bout the presents they did get./There were Buffy dolls with figures that filled out her dress,/A Seven Of Nine doll, whose clothing hugs every inch of her flesh./There ... Al Pacino Speaks For Us All, Maniacs.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-01-2007)
Our first month of Star Spotlight is now coming to an end, fellow Maniacs. We began our inaugural column with one man who turned the filmmaking industry on their heels, George Lucas. We continued to one of my personal favorites, the legendary director ... DVD and Blu-Ray Details for INCREDIBLE HULK
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 08-28-2008)
From the Marvel Universe of the world's most popular Super Heroes comes the $234.6 million worldwide summer hit that fans have been waiting for as THE INCREDIBLE HULK blasts onto DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def from Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Marvel ... JAWS, 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition
by Glenn Sanders (Tue 07-18-2000)
I have without exaggeration seen Jaws 18 trillion times, often stumbling across it on cable, then unable to change the channel. Yet each time I see it I am utterly surprised at how good it is. I can only assume my surprise is because there`s kind of a neg... Weekend Results for June 22-24
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 06-26-2001)
When the exhaust fumes cleared, it wasn't even much of a race at the box office this weekend. Universal's debut of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS sped well ahead of the competition, beating the runner up by a good $15-million. The facing thriller won $40.09-mil... Avery’s Droopy on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Mon 05-14-2007)
Shrek the 3rd opens Friday, in case you hadn’t heard. These movies are great fun, but sometimes I feel myself pulling back from the overwhelming hype. That green ogre is just everywhere. Ironically, the overweight Shrek was chosen to appear in a PSA... Paving the way for a Transformers 4th of July
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-27-2007)
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.
Hello everyone and welcome to this Tues... Warhol horrors come to DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-20-2005)
In the Prize Closet this week we have one copy of MALLRATS to give away. Okay, some of you may think that's extremely lame. Many folks consider MALLRATS slightly below JERSEY GIRL on the Kevin Smith filmography, and you might not think it worth opening th... Lukyanenko’s WATCH Returns
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-09-2007)
With Timur Bekmambetov’s latest Night Watch film adaptation smashing box office records in Russia (yet again) and the film still fresh in the states from its US debut this past June, author Sergei Lukyanenko has officially put Russia on the map for ... A River Roars Through It
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-27-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS David Newman's expressive and expansive score for SERENITY, Josh Whedon's big-screen incarnation of his short-loved TV series, FIREFLY, recently released by Varese Sarabande (302 066 682 2), is as quietly passionate as was the ... I Hate Uwe Boll
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-03-2007)
Now I know this is a little off topic and Uwe Boll is an extremely easy target, but this weekend I saw a trailer for the upcoming IN THE NAME OF THE KING and I’ve gotta vent. It almost seems trendy now to hate the craptacular German director / produ... 50 GB Blu-ray discs, V FOR VENDETTA announced and TOTAL RECALL on Blu-ray
by John Sinnott (Sun 10-15-2006)
HD DVD Outselling Blu-ray 3:1:: Last week the North American HD DVD Promotional Group, the organization responsible for touting HD DVDs as you could probably guess from the name, issued a press release where they quoted the Nielsen VideoScan DVD sell-thr... Cliffhanger Serials
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-13-2003)
This weeks DVD peeve expands on a part of last weeks peeve: menu issues. As one reader put it: I personally hate it when a movie automatically starts and doesn't go to the menu first. No override function to get past some long and drawn out DVD menus t... Where Have All The Faces Gone?
by Rob Zombie (Sun 11-20-2005)
(Rob Zombie's THE DEVIL'S REJECTS was released on DVD last week.) Yeah, I know I sound like Norma Desmond whining in the film Sunset Blvd. pining for the glory days of silent pictures. But seriously where have all the great faces gone? I'll tell ya where ... Eastwood, Spielberg wave FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-09-2004)
Clint Eastwood is working once again with Steven Spielberg on a World War II-themed movie. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS: HEROES OF IWO JIMA is set up at Spielberg's DreamWorks studio and Eastwood will direct the project. Paul Haggis (DUE SOUTH) is writing the scr... Terror in the Woods!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-20-2004)
Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed that there werent any cartoon series on my list of TV series worthy of DVD seasoning a couple weeks ago. Well, thats because I have a whole separate list for animation! Enjoy!BEANY & CECIL Yeah, there was an exc... Altered Carbon
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-03-2008)
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... GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS
by Randall D. Larson (Mon 07-30-2001)
Tohos latest entry in the true Godzilla series once again pits the giant monster against another behemoth antagonist this time the colossal energy-feeding Megaguirus. The new film also puts Godzilla against a new adversary: composer Michiru Ohshima. GO... Irish 'Outlaw'
by Michael Tunison (Fri 08-17-2001)
When Colin Farrell was growing up in Dublin, Ireland, the idea that he might someday get the chance to play a gunslinging western hero like the ones he loved to watch on the telly must have seemed about as likely as taking a trip to the moon. Even today F... Spider-Creators Spin A Web of Praise
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 07-03-2002)
OK, so we all know the wall-crawler's big screen debut was a monster smash, yadda yadda yadda. Thanks to the efforts of director Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe and the many men and women behind the scenes of this summer's firs... Dario Argento, a Master of Horror
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-15-2007)
We’ve covered great minds in cinema up to this point of time, directors and actors which have played a major effect on the culture of movie conscious minds. Individuals whom have awed audiences everywhere. People whom utilized their imaginations ... HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 11-15-2002)
Mr. Bond, Mr. Holmes, Lord Hornblower, Sir Robin and even Your Majesty King Arthur all you timeless British heroes of the page and screen need to take a couple of steps over and clear some room up there on your collective pedestal. This Potter kid is app... TWO TOWERS The "Viagra" Edition
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-18-2003)
A great collection of DVDs is nice to have, but even better if you can enjoy them with a friend around the house, whether that friend has two legs or four. Try tying a DVD on a string and dangling it a couple feet off the ground your cat will go nuts! A... Comicscape - June 2, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-02-2004)
OPINION: Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day and that, if you weren't out remembering those who have fought and died for our freedom, you were at least enjoying the fruits (and nicely grilled meats) of that freedom at the park or campgrounds of your cho... BEOWULF Slays IMAX Records
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-20-2007)
IMAX Corporation today announced that Beowulf: An IMAX 3D Experience contributed a record-setting $3.58 million of the $27.5 million that the film grossed at the domestic box office through its opening weekend. The IMAX(R) 3D release played on 84 domestic... STAR TREK: Directing The Motion Picture
by Frederick C. Szebin (Wed 01-12-2000)
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE has to be one of the most frustrating near-misses in the history of SF cinema. At one time only dreamt of by the original TV shows fan base, then reviled, ST:TMP actually isnt the grand mess it was once thought to be. Indee... ENTER THE DRAGON
by Brian Thomas (Wed 05-26-2004)
ENTER THE DRAGON is one of the most important movies in all of Asian cinema in a number of ways. It turned Bruce Lee from a cult star into the number one movie star in the world, until his untimely death - and a bankable name for years after, due to the e... Music of the Seven Seas
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-10-2003)
This Weeks 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... Soylent Green is Musicians!
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-19-2003)
This Week's RecommendationSThis week, FSM releases two of the '70s strangest science fiction scores on CD for the first time. Pairing Fred Myrow's tuneful music for SOYLENT GREEN ("Soylent Green is People!") with Jerry Fielding's atonal ambience of DEMON ... SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE - The Making of the Motion Picture
by Edward Gross (Fri 02-18-2000)
For anyone doubting the impact Christopher Reeve had on audiences in his interpretation of Superman, they need look no farther than the world's reaction to his tragic horse-riding accident four years ago. The love and support demonstrated spoke volumes an... Del Toro's thoughts on HELLBOY
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-23-2002)
Now that work on his dream project, HELLBOY, has kept him from directing the third BLADE film, Guillermo del Toro is talking about the horse he backed."The essence of the piece remains exactly the same as in the last draft," Del Toro said about his latest... In Praise of Samuel Z. Arkoff
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-12-2000)
Old shlockmeisters never die. They just get really old, and then people belatedly realize how cool they were and start giving them awards, as tokens of thanks for all the great cinematic memories.Samuel Z. Arkoff, that one-of-a-kind producer and mogul who... THE MUNSTERS Complete First Season
by Brian Thomas (Wed 09-08-2004)
By 1964, the big monster revival was in full swing, at least for those of us that considered ourselves "Monster Kids". Local stations had been working their way through the Shock Theater package of syndicated vintage horror films several times over the pa... DRACULA THE DIRTY OLD MAN / GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO COUNT DRACULA
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 10-14-2002)
Vampires have come a long way from the putrid, re-animated corpses of yore. Thanks to the pen of Bram Stoker, his contemporaries, and thousands of subsequent writers, the once demonic mass of decaying flesh has been transformed into a suave gentleman with... 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... Spider-Man Does Whatever A Spider Can
by Craig Reed (Fri 01-26-2001)
Sitting in Stage 27 on the Sony lot, a webshoot away from the actors and filmmakers of the upcoming Spider-Man film, I`ve been continually humming to myself that jazzy song from the 1967-1970 animated TV series Spider-Man. `Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does w... THE ALAMO
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 04-09-2004)
The battle of the Alamo in 1836 is one of the most legendary incidents in American history, with less than 200 men holding down the fort for 13 days against thousands of troops under the command of Mexican General Santa Anna. It has been written about, fi... Box Office Bondage
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 11-24-1999)
James Bond fell slightly short of estimates for its opening weekend box office take. MGM`s THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH took in $35.5-million in its first three days, easily taking the Number 1 spot. The weekend`s other wide debut, Paramount`s SLEEPY HOLLOW, r... Anime Expo - Friday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)
Nobuhiro Watsuki
WARNING! The last question listed at the bottom of this page contains a major Kenshin spoiler. Do not read past question number 31 if you haven\'t seen the second Kenshin OVA series
... Bombs, Skunk Apes, and Happy Meals
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 03-31-2007)
It may be surprising to many people that yes, in fact, there are more film festivals than Sundance and Cannes. Now, there are a scant few other than these two where a feature filmmaker might actually sell their film but there are plenty of festiv... It's shoppin' time!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 12-06-2005)
Well, with only 19 shopping days left until Xmas, I guess we shouldn't delay and get right to the list. SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK Buy this one for your sweet old Aunt Petunia: (O) FANTASTIC FOUR (Fox) Not quite the home run fans were hoping for, but this fun ... 20,000 Bug Lovers
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-20-2003)
Last week we were groaning about DVDs that force you to sit through opening clips such as the FBI warning, advertising, and other bits. This subject has haunted me the last couple weeks as I sat down to review the DVD release of Takashi Miikes HAPPINESS ... Jailbirds, Blog Battles & Visa Rejections.
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 04-28-2007)
Quite a bit of news going on in the world of Celebrities this week. Joe Francis continues to piss off the law even while in jail. Snoop Dogg is barred from yet another country for being Snoop Dogg. Kissing is worth an arrest warrant in India for some ... A Literate Look at the Strike of ‘08
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-05-2007)
The first volume in the new Heroes print collection may be debuting this week, but Heroes: Origins, the NBC hit’s next TV incarnation, isn’t faring nearly so well. This Halloween saw the expiration of the WGA’s contract with the Alliance... Comicscape - February 1, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-01-2006)
My colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, and a couple of readers suggested I write a column about comics that might appeal to women and those repelled by spandex, big guns, big muscles, and big tits. Rather than just targeting women, I've decided to... TOP 12: SKY CAPTAIN makes soft landing
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 09-20-2004)
Movie audiences were taken away by the retro action-adventure SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW last weekend, elevating the film to become the new box office champ. In its opening weekend SKY CAPTAIN grossed an estimated $16.2 million dollars, which i... Jackman & Guggenheim Create NOWHERE MAN
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 03-25-2008)
Hugh Jackman may be known for his Wolverine character--which he is currently shooting--but it seems that he's branching out and creating a new comic as well. Hugh will team with showrunner Marc Guggenheim ("Eli Stone") and Virgin Comics to bring... More MYSTERIOUS WAYS For the Holidays
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 12-25-2000)
It`s Christmas Day, and the Lord is moving in Mysterious Ways. TV`s one and only family-friendly science fiction showa program whose paranormal moral compass is so straight-ahead that it has made a name for itself at the very middle of the middle-of the-... SHEENA: Gena Lee Nolan
by Craig D. Reid (Tue 10-10-2000)
What do you get when you cross TARZAN with that wild Hong Kong film MIGHTY PEKING MAN (1976), add a touch of SPACE: 1999 and call it something some of you have already heard of? Well, its happened. TV Hollywood has decided that it cant come up with anyt... THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 12-19-2001)
Now that Peter Jackson's live-action epic THE LORD OF THE RINGS is finally herea feat thought more or less impossible to pull off only a few years agothe question can finally be answered. Does the film live up to the potential of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered ... AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
by Carl Cortez (Wed 10-24-2001)
One film that seems to get better and better each year is John Landis' classic AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. Released in 1981, audiences weren't sure what to make of the film's mix of comedy and horror, but all these years later the mix proves to be jus... 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... DVD & VHS This Week: April 23
by John Thonen (Tue 04-23-2002)
VIDEO NEWSBuena Vista recently announced that they would be releasing Tim Burton's wonderful ED WOOD on DVD this summer on August 13. Burton's film is in glorious black and white and boasts a pair of top of the line performances from Johnny Depp as talen... Comicscape - May 26, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 05-26-2004)
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... The Saga Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-22-2007)
In light of the biggest gaming news of 2007 (thus far), this Tuesday’s schedule reinforces the fact that some of the best genre narratives don’t have to originate from the traditional literary form. Greetings all you Maniac readers and welcome... Get Piven!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-17-2007)
As springtime weather finally begins to hit, we’re entering a brief period where we can catch up on the winter’s theatrical releases on DVD before the big summer movies are released and we- - *PANT!* OHMYGAWD! Apr... Harry Potter goes Greek…err Latin
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-26-2006)
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A... Cruisin' with the Samurai
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-13-2003)
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... Lady Death: The Motion Picture
by Mike Dungan (Sun 10-10-2004)
What They SayOnly in death does she find the will to live. Her legend begins in the 15th century. Stripped of her innocence by her father\'s betrayal, a pious, young woman, Hope, is sentenced to a trial by fire. She reluctantly accepts her father\'s offer... Precious Rings of Metal!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 12-14-2004)
I want to take a minute here and empathize with you all, as you're probably going through a lot of holiday stress right now. Let's not beat around the bush we're talking about Christmas, and not the holy day of spiritual significance symbolizing belief i... More Trek on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-28-2004)
Ive known Roger Ebert for years, though Im not sure if hed remember me. Weve never talked much at press screenings and such, mainly because I agree with his working habits we dont want to discuss a film until we have a chance to review it, thereby ... Comicscape - September 15, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-15-2004)
OPINION: Thank you to all those who wrote in regarding last week's column about the darkening of comics! There were easily as many people who felt that this darkening is a new trend as those who felt it's simply the continuation of a trend that started wa... PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
by Brian Thomas (Thu 12-23-2004)
Pee-Wee Herman was a comedy phenomenon that you were either hep to or not. Paul Reubens created the character on stage while part of the improve comedy troupe The Groundlings in 1978, and was such a hit that Pee-Wee earned his own show, which had a long r... Horror classics
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-26-2006)
I'm getting over a virus, but fortunately after a few light weeks we've got a big list this week. Enjoy! In our Prize Closet this week we have a copy of FAST & THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, courtesy of Universal. To be eligible to win one, send an email to p... Killing the Imposter God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-17-2007)
Since the dawn of speculative literature, fiction has held the power to exemplify facets of our world and shed light on the complexities of human nature. Orchestrating truth through lies, SF, fantasy, and horror have become some of the strongest vessels f... WARCRAFT
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-27-2007)
In breaking with tradition this week, a Pocket Star release has given me an excuse to spend most of my discourse on something I positively love: WARCRAFT.
Ever since playing a demo version of the original Warcraft (on a Shuckysoft shareware CD) a... Phantoms and Free DVD Players
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-09-2003)
In last weeks column, I put out an offer to sell my credibility in exchange for new electronics equipment. Well, no DVD player manufacturers or retailers have responded to my offer (which still stands), but Im gonna tell you how you can get a DVD player... Hitchcock vs. Lewton
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 10-04-2005)
That's right, fans it's October! The season of spooky pranks, ghoulish doings, colorful costumes and tasty treats is upon us. Of course you know what I'm talking about: Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Everyone who claims to be Canadian c... DVD News & Notes for July 10, 2001
by John Thonen (Tue 07-10-2001)
Universal's Golden Age Of Horror will soon be coming our way when Universal Studios unleashes a host of DVD double-features sure to whet the cinematic appetite of any classic-era horror movie fan. Not wanting to miss out on the interest generated by their... Anime Expo - Saturday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)
.hack//SIGN - Koichi Mashimo
Koichi Mashimo (President of Bee Train, director of .hack and Noir), Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Ent. VP & panel host), and another Japanese guest (who didn\'t say much) were present at the panel.
This is one of the more interestin... Morricone's Faceless Nightmare from Beyond the Tomb
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-11-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Ennio Morricone's hauntingly lovely score for the 1965 Italian horror film, AMANTI D'OLTRETOMBA (Lovers Beyond the Tomb, but best known under its USA release title, NIGHTMARE CASTLE; although also known as NIGHT OF THE DOOMED, T... DVD This Week: October 9th
by John Thonen (Tue 10-09-2001)
VIDEO NEWSBUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER fans - of which, I am told, there are a few recently saw their fave femme make a triumphant return to TV after a move to the eternally struggling UPN network. Those same fans can likely expect another victory as the pe... WEREWOLF OF LONDON / SHE-WOLF OF LONDON
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 10-20-2001)
Universal delivers a "Wolf Man Double Feature" in their Classic Monsters series, and this one is well in keeping with the "A" and "B" feature double bills of that era. WEREWOLF OF LONDON was among a slate of pictures planned to star Boris Karloff in the w... THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES
by Chris Wyatt (Fri 01-25-2002)
The filmmakers that converted John Keel's non-fiction book THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES into a Richard Gere movie were very liberal when adapting the material. If you're looking for a print version of the story you've seen on the screen, don't bother picking th... Bela Lugosi lives!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-06-2005)
Got a big Shopping List this week so let's get right into the Prize Closet, shall we? We've got FIVE copies of the big chunky MILLENNIUM Season 3 to give away! Who wants one? Well, to enter all you do is send an email containing your mailing address to ps... Photos from ManiaFest Day Two!
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft (Wed 09-24-2003)
Day two of ManiaFest opened with screenings of PREDATOR, TERMINATOR and PUMPKINHEAD, all in honor of special effects master Stan Winston. In recognition of his groundbreaking work on these cinematic classics, Winston would be receiving the first Maniac Aw... LITTLE NICKY
by Scott Collura (Wed 06-27-2001)
With the release of Little Nicky last year, Adam Sandler finally got a taste of what all successful Saturday Night Live alumni find themselves exposed to sooner or later: a backlash. After the phenomenal success of the comedians films in recent years (Th... KING OF DREAMS,and BATMAN!
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 11-25-2000)
Nelson Riddles original music for the 1966 BATMAN movie (based on the colorful TV series) is the latest limited edition CD release from Film Score Monthly magazine. With just 3,000 copies, the disc includes more than an hour of original dramatic soundtr... SIGNS of FURY and ROMANCE
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 08-21-2002)
This Weeks RecommendationSJames Newton Howards third collaboration with M. Night Shyamalan, like the previous two, SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE, is an evocative and intimate suspense score. SIGNS (Hollywood Records 2061-62368-2) is also Howards most ove... THE BEASTMASTER
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sat 11-03-2001)
One of the better early '80s sword and sorcery epics and a cable phenomenon (is it ever not on?), THE BEASTMASTER is now out in a handsome DVD package via Anchor Bay. While the film is filled with continuity errors, cheap sets, unconvincing performances, ... The Music After Tomorrow
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-01-2004)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONRoland Emmerich's weather-destroys-the-world epic, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, may be based on moronic science and had gaping holes in its internal logic (evidently an Emmerich staple; witness GODZILLA and INDEPENDENCE DAY), but it's... DVD Shopping Bag: Mom, Yes. Maniac, No.
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 04-29-2008)
Mother’s Day is only a few days away (May 11th) and I thought I would suggest a title for Mom. First Knight is the story about the love triangle between King Arthur (Sean Connery), Guinevere (Julia Ormond) and Lancelot (Richard Gere). The film ... Marianelli’s Return – Schifrin’s Liquidator – Lambro’s Murph
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-30-2006)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Dario Marianelli has followed up his notable scores for The Brothers Grimm and, especially, V For Vendetta, with a straightforward horror composition for Asif Kapadia’s moody ghost story, The Return, starr... The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 3: Roddenberry's Other Work
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-09-1999)
During the 1966-69 run of STAR TREK, writer-producer Gene Roddenberry had explored important issues under the guise of science fiction; Roddenberry was forced to couch his statements in allegorical tales taking place in deep space and involving alien bein... Top Maniacal Rumors: Shazam-mess , Avengers Team & Super Survival
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-27-2008)
It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers.
If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarro... 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... Look ahead to 2007
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-02-2007)
At the start of a New Year, it’s traditional for me to look ahead to what’s coming up in the next 12 months. This is impossible when it comes to DVD releases, as labels are never sure of their production schedule more than a few months in a... Anime Central - Full Report
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-24-2002)
By Madeline ColeI know I\'m a day or so late, but I was recovering from that god awful
Funimation Lupin dub\' but more on that later! Well, I\'m sure what everyone
wants to hear is the industry news \' so here it is, in order of appearance:
Oh,... Some Hard Truths to Face
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-12-2007)
The Sword of Truth series debuted in 1994 with Wizard’s First Rule and has been chugging on ever since. Translated into 20 foreign languages with 10 million copies in print, Terry Goodkind’s leviathan of an epic clocks in at over 7700 pages an... The Master of the Macabre has arrived!
by Robert Trate (Tue 09-11-2007)
His name, his face, and his voice are synonymous with Horror, however Vincent Price began his career on Broadway, but where it would end was far cry different then he could have ever predicted. Vincent Price would go on to become the Master of the Ma... 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... DVD & VHS This Week: April 16
by John Thonen (Tue 04-16-2002)
VIDEO NEWSScrappy independent [IMG4R]video distributor Synapse recently announced two upcoming titles which, while lacking in cinematic "name" value, give evidence why the label needs to be paid attention to. INVASION USA is a 1953 no-budgeter wherein the... Chronicles of Riddick, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action/Sequel.Studio: Universal Pictures.Production Company: Radar Pictures/One Race Productions/Primal Foe Productions.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It:Vin Diesel (Richard P. Riddick); Colm Feore (Lord Marshal); Judi Dench (Ae... A Masquerade and a Post-Apocalypse Drama Come to CD
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 07-03-2002)
This Weeks RecommendationSAnother lovely [IMG2R]and evocative yet previously unreleased John Barry score comes to CD for the first time that for Bob Swaims multilayered 1988 dramatic thriller MASQUERADE courtesy of a limited edition release from Pro... USPS-DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-10-2006)
While visiting my local Post Office to send out packages from our Prize Closetr recently, I was surprised to find a new item available at the counter. DVDs! The U.S. Postal Inspection Service produced a series of public service films in the style of TV cr... CHUPACABRA TERROR
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-03-2005)
Cryptozoologists studying the phenomena wild men like Sasquatch or lake dragons like Nessie will tell you that nearly all reports indicate that these elusive beasts are shy and not aggressive. But that doesn't stop filmmakers from turning them into horrif... Is this SE necessary?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-20-2006)
Last week regular reader phillipej suggested the idea of a website devoted to keeping track of different "special editions" DVDs in response to the new re-release of THE PRINCESS BRIDE. I think this is a fine idea other sites have this info, but sort of ... TOY STORY 2: The Little Movie That Could, Part Two
by Mike Lyons (Thu 11-25-1999)
Woody, the pull-string cowboy hero of 1995`s blockbuster, TOY STORY may be the first animated character to undergo male menopause. In this month`s eagerly awaited sequel, the computer-animated hero experiences a very human emotion. `He has his mid-life cr... You Say You Want a Revolution?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-06-2004)
Not too long ago, I acknowledged the sad untimely passing of filmmaker and former Cinescape columnist John Thonen. Well, the story gets sadder, as Johns widow is a cancer patient left with overwhelming bills. To help out, friends from the Kansas City fil... Newman IS the wheel for Pixar's CARS
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-27-2004)
Paul Newman, one of the legends of the silver screen (and a talented salad dressing creator in his own right), will provide his voice for one of the characters in Pixar's seventh animated feature, CARS.Set for release during the holiday season of 2005, CA... JERICHO The Return
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 12-30-2007)
Some series, mostly of the reality variety, could really benefit from the writers’ strike. One show in particular actually deserves the potential extra attention the few series running new episodes in the next few months will get; Jericho. ... Fantasy Films Sweep Oscar Music Nominations
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 02-27-2002)
This Week's RecommendationThe evocative
John Ottman's EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS soundtrack CD
© 2002 Warner Bros.
and blood-drenched, richly dynamic scores of England's Hammer Film Studios come together in a new compilation of some of the century's... FARSCAPE Convention Report
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 08-07-2000)
The first official FARSCAPE convention started Saturday August 5th, 2000. Approximately 1000 fans congregated at the Burbank Airport Hilton Hotel, in Southern California. Creator Rockne S. OBannon greeted the crowd. OBannon, clearly thrilled to see s... Ozdreams
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-14-2003)
THIS WEEKS RECOMMENDATIONIf youve never seen or heard of a 1990 made-for-TV movie called THE DREAMER OF OZ, youre not alone. I hadnt either when I was assigned to write the booklet notes for this premiere CD release of the soundtrack music, composed a... 