JEEPERS CREEPERS director VictorSalva has confirmed that he's involved with the remake of BODY SNATCHERS, reports BBCi's Nev Pierce. Salva told the reporter of the previous films "I think they're all so fantastic. I loved Abel Ferrara's, I loved Phil Kau...
New Line Cinema has hired JEEPERS CREEPERS director VictorSalva to helm and rewrite the script for THE WATCH, a World War II-set horror movie. Based on an original screenplay by John Claflin and Daniel Zelman, the movie follows a group of green soldiers ...
Director-writer VictorSalva will be returning to oversee the third installment of this horror franchise. We do not know whether it will be a theatrical release or a straight-to-dvd release according to Ryan Rotten but the original creator of the first tw...
VictorSalva never intended for there to be a sequel to JEEPERS CREEPERS. In fact, he went out of his way to construct a concept that would deny continuation a demon that feeds on humans for 23 days before disappearing for 23 years. Any prequels detailin...
...Making It:VictorSalva (Director, Screenwriter); Tom Luse (Producer); Don E. FauntLeRoy (Director of Photography); Ed Marx (Editor); The Orphanage (Special Visual Effects).Premise:A high school basketball team is attacked by The Creeper, a strange and ...
This Week’s RecommendationBennett Salvay’s eerie and eclectic little score for JEEPERS CREEPERS, VictorSalva’s affectionately and dynamically delineated monster movie, has come out on new label called Free Inc (3416), available through Percepto Records (...
... director VictorSalva, who asks some very pertinent and relevant questions about his musical approach, including asking about the controversial bane of most film composers - temp tracks, as well as inquiring about the role of the orchestrator and the ...
When the Creeper returns for JEEPERS CREEPERS 2, he may not be alone.According to Fangoria, writer-director VictorSalva has ambitious plans for the follow-up film. Those plans include more monsters, action and, of course, victims. The magazine notes that...
... molester VictorSalva is a highly capable director who manages to deliver suspense, horror, nervous laughs and even some emotional content in what is, ultimately, just a "monster chasing the main characters" story. Neat makeup on the monster, brief, b...
... director VictorSalva will want to come back full circle to where it all began.
Free Masons Mixed into the Transformers 2 plot?
Rumor: Scouts for the upcoming Paramount production are interested in shooting the sequel to Bay’s smash hit in D...
...al being. VictorSalva wrote and directed this film that was actually executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
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Ned is shocked when a man (Stephen Root) shows up at the Pie ...
... director VictorSalva with a new project entitled PEACEFUL WARRIOR. The film, based on the Dan Millman novel, stars Scott Mechlowicz and Nick Nolte in the story of a college gymnast whose life turns upside down when he has a chance encounter with a st...
... director VictorSalva in the CD notes, both he and Salvay wanted to echo some of the original themes from the first film, but more so wanted to break out and into a new kind of musical stratosphere. Much like the flying Creeper of the sequel, Salvay's...
MGM has supplied us with four images from this summer's upcoming monster frightfest, JEEPERS CREEPERS 2.Directed and written by CREEPERS creator VictorSalva, this time the Creeper is terrorizing a busload of high school basketball champs, their coach and...
MGM Home Entertainment has released the specs on its upcoming DVD release of JEEPERS CREEPERS 2, set for release on December 23.Two separate commentary tracks will be on the disc, one with director VictorSalva and select members of the cast, the other wi...
...8"), VictorSalva ("Jeepers Creepers"), Mick Garris ("Riding the Bullet," "Amazing Stories"), Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan ("Masters of Horror"), Kelly Kennemer ("The Music Within") and Max Landis...
Writer-director VictorSalva is talking about his film, JEEPERS CREEPERS, which became the first project in Francis Ford Coppola's 10 picture deal with MGM.While talking to E! Online's Anderson Jones, Salva spoke of the upcoming film was inspired, in part...
... director VictorSalva (JEEPERS CREEPERS). (O) OFF THE CHAIN (Ardustry) Documentary about how evil bastards turn innocent dogs vicious to feed their own greed. With a music video Our Gang and Betty Boop shorts featuring pit-bulls, dog trick footage and...
...rected by VictorSalva (POWDER), the film tells the story of a brother/sister duo, Justin Long and Gina Philips, whose spring break drive home turns into a heart-pounding race for their lives against one of the most horrifying creatures ever imagined.T...
...n select "VictorSalva" and press "Up" you'll highlight a streak of blood and access a scene from the movie which features a cameo by director Salva. Lastly, if you choose "Scene Selections" and then highlight "Chapter 1-4" and press "Up," you'll highl...
...RS helmer VictorSalva was the man being picked to shoot the new BODY SNATCHERS.For now it's just a rumor, one that I'll be trying to find confirmation or denial with shortly.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
... director VictorSalva has finally proven himself as a commercial filmmaker and can now put that "little old" child molestation conviction behind him. Maybe his commentary will allow him to explain how he was just "kidding around."Dario Argento's name ...
... director VictorSalva is attached to helm the new BODY SNATCHERS which will center on a young woman in a small town when the space pods strike.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
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The Victor Entertainment / JVC panel started while the Taniguchi/Kuroda panel was going on... It took them some time past the 1:00 expected starting time to set up some stuff. Attendance was very dismal.. A...
...-director VictorSalva's film is so panic-filled, in fact, that when Philips sat down with the script, her first concern was how she would manage to keep the fear thing fresh over the course of an entire film."I had to create the different levels of fe...
There's something magical about VictorSalva's JEEPERS CREEPERS, an intangible, hypnotic quality that has lead to its becoming one of 2001's most talked about, and acclaimed, horror offerings. What is that mysterious quality that makes this film so damn g...
ENEWSI had a chance to catch up with the Victor Cook (Director, "Hellboy Animated") about his newest project, Spectacular Spider-Man, which airs on the KidsWB in early 2008.
VARIETY notes that a contender for the role of SUPERMAN in the upcoming Brett Ratner project is MUTANT X actor Victor Webster.The Canadian is described as a potential candidate. Other former candidates are mentioned as having passed on the film due to seq...
The second half of the series keeps its nose to the grindstone as it’s all about the action and ratcheting up the emotional and epic level of events.
What They Say
Alchemist Warriors Kazuki and Tokiko continue their war against the evil homuncul...
...-director VictorSalva's purposes, they have chosen to take the loneliest, most isolated backcountry road imaginable an especially poor choice of routes considering how prone Trish's old muscle car is to stalling out suddenly at the most inopportune m...
Gentle Giant Studios has released images of their upcoming CORPSE BRIDE Victor statue.The staute recreates the moment when Victor first "proposes" to the deceased bride herself and places the wedding ring for his bride-to-be onto the Corpse Bride, mistaki...
What They SayCheck it out... whaddya get by fusing the turbulent era of ancient feudal Japan with a dose of hip-hopin\' vibe? None other than the infectiously cool and inventive anime, \'Samurai Champloo\' that features a fresh, downtempo soundtrack tha...
EMPIRE has a lot of cheerful gusto going for it it sort of runs a slalom course through clichés, picking up a truckload as it goes yet somehow managing to avoid a lot of the ones we might expect in a movie with a heroin dealer for a protagonist.For one t...
"The Spaartans fight bare-chested without armor, in the "heroic nude" manner that ancient Greek vase-painters portayed Greek hoplites, their muscles bulging as if they were contemporary comic book action heroes. Again, following the Miller comic, artistic...
While not a sequel in narrative terms, TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE feels somewhat of a piece with 1993's TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. For one thing, it's the same sort of satisfyingly solid-looking stop-motion animation style. For another, i...
Genre:Adventure/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:1492 Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/"Mr. Fantastic"); Michael Chiklis (Benjamin J. Grimm/"The Thing"); Jessica Alba (Susan "Sue" Sto...
There's a sort of common law among film geeks, sets of rules you're supposed to know - secret knowledge of which film is the best or the worst, which episode of a show we all agree to sneer at, etc. There wouldn't be a point without the sneering. HORROR O...
The man hailed as the father of cyberpunk is back on the bookshelves with a follow-up to 2003’s Pattern Recognition, a novel Publisher’s Weekly named one of the best books of the year.
Good start of the work week to all of you Maniac ...
My headline continues the "bad House of M pun" tradition I began last month, but I promise this is the last one. However, the Fantastic Four as readers know them appear nowhere in this issue. Apparently, they all died years before the formation of the F...
It’s interesting to have Hatchet come out a week after Rob Zombie’s remake of Halloween – between them, they offer a look at a variety ‘70s slasher styles. The latter puts some revisions in the form, but doesn’t improve upon ...
Two years ago, Andy Richter left NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN to strike out on his own, leaving fans wondering where and when he would surface again. This March bares witness to the comedian's return in a midseason replacement series from Fox.
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Winifred Phillips is an award-winning composer, producer and vocalist who writes and produces epic choral and orchestral music for cinematic productions. As the composer for Radio Tales, the acclaimed music drama series broadcast via National Public Radio...
THE QUIET MAN by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 11-14-2002)
While millions of moviegoers, or at least home video watchers, are eagerly snatching up DVD copies of Steve Spielberg’s classic E.T., why not take a cue from the little bugger and check out Artisan’s wonderful collector’s issue DVD of THE QUIET MAN. Yes, ...
What They SayAvailable domestically for the first time, the \'X\' Original Soundtrack 1 is an essential CD soundtrack for anime fans of the popular \'X\' franchise! Features 13 memorable tracks, including the opening and ending songs.The Review!5 out of ...
On the 50th Anniversary of the film’s release, Hit Parade Records, the imported audiophile-quality reissue label, is proud to announce the release of a greatly expanded edition of Victor Young’s 1956 Academy Award winning score for Around t...
What They SayA second volume of music from the anime series about a boy and his beautiful, living computer! Melodious sound bytes from the hit show!
The liner notes for this CD also include English and phonetic lyric translations!The Review!3 out of 5
Mu...
Curse of Frankenstein comes to us finally on DVD as a companion feature in Warner Video’s recent release of the earliest and most important films to come from Hammer Studios, alongside Hammer’s THE MUMMY and the superb HORROR OF DRACULA. CURSE OF FRANKENS...
Ask the average filmgoer to name the worst film they've ever seen, and it's even money they'll name one of the last ten movies they've seen (by the way, the same goes for the best they've ever seen). The more learned cinéaste may name something from the o...
This October, Dracula will once again rise from the dead to haunt comic shops. Image will bring William Harms's unique vision of the historical Dracula to New York City in IMPALER. The prince awakens in modern times to fight a vampire plague begun centu...
Given the widely reported, tangled history of this production, it's sort of impressive that the version of FANTASTIC FOUR that made it to the screen is respectably coherent and moderately enjoyable. Director Tim Story, credited writers Mark Frost and Mich...
Before you read another word: if you don’t love Horror movies then, ‘Hatchet’ isn’t for you. If you love Horror movies, and I mean really love Horror movies, then you will find ‘Hatchet’ to be so ridiculously viole...
What They SayThe past conceals grand adventures! Keaton explores the amazing history of a Scottish watch enshrined in Japan and a bottle of fine French wine hidden from the Nazis. Then Keaton uncovers a false \"Robin Hood\" and must run for his life! Atte...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Kirk Jones' NANNY McPHEE is the latest enchanting children's-oriented fantasy, following in the tradition of such young-kids-left-with-foreboding-relatives storylines as MATHILDA, LEMONY SNICKETT'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENT...
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 ...
20th Century Fox has announced they will make a sequel to FANTASTIC FOUR. Tim Story will once again direct from a script by Mark Frost.Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis are expected to return for the sequel since their original...
With this nineteenth issue of his all-ages RUNAWAYS, Brian K. Vaughan proves that he convincingly writes young adults better than almost anyone in the business. RUNAWAYS couldn't stand farther from POWER PACK or any of the Marvel Age material for its rea...
More pilots! Yes, I've dipped into the DVD trough once more to share with you my opinions on three more shows new to the schedule this year and let me say that, on the whole, this batch is qualitatively better than last weeks, yet fills me with substanti...
Hey, Happy All Saints Day/Day of the Dead! Hope everybody had a fabulous scary (but not TOO scary) Halloween. Speaking of scary stuff, I didn't list them in the column, but last week Triumph Marketing released a series of DVDs that I find truly frightenin...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Coinciding with this week's release of Clark Johnson's THE SENTINEL on DVD comes the soundtrack album on Varese Sarabande 302 066 729 1. The score, by Christophe (BUFFY, ELEKTRA, PINK PANTHER) Beck is a moody and textural one, ...
As much as I've enjoyed Brian K. Vaughan's RUNAWAYS, I thought the title flagged a little bit over the last few issues. I still enjoyed it, but it didn't quite have the lightning pace and enjoyable characterization of the first run and the second series' ...
Metro Goldwyn Mayer recently held the Worldwide Premiere for BEAUTY SHOP at the Mann National Theater in Westwood, California. Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) is a long way from the Barbershop. After moving from Chicago to Atlanta so her gifted daughter can a...
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEADThe Elite is back, and they're ready to take on and take over the world. The JLA are prepared to fight them off, but the Elite is pulling no punches, especially Sister Superior, who wants revenge against Superman for his part in t...
Long known as one of the more respectable labels releasing old school kung fu titles on US DVD, Crash Cinema has spent the past year making an effort to expand their scope. For the first release in a planned "Euro Thriller Collection", this film starring ...
Recently Revolution Studios' and Columbia Pictures held the premiere of 13 GOING ON 30 at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California.13 GOING ON 30 is the story of Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) who just wants to be pretty and popular. On the eve of h...
Confirming the scoop first reported by FilmForce, BARBERSHOP helmer Tim Story has been cited as the new director of the FANTASTIC FOUR movie by the trade magazines. While speaking with Variety, Story said that the principal idea that attracted him to the ...
...-feature. VictorSalva's POWDER (1995), an intricate story about the abuse undertaken by a telekinetic school boy, featured one of Jerry's most touching themes, a warm and affecting melody for strings over orchestra that captured the vibrant spirit loc...
THIS WEEK’S 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 Pixar’s THE INCREDIBLES, released on CD by Walt Disney Record...
Gentle Giant has released an image of the upcoming Corpse Bride statue. The figure stands 11 and ½ inches tall.In addition, Gentle Giant will also offer Scraps the dog and Maggot in statue format. And for those who are fans of the Bust-Up line, Gentle Gia...
Dagored, an Italian soundtrack label specializing in exploitation films, brings their interests to DVD to unearth this rare giallo thriller. As this is an international release, it retains its original title SETTE SCIALLI DI SETA GIALLA ("7 Shawls of Yell...
Harry Turtledove smacks the shelves again with another alternate history thriller, S.M. Stirling propels his Dies the Fire sequence, and Douglas Clegg returns from last week's paperback debut of Priest of Blood with a continuation of the Vampyricon series...
Tony's out this week, so I'm doing Comicscape in addition to my usual review. Obviously, I'm not going to answer Tony's letters and deal with the question he posed in the last two columns on the wisdom of making heroes into villains, respect (or lack the...
Swordplay Entertainment has signed Ron Perlman to voice Conan of Cimmeria for their animated film CONAN: RED NAILS. Perlman joins a "voice" cast that already includes Marg Helgenberger and James Marsden, Clancy Brown, Cree Summer and Mark Hamill.The scrip...
Rage guitarist Victor Smolski is working on a compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled Into the Light. Smolski composed, recorded and produced about 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the Nuclear B...
Superhero Hype has learned that actor Taylor Kitsch ("Friday Night Lights") will play Remy LeBeau aka Gambit in the upcoming origin tales. There's been rumors that the character will be making an appearance since production was scheduled fo...
Rogue Pictures has passed along the plot concept for CASTLEVANIA, based on the classic Konami video game, to Ryan Rotten at Shock Til You Drop. The adaptation is based on a screenplay by Ian Jeffers and Paul W.S Anderson with Sylvain White set to direct. ...
Placing this under Rumor Control until we get a confirmation but still passing along that Robert Knepper may be the next actor cast for X-MEN ORIGINS:WOLVERINE. The Denver Post has reported that the actor is among those possibly cast for the film, set to ...
So, this week’s new releases have my head spinning. Besides being excited for a new Criterion Collection DVD, an awesome Roger Corman box set, I have to admit I was dumbfounded when I saw that only one of the “Grindhouse” movies was...
In the opening prologue for the “Sands of Oblivion” there are essentially two back stories. The first is that Egyptian priests capture and imprison Imla Ra, a demon god of the underworld, so he would be unable to terrorize the Earth. ...
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has acquired the international distribution rights to Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the upcoming next installment of a planned new trilogy featuring Christian Bale (John Connor) and Sam Worthington (...
Not long ago, Anchor Bay released a remastered DAWN OF THE DEAD on DVD in time to cash in on the hit remake, and the disc quickly hit the sales top ten. Those that haven’t picked it up yet might want to save their cash, though. As I predicted, they’ve ann...
Actress Olivia Williams (X-Men: The Last Stand) has joined the cast of Joss Whedon's upcoming sci-fi series "Dollhouse" at Fox. Variety reports that Williams will play the beautiful but ruthless woman in charge of the venue where drones are prog...
Some new Sydney set photos have appeared online for X-Men Origins: Wolverine which gives us an chance to check out Liev Schreiber in his Victor Creed persona-military days alongside Hugh Jackman's character. The film will hit theaters May 1, 2009.There's ...
Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino has signed on to star in "The Last Templar," reports Variety. The new NBC mini-series will be based on the bestselling novel from Raymond Khoury. Sorvino will join Victor Garber ("Eli Stone," "Al...
Well I’ve never reviewed a thirteen minute film before but there’s a first time for everything. As reported previously on Mania.com, Ghost House Pictures and Fear.Net are putting out a seven episode prelude to the big screen “30 Day...
The book trilogy written by authors Dean Koontz & co-authors Kevin J. Anderson/Ed Gorman is a modern take on the classic horror icon, FRANKENSTEIN. According to Ryan Rotten over at Shock Til You Drop, the trilogy will be getting adapted into...
The Halcyon Company has bought out all rights to the TERMINATOR franchise from Mario Kassar and Andy Vajna. Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson will co-produce a new series of films based on the character.
A script for TERMINATOR 4 by John Brancato ...
Although he retired from writing fiction back in 1997, the literary world felt the blow of Kurt Vonnegut’s passing last Wednesday. Heralded as the Mark Twain of our generation, Vonnegut was an invaluable genre writer and continued his sharp polit...
This is it: the final Wolverine and Sabretooth fight, or so they say. I really like Wolverine – the series and the character. The image of Logan and Victor Creed fighting in the snow stands as one of the most iconic moments in Marvel ...
Mania is happy to announce our Christmas Eve contest, a DVD giveaway of the film Haven.From the makers of the 2005 Oscar®-winner for Best Picture, Crash, comes HAVEN, a gritty tale of love, revenge and greed, arriving on DVD December 26, 2006 from Fox...
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...
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ...
With facts on the WOLVERINE movie all over place all thanks to it sitting in development hell for so long, it's refreshing to see someone put everything in perspective. Rickey Purdin over at Wizard did just that, updating everyone on what we know about th...
Marvel finally reveals Sabretooth’s relationship to Wolverine in this 55th issue of the titular character’s series. After years of red herrings and false reveals about their relationship – father and son; clones; brothers – t...
It seems that FEARnet, Columbia Pictures & Graphic Novelist Steve Niles are joining forces to bring all you horror fans something in connection with their upcoming release, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. The vampire tale is based off of Niles creation and centers ...
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...
Dan Jolley is writing a SABRETOOTH mini-series is targeted to start in May."The story is called 'Mary Shelley Overdrive,' referring to the group of guys Creed finds himself in conflict with, because they've modified themselves in such a way that it's a li...
Doom is still up to his old tricks, desperately trying to remake the world in his image. In this case, however, it isn't Earth that's in danger of falling under his thrall, but the creation of Franklin Richards that has been dubbed, humbly, Planet Doom. T...
As Valeria Von Doom, Franklin Richards, Saturnyne, and Roma watch, the Fantastic Four work in four different universes to find the location of the Ultimate Nullifier, locked in the mind of each world's Johnny Storm. The weapon which once stopped Galactus ...
The newly created Creative Union Entertainment distribution and financing company has greenlighted a Wesley Snipes starring action project called WHEN THE RIDE IS RUFF. Snipes will also produce the film through his Amen-Ra Prods. shingle, with Victor McGa...
One of them shoots electricity out of his hands. Another can change his mass at will. One manipulates and reads emotions. And still another has strange cat-like abilities. No, they're not the X-Men, but rather they're the next best thing the characters o...
Douglas Adams' unfinished sixth and final HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE novel, A SALMON OF A DOUBT, will be published in 2002.While talking to the UK's Sunday Telegraph, Adaam's agent, Ed Victor, revealed that the book to come was edited from files found on the late...
Contrary to what you might think, author Douglas Adams premature demise doesn't seem to have put the kibosh on a film based on his THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, according to his ex-agent.While talking to the BBC's Drive program, Ed Victor spoke of...
Andy Richter, the former sidekick on LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, successfully set out on his own two years ago with a series of film and TV roles. The latest of these gigs is as the leadobviouslyin Fox's midseason replacement series ANDY RICHTER CONTRO...
Perhaps most recognized as Kathy, the brunette bombshell that came between Joey and Chandler on FRIENDS, actress Paget Brewster has finally come into her own with Fox's new sitcom, ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE.
ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVER...
VIDEO NEWSOver the [IMG3R]past year, HBO has been broadcasting a series of moderately budgeted remakes of some trash classics from the '50s and '60s that were originally produced by American International Pictures, or AIP. The remakes were the brainchild ...
Actress Moon Bloodgood has joined as the female lead in the upcoming Terminator Salvation trilogy, says the Hollywood Reporter. She will be co-starring alongside Christian Bale, Sam Worthington and Anton Yelchin in the Halcyon Co. production, which is sc...
VIDEO NEWSVidiots the world over bade a fond farewell recently to character actor Victor Wong, who passed away September 12. Wong became a genre favorite thanks to roles in TREMORS, PRINCE OF DARKNESS and his memorable turn as the heroic Egg Shen in BIG T...
Not every hit film demands a sequel. Sure, there's been talk over the years about THE GRADUATE 2, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FOURTH KIND, and PRETTIER WOMAN, but so far the filmmakers of many big hits have managed to resist the lure of another cash-in. Not s...
The gothic soap opera that refuses to die resurfaces in a new series of novels from HarperCollins. (Ah ha! The dreaded Collins name works its evil spell yet again!) Late 1998 saw the publication of DARK SHADOWS: ANGELIQUE`S DESCENT, written by actress Lar...
[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...
Having already discussed mutilation, copulation and the process of making CGI look hand drawn in part one of our interview we now resume our conversation with Tony Millionaire and Eric Kaplan, creators of the new Adult Swim animated series 'The Drinky Cro...
Spider-Man swings back into television action in early 2008 as an animated series from Culver Entertainment to air on Kids' WB! on The CW. Tentatively titled "The Amazing Spider-Man," the new series is being produced by Culver Entertainment. Greg Weisman ...
Having already evaluated the best fantasy soundtracks of 1999 and assessed the best fantasy scores of the 1990, it’s time to cast an ear back over the last hundred years of fantasy, horror, and science fiction film music. Which scores were the trendsetter...
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 ...
Last year actress Yancy Butler was riding on pins and needles, anxiously awaiting the then upcoming made-for-television movie WITCHBLADE. At the time, TNT had thought enough of the series to move it up from its original October air date to an August premi...
There’s a new sheriff in Gotham City, and his name is Bob Schreck. Although Bat-fans were shocked to learn that Schreck would be assuming many of the responsibilities that were handled by longtime Bat-editor Dennis O’Neill following the critically acclaim...
The theme is a familiar one. The mighty, stalwart chords of brass, the trilling woodwinds, the driving rhythm of the violins, the strident siren of electric guitar… Wait a minute? Electric guitar? What’s that doing in the middle of the STAR WARS theme?...
March is crazy with zombies! Smacking it down in the theaters is Paul Anderson's RESIDENT EVIL, which in spite of its videogame origin is winning the praise like a hooker wins the clap. Additionally, Elite Entertainment (www.elitedisc.com) just dished out...
Punisher, The by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-23-2004)
Genre: Action/Crime/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio: Lions Gate Films.Production Company: Unknown.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Thomas Jane (Frank Castle/"The Punisher"); John Travolta (Howard Saint); Laura Harring; Rebecca Romijn-Stamos; Will Patto...
The Human Genome Project announced a few years ago that they had successfully mapped human genetic structure. But they didn't know that the research firm Genomex got there first, almost twenty-five years ago. Now there's a young generation of mutants out ...
Acclaim has announced that it has closed a deal with the cast members of ABC's ALIAS series to provide the voices for the forthcoming video game based on the hit TV series. Series stars Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan, Victor Garber, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lum...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSJohn Ottman did double duty on X2, the sequel to X-MEN that opens this Friday. He served as both editor and composer of the soundtrack (a feat he tackled previously on THE USUAL SUSPECTS, APT PUPIL, and URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT ...
Sydney Bristow is your typical everyday grad student in English lit - that is, if you ignore the fact that she's also a secret agent for SD-6, a black ops branch of the CIA. But when her fiancé is killed after she tells him about her job, she discovers th...
It was a hot and sunny day at The Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles as I took my place in one of the photographer pens on the red carpet. Fans were in bleachers and screamed for their favorite television stars as they walked down the red carpet to...
Terminal, The by Coming Attractions (Fri 04-16-2004)
Genre:Drama.Studio:DreamWorks.Production Company:DreamWorks/Amblin Entertainment.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Tom Hanks (Viktor Navorsky); Catherine Zeta-Jones (Amelia); Stanley Tucci; Chi McBride; Kevin Weisman.Who's Making It:Steven Spielberg (D...
Based on Actual Television ShowsGreetings Cinescapers! Well, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON is coming to your video store this Tuesday, January 13th and let me tell you I'll have no problem curbing mine for this SEINFELD lite with swearin...
Here it is kids: the first trailer for THE PUNISHER, primed and loaded for an April 2004 release. In this baby we get to see our first look at the tragic event that transforms Frank Castle into The Punisher, Frank's Dad (played by Roy Scheider), the ruthl...
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bernie Mac are the top contenders to co-star in Steven Spielberg's TERMINAL. The DreamWorks picture already has Tom Hanks slotted to play a Balkan national who, while in an American airport waiting for a connecting flight, sudden...
Van Helsing by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-02-2004)
Genre:Action/Horror.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:The Sommers Company/Carpathian Pictures/Stillking Pictures/Universal Pictures.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Hugh Jackman (Gabriel Van Helsing); Richard Roxburgh (Dracula); Kate Beckin...
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 ...
This Week’s RecommendationSMarco Beltrami’s latest soundtrack, THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS (Milan 731383599422), is a totally strange change of pace for a composer seemingly specializing in modern horror scores (the SCREAM films, MIMIC, THE FACULTY,...
Whew!Most of you guys agree with me about ANGEL's Fred and Gunn being the lamest couple on network TV. It's so nice to hear from my peeps and learn that I'm not the only one out there.I should mention though, that in no way whatsoever am I saying that Fre...
What is it with Marvel killing off its biggest characters lately? First they kill off Captain America, only to bring him back in a series ten times better than the one he previously starred in; and now they've killed off Wolverine. He'll be lucky if he fa...
Recently ABC held a two day event at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, California in honor of their new and returning primetime shows. Featured shows included LESS THAN PERFECT, 8 SIMPLE RULES, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?, and THE DREW CAREY SHOW. Cl...
Here are the latest images released by ABC for "The Indicator" episode of its popular spy thriller, ALIAS.While investigating a new generation of weaponry, Sydney (Jennifer Garner) uncovers a horrifying secret. Vaughn (Michael Vartan) believes that Jack (...
Good news for fans of Kazuki Takahashi's comic book/collectible card game/TV series YU-GI-OH: starting this week they can take a trip down to their favorite video game retailer and pick up YU-GI-OH: THE DUELISTS OF THE ROSES for the Sony PlayStation 2.THE...
Here are the latest images from ABC's undercover hit, ALIAS.In order to seize six nuclear weapons from Pakistan, Sydney (Jennifer Garner), Jack (Victor Garber) and Irina (Lena Olin) must put aside their personal differences and go undercover as a loving f...
Oni Press has announced the details in the final installment of the recent run of holiday-themed BLUE MONDAY one-shots.Series creator Chynna Clugston-Major will team with the publisher to release NOBODY'S FOOL in February. The regular-sized comic will be ...
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEADHaving gone beyond the veil into Heaven and finding Ben locked out by a door of Reed's design, the team attempt to solve the problem and soon find they have an appointment with God. No, really.Whether you'll enjoy FANTASTIC FOUR #51...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Saijyo ShinjiTranslated by:Michiko NakayamaAdapted by:What They SayA mysterious self-proclaimed cooking genius has defeated 99 other gourmet chefs. Now his culinary cross-hairs are placed squarely on Jan. Can Jan come out on t...
Green Goblin takes villainy to new heights in "Catalysts," an all-new episode of 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' premiering this Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT on Kids' WB! on The CW.
"Catalysts" takes place on ...
Crispin Freeman steps away from his luminary status in the world of anime and video game voiceovers to assume the animated role of Electro, a featured member of the rogues gallery of recurring villains in "The Spectacular Spider-Man."
An all-...
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I left you last time just as Ralph Winters opened the floor to some questions. And, curious as reporters can be, we launched right into it with Tim Story, who was ready for all of our questions. Well, most of our questions ... any and all questions abou...
School's almost out ... the seasons continue to change ... the Lakers are toast ... yes, all good things do come to an end -- but it's nice to know they'll all be back AND better than ever. Well, we hope the Lakers will improve. But "better than ev...
Crossing the Line
A review of "Justice League: Starcrossed" by Xum Yukinori
Throughout the first season of "Justice League," Hawkgirl seemed to
serve mostly as a secondary "muscle" character -- even in episodes
like "War World" and "Fury" though the...
With "Spider-Man 3" hitting theaters this summer, Kids' WB hopes to capitalize on the anticipated blockbuster by picking up Sony's new animated "Spider-Man" skein.
"The Amazing Spider-Man," from Sony Pictures TV's Culver Entertainment shingle, will lau...
Duane Capizzi, writer, producer, and editor of 'The Batman' talks about the villains of the show.
"In the case of classic rogues, we stayed true to their conceptions while giving them 'makeovers.' In the case of more obscure villains (e.g., Cluemaster,...
During a recent press conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor Julian McMahon, who plays Victor Von Doom said he is glad that 'Fantastic Four' film is an origin story.
"You know the wonderful thing about this whole thing is you actually get to ...
Broken Frontier's Rhonda Hearon gives her take on Halle Berry's in-production 'Catwoman.'
"At her best, Catwoman is a classic victim turned victimizer; a woman who seizes her sexual power and uses it against the very same society that tried to use her ...
While visiting the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', Comics2Film was part of a press conference hosted by the film's four principal actors Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman), Chr...
A few weeks
back, actor Victor Webster's name entered the mix of casting rumors for the Superman
movie. Loyal readers recognize Webster as a regular on the cast of the Mutant
X TV show.
Word of the
actor's involvement initially came from the 4Filmmak...
According to massive actor/wrestler Tyler Mane, discussions are under way to have his evil mutant from the original "X-Men" movie return for the highly anticipated Wolverine spinoff flick. "We will see," an optimistic Mane revealed recently. "There is tal...
Forget the Silver Surfer and Galactus: The Fantastic Four have more than enough to worry about with their old nemesis still on the loose, warned Julian McMahon. "Dr. Doom is Dr. Doom — he's not Victor Von Doom anymore," McMahon revealed of his role in the...
"To me it was just taking on a great character, having been a comic book and cartoon fan of The Fantastic Four, knowing about Victor Von Doom since I was a 5 or 6 year old kid, so it was kind of more about taking on that kind of responsibility then it was...
Video interviews with Michael Vogel - Director of Animated Programming at Sony Television Josh Keaton - Voice of Spider-Man / Peter Parker Greg Weisman - Supervising Producer / Story Editor / Showrunner Victor Cook - Producer / Supervising Director / Sup...
20th Century Fox has passed along their new trailer for Joss Whedon's upcoming new series "Dollhouse", which recently got pushed back so they could touch up on some scripts. The series reunites Eliza Dushku and Whedon from their "Buffy the ...
What They SayIn the politics, struggles, and battles that lead to the birth of a nation, sometimes even good people must die at the hands of allies. And now it's down to only a few warlords of Edo-era Japan. History already tells the story of the victor, ...
MTV Movies blog heard from Steve Niles that his youth-oriented Frankenstein update 'Wake the Dead' seems to be moving forward fast with director Jay Russell and F/X house WETA.
"Right now, we're scouting locations," Niles said. "Jay wants ...
From a Press Release
Burbank, CA, April 3, 2008 - Twentieth Century Fox has turned to Archion to provide the storage solution to four of the studio's major, upcoming feature film releases, "The Day The Earth Stood Still," "X-Men Origins: W...
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...
According to Batman On Film, Tim Booth is supposed to come back for the Batman sequel as Victor Zsasz, a new name is being considered for Harvey Dent and there may be a new cut of Batman Forever.
KryptonSite has posted some minor spoilers for the 15th episode of Smallville's current season. The episode features Victor Stone, aka Cyborg of the Teen Titans. How does he fit in to Smallville continuity? Click to read spoilers...
Ron Perlman has signed on to voice Conan of Cimmeria for Swordplay Entertainment's "Conan: Red Nails," the first animated film featuring the mythic barbarian. Marg Helgenberger and James Marsden also are joining the voice cast, which includes Clancy Brown...
Star Search casting now has a listing for 'Fantastic Four' including these two roles: "VICTOR, European male, age 30, charming, devious, a ruthless billionaire who like to play little games with other peoples lives."
And, "SUE, female, age 20s, smart, de...
Kids' WB! has revealed that they have acquired the rights to air the upcoming animated Spider-Man series, starting in 2008. The series, tentatively titled "The Amazing Spider-Man" is being produced by Culver Entertainment, with Greg Weisman ("Gargoyles", ...
While promoting his role as the new Michael Meyers in Rob Zombie's 'Halloween' redo, man-mountain/actor Tyler Mane talked about reprising his role as Sabretooth in the 'Wolverine' spinoff movie.
IFMagazine told the actor that they had heard the charact...
20th Century Fox has released new info about the 'Wolverine' movie, due out May 1, 2009.
'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' is set to star Jackman and will be directed by Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Rendition). The producers are Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter (...
'Wolverine' is now targeted for a May 1, 2009 debut. The film will feature other mutants, and possibly introduce Gambit. Actor Liev Schreiber will likely take over the role of a younger Stryker (previously played by Brian Cox in 'X2'). That's the scoop fr...
Steven DeKnight is interviewed about his work on the hugely popular Smallville season six episode, "Justice" and set the record straight about the reasons he left the show:
"The idea for 'Justice' had its humble roots in 'Run,' the first Smallville epi...
While Brennan (Victor Webster) and Shalimar (Victoria Pratt) investigate a mysterious plane crash, Lexa (Karen Cliche) contemplates her future with the Mutant X team on the latest episode of 'Mutant X'. Click for photos and trailer.
The Victorian superheroes of 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' ended the seven-week foreign box office reign of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' with a solid $14.6 million at 3,327 playdates in 34 territories.
Fox's Sean Con...
While visiting the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', Comics2Film was part of a press conference hosted by the film's four principal actors Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman), Chr...
While visiting the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', Comics2Film was part of a press conference hosted by the film's four principal actors Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman), Chr...
While visiting the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', Comics2Film was part of a press conference hosted by the film's four principal actors Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman), Chr...
What They SayGerun Fortress - a coastal stronghold along the Mediterranean Sea. Here, two-hundred Monastic Knights make their final stand against a league of 20,000 Middle Eastern soldiers led by Gerneal Jamial Jan. Called the "beardless" by som, "shamele...
While visiting the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer', Comics2Film was part of a press conference hosted by the film's four principal actors Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman), Chris...
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Continuing their winning ways after nabbing top honors at the Sundance Film Festival this year, 'American Splendor' helmers Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman took home the IFP/New York's 13th annual Open Palm Award at the annual Gotham Awards on Mo...
Spider-Man has shed his symbiote suit, but the alien has made Eddie Brock's mind and body its new home – and that lethal combination is coming after Spidey and his friends and relatives in the action-packed season finale of 'The Spectacular Spider...
For those watching closely over the past two episodes, the symbiote-induced black suit worn by Spider-Man has already undergone some evolutionary changes – and there are more coming in "Intervention," an all-new episode of ' 'The Spectacul...