It seems to be easy toalways be able to fill that “What’s going on with Celebrities?” quota. Joe Francis is still in jail and will soon be taking a flight on Con Air. Actor Tom Sizemore will soon be joining Joe in Prison very soon.
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...low-up, AVIEWTOAKILL (1985), slipped back into slapstick excess. The film turned out to be Roger Moore’s swansong, allowing the series to reinvent itself with a new, younger Bond in the form of Timothy Dalton`I learned a lot of things on FOR YOUR E...
Imagine a friend invites you to hear his or her band play. You haven't heard them play before, so you're not sure what to expect, but from you're friend's music collection you know what their influences will be. The first set blows you away with an amazin...
...(1983), AViewtoaKilll (1985), and The Living Daylights (1987)—giving us three Sean Connerys, two Roger Moores, and the first of Timothy Dalton’s two Bond adventures. One has to wonder why the three sets were broken up the way they were; would it no...
...Y` AND `AVIEWTOAKILL` HAD THE HYPE OF BEING A THROWBACK, THIS ONE REALLY SEEMS TO BE ONE.I agree with you. I think it`s something that we used to do in the earlier pictures, and that is when the action would get very wild and so forth, we would del...
Before his death, Bernard Lee appeared as M in all the James Bond films from DR. NO (1962) to MOONRAKER (1979). Lois Maxwell lasted even longer, continuing with the series until 1985`s AVIEWTOAKILL; after that, the casting of Timothy Dalton as a new, ...
...Bridge (AVIEWTOAKILL), the Pyramids (THE SPY WHO LOVED ME), and the secret volcano lair from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. Additionally, you will be able to interact with various Bond villains such as Dr. No, Goldfinger, Oddjob, Xenia Onatopp and Francisco ...
First, the good news: next week is my first interview in a while. I'll be talking with the man...the legend...THE CHIN: Bruce Campbell. We'll be chatting about his new comic book and movie THE MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN. The first issue of the miniserie...
...uy from AVIEWTOAKILL), pick up where his mentor left off and tries toachieve world domination using nanotechnology.JAMES BOND 007: EVERYTHING OR NOTHING retails for $49.99 and can be purchased for the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox or Nintendo...
...NRAKER, AVIEWTOAKILL) or the same as the Rykodisc 1998 reissued CDs. GOLDENEYE will be reissued with no changes by Virgin. According to Film Score Monthly, the discs will feature the original LP tracks followed by the additional cues, as on Rykodis...
...ker and AViewtoaKill, Moore brought his finely honed wit and wry charm to one of Hollywood's most beloved and long-lasting characters. Still, James Bond was only one in a lifetime of roles stretching back to Hollywood's studio era, and encompassing...
... 1985's AViewToAKill. BBC has announced just a few hours ago that the actress has passed away this morning at the age of 80 from cancer.
LONDON (AP) Lois Maxwell, who starred as Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond movies, has died, the British Broad...
Greetings fellow comic fiends, and welcome toanother exciting installment of COMICSCAPE. By the end, I'll be hanging off of a cliff and you'll have to tune in next week to find out if I survive or not. Actually, I'll run my in-depth and hyperbole-free ...
It's been quite a long time since it was circulated that a definitive extended edition of Kill Bill would be coming to Dvd shelves. Back after the original releases of Kill Bill Vol.1 and Kill Bill Vol.2, director Tarantino stated that there will be ...
In his book of academic criticism, author (and former CINESCAPE correspondent) John Kenneth Muir admits that Kevin Smith has often referred to his own films as being nothing but a series of "fart and dick jokes". Despite this self-depreciating claim, Muir...
After another long week of the daily grind, it’s time for the Saturday edition of Mania Time Warp! Here’s the place where we take our tricked out De Lorean up to 88 mph and travel back in time.
Unlike old Doc Brown and Marty though, we&rsquo...
The Review!A wounded hero. An invincible foe. A plot to take over Japan. A contest of ideologies. A hidden love. Power turned against the bearer. Betrayal. Death. Restoration. Spontaneous human combustion. If these are the things you look for in...
I confess that, despite my many public pronouncements against television, I freakin' love FAMILY GUY. Thank God for TV on DVD. Now, thanks to Devil's Due Publishing and the wonders of corporate licensing agreements, you can get an extra fix of the Griff...
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try toadjust your televis...
Ask any guy what attributes make a girl attractive and he’ll kick back a list of dimensions, and maybe a personality trait or two just so he doesn’t look like atotal dick. But even in candid conversation, most men won’t be honest enough...
What They SayThe Review!Note: This DVD boxset contains episodes 1-24 of the SPT Layzner TV series on six discs, which covers the first arc of the story. DVD Perfect Box 02 covers episodes 25-38 (end of TV series) and the three OVAs. While DVD Perfect Box...
When Timothy Dalton appeared in LICENCE TOKILL, which was destined to be his swan song as James Bond – with no one, not even the actor himself expecting Pierce Brosnan to replace him in the next film six years later – he was proud of what had been accomp...
Director Brian De Palma spent a good portion of his early career being compared toAlfred Hitchcock, and such associations were certainly warranted since De Palma did his best to both mimic and pay homage to the old master in films like SISTERS and OBSESS...
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films handed out their 31st Annual Saturn Awards on May 3 and two films dominated the accolades for the evening: SPIDER-MAN 2 and KILL BILL: VOL. 2 SPIDER-MAN 2 walked away with atotal of five Saturn ...
What They SayFrom the creator of La Blue Girl and Demon Warrior Koji!
It’s the Age of the Overfiend, and flesh-hungry monsters rule the Earth. Immortal half-demon Amano Jyaku travels the wasteland, witness to the rape and torture of the human race....
What They SayA cyberpunk Japanimation taking place on near-futuristic Mars. Our heroine is a girl detective. Also contains a trailer for the theatrical feature \'\'ARMITAGEIII POLY/MATRIX\'\'The Review!In the future, mars has been colonized. Large and com...
A big part of winning in a battle of toys, providing they survive being manhandled by children (the most chaotic and destructive force on Earth), is what context they give to the child's imagination. The reason the vintage series G.I. Joe's nurse figure n...
"Viva Piñata" by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Tue 02-06-2007)
Rare has been fairly busy since the X-Box 360’s release, creating games like Perfect Dark Zero and Kameo: Elements of Power. From there it has been a while since they created a game, directing all of their efforts towards Viva Piñata. The ...
What They SayFull of exciting adventure and great passion, this animated Japanese favorite tells the legendary tale of the mythological hero Hermes. The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful ...
The Board of Trustees for the Marshall Public Library called a bureaucratic time-out on Wednesday of last week regarding the removal of Craig Thompson's BLANKETS and Alison Bechdel's FUN HOME. The board had intended to vote on the removal of the books af...
Sometimes death sneaks up on you. I had every intention of devoting this week’s Comicscape toan in-depth look at the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300, which premiered last week to both box office success and mostly positive cri...
What They SayAfter her battle with King Furon, Rushunaand Yajirou travel to the Red Light District run by the Senshi Touka. But Lady Tenshi, Rushuna\'s former mistress, has put a bounty of 5,000 coins on her head. Rushuna finds that Tenshi\'s Ten Heavenl...
What They SayAs all attempt to hide and heal, Train\'s conscience grows deep... Deep enough to make the decision to leave Chronos for good. Unfortunately for him, the life he has left proves unwilling to let him go. Creed is sent out to retrieve their bes...
So what does the Hollywood horror world have in store for us? Well, it ranges from the good to the bad and finally to the just plain why. Here's a selection of the recent scoops and rumors buzzing around the water cooler about what scares you can expect i...
What They SayThe Review!Note: This DVD boxset contains episodes 25-38 of the SPT Layzner TV series and the 3 OVAs on five discs, which covers the second arc of the anime and concludes the story. DVD Unlike DVD Perfect BOX 01 which is out of print at the t...
What They SayUniversal Century 0087, Seven years have past since the defeat of the Zeon army during what has now become known as the \'One Year War\'. An elite Federation military force known as the Titans are tasked with the prevention of further uprisin...
What They SayBC 2039, New York. A man under the spell of cyber psychosis enters a building with a woman as his hostage. Agent Alice is sent in toassassinate the man. As soon as her bullet tears through his body, the international computer networks are sh...
What They SayThe television series based on Masamune Shirow\'s Mangaand Mamoru Oshii\'s highly influential film, \'Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex\' takes viewers to futuristic society where technology has saturated citizens\' daily lives. Along ...
What They SayThe meaning in a hawk\'s eyes when it gazes at prey is unmistakable. Griffith\'s prey is in his sights as he steps up campaigns both against the invading Empire of Chuder, and against the conniving noblemen side by side with him in Midland\'s...
What They SayThe lone warrior Colin travels with the wise-cracking ghost Amergan across a desolate landscape searching for the immortal despot Marcus Octavius, who killed his lover Moya on the Celtic plains tens of centuries ago... Will Colin lead the peo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:You HiguriTranslated by:Kayoko DietscheAdapted by:What They SayDrink from the Cup of Borgias…If You Dare!
From birth, Cesare Borgia is surrounded by shadows. Damned by his own father, hated by his closest brother, separ...
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...
The Review!After seeing the front cover and reading the description on the back cover, I sat down not expecting much from Project Arms. At the end of three episodes, I stood up surprised to find that an intriguing storyline, one that I had enjoyed watchi...
What They SayThis double pack contains both Kite and Mezzo Forte!
Kite
After her parents\' brutal murder, young Sawa is orphaned. Now under the control of her detective guardians, Sawa becomes an assassin whose targets range from alleged rapists to corp...
What They SayIt is the beginning of the industrial revolution, and feudal Japan is in turmoil. The ruling Shogun are wielding their abusive powers to instill fear and dominance over their oppressed subjects. Beatings, imprisonment, rape and even murder ...
What They SaySomeone is dealing out murder and mayhem one playing card at a time, and the deck is stacked against Richard Moore! Those around the bumbling detective are on the hidden hit list, with nobody safe from the methodical mayhem of an unknown madm...
Emmy Award Winning Show Attends the Nation's Largest Anime/Manga Convention
Anaheim, California (April 18, 2008) ‹The Emmy Award winning and popular stop-motion animation sketch comedy show, Robot Chicken, which airs on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim is...
One can say little about The Dark Knight that other reviewers haven’t already uttered a thousand times. The film has received an overwhelmingly positive critical response, along with the record for the most financially successful opening weeken...
VIDEO NEWSThose of you who have become ill watching the final, sad season of THE X-FILES can find a fix for what ails you in Columbia TriStar's upcoming release of THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, a feature film with no direct connection to the once near-wor...
OPINION: As I write this, I'm on a train to visit a friend in Atlanta, my laptop perched on a pillow on my knees, a techno version of the 60s SPIDER-MAN theme blaring in my headphones, and a huge picture of a Dalek from DOCTOR WHO staring out at me from t...
I’m baaaaack! Risen from the pixel graveyard that was once Fandom.com, here is the latest reincarnation of Vidiocy, and you are present for the grand event. Don’t you feel honored? Our aim is to be the best video column on the net. We will be taking a wee...
...r and AViewtoaKill .Through all of his travels, Benson remained a James Bond fan. His love for all things 007 led him to write his first book, The James Bond Bedside Companion , a popular anthology about Bond books, films, quotes and trivia that...
It`s incredible that Walter Hill would take his name off of SUPERNOVAand Brian DePalma would leave his name on MISSION TO MARS. Although M2M arrives in theatres without the pre-release baggage warning of imminent disaster, it is actually a far bigger dis...
Highlander is about more than just action and swordplay. Amidst the dueling immortals, decapitated heads and sweeping historical flashbacks, it`s also about romance. But more often than not, it`s the star-crossed kind, in which the mixed blessing of immor...
Before I get to my interview with THE SURROGATES creator Robert Venditti, there's some movie madness to take care of first. I just saw BATMAN BEGINS at an early screening. While not perfect, it is still very, very good. I'm still gathering my thoughts and...
Jane Seymour was on "The View" early today. During the interview, she talks about her character on the show as Jason's mom, Genevieve Teague. Click to read the transcript of the interview.
A fire broke out on the set of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's upcoming crime thriller RIGHTEOUS KILL, says the Hollywood Reporter. Around 4 am, an electrical charge caused the fire inside the Mechanics and Farmers Bank in Bridgeport, Conn. This film is th...
The second full trailer for Righteous Kill, the next team effort for Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, has popped up online courtesy of Overture Films. Technically, this is the third film featuring the actors though they had no scenes together in The Godfathe...
Last week, the definitive vision of Tarantino's KILL BILL movies was announced as coming on DVD this November. The upcoming release is titled KILL BILL:THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR and it's a 4 disc dvd set with the two Volumes pulled together t...
MGM is teaming up with Ashok Amritraj to produce a direct-to-DVD remake of DRESSED TOKILL. Rick Alexander will write the script.
The 1980's film from writer-director Brian DePalma centered on a sexually unsatisfied woman who is convinced to have an...
Warner Bros. has picked up screen right to Judy Bachrach's article "U Want Me 2 Kill Him?" Bryan Singer will develop and direct the film.The article appeared in the February 2005 Vanity Fair and covers a bizarre Internet relationship between a 14-year-old...
Back in November, I talked about fansubs in The Grey Zone, the illustrious history of the fansubbing community, and the moral dilemma of downloading unlicensed anime and manga, where you are getting something for nothing. (I think we can all agree th...
In German Sci-Fi Magazine "Space View" (March/April 2004), there is a Smallville feature and a Q&A session with Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang). Click to read the translations on the Devoted to Smallville Website!
Playing off of David Letterman's funniest Oscar ad-lib, audiences two weeks from now will have the choice of "Uma" or "Travolta" at the box office. Uma Thurman stars in 'Kill Bill: Volume 2' while John Travolta plays the bad guy in 'The Punisher,' and bot...
Rambling gossip editorial seems to suggest Robert Rodriguez may be in talks with Angelina Jolie, for her to star in 'Sin City 2', as Ava Lord in the "A Dame toKill For" segment.
Kelsey Grammer's Beast will have one of the most interesting roles in 'X-Men 3'. Not due to his blue fur or his amazing acrobatics, but due to his point of view in the film, speculates this fan site...
Quentin Tarantino's fourth film as writer/director finds him in familiar territory - that is, familiar territory for fans of psychotronic film. A glorious homage toall the exploitation flicks that have inspired him throughout his life, KILL BILL is a rel...
The new action dramaKILL ME LATER will have you uttering "Kill me now!" within half an hour of its dreary and unappealing setup. Director Dana Lustig succumbs to her own ego using several shots of uninteresting scenes followed by a different angle of tha...
Top-selling Anime Brand launches new multi-faceted entertainment site with 100s of videos for free, ad-supported viewing
Los Angeles and New York – Starz Media’s Manga Entertainment today announced the launch of its new streaming video ent...
A three episode OVA turned intoa movie format, a lot of potential goes begging in this interesting, but ultimately unfulfilling show.
What They Say
It is the world where magic and science coexist. Rayotte Steinberg, a lone wolf "tactical sorcerist...
By Robert Stanton (rstanton@uiuc.edu)
Boogiepop Phantom is an animated series based upon the acclaimed written work of Kouhei Kadono. Set somewhere in common, urban, contemporary Japan, the dark science fiction premises of the show quickly take over and...
Girls, guns, and a mysterious organization controlling the world... do they form a winning combination?What They SayA cryptic message. A mysterious organization. A girl with a missing past. These are triggers that launch professional hit woman Mireille Bo...
What They SayIt is the eve of the battle between the Chronos Numbers and the Apostles of the Star, and an understudy has stepped onto the stage. This stray alliance follows the code of the Sweeper. Creed Diskenth has unleashed new and terrible forces onto...
What They SayIchigo and his comrades are chased from one end of the Seireitei toanother while fending off the furious attacks of the Soul Reapers that guard the city from intruders. When he and Ganju capture a meek member of Squad 4, they are shown a sec...
THE RING may be a disturbing, uncomfortable horror experience for the viewer, but for Anglo-Australian actress Naomi Watts, her experience landing the lead role was neither disturbing nor uncomfortable, but it did have a slightly surreal quality, admits."...
It's been six years since Quentin Tarantino's last directing project, JACKIE BROWN, debuted, and fans of the filmmaker have been anxiously awaiting his next film ever since. That picture, KILL BILL, which is due to hit theaters on October 10th, stars occa...
Just a few weeks ago, actress Carla Gugino signed on board Snyder's adaptation of WATCHMEN as an older "Sally Jupiter". Now, according to the Hollywood Reporter, she has agreed toappear opposite Robert De Niro & Al Pacino (as partner NYC de...
What They SayGantz is the bloodiest, weirdest, most addictive anime experience of 2005, and this tenth and final volume definitely lives p to the hype! Who wins and who dies in the final game? The answer will surprise you!The Review!Gantz finishes out its...
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro teaming up again (HEAT-1995) as partners in a thriller? Alright, this movie has my attention. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Overture Films has picked up the North American distribution rights to the crime thriller ...
The new trailer for KILL BOLL VOLUME 2 will first be broadcast on tonight's edition of Entertainment Tonight, then available for download on the web immediately following the broadcast. Four sites will host the trailer: America On-Line, MSN.com, Quicktime...