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Shaw, Stanford, Quinlan and Levin Head for the HILLS
by News Editor (Thu 06-16-2005)
Vinessa Shaw, Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, and Ted Levine have been signed to star in the Fox Searchlight's remake of THE HILLS HAVE EYES. Alexandre Aja is directing. Wes Craven is one of the film's producers. Filming begins later this month.The sto... The SCREEN ACTOR GUILD Nominations Are...
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 12-21-2007)
... Roberts, Vinessa Shaw, Ben Foster, Alan Tudyk, Logan Lerman"American Gangster" - Armand Assante, Josh Brolin , Russell Crowe, Ruby Dee, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Idris Elba, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Carla Gugino, John Hawkes, Ted Levine, Joe Morton, Lymar... THE HILLS HAVE EYES
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-10-2006)
...ter Lynn (Vinessa Shaw), plus her phone salesman husband Doug (Aaron Standford), their baby Catherine and two German shepherd dogs are detouring through the desert in Bob's trailer on their way to California in celebration of Bob and Ethel's twenty-fi... 
Fonda, Mol and Roberts join 3:10 TO YUMA
by Karl Schneider (Fri 09-29-2006)
According to Variety, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster and Vinessa Shaw have all signed on to play roles in the upcoming film 3:10 TO YUMA.3:10 TO YUMA is based on the 1957 film that starred Glenn Ford as captured outlaw Ben Wade, who... Remembering Fred Karlin
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-06-2004)
...er Molly (Vinessa Shaw, Eyes Wide Shut) refuses to travel by car. Yet in many other ways she becomes dangerously careless while grappling with life without love in her once-comforting Vermont town. Featuring assured performances by Shaw, Tim Blake Nels... The Manic Maniac: McCain in the Movies
by Joe Crosby (Fri 09-05-2008)
The second in a two-part Manic Maniac Mini Series, where the maniac offers a maniacal take on the party conventions. This week: The RNC. Last week: The DNC.
"This isn't an election, this is a coup. "
You'd think coups were the ... Doctor Who Strikes Gold
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-08-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Nicely coinciding with the release of the second season DVD from the revived Doctor Who TV series is this soundtrack CD from Silva Screen, featuring Murray Gold’s wonderful music from the first two season... Backward MASKing
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-03-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS In SON OF THE MASK, composed Randy Edelman reprises his vibrantly quirky heroic theme from 1994's THE MASK, but only three tracks of score are included on the soundtrack album, released this week by Silva Screen (SILCD 1179). H... BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Razor
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-13-2007)
The theater went dark, yes the theater, cheers and clapping commenced. Then it happened. ‘Battlestar Galactica’ came back and it was bigger than ever before. The Scifi Channel, Zune, Xbox 360, and Mass Effect (a new Xbox 360 game) br... THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 07-30-2004)
The 1962 edition of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, a very clever thriller starring Frank Sinatra, directed by John Frankenheimer and scripted by George Axelrod from a novel by Richard Condon, didn't do well financially at the time of its original release. Howe... TRIUMPH OF LOVE
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 04-17-2002)
TRIUMPH OF LOVE, director Claire Peploe's film adaptation of Pierre Marivaux's romantic comedy LE TRIOMPHE DE L'AMOUR, first performed in 1732 Paris, is reminiscent of Kenneth Branagh's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Marivaux isn't Shakespeare, of course, and th... Bill Morrison to write "Captain Carrot"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 02-26-2007)
According to a DC Comics press release, long-time Simpsons comic writer and artist Bill Morrison has signed on to write Captain Carrot an the Final Arc.The book will be a three issue series which will start in the fall of 2007.Press Release:DC Comics anno... X-TREME X-MEN #8
by Tony Whitt (Thu 12-20-2001)
Under the control of Lady Mastermind, whom she sees as Gambit, Rogue is being turned against her friends, whom she sees as Vargas and his cronies. Meanwhile, Sebastian Shaw is kicking the ever-living crap out of Red Lotus after putting Sage into a fugue s... 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, it’s happened. TV Hollywood has decided that it can’t come up with anyt... Genre Shows in the Running for TV Guide Awards
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 01-01-2001)
Genre TV shows have always had trouble winning the big awards, not to mention mere nominations, at the Emmys, so it`s a pleasant surprise to see some of the newest as well as some of the most recognizable names in sci-fi and fantasy television get nominat... DVD Shopping Bag: Munster Memories
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-30-2008)
Next week the complete series of the hit TV show The Munsters will be released on DVD. It is complete with all seventy episodes and the two feature length films Munster, Go Home and The Munsters Revenge. With more than enough time to get all the episodes,... Annette Bening--American Beauty
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 03-01-2000)
Annette Bening didn`t exactly shoot to stardom. It only seems that way. After several years on stage (earning a Tony nomination in 1987 for `Coastal Disturbances`), the actress came to Hollywood, where she made her film debut in the forgettable THE GREAT ... MIDNIGHT MOVER From Oni Press
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 11-21-2002)
Oni Press in March will launch MIDNIGHT MOVER, a four-issue mini-series by crime writer Gary Phillips and artists Jeremy Love and Jeff Wasson.Featuring covers by HARLEY QUINN artist Mike Huddleston, this tale of sex and murder features the seedy world of ... DVD Review of SHUTTER
by Tim Janson (Sun 07-20-2008)
Shutter is yet another American adaptation of a superior Thai horror film, also named “Shutter” which came out in 2004. The remake has a strange dynamic. The film uses American actors in the lead roles but it is set in Japan and dire... CLOSE YOUR EYES
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 04-23-2004)
CLOSE YOUR EYES is proof that horror doesn't have to be wholly unpredictable in order to work very well. This adaptation of Madison Smartt Bell's novel DOCTOR SLEEP, directed by Nick Willing from a screenplay by Willing and William Brookfield, has echoes ... Runelords
by Coming Attractions (Wed 02-25-2004)
Genre:Fantasy/Adventure.Studio:Unknown.Production Company:Franchise Pictures/Story Island Entertainment/Origin Entertainment/Entertainment Business Group.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Terry Kahn (Screenwriter); Jospeh Me... STAR TREK: NEMESIS premiere pics
by Sue Schneider (Wed 12-18-2002)
Paramount Pictures' STAR TREK: NEMESIS may have opened in theaters this past Friday, but the world premiere was held December 9th at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. and CINESCAPE was there to catch THE NEXT GENERATION era cast as they beame... MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 09-18-2002)
There were a number of martial arts pictures made during the 1970s around one of the strangest weapons of warfare ever created, the Flying Guillotine. Basically a heavy hat on a light chain, it was thrown over a victim’s head, after which a section would ... Free Twin Peaks 2!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-03-2007)
Not long ago we published my interview with the Film Crew, a revival of sorts of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in which final cast members Kevin Murphy, Mike Nelson and Paul Corbett would riff on obnoxious psychotronic flicks in a series of DVDs. The g... Zombie Girl
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-20-2007)
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! Or as they say in China, “Happy New Year!’ I’m celebrating the Year of the Pig by ordering a lot of pork dishes from our favorite delivery place (China Ling!) and settling in to watch some of the thou... "Dead Silence" Contest
by Karl Schneider (Mon 02-12-2007)
Mania has teamed up with the upcoming movie Dead Silence to give you the chance to win some pretty kick ass prizing. We are giving one winner a “Deadly Prize Pack” which includes an autographed movie poster signed by the Director James Wan, a ... The Dresden Files Returns to its Roots
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-06-2007)
Sara Douglass’ The Wayfarer Redemption series chugs ahead with another volume, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files gets another action-packed installment, and science fiction anthologies run amok in this week’s Book Buzz.
Happy Tue... 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 ... HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 06-04-2004)
Harry Potter is back, and his third screen adventure, faithfully adapted (albeit with considerable condensation) from J.K. Rowling's novel, is literally wonderful in all senses of the word. With director Alfonso Cuaron taking over the reins from Christoph... Independence Week
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 07-03-2007)
Last week I wrote about DVD releases reaching a saturation point. Somebody must have been paying attention because this week they’re down to a trickle. Either that, or nobody wants to spend a holiday shipping discs. Well, I hope you all are enjoying... Wait for It...
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 03-11-2008)
On May 13th, 2008 Paramount and Lucasfilm will release the Indiana Jones Trilogy, again on DVD. No, it will not be released on Blue-Ray. To many fans this is already a disappointment because there is no date yet for Blue-Ray Indiana Jones. ... Love, Mania Style
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 02-12-2008)
At every video store I’ve ever worked, there was always one thing that was the same. We were always instructed to list our favorite titles that would coincide with that month’s holiday. Personally, ‘Gremlins', ‘Die Hard&r... Travolta Joins Denzel in PELHAM 123
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-26-2007)
Thespian John Travolta has joined Denzel Washington in the Tony Scott-led remake of THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123, reports Variety. The trade reports that Travolta will be filling in the shoes of the lead hijaker, a role previously held by Robert Shaw in the 1... Media Blasters @ Anime Expo (Mon 07-02-2007)
John Sirabella closed out the panels this afternoon with the latest from Media Blasters. Among the nuggets tossed out during the panel:Strawberry Panic is confirmedThe Genshiken OVA and Kujibiki is confirmedThe new Ikki-tosen series is confirmedOtome wa B...THE BLACK DAHLIA
by Rachel Reitsleff (Fri 09-15-2006)
The publicly unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. the Black Dahlia, is one of the most famous (and gruesome) crimes ever to occur in Los Angeles. In 1947, the body of pretty 22-year-old would-be actress Short was found cut in half, drained of blood... C2F Cinema: Punisher 2002
by Rob M. Worley (Sat 04-10-2004)
"The Punisher" blasts
his way into theaters next weekend but a group of independent filmmakers
couldn't wait that long. Back in 2002 the filmed their own live-action
"Punisher" short as an entry in the Wizard "Direct to Video... Cast Locked in for Fantasy DORIAN GRAY
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 08-07-2008)
The full cast has been confirmed for Ealing Studios' Oscar Wilde big screen adaptation of Dorian Gray, reports Variety. Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Fiona Shaw, Maryam D'Abo, Pip Torrens, Douglas Henshall, Caroline Goodall, Mic... Trouble Chocolate Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-11-2002)
What They SayMicro-Grand\'s resident \"B.M.O.C.,\" Murakata, assembles the members of the Scientific Mission Attack Team to destroy the enormous purple beast ravaging their beloved school. Enter Hinano - she\'s made of wood for a reason, but will Cacao be... 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... DVD Shopping Bag: Facing the Faces of Death
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-07-2008)
The very first video store I ever worked at was a mom and pop store that only competed with the big chains because it had a great location, we carried adult videos and we weren’t under a lot of scrutiny about what we carried like the big chain store... Intrepid Uncovers Hitchcockian COLD LIGHT OF DAY
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 10-28-2008)
Intrepid Pictures is on board to produce Scott Wiper's Hitchcockian thriller The Cold Light of Day, says the Hollywood Reporter. The company's principals Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans will finance and produce the project, which will be looking for distrib... More 'X3' rumors and debunking
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 03-24-2005)
Credible sources stressed that there is only one draft of the screenplay for 'X-Men 3' but that it is, a la 'X2', being worked on by two different writers. They also informed us that there are no new female leads in it, and that the villain will NOT be ei... Top Shelf Comics Needs Your Help
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 04-04-2002)
Many websites
received this plea yesterday from Top Shelf Comics Top
Shelf Comics chief Chris Staros. It's a bit off topic but important
never-the-less.
Dear Comics
Fans,
We have just been
informed this week that our boo... DVD Shopping Bag: DVD Maniac Worthy? Almost
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 07-29-2008)
When Neil Marshall’s unrated Doomsday was half finished I thought this just might be the perfect film for Mania. A Maniac’s delight of science fiction, action and post apocalyptic nightmares. With genre favorite Malcolm McDowell’s openin... DVD Review: THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Two Disc Special Edition
by Tim Janson (Wed 09-17-2008)
Director Rob Minkoff’s The Forbidden Kingdom is at once influenced by, and a tribute to early martial arts films, notably the Shaw Brother’s classic, Come Drink With Me. In fact, two of its main leads Yifei Liu’s Golden Sparrow and... Holiday Shopping Guide
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-17-2007)
With the holidays fast approaching the pressure’s on to get those gifts. If you’re like me chances are you’ve procrastinated your way yet again into another last-ditch holiday shopping debacle. But before you brave the hectic traffic and... BSG: Razor
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 09-23-2007)
There are only a few months left until the premiere of the fourth, possibly last, season of Battlestar Galactica. The SciFi Channel and creator Ronald D. Moore are satisfying the need for more Battlestar with a 2 hour event that will reveal th... Jessica Stevenson joins HARRY POTTER 5
by Karl Schneider (Wed 08-23-2006)
Jessica Stevenson joins HARRY POTTER 5According to Harry Potter Fan Zone, Jessica Stevenson has been added to the cast of the upcoming Warner Bros. film HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.Stevenson will play Mafalda Hopkirk, a witch from the Improp... Cronenberg's latest
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 03-14-2006)
A handful of DVD labels specialize in multi-film budget packages, and this week we've listed a bunch of new ones from a label that relies on them almost exclusively, Mill Creek (formerly Treeline), and their new Pendulum imprint, which features more recen... 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 ... EMPIRE: The Hunt
by Jason Davis (Mon 07-18-2005)
After last week's sojourn in the combat prison Arkham, this week's visit to Anthony's villa should seem like a let down, but the script belies the setting and delivers the best episode of this series to date. Though any resemblance to actual history has ... Tracklisting of STYX album revealed
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 10-18-2006)
The official tracklisting of the European version of the brand new STYX symphonic live album recorded in May 2006 with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland has been finally revealed: 1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) 2. One With Everything 3. It... Xmas Shopping List
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 12-12-2006)
Another Xmas Peeve! Every year about this time, folks get the urge to see all those classic Christmas movies like A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation. You’d think that with warehouses full of these titles that you could just grab the last editi... 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 ... DVD Secret revealed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-20-2007)
In our Prize Closet this week, we have two copies of The Hunt, courtesy of Image. To enter, just send an email to which includes your name and address DVD Shopping List, and in the subject line put the words “BE VEWY QUIET”.
Not to be out... "Dead Silence" coming March 23
by Karl Schneider (Fri 01-12-2007)
Universal Pictures has announced the release date for the supernatural thriller Dead Silence as March 23, 2007. The film, directed by James Wan (Saw), tells the story of newlyweds Jamie and Lisa Ashen, who have established a new life for themselves ... Revamped RETURN OF THE JEDI leaked to internet
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 07-25-2004)
It appears that at least one of the movies from the forthcoming STAR WARS TRILOGY (SWT) DVD set has been leaked to the internet. A ultra high quality divx copy of RETURN OF THE JEDI, featuring new effects and inclusions not seen in any prior released vers... 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... Retrospective: Directing Her Majesty's Secret Service
by Edward Gross (Wed 11-17-1999)
James Bond has become such a cinematic icon that, like when you first fall in love, it`s difficult to remember a time that the character wasn`t in your life, a point driven home by the 19th film in the series, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. And yet there WAS su... Ultimate Guides!
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-20-2007)
I don’t know what it is about the word ‘ultimate’ and franchise guides, but there’s no doubt that DK Publishing is one of the best in the business for in-depth and aesthetic guides on your favorite media series. This week Tom De... Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)
Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.
Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo... Bad Nanny
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-09-2006)
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... JAWS (1975)
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 02-24-2000)
A teenage girl swims alone at night. Something pulls her under as she screams and struggles, and then disappears. She is the first casualty of the great white shark attacking innocent beach-goers around Amity Island in the movie JAWS. Steven Spielberg’s s... MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: John Woo, Part 2
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 06-08-2000)
In Part One of my interview with the diplomatic John Woo, the Hong Kong director extraordinaire discussed the premise behind his next film WIND TALKER, a movie he calls his `dream project,` and talked at length about MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2, based on the sho... THE HEROIC TRIO: The Making of a Fant-Asia Classic.
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 11-16-2000)
Gracefully floating through the air like a snowflake, arms miming the rhythmic endurance of an angelic dove, our flying, leather-clad beauty pump-kicks toward her quarry. He is unaware that the approaching babe, who appears to be serendipitous as a gentl... HEROIC TRIO on DVD
by Craig D. Reid (Tue 11-07-2000)
Rather like THE MATRIX, this week’s box office winner CHARLIE`S ANGELS is chock-full of farcical frenetic action that is nothing new to those familiar with Hong Kong`s far-out Fant-Asia films of the `80s and early `90s. CHARLIE`S ANGELS is a sort of throw... Journey to Planet Weird: An Conversation with Author Francess Lantz
by Denise Dumars (Fri 08-11-2000)
Many authors of young people`s books dream of having their works adapted into movies—but if their character is not named `Harry Potter,` the chances are slim. In 1997 Francess Lantz wrote a comedic science fiction book, STEPSISTER FROM THE PLANET WEIRD, i... Ray Park: From Darth Maul to X-Men, Part 2
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 07-20-2000)
As a film`s success grows, so does our thirst for information on those associated with it. With Ray Park, we`re now talking about three successful franchises (Mortal Kombat, Star Wars, X-Men) and a one-hit wonder (SLEEPY HOLLOW). In Part One of my inter... Endorsing THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE trailer
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 04-10-2004)
The trailer for THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, director Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 political thriller, is now online at Yahoo Movies. Starring Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep and Jon Voight, Washington and Schreiber play two Gulf War s... FISTS OF FIRE, SWORDS OF DEATH
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 03-05-2003)
There’s been an explosion of vintage martial arts titles on the DVD market the past few years, with quality varying from digitally remastered transfers made direct from original negatives down to flicks that were recorded straight from local TV broadcasts... THE MASTER OF DISGUISE
by Abbie Bernstein (Mon 08-05-2002)
It's easy to see what the makers of THE MASTER OF DISGUISE were going for. Star/co-writer Dana Carvey has a gift for mimicry and a talent for creating funny characters. Designing a comedy that allows him to adopt a variety of personas in a single role see... DANCES WITH THE UNDEAD: A Conversation with Kim Newman
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-21-2000)
`What if...?` A ton of good horror stories boil down to this question. `What if...a vintage car were possessed?` asked Stephen King`s CHRISTINE. `What if...a man of science created a living creature?` asked Mary Shelly`s FRANKENSTEIN. `What if...that nice... 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... DR. WHO: The Space Museum
by Frederick C. Szebin (Fri 03-17-2000)
BBC Video and CBS/FOX Home Entertainment continue their service to American Whovians by adding to their treasure trove of DR. WHO releases with `The Space Museum,` the 15th adventure of our favorite time traveler in the guise of his first face, the entert... Science Fiction Meets Rock & Roll in SACD
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-25-2003)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONNeil Norman, the maestro of rock and roll interpretations of science fiction film music, is back in the Control Voice Cockpit with a new recording, Sci-Fi in Hi-Fi (Audio Fidelity AFZ 012). The CD is a dual layered hybrid disc, m... DEAD SILENCE on DVD June 26th
by News Editor (Sun 06-17-2007)
On June 26th, DEAD SILENCE will be released on DVD and HD DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell's film centers on a young man caught up in a terrifying supernatural nightmare. Ever... San Diego Comic Con Update: The Eisner Awards
by Matthew F. Saunders (Sat 07-22-2000)
The 12th Annual Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards ceremony was held Friday night during the San Diego Comic-Con 2000 Convention. The awards are named after comics legend Eisner, creator of The Spirit. Considered by many to be the `Oscars` of the comic bo... DVD Shopping Bag: Marvel vs. DC
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 07-15-2008)
This week there are two, count them, two DC Comic live action TV properties being released on DVD. There is not one Marvel release this week. The two comic book powerhouses have been battling each other for decades. The battle has spilled over from the co... Free Kung Fu Superstars!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-19-2007)
In our Prize Closet this week we have a prize pack including all four of our Spotlight items, courtesy of Dragon Dynasty! To be eligible to win one, just send an email to which includes your name and address to DVD Shopping List, and put the wo... CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
by Craig Reid (Thu 12-07-2000)
First of all, I`m a big fan of Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, and Yuen Woo Ping, and I liked CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON a lot. However, to anyone who has seen the old Shaw Brothers movies or the Fant-Asia films of the 1980s and early ‘90s, let`s be hon... James Bond Collection #3
by Stuart Galbraith IV (Thu 12-14-2000)
For years, James Bond fans bemoaned the seemingly endless cycle of `special edition` 007 laserdiscs. It seemed that, as soon as they bought a deluxe laserdisc of, say, From Russia With Love, yet another `special edition` would be announced. This annoying ... An American Filmscore from London
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-24-2005)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Silva Screen Records has released The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection (SILCD 1178), a specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema, including some of... 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... The DVD After Tomorrow
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-11-2004)
As I was gazing lovingly at my growing stacks of DVDs the other day, I was pondering what sort of technology was bound to come along to make them all obsolete. Digital movies aren't even the wave of the future anymore they're the wave of the present. As ... RUNELORDS hires director
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-02-2004)
Director Christian Duguay (THE ART OF WAR, SCREAMERS) has been hired to direct the film film in the proposed RUNELORDS film trilogy. Filming on the $80 million dollar production has been pushed back to commence this coming July but still in Prague.One new... KUNG FU HUSTLE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 04-01-2005)
Despite being the highest grossing Hong Kong film ever, Stephen Chow's previous film SHAOLIN SOCCER was badly bungled by US distributor Miramax, who didn't seem to know what to do with it. When news leaked out that they planned to make massive changes to ... Rockers team up to pay tribute to Pink Floyd's The Wall
by Randall Larson (Mon 08-15-2005)
Members of rock bands Yes, the Doors, Jethro Tull, Styx and Toto have teamed up to record a tribute to Pink Floyd's classic album The Wall. The new album titled Back Against The Wall, will include vocals by Ian Anderson, and features the playing of Robby ... Helena Bonham Carter is Bellatrix Lestrange in next HARRY POTTER
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-03-2006)
Helena Bonham Carter has signed on to play Bellatrix Lestrange in the upcoming film HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX for Warner Bros. Pictures.Bellatrix Lestrange is Sirius Black's cousin and a Death Eater, or one of the evil Lord Voldemort's fol... KAMELOT Completes Nine Songs For New Album
by RANDALL LARSON (Thu 06-08-2006)
American/Norwegian melodic metallers Kamelot will be traveling to Wolfsburg, Germany this summer to lay down the tracks for the follow-up to 2005's The Black Halo with co-producers Sascha Paeth and Miro. Nine songs have already been completed, according t... FSM releases scores by Williams, Duning, and Goodwin
by Randall Larson (Thu 02-23-2006)
Film Score Monthly has announced two new releases: Ron Goodwin's rousing score for FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE (1978) and a double-header featuring John Williams' early comedy score NOT WITH MY WIFE, YOU DON'T and George Duning's ANY WEDNESDAY, both of them fr... 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... Comicscape - February 18, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-18-2004)
OPINION: I hope everyone has survived that drear and miserable holiday known as Valentine's Day - and that, if you're in my city celebrating Mardi Gras, you're surviving as best you can. You should pop me an e-mail if you'd like to meet for a drink, too, ... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-09-2004)
Genre:Family/Fantasy/Sequel.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Warner Bros./Heyday Films/1492 Productions.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter); Emma Watson (Hermione Granger); Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley); Robbie Colt... DOCTOR WHO: SPEARHEAD FROM SPACE
by Tony Whitt (Mon 09-24-2001)
1970 saw many significant changes in the six-year-old DOCTOR WHO program. For one thing, the show would now be made and broadcast in color, and the season would be shortened by several weeks. The Doctor would be exiled to Earth, which would somewhat balan... DOCTOR WHO: DUST BREEDING
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 08-03-2001)
I haven't enjoyed any series lately as much as I've been enjoying the Big Finish Productions line of original DOCTOR WHO audio dramas. With over twenty stories under their belt, the BF group has turned out an impressive array of adventures starring all of... JAWS 2
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Mon 06-04-2001)
You have to hand it to Universal Home Video for not taking the low road when it came to releasing a JAWS 2 DVD. Traditionally, studios trot out an `Extra Special Edition` of the first film in a series, while later installments feature a couple of trailers... Crow-ing About Lady Death, Part 3
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 08-14-2002)
In the last two installments of our three-part look ahead at the future of Lady Death, we talked with writer John Ostrander about LADY DEATH: THE MOURNING, a story arc that will see the pallid sword-wielder dealing with the very real threat of AIDS in a r... HITCH HIKE TO HELL / KIDNAPPED COED
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Tue 08-27-2002)
Sad shall be the soul who is lured into this depressing double feature by the alluring promise of a curvaceous and substantially misleading promo poster. For neither HITCH HIKE TO HELL nor KIDNAPPED COED are anywhere near the action packed, cops lying dea... Swoper Reigns Supreme...
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 06-30-2003)
Greetings Cinescapers! Last week I asked you to vote for the worst direction SMALLVILLE could take based on reader suggestions, and boy was there a response. Many of you wondered if I knew of any show besides SMALLVILLE and conjectured that if I did it wa... RUNELORDS novels optioned
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-08-2003)
The fantasy novel series THE RUNELORDS has been optioned by Story Island Entertainment, Origin Entertainment and Entertainment Business Group to be developed as a movie and video game. Written by Dave Wolverton (using the pen name David Farland), the mov... Inside the Mind of TAO FENG's John Tobias
by Chip Meyers (Wed 04-09-2003)
Next time you're hanging with your pals and playing Xbox, ask them if they can remember the names of a few characters from the original MORTAL KOMBAT. After all, it's been ten years since the original arcade game came out. Who would remember that kind o... Bolle busted
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-12-2006)
I'd like to write a bit about our Prize Closet this week. Yes, I thought that might perk you up but we'll be getting to our giveaway down below a bit. We've been running giveaways in this column fairly regularly for the past year or so, and I try to get ... 
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