What They SayLove is on the run as the deliciously wicked Lady Raindevila conspires to rid the world of romance and ldove. But out of the chaos springs an unlikely hero-a young schoolgirl named Momoko. Armed with a mysterious ruby ring, Momoko and her two...
What They SayDon't look now, but there's a new girl in town! The Love Angels play cupid as they try to hook their friends Akiko and Tajima up on a double-date with Momoko and Yosuke! But the fire devil Igneous has other plans and unleashes a devil-wolf on...
ADV ANNOUNCES JANUARY 10 RELEASES
Featuring Launch of Deluxe New Macross
HOUSTON, December 9, 2005212;ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime in North America, is pleased to announce six hot titles for January 10, beginning with the ...
The very basic preliminary solicitation information has come out from ADV Films and shown up on the Right Stuf site in regards to their plans for collections come December 2008. There's some live action material on the way as well that appears t...
ADV Films has put out their initial round of solicitation information for the month of January 2009 and it's another month of mostly collections being resolicted again as well as some price downs for some of them. Honestly, we can't help but recommen...
Mike\'s finished off another complete series this week as he\'s sent in his thoughts on the 03/14/2006 release of WeddingPeachCollection2 (of 2) from ADV Films.
What They SayMeet Ryo Seaba: ladies\' man, troubleshooter and expert marksman. When you need more help than the police can provide, he\'s the solution. He\'s the City Hunter, and if he can\'t solve your problem, no one can. Welcome to the world of City ...
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM is one of the longest running and best loved Japanese anime series. For those out of the know, MSG and its continuations and spin-offs concerns future warfare using "battle suits", oversize robotic armatures much like those seen in MATR...
What They SayContains all 26 episodes Galaxy Angel A in one complete DVD collection!
There\'s a new upstart squad that\'s gunning to make the Angel Brigade look bad and take over their work. The girls are going to have to collect more Lost Technology, s...
What They SayFasten your seatbelts and hold on tight because there\'s a new Love Angel in town, and she\'s seeing red. Scarlet, that is, and she\'s ready to kick some serious devil butt! Let\'s just hope the other Love Angels can teach her a little tender...
Ever wonder what Samuel L. Jackson is doing when he's not starring in hit movies or chilling with celebrity friends? He's producing a cartoon show! Check out the upcoming AFRO SAMURAI at the official website: www.afrosamurai.com . SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK He...
What They SayLove is on the run as the deliciously wicked Lady Raindevila conspires to rid the world of romance and love! However, armed with a mysterious ruby ring left by her mother, the unsuspecting Momoko finds herself caught in the middle of this cos...
One show that I think has ended up getting a bad rub overall from the years before it was licensed, Mike Dungan\'s checking in today with a look at the 01/10/2006 release of WeddingPeachCollection 1 (of 2) from ADV Films.
What They SayThe Love Angels play cupid as they try to hook their friends Akiko and Tajima up on a double date with Momoko and Yosuke! But the fire devil Igneous has other plans and unleashes a devil-wolf on our unsuspecting heroes. And as if fighting ...
What They SayThe fragile bonds that hold the survivors together are frayed to the breaking point, but in Gantz's game, survival is impossible without a warm body guarding your back. As the Gantz reaches into the "real" world and a fresh batch of resurrect...
For years, some video labels have sought to lure in movie fans by offering movies in "letterboxed" format that are actually just the cropped fullscreen version matted with black bars top and bottom, advertising more image area while delivering far less. I...
What They SayDICE (DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises): When a problem arises, DICE is called to the rescue. And when their special training and skills aren\'t enough, they rely on their Dinobreakers, which can transform from Vehicle Mode to Dino Mode,...
What They SayHe thought he was dead. The last thing Kei remembers is the train running over his own body. But now he is in a room filled with strangers, all resurrected by a strange, featureless black sphere known only as the Gantz. Caught in a strange re...
What They SayThe Review!FeaturesEnglish 5.1 Language,English 2.0 Language,English Subtitles,Cartoon Network Promo Spots ,Pilot Movie,Music Video,Interview with Haley Joel Osment,Interview with CN Productors,Commentary with CN ProducersReview Equipment
What They SayThere\'s a new player in the game of Earth Defense. Enter the elite G-Soldier Squadron, the first of the government\'s attempt to mass-produce Gravion technology. Led by ace pilot Faye, will the G-Soldiers push the Earthgertz gang out of a jo...
What They SayGuess who\'s got a crush on Momoko? Takuro, the scrawniest, most insecure kid in school, and he\'s dead set on stealing a kiss from our hero. Pledging his aid, the evil devil Igneous helps Takuro launch a diabolical plan to win Momoko\'s hear...
Collector’s Editions, box sets and complete series are all the rage during the holiday season. This week there is a Maniac worthy Collector’s Edition to hit the DVD shelf and unfortunately it falls completely flat. 300 (Limited Collect...
What They SayWARNING! NAKED ELVES AHEAD! The elves of Middle Earth never faced a foe as terrifying, as determined, as down right demented as Those Who Hunt Elves. Strongman Junpei, Hollywood actress Airi, teenage Ritsuko and their T-74 tank have landed i...
HOUSTON, February 17, 2004-ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of
anime, today announced a street date of March 9, 2004 for the first
volume of WeddingPeach, a charming magical girl series championing the
power of love over evil. Armed with a makeup c...
Get it together, anime fans, and don’t be like Osaka!
What They Say:
In Miss Yukari's English class, every day is an adventure. First off, there's the teacher herself. A bit of an air-head, she may have graduated from high school, but she sure has...
Most genre TV shows hit their stride around the third season - just look at STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION or BABYLON 5. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER had hit that stride even earlier, but a look at last week's series finale shows just what essential viewing t...
What They SayDo you have what it takes to win the high school national championships? Kazuhiko Aikawa does, and at 5\' 8\" he can slam dunk that ball like there is no tomorrow. But winning the national championships isn\'t enough for Kazuhiko. He soon tra...
Second box set for critically acclaimed series scheduled for October 28, 2008;includes 48-page “Victorian Gazette” book.
GRIMES, IA, August 5, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased t...
What They SayIn an imaginary world where retro-futuristic sky vehicles permeate the skies live young and heroic van ship sky porters Claus and Lavie, who are forced to take on a mission to deliver a mysterious girl, Alvis, to the battle ship Silvana. Befo...
What They SayMeet the Tendo\'s - your average, run-of-the-mill Japanese family. Along with his three lovely young daughters - Kasumi, Nabiki, and Akane - father Soun Tendo is the proud owner of the \"Tendo Anything-Goes Martial Arts Training Hall,\" a dow...
The last season of Galaxy Angel hits in a triple disc collection with the franchise taking yet another hit from Bandai Entertainment.
What They Say:
The Angel Brigade is at it again and with this new set of adventures comes a brand new brigade member! ...
Unveils preliminary box art & more extras; set available June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, March 20, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to reveal preliminary box art and announce additional extras for the E...
First season of Maria-sama ga Miteru scheduled for July 29, 2008
GRIMES, IA, April 17, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the release of the MARIA WATCHES OVER US (Maria-sama ga Miteru) ...
HOUSTON, January 18, 2005212;ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., is pleased to announce the release of several exciting titles in its expanding library on February 8, 2005.
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION PLATINUM: 05
The titanic...
What They SayIn the year C.E. 70, the conflict between ZAFT Forces and the OMNI Enforcer has erupted into warfare of the highest intensity in the wake of \"Bloody Valentine\" carastropher. An armistice is signed following the Second Battle of Juchin Due, ...
The Princess of Disaster is about to strike on Earth and the Leafe Knights are in search of the woman they can bond with to defeat her.What They SayHimeno Awayuki should be happy. Her family is rich. And when Himeno merges with a Leafe Knight, she transfo...
What They SayBeing a young teen is hard enough for most boys, but Daisuke\'s is a particularly hard destiny and he doesn\'t even know it yet. Every male of the Niwa family possessess a peculiar gene that matures on their fourteenth birthday and is activat...
It's not easy being green, as scientific researcher David Banner discovers when The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Second Season erupts onto to DVD on July 17, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Inspired by the classic Marvel Comic characters,...
What They SayThe kingdom of Kuruda has known many warriors, none greater than the Sevalle, an elite breed whose mastery of martial arts has made them legendary. But for the 59th Sevalle, Elle Ragu, a.k.a. Shadow Skill, being a legend is shaping up to be s...
AI YORI AOSHI ENISHI VOL 3 DESTINY DVD SRP: $29.98
AI YORI AOSHI ENISHI VOL 3 W ARTBOX DVD SRP: $39.98
AQUARIAN AGE THE MOVIE DVD SRP: $29.95
AQUARIAN AGE THE MOVIE LIMITED EDITION DVD SRP: $59.95
ARGENTOSOMA COMPLETECOLLECTION DVD SRP: $99.98
AURA BA...
Having already set the standard for television series on DVD with their X-FILES season-by-season box sets, Fox has upped the ante with their latest digital foray into TV: THE SIMPSONS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON box set. The collection follows the X-FILES ...
A good mix of interesting titles and collections highlight the second release week of the year:
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01/10/2006
Flame of Recca Vol. #06 (of 11)
Viz...
What They SayIn 13-year-old Aoba Tsuzaki\'s world, everything seems normal. An over-the-top modeling fanatic, she spends her days locked in her room, happily building plastic robots. But rumbling beneath the surface, an evil enemy of mankind (the Ancient ...
What They SayThe spring term is beginning for the students at Lillian Girls’ Academy. Friends are reunited, but for the Yamayuri Council, it’s a bittersweet time. Yoko, Eriko and Sei are busy preparing to depart Lillian, while Sachiko, Rei and Shimako...
They are the Get Backers Recovery Service. There’s not a recovery job on Earth they can’t handle. Now if only they could somehow hold onto their earnings.What They SayEveryone knows the feeling. You come home and find your home broken in...
After writing up the Æon Flux movie for last week’s High Def Revue, I thought I’d take a look at the original (and much superior) Æon Flux cartoon. A smart and energetic show, this is one of the very few American cartoons ...
Box set to include 220;Victorian Gazette221; & available June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, February 13, 2008 211; Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to make two announcements about the EMMA: A Victorian...
Ah, the politics of high school girls in an all girls catholic school…What They SayWhen Yumi Fukuzawa entered the Lillian Girls' Academy, a prestigious all-girls Catholic school in Tokyo, she never imagined she would catch the eye of beautiful and ...
What They SayThe Zeravire exist for one purpose: the annihilation of all living things in the entire universe. Now Earth is their new target, andonly the six Grand divas, combined to form the giant robot Gravion, have any hope of stopping them!The Review!...
What They SayThe ancient god Neo Ranga awakens from his slumber and is mysteriously drawn to Tokyo. But instead of rolling out the red carpet, the ilitary rolls out the heavy artillery! Is Neo Ranga a messenger with a warning for mankind, or just a big bo...
Overall the set doesn't disappoint in being a collection of the series fourth season, but the special features could've used some more activity. No commentaries or cast interviews? I don't know what other sets were like for this series, but it's a disappo...
This is probably one of those items that you either want or you dont. Presenting every episode from Season Two of The X-Files, this DVD box set is clearly aimed at fans and collectors whose long-term goal is to have a completecollection resting on their...
Largely derided when it first premiered in 1997 on the then-fledgling WB Network, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer turned out to be not only one of the best genre television shows ever, but also one of the best shows on TV as a whole. Now, Twentieth...
For all the Gen-Y readers out there, try and picture this: youre a kid living in the early 1970s, getting your cartoon fix not from cable channels or after school shows made in conjunction with a toy line, but solely from Saturday morning network televis...
March was a very difficult month for voting because of the delayed releases by ADV Films that hit from late January and into February. That caused a split to occur among the fan favorite releases of Kanon, which in the end lost because of it. The win...
The first season of this excellent cyberpunk series is a great buy for anybody.
What They Say
Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her fellow police officers of Section 9 hunt down a host of criminals in both the real and online worlds. In the course...
KryptonKnight.info has released an exclusive media library containing ALL trailers for released by TheWB Smallville: Season 5 for fans to view before the premiere. The library is complete with video clips, trailers, screen captures and even the option of ...
While it certainly has its eye rolling moments when it comes to believability, Rocket Girls harkens back to that era where anything is possible while pushing enough science to nudge you over the edge into it.
What They Say:
School is finally out for the...
What They SayBased on a manga by Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon is the story of a teenage girl who meets a magical cat who gives her super powers. She becomes the leader of a team of brave girls, known as the Sailor Warriors. Sailor Moon has long been justif...
The Shop has been updated with today\'s daily deals from Right Stuf as well as their weekly sale that seems to be a box set bonanza:I still need to make some room - so I\'m discounting the His & Her Circumstances DVD Set to only $39.99 - or, you can buy t...
What They SayParadigm City. A City of Amnesia. Forty years ago everyone lost their memory, but humanity continues to survive. They\'ve learned to operate machinery, produce electricity, and go on living each day at a time. Still, there\'s something missin...
THIRD SEASON OF POPULAR FANTASY/ADVENTURE SERIES AVAILABLE ON DVD NOVEMBER 18, 2003
HOUSTON, October 3, 2003-ADV Films today announced a November 18, 2003 date for the DVD release of BeastMaster-Season Three: The CompleteCollection. The final ADV Films...
How rare is this? A show that not only lives up to the hype it generates, but it also surpasses it. In case youve been on the lam, were talking here about the HBO gangster comedy/drama The Sopranos, easily the most praised TV show of the last 20 years. ...
The fifth season of STARGATE SG-1 brought with it new challenges, both for the team of Stargate Command adventurers that audiences watched every week as well as for the show's creative personnel. A major new enemy was re-introduced (Anubis), tensions betw...
"If you're a fan of Superman, this is a required addition to you collection. Even if you're not a big fan, this is an excellent show worth checking out."
In March of 2007 Casino Royale wasreleased on Blu-ray. It was the only James Bond film, out of the 20 that preceded it, to be released on the new format. This was not surprising to me. Having been raised on Bond and working at various video stores...
I'm still getting emails on the subject of Mexican movies arriving on US DVD without the benefit of subtitles that I wrote about back in April. US video labels like Ground-Zero and Brentwood have been picking up these Mexican features, often genre favorit...
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...
Today marks the release of the seventh season (1999-2000) of THE X-FILES on DVD. Twentieth Century Fox Home Video continues to deliver the goods for fans of Chris Carter's conspirary laden series, offering a plethora of bonus features on the six-disc set...
What They SayThe sequel to Space Pirate Mito!
Aoi was raised as a normal boy on Earth. Little did he know he was the heir apparent to Mito, the Queen-turned-Space-Pirate of an alien race that chooses their sex at puberty! Aoi fell in love with Mutsuki, t...
Well, I spotted the first official Christmas tree of 2004 last week. And no, store displays and nuts like Ray Liotta who keep their tree up all year round don't count. (And no, I'm not a peeping tom it's right up there in the apartment's front window.) T...
It's a rather contested week with only a few votes separating the two main titles vying for a win, and both of them are split due to having limited and regular editions. Bandai Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures USA manage to take the top nod overal...
SAKURA CON, Seattle, April 28, 2004 - ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., made several major announcements from the Sakura CON show in Seattle on Saturday, April 24, 2004.
Acquisitions
ADV Films announced two acquisitions. Th...
One of the main reasons why fans are so excited to see one of their favorite TV series seasoned on DVD is that this is the only way theyd ever get to see these shows uncut and uninterrupted, with no network "bugs" or promos hogging the lower frame, and n...
Im writing this column from G-Fest, the annual Godzilla fans North American convention, which should not be confused with B-fest, the annual 24-hour B-movie marathon, but its almost as much fun. Every summer for the past 11 years, Godzilla fans from al...
There are times when I really dislike the British. They get all the good stuff (and indeed some of the bad stuff) on DVD long before we do, and generally in a much more complete format than we do. For example, DVDs of the first, second, and third seasons ...
If you’re like me, you watch television. And if you’re like me even more, when you watch television you probably record shows on your DVR so that you can zip through the commercials. But I must confess that there’s one series of ads t...
What They SayWelcome to a world where magic reigns and monsters lurk behind every corner. Into this land of deadly dragons and menacing magicians comes our heroine 211; Lina Inverse, a cute, fire-ball throwing sorceress who steals from the wicked and g...
There\'s even bargains in here I can no longer pass up. It looks like I\'ll be reviewing a lot of Dragon Ball in the future...Happy Thanksgiving! Funimation has a delicious selection of titles available right now as well as some tasty pre-orders... so whi...
La-La Land Records announces its upcoming summer 2005 release of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE SERIES - SEASON ONE. "A knockout collection of the best musical moments from the first season of the smash hit Sci Fi Channel television series," says the label. ...
What They SayMagic Knight Rayearth continues as Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, having defeated very person they were trying to rescue, Princess Emeraude, were finally able to leave Cephiro. Filled with regret, they returned to their families, and their native Toky...
What They SayThe Tree of Karuma may be firewood, but the dark side of the human heart is still a home for demons. New evil and demonic objects called the Seeds of Karuma, have appeared. Only with the help of Zenki\'s brother, Goki, and newfound friends,...
Not too long ago, I acknowledged the sad untimely passing of filmmaker and former Cinescape columnist John Thonen. Well, the story gets sadder, as Johns widow is a cancer patient left with overwhelming bills. To help out, friends from the Kansas City fil...
Strike Season by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 02-19-2008)
The strike is over. TV will continue. Well, most of it anyway. Okay, so it isn’t all roses but some shows will return with a slight break and then squeeze out a few more episodes and then be back in the fall. Hopefully. So I star...
What They SayAs the Space Race continues, Gene hasn\'t given up his obsession with finding the MacDougall Brothers. But confronted with more than one enemy in the race proves to be a challenging test for the young crew and its pilot. Soon, the crew of the...
The summer is over and with the fall in front of us it means only one thing. It is time to add those summer movies to the collection. Summer movies are not the only releases that we Maniacs look forward to though. Horror movies will start to populate the ...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another Comicscape cavalcade of calamitous commentary! It’s Halloween! It’s my favorite holiday, and it also means I’ve been in the middle of a rush of parties, concerts, and family and friend...
As supplied by forum moderator Pelianth:
David Wiliams was in attendance for ADV. There were no new title announcements. The panel was mostly Q&A session.
Someone asked about new distribution methods. ADV is considering them. Things being looked at includ...
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...
What They SayWhen the Shadow Angels invade after 12,000 years of slumber, humanity is held captive by fear and sheer alien dominance. Eleven years after the Great Catastrophe decimated the world, most of those left alive are scavengers, dirty and starving...
We present this guest DVD review from James Harvey at The World's Finest Online
With the runaway success of 'Smallville', The WB was quick to come up with a Batman spin-off, 'Birds of Prey'. After a highly successful premiere, the series quickly hit ...
"Cojoined Fetus Lady". "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson". "Underwear Gnomes". These are some of the episode titles from the second season of SOUTH PARK, and they're not even the naughtiest ones. Arriving today in fine retail stores across the land is t...
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The time has come Maniacs to catch up on all of last season’s TV. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 1, Heroes: Season2, Dexter - The Complete Second Season, Prison Break - Season 3 and Torchwood - The Complete Second Season are all sla...
I want to take a minute here and empathize with you all, as you're probably going through a lot of holiday stress right now. Let's not beat around the bush we're talking about Christmas, and not the holy day of spiritual significance symbolizing belief i...
I am not Uatu, though I am still a Watcher. I observe all which occurs throughout this sprawling realm known as Mania. I see, I observe and I weigh. On the brink of revealing himself and others of his kind to the world, Nathan Petrelli was shot. Let us lo...
Viz Media and the Cartoon Network have teamed up to create Toonami Jetstream, a new broadband service that will provide on-demand, full-length streaming episodes of a number of hit anim and action series, including acclaimed hit series NARUTO and SAMURAI...
HOUSTON, May 2, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you both seasons one and two of the sci-fi hit Gravion, as well as the season three, volume two release of UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie: Bride...
Another sizeable week of collections and new release from across the board with quite a bit of very entertaining shows. You remember that? Back when anime was entertainment and fun? Ah, the memories:
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I rushed to the newsstand last Sunday morning to pick up a copy of the Sunday Chicago Tribune. Okay, I'm exaggerating to add some excitement in truth, I picked up the Sunday edition at the supermarket on Saturday afternoon. Real newsstands are rare these...
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 ...
Shelf space is becoming an all important thing around the house lately. Seasons of ‘Star Trek’, ‘Smallville’, and ‘The Family Guy’ are filling up the shelves at an alarming rate. So, it really switches my phas...
FUNimation's solicitation set for November 2008 has come out and it's chock full of series that will have lots of fans eager for the holidays. Some are coming rather quickly, such as the small gap between the two sets for Ghost Hunt, while others are just...
Francis Ford Coppola not only led his generation of young, new filmmakers who revived the form in the early '70s, he has also made, in the course of his uneven career, some of the greatest American films ever. Now, Paramount Home Video has released two su...
Random Tracks is a column/editorial and email answering piece that sort of lets me just hit various subjects and just go with it. We've had columns similar to this in the past, but they were mostly done by other people. I figured it's finally time to get ...
Usually at this time I'd be plugging B-Fest 9 (www.b-fest.com), the 24-hour B-movie marathon I attend every year. I'd be crowing about how this show combines a love for trashy cinema with a grueling endurance test, and explaining how MYSTERY SCIENCE THEAT...
First season of Aria anime adaptation scheduled for September 30, 2008
GRIMES, IA, June 19, 2008 - Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the release of the ARIA the ANIMATION DVD Collection on Sep...
‘Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End’ is the final movie in Disney’s Pirate trilogy. Or is it? Apparently, after the credits there is a final scene where Elizabeth and Will are reunited, 10 years later and Will meets his son (...
Masters of Horror Season2 is an incredible collection of some of the genre’s best directors, writers and actors. Anchor Bay has released this completecollection in a box fitting of the twisted minds inside. The thirteen episodes range from slapsti...
As the clock ticks down to the busiest shopping day of the year, I noticed that more and more box sets are starting to appear on the list of new releases. Many times these movies are not new and have been released before. Often, many of the film...
All four ‘Die Hard’ films are now available on DVD and Blu-Ray DVD in a complete set. Some of you will pick up the new ‘Die Hard’ and add it to your box set of the previous ‘Die Hard’ films. Maybe you will upg...
For those not old enough to have experienced the series of Spider-Man Saturday morning cartoons that debuted in the fall of 1967, or even the syndicated reruns that came later, all the fuss over the release of this DVD collection may be perplexing. After ...
Faithful readers will recall columns last year in which I was begging for new equipment, willing to sell out by saying nice things about plasma TVs and DVD players in exchange for "donated" products. Well, so far no manufacturers have taken me up on my ge...
Well, I axed for it. A few weeks back I inquired whether you readers had any favorite TV series that had yet to be "seasoned", and you let me know. While popular mainstream sitcom SEINFELD was the early favorite, most of you were more creative in your req...
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Yes, that die-abolical punster and bone-a-fide ghoul of your dreams the Crypt Keeper is back to host this scare-rific collection of all 14 complete and uncut episodes from Season 3 of the series that ran seven memorably spooktacular seasons.
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DVDs are popping up all over, so I shouldnt have been surprised on a recent visit to the supermarket to find them in the groceries. Boxes of Total Raisin Bran and Oatmeal Crisp have been issued containing four different sitcom DVDs from Sony. The discs ...
The DVD shopping bag keeps getting heavier and heavier as the list of new releases and special editions keeps growing. The Ultimate Edition of the ‘Battleship Potemkin’ is definitely in the bag. Sergei M. Eisenstein’s film is a...
The last release day before Thanksgiving is here and it's the chance for companies to get a few more sets out there into the retail market before Black Friday hits and they can pick up some additional sales. It's little surprise that there are a number of...
New DVDs Include Box Sets, Feature Films and Latest Episodic Installments Of Much-Loved Anime Series
San Francisco, CA, November 14, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...
Well, seeing as this is the last DVD Shopping List of 2004, you might want to print out this column to carry along with you. Then, if theres a lull at any New Years Eve party, you can pull it out to get the fun started again. You can say things like, "G...
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...
It's a very tight week among the top two titles as they fight it out for the placement as Pick of the Week. In the end though, Nozomi Entertainment got their second season set of Victorian Romance Emma to follow in the path of the first season from back i...
No matter what holiday you celebrate there’s always one constant during the winter season: terrible gifts. Because of a schedule / travel conflict with the fam I happened to celebrate Christmas early this year. Did I get Subterranean Press’ li...
Last October I headed over to mall to pick up Halloween on DVD. After sitting through Rob Zombie’s awful rendition of John Carpenter’s classic film I knew it was time to pick up the original. I still had my 1998 VHS Limited Edition 2 t...
Bandai\'s got their September solicitations out today as well as adding a new title to August. Of note, the Wolf\'s Rain Anime Legends CompleteCollection has been split into two collections now..hack//Legend of the Twilight Anime Legends Complete Collect...
This week (unofficially) kicks off the holiday shopping frenzy with the release of ‘Spider-Man 3’. I was checking the weekly flyers on Sunday to see what gimmicks the retail stores would be offering to entice you to buy ‘Spider-Man ...
While visiting my local Post Office to send out packages from our Prize Closetr recently, I was surprised to find a new item available at the counter. DVDs! The U.S. Postal Inspection Service produced a series of public service films in the style of TV cr...
The July release slate from FUNimation is filled with re-releases once again, though thankfully these are in the form of collections and not priced down singles which by all accounts weren\'t selling all that much. In addition to that, the Drgaon Ball Z f...
It’s not the biggest movie this holiday season but people are already talking about it. Will Smith’s ‘I am Legend’ with its desolate future and lone hero is a movie that has all types of movie goers talking. What...
What They SayFrom enchanted cameras to dangerous dollies, the evil forces of the Negaverse will stop at nothing in their efforts to aid Queen Beryl in her plans to conquer the Earth! But when they send a fake Tuxedo Mask to do their dirty work, they make ...
What They SayMagic Knight Rayearth tells the tale of three junior high school girls hear a voice asking them to save a world called Cephiro. The voice belongs to Princess Emeraude, the Pillar whose will maintains the peace of this magical world where beli...
“When an attempt on Dr. Alec Holland’s life leaves him consumed by deadly chemicals and fire, the swamps of Louisiana transform him into a superhuman creature hell-bent on ridding the swamp—and the world—of the evil that men do, be...
As digital video has become a legitimate format for feature film production, we pause this week to look back on how home video has played a major part in the evolution of motion pictures over the past two decades or so. Remember, once EVIL DEAD was just a...
Box set with entire 12-episode first season scheduled for June 24, 2008
GRIMES, IA, January 10, 2008 211; Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMANCE - Season 1 DVD Co...
I'm writing this week's column with a bad head cold, and my blocked sinuses make me feel like watching movies with a lot of head trauma (decapitation, shotgun explosion, screwdriver to the temple, etc.). Luckily, here's something made to order. SPOTLIGHT ...
The Diamond Previews catalog updated recently and a list of titles has come up for some releases that are of general interest. There are no firm dates for these yet and they\'re all rather changeable:5 Centimeters Per Second, Vol.1 | $29.99 | Nov. 2007Ah!...
Warner Home Video has released an image for the back cover of the "Lois & Clark: The Complete Third Season" DVD box set. A look at the artwork reveals the bonus material included with this collection...
"Overall, I'm pleased with this collection. I think it's a great way to send-off the DCAU (for now) and there's something for everyone, it seems. The DVD itself is a fine presentation for the show. Yes, you can find faults with it (some outdated stock art...
You may have noticed that the usual Monday Anime Avalanche column didn’t appear yesterday. Mania decided that anime is overexposed on the site and unceremoniously cut it. I’ve been writing the column without a break since March of 2005, so I h...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Lalo Schifrin's score for 1981's prehistoric comedy, CAVEMAN, is a wonderful amalgamation of jazz sensibilities, rich symphonic melodies, satirical musical quotations, and a quirky, percussive, and primitive orchestration that ...
Those who have come to expect a lot of goodies on their DOCTOR WHO discs may be a tad disappointed with the KEY TO TIME boxed set, a series of six discs with the six stories from the series' sixteenth season. (Try saying that five times fast.) Having all ...
Burbank, CA (April 28, 2008) – Batman and the Teen Titans find themselves in the fight of their lives as Warner Home Video (WHV) and DC Comics bring the final installments of their heroic animated tales to DVD with the releases of 'The Batman: The C...
The Prize Closet continues to dominate this territory. Well, dang it, we just love to give away fee DVDs! To win any of these prizes, you just have to send me an email to psycho@psychotronic.info and include a valid mailing address in the body. Once we ha...
There\'s a fairly good mix of titles and collections due out this week that hit up a number of genres and styles:
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08/22/2006
.hack//SIGN Anime Le...
A few new pieces have made their way into the listings today in our cover art section such as Cromartie High School CompleteCollection (Thinpak), Dokkoida!? Box Set, Gatchaman: Collectors Edition Vol. #15, Gatchaman: Collectors Edition Vol. #16, Giant Ro...
Asks fans to submit their questions for the series’ creator; celebrates release of Season 1 DVD Collection
GRIMES, IA, July 29, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to celebrate the July ...
The Diamond Previews site for titles shipping sometime around January has been updated. Of note for previously unknown or unsolicited titles as of yet are:Gantz Season 1 Box - $69.96Gravion Complete Uncut Thinpak - $39.95Kaleido Star New Wings Vol. #1 - $...
Two weeks ago New Line Home Video re-released Terrence Malick’s breathtaking film The New World in an extended cut. An unrated cut and an additional thirty minutes were promised and nothing else included. No trailers, no commentary and no cl...
Second box set for critically acclaimed series scheduled for October 28, 2008
GRIMES, IA, July 24, 2008 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to make an announcement about the “fan credits&rdqu...
Hey you. Yeah, the person who clicked on this article, not because they were interested in the latest, hottest and coolest things out there for the holidays, but rather because you're like many last minute shoppers who haven't even stepped into the mall s...
A new update of the Diamond Comics Previews catalog hints at some titles that can be expected in the January timeframe. Note that these are often tentative and very subject to change. We\'ve pulled some of the unknowns here, which seem to be ADV Films tit...
The fourth quarter deluge of titles continues this week as it's filled to the brim with more and more box sets as well as a few key titles. There's a whole lot to choose from as well as one of the latest Blu-ray's to hit the markte as Bandai Entertainment...
We've been fans of Something Weird Video for two decades, as they've unearthed and preserved on home video hundreds of "lost" and obscure exploitation films over the years. We've enjoyed their TV show REEL WILD CINEMA, and their fun-packed Image DVDs have...
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,...
Hot on the heels of this summers blockbuster releases, soundtrack CDs will surely follow, giving film fans and film music aficionados plenty to choose from. Two huge John Williams scores will be heard during Summer and Fall, as will new material from Gr...
What They SayDestiny or delusion? It\'s a hilarious rollercoaster of laughter and confusion when Taishi, the ultimate otaku, drags his friend Kazuki into the swirling world of ambition, hatred, and love " the world of fan comics! Poor clueless Kazuki mus...
This week bag is chock full of goodies. Obviously ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ is must have for the bag. The other Spielberg collaboration that all true Maniacs must have is the 25th Anniversary Editionof ‘Poltergeist’.&nbs...
In the summer of 1996 Maniacs (though then we might have been called Cinescapers) around the world eagerly awaited Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich’s “big” summer movie, Independence Day. While the hype was building there were, of course,...