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Sommers Will COLLIDE Worlds Once Again
by News Editor (Tue 12-06-2005)
Steven Spielberg and Paramount Pictures have brought back director Stephen Sommers to helm the remake of WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE. Spielberg will produce. Sommers will write and direct the film.Sommers had been set once before to direct the film but moved on ... When Worlds Collide
by Karl Schneider (Fri 02-16-2007)
...1951 film When Worlds Collide
Budget: NA
Release Date: NA
Who's In It: NA
Who's Making It: Stephen Sommers - Director / Writer / Producer, Edwin Balmer - Writer (novel), Bob Ducsay - Producer, Steven Spielberg - Producer
Notes: The ... "Weird Worlds Collection: Part One"
by John Sinnott (Fri 11-03-2006)
... Worlds, When Worlds Collide) heard of the idea though and liked it. He eventually convinced Krim to green light the film.
Pal's project was top notch all the way, even though it had a meager budget of $586,000. Heinlein was hired to help a... 
Sommers to "Collide" With Worlds
by News Editor (Mon 04-11-2005)
Paramount has hired Stephen Sommers to write and direct a remake of the 1951 sci-fi film "When Worlds Collide." Sommers is supposed to start on the script immediately. In the original, scientists discover that another planet is veering dangerously close t... Trio Collide in Futuristic FRANKLYN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-21-2007)
Eva Green (Casino Royale), Ryan Phillippe & Sam Riley will soon collide in a new futuristic thriller called FRANKLYN, says Variety. The trade is reporting the trio will lead the cast alongside thespians Bernard Hill, Susannah York, Art Malik for the d... Sommers Out, Spielberg in on COLLIDE
by News Editor (Mon 08-29-2005)
Stephen Sommers has stepped off Paramount's remake of WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE as writer, director and producer. In turn, the studio has hired Steven Spielberg to produce the film.No decision has been made yet on whether Spielberg will direct the film or not. ADV Films Announces September 12 Releases (Wed 07-26-2006)
... MACROSS: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE "One of the Best Series of All Time. ? " Anime Frontier ADV is proud to announce a September 12 street date for Macross: When Worlds Collide, the fifth of seven DVDs re-presenting the classic series in its entire...THE TIME MACHINE Revisted, Part Two
by Craig Reid (Thu 06-29-2000)
...E WORLDS, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE and of course TIME MACHINE then closed by pointing out that creative people seldom see the ripples they create during their lifetimes and rarely see how their works affect and inspire others to achieve greatness. She fina... ON THE LOT: When Five Films Collide
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 07-11-2007)
No real hiccups this week, the formula is in full swing and by now you’re either in or you’re out. I’m in all the way because I like short films and I’ve committed so much time to the series I have to see it through, sort of l... Lynda Carter Previews Her Wonderful Smallville Visit (Thu 04-19-2007)
Superhero worlds collide tonight when Lynda Carter pays a visit to Smallville. She plays Moira Sullivan, the mysterious mother of Allison Mack's Chloe. Though viewers learned two seasons ago that Moira was in a mental institution, "Obviously it was a much...THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Arrives on CD
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 05-08-2002)
...ORLDS and WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE. The problem is that the overly familiar material dominates; also the album is unevenly balanced with modern material (STAR WARS, STAR TREK) terrific material but done to death. The set cannot stand as a comprehensive mu... BET's 'The Black Panther' sneaks at Comic-Con (Wed 07-16-2008)
FROM A PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Networks and Marvel Animation are teaming up to produce an animated series based on the legendary superhero, 'The Black Panther'. Casting is already underway for the series that is slated to prem...Tsubasa/xxxholic CLAMP Double Feature
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-22-2008)
What They SayThis two-disc double feature contains both the Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE movie and the xxxHolic movie!
From the sweeping universe of CLAMP, two journeys run parallel yet intersect. As two souls seek the mystery of truth, worlds collide whe... Mania on this Day: Kill Twin Bill, Spielberg Collides and Unspoiled Knight
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 08-30-2008)
...remake of When Worlds Collide while Stephen Sommers bounced out of the project.
Of course, the film never came to fruition but you can still check out what some of you were saying back then.
1 Year Ago Today
Link: Major Spoi... Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Elfen Lied Preview
by Way Jeng (Tue 04-05-2005)
...t happens when worlds collide and scary, serious things happen to innocent people minding their own business. Some shows attempt to achieve a measure of greatness by combining dark drama and humor, but while Elfen Lied has these two elements it doesn't... TransformersâŚNovelized
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-29-2007)
With the 4th of July looming on the summer horizon, Transformers fans won’t have to wait the next seven weeks to find out what happens in Michael Bay’s film adaptation of the franchise giant. Random House Publishing Group and novelization guru... Our Musical Pal
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 04-01-2004)
...ION MOON, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, WAR OF THE WORLDS (all scored by Leith Stevens), HOUDINI (Roy Webb), THE NAKED JUNGLE (Danielle Amfitheatrof), and CONQUEST OF SPACE (Nathan Van Cleave) continues to beg for a collection like this and hopefully some day ... Galaxy Angel Party Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Fri 08-26-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Various Artists (concept: Broccoli)Translated by:Koji Tajii / Satsuki YamashitaAdapted by:What They SaySaving the galaxy... one planet at a time!
The Angel Troupe is just about done with their current mission to deliver over ... Devin Grayson on USER
by Russell Lissau (Wed 01-17-2001)
Batman: Gotham Knights writer Devin Grayson traded her Batarang for a broadsword to prepare for USER, her first project for DC Comics Vertigo line. The three-issue limited series about online role-playing adventure games has nothing at all to do with the... Punktown and Good Omens are Back to Mix Things UP
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 12-05-2006)
A slew of paperback releases this Tuesday offers everything from cheeky science fiction to dark, genre-crossing fantasy and dragon-riding mayhem (told by both man and mythical beast perspective).
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s powerhous... Saturn Award nominees announced
by Eric Moro (Fri 03-15-2002)
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced its nominations for the 28TH annual Saturn Awards to be held this summer in Los Angeles. The ceremony honors the best in genre entertainment from 2001.What follows is a complete list of ... Dustin is Mr. FOCKER
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-21-2004)
In a sign that there's finally some forward movement on the long gestating sequel to MEET THE PARENTS, Dustin Hoffman has been cast as Ben Stiller's father in MEET THE FOCKERS. The sequel will see the parents of Stiller's character, Greg Focker, meeting t... Meet the Fockers
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 05-27-2004)
Genre:Comedy/Sequel.Studio:Universal Pictures (North America); DreamWorks (International).Production Company:Universal Pictures/DreamWorks SKG/Tribeca Productions.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ben Stiller (Greg Focker); Robert De Niro (Jack Byrnes);... Infinite Space, Infinite God
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-13-2007)
Anthologies run amok in this week’s buzz with collection themes ranging from Russian sci-fi and fantasy to genre fiction based on world mythology and a collection of 2006’s best space opera novels.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to ... The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)
Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro... Inside Star Trek Academy
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-15-2007)
With lots of half-truths, rumors, and continuous buzz surrounding Abrams’ rendition of the upcoming STAR TREK XI film, can William Shatner himself provide us with some possible clues to the plot of his on-screen Starfleet origins?
Hello Man... Munto 2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 03-21-2006)
What They SayIt’s been a year since psychic schoolgirl Yumemi’s life turned upside down with the arrival of Magical King Munto. When he first appeared and demanded her help to save his world, she refused out of fear…and has regretted her... H.G. WELLS' WAR OF THE WORLDS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-16-2005)
A lot of controversy has accompanied Pendragon Pictures' adaptation of H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS. Though the project has been in the works for some years, it arrives on DVD under the shadow of Steven Spielberg's hundred million plus theatrical feature... WAR OF THE WORLDS delayed by Sept. 11
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 02-20-2002)
In a press release talking about the production of its upcoming science fiction film CHROME, Pendragon Pictures fleshed out some of the reasons why it is delaying the remake of H.G. Well's WAR OF THE WORLDS. The studio has decided to do CHROME, the tale o... AT WORLD'S END Plunders DVD Competition
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 12-13-2007)
The sales aspect of the DVD market was dominated this week by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, pulling more than twice as many copies as Spider-Man 3 and significantly more DVDs than Shrek the Third in their respective first w... Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 10-04-2006)
What They SayIt is 1923 in Munich. Two years have passed since Edward Elric\'s sacrifice ripped him out of his world and into ours, separating him from his younger brother, Alphonse. In that time, Ed\'s continued research into rocketry as allied him with ... Dragon Ball Z Movies: Dead Zone/World's Strongest
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 06-09-2008)
What They SayThe Dead Zone
Gohan has been kidnapped! To make matters worse, the evil Garlic Jr. is gathering the Dragonballs to wish for immortality. Only then will Garlic Jr. be able to take over the Earth in order to gain revenge for the death of his f... Dirty Pair Flash: Angels at World's End
by Paul Jacques (Wed 10-29-2003)
What They SayKei and Yuri [aka The Lovely Angels] are assigned to protect a computer troubleshooter. But the girls would rather spend their time sowing wild oats on the galaxy’s number one party planet than keeping a young nerd from getting assassin... WAR OF THE WORLDS: SECOND WAVE #1 (Fri 03-03-2006)
Boom's new WAR OF THE WORLDS: SECOND WAVE takes place during a modern remake of H.G. Wells's seminal novel of Martian invasion, much in the same way that the Steven Spielberg film from last summer did. While it's not a licensed comic, it might as well be ...Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Volume 3
by Frank Garcia (Wed 03-08-2000)
The paperback two-volume set of STAR TREKSTRANGE NEW WORLDS now on sale at bookstores everywhere is just a preview of things to come. Last November, John Ordover, Pocket Books Executive Editor for STAR TREK books announced the winning authors of the thi... Cylons in America
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-28-2008)
Ever since its conception in 1978, Battlestar Galactica has been offering viewers a layered SF universe, one that manages to stay grounded with the world around us and in sync with contemporary American society. Like any good sci-fi series BSG explores th... SCOOP: Eyewitness spies THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-27-2004)
You probably haven't heard much about THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN but that will change in the months to come. Filming is taking place on this drama which examines a slice of American history that was delivered by a New Zealander. Academy Award-winner Antho... LEGENDS OF THE WORLD'S FINEST
by Jason Henderson (Wed 12-06-2000)
Legends of the Worlds Finest is a four-issue mini-series (now collected in trade paperback) that carries the title but never the conviction of its namesake series. Its sad that we now have to look to comics based on DCs animated series to deliver what ... 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... WAR OF THE WORLDS arrives online
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-02-2004)
Paramount Pictures has opened the teaser portion of the official website for WAR OF THE WORLDS. While the site isn't much else than a doormat for the forthcoming website, it does provide us with our first piece of promotional artwork which shows one of th... WAR OF THE WORLDS enlists more humans
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-04-2004)
Miranda Otto (THE LORD OF THE RINGS) and Tim Robbins (MYSTIC RIVER) are in discussions to join the cast of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. They would join Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in the Steven Spielberg directed picture, scheduled to commence filming next mo... A second WAR OF THE WORLDS is coming this December
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-09-2004)
While much of the attention focused on a film adaptation of H.G. Wells' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS has been concentrated this week on the unveiling of the Paramount Pictures teaser trailer (slated for tomorrow), the indie film production company Pendragon Pict... More shots from the WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-16-2004)
Two nice exclusives have shown up on the DreamWorks Fansite pertaining to the WAR OF THE WORLDS film shooting right now. The first is a look at the teaser poster that a quick-thinking reader took a digital photograph of. The image shows us the movie's log... A war between FOUR and the WORLDS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-16-2004)
It's become a battle between the blockbusters for bragging rights to the Fourth of July long weekend for next year. 20th Century Fox's FANTASTIC FOUR, which had staked out a July 1, 2005 opening and made it known months ago, now suddenly faces competition... World's Finest Superman Auditions for WB (Fri 09-03-2004)
Michael O'Hearn, who plays Superman in the short film 'World's Finest' actor had an audition for the new Superman film. Click for a brief description in Mike's own words of what happened...Dragon Ball Z Movies: Dead Zone/World's Strongest
by Mark Thomas (Wed 09-24-2008)
This collection of the first two Dragon Ball Z movies brings classic Dragon Ball action and little else. What They Say
Contains two classic Dragon Ball Z movies!
The Dead Zone - Gohan has been kidnapped! To make matters worse, the evil Garlic Jr. is ga... World's End Vol.#01
by Danielle Van Gorder (Wed 03-19-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Eiki EikiTranslated by:Douglas W. DlinAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayIt\'s been four long years and Daigo and Hirofumi have started living together. But Daigo\'s wounded heart hasn\'t fully healed and he\'s gradually becoming over... Star Trek: New Worlds
by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Fri 10-13-2000)
The Star Trek "genre" received a boost in the past couple of years, thanks to a couple of good games (Highly debatable - Ed.). Interplay and their software company 14 Degrees East released some Trekkie titles that influenced the popularity of the "genre" ... Radio Recreation of H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Mike Whybark, Jennifer H. Tomooka (Wed 10-30-2002)
For those of you looking for another way to get into the Halloween spirit, WFLA's radio personality, Glenn Beck, will be recreating H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS, via radio broadcast, the same format Orson Welles used to frighten the masses in 1938. Chec... Spielberg and Cruise to do WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-17-2004)
Mars will invade Earth once again, but this time it will be documented by Steven Spielberg. The INDIANA JONES director will helm a new remake of H.G. Wells classic science fiction invasion story THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, with it looking very likely that Tom ... "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" Artwork
by Karl Schneider (Fri 01-12-2007)
AICN managed to get a hold of some spanking new promo images for Disney's upcoming blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.You can find one to the left and the rest over here.AICN does mention that there is a chance the artwork may not be fin... 'Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest Heroes' season 1 delayed (Tue 03-04-2008)
TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting that the first season of the animated show 'Fantastic Four: Worlds Greatest Heroes' Season 1 set originally slated for a May 20th release date is no longer being shown on Fox's May release slate. The release now appears to h...Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes volume 1 (Thu 01-11-2007)
Fox has announced Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes volume 1, a single-disc release containing the first 4 episodes of the series currently airing on The Cartoon Network. The episodes included are...'World's Finest' Mike O'Hearn still in the running for 'Superman' (Tue 10-12-2004)
"Just got a call from my manager Daniel Paul. He talked to Warner Bros., and yes, I am still in the hunt for Superman/Clark Kent in the new Warner Bros. movie," writes Mike O'Hearn, who played Clark Kent/Superman in the short film 'World's Finest'.Dragonball Z Movie #2: The World's Strongest
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-24-2003)
What They SayThanks to the Dragon Balls and his dedicated assistant Dr. Kochin, the evil Dr. Wheelo has been freed from his icy tomb. Now these mad scientists plot to take over the world with their fearsome biotechnology...There\'s just one hitch. Dr. Whe... Fantastic Four - Worlds Greatest Heroes Season 1 Announced (Fri 02-22-2008)
Fox has announced that the previous three volumes of Fantastic Four: WGH will be combined into a box set titled Fantastic Four: Worlds Greatest Heroes - Season 1 with a release date of May 20th. SRP is $39.98 in the US.'Persepolis' teaser trailer on the world's worst website (Mon 04-30-2007)
The French-language teaser trailer for the animated adaptation of the Persepolis graphic novels now appears on the world's most craptacular web portal.WAR OF THE WORLDS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Mon 12-19-2005)
No one could have believed that in the first years of the 21st century that a serious big budget alien invasion film from one of cinema's foremost craftsmen was being watched by intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, who quickly, carelessly and with ... David Kitay creates world's first retrograde reverse score for Darwin Awards
by Randall Larson (Tue 01-24-2006)
Composer David Kitay has scored DARWIN AWARDS for writer/director Finn Taylor. The film will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this Wednesday, January 25 at 6pm at the Eccles Theatre. In addition, Kitay will take part in Music & Film: The Creativ... "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" Trailer Online!
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-20-2007)
The trailer for the upcoming sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, is now online and you can view it below!In the film, we find our heroes Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) allied with Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Ru... Sprite: Between Two Worlds
by rogerhelgeson (Tue 07-19-2005)
The Review!Audio:
For our primary viewing, we listened to this the original Japanese audio track. The dialogue is crisp throughout, and the voice acting is on par with what one would expect from an anime of this type. Sampling the English dub showed tha... WAR OF THE WORLDS Premiere
by Sue Schneider (Fri 07-01-2005)
Monday, June 27th Paramount Pictures held a fan screening for WAR OF THE WORLDS at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. This is what Tom Cruise wanted for his fans. The big premiere was held in New York with all the stars.Tom arrived ar... Two images from WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-04-2005)
It looks like Paramount Pictures is gearing up some more on the promotion of their upcoming it's-the-end-of-the-world epic WAR OF THE WORLDS. First up, the studio released the still you see at the top of this article showing a scared Tom Cruise comforting... MGM Planning Many Worlds of JONAS MOORE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 08-20-2008)
MGM Domestic Television Distribution has optioned U.K.-based online graphic novel The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore for development as a series, reports Variety. The studio aims to develop "Jonas" into an action-drama, with a U.S.-U.K. co-productio... Dirty Pair Flash: Angels at World's End
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-11-2001)
What They SayKei and Yuri [aka The Lovely Angels] are assigned to protect a computer troubleshooter. But the girls would rather spend their time sowing wild oats on the galaxy’s number one party planet than keeping a young nerd from getting assassin... Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie Limited Edition
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 11-09-2006)
What They SayIt is 1923 in Munich. Two years have passed since Edward Elric\'s sacrifice ripped him out of his world and into ours, separating him from his younger brother, Alphonse. In that time, Ed\'s continued research into rocketry as allied him with ... Book Buzz: A New Skin for the God Emperor of Dune
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-23-2008)
In the midst of preproduction announcements on Paramount’s and Peter Berg’s upcoming Dune remake, Frank Herbert’s God Emperor of Dune is getting the audiobook treatment from Macmillan Audio. Read by Simon Vance, Scott Brick and Katherine... The âPotterverseâ Defined
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 04-03-2007)
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ... H.G. WELLS' WAR OF THE WORLDS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 08-24-2005)
Representatives of Pendragon Pictures' adaptation of H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS have claimed that agents of Paramount Pictures, distributors of Steven Spielberg's 100 million dollar plus theatrical version, have engaged in an unfair campaign against th... WAR OF THE WORLDS Update
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-08-2001)
Pendragon Pictures has chosen to address rumors that their WAR OF THE WORLDS production was getting ready to rev up again. After the tragic events of September 11, Pendragon was fast to declare that the production would be shut down to be massively rework... Figures at WORLD'S END
by News Editor (Thu 03-29-2007)
NECA has released images of the series 1 action figures for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The first series will include:Jack Sparrow with Pistol, Cutlass, Hat & Island BaseSao Feng with Sword, Sheath & Bath House BasePintel with Club, ... And The Nominees Are...
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 02-25-2008)
Hello Maniacs and welcome to this week’s hootenanny of science fiction and fantasy skullduggery. Though I try to pace content on these columns as best I can, sometimes the publishing side of the business just doesn’t want to oblige. After seve... MAN OF TWO WORLDS: Julius Schwartz
by Craig Shutt (Fri 10-06-2000)
Legendary DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz is a lifelong Yankees fan, so its no surprise when he pulls out a relevant baseball analogy while discussing his many years of plotting comic stories. `A pitcher is going to have days when hes got good stuff a... THE MANY WORLDS OF TESLA STRONG # 1
by TONY WHITT (Wed 05-21-2003)
Solomon the gorilla has accidentally sent himself into an alternate universe using the Searchboard created by Tom Strong. Bad monkey. When the board returns, the coordinates have been wiped, so Tesla must explore the various alternate universes to search ... Ghost in the Shell Continues
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-16-2007)
Ever since its explosion onto the global screen in 1995, the Ghost in the Shell series has provided viewers with a profoundly philosophical, yet innovatively stylized look into a near future world where the lines between man and machine finally blur. Thro... Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi... A new musical take on WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Randall Larson (Wed 02-15-2006)
Alabama-based composer Gavin McMillan Fulmer has created an online "soundtrack" to a film that doesn't exist. Well, not really. Fulmer's War of the Worlds: The Tripods Emerge is a downloadable online composition based on the recent Steven Spielberg adapta... "Weird Worlds Collection: Part Two"
by John Sinnott (Mon 11-06-2006)
Image has packaged four 50’s-early 60’s SF movies together (all previously released on stand alone discs) in a very attractively priced set awkwardly titles The Weird Worlds Collection. I reviewed the first two films in part one, and ... "Scourge of Worlds"
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-12-2006)
When DVD technology was first released, one of the possibilities that were touted was video-game DVDs that would erase the boundary between movies and games. While a few of these titles have been released, the idea hasn't really taken off. ... Paving the way for a Transformers 4th of July
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-27-2007)
As Dreamworks and Paramount gear up to resurrect a franchise this Independence Day, Random House Publishing Group is capitalizing on the hype by printing the official prequel novel to the live-action film.
Hello everyone and welcome to this Tues... KONG Trailer to Run With WAR OF THE WORLDS
by News Editor (Tue 06-07-2005)
KongIsKing.net is reporting that the first trailer for Peter Jackson's remake of KING KONG will be on the front of Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS, which opens in theaters on June 29th.News 10 Now reports a Ubisoft Entertainment spokesman at E3 stated, in r... "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" Concept Art
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-18-2007)
AICN has leaked more concept art from the upcoming sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.Some of the images are very slightly spoilerish, but nothing I personally would worry about. You can view them here.KJ's Take: Did Kiera Knight... Napster Launches World's First Portable Subscription Service
by Randall Larson (Fri 02-11-2005)
Napster, the sometimes controversial provider of downloadable music, has released Napster To Go, the world's first portable subscription service, which lets consumers move an unlimited amount of songs from Napster's million plus catalog to compatible MP3 ... WAR OF THE WORLDS Release Date
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-23-2001)
Pendragon Pictures has pushed up the tentative release date of their developing big screen version of H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS.Pendragon Pictures announced that its production of WAR will premiere for general release on Halloween, October 31, 2002 in... SUPERMAN after OUR WORLDS AT WAR
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 08-15-2001)
After the OUR WORLDS AT WAR stories conclude this month, look for a different pacing in DC Comics' four monthly SUPERMAN titles."After the War, one of things we want to do is separate the books," SUPERMAN group editor Eddie Berganza, "For six months at le... And So the Universe Ended, Part 1
by Tony Whitt (Mon 03-18-2002)
Now that a new generation of readers have been introduced to the sprawling DC Universe, post-Crisis, thanks to the recent reissue of the HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE (now sporting an all-new Alex Ross cover), CINESCAPE takes a look at the end that started i... Cruise, Spielberg commit to WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-12-2004)
Both MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3 and Steven Spielberg's untitled 1972 terrorist pictures are on hold, but that's alright: come next summer the Martians will be invading movie theaters.After experiencing the loss of director Joe Carnahan on M:I 3, producer/star ... War Of The Worlds on Tour comes to DVD
by Randall Larson (Thu 11-16-2006)
The DVD of the Live On Stage tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds has been released by Universal Pictures. The DVD has been mixed in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound and is available in two separate packs: Standa... Cheyenne Mountain begins production on "Stargate Worlds" game
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-14-2007)
According to GameSpot, developer Cheyenne Mountain has announced that it has begun production on the upcoming MMOG, Stargate Worlds.As the title suggests, much of the material for the game will come from the TV shows Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis.&... When Video Games and Toys Collide
by ANDREW KARDON (Tue 07-23-2002)
Lara Croft did it. So did Zelda. Heck, even Mario got in on the action. No, we're not talking about some sick video game orgy. We're talkin' about action figures. This is the "Toy" section of CINESCAPE.COM after all. Nowadays, it seems that if a video gam... Son of WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 10-06-2004)
21-year-old Canadian actor Justin Chatwin is in talks to play the son of Tom Cruise's character in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story today and says that the relationship between father and son in the film is to be "strained" an... WORLD'S FINEST: The Movie?
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-08-2001)
Warner Bros. has tapped scribe Andrew Kevin Walker (SE7EN, SLEEPY HOLLOW, SILVER SURFER) to write an as yet untitled movie project that would team Batman and Superman. The project is being developed with Wolfgang Petersen (THE PERFECT STORM) said to alrea... PIRATES Hits Dvd Shelves Dec 4
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-27-2007)
The dvd and blu-ray release for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END is now set for December 4, 2007. Here's the details on the 2 disc set.
From Walt Disney Home Entertainment:
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment presents Pirates of the Caribbean... 'Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes' preview (Sat 09-09-2006)
Here's what's coming on 'Fantastic Four' animated show: Doctor Doom hacks into Reed's consciousness, transferring his mind into Reed's body! Now trapped inside Doom's body at the Latverian Embassy, Reed must fight his way back to his family and friends...WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)
The special effects were state-of-the-art for the time, and if a few wires are visible to discerning eyes today, at least the images are interesting in design and colorful in execution. Producer George Pal`s lavishly mounted film forces H.G. Wells novel ... LEGION WORLDS #3 (of 6)
by Tony Whitt (Mon 07-09-2001)
Rookie SP cop Dyrk Magz returns to his homeworld of Braal to make a difference after the dissolution of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Although he's lost his own magnetic abilities, he finds more than enough to occupy him at home when he deals with a group o... LEGION WORLDS #6 (of 6)
by Tony Whitt (Mon 10-01-2001)
It's been a quick six months, and LEGION WORLDS has come to an end all too soon, paving the way for the new LEGION series beginning next month. What a wild ride it's been.This time around, we focus on the planet Rimbor, where Phantom Girl has gone to find... WAR OF THE WORLDS coming from Cruise
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 05-10-2002)
Following years of speculation and talk, Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise's production company C/W Productions have committed to producing an updated version of H.G. Wells' classic invasion from Mars story, WAR OF THE WORLDS. Cruise has not signed to sta... Review: "Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Heroes - Volume One" DVD
by Jim Harvey (Wed 03-28-2007)
"Disappointing. Fullscreen transfer, no extras, and no bonus content to speak of? Unless you're a huge fan of the show, skip this release." Smallville Finale Poster Features The World's Finest (Tue 04-26-2005)
Batman comes to Smallville... sort of... as the May 18 season finale, "Commencement," has an 8-minute preview of this summer's blockbuster "Batman Begins." The WB has released a promotional "poster" for the episode, which you can find at KryptonSite.Bats Vs. Supes Rumors Not The World's Finest
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 07-25-2002)
Rumors broke on
the net yesterday that the Batman Vs. Superman movie had found its
leading men. According to Ain't It Cool
Jude Law (Road To Perdition) would play the man of steel while
Colin Farrell (Daredevil) would fill the cowl of the dark knigh... Singer hopes 'Superman' will recalibrate the world's moral compass (Mon 05-22-2006)
"I think people in their inner-thinking like to believe they have a moral compass; a sense of what's right and wrong, so they view things from that perspective. Now they're returning to earth with Superman, seeing the world change with Superman and seeing...When Lex Luthors Collide (Fri 02-04-2005)
"All of a sudden, I feel a tap on my shoulder, and he [Kevin Spacey] was like, 'Well, if it isn't the former Lex Luthor'," Michael said. "And I turn around, and I go, 'Yeah, I'm playing him before he's fat & ugly.' And he just looked at me -- he's like, '...Sprite: Between Two Worlds
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 09-29-2003)
What They SayLately, shy Manami has been flirting outrageously and sparking vicious catfights! Afterwards, she remembers nothing. Can it be that another personality seethes beneath her own — a wild woman who\'ll do anything to find trouble?The Revie... Book Buzz: From Novik to Heinlein and George R.R. Martin, Deluxe Editions
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-28-2008)
In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.
The month of July has se... Review: "Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Heroes - Volume One" DVD
by Jim Harvey (Thu 04-19-2007)
"Not worth picking up. A fullscreen transfer and just four episodes of this fun new cartoon? Pass, pass pass." PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END 2-disc Limited Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 12-23-2007)
You want to know the best thing about the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy? It’s the interest that it sparked in that historical period. Since the first movie came out there have been numerous books published about pirates and several documentaries ... Art Book Review: Worlds of Amano (Fri 04-20-2007)
Matthew\'s stepping outside the realm of manga this morning to take a look at the March 2007 release of the Worlds of Amano art book from Dark Horse.Manga Review: World\'s End (Wed 03-19-2008)
Danielle\'s cleaning out something a bit older this morning on the manga side with a look at the October 2007 release of the standalone book World\'s End from Digital Manga Publishing.Worlds of Amano Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Fri 04-20-2007)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Artist: Yoshitaka Amano / Text: Jean WacquetTranslated by:Samantha RobertsonAdapted by:What They SayWorlds of Amano provides a rare look inside the creative process of one of the most influential popular-culture artists work... Mego 8" Super-Heroes: World's Greatest Toys
by Tim Janson (Tue 12-18-2007)
With only a week until Christmas I was literally like a kid in a toy store as I perused this book. TwoMorrows Publishing has long been one of my favorite publishers. Their books and magazines on comics are the best in the business. Yet here... Seduce Me After the Show Vol.#01
by Danielle Van Gorder (Thu 05-08-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Est EmTranslated by:Ari WerryAdapted by:AJ GlasserWhat They SaySeduce Me After the Show contains five short stories which take place in the artistic worlds of dance, painting and music; the overall theme being a dichotomy of h... Anime Network Invades Propeller TV (Mon 05-14-2007)
ADV Films Brings America's #1 Anime Channel to UK in New Two-Hour Block on SKY Channel 195, Premiering 3rd June Houston, TX - May 14, 2007 - Promising to bring UK viewers an edgy fusion of top offerings from America's #1 Anime Channel, ADV Films and Prop...Manga Entertainment to release Rayearth and Street Fighter IIV 4 DVD Box Set nationwide on April 29th (Thu 03-13-2003)
Manga Entertainment is proud to release the three part original video animation series Rayearth on one DVD April 29, 2003. Rayearth is based on the popular Magic Knight Rayearth Japanese animated TV series by comic artists Clamp (X). For friends Umi...Sword of Truth, Dragonlance, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 07-19-2006)
Swords clash, elemental battleships go to war, and long-dead dragons rise again in this week's buzz of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction. Making big waves in the fantasy arena is Tor Book's publication of Terry Goodkind's Phantom. A long-awaite... Orguss, Super Dimensional Century Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 07-12-2007)
What They SayIn the year 2062, the world\'s two superpowers are fighting a long and brutal war. In a desperate attempt to win, pilot Kei Katsuragi is given the mission to detonate a super weapon called the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb. The bomb explodes, b... PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDâS END
by Abbie Bernstein (Thu 05-24-2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, the third but not necessarily in the last of the film series based on the ride at Disneyland, acquits itself well. It’s not as good as the first film, which had both the advantage of surprise and the i... Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
by Dani Moure (Wed 10-17-2007)
What They SayIt is 1923 in Munich. Two years have passed since Edward Elric\'s sacrifice ripped him out of his world and into ours, separating him from his younger brother, Alphonse. In that time, Ed\'s continued research into rocketry has allied him with... Be Forever Yamato (Mon 11-10-2003)
What They SayBe Forever Yamato Several months have passed since the New Voyage, in which Space Battleship Yamato\'s brave crew won their first victory against the Black Star Cluster Empire. Now, this aggressive enemy seeks retribution! In the year 2202,...MGM options 'Jonas Moore' for television (Wed 08-20-2008)
From a press release LOS ANGELES, CA August 19, 2008 -- Seizing an opportunity to leverage the current wave of popularity and notoriety surrounding the new digital graphic novel sensation, 'The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore', MGM Domestic Television Distrib...The Future Is Vinyl
by JOHN DENNING (Sat 09-23-2006)
After last week's overview of urban vinyl, it's time for a few case studies on where this post-modern toy industry is taking us. The more urban vinyl grows, the more it's going to collide with the traditional toy market and the two will have to try and re... Jubei-Chan Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-03-2000)
What They SayThe Legend of Yagyu Jubei continues as the reluctant Jiyu Nanohana comes to terms with her dual identity as a normal junior high student and the reincarnation of legendary warrior Yagyu Jubei. Now, Jubei must fight even more deadly assassins,... Nightwarriors Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 11-24-1999)
What They SayThe ultimate VAMPIRE animation, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers\' Revenge features three episodes.
\"The Explosive Conclusion\" - The origins of Darkstalker Hunters Mei-Ling and Hsien-Ko...Catwoman Felicia\'s struggle against prejudice...and on... The Manic Maniac: Out with the Old, In with the Kirk
by Joe Crosby (Fri 09-12-2008)
We've written within these pages before (well, this columnist has) about the devastating effect the sure-bet philosophy has had on filmmaking. Original story lines are a dying breed, an endangered species succumbing to survival of the sa... UK Contest: Signed Fullmetal Alchemist Movie DVD
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 09-03-2008)
We've got a really neat prize item up for our UK readership today as we have in our very clean hands two signed copy of the Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie Conqueror Of Shamballa Limited Edition Collector's Set from Revelation Films. This release is si... TRAILER: WAR OF THE WORLDS online
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 12-10-2004)
Paramount Pictures has unveiled the teaser trailer for WAR OF THE WORLDS at the film's official website. Unlike most teasers, the WAR trailer contains footage that appears to have been filmed especially for the teaser. Readers of H.G. Wells novel will rec... Williams and WAR OF THE WORLDS
by Randall Larson (Wed 06-15-2005)
In anticipating the June 28th release of John Williams' soundtrack for Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS movie (and as Soundtrax awaits our own review copy), amazon.com has posted this editorial review of the score: "Considering that the movie depicts a gigan... WORLDS Invades Homes in November
by News Editor (Tue 09-13-2005)
DreamWorks announced that Steven Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS will arrive on DVD on November 22. WORLDS will come as a two-disc limited edition set which will feature a documentary on H.G. Wells, a chat with Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise about their ex... Music At Worldâs End
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 05-17-2007)
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Hans Zimmer’s music for the third Pirates of the Caribbean film, At World’s End, released on CD next Tuesday by Disney Records, is a terrific rhythmic hybrid action composition that generates as much ... SCOOP: First images from THE WAR OF THE WORLDS next month
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-24-2004)
One of our friends in the business has given word to expect a teaser trailer for THE WAR OF THE WORLDS next month. According to our friend on the inside, getting a trailer out for the science fiction/action film is a priority for Cruise/Wagner, the produc... WORLD'S BEST COMICS: GOLDEN AGE SAMPLER
by Tony Whitt (Tue 10-14-2003)
I can only surmise, judging by the recent release of the BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 1 for $19.95 and this week's WORLD'S BEST COMICS: GOLDEN AGE SAMPLER, that perhaps DC's Archives line isn't selling as well as before. Either that, or they'd like to sell a lot... Book Buzz: The Top Gift Book Picks for the Holidays!
by Tim Janson (Tue 11-18-2008)
Welcome back to the Book Buzz after a two week hiatus for “re-tooling”. So what’s the deal? Well, there will be a few changes in the content of the column to hopefully make it more appealing to book fans. Rather th... JUSTICE LEAGUE's Obsidian Age
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 05-08-2002)
DC Comics has provided more details about "The Obsidian Age The Hunt for Aquaman," a seven-part, twice-monthly story starting in JLA #69. Written by Joe Kelly, "The Obsidian Age" features alternating chapters illustrated by the art teams of Doug Mahnke ... Nightmarescapes: The Dark Fantasy Worlds of Artist Jeff Pittarelli
by Dan Cziraky (Thu 11-02-2000)
The first time I noticed Jeff Pittarelli`s work was on a cover of the magazine IMAGI-MOVIES. Then, he started doing covers for CHILLER THEATRE, including a gorgeous ALIEN: RESURRECTION painting of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Call (Winona Ryder) against ... WAR OF THE WORLDS Update
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 09-07-2001)
Taking a cue from the Roger Corman school of filmmaking, the production of WAR OF THE WORLDS has made use a recent and ongoing natural disaster to provide the film to come with a more authentic feel.WAR OF THE WORLDS helmer Timothy Hines with producer Sus... WORLDS ENOUGH AND TIME
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 12-16-2002)
Readers most closely identify Dan Simmons with his rightfully popular epic SF novel HYPERION and the other three books in the HYPERION CANTOS series that followed. But Simmons has written in many other genres, including mystery and horror...and he's even ... Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review
by Roman Martel (Thu 05-20-1999)
Intro
Well, here I am reviewing the newest Star Wars movie. And let me get one thing straight from the get go. I am a huge Star Wars fan. I am also a huge film fan in general, and I am able to be both at the same time. Is this an easy task... well for s... Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend/Legend of the Demon Womb (Sat 05-11-2002)
What They SayLegend has it that the world of ours is really three worlds: the world of humans, the world of Man-Beasts (the Jyuinkai), and the nightmare world of the Monster Demons (the Makai) who take on earthly forms to pour their mighty energies into t...Baldr Force OVA
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 05-15-2008)
What They SayAn entire world exists unseen, a world that can be accessed only by the mind: the Wired World. A place of freedom - and, occasionally, a place of death.
Souma Toru knows the land of the logged-in well, for he and his fearless gang of hackers... WARCRAFT
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-27-2007)
In breaking with tradition this week, a Pocket Star release has given me an excuse to spend most of my discourse on something I positively love: WARCRAFT.
Ever since playing a demo version of the original Warcraft (on a Shuckysoft shareware CD) a... SITH Leads Nomination List for 32nd Annual Saturn Awards
by News Editor (Wed 02-15-2006)
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films has announced the nominations for the 32nd Annual Saturn Awards. Leading the pack is George Lucas' genre epic "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" with 10 nominations. "Batman Begins" fol... Star Trek and Fantasy Anthologies, Douglass, Erikson, and More
by Pat Ferrara (Wed 08-23-2006)
Hot damn! Last week's lame outputting of new fantasy and sci fi literature is officially eclipsed by the cornucopia of new hardback releases coming out today. From armor-plated unicorns to world-destroying aliens, we've got a flavor to fit everyone's ta... Daily DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-28-2005)
One would think that everybody would be scrambling to churn out tie-in merchandise to WAR OF THE WORLDS (see below for some of that). Paramount has a deluxe edition DVD of the 1953 George Pal version ready to go, but reports say Steven Speilberg requested... FANTASTIC FOUR: Two 40th Anniversary Visions
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 11-26-2001)
This week is a perfect time to reflect on the 40th anniversary of the Fantastic Four, and indeed, the 40th birthday of the Marvel Universe in general as well. A few days ago, just in time to commemorate this landmark in the history of the First Family of ... Missing Vol.#01 - Spirited Away
by Greg Hackmann (Mon 05-05-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Gakuto CodaTranslated by:Andrew CunninghamAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayAs a child, Kyoichi Utsume was spirited away, but somehow he returned to our world. Now in high school, he\'s a loner famous for his all-black outfits, his a... Production I.G, Cartoon Network, and Bandai Entertainment Announces New Co-Production 'IGPX' at the Tokyo Anime Fair 2005 (-)
Cartoon Network and Production I.G. Join Forces for First Toonami Original Series Today at the 2005 Tokyo Anime Fair in Japan, Cartoon Network unveiled the highly anticipated new series, IGPX. Cartoon Network has been pioneer in bringing popular Japan...Paprika
by Dani Moure (Fri 01-04-2008)
What They SayBased on the original futuristic story, Paprika was written by the great master of Japanese literature, Yasutaka Tsutsui, in 1993 and is the psychedelic story of a female detective who investigates criminal cases by entering the dreams of her... Cybuster Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 08-27-2005)
What They Say\"HEAVY METAL MECHA & MAYHEM JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT!\" The destructive forces of Micro Black Hole Cannon are putting the earth in serious danger. Ken and his team mates fly to La Guias once again in order to acquire the forth and last Warr... NEW YORK ANIME FESTIVAL WELCOMES KOBUN SHIZUNO AND AIMEE MAJOR STEINBERGER (Wed 08-01-2007)
NYAF ANNOUNCES EVANGELION CO-DIRECTOR SHIZUNO AND AMERICAN ANIMATION DYNAMO STEINBERGER AS GUESTS OF HONOR Norwalk, CT, July 31, 2007: The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced that Kobun Shizuno and Aimee Major Steinberger will appear as Gues...Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol. #3
by Dani Moure (Wed 02-15-2006)
What They SayThey\'ve begged. They\'ve pleaded. Crikey, they\'ve even threatened bodily injury. But for Sasshi and Arumi, getting back home to the real world really isn\'t as simple as saying \"Abracadabra!\" So once again, the pair plunges headfirst into... Comicscape - May 17, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-17-2006)
You guys didn't exactly nail me with letters about INFINITE CRISIS, so I can't run a huge mail column this week. But, after reading some of the commentary about INFINITE CRISIS last week, both on COMICSCAPE and elsewhere, I've reconsidered some of my reac... Witch-Hunting, Mercedes Lackey, Dietz, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-03-2006)
Mercedes Lackey hits the shelves today with continuations of both her Elemental Masters and The Dragon Jousters series, Koji Suzuki's final installment of the Ring trilogy gets its stateside paperback debut, and Dietz releases his new hard SF thriller fre... Terry Rossio confirms title for third PIRATES film
by Karl Schneider (Fri 09-01-2006)
Screenwriter Terry Rossio has confirmed the title to the upcoming PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film. The third installment will be titled PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END when it hits theaters on May 25, 2007.The studio was deciding between "At Worlds... Kyo Kara Maoh! Vol. #8
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 06-29-2006)
What They SayAfter witnessing the widespread destruction that the \"End of the Earth\" caused, Yuri decides to destroy Conrad\'s arm, which has turned into a key that opens the \"End of the Earth.\" After learning that the world\'s best fighting event is ... To Be Continued...
by Jason Davis (Mon 04-24-2006)
There's something about the words "to be continued" that TV audiences simultaneously love and hate. On one hand, it means the story is going to have at least another hour to unfold its hitherto unexpected complexities before us. On the other hand, it me... Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
by Coming Attractions (Fri 01-30-2004)
Genre:Adventure/Science Fiction.Studio:Paramount Pictures.Production Company:Brooklyn Films/Natural Nylon Entertainment.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Jude Law ("Sky Captain"); Gwyneth Paltrow (Polly Perkins); Angelina Jolie; Casey Affleck; Gio... Return to Lovecraftian Horror
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-07-2008)
The New Year is officially here, and with it a new crop of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature is beginning to spring up from the fertile minds of genre authors everywhere. But though 2008 is the year of the new, some authors from the past, ... Cool '60s Film Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-14-2004)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSEngland's Harkit Records continues to mine the retrograde treasure trove of 1960s film music with three new releases that are a delight of the period. Making its first foray onto CD, George Duning's lighthearted and theatrical s... Salvatore, Weis, & Star Trek Ship Guide!
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-07-2006)
It’s a good Tuesday on this the first week in November as we’ve got a handful of series sequels, a couple promising, original new novels, and a Star Trek Enterprise guide in this Penguin Group- and Wizards of the Coast-dominated Weekly Book... Comicscape - February 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-11-2004)
OPINION: First off, my thanks to Justin Campbell, who wrote in to tell me that the silent classic THE GOLEM has indeed been released on DVD. I'll have to get Brian Thomas to review that sometime... On the subject of parallel continuities, or the idea that... STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION SEASON THREE
by SCOTT COLLURA (Wed 07-31-2002)
The third season of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION was important for two significant reasons. One, the crew of the starship Enterprise finally got fashionable collars on their formerly jumpsuit-styled uniforms. Man, what a difference a starched collar can... Cinescape's Top Ten Worst in Comics 2001
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 12-26-2001)
Over all, 2001 will be a year most of us will be glad to put in the past, but for the comic book industry, it wasn't all that bad. Marvel revitalized itself, the other companies churned out some top quality entertainment, and comic book films showed how m... Henry Kuttner and THE LAST MIMZY
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-27-2007)
Dan Abnett releases a slew of Warhammer novels, Jeffrey Thomas continues the bizarre tales of the inter-dimensional Punktown, and alternate historical fiction runs rampant in this edition of the Weekly Book Buzz.
Greetings Maniac readers and wel... STARDUSTâŚIs this movie still coming out?
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 06-12-2007)
As the old saying goes when it rains it pours and this week’s schedule, being positively drenched with new releases from top genre publishers Tor Books and Wizards of the Coast, is no exception. But perhaps the most interesting release on this editi... Nadia Vol. #01
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-12-2001)
What They SayThe World\'s Fair, Paris, 1889: a young inventor crosses paths with an enigmatic girl and her pet lion.
Suddenly they find themselves pursued by a villainous trio intent upon stealing the magical Blue Water. Thus begins an epic adventure ins... Battle of the âStarâ Series: Star Wars, Star Trek, & Starship Troopers
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-30-2007)
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ... The Genesis Code
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-20-2007)
Apparently riding the success of fast-paced, clue-glue plots of novels like The Da Vinci Code and films like National Treasure, Christopher Forrest steps up this week to tackle the greatest code of them all.
Outnumbering paperback releases three ... DARK KNIGHT 2 Update
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 09-18-2001)
DC Comics has provided more details about THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN, the upcoming sequel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley that begins in December.Here's how DC describes the three-issue mini-series:"It's been three years since the events of THE DARK KN... Banner of the Stars II Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 07-20-2003)
What They SayImperial Calendar Year 956. Operation Phantom Flame has come to an end and has been hailed as a complete success. Now, the Imperial forces have embarked on a new plan, codenamed Operation Hunter. Their task: to hunt down and destroy any remai... Kingdom Hearts Vol.#04
by Julie Rosato (Wed 08-02-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shiro Amano Translated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayThe saga comes to a close as Sora, Donald and Goofy are forced to choose between their duty and their friendship to each other. The evil truth becomes apparent as our heroes... Street Fighter II Vol.#01
by Ben Leary (Tue 04-15-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Masaomi KanzakiTranslated by:Michelle Hayasi and Mai KusuyamaAdapted by:Jim Zubkavich and Matt MoylanWhat They SayThe stage is set for the best fighters from around the world to face off in the ultimate martial arts tournament... The Failings of Anime
by Ron Ferrara (-)
Yes, there is such a thing. Now I'm usually one to write about why I love anime in the capacity that I do, but I've found the more I watch anime, or engage in anything for that matter, the more I realize where anime is lacking. I'm going to try to look... Dual Vol. #4
by chris (Thu 02-07-2002)
The Review!This volume marks the final volume of Dual!, one of the best complete series of anime that I've seen on DVD yet. Of course, it's only 4 discs, but that can be seen as both a positive and a negative, depending on who you talk to.
Now that the s... Tokyology Vol. #1
by Mark Thomas (Fri 04-18-2008)
What They SayTOKYOLOGY is a documentary exploring contemporary Japanese pop-culture.
Vicariously experience the diverse and colorful attractions of the world\'s largest city, as
Carrie Ann Inaba guides you through the legendary crowds of Tokyo.
Have ... Macross Vol. #5
by J.J. Matthews (Tue 02-06-2007)
What They SayStrange things are happening within the Zentradi fleet: secret meetings, use of contraband materials and even hints of civil disobedience from previously unshakable warriors! The female Meltran fleet is affected as well, as one of their fine... ADV announces first wave of December product (Mon 10-13-2003)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADV ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR RAHXEPHON-ORCHESTRATION 7: CRESCENDO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES COMES TO AN END WITH THE DECEMBER 2, 2003 RELEASE OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME OF THE TITLE HOUSTON, October 13, 2003-ADV Films today offi...Six Bands to Play at Concert Presented by Karaterice & NY Anime Festival
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-05-2008)
New York, NY, August 4, 2008: Karaterice and the New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced the Far East To East Showcase (FETES), a night of innovative music that brings together six of the best musical artists from both the Far East an... Paramount Launches Next Trek Series
by Dan Cziraky (Sun 06-25-2000)
[EDITOR`S NOTE: A strange rift in time and space--a gateway to a parallel dimension--has opened up somewhere near Gastonia, North Carolina, allowing our faithful Fandom correspondent to report on events until now unknown in our dimension, events that take... NY Anime Festival Partners to Produce Cosplay Day
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-12-2008)
WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT TEAM USA AT KINOKUNIYA BOOKSTORE ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 17!
Norwalk, CT, August 11, 2008: The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced it is partnering with Del Rey Manga and Samurai Beat Radio to hold a Cosplay Day at...