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Just Another Night at the Vampire Club: William Harms on IMPALER
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-16-2006)
This October, Dracula will once again rise from the dead to haunt comic shops. Image will bring William Harms's unique vision of the historical Dracula to New York City in IMPALER. The prince awakens in modern times to fight a vampire plague begun centu... ABEL from AiT/Planet Lar
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 05-23-2002)
Publisher Larry Young has announced that AiT/Planet Lar's September offerings will include ABEL, by William Harms and Mark Bloodworth. AiT/Planet Lar book designer and cover artist Brian Wood works his 11th AiT cover for ABEL. "Abel's a hard book to cla... Impaler
by Kurt Amacker (Sat 10-28-2006)
William Harms begins his new ongoing series, IMPALER, with a horror noir tale of the old world colliding with the new. In the year 1460, Wallachian Prince Vlad Dracula undergoes an unholy ritual to save his land from the vampires overrunning his armies.... 
BSX presents SEPTEMBER DAWN by William Ross
by Randall Larson (Mon 05-21-2007)
BuySoundtrax Records announces the release of the September Dawn – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack composed by William Ross. The film, directed by Christopher Cain (Young Guns, Gone Fishing), is a Romeo and Juliet story set against the back... William Ross to score latest animated rodent movie - Tale of Despereaux
by Randall Larson (Fri 04-06-2007)
William Ross will write the original score, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard the original songs for the upcoming animation adventure from Universal Pictures, The Tale of Despereaux. Directed by Sam Fell (Flushed Away), Rob Stevenhagen (supervising animat... William Shatner sponsoring online talent search
by Karl Schneider (Wed 08-09-2006)
William Shatner is sponsoring an online contest to find the most talented SF personality in the USA.To enter, contestants must create a short video clip that shows why they are the heir apparent to the original Capt. Kirk and upload it by Sept. 30. Final... THE EXORCIST: William Friedkin at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 08-25-2000)
William Friedkin has proven talent as a director, but he’s also a great public speaker. Sure, he directed The Exorcist, one of the most successful horror films ever made, and he won an Academy Award for his handling of The French Connection, but get him o... Emma Vol.#01
by Sakura Eries (Thu 11-09-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaoru MoriTranslated by:Sheldon DrzkaAdapted by:What They SayIn Victorian-era England, a young girl is rescued from a life of destitution and raised to become a proper British maid. Emma meets William, the eldest son of a weal... THE EXORCIST Restored: William Peter Blatty, Part 2
by Steve Fritz (Thu 09-28-2000)
The revised version of The Exorcist will expand its release by over 400 screens on Friday, September 29. The film opened in 664 engagements on Friday, September 22nd (in major markets like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Washington ... At William Shatner's Wells Fargo 14th Annual Hollywood Charity show
by Sue Schneider (Mon 05-31-2004)
Every year William Shatner host the Annual Hollywood Charity Show to raise money for special-needs children across the City of Los Angeles through three charities: Ahead With Horse, Tilden's Children and Camp Max Straus Foundation. The event includes a si... William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden join INTO THE WILD
by Karl Schneider (Thu 06-08-2006)
William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden have joined the cast of Paramount's INTO THE WILD. They will join Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn and Catherine Keener in the cast for the film.The film is based on a non-fiction book and centers on Christopher McCandless (H... William Kelley, dead at 73
by Mike Whybark (Wed 02-05-2003)
VARIETY reports that William Kelly, Oscar-winning screenwriter best known for WITNESS, died Monday of cancer at 73.The writer divided his efforts between publishing and novels and the big and small screens, with writing credits that include the shows KUNG... Killer Films Taking on WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 10-28-2008)
The guys over at Killer Films are breaking out of their indie roots and going back in time for a big production named William the Conqueror, reports Variety. The trade says the shingle behind Far From Heaven and Hedwig and the Angry Inch are developing a ... William Shakespeare in DOCTOR WHO
by Karl Schneider (Wed 09-27-2006)
According to SCI FI WIRE, The upcoming third season of the BBC's DOCTOR WHO will feature a famous character from British History, William Shakespeare."William Shakespeare [played by Dean Lennox Kelly] is going to be in one of the episodes," Russell T Davi... X-FILES images from Duchovny's "William"
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 04-12-2002)
The first images are out from the episode of THE X-FILES directed by onetime Fox Mulder, David Duchovny. The episode, "William" airs April 28 and centers on a 'friend' of Mulder trying to get into the X-files on Mulder's behalf. There are also some images... Will.I.Am on 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' (Mon 06-23-2008)
Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am continues to bowl us over with his enthusiasm for 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' in which he plays a supporting role as a product of the Weapon X program. "I'm a teleporter. ... I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere. Boom,...will.i.am fan enough for 'Wolverine'? Hell to the yeah! (Fri 02-22-2008)
"Root-a-toot-toot! I’m doing 'Wolverine'", will.i.am toots his own flute over being cast as John Wrath, a teleporting mutant, in 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'. Behold as the Black Eyed Peas front man unfurls his Marvel mutant knowledge: ...William Hurt drops some 'Hulk' spoilers (Sun 01-20-2008)
Actor William Hurt, who plays General Thunderbolt Ross in the upcoming 'Incredible Hulk' movie recently spoke to MTV and dropped several juicy tidbits about the Marvel movie, including the scoop on the 'Iron Man' cross over. "I have a scene with Iro...Interview with animated 'X-Men', 'Spider-Man' composer William Anderson
by Jim Harvey (Mon 10-17-2005)
Marvel Animation Age recently chatted with composer William Anderson about his work on 'X-Men: Evolution', 'Spider-Man', 'Iron Man', and 'Fantastic Four'... William Goldman on 'Shazam', 'Spidey 2' & More.. (Sun 10-19-2003)
Anonymous scooper claims to have heard screenwriter William Goldman speek at the recent Screenwriting Expo 2 in Los Angeles. "When asked about the 'Captain Marvel' movie, he said that he's finished his screenplay, but he has no idea whether the movie will...William Shatner talks "Star Trek XI"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-11-2007)
In an interview with SciFi.com, William Shatner revealed that he will play a role in the Star Trek XI and that the film will deal with the early years of Capt. James T. Kirk and Spock."I met with J.J., and they told me they would like me to be part o... William Malone begins "Parasomnia"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 12-20-2006)
According to Variety, principal photography has gotten underway on the upcoming horror thriller Parasomnia from writer/director WIlliam Malone.In the film, Cherilyn Wilson plays a woman who suffers from a medical condition called parasomnia, brought on by... William Ross: Crafting the Music for Harry Potter
by Ford A. Thaxton and Randall D. Larson (Thu 11-28-2002)
The magical, adventurous world of Harry Potter was well defined by composer John Williams in HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. With his characteristic flair for melody, effervescent action scoring, and musical depictions of fantasy and suspense, John... Emma: A Victorian Romance Season Two
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-07-2008)
With the potential young couple now separated by distance, each tries to work through their lives as they deny what they really want.
What They Say:
In the faraway village of Haworth, a new chapter in Emma’s life has begun. Now employed by the wea... Photos from the 55th Annual Emmy Awards!
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft (Tue 10-07-2003)
It was a hot and sunny day at The Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles as I took my place in one of the photographer pens on the red carpet. Fans were in bleachers and screamed for their favorite television stars as they walked down the red carpet to... "Roast of William Shatner" Contest
by Karl Schneider (Sun 03-25-2007)
Mania is happy to announce our latest contest, a giveaway of Comedy Central's Roast of William Shatner DVD.Roasters propelled Shatner into a new atmosphere with a barrage of attacks on every topic from his age, his acting career and his large repertoire o... William Ross drifts into horror in DRIFTWOOD
by Randall Larson (Wed 03-15-2006)
William Ross has been hired to score an upcoming horror film entitled DRIFTWOOD. Described by its director, Tim Sullivan, as a teen COOL HAND LUKE set in a haunted attitude adjustment camp, the film stars Ricky Ullman, Dallas Page, and Talan Torriero and ... William Friedkin at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, Part Two
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 08-27-2000)
Part One of our report on William Friedkin’s appearance at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors covered his opening comments, in which he explained how he came to direct The Exorcist and why he finally decided to re-edit the film for re-release this September ... William Shatner talks MIND MELD
by Anne Moore, Sue Schneider photos (Wed 03-27-2002)
"Living in truth is absolutely the way to go. That way... within the bounds of taste, if you're honest and truthful and forthright you won't make any mistakes because that's you. If it's not palatable... sorry." William Shatner (actor, writer, director)I... Will.i.am Talks Wraith for WOLVERINE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 06-21-2008)
Singer/actor Will.i.am has talked to MTV about his upcoming role of John Wraith in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He will be co-starring alongside Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, Daniel Henney and Lyn... THE EXORCIST Restored: William Peter Blatty
by Paul Davis (Fri 09-22-2000)
QUESTION: WE ALL KNOW YOU WERE INSPIRED TO WRITE THE NOVEL BY AN EXORCISM THAT TOOK PLACE IN 1949, BUT WHAT WAS YOUR INITIAL PURPOSE FOR WRITING THE EXORCIST? WERE YOU AT ALL CONCERNED ABOUT THE BOOK’S POTENTIAL EFFECT ON CHILDREN? William Peter Blatty: M... William Shatner to voice Kirk in video game
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-14-2006)
According to Reuters, William Shatner will lend his voice to the upcoming video game STAR TREK: LEGACY, a new video game due to hit shelves this October.The game will let players command more than 60 starships, spanning all five of the franchise's live-ac... William Shatner meets J.J. Abrams
by Karl Schneider (Tue 09-12-2006)
According to Trekmovie.com, William Shatner and J.J. Abrams have talked about the upcoming film STAR TREK XI.Shatner apparently told those attending a convention in Chicago that "on the horizon there are good things for Star Trek and, hopefully, my involv... William Shatner Voicing PIMP Toon
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 07-06-2001)
William Shatner is one of a group of performers who have signed on board Revolution Studio's upcoming animated feature film project, L'IL PIMP. Besides Shatner, Bernie Mac, Jennifer Tilly, and Carmen Electra have also committed to the flick.The movie, whi... William Fichtner joins PRISON BREAK
by Karl Schneider (Mon 06-19-2006)
PRISON BREAK is adding a new nemesis in William Fichtner. Fitchtner will play a federal agent who must track down and apprehend the escaped convicts.The second season of "Prison Break" chronicles the manhunt for Michael (Wentworth Miller), Lincoln (Domin... William H. Macy Talks JURASSIC PARK III, Again
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-12-2001)
It sounds like William H. Macy is feeling embarrassed about his harsh comments made during the making of JURASSIC PARK III. While talking to Chicago Sun-Times columnist, Cindy Pearlman, Macy spoke of his rant, saying, "I read that I was railing against th... THE PRINCESS BRIDE
by DEREK BARTHOLOMAUS (Sat 10-06-2001)
THE PRINCESS BRIDE is truly a modern day fairy tale. But this is also a slightly bent fairy tale. THE PRINCESS BRIDE started out as a book written by William Goldman in the early 1970’s, a book that actually says it was written by S. Morgenstern and edite... The Lair of the Beasts: Tentacles of Terror!
by Nick Redfern (Sat 10-11-2008)
Broadly speaking, reports of strange creatures that are said to secretly live among us – in the mountains, the forests and the waters of our world – fall into several distinct categories.
There’s the classic giant hairy-... THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-09-2005)
Writers C.S. Lewis, who created the NARNIA series, and J.R.R. Tolkien, known for LORD OF THE RINGS, were contemporaries and friends. Their respective literary epics both involved vast conflicts in magical lands, but where Tolkien became invested in the in... Emma: A Victorian Romance Season One
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 06-16-2008)
What They SayIn 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which one is born dictates the path his or her life will likely follow. But when Emma, an honest and hardworking young maid, and William, an earnest member of t... Taking Score for STARSHIP TROOPERS 2
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-04-2004)
For many years now, William Stromberg and John Morgan have been highly respected names in restored film scores from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Through an outstanding series of Classic Film Scores on the Marco Polo label, restored musically by Morgan and perf... Ellis' STRANGE KILLINGS
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 10-26-2001)
STRANGE KILLINGS, a new mini-series by Warren Ellis and Mike Wolfer, begins in January from Avatar Press.Plans continue for successive, self-contained mini-series."I think William Gravel stands with TRANSMET's Spider Jerusalem as being among the best of W... Shazam!
by Development Heck (Thu 05-10-2007)
Genre:Comic Book Adaptation/Action.Studio:New Line Cinema.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Script stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, William Goldman (Screenwriters); Peter Segal (Director).Premise:When he utters al... Village, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-09-2004)
Genre:Thriller/Supernatural.Studio:Walt Disney Pictures.Production Company:Blinding Edge Pictures.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Joaquin Phoenix (Lucius Hunt); Bryce Dallas Howard (Ivy Walker); William Hurt; Sigourney Weaver (Alice Hunt); Adrien Bro... HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, The Remake: The Special Edition Disc
by John Thonen (Tue 05-09-2000)
I was surprised when the decision was made to remake William Castle`s 1958 pseudo-ghost story, House On Haunted Hill, and even more surprised at the choice of director William Malone to helm it. Malone’s chief claim to fame was a pair of forgettable low-... THE EXORCIST: The Making of the Restored Version - Part Two
by Paul Davis (Thu 09-21-2000)
After a quarter of a century of terrifying audiences worldwide, THE EXORCIST recently went under the knife and recovered 13 minutes! Opening in over 800 theatres across America on September 22nd, THE EXORCIST: THE VERSION YOU’VE NEVER SEEN contains an ent... THE EXORCIST: The Restored Version
by Paul Davis (Thu 09-14-2000)
What an excellent day for an extended exorcism! Come September 22nd over 800 theatres across America will exhibit the definitive edition of the 1973 classic THE EXORCIST that contains 13 minutes of restored footage!When the movie initially opened on Decem... THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL: The Director Speaks
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 10-29-1999)
William Malone has vivid childhood memories of viewing William Castle’s tongue-in-cheek horror opus, THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, so it seems appropriate that he should have been tapped to direct a remake. After all, we’ve entered an era when seemingly ever... DEATH CURSE OF TARTU / STING OF DEATH
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 11-16-2001)
This DVD double dose of horror in the Florida Everglades does double duty as a loving tribute to director/writer William Grefe, as damn well it should! (Geez, the way people talk nowadays, you’d think that the only good schlock directors in the ’60s &... 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... Roumanian Princesses and Lords of Lies
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-14-2008)
A slim release schedule doesn’t mean skimpy genre fare as this week’s debuts prove with big releases from powerhouse authors Kate Elliott, Orson Scott Card, and Ursula K. Le Guin along with newcomer Paul Genesse and a handful of talent from ac... Movie Soundtracks: The Best of the Millennium, Part Two
by Randall Larson (Sat 04-22-2000)
With FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966), Leonard Rosenman provided one of science fiction’s most remarkable scores. Comprised mostly of non-melodic motifs, the score blends various counterpoints of coloristic tones to create a striking sound design for the corporeal... "Emma: Volume One"
by Janet Houck (Sat 12-09-2006)
I’ll admit; I was skeptical that this title would ever see the light of day on US shores, even after CMX announced the license. I mean, sure, us weird Otaku with English degrees have a fondness for the Victorian era, but it’s not exactly a ... DVD and Blu-Ray Details for INCREDIBLE HULK
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 08-28-2008)
From the Marvel Universe of the world's most popular Super Heroes comes the $234.6 million worldwide summer hit that fans have been waiting for as THE INCREDIBLE HULK blasts onto DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def from Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Marvel ... O
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 08-31-2001)
This contemporary teen version of Shakespeare's OTHELLO won't make anyone ask "William who?" but it works on its own terms ...In O, screenwriter Brad Kaaya has come up with a way to get William Shakespeare's OTHELLO to scan to the rhythms of a present-day... Video & DVD This Week: September 4th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-04-2001)
VIDEO NEWSThe jury is still out on the status of GROOM LAKE, the William Shatner directed sci-fi thriller that Full Moon produced earlier this year. Production of the modestly budgeted feature (shot on digital video) wrapped several months ago - after run... THE EXORCIST: The Version You've Never Seen
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 09-25-2000)
After twenty-eight years, William Peter Blatty is finally happy with the film version of The Exorcist that he scripted and produced. Ever since the initial release, the author has expressed his disappointment with William Friedkin`s final cut, even going ... WILD GUITAR / THE CHOPPERS
by Andrew Hershberger (Wed 06-26-2002)
What Laurence Oliver is to the stage, Cary Grant to the screen and Tony the Tiger to the cereal box, Arch Hall Jr. is to the sub-B drive-in movie of the ’60s: the lord heavenly father. Featured in only six films, most directed by his father Arch Hall (act... SITH Editor to Direct Film
by News Editor (Sat 07-09-2005)
Hurricane Entertainment is proud to announce four time Academy Award winner Ben Burtt has been attached to direct the live action feature film adaptation of their flagship comic book property CHASSIS. Working alongside George Lucas since 1975, Ben Burtt h... KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Ridley's Cut
by News Editor (Tue 04-18-2006)
On May 23, 2006 Fox Home Entertainment will release Sir Ridley Scott's KINGDON OF HEAVEN as an all-new four-disc collector's edition. An epic tale of brutal idealism and passionate warfare, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Director's Cut delves deeper into the personal ... Star Wars Model Guide, Gotrek & Felix, Shannara, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-14-2006)
You can tell Christmas is right around the corner when the publishers start busting out the new collector’s editions and staple genre series guides. This Tuesday, November 14th brings a Voyage of Jerle Shannara and Gotrek & Felix compendiums... Braveheart: Special 2 Disc Collector's Edition
by Tim Janson, Columnist (Tue 01-08-2008)
Braveheart is one of my favorite films of the 90’s but I had never purchased it on DVD because the original release was so skimpy in terms of extras. It had only a commentary track and a 30-minute making of feature. Paramount has finally b... The Elevator: 'Sparks'
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 04-10-2008)
On one side: producers, directors and other Hollywood players looking for the next big thing.
On the other side are the comic book artists and writers creating the next big thing.
In between is...The Comics2Film Elevator.
Five simple questions.... Winner: 'Free Enterprise' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 04-03-2008)
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by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 08-07-2008)
Nothing produces better world leaders then force-feeding them drugs? That's the concept behind Chuck Russell's next sci-fi action film and the director now has a leading star. Max Thieriot has landed the title role in Prodigy, based on a screenplay by Da... Bulletproof Monk: A Fun Take on the Same Old Same Old
by Chris Brown (Tue 04-15-2003)
Comics2Film's
regular critic thechrisbrown checked out "Bulletproof Monk" last
night. The movie, based on the Flypaper Press comic book of the same name,
features Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott and Jaime Kin... AMERICAN PIE 2
by Carl Cortez (Fri 08-10-2001)
With films like AMERICAN GRAFFITI and FAST TIMES AND RIDGEMONT HIGH serving as generational right of passage that gave way to very successful careers to practically all the cast members of both films, one wonders if AMERICAN PIE may be the iconic film of ... 'Incredible Hulk' DVD and Blu-Ray October 21st
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 08-27-2008)
From a press release
The Explosive Action Blockbuster Smashes its way Onto DVD and Blu-Ray Hi-Def, Unleashed on October 21, 2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal City, Calif., August 27, 2008—From the Marvel Universe of the wo... Feldstein consulting on Gaines biopic
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 04-14-2008)
From a press release
Al Feldstein, renowned as the creative brain trust behind the legendary E.C. line of comic books, has signed on as Creative Adviser in Joel Eisenberg and John Landis' upcoming feature film, 'Ghoulishly Yours, William M. Gaines.'
Fel... MANHUNTER
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sat 10-27-2001)
Mentioned nowadays more for being the first film to feature Hannibal Lecter, spelled here Lecktor, than for being an effective post noir, Michael Mann’s (HEAT, THE INFORMER) MANHUNTER proves to be both. Based on the popular novel RED DRAGON by Thomas Harr... Final Year for FINAL CONFLICT
by SCOTT COLLURA (Tue 11-13-2001)
Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict is certainly one of the most successful of the never-ending stream of syndicated genre programs that have invaded the airwaves in recent years, but it's also one of the most schizophrenic in terms of cast, focus an... CULT CLASSICS: Disc 4
by Brian Thomas (Fri 08-11-2006)
Disc Four: OMOO-OMOO THE SHARK GOD (1949, 58m, aka THE SHARK GOD) An earnest South Seas adventure based on a Herman Melville novel what's that doing here? Featuring creative camera work and a fine theramin-enriched score by Albert Glasser (THE AMAZING C... GRR Martin, Koji Suzuki, Chris Golden & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 09-26-2006)
Watch out sci fi and fantasy fans we've got some work to do with a slew of new titles being released today. The 1632, Diablo, Ghosts of Albion, and A Song of Ice and Fire series all get new installments this week. Koji Suzuki, the literary source for the ... The Phantom of the Movies Speaks - Part 2
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 10-06-2000)
[In Part One of our interview with Joe Kane (a.k.a. the Phantom of the Movies), the author discussed his early career as a film critic, reviewing exploitation movies in local theatres. In Part Two, the author addresses the changing market that led many lo... Scott Buffs Up For Bulletproof Monk
by Michael Mason (Thu 06-06-2002)
Sci-Fi
Wire
recently chatted with Charles Roven, producer of Bulletproof Monk,
about co-star Sean William Scott.
"Sean
William Scott is an incredibly talented guy," Roven said. "He can do it all.
Obviously, you guys know what a great ... Hearing Halloween
by J.A. Hitchcock (Sun 10-20-2002)
Face it, as fun as trick-or-treating is, your just too old to do it anymore-- you'll creep people out if you start stalking around the neighborhood in a costume. And, with Halloween on a weekday, the good parties will all have happened the previous weeken... THE TRUTH
by Andrew Osmond (Fri 12-15-2000)
`A thousand years ago we thought the world was a bowl. Five hundred years ago we knew it was a globe. Today we know it is flat and round and carried through space on the back of a turtle. Don`t you wonder what shape it will be tomorrow?`Eight years ago, w... 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... Spook Country
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 08-06-2007)
The man hailed as the father of cyberpunk is back on the bookshelves with a follow-up to 2003’s Pattern Recognition, a novel Publisher’s Weekly named one of the best books of the year.
Good start of the work week to all of you Maniac ... PRISON BREAK Season Two - Breaks for DVD
by Associate News Editor (Sat 09-01-2007)
On Sepetmber 4th, “Prison Break” Season Two arrives on DVD. Featuring the return of Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, the second season adds Hollywood veteran William Fichtner to the ensemble cast as the determined FBI agent hot... Drizzt Do’Urden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)
Since his conception in the Icewind Dale Trilogy back in 1988, R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt has grown from an initial side character to the most well-renowned persona of the Forgotten Realms universe.
Hello Maniac readers and welcome to this, th... To Read or Not to Read: The Rise of the Audio Book
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 01-23-2007)
Greg Cox gives Ghost Rider its film tie-in book treatment, Kage Baker releases a collection of never-before-published The Company stories, and a handful of Anne McCaffrey classics move to the audio book realm in this week’s Book Buzz.
Hap... STARGATE SG-1: Season Three Episode Guide
by Frank Garcia (Mon 07-10-2000)
`Into the Fire` (#301) - Written by Brad Wright. Directed by Martin WoodPart 2 of Season 2`s `Out of Mind.` In this exciting season opener, the SG-1 team are being held prisoner by their old Goa’uld foe Hathor (Susanne Braun), who threatens to insert a Go... Jurassic Park III
by Jeff Bond (Wed 07-18-2001)
It's a little sad when the highest hopes you can have for a movie sequel sound something like, "Well, maybe it won't be as bad as the last one." For most fans of the Michael Crichton novel JURASSIC PARK, Steven Spielberg's big screen adaptation was someth... Gun Sword Vol. #4
by Justin Rich (Tue 12-26-2006)
What They SayChaos and destruction further escalates as the drifter, Ray Lundgren comes face-to-face with The Claw and exacts his revenge, but Wendy, Joshua and Carmen99 are caught in the deadly crossfire. At the same time, Van engages in a deadly duel ag... THE EXORCIST: Making the Modern Horror Classic - Part One
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 03-14-2000)
Twenty-seven years after its initial release, with a re-release just around the corner, it is difficult to convey just what a significant milestone THE EXORCIST is in the history of Horror Cinema. Today, it is commonplace for top directors to work with ge... Genre Oscar Winners of the Past: The List (Sat 03-25-2000)
Here is a list of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Oscar Winners. Included are both obvious genre films and borderline efforts perhaps more commonly thought of as dramas (e.g., HAMLET, SONG OF BERNADETTE). Inevitably, this kind of judgment call leaves...NIGHTMARE MAN
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 03-17-2008)
From its opening credits to its final frame, Rolfe Kanefsky’s Nightmare Man is a great throwback to eighties horror. Unfortunately the eighties staples are obvious and the effort is uneven.
A young woman, Ellen (Blythe Metz), purchases a... THE EXORCIST: Making the Modern Horror Classic - Part Two
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 03-15-2000)
Despite the notorious reputation of THE EXORCIST in novel form and the eventual blockbuster success of the film, director William Friedkin points out that the project was never considered a sure-fire success, which may explain the uncertainty of Warner Br... DR. WHO: The Space Museum
by Frederick C. Szebin (Fri 03-17-2000)
BBC Video and CBS/FOX Home Entertainment continue their service to American Whovians by adding to their treasure trove of DR. WHO releases with `The Space Museum,` the 15th adventure of our favorite time traveler in the guise of his first face, the entert... FREE ENTERPRISE: Love Long and Party
by Anna L. Kaplan (Thu 10-28-1999)
If you followed the original STAR TREK series, loved STAR WARS, collected comics, or action figures, if you play computer games, and maybe have been to a science fiction convention or two, you will understand FREE ENTERPRISE and enjoy it. The independent ... Stardate 0008.04 - The plot thickens
by Michelle Erica Green (Thu 08-03-2000)
By all reports, fans had a very exciting time at the Slanted Fedora convention in Philadelphia this weekend, where they had to brave a bomb threat and an influx of young Republicans waiting for the political party convention to start. Armin Shimerman, Ren... A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: Malcolm McDowell at the American Cinematheque
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 06-23-2001)
On Thursday, June 21, at 7:30pm, the American Cinematheque kicked off its four-day series, "Outside Looking In: A Tribute to Malcolm McDowell," with a Thirtieth Anniversary screening of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, one of the actor's most memorable and controversi... SOUTHLAND TALES due out on Blu-Ray
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 10-24-2008)
'Southland Tales' is, among other things, a film tethered to the world of comics by virtue of the fact that director Richard Kelly decided to launch the first half of the story in graphic novel format.
Now, the movie is due out on Blu-Ray disc from Sony... Dukes of Hazzard, The
by Development Heck (Fri 08-05-2005)
Genre:Action/Television Adaptation.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Village Roadshow Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Johnny Knoxville (Luke Duke); Seann William Scott (Bo Duke); Jessica Simpson (Daisy Duke); Burt Reynolds (Boss Hogg, in ... WITCHBLADE: Yancy Butler, Part 2
by Steve Fritz (Wed 08-23-2000)
The X-Men cast didn`t read the comics from which their movie roles were derived, and the same can be said for Yancy Butler. In fact, like a lot of actors, Yancy Butler didn`t read many superhero comic books at all when she was growing up. `I was a Mad Mag... Official specs for STAR TREK: Season One DVD set
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-18-2004)
Paramount Home Entertainment has officially released the details on what will be included on the first season of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES when it arrives on DVD this August 31. All 29 first season episodes from the show will be included in an 8-disc... EXORCIST 25th Anniversary Special Edition Disc: Still Scary After All These Years
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 03-14-2000)
THE EXORCIST was--and remains--a galvanic theatrical experience, one in which each individual`s reaction to the film is enhanced by the kind of group psychology that takes over in crowded rooms, by the communal sense of shared experience, by the chorus of... CULT FICTION: A READER'S GUIDE
by Denise Dumars (Fri 08-25-2000)
So you`ve read all of James M. Cain`s hard-boiled novels. But have you heard of Paul Cain, the `hardest of the hardboiled`? Of course you`ve read William S. Burroughs, but what about Clarence Cooper Jr., `the black William Burroughs`? If you think you`ve ... STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-28-2003)
William Shatner is not really a bad man. Yes, he was responsible for making sure George Takei didn’t get his own captaincy until STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY. Yes, his acting was on the verge of falling into heavy-handed theatrics on more than a... Frank Spotnitz on the End of THE X-FILES Part Two
by MELISSA J. PERENSON (Fri 05-24-2002)
Last Sunday saw the conclusion of THE X-FILES' formidable run after a nine-year stretch. We finally did learn The Truththough much of it proved to be a recap of the past more than new revelations in the present. And we finally had to say goodbye to Mulder... HIGHLANDER THE SERIES: AN EVENING AT JOE'S
by Abbie Bernstein (Tue 09-25-2001)
TV tie-in books are not exactly a novelty. However, HIGHLANDER THE SERIES: AN EVENING AT JOE'S would seem to be breaking new ground by including only writers who worked in some capacity either as cast, creative staff or technical crew on the series that... THE SAINT: SET 1
by Scott Collura (Thu 09-27-2001)
THE SAINT isn’t a show all that well known to modern American audiences, though it seems instantly familiar to many because of the presence of a young Roger Moore in the title role. Also known as Simon Templar, The Saint is a wealthy, debonair rogue with ... DVD & VHS This Week: September 11th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-11-2001)
VIDEO NEWSInstead of my usual rantings about upcoming releases and cheezy filmmakers, I'd like to offer a few pixels in tribute to the recent passing of Pauline Kael, probably the most influential person to ever review a film. In her columns for THE NEW Y... CHUCKY and SAUCERMEN CDs, Warner Bros. cartoon music, and a singing ENTERPRISE
by Randall D. Larson (Fri 09-07-2001)
A fistful of blasts from the past can be found on your CD turntables this week, from a couple of the coolest 1950's sci-fi scores to a lavishly enhanced release of the A.I. soundtrack on advanced resolution DVD sound, as well as the unusual assortment of ... Top Cow Takes FALLEN ANGEL
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 09-04-2001)
Top Cow, the comic studio and entertainment developing company, has snatched up a science fiction action pitch called FALLEN ANGEL.The concept by William Zide will tell the story of an archangel who is tossed out of heaven after a rebellion. Rather than w... Ronald D. Moore Talks ROSWELL Part One
by Anna L. Kaplan (Tue 10-09-2001)
As ROSWELL enters its third season, in some ways the show will be re-inventing itself. ROSWELL has a new home, moving from the WB Network to UPN. Both BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ROSWELL are making this move. It gives the show's writers reason to believe... THIRTEEN GHOSTS
by Carl Cortez (Fri 10-26-2001)
When moviemaking showman William Castle didn't have a lot of money to make his low budget movies look A-list, he instead relied on gimmicks and tricks that by and large played more on the minds of moviegoers than the somewhat uneventful films themselves. ... 13 GHOSTS Pix
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 10-19-2001)
Warner Bros. has released a number of images from their soon to be released 13 GHOSTS. The coming film, which stars, Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, and F. Murray Abraham, is a remake of William Castle's 1960 comedi... Take a walk on the NIGHTSIDE! (expanded)
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-17-2001)
Get this straight right away Marvel Comics' new series, NIGHTSIDE, is not a horror book. At least, that's what creator Robert Weinberg of CABLE fame says, and he should know. His definition of true horror should also strike a chord in these troubled time... BOOGEYMEN
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Thu 10-04-2001)
As far as marketing goes, BOOGEYMEN is one killer idea. You take a smattering of good horror icons (Norman Bates, Leatherface, Michael Myers, the Tall Man from PHANTASM), a handful of tolerable horror icons (Jason, Chucky, Pinhead, Freddy, the various kil... Gibson Passes on Shark Flicks
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-02-2001)
Though two studios are developing projects based on the tragic events of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in WW II, Mel Gibson won't be a part of either of them. Previously, it had been reported that Gibson had been negotiating with Warner Bros. regard... Forbidden Plastic: Part 1
by Jeff Bond (Thu 09-06-2001)
Since its inception a few years ago when it released styrene recasts of some of Aurora Plastic's most popular model kits of the 1960s, Tom Lowe's company Playing Mantis (and its cheekily-named model kit arm, Polar Lights) has thrilled baby-boomers by esse... 13 GHOSTS Talk
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-06-2001)
Shannon Elizabeth is addressing how the Ghost Viewer gimmick concocted by William Castle for the original 1960 13 GHOSTS will be altered for the coming remake from Dark Castle.While talking to Chicago Sun-Times columnist, Cindy Pearlman, Elizabeth reveale... Frankenheimer Taking On Next EXORCIST
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-03-2001)
John Frankenheimer has signed on board Morgan Creek's slowly to develop EXORCIST prequel project. Plans are for the film to ramp up production in spring 2002, with shooting taking place in the United States, England and Africa. The project has a script by... DVD News & Release Info for July 31
by JOHN THONEN (Tue 07-31-2001)
VIDEO NEWS· SUSPIRIA is a milestone of horror filmmaking, which finds its director, Dario Argento, operating at the top of his form. After some years out of release due to legal entanglements, Anchor Bay will brin... AMC MONSTERFEST
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-26-2001)
Several years ago, cable channel American Movie Classics acquired the broadcast rights to Universal's library of classic monster films for Halloween. While this was a sad day for local TV horror hosts, who then had to rake through the lower dregs for horr... ROSWELL's Return
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-06-2001)
William Sadler, who admits to having been as surprised as everyone else with UPN picking up ROSWELL, has been talking about what we can expect to see in the coming third season of the show. While talking to SCIFI.COM, Sadler revealed, "The two things I've... Inner Space never looked so good
by Eric Moro (Fri 08-10-2001)
It can definitely be argued that Warner Bros. is no stranger to the world of animation. However, even with cartoon legends like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig in its stable, as well as experience in producing such live-action animated fare as this s... DVD This Week: August 28th
by John Thonen (Tue 08-28-2001)
VIDEO NEWS· In addition to the upcoming new STAR TREK TV series, Trekkers will soon get another treat with Paramount's release of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION on Nov. 6th. As the title sug... Captain Quirk Part 2
by Eric Moro (Tue 08-28-2001)
In part one of CINESCAPE's Scott Bakula interview, the newly appointed captain of the Enterprise set up the series' universe for those unfamiliar with the show's premise. In this installment, the actor discusses his love of classic TREK, as well as his ap... WONDER WOMAN MASTERPIECE EDITION
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 11-16-2001)
She's the symbol of feminine strength and independence, an Amazon who came to the world of Men and forged a legend. She is sometimes known as Diana Prince, but usually referred to simply as Wonder Woman. A superheroine without peer, a member of the Justic... THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION
by Scott Collura (Fri 08-24-2001)
Woody Allen has returned to his broad comic roots of late, first with last year's SMALL TIME CROOKS and now with his newest picture, THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION. This is his territory; who could ever forget TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN or SLEEPER? Sure, we l... 3rd Season ROSWELL Cast Pix
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 08-30-2001)
The UPN TV network has released a batch of new promotional shots of the cast of ROSWELL in its third season. The pictures include Majandra Delfino, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fehr, Shiri Appleby, Nick Wechsler, William Sadler, new cast member Ad... VIOLENT MESSIAHS Expands
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 12-27-2001)
Image Comics has announced that when VIOLENT MESSIAHS: GENESIS arrives in stores on Friday, it will be at an expanded page count of 64 pages.Serving as a document of the early days of this genre-bending series, VIOLENT MESSIAHS: GENESIS showcases penciler... Video This Week: January 15th
by John Thonen (Tue 01-15-2002)
VIDEO NEWSArtisan has just announced that on February 26th they’ll be releasing SOUL SURVIVORS: THE KILLER CUT on VHS and DVD. While details aren’t yet available, the release is being advertised as featuring “More blood! More sex!” More gore than the thea... GLORY #1
by Tony Whitt (Sun 01-20-2002)
Gloria West is a waitress in a diner in New York who also happens to be a registered schizophrenic and who believes herself to be a superhero named Glory. Problem is, Gloria West really is the superhero named Glory. She's also the daughter of the goddess ... SHREK
by Tony Whitt (Sat 01-12-2002)
It's not terribly rare for a film to be overhyped nowadays, but it's definitely rare when that film lives up to the hype—or even a portion of it. SHREK, last summer's computer generated blockbuster, fits into the latter category. While it's not a classic,... Oscar F/X Bake-Off Candidates
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 01-10-2002)
On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the eight candidates that will vie for the three available f/x Oscar nominee slots.The films and their lead f/x artists in the running are:A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Dennis Mure... DON'T SAY A WORD and Other Thriller Scores
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 01-09-2002)
This Week's RecommendationMark Isham's tense musical score for Gary Fleder's recent thriller DON'T SAY A WORD is a compelling and disturbing work on CD. Released on Varese Sarabande (302 066 291 2), it is alternately chilling, mysterious and poignant. Ish... ABC, FOX in a fight over TIME TUNNEL
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 01-25-2002)
In an item that further proves the number of market-approved stories is dwindling by the day, both ABC and FOX are gearing up to do new versions of the 1960s time-travel show, TIME TUNNEL.It seems ABC has bought the rights to the original book by William ... Cruise joining LOST REGIMENT?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 01-31-2002)
Tom Cruise may be bringing William Forstchen's LOST REGIMENT fantasy book series to the big screen with the help of Paramount Studios.The first book in the series, RALLY CRY, centers on a Union regiment fighting in the Civil War that gets transported to a... Sissy's Redemption Part One
by Pamela Harland (Tue 02-19-2002)
It was 25 years ago when she scared up audiences in the cult horror flick CARRIE playing the title's namesake character. Shortly thereafter Sissy Spacek won many accolades, including an Oscar for portraying country singer Loretta Lynn in COAL MINER'S DAUG... DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 02-18-2002)
Based on the popular British television series DOCTOR WHO, this 1965 theatrical adaptation was engineered to take advantage of a wave of Dalekmania that was sweeping the U.K. The Daleks were the most popular foe of the Time Lord from Gallifrey, so much so... Opening Hailing Frequencies Part One
by Chris Wyatt (Sun 02-10-2002)
Nichelle Nichols' feelings about co-staring in Disney's new family film SNOW DOGS are dominated by one singular emotion."It was fun!" she says, laughing. "Fun, fun, fun! It was freezing out there, and I was cold all the time, but that didn't matter. It wa... DVD and VHS This Week: February 5
by John Thonen (Tue 02-05-2002)
VIDEO NEWSDavid DeCoteau, who spoke with the Vidiot a few months ago, has recently announced the latest films under production by his Rapid Heart banner, all destined for direct-to-video release in the near future. Never one to let a trend (such as LORD O... DEATH MACHINE
by JOHN THONEN (Thu 01-03-2002)
In 1990, director Richard Stanley’s movie HARDWARE - wherein a young woman in the near future was menaced by a reactivated combat robot - was a big hit in England and much of Europe. A few years later, first time director Stephen Norrington, who had done ... WHAM-BAM-THANK YOU, SPACEMAN!
by Andrew Hershberger (Thu 07-19-2001)
There are space operas, and then there are space operas.While no one would ever argue that STAR WARS, STARSHIP TROOPERS, or 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY are anything more then juvenile clap trap - existing only to satiate the need for filler during the long peri... THE BEAST WITHIN
by Carl Cortez (Mon 11-05-2001)
Like computer generated effects that became all the rage in the mid ’90s, with every one including Michael Jackson taking advantage of the new technological advantages, bladder make-up effects in horror movie were all the rage in 1982 shortly after the su... Percepto vs. Reality
by Jeff Bond (Wed 11-07-2001)
You’re interested in the strange, the unusual — the unexplainable. That’s why you are here. However, you can’t find strange, unusual and unexplainable soundtrack music in your Wal-Mart. For that you have to surf the Internet and discover an entire cottage... RE-ANIMATOR
by PROCE MACDOUGAL (Wed 10-31-2001)
Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a promising young medical student who has sort of gotten on the wrong track with his studies. You see, he’s invented a serum that can “re-animate” the dead, and upon arriving at his new school West begins to experiment on r... Neeson Set For EXORCIST Prequel
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 10-30-2001)
Liam Neeson has signed on to star in Morgan Creek's EXORCIST prequel project.Neeson will take on the role of Father Merrin (previously played by Max von Sydow) in post World War II Africa. There, the priest has his first encounter with the devil and demon... DVD This Week: October 30th
by John Thonen (Tue 10-30-2001)
VIDEO NEWSJEEPERS CREEPERS was a sleeper hit this summer and MGM is cashing in on its popularity by rushing it to home video as a January release. There will be a Special Edition DVD release offering a making-of featurette, deleted footage and, most eye-p... Hayter Talks HULK
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 11-08-2001)
Scribe David Hayter, who wrote the initial script being used for Ang Lee's THE INCREDIBLE HULK, has been talking about a number of points on the coming production.While talking to the Comics Continuum, Hayter spoke of the recent hiring of Aussie actor Eri... Some Kid Named Potter
by Randall D. Larson (Sun 11-18-2001)
This Week's RecommendationThe big news, of course, and let's not waste any more time about it, is the eagerly anticipated John Williams soundtrack to HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, released last week by Warner/Nonesuch/Atlantic (83491-2). Built-ar... A BEAUTIFUL MIND
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-21-2001)
It may be a spoiler to mention even this much, but as it makes watching A BEAUTIFUL MIND all the more fascinating, here goes: the film's hero, John Forbes Nash, Jr. (Russell Crowe), is a real-life figure. Although the movie reportedly takes liberties with... GHOST SHIP Casting
by FRank Kurtz (Mon 12-10-2001)
Isaiah Washington has signed on board Dark Castle Entertainment's first non-William Castle remake project, GHOST SHIP. Meanwhile, Gabriel Byrne is now in talks to jump on as well.The film, which will star Julianne Margulies, tells the story of mariner sal... RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 4?
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 12-07-2001)
There's a fourth RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD movie in the works. While talking to Fangoria actor-writer-director William Butler revealed that the franchise may be rising again. Butler, who is currently writing the film's script says, "I'm reinventing the fr... Exorcist: The Beginning (Fri 08-27-2004)
Genre:Horror/Sequel.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Morgan Creek.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Stellan Skarsgård (Father Lankester Merrin); James D'Arcy (Father Francis); Izabella Scorupco (Sarah); James Bellamy (James); Ben Cross (Semelier);...DREAMCATCHER Casting
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-29-2001)
Morgan Freeman has signed on board Lawrence Kasdan's big screen adaptation of Stephen King's novel, DREAMCATCHER.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Freeman will take on the role of an overzealous army colonel who is sent in to address and alien invasion... THE LITTLE VAMPIRE
by Steve Ryfle (Thu 10-26-2000)
It`s probably inconceivable that anyone within this film`s target audience (presumably, little kids 13 and under, mostly under) is going to read this. Children don`t need or care to know what some pontificating, self-important reviewer thinks about Stuart... The Return of The Lathe of Heaven.
by Frank Garcia (Mon 04-17-2000)
It has taken two decades, but the dreams and hopes of countless loyal fans for a resurrection of a beloved television adaptation of a classic SF novel, are finally becoming a reality. Just in time for a 20th anniversary broadcast, Ursula K. LeGuin`s THE L... 999: NEW STORIES OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE
by Denise Dumars (Wed 04-26-2000)
Currently nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology, 999 is the anthology that promises to bring back horror fiction. Buzz began on the book long before its publication, and it reportedly earned a higher advance than just about any horror antho... Upcoming Home Video and DVD Releases
by John Thonen (Tue 04-04-2000)
Late March, just after St. Patrick`s Day, came the regrettable release of the 5th entry in one of the worst film series of all time, Trimark Home Video`s, Leprechaun 5: In The Hood. So much for the luck of the Irish. Unlike most series, not a single one... Harlan Ellison: Writer on the Edge of Forever
by Edward Gross (Mon 03-13-2000)
A couple of years ago, Harlan Ellison was preparing to finally tell his side of the `City on the Edge of Forever` story, to set the record straight about his involvement with STAR TREK and his working `relationship` with series creator Gene Roddenberry. W... PSYCHO: Adapting the Screenplay
by Edward Gross (Mon 02-28-2000)
The enduring power of Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO, currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, is evident by its inclusion in Fandom’s top 100 genre films, its placement on American Film Institute’s top 100 films list and by the fact that Gus Van Sant’s sho... SUPERMAN LIVES! - The Development Hell of an Unmade Film
by Edward Gross (Fri 05-05-2000)
Superman`s 60th anniversary came and went in 1998, with no sign of the SUPERMAN LIVES feature film that was supposed to have been released in time for the celebration. Not that there wasn`t a tremendous amount of behind-the-scenes work being done on the p... SUPERMAN LIVES, Part 2: Writer Kevin Smith
by Edward Gross (Fri 05-12-2000)
The announcement that Kevin Smith had been hired to write SUPERMAN LIVES, following the ousting of the Jonathan Lemkin and Greg Poirier drafts of the script, seemed surprising to many. After all, Smith was an independent filmmaker whose writing credits ba... THE LATHE OF HEAVEN
by Frank Garcia (Mon 07-17-2000)
It’s a dream come true for many genre fans that The Lathe Of Heaven has returned to television after 20 years in the vaults of WNET-13 Television. This 1980 film, a rare film adaptation of a beloved `speculative fiction` novel, comes from a surprising sou... Friedkin Appeals Exorcist Trailer Decision (Fri 06-16-2000)
Director William Friedkin plans to appeal the MPAA`s rejection of a new trailer for the re-release of his 1973 horror film The Exorcist, which contains 11 minutes of previously unseen footage. According to Friedkin, the MPAA rejected the trailer, saying t...Fantasy Fiction: Unsuitable for Adults?
by Andrew Osmond (Wed 06-07-2000)
`The great grey beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive. Here he was, buried in the belly of that smothering month, wondering if he would ever find his way out through the cold coils that lay between here and Easter...`So opens Clive Barker`s 1996 chi... SUPERMAN LIVES, Part 3: Nicolas Cage
by Edward Gross (Fri 05-19-2000)
Tim Burton`s joining SUPERMAN LIVES pretty much knocked screenwriter Kevin Smith out of the creative process. Although actor Nicolas Cage was still signed for the lead role, the eccentric director had his own ideas for screenwriter. He chose Wesley Strick... SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE - The Making of the Motion Picture
by Edward Gross (Fri 02-18-2000)
For anyone doubting the impact Christopher Reeve had on audiences in his interpretation of Superman, they need look no farther than the world's reaction to his tragic horse-riding accident four years ago. The love and support demonstrated spoke volumes an... STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part VII
by Anna L. Kaplan (Wed 02-02-2000)
`Tell me why there are no gay characters in STAR TREK,` says Ron Moore. `This is one of those uncomfortable questions I hate getting when I was working on the show, because there is no good answer for it. There is no answer for it other than people in cha... John Carradine: The Films
by Dan Cziraky (Tue 12-28-1999)
Extraordinary character actor Carradine`s 200-plus films are definitively catalogued for the first time in Weaver`s exhaustively researched tome. It leads off with an introduction by director Jo Dante, recalling his experiences working with Carradine on T... GALAXY QUEST (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 12-24-1999)
The idea for GALAXY QUEST did not sound particularly promising: take a bunch of actors from a cheesy sci-fi show and thrust them into a real outer space adventure. After all, a not dissimilar idea had been attempted in THREE AMIGOS, with mixed results: pa... Star Trek Voyager DOOMSDAY Comic
by Michelle Erica Green (Thu 01-18-2001)
`They say there`s no devil, Jim, but there is, right out of hell -- I saw it,` Commodore Matt Decker told Captain James T. Kirk in the classic episode `The Doomsday Machine.` The titular devil, a massive weapon that powered itself by destroying planets, w... DVD and Video This Week: February 19
by John Thonen (Tue 02-19-2002)
VIDEO NEWSAccording to VIDEO BUSINESS magazine, the notoriously cost effective (or cheap) Roger Corman - who not long ago filmed the demolition of his California studios for use in an upcoming film - has recently struck a deal with the Los Angeles Film Sc... The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 11: The Jump to the Big Screen
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-30-1999)
By the time early November 1977 came along, production of `In Thy Image` was scheduled to begin in just a matter of weeks. It seemed that nothing was going to interfere with STAR TREK`s return. On November 10th, Gene Roddenberry shot a memo off to Bob Col... Dr. Who Out of Time--But Wasn't He Always?
by Andrew Osmond (Tue 01-11-2000)
It has been three-and-a-half decades since the first episode of Doctor Who, slightly delayed by news coverage of Kennedy`s assassination, introduced British viewers to a strange, rather nasty old man (William Hartnell) and a police-box. And just over ten ... UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN
by Craig D. Reid (Tue 02-01-2000)
Depending on who you are and what interests you, every film has it`s moments. Perhaps you like a certain camera shot, a special effect, a particular facial expression, something that makes you say, `Wow, that film was really at the low end of the spectrum... Genre Films 2000: A Preview of Things To Come
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-27-2000)
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are big business. If there were any doubt, the box office grosses of last year`s genre films put it to rest. So the major Hollywood studios, along with the mini-majors and the independents, will be offering up a slew o... STAR TREK: Ronald D. Moore, Part II
by Anna L. Kaplan (Wed 01-19-2000)
Let’s go back to the beginning for Moore, to get a history lesson as well as an idea about what about VOYAGER upset him so much. He remembers, `When I came aboard in the third season, NEXT GEN was very much the new kid on the block. There was a lot of sta... SUPERNOVA Emerges From the Black Hole
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-13-2000)
What was one of the most heavily anticipated genre films of 1999 is finally opening in the Year 2000. SUPERNOVA, the first science fiction film directed by Walter Hill (one of the driving forces behind the ALIEN franchise), was supposed to open last March... JAPAN'S FAVORITE MON-STAR
by Dan Cziraky (Fri 07-21-2000)
TriStar may have failed to launch an American franchise with their 1998 Godzilla, but interest in the original Toho monster is heating up. GODZILLA 2000 will be release shortly, and another new G-film is wrapping production in Japan for December release i... San Diego Comic Con Report
by Matthew F. Saunders (Fri 07-21-2000)
‘Tis the season for big announcements. As the annual San Diego Comic Con got underway on Thursday, the industry’s big publishers have begun unveiling their plans for the coming year, teasing fans with new projects and creative changes. For those of you no... DUNE: Alec Newman and John Harrison
by Steve Fritz (Mon 11-27-2000)
To hear director John Harrison`s take on Alec Newman, it was almost a miracle that he ever hired the young actor to play Dune`s Paul Atreides. `I had set out very early on to look for somebody that was a brilliant young actor to do the role,` said Harriso... DUNE: Remaking the Classic Novel
by Steve Fritz (Mon 12-04-2000)
When it comes to reinterpreting sci-fi novels from print to screen, it would be hard to find a project more difficult to do than Frank Herbert’s Dune. And when producer Dino De Laurentiis released his theatrical film version of the sci-fi classic 15 years... Stardate 0011.06: Critical Caring
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 11-06-2000)
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!Next week’s Star Trek: Voyager installment `Inside Man` serves yet another warning about the dangers of trusting Reginald Barclay’s holograms. I’m sure most people remember that we met Reginald Barclay on Star Trek: The Next Genera... DEEP RED on Disc
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 10-31-2000)
This important DVD release (part of Anchor Bay’s `Dario Argento Collection`) came out earlier in the year, but with Halloween upon us, now seems like a good time to review it. Deep Red is one of the most important films in the career of Italian horror mae... Stardate 0010.30: Return of the Repressed
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 10-30-2000)
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!The upcoming Voyager episode `Shattered` keeps looking more and more interesting. First we learned that it would bring Seska back. Now startrek.com`s production site indicates via the cast list that we will meet Naomi Wildman and I... STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982)
by Anna L. Kaplan (Sat 06-09-2001)
After THE MOTION PICTURE failed to capture the spirit of the original series, director Nicholas Meyer and producer Harve Bennett brought Ricardo Montalban back to play Khan, a genetically superior human who Captain Kirk (William Shatner) marooned in the e... STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986)
by Anna L. Kaplan (Sun 06-10-2001)
Before they can get home to face trial, Kirk (William Shatner), a reborn Spock (Leonard Nimoy), McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Chekov (Walter Koenig), Scotty (James Doohan) and Sulu (George Takei) must go back to 1986 to save the Feder...