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BLADE RUNNER (1982)
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 02-29-2000)

BLADE RUNNER (1982), the science fiction masterpiece directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, based on Philip K. Dick`s novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, was derided during its initial release for being lo...

BLADE RUNNER: When News is Not New
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 07-10-2000)

...tion film Blade Runner. In a Channel 4 documentary, Scott confirmed what many fans have long suspected, that Harrison Ford’s character, the hard-boiled cop Deckard, is in fact one of the same genetically-engineered replicants that he hunted in the film...

Final BLADE RUNNER Hits Dec 18
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-27-2007)

Not only will the "Final Cut" of BLADE RUNNER be released in dvd format on December 18 but they are also planning a limited re-release in theaters on October 5. On that date, select theaters in Los Angeles and New York will be re-releasing the d...


Mania Manifesto: 7 Reasons Blade Runner Was Prophetic
by Damon Brown (Wed 06-04-2008)

...few times Blade Runner shows its age (aside from the ‘80s hair)–the heavy Nippon influence was probably indicative of Japan’s seemingly unstoppable industrial dominance in 1982, when the film was made. Today it’s a little more r...

BLADE RUNNER Final Cut in September
by Karl Schneider (Sat 05-27-2006)

BLADE RUNNER the "Final Cut" will be coming to DVD this September.A Ridley Scott film, BLADE RUNNER ran into problems while shooting. The film ran over budget and Scott was essentially removed from production. The movie was altered and released theatric...

Director's director's cut for BLADE RUNNER DVD
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 01-17-2002)

 It looks like genre icon Ridley Scott (HANNIBAL, ALIEN) is returning to perhaps his greatest triumph, BLADE RUNNER, and re-editing it into a final director's cut for the special edition DVD release later this year. "What we're doing is re-mixing dig...

Writer-Producer David Goyer on BLADE 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Additional reporting by Eric Moro) (Tue 03-19-2002)

Blade may have his work cut out for him facing down blood-hungry vampires in the new Wesley Snipes horror-adventure, BLADE 2, but for screenwriter/executive producer David Goyer, it was a walk in the park... or perhaps cemetery."There were no difficulties...


Armored Trooper Votoms Vol. #04 (Tue 07-17-2001)

... the film Blade Runner. Now I know that Blade Runner was an inspiration to many anime directors. Check out Bubblegum Crisis (the original) and see how many similarities and tributes you can come up with. But the look of Uoodo with it’s huge build...

Angel Blade Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 03-04-2005)

What They SayThe adventures of the amazingly voluptuous superheroine! No criminal has ever withstood the incredible sexiness of the amazing Angel Blade. But now the jiggling juggernaut of justice is targeted by a criminal organization with only one initia...

Ridley Scott
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-06-2007)

... channel? Blade Runner in all its infinite science fiction glory. I get back to the computer and check out the news and the first article I see is a “Scott & Crowe are revisiting Robin Hood” piece. Okay, I get it, I get it. The man ha...

JULES VERNE Festival Hits L.A in Dec.
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-26-2007)

...e cast of Blade Runner, the cast of Heroes, Harrison Ford, William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, James Cameron, John Woo, Stan Lee and much more. Needless to say, there will be plenty of genre related activity for those of you who want to attend the event....


Nolan in negotiations to direct THE PRISONER
by Karl Schneider (Fri 08-11-2006)

... Monkeys, Blade Runner) are attached to write the script. The plan is apparently for Nolan to helm this film after he finishes THE DARK KNIGHT, the sequel to BATMAN BEGINS.

Coded Arms Assault
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Mon 11-27-2006)

... world of Blade Runner, so it may end up being a mesh of it and the Matrix. Release Date: March 2007

Holiday Shopping Guide
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-17-2007)

...nbsp; 4. Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Philip K. Dick (RH Audio Unabridged): $23.07     5. The Amazon Kindle: $399… but currently still out of stock     6. Star Wars: The Complete Trilogy, George...

Paramount Picks Up Valiant's HARBINGER
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 03-11-2008)

... a young 'Blade Runner,' as this 17-year- old gifted kid helps other kids tap into these parts of their brains," Milchan said.Plot Concept: Created by Jim Shooter, the "Harbinger" comicbook series became a hit when published in the 1990s...


Return of the TV
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 12-15-2003)

...r Rutger "BLADE RUNNER" Hauer. (Repeat)JAKE 2.0 (9 pm, UPN) Its the JAKE 2.0 meets THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN episode when Jake teams up with Lee Majors. This episode promises lots of slow motion shots of high speed running. ANGEL (9 pm, WB) Some evil ...

THUMB WARS
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 11-30-2001)

...ng Henry. Blade Runner. Air Force One.” He then asks to be paid for the use of his ship in “girly giggles.”THUMB WARS offers a non-stop barrage of such lunacy, a surprising amount of which works. A Thumbpire officer wants to know why “we all speak in B...

TV Wasteland: The Greatest American Hero Flies Again, or Not.
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 06-16-2008)

Icons of retro television continue to pour onto the sets of the NBC hit Heroes. Last season, Nichele Nichols from Star Trek: The Original Series appeared on Heroes in a small role along with George Takei, and Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner). and this year W...

BABYLON A.D
by Rob Vaux (Sun 08-31-2008)

... decay of Blade Runner. The post-industrial architecture resembles Timur Bekmambetov's Night Watch films, and more than a few of the chase scenes are borrowed from James Bond. But Babylon A.D. never captures one-tenth of their frisson . . . let alone d...


BRAZIL (1985)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)

Terry Gilliam’s dystopian futuristic fantasy distills through clichés of 1984 through a filter inspired by BLADE RUNNER, resulting in one of the most successful attempts ever at creating a world on film. If the story is a bit fuzzy, the imagery is more th...

12 MONKEYS (1995)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sat 06-09-2001)

Director Terry Gilliam’s time travel nightmare of twisted reality was smartly scripted by the husband-and-wife team of David and Janet Peoples (he of BLADE RUNNER and UNFORGIVEN). Bruce Willis travels back to the present (from our future) to track down an...

Sci fi has never won Best Picture
by Mike Whybark (Fri 01-17-2003)

VARIETY takes a look at the longstanding preference of Academy voters to choose non-SF flicks for Best Picture in the Oscars.Passed-over films in the past have included 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, ALIEN, BLADE RUNNER, and ot...

Eat-Man 98 Collected
by Taylor Shann (Sat 02-16-2002)

...red down 'Blade Runner', and while 'Farcical Dream' has some nice drama, it hardly concludes the series. That's part of the problem- it doesn't feel like a whole series, instead it resembles a bunch of episodes that come between the beginning and the e...


Like Cocoa for Coffee: How To Save Us Stupid Americans
by Roman Martel (Thu 03-25-1999)

...rsions of Blade Runner? With the subtle unicorn sequence added the whole movie takes on a new and more dangerous meaning. Without it the movie is still good, but it's a whole different animal. Ever seen the Abyss? This film had the same problem. With s...

[UK] Ergo Proxy Contest Sponsored By MVM (Mon 08-06-2007)

...s such as Blade Runner, Minority Report, A.I., Dark City and I, Robot, all of which it brilliantly references, both stylistically and thematically. [ Clip 1 ] [ Clip 2 ] [ Clip 3 ]The fine print:The fine print: All entries become the property of Animeo...

Viz Media Previews New Manga Series For 2009
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-05-2008)

...iscent of BLADE RUNNER and I, ROBOT, PLUTO: URASAWA X TEZUKA takes a storyline from Osamu Tezuka’s classic manga ASTRO BOY and radically retrofits Tezuka’s space-age optimism for a more chaotic age. Somebody is out to kill the world’s...

Death Race Interview III: Jason Statham: Death Racer for the New Millenium
by Josh Gordon (Wed 08-20-2008)

...e Matrix; Blade Runner I thought was great.   Q: You’ve also finished The Transporter 3?   JS: Yeah.   Q: Is that taking it up to another level also?   JS: We hope so. We’re always trying to make it go that way. ...


Cowboy Bebop Vol. #3
by Kevin Baylon (Thu 02-07-2002)

...cotash of Blade Runner, Bruce Lee, Dirty Harry and Jack Kerouac." I say that it is all these things - and possibly, even more. Session 3 will astound and touch you with its lighthearted outtakes on life in Toys in the Attic and Bohemian Rhapsody and wi...

Iria
by Roman Martel (Thu 02-14-2002)

...dark like Blade Runner. It's kinda got that used universe feel like Star Wars, but it also has a style all its own. This is very refreshing. The sound effects fit the world quite nicely. I especially liked the vehicle sound effects. Although sometimes ...

Comic-Con News: July 23 and July 24 Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-11-2008)

...auzirika (Blade Runner, Twin Peaks), Andy Mangels (The Real Ghostbusters, Slimer), Cliff Stephenson (Rambo, Crank 1 & 2), and Robert Meyer Burnett (Shoot ’Em Up, Free Enterprise 2). There will be lots of Q&A, so be sure to bring your ques...

Bubblegum Crisis Box Set
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-05-2004)

...nces from Blade Runner and a number of other western SF shows and isn\'t all that ashamed about it. While a lot of series have decent opening episodes, this is one of the better ones as it gets so much accomplished. One of my favorite stories from thi...


Bubblegum Crisis 2032 Collection
by John Eriani (Tue 02-20-2007)

...iscent of Blade Runner. The Knight Sabers are hired to rescue a young girl that appears to have been kidnapped by Boomers but there is more going on behind the scenes. Other episodes deal with some of the victims of Genom\'s greed and lust for power an...

Castle of Cagliostro
by TJ Rappel (Thu 02-07-2002)

...f the way Blade Runner was affected by the removal of Harrison Ford's narration). And thankfully, they call Lupin "Lupin" (not "Wolf" or "Rupan"), and after using Zantetsuken to slice off Lupin's burning clothes after he dives off the autogyro, Goemon ...

AFI Releases Top 10 Lists for Genre Classics
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-18-2008)

...LL 1951 6 BLADE RUNNER 1982 7 ALIEN 1979 8 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 1991 9 INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS 1956 10 BACK TO THE FUTURE 1985 WESTERN 1 THE SEARCHERS 1956 2 HIGH NOON 1952 3 SHANE 1953 4 UNFORGIVEN 1992 5 RED RIVER 1948 6 THE WILD BUNCH...

Making the GHOSTS OF MARS - Part 1
by John Thonen (Fri 06-22-2001)

... Cassidy (BLADE RUNNER) were added to the cast, along with relative newcomer Clea Duvall (THE FACULTY). Almost immediately, the cast began its rigorous physical training under the tutelage of stunt coordinator Jeff Imada, a Carpenter regular since 1986...


Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

...: 300 and Blade Runner Final Cut—First up, 300 creator Frank Miller, director Zack Snyder, stars including Lena Headey and David Wenham, producers Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari, and other special guests are on hand to discuss the groundbreaking ...

Imma Youjo Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 09-29-2003)

... a little Blade Runner, mix in some cool concepts from Strange Days, do it in anime style and get the women folk naked. Imma Youjo 2 fills the bill nicely in just such a way. Audio: As with the first disc, the only audio included is the Japanese trac...

Wesley Snipes Talks BLADE 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Additional reporting by Eric Moro) (Fri 03-22-2002)

Wesley Snipes is back in leather for the follow-up to the hit franchise starter, BLADE, based on the Marvel Comics character, and he is one happy vampire hunter. There's a simple reason why the actor is thrilled to don the shades for a second outing: Blad...

Genre Music Scores: The Best of the 1990s
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 02-10-2000)

...Vangelis’ BLADE RUNNER, and Richard Band’s METALSTORM (reportedly the first score to attempt the performance of an array of electronics recorded live in the same session with a 75-piece orchestra) developed the notion, and it was soon embraced by such ...


They Came, They Conquered, They Saw!
by Dan Cziraky (Sat 08-26-2000)

...on James (BLADE RUNNER). John Larroquette (STAR TREK 3: SPOCK`S KATRA) agreed to reprise his role as Narrator. Then, after months of speculation, former `60s TV horror host John `The Cool Ghoul` Zacherle (BRAIN DAMAGE), was given the nod to play Grandf...

The Top 10 Worst Genre Films of All Time
by Jet Lag (Mon 12-10-2007)

...bsp; 10. Blade Runner:  The Directors Cut  I hate the Directors cut. Ooohh. Deckard is a replicant! That’s like a bad screenwriting 101 class. I can imagine it now, “Hi Mrs. Screenwriting teacher, I wanted to give it a twist end...

Armitage III: Polymatrix
by Roman Martel (Wed 02-06-2002)

...basically Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell put together, with Total Recall thrown in for good measure. It deals with many of the same issues as GITS but for some reason it doesn't have the same impact. I'm think it's because GITS handled the ideas i...

THE LAUGHING DEAD: Video Sleeper
by John Thonen (Fri 01-21-2000)

...n that of BLADE RUNNER, yet often as well realized, within its own limitations, as that mega budget classic.Like BLADE RUNNER, the truth of who Hunter is and the ultimate truth of this dismal future, are less important than the journey to them. Gleason...


BATTLEFIELD EARTH
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 05-12-2000)

...killed in BLADE RUNNER. The difference is that, in BLADE RUNNER, the scene is a dramatic moment that shows how disgusted Deckard (Harrison Ford) is with himself for shooting a woman in the back (even if she is an android). In BATTLEFIELD EARTH, it`s al...

BATTLESTAR set visit and Olmos Interview
by News Editor (Thu 01-05-2006)

...een since Blade Runner. He's picked up where Blade Runner left off in many ways. That door was left open and nobody stepped in, and so he stepped in."The actor also discusses his character Commander William Adama and stated, "The biggest change Adama w...

Najica Blitz Tactics Collection (Thinpak)
by Brett Barkley (Tue 09-20-2005)

...ants from Blade Runner. Though they appear remarkably human, they are robots at heart and as such, struggle to react in ways genuinely human. But often the humaritts cannot reconcile the vast differences of being human and being created to appear hum...

A Tribute to Frederick S. Clarke, 1948-2000
by by John Thonen (Fri 10-27-2000)

...n, Conan, Blade Runner The Black Hole, The Thing and even a huge retrospective to Forbidden Planet. Other issues featured some of the earliest comprehensive looks at important new directorial talents such as John Carpenter and David Cronenberg. Som...


Your Cut
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-13-2007)

...is ‘Blade Runner’.  ‘Blade Runner: The Final Cut’ (yeah, right) comes out in a few weeks and I could finally re-cut the film where I could have both the voice over and the Unicorn, without the weird mountain shots at t...

J. Michael Straczynski Kills Me
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 08-12-2007)

...question, Blade Runner?   SOLAR ATTACK (SCIFI, 9PM PST)   Scientists fight to stop an impending devastating solar event. Hmm, we’ve only seen this a few other times in films haven’t we?   Sunday   THE 4400 ...

Who’s the Next Hero?
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 05-27-2007)

... K. Dick (Blade Runner) directed by Steven Spielberg.   THE FUGITIVE (TBS, 6:30am PST) A feature film adaptation of the classic television series about a man on the run who is accused of murdering his wife. This suspenseful film stars Tomm...

TM Revolution - Seventh Heaven
by Lauren Goodnight (Thu 06-24-2004)

...ducive to Blade Runner/Matrix/giant robot imaginings. Close your eyes with this one, and slip away. I highly recommend it in the face of every cliché. This is good stuff from familiar territory.FeaturesKey of SEVENTH HEAVEN ,Albireo (album ve...


Baldr Force OVA
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 05-15-2008)

... got from Blade Runner, while the virtual worlds are made up of sunshine and fun. This is particularly telling during one scene where a brief pan over a wired café shows the monitors of dozens of people in their own worlds and they're all brightly lit ...

AKIRA (1989)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 06-10-2001)

Katsuhiro Otomo`s anime masterpiece is one of the most ambitious pieces of cyberpunk ever committed to celluloid. With cinematic stylings inspired by BLADE RUNNER, the film follows an ambitious (sometimes convoluted) story of what happens when mere humans...

VES Announces 50 Most Influential
by News Editor (Sat 05-12-2007)

The Visual Effects Society announced this week the VES 50: The Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time, which was determined by a vote of their members. THE VES 50 are (Bold and Italics indicates a tie score) 1. Star Wars (1977) 2. ...

Paul Giamatti to play Philip K. Dick
by Karl Schneider (Tue 08-08-2006)

...including Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report. A Scanner Darkly is in theaters now.The nontraditional biopic will interweave the prolific author's life with his fiction and incorporate elements of his last unfinished novel, "The Owl in Dayli...


DARK CITY (1997)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 06-10-2001)

... K. Dick (Blade Runner, Total Recall) have postulated that one cannot be sure of one`s own identity when the memories that make up that identity may only be artificial implants.After the success of The Crow, director Alex Proyas apparently brooded long...

Batman Begins
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-28-2005)

...er Hauer (BLADE RUNNER) will play Earle, a businessman who seeks to make control over the Wayne financial empire while Bruce is busy elsewhere. Hauer played a similiar foe for another well known superhero recently, portraying Metropolis crime boss Morg...

Hauer joins BATMAN BEGINS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-25-2004)

Two more bad guys have joined the all-star cast of BATMAN BEGINS, now filming exterior shots in Iceland. Rutger Hauer (BLADE RUNNER) will play Earle, a businessman who seeks to make control over the Wayne financial empire while Bruce is busy elsewhere. Ha...

AFI To Select & Perform Top 25 Film Scores
by Randall Larson (Fri 05-20-2005)

... choices (BLADE RUNNER, EQUUS, HOFFA, SLEUTH). AFI's voters are allowed five write-in votes, allowing room for some of the major scores not included on their list such as THE BLUE MAX, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, FAR FROM THE MADDING ...


Angel Blade Punish
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-17-2006)

What They SayMoena was a normal college girl until she discovered that she had special powers hidden within her body by her father. When Dark Mother and her army of sexy demon women threaten the virgins of the world, Moena transforms into the naked masked...

Tekkaman Blade Set 3
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 08-23-2007)

What They SayIt is 2300 AD. 192 years after the world has united, \"ORS\" (Orbital Ring System) was built 300 km above Earth. ORS functioned as the center of industries, and provided energy to Earth. One day, unknown outer animals (or human beings?) attac...

Angel Blade Returns
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 02-15-2006)

What They SayThe jiggling juggernaut of justice is back to deal her special brand of bouncing, buxom punishment to the evildoers who have kidnapped her best friend. As the helpless coed writhes in the clutches of her sadistic captors, only one thing is ce...

BLADE II
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 03-22-2002)

In 1996, BLADE began with a fabulous, kinetic sequence set in a vampire disco where jets of blood rained down from the ceiling as the bloodsuckers attacked their suddenly alarmed victims only to be interrupted by the arrival of vampire hunter Blade (Wesl...


BLADE: The Series
by Tim Janson (Tue 03-04-2008)

After getting mostly negative reviews from critics and most fans, Blade the Series ended after just 12 episodes. New Line Home Entertainment is now bringing the complete series to fans in a four disc DVD set which includes the two-part pilot episode...

ADV Announces Princess Blade DVD (Tue 10-07-2003)

STYLISH MARTIAL ARTS THRILLER IN STORES NOVEMBER 18, 2003 HOUSTON, October 7, 2003-ADV Films announced today a November 18, 2003 street date for the DVD release of the stunningly beautiful Japanese martial arts motion picture "The Princess Blade," which...

Spiral Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 04-22-2005)

What They SayA high stakes game pits Eyes Rutherford’s steely nerves against an old friend. Strategy, precision and skill are the difference between freedom and conscription by the Blade Children. But when both Rio and Hiyono are taken captive by Hu...

Tekkaman Blade Set 1
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-09-2007)

What They SayIt is the near future, United Space Calendar Year 192. The evil alien Radam has besieged the Earth, gaining control of the enormous Orbital Ring that surrounds the planet and raining down mysterious spores that fill Earth with alien plants. ...


COMICSCAPE PART DEUX: SHARPENING THE BLADE WITH A SPIKE
by KURT AMACKER (Thu 06-29-2006)

Amid all the well-deserved attention for SUPERMAN RETURNS, the two-hour pilot of BLADE: THE SERIES premiered on Spike-TV last night. It stands as a significant move for Marvel Entertainment, as the company continues to adapt its comic properties to new ...

"I've seen things..."
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 12-18-2007)

Finally, ‘Blade Runner’ is being given the much needed “Ultimate Collector's Edition” treatment. Personally, I am going for the Five-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition with all the trimmings; it does come with a Matchbox type S...

BLADE: TRINITY sucks some viewers
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-29-2004)

As was promised last week, New Line Cinema has informed us that the trailer for BLADE: TRINITY is now online and available exclusively from MSN. To get you in the mood for the return of the Daywalker, New Line has provided us with this official synopsis o...

BLADE II
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 10-02-2002)

Stephen Norrington’s talent for movie action and sci-fi worked beautifully to make BLADE one of the best superhero flicks ever made. Guillermo Del Toro is much more oriented toward atmosphere and gothic horror, and although this sequel has tons of action,...


Animation Runner Kuromi
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 09-05-2003)

What They SayFrom the director of Fruits Basket, Now and Then, Here and There, and Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl! Ever wonder what it would be like to work for an animation studio? Kuromi just landed her dream job at the famous Studio Petit, and boy is she ...

Animation Runner Kuromi 2
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 04-20-2006)

What They SayKuromi is back, and more determined than ever to make it in the anime business. But all hell breaks loose when the boss quits smoking just when the workload bursts out of control. Can Kuromi overcome this almost insurmountable obstacle?The Re...

"Blade #3"
by Kurt Amacker (Mon 11-20-2006)

I reviewed the first issue of Blade a couple of months ago with dire predictions of a future of cancellations and relegations to the quarter bin.  The second issue didn’t impress me much more.  However, with this third issue, Marc Gugge...

BLADE
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 09-29-2006)

In theory, I really like Blade. I love Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's old TOMB OF DRACULA, where the character first appeared. I still watch the first two movies, and I never fail to buy the latest Marvel relaunch. Unfortunately, the latter incarnation ...


Toro! Toro! Director Guillermo del Toro on BLADE 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Additional reporting by Eric Moro) (Mon 03-18-2002)

If he had his druthers, director Guillermo del Toro would be at your local cineplex right now, making sure the sound balance was properly adjusted. It's that desire to address all the details that has made him a standout in the industry. But of course, he...

Goyer on BLADE 2 and 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 02-28-2002)

 "I had read the TOMB OF DRACULA comics when I was a kid and I was familiar with Blade and really liked Blade when I was young," BLADE 2 screenwriter David Goyer recently revealed. "When I heard New Line was initially interested in doing a BLADE movi...

Tekkaman Blade Set 2
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 05-03-2007)

What They SayAfraid of losing control and attacking Aki or the Space Knights, D-Boy finds himself paralyzed in battle. The team is rescued by Balzac, piloting the military\'s Powered Suit, the artificial Tekkaman, Sol. Then the invading Radam aliens step ...

"Blade: #4"
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-21-2006)

Marvel gives us another bleak, single-issue Christmas romp.  This time, Blade fights a department store Santa Claus possessed by a body-jumping demon that won’t stay put long enough for Blade to kill him.  In the course of their fisticu...


ADV Films Announces VENUS VS. VIRUS, BLADE OF THE PHANTOM MASTER for Nov. 13 (Fri 09-14-2007)

Includes Launch of New Series Venus Versus Virus HOUSTON, September 14, 2007 "ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to present four great new titles, including the standalone feature Blade of the Phantom Mas...

Blade of Heaven Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Mon 05-30-2005)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Yong-Su Hwang / Artist: Kyung-Il YangTranslated by:Lauren NaAdapted by:What They Say After an imprisonment of five days in Heaven, which equals five years on Earth, Soma is sent to the human world to recover the lost s...

BLADE: TRINITY
by Abbie Bernstein (Wed 12-08-2004)

BLADE: TRINITY is the third film about vampire-hunting "Daywalker" half-vampire Blade (Wesley Snipes). Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, the BLADE movies have always been more action than horror-oriented (di...

BLADE the TV series is almost here
by Karl Schneider (Thu 06-22-2006)

BLADE, the TV series, is set to debut on June 28th with a two-hour premiere on Spike TV. Eleven more one-hour episodes have been ordered, and there's already talk of a second season.A contest to publicize the show was recently won by Jason Bravener from ...


BLADE II
by Tony Whitt (Mon 03-25-2002)

Now that the wait is over and fans can witness the return of Wesley Snipes as Blade in the spring?s first opening salvo in the comic book film wars (with a certain webhead waiting in the wings to take up the slack once the vampire hunter has done his work...

Early DVD Review: Tekkaman Blade (Thu 05-03-2007)

Dipping into June once again, we\'ve got an early look at the 06/05/2007 release of Tekkaman Blade Set 2 (of 3) from Media Blasters. As with many titles from this company, chances of finding it early are pretty strong depending on the retailer.

DVD Review: Tekkaman Blade (Thu 08-23-2007)

Nothing can slow up a review schedule like a sixteen episode set but when they\'re as fun as this one is you just don\'t mind. Taking a look at the 08/14/2007 release from Media Blasters, we\'ve got a look at Tekkaman Blade Set 3 (of 3).

Adult DVD Review: Angel Blade Punish (Wed 05-17-2006)

Finishing off the adult pile today, which means more is bound to show up within minutes, we\'ve got a look at the 04/24/2006 release of Angel Blade Punish from Kitty Media.


Adult DVD Review: Angel Blade Returns (Wed 02-15-2006)

Almost a year after bringing out the first two episodes, 02/07/2006 saw the release of Angel Blade Returns from Anime 18.

Adult DVD Review: Angel Blade (Fri 03-04-2005)

Due out on 03/08/2005 from the Anime 18 label of Central Park Media, we\'ve got a look at their release of Angel Blade.

Angel Blade Follow-Up (Fri 03-04-2005)

To be added to the review posted earlier, we did receive information from Central Park Media regarding the 3rd episode of Angel Blade that wasn\'t on the DVD release: \"Episode 3 was acquired and it will be released at some point later in the future.\"

Blade of the Phantom Master (Shin Angyo Onshi)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 11-14-2007)

What They SayIn the ashes of Justice, Two Heroes Stand Alone! Long ago, the legends say, there was a secret army. Unseen until needed, these warriors struck from the shadows, protecting justice and defending the Jushin Empire from both tyrants and thiev...


Early DVD Review: Animation Runner Kuromi (Thu 04-20-2006)

After a very successful first OVA a few years back, Central Park Media will be releasing on 05/09/2006 the follow-up with Animation Runner Kuromi 2 and it manages to recapture a lot of the fun of the first.

Fangs and feds join BLADE: TRINITY
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-06-2003)

The Vancouver Sun newspaper has published the names of more actors who have been hired to star in BLADE: TRINITY. Joining the previously announced ensemble consisting of Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessical Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Dominic Pursell, Tri...

Sky Blade, Sword of Heavens Vol.#01
by Mike Dungan (Sat 07-24-2004)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story: Hyun Kang-Suk | Art: Ah ShinTranslated by:Trisha EgglestonAdapted by:What They SayJih-Ro is destined to become the ruler of the land, but someone else shares his fate, a man born on the same day and at the same time as ...

44 Days of Christmas: Tekkaman Blade Contest (Wed 11-21-2007)

        It's Christmas Goodness here at AnimeOnDVD and we're giving away a disc a day through the end of December 2007! Each day will be a new prize and you'll have a chance to win!Today's prize is a copy of Tekkama...


Early DVD Review: Tekkaman Blade (Fri 02-09-2007)

Getting in a nice early look at this sixteen episode collection, we\'ve put some thoughts together on the 03/27/2007 release of the Tekkaman Blade Collection 1 (of 3) set from Media Blasters.

Animation Runner Kuromi Licensed? (Wed 11-27-2002)

Forum reader \"Falls on Deaf Ears\" recently emailed the folks at Yumeta, who released the original Daichi comedy Animation Runner Kuromi and they replied back by saying that Central Park Media has the license for the first episode with a planned June 200...

Blade has been canceled
by Karl Schneider (Mon 10-02-2006)

Spike TV's original series BLADE has been canceled due to poor ratings.In an interview with Sci Fi Wire a Spike TV representative said, "It won't be renewed for a second season. I can tell you that Spike TV was very happy with the creative part of Blade. ...

Animation Runner Kuromi OVA 2 Coming Soon (Tue 11-25-2003)

As posted by forum regular tseniv today, Yumeta\'s release of Animation Runner Kuromi OVA 2 is set for 01/28/2004 in Japan, at least according to Animate. While that site doesn\'t list much information, tseniv received confirmation that the OVA will indee...


BLADE #3
by Tony Whitt (Sun 06-09-2002)

As someone who's not the biggest fan of Wesley Snipes even at the best of times and who avoided the two BLADE films like the plague they are, I'm probably not the type of reader that the creators of the new BLADE series from Marvel's MAX line is trying to...

Affleck Ready to Adapt BLADE ITSELF
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 03-11-2008)

Director Ben Affleck and producer Sean Bailey, who produced Gone Baby Gone, are reuniting for a new crime novel adaptation called The Blade Itself, says the Hollywood Reporter. The duo will produce the film through Bailey's Idealogy shingle after Miramax ...

Corner spills details about BLADE: TRINITY
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-30-2003)

Creature Corner is the first website to publish a script review of BLADE III, a.k.a. BLADE TRINITY by writer David Goyer. Ryan Rotten, the reviewer, gives Goyer's third tale of the Daywalker a positive recommendation and also reveals plenty of story spoil...

BLADE TV Show Website Launches!
by Karl Schneider (Sun 05-28-2006)

The website for the upcoming BLADE live action TV series has launched. You can view it here. The BLADE series will debut with a two-hour premiere Wednesday, June 28 on Spike TV. Eleven more one-hour episodes have been ordered, and there's already talk o...


Blade Dancer: Lineage Of Light
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sun 08-13-2006)

Blade Dancer is a rare breed of games slowly coming out onto the PSP. They are called "Role-playing games" or RPGs, and they are all about doing tasks and gaining experience to make your characters stronger. Okay, putting all jokes aside, I was saying tha...

Goyer talks BLADE 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 07-26-2002)

BLADE franchise writer/producer David S. Goyer is talking again about what's coming up with BLADE 3, and it looks like the film is shifting stories. A few months back, Goyer said the movie would find the Daywalker (Wesley Snipes) fighting in a world run b...

Goyer hints at BLADE TV series
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 06-25-2002)

It looks like things are getting better and better for one of the best comics-to-film transitions of the last decade. As things are moving forward on the third and final BLADE movie, it seems the mythology of half-man, half-vampire Blade and his neve-rend...

BLADE Action Figure
by News Editor (Wed 12-28-2005)

Medicom Toy has released images of their upcoming 12" Marvel "Real Action Heroes" poseable Blade figure.Click here to visit their site. Check out the "New Item" section for three more images of the figure.The figure will be released in 2006.


BLADE #1 Preview
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 02-26-2002)

  With BLADE 2 reaching theaters on March 22, Marvel Comics is launching its ongoing BLADE comic series under the MAX imprint. On Monday, the publisher three pages from BLADE #1, written by Christopher Hinz with art by Steve Pugh. Here...

BLADE 2 Info
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 12-21-2001)

Scribe David Goyer has been talking about the coming BLADE 2.While talking to the Comics Continuum, Goyer spoke of how the second film in the new franchise differed from the first, saying, "If you consider T2 and ALIENS two of the best sequels, what they ...

Sin: The Movie
by Dani Moure (Tue 01-06-2004)

What They SayEnter the world of SIN. In the 21st century, the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face but a single barrier, an elite strike-force labeled Hardcorps. Led by Colonel John Blad...

A bite-sized taste of BLADE: TRINITY
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-11-2004)

The fellows at The Movie Box were obviously watching the broadcast of this year's MTV Movie Awards and they must have liked the preview clip from BLADE: TRINITY an awful lot. We know this to be a fact because the site is now hosting the MTV segment in its...


Sucking back that new BLADE: TRINITY movie trailer
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 09-17-2004)

The full trailer for BLADE: TRINITY has been released to the Web, ready to blast you with a stream of photons and sonic wails. The new vid fleshes out the film's set-up, showing Blade being hounded by law enforcement as a psychopath, meeting the Nightstal...

The gang's all here for BLADE 3
by Eric Moro (Fri 03-08-2002)

While writer-producer David Goyer has been talking up potential plot points for a third film in the vampire hunting BLADE franchise, never has he stated that the project would be a definite go... until now."It's pretty much a go, unless the tracking is so...

Blade 2 (Mon 05-20-2002)

Plot:When the warrior Blade travels back in time and affects the past, he accidentally triggers the deadly 'Blood Tide.' When he returns to his present, he finds that the Tide has caused the world to be overrun by vampires, and must use all his powers to ...

Del Toro Gushes BLADE 2
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-02-2001)

BLADE 2 helmer Guillermo del Toro is talking about how he approached directing the coming Wesley Snipes starring sequel based on the Marvel Comics character.While talking to SCREEN INTERNATIONAL, del Toro revealed, "I was attracted to the idea of making v...


Animation Runner Kuromi
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 01-01-2001)

What They SayThe Review!Animation Runner Kuromi is a simple and light hearted story about the trouble of making an anime show come in on time. This stuff doesn\'t happen by magic you know, lots of people work really hard to make deadlines and great lookin...

Staking a Claim for Success
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 01-12-2002)

He's a bad-ass Vampire Slayer with a take-no-prisoners attitude and the kind of skills that would make even a blonde ex-cheerleader from Sunnydale blush. He has a lineage that ties him inextricably to the very creatures he hunts, which is perhaps his grea...

BLADE 2 poster hits theaters
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 01-18-2002)

 For those of you who might not be going to the theater this weekend, we've snagged one of the most interesting new posters that just arrived at cinemas around the country. That would be BLADE 2, coming in March.Click on the poster for a larger view.

BLADE Comics in March
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 12-07-2001)

Marvel Comics has announced it will launch its ongoing BLADE series, part of the adult-oriented MAX line, in March to coincide with the theatrical release of BLADE 2.Chris Hinz is writing the book, with Steve Pugh providing art for the first arc. Timothy ...


BLADE moving to the small screen?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 01-18-2002)

In an exclusive interview with CINESCAPE Magazine (on sale now) centering on the many Marvel comics projects now making their way to the big screen, Marvel Studios head Avi Arad revealed that following the completion of the proposed BLADE trilogy (the sec...

Del Toro talks BLADE 2
by Christopher Allan Smith and Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 03-21-2002)

Director Guillermo del Toro has talked to us about his latest, BLADE 2, which hits theaters Friday. In the interview, del Toro discussed his hope to amp up the horror of BLADE with the second installment. "I felt that the two things I could offer to the ...

Goyer talks BLADE 2, 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 03-20-2002)

In an exclusive interview with CINESCAPE magazine, David Goyer producer/screenwriter for BLADE 2 let drop his experience working on the hotly anticipated vampire slaying sequel (hitting theaters Friday) as well as BLADE 3. "There were no difficulties in w...

Del Toro talks BLADE 2
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 01-28-2002)

In an exclusive interview featured in this month's CINESCAPE magazine, Guillermo Del Toro discusses the hotly anticipated BLADE 2, and why he could never direct a SUPERMAN movie.In talking about both BLADE 2 and his winter release, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, D...


BLADE 2 soundtrack set
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 01-28-2002)

Following in the footsteps of the original BLADE soundtrack, the tie-in disc for the sequel, BLADE 2, will blend hard-edged hip-hop with pounding techno tracks.The album sports songs by Moby and Mystikal, along with Eve, Redman, Busta Rhymes and Crystal M...

Blade of the Immortal (aka: Mugen no Jyuunin) Vol.#15
by Jarred Pine (Sun 05-21-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiroaki SamuraTranslated by:Dana LewisAdapted by:What They SayKidnapped and bound by three Itto-ryu warriors, Rin is unable to warn her bodyguard Manji, the immortal swordsman, that he\'s heading into a trap. To make matters w...

Blade of the Immortal Contest (Thu 11-15-2007)

It\'s not running here but it\'s most definitely worth mentioning. Dark Horse Comics is running a new Blade of the Immortal contest in which they\'re giving away four sets of all seventeen (17!) volumes of the series produced to date. It\'s an essay conte...

Del Toro talks more BLADE 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 04-05-2002)

The talk for BLADE 3 continues even while BLADE 2 rakes in the cash. Director Guillermo del Toro is hoping to pitch New Line soon on the project, which may be set 20 years after the events of BLADE 2. "If New Line and Wesley [Snipes] go for the premise th...


Tekkaman Blade II
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 11-06-2001)

What They SayTen years have passed since the original series (Tekknoman to fans of the U.S. TV series) as a new breed of Tekkaman face off against their powerful enemy- Radham. Our heroes must struggle to overcome the shadows of their past even as they sc...

Spiral Vol. #2
by Dani Moure (Fri 04-20-2007)

What They SayAs Ayumu and Hiyono continue to investigate the murder of Mr. Imazato, an impending danger lurks. Hiyono becomes the target of the Blade Children\'s latest ploy, who issue Ayumu his greatest challenge yet - a chance to settle things once and ...

BLADE 3 and Other Goyer Projects
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 08-21-2001)

Scribe David Goyer has been talking about his screenwriter cum director career. While talking to Variety columnist Michael Fleming, Goyer spoke of the BLADE 3 project, which New Line has already ordered up, saying, "After BLADE 3, I'm done writing for oth...

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Del Toro On BLADE 2
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 08-21-2001)

Guillermo del Toro sounds very excited about his coming BLADE 2.While talking to Popcorn, del Toro revealed that he is currently editing the film, which he wrapped four weeks ago. The helmer says, "I really, really, really love the thing. I'm enjoying mys...

Staking out the premiere of BLADE: TRINITY
by Sue Schneider (Wed 12-29-2004)

New Line Cinema recently held the premiere for BLADE: TRINITY at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.BLADE: TRINITY is written and directed by David S. Goyer, who has written all three films in the trilogy, which is based on characters ...

BLADE Bound for Small Screen
by News Editor (Wed 05-04-2005)

Spike TV announced the network will turn the BLADE franchise of films into a TV series for early 2006. New Line Television and Marvel Studios will produce the show along with David Goyer. No definite word has been given yet on whether or not Goyer will w...

Blade Runners: Part 2
by Carl Cortez (Fri 01-21-2005)

As UPN and WB throw away the genre shows that put them on the map (ENTERPRISE, BUFFY, ANGEL) and Fox repeatedly refuses to give the next potential X-Files franchise a chance to blossom, who would've figured the PAX network would be the last hope for genre...


New Images From Spike's BLADE
by News Editor (Fri 01-13-2006)

Blackfilm.com has posted some new images for Spike TV's two-hour original action drama BLADE.The movie will premiere on Spike TV this June. It stars Kirk "Sticky" Jones, Jill Wagner, Neil Jackson, Nelson Lee and Jessica Gower. David S. Goyer and Geoff Joh...

DVD Review: Blade of the Phantom Master (Wed 11-14-2007)

We\'ve got another ADV Films review ready this week as we take a look at their new 11/13/2007 release of Blade of the Phantom Master (Shin Angyo Onshi).

Manga Review: Blade of the Immortal (Sun 05-21-2006)

We were a bit surprised to see this come in from Dark Horse for review but it\'s one of Jarred\'s longest run series so we had him take a look at the February 2006 release of Blade of the Immortal Vol. #15 (of 17).

Teknoman Collection Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-06-2006)

What They SayThe year is 2087, and humanity is about to lose its position as the dominant life form on planet Earth. An endless swarm of biomechanical beings known as the Venomoids descends from space. Earth\'s Space Knights are no match for the Venemoid ...


Blade Runners: Part 1
by Carl Cortez (Thu 01-20-2005)

As UPN and WB throw away the genre shows that put them on the map (ENTERPRISE, BUFFY, ANGEL) and Fox repeatedly refuses to give the next potential X-FILES franchise a chance to blossom, who would've figured the PAX network would be the last hope for ...

BLADE: TRINITY trailer next week
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-23-2004)

New Line Cinema has informed us that the trailer for BLADE: TRINITY will hit the Web sometime next week. The exact specific day and time remain unknown but as soon as we're able to tell you, you'll know it too.We can tell you that a doormat is up and runn...

Goyer shifts course with BLADE 3?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 06-03-2002)

David Goyer, the writer we can, and should, all thank for the first two BLADE films, is talking about his work in the upcoming third in the trilogy, BLADE 3. According to Goyer, a prolific comic-and-screen writer, he's decided to shift away from the idea ...

Del Toro will not direct BLADE 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 05-15-2002)

Despite voicing several times he'd like to direct the third and final BLADE film, Guillermo Del Toro will be unable to helm the film. Reason being, Del Toro will be directing his adaptation of the comic book HELLBOY, and New Line Cinemas is hoping to get ...


From BLADE to BATMAN?
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-27-2003)

Anonymous sources have told Variety that screenwriter David Goyer is in discussions to write a new BATMAN script for director Christopher Nolan (INSOMNIA). Goyer is the guy who first cracked how to do a good Marvel movie by penning BLADE and its subseque...

ZONE OF THE ENDERS: THE SECOND RUNNER
by James Stevenson (Fri 04-04-2003)

Hideo Kojima is a great game developer without a doubt the METAL GEAR series is one of the most popular of all-time and has made him a celebrity. But not as well known is ZONE OF THE ENDERS. The original game was released with a playable demo of METAL GE...

BLADE 3 for X-Mas
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-15-2004)

New Line Cinema has pushed back the release of BLADE: TRINITY from its August berth to the holidays. The third film in the adventures of the Daywalker will now open on December 10, 2004.The company has shifted its release for CELLULAR to take BLADE 3's ol...

Goyer gets behind the camera for BLADE III
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-02-2003)

Screenwriter David Goyer, who wrote all three screenplays for the BLADE series, is finally getting promoted. Variety reports that the writer will direct BLADE III for New Line Cinema, with an anticipated start date sometime this summer.This will be Goyer...


BLADE 3 gets going
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 04-24-2002)

New Line Cinemas, happy with the big opening and strong showing of their vampire fight flick BLADE 2, has again hired BLADE scribe David Goyer, this time to pen a third film. This comes only weeks after Goyer hinted he'd like to take a DARK KNIGHT RETURNS...

SiN
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 10-14-2000)

What They SayEnter the world of SIN. In the 21st century, the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face but a single barrier, an elite strike-force labeled Hardcorps. Lead by Colonel John Bla...

BLADE 2 Pix
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 09-28-2001)

A number of pictures from New Line Cinema's upcoming BLADE 2 have turned up online. The French Premiere magazine website posted four images from the coming film in which Wesley Snipes reprises the title role under the direction of Guillermo del Toro.Click...

SEGA ANNOUNCES BLEACHâ„¢ TO SLASH ITS WAY ONTO THE WII AND NINTENDO DS (Sat 07-07-2007)

Hit TV Series Delivers Intense Swordfights in Video Game Debut in North America SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (July 6, 2007) " SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that Bleachâ„¢: Shattered Blade will be available on the Wiiâ„...


Spiral Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 02-02-2005)

What They SayAs Ayumu and Hiyono continue to investigate the murder of Mr. Imazato, an impending danger lurks. Hiyono becomes the target of the Blade Children’s latest ploy, who issue Ayumu his greatest challenge yet—a chance to settle things ...

De Bont Directing DARWIN'S BLADE
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 10-26-2001)

Director-producer Jan de Bont (SPEED, TWISTER, THE HAUNTING) is teaming with writer-producer John Pogue (U.S. MARSHALS) to develop an action-drama concept for the ABC TV network called DARWIN'S BLADE.Based on the novel of the same name by Dan Simmons, foc...

BLADE 2 DVD release date set
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 05-20-2002)

Comics 2 Film has revealed the release date for this spring's best genre flick, BLADE 2. September 10 has been set for the second in the big screen BLADE trilogy. Though no word on extras are available yet, the disc for the original BLADE flick was chocke...

BLADE 3 closes in on director
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 07-09-2002)

While the BLADE series has had the strength of one writer, David Goyer, it's had three different directors. Or, it's going to. After BLADE 2 director Guillermo Del Toro decided to forgo a return in order to direct HELLBOY, New Line Cinema is eyeing German...


BLADE 2 coming to DVD in August
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 06-27-2002)

After shredding up the box office this last spring, the second film in the projected BLADE trilogy, the simply named BLADE 2, will be hitting the streets in DVD form this August 30 in a Platinum Edition. That news, coming from New Line Home Entertainment,...

Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning Vol.#03
by Danielle Van Gorder (Tue 05-27-2008)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kyo Shirodaira / Eita MizunoTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Christine SchillingWhat They SayWhen one of Ayumu\'s teachers promises to give him a few clues about the Blade Children, the deceptively cute Rio, one of ...

Digital Debate
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-20-2006)

Hail and well met, my heroes and villains. Welcome to another Wednesday and another COMICSCAPE. Last week's column on digital and web comics generated several letters of civil disagreement. Thankfully, everyone kept my mother, my wife, and my personal ...

Spiral Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 11-23-2004)

What They SayWhat are the Blade Children? This is a question Ayumu Narumi has been asking himself since his brother disappeared two years ago. But today isn\'t a day to bother with that as Ayumu has been accused of murder. While he tries to defend himself...


Spiral Vol. #1
by Dani Moure (Thu 02-15-2007)

What They Say\"I\'m going to pursue the mystery of the Blade Children.\" With these words Kiyotaka Narumi vanished without a trace. Two years later, Kiyotaka\'s disappearance still haunts his younger brother Ayumu. The wheel of fate turned when Kiyotaka ...

Manga Review: Blade of Heaven (Mon 05-30-2005)

Jarred\'s got a look at another new series that\'s started this year with the March 2005 release of Blade of Heaven Vol. #1 (of 15) from TOKYOPOP.

.hack//SIGN Vol. #1: Login
by Tom Chung (Sun 04-13-2003)

The Review!The technical aspects of the show and the LE box are pretty much as Chris has described it. The music and video are very well done and outstrip what\'s on Cartoon Network. Even the sound levels have been corrected so the background music does...

Back in Black (and Browder)
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 07-25-2005)

Ah, first week back, another Comic-Con in the rearview, and even a week later, I'm somehow still slightly jetlagged and hung over. But I can only rely on the mensch-like generosity of Mr. Davis for so long, so I guess I'd better get back on the proverbia...


Phantoms and Free DVD Players
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-09-2003)

In last week’s column, I put out an offer to sell my credibility in exchange for new electronics equipment. Well, no DVD player manufacturers or retailers have responded to my offer (which still stands), but I’m gonna tell you how you can get a DVD player...

Goyer talks BLADE 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 07-12-2002)

In an interview talking up the third, and at this point supposedly final BLADE film, screenwriter/producer David S. Goyer have some indications BLADE 3 might not be the final film. "Well, we're going to make a third one, but I don't know that there will b...

Genre Film Festivals Hit the Windy City
by John Thonen (Sat 06-01-2002)

...s Joanna (BLADE RUNNER, GHOSTS OF MARS) Cassidy, Hammer Studios femme fatale Ingrid (VAMPIRE LOVERS) Pitt, film director Stuart (RE-ANIMATOR) Gordon who will be premiering his latest effort, DAGON - and former child star Billy (DAY THE EARTH STOOD STI...

Clipping suckheads in BLADE: TRINITY
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-13-2004)

Maxim Online has posted an exclusive clip from New Line Cinema's BLADE: TRINITY online shoiwing Abigail Whistler (played by Jessica Biel) kick some undead ass. First shown at last month's San Diego Comic Convention to fans, the clip shows off Abigail goin...


BLADE TV Trailer
by News Editor (Thu 03-23-2006)

The trailer for the new, upcoming BLADE TV Series has been posted on line by a couple of sites. It was premiered at Wizard World LA convention this past weekend. As previously repored the stars Kirk "Sticky" Jones, Jill Wagner, Neil Jackson, Nelson Lee a...

BLADE writer becomes INVISIBLE
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-05-2004)

Now that his work on BLADE: TRINITY is nearly over, screenwriter/director David Goyer is considering what his next project will be. One new possibility is a remake of the Swedish supernatural thriller THE INVISIBLE for DreamWorks and Spyglass Entertainmen...

Director Sharpens Blade for "Saw 2"
by News Editor (Wed 03-23-2005)

Darren Lynn Bousman has been hired by Twisted Pictures and Lions Gate Films to direct "Saw 2." Bousman wrote the script for "Saw 2," which he developed with Leigh Whannel, writer and co-star of the original pic, and James Wan, the original director.Princi...

Spike Gives Jones the BLADE
by News Editor (Thu 11-10-2005)

Spike TV has set Kirk Jones to star in their new BLADE TV series. David Goyer is executive producing and co-writing the script with the comic's author Geoff Johns.The cable channel hopes to premiere the show in June 2006.


Snipes Sharpens Blade for New Line
by News Editor (Thu 04-21-2005)

Wesley Snipes has sued New Line Cinema, writer-director David Goyer and Toby Emmerich, executive producer of BLADE: TRINITY in a wide-ranging federal lawsuit "seeking more than $5 million in damages."Snipes "alleges that in violation of his contract, the ...

Goyer talks again on BLADE 3
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 08-29-2002)

BLADE franchise writer/producer David S. Goyer is talking again about the fast developing BLADE 3 film, and it looks like things are going well for the third (and rumored final) installment."Marvel has just approved the story for BLADE 3. I'm working on a...

New looks for BLADE: TRINITY trailer
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-30-2004)

A reader wrote in to tell us that the official website for BLADE: TRINITY has been updated again, and it now includes a link to watch the new trailer in QuickTime and Windows Media. There's also an official message forum now at the site which needs some c...

BLADE III targets new vamp hunters
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-21-2003)

VAN WILDER star Ryan Reynolds is in talks to play vampire hunter Hannibal King in BLADE: TRINITY for director David Goyer. Hannibal would be a close ally to another vampire hunter, Whistler's daughter, who may in fact be played by BIRDS OF PREY actress As...


THE FAST RUNNER (ATANARJUAT)
by KEVIN CANFIELD (Mon 03-10-2003)

The wo