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Hostage
by Coming Attractions (Thu 01-08-2004)

...as a LAPD hostage negotiator due to a tragedy, a burned-out policeman takes the job of chief of police for a small town. His quiet is interrupted when a group of criminals take his wife and daughter hostage, forcing him to confront his demons.Release D...

Bruce held HOSTAGE
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 01-08-2004)

Bruce Willis will star in HOSTAGE, a tense action film scheduled to start filming later this month. In the movie Willis plays Jeff Talley, a former LAPD hostage negotiator who left his job after a child was killed by a madman in a situation he was called ...

Bruce Willis to star in HOSTAGE
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Fri 11-15-2002)

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY reports that Bruce Willis will star in Revolution Studios' HOSTAGE.In HOSTAGE, Willis is an ex-negotiator whose botched hostage situation continues to haunt him. In an effort to prove himself, he takes one last case, which involves th...


HOSTAGE
by Abbie Bernstein (Sun 03-13-2005)

HOSTAGE starts so promisingly that we have high hopes. Ace LAPD hostage negotiator Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) tries to talk down a crazed man, angling for a resolution in which nobody dies. The situation ends disastrously. A year later, Jeff has moved awa...

Willis set for HOSTAGE
by Mike Whybark (Tue 11-12-2002)

VARIETY notes that Bruce Willis is confirmed to star in HOSTAGE, an adaptation of the novel by Robert Crais. The project had originally been set for MGM but was moved to Revolution Studios by Cheyenne Enterprises, Willis' production company.HOSTAGE recoun...

Dragon Ball Z Saga 5: Goku Held Hostage
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 09-29-2005)

What They SayAfter waking up dazed and disoriented, Goku discovers that watching him are two giant ogres who want nothing more than to use the hero as a play toy! If Goku can defeat their challenges, the pair vows to show him the way back to Snake Way. Bu...

Yugo the Negotiater English Cast List (-)

Director: Scott McClennen Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm ADR Script: Clint Bickham Synopsis: Yugo the Negotiator is a series broken up into two separate halves. In the first half, Yugo (a professional negotiator who specializes in hostage releases) goes...


Foxy Nudes
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-02-2007)

What They SayEtsuko Yamanobe is one foxy newscaster, and the top anchorwoman on Tokyo Flower Television. Desperate to coax some hot ratings out of a limp sweeps week, Etsuko gets herself a front-row seat to an unfolding hostage crisis. But even though Dam...

RETROACTIVE
by John Thonen (Thu 03-14-2002)

... a police hostage negotiator trapped in a time loop, repeating the same hour of time, each time not only failing to stop an act of violence, but instead witnessing it escalating. Karen (Kylie Travis) is driving through a remote stretch of Texas desert ...

DVD Review of The Cottage
by Tim Janson (Sun 05-04-2008)

...ken their hostage Tracey (Jennifer Ellison) out to a remote cottage and from there, everything that can go wrong does. Tracey doesn’t make things easy on her witless captors…she’s loud, foulmouthed, and frankly scares the hell o...

Read Or Die TV Vol. #6
by Bryan Morton (Tue 07-11-2006)

...igh-value hostage, hoping to buy them some time. Unfortunately, that gives the ever-resourceful Wendy time to plan a counterattack, and more than one person can play the hostage game While Wendy\'s working on her hostage release plan, the gang end up...


Black Lagoon Vol. #1
by Christopher Homer (Tue 03-11-2008)

What They SayRokuro Okajima is a meek, mundane and metropolitan man on a business trip to South East Asia. But things quickly go from pleasure cruise to festival of pain when modern day pirates board the ship and take him hostage! Revy, Dutch and Benny ar...

Full Metal Panic! Novel Vol.#01 - Fighting Boy Meets Girl
by Greg Hackmann (Tue 09-04-2007)

...young KGB hostage. Almost immediately afterwards, Sousuke and fellow soldiers Melissa Mao and Kurz Weber are assigned a curious new mission: to monitor Japanese high school student Kaname Chidori, who Lieutenant Commander Kalinin believes to be a pote...

Yugo the Negotiator Complete Collection (Thinpak)
by Ben Leary (Wed 10-17-2007)

What They SaySynopsis Pakistan: Episodes 1-6 A hostage has been taken in Pakistan; the chances of his survival are slim to none. Yugo Beppu, the world’s leading private negotiator, is called to the scene by the hostage’s daug...

Yugo the Negotiator Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 08-08-2005)

What They SayA hostage has been taken in Pakistan; the chances of his survival are slim to none. With keen intellect, quick wits and indomitable willpower, Yugo Beppu has earned a reputation as the world’s leading private negotiator. When the negoti...


THE KILL POINT
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 08-25-2007)

... the bank hostage. Quickly, within the first few minutes of the first episode, it’s revealed that the leader of the group, played by John Leguizamo, was actually the leader of these thieves when they were in the military. These guys are...

"Day Break: What if They’re Stuck?"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Fri 12-08-2006)

...king Chad hostage and making his demand that his girlfriend be brought into the station.  Through a number of plot twists he discovers that the SWAT officer handling the negotiations in the hostage situation is in fact connected to the shadowy ...

KIDNAPPED
by Jason Henderson (Wed 07-31-2002)

...pper as a hostage, andwith the hostage in towcarjack an old man and his sick, blanket-wrapped comatose son. That leaves us with three criminals and three hostages (including the unconscious son). The cast of KIDNAPPED © 2002 Kismet Entertai...

Spiral Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 08-27-2005)

...eing held hostage, forcing Ayumu into his final showdown with the Blade Children. Will Ayumu come out the victor, and more importantly, will he find happiness in himself?The Review!Bringing the series to a conclusion, though not the actual content itse...


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. #5
by Dani Moure (Fri 08-19-2005)

What They SayOn a visit to London for a conference, Aramaki drops by to visit an old friend who wants to ask a favour. But they find themselves taken hostage by a couple of thieves, and a crooked police officer doesn\'t want any survivors. Then, Aramaki a...

"Frostfell"
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 01-08-2007)

... back the hostage. Ordinarily I’d say this is a rather flimsy (not to mention well trod) thread to anchor an entire book around, but Sehestedt introduces enough background information amongst the characters to still make it interesting.  ...

There Be Dragons Here
by Randall Larson (Thu 12-28-2006)

... Desplat (Hostage, Firewall) with piano solos by international phenom, Lang Lang and cello player, Vincent Segal. The soundtrack will be released on Deutsche Grammophon January 9th.  A turbulent romantic drama set in the 1920s, The Painted Veil...

Interview with Gail Simone
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sat 12-23-2006)

...t of as a hostage again. That was "Of Like Minds," where the main character spent almost the whole story tied to a bed with her legs broken.   And Lysa loved it, she called and said she was dancing on a table. I’ll tell ya, th...


"Captivity" Poster
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-01-2007)

The site Impawards managed to get their hands on a new poster for the upcoming Elisha Cuthbert film, Captivity. In the film, a fashion model and a chauffeur are kidnapped and held hostage in a small room by a serial killer. While the madman methodically t...

Boop!
by Brian Thomas (Mon 04-02-2007)

...to rescue hostage children amid a volcanic eruption.  (O)  LITTLE ROBOTS: Reach for the Sky (Fox) Four episodes.   (O)  MOON PHASE Phase 5 (Funimation)   (O)  MY HiME Volume 7 (Bandai) The final dance of the HiME draws ...

Throwing Gas on the Flames: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-04-2007)

...an into a hostage situation, planning on using my vast martial arts abilities to resolve the situation.”  That’s funny for so many reasons.  But, yes, point taken.  “Of course, the real problem (which I think is m...

"Mermaid Forest: The Complete Series"
by John Sinnott (Sat 12-02-2006)

...eing kept hostage by a group of mermaids. They fed her mermaid flesh so she'd be eternally young, and they planned on eating her in turn. The only way a mermaid can live on land and have legs is by occasionally eating a human who has eaten mermaid f...


Kwik-E-Marts for Real?
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 04-01-2007)

...rdquo; A hostage situation occurs at Joe’s office when a troubled coworker kills a colleague and holds Joe and others captive. Thursday  THE OFFICE (NBC, 8:00pm PST) “The Negotiation” When Darryl asks Michael to give him ...

Paving the way for a Transformers 4th of July
by Pat Ferarra (Tue 03-27-2007)

...en taken hostage. Neither hero nor warrior, Oliver Bascombe now finds himself brandishing a magical sword, walking in the company of a woman who sometimes appears as a fox and a man made of pure ice, and dueling with albino giants and winged killer...

Samuel L. Jackson
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-26-2007)

...es’ hostage including the father of Rev. Martin Luther King during a protest on civil rights issues regarding the school. It should be said he was later an usher at Dr. King Jr’s funeral as well. He went on to graduate in 1972. Samuel d...

The Sum of All Fears
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Wed 06-05-2002)

...B.I's Hostage Rescue Team is called in to deal with the situation. But this is only the first in a series of events that will take the team members from the mountains of West Virginia to the diamond mines of South Africa, and from the deserts of th...


Four Birthday Wishes
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 06-13-2005)

...es Alfred hostage. And I don't know about you, but I think Alfred could take him. JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED (8 PM CST, Cartoon Network) "Mystery in Space." The Thanagarian Formerly Known as Hawkgirl leads Vigilante and Vixen on a deep-space mission. ...

Lucky There's a Family Guy (Again)
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 05-02-2005)

...ys Take a Hostage." Dewey's classmates muzzle their teacher, while Malcolm takes advantage of Hal's new position in the neighborhood. THE SIMPSONS (7 PM CST, Fox) "A Star is Torn." Lisa enters Krusty's singing competition, which unfortunately gives t...

Soldner: Secret Wars
by Vince "Moesha" Massa (Fri 07-09-2004)

...the Flag, Hostage Rescue and Bomb Run). Multiplayer supports up to 32 players via LAN and on the internet supports 16 or 32 depending on the speed of your connection.Graphically the game looks good for the most part. Characters are modeled well and you...

"Justice Society Vol. 2"
by Tim Janson (Wed 04-11-2007)

...e airport hostage and demanding a one million dollar ransom.  This story continues into the next issue as police chief Bruce Wayne, retired from his life in costume, is hunting down members of the JSA by using other members such as Hourman, Wo...


Everybody out of the water!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-14-2005)

...e Entebbe hostage incident. In Hebrew with a choice of subtitles, Making-Of documentary and more. (O) POVERTY ROW THEATER TRIPLE FEATURE (Retromedia) Cheap entertainment from the early 1940s. In DETECTIVE KITTY O'DAY, a secretary tries to solve a murde...

THREE... EXTREMES
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-28-2005)

...self held hostage by a highly disgruntled extra (Won-Hee Lim), who resents everything the director has that the extra doesn't, including his humanity. There's not much the extra can do about wealth and talent, but he's determined to bring the other man...

Pilot Fishing, part two
by Jason Davis (Mon 09-04-2006)

More pilots! Yes, I've dipped into the DVD trough once more to share with you my opinions on three more shows new to the schedule this year and let me say that, on the whole, this batch is qualitatively better than last weeks, yet fills me with substanti...

Déjà View
by Jason Davis (Mon 05-15-2006)

...g after a hostage situationand no one cares. What was I saying about Fox and dignity?FRIDAY, MAY 19DOCTOR WHO (9 PM PST, Sci Fi Channel) "Boom Town" The Doctor, Rose, and Jack arrive in modern Cardiff only to discover the villainous Blon Fel Fotch Pas...


It's shoppin' time!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 12-06-2005)

...n is held hostage to an H-bomber. (O) DIRTY LOVE (First Look) Playboy favorite Jenny McCarthy bleeds for her art as an L.A. photographer who goes ape after catching her model boyfriend cheating on her. Clichés abound in McCarthy's romantic comedy plot,...

You Can't Please Everyone...
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 10-16-2006)

... daughter hostage and dig up the garage. Friendships crack in this episode and Tea Bag is at his creepiest and funniest. HEROES (NBC, 9pm PST) "Come Together"The thing I'm interested in this week is that Hiro and Nathan will both find themselves in Si...

Altered Carbon
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-03-2008)

...ren taken hostage so long ago are grown up and reunited. Armed with the power of their chosen gods, they are free to head homeward in search of their destiny. But only one of them can succeed their dying father as ruler of Celebre, and they have had no...

DVD Review: BOTCHED
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 05-09-2008)

... everyone hostage and get out on the floor. What they discover is a bizarre maze of traps, quirky hostages, religious zealots and a nut job dressed up as Ivan the Terrible (Edward Baker-Duly).   Invoking the nightmare torture qualities of the Sa...


Lionsgate, Benderspink Adapting PENCILNECK Comic
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-30-2008)

... is taken hostage, he snaps and goes on a rampage.

Breaking Ball Acquires Diehl's 27
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 04-15-2008)

...hold them hostage in exchange for President Roosevelt's promise that the U.S. will stay out of the war.

Tony Soprano Takes on PELHAM
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-24-2008)

...shoot one hostage each minute until a ransom is fully paid.

Live Action Movie Review Death Note
by Adrianne Hess (Sat 05-24-2008)

...ch a live hostage situation on the big screen. The live action Death Note provides a good blend of similarity and variability so that the most discriminating fans will enjoy the film and even keep guessing at the ultimate outcome.


TV Wasteland: Have You Heard of the Gemini Division?
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 06-09-2008)

...TIONS A hostage standoff unfolds as the rebel Cylons hold President Roslin captive in a bid to coax the "final five" Cylons to come out of hiding on Galactica.   Saturday   NYC TORNADO TERROR (SCIFI, 9PM EST) Huge tornadoes ...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Vol. #03
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-19-2000)

What They SayThe battle raged on as the conflict escalated, but when the colonies were held hostage, the Gundam pilots had no choice but to surrender! The Gundam pilots face hard times as they are unable to fight, but worse than that, no one knows if He...

Dual Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 04-10-2001)

...lding her hostage. The good guys are now blacklisted by the UN as rebels and are on the run. The Rara army has won and taken over the world.. What\'s a young guy like Kazuki going to do? Grab his Zinv robot and head off to Paris to save her of course....

Big O Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-19-2001)

...auses the hostage holders to bolt out of there. He\'s ecstatic to see his daughter until he stops and realizes she\'s a robot, something Smith didn\'t realize at first (and which he amusingly tries to cover up later). The industrialist leaves disguste...


Comicscape February 9, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-09-2005)

...he reader hostage (though we are blissful in our captivity), because if you want the story to make sense, you have to participate in it through viewing images and associating them. By reading a comic book, you are doing yourself what a movie does for ...

RANT: Rivet Counting
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Mon 02-11-2008)

... Locke's hostage could be the key to getting off the island, so Sayid and Kate search for their fellow castaway in an attempt to negotiate a peaceful deal. Lapidus: Jeff Fahey. Faraday: Jeremy Davies. Charlotte: Rebecca Mader. Miles: Ken Leung. SMALL...

What did Singer Pitch For SUPERMAN Sequel?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 08-27-2007)

...ason as a hostage. Something happens inside this sub-plot idea which would make some SR critics very pleased.  3.) The villain is reported to be "Braniac". Now, I'm putting this up as "rumor" because there have been other rum...

THE KILL POINT: The Devil’s Zoo (Season Finale)
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 08-28-2007)

...up taking hostages inside the bank.   Throughout the first few episodes ,some suspenseful subplots were set up, the most exciting of which was the behind the scenes workings of one of the hostages wealthy father. He loves his daughter and h...


Death Note Vol. 1
by Janet Houck (Fri 05-25-2007)

...ry school hostage. The death occurs right on time, and thus Light starts his killing spree of eliminating all the criminals in the world and eventually becoming the leader of the world. Ryuk accompanies Light as a neutral spectator, merely enjoying the...

Drizzt Do’Urden Is Back?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 09-24-2007)

...n be held hostage to seemingly insignificant incidents–chance events, opportunities seized or cast aside–that can derail the most brilliant military strategies and change the course of history. What if the Japanese had conquered India and d...

Where’s My Dance with Dragons?
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 10-29-2007)

...welt as a hostage at the court of Fortriu for most of her young life. Despite being a pawn of fortune, she has bewitched all at court and is dearly loved by Bridei and his queen. But Ana understands her duty. And so she will travel north, to make a str...

Cylons in America
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-28-2008)

...een taken hostage. Neither hero nor warrior, Oliver Bascombe now finds himself brandishing a magical sword, walking in the company of a woman who sometimes appears as a fox and a man made of pure ice, and dueling with albino giants and winged killers. ...


Bat Battle: Who's The Best Movie Batman Ever?
by Jay Pinkerton (Fri 01-11-2008)

...he circus hostage for a reason that's probably stupid. O'Donnell's trapeze-tumbling parents help out by plummeting embarrassingly to their deaths: In BatKilmer's mind, anybody who loses their parents must necessarily want to take up a life of dressing ...

Magnet Buys Rights For SPLINTER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-02-2007)

...uple held hostage by an ex-convict, all of whom are menaced by a parasitic monster.

"Captivity" Trailer Online
by Karl Schneider (Thu 04-26-2007)

The trailer for the upcoming horror film, Captivity, is now online via Hollywood.com.You can find it here.In the film, a fashion model and a chauffeur are kidnapped and held hostage in a small room by a serial killer. While the madman methodically terrori...

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 12-22-2003)

...een taken hostage. See, it's a family film about loyalty, just in time for Christmas. HERE COMES MR. JORDAN/A GUY NAMED JOE/THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT/CABIN IN THE SKY (8 pm, TCM) It's a block of men sent back from heaven to do this and that films. Eve...


KILL ME LATER
by Pamela Harland (Sun 09-16-2001)

...er as his hostage so the police will back off. The problem is, however, that she wants to die, so she screams to him, "Shoot me!" Suddenly, he realizes she is serious and begins to counsel her, while also begging her to go with him so he can get out of...

The Truth About CATS & DOGS
by Eric Moro (Thu 07-05-2001)

...he family hostage and he reaches back and pulls out a gun," says deFaria. "In the current movie, he pulls out a popgun. In the script, he pulled out a real gun and the joke was he had sent his minion to get a gun and the minion comes back with an enorm...

Reassessing X-FILES
by Steve Ryfle (Mon 11-27-2000)

...ile their hostage is innocent (this time), he does know who has their friend...and why. And as the trio forms an unholy alliance to save the girl from a mutual enemy, one of them makes a false move that puts them all in mortal jeopardy.`Angel: `The Tri...

Stardate 0011.20: Spoiled Rotten
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 11-20-2000)

...lien crew hostage so she can lower the shields. Ranek gets injured when he tries to interfere, and the Doctor refuses to beam away until he can treat the alien captain. Celebrating afterwards in Sickbay, Seven brings champagne and toasts to shared expe...


SMALLVILLE "Jitters"
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-26-2001)

...akes them hostage in LuthorCorp. He claims his deadly 'jitters' were caused by a mysterious contaminant and threatens to kill everyone unless he is shown a secret sublevel which Lionel Luthor (guest star John Glover) denies ever existed. The episode w...

Mr. Majestic Part Two
by Paul Zimmerman (Mon 01-14-2002)

...lish on a hostage thriller called COLLATERAL, Darabont will next concentrate on a longtime dream: bringing Ray Bradbury's classic FAHRENHEIT 451 to the big screen. It was done once in the mid-1960s by French master Francois Truffaut with mixed results....

April 29 May 5: The Lamest Couple on TV?
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 04-29-2002)

...ony staff hostage after the government's hunt for mutants turns Seattle into a vigilante war zone. And then they all get on a sinking ship and yell, "I'm king of the world."Turner's vacation is disrupted when a genetically engineered crop is linked to ...

PIRATES: THE LEGEND OF BLACK KAT
by James Stevenson (Wed 04-03-2002)

...orts held hostage, shops, and characters who need you to go on quests. There are also objectives such as find a certain hidden key, or find a map. As you move to the next world you get a whole new set of islands to collect keys and complete quests in.W...


Not Your Father's Martha Kent Part One
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Mon 02-18-2002)

...eing held hostage in the Lex Luthor factory," says O'Toole. "[At] the end, he comes out and we're embarrassing [Clark]. He looks over at Lex, and Lex looks over at him. I think that's the thing about that relationship. Lex has never had what Clark has....

CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes Early
by John Thonen (Tue 11-07-2000)

...ir female hostage in tow, but all soon learn that the deserted farmhouse they find was once the home of a band of Satanists and that supernatural forces are at work all around them.While likely semi-inspired by The Evil Dead, Scarecrows more than sta...

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Viz-in Vol. 12 No. 8 (Tue 08-01-2000)

...goes to a hostage swap to retrieve Maria, the mafia boss's daughter. BAKUNE YOUNG: Renge demonstrates her psychic powers, while hundreds of yakuza swarm like starved rats on Bakune's ex-gym- teacher! DANCE TILL TOMORROW: On the way to the New Year's Fe...


Chinese Hero Vol.#03
by Ron Quezon (Mon 04-07-2008)

...take Jian hostage! Helplessly, Hero watches them take his son away. How will Hero save Jian? Who is this mysterious stranger? Who is behind the powerful Black Dragon Gang? If you find the fighting in the Chinese Hero series riveting, this third in...

MPD-Psycho Vol.#03
by Greg Hackmann (Tue 01-15-2008)

...takes her hostage and forces her into a tanker truck hurtling toward the waterfront. This feint is enough to draw out his mentor Nishizono, who\'s less than impressed with Umemiya\'s plan to literally go out in a blaze of glory. The end result is a len...

MPD-Psycho Vol.#04
by Greg Hackmann (Mon 04-21-2008)

...employees hostage inside Tocho, his fervent followers outside begin distributing pamphlets showing Zenitsu apparently regenerating his right arm -- or, as Toguchi puts it, \"the truth hidden by the mass media\". Whatever this secret actually means, it...

ADV Films Acquires Yugo the Negotiator (-)

...ield. A hostage has been taken in Pakistan; the chances of his survival are slim to none. With keen intellect, quick wits and indomitable willpower, Yugo Beppu has earned a reputation as the world’s leading private negotiator. When the negotiat...


ADV Films Details September 19th Releases (Fri 07-28-2006)

... she fall hostage to Hel's wrath, or will she face an even worse fate, deserted by her only friends forever? As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end." But will the final chapter be written in blood, or will the saga conclude with kisse...

Book Buzz: Star Wars: Back to Animation
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 07-21-2008)

...d Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue. Separated by light years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist Senator Nara Oxham must both face the challenge of the Rix, and both will hold the fate...

The Big O: An Anime On DVD.com Recommendation (-)

... handle a hostage negotiation, "a simple routine" as Roger puts it. Of course, just like the show, all is not what it seems, and Roger suddenly finds himself with a quiet, surly android assistant named R. Dorothy Wayneright. The show, which is episod...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCED ARRAY OF UPCOMING ANIME AND MANGA TITLES AT 2007 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL (Thu 08-09-2007)

...the queen hostage during an attempt to kill the king. Trying to protect him, the queen unleashed her power, nearly destroying the world in the process. Unable to kill the queen, the humans sealed her away and erected thousands of fake seals so that th...


James Bond Lite Part Two
by John Thonen (Sun 05-12-2002)

...its staff hostage, gradually slides out of control into violence and death. After having experienced similar delays with ROD STEELE and earlier with THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE, many filmmakers might have become discouraged, but Kanefsky has a different ...

MEN IN BLACK II Premiere Photos
by Sue Schneider (Mon 07-08-2002)

... building hostage and Jay has only one person he can turn to...Kay. Unfortunately Kay has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the Men In Black, and is now a drone in another large government office...the U.S. postal service.The color of the nig...

Bana is Olympic bound for Spielberg
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 06-11-2004)

...orist and hostage tragedy that befell Israeli athletes during the event.It also appears that Ben Kingsley, who was previously mentioned as being involved in the project, will no longer be able to fulfill his duties. Thanks to last minute tweaking on Sp...

You Say You Want a Revolution?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-06-2004)

...ster film hostage. Guest stars like Jackie Chan and Sylvester Stallone spoof their own images.(O) CHARADE (Criterion) Stanley [IMG2R]Donen’s 1963 suspense and romance favorite in which Audrey Hepburn is an American in Paris trying to escape a trio of c...


Godzilla Returns!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-23-2004)

...ding them hostage on an abandoned oil rig have to join forces against a monster.(O) PIGLET FILES: Case File No. 2 (BFS) British spy comedy TV series.(O) RANSOM (Buena Vista) Mel Gibson plays a jillionaire who decides to turn the tables on the gang that...

When There's No More Room in Hell...
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-09-2004)

...kyscraper hostage, and the only hope is a secret police squad made up of ex-cons. Includes commentrak by director Yoshiaki Kawajiri (ANIMATRIX).(O) DRAGON BALL: Fortune Teller Baba Saga Set (FUNimation)(O) FUTURAMA Volume 3 (Fox) Four-disc [IMG6R]set ...

GHOST IN THE SHELL: Stand Alone Complex Volume 1
by Brian Thomas (Wed 08-04-2004)

...e in on a hostage situation in a geisha house, after which the Section 9 team has to use all of its investigative and technical skills to deduce exactly what happened before they got there. "Testation" is a both touching and action-packed story of a ru...

SCREAM helmer now has a case of RED EYE
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-10-2004)

Horror movie helmer Wes Craven has just attached himself to a new thriller set up at DreamWorks. RED EYE is the title of the project written by Carl Ellsworth, and it's about a woman taken hostage on an airplane who becomes an unwitting partner to a kille...


POINTing in the Right Direction
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 01-17-2005)

... Days." A hostage crisis erupts in Bolivia the day after the State of the Union.ALIAS (8 PM CST, ABC) "Ice." Syd and company pursue a bioweapon that freezes its victims. If the governor of California shows up and starts spouting horrible, cold-related ...

A League by Any Other Name
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 12-13-2004)

...e is held hostage by the enraged father from a child-custody case. We now return to your regularly scheduled programming.TV Wasteland is our weekly Television column. Some members of the Justice League were consulted for the writing this article.

Comicscape - September 1, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-01-2004)

...eaks up a hostage crisis in SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #5 ($2.99) and yet another version of her daddy gets detention in ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #65 ($2.25). So, May, who is your daddy? (Sorry, couldn't resist...)The Thunder God struggles with the knowledge that...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Vol. #09
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-17-2001)

...opulation hostage. And the verbal grandstanding between Earth and the White Fang grows to quick high. While on Earth, things within the Romefeller Foundation continue to become intense, as the two internal groups vying for control rub up against each ...


Governor Killer Cyborg from the Future
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-11-2003)

... and held hostage by a gang of crooks.(O) ONE MAN ARMY (Ground-Zero) In this 1980 Taiwanese picture inspired by LONE WOLF & CUB, Yueh Hua seeks to avenge the murder of his family, hitting the road to vengeance with his young nephew (aka THE MASTER ...

NARC
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 12-20-2002)

...hild as a hostage, still armed with the syringe. Nick takes his shot and kills the suspect but in the process also wounds the child's pregnant mother, causing her to miscarry.18 months later, Nick is surprised to be offered full reinstatement with his...

GUNS, DRUGS AND MONSTERS
by Chris Wyatt (Thu 12-19-2002)

...he's held hostage by a voodoo priest with an axe to grind, then he gets evicted. But things really turn bad when Cal's old friend, and monster hunting colleague drops by...well, at least his head drops by. The head, still alive despite its disembodimen...

October 21 October 27: On CSI and Spin-Offs
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 10-21-2002)

...ke Teresa hostage in her paramedic vehicle in tonight's all-new BOOMTOWN (NBC, 10 p.m.). What are the chances that any of the thieves are dressed up as a sexy witch or a sexy nurse or a sexy prisoner or one of the many generic "sexy" costumes one can g...


Fishy Situations
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 05-05-2003)

...lead to a hostage crisis, except people reading this blurb.FRIDAY, MAY 9THE MATRIX (8 pm, Fox) Wow, virtual remake of DARK CITY, just happens to be showing a few days before the sequel opens. Timing couldn't be better if they had planned it.ERASER (8 p...

Sloth
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 05-12-2003)

...shot in a hostage situation the team tries a new strategy called "the don't get shot" plan.FRIDAY, MAY 16ME, MYSELF AND IRENE (8 pm, FOX) Jim Carrey does a bad Clint Eastwood impression in a bad movie, the title of which is a bad word play on me, mysel...

FREEDOM FIGHTERS
by James Stevenson (Wed 10-22-2003)

... is taken hostage. You join the resistance in order to free him and are eventually caught up in something bigger than yourself.A third-person action game, FREEDOM FIGHTERS gives you several locations and multiple objectives to accomplish. You move arou...

Cruise's COLLATERAL co-star may have been found
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-13-2003)

...he cabbie hostage. Ruffalo just finished working with Jennifer Garner in the upcoming comedy 13 GOING ON 30. COLLATERAL is scheduled to start filming this month, leaving Ruffalo little time to make a decision.Got a scoop? Know something that you need ...


Cruise might be Mann's COLLATERAL
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-03-2003)

...ab driver hostage so he can travel around the city and make his hits. The cabbie is forced to take part in some of the killer's murders, which makes him an accessory to the act.Cruise hasn't committed to starring in the film yet. According to Variety...

B-yond Your Usual Movie Experience
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-25-2005)

...of people hostage at a remote service station.(O) PHONE (Tartan/TLA) Korean chiller in which a reporter receives a string of increasingly menacing phone calls. Heading for a US remake from Maverick Films. Includes commentrak, interviews, Making-Of feat...

Fist of the Northstar Vol. #3
by Derek Guder (Sun 07-04-2004)

... is taken hostage in a fool-proof plan to kill our man with the seven scars, but he manages to foil the plan by just being too damn bad-ass to be vulnerable to hypnotic suggestion. We know that Zaria\'s truly defeated because not only does he explode, ...

My-HiME Vol. #5
by Bryan Morton (Mon 01-28-2008)

...hool held hostage, the HiME will have to team up to defeat Alyssa and Miyu... but can they put aside their differences and overcome this impossible situation? Episodes Comprise 17 – Deceitful Lips 18 – The Beginning 19 – Labyrinth of...


Burst Angel Vol. #4
by Justin Rich (Thu 09-06-2007)

... Meg is a hostage, a plot device that is has been used way too much, and she is of course waiting for rescue from Jo forcing both groups to reset for a later battle. Jo and the group wait for the upgrades on Django to be finished, while Takane finds he...

Cyber City Oedo 808
by John Eriani (Mon 06-04-2007)

... the city hostage as the building has links to the military. It's up to Sengoku to find the criminal before everyone pays for the crimes of the past. Gogul or Goggles depending on your preference looks like something out of an 80's punk rock band. Wit...

Fate / Stay Night Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-18-2007)

... him as a hostage in order to draw out Saber so she can successfully make another kill and more progress in the Holy Grail Wars, she\'s quite pragmatic about things. With her Servant being the Berserker formerly known as Hercules, and the fact that he ...

Third, The: The Girl With The Blue Eye Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-21-2008)

What They SayOne Girl. One Tank. No Problem. Rona Fauna holds the world hostage. But what is her true goal? Is she even who she claims to be? Meanwhile, Honoka continues her mission to rescue Joganki from Rona's clutches. Cut off from help, with the mech...


Hentaipalooza Collection Vol. #2 (Fri 02-29-2008)

...the women hostage and used them to take care of their own personal sexual needs and desires. Story 2: A young woman accepts a job doing modeling poses for an art class. All was going well until the students demanded more out of the situation so exciti...

Yugo the Negotiator Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by jarredpine (Sat 07-30-2005)

The Review!Content (warning, may contain spoilers) When Mayuko Iwase’s father is kidnapped and held hostage by an anti-government faction in Sukkur, Pakistan, there is only one negotiator she can turn to that will resolve this situation, Yugo Beppu....

Sol Bianca: The Legacy Vol. #2
by Joe McCulloch (Mon 02-18-2002)

...ol Bianca hostage! Ok, I'll buy that the girls were too sleepy to notice him, but doesn't the ship have any automatic defenses? Ok, we'll just believe that Booster took control of them, although how would he know beforehand what kind of technology the ...

New Cutey Honey Collection Vol. #2
by Abraham Chinchilla Jr. (Sun 02-10-2002)

...kkei as a hostage. Later, the leader of the group ends up being possessed by Panther Zora and attacks Honey. Honey soon finds out that Panther Zora has returned. In episode 6, a woman changes the city back into a dark place. With battling dummies, sam...


Gun Sword Vol. #5
by Justin Rich (Mon 04-09-2007)

...lding him hostage. After the rebels make off in an armor, Michael pursues leaving nothing in the ocean but small ashes, he is solely the Claw's tool of "rebirth". This also leads to a huge insurgence of jealousy in Carossa he feels he must prove himse...

Moon Phase Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 01-12-2007)

...andfather hostage in the place where Hazuki was bound for so long. The reasons behind Hazuki\'s being restrained there and the mysterious personality that she had from that period comes back to the current storyline as Kouhei, Seiji and Hazuki all ra...

Cromartie High School Complete Collection (Thinpak)
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 03-06-2008)

...just held hostage while waiting for a real rumble to happen, but for a school full of badasses there’s very little real badassery going on. In fact, the lack of badassness can be attributed to a new student at the school named Kamiyama. Not reali...

Yukikaze Vol. #1
by Dani Moure (Thu 05-25-2006)

...e's taken hostage. He may get away but it shows that the threat is still very real. The SAF decides to start sending unmanned aircraft to fight the JAM, but all doesn't go to plan with Yukikaze because it's linked to Rei in some way, and he seems to be...


Last Exile Vol. #7
by Paul Jacques (Tue 03-28-2006)

What They SayWith Lucciola's help, Claus, Alvis and Dio escape the Guild ship while Delphine continues to hold Alex Row hostage and tortures him. Anatoray and Disith continue to wage an all-out war against the Guild and many sacrifice their lives in their...

Mars Daybreak Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-13-2006)

...ay up the hostage angle reluctantly, while Enora is simply removed and set up to return to Earth so that her part can be excised entirely. Having her show up on a pirate ship certainly wouldn\'t help her grandfather. And with Gram managing to keep out ...

Twin Signal
by Dani Moure (Tue 09-05-2006)

... and held hostage, sister's latest robot goes on the rampage and in general all hell breaks loose. So why did I say "comedy"? Well, quite simply, this show is very hit and miss with its comedic moments (or at least it was for me, and it's a pretty piv...

Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok Vol. #7
by Brett Barkley (Thu 03-15-2007)

... she fall hostage to Hel's wrath, or will she face an even worse fate, deserted by her only friends forever? As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end." But will the final chapter be written in blood, or will the saga conclude with kisse...


My-HiME Vol. #4
by Bryan Morton (Fri 01-26-2007)

...hool held hostage, the HiME will have to team up to defeat Alyssa and Miyu... but can they put aside their differences and overcome this impossible situation? Episodes Comprise 13 " Night of the Tamayara 14 " The Targeted Academy 15 " A High School...

Samurai Champloo Vol. #7
by Bryan Morton (Wed 10-25-2006)

... take Fuu hostage. When she\'s freed, Fuu finally gets to see the infamous Sunflower Samurai. All the struggle, strife and butt-kicking leads up to the most dangerous moment yet in their journey. Episodes Comprise 24 - Evanescent Encounter, Part I 25 ...

Beet the Vandel Buster Vol. #1
by Justin Rich (Wed 02-14-2007)

... is taken hostage monentarily until he gets a dark attack in the back leaving him dying. Even with the beating the yielding to grab Beet they protected him, and as he is dying it is revealed that Beet is really the younger brother of Zenon and the grou...

Cyborg 009 Vol.#01
by Mike Dungan (Sat 06-05-2004)

...cientists hostage. The scientist is actually on their side, and his "capture" was a part of the plan. The Black Ghost launches everything he has at the fleeing cyborgs. They are too powerful an enemy, and too valuable a source of income for him to let ...


City Hunter Vol.#05
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 07-01-2004)

...and Saeko hostage partially for their attempt to get access to their national treasures and partially to collect the microfilm that has the weapon information they would like to use themselves. This job is starting to look like something for the milita...

Bandai Entertainment Set to Turn Up the Summer Heat with New Product Launches and Announcements at This Year?s Anime Expo 2004 (Tue 06-29-2004)

...resolve a hostage crisis, hunt down a runaway state-of-the-art killing machine, solve a mystery behind recent android suicides and investigate a high level conspiracy involving a mysterious computer hacker. Set in the not too distant future where techn...

Ghost in the Shell Press Release (Wed 04-14-2004)

...resolve a hostage crisis, hunt down a runaway state-of-the-art killing machine, solve a mystery behind recent android suicides and investigate a high level conspiracy involving a mysterious computer hacker. Set in the not too distant future where techn...

Viz-In Vol. 12 No. 7 (Sat 07-01-2000)

...takes his hostage Renge Kusuriza by helicopter to Osaka Castle, where the psychic girl turns the tables! Is even Johnson Membodeath, the ninja, a match for her? DANCE TILL TOMORROW: After a Christmas pageant at Aya's preschool, Aya and Suekichi end up ...


Media Blasters March & April 2003 Announcements (Wed 01-01-2003)

... boy as a hostage and capture the wanted felon. Will she complete her duty to the Galactic Patrol, or will her own feelings come first? Genma Wars "Divine Twins" (Eps 1-4) AnimeWorks (Animated): 100 Min. Format: DVD (Dubbed and Subtitled) Cat#...

ADV Films UK Talks Autumn and Winter Releases (Tue 09-12-2006)

...Story: A hostage has been taken in Pakistan; the chances of his survival are slim to none. With keen intellect, quick wits and indomitable willpower, Yugo Beppu has earned a reputation as the world's leading private negotiator. When the negotiations i...

BURN NOTICE: Breaking and Entering
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 07-15-2008)

...mily held hostage and are threatening to kill them if he doesn’t retrieve the data. So Michael is forced to do this job, not just to get the answers he wants but to also save this family.   This is a series that features a bit of serialize...

Book Review of Age of the Conglomerates: A Novel of the Future
by Nadia Oxford (Fri 08-15-2008)

... are held hostage by her treacherous, Party-loving children.   Thomas Nevins' Age of the Conglomerates begins with Dr Christine Salter fretting over which dress will impress her male co-worker at a New Year's Eve bash.   “Big Brothe...


Cage Heading To Prison in SCARED STRAIGHT
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 08-01-2008)

... take him hostage. A lifer, played by Cage, is forced to help the young man out.After taking a few years off from theatrical features, John Carpenter recently returned to feature films and is currently shooting a new supernatural thriller titled L.A. G...

PRISON BREAK Season 3 Hits DVD Aug 12
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-18-2008)

... Knepper (Hostage), Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (She’s All That) and William Fichtner (Crash). Season 3 Plot Concept:  Michael Scofield (Miller) finds himself once again imprisoned – but this time at SONA, a Panamonian Prison without r...

Tail of the Moon Vol.#06
by Patricia Beard (Wed 07-25-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Rinko UedaTranslated by:Tetsuichiro MiyakiAdapted by:Tetsuichiro MiyakiWhat They SayGoemon and Mamezo are taken hostage by the Kanbutsu clan, and the price for their lives is an \"Instant Death\" poison, which Usagi must creat...

Venus Versus Virus Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Fri 08-10-2007)

...r friends hostage. During the melee, Lucia accidently shoots Sumire with a virus bullet (much like a vaccine the bullet carries some virus inside it). It doesn't kill her, but because Sumire has the 'vision' the bullet changes her into a walking anti...


Full Metal Panic! Vol.#05
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Tue 10-26-2004)

...nd Kaname hostage. Initial reports had Sosuke not surviving and Kalinin was seriously wounded in a previous attack. Now roles have been reversed and Tessa is the captive being questioned as she stresses over how to escape. Kaname's role has changed as...

Full Metal Panic! Vol.#04
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 09-09-2004)

...er into a hostage situation and potential terrorist attack in the middle of Tokyo Bay. Gatou shows how much the relationships have changed between some of his cast and those interactions are what really turned a schoolyard into a battleground. Fans of...

From Far Away Vol.#02
by Audrey Zarr (Mon 09-19-2005)

...ing taken hostage, Izark is forced to jump out of the window on to the street below, rendering him unconscious. Straining, Noriko succeeds in lifting Izark on her back and dragging him away under a bridge to hide him. With the respite, Izark is able ...

Yu Yu Hakusho Vol.#02
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 07-12-2004)

...een taken hostage, he goes to save the day the way only he can.... by busting in a beating the pulp out of everyone while making sure Keiko doesn't find out it is him doing the beating. From this point on while we get a couple chapters of Yusuke doing...


Gundam SEED Vol.#02
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 01-20-2005)

...is lovely hostage a blessing or a curse? When a descent to the Earth-controlled district of Alaska goes tragically wrong, the Archangel winds up in the African desert attacked by new Zaft mobile armors, one piloted by Kira's best friend and most danger...

Sword of the Dark Ones Vol.#03
by Julie Rosato (Wed 08-30-2006)

...eing held hostage by Crimson Despair, but in the process discovered Cartel and Lena are being held captive themselves by the vampire Dark One named Charvert. Charvert faces off against the pair for revenge - not only against Leroy for all humankind, bu...

Berserk Vol.#17
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Tue 07-03-2007)

...'s leader hostage and showing her that when Hell comes calling, the only thing worth praying for is a sword!The ReviewAs hope seems to be lost and even Guts is searching for answers, Miura makes way for a new hero to emerge. Based on the hopes of the m...

Samurai Executioner (aka: Kubikiri Asa) Vol.#03
by Matthew Alexander (Wed 10-04-2006)

...s holding hostage. The policeman is obsessed with increasing his skill so this will never happen again. The policeman begs Yamada to provide training. Yamada agrees, but he really just gives the policeman a task and a bit of a riddle. The policeman att...


Four Constables, the Vol.#04
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sat 06-24-2006)

... is taken hostage in one chapter. In another chapter, a constable must battle with someone on the other side of the law he was once (and might still be) in love with. There is a good share of betrayal and sabotage topped off with a heavy dose of insani...

Yugo the Negotiator Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 01-04-2006)

What They SayNo giant robots. No high school vixens. Just a professional hostage negotiator whose job takes him to hot spots around the world. In the third installment, Yugo\'s work takes him to Russia, where his negotiating skills will be put to the test...

Arisa Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 12-05-2005)

...eing held hostage by the military goons in order to get the Fire Bee to turn herself in. There\'s a bit of minor twistiness to all of this as the plans do go quite as planned but it sets the stage for everyone to get involved in trying to rescue their ...

Full Metal Panic Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-16-2003)

...residents hostage. Mithril\'s entire Special Response Team and the de Danaan are committed to the mission, but sudden shifts in the power structure threaten to tear the crew and the ship apart. With hidden agendas and splintering loyalties at work, can...


Martian Successor Nadesico Vol. #4
by Paul Jacques (Sun 07-20-2003)

...are taken hostage, the Gekiganger team takes over and the entire universe gets turned upside down and inside out as the shocking truth about the Jovians is finally unveiled.The Review!Four more episodes featuring the slightly crazy crew of the Nadesico...

Banner of the Stars II Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 10-22-2003)

...and taken hostage by the men who are now proclaiming leadership on the planet, demanding that they be negotiated with. Naturally, this doesn’t fly with Lafiel as the territorial administrator has already given the chain of succession to them and ...

Master Keaton Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 08-24-2003)

...yds has a hostage insurance case to deal with as their client has actually been kidnapped. His calm and relaxed style in a tense situation plays out nicely, especially as he works with the family of the victim and helps them make the best of the situat...

Excel Saga Vol. #6
by Paul Jacques (Tue 03-23-2004)

What They SayJust when you thought the plot would never thicken, the whole thing congeals and Excel finds herself in a fight for her life! With the Great Will held hostage, the city in ruins, the Puchuu running amok, and Pedro joining forces with Nabeshin...


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex SE Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 07-26-2004)

What They SayFemale cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi and her fellow police officers of Section 9 hunt down a host of criminals in both the real and online worlds. In the course of their work, Kusanagi and Section 9 must do everything from resolving hostage cr...

Last Exile Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 11-24-2004)

What They SayWith Lucciola\'s help, Claus, Alvis and Dio escape the Guild ship while Delphine continues to hold Alex Row hostage and tortures him. Anatoray and Disith continue to wage an all-out war against the Guild and many sacrifice their lives in the...

Last Exile Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 10-07-2004)

What They SayClaus and Dio return to Silvana from their vanship expedition to search for the Exile, only to find that Silvana had been hijacked by the Guild. Delphine holds Alvis, Claus and Alex Row hostage and takes them to the Guild ship. Delphine atte...

Pokemon Advanced Vol. #4: Stairway to Devon
by Luis Cruz (Mon 10-04-2004)

...gull as a hostage to coerce Briney into using his boat for a quick getaway. Aquaman makes his getaway, but Briney has a second, faster boat that he kept secret. Briney and his new mates quickly catch up to Aquaman and manage to rescue Pico. However,...


Professor Pain
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 05-23-2003)

What They SayA perverse professor holds a campus hostage to his twisted desires for terror, torture, and degradation!The Review!It’s a sexual battle royale at a college in Professor Pain, a show that’s not for the weak of heart. Audio: For ou...

Cantarella Vol.#03
by Danielle Van Gorder (Wed 06-11-2008)

...ress as a hostage, where he is approached by an old acquaintance - and not one that Cesare cares to renew, to her rage and dismay. Fearing for his safety, Chiaro and the sorcerer Niccolo rescue him, but Cesare is far more concerned about the danger to...

Nadia Vol. #08
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 03-24-2002)

... was held hostage before. This is where things get very interesting as Jean and Nadia travel along one of the trams and just absorb everything. But as luck would have it, the tram eventually just ends at a wall, and the two are pushed against it. But e...

Martian Successor Nadesico Chronicle 4 (Fri 03-01-2002)

...are taken hostage, the Gekiganger team takes over and the entire universe gets turned upside down and inside out as the shocking truth about the Jovians is finally unveiled in the fourth cataclysmic collection of Martian Successor Nadesico on DVD!The R...


Burn Up W (-)

...ire hotel hostage, they make such demands as adding the word final to the title of yet another RPG game sequel and getting an idol singer to do a nude bungee jump off the building. The second deals with a companion AI that escapes to the real world, pu...

Ayashi No Ceres Vol. #1 - #6 (Wed 02-20-2002)

... Aki held hostage by the Mikage clan. Time and time again they try to get back together, but stuff happens...either with Ceres wanting to kill Aki, Aki/Shiso wanting to get Ceres (or his woman as he calls her, haha), Tooya wanting to capture Ceres. It\...

Porco Rosso
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 04-02-2002)

...hoolgirls hostage on their own seaplane for a getaway. The local authorities call in for Porco Rosso, a bounty hunter pilot who specializes in dealing with these pirates for a price. He lives in a gorgeous secluded little island with just a tent and hi...

Excel Saga Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 04-12-2003)

What They SayJust when you thought the plot would never thicken, the whole thing congeals and Excel finds herself in a fight for her life! With the Great Will held hostage, the city in ruins, the Puchuu running amok, and Pedro joining forces with Nabeshin...


Master Keaton Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-03-2003)

...the woman hostage. With the team being considered professionals and their disdain for Keaton readily apparent, it?s a solid piece that gives Keaton the chance to really show off his skills in a subtle way and expand his background even more. My favori...

Hellsing
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

...eles as a hostage. With his options limited, Alucard gives Celes a choice: to die, or become a vampire. Celes becomes a creature of the night, and a soldier in the Hellsing Organization. Over the next couple of episodes, we are slowly introduced to va...

Kamyla Box Set
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 09-01-2002)

... during a hostage rescue attempt and ends up being the latest subject of one particular criminal. The various encounters the women have with the criminals makes up pretty much all of the explicit scenes during these two episodes (with the first episod...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. #05
by Luis Cruz (Mon 04-18-2005)

What They SayThe theme of this volume is \"Crime is Everywhere,\" as the officers of Section 9 are taken on a series of cases around the world. Section 9 chief Aramaki Daisuke is taken hostage by thieves and a corrupt police officer in London. His unit is...


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. #1
by Dani Moure (Mon 10-11-2004)

...resolve a hostage crisis at a Geisha house. But a simple mission is complicated by the presence of an undercover military agent who was investigating a government minister for links to a top-secret government document called the Ichinose Report. The ep...

Lupin the 3rd TV Vol. #12: The Flying Sword
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 10-12-2005)

... and held hostage until they talk. They were expected to talk quickly though because the bad guys in this desert based tale have one really amazing weapon. A suicide-beam weapon. Whenever you get hit with it you want to commit suicide and do it on the ...

Chrono Crusade Vol. #4
by Christopher Homer (Tue 01-29-2008)

...n initial hostage situation with Azmaria and Satella as well. However, the real bones of the episode come when Rizel makes her move and blows up part of the train, leaving Rosette in her clutches, and they have a short but rather well animated fight on...

Chrono Crusade Vol. #2
by Kim Wolstenholme (Wed 06-08-2005)

... building hostage. This devil has been sent to take Rosette to Joshua who appears to be seriously ill. As Rosette and Father Remington are seriously outnumbered will Rosette go with the devil to see her brother… The episodes on this disk are c...


Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2nd Gig) SE Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 09-16-2005)

...al with a hostage situation and go through their prep and setup, which is fascinating enough by itself, and then the eventual fast break into action so they can take down the group. It\'s plenty violent with headshots, blood and bodies being twisted ev...

Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. #06 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-14-2005)

...s Al held hostage... forcing Ed to attempt the unthinkable. Meanwhile, Al\'s recurring questions about his existence come to a boil. Was there ever an Alphonse Elric? Or are his memories and soul alchemistically created lies?The Review!With so much rev...

Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. #02
by Dani Moure (Tue 07-26-2005)

...al Hakuro hostage in order to get their leader freed. Mustang isn’t so quick to agree though, and with another military man, Major Hughes on board, as well as Ed and Al, the odds are stacked in the military’s favour. Once the pair arrive a...

Melody of Oblivion Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 02-27-2006)

What They SayUnlucky Relations - Bocca feels helpless when Sayako is held hostage by Lucky Thoroughbred and Tone is bound in chains with hidden explosives everywhere. Lucky hasn\'t thought of everything though ? Sayoko has another plan in the works. Thi...


Ah! My Goddess TV Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 12-19-2005)

...er sister hostage basically with the contract. Through Skuld we get to learn a bit more about the System and heaven as well as getting to see how the bugs are messing around with things on Earth. I\'ve always loved the little critters so seeing them ge...

Tetsujin 28 Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 02-07-2006)

What They Say\"A failed experiment from the war years demonstrates an overwhelming power comparable to Tetsujin\'s, and Professor Shikishima is taken hostage! Professor Shikishima learns about the ill-fated man\'s past and a bittersweet story comes to lig...

Grenadier Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Luis Cruz (Wed 06-29-2005)

...eing held hostage. A young mercenary named Yajiro is among them; the samurai face a slaughter though as the enemy is comprised of senshi, men who have learned how to use guns. Yajiro narrowly escapes the initial slaughter but has some of the senshi o...

Full Metal Panic Complete Collection
by J.J. Matthews (Sun 09-04-2005)

...usuke has hostage-takers release Tessa first, leaving the more athletic but CIVILIAN Kaname in their clutches, really gave the character more dimension than I expected her to have. The third arc shifts to give us some much-needed background for So...


Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 02-21-2005)

...sicaa, as hostage and ship her back to their main kingdom so that they can retain control over the Valley. From there, the events start to spiral as others attack the convoy and Nausicaa finds herself working with a potential enemy in trying to deal w...

Yu Yu Hakusho Vol. #29: Bandits and Kings
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 04-08-2005)

...eing held hostage in order for him to support Yomi in his venture. Kurama likely expected this though he shows some surprise but it allows him the opportunity to get closer to Yomi again after a thousand years and to set into motion the plans that you ...

Geisters: Fractions of the Earth Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 03-10-2005)

...hia taken