In March of 2007 Casino Royale wasreleased on Blu-ray. It was the only JamesBond film, out of the 20 that preceded it, to be released on the new format. This was not surprising to me. Having been raised on Bond and working at various video stores...
JAMESBOND20 now looks to be starting up relatively soon, and contrary to recent rumors, will star Pierce Brosnan.Regarding rumors of actor Gerard Butler being up for the role of 007, Eon has dashed them, with a spokesperson for the production company de...
JAMESBOND20, not the film's official title as you can imagine, may very well have a villain. According to a piece in Britain's Daily Express (bounced to here through DarkHorizons.com) Brit actor Nigel Havers (EMPIRE OF THE SUN) has been cast as so...
As expected, Halle Berry's X-MEN 2 schedule obligations have been worked out, allowing the actress to take part in the coming JAMESBOND20.According to the official JAMESBOND movie website, Berry will take on the role of "Jinx," a character the site pro...
Perhaps you've stumbled upon some recent online rumors that claim to be culled from the script for the coming 20th JAMESBOND movie. Don't believe them.While talking to the BBC, a spokesperson for the Bond production company, Eon Prods., debunked those ti...
While talking to Zap2It, Ratner revealed that Pierce Brosnan had called him regarding the BOND20 directing gig. Ratner explained, saying, "(Brosnan) called me and said I want you to direct the movie. He said he was a huge fan. Unfortunately, he has nothi...
Things are finally starting to heat up on the 20th JAMESBOND movie with word that MGM now has a strong candidate to direct the film. According to Variety, that helmer is New Zealand director Lee Tamahori, whose films include ONCE WERE WARRIORS and ALONG ...
When Timothy Dalton appeared in LICENCE TO KILL, which was destined to be his swan song as JamesBond – with no one, not even the actor himself expecting Pierce Brosnan to replace him in the next film six years later – he was proud of what had been accomp...
For years, JamesBond fans bemoaned the seemingly endless cycle of `special edition` 007 laserdiscs. It seemed that, as soon as they bought a deluxe laserdisc of, say, From Russia With Love, yet another `special edition` would be announced. This annoying ...
If I may wax nostalgic for a moment, I can still recall the very first JamesBond movie that I sever saw…actually the first three Bond movies…it was sometime in the late 60’s or early 70’s and my mom took me and my brothers to th...
With the debut of the 19th JamesBond film, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, it seems fairly ludicrous to have ever wondered if 007 could still be relevant in the 1990s. Three films and $700 million into the final decade of the 20th Century, the answer is pretty ...
Raymond Benson remembers the exact day he became hooked on the adventures of Britain’s greatest secret agent, JamesBond. `My father took me to see Goldfinger when I was 9 years old,` the 44-year-old Benson says, fondly recalling the life-changing trip t...
If there was any one person who would be able to describe the world of JamesBond, it would been the late screenwriter, Richard Maibaum. Beginning with the first 007 film, DR. NO, he had played an integral role in shaping the life of the super spy, having...
As Daniel Craig continues to take the Bond franchise by storm, it's easy to forget that 007 hasn't always been at his best. Sexism, racism, embarrassing cultural trends… the series' durability has preserved them all for future generations to point ...
Danny Graydon over at Variety has tried to squeeze some answers out of EON, Sony, and the creators for details of JAMESBOND 22. While they've kept mum on the exact story details for the upcoming sequel, they did talk about the character itself and what w...
Hitting video stores across the country last week was ROD STEELE: YOU ONLY LIVE UNTIL YOU DIE, a JamesBond spoof whose title character is dubbed as follows: "More class than Bond... More hip than Powers... And dumber than Smart." Today, writer-director R...
When Sideshow announced a year ago that they had obtained the JamesBond license to make 12" action figures, toy-minded 007 fans around the world emitted a collective shriek of joy that would have paralyzed Ernst Blofeld himself. The JamesBond franchise ...
Electronic Arts announced that it has closed a deal with MGM Interactive that will see the video game publisher be able to use the JamesBond license all the way through to 2010. The deal allows EA to make Bond video games based on any of the pre-existin...
If there is a gold standard for JamesBond films it has to be Goldfinger. It is the quintessential JamesBond in which all others are held in comparison. It has the guns, gadgets, villains and babes that will forever be the benchmark for James Bon...
A talking point surrounding the release of any new JamesBond film is often the title song and this week it was announced that Chris Cornell, who was previously involved in groups such as Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog, has written and will perform "Yo...
Electronic Arts and JamesBond have ended their relationship. MGM and EA had a deal which was supposed to run through at least 2010, but have instead decided to call it quits.Activision is set to take the place of EA and become the publisher of one of th...
The estate of Ian Fleming is honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the first JamesBond book, CASINO ROYALE, by creating a new award for thriller writing named after the iconic British author. Starting later this year, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award wi...
Is Austin Powers teaming with JamesBond? Technically, no, but...According to the UK's Daily Express, Pierce Brosnan may be on board the coming AUSTIN POWERS 3: GOLDMEMBER project. The actor is said to be set to play a role that parodies 007, though one w...
After rumors swirled last week of her taking a small role in JAMESBOND20, as well as singing the title song, Madonna's publicist revealed she's confimed for the song but not the part.Madonna's spokesperson in London revealed, "She is doing a song ...
Fans won't just see a new 'Spider-Man 3' trailer with 'Casino Royale' on November 17th, but Sony Pictures is probably attaching another trailer with 'Ghost Rider' as well on February 16th. Look out for new 'Spider-Man 3' posters around the release of the ...
The British film industry looks to be halted utterly should plans for an actors strike happen as scheduled. This action looks to have a dire effect on coming projects, possibly including JAMESBOND20... but perhaps not HARRY POTTER 2.The British actor's ...
Brit thesp Toby Stephens has signed on to JAMESBOND20 in the role of the film's lead villain.Yes, Rick Yune is still playing the lead villain in the coming JAMESBOND20, but so is Stephens. According to sources talking to the Hollywood Reporter, Yune w...
According to Variety, the new title for the latest JamesBond book is Double or Die. The title was voted upon after readers chimed in with a nationwide ballot. Names that got rejected were Nemesis and The Deadlock Cipher.The book, written by C...
Producer Kevin McClory's latest attempt at legally wresting some control of the JAMESBOND franchise has been shot down. McClory, who came into partial ownership of the character due to a lawsuit settlement on his script collaboration with Bond creator Ia...
The world is in danger from a power-crazed maniac with minions all over the world. The only one who can save mankind is the world’s greatest secret agent: a man who laughs at danger, is skilled in the deadliest of martial arts and comes armed with the mos...
Q: DID YOU EVER PICTURE YOURSELF AS BOND? PB: As Bond? No, I didn`t. I read, and have read, that it was my life ambition to play this role, and I dreamt of playing this role—which is complete untruth. I grew up watching the Bond movies, and they certainly...
In THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, Richards follows in the tradition of amusingly named women (Pussy Galore, Holly Goodhead, et al) with her portrayal of Christmas Jones—not a doctor of medicine, by the way, but a nuclear physicist. Considering her youthful good...
Lee Tamahori recently chatted up CINESCAPE's own Andrew Osmand about what drew him to directing this November's new JamesBond film, DIE ANOTHER DAY and how Pierce Brosnan's Bond differs from those of years gone by. "I got tired of Bond during the Roger ...
"My philosophy is and I'm sure Dan and Bryan are probably sick of me saying this, but think of it closer to the JamesBond series in right now they're making 'Casino Royale.' Is it Bond20? JamesBond 19? I don't know. It's a new chapter in the story," sa...
Contrary to some previous films, JamesBond will not be traveling as much to exotic locations in BOND 22, says director Marc Forster. Well, unless you consider the inner psyche to be exotic. The director spoke to the Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung and MI...
While promoting MONSTERS BALL in New York, Halle Berry fielded questions about X-MEN 2 and JAMESBOND20.When asked if she was going to be in the next Bond film, Berry answered, "You know what, I don't know and the truth is I'm trying to work out the date...
JamesBond will drive an Aston Martin again in the next 007 film, as announced on Thursday by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Eon Productions, and Aston Martin. The 20th installment of the longest running and most successful franchise in cinema history, produc...
A deal has been made that will keep the coming JAMESBOND20 production from halting mid-production due to a potential actor's Equity strike in the U.K.The film's producers struck a deal with the union that allows the actors working on the efilm to stay p...
In an unexpected move, the next JamesBond adventure Quantum of Solace is getting pushed out of its normal November theatrical bow and will be hitting some markets on Halloween, a full week ahead of its set November 7 date. The press release from Sony say...
Michael Madsen may be joining the cast of the soon to start shooting JAMESBOND20 production.Madsen is currently in negotiations to come on board to play the role of a rogue CIA agent named Falco.Meanwhile, Madsen is also in talks to join the cast of Que...
Lawrence Makoare, who was buried under make-up as Lurtz in THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, is joining the JAMESBOND20 production.While talking to TheOneRing.net, Makoare revealed that he will be playing a baddie of some sort in the coming film. His part in ...
In a recent interview, Pierce Brosnan touched briefly upon the upcoming 20th JAMESBOND film.While talking to ShowBiz Ireland about his current project, EVELYN, the actor addressed what he could reveal about the coming BOND20, saying, "We finish [EVELYN ...
The latest JAMESBOND, actor Daniel Craig, has told the Daily Express that the producers would like more humor interjected into the next Bond film (currently titled BOND 22). Craig re-invented the 007 character in last year's CASINO ROYALE with ...
MGM has won the long-running legal battle with screenwriter Kevin McClory over JamesBond. In a decision handed down Friday in Los Angeles, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Rafeedie dismissed the last remaining elements of McClory`s claim that he was the ...
Actor Rick Yune (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS) has signed on board JAMESBOND20 to play the film's lead villain role.Yune will play a North Korean general named Zao who has a device that allows its user to alter his face. For the part, Yune will be required ...
Penguin Publishing is stepping in where many JamesBond fans have been hoping someone would tread. As many Bond fans have known for awhile, it's been tough to get the original Ian Fleming written Bond books over the last few years. But now, Penguin Publis...
In a recent interview with The Trades, Robert Wade and Neal Purvis talk about the upcoming Bond flick, Bond 22."With the way 'Casino Royale' ends, you know there’s still unfinished business for Bond," says Wade. "He may say, 'Th...
The new official title for the next adventure of 007 is now called Quantum of Solace, which was taken from a collection of short stories published by source author Ian Fleming back in 1960. While at a press conference for the new reveal, Sony a...
In what seems like a prophecy fulfilled, actor Desmond Llewelyn, who played Q in the JamesBond series, is dead barely a month after the release of the latest 007 opus, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. In the film, Bond`s gadget master introduces his intended rep...
The release date for BOND 22, the sequel to CASINO ROYALE, has penciled in it's release date as May 2, 2008.Daniel Craig will reprise his role as a British secret agent for Columbia Pictures. The story is as of yet unknown.Producers Michael G. Wilson and...
ThisIsLondon.com is reporting that Daniel Craig will be named as the newest JamesBond this week. Later this week, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson are supposedly going to announce Craig, 37, is the sixth Bond and that he will star in CASINO ROYALE....
After taking in $4.10-million this weekend, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH has now reached a cumulative domestic gross of $105.35-million, making it the third highest grossing film in the JamesBond series, behind GOLDENEYE and TOMORROW NEVER DIES. (Keep in mind...
The Sun newspaper is reporting, per an unnamed source, that British actor Daniel Craig has been chosen to be the new JamesBond. Craig has starred in various art-house films along with being in bigger films like LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER.The 37-year-old has...
David Arnold's and Chris Cornell's title song for the new JamesBond film, CASINO ROYALE, has been on various places on the Internet, including the quickly growing YouTube community web site where its featured in the film's trailer. The title of the song ...
JamesBond star Pierce Brosnan is putting the finishing touches on a contract to star in THE MATADOR, a thriller that's scheduled to film this fall. In the picture Brosnan would play a hitman who, while he's in Mexico City, suffers a breakdown. While hi...
In an article appearing in Entertainment Weekly this week, Pierce Brosnan says he learned that his :services" as JamesBond would no longer be required. "One phone call, that's all it took!" Brosnan told EW. The actor says, the producers had originally as...
Before Sam was murdered he told Molly he'd love and protect her forever. This week our Prize Closet contains 2 copies of Ghost: Special Edition. To be eligible to win one, just send an email to which includes your name and address to DVD Shopping Lis...
Reuters is reporting JamesBond will once again drive an Aston Martin. His car in CASINO ROYALE will be the Aston Martin DBS. Daniel Craig visited the Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, last week to check out his new ride.The carmaker sta...
VARIETY reports that Pierce Brosnan confirms he'll be returning a fifth time to the big Bond screen as, well, you know: Bond, JamesBond. The fourth Bond film with Brosnan, DIE ANOTHER DAY, premieres in London on November 18.Brosnan "would like to think t...
JamesBond shot to the top of the box office this weekend. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, the 19th 007 epic, earned $37.2-million according to MGM studio estimates. Showing in 3,165 venues, that made for an impressive per screen average of $11,754. Riding not f...
What They SayA nose for fine scents has made super-sexy Najica Hiragi’s world famous as a perfume designer, but it’s her nose for finding trouble has made her equally infamous as a secret agent who fights to save the world from depraved crimin...
A new JamesBond book has been announced as coming out in 2008 from British author Sebastian Faulks. The book has been approved by the Ian Fleming estate (the original author died in 1964) and it will be released in what would have been Fleming's 100th ye...
The JamesBond films haven`t been `films` since FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Or, to put it more precisely, they have become `JamesBond films,` a sort of genre unto itself with a well-established formula and a level of audience expectation that cannot be ignor...
Look for lots of JAMESBOND collectible figures to turn up, starting in 2002.The Sideshow toy company has confirmed rumors that they have acquired the rights to create 12" collectible figures that will tie into the 40th anniversary of the JAMESBOND film ...
In "Bond, JamesBond" news, Moviehole is reporting via a scoop, that Julian McMahon will not be the next 007.Per their "indside" info, "McMahon's new reps blew the deal for him by demanding an outrageous amount of money; this foul-up was made even more em...
In a press conference kicking off shooting for the latest JamesBond film (the 20th, and as yet untitled), Pierce Brosnan seemed to put to rest rumors a new Bond will be hitting screens with the 21st Bond film. "Yes, I will do another one," Brosnan ...
What They SayGet ready to watch a legardary thief in action: Lupin the 3rd. This slippery thief is a master of disguise. He\'s usually seen carrying his signature Walther P-38, wearing a colorful tie and a mischievous grin. He may be found with a tall, le...
Reports have been surfacing of an upcoming interview with 007 actor Pierce Brosnan in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly that, if true, would seem to mark the end of his portrayal of Ian Fleming's super-spy.Brosnan is reportedly quoted as saying by EW ...
We've already had our confirmations that actress Gemma Arterton would be one "Bond girl" in the next adventure of the franchise. Now, we have our confirmation that Olga Kurylenko (Hitman) will be another and possibly the lead girl for Bond 22. H...
Dave McNary over at Variety had a very decent article detailing what the studios have set for the horizon..Namely, 2009 and 2010 releases. I know what you're thinking...Isn't it kind of early to even think about those movies? I would agree with you b...
YAHOO! Entertainment news runs a Reuters story covering building anger in South Korea over DIE ANOTHER DAY, the most recent JamesBond film. Protests over the weekend prompted 10 of the 50 cinemas in Seoul that have been showing the film to drop it.Tensio...
Sony Pictures showed a clip featuring 20 minutes of CASINO ROYALE footage at the Cinema Expo over in Amsterdam. There are some mild spoilers in the report.According to Variety, "The footage showed off Craig as a grittier Bond, with scenes of more intense...
Judi Dench gave her approval to new Bond Daniel Craig. She told Reuters, "You will have to wait and see" how she treats Craig as JamesBond in their first screen encounter in CASINO ROYALE.Dench went on to add, "The chemistry happens the moment you meet ...
After speculation ricocheting back and forth over the last few months of shooting comes word Madonna, on the film's last production day, shot a cameo in the new JamesBond film DIE ANOTHER DAY. Reps for Madonna, who is singing the title song, originally s...
Over the decades that the JamesBond film series has been around, dozens of actresses have been cast as "Bond girls". Now, for the first time, there's going to be an interactive Bond girl, and it's AMERICAN PIE cutie Shannon Elizabeth. Elizabeth will le...
Actress Gemma Arterton has been confirmed as a JAMESBOND 22 girl, reports Empire Online. There's no word yet on how big a role she will play in the next 007 adventure or even if she's the main "Bond girl" in the film. Also, if you don't mind kn...
The 007 fans had been going into overdrive for the past few days as rumors swirled that Pierce Brosnan wouldn't be back to play British superspy JamesBond in the twenty-first 007 film, due out in November 2005. According to the gossip, the hunt would com...
It appears that the producers of the JamesBond film franchise are looking to their recent past for one of the key ingredients to shape the franchise's future. GOLDENEYE director Martin Campbell is in negotiations to direct the 21st 007 film for MGM, and ...
One of the biggest lures or perks in going to San Diego Comic Con is the exclusive toys. All through the year leading up to the San Diego Comic Con I covered the International Toy Fair debuts and the New York Comic Con toy exclusives. Many of thes...
Imagine, if you will, our hero being buried in an avalanche of snow during a harrowing ski chase in the Swiss Alps; plunging off a 5,000-foot precipice while evading a team of KGB assassins; being thrown from a plane sans parachute during a savage midair ...
OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t...
This Week's RecommendationSIt's a [IMG3R]shame that Trevor Jones' fine score to the original 2-hour miniseries of DINOTOPIA hasn't been released on a major commercial label, but at least it has been released, on Contemporary Media Recordings (CMR-2002-2) ...
Toy versions of JamesBond have been sporadic over the years, despite the fact that the character has existed in a variety of incarnations for about four decades now. And quality action figure versions of 007 have been downright rare, which is why Sidesho...
I always knew Pierce Brosnan could play JamesBond. Back in the `80s, when his name was first mentioned in connection with the role, there was some grumbling from the hardcore 007 fans who were worried that they would be getting another Roger Moore, with ...
Some viewers have proclaimed that the 21st official JamesBond movie is the best ever. I’ll try to explain here why they’re not so correct in this view, but first I’ll tell you where I agree with them. The first three 00...
[In Part One of our retrospective interview, Peter Hunt discussed his tenure as an editor on the first three JamesBond films: DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, and GOLDFINGER. In Part Two, Hunt discusses the three remaining films on which he worked: THUNDER...
The theme is a familiar one. The mighty, stalwart chords of brass, the trilling woodwinds, the driving rhythm of the violins, the strident siren of electric guitar… Wait a minute? Electric guitar? What’s that doing in the middle of the STAR WARS theme?...
What They SayIt's as if the Dirty Pair are in your galactic neighborhood! The original girls with guns are back! Kei and Yuri, the Lovely Angels, top agents of the World Welfare & Works Association (3WA), known throughout the rest of the galaxy as angels...
Columbia Pictures and MGM have signed Marc Forster to direct the 22nd JamesBond film.
Forster direcetd FINDING NEVERLAND, STRANGER THAN FICTION and has recently wrapped THE KITE RUNNER.
He will begin working soon with Paul Haggis to rewrite...
MGM has released six new "personality posters" to promote the upcoming 20th JamesBond film, DIE ANOTHER DAY. This story is about pictures and not words, so click on the surrounding images, and take a look. Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think ...
Sony Pictures has (finally) cast Mads Mikkelsen to play Bond's nemesis Le Chiffre in CASINO ROYALE.In Fleming's book, JamesBond matches wits with Le Chiffre while playing high-stakes baccarat. Chiffre, also known as the "Number" or the "Cipher," is a ban...
I'm curious as to whether MGM---producers of the JamesBond franchise--- will see eye-to-eye on this one. Universal Pictures has picked up a new family action-comedy spec centering on spies. What's the title of this spec? It's aptly called Family Bond, re...
YAHOO! NEWS runs a Reuters report that North Korea continues to finger the latest JamesBond film, DIE ANOTHER DAY, as a culprit in the increasing tension between the United States and the isolated country."The film represents the real intention of the U....
Here is the ultimate list of the familiar faces that you always see in your favorite fantasy, Sci-Fi and comic book movies and television series, but thanks to their B-Celebrity status, have no idea who these actors are.
When these people&...
For anyone doubting the impact Christopher Reeve had on audiences in his interpretation of Superman, they need look no farther than the world's reaction to his tragic horse-riding accident four years ago. The love and support demonstrated spoke volumes an...
Summer is over. Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” is the last official movie of the summer. Some will say that Hollywood actually went out with a bang with “Superbad”, but this humble moviegoer will say that Hollywood went out wi...
The networks are going through a transitional period right now and because of that some good shows got thrown under the bus like Jericho for example. By transition I don’t mean as far as programming I’m talking about scheduling. They...
What They SayNothing has prepared Rosette for what happens as the jaws of Aion's trap finally close. Torn apart and tortured, Rosette's dark rite of passage leads her to a place she is unready to go. In the embrace of a demon, she must make her decision t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Saitou Takawo Translated by:Priscilla YimAdapted by:What They SaySUPERGUN
In 1991, UN inspectors found the incomplete Project Babylon - a cannon capable of hurling a shell 600 miles. In 1997, the Clinton administration learns...
The Austrian progressive "angelic bombast" metal band Edenbridge has released their latest (and fifth) studio album, The Grand Design, a lavishly arranged and extremely dynamic and powerful prog metal album. Just released in Germany by Massacre Records i...
The Review!I must confess: an anime show hasn't confused me this much since Lain. The back cover of the DVD has a blurb that describes Key as a "New, Darker take on Pinocchio." I guess that's accurate, but I feel it's more of a Frankenstein story. The ani...
Ian Fleming would be 100 years old were he alive today. He's not alive, but his greatest creation--Bond, JamesBond--is very much so. Friday’s Quantum of Solace will mark the 22nd time in 46 years of celluloid adaptations that 007 will likel...
Writer Devin Grayson may have ended her long run on DC Comics’ The Titans, but that doesn’t mean she still isn’t a fan of everyone’s favorite team of twentysomethings. Although she’s been replaced on the series by friend Jay Faerber, Grayson would love to...
All right, everyone knows that in recent history the best Bond game was GOLDENEYE. The Gameboy game isn't really comparable, and neither is the racing game. I'm talking about the first person shooters. TOMORROW NEVER DIES was a poor excuse for a game even...
It's sad to say, but onetime heavyweight heavy Dolph Lundgren, 44, has announced his retirement. It seems the man who broke onto the scene as a superhuman Soviet boxer opposite Sylvester Stallone in ROCKY IV and went on to star in a million and one d...
If you`ve got terrorists threatening the world`s oil supply, you call on JamesBond. If you`ve got Satan threatening the human race with extinction, you turn to Arnold. After a two year absence from the big-screen, Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a dramatic r...
TOMB RAIDER by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 11-26-2001)
"Direct from the video game to the big screen" is not the most encouraging endorsement. To American audiences at least the ones with thick horn rimmed glasses and their breath reeking of Godard this kind of media cross pollination is indicative of the U...
Hurray! It's winter! Time to unpack the sweaters and stow the Speed-o! Time to drag out your electric blanket, and curl up next to a fire with a big bowl of popcorn! Sure summer is long gone but we still got to thinking about it... Every summer, we're alw...
It’s that time of year again where shopping becomes warfare and finding that perfect gift is some times more stressful than actually buying it.
That’s where this Gift Guide comes in handy. It’s not the end-all, be-all of Gift ...
What They SayShe’s faced death between the sheets, been captured and tortured by the enemy, and has raised the suspicion of her superiors for not being ruthless enough. Now Mylene Hoffman faces her greatest challenge yet when she sees the f...
What They SayThe world\'s most wanted master thief, Lupin the Third is dead! Despite a coroner\'s report, Interpol Inspector Zenigata is skeptical and discovers that Lupin is actually alive and well and stealing! But who had set up Lupin\'s death and why?...
On Halloween, Saw V jumped ahead of everyone for the weekend by grabbing $3.1 million. But once everyone was done trick and treating, Disney’s singing teenagers took over once again for Saturday and Sunday making High School Musical 3: Senio...
With Thanksgiving being the holiday celebrated for a lot of people, it was a week where most families gather together to eat some turkey, try to find digestive room for even more tasty pie and then pass out before they have to think about survivin...
Genre:Action/Adventure/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Revolution Studios/Original Film.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ice Cube (Darius Stone); Samuel L. Jackson (Augustus Gibbons); Willem Dafoe (General George Deckert); Scott Speed...
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...
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...
Comic book fans know Don McGregor as the man behind Sabre and Lady Rawhide. Some may remember he also scripted some of the Black Panther's exploits in Marvel Comics' JUNGLE ACTION as well as Killraven's AMAZING ADVENTURES. A figure of some importance in t...
The Fantastic Game Music of Richard Jacques British composer Richard Jacques writes, arranges, orchestrates, and produces epic anthems and dramatic underscore for film, television and interactive entertainment. Best-known for his emotive symphonic styles,...
This is a great special edition release from Manga Entertainment. The remastered film itself looks crystal clear; you go into viewing older films, especially animation, expecting dust and scratches. Happily, they've done a great job here. Special features...
As most people inside the industry wrap up their holiday vacations, I’ll pass along the closing Box Office Report of the 2007 year... and what a year it has been. The industry as a whole clearly topped its previous year and foreign distrib...
From video game to major motion picture, TOMB RAIDER brings the buxom Lara Croft to cinematic life via Angelina Jolie. It was a complicated process, but CINESCAPE managed to hook up with Jolie and the behind-the-scenes talent to discuss the making of the ...
Maniacs love movies and comics. But, here at Comicscape, we’re here to lay down the law and crown funny books the king of cool. Everyone gets excited when Hollywood turns a comic into a movie—if those stogie-chomping bigwigs and thei...
Release Date: June 20, 2008 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Peter Segal Screenwriter: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember Cast: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner, James Ca...
It seems the early polls were correct for fan anticipation playing a factor for the adaptation of Twilight, which is based on Stephenie Meyer’s popular vampire novels. When asked for “The Most Anticipated Film of the Fall” a...
Hey! Watch out for that plot hole!So, what's up with Nina being the mole in 24?I wasn't surprised. Of course, the mole is going to be the person we'd least suspect, but story-wise it doesn't work.Let me break it down: In one episode, Jack kidnapped Nina o...
Perhaps one of the most engaging actors in the history of film is the resplendent Christopher Lee. He has that uncanny ability to hold your attention with a mere glare of his eye, a guttural growl, of his voice or as we most recently saw in SLEEPY HOLLO...
In Part One of our interview with the unrivalled horror icon Christopher Lee, the actor recalled his early years in the horror genre and explained his abhorrence for the phrase `horror film.` In Part Two, we learned why he decided to get involved in Tim ...
What They SayA sexy kind of anime \'\'AlKa\'\' is out on DVD. Contains episodes 1-3. Only the first-pressing edition carries a pinup of AlKa, and comes in a clear sleeve. Carries an \'\'AlKa sexy chapter\'\'(?). The Review!Intro
OK, if you don\'t like fa...
This Week's RecommendationDanny Elfman's first foray into the dark world of Hannibal Lecter in RED DRAGON, released this week by Decca (289 473 248-2), is a mesmerizingly dark journey into malevolency and dementia.In RED DRAGON, Elfman follows the work of...
The JamesBond phenomenon gets a new lease of life – in the form of the new Bond, Daniel Craig – in director Martin Campbell's Casino Royale, for which composer David Arnold returns with an exciting original score. Exclusively to iTunes, So...
October 1, 2003 — Marvel Studios Producer Kevin Feige states in the most recent issue of Wizard Magazine that the latest draft of 'Iron Man' may remind viewers of some old favorites. "It's very promising", says Feige of the Al Gough/Miles Millar penned sc...
[NOTE: Part One of this column looked at soundtrack albums for films and TV shows from 1999. Part Two looks at compilations, anthologies, promotional recordings, and restorations of classic films scores.]PROMOSWhile primarily intended as promotional recor...
Genre:Adventure/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:1492 Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/"Mr. Fantastic"); Michael Chiklis (Benjamin J. Grimm/"The Thing"); Jessica Alba (Susan "Sue" Sto...
A rather infamous cult favorite, LA DECIMA VITTIMA (a.k.a. THE 10TH VICTIM) runs a bit on the dry side but has enough interesting pop visuals and a good performance by Marcello Mastroianni to warrant a look. In the future the world has developed a new hun...
Dame Judi Dench is claiming that Pierce Brosnan will return as JamesBond in the next 007 film.Dench, who plays "M," told the New York Post that despite the tests that were made with different actors, Brosnan will do the role again.Only time can tell with...
What They SaySummer\'s in full swing, crazy wild with camp fires and midnight capers... There\'s even a giraffe in the gym?! Tenma\'s busy spinning tales, keeping the girls tangled in frenzied feuds while Harima still can\'t get his tongue to work! And Im...
What They SayThe Social Welfare Corporation is a secret military force that has been \"saving\" orphaned girls by making them more machine than flesh. No longer children, they are assassins... and an even more frightening truth will change everything.
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A spokesman for Daniel Craig told The Stateman that Craig is not going to be the next JamesBond. This followed a story that was put out by The Sun claiming it was nearly a done deal for the actor to take over the role of Agent 007.The Statesman tried to ...
I am so mad at the Fox Network right now. I just wanna bust down their door and start crackin' skulls.Why, you ask? Here's why: first, the network cancels THE TICK. And now, there may not be much of a future for FUTURAMA.While saying that they have not ou...
Before his death, Bernard Lee appeared as M in all the JamesBond films from DR. NO (1962) to MOONRAKER (1979). Lois Maxwell lasted even longer, continuing with the series until 1985`s A VIEW TO A KILL; after that, the casting of Timothy Dalton as a new, ...
What They SayEnter the world of SIN. Sometime 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 called HARDCORPS. Led by Colonel J...
Collector’s Editions, box sets and complete series are all the rage during the holiday season. This week there is a Maniac worthy Collector’s Edition to hit the DVD shelf and unfortunately it falls completely flat. 300 (Limited Collect...
What They SayThe warriors of the exciting video game Fatal Fury come to life in one of the most exhilarating animated video game adaptations ever, Fatal Fury The Motion Picture, a gorgeous full-length motion picture from Japanese action director Masami Ob...
Devin Grayson had one goal when she started writing comic books three years ago: to tell stories about Batman. Period. Unlike most comics creators, Grayson wasn’t into funnybooks as a child, so superheroes never really held any interest for her as a write...
Greetings, and welcome to another edition of "Readers Take Aim" on this week's COMICSCAPE. Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on BATMAN BEGINS, particularly those that didn't care for the film. It seems counterintuitive to welcome disag...
Preface to the PrefaceThe following is a rant. As such, I expect some readers to agree wholeheartedly, and others to write unkind things about me and my family. For next week, feel free to step in the ring: e-mail me at comicscape@cinescape.com or at ku...
Greeting, Maniacs, and welcome to another fun-filled ride into the gaping maw of Comicscape. I’ve listened in at various corners of the World Wide Web, where the cool kids hang out. While smoking their Camels cigarettes and wearing their b...
Akito, the family head, is on the brink of panic as the bond between the Zodiac cousins weakens.
Creative Talent: Writer/Artist: Natsuki TakayaTranslation: Alethea and Athena NibleyAdaptation: Lianne Sentar
What They SayKagura and Kazuma hotly dis...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS A pair of vintage 1960s TV jazz scores have been released by those intrepid preservers of 60s pop culture, England's Harkit Records. Herschel Burke Gilbert was one of the pervasive composers of 1960s television music. While gai...
It's the middle of the 21st century, and secret agents of the Eurozone and the US are out to get their hands on a time machine being offered for sale by a Mr. Baskerville, a man who doesn't appear to exist. The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Fitz, and Anji her...
For the newest JamesBond extravaganza, producer Michael G. Wilson and star Pierce Brosnan wanted to move the character of 007 in a more dramatic direction-while still serving up fast-paced action, exotic locales, and beautiful women. With an established ...
To get the big question out of the way right here, yes, Daniel Craig is JamesBond. The Bond franchise is lucky to have him. In turn, Craig is lucky that Casino Royale, the film in which he makes his vivid 007 debut, is also the installment in the series ...
Attorney Matt Murdock is approached to handle an unusual case: suing Daredevil for damages. It seems that Daredevil took out the prospective client's greenhouse while also trying to take out some criminals, and now the man wants to send a message to all c...
In each and every toy line there used to be a play set. A headquarters, command center, bunker or a castle that was the crowing achievement in your toy collection. It was the beating heart of your adventures and it was on your holiday/ birthday wi...
According to Variety, Rogue Pictures has signed a deal with James Cameron to co-write and produce Cameron's upcoming live-action drama SANCTUM.The film will revolve around a deep-sea diving team headed by a father and son. When the team heads to uncharted...
What They SayGet ready for action as the war for Mars rears its ugly head. James Links is finding it no easier to keep his friends than it is to evade his enemies. And tearful reunions and departures bring the Links family closer to their ultimate fate. I...
MGM's JamesBond collection has become the gem of their entire home video line, and rightfully so. Each entry in the series, which now includes every film in the 007 series, boasts top-notch digital transfers and extensive in-depth DVD extras. On approach...
If you have ever seen a John Woo film and read most of what`s written about them, you`d think that they`re about guns. Hands lovingly caressing revolvers or stroking pump-action shotgun barrels, Woo`s heroes tap dance upon the fence between psychotic rel...
For a little while, DIE ANOTHER DAY looks as though it's preparing to do something new with the 40-year-old JamesBond film formula. While our hero has been captured and tortured often before, this is the first time he's gotten locked up for 14 whole mont...
Release Date: November 7, 2008 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony), MGM Director: Marc Forster Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christe...
JamesBond has become such a cinematic icon that, like when you first fall in love, it`s difficult to remember a time that the character wasn`t in your life, a point driven home by the 19th film in the series, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. And yet there WAS su...
Sony Pictures has confirmed Daniel Craig will be the new JamesBond.In typical 007 style, the actor rode up the River Thames on a power launch to a news conference, escorted by Royal Marines boats. He posed for pictures near the Tower Bridge. At a news co...
This Week’s RecommendationSIt should come as no surprise that the score for HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, released last week on Warner Bros. (83574-2), is based largely on material from the first HARRY POTTER movie. Because of scheduling confli...
Highlighting this week’s new releases is Two to the Fifth the latest Xanth novel from Piers Anthony, the thirty-second book in the long-running fantasy series. You can read an excerpt by visiting here: Two to the Fifth Excerpt.
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