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• Escape from New York – Again

  By John Freeman on 16 August 2007

  Goodness only knows why, but a remake of Escape from New York is in the works. Various trade papers are reporting that New Line Cinema is in final talks with Len (Live Free or Die Hard) Wiseman to direct its… Read More ›

• Painkiller pulled

  By John Freeman on 16 August 2007

  The SCI FI Channel US has cancelled the action series Painkiller Jane, according to Hollywood Reporter, which stars starring Kristanna Loken. The show, based on the comic book heroine created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada for Event Comics in… Read More ›

• Online superhero drama for SciFI UK in works

  By John Freeman on 15 August 2007

  Sci Fi channel UK has ordered a superhero-themed mockumentary drama – the first commission for its new broadband player Sci Fi Play. Legion of Fire stars Ron Moody, playing 80-something Cecil Roper, aka Flash Harry, who runs a Croydon-based superhero… Read More ›

• Conan Films on their way

  By John Freeman on 15 August 2007

  Paradox Entertainment, the company which owns the stories and characters created by pulp author Robert E. Howard, including Conan, Kull, Bran Mak Morn and Solomon Kane, has announced it has sold the option for Conan movies to Millennium Films. Development… Read More ›

• Bear Alley Is (The) One

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2007

  It hardly needs a plug from me here since if you are interested in the history of British comics you have probably already read it but, for those few of you who may not yet have succumbed to its charms,… Read More ›

• Hammer launches repro quad posters

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2007

  HammerWeb, the official Hammer Films web site, has been updated today with information about the new range of official reproduction Quad posters which were launched last week. These comprise a set of 12 posters, released one a month, featuring digitally… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Magazine Original Comic Art for sale

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2007

  I’m selling four outstanding illustrations on ebay by top artist Gary Erskine (Knights of Pendragon etc) used to illustrate the short story “Pathfinders” published in Doctor Who Magazine #173 by Michael E.P. Stevens. The illustrations are on two boards measuring… Read More ›

• Voltron Returns?

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2007 • ( 1 )

  Shape-shifting robots continue to entice Hollywood with Variety reporting that the Fox-based production entity New Regency has teamed with the Mark Gordon Company (who make Grey’s Anatomy and produced The Extraordinary League of Gentlemen film) to produce a movie adaptation… Read More ›

• The Thirteenth Floor to be republished

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2007

  

  Max is back!

• From The Land Beyond Beyond

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2007

  What is the first thing you look for when you open that bumper Christmas edition of the Radio Times in December? As a long time fan of Ray Harryhausen’s brand of stop motion-films, I always look to see how many… Read More ›

• State Course And Speed

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2007 • ( 1 )

  It was with sadness that I hear that Peter Tuddenham has died at the age of 88. He will always be remembered in the British telefantasy community for the voices that he gave to the various computers in Blake’s 7:… Read More ›

• Paper Tiger #4 On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on 8 August 2007

  For those who don’t already know, indie comic Paper Tiger Comix #4, featuring a huge number of British creators is out now, and it’s a wee bit more professional than previous issues. The format is a high quality 100 page… Read More ›

• More Moon Queen for ROK Comics

  By John Freeman on 8 August 2007

  ROK Comics creator Chris Reynolds is working on a new Moon Queen strip that will appear on the comics-to-mobile project. Titled “Moon Queen in Las Vegas: The Moon Queen’s Greatest Tragedy”, we’ll let you know when it launches. Chris is… Read More ›

• New USTV Shows

  By John Freeman on 7 August 2007

  The US fall line up includes the following new series: • Bionic WomanAction drama, NBCFormer EastEnder Michelle Ryan takes the role of the bionic Jaime Sommers. (ITV2 is screening this show in the UK)Official Site: www.nbc.com/Bionic_Woman • Pushing DaisiesRomantic comedy,… Read More ›

• Will Eisner film at Film Festival

  By John Freeman on 7 August 2007

  The indie film Will Einser: Portrait of a Sequential Artist will screen at the Rhode Island International Film Festival this Wednesday at 2:30pm at the Columbus Theater in Providence. I’m looking forward to seeing this when it reaches the UK… Read More ›

• In Review: The Great Game

  By John Freeman on 6 August 2007

  I’ve just finished reading the hardback of the excellent Scarlet Traces: The Great Game. Written by Ian Edginton and drawn by D’Israeli this is their second sequel to HG Wells’ The War Of The Worlds. For those unfamiliar with the… Read More ›

• Miracle Workers Are Born In Linlithgow

  By John Freeman on 4 August 2007

  Was Scotty a Black Bitch? Linlithgow Heritage Trust are certainly convinced that he was, or rather will be in about 215 years time. I would hasten to add that because of the dog on the town’s coat of arms, people… Read More ›

• It’s Just Not The Same As When I Were A Lad…

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007 • ( 3 )

  So the new look Dandy Xtreme is in the shops and from the outside it now looks rather like all the rest of those biweekly comic magazines aimed at kids in mid to late primary school. As much as we… Read More ›

• Penguin Books competition for teens

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007

  Cynopsis reports Penguin has inked a partnership with Piczo, the UK-based teen targeted social networking website, for MyPenguin, a contest that launches this week on the site. Penguin asked some top bands to select their favorite classic book, which of… Read More ›

• Mattel issues toys recall

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007

  WorldScreen.com reports Mattel has announced a recall of 1.5 million Fisher-Price toys made in China featuring Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters over concerns about lead paint, in a move that is expected to cost the toy giant $30 million. Mattel… Read More ›

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