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Friday, October 02, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


Zombies Vs. Vampires

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Hell must be all booked up this weekend, because the dead are once again walking the earth. Shopping malls are overrun; not with frantic families looking for last minute deals...

TRANSFORMERS Season Two Volume 1 DVD Review

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Season two of the original Transformers series is undoubtedly the most important in the series history but arguably the most important season of any of the Transformers animated series.  First off, this season featured a massive 49 episodes which is why Shout Factory is breaking season two into two volumes, with volume one presenting the first 28 episodes of season two...

THE CRAZIES Trailer

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Overture Films has unleashed their first trailer of The Crazies, an upcoming reinvention of George Romero's 1973 classic. The distributor has also unleashed an official website as well as a viral website. The remake stars Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell...

Toy Maniac: Zombies Ate My Neighbors Retro Review

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Yes it is time for another Retro Review by Mania’s Toy Maniac. It seems only fitting that this week we look back at a classic game from Konami and LucasArts called Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993). In this current era of realistic gore, Nazi Zombies, Space Mutant Zombies and the dark regions of Left 4 Dead this simple “kids&rdquo...

NEW MUTANTS #5 Review

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The New Mutants spend this issue recouping from their battle with Legion (last issue). The team goes through debriefing with Dr. Kavita Rao and we find out that the fight didn’t go down exactly as we’d been led to believe. It seems that Shan and Illyana have been keeping secrets.

Meanwhile...

Mushi-shi (Live Action)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The layer of life that goes unseen is displayed to the few that can see it, the Mushi-shi.

What They Say
A man, afflicted with the gift of seeing strange natural spirits called Mushi, travels the countryside ridding people of these ancient, troublesome forces...

NANA Vol. #16

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

With a killer lead-in, this volume definitely provides the setup for some serious drama

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Ai Yazawa
Translation: Tomo Kimura
Adaptation: Allison Wolfe

What They Say
Nana "Hachi"...

UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie Complete Collection

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Traditional Japanese folktale and service-y Japanese sitcom meet head-on in this highly variable anime series.

What They Say
Valkyrie is a member of the Intergalactic Royal Family of Valhalla. She is elegant, beautiful and a really bad driver. She crashes her spaceship right through the roof of the Tokino Bathhouse and onto the head of its owner, Kazuto. To save his life, Valkyrie gives up half of her very soul...

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens Vol. #2

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Nagi’s presence in Jin’s life is causing her problems as she questions whether she really is a goddess. Plus the kids make a film.

What They Say
Are you one of Nagi's worshippers...

ZOMBIELAND Review

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

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Reeves Cast the RIGHT ONES

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz and Oscar®-nominee Richard Jenkins will headline the cast of Let Me In, Matt Reeves’ adaptation of Let the Right One In, when principal photography begins this fall in New Mexico.  The announcement was made today by Hammer Films Co-CEO&rsquo...

SURROGATES vs SURROGATES

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another rip-roaring No-Fly Zone. This week’s piece again shows that Hollywood has taken an interest in non-superhero comics&mdash...

Fringe: Fracture Review

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Thank you creators of Fringe for finally remembering that the pattern exists...

Supernatural: The End

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

So this week, Sammy wants to come home, he wants “back in”. Dean is obviously still untrusting but not just due to Sam’s past addiction but also of how their relationship will be used by both the good and evil factions. The whole Cass calling Dean on the cell phone gag is getting a little ridiculous...

TRANSFORMERS 3: July 1, 2011

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Bay calls 'Transformers 3' release at 7/1/11. Plus: Good 'Green Hornet' pics online. Bendis talks 'Powers' pow-wow. Goyer talks 'Ghost Rider 2' and more! Loving the smell of napalm in the morning...

MGM Keeps the HOBBIT

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Despite the recent financial distress emanating out of the MGM offices, the studio seems to be in the clear for The Hobbit and its sequel. The Hollywood Reporter says the distributor has secured support from key lenders to allow the studio enough cash to proceed with its participation in the future middle earth adventures alongside partner...

Woo's RED CLIFF Trailer

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Magnolia Pictures has revealed the first trailer for John Woo's return to war epic, Red Cliff. The film marks a reunion between Woo and his Hard Boiled star Tony Leung and a return to epics for the director, being the most expensive Chinese film in history. Leung stars alongside Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chang Chen, Zhao Wei and Hu Jun. John Woo also scripted the story out alongside Terence Chang, Khan Chan, Kuo Cheng...

5 Minutes of 2012

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

As promised last week Columbia Pictures and Fancast have unleashed a 5-minute clip of Roland Emmerich's next disaster flick, 2012. Another two minute clip, via Comcast...

Fox Adapting EA's SPORE

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

20th Century Fox has teamed up with video game publisher Electronic Arts to bring about an animated theatrical adaptation of the best-selling genre game, Spore. Variety reports the studio has tasked Chris Wedge (Ice Age) to direct from a screenplay by Greg Erb and Jason Oremland...

Friday the 13th Sequel Next Summer

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT

It looks like we may see Jason Voorhees slashing up victims as early as next summer, with Warner Bros. Pictures confirming a Friday the 13th: Part 2 release on Friday, August 13, 2010.

While the sequel still doesn't have a production debut, what with producers currently in post with A Nightmare on Elm Street...

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