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Monday, November 02, 2009

Mania News Updates

Mania News Updates


Five Best Anime DVD and Blu-ray Covers of November

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

The month of October has a lot of good cover artwork in it and you can check it out with this handy weekly breakdown list. What's appealing to one is not as appealing to another, but these are the five covers that we saw that really got our attention that are due out in this month. Because of the number of Blu-ray releases this month...

SMALLVILLE - 9.7 - "Kandor" - Videos

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Jor-El arrives with bottled up secrets in the "Kandor" episode of 'Smallville'. The CW has provided a trailer and a webclip from the segment. But first, here's the summary of the episode:

JOR-EL APPEARS IN SMALLVILLE — Jor-El (guest star Julian Sands) mysteriously arrives at the Kent farm searching for his son, Kal-El, but meets Chloe (Allison Mack) instead...

The Outsiders return to BRAVE AND THE BOLD

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

If there's one thing about the 'Brave and the Bold' flavor of Batman, it's that he does love a good team up. This week sees a return engagement of the super team Bats formed for jobs too dicey for the Justice League!

That's right...

Air Master Episodes #17- #20

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

The street fights start to sprawl all over the town and the violence escalates among the top ten ranked fighters.

What They Say:

Maki Aikawa is tall, with a nice model-like figure, but is also quiet and looks like an ordinary high school girl. However, her unique life style includes being a street fighter within the dark alleyways and back streets of Tokyo. To date...

Oishinbo Vol. #04 (Fushi, Sushi & Sashimi)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

In a welcome change of pace for the series, the stories collected in this volume focus more on fundamentals than extravagant ingredients.

Creative Staff
Writer/Artist: Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
Translation: Tetsuichiro Miyaki
Adaptation: Tetsuichiro Miyaki

What They Say
Fish, Sushi and SashimiYamaoka and his father, Kaibara Y zan, have never enjoyed an ideal father-son relationship...

4 True Stories of Alien Abduction

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

 

 
The plot of Universal Pictures’ The Fourth Kind a thriller set in modern-day Alaska, in theaters November 6&mdash...

School Days Episodes #01- #04

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

A fascinating story that somehow keeps your interest despite starring completely unlikable characters.

What They Say
It was at the entrance ceremony of Sakakino High School that Makoto Ito met Kotonoha Katsura for the first time.

Kotonoha was in the class next to Makoto's, lived along the same railway line, and caught the same train to school every morning. Although Makoto had a little crush on her...

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #19 Review

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

In order to patch up a hole in time-space, Adam Warlock “cut and pasted&rdquo...

ZEROES Set for NBC

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the team behind the Crank films, Gamer and next year's Jonah Hex, are jumping into the television market with a new one-hour project for NBC called "Zeroes," says the Hollywood Reporter. BermanBraun approached Neveldine and Taylor with the idea to do "a crisis show that doesn't bore you with all of the buildup leading to the crisis...

Ellis' BLACK SUMMER Movie

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Warren Ellis' semi-controversial 'Black Summer' gets a movie deal. Plus: Platinum's 'Gunplay' heads for TV. Helen Mirren joins 'Red'. Campbell talks 'Green Lantern' and more! We got a rock...

TERMINATOR Rights on Sale

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

Expanding on September's story that future rights to the Terminator franchise is in limbo with Halcyon entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

OUIJA Writers Found

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST

How do you take a simple Hasbro brand like Ouija and turn it into a supernatural action-adventure movie...

Sanctuary: Hero Review

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

Before we begin, a quick question: does anyone know why Sanctuary insists on painting its cast members orange? I've never seen more garish make-up and while I know it's Halloween...

Stargate Universe: Water Review

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

The upswing in quality for Stargate Universe was fun while it lasted. This week, it's back to business as usual: a contrived threat prompting lifeless trudging across a dead planet while various crew members fling various jars of bile at each other. The struggle for survival has rarely been so dull...

TV Wasteland: Vivacious Visitors Eviscerate Very Viciously

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PDT

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Inu Yasha Final Act Episode #05

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PDT

The old dog learns a new trick.

What They Say

The Tetsusaiga has attained the power of the dragon scales. In order to be able to quickly use the demonic power well, Inuyasha has no choice but to go through training.

Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)

The series keeps on the leveling treadmill...

Weekly Book Buzz: Katharine Kerr's Latest Deverry Fantasy

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

First off I want to thank Buzz readers “Myrdinn” and “Goldeneyez” for checking in with a couple of early reviews of The Gathering Storm in last week’s comment section. Let’s not stop there…please feel free to share more reviews this week and in upcoming weeks...

Sly Talks EXPENDABLES

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PDT

A week after a producer revealed that director Sylvester Stallone shot a pivotal scene between his character, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis for The Expendables...

Doctor Who Special Arrives on BBC America

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

“Mars...

Jackson IS IT For Now

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PDT

 

It’s never too early to cash in on a recently departed. That’s the rule of box office law for this report, with Sony Pictures landing on top. And while the new documentary tribute, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, didn&rsquo...

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