Weekly Movie and Music News

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Ellen DeGeneres to Remake Oh, God!
Source: ComingSoon!
Actress, comedian, and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (Mr. Wrong, Finding Nemo) is set to star in a remake of the 1977 comedy Oh, God! for producer Jerry Weintraub. Variety says DeGeneres will play the title character, a role originally played by George Burns.

Weintraub produced the original film, which also starred John Denver and spawned two sequels. Weintraub told the trade that he could never figure out how to remake a film in a way that would flatter the original. Then he was approached by Ellen and was impressed by her take.

"Ellen is a strong comedienne and she has always done material about God and questions about God," said Weintraub. "She will help us with the writing, and using her will allow us to do a proper 2005 view of 'Oh God!' that is hip and modern."

Weintraub will look to hire a writer and director so they can shoot the film during DeGeneres' talk show hiatus next summer.

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New Bruckheimer Series Coming to NBC
Source: ComingSoon!
NBC has given a series commitment to a defense-themed drama from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, says The Hollywood Reporter. A search is under way for a writer for the project, which is set in the Pentagon.

Jerry Bruckheimer TV has six series that all air on CBS: the three "CSI" series, Without a Trace, Cold Case and the reality show The Amazing Race.

Jerry Bruckheimer TV and Warner Bros. TV are producing the new drama with Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman executive producing.

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Terence Winter to Write The Warriors Remake
Source: ComingSoon!
Paramount and MTV Films have hired Terence Winter, Emmy-nominated four times for The Sopranos scripts, to pen helmer Tony Scott's remake of The Warriors, reports Variety. The film is an updated version of Paramount's 1979 action film, directed by Walter Hill.

The trade says the project is envisioned as having a heightened reality compared to the original, which was set in New York City. As in the original, the plot will center on the Warriors gang being wrongly accused of assassinating a rival gang leader during a truce and being forced to make their way home through hostile territory.

Writers John Glenn and Travis Wright were first aboard to pen the "Warriors" update, followed by Joel Wyman.

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Odd Lot & Batfilm Team on The Spirit
Source: ComingSoon!
Odd Lot Entertainment has acquired the rights to produce a feature film based on seminal superhero comic book, Will Eisner's The Spirit, in partnership with Batfilm Productions. Odd Lot's Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete (Hooligans, The Wedding Planner) will produce the picture along with Batfilm's Michael Uslan (Batman Begins, Catwoman, Constantine). Executive Producers will be Benjamin Melniker and Steve Maier. Co-Producers will be F.J. DeSanto and Linda McDonough.

Will Eisner's The Spirit was created in 1940 and is the story of a masked detective – believed to be dead and operating out of a wildwood cemetery – who fights crime in Central City with his fists, cunning (a tongue-in-cheek sense of the absurd), and unbelievable tolerance for punishment. The property is considered by many fans and comic book historians to be the best creative work ever to come from the comic book industry in the last 70 years. Will Einser is the comic-genre master storyteller, whose name graces the comic industry's most prestigious awards each year at Comicon – The Eisner Awards.

Will Eisner, currently living in Florida, says, "I'm pleased to see that a film adaptation of 'The Spirit' will be produced by so experienced a creative team as Michael, Deborah and Gigi. This is an important event in the history of the comic book character, with which I have been closely identified." The intention for the adaptation is to create a handsomely crafted, stylized, character-driven tale. Additionally, it is a perfect match for the visual medium of film as Eisner's drawings were groundbreaking in incorporating cinematic camera angles and atmospheric lighting effects.

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Spider-Man 2 DVD Details
Source:DarkHorizons

Sony has announced the full specs for the upcoming two-disc DVD release of the "Spider-Man" sequel and here's a glimpse, courtesy of DVD Answers. The disc gets released on November 30th and will be available in four different versions - this two disc set, a Superbit version, a double pack with both the first & second films, and a limited edition gift set (the two-disc set with comic related artwork):

Disc One
2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Track
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Track
Audio Commentary with Director, Producer, Co-Producer and Tobey Maguire
Audio Commentary with SFX Designer John Dykstra and the Effects Team
Spidey Sense 2 Trivia Track with "Pop Up" Facts
Four Web-i-sodes (Original Online Featurettes)
Train "Ordinary" Music Video
Spider-Man 2 Blooper Reel
Multiple Trailers and Previews


Disc Two
Making the Amazing: 12-Part Production to Premiere Documentary
Hero in Crisis: A Look into Peter Parker's Personal Battles
Eight Arms to Hold You: Doc Ock from Comics to the Big Screen
The Women of Spider-Man: A Look into the Lives of Mary Jane, Aunt May etc
Enter the Web: Multi-Angle Look at the Pier Sequence
Art Gallery: A Collection of Alex Ross Paintings
A Behind the Scenes Look at the Spider-Man 2 Game
English, French and Spanish Subtitles
Weblink to the Official Spider-Man 2 Website
Easter Egg: Doc Ock Sings "If I Was a Rich Man".

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Exorcist Bedevils Box Office
Source: E!

Give the devil his due. Exorcist: The Beginning possessed the megaplexes this weekend, scaring up an estimated $18.1 million.

The seemingly cursed production--which went through three directors, several casting changes and nearly two entire shoots before finally hitting theaters this weekend--was excoriated by critics, who had to wait until Friday to review the flick because Warner Bros. decided not to hold preview screenings.

That seemed like a smart tactic--the Ebert set ripped the Renny Harlin-directed film for its cheesy F/X and cheap scares. But because the thumbs-down came late, it took a day for audiences to catch on. The R-rated film, starring Stellan Skarsgard as the young Father Merrin as he first faces down the demon who eventually made Linda Blair spit up pea soup and spin her head around in the 1973 classic The Exorcist (Max Von Sydow played the elder Merrin in the original), did its best business Friday night and dropped off dramatically Saturday and Sunday. All told, it averaged $6,484 per screen at 2,803 sites.

And the $18.1 million is a far cry from the $40 million the prequel's producer said he needed on opening weekend for the budget-bursting movie to break even.

By comparison, the relatively cheap Without a Paddle, a male-bonding comedy with a Deliverance-esque theme, drifted in with $13.7 million in second and is well on its way to turning a profit.

The PG-13 Paramount release, in which Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard leave the city for a treasure-hunting trip in the wilderness, opened in 2,730 theaters, averaging $5,018 per site.

The dog days are in full effect in moviedom. Box-office tallies were down 16 percent from last weekend, according to receipt tracker Exhibitor Relations.

Last week's topper, Alien vs. Predator, dropped a whopping 67 percent, falling from first to fourth in its second weekend with $12.5 million. The Fox franchise flick has now grossed $63 million

One of the few brights spot in the current release roster is The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Disney's tween-skewing romantic comedy dropped one spot to third but only lost 43 percent of its business, earning $13.1 million to bring its two-week gross to $61.3 million.

Suffering the worst crash of all was Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, which tumbled 70 percent, down from fourth place to 11th, earning a skimpy $2.8 million its second weekend. The Warners release has now grossed $15.1 million.

After opening in limited release three weeks ago, Lions Gate low-budget shark thriller Open Water expanded to 2,709 sites, where it earned $11.7 million in fifth place. The R-rated Sundance sensation, inspired by a true story of abandoned scuba divers, averaged $4,337 per site and has now earned $14.8 million.

Another art-house fave, Garden State, continued to blossom. Moving into 652 sites, Zack Braff's homegrown movie gained 131 percent, jumping from 13th to 10th place with $3.2 million, bringing its four-week total to $6.6 million.

In limited release the top attraction was Bright Young Things, an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel about irresponsible young Brits in pre-World War II London high society featuring a stellar British cast and directed by Stephen Fry. At just three sites, the Think Film release, averaged $17,833 to tally $53,500.

At four sites, Mean Creek, an R-rated Paramount Classics drama about some messed up kids who take a punishing boat trip, averaged $7,559 for $30,236.

And playing in 10 theaters, the PG-13 Samuel Goldwyn Films release Rosenstrasse, a look back at the tragedies of the Holocaust directed by Margarethe Von Trotta, averaged $5,030 for $50,300.

At 96 sites the R-rated Arenas release Nicotina, a Mexican caper starring Diego Luna as a computer hacker hoping crime will buy romance, averaged $5,052 for $485,000.

Although the box office was down from last weekend, the $102.8 million racked up by the top 12 films was a 21 percent improvement over this time last year, when no new challengers could keep Freddy vs. Jason from repeating at number one.

Here's a recap of the top 10 films based on Sunday estimates; final figures are due Monday:

1. Exorcist: The Beginning, $18.1 million
2. Without a Paddle, $13.7 million
3. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, $13.1 million
4. Alien vs. Predator, $12.5 million
5. Open Water, $11.7 million
6. Collateral, $10.5 million
7. The Bourne Supremacy, $6.6 million
8. The Manchurian Candidate, $4.2 million
9. The Village, $3.6 million
10. Garden State, $3.2 million

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VELVET REVOLVER Record CHEAP TRICK, AEROSMITH, QUEEN Covers For Upcoming B-Sides
Source: Blabbermouth

VELVET REVOLVER recently spent time in a Los Angeles studio recording several b-sides for upcoming singles, according to a brand-new interview with bassist Duff McKagan conducted by Finland's Sonera Plaza. Among the tracks the band recorded were CHEAP TRICK's "Surrender", AEROSMITH's "No More, No More" and QUEEN's "Tie Your Mother Down".

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Man-Thing Won't be Seen this Year
Source: SuperheroHype!
We thought this would be happening, considering Lions Gate Films had not listed Man-Thing on their schedule for the Fall. Now FilmJerk confirms that Lions Gate and Marvel Studios have taken the low-budget comic book adaptation of off their 2004 schedule and given it the dreaded "to be announced".

Will it ever make it to theaters, or perhaps direct-to-DVD?

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NEW CD RELEASES FOR AUGUST 24, 2004
Source: TheMoviePoopShoot


Aberfeldy Young Forever (Sanctuary/Rough Trade)

Geri Allen The Life of a Song (Telarc)

Keren Ann Not Going Anywhere (Blue Note)

Apostle of Hustle Folkloric Feel (Arts & Crafts)

Craig Armstrong Piano Works (Sanctuary)

Asura Lost Eden (Dutchi)

Battery Cage World Wide Wasteland (Metropolis)

Beep Beep Business Casual (Saddle Creek)

Eric Bibb Friends (ICE #209) (Telarc)

Bone Crusher Fight Music (Jive)

Boyz II Men Throwback, Volume 1 (covers of tracks by Al Green, DeBarge, Isley Brothers, Stylistics, Michael Jackson, Hall & Oates, etc.) (Koch)

BP vs. Effcee Destroy All DJs 2 (Hypnotic)

Junior Brown Down Home Chrome (Telarc)

Capital D Insomnia (LP same day) (All Natural)

Vassar Clements Livin' with the Blues (ICE #209) (Acoustic Disc)

Jimmy Cliff Black Magic (Artemis)

Clinic Winchester Cathedral (Domino)

Kellie Coffey A Little More Me (ICE #209) (BNA)

The Comas Conductor (w/bonus DVD) (Yep Roc)

Chick Corea Elektric Band To the Stars (Stretch)

Crime Mob Crime Mob (8 song EP) (Warner Bros.)

Danzig Circle of Snakes (Evilive)

John Dee Graham The Great Battle (ICE #209) (New West)

Die Monitr Batss A.S.T. (EP) (Dim Mak)

The Diplomats Present Jim Jones On My Way to Church (Koch)

DJ Escape Bangin' 3 (Tommy Boy)

Tim Donahue Madmen & Sinners (features James LaBrie of Dream Theater) (Magick)

Donovan Beat Cafe (guest: Jim Keltner) (Appleseed)

Dave Douglas Bow River Falls (Koch)

Drive-By Truckers The Dirty South (New West)

E.S.T. Seven Days of Falling (w/bonus DVD) (215)

Steve Earle The Revolution Starts...Now (Artemis)

Jonathan Elias American River (Decca)

Endochine Day Two (debut album from Austin, TX band.) (Trevolution Records)

Engine Down Engine Down (Lookout!)

Tim and Neil Finn Everyone Is Here (Nettwerk)

Leon Fleisher Two Hands (Artemis)

Dora Flood Highlands (Elephant Stone)

Bill Frisell Unspeakable (ICE #209) (Nonesuch)

The Fucking Arm Gold (Drag City)

Further Seems Forever Hide Nothing (Tooth & Nail)

G. Love & Special Sauce The Hustle (Brushfire/Universal)

Amos Garrett Acoustic Album (Stony Plain)

The Great Redneck Hope Behold the Fuck Thunder (Thinker Thought)

Groundtruther (Charlie Hunter and Bobby Previte) Latitude (ICE #208) (Thirsty Ear)

Guided By Voices Half Smiles of the Decomposed (final studio album; ICE #208) (Matador)

Headset Space Settings (Collaboration of Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel / The Postal Service) and Allen Avanessian (owner - Plug Research)) (Plug Research)

Hot Rod Circuit Reality's Coming Through (Vagrant)

The Hunches Hobo Sunrise (In the Red)

I Am Kiss + Swallow (Recall)

I-20 Self Explanatory (enhanced) (Capitol)

Ice City Conglomerate Welcome to the Hood (Roc-a-Fella)

Inouk No Danger (Say Hey)

The Insomniacs Switched On! (Estrus)

Instruction God Doesn't Care (Geffen)

Joi Tennessee Slim Is the Bomb (Pookie)

Cledus T. Judd Bipolar and Proud (formerly titled Cledus Gone Wild) (Koch)

Kidz Bop Kids Kidz Bop Halloween (Razor & Tie)

David Kilgour Frozen Orange (Merge)

James Last With Strings Attached (two CDs) (Recall)

Stephen Lawrenson Every Summer (Paisley Pop)

Liars Academy Demons (Equal Vision)

LTNO vs. Dead Sexy Inc. Hellywood Sons (Cleopatra)

Main Flow Hip-Hopulation (guests Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, Black Thought, Defari, Planet Asia, Raekwon and David Blaine) (Brick)

Mase Welcome Back (prveviosly titled Betha's Back) (Bad Boy)

Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying (Curb)

Ian Moore Luminaria (Yep Roc)

Jason Mraz Tonight, Not Again: Live from the Eagles Ballroom (CD/DVD combo) (Elektra/Atlantic)

Nora O'Connor Til the Dawn (Bloodshot)

Tara Jane O'Neil You Sound, Reflect (Quarterstick)

Steve Oliver 3-D (Koch)

Overkill Unholy (two CDs) (Recall)

Ozrick Tentacles Floating Seeds (Snapper)

David Pack Travelin' Light (Peak)

Alan Parsons A Valid Path (Artemis)

Pinetop Perkins Ladies Man (ICE #209) (M.C.)

Bill Perry Raw Deal (Blind Pig)

Pitbull M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is a Major Issue) (TVT)

R. Kelly Happy People/U Saved Me (Jive)

Radian Juxtaposition (Thrill Jockey)

Rich Robinson (ex-Black Crowes) Paper (Key Hole)

Rosavelt The Story of Gasoline (produced by Don Dixon) (Gaff Music)

The Sadies Favourite Colours (guests Robyn Hitchcock and members of Calexico) (Yep Roc)

Saxophone Summit (Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman) Gathering of Spirits (ICE #209) (Telarc)

The Sermon Volume (Alternative Tentacles)

Shades of Soul Shades of Soul (Narada)

Shark Quest Gods & Devils (Merge)

Sons & Daughters Sons & Daughters (Domino)

St. Juste The Confession Booth (Columbia)

Terrorfakt Cold Steel World (Metropolis)

Testament Days of Darkness (two CDs) (Recall)

The Six Parts Seven Everywhere and Right Here (Suicide Squeeze)

theSTART Initiation (Nitro)

timewellspent timewellspent (Parasol)

Jeff Timmons Whisper That Way (SLG/Denon)

Daby Toure Diam (Real World)

The Twilight Singers She Loves You (Birdman/One Little Indian)

Twisted Sister Still Hungry (CD/DVD combo) (Eagle Rock)

Ultimate Fighting Championship Ultimate Beatdowns Vol. 1 (Compilation album with Slayer, Damageplan, Sepultura, and more.) (DRT)

Tiffany Villarreal Tiffany Villareal (Universal)

Butch Walker Letters (Epic)

Walking Concert Run to be Born (includes members of Quicksand) (Some)

Mike Watt The Secondman's Middle Stand (ICE #206) (Red Ink/Columbia)

Charlie Watts & the Tentet Watts at Scott's (ICE #209) (Sanctuary Classics)

West Indian Girl West Indian Girl (Astralwerks)

Whirlwind Heat Flamingo Honey (CD EP) (Dim Mak)

Wiley Treadin' on Thin Ice (XL/Beggars Banquet)

Nancy Wilson R.S.V.P. (Manchester Craftsmen's Guild)

Won-G Rage of the Age (Sanctuary Urban)

Zolar-X Timeless (Alternative Tentacles)

VA Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster (ICE #209) (Emergent Music)

VA Disney's Karaoke Series: Aladdin and Radio Disney (Walt Disney)

VA Park Hyatt Chicago (King Britt) (Milan)

OCR We Will Rock You (Official London cast recording for the Queen/Ben Elton musical.) (Capitol/EMI)

OST Wicker Park (includes rare and non-album tracks from The Postal Service and The Shins, plus songs from Mazzy Star, Stereophonics, Mum and more) (Lakeshore)

DVD Bad Luck Riot 13 Extravaganza Let the Riot Begin (HighRoller Studios)

DVD Charlie Hunter Right Now Live (ICE #208) (Ropeadope/Artemis)

DVD Joni Mitchell Refuge of the Roads (Shout! Factory)

DVD The Blind Boys of Alabama & Special Guests Christmas (Eagle Rock)

DVD VA The Smoke Out Festival 2003 (Eagle Vision)

DVD Audio Michael McDonald Motown (Motown)

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NEW DVD RELEASES FOR AUGUST 24, 2004
Source: TheMoviePoopShoot

• The Apple (1980)
• The Apprentice: Season One (5-disc set)
• Boa Vs. Python (2004)
• Bloom (2004)
• Boy Meets World: Season One
• Chastity (1969)
• Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
• The Courage of Lassie (1946)
• Dallas: Seasons One & Two (5-disc set)
• Dogville (2003)
• Ella Enchanted (2004)
• Farscape: The Complete Season 3 (2004)
• Flipper (1996)
• Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
• From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians: PBS (2004)
• Futurama: Vol. 4 (3-disc set)
• The Girl Next Door: Unrated (2004)
• The Girl Next Door (R-rated) (2004)
• Godzilla The Series: The Monster Wars Trilogy
• Good Times (1967)
• Graffiti Bridge (1990)
• Harsh Realm: The Complete Series (3-disc set)
• Highwaymen (2003)
• Jane Austen: The Complete Collection (6-disc set)
• Jim Brown: All American (2002)
• Joyride (1977)
• Judas (2004)
• Lassie Come Home (1943)
• The Laws of Attraction (2004)
• Lilith (1964)
• Lord Jim (1965)
• The Munsters: Season One (3-disc set)
• Munsters: America's First Family of Fright (2004)
• National Lampoon Live: Down & Dirty (2004)
• National Lampoon Live: New Faces: Volume #1 (2004)
• Night Gallery: Season One (3-disc set)
• Night of the Demons (1988)
• The Night Stalker/The Night Strangler (1972/1973)
• Purple Rain: 20th Anniversary Edition (2-disc set) (1984)
• Raising Victor Vargas: Special Edition (2002)
• Roller Boogie (1979)
• Slacker: The Criterion Collection (1991)
• A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
• Smile (1975)
• Son of Lassie (1945)
• Tom Dowd and the Language of Music
• Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
• Videodrome: The Criterion Collection (1983)
• I Vitelloni: The Criterion Collection (1953)
• Witchboard (1985)
• Zachariah (1971)

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NEW COMIC-BOOK RELEASES FOR AUGUST 25th, 2004
Source:Comiclist

PUBLISHER
TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS

ACTOR
Actor Marvel Heroes Relief Book, $3.50

AIRSHIP ENTERTAINMENT
Girl Genius #12, $3.95

AIT/PLANETLAR
Demo #9 (Of 12), $2.95

ALCHEMY TEXTS
Armageddon Patrol First Mission #3 (Of 3), $3.50

ANARCHY STUDIO / HARRIS COMICS
Vampi Vicious Circle #2 Ltd Cvr Ed, $9.95
Vampi Vicious Circle #2 Reg Ed, $2.99

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Quagmire Usa #4, $2.99

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
Betty & Veronica Digest #150, $2.39
Jugheads Double Digest #106, $3.59
Sabrina Vol 2 #60, $2.19

ATOMEKA
Dave Johnsons Studio Devil Pig T/S LG, $19.95
Dave Johnsons Studio Devil Pig T/S XL, $19.95
Dave Johnsons Studio Devil Pig T/S XXL, $24.95

AVATAR PRESS
Robocop Killing Machine #1 Platinum Foil Incentive, AR
Robocop Killing Machine Special #1 Back In Action, $5.99
Robocop Killing Machine Special Burrows Cvr #1, $2.99
Robocop Killing Machine Special Photo Cvr #1, $2.99
Robocop Killing Machine Special Reg Cvr #1, $2.99
Robocop Killing Machine Special Wraparound Cvr #1, $2.99

AXIOM
Gun Fu Lost City #1 (AA), $3.50
Gun Fu Lost City #3 Rhett Cvr Ed, $5.00
Gun Fu Lost City #3, $3.50

BASEMENT COMICS / AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT
Heavy Metal Live Vol 3 Photo Of Julie Strain Nude Ed SC, $8.95
Heavy Metal Live Vol 3 Photo Of Julie Strain Nude Tour Ed SC, $8.95
Heavy Metal Live Vol 3 Photo Of Julie Strain SC, $8.95
Heavy Metal Live Vol 3 Photo Of Julie Strain Tour Ed SC, $8.95

BLACK BOAR PRESS
Springheeled Jack #2 (Of 3), $4.00

BLACK LIBRARY
Deathwatch GN, $6.99
Warhammer Loathsome Ratmen & All Their Vile Kin HC, $29.99
Warhammer Lone Wolves TPB, $10.99
Warhammer Monthly #82, $3.50
Warhammer Monthly #84, $3.50

BONGO COMICS
Futurama Adventures Vol 2 TPB, $14.95
Simpsons Comics #97, $2.99

BROADSWORD COMICS
Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose Dlx Ed #27, $19.99

CARNAL COMICS
Carnal Comics Multi Pack #8 (adult), $10.95

CARTOON BOOKS
Bone Vol 9 Crown Of Horns HC (resolicited), $26.95

CHANTING MONKS STUDIOS
Gothbabes 2005 Calendar, $10.00

COMICSONE.COM
Crayon Shinchan GN #9, $9.95
Four Constables Vol 3 TPB, $13.95
High School Girls Vol 1 TPB, $9.95
Peigenz Vol 2 TPB, $9.95
Saint Legend GN #10, $17.95
Storm Riders Part 2 Invading Sun Vol 5 TPB, $17.95
Top Speed Underground Vol 1 TPB, $14.95

COM X
Classwar #6, $3.50

CPM MANGA
Full House Book 1 GN, $9.99
Yongbi The Invincible Book 1 GN (Of 23), $9.99

DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal Vol 13 Mirror Of The Soul TPB, $17.95
Goon DH Ed #8, $2.99
Ring Vol 3 TPB, $12.95
Shi Zippo Lighter, $29.99
Steve Rude The Moth #4 (Of 4), $2.99
Trigun Maximum Vol 2 Death Blue TPB, $9.95

DC COMICS
Action Hero Archive Volume 1 HC, $49.95
Adventures Of Superman #631, $2.50
Astro City Special, $3.95
Batgirl #55, $2.50
Batman Adventures #17, $2.25
Batman Death And The Maidens TPB, $19.95
Batman Gotham Knights #56, $2.50
Birds Of Prey #72, $2.50
Books Of Magick Life During Wartime #2, $2.50
DC Comics Presents Atom #1, $2.50
Deicide Vol 1 TPB, $14.95
Ex Machina #3, $2.95
Fallen Angel #14, $2.95
Fraction #5, $2.50
Green Arrow Archers Quest TPB, $14.95
Hawkman #31, $2.50
Hero #19, $2.50
Human Target #13, $2.95
I Am Legion The Dancing Faun, $6.95
JSA Strange Adventures #1 (Of 6), $3.50
Lucifer #53, $2.50
Manhunter #1, $2.50
Plastic Man #9, $2.95
Powerpuff Girls #53, $2.25
Robin #129, $2.25
Sandman Endless Nights TPB, $17.95
Superman Godfall HC, $19.95
Superman The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB, $19.95
Terra Obscura Vol 2 #1 (Of 6), $2.95
Touch #5, $2.50
Wildcats Cyberforce Killer Instinct TPB, $14.95

DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING
GI Joe #33, $2.95
GI Joe GI Joe Reborn Signed Incentive Cvr, $29.99
Voltron Vol 2 #8, $2.95

DREAMWAVE
Darkminds Macropolis Vol 2 #4, $2.95
Transformers Poster Book #1, $4.95

DYNAMIC FORCES
Cosmic Guard #1, $2.99
DF Dreadstar Definitive Wa Ex HC Coll, $69.99
DF Dreadstar Vol 1 Px Edition TPB, $19.95
DF Dreadstar Vol 1 Sgn HC, $69.99
DF Dreadstar Vol 1 TPB, $19.95
DF Spider-Man Millar Sgn #1 (AA), $19.62
DF Startling Stories Loki Sgn #1, $29.99
DF Ultimate Six Sgn #7, $19.99
DF Witchblade Foil Cvr #75, $16.99

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Blowjob #10 (adult), $3.95
Comics Journal #262, $9.95
Jimbo In Purgatory Ltd Ed Sgn HC, $99.99

GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
Donald Duck And Friends #319, $2.95
Mickey Mouse And Friends #268, $2.95

HEAD PRESS
Eye Witness A Fictional Tale Of Absolute Truth Ltd Ed HC, $24.99
Eye Witness A Fictional Tale Of Absolute Truth SC, $13.99

IDW PUBLISHING
CVO Covert Vampiric Operations Human Touch #1, $3.99
Olympus Heights #2, $3.99
Remains #4, $3.99
Singularity 7 #2, $3.99

IMAGE COMICS
Deep Sleeper Omnibus, $5.95
Doctor Cyborg Outpatient GN, $9.95
Ghost Spy #3 (Of 6), $2.95
Humankind #1, $2.99
Kiss Love Gun AF Box Set, AR
Savage Dragon #116, $2.95
Ultra #1 (Of 8), $2.95
Witchblade #78, $2.99

KENZER & COMPANY
Knights Of The Dinner Table Illustrated #37, $2.99

KITTY PUBLICATIONS
Skyscrapers Of Oz GN (adult), $9.99

LAST GASP
Rent Girl GN (adult), $24.95

LINSNER.COM
Dawn Three Tiers #3 S/N Ltd Ed, $12.00
Linsner Girls Portfolio 4 Sinful Suzi, $30.00

MAD YAK PRESS
Black Eyed Susan #2, $2.95

MARVEL COMICS
Cable Deadpool #6, $2.99
Daredevil #63, $2.99
Doctor Spectrum #1 (Of 6), $2.99
Essential Iron Fist Vol 1 TPB, $16.99
Exiles #51, $2.99
Fantastic Four #517, $2.99
Invaders #1, $2.99
Loki #3 (Of 4), $3.50
Man Thing #2 (Of 3), $2.99
Marvel Age Spider-Man #10, $2.25
Mary Jane #3, $2.25
New X-Men #4, $2.99
Rogue #2, $2.99
She Hulk #6, $2.99
Starjammers #3, $2.99
Supreme Power #12, $2.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #64, $2.25
Weapon X #27, $2.99
Wolverine #18, $2.25
X-Men #160, $2.25
X-Men Days Of Future Past TPB, $19.99
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Wayans Bringing Munsters Back to Life
Source: ComingSoon!

Keenen Ivory, Shawn and Marlon Wayans have made a deal with Universal Pictures to write and produce a modern-day take on The Munsters for Universal Pictures, reports Variety.

The Wayans brothers don't intend to star in the film, which will give Herman, Lily, Grandpa, Marilyn and Eddie Munster a new lease on life. Keenen Ivory may direct the film.

Produced by Universal Television from 1964-66, The Munsters is the story of a suburban family that resembles an assortment of 1930s movie monsters and can't understand why they always seem to frighten the neighbors.

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Ashanti, Latifah & Tarantino in Muppets Movie
Source: ComingSoon!


Singer/actress Ashanti is set and Queen Latifah is in final talks to star in ABC's original movie tentatively titled The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Also set to appear in the Muppet take on the classic L. Frank Baum novel is Quentin Tarantino, who will play himself.

Kirk R. Thatcher, who directed NBC's successful Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie in 2002, is on board to helm the family film, which will air as part of the Wonderful World of Disney franchise.

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No Progress on the Metroid Movie
Source: ComingSoon!
Producer Yoshio Sakamoto says that not much is happening on the Metroid movie front.

Back in April, it was announced that John Woo had optioned Nintendo's best-selling video game franchise for the big screen. Woo would produce the sci-fi movie and has the option to direct. The plan was to release the first film in the franchise before 2006.

Sakamoto tells Nintendo Dream magazine that there are actually no plans at the current time for the movie to begin production.

"There's been no progress [with the movie]," comments the game's producer. "There were some misleading reports before the E3 that Metroid's production was confirmed. But to be accurate, it's that the company that John Woo works for has gained the rights to negotiate with Nintendo of America to make Metroid into a movie. Metroid's production hasn't been officially decided yet, and there's no release plans for it."

Reports said the movie will center on the origins of the game's female protagonist, sexy bounty hunter Samus Aran, and relate her adventures battling the insidious life-sucking Metroids and their controlling force, Mother Brain.

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The Untouchables Prequel Writers Named
Source: ComingSoon!
Paramount has hired screenwriters David Levien and Brian Koppelman - who just rewrote Brett Ratner's Josiah's Canon - to write The Untouchables: Capone Rising a prequel to the 1987 film to be directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, King Arthur).

The film will center on Capone and the early version of Irish cop Jimmy Malone, who is as crooked as every other Chicago cop until Capone becomes king of the underworld.

"The film starts on the eve of Capone's arrival, and while Malone wasn't the most corrupt cop, he operated at a time when every cop was on the take," Levien told the trade. "Once he crosses paths with Capone, he sees a level of violence and criminality that causes him to have a moral awakening."

"This period of Capone's life hasn't been done since the movies of the '40s and '50s," Koppelman added. "Sherry Lansing and Donald De Line said feel free to come up with the most compelling, dark, violent and complicated guy you've ever seen."