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The 1995 Sylvester Stallone sci-fi action movie "Judge Dredd" is kind of a hot mess. Based on the "Judge Dredd" stories in the British comic anthology series "2000 A.D.," the movie follows Stallone as the eponymous Judge Dredd, one of a number of "judges" who serve as judge, jury, and executioner in an attempt to stop rampant crime in an overpopulated city. With his iconic red and black helmet and massive golden epaulets on his shoulders, Stallone's Dredd is a pretty direct rendition of his comic book counterpart. While fans of the comics didn't get exactly what they wanted out of a "Judge Dredd" film until Pete Travis's "Dredd" came along in 2012, starring Karl Urban as the grimacing super-cop, there were at least a few nods to the source material in the Stallone version, including one seriously deep cut reference. 

Towards the end of "Judge Dredd," which might just be...

Belonging in the pantheon of famous comic book writers with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Alan Moore is famous for creating some of the most iconic characters of all time. While he never worked for Marvel Comics in a serious capacity after his stint for Marvel UK in the early 1980s, Moore was an influential writer for DC throughout his career until his retirement from comic books in 2019. Last month, Alan Moore released his new book, having since focused on writing novels.

While he's influenced the superhero genre to the point of changing the meaning of superheroes with Watchmen, Moore has since disavowed it and hasn't held back in his expression of distaste for modern superheroes and their fandoms. In fact, Alan Moore doesn't own a copy of Watchmen anymore. He has distanced himself from most of his work as a comic book writer due to sour memories and negative experiences.

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If you think the TV series version of "The Boys" crosses the line, wait until you read the original comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.

Ennis writes about things he hates getting raked over the coals. "Preacher" is an enormous middle finger to organized religion, particularly Christian fundamentalists. When Ennis wrote "The Punisher Max," he had Frank *** Ira terrorists, human traffickers, and Enron executives. Ennis' disdain for corporate America also leads us to "The Boys," which also let him vent about how ridiculous he thinks superheroes are, following in the footsteps of Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill's comic "Marshal Law."

The "Boys" comic is more episodic than the show; it's divided into arcs about the Boys fighting one particular superhero team, then moving onto the next as they climb up the ladder towards the Seven. This avoids...

Some movies represent serious wasted potential when they flopped at the box office but might be successful if they were remade. In a time when there are only too many unwanted movie sequels and remakes, the possibility of movies that actually should be remade getting their day in the sun is realistic. These movies might have been derailed by a bad casting choice, one weak scene, overall sloppy book-to-movie writing, or other circumstances affecting the box office.

However, beloved movies from the 2000s that flopped demonstrate that movies that bombed for external reasons probably shouldn't be remade. The true potential here lies in bad movies based on acclaimed source material or titles that have brilliant premises but poor execution. If Hollywood is still committed to endless remakes, they should be looking to which remake ideas have demand and could redeem a previous movie's concept.

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Alan Moore...

It's a tragedy that "comic book" is synonymous with "superhero." If film is sometimes dismissed as a less mature medium than literature, and television in turn deemed less than film, then comics are at the bottom of that rung. The medium being the birthplace of an inherently childish genre about strongmen in capes doesn't dissuade the uninitiated of that notion.

Someone who definitely agrees with me is Irish comic writer Garth Ennis. He co-created "The Boys," a series where CIA agent Billy Butcher leads a five-man squad dedicated to taking down corrupt "supes."

Ennis grew up reading war comics and the magazine "2000 Ad" (home of Judge Dredd), so he has no childhood fondness for superheroes and can look at them with a different eye than most comic writers. "I don't hate superheroes," Ennis has protested. "I just think they're kind of silly." Hence, "The Boys" is all about taking the piss out of superheroes,...

Rorschach is considered by some to be Alan Moore's best piece of writing, despite his disdain for people who identify with the character. Alan Moore respects Mr. Hyde from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, finding his honesty about his nature honorable. Moore sees Rorschach as a representation of a realistic take on Batman, while he sees Mr. Hyde as a monster who understands his situation and has a clearer grasp of reality.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen is revered throughout the comic book industry and beyond, thanks to its character study of figures like Rorschach. Moore famously holds disdain for people who identify with Watchmen, but there is a far more heinous villain the author respects.

Much to Alan Moore's consternation, Rorschach garnered a reputation as the writer's best piece of writing. Written as a morally absolute, violent vigilante, the antihero is a character designed to represent a realistic take on Batman.

60 years ago, Doctor Who was created with a strong educational element, mixing science and history facts with adventure. Initially some stories featured no science-fiction elements outside of the Tardis and its crew. This story format petered out by the fourth season, and ′The Highlanders′ was the last example until ′Black Orchid′ in 1982.

The final story of the second season created the ′Pseudo-historical′ format – a story set in Earth′s history but with an additional science-fiction element to the Tardis crew. This format persists to the present day. By ′Best Historical Episodes′ here, we don’t mean the dozen or so purely historical stories, but are including pseudo-historical stories too.

Some of these stories have a historical setting based around a historical celebrity. Others are more intertwined with historical events and use that setting as a springboard for their stories, but they all represent the best the show has delivered so far.

Few movie stars ever reach the global icon status that Sean Connery enjoyed. In his youth he was the face of arguably the first modern film franchise, James Bond. The experience took him around the globe and laid the groundwork for a career where even into his 60s, no less than Steven Spielberg would say Connery remained one of “only seven genuine movie stars in the world today.” His roles are the stuff of legend: Bond, Jimmy Malone, Professor Henry Jones, Major General Urquhart, Robin Hood, and many more.

Yet few folks ever talk about the last cinematic role of his career, the classic literary character Allan Quartermain, nor do they mention the misbegotten comic book movie it was attached to, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. An adaptation of a respected Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill comic book series, and a film that leaned into Connery’s history as a...

Many of the best comics in the world have used public domain characters at some point in their run. Indeed, with the Marvel Cinematic Universe launching into its fifth phase in 2023 there will likely be further examples of those out-of-copyright figures making their way from the page to the big and small screen. The benefit of using one of these figures is that mainstream audiences will immediately recognize them from previous projects, building in a sense of connection. But Marvel Comics isn't the only publisher to feature these universally beloved characters as part of their printed narratives over the years.

Some of the most well-known comic book companies, Image to DC Comics to Dynamite Entertainment, have all turned to familiar faces for a little boost in star power. Often these figures are brought into pre-existing comic lore to help build out the mythology of those particular universes, but it's also...

Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection is an authorized documentary of The Rocketeer and its late creator, marking the 40th anniversary of the character's comic-book debut as a backup strip in Pacific Comics' Starslayer #2. Influenced by classic adventure serials, Golden Age comics, and 1950s pin-up Bettie Page, The Rocketeer was a retro-futuristic story of 1930s stunt pilot Cliff Secord who discovers a rocket pack.

The 99-minute movie features 35 interviews with friends, collaborators, and admirers including director Joe Johnston, whose 1991 Rocketeer movie prefigured the similarly styled Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm, Punisher actor Thomas Jane, and others.

Already filmed, the Kickstarter is purely to fund the physical release.

You can receive the Blu-ray with a pledge of $35 or more, and an exclusive Rocketeer one-shot comic is available for the higher pledges. This is based on an unmade comic-book script by the 1991 screenwriters Danny Bilson and...

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Guillermo del Toro's aborted adaptation of the 1936 H.P. Lovecraft story At the Mountains of Madness – an influence on everything from Alien (1979) to The Thing (1982) to Prometheus (2012) – is one of modern cinema's great what-ifs.

First mooted in 2006, at one point the movie had James Cameron and Tom Cruise on board to produce.

Alas, the studio passed, and it took until his recent Netflix series Cabinet of Curiosities for del Toro to directly adapt the founding father of cosmic horror.

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Artist Kevin O'Neill, the British comic book artist whose best work carved new paths in the superhero genre, died this week. O'Neill's best comics chart a course from 1980s British comics to 2000s independent fare, including titles like Marshal Law and 2000 Ad. Fans unfamiliar with his work now have the opportunity to learn about a vital, inventive period in comic history.

He left his indelible mark on several great comic books, including The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which he co-created with writer Alan Moore. He also worked with Moore on Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, which proved monumental not only in Green Lantern lore but in the company's relationship with the Comics Code Authority.

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O'Neill got in on the ground floor with 2000 Ad, a highly influential British comic book that produced several major artists including Moore, Dave Gibbons, and others. He provided art on the first issue's cover...

As part of their Fox acquisition deal, The Walt Disney Company controls screen rights to the 1989 comic book series, "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman", previously adapted as a feature film (2003) and now developing as a live-action TV series:

Fox had given a pilot commitment to the TV adaptation, based on the graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Kevin O'Neill.

According to Moore, the concept behind the series was initially a 'Justice League of Victorian England':

"...in the aftermath of the events of the novel 'Dracula', a now disgraced and divorced 'Mina Harker' is recruited by 'Campion Bond' on behalf of 'British Intelligence' ...

"...and asked to assemble a league of other extraordinary individuals to protect the interests of the British Empire.

"Together with 'Captain Nemo', Mina travels to Cairo to locate 'Allan Quatermain', then on to Paris in search of 'Dr. Jekyll'. Finally in London...

Fox has recently announced a reboot for the ailing League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen franchise. We take a look at its options...

It's probably fair to say that with news breaking recently to the effect that Fox are planning to reboot The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, their Alan Moore-created literary super-team franchise, reactions were a trifle mixed. For ardent fans of the original graphic novels, the response was polarised between excitement and disgust; to those whose only exposure to the League was the much maligned 2003 film adaptation starring Sean Connery, the announcement was most probably met with an iceberg of apathy floating amidst a sea of indifference.

In case you're unaware of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it was created by Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill in the late 90s. The original incarnation of The League are a disparate group of Victorian-era public domain literary characters, brought together by...

From The Craft and The Birds to The Fugitive and She's All That, the many film reboots and remakes currently in the works...

Over the years that Den Of Geek has been going, we've regularly been charting the assortment of reboots and remakes that are making their way through the Hollywood system. This, then, is the current state of play. We've removed a bunch of projects that seem utterly dead - the once mooted remakes of Videodrome and Timecrimes, for instance - but we'll keep this list up to date as and when we hear of more.

Without further ado, here's what's coming up...

Akira

One of Hollywood's most on and off projects, the current state of the live action Akira remake is that it's back in the works. Marco J Ramirez, the showrunner for season 2 of Netflix's Daredevil show, has been hired to pen a screenplay. Warner Bros is still backing the film,...

When 20th Century Fox released "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" in 2002, the goal was to launch a new big-budget franchise. But after spending $78 million on the film, it only grossed $179 million worldwide with a disappointing $66 million earned in Us. While the movie was considered a failure (it was also Sean Connery's last film role), Fox has announced that it will reboot the project in hopes of getting it right this time. John Davis (Chronicle) is producing. A director has yet to be hired. The original film was based on a comic book series by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, and features such literature characters as Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Mina Harker of Dracula.

20th Century Fox has plans to reboot 2003's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Variety reports. John Davis is set to produce, and Ira Napoliello and Matt Reilly are helping facilitate the project. Like the flick with Sean Connery, this one will be based on Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill, and Bill Oakley's comic-book series, which essentially had literary characters turn into steampunk Avengers and kick ass together in Victorian England. The 2003 movie was Connery's last live-action commitment before he retired, so he probably won't be coming back for this one as Allan Quatermain. But that doesn't mean we can't dream.

Princess Leia #1 was the bestselling comic in Diamond Comic Distributors' March chart.

Marvel Comics dominated the top ten, taking nine spots - four of them from its new Star Wars line.

Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's Nemo: River of Souls from Knockabout/Top Shelf was the bestselling graphic novel of the month, followed by Marvel's Ms Marvel Vol 2: Generation Why.

Overall sales shrank slightly from February (-0.58% in dollars and -3.37% in units) but increased over March 2014 (by 2.99% / 6.70%).

Marvel dominated sales with a 38.82% / 41.53% share, followed by DC with 23.01% / 26.13% and Image with 11.39% / 12.98%.

Spider-Gwen #2 and Princess Leia #2 also featured in the comics chart. Female-led Marvel titles dominated a recent comiXology sale.

So on Monday, I watched the Gotham series premiere with about 8 million of my friends. I started writing a column about the show and what it says (accidentally and/or purposefully) about the role of Batman in pop culture right now. But working on that column got me thinking more generally about Batman: A character who has been around for 75 years, a figure in my cultural consciousness since before my memory begins. The next thing I knew, I was making a list of my favorite Batman things–the movies, the TV shows, the vividly recalled comic book story arcs and standalone issues,...

For those who crave these modern era b-movies that couple up ocean-dwelling monstrous bastards and let them battle it out on the small screen typically over on SyFy will be pleased to be introduced to 'Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda'. The latest production from cult low-budget maestro Roger Corman and New Horizon Pictures see the return of the famed 'Sharktopus' tackling a brand new cross breed that merges a Pteradactyl with a Barracuda. Kevin O'Neill directs from a script penned by Matt Yamashita and the movie set to premiere on SyFy on 2 August 2014 stars Robert Carradine ('Revenge of the Nerds'), Rib Hillis, Tony Evangelista, Hector Then and the sexy Katie Savoy -below ('Living with Models')....

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Andrew counts down Doctor Who's 10 best Cyberman stories from across the TV series, audio dramas and comic strips...

Cybermen; Doctor Who's other monster. The one no-one knows quite what to do with, who show glimpses of what they can do, but don't look like dislodging the upper echelon from its perch.

They're Arsenal, basically. What is Nightmare in Silver if not Mehmet Ozil? A big name attached with lots excitement generated, and sure there are some clever ideas, but ultimately it's not what was necessary. I'd apologise to Arsenal fans but what are they going to do? Throw a trophy at me?

Like the Cybermen presumably do between their on-screen appearances, the writers will be heading back to the drawing board to discuss what they've learned. Meanwhile, here's our list of the top ten Cybermen stories across the entirety of Doctor Who.

It's easy sometimes to forget what a long legacy of great artists DC Comics has worked with over the years. Thankfully, they shine the spotlight on many of these individuals through the release of graphic novel collections featuring their work. They've recently published volumes concentrating on masterminds such as Alan Moore, Neal Adams, Jack Kirby, and Archie Goodwin.

Alan Moore is best known as the co-creator and writer of Watchmen. However, his artistic reach exceeds far beyond that. DC Universe by Alan Moore shows off the scribe's genius through stories featuring Swamp Thing, Superman, Batman, Robin, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and others. It also gives time to lesser-known characters such as the Phantom Stranger, the Vigilante, Voodoo, Deathblow, and the Omega Men to name a few. The art for the different stories is provided by greats like Jim Aparo, Jim Baikie, Brian Bolland, Paris Cullins, George Freeman, Dave Gibbons, Klaus Janson,...

Earlier this month, we told you about another Roger Corman-fueled creature feature that had begun production: Sharktopus vs. Mermantula.  

Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg star in the film, directed by Kevin O'Neill, and two brief video teasers have hit the web.

In order to take down Sharktopus, Ray Brady, a former basketball player is injected with a transformation serum that alters his genetic make-up to become part man, part pirahna and part tarantula. Though, unsuccessful at his first attempt to bring down Sharktopus, Ray injects himself with a growth hormone, increasing his strength ten fold and has a final showdown with Sharktopus in a baseball stadium.

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While there were many shark films since "Jaws," it was Roger Corman's "Sharktopus" that started the trend of combining animals that recently resulted with The Asylum combining a shark with a tornado, called "Sharknado." One would think it would be difficult to top "Sharknado," but New Horizons is up to the challenge. The company just announced that it has started filming "Sharktopus Versus Mermantula." Plot: In order to take down Sharktopus, Ray Brady, a former basketball player is injected with a transformation serum that alters his genetic make-up to become part man, part piranha and part tarantula. Though, unsuccessful at his first attempt to bring down Sharktopus, Ray injects himself with a growth hormone, increasing his strength ten fold and has a final showdown with Sharktopus in a baseball stadium. "Sharktopus Versus Mermantula" stars Casper Van Dien and Catherin Oxenberg. It's directed by Kevin O'Neill, who is currently in post-production on "Sharktopus Versus Pteracuda,...

Before there was Sharknado, there was Sharktopus - the freak of nature presented by Roger Corman and released on Syfy.

Production has begun at New Horizons on another Sharktopus feature: Sharktopus Versus Mermantula.

Yes, you read that right.

Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg are starring in the film, directed by Kevin O'Neill who is currently in post-production on Sharktopus Versus Pteracuda starring Robert Carradine.

What the hell is a Mermantula?  Funny you should ask, we have the answer via a plot synopsis...

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Hollywood is taking another stab at Alan Moore's "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," this time on the small screen. Fox ordered a put pilot commitment for the graphic novel series that "Heroes" showrunner Michael Green is executive producing and showrunning.

The show's logline reads, "A drama series based on Alan Moore's critically and commercially successful graphic novel series about a group of Victorian-age literary characters, including Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, who team up to fight a common enemy."

It remains to be seen if this adaptation of "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" stays closer to its source material than the 2003 film starring Sean Connery did. Author Moore was not a fan of that version of his story, though he somewhat notoriously has disliked every Hollywood take on his stories from "From Hell" to "Watchmen."

Because "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" is a put pilot,...

Unfortunately our own Stephanie Ogrodnik was unable to attend the Sdcc panel on Corman's latest production due to the egregious lines at the Hollywood-run convention, so instead, we've got you the poster! Corman's first ever 3d film is a quasi-remake of the horrendous 1958 film, and a quasi-remake-remake of the 1993 remake which starred Darryl Hannah. While I'm sure this will be as equally terrible, it's Kevin O'Neill's first feature, and he's done special effects on lots of big films, including the Pulse Franchise. It's also written by Mike MacLean, the man who penned Dinocroc vs Supergator, Sharktopus, and Piranhaconda. And, it's Corman .. we gotta support The Man. You can watch the incredibly sad trailer for the 1958 version below. [Continued ...]...

After almost sixty years as the reigning King of the B's, Roger Corman is finally producing a 3D movie, and he's found a fitting subject for the medium: Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader. Details after the jump. Variety reports that "Epix's upcoming slate of original programs includes a 3D pic from Roger Corman... Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader marks Corman's first foray into 3D. Pic will be helmed by vfx artist Kevin O'Neill and will star Jena Sims, Sean Young and Treat Williams. Movie will premiere in August." It's hard to believe that Corman hasn't ventured into 3D before, but I guess he saw little need in spending the extra dough required for the process, when titles like...

9 Great Posters for 9 Not-So-Great Movies (that I Haven't Seen) If you missed it, yesterday I explored 11 great posters from 11 not-so-great movies, and I promised today I would take a slightly different angle at the same idea. Yesterday's 11 posters were for films I had seen, today's collection come from nine films I have never seen and I can't take full credit for this list. After I had compiled a list of my own I reached out to a few friends and one of them provided me a Ton of suggestions, several of which I had never seen. David Frank, who used to provide content on a regular basis for me, is a big poster buff and of the nine posters here, he suggested seven of them. As for the other two, well, I'll explain below and perhaps in too much detail on one of them. This list also differs from my...

Back in the Fifties and Sixties movies about extreme giants and shrinking or shrunken people were all the rage thanks to some nifty camera tricks. So the question now beckons: Can that same premise still find its footing with today's generation? Who cares?!? We love the retro-poster that looks as if it were ripped from the pages of an old Fifties textbook!

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader is directed by Kevin O'Neill and stars Treat fuckin' Williams along with Jena Sims and Sean Young. Look for more hopefully sooner rather than later.

Synopsis

An aspiring college cheerleader, Cassie Stratford, consumes an experimental drug that grants her beauty and enough athletic ability to make the cheer squad. The drug has an unforeseen side effect, however - Cassie starts to grow and grow and grow.

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If you're looking to find out more about the incoming Green Lantern movie, then why not dig out some of the important comic book stories? Here's our guide...

Earlier in the week, we took a look at the creation and general mythos of the Green Lantern universe. Now, we move on to my personal selection of some key early stories that any newly minted Green Lantern fan should check out.

The Silver Age

For those who aren't hardcore comic book geeks, Silver Age is a term that refers to the second flourishing of popularity in superhero comics dating from the late 1950s through to 1970.

Alongside the revived Flash, Green Lantern was a key player during this period as Hal Jordan not only starred in his own solo book, but was also a regular member of the Justice League Of America, the title that inadvertently spurred Marvel Comics into changing the comic book industry forever.

2010 - 90 mins. - Not Rated

D: Kevin O'Neill

C: Eric Balfour, Iva Hasperger, Aarón Díaz, Humberto Busto, Richard Miller, Guillermo Iván, Liv Boughn, Christina Nicole, Roger Corman

After being thawed out by the raising temperatures and the thinning of the ozone layer, a prehistoric dinoshark roams the ocean looking for its next meal after not having to eat anything for about 150 million years.

Another watchable, if disappointing, entry in producer Roger Corman's latest series of creature feature films following the success of Sharktopus. Dinoshark could have played up to the environmental angel of the film's story more strongly. There could have been more campy and outrageous situations for the characters to engage themselves in. The Dinoshark could have been engaged in more innovative action. The film could have played more strongly to the "don't go in the water" element of the material like Jaws and Piranha did. The inherent...

Syfy and Korean monsters, machine-gun-toting Japanese schoolgirls, and some re-releases are the topics of this week's horror titles.

While Dinoshark (directed by Kevin O'Neill and starring Eric Balfour, Iva Hasperger, Aaron Diaz, Humberto Busto, Roger Corman) and Mongolian Death Worm (directed by Steven R. Monroe and starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Victoria Pratt) were on cable TV only recently, they're already here on home video. On top of that Chawz, the "Jaws with a wild boar" offering from Korea, and the hilariously unbelievable Machine Girl are vying for your purse strings all way from the Far East.

For the classically inclined, re-releases of Roger Corman's The Terror with a young Jack Nicholson, The Dorm That Dripped Blood, El Topo, as well as Francis Ford Coppola's Dementia 13 will keep you company this week.

The Terror

Directed by Roger Corman

Starring Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff, Sandra Knight

In one of his first-ever roles,...

As the Ncaa college basketball tournament kicks off, The Daily Beast ranks all 68 teams based on their grades and graduation rates, from first to worst. Click here for the smart bracket.

The sports high holiday known as March Madness returns tomorrow. But the Ncaa college basketball tournament is more than friendly competition-it rivals the Super Bowl as the most-wagered upon athletic event, as brackets fan out across every office, school and website in America.

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With thought we might look at the tournament bracket with a more academic bent. With all the concentration on the court, we thought we'd examine how the 68 teams in the tournament fare academically. To find out which schools are faltering, The Daily Beast considered all 68 college teams in this year's March Madness according to their graduation success rate (Gsr), Academic Progress Rate (Apr...

Megasaurus, Megapiranha, Supercroc, Dinocroc and now Dinoshark. What is your catch of the week? The plotline follows the usual giant animal terrorizing beaches, but this time Roger Corman stars with Eric Balfour (Skyline). This title releases on DVD and Blu-Ray April 26th and here is your fair warning to stay out of the water. More details are below.

A partial synopsis for Dinoshark is here:

"Local captain Trace McGraw (Eric Balfour) and marine biologist Carol (Iva Hasperger) seem to be the only ones convinced that the creature terrorizing their shores is something other than the expected man-eating shark. They enlist the help of the world’s only expert on the Dinoshark (Roger Corman himself). Together, will they be able to reel Dinoshark in?

Release Date: April 26th, 2011 (DVD, Blu-Ray).

Director: Kevin O'Neill.

Writers: Frances Doel and Guy Prevost.

Producers: Roger Corman and Julie Corman.

Cast: Aaron Diaz, and Humberto Busto.

That's right fans! Boom Studios has announced that Clive Barker will return to the Hellraiser universe in comic book form in March simply titled Hellraiser #1 and will be the first of a new series.

Clive Barker will be writing the newest installment of his most famous creation with the new Hellraiser ongoing series! Barker is joined by Christopher Monfette who will co-write the series with him and artist Leonardo Manco (Hellblazer), Hellraiser #1 will have covers by Tim Bradstreet and Nick Percival, which you can see below! Hellraiser #1 will be released the same month that Hellraiser: Masterworks is via Marvel.

The debut volume of Hellraiser: Masterworks sees a lot of cringing Pinhead tales by such creators as Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Mike Mignola, Alex Ross & more, with cover by John Bolton! I'll be picking this up for sure!

“Beyond being a legendary creator of all things macabre, Clive Barker...

The Full list of winners for The Eagle Awards 2010 has been unveiled.

The awards took place as part of London McM Expo. In another record-breaking year for the comic book industry accolades, there were thousands of votes from more than 100 countries.

The 2010 awards are for material published in 2009. Among the winners, Zack Snyder's Watchmen took the gong for best TV show or film adapted from a comic book.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century was named best graphic novel; Batman & Robin was favourite new comic; 2000Ad the best British comic; and DC/Vertigo won in the publisher category. A complete list of winners is included below.

Introduced in 1976, the Eagles are the comics industry's longest-running awards.

Reflecting the choices of professionals and readers, the awards comprise two stages: a nominations form allows the entire comics community to choose their favourites, with the top five nominations then appearing on...

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This weekend the Syfy channel aired the latest Roger Corman creation, Dinocroc vs Supergator. The movie was the inevitable combination of Dinocroc and Supergator, the two past films made by the legendary producer for the network. Corman, often called the King of the B-movies, is best known his low budget sci-fi flicks, but he also has had mainstream success with his Edgar Allen Poe movies, including The Fall of the House of Usher and The Raven, and cult classics like Death Race 2000, Children of the Corn, and Rock and Rock High School.

With an astounding 550 films under his belt it's no wonder the Academy honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2009. But his one work is just part of the story. Throughout the course of his 50-year career, Corman has launched the careers of many of today's Hollywood elite.

Directors like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese,...

Just yesterday you heard the news that legendary b-movie maestro Roger Corman is going to produce Sharktopus. But before that shark/octopus hybrid comes into fruition, there's the matter of Dinoshark, the prehistoric monster shark flick he produced. A premiere date is finally set, and I am sure you will be shocked to know Syfy is where you can see it.

Once again global warming is melting glaciers and unleashing prehistoric horror. This time it is a dinoshark thawed out from its frozen tomb after millions of years. After spending eons on ice, one is naturally going to be starving and looking for some place preferably warm to call home, which explains why this dinoshark makes its way down to sunny Puerto Vallarta in search of some well tanned snacks.

Roger Corman produces. Kevin O'Neil directs. O'Neil last sat in the director's chair for Roger Corman's Dinocroc. Eric Balfour...

You Can't Stop Progress. Hardware Directed by Richard Stanley In a post-apocalyptic future somewhere in a radioactive desert, terminally ill Moses Baxter (Dylan McDermott) has just returned from scavenging for whatever waste he may find that could be of use to him either back home or for sale. Along his journey he discovers some robotic parts from some unknown android which he brings to his dope-smoking sculptor girlfriend Julie (Stacey Travis) as a Christmas present. She incorporates it into her latest piece, but neither of them is aware that the hardware is actually a robot programmed to *** humans. After settling in and reconnecting following his long absence, their reunion is cut short when the robot awakens, reassembles itself and resumes its original purpose as a government-sponsored population control droid. Despite few similarities, Hardware was dismissed by most as a rip-off of The Terminator. In fact, the film was heavily...

What are you doing tonight? I'm recording a new Dinner for Fiends, but the rest of you in the L.A. area should be heading out to see the Clu Gulager Film Festival, which kicks off tonight at 7:30 Pm with a screening of Dan O'Bannon's punktastic Return of the Living Dead.

The film will be followed by a cast and crew Q&A with the following special guests: Clu Gulager, Dan O'Bannon, James Karen, Don Calfa,

Thom Matthews, Brian Peck, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin, Jewel

Shepard, Tony Gardner, Kenny Myers and Willian Stout!

The fest continues with a 9:45 Pm showing of Feast while Thursday's flicks consist of another Feast screening at 7:30 Pm with a Q&A with Clu Gulager, John Gulager, Diane Ayala Goldner, Duane Whitaker, Joel Soisson and Kevin O'Neill. This is followed by a second screening of Return.

Friday will bring The Killers showing...