Discovery’s four-part Dinosaur Revolution (premiering Sept. 4 and Sept. 11) is a new kind of dinosaur documentary. Produced by award-winning filmmaker Erik Nelson (Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Grizzly Man), the visual look was created by renowned dinosaur artists with graphic novel and feature film backgrounds including Dave Krentz (Disney’s Dinosaur, John Carter), Ricardo Delgado (Dark Horse Comics’ Age of Reptiles), Iain McCaig (Star Wars Ep. I, II, III) and Pete Von Sholly (The Mask, Darkman). Behaviors, including exotic mating dances (Gigantoraptor, a dinosaur resembling a 17-foot tall turkey) and the underwater birthing of a huge marine reptile called Mosasaurus, are explored in vignettes.
- 8/30/2011
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Best-selling author of techno-thrillers whose 1977 blockbuster was made into a film
Craig Thomas, who has died from pneumonia aged 68, was at the forefront of the spy/adventure genre known as the techno-thriller, novels in which technology – usually cutting-edge military hardware extrapolated from current technological advances – is central to the plot. Thomas's 1977 novel Firefox featured the fictional MiG-31, an aircraft so advanced that it would immediately give the Russians the upper hand.
At the time, the Russians had the MiG-25 Foxbat, the fastest reconnaissance bomber and interceptor in the air, with a top speed of Mach 2.8. Thomas's Firefox could achieve speeds of Mach 5, had stealth technology which made it invisible to radar and a guided missile system controlled by the pilot by thought alone. Realising the implications to security in the west, his British spymaster Kenneth Aubrey suggests an audacious plan to steal one of the two prototype aircraft.
Firefox...
Craig Thomas, who has died from pneumonia aged 68, was at the forefront of the spy/adventure genre known as the techno-thriller, novels in which technology – usually cutting-edge military hardware extrapolated from current technological advances – is central to the plot. Thomas's 1977 novel Firefox featured the fictional MiG-31, an aircraft so advanced that it would immediately give the Russians the upper hand.
At the time, the Russians had the MiG-25 Foxbat, the fastest reconnaissance bomber and interceptor in the air, with a top speed of Mach 2.8. Thomas's Firefox could achieve speeds of Mach 5, had stealth technology which made it invisible to radar and a guided missile system controlled by the pilot by thought alone. Realising the implications to security in the west, his British spymaster Kenneth Aubrey suggests an audacious plan to steal one of the two prototype aircraft.
Firefox...
- 4/13/2011
- by Steve Holland
- The Guardian - Film News
Famous Monsters of Filmland has announced a change in date and venue for its first annual Imagi-Movies Film Festival. The three-day event will be held at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills, CA, located at 9036 Wilshire Blvd., from April 8-10, 2011, celebrating the legacy of Forrest J Ackerman, America's #1 sci-fi fan.
From the Press Release:
The Imagi-Movies Film Festival 2011 continues in the spirit of Famous Monsters, inspiring the imagination of storytellers worldwide. Along with the independent films from our FM Film Festival finalists, the Imagi-Movies Festival will celebrate the Vincent Price Centennial with daughter Victoria Price and the 80th anniversary of Universal's Frankenstein and Dracula with the Lugosi family. Additionally, the theater will feature exclusive previews for upcoming horror films such as Universal's The Thing, a rare collection of Stephen King's Dollar Babies exposé, and a Famous Monsters and the H.P. Lovecraft Society's compilation of Lovecraft films in...
From the Press Release:
The Imagi-Movies Film Festival 2011 continues in the spirit of Famous Monsters, inspiring the imagination of storytellers worldwide. Along with the independent films from our FM Film Festival finalists, the Imagi-Movies Festival will celebrate the Vincent Price Centennial with daughter Victoria Price and the 80th anniversary of Universal's Frankenstein and Dracula with the Lugosi family. Additionally, the theater will feature exclusive previews for upcoming horror films such as Universal's The Thing, a rare collection of Stephen King's Dollar Babies exposé, and a Famous Monsters and the H.P. Lovecraft Society's compilation of Lovecraft films in...
- 3/16/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Pixar Animation Studios has been working a while now on Reign of the Dinosaurs which is their upcoming Tv project for Discovery Channel who describes it as "Avatar meets Jurassic Park".
Synopsis:
Avatar meets Jurassic Park as the latest paleontological research meets Hollywood story telling. Discovery Channel teams with the top creative talent from Disney and Pixar to create an unparalleled television event. New creatures abound in a wondrous new world – giant dinos with Freddy Krueger style clawed hands, pygmy T-rex, frogs so big they can eat dinosaurs. Learn the latest in understanding of dinosaur behaviors with exotic mating dances, the inner workings of the T-rex’s nuclear family, dinosaurs drunk on fermenting fruit, dinosaurs in apocalyptic events, the underwater birthing of mosasaurs, and prehistory’s angriest mammals. A daring and provocative new chapter in television, Reign Of The Dinosaurs is bound to be the benchmark for all future dinosaur natural history programming.
Synopsis:
Avatar meets Jurassic Park as the latest paleontological research meets Hollywood story telling. Discovery Channel teams with the top creative talent from Disney and Pixar to create an unparalleled television event. New creatures abound in a wondrous new world – giant dinos with Freddy Krueger style clawed hands, pygmy T-rex, frogs so big they can eat dinosaurs. Learn the latest in understanding of dinosaur behaviors with exotic mating dances, the inner workings of the T-rex’s nuclear family, dinosaurs drunk on fermenting fruit, dinosaurs in apocalyptic events, the underwater birthing of mosasaurs, and prehistory’s angriest mammals. A daring and provocative new chapter in television, Reign Of The Dinosaurs is bound to be the benchmark for all future dinosaur natural history programming.
- 7/13/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Discovery has announced Reign of the Dinosaurs at Comic-Con in San Diego. The show, still in production and slated to premiere on Discovery Channel in 2011, features renowned artists and illustrators who are re-setting the benchmark for realistic dinosaur storytelling. Discovery will feature a panel, autograph session, and press interview opportunity at San Diego Comic-Con: Reign Of The Dinosaurs Panel - Friday, 7/23 / 7:30 Pm, Room 6Bcf Featuring: -> Ricardo Delgado (Dark Horse Comics. Age of Reptiles) -> Tom deRosier (Lilo and Stitch, Mulan) -> David Krentz (Disney.s Dinosaur) -> Iain McCaig (Star Wars prequels) -> Mishi McCaig (Iron Man) -> Pete Von Sholly (The Mask, Darkman) Moderated by Producer Erik Nelson (Grizzly Man), the...
- 7/13/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Boom! Studios is to launch a political satire comic titled Repuglicans! under its BoomTown imprint. The series features caricatures of well known Us Republican politicians in the style of a B-Movie. Artwork on the book is provided by Pete Von Sholly with commentary by Steve Tatham. Boom's solicitation reads: "Pete Von Sholly and Steve Tatham bring you a completely unfair and not balanced take on Republican Party leaders (more)...
- 2/15/2010
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Fangoria Magazine officially turned 30 this month, and Fangoria Entertainment is now offering for sale the ultra-limited special edition of our 30th Anniversary Issue for sale!
Limited To Only 666 Copies, this version of Fangoria #284 features the Fangoria Logo embossed in reflective Uv Coating, with the beautifully handpainted cover by Clive Barker - and no additional text aside from Clive's name! The back cover is also exclusive to this printing, featuring the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Seal rising above two film strips filled with Classic Fangoria Covers! This is the first ever variant cover edition in Fango's 30 year history!
Fangoria #284 Ultimate Collectors Edition (Limited to 666 copies) - $20 each
Us S&H is $4 for the first issue, each additional is $2. Canadian S&H $6, each additional is $2. Foreign is $12, $4 each additional.
Each Magazine Is Shipped Bagged & Boarded For Protection And Collecting!
What's inside? Elegy Death is the new 30 Fangoria Family: Tom DeFeo The Fangoria Hall...
Limited To Only 666 Copies, this version of Fangoria #284 features the Fangoria Logo embossed in reflective Uv Coating, with the beautifully handpainted cover by Clive Barker - and no additional text aside from Clive's name! The back cover is also exclusive to this printing, featuring the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Seal rising above two film strips filled with Classic Fangoria Covers! This is the first ever variant cover edition in Fango's 30 year history!
Fangoria #284 Ultimate Collectors Edition (Limited to 666 copies) - $20 each
Us S&H is $4 for the first issue, each additional is $2. Canadian S&H $6, each additional is $2. Foreign is $12, $4 each additional.
Each Magazine Is Shipped Bagged & Boarded For Protection And Collecting!
What's inside? Elegy Death is the new 30 Fangoria Family: Tom DeFeo The Fangoria Hall...
- 5/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Being a Fangoria Subscriber has it's privleges, and one of those perks is being the first on your block to own each new issue. Fangoria's much-anticipated 30th Anniversary Spectacular began hitting subscriber mailboxes on Monday, well-before it's official street date of May 19th.
Click here to subscribe to Fangoria or renew your existing subscription today! We have 6-month and 1-year subscriptions available, with a full year running only $54.47 in the U.S., $63.97 anywhere else in the world! That's 40% off the U.S. cover price, and an even bigger savings for those overseas that are used to paying outrageous import fees from thier local newsagents.
If you haven't checked out the incredible contents of Fangoria #284, we've got another look for you after the jump!
Announced and seen for the first time at our Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors, we're pleased to reveal the full details on Fangoria #284, our jam-packed 30th Anniversary Edition!
Click here to subscribe to Fangoria or renew your existing subscription today! We have 6-month and 1-year subscriptions available, with a full year running only $54.47 in the U.S., $63.97 anywhere else in the world! That's 40% off the U.S. cover price, and an even bigger savings for those overseas that are used to paying outrageous import fees from thier local newsagents.
If you haven't checked out the incredible contents of Fangoria #284, we've got another look for you after the jump!
Announced and seen for the first time at our Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors, we're pleased to reveal the full details on Fangoria #284, our jam-packed 30th Anniversary Edition!
- 5/7/2009
- Fangoria
Announced and seen for the first time at our Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors, we're pleased to reveal the full details on Fangoria #284, our jam-packed 30th Anniversary Edition!
Featuring a beautifully hand-painted cover by Clive Barker, Fangoria #284 will also be the first issue of Fango to be offered in two editions. The standard retail/subscriber edition will be mass-produced, while a limited, Ultimate Edition pressing of 666 pieces will showcase Clive's art (devoid of additional text and Upc codes), with the Fangoria logo layered in a reflective Uv coating. The back cover of the Ultimate Edition features the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Seal, with two film strips filled with classic covers. This rare collectible will be available exclusively through Fangoria.com in May.
Check out the images and the full contents after the jump!
What's inside? Elegy Death is the new 30 Fangoria Family: Tom DeFeo The Fangoria Hall Of Fame Comments by...
Featuring a beautifully hand-painted cover by Clive Barker, Fangoria #284 will also be the first issue of Fango to be offered in two editions. The standard retail/subscriber edition will be mass-produced, while a limited, Ultimate Edition pressing of 666 pieces will showcase Clive's art (devoid of additional text and Upc codes), with the Fangoria logo layered in a reflective Uv coating. The back cover of the Ultimate Edition features the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Seal, with two film strips filled with classic covers. This rare collectible will be available exclusively through Fangoria.com in May.
Check out the images and the full contents after the jump!
What's inside? Elegy Death is the new 30 Fangoria Family: Tom DeFeo The Fangoria Hall Of Fame Comments by...
- 4/23/2009
- Fangoria
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