A round-up of geeky news you might have missed...
(1) Branagh To Remake Classic: Kenneth Branagh has his heart set on remaking the incredible Night Of The Demon, from 1957. The original is still unavailable on DVD, but remains one of my all-time favourite horror movies.
(2) Superman/Batman Team-Up For DVD: DC Comics has just announced a forthcoming direct-to-DVD team-up between Batman and Superman entitled Public Enemies, to come out in the Autmn.
(3) Full Steam Ahead: A new look website is now up and running for news on UK Games Expo 2009, which takes place in Birmingham in early June.
(4) New Who From IDW: A new on-going monthly Doctor Who comic is coming from IDW, starting in July, written by the excellent Tony Lee, who wrote The Forgotten.
(5) Raimi Goes To Hell: Sam Raimi, director of Spider-Man, returns to his horror roots with Drag Me to Hell.
(6) After Watchmen, What Next? DC Comics has launched a site for those new to comics who are wondering what to read after Watchmen.
(7) Chariots Of The Gods - The Movie: Erich von Daniken's barking 'factual' account of aliens posing as gods on ancient Earth, Chariots Of The Gods, is to be made into a sci-fi movie.
(8) Marvel Movie Delays: Release dates for the Thor and Avengers movies have been pushed back a year.
(9) Enemy At The Goats: Expect some silver age sci-fi silliness at the UK's largest wargames show, Salute, this weekend with a 'Space Vixens From Mars' demonstration game.
(10) Think Small: 15mm.Co.UK - a branch of Alternative Armies, which produces the Flintloque range - has introduced a new, fast play fantasy rules system, The Age of Might And Steel, that should allow you to play a full game inside an hour with 100-200 15mm miniatures on the table.
(11) The Cardstock Of Cthulhu: Fat Dragon Games has reached an agreement with Chaosium to produce offical Call Of Cthulhu 3D cardstock terrain. The first wave is due out this Summer.
(12) Patty And Selma Will Be Pleased: MacGyver is coming back - as a feature film. No word yet on Richard Dean Anderson's involvement though.
(13) Marvel Goes MMO: Marvel Comics has signed a deal with Gazillion Entertainment for the production of 'massively multiplayer online' games featuring characters from Marvel Comics.
(14) Jericho Lives Again: The short-lived, post-apocalypic drama with a vocal fanbase, Jericho, is returning - in comic book format, thanks to Devil’s Due Publishing.
(15) Working The Magic: Fred Hicks, from Evil Hat Productions (and "friend" of HeroPress) , talks about the current stae of play with the forthcoming Dresden Files RPG.
(16) Linda Hamilton Back in Terminator: Linda Hamilton, the original Sarah Connor, will have a presence in the upcoming Terminator: Salvation.
(17) Ultimate Predator: Scientists have revealed fossil remains of a 15m long aquatic sea monster from the Jurassic Era.
(1) Branagh To Remake Classic: Kenneth Branagh has his heart set on remaking the incredible Night Of The Demon, from 1957. The original is still unavailable on DVD, but remains one of my all-time favourite horror movies.(2) Superman/Batman Team-Up For DVD: DC Comics has just announced a forthcoming direct-to-DVD team-up between Batman and Superman entitled Public Enemies, to come out in the Autmn.
(3) Full Steam Ahead: A new look website is now up and running for news on UK Games Expo 2009, which takes place in Birmingham in early June.
(4) New Who From IDW: A new on-going monthly Doctor Who comic is coming from IDW, starting in July, written by the excellent Tony Lee, who wrote The Forgotten.
(5) Raimi Goes To Hell: Sam Raimi, director of Spider-Man, returns to his horror roots with Drag Me to Hell.
(6) After Watchmen, What Next? DC Comics has launched a site for those new to comics who are wondering what to read after Watchmen.
(7) Chariots Of The Gods - The Movie: Erich von Daniken's barking 'factual' account of aliens posing as gods on ancient Earth, Chariots Of The Gods, is to be made into a sci-fi movie.
(8) Marvel Movie Delays: Release dates for the Thor and Avengers movies have been pushed back a year.
(9) Enemy At The Goats: Expect some silver age sci-fi silliness at the UK's largest wargames show, Salute, this weekend with a 'Space Vixens From Mars' demonstration game.
(10) Think Small: 15mm.Co.UK - a branch of Alternative Armies, which produces the Flintloque range - has introduced a new, fast play fantasy rules system, The Age of Might And Steel, that should allow you to play a full game inside an hour with 100-200 15mm miniatures on the table.
(11) The Cardstock Of Cthulhu: Fat Dragon Games has reached an agreement with Chaosium to produce offical Call Of Cthulhu 3D cardstock terrain. The first wave is due out this Summer.
(12) Patty And Selma Will Be Pleased: MacGyver is coming back - as a feature film. No word yet on Richard Dean Anderson's involvement though.
(13) Marvel Goes MMO: Marvel Comics has signed a deal with Gazillion Entertainment for the production of 'massively multiplayer online' games featuring characters from Marvel Comics.
(14) Jericho Lives Again: The short-lived, post-apocalypic drama with a vocal fanbase, Jericho, is returning - in comic book format, thanks to Devil’s Due Publishing.
(15) Working The Magic: Fred Hicks, from Evil Hat Productions (and "friend" of HeroPress) , talks about the current stae of play with the forthcoming Dresden Files RPG.
(16) Linda Hamilton Back in Terminator: Linda Hamilton, the original Sarah Connor, will have a presence in the upcoming Terminator: Salvation.
(17) Ultimate Predator: Scientists have revealed fossil remains of a 15m long aquatic sea monster from the Jurassic Era.
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Here's another link that you might find of interest Mr Flea:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/82202517@N00/sets/72157614556324850/show/
I'm with you on Night of the Demon, great horror film. While I hate studio horror remakes with a fiery passion that burns my soul, I'm at least interested when a quality director wants to do a remake out of love or respect for the original (Zombie's Halloween, for example).
As enthusiastic as I am about a remake, I'd still love to see the original Night Of The Demon finally released on DVD.
I'd also recommend peole check out Mild Colonial Boy's link for some very amusing Mr Men as superheroes images :)
Actually "Night Of The Demon" IS avaialble on dvd, along with the US version, "Curse of the Demon". Check it out:
http://www.amazon.ca/Curse-of-the-Demon-Widescreen/dp/B0000694WH/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1238599850&sr=8-7
Thank you for that, I, Warren - you've made my day :)
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