Fantastic Four Score Preview

Amazon.com has some clips from the uncoming movie, the Fanastic Four. 4 are based on the main characters: Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and the ever-lovin' Thing. They also have an exclusive clip with the Thing saving the fire truck from falling off the bridge. If you listen closely, you can hear John Ottman's score. It's more lighthearted than X2 but not as over the top as Goldenthal's Batman scores. (I hope.) The score will hopefully come out on July 14, about a week after the movie is released.

R.I.P. Ultraman Nexus

The last episode of Ultraman Nexus has been shown. Apparently, in the episode, Ultraman Nexus transforms into Noa, and defeats his dark counterpart, Dark Zagi. So, I guess Project N's come full circle. Ultraman Noa was the first to appear, but ironically the last in the actual continunity. You see, first came Ultraman the Next, who appeared the movie after Nexus started on television. Next would evolve into Nexus (and Nexus Blue) and finally into Noa.

Noa quickly becoming one of my favorite Ultramen, I wished that I could have seen this episode so I could have finally seen Noa in action. Oh, well. I was overall pleased with the more mature, though slightly convoluted, style that Project N took, even though many people seemed to have disagreed, and the next Ultraman, Max, will be more "traditional," i.e. juvenile.

TCM Scheduling

TCM has recently started showing 1950s "Cold War Sci-Fi" movies, and tonight have been 70s Sci-Fi movies like Soylent Green. Unfortunately, they're showing 2001: A Space Odyssey and Logan's Run tonight at 11:30 and 2 AM repsectively.

How am I going to see these great classics? I actually have a job to wake up to. Thanks, TCM!

Batman Begins Soundtrack- Delayed?

The new Batman Begins soundtrack was supposed to be released yesterday, but none of the stores near me got it in. Someone at Best Buy thought that they'd get it in today, and also thought that it was delayed so that it would coincide with the video game release.

Whether this is true or not, I don't care. I'm dissappointed with the unprofessionalism that Warner Brothers can't even release something on time.

X3

For all those who are worried now that Brett Ratner is the new director for X3, cheer up! James Marsden will be returning as Cyclops. Though how big of a role he will have is still a mystery....

Check It Out

SoundtrackNet have "First Listen" pages up for both Batman Begins and War of the Worlds. Each contains track by track analysis as well as 30 second clips. Both sound promising, but I'm more eager to hear Williams's new score. Afterall, once you've heard Zimmer's action music in one movie, you've heard them all. Batman Begins score is coming out on June 14, and War of the World's release date is the end of the month.

Fantastic Four Score and More...

Good news: John Ottman's score for the Fantastic Four movie will be released on uber-cool record label, Varese Sarabande, despite all of the major record companies' efforts. Batman Begins will have a score-only release featuring the combined talents of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.

Bad news: Matthew Vaughn has left the production of X3, leaving it in the mercy of either Behind Enemy Lines's John Moore or After the Sunset's Brett Ratner. Among the revealed casting are Vinnie jones as Juggernaut, Maggie Grace as Kitty Pryde, and Kelsey Grammer as Beast.

Eyes No Show One Million

It's June, and "EYES," the stylish series starring Tim Daly, is still not being aired on ABC. According to the TV Guide, it will continue to not be broadcasted next week as well.

Sources from ABC have cited "being extremely evil" as the reason behind this move, and that Ian McDiarmid, former Scottish actor and current Emperor of the Galactic Empire, was in charge of scheduling. Replacing "Eyes" will be a new reality show starring fallen Jedi Darth Vader.

When asked for a comment, Vader shouted, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" as he lurched from the operating table.

Check This Out

Go to saveeyes.com, a website dedicated to saving the best show on television. Unfortunately, ABC doesn't seem to be listening to the outcry of all of EYES's fans, and has not renewed the show for a second season.

Go sign the petition so that at least we might get to see the rest of the episodes ABC failed to air during May or at least get a DVD set released. The site also includes a ton of news links, wallpapers, and icons.