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| A Boy and His Bird News April 1999 May 2nd, 1999 10:02pm Preview 1: The Crow: Salvation
Preperation May 1st, 1999 12:00am
Pressman Film has released new images from The Crow: Salvation, the third installment in the live-action movie series based on James O'Barr's comic-book characters and concepts. The new images feature some of the $17 million film's action sequences, many of which were shot in late March at Steele Properties in Salt Lake City. Those scenes included police cars and a helicopter. And while director Bharat Nalluri said a love story is at the core of the movie, he also enjoys the action. "It's really fantastic when you turn your cameras over and helicopters are flying overhead, buildings are exploding and people are diving out of windows," Nalluri said. "It's like the world's biggest train set." The Crow: Salvation is being targeted for a March 2000 release from Miramax/Dimension. "Spring 2000 - that sounds amazing, doesn't it?" Nalluri said. "Spring 2000 - if all the projectors are still working because of Y2K! Maybe they'll blow up or something." The film stars Eric Mabius, Kirsten Dunst and Fred Ward. For more on The Crow: Salvation, check out The Continuum's feature. And look for more new images in The Continuum's daily reports soon. Check out our feature story here
thanks to: Comic Book Continuum
April 30th, 1999 5:20pm
Here are the air dates in the Los Angeles area If you havent had a chance to see TONIGHT! Weds, April 28 @ the Roxy 8:00pm April 29th, 1999 11:57pm Crow Episode Rundown
From: Official Crow STH The Painkiller's Free Music April 28th, 1999 4:57pm Though it's common knowledge, it's official that Kirsten Dunst has completed her filming of The Crow: Salvation, she's now at home 'resting'.
Thanks to: The Official Kirsten Dunst April 27th, 1999 5:03pm The heading pretty much speaks for itself! Feldman returns to acting with Crow guest shotBy Rob Allstetter/The Detroit News "People know Corey and people like Corey," Corey Feldman says. "They just don't know from where or why." Yep, Corey Feldman's been away that long. Most people remember the child actor and teen heartthrob -- he still gets autograph requests from youngsters who have seen the 1980s kidflick, The Goonies -- but it's been a while since his well-documented difficulties and last movie appearance, and he's slipped from public view enough that the term "return" now applies to his acting career. After spending the past two years working with his band The Truth Movement, Feldman marks his return to acting with a guest appearance in the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. In the Crow episode "Brother's Keeper," which airs in syndication the week of May 3 (In Detroit on Ch. 20 on Saturday, May 8 at 2 p.m.), Feldman plays Chris, the younger step-brother of Eric Draven, The Crow. Chris gets involved with a mobster and his stolen million dollars of cash and inevitably needs help from his super-powered brother. "It was a lot of fun. It was pretty cool," Feldman says in a telephone interview. "I was a big fan of the Crow movie; I thought it was really well done. The executive producer of the television series, Bryce Zabel, contacted me and said, 'We're interesting in you being on the show, we like your work.' "He gave me a video tape (of the show), and I was impressed with it. The style was cool and it was shot well. I'm not really a huge TV guy, but I thought it was cool, so why not?" Feldman says he identifies with the after-life and redemption aspects of The Crow mythology, which features a character brought back from the dead to right wrongs while trying to reunite on the other side with his love. "I'm a spiritualist," Feldman says. "The only thing that keeps me going is that we don't know where we'll end up, that there's more to us than this lifestyle. I have to believe there is a bigger picture and that this is a testing ground." Feldman will also be on the big screen again this summer in Fortune Hunters, which he describes as a "modern-day Cannonball Run." The film, which also stars Richard Thomas and Maureen McCormick, is about the pursuit of a winning lottery ticket. Whatever his acting future might hold, Feldman says music will be part of his career. He describes the sound of his 10-piece band as "60s-70s rock, mixed with contemporary dance grooves" and says it's been favorably compared to Pink Floyd. "It's gotten really, really good reviews," Feldman says of the CD, titled Still Searching for Soul. "Being an actor, people don't believe you can be a musician. But music is part of my heart and soul." The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, based on the comic-book characters created by Metro Detroit James O'Barr, has been renewed for a second season, and Feldman says he could return next year - and he might even bring the band along, too. "Oh, definitely," he says. "It's definitely an open-ended kind of situation." From: Comic Book Continuum April 26th, 1999 10:26pm I've said it once, and I'll say it again, we still need more people to sign the Crow petition, to re-release The Crow. Click here to sign the petiton, and while you're there, check out the Brandon Lee Biography or his last interview, both are good reads! April 25th, 1999 9:51pm It's pretty obvious that this week's been pretty slow in Crow News, but upcoming next week is Crow comic news, Crow merchandise and hopefully some confirmation on the fate of J.O'Barr's Crow: Author's Edition un-cut Crow comic and the other Kitchen Sink comics. April 24th, 1999 10:00am
April 23rd, 1999 4:19pm Salvation Release Date Flying Around There has been a lot of controversy about the release date of The Crow: Salvation, which ended primary shooting on the 28th of March. The movie was originally set to be out on October 31st, but now has been set for March next year. Movies which have not finished shooting yet are being released in November / December, so what's going on? Use the ABaHB Discussion Board to post your views on the release date, click here.
April 22nd, 1999 8:46am ABaHB Note ABaHB won't be updated as often due tothe moving of the site to www.aboyandhisbird.com - News will still be around the clock as usual, but the site will be back on it's feet in no time! ABaHB Condolences We here at A Boy and His Bird would like to send out our condolences to the family and friends of the students who where murdered in Denver on the 20th by two students.... The Painkillers in Concert The Painkillers do the music for The Crow: Stairway To Heaven and this article speaks for itself: the Painkillers
April 21st, 1999 4:10pm For Those Who Came In Late... Wrap Up of Past News It's been quite a time for ABaHB and Crow News over the past weeks. The Crow Action Figure has been talked about, though the pics have been floating around for some time. The pictures for The Crow: Salvation have finally emerged, and they relate quite strongly to the script review, this only proves that the script is 100% real. James O'Barr is back to doing what he does best - write good stories in the new short anthology series titled James O'Barr's Tasty Bits. The Salvation release date has been lengthened to next year, though this should be subject to change (one year to edit a film is quite a bit). The Image Crow Comic has taken off to be a big success, with sellout sales world wide, the mood of the comic is perfect for The Crow with dark colours and rich writing. The story is a combination of James O'Barr's masterpiece and the movie. ABaHB has gone under some big changes, most have yet to take effect, but check it out here. Well, that's about all in the world of The Crow as of late! Remember to check back for around the clock Crow news!
April 20th, 1999 4:50pm The Crow Posters Well, Crow Fans, here's some posters from allwall.com for you to spend your money on!
April 19th, 1999 8:46am ABaHB Discussion Forum Just a small ABaHB reminder that the Discussion Forum is open to one and all. Use it to post your ideas, reviews or just to contact some friends in the Crow World. Use the Forum here.
April 18th, 1999 2:38pm STH Episode Rundown
April 17th, 1999 9:59pm James O'Barr's The Crow Home Video This from David Ullman about an adaptation of James O'Barr's The Crow: I've recetnly completed a five year project; producing a 60 min adaptation of James O'Barr's original crow series. It's the most faithful adaptation your likely to ever see. If you're at all interested, please e-mail me, and I'll let you know how you can get one. Send $3.50 plus: $4.00 shipping & handling. Allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. THE CROW, including all prominent characters and the distinctive likenesses therof, are trademarks of James O'Barr. The producers claim no credit for Mr. O'Barr's story line or characters and do not intend to use them for their own financial gain. This movie was produced for creative and educational purposes. (The cost is VERY minimal - just enough to cover my expenses. NO PROFIT SHALL BE MADE!!) For more information and ordering, click here
April 16th, 1999 10:03am Dark Horizons Features A Boy and His Bird Many thanks goes out to Dark Horizons, as they featured the notorious Salvation Script Review: Hot Project Rumours: They're hot, they're unconfirmed, and they're some quite juicy rumours about upcoming projects - lets hope they come true. Thanks to 'Joe', 'Veng' & 'Irony Despair': The Crow: Salvation: 'Irony Despair' claims they've gotten hold of the script for the third "The Crow" film and have a detailled review of it up on their site. click here to check it out
The Crow: #3 Released! Written by Jon J Muth, art by Jamie Tolagson, colored by Mark Nicholas, cover by Kent Williams. Jon Muth's first story arc concludes with The Crow wreaking havoc on the thugs that killed Eric Draven and Shelly Webster.
April 15th, 1999 12:57pm Vincent Perez and New Projects Not Crow News, but a small update on the fate of Vincent Perez from Dark Horizons: ABaHB Note Come on Crow Fans, the new ABaHB Poll is up! A Boy and His Bird is for you, The Crow Fans, so enjoy the interactivity and cast your vote here, while you're doing it, don't forget to stop by at the Discussion Forum and chat with other Crow Fans here.
April 14th, 1999 11:54am Dark Horizons and The Crow: Salvation Pics Once again, the same well known pics from Salvation from Dark Horizons: Ernie Hudson on Comedy Centeral Ernie Hudson was on the Comdey Central Show "The Daily Show" last night, the interview was only like 2 minutes but there was no mention of Brandon or The Crow, sorry to say.
April 13th, 1999 10:15am The Future
Crow Fans and fans of A Boy and His Bird will be pleased to follow this link here to look into the future! Salvation Pics Mentioned Cinescape has thrown in the well known pics from The Crow: Salvation: ‘Crow: Salvation’ Pics The Insider managed to get his mitts on a couple of shots from the upcoming The Crow: Salvation, the third film in the series. As always, see the larger versions by clicking on the graphics above. For more on The Crow: Salvation, check out the next issue of Cinescape magazine which hits the stands slater this month.
April 12th, 1999 9:34am The Crow: Salvation Mention Here is a repeat of the Salvation story in Comics 2 Film: The Crow: Keeping It Real
"I really think they know when things are real and when it's not. I don't know what it is, but I think the human eye and brain are far cleverer. When they know it's real, it's much more of an impact, I think, than when they know there's some kind of computer trick." The Crow: Salvation is now in post-production, which is expected to last through the end of the year. The movie has a targeted release date of March 2000. Final Mention of Crow Figure The Crow: STH Episode Rundown
April 11th, 1999 6:53pm Irony Despair Returns From what I've seen, it's been a pretty hectic week while I was away, but now, Crow Fans, I'm back from holiday and the Crow News is plentiful and around-the-clock! Enjoy the best Crow News site on the internet. Crow Collected As previously reported, the first three Crow Image comics are being collected: If you missed any of the early issues of The Crow, you can play catch-up in July when Image releases The Crow Trade Paperback Book One: Vengeance, which reprints the first three issues of the series. Thanks to: Comic Shop News The Crow Figure Our newer viewers have been asking of the Todd McFarlane Brandon Lee action figure. There was a post in the February news with quite a bit of information about the toy, but here is a run down from Spawn.com Gothic Cult Hero Eric Draven from The Crow movie is the newest action figure from McFarlane Toys'
Created by James O'Barr, The Crow has made the transition from a cult comic book to an innovative influence in the entertainment industry. With two major motion pictures, a syndicated television show currently airing - "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven," and a flood of licensed merchandise, The Crow has drawn a large non-comic book reading base into its gothic world. Based on the original motion picture, McFarlane Toys' Eric Draven is a vengeful, grief-driven hero endowed with supernatural strength and vision, and guided by a hypnotic black crow-the spirit guide between the world of the living and the realm of the dead. Standing 7" tall, Eric comes with a guitar and strap, and a crow as accessories. The main figure will have articulation points at the neck, shoulders, hips and wrists. The bird stands approximately 1 1/4" tall, and has a wingspan of 4 1/8." These figures will follow in the award-winning McFarlane Toys tradition of highly detailed sculpting that captures the likeness of Brandon Lee's character from the movie. Suggested retail price for the packaged figure is estimated to be $7.99. -more- Also from Todd McFarlane Productions and Image Comics comes The Crow, a new comic book series, written by Jon J Muth, scheduled to begin publication in February 1999. The series will emerge as a full-color, monthly comic book based on the popular Eric Draven character. Beau Smith, Todd McFarlane Productions' Executive Director of Publishing, explains, "Readers will get a chance to fully examine the events that turn Eric Draven into The Crow, and for the first time ever, explore what happens after he wreaks vengeance on those who wronged him." This comic, the first Crow book to appear in color, will feature Jamie Tolagson as the artist for the first three issues, and Kent Williams as the cover artist for the first six issues. The first issue will ship with a 1 in 4 variant cover by Todd McFarlane. The Crow will be distributed at comic shops and newsstands across North America, and also will be available in almost every country in English via Todd McFarlane Productions' worldwide distribution network, Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. Several foreign-language editions are expected to appear in more than 30 countries, pending the completion of foreign rights negotiations. Todd McFarlane, an entertainment and business mogul, controls McFarlane Toys. McFarlane Toys is 5th largest action figure manufacturer in the United States, and the fastest growing toy company in 1995, producing Spawn and KISS action figures along with figures based on non-licensed characters and licensed characters including Species II, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. McFarlane executive produced the $100 million grossing Spawn live-action movie, New Line Cinema's 4th largest opening ever, and #1 release in 1997. He also executive produces the Emmy award-winning Todd McFarlane's "Spawn" animated series. Originally released in 1997, the animated series is HBO Home Video's top selling original programming video of all time, and is certified platinum by ITA. Todd McFarlane owns, writes, draws, and publishes Spawn, which is the #1 selling comic book in the US and has been since its debut in May 1992 and continuing today at issue #79. Created in 1992, Spawn has sold over 120 million copies worldwide in over 120 countries in 15 different languages. Spawn issue #1 sold an unprecedented 1.7 million copies in the US. Spawn consistently outsells Batman, Superman and Spiderman. Other titles created and produced by Todd McFarlane Productions include Curse of the Spawn, KISS Psycho Circus comic book -- the #1 release in 1997, and Todd McFarlane Presents KISS Psycho Circus Magazine. The McFarlane group of companies includes McFarlane Toys, McFarlane Design Group, Todd McFarlane Productions, and Todd McFarlane Entertainment. For more information, visit us online at www.spawn.com . To see pics of the figure, Click Here for pic 1 of the Crow figure, Click here for pic 2, click here for pic 3 and click here for pic 4! Thanks to: Skullcowboy3 and A Dead Man Visits You for some of the pics. April 10th, 1999 4:33pm New ‘Crow’ Release Date Wing and a Prayer April 9th, 1999 11:14pm Thanks to: Comic Book Continuum and Richard Wilson! Salvation Producers with 'Dogma' April 8th, 1999 5:11pm We here at ABaHB would like all Crow Fans to communicate and get together on our Discussion Forum. It's a great way to communicate with Crow Fans around the world, because we all know that Crow Fans must stick together! Click here to visit the Discussion Forum. ABaHB Note to New Viewers April 7th, 1999 2:31pm
April 6th, 1999 4:19pm Irony Despair Takes a Break That's right, after four months of around-the-clock news, I'm taking a week off, so from today until Sunday 11th of April (5 days) I'll be away. But far be it for me to be away from The Crow. Theodicy will take over updates for a little while until I come back, I'll still have access to e-mail, and I'll send news every two or so days (depending on the news). When I get back, there will be some big things in the works for ABaHB, so continue to come back daily for Crow News! If you have any comments,suggestions, questions, or anything, mail to me here. If you have any feedback to the site click here. If you want to join the ABaHB mailing list, go to the bottom of the page. If you want to discuss the world of the Crow with other fans click here and if you want to sign the guestbook, click here! See you soon, Crow Fans!
April 5th, 1999 2:11pm Crow Creator Has Cryptic Goodies It seems J.O'Barr is back in action! It seems that reports of him doing a Batman comic have been exaggerated, but it's never too late: It seems that fans of The Crow are in for more of a delusional creator's madness! ACG has signed an agreement with Crow creator James O'Barr to publish a collection of off-beat art and stories from the artist's own archives. The series will include rare and new stories, as well as spot drawing and art that covers the length of O'Barr's comic career. The first book, James O'Barr's Tasty Bits, is scheduled to be released in May. Special thanks to Previews The Crow: STH Rumours on ABaHB There have been reports of the Crow STH being picked up for another season flying around, but ABaHB reported the pick-up of the second season two months ago! Just goes to show that ABaHB is the FIRST place for Crow News on the Internet! Easter Sunday April 4th, 1999 10:31am
A Previews rundown of The Crow issue five: TODD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS (W) Jon J. Muth (A) Paul Lee (C) Mark Nicholas, Cover by Kent Williams "In the Skin of and Angel" The first chapter of a two-part story, "In the Skin of an Angel" introduces a major new character into the Crow mythology-The Walker (for more on The Walker, check out the April 1st Jon J. Muth interview). Does this mysterious being work for Sin, or do they just have similar goals? And speaking of Sin, the issue will leave you gasping when you learn what she does with her victims (Collects sinners, kills them and then has sex with them). Eric Draven is truly her dream man. From: Previews April 3rd, 1999 4:25pm We here at ABaHB would like to thank everyone who took part in Brandon Lee's Memorial Day, it was a day pf mourning, a day of sadness, but none of us will ever forget Brandon Lee. Crow: World Of Gods and Monsters / 2037 Memories April 2nd, 1999 5:00pm Click Here to check out ABaHB's re-conditioned interviews page, with the exclusive Brandon Lee's final interview - this interview was the last time Brandon ever spoke with a member of the press and is much more extensive than the final interview we all know of, check it out! The Painkillers In Concert the Painkillers Thanks to: Cherish Alexander April Fools Notice The Crow: Stairway To Heaven Episode Rundown
April 1st, 1999 12:55pm Brandon Lee Memorial Day On this, the sixth anniversary of Brandon's untimely demise, ABaHB wishes to celebrate today and remember the Man, the Legend, that was Brandon Lee. Please leave your thoughts of the Legend in the discussion forum or in the guestbook. Upcoming Crow Episodes Don Most returns in his recurring role as Dr. Michael Dorsett, an unconventional psychiatrist who gets caught in a dangerous web with a secretive consortium of evil and powerful men seeking eternal youth. ("Lazarus Rising" airs the week of April 12). |
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