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ABaHB News March 2001 Don't forget to watch STH this weekend, Crow Fans, if you watch, you'll see "Death Wish" is on this Sunday! For a full list of STH episodes and synopsis, click here Brandon Lee Fan Work As with every year at ABaHB, the 31st of March is the Brandon Lee Memorial Day. This year we'd like to point you in the direction of the Fan Fiction section to have a look at some of the Brandon Lee memorial work.
Fan Fiction is a great way for a fan to show their creativity to the world, and here at ABaHB, we enjoy presenting it! We've got some new additions to the ever growing Fan Fiction section that have to be seen, so if you've got some spare time, click over to check 'em out!
What is sure to make many happy in the Crow community, Lazarus will soon be officially announced as a movie project separate from the Crow franchise (contrary to previous reports, the decision had not been officially made). It remains to be seen how the script of Lazarus will be changed to reflect an independent storyline separate from the Crow movies. With this news, no other Crow premises have been announced to replace Lazarus. Perhaps it is time, from a movie stand point, for the Crow to rest. The latest movie, "Salvation" is now available for fans to see. Give it some time to be seen by all fans and then start looking towards the next story. I just hope we don't have to wait almost 5 years again for the next movie to be released to the public! Thanks to KnicK for the heads up. Take care.......amf
We have been informed by Paul Scanlan, a Crow fan who lives in Mexico City, that Salvation will have a theatrical release there in April. The exact date has not been given. We will folow up on this once Paul gets back to us. Take care........amf Server Issues A day of news was missed because of some server problems, Crow Fans, but never fear, we've got a lot more upcoming to make up for it!
April is just around the corner, Crow Fans, and you're entitled to know what's coming up that month in the way of Crow merchandise and general items. Well, following the trend of slow months in the Crow business, April doesn't seem to bring anything new, which is just as well, because we're all financially recovering from the price of the DVD! Keep checking for any late entries, however, as there's still no sign of the Crow re-release on the horizon.
LL's latest article deals with a looming question in the Crow Community, that being what to do when you've written a script! Read the article and follow the tips, hopefully to success!
A new fan review of Salvation has flown into our archives, click here to give it a good look over, as it takes a look at positive look at some of Salvation's more intricate points. Video and DVD updates Michael Tavares sends along some news regarding the illusive Crow DVD; "I have looked just about every where for a copy of the box set. Unfortunately, no one has a copy. Tower Video is still waiting for their copies to arrive as are Suncoast Video. No price was given except, get this, $89.99 at Suncoast. Best Buy has no copies of the box set either. However, both Suncoast and Best Buy have the Crow 3 for DVD alone. I decided to rent it at Blockbuster Video for $3.69 and I loved the movie. It's not as great as the original classic we have all come to love, but the drama and mystery behind the third version was entertaining. I felt many emotions during the movie from joy to sadness and laughing at some of the one liners Corvis would say to the criminals ("bend over"). Hope some of this information helps." And Bloodhawk sends along this news about acquiring a VHS version; "Go to most any video rental store, and buy a copy a week after it's released for rent. I highly recommend going to Hollywood Video, for the simple fact they get quite a few copies in, and they're rented for five days."
A fan named Andrew sent in this report on his experience getting the boxed set: "I went to Best Buy on the night of the 20th to buy the box set. It took me awhile, but I did find it. I grabed one of the three box sets on the shelf. I was suprised at the price, $59.99, because I had been expecting a higher one. They had the Salvation DVD available separately, but I did not see The Crow or COA, however did not really look for them either. The menus are superb, the concept behind them being the crow's eye is great. I was a little disappointed in not seeing Brandon Lee's last on camera interview included separately on the dvd, but I hope it is on one of the making of/disscusion features on the bonus dvd." CrowTV explains why some retailers do not have the DVDs The following information was given to CrowTV by his Buena Vista Home Entertainment contact: "If the retailer ordered by the order date (3 weeks prior to street) then their product will be in by street date. If they placed their order late through their distributor then they will be late in receiving product. As for the box sets, not a lot of retailers nationwide order box sets because of the price points. It is mainly an online item or clubs (Sam's, BJ's, Costco)." As we said yesterday, hang tight. This is very frustrating, but the DVDs will be in stock and out to fans in full force soon. Take care........amf Salvation Looking Good The Comics Continuum has updated with an interview with Maia Javan, production designer of The Crow: Salvation. It's not a bad read, so you can click over to check it out if you like!
It seems Buena Vista needed a little more time to get the reissued DVD's and boxed sets ready. Many retailers have yet to receive their copies, or received less than they ordered. Fans have reported from all over the U.S. that they have found it hard to find the boxed set and or the individual "Collector's Series" reissue DVDs. Video rental outlets such as Blockbuster have reported either not getting the Salvation DVD at all, or getting less than ordered. Even fans who have pre-ordered and paid for copies of the boxed set and or Salvation are meeting the same hurdle in that they are being told their merchandise is not in yet. CrowTV, who has worked with Miramax closely in promoting the DVDs reports he received his promo and extra copies of the boxed set on Saturday, March 17th. He received these per an agreement with BVHE to promote the set. He reports BVHE was rushing production of the box sets and it is not surprising there have been delays. The box sets were not in production until 10 days ago, so it was a tight timeframe to meet. He also reports that the delay had nothing to do with legal issues that caused two features to be taken off the DVD, "Crow Chronicles" and David Schow stills. Also, the collectors booklet included with the boxed set, said to be 16 pages is actually only 12 pages long. We have also heard from SugarRat. He reports that he received his boxset from Suncoast video store. He had pre-ordered it at the price of 59.99 (30 taken off for pre-ordering). He also reports Amazon.com has a 1 to 2 week shipping time for the boxed set and CDnow has them on backorder (per soulreborn). I visted our local Blockbuster and Bestbuy. Both had the DVD and VHS version of Salvation. However, the boxed set was not available at either store, nor was the reissue version of The Crow and COA. Hang tight friends. The DVDs are coming, you just have to be a little patient. Though, this does reafirm why I have continued my refusal to put any money in the bank of Miramax. Take care........amf
Our very good friend at the Believe in Angels site has sent along some excellent news from Mysteryclock.com about Proyas' new film! "Alex Proyas is currently in pre-production for his next feature "Garage Days." Filming will commence in June for approximately 12 weeks followed by post production. At this stage the film will most likely be released mid 2002." DVD Day All right, Crow Fans, now is the time to rush out and get your new DVD! We hope to have a lot of reviews up soon and if you've got some in depth reviews, then we'd love to have a look at them! Most Crow Chat Don't forget the Jeff Most chat at Crowfans.com! Click over here for all you need to know! At 8:30pm EST/5:30 pm PST on March 21, 2001, CrowFans.com will be hosting a moderated chat with Crow Film and Soundtrack Producer Jeff Most. You can send your questions to the moderator that day, or submit them in advance at support@crowfans.com . He will be on hand answering questions about The Crow DVD Box Set, The Crow: Salvation, and about Lazarus. The moderated discussion will last approximately 90 minutes.
The question that had to be asked has been explored by Llcruize in his new article 'Where is The Crow going?' LL takes you on a ride through new Crow territory, exploring why The Crow has been treated the way it has and just what will become of the franchise. This article is a must for any Crow Fan and I highly urge you to click over and check it out!
Salvation has the most convoluted past of any of the Crow films. Once upon a time, it may have turned into The Crow: 2037 helmed by Rob Zombie, but quickly the direction turned into Salvation. Then we've had to put up with the problem of no theatrical release to speak of, so the DVD makes this our first true helping of Salvation to date. What did we think of it? Well, why not click over to Salvation to find out!
Today we reflect on what is easily the most controversial of the Crow trilogy, The Crow: City of Angels. Looking back, was the film fairly treated? Could the film hold up on its own merits? Click on our review of City of Angels to find out! Making the Most of Crowfans.com Jeff Most will be on hand at CrowFans.com on Wednesday March 21, 2001 at 8:30pm EST/5:30 PST, to chat about The Crow DVD Box Set, and The Crow: Salvation. The moderated chat will be 90 minutes in length. Fans will be able to email their questions in advance in case they are unable to make it, and there will be log posted on the website after the chat is completed. To access the chat please visit http://chat.crowfans.com/. Services for this chat are being provided by Infinity-IRC Networks. About Jeff Most A graduate of New York University Film School's dramatic writing program, Jeff Most broke into feature film producing with The Crow, which he brought to Ed Pressman for development. He also served as the executive producer of the film's landmark soundtrack collection, which helped redefine this area by utilizing all new or previously unavailable tracks by cutting-edge artists. About CrowFans.com CrowFans.com is the dedicated internet site for crow fans around the world to interact with each other, show off their crow artwork, purchase crow merchandise, and much more. CrowFans.com is a privately owned company that was founded in September 1999. CrowFans.com brought together the owners of three crow sites The Avenger, The Crow's Loft, and A Boy and His Bird with a single purpose and that was to create the ultimate crow site for the fans.
Well, seeing as the the DVD is just around the corner, we thought we'd take a look back on some of the movies that have shaped our lives. Our first review is of The Crow, in which a reflection is given on that spectacular movie. To go and read the review, just click over here!
DMX appeared on the Tonight Show with very little to say. Still no word on Lazarus, will it be a Crow project or not? We hope to learn a lot more soon, so stay tuned, Crow Fans... Delay Due to server problems, we've lost a day of news, but never fear, Crow Fans, we've got a lot upcoming to make up for it!
http://innocence.licheloathe.com/ The new Crow project Innocence Lost has changed paths! What was once to be the new Flash project has changed to a new format to better emphasize the writing. Here is a special peek at what to expect from IL, just a little concept art.
Well, they may have failed to promote Salvation in theaters, but there's nothing wrong with the promotion for the upcoming DVD! Dimension Films have released a Flash Crow Salvation section that goes into detail on the new DVD's, so to check this out, just click here. C3 (Collective Crow Comics) http://crowcollective.tripod.com C3 is moving ahead full force. We decided it wasn't enough to bring you one issue a month...so we amped ourselves up to bring you TWO full releases every 30 days!! Part One of The Crow: Revelations is now available, below is the complete list of Crow goodness you can expect at the official site: - Full 12 page first issue of Revelations PLUS a special tribute page - Official Revelations desktop wallpaper for download - Full length interviews with the creative team behind Revelations Don't forget, the explosive Part Two of The Crow: Hauntis is coming April 3rd. Head to the C3 (Collective Crow Comics) Website: http://crowcollective.tripod.com STH On Mondays Our good friend Raven sends along this important info; "There's a pattern, certain mondays it'll be on for 5 hours, from 11-4pm. On april 9th they'll show closing time, road not taken, brother's keeper, gathering storm, and dead to rights, in that order as it says on scifi.com. I don't quite know why they put gathering storm before dead to rights, but they mixed up the original order before too."
What have we to expect this month in merchandise apart from the DVD's? Well, not much, Crow Fans, it seems the well of Crow merchandise and items has dried up for the time being, but everything should be as it was soon. Just save your money for the upcoming DVD's! Scorpion Crow FigetHut2 sends in this interesting take on The Crow; On Sci Fi's Black Scorpion, a villian's face has the Crow make-up on the right side of his face. I think the episode is "An Office and A Prankster." Just thought this was a cool little item. As the villian was African American, it kind of made me think of Lazarus.
Well there is less than two weeks to go before The Crow DVD Box Set and The Crow: Salvation will be released in the United States and Canada. For more information on the box set features, reviews of Salvation, and links to order The Crow DVD Box Set or the DVD individually, please click here. There is less than a week to go in our contest for The Crow: Salvation VHS/DVD promo poster. The contest ends on March 15, 2001 at midnight PST. There is a few ways to enter this contest. - Sign up and become a member of CrowFans.com, which is free and will sign you up for future contests. - Subscribe to A Murder of Crows Newsletter. - Sign up and use our free crowfans.net e-mail service (Don't sign up if you're not going to use it, because that is how we will notify the winner). Our next contest we will be giving away stuff concerning the box set and individual DVD's. Congrats to the winner of our surprise contest for our email users Sara from Iowa, she won The Crow: Salvation VHS Demo Screener. Earlier this week we updated a few of the sections around CrowFans.com. The A Murder of Crows Weekly Newsletter archive has been updated with the back issues now available in HTML format. Crow Events calendar has been updated with events for the month of April. We are holding a chat on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at 8:30 pm Eastern Standard Time/5:30 pm Pacific Standard Time, to discuss The Crow DVD Box Set. For more information on how to be a part of the chat go http://chat.crowfans.com/ . Pretty soon we are going to totally revamp CrowLinks.com, due to some of the complaints the site has received, so if you have any suggestions feel free to contact us at crowlinks@crowfans.com . To visit the site go to http://www.crowlinks.com/. Thank you - Staff of CrowFans.com
Vigilant Crow Fan Alex sends in some interesting news from French site Showbizz.net about Montreal to be the location Lazarus will film in! We hope to confirm anything soon...
We have added a few more films to the boycott list. Ran across an article in the latest Entertainment Weekly. They detail the upcoming "Spy Kids" from Miramax. Seems the Weinstein brothers have seen it fit to allow a 35 million-dollar budget for this movie. On top of that, they have a McDonald's tie-in merchandise agreement (seems they are running their "little indie" studio a lot like big brother Disney). To make things even worse, they have already put the go on a sequel. From a Crow fan standpoint, the blatant selling out for commercialism by Miramax leaves little doubt that The Crow needs to be distributed by a true independent rather than a Disney wanna be. Many thanks to Andrew Jones for contributing film names to be added to the list. Take care, LLcruize Dracula 2000 Chocolat Captain Corelli's Mandolin Bandolier Spy Kids Malena Birthday Girl Imposter "O" Texas Rangers Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back About Adam Blow Dry Bridget Jones' Diary Guinevere The Yards Halloween 8 Get Over It
Horror Online has posted a new article that deals with the fundamentals of Salvation not making it to theatres. It covers points that we already know, but it's a good summary of events. Check it out at http://www.horroronline.com/db/C/crow_salvation_saga/index.html European Release Alex Nuy sends along some news about the foreign video release; I got some very interesting news for you: I heard from a administrator of an german Crow Forum ( http://pub50.ezboard.com/fthecrowforum59918frm1 ) that there is a german Salvation version out for rent... I tried to rent it, a few minutes ago, but they didn't have it at the shop... but that dosn't mean anything... So if you are in germany, and want to see this movie, go and try to rent it, maybe you have more luck than I did...
Recently, websites like "upcomingmovies.com" and others have posted that Lazarus is all but confirmed to be a non-Crow property. But hold the presses! With reports from Crowrealm that Houston radio is reporting Lazarus is still a Crow property, to a report today from AngelusVosk that Chicago radio is also reporting the same thing, the future of Lazarus as a Crow property is not so dead and buried as some would have you believe. Not to mention, anyone heard from Pressman that Lazarus is not a Crow property? This is what we know for sure. DMX, Eminem and Joseph Kahn are part of the project. Anything else is speculation by websites. There are discussions, given the ongoing development of the script and cast, that Lazarus COULD become a franchise outside the Crow projects. Given all the script rewrites and current casting, this is normal discussion. Reporting agencies caught wind of this and prematurely jumped to the net and boldly posted Lazarus was DOA as a Crow project. In the rush to report this, many aspects were forgotten. To make Lazarus a totally independent project from the Crow movies, it would require a major rewrite of the current script. There are many pieces of the script, if taken out, would leave Lazarus void of any resemblance of a movie. However, if there isn't much taken out of the script, the movie appears to be a rip-off of a Crow movie. So the issue is at hand for Pressman. Do they further delay the project and go with it as a film outside the Crow or do they stick with it and press on? Indications would have us believe Lazarus will fly from the Crow flock. However, until Pressman Films says that, we will have to hang tight for the fat lady to burst into song. So buckle your seats ladies and gentleman. This should prove to be a funhouse ride we won't soon forget!! Take care.......LLcruize
The Cinema Confidential Web site is reporting a rumor that Eric Mabius (The Crow: Salvation) has been cast in the lead role in Resident Evil: Ground Zero, the feature-film version of the popular Capcom video game series. If true, Mabius would join stars Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez in the movie, which has started production in Germany. The film tells the story of a Special Tactics and Rescue Squad called to investigate strange murders near Raccoon City. The team stumbles upon a deserted mansion, only to find that a secret biological experiment has turned the living into the walking dead. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-rumors.html?2001-03/01/10.45.rumors Thanks to Mark for the report! Lazarus Radio Mention In the wake of the past week in news, this comes along. A big thanks to Crowrealm for sending it our way! "today on the way to work i heard on the radio that eminem is doing 4th crow and in the report they said "The fourth crow film in the series!" this was said by the DJ hollywood reporter on KRBE 104 in Houston , Tx."
Sugar Rat sends along some news that may put a lot of your worries to rest, read on; Release Date: TBA 2002 (tentative) Title Note: When this project was first announced, it was to be the fourth film in The Crow series, but Pressman Films have decided to develop it separately from the series. (3/1/01) With The Crow series apparently on the downswing, it looks like Pressman Films are deciding to develop this film separately, as just Lazarus, and no direct Crow ties. Distributor: Currently seeking distribution in the USA. (Note: This used to be part of the Crow franchise, which was distributed by Dimension Films, but no deal has been announced with any distributor yet) And this from Coming Attractions; March 2, 2001... Variety has reported that $4 million is the tune that indeed drew Eminem to the film, but they're saying that its days as a part of the Crow franchise are over. They refer to the film merely as Lazarus, and it focuses on the story of two young rappers who are killed and return to life, one good (DMX) and one evil (Eminem). Apparently Eminem has indeed turned down the role in Training Day. So did the franchise get run into the ground? Are we going to have to wait for The Crow: Year One? We'll let you know when we do. [Originally appeared in Variety; sent in by Internet 24-7.]
On March 3rd we released Part one of The Crow: Hauntis online comic. Its 100% FREE for you to enjoy. But we didn't stop there. Below is a complete list of what you will find at the C3 site: - 12 awesome pages of The Crow: Hauntis - An official Hauntis wallpaper that you can download in .bmp format or save as a .jpg - In depth interviews with the creative team behind The Crow: Hauntis - A cover teaser for the next Crow project scheduled for release: Revelations Head to the C3 website, you WILL BE happy you did: http://crowcollective.tripod.com
The Crow: STH continues its run on the SciFi channel www.scifi.com . Except for one Sunday each in March and April, STH will be on every week through April. If you want to see the synopsis, personal thoughts, music featured and Crow rating for these episodes, check out our STH section. Before the synopsis listing, we have, for those new to STH, an article on why the series met with an early demise and an explanation of the premise. Enjoy. http://abahb.crowfans.com/Reviews/TV/STH.html March Schedule 4th "Double Take" 11th "Give Me Death" 18th No episode 25th "Before I wake" April Schedule 1st "Death Wish" 8th "Through A Dark Circle" 15th No episode 22nd "Disclosure" 29th "People Vs Eric Draven"
The online industry site Variety www.variety.com, posted the following announcement today: Rapper Eminem has been offered more than $4 million to join fellow rap artist DMX in "Lazarus," a film that began as the fourth installment of "The Crow" franchise, but which has evolved on its own. Hollywood has been after Eminem, who won three Grammy awards last week, for some time, and Imagine and Universal are working quickly to get an autobiographical Eminem movie film set up; Eminem would star and Imagine chairman Brian Grazer will produce. Now being scripted by Scott Silver, the Imagine pic covers the young white rapper's struggle to make a name for himself. Eminem is writing songs with his producer Dr. Dre. Eminem has turned them down other projects, including the chance to play a heavy opposite Denzel Washington in the Warner Bros. drama "Training Day." "Lazarus," which is being produced by Edward R. Pressman, seems an unlikely film to tempt him. The film is being directed by video veteran Joseph Kahn, was written by James Gibson and recently rewritten by Joe Ide. In the new version, two young men die and are brought back from the dead. One is good and the other evil, and they battle for dominance in the hip-hop world. DMX is set to play the good guy, and Eminem has been offered the role of his nemesis. Eminem is managed by Paul Rosenberg and co-managed by Stuart Parr at Shady Goliath and agented for film by UTA. The managers and the rapper were out of the country and the agency wouldn't comment. If the Eminem deal for "Lazarus" comes together, it's unclear when the film would be made, given the busy schedules of both rappers. DMX will be seen this month starring opposite Steven Seagal in "Exit Wounds." Thanks to Knick for the heads up on the article.
What to expect in May for The Crow? Surprisingly enough, not much. Things are looking a little flat for The Crow at the moment without any word on the Crow re-release by James O'Barr or any merchandise to be found. More to come, Crow Fans... |
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