MOVIE TV NEWS: Tin Man, Local Film Critics Fading Away, Saturday Morning Forever, Sgt.Frog, Disney/Comcast Deal, HBO Online, Mike Fright, Comic Previews
Jim Borowski  |  by www.movieandtvnews.com. All rights reserved. 3.04 | 12:11

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Man," a reimagining of .

Written by and the project will start shooting in Vancouver, B.C., in early 2007, then premiere in December 2007.

Discribed by SCI FI Wire as "A sometimes psychedelic, often twisted and always bizarre take on The Wizard of Oz. It centers on DG, a young O.Z.

), a fantastical realm filled with wonder, but oppressed by dark magic. DG discovers her true identity, battles evil winged monkey-bats and attempts to fulfill her destiny. Her perilous journey begins on the fabled Old Road that leads to a wizard known as the Mystic Man.

Along the way, she is joined by 'Glitch,' an odd man missing half his brain; 'Raw,' a quietly powerful wolverine-like creature longing for inner courage; and 'Cain,' a heroic former policeman (known in the O.Z. as a 'Tin Man'), who is seeking vengeance for his scarred heart.

Ultimately, DG's destiny leads her to a showdown with the wicked sorceress Azkadellia, whose ties to DG are closer than anyone could have imagined." Casting is and replacing them with wire-service reviews. He discussed the recent firing a paper loses its critic, a town loses another local voice.

The 'we can run wire service reviews' line may be true. But heaven help the movies everywhere. There aren't many who would play all over America.

We used to have two people on the movie beat here, which allowed us to cover the website, will post a mix of classic cartoons and new animated content. giving fans a chance to win more than $4000 worth of prizes. The press programming on its free video-on-demand service.

will be available for free on the service under the terms of the deal, network. Channels such as , will also be available. The video-on-demand service will also sell films from Disney's major studios, including , and for $3.

99 for the new Disney movies and $2.99 for older titles. Some films can be had as soon as 15 days after the DVDs are released for sale at retail stores.

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Chris Albrecht, HBO CEO, said the company was talking to download the network's programming. Albrecht stressed that Internet offerings would be done in partnership with cable operators. miss the C.

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