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Recent Updates:

November 1, 2008:
This Thanksgiving weekend, the apes are taking over Fox Movie Channel. “Channel of the Apes,” the four day tribute to the ground-breaking Planet of the Apes science-fiction franchise, includes the first five theatrical films, five television movies and the premiere of Fox Legacy: Planet of the Apes. Thursday, November 27 through Sunday, November 30.

April 6, 2008:
Charlton Heston, 1923-2008. Sadly, one of our greatest actors has passed away. Charlton Heston will always be remembered for his great film roles, from The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, Touch of Evil, Soylent Green, The Omega Man, and so many others. But he will always be Col. George Taylor to us. Our hearts and prayers go out to his friends and family.

December 13, 2007:
LINK: AOL's Moviephone site ranked Battle for the Planet of the Apes at #15 on their list of The 25 Worst Movie Sequels of All Time and Tim Burton's 2001 Planet of the Apes "re-imagining" at #20 on The 25 Worst Movie Remakes of All Time.

November 5, 2006:
LINK: Entertainment Weekly ranked Battle for the Planet of the Apes at #18 on their list of The 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made. Not surprising, but at least it did better than Episode I and Batman & Robin.

THANKS: We're less than a month away to the DVD release of Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut! Thanks again to everyone who participated in our letter-writing campaign. It was the never-ending fan interest that made this possible. Be sure to reserve our copy!

July 7, 2006:
SCROLLS: We pontificate on Hollywood's efforts to "re-create the Golden Age" of 30s and 40s pulps onscreen, from Indiana Jones, through The Shadow, The Rocketeer, and up to King Kong.

March 20, 2006:
About that email campaign... Well, we decided against it for a couple of reasons:
1) With the Ultimate Collection coming out March 28, we just didn't have time to put it together.
2) Fox is giving us (almost) everything we want. First off, the Ultimate Collection (and every release from now on) has the uncut version of Battle. In addition, Fox is also releasing just the films as a box set (The Legacy Collection), as well as individually, all with the uncut version of Battle. The only thing we're not getting is The Animated Series as a separate release and those still missing deleted scenes (though we can nix Battle from that list).

LINK: Check out Fox's website for the new DVD release. Nice look, but it's only one page.

LINK: Check out Heston of the Apes, the best fan edit since our Twilight Zone episode. It's Planet, with only Heston's speaking parts. Like going to a party with a great host, but he never shuts up.

LINK: Check out WB's new excellent Year of Superman website to see how it's really done. The Franchise Trailer is excellent, and check the Home Video calendar to see the Donner Cut listed for Q4.

February 7, 2006:
LINK: Sign the online petition to get Fox to release Battle uncut!

In similar news, we're putting together a letter campaign (like we did for Superman II) regarding "The Ultimate Collection" DVDs, which are missing deleted footage from Battle, Conquest, and more. Stay tuned for details, because we have to act fast on this one.

February 1, 2006:
Fantastic News: Thanks to all of our efforts, WB is releasing Superman II: The Donner Cut on DVD later this year, as part of Superman: Ultimate Collector's Edition!

More Good News: Fox is releasing Planet of the Apes: The Ultimate Collection on DVD this year, which not only contains all five original films and the Tim Burton film, but also the TV series and, for the first time ever, the Animated Series. No word yet on those deleted scenes, but we're checking on it.

LINK: The Digital Cinema has a great review of the previous full DVD release, Planet of the Apes: The Evolution, and rightly points out some of the items that should have been included.

LINK: Check out Only Midnight on MySpace.com. Their first CD, "The Answer," is coming this Spring.

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