This low-budget 2012 horror film seeks to squeeze a few more pixels out of the “found footage” style by combining it with the anthology format. The result is consistently intense but inconsistently satisfying: the film-making is impressive, even innovative in its attempt to pack relentlessly downbeat horror into 20-minute packages, but the consequence is a narrative [...]
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MAN OF STEEL: CFQ Spotlight Podcast 4:24
Like the clash of demigods fallen to earth after the destruction of their home world, it was going to be glorious. Because of scheduling...
This Is The End – film review
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Joanna Cassidy’s acting career has been long and diverse, encompassing a bit part in BULLITT, trading barbs with Dabney...
Cybersurfing: Was Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion more real than CGI?
In an article at Boingboing.net. author Ethan Gilsdorf muses on the recent passing of special effects artist...
Here’s What’s Going On 06/18/2013: Jonathan Demme to Direct Mind-Bending Pilot
Demme returns to the paranoid thriller with LINE OF SIGHT… John Lasseter digs into his studies for MONSTERS UNIVERSITY… Don’t go in that ABANDONED MINE…
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It is not an understatement to say that, for many who work within the industry of fantastic film and those who cover it, Ray Harryhausen was one of the key godfathers of the Sense of Wonder. In such films as EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, and [...]
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With WORLD WAR Z about to open nationwide, we all seem to have zombies on the brain this week. A handful of outlets (Johnny-come-lately’s, every [...]
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MAN OF STEEL: CFQ Spotlight Podcast 4:24
Like the clash of demigods fallen to earth after the destruction of their home world, it was going to be glorious. Because of scheduling issues, Cinefantastique Online’s Steve Biodrowski and Dan Persons started their discussion of Zack Snyder’s MAN OF STEEL early, to be joined by Lawrence French at the usual start time. But thanks [...]
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Sense of Wonder: Zombies on the Brain
In which the approaching release of WORLD WAR Z prompts me to ruminate on the history of cinematic “zombies” and point interested readers to some worthwhile articles in the Cinefantastique archives.
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V/H/S review
This low-budget 2012 horror film seeks to squeeze a few more pixels out of the “found footage” style by combining it with the anthology format. The result is consistently intense but inconsistently satisfying: the film-making is impressive, even innovative in its attempt to pack relentlessly downbeat horror into 20-minute packages, but the consequence is a narrative [...]
Here’s What’s Going On 06/18/2013: Jonathan Demme to Direct Mind-Bending Pilot
Demme returns to the paranoid thriller with LINE OF SIGHT… John Lasseter digs into his studies for MONSTERS UNIVERSITY… Don’t go in that ABANDONED MINE…
From the luxurious Cinefantastique Online studios in NYC, Dan Persons brings you up-to-date on what’s happening in the world of genre film.
Sense of Wonder: Zombies on the Brain
In which the approaching release of WORLD WAR Z prompts me to ruminate on the history of cinematic “zombies” and point interested readers to some worthwhile articles in the Cinefantastique archives.
With WORLD WAR Z about to open nationwide, we all seem to have zombies on the brain this week. A handful of outlets (Johnny-come-lately’s, every [...]
Here’s What’s Going On 06/18/2013: Joss Whedon Talks AVENGERS 2
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From the luxurious Cinefantastique Online Studios in NYC, Dan Persons brings you up-to-date on what’s happening in the world of genre media.
Alien Uprising: trailer & photos
Phase 4 Films releases this British alien-invasion thriller in limited theatrical engagements and through Video on Demand outlets. Known as UFO when it made its debut in English theatres back in December 2012, the film follows a group of friends who awaken one morning to find all electricity and power shut off, and an immense [...]
MAN OF STEEL: CFQ Spotlight Podcast 4:24
Like the clash of demigods fallen to earth after the destruction of their home world, it was going to be glorious. Because of scheduling issues, Cinefantastique Online’s Steve Biodrowski and Dan Persons started their discussion of Zack Snyder’s MAN OF STEEL early, to be joined by Lawrence French at the usual start time. But thanks [...]
Here’s What’s Going On 06/17/2013: Schwarzenegger Returns to TERMINATOR
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This Is The End – film review
If you think that being trapped with a bunch of guys telling dick jokes would the equivalent of Hell on Earth – well, according to THIS IS THE END, you are more right than you think – perhaps literally so. The vulgar humor of young guys who have yet to outgrow adolescence is shoved in [...]
Man of Steel: alien anchor baby makes good
Nolan, Snyder, and Goyer ground Superman in reality. But when something is grounded, can you expect it to soar?
If you want to know all you need to know about MAN OF STEEL in just over three minutes, Hans Zimmer’s theme music is a perfect synecdoche – a small part that effectively stands for the whole. [...]
Man of Steel 58% rotten on tomato-meter
Two days ago I noted that MAN OF STEEL had an impressive 84% rating among critics at Rotten Tomatoes. Since then, more reviews have come in, and the rating has plummeted to 58%, moving the film out of the “fresh” category into the “rotten” designation. Statistically, it is not immensely surprising that the early average [...]
Here’s What’s Going On 06/14/2013: Accident at TRANSFORMERS 4 Shoot
Pyro sets 100 year-old house on fire… FINAL DESTINATION creator to adapt Ty Drago’s “The Undertakers”… Brad Pitt has bad news for the combatants of WORLD WAR Z…
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BLADE RUNNER’s Joanna Cassidy: The CFQ Interview
Joanna Cassidy’s acting career has been long and diverse, encompassing a bit part in BULLITT, trading barbs with Dabney Coleman on BUFFALO BILL, and presently playing the overbearing mother of Dana Delany on BODY OF PROOF. But for most genre fans, she will always be Zhora, the snake-loving assassin/exotic dancer/replicant of BLADE RUNNER, as well [...]
Riddick in IMAX theatres September 6
Universal Pictures releases the next chapter in the Riddick saga, produced by One Race Productions and Radar Pictures. Vin Diesel returns as the titular anti-hero. The supporting cast includes Karl Urban (STAR TREK), Katee Sackhoff (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), Nolan Gerard Funk, Dave Bautista, and Noah Danby.
David Twohy is back in the director’s chair, working from a [...]
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V/H/S review
This low-budget 2012 horror film seeks to squeeze a few more pixels out of the “found footage” style by... Read More »
This Is The End – film review
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