Cinefantastique Online

SPINNING “SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES” FOR THE BIG SCREEN: The New York Daily News offers an interview with director Mark Waters, who says the best-selling book by Tony DeTerlizzi and Holly Black was “geared toward children but had moments that sent chills down my spin. They were scary, but in a good way … you want to keep reading, or keep looking at the screen.”

OUT OF THIS WORLD - EXTRAORDINARY COSTUMES FROM FILM AND TELEVISION: Article about a museum exhibition opening in Wisconsin this weekend, featuring props and costumes from GHOSTBUSTERS, STAR TREK, and more.

OVERLOOKED NOIR - JOHN BRAHM: Bright Lights After Dark offers up an appreciation of the ’40s filmmaker, whose feature films included UNDYING MONSTER, THE LODGER, and HANGOVER SQUARE, before moving into television in the ’60s, where he directed some wonderfully spooky episodes of TWILIGHT ZONE and THRILLER (”The Cheaters,” from a Robert Bloch Story, being among the best).

SINGLE GUY’S GUIDE TO ROMANTIC FILMS: Jeff Vice offers some suggestions that men can watch without wanting to poke their eyes out. Among the titles: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON; THE INCREDIBLES; ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE; SHAUN OF THE DEAD; and SPIDER-MAN.