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Goliath and the Dragon: A Celebration of 1960 Retrospective
For those looking for a quality sword & sandal movie, they better look elsewhere than GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON, but for those who take a guilty pleasure in silly dialogue and ratty-looking fantasy monsters, this movie is bad movie gold.
After the unexpectedly enormous success of Embassy Pictures’ import of HERCULES, American International Pictures shopped around [...]
Mr. Hyde Comic to Screen
The Hollywood Reporter carried the story that Skydance Prods., Dark Horse Entertainment and producer Mark Gordon will turn the upcoming Dark Horse comic The Strange Case of Hyde into a feature film.
Written by screenwriter Cole Haddon (THIEVES OF BAGDAD), the as-yet-unseen comic book will debut at Comic Con this weekend.
It’s a not an adaption of [...]
Sense of Wonder: Counting Horror, Fantasy & Sci-Fi Franchises on One Hand?
In this post about SAW 3-D, being touted as the finale installment in the Jigsaw saga, Lionsgate president Jason Constantine makes the following statement about the longevity of the SAW franchise:
“You can count on one hand the franchises that lasted seven years — and every year, no less,” says Jason Constantine, Lionsgate’s president of acquisitions [...]
Of Superheroes and Predators: John Debney Returns to Sci-Fi
Comedy has always been contrapuntal to chillers in John Debney’s career. The composer began in the early 1980s scoring Disney television and cartoon shows like SCOOBY-DOO and features such as JETSONS: THE MOVIE. These lighthearted scores were offset against Debney’s darker side, which revealed itself in such venues as the relentless horror music of [...]
‘Green Lantern’ Display -SDCC
ScreenRant is featuring a series of pictures of this ‘dead alien’ display from Warner Brother’s GREEN LANTERN at the San Diego Comic Con.
Green Lantern fans will easily identify the red-skinned extraterrestrial as Abin Sur, the Green Lantern who passed on his ring and mission to Hal Jordan.
The article says that Abin Sur will be created [...]
Robot Noir From The UK In REIGN OF DEATH
Proof that, when dealing with robots, NEVER add insult to injury.
Brad Pitt Takes On The Zombie Horde In WORLD WAR Z
Apparently, next to raising 14 children, fighting zombies is considered a ‘day off’.
Del Toro discusses Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark at Comic-Con
The 1973 TV version of DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
Reuters has posted a Q&A interview with Guillermo Del Toro, who discusses upcoming projects, including DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK and FRANKENSTEIN. The former is a remake of a 1973 tele-film starring Kim Darby, written by Nigel McKeand, and directed by John Newland (ONE [...]
Saw franchise ending?
Jon Cor in SAW 3-D
Scott Bowles of USA TODAY reports that the upcoming SAW 3-D, scheduled for release on October 29, will be the last installment in the popular torture porn franchise. The official announcement is supposed to come Friday, when the film’s producers and series star Tobin Bell screen footage at Comic-Con in San [...]
