Archive for September 2010
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Sense of Wonder: Hatchet II & Horror Movie-Going as Tribal Identifier
Back in a review of VAMPIRES SUCK, I noted that we are in the era of movie-going as tribal identifiers. Purchasing a ticket is less a matter less of seeking entertainment than of supporting the group with which you self-identify. The problem manifest in this approach is clear: bad STAR WARS prequels, indifferent HARRY POTTER [...]
Hatchet II midnight screenings with in-person guests
[ September 30, 2010; 11:59 pm; ] HATCHET II officially opens on Friday, October 1, but just after midnight on Thursday, September 30, horror fans at locations scattered around the country will have an opportunity to see advance screenings. (Technically, the screenings are scheduled for 12:01am, dating them on Friday morning, but for our purposes, let’s think of them as Thursday night.) [...]
Zemeckis Back To The Future/Past?
Robert Zemeckis (BACK TO THE FUTURE) is possibly returning to the live action movie arena, with a new science fiction project for Warners Brothers Pictures called TIMELESS
Stargate Universe: Ming-Na Q&A
Before STARGATE UNIVERSE, Ming-Na was most well known for her role on E.R. However, the acknowledged STAR WARS fan has numerous genre credits listed on her resume: STREETFIGHTER with Jean-Claude Van Damme; the 2008 remake of PROM NIGHT; and PUSH with Chris Evans. She contributed vocal performances to the animated series SPAWN and THE BATMAN, [...]
‘Star Wars’ Saga to go 3-D
A great distubance in the Force as STAR WARS is to be subjected to 3-D conversion.
Legend of the Guardians, The Owls of Ga’Hool: CFQ Post-Mortem Podcast 1:33.1
Having examined the subtle science fiction of NEVER LET ME GO, Dan Persons and Lawrence French turn their attention to the family-oriented fantasy of LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOL, a computer-animated film directed by Zack Snyder. Can the man behind the stylized violence of 300 and WATCHMEN – not to mention 2004’s [...]
Sharktopus Kills More Brain Cells Than Victims
There are some movies so tragically stupid, I firmly believe watching them will make you dumber. There aren’t many of them, but SyFy Original Pictures’ Saturday night time-killer, SHARKTOPUS, certainly qualifies. My plan had been to write and post this review immediately following the film’s 9PM premiere on September 25, but it took me three [...]
‘Smallville: Shield’ – Description & Clip
In SHIELD, Clark meets Cat Grant, while Lois winds in Egypt, where she meets an old friend.
Stargate Universe: Lou Diamond Phillips Q&A
SyFy launches Season Two of STARGATE UNIVERSE tonight at 9:00pm. Back for the second season is Lou Diamond Phillips as Colonel David Telford, a recurring character who turned out to be brain-washed spy acting for the Lucian Alliance. This raises questions that need to be resolved, regarding how much Telford can trusted by the people of [...]
