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Laserblast, September 28: Iron Man 2, King Kong & Fangoria FrightFest
What’s new in horror, fantasy, and science fiction on home video this week? Well, one of the summer’s blockbuster theatrical hits, IRON MAN 2, arrives in just about every format one could ask for.
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue: Blu-ray & DVD Review
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Despite the presence of John Lassiter as executive producer, this is another example of Walt Disney Pictures undermining their classic movie legacy with B-level direct-to-video follow-ups. TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE is not bad, but it is strictly juvenile, with few of the qualities that make the best Disney films entertaining [...]
Upstaged By The Invisible Man: Gloria Stuart Interview
Recollections from the late actress on working with director James Whale on THE OLD DARK HOUSE and THE INVISIBLE MAN
Actress Gloria Stuart dies
Gloria Stuart with Boris Karloff in THE OLD DARK HOUSE
Gloria Stuart, who earned an Oscar nomination at the age of 87 for TITANIC, died Sunday night, September 26. The 100-year-old actress had been diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago, according to the Los Angeles Times. Although Stuart is most well known to modern audiences [...]
Lone Ranger Director Ready to Ride?
The Lone Ranger may be hitting the trail again — here’s news and an overview of the character’s history.
Dark and Stormy Night – Double Bill DVD Review, Part 2
Low-budget auteur Larry Blamire is back with a companion piece to his latest LOST SKELETON sequel.
The Lost Skeleton Returns Again – Double Bill DVD Review, Part 1
The creator of THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA returns with a one-two double bill of genre movie spoofs: THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN and DARK AND STORMY NIGHT.
Supernatural: The Complete Fifth Season – Blu-Ray Review
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Throughout season four of SUPERNATURAL, Sam and Dean Winchester strove to prevent Lucifer from escaping Hell and setting off the Apocalypse. Failing in this mission – actually causing it, to be honest – the boys spend Season Five trying to find a way to send Lucifer back to the Pit. Lucifer isn’t the [...]
Whedon On ‘The Avengers’ Screenplay
“Everything that I have done before has prepared me for this… I’ve been reading The Avengers since I was 11.”
‘Flash’ Script Running Darker
Greg Berlanti on the approach taken on the scripts for THE FLASH and GREEN LANTERN 2.
Alpha and Omega Review
For anyone over the age of 5, Lionsgate’s newest animated feature ALPHA AND OMEGA is a test of patience at best and sanity at worst. Centered around the forbidden love between members of the highest and lowest castes of Canadian wolf packs – the Alphas and the Omegas, respectively – this poorly animated 3-D film [...]
