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Skyline: Cinefantastique Podcast 1:40
This week, the Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast watches the skies – or, rather, the SKYLINE! Tune in as Dan Persons and Steve Biodrowski (minus the missing-in-action Lawrence French) take a stand against brain-eating aliens intent on taking over Tinsel Town – and apparently the rest of the world. It’s a special effects-filled [...]
‘Skyline’: FX Triumphs Over Plot – Review
TARGET EARTH meets INDEPENDENCE DAY in a reasonably fun bit of popcorn fodder.
Video: Captain Sulu calls anti-gay bigot a douchbag
Everyone seems to be getting a big kick out of hearing George Takei calling Clint McCance a “douchebag,” so here it is for your listening and viewing pleasure. It’s not strictly speaking science fiction, but since Takei is most famous for playing Captain Sulu in the STAR TREK franchise, CFQ readers may be interested in [...]
Monsters: CFQ Post-Mortem Podcast 1:39.1
After debating whether three animated films in one year is more than enough from DreamWorks Animation, the Cinefantastique podcast crew of Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski attack MONSTERS, the low-budget science fiction film getting a platform theatrical release to boost its VOD. Also on the menu: listener reaction to the on-going “LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT vs I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE” debate.
Dino De Laurentiis, R.I.P.
Dino De Laurentiis, Larger than Life movie producer of epics, lover of spectacle.
The Tuneful Tentacles of Sharktopus: Composer Tom Hiel
Original movies airing on the SyFy Channel (formerly The Sci-Fi Channel) have gained a reputation for being the equivalent of the Roger Corman exploitation movies of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, only with better special effects thanks to the wonders of CGI. SyFy’s seemingly endless parade of killer critters and mega monsters perhaps [...]
CBS Entering ‘The Wild Wild West’
Network goes with Ron Moore / Naren Shankar reboot of the ground-breaking Steam-Punk Western Spy Show.
Megamind Review
Originality of vision is not always necessary to make a film, and the lack of it does not necessarily make a film bad. Even in 3-D, a movie can sometimes find it’s place in the middle ground between typical trash and art. Case in point: the newest Dreamworks Animation release, MEGAMIND, a collage of recycled [...]
Dr. Who ‘Meanwhile…’ — Clip
“Meanwhile in the Tardis” video Extras on DOCTOR WHO: The Complete Fifth Series
