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Destiny Is Now, or at least soon, when SMALLVILLE returns to the CW.

Pete Postlethwaite as Spyros in CLASH OF THE TITANS (2010)
The Guardian reports that Pete Postlethwaite died on January 2 of cancer. The 64-year-old thespian, who earned fame and respect for his Oscar-nominated performance in IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (1993), had a wide-ranging resume that extended back to 1975; included were numerous genre titles: ALIEN [...]

Star of FORBIDDEN PLANET, HONEY WEST and other genre outings passes.

Multi-talented artist, mask maker, musician, composer, record producer, writer passes at 69.

Grim GALACTICA spin-off gets at best bittersweet end.

Iconic Moment, One More Time: Jack Black in GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
The CFQ crew is back, all rested after their holiday break and ready to tackle the new and exciting fantasy, horror, and science fiction film releases of 2011. But first, there’s GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, the big-budget adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s beloved comic novel, starring Jack Black as [...]

[ January 4, 2011; ] Also: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON FOUR Blu-ray, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8 MOTION COMIC Blu-ray & DVD Combo, Four-Film Collections

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2011 begins with a bang – or at least a sulfurous blast of demonic hellfire – thanks to the home video release of THE LAST EXORCISM on DVD, Blu-ray, and [...]

[ January 5, 2011; February 3, 2011; ]

IFC Films releases this foreign horror film, directed by Manuel Carballo and starring Stephen Billington, Tommy Bastow, and Doug Bradley. A rebellious young girl (Sophie Vavasseur) slowly discovers that she is possessed by a twisted, evil force. She is soon forced against her will to use extreme measures to free herself. The film, which [...]

[ January 28, 2011; ] Liddle Entertainment and Roadside Attractions team up to provide a limited  theatrical run to this Spanish production, starring Javier Bardem as Uxbal, a “dour man but a devoted husband and father who, thanks to his ability to read the minds of the recently deceased, ekes out a living in Barcelona.” Reaction at festival screenings [...]

[ January 28, 2011; ] Warner Brothers (the studio behind THE EXORCIST) releases this supernatural thriller through its New Line subsidiary. Allegedly inspired by true events, the plot follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While in Rome, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to [...]

[ January 14, 2011; ] Columbia Pictures releases this big-screen adaptation of the old radio character, previously seen in a short-lived television series around the same time as BATMAN. Seth Rogen plays millionaire playboy Britt Reid, who rouses himself from his drunken torpor after the mysterious death of his father, turning himself into the mysterious crime fighter posing as a [...]

[ January 7, 2011; ] Relativity Media releases this supernatural action-adventure, in which Nicolas Cage stars as a knight transporting an alleged witch to a monastery, whose monks believe the woman is the cause of the black plauge. Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Stephen Graham, Ulrich Thomsen, and Claire Foy co-star. Christopher Lee shows up to play Cardinal D’Ambroise (and [...]