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[ September 7, 2010; ] Also this week: FORBIDDEN PLANET, DOCTOR WHO, TOMMY, PHANTOM, TMNT, TCM Hammer Horror Collection, and more!

There’s littlte bits of information and a few rumors floating around the internet regarding CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER.
First off, ComicBookMovie, in a brief Q&A with director Joe Johnstion, learned there will in fact be some “Easter Eggs” continuty bits for comic book fans to find in the films.
“There are links between all the Marvel [...]

Via YouTube:
“Superman, Darth Vader and Power Ranger unite to fight Los Angeles Police and Hollywood City Hall at this secret, “town hall style” meeting. Costumed characters were recently arrested and banned by police from working Hollywood Blvd.
This story began with Superman posting on craigslist for “Town Hall of In-Justice.” (FULL EPISODE coming in [...]

[ August 31, 2010; ] Also: CARNIVEROUS with DMX, BRAINJACKED, the RED RIDING TRILOGY, and the Ultimate MACHINE GIRL Collector’s Tin.

WARNING : HEAVY SPOILERS

[ August 24, 2010; ] Also this week: TIME BANDITS on Blu-ray, DORIAN GRAY, SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED, Midnight Horror Collections

In the hot summer of 1960, one of the few places that had air conditioning in the small town where I lived was the local movie theater. That summer we went to the movies a lot. I can’t remember if it was during THE BELLBOY or THE ALAMO, but there was a preview for William [...]

[ August 17, 2010; ] Tuesday, August 17 sees the arrival on home video of a handful of horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles: DEXTER SEASON FOUR, FURRY VENGEANCE, THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN, and two Roger Corman Collections.

What if… the Avengers movie was created years before the actual comic book?
That the question whoiseyevan’s (Ivan Guerrero) asks in his neat “Premake” mash-up on youTube.
Take a look, and see if you can spot all the sources and inspriations for the this imaginative fake trailer.
Too many to follow? Not familiar with old movie serials, silent [...]

[ August 10, 2010; ] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="545" caption="Hazel Court suffers the indignities of a premature burial in Roger Corman's 1962 film (see the Corman Collection, below)"][/caption]

With only a handful of titles on display, the week of Tuesday, August 10 is not an auspicious one for home video releases of horror, fantasy, and science fiction films. Fans will have to [...]

[ August 3, 2010; ] The week of Tuesday, August 3 offers a hidden batcave full of horror, fantasy, and science fiction films on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD – everything from contemporary costumed crime-fighters to Corman Cult Classics. Up first is Lionsgate’s release of KICK-ASS, starring Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong.

Ben Browder (FARSCAPE, STARGATE: SG-1) set to star in NAUGHT FOR HIRE, a web series based on John E. Stith’s (Redshift Rendezvous) SF detective stories.

[ July 27, 2010; ] Tuesday, July 27 sees 20-something horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles released on DVD, Blu-ray, and/or Video on Demand: including CLASH OF THE TITANS, REPO MEN, BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED, METROPOLIS, and ATOM AGE VAMPIRE.