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Updates on horror, fantasy and science fiction films.
Ray Harryhausen has passed on to “the land beyond beyond”
Ray Harryhausen, the special effects genius who used stop-motion effects to enchant a generation of film-goers, has passed away. According to The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Facebook page, Harryhausen died in London today, May 7 (less than two months short of what would have been his 93rd birthday).
Harryhausen caught the filmmaking bug after watching [...]
Dracula Dies! The restored disintegration of HORROR OF DRACULA
The Holy Grail of horror cinema – the censored shot of the Count’s destruction from HORROR OF DRACULA – will soon be in the hands of faithful fans when the British Blu-ray of the restored version arrives on March 13. U.S. fans without a region-free player are not so lucky (no mention of a Region [...]
Sense of Wonder: Oscars snub cinefantastique – again
Hopefully, the above headline needs no explanation, but in case you have any doubts, we’re talking about cinefantastique the genre, not Cinefantastique, the online magazine of horror, fantasy, and science fiction cinema. Although there have been a few exceptions in recent decades (e.g., a Best Picture win for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF [...]
Jon Finch, R.I.P.
The UK’s Hastings Observer reports that 70-year-old British actor Jon Finch has died of natural causes at his home in Hastings. Although he spent most of his career on the stage, Finch is well remembered to all of us at Cinefantastique for a handful of screen appearances in horror, fantasy, and science fiction films in [...]
Star Trek Into Darkness Extended Preview Playing at IMAX Theaters
If you’re going to see THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY at an IMAX theater this weekend, you’re a lucky person! You get to spend $6.95 on a medium soda! Also, you’ll likely be seeing the first 9 minutes of STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, J.J. Abrams curiously titled follow up to his highly praised franchise reboot. [...]
‘STAR TREK: Into Darkness’ trailer
Japanese “Announcement” Trailer with Extra footage, plus Advance poster and synopsis. POSSILE SPOILERS
Hollywood Reporter gives half-hearted thumbs up to Twilight Breaking Dawn 2
Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy gives what at first appears to be a favorable review of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, but it turns out that he is referring to the film’s potential to yield huge box office returns by playing to the base:
Anyone who has seen even one of the previous cinematic installments [...]
Avengers director comes out for Romney
Just in the nick of time, with the nationwide election only days away, Joss Whedon (creator of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and director of THE AVENGERS) has recorded a video endorsing Mitt Romney for President. Whedon’s reasoning may strike some mainstream liberals as untenable, but those attuned to the political message in DAWN OF THE [...]
Warner Brothers Halloween Blu-ray Contest!
UPDATE: Contest Closed! Thanks to everyone who entered; sorry we didn’t have discs for all of you.
Halloween approaches! And what better way to enjoy the October season that with horror movies! Fortunately for you, Warner Brothers is giving away a set of their latest Blu-ray horror titles, just in time to fill your treat bag [...]
