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As part of Cinefantastique’s 50th anniversary tribute to TALES OF TERROR (1962), we recently posted a podcast discussing producer-director Roger Corman’s three-part omnibus of horror inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. As scintillating as the podcast conversation might be, it cannot capture the aesthetic achievements of the film, which features impressive production design [...]

JOHN CARTER continues to look like it was shot in Utah (it was), and the nude characters cover-up for Disney-ification.

SHERLOCK HOLMES sequel beats the drum with character “banners”.

Jor-El, Clark Kent, and Lois Lane sport different looks in Behind the Scenes shots.

Three pieces of promotional artwork for Marvel Sudios/Disney’s THE AVENGERS

Two new pictures from THE HOBBIT of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Sir Ian McKellen as a younger Gandalf.

Curt Connors revealed, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN films in NY.

Three new pitures of Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern.

Ryan Reynolds in full-body pics of the CG GREEN LANTERN “suit”.

This looks like a job for… you know who. But will Booster Gold and the Blue Beetle steal the show?

New pics from the upcoming DC Comics adaptation

The fourth installment of the Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast focuses its attention on the 1961 classic THE INNOCENTS. This ambiguous and haunting ghost story was produced and directed by Jack Clayton, based on Henry James’ novel The Turn of the Screw and William Archibald’s stage adaptation, The Innocents. Oscar-winner Freddie Francis supplied the atmospheric black-and-white photography, [...]

[ February 11, 2011; ] Disney opens its latest computer-animated comedy nationwide, including 3D engagements. As you have probably guessed from the title, this is a skewed adaptation of Shakespeare’s play ROMEO AND JULIET, with gnomes. Pretty high concept, huh? Kelly Asbury directed from a screenplay co-written with eight other writers (not counting the Immortal Bard). The voice cast includes [...]