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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 [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ December 17, 2010; ] Walt Disney Pictures releases the seuqel to TRON nationwide, including a run at the Disney-owned El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. The first TRON was, to put it mildly, a disappointment – a weak story propped up by (then) amazing computer graphics and an electronic score by Wendy Carlos (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE). Supposedly, the original has [...]

[ December 10, 2010; ] Touchstone Pictures releases this sex-change version of Shakespeare’s play (which famously served as inspiration for the 1956 science fiction classic FORBIDDEN PLANET). The story has the rightful duchess of Milan (a duke in the original) exiled to an island with her daughter. As fate would have it, a tempest shipwreck the enemies of Prospera (Helen [...]

Famed genre actress passes away, helped bring modern sexuality to horror films.

[ November 24, 2010; ] Walt Disney Pictures’ computer-animated adaptation of “Rapunzel”opens nationwide – in glorious 3-D. Preliminary critical reaction is overwhelmingly positive, judging from the 100% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes (”TANGLED proves that sincerity in animated films did not die with the advent of SHREK,” says Ed Gonzales of Slant Magazine). Directed by Nathan Greno, Byron Howard. Screenplay by Dan Fogelman, [...]

[ November 19, 2010; ] The penultimate entry in the Harry Potter film series opens nationwide; advance screenings begin just after Thursday midnight (technically Friday morning.) The film will be available in standard engagements and in IMAX 3-D. Eying the approaching demise of their profitable franchise, Warner Brother has divided the final Harry Potter book into two films. Presumably this [...]

HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy series.

One of the proudest moments in the history of Cinefantastique was the October 1986 publication of a double issue (Volume 16, Number 5) devoted to the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO. The exhaustive and richly illustrated article was written by Stephen Rebello, who went on to publish an expanded version in book form, under the [...]

HEAVY SPOILERS in this description and Clip from SUPERGIRL

Although clearly inspired by ’80s slasher movies, HATCHET had enough going for it to appeal to horror fans interested in something more than just creative kills. Sadly, HATCHET II delivers little of interest to anyone but gore-hounds. Yes, it should appeal to fans of the original- the self-proclaimed “Hatchet Army” – but HATCHET II falls [...]

[ September 24, 2010; ] IFC Films opens director Gaspar Noe’s fantasy film in exclusive engagements. The story is about the ghost of a drug dealer who continues to watch over his sister after being shot to death by the police.  Written by Lucile Hadzihalilovic and Gaspar Noé. Cast: Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, Cyril Roy. Adults only.

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[ October 1, 2010; ] Paramount Pictures releases this horror-thriller through their subsidiary label, Paramount Vantage . Renee Zellweger stars as a social worker whose latest case is a ten-year-old girl (Jodelle Ferland) who turns out to be protected by sinister, perhaps supernatural forces. Christian Alvart (ANTIBODIES) directed from a screenplay by ray Wright. Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, and Callum [...]