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Centuri-run!: Michael Fassbender gets a workout in CENTURION.
CENTURION tends to focus on the resilience side of human existance, what with swords, hatchets, and various other implements of death being wielded hither and yon and a small clutch of battle-scarred soldiers trying to survive their onslaughts. Based on the historical myth of a [...]

Jeff Bridges returns to the game grid, Harry Potter faces down some deathly hallows — whatever the hell those are — and Jacques Tati gets animated as CHRONIC RIFT producer/host John Drew and I pick up our discussion of the cinematic goodness that will be greeting us as the year raps up. And if TRON: [...]

In anticipation of my assuming the role of movie critic for THE CHRONIC RIFT — the legendary discussion show of all things science fiction, fantasy and horror that’s beginning its third year as a podcast — John Drew invited me on to discuss what genre fans should be looking forward to [...]

By rail is the ONLY way to travel. By exploding train…not so much.

For all of you fans of mutilated comic book characters, we have new JONAH HEX clips coming your way!

On THE TONIGHT SHOW Monday, Josh Brolin read from his journal, written while working on JONAH HEX with John Malkovich and Megan Fox. The plot has the U.S. government hiring the titular bounty hunter (Josh Brolin) to confront a terrorist (John Malkovich) who is threatening to a Hellish apocalypse. Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Aidan Quinn, [...]

Christopher Lee as Saruman the White in LORD OF THE RINGS
In Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND  Christopher Lee has a brief one line “cameo” as the voice of  the dragon-like Jabberwock, so it was interesting to note that Lee himself  has recently suggested  he might play the voice of Smaug, the dragon,  in the upcoming [...]

The Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast is back with another exciting episode! This time, Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski eschew the big-time summer blockbusters in favor of the French comedy-fantasy MICMACS (Micmacs a tire-lairgot, or “Non-stop Madness”), latest surreal confectionery from supreme stylist Jean-Pierre Jeunet (who charmed audience with AMALIE). Also [...]

Summer is almost here! For many, that means fun in the sun, but for those of us at Cinefantastique the season means horror, fantasy, and science fiction films rolling into theatres on a weekly basis. Listen to a podcast preview of what’s coming up or check out our capsule previews.

According to The L.A. Times,
CLASH OF THE TITANS 2 is being fast-tracked, and Jonathan Liebesman (DARKNESS FALLS) is the lead contender for director.
Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures have reportedly been meeting with a number of candidates, hoping to begin production in or near January 2011.
Liebesman appears to be the front-runner. His sci-fi actioner [...]

Sam Worthington is expected to return for the sequel.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures are hiring two new writers for a sequel to CLASH OF THE TITANS: Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson. Greg Berlanti is already working on a treatment; Mazeau and Johnson will collaborate with him, then write the [...]

You asked for it, and here it is! The fourth and final installment of the popular Twilight saga: Breaking Dawn, directed by Bill Condon, is set to hit theaters November 18, 2011, according to the Sci-Fi Movie Page. But before the wildly successful franchise’s final film reaches the big screen, there are still some hurdles [...]

This is a mess of a film (released on Blu-ray on May 25, 2010) that has poor CGI, problematic cast, and story issues. Originally aired on the SyFy Channel, BEYOND SHERWOOD FOREST tries to hammer the Robin Hood mythos into the sword-and-sorcery genre with terrible results.