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CFQ Black Hole Ultra Lounge Podcast 2:15.3

CFQ Black Hole Ultra Lounge Podcast 2:15.3

It’s time for another trip into the depths of the Black Hole – the Black Hole Ultra Lounge Podcast, that is, this time brought to you with all the excitement of D-Box motion simulation. So strap yourself in and get ready for a bumpy ride as Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski ruminate on [...]

'Inception' Stars Cast in 'Dark Knight Rises'

‘Inception’ Stars Cast in ‘Dark Knight Rises’

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard sign for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

New Superman cast, Ka-Boom, & Sci-Fi Oscar Nominations: The Cinefantastique Podcast 2:5

New Superman cast, Ka-Boom, & Sci-Fi Oscar Nominations: The Cinefantastique Podcast 2:5

This week’s Cinefantastique Round Table offers a black hole full of news, as Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski discuss the wisdom of casting Henry Cavill as the new Superman in Zack Snyder’s upcoming reboot and the retooling of WONDER WOMAN for a proposed television series as a modern woman balancing career and work. [...]

Laserblast 12/7/10: Inception, Shrek Forever After, Videodrome

Laserblast 12/7/10: Inception, Shrek Forever After, Videodrome

Christmas is coming: time to start shopping for the cinefantastique fan in your life. What sort of horror horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles are available to stuff into stockings with care? Well, December 7’s big home video release is Christopher Nolan’s science fiction blockbuster INCEPTION, which is available to rent or own via Video on Demand and also for purchase as a single-disc DVD or in a 3-disc Blu-ray and DVD combo pack.

Summer Wrap-Up: Cinefantastique Podcast 1:30

Summer Wrap-Up: Cinefantastique Podcast 1:30

It’s a special Labor Day edition of the Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction podcast. Eschewing the usual round-up of news and reviews, Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski provide their assessment on the best and worst that this summer had to offer. What tops the list: SPLICE, INCEPTION, PREDATORS, or IRON MAN 2? [...]

Charlie St. Cloud & Inception: Cinefantastique Post-Mortem Podcast 1:25.1

Charlie St. Cloud & Inception: Cinefantastique Post-Mortem Podcast 1:25.1

Following up on this week’s Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast, which covered CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE, the Cinefantastique Post-Mortem Podcast examines the weekend’s other major fantasy film release, CHARLIE ST. CLOUD, starring Zac Efron as a young man who sees dead people – in particular, his younger brother. Also [...]

Sorcerer's Apprentice: CFQ Post-Mortem Podcast 1:23.1

Sorcerer’s Apprentice: CFQ Post-Mortem Podcast 1:23.1

In the latest weekly installment of CFQ’s Post-Mortem Podcast, Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski offer a free-form follow-up to this Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast, including further in-depth insights on the dreamscape of Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION and a look at the big-budget disappointment, THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE, starring Nicolas Cage and Jay [...]

Genre Films Rule Summer B.O.

Genre Films Rule Summer B.O.

Not too surprisingly, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror films were  the biggest grossing Summer box office films this weekend.
Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION hit bigger than expected, with a $60.4 million debut. Let’s see if the challenging SF film has legs.
Universal’s winning animated SF-inspired comedy DESPICABLE ME took in another $32.7 million, bringing it’s total to over 118 [...]

Inception: Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast 1:23

Inception: Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast 1:23

Dream a little dream with the 23rd episode of the Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast, as Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski analyze INCEPTION. Is Christopher Nolan’s multi-leveled special effects extravaganza, about invading other people’s dreams to steal or plant ideas, the thinking person’s action-packed blockbuster? Or is this dream one in [...]

Supernal Dreams: Academy Boosts Visual Effects Nominees to Five

Supernal Dreams: Academy Boosts Visual Effects Nominees to Five

As I’ve suggested for the last two years, limiting the Academy Award for “Best Visual Effects” to only three nominees seems quite unfair, since all the other categories (except make-up) have five nominees. Given the overwhelming number of films that feature superlative effects work these days, it has become increasingly obvious that this is a change that has been long overdue.

'Inception' Premieres in L.A.

‘Inception’ Premieres in L.A.

The Hollywood Reporter attended the L.A. premeire of Christopher Nolan’s science fiction film INCEPTION last night, and spoke to the director about the ‘riskiness’ of making an original genre film in today’s market.
“Your perception of risk changes with the proximity of the release of the film. So when it’s an abstract thing, when you’re writing [...]

Inception – Michael Caine Interview

An interview with Michael Caine about his work on Warner Brothers’ INCEPTION directed by Christopher Nolan.

Inception – Joseph Gordon-Levitt Interview

An interview with Joseph Gordon-Levitt about his work on Warner Brothers’ INCEPTION directed by Christopher Nolan.