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After a couple episodes, I had just about given up on FRINGE, the new paranormal show on Fox TV. The initial salvos seemed too concerned with getting viewers hooked, at the expense of telling good stories. To put it bluntly, the strategy seemed to be: Do [...]

Judging from the pilot episode, producer J. J. Abrams’ new show is just on the fringe of being good. The show is just oddball enough to have a certain charm. Its premise feels familiar (an FBI agent tasked with investigating cases that involved “fringe” science), but it has potential to be interesting. The proceedings are [...]

Japanese kaidan are suffering from a severe case of cinematic over-exposure. The bright light of the projector bulb has burned away most of the mystery surrounding the various yurei, onryo, zashiki-warashi, and jikininki that have haunted the screen since Sadako emerged from her well in 1998’s RING. If there is a “seen it all before” ennui to [...]

SHUTTER, the new film starring Joshua Jackson (DAWSON’S CREEK) and Rachael Taylor (TRANSFORMERS) is based on an Asian horror film, as is all too often the case these days. However, there is a difference from the usual remake: the new version is an American-Japanese co-production, based not on a Japanese film but on an excellent effort from Thailand. The screenwriter [...]

Actor Joshua Jackson (DAWSON’S CREEK) was at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood on Friday, promoting his new horror film SHUTTER, which opens March 21. While discussing the challenges of shooting an English-language remake of a Thai ghost story, shot in Tokyo with a Japanese director, Jackson offered some comments on FRINGE, the upcoming sci-fi television series [...]