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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - CFQ Spotlight Podcast 3:25

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – CFQ Spotlight Podcast 3:25

History meets horror; slavery meets vampirism; and a great American president meets the undead in this episode of the Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast – the Podcast with a Sense of Wonder, bringing you the best in horror, fantasy, and science fiction films. Special guest Andrea Lipinski (of Be a Better Book Talker) joins CFQ managing editor [...]

Shark Knight 3D & Apollo 18: Special Labor Day Podcast 2:34

Shark Knight 3D & Apollo 18: Special Labor Day Podcast 2:34

Yes, we’re deliberately misspelling SHARK KNIGHT. Why? Well, because it’s Labor Day weekend, and also because it amuses us to think of an insatiable predator of the deep leering in towards a nubile, young twenty-something, unleashing his awful, toothy grin, and saying, “Why sssso sssserioussss?”
As for SHARK NIGHT 3D itself, listen in as Cinefantastique Online’s [...]

Two Remakes of 20,000 Leagues Underway?

Two Remakes of 20,000 Leagues Underway?

According to The Hollywood Reporter Sci-fi classic 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA is set for not one, but two remakes. Both Disney and 20th Century Fox  are trying to get a remake in the works, with the former lining up David Fincher (FIGHT CLUB, ALIEN 3) and, the latter Timur Bekmambetov (NIGHT WATCH, WANTED), to [...]

Wanted: an adrenalin-fueled fantasy - Borderland Film Review

Wanted: an adrenalin-fueled fantasy – Borderland Film Review

“Let’s not get too serious about this film. It’s just supposed to be a fun movie, but the idea of assassinating one person to save thousands is very interesting…”—Angelina Jolie
As the summer movie-going season enters full swing, you sometimes feel a bit jaded by the plethora of action pictures that make their dominance so [...]