Category Archives: Movies

Dune Retrospective

January 5th, 2011 | Posted in Literature, Movies, TV

I recently decided to watch the Dune movie for the first time from beginning to end it was with the kind of trepidation that a true fan always has toward another take on a story they love. I knew the movie was bad, but how bad I didn’t know. I figured that, as with the Lord of the Rings movies and the Star Wars prequels, it was my job to know them. So I sat down with the movie Dune, and the miniseries Dune and Children of Dune, a few beers, and watched. Here is what I learned.

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DVD Flashback: ZU WARRIORS (aka THE LEGEND OF ZU)

December 19th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies

Title:  ZU WARRIROS (aka THE LEGEND OF ZU) (2001) Produced and Directed by:  Tsui Hark Ever been to the fair?  A carnival?  The circus?  You’re treated to a dazzling spectacle, but you don’t exactly get to know the performers.  Same thing goes for ZU WARRIORS, a film by Tsui Hark, often described as the “David […]

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The Two Words I have Always Longed to Say:

October 4th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies, TV

Cassandra Peterson God, I love her. She is iconic and more than a … passing fantasy. When the crew toured Spooky World last week, all kept hearing in my minds eyes was her saucy voice, whispering things to me. I miss you Elvira. I miss your haunted hills, I miss your sly comments. And now, […]

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Abe, I’d like you to meet…Snow White

September 30th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies

In a mostly underwhelming summer of film, pockmarked with the occasional Inception and Strutting Leo Internet Meme, there are two blips on the radar that should be of interest to the Sci-Fi and Fantasy community. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Book optioned by Tim Burton (Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride) and Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch).  Pre-production […]

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MovieWatch – Tron Legacy

August 27th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies

A lot has been written about this long awaited sequel, much of it negative, some of it by me. Here’s why: In this day and age, with so much raw material to glean from, why are we remaking/sequeling (is that even a word?) what was at best a 1982 B movie that attempted to be […]

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Mutants of the Apocalypse

August 24th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies, Websites

If you’ve got seven and a half minutes to kill, check out “Mutants of the Apocalypse” — the winner for this year’s Providence 2010 48Hour Film Competition and the most fun you’ll have since the F— Me Ray Bradbury video.  Mutants!  Zombies!  Nazis!  Mutant Nazi Zombies!  Set in the far, far distant future of 2020 […]

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TalkCast 47 – Dr. Frankie B and Elizabeth Terrell in a Tag Team Free For All

August 14th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Movies, Podcast, TV, Websites

We has the bestest fans! Frankie B. Washington’s SFSN fan art Atomic Robo’s Scott Wegener to draw all-ages “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” Pushing Daisies creator to adapt John Christopher’s THE LOTUS EATERS for SyFy August 28th is Read Comic In Public Day! To, um, you know… get people to read comics. In public. We invite […]

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Browncoats Redemption- A Big Damn Review

July 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies

Let’s start out with a few disclaimers. I am getting nothing for writing this, no money has changed hands. Second, yes I am a Whedon fanboy, no question. Third I am basing this review on a rough cut, with the final cut due at DragonCon, so let’s let the chips fall where they may. As […]

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Is Tim Burton due?

May 21st, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Movies

Love him or not, Tim Burton has had an interesting run as a director. From one of my faves, Edward Scissorhands, to one of the worst, Corpse Bride, Burton rarely leaves one ambivalent. Now reports out have said that upcoming from TB will be Mai, The Psychic Girl, a project that has been in development […]

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What Happened To Sarah?

March 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies, Websites

What exactly is What Happened To Sarah? Visitors to www.whathappenedtosarah.com have been asking this question for over a week now, and the buzz is growing.  At first glance, it seems like a typical short sci-fi film:  a young woman wakes up, pads downstairs and down a hill to a lake where… something… is waiting for […]

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