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Tag Archives: Science Fiction
Will this ever end?
As my friend Curtis and I both despised what J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof and their team did to Star Trek with their “re-boot” (more like a boot to the original’s crotch) in 2009, it would be fair to ask why … Continue reading
Gerry Anderson 1929-2012
I’m not sure how I missed the news back in December, but Gerry Anderson died on the day after Christmas. Although he eventually did several live action series and one live action theatrical feature, Anderson was inextricably associated with the … Continue reading
The Alligator People: Tragedy in the Key of B
A friend who I often disagree with about movies recently surprised me with a recommendation. His opinions are often very stringent, yet here he was telling me that Roy Del Ruth’s The Alligator People was worth seeing. Del Ruth had … Continue reading
John Dies At the End … and that’s not a bad thing
I’ve been a fan of Don Coscarelli’s work since the first time I saw Phantasm in 1979. Made when he was just 24, that film followed two “family” features – Jim, The World’s Greatest (1976, co-directed with Craig Mitchell), about … Continue reading
DVD Review: Death Race 3: Inferno
Death Race 3: Inferno, director Roel Reine’s follow-up to his Death Race 2, itself a prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson’s Death Race (2008), picks up where the previous movie ended and ends where the original begins. Carl Lucas (Luke Goss) … Continue reading
They don’t make `em like that any more …
Pardon me for a moment while I put on my old fogey hat (once again!). This past week, I saw two old ’50s movies – one, a prestige studio production screened digitally on a big multiplex screen; the other a … Continue reading
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Tagged Actors, Digital Cinema, Directors, Hollywood, Science Fiction
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Binge Viewing
I recently came across a comment (can’t recall where) that it’s wrong to binge on TV series now that we can get whole seasons on disk. The art form is designed to be watched and appreciated in instalments and watching … Continue reading
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Tagged British Television, Cop Shows, Review, Science Fiction, Television
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Film Review: Resident Evil: Retribution
At the risk of losing credibility, I have to say that I was disappointed by Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: Retribution, which opened theatrically today. Anderson is a frustrating figure because he’s capable of excellent genre filmmaking, but also regularly … Continue reading
More in-flight entertainment
Flying to England a few weeks ago for my nephew’s wedding, my experience of airline entertainment was even less satisfying than on my trip to Beijing last year. As before, the wide selection of movie choices was undeniably eclectic – … Continue reading
Whatever Happened to Jim McBride?
Jim McBride was one of the most interesting and accomplished filmmakers to emerge in New York City in the ’60s, debuting with the remarkably assured and inventive David Holzman’s Diary in 1967. One of the earliest, and finest, examples of … Continue reading
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Tagged Directors, Documentary, Experimental Film, Science Fiction
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