Last year, Marvel Studios proved, with Guardians of the Galaxy, that it can bring comic book characters and concepts that seem weird or silly even by that genre’s already super-stretched standards to the silver screen…
Substance, Accident, Aquinas, and Adapting The Hobbit
- December 17, 2014
- Tagged as: The Hobbit, thomas aquinas
The final movie in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Trilogy releases today, and with it will no doubt come another round of debate about what filmmakers should and shouldn’t do when adapting a novel. By now, and…
Star Trek: The Motion Picture and 2010: Cosmic Christmas Movies
- December 7, 2014
- Tagged as: 2010, Christmas, Star Trek
What’s your favorite Christmas movie? Chances are your choice is self-evident—a seasonal standard like Miracle on 34th Street or A Christmas Story. Not many people would pick either of two science fiction films that debuted…
Best reason to skip the Black Friday insanity ever! To the best of my knowledge, this is the real deal. It certainly looks and feels like a J.J. Abrams movie… What do you think? We’re…
Movie News: New Jurassic World Trailer
- November 25, 2014
- Tagged as: dinosaurs, Jurassic World, Movie Trailer
Sequels find a way… The official trailer for next June’s Jurassic World is landing on the Internet with all the explosive force of the fiery asteroid that wiped out the Earth’s reptilian rulers millions of years…
If you think Episode VII’s title counts as a spoiler, don’t click here! Let’s face it: Assuming Episode VII has anything like the usual amount of pre-release hype and merchandising most of the other Star…
Disney’s much-anticipated big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s fairy-tales-with-a-twist musical, Into the Woods, arrives in theaters this Christmas. Fans of the original show, which premiered in 1986, are wishing the silver screen version will retain…
Okay, you guys. I don’t know if this is the right audience, but I’m doing this on your behalf. Beyond the apples, pies and candy, I’m recommending something for you that will make this harvesty…
In 1989, I was in high school, dating a girl for the first time. I took her to several movies that summer, but Star Trek V: The Final Frontier wasn’t one of them. I had…
Tangential TARDIS Talk: Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
- February 20, 2014
- Tagged as: Doctor Who, Dr. Who and the Daleks, Peter Cushing
As a member of the original Star Wars generation, I’ve always associated Peter Cushing, the venerable British stage and screen star, with a single role: Grand Moff Tarkin, the only Imperial authority other than Emperor…
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