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10 Classic Horror Films that Should Be Remade
by Tim Janson, Writer
(February 10, 2010)
In a couple of days, Universal’s remake of their 1940 horror classic The Wolfman will hit theaters. and in the spirit of remakes, we’ve scoured horror films from the past eight decades to come up with the 10 of our favorite horror classics that we’d
DVD Shopping Bag: Planet Hulk
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 09, 2010)
It’s been a week since Planet Hulk has come out. Many of us were looking forward to this animated interpretation of Greg Pak’s thrilling comic. This would be a daunting task for Marvel to pull off in a feature length movie, let alone 81 minutes.
5 Ways the Mini-Series Can Save TV
by Stephen Lackey, Writer
(February 09, 2010)
How many television series have you watched that started off great but inevitably just rand to long for their own good? One near classic example is The X-Files. What if this series had just been a tight concise miniseries rather than eight seasons long? An
TV Wasteland: Wherefore Heroes?
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(February 08, 2010)
The season four finale of Heroes has crept up on us like a thief in the night, its further decline in the ratings masked by NBC's larger, smellier and exponentially more embarrassing problems. The question is not how tonight's episode will end but whether
15 More TV Shows That Were Ahead of Their Time
by Kurt Krug, Writer
(February 08, 2010)
Due to the overwhelming response from the January 14 list of TV shows that were cancelled before their time, we’re cranking out another list. There’s some shows that readers mentioned, there’s some that they didn’t, and there’s some that are very
Weekly Book Buzz: Kage Baker Loses Her fight With Cancer
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(February 07, 2010)
…We reported a few weeks back that Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee Kage Baker was gravely ill with cancer. Sadly, Baker lost her fight January 31, at age 57. Baker’s most noted works were The Empress of Mars (2008), The Anvil of the Wor
John Halts AVATAR Streak
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(February 07, 2010)
A week after taking down Titanic’s all-time domestic record, the last of the major records left to grab for the sci-fi epic, James Cameron’s Avatar has relinquished its top pedestal among the box office competition in 2010. While a large chunk of the a
Lair of the Beasts: The Island of Blood
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(February 06, 2010)
Back in the latter part of 2005, I traveled to the island of Puerto Rico for a week with good friend and Canadian film-maker, Paul Kimball, of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Red Star Films. Along with Paul’s crew – which was comprised of his brother Jim, Joh
Top 10 Wolfman Figures
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 05, 2010)
In 2008 I sat in Hall H at the San Diego Comic Con and saw the first trailer, twice, for the new Wolfman movie starring Benicio Del Toro with make-up by Rick Baker. These men were on hand but what made this panel so exceptional was their love for the chara
Batman's 7 Tips for Throwing a Great Superbowl Party
by Chad Derdowski, Columnist
(February 05, 2010)
Fact: Batman is the best all-around planner in the superhero world. So who else would we go to when planning a Super Bowl party? Whether the big game is being watched at his swanky digs in Stately Wayne Manor or the original man-cave located beneath, ever
The Super Hero Bowl: Marvel Vs. DC
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(February 04, 2010)
Peyton Manning is swell--even the most ardent opponent has to feel good about the Saints making it to their first Super Bowl ever. But let's face it: these two aren't exactly heated rivals. Certainly not like, say, Marvel Comics and DC, whose competitivene
10 Ingenious Ways to Get Rid of a Dead Body In Movies
by Dirk Sonniksen, Writer
(February 03, 2010)
Unloading a stiff can be a tricky business. From the gruesome to the more ceremonial, it takes planning, a keen eye for detail, and in some cases, a very strong constitution. While there are a plethora of unique and fascinating ways the dead have been disp
DVD Shopping Bag: Doctor Who The Complete Specials
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 02, 2010)
I got into Doctor Who just a little over two years ago. I devoured the new adventures of the Doctor and right away knew not to get too attached to Christopher Eccleston. The show had obviously been on for some time so I knew the skinny, crazy haired David
5 Manga That Need an Anime
by Matthew Alexander, Writer
(February 02, 2010)
Some anime series are original ideas, but many are based on original manga. Initially these stories receive a serialization in a magazine before becoming one of the more popular series that eventually receives a regular book release. Of these popular man
4 Reasons Why BioShock 2 Will Pwn!
by Hanso, Community Guru
(February 01, 2010)
It’s been a little over two years since Apollo Air Flight DF – 0301 crashed into the mid-Atlantic setting up the events that saw its only survivor, Jack, climb aboard the bathysphere and descend into the city of Rapture. While Jack’s journey is over
AVATAR Passes $2 Billion
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(January 31, 2010)
Records are made to be broken and James Cameron’s Avatar wants them all. With his latest blockbuster winning the box office for the seventh weekend in a row, the sci-fi epic is poised to accomplish something which took Titanic over 15 weeks to do, the al
TV Wasteland: H-Bombs and Halftime Shows
by Rob Vaux, Columnist
(January 31, 2010)
Super Bowl Sunday marks the undisputed TV highlight for most viewers this week. Genre fans, however, have their eyes fixed on another date: February 2nd, when the final season of Lost kicks off with a two-hour premiere. The producers have been notoriously
Weekly Book Buzz: The Latest Anita Blake Novel
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(January 31, 2010)
Leading new releases this week is “Flirt” the latest Anita Blake novel from Laurell K. Hamilton. While I’ve not been a big fan of the series in general, Hamilton has to be given credit for being the modern Godmother of urban fantasy, particularly as
Lair of the Beasts: Walking with Monsters
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(January 30, 2010)
Neil Arnold is one of Britain’s leading and well-respected full-time seekers of mysterious animals and monstrous beasts – a cryptozoologist, in other words.
Smallville: Absolute Justice Figures
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(January 29, 2010)
Smallville: Absolute Justice is almost upon us. The culmination of nine seasons has lead to this. This isn’t the ending to the series but perhaps a turn in a new direction. No more re-imagined origins or younger versions of our tried and true heroes.
Wolverine's 8 Essential Rules for Dating
by Chad Derdowski, Columnist
(January 29, 2010)
Since his debut in 1974, Wolverine has become one of the most popular and most visible characters in comic books. He’s been a government assassin, a member of the mutant adventurers known as the X-Men and even an Avenger. With animal-keen senses, a rap
6 Historic Events That Shaped Entertainment
by Joe Oesterle, Writer
(January 28, 2010)
We’re going to talk about recent events in U.S. History in movies, but to make it palatable , we’re going to explain how the good people in Hollywood have capitalized on some of the defining moments of our relatively young country. Let’s dig right in
5 Larger-Than-Life People Ripped Off By Hollywood
by Matt Hoffman, Writer
(January 27, 2010)
Well, where do you think pop culture’s most beloved icons come from? You think screenwriters just sit around all day making that stuff up? If Hollywood was that creative, the world wouldn’t have had to suffer through Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Sque
8 Unresolved LOST Questions
by Joe Oesterle, Writer
(January 26, 2010)
8 Unresolved LOST tv show Questions. Who would have predicted back in September 22, 2004 that a show which specialized in alternately frustrating and delighting its audience with anagrams, red herrings, religious overtones and seemingly meaningless tattoos
The Movie Maven: Edge of Darkness & The Tooth Fairy
(January 25, 2010)
Tara Perry, AKA the Movie Maven, talks upcoming movie releases The Edge of Darkness starring Mel "Mad Max" Gibson and The The Tooth Fairy starring Duane "soft rock" Johnson.