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Books

Terror into Words: A Look at ‘John Carpenter’s Halloween’ The Novelization

The following is an excerpt from my October side blog EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN, in which I’ll be offering daily tidbits, observations and praise of...

Todd SokoloveOctober 3, 2016

Columns/Features

Pilot Error: Cinemax Gives Us Chris Elliott and Shadoe Stevens

Last time we looked at an obscure as hell HBO pilot (series)… now lets move to their stepchild with two Cinemax ones. In 1986...

Josh HadleySeptember 30, 2016

Interviews

FOG! Chats With ‘I.T.’ Screenwriter Dan Kay

In the film I.T., Pierce Brosnan plays Mike Regan, a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daughter...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 23, 2016

Columns/Features

Pilot Error: ‘The Edge’ of The Obscure

This Pilot Error we are going to look at something pretty damn different than what has come before. This time we are going to...

Josh HadleySeptember 16, 2016

Movies

‘Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s ‘The Fantastic Four” (review)

Produced by Mark Sikes Written and Directed by Marty Langford Featuring Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood, Michael Bailey Smith, Carl Ciarfalio, Joseph Culp,...

Dean GalanisSeptember 9, 2016

Columns/Features

“The Boy Who Made The Fish Movie”: How Spielberg Never Met Hitchcock

Midway through a paddle boarding excursion on shark infested waters off Cape Cod last week, my mind drifted to the similarities between Hitchcock’s The...

Todd SokoloveSeptember 7, 2016

Columns/Features

Pilot Error: ‘Black Bart’, ‘The Owl’, ‘The Strip’, and ‘Kung-Fu: The Next Generation’

Lets look at a few more Pilot Errors shall we? This time, as with the last column, these all aired on TV but odds...

Josh HadleySeptember 2, 2016

Columns/Features

Arthur Hiller (11/22/1923 – 8/17/2016), RIP

If you went to the movies with any regularity in the 1970s and ’80s, you’ve likely seen or at least heard of a film...

Steven Segal TwistAugust 29, 2016

Books/Comics

‘He-Man and She-Ra: A Complete Guide To The Classic Animated Adventures’ (review)

He-Man and She-Ra: A Complete Guide To The Classic Animated Adventures Written by James Eatock, Dušan Mitrović, Alex Hawkey Published by Dark Horse Comics...

Atlee GreeneAugust 26, 2016

Movies/Blu-ray/DVD

‘For The Love of Spock’ (review)

Produced by Joseph Kornbrodt, Kevin Layne David Zappone, Kai de Mello-Folsom Directed by Adam Nimoy Featuring William Shatner, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols,...

Dean GalanisAugust 22, 2016

Columns/Features

Pilot Errors: 3 Sci-Fi Shows That Didn’t Take

Okay, another look at some Pilot Errors. Remember in the first column when I mentioned that some pilots were designed as 2 hour backdoor...

Josh HadleyAugust 19, 2016

Columns/Features

When Extended Cuts are Re-Rated R

Unless you’ve been living on a fragment of the planet Krypton for the past six months, you know the recent Blu-ray issue of Batman...

Steven Segal TwistAugust 16, 2016

Columns/Features

‘Cage’ Heat and the Marvel Effect

The trailer for Netflix’s upcoming Luke Cage is making the rounds this week, and my goodness does it pack a punch. Starring Mike Colter...

Erin MaxwellAugust 12, 2016

Interviews

‘Women He’s Undressed’ – a Review and Chat With Director Gillian Armstrong

Produced by Gillian Armstrong, Damien Parer, Graham Buckeridge, Michael Wrenn Written by Katherine Thomson Directed by Gillian Armstrong Featuring Darren Gilshenan, Deborah Kennedy, Louis...

Generoso FierroAugust 8, 2016

Movies

‘The Bandit’ (review)

Produced by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Danny Breen Directed by Jesse Moss Featuring Mike Henry, David Needham, Hal Needham, Burt Reynolds, Sonny Shroyer, Paul...

Dean GalanisAugust 5, 2016

Columns/Features

Pilot Error: The TV Shows You Never Knew Existed, Part Two

Part the second… as we continue our look at the works of television you never got to see on television. Yeah that makes sense,...

Josh HadleyAugust 3, 2016

Columns/Features

SDCC – Far Beyond The Stars: The Influence of ‘Star Trek’

On Sunday, Comic-Con fans were worked into a frenzy with the Star Trek 50th Anniversary panel. In addition to information on the new show,...

Erin MaxwellJuly 25, 2016

Interviews

FOG! Chats With ‘My Golden Days’ Director Arnaud Desplechin

The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Stephen Rey recently called Arnaud Desplechin, “the greatest contemporary French filmmaker no one has ever heard of.” With the critically acclaimed...

Stefan BlitzJuly 22, 2016