Rawhide

One of the lessons I learned as an actor was that chicken wire 'round the stage was always a bad sign.

Stage Fright

And now, a bit of Hitchcock.

The Phantom Creeps

Featuring one of science fiction's less fortunate robots.

Waterworld: The Musical

On the plus side, it has to be better than the film.

Quantum of Solace

Finally saw Quantum of Solace the other day and I have never come across a greater collection of snobbery, male chauvinism, material excess, unhealthy eating and drinking, and gratuitous sex and violence in my life.

God, I loved it.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies

Deep hurting.

Brave New World

When the American election results came in my wife told our six-year that "it's a brave new world".

Let's take a closer look.

Slow Down

Now that the American election is over, let's get back to what's really important: Slow versus fast zombies.

Forbidden Planet Revisited

Warner Bros. has engaged Babyon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski to write the script for the on again, off again remake of the 1956 classic Forbidden Planet.

There's also been talk of bringing back Robby the Robot for the film, but it had better be a decent part and not just a cameo as usually happens in these sort of productions. It's not like he's a one-hit wonder like Gort or Kronos, you know. Bob is Old Hollywood and has a lot of pull in town, so fobbing him off with a bit part could backfire pretty badly.

He used to hang out with Sinatra.

Ghostwatch

Yes, I've posted this one before, but I couldn't think of any thing else for Halloween that rivalled Ghostwatch for pants-soiling scariness.

Night of the Living Dead

We didn't listen!

How to Ride a Bus

The screen crackles with excitement.

The Whisperer in Darkness

The makers of The Call of Cthulhu have another H P Lovecraft film on the way–this time with that modern wonder: Sound!

Nosferatu

It's the run up to Halloween, so here's a little classic bloodsucking for your enjoyment

M, Call Your Service

The golden gun featured in the 1974 James Bond film has been stolen from Elstree studios.

Police are looking for a man with three nipples accompanied by a dwarf.

Invaders From Mars

Good old-fashioned nightmare fuel.

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

Cellphone Cinema

"My lord, the queen is not dead."

Angel on my Shoulder

As I always suspected, Claude Raines is the Devil

Horror Express

Yeah, that's archaeology for you. Happened to me a couple of times.

Cyborg 2087

Come with me if you want to... Hang on.

As I've Always Suspected

Shirley Temple in a candid moment.

Tip o' the hat to Dark Roasted Blend.

The Horror of Spider Island

The monster is nothing compared to the frightening Babs.

Queen of Outer Space

Zsa Zsa Gabor's greatest performance.

Unfortunately.

Journey to the Seventh Planet

Ever wonder why we don't see more Danish science fiction films?

Wonder no more.

Caution: Contains John Agar

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment 1955

Right. If this one goes through, then we're laughing.

Fingers crossed.

The Deadly Mantis

Okay, maybe drilling in ANWAR wasn't such a good idea.

Atomic Submarine

Atomic submarines, UFOs, one-eyed aliens; what could be missing?

Acting, dialogue, sets...

Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All

The best version of Flash Gordon ever made.

And if you don't agree, all I have to say is, tinkery tonk!


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Terminator 4

Zontar The Thing From Venus

More than a Roger Corman film. More than a remake of a Roger Corman film. It's a remake of a Roger Corman film starring John Agar.

A perfect storm.

The Time Travelers.

The 1964 under appreciated sci-fi gem reduced to ten minutes.

Even if they never could spell travellers.

Law of Should Have Seen It Coming Consequences

Because Wall-E has been so successful at the box office and so well received by the public, Broadway is considering reviving Hello, Dolly, which Wall-E uses clips from.

Haven't we suffered enough?

Frankenstein

The Golden Age of Television; here's the rebuttal.

Metropolis Found

The Last Woman On Earth

They were going to do the penultimate woman on earth, but that sort of fell through.

Quantum of Solace

I think they've fleshed out Ian Fleming's short story a bit.

The Fly Sings!

An opera based on David Croenenberg's 1986 film version of The Fly debuts in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet on Wednesday.

This use of cinematic material as a basis for... WHAT!?!?!

Wall–E

I saw Wall–E last night and must say that it made R2D2 look like a dustbin in comparison. Several reviews have compared the eponymous robot to Charlie Chaplin and I must agree with them. This is not only an excellent animated feature and a decent science fiction film, but is also a damn good picture full stop. It even makes the "green" message, which is forty years out of date and inexcusable even on its own terms, forgivable for the set up it gives for a marvelous romantic comedy that shows its more "serious" competitors for the shams that they are.

Also, my soon-to-be-six-years old daughter thought the bra over the eyes joke exceptionally funny, which must count for something in the scheme of things.

Appointment on Mars

Best argument for unmanned exploration I've yet seen.

Green Slime

Okay, maybe that search for life on Mars wasn't such a good idea.