Author Archives: Douglas Barnett

About Douglas Barnett

A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Doug majored in History with a double minor in film studies and political science. He enjoys films of all types which range from the good, to the bad, to the excellent. His vast knowledge of film makes him the best at cocktail parties and in many social circles. Don't play him in the game scene it, unless you are willing to except defeat.

War Movie Mondays: ‘The War of the Worlds’

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Albeit a Sci-Fi classic, The War of the Worlds (1953) is a multi genre film. Based on H.G. Well’s classic novel about a Martian invasion of Earth, the film represents America’s fear of Bolshevik communism in the 1950s. The film … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Movies, Netflix, Paramount, Sci-Fi, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Ann Robinson, Barre Lyndon, Byron Haskin, Gene Barry, Les Tremayne | Comments Off

Monday Picks: ‘Nighthawks’

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

High above the East River in a cable tram, an international terrorist has taken several U.N. delegates hostage and has declared war on New York City. Only one cop stands in the way of this madman’s insidious plot. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, DVD, DVD Reviews, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Thriller, Universal Pictures | Tagged Billy Dee Williams, Bruce Malmuth, David Shaber, Nigel Davenport, Nighthawks, Paul Sylbert, Persis Khambatta, Rutger Hauer, Sylvester Stallone | 1 Comment

Monday Picks: ‘The Andromeda Strain’

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is The Andromeda Strain (1971) that was adapted from Michael Crichton’s best selling novel. Director Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still) brings this sci-fi thriller to the big screen. A small group of scientists are … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Books, Classics, DVD, DVD Reviews, Monday Picks, Novels, Sci-Fi, Universal Pictures | Tagged Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Michael Crichton, Robert Wise | Comments Off

Monday Picks: ‘Westworld’

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Westworld (1973) marks the feature film debut of Sci-fi writer Michael Crichton who had recently met success in Hollywood with the film adaptation of his famed novel The Andromeda Strain. Westworld stars Richard Benjamin (Peter Martin) James Brolin (John Blane) … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Cult Cinema, DVD, Fantasy, MGM, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Reboots and Remakes, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros, Westerns | Tagged James Brolin, Michael Crichton, Richard Benjamin, Sci-Fi, Westworld, Yul Brynner | 1 Comment

Monday Picks: Emilio Estevez in 1984’s ‘Repo Man’

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Repo Man (1984), not to be confused with the movie about two guys who go around repossessing people’s internal organs when they miss a payment, is a Punk Rock classic starring Emilio Estevez as a clean cut kid in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Cult Cinema, DVD, DVD Reviews, Indie, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Sci-Fi, Universal Pictures | Tagged Alex Cox, Emilio Estevez, Fox Harris, Harry Dean Stanton, Repo Man, Tom Finnegan, Vonetta McGee | Comments Off

Monday Picks: ‘Enemy Mine’

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Enemy Mine (1985) is one of those great, lost treasures of sci-fi from the mid 1980s. The film stars Dennis Quaid as a fighter jock who becomes marooned on a distant planet with an alien being known as a Drac, … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Action, Cult Cinema, DVD, DVD Reviews, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Reviews, Sci-Fi | Tagged Action, Brion James, Dennis Quaid, Lance Kerwin, Louis Gossett Jr., Sci-Fi, Wolfgang Petersen | Comments Off

Monday Picks: ‘Total Recall’

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Not to be confused with the upcoming remake, this week’s pick is Paul Verhoeven’s classic sci-fi action film Total Recall (1990). It is based on Phillip K. Dick’s novel We Can Remember it for You Wholesale and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Blu-Ray, Books, Classics, Cult Cinema, Directors, DVD, DVD Reviews, Lionsgate, Monday Picks, Movies, Sci-Fi | Tagged Action, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside, Movies, Paul Verhoeven, Phillip K. Dick, Rachel Ticotin, Rob Bottin, Ronny Cox, Sci-Fi, Sharon Stone, Total Recall | 3 Comments

Monday Picks: ‘Robocop’

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday Pick is the 1987 Sci-fi action film Robocop, directed by master filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Flesh & Blood, Soldier of Orange, The Black Book). Peter Weller stars as slain police officer Alex Murphy who … Continue reading →