Category Archives: Features

John Huston Thursdays: ‘In This Our Life’

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Nat Almirall

Huston’s second film, 1942’s In This Our Life seems to be somewhat lost to history, and, coming after The Maltese Falcon, that’s understandable. I’m not sure what the prevailing mood was in the ‘40s, but if a director were to … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Drama, Features, Movies, Reviews, Romance | Tagged bette davis, charles coburn, george brent, in this our life, John Huston, olivia de havilland | Comments Off

The Flickcast Five: Best Toy Movie Franchises

Posted on June 18, 2010 by The Flickcast

Who doesn’t love toys? Whether they’re for kids or adults, most fans of film, TV, comics, or video games also become fans of toys. The cool part about being fans of film is that we have gotten some pretty cool … Continue reading →

Posted in Features, Flickcast Five, Movies, News | Tagged A Christmas Story, Flickcast Five, Home Alone, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toys, Transformers, William Hurt | Comments Off

Western Wednesdays: ‘MacKenna’s Gold’

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

In The Pardoner’s Tale, three drunk scallywags stumble out of a pub in the middle of the Black Death. In their alcohol inspired brilliance, they decide to go looking for Death so they can kill him in retaliation. A strange … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Features, Movies, Western Wednesdays, Westerns | Tagged It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Julie Newmar, MacKenna's Gold, Movies, Omar Sharif, Western, Western Wednesdays | 12 Comments

The Flickcast’s ‘On the Radar’

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Bob Starr

Welcome to this week’s On the Radar where we delve into all corners of the entertainment, tech and geek Internets for news, views and whatnot that may have escaped our regular coverage this week. Let is know if we missed something. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Features, Movies, News, On The Radar, TV | Tagged Andy Leipzig, Clash of the Titans, Conan O'Brien, Doctor Who, Ghost, Godzilla, lightsaber, Matt Damon, Men in Black 3D, Saved by the Bell, The Last Airbender, Toy Story 3 | Comments Off

The Flickcast Five: Best Movies From TV Shows

Posted on June 10, 2010 by The Flickcast

Last time on The Flickcast Five, we brought you some of our favorite movies based on video games, as we prepped for the release of Disney’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. This time around, we’re switching gears a … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Features, Flickcast Five, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, TV, TV to Movies | Tagged Fire Walk With Me, Firefly, Flickcast Five, J.J. Abrams, Jackass, Jackass The Movie, Serenity, Star Trek, Twilight Zone The Movie, Twin Peaks | Comments Off

Western Wednesdays: ‘Death Rides A Horse’

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

There’s something a bit sad in seeing a grimy spaghetti western after Quentin Tarantino has already had his way with it. This is a film I would have liked to have discovered at 1am on a cable channel, the better … Continue reading →

Posted in Features, Movies, Western Wednesdays, Westerns | Tagged Death Rides A Horse, John Phillip Law, Lee Van Cleef, Movies, Quentin Tarantino, Western Wednesday, Western Wednesdays | 1 Comment

Western Wednesdays: ‘Man in the Wilderness’

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

Forget 1980s action films, forget 300. Westerns are the genre that set the highest and hardest expectations for manhood. I hesitate to say they’re unrealistic ones, though, since these are all things people actually did to survive. Which is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Features, Western Wednesdays, Westerns | Tagged John Huston, Man in the Wilderness, Richard Harris, Western Wednesdays | 2 Comments

The Flickcast Five: Video Game Movies

Posted on May 27, 2010 by The Flickcast

Who doesn’t love lists? Starting this week, we’ll be bringing you a brand new regular feature in which many members of The Flickcast staff will contribute to The Flickcast Five, a list of five films, TV shows, characters, plots, or … Continue reading →