Category Archives: Sci-Fi

Michael Bay is Not the Enemy of the Ninja Turtles. . . We Are

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

It is really easy to sit behind a keyboard and bitch. It is really easy to fling bile at filmmakers who make films that don’t match our personal version of the movies we want to see. This has been true for … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Film Score Friday: ‘The Hunger Games’ by James Newton Howard

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Last week saw the release of the first 2012 mega blockbuster, The Hunger Games. The film was eagerly anticipated and delivered the majority of it’s promise for a sweeping, epic tale of love, death and the games. Being the first … Continue reading →

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Check Out These New Behind The Scenes Pictures from ‘The Avengers’

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Whenever some one tells you some idea is unfilmable, some concept too complex to work properly on the big screen. You really ought to show them these behind the scenes pictures from The Avengers. Proof positive that large and unfilmable ideas can … Continue reading →

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Fresnadillo’s ‘Bioshock’ Film On Hold Again, But ‘Highlander’ Moving Forward

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

In disappointing news for all the Bioshock fans out there, it looks like the film adaptation of the popular video game series is once again on the shelf. The film has run into many difficulties since day one securing the … Continue reading →

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The Teaser for the Trailer of ‘Total Recall’ Hits the Web

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Ok, what the heck happened! Why are there suddenly official teasers for upcoming teasers. Seriously, we are getting official commercials for commercials now. It really begs the question ‘what’s the point?’. Of course the flip side of that is we do get … Continue reading →

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The ‘RoboCop’ Remake Aims To Make Murphy A Little Less Robo

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

There is a troubling trend brewing in the wake of the current influx of modern reboots. That trend is the incessant and entirely predictable whining about every detail that is released. Today brings a brand new detail for the internet to get up in arms about. … Continue reading →

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