Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Films
20,000 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957) is one of the early black-and-white science fiction films from Ray Harryhausen, the special effects expert who used stop-motion techniques to bring numerous monsters to life throughout his long career. Thanks to Google Video, you can watch this classic example of his work for free. It’s all about an …
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by Dan Persons Who knew Bob Balaban — the nerdy translator from CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND; the asshole critic from LADY IN THE WATER; Russell Dalrymple from SEINFELD; and the dispeptic Jewish guy from A MIGHTY WIND and countless other movies — had it in him? A weird and nasty a meditation on …
Monday, December 13th 2004 6:44 PM “State of Fear” Reviewed in L.A. Times Posted by: Steve Biodrowski LA Times publishes ridiculous review of Michael Crichton’s “State of Fear” The Los Angeles Times ran a truly ridiculous review of Michaale Chricthon’s new science-fiction novel STATE OF FEAR the other day. Written by the paper’s book editor, Steve Wasserman, the …
Kingdom Kong Posted by: Steve Biodrowski The MSNBC website has posted an article from this week’s Newsweek called “Kingdom Kong,” which gives a brief behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of Peter Jackson’s KING KONG. It’s moderately interesting if not particularly informative. Typical of this kind of entertainment “jouranlism,” the point is not so much to report anything interesting …