You don’t have to wait until the new season of Battlestar Galactica starts up for some sharp science-fiction — the new Sci-Fi Channel series Eureka starts on July 18th. The show’s official synopsis: Nestled in the Pacific Northwest, Eureka is a small town with big secrets. Shrouded in secrecy, the picturesque hamlet is actually a … Continue reading
Iron West: The Return of Doug TenNapel By Mark Wheaton “So…I’m attacked by mechanical outlaws, found by Sasquatch, then healed by a Mi-Wuk Shaman…I can understand that, but why are we weaving baskets?’ What an utterly fantastic week for comics: what looks like a good new “Ghost Rider” run (as opposed to last year’s muddled … Continue reading
How does the anarchic comedic sensibilities of Anchorman director/star combo Adam McKay and Will Ferrell mesh with the middle American sensibilities of NASCAR? Not that bad, it turns out. When I attended the Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (when is this movie screening again? I love it!) junket, I asked Adam McKay if … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Next Step StudiosMSRP: $14.99 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 83 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Soundtrack CD• Two bonus scenes • Production notes The Pitch "It’s the Biography channel as narrated by the Crappon!" The Humans Writer and director Richard Green narrates and dominates the film. The Nutshell Richard Green presents a … Continue reading
For the last couple of weeks G4 has been featuring Nick and I as talking heads on its weekly countdown show, Filter. It airs every Saturday at 7pm Eastern/Pacific, and repeats on Sundays at 5 and 11. But you may have missed some of these shows. The folks at Filter have been good enough to … Continue reading
Aint It Cool News broke the story this weekend, and now SciFi Wire has all but confirmed it – Doug Jones will be making a major announcement at Comic Con this weekend about his casting in a big superhero movie. And the word is that he’ll be playing the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four and … Continue reading
It turns out that the guy who runs SpielbergFilms.com had never met big Steve. I mean, how does that happen? Even I’ve met him twice, and SpielbergFilms is easily the best site on the web for anything about Spielberg, and an invaluable resource when it comes to cutting through the bullshit that inevitably surrounds the … Continue reading
I’m about to announce a New York City screening of a very impressive foreign film, and I’ve just run the piece on The Warriors playing at Coney Island, so I decided to go for the New York City-centric trifecta by alerting you to the Lady in the Water premiere tonight. There are a lot of … Continue reading
If I ever moved out of New York City, my choice for a new locale would be Austin, Texas. It’s a great little town, with excellent bars, friendly and cute women and the Alamo Drafthouse. If I were to list the things that attract me to Austin the most, the Drafthouse would be number one … Continue reading