
EXCLUSIVE: While film respects existing fans, it was not made for them
by ALAN STANLEY BLAIR
May-18-2013 - No Comments
Richard Lee Byers considers the cinematic legacy of the master of cosmic horror
Aug. 20 was the birthday of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the 20th century’s most influential horror writer. If he were still among us (and given the nature of his work, I’d feel dull and churlish to assert with certainty that he’s not), he’d be 122. How, then, to celebrate the season? For t ...
Read MoreAnn Morris shares her thoughts on the whys and why-nots of movie reboots
When I was struggling a bit to figure out what I was going to write for this month's column, my husband posed a question I’ve often asked with my open hands raised to the air. Why are there so many movie remakes? I think the answer is simple. It comes down to making money. It always comes down ...
Read MoreTwo Strips of Latinum: Syfy's long heralded Roger Corman film is a true stinker!
The Saturday night Syfy movies have been the butt of many a joke for quite a while for one common reason: They are so rarely worth the time, let alone the effort to watch one of them. The things seem to be created from a mass manufacturing machine, that cookie cuts the story line, the lousy CGI, ...
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