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Leterrier To Wake The Kraken

June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

After what seems like years of Hollywood entertaining the idea, a remake of Clash of the Titans appears to finally be set in stone. Originally set to be a pre-strike film for Robert Rodriguez, who turned it down to work on his budget-challenged Barbarella remake, Warner Brothers has finally signed Louis Leterrier to direct, fresh [...]

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Tags: Action · Adventure · Fantasy · Remake · Uncategorized

Simon, King of the Witches (1971) - Mikey B

June 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Simon, King of the Witches is kind of like that friend that is so ridiculous that you keep him around just to see what stupid shenanigans he’ll try next.  The plot boils down to a warlock wants to use his powers to join the gods he worships so he can watch over the planet.  That’s [...]

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Tags: Action · B-Movie · DVD · Exploitation · Fantasy · Review · Supernatural

The Dark Crystal

June 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I decided to go all the way back to when I was just a glimmer in my father’s eyes, yes this film came out before I was born.  Jim Henson was the man, and was the most entertainment I had as a child.  I know I have seen The Dark Crystal, but I remembered absolutely [...]

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Tags: Adventure · Fantasy · Review · family film

Counter Programming: May 16

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Ah, summer. A season of overblown budgets and extravagant productions. For movie goers everywhere, this three and a half month stretch is what they have waited for all year. So as always, the prediction for this summer is: Hollywood makes oodles of money. Over these next few months, this column will be examining the phenomena [...]

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Tags: Adaptation · Fantasy · family film

Conquest (1983)

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Rating: - Pure unadulterated cheese
Conquest is a film that plays out like a fevered dream after watching 24 hours of swords and sandals epics. It’s got all the gore and sleaze you’d expect from the maestro of mutilation, Lucio Fulci, who must of used up most of the world’s dry ice on this production [...]

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Tags: Fantasy · Review · Sword and Sorcery