Guest blogger Daniel writes: Everyone loves a good comeback story, and the story here is really simple. Cheesy sci-fi TV show airs and picks up a passionate fanbase. Cheesy sci-fi TV show gets canceled and its cast seems doomed to spend…
Read more →Monthly Archives: October 2010
Night of the Living Dead
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! Census takers became more aggressive as 2010 wore on.
Read more →Monsters (2010) Movie Review
It’s that time of year again…when the thoughts of many a film fan turn to monsters! (For some of us, those thoughts tend to percolate, bubble, and boil over all year ’round!) It’s nice to see the modestly-budgeted horror film…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Post-1980 Horror Film Series?
Best Movie Masks
No superheroes. No helmets. Shall we begin? The Big Five FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART III Nobody was really happy with Jason wearing a bag over his head (in Part 2), so it was determined that in the upcoming 3-D version…
Read more →Tod Browning and Lon Chaney: A Match Made in Macabre Movie Heaven
Since the beginning of motion pictures, there have been directors and actors whose creative collaborations have provided filmgoers with some of the screen’s most magical moments: Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich, John Ford and John Wayne, Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune,…
Read more →1944: And Then There Were Five
In 1943, there were 10 best picture nominees. In 1944, there were five. And five has been the magic number until this year, when the race was increased back to 10. But what about 1944? If 10 movies were still…
Read more →Mixed-Up Taglines – Monstrous
Below are movie titles with their taglines—except they’re wrong. The tags may seem appropriate for the accompanying films but they really belong with another movie from the list. Can you put the two parts correctly together again? The Amazing Colossal…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 10.24.31
October 25, 1925: France’s star of silent slapstick comedy Max Linder, 41,and his young wife are found dead in a Paris hotel, victims of an apparent suicide pact. October 30, 1948: A major shift in the shape of the film…
Read more →Zombies, Vampires and Werewolves: Halloween Movie Mashup 2
What would Halloween be without Zombies, Vampires and Werewolves? Well frankly, we can’t imagine anyone would ask such a question! Take a look back with us as we honor Halloween’s favorite creatures and the horror movies in which they scared…
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