It’s been 40 years since Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan first hit theaters (notice we didn’t say “beamed”), and during that time it has become not only the most beloved Star Trek films, but one of the most…
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From Darth Vader to Hannibal Lecter, Thanos to Maleficent, some cinematic villains we just absolutely love to hate. Who are your favorite movie villains and why? It’s a simple question, but with an answer that is as unique as you…
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A superhero film is only as good as its supervillain, and 1966’s Batman had four memorable foes. As part of the Great Villain Blogathon, we shine the Bat-Signal on the menace of the Penguin (Burgess Meredith), Riddler (Frank Gorshin), Catwoman (Lee Meriwether) and Joker (Cesar Romero).
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This past weekend one of the premium movie cable channels, in a delightfully mordant move, ran a 24-hour Mother’s Day marathon of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 salute to filial devotion, Psycho. Now, I’ve watched Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh and company more times than…
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Guest blogger Blair Kramer writes: Here’s the nitty gritty on GoldenEye: The laser satellite from Diamonds Are Forever was dusted off, a modern sheen was added, and the ancient 1970s script was brought before the cameras once again in…
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Guest blogger Blair Kramer writes: I have a serious question to ask you. During the opening frames of For Your Eyes Only, weren’t you surprised to see James Bond standing over the grave of his dead wife, Tracy? Also, weren’t…
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In my first piece about the James Bond bad guys, I pointed out the fact that Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the notorious head of SPECTRE (The Special Executive for Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) was a somewhat puny fellow in You Only…
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Guest blogger JSD writes: Whenever I think of movie serial villains, an image burned into my brain during my youthful years watching 1950s television pops into my consciousness. It is the image of Ming, the Merciless, the cruel yet cool…
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Guest blogger Blair Kramer writes: “Unfortunately you are just a stupid policeman…whose luck has run out!” “No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!” “Yes, give him his cigarettes! It won’t be the nicotine that kills you Mr. Bond!” “Search him from…
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In the 1989 film Batman, Jack Nicholson’s Joker asks rhetorically of his caped nemesis, “Where does he get those wonderful toys?” A better question might be, where do maniacal movie bad guys like the Joker find flunkies willing to follow their…
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