“Wesley stands up straight, deepens his voice, and declares, ‘I’m with Starfleet. We don’t lie.’ Ah, Wesley may be able to save the ship, but he sure can’t save bad dialogue.” Wil Wheaton reviews Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes. (thanks, paulie!)
Hammer Studios and Corman horror star, Hazel Court, died Wednesday. She starred with icons like Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Peter Lorre–and even Patrick McGoohan (Danger Man) and Rock Hudson on television.
“I look at it as a movie about this funny, weird old guy. And I think, ‘That’s a funny, weird old guy. I’d love to know him. He’s really funny.’Harlan Ellison talks about Dreams With Sharp Teeth, a new documentary about him. (Salon article, here)
Is it the human or the not-human that terrifies people in The Creature from the Black Lagoon? Frank Wu writes about the Gill-Man, the Uncanny Valley and “the human and inhuman at war within ourselves.” (Thanks, Chuck!)
Hong Kong was winner of the year and Thailand was loser of the year over at Kaiju Shakedown. But in a world with Johnnie To in it, we’re all winners.
I always enjoy the ‘Best Of’ lists that come out this time of year. Seems to me that kind of potted commentary, however limited, offers a great starting place. So in the spirit of year-end helpfulness, here’s a list of ten romances worth reading. Historical and modern; sexy […]
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