‘Space: 2099’ The Future Is Fantastic!

Remember when George Lucas went back to the first three films in his Star Wars Saga and “tweaked” the special effects?  It bothered me a bit because the first three films are iconic, and their effects were state of the art at the time that they were made. The wholesale re-editing of scenes is another […]

Trailer for ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol’

The trailer for “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” has come out, and it looks interesting, though isn’t that the point of a trailer? I thought that the first Mission Impossible film was OK; not so much the second, despite being directed by John Woo.  The third, by J.J. Abrams, felt a bit more in the spirit […]

Commercially Speaking: Woolite ‘Torture’ Advert

When you think of Woolite, the detergent for fine washables, you normally don’t think of Rob Zombie, director of the remakes of Halloween 1 & 2, “The Devil’s Rejects,” and “The House of 1000 Corpses,” as well as the lead singer of White Zombie. But some twisted marketing genius has somehow decided to bring to […]

‘The Walking Dead,’ Season 2

I know that “The Walking Dead” is a television show, not a movie, but for the longest time the only place where fans of the undead could get such gory treats was on the big screen, so I am glad to celebrate the transition to the small screen.  For fans of zombie-filled goodness, the second […]