Marred by a troubled production, Event Horizon was a box office flop in 1997. But time has been kind to the sci-fi horror movie. This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. In the spring of 1997, movie journalism was dominated by discussions of doomed ships. It was just so huge, there was no way to control it, Silva said. Paramount was willing to foot a generous budget, too something in the region of $60 million....
How Stephen King may have helped David Cronenberg make a masterpiece with The Fly. The Flyarguably remainsDavid Cronenbergs masterpiece, over 30 years after its release. But now the insect is awake. Cronenberg was aided immeasurably inThe Flyby the performances of his two lead actors. There was even speculation that he would be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, which sadly didnt happen. In the scene which survived from the Pogue script Brundle ends up beating the tormented thing to death....
In 1996, Universal Pictures releasedMystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie. The idea was solid, though. Ten years later, long afterMST3Kseemed gone for good (thankfully, it wasnt! ), Mike Nelson created his own take on bad movie riffing calledRiffTrax. In 2009, they tried a little experiment calledRiffTrax Live. It would be replayed a few days later, but that was it. Just two showings and a DVD release. The concept took off and it became like a Marvel movie thing....
Shows, movies, books, and songs from simpler times are often equipped with thorns. Oof, I dont know about that character. Ouch, maybe that storyline wasnt the best idea. Yikes, that lyric is pretty ignorant. Then you haveSouth Park. Its one of the most overtly offensive shows ever made. Then again, what would you expect from the last surviving member of the shock era of television? They had to provide a product that could not be found anywhere else....
This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. The end result is a compelling, sophisticated martial arts film. Gordon Liu plays Liu Yude, a working class student in Qing Dynasty Guangdong. Most of the chambers are iconic and imaginative. There are chambers devoted to the practice of individual weapons. Its almost like aSawtrap! The rest is, literally, history. So what makes36th Chamberso special? Well, for one, its beautifully made. Sometimes were watching as many as 20 different moves by 20 different people in just one unedited shot....
We take a deep dive into Chris Pine’s refreshing willingness to play The Movie Boyfriend. This article contains MAJORWonder Womanspoilers. They are often excellent parts, as is the case with Steve Trevor. Chris Pines history as The Movie Boyfriend. Wonder Womanisnt Pines first hurrah as The Movie Boyfriend. For one: Well, money.Wonder Womanis a big-budget superhero movie, not a mid-budget romantic comedy. Pine has other big-budget choices, but he still made this one....
II to Robopocalypse, here are some of the most interesting movies Steven Spielberg never made… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. The Extra-Terrestrial(which turned out to be an altogether warmer film than theClose Encounterssequel that Columbia wanted). While the original was all about phoning home, this could have been a cataclysmic butt-dial. The Talisman Spielbergs relationship withThe Talismangoes back before the hefty fantasy volume was published. you might see why it appealed to the filmmakers sensibilities....
Transformers: The Movie traumatized a generation of kids with a string of startling deaths. Wow, I thought. This film isnt messing around. But it was as nothing nothing compared to the shock of what happened to Optimus Prime. ), punches and stray laser blasts. But then something shocking happened: Megatron shot Prime repeatedly in the chest. But Prime pulls through, right? What better way to do it than in the Transformers big, expensive debut movie?...
Our US chums speak to BioWare’s Cameron Tofer about the origins and legacy of Baldur’s Gate… The reveal of Baldurs Gate III inspired a couple of popular reactions. To others, it forced them to ask aloud with some trepidation What isBaldurs Gate? It was just a lot of pure passion and soda pop and just shag carpets and basements. It was just a passion that just went straight from around the table into making a game....
Cocktail masters pair exotic drinks with their favorite Tiki movies. Here’s what to watch while you drink. For some, summer is a time of sweet rum drinks with tiny umbrellas and exotic-sounding names. Summed up thusly in the 1953 Fritz Lang crime noir,The Blue Gardenia: These arent really drinks. Theyre trade winds across cool lagoons. Theyre the Southern Cross above coral reefs. Theyre a lovely maiden bathing at the foot of a waterfall....
Sunset Boulevardtold an old familiar story. William Holdens Joe Gillis helps a timid soul named Norma Desmond cross a crowded street on Paramounts back lot. Im not giving anything away here. Yes, this is Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. But also much funnier. So funny that it took away from the rest of the picture. Oh, and while were at it, Wilder didnt submerge any cameras to get that underwater shot....
It was added [during post production]. That driving footage is from the first scene that got cut out of the movie. Scroll past the chipmunk for spoiler land. But it does raise a couple of questions, like How did that work, then? Once we know its Talos and Soren, it makes perfect sense. How could he resist telling her? Of course, the twist also raises the question of how long Hill has been a Skrull....
We take a look back at how Universal promoted one of the first Marvel movies…Howard the Duck. One might say thatHoward the Duckis one of the most(unfairly) maligned films of the 1980s. So why was it such a bomb? Lets take a look… the Dark Overlord brutally executes a state trooper). (Unless your film is actively courting the fetish/furry subculture). As a hodgepodge of so many genres,Howard the Duckwas a tough sell to say the least....
