It’s Christmas time in Scotland, and detective sergeant Bruce Robertson is definitely on the naughty list. FILTH is written and directed by Jon S. Baird (CASS), adapting a classic book by Irvine Welsh (TRAINSPOTTING) of the same name. And damn, that title is no mistake, as Baird hurls the audience … Get hard
WonderCon coverage continues, as I got a chance to sit down as a part of a round table interview with actor Stephen Collins (7th Heaven, Star Trek: The Motion Picture) and then with writer/executive producer Rockne S. O’Bannon. I also covered the Revolution panel, and have a similarly formatted interview with star Elizabeth Mitchell. In other words, it was … Get hard
[adrotate banner=”16″] Only eight witches and wizards remain in this crazed March Madness-style tournament of HARRY POTTER characters. Allow me to illuminate the bracket for you. LUMOS! None of the survivors are Ron Weasley. If there was one person I’m fine with one of the all-time greats losing to, it’s his dear … Get hard
If you find yourself in the LA area this weekend and want to treat yourself to rare, cinematic history, wander down to Landmark’s Nuart theatre to catch Jean-Luc Godard’s ALPHAVILLE. I don’t know how many can say they’ve seen a French New Wave sci-fi film noir movie, and for that … Get hard
The Sweet Sixteen of Harry Potter characters is now live (and outdated; the ELITE 8 awaits!) and ready for your votes. But just like last round, we’re going to add some insult to injury and subject the Round 2 losers to one more arbitrary judgment upon their worth. Sixteen characters went … Get hard
[adrotate banner=”16″] The first two rounds of our March Madness style Harry Potter bracket has been fun, mildly diverting. Relatively easy. It was like remedial potions. Now the bracket looks like this (click on the image to make it larger): Now it gets brutal. Sirius. Like cruciatus curse painful. It’s … Get hard
Season 2 of Orphan Black premiered last week on BBC America, with the buzz surrounding the series only continuing to crescendo. The show had been on my to-watch list for many months now, but I finally took the plunge and started catching up. Thanks to the manageable season length (10 … Get hard
This past Easter weekend, comics and Cosplay took over Anaheim’s WonderCon. As always, Stormtroopers traveled in packs, Deadpool remained the most popular character without a movie (a real one), and unsurprisingly, the Frozen princesses burst onto the scene. Black Widow or Daenerys Targaryen were probably the two most popular female cosplay costume, though … Get hard
For many hardcore fans, the big ticket item for the first day of WonderCon 2014 was the world premiere of Son of Batman, a film adaptation of Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert’s 2006 comic book that gives us Damien Wayne’s origin story. Son of Batman is stunningly DCU’s 20th original film, and the … Get hard
Spoilers for the opening scenes of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST follow. If there’s a dark cloud hanging over the sunny festivities of WonderCon, it’s likely the sexual abuse allegations that have been thrown director Bryan Singer’s way. He had been planned to represent his newest film, the epic gigantic crazy … Get hard