Who, you may ask? Well Forrest J Ackerman helped found Sf fandom, helped organize the first SF convention, and for years was the editor and publisher of Famous Monsters of Filmland, the classic magazine that showcased the world of fantasy.…
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Futurama: Bender”™s Game DVD Review
Ah yes, another straight-to-video Futurama flick. How is it? Good (better than the last one, not as good as the first one), but a little uneven, especially the last third… Let me explain. Basically, the whole first 2/3rd of the…
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VIDEO: Great Mad Men parody on The Simpsons Halloween Special
Here’s the Simpsons take on the Mad Men title sequence…
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Netflix now offers on-demand video for OS X
Engadget has the details…
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U.N.C.L.E. a day, day 9: “The Double Affair”
U.N.C.L.E. a day is my obsessive-compulsive approach at working through The Complete Man for U.N.C.L.E., now available on DVD. One episode, one review a day (usually – occasional hiatuses may occur due to travel). Another good episode, where you find…
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U.N.C.L.E. a day, day 8: “The Giuoco Piano Affair”
The first “sequel” episode (and it may be the only one – I don’t recall any others), this one follows up on “The Quadripartite Affair” and again features David McCallum’ wife Jill Ireland in her previous role as well as…
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What? The Planet of The Apes getting another reboot?!
CHUD has the details of a script floating around Fox that is basically a reboot/prequel/remake called Apes: Genesis – that is based on my second-favorite Apes film, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Interesting.
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Joelanta 2009 coming in May…
Got this flyer and, as I a friend of Buddy (the organizer of this thing), I wanted to post it to help him out… For future details, bookmark here.
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VIDEO: Happy Halloween! Vincent Price’ Halloween Special from SNL
LOVE Bill Hader’s Vincent Price impression, and he got to do it again this past weekend. Here it is (And Jon Hamm does a darn good James Mason):
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U.N.C.L.E. a day, day 7: “The Green Opal Affair”
U.N.C.L.E. a day is my obsessive-compulsive approach at working through The Complete Man for U.N.C.L.E., now available on DVD. One episode, one review a day (usually – occasional hiatuses may occur due to travel). Meant to post this yesterday, but…
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Hey ma! Look! I’m on the Internet! A lot!
Here’s the video of me recommending The Complete Man from U.N.C.L.E. DVD set on DVDGeeks.tv. And here you’ll find a case study I co-authored with the folks at Axure on their software… My plan for Internet domination is all going…
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David Tennant leaving Doctor Who
After the 2008/2009 specials, he’s done. Four will be made – the next, airing Christmas Day, is titled “The Next Doctor.” Details here.
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U.N.C.L.E. a day, day 6: “The Deadly Games Affair”
U.N.C.L.E. a day is my obsessive-compulsive approach at working through The Complete Man for U.N.C.L.E., now available on DVD. One episode, one review a day (usually – occasional hiatuses may occur due to travel). And we’re back. Back with an…
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Star Trek: The Exhibition photos
Here’s photos from the Star Trek: The Exhibition section of the San Diego Air and Space Museum….
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VIDEO: Vincent Price’s 1958 Thanksgiving Special…
Well, the original embedded video I linked to in a post several months back went away, and I saw in my web stats several peeps were looking for it, so here’s a repost: Bill Hader as the great Vincent Price…
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VIDEO: Don Draper’s Guide to Dating Women
From SNL, here’s Jon Hamm from Mad Men in character giving advice on how to woo the opposite sex. Very well done. I’m tellin’ ya, if Warner Brothers doesn’t sign Hamm ASAP to play Superman, they have room-temperature IQs.