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As a certain very famous poet once not-quite wrote: If Dracula comes, can Frankenstein be far behind? About this time last year (2025), I wrote a post on this schlock horror-western, Billy the Kid vs. Dracula. Which is as dumb as its title sounds. Now, as a follow-up, I’m writing this post about this other schlock horror-western, Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter. Which is even dumber. Why am I doing this? (I hear you all asking…) Well, Because… Well, because these two films, originally…

Let’s celebrate the pinnacle of spooky season with some historical costume movies and TV shows.

Gregory Peck in The Omen (1976) Vitals Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn, American ambassador to the United Kingdom England and Rome, Fall 1975 Film: The Omen Release Date: June 6, 1976 Director: Richard Donner Wardrobe Supervisor: Tiny Nicholls Tailor: H. Huntsman & Sons, London WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background With Halloween just around the corner, there’s no better time to revisit Richard Donner’s 1976 supernatural horror classic The Omen, which marked its 50th anniversary earlier this year on…

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★★☆☆: An eclectic fever dream of a movie. There Peter Pan allusion is a fun premise, but none of the characters are especially well developed. Decent, if juicy, finale. There's a lot of wild cinematography too. I can see how it got cult status but I also suspect the musical adaptation has more depth. FYI: My reviews are scored out of 4. Also, thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed and supporting the indie web!

WIt Cult TV Blog, John's season of posts about the villainous Doctor Who Autons continues with "Spearhead from Space," the inauguaral eposide from the great Jon Pertwee's run as the good Doctor.There were a lot of celebrity deaths announced this week, and by the time you read this, there might even have been more, but we'll begin at Comfort TV, where David remembers Michael Gray, whom people of our age remember from Shazam!At A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence looks back at the career of Walter…

It feels like cherry-picking to single out Patrick Stewart’s role as Picard when remembering the actor, who died yesterday, because he played so many roles so brilliantly, both on stage and screen. But to a lot of people – myself included – not only was our introduction to Sir Patrick his role as Jean-Luc Picard in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, but the quiet force, hopefulness, command and, above all, humanity that he brought to his character throughout his voyages on the Enterprise…

Is Marvel's VisionQuest worth watching? My spoiler-free review of the first three episodes, covering the writing, performances, action, and overall entertainment.

Wildwood (2026) • View trailerFive stars (out of five); rated PG-13, for strong fantasy violence, bloody images, dramatic intensity and brief profanityAvailable via: Movie theatersBy Derrick Bang • Published in The Davis Enterprise, 11.1.26 This film amazes, captivates and surprises on countless levels. Chris Butler’s script — lovingly adapted from the 2011 illustrated fantasy novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis — is a touch of L. Frank Baum by way of J.R.R. Tolkien. The 13-year-old…

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Some late news to hand. British actor Patrick Stewart, known to Star Trek fans as Captain Picard, of The Next Generation (TNG) series of the iconic sci-fi show, died on Wednesday, 28 October 2026. This just days after Walter Koeing, from TOS died earlier in the week, on Monday. There is the erroneous tendency to believe TNG crew are considerably younger than those of TOS, given TNG is set almost one-hundred years later. I was slightly surprised to realise — or, should I say, be reminded —…

SPECIAL NOTE: I’m in Reykjavík RIGHT NOW and will be giving updates on new performances including Nýtt eldhús eftir máli (tonight) and Ormstunga (tomorrow afternoon.)Þjóðleikhúsið (National Theatre) Over the last two decades a recurring topic of FITK has been Icelandic Theatre. Is it ironically appropriate in that the National Theatre building is the same age as me?Borgarleihusið (City

Vicious Lips is not a great movie, nor does it fit well with my theme this month, but I had fun with it.Vicious Lips (1986)Directed by Albert Pyun, the premise follows an all-female rock band traveling across space for an important gig. In the course of their journey, they crash on a desert planet and have to deal with a killer alien, while spending much of their time in neon-lit sets looking as though MTV has exploded on them. It is an all-female Streets of Fire, but with a Heavy Metal…

Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan. I learned about this movie after watching a short documentary by fern and it was an enjoyable watch. A good insight into American corruption and money spending that will once remind you that country doesn’t have universal healthcare. Four popcorns. To see all 18 photos, visit the article page. This article…

by Cláudio Alves From 1950 to 1955, only one performer won the Best Actress Oscar from an original screenplay rather than a stage-to-screen adaptation. She was Audrey Hepburn, who took the prize for 1953's ROMAN HOLIDAY, at the 26th Academy Awards. While most of the world was rebuilding from the brink of ruin, the USA, whose territories the war barely touched, transitioned from WWII into a period of booming prosperity. As discussed in my last alternative Oscar history post, this led to a rise…

This is the last of my 1:144 scale WWII Japanese aircraft models, this time one that I built myself in Blender, the Aich D3 "Val" dive-bomber.I think it unlikely that I'll be doing any more Japanese aeroplanes, as I have no plans for building a Japanese wargames army any time in the foreseeable future.

Today’s a big haul of recordings, and they’re all from a Film Four Star Trek season. So apologies in advance as these are going to be bits I like rather than longer synopses. The first recording starts with the very end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Still the best. Before the next installment, there’s an introduction from Leonard Nimoy. Then it’s Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. It’s an odd-numbered one so according to the rules it’s a bad one. But there’s plenty in it I like. And one…

I think after a few fairly trad productions of Chekhov I'm ready for creatives to go back to being a bit more avant garde with him; the team of adaptor Conor McPherson and director Ian Rickson, reuniting at the Pinter after their Uncle Vanya, won't be the ones to do it though. The Cherry Orchard is part of an estate that once came with its own serfs; they have all been freed from their ancestral ties to the land, but the story takes place when their emancipation was still in living memory. The…

News has sadly broken of the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart at the age of 86. Stewart was considered one of the finest Shakespearean actors of his generation, with a dedicated love of the theatre. In later years he reinvented himself as a science fiction genre icon, through roles in Dune, the X-Men movie franchise and, by far his best-known role, as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation and numerous spin-off projects.Patrick Stewart was born in Yorkshire in 1940. The…

Halloween episodes were very common during the Golden Age of Radio. The Jack Benny Program did at least six Hallloween-themed episodes, with yet others that at least referenced the holiday. Among the shows that featured Halloween episodes was Fibber McGee and Molly. Its final Halloween episode was "Halloween Party at Gildersleeve's House," which aired on October 24, 1939.Fibber McGee and Molly was one of the most successful sitcoms in any medium. It debuted on the NBC Blue Network on April 16,…

Patrick Stewart has died at 86. According to his wife, Sunny Ozell, he had, "...a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia."His career spanned over six decades. He performed Shakespeare , he was in sci-fi, "Star Trek," movies, and he was the Professor Xavier. His voice alone commanded attention, somehow working perfectly in the silliest roles imaginable. He could be the wacky Deputy Director of the CIA on, "American Dad," or a literal poop symbol in, "The Emoji…

Damn. Patrick Stewart

It hit me harder than I thought it would. When I heard, today, that actor Sir Patrick Stewart had died, I teared up. And I immediately thought about how I knew him best – as Captain Jean Luc Picard on the TV series “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” I don't remember hardly anything from when I was six years old, but I do remember vividly watching episodes of the first season of ST:TNG and the awe and wonder I felt. Since that time Picard, and Stewart through much of his other work, have…

Make it so. — Sir Patrick Stewart, as Captain Jean Luc Picard. May he rest in eternal peace.

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FAREWELL, MY CAPTAIN: Patrick Stewart Dead: ‘Star Trek’ Captain, ‘X-Men’ Superhero Was 86. His publicist’s statement notes his brief battle with Alzheimer’s and lewy body dementia ended yesterday.