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.

Just a lovely little movie. I always like their animations and stories. And it featured a few nice little references to other movies, which was extra fun. Recommended!👍 Recommended!

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A Week at the Movies This month I volunteered at the Chicago International Film Festival, which means I got to watch a bunch of new movies for free. It was a solid week of inhaling and exhaling cinema, and it became a bit intoxicating—I could keep doing this forever! It was a nice reminder that there's nothing quite like being in a theater and experiencing art with a bunch of strangers, laughing and gasping and tearfully applauding together in huge, dark rooms. I love the movies! Here are all…

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I’ve been morbidly curious about Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971) for ages, but it’s really

Race of Scorpions, the third book in the House of Niccolo series, begins in Northern Italy as Nicholas vander Poele travels aimlessly through Europe, disconsolate after the recent death of his wife. Although the title conjures up a vision of scorpions racing to a finish line, it actually refers to the rivalry between the two royal members of the Lusignan family, rulers/claimants of Cyprus. Read more »

I still love Essen SPIEL. So I went back.

Our last United game of the season. Go Loons!

Tonight is my oldest son's birthday, and he wanted to watch a Kaiju movie. We have seen all the Godzilla movies and wanted to see something from the same era. To our mutual surprise, we had never seen the first Gamera movie. So tonight it is giant, flying atomic turtles! Gamera (1965)Some airplanes carrying atomic weapons fly over the Arctic. One crashes, explodes, and awakens Gamera, "The Devil's Envoy."And we are off.There is no question that Gamera owes a lot, ok everything, to Godzilla.…

In spring 2000, Bob King, the editor of the (tragically) now-defunct Classic Images newspaper, invited his readers to share their top 25 classic movies. As a frequent contributor to the publication – and a to-my-very-soul lover of lists, I broke every speed record to send in my favorites. Fourteen years later, after coming across a copy of that list, I decided to update the movies, and was interested to see that 10 films from my original list didn’t make the 2014 version. Today, while…

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Media GuideAaaaaand we are back! The last two months have been a bit hectic at Foofaraw HQ with a print edition of the September magazine, a new novelette, and our Best of 2025 anthology all rolling out at once plus many WIP things we can't wait to roll out. While we did miss talking about a couple things like War on HBO and the return of The Lowdown and South Park, plus movies like Digger (which seems like it's already been dropped by most theaters), and Wicker, overall it was a light month…

When Ali G discovers that his long-term girlfriend is 8 months pregnant, he ends his 20 year nap and heads to America to reclaim his former glory and earn some “cashmoney”. This turns out to be far from the formality he expected. Wicked! Wicked! The movie changed into a mockumentary and it tries to feel realistic, but also is over the top, which is pretty confusing. It’s a weird mix between The Office and Jackass, and it has some stronger and some weaker moments. It gets 2 popcorns though…

There was a time when Halloween specials were unknown on American television, even though Halloween episodes of television shows were common even in the Fifties and Sixties. Even after the success of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Halloween specials would be relatively rare. This began to change in the mid to late Seventies when several Halloween specials debuted. Among this specials was the Canadian special Witch's Night Out.Witch's Night Out begins with a witch (Gilda Radner) who…

The Day of the Jackal from 1973 is the original film version of Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel. It shouldn’t be confused with a couple of remakes — one in 1997 with Bruce Willis (just called The Jackal) and a TV version in 2024 with Eddie Redmayne.It’s quite good, in an unique kind of way. There’s not a lot of action, because the entire film is essentially an asynchronous chase scene.A terrorist group hires an assassin (”The Jackal”) to kill Charles DeGaulle (likely set in the mid 60s, since an…

Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the Chancellor’s plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, Ali is embraced by the nation as a voice of the youth, making the PM and his government more popular than ever. Fun to rewatch this before the new one is out, it’s a nice reminder of a time when movies were raunchy, yet still funny. Nice a throwback, four popcorns. To see all 30 photos, visit the article page. This article was originally published at:…

by Brian Rector Late in the festival season, AFI Fest often brings an opportunity for Los Angelinos to catch up on titles that received buzz earlier in the year while bringing a few new films to the forefront. For instance, Brad Bird’s new animated movie Ray Gunn had its west coast red carpet premiere on the final day of the festival. On the otheer hand, Lance Hammer's Queen at Sea followed from its Berlin Film Festival debut, where it won a cadre of Silver Bears, including for its director and…

A little nightmare fuel for the run-up to Halloween. Robert Morgan is a British animator whose filmography to date has comprised a handful of short films plus a single feature, Stopmotion, which is on my future viewing list. All of his work is firmly situated in the horror sphere, a commendable stance when so many animators must be tempted by the financial rewards of advertising work and the pressure to make family-friendly comedies about cute characters with big eyes. The Separation. Two of…

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We have MCM’s on Sense and Sensibility‘s men, but wait, we haven’t done the ladies!

Review of He-Man

Shirley Temple (1928-2014) was born in in Santa Monica Cal. As a child Temple showed interest in dancing and singing so in 1931, her mother decided to enrol her in a Dance School Los Angeles. There she was scouted by Charles Lamount, Casting Director for Educational Pictures studio. Lamont & producer Jack Hays offered her a contract. They cast in a 1932 series of short films called Baby Burlesks where preschoolers reenacted famous films & current events and Temple was clearly the star. At 3…

Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera superhero film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the King Features comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film stars Sam J. Jones in the title role, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max von Sydow and Topol, with Timothy Dalton, Mariangela Melato, Brian Blessed and Peter Wyngarde in supporting roles. The film follows star football quarterback Flash Gordon (Jones) and his allies Dale Arden (Anderson) and Hans Zarkov (Topol) as they unite the…

Watched: Muppets Haunted Mansion 🍿 Hysterical. Musical. Cameos and references galore. I can’t believe I’ve never seen this.

Dancing with the Stars 35's Horror Movie Night brought Shirley Ballas to the judges' table, and Marshal Knight reports on what was truly frightening.

An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp. Oh, what a great movie! I have no idea this even existed, so the moment I learned about it, I instantly got it and watched it, and oh boy, it’s so well made! Filled with stars in great roles, it’s a great piopic. Seven popcorns and goes into the Movie Vault. To see all 21 photos, visit…

by Nathaniel R THE INVITE nabs four nominations at the Gotham Awards Hi strangers! I know I’ve been absent but I will now be inching back into the site. It's that time of year again! The Gotham Award nominations are in, unofficially kicking off “awards season”. Awards season continues to always be both shape-shifting and staying exactly the same. Each year is familiar in terms of narrative tropes, genre "slots" and more, but also brand new with a new set of films and constant awards show…

Today’s recording starts with the end of Dennis The Menace. There’s a trail for The Sarah Jane Adventures. Then it’s a repeat of What’s New Scooby-Doo? – Mummy Scares Best. Media Centre Description: Children’s animated series about a group of teenage sleuths and their cowardly dog. The gang travels to Egypt where, on an archaeological dig, a mummy is on the loose and turning everyone into zombies. Recorded from CBBC Channel on Sunday 10th October 2010 16:08 BBC Genome: CBBC Channel Sunday 10th…