Monthly Archive: October 2010

Hallowe’en Special: Frankenstein (1931)

Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster

Frankenstein (1931) Dir: James Whale Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, May Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloan, Frederick Kerr, Dwight Frye Run-Time: 67 Mins Frankenstein was the break-through film for little known English actor William Henry Pratt, better know by his stage name Boris Karloff. Aside from this, Frankenstein has provided the horror genre and …

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Hallowe’en Special: Double Bill! The Wolfman (1941)/The Wolfman (2010)

The Wolfman (1941). Universal.

The Wolfman (1941) Dir: George Waggner Starring: Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Raines, Bela Lugosi, Warren William, Evelyn Ankers, Patric Knowles Run-Time: 71 Mins In the 1930′s and 1940′s, horror was big business for American film studios, and for non more so than Universal. Their chief success stories, The Phantom of the Opera (1925), Dracula (1931) …

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Mike has got Fable 3

You’ll see him alive again in a few weeks.

Hallowe’en Special: Stephen King’s The Mist

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The Mist (2007) Dir: Frank Darabont Starring: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Toby Jones Run-Time: 126 mins Frank Darabont’s third foray into Stephen King’s ever increasing bibliography will leave you tense, impressed and maybe a little depressed. Based on the novella of the same name, The Mist is set in a small secluded …

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Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall

Night of the Living Trekkies. Quirk Books.

Quirk Books created a stir in 2009 with the publication of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a re-printing of the Jane Austen classic mixed with scenes detailing a zombie invasion. They followed up with another literary mash-up in Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, and now here comes Night of the Living Trekkies, an original …

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“He’s about as much use as a Marzipan Dildo.”

Go and buy The Thick of It now. Go. Run out of your house stopping only to pick your wallet up off the side. There’s a handy box-set containing all the episodes made so far (more on the way!), but if you can only get hold of the single DVD releases then so be it. …

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Night and the City

Night and the City (1950) Dir: Jules Dassin Starring: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Francis L. Sullivan, Stanislaus Zbyszko, Ken Richmond, Herbert Lom, Mike Mazurki Run-Time: 95 mins It’s a small wonder that there haven’t been more film noir’s made about Professional Wrestling. After all, it’s cousin, Boxing, has been the feature of many …

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Twilight

Twilight (2008) Dir: Catherine Hardwicke Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Cam Gigandet Run-Time: 121 Mins Stephanie Meyer’s now infamous opening chapter to the ongoing saga is flawed whilst endearing, and shows promise of better to come. Twilight is the story of 17-year-old Isabella “Bella” Swan (Stewart) as she adapt to life …

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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Twentieth Century Fox.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) Dir: Oliver Stone Starring: Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Frank Langella, Eli Wallach, Susan Sarandon Run-Time: 133 Mins It’s been 23 years since film-maker Oliver Stone and star Michael Douglas brought us ruthless Wall Street trader Gordon Gekko, and with the current economic climate, the time …

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