There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
— http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2009/03/ephemera-2009-7.html
Category: Movies
Family Circus Movie
Why?
Beauty and the Beast
The future isn’t what it used to be
Space Battleship Yamato
A live action version of Space Battleship Yamato is currently under production and set to be released in Japan on December 1. Let’s hope when it gets released in the U.S.A., we don’t end up with a bowdlerized version.
Here’s a trailer for Space Battleship Yamato:
(more…)Deep Thought
Karl Urban should really play Elgin Clark in a remake of Night of the Lepus…
Mmmm, Prison Cooking
In honor of Martin Scorsese‘s birthday, here’s dinner in prison, from Goodfellas:
(more…)God damn you all to hell!
Because nothing says Thanksgiving like a Planet of the Apes movie marathon…
(more…)THE ‘BOTS ARE BACK! and Cinematic Titanic
First – via Satellite News: Beginning November 5th, BBI will be launching its very own website at MST3K.com. The site will feature brand-new animated adventures of Crow, Tom Servo and Gypsy. We’re told the goal is to have one new adventure each week (though “some settling may occur with shipping,” they added). The Web site … Continue reading “THE ‘BOTS ARE BACK! and Cinematic Titanic”
Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?
This one ranks right up there with The Truth about Tom Bombadil. Uncomfortable Questions: Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job? Why were a handful of rebel fighters able to penetrate the defenses of a battle station that had the capability of destroying an entire planet and the defenses to ward off several fleets … Continue reading “Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?”