Jon Pertwee’s final season as The Doctor begins with this four-part story written by Robert Holmes which ran from 15 December 1973 to 5 January, 1974. There are a couple of noticeable changes right off the bat… there’s a new title sequence, there’s the introduction of perhaps The Doctor’s most famous companion, Sara-Jane Smith…
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) – Rex Ingram
The War recommendations following my screening of All Quiet on the Western Front for the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book get underway with this silent film from 1921. A cattle dynasty in Argentina finds itself in conflict with itself when the Great War breaks out and French and German in-laws take…
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) – Erle C. Kenton
Lon Chaney, jr. takes over the mantle of the Monster from Karloff in this next sequel in the Universal series. Ygor (Bela Lugosi), yet lives and is still causing problems for the hamlet of Frankenstein. The locals want to destroy the castle completely and the horrible creature still seeks revenge against the superstitious villagers….
Son of Frankenstein (1939) – Rowland V. Lee
I’m diving into a new book to partner with the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film one, I’m adding Sci-Fi Chronicles to the list, it covers books (including comics) as well film and television, the first subject is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I’ve previously reviewed the original film and its first sequel, Bride of,…
The Week in TV – Sue’s Hits and Hightlights
We’re launching into Toronto After Dark mode for about a week and a half, so I won’t get everything, but I will do my best! Castle: Season 6, Episode 4 – Number One Fan Sad to say, but it’s actually been a very long time since I’ve really loved an episode of Castle. It’s…
Last Week In Television (April 14-20)
Recently, I decided to make a list of all the shows that regularly grace my television screen, just to see how many there actually are. Not every show airs during the same parts of the year, so I’m obviously not watching every single show, every single week. I’m not even sure that would be possible,…
Victor Webster
This week Sue and I were lucky enough to have a quick phone chat with Continuum star Victor Webster, who plays cop Carlos Fonnegra to Rachel Nichols’ Kiera Cameron. We have a brief talk about his fave films, his other work, including appearances on Sex & The City and Charmed, working with some of Tim’s biggest crushes, and…
Continuum – Meet Carlos Fonnegra
When Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols), CPS Protector, ends up back in the year 2012 in pursuit of the escaped group of terrorists calling themselves Liber8, she realizes she may need help. She has the young techno-wiz Alec helping her out with info and coms, but she needs someone to physically cover her back as well. Posing…
Tim’s Top Ten Detectives
People seem to love lists. We love to see how our favorites stack up against someone else’s, or maybe learn about a title or character or book in a genre we like that we had never heard of before. Today, it popped into my head that I wondered what my favorite all-time detectives were. To…
The Meta World and Works of Castle
Castle, the TV show, is a guilty pleasure. I followed Nathan Fillion from the skies and ‘Verse of Firefly and Serenity to the mean streets of L.A. masquerading as New York in Castle. And Stana Katic, well, who wouldn’t follow her anywhere? Tough, vulnerable, smart, sexy and a cop? I only know one other person like…
The Mind Reels 