Richard Boone and Jim Brown lead the cast in the first recommendation following my screening of The Red Badge of Courage for the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book. Boone stars as James Lassiter, and he, Franklyn (Brown), Haven (Stuart Whitman), Rodriguez (Anthony Franciosa), and an Apache woman (Wende Wagner) are trailing…
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Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) – Edward Neumeier
Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) returns to the franchise in this second direct to DVD sequel that sees the fight with the bugs continue. After the second one, I don’t know if things would get better or worse, but with the Sci-Fi Chronicles book as my guide, I dove into the worlds, based loosely…
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) – Guillermo del Toro
Not sure why this one ended up in the family genre section of the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book, but I guess, it ties in with the Wizard of Oz in terms of a fantasy world, and a young girl. Doesn’t matter, because I love sitting down and watching this one!…
I Am Legend (2007) – Francis Lawrence
The Sci-Fi Chronicles serves up the third and latest incarnation of Richard Matheson’s story. This one was made in 2007 and stars Will Smith as Robert Neville. This version of the film comes across as a much more solid adaptation of the original work but is deeply marred by the very dated CG work on the…
Issues Vol. 10
It was a quieter week at West End Comics for my pull list, but happily, Kirk had the first of my Orphan Black Funko figures! Hello Helena! So I dug into two issues of continuing storylines and one new title this week. And as always if you haven’t swung by, pop into West End…
Magnum, p.i. (1982) – Did You See the Sunrise?
And we’re back in Hawaii, to join Thomas (Tom Selleck) and the rest of the gang for season 3 of Magnum. two hour season opener, Did You See the Sunrise? Bellisario wrote the season opener, which aired 30 September, 1982. And what he’s written may be one of the best episodes of the series….
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) – Clyde Geronimi, Hamikton Luske and Wolfgang Reitherman
Continuing my recommendations from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book for my screening of Snow White, I happily dove into this canine tale, which, much like the other recommendations so far, I hadn’t seen in years. Set in London, with a fantastic score by George Bruns, and based on the book…
The Rockford Files (1975) – Chicken Little is a Little Chicken & 2 Into 5.56 Won’t Go
Private Investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) remains easygoing and fun in this week’s installment, despite the trouble he finds himself in. The first episode, which aired 14 November, 1975, was written by Cannell and features a phone gag that is actually referenced through the course of the episode, Beth (Gretchen Corbett) leaves a message about…
The Mind Reels 